bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
IFRS Fundamentals Application in the Process of Enterprise’s Financial Management and Budgeting Improving
Authors: Окороков  , Okorokov V. , Окорокова  , Okorokova E.
Published: March 2016

The essence of methodological approach to an enterprise’s income and expenses classifier development is

revealed in this paper. This approach takes into account the fundamentals of international financial reporting

standards (IFRS).

Three factors that confirm the fundamental changes in financial management quality in Russia have been

emphasized. The author accentuates that the changes quality strongly depends on company and industry

size, but the financial management culture is developing rather unevenly. In Russia the unambiguous

understanding of the term “real economy” hasn’t been created yet. In some non-production sectors, including

the sports one, which is actively supported at the state level, the management quality is behind the large

state companies. This fact provides a great field of research for young Russian scientists.

In that regard, the evolution of IFRS in Russia is analyzed in this paper. Specific group of companies for

which the reporting use question is critical. In the context of proposed in this work methodical approach to

the development of financial items classifier for the company budgets, the author explains the difference

between the principles of Russian and international financial accounting standards.

It is stated that even today some of the IFRS principles can be used to improve the system of financial

management and budgeting at the enterprises. The author describes the budgeting implementing process

and notes possibilities for using the IFRS principles in the budgeting.

The role of financial items classifier formation in the budgeting implementation process has been analyzed

in this paper. A comparative analysis of budget’s revenue and expenditure versus budget’s cash flow in

conjunction with the IFRS figures has been carried out.

Interpretation of comparative analysis data allows see the reasons for discrepancies between profit and

cash flow. The comparative analysis results have been presented as a summary table. Logical structure and

principles of items grouping are the basis for formation of unified chart of accounts for the enterprise, as well

as for operational and financial budgets development.
Evolution of Nongovernmental Pension Funds in Russia
Authors: Талыкова  , Talykova A.
Published: March 2016

In this paper the author considers the dynamics and trends of nongovernmental pension funds (NPF)

evolution in Russia in recent years. Statistical data on the NPF number, which is steadily declining, have

been demonstrated; possible causes of this trend have been identified. The author has presented viewpoints

of the financial and social blocks of the RF Government on pension savings preservation and pension

reform continuation. The current situation in the corporatization of nongovernmental pension funds and their

integration into the pension savings safeguard insurance system has been analyzed in this paper. The data

for 2012-2015 on values of the nongovernmental pension funds’ pension savings and pension reserves,

number of insured persons and participants involved in the NPF, average total account values on mandatory

pension insurance (MPI) and nongovernmental pension provision (NPP), pension payments values, number

of pensioners. Comparative data for MPI and NPP market evolution (key figures, rate of increase) have

been presented. The presence of private management companies on MPI market has been analyzed; the

pension savings values in nongovernmental pension funds, private management companies and Pension

fund of the Russian Federation have been compared; reserves for the further development of NPF on the

mandatory pension insurance market have been revealed. On the results of performance indicators analysis

a list of the largest 13 NPF in terms of pension reserves (these are the funds which each has collected on

its accounts more than 1 % of all pension reserves on the market) has been composed. A similar list has

been composed in terms of pension savings — a list of the largest 20 NPF, which each has collected on

its accounts more than 1 % of all NPF’s pension reserves. The funds indicators from these lists have been

compared with the data from all other NPF, regularities differences in NPP and MPI lists have been revealed.

Based on identified trends the author makes forecasts on the nongovernmental pension funds development

in each presence segment.
Receivables Management
Authors: Тарасова  , Tarasova E.
Published: March 2016

The paper is devoted to problems of real economy organizations’ receivables management. The increasing

of receivables management urgency owing to a sharp decrease of possibilities on external financial

resources attracting for corporate purposes in recent years. In this paper different interpretations of the

receivables concept and the author’s point of view have been considered, recommendations on the

receivables management, arising from a current (main) activity, which associated with the sale of goods,

works and services produced or provided by organization are given. Steps of the receivables management,

approaches to its analysis for preceding report periods, the planning of receivables, standard and alternative

methods of the receivables management are listed in this paper too.
Budget Model Formation Tools for Activity and Project-Based Budgeting
Authors: Траченко  , Trachenko Marina , Мищенко  , Mishchenko L.
Published: March 2016

Activity-based budgeting (ABB) and project-based budgeting (project budgeting) are important

trends of budgeting at an enterprise level. The paper authors have systematized factors of formation for

directions of the activity-based and project-based budgeting, have characterized these directions’ budget

models and revealed their specific features. The main specific features of activity-based budgeting model

are the matrix (or more complex, multidimensional) structure of the budget model, interrelation of business

processes’ budget items with key performance indicators and balanced scorecards (thus the model focused

on strategy), simultaneous incorporation of financial indicators describing a business process into the

budgets of business processes, budgets of CFR (Centers for Financial Responsibility) units, or project

budgets, and a number of other specific features. The most important particulars of the project-based

budgeting model is the integration of master budgets, operational and support budgets with project budgets

within a budget model, the use of project budgets as a link between project management and budgeting

as a management technology, and others particulars. The paper authors have developed a tool for the

ABB budget model formation, which includes two algorithms. The first one is the algorithm for ABB model

formation based on the budgets of CFR acting as expense providers, from the perspective of CFR units. The

algorithm relies on the budgets of expense-providing Centers for Financial Responsibility. These Centers

control the expenses of all CFR by certain business processes and items. The second one is the algorithm

for the more detailed ABB model formation based on the budgets of business processes that are structured

for analytical purposes (other than CFR units). This algorithm is intended for building a more detailed ABB

model and implies the allocation of analytical sections like “CFR”, “Business Processes” and other analytics.

It has been proposed to use a standard project budget a as a tool to solve the problem of matching the

individual projects implementation time with the budget period. The standard budget is developed for the

project’s entire life, in conjunction with the Project Budget, the indicators of which describe the project in a

certain budget period.
Formation of Administrative Mechanisms for Central Asia Countries’ Transit Economy Development in Conditions оf Integration and Instability. Part 2
Authors: Зоидов  , Zoidov K. , Медков  , Medkov A.
Published: March 2016

Methods related to formation of management mechanisms for development of Central Asia countries’ transit economy in conditions of integration and instability have been considered in this paper. The transit economy is the business system in which the receipts from the transmission of energy, energy commodities, water resources, freight and passenger traffic through the country’s territory, as well as provision of transit services constitute a weighty part of the revenue for authorities, businesses and population in the territory, one of the foundations of their welfare. Development of cross-border transportation of goods and implementation of transport and transit potential of Russia and Central Asian countries can and should become a substantial income sources for business entities, all level budgets and population, as well as the engine for industrial and technological upgrading, institutional and organizational evolution for the economical systems of countries and integration associations. Market advantages and disadvantages of the main projects related to construction and modernization of communication lines in the region have been presented, prerequisites for creation of transport corridors’ crossing points and formation of transport and logistics centers (nodes) in the States’ territory have been revealed. It has been shown that although the Central Asia States are competing for the right to become such centers, their common interest is to maximize the use of all transport and transit potential of the region that provides the transit economy stability. Emphasis has been placed on the development of international transport corridor North — South, the conclusion of preference for the use of its new eastern branch passing along the route Uzen (Kazakhstan) — Gorgan (Iran) through the Turkmenistan territory has been justified.
Photovoice: implicações do método colaborativo para as pesquisas em Educação Física e Saúde
Authors: Marques Bruna , Miranda Maria Luiza
Published: March 2016

O objetivo do estudo foi mapear o uso de Photovoice (PV) nas pesquisas em saúde ao longo do tempo, e compreender as implicações para as investigações na área da Educação Física (EF). Foram analisados 111 resumos de periódicos indexados no banco de dados da CAPES. Os resultados indicam um expoente crescimento da abordagem PV nos estudos em Saúde Pública e nas disciplinas afins, como a EF.  As investigações no campo demonstram a interface com a Promoção e Educação em Saúde e evidenciam um momento de valorização das metodologias participativas e do referencial teórico das Ciências Sociais. Explicitando a necessidade de reflexões teóricas- metodológicas nas investigações qualitativas desenvolvidas na EF no cenário nacional.
Stages of Change for physical activity after a school-based intervention: a cross-sectional study
Authors: Ricardo Luiza , Rombaldi Airton , Kopp Daniele , Ferreira Rodrigo , Hallal Pedro , Azevedo Mario
Published: March 2016

The present study aimed to identify factors associated with the Stages of Change (SoC) for physical activity among adolescents who participated in a school-based health promotion intervention. A cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 8,071 students whose average age was 13.9 (SD ± 2.4) years. To evaluate the SoC, an adaptation of the questionnaire proposed by Dumith, Domingues and Gigante (2009) was used, considering physical activities performed at least three times per week during 20 minutes. Data collection was carried out from October to November 2013 through self-administered questionnaires in the classroom. The prevalence of students in each stage was: 12.1% in the Pre-contemplation stage, 7.7% Contemplation, 16.8% Preparation, 21.8% Action and 41.6% in the Maintenance stage. Males were more associated with the stages of Action (RR 1.28, 95% CI 1.07-1.54; p = 0.006) and Maintenance (RR 3.57, 95% CI 3.02-4.23; p <0.001) compared to females. Economic level and knowledge about health showed a direct relationship to the Action and Maintenance stages. A large portion of the sample was located in active stages. Being male, being in lower school grades and having a higher index of assets were associated with higher SoC. Knowledge about physical activity and health was directly related to the Preparation, Action and Maintenance stages, pointing to a positive effect on intention or active behavior.
Fatores associados à atividade física em idosos de Estação, Rio Grande do Sul: estudo de base populacional
Authors: Lima Alisson Padilha de , Lini Ezequiel Vitório , Tomicki Camila , Dellani Marcos , Portella Marilene , Doring Marlene
Published: March 2016

Objetivou-se verificar os fatores de associação entre a prática de atividade física (AF) em idosos residentes do município de Estação no Rio Grande do Sul. Trata-se de um estudo transversal de base populacional com idosos residentes na comunidade, selecionados aleatoriamente. Participaram do estudo 419 idosos com média de idade de 69 anos (±7,6), sendo 57% do sexo feminino. Coletaram-se os dados por inquérito domiciliar com o questionário validado de pesquisa Saúde, Bem-Estar e Envelhecimento. Consideraram-se como variáveis dependentes à atividade física e independentes as relacionadas às características sociodemográficas e as condições de saúde. Para verificar a associação entre as variáveis categóricas, foram aplicados os testes qui-quadrado e o modelo de regressão logística na análise ajustada a um nível de significância de p≤0,05. A partir dos resultados obtidos no modelo ajustado, somente as variáveis faixa etária de 80 anos ou mais, presença de dor crônica e o histórico de quedas no último ano apresentaram associação com a AF. Pode-se referir no estudo que quanto maior a faixa etária dos idosos, maior presença de dor crônica e aumento dos índices de quedas, menor a proporção de praticantes de AF.
Descrição dos espaços esportivos de lazer e educação na cidade de Parintins, Amazonas
Authors: Radicchi Marcelo , Santos Jéssica , Carneiro Dainessa , Reis Júnior Manoel , Anselmo Jaércio
Published: March 2016

Interações entre ambiente e a prática de atividades físicas tem ganhado relevância nas pesquisas em saúde coletiva, em especial nas regiões sul e sudeste, ainda com pouca expressividade na região norte brasileira. Buscou-se identificar a presença e avaliar a qualidade dos espaços esportivos de lazer e de educação nos bairros localizados dentro do perímetro urbano da cidade de Parintins, no estado do Amazonas. Pesquisa observacional, realizada a coleta dos dados no ano de 2013, através de instrumento construído e que abrangeu os 20 bairros do perímetro urbano da cidade. Dados populacionais do censo foram relacionados com os dados coletados em campo e analisados através de estatística descritiva e georreferenciamento. Dos 101 espaços esportivos de lazer e educação identificados, 36% constituiu-se de espaços esportivos improvisados, enquanto que dos 38 espaços públicos identificados, apenas 13 possibilitam o acesso livre da população. Das instalações identificadas, a maior parcela foi de campos de futebol, seja de natureza privada, pública ou improvisada. A qualidade e conservação em especial dos espaços esportivos de natureza pública foi a mais preocupante, por apresentar em 21% do total dos 38 espaços identificados, risco à saúde de seus usuários. Nos 37 espaços esportivos improvisados a presença de lixo e mato alto foi uma constante, 54,1% e 48,6% respectivamente, o que levanta preocupação com os riscos à saúde dos usuários deste tipo de espaço. Observa-se além da insuficiência de espaços esportivos de lazer e educação para atendimento à população, a má conservação dos espaços esportivos públicos na cidade de Parintins, AM.
Leveraging Experienced Consumers to Attract New Consumers: An Equilibrium Analysis of Displaying Deal Sales by Daily Deal Websites
Authors: Subramanian Upender , Rao Ram C.
Published: March 2016

Daily deal websites help small local merchants to attract new consumers. A strategy adopted by some websites is to continually track and display the number of deals sold by a merchant. We investigate the strategic implications of displaying deal sales and the website’s incentive to implement this feature. We analyze a market in which a merchant offering an experience good is privately informed of its type. Whereas daily deals cannibalize a merchant’s revenue from experienced consumers, we show that, by displaying deal sales, the website can transform this cannibalization into an advantage. Displaying deal sales can leverage discounted sales to experienced consumers to help a high-quality merchant signal its type and acquire new consumers at a higher margin. Signaling is supported through observational learning from displayed deal sales since it reveals how experienced consumers respond to the deal. Nevertheless, the website may not implement this feature if signaling entails too much distortion in the merchant’s deal price. We also find that it can be optimal for the website to offer the merchant an up-front subsidy, but only if the website displays deal sales. Our analysis leads to managerial insights for daily deal websites.

This paper was accepted by J. Miguel Villas-Boas, marketing.
Urinary catheterisation: Indications and complications
Authors: Richens Yana
Published: March 2016

This article highlights the ways in which women may be catheterised during labour and the postpartum period. This procedure should be avoided where possible, and should never be undertaken without considering the possible complications that may occur. Women should be informed of the potential complications before catheterisation occurs, where possible. To help reduce these complications, it is recommended that an appropriate anaesthetic, antiseptic, lubricating gel is used.
Optimising women's experiences and outcomes
Authors: Richmond Helen
Published: March 2016

On 8–9 February 2016, the British Journal of Midwifery held its 14th national conference on current issues in midwifery. Midwife Helen Richmond discusses highlights from the 2 days.
Cognitive interviewing techniques used in developing questionnaires on functional electrical stimulation in spinal cord injury
Authors: Triccas Lisa Tedesco , Donovan-Hall Maggie , Burridge Jane , Ellis-Hill Caroline , Dibb Bridget , Rushton David
Published: March 2016

Background/Aims:

This paper illustrates the application of a technique, cognitive interviewing, which was used in the development of three questionnaires to determine the views of use of functional electrical stimulation by people with spinal cord injury, health care professionals and researchers working in spinal cord injury.

Methods:

Three questionnaires for the three populations were developed in order to explore views about the current and future use of functional electrical stimulation. The questionnaires were reviewed and discussed by the team. Cognitive interviews were carried out at participants' homes, university or workplace and each interview lasted a mean time of 65 minutes. The interviewer used ‘think aloud’ techniques. They were transcribed and analysed using content analysis.

Results:

Twelve participants (four people with spinal cord injury, four health care professionals and four researchers) from across the United Kingdom took part. The process identified several areas for modification, including clarification of words, format and legibility of questions, changes to sections, and the layout of the questionnaires.

Conclusions:

Cognitive interviewing ensured that the questionnaires were readable, clear and relevant, unambiguous and related to current clinical practice and research. The technique resulted in good quality questionnaires with enhanced patient-centred language.
Understanding how to interpret ECGs in primary care
Authors: Richley David
Published: March 2016

Electrocardiograms (ECGs) are commonly performed in primary care. The interpretation of ECGs can be difficult. David Richley provides an insight into the skills required, tips on how to approach interpretation and when to refer

Electrocardiograms (ECGs) are ideally suited to being performed in primary care. However, the interpretation of ECGs is difficult. It can be tempting to use a computer-generated report; although these cannot be relied on to provide an accurate diagnosis. Practices can choose to send their ECGs for interpretation elsewhere, or they may decide to interpret in house. It is not feasible or necessary for primary care staff to be skilled at the recognition of every abnormal ECG pattern and to be able to diagnose the rarest syndromes. However, it is important that the patient with suspected or possible heart disease is managed appropriately. Practice nurses who are trained to interpret ECGs in primary care should ensure they report enough to maintain their skills.
Plato’s cosmological medicine in the discourse of Eryximachus in the Symposium. The responsibility of a harmonic techne
Authors: Candiotto Laura
Published: March 2016

By comparing the role of harmony in Eryximachus’ discourse (specifically in Symposium 187 a 1-188 a 1) with other Platonic passages, especially from the Timaeus, this article aims to provide textual evidence concerning Plato’s conception of cosmological medicine as “harmonic techne”. The comparison with other dialogues will enable us to demonstrate how Eryximachus’ thesis is consistent with Plato’s cosmology — a cosmology which cannot be reduced to a physical conception of reality but represents the expression of a dialectical, and erotic cosmos, characterized by the agreement of parts. Arguably, Eryximachus’ discourse is expression of the Platonic tendency to translate onto the philosophical plane the implications of a model peri physeos. Harmonic techne is thus always linked to the theme of moral responsibility: the philosopher is also doctor, musician and demiurges in his harmonizing activity. The speech of Eryximachus can be approached as a Platonic step which is fundamental for establishing the need for a “medicine” to cure disorder, with a view to obtaining a cosmos ordered according to the harmonic principle.
http://dx.doi.org/10.14195/2183-4105_15_5
Scaling the Ladder. Why the Final Step of the Lover’s Ascent is a Generalizing Step
Authors: Hooper Anthony
Published: March 2016

The ‘Scala Amoris’ (210a-212b), or ‘Ladder of Love’, constitutes the philosophical and aesthetic centrepiece of Socrates’ encomium of Eros in Plato’s Symposium. Here Diotima describes how a lover ascending up the Ladder directs his erotic attention to a number of difference kinds of beautiful objects, first bodies, then souls, just institutions and knowledge, until he catches a glimpse of Beauty itself. In this paper I advance an ‘inclusive’ reading of the lover’s ascent – to use Price’s 1991 terminology – with a particular emphasis on justifying such a reading concerning the final step.
http://dx.doi.org/10.14195/2183-4105_15_6
[Review] Socratic and Platonic Political Philosophy: Practicing a Politics of Reading. By Christopher P. Long
Authors: Altman William Henry Furness
Published: March 2016

http://dx.doi.org/10.14195/2183-4105_15 _7
Visual Impact Assessment of Free Standing Billboards in the Road Landscape near Elektrėnai (Lithuania)
Authors: Kamičaitytė-Virbašienė Jūratė , Samuchovienė Ona , Radvilavičius Rokas
Published: March 2016

Free standing billboards (FSBs) have a significant negative visual impact on landscape. In majority of foreign countries the construction of FSBs is regulated by various legal instruments, guidelines, and control manuals. In Lithuania the construction of FSBs considering visual impact is poorly regulated by juridical and spatial planning means. Considering this situation methodological guidelines for regulation of FSB construction taking into account their visual impact were created. The guidelines are a part of the Landscape Guidelines for the Roads and Railways of National Significance [10] which is a manual set to fulfil the requirements of the European Landscape Convention [4] to broaden the knowledge on this subject and to integrate landscape issues into all matters that influence the state and the future of landscape. The aim of the article is to show the possibilities of application of the guidelines by performing visual impact assessment of FSBs in the road landscape near the town of Elektrėnai on one of the main highways of Lithuania: A1 Vilnius-Kaunas-Klaipėda. The proposed stages of FSB visual impact assessment are the following: analysis of landscape spatial structure designating visual spaces perceived from separate road sections; analysis of FSB layout possibilities designating visual spaces protected from FSB construction and visual spaces as FSB construction areas; establishment of possible visual contrast level of FSB, and establishment of FSB location in visual space and visual contrast character according to the Identity Index context (Similarity, Identity, Difference Index) theory and results of evaluation of aesthetic potential of the visual space. In the performed research we used the possibilities of spatial data management and analysis of geographic information systems (GIS) and basically implemented the first three stages of FSB visual impact assessment. The fourth stage was not implemented because it deals mainly with technical issues of FSBs. We tried to solve questions that are most important on the level of spatial planning when developing special plans for FSB construction.
The Local–Global Tendencies in Serbian Contemporary Architecture
Authors: Milašinović Marić Dijana , Marić Igor
Published: March 2016

The article considers the architectural works designed and realized in contemporary Serbian architectural practice in the context of questions and thinking about local-global but also of visible tendencies and dilemmas, that the architects deal with in smaller local environments like in Serbia, from the position of architectural historians, theoreticians and critics. The multi-layered, often vague double meaning and nuanced ties and interpretations of the mentioned relationships will be traced in the works of such important Serbian architects as I. Antić, M. Jovanović, B. Petrović, D. and M. Marušić, S. Krunić, I. Marić, B. Mitrović, I. Rašković, who were chosen in order to trace the line of development of the relationship between the local and global during 1950 ‒ 2000, the period which was also marked by turbulent social and political changes.
The Directions of Formal Expression in Latvian Contemporary Architecture in the Context of the Synthesis of the Arts
Authors: Rukmane-Poča Ilze , Leitāne-Šmīdberga Linda
Published: March 2016

Different types of formal expression can be found in the modern architecture of the 21st century - in publications, internet resources and in the generalizations of critics. In the context of the synthesis of arts the styles of sculptural architecture and surface architecture are noteworthy. Characteristics of this synthesis are also noticeable in kinetic architecture where the styles of surface kinetic architecture and sculptural kinetic architecture are distinguished. The genesis of images of buildings constructed in these styles is the result of the synthesis of arts; it reflects the development of historical styles as well as the ways of formal expression and their influences in the end of the 20th century and in the 21st century. This paper provides an analysis of constructed objects and proposals put forth in architectural competitions in Latvia’s 21st century modern architecture.
International Comparison of High-Technology Manufacturing and Knowledge-Intensive Services in the EU
Authors: Auziņa-Emsiņa Astra
Published: March 2016

High-technology industries that apply the most advanced and cutting edge technologies are frequently analysed as an opposite to low-technology industries. Following a similar approach, services are subdivided by knowledge-intensity into two major dichotomic groups: knowledge-intensive services and less knowledge-intensive services. The aim of the research is to evaluate how these industries perform in reality, whether these industries have the largest value added and highest efficiency and productivity level as it is believed by theory and various policy documents.
Financial Leverage and its Determinants in Companies Producing Electricity from Wind Resources in Latvia
Authors: Bobinaite Viktorija
Published: March 2016

The paper aims to analyse the development of the financial leverage and its determinants in companies producing electricity from wind resources in Latvia during 2005-2012. The financial ratio technique is used to compute the financial leverage in the companies and the regression analysis method is employed to determine the relationships between variables. The results of the analysis revealed that wind electricity generating companies use substantial share of debt and the financial leverage is increasing. Statistically significant relationships were found between the financial leverage and profitability of companies, their growth opportunities, collateral value of assets, size of the company and an effective tax rate. Results will be used to construct weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for the economic assessment of investment into wind electricity sector in Latvia.
The Role of Marketing Tools in the Improvement of Consumers Financial Literacy
Authors: Paramonovs Sergejs , Ijevleva Ksenija
Published: March 2016

The aim of the paper is to explore the contribution of different types of marketing communication in consumer financial literacy formation from a three component perspective. As a method a survey among the target audience of home loans was used. The authors have focused on consumer financial knowledge, financial behaviour and financial attitude that constitute financial literacy in home loan market. As a result of empirical analysis the authors have found that the biggest contribution to formation of consumers financial literacy (within all three components) have educational web sites of government authorities, official web sites of banks, consultations with bank specialists, school curriculum subjects and opinions of friends, relatives and acquaintances.
Computational Simulation of Mixing Performance in the Circulating Jet Mixing Tank
Authors: Yu Yan-Fang , Jiang Xiu-Hui , Meng Hui-Bo , Wu Jian-Hua , Wang Zong-Yong , Wang Wei
Published: March 2016

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) was used to investigate the turbulent mixing performance in a vertical CJT in the range of Re=3,668−18,342. Energy source of hot water was centrally placed just below the top of the tank and temperature instead of concentration measurements were used to quantify mixing performance. The 95 % criterion for temperature equilibrium was employed to evaluate the local mixing degree, and the global mixing performance was evaluated based on the ratio of well-mixed volume to total fluid volume. It was obviously observed from the axial distributions of t95 %that the macro-mixing times decreased slightly for z/H < 0.6 and a deep downward trends appeared with the increase of z/H with given r/R. The macro-mixing time in the jet mixing boundary layer were uniform which were a little longer than those in the bulk zones below z/H=0.5 and decreased sharply by 37.5−87.5 % than that in the bulk zone above z/H=0.5. The values of 95 % mixing time increased with the increase of r/R. The global t95 %decreased with the increasing Reynolds number, and a power correlation between the global t95 %values and Re was proposed. With the increasing logarithm of mixing time, the logarithm of segregation intensity rapidly decreased linearly in the slopes from –0.996 to –0.955. The segmentation intensity first decreased then increased with the increasing values of θ.
Development of V2G and G2V Power Profiles and Their Implications on Grid Under Varying Equilibrium of Aggregated Electric Vehicles
Authors: Jain Prateek , Jain Trapti
Published: March 2016

The objective of this paper is to examine the vehicle-to-grid (V2G) power capability of aggregated electric vehicles (EV) in the manner that they are being adopted by the consumers with their growing infiltration in the vehicles market. The proposed modeling of V2G and grid-to-vehicle (G2V) energy profiles blends the heterogeneous attributes namely, driven mileages, arrival and departure times, travel and parking durations, and speed dependent energy consumption of mobility trends. Three penetration percentages of 25 %, 50 % and 100 % resulting in varied compositions of battery electric vehicle (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) in the system, as determined by the consumers’ acceptance, have been considered to evaluate the grid capacity for V2G. Distinct charge-discharge powers have been selected as per charging standards to match contemporary vehicles and infrastructure requirements. Charging and discharging approaches have been devised to replicate non-linear characteristics of Li-ion battery. Effects of simultaneous conjunction of V2G and G2V power curves with daily conventional load profile are quantified drawn upon workplace-discharging home-charging scheme. Results demonstrated a marked drop in load and hence in market price during morning hours which is hurriedly overcompensated by the hike during evening hours with rising penetration level and charge-discharge power.
Characteristics of Banking Crises
Authors: Fendel Ralf , Stremmel Hanno
Published: March 2016

This paper compares determinants of banking sector crises using an early warning system approach in a diverse cross-country panel. We cover 152 countries using annual data from 1990 to 2011. We provide three main contributions: (i) accommodating different influences on banking sector fragility (banking sector, macroeconomic and structural features) in a wide country panel; (ii) introducing a variable accounting for geographical contagion effects; and (iii) cross country comparison based on two subsamples: advanced and developing countries. We find systematic differences between country groups and evidence for the influence of geographical contagion effects. The specification produces reliable early warning signals to detect crisis events on the banking sector level.
Torque and Muscle Activation Impairment Along With Insulin Resistance Are Associated With Falls in Women With Fibromyalgia
Authors: Góes Suelen M. , Stefanello Joice M. F. , Homann Diogo , Lodovico Angélica , Hubley-Kozey Cheryl L. , Rodacki André L. F.
Published: March 2016

Góes, SM, Stefanello, JMF, Homann, D, Lodovico, A, Hubley-Kozey, CL, and Rodacki, ALF. Torque and muscle activation impairment along with insulin resistance are associated with falls in women with fibromyalgia.J Strength Cond Res30(11): 3155–3164, 2016—Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic pain condition associated with reduced muscle strength, which can lead to functional incapacity and higher risk of falls. The purpose of the study was to compare maximal ankle joint torque, muscle activation, and metabolic changes between women with and without FM. In addition, the relationship between those aspects and retrospectively reported falls in women with FM was determined. Twenty-nine middle-aged women with FM and 30 controls were recruited. Fall history, pain intensity, and pain threshold were assessed. Plasma glucose levels and insulin resistance (IR) were determined. Peak torque and rate of torque development (RTD) were calculated, and muscle activation was assessed from maximum isometric voluntary ankle dorsiflexion and plantar flexion contractions. In addition, voluntary muscle activation failure of the anterior tibialis muscle during maximal dorsiflexion was calculated. When compared to controls, women with FM reported higher number of retrospectively reported falls, exhibited higher IR, showed reduced plantar flexion and dorsiflexion RTD, had lower plantar flexion peak torque, and demonstrated more antagonist coactivation and higher muscle activation failure (p≤ 0.05). Higher muscle activation failure was explained by glucose level and pain intensity (adjR2= 0.28;p≤ 0.05). Reduced plantar flexion and dorsiflexion peak torque explained 80% of retrospectively reported falls variance; also, high antagonist coactivation (odds ratio [OR] = 1.6;p≤ 0.05) and high IR (OR = 1.8;p≤ 0.05) increased the chance of falls in the FM group. A combination of metabolic factors and muscle function increased the odds of retrospectively reporting a fall in FM. Both aspects may be considered in interventions designed for reducing falls in this population.
Ein osteuropäischer Schnallentyp aus dem 7. Jahrhundert im Karpatenbecken. Peripheriale Verbindungen zur Zeit der byzantinischen Dominanz
Authors: Szenthe Gergely
Published: March 2016

The present study discusses a single buckle type, namely the variant that has the loop and plate cast in one and is provided with an attachment spike, representing a separate technological group within consciously employed forms. Assigned to the heraldic style in the Martinovka group, these buckles enjoyed a long use. The distribution and chronology of this buckle type shed light on the cultural contacts between the territories (cultural peripheries) on the northern fringes of the Mediterranean.
The Anglican Sense of “Implicit Religion”
Authors: Jenkins Timothy
Published: March 2016

The origin of Edward Bailey’s concern, which he came to name “implicit religion,” was his lived experience as an Anglican priest of what the Prayer Book Ordinal call the “cure of souls.” Anglican ministry is based in a pastoral concern for the ordinary lives of— in principle—all the people living in the parish. This concern has typically been expressed by the Anglican clergy and laity in the forms of verse, prose and music; Bailey attempted to give this focus a sociological form. The context of this project is described. This subject-matter has meant his ideas have been both fruitful and elusive; in particular, the many attempts to “operationalize” them and give them clearer academic focus have sometimes failed, in part because of the deliberately anti-theological cast of the contemporary sociological discipline, and in part because of the resolutely non-theological nature of contemporary Anglican thought. In this tribute, I explore some of the implications of this analysis.
Krishna’s Frolics with the Milkmaids
Authors: Selvanayagam Israel
Published: March 2016

The story of the sporting experience of Krishna with a group of milkmaids is most popular in the Hindu Vaisnava tradition. It portrays Krishna as both a kinsman of the shepherd community in Vrndavana (Vraj) and the supreme God, synonymous to Vishnu. The story starts with Krishna playing his flute and milkmaids rushing to meet him. They leave their dear ones at home and it shows their unswerving love for their Lord. While the pleasant conversation and amorous behaviour reach a climax, Krishna disappears and the young women become remorseful and are caught up in the fever of love. Krishna reappears blossoming and after explaining that separation intensifies love, the culmination happens in a whirlpool circle dance in the moonlight. Passion and compassion, individuality and plurality, and erotic and divine mix and mingle, which is both liberating and unifying. The picture is stimulating for a creative discussion on sex and the sacred.
From “Explicit” to “Implicit” in Recent Religious Art
Authors: Howes Graham
Published: March 2016

This essay questions today’s implicit cultural assumption that Western Christianity continues to provide a cultural and credal framework within which the relationship between art and religion is acted out. It argues instead that today’s artists are unlikely to be keyed into religious culture because there is no longer any identifiable religious culture for them to be keyed into. The reasons for this are explored, and include secularization (however problematically defined), an increasing transition from a religious to an aesthetic validation of experience, post-modernity and its so-called “crisis in representation,” and the increasingly second-order status of the visual within at least the Western Christian tradition. Yet this scenario does not necessarily predicate terminal decline. Instead it is argued that today’s artists are more likely to disclose the implicitly numinous rather than the explicitly incarnational, offering us generalized religious experience rather than Christian revelation, hence moving religious art beyond its traditionally didactic and narrative parameters, and firmly towards the primarily experiential. Such art does more than provide undemanding spiritual massage for Christians and post-Christians alike. It may also “democratise” religious art and widen public access to the transcendent. Drawing specifically on the work of Bill Viola, Anthony Gormley and the late Craigie Aitchison, several mixed, if not necessarily conflicting messages emerge—a cultural mutation way from “religion” and towards “spirituality,” a transition from a narrowly and exclusively Christian art towards what one critic calls “works which are only implicitly religious in their inspiration and so without identifiable religious themes and traditional symbols,” and, above all, evidence of today’s “religious” artists increasingly seeking for meaning within themselves rather than from the supernatural stories or rituals of institutional churches. In this sense they provide an aesthetic response to Edward Bailey’s own enticing “Invitation One” when operationalising the concept of “Implicit Religion” i.e. “to relate religion, consciousness and experience.”
AUTOAVALIAÇÃO INSTITUCIONAL E (IN)CULTURA DE PARTICIPAÇÃO NA UNIVERSIDADE
Authors: Félix Glades Tereza , Furtado Daniele Barros Vargas
Published: March 2016

Este artigo tem por objetivo apresentar uma discussão recorrente no âmbito das políticas públicas: a relação entre avaliação interna: autoavaliação no contexto do Sistema Nacional de Avaliação da Educação Superior (Sinaes) e a intensidade de participação da comunidade universitária. Tal estudo se fundamenta na análise de uma série histórica de quatro anos (2008, 2009, 2010 e 2012) da autoavaliação institucional implementada numa universidade pública. De primeiro, apresenta-se o conceito de participação na visão de alguns teóricos; na sequência, seguem-se os caminhos percorridos a partir das informações coletadas, quando se descreve o panorama do processo e da participação institucional, com base na pesquisa bibliográfica e documental. Na perspectiva de atribuir-lhes alguma significação, por último, são descritos os resultados da participação e relacionados com o discurso de alguns autores. Conclui-se que no período investigado predomina, institucionalmente, a participação de baixa intensidade, que se consubstancia na falta de melhorias, constituindo-se, assim, num desafio para a governança universitária. Para minimizar a problemática, sugerem-se medidas de curto, médio e longo prazos, em favor de uma cultura permanente de avaliação na universidade.
BIONANOPARTÍCULAS: PRINCIPAIS ASPECTOS E APLICAÇÕES DA MATÉRIA ORGÂNICA EM ESCALA NANOMÉTRICA
Authors: Toledo Antônio Matias Navarrete , Souza Soares Leonor Almeida
Published: March 2016

A nanotecnologia é o termo utilizado para descrever a criação, manipulação e exploração de materiais em escala nanométrica. Bionanotecnologia é a aplicação da nanotecnologia nas ciências da vida, onde a matéria prima para obtenção de nanopartículas é de origem biológica. Esta ciência tem despertado grande interesse por ser de fontes renováveis, pela possibilidade de obtenção de novas propriedades dos materiais, que em dimensão nano, são totalmente modificadas, pela maior possibilidade de biocompatibilidade com o organismo humano, pelo auxílio em tratamentos mais eficazes de doenças (liberação controlada de fármacos), bem como no diagnóstico preventivo na área da saúde (agentes de imagem) e no controle de qualidade dos produtos da agroindústria (biossensores). O objetivo desta revisão foi abordar as bionanopartículas de maior evidência no campo da nanotecnologia, enfatizando as nanopartículas de quitosana, nanofibras de celulose e recentes estudos com Spirulina platensis, focando em seus processos de obtenção, suas características em escala nanométrica e suas aplicações nos diversos campos da ciência e tecnologia.
KNOWLEDGE ABOUT RABIES AND LEISHMANIASIS IN STUDENTS OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF APODI, FELIPE GUERRA AND SEVERIANO MELO IN RIO GRANDE DO NORTE, BRAZIL
Authors: Moreira Faviano Ricelli da Costa e , Moreira Paula Vivianne Sousa Queiroz , Oliveira Francisca Leandra de Morais , Morais Najara Raquel de Lima , Souza Jaqueline Cardoso de , Góis Jéssica Karla de , Gurgel Valnir Emerson de Holanda , Costa Lamoniele Mayara de Oliveira , Melo Júnior Gilberto de Barros
Published: March 2016

This objective of this work was to assess the knowledge of students in public schools about rabies and leishmaniasis, through educational interventions. A total of 628 questionnaires were applied in public students from Apodi, Felipe Guerra and Severiano Melo. The questionnaires were administered before and after the educational interventions in the form of lectures. The data were discussed through a descriptive analysis. Before the presentation, 53.9% of students claimed to know the transmission mode of leishmaniasis and after, this percentage increased to 92.2%. However, before the lectures, only 6.0% of respondents associated the transmission to sandflies, and after, this percentage increased to 75.7%. For rabies, before the lectures, 63.7% of students reported knowing how rabies is transmitted and, after the lectures, 92.8% said how it was the transmission. Concerning the transmission, before the presentations, 68.3% reported that it was through bite or injury of animals and, after the lectures, the index increased to 80.4%. In conclusion, the student´s perception of public education on rabies and leishmaniasis was higher in all aspects addressed after educational intervention compared to the same questions about the knowledge of the disease before the intervention. It also concludes that the perception of students for rabies is greater than for leishmaniasis.
PEDAGOGICAL USABILITY: A THEORETICAL ESSAY FOR E-LEARNING
Authors: Sales Júnior Francisco Monteiro de , Ramos Maria Altina da Silva , Pinho André Luís Santos de , Santa Rosa José Guilherme da Silva
Published: March 2016

The e-learning in Brazil has shown such intense development followed by its problems. Obstacles in the teaching learning permeate, among others, the use of virtual environments, production of teaching materials, pedagogical mediation, where the tutor has responsibility in these factors. In order to combine the use of technology with the nature of the pedagogical dimension, this theoretical essay discusses the concept of pedagogical usability from existing problems and presents explanations about the dimensions and criteria present in the literature.
POLÍTICA NACIONAL DE RESÍDUOS SÓLIDOS E SUA IMPLEMENTAÇÃO NO MUNICÍPIO DE RIO POMBA/MG
Authors: Silva Gustavo Vieira , Oliveira Adriel Rodrigues , Silva Tarrara Alves , Silva e Fidelis Paula Vieira
Published: March 2016

Este artigo objetiva analisar a implementação da Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos no Município de Rio Pomba/MG, em atendimento ao que dispõe a Constituição da República Federativa do Brasil de 1988 a respeito do direito fundamental ao meio ambiente ecologicamente equilibrado. O equilíbrio ecológico é, portanto, imprescindível para uma sobrevivência digna. De fato, qualquer intercorrência negativa no meio ambiente afeta, desfavoravelmente, a qualidade de vida das pessoas. Para tanto, almeja-se verificar se está sendo assegurada a salubridade pública e a ambiental, através da disposição final dos resíduos sólidos. A questão dos resíduos nos Municípios é pouco conhecida. Assim, pretende-se verificar como está sendo implantada referida política e compará-la com as disposições legais. Desta forma, os resultados instruirão os atores envolvidos na questão ambiental, a fim de que busquem assegurar serviços públicos eficientes.