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A construção histórica das ações afirmativas para afrodescendentes no Brasil / The historical building of affirmative actions for afrodescendants in Brazil
Authors: Baez Narciso Leandro Xavier
Published: December 2017

RESUMOEste artigo tem por objetivo estudar o nível de efetividade das ações afirmativas historicamente construídas para a população afrodescendente no Brasil. Para tanto, estudam-se os contornos e as controvérsias que norteiam a definição das ações afirmativas, bem como as principais teorias que buscam fundamentá-las. Além disso, analisa-se a evolução que a temática recebeu na história constitucional brasileira, buscando-se entender as raízes da discriminação sofrida pelos afro-brasileiros e a forma como o Estado tem buscado reverter essa situação. Por fim, discute-se a recente dicotomia entre o uso das ações afirmativas como mecanismo de efetividade do direito fundamental à igualdade real versus o questionamento sobre a abusividade e desproporcionalidade de algumas medidas por elas implementadas. A metodologia utilizada neste texto foi a pesquisa bibliográfica, bem como a análise comparativa das estatísticas sobre direitos humanos e discriminação, elaboradas pela Organização das Nações Unidas (ONU), pela Organização dos Estados Americanos (OEA) e pelo Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatísticas (IBGE).Palavras-Chave: dignidade humana, direitos humanos, teorias da justiça, ações afirmativas, afro-brasileiros ABSTRACTThis article aims to study the affirmative actions' effectiveness, historically built for the Afrodescendant population in Brazil. Therefore, it begins studing the contours and controversies that guide the definition of affirmative actions, as well as the main theories that look to justify them. In addition, it analyzes the evolution that this thematic received in the Brazilian constitutional history, trying to understand the roots of the discrimination suffered by Afro-Brazilians and the way the State has tried to reverse this situation. Finally, it discuss the recent dichotomy between the use of affirmative action as a mechanism of effectiveness of the fundamental right to substantial equality versus the questioning of the abuse and disproportionality of some measures implemented by them. The methodology used in this text was the bibliographical research, as well as the comparative analysis of statistics on human rights and discrimination, developed by the United Nations, the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).Keywords: human dignity, human rights, theories of justice, affirmative action, Afro-Brazilians
A propósito do novo código de processo civil brasileiro / About the New Brazilian Civil Procedure Code
Authors: Atienza Manuel , Nascimento Roberta Simões
Published: December 2017

ResumoO presente trabalho reflete sobre os sistemas tradicionais de criação judicial do direito e insere as súmulas brasileiras como um terceiro procedimento e as respectivas implicações. Aborda a maneira como o novo Código de Processo Civil brasileiro trata a tensão entre a certeza (a estabilidade) e a justiça (a coerência) e as interpretações fornecidas pela doutrina. Ao fim, aponta o que é verdadeiramente importante para o bom funcionamento do sistema: a obrigação de motivação adequada das decisões por parte dos órgãos públicos.Palavras-chaves: Precedentes. Súmulas. Novo Código de Processo Civil.AbstractThe present work reflects on traditional systems of judicial creation of law, and incorporates the Brazilian precedents system (súmulas) as a third kind of procedure and the resulting implications of this. It addresses how the new Brazilian Code of Civil Procedure deals with the tension between certainty (stability) and justice (coherence) and the interpretations that doctrine provides. Finally, it points out what is really important for the proper functioning of the system: the obligation for public bodies to adequately justify their decisions.Keywords: Precedents. Súmulas. New Brazilian Code of Civil Procedure.
La adhesión voluntaria e identidad cooperativa en las empresas cooperativas mexicanas
Authors: Izquierdo Martha E.
Published: December 2017

El principio de asociación voluntaria es uno de los más importantes para que pueda existir una empresa cooperativa, pues esta sólo es dable cuando existe la voluntad de c/persona para ingresar a la organización, con el fin de resolver sus problemas y limitaciones mediante la ayuda mutua y el esfuerzo colectivo, éste principio está reconocido en la Declaración de Identidad Cooperativa de 1995. No obstante siguiendo algunas observaciones de la escritora Alicia Kaplan se analizan algunos problemas derivados de la asociación voluntaria, a efecto de conocer la forma cómo se proyectan en la Ley General de Sociedades Cooperativas en México.Recibido: 18 mayo 2017Aceptado: 14 octubre 2017Publicación en línea: 22 diciembre 2017
Protein Interaction Networks and Disease: Highlights of the 3rd Challenges in Computational Biology Meeting
Authors: Alanis-Lobato Gregorio , Petrakis Spyros
Published: December 2017

Cellular functions are managed by a complex network of protein interactions, the malfunction of which may derive in disease phenotypes. In spite of the incompleteness and noise present in our current protein interaction maps, computational biologists are making strenuous efforts to extract knowledge from these intricate networks and, through their integration with other types of biological data, expedite the development of novel and more effective treatments against human disorders. The 3rd Challenges in Computational Biology meeting revolved around the Protein Interaction Networks and Disease subject, bringing expert network biologists to the city of Mainz, Germany to debate the current status and limitations of protein interaction data and computational resources. This editorial outlines the meeting's background and programme, putting special emphasis on the extended abstracts of contributed talks collected in the present issue of Genomics and Computational Biology.
Construct Validity of the Portuguese Version of the Wagnild and Young Resilience Scale
Authors: Coelhoso Filipa , García del Castillo José A. , Marzo Juan C. , Dias Paulo C. , García del Castillo-López Álvaro
Published: December 2017

Background and Purpose: This study aims to validate the resilience scale developed by Wagnild and Young for the Portuguese population. Methods: The instrument validation was conducted with a sample of 313 adults attending the Higher Institute of Educational Sciences, of which 62.3% were female and 37.7% male, between 18 and 58 years old. Results: Three factors were decided upon: life satisfaction, planning-discipline, and independence, and there was a positive average correlation between the three factors. The confirmatory factor analysis showed excellent comparative fit index and root mean square error of approximation values, so we conclude that the model has an excellent fit. Also, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient used for internal consistency values reported good values. Conclusions: Overall, the key global indicators of the model’s fit and reliability analysis express their quality for Portuguese population.
Assessment of Basic Knowledge About Alzheimer’s Disease Among Older Rural Residents: A Pilot Test of a New Measure
Authors: Wiese Lisa Kirk , Williams Christine L. , Tappen Ruth , Newman David , Rosselli Monica
Published: December 2017

Background and Purpose: Underserved rural populations face a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), yet studies investigating AD knowledge in this population are lacking. The purpose of this research was to develop an AD basic knowledge measure that is appropriate for use with underserved populations. Method: A content domain map, content validity index, and cognitive interviews were used in developing the first version of the basic knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease (BKAD; Study 1). Reliability and validity of the measure in this descriptive study were examined using Rasch modeling and tests for construct, concurrent, and discriminate validity (Study 2). Multiple regression was employed to examine AD knowledge predictors. Results: Findings included that the BKAD instrument discriminated well between persons with varied education levels. Psychometric analysis yielded important information to guide revision of the BKAD measure. Conclusion: The BKAD measure shows promise in meeting the need for a culturally relevant measure to assess basic Alzheimer’s disease knowledge in underserved rural populations.
Psychometric Testing of the Persian Version of the Perceived Perioperative Competence Scale–Revised
Authors: Ajorpaz Neda Mirbagher , Tafreshi Mansoureh Zagheri , Mohtashami Jamileh , Zayeri Farid , Rahemi Zahra
Published: December 2017

The clinical competence of nursing students in operating room (OR) is an important issue in nursing education. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Persian Perceived Perioperative Competence Scale–Revised (PPCS-R) instrument. This cross-sectional study was conducted across 12 universities in Iran. The psychometric properties and factor structure of the PPCS-R for OR students was examined. Based on the results of factor analysis, seven items were removed from the original version of the scale. The fitness indices of the Persian scale include comparative fit index (CFI) 5 .90, goodness-of-fit-index (GFI) 5 .86, adjusted goodness-of-fit index (AGFI) 5 .90, normed fit index (NFI) 5 .84, and root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) 5 .04. High validity and reliability indicated the scale’s value for measuring perceived perioperative competence of Iranian OR students.
Recursive Abduction and Universality of Physical Laws: A Logical Analysis Based on Case Studies
Authors: He Yuqing
Published: December 2017

The paper studies some cases in physics such as Galilean inertia motion and etc., and hereby, presents a logical schema of recursive abduction, from which we can derive the universality of physical law in an effective logical path without infinite induction asked. Recursive abduction provides an effective logical path to connect a universal physical law with finite empirical observations basing on the both quasi-law tautology and suitable recursive dimension, the two new concepts introduced in this paper. Under the viewpoint of recursive abduction, the historically lasting difficulty from Hume’s problem naturally vanishes. In Hume’s problem one always misunderstood the universality of natural law as a product of empirical induction and the time-recursive issue as an infinitely inductive problem and, thus, sank into the inescapable quagmire. The paper gives a concluding discussion to Hume’s problem in the new effective logical schema.
Design and efficacy of an Ecohealth competency-based course on the prevention and control of vector diseases in Latin America
Authors: Magaña-Valladares Laura , Rodríguez Mario Henry , Betanzos-Reyes Ángel Francisco , Riojas-Rodríguez Horacio , Quezada-Jiménez María Laura , Suárez-Conejero Juana Elvira , Lamadrid-Figueroa Héctor
Published: December 2017

Objective. To design and analyze the efficacy of an Ecohealth competency-based course on the prevention and control of vector-borne-diseases for specific stakeholders. Materials and methods. Multiple stakeholders and sectors of the region were consulted to identify Ecohealth group-specific competencies using an adjusted analysis matrix. Eight courses based on the competencies were implemented to train EA tutors. The effectiveness of the course was evaluated through the use of paired- t-tests by intervention group. Results. Strategic, tactical, academia and community stakeholder groups and their competencies were identified. An overall gain of 43 percentage points (p<0.001) was observed in terms of competencies score in trained tutors, which further trained 1 033 people. Conclusion. The identification of the stakeholders and their competencies proved to be useful to guide training courses to significantly improve the initial competencies and create a critical mass to further advance the EA in the region
Evaluación de cuatro métodos para la detección de enterobacterias productoras de BLEE
Authors: Acosta-Pérez Gabriel , Rodríguez-Abrego Gabriela , Castro-Mussot Maria Eugenia
Published: December 2017

Señor editor: Enviamos resultados del análisis de diferentes métodos para la detección de enterobacterias productoras de beta-lactamasas de espectro extendido (BLEE)...
A joint-probabilistic programming method for water resources optimal allocation under uncertainty: a case study in the Beiyun River, China
Authors: Gao Xueping , Liu Yinzhu , Sun Bowen
Published: December 2017

In recent years, the lower reaches of the Beiyun River have suffered from growing water resource shortages due to the reduction of upstream water resource and drying up of the stream channel. More reasonable and scientifically based water allocation plans should be developed and implemented; however, uncertainties exist regarding the determination of water supply availability and spillage of extra water. To assess and manage regional water shortage, the combined effects of multiple water supply sources as well as the joint probability of typical events should be considered. The joint probability of water supply, considering upstream and local water supplies, was estimated through the copula functions. A multi-objective optimization model was then developed and solved by improved genetic algorithms to plan water resources allocation within a multi-source environment containing multiple competitive users. The framework is demonstrated, and represents a range of different water supply scenarios in terms of different probabilities of occurrence and constraint violations. The results showed that water allocation was greatly influenced by uncertainties, especially in upstream-local water supply. In addition, violating water-allocation constraint posed an extra uncertainty. This study facilitates the proposition of adaption allocation plans for uncertain environments, aiming to balance the shortage, economy, and reliability.
Economics of transboundary water: an evaluation of a glacier and snowpack-dependent river basin of the Hindu Kush Himalayan region
Authors: Arfanuzzaman Md.
Published: December 2017

The Himalayan rivers are recognized as a reliable source of water supply in the countries of the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region. Increasing need for food and energy for the growing population of the HKH region has stimulated water harvesting from the transboundary rivers and triggered water conflict, environmental degradation and socio-economic turmoil among the riparian nations. Teesta is one such mighty trans-Himalayan river flowing through India and Bangladesh and is recognized as a basin where there is increasing tension between these two nations. Due to upstream interventions including barrage, dam and hydropower construction, the lower riparian region of Bangladesh faces acute water stresses, which hamper the agricultural, fisheries and livelihood activities of the river-dependent communities and impede the economic prosperity of the greater north-west region. The study provides a robust outline of the transboundary nexus between India and Bangladesh, and identifies upstream intervention-induced economic loss and ecological deterioration in the lower Teesta basin. To encourage water collaboration between the riparian states, the study estimates the benefit of transboundary co-operation for the larger socio-economic prosperity and environmental sustainability in the Teesta basin of the Himalayan region, which is decidedly applicable to similar basins in the HKH region and the rest of the world.
Characterization of Hydrolysis Kinetics in Staged Anaerobic Digestion of Wastewater Treatment Sludge
Authors: Zamanzadeh Mirzaman , Parker Wayne J.
Published: December 2017

The hydrolysis of mixed primary and secondary sludges in two‐stage anaerobic digestion was evaluated and compared with conventional single‐stage digestion, using various temperature‐phased configurations of M1‐M2, M1‐T3, T1‐T2, and T1‐M3. A dual hydrolysis model best described the hydrolysis in all tests. This model was also able to consistently estimate the readily and slowly fractions of particulate chemical oxygen demand (COD) of raw sludge used in the tests. The hydrolysis kinetic coefficients (Khyd_s and Khyd_r) estimated for the mesophilic digesters were significantly greater in the short hydraulic retention time (HRT) M1 digester than those of the extended HRT digesters. Conversely, at thermophilic temperatures only Khyd_r was greater in short HRT T1 digester when compared to the extended HRT digesters. The increased Khyd_r and reduced Khyd_s values due to staging effect were explained with surface reaction models and endogenous decay. The temperature dependency of Khyd_s and Khyd_r was also explored in the staged digesters.
Environmental Evaluation of Soil Salinity with Various Watering Technologies Assessment
Authors: Seitkaziev Adeubay , Shilibek Kenzhegali , Fakhrudenova Idiya , Salybayev Satybaldy , Zhaparova Sayagul , Duisenbayeva Saule , Bayazitova Zulfia , Aliya Maimakova , Seitkazieva Karlygash , Aubakirov Hamit
Published: December 2017

The purpose of this study is to develop mathematical tools for evaluating the level of environmental safety of various watering technologies. A set of indicators, was developed with regard to the natural factors, the nature of the man‐induced load, degradation type, and characteristics of the disruption of humification conditions. Thermal and physical characteristics of the soil, the state of its surface, and meteorological factors, including air temperature, relative humidity, precipitation, wind speed, solar radiation, etc. were studied with a view to determining the heat and air exchange in the soil. An environmental evaluation of the methods for saline land development was conducted with regard to the heat and moisture supply. This tool can be used to determine the level of environmental safety of soil salinization during the environmental evaluation of the investigation of soil salinity with various watering technologies.
Os determinantes da migração no Brasil: uma análise probit para os anos de 2004, 2009 e 2014
Authors: Santos Fransuellen Paulino , Silva Anna Clara Vieira , Da Cunha Cassuce Franscisco Carlos , Cirino Jader Fernandes
Published: December 2017

Este trabalho analisa o processo migratório interestadual, focando nos indivíduos mais escolarizados, além das demais características que afetam a decisão de uma pessoa migrar. Os dados, dos anos de 2004, 2009 e 2014 foram extraídos dos microdados da Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios (PNAD) para as 26 unidades da federação e o Distrito Federal. Utiliza-se o modelo probit para o cálculo das probabilidades de o indivíduo migrar, dadas as suas particularidades. Após a investigação, conclui-se que, para os anos considerados, no Brasil quanto mais alta a escolaridade do indivíduo, maior sua probabilidade de migrar.
The Entrenched Minimum Provision of Judicial Review and the Limits of ‘Law’
Authors: Crawford Lisa Burton
Published: December 2017

The Australian Constitution constrains the scope of executive power that Parliament is capable of conferring in several ways. This article examines whether any constraints flow from the inherent requirements of ‘law’ itself. That is, is Parliament incapable of conferring executive power of a certain kind or breadth, because the statute that would be required to do so is simply not a ‘law’ for the purposes of the Australian Constitution? More broadly, the article explores the connection between constitutional doctrine and legal theory, and the ways in which statutory conferrals of very broad executive powers can diminish the rule of law.
Re-Evaluating the Doctrine of Deference in Administrative Law
Authors: Boughey Janina
Published: December 2017

It is frequently said that Australian administrative law does not have, and cannot accommodate, a doctrine of deference. These statements, from judges and commentators, tend to cite the High Court's decision in Corporation of the City of Enfield v Development Assessment Commission as authority. In that case, the High Court of Australia indicated that Australia's strict separation of powers, as manifested by the legality/merits distinction, does not allow courts to defer to administrative bodies in determining the meaning of ambiguous statutory provisions. Since Enfield, there have been considerable developments in the application, and theorisation, of deference across the common law world. This article examines developments in the UK and Canada, and argues that they show that there is no single ‘doctrine’ of deference – deference is applied in administrative law in a range of ways. I argue that some of the ways in which Canadian and UK courts apply deference are not dissimilar from the principles Australian courts already apply in reviewing executive action. I argue that Australian law may benefit from greater attention to, and wider application of, these deferential principles, in order to curb judicial intrusion into administrative discretion.
Modular sovereignty, security, and debt: The Excessive Deficit Procedure of the European Union
Authors: Langenohl Andreas
Published: December 2017

The Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP) is a political mechanism that aims at ‘multilevel governance’ of state indebtedness in the European Union. As such, it has become the concern of research that asks how sovereignty becomes articulated in this process. This article approaches this question through the conceptualization of a modular notion of sovereignty elaborated through a discussion of work on the finance-security nexus. The article argues that existing accounts of the formation of sovereign power in relation to state debt can be combined into a notion of modular sovereignty when seen through the prism of critiques of contractualism that take issue with liberal notions of state sovereignty and credit security. This way, the indebted state becomes visible as the referent object of multiple, and potentially contradictory, invocations of sovereignty as exercised in the EDP. First, it figures as the seat of budget sovereignty, holding its social substrate liable for its debts while ignoring inequalities in that substrate. Second, it is appealed to, within a biopolitical rationality, as the sovereign guarantor of the financial wellbeing of its population. Third, it is seen as the executor of financial wisdom that is mobilized in struggles between different levels of financial governance in the EDP.
Finance-security: Where to go?
Authors: Boy Nina
Published: December 2017

This forum contribution addresses the state of the art in the finance-security
literature, identifying problems with the ‘financialisation of security’ and
‘securitisation of finance’ analytics, as well as a tendency to treat ‘money’ as
a non-financial object in ways that fail to recognise money's own (financial)
parameters of safety and security. In response, it calls for greater engagement
with political and financial security, instead of merely (political)
securitisation and financialisation.
Apresentação do Dossiê
Authors: Oliveira Regina Marques De Souza , De Oliveira Reinaldo José
Published: December 2017

Apresentação do Dossiês Psicologia, Saúde mental e Relações Étnicas.
MOVING AWAY FROM TRADITION: PORTRAYAL OF MODERN WEREWOLVES AND VAMPIRES IN THE TWILIGHT SAGA
Authors: Kaid Nassima
Published: December 2017

Many writers have shown their preoccupation with and interest in the representation of the fantastic body over the past centuries. The figure of the vampire, werewolves, and zombies keep coming back in those works although today’s monsters are humanized. In Contemporary Young Adult fantasy, readers are presented with characters that usually adapt to the real world. The fantastic body does no more refer to psychosexual dysfunction but generates mainly from socioeconomic and cultural malaise (Badley, 17-18). In other words, the fantastic becomes a virtual reality that symbolizes the changing ‘self’ within the postmodern era though contemporary literature has transcended the actual environment as it copes with technological advancement. Unlike other fantasy fiction, Meyer has focused on traditional fantastic creatures originating in folklores and myths; they are an integral part of the fantastic as they cross lines between natural and supernatural elements. The present paper aims at addressing the representation of body transformations into vampires and werewolves in Stephenie Meyer’s The Twilight Saga. It will evaluate body metamorphosis into vampires and werewolves discovering new dimensions of one’s own identity and personality. It will further demonstrate how Meyer has succeeded in creating her own monsters without untying some of the mythical substratum.
“A CIDADE NÃO É AQUILO QUE SE VÊ DO PÃO DE AÇÚCAR”: NARRATIVAS URBANAS EM RUBEM FONSECA
Authors: Moses Pechman Robert
Published: December 2017

Rubem Fonseca dialoga com a tragédia em busca de alguma transcendência, para sempre perdida, no cotidiano das grandes cidades, onde a figura do herói não é mais possível, diante da crise contemporânea dos valores. Os personagens vivem numa sociedade em que ao eclipse da ordem do transcendente seguiu-se o eclipse da crença na razão
A EDUCAÇÃO PROFISSIONAL NO BRASIL: DO ENSINO ESTIGMATIZADO À POSSIBILIDADE DE FORMAÇÃO INTEGRAL, POR MEIO DO PROEJA
Authors: Serra Maria Helena Moreira Dias , Salles Leila Maria Ferreira
Published: December 2017

A educação profissional tem carregado estigma negativo, tendo em vista ter sido ao longo de sua história direcionado às categorias sociais de menor prestígio. Todavia, em 2005, juntamente com a expansão da Rede Federal de Educação Profissional e Tecnológica que resultou na criação dos Institutos Federais, o governo federal brasileiro lançou o Programa de Integração da Educação Profissional com a Educação Básica na Modalidade de Jovens e Adultos (PROEJA). Ao propor o rompimento da dualidade entre trabalho manual e intelectual e a elevação do desenvolvimento intelectual e da criticidade do trabalhador a níveis equivalentes aos demais cidadãos, por meio da formação integral, o PROEJA apresenta-se como uma possibilidade de que não aja distinção entre o conhecimento de diferentes classes sociais e de que o trabalhador não seja um mero executor de tarefas práticas, mas que compreenda os fundamentos do trabalho que realiza, bem como se torne apto a agir com autonomia na vida em sociedade.
PENGARUH EPS, PER, KEBIJAKAN DIVIDEN, FIRM SIZE (SIZE), DAN BOOK VALUE (BV) TERHADAP HARGA SAHAM PERUSAHAAN PADA INDEKS LQ45 TAHUN 2009-2012
Authors: Suherman Suherman , Setiyoaji Estu , Ahmad Gatot Nazir
Published: December 2017

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh Earning Per Share (EPS), Price Earning Ratio (PER), Kebijakan Dividen, Ukuran Perusahaan (SIZE), dan Nilai Buku (BV) pada harga saham dengan parsial dan simultan. Kebijakan dividen yang diukur dengan Dividend Per Share (DPS). Dan ukuran perusahaan diukur dengan penjualan perusahaan. Model dalam penelitian ini menggunakan analisis data panel. Sampel yang yang digunakan 51 perusahaan yang terdaftar di Indeks LQ-45 2007-2010 yang dipilih dengan metode purposive sampling. Hasil empiris menunjukkan bahwa sebagian Earning Per Share (EPS), Price Earning Ratio (PER), dan Nilai Buku (BV) berpengaruh signifikan positif terhadap harga saham. Selanjutnya, kebijakan dividen dan ukuran perusahaan tidak memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan positif terhadap harga saham. Selain itu hasilnya secara bersamaan menunjukkan bahwa Earning Per Share (EPS), Price Earning Ratio (PER), Kebijakan Dividen, Perusahaan Ukuran (SIZE), dan Nilai Buku (BV) memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap harga saham.The purpose of this study is to know the effect of Earning Per Share (EPS), Price Earning Ratio (PER), Dividend Policy, Firms Size (SIZE), and Book Value (BV) on stock price with partially and simultaneously. Dividend policy is measured by Dividend Per Share (DPS). And firm size is measured by sales company. The research model in this study used panel data analysis. The samples are 51 firms listed on Index LQ-45 in 2007- 2010 selected by purposive sampling method. The empirical results partially show that Earning Per Share (EPS), Price Earning Ratio (PER), and Book Value (BV) have positive significant effect on stock price. Further, dividend policy and firm size do not have positive significant effect on stock price. Beside that the result simultaneously showed that Earning Per Share (EPS), Price Earning Ratio (PER), Dividend Policy, Firms Size (SIZE), and Book Value (BV) have significant effect on stock price.
Kepuasan pelanggan untuk pembelian mobil honda
Authors: Arifin Agus Zainul , Subagio Regan Sutrisno
Published: December 2017

Pertumbuhan ekonomi Indonesia tahun 2015 mengalami penurunan. Hal ini berdampak pada industri Otomotif Indonesia. Semua produsen mobil menyusun strategi untuk mempertahankan bisnis otomotifnya. Strategi yang banyak dilakukan umumnya diarahkan pada kepuasan pelanggan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah meneliti variabel- variabel yang mempengaruhi kepuasan pelanggan. Objekpenelitian penelitian ini adalah Kualitas Produk, Pelayanan Purna Jual, Brand Image, Perceived Value, dan Kepuasan Pelanggan. Sampel data adalah pengguna produk mobil Honda. Kuesioner disebarkan pada 200 responden di seluruh Indonesia. Analisis data dengan menggunakan metode Structural Equation model.Kesimpulan yang diperoleh membantu produsen Honda mampu mempertahankan kepuasan pelanggan pada level tinggi dan memenangkan persaingan pada industri otomotif di Indonesia.The Indonesia economic grewth slowdown on 2015. It has impacted the competition in the automotive industry in Indonesia. All players have got to implement many strategies to keep them in the automotive business. One of the most common strategy is to how to maintain customer satisfaction.This research aimed to investigate which variables are significant and contribute the most to the customer satisfaction variable. This research was using 5 variables, i.e. product quality, after sales service, brand image, perceived value, and customer satisfaction. The sampling data was customers that used Honda Mobile. The questionnaires were distributed to 200 respondents across Indonesian provinces. Structural Equation model method was used for data processing using Lisrel program for Windows.Finally, the conclusion of this research would help Honda improve its performance to keep its customer satisfaction level high, and win the competition in the Indonesian automotive industry
Pengaruh partisipasi penetapan tujuan terhadap goal commitment dengan procedural fairness dan interpersonal trust sebagai variabel pemediasi
Authors: Isfani Yulia , Sari Ria Nelly , L Al Azhar
Published: December 2017

This study aimed to examine (1) the direct effect of goal-setting participation on goal commitment, (2) indirect effect of goal-setting participation on goal commitment with procedural fairness and interpersonal trust as intervening variables. The data for this study was collected by sending a questionnaire via email using the Google Forms. 411 questionnaire are send to middle manager who work of manufacturing companies listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange, and 74 responses are returned and due to incomplete data nine questionnaire were dropped. The hypothesis were tested by using Partial Least Square (PLS)2.0 M3. Seven out of eight hypotheses were accepted. Result of this study proved that (1) goal-setting participation has no significant effect on goal commitment; (2) no direct effect of goal-setting participation on goal commitment; (3) goal-setting participation has indirect effect toward goal commitment through procedural fairness and interpersonal trust as intervening variables.
PENGARUH KEPERCAYAAN DAN KOMITMEN TERHADAP KUALITAS HUBUNGAN DAMPAKNYA PADA KINERJA RANTAI PASOKAN (Studi Kasus Produksi dan Distribusi Dedak pada PD Sederhana)
Authors: Mukhsin Moh.
Published: December 2017

The purposes of this study is to determine whether there is influence of Trust and Commitment to Supply Chain Performance with Quality of Relation as an intervening variable,  Production and Distribution case study of Dedak on PD. Sederhana. Variables used in this research are trust and commitment as independent variables, Supply Chain Performance as Dependent variable, and quality of relation as intervening variable. This research used quantitative method by using descriptive research and causal research. Data from the 4 variables were analyzed by using Structural Equation Model (SEM) in Software SmartPLS (Partial Least Square) version 1.0. The number of samples used in this study were 57 respondents.Based on the result of data analysis, it can be concluded that there is positive and significant relation among trust and commitment to the quality of relation, whereas there is positif significant relation among Trust and commitment to supply chain performance. The result of analysis indicate that the quality of relation is able to mediate trust and commitment influence to supply chain performance.
Yield and Quality Features of Buckwheat-Soybean Mixtures in Organic Agricultural Conditions#
Authors: Sürmen Mustafa , Kara Emre
Published: December 2017

This study was carried out during the summer of 2014 to determine alternative quality forage sources that could be grown in the Aydın ecological conditions. In the study, effects of 3 different mixtures and 2 pure species (100% Buckwheat, 25% Buckwheat -75% Soybean, 50% Buckwheat -5 0% Soybean, 75% Buckwheat - 25% Soybean, 100% Soybean) and 2 different harvesting times (50%-100% flowering/buckwheat) on yield and quality characteristics were investigated. According to measurements, the highest average herbage yield was obtained from 75% Buckwheat-25% Soybean application (3100 kg/da) at 2nd harvest time. When the average of hay yield was examined, the results were similar to herbage yield. When ADF and NDF were examined, the highest values were seen at the 2nd harvest. When the crude protein ratios were examined, it was found that they decreased at the 2nd harvesting time and the highest value was determined at 100% soybean application at the 1st harvesting time (21.08%). When Digestible Dry Matter (DDM) and Relative Feed Value (RFV) were examined, the highest values were determined in 100%Soybean applications at first harvest time and when the mixture applications were examined, the highest values were determined to be 75% Buckwheat - 25% Soybean application. As a result of the study, it was determined that the yields obtained at the 2nd harvest time were higher but the forage quality decreased. When the mixtures were examined, it was determined that the mixture having the highest roughage value was 75% buckwheat + 25% soybean application. In this study, the buckwheat which have short vegetation and good quality and the soybean, which is infront of with high quality, mixtures were examined. It has also been found that these mixtures may be important for obtaining high-quality forage in the short and intermediate periods.
Food Security Ensurance in Vietnam Today
Authors: Pham Van Dung
Published: December 2017

Today, food security and national food secuirty ensurance should be viewed from the perspetive of the market economy and the international integration because these constantly changing contexts have significant impacts on those issues. After over 30 years of innovation, though the State has addressed the food secuirty related issues effectively, Vietnam is still facing with enormous challenges and instabilities. Therefore, Vietnam should consider and amend food production and export activities in size and quality; build mechanism, policy to facilitate paddy farmers,... The State has to ensure food security while it should satisfy the market’s requirements, ensure income of paddy farmers, and needs of food enterprises.
MEASUREMENT OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS IN RECOVERY AREAS AND OPERATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Authors: Gâf-Deac Ioan I. , Valeca Cristina Monica , Gurgu Elena , Bărbulescu Adrian
Published: December 2017

The paper shows that to date, intangible assets are considered "goods" and as such, the practice of classical accounting consider intellectual capital in the same category of "goods equivalent / similar to those visible / tangible". From research that literature on measuring knowledge assets / intellectual capital, both in Romania and worldwide, is not large enough and does not provide finite significant "strong" on classifications semantic of the content and quality issues in the field. The book titled New Economy between knowledge and risk – Infomin Ed., Deva, 2010 (www.infomindeva.ro) (ISBN 978-973-7646-11-8), (Ioan I. Gâf-Deac)  presents systematization and classification of original models and methodologies for measuring knowledge assets, intellectual capital in socio-economic sciences, and as such, in this present article resorting to the extension applied to formalizing measurement of intangible assets in areas operation and exploitation of natural resources.
THE RISK IN TOURISM - TERRORISM A THREAT FOR EUROPEAN TOURISM
Authors: Sofronov Bogdan
Published: December 2017

The paper presents information about risk in tourism and about terrorism as a threat for European tourism. If a terrorist attack occurs in a country, then it might make people think twice about visiting that place, and they may decide to change location. Risk is defined as uncertain event management in order to success. Risk is characteristic of all methods and means by which risk is managed to achieve the objectives described in the technical event, social, human and political analyzed, having as basis the uncertainty major risk factors. Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours. Tourism may be international, or within the traveller's country.
ERRORS AND FRAUD IN ACCOUNTING. THE ROLE OF EXTERNAL AUDIT IN FIGHTING CORRUPTION
Authors: Ionescu Luminita
Published: December 2017

Accounting errors and fraud are common in most businesses, but there is a difference between fraud and misinterpretation of communication or accounting regulations. The role of management in preventing fraud becomes important in the last decades and the importance of auditing in curbing corruption is increasingly revealed. There is a strong connection between fraud and corruption, accelerated by electronic systems and modern platforms.The most recent developments tend to confirm that external auditing is curbing corruption, due to international accounting and auditing standards at national and regional levels. Thus, a better implementation of accounting standards and high quality of external control could prevent errors and fraud in accounting, and reduce corruption, as well.The aim of this paper is to present some particular aspects of errors and fraud in accounting, and how external audit could ensure accuracy and accountability in financial reporting.
THE EVOLUTION OF EDUCATIONAL MARKETING
Authors: Manea Natalia , PURCARU Mihaela
Published: December 2017

The association of the term ‘educational’ to the term ‘marketing’ generates a specialized domain, by applying methods, politics and marketing strategies in the area of education. Due to the cultural, social and complex role of the education, educational marketing represents a part of the services marketing, the social marketing and the non-profit organizations. By offering mandatory educational services, financed from the state budget, the school units, through their activity, respect the principles of social marketing, regardless of the financial benefits that result from the provision of these services.  This article aims to place educational marketing below the conceptual level in the field of service marketing; the reference works in the field of educational marketing are not many, a consequence of the fact that this is a new field.
Ecocritical Echoes in William Wordsworth’s Tintern Abbey
Authors: Bazregarzadeh Elmira
Published: December 2017

As one of the great Nature poems of Wordsworth, Tintern Abbey (1798) sheds light on the way Nature affects Wordsworth’s memory and enables him to reach mental growth through his philosophical interconnection with it. Through an ecocritical study of Tintern Abbey, the present paper aims to take the clash between the Yale School critics, the New Historicists, and the ecocritics into consideration to show how the contradictory views of the afore-mentioned critics led to a Green reading of the poem in the light of Ecocriticism.

Key Words: Biospheric Egalitarianism, Wordsworthian Displacement, Regional Specificity, Metamorphosis, and Ecocriticism.
Participatory Dark Sky Quality Monitoring from Italy: Interactions Between Awareness Raising and Research
Authors: Giacomelli Andrea , Massetti Luciano , Sabatini Francesco , Maggi Elena
Published: December 2017

Research on light pollution and its effects developed in Italy through a peculiar path. After originating seminal work in the late Nineties, above all the first world atlas of night sky brightness, the academic system apparently did not leverage this asset to a wider set of studies. In parallel, some activities which are prerequisites to research and analysis, such as measurement campaigns or development of calibration tests, were initiated in a “grassroots mode” by other sectors of society, such as non-governmental associations.

One of the relevant example of this process is the BuioMetria Partecipativa project which was started in 2008 in Italy with the aim of encouraging non-professionals to collect data on light pollution as a strategy for environmental awareness raising. The BMP project conjugates this component with a scientific approach, allowing the collection of valuable quantitative environmental data, using a low-cost device, called Sky Quality Meter (SQM), provided to citizens. The measurements are loaded to a database on the project web site, and are published in a variety of formats.

In 2011 the system was extended to collect data from fixed SQM stations for continuous monitoring, with the development of automated data harvesting procedures and leading to complement the citizen science measures with more high-quality time series of light pollution data.

At the national level, the project obtained considerable recognition, in terms of citizen participation and media coverage. Most interestingly from a research perspective, the project acted as a trigger to initiate light pollution studies by Italian experts, namely in the areas of biometeorology and marine ecology.

The article will review the process which led the authors to escalate their operations from awareness raising to research, and will provide an overview of the models and of the first tests conducted in the context of our research studies.
O Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisa sobre a Diversidade Étnico-Racial/Neder e as Implementações das Leis 10.639/2003 e 11.645/2008 na Rede Municipal de Ensino de Maceió
Authors: Menezes Marcus Swell Brandão , Da Silva Rosário de Fátima
Published: December 2017

Este texto apresenta parte dos resultados da ação do Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisa sobre a Diversidade Étnico-Racial (NEDER) na rede municipal de ensino de Maceió, na aplicação das Leis 10.639/2003 e 11.645/2008. O intuito é apontar os desafios pedagógicos e políticos da luta anti-racista, tendo em vista a histórica intolerância existente no Brasil e na sociedade alagoana. Espera-se, no exemplo apresentado, apontar caminhos de articulação entre educadores e agentes dos movimentos sociais.
A Cidade está Chegando: Expansão Urbana na Zona Rural do Rio de Janeiro (1890-1940)
Authors: Dos Santos Leonardo Soares
Published: December 2017

Neste trabalho analiso as transformações urbanas na zona rural da cidade do Rio de Janeiro, entre 1890 e 1940. Aquela área, chamada de Sertão Carioca, foi incorporada por grupos econômicos ligados ao capital imobiliário e levaram a desaparição de atividades e costumes rurais através da valorização das terras. Como fonte de informação este estudo examina alguns projetos, cartas de jornais e requerimentos de autoridades políticas, funcionários públicos e cidadãos comuns.
Marker de proceso y marker de proyecto en la reconstrucción poscatástrofe
Authors: Porreca Riccardo
Published: December 2017

La reconstrucción posdesastre se puede resumir con la expresión de arquitectura como proceso (Strappa 2014), debido a su carácter temporal que involucra cambios y fases consecutivas que influyen directamente en la identidad de la obra misma y de su contexto. Los hechos arquitectónico y urbano definen la nueva imagen de la ciudad (Lynch 1960), sobre todo, cuando se cambia la calidad del espacio público como elemento de democracia y de gestión del poder (Delgado 2011). Dependiendo de cómo se arman los procesos de realización de estas categorías (arquitectura y diseño urbano), la distancias sociales, institucionales y físicas (Porreca y Rocchio, 2016), que invariablemente ocurren en un evento catastrófico, pueden aumentar o reducirse. El paper analiza las categorías (marker) de proceso y de proyecto propuestas por un estudio de La Sapienza de Roma y el marco conceptual de modelos PNUD regionales de Chile, Colombia y Ecuador. Esta investigación propone marker procesuales para usar durante la reconstrucción para reducir los problemas inducidos por el proceso mismo y alcanzar logros más eficaces.
Catástrofes y nuevos paradigmas del proyecto arquitectónico y urbano
Authors: Gritti Andrea , Bracchi Paola
Published: December 2017

¿Con cuáles métodos, instrumentos y técnicas la arquitectura y el urbanismo se miden con los efectos de las catástrofes sobre los asentamientos humanos? En una época que parece caracterizada por la “sociedad del riesgo” y por una “segunda modernidad”, parece necesario establecer si esté en curso o menos un cambio paradigmático de la cultura del proyecto arquitectónico y urbano. En esta perspectiva ningún ámbito de acción parece más idóneo de aquél que interpreta las intervenciones conexas con el “ciclo de vida de los desastres" (prevención, respuesta, reconstrucción, mitigación). A partir del reconocimiento teórico alrededor de los términos del problema (catástrofe, crisis, emergencia, paradigma) la contribución indaga la relación entre proyecto y catástrofe. La hipótesis es que el proyecto de sistemas complejos, turbulentos y dinámicos tenga que ser sustentado por la integración estratégica entre operaciones de conocimiento del espacio físico, del entorno técnico y del tejido socioeconómico y cultural de los lugares y de las comunidades expuesta al riesgo de manifestación de los desastres. Para eficacia esta integración tiene que demostrarse abierta a las modificaciones, sea ordinarias o excepcionales, del contexto de referencia. Metodológicamente se impone la implicación en el proyecto arquitectónico y urbano y a lo largo del ciclo de vida de los desastres, de los factores críticos realzados por mapas, expresados en escenarios y representados, mediante configuraciones adaptables y transitorias. En perspectiva, el cambio de paradigma anunciado propone el proyecto arquitectónico y urbano, como instrumento esencial en la prevención de los riesgos conexos con la manifestación de las catástrofes.