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Synthesis of Graphene Functionalized Melamine and its Application for Supercapacitor Electrode
Authors: Samoechip Wesarach , Pattananuwat Prasit , Potiyaraj Pranut
Published: July 2018

In this work, we describe the development of graphene as energy storage materials that are supercapacitors. Melamine is successfully used as a Nitrogen source for graphene doping by simple reflux process. The influence of reducing agent ratio is also investigated to study the degree of reducing of graphene functionalized melamine on capacitive behavior. At reducing agent/graphene ratio of 1:1, the nitrogen functional graphene can deliver the highest specific capacitance of 333.38 F/g at 10mV/sec, which is much higher than that obtained from bare graphene. The increasing of reducing agent ratio higher than 1 tends to decrease the capacitive values of graphene functionalized melamine confirming the efficiency of doped Nitrogen content on graphene. This N-doped graphene feature can be viewed as the potentially ideal candidate materials for supercapacitor application.
Study on Seismic Performance of Space KK Type Joint of UHV Transmission Steel Pipe Tower
Authors: Liu Chun Cheng , Zhang Yi Ling , Wang Chong Yang , Huang Da Peng , Yang Geng
Published: July 2018

In order to study on the bearing capacity and energy dissipation capacity of the circular tubular KK-joints under the cyclic loading, the models of space KK tubular joints are established by using ABAQUS finite element software. The influence of outer diameter ratio of branch member to chord member, diameter to thickness ratio of chord member, the axial angle between branch and chord member, horizontal angle between branches and the thickness ratio of stiffeners to chord members are studied. The results show that the joints have the excellent bearing capacity and plastic deformation ability. The smaller the ratio of diameter to thickness and the axial angle of the chord, the better the hysteretic performance of the joints. The larger the ratio of the outer diameter of the chord, the transverse angle between the branches and the thickness ratio of the connecting plate to the chord, the better the hysteretic performance.
Transparencia e información pública en las televisiones del Ecuador: el caso de Ecuavisa y TC Televisión
Authors: López-López Paulo Carlos , Márquez-Domínguez Carmelo , Molina Rodríguez-Navas Pedro , Ramos-Gil Yalitza Therly
Published: July 2018

La presente investigación desarrolla 62 indicadores de transparencia y acceso a la información pública para aplicarlos en forma de test a las televisiones del Ecuador. Metodología: Construcción de un panel de indicadores divididos en cinco bloques, siguiendo la metodología Infoparticipa, para el estudio de las páginas web de Ecuavisa y TC Televisión. Evaluación de su nivel de transparencia en el Infómetro de www.mapainfoparticipa.com. Resultados: Las empresas informativas analizadas suspenden en transparencia, obteniendo las peores puntuaciones en la identificación de sus responsables y la gestión de los recursos colectivos, y la mejor en la información para la participación. Discusión y conclusiones: El acceso a la información pública y la transparencia, a pesar de tener un amplio desarrollo normativo, no se cumple en este tipo de organizaciones. Los datos básicos no se ofrecen y en el caso de su publicación, no son claros, son insuficientes y poco accesibles.
Product Wheels for Scheduling in the Baking Industry: A Case Study
Authors: Trattner Alexandria Lee , Herbert-Hansen Zaza Nadja Lee , Hvam Lars
Published: July 2018

This paper illustrates current challenges and suggests solutions within the area of scheduling in the baking industry. The analysis applies the product wheel heuristic approach of King (2009) and tests the production cycles generated using actual sales and production data from a manufacturer of frozen baked goods. The product wheel method showed to be a suitable method for application at the baked goods manufacturer and generated a 23% reduction in setup and inventory cost at the case company. Despite the benefits, the product wheel method proved difficult to apply in a high variety setting, where an operations research model may have achieved more significant results.
Journalism during South Africa's apartheid regime
Authors: Alhadeff Vic
Published: July 2018

Vic Alhadeff was chief sub-editor of The Cape Times, Cape Town’s daily newspaper, during the apartheid era. It was a staunchly anti-apartheid newspaper, and the government had enacted a draconian system of laws to govern and restrict what media could say. The effect was that anti-apartheid activists such as Mandela were not 'merely’ imprisoned, they were also banned, as was the African National Congress. Under the law, it was illegal to quote a banned person or organisation. This meant if there was to be an anti-apartheid rally in the city – and we reported it – it could be construed as promoting the aims of a banned organisation. As chief sub-editor, I had to navigate this minefield. In addition, most English-language newspapers were anti-apartheid and had a resident police spy on staff (one of our senior journalists); on a number of occasions I would receive a call from the Magistrate’s Office after the newspaper had gone to print at midnight, putting an injunction on a story. We would have to call back the trucks and dump the 100,000 copies of the newspaper and reprint. The challenge was to inform readers as what was happening and to speak out against apartheid – without breaking the law.

South Africa had its own Watergate equivalent. The apartheid government understood that English speakers generally were anti-apartheid, so it siphoned 64 million rands from the Defence budget and set up the Information Department. The aim was to purchase media outlets overseas which would be pro-apartheid, and it set up an English-language newspaper in South Africa, to be pro-apartheid. It was called The Citizen – and I was offered a job as deputy editor at double my salary, plus an Audi. (I declined the offer, for the record). Two journalists uncovered the scandal, and brought down the Prime Minister.
Polish Migrants and Organizations in Australia
Authors: Kinowska Zofia , Pakulski Jan
Published: July 2018

The social profile and the organizational landscape of Polish diaspora, known as ‘Polonia’, in Australia has been undergoing a significant change: sociodemographic (ageing), sociocultural (diversification) and sociopolitical (integration and assimilation). The ‘wave-type’ immigration (1947-56 and 1980-89), combined with the sudden decline in immigration after Poland’s independence (1989) and accession to the EU (2004), resulted in the rapid shrinking, ageing and internal differentiation of the Polish community. The pre-1989 ‘ethno-representative’ and ex-servicemen organisations have been withering away. The ‘culture preserving’ ethnic organizations, as well as religious/church groups also weaken, due to their shrinking demographic base. The Australian ‘Polonia’ is diversifying, as well as internally dividing, the latter process accelerated by widening political-ideological divisions in Poland. Under the impact of social diversification and globalization, and in the context of evolving multicultural policies in Australia, new forms of organization and social activism emerge. Interethnic, integrative and ‘bridging’ organizations and initiatives, anchored mainly in metropolitan social circles of Melbourne and Sydney, attract the most educated immigrants and their offspring and break the mould of ethnic exclusivity. Next to traditional Polish Associations, multiplying Senior Clubs and still numerous Polish schools there also appear some nationalistic groups, active mainly in social media. These general trends: numerical decline, ageing and diversification (combined with political divisions) reflect the changing conditions in the Australian and Polish societies, as well as the processes of migrant adaptation and integration.
At Cross roads: White Social Work in Australia and the discourse on Australian multiculturalism
Authors: Monani Devaki
Published: July 2018

The profession of social work intervenes in the lives of the vulnerable and marginalised. In the majority, social work policy and practice in Australia has been founded on a western practice paradigm. Recent and rapid developments in the migratory trends of migrants and refugees places additional demands on social workers to practice with and for diverse communities. This article argues that the profession of social work is reluctant to embrace the multicultural face of Australia and lacks the intellectual apparatus to respond to diversity. The article underpins Professor Andrew Jakubowicz's analysis to multiculturalism as a powerful platform for social work academics and students to critically engage with by challenge existing racism and discriminatory trends towards multicultural communities that may possibly arise in social work practice.
Stranger in a Strange Land: reflections on my first fifty years in academia
Authors: Jakubowicz Andrew Henry
Published: July 2018

The author reflects on engaged sociology over the past half-century, exploring the political contradictions, and social and political change. The essay expresses thoughts on his retirement, and the importance of collaboration.
Ice cloud microphysical trends observed by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder
Authors: Kahn Brian H. , Takahashi Hanii , Stephens Graeme L. , Yue Qing , Delanoë Julien , Manipon Gerald , Manning Evan M. , Heymsfield Andrew J.
Published: July 2018

Abstract. We use the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) version 6 ice cloud property
and thermodynamic phase retrievals to quantify variability and 14-year trends
in ice cloud frequency, ice cloud top temperature (Tci), ice
optical thickness (τi) and ice effective radius
(rei). The trends in ice cloud properties are shown to be
independent of trends in information content and χ2. Statistically
significant decreases in ice frequency, τi, and ice water path
(IWP) are found in the SH and NH extratropics, but trends are of much smaller
magnitude and statistically insignificant in the tropics. However,
statistically significant increases in rei are found in all three
latitude bands. Perturbation experiments consistent with estimates of AIRS
radiometric stability fall significantly short of explaining the observed
trends in ice properties, averaging kernels, and χ2 trends. Values of
rei are larger at the tops of opaque clouds and exhibit
dependence on surface wind speed, column water vapour (CWV) and surface
temperature (Tsfc) with changes up to 4–5 µm but are only 1.9 %
of all ice clouds. Non-opaque clouds exhibit a much smaller change in
rei with respect to CWV and Tsfc. Comparisons between DARDAR
and AIRS suggest that rei is smallest for single-layer cirrus,
larger for cirrus above weak convection, and largest for cirrus above strong
convection at the same cloud top temperature. This behaviour is consistent
with enhanced particle growth from radiative cooling above convection or
large particle lofting from strong convection.
Comprehensive organic emission profiles for gasoline, diesel, and gas-turbine engines including intermediate and semi-volatile organic compound emissions
Authors: Lu Quanyang , Zhao Yunliang , Robinson Allen L.
Published: July 2018

Abstract. Emissions from mobile sources are important contributors to both primary and secondary organic aerosols (POA and SOA) in urban environments. We compiled recently published data to create comprehensive model-ready organic emission profiles for on- and off-road gasoline, gas-turbine, and diesel engines. The profiles span the entire volatility range, including volatile organic compounds (VOCs, effective saturation concentration C* = 107–1011 µg/m3), intermediate-volatile organic compounds (IVOCs, C* = 103–106 µg/m3), semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs, C* = 1–102 µg/m3), low-volatile organic compounds (LVOCs, C* ≤ 0.1 µg/m3) and non-volatile organic compounds (NVOCs). Organic emissions from all three source categories feature tri-modal volatility distributions ("by-product" mode, "fuel" mode, and "lubricant oil" mode). Despite wide variations in emission factors for total organics, the mass fractions of IVOCs and SVOCs are relatively consistent across sources using the same fuel type; for example, contributing 4.5 % (2.4–9.6 % as 10th to 90th percentile) and 1.1 % (0.4–3.6 %) for gasoline engine emissions, respectively. This suggests that a single profile can be used to represent the emissions from sources operating on the same fuel. Gasoline and gas-turbine emissions are enriched in IVOCs relative to unburned fuel. The new profiles predict that IVOCs and SVOC vapor contribute significantly to SOA production. We compare our new profiles to traditional source profiles and various scaling approach used previously to estimate IVOC emissions. These comparisons reveal large errors in these different approaches ranging from failure to account for IVOC emissions (traditional source profiles) to assuming source-invariant scaling ratios (most IVOC scaling approaches). The profiles are designed to be directly implemented into chemical transport models and inventories.
Evaporation suppression and energy balance of water reservoirs covered with self-assembling floating elements
Authors: Aminzadeh Milad , Lehmann Peter , Or Dani
Published: July 2018

Abstract. The growing pressure on natural freshwater resources and the projected climate
variability are expected to increase the need for water storage during rainy
periods. Evaporative losses present a challenge for the efficiency of water
storage in reservoirs, especially in arid regions with chronic water
shortages. Among the available methods for suppressing evaporative losses,
self-assembling floating elements offer a simple and scalable solution,
especially for small reservoirs. The use of floating elements has often been
empirically based; we thus seek a framework for systematic consideration of
floating element properties, local climate and reservoir conditions to better
predict evaporative loss, energy balance and heat fluxes from covered water
reservoirs. We linked the energy balance of the water column with energy
considerations of the floating elements. Results suggest significant
suppression of evaporative losses from covered reservoirs in which incoming
radiative energy is partitioned to sensible and long wave fluxes that reduce
latent heat flux and thus increase the Bowen ratio over covered water
reservoirs. Model findings were consistent with laboratory-scale observations
using an uncovered and covered small basin. The study offers a physically
based framework for testing design scenarios in terms of evaporation
suppression efficiency for various climatic conditions; it hence strengthens
the science in the basis of this important water resource conservation
strategy.
Cooperativas de medios en España. Un periodismo emprendedor y ciudadano en tiempos de crisis
Authors: Barranquero Carretero Alejandro , Sánchez Moncada María
Published: July 2018

En España la crisis económica ha tenido un correlato directo en el sector periodístico y conducido al cierre de medios de referencia y al aumento de los despidos y la precarización del sector. En este contexto adverso, las cooperativas de medios se han convertido en una vía de salida para muchos profesionales por cuanto ofrecen la posibilidad de construir un periodismo autónomo e identificado con el interés de los propios trabajadores y de la ciudadanía. Este artículo esboza una cartografía de las cooperativas periodísticas en España durante el período de crisis económica que arranca en 2008. Se intenta caracterizar cuál es el origen e ideario de estos proyectos, y cuáles son sus principales modelos de organización y sostenibilidad a fin de garantizar una agenda informativa alternativa e independiente.
Employers’ Perspectives on the Performance of Higher Education Institutions in Preparing Graduates for the Workplace: A Review of the Literature
Authors: Hodgman Matthew R
Published: July 2018

Educational credentials play an important role in the job attainment process. To employers, academic credentials signal that a prospective employee has acquired certain competencies that certify readiness for the workplace. As grantors of educational credentials, higher education institutions (HEIs) are entrusted with the important duty of preparing graduates to enter the workforce. In order to better understand what employers need from HEIs in terms of preparing recent graduates for the workforce and the degree to which employers currently view the performance of HEIs in terms of preparing graduates to meet these needs, a review of the literature concerning employers’ perceptions of HEI performance was conducted for the current study. Sources were reviewed and analyzed for reoccurring ideas or themes in the literature. Three themes emerged from the review: (a) the need for work-related skills, (b) the need for internships, and (c) skepticism toward for-profit higher education (FPHE) graduates. Suggestions for future research are offered based on the emergent themes. This study is beneficial to prospective college students, college administrators, employers, and higher education professionals and scholars.
Research on Sandy Soils from Oltenia Plain and Their Cultivation
Authors: Stănilă Anca-Luiza , Simota Cătălin Cristian , Răţoi Iulian , Diaconu Aurelia , Dumitru Mihail , Dumitru Sorina Iustina
Published: July 2018

Sandy soils from Oltenia Plain occupies the largest area in the country, about 209.400 ha and are situated on terraces of the Danube, the Jiu and Olt River and west Oltenia Plain. The primary material of the origin of the sand in the south Oltenia is the Carpathians South of Olt and Jiu, the differences consisting of the amount somewhat less coarse sand by the Danube, rich in calcium carbonate thereof as compared to the sand and sandy soils from Left Jiu. The territory between Olt, Jiu, and Danube consists of two distinct areas: one field Leu-Rotunda, located in southeastern Oltenia. This field is a continuation of the surface of the plateau levatinului Piedmont. The second area is formed by terraces Olt, Jiu and Danube. This area has the absolute altitude between 110-140 m with slopes to the east and south. As such relief formations have shown sandy dunes and interdune form. Dunes had heights of 5-15 m and 100-500 m width were interdune. Area with sandy soils in southern Oltenia is crossed by a river system, represented by the Danube River to the south, Olt River to the east and west Jiu River. Plant growth and development of the sandy, is related to the presence of water, which has a decisive role. Low rainfall, high temperatures and Austru wind, warm and dry, make sands of Oltenia sometimes take the form of semi-desert. From an textural, in most cases, the percentage of coarse sand is higher and the lower sand on the dune and the interdune increase both the proportion of sand and the clay. In Oltenia Plain appear dominant cernisols represented by typical chernozems, calcic chernozems, cambic chernozems, gleyic chernozems and argic chernozems, which are added some luvisols of type reddish preluvosols and typical luvosols and some typical eutricambosols. Not missing hidrisols nor salsodisols, and in floodplains and terraces predominate protisols with distric psamosols and eutric aluviosols. Lately, as a result of pedoameliorative measures, such as shaping and leveling, were essential changes in both the forms of relief, and the main physical and chemical properties, disappearing dunes due to mobilization on higher ground sand and depositing the material in interdune. Excavated and deposited quantities of sand are varied both in terms of origin and physic and chemical properties. Production potential is medium. Requires to stem deflation, the increase in organic matter in the soil and especially in the areas set (level model), the fertilization and maintaining forest cover.
The Establishment of GRC Integrated Approach in Iranian bank’s for Smoothing the Interaction with the International Banking System
Authors: Hosseiny Seyed Mehdi , Asli Sheida , Rajabi Mohammad , Asli Sholeh
Published: July 2018

In today's complex global business environment, having a clear vision of information and corporate governance approach, management and ensure the performance of compliance, risk and accepting it, are essential for the success of any organization. Organizations that choose corporate governance, risk management and compliance (GRC), at their forefront of their actions, have a competitive advantage. They well-informed their abilities in strategic decision-making, and able to respond with agility and speed to the threats and opportunities that arise. Therefore, the concept of GRC, in recent years, has attracted the serious attention of banks and financial institutions at the international level. Banks, as financial intermediaries, play an important role in creating economic stability. Hence, the development of processes and structures in order to manage the activities of the organization, in line with the needs of beneficiaries, internal and international business regulations and requirements and business risks as well as ensuring the safety and health performance of these financial institutions are necessary and inevitable. In particular, in the current situation that the premises and the space necessary to interact with foreign banks have been developed, attention to the frameworks and international standards in the interaction between banks, including the implementation of corporate governance, risk management and compliance have the utmost importance. Hence, the concept of GRC at international level has attracted the serious attention that covers all the organization's activities in the three areas of governance, risk management and compliance. Implementation of GRC integrated approach ensures that an organization reaches its desired goals and vision if acts rationally. However, some challenges and structural constraints in the banking system of the country and the lack of comprehensive instructions, which is derived from the requirements and internal conditions of the country and is developed based on international standards, cause the importance of this issue will be trimmed in the banks and financial institutions.Hence, in this study, first, the concept of GRC and the importance of its implementation in the banking system are explained and then, Different approaches to deployment GRC are included in the organization in and the following, we pointed to the relationship between GRC components, including corporate governance, risk management and compliance and examined the principles governing the establishment of each international authorities’ perspective and challenges in the banking system in this context, presented suggestions in order to overcome obstacles and constraints in implementation of GRC, effectively.
Diferencias morfológicas de material reproductivo de marango acriollado (Moringa oleifera Lam.) y variedad mejorada (Moringa oleifera var. PKM)
Authors: Noguera-Talavera Álvaro , Reyes-Sánchez Nadir , Mendieta-Araica Bryan , Gutiérrez Camilo , Lino Macario Diego
Published: July 2018

Con el propósito de aportar a la identificación con base científica del material reproductivo (especie acriollada y variedad PKM) de Moringa oleifera Lam., con el que trabajan productores nicaragüenses, se llevó a cabo la caracterización morfológica con base en estructuras vegetativas y reproductivas como hojas y confi guración de corona o copa y, frutos y semillas. Metodológicamente el trabajo fue desarrollado a través de la observación y medición de las estructuras de interés durante el período de cosecha en instalaciones del Instituto Nicaragüense de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Los resultados muestran que para todas las variables medidas se encontró diferencias estadísticas, lo que indica diferenciación morfológica marcada entre los materiales reproductivos.
Analizando la pobreza desde los pobres: propuesta de un marco teórico integrador
Authors: Harrison Alvergue Federico Ricardo
Published: July 2018

El presente trabajo representa un esfuerzo por construir un marco teórico que permita analizar la pobreza a partir de las dinámicas económicas, culturales y sociales en las que viven quienes se encuentran en esa condición. Para llevar a cabo esta tarea se integraron conceptos centrales de la Escuela Austriaca de Economía (el problema de coordinación), de la Nueva Economía Institucional (el impacto de las instituciones informales) y de la Nueva Sociología Económica (las redes sociales y la noción de embeddedness de la actividad económica). El resultado es un modelo de análisis que permite abordar la pobreza desde una perspectiva diferente de la que tradicionalmente se ha venido empleando en el ámbito de la economía política.
Aproximación a las ideas políticas y éticas de Karl Popper
Authors: González Luis Armando
Published: July 2018

En estas notas se exponen algunas ideas políticas y éticas de Popper a partir de tres libros suyos: Después de la sociedad abierta, La sociedad abierta y sus enemigos, y La responsabilidad de vivir. Se ensaya apenas una aproximación somera a su pensamiento político y ético, con el ánimo de rescatar, desde escritos significativos, nociones que permiten no sólo entender mejor a uno de los filósofos más relevantes del siglo XX, sino apuntalar mejor nociones que en el presente han perdido espesor y rigor, especialmente en el ámbito de la ética.
Star Wars, una galaxia muy muy cercana: Un mito moderno y su construcción social
Authors: Segura Jaubert José Marco , Magallón Delgado Mitzi
Published: July 2018

A través de siete apartados se analiza la cronología de Star Wars, el contexto histórico-social que la determina y cómo se evidencia en la saga. También por qué se puede considerar Star Wars como un mito moderno y cómo refleja el viaje del héroe. Son estudiados aspectos religiosos que gira alrededor del concepto de la Fuerza, los aprendizajes biopedagógicos, la interculturalidad manifiesta en la saga y los elementos que ésta posee para que se desarrolle un nuevo camino espiritual llamado jedismo.
Impact of educational guidelines about prevention of pressure injuries among infants in Intensive Care UnitImpact of educational guidelines about prevention of pressure injuries among infants in intensive care unit
Authors: Fattah Hassan Eman Abdel
Published: July 2018

Most pressure injuries are preventable. Nurses have an essential role in their prevention, but they need to acquire related evidence-based knowledge and skills. The study aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of educational guidelines for pediatric nurses on the prevention of pressure injury (PI) among infants in intensive care unit (ICU). The study was carried out in ICU at El-Monira Children Hospital, affiliated to Cairo University hospitals using quasi-experimental design with pre-post evaluation. It involved 50 pediatric nurses and 50 infants under their care. Infants were 1-12 months old, newly admitted in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), and connected to a mechanical ventilator. A self-administered questionnaire was used for nurse’s knowledge, an observation checklist for practice, and the PI risk assessment scale. The educational guidelines prepared by the researcher based on assessment information and pertinent literature, and implemented it in small group sessions, and its effects evaluated immediately after, and one-month later. Two-thirds of the infants (64%) were not at risk of PI at the admission and first follow-up days. This was reduced to 56% on day 4. Nurses’ knowledge was deficient in all aspects. In total, only one (2.0%) nurse had satisfactory knowledge before the intervention; this increased to 92.0% at the post-intervention phase, and 78% at follow-up. Moreover, none of the nurses had adequate total practice before the intervention; this rose to 74.0% at the post-intervention and follow-up phases. A higher admission risk score was a protective factor with Odds Ratio (OR) 0.87 for the incidence of pressure injuries, while a higher injury risk score on day 3 was a significant risk factor with OR 1.20. Thus, nurses in PICUs can gain evidence-based knowledge and skills related to PI prevention through simple educational guidelines associated with practical training.
Theoretical Investigation of the Electronic Structure of the Strontium Mono-Sulfide Molecule SrS Using the ab initio Calculation Method
Authors: Hijazi Hanan , Korek Mahmoud
Published: July 2018

AbstractThe ground state and 23 other low-lying singlet and triplet electronic states of the strontium mono-sulfide molecule SrS, in the 2s+1Λ± representation, have been examined by ab initio calculations using the computational chemistry software MOLPRO and the graphical user interface GABEDIT. The potential energy curves, in terms of the internuclear distance R, resulted from the complete active space self-consistent field (CASSCF) and multi-reference doubly and singly configuration interaction (MRDSCI) with Davidson correction (+Q) calculations. The permanent dipole moments (μ) and the spectroscopic constants (Te: the electronic energy with respect to the ground state, ωe: the harmonic frequency, Re: the equilibrium internuclear distance, Be: the rotational constant, De: the equilibrium dissociation energy) have been investigated. The results of this work are in good agreement with the results available in literature. Moreover, for the first time, it was possible to study 20 new singlet and triplet electronic states of SrS molecule.
The Level of Involvement with the Olimpic Games and its Influence in Sport Sponsorship.
Authors: Zapata Soledad , Martínez Laura
Published: July 2018

In this research, intend to demonstrate the influence of the consumer involvement in a finer brand purchase intent of the sponsor, and generate an effect on the consumers "goodwill" towards the sponsor and also to perceive a greater fit between sponsor and event, and finally cause the consumer better exposure in the event. This was chosen the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. In this study, different analyses have been conducted to verify reliability and factorial scales of charges. As well as analyses to contrast the hypotheses: ANOVAS and structural equations using the SmartPLS program (is a software with graphical user interface for variance-based structural equation modeling (SEM) using the partial least squares (PLS) path modeling method[1]), to check the fit for the model. It is interesting to highlight the contribution to this research, because if organizations look for sporting events with a public involved with them. Consequently will get a bigger intention to purchase the sponsor's brand, a finer perception of both the goodwill and the fit between the event and the sponsor, and finally a larger exposure in the event and accordingly, to the promotions made by sponsor brands. [1] Wong, K. K. K. (2013). Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) techniques using SmartPLS. Marketing Bulletin, 24(1), 1-32.
The Validity of Ten Organic and Romantic Challenges of the Interwar Period Generation and Ten Weaknesses of Their Implementation
Authors: Witkowski Lech
Published: July 2018

The paper aims to compare the challenges faced by youths of Radlinska’s generation with the young of today, posing questions about what triggered the increased energy, agency and activism of the young of the interwar period and asks if it could be utilised by current pedagogical ‘forces’ in Poland. The focus is placed on teachers’ education and emerging new systems of tuition, as well as the extraordinary achievements of the social pedagogue of the interwar period – Helena Radlinska. The article is a modified and updated version of an excerpt from the book entitled: 'Invisible environment' (Witkowski, 2014) published in Polish language by Impuls. The idea of revisiting this theme was triggered by the upcoming celebration of the 100 years anniversary of the Independence of Poland (1918)
An expert discussion on male and female experiences of conversion to Islam – socio-pedagogical implications in the European context
Authors: Gorak-Sosnowska Katarzyna , Bartoszewicz Monika
Published: July 2018

This paper is a non-conventional academic paper based on a live discussion organized by the Polish expert on Saudi women’s issues, Professor Anna Odrowaz-Coates (2015, 2016), which took place in The Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw, in June 2018. Two participating experts are known for their conflicting points of view on issues of security and integration of Muslims in Europe. In this exchange of viewpoints, they focussed on the issue of conversion to Islam in Poland and the UK, drawing upon multiple field research experiences they encountered. The main points of reference deal with the conversion of British prisoners whilst in prison and that of Polish women of diverse backgrounds. The impact of new media on the formation of public opinion, dissemination of faith and radicalization is also considered. The expert debate makes a significant contribution towards the socio-cultural and political discussion on culture clash versus coherence, integration and stability in a European context. It also concerns the use of new communication technology for the preservation of peace, radicalization and the elevation of moral panic
'Hook - up' in the sexual culture of Polish and Ukrainian students - a communique of research
Authors: Kempińska Urszula , Rudenko Mykola
Published: July 2018

'Hook -ups'- emotionally uninvolved sexual encounters are becoming more and more rooted in popular culture, reflecting the changing social and sexual attitudes. Hook-up behavior may include a wide range of sexual activities such as kisses, oral sex and penetration. Hook-up raises the anxiety of many researchers due to many negative consequences, such as sexual violence, sexually transmitted diseases, emotional disorders and / or unplanned pregnancy. The aim of the study was to answer the question: how often do Polish and Ukrainian students take sexual relations with strangers?
“Everything under control?”: Privacy control salience influences both critical processing and perceived persuasiveness of targeted advertising among adolescents
Authors: Zarouali Brahim , Poels Karolien , Ponnet Koen , Walrave Michel
Published: July 2018

Given that adolescents continuously interact with the user interface of a social networking site, it might be a strategic place to address privacy-related issues. This study investigates whether and how privacy control features embedded in Facebook’s user interface could serve as a cue to influence adolescents in their critical processing and perceived persuasiveness of targeted advertisements. To test this, an experimental study among 178 adolescents aged 14-16 years was conducted. Results reveal that increasing privacy control salience by means of user interface elements leads to more critical processing of targeted advertising; at the same time, when adolescents perceive a higher privacy control, they also evaluate a targeted ad as more effective, convincing and reliable (i.e., increase in perceived persuasiveness). The study further identifies two underlying mechanisms by which these effects operate: perceived control and self-efficacy. Based on these findings, theoretical contributions and practical implications are discussed to optimize advertising campaigns on social networking sites in a responsible and privacy-protective way.
Recurrent dynamic programming
Authors: Tsoi Aleksander Alekseievitch
Published: July 2018

We developed the tchniques for immediate solution and optimization by parts for discrete nonlinear separable programming problem on the graph. These two techniques are based on the use of the dynamic programming method that results in obtaining one algorithm of dynamic programming built into another one. The both techniques make use of the graph structure. Multiple use of the decomposition is generalized in the frames of the hierarchically recurrent algorithm of dynamic programming.
Utilization of the soya husk in techno-agglomerates
Authors: Melz Ederson Ilvar , Loss Junior Carlos , Sutil Joelson , Olivera Winston Xaubet
Published: July 2018

The preservation of the environment bacame a fundamental practice nowadays all over the planet. Giving continuity to this ideology we researched an alternative material that uses quickly renewable natural resources for the production of agglomerate sheeting.In a strategic analysis of the possible materials that could be used for the production of agglomerate, we decided for the soy bean husks, for being a material of low cost, abundant and composed basically of fiber and cellulose. It confers a low density to the material and permits the agglomerate sheeting fabrication with varied densities. To obtain the agglomerate sheeting we took the following steps:- We used different soybean particle sizes besides the raw husk size;- We added tannin-formaldehyde glue to connect and waterproof the particles;- We carried out a compression and polymerization where we obtained quality sheeting, these being submitted to evaluation tests where we confirmed the applicability and efficiency of the soybean husk for agglomerate sheeting manufacturing.In the whole world, the research for new aggregate development has turned principally to synthetic materials or to the massive exploitation of non-renewable natural resources, while the use of the materials like soya husk, abundant and appropriate, can have a great tendency to minimize pollution, deforestation and final price products.This new technology turns the implantation of agglomerate producing industries viable, because the soya husk is derived from an amply implanted culture, which hold the concept of Zero Emission or whole usage of the prime material to the current application with low cost and high profitability.
Controle alternativo de podridões pós-colheita em tomate
Authors: Machado Roberta Flavia Cipriano , Bonaldo Solange Maria , Wobeto Carmen , Cabral Paes Pereira e Barros Carolina de Faria , Alves de França Rozineide Pereira
Published: July 2018

O Brasil é um dos grandes produtores de tomate, porém a maior parte da produção destina-se ao consumo interno por não se enquadrar nos padrões internacionais. Neste estudo foi avaliado o efeito de óleos essenciais sobre parâmetros físico-químicos, bem como no controle de patógenos pós-colheita em frutos de tomateiro. Os tratamentos avaliados foram Cantus® (testemunha positiva), água destilada (testemunha negativa), óleos essenciais a 1% de Alecrim (Rosmarinus officinalis), Canela (Cinnamomum zeylanicum), Cravo-da-índia (Caryophillus aromaticus), Copaíba (Copaifera sp.). Os frutos foram imergidos nos tratamentos, incubados em câmara úmida por 24 horas e mantidos em sala climatizada com temperatura de 25ºC. Avaliou-se a redução de massa, cor, potencial hidrogeniônico (pH), sólidos solúveis totais (SST), acidez total titulável (ATT), relação sólidos solúveis totais e acidez total titulável (SST/ATT), índice de maturação e incidência de patógenos. Utilizou-se o delineamento inteiramente casualizado, com quarenta e oito parcelas, totalizando 192 frutos. Foram realizadas análises físico-químicas em três períodos, sendo uma avaliação anterior à incubação e duas após. As análises físico-químicas após a incubação foram realizadas ao 3º e 7º dias de armazenamento. As avaliações de incidência de patógenos e maturação foram realizadas diariamente. Para os parâmetros de ATT, SST, pH e SST/ATT não houve alteração decorrente da aplicação dos óleos essenciais, assemelhando-se aos resultados encontrados na literatura. Os tratamentos com óleos essenciais não apresentaram eficiência no controle de patógenos pós-colheita, porém observa-se que óleo de alecrim controlou a maturação dos frutos em pós-colheita.
Factors associated with the patency loss of arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis
Authors: Tasić Nebojša , Gavrić Nikola
Published: July 2018

Introduction. The aim of the study is to examine the frequence of both early and later postoperative complications of arteriovenous fistula (AVF), as well as to determine the factors associated with the patency loss of AVF. Methods. The examination included 250 patients underwent native lower-arm AVF for hemodialysis createion, after which they had been monitored for at least six months. The patients were divided into two groups: group 1, consisting of 50 patients (30 males, aged 65.9 ± 11.9 years), in which there was the patency loss of AVF after 31.8 ± 38.8 months; group 2, consisted of 200 patients (106 males, aged 67.6 ± 9.5 years) with functional AVF that was followed for 57.5 ± 40.1 months. Apart from clinical state and AVF functionality, the biochemical parameters recommended for the hemodialysis patients were regularly checked. Results. There was significantly greater percentage of diabetes (42% vs. 12%), hypertension (42% vs. 2%) and anaemia (100% vs. 83.5%) found among the patients belonging to the first group, in comparison with the second one. On the other hand, there was no significant difference in the demographic, clinical and laboratory parameters. The patients from the first group had a significantly smaller diameter of the vein used for AVF (2.4 ± 0.25 mm vs. 2.7 ± 0.31 mm; p = 0.0001), frequently thickened venous walls (32% vs. 8%), as well as the lower quality of the artery used for AVF, in comparison with the second group. Time passed from the operation of AVF to its exploitation was significantly shorter in patients with than in those without occlusion of AVF (28.9 ± 6.6 days vs. 95.0 ±1 52.6 days; p=0.0025). The number of intraoperative, as well as early and later postoperative complications was significantly larger in the first group than in the second one. Hypotension, the use of AVF for hemodialysis less than 45 days after the creation, number of intraoperative complications, diabetes, anaemia, the previous cannnulation of the vein used for AVF, quality of artery and vein and the number of postoperative complications were selected by multivariate logistic regression analysis as independent factors associated with the patency loss of AVF. Conclusion. The patients with the patency loss of AVF had a significantly greater number of both intraoperative and postoperative complications. The patency loss of AVF is associated with the range of changeable risk factors the recognition and elimination of which can improve the AVF functionality status, as well as prolong the time of its exploitation.
Hyperspectral tree crown classification using the multiple instance adaptive cosine estimator
Authors: Zou Sheng , Gader Paul , Zare Alina
Published: July 2018

Tree species classification using hyperspectral imagery is a challenging task due to the high spectral similarity between species and large intra-species variability. This paper proposes a solution using the Multiple Instance Adaptive Cosine Estimator (MI-ACE) algorithm. MI-ACE estimates a discriminative target signature to differentiate between a pair of tree species while accounting for label uncertainty. Additionally, the performance of MI-ACE does not rely on parameter settings that require tuning resulting in a method that is easy to use in application. Results presented are using training and testing data provided by a data analysis competition aimed at encouraging the development of methods for extracting ecological information through remote sensing obtained through participation in the competition.
Applications of biodiversity theories in conservation
Authors: Meyer Katrin M. , Sciaini Marco , van Waveren Clara-Sophie
Published: July 2018

Biodiversity theories are not very often explicitly consulted in conservation practice, but implicitly many conservation decisions rely on theory. Biodiversity theories can inform important conservation actions such as assessments of species richness and extinction or habitat loss and fragmentation. Popular examples of biodiversity theories are niche theory and island biogeography theory, whereas neutral theory is less known. Here, we review the implications of biodiversity theories for conservation practice, focusing on neutral theory. Neutral theory assumes that the establishment and success of an individual in a community does not depend on its species identity, but is instead predominantly driven by a stochastic process. We found that drift and stochasticity appear much less frequently in conservation studies than selection processes typical of niche theory. This might be because habitat-specificity is not supported by neutral theory, but is common among rare and vulnerable species. Furthermore, neutral theory makes less intuitive assumptions than niche theory and does not consider trophic interactions. However, models based on neutral theory proved to be useful in some biodiversity hotspots. Moreover, some models based on neutral theory subdivide space into local community and metacommunity, which reflects concepts commonly used in conservation science. Neutral approaches have been used in conservation to generate realistic species-abundance distributions and species-area relationships, provide a standard against which to compare species loss, prioritize species protection, model biological invasions, and support protected area design. We propose that neutral theory can serve as a valuable first-order approximation to reduce complexity and by design account for drift and stochasticity. Neutral theory provides the benefits of a community theory whereas niche theory focuses on single species. Ideally, neutral approaches should be used as a starting point for conscious stepwise addition of niche structure. This step-wise approach reflects recent integrative biodiversity theories that combine aspects of neutral and niche theory such as the stochastic niche or emergent neutrality and may provide a promising foundation for future conservation practice.
Plectranthus amiculatus and P. altanmouiensis (Lamiaceae): new species from Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia
Authors: Wilson Trevor Craig , Forster Paul I , Renner Matt A.M.
Published: July 2018

Two new species of Plectranthus are described from Cape York Peninsula, Queensland. Plectranthus amiculatus and P. altanmouiensis have restricted distributions on the peninsular tip and Altanmoui range, respectively. Both species are illustrated and notes on habitat, distribution, affinities and conservation status are provided.
New Frontiers on van der Waals Layered Metal Phosphorous Trichalcogenides
Authors: Wang Fengmei , Shifa Tofik A. , Yu Peng , He Peng , Liu Yang , Wang Feng , Wang Zhenxing , Zhan Xueying , Lou Xiaoding , Xia Fan , He Jun
Published: July 2018

The exponentially growing works on 2D materials have resulted in both high scientific interest and huge potential applications in nanocatalysis, optoelectronics, and spintronics. Of especial note is that the newly emerged and promising family of metal phosphorus trichalcogenides (MPX3) contains semiconductors, metals, and insulators with intriguing layered structures and architectures. The bandgaps of the members in this family range from 1.3 to 3.5 eV, significantly enriching the application of 2D materials in the broad wavelength spectrum. In this review, emphasizing their remarkable structural, physicochemical, and magnetic properties, as well as the numerous applications in various fields, the innovative progress on layered MPX3 crystals is summarized. Different from other layered materials, these crystals will advance a fascinating frontier in magnetism and spintronic devices with their especially featured atomic layered nanosheets. Thus, their crystal and electronic structures, along with some related researches in magnetism, are discussed in detail. The assortments of growth methods are then summarized. Considering their potential applications, the prominent utilization of these 2D MPX3 nanoscrystals in catalysis, batteries, and optoelectronics is also discussed. Finally, the outlook of these kinds of layered nanomaterials is provided.