bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Inflation dynamics in a dollarised economy: The case of Zimbabwe
Authors: Kavila W , Le Roux P
Published: March 2019

This paper explores the dynamics of inflation in the dollarised Zimbabwean economy using the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model with monthly data from 2009:1 to 2012:12. The main determinants of inflation were found to be the US dollar/South African rand exchange rate, international oil prices, lagged Zimbabwean inflation rate and South African inflation rate. During the local currency era, inflation dynamics in Zimbabwe were explained by excess growth in money supply, changes in import and administered prices, unit labour costs and output (Chhibber, Cottani, Firuzabadi & Walton 1989). According to Makochekanwa (2007), hyperinflation during the same era was attributed to excess money supply growth, lagged inflation and political factors. Coorey, Clausen, Funke, Munoz & Ould-Abdallah (2007) affirmed these findings by identifying excess money supply growth as a source of high inflation in Zimbabwe during the local currency era. In essence, the findings of this study point to a shift in inflation dynamics in Zimbabwe. This shift in inflation dynamics means that policies, which were used to respond to both internal and external shocks that have an impact on price formation, might not be applicable in a dollarised economy.
The dining and tipping behaviour of Black South Africans: a segmentation approach
Authors: Kruger M , Saayman M
Published: March 2019

The literature on dining and tipping behaviour has focused mostly on the United States of America (USA), while minimal research has been conducted in African countries. While there is a negative and grounded perception surrounding black diners being poor tippers in the USA, hardly any research has focused on the dining or tipping behaviour of this dining market from a developing country perspective. The intention of this exploratory research was to fill the current knowledge gap by segmenting black South Africans on the basis of their motives for dining out and to determine the differences in the dining and tipping behaviour of the different segments. To target potential black diners, a visitor survey was conducted at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival. A total of 256 usable questionnaires were returned and included in the analysis. Socialisation, gastronomy enjoyment, lifestyle and escape and status were identified as the four motives for dining out. Based on these motives, different black dining segments were identified and an OSI (Occasionalists, Socialisers and Indulgers) typology of diners proposed. The dining and tipping behaviour of these dining segments are furthermore influenced by several factors, with clear implications for both the server and restaurateurs. The results shed light on the dining and tipping behaviour of black South African diners and showed that this dining market cannot be regarded as bad tippers.
Does entrepreneurship education matter for the enhancement of entrepreneurial intention?
Authors: Malebana M J
Published: March 2019

The purpose of this paper was to establish whether rural university students in South Africa who have had different levels of exposure to entrepreneurship education differ in entrepreneurial intention, attitude towards becoming an entrepreneur, perceived behavioural control, subjective norms and entrepreneurial competencies. A survey was conducted using a convenience and purposive sample of 355 South African university students from a comprehensive university in the Eastern Cape and a university of technology in Limpopo. A structured questionnaire was used to collect the data, which were analysed by means of SPSS. The respondents with three yearsâ€™ exposure to entrepreneurship education were statistically significantly different from those with six monthsâ€™ exposure to entrepreneurship education and those with no exposure to entrepreneurship education in entrepreneurial intention, attitude towards becoming an entrepreneur, perceived behavioural control and subjective norms. In addition, the respondents with three yearsâ€™ exposure to entrepreneurship education were statistically significantly different from those with no exposure to entrepreneurship education in entrepreneurial competencies in terms of the ability to recognise and evaluate opportunities in the market. The results suggest that long term exposure to entrepreneurship education is vital in stimulating entrepreneurial intention.
Factors driving the location investment decision of South African MNEs: Senior executivesâ€™ perceptions
Authors: Joosub T , Coldwell D
Published: March 2019

As trade barriers fell, South African enterprises faced new competition in their previously protected home market. With established markets becoming saturated, multinational enterprises (MNEs) steered towards emerging markets abroad. Geographically, South Africa is an intrinsic part of Africa, and psychic distance, defined as consisting of, inter alia, differences in language, culture and business practices, can disturb the flow of business between an enterprise and the world. Physical proximity to countries makes it easier for enterprises to understand the culture and business practices, and reduces the uncertainty and risk of the new market. Perceived distance into Africa and elsewhere is also influenced by the specific consumer attributes and behaviours. Enterprises perform best in foreign markets where consumer behaviour is most receptive to a companyâ€™s goods and services. The study empirically investigated perceptions of psychic distance and foreign consumer factors in FDI decision making by senior executives of South African MNEs. The findings suggest that psychic distance is relatively unimportant and foreign consumer factors relatively important in FDI decision making
Incorporating the dimensions of sustainability into information systems projects
Authors: Joseph N , Marnewick C
Published: March 2019

Although research has been done on sustainability in project management, little or no research has been conducted on sustainability within the domain of information system (IS) projects. This article reports on whether IS projects are executed sustainably and whether they contribute to organisational sustainability. A questionnaire, completed by 650 IS project managers, was used to determine the state of IS project sustainability. The results highlight that sustainability is not integrated into IS projects and IS project managers do not consider organisational sustainability. IS projects tend to focus on the economic dimension, i.e. increasing productivity and profits, with no thought being given to the social and environmental dimensions. This article recommends that sustainability should be incorporated into project management and IS best practices. Accordingly, the way IS projects are executed should be re-evaluated in terms of their sustainability.
Differences in Linea Alba Stiffness and Linea Alba Distortion Between Women With and Without Diastasis Recti Abdominis: The Impact of Measurement Site and Task
Authors: Beamish Nicole , Green Natasha , Nieuwold Elyse , McLean Linda
Published: March 2019

Background

The biomechanical implications of diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) are unknown.

Objectives

To (1) investigate the impact of DRA, measurement site, and task on inter-rectus distance (IRD), linea alba (LA) stiffness, and LA distortion measured at rest and during head-lift and semi-curl-up tasks; and (2) describe the relationships among IRD, LA stiffness, and LA distortion.

Methods

In this cross-sectional, observational cohort study, brightness-mode ultrasound imaging and shearwave elastography were used on a sample of 20 women. Inter-rectus distance, LA stiffness, and LA distortion were measured at 3 locations, while at rest and during head-lift and semi-curl-up maneuvers. All outcomes were compared between groups (DRA versus no DRA), sites, and tasks. Linear regression models were used to evaluate the relationships among IRD, mean and peak LA stiffness, and LA distortion.

Results

Eleven women with and 9 without DRA participated. Women with DRA demonstrated lower peak and mean LA stiffness and higher LA distortion compared to women without DRA. In women with DRA, IRD and LA distortion were not influenced by measurement site; IRD decreased, LA distortion increased, and LA stiffness did not change during the head lift and semi-curl-up compared to rest. In women without DRA, the LA was least stiff closest to the umbilicus; it increased in stiffness during the head lift and semi-curl-up and did not distort or change compared to rest.

Conclusion

Diastasis recti abdominis was associated with low LA stiffness and with LA distortion during a semi-curl-up task; the amount of distortion was a function of IRD and LA stiffness. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2019;49(9):656–665. Epub 26 Mar 2019. doi:10.2519/jospt.2019.8543
Cervical Muscular Endurance Performance in Women With and Without Migraine
Authors: Florencio Lidiane Lima , de Oliveira Iuri Valoti , Lodovichi Samuel Straceri , Bragatto Marcela Mendes , Benatto Mariana Tedeschi , Dach Fabíola , Fernández-de-las-Peñas César , Bevilaqua-Grossi Débora
Published: March 2019

Background

Despite previous evidence, the association between migraines and cervical muscular performance is unclear.

Objective

To compare the differences in neck flexor and extensor muscle endurance between women with and without migraine.

Methods

In this cross-sectional, controlled laboratory study, 26 women with migraine and 26 age-matched women without migraine or headache were assessed using clinical tests of neck flexor and extensor muscle endurance. Holding times were compared between groups using the Mann-Whitney U test for independent samples.

Results

Patients with migraine exhibited a lower holding time for both neck extensor endurance (P = .001) and neck flexor endurance (P<.001) than did the controls. The median neck flexor holding time was 35.0 seconds for the migraine group and 60.5 seconds for the control group. The migraine group held the neck extensor endurance test position for a median of 166.5 seconds compared to 290.5 seconds held by the control group. Both groups reported a similar level of neck pain during the endurance tests (P>.05); however, only individuals in the migraine group reported pain referred to the head during testing.

Conclusion

Women with migraine demonstrated decreased neck flexor and extensor endurance compared to women without migraine, which may indicate an association between migraine and reduced performance of the neck muscles. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2019;49(5):330–336. Epub 26 Mar 2019. doi:10.2519/jospt.2019.8816
Antibiotic Discovery with Synthetic Fermentation: Library Assembly, Phenotypic Screening, and Mechanism of Action of Beta-Peptides Targeting Penicillin-Binding Proteins
Authors: Stepek Iain A. , Cao Trung , Koetemann Anika , Shimura Satomi , Wollscheid Bernd , Bode Jeffrey
Published: March 2019

In analogy to biosynthetic pathways leading to bioactive natural products, synthetic fermentation generates mixtures of molecules from simple building blocks under aqueous, biocompatible conditions, allowing for the resulting cultures to be directly screened for biological activity. In this work, a novel beta-peptide antibiotic was successfully identified using the synthetic fermentation platform. Phenotypic screening was carried out in an initially random fashion, allowing for simple identification of active cultures. Subsequent deconvolution, focused screening and structure-activity relationship studies led to the identification of a potent antimicrobial peptide, showing strong selectivity for our model system Bacillus subtilis over human Hek293 cells. To determine the antibacterial mechanism of action, a peptide probe bearing a photoaffinity tag was readily synthesized through the use of appropriate synthetic fermentation building blocks and utilized for target identification using a quantitative mass spectrometry-based strategy. The chemoproteomic approach led to the identification of a number of bacterial membrane proteins as prospective targets. These findings were validated through binding affinity studies with penicillin-binding protein 4 using microscale thermophoresis, with the bioactive peptide showing a dissociation constant (Kd) in the nanomolar range. Through these efforts, we provide a proof of concept for the synthetic fermentation approach presented here as a new strategy for the phenotypic discovery of novel bioactive compounds.
eMap: a Web Application for Identifying and Visualizing Electron or Hole Hopping Pathways in Proteins
Authors: Tazhigulov Ruslan N. , Gayvert James R. , Wei Melissa , Bravaya Ksenia B.
Published: March 2019

eMap is a web-based platform for identifying and visualizing electron or hole transfer pathways in proteins based on their crystal structures. The underlying model can be viewed as a coarse-grained version of the Pathways model with only through-space tunneling between electron transfer active (ETA) moieties being taken into account. ETA moieties include aromatic amino acid residue side chains and aromatic fragments of cofactors that are automatically detected, and, in addition, electron/hole residing sites that can be speciﬁed by the users. The software searches for the shortest paths connecting the user-speciﬁed electron/hole source to either all surface-exposed ETA residues or to the user-speciﬁed target. The identiﬁed pathways are ranked based on their length. The pathways are visualized in 2D as a graph, in which each node represents an ETA site, and in 3D using available protein visualization tools. Here we present the capability and user interface of eMap 1.0, which is available at https://emap.bu.edu.
Copper-Catalyzed Insertion of Diazo Compounds into Vinyl Hypervalent Iodine Reagents to Generate Allylic Esters
Authors: Pisella Guillaume , Gagnebin Alec , Waser Jerome
Published: March 2019

An unprecedented copper(I)-catalyzed vinylation of (donor)-acceptor diazo compounds with VinylBenziodoXolone reagents (VBX) as partners is reported. The transformation tolerates variation of both donor- and acceptor substituents on the diazo compounds, delivering the corresponding benzoylated allylic alcohol products in good to excellent yields. Through the development of a protocol for the synthesis of functionalized alkanes-, dienes- and enynes-substituted VBX reagents, a broad scope of substituents on the alkene could be accessed. The obtained products contain synthetically versatile functional groups, such as an aryl iodide, an ester and an allylic leaving group, enabling selective further modification.
Tropolone-Based Treatments for Visualising Latent Fingermarks on Porous Surfaces
Authors: Agapie Clara M. , Sampson Melissa , Gee William
Published: March 2019

The work describes a new chemical means of visualising latent fingerprints (fingermarks) using tropolone. Tropolone reacts with amino acids within the fingermark residue to form adducts that absorb UV radiation. These adducts provide useful contrast on highly-fluorescent prous surfaces will illuminated with UV radiation. The conjugated seven-membered ring of the tropolone adduct can be reacted further diazonium salts, which is demonstrated here with formation of two dyes. The methodology is extremely rapid, occurring in minutes with mild heating, and can be applied before ninhydrin in a chemical detection sequence.
The Trajectory Taken by Dimeric Cu/Zn Superoxide Dismutase Through the Protein Unfolding and Dissociation Landscape Is Modulated by Salt-Bridge Formation
Authors: McAlary Luke , Aquilina J. Andrew , Fitzgerald Steven , Benesch Justin L. P. , Yerbury Justin J
Published: March 2019

Native mass spectrometry (MS) is a powerful means for studying macromolecular protein assemblies, including accessing activated states. However, much remains to be understood about what governs which regions of the protein (un)folding funnel are explored by activation of protein ions in vacuum. Here we examine the trajectory that dimeric Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) dimers take over the unfolding and dissociation free energy landscape in vacuum. We examined wild-type SOD1 and six disease-related point-mutants by using tandem MS and ion-mobility MS (MS/MS-IMMS) coupled with increasing collisional activation potentials. For six of the seven SOD1 variants, increasing activation promoted dimers to transition through two unfolding events to access three gas-phase conformers before dissociating symmetrically into monomers with (as near as possible) equal charges. The exception was G37R, which proceeded only through the first unfolding transition, and displayed a much higher abundance of asymmetric products. We localise this effect to the formation of a new salt-bridge in the first activated conformation. To examine the data quantitatively, we generated a model of SOD1 gas phase unfolding and dissociation, and applied Arrhenius-type analysis to estimate the barriers on the corresponding free energy landscape. This reveals an increase in the barrier height to unfolding in G37R to be >5 kJ/mol-1 higher than for the other variants, consistent with expectations for the strength of a salt-bridge. Our work demonstrates the importance of bond formation during the unfolding of proteins in vacuum, and provides a framework for comparing quantitatively the free energy landscape they explore upon activation.
Ionophore-Assisted Electrochemistry of Neutral Molecules: Oxidation of Hydrogen in an Ionic Liquid Electrolyte
Authors: Silvester Debbie , Wandt Johannes , Lee Junqiao , Arrigan Damien
Published: March 2019

The electrochemical properties of gas molecules are of high interest for both fundamental and applied research. In this study, we introduce a novel concept to systematically alter the electrochemical behavior and, in particular, the redox potential of neutral gas molecules. The concept is based on the use of an ionophore to bind and stabilize the ionic electrochemical reaction product. We demonstrate that the ionophore-assisted electrochemical oxidation of hydrogen in a room temperature ionic liquid electrolyte is shifted by almost 1 V towards more negative potentials in comparison to an ionophore-free electrolyte. The altered electrochemical response in the presence of the ionophore yields insights into the reaction mechanism and can be used to determine the diffusion coefficient of the ionophore species. The ionophore-modulated electrochemistry of neutral gas molecules opens new avenues for the development of selective electrochemical sensors with reduced cross-sensitivity.
Realismo Crítico e Análise Crítica do Discurso: reflexões para o (a) educador (a) de línguas em processo emancipatório e de transformação social
Authors: Ibarra Papa Solange Maria de Barros
Published: March 2019

Neste estudo presento algumas reflexões interdisciplinars para as ciências sociais emancipatórias, focalizando basicamente o professor de línguas. O principal objetivo é compreender a relação causal entre os agentes envolvidos. Quem são os agentes causais? Que poderes os mesmos possuem? Esses influxos causais podem fornecer uma melhor compreensão sobre os contextos micro e macrossociais. Para a análise de dados foram utilizadas gravações de entrevistas baseadas na Análise Crítica do Discurso, com apoio da Gramática-Sistêmico Funcional.
A gramática como testemunha do ethos discursivo parlamentar: ele oculta, ela desvela.
Authors: Barros Dulce Elena Coelho
Published: March 2019

A análise se desenvolve no confronto dos diferentes modos de apresentação da realidade social feminina em textos pronunciados no plenário da Câmara Federal. Os dados analíticos, que focalizam o atentado sofrido pelas operárias da fábrica de camisas Triangle Shirtwaist, são discutidos à luz da concepção de discurso como prática discursiva, prática social e prática linguística. As discussões que permeiam o estudo pretendem destacar o papel desempenhado pelas categorias linguístico-discursivas na construção argumentativa dos pronunciamentos e na elucidação de posicionamentos ideológicos assumidos pelos atores sociais envolvidos na prática sócio-discursiva em foco.
Análise discursiva sobre a proteção à juventude em risco
Authors: Moreira Kelly Cristina de Almeida
Published: March 2019

Busca-se investigar, através das análises dos processos de transitividade (Halliday e Matthiessen, 2004), da intertextualidade (Fairclough, 2003) e das vozes presentes em um texto midiático, em que medida determinadas representações linguístico-discursivas contribuem politicamente para diminuir a desigualdade social de crianças e adolescentes e refletir de que modo as práticas discursivas no âmbito da política educacional podem contribuir para a inserção dos jovens no sistema escolar brasileiro.
A exclusão social vista pela imprensa
Authors: Frazão Theresa Christina Jardim
Published: March 2019

Este trabalho tem o objetivo de identificar como o discurso jornalístico e o feedback do leitor podem ser fontes empíricas para uma aproximação teóricometodológica a questões de valoração na linguagem. A Análise do Discurso Crítica e a Linguística Sistêmico-Funcional subsidiam esse campo de pesquisa, que encontra respaldo, em termos de microanálise, na metafunção interpessoal, e no modelo analítico de Valoração* (Appraisal Systems). Os fatos narrados pela imprensa sobre as pessoas que vivem nas ruas, em situação de precariedade e penúria, estão restritos quase somente às páginas policiais, onde elas perdem a essência ontológica.
O texto e a construção da identidade
Authors: Vieira Josênia Antunes , Machado Veruska Ribeiro
Published: March 2019

This paper is about texts produced in an adult literacy course promoted by the Paranoá Community Centre (see Magalhães, in this number). The paper discusses literacy social practices and events in this community, as well as the political commitment of the group, the access to community life, to institutions and power. Thus, the texts show the construction of social and political identity in the group.
O discurso terapêutico e a construção da identidade: uma análise de discurso crítica
Authors: Cortez Marilene Tavares
Published: March 2019

This paper examines approaches to therapeutic discourse from the point of view of Critical Discourse Analysis as it is conceived by Norman Fairclough. The main aim is to analyse how discourse practices affect the constitution of identities in late modernity. Two analytic models of therapeutic discourse will be critically revisited: the first one developed by Labov & Fanshel (1977) within the framework of Discourse Analysis, and the second developed by Ribeiro et alii (2002) within the framework of Interactional Sociolinguistics.
A função simbólica e seus desvios: desafios implicados na relação entre desejo, lei e violência
Authors: Guerra Alba Gomes , Carvalho Glória
Published: March 2019

On the basis of empirical data, the theme of violence is brought into discussion. Supported by Lacan’s ideas as our theoretical background, the concept of the paternal fatherlike/symbolic role stands out as it interdicts the omnipotence of desire. In addition, the consequences of such an omnipotent desire, in its transgresssive nature, have been taken as implying a destructive result generated within the social realm, and returning to it on account of its totalitarian/omnipotent/immoderate character.
MOITA LOPES, L. P. IDENTIDADES FRAGMENTADAS: A CONSTRUÇÃO DISCURSIVA DE RAÇA, GÊNERO E SEXUALIDADE EM SALA DE AULA. CAMPINAS, SP: MERCADO DE LETRAS, 2002, 232 PÁGS.
Authors: Brandão Cibele
Published: March 2019

MOITA LOPES, L. P. IDENTIDADES FRAGMENTADAS: A CONSTRUÇÃO DISCURSIVA DE RAÇA, GÊNERO E SEXUALIDADE EM SALA DE AULA. CAMPINAS, SP: MERCADO DE LETRAS, 2002, 232 PÁGS.
MAGALHÃES, I. EU E TU: A CONSTITUIÇÃO DO SUJEITO NO DISCURSO MÉDICO. BRASÍLIA, THESAURUS, 2000, 181 PÁGS.
Authors: Santos Edna Cristina S.
Published: March 2019

MAGALHÃES, I. EU E TU: A CONSTITUIÇÃO DO SUJEITO NO DISCURSO MÉDICO. BRASÍLIA, THESAURUS, 2000, 181 PÁGS.
PINTO, J. M. COMUNICAÇÃO E DISCURSO: INTRODUÇÃO À ANÁLISE DE DISCURSOS. SÃO PAULO: HACKER EDITORES, 1999
Authors: Salgado Fernanda V. de Paula
Published: March 2019

PINTO, J. M. COMUNICAÇÃO E DISCURSO: INTRODUÇÃO À ANÁLISE DE DISCURSOS. SÃO PAULO: HACKER EDITORES, 1999.
A análise de discurso crítica
Authors: Magalhães Izabel
Published: March 2019

An issue for debate among CDA proponents is whether advocating critical assumptions exempts analysts from reflecting about their own practice. The issue is raised in relation to the discussion over the term adopted in Portuguese in the 1980’s by the University of Brasília Language and Ideology Research Group: ‘análise de discurso crítica (ADC)’.
O Papel da Atividade Discursiva no Exercício do Controle Social
Authors: Marcuschi Luiz Antônio
Published: March 2019

This article proposes that genres function as an integral part of socially organized activities and lend themselves to various types of social control, including the exercise of power. However, if the control exercised by genres is inevitable, it is not deterministic, since genres are historical, cultural and situated. Therefore, there remains space both for genre creativity and change as entities that are malleable, flexible and fit for discursive activity in daily life.
A formação de professores na nova ordem de discurso da educação brasileira
Authors: Costa Alexandre
Published: March 2019

In this paper, we are concerned with the new educational order of discourse in Brazil and their consequences to teacher education. The technocratic reorganization of this macro institutional social field by the new liberal government in the past decade has caused a strategic control of political and pedagogical school resources with their submission to specific financial chains. It is mainly a question of reordering the previous intertextual references of school practices, but it is also a matter of rebuilding teachers’ identities by new genres and discourses.
Comunicação mediada pelo computador: blog - gênero discursivo emergente
Authors: Ormundo Joana
Published: March 2019

This paper examines the language of the blogs from the point of view of Critical Discourse Analysis as it is conceived by Norman Fairclough. The main aim is to analyse discourse practices in the on-line context. The interactive process and the constitution of discourse community in blogs will be examined according to the genre analysis approach developed by Bakhtin (1997) and the concept of discourse community developed by Swales(1990).
Rajagopalan, K. Por uma lingüística crítica: linguagem, identidade e a questão ética. São Paulo: Parábola Editorial, 2003, 135 págs.
Authors: Ribeiro Liliane Jaqueline
Published: March 2019

Rajagopalan, K. Por uma lingüística crítica: linguagem, identidade e a questão ética. São Paulo: Parábola Editorial, 2003, 135 págs.
Fairclough, N. Analysing discourse. textual analysis for social research. Londres: Routledge, 2003, 269 págs.
Authors: Morais Rubens
Published: March 2019

Fairclough, N. Analysing discourse. textual analysis for social research. Londres: Routledge, 2003, 269 págs.
Discurso e etnografia na pesquisa sobre letramento na comunidade.
Authors: Rios Guilherme
Published: March 2019

In this paper on literacy in the community, I argue for the gains of research in discourse, particularly Critical Discourse Analysis, in combination with an ethnographic approach. If for one hand Discourse Analysis proposes to be a tool to make clear the ideological investments in textual materiality (Fairclough, 1992), on the other hand such investment is partially raised in social practices and their networks, of which it is a part. From the relation of discourse with other aspects of social practice, such as participant’s systems of values, beliefs and knowledge in the events, upsurges the need to incorporate an ethnographic approach, as much as a mode of knowledge production as a set of techniques implemented to generate data on those aspects of social practice.
BARKER, C. & D. GALASINSKI. Cultural Studies and Discourse Analysis : a dialogue on language and identity. London: Sage Publications , 2005. 185p.
Authors: Bonfim João Bosco Bezerra
Published: March 2019

BARKER, C. & D. GALASINSKI. Cultural Studies and Discourse Analysis : a dialogue on language and identity. London: Sage Publications , 2005. 185p.
Identidades e performatividade de gênero nas práticas discursivas da Brahma Kumaris.
Authors: Silva Daniel Do Nascimento e
Published: March 2019

The present paper undertakes a theoretical and critical analysis of the question of gender within Brahma Kumaris discursive practices and makes its critique in line, basically, with the thought of Judith Butler. The interdisciplinary fi eld of gender studies argues that gender is the very condition of possibility for subjectivity, thus being invested with social and political connotations. However, the traditions, both secular and religious, tend either to obliterate or to naturalize gender. By adopting the theoretical and methodological framework of Social and Cultural Pragmatics (Rajagopalan, 2000; Pinto, 2002), this paper attempts to critique the elision of gender within Brahma Kumaris discourse, and, in doing so, tries to address the question of performativity that is implied in recent critical approaches of the social and human sciences when focusing the question of gender.
Identidade e intertextualidade: a construção do gênero e da sexualidade na prevenção de DST/AIDS entre travestis que se prostituem
Authors: Borba Rodrigo
Published: March 2019

This paper discusses the construction of gender and sexual identities as intertextual phenomena that emerge from local contexts of language use. More specifically, guided by a non-representational/non-essencialist perspective on language use and identity, this article investigates the discursive construction of identities in interactions drawn from safer-sex outreach work among tranvestis who work as sex professionals in an urban area in Southern Brazil. During the safer-sex outreach work interactions, Sandra and Márcia, women in gender and sex, produce non-traditional identities and bring to light interactional processes of adequation of their subject positions to the travestis’ and to the context of the interactions. Based on Wittgenstein’s (2005) and Bakhtin’s (2003; 2004) theories, I argue that the discursive production of identities is only made possible because of the intertextual aspect of social identities. Sandra and Márcia make use of intertexts that construct them as participants of the travestis’ social universe. The safer-sex outreach workers position themselves through their utterances in identity categories such as travesti, travesti’s client, and prostitute and, thus, seem to engage in sequential processes of adequation of their subject positions to their transgendered interlocutors.
Propaganda, Discurso e Identidade de Gênero
Authors: Silva Luzia Rodrigues da , Lima Maria Cecília de
Published: March 2019

This paper aims at investigating how feminine identities are represented and constituted in advertising discourse (Magalhães, 1995, 2005). The analysis, which adopts the theoretical-methodological principles of Critical Discourse Analysis (Chouliaraki and Fairclough, 1999; Fairclough, 2001) and Systemic-Functional Linguistics (Halliday, 1994), explores actions, feelings, beliefs and values expressed through this discourse, which constitutes social reality and identities.
SUNDERLAND, J. Gendered Discourses. Palgrave e Macmillan, 2004, 248 Págs.
Authors: Dias Tatiana R. N.
Published: March 2019

SUNDERLAND, J. Gendered Discourses. Palgrave e Macmillan, 2004, 248 Págs.
Culture and education in a pragmatic context
Authors: Mey Jacob L.
Published: March 2019

One area where cultures clash is education. Over the years, we have been witness to such movements as ‘English Only’ in the US (originating in California and Florida, but now operating in a number of other states as well), or the acrimonious European disputes over how much of ‘foreign’ culture can be allowed into the school’s environment (head scarves on the playgrounds, religious symbols like crosses worn around the neck, prayer in the classrooms, and not least use of other languages than the ‘official’ one in teaching and socializing). Pragmatics, by placing the emphasis on the users of language in culture, defuses the potentially explosive elements in such clashes by stressing the need to respect the individual’s options in face of the collective cultural pressure. This is especially important in an area such as education, where schools have historically been used to propagate the ‘domestic’ culture over other cultures, the latter being considered as foreign imports. In a pragmatic view of education, teachers and students should be culture sharers, rather than the former considering themselves exclusively as the rightful owners and proprietary protectors of a culture along with its language
Biological maturation of Portuguese rhythmic gymnasts in different competition levels of performance
Authors: Batista Amanda , Garganta Rui , Ávila-Carvalho Lurdes
Published: March 2019

The aims of the present study were: (1) identify and compare the biological maturity in Portuguese gymnasts across competitive levels; (2) investigate how morphological variables and training volume behave in the different status and indicators of maturity and (3) determinate if the maturity status influences the competitive performance. The sample (n=164) consisted of three competition levels (Base, 1st division and Elite) from Portugal. Anthropometric measurements and body composition were performed. For analysis of biological maturation, the sexual and somatic maturation were evaluated. For the statistical analysis, Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests, Pearson correlation and Linear Regression were used. In total, 63.4% of gymnasts had not yet reached menarche and the higher competition level, lower the number of gymnasts with menarche. On mean, all groups had reached the age at peak height velocity. The higher the competition level, higher the chronological age and age at peak height velocity. Thus, the maturation indicators showed a delay in pubertal development in all competition levels and the elite gymnasts seem present a later pubertal development. The chronological age, the values of body mass, height, BMI and body fat increased with the maturity status according all maturity indicators. However, gymnasts with different maturity status revealed similar training volume. Finally, the maturational status explained 11.5% of competition success with higher advantage in the competitive performance to prepubertal gymnasts. Thus, the premenarcheal status and a higher age at peak height velocity contribute to performance in Rhythmic Gymnastics.
Kemitraan Pemerintah Dengan Asita Dalam Promosi Kunjungan Wisata Di Dinas Kebudayaan Dan Kepariwisataan Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan
Authors: Rudi Rudi , Hakim Lukman , Mone Ansyari
Published: March 2019

The purpose of this research is to know the partnership Government with Asita in the promotion of tourism visits in South Sulawesi. This type of research is qualitative. The source of data in this study is the primary and the secondary. The way of data collection used instruments in the form observation, interviews and documentation. This research result indicate that a partnership between the Government with Asita is good.. This can be seen from some of the partnership established the subcontracting partnership, the agenct partnership and the venture capital partnership. The partnership pattern most prominent of this partnership is the agent partnership. The success partnertship of  governtment with Asita can be seen from an increase tourist arrivals in South Sulawesi.Keywords: partnership, governtment, visits tourism Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui kemitraan pemerintah dengan Asita dalam promosi kunjungan wisata di Sulawesi Selatan. Jenis penelitian ini adalah kualitatif. Sumber data dalam penelitian ini adalah data primer dan data sekunder. Tekhnik pengumpulan data menggunakan instrumen berupa observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa kemitraan antara Pemerintah dengan Asita berjalan baik. Hal ini dapat dilihat dari beberapa pola kemitraan yang terjalin yaitu pola kemitraan subkontrak, pola kemitraan keagenan dan pola kemitraan modal ventura. Pola kemitraan yang paling menonjol dari kemitraan ini adalah pola kemitraan keagenan. Keberhasilan mitra pemerintah dengan Asita dapat dilihat dari peningkatan kunjungan wisatawan di Sulawesi Selatan.Kata kunci: kemitraan, pemerintah, kunjungan wisatawan.
Implementasi Peraturan Presiden Nomor 112 Tahun 2007 Tentang Penataan Pasar Tradisional Di Kecamatan Somba Opu Kabupaten Gowa
Authors: Abd. Azis Abd. Azis , Saleh Juliati , Tahir Muhammad
Published: March 2019

This research aimed to determine the implementation of the presidential decree number 112 of 2007 regarding the arrangement of the traditional markets in Somba Opu District, Gowa Regency. The type of research was descriptive qualitative research with phenomenological research type. Data was collected through interviews, observation and documentation. It could be seen from the three indicators of the location of traditional markets refers to urban land, and detail of Urban Land use Plan, including zoning location regulation, the establishment of strategic trading center traditional market with the same market segment should not be too close together, Establishment traditional markets was done by revitalizing physical infrastructure, urban land, social, cultural and local communities, procurement of parking areas was not optimally yet and it would give effect  in difficulties for the procurement of parking facilities. Keywords : governance, market, traditional   Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui implementasi peraturan presiden nomor 112 tahun 2007 tentang penataan pasar tradisional di Kecamatan Somba Opu Kabupaten Gowa. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian deskriptif kualitatif dengan tipe penelitian fenomenologi. Data dikumpul melalui wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Ini dapat dilihat dari tiga indikator yaitu lokasi pasar tradisonal mengacu tata ruang wilayah/Kota, dan rencana detail Tata Ruang Kabupaten/Kota, termasuk peraturan zonasinya lokasi pendirian pasar tradisional yang strategis pusat perdagangan dengan segmen pasar yang sama tidak boleh terlalu berdekatan, Pendirian pasar  tradisional dilakukan dengan melakukan revitalisasi sarana dan prasarana fisik, tata ruang wilayah, budaya maupun sosial masyarakat setempat, penyediaan Area Parkir belum optimalnya penyediaan areal parkir dan akan berakibat kesulitan untuk pengadaan fasilitas parkir.  Kata Kunci : Penataan, pasar, Tradisional
PENGAWASAN PEMERINTAH PADA USAHA PENAMBANGAN BAHAN GALIAN GOLONGAN C DI KABUPATEN GOWA
Authors: Nuralam Nuralam , Adys Abdul Kadir , Ma'ruf Adnan
Published: March 2019

The objective of the research is to know how the monitoring and factors affecting government oversight in mining material excavation category C in Bategulung village district Bontonompo, Gowa Regency. The type of the research is descriptive qualitative wich has seven informants. Data collection techniques are collected by using the form of observations, interviews with informers. The result of research showed that the monitoring conducted by the government has not run optimally and therefore cannot minimize the occurrence miners who did not get permission. The factors affecting of supervision was human resources and community participations.  Keywords : Monitoring, Mining, Category C  ABSTRAK Adapun tujuan penelitian ini ialah untuk mengetahui bagaimana Pengawasan dan faktor yang mempengaruhi pengawasan pemerintah pada Usaha Penambangan Bahan Galian Golongan C di Desa Bategulung Kecamatan Bontonompo Kabupaten Gowa. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan bersifat deskriptif kualitatif dengan informan terdapat tujuh orang. Teknik pengumpulan data yang dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan berupa observasi, wawancara terhadap informan. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa pengawasan yang dilakukan pemerintah belum berjalan secara maksimal sehingga tidak dapat meminimalisir terjadinya penambang yang tidak mendapat izin. Faktor yang mempengaruhi pengawasan yaitu sumber daya manusia dan partisipasi masyarakat. Kata kunci :Pengawasan, Usaha Pertambangan, Golongan C.
Research on the impact of market competition, ownership structure and corporate social responsibility
Authors: Huang Li , Hu Chaoyan
Published: March 2019

Abstract:This article takes companies listed from 2014 to 2016 as research objects, relies on principal-agent theory, stakeholder theories, and reputation theories, and examines the ownership structure, market competition, and corporate social responsibility(CSR) using a multiple regression approach based on a hybrid ownership perspective. At the same time, the relationship between market competition and equity structure was studied. Research shows that product competition degree and CSR are in an inverted â€œUâ€ relationship; ownership concentration is positively related to CSR; equity balance and CSR are negative. When related to market competition variables, the mixed-owned companies listed degree of ownership concentration is still positively related to CSR,and the linear relationship of negative balance of ownership balance becomes an inverted â€œUâ€shaped curve relationship.The market Competition has improved the restraint of CSR by the degree of ownership balance.
Big Data Interprets US Opioid Crisis
Authors: Wang Zidong , Fan Poning
Published: March 2019

[Abstract] Since 2010, there has been a new round of drug crises in the United States. The abuse of opioids has led to a sharp increase in the number of people involved in drug crimes in the United States. There is an urgent need to explore solutions to the drug crisis in the United States. In this paper, the model of in-depth analysis is established under the condition of obtaining the opioid data and the influence factor data of the large sample of 5 states [1]. In the first part, we use the HSRI model based on the differential equation model to predict the initial value, find the initial position of the drug transfer, and obtain the curve of the number of different groups over time by fitting the data, so that the curves can be predicted. The changing trends of the groups in the future. It was found that in Kentucky State, the county’s most likely to start using opioids were pike and Bale. In Ohio, the county’s most likely to start using opioids are Jackson and Scioto. In Pennsylvania State, Mercer and Lackawanna are the counties most likely to start using opioids. Martinsville and Galax are the counties where Virginia State is most likely to start using opioids. Logan and Mingo are the counties where West Virginia State is most likely to start using opioids.In the second part, the grey Prediction model is used to further analyze the time series of each factor, the maximum likelihood estimation method is used to obtain the weight of each factor, and the weight coefficient matrix is used to simulate the multivariate regression equation, and the factors that have the greatest influence on opioid abuse are educational background and family composition. In the third part, the hypothesis test model of two groups (the data type is proportional) is used to verify the difference between the influence factors (including the predicted values) in the first two parts of the states, thus verifying the feasibility between them. At the same time, we put forward a few suggestions to combine the current situation in the United States with the CDC data. We believe that in order to address the opium crisis, the U.S. government needs to strengthen not only oversight of doctors ' prescriptions. Drugs also require the concerted efforts of all sectors of society to radically reduce barriers to the use of opioids.
OVERVIEW OF THE CONSUMER BEHAVIOR STUDY IN the MARKETS OF food products (1998-2018), BASED ON THE AUTHOR'S INTERPRETATION OF THE CONSUMER REQUIREMENTS IN THE SYSTEM OF VALUES THAT INFLUENCE ON THE CONSUMER MARKET BEHAVIOOR
Authors: Astratova Galina Vladimirovna
Published: March 2019

Abstract The purpose of this study was to review the results of a 20-year study in the author's interpretation of the needs for food products and the value system that determines the market behavior of consumers in the food markets.The scientific novelty of the research is the following results:A) the author's interpretation of the needs for food products, as consisting of three components: 1) the actual need for food (physiological need); 2) the need for emotions obtained from eating (psychological need); 3) the need for market products that can meet the physiological needs of emotional expectations and social needs (socio-psychological and economic need);B) interdisciplinary approach to the study of consumer behavior that led to the author's interpretation of the value of the research methods outlined in the works of Â Sheth J.N., Newman B.I., Gross B.L. (1991), extended and supplemented in the study of Galina V. Astratova (1998);C) identification of the fact that the importance of components in the system of values, according to the results of research, is different for different food products. This allows simulating more clearly the behavior of the consumer in the development of a marketing-mix and developing a marketing strategy based on targeting.
PECULIARITIES OF THE CONTENT OF PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER PROFESSIONAL TRAINING TO WORKING IN MULTILINGUAL ENVIRONMENT IN UKRAINE AND FLANDERS (BELGIUM)
Authors: Holovatenko Tetiana
Published: March 2019

The article provides a comparative analysis of future primary school teacher training programs to working in a multilingual environment on the example of Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool Antwerpen and Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University. General tendencies in teacher training at the level of content and methodological support are highlighted and systematized. They are the duration of general pedagogical training, competency-based training, interactive learning, individualization of the professional trajectory of the future teacher, interdisciplinary integration at the level of the educational program, the study of foreign languages and teaching methodology. A significant importance before the enrollment to a Hogeschool in Flanders is given to a placement test enabling various types of further individualization of the professional training. In Ukraine individualization is applied after the institutional screening test. As evidenced by a curriculum analysis in both Flanders and Ukraine, study time of general pedagogical subjects is the same. A competency-based approach goes through the entire curriculum up to practical training which occupies a major place in the teacher training process. Teacher training to working in a multilingual environment takes place while learning foreign languages, teaching methodology, and studying socio-cultural modules/subjects. This approach is ensured through interdisciplinary integration within the curriculum. For instance, in Flanders students are offered a multilingual subject program, built as a language maintenance program type A (according to J. Cenoz) in both Dutch and French. In Ukraine students are offered an integrated course of English and teaching methodology. According to the results of our research, multilingual content of teacher training is more developed in Flanders. Therefore, further research of primary school teacher training to working in the multilingual environment in Wallonia and Brussels is needed