bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Marriage, Sex and Death
Authors: Southon Emma
Published: August 2017

By the end of the fifth century, with the structural collapse of the Roman Empire in the west, Western Europe had fallen into the so-called Dark Ages. With the power of Rome removed, the Catholic Church stepped in to fill the void. Its political rise, alongside that of the Germanic kingdoms, led to dramatic changes in law, politics, power, and culture. Against the backdrop of that upheaval, the family became a vitally important area of focus for cultural struggles related to morality, law, and tradition. This book explores those battles in order to demonstrate, through the family, the intersections between Roman and Christian legal culture, thought, and political power.
Benjamin and Adorno on Art and Art Criticism
Authors: Lijster Thijs
Published: August 2017

This book brings together two of the most important figures of twentieth-century criticism, Walter Benjamin and Theodor Adorno, to consider a topic that was central to their thinking: the place of and reason for art in society and culture. Thijs Lijster takes us through points of agreement and disagreement between the two on such key topics as the relationship between art and historical experience, between avant-garde art and mass culture, and between the intellectual and the public. He also addresses the continuing relevance of Benjamin and Adorno to ongoing debates in contemporary aesthetics, such as the end of art, the historical meaning of art, and the role of the critic.
Invited review: Further progress is needed in procedures for the biological evaluation of dietary protein quality in pig and poultry feeds
Authors: Liebert Frank
Published: August 2017

Abstract. Recently, biological procedures for feed protein evaluation in pig and poultry diets have been based on the amino acid composition of feed ingredients considering the animal's losses during processes of digestion or total protein utilization in a different manner. Such a development towards individual amino acids (AAs) was inevitable according to the disadvantage of traditional protein quality measures, like biological value (BV) or net protein utilization (NPU), to be non-additive in complex animal diets. In consequence, such measures are generally not suitable for predicting the final protein quality of protein mixtures from the individual protein value of feed ingredients. Otherwise, recent measures of AA disappearance from the small intestine up to the end of the ileum (ileal AA digestibility) also do not provide a true reflection of the biological availability of individual feed AAs independent of the extent of taking into account endogenous AA losses during digestion processes. Sophisticated procedures for protein evaluation are needed considering the AA losses, both during absorption and utilization after absorption. Advantages and limitations of important developments in procedures are discussed. Accordingly, the development of an exponential modelling approach is described (the Göttingen approach), which overcomes some of the traditional disadvantages by measuring the individual AA efficiency. Connecting feed protein evaluation, the modelling of quantitative AA requirements, and improved ideal protein concepts offers different fields of application. In addition, as demonstrated by example, the modelling of nitrogen losses per unit protein deposition and the minimizing of this parameter yields a further interesting tool for lowering the nitrogen burden from protein utilization processes. Finally, it is pointed out that traditional laboratory procedures also need to be updated, adapted to current knowledge, and validated according to the increasing hurdles for animal studies from the viewpoint of animal welfare. Modelling is a procedure with the potential to reduce the number of experimental animals significantly. This development needs more attention, higher acceptance, and wider application in the future of protein evaluation.
New particle formation in the sulfuric acid-dimethy lamine-water system: Reevaluation of CLOUD chamber measurements and comparison to an aerosol nucleation and growth model
Authors: Kürten Andreas , Li Chenxi , Bianchi Federico , Curtius Joachim , Dias António , Donahue Neil M. , Duplissy Jonathan , Flagan Richard C. , Hakala Jani , Jokinen Tuija , Kirkby Jasper , Kulmala Markku , Laaksonen Ari , Lehtipalo Katrianne , Makhmutov Vladimir , Onnela Antti , Rissanen Matti P. , Simon Mario , Sipilä Mikko , Stozhkov Yuri , Tröstl Jasmin , Ye Penglin , McMurry Peter H.
Published: August 2017

Abstract. A recent CLOUD (Cosmics Leaving OUtdoor Droplets) chamber study showed that sulfuric acid and dimethylamine produce new aerosols very efficiently, and yield particle formation rates that are compatible with boundary layer observations. These previously published new particle formation (NPF) rates are re-analyzed in the present study with an advanced method. The results show that the NPF rates at 1.7 nm are more than a factor of 10 faster than previously published due to earlier approximations in correcting particle measurements made at larger detection threshold. The revised NPF rates agree almost perfectly with calculated rates from a kinetic aerosol model at different sizes (1.7 nm and 4.3 nm mobility diameter). In addition, modeled and measured size distributions show good agreement over a wide range (up to ca. 30 nm). Furthermore, the aerosol model is modified such that evaporation rates for some clusters can be taken into account; these evaporation rates were previously published from a flow tube study. Using this model, the findings from the present study and the flow tube experiment can be brought into good agreement. This confirms that nucleation proceeds at rates that are compatible with collision-controlled (a.k.a. kinetically-controlled) new particle formation for the conditions during the CLOUD7 experiment (278 K, 38 % RH, sulfuric acid concentration between 1 × 106 and 3 × 107 cm−3 and dimethylamine mixing ratio of ~ 40 pptv). Finally, the simulation of atmospheric new particle formation reveals that even tiny mixing ratios of dimethylamine (0.1 pptv) yield NPF rates that could explain significant boundary layer particle formation. This highlights the need for improved speciation and quantification techniques for atmospheric gas-phase amine measurements.
Lateral vegetation growth rates exert control on coastal foredune hummockiness and coalescing time
Authors: Goldstein Evan B. , Moore Laura J. , Durán Vinent Orencio
Published: August 2017

Abstract. Coastal foredunes form along sandy, low-sloped coastlines and range in shape from continuous dune ridges to hummocky features, which are characterized by alongshore-variable dune crest elevations. Initially scattered dune-building plants and species that grow slowly in the lateral direction have been implicated as a cause of foredune hummockiness. Our goal in this work is to explore how the initial configuration of vegetation and vegetation growth characteristics control the development of hummocky coastal dunes including the maximum hummockiness of a given dune field. We find that given sufficient time and absent external forcing, hummocky foredunes coalesce to form continuous dune ridges. Model results yield a predictive rule for the timescale of coalescing and the height of the coalesced dune that depends on initial plant dispersal and two parameters that control the lateral and vertical growth of vegetation, respectively. Our findings agree with previous observational and conceptual work – whether or not hummockiness will be maintained depends on the timescale of coalescing relative to the recurrence interval of high-water events that reset dune building in low areas between hummocks. Additionally, our model reproduces the observed tendency for foredunes to be hummocky along the southeast coast of the US where lateral vegetation growth rates are slower and thus coalescing times are likely longer.
Die Abwesenheit der Phänomenologie in der deutschen Humangeographie
Authors: Hasse Jürgen
Published: August 2017

Abstract. This article is written from the perspective of phenomenology. Its potential gain for a critical human geography is discussed in contrast to the paradigmatic frame of basic assumptions in constructivism. The example of atmospheres will illustrate another theoretical conception of space. In phenomenological view there happens not only a reality of things but also a circum-actuality is not spatially extended like a house or another material objective. Atmospheres are vital qualities (Dürckheim) we feel like a cloud in our sense perception in situations of awareness. This implies the necessity to make a difference between a material body (Körper) and a felt body (Leib). This epistemic knowledge will improve our critique of neoliberal societies, tuned by aestheticisation especially in glamour CBDs of postmodern cities. Finally there is a close link to the work of Michel Foucault, topped off in his The Hermeneutics of the Subject. References to the Critical Theory (Frankfurter Schule) are connected.
Analytical and Numerical Solutions of Radially Symmetric Aquifer
Thermal Energy Storage Problems
Authors: Birhanu Zerihun K. , Kitterød Nils-Otto , Krogstad Harald , Kværnø Anne
Published: August 2017

Abstract. The paper discusses analytical and numerical radial solutions of the differential equations for heat transport in water-saturated porous media. In particular, a similarity solution is obtained for a 2D-horizontal confined aquifer with constant radial flow. Numerical solutions are derived using a high-resolution Lagrangian approach suppressing spurious oscillations and artificial dispersion. There is a good correspondence between numerical and analytical solutions. The primary purpose of the investigation has been to calculate the recovery factor of an Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES) system with a cyclic repetition of injection and pumping. Solutions covering both instantaneous and delayed heat transfer between fluid and solid, as well as time varying water flow, are derived and applied to a one-well test case. In hydrological terms, these solutions are relevant for a wide range of problems where groundwater reservoirs are utilized for extraction and storage (viz. irrigation; water supply; geothermal extraction).
Projected cryospheric and hydrological impacts of 21st century climate change in the Ötztal Alps (Austria) simulated using a physically based approach
Authors: Hanzer Florian , Förster Kristian , Nemec Johanna , Strasser Ulrich
Published: August 2017

Abstract. A physically based hydroclimatological model (AMUNDSEN) is used to assess future climate change impacts on the cryosphere and hydrology of the Ötztal Alps (Austria) until 2100. The model is run in 100 m spatial and 3 h temporal resolution using in total 31 downscaled, bias-corrected, and temporally disaggregated EURO-CORDEX climate projections for the RCP2.6, RCP4.5, and RCP8.5 scenarios as forcing data. Changes in snow coverage, glacierization, and hydrological regimes are discussed both for a larger area encompassing the Ötztal Alps (1850 km2, 862–3770 m a.s.l.) as well as for seven catchments in the area with varying size (11–16 km2) and glacierization (24–77 %). Results show generally declining snow amounts with moderate decreases (0–20 % depending on the emission scenario) of mean annual snow water equivalent in high elevations (> 2500 m a.s.l.) until the end of the century, however decreases of 25–80 % in elevations below 1500 m a.s.l. Glaciers in the region will continue to retreat strongly, leaving only 4–20 % of the initial (as of 2006) ice volume left by 2100. Total and summer (JJA) runoff will change little during the early 21st century (2011–2040) with simulated decreases (compared to 1997–2006) of up to 11 % (total) and 13 % (summer) depending on catchment and scenario, whereas runoff volumes decrease by up to 39 % (total) and 47 % (summer) towards the end of the century (2071–2100), accompanied by a shift in peak flows from July towards June.
Friedrich Robert Helmert, founder of modern geodesy, on the occasion of the centenary of his death
Authors: Ihde Johannes , Reinhold Andreas
Published: August 2017

Abstract. Friedrich Robert Helmert died in Potsdam in 1917 at the age of 74 after serving for over 30 years as director of the Royal Prussian Geodetic Institute and of the Central Bureau of the Internationale Erdmessung, the forerunner of today's International Association of Geodesy. He dedicated his life and his scientific career to the field of geodesy. His teachings on theoretical and physical geodesy were incorporated into university curricula around the world and hence into international endeavours to measure planet Earth. The purpose of this article is to illustrate the impact he has had on the development of modern geodesy and on the related sciences.
The color of melt ponds on Arctic sea ice
Authors: Lu Peng , Leppäranta Matti , Cheng Bin , Li Zhijun , Istomina Larysa , Heygster Georg
Published: August 2017

Abstract. Pond color, which creates the visual appearance of melt ponds on Arctic sea ice in summer, is quantitatively investigated in this study. A two-stream radiative transfer model is used for ponded sea ice: the upwelling irradiance from the pond surface is determined, and then the upwelling spectrum is transformed into the RGB color space through a colorimetric method. The dependence of pond color on various factors such as water and ice properties and incident solar radiation is investigated. The results reveal that increasing underlying ice thickness Hi enhances both the green and blue components of pond color, whereas the red component is mostly sensitive to Hi for thin ice (Hi  1.5 m), similar to the behavior of melt-pond albedo. The distribution of the incident solar spectrum F0 with wavelength affects the pond color rather than its level. The pond color changes from dark blue to brighter blue with increasing scattering in ice, but the influence of absorption in ice on pond color is limited. The pond color reproduced by the model agrees well with field observations on Arctic sea ice in summer, which supports the validity of this study. More importantly, pond color has been confirmed to contain information about meltwater and underlying ice, and therefore it can be used as an index to retrieve Hi and Hp. The results show that retrievals of Hi for thin ice agree better with field measurements than retrievals for thick ice, but that retrievals of Hp are not good. Color has been shown to be a new potential method to obtain ice thickness information, especially for melting sea ice in summer, although more validation data and improvements to the radiative transfer model will be needed in future.
Idiomas inventados en las narraciones humorísticas de niños de 8 a 12 años
Authors: Ruiz Gurillo Leonor
Published: August 2017

El objetivo de este artículo es analizar los idiomas inventados de las narraciones humorísticas de niños de 8 a 12 años. Considerando que los niños objeto de estudio se encuentran en sentido general en la fase de adquisición del humor V Riddles and Jokes (McGhee, 2002) y que manifiestan una evolución desde usos epipragmáticos del lenguaje, más automáticos y memorísticos, hacia el desarrollo de una competencia metapragmática, más consciente y reflexiva (Gombert, 1992), se llevará cabo un análisis cuantitativo basado en las variables “palabras inventadas”/”creación léxica”, “dibujos” y “comentarios sobre el idioma”. Tanto la variable “palabras inventadas” como la “creación léxica” presentan un alto porcentaje en las tres franjas de edad (8, 10 y 12 años), lo que es una prueba de que los niños aprecian humor en las reglas lingüísticas y son capaces de producir historias humorísticas donde se describen los rasgos fónicos o estructurales de los idiomas inventados, problemas de comprensión o de traducción, etc. Tras el análisis cuantitativo, se describirán los procedimientos de incongruencia encontrados. A continuación, se expondrán diversos usos tanto epipragmáticos como metapragmáticos en las tres franjas de edad relacionados con estos nuevos idiomas.
A Study on Work Stress and Job Satisfaction among Headmasters: A Case Study of Bilingual Schools in Sultanate of Oman - Muscat
Authors: Hans Arvind , Mubeen Soofi Asra , Khan Sultan , Saadi Abdulla Said Mohammed Al
Published: August 2017

The Study made an attempt to identify the work stress and job satisfaction among headmasters of bilingual school in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. Work stress and Job Satisfaction are vital organizational issues affecting performance and growth of an organization in emerging competitive environment. Descriptive research design was adopted and simple random sampling with a sample of 40 headmasters of bilingual schools in Muscat was chosen for the study. The data was collected through two structured questionnaires on job satisfaction and work stress. The data was analyzed and reported through descriptive statistics. Result indicated that the headmasters of bilingual schools were more likely to experience stress at work and had a high level of Job satisfaction in their challenging work.
DIRIGENTES E DOMINANTES: CONSIDERAÇÕES SOBRE OS INTEGRANTES DO CONSELHO DE ADMINISTRAÇÃO (CAd) DA COMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO DO PARANÁ (SANEPAR) ENTRE 1998 E 2002
Authors: Oliveira Marcus Roberto de
Published: August 2017

A mobilização de inúmeros agentes sociais torna evidente a existência (e a operação) de campos sociais nos em conjunturas que envolvem o planejamento, a implantação e a execução de serviços de água e esgoto, ao movimentar significativos capitais. Numa diversidade de agentes sociais, habitus e interesses, operam e entrelaçam-se uma significativa quantidade de campos sociais; como por exemplo, os campos político, empresarial, profissional, jurídico entre outros. Assim, nos contextos em que os serviços de água e esgoto são planejados, implantados executados e administrados, os campos sociais vigentes podem ser compreendidos enquanto subcampos componentes de um campo num sentido amplo, um campo social Água e Esgoto (AE). Delimitando o caso paranaense, no intuito de compreender as dinâmicas dos agentes e campos sociais que contemplam aquilo que denominamos de campo social AE, o presente texto buscará uma reflexão acerca das formações profissionais e das trajetórias sociais dos integrantes do Conselho de Administração (CAd) da Companhia de Saneamento do Paraná (SANEPAR) entre 1998 e 2002. Nesse intervalo, é possível identificar que os conselheiros administrativos da SANEPAR orientaram suas decisões junto a uma abertura dos ofícios de água e esgoto para o setor privado, juntamente com uma atenção sistemática às ações da empresa no mercado financeiro.
TRIBUNAL DE CONTAS DO PARANÁ: INSTITUIÇÃO, POLÍTICA E HISTÓRIA (1947-2017)
Authors: Pereira Fernando Marcelino
Published: August 2017

Na Sociologia e na Ciência Política brasileira nota-se que existe um grande foco na pesquisa sobre os poderes Executivos e Legislativos, seja federal, estadual ou municipal. Entretanto, o poder Judiciário e as instituições de controle, como o Tribunal de Contas e o Ministério Público, são pouco pesquisadas. Neste artigo proponho uma análise do Tribunal de Contas do Paraná, com foco em seus aspectos funcionais e políticos, para encontrarmos sua articulação com a história do Paraná. Trata-se de uma instituição com pouca exposição social, sem muito destaque na opinião pública local. Apesar de ser popularmente conhecido como local de coagulação de disputas e deliberações acerca de aspectos relevantes da vida política estadual e municipal, muito pouco se sabe sobre o poder que o Tribunal de Contas exerce sobre os outros poderes e sobre a sociedade, quem são seus conselheiros, auditores, funcionários, como são escolhidos, se comportam e outras questões pertinentes para compreender o poder, a estrutura e o funcionamento desta instituição.  O artigo está dividido em quatro partes. A primeira trata das funções da instituição, a segunda sobre sua estrutura funcional, a terceira sobre aspectos históricos e políticos e, por fim, as conclusões finais.
A PERFORMANCE DO MITO? EMPRESARIADO DO “FRACASSO” E A DINÂMICA REGIONAL DO PODER
Authors: Spolle Marcus Vinicius , Leite Elaine Silveira , Cantarelli Vanesca P. Trindade
Published: August 2017

Esse artigo visa desvelar as percepções que envolvem a performance da teoria do contraste metade-norte e metade-sul como a “principal” teoria histórica e explicativa do atual desenvolvimento econômico do Estado Rio Grande do Sul. Essa teoria sustenta a tese que distingue a metade-sul como atrasada pois, historicamente, foi marcada pela grande propriedade, pelo latifúndio, e por um conservadorismo que inibiu o desenvolvimento de um “espírito empreendedor”, o qual figura como forte característica da “metade-norte”, que registra um passado marcado pela pequena propriedade, pela economia agrícola, e demais atividades econômicas que envolvem setores mais diversificados, etc. Essa teoria, portanto, revela as características do passado de colonização do início do século XX e, que sem dúvida, ainda reflete na realidade sócio-política da região. Entretanto, buscamos problematizar como essa proposição tornou-se recorrente nas explicações do senso comum do gaúcho. Para isso, adentramos no mundo das famílias locais que mantém negócios próprios (médios e pequenos empresários) e estão em evidência, nos últimos anos, com estandes na principal feira de exposição da cidade de Pelotas (município da metade sul do Rio Grande do Sul) – a FENADOCE (Feira Nacional do Doce).
O PODER DAS FAMÍLIAS NAS ELEIÇÕES DE 2016 NO PARANÁ: COMO E POR QUÊ PARENTES E POLÍTICAS SE PERPETUAM NO ESTADO?
Authors: Miranda Eduardo Soncini , Valenciano Tiago
Published: August 2017

O presente artigo busca explicitar as relações entre as famílias políticas tradicionais e o resultado eleitoral de 2016 no Estado do Paraná, em relação à capital Curitiba. Nosso enfoque parte da relação do “familismo” no Paraná com o campo da política, bem como a análise destes perfis a partir da prosopografia. Nesse sentido, a pesquisa propõe uma reflexão sobre o impacto das recentes e profundas mudanças político/institucionais no Brasil em relação a continuidade e perpetuação de sujeitos/atores/famílias tradicionais no processo eleitoral curitibano, que reflete diretamente na política estadual. Através da análise das principais mudanças nas regras eleitorais e do resgate histórico do conturbado cenário político (pós impeachment) observamos os resultados eleitorais na capital com seus principais candidatos. Constatamos que em 100% das candidaturas a chefia do poder executivo ligados a estruturas de parentesco/familismo político. Resgatamos as origens/genealogias de todos os candidatos envolvidos e relacionamos com os resultados eleitorais para a Prefeitura da Capital. Concluímos que a despeito das recentes mudanças e transformações políticas/sociais/institucionais ocorridas em 2016, alguns “velhos” condicionantes mostraram sua força e resistência no sentido de ainda hoje serem variáveis fundamentais para a explicação do comportamento e do sucesso eleitoral dos candidatos.
FAMÍLIAS E AGRUPAMENTOS: SOBRE SEUS DOMÍNIOS E DIVERSIFICAÇÕES
Authors: Santos Pâmella Synthia Santana
Published: August 2017

Este artigo, que provém tanto de uma pesquisa já concluída, como de uma em andamento, tem por objetivo debater sobre a relação entre os agrupamentos e famílias políticas e redes sociais que constituem o quadro político-partidário do estado de Sergipe partindo tanto da política local e de como ela se insere no contexto estadual. O universo empírico consiste na análise das eleições de 2014, seus atores (cabos eleitorais, candidatos a deputados, senadores, governadores) e como as relações entre esses estão inseridos nas configurações e manutenções dessas famílias políticas. As técnicas metodológicas deste trabalho são análise de documentos, observação participante e entrevistas semi-estruturadas. É frisado no trabalho em questão que não é somente na política que essas famílias e agrupamentos encontram-se impregnados com suas redes de relações, pois estão presentes também, por exemplo, no meio empresarial, midiático, médico, judicial, e etc. Com isso, as constatações desse trabalho mostram que por mais que estejam em lados opostos na política, acaba sendo frequente a participação de atores que fazem parte de outros grupos justamente pela diversificação de espaços, mas que em alguns casos, essa grande diversificação, acabando também por modificar o peso do nome da família em si, por acabar diminuindo sua participação.
ESCOLARIZAÇÃO DAS ELITES NA PRODUÇÃO ACADÊMICA DO BRASIL
Authors: Machado Fabio Ribeiro , Walter Luciana Siqueira
Published: August 2017

A escola representa um espaço no qual serão mobilizados valores comuns a um grupo. Assim, a escolha da escola na qual os descendentes irão estudar significa escolher quais valores serão compartilhados por eles e entre que grupo de indivíduos. Neste caso, a escola não funciona como um espaço democratizante e sim como um local onde estes elementos serão compartilhados, alimentados e reproduzidos. Neste trabalho nos propomos a construir um panorama sobre escolarização das elites a partir das dissertações de mestrado e teses de doutoramento produzidos no Brasil cadastrados na plataforma Sucupira da Capes entre os anos 2000 e 2016 e os períodos Qualis A1 e A2 da área de educação no mesmo período.  A análise compreende os resultados de levantamento de dados por palavra chave de 6 dissertações, 48 periódicos Qualis A1 e 77 periódicos Qualis A2. Assim é possível verificar as temáticas e as abordagens que vem sendo utilizadas nas pós-graduações do país agrupando-as por região e área do conhecimento. Este trabalho é a primeira parte de uma pesquisa que pretende entender como a escolarização dos herdeiros das elites atua na reprodução dos seus valores, espaços e privilégios e qual a importância desta nas suas trajetórias.
DOMINAÇÃO E MOBILIDADE EM MONIQUE SAINT-MARTIN
Authors: Oliveira Marcus Roberto de
Published: August 2017

A abordagem dos processos de dominação e exercício do poder, junto aos rumos de mobilidade social, (escolar, profissional, geográfica, residencial, etc.) revela-se complexa, repleta de nuances que acabem exigindo instrumentais teóricos e metodológicos no intuito de uma construção disciplinada de conhecimentos sociológicos acerca de uma temática tão diversa. Diante de tal imperativo é possível identificar algumas significativas contribuições da obra de Monique de Saint-Martin. Assim, o presente texto tem como objetivo proporcionar uma sistematização de conceitos trabalhados pela socióloga francesa (em especial, os de fronteira, reconversão, ruptura e trajetória) que torne crível identificar uma atualização da ideia de classe social e as relevantes presenças das instituições familiares nos diversos campos sociais vigentes.
MULHERES, FAMÍLIA E PODER: VELHAS PRÁTICAS DA POLÍTICA FORMAL NA PARAÍBA
Authors: Almeida Cosma Ribeiro de
Published: August 2017

O artigo tem como principal objetivo refletir a entrada de mulheres na política, em especial no executivo municipal entre 2008 e 2012 na Paraíba, tendo em vista os laços familiares as quais estariam envolvidas e favorecidas para participarem do poder formal. A discussão é parte de uma pesquisa de campo realizada com cinco prefeitas, cujos relatos delas próprias nos mostram a dependência em relação aos familiares para ocuparem o cargo de gestora municipal. Neste sentido, nossa pesquisa é de abordagem quanti-qualitativa, e nos permite perceber que o papel social que as mulheres ocupam nas relações políticas representa as velhas práticas do parentesco político. Fazendo permanecer as antigas redes sociais de poderio tanto nos municípios como no Estado.
Effect of ICT Skills on the Job Satisfaction of Teacher Educators: Evidence from the Universities of the Sindh Province of Pakistan
Authors: Sahito Zafarullah , Vaisanen Pertti
Published: August 2017

This research paper is a reflection of the results of collected data from Teacher Educators (TEs) regarding their skills and expertise in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). Seven themes were inductively identified and called, 7Es like as: (a). Expertise in use of windows programmes; (b). Expertise in use of security measures; (c). Expertise in use of hardware instruments; (d). Expertise in use of internet; (e). Expertise in creating accounts; (f). Expertise in installation of softwares; and (g). Expertise in use of softwares. All extracted themes reveal the utility of the study and thematic analysis.
Factors Affecting Stress among Faculty Members of Public Universities in the Philippines: A Multiple Regression Analysis
Authors: Tan Jeryl Shawn T.
Published: August 2017

This study focused on particular demographic and education-related factors that contribute to the stress levels of public university faculty members in the Philippines. Participants in this study were part-time or full-time faculty members of Philippine public universities and were teaching at least a class during the First Semester of Academic Year 2016-2017. Participants were tasked to answer a survey, online or paper format, consisting of 3 instruments and other questions. Responses from 100 participants were then analyzed with multiple regression as the main statistical analysis. Results showed part-time/full-time status, age, job satisfaction and negative religious coping as significant predictors of faculty stress. Other performed analyses also revealed significant negative correlations between job satisfaction and stressors related to reward and recognition and departmental influence. In addition, though faculty members preferred positive religious coping as a coping strategy over negative religious coping, a significant positive correlation was noted between the 2 types. Recommendations were made for future studies related to stress among public university faculty members in the Philippines.
Straffen in soorten en maten
Authors: van Velthoven Ben
Published: August 2017

The development of sentencing by criminal courts in the Netherlands, 1995-2012

This paper studies the development of the sentences that were imposed by criminal courts in the Netherlands over the period 1995-2012. Available data cover all principal sanctions: (unconditional) prison sentences, community service orders and fines. A decomposition is made to separate the gravity of sentencing (changes in the type and severity of the sanctions) from size effects (changes in the composition of the criminal cases dealt with). The gravity of sentencing is found to oscillate over the period 1995-2012. There is (as yet) no clear trend towards heavier sentencing, contrary to recent claims by Dutch judicial authorities.
Gathering an edible wild plant: food or medicine? A case study on wild edibles and functional foods in Granada, Spain
Authors: Benítez Guillermo , Molero-Mesa Joaquín , González-Tejero M. Reyes
Published: August 2017

A study on wild edible resources has been performed in the western part of Granada Province (Spain) using ethnobotanical methods. We document and analyze knowledge concerning wild edible plants and mushrooms and their folk medicinal uses in the study area. Several botanical features and use characteristics have been analyzed for the species included, with special attention to their medicinal uses, highlighting a large number of edible-medicinal species. Local importance of the medicinal uses for these resources has been confirmed. Up to 135 species are gathered from the wild in the study area, from which 46 can be considered folk functional foods. In addition, 45 crop plants with uncommon edible or medicinal uses are included, 29 of these being considered functional foods as well. Therefore, a total of 75 plant species are used as edible medicines which serve to treat 36 different conditions. The local concept of food and medicine regarding wild plant resources seems not to be well established. Studies on the pharmacological properties of these foods are needed in order to establish their real or potential benefits for the treated affections.
Executive Psychopaths. Abusive Behaviour of the Management
Authors: Wojtczuk-Turek Agnieszka , Turek Dariusz
Published: August 2017

The article presents the characteristics of “executive psychopaths”, showing that the current business environment “predisposes” individuals with “pathological” features of personality to holding the highest posts within organisations. The most important factors that enable a diagnosis of such types of leaders have also been described. Moreover, it has been suggested that the most common behaviours demonstrated by the “executive psychopaths” involve mobbing, bullying, sexual harassment and political behaviours. A variety of forms of such abusive behaviour have been described together with their consequences for the employees
Loyalty of Employee and Loyalty of Client on the Example of Enterprises of Multi-level Marketing (MLM)
Authors: Warzecha Alina
Published: August 2017

In modern business conditions talented and effective workers who well know specificity of enterprise and their competition become – after their clients – the most valuable assets. The modern enterprises must build both loyalty of client and the workers’ loyalty. This article presents the definition of loyalty used by marketing specialists and shows the dependences of loyalty of clients and loyalty of staff using the model of sector of MLM enterprises.
Satysfakcja zawodowa – artefakt czy funkcjonalny wymiar kapitału intelektualnego. Przegląd koncepcji teoretycznych i podejść badawczych
Authors: Chrupała-Pniak Małgorzata
Published: August 2017

Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie przeglądu tradycyjnych badań psychologicznych na temat satysfakcji zawodowej oraz aktualnych koncepcji teoretycznych dotyczących źródeł zaangażowania i motywacji wewnętrznej w kontekście kapitału intelektualnego. Autor prowadzi rozważania począwszy od klasycznego ujęcia satysfakcji w ujęciu statycznym i związanych z nią programów wzbogacania pracy wynikających z teorii właściwości pracy i koncepcji przywiązania organizacyjnego, aż po teorię autodeterminacji i nowoczesne koncepcje zaangażowania do pracy. Kładzie nacisk na współczesne teorie i koncepcje rozwijane w psychologii, natomiast stosunkowo rzadko wykorzystywane w praktyce zarządzania, akcentując potrzebę uświadamiania kadry zarządzającej w zakresie wykorzystywania naturalnego potencjału motywacji wewnętrznej i zaangażowania w ramach kapitału intelektualnego przedsiębiorstwa.
Wybrane problemy pomiaru satysfakcji
Authors: Mazurek-Kucharska Beata
Published: August 2017

Badania nad poziomem satysfakcji pracowników z pracy są coraz częściej prowadzone przez pracodawców, ponieważ ich wyniki mają wspomóc proces planowania efektywnego systemu motywowania pracowników, podnieść ich poziom zaangażowania i partycypacji. W artykule wskazano na wybrane aspekty badań nad satysfakcją z pracy, wskazując na kilka problemów i kontrowersji z nimi związanych. Dokonano przeglądu najczęściej uwzględnianych zmiennych w tych badaniach, które – zdaniem badaczy – tworzą przestrzeń powiązaną z satysfakcją. Wskazano na niewystarczające jeszcze przywiązywanie przez badaczy uwagi do problemu trafności i rzetelności skal pomiarowych, stosowanych przy badaniu satysfakcji. Wskazano m.in. na zalecenie badania i podawania konkretnych danych w tym zakresie (m.in. wartości wskaźnika Alfa Cronbacha) zanim badacz przystąpi do stosowania narzędzia oraz szerokiej interpretacji otrzymanych na jego podstawie wyników badania.
Satysfakcja z pracy w sektorze usług w realiach polskiej gospodarki
Authors: Juchnowicz Marta
Published: August 2017

Celem niniejszego artykułu jest przedstawienie analizy satysfakcji z pracy pracowników sektora usług w polskiej gospodarce. Podstawę analizy stanowi badanie zrealizowane w na przełomie marca i kwietnia 2012 roku, na próbie 1000 osób. Dobór próby miał charakter celowy. Jednym z głównych kryteriów była reprezentacja usług wiedzochłonnych i usług mniej wiedzochłonnych. Wyniki badania dowodzą, że pracownicy sektora usług w Polsce osiągają wysoką satysfakcję z  pracy. Wysokiej satysfakcji z  pracy towarzyszy wysokie zaangażowanie pracowników. Takie odczucia i postawy deklarowane przez respondentów są szansą na uruchomienie i  skuteczne wykorzystanie dźwigni behawioralnej do wzrostu wartości współczesnych organizacji usługowych. Jest to zasługą pozytywnych ocen wielu aspektów zarządzania zasobami ludzkimi. Równocześnie badania wskazują na rezerwy tkwiące w zarządzaniu rozwojem i wynagrodzeniami. Dostarczają także informacji o osobowych czynnikach determinujących satysfakcję z pracy, które są niezbędne w procesie podejmowania wielu decyzji personalnych.
Cechy kultury organizacyjnej a metodyki prowadzenia projektów
Authors: Piwowar-Sulej Katarzyna
Published: August 2017

W artykule przedstawiono relacje między cechami kultury organizacyjnej a metodykami prowadzenia projektów. Podkreślono przy tym atrybuty tzw. kultury projektowej oraz dokonano ogólnej charakterystyki praktykowanych podejść do zarządzania projektami. Mając na uwadze typologię kultur według Camerona i Quinna stwierdzono, że postępowanie zgodne z wartościami kulturowymi charakterystycznymi dla kultury o typie klanu lub adhokracji gwarantują metodyki nowoczesne. W organizacjach o kulturze hierarchii lub rynku standardy zachowań i pozycja kierownika projektu odpowiada ujęciu prezentowanemu w tradycyjnych metodykach zarządzania projektami.
"Vi har musikk i skolen for å bli bedre til å synge!" Elevens egen stemme om sangaktiviteten i skolens musikkopplæring
Authors: Bøe Odd Magne
Published: August 2017

Artikkelen fokuserer på elevenes egne opplevelser omkring sangaktiviteter i skolens musikkopplæring. Sang i skolen drøftes i lys av de rammene vi finner i ”Læreplanverket for Kunnskapsløftet” (LK06). Et sentralt spørsmål vil være om elever i ulike aldre forteller om endring av musikkaktiviteter i takt med et utvidet register i faget. Jeg vil i tillegg diskutere i hvilken grad elevens stemme vil kunne bringe fram ny viten om musikkfaget. Artikkelen er tredelt. Først beskrives målet med studien og begrunnelser for valg av metode. Deretter presenteres resultater fra empirien basert på kvalitative data fra elevintervjuer. I den tredje delen tar drøftingen utgangspunkt i de funn jeg gjorde i min studie.
Valg og gjennomføring av videregående opplæring før Kunnskapsløftet
Authors: Markussen Eifred
Published: August 2017

Norge har en videregående opplæring med en ambisiøs målsetting: flest mulig skal oppnå studie- eller yrkeskompetanse og utdanning skal bidra til å jevne ut sosiale forskjeller. I denne artikkelen viser vi at realiteten er annerledes: Om lag sju av ti i hvert årskull fullfører og består, mens tre av ti enten slutter før tida eller gjennomfører hele løpet uten å bestå i alle fag. Gjennom analysene viser vi at rekrutteringen til yrkesfaglige henholdsvis studieforberedende utdanningsprogrammer så vel som utfallet av videregående opplæring påvirkes av fire sett med forhold: de unges prestasjonsnivå fra grunnskolen, de unges faglige og sosiale engasjement med skolen, deres sosiale bakgrunn og ulike kontekster utdanningen foregår innenfor. Prestasjonsnivået fra grunnskolen er sterkt påvirket av sosial bakgrunn. Dermed har sosial bakgrunn både direkte og indirekte effekt på kompetanseoppnåelse fra videregående opplæring. Grunnskolen og videregående opplæring reproduserer stadig sosial ulikhet.
Kartlegging av læreres kunnskap er ikke enkelt
Authors: Mosvold Reidar , Fauskanger Janne
Published: August 2017

Læreres kunnskap har betydning for elevenes læring, og som et ledd i prosessen for styrking av kvaliteten i norsk skole har politikere i senere tid ytret ønske om å kartlegge læreres kunnskap. Kartlegging av læreres kunnskap er imidlertid ikke enkelt, og i denne artikkelen undersøker vi hvordan de samme lærernes undervisningskunnskap i matematikk kan se ut til å være forskjellig når den måles ved hjelp av oppgaver med ulikt format. Deltakerne i studien var 30 praktiserende lærere, og instrumentet besto av 28 flervalgsoppgaver med tilhørende åpne oppgaver. Sammenhengen mellom lærernes kunnskap slik den måles ved hjelp av flervalgsoppgavene og de åpne oppgavene er ikke alltid klar. Det er derfor nødvendig å tilnærme seg måling av læreres undervisnings-kunnskap i matematikk med stor varsomhet. Nærmere undersøkelser er nødvendig for å finne ut hva slags type kunnskap som kan måles med ulike typer oppgaver og hva slags måleinstrumenter som kan brukes til hvilke formål.Nøkkelord: Undervisningskunnskap i matematikk, kartlegging, måleinstrument-er, flervalgsoppgaver AbstractTeachers’ knowledge influence students’ learning, and as part of their attempts to increase the quality of Norwegian schools, politicians have announced their intentions to measure the knowledge of teachers. Measuring teacher knowledge is not straightforward, however, and this article investigates how a group of mathematics teachers’ knowledge might appear different when measured by items of different formats. The participants in this study were 30 in-service teachers, and the instrument consisted of 28 multiple-choice items with associated open-response items. The connection between the teachers’ know-ledge as measured by multiple-choice items and open-response items is not always straightforward. As an implication, it is necessary to approach measure-ment of teachers’ mathematical knowledge for teaching with great care. Further studies are necessary in order to investigate what types of knowledge can be measured by different types of items and how different kinds of measuring instruments can be used for particular purposes.Key words: Mathematical knowledge for teaching, measurement, instruments, multiple-choice items
Læringsressurser og lærerrollen – et partnerskap i endring?
Authors: Rasmussen Ingvill , Lund Andreas
Published: August 2017

I artikkelen blir relasjonen mellom læringsressurser og lærerrollen undersøkt. Dataene som analyseres består av intervjuer av lærere og elever i fagene historie og engelsk på ungdomstrinnet og i videregående. Analysene viser sentrale temaer i lærere og elevers erfaringer med læreboka og Internett. Vi bruker kontinuumet fra lukkede til åpne ressurser som et begrepsmessig bakteppe for å speile det empiriske materialet. Ved å bruke lærernes og elevenes egne utsagn har vi i analysene forsøkt å beskrive hva som karakteriserer undervisningspraksiser i dag. Våre analyser viser framveksten av det vi har kalt hybride praksiser. Dette er praksiser hvor læreboka har mistet sin suverene posisjon som eneste kunnskapskilde, noe som impliser at lærere stilles overfor nye krav til både å bistå elevene i å vurdere troverdigheten i de Internettbaserte ressursene, og til å organisere undervisningen i forhold til trusselen fra ikke-faglige aktiviteter. Vi finner at lærerne responderer ulikt på denne utviklingen, men en tendens ser ut til å være at de utvikler og tilpasser oppgaver og aktiviteter for sin elevgruppe – lærere blir da i økende grad også designere av undervisningsopplegg.Nøkkelord: lærer, multiple ressurser, lærebok, InternettAbstractThe article investigates the relationship between learning resources and the teacher’s role. The data analyzed consists of interviews with teachers and students in the school subjects of history and English at the secondary and at the upper secondary level. Our analysis shows the central themes that teachers and students communicated with regard to their experiences with the use of textbooks and the Internet. We use the continuum from closed to open resources as a conceptual backdrop to mirror the empirical material. Through the use of the teachers’ and the students’ statements we describe what characterizes teaching practices today. Our analyses show the emergence of what we have called hybrid practices. These are practices in which the textbook has lost its position as the ultimate source of knowledge. The implication is that teachers are faced with new requirements both to assist students in assessing the credibility of the Internet-based resources, and to organize teaching in relation to the threat posed by activities that involve resources that may not be authoritative. We find that teachers respond differently to this trend, but a tendency seems to be that they develop tasks and activities tailor-made for their students, and increasingly become designers of educational activities.Key words: teacher, multiple resources, textbook, Internet
Apresentação de um Manual instrucional de promoção ao aleitamento materno em Unidade Básica de Saúde: um relato de experiência
Authors: Palhoni Amanda Rodrigues Garcia , Manzo Bruna Figueiredo , Notaro Karine Antunes Marques , Rocha Lorena Lacerda Merlo
Published: August 2017

O objetivo deste artigo é relatar a experiência da implementação de um manual instrucional de Promoção ao Aleitamento Materno aos profissionais das equipes de uma Unidade Básica de Saúde de Belo Horizonte. Após a realização de um diagnóstico situacional em relação a orientações dos profissionais às gestantes sobre o aleitamento materno foi observado que as informações não eram sistematizadas e às vezes divergentes.  Diante disso, foi elaborado o manual intitulado “Manual de Educação e Promoção ao Aleitamento Materno” edificado conforme as recomendações estabelecidas pelo Ministério da Saúde sendo proposto o uso do Kit Amamente da família Colchete®, material didático composto por um boneco, quatro mamas enumeradas de um a três e um colete demonstrativo, como estratégia de treinamento e ferramenta de promoção ao aleitamento materno. Foi desenvolvida uma capacitação aos profissionais das equipes através de três encontros. Em cada encontro trabalhou-se uma temática específica relacionada à promoção do aleitamento materno buscando garantir que práticas adequadas em aleitamento materno fossem instituídas, sendo os profissionais capacitados a oferecer suporte em aleitamento materno.  Ao final da capacitação, todos os participantes verbalizaram estar muito satisfeitos com o manual proposto, não havendo sugestões e propostas de melhoria, apenas elogios e agradecimentos.
Startups: estudo do processo de abertura e gerenciamento
Authors: Figueira Kristina Kieling , Hörbe Tatiane De Andrade Neves , Vargas Katiuscia De Fátima Schiemer , Machado Emanuelly Comoretto , De Moura Gilnei Luiz
Published: August 2017

This study aims to understand the process and actions performed to open and manage startups. For this, an exploratory and qualitative research was carried out using semi-structured interviews as data collection technique, with seven partners/managers of startups from the city of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, based on the Reynolds model (2000). The results showed that startups managers take from four to six months to formulate the idea of the business and put it into practice, with investments considered by them to be relatively low. In addition, it was verified that the investigated startups, with all their innovative and differentiation potential in relation to the other businesses, besides searching for specific management methodologies and directed to their nature and formation, also use traditional management tools like the known and disseminated business plan. It was also noticed that startups come across with typical problems of customers acceptance, lack of financial resources, lack of management knowledge and excessive bureaucracy of public agencies when they start their activities and that their managers, although they have styles oriented to the innovation and practicality, as well as people-oriented management, take a reactive stance on identifying and solving problems.