bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
In Their Own Words: Interviews with Musicians Reveal the Advantages and Disadvantages of Wearing Earplugs
Authors: Beach Elizabeth F , O’Brien Ian
Published: June 2017

BACKGROUND: Musicians are at risk of hearing loss from sound exposure, and earplugs form part of many musicians’ hearing conservation practices. Although musicians typically report a range of difficulties when wearing earplugs, there are many who have managed to successfully incorporate
earplugs into their practice of music. OBJECTIVE: The study aim was to provide a detailed account of earplug usage from the perspective of the musician, including motivating factors, practical strategies, and attitudes. METHODS: In-depth interviews with 23 musicians were transcribed and content
analysis was performed. Responses were coded and classified into three main themes: advantages, disadvantages, and usage patterns and strategies, together with an overlapping fourth theme, youth perspectives. RESULTS: Several positive aspects of wearing earplugs were identified, including
long-term hearing protection and reduced levels of fatigue and pain. Musicians reported that earplugs present few problems for communication, improve sound clarity in ensembles, are discreet, and are easy to handle. However, earplugs also present challenges, including an overall dullness of
sound, reduced immediacy, and an impaired ability to judge balance and intonation due to the occlusion effect, all of which influence usage habits and patterns. CONCLUSION: The experiences of the younger musicians and long-term users of earplugs indicate that practice, persistence, and a flexible
approach are required for successful earplug usage. In time, there may be greater acceptance of earplugs, particularly amongst a new generation of musicians, some of whom regard the earplugs as a performance enhancement tool as well as a protective device.
ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF INDONESIAN DEFENSE BUDGET POLICY ON NATIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH
Authors: Johnson Kennedy Posma Sariguna
Published: June 2017

ABSTRACTThis study aims to show that budget policy is not only to strengthen defense equipment to the “minimum essential force”, but it should not be forgotten that budget policy also provide a multiplier effect on economic growth. The use of a good defense budget can be seen from the extent to which the budget affects the economic growth. This influence is tested by using a single equation of economic growth that is built from the supply side. Regression results of the quartile data of 1991-2010 show that the increase in the national defense budget turns out to have no effect on economic growth and gives negative externalities to the private sector. But, non-defense government budgets provide positive externalities to the private sector. This indicates that the non-defense budgets are able to provide a multiplier effect on the economy, but the defense budget has no effect on the economic sectors directly. So, the defense budget policies must give effect to the national economy, such as increased production with the development of the defense industry to meet the domestic needs of defense equipment.
Fouling assessment of tertiary palm oil mill effluent (POME) membrane treatment for water reclamation
Authors: Ghani Mohd Syahmi Hafizi , Haan Teow Yeit , Lun Ang Wei , Mohammad Abdul Wahab , Ngteni Rahmat , Yusof Khairul Muis Mohamed
Published: June 2017

In order to minimize the adverse impacts of palm oil mill effluent (POME) towards the environment and to cope with the stress associated with water scarcity, membrane technology has been employed to reclaim water from POME. This study investigated the performance and fouling propensity of membranes in treating tertiary POME with the aim to recycle and reuse the reclaimed water as boiler feed water. Three types of membranes (NF270, BW30, and XLE) were used and their performances were evaluated based on the removal of chemical oxygen demand (COD), color, turbidity, total dissolved solids, phosphorus, and conductivity. All parameters were significantly reduced through XLE and BW30 membrane filtration processes in which the permeate was complied with the boiler feed water standard, except NF270 membrane where the COD value exceeded the allowable limit. High permeation drag of NF270 and rougher surface of XLE membranes resulted in the accumulation of foulant on the membrane surfaces which eventually reduced the permeate flux, whereas BW30 membrane was encountered for lower fouling propensity due to its low permeation rate. Hence, BW30 was deemed as the best candidate for water reclamation due to its low fouling propensity and because the production of permeate complied with boiler feed water standard.
New hybrid reactor concept incorporating a filter mesh for nitritation–anammox treatment of sludge return liquid
Authors: Fuchs W. , Bierbaumer D. , Schöpp T. , Weissenbacher N. , Bousek J.
Published: June 2017

A new approach to perform partial nitritation–anammox in a single tank was investigated. The tank incorporated a mesh (opening size 1.0 × 1.2 mm) as permeable barrier to create two distinct reaction zones (aerated and anoxic). The study reports on the operation and optimization of a 13 L laboratory scale reactor to treat sludge reject water with an NH4-N concentration of ~750 mg·L−1. Performance throughout 250 days at increasing nitrogen loading rates is presented. The maximum loading rate applied was 1.5 kg NH4-N·m−3·d−1 at a hydraulic retention time of 12 h. Typical composition of the effluent was ~50 mg·L−1 NH4-N; <5–10 mg·L−1 NO2-N and ~60 mg·L−1 NO3-N. The corresponding average N removal rates were 85% for total nitrogen and 90% for NH4-N, respectively. Process control was very simple. It comprised only regulation of the aeration rate to maintain a pre-set pH (7.1) in the nitritation zone. Performance data clearly indicate that the investigated reactor configuration offers distinct advantages over currently installed processes. It demonstrated high robustness without the need for sophisticated process control. Apparently, the use of a permeable mesh to establish different reaction conditions in a single reactor provides new features of high potential.
How well-mixed is well mixed? Hydrodynamic-biokinetic model integration in an aerated tank of a full-scale water resource recovery facility
Authors: Rehman Usman , Audenaert Wim , Amerlinck Youri , Maere Thomas , Arnaldos Marina , Nopens Ingmar
Published: June 2017

Current water resource recovery facility (WRRF) models only consider local concentration variations caused by inadequate mixing to a very limited extent, which often leads to a need for (rigorous) calibration. The main objective of this study is to visualize local impacts of mixing by developing an integrated hydrodynamic-biokinetic model for an aeration compartment of a full-scale WRRF. Such a model is able to predict local variations in concentrations and thus allows judging their importance at a process level. In order to achieve this, full-scale hydrodynamics have been simulated using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) through a detailed description of the gas and liquid phases and validated experimentally. In a second step, full ASM1 biokinetic model was integrated with the CFD model to account for the impact of mixing at the process level. The integrated model was subsequently used to evaluate effects of changing influent and aeration flows on process performance. Regions of poor mixing resulting in non-uniform substrate distributions were observed even in areas commonly assumed to be well-mixed. The concept of concentration distribution plots was introduced to quantify and clearly present spatial variations in local process concentrations. Moreover, the results of the CFD-biokinetic model were concisely compared with a conventional tanks-in-series (TIS) approach. It was found that TIS model needs calibration and a single parameter set does not suffice to describe the system under both dry and wet weather conditions. Finally, it was concluded that local mixing conditions have significant consequences in terms of optimal sensor location, control system design and process evaluation.
Derechos humanos y estándares laborales en las organizaciones, de cara al posconflicto en Colombia
Authors: Ochoa-Cubillos Andrés Felipe , Vanegas Carvajal Edgar Alonso , Arizabaleta Domínguez Sandra Lucía
Published: June 2017

Este trabajo busca, a partir de un análisis crítico hermenéutico, reivindicar la idea de dignidad humana como parte de la ética y responsabilidad empresarial en un marco de posconflicto y/o construcción de paz en Colombia. Mediante la revisión documental de artículos, libros, informes de investigación e informes institucionales, relacionados con diferentes conflictos nacionales e internacionales, se establecen los roles que las organizaciones públicas, privadas y del tercer sector, deben desempeñar para garantizar la construcción de paz; y así, proponer mínimos éticos relacionados con el respeto y refrendación de los DD.HH y los estándares laborales.
La discriminación laboral por género en el sector servicios de Ambato
Authors: Ortiz Román Hermel David , Alvarez Elsy Marcela , Barrera Cinthya Daniela
Published: June 2017

El desempleo es un fenómeno recurrente que genera varias consecuencias a nivel económico y social. A pesar de los avances que se han dado en los últimos tiempos en materia de equidad de género en el mercado de trabajo, el género es un factor importante a la hora de conseguir trabajo. Esta investigación tiene como objetivo determinar si el género es una de las causas del desempleo en el sector servicios. La metodología que se utilizó para el desarrollo del trabajo es bibliográfica y de campo: se utilizó el nivel correlacional y explicativo con un enfoque cualicuantitativo, debido a que los datos son no paramétricos y de muestras independientes se utilizó el coeficiente de Mann Whitney en el que se cruzó la variable género con las posibles causas de desempleo. Como conclusión al aplicar la Prueba de Mann Whitney se obtuvo que el valor de significancia de la asintótica es 0. Por lo tanto: 0< 0.05. Es decir, el valor encontrado es menor al nivel de significancia por lo que se rechaza Ho y se acepta Hi. Esto significa que si existe una relación significativa entre el género y la causa de desempleo en el sector servicios de Ambato; es decir que las causas por las que una persona se encuentra desempleada se relacionan de manera directa al género. Por un lado, la principal causa para las mujeres es la discriminación, mientras que para los hombres es la escasa demanda laboral en el sector servicios. Esto demuestra que el paradigma de la asignación de tareas de acuerdo al género se mantiene y genera discriminación al dejar de lado las capacidades y aptitudes de las personas.
Inovação e políticas públicas regionais: a contribuição das instituições de ensino superior para a região do grande ABC
Authors: Pinheiro Douglas Renato , Costa Esdras da Silva , Bresciani LuÍS Paulo
Published: June 2017

O desenvolvimento das políticas públicas regionais e as transformações contemporâneas exercidas pelo processo de inovação estão correlacionadas com a integração entre as instituições de ensino superior, empresas e governo, tendo como base o uso da ciência e da inovação para a redução do grau de disparidade socioeconômica existente. O presente estudo trata-se de uma pesquisa exploratória, sendo conduzida por uma análise documental, tendo como base as instituições de ensino superior participantes do IV Simpósio de Pesquisas do Grande ABC (SPGABC), em 2014. A pesquisa mostra o envolvimento das instituições de ensino superior do Grande ABC em ações de inovação e políticas públicas regionais. Como resultado, verificou-se que algumas instituições de ensino superior têm um maior envolvimento com políticas públicas regionais, e outras possuem um maior envolvimento com processos de inovação. Dessa forma, foi possível compreender o modo de atuação e vocação dessas instituições perante seus stakeholders, bem como identificar sua contribuição para o crescimento e desenvolvimento do Grande ABC.
GestiÃ³n de eficiencia energÃ©tica como fuente de ventaja competitiva en la Universidad Santiago de Cali
Authors: Velasco Ramirez Sonia Yazmin , Vera Porras Juan Pablo , Echavaría García José , Valencia Valencia José
Published: June 2017

El presente artÃ­culo de investigaciÃ³n derivado del proyecto de investigaciÃ³n titulado â€œDiseÃ±o de un modelo de sostenibilidad para el mejoramiento de las ventajas competitivas de las Instituciones de EducaciÃ³n Superior IESâ€ hace un proceso descriptivo explicativo del cÃ³mo se pueden mejorar las ventajas competitivas de laÂ Universidad Santiago de Cali de la ciudad de Cali Valle del Cauca en Colombia, a partir del uso eficiente del recurso hÃ­drico. La investigaciÃ³n se encuentra soportada en la teorÃ­a de responsabilidad social universitaria y de forma adyacente en la teorÃ­a normativa de los Stakeholders, desde el aspecto metodolÃ³gico, la investigaciÃ³n se enmarca en un estudio de caso con unidades incrustadas (YIN. ROBERT. K. ;2005).
Resiliência no Trauma - a possibilidade de manejo na Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental
Authors: Silva Kasmalski de Moraes Laísa , Niemeyer da Rocha Fátima
Published: June 2017

O presente artigo aborda os principais conceitos de resiliência e sua construção do ponto de vista psicológico, com o objetivo de investigar o desenvolvimento da resiliência diante do trauma psicológico. Apresenta uma breve discussão sobre o manejo psicoterápico a partir da Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental (TCC), tendo em vista a possibilidade de o psicólogo auxiliar na racionalização e na organização das cognições do paciente para que este possa alcançar funções adaptativas, na busca do desenvolvimento de um processo resiliente. Além disso, a articulação entre métodos e/ou técnicas da TCC e os fatores preponderantes da resiliência, envolve também as principais estratégias de enfrentamento das situações adversas e/ou traumáticas, como, por exemplo, o coping. Assim, o trabalho tem como foco central a resiliência psicológica individual enquanto fenômeno processual, que pode ser construída no trabalho psicoterápico, levando em conta fatores biológicos, sociais, psicológicos e comportamentais.
Interactions of VDAC with Proteins Involved in Neurodegenerative Aggregation: An Opportunity for Advancement on Therapeutic Molecules
Authors: Magri Andrea , Messina Angela
Published: June 2017

Background:

The Voltage Dependent Anion Channel (VDAC) proteins represent
the most important pore-forming proteins of the mitochondrial outer membrane, directly involved
in metabolism and apoptosis regulation. Literature has highlighted a key role of
VDACs in mitochondrial dysfunction typical of many neurodegenerative disorders. In particular,
the principal isoform VDAC1 represents the main mitochondrial docking site of many
misfolded proteins, such as amyloid β and Tau in Alzheimer's disease, α-synuclein in Parkinson's
disease and several SOD1 mutants in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. The interaction of
misfolded proteins with VDAC1 has a strong impact on both cellular bioenergetics and apoptosis'
pathways alteration. Therefore, VDACs represent a promising therapeutic target in neurodegeneration.

Objective:

This review summarizes the roles of VDAC isoforms, and particularly of VDAC1,
in the most common neurological disorders and analyzes in detail molecules and peptides
available so far, able to interact and modulate VDAC1 in any considered pathological condition.

Conclusion:

This review offers a description of the most promising therapeutic strategies acting
on VDAC1, for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.
Axial Spondyloarthritis and Cigarette Smoking
Authors: Kaut Irène Kona , abourazzak Fatima Ezzhara , Jamila Essouri , Sènami Florine Awassi , Diketa Desiré , Taoufik Harzy
Published: June 2017

Background:

Smoking is one of the main environmental risk factors involved in several rheumatic diseases according to ACR 2014, it is included among the risk factors for severe axial spondyloarthritis.

Objectives:

The objective is to study the association between smoking and the activity of the disease, the functional impact and the severity of the axial spondyloarthritis.

Methods:

It is a transversal study with a descriptive and analytical aim, during the period between January 2014 and December 2015 conducted in the department of rheumatology at the CHU Hassan II of Fes.

The data was recorded and analyzed using SPSS v20 univariate and bivariate analysis

A value of p <0.005 has been used to identify factors associated with smoking.

Results:

The study included 214 patients, 130 men and 84 women. The mean age was 39.77 ± 13.06 (16-68) years with an average disease duration of 7.97 ± 6.4 (2-35) years.

The prevalence of smoking in patients with spondyloarthritis was 36%.

According to the univariate and bivariate analysis: Smoking was associated with the male sex (p≤0.0001), with a functional impairment BASFI (p = 0.038) and activity BASDAI (p=0.004) and ASDAS CRP, (p=0.036).

Multivariate logistic regression analysis suggested that smoking was associated with male sex and the severity of the disease.

Conclusion:

Our study suggests that there is a significant association between smoking and male sex and the severity of the disease.
Biological Effects of Phosphocitrate on Osteoarthritic Articular Chondrocytes
Authors: Sun Yubo , Franklin Atiya M , Mauerhan David R , Hanley Edward N
Published: June 2017

Background:

Phosphocitrate (PC) inhibits osteoarthritis (OA) in Hartley guinea pigs. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood.

Objective:

This study sought to examine the biological effect of PC on OA chondrocytes and test the hypothesis that PC may exert its OA disease modifying effect, in part, by inhibiting the expression of genes implicated in OA disease process and stimulating the production of extracellular matrices.

Method:

OA chondrocytes were cultured in the absence or presence of PC. Total RNA was extracted and subjected to microarray analyses. The effect of PC on proliferation and chondrocyte-mediated calcification were examined in monolayer culture. The effect of PC on the production of extracellular matrices was examined in micromass culture.

Results:

PC downregulated the expression of numerous genes classified in proliferation and apoptosis while upregulating the expression of many genes classified in transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) receptor signaling pathway and ossification. PC also downregulated the expressions of many genes classified in inflammatory response and Wnt receptor signaling pathways. Consistent with its effect on the expression of genes classified in proliferation, ossification, and skeletal development, PC inhibited the proliferation of OA chondrocytes and chondrocyte-mediated calcification while stimulating the production of extracellular matrices.

Conclusion:

PC may exert its OA disease modifying effect, in part, through a crystal-independent mechanism or by inhibiting the expressions of many genes implicated in OA disease process, and at the same time, stimulating the expression of genes implicated in chondroprotection and production of extracellular matrices.
Wdrażanie Inteligentnych Systemów Transportowych (ITS) w kontekście polityki transportowej aglomeracji miejskiej na przykładzie Wrocławia
Authors: Molecki Adam
Published: June 2017

Artykuł przedstawia wybrane aspekty wdrażania Inteligentnego Systemu Transportowego we Wrocławiu. Ukazano nacisk, jaki władze miejskie wywarły na skoordynowanie inwestycji związanych z odciążeniem układu trans- portowego od ruchu kołowego oraz uprzywilejowaniu tramwajów. Zwrócono również uwagę, w jaki sposób uzyskano zmianę postrzegania transportu publicznego – z uciążliwego na relatywnie wygodny sposób dokonywania przemiesz- czeń w mieście.
Direito de resposta nas Eleições: em direção a uma teoria democrática?
Authors: Macedo Silvia Mugnatto
Published: June 2017

O trabalho busca analisar como a Justiça concede o direito de resposta de candidatos a cargos no Executivo ou Legislativo contra a imprensa – aqui entendida como jornais, rádio e TV - em anos eleitorais, com base em casos analisados pelo Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (TSE) e pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF). O direito de resposta será interpretado de maneira diferenciada de acordo com o entendimento dos ministros sobre qual é a liberdade de expressão que deve ser privilegiada no país: uma liberdade do ponto de vista do emissor ou do receptor? A conclusão é a de que, embora o TSE tenha se inclinado por uma visão mais elástica da concessão do direito; o STF tem colocado a liberdade de expressão da imprensa em um patamar superior.
Una aproximación a la representación del cambio climático en habitantes de dos cuencas del estado de Veracruz, México
Authors: González Gaudiano Edgar J. , Maldonado González Ana Lucía , Cruz Sánchez Gloria Elena
Published: June 2017

A través de un instrumento demoscópico que consideró las tres dimensiones de la teoría de las representaciones sociales, se investigaron conocimientos y creencias sobre el cambio climático en población adulta de las cuencas de los ríos Jamapa y Pixquiac. La población de ambas cuencas admite la existencia del cambio climático e identifica problemas ambientales locales, varios de ellos relacionados con el fenómeno en sus causas o consecuencias. Están conscientes del origen antrópico del fenómeno y de que este agrava los problemas seculares de pobreza, migraciones, enfermedades, desnutrición y hambrunas. Es evidente la ausencia de acciones institucionales de mitigación y adaptación. La televisión es el medio por el que la mayoría se informa sobre el tema y las autoridades responsables tienen poca credibilidad entre la población. Pese a todo, no se observa una representación social del cambio climático.
Los usos narrativos del incompletivo en algunas lenguas mayas
Authors: Vinogradov Igor
Published: June 2017

Un discurso narrativo normalmente representa una secuencia de eventos pasados y terminados. En las lenguas mayas estas características aspectuales y temporales corresponden a la semántica de la categoría del completivo. Sin embargo, las formas verbales marcadas por el incompletivo también se encuentran en las narraciones en varias lenguas de la familia con mayor o menor frecuencia. En estas ocasiones el incompletivo desarrolla un significado secundario, muy parecido al del completivo. Se argumenta que los cambios de marcación de tiempo/aspecto aparecen por razones pragmáticas cuando el hablante enfatiza algún episodio dentro de la sucesión narrativa.
Problemáticas parroquiales y escasez de ayudantes de cura en el arzobispado de México a fines del siglo XVIII
Authors: Aguirre Salvador Rodolfo
Published: June 2017

El presente trabajo estudia la problemática para dotar de ayudantes de cura a las parroquias. Estos clérigos adquirieron cada vez más importancia en el siglo xviii debido a la conservación de grandes curatos y al crecimiento poblacional. Los curas tenían más dificultades para atender las necesidades sacramentales de sus fieles, por lo cual tendieron a buscar ayudantes. Aunque la Corona insistió en que el arzobispo debía nombrar a todos los ayudantes necesarios, la falta de recursos económicos para pagar su salario impidió, en buena medida, cumplir con la orden del rey. ¿De qué manera resolvió el arzobispo de México, Alonso Núñez de Haro, esa problemática en la diócesis más poblada de Nueva España?
Fiscalidad en Caracas, 1750-1845. Del reformismo borbónico al liberalismo de mediados de siglo
Authors: Pinto Bernal José Joaquín
Published: June 2017

El objetivo de este artículo es estudiar los cambios y las continuidades de la fiscalidad en Caracas entre 1750 y 1845, provocados por la política del Gobierno y las actividades económicas de la ciudad. Como producto de ello, se comprueba que la dependencia de los ingresos aduaneros no nace con el periodo republicano, sino que es pieza fundamental del ordenamiento previo a la Independencia, imposible de reconstruir entre 1810 y 1822 debido al desorden interno ocasionado por la guerra, estructura del ingreso que se reconfigura con las políticas fiscales establecidas por los Gobiernos de la República de Colombia y Venezuela. Por otra parte, se resalta la correlación existente entre el mantenimiento del orden político interno y el comportamiento del mercado externo afectado por los conflictos entre potencias o las crisis de la economía mundial, con lo cual se constata que la extracción del excedente durante el periodo colonial se fundó más en el mantenimiento de un intercambio comercial desigual que en las remisiones con destino a la metrópoli, fenómeno que continuó tras la liberación de la ciudad y que se incrementó debido al pago de deuda externa.
Wpływ embarga Federacji Rosyjskiej na eksport jabłek z Polski w latach 2004-2015
Authors: Ambroziak Adam
Published: June 2017

W sierpniu 2014 r. Federacja Rosyjska nałożyła embargo na przywóz wielu artykułów rolno-spożywczych m.in. z państw członkowskich Unii Europejskiej, w tym z Polski. W przypadku Polski było to drugie embargo nałożone po akcesji do Unii Europejskiej. Celem badania była ocena konsekwencji nałożenia przez Federację Rosyjską zakazów importu z Polski jednego z istotniejszych artykułów rolno-spożywczych – jabłek w latach 2004-2015. W badaniu określono zmianę struktury geograficznej polskiego eksportu jabłek i pozycję konkurencyjną na tle innych państw członkowskich (wskaźniki przewagi komparatywnej (RCA) oraz indeks przewagi w handlu Lafaya). W okresie pierwszego embarga nie było konieczności poszukiwania rynków zbytu poza Rosją w sytuacji braku problemów z reeksportem poprzez inne kraje (w tym przede wszystkim Litwę). W okresie drugiego embarga rosyjskiego zakaz dotyczył całej UE, co ograniczało możliwość reeksportu przez państwa unijne. W konsekwencji Polska szukała nowych rynków zbytu, w tym na jednolity rynek europejski.
Uwarunkowania i kierunki zmian w spożyciu żywności w województwie lubuskim
Authors: Kułyk Piotr , Michałowska Mariola
Published: June 2017

W artykule przedstawiono poziom i strukturę spożycia żywności w Polsce oraz w poszczególnych województwach, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem województwa lubuskiego. Ponadto ukazano przyczyny zmian spożycia żywności. Głównym celem opracowania było dokonanie oceny tendencji w spożyciu żywności w województwie lubuskim na tle zmian wzorca wyżywienia w Polsce. Z przeprowadzonych wśród mieszkańców województwa lubuskiego badań wynika, że większość respondentów dokonywała zakupów żywności biorąc pod uwagę czynniki ekonomiczne. Natomiast wśród najczęściej spożywanych przez nich produktów znalazły się na pierwszym miejscu produkty piekarniczo-cukiernicze, na drugim produkty pochodzenia zwierzęcego, tj. mięso i wędliny, mleko i jego przetwory zaś uplasowały się odpowiednio na trzecim i czwartym miejscu. Spożycie warzyw wskazywało dwóch na trzech badanych. Dla ankietowanych bezpieczeństwo żywności miało największe znaczenie przy kupowaniu żywności.
Determinanty zakupu oraz postrzeganie czynników ryzyka i bezpieczeństwa zdrowotnego owoców i warzyw wśród studentów warszawskich uczelni
Authors: Jabłońska Lilianna , Olewnicki Dawid , Łazorczyk Maja
Published: June 2017

Celem badań było poznanie czynników decyzyjnych w procesie zakupu owoców i warzyw oraz analiza postrzegania czynników zagrożenia i bezpieczeństwa zdrowotnego w ich konsumpcji w zależności od płci, kierunku i stopnia studiów wybranej grupy studentów warszawskich uczelni. Badaną populację stanowili studenci kierunku ogrodnictwo i kierunków związanych z żywieniem i dietetyką SGGW, jako kierunków dostarczających wiedzy z zakresu szeroko rozumianej jakości i bezpieczeństwa żywności oraz innych warszawskich uczelni. Analizowano znaczenie owoców i warzyw w ich codziennej diecie oraz częstość spożycia, wagę poszczególnych charakterystyk produktu wpływających na decyzje zakupowe, a także wagę czynników ryzyka i czynników bezpieczeństwa. Wykazano, że kierunek studiów miał wpływ na czynniki decyzyjne oraz na postrzeganie przez studentów problemu zagrożeń w konsumpcji owoców i warzyw, większy niż płeć.
Maternal Exercise Improves Glucose Tolerance in Female Offspring
Authors: Stanford Kristin I. , Takahashi Hirokazu , So Kawai , Alves-Wagner Ana Barbara , Prince Noah B. , Lehnig Adam C. , Getchell Kristen M. , Lee Min-Young , Hirshman Michael F. , Goodyear Laurie J.
Published: June 2017

Poor maternal diet can lead to metabolic disease in offspring, whereas maternal exercise may have beneficial effects on offspring health. In this study, we determined ifmaternal exercise could reverse the detrimental effects of maternal high-fat feeding on offspring metabolism of female mice. C57BL/6 female mice were fed a chow (21%) or high-fat (60%) diet and further divided by housing in static cages or cages with running wheels for 2 weeks prior to breeding and throughout gestation. Females were bred with chow-fed sedentary C57BL/6 males. High fat–fed sedentary dams produced female offspring with impaired glucose tolerance compared with offspring of chow-fed dams throughout their first year of life, an effect not present in the offspring from high fat–fed dams that had trained. Offspring from high fat–fed trained dams had normalized glucose tolerance, decreased fasting insulin, and decreased adiposity. Liver metabolic function, measured by hepatic glucose production in isolated hepatocytes, hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamps, liver triglyceride content, and liver enzyme expression, was enhanced in offspring from trained dams. In conclusion, maternal exercise negates the detrimental effects of a maternal high-fat diet on glucose tolerance and hepatocyte glucose metabolism in female offspring. The ability of maternal exercise to improve the metabolic health of female offspring is important, as this intervention could combat the transmission of obesity and diabetes to subsequent generations.
Entre el Patronato Regio y el honor del público. La aspersión con agua bendita en el reino de la Nueva España durante el siglo XVIII
Authors: Carbajal López David
Published: June 2017

La aspersión con agua bendita era uno de los rituales por los que se construía la autoridad civil y eclesiástica en el siglo XVIII  Estaba asociado tradicionalmente a los honores del Patronato Regio y a la jerarquía del clero sobre los seglares. En este siglo, hubo intentos por extenderlo a las nuevas autoridades introducidas por las Reformas Borbónicas y, sobre todo, a las autoridades municipales, bajo el argumento de la utilidad pública.
El testamento de Luis Núñez Pérez de Meñaca, tesorero de la Casa de Moneda de la ciudad de México (1610)
Authors: Hillerkuss Thomas , Quiñones Flores Georgina Indira
Published: June 2017

En la sociedad novohispana era una obligación otorgar testamento frente a la muerte inminente, pero máxime para aquellas personas que durante su vida habían manejado grandes sumas de dinero y que querían cumplir con los mandatos de la santa Iglesia católica y con las leyes promulgadas por la Corona. Tal fue el caso de Luis Núñez Pérez de Meñaca, quien entre finales del siglo XVI y principios del siguiente fungió como tesorero y ensayador de la Casa de Moneda de la capital novohispana y, por muchos años, tesorero general de la Santa Cruzada en el virreinato.
La diversificación de ingresos parroquiales y el régimen de sustento de los curas. Arzobispado de México, 1700-1745
Authors: Aguirre Rodolfo
Published: June 2017

En este artículo se explica que la conformación de los ingresos parroquiales en el arzobispado de México obedeció a la política del tercer concilio mexicano, por un lado, y del juego de intereses locales, de la feligresía y del clero parroquial, por el otro. Todo ello dio como resultado una diversidad de ingresos y de formas de pago que se concretaban en diferentes convenios locales, lo cual no significaba necesariamente un desorden o falta de autoridad de la mitra.
¿Sustentabilidad versus subsistencia? Un estudio de caso dentro del Área Natural Protegida Cañón del Usumacinta
Authors: Reyes Grande Federico
Published: June 2017

El presente documento da cuenta cómo la instrumentación de la política de desarrollo rural desde los años cincuenta derivó en la sustentabilidad ambiental, y discute cómo la reorientación de las actividades productivas que ésta entraña está tendiendo a socavar las estrategias de subsistencia basadas en el uso de los recursos naturales. Para ello, se examina el ejido Ignacio Allende, municipiodeTenosique,Tabasco,perteneciente al área natural protegida Cañón del Usumacinta.
Frank A. Knapp, Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, 2a ed. en español, México, Universidad Veracruzana, Instituto Nacional de Estudios Históricos de las Revoluciones de México, Secretaría de Educación Pública, 2011, 491 p.
Authors: Iñiguez Mendoza Ulises
Published: June 2017

Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, “que fue la inteligencia detrás del empecinado valor de Juárez, durante la época de la intervención francesa”, destacadísimo liberal y orgulloso nacionalista, quien ocupó los más diversos cargos públicos hasta la primera magistratura, “es, de muy extraña manera, uno de los patriotas y estadistas olvidados de México”.
Consumer Co-Creation: An Opportunity to Humanise the New Product Development Process
Authors: Roberts Deborah Lynn , Darler William
Published: June 2017

Based on findings from four in-depth case studies within global brand manufacturers in the fast moving consumer goods (fmcg) industry, this paper develops a framework for understanding the organisational processes that support consumer co-creation within new product development (NPD). A new perspective, that of co-creation, in which consumers are ‘active’ participants in the design and development of new products, is challenging the traditional model of NPD. Co-creation provides an opportunity for market researchers to develop a people-centric approach to research, thereby humanising the NPD process. Key to co-creation practices are: a culture supporting innovation and co-creation; a strategy for consumer selection; a focus on qualitative research methods; and training in business creativity and relationship-building skills.
Evaluating Data Quality in Reports of Sales in a Retail Establishment Survey
Authors: Olson Kristen , Lin Xiaoyu , Banks Timothy
Published: June 2017

This paper examines failure to use records in sales reporting across about 12,000 store owners participating in a retail measurement panel in a Southeast Asian country. Reported sales based on the storekeeper's memory (oral reports) were lower than those from records, as expected. More surprisingly, oral reports acted as a supplement to record-based reports at the same store, such that stores that had oral reports had higher total sales than those with invoices. Although stores were expected to either have or not have a reliable record system, many stores used both. Findings varied over individual categories of products. Little research has examined the quality of reports of retail (consumer) sales from store owners in non-western countries. The paper suggests that improving data collection tools, rather than a single statistical adjustment approach, may be a more fruitful avenue for reducing measurement error in sales reports.
The Impact of Word of Mouth on Intention to Purchase Currently Used and other Brands
Authors: East Robert , Romaniuk Jenni , Chawdhary Rahul , Uncles Mark
Published: June 2017

This paper measures how the impact of positive and negative word of mouth (PWOM, NWOM) is related to the receiver's intention to purchase brands, using shift in the intention to purchase as the measure of impact. It distinguishes between currently used and other brands, and finds that PWOM has more impact, and NWOM less, when these forms of advice are on the current brand. The PWOM effect persists among those who are disinclined to rebuy their current brand, so it is not based on preference. Similarly, the NWOM effect is not enhanced when respondents are disinclined to repurchase their current brand. To explain this phenomenon, we suggest that the current brand is better understood, making it easier for customers to accept PWOM and reject NWOM on it, irrespective of preference. This work, by showing that the response to WOM is relatively independent of preference, also indicates that bias based on preference may be a limited hazard in survey responses about WOM. When account is taken of the relative frequency of WOM on current and other brands, PWOM has twice as much effect on customer acquisition as customer retention, while NWOM has more than four times as much effect in deterring the acquisition of new buyers as it has on deterring customer retention. This evidence contributes to our understanding of how WOM acts to both retain and acquire customers.
EL BARCO COMO CRONOTOPO EN EL METRO DE DONATO NDONGO-BIDYOGO
Authors: Koné Ténon
Published: June 2017

Evidence suggests that the question of migrations nowadays has become a major challenge of political, social and imaginary life of many societies in the World. In addition to South-South migrations, the migrations from Africa to Europe are which mass media pay more attention. If the migration is widespread in the World, the symbol of the present boat people awakes painful memories (arabo-occidental slavery) in the particular case of the Black African postcolonial migrant. In El Metro (2007), Donato Ndongo uses that image to show the danger, the insecurity of clandestine migrants to sea.
SANTO REMEDIO O LA LÓGICA DE LA REALIDAD
Authors: Pastor Sheila
Published: June 2017

This article aims to study Santo Remedio, novel published by the Uruguayan writer Rafael Courtoisie in 2006, from the perspective of different theories of postmodernism (Lyotard, Jameson). Once we have the theoretical framework that will give us the essential keys to enrich the interpretation, we focus on the analysis of the work, with emphasis on structural and formal characteristics, marked by the influence of audiovisual genres. Finally, we will illustrate its symbolic potential to show the logic that governs the narrative universe of Courtoisie, characterized by violence and fragmentation.
ESPACIO, AFECTO Y SUBJETIVIDAD FEMENINA EN ARBOLEDA DE LOS ENFERMOS DE TERESA DE CARTAGENA
Authors: Villegas Restrepo Juan E.
Published: June 2017

This work analyzes Teresa de Cartagena’s treatise on spiritual counseling Arboleda de los enfermos based on a dialectical breakdown between the spatial dynamics (be them textual, public, private or symbolic) that appear in the text and the affective cognitions that said dynamics elicit. More specifically, the work shows how this affective cognition, when coupled with a series of linguistic strategies, allow its author to assemble a female rhetorical space amidst the rigid patriarchal framework of the time and, with it, to forge new and more complex ways of imagining herself as a female subject.
IMÁGENES DE LO ÍNTIMO EN FALLEBA DE FERNANDO CRUZ KRONFLY
Authors: Henao Jaramillo Simón
Published: June 2017

This paper is immersed in the study of community figurations in Colombian literature during last decades of twentieth century. It focuses on the novel Falleba (1979) by Fernando Cruz Kronfly to look —with the help of philosophical theorists such as Jean-Luc Nancy— into the mechanisms and strategies by which the writing creates a fragile form of images that projects a permanent confluence between the inside and the outside that makes posible the narrative configuration of a community of intimacy.
MEMORIA Y NAUFRAGIO EN FORMAS DE VOLVER A CASA DE ALEJANDRO ZAMBRA
Authors: Barraza Caballero Luisa Fernanda , Plancarte Martínez María Rita
Published: June 2017

This essay focuses on an interpretative lecture about the representation of memory in Alejandro Zambra’s Formas de volver a casa (2011). Thinking shipwreck metaphor and its imaginary as the axis that makes the sense of loss throughout the novel, this work analyses three thematic forms that give the idea of memory: body, space and writing. Shipwreck and memory move in counter rhythm in Zambra’s novel, creating a unique synecdoche of the contemporary subject’s political defeat.
HUKUM, MORAL, DAN KEKUASAAN DALAM TELAAH (Hukum adalah Alat Teknis Sosial)
Authors: Shalihah Fithriatus , Adhayanto Oksep
Published: June 2017

AbstractThe negative impact of the use of law as a means of changing society in authoritarian countries is seen already clear when in authority a regime that was decades on authority in Indonesia. The regime overcome all the forces that exist in society and the bureaucracy is crucial. Political parties in that era were not independent. The decisions in the field of legislation more influenced by the government's political vision. Here, the law has been used as synonymous with power, so that can not be distinguished more clearly, where the law where power, where “rechtsstaat” and where “machtstaat”, where state laws and which countries tyranny legitimized by law. The law should be given charges philosophical truth values are deduced from the principles of the law by the authorities, in fact the loaded power itself that must be regarded as truth. Manipulation of the truth that's going on here is misdirection logic through language games that the law is the same as the laws in the flow of positivism. Keywords: Legal, Moral and Authority AbstrakDampak negatif penggunaan hukum sebagai sarana perubahan masyarakat dalam negara otoriter terlihat sudah secara terang benderang ketika berkuasanya sebuah rezim yang puluhan tahun berkuasa di Indonesia. Rezim tersebut mengatasi semua kekuatan yang ada dalam masyarakat dan birokrasinya sangat menentukan. Partai-partai politik pada era itu tidak mandiri. Keputusan-keputusan di bidang legislasi lebih banyak diwarnai oleh visi politik pemerintah. Disini hukum telah dijadikan identik dengan kekuasaan, sehingga tidak dapat dibedakan lagi secara tegas, mana hukum mana kekuasaan, mana rechtsstaat dan mana machtstaat, mana negara hukum dan mana negara tirani yang dilegitimasi secara hukum. Hukum yang seharusnya diberi muatan-muatan nilai-nilai kebenaran filosofis yang dideduksi dari asas-asas hukum oleh kekuasaan, pada kenyataanya diberi muatan kekuasaan itu sendiri yang harus dipandang sebagai kebenaran. Manipulasi kebenaran yang terjadi disini berakar penyesatan logika melalui permainan bahasa (language of the game) bahwa hukum itu sama dengan undang-undang dalam aliran positivisme. Kata Kunci: Hukum, Moral, dan Kekuasaan
Live from the Nebulizer: Annie Lanzillotto and Eviction Survival
Authors: Miller Hillary
Published: June 2017

Hillary Miller takes up theories of the city, illness, and precarity via a variety of performances by New Yorker Annie Lanzillotto. Miller argues that as she struggles with survival and eviction in the city, Lanzillotto reveals the bodily and economic limits of the precarious artist while protesting the inequities of the neoliberal city. Through this unique and eloquent study, Miller exposes how neoliberalism acutely and chronically structures the contemporary city’s spaces, socialities, and bodies, and explores performance’s potential and complicity in the face of those structures.
Forum Introduction: Emergent Critical Analytics for Alternative Humanities
Authors: Eng Chris A , King Amy K
Published: June 2017

Edited by Chris A Eng and Amy K King, this first of a two-part forum identifies and contemplates the emergent potential of four analytics for imagining alternative humanities. Structuring thought across disciplines, these analytics resonate strongly with the specific ways that cultural studies shifted, developed, and refined its ideas and focus: J. Kēhaulani Kauanui takes up settler colonialism; Kyla Wazana Tompkins, New Materialism; Julie Avril Minich, disability; and Jodi Melamed, institutionality.
Farmer’s Choice and Farmer’s Voice on the Use of Local versus Modern Inputs in Peri-Urban Agriculture in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Authors: Sapkota Kanhaiya
Published: June 2017

Farmers’ knowledge and practices on local versus modern inputs on peri-urban agriculture were investigated by interviewing 20 vegetable growers with purposive sampling in the Manahara river basin of Kathmandu Valley between November 2005 and January 2006. Further data were collected from group discussions, key informant survey, and observation. This paper attempts to explore some contradictions between scientific and local knowledge on peri-urban agriculture practices. The farmers have now intensified their production to meet the urban demand. The transition has made the farmers adopting improved farming techniques related to the green revolution over traditional practices. The farmers’ practices demonstrate to some extent a link between scientific and indigenous knowledge. They also realise that the institutional extension support is essential to identify and proper use of agricultural inputs available at the local markets, so that the agriculture production can be achieved in a balanced way.The Geographical Journal of Nepal, Vol. 7, 2009: 15-22
Construire une organisation alternative
Authors: Dorion Léa
Published: June 2017

Cet article contribue aux travaux sur les organisations alternatives. La pluralité des organisations étudiées et des approches mobilisées pose la question de la cohérence de ce champ ; et en particulier des contours et de la définition d’une organisation alternative. Cet article étudie cette question en apportant deux contributions. La première entend rendre visible et légitimer la littérature féministe comme porteuse de contributions potentielles à la réflexion sur les organisations alternatives. La seconde contribution propose une problématisation des organisations alternatives, et montre en quoi elle peut instruire certaines questions en science de gestion. Pour organiser l’action collective, il s’agit d’identifier et d’accepter un certain nombre de dissonances au sein de l’organisation, ce qui rend indépassable une instabilité de l’organisation.
Enjeux de l’évolution de l’architecture relationnelle d’un écosystème d’affaires
Authors: Malherbe Magali
Published: June 2017

Les travaux sur les écosystèmes d’affaires pointent la nécessité de placer les acteurs et leurs relations au cœur de la réflexion afin de comprendre comment ces agencements interorganisationnels complexes se construisent. Cette recherche propose donc d’envisager l’impact des relations coopétitives multiples sur la santé d’un écosystème naissant. En étudiant l’écosystème des services mobiles sans contact, les auteurs montrent que des coopétitions verticales entre acteurs puissants, couplées à des conflits de rôle, ont un effet dévastateur. En revanche, une augmentation de la complexité organisationnelle qui repose sur des coopétitions traversant différentes industries, permet de remédier aux conflits de rôle.