bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Impact of Strategic Operations Management Decisions on Shoppers’ Wellbeing
Authors: Demir Ahmet
Published: June 2019

Various studies have looked at the operations management field in shopping malls, but the impact of strategic decision areas on shoppers’ wellbeing in malls has not been explored. This study elaborates the importance of structural and infrastructural decision areas for shoppers’ wellbeing in malls. Since operations management is one of three vital departments (along with marketing and finance) of most organisations, it is important to examine how decisions in operations management of shopping malls impact shoppers’ wellbeing. This paper examines the structural and infrastructural decision-areas made by shopping mall operations managers in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to see how they impact shoppers’ wellbeing. A survey questionnaire was administered to 575 shopping mall customers. IBM SPSS 23 was used to conduct exploratory factor analysis and hierarchical regression analysis. Additionally, an IBM AMOS 23 was used to conduct structural equation modelling. The results indicate that both the structural and infrastructural decision areas of operations management are significantly important in determining shoppers’ wellbeing. The variance of shoppers’ wellbeing in each strategic decision area is further explained. The findings of this study consist of implications for researchers and especially for practitioners. The study constructs a framework for future studies about how the operations strategic decision areas impact shopper wellbeing in malls. Furthermore, practitioners can use the findings of this study when they perform their strategic planning. Finally, those developments would influence consumers’ wellbeing during their visits to shopping malls.
Does Management Support Matter in Elucidating the Linkage of Individual Characteristics and e-Learning Acceptance?
Authors: Sutrisno Hadi Purnomo  , Tur Nastiti
Published: June 2019

This study attempts to examine the hypothesis that management support elucidates the relationship between individual characteristic and e-learning acceptance factors including perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness. Quantitative methodology was used in this study through survey. This study collects 306 usable questionnaires from employees of Indonesian banking industries with experience in e-learning courses. The study uses descriptive statistical data and hierarchical regression analysis. The hypotheses on individual characteristics and acceptance factors relationships were generally accepted. Management support was found to positively contribute to e-learning acceptance. Management support has also showed its importance in elucidating the relationship between tangible individual characteristics and e-learning acceptance. However, the findings show limited supports of the moderating influence of management support. Management support, in terms of consideration, policy, and facilities were valuable in developing an appropriate acceptance of e-learning application in a company. Management support shows the managers’ commitment and assurance of e-learning benefits thus strengthening employees’ willingness to use e-learning, especially for those who previously experienced in using technology-based devices. This study contributes new knowledge to the existing body of literature on e-learning adoption research by providing a more complex view of e-learning adoption.
The Effects of Psychic Distance and Inter-Partner Fit on the Performance of International Joint Ventures
Authors: Ishita Batra  , Sanjay Dhir
Published: June 2019

The impact of psychic distance stimuli and inter-partner fit on the performance of international joint ventures (IJVs) has not been adequately explored in the case of emerging economies. Another lacuna in literature is the analysis of the performance of IJVs in regard to the new normal business landscape. This study analyses the impact of psychic distances stimuli and inter-partner fit on the performance of IJVs in the context of new normal business landscape. The secondary data of 122 IJVs headquartered in India with G7 nations is empirically tested. The study indicates that out of all psychic distances, administrative and economic distances significantly affect the performance of IJVs.
EDUCAÇÃO EM SEXUALIDADES E RELAÇÕES DE GÊNERO NO CONTEXTO DO ENSINO INFANTIL: VIVÊNCIAS POSSÍVEIS
Authors: Borges Rita de Cassia Vieira , Rossi Célia Regina
Published: June 2019

O presente artigo tem por finalidade apresentar a síntese da pesquisa realizada em um Centro de Ensino Infantil, objetivando investigar as concepções de professoras e funcionárias sobre sexo, sexualidade e educação em sexualidade e suas implicações no trabalho pedagógico frente às manifestações da sexualidade da(o)s aluna(o)s. Pautada nos pressupostos do materialismo histórico e dialético; os dados obtidos pelo método de observação in loco e entrevistas semiestruturadas foram analisados qualitativamente, permitindo identificar práticas que consideramos hegemônicas e outras mais voltadas à promoção da igualdade entre meninos e meninas, evidenciando existirem demandas por formações continuadas sobre sexualidade e relações de gênero.
LITERACIA PARA A SAÚDE EM ALUNOS DO ENSINO SECUNDÁRIO: RELAÇÃO COM A PARTICIPAÇÃO NA SAÚDE ESCOLAR
Authors: Carvalho Amâncio António de Sousa , Da Silva Paula Maria Dias , Nunes Luís Ângelo Saboga
Published: June 2019

Objetivo: i) Caraterizar em termos sociodemográficos os alunos da amostra; ii) Analisar a relação entre o nível de Literacia para a Saúde (LS) e a participação dos alunos nas atividades de Saúde Escolar (SE). Materiais e métodos: Estudo descritivo-correlacional, transversal, de abordagem quantitativa, no qual participaram 499 alunos, do ensino secundário público. Foi aplicado um questionário de autopreenchimento, que incluía a escala HLS-EU-PT destinada a avaliar o nível de LS. No tratamento de dados utilizamos o SPSS. Resultados: A maioria dos alunos era do sexo feminino (58.3%) e enquadrava-se no grupo etário dos 16 aos 17 anos (64,5%). Participaram nas atividades de SE 39,1% da amostra, dos quais o maior grupo no âmbito da educação sexual (23%) e alimentação saudável (12,6%). O maior grupo enquadrou-se na LS Suficiente (39,1%). A categoria de LS designada Alfabetização limitada para a saúde atingiu mais de 50% em todos os domínios, exceto, no domínio Promoção da Saúde. O índice de LS Geral não difere significativamente quanto à participação nos programas de SE. Conclusão: Os alunos da amostra apresentam um baixo nível de LS, inferior ao dos participantes noutros estudos. A participação dos alunos da amostra nos programas de SE é baixa, sendo que estas atividades parecem não estar relacionadas com o nível de LS. A equipa de SE deverá estender as suas atividades a mais alunos desta população, procurando aumentar a sua eficácia para elevar o nível de LS.
A PRÁTICA FÍSICA E DESPORTIVA NO 1º CICLO DO ENSINO BÁSICO: FALANDO DE MODELOS SUSTENTÁVEIS PARA A EDUCAÇÃO E SAÚDE
Authors: Condessa Maria Isabel
Published: June 2019

O início da Educação Básica é um momento fulcral na educação para a atividade física (AF), e embora desde cedo se preveja a oferta na escola de um conjunto de práticas físicas, lúdicas e desportivas relevantes para as necessidades das crianças e jovens, nem sempre essa intenção se concretiza nas escolas. Nesta comunicação pretendemos realçar a importância de uma educação/formação desenvolvida em dois modelos complementares: com a Educação Física, lecionada em horário curricular pelo professor especialista de Educação Física (EF) e, algumas vezes, pelo professor titular de turma; com um Programa de Desporto Escolar, em práticas que decorrem em atividades extra-curriculares, propondo uma oferta em animação e iniciação à prática física e desportiva (AFD) em várias modalidades significantes para a criança e a cultura da região em que vive.  Sugerimos aqui uma análise desta realidade, de um modelo de práticas sustentáveis para as escolas do 1.ºciclo, que têm permanecido “em parte” do todo nacional, mesmo após as fortes mudanças da última década. Esta é uma oportunidade de refletir a partir destes modelos de prática EF e AFD, que de uma forma sustentada se propõem criar melhores condições de vida às crianças, assegurando-lhes uma equidade de oportunidades – criação de hábitos de mais saudável e comportamentos mais ativos.
“TEMPO E ESPAÇO DE SER CRIANÇA”: A CONSTRUÇÃO DE UMA PROPOSTA CURRICULAR PARA A EDUCAÇÃO INFANTIL DO MUNICÍPIO DE IJUÍ
Authors: Trasel Bruna Barboza , Santos Débora Dorneles dos , Karlinski Leila Marlise Cavinato , Martinazzo Celso José
Published: June 2019

Este artigo pretende apresentar uma concepção de currículo que se constituiu a partir da construção coletiva da Proposta Curricular “Tempo e Espaço de Ser Criança” que apresenta os pressupostos teóricos conceituais dos educadores da Educação Infantil do município de Ijuí e a organização curricular para esta etapa da Educação Básica. A análise realizada permeia dois pontos: a) o conceito de currículo e o conceito de currículo na Educação Infantil; b) a construção de uma proposta curricular realizada por um coletivo de professores e os avanços no cotidiano escolar a partir da mesma. Para o primeiro ponto utiliza-se de autores como Marques (1999), Oliveira (2010) e Salles e Faria (2014) para apresentar e discutir um conceito genérico e posteriormente, um conceito de currículo na Educação Infantil apoiado nos Referenciais Curriculares Nacionais para Educação Infantil (RCNEI, 1998), nas Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais para Educação Infantil (DCNEI, 2010) e na Base Nacional Curricular Comum (BNCC, 2016-2017). Com relação ao segundo ponto, apresenta-se a historicidade da construção da proposta, seguida de análise da mesma, buscando delinear os avanços após sua construção. A metodologia utilizada é a pesquisa-ação.
COLONIALISMO DO SABER E SUAS IMPLICAÇÕES PARA A APLICAÇÃO DA LEI Nº 10.639/2003 NAS ESCOLAS PÚBLICAS
Authors: Lima Joyce De Sena , Carneiro Rosalvo Nobre
Published: June 2019

RESUMO

Enxergar novas possibilidades de alcance da implementação da Lei nº 10.639/2003, implica na desconstrução de saberes eurocentrados, na visibilidade de novas culturas e, principalmente, no reconhecimento de Si e do Outro. Partindo dessa ideia, é possível compreender que a implementação da Lei traz consigo complexidades relacionada ao que foi imposto a séculos de dominação colonial e na construção de identidades. Cabe, portanto, problematizar as implicações do discurso colonizador nesse processo; das formas como este argumento foi prerrogativa para a exploração do trabalho, criação de estereótipos e depreciação da imagem da população negra.  Com o objetivo de refletir sobre o ensino das relações étnico raciais na educação básica de ensino e seus desafios epistemológicos para implementação da Lei, além de pensar sobre possibilidades de enegrecer os planos de aulas, o texto traduz-se em inquietações sobre o direito do educando de conhecer uma África desestiguimatizada e valorizada. De cunho bibliográfico, embasado em Anibal Quijano, Sandra Pettit, e Jurgen Habermas, busca-se contribuir para uma análise sobre a necessidade de reconhecimento étnico de professores e professoras como forma de desconstrução de saberes eurocentrados para a construção de novos paradigmas inclusivos.

 

Palavras-chaves: Colonialismo do saber. Lei 10639/2003. Ensino das relações étnicos raciais.
Estimated burden of disease from arsenic in drinking water supplied by domestic wells in the United States
Authors: Greco Susan Lavinia , Belova Anna , Haskell Jacqueline , Backer Lorraine
Published: June 2019

Well water around the world can be contaminated with arsenic, a naturally occurring geological element that has been associated with myriad adverse health effects. Persons obtaining their drinking water from private wells are often responsible for well testing and water treatment. High levels of arsenic have been reported in well water-supplied areas of the United States. We quantified – in cases and dollars – the potential burden of disease associated with the ingestion of arsenic through private well drinking water supplies in the United States. To estimate cancer and cardiovascular disease burden, we developed a Monte Carlo model integrating three input streams: (1) regional concentrations of arsenic in drinking water wells across the United States; (2) dose–response relationships in the form of cancer slope factors and hazard ratios; and (3) economic cost estimates developed for morbidity endpoints using ‘cost-of-illness’ methods and for mortality using ‘value per statistical life’ estimates. Exposure to arsenic in drinking water from U.S. domestic wells is modeled to contribute 500 annual premature deaths from ischemic heart disease and 1,000 annual cancer cases (half of them fatal), monetized at $10.9 billion (2017 USD) annually. These considerable public health burden estimates can be compared with the burdens of other priority public health issues to assist in decision-making.
Evaluating the effect of different operational strategies on the carbon footprint of wastewater treatment plants – case studies from northern Poland
Authors: Maktabifard M. , Zaborowska E. , Makinia J.
Published: June 2019

Nowadays, low greenhouse gas (GHG) emission is expected at wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). However, emission quantification and evaluation still faces difficulties related to data availability and uncertainty. The objective of this study was to perform carbon footprint (CF) analysis for two municipal WWTPs located in northern Poland. Slupsk WWTP is a large biological nutrient removal (BNR) facility (250,000 PE) which benefits from on-site electricity production from biogas. The other studied plant is a medium-size BNR facility in Starogard (60,000 PE). In this WWTP, all the required electricity was provided from the grid. Both wastewater systems were composed of activated sludge, with differences in the nutrient removal efficiency and sludge treatment line. The CF calculations were based on empirical models considering various categories of input parameters, afterwards summing up the emissions expressed in CO2 equivalents (CO2e). After sensitivity analysis, significant contributors to GHG emissions were identified. The total specific CF of the Slupsk and the Starogard WWTP was 17.3 and 38.8 CO2e per population equivalent (PE), respectively. In both cases, sludge management, electricity consumption and direct emissions from wastewater treatment were found to significantly influence the CF. A substantial share of the total CF originated from indirect emissions, primarily caused by the energy consumption. This negative impact can be partially overcome by increasing the share of renewable energy sources. Reduction of over 30% in the total CF could be achieved while applying energy recovery from biogas by combined heat and power plants. Farmland and farmland after composting were found to be the most appropriate strategies for sludge management. They could create a CF credit (8% of the total CF) as a result of substituting a synthetic fertilizer. Reliable full-scale measurements of N2O emissions from wastewater treatment are recommended due to high uncertainty in CF estimation based on fixed emission factors (EFs). While applying the lowest and the highest N2O EFs reported in the literature, the total CF would change even by 2–3 times.
The antecedents of consumers’ attitude and its consequences on online purchase intention
Authors: Utami Putu Diah Putri , Rahyuda Ketut
Published: June 2019

This study aims to explain the effects of the quantity of posts, views, and reviews (QPVR) of UGC videos shared on YouTube towards its credibility as a source and the usefulness of the information it shares, as well as how it influences consumers’ attitude towards UGC that ultimately leads to their online purchase intention. The population of this research is every female consumer residing in Denpasar that has seen cosmetics video reviews on YouTube. A sample of 100 respondents was collected through online questionnaires. The data obtained were tested using PLS (Partial Least Square) analysis. The results showed that information usefulness of a UGC video had a positive and significant effect on consumers’ attitude towards UGC, thus resulting in their online purchase intention. Furthermore, it showed that QPVR had a positive and significant effect on both credibility and information usefulness of the cosmetics product content generated by users on YouTube. However, UGC’s credibility does not prove to have a significant effect on consumer’s attitude towards UGC due to lack of trust and dependability.
Maximizing seed germination in five species of the genus Acacia (Fabaceae Mimosaceae)
Authors: Kheloufi Abdenour , Boukhatem Faiza Zineb , Mansouri Lahouaria Mounia , Djelilate Mohamed
Published: June 2019

Seeds of many tree-species possess a hard seed coat which is impervious to water. These seeds often take a long time to germinate, resulting in heterogeneity and a delay in seedlings development which is an inconvenience for reforestation success. The aim of the present work was to determine the possibilities to improve the germination of five leguminous trees of the genus Acacia that have been recorded in the arid and the desert region of Algeria using sulphuric acid. A duration of 30 min of immersion in sulphuric acid improved the seed germination up to 97.5% and 99% for A. albida and A. laeta, respectively. Increasing the time of immersion (from 30 to 90 min) improved the germination percentages for A. ehrenbergiana and A. seyal seeds to 92.5% and 93.7%, respectively. Increasing this duration to 120 min had a positive effect on A. tortilis seed germination, improving the final germination rate up to 97%. Understanding of seed Germination Requirements is very important for regeneration and successful tree establishment in forest nurseries as well as for direct plantation in arid and semi-arid lands.
Equipping Learners to Evaluate Online Health Care Resources: Longitudinal Study of Learning Design Strategies in a Health Care Massive Open Online Course (Preprint)
Authors: Blakemore Louise M , Meek Sarah E M , Marks Leah K
Published: June 2019

BACKGROUND

The digital revolution has led to a boom in the number of available online health care resources. To navigate these resources successfully, digital literacy education is required. Learners who can evaluate the reliability and validity of online health care information are likely to be more effective at avoiding potentially dangerous misinformation. In addition to providing health care education, massive open online courses (MOOCs) are well positioned to play a role in providing digital literacy education in this context.

OBJECTIVE

This study focused on learners enrolled in a MOOC on cancer genomics. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a series of digital literacy–related activities within this course. This was an iterative study, with changes made to digital literacy–related activities in 4 of the 8 runs of the course.

METHODS

This mixed methods study focused on learner engagement with the digital literacy–related activities, including the final course written assignment. Quantitative data including the number of references listed in each written assignment were compared between successive runs. Qualitative data in the form of learner comments on discussion forums for digital literacy–related tasks were evaluated to determine the impact of these educational activities.

RESULTS

Using the number of references included for each final course assignment as an indicator of digital literacy skills, the digital literacy–related activities in the final 2 runs were judged to be the most successful. We found a statistically significant increase in the number of references cited by learners in their final written assignments. The average number of references cited in Run 8 was significantly higher (3.5) than in Run 1 (1.8) of the MOOC (P=.001). Learner comments in Runs 7 and 8 showed that a poll in which learners were asked to select which of 4 online resources was reliable was effective in stimulating learner discussion about how to evaluate resource reliability.

CONCLUSIONS

Similar to many health care MOOCs, the course studied here had a heterogeneous group of learners, including patients (and their families), the public, health care students, and practitioners. Carefully designing a range of digital literacy–related activities that would be beneficial to this heterogenous group of learners enabled learners to become more effective at evaluating and citing appropriate online resources within their written assignments.

CLINICALTRIAL
The Impact of Extrinsic Rewards and Public Service Motivation on Public Employees’ Work Performance: Does Seniority Matter?
Authors: Huang Wan-Ling
Published: June 2019

An important issue for scholars in public administration has been providing the appropriate motivation needed to increase public employees’ work performance. This study aims to clarify the inconclusive relationship between performance-related extrinsic rewards, public service motivation, and the work performance of public employees. This study also aims to ascertain whether senior civil servants respond to the two types of motivation differently than junior civil servants do. Data for this study come from a 2015 survey of the 569 civil servants of Taipei City Government, Taiwan. Our analysis indicates that public service motivation seems to be a powerful incentive that can effectively enhance work performance, while extrinsic rewards in public organizations tend to have little effect in bolstering work performance. In addition, the use of extrinsic rewards may have similar effects on work performance for both senior and junior civil servants, as do intrinsic rewards.
Teoría de la metáfora conceptual y teoría de la metáfora deliberada: ¿propuestas complementarias?
Authors: Cárcamo Morales Benjamín
Published: June 2019

En el contexto cognitivista de los estudios del lenguaje han surgido distintas propuestas para el estudio de la metáfora. Esta nota muestra un análisis comparativo de las propuestas de la teoría de la metáfora conceptual (TMC) y de la metáfora deliberada (TMD), tomando como criterios sus supuestos y aplicaciones investigativas. Posteriormente se propone el diálogo entre dichas teorías y la delimitación de sus áreas de investigación. El análisis realizado permite establecer conexiones entre ambas teorías y plantear posibles áreas de investigación que fortalezcan el estudio de la metáfora y su relación con el lenguaje, el pensamiento y la comunicación.
Comparing the self-perceptions and efficacy of Spanish heritage language learners as authors: In search of an effective writing process
Authors: Valentín Rivera Laura Elena
Published: June 2019

En el contexto de los Estados Unidos, el término aprendices de herencia se refiere a aquellos individuos que adquieren una lengua minoritaria en casa, en este caso el español, debido a una exposición temprana (Valdés, 2001). Sin embargo, la preparación académica que reciben es principalmente en inglés. Este estudio analiza la autopercepción de doce aprendices de herencia del español en referencia a su desempeño (estrategias de escritura) y sus atributos (efectividad al redactar) como autores, con la intención de establecer si sus percepciones concuerdan con sus realidades. Para este fin, los participantes completaron una batería tripartita consistente en un cuestionario sobre sus antecedentes lingüísticos y estrategias de escritura, un ensayo persuasivo y una entrevista. Los resultados sugieren que las autopercepciones de los participantes difirieron de sus realidades; los aprendices frecuentemente abordaron el proceso de escritura de una manera diferente a la que inicialmente declararon. También, algunas estrategias —por ejemplo, enfocarse en cuestiones de contenido al hacer revisiones en lugar de crear un esquema— fueron más eficientes que otras para construir textos más efectivos. Este conocimiento y los consejos prácticos aquí ofrecidos pretenden facilitar la formación de escritores eficaces a través del desarrollo de estrategias puntuales, para así empoderar a los aprendices de herencia del español como autores.
Hacia una propuesta de selección léxica en manuales de español como lengua extranjera de nivel A1
Authors: Huete García Ángel , Nomdedeu Rull Antoni
Published: June 2019

Las editoriales españolas de español como lengua extranjera (ELE) no especifican en sus manuales el origen del léxico que se recoge en ellos ni el criterio para su selección. Esta omisión es importante si se considera el papel de los corpus textuales en la enseñanza de segundas lenguas de las últimas décadas. Este estudio pretende sentar las bases para determinar y caracterizar el léxico de la alimentación en español correspondiente al nivel A1. A partir de los datos recopilados del análisis de ocho manuales de ELE, se realiza una comparación crítica con base en los criterios de selección del léxico básico para obtener el vocabulario fundamental del español, tales como la disponibilidad léxica o la frecuencia, además de contrastar esta información con los documentos de referencia (PCIC y MCER) y corpus. Al final, se ofrece una propuesta de selección léxica de la alimentación para el nivel A1.
Exploración lexicográfica de seis diccionarios del maya yucateco
Authors: Rhodes Catherine , Pomol Cahum Irma Yolanda , Chan Dzul Miguel Oscar
Published: June 2019

Este artículo es una investigación exploratoria sobre las características de seis diccionarios en maya yucateco, seleccionados a partir de una encuesta en línea a usuarios, hablantes nativos y no-nativos de la lengua maya: Academia de la Lengua Maya de Yucatán (ALMY, 2003), Bastarrachea Manzano, Yah Pech & Briceño Chel (1992), Bricker, Po’ot Yah & Dzul de Po’ot (1998), Gómez Navarrete (2009), Martínez Huchim (2008) y Montgomery (2004). Se desarrolló una rúbrica para la evaluación de los diccionarios, según Fuentes Morán, García & Torres (2005) y recomendaciones sobre la creación de diccionarios en lenguas indígenas (Callaghan, 2002; Frawley, Hill & Munro, 2002; Hinton & Weigel, 2002), así como monolingües y bilingües. Se analizó la macroestructura (organización de la obra, extensión, ortografía y alfabeto) y microestructura de los diccionarios (especificación gramatical, glosas, ejemplos, variantes y préstamos léxicos); también se discutieron estas características desde las perspectivas de los usuarios encuestados. Finalmente, se presentan recomendaciones respecto a las ideologías lingüísticas en la elaboración de diccionarios, antes de sugerir vías para futuras investigaciones.
La eficacia del acto administrativo
Authors: Camacho Cépeda Gladys
Published: June 2019

La presente investigación centra su análisis en las condiciones en las que las decisiones de los órganos de la Administración se concretan bien ajustadas a Derecho y por tanto ello habilita su ejecución así como en el caso que se produce el desajuste con el Ordenamiento jurídico que habilita su revisión.

 
La tutela y la curatela: mecanismos de tuición a los incapaces y discapacitados en el ordenamiento jurídico ecuatoriano
Authors: Galiano Maritan Grisel
Published: June 2019

El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo valorar el régimen jurídico de la tutela y la curatela en el ordenamiento jurídico ecuatoriano como instituciones de guarda y cuidado para los menores de edad y las personas con discapacidad. Para su realización se parte de la distinción que existe entre los términos discapacidad, incapacidad e incapacitación, cuya precisión es necesaria a los efectos de garantizar una mayor protección a este sector de personas vulnerables. Se realiza un estudio de estas instituciones desde la regulación de la normativa del Código Civil.

 
Aspectos generales del derecho a la verdad.
Authors: Vásquez López José Miguel
Published: June 2019

El presente artículo tiene como objetivo describir los principales elementos del Derecho a la verdad, desde una perspectiva eminentemente dogmática, sin entrar al análisis del caso salvadoreño, el cual quedará reservado para futuros artículos. Los aspectos básicos que se abordarán son: los antecedentes internacionales y su contenido normativo. El artículo mantiene una exposición donde se destacan los antecedentes en el Derecho internacional y el contenido normativo del derecho a la verdad.
Ecologización de los derechos humanos en la jurisprudencia constitucional costarricense
Authors: Peña Chacón Mario
Published: June 2019

El objeto de este trabajo es brindar una visión de la evolución de la jurisprudencia de la Sala Constitucional de Costa Rica sobre diversos derechos, tales como a la salud, a la vivienda, a la libre empresa, al trabajo con relación al derecho al medio ambiente sano y ecológicamente equilibrado, lo que representa una muestra de las relaciones de interdependencia de los derechos humanos.
La dignidad humana en la Declaración Universal como piedra angular para la construcción de una ética mundial. Algunas consideraciones tras el 70 aniversario de su proclamación
Authors: Marín Castán María Luisa
Published: June 2019

El propósito del trabajo es suministrar una reflexión sobre la noción de dignidad humana, como fundamento de los derechos humanos en la Declaración Universal de 1948 tras setenta años de su vigencia. Dicha aproximación se realiza desde la perspectiva de la Filosofía del Derecho, moral y política ,tratando de aducir argumentos que justifiquen la tesis de que la dignidad de la persona es ,hoy como entonces, la piedra angular para la construcción de una ética universal
Análisis de la Tesis jurisprudencial “Derechos humanos. El control de convencionalidad ex officio que están obligados a realizar los juzgadores, no llega al extremo de analizar expresamente y en abstracto en cada resolución, todos los derechos humanos que
Authors: Patiño Manffer Ruperto
Published: June 2019

Análisis de la Tesis de Jurisprudencia del Primer Tribunal Colegiado en Materia Administrativa del Sexto Circuito, publicada en Gaceta del Semanario Judicial de la Federación; Décima Época; Registro 2017668; Libro 57, agosto de 2018, Tomo III. Tesis: VI.1º. A. J/18 (10a), p. 2438.
The rabbit as a surgical model for early training stages of the laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication technique
Authors: Rodriguez-Alarcon Carlos Arturo , Rivera-Barreno Ramón , Staines-Orozco Hugo Salvador , Cataño-Calatayud Rafael , Juárez José Luis , Usón-Casaús Jesús María , Pérez-Merino Eva María , Hernández-Pérez Alfredo , Beristain-Ruiz Diana Marcela
Published: June 2019

This study describes the advantages and disadvantages of using the rabbit as an animal model for surgical training in the Nissen laparoscopic fundoplication technique. Six New Zealand rabbits weighing between 2.5 and 3.5 kg were used. Nissen fundoplication was performed successfully in five out of six animals. Average procedure time was 47 minutes, with a maximum of 80 minutes for the first surgery and a minimum of 30 minutes for the last. Main advantages of the rabbit model are ease of animal restrain and low cost. The rabbit allows for the recreation of the human surgical environment, albeit showing a lower degree of difficulty. We thus consider this surgical model to be valuable only for skill development on basic stages of the laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication technique.  For advanced stages of this surgical procedure, use of other animal models with further anatomical similarities to humans, such as the swine model, are recommended.
Canine lymphoma: Pathological and clinical characteristics of patients treated at a referral hospital
Authors: Sánchez Diana , Sánchez-Verin Rogelio , Corona Hortensia , Gutiérrez Angelina , Núñez-Ochoa Luis , Paredes Jesús , Cesarman-Maus Gabriela
Published: June 2019

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas are common canine cancers with variable demographic and clinical presentations. Their pathological characterization and treatment lag far behind those of humans. We describe consecutive lymphoma patients detected over a one-year period at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Of 4,512 dogs: 220 (4.9%) had a cancer diagnosis, of which 27 (0.6%) had lymphoma (12% of cancer patients). We found an association with Miniature Schnauzers, which represented 18.5% (5/27) of lymphoma patients, but it was only 6.4% (288/4,512) of the dogs studied in this time period (p < 0.011). Miniature Schnauzers and mongrels together constituted nearly half of lymphoma cases. Mean age at diagnosis was 7.5 years (3-14), with a female to male ratio of 1.7:1. We found no correlation between lymphoma and castration status. Most patients presented nodal involvement (80%), were in advanced stages III/IV (90%) and had B-cell versus T-cell tumors (64%/36%). Only two histopathological patterns were seen, both with diffuse nodal-replacement by large immunoblast and/or centroblast-like cells; one having numerous tingible-body macrophages which are suggestive of a high proliferative rate. Chemotherapy was given to 15 patients (65%) with an overall response of 73% (3 complete responses/8 partial responses) and a mean overall survival of 219 days (4-586; SD±185). One cutaneous lymphoma-patient achieved partial response (PR) with lomustine/prednisone, and treatment was still ongoing at 548 days. Earlier diagnosis, better lymphoma subtype distinction, and specific curative treatments are needed.
Natural Cysticercus fasciolaris infection in rodents from a rural area in Yucatan, Mexico
Authors: Medina-Pinto Rodrigo A. , Torres-Castro Marco Antonio , Medina-Pinto Rolando A. , Bolio-González Manuel E. , Rodríguez-Vivas Roger I.
Published: June 2019

Cysticercus fasciolaris is the larval stage of Taenia taeniaeformis, a parasite that predominantly affects felines. It, however, has zoonotic significance since humans can be accidental hosts. Rodents and lagomorphs act as Intermediate hosts in this parasite’s life cycle. The aim of this study was to determine the natural occurrence of infection with Cysticercus fasciolaris in rodents from a rural area in Yucatan, Mexico. Rodents were captured in 40 dwellings and two neighboring areas of low deciduous forest. A total of 153 individuals of seven different species were captured: 65 Rattus rattus (42.5%), 44 Mus musculus (28.8%), 22 Heteromys gaumeri (14.4%), 11 Ototylomys phyllotis (7.2%), 9 Peromyscus yucatanicus (5.9%), 1 Peromyscus leucopus (0.6%), and 1 Sigmodon hispidus (0.6%). All animals were examined for evidence of parasitic liver infection. Rattus rattus was the only species to present positive Cysticercus fasciolaris infection (18.5%, 12/65). We thus concluded that there was no evidence of a transmission cycle with wild rodent species.
Análisis comparativo entre el doctorado profesional y de investigación en México
Authors: Patiño-Salceda Josefina
Published: June 2019

Se analiza la evaluación de los doctorados en el Programa Nacional de Posgrados de Calidad (PNPC) para identificar bajo qué criterios se justifica el doctorado profesional, a través de su comparación con el doctorado de investigación. A partir de la revisión documental se identifican dos tendencias sobre la definición de la educación doctoral: una orientada hacia la armonización y otra hacia la diversificación de doctorados. El PNPC se ubica en esta última tendencia, al proponer un doctorado profesional que se distingue del de investigación por valorar el aprendizaje adquirido tanto en la academia como en el trabajo; de esta manera se impulsa la investigación aplicada para el desarrollo de las profesiones y la vinculación de los graduados con el sector productivo.
El abandono en las carreras en Ciencias Biológicas de la Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Década 1991-2001
Authors: Maya Mariela , Juárez Jorgelina , González Rosana , Aguirre Gabriela , Fernández Yanina , Abdala Virginia
Published: June 2019

En este trabajo se presenta una aproximación a la identificación de los aspectos asociados con el abandono de las carreras del profesorado y licenciatura en Ciencias Biológicas durante el periodo 1991–2001 en la Facultad de Ciencias Naturales de la Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Argentina. La población de estudio estuvo constituida por los alumnos inscritos en dichas carreras durante los años 1990 y 1991 (licenciatura) y durante 1996 (profesorado). Los datos se obtuvieron de las fichas de ingreso de los años citados, se empleó como instrumento la escala Likert para medir actitudes favorables, desfavorables y neutras hacia las carreras. Los resultados indican que los motivos aducidos para el abandono de los estudios se relacionan con causas personales (73%), un 9% adujo problemas económicos y un 5% problemas de discriminación. Es muy interesante que nuestros datos indican que el porcentaje de estudiantes que aduce causas personales, muestra un registro de rendimiento académico muy irregular.
Miradas multimedia sobre resiliencia y educación: innovación educomunicativa para la resiliencia de la infancia en riesgo social
Authors: Rascón-Gómez María-Teresa , Cabello-Fernández-Delgado Florencio , Alvarado-Jódar Alejandro
Published: June 2019

El Proyecto de Innovación Educativa “Miradas multimedia sobre resiliencia y educación”, desarrollado en el curso académico 2015/2016 en la Universidad de Málaga (España), surge en el contexto de la crisis económica que padece nuestro país desde 2008 y que se ceba especialmente con la infancia, alcanzando unas cotas insostenibles de riesgo de pobreza y exclusión social en esta población. Esta iniciativa educomunicativa, de inequívoco acento dialéctico, dialógico y democratizador, pone en relación a docentes del ámbito de la educación, comunicación y psicología, a alumnos de los grados de Educación social, Publicidad y Relaciones Públicas y Comunicación audiovisual y a entidades sociales con el fin de elaborar una serie de videos multimedia (spot, corporativo y web) y un cortometraje documental, para dar a conocer y reflexionar sobre los procesos de exclusión social y resiliencia de la infancia malagueña.
Political Bots: Disrupting Canada’s Democracy
Authors: Dubois Elizabeth , McKelvey Fenwick
Published: June 2019

Bots—automated online agents that mimic human behaviour—attempting to influence public opinion through social media, provide a useful case of the challenges for regulating disruptive technologies. This article articulates four problems associated with bots in politics: identification, evidence, attribution, and enforcement. It then explores policy solutions, arguing the solutions must align with the type of disruption bots contribute to.
Modelos sucessórios em propriedades rurais: um estudo no município de Cruz Alta/RS
Authors: Moreira Sandro Da Luz , Spanevello Rosani Marisa
Published: June 2019

A sucessão geracional em propriedades rurais, em especial do Sul do Brasil, é caracterizada por um modelo sucessório tardio em que os pais esperam os limites da idade para passar a gestão dos negócios e o patrimônio aos filhos. No entanto, as possibilidades da migração juvenil rural impõem novas perspectivas quanto à sucessão, podendo gerar modelos distintos. O objetivo deste artigo é discutir as formas como vem ocorrendo a sucessão geracional em propriedades rurais buscando identificar a possibilidade de elaboração de novos arranjos referentes ao processo sucessório. O espaço empírico da coleta de dados foi o município de Cruz Alta – RS, através da realização de 31 entrevistas com produtores rurais com sucessão geracional nas propriedades. Para a análise e elaboração dos modelos foram consideradas três variáveis: local de moradia; administração do negócio e gerenciamento da renda. Os resultados apontam uma diversidade de modelos sucessórios. No total, foram elaborados seis modelos que demonstram que a sucessão geracional vem ocorrendo de distintas formas incluindo a possibilidade de os sucessores residirem no meio urbano, com maior ou menor autonomia no gerenciamento dos negócios e da renda. Estes resultados sugerem que o processo da sucessão geracional em propriedades rurais vem acontecendo em propriedades em que os pais motivam a permanência dos filhos garantindo a eles autonomia no gerenciamento de atividades produtivas, moradia e renda como forma de fomentar a sua permanência.
Freedom and Access to Housing: Three Conceptions
Authors: Skolnik Terry
Published: June 2019

This article argues that our current understanding of the relationship between access to housing and liberty (or freedom) is limited. It contends that judicial decisions and existing legal theory are predominantly concerned with the connection between housing and the two conceptions of liberty famously advanced by Isaiah Berlin: positive liberty and negative liberty. The notion of positive freedom conceptualizes freedom as self-mastery, whereas negative liberty portrays freedom as non-interference.

The central premise of this article is that the republican theory of freedom (or republicanism) provides new insight into the importance of access to housing in protecting liberty, most notably in contexts where the state regulates public property, such as in Canada and the United States. The republican theory of freedom defines liberty as non-domination, meaning the absence of others’ power to interfere with an individual’s life and actions. This article argues that we develop a more well-rounded grasp of the value of access to housing by understanding its role in protecting individuals against domination.

This article concludes by setting out the four concrete ways that housing reduces domination and safeguards individual freedom in contexts where the state regulates public property. By combining the respective insights of positive liberty, negative liberty, and republican liberty, this article ultimately provides a more robust understanding of the importance of housing in protecting freedom.
Quantized refrigerator for an atomic cloud
Authors: Niedenzu Wolfgang , Mazets Igor , Kurizki Gershon , Jendrzejewski Fred
Published: June 2019

We propose to implement a quantized thermal machine based on a mixture of two atomic species. One atomic species implements the working medium and the other implements two (cold and hot) baths. We show that such a setup can be employed for the refrigeration of a large bosonic cloud starting above and ending below the condensation threshold. We analyze its operation in a regime conforming to the quantized Otto cycle and discuss the prospects for continuous-cycle operation, addressing the experimental as well as theoretical limitations. Beyond its applicative significance, this setup has a potential for the study of fundamental questions of quantum thermodynamics.
Repensando los indicadores educativos: la gestión educativa, curricular y de vinculación con la comunidad
Authors: Ramírez-González María del Rocío , Quesada-Lacayo Jorge
Published: June 2019

El artículo se centra en una revisión de literatura, mediante la cual se sistematizan los principales indicadores de gestión educativa tematizados por la bibliografía revisada, con el objetivo de identificar cuáles indicadores de gestión administrativa, curricular y de vinculación con la comunidad, a nivel nacional e internacional, son utilizados para explicar el desempeño educativo y el éxito escolar. Los hallazgos de esta primera etapa de investigación plantean la necesidad de pensar la gestión de los procesos educativos desde la diversidad y especificidad de su contexto local e institucional, así como el democratizar los espacios educativos, en la medida en que se incorpora a nuestros procesos de gestión el ámbito comunitario, ambas dimensiones nutren el currículo escolar, su comprensión y las prácticas que propician aprendizajes exitosos; aspectos que cobran importancia en el marco de las transformaciones curriculares en curso en nuestro sistema educativo.
Jóvenes padres costarricenses: cambios y continuidades de la masculinidad tradicional
Authors: Fonseca-Vindas Carolina
Published: June 2019

Este artículo surge para evidenciar la estrecha relación entre la construcción de las masculinidades y las formas de vivir y ejercer la paternidad. Vínculo que se investigó con profundidad en la tesis denominada «Ejercicio y concepción de la paternidad en dos grupos de jóvenes padres costarricenses: Cambios y permanencias de los modelos de masculinidad tradicional», cuyos resultados son muy sugerentes para comprender el porqué los hombres asumen su paternidad de determinada manera, cómo influye eso en su vida diaria y emocionalidad y, sin duda, el papel de la sociedad patriarcal en sus aprendizajes, creencias y comportamientos. Por lo tanto, parte de la importancia de esta investigación radica en aportar líneas e insumos a estudios e intervenciones venideras, sobre el trabajo con padres jóvenes y la relación con la masculinidad dominante.

Aunado a la urgencia de repensar la «paternidad responsable» que se concibe a nivel institucional-gubernamental, desde un nuevo paradigma enfocado en el involucramiento afectivo y comprometido en las labores de cuido y crianza.

Esto lleva a cuestionarse el enfoque e impacto de la Ley de Paternidad Responsable, la Ley de Pensiones Alimenticias y el Código de Familia, mediante un análisis integral de su contenido, con conocimiento de cuál ha sido el manejo jurídico de dichas leyes en la realidad de muchos padres. Esta investigación pone sobre la balanza múltiples aspectos que constituyen la paternidad de los jóvenes entrevistados y, con esto, una rigurosa comprensión de sus masculinidades y la forma en que han sido consolidadas.
O Estatuto Epistemológico da Pesquisa-Ação: uma Releitura Realista Crítica
Authors: Duarte-Pimentel Thiago
Published: June 2019

A literatura sobre pesquisa-ação/PA enfatiza seu papel, simultâneo, de produção de conhecimento e intervenção social. Todavia, duas críticas lhe têm sido tradicionalmente imputadas: (1) a de que não seria uma estratégia científica de produção do conhecimento, devido à falta de objetividade decorrente da indissociação valor-fato/teoria-prática; e (2) de sua incapacidade de gerar generalizações, já que o conhecimento produzido seria socialmente e subjetivamente contextualizado. Argumentamos, no entanto, com/e a partir do realismo crítico/RC, que tais problemas poderiam ser mitigados se parte dos elementos centrais daquela abordagem forem ressituados e erigidos sobre as bases do RC. Este paper realiza, então, uma reflexão epistemológica acerca da PA, discutindo os principais obstáculos à disseminação e ao uso dessa estratégia, considerando: (1) seu estatuto epistemológico, (2) suas características distintivas e (3) sua capacidade de generalização. Como conclusão, apontamos alguns dos principais pontos pelos quais uma inflexão da PA via RC deveria passar, assim como algumas implicações dessa «atualização» paradigmática.
Passages of Light: Analogue and Digital Moving Image Installation.
Authors: Alexander Nevill
Published: June 2019

Within a rapidly changing media landscape, light remains an intrinsic and potentially expressive aspect of moving imagery, regardless of the shape, form and resolution that specific capture and display devices might take. The practice of light in moving imagery is typically considered through an arrangement of sources, filters and modifiers that sculpt the aesthetic appearance of a two-dimensional frame and is often studied in relation to mainstream Hollywood films. This practice-research investigation seeks to compliment such discourse by extending the consideration of lighting practices beyond conventional cinematography to an installation context. Through the presentation of several artworks, this exposition reveals a distinction between the light ‘of’ an image and the light ‘within’ an image. It also explores the material considerations of a practitioner’s control of projected light. Each artwork seeks to create an interoperation between analogue and digital moving imagery, weaving together various technologies in order to reveal an array of textures and qualities of light. Drawing primarily on autoethnographic notation captured during the creation of these artworks, as well as discussion of a range of film and video texts, this exposition investigates material tensions of mediated illumination.