bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Genetic Characterization of Dog Personality Traits
Authors: Ilska Joanna , Haskell Marie J , Blott Sarah C , Sánchez-Molano Enrique , Polgar Zita , Lofgren Sarah E , Clements Dylan N , Wiener Pamela
Published: April 2017

The genetic architecture of behavioral traits in dogs is of great interest to owners, breeders, and professionals involved in animal welfare, as well as to scientists studying the genetics of animal (including human) behavior. The genetic component of dog behavior is supported by between-breed differences and some evidence of within-breed variation. However, it is a challenge to gather sufficiently large datasets to dissect the genetic basis of complex traits such as behavior, which are both time-consuming and logistically difficult to measure, and known to be influenced by nongenetic factors. In this study, we exploited the knowledge that owners have of their dogs to generate a large dataset of personality traits in Labrador Retrievers. While accounting for key environmental factors, we demonstrate that genetic variance can be detected for dog personality traits assessed using questionnaire data. We identified substantial genetic variance for several traits, including fetching tendency and fear of loud noises, while other traits revealed negligibly small heritabilities. Genetic correlations were also estimated between traits; however, due to fairly large SEs, only a handful of trait pairs yielded statistically significant estimates. Genomic analyses indicated that these traits are mainly polygenic, such that individual genomic regions have small effects, and suggested chromosomal associations for six of the traits. The polygenic nature of these traits is consistent with previous behavioral genetics studies in other species, for example in mouse, and confirms that large datasets are required to quantify the genetic variance and to identify the individual genes that influence behavioral traits.
Correlation of Meiotic DSB Formation and Transcription Initiation Around Fission Yeast Recombination Hotspots
Authors: Yamada Shintaro , Okamura Mika , Oda Arisa , Murakami Hiroshi , Ohta Kunihiro , Yamada Takatomi
Published: April 2017

Meiotic homologous recombination, a critical event for ensuring faithful chromosome segregation and creating genetic diversity, is initiated by programmed DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) formed at recombination hotspots. Meiotic DSB formation is likely to be influenced by other DNA-templated processes including transcription, but how DSB formation and transcription interact with each other has not been understood well. In this study, we used fission yeast to investigate a possible interplay of these two events. A group of hotspots in fission yeast are associated with sequences similar to the cyclic AMP response element and activated by the ATF/CREB family transcription factor dimer Atf1-Pcr1. We first focused on one of those hotspots, ade6-3049, and Atf1. Our results showed that multiple transcripts, shorter than the ade6 full-length messenger RNA, emanate from a region surrounding the ade6-3049 hotspot. Interestingly, we found that the previously known recombination-activation region of Atf1 is also a transactivation domain, whose deletion affected DSB formation and short transcript production at ade6-3049. These results point to a possibility that the two events may be related to each other at ade6-3049. In fact, comparison of published maps of meiotic transcripts and hotspots suggested that hotspots are very often located close to meiotically transcribed regions. These observations therefore propose that meiotic DSB formation in fission yeast may be connected to transcription of surrounding regions.
Regulation of Notch Signaling by the Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Hrp48 and Deltex in Drosophila melanogaster
Authors: Dutta Debdeep , Paul Maimuna Sali , Singh Ankita , Mutsuddi Mousumi , Mukherjee Ashim
Published: April 2017

Notch signaling is an evolutionarily conserved pathway that is found to be involved in a number of cellular events throughout development. The deployment of the Notch signaling pathway in numerous cellular contexts is possible due to its regulation at multiple levels. In an effort to identify the novel components integrated into the molecular circuitry affecting Notch signaling, we carried out a protein–protein interaction screen based on the identification of cellular protein complexes using co-immunoprecipitation followed by mass-spectrometry. We identified Hrp48, a heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein in Drosophila, as a novel interacting partner of Deltex (Dx), a cytoplasmic modulator of Notch signaling. Immunocytochemical analysis revealed that Dx and Hrp48 colocalize in cytoplasmic vesicles. The dx mutant also showed strong genetic interactions with hrp48 mutant alleles. The coexpression of Dx and Hrp48 resulted in the depletion of cytoplasmic Notch in larval wing imaginal discs and downregulation of Notch targets cut and wingless. Previously, it has been shown that Sex-lethal (Sxl), on binding with Notch mRNA, negatively regulates Notch signaling. The overexpression of Hrp48 was found to inhibit Sxl expression and consequently rescued Notch signaling activity. In the present study, we observed that Dx together with Hrp48 can regulate Notch signaling in an Sxl-independent manner. In addition, Dx and Hrp48 displayed a synergistic effect on caspase-mediated cell death. Our results suggest that Dx and Hrp48 together negatively regulate Notch signaling in Drosophila melanogaster.
A 9-Day-Old With Weight Loss and Diarrhea
Authors: Rajbhandari Prabi , Mandelia Chetan , Janjua Halima S. , Selvakumar Praveen Kumar Conjeevaram , Krishna Sangeeta
Published: April 2017

A 9-day-old infant girl presented with diarrhea and weight loss of 19% since birth. She was born via spontaneous vaginal delivery at 39 weeks’ gestation to a mother positive for group B Streptococcus who received adequate intrapartum prophylaxis. The infant was formula-fed every 2 to 3 hours with no reported issues with feeding or swallowing. The infant had nonmucoid watery stools ∼5 to 15 times per day. Her family history was significant for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in several of her family members. Her initial vital signs and physical examination were normal. Laboratory data on hospital admission showed a normal complete blood cell count, but her chemistry analysis revealed significant hypernatremia, hyperkalemia, metabolic acidosis, and acute kidney injury. Her hypernatremia was resistant to fluid management. In this article, we discuss the infant’s hospital course, our clinical thought process, and how we arrived at our final diagnosis.
AUGALININKYSTĖS GAMYBOS RIZIKOS DĖL NEPALANKIŲ METEOROLOGINIŲ REIŠKINIŲ VALDYMAS PASĖLIŲ DRAUDIMO PRIEMONĖMIS LIETUVOJE
Authors: Vitunskienė Vlada , Lauraitienė Lina
Published: April 2017

Augalininkystės gamybos riziką (dar žinomą kaip derliaus praradimo rizika) atspindi žemės ūkio augalų derlingumo kintamumas. Pastarąjį, kaip žinoma, veikia įvairūs nepalankūs meteorologiniai reiškiniai, tokie kaip sausra, liūtys, šalna, kruša, potvyniai, ekstremali temperatūra ir kiti. Žemės ūkio augalų derlingumo kintamumą veikia ir kiti veiksniai, tokie kaip augalų ligos, augalų kenkėjų antplūdis arba gamtos stichijos. Didelė javų, ankštinių augalų, rapsų ir kukurūzų grūdų derlingumo variacija (per ketvirtį amžiaus jų variacijos koeficientai siekė, atitinkamai 25,3, 28, 26,7 ir 38,4 proc.) byloja apie aukštą šių produktų gamybos rizikos lygį Lietuvoje. Straipsnyje nagrinėjami augalininkystės gamybos rizikos, susijusios tik su nepalankiais meteorologiniais reiškiniais, valdymo pasėlių draudimo priemonėmis klausimai. Šio tyrimo tikslas – išanalizuoti pasėlių draudimo būklę bei tendencijas Lietuvoje ir nustatyti veiksnius, skatinančius arba stabdančius augalininkystės gamybos rizikos valdymą ūkiuose komerciniais derliaus draudimo produktais. Tyrimas atliktas remiantis erdvinės analizės, ūkininkų apklausos, koreliacinės ir regresinės analizių metodais, pasėlių draudimo aprėpties ir jos aiškinamųjų kintamųjų LAU1 (savivaldybių) teritorijų lygmeniu sąryšio grafine analize. Tyrimu nustatyta, kad Lietuvoje apdraudžiama tik apie dešimtadalis pasėlių ploto. Kita vertus, 2008–2015 m. apdraustas plotas padidėjo daugiau kaip 3 kartus. Vidutinis pasėlių draudimo tarifas sumažėjo nuo 5,67 proc. – 2009 m. iki 3,33 proc. – 2015 m. Per pastaruosius aštuonerius metus grynasis pasėlių draudimo finansinis rezultatas, išreikštas draudimo išmokos ir įmokos santykio koeficientu, siekė vidutiniškai 1,19, kas rodo, kad minėtais draudimo produktais buvo minimizuotas apdrausto derliaus vertės svyravimas 2008–2015 m. Nustatyta vidutinio stiprumo koreliacija tarp apdraustų pasėlių proporcijos ir tokių kintamųjų, kaip dirvožemio našumas, ūkių dydis, draudžiamų žemės ūkio augalų pasėlių proporcija NŽŪN plote, augalininkystės šakos proporcija žemės ūkio gamyboje, ir augalininkystės gamybos intensyvumas. Regresinės analizės būdu nustatyta, kad dirvožemio našumo ir ūkių dydžio skirtumais galima paaiškinti beveik 57 proc. pasėlių draudimo aprėpties erdvinės sklaidos. Ūkininkų apklausos būdu nustatyti pagrindiniai pasėlius drausti skatinantys veiksniai – nuostolių dėl nepalankių meteorologinių reiškinių auganti grėsmė ir pasėlių draudimo įmokos kompensacijos.
Retention in Enhanced Team Based Learning Course: retain or refrain?
Authors: Puthucheary Janil , Goh Sok Hong , Ha Tam Cam , Graham Doyle G. , Cook Sandy
Published: April 2017

This article was migrated. The article was not marked as recommended. Background: Students' ability to retain content in medical school has always been a concern. At Duke-NUS Medical School, we modified our Team-Based Learning (TBL) classes known as TeamLEAD, a learning strategy for first year basic science content, to include an open/closed-book option in the readiness assurance phase to engage teams in deeper discussion. We hypothesize that the open-book option allows students to engage in deeper learning in their teams, which leads to an improvement in retention ability for each individual student at the end of their first year basic science curriculum. Methods: A total of 115 MCQs used throughout first year basic science courses from 2011 to 2013 were repeated during a two-week end-of-year review. We analysed the extent of students' retention by examining the influence of team's choice for open/closed-book on initial and repeated individual performance score. Results: Student's individual scores increased from 56.2% correct the first time encountering the questions to 68.7% for the second time (p<0.01). For teams that chose open-book option for group readiness assurance (GRA) test, individual students' second encounter score increased by 11.8% (p<0.01) compared to 10.3% (p<0.01) for teams that chose closed-book option. Students' retention was higher for those questions from second half of the year compared to questions from first half (p<0.01). Conclusion: Implementation of open-book component enables students to drive challenging discussion in teams. This helps individual students to consolidate, recall and retain more information over time, which results in an improved individual performance at the end-of-year review.
Crossrail project: use of sprayed concrete tunnel linings on London’s Elizabeth line
Authors: Coughlan Donal , Diez Rosa , Comins John , Stärk Alfred
Published: April 2017

This paper discusses the use of sprayed concrete linings on the Crossrail project to deliver the Elizabeth east–west railway line across London. It describes how sprayed concrete linings have been successfully used, leading to significant programme and cost savings to the project. Sprayed concrete linings have been used to form complex station tunnel geometries, including tunnel junctions and tunnels of varying cross-section as well as a number of large cross-over caverns, shafts and adits. The design of sprayed concrete lining tunnels is discussed in detail, including how the tunnels were analysed, sized and reinforced to resist applied ground loads. The paper also describes how the technique has been successfully adopted to form the complex caverns at Whitechapel and Stepney Green cross-overs. Topics covered include construction methodology, material selection, monitoring requirements and lessons learnt for application on future projects.
Seismic behaviour of non-rectangular structural RC wall in the weak axis
Authors: Zhang Zhongwen , Li Bing
Published: April 2017

Structural reinforced concrete (RC) walls can have very different lengths and widths. Previous investigations have focused on the seismic properties of structural RC walls in the strong axis in which the length of the wall is greater than the width of the wall. The seismic behaviour of structural RC walls in the weak axis, where the wall length is less than its width, is insufficiently investigated. This paper reports on experimental studies on the seismic behaviour of two non-rectangular RC walls loaded in the weak axis. The experimental results are presented in terms of cracking patterns, failure mechanisms, hysteresis responses, the component of deformation and the distributions of vertical strains in the flange. The experimental results are discussed, and emphasise the accuracy of existing design methods for non-rectangular RC walls in the weak axis, including design methods for the stiffness, the shear lag effect and the shear strength.
Cost implications for certified Green Building Index buildings
Authors: Chong Heap-Yih , Tam Vivian W. Y. , Lai Wei Chian , Sutrisna Monty , Wang Xiangyu , Illankoon Illankoon Mudiyanselage Chethana Sanathani
Published: April 2017

The impact of worsening global weather conditions has led to a growing awareness of the importance of sustainability in the global context, including in Malaysia. As a consequence, the Green Building Index rating tool was adopted in Malaysia from 2009 as a yardstick to guide the green buildings. The research aims to identify the initial cost premium for a residential green building to achieve certified green status with the use of basic green options. The primary data were mainly collected from bills of quantities, semi-structured discussions with project personnel, cost experts and suppliers. Finally, a sensitivity analysis is also carried out to analyse the impact of incremental costs to the changes in prices of green material. The findings show an incremental cost of 2·2% of the contract sum to develop a certified residential green building with basic green options. The research provides cost guidelines about the actual premium needed to embark on green building projects. The outcomes of this research can support the decisions of the developer to promote a greener-built environment.
The Display of Information and Household Investment Behavior
Authors: Shaton Maya
Published: April 2017

I exploit a natural experiment to show that household investment decisions depend on the manner in which information is displayed. Israeli retirement funds were prohibited from displaying returns for periods shorter than twelve months. In this setting, the information displayed was altered but the accessible information remained the same. Using differences-in-differences design, I find that this change caused reduction in fund flow sensitivity to past returns, decline in trade volume, and increased asset allocation toward riskier funds. These results are consistent with models of limited attention and myopic loss aversion, and have important implications for households' accumulated wealth at retirement.
Methods and protocols from Goncalves et al. (2017) for manipulating the diet and the microbiome of Drosophila v1
Authors: Santos Zita , Patrícia Francisco not provided , Margarida Anjos not provided , Célia Baltazar not provided , Ana Paula Elias not provided , Gabriela Tondolo Fioreze not provided , Pavel M. Itskov not provided , Matthew D. W. Piper not provided , Carlos Ribeiro not provided
Published: April 2017

This is a collection of methods and protocols from the manuscript: Gonçalves et al. Commensal bacteria and essential amino acids control food choice behavior and reproduction. Plos Biology. 2017 Apr 18.
Generating and Rearing Axenic Drosophila v1
Authors: Santos Zita , Patrícia Francisco not provided , Margarida Anjos not provided , Célia Baltazar not provided , Ana Paula Elias not provided , Gabriela Tondolo Fioreze not provided , Pavel M. Itskov not provided , Matthew D. W. Piper not provided , Carlos Ribeiro not provided
Published: April 2017

This is a protocol to generate axenicfly cultures by sterilizing embryos. It is part of the manuscript: Gonçalves et al. Commensal bacteria and essential amino acids control food choice behavior and reproduction. Plos Biology. 2017 Apr 18. The protocol was adapted from: Wayland MT, Defaye A, Rocha J, Jayaram SA, Royet J, Miguel-Aliaga I, et al. Spotting the differences: Probing host/microbiota interactions with a dedicated software tool for the analysis of faecal outputs in Drosophila. J Insect Physiol. 2014;69: 126–135. doi:10.1016/j.jinsphys.2014.05.023 with the help of the Leulier laboratory.
Inoculation of Holidic Media (HM) with bacteria to generate gnotobiotic Drosophila v1
Authors: Santos Zita , Patrícia Francisco not provided , Margarida Anjos not provided , Célia Baltazar not provided , Ana Paula Elias not provided , Gabriela Tondolo Fioreze not provided , Pavel M. Itskov not provided , Matthew D. W. Piper not provided , Carlos Ribeiro not provided
Published: April 2017

This protocol is part of the manuscript: Gonçalves et al. Commensal bacteria and essential amino acids control food choice behavior and reproduction. Plos Biology. 2017 Apr 18. We thank the Leulier laboratory for their help in establishing this protocol.
Calculating the internal bacterial load of Drosophila v1
Authors: Santos Zita , Patrícia Francisco not provided , Margarida Anjos not provided , Célia Baltazar not provided , Ana Paula Elias not provided , Gabriela Tondolo Fioreze not provided , Pavel M. Itskov not provided , Matthew D. W. Piper not provided , Carlos Ribeiro not provided
Published: April 2017

This protocol is part of the manuscript: Gonçalves et al. Commensal bacteria and essential amino acids control food choice behavior and reproduction. Plos Biology. 2017 Apr 18.
Rearing of Drosophila on Holidic Media (HM) for feeding behavior assays v1
Authors: Santos Zita , Patrícia Francisco not provided , Margarida Anjos not provided , Célia Baltazar not provided , Ana Paula Elias not provided , Gabriela Tondolo Fioreze not provided , Pavel M. Itskov not provided , Matthew D. W. Piper not provided , Carlos Ribeiro not provided
Published: April 2017

This protocol is part of the manuscript: Gonçalves et al. Commensal bacteria and essential amino acids control food choice behavior and reproduction. Plos Biology. 2017 Apr 18.
Growing Drosophila gut bacteria v1
Authors: Santos Zita , Patrícia Francisco not provided , Margarida Anjos not provided , Célia Baltazar not provided , Ana Paula Elias not provided , Gabriela Tondolo Fioreze not provided , Pavel M. Itskov not provided , Matthew D. W. Piper not provided , Carlos Ribeiro not provided
Published: April 2017

This protocol is part of the manuscript: Gonçalves et al. Commensal bacteria and essential amino acids control food choice behavior and reproduction. Plos Biology. 2017 Apr 18. We acknowledge the help of the Won-Jae Lee laboratory and the Leulier laboratory for assistance in developing these protocols.
Robust Regression Analysis of Longitudinal Data under Censoring
Authors: Datta Somnath
Published: April 2017

We consider regression analysis of longitudinal data when the temporal correlation is modeled by an autoregressive process. Robust R estimators of regression and autoregressive parameters are obtained. Our estimators are valid under censoring caused by detection limits. Efficient computation of the estimators is discussed. Theoretical and simulation studies of the estimators are presented. We analyze a real data set on air pollution using our methodology.
Performance and Robustness Analysis of Sequential Hypotheses Testing for Time Series with Trend
Authors: Kharin Alexey , Tu Ton That
Published: April 2017

The problem of sequential testing of simple hypotheses for time series with a trend is considered. Analytic expressions and asymptotic expansions for error probabilities and expected numbers of observations are obtained. Robustness analysis is performed. Numerical results are given.
Adhesive Friction Based on Accurate Elastic-Plastic Finite Element Analysis and n-Point Asperity Concept
Authors: Waghmare Ajay K. , Sahoo Prasanta
Published: April 2017

The present work considers analysis of adhesive friction of rough surfaces using n-point asperity concept for statistical definition of surface roughness features, and accurate finite element analysis of elastic-plastic deformation of single asperity contact. The paper describes theoretical study in which whole range of deformation of an n-point asperity viz. from fully elastic, through elastic-plastic, to fully plastic is considered and the intermediate transition regime is treated analytically as well as numerically. Well defined adhesion index and plasticity index are used to study the prospective contact situations arising out of variation in material properties and surface roughness features. Using practical values of material properties and surface roughness parameters, results are obtained for normally applied load, friction force, and coefficient of friction. It is observed that the surfaces undergoing predominantly plastic type of deformation and having moderate to higher adhesion have constant coefficient of friction.
Collinear Equilibrium Points in the Relativistic R3BP when the Bigger Primary is a Triaxial Rigid Body
Authors: Nakone Bello , Hussain Aminu Abubakar
Published: April 2017

This study examines the effect of the relativistic factor as well as the triaxiality effect of the bigger primary on the positions and stability of the collinear points in the frame work of the post-Newtonian approximation. Using semi-analytical and numerical approach the collinear points are found to be unstable. A numerical exploration in this connection, with the Earth-Moon system, reveals that the relativistic factor has an effect on these positions. It is also found that under the combined effect of relativistic factor and triaxiality, the collinear point L1 moves towards the primaries with the increase in triaxiality, while L2 and L3 move away from the bigger primary. It is also seen that in most of the cases in the presence of triaxiality, the effect of relativistic factor on the positions of L1 and L3 is not observable; however it has an observable effect on the position of L2 in the presence of triaxiality except for the case 2.
Инновации в системе управления стратегической устойчивостью развития предприятия
Authors: Григорьева Светлана Владиславовна
Published: April 2017

Данная статья посвящена исследованию методов к реализации инновационных подходов в системе управления стратегической устойчивостью грузового автотранспортного предприятия. В статье предложен процессный подход к управлению инновациями в системе стратегической устойчивости развития грузового автотранспортного предприятия. Представлена схема стратегического управления предприятием с использованием инновационных подходов. Приведено экономическое обоснование выбора программы инновационного развития грузового автотранспортного предприятия.
Электронная промышленность как основа неоиндустриальной модернизации
Authors: Киртадзе Тимур Давидович
Published: April 2017

Вот уже более 20-ти лет отечественная промышленность характеризуется массовой деиндустриализацией и примитивизацией структуры. В поисках решения данной проблемы предлагается рассмотреть развитие экономики в рамках неоиндустриальной модернизации. Переход к постиндустриальной экономике напрямую связан с научно-технической политикой государства, реализация которой подразумевает расстановку приоритетов в направлениях развития науки и техники, а также концентрацию научного потенциала в важнейших отраслях. В данной статье в качестве приоритета предлагается электронная промышленность. Эволюционное развитие базисных продуктов привело к ситуации, когда истинно «неоиндустриальной» можно считать лишь такую страну, которая обладает полноценным технологическим циклом производства микропроцессора. Таким образом, для России задачей первостепенной важности является развитие электронной промышленности в рамках единой, межотраслевой, народнохозяйственной системы.
Агломерационные процессы и перспективы инновационного развития экономики региона (на примере Новосибирской области)
Authors: Кашин Артем Васильевич Артем Васильевич , Кравец Александр Витальевич Александр Витальевич
Published: April 2017

В статье рассматриваются определяющие условия становления агломерации как важного фактора инновационного пространственного развития территории России. Особо исследуется роль органов власти федерального и регионального уровня в решении задач регионального экономического развития на основе формирования крупных городских агломераций на примере формирования Новосибирской агломерации. Определены перспективы и пути решения проблем формирования городских агломераций.
Материал статьи может быть полезен научным работникам, занимающихся проблемами пространственного развития территории, региональной экономической политики и компетенции государственных структур в этой сфере.
Оценка возможности формирования регионального кластера (на примере Оренбургской области)
Authors: Шарипов Тагир Фаритович Тагир Фаритович
Published: April 2017

В статье на основе исторического анализа представлений о кластерной парадигме, сделан вывод об инновационной составляющей кластерного подхода. Отмечено, что для реализации кластерного подхода требуется формирование инструментария, обеспечивающего создание и управление новыми структурами, учитывающего требования внешней среды, а также специфику объединяющей отрасли и особенности территории, где они расположены. Дано авторское представление понятия «кластерный потенциал», под которым понимается совокупность условий, ресурсов и факторов, которые необходимы для создания и эффективной деятельности кластерных структур и которые обеспечивают развитие региона, характеризующееся как устойчивое, конкурентоспособное и безопасное. Апробирована комплексная методика формирования производственных кластеров в регионе, включающая три последовательных этапа: предварительный, основной, завершающий. Сделан вывод, что Оренбургская область является регионом со средним (II) уровнем потенциала кластеризации региона, то есть имеются предпосылки создания двух-четырех потенциальных кластеров на территории региона, но при этом отсутствует необходимая инфраструктура, но имеется возможность ее создания, а также предпосылки создания предприятий-поставщиков.
Международный опыт участия студентов в оценке качества образования
Authors: Зотова Валерия Александровна Валерия Александровна
Published: April 2017

В данной работе представлен международный опыт участия студентов в оценке образовательного процесса. Образовательные организации становятся клиент-ориентированными, и им важно слышать мнение студентов, исследование удовлетворённости студентов качеством образовательного процесса в Европе проводится более 30 лет, разработаны технологии выявления мнений обучающихся. Получение обратной связи от студентов позволяет совершенствовать образовательный процесс: студент находится в процессе и может дать инсайдерскую информацию, получаемую изнутри, данные опросов могут дать больше информации, которая имеет отношение к студентам, это прямые, без внешних помех (отчетов, записей), данные, которые характеризуют образование. За рубежом разработаны и активно используются национальные студенческие опросы, которые в масштабе всей страны позволяют выявить уровень удовлетворённости студентов образованием, а также позволяют сравнивать университеты на основании мнений основных потребителей (студентов), что также упрощает выбор вуза для абитуриента.
Барьеры к обмену знаниями в административных подразделениях высших учебных заведений
Authors: Благов Евгений Юрьевич Евгений Юрьевич , Плешкова Анастасия Юрьевна Анастасия Юрьевна
Published: April 2017

В статье представлены результаты качественной стадии исследования информационно-технологических, организационно-управленческих и организационно-экономических барьеров к обмену знаниями в административных подразделениях высших учебных заведений. Объектом качественного исследования выступили сотрудники подразделений, задействованных в управлении конкретной образовательной программой уровня бакалавриата в одном из ведущих российских ВУЗов. Основным методом исследования на данной стадии выступает проведение глубинных слабоструктурированных интервью с сотрудниками задействованных подразделений с последующим выделением и интерпретацией общих конструктов из ответов респондентов. На основе результатов интерпретации данных конструктов выявлен ряд воздействующих на деятельность рассмотренных подразделений барьеров к обмену знаниями и предложены рекомендации организационно-управленческого и информационно-технологического характера, ориентированные на уменьшение воздействия данных барьеров, а также рассмотрены возможные направления дальнейшего развития исследования.
Омниканальная торговля в России в реалиях современной экономической ситуации
Authors: Антипин Филипп Андреевич
Published: April 2017

Статья посвящена относительно новому явлению не только для российской розницы, но и для большинства исследователей, занимающихся изучением адаптации торговых организаций к условиям современного рынка, – использованию технологий омниканальных продаж (omni-channel). Охарактеризованы существующие подходы к определению понятия «омниканальность» в сфере торгового бизнеса, представлены результаты теоретического исследования, позволяющего выделить области применения (B2B, B2C), принципы и элементы технологий омниканальных продаж в сфере розничной торговли, преимущества и риски их использования в практике торгового предпринимательства, готовность бизнеса к использованию данных технологий. Дана характеристика персонифицированных адресных программ лояльности (персонализация предложений для потребителей); ожиданий и изменения поведения потребителей (потребительская активность населения, предпочтения потребителей при выборе канала продаж, доверие к совершению покупок в сетевой среде). Обозначены компании, производящие программное обеспечение для омниканальной коммерции, действующие на российском рынке. Отражены уровни проникновения Интернета и рейтинг Российской Федерации с учетом международного «Индекса электронной торговли» (UNCTAD B2C e-commerce index). На основе анализа публикаций отечественных и зарубежных авторов представлены приоритетные направления исследований в данной области экономического знания. Положения и выводы, изложенные в статье, будут полезны предпринимателям – представителям российского ритейла, аспирантам, научным работникам, занимающимся исследованием проблем розничной торговли.
Применение принципа достаточности капитала при формировании системы оценки потенциала развития коммерческих структур
Authors: Марсагишвили Тамара Григорьевна
Published: April 2017

В данной работе автор предлагает направления совершенствования концептуального подхода к диагностике финансового состояния коммерческих структур, выявлению динамики их развития, а также предлагает способ оценки потенциала их дальнейшего развития. Чрезмерная подверженность российских компаний влиянию общемировой экономической конъюнктуры инициирует потребность в повышении управления эффективностью деятельности и финансовой устойчивости коммерческих структур, определении перспектив развития, потому как успешное функционирование и расширение национального бизнеса будет являться одним из драйверов экономического роста и эффективного развития российской экономики, создаст ей определенную устойчивость, в особенности в периоды нестабильной экономической ситуации.
Методологические аспекты механизма укрепления доходной базы бюджета региона (на примере Республики Дагестан)
Authors: Ашуров Тельман Шафиевич
Published: April 2017

В статье изложены методологические аспекты механизма укрепления доходной базы региона (на примере Республики Дагестан) и определены некоторые приоритетные направления укрепления налогового потенциала в условиях дотационности региона. А также в статье представлен анализ сопоставления данных о фактическом поступлении налогов в консолидированный бюджет Республики Дагестан и их прогнозных значений. Здесь также изложены основные пути укрепления налоговой базы региона. Так как от этого зависит доходная часть бюджета региона.
В данной статье использованы различные показатели для оценки налогового потенциала Республики Дагестан. В заключении статьи приведены выводы по теме.
Влияние санкционных войн на развитие внешнеторговых отношений России и Финляндии
Authors: Дробот Елена Валерьевна
Published: April 2017

Статья посвящена исследованию влияния санкций и контрсанкций на развитие внешнеэкономических отношений между Россией и Финляндией. В статье проводится анализ основных макроэкономических показателей двух стран, а также структуры и динамики их внешнеторгового оборота. Особое внимание в статье уделено отрицательным последствиям санкционных войн и перспективным проектам России и Финляндии в области экономических связей.
APLICAÇÃO DO ESTUDO DE TEMPOS E MOVIMENTOS NO SETOR ADMINISTRATIVO: ESTUDO DE CASO EM UMA EMPRESA MINERADORA
Authors: Rezende Polyane Avelar , Martins Taciana Lopes Rezende , Rocha Mônica Ferreira
Published: April 2017

O trabalho descrito neste artigo destaca a extensão dos estudos de métodos e tempos para além do segmento industrial, aplicando-os ao setor administrativo. Investiga-se a atividade de carimbar anexos de contratos executada pelo setor de compras de uma empresa de mineração. Utilizando ferramentas de cronoanálise é possível descrever o fluxo do processo e, a partir disto, conduzir análises sob outras perspectivas tais como: tempo padrão, carga-homem, layout e produtividade. Com os resultados obtidos e a padronização do sistema, desenvolveu-se uma proposta de melhoria no processo, reduzindo o tempo de realização da atividade e, consequentemente, aumentando a produtividade do setor.
REESTRUTURAÇÃO E IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DE CONTROLES INTERNOS EM UMA EMPRESA PRESTADORA DE SERVIÇOS
Authors: Colares Ana Carolina Vasconcelos
Published: April 2017

Este trabalho realizou um estudo descritivo em uma empresa prestadora de serviços com foco na verificação dos controles internos empregados em todo o processo administrativo, contábil, financeiro e operacional da empresa. O objetivo do estudo foi responder o seguinte questionamento: é possível obter reduções de gastos por meio da reestruturação de controles internos em uma empresa prestadora de serviços sem desrespeitar os princípios que os norteiam? Para responder a problemática foi realizado um estudo de caso através de pesquisa documental e técnica de observação na empresa. Os resultados mostraram que grande parte dos controles internos existentes são manuais e que há grande necessidade de integração desses controles internos através de sistemas de informação, uma vez que é característico das áreas o trabalho conjunto e o acesso à informações em tempo hábil ou à informação propriamente dita nem sempre é possível. Além disso, foram identificados vários pontos de melhorias e apresentadas soluções para melhoria de ferramentas que possibilitaram controles internos mais integrados e objetivos, possibilitando redução de gastos e melhoria de funções. Por fim, concluiu-se que é possível obter reduções de gastos por meio da reestruturação de controles internos em uma empresa prestadora de serviços sem desrespeitar os princípios que os norteiam.
HR Practices in Selected RMG Factories in Dhaka
Authors: Akter Silvia , Kamrul Alam Raju Mohammad Kamrul Alam
Published: April 2017

<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Cambria Math','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">RMG sector is the largest foreign exchange earning sector of Bangladesh. This paper examines the HR practices of this sector and to help the policymakers to update the policy agenda in order for better supporting it to achieve the long-term goal. This is a pilot study on human resources practice of selected RMG factories in Dhaka. The HR officials were interviewed with a semi-structured questionnaire. The objective of this paper is to explore the HR practices of RMG sector in Dhaka. The results showed that RMG factories now trying to maintain the best practices to create a good image as they now become the part of global supply. The paper suggested that global labor standards, good HR practice and professional management are required for the smooth operation of this sector.

 
Impact of remittance on consumption and savings behavior in rural areas of Bangladesh
Authors: Haider Mohammed Ziaul , Hossain Tanbir , Siddiqui Ohidul Islam
Published: April 2017

This study measures the impact of remittance on consumption and savings behaviour though surveying rural households in Bangladesh. The remittance receiver households receive US$ 358 monthly remittance on an average. The average monthly food expenditure, aggregate expenditure and savings of a remittance receiver household are about US $28, $32 and $10 higher than that of a non-receiver household. The path model analysis findings indicate that remittance has a statistically significant positive impact on attributing food and aggregate consumption expenditure in addition to savings. Therefore, this study concludes that remittance plays an important role in attributing consumption and savings behavior in the selected rural areas of the south-west region of Bangladesh. However, further study addressing randomness in the sample selection process with wider sample and study area coverage might enhance the robustness of the study findings.
Values Based Ideal Types of Corporate Governance Systems
Authors: Banerjee Supriya , Wahl Mike F.
Published: April 2017

Values and differences in corporate governance across the world are part and partially related and it is obvious that owners know what results they want to have from the corporations in the long run. In this regard, some scientific studies have revealed that owners would be succeed in a dynamic environment only if they formulate ownership strategy based on values. Consequently, to understand corporate governance better, some research has been carried out on corporate governance by relating values towards the area of knowledge but there is a scarcity of research which proposing comprehensive and explains corporate governance systems consisting values. Therefore, authors of this paper identified the following research problem which is: “Lacking of theory behind corporate governance systems including values which gives an opportunity towards the owners under different corporate governance systems to analyse its own behaviour, learning, managing knowledge, and finally clearly expressing ownership will in the form of an ownership strategy.” There were two data set was analysed in this study. One is Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) company law and corporate governance database based on member countries submission and the second set of data is Schwartz’s value survey to characterise multiple countries by their culture. Methodologically, after using multi quantitative tools this study is valuable to analyse all the secondary data to produce new knowledge, adopting different theoretical lens, by analysing and understanding the interrelationships of values and different systems of corporate governance across the world. The result of the study comes with a typology including values based three ideal types (Affective type, Cognitive type and Conative type) of corporate governance systems, with a practical contribution towards enriching the available knowledge for owners to formulate ownership strategy. Considering future direction, the constructed typology is required for assessment of the capability of refutation aside from OECD countries.
Analysis of Credit Risk, Efficiency, Liquidity, and Profitability of Selected Non-Bank Financial Institution: An Empirical Study
Authors: Akhter Sabrina , Roy Jewel Kumar
Published: April 2017

Financial Institutes are the lifeblood of the financial system of any country that plays an intermediary between the surplus and deficit unit of any society. So the efficiency and performance of a financial institution is the indication of sound financial system. In this study the authors are trying to analyze the factors such as credit risk, efficiency, liquidity, and profitability; which affect the performance of non-bank financial institutions. The methods used are descriptive with secondary data from financial statements of Non-Bank Financial Institutions from 2010 to 2015. Linear regressions, ANOVA, hypothesis testing while using F-test to examine the effect of variables simultaneously with a significance level of 5 %. Based on the results it is concluded that partial NPM and ROA have positive and significant effects on LDR. NPL has a negative effect of loan to deposit ratio. The amount of the contribution or influence variable of NIM, OPM, NPM, ROA, ROE and NPL to the dependent variable of LDR is 87.45% while the remaining 12.55% thought to be influenced by other variables not examined in this study.
Model for Empowering Farmers at Dry Land through Quadruple Helix Approach
Authors: Soesilowati Etty
Published: April 2017

There are many potentials in the sector of silvoagriculture, silvopastura and silvoagrofishery at Kandri and Cepoko district as “green belt” areas of Semarang. Unfortunately, these potentials do not give a significant impact on society yet. This is due to the lack of farmer’s institution system, limited human resource, and infrastructure. The Triple Helix approach involving academician, businessman, and government is found to be less optimal. The study aims to assess the effectiveness of the model used for empowering the farmers at dry land area through the Quadruple Helix approach as the development of Triple Helix one involving academician, businessman, civil society, and government. The locus of the research area is Kandri and Cepoko district at Gunungpati subdistrict in Semarang City of Central Java Province, Indonesia. This research employed qualitative and quantitative approaches. In the qualitative approach, the data are analyzed using an interactive model. While the quantitative approach, Human Development Index (HDI) analysis is employed. The results find that farmers' empowerment program is conducted through the Quadruple Helix approach by involving academicians, businessmen, local governments and civil society groups at the villages. Then, the HDI calculation results show that the index of human development in Kandri has decreased 0.09444. Before the program, it was amounted from 0.82367 to 0.72923. Whereas, the human development index of farmers in Cepoko before the program has increased from 0.83142 to 0.84085. Its increase reaches 0.09425. This indicates that the farmer group at Cepoko district is more resistant to national economic issues such as the weak exchange rate than the farmers in Kandri disctrict. Therefore, this study makes recommendation that farmers should organize integrated farming by establishing integrated economic region so that they can make use of existing resources efficiently and effectively.   
Similarities and Differences of the Narrative Structure of Western and Chinese Short Narratives
Authors: Liu Yujun
Published: April 2017

The author chooses both Chinese and English short narratives as samples to analyze their narrative structures so as to testify one presupposition that Chinese people and western people are different in ways of thinking that can be reflected in the narrative structures of their writing. Twelve Chinese short narratives and ten English short narratives are listed from ancient to modern time in their chronological order. The author divides each sample into narrative units in the light of the theory of structuralist narratology and defines the relations between narrative units with different relation definitions according to the Rhetorical Structure Theory (RST). On this theoretical basis, the author illustrates all the diagrams of 22 samples with marked relation definitions, which are sorted out and rated so as to compare and contrast the logical relations in those Chinese and western narrative frameworks. The conclusion proves that the narrative frameworks of both English and Chinese short narratives are generally similar to each other in structure from ancient times except for a few differences in modern times. English short narratives tend to emphasize originality and individuality, as well as logical reasoning and linear order for westerners tend to be increasingly thinking for clarity and logical consistency since Socrates and Aristotle. Meanwhile, Chinese people tend to be thinking and writing in a spiral and complete circle echoing the traditional yin-and-yang principle and five-element principle until the “May 4th of 1918”, during which Chinese opened their mind to accept westerner’s science and democracy.  
Conciencia sobre prevención del cáncer de mama y práctica de autoexamen en usuarios del sistema público de salud
Authors: Endrigo Jessika , Traldi Maria Cristina
Published: April 2017

Este estudo teve como objetivo conhecer o hábito do autoexame de mamas (AEM), através da avaliação da frequência e do tempo de sua realização por usuárias do serviço público de atenção básica de saúde, em um município do interior do estado de São Paulo, Brasil. A amostra de 398 mulheres foi estratificada entre as 36 unidades básicas de saúde do município. O hábito de realizar o AEM das mamas foi referido por 68,2% da amostra, e destas, 59,2% afirmaram que o praticam há mais de dez anos. A regularidade na realização do exame variou muito entre as participantes, com a maioria (62,6%) o fazendo esporadicamente, quando se lembram; um terço (29,6%) informou que realiza o autoexame mensalmente. Houve associação significativa com idade (p=0,001), etnia (p=0,001) e estado civil (p=0,001). O autocuidado relativo ao câncer de mama foi majoritário entre as participantes do estudo, que são caucasianas, maiores de 30 anos, casadas e escolarizadas. O exame clínico realizado pelos ginecologistas foi a principal fonte de conhecimento sobre o AEM, o que destaca a importância dos profissionais de saúde na difusão das novas diretrizes.
关于土木工程结构设计中安全性与经济性的探讨
Authors: 张 佳明
Published: April 2017

进行建筑工程的结构设计时，坚持“安全第一”的原则，以安全促进企业的发展，保证建筑设计和施工的经济性。本文阐述了土木工程结构设计中确保工程安全性与经济性的必要性，对土木工程结构设计中提高安全性与经济性进行了研究分析，提出了提高安全性与经济性的措施。
关于城市给排水规划设计的探讨
Authors: 张 斌
Published: April 2017

随着我国城市化进程的不断加快，城市给排水规划问题越来越引起人们的关注，城市给排水工程是城市基础设施的重要组成部分，做好城市城市给排水规划设计，对建设一个良好城市人居环境具有重大意义。
电力供电中可编程控制器应用初探
Authors: 丁 瑜
Published: April 2017

本文从现代社会对配电的要求、电力企业的发展需要等方面,简述中低压配电网自动化的必要性;对配电网自动化的几种现有方案进行比较,提出了用可编程序控制器(PLC)来实现中低压配电网自动化的解决方案,并对PLC方案的实现作了基本介绍。
论建筑电气安装中的防雷接地施工
Authors: 高 梓程
Published: April 2017

高层建筑电气安装过程中，为了防止雷击事故对电气设备的损害安装防雷与接地就非常必要了。安装中经常会利用剪力墙内结构主筋或建筑物的柱作为防雷引下线，利用基础地板钢筋作为自然接地装置。对建筑电气安装中的防雷接地施工和需要注意的问题作了深入探究。
从水利工程管理角度探析水闸的维修与养护
Authors: 刘 潇琴
Published: April 2017

水闸养护修理工作分为养护、岁修、抢修和大修，养护修理工作应本着“经常养护、及时修理，养修并重”的原则进行。作为专业管理部门，根据多年来对水闸的管理经验，逐渐摸索出一套对水闸的维护和养护经验。下面，根据水闸工程的组成来逐一分析。系统性的水闸维修与养护应包括土工建筑物、石工建筑物、混凝土建筑物、闸门、启闭机、机电设备、观测设施以及自动监控设施等。
公路路面养护与管理
Authors: 李 月琴
Published: April 2017

公路路面质量的好坏对车辆行驶的舒适性、安全性以及燃油消耗等方面都会产生直接的影响。随着经济的快速增长，我国道路交通量也随之上升，路面的维修养护工作因而变得异常重要。在实际操作中，需对路面实行动态的观察，一旦发现路面病害，必须及时采取针对性的措施进行养护与管理。下文笔者围绕公路路面的养护与管理工作进行简要的概述。
关于园林景观施工技术及管理的探讨
Authors: 王 燕 , 吴 慧玉
Published: April 2017

本文阐述了园林景观施工的特点，对园林景观施工技术及管理措施进行了分析探讨，提出了自己的看法。
渝东南民族地区旅游扶贫的主要困境及对策思考
Authors: 兰 大贤
Published: April 2017

渝东南生态保护发展区属重庆民族地区，旅游扶贫可行性强，但面临自然条件约束、经济基础薄弱、基础设施落后、旅游专业人才匮乏等困境。加快推进渝东南民族地区旅游扶贫的路径包括：明确当地政府、企业、居民三个角色定位；做好新农村建设与旅游扶贫结合的文章；突出土家族与苗族两大少数民族特色文化；在景区带动基础上因地制宜地采取生态旅游扶贫、乡村旅游扶贫模式、文化旅游扶贫三种开发模式。
探究绿色建筑设计在建筑设计中的重要意义
Authors: 崔 淑青
Published: April 2017

建筑业的发展促进了人们生活品质的提升，但同时也消耗了大量的能源，对生态环境造成了破坏。随着建筑设计理念的转变，绿色建筑逐渐走进人们的视野。在绿色建筑设计理念中，主要倡导施工材料的低毒性、无害性、经济性和绿色性，在降低施工成本的基础上，达到了节约能源，减少环境污染的目的。本文就主要对建筑设计中绿色建筑设计相关问题进行了简要分析。
高速公路光缆吹缆敷设施工工法
Authors: 田 旭
Published: April 2017

光缆气吹敷设法广泛应用在高速公路光缆施工中，它采用高压气流吹送的方式将光缆吹放到预先埋设的硅芯管中。吹缆机将高压、高速的压缩空气吹入硅芯管，高压气流推动气封活塞，这样连接在光缆端部的气封活塞对光缆形成一个可设定的均匀的拉力，与此同时，吹缆机液压履带输送机构夹持着光缆向前输送形成一个输送力，拉力与输送力的组合，使穿入的光缆随高速气流一道以悬浮状态在管道内快速穿行。