bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
RACIONALIDADE ECONÔMICA, TRABALHO E ECOLOGIA EM ANDRÉ GORZ
Authors: Langer André
Published: December 2017

O presente artigo tem por objetivo apresentar a análise crítica de André Gorz sobre o trabalho e a ecologia política a partir da centralidade que o conceito de racionalidade econômica no capitalismo adquire em seu pensamento. Para ele, a extensão ilimitada da racionalidade econômica ao trabalho e à natureza é considerada sem futuro do ponto de vista da sociedade. Gorz reconhece a íntima relação entre a crítica do capitalismo e a tarefa da ecologia política. Outro aspecto presente em sua obra, menos explorado, é a relação entre trabalho e crise ecológica. O capitalismo apropria-se do trabalho ou emprego não apenas para os seus interesses, mas também os transforma em instrumentos de destruição da natureza. Este paper objetiva também, fiel ao espírito do próprio Gorz, embora de maneira sucinta, indicar alguns horizontes alternativos.
Diretrizes de projeto para a redução de perdas na produção de Habitações de Interesse Social customizadas com painéis pré-fabricados em sistemas de construção a seco
Authors: Nogueira Carina Ferreira Barros , Saffaro Fernanda Aranha , Guadanhim Sidnei Junior
Published: December 2017

Resumo O setor da construção civil vem sendo instigado a diminuir o déficit habitacional nas classes de baixa renda. O emprego de sistemas construtivos industrializados é uma alternativa para esse fim e para aplicação da customização em massa. No entanto, a possibilidade de conferir customização pode acarretar impactos negativos na produção. A modularidade do produto é uma abordagem para a customização em massa. A partir da concepção de módulos, é possível adotar combinações e produzir uma gama de produtos. Este artigo tem como objetivo propor diretrizes de projeto para reduzir perdas na produção de painéis pré-fabricados em sistemasde construção a seco, com foco na simplificação da produção de habitações de interesse social customizadas. A abordagem metodológica adotada foi apesquisa construtiva e o referencial teórico envolveu conceitos de arquitetura e modularidade do produto. A partir dos resultados, foram propostas diretrizes de projeto baseadas nos princípios de modularidade do produto. O impacto das diretrizes na produçãodos painéis foi avaliado mediante coleta de dados em fábrica. A modularidade do produto mostrou-se uma estratégia eficiente para padronização dos componentes e simplificação do processo de fabricação dos painéis.
Modelo paramétrico de pórticos em concreto armado com dimensionamento otimizado: uma proposta de ferramenta de projeto para as fases iniciais de concepção estrutural
Authors: Silva Felipe Tavares da
Published: December 2017

Resumo Comumente, a concepção de sistema estrutural e seu projeto preliminar deveriam estar nos estágios iniciais do desenvolvimento do projeto da forma arquitetônica. Tradicionalmente, estudos sugerem regras de pré-dimensionamento dadas por relações entre a dimensão transversal e o comprimento de vãos. Para ajudar nesse processo, este artigo propõe um protótipo de ferramenta de projeto paramétrico estrutural para uma estrutura tridimensional de pórticos rígidos em concreto armado com vigas, colunas e lajes maciças. Os dados de entrada manipuláveis pelo usuário dessa ferramenta são as dimensões globais da estrutura, a resistência característica do concreto, a taxa de armadura dos pilares, o limite admissível do deslocamento do sistema de piso, o valor de cargas sobre lajes e vigas e as dimensões das seções transversais das peças. A obtenção das soluções desse sistema foi realizada utilizando um algoritmo genético acoplado ao algoritmo proposto. Como produto, obtém-se um modelo geométrico da estrutura com as espessuras visualizadas em tempo real na janela do sistema CAD, atualizado de acordo com as mudanças nos dados de entrada. Foram realizadas comparações do desempenho dessa ferramenta em relação a outras propostas anteriores e análises críticas sobre sua possibilidade de uso corrente para o auxílio do trabalho transdisciplinar em projeto de edificações.
PROGNOSTIC FACTORS OF LUMBAR DISCECTOMY RECOVERY.A PROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS
Authors: Brandão Thiago Kolachinski , Machado André Nunes , Moter Bruno Vieira , Yonezaki Adriano Masayuki , Ueno Fabrício Hidetoshi , Rodrigues Luciano Miller Reis
Published: December 2017

ABSTRACT Objective: To perform a prospective analysis of the quality of life prognostic factors in patients undergoing lumbar discectomy after two years of the procedure, relating the tools Short Form Health Survey, Roland Morris, Oswestry Disability Index, and VAS. Methods: Seventy-two patients were evaluated through the questionnaires in the preoperative, and one month, six months, one year and two years in the postoperative period, being performed lumbar discectomy after failure of conservative treatment. Results: We observed an improvement in comparative analysis during follow-up regarding baseline values. Conclusion: The domains social aspect, pain, general state, emotional aspect, mental health and vitality presented an improvement from the first month after the surgery; however, the domain functional capacity only showed significant improvement after 6 months and the physical aspects only after one year. Roland-Morris and VAS scales improved after one month after surgery, but Oswestry scale showed that for the measured aspects there was only improvement after six months of surgery.
RETURN TO WORK AFTER SPINAL FRACTURE SURGERY: AN ANALYSIS OF PREDICTIVE FACTORS
Authors: Morais Guilherme Schlusaz , Benato Marcel Luiz , Kulcheski Álynson Larocca , Santoro Pedro Grein Del , Sebben André Luís , Graells Xavier Soler i
Published: December 2017

ABSTRACT Objective: To retrospectively evaluate factors that influence the return to work of patients of economically active age submitted to surgery due to spinal fractures. Methods: Patients aged between 18 and 65 years that underwent surgery after spinal fracture from 2012 to 2014 were selected. Through a specific questionnaire and review of the medical records, we identified factors that may have influenced the labor return of these patients. Results: Initially, 114 patients were allocated. After applying the inclusion criteria, 51 patients remained. Age, schooling, time to sit on the bed, and residual pain were the factors that influenced all outcomes. Other variables such as ISS (Injury Severity Score), segment of spine, number of affected vertebrae, associated lesions, and previous employment regimen had no influence. Conclusions: The rate of return to work after being submitted to surgery due to a fracture of the spine is related to age, schooling, residual pain, length of hospital stay, and the time the patient takes to be able to sit alone postoperatively. Physiotherapy positively influences the patient’s self-assessment regarding the ability to perform basic tasks. These variables can be used to identify a possible difficulty in the reallocation of these patients in the labor market.
Microinjection protocol for Spodoptera Sp. v3
Authors: M. Abd-El Ghany Nesreen , A. O’Brochta David
Published: December 2017

Modification on the coventional protocol for insect microinjection was performed. This protocol describe a simple and unique protocol for microinjecting Spodoptera frugiperda. Insect eggs with thin chorions such as S. frugiperda or with chorions that are removable can be sensitive to desiccation, resulting in death of the embyro. To control or prevent excessive desiccation, eggs can be covered with liquid during the microinjection process. Spodoptera frugiperda are relatively large insect eggs (about 400μm in diameter) and because the chorion does not have to be removed it is somewhat less sensitive to desiccation during the microinjection process. However, injecting S. frugiperda eggs in the absence of any fluid covering resulted in rapid clogging of injection needles due to rapid drying of residual ooplasm onto the outside of the needle. So, seek for alternative covering liquid became a demand to overcome the lethal effect of the conventional covering liquid in order to developed microinjection and delivering system for the target insect emberyo. New liquids were tested for their compatibility with S. frugiperda viability. Halocarbon oils (either low viscosity #27 or high viscosity #700) which are used routinely during the microinjection of some Diptera, allowed for easy injections but were lethal to S. frugiperda embryos even after removing as much of the residual oil as possible immediately following injection. Alternatively, an emulsion of halocarbon oil and water; polysorbate 20 (Tween 20®); was used and didn’t affect on egg viability (90% hatch rate), while it causes turbidity and made injections more difficult due to the obstructed visibility. Finally, dilution of honey was found to a very effective medium with which to temporarily cover the eggs during injection resulting in a 100% survival rate of properly aged embryos. The solutions viscosity was similar to halocarbon oil #27 and this allowed the honey solution to completely cover the eggs without flowing off of the eggs and onto the glass slide. There were no problems with injection needles clogging due to ooplasm adhering and drying on the outside of the needle, and the honey solution was readily removed immediately after injection. Prolonged (24hrs or longer) exposure of developing embryos to the honey solution was detrimental to embryonic development and led eventually to death of the embryos before hatching and therefore it was removed immediately after eggs were injected.
Values Attached to Educational Goals, Study Processes, and Educational Motivation
Authors: Adebiyi Marie Elomba , Al-Hassan Younis , Hansbourgh Carole , Edginton Christopher
Published: December 2017

This study examines the relationship between educational values and educational goals, student motivation and study processes, and how values attached to educational goals predict motivation and student study processes. 181 randomly selected graduate and undergraduate students from a Midwestern university in the United States were recruited to participate in an online survey. The results demonstrated that values attached to educational goals and perceived educational outcomes have a weak but significant positive correlation with student study processes. In addition, values for educational goals significantly predict student study processes and educational motivation. Thus, it is suggested that educators should enhance personal values for education and develop strategies aimed at building and enhancing students’ values for education. Further studies on the values for educational goals and perceived educational outcomes will contribute to the understanding of concepts and theories related to motivation in education and possibly influence student outcomes, such as dropout rates. Teachers and people working in higher education need to understand that students’ values of perceived outcomes and goals are relevant components to their motivation in education. Because there are few studies on students’ values for educational goals and outcomes, more empirical evidence is imperative to help teachers assist students sustain their motivation in their educational pursuit and improve their study processes.
The Effect of Manual Therapy and Stabilizing Exercises on Forward Head and Rounded Shoulder Postures: a six-week intervention with a one-month follow-up study (Preprint)
Authors: Fatholahnezhad Kiana , Letafatkar Amir , Hadadnezhad Malihe
Published: December 2017

BACKGROUND

forward head and round shoulder posture is believed to alter scapular kinematics and muscle activity placing increased stress on the shoulder, leading to shoulder pain and dysfunction.

OBJECTIVE

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a six-week combined treatment consisting of manual therapy and stabilizing exercises, with a one-month follow-up, on neck pain with forward head and rounded shoulder postures.

METHODS

A total of 60 women aged 32-42 years of age with neck pain, and forward head and rounded shoulder postures were randomized into three groups: group 1 performed stabilizing exercises and received manual therapy (n=20), group 2 performed stabilizing exercises (n=20), and group 3 (control group) performed home exercises (n=20) over six weeks.The follow-up time was one month after the post test. The craniocervical and rounded shoulder angles, pain, and function were measured before and after six-week interventions, and a one-month follow- up.

RESULTS

The results showed significant positive changes within the experimental groupsin all variables, but there were minor changes in the control group in all variables before and after the intervention. Also, there were significant function and pain improvement in the experimental group 1 comparing to group 2. There were no differences between post intervention and one-month follow-up on posture and function in the experimental groups.

CONCLUSIONS

These findings suggest that both interventions were significantly effective for reducing neck pain, and improving function and posture in patients with chronic neck pain, and forward head and rounded shoulder postures. However, the improvement in function and pain was more effective in group 1 than those of group 2 suggesting that manual therapy can be used as a supplement method to the stabilizing intervention in the treatment of neck pain. More research is needed to confirm the result of this study.
SHORT PEPTIDES REGULATE THE GROW OF CALLUS CULTURE TOBACCO NICOTIANA TABACUM L
Authors: Dilovarova T A , Smesova S V , Baranova E N , Fedoreyeva L I
Published: December 2017

Phytohormones, which are secreted peptides, play an important role in intercellular inter-actions, participating in the regulation of development and in numerous physiological processes and in responses to the influence of environmental factors. Short peptides in a concentration of 10-7-10-8 M regulate the growth and development of the callus culture of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) in culture in vitro. AlaGluAspGly, AlaAspGluLeu, GlyGly and GlyAsp on the 28th day of cultivation showed an increase in the biomass of tobacco by a factor of 1.5 to 2.5, an increase in the number of regenerants per explant by 10-30%, and also the area of the leaf plate of regenerants by 2-2.5 times. Exogenous peptides influence the expression of genes encoding the proteins of growth factor regulators. It was found that the expression values calculated by the PCR-PB method depend on the nature of the peptide. In addition, structurally different peptides differentially affect the different genes (growth regulating factor) of GRF. The greatest increase in the expression level of GRF family genes is observed in the presence of AlaAspGluLeu - GRF1, GRF3, GRF4 3.5-4 times, in the presence of AlaGluAspGly - GRF2 more than 4.5 times, GlyGly - GRF4 more than 3 times, GlyAsp - GRF3, GRF4 in 3-4 times. It is assumed that in the cell culture, short peptides can act as a regulator of the growth of new generation plants that can find application in biotechnology and practical plant growing.
MORBIDITY OF CATTLE WITH ANTHRAX IN THE REPUBLIC OF CHAD
Authors: Yamtitina Mahamat Nguerabe , Antipas Ban-Bo Bebanto , Makarov V V
Published: December 2017

The unfavorable situation of epizootic anthrax in the Republic of Tchad plays a horrendous role marked with enormously negative impacts on the growth of livestock-breeding (animal husbandry) sec-tor. As a matter-of-fact, a wide variety of animals fall prey to this endemic ailment annually, especially cattle. The most practiced form of ranging in Tchad entails cattle breeding which involves the transmutations of breeds. Owing to the paucity of comprehensive frameworks designed to circumvent and arrest unintended repercussions in the administration of such a practice, the practice is susceptible to a plethora of errors that in turn facilitate epizootic processes, including epizootics of anthrax. More often than not, it is trans-mitted from one region of the country to the other. Subsequently, this endangers all other animal husbandry systems and subjects to grave danger peoples lives as well. The epizootic process is a spatial-temporal form of interaction between the population of the parasite and the host population. Nevertheless, the epi-zootic process is subject to influence exerted by the animal husbandry system, i.e. conditions, methods or means of keeping animals in a particular area. In this article is presented the statistics of affected beasts (cattle) in terms of population and these statistics are illustrated with the aid of tables and graphs.
QUANDO AS CRIANÇAS ARGUMENTAM: A CONSTRUÇÃO DISCURSIVA DO USO DE EVIDÊNCIAS EM AULAS INVESTIGATIVAS DE CIÊNCIAS
Authors: Franco Silveira Luiz Gustavo , Munford Danusa
Published: December 2017

O objetivo do presente estudo é analisar a construção discursiva de práticas de uso de evidências durante argumentação em aulas de ciências em uma turma do 3° ano do Ensino Fundamental. Selecionamos um evento considerado telling case para análise de interações face a face. Buscamos nos apropriar de elementos da perspectiva etnográfica em educação e pressupostos da Teoria Pragma-dialética da Argumentação para desenvolver as análises. Nossos resultados indicam que a argumentação do grupo foi organizada em torno de dois focos; o primeiro, gerado por discordâncias relacionadas a questões mais diretivas, demandavam a apresentação de pontos de vista e argumentos/evidências; o segundo, gerado por discordâncias relacionadas a questões de teor metacognitivo, originou discussões em torno do uso de evidências. Além disso, indicamos a complexidade do processo de relacionar evidências a uma determinada conclusão, explorando uma interação na qual pontos de vista contrários foram sustentados pelas mesmas observações. Dialogamos com outras pesquisas em argumentação no contexto dos Anos Iniciais do Ensino Fundamental e sugerimos implicações para a prática pedagógica e para pesquisa em Educação em Ciências.
OFICINA DE APRENDIZAGEM: UMA PROPOSTA METODOLÓGICA NA FORMAÇÃO DO ESTUDANTE DO ENSINO MÉDIO
Authors: Mastelari Tania Belizário , Zômpero Andréia De Freitas
Published: December 2017

O objetivo principal da escola atual é desenvolver competências que permitam ao aluno alcançar sucesso pessoal e profissional, visando dar espaço para que cada um possa aprender a utilizar os seus saberes para atuar com eficiência. O presente estudo teve como objetivo investigar as habilidades e competências que se convergem aos eixos estruturadores do Enem, que os alunos desenvolveram ao participarem de uma oficina de aprendizagem. Analisou-se, inicialmente, as convergências entre as competências que a oficina propõe e aquelas exigidas pelos documentos oficiais, como o ENEM – Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio e o PCN – Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais. Para tanto, foi analisada a oficina intitulada “The Big Bang” desenvolvida com alunos do Ensino Médio. A oficina contempla a perspectiva das Ciências da Natureza e suas Tecnologias, na disciplina de Biologia. Levantou-se quais as convergências entre as competências propostas pelo ENEM, PCN e o texto da oficina. Após este levantamento, verificou-se quais destas competências se convergiram aos eixos estruturadores do Enem: contextualização, interdisciplinaridade e situação-problema. Pode-se observar que a metodologia proporciona a possibilidade de desenvolvimento das competências e habilidades, porém, ressalta-se que a forma como é trabalhada acerca da importância de compreender nuances do processo de ensino-aprendizagem, a clareza dos conceitos de competências e habilidades, a trans e interdisciplinaridade e, principalmente, como as Diretrizes Curriculares estão implicadas em todo o contexto educacional, devem dar sentido aos critérios que os docentes devem utilizar para alcançar os objetivos pedagógicos e, que, muitas vezes, estes indicadores não estão claros no processo de ensino-aprendizagem para os educadores, necessitando de uma conscientização para que a ação do ensinar tenha uma maior eficácia.
El papel de la DEA en la emergencia del campo policial antidrogas en América Latina
Authors: Pérez Ricart Carlos A.
Published: December 2017

Se examinan, aquí, las respuestas institucionales que surgieron en América Latina sobre el tráfico de drogas en la década de los setenta. Se explora, en particular, la emergencia del campo policial antinarcóticos de entonces. Como argumento central, se apunta que las agencias antidrogas de los Estados Unidos —en especial, la Drug Enforcement Administration (dea)— coadyuvaron a la estructuración del campo policial antinarcóticos en América Latina. A partir de una revisión de distintos fondos documentales, se analizan los orígenes de las instituciones policiacas antidrogas en América Latina, la difusión de las prácticas de desarrollo institucional que emprendió la dea y la creación de redes policiacas en la región.
El debate sobre decolonialidad, aspectos indígenas y medio ambiente en América Latina. Un análisis sobre el estado del arte
Authors: Morales Martínez Elías David , Girão Florêncio Jéssica
Published: December 2017

La perspectiva decolonial como aporte teórico de agendas de investigaciones latinoamericanas viene creciendo significativamente en la región. Entendiendo la demanda por la creación de esta perspectiva por causa de las peculiaridades del proceso de colonialismo en América Latina, muchas temáticas consideran este aporte como fundamental para analizar trabajos científicos. En ese sentido este artículo pretende hacer una revisión del estado del arte de la utilización de la perspectiva modernidad/colonialidad/decolonialidad con relación a las cuestiones indígenas y ambientales. El objetivo es verificar las tendencias de la agenda decolonial con relación a las temáticas indígenas y ambientales y, por ende, medir las potencialidades de nuevos ejes y dimensiones de investigación en estas áreas.
Tongue
Authors: Chakravarti Srinjay
Published: December 2017

A poem for Khona. Khona (or Lilabati) was a legendary poetess and astrologer of Bengal, sometime between the ninth and 12th centuries AD. Married to the son of Varahamihira, one of the greatest mathematicians and astronomers of all time, her predictions were said to have surpassed even her father-in-law’s in their precision. The envious Varahamihira (and his son), according to the legend, severed her tongue to silence her, but her vatic rhymes acquired oracular status and are widely recited in Bengal even today.
Cracks
Authors: Kenny Laura
Published: December 2017

An ode to Grandmothers and their powers.
Bold Indigenous Women Working for the Conservation of Orangutans in Sarawak, Borneo
Authors: Yin Christina
Published: December 2017

These creative non fiction stories weave the background lives of Indigenous woman who have struggled to get an education and work in conservation of Orangutans in Sarawak, Borneo.
A Fear of Not Flying
Authors: Kenny Laura
Published: December 2017

A short story: "Lately I’ve discovered that I can’t always fly when I want to, but what scares me most is that I can’t always fly when I need to either."
(Re)claiming Barbara Baynton’s Gothic Creek: An Analysis of Gillian Mears’ Foals’ Bread and Jessie Cole’s Deeper Water
Authors: Philp Alexandra
Published: December 2017

The creek is a threatening site for women in Barbara Baynton’s Bush Studies (1902). The female characters in her stories are routinely represented as vulnerable, drowning, or murdered at the creek, and the slippery banks and murky waters have been established by Baynton as an Australian gothic space where women (and their bodies) are denied agency. Gillian Mears and Jessie Cole are two contemporary writers who challenge Baynton’s representation of the gothic creek. The female protagonists in their most recent Australian gothic novels, Noah in Mears’ Foal’s Bread (2011) and Mema in Cole’s Deeper Water (2014), understand the creek as a subversive site that accommodates alternative female corporeal experiences. While Noah in Foal’s Bread finds body autonomy in her use of the creek as a birthing space for her firstborn child, Mema in Deeper Water experiences body empowerment in her use of the creek as a space of sexual awakening. Though the gothic creek is a fearful site for women in Baynton’s establishing Australian gothic text, Bush Studies, both Foal’s Bread and Deeper Water demonstrate that the contemporary gothic creek is able to (re)negotiated as a site of female body autonomy and empowerment.
Pinar Kür as a Bold Female Translator: Translating Sam Shepard’s Curse of the Starving Class for a Turkish Audience
Authors: Ozbirinci Purnur
Published: December 2017

Simone de Beauvoir declares that “one is not born, but rather becomes a woman” and this process incorporates an acculturation where the woman acquires a specific perspective that separates her way of thinking from that of the men in her culture. This specific perspective that is attained by the woman will manifest itself even when that woman translates a text written by a male author. Pınar Kür’s translation of Sam Shepard’s Curse of the Starving Class (Shepard, 1977/2000) attacks, conquers, and recreates Shepard’s text to assert her voice as a Turkish woman in the translation process. Not only has her voice as a woman, but her Turkish background come into existence especially in her rendition of Ella, the mother in the play, for the Turkish audience. This study will reveal the subtle ways that Pınar Kür’s female, eastern voice sometimes overrides the male, western perspective offered through Shepard’s text.
Plagiarism, Parody, and Pastiche: Eliza Haywood writes back to Daniel Defoe and J. M. Coetzee
Authors: Wright Laura
Published: December 2017

Through an examination of the politics of print culture that contributed to the 1740 continuation of Daniel Defoe’s 1724 Roxana, this essay brings the historical 18th- century playwright, novelist, and political pamphleteer Eliza Haywood into conversation with South African novelist J.M. Coetzee’s metafictional reworking of Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe (1719) and Roxana, Foe (1986). This essay places Haywood – whose novel The British Recluse (1722) is one of at least seven pre- existing texts that make up the “pastiche” (Seager, 2009, p. 370) that constitutes the 1740 Roxana – alongside Foe’s narrator Susan Barton, a character who constitutes “a pastiche of 18th-century heroines” (Maher 39), a woman who is “doubt itself” (Coetzee 133), uncertain of who controls the truth of her narrative, yet a woman who writes back to and against the narrative established for her by her male counterparts. Susan’s story of her life as a castaway on Cruso’s island is taken from her by Foe, Coetzee’s fictionalization of Daniel Defoe, who, instead of writing her requested The Female Castaway, writes her out of the narrative that becomes Robinson Crusoe, turning her instead into the narrator of Roxana. Spivak asks, “who is the female narrator of Robinson Crusoe?” And I answer: in a somewhat playful feminist act of resurrection, Eliza Haywood.
Savagely Sentimental: The Creation and Destruction of the Sentimental Indian in Lydia Maria Child’s Hobomok
Authors: Johnson Robyn
Published: December 2017

Lydia Maria Child, known during her time for controversial writing, has largely fallen out of focus in current feminist studies. As an activist, many of her pieces questioned the role of gender, race, and sexuality in the early nineteenth century. Hobomok, published in 1824, is considered one of her most radical tales. Detailing the marriage and procreation of a white woman and a Native American man, Hobomok shocked audiences with its content. Many critics have come to view Hobomok as a piece of feminine rebellion, seeing Mary Conant as an example of feminine refusal. Although such interpretations hold merit, they often ignore the role of Hobomok, the titular character. Hobomok is the first visible experimentation of the sentimental male. Other adaptations of the sentimental male do not appear in literature until Harriet Beech Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin. I argue that Child attempts to create one of the first sentimental males through Hobomok by compounding the qualities of masculinity and femininity of the era. Child is able to attempt such a task due to the pre-established concept of the “Noble Savage,” which already imbued Indians with sentimental attributes, and provides a valid and even rational justification for his extinction. Once establishing Hobomok as a “Noble Savage” and compounding masculine and feminine qualities within him, Child can easily and completely dismiss him so as to minimize his threat to white nineteenth century society. It is the compilation of his “noble savagery” and his feminine qualities that engenders his extermination.
Review of Saltwater by Cathy McLennan
Authors: Mullins Michelle
Published: December 2017

A review.
She is from the East
Authors: Boulard Florence
Published: December 2017

A poem of the Pacific, women and mythology. "Look to the East and you may meet whom I see."
VISUAL MERCHANDISING: a Vitrine e sua Influência no Comportamento do Consumidor
Authors: Araujo Myvrian Hazy Braga de , Ribeiro Henrique César Melo , Bezerra Elaine Pontes
Published: December 2017

A exposição dos produtos e seu visual no ponto de venda são ações realizadas pelo visual merchandising, que busca dar visibilidade aos produtos e influenciar o comportamento do consumidor, sendo a vitrine, uma das ferramentas do visual merchandising. O objetivo geral do presente estudo é entender como as ações do visual merchandising aplicado na vitrine buscam influenciar o comportamento do consumidor. No referencial teórico estão explanados os seguintes temas: Marketing e Varejo, Merchandising e Visual Merchandising, A Vitrine, Comportamento do Consumidor e Percepção Visual do Consumidor. Quanto à metodologia a pesquisa é qualitativa, exploratória, descritiva e explicativa, bibliográfica, documental e estudo de casos múltiplos, pois foram entrevistados profissionais responsáveis pelo visual merchandising e vitrine de três lojas de departamento de roupas e acessórios. A análise e discussão possui triangulação dos dados por meio de observação, entrevista e documentos de websites. Os objetivos da pesquisa foram atingidos, pois, os resultados encontrados mostram que as lojas buscam se comunicar com seus consumidores por meio da vitrine, despertando o desejo pela compra de determinados produtos e, ainda, focam no público-alvo, mediante treinamentos e estudos acerca do visual merchandising e da vitrine.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Visual merchandising. Comportamento do Consumidor. Vitrine.
Analysis of Factors Affect to Organizational Performance In Using Accounting Information Systems Through Users Satisfaction and Integration Information Systems
Authors: Arisman Anton , Fuadah Lukluk
Published: December 2017

The aim of this research is to investigate the factors affecting organizational performance in using accounting information system through users satisfaction and integration information systems. The research respondents were 447 companies that listed in Indonesian Stock Exchange. The data are gathered through consensus method and in total there are 176 responses with complete data. Structural Equation Model (SEM) is used in analyzing the data and system theory is utilized in this research. The result shows that knowledge management systems and management control system have significant influence on users satisfaction and integration information systems.  Integration information system and users satisfaction has positive significant on organizational performance.
Analysis The Effect Of Enviromental Concern And Green Advertising To Green Purchasing	In Palembang City
Authors: Wahab Zakaria , Tama Rio Adistia , Shihab Muchsin Saggaf , Widad Achmad , Nofiawaty Nofiawaty , Diah Yuliansyah M.
Published: December 2017

This study aims to determine the effect of environmental concern and green advertising to consumer behavior in purchasing green products (environmentally friendly bag). The study was conducted by distributing questionnaires to 200 respondents which already have purchase and know about new government regulations that require to buy a plastic bag that used in large retail. This study conducted in some major retail in Palembang (Hypermart, Diamond, and Carrefour). This study uses Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with AMOS program to analyze the data. The results showed that green advertising significantly influence behavior change and environmental concerns significantly influence purchase decisions with the effect of changes in consumer behavior on purchasing decisions by 74.0 % and the balance of 26.0 % is the influence of other factors not examined in this research.
The Use of the OMERACT Ultrasound Tenosynovitis Scoring System in Multicenter Clinical Trials
Authors: Ammitzbøll-Danielsen Mads , Østergaard Mikkel , Naredo Esperanza , Iagnocco Annamaria , Möller Ingrid , D’Agostino Maria-Antonietta , Gandjbakhch Frédérique , Terslev Lene
Published: December 2017

Objective.

To test the sensitivity to change of the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology Clinical Trials (OMERACT) ultrasound (US) scoring system for tenosynovitis when applied in a multicenter design.

Methods.

RA patients with US-verified tenosynovitis were recruited when scheduled for treatment intensification. Tenosynovitis was assessed at baseline, and 3 and 6 months followup, using the semiquantitative OMERACT scoring system.

Results.

Expressed in median (25th; 75th percentiles), the overall greyscale and Doppler score decreased significantly from baseline at 4 (2; 7) and 3 (2; 6), to 6 months at 2 (0; 3) and 0 (0; 1, p < 0.01), respectively, and showed high responsiveness (standardized response mean ≥ 0.8).

Conclusion.

The OMERACT US scoring system for tenosynovitis showed high responsiveness, supporting its use for diagnosing and monitoring tenosynovitis in multicenter trials.
Styles de management, climat social et climat éthique : une approche contextuelle
Authors: Barel Yvan , Dumas Marc , Frémeaux Sandrine
Published: December 2017

Soumis à des exigences économiques plus fortes, les managers peuvent s’interroger sur le choix du style de management – directif, par l’exemple, coopératif, participatif, mentor, mobilisateur – et sur son incidence éventuelle sur les climats social et éthique. Fondée sur l’étude d’une organisation semi-publique de 598 salariés donnant lieu à une enquête par questionnaire (322 retours exploitables), suivie d’une investigation qualitative (auprès de 88 cadres intermédiaires), cette étude a testé les liens entre les styles de management et le climat social ainsi que les liens entre les styles de management et le climat éthique. Elle révèle que le style coopératif peut avoir le lien positif le plus élevé avec le climat éthique bienveillant et que, dans un contexte marqué par un déficit d’orientation du top management, tous les styles de management, y compris les styles directif et par l’exemple, peuvent avoir un effet favorable sur les climats.
L’émergence et le fonctionnement des réseaux sociaux numériques professionnels spécialisés en GRH du secteur public territorial : une compréhension luhmannienne
Authors: Peng Hongxia , Chanut Véronique
Published: December 2017

Les réseaux sociaux numériques professionnels, qualifiés d’espaces numériques interstitiels à thématiques professionnelles (EIP) dans cette recherche, suscitent, en raison de leur nature émergente et ambivalente, des interrogations empiriques et conceptuelles dans la gestion des ressources humaines (GRH), notamment dans le cas du secteur public. À partir des observations exploratoires menées sur les EIP réunissant les professionnels en GRH de la fonction publique territoriale (FPT), cette recherche propose, d’une part, une compréhension systémique des attentes et des processus autour du fonctionnement des EIP et, d’autre part, une analyse contextualisée des fonctionnalités gestionnaires et managériales des EIP dans le cadre de la GRH du secteur de la FPT. S’appuyant sur le concept des systèmes autopoïétiques de Niklas Luhmann, cette recherche suggère, dans la continuité de travaux portant sur l’introduction des pensées luhmanniennes dans la compréhension des objets numériques (Kallinikos, 2005 ; Morner & von Krogh, 2009), que l’EIP est un système numérique fonctionnant avec des processus de communication auto-renouvelés entre les individus et/ou les groupes, à la fois contributeurs et consommateurs, réunis par des supports techniques dans un lieu numérique interstitiel. Un EIP peut être analysé selon trois dimensions qui interagissent : la dimension fonctionnelle, la dimension technologique et la dimension vectorielle. Sur le plan empirique, les observations menées montrent que, pour les professionnels RH du secteur observé, l’EIP est avant tout un outil professionnel de complémentarité, qui facilite notamment l’observation des pratiques professionnelles entre les pairs et l’auto-observation au travers des communications avec les pairs.
Le transfert de connaissances en intégration post-fusion : enseignements d’un cas
Authors: Thelisson Anne-Sophie
Published: December 2017

Le transfert de connaissances dans le cadre d’une fusion-acquisition (F/A) est déterminant du succès de l’intégration post-fusion. Néanmoins, il est reconnu comme un processus long et difficile. La compréhension des éléments facilitant le processus de transfert de connaissances reste encore incomplète et plus spécifiquement dans le cadre d’intégration post-fusion. À l’aide d’une étude de cas longitudinale menée en temps réel sur deux ans d’une F/A de deux sociétés françaises cotées, nous identifions comme facilitateur du transfert de connaissances en intégration post-fusion un processus en deux étapes : (1) la reconnaissance de la nécessité d’agir par le top management en sollicitant l’aide des anciens top managers de l’entreprise cible pour assurer le transfert de connaissances, ce transfert de connaissances étant assuré via l’expérience des autres ; (2) la nécessité de déconstruire l’existant pour construire l’avenir, à travers une complète réorganisation de l’entité trois mois après le début de la phase d’intégration. Cette étude propose une aide à la prise de décision dans le cadre des F/A, mais aussi plus largement dans d’autres environnements dynamiques et complexes.
Les transferts de valeurs éco-responsables de l’événement aux parties prenantes sont-ils perçus par les touristes ?
Authors: Robinot Élisabeth , Trespeuch Léo
Published: December 2017

L’objectif de cette étude est d’ identifier la présence de transferts de valeurs éco-responsables entre un événement éco-responsable, la destination touristique et les entreprises partenaires au travers de la perception des consommateurs. Pour ce faire, le champ théorique du sponsoring est mobilisé et deux approches qualitatives ont été réalisées. La première repose sur des entretiens semi-directifs auprès de spectateurs in situ et la seconde sur une netnographie des communautés virtuelles réunies autour des événements. Les principaux résultats montrent un partage de valeurs environnementales entre l’événement et la destination touristique. Pour les consommateurs, les destinations touristiques et les responsables de l’événement sont solidaires et co-responsables de la préservation des lieux.
Les cinq clés du leadership
Authors: Cardinal Jacqueline
Published: December 2017

Le leadership est un phénomène complexe aussi clair dans ses manifestations que flou dans sa nature. Voici cinq clés qui permettent de décoder en quoi les leaders, malgré leur singularité, ont des attributs communs qui les définissent comme tels.
Compétence et performance : un couple qui n’est pas de tout repos
Authors: Bouteiller Dominique , Gilbert Patrick
Published: December 2017

Le monde de la gestion est traversé de certitudes et de postulats parfois discutables. Les rapports troubles entre la compétence et la performance en font partie.
Gouvernants ou gouvernés ? La gouvernance dans le secteur public québécois
Authors: Allaire Yvan
Published: December 2017

Malgré des missions bien distinctes, les tâches et les responsabilités des conseils d’administration sont similaires, peu importe la nature de l’organisation, qu’elle soit publique ou privée, cotée en Bourse ou non, une ONG ou un OSBL. Des défis et des contraintes sont propres à chacune, le secteur public et les sociétés d’État n’y faisant pas exception. Voici des recommandations pour améliorer la gouvernance dans le secteur public québécois.
Gestionnaires responsables, entreprises durables
Authors: Aniorté Guillaume
Published: December 2017

Pour Gestion , l’entrepreneur et investisseur en médias et contenus numériques Guillaume Aniorté s’est demandé comment certains dirigeants mettent à profit leurs façons de faire des affaires ou de gérer leur entreprise pour avoir un effet bénéfique sur la société. Il s’est entretenu avec trois entrepreneurs qui, dans leurs secteurs d’activité respectifs, transforment les relations avec leurs employés, leurs fournisseurs et leur communauté.
Raison, passions et conatus chez Spinoza
Authors: Cortés-Cuadra Juan-Vicente
Published: December 2017

À partir de l’examen des difficultés que Spinoza éprouve lorsqu’il s’agit d’expliquer le fait du « suicide », cet article entend poser les premiers pas pour une archéologie du discours philosophique sur le suicide. En partant d’une définition « vulgaire » du suicide en tant qu’acte volontaire par lequel on s’efforce de supprimer sa propre existence, il faut admettre que, pour Spinoza, il ne saurait y avoir de « suicide » stricto sensu . Autrement dit, il est donc ontologiquement impossible pour tout mode d’agir en vue de sa propre suppression. De ce fait, la détermination à un tel acte doit nécessairement impliquer une cause externe par laquelle on peut aussi l’expliquer. Reste toutefois à savoir si les trois cas dont Spinoza se sert pour exemplifier son explication, rendent effectivement compte d’une telle détermination extrinsèque (E IV 20 S). Or, nous croyons que ce n’est pas le cas et qu’ils impliquent tous un certain paradoxe. C’est aussi pourquoi, afin de mettre au clair les thèses de Spinoza, nous avons tenté de restituer sa position au sein du champ de présence qui était le sien, par la lecture notamment du philosophe hollandais Adriaan Heereboord et du théologien espagnol Juan Caramuel. Par là, nous avons pu constater que la question morale du suicide se tournait en question de légitimité politique. Chez Spinoza, la question du suicide est aussi tributaire d’un questionnement politique implicite. Nous l’avons traité par la figure à peine ébauchée du pendu (E II 49 S).
Prenatally detected, unilateral, high-grade hydronephrosis: Can we predict the natural history?
Authors: Sarhan Osama M. , El Helaly Ahmed , Al Otay Abdul Hakim , Al Ghanbar Mustafa , Nakshabandi Ziad Nakshabandi
Published: December 2017

Introduction: Fetal hydronephrosis (HN) occurs in around 5% of pregnancies and its prognosis depends mainly on the grade of the dilation.We attempted to determine the fate of isolated, unilateral, high-grade HN in children with antenatal diagnosis, emphasizing the risk factors for progression.Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 424 children (690 kidney units) with antenatal HN in the period between 2010 and 2014. We included only those patients with isolated high-grade HN (Society for Fetal Urology [SFU] Grade 3 or 4). Patients with bilateral HN or unilateral HN associated with dilated ureter or reflux and patients with missed followup were excluded. The prognosis of HN (whether improved, stabilized, or progressed) and the need for surgical intervention in this subset of patients was evaluated.Results: A total of 44 children (34 boys and 10 girls) were identified. Ultrasounds showed SFU Grade 3 HN in 24 (54%) and SFU Grade 4 HN in 20 (46%). After a mean followup of three years (range 1‒5), 10 children (23%) needed surgical intervention; four Grade 3 HN (16%) and six Grade 4 HN (30%). The majority of children with differential renal function (DRF) ≥40% (69.5%) were stable or improved. Five girls (50%) and five boys (17%) progressed and required surgical intervention. No patient with a renal pelvis anteroposterior diameter (APD) <1.5 cm needed surgical intervention.Conclusions: Infants with isolated, unilateral, high-grade HN might be managed conservatively. Male gender, DRF ≥40%, SFU Grade 3 HN, and APD <1.5 cm were favourable prognostic factors.
The impact of patient-, disease-, and treatment-related factors on survival in patients with adrenocortical carcinoma
Authors: Punjani Nahid , Clark Roderick , Izawa Jonathan , Chin Joseph , Pautler Stephen E. , Power Nicholas
Published: December 2017

Introduction: Adrenal cortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare and aggressive endocrine tumour. Most present with advanced disease and have poor prognosis. Optimal treatment includes complete surgical resection. There is limited evidence for the efficacy of chemotherapy and radiation at different stages in this disease. There remain many inconsistencies with respect to diagnosis and workup. There is a lack of uniform guideline recommendations and consensus data.Methods: We performed a retrospective chart review of all patients at London Health Sciences Centre between 1990 and 2015 using ICD coding. All paper and electronic charts were reviewed and data was collected. Statistical analysis and survival curves were performed.Results: A total of 29 patients were included in our study. Median age was 55 years (interquartile range [IQR] 45–63); 14 (48%) were male and 15 (52%) were female. Approximately half (14 or 48%) of our patients presented symptomatically. Almost half (41%) of tumours were metabolically active, producing hormones. Most (88%) underwent surgical intervention. Surgical margin status was available in about half of patients and lymphadenectomy was performed in a third (n=8) of open adrenalectomy patients. A third received mitotane treatment (8 [73%] adjuvant and 3 [27%] palliative) and a third of patients received radiation. Two- and five-year median overall survival was 53% and 27%, respectively.Conclusions: ACC is a rare and aggressive tumour. This is the largest Canadian series reported to the best of our knowledge. Limited data for guidelines exists and treatment and workup patterns are inconsistent. Collaborative randomized and prospective studies on a global basis are needed.
Perioperative chemotherapy for bladder cancer: A qualitative study of physician knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour
Authors: Walker Melanie , Doiron R. Christopher , French Simon D. , Feldman-Stewart Deb , Siemens D. Robert , Mackillop William J. , Booth Christopher M.
Published: December 2017

Introduction: Use of chemotherapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) is known to be low. To understand factors driving practice we use the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) to identify barriers and enablers of chemotherapy use.Methods: A convenience sample of Canadian urologists, medical oncologists (MOs), and radiation oncologists (ROs) participated in individual, semi-structured, one-hour telephone interviews. An interview guide was developed using the TDF to assess potential barriers and enablers of chemotherapy use. Interviews were recorded and transcribed. Two investigators independently identified barriers and enablers and assigned them to specific themes. Participant recruitment continued until saturation.Results: A total of 71 physicians were invited to participate and 34 (48%) agreed to be interviewed: 13 urologists, 10 MOs, and 11 ROs. We identified the following barriers to the use of chemotherapy (relevant TDF domains in parentheses): 1) belief that the benefits of chemotherapy are not clinically important (beliefs about consequences); 2) inadequate multidisciplinary collaboration (environmental context and resources); 3) absence of “champions” advocating the use of chemotherapy (social and professional role); and 4) a lack of organizational clarity/policy regarding the referral process (environmental context and resources). The predominant enablers identified included: 1) “champions” who believe in the value of chemotherapy (social and professional role); 2) urologists who refer all patients to MO (behavioural regulation; memory, attention, and decision-making); and 3) system-level factors, including automatic multidisciplinary referral (environmental context and resources).Conclusions: We have identified several system-level factors associated with delivery of chemotherapy. Behaviour change interventions should optimize multidisciplinary care of patients with MIBC.