bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Impacts of Vending Practices on the Microbiological Quality of Bread in the Ojoo Area of Ibadan, Oyo-State, Nigeria
Authors: Alegbeleye Oluwadara Oluwaseun , Oyebisi Afolabi Wasiu Akinloye , Opeolu Beatrice Oluwatoyin , Khaneghah Amin Mousavi
Published: October 2017

Background: Bacterial counts in ready-to-eat foods are a key factor in assessing the microbiological quality and safety of food. Periodic assessment of the microbiological quality of food is necessary to develop a robust database and help to ensure food safety.  Methods: The bacterial contamination of a total of 336 bread samples collected from two bakeries and 10 vendors in Ojoo Area of Ibadan, Oyo-State, Nigeria (December 2014 -June 2015) was evaluated. The microbiological quality of the bread loaves was investigated using standard microbiological methods (morphological, phenotypic and molecular characterization).  Results: The results showed that the number of contaminated samples among the vended bread samples was higher than the bakery bread samples and can be summarized as Bacillus megaterium (4.30%), Staphylococcus arlettae (0.005%), Staphylococcus saprophyticus (2.78%), Citrobacter freundii (2.40%), Bacillus flexus (1.64%), Bacillus species (49.59%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (4.12%), Pseudomonas fluorescens (0.92%), Pseudomonas species (0.045%), Escherichia coli (30.44%) Klebsiella sp. (0.040%) and Aeromonas hydrophila (3.72%).  Conclusion: The findings demonstrate that the bread samples which become contaminated after transport and handling can be considered a potential hazard to human health in the area. More stringent adherence to food safety regulations should be encouraged and enforced by the appropriate authorities. The findings of this study may be adopted to improve the hygienic conditions of bread distribution chain in the area as well as in other regions of the World.
Understanding Parent–School Communication for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Authors: Buchanan Rohanna , Clark Miriam
Published: October 2017

Background:

Parents of children with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (EBD) often face barriers to effective communication with schools. They often feel blamed or stigmatized for their children’s behavior and, while advocating, can feel adversarial with the school.

Objective:

The current study aims to describe current communication for parents and teachers of students with EBD, identify parent–school communication barriers, and identify characteristics of effective parent–school communication.

Method:

We conducted 15 semi-structured, qualitative interviews with parents and teachers of students with EBD. Interview questions focused on descriptions of the tone of their current communication, perceived barriers to communication, and ideas for effective approaches to communication. All interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and coded.

Results:

Results show that parents’ feelings about their current parent–school communication varied by the type of school students were attending: day-treatment, neighborhood, military charter, or private treatment school. Both parents and teachers brought up complex issues with parent–school communication related to school culture and the impact of parents’ prior negative experiences communicating with schools. Parents and teachers identified barriers to communication and suggestions for effective communication related to technology, institutional issues, time, parents’ and teachers’ lack of interest in communicating, and school proximity to home.

Conclusion:

Parents and teachers identified parent–school communication as a critical factor to promote children’s school success. Three broad recommendations emerged from the interviews targeting malleable factors to increase effective parent–school communication. We also discuss limitations and implications for practice.
mHealth Technology and Nurse Health Coaching to Improve Health in Diabetes: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)
Authors: Miyamoto Sheridan , Dharmar Madan , Fazio Sarina , Tang-Feldman Yajarayma , Young Heather M
Published: October 2017

BACKGROUND

Chronic diseases, including diabetes mellitus, are the leading cause of mortality and disability in the United States. Current solutions focus primarily on diagnosis and pharmacological treatment, yet there is increasing evidence that patient-centered models of care are more successful in improving and addressing chronic disease outcomes.

OBJECTIVE

The objective of this clinical trial is to evaluate the impact of a mobile health (mHealth) enabled nurse health coaching intervention on self-efficacy among adults with type-2 diabetes mellitus.

METHODS

A randomized controlled trial was conducted at an academic health system in Northern California. A total of 300 participants with type-2 diabetes were scheduled to be enrolled through three primary care clinics. Participants were randomized to either usual care or intervention. All participants received training on use of the health system patient portal. Participants in the intervention arm received six scheduled health-coaching telephone calls with a registered nurse and were provided with an activity tracker and mobile application that integrated data into the electronic health record (EHR) to track their daily activity and health behavior decisions. All participants completed a baseline survey and follow-up surveys at 3 and 9 months. Primary and secondary outcomes include diabetes self-efficacy, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), and quality of life measures.

RESULTS

Data collection for this trial, funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, will be completed by December 2017. Results from the trial will be available mid-2018.

CONCLUSIONS

This protocol details a patient-centered intervention using nurse health coaching, mHealth technologies, and integration of patient-generated data into the EHR. The aim of the intervention is to enhance self-efficacy and health outcomes by providing participants with a mechanism to track daily activity by offering coaching support to set reasonable and attainable health goals, and by creating a complete feedback loop by bringing patient-generated data into the EHR.

CLINICALTRIAL

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02672176; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02672176 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/6xEQXe1M5)
Sell in May and Go Away Exposed!
Authors: Kochman Dr. Ladd , Bray Dr. David
Published: October 2017

Despite continuing success for the sell-in-May effect, returns from the January-February segment of the six-month period proved surprisingly flat. Between 1995 and 2015, March-April and November-December had mean returns of 5.11 percent and 3.33 percent, respectively, while January-February averaged -0.04 percent. Nonetheless, the annualized return for November-April was nearly six times greater than that for May-October.
Bernhard Heisig y el “ajuste de cuentas” con el pasado nacionalsocialista
Authors: Gutiérrez Galindo Blanca
Published: October 2017

En este artículo se explica el clima cultural y político que permitió una serie de operaciones que hicieron posible que, después de la unificación de Alemania, la obra del pintor de Alemania Oriental Bernhard Heisig fuera objeto de una interpretación que la ha convertido en la obra artística que logró “ajustar cuentas” con el pasado nacionalsocialista. Se sostiene que en esta interpretación las memorias de la resistencia antifascista al Tercer Reich han sido eliminadas de los nuevos marcos para la construcción social del recuerdo y la identidad alemanas, de acuerdo con la tendencia dominante durante la guerra fría en Alemania Occidental, y en función de las necesidades del proceso de integración de la nueva nación alemana en la órbita de las democracias occidentales.
Francisco Toledo, sus inicios
Authors: Molina P. Carlos A.
Published: October 2017

En este artículo se observa el desarrollo de la obra de Francisco Toledo entre 1953 y 1963, rastreando aprendizajes e influencias entre Oaxaca y París. Se proponen de este modo 12 apuntes temáticos para abrir una conversación sobre los inicios de su obra gráfica.
Market timing of equity funds in Brazil
Authors: Ferreira Renata , Carvalhal Andre
Published: October 2017

The objective of this paper is to analyze the market timing capability of equity fund managers in Brazil. The active management and market timing ability of equity funds are very important to generate consistent positive returns, especially in the current volatile scenario in Brazil. We study 130 equity funds with active management using an alternative methodology for testing market timing. We use an alternative measure of market timing, based on the portfolio held by funds ("holding-based measure") in order to avoid the biases observed in the measurement of observed returns ("return-based measure"). For the period from 2006 to 2013, we find that most equity funds generally had no statistically significant market timing ability. Interestingly, the few funds that had significant market timing ability invested in companies with good governance practices. Moreover, for the funds that had timing ability, managers were based only on publicly available information to predict the market movement. We also provide evidence that market timing ability was significantly different before and after the global financial crisis.
Firm performance and innovation in the developing countries: Evidence from firm-level survey
Authors: Rukundo Johnson Bosco
Published: October 2017

This paper investigates the relationship between firm performance and innovation in developing countries using micro data from enterprise surveys. The purpose is to empirically test the importance of firm performance in terms of sales, for a firm’s proneness to innovate specifically in developing countries. A two-stage least squares (2SLS) model is applied to a sample of 2356 firms from the manufacturing and service sectors. Results show that firm performance, defined as sales, is found to be a significant factor contributing to innovation among firms. This relationship holds in manufacturing firms even when distinguished from the services sector. The findings underline the importance of firms’ performance through increased sales. The paper adds to the existing limited research literature on performance and innovation studies in developing countries especially Africa. The paper results differ from previous research studies where focus has been on innovation impact towards performance. As a policy option, developing countries need to improve and promote an increase in firms’ sales that would spur them to introduce a new or substantially improved product or process.
Synthesis of fibre reinforced Al2O3−SiO2 aerogel composite with high density uniformity via a facile high-pressure impregnation approach
Authors: Yang Gang , Jiang Yonggang , Feng Junzong , Zhang Sizhao , Feng Jian
Published: October 2017

Alumina-silica (Al2O3?SiO2) aerogel composite, with low density, low thermal
conductivity and hightemperature stability, is attracting increased interest
in the field of thermal insulation application. In this paper, a novel way to
fabricate fibre reinforced Al2O3?SiO2 aerogel composite via a facile
high-pressure impregnation approach was reported. Two Al2O3?SiO2 aerogel
composites, HPe and LPe, were synthesized via high-pressure and low-pressure
impregnation approach, respectively. The effects of the impregnation approach
on the aerogel composites performance were studied, and the impregnation
model was established. The results showed that the as-prepared HPe exhibited
higher density uniformity, better high-temperature stability, higher specific
surface area and lower thermal conductivity. It was also shown that the
effect of impregnation approach on the mean density and morphology of the
aerogel composites is negligible. However, the standard deviation of density
(0.00857) and mean thickness shrinkage (9.98%) of HPe were 37.8% and 15.4%
lower than that of LPe, respectively. The specific surface area (884.1m2/g)
of HPe was 43.5% higher than that of LPe. The thermal conductivity of HPe at
1100?C was 2.74% lower than that of LPe. The impregnation model of the
aerogel composites presented that the density uniformity and thermal
conductivity of HPe were improved obviously, because there were less large
pores in HPe than in the LPe.
Structure and electrical properties of Ba(In0.5Nb0.5)1-xTixO3 ceramics
Authors: Chandra Kumar , Kulkarni Ajit , Priyanka P , Prasad Kamal
Published: October 2017

Lead-free Ba(In0.5Nb0.5)1-xTixO3 (0 ? x ? 1) ceramics was synthesized using a
standard high temperature solidstate reaction method and sintered at 1400?C/4
h (except the pure BaTiO3 which was sintered at 1300?C/4 h). The ceramics was
characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, dielectric,
impedance and AC conductivity studies. The crystal structure of the compounds
was found to be cubic (with the space group Pm3m) for x = 0,0.25 and 0.50
and tetragonal (P4/mmm) for x = 0.75 and 1.0. Increase in Ti-content in the
ceramic samples leads to the decrease in unit cell volume while the values of
real as well as imaginary parts of dielectric constant and AC conductivity
increase. Complex impedance spectroscopy analysis indicated the negative
temperature coefficient of resistance. AC conductivity data supported the
hopping type of conduction in the system and obeyed Jonscher?s power law. The
real and imaginary parts of dielectric constant and AC conductivity data fit
excellently well with an exponential function.
Performances of spin coated silver doped ZnO photoanode based dye sensitized solar cell
Authors: Singh Amrik , Mohan Devendra , Ahlawat Singh , Richa R
Published: October 2017

Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were fabricated using silver doped ZnO
films deposited on ITO glass by spin coating method. The crystalline nature
of ZnO films was analysed with XRD and SEM technique was used for
morphological studies. The XRD pattern confirmed the presence of single phase
hexagonal wurtzite ZnO structure, without the presence of secondary phase.
The crystallite size of ZnO decreased from 31 nm to 25 nm with increase in
doping to 1.5mol% of silver. The UV-visible transmission of the prepared ZnO
film was found to be 70-90% and it decreased with increase in doping to
0.5mol% Ag and increased in the film doped with 1.5mol% Ag. The band gap
values of the ZnO films with 0, 0.5 and 1.5mol% of silver, determined from
Tauc plot, were 3.269, 3.235 and 3.257 eV, respectively. The absorbance peaks
of the N719 dye loaded ZnO films were obtained at the wavelengths 310, 350
and 538 nm. The N719 dye loaded ZnO film doped with 0.5mol% Ag has the
highest absorbance in the visible region as compared to other two samples.
The fill factor values of the pure and ZnO doped with 0.5 and 1.5mol% Ag were
0.47, 0.48 and 0.42, respectively. The short circuit density values for ZnO,
ZnO:Ag0.5% and ZnO:Ag1.5% were found to be 1.50, 1.55 and 1.15 A?m/cm2,
respectively. The calculated photon to electron efficiencies for the ZnO
films with 0, 0.5 and 1.5mol% of silver were 0.42%, 0.44% and 0.27%,
respectively. Consequently future prospective of such type of dopants in ZnO
film based dye sensitized solar cells seems to be bright.
Magnetocaloric properties of La0.666Sr0.373Mn0.943Cu0.018O3
Authors: Hamad Mahmoud
Published: October 2017

Magnetocaloric properties of La0.666Sr0.373Mn0.943Cu0.018O3 (LSMCO)
perovskite (such as magnetic entropy change, full-width at half-maximum,
relative cooling power and magnetic specific heat change) at applied magnetic
field of 0.05 T were calculated using the phenomenological model. The results
indicate the prospective application of LSMCO due to high magnetocaloric
effect near the Curie temperature. Furthermore, the magnetocaloric properties
of LSMCO sample are comparable with magnetocaloric properties of MnAs film,
La1-xCdxMnO3 and La1.25Sr0.75MnCoO6, and significantly larger than that of
Gd1-xCaxBaCo2O5.5 and Ge0.95Mn0.05. It is recommended that magnetocaloric
effect of LSMCO can be used as a promising practical material of an apparatus
based on the active magnetic regenerator cycle.
Deletion of Protein Kinase D1 in Pancreatic β-Cells Impairs Insulin Secretion in High-Fat Diet–Fed Mice
Authors: Bergeron Valérie , Ghislain Julien , Vivot Kevin , Tamarina Natalia , Philipson Louis H. , Fielitz Jens , Poitout Vincent
Published: October 2017

Ββ-Cell adaptation to insulin resistance is necessary to maintain glucose homeostasis in obesity. Failure of this mechanism is a hallmark of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Hence, factors controlling functional β-cell compensation are potentially important targets for the treatment of T2D. Protein kinase D1 (PKD1) integrates diverse signals in the β-cell and plays a critical role in the control of insulin secretion. However, the role of β-cell PKD1 in glucose homeostasis in vivo is essentially unknown. Using β-cell–specific, inducible PKD1 knockout mice (βPKD1KO), we examined the role of β-cell PKD1 under basal conditions and during high-fat feeding. βPKD1KO mice under a chow diet presented no significant difference in glucose tolerance or insulin secretion compared with mice expressing the Cre transgene alone; however, when compared with wild-type mice, both groups developed glucose intolerance. Under a high-fat diet, deletion of PKD1 in β-cells worsened hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, and glucose intolerance. This was accompanied by impaired glucose-induced insulin secretion both in vivo in hyperglycemic clamps and ex vivo in isolated islets from high-fat diet–fed βPKD1KO mice without changes in islet mass. This study demonstrates an essential role for PKD1 in the β-cell adaptive secretory response to high-fat feeding in mice.
El zoológico: Un recurso tecnológico-educativo para Preescolar / The Zooo: A technological- educational resource for Preeschool
Authors: Ruíz Ledesma Elena Fabiola
Published: October 2017

El presente artículo describe el desarrollo y la implementación de un recurso tecnológico-educativo denominado el zoológico, empleado en niños de preescolar para apoyar el desarrollo de algunas de sus habilidades en inglés, como son escuchar y poder expresar palabras en ese idioma relacionadas con los animales y los colores. Dicho recurso forma parte de otros desarrollados para un proyecto llevado a cabo en la Escuela Superior de Cómputo del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (ESCOM-IPN). El objetivo es mostrar las diferentes etapas de la elaboración del recurso el zoológico mediante una metodología de ingeniería de software dividida en tres etapas: pre-producción, que incluye el análisis y parte del diseño del recurso; producción, donde se hizo el diseño gráfico y se programó el recurso, y post-producción, que aborda lo referente a las pruebas de funcionalidad, las cuales se llevaron a cabo en uno de los Centros de Desarrollo Infantil del IPN (CENDI) en la Ciudad de México, con una muestra de 10 niños de los tres grados de preescolar y la maestra de inglés.La metodología empleada fue mixta porque se establecieron categorías analizadas cualitativamente una vez que se obtuvieron los datos numéricos. El recurso también formó parte de un estudio piloto que se llevó a cabo en los CENDI y que consistió en dar un taller a las educadoras y posteriormente acompañarlas en su trabajo en el aula. En este piloto, se empleó como instrumento metodológico el cuestionario. Se aplicaron cuestionarios a los niños para medir el grado de satisfacción, eficiencia y efectividad que tuvo el programa, hallándose que 80 % no tardó en aprenderlo a jugar y 70 % lo consideró fácil de jugar. Para el restante 30 % le fue difícil porque no está acostumbrado a jugar memorama; sin embargo, en general tuvo una alta aceptación. Se concluye que el uso de las tecnologías de la información, comunicación y conocimiento en el nivel preescolar mejoró.
Application of Hydrological Computations in Predicting Rainfall Trends in Imo State of Nigeria
Authors: Obi Lawrence Echefulechukwu
Published: October 2017

This research employed the empirical method in its approach and workings. Empirical data were collected and various hydrological computations and graphs were engaged through the application of the collected data. The mass curve of rainfall, hyetograph, moving average of annual rainfalls and the computations of recurrence intervals were done by applying the Weibul formular. With computations and its analysis, the recurrent intervals of rainfall magnitudes were determined and rainfall pattern within Imo State were predicted.
Individual Universes of the Multiverse
Authors: Istvan Szalay
Published: October 2017

Using exploded numbers we consider the exploded three-dimensional space as a mathematical model of the Multiverse. Our universe is only one among the infinite number three-dimensional individual universes of the Multiverse. We introduce the concept of box – phenomenon of objects outsize our universe. Applying a shift coordinate transformation we investigate the shifted box – phenomenon and show certain parts of objects in the Multiverse selected from in different individual universes. Among others we show that the same part of a given object yields different views depending on the individual universes. Moreover, we give a measure of distance concerning the Multiverse. Finalliy, we mention the super – distance of different individual universes.
The Necessity for a Sustainable Traffic Light System: The Case Study of el-Koura District Traffic Light System
Authors: Gerges Najib Nicolas , Fawaz Samer Mohammad
Published: October 2017

Traffic congestion is one of the major problems that Lebanon agonizes from. In this case study, the main objective is to provide a smart traffic light system that can reduce congestion in addition to all of its negative effects. The method used for design was the Webster Method. The results are very favorable. The system was optimized to reduce traffic light stops and idle running times provided that the drivers abide by the speed limit on the roadway and try to maintain a constant speed.
Synthesis and Characterization of B2O3Additive on Ni-Cu-Zn ferrites by Solid State Reaction Method
Authors: Gofur Abdul , Hossain Alamgir , Sikder Shibendra Shekher , Saha Dilip Kumar
Published: October 2017

Ni-Cu-Zn ferrites are well-known technological magnetic materials used for manufacturing of multilayer chip inductor and applications in various electrical devices. The work is focused on the persuade of substitutions and sintering additive B2O3 on structural, transport and electromagnetic properties of Ni-Cu-Zn ferrites. The composition Ni0.28Cu0.10Zn0.62Fe2O4 + x wt. % where x= 0.2 to 0.8 for V2O5 was prepared by using the solid state reaction technique sintered at 1200oC with 6 hours holding time. Lattice parameters of Ni0.28Cu0.10Zn0.62Fe2O4 + x wt. % Bi2O3 are slightly decrease with increase x content. The grain growth by increasing the additives Bi2O3 content inter diffusion as results after > 0.4wt. % Bi2O3 content abnormal grain growth. Curie temperature (Tc) decreases continuously with increase of doped Bi2O3 additives in ferrite samples. The magnetization process all the samples are soft magnetic behavior of magnetic materials. Initial permeability (µi) decreases with increasing doped Bi2O3 content in ferrite samples and hence the highest value of quality factor is found for x = 0.4 within the range 20 kHz to 2MHz. The µi shows the flat profile from 1 kHz to 4MHz indicating frequency stability for all the ferrite samples. The visible grain growth indicates the improved electromagnetic properties.  DC resistivity decreases with increasing temperature shows the semiconducting nature of the sample. With increasing the frequency, the dielectric constant is found to decrease continuously and remain almost frequency independent at higher frequency range.
Plastic Limit Analysis of Truss Structures Subjected to Progressive Collapse
Authors: Naji Arash
Published: October 2017

In this paper, a method to generate the required basic mechanisms in a plastic limit analysis of truss structures subjected to progressive collapse is presented. Rigid body motion of all members is introduced by constraint equations and at the same time releases are introduced. A set of basic mechanisms is obtained by solving the generated set of equations. Additional modification is necessary to put the mechanisms in the usual form of relative deformations for each member. The joint geometry of the structure and the member connectivity are the requirements of the proposed method. The method is thus applicable for programming and omits the hand generation process of the basic mechanisms in a limit analysis.
Crystal growth, Dielectric and Thermal Studies on N-Methyl-4-Nitroaniline: Isophthalic Acid Molecular Adduct Crystals
Authors: Lakshmi Ravikumar , Prabukanthan P.
Published: October 2017

Organic compound N-methyl-4-nitroaniline isophthalic acid (NMNAIPA) needle shaped single crystals with a dimension of 4x1x1 cm3 were grown by slow evaporation technique in methanol as solvent at ambient temperature. The grown single crystals have been analyzed through powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1HNMR), carbon NMR (13CNMR), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR),  Raman spectra and UV-Vis spectra. Based on powder XRD patterns, the as-grown NMNAIPA single crystal was a good crystalline in nature.  The various planes of reflection have been identified from the powder XRD pattern.  It belongs to the monoclinic crystal system.  The presences of functional groups were identified from FT-IR and Raman spectra. UV-Vis-NIR spectral analysis showed 74% transmission in the visible region for NMNAIPA crystal. The dielectric constant and dielectric loss of the as-grown NMNAIPA single crystal was studied as a function of frequency and temperature. Thermo gravimetric (TG) and differential scanning calorimetric (DSC) techniques were carried out to characterize the thermal behavior and stability of as-grown NMNAIPA single crystal.  It has thermal stability around 421 K.  The nonlinear optical (NLO) activity test using a pulsed Nd:YAG laser confirms the generation of second harmonics and it shows 1.25 times relatively greater than KDP.
THE OPTIMIZATION OF DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION COST OF INNOVATIVE SPECIES REMOTE OF BANKING SERVICES
Authors: Evdokimova Svetlana Sergeevna , Mohova Olga Vyacheslavovna
Published: October 2017

The cost of developing and implementing remote banking services determines today the pricing policy of the bank. While the Internet service improves and operations are transferred to remote channels, the quality of service becomes cheaper, but does not suffer, costs are reduced, and the time of operating personnel is released. The article analyzes the cost and effectiveness of using different types of innovative remote services in comparison with standard services in the bank's office, taking into account initial investments and current costs of the period under consideration, using the methodology for assessing the results of operating activities and calculating the cost-effectiveness of online service and maintenance costs of a certain number of the on-line clients, on the one hand, and clients in the bank branch - on the other, proving that the efficiency of the bank's work in the remote servicing of retail customers has been improved. The calculation of cash flow and payback period when introducing a third-party investment development, instead of the own investment, as well as a comparative analysis of the costs of implementing an independent third-party development of a remote-care system for individuals and costs of technical support of the developer show the productivity exceedance and financial success of buying a complete, well designed system over the in-house designed system. Anyway, investments in the development and implementation of remote banking systems pay off quicker due to cost saving and increased efficiency of customer servicing.
THE BLACK MARKET IN CASE OF SOCIALISM AND THE MARKET OF COUNTERFEIT PRODUCTS IN MODERN CONDITIONS
Authors: Mamedova Leyla Eldar Gyzy , Polskiy Valeriy Dmitrievich
Published: October 2017

This article is devoted to a role of commodity and monetary deficit in formation and development of the black market in case of socialism and the market of counterfeit products in modern conditions. Comparison of the markets on the example of the elementary models and theoretical judgment of the place and a role of the market of counterfeit goods in market economy is carried out. Interaction of the market of standard goods and counterfeit products is revealed. Interaction of the market of standard goods and counterfeit products; the prospect of its development is revealed.
ANALYSIS OF THE GLOBAL MARKET OF CRM-SYSTEMS, ITS DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS, THE TRENDS IN THE RUSSIAN MARKET
Authors: Sviridova Elena Viktorovna
Published: October 2017

The increasing competition and marketing literacy of consumers encourage the firms to pay the customer contact greater emphasis and refocus its business under his desires and needs. The want to find common ground with consumers, the growing need to individually contact with each consumer and the necessity to search the individual approach have led to emergence of a whole set of tools for managing relationship with consumers, referred to as CRM-system. The realities of modern business are increasingly forcing managers to think that creating database of clients, managing transactions, tracking the routes of goods traffic from a producer to a consumer is necessary not only as a part of the successful marketing activities of the firm, but it must be linked to all business processes. To solve these problems, a number of manufacturers have already proposed software products - XRM-systems, which are far superior to the already used programs for managing contacts with customers. These systems are able to provide the staff with appropriate levels of access and control for the implementation of tasks in the framework of its functionality from the docflow and accounting staff to budgeting and forming strategic marketing objectives. The very systems are the future of successful work of the companies, which have already focused their attention on the consumer.
CURRENT STATE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOURIST INDUSTRY AS A BUDGET-FUNDING PROJECT IN AUTONOMOUS REPUBLIC OF CRIMEA
Authors: Vyazovik Svetlana Mikhailovna
Published: October 2017

Insufficient accounting of the trends in worldwide tourism, the psychology of the travel service users, instability of the socio-economic situation due to the imposed sanctions do not allow the tourism industry to compete with manufacturing in tax payments. The material and technical resources of recreational institutions remain far below the world resorts, the fixed assets of recreational collective accommodation facilities are seriously worn, which reduces the competitiveness of the Crimea and requires investments. Assessing and using socially-adequate levers of influence may contribute to the transformation of the Republic of Crimea into a tourist center with its unique historical and cultural heritage and natural resource potential, a source of the federal and regional budgets adjunction, a generally accessible place for people’s recreation and health support. The tax revenue amounts from the tourism and recreation organizations’ activities have been determined. The financing sources and amounts of investment projects have been analyzed. External and internal factors that inhibit the development of the tourist and recreational branch of the CR have been revealed. The course for developing the tourist industry as a budget-funding one has been offered: by bringing the main part of tourism organizations out of the "shadow"; calculating the share in the consolidated budget of the CR, taking into account the multiplicative effect and encouraging investors.
DIRECTIONS OF INTEGRATION OF THE RUSSIAN SYSTEM OF HEALTH CARE INTO THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET OF MEDICAL SERVICES
Authors: Akishkin Viktor Georgievich , Zverev Vladimir Vladimirovich , Nabiev Ramazan Abdulmuminovich
Published: October 2017

International healthcare service trade, standardization of production and consumption, implementation of telemedicine technologies and innovative methods of treatment are modern trends that lead to the formation of the international market of medical services. In terms of profound demographic shifts, all the aspects related to the improvement of the quality and extension of life of people acquire decisive importance for all countries. In this regard, the medical service market has huge growth potential. The dynamic development of international medical service trade actively involves Russia in this process. The article analyses the tendencies of development of Russian market of medical services in relation to global trends in the international market. Its consideration in this context will help to identify possible ways to deepen the further integration of Russian market into the global processes. The article considers the current situation at the medical service market in the Russian Federation and the ways of its adaptation to the requirements of the international market aiming to increase the level of integration in accordance with a key trend of the development (expansion of the use of telemedicine technologies; formation of the international medical specialization of the countries; active involvement of healthcare services into international exchange; to increase funding for medical services, etc.). Scientifically substantiated is the use of the trend to increase competitiveness of the Russian medical service market by providing information and consulting support to the Russian medical firms in order to give them a chance to be included in the international rating and accreditation processes. The findings and results of the study can be used by the executive authorities in the field of healthcare for substantiating effective ways of integration of the domestic medical service market into the global market.
A reestruturação político-administrativa do Império Romano na Época de Diocleciano e da Tetrarquia (284-305)
Authors: Silva Diogo Pereira
Published: October 2017

Neste artigo, temos por objetivo analisar os fundamentos da reestruturação político-administrativa do Império Romano durante o governo de Diocleciano, considerando as pré-condições do século III, e as características que conformaram o poder imperial romano durante a época de Diocleciano e da Tetrarquia (284-305).
Pragmática de uma metáfora: a cidade ferida de Arquíloco a Píndaro
Authors: Bacelar Agatha
Published: October 2017

Este trabalho passa em revista as ocorrências da imagem da cidade ferida na poesia grega de Arquíloco a Píndaro. Após observar essa figura nos versos de Sólon, volta-se para algumas questões de método acerca da análise de metáforas em uma língua antiga; em seguida, a noção de corpo cívico se torna objeto de uma breve digressão; enfim, procede-se à leitura de passagens de Arquíloco, dos Theognidea e de Píndaro, no intuito de observar as dinâmicas pragmáticas da figura da cidade ferida.
INTERAÇÕES DO PÚBLICO ATRAVÉS DAS REDES SOCIAIS: UM ESTUDO DE CASO NO SETOR DE MODA
Authors: Favero Marcela Bortotti , Saraiva Renan Thiago Bergamaschi , Veraldo Douglas , Feliposki Fernando Da Silva , Favero Pedro Henrique Bortotti
Published: October 2017

O presente trabalho teve por objetivo mapear as ações que as magazines de moda estão adotando nas redes sociais identificando as redes onde o conteúdo realmente é gerado pelo usuário. Os questionamentos surgiram após observar o aumento do poder de consumo da classe c, e por consequência a explosão das grandes magazines que oferecem produtos para esse público. Em contrapartida há o grande desenvolvimento das redes sociais como plataformas de comunicação. Este é um estudo de casos múltiplos de caráter exploratório e característica temporal transversal, com a coleta de dados realizada de maneira passiva por meio do monitoramento das redes: youtube, twitter e instagram das marcas Marisa, Pernambucanas, Riachuelo, C&A e Renner. Além disso, houve o monitoramento de blogs de moda (Meninas Malvadas, Garotas Estúpidas e blogs das marcas) e dos sites de reclama aqui.  O monitoramento aconteceu durante um período de 2 meses (dez/2014 – fev/2014), e os dados foram computados em tabelas do Excel para tratamento de forma quantitativa. Os principais resultados apontam que as grandes magazines nacionais e internacionais estão utilizando de maneira intensiva todas as redes sociais aqui pesquisadas, com foco especialmente delimitado para o público feminino, através da divulgação de produtos.
FEIRA DE PROJETOS: INOVAÇÕES PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO SOCIAL, AMBIENTAL E ECONÔMICO.
Authors: Derengoski Fernanda , Mendel Neusa Maria Francisco
Published: October 2017

O incentivo à pesquisa e os contextos sociais atuais, motivam o direcionamento do conhecimento das pessoas às inovações para oportunidades de negócio ou para soluções sustentáveis à sociedade. Embasado nisso, o presente artigo apresenta um estudo que teve como objetivo principal analisar se os projetos vencedores e com aplicação prática da edição de 2014 da Feira de Projetos Inovadores, de uma instituição de educação profissional, possuem características de inovação e de desenvolvimento sustentável, nas dimensões econômico, social e ambiental. Inicialmente é apresentada uma contextualização geral da inovação, até direcioná-la para a inovação social e ambiental que apoiam o próximo assunto, a sustentabilidade, explorada em suas três dimensões. Conteúdos estes que fundamentaram a realização da pesquisa exploratória, com coleta de dados a partir de entrevistas pessoais com os alunos autores dos projetos, docentes orientadores e membros da comunidade onde os projetos foram aplicados e sustentam o resultado de que os projetos da Feira de Projetos Inovadores são iniciativas de pequenas dimensões, que estão articuladas com a inovação e com as dimensões da sustentabilidade, mesmo que nem sempre propositais, mas que fomentam inovações sustentáveis e soluções para uma maior consciência socioambiental.
Sublime, Race, Racialization: Formalisation, Necessity, Contingency
Authors: Pristovšek Jovita
Published: October 2017

If we speak about the sublimity of financial markets nowadays, this is mostly because we can already gaze into the contemporary version of ruins of (ambiguous) crises of capitalism and crisis politics, that left behind themselves desolated (social) landscapes, in which the absence of the human and of labor (read: gazing into the posthuman and at the emancipation within nonhuman terrain) once again testifies to a kind of sublimity. And from the historical point of view the revitalization of the discourse of (Cassius Longinus) sublime is situated precisely into a genealogy of treatises drawing the border between human and nonhuman, between society and nature. Thus, the sublime could only rise over not (yet) cultivated nature (while sovereignty could only rise over the cultivated one). Following from Longinus' most efficient sublime effect, when it functions as a hidden figure of speech, my field of interest will be predominantly a genealogy of race within the regime of aesthetics, from Edmund Burke's and Immanuel Kant's conceptualizations of aesthetics of the sublime, up until recent debates within contemporary aesthetics about subject-less experience and experience-less subject. This genealogy will serve as a display of procedure by which and since then the content (unrepresentable, race, terror) could be represented only in a certain way (as necessity), which led to a kind of asceticism (i.e. to formalism and immaterial), even more, to a return to objectnessless, which once again testifies to an encounter with the figure of silence, and with contingency. Article received: June 5, 2017; Article accepted: June 16, 2017; Published online: October 15, 2017; Original scholarly paperHow to cite this article: Pristovšek, Jovita. "Sublime, Race, Racialization: Formalization, Necessity, Contingency." AM Journal of Art and Media Studies 14 (2017): 45-56. doi: 10.25038/am.v0i14.202
Book Review: Charles A. Hill and Marguerite Helmers, ed., Defining Visual Rhetorics. Mahwah, New Jersey, London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004, 342 pp., ISBN 1-4106-0997-9
Authors: Vlajo Koraljka
Published: October 2017

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Book Review: William Myers, Bio Art – Altered Realities. London: Thames & Hudson, 2015, 256 pp., ISBN 9780500239322 Olga Majcen-Lin
Authors: Majcen - Lin Olga
Published: October 2017

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Atavistic Core of Postmodern Totalitarianism. Depoliticization of Death and the Sovereignty of Capitalism
Authors: Tatlić Šefik
Published: October 2017

Although the First World, in the light of decay of geopolitical unipolarity of the world, did not become the undisputed master, it has managed to install its own epistemological and ideological principles at the core of capitalist modernity and all social-political regimes that accepted it as universal modernity. These principles, however, don't originate from the process of transcending premodern epistemological logics, but from their extending into contemporaneity, which meant that politics was actually collapsed into being a mere extension of pre-modern epistemological normatives. As a result, death, as the plethora of recent imperial aggressions in the Middle East and North Africa testify to, did not become just a residue of hegemonization of global capitalism, it became a technology of social differentiation and a conceptual category/practice that obscenely reinvents politics as the instrument of imposition of death; as the extension of the ideology that depoliticizes death and as the instrument of providing ideological purpose to the capitalist system of power.
Caracterización de carbón activado sintetizado a baja temperatura a partir de cáscara de cacao (Theobroma cacao) para la adsorción de amoxicilina
Authors: Tejada Candelaria N. , Almanza Diego , Villabona Angel , Colpas Fredy , Granados Clemente
Published: October 2017

El objetivo de la presente investigación fue sintetizar y caracterizar carbón activado obtenido a baja temperatura a partir de la cascara de cacao (Theobroma cacao), la cual se modificó con cloruro de zinc (ZnCl2) para su uso en la remoción de amoxi­cilina. La biomasa fue caracterizada mediante análisis elemental y el carbón activado mediante microscopia electrónica de barrido (SEM), difracción de rayos X (DRX) y análisis de área superficial (BET) con el fin de determinar la composición química, las características morfológicas y estructurales. En los ensayos de adsorción molecular de amoxicilina se utilizó una solución acuosa con una concentración de 20ppm del contaminante a pH 6 y 9, a la cual se le agregó 5g del material adsor­bente impregnado con Cloruro de zinc a relaciones 1:3 y 1:4. Para los carbones activados 1:3 y 1:4 se alcanzaron áreas super­ficiales de 287,5 m2/g y 205,4 m2/g respectivamente, con tamaños de poro promedio de 3 a 4 nm. El porcentaje de remoción de amoxicilina se vio influenciado por el pH de la solución a tratar, alcanzándose los mayores porcentajes a pH ácidos, los valores de remoción alcanzado para el carbón activado 1:3 fueron de 75,4% y 67,2%, mientras que para el carbón activado 1:4 fueron 65,2% y 56,7% para las soluciones pH 6 y 9, respectivamente. Se concluye que el carbón activado obtenido a baja temperatura es un buen material para remover amoxicilina en solución.
Determinación de las condiciones óptimas para la obtención de un fertilizante fosfatado a partir de la roca fosfórica cubana
Authors: Ordoñez Sánchez Yan C. , Rodríguez Acosta Carmen , Rodríguez Suárez Leonardo
Published: October 2017

Con la finalidad de lograr la seguridad alimentaria en el país, es necesario intensificar de manera sostenible la producción de fertilizantes para obtener incrementos de productividad y generar ganancias económicas, potenciando el uso de materias primas nacionales para disminuir las importaciones. Es por ello que, en este trabajo se realizó el estudio de la determinación de las condiciones óptimas del proceso de obtención de Superfosfato Sencillo (SFS) a escala de laboratorio, a partir de la roca fosfórica y el ácido sulfúrico y con ello determinar los valores de las variables que intervienen en el mismo, y que aseguren la máxima calidad del producto. Para la realización de la investigación se utilizó el diseño factorial centrado rotacional 22 con puntos estrellas en 13 corridas experimentales y se elaboró una matriz de experimentos con las variables independientes, relación ácido/roca y porcentaje de ácido sulfúrico, en el intervalo de 1.61-2.06 y 65%-75% respectivamente. Como resultado se obtuvo que los parámetros óptimos en el intervalo estudiado para la roca cubana beneficiada fueron: concentración de H2 SO4 de 72% y la relación ácido/roca de 2.02. Los índices de calidad del Superfosfato Sencillo curado obtenido con los parámetros óptimos son: contenido de fósforo asimilable de 12.28%, humedad 8.21% y acidez libre 2.05%; cumpliendo de forma general con especificaciones internacionales del producto.
Implementation of ARIAS Learning Model Integrated With Constructivist Theory to Improve Student Learning Outcomes
Authors: Saminan Saminan , Risa Nafilah , Hamid Tarmizi
Published: October 2017

The low outcomes of studying physics by student at MTsN Tungkob can be influenced by several factors. One of this factor is the implementation of the method or model of learning is not suitable with the submitted materials by teachers.This study aims to find out the activities of teachers and students, the skills of teachers in managing the learning, student learning outcomes and student responses to the use of ARIAS learning model which integrated by constructivist theory of learning process. The results showed improvement of the activities both teachers and students, increasing the skills of teachers in managing the learning, and improving students’ learning outcomes. Students' response to the use of ARIAS learning model integrated by constructivist theory tend to be positive. From this study it can be concluded that the implementation of ARIAS learning model integrated by constructivist theory can improve student learning outcomes on the topic of Aircraft Simple.
Increasing of Students’ Motivation in Learning Physics Through the Use of Computer Simulation Media Viewed From Parents’ Employment Background
Authors: Yusrizal Yusrizal , Hanif Khairul
Published: October 2017

This study aims to determine the increasing of high school students’ motivation in learning physics through the use of computer simulation media in terms of parents’ employment background. The method used in this study is quasi-experimental method. This research was conducted in class X SMAN 1 Lhoknga Aceh Besar. The data collection was gathered by giving a pretest and posttest questionnaire of student motivation. Then, the administration of a questionnaire survey was conducted to find out the background of the parents’ employment. The results of the study showed that the use of computer simulations media could increase student motivation. The survey results showed that in the experimental class the student whose father works as a vegetable seller and his mother as a housewife got the highest increase of motivation. Furthermore, students who experienced the lowest increase of motivation both parents were victims of tsunami disaster in 2004. In the control class, students who experienced the highest increase of motivation came from a family whose father works as a fisherman and his mother is a housewife. Whereas, Students who obtained the lowest increase of motivation, his father has temporary jobs and his mother is a housewife.