bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
SPATIAL DIMENSIONS OF LITERACY AMONG RELIGIOUS MINORITIES IN INDIA
Authors: Singh Sukhpreet , Kaur Ravinder
Published: October 2017

Following the paradigm of inclusive growth the government of India always tries to respond to various socio-economic and developmental issues of the minorities. It would be more relevant to investigate how different communities respond to different social development impulse and where they stand in terms of literacy. It’s also very interesting to notice in terms of literacy, how religious minorities behave in relation to religious majority community, Hindus. This present paper in a similar vein purports to examine the spatial patterns of literacy across various religious minorities in India, by adopting the district as a unit of study and using the latest Census data of 2011. The Muslims being traditional and socially backwardness recorded lowest literacy among all the religious groups than their literacy and there is much scope in Muslims to improve their literacy. It also put on view that when all religious minorities forms single unit and remained in minority then their literacy recorded higher than the majority community Hindus.
Academic Excellence in Higher Education through Paradigm Shift from Pedagogy to Andragogy
Authors: Maheshwari Vandana , Hardikar Gauri P.
Published: October 2017

Academic excellence refers to the growth of an individual with regard to his or her academic or intellectual skill. Learners from higher education form the workforce of the nation, and hence would need to be equipped with the skills relevant to the felt needs of the society. However, there exists a large skill gap between what the employers look for in potential employees and the skills which higher education cultivates in the learners. This gap must be bridged, and the roadmap may be through changing the approach to curriculum transaction in higher education. Learners in higher education are adult learners, and learn most effectively when learning is self directed, stems from their own experience and is relevant to their life. Hence, a shift from pedagogy to andragogy might lead to more effective learning outcomes. This paper explores this paradigm shift from pedagogy to andragogy in higher education.
Is Autonomy the way to innovation centered Teacher Education?
Authors: Zalte Sheetal M. , Patro Sushmita
Published: October 2017

The institution which are being granted autonomy have to prove themselves and have to go through a rigourous procedure
In pursuit of intellectual excellence autonomy becomes essential requirement. In fact it is a key factor provided it is implemented with accountability by all the components of the educational institution in their own sphere of activities. Greater autonomy ensures better academic performance. It is visible in case of central universities, IITs, IIMs etc. According to N. R. MadhavaMenon, (Chancellor, Guru Ghashidas Central University, Chhattisgarh, and former Vice Chancellor of National Law School of India University, Banglore) the objectives of the XIIth plan like emphasis on quality improvement and diversification of higher education opportunities to meet the demands of employers and to provide wider choices to the youth can be achieved only if institutional autonomy is granted. Having worked in many of the institutions of reputehe shares his experience that Central universities enjoy greater autonomy as compared to state universities and show relatively better academic performance. Similarly IITs and IIMs endowed with still greater autonomy can claim higher levels of academic excellence and work culture.
Effectiveness of Internet-Based Interventions on Glycemic Control in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials (Preprint)
Authors: Shen Ying , Wang Fengbin , Zhang Xing , Zhu Xiaorou , Sun Qiudan , Fisher Edwin , Sun Xinying
Published: October 2017

BACKGROUND

The popularity of internet as an area of research has grown manifold over the years. Given its rapid development and increasing coverage worldwide, internet-based interventions seem to offer a promising option to ameliorate huge burdens brought by type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, studies conducted by different researchers have provided contradictory results on the effect of internet-based interventions in glycemic control.

OBJECTIVE

This meta-analysis aims to summarize currently available evidence and evaluate the overall impact of internet-based interventions on glycemic management of type 2 diabetic patients.

METHODS

A systematic literature search was performed in PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Web of Science. Randomized controlled trials that used glycosylated hemoglobin values as the outcome measure of glycemic control were considered. Risk of bias and publication bias were evaluated.

RESULTS

Of the 492 studies, 35 were included in meta-analysis, and results indicated that the weighted mean difference (WMD) between usual care and internet-based interventions at endpoint was –0.426% (95% CI –0.540 to –0.312; P<.001). Subgroup analyses revealed that intervention duration ≤3 months yielded optimal performance (WMD –0.51%; 95% CI –0.71 to –0.31; P<.001). Combined mobile and website interventions were substantially superior to solely Web-based and mobile-based interventions in glycemic control (combined WMD –0.77%, 95% CI –1.07 to –0.47; P<.001; Web only: WMD –0.48%; 95% CI –0.71 to –0.24, P<.001; mobile only WMD –0.31%, 95% CI –0.49 to –0.14; P<.001). Furthermore, the effect of interventions with automated feedbacks was similar to those with manual feedbacks, and studies with internet-based educational contents were more effective in glycemic control. The assessment revealed a low risk of bias.

CONCLUSIONS

In conclusion, utilization of internet-based intervention is beneficial for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, and taking full advantage of this type of intervention may substantially reduce the incidence of complications and improve quality of life.

CLINICALTRIAL

International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO): CRD42017058032; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.php?RecordID=58032 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/6yY7eQNHr)
Promoting Student Interest in Family Medicine Through National Conference Attendance
Authors: Hearns Valerie L. , Anderson Susan M. , Akkad Wafa , Meyerink Benjamin , Schweinle William E.
Published: October 2017

Introduction: The University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine (USDSSOM) had success in preparing students to enter family medicine. A sharp decline in students choosing the specialty became noticeable in 2004. In 2005, only 10.2% of the graduating class entered family medicine residency programs. To reverse this trend, the Department of Family Medicine partnered with the South Dakota Academy of Family Physicians (SDAFP) chapter that year to send students to the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students. This report examines the influence of national conference attendance on career choice. While many factors influence student choice, conference attendance served as an additive method for recruitment.
Methods: Internal departmental records on national conference attendance and subsequent National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) data were reviewed retrospectively, to determine if a correlation existed between conference attendance and choice of family medicine as a specialty. Chi-squared analysis was utilized to further examine this relationship.
Results: The association between conference attendance and number of times attending is significant (χ2 =6.78, P<.05). The recent data show that this intervention has resurrected student interest in family medicine, with USDSSOM now exceeding the NRMP average for family medicine.
Conclusions: A positive correlation exists between national conference attendance and medical student choice to enter family medicine residency programs. This intervention may be used by more medical schools wishing to promote family medicine in order to help meet our nation’s primary care workforce needs.
Partenariats de transfert de technologie etude de cas brésiliens des facteurs qui les mènent à la réussite ou à l’échec
Authors: Campos Huguenin Eugenio
Published: October 2017

Dans le but de bâtir sa Base Industrielle et Technologique de Défense, le Brésil évoque le besoin de permettre à l’industrie nationale de matériel de défense d’atteindre l’autonomie en ce qui concerne les technologies indispensables à la défense. Ainsi, le gouvernement brésilien envisage le Transfert de Technologie (ToT) comme une manière de rendre ses forces armées plus indépendantes des achats dans le marché international d’armes. Pour cela, l’Etat brésilien a établi plusieurs partenariats avec des entreprises étrangères qui visent le développement au Brésil des capacités technologiques. Bien que les résultats de ces programmes soient encore inconnu, il y a certains facteurs qui les experts évoquent comme essentiels pour la réussite d’un ToT. Ainsi, ce travail a deux intentions dont la première est d’énumérer les principaux facteurs (internes et externes) qui sont considérés par les experts comme essentiels pour la réussite d’un partenariat de ToT. La deuxième intention est de vérifier si les facteurs mentionnés au-dessus sont normalement pris en compte par les partenaires qui participent à un ToT, principalement dans les partenariats franco-brésiliens. Pour cela, deux programmes seront analysés: le PROSUB qui vise la construction d’un SNA brésilien et le H-XBR qui vise le développement d’un hélicoptère brésilien.
Defesa e desenvolvimento no governo Lula uma convergência possível?
Authors: Capelini Borelli Patricia , dos Reis Peron Alcides Eduardo
Published: October 2017

O debate e as políticas relacionadas à Defesa Nacional ganharam considerável espaço na agenda política do governo Lula da Silva (2003-2010), especialmente em seu segundo mandato. Grande parte das iniciativas nessa área foi justificada a partir de discursos que buscavam associar a política de Defesa ao desenvolvimento econômico nacional, enfatizando os efeitos econômicos e sociais positivos dos investimentos em Defesa Nacional. Nessa lógica, diversas questões passaram e tem passado em branco, sem um esclarecimento adequado sobre como os resultados esperados serão ou podem ser alcançados. A partir disso, o presente capítulo tem como objetivo maior refletir sobre a maneira pela qual a política de Defesa tem sido pensada e formulada no país. Enquanto objetivo específico, buscaremos analisar a tentativa de associação entre Defesa e desenvolvimento, elemento tão presente nos discursos dos principais atores relacionados à área. Nota-se que esses discursos não são inéditos na história política do Brasil, no entanto, buscamos entender os motivos de seu retorno na segunda metade dos anos 2000.
The Effect of Competence and Compensation on Employeeâ€™s Performance in Transportation Department Provincial of South Sulawesi
Authors: Basalamah Indira
Published: October 2017

Transportation Department Provincial of South Sulawesi which has 365 employees is a government institution in a unit within the government of Makassar City in the field of transportation service. The purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of competence and compensation on employee performance. This study uses a causal approach and to analyze the influence of independent variables (knowledge, skill, attitudes, and experience) on the dependent variable (employees performance) using data quality test methods, classical assumption test, descriptive statistical test, multiple regression test and hypothesis test. The structured reseach questionnaires to 78 respondents, the result of research suggests that all independent variables simultaneously have a positive and significant effect on employee performance and significant effect on employee performance and partially skilled variable (X2) is the most dominant variable has a positive and significant influence on the transportation department of South Sulawesi Province.
Profitability Ratio Analysis and its Effectâ€™s to Firm Value in the Food and Beverage Industry in Indonesian Stock Exchange
Authors: Murniati Sitti
Published: October 2017

This study aims to analysis the profitability ratio consisting of net profit margin, basic earning power and contribution margin and its effect on firm value in Food and Beverage industry. The data in this study, obtained from the capital market information center with the object of research in Food and Beverage industry listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange. This study uses secondary data sourced from the financial statements in Food and Beverage industry, published by the Indonesian Stock Exchange in 2012 until 2015. The data analysis method used is multiple regression analysis. After analysis of all data, the result of research is as follows: 1) net profit margin has a positive and significant effect to price book value which means that management experience success in operational matter and will result in increasing investor trust to invest in Food and Beverage industry, 2 ) basic earning power has a positive and insignificant effect to price book value which means that the working capital in the issuer is only the operating capital or operating assets, as well as the profit that is accounted for only from the operating income of the company is net operating income, and 3) contribution margin has a negative and significant effect to price book value which means that the issuer has not been able to generate profits from the sales of its product caused by the selling price of down so that the contribution margin amount cannot be used to cover all fixed costs so that there is loss in the period.
Factors Hindering the Adoption of Business-to-Consumer (B2C) in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Sudan
Authors: Musbah Abdelaziz , Kartiwi Mira
Published: October 2017

It has been commonly reported that e-commerce (electronic commerce) offers viable solutions to businesses in meeting the challenges of an environment that is undergoing changes. This study seeks to explore the factors that influence the adoption decision of Business-to-Consumer (B2C) e-commerce, using Sudan as a case study. The mixed method design was adopted in two stages in which both exploratory and descriptive research approaches were undertaken. Data was collected from enterprises by questionnaire and through the analysis of research and semi-structured interviews. The findings revealed that most enterprises in the country are still in the initial stages of adoption of B2C e-commerce despite the wide growth of Internet use among enterprises in Sudan. Many factors could be responsible for the low usage of e-commerce among the enterprises in Sudan. Technical barrier is seen as the major barrier that affects the adoption of B2C e-commerce. However, this is accompanied by regulatory and legal barriers. One of the factors that inhibit e-commerce adoption in SMEs in Sudan is the lack of Internet security. Other factors include limited use of web portals and Internet banking by enterprises. The use of credit card and visa card is prohibited in Sudan due to the sanction from the United States of America. However, these issues resulted in all type of transactions that involves carrying cash. This makes it risky for customer who carry huge sum of money. In order to improve B2C e-commerce adoption technologies, this study plays a significant role to organizations and supporting organizations, especially those operating in countries with a unique situation like Sudan.
Improvement in the diffraction efficiency of a polymer using an ionic liquid
Authors: Kim Sung , Attri Pankaj , Kim In
Published: October 2017

In this paper, photosensitive materials for information storage devices are presented. The polymers were prepared using surface relief-grating (SRG) fabrication with a diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS) laser of 532 nm, and the diffraction efficiency (DE) of the polymers were assessed with a low-power DPSS laser at 633 nm. However, the diffraction efficiency of the azo-functionalized epoxy-based polymer was low, even after 15 min of exposure. To improve the efficiency and reduce the time it takes for the DE measurements of the photosensitive polymer, the polymer was combined ionic liquids (ILs). Various ILs, i.e., 1-methylimidazolium chloride ([Mim]Cl) from the imidazolium family of ILs and diethylammonium dihydrogen phosphate (DEAP), triethylammonium 4-aminotoluene-3-sulfonic acid (TASA) and tributylmethylammonium methyl sulphate (TBMS) from the ammonium family of ILs, were investigated. For the first time, it was observed that DE dramatically increased the DEAP?polymer mixture in 4 min compared to the polymer (alone) and other polymer?IL mixtures. Therefore, DEAP IL could help improve the efficiency of DE measurements in a shorter time.
Capitalismo y gubernamentalidad neoliberal: el “empresario de sí mismo” como figura extrema de la subsunción [Capitalism and neoliberal governmentality: the “self-entrepreneur” as extreme figure of the subsumtion]
Authors: Hernández Martínez Cuauhtémoc Nattahí
Published: October 2017

Antes que una ideología o un mero recetario económico, el meollo real del neoliberalismo fue para Foucault del orden de las prácticas y estrategias de gobierno. Bajo esta manera de entenderlo, lo que a continuación llevamos a cabo son esencialmente tres cosas: ensayamos una lectura de la gubernamentalidad neoliberal en términos de la categoría marxiana de subsunción, analizamos al neoliberalismo como un proyecto de sociedad y como un proyecto de clase y reconstruimos críticamente algunas de las aristas más importantes de la figura del empresario de sí mismo, a partir de lo alcanzado en los apartados anteriores.
A biopolítica do corpo que dorme [The biopolitics of the body that sleeps]
Authors: Farias André Brayner
Published: October 2017

O trabalho propõe uma análise biopolítica do sono, partindo da leitura do ensaio de Jonathan Crary, 24/7 – capitalismo tardio e os fins do sono. Segundo Crary, a realização final do capitalismo estaria na dependência de resolver o problema do sono: enquanto ainda necessitarmos de pausa para dormir, o capitalismo ainda não pode se realizar plenamente. Superar a necessidade de dormir seria a condição para um funcionamento do capitalismo em regime ininterrupto, chamado de 24/7. A análise buscará apoio no conceito foucaultiano de disciplina (Vigiar e punir) e no conceito arendtiano de natalidade (A condição humana).
La gubernamentalidad socialista “hay que inventarla”: biopolítica, seguridad y neoliberalismo [The Socialist governmentality "must be invented": biopolitics, security and neoliberalism]
Authors: Jordana Ester
Published: October 2017

Los análisis que Foucault realiza en torno a los mecanismos de seguridad, la biopolítica y el neoliberalismo distan de establecer una elaboración cerrada. Constituyen, más bien, una serie de investigaciones entrelazadas en que se ponían en juego distintas hipótesis y modos de aproximación a esas problemáticas. Sin embargo, el curso de El nacimiento de la biopolítica constituye una tentativa de articular esos vínculos en torno a las transformaciones de la gubernamentalidad contemporánea. Lejos de una defensa del neoliberalismo, lo que Foucault trata de mostrar es que éste constituye una nueva forma de gubernamentalidad que se estaba gestando en el presente y que, por tanto, era necesario analizar en su diferencia.
Hannah Arendt e Agamben: o totalitarismo como categoria biopolítica e a politização da vida nas sociedades democráticas liberais [Hannah Arendt and Agamben: totalitarism as a biopolitic category and the politization of life in liberal democratic societies]
Authors: Silva Elivanda Oliveira
Published: October 2017

O texto tem como objetivo apresentar uma leitura biopolítica da obra de Hannah Arendt, o que requer uma análise da relação entre vida e política, a partir dos elementos biopolíticos contidos na filosofia da autora, especialmente no que diz respeito ao totalitarismo como forma de governo sem precedentes na história da humanidade. Por conseguinte, examinaremos o processo de politização do biológico que elevou a vida a bem supremo, resultando em consequências radicais para o domínio público. Para tanto, lançaremos mão também do arcabouço conceitual de Agamben, principalmente, dos conceitos de vida nua, estado de exceção, homo sacer, para que possamos trazer à luz os elementos biopolíticos que perpassam a obra arendtiana e que fundamentam o jogo político das atuais democracias liberais.
Manter a abertura do campo dos possíveis: breves considerações sobre a tese de Michel Foucault de que o poder está em todo o lado [Keeping open the field of possible: brief considerations on Michel Foucault’s thesis that power is everywhere]
Authors: Bernardo Luís Manuel Aires Ventura
Published: October 2017

Retoma-se a tese de Michel Foucault de que o poder está em todo o lado, reconstituindo um quadro concetual que a especifica e permite retirar algumas consequências fundamentais sobre a correlação entre liberdade e poder. Da imagem grosseira duma filosofia da saturação do poder na contemporaneidade, passa-se, progressivamente à ideia duma filosofia da liberdade, que se afirma na própria consideração dum tal cúmulo, valorizando o exercício infindável de abertura de possibilidades. Propõe-se, por fim, a noção de uma coragem do(s) sentido(s) como atitude adequada para lidar com o campo dos possíveis num tempo crítico, como vem a ser o nosso.
Impossibilidade da renúncia do uso público da razão em Hannah Arendt – “Eichmann em Jerusalém, a banalidade do mal” [Impossibility of waiving the public use of the reason in Hannah Arendt - "Eichmann in Jerusalem, the banality of evil"]
Authors: Brígido Edimar Inocencio , Muniz Fábio André Santos , Szinwelski Fátima Raquel
Published: October 2017

O artigo pretende revisitar a definição de uso público da razão e a impossibilidade da sua renúncia segundo Hannah Arendt com base em elementos que ela identificou na obra: “Eichmann em Jerusalém, um relato sobre a banalidade do mal”. Para tanto, apresenta uma breve evolução do conceito ético-político de razão e seu uso de Sócrates até o Iluminismo e aponta a ligação do pensamento de Arendt ao de Kant, para identificar a ampliação que ela faz da análise do uso da faculdade de julgar desenvolvida por ele.  Isso porque a visão oitocentista da faculdade de julgar se mostrou insuficiente para explicar os efeitos históricos que a renúncia ao uso público da razão acarreta para a civilização a partir do fim do século XIX até os dias de hoje. Isso por força da escalada dos genocídios e massacres do período. Para isso, colheu-se dados históricos, literários e de reflexões de autores, cujo pensamento é próximo ao de Arendt e recorreu-se a outras obras da autora, tudo para ilustrar e explicar que a escalada genocida e dos massacres se dá em consonância com o crescimento das sociedades de massa industrial e pós-industrial. A conclusão a que se chega é de que a renúncia à faculdade de julgar derivada do modelo econômico e social atual e leva a uma aporia: uma contraditória ameaça à vida em nome da vida.
Análise dos registros realizados pela enfermagem e o possível impacto na auditoria: uma revisão da literatura nacional
Authors: Lucca de Camargo Lucio Rodrigo , Pereira Giovana Rodrigues
Published: October 2017

A auditoria em saúde é uma prática que serve para melhorar a qualidade do serviço prestado, bem como possibilitar que os processos e procedimentos não causem prejuízo ao paciente. Para isto é importante que a enfermagem realize os registros de todas ações, sempre de forma completa e com a identificação do profissional. O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar os registros realizados pela enfermagem encontrados na literatura nacional e descrever possíveis impactos na auditoria. Para isto foi realizado uma revisão da literatura, buscando artigos publicados nas bases de dados LILACS e SCIELO nos últimos 10 anos (2006 a 2016), em português e disponíveis para acesso gratuito. Foram selecionados nove artigos. Todos apontavam inconsistência nos registros, relatando como principais problemas as inconsistências e incoerências nos dados, bem como, a ausência de identificação, horário específico, rasuras e anotações incompletas, que comprometem muito a qualidade da assistência. Outra grande dificuldade encontrada para realização do estudo foi a carência de artigos que tratem sobre o assunto.Palavras-chave: auditoria de enfermagem, registros de enfermagem, assistência à saúde
Gestão de pessoas na saúde
Authors: Burmester Haino
Published: October 2017

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« Très transformés, très emballés et très mauvais pour la santé... mais à faible risque » : exploration des liens entre sécurité des aliments et salubrité des aliments dans les collectivités
Authors: Speed Kelsey A. , Meyer Samantha B. , Hanning Rhona M. , Majowicz Shannon E.
Published: October 2017

Introduction

L’insécurité alimentaire et les maladies d’origine alimentaire constituent
des enjeux importants au Canada, et on peut considérer les mesures de santé publique
prises pour les résoudre comme des facteurs qui façonnent l’environnement alimentaire.
De nouvelles données probantes allant dans le sens d'une interrelation entre ces deux
domaines, l’objectif de cette étude était d'explorer comment, en Colombie-Britannique
(Canada), les efforts en matière de sécurité alimentaire des collectivités et les pratiques de
salubrité des aliments (ainsi que les problèmes de santé de la population associés) peuvent
se recouper, puis d’interpréter ces résultats pour concevoir et construire un environnement
alimentaire plus sain.

Méthodologie

Nous avons mené 14 entrevues auprès d’informateurs clés (praticiens des
secteurs de la sécurité alimentaire des collectivités et de la salubrité des aliments en
Colombie-Britannique) et procédé à une analyse descriptive qualitative pour trouver les
points d’intersection entre ces deux secteurs.

Résultats

Les participants ont fait état de quatre modalités de convergence entre les
deux secteurs. Ils ont signalé comment les pratiques quotidiennes de leur secteur visant à
promouvoir des aliments sûrs ou sains pouvaient être favorisées ou entravées par les
activités de l’autre secteur, en partie car les politiques passées, disparates, ne tenaient pas
compte des nombreux effets sur la santé en lien avec l'alimentation et car certains types
de produits alimentaires, comme les fruits et légumes frais, peuvent être considérés à la
fois comme risqués et bénéfiques. Enfin, ils ont souligné que les deux secteurs travaillent
à l’atteinte d’un même but, soit celui d’améliorer la santé de la population, même si leur
optique se révèle légèrement différente.

Conclusion

La sécurité alimentaire et la salubrité des aliments sont connectées de plusieurs
façons, ce qui a une incidence sur les spécificités de l'environnement alimentaire
canadien et sur son amélioration. La collaboration entre les divers secteurs de la santé publique
en lien avec l'alimentation est nécessaire pour concevoir de nouveaux programmes ou
de nouvelles politiques visant à transformer les habitudes alimentaires des Canadiens.
Retail food environments, shopping experiences, First Nations and the provincial Norths
Authors: Burnett Kristin , Skinner Kelly , Hay Travis , LeBlanc Joseph , Chambers Lori
Published: October 2017

Introduction

This paper looks at the market food environments of First Nations communities
located in the provincial Norths by examining the potential retail competition
faced by the North West Company (NWC) and by reporting on the grocery shopping
experiences of people living in northern Canada.

Methods

We employed two methodological approaches to assess northern retail food
environments. First, we mapped food retailers in the North to examine the breadth of
retail competition in the provincial Norths, focussing specifically on those communities
without year-round road access. Second, we surveyed people living in communities in
northern Canada about their retail and shopping experiences.

Results

Fifty-four percent of communities in the provincial Norths and Far North without
year-round road access did not have a grocery store that competed with the NWC.
The provinces with the highest percentage of northern communities without retail competition
were Ontario (87%), Saskatchewan (83%) and Manitoba (72%). Respondents
to the survey (n = 92) expressed concern about their shopping experiences in three
main areas: the cost of food, food quality and freshness, and availability of specific
foods.

Conclusion

There is limited retail competition in the provincial Norths. In Manitoba,
Saskatchewan and Ontario, the NWC has no store competition in at least 70% of northern
communities. Consumers living in northern Canada find it difficult to afford nutritious
foods and would like access to a wider selection of perishable foods in good
condition.
Analyse de données sur les ventes lors d'une intervention axée sur un dépanneur santé de Toronto : le projet FRESH sur l'environnement de la vente d’aliments au détail comme déterminant de la santé
Authors: Minaker Leia M. , Lynch Meghan , Cook Brian E. , Mah Catherine L.
Published: October 2017

Introduction

Les interventions en santé de la population dans le secteur de l’alimentation
de détail, comme celles réalisées dans les dépanneurs, visent à transformer le type de
signaux envoyés aux consommateurs afin qu'ils choisissent des aliments plus sains. Peu
de recherches abordent les aspects financiers des interventions réalisées dans le milieu de
la vente au détail, en particulier les mesures de résultat comme les ventes en magasin,
pourtant au centre du processus décisionnel de la vente au détail. Cette étude examine
l'évolution des ventes en magasin et les ventes par catégories de produits dans le cadre
d’une intervention axée sur un dépanneur santé situé dans un quartier à faible revenu de
Toronto (Ontario).

Méthodologie

Les données sur les ventes effectuées entre août 2014 et avril 2015 ont été
regroupées par catégories de produits et par jour. Nous avons utilisé des tableaux croisés
dynamiques Excel afin de résumer et de présenter visuellement les données sur ces ventes.
Nous avons mené des tests t afin d’étudier les différences au niveau des ventes de
chaque catégorie de produits en fonction des jours de vente « de pointe » (jours
d’affluence) par rapport aux autres jours de vente.

Résultats

Les ventes globales du magasin culminaient les derniers jours de chaque mois,
soit à la période à laquelle les prestations d’assistance sociale sont versées. La hausse des
revenus lors des jours de pointe était principalement imputable aux ventes de laissez-passer
de transports en commun. La moyenne des ventes de collations non nutritives et de cigarettes
était légèrement plus élevée lors des jours de pointe par rapport aux autres jours. Les
stratégies novatrices employées pour augmenter les ventes de fruits et légumes frais ont
semblé accroître considérablement les revenus générés par ces catégories de produits.

Conclusion

Les données sur les ventes en magasin constituent un paramètre important de
mesure du succès des interventions en environnement alimentaire. De plus, les prises de
décision des détaillants fondé sur ces données peuvent se révéler déterminantes lors de
l’adaptation des interventions. Les responsables des recherches et des interventions futures
devraient envisager d’établir des partenariats et d’utiliser d'autres indicateurs de rendement
lors des interventions ciblant l'environnement de la vente au détail d’aliments dans divers
contextes canadiens.
Déserts alimentaires à Winnipeg (Canada) : une nouvelle méthodologie de mesure d'un concept complexe et controversé
Authors: Slater Joyce , Epp-Koop Stefan , Jakilazek Megan , Green Chris
Published: October 2017

Introduction

Les « déserts alimentaires » ont vu le jour dans les 20 dernières années et
forment des secteurs préoccupants pour les collectivités, les autorités en santé publique et
les chercheurs en raison de leur effet négatif possible sur la qualité de l’alimentation et en
raison de leurs conséquences sur la santé. Ce sont des espaces résidentiels, habituellement
en milieu urbain, où les résidents à faible revenu n’ont que peu ou pas accès à des
établissements de vente au détail d'aliments qui offrent suffisamment de variété à un prix
abordable. La recherche sur les déserts alimentaires présente des défis méthodologiques,
notamment la façon de repérer et de classer les magasins d’alimentation au détail, la définition
de la population à faible revenu ainsi que les paramètres concernant le transport et
la proximité. De plus, les méthodes complexes qui sont souvent employées dans la recherche
sur les déserts alimentaires peuvent être difficiles à reproduire et à communiquer aux
principaux intervenants. Pour surmonter ces difficultés, nous avons voulu montrer qu’on
pouvait concevoir une méthode simple et reproductible pour repérer les déserts alimentaires,
à l’aide de données facilement accessibles en contexte canadien.

Méthodologie

Cette étude a été menée à Winnipeg (Canada) en 2014. Les établissements
de vente au détail des aliments ont été trouvés à l’aide des Pages Jaunes et vérifiés
par des diététistes en santé publique. Nous avons créé deux scénarios sur les déserts alimentaires
en fonction de l’emplacement de la population à quintile de revenu le plus
faible : a) celle qui habitait à 500 m ou plus d’une épicerie appartenant à une chaîne
nationale et b) celle qui habitait à 500 m ou plus d’une épicerie appartenant à une chaîne
nationale ou d’une épicerie à service complet.

Résultats

En fonction du scénario utilisé, 64 574 ou 104 335 résidents à faible revenu
vivaient dans un désert alimentaire.

Conclusion

Les déserts alimentaires touchent une proportion importante de la population
de Winnipeg et, même s’ils sont concentrés en centre-ville, ils sont présents également en
banlieue. La méthodologie employée pour repérer les déserts alimentaires est accessible,
claire et reproductible. Elle est utilisable pour exercer une surveillance périodique à faible
coût, ainsi que pour favoriser un engagement significatif de la part des collectivités, des
magasins de détail et des responsables des politiques.
Como casas sin çimiento… Oikonomia y communitas: el discurso político de los parientes mayores en el espacio septentrional del reino de Castilla
Authors: Pereyra Osvaldo Víctor
Published: October 2017

El siguiente artículo tiene como eje el problema la forma particular que adopta la idea de orden natural en la conformación del discurso político de los parientes mayores en los espacios septentrionales del reino de Castilla en los siglos XIV-XVI, centrándonos, específicamente en las ideas de oikonomía y comunidad.
Ley, costumbre e historia en las Considerazioni sopra le censure della Santitá di papa Paolo V contra la Serenissima Republica di Venezia del P.M. Paulo da Venezia dell’Ordine de’Serviti (1606)
Authors: Saracino María Agostina
Published: October 2017

Se analiza la obra de Paolo Sarpi Considerazioni sopra le censure della Santitá di papa Paolo V contra la Serenissima Republica di Venezia del P. M. Paulo da Venezia dell’Ordine de’Serviti (1606) con el objetivo de exponer las innovaciones historiográficas que implicó su abordaje de la ley y la costumbre como fuentes para la reconstrucción del pasado y armas para las disputas políticas de la época.
Los significados de la sangre en el siglo XVII: rupturas y continuidades en la novela de Cervantes «La fuerza de la sangre»
Authors: Arre Marfull Montserrat
Published: October 2017

El artículo propone la idea de sangre como símbolo social y símbolo poético, fundamentando este análisis en las posibilidades históricas de la obra de Cervantes y en su postura profundamente moral y realista. La sangre, con su fuerza histórica y narrativa, será analizada desde las perspectivas de las continuidades y las rupturas, pensándola como referencia tanto de la vida como de la muerte (física y social).
La administración de justicia letrada en un espacio sin letras. Litigantes, jueces y agentes de comunicación ante la justicia ordinaria del área de Ortigueira en el siglo XVIII
Authors: Fernández Armesto Mónica
Published: October 2017

La presente investigación parte del análisis tipológico de las causas civiles elevadas a los tribunales señoriales del área de Ortigueira para establecer, a partir de una metodología basada en la observación de la caligrafía de las firmas, criterios de procedencia social y nivel de alfabetización de jueces y hombres buenos. Reflejando cómo sus conocimientos afectaban a la aplicación de justicia.
Evaluation of mortality rate and predictors of outcome in dogs receiving outpatient treatment for parvoviral enteritis
Authors: Sarpong Kathryn J. , Lukowski Jennifer M. , Knapp Cassandra G.
Published: October 2017

OBJECTIVE To determine mortality rates and prognostic factors for dogs with parvoviral enteritis receiving outpatient treatment.

DESIGN Retrospective case series and case-control study.

ANIMALS 130 client-owned dogs with a diagnosis of parvoviral enteritis between August 1, 2012, and January 31, 2015, that were treated with outpatient care.

PROCEDURES Medical records were reviewed and data extracted regarding dog age, body weight, breed, and vaccination history; treatments administered; and short-term (≥ 3 day) outcome (determined via telephone call with owner). Treatments were administered according to clinician preference. Mortality rates were calculated overall and for various signalment and treatment groupings and compared.

RESULTS 97 (75%) dogs survived and 33 (25%) dogs failed to survive for ≥ 3 days after initial diagnosis of parvoviral enteritis. Compared with distributions in the general hospital population, Chihuahuas, German Shepherd Dogs, pit bull–type dogs, and males were overrepresented. No significant difference was identified between survivors and nonsurvivors regarding age, body weight, or sex. Dogs prescribed a caloric supplement fed every 2 to 4 hours had a mortality rate of 19% (16/85). Most of these dogs had also received fluids administered SC, an antiemetic, and antimicrobials.

CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Clinicians should note the 25% mortality rate of the dogs with parvoviral enteritis that received outpatient care in this study setting when discussing treatment options with owners of affected dogs who are financially unable to pursue hospitalization.
PEMAHAMAN GURU BIMBINGAN KONSELING SEKOLAH MENENGAH PERTAMA TENTANG PROGRAM PEMINATAN PENDIDIKAN MENENGAH
Authors: Widyastono Herry
Published: October 2017

Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengkaji 1) pemahaman Guru Bimbingan Konseling (BK) Sekolah Menengah Pertama (SMP) tentang program peminatan pendidikan menengah; 2) perbedaan tingkat pemahaman antara guru BK Sekolah SMP yang berpendidikan sarjana dan magister; dan 3) perbedaan tingkat pemahaman antara guru BK SMP negeri dan swasta tentang program peminatan pendidikan menengah. Penelitian dilakukan dengan metode survei di SMP Kota Pekanbaru pada September 2016. Populasi terjangkau ialah para guru BK SMP Kota Pekanbaru. Jumlah sampel seluruhnya 40 guru yang diambil dengan teknik multistage random sampling. Teknik analisis statistik yang digunakan adalah analisis statistik deskriptif dan analisis statistik inferensial. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: 1) pemahaman guru BK SMP tentang program peminatan pendidikan menengah cukup tinggi, 2) tidak terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan antara pemahaman guru BK SMP yang berpendidikan sarjana dan magister, tentang program peminatan pendidikan menengah; dan 3) tidak terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan antara pemahaman guru BK SMP negeri dan swasta tentang program peminatan pendidikan menengah. Penelitian menyimpulkan bahwa guru BK SMP cukup mampu memberikan bekal tentang program peminatan pendidikan menengah kepada siswa SMP sesuai dengan minat, bakat, dan/atau kemampuannya.
EFEKTIVITAS METODE DEBAT AKTIF DAN STRATEGI PENERAPANNYA DALAM MENGOPTIMALKAN PEMBELAJARAN GEOGRAFI
Authors: Wijayanto Pradika Adi , Utaya Sugeng , Amirudin Ach.
Published: October 2017

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengetahui efektivitas penerapan metode debat aktif dalam mendukung tingkat keaktifan siswa pada pembelajaran geografi sekaligus menguraikan strategi tepat untuk mengoptimalkannya. Penelitian ini merupakan studi kasus dengan menggunakan subjek penelitian kelas XI IS 1 SMA Negeri 1 Mayong tahun ajaran 2016/2017 dilakukan selama tiga kali pertemuan. Teknik pengumpulan data berasal dari observasi partisipan, dokumentasi, dan lembar keaktifan siswa. Teknik analisis data menggunakan deskripsi persentase kemudian dikonsultasikan dengan kriteria yang ditentukan untuk menyimpulkan hasil penelitian sedangkan uraian strategi dalam mengefektifkan berdasarkan data hasil observasi partisipan kemudian dilakukan member check dan diimplementasikan. Analisis data hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa persentase keaktifan siswa pada pertemuan pertama masuk dalam kategori baik, persentase keaktifan siswa pada pertemuan berkategori sangat baik, persentase keaktifan siswa pada pertemuan ketiga juga berkategori sangat baik. Dengan demikian, efektivitas penerapan metode debat aktif dalam pembelajaran geografi adalah sangat baik. Strategi yang diterapkan juga mempunyai andil dalam mendukung persentase keaktifan siswa sehingga lebih optimal dari sebelumnya.
Kinetics of Reactive Blue 21 Decolorization Using Peracetic Acid
Authors: Duy Vu , Chieu Le Van , Ha Cao The
Published: October 2017

Decolorization rate of Reactive Blue 21 by peracetic acid in aqueous solutions was measured at pH 6.0. Concentrations of peracetic acid were applied in the range of 1 - 3 mM. The reaction kinetics were monitored by recording the light absorption of the Reactive Blue 21 at 660 nm. The obtained results showed that the decolorization happened via non-catalytic and auto-catalytic reactions. Both the reactions were proposed to obey the second-order rate law.
Anharmonic correlated Debye model Debye-Waller factors of metallic Copper compared to experiment and to other theories
Authors: Van Hung Nguyen
Published: October 2017

Debye-Waller factors (DWFs) of metallic Cu (fcc crystal) in X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) presented in terms of cumulant expansion have been studied using the anharmonic correlated Debye model (ACDM). This ACDM is derived using the many-body perturbation approach and the anharmonic effective potential that includes the first shell near neighbor contributions to the vibration between absorber and backscatterer atoms. Analytical expressions of three first XAFS cumulants of Cu have been derived involving more information of phonon-phonon interactions taken from integration over the first Brillouin zone. Morse potential is assumed to describe the single-pair atomic interaction. Numerical results for Cu using the present ACDM show their good agreement with experiment and with those of other theories, as well as their advantage compared to those calculated using the single-pair potential.
Optical properties of PbS and Au-PbS Core-Shell Nanoparticles
Authors: Ngac An Bang , Doanh Sai Cong , Hai Pham Nguyen
Published: October 2017

Lead sulfide (PbS) and Au-PbS core-shell nanoparticles were successfully synthesized using the sonochemical method at room temperature. The morphology of the synthesized particles was characterized by FESEM and TEM images. Pure fcc phase of PbS and Au crystal structures was examined and confirmed by XRD patterns. The quantum confinement effect plays a crucial role in blue-shifting the absorption edge and the band gap energy of both solid PbS nanoparticles and a thin spherical PbS shell toward shorter wavelength region in comparison to those of PbS bulk. Due to the high refractive index of PbS shell, Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) peak of Au nanocores is significantly red-shifted by roughly 80 nm toward the longer wavelength region. More sophisticate experimental data and some adequate theoretical models are needed to fully explain the matters.
First-principles calculations on electronic properties of LaNiO3 in solid oxide fuel cell cathodes
Authors: Pham Ba Duy , Nguyen Huy Duy , Bach Cong Thanh
Published: October 2017

First-principles calculations based on the density functional theory are used to study the electronic structure of LaNiO3 perovskite for application of cathode material in solid oxide fuel cell. Our results show that bulk LaNiO3 exhibits metallic behavior. For 1x1x1 LaNiO3 unit cell, increasing in-plane strain leads to the increase in the density of states (DOS) at the Fermi level. On the other hand, the DOS at the Fermi level for 2x2x2 LaNiO3 supercell first increases with the strain up to 3% and then decreases for larger values of the strain. The difference between the electronic structure of the 2x2x2 supercell and that of the 1x1x1 unit cell is attributed to the rotations of NiO6 octahedra.
Study of long-lived heavy charged particles produced in pp collisions at energy 13 TeV
Authors: Nguyen Mau Chung
Published: October 2017

We are interested in long-lived heavy charged particles because they would be possible SUSY particle candidats. This paper shows our preliminary results of long-lived heavy charged particles generation using  PYTHIA 8. More than 107 events have been generated with pp  collisions at energy in the center of mass = 13 TeV and about  3.27 105  long-lived heavy charged particles candidates have been found in the geometric acceptance of the LHCb detector. Long-lived  heavy charged particles has mass 1.025 TeV/c2 and lifetime   157.7 nanoseconds, therefore they can travel throughout all subdetectors.  We try not only calculate their acceptance in function of  transverse momentum  and rapidity but also combine a pair of candidats  with opposite charge in order to reconstruct their invariant mass. In the next step, we have intention to identify stau using the informations from subdetectors such as the inner tracker and the muon chambers.
Hình thức sinh sản, đặc điểm hình thái và cấu trúc mô học của tuyến sinh dục cá bống trứng Eleotris melanosoma ở ven biển Sóc Trăng
Authors: Dinh Minh Quang
Published: October 2017

Nghiên cứu này được thực hiện ở vùng ven biển Sóc Trăng nhằm cung cấp thông tin hữu ích về hình thức sinh sản, hình thái và cấu trúc mô học của noãn sào và tinh sào và sự phát triển của noãn bào và tinh bào ứng với từng giai đoạn phát triển của tuyến sinh dục để làm cơ sở cho khai thác bền vững nguồn lợi cá bống trứng Eleotris melanosoma – một trong những loài cá có vai trò kinh tế ở khu vực nghiên cứu. Kết quả phân tích 65 mẫu cá (28 cá cái và 37 cá đực) thu được vào mùa mưa và mùa khô cho thấy loài này thuộc nhóm cá đẻ tập trung thành từng đợt trong mùa sinh sản (tháng 9 đến tháng 11) do noãn sào và tinh sào ở giai đoạn trưởng thành và chín chứa chủ yếu noãn bào và tinh bào thời kỳ 4 và 5. Những kết quả này không chỉ bổ sung dẫn liệu về đặc điểm sinh học sinh sản của loài này mà còn là cơ sở cho việc đề xuất thời gian đánh bắt phù hợp nhằm đảm bảo phát triển bền vững nguồn lợi của loài này ở khu vực nghiên cứu.
Đánh giá khả năng tạo bể chứa Các bon của rừng trồng thuần loài trang (Kandelia obovata) ven biển huyện Hậu Lộc, tỉnh Thanh Hóa
Authors: Hồng Hạnh Nguyễn Thị , Đức Đàm Trọng
Published: October 2017

Để đánh giá khả năng tạo bể chứa các bon của rừng ngập mặn trồng ven biển phục vụ quản lý nhà nước về giảm phát thải khí nhà kính, cung cấp cơ sở khoa học và thông tin cho việc đàm phán quốc tế trong các chương trình thực hiện cắt giảm khí nhà kính như REDD, REDD+, chúng tôi đánh giá khả năng tạo bể chứa các bon của rừng trồng thuần loài trang (K. obovata) 18, 17, 16 tuổi ven biển huyện Hậu Lộc, tỉnh Thanh Hóa thông qua 3 bể chứa các bon  của rừng: (1) Bể chứa các bon trong thực vật ở trên mặt đất; (2) Bể chứa các bon trong thực vật ở dưới mặt đất; (3) Bể chứa các bon trong đất, dưới dạng các bon hữu cơ theo hướng dẫn của IPCC (2006). Kết quả nghiên cứu cho thấy, khả năng tích lũy các bon của rừng tương ứng với lượng CO2 tăng theo tuổi rừng. Hiệu quả tích lũy các bon hàng năm của rừng 18 tuổi đạt 19,18 tấn/ha/năm (tương ứng với lượng CO2 là 70,39 tấn/ha/năm); kế đến là rừng 17 tuổi đạt 14,76 tấn/ha/năm (tương ứng với lượng CO2 là 54,17 tấn/ha/năm); thấp nhất là rừng 16 tuổi với 14,64 tấn/ha/năm (tương ứng với lượng CO2 là 53,73 tấn/ha/năm). Khả năng tích lũy các bon trong rừng cao là cơ sở khoa học để xây dựng và thực hiện các dự án trồng rừng ngập mặn, kết hợp với bảo tồn, quản lý bền vững và tăng cường trữ lượng các bon rừng trồng ở các dải ven biển Việt Nam.