bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Nulidades processuais e apelação
Authors: Bedaque José Roberto Dos Santos
Published: February 2016

O § 4º do artigo 515 do Código de Processo Civil, com a redação dada pela Lei  n. 11.276, de 7.2.06, permite ao tribunal, em dese de apelação, adotar medidas destinadas a sanar nulidades processuais, sem necessidade de anulação da sentença. Trata-se de solução fundada no rpincípio da economia processual. A regra incide em qualquer nulidade, pois todas são em tese sanáveis, por força dos princípios da instrumentalidade das formas e da ausência desnecessária a renovação. É preciso afastar o formalismo exegerado na interpretação das regras processuais. Por isso, defende-se a necessidade, muitas vezes, de a relevância do vício processual ser aferida em função do julgamento de mérito. Ilustra-se a tese com situação concreta. em que a ausência de interesse tornou-se irrelevante e a crise de direito material foi solucionada.
Aplicação e exigibilidade da multa coercitiva do art. 461, §§ 4º e 5º, do CPC como forma de alcance do acesso efetivo à justiça
Authors: Esteves Carolina Bonadiman
Published: February 2016

De que forma a aplicação e a exigibilidade da multa coercitiva do art. 461, §§ 4º e 5º, do CPC propiciam o alcance da garantia constitucional do acesso efetivo à justiça? Por meio da resposta a questões secundárias, concluiu-se que, para manter a natureza coercitiva daquela multa e se propiciar o alcance da garantia constitucional do acesso efetivo à justiça, seria mais adequado interpretar a aplicação e a exigibilidade dessa multa da seguinte forma: o montante acumulado dessa multa é devido e exigível independentemente da reforma posterior da decisão que a fixou, respeitada a eventual condição suspensiva da eficácia da decisão.
Soberania e superação do Estado constitucional moderno
Authors: Cruz Paulo Márcio
Published: February 2016

Discussão científica sobre os efeitos da globalização na baseteórica do Estado Constitucional Moderno e sobre o conceito tradicional de Soberania. Relato panorâmico sobre as mutações sofridas pelo Estado Constitucional Moderno e sua crise atual, com fenecimento do conceito de direitos protegidos por constituições soberanas, a partir da quebra de paradigmas pela realidade capitalista liberal imposta ao mundo após o colapso do Leste Europeu comunista. Abordagem panorâmica sobre a possibilidade de superação do Estado Constitucional Moderno.
Da política de Deus: um ensaio sobre democracia e religião
Authors: Bittencourt Filho José
Published: February 2016

Considerando a religiosidade como um traço marcante doperfil cultural latino-americano, alguns fenômenos parecem evidenciar a escolha das organizações religiosas como um novo canal de participação política, tanto em função dos obstáculos erigidos pelo sistema, quanto pela obsolescência dos canais historicamente utilizados. Este breve ensaio pretende verificar a hipótese de que essa nova alternativa não só faz parte de uma nova concepção da relação entre religião e política, como, em vez de contrastar, reforça a lógica sistêmica. E tudo isso com graves desdobr amentos, quer para a democracia vigente, quer para o novo projeto democrático que urge ser elaborado pelos povos e países excluídos e/ou submetidos à nova face da dominação.
A busca da transdisciplinaridade nas ciências humanas
Authors: Krohling Aloísio
Published: February 2016

Este artigo busca elaborar uma retrospectiva histórica das raízes epistemológicas do pensamento moderno, passando pelo Iluminismo e todas as correntes teóricas, seguidoras da mesma fonte metodológica e epistemológica do SABER INSTRUMENTAL, o que se refletiu nas várias áreas do saber do campo das Ciências Humanas, com o objetivo de mostrar a importância da busca da transdisciplinaridade e da interdisciplinaridade nas Ciências Humanas, com o resgate do paradigma do Múltiplo. A busca da transdisciplinaridade será o fio da meada no sentido de voltar ao MÚLTIPLO heraclitiano e resgatar o “Pantha Rei” das mudanças e contradições da História e da cultura ocidentais. Questiona o atomismo e a fragmentação disciplinar da maioria dos cursos de graduação na área de Ciências Humanas, mormente na Educação, e de modo exacerbado no curso de Direito, com as suas dezenas de disciplinas atomizadas e fragmentadas e sem um fio condutor. É proposta a busca da transdisciplinaridade para o resgate da Metodologia Dialética e da Filosofia da Educação e Filosofia do Direito como as duas grandes alavancas para uma visão e prática holísticas nos Cursos de Educação e Direito bem como na área das Ciências Humanas.
Impact of a Fashion fTRACE App on the Perception of Sustainability
Authors: Strähle Jochen , Girwert Franziska
Published: February 2016

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between the consumers’ perception of sustainability and the application of a QR-code in stores with the focus on the information searching behavior regarding sustainable aspects. An online questionnaire was conducted with fashion students at Reutlingen University: in total, 65 students participated in the survey. Paired samples t-test and other statistical analyses were applied to test research questions. Apart from this, the research paper is based on a literature review. Furthermore, the decision was taken to use a projective method in the form of a dummy fashion fTRACE website. Key findings of the survey are that participants give sustainable aspects a higher importance with a QR-code than without one. Participants who prefer a product with detailed information experience a “positive shopping feeling” when provided with transparency via a QR-code. “Origin”, “production” and “quality” were rated of higher importance by those participants. These findings suggest that, transparency provided through the application of a QR-Code in stores influences the consumers’ perception of sustainability. Due to the small sample size of participants (65) in the study, findings of this research not generalizable to a larger population. This paper focused on the consumers’ information searching behavior regarding sustainable aspects, limiting its findings to impacts on perception of sustainability. Further research is therefore recommended.
Comparison of leadership style of male and female managers in Kuwait: An empirical investigation
Authors: Arami Mitra
Published: February 2016

Several studies have investigated differences in leadership styles between male and female leaders. This paper analyzes weather Kuwaiti male and female leaders differ in their leadership behavior. Explorative approach is applied for this research study. This study is based on a small sample in Kuwait and based on a self-rating of managers in Kuwait. In our study, we used similar approach as Eagly and Johannesen-Schmidt (2001) – rating was done through subordinates, peers and superiors – this would help to have more in-depth analyses. The quantitative analysis involves 62 leaders (38 male, 24 female) from different industries in private and governmental sector in Kuwait. Results indicated no major differences in leadership behavior by gender in Kuwait, which is similar to outcome of some studies conducted in western countries. It should be highlighted that the percentage of male and female respondents varied between different organizations. Future research should emphasis on equal sampling. It would be also interesting to analyze the difference in male or female dominated industries. This study offers knowledge for developing leadership skills in Kuwait. Very few studies have concentrated on difference in leadership styles outside Europe and North America, this study provides a new perspective in a different cultural context.
The Evaluation of the Performance of Eastland Insurance Company Limited a Study of Bangladesh
Authors: Chandra Das Bijoy , Rani Sutradhar Soma
Published: February 2016

This research is conducted on Eastland Insurance Company Limited. It is accomplished on the “The Evaluation of the policies and performance of Eastland Insurance Company Limited”. This study also includes the information on the overview of Eastland Insurance Company Limited, theoretical analysis of insurance and legal framework of insurance industry Bangladesh on. This research is prepared primarily to have clear and real life ideas about the position of Eastland Insurance Company in insurance sector of Bangladesh. The research focuses on the major challenges of insurance industry in Bangladesh that obstruct smooth development of Bangladesh. This study conveys the message that if the insurance companies are operated very smoothly, the insurance sector will flourish very fast way.
Practical Problems Of Managing Corporate Identity Of Capital Structures In Poland
Authors: Zarebska Anna
Published: February 2016

The issue of managing corporate identity systems is currently widely discussed in the scientific literature. More and more often this knowledge is also put into practice in counselling projects within the field of integrated system of corporate identity. Far less space is devoted to this matter in the context of capital structures. In practice however, implementing coherent systems of corporate identity in case of capital structures causes more problems than in case of individual organizations. Capital structures are forms of organization which aim at reconciling two seemingly contrary objectives in modern economies: an increase resulting from globalization process and capital concentration, and expectation of flexibility, activity and capability of quick decision-making on the side of market participants. Their creation and functioning requires special or even unique competences resulting from the presence of many business entities in a group. Thus, there is a higher risk of making a mistake than in the case of managing an individual entity. The article concerns practical aspects of managing identity systems of capital structures in Poland and is the outcome of a few years of research over this issue.
An Examination Of The Challenges Involved In Distributing A Strong And Consistent Destination Image In The Marketing Of Tourism In Malaysia
Authors: Ing Grace Phang , Liew-Tsonis Janie , Cheuk Sharon , Razli Izyanti Awang
Published: February 2016

The future of marketing will be a battle of brands and destination branding is arguably the tourism industry’s biggest challenge (Pike, 2005). Marketing a destination consistently over time is critical to the success of destination marketing organisations (DMOs) and destination marketing companies (DMCs). However, media and market proliferation and clusterisation creates a high risk of contrary and confusing messages. This research paper reports on the findings of a two year study on the promotion of transportation in tourism development in Malaysia which examined the challenges involved in distributing a strong and consistent image of a destination.  Key issues identified include the complexity of relationships which co-exist in the marketing of a tourism destination, its place image and conflicting messages.  A qualitative approach to in-depth interviews was conducted with key respondents who were policy makers, tour and travel agents, non-government organisations, and residents in Malaysia.  The empirical evidence has shown that policy makers in Government, although receptive to the promotion of tourism, are not entirely aware of the roles each is involved in the distribution of a strong and consistent image of place in the marketing of tourism in Malaysia.
Ethics And Culture: Is There A Relationship?
Authors: Saunders Gary , Lockridge T. Maurice
Published: February 2016

With the dramatic increase in international business, companies are faced with increased differences in business rules and behaviors between locations.  Location to location differences in business norms and practices leads to the question if there is a relationship between ethics and culture?  The emergence of Asian countries as economic forces and larger trading partners to the West has heightened the cultural differences.  This paper looks at the ethical attitudes of U.S. students relative to the ethical attitudes of students in India.  This paper found that Indian students and U.S. students exhibited very similar attitudes toward ethics and unethical acts, despite perceived ethical differences between the cultures.
Return On Investment For Background Screening
Authors: Drysdale Dean , Bonanni Carole , Shuttlewood Phil
Published: February 2016

Pre-employment screening has increased in recent years; however, only in the US does the percentage of new employees screened approach 50 percent. This paper examines the return on investment of background screening to display to readers the savings offered by such a simple outlay.  The paper breaks down the costs associated with a bad hire in terms of direct and indirect costs. The specific costs analyzed are Productivity, Morale, Customer Value, Theft, Absenteeism, Accidents, Management Time, Termination, Recruitment, and Training. In each area, this paper assigns a theoretical value to each cost and puts them together to calculate the total ROI.
Metrosexual Identification: Gender Identity And Beauty-Related Behaviors
Authors: Lertwannawit Aurathai , Gulid Nak
Published: February 2016

This paper identifies the term metrosexual using the Bem sex role inventory and appearance-related variables, i.e. self monitoring, status consumption, fashion consciousness, cloth concern, and body self-relation. A quantitative study was performed using 263 heterosexual metropolitan men from Bangkok. An ANOVA was used to test the hypotheses. The results indicate that metrosexuals can be described by their gender identity having a high score for femininity, which characterizes feminine and androgynous personality traits. These two groups have high scores for all appearance-related variables, especially self monitoring and body self-relation.
Analysis And Comments On The Consultative Document: International Framework For Liquidity Risk Measurement, Standards And Monitoring
Authors: Prefontaine Jacques , Desrochers Jean , Godbout Lise
Published: February 2016

The market turmoil that began in mid-2007 re-emphasized the importance of liquidity to the functioning of financial markets and the banking sector. In December 2009, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) released a consultative document entitled: “International Framework for Liquidity Risk Measurement, Standards and Monitoring”. Interested parties were invited to provide written comments by April 16th 2010. Given our interest in promoting sound liquidity risk management and supervision, three members of the Chair responded to the BIS request. Today, we share with you a summary of our analysis and comments. Our work first supports the adoption  of the BCBS proposals on two new liquidity risk management standards which take the form of a 30-day minimum liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) combined with a one-year minimum net stable funding ratio (NSFR), both to be accompanied by a mandatory set of market-related monitoring tools. Second, we share with you several general comments and suggestions we formulated on the following topics: the need for better coordination, both domestically and internationally between macro and micro-prudential supervision, the need to formulate more precise liquidity risk requirements on foreign currency funding, the importance and usefulness of public financial disclosure, suggestions on extending the use of market-related monitoring rules and metrics. Third, we also share with you more specific comments and suggestions formulated on the following topics : areas of further work like intra-group and cross border liquidity risk management, selling to gauge market liquidity, clarifying LCR and NSFR  definitions, credit rating downgrades, and defining required stable funding categories. Fourth, the results of the analysis support the need to promote a more level business and supervisory playing field for all internationally active banks. Last but not least, we draw the risk-return and financial implications for Canadian banks of the adoption of the BCBS proposals for liquidity risk management and supervision.
Interest Rate Deregulation, Bank Development And Economic Growth In South Africa: An Empirical Investigation
Authors: Odhiambo Nicholas M
Published: February 2016

In this paper the dynamic relationship between interest rate reforms, bank-based financial development and economic growth is examined – using two models in a stepwise fashion. In the first model, the impact of interest rate reforms on financial development is examined using a financial deepening model. In the second model, the dynamic causal relationship between financial development and economic growth is examined, by including investment as an intermittent variable in the bi-variate setting, thereby creating a simple tri-variate causality model. Using cointegration and error-correction models, the study finds strong support for the positive impact of interest rate reforms on financial development in South Africa. However, contrary to the results from some previous studies, the study finds that financial development, which results from interest rate reforms, does not Granger cause investment and economic growth. In addition, the study finds a uni-directional causal flow from investment to financial development and prima-facie causal flow from investment to growth. The study, therefore, concludes that although interest rate reforms impact positively on financial depth in South Africa, the causal relationship between financial depth and economic growth tends to take a demand-following path. Moreover, given the causal flow from investment to financial development and a prima facie causal flow from investment to growth, it is likely that the economic development in South Africa is driven largely by the growth of the real sector rather than the financial sector.
The Robustness Of The Basic EOQ
Authors: Ren Louie
Published: February 2016

The robustness of the basic Economic Ordering Quantity (EOQ) is studied for annual demand, set-up cost, and holding cost from various uniform and normal probability distributions.  Instead of comparing TC*( ) and TC*(Q*) where  is an estimate of Q*, the ( ) and TC*(Q*) are compared where ( ) is the total cost from realizations of annual demand, set-up cost, and holding cost.  Simulation results show the robustness of the basic EOQ.
An Establishment Of The Role Of Private And Public Sector Interests In The Context Of Tourism Transport Planning And Development: The Case Of Malaysia
Authors: Cheuk Sharon , Liew-Tsonis Janie , Ing Grace Phang , Razli Izyanti Awang
Published: February 2016

Although 90% of the tourism industry consists of small businesses, the approach of consecutive governments in Malaysia is that tourism has reached a stage where its promotion and funding is the responsibility of the private sector.  When national and regional tourist promotional boards were established, it was the intention that these would act as a vehicle for cooperation between the public and private sectors.  This has proved to be extremely optimistic, with only a small number of tourism businesses actually joining in the decision-making processes of the direction for tourism development.  The role of tourism development has been further undermined with the increasing rate of tourist arrivals, further implicating the control of public-sector resources, while governments place reliance on private/public partnerships as the model for the future.   This research paper reports on the findings of a two-year study on the promotion of transportation in tourism development in Malaysia.  It establishes the role of private and public sector interests in the context of tourism transport planning and development.  A qualitative approach to in-depth interviews was conducted with respondents from the public sector (policy makers and local authority and government agency representatives) and the private sector (tour and travel agents) in Malaysia.  The empirical evidence has shown that implementing stakeholders within the tourism industry are receptive to the promotion of transportation and aware of the differing roles each sector plays in the context of tourism transport planning and development.  However, they do not fully exploit the complementary role played by the other sector for mutual benefit via consultations and public private partnerships at the planning stage.
Management Education: A Key Element For The Development Of Private Enterprises In Latin America. The Case Of Ecuador
Authors: Theodore John D.
Published: February 2016

The purpose of this article was to determine the availability of management education in Ecuador and the usage of it by the management of private enterprises in the country. Management’s importance in the economy of a nation is paramount because it is responsible for the success or failure of businesses, which are the foundation stones of the free enterprise system.  In turn, one of the most essential prerequisites to effective management is management education because it increases the knowledge, skills, and productivity of managers. The benefits of a better management education are improved ability to identify viable business opportunities; less resources waste on ill-conceived ventures; enhanced competitive edge internationally; improved job satisfaction and retention of personnel; and improved effectiveness in the turbulent external environment.  It was concluded that in the educational sector Ecuadorian private enterprises are not currently in a position to contribute toward economic development because their managers do not have the necessary and commensurate managerial education
Empirical Evidence On The Valuation Of Financial Information In France
Authors: Stephanou-Charitou Melita , Vlittis Adamos
Published: February 2016

We propose and examine empirically the role of financial information; namely, earnings and cash flows in France.  The dataset consists of more than 1,000 French firm-year observations over a ten-year period. Regression analysis is undertaken to test the major research hypotheses.  The major conclusions drawn from the empirical results are summarized as follows.  First, results indicate that both earnings and cash flows are taken into consideration by French investors in their investment decisions.  Second, given cash flows, results show that earnings are always very important to investors and financial analysts for investment purposes.  However, results reveal that investors in France place much more attention to earnings and less attention to cash flows. In summary, the evidence provided in this study supports that indeed there are substantial differences in the way investors and financial analysts perceive financial information, such as earnings and cash flows in France.  The results of this study should be of great importance to the major stakeholders, such as investors, creditors and financial analysts, especially after the latest financial scandals and collapses of giant organizations worldwide.  Furthermore, these results support that fundamental analysis plays a very important role in the capital markets and it should be taken more seriously into consideration by the stakeholders for investing, credit, financing and valuation analysis purposes.
Fiduciary Or Force In The 21st Century?
Authors: Gertmenian L. Wayne , McCord Linnea , Young Terry
Published: February 2016

The rise of China over the past three decades is more than astonishing.  Some have considered it to be nothing short of an economic miracle.  China has transformed itself from a rural backward economy in 1978 to a thoroughly modern-looking economy and society today.  While it took the United States almost 50 years (from 1839-86) to double its per capita GDP, China has done it twice in less than twenty years –from 1978-87 and again from 1987-96.   The Chinese economy has improved at such a dramatic rate that many commentators have presumed China’s imminent global economic dominance in the 21st century.  Many now consider geopolitics a bi-polar affair, where only America and China matter.  In 2008, for the first time, serious cracks are beginning to surface in the foundations of China’s economy, prompting a reconsideration of whether China’s future success is as guaranteed and inevitable as first thought.  China is facing its most difficult year in this new century. With millions of unemployed workers and a slowing economic growth, China is facing tens of thousands of protests each year.  Since the legitimacy of the Chinese government is based on its economic success, China’s continued success in the 21st century will depend on whether the Communist Party is able to maintain trust in its economy, political system and society.  China’s economic sustainability rests on whether it can cope successfully with its new- found economic power.   The question that has yet to be decided is whether China will adopt a type of fiduciary culture like the ones prevalent in common law countries, such as the U.S. and Britain and its former colony Hong Kong, or will China resort to the use of force to maintain its political and economic power?
Motivation And Working Behavior In Frontier Tourism Business Of Thailand-Laos
Authors: Maneenetr Thirachaya
Published: February 2016

The objectives of this research were to study the motivations and working behavior of the frontier tourism business at the Thailand-Laos border, to compare the working relationship between travel agencies and the hotel business, and to study the relationship between working motivation and working behavior in the tourism business by using a total sampling of 140 persons: 112 persons from the hotel business and 28 persons from travel agencies. Personnel in the tourism business consisted of 42.1% males and 57.9% females. The ages ranged accordingly: 15-25 years old (15.0%), 26-35 years old (53.6%), and 36-45 years old (26.4%). The educational levels of the sample group were: high school diploma or equivalent (28.6%), associate’s degree or equivalent (27.9%) and bachelor’s degree (27.9%). Most of the personnel in the tourism business had a working motivation in the moderate range and the others were in the high range. Most of the personnel in the tourism business thought that their work quantities were in the moderate range. The overall work qualities were in the high range. Therefore, the personnel were considered to be worthy resources for having an average in the highest range. For overall abilities, they were in the high range and their average rating for morals was in the high range. The relationship with the organization of the personnel in the tourism business was in the moderate range; however, if someone criticized their organization, they would suddenly rise into the high range. In addition, the results of the hypotheses are: 1) the working behavior in the travel agencies and hotel business had the same significance rank of 0.05; 2) the working motivation of the personnel in travel agencies had a positive relationship with their working behavior having a significance rank of 0.05 by using the Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation result of 0.69; 3) the working motivation of the personnel in the hotel business also had a positive relationship with their working behavior having a significance rank of 0.05 by using the Pearson’s  Product Moment Correlation result of 0.74; and 4) the working motivation of the personnel in the tourism business also had a positive relationship with their working behavior having a significance rank of 0.05 by using the Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation result of 0.79.
Empowering Future Organizational Leaders For The 21st Century
Authors: Kennedy Joseph W.
Published: February 2016

In today’s 21st century environment, organizations must identify with their stakeholders not only in products and services they provide, but the organization today must adhere to values consistent to their stakeholders.  Organizational leaders must create high performance organizations in order to compete in a global mega-economic world, the old schema of business as usual and inundated policies and procedures must be rooted out in order for the organization to compete by identifying and sustaining diversified employees within a global economy.
The Informal Sector In Sub-Saharan Africa: Out Of The Shadows To Foster Sustainable Employment And Equity?
Authors: Sparks Donald L , Barnett Stephen T.
Published: February 2016

Over the past twenty years or so, there has been a debate that basically asks “…whether the informal sector should really be seen as a marginalized, ‘survival’ sector, which mops up excess or entrenched workers, or as a vibrant, entrepreneurial part of the economy which can stimulate economic growth and job creation.” (African Union 2008). This paper argues the latter. Further, this paper argues that employment in the informal sector is no longer a journey, but has become the destination of many. If the aim is to create jobs and reduce poverty, the informal sector must be included in the debate. Indeed, this paper recommends that the debate about the advantages of formal sector vs. the informal sector needs to end.  Governments need to unequivocally recognize and admit the importance of the informal sector and finds ways to encourage its growth. They also need, at the same time, to decide how to strengthen the formal sector and extend benefits to those in the informal sector, while removing barriers to the formal sector to allow more to participate.  Specifically, there are at least five major areas where changes need to be made:  1) Establish an enabling environment and supportive regulatory framework, 2) Provide access to appropriate training, 3) Improve basic facilities and amenities and infrastructure, 4) Increase ability to obtain property title and access to credit, and 5) Improve national databases and establish uniform standards.
The Impact Of Liberalization On Foreign Direct Investment In The Slovak Republic
Authors: Venkataramany Sivakumar , Miklovich Paul A.
Published: February 2016

Czechoslovakia became a “non-nation” in January 1993. The creation of the Czech and Slovak Republics resulted in two unique and distinct societies which moved in different economic directions. While the Czech Republic prospered within the first six years, the same could not be said for Slovakia. For the first six years, Slovakia’s economic growth was stifled due to factors of economic and financial repression. As a result of the political changes, financial liberalization began to emerge and, as a result, economic progress. As pronounced were the effects of repression, so too were the effects of liberalization. To truly understand the impact upon the society, the change must be viewed from the viewpoint of foreign direct investment. The factors which limited FDI due to their repressive nature, were now being replaced with factors that encouraged and expanded FDI within the Slovak nation. As a result of a complete turnaround transformation, Slovakia is now on a course to sustain and expand economic development through increased FDI. To understand the overall transformation that occurred within the Slovak Republic, one needs to define the factors that create financial repression and the liberalization factors that move an economy in a different direction. The determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) must be examined along with the transition from repression to liberalization.
Predicting The Occupational Choices Of Foreign-Born And Second-Generation Canadians: Evidence From Census Data
Authors: Sharif Najma R.
Published: February 2016

In this paper, we study the occupational mobility of immigrants and the intergenerational transfer of their occupational status in Canada. The former is done by predicting their occupational choices and examining shifts in those choices as the length of residence in Canada increases, while the latter is studied by comparing the choices of immigrants with those of second-generation Canadians. Of special interest is the role that gender plays in this regard. We use the Schmidt-Strauss (1975) multinomial logit model to explain occupational choice in terms of human capital & other characteristics with additional controls for immigration status, and the length of residence in Canada. This model is estimated using data from the public-use micro-data files from the 2001 Canadian Censuses, and then used in a simulation context to predict the occupational profiles of all native-born, foreign-born and second-generation Canadian men and women in the aggregate, and also of various cohorts of immigrants.
The Value And Glamor Stocks Performance At The Indonesia Stocks Exchange Using The Price Earning Ratio Approach
Authors: Hasnawati Sri
Published: February 2016

This study aims to evaluate the portfolio of value stocks and glamor stocks returns by Price Earning Ratio (PER) at the Indonesia Stocks Exchange during the period of 2003-2007 and to test the risk adjusted performance of the two types of stocks. Results of the study reveal that the portfolio of  value stocks return is not higher than the portfolio of the glamor stocks return. The study also indicates that the risk adjusted performance of value stocks is smaller than that of glamor stocks. The implication of this research is that the investment in the portfolio of glamor stocks may yield highest returns as well as highest investment risks. The analysis of the coeeficient of variation show that the portfolio of value stocks has a lower risk (1.42) compared to that of glamors stocks (3.48). Therefore, rational investors may choose to invest in value stocks.
Exchange Rate Volatility And Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence From East Asian Countries
Authors: Dhakal Dharmendra , Nag Raja , Pradhan Gyan , Upadhyaya Kamal P.
Published: February 2016

This paper uses panel data to examine the effect of exchange rate uncertainty on foreign direct investment in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea, and Thailand – countries that have continued to attract considerable foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows while also experiencing a great deal of volatility in exchange rates.  After establishing the stationarity of the data series, a panel cointegration test was conducted, following which an error correction model was developed and estimated using two sets of panel data.  The overall estimation results are consistent with theoretical predictions.  We find that exchange rate volatility has a favorable effect on foreign direct investment in our sample countries.
Does Education Affect Economic Planners Marketing Management Style?
Authors: Neeb Dianee M. , Pletcher Dale D. , Walther Carl H.
Published: February 2016

Findings of this study suggest that educational training plays a significant role in the marketing management style of community economic developers. Planners with business majors understood the prioritization of corporations site location variables better than did planners with urban planning or other non-business degrees. Business education was also more likely to be associated with usage of marketing-specific information and aggressiveness in pursuing targeting firms. However, neither source of funding (public versus private) nor location (urban versus rural) explains the tendency of economic development organizations to employ business majors.
Teologi Properti: Telaah Eksistensi dan Fungsi Kekayaan
Authors: Munir Ahmad
Published: February 2016

In the Al-Qur’an, human desire for wealth to meet their needs is viewed as common (thabi‘i) and urgent (dlarûri). Wealth is considered a means for human to be closer to their Creator. In theological perspective, human relation to their fellows and nature is fundamental. The relation is divided into three kinds. First, cooperative relation is the relation between human and their fellows in which every human has the same right to use available natural resources. Second, consumptive relation is the relation between human and nature in which human is an authority for using natural resources and nature is an object. Third, responsible (mustakhlif) relation is the relation between human and their Creator in which human has to be responsible for using natural resources. Based on the relations, wealth for human is expected to be a means of strengthening human characters and leading to the supreme state beside God and human.
Deflection Behavior of Prestressed Concrete Beam using Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Tendon
Authors: Selvachandran P. , Anandakumar S. , Muthuramu K.L.
Published: February 2016

The application of prestressing steel is restricted in highly corrosive environment area. The behavior of structure changes due to corrosion of prestressing steel, which leads to reduction in strength and it may cause sudden failure. There are many research recommendations to resist corrosion of steel, however the durability of structure shall not be ensured during service life of structure. Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Tendon is considered as an alternate material due to its corrosive resistance property and high strength. An experimental and numerical analysis carried out to study the deflection behavior of FRP tendon prestressed beam and recommended design guidelines. There are four beam specimens casted and tested in laboratory and 51 experimental results collected from research article to carry out numerical study. The ACI, 2011 [1] recommended generalized deflection calculation for beam by softening the effective moment of inertia curve and also introduced the effect of shift of neutral axis once the member exceeds cracking stress of concrete. Based on experimental and numerical analysis study it is concluded that, the deflection behavior of FRP tendon beam depends on deformability of material, degree of prestressing and bond strength. Design chart proposed for calculation of effective moment of inertia and effective neutral axis distance with respect to deformability index. The error percentage of deflec-tion values as per ACI 2011, is about 10 to 20% has reduced to less than 5% in the proposed method.
Does Congenital Deafness Affect the Structural and Functional Architecture of Primary Visual Cortex?
Authors: Smittenaar C.R. , MacSweeney M. , Sereno M.I. , Schwarzkopf D.S.
Published: February 2016

Deafness results in greater reliance on the remaining senses. It is unknown whether the cortical architecture of the intact senses is optimized to compensate for lost input. Here we performed widefield population receptive field (pRF) mapping of primary visual cortex (V1) with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in hearing and congenitally deaf participants, all of whom had learnt sign language after the age of 10 years. We found larger pRFs encoding the peripheral visual field of deaf compared to hearing participants. This was likely driven by larger facilitatory center zones of the pRF profile concentrated in the near and far periphery in the deaf group. pRF density was comparable between groups, indicating pRFs overlapped more in the deaf group. This could suggest that a coarse coding strategy underlies enhanced peripheral visual skills in deaf people. Cortical thickness was also decreased in V1 in the deaf group. These findings suggest deafness causes structural and functional plasticity at the earliest stages of visual cortex.
Molecular identification of emergent GII.P17-GII.17 norovirus genotype, Romania, 2015
Authors: Dinu Sorin , Nagy Mariana , Negru Dana Gabriela , Popovici Emilian Damian , Zota Lavinia , Oprișan Gabriela
Published: February 2016

The novel GII.P17-GII.17 norovirus genotype has been reported as cause of gastroenteritis outbreaks in China and Japan since the winter season 2014/15, replacing the pandemic strain GII.4 Sydney 2012. These emergent strains have also been sporadically reported on other continents than Asia. GII.P17-GII.17 isolates, similar to Kawasaki308 2015, were identified in three patients during a large outbreak of acute gastroenteritis affecting 328 people in Romania, in neighbouring localities, in 2015.
The Incalculable Weight of Small Numbers: Hunters, Land Use, and the Poplar River First Nation Proposal for a World Heritage Site
Authors: Pawlowska-Mainville Agnieszka , Kulchyski Peter
Published: February 2016

This article outlines Poplar River First Nation's attempt to designate their traditional trapline territory as part of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's world heritage site nomination called Pimachiowin Aki. Along with other neighbouring Anishinaabeg First Nations involved in this First Nation-led project, Poplar River is using the global infrastructure to meet local needs. Their endeavour to establish permanent protection of their lands so that continuity of cultural practices ensues is a reconceptualization of the meaning of development. In spite of its small population, this Indigenous community's attempt to stand up against non-renewable resource exploitation of their lands carries great weight in Manitoba, and already their unique narrative has captured the attention of Canada and the world.
Improving Decision Making for Transportation Capacity Expansion: Qualitative Analysis of Best Practices for Regional Transportation Plans
Authors: Ewing Reid , Proffitt David
Published: February 2016

The need for innovative regional transportation planning has grown as metropolitan areas consider the impact of congestion reduction efforts on induced demand, public health, and fossil fuel use and climate change. Although conventional practice among metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) is to simply expand roadway capacity to relieve congestion, many MPOs have also developed new solutions. This study qualitatively analyzes a national sample of 38 regional transportation plans to identify best practices among MPOs for increasing the capacity of regional transportation networks without inducing additional traffic or unnecessary emissions. It focuses on real-world examples of innovative practices such as the use of high-occupancy toll lanes on major freeways, regulations and ordinances designed to improve the connectivity of minor streets, management of transit corridors, and the best locations for bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure.
Impacts of Some Climatic Variables on the Seasonal Productivity of Aman Rice at Dhaka Region, Central Part of Bangladesh
Authors: Tuhin SMSA , Farukh MA , Nahar BS , Baten MA
Published: February 2016

An agro-climatic study was conducted at Dhaka region of Bangladesh using 43 years (1970-2012) of climatic data (daily maximum temperature, seasonal total rainfall, daily average humidity, and daily sunshine hour) to observe the climatic variability and their impacts on the productivity of Aman rice. The average maximum temperature increased by 0.04°C in Aman season in Dhaka region. The average sunshine hours decreased by 0.05 in the season. The average humidity decreased by 0.14% in the season. The average seasonal rainfall increased slightly by 0.09 mm in the season. The Aman rice production increased by 0.03 t ha-1 in the region. The production year 2003 shows highest productivity due to less climatic devastation impact on the seasonal productivity of the rice. The climatic variables impact ( Savg > Havg > Tmax ) implies the seasonal productivity of Aman rice was mostly and inversely correlated with average sunshine (Savg) hour. However, most of the time the production showed increasing trend except some devastating natural calamities in the year of 1988 and 1998 which affected crop production seriously.J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 8(2): 7-10 2015
Soil Nutrient Status of Brahmaputra Floodplain Area in Tangail Sadar Upazila for Agricultural Uses
Authors: Hossen MAM , Lira SA , Mia MY , Rahman AKMM
Published: February 2016

Soil samples from high land, medium high land, medium low land and low land of Brahmaputra Floodplain area showed that pH of the soils were slightly acidic; organic matter (OM) content was medium; total nitrogen (N), available potassium (K) and boron (B) content were low; available phosphorus (P) content was very low; available sulfur (S) and calcium (Ca) content were medium to very high; magnesium (Mg) and zinc (Zn) content were low to optimum; copper (Cu), manganese (Mn) and iron (Fe) content were very high suggesting the fact that soils of this area is moderately suitable for agricultural uses.J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 8(2): 11-14 2015
Reducing the Volume of Garbage and Production of Biogas through Anaerobic Decomposition
Authors: Rahman MH , Mia SH , Nessa A , Badhan MA , Islam MA
Published: February 2016

Biogas is one of the most eco-friendly alternative renewable energy sources, to meet future energy requirement. In order to carry out this research, two experiments were set up taking cow dung, cow dung with wasted flour and cultured Bacteria with waste flour. In Experiment 1, only cow dung was used in build biogas plant and decomposed periodically for 28 days. After that cow dung slurry (as inoculum) with waste flour were decomposed for 28 days. In Experiment 2, same waste flour with cultured anaerobic bacterial colony (as inoculum) was used as the feed stocks and the experiment was completed in 28 days. Result of the Study revealed that production of biogas was higher and consuming less time when cultured bacterial colony was used as inoculum with feed stock, compared to that of cow dung. In this experiment, garbage is decomposed with approximately all type of anaerobic bacteria. If methanogens, facultative anaerobes and other bacteria which are responsible for anaerobic digestion and biogas formation, are separately cultured and these garbages are separately decomposed with this bacteria. Anaerobic decomposition has a number of environmental benefits including production of green energy and natural fertilizers. The process of converting organic feed stock into biogas can serve as a substitute for fossil fuels and artificial fertilizers, reducing the amount of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere.J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 8(2): 33-36 2015
Detection of Transgene in Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Technique
Authors: Ray PC , Alam MS , Islam MS
Published: February 2016

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technique using specific primer can be used to detect transgenes. The present study was undertaken to detect salmon growth hormone (GH) gene in transgenic tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) by PCR. DNA was extracted from F1 Tilapia generated by crossing transgenic parents. Two primers were designed to amplify a part of the region of GH gene sequence, which was used to make transgenic tilapia. To confirm the specificity of the selected primer, PCR was performed on diluted DNAs, extracted from tilapia fin tissues. GH transgene sequences (1500 bp) were successfully amplified from transgenic fish in this study. The specificity of the primers was found to be high in detecting the salmon GH transgenes. The PCR-based method therefore, could be used for fast and easy screening of transgenic fish for this gene.J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 8(2): 47-49 2015