bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
LES study of the impact of moist thermals on the oxidative capacity of the atmosphere in southern West Africa
Authors: Brosse Fabien , Leriche Maud , Mari Céline , Couvreux Fleur
Published: November 2017

Abstract. The hydroxyl radical (OH) is a highly reactive specie and plays a key role in the oxidative capacity of the atmosphere. The total OH reactivity, corresponding to the inverse of OH lifetime, may have a significant fraction non-attributable to commonly measured compounds. The turbulence-driven segregation of OH and its reactants can cause substantial modification of averaged reaction rates, and thus of the total OH reactivity, when compared to a perfectly mixed assumption. We study the impact of turbulent mixing on the OH reactivity with Large-Eddy Simulations from the Meso-NH model coupled on-line with a detailed chemistry mechanism in two contrasted regimes. Our findings show that the non-mixing of isoprene (resp. aldehydes) and OH leads to 30 % decrease (resp. 16 % increase) of the mean reaction rate at the top of the boundary layer and consequently to 9 % decrease (resp. 5 % increase) of the OH total reactivity in a biogenic (resp. anthropogenic) environment. Moreover, the total OH reactivity is highest inside thermals in both cases.
SURFEX v8.0 interface with OASIS3-MCT to couple atmosphere with hydrology, ocean, waves and sea-ice models, from coastal to global scales
Authors: Voldoire Aurore , Decharme Bertrand , Pianezze Joris , Lebeaupin Brossier Cindy , Sevault Florence , Seyfried Léo , Garnier Valérie , Bielli Soline , Valcke Sophie , Alias Antoinette , Accensi Mickael , Ardhuin Fabrice , Bouin Marie-Noëlle , Ducrocq Véronique , Faroux Stéphanie , Giordani Hervé , Léger Fabien , Marsaleix Patrick , Rainaud Romain , Redelsperger Jean-Luc , Richard Evelyne , Riette Sébastien
Published: November 2017

Abstract. This study presents the principles of the new coupling interface based on the SURFEX multi-surface model and the OASIS3-MCT coupler. As SURFEX can be plugged into several atmospheric models, it can be used in a wide range of applications, from global and regional coupled climate systems to high-resolution numerical weather prediction systems or very fine-scale models dedicated to process studies. The objective of this development is to build and share a common structure for the atmosphere–surface coupling of all these applications, involving on the one hand atmospheric models and on the other hand ocean, ice, hydrology, and wave models. The numerical and physical principles of SURFEX interface between the different component models are described, and the different coupled systems in which the SURFEX OASIS3-MCT-based coupling interface is already implemented are presented.
Influence of extreme long-term rainfall and unsaturated soil
properties on triggering of a landslide – a case study
Authors: Heyerdahl Håkon
Published: November 2017

Abstract. A case study of a natural slope in Eastern Norway that failed after extreme long-term rainfall in year 2000 was performed. Effect of soil suction on soil shear strength was investigated for intact specimens of Quaternary silt/sand, using an unsaturated shear box apparatus. Common prediction models under-predicted the unsaturated shear strength, particularly for small suctions. Analyses of rainfall infiltration were performed for silt and sand slopes, based on retention curves measured in laboratory. For normal annual rainfall of 800 mm/year the model slope is theoretically stable. Extreme rainfall (240 mm in 30 days) during the autumn of year 2000 results in a rise of groundwater and loss of soil suction in the vadose zone. To reach theoretical slope failure, lower cohesion had to be assumed than measured in laboratory. High cohesion may be caused by cementation in shallow soil layers, and lower cohesion may be appropriate. Slope stability analyses based on transient seepage analysis of rainfall show gradual decrease of slope stability towards slope failure (for the silt slope). With expected future increase in rainfall, more attention is needed on the role of unsaturated soil properties in rainfall triggering of landslides in different soil types, climatic conditions and geologic settings.
Using wind speed from a blade-mounted flow sensor for power and load assessment on modern wind turbines
Authors: Pedersen Mads M. , Larsen Torben J. , Madsen Helge Aa. , Larsen Gunner Chr.
Published: November 2017

Abstract. In this paper an alternative method to evaluate power performance and loads on wind turbines using a blade-mounted flow sensor is investigated. The hypothesis is that the wind speed measured at the blades has a high correlation with the power and loads such that a power or load assessment can be performed from a few hours or days of measurements.In the present study a blade-mounted five-hole pitot tube is used as the flow sensor as an alternative to the conventional approach, where the reference wind speed is either measured at a nearby met mast or on the nacelle using lidar technology or cup anemometers. From the flow sensor measurements, an accurate estimate of the wind speed at the rotor plane can be obtained. This wind speed is disturbed by the presence of the wind turbine, and it is therefore different from the free-flow wind speed. However, the recorded wind speed has a high correlation with the actual power production as well as the flap-wise loads as it is measured close to the blade where the aerodynamic forces are acting.Conventional power curves are based on at least 180 h of 10 min mean values, but using the blade-mounted flow sensor both the observation average time and the overall assessment time can potentially be shortened. The basis for this hypothesis is that the sensor is able to provide more observations with higher accuracy, as the sensor follows the rotation of the rotor and because of the high correlation between the flow at the blades and the power production. This is the research question addressed in this paper.The method is first tested using aeroelastic simulations where the dependence of the radial position and effect of multiple blade-mounted flow sensors are also investigated. Next the method is evaluated on the basis of full-scale measurements on a pitch-regulated, variable-speed 3.6 MW wind turbine.It is concluded that the wind speed derived from the blade-mounted flow sensor is highly correlated with the power and flap-wise bending moment and that the method has advantages over the traditional approach where the met-mast wind speed is used as reference, e.g. the capability of measuring the shear, veer and turbulence. The aeroelastic simulations show that the assessment time can be reduced, but this reduction cannot be confirmed from the current measurement database due to sensor problems and practical circumstances. Measuring the wind speed at the rotor plane comes with a price as the wind speed is affected by the induction which may be sensitive to the changes you want to evaluate, e.g. different vortex generator configurations. Furthermore it is concluded that a robust instrument and measurement system is required to obtain accurate and reliable wind speed recordings from pitot-tube measurements.
User Authentication in Smartphones for Telehealth
Authors: Smith Katherine A. , Zhou Leming , Watzlaf Valerie J.M.
Published: November 2017

Many functions previously conducted on desktop computers are now performed on smartphones. Smartphones provide convenience, portability, and connectivity.  When smartphones are used in the conduct of telehealth, sensitive data is invariably accessed, rendering the devices in need of user authentication to ensure data protection. User authentication of smartphones can help mitigate potential Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) breaches and keep sensitive patient information protected, while also facilitating the convenience of smartphones within everyday life and healthcare. This paper presents and examines several types of authentication methods available to smartphone users to help ensure security of sensitive data from attackers. The applications of these authentication methods in telehealth are discussed. Keywords: Authentication, Biometrics, HIPAA, Mobile security, Telehealth
Results of a Survey Offering Clinical Insights into Speech-Language Pathology Telepractice Methods
Authors: Grillo Elizabeth U.
Published: November 2017

A telepractice survey was administered to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Special Interest Group 18 Telepractice affiliates and attendees of the Waldo County General Hospital Speech-Language Pathology Telepractice Training program in Maine, USA over the summer of 2016.   Sixty-seven respondents completed the survey.  The survey explored demographics of clients and clinicians, costs and equipment, learning opportunities, use of the client’s environment and caregivers/e-helpers, and method adaptations in telepractice.  The results of the survey provide information on the current state of telepractice methods in speech-language pathology from experienced practitioners.  This information may be used to develop telepractice models and to prepare speech-language pathology graduate students in the delivery of telepractice methods. Keywords: eHealth, Telehealth, Telemedicine, Telepractice
Letter to the Editor: License Portability for Occupational Audiologists is Essential
Authors: Cook George R.
Published: November 2017

Occupational audiologists have a crisis in their profession and need advocates. These audiologists are primarily responsible for industrial hearing conservation programs and their compliance with multiple regulations, such as Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and the Federal Railroad Administration.  Occupational hearing programs, for the most part, are multi-state programs as companies and corporations are national organizations. Also, companies may contract services across state lines as local services may not be desired or available. Individual state telepractice regulations require audiologists who are professionally supervising these programs via the internet and phone, to secure licensure in each state. For this licensure redundancy, the cost in time and tracking are enormous.  It is imperative that the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), secure multistate licensure for speech-language pathologists and audiologists. For the profession of occupational audiology, it is essential.Keywords: Licensure, Occupational audiologists, Telehealth, Telepractice
Telerehabilitation Feasibility in Total Joint Replacement
Authors: Nelson Mark J. , Crossley Kay M. , Bourke Michael G. , Russell Trevor G.
Published: November 2017

Despite documented benefits, many Total Joint Replacement (TJR) patients find it difficult to access rehabilitation following discharge from hospital. One solution to improve access for TJR patients is telerehabilitation. This study aimed to assess the feasibility of introducing a telerehabilitation program for TJR patients.   TJR patients at QEII Jubilee Hospital were invited to complete a questionnaire regarding their access, feelings towards and preferences in using technology. Seventy-five patients were recruited. Most patients had computer access (72%) and internet (69%) at home. Sixty-five percent of participants were willing to participate in telerehabilitation. A significant difference was found between older and younger patients. Watching videos on an electronic device was the preferred method for a technology-based home exercise program and phone call the preferred method of communication.  Results indicate telerehabilitation in the TJR population is feasible from the perspective of access to, feelings toward, and preferences for technology.Keywords: Hip replacement, Knee replacement, Telerehabilitation, Telemedicine, Total joint replacement
The Physical Therapy Compact: From Development to Implementation
Authors: Adrian Leslie
Published: November 2017

The Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) began the process of implementing the Physical Therapy Compact (PTC) in 2010 with a delegate assembly motion.  An interstate compact is an agreement between states to enact legislation and enter into a contract for a specific, limited purpose or to address a particular policy issue.  An interstate compact benefits patients, consumers, and licensees by addressing workforce concerns improving licensure portability from state-to-state; facilitating short-term mobility and telehealth consultation for physical therapists. FSBPT formed strategic partnerships with the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and Council for State Governments’ (CSG) to develop and implement the PTC.  From April 2014-present, FSBPT followed the CSG recommended stages of compact development:  Advisory, Drafting, Education, Enactment, and Transition. The enactment phase began once the threshold number of ten states required in legislation passed the compact bill in 2017.   FSBPT anticipates the compact will be fully operational and licensees will be able to take advantage of the compact by mid-2018.Keywords: Compact, Physical therapy, Telehealth
A dónde van los muertos: algunas reflexiones en torno a las relaciones entre vivos y difuntos en diversos tipos de sociedades del mundo
Authors: Martínez González Roberto
Published: November 2017

Considerando que, según Robert Hertz, la muerte implica un cambio en las relaciones sociales, el presente trabajo se propone indagar sobre los tipos de vínculos que diversas poblaciones del mundo suponen establecer con sus difuntos. Por medio del contraste entre ejemplos procedentes de muy distintas épocas y regiones, se identifican tres estrategias principales que, aunque admiten cierto número de variantes, se caracterizan por la persistencia de una lógica común. Éstas son: el alejamiento, donde se modifican tanto las identidades como las relaciones; el reciclaje, en el que las identidades se mantienen pero las relaciones se transforman, y la retención, que acepta la trasmutación de las identidades pero no así de las relaciones. Una vez descritas las cualidades de cada una, se muestra que, lejos de identificarse algún condicionamiento económico-social, dichas estrategias pueden coexistir como posibilidades en la mentalidad de cada sociedad.
Conciencia, cibercultura e interculturalidad
Authors: Pérez Álvarez Salvador
Published: November 2017

La promoción de la interculturalidad como modelo de gestión de la diversidad más respetuoso con el pleno disfrute de los derechos y libertades de todos los ciudadanos en condiciones de igualdad reales y efectivas, ha dejado de ser una utopía para convertirse en una realidad gracias a las interactuaciones socio-culturales que están teniendo lugar a través del Ciberespacio que constituye, junto a la educación, el nuevo paradigma de la interculturalidad en la Era Digital. Las relaciones sociales que tienen lugar en este contexto nacen de sentimientos o emociones tan intensos y enriquecedores como los que tiene lugar en la vida real, en la medida en que emergen de la esencia de la identidad personal, de la propia ideología o conciencia; y se rigen, en la mayoría de los casos, por el régimen de libertad que caracteriza a la cultura digital, para actuar conforme a las propias ideas, convicciones o creencias.
El cura Francisco Antonio Florido y su aporte al proceso de Independencia de Colombia: aproximaciones a las facetas de un patriota integral
Authors: Pita Pico Roger
Published: November 2017

En el marco de la conmemoración del Bicentenario de la Independencia de Colombia y, recurriendo al método de la prosopografía histórica, este artículo tiene por objeto analizar el aporte del Padre franciscano fray Francisco Antonio Florido como actor social y político en el proceso de consolidación de las bases del proyecto republicano a través de tres facetas específicas en su rol como capellán en las campañas militares, en su protagonismo en las celebraciones políticas y en el fomento a la educación. Realmente sorprende la forma como él rompió con el arraigado esquema ideológico que había ligado el estamento eclesiástico con la monarquía española, y pasó a ser uno de los más acérrimos defensores de la Patria libre con un pensamiento progresista y moderno. Una constatación del aporte del estamento eclesiástico al proceso de formación de la República.
Taiping Jing 太平經: Fuente para la institucionalización del taoísmo religioso
Authors: Poza Poyatos Alberto
Published: November 2017

La decadencia del gobierno Han en los primeros siglos de nuestra era deriva en una sociedad receptiva a los mensajes salvíficos que propicia la aparición de movimientos milenaristas. Estas organizaciones, con unos valores fundamentados en la cosmología taoísta, desarrollan un nuevo discurso en torno a la moral y la responsabilidad social, instauran una nueva fuente de autoridad personificada en los maestros y en definitiva; plantean por primera vez un modelo alternativo y crítico con la ortodoxia confuciana vigente. En este trabajo se analiza el papel del Taiping Jing «Escritos sobre la Gran Paz» como nueva fuente de autoridad textual para estos procesos y su importancia en la cohesión del movimiento taoísta y posterior institucionalización de lo que algunos autores denominan taoísmo religioso.
"O Virgo, templum Dei sanctum". Simbolismo del templo en imágenes de la Virgen María en los siglos XIV-XV según exégesis patrísticas y teológicas
Authors: Salvador González José María
Published: November 2017

De entre los elementos que han ido progresivamente complejizando las incontables representaciones de la Virgen María a lo largo de la historia, este artículo pretende destacar e interpretar conceptualmente uno de especial significación doctrinal en algunas imágenes marianas durante los siglos XIV y XV: el templo, en cuyo interior algunos artistas sitúan diversos episodios reales o simbólicos de María, desde su Nacimiento o su Anunciación hasta la Sacra Conversazione, por poner algunos ejemplos. Aun cuando a primera vista parece un mero ingrediente escenográfico u ornamental, sin mayor interés iconográfico, esa definida forma de templo trasluce en realidad profundos significados mariológicos y cristológicos. En ese orden de ideas, este ensayo se basa en una doble estrategia metodológica: ante todo, la de analizar algunas imágenes marianas que en dichos siglos incluyen la forma del templo, para ver qué papel juega en ellas semejante edificio religioso; en segundo lugar, la de descubrir las claves pertinentes para interpretar tales imágenes, analizando para ello específicos textos de Padres de la Iglesia y teólogos medievales que identifican con María la figura del «templo de Dios». Por tal motivo, tras una breve introducción al problema, el presente estudio se estructura en tres partes principales indisolublemente relacionadas: en la primera se analizan comparativamente doce pinturas marianas del referido período en las que la Virgen aparece situada en el interior de un templo; en la segunda se explayan las numerosas exégesis que, en concordante y sólida tradición patrística y teológica, identifican la figura analógica del templum Dei directamente con la Virgen María, o indirectamente con el cuerpo humano de Cristo engendrado en sus entrañas; sobre la base de ese doble análisis de imágenes y textos exegéticos, la tercera parte del artículo formula como sintética conclusión que la representación artística de un templo o un edificio eclesiástico en algunas imágenes marianas de los siglos XIV y XV constituye una convincente metáfora plástica de María y, en definitiva, de su virginal maternidad divina
El Hijo del hombre: del libro de Daniel al Nuevo Testamento
Authors: Sanz Extremeño Ignacio
Published: November 2017

La expresión bíblica «Hijo del hombre» ha sido, desde el principio del cristianismo, una de las más estudiadas, utilizadas e interpretadas. Este artículo intenta estudiar, desde los textos, el origen de la expresión en el libro de Daniel y su aparición en la Septuaginta, en algunos textos de los llamados apócrifos y en el Nuevo Testamento. Los autores de los evangelios, que escriben en griego y conocen bien el libro de Daniel, relacionan de manera directa el mensaje apocalíptico y mesiánico que aparece en Daniel 7,13, y el uso trivial y cotidiano en arameo de la expresión autorreferencial, dando lugar a la interpretación de «el Hijo del hombre» como título salvífico o mesiánico
La Inmaculada Concepción en España. Un estado de la cuestión
Authors: Martínez Vilches David
Published: November 2017

Este artículo presenta las principales aportaciones que se han hecho desde la historia y las ciencias sociales al estudio de la Inmaculada Concepción en España. Se aplica la clásica división entre historia eclesiástica e historia de la Iglesia para realizar un análisis diacrónico de la bibliografía sobre este tema, atendiendo tanto al desarrollo de la narrativa/investigación histórica como a los contextos por los que esta atraviesa. Este análisis se plantea como estudio de caso para mostrar la evolución de los estudios históricos sobre la Iglesia y la religión, así como su actual riqueza temática y metodológica.
Macroeconomic Variables and Stock Market Returns in Sri Lanka
Authors: Balagobei Saseela
Published: November 2017

The stock market is one of the most energetic sectors that play an important role in contributing to the wealth of the economy. It plays a crucial role in the economic growth and development of an economy which would benefit industries, trade and commerce as a whole. The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of macroeconomic variables on stock market returns in Sri Lanka. Dependent variable of this study is stock market return measured by All Share Price Index (ASPI) and All Share Total Return Index (ASTRI) and independent variables are macroeconomic variables, such as Interest Rate (IR), Inflation Rate (INF), Exchange Rate (ER), Factory Industry Production Index (FIPI) and money supply (MS).  The study targets all the companies listed and active in Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) from 2006 to 2015. For analysis, secondary data was collected from annual reports of Central bank of Sri Lanka, Colombo Stock Exchange, Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Census and Statistics. The results of the study reveal that the stock market returns is influenced by macroeconomic variables except money supply in Sri Lanka. Interest rate and factory industry production have negative influence on stock market return in Colombo Stock exchange while inflation rate and exchange rate have positive influence on stock market return. The findings of the study may be useful to public and economy especially stock market investors to focus the macroeconomic variables for making their effective decisions in order to enhance their stock market returns.
A Comparative Study of Human Resource Management Practices and Its Impact on Organizational Performance in Indian Public Sector Banks
Authors: Gulzar Rafia
Published: November 2017

The main purpose of this study was designed to explore and compare Human Resource Management practices and their impact on organizational performance in Indian Public Sector Banks. Human Resource Management is very important for banks because banking is a service industry. Research suggests that service quality has been increasingly recognized as a crucial factor that determines the level of success of any business Human input is the single largest input to the banking industry. The level of efficiency/productivity of this input is reflected in the quality of service offered by the banks to its customers, as also in its ultimate growth, productivity and profitability. Human Resource Management Practices has been studied extensively in Multinational companies, education sector and manufacturing sector. However only a few research has been conducted in banking industry. Even these researchers have not compared Human Resource Management Practices Public Sector banks in Jammu and Kashmir. The research was based on self-administered questionnaire survey of total 266 employees. It consists of 11 managers and 33 subordinates from PNB  and 18 managers and 54 subordinates from SBI. The main HRM practices studied were General climate, OCTAPACE culture, Selection, job definition, career planning, training, performance appraisal and compensation. The data were analyzed statistically and finding revealed that HRM practices have huge impact on the organizational performance in banking sector. At the end research also depicted some limitation as well as future research directions.
“Infected by Superstitions”: Folie à Deux in “The Fall of the House of Usher”
Authors: Shackelford Lynne Piper
Published: November 2017

In “The Fall of the House of Usher,” Edgar Allan Poe offers a pioneering study of folie à deux, today known as shared psychotic disorder, in which a person with a psychotic disorder induces a seemingly healthy person to experience a delusion and/or a hallucination. Drawing on psychological literature from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century, the article examines Roderick Usher as the inducer and the narrator as the induced. Roderick exhibits eccentric traits characteristic of schizotypal personality disorder and, as the tale unfolds, manifests symptoms of schizophrenia. While the narrator strives to hold onto his rationality, he eventually becomes, in his own words, “infected” by Roderick's superstitious beliefs. That infection leads to a hallucination of Roderick's twin sister, Madeline, as having escaped from a coffin within the family vault. The shock of seeing his friend's dramatic decline, the strain of trying to alleviate Roderick's grief, natural sympathy for his friend's plight, the power of Roderick's rhetoric, and strong suggestibility, heightened by an isolated and melancholy environment, lead the narrator to a shared psychosis. Never fully recovering from his nightmarish experience, the narrator feels compelled to relive the horror in relating his traumatic encounter with the Usher twins. Poe's evocative portrayal of the contagion of fear and its effect on perception reveals how psychologically prescient he was about shared psychotic disorder.
Poe as “A Critical Jack Ass”
Authors: Kopley Richard
Published: November 2017

A long-lost January 3, 1842, essay titled “A Critical Jack Ass” (appearing in the New York Evening Tattler) constitutes a lengthy condemnation of Edgar Allan Poe's Graham's Magazine review of Henry Cockton's novel Stanley Thorn. This newly recovered piece constitutes further evidence of the sometimes overheated response that Poe's frank and incisive critical commentary prompted. The authorship of this piece is unknown.
Uma análise das coligações proporcionais de 2010 e 2014
Authors: Albuquerque Felipe Munhoz de
Published: November 2017

Este trabalho parte da hipótese já consagrada na literatura de que os partidos políticos são atores racionais, capazes de adotar estratégias pragmáticas, visando a maximização dos seus votos e seu consequente sucesso eleitoral. Pretende analisar as coligações proporcionais nas eleições de 2010 e 2014 a partir dessa ótica. Particularmente, é de nosso interesse estudar as coligações eleitorais realizadas nesses dois pleitos. O objetivo é mostrar que elas efetivamente obedecem um caráter pragmático, com pouca preocupação ideológica. Buscaremos evidenciar as principais características das coligações proporcionais de acordo com algumas variáveis do nosso sistema eleitoral e partidário, como tamanho do partido e do distrito eleitoral, assim como a existência de candidatura no pleito majoritário. Os resultados encontrados deixam claro que as coligações eleitorais são mandatórias para se alcançar o sucesso eleitoral. Elas são inversamente proporcionais ao tamanho do distrito, e são adotadas por partidos de diferentes tamanhos. Isso resulta numa Câmara dos Deputados composta majoritariamente por deputados que se beneficiaram dessa estratégia.
Editorial
Authors: Mont'Alverne Camila , Fontes Giulia Sbaraini
Published: November 2017

Editorial da segunda edição de 2017 da RECP.
The Relationship Between Earnings-to-Price, Current Ratio, Profit Margin and Return: An Empirical Analysis on Istanbul Stock Exchange
Authors: Öztürk Hakkı
Published: November 2017

This paper aims to investigate the relationship between current ratio, earnings to price, net profit margin and stock returns in İstanbul Stock Exchange over the period 2008-2016 by employing panel data analysis. Due to the existence of heteroskedasticity, cross sectional dependence and autocorrelation in sample data, two-way fixed effects model is estimated by robust estimators. Both Parks-Kmenta and Beck-Katz methods are conducted to check whether the results are consistent or not. According to Park-Kmenta estimation model, the results show that earnings to price and net profit margin are significant to explain stock returns in İstanbul Stock Exchange while current ratio is found insignificant.  Moreover, the test based on Beck-Katz model produces the similar results. Earnings to price and net profit margin are strong determinants of stock returns in Istanbul Stock Exchange. Stocks with higher E/P ratios and profit margins generate higher returns for the next period.
The Extent of Effectiveness of Accounting Knowledge in Increasing Accounting Performance of the Jordanian Industrial Public Shareholding Companies
Authors: Al-Aroud Shaher Falah
Published: November 2017

This study aims to find out the effectiveness of accounting knowledge in strengthening the Accounting performance in Jordanian industrial public shareholding companies. To achieve the objectives of this study, a questionnaire was designed and distributed to the study sample consisting of (47) Finance Managers working for the Jordanian industrial public shareholding corporations. and The study concluded that there is a positive relationship between the accounting knowledge and Accounting performance in the Jordanian industrial public shareholding corporations. It also was concluded that the accounting knowledge has a positive impact on the performance of such corporations. The study recommended the need to create accounting culture that promotes the effective application of accounting knowledge and improves the Accounting performance of the Jordanian industrial public shareholding companies.
The System of Management Accounting Information to Support Decision Making in Business
Authors: Ha Dam Bich , Manh Dam Gia , Anh Doan Van
Published: November 2017

Strategy planning for competitive advantage and high effectiveness is always a target of every corporation. Nowadays, in times of wider and deeper international integration in the economy, along with industrialization and modernization, establishing and installing an information system which supports Vietnamese corporations in operation and decision-making has become pressing and necessary. Despite of successes in using the information system to make business decisions for a few years, Vietnamese corporations need to solve matters to improve it.The article deals with basic theoretical matters of the information system in decision-making support and the fact of using it in Vietnam. It has also analyzed, evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of establishing an information system in business decision-making support, suggest Vietnamese corporation’s models and solutions promote the system aiming to competitiveness and effectiveness in business.
Missing the Mark: Inaccuracy of administrative data in identification of hospitalized patients with pneumonia and results of a systematic clinical reclassification process on readmission rates
Authors: Ruopp Marcus D. , Boggan Joel C. , Holland Thomas L. , Stillwagon Mary Jane , Govert Joseph A. , Bae Jonathan G.
Published: November 2017

Objective: Pneumonia readmissions carry financial ramifications under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP). As readmission determination utilizes administrative data, healthcare systems should evaluate accuracy of pneumonia diagnoses. We sought to develop a systemic process for pneumonia classification review and determine potential effects on pneumonia readmissions in a tertiary academic medical center in the United States.Methods: We performed independent reviews of all pneumonia discharges within 48 hours of discharge over a one-year period. We reclassified all pneumonia discharges into four categories based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reference standard. Secondary review of discordant classifications was performed by discharging providers to determine final diagnosis. The primary outcome was readmission rate within 30 days by pneumonia clinical classification category.Results: Two hundred seventy-eight discharges were reviewed, with overall readmission rate of 18.0%. Independent review confirmed 191 cases (68.7%) as definite or probable pneumonia, while 87 cases (31.3%) were classified as either probably not or not pneumonia. Readmission rates differed significantly between cases reviewed as pneumonia vs. those reviewed as unlikely to be pneumonia (14.1% vs. 26.4%, p < .02). Discharging attending physicians agreed with independent reviewers in 58/87 cases (66.6%), attenuating readmission differences (rate 16.8% for those finalized as pneumonia vs. 22.4% for another diagnosis, p = .32). Pneumonia readmissions were reduced by 1.2% using the classification standard.Conclusions: Complex conditions such as pneumonia may be inaccurately diagnosed in many patients, potentially affecting penalties associated with readmission rates. Therefore, it is imperative that healthcare systems adopt systematic review processes to standardize diagnoses and improve comparative administrative data.
Dynamic and Volatility of World Agricultural Market Prices: Impacts on Importations and Food Security in WAEMU
Authors: Atozou Baoubadi , Akakpo Koffi
Published: November 2017

Over the last decade, the use of foodstuffs such as corn, wheat and soybean in biofuels production has been growing sharply in the United States, Canada and Europe. This growth has increased total demand for agricultural commodities and stimulated agricultural prices. However, corn, rice, wheat and soybean are the most important sources of calorific energy for West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) member states’ population, and WAEMU countries are highly dependent on the imports of these products. Consequently, rising prices can have an important impact on imports and severe consequences on food security in these developing countries. This paper aims to investigate: (i) the short-term and long-term relationships between the prices of corn, rice, wheat, soybean and oil and their volatilities, and (ii) the effects of these agricultural commodities prices shocks on the imports of each WAEMU member states. The Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model, the Multivariate Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity (MGARCH) model and the Granger causality test are used in this investigation. The results show that imports of agricultural commodities in WAEMU countries are highly and significantly sensitive to price changes in international market. In short term as well as in long term, there is a significant relationship between the prices of these products. We find a positive relationship in general between prices volatilities, and negative effects of price volatility on imports. Thus, distortions in world agricultural markets threaten considerably food security in WAEMU countries, especially access to food for vulnerable and low-income populations. Policy makers must adopt viable strategies to increase agricultural production and limit their dependence on imports.
Consequences of HIV Infection on Household Assets and Human Capital Investment in Uganda: Micro Evidence
Authors: Faisal Buyinza , Joweria Teera , Fred Henry Bateganya
Published: November 2017

This paper studies the effect of the HIV and AIDS epidemic on economic decision making using the Uganda National Household Survey (2010). The findings indicate that household’s HIV and AIDS status, education and social-economic factors are important in explaining low household’s asset accumulation and school enrolments of children in Uganda especially at primary school level. Household savings and assets accumulation findings show that household’s HIV and AIDS status and their education levels, marital status and the employment status are consistently associated with lower savings. Major implications of these results is that raising women’s education improves their economic opportunities and the behavioral responses in sexual interaction will lead to decline in HIV infection by reducing the willingness to engage in unprotected sex. In fact, we find that educational performance declines in those HIV infected households in which the father is living with HIV. The paper recognizes the policy challenges surrounding the HIV and AIDS -education linkage and considers some of the strategies that have been implemented to improve the schooling outcomes of children from households of people living with HIV (PLHIV). We find a weak positive effect of HIV infection on savings and a significant positive effect on school enrolment and educational expenses for children. High-perceived infection risk has a positive albeit imprecise influence on school enrollment and educational expenses, but no effect on savings.
Suillus lakei (Murrill) A. H. Sm. & Thiers (Boletales, Basidiomycota) in Poland: new data
Authors: Szczepkowski Andrzej , Olenderek Tomasz
Published: November 2017

This study presents up-to-date data on the distribution of the Western Painted Suillus Suillus lakei in Poland. This alien species of fungus was first recorded in Poland in 2012, followed by a second recording in 2013. The third site, presented in this article, was discovered in 2016. A description of the newly discovered site and the basidiomata is given. All three sites of S. lakei are located on private properties overgrown with young Douglas fir. Two of the three recorded sites are located within the boundaries of the Wielkopolskie Province, and one in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Province. Further expansion of this fungus in Poland is expected.
The Danger of So-Called Regulatory ‘Gold-Plating’ in Transposition of EU Law – Lessons from Poland
Authors: Jabłoński Michał
Published: November 2017

Ukraine, just like Poland over thirteen years ago, is on its route to integration with the EU, which would also require a transposition of EU law into the domestic legal system. In fact, the experience of Poland and other Member States shows that transposition of EU law gives rise to several issues. One interesting aspect concerns so-called gold-plating – that is domestic legislation than goes beyond the requirements set forth in EU law. Usually, it results in a greater regulatory burden imposed on entrepreneurs. The paper discusses three examples of such gold-plating regulations in Polish law – being a consequence of implementation of the EU law. Generally speaking, gold-plating is a negative and unwelcome phenomenon. There exists extensive research that shows the cost of gold-plating for the Member States’ economies. Some of the Member States have introduced regulatory policies in order to avoid gold-plating. The analysis shows that there are several actions that need to be performed to restrict the incidence of gold-plating.
The Impact of European Law upon Regulations
Governing Rights Related to Parenthood in Polish Labour Law
Authors: Latos-Miłkowska Monika
Published: November 2017

Membership in the European Union has created for the Polish legislator the duty to adjust Polish law to European standards. As parenthood is an area of intensive legislative activity of the European legislator, it has also come within the ambit of the adjustment obligation. Relevant here are, first and foremost, Council Directive 92/85/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding and Council Directive 2010/18/EU of 8 March 2010 implementing the revised Framework Agreement on parental leave. Adjustment of Polish laws to the EU standard of rights related to parenthood has not been of a revolutionary magnitude and scale. Primarily, it relied on supplementing or specifying solutions that had already been the law. The most major changes affected family leave, considered the equivalent of parental leave regulated in Directive 2010/18. It is worth noting, however, that EU provisions in this respect have been amended several times, which has prompted the Polish legislator to review domestic law on an ongoing basis. In some fields, like the ban of night work of breastfeeding women compliance with EU standards still has not been obtained.
Permissibility of a Power of Attorney in the Event of a Lack of Capacity to Consent
Authors: Pielak Albert
Published: November 2017

The paper describes the regulations of the Council of Europe concerning medical powers of attorney and permissibility of such powers of attorney under Polish law. The author tries to consider whether a medical power of attorney is capable of functioning within the boundaries laid down under the current regulatory regime or whether new agency provisions are necessary. The paper discusses the interpretation of Article 95 § 1 of the Civil Code and the notion of “nature of a legal act”. At the end of the article a reference is made to the European legal tradition as a common ground for Polish and Ukrainian law.
Remarks Regarding the Influence of European Legislation upon Codification of Civil Law
Authors: Rudnicki Jan
Published: November 2017

This paper emphasises that Europeanisation of law contributes greatly to the phenomenon of decodification. The impact of European legislation on the position of the civil code as the main source of private law is clearly visible in the case of directly effective regulations. Also, implementation of directives can (and often does) lead to the creation of legislation regulating civil law matters, yet separate from the civil code. The Polish experience with implementation of directives concerning consumers protection makes for a good example. Regulation of timeshare contracts completely outside the civil code is – according to the Polish doctrine – a result of difficulties with integrating this particular provision into the codification of private law. If such difficulties are inevitable, so is also progressing decodification of civil law due to its advancing harmonization on the European level.
Extended Confiscation of a Material Benefit in Polish
Criminal Law
Authors: Szczucki Krzysztof
Published: November 2017

On 23 March 2017 the Sejm (the lower chamber of the Polish Parliament) passed the Act on Amending the Criminal Code and Numerous Other Acts23. In the reasons appended to the draft bill it was asserted that the law intended “to introduce into Polish substantive, executive and procedural criminal law amendments with a view to enhancing the effectiveness of mechanisms employed to deprive offenders of the benefits they accrued as a result of committing a crime”. This paper sets out to present a construction of Article 45 of the Polish Criminal Code as amended and to assess the correctness of the amendment, particularly in the context of the Polish Constitution and the Directive 2014/42/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on the freezing and confiscation of instrumentalities and proceeds of crime in the European Union.
Ver para hacer. La película como argumento del proyecto
Authors: Bergera Iñaki
Published: November 2017

El presente texto repasa, como caso de estudio, la utilización de películas, cortos y documentales audiovisuales como argumento y referencia en determinados enunciados de proyectos arquitectónicos en los primeros cursos del Grado en Estudios en Arquitectura. A partir de esta contrastable y fructífera experiencia se trata no tanto de revisar y verificar las conocidas sinergias entre cine y arquitectura sino poner metodológicamente de relieve la importancia de dotar al alumno en sus primeros años de práctica proyectual de un apoyo referencial verosímil y verificable —a través de lo visual— que le ayude a caer en la cuenta de los anhelos de realismo al que todo proyecto aspira. El simulacro del proyecto encuentra un aliado en la ficción realista del cine. La asociación cine-arquitectura se pone por tanto al servicio, como medio no como fin, del aprendizaje y la metodología proyectual.

The present paper reviews, as a case study, the use of films, short films and audiovisual documentaries as arguments and references for desing assignments in early design studios at the school of architecture. Out of this fruitful experience the goal is not so much to review and verify the well-known synergies between film and architecture but to methodologically emphasize the importance of endowing the student in his first steps of design practice with realistic and feasible referential support —through the visual— that could help him to realize the yearnings of realism to which every project aspires. The simulacrum of the project finds an ally in the realistic fiction of the movie. The film-architecture association is thus placed at the service, as a medium not as an end, of learning and design methodology.
Tactical Piacenza. Creatividad y nuevos aprendizajes
Authors: Carrascal Pérez María F. , García Vázquez Carlos
Published: November 2017

“Tactical Piacenza” ha sido una actividad formativa encuadrada dentro de la asignatura History of Architecture and Landscape in the Contemporary Age dentro del curso de máster (Laurea Magistrale) “Sustainable Architecture and Landscape Design” de la Scuola di Architettura, Urbanistica, Ingegneria delle Costruzioni del Politecnico Di Milano (Campus Piacenza) durante el periodo académico 2016-17. Esta práctica utilizó una metodología activa de aprendizaje ideada por la plataforma de investigación “Laboratorio Q: de Lugares de Creatividad Urbana”, originada en la Escuela de Arquitectura de la Universidad de Sevilla y extendida a otros contextos académicos en Latinoamérica y Europa. Dentro de este curso teórico/práctico de carácter internacional sobre la historia de la ciudad y el paisaje contemporáneos, “Tactical Piacenza” cumplía un doble objetivo: fomentar un conocimiento crítico sobre el estado de obsolescencia de la ciudad europea de hoy, tomando como caso de estudio el propio contexto de Piacenza, e introducir al estudiante en la investigación académica, indagando en los conceptos de Ciudad Creativa y Urbanismo Táctico.

"Tactical Piacenza" has been a training activity within the subject of History of Architecture and Landscape in the Contemporary Age within the master's degree (Laurea Magistrale) "Sustainable Architecture and Landscape Design" of the Scuola di Architettura, Urbanistica, Ingegneria delle Costruzioni of the Politecnico Di Milano (Campus Piacenza) during the academic period 2016-17. This practice used an active learning methodology developed by the research platform "Laboratory Q: Places of Urban Creativity", originated in the School of Architecture of the University of Seville and extended to other academic contexts in Latin America and Europe. Within this theoretical / practical course of international character on the history of the city and the contemporary landscape, Tactical Piacenza satisfied a double objective: promoting a critical knowledge on the state of the current European city, taking as case of study the context of Piacenza itself, and introducing students to academic research, exploring the concepts of Creative City and Tactical Urbanism.