bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Dynamic Evaluation of Indian Commercial Banking Sector
Authors: Datta Nitish
Published: June 2015

The authors investigate the Indian commercial banking sector in the dynamic framework. Growth frontiers are derived with the help of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to identify growth-efficient and growth-inefficient banks. The growth theories demand a steady-state growth path for each sector of the economy; on the other hand, the resource-based theory assumes firm-specific growth rates. The analysis shows dismal performance by domestic banks, both public sector and private; most of these domestic banks are growth-inefficient both in the short-run and in the long-run. The short-run as well as long-run findings strongly support the role of learning by doing as an engine to augment growth for all categories of banks. The analysis also exposes that the resource-based view of firm that generates rent generating competitive advantage ultimately drives both the managerial strategies and the performance of the Indian banking sector.
Bank Branch Efficiency with DEA
Authors: Eken Mehmet Hasan , Kale Süleyman
Published: June 2015

In this chapter, the extent of inefficiency of bank branches in different dimensions is evaluated with slack-based model of data envelopment analysis. Each efficiency dimension reveals the strengths, weaknesses, and improvement capabilities of branches. Multi-dimensional comparison enables the determination of the overall characteristics and the choice of the improvement strategies accordingly. An extensive literature analysis of bank branches and future research directions is also presented.
The FUPOL Policy Lifecycle
Authors: Sonntagbauer Susanne , Sonntagbauer Peter , Nazemi Kawa , Burkhardt Dirk
Published: June 2015

The purpose of this chapter is to outline an advanced policy lifecycle, the FUPOL model with its ability to link technical features in the area of policy modeling. The FUPOL Policy Lifecycle is based on 6 stages, which are further divided into 8 main tasks. These main tasks are split up into 19 subtasks to provide a very detailed policy lifecycle structure. The detailed breakdown allows one to link each task to various technical features, such as opinion maps, policy indicator dashboard, knowledge database, and simulation and visualization tools. The chapter further argues that the methodology applied is future proof and has the potential of accommodating new technologies in the future.
Branded Entertainment
Authors: Martí-Parreño José , Ruiz-Mafé Carla , Scribner Lisa L.
Published: June 2015

Branded entertainment is the insertion of a brand within an entertainment property in such a way that the line between entertainment and advertising becomes blurred (Moore, 2006). This hybrid message develops in an increasingly convergent environment in which editorial content and advertising content are blended (Shrum, 2004). This indirect approach to deliver brand messages is gaining momentum as a marketing communications tool to engage consumers with brand messages in a non-interruptive and entertainment context. By using branded films, advergames, and other advertainment-type genres, advertisers aim to enhance consumers´ brand perceptions, brand awareness, brand recall, and brand recognition, along with increasing consumers´ brand attitudes and purchase intentions while providing value to consumers through brand communications. This chapter gives an overview to branded entertainment from an historical approach, analyzing the origins, conceptualization, and genres of branded entertainment. Ethical concerns and legal issues related to branded entertainment are discussed. New trends in branded entertainment are also analyzed.
Brand Perception and its Relation to Perceived Performance of a Public Sports Service
Authors: Jiménez Mario Alguacil , Moreno Ferran Calabuig , Núnez-Pomar Juan M. , Hervás Josep Crespo
Published: June 2015

In sport context, many contributions are involved in the perception of quality and satisfaction in sport services, but in regards to brand perception, such studies are much less common. Virtually no work is aimed at brand awareness of sports services. In the book chapter the authors expose a case study that analyze the users perception of the image of the service and is related to some performance indicators such as quality of service, satisfaction and future intentions. Data analysis is performed using structural equations and measurement scales adapted to sports facilities. The results of this study show that quality is explained by congruence with a high percentage of variance (76.6%), the latter concept being the aspect with the greatest predictive weight. Furthermore, future intentions are explained by attitudes towards the brand and quality, the latter being the element with greater predictive power.
Identification of Dry Periods in the Dobrogea Region
Authors: Chelcea Silvia , Ionita Monica , Adler Mary-Jeanne
Published: June 2015

The main objective of this study is to identify different types of drought (moderate, severe and extreme) in the Dobrogea region based on three indicators: the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI), the Standardized Precipitation and Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) and the Standardized Flow Index (SFI). The dry periods, from a meteorological point of view, were identified based on a drought index that takes into account only precipitation (SPI) and another one that takes into account both precipitation as well as mean air temperature (SPEI). To highlight the dry periods from a hydrological point of view we applied the procedure for calculating the SPI to monthly discharge time series, through the Standardized Flow Index (SFI).
Using Grid Computing and Satellite Remote Sensing in Evapotranspiration Estimation
Authors: Serban Cristina , Maftei Carmen
Published: June 2015

The most advanced and applicable approach today in the development of environmental monitoring programs is the integration of remote sensing and Grid computing services into a monitoring and forecasting system that helps the analyst to understand the problem without being a remote sensing or computer expert. In this chapter we present the main features of Grid computing and how we can use it in conjunction with remote sensing to develop several applications that will estimate ET (Evapotranspiration), LST (Land Surface Temperature) and some vegetation indices (VI's) directly from a satellite image, these parameters playing an essential role in all activities related to water resources management.
New Chinese Entrepreneurs
Authors: Zheng Connie , Wang Bai-Xuan , Hu Mei-Chih
Published: June 2015

This chapter uses a qualitative approach to explore the characteristics of newly-bred Chinese entrepreneurs among 14 technology-based companies in Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Internal and external perspectives on studying entrepreneurship were adapted to examine personality attributes and the impacts of social settings on shaping the characteristics of modern Chinese entrepreneurs. The findings show that Chinese entrepreneurs were strongly influenced by the Confucianism, in which learning was upheld as a key to develop internal innovative capabilities for sustaining enterprise growth in the dynamic environment. Chinese entrepreneurs leading technologically innovative companies were also found to be visionary, but with less risk taking; they had exceptional networking capability and political dexterity to build strong relationships with government, industry and community. The tie between the Confucian entrepreneurial attributes and strong government support appears to enable the ‘innovation in Chinese way'. Implications of these results are discussed.
Grounding Machine Ethics within the Natural System
Authors: Gassen Jared , Seong Nak Young
Published: June 2015

This chapter explores machine ethics within the larger context of the natural system from which it springs. While computing power and computing machines have grown exponentially since the twentieth century, the foundation for this growth is the planet's natural resources, which may not be able to sustain this type of continual exponential growth. This chapter explores some of the basic natural limiting factors that may prohibit computing power if solutions are not found. Specifically, the chapter explores limitations from: population growth, e-waste, rare earth minerals, water, oil, and energy production. Within this context, possible solutions for producing machines ethically are briefly explored.
Should We Put Our Feet in the Water? Use of a Survey to Assess Recreational Exposures to Contaminants in the Anacostia River
Authors: Murray Rianna , Wilson Sacoby , Dalemarre Laura , Chanse Victoria , Phoenix Janet , Baranoff Lori
Published: June 2015

The Anacostia River, a tributary of the Potomac River that flows into the Chesapeake Bay, is highly contaminated with raw sewage, heavy metals, oil and grease, trash, pathogens, excessive sediments, and organic chemicals. Despite this contamination, recreation on the river is very popular, including kayaking, canoeing, rowing, and sport fishing. There is currently no information available on the potential health risks faced by recreational users from exposure to the river's pollutants. A total of 197 recreational users of the Anacostia River were surveyed regarding general demographic information and their recreational behavior over the previous year, including frequency and duration of recreation and specific questions related to their water exposure. 84.1% of respondents who engaged in canoeing, kayaking, rowing, rafting, or paddling were exposed to water on their bodies during recreation. Some 27.2% of those exposed to water reported getting water in their mouth while recreating, and 60.7% of that group reported swallowing some of this water. This is the first study to examine the exposure to contaminants faced by the recreational population of the Anacostia River.
Минимаксный подход к играм среднего поля
Authors: Averboukh Yurii Vladimirovich
Published: June 2015

Рассматривается начально-краевая задача для системы уравнений детерминированной игры среднего поля. Система состоит из уравнения типа Гамильтона-Якоби для функции цены и кинетического уравнения для распределения положений игроков. Предлагается определение обобщенного решения системы, основанное на понятии минимаксного решения уравнения типа Гамильтона-Якоби. Предложенный в работе метод доказательства существования обобщенного решения системы основан на исследовании равновесия по Нэшу в игре бесконечного числа игроков. С использованием обобщенного решения системы уравнений для игры среднего поля построено $\varepsilon$-равновесие по Нэшу в игре конечного числа игроков.
Библиография: 34 названия.
О распределении решений детерминантного уравнения
Authors: Ustinov Alexey Vladimirovich
Published: June 2015

В 1964 г. Ю. В. Линник и Б. Ф. Скубенко доказали равномерную распределенность целочисленных точек
на детерминантной поверхности $\det X= P$, где $X$ - $(3\times 3)$-матрица с независимыми коэффициентами и $P$ - растущий параметр. Их метод был основан на редукции задачи к предыдущей размерности (т.е. к детерминантному уравнению с $(2\times 2)$-матрицей). В настоящей статье
предлагается более точная версия редукции Линника-Скубенко, применимая для более широкого
круга задач, возникающих в геометрии чисел и теории трехмерных цепных дробей Вороного-Минковского.
Библиография: 24 названия.
Обобщенная проблема делителей с натуральными числами специального вида
Authors: Eminyan Karapet Mkrtichevich
Published: June 2015

Получена асимптотическая формула с равномерной оценкой остаточного члена для суммы значений
обобщенной функции делителей по натуральным числам, все простые делители которых имеют двоичные разложения специального вида.
Библиография: 12 названий.
Компактные несжимающие полугруппы аффинных операторов
Authors: Voynov Andrey Sergeevich , Protasov Vladimir Yur'evich
Published: June 2015

Исследуются компактные мультипликативные полугруппы аффинных операторов, действующих
в конечномерном пространстве. Основной результат утверждает, что либо каждая такая полугруппа является сжимающей, т.е. содержит элементы сколь угодно малой операторной нормы, либо все ее операторы имеют общее инвариантное аффинное подпространство, на котором она является сжимающей. В доказательстве применяются функциональные разностные уравнения со сжатием аргумента. Рассматриваются приложения к задачам о самоаффинных разбиениях выпуклых множеств, к описанию конечных аффинных полугрупп, а также к доказательству критерия примитивности семейства неотрицательных матриц.
Библиография: 32 названия.
О сходимости рядов Фурье по классическим системам
Authors: Galoyan Levon Nikolaevich , Grigoryan Martin Gevorgovich , Kobelyan Artur Khachik
Published: June 2015

В работе доказаны следующие результаты:
- существует суммируемая функция такая, что любая подпоследовательность средних Чезаро отрицательного порядка ряда Фурье этой функции расходится почти всюду;
- можно изменить значения произвольной суммируемой функции на множестве (не зависящем от этой функции) сколь угодно малой меры таким образом, чтобы ряд Фурье как по системе Франклина, так и по системе Хаара вновь полученной "исправленной" функции абсолютно сходился почти всюду на $[0,1]$;
- существует непрерывная функция, которая обладает неустранимой абсолютной расходимостью.
Библиография: 47 названий.
О методе Лунина нахождения больших подматриц с малой нормой
Authors: Kashin Boris Sergeevich
Published: June 2015

С использованием подхода, предложенного А. А. Луниным в 1989 г., даются оценки сверху норм больших подматриц данной $(N\times n)$-матрицы, задающей оператор единичной нормы из пространства $l_2^n$ в $l_1^N$.
Библиография: 15 названий.
Factors Affecting Readiness for Low Vision Interventions in Older Adults
Authors: Mohler Amanda Jean , Neufeld Peggy , Perlmutter Monica S.
Published: June 2015

OBJECTIVE. We sought to identify factors that facilitate and inhibit readiness for low vision interventions in people with vision loss, conceptualized as readiness for change in the way they perform daily activities.

METHOD. We conducted 10 semistructured interviews with older adults with low vision and analyzed the results using grounded theory concepts.

RESULTS. Themes involving factors that facilitated change included desire to maintain or regain independence, positive attitude, and presence of formal social support. Themes related to barriers to change included limited knowledge of options and activity not a priority. Themes that acted as both barriers and facilitators were informal social support and community resources.

CONCLUSION. This study provides insight into readiness to make changes in behavior and environment in older adults with vision loss. Study findings can help occupational therapy practitioners practice client-centered care more effectively and promote safe and satisfying daily living activity performance in this population.
Correlational Research to Examine the Relation Between Attachment and Sensory Modulation in Young Children
Authors: Whitcomb Deborah A. , Carrasco Ricardo C. , Neuman Ariela , Kloos Heidi
Published: June 2015

This study investigated whether a relation exists between attachment and sensory modulation in young children. Participants were 68 children ages 3–6 yr recruited through the local community. Caregivers were asked to complete a standardized behavioral inventory of sensory modulation patterns, and parent–child interactions were observed in their home. The evaluator categorized these interactions on the basis of items related to attachment security and dependency. Results revealed modest correlations between attachment and sensory modulation: rs (66) = .28, p = .02. The capacity to predict sensory modulation function by attachment characteristics and the capacity to predict attachment characteristics by sensory modulation function was significant but small (p < .05). These findings supporting a relation between attachment and sensory modulation should be considered when assessing and planning treatment of children with problems in one or both of these areas.
Developmental Test of Visual–Motor Integration (VMI): An Effective Outcome Measure for Handwriting Interventions for Kindergarten, First-Grade, and Second-Grade Students?
Authors: Pfeiffer Beth , Moskowitz Beverly , Paoletti Andrew , Brusilovskiy Eugene , Zylstra Sheryl Eckberg , Murray Tammy
Published: June 2015

We determined whether a widely used assessment of visual–motor skills, the Beery–Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual–Motor Integration (VMI), is appropriate for use as an outcome measure for handwriting interventions. A two-group pretest–posttest design was used with 207 kindergarten, first-grade, and second-grade students. Two well-established handwriting measures and the VMI were administered pre- and postintervention. The intervention group participated in the Size Matters Handwriting Program for 40 sessions, and the control group received standard instruction. Paired and independent-samples t tests were used to analyze group differences. The intervention group demonstrated significant improvements on the handwriting measures, with change scores having mostly large effect sizes. We found no significant difference in change scores on the VMI, t(202) = 1.19, p = .23. Results of this study suggest that the VMI may not detect changes in handwriting related to occupational therapy intervention.
Impulsive antisociality and executive control problems: evidence from go/no-go and stop-signal tasks
Authors: Michałowski Jarosław M. , Droździel Dawid , Harciarek Michał
Published: June 2015

Background

People with impulsive-antisocial traits may engage in unplanned behaviors that reduce their efficiency and may even result in harm to self and others. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between executive control functions and impulsive antisociality, as assessed with the Psychopathic Personality Inventory (PPI). Using go/no-go and stop-signal paradigms, we examined whether healthy participants with high impulsive-antisocial traits would show delayed response inhibition and error monitoring deficits when compared to those reporting low levels of impulsive antisociality.

Participants and procedure

A total of 26 participants were recruited from different Warsaw universities based on the Impulsive Antisociality subscale scores of the PPI. Subjects scoring in the first quartile were assigned to the low and those with a score in the fourth quartile were selected for the high impulsivity group. All participants were tested with go/no-go and stop-signal tasks that were executed in a random order.

Results

Higher levels of impulsive-antisocial traits were associated with poorer executive control. In particular, high impulsive-antisocial individuals demonstrated reduced post-error slowing in response to go stimuli following an error and took longer to respond to the stop signal than the control group. The two groups did not differ in their performance accuracy.

Conclusions

The study extends previous findings regarding the relationship between impulsivity and executive control showing that non-clinical impulsive antisociality results in decreased conflict detection ability and delayed response inhibition. These problems may result in reduced executive effectiveness in everyday life situations.
What does it mean to live after heart transplantation? The lived experience of heart transplant recipients. A qualitative study
Authors: Cierpka Anna , Małek Karolina , Horodeńska Magdalena
Published: June 2015

Background

Despite significant improvements in physical state after heart transplantation, the majority of adult patients struggle with continuous psychological distress. The aim of the study was to explore the lived experiences of adult heart transplant recipients in order to understand the inner background of these difficulties.

Participants and procedure

Unstructured, in-depth interviews, based on the Life Story Interview of D. P. McAdams, were performed with 8 adults, aged between 50 and 60 years, who had undergone heart transplantation a year before the research was conducted. Interviews were tape recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data were analysed using narrative methods.

Results

The central themes of the patients’ lived experience were the illness itself and the feeling of being very different from others and from oneself remembered in the past – the times before the transplantation. The experienced discordance between their inner world and the expectations to get better presented by other people (the family, health care workers, etc.) implies that these patients struggle with others’ lack of understanding and therefore suffer from a lack of effective psychological support.

Conclusions

This study shows that the life stories of patients after heart transplantation are in fact stories of their illness and the consequences it brought. It seems important to take this into consideration when constructing rehabilitation programmes for these patients in order to offer them the most effective support possible.
A two-dimensional volatility basis set – Part 3: Prognostic modeling and NOx dependence
Authors: Chuang W. K. , Donahue N. M.
Published: June 2015

Abstract. When NOx is introduced to organic emissions, aerosol production is sometimes, but not always, reduced. Under certain conditions, these interactions will instead increase aerosol concentrations. We expanded the two-dimensional volatility basis set (2-D-VBS) to include the effects of NOx on aerosol formation. This includes the formation of organonitrates, where the addition of a nitrate group contributes to a decrease of 2.5 orders of magnitude in volatility. With this refinement, we model outputs from experimental results, such as the atomic N : C ratio, organonitrate mass, and nitrate fragments in AMS measurements. We also discuss the mathematical methods underlying the implementation of the 2-D-VBS and provide the complete code in the Supplemental material. A developer version is available on Bitbucket, an online community repository.
Human Nature Interaction in Ifugao Satoyama Landscape; UNESCO Inscribed Heritage Site and GIAHS
Authors: Madangeng Vicky Cadalig
Published: June 2015

The photography of satoyama landscape was made to document and appropriately label the different heritage sites & GIAHS in Ifugao to include the various human interactions with regards to their series of activities in the rice terraces. Descriptive analyses of the photographs were presented in narrative form in a simple approach that can be understood and be appreciated by every audience.

Satoyama landscapes found in Ifugao were built and developed through prolonged interaction between humans and their surrounding ecosystems , as one of grounds that Ifugao is in the UNESCO Heritage Sites (In 1996, the Ifugao Rice Terraces was declared a World Heritage site by the UNESCO) and the only Globally Important  Agricultural Heritage Site in the Philippines (GIAHS)  and  one of the few first listed GIAHS in the world . GIAHS are defined as “ Remarkable land use systems and landscapes which are rich in globally significant biological diversity evolving from the co-adaptation of a community with its environment and its needs and aspirations for sustainable development” (FAO 2002).
The researcher used the photos as resources of analysis, defined and labeled the landscapes and human interactions in the heritage sites. The five Ifugao world heritage clusters (Hungduan, Batad, Bangaan, Nagacadan, and Mayoyao,) were considered in this study.
Urban Diversity in the Middle East: A Case Study of Tehran
Authors: Lotfata Aynaz
Published: June 2015

Urban Diversity in the Middle East: A Case Study of Tehran.
Integrated Reporting in Developing Countries: Evidence from Malawi
Authors: Lipunga Andrew Munthopa
Published: June 2015

The study investigated the level of Integrated Reporting (IR) in developing countries focusing on Malawi. It employed content analysis using an Integrated Reporting Index (IRI) in examining annual reports of Malawian listed companies. Based on the score range of 0 to 1 being the minimum and maximum respectively, the study revealed an average IRI of 0.43and consequently an IR gap of 0.57. The average IRI suggested achievement of some progress toward IR by the companies and on the other hand the IR gap indicates the need for much more effort to be exerted in promoting IR amongst the listed companies in Malawi. Besides, are view of the Malawian IR framework suggested that IR is being governed by a code of corporate governance that lacks detailed guidelines with respect to it hence in need of upgrading of the same.
Running as Art Tolerance, Temperament, and the Ineffable
Authors: Edmonds Jeff
Published: June 2015

This article gives a poetic argument that bodily practices such as those of the devoted runner can revitalize experience through regular encounters with the ineffable. It also argues that language—particularly the language of philosophy—tends to strip experience of its ineffable qualities, reducing lived experience to what can be expressed. Nonverbal and bodily practices can point toward a richer sense of experience, thereby offering a critical view of ways in which an overly linguistic form of contemporary life diminishes experience by ignoring the ineffable. A few critical concepts in the work of a set of antiphilosophers (Nietzsche, James, Wittgenstein, Foucault) are explored as entry points into a more robust philosophical discourse that does less violence to the ineffable qualities of experience.
Moral Dilemma and Moral Sense A Phenomenological Account
Authors: Lueck Bryan
Published: June 2015

In this article I argue that a phenomenological account of moral sense-bestowal can provide valuable insight into the possibility of moral dilemmas. I propose an account of moral sense-bestowal that is grounded in the phenomenology of expression that Maurice Merleau-Ponty developed throughout the course of his philosophical work and most explicitly in the period immediately following the publication of Phenomenology of Perception. Based on this Merleau-Pontian account of moral sense-bestowal, I defend the view that there are genuine moral dilemmas, that is, that we can be faced with situations of conflicting oughts that we cannot resolve without moral remainder.
EXPLORATION OF PREHISTORIC SITES IN THE KARAMA WATERSHED, WEST SULAWESI, INDONESIA: FROM EARLY OCCUPATION UNTIL THE METAL AGE
Authors: Fakhri . , Suryatman . , Hakim Budianto , Sardi Ratno
Published: June 2015

This study presents new data on prehistoric occupation in the Karama River catchment, obtained during 2014 with the aid of a grant from the Granucci Fund for Archaeological Research in Indonesia and East Timor. The results are linked to those of previous research in the valley, with the intention of reconstructing prehistoric occupation patterns from early times until the Metal Age.Keywords: Karama Valley, prehistoric settlements, migration
O Panorama do Cargo de Secretário Executivo em uma Instituição Federal de Ensino Superior e as Implicações da Lei 11.091/2005
Authors: Oliveira Luciana Nunes de , De Moraes Glaucia Costa
Published: June 2015

A profissão de secretariado executivo, reconhecida pela lei 7.377, de 30/09/1985, ainda encontra desafios quanto à sua lotação nas estruturas organizacionais, sejam elas públicas ou privadas. Com isso, o objetivo do presente estudo é verificar qual o panorama do cargo de secretário executivo na Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM). Para alcançar o objetivo proposto, foi realizada uma pesquisa descritiva. A população do estudo foram os técnico-administrativos em educação da UFSM, e a amostra foram os ocupantes do cargo de secretário executivo (quarenta e cinco indivíduos). Dentre os resultados da pesquisa, descobriu-se que apenas onze por cento da amostra estudada (cinco pessoas) possuem graduação em Secretariado Executivo. A maioria dos ocupantes do cargo de secretário executivo, sessenta e cinco por cento (vinte e nove pessoas), são graduados em Letras. Com isso, conclui-se que cabe às entidades representantes da categoria, bem como aos sindicatos, buscarem formas de fortalecer a profissão. Paradoxalmente, se, por um lado aplica-se a alguns cargos da Administração Pública a exigibilidade de habilitação profissional, por outro, o secretário executivo tem seu cargo eximido de tal exigência.DOI: 10.7769/gesec.v5i2.250
Secretariado Executivo no Brasil: Quo Vadis?
Authors: Daga Cielo Ivanete , Schmidt Carla Maria , Wenningkamp Keila Raquel
Published: June 2015

A década de 2000 no Brasil foi permeada por um processo de intensificação de oferta de instituições e cursos de ensino superior, decorrente, especialmente, de políticas de reestruturação e expansão das universidades. Esse cenário conduz ao entendimento de que a ampliação do ensino superior no Brasil possa ter ocorrido nas diferentes áreas do conhecimento. Diante disso, torna-se relevante entender a dinâmica particular de desenvolvimento dos cursos de Secretariado Executivo no país. Atualmente, percebe-se uma lacuna nos estudos científicos da área, no sentido de compreender o processo de crescimento ou permanência desses cursos. Sendo assim, este estudo tem o intuito de investigar a realidade dos cursos de graduação em Secretariado Executivo no país e, consequentemente, lançar olhar sobre os rumos da profissão. Especificamente, objetiva-se: a) analisar o processo evolutivo da oferta dos cursos de graduação de Secretariado Executivo no país; b) mapear a oferta desses cursos nas regiões do país. Para tanto, o estudo está embasado a guisa da literatura da área de secretariado. Em termos metodológicos, a pesquisa apresenta abordagem quantitativa, sendo que os principais procedimentos de investigação se deram a partir de pesquisa documental, desenvolvida com base em dados do MEC (2013), ENADE (2012) e IPEA (2013). Os principais resultados remetem a uma reflexão urgente sobre o futuro dos cursos de bacharelado em Secretariado no país, uma vez que estes vêm enfrentando um significativo processo de redução no quantitativo de turmas em funcionamento. Tal conjuntura pode impactar positivamente na oferta de cursos tecnológicos em detrimento aos cursos de bacharelado.DOI: 10.7769/gesec.v5i3.256
A Assessoria Executiva no Processo de Tomada de Decisão
Authors: Bilert Vania Silva de Souza , Silva Adriana Aparecida Kovalski da , Santos Juliane Aparecida Leal dos , Cabral Rosicléia Aparecida
Published: June 2015

Atualmente as empresas buscam profissionais cada vez mais qualificados, com perfil gerencial, para atuar nos níveis estratégicos, assessorando e participando na tomada de decisão organizacional. Com este propósito o estudo buscou compreender as relações e a influência da assessoria executiva no processo de tomada de decisão junto aos gestores da organização, devido sua atuação cada vez mais evidente no processo decisório das organizações. Assim a pesquisa visou identificar qual a influência do profissional de secretariado executivo no processo de tomada de decisão e evidenciar se são encontradas dificuldades no processo decisório.Foram realizadas discussões sobre processo decisório, informação organizacional e o papel do gestor e da assessoria executiva no processo de tomada de decisão. Com a finalidade de comprovar os questionamentos levantados, utilizou-se a abordagem qualitativa de natureza exploratória descritiva, a pesquisa caracterizou-se como um estudo de caso, para a coleta dos dados foram utilizadas pesquisas bibliográficas e aplicação de questionário para o nível estratégico de uma Associação de Guarapuava PR. Os resultados evidenciaram de forma geral que apesar da empresa encontrar dificuldades no processo decisório, busca fazer planejamento e monitoramento dos resultados, portanto, o profissional de secretariado executivo influencia neste processo, com o fornecimento de informações de qualidade, o mesmo é considerado um agente facilitador por possuir conhecimentos, habilidades, visão sistêmica, assumir responsabilidades e riscos devido sua participação ser fundamental.DOI: 10.7769/gesec.v5i3.278
Mapping high‐latitude ionospheric electrodynamics with SuperDARN and AMPERE
Authors: Cousins E. D. P. , Matsuo Tomoko , Richmond A. D.
Published: June 2015

An assimilative procedure for mapping high‐latitude ionospheric electrodynamics is developed for use with plasma drift observations from the Super Dural Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) and magnetic perturbation observations from the Active Magnetosphere and Planetary Electrodynamics Response Experiment (AMPERE). This procedure incorporates the observations and their errors, as well as two background models and their error covariances (estimated through empirical orthogonal function analysis) to infer complete distributions of electrostatic potential and vector magnetic potential in the high‐latitude ionosphere. The assimilative technique also enables objective error analysis of the results. Various methods of specifying height‐integrated ionospheric conductivity, which is required by the procedure, are implemented and evaluated quantitatively. The benefits of using both SuperDARN and AMPERE data to solve for both electrostatic and vector magnetic potentials, rather than using the data sets independently or solving for just electrostatic potential, are demonstrated. Specifically, solving for vector magnetic potential improves the specification of field‐aligned currents (FACs), and using both data sets together improves the specification of features in regions lacking one type of data (SuperDARN or AMPERE). Additionally, using the data sets together results in a better correspondence between large‐scale features in the electrostatic potential distribution and those in the FAC distribution, as compared to using SuperDARN data alone to infer electrostatic potential and AMPERE data alone to infer FACs. Finally, the estimated uncertainty in the results decreases by typically ∼20% when both data sets rather than just one are included.
Crustal structures across the western Weihe Graben, North China: Implications for extrusion tectonics at the northeast margin of Tibetan Plateau
Authors: Tang Youcai , Zhou Shiyong , Chen Y. John , Sandvol Eric , Liang Xiaofeng , Feng Yongge , Jin Ge , Jiang Mingming , Liu Mian
Published: June 2015

The stable Ordos Plateau, extensional Weihe Graben, and Qinling orogenic belt are located at the northeast margin of the Tibetan Plateau. They have been thought to play different roles in the eastward expanding of the Tibetan Plateau. Peking University deployed a linear seismic array across the western end of the Weihe Graben to investigate the crustal structures of the tectonic provinces of this structure. Receiver function analyses revealed low‐to‐moderate Poisson's ratios and anticorrelations between Poisson's ratios and topography beneath the Qinling Orogen. These features may indicate a tectonic thickening of the felsic upper crust by folding and thrusting within the Qinling Orogen. We observed a strong horizontal negative signal at the midcrust beneath the Ordos Plateau which may indicate a low‐velocity zone. This observation would suggest the stable cratonic Ordos Plateau had been modified due to the compression between the Tibetan Plateau and the Ordos Plateau. We also observed an abrupt 4 km Moho offset across the Weihe Fault, changing from ~44 km beneath the Ordos Plateau to ~40 km beneath the Qinling Orogen. We conclude that the Weihe Fault is a lithosphere‐scale fault/shear zone, which extends into the upper mantle beneath the Weihe Graben. It acts as the major boundary separating the stable Ordos Plateau and the active Qinling Orogen.
Evolution of the oceanic lithosphere inferred from Po/So waves traveling in the Philippine Sea Plate
Authors: Shito Azusa , Suetsugu Daisuke , Furumura Takashi
Published: June 2015

Po/So waves are characterized by their high‐frequency content and long‐duration travel over great distances (up to 3000km) through the oceanic lithosphere. Po/So waves are developed by the multiple forward scattering of P and S waves due to small‐scale stochastic random heterogeneities. To study the nature of these heterogeneities, Po/So waves are analyzed in the Philippine Sea Plate, which consists of three regions with different lithospheric ages. In the Philippine Sea Plate, Po/So waves propagate in the youngest region (15 Ma) and propagate more effectively in older regions. We investigate the mechanism of this propagation efficiency using numerical finite difference method simulations of 2‐D seismic wave propagation. The results of this study demonstrate that the increase in propagation efficiency of Po/So waves depends on the age of the oceanic lithosphere, and this relationship can be qualitatively explained by thickening of the oceanic lithosphere including small‐scale heterogeneities and a reduction in the intrinsic attenuation. These small‐scale heterogeneities may form continuously in oceanic lithosphere from the time of its formation at a spreading ridge, via the solidification of melts distributed in the asthenosphere.
Improving the accuracy of risk prediction from particle‐based breakthrough curves reconstructed with kernel density estimators
Authors: Siirila‐Woodburn Erica R. , Fernàndez‐Garcia Daniel , Sanchez‐Vila Xavier
Published: June 2015

While particle tracking techniques are often used in risk frameworks, the number of particles needed to properly derive risk metrics such as average concentration for a given exposure duration is often unknown. If too few particles are used, error may propagate into the risk estimate. In this work, we provide a less error‐prone methodology for the direct reconstruction of exposure duration averaged concentration versus time breakthrough curves from particle arrival times at a compliance surface. The approach is based on obtaining a suboptimal kernel density estimator that is applied to the sampled particle arrival times. The corresponding estimates of risk metrics obtained with this method largely outperform those by means of traditional methods (reconstruction of the breakthrough curve followed by the integration of concentration in time over the exposure duration). This is particularly true when the number of particles used in the numerical simulation is small (
105), and for small exposure times. Percent error in the peak of averaged breakthrough curves is approximately zero for all scenarios and all methods tested when the number of particles is
105. Our results illustrate that obtaining a representative average exposure concentration is reliant on the information contained in each individual tracked particle, more so when the number of particles is small. They further illustrate the usefulness of defining problem‐specific kernel density estimators to properly reconstruct the observables of interest in a particle tracking framework without relying on the use of an extremely large number of particles.
Cost of water for peace and the environment inIsrael: An integrated approach
Authors: Ward Frank A. , Becker Nir
Published: June 2015

This paper presents a framework for discovering an economically viable water sharing plan among neighboring communities for promoting peace and environmental protection. Its application is to the Middle East in which Israel may be facing water supply obligations to address environmental requirements and for a possible a peace agreement with its Palestinian neighbors. The framework consists of integrating external factors, constraints, policy instruments, and targets. Our findings from a constrained optimization analysis of Israel's national water system show that the costs of increased deliveries are dependent on two major issues: (1) achieving integrated water resources management (IWRM) in which efficient combinations of expansion from several supply sources and reductions in demands occur over time, and (2) the cost of desalination technologies. We identify a $US 1.46 billion price tag, in present value terms, from using integrated management of demand reduction and supply expansion under current desalination costs. Adjustment costs will decline both with anticipated reductions in desalination costs and with an efficient implementation of IWRM. These adjustments can contribute to moderating regional tensions and protecting key ecological assets while addressing water scarcity in a volatile corner of the world.
Water management: Current and future challenges and research directions
Authors: Cosgrove William J. , Loucks Daniel P.
Published: June 2015

Water distinguishes our planet compared to all the others we know about. While the global supply of available freshwater is more than adequate to meet all current and foreseeable water demands, its spatial and temporal distributions are not. There are many regions where our freshwater resources are inadequate to meet domestic, economic development and environmental needs. In such regions, the lack of adequate clean water to meet human drinking water and sanitation needs is indeed a constraint on human health and productivity and hence on economic development as well as on the maintenance of a clean environment and healthy ecosystems. All of us involved in research must find ways to remove these constraints. We face multiple challenges in doing that, especially given a changing and uncertain future climate, and a rapidly growing population that is driving increased social and economic development, globalization, and urbanization. How best to meet these challenges requires research in all aspects of water management. Since 1965, the journal Water Resources Research has played an important role in reporting and disseminating current research related to managing the quantity and quality and cost of this resource. This paper identifies the issues facing water managers today and future research needed to better inform those who strive to create a more sustainable and desirable future.
Lithospheric shear wave velocity and radial anisotropy beneath the northern part of North China from surface wave dispersion analysis
Authors: Fu Yuanyuan V. , Gao Yuan , Li Aibing , Shi Yutao
Published: June 2015

Rayleigh and Love wave phase velocities in the northern part of the North China are obtained from ambient noise tomography in the period range of 8–35 s and two plane wave earthquake tomography at periods of 20–91 s using data recorded at 222 broadband seismic stations from the temporary North China Seismic Array and permanent China Digital Seismic Array. The dispersion curves of Rayleigh and Love wave from 8 to 91 s are jointly inverted for the 3‐D shear wave structure and radial anisotropy in the lithosphere to 140 km depth. Distinct seismic structures is observed from the Fenhe Graben and Taihang Mountain to the North China Basin. The North China Basin from the lower crust to the depth of 140 km is characterized by high‐velocity anomaly, reflecting mafic intrusion and residual materials after the extraction of melt, and by strong radial anisotropy with Vsh > Vsv, implying horizontal layering of intrusion and alignment of minerals due to vigorous extensional deformation and subsequent thermal annealing. However, low‐velocity anomaly and positive radial anisotropy are observed in the Fenhe Graben and Taihang Mountain, suggesting the presence of partial melt in the lithosphere due to the mantle upwelling and horizontal flow pull.
Nonlinear attenuation from the interaction between different types of seismic waves and interaction of seismic waves with shallow ambient tectonic stress
Authors: Sleep Norman H. , Nakata Nori
Published: June 2015

Strong seismic waves bring rock into frictional failure at the uppermost few hundred meters. Numerous small fractures slip with the cumulative effect of anelastic strain and nonlinear attenuation; these fractures should not distinguish between remote sources of stress. Still, frictional failure criteria are not evident especially when seismic waves change the normal traction on fractures. We identify three earthquakes as examples where consideration of interaction among dynamic stresses from different wave types and ambient tectonic stress provides theoretical predictions of nonlinear attenuation that are potentially testable with single station seismograms. For example, because Rayleigh waves produce shallow horizontal dynamic tension and compression, frictional failure should preferentially occur on the tensile half‐cycle if no shallow tectonic stress is present and on the compressional half‐cycle if the tectonic stress is already near thrust‐faulting failure. We observed neither effect on records from the 2011 Mw 9.0 Great Tohoku earthquake. However, Rayleigh waves from this event appear to have brought rock beneath MYGH05 station into frictional failure at ∼10 m depth and thus suppressed high‐frequency S waves. The tensile half‐cycle of high‐frequency P waves reduced normal traction on horizontal planes beneath station IWTH25 during the 2008 Mw 6.9 Iwate‐Miyagi earthquake, weakening the rock in shear and suppressing high‐frequency S waves. The near‐field velocity pulse from the 1992 Mw 7.3 Landers earthquake brought the uppermost few hundred meters of granite beneath Lucerne station into frictional failure, suppressing high‐frequency S waves. These moderately positive examples support the reality of nonlinear wave interaction, warranting study future strong ground motions.
Mantle helium along the Newport‐Inglewood fault zone, Los Angeles basin, California: A leaking paleo‐subduction zone
Authors: Boles J. R. , Garven G. , Camacho H. , Lupton J. E.
Published: June 2015

Mantle helium is a significant component of the helium gas from deep oil wells along the Newport‐Inglewood fault zone (NIFZ) in the Los Angeles (LA) basin. Helium isotope ratios are as high as 5.3 Ra (Ra = 3He/4He ratio of air) indicating 66% mantle contribution (assuming R/Ra = 8 for mantle), and most values are higher than 1.0 Ra. Other samples from basin margin faults and from within the basin have much lower values (R/Ra < 1.0). The 3He enrichment inversely correlates with CO2, a potential magmatic carrier gas. The δ13C of the CO2 in the 3He rich samples is between 0 and −10‰, suggesting a mantle influence. The strong mantle helium signal along the NIFZ is surprising considering that the fault is currently in a transpressional rather than extensional stress regime, lacks either recent magma emplacement or high geothermal gradients, and is modeled as truncated by a proposed major, potentially seismically active, décollement beneath the LA basin. Our results demonstrate that the NIFZ is a deep‐seated fault directly or indirectly connected with the mantle. Based on a 1‐D model, we calculate a maximum Darcy flow rate q ∼ 2.2 cm/yr and a fault permeability k ∼ 6 × 10−17 m2 (60 microdarcys), but the flow rates are too low to create a geothermal anomaly. The mantle leakage may be a result of the NIFZ being a former Mesozoic subduction zone in spite of being located 70 km west of the current plate boundary at the San Andreas fault.
Prediction of vegetation anomalies to improve food security and water management in India
Authors: Asoka Akarsh , Mishra Vimal
Published: June 2015

Prediction of vegetation anomalies at regional scales is essential for management of food and water resources. Forecast of vegetation anomalies at 1–3 months lead time can help in decision making. Here we show that normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) along with other hydroclimatic variables (soil moisture and sea surface temperature) can be effectively used to predict vegetation anomalies in India. The spatiotemporal analysis of NDVI showed significant greening over the region during the period of 1982–2013. The root‐zone soil moisture showed a positive correlation with NDVI, whereas the El Niño–Southern Oscillation index (Nino 3.4) is negatively correlated in most of the regions. We extended this relationship to develop a model to predict NDVI in 1 to 3 months lead time. The predicted vegetation anomalies compare well with observations, which can be effectively utilized in early warning and better planning in water resources and agricultural sectors in India.