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Towards Urban Resilience through Inter-City Networks of Co-Invention: A Case Study of U.S. Cities
Authors: Lee Der-Shiuan
Published: January 2018

Knowledge creation involves social and collaborative processes with local and extra-local partners. The space of knowledge flows functions as a system of networks where knowledge is transmitted around different alignments of agents in distant places. Scholars argue that the concept of urban resilience combines local and extra-local competencies to develop an inter-city system, this is a major strategy for cities to mitigate and adapt to climate change and economic recession. Little attention has been given to the role of networks in co-invention and few empirical studies have been conducted. This article provides insights into the structure of inter-city networks of co-invention by examining the relative importance of the network compared with spatial proximity in biotechnology co-patenting across 150 American cities from 1983 to 2013. Results show that the U.S. inter-city structure gradually becomes more explicit, apparent, and identifiable in the network-based system. Network proximity better defines the biotechnology co-patenting relationships among the U.S. cities compared with spatial proximity. The current inter-city networks of co-invention are mostly regional, with some national but few local ties. This structure provides a way to develop mitigation and adaptation policies for climate disasters or economic recessions.
The Impacts of Social Responsibility and Ownership Structure on Sustainable Financial Development of China’s Energy Industry
Authors: Feng Ye , Chen Hsing , Tang Jian
Published: January 2018

In the analysis, we integrated stakeholder and agency theories to explore the connection between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainable financial development by considering the moderating effect of ownership structure. After empirical analysis, we found the following conclusions. First, the short-term and long-term economic performance is positively affected by CSR, which leads to sustainable financial development. Second, ownership circulation has a positive relationship with economic performance in the short run, which short-term profit increases as ownership circulation strengthens. Third, the effect of CSR on short-term economic performance is moderated by ownership structure. Excessive concentrated ownership may lead to decisions that do not satisfy all key stakeholders and may reduce the positive effect of CSR on economic performance. Finally, we suggest that Chinese energy companies should pay more attention to improving corporate social responsibility to maintain good economic performance and develop sustainable competitive advantage. Meanwhile, companies should optimize ownership concentration to avoid weakening the positive effects of social responsibility on short-term economic performance.
Are patients in heart failure trials representative of primary care populations? A systematic review
Authors: Gollop Nicholas D , Ford John , Mackeith Pieter , Thurlow Caroline , Wakelin Rachel , Steel Nicholas , Fleetcroft Robert
Published: January 2018

Background

Guidelines recommend drug treatment for patients with heart failure with a reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), however the evidence for benefit in patients with mild disease, such as most in primary care, is uncertain. Importantly, drugs commonly used in heart failure account for one in seven of emergency admissions for adverse drug reactions.

Aim

To determine to what extent patients included in studies of heart failure treatment with beta-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, and aldosterone antagonists were representative of a typical primary care population with HFrEF in England.

Design & setting

Systematic review of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of drug treatment in patients with HFrEF.

Method

MEDLINE, MEDLINE In-Process, EMBASE, and CENTRAL were searched from inception to March 2015. The characteristics of the patient’s New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification were compared with a primary care reference population with HFrEF.

Results

Of the 30 studies included, two had incomplete data. None had a close match (defined as ≤10% deviation from reference study) for NYHA class I disease; 5/28 were a close match for NYHA class II; 5/28 for NYHA class III; and 18/28 for NYHA class IV. In general, pre-existing cardiovascular conditions, risk factors, and comorbidities were representative of the reference population.

Conclusion

Patients recruited to studies typically had more severe heart failure than the reference primary care population. When evidence from sicker patients is generalised to less sick people, there is increased uncertainty about benefit and also a risk of harm from overtreatment. More evidence is needed on the effectiveness of treatment of heart failure in asymptomatic patients with NYHA class I.
Mesure d'une perturbation de pression au Trou qui Souffle (Isère)
Authors: Lismonde Baudouin
Published: January 2018

Le trou Qui Souffle présente trois entrées dont deux sont connues et distantes de 2 km. Une entrée ayant été rapidement fermée, on a mesuré l'influence sur la vitesse de l'air à l'autre entrée. On trouve une vitesse de propagation, de l'ordre de 100 m/s, qui dépend des caractéristiques de la cavité (débit d'air, volume et morphologie des vides souterrains).
Phénomènes karstiques dans les roches siliceuses au Niger oriental
Authors: Sponholtz Barbara
Published: January 2018

Dans le Niger oriental, des phénomènes karstiques sont fréquents dans les roches siliceuses : grès, silcrètes, croûtes ferrugineuses, roches cristallines. A partir des études géomorphologiques et micromorphologiques, on peut conclure à une karstification, au sens de production de formes par dissolution. Les résultats permettent de dater du Tertiaire inférieur la principale période de karstification. La répartition régionale des formes induites par cette karstification indique une dépendance probable des conditions paléoclimatiques. Actuellement le karst influe encore sur le développement des autres formes de relief.
Matavimų rezultatų, gautų matuojant sudėtingos geometrinės formos detales 3D skeneriais ir koordinatine matavimo mašina, lyginamoji analizė
Authors: GRAIBUS Žilvinas , MOKŠIN Vadim
Published: January 2018

Straipsnyje lyginami dviejų detalių matmenų matavimų rezultatai, gauti skirtingomis matavimo sistemomis: koordinatine matavimo mašina (KMM), 3D lazeriniu skeneriu ir 3D fotometriniu skeneriu. Buvo matuojamos iškilaus ir įgaubto paraboloidinio profilio detalės. Išanalizavus matavimo rezultatus gauta, kad KMM matavimo sistema gauti rezultatai pagal Stjudento t kriterijų (t-test) statistiškai reikšmingai (p < 0,001) tikslesni už rezultatus, gautus 3D lazeriniu ir fotometriniu skeneriais. Taip pat nustatyta, kad rezultatai, gauti 3D lazerine skenavimo sistema, yra statistiškai reikšmingai tikslesni (p < 0,05) už gautuosius 3D fotometrinio skenavimo sistema.
Dalelių judėjimo akustiniame lauke skaitinis modeliavimas / Numerical modeling of particles movements in acoustic field
Authors: VAINORIUS Darius
Published: January 2018

Numerical simulation of the acoustic agglomeration of micron-sized mono-dispersed aerosol particles is demonstrated in the article. The forces acting the moving particle into the moving fluid as well as the coordinates and velocities of the particles are described by the differential equations. Having calculated results it is concluded that the agglomeration time of the two identical particles decreases mainly due to the introduction of other particles into the multilayer system.
Precizinių rastrų formavimo sistemos juostos poslinkio matavimo junginio skaičiuojamieji tyrimai / Analytical research of displacement measuring unit of the precise raster-forming systems
Authors: FURSENKO Antanas
Published: January 2018

The precision raster-forming systems creation and development must be based on research in the specific work environment. In not ideal metrological conditions the precision raster-forming system allows to achieve high accuracy of the calibration, when used dynamic calibration method.The paper analyzes the possibility of analytical modeling of one main part (steel tape displacement measuring unit) of precise raster forming systems. In the work, a linear mechanical model of steel tape was applied to the load. The work described the equation, which describes the steel tape deformation model under loads with boundary conditions.
A General Precipitation-limited LX–T–R Relation among Early-type Galaxies
Authors: Voit G. Mark , Ma C. P. , Greene J. , Goulding A. , Pandya V. , Donahue M. , Sun M.
Published: January 2018

The relation between X-ray luminosity (L
X) and ambient gas temperature (T) among massive galactic systems is an important cornerstone of both observational cosmology and galaxy-evolution modeling. In the most massive galaxy clusters, the relation is determined primarily by cosmological structure formation. In less massive systems, it primarily reflects the feedback response to radiative cooling of circumgalactic gas. Here we present a simple but powerful model for the L
X–T relation as a function of physical aperture R within which those measurements are made. The model is based on the precipitation framework for AGN feedback and assumes that the circumgalactic medium is precipitation-regulated at small radii and limited by cosmological structure formation at large radii. We compare this model with many different data sets and show that it successfully reproduces the slope and upper envelope of the L
X–T–R relation over the temperature range from ∼0.2 keV through

. Our findings strongly suggest that the feedback mechanisms responsible for regulating star formation in individual massive galaxies have much in common with the precipitation-triggered feedback that appears to regulate galaxy-cluster cores.
Intermediate-mass Black Holes and Dark Matter at the Galactic Center
Authors: Lacroix Thomas , Silk Joseph
Published: January 2018

Could there be a large population of intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs) formed in the early universe? Whether primordial or formed in Population III, these are likely to be very subdominant compared to the dark matter density, but could seed early dwarf galaxy/globular cluster and supermassive black hole formation. Via survival of dark matter density spikes, we show here that a centrally concentrated relic population of IMBHs, along with ambient dark matter, could account for the Fermi gamma-ray “excess” in the Galactic center because of dark matter particle annihilations.
Habitabilité et renouveau paradigmatique de l’action territoriale : l’exemple des laboratoires récréatifs
Authors: Falaix Ludovic , Corneloup Jean
Published: January 2018

Les laboratoires récréatifs ont pour intention la fabrique collaborative d’une forme culturelle commune qui caractérise la reconfiguration des relations sociales, culturelles et symboliques avec l’espace vécu. L’attention portée aux pratiques locales, aux échanges de proximité, à la créativité, à la nature, aux expériences corporelles sensibles, à l’élaboration d’ambiances, de mises en scène locales, ré-enchante le vivre ensemble. Les laboratoires récréatifs sont alors une opportunité pour impulser le développement transmoderne des projets culturels pensés comme des alternatives aux pratiques sportives de la modernité, aux jeux ludiques et vertigineux de la postmodernité et aux logiques aménagistes qu’ils sous-tendent. Les laboratoires récréatifs incarnent l’émergence d’une nouvelle éthique et politique du vivre ensemble fondée sur une pragmatique de l’action plébiscitée par les acteurs et établie à partir d’ajustement, de traduction, de médiation. Les laboratoires récréatifs appellent alors à un renouvellement paradigmatique de l’action territoriale où la dimension existentielle inhérente à l’habitabilité serait placée au cœur des stratégies de développement local.
L’UE en quête d’aménagement de son espace
Authors: Santamaria Frédéric
Published: January 2018

En l’absence de compétence juridique en matière d’aménagement de son espace, l’Union européenne a développé, au cours de son histoire, un ensemble d’initiatives qui relèvent cependant de ce domaine d’action. Par construction, il est donc possible d’identifier l’action de l’UE en matière d’aménagement de son espace. Par ailleurs, si un lien fort peut être établi entre les attendus d’une démarche aménagiste et le projet d’intégration européenne, une action européenne dans ce domaine ne s’est jamais véritablement imposée. Plus récemment, on assisterait même à une remise en cause des initiatives mises en œuvre dans le passé à la fois du fait de la réticence historique des États membres et d’éléments plus conjoncturels liés, notamment, aux effets de la crise économique de 2008.
Los seres humanos como depredadores: una visión general de las estrategias de depredación seguidas por cazadores con distintas motivaciones
Authors: Dalerum Fredrik , Swanepoel Lourens H.
Published: January 2018

La teoría depredador-presa sugiere que los depredadores generalistas están vinculados a la estabilidad demográfica de las presas, mientras que los especialistas son desestabilizadores. En este artículo hemos hecho una revisión general de las consecuencias demográficas de diferentes estrategias de depredación y hemos intentado testar la hipótesis de que la caza de subsistencia se produce de forma oportunista, la caza de persecución sería la realizada por depredadores especializados y la caza recreativa por depredadores generalistas. Desde esta hipótesis, la caza de persecución tendría efectos desestabilizadores, mientras que los efectos de la caza de subsistencia y recreativa serían neutrales o estabilizadores. Hemos encontrado poco apoyo empírico para esta hipótesis, pero también es cierto que contamos con escasa información de campo. Los cazadores de recreo principalmente cazan de forma oportunista y la caza de persecución muestra una respuesta funcional de tipo III, es decir, disminuye la intensidad de presas cuando lo hace la abundancia de presas y aumenta dicha intensidad ante cierto nivel de abundancia de presas. Sugerimos que los cazadores de recreo limitan los efectos desestabilizadores sobre las poblaciones de caza y que la caza no es un método eficaz de eliminación completa de especies invasoras. Instamos a la realización de nuevos estudios que cuantifiquen las respuestas de los cazadores a la abundancia de presas, en particular estudios que evalúen las respuestas de los cazadores de subsistencia y la persecución ilegal.
Challenges and Strategies for Establishing Strong Partnerships
Authors: Fallah Soraya , Murawski Wendy Weichel
Published: January 2018

Students who are culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) struggle in schools, as do students with disabilities. The intersection of disability and diversity acts as a double jeopardy for these students. Though collaboration between schools and families in the design and implementation of special education services is a key mandate of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, research shows that there continue to be obstacles to effective partnerships between schools and families of students with disabilities, which are even more prominent for families from diverse backgrounds. In this chapter, the authors review the literature and research on partnerships between schools and families of children with disabilities, paying particular attention to those families whose voices are often unheard. Specific research on the experiences of Middle Eastern, North African, and Southwest Asian families is highlighted, and strategies for working with CLD families whose children have disabilities are provided.
Black Parents as Achievement Socialization Agents for Black Girls
Authors: Young Jemimah L. , Young Jamaal R.
Published: January 2018

The achievement socialization of Black girls is highly dependent upon the interactions within their sphere of socialization. Black gender socialization patterns may build an academic resilience in Black women that gives them the capacity to navigate the U.S. educational system substantially better than their male counterparts. In this chapter, the authors describe how parents and teachers can leverage the racial, disciplinary, and academic identities of Black girls to increase their performance in mathematics. This chapter equips teachers and parents with explicit tools to build on the trends observed in prior research. These tools can help parents and teachers build bridges to mathematics success for Black girls.
STEM for All
Authors: Burston Betty , Collier-Stewart Shartriya
Published: January 2018

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) concepts are the very foundation of the contemporary and futuristic way of life for the United States and other socio-political entities as well. Yet, growth in STEM education participation has, despite programs of intervention, remained sluggish, rendering an American economy that has become increasingly dependent upon imported STEM talent. This chapter argues that the asymmetric outcomes that are observable across the educational pipeline reflect unique barriers to entry that are not only based upon IQism, but socioeconomic as well as socio-cultural diversity. Utilizing a review of selected literature, the thesis is introduced that a STEM-for-all movement is needed that remediates STEM exclusion. Throughout the discussion, strategies are recommended for policymakers, institutions of education, communities, and families in reversing the growth of a new STEM-based system of social stratification.
Influence of Concept, Definitions, Assessments Methods, and Sources of Data on Prevalence of Sexual Abuse
Authors: Gopalan Rejani Thudalikunnil
Published: January 2018

The focus of this chapter is to examine how the conceptual differences influence the definition and prevalence of sexual abuse among children, adolescence and adults. Attempting to understand measures, sources of data and special groups influences on prevalence rates is a challenge. It was observed that the prevalence of sexual abuse varies according to the type of concept and definitions, legal criteria, method of data collection, like interview methods, questionnaires, or self reports, and the source of data such as general population or specific groups such as prisoners, and individuals with disabilities are used for the study. In some studies, the rates are exaggerated because of the definitions. The chapter concludes that is important to evaluate prevalence studies of sexual abuse on different dimensions and criteria to make final conclusions.
Sexual Violence
Authors: Trivedi Ruchi
Published: January 2018

It takes seconds of impulsiveness for an act of sexual abuse to cross the thin line to convert into an act of sexual violence and vice-versa. There are cases where the act of sexual violence is initiated with consent, and there are acts of sexual violence that fall under the umbrella term sexual assault. This chapter examines the role of violence in sexual abuse, i.e. sexual violence. The first section reviews the definitions of sexual violence and throwing some light on forms of violence in sexual abuse and violation of consent during an act of sexual violence. The second section reviews the risk factors and causal for sexual violence. The third section presents an overview of different perspectives on violence in context to sexual abuse are mentioned and examined.
The Complement C3a–C3aR Axis Promotes Development of Thoracic Aortic Dissection via Regulation of MMP2 Expression
Authors: Ren Weihong , Liu Yan , Wang Xuerui , Piao Chunmei , Ma Youcai , Qiu Shulan , Jia Lixin , Chen Boya , Wang Yuan , Jiang Wenjian , Zheng Shuai , Liu Chang , Dai Nan , Lan Feng , Zhang Hongjia , Song Wen-chao , Du Jie
Published: January 2018

Thoracic aortic dissection (TAD), once ruptured, is devastating to patients, and no effective pharmaceutical therapy is available. Anaphylatoxins released by complement activation are involved in a variety of diseases. However, the role of the complement system in TAD is unknown. We found that plasma levels of C3a, C4a, and C5a were significantly increased in patients with TAD. Elevated circulating C3a levels were also detected in the developmental process of mouse TAD, which was induced by β-aminopropionitrile monofumarate (BAPN) treatment, with enhanced expression of C1q and properdin in mouse dissected aortas. These findings indicated activation of classical and alternative complement pathways. Further, expression of C3aR was obviously increased in smooth muscle cells of human and mouse dissected aortas, and knockout of C3aR notably inhibited BAPN-induced formation and rupture of TAD in mice. C3aR antagonist administered pre- and post-BAPN treatment attenuated the development of TAD. We found that C3aR knockout decreased matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP2) expression in BAPN-treated mice. Additionally, recombinant C3a stimulation enhanced MMP2 expression and activation in smooth muscle cells that were subjected to mechanical stretch. Finally, we generated MMP2-knockdown mice by in vivo MMP2 short hairpin RNA delivery using recombinant adeno-associated virus and found that MMP2 deficiency significantly reduced the formation of TAD. Therefore, our study suggests that the C3a–C3aR axis contributes to the development of TAD via regulation of MMP2 expression. Targeting the C3a–C3aR axis may represent a strategy for inhibiting the formation of TAD.
Does the national innovation system spur economic growth in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa economies? Evidence from panel data
Authors: Sesay Brima , Yulin Zhao , Wang Fang
Published: January 2018

The question as to whether the national innovation system (NIS) plays a significant positive role in influencing economic growth has been intensely debated by academics as well as policy analysts. The main controversy, however, is the fact that the ongoing empirical evidences on the relationship between innovation and economic growth are still mixed. The aim of this paper is to provide further evidence on the relationship between the NIS and economic growth using consistent and reliable data from a sample of emerging economies (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa [BRICS]). The research has a BRICS focus and constructs NIS using historical panel data set for the main variables, that is, university enrolment rate for science and engineering students, government research and development expenditure, high-tech export and the enclosure of control variables covering the period 2000Q1–2013Q4. The study employed a dynamic panel estimation technique with a view of evaluating the relative impact of the NIS on economic growth in BRICS. The results revealed that the NIS as a whole has a positive effect on economic growth in BRICS economies. An important policy implication emerging from this study is that extra efforts are needed by emerging economies to promote the development of a NIS so as to explore the potential growth-inducing effects of a well-functioning NIS. Consequently, findings from this study have offered some persuading indicators for BRICS economies to explore the development of a NIS as a potential opportunity to speed up their economic growth.
‘Scared of going to the clinic’: Contextualising healthcare access for men who have sex with men, female sex workers and people who use drugs in two South African cities
Authors: Duby Zoe , Nkosi Busisiwe , Scheibe Andrew , Brown Ben , Bekker Linda-Gail
Published: January 2018

Background: Men who have sex with men (MSM), sex workers (SW) and people who use drugs (PWUD) are at increased risk for HIV because of multiple socio-structural barriers and do not have adequate access to appropriate HIV prevention, diagnosis and treatment services.Objective: To examine the context of access to healthcare experienced by these three ‘Key Populations’, we conducted a qualitative study in two South African cities: Bloemfontein in the Free State province and Mafikeng in the North West province.Method: We carried out in-depth interviews to explore healthcare workers’ perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards Key Populations. Focus group discussions were also conducted with members of Key Populations exploring their experiences of accessing healthcare.Results: Healthcare workers described their own attitudes towards Key Populations and demonstrated a lack of relevant knowledge, skills and training to manage the particular health needs and vulnerabilities facing Key Populations. Female SW, MSM and PWUD described their experiences of stigmatisation, and of being made to feel guilt, shame and a loss of dignity as a result of the discrimination by healthcare providers and other community. members. Our findings suggest that the uptake and effectiveness of health services amongst Key Populations in South Africa is limited by internalised stigma, reluctance to seek care, unwillingness to disclose risk behaviours to healthcare workers, combined with a lack of knowledge and understanding on the part of the broader community members, including healthcare workers.Conclusion: This research highlights the need to address the broader healthcare provision environment, improving alignment of policies and programming in order to strengthen provision of effective health services that people from Key Populations will be able to access.
The Effect of Plantar Flexor Fatigue and Cognitive Recall Task on Standing Balance
Authors: Smith William J , Richards Dillon J , Zhou Shibo H , Kennedy Tanner
Published: January 2018

Introduction: Previous studies have shown that fatigue of the plantar flexor muscles and mental tasks each can lead to impaired balance. The purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of a combined increase in cognitive load and plantar flexor fatigue can have on standing balance.

Methods: Fifteen (7 males, 8 females) healthy individuals participated in one testing session. Prior to testing, participants were screened for existing balance and plantar flexor health issues via a medical history questionnaire. Participants performed a total of twelve standing balance trials, each 30 seconds in duration. These trials consisted of three control, three recall, three fatigue, and three fatigue recall trials. For each trial, participants closed their eyes and stood with their feet together on a force plate. Recall ability was evaluated based on the participant’s ability to accurately complete the reverse digit recall section of the SCAT-3. Plantar flexor fatigue was achieved by performing five repetitions of standing calf raises. Each repetition consisted of a five second eccentric contraction, a five second concentric contraction, and a five second isometric contraction. The means of the 90% radius of the center of pressure was compared to the standing baseline across all conditions.

Results:Similar significant differences were found across 90% radius and center of pressure in both medial-lateral and anterior-posterior directions. Across all three variables, the recall condition was not significantly different (p>0.05) than control standing. Both fatigue and fatigue recall conditions were significantly different (p<0.05)

Conclusion: Collectively, the data indicates that fatigue, rather than recall, had a greater effect on all measured variables of balance. This suggests that balance is a primarily muscle driven task, and not a mental task.
Evolutionary GEM: Evolution of Cytochrome c Oxidase IV Regulation in Mammals
Authors: Brockman Joseph , Gray Patricia M.
Published: January 2018

Aerobic respiration, although metabolically advantageous in O2-rich environments, can be detrimental to the cell when O2 is not fully reduced resulting in cytotoxic reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 4 (COX-4) is primarily responsible for fully reducing O2 during metabolism and exists as COX4-1 and COX4-2 isoforms. The former exists in normoxia, but is replaced by the latter in hypoxia. This change is brought about by two mechanisms, the first involving regulation by hypoxia inducible factor 1 (HIF-1), which directly upregulates COX4-2 and indirectly degrades COX4-1. The second mechanism involves an oxygen responsive element (ORE), which upregulates COX4-2 in a HIF-1 independent manner. The convergence of two unrelated pathways to regulate COX4-1 and COX4-2 would allow cells to optimize their metabolic profile within an environment experiencing varying O2, such as Earth’s early atmosphere in the case of primitive aerobic bacteria or in multicellular organisms where O2 levels vary between tissues such as lung tissue.
Las influencias de las ruinas arqueológicas de Yagul en el arte de Ana Mendieta
Authors: Del Valle Cordero Alejandro J.
Published: January 2018

El arte precolombino ha sido empleado por muchos artistas como un referente, en determinados casos, con la intención de recuperar un legado cultural desaparecido. En esta investigación conoceremos una de estas experiencias analizando una de las obras más relevantes de la carrera de Ana Mendieta: Imagen de Yagul (1973), realizada en las ruinas arqueológicas de Yagul (Oaxaca, México). Apoyándonos en las investigaciones de otros autores descubriremos cuál es la relación que existe entre la obra y su referente, cuál fue el evento que históricamente originó este interés y, finalmente, cuál es el concepto que la artista rescató del mundo precolombino, fundamental para comprender sus obras de arte.
Una educación poética del cuerpo o de lenguajes estético pedagógicos
Authors: Gómez Sol Natalia , Gallo Luz ELena , Planella Jordi
Published: January 2018

Este artículo surge de la problematización del cuerpo en la educación y tiene como finalidad mostrar algunos lenguajes poéticos que resignifican la educación del cuerpo. Se hace un análisis deconstructivo de algunos conceptos de la poética y del cuerpo para ubicarlos en el plano de la educación. De la lectura deconstructiva surgen lenguajes estético pedagógicos que hacen pensar una educación poética del cuerpo como prácticas creadoras del “sí mismo” desde un saber de sí, un hacer poético, una experiencia de aprendizaje y una razón poética cuya necesidad es producir formas de pensamiento educativos propiamente estéticos y retornar al cuerpo sensible.
Evaluation of Public Service Motivation: A Case Study of Hefei Public Sector Organizations
Authors: Sadiq Sadiq
Published: January 2018

This paper highlights the effects of ‘Public Service Motivation’ (PSM) in public sector organizations. This research explores the relationship between employees’ motivation (intrinsic expectation & extrinsic expectation), goal clarity and employees’ participation with ‘Public Service Motivation’ (PSM). A questionnaire was used in this research to conduct a survey. About 70% response rate was generated out of 300 employees located in different public sector organizations of Hefei city of Anhui province in P.R.China, including health, education and High-Tech firms. The Scope of this study is delimited to the public sector organizations of Hefei City China. The result shows that there is a strong positively significant relationship of employees’ motivation, participation, and goal clarity with ‘Public Service Motivation’ (PSM), which can be further strengthened by innovative organizational culture.
Announcement of Retraction
Authors: Robinson Mark
Published: January 2018

The editorial board announced this article has been retracted on August 16, 2018.If you have any further question, please contact us at: elr@macrothink.org
Applications of Business Analytics in Predicting Flight On-time Performance in a Complex and Dynamic System
Authors: Truong Dothang , Friend Mark A. , Chen Hongyun
Published: January 2018

Flight on-time performance is one of the most important issues in the National Airspace System, a very complex and dynamic system. To avoid negative impacts to the aviation industry, the Federal Aviation Administration has set a long-term objective of understanding and mitigating flight delays. Building an effective and accurate prediction model of flight-delay incidents will help airport executives make the best decisions in delay scenarios. This article utilized two advanced prediction methods to predict the probability of a flight-delay incident—data mining using the decision tree and data mining using Bayesian inference. Prediction models were built using flight on-time performance data collected from different sources. The results indicated important airport-related factors and their effects on the flight on-time performance.
Driver Control Practices: The Voice of the Driver
Authors: Mello John E. , Hunt C. Shane , Mello Abby Lynn
Published: January 2018

The purpose of this research is to investigate current driver control practices from the driver's viewpoint in order to better understand the motives and actions of truck drivers. This research extends current theory concerning driver control as well as offering information potentially helpful to practitioners. It fills a gap in the research that failed to include driver input. The approach taken in this research is theory elaboration, using interviews with truck drivers as the primary source of data. We found evidence within the formal control area that not only the extent but also the type of activity control used can affect driver attitudes and behaviors, and that not all output-control programs may be effective. In the informal control area, we found evidence that unions can positively affect professional control, that organizational climate is an important factor in influencing drivers, and that informal controls may be more influential than formal control types. Our findings add confirmation to the existing control framework, while extending the framework to include the influence of unions and organizational climate.
Audit Committee Effectiveness and Company Performance: Evidence from Jordan
Authors: Alqatamin Rateb Mohammad
Published: January 2018

This paper seeks to investigate the effect of audit committee characteristics on the company’s performance. The sample consists of 165 non-financial companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) over the period 2014-2016. The results of the study show that the audit committee size, independence and gender diversity have a significant positive relationship with firm’s performance, whereas experience and frequency of meetings has an insignificant association. The results of the study could be beneficial for managers and boards in making suitable choices about audit committee characteristics and corporate governance mechanisms to enhance the company’s performance. The study gives policy makers a better understanding of the different characteristics required of an audit committee, for incorporation in future policy preparation to protect the shareholders’ interests. The relationship between audit committee characteristics and company performance is still ambiguous. This study contributes to the literature by identifying the role of audit committee characteristics in company performance, providing evidence for the view that performance is driven by specific audit committee characteristics.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for English Language Teaching, Vol. 11, No. 2
Authors: Yu Gavin
Published: January 2018

Reviewer acknowledgements for English Language Teaching, Vol. 11, No. 2, 2018
Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 13 No. 2
Authors: Lee Stephen
Published: January 2018

Reviewer Acknowledgements for International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 13 No. 2, 2018
Effect of Irrigation Methods and Plastic Mulch on Yield and Crop Water Productivity of Okra
Authors: Muhammad Sohail Memon  , Siyal Altaf Ali , Changying Ji , Tagar Ahmed Ali , Ara Shamim , Soomro Shakeel Ahmed , Khadimullah  , Ullah Fahim , Memon Noreena
Published: January 2018

A field experiment was conducted during 2014-15, aiming to observe the efficiency of irrigation methods and plastic mulch on the yield and crop productivity of Okra. Okra seeds (cv. Subzpari) were grown on ridges with plastic under two different irrigation methods i.e. Every Furrow Irrigation (EFI) and Alternate Furrow Irrigation (AFI). The soil physical properties of ridges being affected by plastic mulched were analyzed before sowing and after harvesting. The results revealed that dry density of soil decreased by 0.03 g cm-3 and 0.04 g cm-3 for AFI and EFI methods, respectively. The total volume of irrigation water applied under AFI method (2169.70 m3 ha-1) was calculated to be half of the total irrigation water applied to EFI method (4340.91 m3 ha-1). Yield obtained under EFI method was 8518 kg ha-1 which was 10.5% greater than yield obtained under AFI method (7621 kg ha-1) and 31.40% when compared with traditional method. The crop water productivity (CWP) for AFI method (3.51 kg m-3) was calculated to be greater than CWP obtained under EFI method (1.96 kg m-3). The study concluded that both EFI and AFI methods, under plastic mulched ridges practices were beneficial to increase the crop yield with improved crop water productivity.
Caught between ‘Crossfire’ in the Context of Bangladesh
Authors: Sakib A.B.M. Najmus , Rashid Zarin Tasnim
Published: January 2018

In recent times, the law enforcement agencies of Bangladesh are universally appreciated for their constitutive and plucky attitude to extremist gangs inside the country. Contrariwise, a suspicious incident of a particular form of extrajudicial killing; Crossfire is fading their achievements. Initially, it was a media term, but now widely used to express the murder of a criminal or accused in a gunfight event between members of law enforcement agencies and criminal groups. This occurrence is facing enormous criticisms in the home and abroad and considered as a violation of human rights. Though public notions about these incidents are surprisingly flexible and they consider this for a prognosis to remainder culprits. This paper analyzed the justice idea of both groups; who are for and against this event from a moral philosophical perspective in the context of Bangladesh. Both the utilitarian idea analyzed by Jeremy Bentham (consequences) and John Stuart Mill (individual human rights) echoes the voice of these two distinct groups respectively. However, the article advocates for a distinctive idea of justice known as deontological philosophy proposed by Immanuel Kant. This moral ideology concentrates on universal human rights and keeps the consequences aside. Considering the fact ‘Crossfire’, this paper believed there is no alternative to ensuring justice and enacting moral duty of law enforcement agencies to indemnify security and safety of the citizen of Bangladesh.
Le style de la négation
Authors: Marcolini Patrick
Published: January 2018

Le nom de Guy Debord reste aujourd’hui associé au souvenir de Mai 68, à la fois comme événement et comme aventure collective. Mai vit en effet l’Internationale situationniste (IS), dont Debord avait été l’un des principaux animateurs, atteindre au sommet de son influence et de son action historiques. Depuis plusieurs années déjà, l’IS, ayant proclamé la mort de l’art et de la littérature, avait en effet déplacé son action du terrain de la culture à celui de la politique, promouvant la lutte contre la société du spectacle et la révolution de la vie quotidienne. Or le nom de Debord évoque aussi une trajectoire inverse, celle d’un homme qui, après avoir été l’une des principales figures de la sédition politique, se retire dans la littérature à partir de la fin des années 1970, et se transforme peu à peu en un mémorialiste au style si fascinant qu’il finira par être considéré comme l’un des écrivains majeurs de la seconde moitié du xxe siècle. Afin d’éclairer les raisons de cet étonnant contraste, dans lequel on a voulu voir un revirement, cet article portera la réflexion en amont et en aval de l’événement 68. En amont, pour observer comment la conviction d’une péremption historique des formes littéraires a pu amener l’IS à refuser de faire oeuvre et de s’inscrire dans le monde des lettres, formulant au contraire le projet d’une énonciation anonyme et collective mêlée à la praxis sociale ; en aval, pour voir comment Debord, ayant précisément abandonné la philosophie de l’histoire sous-jacente à ces conceptions, en est venu à voir dans le retour au littéraire non pas une régression, mais un dernier recours face à ce qu’il appelait « le malheur des temps ».
À l’envers et l’endroit de mai 1968 : les théâtres de Gatti et de Vinaver
Authors: Brun Catherine
Published: January 2018

À partir de l’examen de deux entreprises théâtrales en prise directe avec les bouleversements de Mai, celles des dramaturges français Armand Gatti et Michel Vinaver en 1968-1969, est examinée la manière dont les événements de 1968 et le théâtre tel qu’il peut (ou ne peut pas) se faire à ce moment, non seulement infléchissent la trajectoire des oeuvres, mais obligent à situer les pièces créées et l’acte de création même face au système tel qu’il ne cesse de renaître de ses cendres. Tandis que l’un (Gatti), interdit de représentation au Théâtre National Populaire, s’éloigne toujours davantage des lieux où le théâtre institué se fait et promeut de nouvelles modalités d’écriture (une « écriture avec » des hommes et des femmes réels, un théâtre portatif, en quête de formulations inédites), l’autre (Vinaver) y fait retour. Opérant la jonction entre ses activités professionnelles à la direction d’une entreprise multinationale et ses activités créatrices, il renonce à dissocier la libération (physiologique, psychique, politique, économique) du recyclage et prétend opposer aux spectres de l’absorption généralisée un objet dramatique insoluble. Ce sont ainsi les contradictions de Mai 68 qui sont révélées, en même temps que celles des créateurs : quelle(s) place(s) pour le pouvoir ? pour la création ? quelle efficace ? quels recyclages annoncés ? quelles réponses esthétiques (possibles, durables) aux menaces de récupération ?
Novölittérature… à la brisure des années 1970
Authors: Penot-Lacassagne Olivier
Published: January 2018

Comment « l’aventure punk » française a-t-elle été écrite ? Quel en fut le récit « littéraire » ? Par quels mots s’est-elle dite ? Jean-François Bizot, Patrice Eudeline, Kriss Vilà et Yves Adrien ont relaté avec éclat les avatars de ces « années blanches », 1976-1980. Entre témoignage, manifeste, roman-photos et fiction fantastique, leurs récits rendent compte de la brisure punk : débâcle de l’utopisme des années 1960, présent effondré, horizon sans lendemain. Les protagonistes de leurs récits traversent le vaste champ des désillusions des années 1970 et 1980. Inaptes ou indifférents au recyclage néolibéral qui s’amorce, ils « survivent » comme ils peuvent, confrontés à deux écueils : leur marginalisation inutile, la récupération marchande du néant. Sursaut brutal, déchéance morbide. « Sur la route de la déperdition et de la rédemption » (Bizot), une écriture s’invente. Entre dérision et tragique, elle exhibe les impasses de ces années-là. Écriture d’une blank generation relatant les « ultimes convulsions » de révoltes moribondes ; écriture extrême butant sur les impasses du moment. Nous relirons ces récits qui se construisent sur les vides ou les failles de ce qu’on appelle la modernité libérale-libertaire. Récits certes isolés, mais qui, témoignant d’un impossible retour « à la normale », se tiennent de manière exemplaire sur la limite désolée de cette époque – le long après-68, époque qui ne cesse de hanter notre présent.
Vagueness expressions in Italian, Spanish and English task-oriented dialogues
Authors: Voghera Miriam , Borges Carla
Published: January 2018

In this article, we present a corpus-based analysis on the use of Vagueness Expressions (VEs) in Italian, Spanish and English in Task-oriented Dialogues. Following the distinction among informational, relational and discourse vagueness (Voghera 2012), we compare the width of the functional space of the most frequent VEs. In particular we investigate whether and to what extent the VEs cover all the types of vagueness in the three languages. Quantitative and qualitative analysis brings evidence about a high convergence in the vagueness functions expressed by the VEs of the three languages.
Historical baselines of coral cover on tropical reefs as estimated by expert opinion
Authors: Eddy Tyler D. , Cheung William W.L. , Bruno John F.
Published: January 2018

Coral reefs are important habitats that represent global marine biodiversity hotspots and provide important benefits to people in many tropical regions. However, coral reefs are becoming increasingly threatened by climate change, overfishing, habitat destruction, and pollution. Historical baselines of coral cover are important to understand how much coral cover has been lost, e.g., to avoid the ‘shifting baseline syndrome’. There are few quantitative observations of coral reef cover prior to the industrial revolution, and therefore baselines of coral reef cover are difficult to estimate. Here, we use expert and ocean-user opinion surveys to estimate baselines of global coral reef cover. The overall mean estimated baseline coral cover was 59% (±19% standard deviation), compared to an average of 58% (±18% standard deviation) estimated by professional scientists. We did not find evidence of the shifting baseline syndrome, whereby respondents who first observed coral reefs more recently report lower estimates of baseline coral cover. These estimates of historical coral reef baseline cover are important for scientists, policy makers, and managers to understand the extent to which coral reefs have become depleted and to set appropriate recovery targets.
Do patients with chronic unilateral orofacial pain due to a temporomandibular disorder show increased attending to somatosensory input at the painful side of the jaw?
Authors: Van Damme Stefaan , Vanden Bulcke Charlotte , Van Den Berghe Linda , Poppe Louise , Crombez Geert
Published: January 2018

Background

Patients with chronic orofacial pain due to temporomandibular disorders (TMD) display alterations in somatosensory processing at the jaw, such as amplified perception of tactile stimuli, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. This study investigated one possible explanation, namely hypervigilance, and tested if TMD patients with unilateral pain showed increased attending to somatosensory input at the painful side of the jaw.

Methods

TMD patients with chronic unilateral orofacial pain (n = 20) and matched healthy volunteers (n = 20) performed a temporal order judgment (TOJ) task indicated which one of two tactile stimuli, presented on each side of the jaw, they had perceived first. TOJ methodology allows examining spatial bias in somatosensory processing speed. Furthermore, after each block of trials, the participants rated the perceived intensity of tactile stimuli separately for both sides of the jaw. Finally, questionnaires assessing pain catastrophizing, fear-avoidance beliefs, and pain vigilance, were completed.

Results

TMD patients tended to perceive tactile stimuli at the painful jaw side as occurring earlier in time than stimuli at the non-painful side but this effect did not reach conventional levels of significance (p = .07). In the control group, tactile stimuli were perceived as occurring simultaneously. Secondary analyses indicated that the magnitude of spatial bias in the TMD group is positively associated with the extent of fear-avoidance beliefs. Overall, intensity ratings of tactile stimuli were significantly higher in the TMD group than in the control group, but there was no significant difference between the painful and non-painful jaw side in the TMD patients.

Discussion

The hypothesis that TMD patients with chronic unilateral orofacial pain preferentially attend to somatosensory information at the painful side of the jaw was not statistically supported, although lack of power could not be ruled out as a reason for this. The findings are discussed within recent theories of pain-related attention.