bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Development of Parametric Acoustic Air FEA Mesh for Tire Noise Performance Calculations
Authors: Muhammad Abdullah Syed , Jain Darshan
Published: September 2021

Automobiles are one of the most significant discoveries of humankind and meant to transport goods and passengers from one place to other. The capability of the vehicle was mainly function of good powertrain and reliability. Above factors along with usability made automobiles successful in the earlier generations. Success of modern-day vehicles not just depend upon good power train or fine aesthetics, but on good levels of NVH (Noise Vibration and Harshness). The advent of electric vehicles has led to a quieter powertrain owing to lesser moving parts in the electric powertrain. Hence, the exterior tire noise becomes prominent. Consequently, the accurate measurement of tire noise is imperative to maintaining optimum noise level of the vehicle. The presented work focuses on the simulation of the measurement of external tire noise using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) approach.

The current procedure of FEA meshing used in the organization incurs a good amount of cost to company as a licensed software is being used and licenses are very limited. There is no standard method of creating acoustic air mesh. The proposed project aims to solve the above-mentioned limitations. A parametric acoustic air mesh will be developed in an open source tool which will be automated. In addition to this, the developed mesh will be cost effective and efficient with respect to time and performance. The parametric air mesh improves the precision of calculation of pass by noise by using a fine mesh near the tire surface and coarser mesh away from the tire surface. The mesh results are compared against various parameters to know the behavior of different mesh designs possible. Maximum mesh size was decided based on the physics of sound wave & was discussed in detailed.
Evaluating Influence of On-Road Parameter Variation in HD Application Using Virtual Approach for Upcoming IRDE Norms
Authors: B Chaudhari Hitesh , CHANDIRASEKARAN RAMACHANDRAN , Harishchandra Walke Nagesh , Behere Sayali , Thipse Sukrut S
Published: September 2021

Real Driving Emission (RDE) norms have changed the way vehicles are required to be calibrated and developed. This has moved the legislative requirements from predictable lab conditions to more realistic, real world conditions. Current Indian legislation allows certification for Heavy Duty (HD) applications on engine level and therefore decoupled from vehicle and the real world scenarios such as uncertainty and randomness in driver behavior, traffic conditions, road profiles, ambient conditions etc. which are not captured. Upcoming RDE legislation to be implemented in year 2023, has made it necessary to integrate engine with vehicle to consider the impact of various parameters on engine operating points and therefore on tail pipe emissions. This paper focusses upon the methodology developed using RDE cycle generator tool (RCG) for generating on-road parameters which influences the zone of engine operation and resulting emission levels. At ARAI, we have established a calibration strategy for Heavy Duty Commercial Vehicles for BS-VI RDE using virtual technique, which can be easily extendable to passenger vehicles as well. Virtual Test Bed (VTB) approach gives advantage to include all possible variations during early stages of vehicle calibration and therefore making it more robust. RDE Cycle Generator (RCG) module from AVL is used to generate GPS based road profile data including gradients and realistic traffic conditions. The module is capable to consider Indian legislative requirements for HD application requirements. The well validated Real Time (RT) HD vehicle plant model capable of complying to BS-VI norms is considered for evaluating influence of different parameters. Different routes are generated by varying parameters such as driver characteristics, traffic conditions, start and stop criteria etc. The vehicle is operated virtually under all possible extreme conditions to evaluate the engine-operating zone and accordingly revisit the calibration requirements to avoid surprises during real vehicle testing. The convenience of changing any critical parameter on RCG and then running vehicle virtually on VTB has benefitted in reducing the time and efforts for calibration and focusing more on calibration work and thus will help in achieving In-Service Conformity (ISC) requirements more confidently.
INNOVACIÓN ESTRATÉGICA PARA EMPRESAS DE OCÉANO ROJO. ALTERNATIVAS PARA UNA TRANSICIÓN EXITOSA.
Authors: Avellán-Moreira Jeniffer Stephania , Vegas-Meléndez Hilarión José
Published: September 2021

El objetivo principal de la presente investigación es contextualizar el proceso de innovación estratégica en empresas de océano rojo como alternativa de diferenciación, garantizándole de esta manera una ventaja sostenible ante su competencia. La perspectiva es de carácter inductivo, bajo un enfoque de tipo cualitativo, con un nivel descriptivo documental. El instrumento de recolección de información responde a la aplicación de una entrevista a profundidad al Presidente de la Cámara de Comercio de la ciudad de Portoviejo, capital de la provincia de Manabí (Ecuador) como actor relevante, así como investigadores conocedores de la temática a través de investigaciones previas y acciones empresariales (consultorías), entendidos en esta investigación de igual forma como actores relevantes. Con el fin de verificar, comprender e interpretar el planteamiento de los entrevistados se utilizó el análisis hermenéutico que permitió la captación plena del discurso de los actores en los diferentes contextos: Ecuador, México y Venezuela. La investigación concluye con la importancia de incorporar los avances tecnológicos como estrategias de diferenciación que le permite a las empresas ganar la mayor cuota del mercado con productos o servicios únicos y difíciles de imitar, revelando de esta manera la necesidad de abrir espacios al capital intelectual como eje estratégico de toda organización anclada en los denominados océanos rojos o mercados saturados, garantizando así cada uno de los procesos de desarrollo e innovación.

Palabras clave: Innovación, estrategia, océano rojo, factor diferencial, Teoría Fundamentada.
Modeling a General English Course Integrating Global Citizenship and Global Competence
Authors: Oh EunJou
Published: September 2021

This study aims to develop a general English course model that cultivates global citizenship and global competence, employing the backward design by Wiggins and McTighe. In order to situate the model in a historical context and thereby help us see its continuity to and distinctiveness from the existing methodologies, this study first explained how various historical teaching methodologies in the field of ESL/EFL were developed and adopted in a way that integrated the needs of the changing world of the past. Then various global citizenship education(GCED) models as an educational response to the multiple crises of the 21st century were reviewed along with the significance of respective GCED models for the proposed general English course model. Considering that lifelong learning is crucial in the age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, this model identifies the critical reading of media articles as a habit that prospective global citizens need to develop over the course of their lives. Thus the model includes core learning experiences for learners to engage in critical reading of media articles and figure out what it is like, so that they can keep practicing it over their lifetime. The kinds of global citizenship education featured in the proposed model are also explained. Following the backward design, the desired results are identified as (1) understanding globalization and global citizens, (2) understanding global competence, (3) understanding technology, and (4) understanding English communication. The assessment evidence is also identified and presented along with learning experiences and instructions developed in accordance with the desired results and assessment evidence.
A Study on the Condition and Direction for the Improvement of the Curriculum of General Education －Focused on the Case of I University
Authors: Jeong Yeonjae , Joo Soyoung , Chung Kiseob , Lee Youngsun
Published: September 2021

The objective of this study is to explore the conditions and direction that should be closely reviewed in the process of reorganizing the curriculum for general education. In particular, this study concentrated on the establishment of a detailed execution plan and the macroscopic direction of general education. It did so by exploring the practical logic and theoretical perspective for reorganizing the curriculum for general education when the accountability of general education is to be emphasized. For this, this study explored the theoretical background for the reorganization of the curriculum focusing on the foundation, structure, and contents of the curriculum for general education. It also diagnosed some domestic and foreign cases of reorganizing the curriculum for general education, and the curriculum for general education of I university in regards to its foundation, structure, and contents. It then secured the argument for the validity of the reorganization of the curriculum for general education of I university focusing on the results drawn through both the theoretical and case research. This study established the goal and objectives found in the general education of I university regarding the foundation of its curriculum for general education, and attempted the reorganization of basic and core general education when it came to its structure and its contents. In conclusion, this study presented the professors’ responsible educational activities, the administrative support for the qualitative improvement of general education, and the establishment of the evaluation system of the curriculum for general education. Having done so, we have pointed out the measures we need to take in order to offer a more stable and settled general education curriculum.
Medication reconciliation knowledge among hospital pharmacists in Nigeria: A non-randomised controlled trial
Authors: Aje Akinniyi A. , Showande Segun J. , Fakeye Titilayo O.
Published: September 2021

Background: Medication reconciliation (MR) is a patient-centred evolving role of pharmacists that improves patient’s health outcomes. 
Aim: To assess the effect of an educational intervention on pharmacists’ MR knowledge in two Nigerian tertiary hospitals. 
Methods: A two-arm parallel non-randomised controlled trial was carried out at two tertiary hospitals in Nigeria, one as intervention and the other as control site. Pharmacists’ MR knowledge was assessed pre-intervention and at one-, three- and six-month post-intervention. The intervention consisted of seminar and role-plays. Data were summarised with descriptive and inferential statistics. 
Results: A total of 75 pharmacists completed the study. Scores for pre-intervention out of a total of 38 was 19.31±4.76 in the intervention group and 17.50±6.86 in the control group. Post-intervention assessment scores (University College Hospital vs University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital) at one, three and six months were 29.82±5.01 vs 25.97±5.31, 31.53±4.99 vs 26.10±5.20, and 31.69±4.10 vs 23.07±3.98, respectively (p < 0.01). 
Conclusion: The educational intervention led to improved pharmacists’ MR knowledge.
PARTICIPAÇÃO DO SETOR PÚBLICO NA ECONOMIA: UM ESTUDO DE CASO DE PILÕES/RN
Authors: Oliveira Sousa Santos Camila , BARRETO FILHO BOANERGES DE FREITAS
Published: September 2021

O objetivo do trabalho é analisar o papel que o Setor Público vem desempenhando na economia de Pilões/RN. O percurso metodológico baseou-se em um enfoque quali-quantitativo e para o levantamento de dados foram utilizados os sites do Tesouro Nacional, Tribunal de Contas do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte, Portal da Transparência do município, dentre outros. Os resultados indicam uma elevada dependência do Setor Público, em que pouco mais de 40% da população recebe algum tipo de transferência direta e com a Administração Pública respondendo por cerca de 63% do Valor Adicionado Bruto, no período de 2013 a 2017. Conclui-se que a economia de Pilões/RN tem baixíssimo dinamismo dos setores produtivos e elevado grau de dependência do Setor Público.
Emotional Intelligence as a Predictor for Clinical Performance in Professional Physical Therapy Students
Authors: Lewis Erika
Published: September 2021

Background and Purpose. The purpose of the admission process in the graduate physical therapy (PT) program is to evaluate information that can predict an individual’s potential for success in the program. To date there is no reliable way to predict clinical performance of physical therapy students. Emotional intelligence has been shown to predict clinical performance in other medical professions and may be a predictor for clinical performance in PT. Generic abilities of clinical performance are critically important in the PT profession and are evaluated using the Clinical Performance Instrument (CPI). This study examined the relationship between clinical performance and emotional intelligence. Subjects. Fifty-six graduate physical therapy students (46 female, 10 male) between the ages of 23 to 38 years (25.7 + 3.6 years) from four Eastern Massachusetts schools participated. Methods. Clinical Performance Instrument (CPI) scores (version 4), the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT version 2.0)scores, Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores, pre-requisite grade point averages (GPAs) and demographic information were collected. Results. Total CPI score (R2 = 0.36, p <0.02) and scores on individual items of Professional behavior (R2 = 0.31), Performing Interventions (R2 = 0.35, p < 0.04) and Performing an Examination (R2 = 0.28) were not significantly related to emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence was not significantly related to GRE scores (r =.14, p = 0.31) or pre-requisite school GPA (r = 0.10, p = 0.46). Discussion and Conclusion. Within the limitations of this research, the MSCEIT did not prove to be a successful predictor either by itself or in combination with other variables in predicting CPI performance. Future work with emotional intelligence surveys as predictors of CPI performance should start with examining those who pass the clinical experience part of the PT program compared to those who do not. After understanding the relationship between success and failure on the CPI, an examination of those that score high on the CPI versus those that merely pass could be studied.
Perceptions of Feedback among Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students of Four Health Science Disciplines
Authors: Strong Jenny , Hughes Clair , Wilson Wayne , Arnott Wendy , Isles Rosemary , Bennison Anne
Published: September 2021

Feedback is an important support for student learning. Yet data suggests that some students are often under-whelmed with the feedback they receive. Two factors potentially influencing this perception are entry level and type of health science program. To investigate this further, 492 undergraduate and postgraduate students from four health science disciplines (occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech pathology and audiology) at a large Australian university were asked to complete a survey on the feedback that they had received during their studies. Students reported that they valued feedback with 93% seriously engaging with their feedback and 88% considering that feedback assisted their learning. However, different perceptions on some areas of feedback were reported by different groups. Postgraduate students had significantly (p< 0.01 to 0.0005) higher satisfaction with several aspects of feedback than undergraduate students, while audiology students reported significantly (p< 0.05 to 0.0001) higher satisfaction levels than the other disciplinary groups. Fifty-eight percent of the students felt that feedback would be improved if it was more timely and if there was more of it, particularly in practical classes (55%). Methods of improving the feedback provided to these students are discussed.
Geografia, violência, segurança e saúde - reflexões sobre a contribuição das unidades de polícia pacificadora (UPP) do rio janeiro à saúde da população
Authors: Maranhão Romero de Albuquerque , Maranhão Raphael dos Ramos
Published: September 2021

Questões relacionadas com a violência urbana afetam diretamente as condições de saúde da população, produzindo distúrbios mentais como o medo e a loucura, desigualdades sócio-espaciais, inutilização dos espaços públicos de lazer e em determinadas situações a morte. O objetivo deste trabalho, a partir de uma revisão bibliográfica, é refletir sobre a ação da Secretaria de Segurança Pública em criar as Unidades de Polícia Pacificadora (UPP), espacialmente distribuídas na cidade do Rio de Janeiro, e sua possível conexão com a atenuação da violência urbana, bem como na saúde da população. Conclui-se que as Unidades de Polícia Pacificadora, ainda em estágio de implantação e adequação, geram um sentimento de segurança, conforto e bem-estar para a população, haja vista a redução no número de crimes e delitos entre os anos de 2009 e 2010.  

 

Issues related to urban violence directly affect the health conditions of the population, producing mental disorders such as fear and madness, socio-spatial inequalities, disabling public spaces for leisure and, in certain situations, death. The objective of this work, based on a literature review, is to reflect on the action of the Public Security Secretariat in creating the Pacifying Police Units (UPP), spatially distributed in the city of Rio de Janeiro, and its possible connection with the attenuation of urban violence, as well as in the health of the population. It is concluded that the Pacifying Police Units, still at the stage of implementation and adaptation, generate a feeling of security, comfort and well-being for the population, given the reduction in the number of crimes and offenses between 2009 and 2010.
Allegoria ad ornamentum architecturae: docere, delectare, movere.
Authors: De Sá Daniele Nunes Caetano
Published: September 2021

O texto interpreta a alegoria na arquitetura sacra colonial brasileira enquanto recurso retórico destinado à materialização da estrutura teológico-política do Antigo Regime, qual seja, a exaltação dos postulados cristãos e o reforço da hierarquia política luso-brasileira baseada fundamentalmente no conceito da “sociedade do corpo místico”. Considerando que a estruturação social e comportamental seiscento-setecentista luso-brasileira é regrada por modelos e preceitos retóricos cumpre descortinar o processo de produção das alegorias bem como sua recepção naquele momento e na atualidade. A alegoria deve ser interpretada com base nas tratadística das artes e da arquitetura vigentes no período as quais apontam para a circularidade cultural dos princípios clássicos da retórica e da poética. Aponta, portanto, para a habilidade de interpretação dos distintos públicos naquele momento. Na atualidade a interpretação alegórica torna-se ainda mais hermética volvendo necessária a recuperação do patrimônio mnemônico das alegorias como elementos essenciais para entendimento da sociedade e da arquitetura religiosa no Brasil Colônia.

 

El texto interpreta la alegoría en la arquitectura sagrada colonial brasileña como un recurso retórico destinado a materializar la estructura teológico-política del Antiguo Régimen, es decir, la exaltación de los postulados cristianos y el refuerzo de la jerarquía política luso-brasileña basada en el concepto de "sociedad del cuerpo místico". Teniendo en cuenta que la estructuración social y de comportamiento luso-brasileña de los siglos XVI y XVIII se rige por modelos y preceptos retóricos, es necesario desvelar el proceso de producción de las alegorías así como su recepción en aquella época y en el presente. La alegoría debe interpretarse a partir de los tratados de artes y arquitectura vigentes en la época que señalan la circularidad cultural de los principios clásicos de la retórica y la poética. Apunta, por tanto, a la capacidad de interpretación de los diferentes públicos de la época. En la actualidad, la interpretación alegórica se vuelve aún más hermética, lo que hace necesario recuperar el patrimonio mnemónico de las alegorías como elementos esenciales para comprender la sociedad y la arquitectura religiosa en el Brasil colonial.
The effect of financial ratios on income growth in agricultural companies registered in Indonesia /stock Market
Authors: Gulo Kurniawati
Published: September 2021

The Effect of Financial Ratios on Profit Growth in Agricultural Companies Listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The purpose of this study is to find out how the influence of financial ratios on profit growth in agricultural companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during 2017-2019. The independent variables used in this study are Current Ratio (X1), Debt to Equity Ratio (X2), and Net Profit Margin (X3), while the dependent variable is Profit Growth (Y). This study uses descriptive statistics, multiple linear regression statistics, classical assumption test, t test, f test and coefficient of determination. Based on the results of multiple linear regression, the regression equation can be as follows Y = 10,044 – 0,13X1 – 0,11X2 + 0,108X3. The results showed that the Current Ratio (X1) partially has no effect on profit growth where the value is significant < 0,05 (0,097≥0,05), Partially, the Debt to Equty Ratio has no effect on profit growth where the value is significant signifikan < 0,05 (0,337≥0,05), and Net Profit Margin partially affects profit growth which is significant < 0,05 (0,001<0,05). Meanwhile, CR, DER, and NPM have effect simultaneously where the value is significant < 0,05 (0,009<0,05) and Adjusted R Square 0.347. This means that 34.7% of the variations that occur affect profit growth, the difference of 6.53% is influenced by other variables which are not examined in this study.
The influence of marketing mix strategy on sales volume at PT.Jaya Anugrah Sukses Abadi Medan
Authors: Lumban Gaol Jonner
Published: September 2021

The purpose of this research is to analyze the influence of marketing mix strategies covering products, prices, promotions, and distribution channels on increasing sales volume at PT. Jaya Anugrah Success Abadi and to analyze the variables of the most dominant marketing mix strategy affects the increase in sales volume. The results of data analysis with multiple linear regression analysis methods show that products (X1), price (X2), promotion (X3) and Distribution Channel (X4) are jointly influential and significant to sales volume in PT.Jaya Anugrah Sukses Abadi Medan with regression coefficient X1 (b1) = 0.270, regression coefficient X2 (b2) = -0.220, regression coefficient X3 (b3) = 0.491 and coefficient of regression X4 (b4) = 0.273. F counting tests were obtained at 35,348 greater than Ftabel's 2,584. T test results showed for product = 2,564, price = -2,807, promotion = 4,683 and distribution channels = 2,430, the most dominant variables affected were the perception of promotional variables and the determination test results showed that 70.57% of variations of the marketing mix were influenced by all four independent variables, while 29.41% were other factors not studied in this study.
The effect of location and price on consumer perchasing decision for Citra Wahana II housing area Deli Serdang
Authors: Sinaga Dearma Sariani
Published: September 2021

This research is descriptive qualitative. Classical assumption test was conducted to determine the normality of the data obtained and multiple linear regression test. In addition, a hypothesis test was conducted which consisted of t test, F test and R2 test. The results of the multiple linear regression equation are as follows: Y = 0.255 + 0.627X1 + 0.314X2. The results of the t-test for the location variable tcount value is greater than ttable value 7.996>1.991 with a significance value of 0.000 <0.05 and the value of the tcount price variable is greater than the t-table value 4.018>1.991 with a significance value of 0.000 <0.05. The results of the F test obtained Fcount > Ftable, Ftable value = 3.12, Fcount = (363.771> 3.12) and the level of significance (0.000 < 0.05) it can be concluded that the independent variables are Location (X1) and Price (X2) together the same positive and significant effect on the variable Consumer Decision (Y). The results of the R2 test show that the value of Adjusted R Square = 0.902 or 90.2% of the price and location variables affect consumer decisions in choosing a house.
The effect of work satisfaction and organizational commitment on human resources performance at the provision and protocol section regional secretariat of Karo District
Authors: Silaen Novia Ruth
Published: September 2021

This study with the title The Effect of Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment on Performance, which aims to determine the effect parsilally and simultaneously carried out by ttest and Ftest. From the research results determined that job satisfaction and organizational commitment have a positive influence on performance which is determined by tcount greater than ttable. Furthermore, by using the simultaneous test, the results show that Fcount is greater than the Ftable. For this reason, it is suggested to further improve job satisfaction and organizational because to achieve effective commitment on performance in providing services to the community there are still many other factors that can affect, for example, training, discipline and others.
Dimensiones de la RSE y su impacto en una empresa turística indígena
Authors: Rojas Mora Xánath , Zaragoza Zamitiz Zoraira , Lara de la Calleja Marco Antonio
Published: September 2021

El objetivo del artículo es identificar la experiencia y aporte del Hotel Taselotzin al concepto de Responsabilidad Social Empresarial, a fin de explicar la caracterización de la administración alternativa de este emprendimiento indígena de Puebla. Se realizó una investigación descriptiva, exploratoria. Concluimos que la organización es un ejemplo de RSE genuina por los resultados obtenidos, sobre todo al incluir variables sobre identidad y participación. Proponemos que el concepto de RSE debe ser más dinámico e incluyente y debe permitir a las empresas pensar que su finalidad última es el bienestar social.
Abstract
The objective of the article is to identify the experience and contribution of the Taselotzin Hotel to the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility, in order to explain the characterization of the alternative administration of this indigenous venture in Puebla. The type of the study was descriptive and exploratory. We conclude that the organization is an example of genuine CSR because of the results obtained, especially by including variables of his identity and participation. We propose that the concept of CSR should be more dynamic and inclusive and should allow companies to think that their ultimate goal is social welfare.
VIOLÊNCIA DOMÉSTICA CONTRA O HOMEM: ESTUDO DE CASO DE LESÃO CORPORAL POR QUEIMADURA
Authors: Braccini Amanda
Published: September 2021

Case report on burn injury characterized as domestic violence. The case report aims at initiating a series of analyses of this phenomenon not so present in the literature.
Case of step-by-step combined treatment of a patient with a ruptured aneurysm of the ophthalmic segment of the internal carotid artery
Authors: Litvinenko D. V. , Zyablova E. I. , Tkachev V. V. , Muzlaev G. G.
Published: September 2021

Aneurysms of the internal carotid artery are the second most common among cerebral aneurysms. When an aneurysm is located in the ophthalmic segment of the internal carotid artery (ICA), the intravascular treatment method is a priority. At the same time, the treatment of recurrent and non-radially switched-off aneurysms of this localization remains a subject of discussion.Case report. We present a 42-year-old patient with a ruptured ICA aneurysm who was admitted in a serious condition. Initially, the patient underwent partial occlusion of the aneurysm cavity with endovascular coiling. In the control cerebral angiography 3 months after the haemorrhage, the recanalization of the aneurysm was verified, which served as an indication for repeated surgical intervention. We preferred the microsurgical method of treatment. A control angiographic study 1 year after the second operation confirmed the radical shutdown of the aneurysm.Discussion. The presented case illustrates the need for a flexible approach in the treatment of complex paraclinoid aneurysms. The choice of endovascular treatment of such aneurysms in the acute period of haemorrhage is justified as the most sparing, although less radical. Depending on the nature of the embolization performed, the timing of the control angiographic examination should be selected individually and can be reduced to 2 months. If there are indications for repeated surgical intervention, it should be performed by the safest method, providing total shutdown of the aneurysm and reducing the volumetric impact of the aneurysm dome on the optic nerve.
Study of the physical and biological properties of nanocomposite materials obtained with laser radiation
Authors: Kurilova U. E. , Gerasimenko A. Yu.
Published: September 2021

The new method of the formation of nanocomposite materials based on carbon nanotubes for the regeneration of connective tissues has been developed.

Aim. Study of the structure, mechanical characteristics and biocompatibility of the obtained materials.

Materials and methods. The experimental samples of nanocomposite materials were based on multi-walled and singlewalled carbon nanotubes, the matrix was bovine serum albumin. A layer of liquid dispersion of the components on a silicon substrate or in a container was irradiated with laser radiation to form the solid nanocomposite material. The microstructure of the obtained samples was analyzed with X-ray microtomography, the tensile strength was investigated using a testing machine. Fibroblast cells were incubated with experimental samples for 3, 24, 48, and 72 h and then fixed with glutaraldehyde. Cell growth during incubation with samples was studied using optical and atomic force microscopy.

Results. It was found that a slight decrease in tensile strength and increase in the degree of deformation were observed with an increase in the concentration of carbon nanotubes. At the same time, the mechanical parameters of the samples corresponded to the requirements for materials for the restoration of connective tissue defects. Microscopic studies indicate good adhesion of cells to the nanocomposite material, no toxic effect of the samples on the cells was found. After 3 hours of incubation, the cells had their original rounded shape, after 24 hours of incubation cells began to proliferate on the sample's surface and were spindle-shaped. After 48 and 72 hours, the cells practically formed a monolayer on the surface of the samples.

Conclusion. The results of the study show that the structural and mechanical parameters of the developed nanocomposite materials meet the requirements of biomedicine. It was also shown that nanocomposite materials do not suppress cell growth and can serve as a scaffold for the regeneration of damaged tissues.
CUSTOS LOGÍSTICOS: O CASO DE UMA INDÚSTRIA BENEFICIADORA DE ARROZ
Authors: Cittadin Andréia , Mantovani Kaline Ribeiro , Schneider Michele Domingos , Guimarães Filho Leopoldo Pedro
Published: September 2021

A logística se configura pelo gerenciamento das atividades e fluxo de informações relativas à movimentação de materiais ao longo da cadeia de suprimentos, com vista à redução de custos e melhoria dos níveis de serviço. Este estudo tem como objetivo identificar os custos logísticos de uma indústria beneficiadora de arroz do sul catarinense. A metodologia compreende a pesquisa descritiva, com abordagem qualitativa e estudo de caso único.  Os dados coletados referem-se ao ano de 2018, obtidos por meio de análise documental e entrevistas. Foram descritas as atividades que compõe a cadeia de suprimentos da entidade, que abrange operações desde o recebimento e armazenagem da matéria-prima, beneficiamento do arroz, transferências para os centros de distribuição e entrega do produto final aos clientes. Os resultados permitiram identificar que o processo logístico de distribuição é o que gera maiores gastos para a organização (21,46% sobre o faturamento); os custos de transportes possuem maior representatividade em relação aos custos logísticos totais (68,76%); e os custos logísticos totais da empresa em estudo representaram 26,25% sobre seu faturamento. Conclui-se que o gerenciamento logístico é fundamental para a redução de custos, melhoria dos processos e serviços aos clientes e geração de vantagens competitivas.
IMPRESSÃO 3D NA MANUTENÇÃO INDUSTRIAL E A REDUÇÃO DE CUSTOS
Authors: Rodrigues Camargo Giulia Roberta , Gomes Barbosa Pedro Augusto , Santos Fernando de Almeida
Published: September 2021

Empresas que possuem produções em largas escalas industriais precisam considerar a manutenção de suas máquinas como ponto chave para seu crescimento e desenvolvimento. Nesse sentido, o custo e o tempo para realização da manutenção das máquinas industriais são fundamentais, por isso foi realizada uma pesquisa com tecnologias emergentes que podem otimizar os processos das empresas no quesito de manufatura de peças para troca durante a manutenção das máquinas. Portanto, realizou-se um estudo de caso, com pesquisa qualitativa, sobre uma empresa de grande porte do ramo alimentício que aplica a impressão 3D na manutenção das máquinas da produção de embalagens. A implementação da nova tecnologia obteve resultados positivos que passaram a agregar financeiramente à empresa. A partir deste estudo, conclui-se que a implementação da nova tecnologia é muito vantajosa para médias e grandes empresas que necessitam de trocas de peças rápidas para continuidade de suas produções, dado que a paralisação acarreta em prejuízo ou em retração nos volumes de produção e venda. A impressão 3D ainda é uma tecnologia emergente e pouco difundida no Brasil, mas cresce exponencialmente e atinge diversas áreas que já se beneficiam de sua praticidade e precisão.
REGIME CONCORRENCIAL E CONTABILIZAÇÃO DE PERDAS: POSSÍVEIS CONSEQUÊNCIAS
Authors: Rodrigues Ronaldo dos Santos Alves , Clemente Ademir , Souza Alceu
Published: September 2021

Embora haja consenso de que o preço é uma variável mercadológica e de que é condicionado pela concorrência, o resultado operacional sempre depende da eficiência do processo produtivo, dos custos de produção. Incluir indevidamente no custo do produto valores de perdas implica não reconhecer eventuais não conformidades de produção ou de logística. Essa contabilização incorreta decorre de uma concepção errônea da gestão de custos segundo a qual não há nada a fazer uma vez que os gastos já foram realizados e pode estar associada à prática generalizada de precificar via Mark-up. Este artigo é um ensaio teórico objetivando analisar as implicações financeiras e gerenciais da contabilização incorreta das perdas decorrentes de não conformidades do processo produtivo. Do ponto de vista financeiro, a contabilização inadequada das perdas e a tentativa de recuperação repassando-a ao Mark-up compromete a competitividade da empresa e a sua sustentabilidade. Do ponto de vista gerencial, essa prática esconde deficiências de gestão e dificulta ações corretivas.
VANTAGENS DA ANÁLISE CUSTO/VOLUME/LUCRO NO CONTEXTO DE PEQUENA FÁBRICA DE BLOCOS DE CONCRETO
Authors: Wernke Rodney
Published: September 2021

A pesquisa objetivou identificar as informações gerenciais decorrentes da aplicação da Análise Custo/Volume/Lucro no âmbito de uma pequena empresa de blocos de concreto. Para essa finalidade foi utilizada metodologia qualitativa, descritiva e no formato de estudo de caso. Entre os resultados está a obtenção das seguintes informações: (i) mensuração da lucratividade de produtos e grupos pela margem de contribuição fabril unitária e total (identificando aqueles que mais contribuem para o resultado operacional); (ii) conhecimento do ponto de equilíbrio do mix de vendas para identificar o patamar de faturamento para resultado nulo e/ou simular a quantidade a comercializar para atingir o valor de lucro necessário para remunerar o custo do capital aplicado e (iii) elaboração de demonstrativo do resultado de fácil compreensão pelos administradores da empresa e com a evidenciação da participação percentual dos fatores em relação ao faturamento. Portanto, a pesquisa contribuiu do ponto de vista prático, pois evidenciou como aplicar os conceitos da Análise CVL no contexto de uma pequena empresa industrial, especialmente por destacar a aderência dessa ferramenta gerencial nessa realidade fabril. Com isso, o gestor passou a dispor de informações gerenciais que anteriormente não dispunha nos controles internos utilizados na empresa quanto à lucratividade de produtos e grupos, ao nível do ponto de equilíbrio e acerca do resultado mensal.
A Study on Job Control Occupational Self-Efficacy and Job Performance:
After the Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Demirel Ayşe Gönül , Özçam Dilek Sağlık , Karamık Cihan
Published: September 2021

Abstract

This empirical research study aims to explore the relationships between the concepts of occupational self-efficacy, job-control and performance during this abrupt transition in work behavior during Covid-19 Pandemic. More importantly IT skills and Computer literacy levels of the employees intervene as important moderators into this job-control performance research model and thus offers a new empirical contribution to the literature. The study sample consisted of 441 employees from different sectors who were working remotely from home during the Covid-19 Pandemic. PLS SEM is used for analyzing the results. Managers and especially human resource managers can benefit from the results of this research. Two of our main hypotheses and thus the intended major contributions of this work are supported. IT skills moderates the relationship between job control and job performance. Second, occupational self-efficacy mediates the relationship between job control and job performance.
The computer usage ability level of the respondents produced significant differences on the relation between job control and performance. Results indicate the importance of developing training programs to increase the IT skills and computer usage levels of self-confident employees for higher performance with more self-efficacy.

JEL classification numbers: M1, M19.
Keywords: IT skills, Occupational self-efficacy, Job control, Work transition.
Politico-cultural appropriation of Native American in American Indian poetry and drama: Unflinchingly documents the halfway existence
Authors: Malik Shaista , Zakki Samar , Dur-e-Afsha  , Riaz Wajid
Published: September 2021

During the Twentieth century Native American literature evolved from anonymity into prominence by assuming a commitment to reflect the particular challenges that faced Native American people during last two centuries. Native American Literature illuminates about Native American lives, culture and how Indian values have changed from traditional tribal to mainstream ones that threatened tribal existence. The paper seeks to substantiate that this literature documents the horrible impact of brutal federal government on Indian’s lives through policies and programs designed to subject them to degrading and confining existence both on physical and mental levels. The paper also seeks to prove that the Indians in order to adapt themselves to the mainstream Euro-American ways lost their old ones along the way but could not adopt mainstream American lifestyle. At the turn of the Twenty First century, because of the coercive strategies for assimilation, American Indians residing on reservations could not become a part of mainstream America but the way back to traditionalism was also farther away and irreversible. The paper also strives to substantiate that Native American literature documents and provokes Indians to assert their tribal identity by retaining many of the tribal ways and values.
Educación e interculturalidad : miradas a la diversidad
Authors: Tirzo Gómez Jorge , Medina Patricia , Melgarejo Nicanor , Lara Ayala Laura , Nieto Sotelo Enrique
Published: September 2021

El tema objeto de discusión en los apartados que conforman este libro, la diversidad cultural y lingüística aparece de manera mucho más puntual a lo largo de la década de los 90. Los grandes movimientos étnico culturales que cobran un auge de proporciones casi mundiales, obligaron básicamente a los estudiosos de las ciencias del hombre a poner mayor atención en este fenómeno. Por mucho tiempo, las discusiones sobre este tópico parecía que dormían el sueño de los justos, a pesar de la presencia de los movimientos de reivindicación étnico-cultural que reiteradamente aparecían señalados en los medios masivos de comunicación del mundo entero; sin embargo, aparentemente, éstos ya no despertaban mayor interés. No obstante que durante los años 60 y 70 este tipo de movimientos había sido uno de los tópicos más importantes, en términos de discusiones académicas y político-económicas y, aun sin haberse dado ningún tipo de respuesta, el tema había pasado a segundo plano.
Policy Practice Dilemma in the Interests of the Environmental Case
Authors: Heipakhon Serach , Seruchart Telaphon , Somphorn Do
Published: September 2021

The purpose of  the study to ensuring legal certainty and order in the operation of buildings, each building must comply with the administrative and technical requirements of the building, and all work must be completed in a timely manner. There is always an apparent struggle over whether to take a position in favor of the environment or not. It is essential to exercise extreme caution in order to avert the potential of even higher losses to humanity. This study considered scenarios that may be faced by a variety of different administrations
DARÜLBEDAYİ’NİN KURULUŞUNDAKİ TARTIŞMALAR VE REŞAT NURİ GÜNTEKİN’İN KATKILARI
Authors: DEMİR Bilal
Published: September 2021

1914 yılında devletin ilk ödenekli tiyatro kurumu olarak kurulan Darülbedayi, yüz yılı aşkın tarihi ile Türk tiyatrosu adına çok önemli bir yerde durmaktadır. Kurulduğu ilk yıllarda birçok tartışmaya konu olan Darülbedayi, 1930’lu yıllara kadar ilerleme kaydedememiştir. Dönemin dergi ve gazetelerinde sürekli olarak tartışılan Darülbedayi hem tiyatro muharrirleri hem de dönemin önemli eleştirmelerinin ilgiyle takip ettiği bir tiyatro kurumu olmuştur. Ancak bir türlü istenilen desteği görememiş ve bu nedenle ülkede modern tiyatronun gelişimi açısından beklenilen gelişimi gösterememiştir. Çokça tartışılan kurum, yıllara göre çeşitli polemiklerin odağında yer almıştır.

Tartışmaların içeriğini genellikle kurumun oyun, oyuncu ve yönetim işlerini ilgilendiren ‘edebi heyet’ oluşturmaktadır. Darülbedayi’nin yönetimi ve icrası için çok önemli bir kurul olan edebi heyet üzerindeki tartışmalar, Darülbedayi’nin gelişimini engelleyen en önemli sebeplerden sayılır. Oynanacak oyunların yerli mi adapte mi olacağı, oyuncular, yazarlar ve eserler gibi birçok tartışma da diğer önemli tartışmalardandır. Dönem içinde tartışmalara dâhil olmuş olan Reşat Nuri Güntekin Darülbedayi’nin ayakta kalması için mücadele etmiş biridir. Reşat Nuri’nin katkıları tartışmaların seyrini etkilemiştir. Bu çalışmada Darülbedayi’nin niteliği, kurulma amacı, kuruluşundaki olaylar ve devamında kurum üzerine tartışılan konular ele alınacaktır. Ayrıca Reşat Nuri Güntekin’in Darülbedayi üzerine yapılan tartışmalara olan bakışı incelenecektir.
A Modern History of European Cities
Authors: Wakeman Rosemary
Published: September 2021

Rosemary Wakeman’s original survey text comprehensively explores modern European urban history from 1815 to the present day. It provides a journey to cities and towns across the continent, in search of the patterns of development that have shaped the urban landscape as indelibly European. The focus is on the built environment, the social and cultural transformations that mark the patterns of continuity and change, and the transition to modern urban society.

Including over 60 images that serve to illuminate the analysis, the book examines whether there is a European city, and if so, what are its characteristics? Wakeman offers an interdisciplinary approach that incorporates concepts from cultural and postcolonial studies, as well as urban geography, and provides full coverage of urban society not only in western Europe, but also in eastern and southern Europe, using various cities and city types to inform the discussion. The book provides detailed coverage of the often-neglected urbanization post-1945 which allows us to more clearly understand the modernizing arc Europe has followed over the last two centuries.
A Beginner’s Guide to Devising Theatre
Authors: Thorpe Jess , Gore Tashi
Published: September 2021

Winner of the 2021 Music & Drama Education Award for Outstanding Drama Education Resource

Much of the theatre we make starts with a script and a story given to us by someone else. But what happens when we’re required to start from scratch? How do we begin to make theatre using our own ideas, our own perspective, our own stories?

A Beginner’s Guide to Devising Theatre, written by the artistic directors of the award-winning young people’s performance company Junction 25 and is aimed at those new to devising or wanting to further develop their skills. It explores creative ways to create original theatre from a contemporary stimulus.

It offers a structure within which to approach the creative process, including ideas on finding a starting point, generating material, composition and design; it offers practical ideas for use in rehearsal; and it presents grounding in terminology that will support a confident and informed approach to production.

The book features contributions from some of the young performers who have been a part of Junction 25’s work to date, as well as key artists and companies that work professionally in devised theatre, including case studies from Quarantine, the Team, Mammalian Diving Reflex, Nic Green and Ontroerend Goed. The work of Junction 25 is used to illustrate the concepts and ideas set out in the book.

Ideal for any student faced with the challenge of creating work from scratch, A Beginner’s Guide to Devising Theatre offers constructive guidance, which supports the requirements of students taking Drama and Theatre Studies courses. The book includes a foreword by theatre critic Lyn Gardner.
Theory for Theatre Studies: Movement
Authors: Fensham Rachel
Published: September 2021

How do we define movement in performance? Who or what is being moved and how? And which movements are felt, observed, or studied, in theatre?

Part of the Theory for Theatre Studies series which introduces core theoretical concepts that underpin the discipline, Movement provides the first overview of relevant critical theory for students and researchers in theatre and performance studies.  Exploring areas such as vitality, plasticity, gesture, effort and rhythm, it opens up the study of theatrical production, live art, and intercultural performance to socio-political conceptions of movement as both practice and concept. It covers movement training systems and considers how they have been utilized in key works of the 20th and 21st centuries. The final section traces the convergence of movement in theatre with other media and digital technologies.

A wide range of in-depth case studies helps to equip readers to explore new methodologies and approaches to movement as a performance concept. These include analysis of Satoshi Miyagi's production of Sophocles' Antigone (2017), Thomas Ostermeier's production of Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler (2008), the Berliner Ensemble’s Mother Courage (1949), The Constant Prince (1965) performed by Ryzsard Cieslak, and the National Theatre’s production of War Horse (2007). The final section considers a suite of concepts that shape postdramatic and intermedial theatre from China, Germany-Bangladesh, Australia, the United States, and United Kingdom. The volume is supported by further online resources including video material, questions, and exercises.