bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Selecting medical service scheme: A novel method based on prospect theory
Authors: Han Jing , Wang Qiao-Li , Ye Shun-Xin , Chai Jian , Lai Keung
Published: March 2017

With the frequent incidents of domestic medical disputes, the doctor-patient
relationship has been strained, and government and medical institution have
gradually been focusing on doctor-patient communication. The service medical
model based on patients? psychological expectation allows patients taking
the initiatives in the medical decision-making, and plays an important role
in improving the doctor-patient relationship. The costs of medical services
schemes for different patients vary from the different expectations existed.
In this paper, we presented a method for selection of medical services
schemes based on prospect theory. First, based on the calculation of total
similarity among all characteristic attributes, we built a possibility
distribution for a set of medical service schemes; then, according to the
patient?s expectations, we calculated the values of all medical service
schemes on necessary-type index treatment effects and the values of
charismatic-type indexes of curing time and costs based on prospect theory,
respectively. We further determined the weight of necessary-type indexes and
charismatic-type indexes; on this basis, we calculated the comprehensive
prospect values of all medical service schemes, and selected the medical
service schemes in accordance with the comprehensive prospect values;
finally, we verified the feasibility and effectiveness of this method by case
analysis.
Realizing the government performance evaluation index additivity in China: A probe into the aggregate degree and additivity of evaluation index
Authors: Shang Huping , Wang Chunting
Published: March 2017

Studies and practices in China unanimously ignored the additivity of
government performance evaluation index. In the present evaluation systems,
the total score of government performance is added by simply putting the
indexes values (numbers) together. Neither the researchers nor the
practitioners pay any attention to the reality that the government
performance evaluation indexes belong to high attribute dimensions, and they
cannot be added directly. To process these high attribute indexes of
government performance evaluation, we have to follow their clustering
features and reduce dimensions to convert high attribute dimensions to low
attribute dimensions. In this study, binary state variable was adopted to
reduce dimensions. We reduce the dimension of the performance evaluation
index by 4 steps: (1) separating the hazy description of into measurable
sub-indexes; (2) treating each sub-index as a binary variable by judging it
false or true; true and false are respectively indicated as 1 and 0 in the
statistical software or mathematical language; (3) using the methods of
aggregate degree, aggregate vector, and set theory to make the sub-indexes
aggregate in a same class; (4) nondimensionalising the values of sub-indexes
and realizing the additivity of all the sub-indexes.
Group decision-making using improved multi-criteria decision making methods for credit risk analysis
Authors: Wu Wenshuai , Kou Gang , Peng Yi
Published: March 2017

Credit risk analysis is a core research issue in the field of financial risk
management. This paper first investigates the analytic hierarchy process
(AHP) as a method of measuring index weights for group decision-making (GDM).
AHP for group decision-making (AHP-GDM) is then researched and applied,
taking into full account the cognitive levels of different experts. Second,
the concept of grey relational degree is introduced into the ideal solution
of the technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution
(TOPSIS). This concept fully considers the relative closeness of grey
relational degree between alternatives and the ?ideal? solution in order to
strengthen their relationship. The AHP-GDM method overcomes the problem of
subjectivity in measuring index weights, and the revised TOPSIS (R-TOPSIS)
method heightens the effectiveness of assessment results. An illustrative
case using data from Chinese listed commercial banks shows that the R-TOPSIS
method is more effective than both TOPSIS and grey relational analysis (GRA)
in credit risk evaluation. The two improved multi-criteria decision making
(MCDM) methods are also applied to empirical research regarding the credit
risk analysis of Chinese urban commercial banks. The results indicate the
validity and effectiveness of both methods.
Effects of mobile advertisement and advertisement involvement on purchase intention in tourism industry
Authors: Chang Angela
Published: March 2017

The changes of social environments have tourism businesses encounter distinct
pressure that the business performance becomes more important. Enhancing
visitorsPurchase Intention therefore becomes a key item for tourism
businesses Mobile Advertisement strategy with limited costs to stimulate a
consumers Purchase Intention in the market. With online questionnaire
survey, the users of TraNews/TTNews are sampled. Total 800 copies of
questionnaires are distributed and collected, and 488 valid copies are
retrieved, with the retrieval rate 61%. Each retrieved copy is regarded as a
valid sample in this study. The research results reveal 1. partially effects
of Advertisement Involvement on Mobile Advertisement, 2. effects of
Advertisement Involvement on Purchase Intention, 3. significantly positive
effects of Mobile Advertisement on Thinking of purchase in Purchase
Intention, 4. partially remarkably positive effects of Mobile Advertisement
on Willing to purchase in Purchase Intention, and 5. notably positive effects
of Mobile Advertisement on Recommending for others in Purchase Intention.
Research on the negotiation decision-making model based on concession strategy in the artificial credit market
Authors: Wang Xiao-Yong , Zhang Wei , Xiong Xiong , Che Hong-Li , Shen Dehua
Published: March 2017

This paper which introduces the transaction concession strategy expands the
artificial credit market model based on agent. First, through the investment
and financing decision model, analysis the feasible set of the loan interest
rate pricing in credit market. Second, proposed the bargaining decision
mechanism of credit market based on concession strategy. Then we carried out
simulation experiments on the artificial credit market based on concession
strategy. The bilateral financial contract bargaining pricing mechanism under
single issue frame in this paper provides fundamental ideas for optimizing
the operation mechanism of credit market and improving credit market
performance.
Does the great moderation of China’s macroeconomic exist during the reform era?
Authors: Lin Jianhao , Zhang Xi , Mingxi Wang , Hu Yi , Fu Julei
Published: March 2017

This paper documents the Great Moderation of China?s macroeconomic
volatilities during the reform period. Using the conditional Markov chain
model, it is found that with the break date at 1995Q1, China?s business cycle
has changed from the ?Boom-bust Cycle? to the ?Great Moderation?. Evidence
from the multiresolution wavelet analysis reveals that a decline in output
volatility appears to be evenly distributed across frequencies. These results
provide some striking evidence consistent with the potential explanations of
good institution, good luck and good policy, but weaker evidence for the good
practice hypothesis.
Local government debt risk assessment and future borrowing planning in the process of urbanization
Authors: Chen Rongda , Li Zexi , Zeng Liyuan , Wang Congcong , Wu Daoyou
Published: March 2017

With the deepening of new urbanization, local government debt risk in China
is accumulating and amplifying. This paper first constructs local government
debt risk index system and utilizes factor analysis to calculate the overall
debt risk interval. Secondly, this paper builds a micro cash flow model based
on genetic algorithm to estimate the reasonable scale of future borrowing
under the cash flow constraint and risk index constraints. The objective is
to achieve the optimal disposable revenue of local government. The model not
only estimates the total borrowing scale, but also forms the different
strategies of issuing bonds at different times and with different maturities.
At the same time, we can change specific parameters (such as land transfer
revenue) to analyse the variation of the future debt scale. Finally, this
paper carries on an empirical study of city X to testify the methods and
models, which provides scientific management of local government debt in the
process of new urbanization.
Open Insight. Volumen I. Número 1. Enero-Junio, 2011.
Authors: Open Insight Revista de filosofía
Published: March 2017

Open Insight. Volumen I. Número 1. Enero-Junio, 2011.
Réplica a "Dos fenomenólogas piensan la república" de Eduardo González Di Pierro
Authors: Gibu Shimabukuru Ricardo
Published: March 2017

Mi intervención intenta ser una reflexión sobre algunos temas abordados por el Dr. González Di Pierro en su texto titulado "Dos fenomenólogas piensan la república: María Zambrano y Edith Stein", y la formulación de algunas preguntas que, espero, puedan introducirnos a una discusión posterior. Más que remitirme a las coincidencias que hay entre una autora y otra, tal como lo hace Eduardo González al final de su sugerente trabajo, me gustaría considerar las posibles divergencias en torno a la naturaleza social del ser humano. Tal cuestión qeu está a la base del pensamiento político tanto de Stein como de Zambrano , puede analizarse a partir de las consideraciones que ambas autores realizan en torno a la naturaleza de la acción humana.
Three-Phase Detection and Classification for Android Malware Based on Common Behaviors
Authors: Lin Ying-Dar , Huang Chun-Ying
Published: March 2017

Android is one of the most popular operating systems used in mobile devices. Its popularity also renders it a common target for attackers. We propose an efficient and accurate three-phase behavior-based approach for detecting and classifying malicious Android applications. In the proposedapproach, the first two phases detect a malicious application and the final phase classifies the detected malware. The first phase quickly filters out benign applications based on requested permissions and the remaining samples are passed to the slower second phase, which detects malicious applications based on system call sequences. The final phase classifies malware into known or unknown types based on behavioral or permission similarities. Our contributions are three-fold: First, we propose a self-contained approach for Android malware identification and classification. Second, we show that permission requests from an Application are beneficial to benign application filtering. Third, we show that system call sequences generated from an application running inside a virtual machine can be used for malware detection. The experiment results indicate that the multi-phase approach is more accurate than the single-phase approach. The proposed approach registered true positive and false positive rates of 97% and 3%, respectively. In addition, more than 98% of the samples were correctly classified into known or unknown types of malware based on permission similarities.We believe that our findings shed some lights on future development of malware detection and classification.
Matrimonio del mismo sexo, nación y raza: lógica y retórica política en Francia
Authors: Fassin Éric
Published: March 2017

Si bien el debate sobre el "matrimonio para todos" podría parecer sólo una repetición del que se llevó a cabo anteriormente sobre el PaCS (Le Pacte Civil de Solidarité, contrato a partir del cual dos personas mayores de sexo diferente, o del mismo sexo, acuerdan organizar su vida en común), los términos han cambiado desde finales de la década de 1990, pasando de lo laico a lo religioso y de lo antropológico a lo biológico. Sin embargo, el debate sigue girando en torno a la identidad nacional. En Francia, la filiación está sacralizada porque define a la familia y a la ciudadanía. Como hace ver con claridad la comparación con Estados Unidos, la oposición al matrimonio gay es, por ende, sobre de la raza: articula la racialización de la nación y la biologización de la familia. Sin embargo, la retórica política no siempre coincide con esta lógica de naturalización/desnaturalización. En efecto, aun cuando los nacionalismos sexuales de la década de 2000 se opusieron a la "democracia sexual" de las minorías raciales, las polémicas de la siguiente década, desde la ley Taubira hasta la (llamada) "teoría de género", ofrecen nuevas configuraciones de la intersección entre la política sexual y la política racial. ¿Es el movimiento de La Manif pour tous, burgués y católico, acerca de ser blanco, o es posible una alianza moralmente conservadora con los franceses de los suburbios, hijos de inmigrantes y musulmanes? La conclusión de este artículo se enfoca en las tensiones entre la lógica interseccional (de equivalencia) y la retórica (de articulación): el matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo significa a la raza, pero al mismo tiempo es significado por los distintos actores políticos.
Sujetos (homo)eróticos frente a la pornografía: lugar y función de la producción pornográfica en la elaboración de guiones intrapsíquicos e interpersonales
Authors: Rodriguez Antoine
Published: March 2017

Esta investigación trata sobre una serie de entrevistas individuales semiestructuradas con varones mexicanos de la ciudad de México que tienen prácticas (homo)eróticas. Las preguntas que respondieron estaban relacionadas con su manera de abordar y consumir pornografía. El objetivo fue observar, desde el ángulo de la recepción, la eventual articulación entre imágenes pornográficas y la elaboración de guiones intrapsíquicos e interpersonales en la construcción de identidades (o subjetividades) (homo) eróticas.
La sexualidad en el desarrollo: hacia una visión inclusiva
Authors: Núñez Noriega Guillermo , Ponce Patricia , Woolfolk Laura
Published: March 2017

En este artículo se presenta una reflexión informada sobre la evolución del concepto de "desarrollo" hasta la inclusión de la sexualidad, una dimensión de la vida personal y social. Se reflexiona sobre la importancia de esta inclusión, pero también sobre las limitaciones que presenta. Se considera, asimismo, que el planteo teórico queer permite superar estas limitaciones y sentar bases nuevas y sólidas para una concepción del desarrollo que tome en cuenta la sexualidad humana en su diversidad.
Reforma agraria: representaciones de género y política de tierras en Colombia
Authors: Sañudo Pazos María Fernanda
Published: March 2017

A través del análisis de los procesos de negociación para la incorporación del género en la política de tierras en Colombia, en específico de la Ley 30 de 1988 y de la Ley 160 de 1994, se evidencia cómo operaron las representaciones de género que encarnaron diferentes agentes (organizaciones campesinas mixtas, organizaciones de mujeres campesinas, funcionarios y funcionarias estatales), en el posicionamiento de los intereses de las mujeres rurales frente al acceso a la tierra y en los logros que alcanzaron. De manera más precisa, se visibiliza cómo las construcciones y elaboraciones simbólicas sobre los roles de hombres y mujeres campesinos que los agentes encarnan han sido determinantes en el tipo de reconocimiento, formal y de hecho, del derecho a la propiedad de la tierra. Desde una perspectiva bourdiana se considera que quienes intervinieron en la negociación están constituidos por habitus, de los que las representaciones de género son expresiones. Éstas, además de estar estrechamente conectadas con la ubicación socioeconómica y cultural de los sujetos, se configuran como uno de los recursos mediante los cuales los agentes dotan de significado a la realidad social. Y son, también, guía de la percepción y de las acciones que se realizan en un campo específico: el de la política de tierras. En el marco del estudio, dicho campo corresponde a la red de instituciones con prácticas y discursos específicos cuyo objetivo, en momentos coyunturales, ha sido el de regular el acceso a la tierra y los conflictos aparejados a éste
La categoría de género en la teología feminista de Teresa Forcades
Authors: Bellon Cárdenas Elizabeth
Published: March 2017

Este artículo presenta avances de una investigación cuyo objetivo es comprender prácticas y creencias contemporáneas relacionadas con el poder y lo femenino, en mujeres que se autoadscriben a colectividades religiosas institucionalizadas y no institucionalizadas, y que ocupan una posición de liderazgo en las mismas. Nos acercamos a la biografía y obra de la monja benedictina catalana Teresa Forcades, para analizar la articulación que establece entre la categoría de género y su teología feminista. Con base en su diálogo con Judith Butler, Jacques Lacan y Paul B. Preciado, se concluye que tanto su teología como su liderazgo destacan por sus pasajes disidentes entre los espacios religioso, político y social; tránsitos posibles y necesarios ante las demandas del siglo XXI.
Graciela Hierro: Filosofía de la educación en clave de género
Authors: Tapia González Georgina Aimé
Published: March 2017

El desarrollo de la teoría feminista y los estudios de género en México no se pueden comprender sin hacer referencia a la obra de Graciela Hierro. El propósito del presente artículo es mostrar la vigencia de su propuesta ética para una educación feminista, así como reconocer la enorme deuda que tenemos con ella. Lo anterior se desarrollará en tres apartados: en el primero, presento su ética feminista del interés como fundamento para una educación dirigida a las mujeres; en el segundo, llevo a cabo un breve repaso de la historia de la filosofía de la educación desde la mirada de las pensadoras mexicanas y, en el tercero, muestro los alcances prácticos de la ética del placer en la formación de las mujeres desde la infancia hasta la vejez. Mi tesis principal es que la ética de Hierro constituye el fundamento para una filosofía de la educación que provee de genealogía feminista a la cultura mexicana a través de la visibilización del legado de las pensadoras locales que, desde diferentes coordenadas, se han ocupado de reflexionar sobre la “cuestión femenina”.
O amor em fragmentos: intertexto nas cartas de amor suburbano nos anos 30
Authors: Pagotto Emilio Gozze
Published: March 2017

Esse artigo explora relações intertextuais em cartas de amor escritas nos anos 30 do século XX, no Rio de Janeiro. O principal objetivo é ler essas cartas à luz da canção popular brasileira, especialmente aquela produzida no período em que as cartas foram escritas. A hipótese central é a de que tanto as cartas reproduzem o discurso amoroso das canções populares quanto na mesma medida em que as canções retratam a vida e o amor entre as classes trabalhadoras então nascentes no Brasil do século XX.
La escuela de instructores,un camino hacia la excelencia del SENA
Authors: Martínez Palacios Carlos
Published: March 2017

La Escuela Nacional de Instructores ‘Rodolfo Martínez Tono’, ha decidido darse una nueva oportunidad para renacer y apoyar el proceso de formación con los más altos estándares de calidad, en pocas palabras, poner a disposición de nuestros aprendices unos instructores de excelencia, formados en competencias básicas, pedagógicas y técnicas; además de contar con los principios necesarios para apoyar a cada persona que desee formarse en nuestra Escuela. Este es un nuevo comienzo que se enfoca en garantizar la calidad y excelencia en todos los instructores que deseen fortalecer sus aptitudes, conocimientos, actitudes y destrezas para realizar una mejor labor como formadores.
PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER BANGSA BERBASIS STRATEGI PEMBELAJARAN PAKEM MELALUI PERMAINAN CINCIN DI JEMPOL TANGAN (Karya Inovasi Pembelajaran Sekolah Dasar)
Authors: Adibatin Ani
Published: March 2017

Berhasil tidaknya pencapaian tujuan pembelajaran sangat ditentukan oleh kemampuan guru dalam mengelola kelas, mengelola siswa, memilih strategi pembelajaran, serta kebermaknaan dalam memberikan tugas pada siswa. Berkaitan dengan permasalahan tersebut, penulis sebagai pengawas mengembangkan alat permainan inovatif yang bisa dipakai oleh semua guru, baik guru kelas, guru mata pelajaran, maupun guru ekstra kurikuler. Alat permainan ini bisa dipakai oleh semua siswa dari berbagai tingkatan kelas, berbagai tingkat jenjang sekolah, dan untuk pembelajaran materi yang berbeda. Alat permainan inovatif pembelajaran ini dikembangkan dengan tujuan agar peserta didik bisa belajar sambil bermain dan bermain sambil belajar. Disamping itu, untuk membantu para guru dalam menanamkan pendidikan karakter, sehingga peserta didik menjadi anak yang berkarakter, berwatak sesuai dengan nilai-nilai Pancasila demi terwujudnya tujuan pendidikan nasional. Uji coba alat permainan inovatif ini dilakukan di 9 SD binaan Kecamatan Tuntang. Dari hasil uji coba diperoleh temuan bahwa ada perbedaan yang sangat signifikan antara pendidikan karakter pada pembelajaran tanpa alat permainan inovatif dibandingkan dengan pembela-jaran yang menggunakan alat permainan cincin akik di jempol tangan. Nilai rata-rata pembelajaran tanpa alat inovatif 76,55 %, sedangkan nilai rata-rata dengan menggunakan alat permainan cincin akik di jempol sebesar 86,88 %. Hasil pembelajaran menggunakan alat peraga inovatif ini menunjukkan bah-wa melalui strategi pembelajaran PAKEM dengan bermain cincin akik di jempol tangan dapat membangun karakter peserta didik sampai 11,33 %.
KOMPARASI MODEL PEMBELAJARAN DISCOVERY LEARNING DAN PROBLEM SOLVING DITINJAU DARI HASIL BELAJAR IPA PADA SISWA KELAS 3 SD DI GUGUS DIPONEGORO - TENGARAN
Authors: Mawardi Mawardi , Mariati Mariati
Published: March 2017

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah ada perbedaan keefektifan pembelajaran menggunakan model pembelajaran Discovery Learning dibandingkan dengan model Problem Solving. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian eksperimen semu menggunakan model nonequivalent control group design. Subjek dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas 3 SDN Bener 02 dan siswa kelas 3 SDN Bener 01 sejumlah 42 siswa. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan instrument lembar observasi dan soal tes. Tehnik analisis data menggunakan uji Independent Sample T Test yang dikenakan pada skor postes dan gain score. Hasil uji t skor postes menunjukkan t hitung 3,417 dan t tabel 2,021 dengan signifikansi 0,001 serta t hitung gain score sebesar 2,129 dan t tabel 2,021 dengan signifikansi 0,039. Karena nilai signifikansi < 0,05 dan t hitung < t tabel maka HO ditolak, Ha diterima, artinya ada perbedaan hasil belajar yang signifikan dalam penerapan model pembelajaran Discovery Learning pada siswa kelas 3 SD di gugus Diponegoro Tengaran.
PENDIDIKAN LITERASI KEUANGAN PADA ANAK: Mengapa dan Bagaimana?
Authors: Rapih Subroto
Published: March 2017

Artikel ini akan membahas mengenai mengapa dan baiamana pendidikan literasi keuangan sangat penting untuk diterapkan pada anak sedini mungkin. Penanaman nilai – nilai literasi keuanga sedini mungkin pada anak akan sangat berpengaruh terhadap pemahaman dan pengetahuan tentang literasi keuangan dan juga tingkat kesejahteraan di masa yang akan datang. Sifat kognitif anak yang masih konkret dan masih dalam tahap perkembangan sangat efektif untuk menanamkan nilai – nilai literasi keuangan. Keluarga yang merupakan komunitas pertama merupakan tempat penanaman nilai – nilai literasi keuangan yang sangat efektif. Peran sekolah juga sangat penting guna membeArikan pengetahan tentang pendidikan literasi keuangan pada anak. Komitmen bersama serta sinergitas semua pihak sangat dibutuhkan untuk kesuksesan penanaman nilai – nilai literasi keuangan melalui keluarga ataupun sekolah.
KOMPETENSI GURU ALUMNI JURUSAN PENDIDIKAN MATEMATIKA BERDASARKAN PENDAPAT PENGGUNA LULUSAN
Authors: Jaya Melda , Hidayat Dylmoon , Pakpahan Hastuti
Published: March 2017

Undang-Undang Sistem Pendidikan Indonesia No.20 tahun 2003 pasal 35 menyatakan bahwa kompetensi lulusan harus ditingkatkan secara berencana dan berkala. Dalam rangka peningkatan tersebut perlu diketahui kompetensi lulusan untuk program perbaikan secara menyeluruh. Para lulusan Fakultas Ilmu Pendidikan Teachers College Program Studi Pendidikan Matematika Universitas Pelita Harapan tersebar di seluruh wilayah Indonesia baik di sekolah-sekolah yang berada di dalam maupun di luar Yayasan Pendidikan Pelita Harapan. Semasa kuliah, mereka telah dibekali dengan berbagai kemampuan untuk mendukung profesionalisme mereka sebagai guru. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dampak guru-guru lulusan FIP Teachers College Program Studi Pendidikan Matematika UPH bagi sekolah-sekolah tempat mereka mengajar, sebagai bahan masukan untuk perbaikan kedepan yang lebih baik. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan metode survei. Subjek penelitian ini adalah para kepala sekolah, CC/TT dan peserta didik. Hasil penelitian ini diharapkan dapat memberikan evaluasi bagi usaha peningkatan kompetensi lulusan FIP Teachers College Program Studi Pendidikan Matematika UPH. Dari hasil penelitian diperoleh kesimpulan bahwa secara umum alumni  pendidikan matematika Teacher College  berdasarkan pengguna lulusan sudah mencapai ke empat kompetensi berdasarkan graduate profile Teacher College, antara lain: Guru bidang studi matematika Kristen, Guru bidang studi matematika dengan standar internasional, Seorang Kristen yang dewasa, Seorang anggota komunitas yang signifikan, namun ada beberapa aspek didalamnya yang perlu ditingkatkan dan diperbaiki.  
PENERAPAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN KOOPERATIF TIPE NUMBERED HEADS TOGETHER BERBANTUAN MEDIA INTERAKTIF UNTUK MENINGKATKAN AKTIVITAS DAN PRESTASI BELAJAR SISWA
Authors: Hapsari Agni Era
Published: March 2017

This study aimed to improve history learning achievement through the implementation of cooperative learning model NHT assisted interactive media. The method used in this research was a classroom action research by conducting two meetings in two cycles. The instrument used was questionnaire for the interview and questionnaire for observation of learning activities and achievement test. Data analysis techniques used was comparative descriptive method by comparing pre cycle and between cycles. The results of the study in the first cycle was the activity of 12 students or 40% in the high category, activity 9 students or 30% was in medium category and the activity of another 9 students or 30%  was in lower categories. It was found that 24 students or 70% were mastery learning with average grade 62.25. In the second cycle, the activity of 24 students or 80% was in higher category, activity of 6 students or 20% was in medium category, and 0 student or 0% in lower categories. The average of learning achievement reached 85 with 30 students mastery learning or 100%. Based on the analysis and discussion of the research, it is concluded that the implementation of cooperative learning model NHT aided interactive media can improve student achievement.
Valuation of Real Estate Investments through Fuzzy Logic
Authors: Del Giudice Vincenzo , De Paola Pierfrancesco , Cantisani Giovanni
Published: March 2017

This paper aims to outline the application of Fuzzy Logic in real estate investment. In literature, there is a wide theoretical background on real estate investment decisions, but there has been a lack of empirical support in this regard. For this reason, the paper would fill the gap between theory and practice. The fuzzy logic system is adopted to evaluate the situations of a real estate market with imprecise and vague information. To highlight the applicability of the Possibility Theory, we proceeded to reconsider an example of property investment evaluation through fuzzy logic. The case study concerns the purchase of an office building. The results obtained with Fuzzy Logic have been also compared with those arising from a deterministic approach through the use of crisp numbers.
Method of Preparation for High-Purity Nanocrystalline Anhydrous Cesium Perrhenate
Authors: Leszczyńska-Sejda Katarzyna , Benke Grzegorz , Ciszewski Mateusz , Malarz Joanna , Drzazga Michał
Published: March 2017

This paper is devoted to the preparation of high-purity anhydrous nanocrystalline cesium perrhenate, which is applied in catalyst preparation. It was found that anhydrous cesium perrhenate with a crystal size <45 nm can be obtained using cesium ion sorption and elution using aqueous solutions of perrhenic acid with subsequent crystallisation, purification, and drying. The following composition of the as-obtained product was reported: 34.7% Cs; 48.6% Re and <2 ppm Bi; <3 ppm Zn; <2 ppm As; <10 ppm Ni; < 3 ppm Mg; <5 ppm Cu; <5 ppm Mo; <5 ppm Pb; <10 ppm K; <2 ppm Na; <5 ppm Ca; <3 ppm Fe.
Reverse Transcription in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Long-Terminal Repeat Retrotransposon Ty3
Authors: Rausch Jason , Miller Jennifer , Le Grice Stuart
Published: March 2017

Converting the single-stranded retroviral RNA into integration-competent double-stranded DNA is achieved through a multi-step process mediated by the virus-coded reverse transcriptase (RT). With the exception that it is restricted to an intracellular life cycle, replication of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae long terminal repeat (LTR)-retrotransposon Ty3 genome is guided by equivalent events that, while generally similar, show many unique and subtle differences relative to the retroviral counterparts. Until only recently, our knowledge of RT structure and function was guided by a vast body of literature on the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) enzyme. Although the recently-solved structure of Ty3 RT in the presence of an RNA/DNA hybrid adds little in terms of novelty to the mechanistic basis underlying DNA polymerase and ribonuclease H activity, it highlights quite remarkable topological differences between retroviral and LTR-retrotransposon RTs. The theme of overall similarity but distinct differences extends to the priming mechanisms used by Ty3 RT to initiate (−) and (+) strand DNA synthesis. The unique structural organization of the retrotransposon enzyme and interaction with its nucleic acid substrates, with emphasis on polypurine tract (PPT)-primed initiation of (+) strand synthesis, is the subject of this review.
Aortic valve surgery: how reliable are health information websites?
Authors: Lai Ming Yi , McDermott Hilary , Chambers John B
Published: March 2017

Background

Aortic valve replacement is one of the most common cardiac operations currently performed. Patients increasingly use the internet for information about their diagnosis and it would therefore be important to know how reliable this is.

Aim

To determine the reliability of internet information on aortic valve replacement surgery.

Design & setting

This was a web-based project scoring sites that might be accessed by a patient.

Method

The first 50 websites found on each of the four most popular search engines in the UK were viewed, as well as the first 50 videos found on the most popular video-host website. Eligible websites were assessed according to seven positive criteria and three negative criteria, giving a possible range of scores from −6 to 14.

Results

There were 79 sites and the median score was 5 (range −1 to 14). There were statistically significant differences between organisation/educational sites with score 7 (2 to 14), hospital sites with score 2 (−1 to 10), commercial sites with score 2.5 (0 to 9) and videos with score 5 (2 to 11). The highest scores went to three NHS sites (score 13 or 14), .gov sites (median score 8.5) and Health On the Net Foundation (HON) accredited sites (median score 7).

Conclusion

Information on the internet about aortic valve replacement is variable but NHS sites provide the most reliable information.
Comment furent rapatriés les greffes de Saint-Domingue, 1803-1820
Authors: Menier Marie-Antoinette
Published: March 2017

The Section Outre-Mer of the Archives nationales keeps some copies of the archives of the tribunals of Saint-Domingue under the French rule. How these copies came to France is a matter of conjecture. Despite many losses, they are of great interest for the history of French Saint-Domingue, because the archives which were left in the island have been nearly ail destroyed.
Comment fut élaborée et votée la loi sur les archives du 3 janvier 1979
Authors: Ducrot Ariane
Published: March 2017

How the Archives Law of 3 January, 1979, was prepared and voted.

What were the aims of the French Archives when the new Archives Law was initiated. Analysis of the debates in Parliament about the Law : how they illustrate the basic problems of archives (especially the contradiction between (1) the right of information and the right of privacy, (2) the right of private property, the needs of researchers and the conservation of the historical heritage) ; to what extent the original project was modified by Parliament ; what is to be expected from the new Law.
Les généalogistes et les Archives
Authors: Wolff Christian
Published: March 2017

Genealogists and archives.

Difficultes encountered and examples of solutions adopted by several archive institutions to meet the increasing number of genealogists. The growing importance of this category of researchers and the risks which they inflict on the preservation of documents make it advisable that archivists adopt a common attitude in their relations with genealogists. Better organisation and discipline of genealogists themselves would make these relations easier.
Les archives d'entreprises en Suède : bientôt une solution d'ensemble ?
Authors: Clemensson Per
Published: March 2017

Business archives in Sweden ; soon a general solution ?

Among private archives in Sweden, business archives are the most important and threatened part. The law gives them little protection. Some firms have organised central repositories for the archives of all their branches. Other solutions have been found by a co-operation between private firms and local administrations, or by the aid of State money. In 1978 the Swedish Employers' Association launched an enquiry, which is hoped to lead to a general solution of the problem.
A propos d'un centenaire oublié : le «Musée des Archives départementales » et l'enseignement de la paléographie aujourd'hui
Authors: Chomel Vital
Published: March 2017

A forgotten centenary : the " Musée des Archives départementales " of 1878 and the teaching of palaeography today.

Published in 1878, the " Musée des Archives départementales a book of fac-similés of palaeographical documents, has not been really replaced by more modem publications. Despite the importance and quality of some great recent enterprises in this field, there is no adequate modem collection of facsimiles helping French students in palaeography to decipher and understand ancient documents. Students have therefore to rely on local resources if they want to remain faithful to true history. Archivists should make a reflexion on the rôle of ancient documents in today's historical research, and on what they should do to improve it.
L'analyse des archives administratives contemporaines
Authors: Naud Gérard , Naud Christiane
Published: March 2017

Der Artikel stützt sich auf Erfahrungen, die im Archiv des Sarthe-Departements seit 1974 gewonnen wurden. Er beschreibt die Arbeit der Identifizierung und Verzeichnung, die von den Archivaren nach Übernahme der Akten aufgrund der von der abgebenden Stelle angefertigten Listen zu leisten ist. Der Artikel betont die Notwendigkeit, zwischen dem Sachverhalt, der den Dokumenten zugrunde liegt, und dem Verwaltungs Vorgang, der sich auf den Sachverhalt bezieht, zu unterscheiden.
Inventaires d'archives et recherche historique
Authors: HILDESHEIMER Françoise
Published: March 2017

Instrumentos de descripciôn de archivos y investigation histôrica.

El autor intenta evaluar los instrumentos de descripciôn producidos por los archivistas y confrontarlos con los pedidos de los investigadores y con la naturaleza de los documentos de archivo. Pregunta si el archivista debe solo describir los documentos, o tambien proponer problemas, tanto a si rnismo como al investigador ? Cuales son las consecuencias de las transferencias de grandes bultos de documentos en los depôsitos de archivos ? de las técnicas informâticas ? Debe el archivista ser «objetivo » o «neutro » ? Finalmente el autor llama al archivista y al investigador para una mejor comprensiôn mutual.
La Cité des archives contemporaines
Authors: Conchon Michèle , Ducrot Marie-Odile , Teil Jean-Pierre
Published: March 2017

Die Cité des Archives contemporaines in Fontainebleau.

1969 unter provisorischen Bedingungen in Fontainebleau begründet, verfügt die Cité des Archives contemporaines seit 1977 über das erste von insgesamt im Programm vorgesehenen zehn Gebäuden. Die Cité beherbergt nun 132.500 Regalkilometer. Das zweite Gebäude wird Anfang 1984 fertig und besonders für die Aufnahme von maschinenlesbaren Datenträgern ausgestattet sein.

Die Cité ubernimmt die Akten der zentralen staatlichen Verwaltung, die durch die «Missionäre » ausgesondert worden sind (siehe den vorhergehenden Artikel). Die weite Entfernung von Paris (70 km) verursacht zweifellos Probleme, auf der anderen Seite aber ist vorteilhaft, dass hier genügend Raum zur Verfugung steht, um 800 Regalkilometer aufnehmen zu können. Die Cité arbeitet weitgehend mit EDV und erfullt somit u. a. eine Pilotfunktion.
Les archives centrales du ministère de l'Économie et des Finances
Authors: Delors Jacques , Fabius Laurent , Lang Jack
Published: March 2017

Das Zentralarchiv des Ministeriums für Wirtschaft und Finanzen.

Das in seiner Verwaltung unabhängige Archiv verfùgt über 18 laufende Regal-kilometer Akten.
Décentralisation politique et organisation des Archives dans la législation italienne
Authors: Massabo’Ricci Isabella , Carassi Marco
Published: March 2017

Politische Dezentralisierung und archivistische Organisation in der italienischen Gesetzgebung.

Ziel des Artikels ist die Darlegung einer Synthese der Hauptprobleme, die sich heute fur die italienische Archivorganisation in Verbindung mit der politisch-verwaltungstechnischen Dezentralisierung, die die republikanische Verfassung mit weit-gehender Entwicklung der örtlichen Autonomie eingeführt hat, stellen. Eine derartige politische Option bleibt im Archivbereich nicht ohne Folgen. Die augenblickliche, durch eine Verteilung der Befugnisse zwischen Aussendienststellen des Staates und öffentlichen Körperschaften in den einzelnen Gebieten (Regionen, Provinzen, Gemeinden) gekennzeichnete Lage überlässt dem Staat die unmittelbare Leitung (Staatsarchiv-verwaltung) der von den staatlichen Aussendienststellen stammenden Papiere und nur ein Aufsichtsrecht über die Leitung der den örtlichen Körperschaften anvertrauten Archive. Trotz nicht geringer, ungelöst gebliebener Probleme wird im Archivgesetz von 1963 offenbar ein verwickelter, aber ausgeglichener Mechanismus zur wachsamen Aufbewahrung des Schriftgutes entworfen.
Les Archives espagnoles dans le processus d'autonomie
Authors: Mata Castillon José Manuel
Published: March 2017

Die spanischen Archive im Autonomie vorgang.

Der spanische Autonomievorgang bietet einen ganz besonderen Aspekt. Es handelt sich bei ihm eigentlich nicht um eine einfache Verwaltungsdezentralisierung und auch nicht um eine föderalistische Erscheinungsform. Die spanischen Autonomen Körperschaften geniessen politische Autonomie mit eigenen Gesetzen im Archivbereich wie auch in anderen Bereichen, aber der Staat behält sich vielerlei Zuständigkeiten vor, währen andere gemeinsam ausgeübt werden. Das Ergebnis ist eine noch im Gang befindliche Umbildung des spanischen Archivsy stems. Die Autonomen Körperschaften verwalten die in ihrer Provinz befindlichen Staatsarchive, wobei sie den staatlichen Richtlinien unterstellt bleiben, wâhrend sie über die nicht staatseigenen Archive voiles Verfugungsrecht besitzen. Der Staat behält die Gesamtfulle seines Verfiigungsrechts ùber Archive von landesweiter Bedeutung. Der Schlüssel zum Erfolg wird auf der Entwicklung gemeinsamer Programme zwischen den staatlichen Dienststellen, die hilfsbereit zur Seite stehen und an Kraft gewinnen, und denen der Autonomen Körperschaften im Hinblick auf die bestmögliche Verwahrung und Entwicklung der ôrtlichen und privaten Archive beruhen.
Les parlements de France et leurs archives
Authors: Aubry Marie Thérèse , Langlois Monique , Reydellet Chantal
Published: March 2017

The Parlements in France and their archives.

The origin, history, and importance of the thirteen Parlements of France (= higher courts of justice of the Monarchy), until their suppression by Decree of 6-7 September 1790, are very varied. The first one, Paris, dates from the 13th century, while the last, Nancy, lasted hardly a quarter of a century. Some take their origin from pre-existing institutions, others are the result of conquests. However, all had parallel organizations : " grand chambre ", " chambre de la tournelle ", " chambre des enquêtes ", " chambre des requêtes ", and some other chambers of more or less brief duration. The fate of their archives was also different, due to their conditions of keeping, fires, and revolutions. A table gives the list of the main groups of documents from each Parlement which are still in existence. This enormous bulk of documents have only progressively called the attention of historians, due to the development of " serial history Finding aids are many and varied : modernized ancient inventories, summary inventories, analytical indexes, guides. Since World War II, emphasis has been put, in the départements, on the rédaction of " numerical repertories " [summary lists], so as to suppress the " dark zones " of unexplored documents and facilitate further detailed description.
Les politiques du service des sceaux des Archives nationales : bilan et perspectives
Authors: Bedos Rezak Brigitte
Published: March 2017

La politica del Servicio de sigillografia del Archivo Nacional de Francia : resultados y perspectivas.

La sigillografia es hoy una ciencia en desarollo : como ciencia auxiliar toca a todo, pero raramente se considéra como ciencia autonoma. Collecciones de moldeamientos han sido creadas para hacer los sellos accessibles al publico sin ponerlos en peligro. Ademâs, los sellos tien en que ser reunidos, describidos y exhibidos. Con una deliberada politica de centralizaciôn, el Archivo Nacional de Francia, en el siglo XIX, ha reunido en su Servicio de sigillografia («Service des sceaux ») sellos de las provincias como Artois, Picardie, etc. Gracias a la centralizaciôn, se pude educar un personal especializado, elaborar métodos de trabajo coherentes, facilitar la comunicaciôn y la descripcidn. Sin embargo, por causas economicas el Servicio de sigillografia poco a poco limito su actividad a los sellos de Paris y su région. Talleres de sigillografia ahora existen en varios départements, para hacer moldeamientos y fotografias de sellos. Ahora se necesita une coordinacidn, especialmente para el ordenamiento y la descripcidn de los sellos (con técnicas automatizadas). Solo asi la «moda de los sellos » podrâ tener importancia en la historia y los sellos podran ser reconocidos como «média » documentales con pleno derecho.
Apologie pour l'inventaire
Authors: Taillemite Etienne
Published: March 2017

Defensa en favor de los inventarios de archivos.

Cuando se analizan los «buenos » y «malos » aspectos del trabajo del archivero en haciendo inventarios, los «buenos «aparecen decididamente prédominantes. Los «malos » aspectos son limitados, y hay varios factores para evitarlos : eleccion de la mejora formula de redacciôn — especialmente cuando se trata de fondos de importante bulto — , voluntad de acabar el trabajo y de publicarlo, créditas adecuados. Pro otro lado, los «buenos » aspectos son muchos : ayuda prestada a los investigadores, goce del descubrimiento personal, disciplina de la escritura y del espfritu de sintesis, conocimiento insuperable del periodo estudiado.
Vers une informatique archivistique
Authors: René-Bazin Paule
Published: March 2017

Towards archival automation.

«Varenne » is the name of the data base for the processing of the archives of the Prime Minister and his offices. It has been conceived in order to answer the various, urgent, and often punctual, demands of their present users, but also, later, the needs of future historians. The work of preparation and the choices which had to be made resulted in a reflexion on the use of ADP by archivists, in order to ameliorate the quality of the assistance offered and increase the productivity, without abandoning the traditional methods of analysis and description. In the widely open debate on the transformations which the use of ADP may make possible in the processing and use of archives, «Varenne » brings valuable elements of reflexion, and the teachings of an experience, a contribution to the creation of a carefully considered theory of archival automation.
Peut-on mesurer le classement des archives ?
Authors: Saint Jouan Régis de
Published: March 2017

Is the arrangement of archives measurable ?

It is possible to measure the information contained in an archives, group or collection that is to say of course, not the information in each individual document, but the information added to the whole by the archivist's work of arrangement.

The amount of information depends only on the number of documents in the group. It can be measured by the means of two formulas given in the article, the first one rigorous but little practical, the second one a good approximation. The result is given in information units : binary digits or bits.

Is the work of arrangement of an archive group proportional to the information thus defined and measured ? This problem, and others of the same kind, are set to researchers, who can find there new paths to explore.
L'École des sciences de l'information de Rabat
Authors: Berrada Leyla , Brejon de Lavergnée Marie-Edith
Published: March 2017

The School of Information Sciences of Rabat.

Created in 1975 to meet the growing needs of Morocco in specialized staff for archives, libraries and documentation centers, the School of Information Sciences, the only one of its kind in the country, employs twenty odd professors (Moroccan, Unesco experts, French " cooperators "). The teaching is well framed (divided in two courses respectively of 3 and 2 years, leading to the degrees of " informatist " and " specialized informatist "), modem (ADP laboratories, audiovisual complex), open to foreign students and international exchanges.
Qu'est-ce qu'un homme politique ?
Authors: Rémond René
Published: March 2017

What is a politician ?

Since about half a century, the concept of " politician " has considerably expanded. The motives are multi-sided : continuous increase of the electorate ; extension of the interest taken in politics, which are now " the thing of everybody " ; widening of the field of historical research, where prosopography replaces the traditional biographies of prominent statesmen and the narration of events is enlarged with the study of psychological and ideological aspects of political life. Of course the définition of a social category which embraces the whole of citizens — since all of them, in a real democracy, participate in politics in one way or another — is of scarce interest for the archivist. What must be the touch-stone for the selection of personages whose records are of interest for the knowledge of political history, is the conjunction of two criteria, at the intersection of the interest which they personally take in politics and of the extensiveness of the responsibilities which they assume. From these data we can define a professional class of politicians, — some 20.000 to 30.000 people in France in the recent decades — , comprising four or five distinct circles : members of the Governement and their political staff ; senior civil servants in the central of local administration ; members of Parliament (including the members of the European Assembly) and of the territorial (départemental and regional) councils ; leaders and militants of parties ; professional observers, commentators and informators of the political world.