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Cadastre de la présence des investisseurs institutionnels en Belgique
Authors: Allart Maxim , Monaco Carole , Finet Alain
Published: October 2016

Cet article traite de la présence des investisseurs institutionnels dans les petites et moyennes entreprises belges, cotées sur le BEL Small et le BEL Mid, sur base de l’analyse de leur structure actionnariale. Les principaux résultats, qui ont été ventilés selon la nationalité et le niveau de leurs participations ainsi que la structure capitalistique et la région d’appartenance des entreprises, mettent en évidence leur présence incontournable, mais variable selon les indices.
Microcrédit et développement territorial à petite échelle
Authors: Bredelet Cécile , Ferguène Améziane
Published: October 2016

Les auteurs se proposent d’étudier les relations entre microcrédit et développement territorial, qui ont en commun de viser un développement socio-économique basé sur les efforts et les ressources propres des bénéficiaires. De nombreuses études indiquent que le microcrédit, s’il a une utilité, est loin de constituer un outil miracle en matière de lutte contre la pauvreté et de développement. Qu’en est-il lorsqu’il est mis en œuvre dans des territoires particulièrement défavorisés ? Trois projets menés au Maroc de 2006 à 2011, et fondés en partie sur ce mode de financement, offrent l’opportunité d’étudier la pertinence de cet outil, ainsi que l’influence de la petite taille du territoire concerné. Il ressort de ces expériences que le microcrédit n’était pas la formule idéale pour toucher des populations très pauvres, au revenu irrégulier. La petite taille du territoire cible a constitué quant à elle, une contrainte supplémentaire pour la réussite du programme de microcrédit.
Le groupement d’employeurs
Authors: Everaere Christophe
Published: October 2016

L’Accord National Interprofessionnel (ANI) du 11 janvier 2013 a mis en lumière l’importance et l’actualité des enjeux qui entourent la question des emplois atypiques induits par la recherche simultanée de flexibilité pour les entreprises, et de sécurité professionnelle pour les individus ; autrement dit, la « flexicurité », selon le néologisme inventé il y a une dizaine d’années. Dans la palette des emplois atypiques existe un dispositif relativement peu connu qui est le groupement d’employeurs. Deux questions guident notre analyse. Cette forme d’emploi atypique vise à procurer de la flexibilité pour les entreprises utilisatrices, tout en évitant la précarité pour les individus concernés ; ce double objectif est-il atteint ? La deuxième question vise à comprendre pourquoi cette forme d’emploi atypique, réputée pourtant sécurisante, demeure aussi marginale en volume de personnes concernées, à la différence de l’intérim.
La loi sur le renseignement
Authors: Desbois Dominique , Vétois Jacques
Published: October 2016

Bien que cette longue interview de la secrétaire générale du Syndicat de la Magistrature date d'octobre 2015, il nous semble nécessaire de la publier tant le vote de la loi sur le renseignement suite aux attentats du 11 janvier 2015 ouvre une période sombre pour ce qui reste d'institutions démocratiques à la société française. En effet, cette loi sur le renseignement institue une mise en surveillance totale de la société, concédant des pouvoirs exorbitants de contrôle de l'espace privé (poses de micros, IMSI catcher, captation de données informatiques archivées ..) et de fouille dans l’espace public tout en affaiblissant les droits fondamentaux du justiciable. Cette loi est le socle juridique d'une politique du « tout sécuritaire » dont il faut craindre qu'elle ne serve d'abord les ennemis d'une société démocratique ouverte à l'altérité. Depuis d’autres textes se sont ajoutés à l'arsenal sécuritaire confirmant le recul du droit devant les illusions d’une société à la recherche comme souvent dans les périodes difficiles de son histoire, d’un homme (ou d’une femme) providentiel.
Négocier (avec) la surveillance électronique
Authors: Chaulet Johann , Allaria Camille
Published: October 2016

Notre article entend questionner les contournements et négociations auxquels les systèmes de surveillance équipés par les TIC donnent lieu, ainsi que leur éventuelle portée critique. Nous mobilisons ici les données ethnographiques recueillies sur deux terrains d’enquête : un centre d’appels téléphoniques et un pôle de surveillance électronique des condamnés. Nous examinons la façon dont les individus surveillés « jouent » avec les interstices normatifs de ces dispositifs en démystifiant le matériel de surveillance, voire en le manipulant de façon à détourner les traces numériques. Ces systèmes sociotechniques de surveillance ne permettent pas de réduire totalement l’incertitude concernant la situation du surveillé et son activité. Cette incertitude est mobilisée par les surveillés pour contourner le dispositif ou produire de la conformité. Enfin, la discussion traitera de la portée critique limitée que ces pratiques de négociation semblent revêtir. En effet, ce sont sur les conditions concrètes de la surveillance que porte la négociation bien plus que sur les principes sur lesquels, elles reposent.
La déconnexion temporaire à Facebook : entre le FOMO et l’intériorisation douce du contrôle social
Authors: Kwok Choon Mary Jane
Published: October 2016

Cette recherche explore les logiques d’action liées aux usages de Facebook par les jeunes adultes et à la déconnexion temporaire au site. Facebook est utilisé pour pratiquer de la surveillance sociale, mettre à jour son statut et contribuer aux discussions en lien avec les travaux universitaires. Les formes de déconnexion privées sont des conduites de préservation. La reconnexion au site s’effectue car ces usagers succombent aux pressions sociales, par peur de manquer quelque chose (FOMO) et d’être exclus des activités sociales. Les bénéfices liés aux pratiques de socialisation jouent également un rôle en la matière et priment sur le besoin de se protéger de la surveillance. Ces usagers intériorisent doucement le contrôle social. Force est de constater qu’ils ont une connaissance limitée des modes opératoires du site. Il est important de se demander dans quelle mesure la faible visibilité des pratiques de surveillance institutionnelle et les changements constants introduits aux architectures des médias sociaux façonnent les inégalités d’usage. Ce qui contribuerait à la déconnexion, même temporaire.
Le panoptisme horizontal ou le panoptique inversé
Authors: BOREL Simon
Published: October 2016

Le panoptisme horizontal apparaît de plus en plus clairement comme la forme prise par le pouvoir dans la société en réseaux. Cet article tente de comprendre comment ce panoptisme réticulaire en ligne émerge à l’intersection des médias sociaux numériques, du capitalisme cognitif et des géants du numérique, de la gouvernementalité néolibérale et de la dynamique démocratique contemporaine de la reconnaissance. Il se caractériserait par la surveillance et le contrôle de tous par tous sur les réseaux via la quête de visibilité/célébrité en ligne, le renouveau des dispositifs de surveillance étatiques par le biais d’Internet et le contrôle marchand des consommateurs. Cet article montre que ce panoptisme horizontal est en partie le symétrique inversé du modèle panoptique de type totalitaire, vis-à-vis duquel il est à la fois très éloigné et très proche.
La régulation des usages des TIC en Côte d’Ivoire : entre identification et craintes de profilage des populations
Authors: BOGUI Jean-Jacques Maomra , ATCHOUA N’Guessan Julien
Published: October 2016

La volonté de plusieurs États africains de freiner l’expansion des détournements dans l’usage des technologies numériques (arnaques, cyberescroquerie) a suscité la prise de dispositions en vue de la régulation des activités dans le cyberespace. L’identification des abonnés des services des réseaux de communication mobile et d’Internet observée dans ces pays depuis au moins 2012 est l’une des principales mesures prises dans ce sens. Cependant, cette politique de régulation qui a connu une phase de sensibilisation, d’identification, mais aussi de répression, suscite des interrogations sur la préservation de la vie privée du citoyen dans un processus de surveillance de l’usage des TIC. Cette étude s’intéresse aux enjeux de la régulation des usages des TIC en Afrique à partir du cas ivoirien, où les méthodes utilisées pour endiguer la cybercriminalité laissent apparaître des craintes de profilage des populations.
GENDER CLASSIFICATION BY USING HUMAN NOSE FEATURES
Authors: Wu Jih-Huah , Huang Ping-Sheng , Jian You-Jun , Fang Jiunn-Tsair
Published: November 2016

Human biometrics is a popular method for security applications of personal identification. In past years, most research topics focused on face, iris, and fingerprint or signature recognition. Apart from these features, human noses can also be used as a biometric feature for gender classification according to our daily experience. In this work, four distinct features are extracted from nose images to distinguish between male and female faces. By comparing with other nose features obtained from 3D stereoscopic photographs, the proposed features are easily extracted from ordinary face images. Image preprocessing methods are applied to extract those four features automatically, and the linear discriminant analysis (LDA) method is applied to classify those extracted features for gender classification. Experimental results demonstrate that average classification accuracy can reach to 77%. In particular, the curvature feature calculated from the nose wing achieves the best classification performance.
Participation Framework to Sustainability
Authors: Chai-Ittipornwong Taksina
Published: November 2016

The topic of bottled water is particularly timely since water crisis and waste plastics are shifting from one of problem-framing to what is much more concerned to climate agenda. As plastics are everywhere to make life possible for a faster and convenient pace of society, bottled water has become one of the most disposable products to be consumed and disposed of, on a regular basis, both at and away from home. These eventually translate to consumer wastes causing a profound impact to the environment. The more bottles mean more greenhouse gases from production, transportation, waste bottles management, including fresh water supply. These adverse impacts are compounding a framework to justify as to how producer and consumer apply, individually and within the whole product life cycle, to sustainable consumption and production practice (SCP).
Age-Specific Adjuvant Synergy: Dual TLR7/8 and Mincle Activation of Human Newborn Dendritic Cells Enables Th1 Polarization
Authors: van Haren Simon D. , Dowling David J. , Foppen Willemina , Christensen Dennis , Andersen Peter , Reed Steven G. , Hershberg Robert M. , Baden Lindsey R. , Levy Ofer
Published: October 2016

Due to functionally distinct cell-mediated immunity, newborns and infants are highly susceptible to infection with intracellular pathogens. Indeed, neonatal Ag-presenting dendritic cells (DCs) demonstrate impaired Th1 responses to many candidate adjuvants, including most TLR agonists (TLRAs). Combination adjuvantation systems may provide enhanced immune activation but have typically been developed without regard to the age of the target population. We posited that distinct combinations of TLRAs and C-type lectin receptor agonists may enhance Th1 responses of newborn DCs. TLRA/C-type lectin receptor agonist combinations were screened for enhancement of TNF production by human newborn and adult monocyte-derived DCs cultured in 10% autologous plasma or in newborn cord, infant, adult, and elderly whole blood. Monocyte-derived DC activation was characterized by targeted gene expression analysis, caspase-1 and NF-κB studies, cytokine multiplex and naive autologous CD4+ T cell activation. Dual activation of newborn DCs via the C-type lectin receptor, macrophage-inducible C-type lectin (trehalose-6,6-dibehenate), and TLR7/8 (R848) greatly enhanced caspase-1 and NF-κB activation, Th1 polarizing cytokine production and autologous Th1 polarization. Combined activation via TLR4 (glycopyranosyl lipid adjuvant aqueous formulation) and Dectin-1 (β-glucan peptide) acted synergistically in newborns and adults, but to a lesser extent. The degree of synergy varied dramatically with age, and was the greatest in newborns and infants with less synergy in adults and elders. Overall, combination adjuvant systems demonstrate markedly different immune activation with age, with combined DC activation via Macrophage-inducible C-type lectin and TLR7/8 representing a novel approach to enhance the efficacy of early-life vaccines.
Glucocorticoid-Induced Leucine Zipper Protein Controls Macropinocytosis in Dendritic Cells
Authors: Calmette Joseph , Bertrand Matthieu , Vétillard Mathias , Ellouze Mehdi , Flint Shaun , Nicolas Valérie , Biola-Vidamment Armelle , Pallardy Marc , Morand Eric , Bachelerie Françoise , Godot Véronique , Schlecht-Louf Géraldine
Published: October 2016

Ag sampling is a key process in dendritic cell (DC) biology. DCs use constitutive macropinocytosis, receptor-mediated endocytosis, and phagocytosis to capture exogenous Ags for presentation to T cells. We investigated the mechanisms that regulate Ag uptake by DCs in the steady-state and after a short-term LPS exposure in vitro and in vivo. We show that the glucocorticoid-induced leucine zipper protein (GILZ), already known to regulate effector versus regulatory T cell activation by DCs, selectively limits macropinocytosis, but not receptor-mediated phagocytosis, in immature and recently activated DCs. In vivo, the GILZ-mediated inhibition of Ag uptake is restricted to the CD8α+ DC subset, which expresses the highest GILZ level among splenic DC subsets. In recently activated DCs, we further establish that GILZ limits p38 MAPK phosphorylation, providing a possible mechanism for GILZ-mediated macropinocytosis control. Finally, our results demonstrate that the modulation of Ag uptake by GILZ does not result in altered Ag presentation to CD4 T cells but impacts the efficiency of cross-presentation to CD8 T cells. Altogether, our results identify GILZ as an endogenous inhibitor of macropinocytosis in DCs, the action of which contributes to the fine-tuning of Ag cross-presentation.
Mapping the Fetomaternal Peripheral Immune System at Term Pregnancy
Authors: Fragiadakis Gabriela K. , Baca Quentin J. , Gherardini Pier Federico , Ganio Edward A. , Gaudilliere Dyani K. , Tingle Martha , Lancero Hope L. , McNeil Leslie S. , Spitzer Matthew H. , Wong Ronald J. , Shaw Gary M. , Darmstadt Gary L. , Sylvester Karl G. , Winn Virginia D. , Carvalho Brendan , Lewis David B. , Stevenson David K. , Nolan Garry P. , Aghaeepour Nima , Angst Martin S. , Gaudilliere Brice L.
Published: October 2016

Preterm labor and infections are the leading causes of neonatal deaths worldwide. During pregnancy, immunological cross talk between the mother and her fetus is critical for the maintenance of pregnancy and the delivery of an immunocompetent neonate. A precise understanding of healthy fetomaternal immunity is the important first step to identifying dysregulated immune mechanisms driving adverse maternal or neonatal outcomes. This study combined single-cell mass cytometry of paired peripheral and umbilical cord blood samples from mothers and their neonates with a graphical approach developed for the visualization of high-dimensional data to provide a high-resolution reference map of the cellular composition and functional organization of the healthy fetal and maternal immune systems at birth. The approach enabled mapping of known phenotypical and functional characteristics of fetal immunity (including the functional hyperresponsiveness of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells and the global blunting of innate immune responses). It also allowed discovery of new properties that distinguish the fetal and maternal immune systems. For example, examination of paired samples revealed differences in endogenous signaling tone that are unique to a mother and her offspring, including increased ERK1/2, MAPK-activated protein kinase 2, rpS6, and CREB phosphorylation in fetal Tbet+CD4+ T cells, CD8+ T cells, B cells, and CD56loCD16+ NK cells and decreased ERK1/2, MAPK-activated protein kinase 2, and STAT1 phosphorylation in fetal intermediate and nonclassical monocytes. This highly interactive functional map of healthy fetomaternal immunity builds the core reference for a growing data repository that will allow inferring deviations from normal associated with adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Shoulder-Rotator Strength, Range of Motion, and Acromiohumeral Distance in Asymptomatic Adolescent Volleyball Attackers
Authors: Harput Gulcan , Guney Hande , Toprak Ugur , Kaya Tunca , Colakoglu Fatma Filiz , Baltaci Gul
Published: November 2016

Context:

Sport-specific adaptations at the glenohumeral joint could occur in adolescent athletes because they start participating in high-performance sports in early childhood.

Objective:

To investigate shoulder-rotator strength, internal-rotation (IR) and external-rotation (ER) range of motion (ROM), and acromiohumeral distance (AHD) in asymptomatic adolescent volleyball attackers to determine if they have risk factors for injury.

Design:

Cross-sectional study.

Setting:

University laboratory.

Participants:

Thirty-nine adolescent high school-aged volleyball attackers (22 boys, 17 girls; age = 16.0 ± 1.4 years, height = 179.2 ± 9.0 cm, mass = 67.1 ± 10.9 kg, body mass index = 20.7 ± 2.6 kg/m2).

Main Outcome Measure(s):

Shoulder IR and ER ROM, total-rotation ROM, glenohumeral IR deficit, AHD, and concentric and eccentric strength of the shoulder internal and external rotators were tested bilaterally.

Results:

External-rotation ROM was greater (t38 = 4.92, P < .001), but IR ROM (t38 = −8.61, P < .001) and total ROM (t38 = −3.55, P = .01) were less in the dominant shoulder, and 15 athletes had a glenohumeral IR deficit (IR ROM loss > 18°). We observed greater concentric internal-rotator (t38 = 2.89, P = .006) and eccentric external-rotator (t38 = 2.65, P = .01) strength in the dominant than in the nondominant shoulder. The AHD was less in the dominant shoulder (t38 = −3.60, P < .001).

Conclusions:

Adolescent volleyball attackers demonstrated decreased IR ROM, total ROM, and AHD and increased ER ROM in their dominant shoulder. Therefore, routine screening of adolescent athletes and designing training programs for hazardous adaptive changes could be important in preventing shoulder injuries.
Effects of ‘Active Participation and Organization’ in a Nature Conservation Project: Study of a Teaching Technique
Authors: Baur Armin , Haase Hans-Martin
Published: October 2016

This article presents the technique of active participation and organization in environmental protection activities, and compares it with two other similar teaching techniques. The body of the presentation recounts the investigation into the impact of the teaching technique within the behavioral area of nature conservation, specifically protection of spotted salamander. The investigation tests the hypothesis, as to whether the technique of active participation and organization in environmental protection activities to conserve nature results in a positive change in pupils’ environmental behavior. The design of the examination comprised one test group and two control groups; one of the control groups receives only tuition, the second none. Data were gathered concerning the environmental perception, the self-reported willingness to act as well as the observable behavior. Positive results could be found. A positively altered willingness of the test group to act was established and their observable behavior differed after the teaching. 
La importancia de publicar
Authors: Bautista Pérez Fabio
Published: October 2016

Revista ciencia, cultura y sociedad Vol. 3 No. 1 enero-junio 2016, pp.5-6
Todos Contra Todos : Violencia sexual y de género en la escuela salvadoreña, nuevas realidades de un viejo problema
Authors: Bermúdez Álvaro
Published: October 2016

Un tabú es aquello que se considera prohibido de mencionar. De muchas formas esta es una definición que describe la violencia sexual en las escuelas de El Salvador. De las formas de violencia que se suceden en la escuela, la violencia sexual y de género se encuentra entre las más perversas, comunes y menos estudiadas. Este artículo analiza la situación de violencia sexual y de género en centros educativos de nivel medio en todo el país. Se propone que para comprender el problema no debe asumirse a priori los roles de víctima en los estudiantes ni de victimarios de parte de los docentes. Por el contrario, las manifestaciones de violencia sexual y de género se suceden en un ambiente generalizado de violencia en el que existen pautas y relaciones culturales, así como deficiencias institucionales que las permiten y en las que los roles de víctimas y victimarios se intercambian entre los actores escolares. Este trabajo es realizado en el marco de una investigación más amplia denominada “Diagnóstico de la Violencia en la Escuela en centros educativos salvadoreños de nivel medio”, desarrollada por el Centro de Investigación Salud y Sociedad de la Universidad Evangélica de El Salvador.Revista ciencia, cultura y sociedad Vol. 3 No. 1 enero-junio 2016, pp.7-17
Competencias del docente universitario. Desafíos para las universidades privadas de El Salvador
Authors: Rivera de Parada Aydeé
Published: October 2016

Este artículo tiene el objetivo de identificar competencias y elementos académicos del docente universitario que contribuyen a la calidad de enseñanza en educación superior, para proponer estrategias de formación continua del docente en las universidades privadas, mostrando el dominio de elementos que definen las competencias genéricas de la docencia superior. El estudio es de carácter descriptivo, con análisis predominantemente cuantitativo, participaron 384 docentes de 22 universidades privadas de El Salvador, contactados individualmente en las universidades y por medio de jefaturas académicas. Los resultados muestran docentes con conocimientos, disposición e interés por contribuir a la educación, que reconocen las competencias docentes como base de la calidad universitaria; pero con capacidad mediana de dominio y apropiación de elementos esenciales. La concepción de calidad que subyace en la representación mental de docentes también pasa por los elementos organizacionales y de infraestructura alrededor de la formación de los estudiantes, también incluye la responsabilidad de la institución para promover la estimulación económica, la educación y capacitación continua de la planta docente. Se recomienda estrategias de actualización inter universitarias y la incorporación de indicadores que ayuden a monitorear la evolución de la calidad docente.Revista ciencia, cultura y sociedad Vol. 3 No. 1 enero-junio 2016, pp.33-44
Estrés laboral y calidad de vida asociada con la salud en los empleados de una institución de educación superior de El Salvador
Authors: Paniagua Gustavo
Published: October 2016

El estrés es un mecanismo que se generó a lo largo de la evolución para favorecer la supervivencia de los seres vivos. Este proceso ha estado presente en la especie humana desde sus inicios; sin embargo, la forma en que se vivencia el estrés en la actualidad ha sido asociado con la generación de diversas problemáticas de salud. El presente estudio pretende indagar la relación entre el estrés laboral y la calidad de vida asociada a la salud en el personal permanente de una Institución de Educación Superior del Área Metropolitana de San Salvador. Para llevar a cabo este proyecto, se utilizó un enfoque cuantitativo, con un diseño no experimental, transeccional y correlacional. Se aplicaron a una muestra de 150 participantes dos escalas psicológicas: el Cuestionario sobre el Estado de Salud “SF- 36” y el Cuestionario de Estrés Laboral “JSS” para medir la calidad de vida asociada a la salud y el estrés laboral, respectivamente. Los resultados sugieren que ambas variables están relacionadas de una forma inversamente proporcional, adquiriendo diversos matices a medida que se analizaron a la luz de múltiples factores sociodemográficos, lo cual es congruente con investigaciones realizadas por otros autores. Finalmente se realizan recomendaciones sobre nuevas líneas de investigación sobre la temática, así como también sugerencias de intervención para favorecer la disminución del estrés y la buena calidad de vida en la organización.Revista ciencia, cultura y sociedad Vol. 3 No. 1 enero-junio 2016, pp.45-58
La herencia social y misionológica del pacto evangélico de lausana de 1974
Authors: Cárcamo Juan Carlos
Published: October 2016

En el trabajo se presentan los resultados de una investigación documental realizada para analizar la herencia social y misionológica contenida en el Pacto de Lausana, desarrollado como consecuencia del Encuentro Mundial de Evangelización que tuvo lugar en la ciudad de Lausana en el año de 1974; del mismo modo, se pretenden situar los aspectos más relevantes que permitan entender el origen de dicho Pacto y evaluar su pertinencia para el contexto salvadoreño. La investigación incluyó el análisis de los textos básicos generados en el Encuentro Mundial de Evangelización, primordialmente la declaración principal y los comentarios que realizara al mismo quien fuera el presidente del Comité Editor, el teólogo inglés John Stott. También se tomó en cuenta información documental secundaria que permitiera entender las motivaciones y el contexto del Pacto de Lausana. Entre los principales hallazgos encontrados se encuentra el hecho de que exista mucha literatura que comenta de manera negativa los eventos generados alrededor del Encuentro; pero, por otro lado, se puede afirmar también que existe una clara conexión entre lo que se denominó como el nuevo evangelicalismo derivado de Lausana con el movimiento latinoamericano conocido como Misión Integral. Se concluye que la herencia social del Pacto de Lausana es pertinente para el contexto evangélico salvadoreño, por lo cual debe promoverse su lectura y estudio para evitar una misión desarraigada de las necesidades humanas.Revista ciencia, cultura y sociedad Vol. 3 No. 1 enero-junio 2016, pp.59-70
La responsabilidad social y las estructuras de poder
Authors: Magaña Tulio Ernesto
Published: October 2016

Este artículo hace un análisis de los orígenes del fenómeno denominado Responsabilidad Social Corporativa (RSC) y cómo éste ha sido determinante en las relaciones de poder entre el Estado y las empresas. La RSC surge del modelo neoliberal, es decir, de una tendencia a disminuir las funciones del Estado en un contexto mercado-centrista, como respuesta a una disminución de la credibilidad de las empresas debido al impacto bio-psico-social que estas generan en su búsqueda por incrementar su capital y obtener rentabilidad y cómo los actores: corporación, Estado y ciudadanos ceden responsabilidades y generan estructuras de poder ante la Responsabilidad Social que a cada uno le corresponde.Revista ciencia, cultura y sociedad Vol. 3 No. 1 enero-junio 2016, pp.71-78
Individual Personality Factors as Drivers for Electronic and Mobile-Shopping Acceptance in United Arab Emirates
Authors: Otaq Mohammed A. , Al-Dhaafri Hassan S.
Published: October 2016

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine how individual personality factors including functionality factors interactivity, psychological factors, usability and technology factors, and product/service characteristics can influence Dubai Emiratis to adopt and use online shopping. Methodology: Thirty six questionnaire items were administered to 180 adult Emiratis living in Dubai to examine the influence of personality factors on online shopping acceptance. The sample of 180 Emiratis was chosen through random sampling technique.Results: The findings significantly improved the understanding of users in Dubai in terms of their E&M-Shopping acceptance. The factors could assist in achieving successful E&M-Shopping acceptance. Along a similar line of importance, the findings highlighted the low awareness of users concerning government regulations and product return policy.Practical implications: The result of this study showed that usability and technology factors affected the consumers’ acceptance of Electronic and Mobile shopping. Therefore, future technology in E&M-Shopping should be enhanced through government initiatives and such enhancements will be evidenced in the country’s -GDP. This is also expected to achieve the target of the UAE vision 2021 to be among the top 20 countries that are in readiness to capture opportunities provided by information and communication technology to increase competitiveness. Originality or Value: The findings of this study are expected to add knowledge to the behaviour of Dubai Emirati consumers with regard to electronic commerce. Emirati consumers who dwell in Dubai have been compared to international consumers.
The Extradition, between Iran Rights and International Rights, According to Palermo Convention
Authors: Poshtdarbandi Mohammadreza Moradi
Published: October 2016

Extradition is a process which requires international judicial cooperation and its successful implementation will be the guarantor of justice and prevent impunity and escape the Probable criminals and suspects to countries far away from the crime scene. In the last two centuries globally in many countries have enacted expanded domestic law in the area of extradition to many extradition treaties and international conventions in this field has joined. Palermo Convention, including the most recent documents that contain comprehensive provisions on extradition and numerous countries has come to join in. In Iran in 1960 Legislator comprehensive and modern law in the area of extradition imposed And many international laws in this area has been invoked and respected. So, we gathered to view the article Ferraro circuit analysis on the world of law and the Palermo Convention and international law in the field of extradition elaborated on. The present article deals with these issues on two separate levels.
Walking Aids for Older Adults: Review of End-User Needs
Authors: Mansouri Nazanin , Goher Khaled
Published: October 2016

Aged population of senior citizens is growing noticeably at different regions in the world. Consequently, there are great numbers of demands for healthcare services. One of the services is assistive walking devices which have important role in mobility, stability, walking, and independency of older adults. Although various type of walking devices are available for older adults, yet fall incidents with severe injuries take place. Therefore, it is critical to analyze fall incidents, find out fall factors, and assess walking devices to minimize fall. This paper mainly focuses on risk factors of fall, considerable role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in walking devices, and also analyzes fall incidents with the purpose of understanding how fall incidents take place. This paper assists to have a clear understanding about fall incidents and its associated injuries.peration and its successful implementation will be the guarantor of justice and prevent impunity and escape the Probable criminals and suspects to countries far away from the crime scene. In the last two centuries globally in many countries have enacted expanded domestic law in the area of extradition to many extradition treaties and international conventions in this field has joined. Palermo Convention, including the most recent documents that contain comprehensive provisions on extradition and numerous countries has come to join in. In Iran in 1960 Legislator comprehensive and modern law in the area of extradition imposed And many international laws in this area has been invoked and respected. So, we gathered to view the article Ferraro circuit analysis on the world of law and the Palermo Convention and international law in the field of extradition elaborated on. The present article deals with these issues on two separate levels.
The Mediating Effect of Safety Culture on Safety Communication and Human Factor Accident at the Workplace
Authors: Yeong Sook Shuen , Shah Rollah Abdul Wahab
Published: October 2016

Rapid development in industrialization and global economy has contributed to the increased number of workplace injuries and accidents. Nowadays, with the advancement and the reliability of technology, accidents caused by equipment and machinery failures seem to be on decline. However, human element tends to feature as a significant contributor to workplace accidents: statistical reports and evidence indicate that around 80 to 90 percent of work-related accidents can be attributed to human factors. Meanwhile, effective safety communication is believed to play a vital role in human factor accidents at the workplace. Effective communication among the workers and leaders is believed to help in the attenuating the risk of human factor accidents. Against this background, this research examines 394 sets of questionnaires with 89.14% response rate from respondents of manufacturing companies in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Based on the results, the interaction between safety communication and human factor accident is found to be significant.In addition, this study investigates the mediating effect of safety culture between safety communication and human factor accident. The results show that safety culture significantly mediates by the relation of safety communication and human factor accident.
The Influence of Trading Locations on Equity Returns
Authors: Vo Nguyen N.T.
Published: October 2016

This paper evaluates the impact of trading locations on equity returns by examining the stock price behaviour of three Anglo-Dutch dual-listed companies which result from mergers where two corporations agree to function as a single operating business, but maintain separate identities. The shares of these stocks are traded not only in their home market but also on several US stock exchanges in the form of American Depository Receipts. Regressing the return differentials on these dual-listed and cross-listed stocks on the relative market index returns and currency changes provides evidence of an apparent violation of the Law of One Price. The regression results show that the return on each part of dual-listed companies is highly correlated with the market on which it is most intensively traded. Similarly, returns on cross-listed stocks have considerably higher co-movement with US market indices and considerably lower co-movement with home-market indices than their home-market counterparts. Market risk premium is not a significant explanatory variable of the location of trade effect.
Student Attrition at Technical and Vocational Educational Training (TVET) Institutions: The Case of XCel Technical College in Malaysia
Authors: Sabtu Helminiry Had , Noor Wan Shakizah Wan Mohd. , Isa Mohd Faizal Mohd
Published: October 2016

Student attrition is a challenging issue for tertiary education institutions, especially Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) institutions. There are a lot of explanations why students withdraw from college level programmes and the causes may be unique for students who sign up in a course that suits their interest areas. Small student retention rates reflect negatively on the reputation of the institution and even more, its academic status. This would, in turn, influence institution enrolment, finances, and future plans for development. Thus, this research effort was designed to investigate the influences of students’ withdrawal from these institutions before completion of their studies. As this research took the qualitative approach, data collection was performed through interviews and focus group discussions involving two groups of students (i.e., those who dropped out and those who continued with their studies) from XCel Technical College. The findings showed that the students’ reasons for dropping out from the TVET institutions programme are varied, all which were classified into two categories, namely institutional factors (e.g., training facilities, learning materials, and scheduling) and student characteristics (e.g., parental/family influence and urgency of getting employment). This findings support the results of earlier studies which highlighted that student characteristics, institutional factor, educational and occupational goals and commitments, financial status and other personal factors, are important to their retention in higher education programs (Bafatoom, 2010; Bean, 1980; Braxton, 2005; Pascarella & Terenzini, 1983; Spady, 1970, 1971; Tinto, 1975, 1993).
Persuading the Public: Ranking of Bidayuh’s Home-stays Websites
Authors: Samani Mus Chairil , Maliki Jamilah , Samat Tracy Peter , Marwan Nurul Huda
Published: October 2016

In this age of the new media, everyone with access to the Internet and knowledge can build their own website to market their services or products to the general public. One group of people who are harnessing the powers of the Internet is individual home-stays operators. Home-stays operators can advertise their services to the general public, either locally or internationally through the Internet. This paper explores the types of contents created by the Bidayuh people who are home-stays entrepreneurs at the Annah Rais longhouse located in the Padawan District, Sarawak. A search on the Internet indicates that three operators have their own websites to advertise their home-stays. To obtain information about the services and packages offered by these Bidayuh operators, the three home-stay websites were content analyzed. The analysis involves ranking these websites with a purposely created ranking instrument. Analysis of the data show that these home-stays operators obtained an above average score on all indicators. In other words, potential visitors will have sufficient knowledge about each home-stay if they were to surf the respective websites. Knowledge about the location, accommodation, types of packages and modes of reservation are offered to entice would be visitors to the Annah Rais longhouses.
Being Caught in the Middle of Inter-Parental Conflict: Relationship between Inter-Parental Conflict and Attitudes towards Marriage among Male and Female Adolescents from Divorced Families
Authors: Yaacob Siti Nor , Yuin Fam Jia , Mukhtar Firdaus , Arshat Zarinah
Published: October 2016

Children of divorced family are at greater risk to divorce themselves in later years. In an attempt to understand the process of “transmission of divorce” across generations, the current study examined the potential moderation role of gender in the relationship between inter-parental conflict and attitudes towards marriage among adolescents from divorced Muslim family. A total of 341 secondary school students across three states in Malaysia were recruited to participate in the current study. Results of multivariate analysis revealed that being male and exposure to high inter-parental conflict predicted less positive attitudes towards marriage. Gender has no moderating effects in the relationship between inter-parental conflict and attitudes towards marriage. These findings underscore the deleterious effects of inter-parental conflict on adolescents.
The Validity of the Purchasing Power Parity Hypothesis for Kuwait
Authors: Merza Ebrahim
Published: November 2016

Many studies have tested the null hypothesis of the unit root of the real exchange rate to examine the validity of the purchasing power parity (PPP) hypothesis. Previous studies have reached different conclusions regarding that issue. This study tests the hypothesis of PPP in Kuwait using two tests of unit roots, the Augmented Dickey Fuller (ADF) and Phillips Perron (PP) tests. Using monthly data from 2006 to 2015, both tests reject the PPP hypothesis for the Kuwaiti economy. Using the components of the real exchange rate, we find that the levels of prices in both Kuwait and the US are not moving together to provide stationarity for the real exchange rate. This result could be attributed to the large increases in the prices of the housing and food and beverages sectors in Kuwait during that time.
Who is Aboriginal? Variability in Aboriginal Identification between the Census and the APS in 2006 and 2012
Authors: Durand Claire , Massé-François Yves-Emmanuel , Smith Michael , Pena Ibarra Luis Patricio
Published: October 2016

Over the last 50 years, censuses have shown very substantial increases in the estimated sizes of Aboriginal populations in settler states such as Canada. Since these increases cannot be explained by demographic factors alone, authors have proposed that, as the situation of Aboriginal people has been under increasing public scrutiny, it has become more socially acceptable to report that one is Aboriginal. This may be an explanation for increases between censuses that are conducted five or ten years apart, but is such an explanation plausible when comparing answers provided within six months of one another? This article explores the factors associated with short-term fluidity in Aboriginal identification. In order to do so, it uses Canadian data collected twice from among the same members of the defined “population of Aboriginal identity” over a six-month period, in 2006 and in 2011–2012. Close to a third of all Canadians who “identified” as Aboriginals in the Census long form or in the National Household Survey (NHS) changed their answers when asked the same question in the Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS). Fluidity in identification depends on methodological factors such as mode of administration and question wording. It also depends on individual and contextual factors. Socioeconomic status and residence in an urban area or in specific regions of Canada are the main factors that differentiate the three groups analyzed here—the Fluid Indian/Métis, the New Métis and the New Indians—from the group that has a stable identification. In light of this finding, we think that statistics produced on Aboriginal peoples in Canada from the standard sources should be treated with some caution. Using the APS identification numbers, for example, instead of those of the Census/NHS would likely reduce the estimated differences between “non-Aboriginals” and “Aboriginals,” at least in terms of education.
Redd Alert! (De)Coding the Media's Production of Aboriginal Gang Violence on a Western Canadian First Nation
Authors: Koch Jordan , Scherer Jay
Published: October 2016

This article examines the articulation of a racialized moral panic surrounding Aboriginal gang violence and the community of Maskwacis, a collection of four First Nations in central Alberta, Canada formerly known as Hobbema. Our analysis is situated within the distinctive settler-colonial context through which Aboriginal gangs were mediated (Ginsburg 1991) by the mainstream commercial media as an issue of public concern in this particular Cree community and, indeed, throughout Western Canada. Drawing upon interviews with journalists, First Nation residents, and other community members in the region, our analysis focuses on two interrelated issues: 1) the “behind-the-scenes” production processes through which non-Aboriginal journalists condensed themes of race, crime, and youth to reproduce and amplify a powerful and punitive discourse that articulated Aboriginal gang violence with the broader community itself; and 2) the ways in which First Nations residents and community members—themselves the subjects of the media gaze—interpreted, internalized, and, at times actively manipulated this racialized discourse of crisis.
Primary orbital melanoma in association with cellular blue nevus
Authors: El-Sawy Tarek , Bakhoum Mathieu F. , Tetzlaff Michael , Nasser Qasiem J. , Prieto Victor G. , Ivan Doina , Sniegowski Matthew C. , Yin Vivian T. , Pan Caroline , Durairaj Vikram , Esmaeli Bita
Published: November 2016

PurposeTo describe 3 cases of primary orbital melanoma associated with either known or subsequently discovered cellular blue nevus.

MethodsThe clinical records and surgical specimens of 3 patients who underwent orbital exenteration for primary orbital melanoma and who had a cellular blue nevus diagnosed before or after detection of the melanoma were retrospectively reviewed.

ResultsAll 3 patients presented with signs and symptoms of an orbital mass. Subsequent biopsy revealed invasive melanoma. One patient had a known history of congenital cellular blue nevus of the eyelid from which the orbital melanoma originated. The other 2 patients had no known history of cutaneous pigmentation or blue nevus. In these 2 patients, the cellular blue nevus was detected on pathologic review of the orbital exenteration specimen (1 patient) or surgical biopsy specimen (1 patient). All 3 patients underwent total body positron emission tomography/computed tomography, and in all 3 results were negative for other sites of disease involvement. In the 2 patients without a previously known nevus a total body skin check was negative for other primary melanoma lesions. All 3 patients underwent orbital exenteration followed by postoperative radiation therapy.

ConclusionsThorough evaluation of biopsy specimens of “primary” orbital melanoma is warranted to ensure identification of any associated blue nevus because blue nevi are precursor lesions for orbital melanoma, and the presence of a blue nevus would support a primary orbital melanoma rather than a metastatic lesion. Patients with a known blue nevus of the periocular skin and ocular adnexa should be monitored closely for signs of malignant transformation.
A Medicina de Família e Comunidade como Eixo da Universalidade nos Sistemas de Saúde de Ibero-América: uma análise exploratoria da região
Authors: Martín Meoño Thomas , Padula Anderson Maria Inez , Cuadrado Segura Marcela , Araya Via Pablo
Published: October 2016

O alcance da Universalidade na prestação de serviços nos sistemas de saúde éuma das estratégias que tem demonstrado ter grande impacto sobre os indicadores globais de saúde. Objetivo: contribuir para o desenvolvimento de conceitos e práticas relacionadas à universalidade na Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS) e na Medicina de Família e Comunidade (MFC) na Ibero-América, mediante a exploração da situação dos países latino-americanos em relação ao acesso aos serviços de saúde e o papel do especialista em medicina familiar e comunitária para alcançar uma estratégia adequada para a cobertura individual, familiar e comunitária. Metodologia: estudo exploratório quali-quantitativo, realizado por aplicação de um questionário em formato electrónico auto-respondido, com perguntas abertas e fechadas, dirigido aos membros de associações de medicina familiar e comunitária na Ibero-América, associações científicas, professores e gestores de saúde identificados em cada país. Resultados: 63 pessoas de 20 países completaram a pesquisa electrónica enviada, havendo uma amostra representativa de os países Ibero-Américanos; 84% concordaram com o conceito de universalidade elaborado a partir do enfoque da Atenção Primária à Saúde e da Medicina de Família e Comunidade; 47% concordam que o principal fator determinante que limita o alcance da universalidade nos cuidados sanitários é a estrutura da gestão em saúde, seguido do financiamento (36%) e do modelo de atenção (30%). Do total de entrevistados, 67% acreditam que a principal restrição para a cobertura universal éa gestão da estrutura da saúde e 60% sentiram que as políticas nacionais de saúde não estão focadas e priorizadas para a universalidade da APS e da MFC.
Los Sistemas de Referencia y Contrarreferencia de pacientes en América Latina: Mecanismos de Coordinación Asistencial y el rol de la Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria
Authors: Fernández Ortega Miguel Ángel , Roo Prato Jacqueline Beatriz , Irigoyen Coria Arnulfo Emanuel , Blanco Lara Sofía , Edward Barrell Alan , Juárez Téllez Víctor Manuel
Published: October 2016

Se presentan los resultados del diagnóstico situacional de 16 países de América Latina, en cuanto a sus Sistemas de Referencia y Contrarreferencia de pacientes entre los tres niveles de atención médica. Los resultados de la investigación fueron analizados por representantes de los países miembros de WONCA Iberoamérica CIMF, en el marco de la VI Cumbre Iberoamericana de Medicina Familiar en San José de Costa Rica en abril de 2016.