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MELESTARIAN KAWASAN KONSERVASI SEBAGAI LANDASAN BUDAYA DALAM PERENCANAAN KOTA PEKALONGAN
Authors: Hendro Eko Punto , Sari Suzanna Ratih
Published: December 2018

Pekalongan formed through a long and unique history, which is characterized by a variety of historical relics and ancient buildings the main building. Starting from this, it seems we need a comprehensive conceptual thinking to handle the pearls in Pekalongan city, which still looks dull and does not appear to shine. Pekalongan city government itself also can not see that the potential of the region and the ancient building is of pearls are still dull and hidden, which can be polished so shiny and attract attention. They prefer talkative build buildings and malls without careful planning, and often displacing precisely these historic buildings. From sentences above, presumably, this research is needed to handle the pearls through the development of the concept of conservation, namely the concept of the arrangement, preservation, and development of the areas historic city of Pekalongan, and certainly is one of the bases for planning and development of culture and tourism city. Regulation on the protection of historic buildings the city is already there, but it is still necessary regulatory or conservation regulation in order to historic district Pekalongan sustainable, not just the building alone.
Efektywności i skuteczność kształcenia w publicznym szkolnictwie wyższym w Polsce
Authors: Pietrzak Piotr Grzegorz , Baran Joanna
Published: December 2018

Ze względu na trwające prace nad reformą szkolnictwa wyższego w Polsce w artykule podjęto dyskusję na temat efektywności i skuteczności kształcenia akademickiego. Dokonano przeglądu literatury zagranicznej i krajowej w tym zakresie. W artykule zaprezentowano również wyniki wstępnych badań, które dotyczyły 58 uczelni podlegających nadzorowi Ministerstwa Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego (MNiSW). W pomiarze efektywności działalności dydaktycznej wykorzystano podejście nieparametryczne (metodę DEA) – model BCC ukierunkowany na maksymalizację efektów. Zaś w pomiarze skuteczności zastosowano hierarchiczną metodę aglomeracyjną (metoda Warda), jako miarę odległości wykorzystano odległość euklidesową.
Efektywność szkół wyższych w Polsce na tle uczelni europejskich – analiza dla dziewiętnastu krajów
Authors: Wolszczak-Derlacz Joanna
Published: December 2018

W artykule przeprowadzono analizę empiryczną efektywności szkół wyższych wraz z estymacją determinujących ją czynników. Próba badawcza składa się z uczelni z 19 krajów europejskich i obejmuje dane dla lat 2011–2014. Na podstawie nieparametrycznej metody DEA oszacowano wskaźniki efektywności, gdzie za nakłady przyjęto: wartość przychodów i liczbę nauczycieli akademickich. W wynikach działalności uczelni ujęto liczbę absolwentów oraz liczbę publikacji. Dodatkowo zbadano relację pomiędzy wybranymi zmiennymi a wskaźnikami efektywności. Rezultaty wskazują, że uczelnie większe i starsze są bardziej efektywne. Porównanie uczelni o tej samej wielkości i roku założenia pokazało, że te z nich, które mają większy odsetek pracowników niebędących nauczycielami akademickim i niższy udział przychodów zewnętrznych w budżecie, charakteryzują się niższą efektywnością.
Nowy algorytm podziału dotacji podstawowej dla uczelni akademickich. Pierwsze skutki zmian i wstępne wnioski
Authors: Lewicki Jacek
Published: December 2018

Działalność dydaktyczna stanowi około 60% przychodów uczelni publicznych w Polsce. Pod koniec 2016 roku Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego zmodyfikowało zasady podziału tej dotacji. Kluczowymi zmianami dla szkół akademickich było powiązanie wysokości przyznawanych środków z liczbą studentów przypadających na nauczyciela akademickiego oraz uwzględnianie posiadanych przez uczelnie kategorii naukowych. Obowiązywanie nowego algorytmu podziału dotacji w 2017 roku skutkowało dużymi zmianami w wysokości dotacji dla wielu uczelni, które podjęły działania dostosowawcze, na przykład zmniejszając nabory na kolejny rok akademicki. W 2018 roku nowa ewaluacja nauki spowodowała kolejne zmiany w podziale dotacji.
Otwarty dostęp do statystyk uczelni powinien być czymś normalnym! Wywiad z Benedettem Leporim, koordynatorem European Tertiary Education Register (ETER)
Authors: Wolszczak-Derlacz Joanna
Published: December 2018

Wywiad dotyczy wyzwań związanych z tworzeniem publicznie dostępnej i zharmonizowanej bazy obejmującej dane na temat poszczególnych instytucji szkolnictwa wyższego z krajów europejskich: European Tertiary Education Register (ETER) oraz możliwości wykorzystania jej do porównań międzynarodowych. Benedetto Lepori przekonuje w nim, że ogólny dostęp do danych na poziomie indywidualnych uczelni powinien być czymś normalnym. Dodatkowo uważa, że wykorzystywanie podejścia nakłady-wyniki wraz z zaawansowanymi narzędziami badawczymi w zakresie oceny efektywności i produktywności jest zasadne z punktu widzenia stawianych pytań badawczych, jednak nie powinno się ich automatycznie stosować np. do ewaluacji uniwersytetów czy dystrybucji środków finansowych.
New Public Monuments: Urban Art and Everyday Aesthetic Experience
Authors: Lehtinen Sanna
Published: December 2018

The role and function of public art is currently undergoing some large-scale changes. Many new artworks which are situated within the already existing urban sphere, seem to be changing the definition of public art, each in their own way. Simultaneously, there exists a trend that endorses more traditional forms of public art. Juxtaposing and comparing the aesthetic implications of different types of artworks, it is possible to see how they contribute to the contemporary understanding of the urban sphere. In this paper, I take a look at the explicit and implicit aesthetic values that these simultaneously existing contemporary forms of public art are based on. The cases selected for closer look are examples of prominent and recent works of public art from downtown Helsinki: He who Brings the Light (unveiled in 2017) by Pekka Kauhanen and Running Man (performed in 2016-17) by Nestori Syrjala. What space and what kind of position is subscribed to the perceiver by these very different types of yet equally established artworks? What kind of experiences and possibilities of participation do these works entail? The focus is on the undergoing redefinition of public art that revolves around these questions.
Self-dual Leonard pairs
Authors: Nomura Kazumasa , Terwilliger Paul
Published: December 2018

Let F denote a field and let V denote a vector space over F with finite positive dimension. Consider a pair A, A* of diagonalizable F-linear maps on V, each of which acts on an eigenbasis for the other one in an irreducible tridiagonal fashion. Such a pair is called a Leonard pair. We consider the self-dual case in which there exists an automorphism of the endomorphism algebra of V that swaps A and A*. Such an automorphism is unique, and called the duality A ↔ A*. In the present paper we give a comprehensive description of this duality. In particular,we display an invertible F-linearmap T on V such that the map X → TXT−1is the duality A ↔ A*. We express T as a polynomial in A and A*. We describe how T acts on 4 flags, 12 decompositions, and 24 bases for V.
Bayesian Inference Based on Multiply Type-II Censored Samples of Sequential Order Statistics from Pareto Distribution
Authors: Shafay A. R. , Sultan K. S.
Published: December 2018

In this article, Bayesian estimation and prediction are discussed based on multiply Type-II censored samples of sequential order statistics from the Pareto distribution. The posterior distributions are derived, and then the Bayesian estimators, with respect to the squared error loss function, are obtained for the two unknown parameters. Also, the reliability and hazard rate functions are estimated. Next, the Bayesian predictive and survival functions for a future sequential order statistic from the observed samples as well as that from a future unobserved sample from the same population are derived, and then the point and interval predictions are developed. Finally, some numerical results are pointed out for illustrating all the inferential methods developed here.
Experimental Study of Sinkhole Failure Related to Groundwater Level Drops
Authors: Alrowaimi Mohamed , Chopra Manoj , Yun Hae-Bum , Mokhtari Soroush
Published: December 2018

Sinkholes are natural geohazard phenomena that cause damage to property and may lead to loss of life. They occur in very distinctive karst settings, where carbonate, limestone, dolomite, or gypsum are encountered as the bedrock. Predicting the formation and the collapse of a sinkhole based on current ground investigation techniques is limited by the high uncertainties level of the soil’s properties and behavior. A laboratory-scale sinkhole model was constructed to physically simulate the sinkhole phenomenon. This model is spatio-temporal in nature. The physical model was designed to monitor a network of radially distributed groundwater wells over time around a predetermined sinkhole location. The physical model proved experimentally that the groundwater forms a water cone of depression that is related to the sinkhole development. It is postulated that this phenomenon may be used to identify the potential location of the sinkhole at an early stage of the underground cavities formation. In addition, an abnormal pattern of the groundwater table readings, which is due to the presence of the sinkhole, was observed and analyzed utilizing time–frequency analysis technique. It is observed, based on the model, that sinkhole development is accompanied by progressive drops of groundwater table readings punctuated with certain time lags. These progressive drops and time lags are analyzed and correlated to the time and location of the collapse of the sinkhole.
A Life Prediction Model for High-Reliability Products and Its Application to VFD Based on Constant-Stress ADTs
Authors: Zhang Jianping , Zong Yu , Yi Meng , Wu Helen
Published: December 2018

For many high-reliability and long-life products, the accuracies of some existing life prediction models are not high enough, which may limit their fast development. For this purpose, four groups of constant-stress accelerated degradation tests (ADTs) were carried out by increasing the temperature of a vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) cathodic filament, and the equivalent average luminance degradation model (EALDM) was proposed to predict VFD life. In this model, firstly, a two-parameter Weibull function was used to fit average test data at each accelerated stress, and the corresponding formula of luminance degradation was obtained. Secondly, a power function was determined to fit multi-groups of data points formed by an accelerated stress and time at different given luminance, and then the work time under normal stress was extrapolated. Finally, by reusing the Weibull function to fit the data points, including the work time and given luminance, the life prediction of products was achieved. The results indicate that the test design of constant-stress ADTs is correct and feasible; the Weibull function well reveals the VFD luminance decaying law at both accelerated and normal stresses, and the power function objectively reflects the relationship between work time and stress. It is found by comparing the predicted life with the reference value that EALDM has high precision, which paves the way for following research in life prediction methodology and acts as a guide for professional technicians.
Shear Moduli of Metal Specimens Using Resonant Column Tests
Authors: Kumar Jyant , Shinde Ninad Sanjeev
Published: December 2018

The shear moduli of cylindrical metal specimens were determined by performing resonant column tests in a torsional mode of vibration. The tests were performed on four different metals, namely (i) aluminum, (ii) brass, (iii) copper, and (iv) mild steel. Keeping the length (L) of the specimens the same, different diameters (d) were chosen to vary the torsional stiffness and, thereby, the resonant frequency. Additional circular plates were attached to the top of the drive mechanism to have different resonant frequencies with the same torsional stiffness (KT). The shear moduli (G) were established by two different methods, namely (i) from the evaluation of KT and (ii) by first determining the mass moment of inertia (Jd) of the drive mechanism and then finding G from the measured circular resonant frequency (ωn). Both the methods provide exactly the same answer(s). For aluminum and brass, the measurement of the shear modulus was found to be much more accurate; the maximum variation of the shear modulus with diameter (8–12 mm/15 mm) for the same driving input voltage (torque) was around 3.3 % for aluminum and 1.2 % for brass. On the other hand, in the case of mild steel and copper, the variation of shear modulus was around 9.2 % and 7.2 %, respectively. The measured values of the shear moduli were found to compare well with the data reported from literature for the different chosen metals.
A Nondestructive EIS Method to Evaluate the Compressive Strength of Slag-Blended Cement Paste under Steam Curing
Authors: Yan X. C. , Jiang L. H. , Guo M. Z. , Chen Y. J. , Jiang S. B. , Song S. Q.
Published: December 2018

The compressive strength of slag-blended cement paste under steam curing was evaluated using a nondestructive electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) method. In the slag-blended cement paste, four slag replacement ratios (0 %, 20 %, 50 %, and 70 %) and two curing conditions (standard curing and steam curing) were employed. The topological structure of the EIS was analyzed, inclusive of the Nyquist diagram and the Bode diagram. In the analysis of the Bode diagram, a parameter called the diffusion impedance had an inverse ratio to the porosity of paste. Results showed that the diffusion impedance reduced with increasing the slag replacement ratio at 3 days, while the influence of the slag content on the diffusion impedance was negligible at 28 days. The diffusion impedance of slag-blended cement paste under standard curing was lower than that under steam curing at 3 days, while the difference at 28 days was not evident. In addition, an exponential model between the compressive strength and the diffusion impedance was proposed. A relatively weak relationship of the model was found in the paste containing 70 % slag, with 0.87 regression coefficient. Nevertheless, a strong correlation was found in the cement paste when the slag replacement was no more than 50 %, where the regression coefficient was above 0.95.
Discrimination and Prediction of Tool Wear State Based on Gray Theory
Authors: Li Xiao-ru , Zhu Jian-min , Tian Feng-qing , Pan He-feng
Published: December 2018

In allusion to the problems that random noise causes that interfere with the extraction of wear characteristics from cutting vibration signals and cause low accuracy of lathe tool wear state discrimination and prediction, a new method was proposed in this study. The proposed method extracted the wear time-domain characteristics of tool vibration signals through wavelet packet transform and the correlation coefficient method. Next, noises in wear time-domain characteristics were reduced by singular-value decomposition. The gray proximity correlation between the characteristic data series corresponding to the initial cutting and current cutting was calculated and used to represent the characteristic of tool wearing and discriminate the wear state. The gray decision-making model of metabolism GM(1,1) was established based on the wear characteristic series and was used to predict the variation trend of tool wear state, thus deciding the necessity of cutting tool changing. Cutting wear experiments and wear state predictions were carried out on the ZCK20 numerical control lathe (Tuoman, Zhejiang, China) by using three pieces of WNMG080408-TM T9125 lathe tools (Tungaloy Corporation, Iwaki, Japan). Experimental results demonstrated that the proposed method could eliminate noise effectively, acquire the optimal wear characteristics of tools, and discriminate and predict the wear state of tools accurately.
Dvorac Nova Kraljevica: prilozi za povijest gradnje i uređenja
Authors: Puhmajer Petar
Published: December 2018

Članak govori o povijesti gradnje i obnova te unutrašnjem uređenju dvorca Nova Kraljevica. Na temelju arhivskih izvora i nalaza in situ definiran je građevni razvoj dvorca te elementi oblikovanja njegove vanjštine i unutrašnjosti, od vremena izgradnje u doba Zrinskih, preko značajnih obnova za vojarnu, bolnicu i sjemenište u 18. i 19. stoljeću pa sve do danas. O dvorcu je sačuvana bogata arhivska dokumentacija čije tumačenje pomaže u sagledavanju izvornih arhitektonskih obilježja, te promjena koje je dvorac naknadno doživio. U članku se također nastoji utvrditi izvorna namjena pojedinih prostorija dvorca, identificirati elementi sačuvane unutrašnje opreme, kao i njihov izvorni položaj.
Online Brand Experience: Drivers and Consequences
Authors: Pratomo Luki Adiati , Magetsari Ovy Noviati Nuraini
Published: December 2018

The purpose of this study is to determine the influence of brand involvement, customer-brand engagement, online brand experience to brand satisfaction and brand loyalty of mobile banking applications users in BCA, Bank Mandiri, BRI, and BNI as the big four most valuable brands in Indonesia. This study used primary data sources obtained directly by distributing questionnaires to 260 respondents. The sampling method used is non-probability sampling with purposive sampling technique, and the criteria of respondents used in this study are consumers who own and use mobile banking applications at least once a month. The research method used is SEM, analysis of data quality using a validity test and reliability test. The findings of this study are Brand Involvement has a positive effect toward Customer Brand Engagement, Customer Brand Engagement has a positive effect toward Online Brand Experience, Online Brand Experience has a positive effect toward Brand Satisfaction and Brand Loyalty. Brand Satisfaction has a positive effect toward Brand Loyalty.
HRM Practices in Indonesia: the Contributing Power of Embeddedness and Support
Authors: Martono S , Putri Vini Wiratno
Published: December 2018

This study aims to test the effect of HRM practices on the employees’ task performance and how the correlation is mediated by the variables of job embeddedness and perceived organizational support. The methods of data collection employed observation, questionnaire online and offline, and interview. Sampling uses the survey method, with the number of respondents 480 (response rate 87.27%) academics in Indonesia. The analysis of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with Warp PLS program was used to test the hypothesis. The result of this study shows that the supported HRM practices affect employee performance, job embeddedness and perceived organizational support. Employee performance is also directly affected by job embeddedness and perceived organizational support. Based on the result, there is an effect of HRM practices on the task performance, the better HRM practices are, the more employees’ task performance will improve. Job embeddedness and perceived organizational support are also affected by HRM practices. In addition, this study also proves that job embeddedness and perceived organizational support can also improve employees’ task performance. Besides affecting directly, job embeddedness and perceived organizational support have a role as mediating variables in the HRM practices on performance. The result of this study provides an understanding that good HRM practices are crucial to be applied not only in the profitable organization but also in the universities. This study provides a description of the importance of good HRM practices to be implemented in the universities. Furthermore, it is necessary to continue studying the roles of human resources practices with the larger sample.
Integration of Growth and Cell Size via the TOR Pathway and the Dot6 Transcription Factor in Candida albicans
Authors: Chaillot Julien , Tebbji Faiza , Mallick Jaideep , Sellam Adnane
Published: December 2018

In most species, size homeostasis appears to be exerted in late G1 phase as cells commit to division, called Start in yeast and the Restriction Point in metazoans. This size threshold couples cell growth to division, and, thereby, establishes long-term size homeostasis. Our former investigations have shown that hundreds of genes markedly altered cell size under homeostatic growth conditions in the opportunistic yeast Candida albicans, but surprisingly only few of these overlapped with size control genes in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Here, we investigated one of the divergent potent size regulators in C. albicans, the Myb-like HTH transcription factor Dot6. Our data demonstrated that Dot6 is a negative regulator of Start, and also acts as a transcriptional activator of ribosome biogenesis (Ribi) genes. Genetic epistasis uncovered that Dot6 interacted with the master transcriptional regulator of the G1 machinery, SBF complex, but not with the Ribi and cell size regulators Sch9, Sfp1, and p38/Hog1. Dot6 was required for carbon-source modulation of cell size, and it is regulated at the level of nuclear localization by the TOR pathway. Our findings support a model where Dot6 acts as a hub that integrates growth cues directly via the TOR pathway to control the commitment to mitotic division at G1.
Dynamics of Cognitive Functions and Proinflammatory Cytokines in Different Variants of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Authors: Federyakin D. V. , Goncharuk A. V. , Anokhin A. V. , Dj’Arah Munzer D. O.
Published: December 2018

Purpose of the study: to evaluate the parameters of cognitive potential and systemic proinflammatory response during direct myocardial revascularization surgery on a beating heart and under conditions of various types of extracorporeal circulation (classical cardiopulmonary bypass and minimized extracorporeal circuit).Materials and methods. A total of 205 patients aged 41–76 years (56.16±2.91 years) were examined. All patients were screened by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment and underwent contrast-enhanced CT perfusion imaging of the brain. The concentrations of tumor necrosis factor, interleukins-6 and 8, and neuron specific enolase were measured in the perioperative period. Surgery in all patients was performed under general balanced anesthesia based on sevoflurane. All patients were randomly divided into three groups: the patients after off-pump surgery; the patients after surgery with classical cardiopulmonary bypass; the patients after surgery with a minimized extracorporeal circuit. Off-pump surgery was performed using a tissue stabilizer. Cardiopulmonary bypass using membrane oxygenators was performed in a nonpulsatile regimen with a perfusion index of 2.4 l/(min•m2) under moderate hypothermia (34–35°C). Protection of the myocardium during the period of aortic cross-clamping was carried out by pharmacological cold cardioplegia.Results. Seven days after surgery, the lowest Montreal Cognitive Assessment scoring was found in a group of patients operated using the classical cardiopulmonary bypass. In this group, the decline was almost 23 % (P=0.0202) compared with the baseline. In the same group, the increase in the level of neuron specific enolase reached 43.19% (P=0.0047). One day after surgery, the highest values (P<0.05) of tumor necrosis factor, interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 were found in the group of patients who underwent surgery with the classical cardiopulmonary bypass. Cortisol levels 24 hours after surgery also increased in all groups, but the smallest increase was recorded in the group of patients undergoing the off-pump surgery.Conclusion. Off-pump surgery or the use of the minimized extracorporeal circuit with biocompatible coating, centrifugal pump in the absence of blood contact with air minimally affects the cognitive potential of patients, reduces manifestations of the systemic inflammatory response, which, in turn, reduces a number of postoperative complications and improves the results of treatment.
Efficacy and Safety of a Novel Adsorber for LPS-Selective Hemosorption (Experimental Study)
Authors: Khoroshilov Sergey E. , Nikulin Artem V. , Bessonov Ivan V. , Morozov Alexander S. , Yarema Ivan V.
Published: December 2018

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the in vitro and ex vivo effectiveness and safety of a new device for extracorporeal blood purification.Materials and methods. The sorption properties and safety of hemoperfusion using the LPS sorption column that employs hypercrosslinked styrene-divinylbenzene copolymer.were studied using three different models:1) Escherichia coli endotoxin solution in aqueous 0.9% NaCl solution with an assessment of the efficacy of endotoxin elimination,2) donor erythrocyte suspension with assessment of the hemoperfusion column safety for blood cells,3) whole donor blood with assessment of hemosorption efficacy and hemoperfusion safety of the new column. Results. There was a 18.5-fold decrease in the endotoxin concentration in 0.9% sodium chloride solution over2 hours of perfusion vs. the baseline, while maintaining the residual sorption capacity of the column. Perfusion of RBC suspension and freshly prepared donor blood through the new LPS column did not demonstrate the emergence and growth of cytolytic markers; on the contrary, a two-fold decrease in the concentration of free hemoglobin containing in the RBC suspension was observed. There was a two-fold decrease in the vitamin B12 concentration, a 3.54-fold decrease in β2-microglobulin and a 2.5-fold decrease in creatinine levels. The atomic force microscopy did not find critical impairment of the morphology of erythrocyte membranes.Conclusion. In vitro and ex vivo tests demonstrated reliable experimental data on the effectiveness and safety of the device that employs a hypercrosslinked styrene-divinylbenzene copolymer for LPS-selective hemosorption, which was not inferior to one of analogues for hemosorption currently employed in clinical practice.
Сontribution of Imaging Techniques for Patient's Safety in Anesthesiology Practice (Review)
Authors: Zaitsev Andrey Yu. , Dubrovin Kyrill V. , Svetlov Vsevolod A.
Published: December 2018

Medical imaging deals with physical examination and visual monitoring the organs and tissues. The main advantage of the imaging is capability to get quick and informative diagnostic data on the state of the main body systems in real time. In addition, imaging system using can reduce the risk of complications during manipulations. In this review, the potential of various imaging techniques, their advantages and disadvantages, and features of their application in anesthesiology are discussed.
Beneficial Reuse of Dredged Marine Soils (DMS) with the Inclusion of Cement and Granular Material for Engineering Applications
Authors: Mohammad Zawawi Rosman  , Nurasiah Mira Anuar  , Nurul Syakeera Nordin  , Siti Farhanah S.M. Johan  , Chee-Ming Chan
Published: December 2018

Plenty of geowaste in Malaysia namely dredged marine soils (DMS) has been increasing over the year. The management of DMS after dredging has become a worldwide problem. Conventionally, the materials are disposed back to the sea. As the minimization of the dredged material during dredging is impossible, extensive work has been done by researchers to develop various economical and viable solutions, such as beneficial reuse of DMS. Series of one-dimensional test by using oedometer were tested on DMS with the inclusion cement and mining sand. Based from the results, the cement- and sand-treated DMS have resulted with low settlement reduction, thus increase its effective yield stress and improve its compressibility. As conclusion, it is suggested that DMS can be beneficially reuse for engineering application such as land reclamation or backfills.
A Study about Energy Demand and Consumption in the Cement Industrial Sector in the Brazilian State of Minas Gerais
Authors: Fernando M. Costa  , Antonella L. Costa  , Ricardo B. Pinheiro
Published: December 2018

The Portland cement is one of the most important building materials and highly employed by mankind. Its high participation in human development, as a basic material for any type of construction, characterizes the cement industry as one of the main sectors for the economic and social development. It represents approximately 3% of energy consumption in Minas Gerais (MG), a Brazilian State. To perform this study, it was collected a set of energy consumption parameters and process data, besides economic indicators. Minas Gerais houses the majority of cement plants installed in Brazil. Each stage of production was identified and quantified as related to the energy consumption. Initially, the projection of the final consumption of the main energy sources was developed with the average growth method. Then, the future energy demand was calculated using the ENPEP-BALANCE model, for a 20-year analysis period. Results showed that the final energy demand of this sector in the State of Minas Gerais could vary from 1,475 to 2,642 thousand toe, which represents about 34% more or less 15% of the registered demand of the base year. Last, CO2 emissions were projected for the considered scenarios.
The Nexus Between Total Quality Management, Job Satisfaction and Employee Work Engagement in the Food and Beverage Multinational Company in Nigeria
Authors: Oluwafemi Olaoluwa J. , Okon Samuel Essien
Published: December 2018

Adopting total quality management (TQM) program in an organisation may have consequences not only for organisational outcomes but also for employee work behaviour. Therefore, this study investigates the conceptual and empirical link between TQM practices, job satisfaction, and employee work engagement. Cross-sectional survey design, quota, proportionate and simple random sampling were used to draw 300 participants from the study population, out of which 190 responded and n = 183(61%) usable responses to the questionnaire designed for the purpose from employees of a food and beverage multinational company in Lagos metropolis were obtained. Regression and correlation analyses were used to analyse the study data. Significant positive relationship was found between dimensions of TQM practices (leadership and management support, employee participation, training, reward and recognition, and customer focus), job satisfaction and employee work engagement. After controlling for sex, age and experience, job satisfaction and TQM practices construct jointly and independently predicted employee work engagement. Also, job satisfaction partially mediated the relationship between TQM practices and work engagement. The implications of soft TQM implementation on employee job satisfaction for achieving highly engaged workforce are discussed.
Service Quality Perception of Customers – a Study of Toyota Motors in India
Authors: Baber Hasnan
Published: December 2018

Attrition is the major problem in the Indian Retail Industry which experienced the attrition rate of 19.4% in FY 2016 according to KPMG Annual Compensation Trends Survey 2017-18. The focus of these organizations is to reduce turnover by focusing on the underlying factors leading to turnover intentions and actual turnover. The present study was conducted to explore the effect of job satisfaction and core self-evaluation on turnover intentions. The purpose of the study was also to see if core self-evaluation (CSE) moderates the relationship between job satisfaction and turnover intentions. The study was conducted using structured questionnaires for measuring the above-mentioned variables. The sample of the study was 347 salespersons from various retail organizations working in Delhi and NCR. Hierarchical multiple regression showed that both job satisfaction and CSE were negatively related to turnover intentions. Also, CSE was found to moderate the relationship between job satisfaction and turnover intentions such that the relationship was stronger for the employees with low core self-evaluation. The present study has important implications for policy makers in the retail sector. Managers should use strategies to increase job satisfaction in order to curb high attrition in this sector. They must be aware of the moderating role played by personality attributes in the relationship between job satisfaction and turnover intentions.
In-hospital Neonatal Falls: An Unintended Consequence of Efforts to Improve Breastfeeding
Authors: Hughes Driscoll Colleen A. , Pereira Nicola , Lichenstein Richard
Published: December 2018

In-hospital neonatal falls are increasingly recognized as a postpartum safety risk, with maternal fatigue contributing to these events. Recommendations to support rooming-in may increase success with breastfeeding; however, this practice may also be associated with maternal fatigue. We report a cluster of in-hospital neonatal falls associated with a hospital program to improve breastfeeding, which included rooming-in practices. Metrics related to breastfeeding were prospectively collected by chart audit or patient survey while ongoing efforts to improve breastfeeding occurred (September 2015–August 2017). Falls were identified through the hospital adverse event reporting system from January 2011 to February 2018. Medical records were reviewed to determine factors associated with the falls, including time of event, pain medication administration, hours of life at fall, method of delivery, or other notable factors that may have contributed to the fall event. Three fall events occurred within 1 year of commencing improvement efforts as process and outcome metrics associated with breastfeeding improved. All events were associated with mothers falling asleep while feeding their infant, and all occurred between midnight and 6 am. Falls occurred from 38.0 to 75.7 hours after birth. No sedating pain medications were administered within 4 hours of any event. In 2 of 3 cases, mothers experienced notable ongoing social stressors. Rooming-in was the most significant change involved in our health care delivery during the programmatic effort to improve breastfeeding. Monitoring for in-hospital neonatal falls may be needed during projects aimed at improving breastfeeding, particularly if rooming-in practices are involved.
Uma parcela Kafkiana
Authors: Saraiva Silva Junia Paula
Published: December 2018

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O trágico em Édipo Rei e Lavoura Arcaica: leitura contrastiva
Authors: Gimenes Thais Regina
Published: December 2018

Este trabalho discute a presença de elementos trágicos nas obras Édipo Rei e Lavoura Arcaica, bem como o sentido do trágico. Para tanto, pesquisou-se o texto de Raduan Nassar, nas situações em que se podem verificar os aspectos configuradores do trágico, tais como foram apresentados no teatro grego: desmedida (hybris), erro trágico (hamartia), efeito catártico ou de purgação (katharsis), inversão da situação da personagem (peripeteia), reconhecimento (anagnorisis) e catástrofe (sparagmos). Para o resultado prático dos objetivos desejados, desenvolvemos uma leitura contrastiva entre Édipo Rei, de Sófocles e Lavoura Arcaica, de Raduan Nassar, pesquisando os elementos em que o sentido do trágico aproximam ou distanciam o discurso de Raduan do texto trágico de Sófocles. *** The tragic in Oedipus the King and To the Left of the Father: contrastive reading ***This work discusses of the presence of tragic elements in the literary work of Oedipus the King and To the Left of the Father, as well as the sense of the tragic. In order to do this, it was studied the text of Raduan Nassar, searching for examples in which it is possible to verify characterized aspects of the tragic, such as the ones presented in the Greek theater: excesses (hybris), tragic error (hamartia), cathartics or purgation effect (katharsis), inversion of the situation of the personage (peripeteia), recognition (anagnorisis) and catastrophe (sparagmos). For a more practical result of the aimed objectives, we developed a contrasting reading between Oedipus the King, of Sófocles and To the Left of the Father, of Raduan Nassar, searching for elements where the sense of the tragic approaches or make Raduan’s speech distant from the tragic text of Sófocles.Keywords: Sófocles; Raduan Nassar; classic; modern; tragic elements.
O amor dos homens avulsos, de Victor Heringer
Authors: Simionatto Bibiana Barrios
Published: December 2018

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Fazendo amor com Caio F.: um conto escrito a seis mãos?
Authors: Albuquerque França Sara Regina
Published: December 2018

Este ensaio pretende fazer uma análise reflexiva sobre os bastidores e a trajetória de escrever o conto bolha opaca de sabão (a partir de trechos do conto Sem Ana, blues, do autor Caio Fernando Abreu), em atendimento à proposta de produção colaborativa literária, nos moldes sugeridos pelo grupo de estudos de escrita criativa, pertencentes ao projeto de pesquisa Cartografias narrativas em língua portuguesa: redes e enredos de subjetividade II, coordenado pelo Professor Doutor Paulo Kralik, na Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, em meados de junho de 2018. Questiona-se o modelo atributivo-tradicional que endurece os autores, em seus próprios processos individuais, quando desse tipo de produção. *** Making love to Caio F.: a six-handed short story? ***This essay intends to make a reflective analysis on the backstage and the trajectory of writing the bolha opaca de sabão (from excerpts from the short story Sem Ana, blues, by Caio Fernando Abreu), in response to the proposal of collaborative literary production, as suggested by the group of creative writing studies, belonging to the research project Narrative cartographies in Portuguese language: networks and entanglements of subjectivity II, coordinated by Professor Paulo Kralik, at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, in June of 2018. It is questioned the attributive-traditional model that stiffens the authors, in their own individual processes, when this type of production happens.Keywords: collaborative literary production; Sem Ana, blues; Caio Fernando Abreu; creative process; intertextuality.
A literatura de Caio Fernando Abreu como máquina de guerra
Authors: Costa Dhemersson Warly Santos , De Brito Maria Dos Remédios
Published: December 2018

A máquina de guerra é um conceito criado pelos filósofos Gilles Deleuze e Félix Guattari, que não tem relação com o poder bélico de um Estado, mas, sobretudo, é uma potência inventiva, imbricada em um nomadismo, capaz de fissurar as organizações da máquina estatal (sedentária), abalando suas estruturas, escapando dos sistemas dominantes, inventado linhas de fugas. O nômade, inventor da máquina de guerra, cria para si outros modos de habitar no mundo, inventa seu próprio território, vagando por trajetos indefinidos. Nesta perspectiva, a intenção desta proposta é tencionar ressonâncias entre o conceito filosófico de máquina de guerra e a literatura de Caio Fernando Abreu. Parte-se do pressuposto de que a máquina de guerra compõe o elemento (des) arranjador de toda a obra do autor, uma verdadeira máquina literária que explode em linhas de fuga por todos os lados, declarando a guerra dos sexos, dos desejos, das sexualidades, das identidades. *** The Literature of Caio Fernando Abreu as a war machine ***The war machine is a concept created by the philosophers Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, who has nothing to do with the military power of a State, but above all, it is an inventive power, imbricated in a nomadism, capable of fissuring the organizations of the machine state (sedentary), shaking its structures, escaping from the dominant systems, invented escape lines. The nomad, inventor of the war machine, creates for himself other ways of inhabiting the world, fashions his own territory, wandering on indefinite paths. The intention of this proposal is to consider resonances between the philosophical concept of war machine and the literature of Caio Fernando Abreu. It is assumed that the war machine composes the element (dis) arranger of all the author’s work, a true literary machine that explodes in lines of escape on all sides, declaring the war of the sexes, the desires, the sexualities, identities.Keywords: war machine; Caio Fernando de Abreu; Deleuze and Guattari; literatura.
Testemunho: entre a ficção e a realidade. Uma análise do romance Os Cus de Judas, de António Lobo Antunes
Authors: Adorno Karen Neves
Published: December 2018

O presente artigo tem como objetivo apresentar uma análise a partir do viés memorialístico procurando situar a obra publicada em 1979, Os Cus de Judas, de António Lobo Antunes, como um romance de caráter testemunhal. Na obra, o autor descreve os vinte e sete meses em que combateu na guerra das colônias portuguesas situadas na África. Através de um narrador autodiegético, ele relembra seus tempos de criança e sua longa jornada na idade adulta como médico das Forças Armadas Portuguesa. Neste romance, Lobo Antunes provoca a diluição da tênue linha que separa ficção e realidade, o que se caracteriza pelo dilema presente no gênero testemunhal. A análise se deu a partir de autores como Assmann (2011), Derrida (2004), Lobo Antunes (2008), Reis (2005), Lejeune (2008), Seligmann-Silva (2003 e 2010) e Pollak (1989 e 1992). *** Testimonial: between fiction and reality. An analysis of António Lobo Antunes’ novel, Os Cus de Judas ***The present work aims to present an analysis from the memorialist perspective seeking to frame António Lobo Antunes’ book, published in 1979, The Land at the End of the World, in 2011, as a testimonial character novel. In his work, the author describes 27 months during which he fought in the Portuguese Colonial War in Africa. Through an autodiegetic narrative, the author recollects his infant memories and his long journey at adult age as an army doctor by the Portuguese troops. In this novel, Lobo Antunes provokes the dilution of the thin line between fiction and reality, which is a characteristic of the testimonial genre’s dilemma. The analysis is based upon authors such as Assmann (2011), Derrida (2004), Lobo Antunes (2008), Reis (2005), Lejeune (2008), Seligmann-Silva (2003 and 2010) and Pollak (1989 e 1992).Keywords: The Land at the End of the World; romance; testimony; fiction; reality.
A cultura do masculino na voz das mulheres em A Casa de Bernarda Alba – uma questão de ressonância
Authors: Boessio Ana Lúcia Montano , Brandão Neemias Flor
Published: December 2018

A partir de uma abordagem comparatista, este trabalho tem por objetivo analisar a representação do feminino enquanto ressonância de uma cultura dominante masculina em A Casa de Bernarda Alba – Drama de mulheres em povoados da Espanha (1936), de Federico García Lorca, contemplando três perspectivas: cultural, de acordo com o conceito trazido por Roy Wagner de cultura enquanto invenção; histórica, a partir da teoria da meta-história proposta por Hayden White, que relativiza o campo ao reconhecer o jogo de influências que o mesmo sofre e ao inserir no discurso histórico uma dimensão ficcional; e uma perspectiva religiosa, com base na visão de Pierre Debergé sobre o papel da mulher na sociedade. A construção ficcional de Lorca configura-se como um jogo de ressonâncias signíficas, onde o espaço da mulher e sua voz se (des)constituem no emaranhado das invenções e convenções sociais, culturais e históricas, desvelando, assim, a sua condição de silenciamento. *** The masculine culture in women’s voice in A Casa de Bernarda Alba – a matter of resonance ***From a comparative approach, this paper aims to analyze the representation of the feminine as a resonance of a dominant masculine culture in A Casa de Bernarda Alba – Drama de mulheres em povoados da Espanha (1936), by Federico García Lorca, considering three perspectives: cultural, according to Roy Wagner’s concept of culture as an invention; historical, through Hayden White’s metahistory theory, which relativizes the field by inserting a fictional dimension into the historical discourse, recognizing therefore the game of influences it undergoes; and a religious perspective based on Pierre Debergé’s point of view about the role of women in society. Lorca’s fictional construction constitutes itself as a game of signifying resonances, where women’s space and their voices (de)constitute themselves in the intertwinement of cultural, social and historical inventions and conventions, unveiling thus their silenced condition.Keywords: literature; feminine; culture; Federico Garcia Lorca.
Volume 4 – Número 1
Authors: Bueno Bernardo
Published: December 2018

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New times, new economics (why is the “old” economics failing?)
Authors: Baltowski Maciej
Published: December 2018

The purpose of the paper is to analyse the weaknesses, both epistemological and applicative, of the contemporary orthodox economics and, based thereon, to indicate the necessary changes it needs to undergo. Two groups of weaknesses are distinguished here – the intrinsic ones and the acquired ones. The former ones result from diversity and variability of its object of study and from the teleological nature of the economy. The latter ones, related to the methodological principles of economics stem from errors or omissions committed by the founders of economics in the historical development. The author identifies and analyses three such weaknesses – superficiality of cognition, overformalisation and the delusion of universalisation.

The analysis shows that globalisation processes and other varied civilisational transformations we have been experiencing over the last 15–20 years have brought into light and highlighted the weaknesses of economics. The author comes to the conclusion that consequently the economics for the 21st century, to meet the challenges of the new times, should undergo three basic shifts: a/ from positive, descriptive science to including also the evaluative and axiological one; b/ from homogeneous, universal science to a considerably contextual one and c/from pure, formalised science to a deeply interdisciplinary one.
Institutional reform and economic growth of China: 40-year progress toward marketization
Authors: Fan Gang , Ma Guangrong , Wang Xiaolu
Published: December 2018

China has persevered its market-oriented economic transition since 1978. In this paper, we use the provincial-level NERI Index of Marketization from 1997 to 2014 and a panel data model to investigate the quantitative contribution of market-oriented reforms to China’s total factor productivity (TFP) and economic growth. Our results indicate that marketization reforms contributed 1.3 percentage points to China’s annual economic growth rate and accounted for 35 percent of the increase in TFP. This means that the institutional reforms significantly improved resource allocation. However, economic transition in China has not yet been completed and sustainability of future growth will depend on further market-oriented reforms.
“Tertium Datur” by Grzegorz W. Kolodko
Authors: Heyets Valeriy , Grytsenko Andrii
Published: December 2018

The article reveals the logical and historical grounds of Grzegorz W. Kolodko’s approach to the interpretation of the phenomenon of China building socialism with Chinese characteristics and developing capitalist relations. Reality goes beyond the dilemma of “socialism or capitalism” and represents something third, having an independent meaning. It is shown that the starting point for the emergence of society and man is a jointly-divided labour whose two sides (jointness and separation) while historically evolving, are embodied on the side of separation in the market economy and capitalism, and on the side of jointness in the state and socialism. On this basis, there arises a confrontation between two opposing systems: capitalism and socialism. The subsequent historical progress turns capitalisation and socialisation into two complementary processes of the development of society, which are no longer adequate to describe in terms of the two systems. A certain third entity emerges. This proves that “Tertium Datur” by Grzegorz W. Kolodko has not only practical importance, but also deep logical and historical grounds.