bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
GAFATAR DAN DINAMIKA GERAKAN SOSIALNYA
Authors: Asrawijaya Enkin
Published: March 2019

Gafatar is a form of community upheaval in Indonesia in the current reform era. Issues surrounding the ideology and the attempts of treason case became the problem that caused Gafatar to lose the masses of the public. Gafatar has the concept of food self-sufficiency which is then implemented in a peasant movement as its criticism of the government. To explain the dynamics of the Gafatar social movement, used the theory of McAdam et al, about Political Opportunities, Mobilizing Structures, and Cultural Framings. The political opportunity arises from the distrust of government programs that have been offered to the people who are deemed to be ineffective. Mobilizing Structur Gafatar movement is manifested through the formation of the organization, forming a network of cooperation and collective action. While cultural framing, created through the issues addressed to Gafatar causing the formation of negative stigma in society.
Модернизация станочного оборудования под электропластическую деформацию металла
Authors: Троицкий О. , Сташенко В.
Published: March 2019

Изложены основные этапы модернизации существующего станочного оборудования для перехода на энерго- и ресурсосберегающую, производительную технологию электропластической деформации металлов.
Ускорение эффекта от использования зажимного оборудования.
Authors: Михельбергер М. , Ауфрехт С.
Published: March 2019

Предложена концепция интеллектуального зажимного устройства, позволяющего в полной мере использовать потенциал станка для комбинированной токарно-фрезерной обработки.
Chiapas en su definición mexicana a través de dos obras
Authors: Lisbona Guillén Miguel
Published: March 2019

El vacío historiográfico sobre el siglo XIX chiapaneco, un periodo fundamental para definir el futuro de ese territorio dentro del nuevo Estado mexicano, cuenta, en los últimos años, con nuevas investigaciones sustentadas en fuentes primarias que aportan conocimientos de primera mano destinados a repensar afirmaciones repetidas como verdades inamovibles. Por tal motivo, la aparición de dos libros que tratan, desde distinta perspectiva, la anexión de Chiapas a México es un hito historiográfico que revitalizará el discernimiento de un momento clave de su pasado.
De la responsabilidad civil a la seguridad social: el fundamento jurídico del seguro italiano contra los accidentes de trabajo y las enfermedades profesionales
Authors: Ludovico Giuseppe
Published: March 2019

El paso del ordenamiento jurídico liberal basado en la paridad formal de las partes contratantes al Estado social moderno fundado en la protección del trabajador, estuvo acompañado de profundos debates y discrepancias acaloradas sobre la compatibilidad de las primeras formas de protección de la seguridad social con las normas del Código Civil italiano. A menudo, la dificultad inicial de comprender el verdadero significado de este nuevo instrumento de protección social llevó a encuadrarlo erróneamente dentro de las tradicionales categorías civilistas. 
Derecho del Trabajo y descentralización productiva: la respuesta a los desafíos de la nueva Economía
Authors: López Ahumada José Eduardo
Published: March 2019

Actualmente se están produciendo importantes cambios en la organización del trabajo, derivados de la propia evolución de la sociedad postindustrial. Con carácter general, se está experimentando una profunda transformación del modelo clásico, que nos conduce progresivamente hacia un nuevo sistema de producción incierto. Este trabajo analiza los efectos del actual contexto de cambio en los procesos de descentralización productiva, que igualmente han ido evolucionando y extendiéndose con el paso del tiempo.
La salud como derecho fundamental en Venezuela
Authors: Delgado Blanco Andy
Published: March 2019

El propósito de este artículo es examinar el derecho a la salud en Venezuela de cara a la doctrina de los derechos fundamentales. Para cumplir con este objetivo se revisó la Doctrina de los derechos fundamentales, los instrumentos internacionales que regulan los derechos humanos y las disposiciones establecidas en la Constitución de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela. La revisión documental realizada evidencia que esta carta magna considera a la salud un derecho social fundamental, inherente al ser humano, vinculado a la vida, y con un carácter marcadamente universalista.
El programa de trabajadores extranjeros temporales en el sector agroindustrial de Quebec: ¿enemigo natural del trabajo decente?
Authors: Villanueva Francisco
Published: March 2019

Este artículo analiza las condiciones de trabajo de los trabajadores extranjeros temporales en el sector agrícola de Quebec. A fin de paliar los graves problemas de dotación de personal que aquejana esta actividad productivadesde hace muchos años, dichaprovincia canadiense ha optado por la contratación de trabajadores temporales provenientes de América Latina y el Caribe.
Derecho a la actividad física y deportiva para personas con discapacidad
Authors: López Díaz José María
Published: March 2019

Las continuas barreras en tema de accesibilidad y la baja oferta en ocio y ámbito deportivo suponen un problema social para las personas que presentan discapacidad. Diversos profesionales e investigadores avalan el beneficio y la aportación positiva de la actividad física sobre las personas. La disciplina deportiva puede servir como punto de apoyo a través de la cual se trabaje el desarrollo integral de las personas con discapacidad.
México: su lucha contra el lavado de activos y su impacto laboral
Authors: Garay Garzón Victor Manuel
Published: March 2019

Recientemente (enero de 2018), se dio a conocer los resultados de la última evaluación mutua a México, esta vez practicada por el Fondo Monetario Internacional FMI, este artículo tiene como propósito analizar cuál ha sido la evolución de los esfuerzos realizados por México para abatir el problema de lavado de activos y establecer en qué situación se encuentra considerando la última evaluación, lo cual permite vislumbrar las acciones que deberán tomarse en el futuro inmediato. Para ello, se analizará el impacto de los antecedentes internacionales, las convenciones internacionales y organismos internacionales, además del Grupo de Acción Financiera Internacional (GAFI); y, en el marco nacional, la Ley Federal para la Prevención e Identificación de Operaciones con Recursos de Procedencia Ilícita.
La justificación del despido en derecho comparado europeo e internacional
Authors: Palli Bárbara
Published: March 2019

La exigencia de justificación del despido, constituye una garantía de máxima importancia en la medida que permite controlar la decisión del patrón. No obstante los últimos diez años, varios países europeos han reformado su derecho del despido para flexibilizarlo. Esas reformas son en su mayoría impuestas por las Instituciones de la Unión europea (sobre todo en los casos de Grecia, Italia, España, Portugal) como prerrequisito de una ayuda financiera. De las medidas adoptadas parece resultar una devaluación de la exigencia de justificación vinculada a una teoría económica liberal según la cual: mas el derecho del despido sería flexible, más las empresas serán dispuestas a contratar nuevos empleados. Estas y otras problemáticas, serán analizadas en el presente trabajo.
La diversidad y la inclusión como ejes transversales de las políticas universitarias reflejadas en los planes estratégicos
Authors: Díaz Vega Miriam
Published: March 2019

La responsabilidad social universitaria es la herramienta que permite que la institución educativa se aproxime a la sociedad donde se encuentra inmersa, aportando valores y contenidos adicionales a los que se derivan de sus propias funciones básicas, dotándola de un significado que hace que los ciudadanos confíen en ella y la perciban como una parte activa del entorno, que produce cambios positivos que mejoran la calidad de vida social e individual.
Para que esta confianza se consolide, el plan estratégico de la universidad debe reflejar e incorporar la diversidad social como hecho consolidado en la población y en las universidades, de manera que todos sus miembros se sientan identificados e incluidos en el mismo.
Para ello se han analizado los planes estratégicos de las ocho universidades públicas españolas que se encuentran adheridas a la Red Española del Pacto Mundial y que ofrecen títulos de Grado, Posgrado y Doctorado oficiales y presenciales, con el fin de analizar la existencia o no de políticas inclusivas y los indicadores empleados para su evaluación anual. Además de los criterios de inclusión descritos, el Plan Estratégico debe estar en vigor y encontrarse disponible de manera pública en la página web de la Universidad
Comentario de las reformas laborales a la Constitución y a la Ley Federal del Trabajo
Authors: Davalos José
Published: March 2019

Como consecuencia de las reformas al artículo 123 de la Constitución publicadas en el Diario Oficial de la Federación el 24 de febrero de 2017, se hicieron cambios sustanciales a la materia del trabajo, como el de la fracción XVIII, conforme al cual para obtener la celebración de un contrato colectivo se debe acreditar que se cuenta con la representación de los trabajadores. Y el cambio de la fracción XX, en el que los conflictos de los trabajadores los resolverán los tribunales laborales del Poder Judicial. De esta manera desaparecen las Juntas de Conciliación y Arbitraje, los conflictos de trabajo pasan al conocimiento del Poder Judicial; esos asuntos primeramente tienen una instancia conciliatoria que se encargaa un organismo descentralizado.
Hubungan Asupan Vitamin B12 dan Asam Folat dengan Fungsi Kognitif Lansia
Authors: Setyowati Endang , Iman Santosa Noegroho , Kridawati Atik
Published: March 2019

This study used an analytic survey method with a cross sectional approach. The number of respondents in this study was 64 respondents. Data collection of vitamin B6, vitamin B12 and folic acid was measured by using a Semi-Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire (SQ-FFQ) and the cognitive function was measured using the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE). Statistical analysis used Chi-Square and logistic regression risk factors. Elderly with impaired cognitive function was (70.3%). The test results using Chi-Square showed a significant value of vitamin vitamin B12 intake p = value 0,011 OR = 5,139. While the folic acid variable (p value 1.000), gender (p value 1.000), age (p value 0.342), education (p value 1.000) and domicile (p value 0.420) had no significant relation with cognitive function of the elderly. Based on logistic regression risk factors analysis there was a relation between the intake of vitamin B12 and Folic Acid after being controlled with age and education of the elderly. Most of the elderly suffered from impaired cognitive function. This was caused by low intake of vitamin B12 and folic acid. Besides the majority of elderly had low education which leads to lack of knowledge on the importance of vitamin B12 and folic acid, therefore the intake was low.

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan antara asupan vitamin B12 dan asam folat dengan fungsi kognitif lansia. Metode penelitian menggunakan metode survei analitik dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Jumlah responden penelitian sebanyak 64. Pengambilan data vitamin B6, vitamin B12 dan asam folat diukur dengan menggunakan Semi Quantitative Food Frequency Questionaires (SQ-FFQ) dan fungsi kognitif diukur dengan menggunakan Mini Mental Examination (MMSE). Analisis statistik yang digunakan adalah Chi- Square dan regresi logistik faktor risiko. Lansia dengan gangguan fungsi kognitif sebesar (70,3%). Hasil uji dengan menggunakan Chi-Square menunjukkan nilai yang signifikan adalah asupan vitamin B12  p = value 0,011 dengan OR  = 5,139. Sedangkan pada variabel asam folat (p value 0,718), jenis kelamin (p value 1,000), umur (p value 0,342), pendidikan (p value 1,000) dan tempat tinggal (p value 0,420) tidak memiliki hubungan yang signifikan dengan fungsi kognitif lansia. Berdasarkan uji regresi logistik faktor risiko terdapat hubungan yang signifikan asupan vitamin B12 dan asam folat setelah dikontrol umur dan pendidikan lansia. Sebagian besar lansia mengalami gangguan fungsi kognitif. Hal ini disebabkan oleh rendahnya asupan B12 dan asam folat. Disamping itu pendidikan lansia mayoritas rendah berakibat rendahnya pengetahuan tentang pentingnya B12 dan asam folat sehingga asupannyapun rendah.
Determinan Kejadian Campak Pada Anak Usia Balita di Kota Bukittinggi
Authors: Harisnal Harisnal , Ediana Dina
Published: March 2019

The incidence of measles in the city of Bukittinggi has increased in 2016, namely 77 cases, 40 cases (51.9%) among them in infants. The initial survey of 10 samples found that 40% experienced measles, 50% never had measles immunization, 70% said they did not give exclusive breastfeeding when they were babies. The aim of the study was to determine the factors associated with measles in children under five. Analytical research method with case control design. The population of all children under five, suffering from measles in 2016 was 40 people. Samples were taken by total sampling, and control samples were taken matching. Data was collected through guided interviews and observations, and data was processed computerically with chi-square statistical tests. The results of univariate analysis revealed that 66.7% of the samples were in the control group (66.7%), measles immunization, 73.3%, exclusive breastfeeding, and 57.5% had densely populated homes. Bivariate results, there was a relationship between immunization status ( p = 0,000 and OR = 10.7), exclusive breastfeeding (p = 0.034 and OR = 2.667) and occupancy density (p = 0.003 and OR = 3.807). It was concluded that the factors associated with the incidence of measles were immunization status, exclusive breastfeeding and occupancy density. There needs to be counseling about the disease, continuity from the officers so that the community understands and is aware of the importance of efforts to prevent measles.

 

Kejadian penyakit campak di Kota Bukittinggi mengalami peningkatan pada tahun 2016, yaitu 77 kasus, 40 kasus (51,9 %) diantaranya pada balita. Survei awal terhadap 10 sampel, didapatkan bahwa 40% mengalami kejadian campak, 50% tidak pernah melakukan imunisasi campak, 70% mengatakan tidak memberikan ASI eksklusif saat bayi, Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor yang berhubungan dengan kejadian campak pada anak usia balita. Metode penelitian analitik dengan desain case control. Populasi seluruh anak usia balita, menderita penyakit campak pada tahun 2016 sebanyak 40 orang. Sampel diambil secara total sampling, dan sampel kontrol diambil secara matching. Data dikumpulkan melalui wawancara terpimpin dan observasi, dan data diolah secara komputerisasi dengan uji statistik chi-square. Hasil analisis univariat diketahui 66,7 % sampel merupakan kelompok kontrol, (66,7 %),  imunisasi  campak, 73,3 %, ASI eksklusif , dan 57,5 % memiliki rumah padat penghuni.Hasil bivariat, adanya hubungan antara status imunisasi (p=0,000dan OR =10,7), pemberian ASI eksklusif (p=0,034dan OR =2,667) dan kepadatan hunian (p=0,003dan OR =3,807). Disimpulkan faktor yang berhubungan dengan kejadian campak adalah status imunisasi, pemberian ASI eksklusif dan kepadatan hunian.Perlu adanya penyuluhan tentang penyakit, berkesinambungan dari petugas sehingga masyarakat lebih memahami serta menyadari tentang pentingnya upaya pencegahan penyakit campak.
A influência da educação médica na prática da automedicação entre acadêmicos de Medicina
Authors: Cunha Laís Fabrício de Oliveira , Bachur Tatiana Paschoalette Rodrigues
Published: March 2019

A automedicação é definida como o uso de medicamentos e outros produtos médicos para tratar sintomas e patologias autodiagnosticadas por um indivíduo, em benefício de sua própria saúde. Com a premissa de que a automedicação é bastante prevalente entre profissionais da saúde, especialmente médicos e acadêmicos de medicina, esse estudo se propõe a analisar a influência da aquisição de conhecimento médico na prática da automedicação entre os acadêmicos de medicina. Foi conduzida busca por artigos científicos publicados entre os anos de 1998 e 2018 nos idiomas inglês, espanhol e português, utilizando os descritores automedicação/”self medication”, “estudantes de medicina”/”students, medical”, nas bases de dados Lilacs e MedLine, além de guidelines oficiais da Organização Mundial da Saúde. A busca e seleção resultaram na inclusão de 15 estudos para a construção desta revisão. Verificou-se uma tendência maior à automedicação entre acadêmicos dos semestres mais avançados do curso de Medicina. Contudo, devido a escassez de trabalhos na literatura sobre o assunto, o achado não pode ser considerado definitivo.
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Authors: Catharina Andrezza
Published: March 2019

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Editorial
Authors: De Azevedo Fausto Antonio
Published: March 2019

Editorial
O dispositivo midiático: da conceituação foucaultiana à aplicação nos estudos comunicacionais
Authors: de Sousa Marco Túlio , de Carvalho Carlos Alberto
Published: March 2019

No artigo retomamos o conceito de “dispositivo” de Michel Foucault e procuramos aplicálo aos estudos comunicacionais. Para tanto, fizemos uma revisão bibliográfica a partir do próprio Foucault e dos seus comentadores Agamben e Deleuze. Em seguida, cotejamos as contribuições de pesquisadores do campo da comunicação (Antunes, Vaz; Mouillaud; Ferreira) que também fazem uso do termo “dispositivo”, sejam ancorados na abordagem foucaultiana ou em outras perspectivas. A partir desse percurso, presentamos algumas contribuições a fim de alinhar a perspectiva de Foucault às especificidades da mídia como objeto de estudo.
Jóvenes, participación y comunicación. Análisis de las prácticas y políticas de comunicación actuales de los estudiantes de educación superior en Chile y Ecuador
Authors: Porto Fuentes Marcela , Angulo Moncayo Natalia , Rodríguez Malebrán Carolina
Published: March 2019

La universidad es un campo propicio para explorar los cambios por los que han pasado los movimientos estudiantiles y las formas en las que operan comunicacional y políticamente para incidir en los asuntos de orden público y privado. Este estudio problematiza las prácticas de participación política y las estrategias
de comunicación que llevan a cabo los estudiantes para visibilizar sus demandas en dos universidades chilenas y en una ecuatoriana. Se busca analizar y comparar los procesos de planeación e implementación de acciones comunicacionales, desde los movimientos estudiantiles más representativos de cada universidad, para entender el momento en el que se encuentran las agrupaciones, en términos de legitimidad, capacidad de movilización e incidencia. La metodología consideró entrevistas semiestructuradas a integrantes de los colectivos y, a través del análisis crítico de discurso, se establecieron los puntos de encuentro y desencuentro sobre las categorías analizadas. Los resultados indican que, aunque persisten ciertas formas de producción
comunicacional y organizacional cercanas a los partidos políticos tradicionales, la despolitización casi generalizada de los estudiantes ha conducido a la implementación de tácticas que van desde intereses individuales, más que colectivos, como los clubes y la generación de intereses y afectos a través de redes sociales, entre las cuales Facebook se ubica como medio principal de información e interacción.
Stakeholders, actores estratégicos en la construcción de marca
Authors: Orozco Toro Jaime Alberto , Alzate Sanz Jaime Eduardo
Published: March 2019

Los stakeholders, o grupos de interés, son cada día más importantes para la construcción de marca, especialmente por la necesidad de generar una comunicación diferenciada de parte de la empresa, la cual debe demostrar una identidad sólida, que genere procesos de creación de una correcta imagen y una reputación corporativa fuerte. En este aspecto, este artículo responde a una necesidad prioritaria: conocer los grupos de interés para la creación de estrategias de construcción de marca, incluso a partir de herramientas de actualidad como el marketing experiencial. Para esto se realizó una revisión teórica de autores reconocidos en el campo de la marca, la comunicación corporativa y el marketing, a través de bases de datos especializadas, donde se tuvieron en cuenta textos académicos, investigaciones y artículos científicos. Luego de tener estos insumos, se desarrollaron temáticas relevantes para el estudio de los stakeholders y su relación con la comunicación de las empresas. Esto permitió realizar un análisis detallado de los intangibles de la empresa, lo que aporta a la generación de conocimiento útil para el área del branding. Las principales conclusiones giran en torno a la relevancia que tienen los stakeholders en la gestión de la identidad de la marca, con miras a la generación de una correcta imagen y reputación corporativa. Este asunto es clave en la comunicación de cualquier empresa, debido a que en la actualidad el manejo adecuado de los intangibles es la clave del éxito empresarial y de un buen vínculo con los diferentes stakeholders.
Estrategias de comunicación intercultural para la implementación de la Ley de Víctimas con comunidades indígenas: el caso de la comunidad Emberá Katío Choromandó de Dabeiba (Antioquia)
Authors: Betancur Prisco Lina Marcela , Vásquez Restrepo Mariana , Betancur Rodríguez Víctor Hugo , Herrera Pulgarin Jose Julian
Published: March 2019

De acuerdo con la Ley de Víctimas en Colombia (Ley 1448 de 2011 y su Decreto Reglamentario 4633 del mismo año), una comunidad indígena como la Emberá Katío Choromandó de Dabeiba (Antioquia) reúne las condiciones para considerarse afectada por los actores del conflicto armado y, por tanto, ser sujeto de derechos. No obstante, dicha ley se queda en ciernes al momento de ofrecer elementos de interculturalidad que permitan una apropiación efectiva de la misma. Frente a ello, se propone un acompañamiento a la comunidad de Choromandó en la cocreación de una propuesta de paz, adaptando la Ley de Víctimas a sus necesidades en el marco de los acuerdos con las FARC en La Habana (Cuba). Mediante un diseño participativo, conforme con los presupuestos conceptuales y metodológicos, tanto de la investigación-acción-participación, de Orlando Fals Borda, como de la comunicación intercultural, de Edward Hall, se establece una serie de demandas que parten de la comprensión de la cosmovisión embera, la cual subyace en su indisoluble dimensión espacio-temporal, hasta la validación de su autonomía, que se traduce en la preservación de su identidad emanada de la filiación al territorio. Los aspectos de interculturalidad significativos en el proceso incluyeron: la comunicación no verbal y el paralenguaje; la diversa valía del espacio y el tiempo (politopía y policronía) para entender las interrelaciones de los pobladores (proxemia); y el trabajo conjunto con la población mestiza para suplir la falencia del desconocimiento de la lengua nativa, y adentrarse en las prácticas comunicacionales de una cultura ágrafa.
Training Pathways to Working as a General Practitioner in China
Authors: Lian Siqing , Chen Qi , Yao Mi , Chi Chunhua , Fetters Michael D.
Published: March 2019

Background and Objectives: To achieve the goal of 300,000 general practitioners by 2020—an increase of 215,200 in a decade—China is utilizing multiple training pathways. To comprehensively illustrate general practitioner training strategies in China, this article introduces and describes these pathways.
Methods: We used descriptive policy analysis. This involved taking an inventory of existing literature and source documents and developing a model to illustrate pathways for training general practice physicians.
Results: The rural doctor pathway represents rural clinicians who had only basic training and practiced multiple years prior to training reforms. The 3+2 pathway to assistant general practitioners requires 3 years of junior college and 2 years of clinical training. The transfer pathway for current physicians requires 1-2 years of training. The 5+3 pathway comprises 5 years of bachelor of science degree training in clinical medicine and 3 years of standardized residency training. Despite the development of advanced degree programs, their use remains limited.
Conclusions: These pathways illustrate significant heterogeneity in training of general practitioners. Training ranges from a 2-year technical degree to a doctorate with research. Emphasis on the 5+3 track shows promise for China’s goals of improved quality and new goal of 500,000 additional general practitioners by 2030.
A generalized mathematical model for efficiency calibration of gamma detectors: Application to practical cases
Authors: Mihaljevic Nikola , Jovanovic Slobodan , Dlabac Aleksandar
Published: March 2019

Efficiency calibration, i. e. determination of detection efficiency, ?p, is a crucial issue in gamma spectrometry (quantification of gamma spectroscopic measurements) with semiconductor and scintillation detectors. Comparing three possible ways to addressing the problem ? relative, absolute and semi empirical ? advantages of the latter are emphasized. Among semi empirical models, efficiency transfer using effective solid angles, ??, is sorted out and briefly elaborated. This approach reduces the problem of efficiency calibration to the determination of ??. It proved reliable and has been broadly used in practice, mainly in the form of the long existing ANGLE software. Progressing further, a generalized mathematical formula for calcu- lations is developed ? first of the kind ? offering an opportunity for advanced applications of gamma spectrometry. The formula enables unlimited flexibility in application, as it conveniently separates the source data from the detector data during the integration procedures ?? calculations). Its practicality is demonstrated for a number of typically encountered counting arrangements, as well as for some exotic ones. The relevant formulae are used in PC calculations and numerical testing is further performed so as to check the validity of the mathematical method and the computer code. Care was taken of the optimization of complex numerical procedures employed (involving fivefold numerical integration), so as to keep computation times as low as possible (in order of minutes or even seconds on ordinary PC). Results obtained are affirmative for both the method and the code. The model will be gradually incorporated into ANGLE software, thus making it readily available for routine use by gamma spectrometry community.
Thermal Buckling Analysis of Axially Layered Functionally Graded Thin Beams under Clamped-Clamped Boundary Conditions
Authors: EVRAN Savaş
Published: March 2019

In the present article, the critical buckling
temperature of axially layered functionally graded thin beams for the first
mode was studied under clamped-clamped boundary conditions. The beams were made
to be three layers using functionally graded materials with ceramic and metal
systems in the axial direction. Analyses were performed using finite element
and Taguchi methods. The beam configurations were designed based on Taguchi L9
orthogonal array in order to detect the maximum critical buckling
temperature and were analyzed using finite element software ANSYS. Analysis of
signal-to-noise ratio was utilized to determine the layers with optimum levels
and the influence of ceramic and metal materials in each layer. Analysis of
Variance at the 95 % confidence level was employed in order to select the most
significant layers and their percent contribution on response characteristic.
The optimum result of the critical buckling temperature was predicted based on
the 95 % confidence intervals of confirmation analysis and population.
Self Organising and Virtual Teams
Authors: Salama Mohamed , Mataj Maria
Published: March 2019

Amid the shift towards digital economies in the context of globalisation, project team members are required to work together remotely, utilising the current highly accessible technology (Han and Beyerlein, 2016). Virtual teams are growing rapidly in today’s world as companies are being involved in a constant fight for existence, due to the very vibrant and continuous competition which makes organizations emerge in different countries. Being a global organisation involves synchronization among people situated in diverse geographical areas, thus there arises the necessity for managing global virtual teams, assigned to resolve issues at a global level (Paul et al., 2016). The existence of a variety of technologies allows companies to have access to a large pool of talented people located all over the world, as it reduces costs and facilitates cooperation among different locations and time zones (Paul et al., 2016). According to Hertel et al. (2005), the allocation of work among employees has become more efficient due to the evolvement of technology. Consequently, for international companies to collaborate with each other and to have high performing virtual teams, there has been a need to consider the impact of cultural diversity on virtual teams’ practices and performance (Han and Beyerlein, 2016). This discussion should also include self-organising teams in the context of agile methodologies and beyond. In addition, studies have been focusing on how emotional intelligence impacts teams and groups (Wolff et al., 2001). However, limited research has been conducted on how culture and emotional intelligence impact virtual team performance in the context of project management. This chapter aims to discuss the critical area of managing project teams with emphasis on the relationship between culture, communication, emotional intelligence and trust in self-organising and virtual teams, and how the interaction between these factors impact team performance. This attempts to answer the call by the sixth edition of the PMI PMBOK that emphasised the importance of developing the soft skills of project managers in the pursuit of enhancing project management practice amid the growing interest in sustainability in general. In addition, this endorses and further justifies the suggested paradigm shift that the authors advocate, in pursuit of sustainable project management.
“¡Ay soledades tristes!” Los idilios piscatorios y los recorridos líricos de La Dorotea
Authors: González Ximena
Published: March 2019

El propósito de este trabajo radica en examinar la poesía inserta en La Dorotea de Lope de Vega, en particular, el corpus compuesto por los idilios piscatorios que son evocados en el contexto de la acción en prosa. Establecida por la crítica su condición de “cancionero”, nuestro interés se detiene en el examen de sus recurrencias, continuidades e isotopías, para describir los modos en los que se realiza su inclusión en el texto, teniendo en cuenta que la alternancia de prosas y versos forma parte de la conformación estructural de esta gran obra. Así, es posible determinar que más allá de la certeza de que el conjunto de poemas fueron escritos como evocación de la figura de Marta de Nevares (otro punto sobre el que la crítica tiene acuerdo), su particular ocurrencia en el desarrollo de la pieza encuentra justificaciones argumentales, estilísticas, genéricas y poéticas que hacen que las barquillas trasciendan el triste acontecimiento histórico que les dio origen.
Laurencio en La Dorotea: ductilidad e hibridez al servicio de la acción en prosa
Authors: López D’Amato Silvia
Published: March 2019

La Dorotea de Lope de Vega se caracteriza por concitar la atención de estudios provenientes de los más diversos enfoques críticos; objeto de debate, de análisis y de polémicas, la obra del Fénix se resiste a clasificaciones determinantes y se rebela ante categorizaciones conclusivas esgrimiendo una matriz estructural que integra teatralidad, autobiografía, poesía y tradición celestinesca. En esta ocasión nos detendremos en el personaje de Laurencio, en la construcción de los roles que desempeña, en las relaciones que entabla con los personajes de Don Bela y Gerarda y en las funciones dramáticas que le fueron asignadas.
En un futuro muy cercano las Humanidades serán Humanidades Digitales o no serán nada. Entrevista a José Manuel Lucía Megías
Authors: Del Rio Riande Gimena
Published: March 2019

Entrevista a José Manuel Lucía Megías
Comportamento da carga de treinamento, recuperação e bem-estar em atletas profissionais de voleibol em semanas com e sem jogos
Authors: Brandão Fernanda Martins , Da Cunha Vinícius Figueirôa , Timoteo Thiago Ferreira , Duarte Thiago Seixas , Dias Bernardo Miloski , Coimbra Danilo Reis , Miranda Renato , Bara Filho Maurício Gattás
Published: March 2019

O objetivo deste estudo foi comparar a carga interna de treinamento, o estado de recuperação e o bem-estar em atletas profissionais de Voleibol de acordo com a frequência semanal de jogos. A recuperação foi quantificada pela Escala de TQR, a carga pela PSE da sessão e o bem-estar pela escala de QBE. Para comparar os valores da Carga de Treinamento Semanal Total, o delta da Qualidade Total de Recuperação (ΔTQR) e o delta da Qualidade de bem-estar (ΔQBE) foi aplicado o teste ANOVA para medidas repetidas. Não foram encontradas diferenças significativas ao comparar a carga de treinamento com a frequência de jogos semanais, porém o tamanho do efeito foi muito elevado quando se comparou a diferença entre um e dois jogos semanais, assim como de nenhum a dois jogos na semana. Houve diferença entre o ΔTQR entre as semanas sem jogos e com dois jogos assim como entre as semanas com um e dois jogos. Já o ΔQBE foi diferente para as semanas que não havia a realização de jogos e aquelas com jogos. Conclui-se que, mesmo que não haja uma variação das cargas com diferentes frequências semanais de jogos, a recuperação assim como o bem-estar dos atletas foi alterada.
Annual Reviewer Acknowledgement
Authors: Editor Chief
Published: March 2019

The editorial team of the journal would like to thank the reviewers for their work in referring manuscripts during 2018.
Information Risks with Internet of Things in Cultural Creative Industry
Authors: Ren Hsu Der
Published: March 2019

Internet of Things (IoT) is characterized by various technologies, which are in accord to the provisioning of innovative services in innumerable application domains. In cultural creative industry, Internet of things has been widely practiced now, and will still have many creative potential in art work applications. In this consequence, the satisfaction of risk management requirements plays a fundamental role. Unfortunately, there is little objective, scientific research focused on evaluating the risks of security issues that result from information exchange among Internet of Things. In this study, the Grey Relational Analysis (GRA) is employed to identify and evaluate the risks of IoT. This research finds that Privacy, Access Control, and Trust are the top three risk factors. Using IoT in cultural creative industry is a new inevitable business trend, it is an unavoidable responsibility to our society to govern and constitute a healthy environment for all the related users.
Students’ attitude towards Undergraduate Foundation Mathematics Remediation in a HE institution in a Gulf Country
Authors: Santhanam Nehru Erode , Shrivastava Ritu , Toworfe George
Published: March 2019

This study outline causes why Foundation Mathematics students are reluctant to access support and remedial structures that are put in place to enable them to achieve their academic goals.  The study was conducted using a survey method which included administering a structured questionnaire and one-to-one focused group discussions with students. The study aims to discuss the common tendency of students towards mathematics remediation programmes. This study centred on students’ perceptions regarding the teaching & Learning of Mathematics, specifically, however, the educational surroundings impacts their perceptions as students of Mathematics in terms of confidence, anxiety, enjoyment, motivation, and therefore the connection of Mathematics in personal and skilled Experiences. Data obtained from this study indicated that factors contributing to poor performance include lack of motivation, poor attitude of students towards Mathematics courses and retrogressive practices. It is envisaged that rising on these factors and sensitization of students to discard practices that proscribe learner’s effective participation in finding out the topic may improve their performance in mathematics. It is likely that improved mathematics performance will give learners opportunities to pursue mathematics-related HE degree programmes at higher institutions of learning.
Analysis of PISA data on the effect of student's parents on Math Anxiety in Spanish students
Authors: Gutiérrez-Rubio David , Maz-Machado Alexander , León-Mantero Carmen , Madrid-Martín María José
Published: March 2019

In this work we present a descriptive study of the effects that the schooling level of both parents (mother and father) may cause in the levels of Math Anxiety in Spanish students from secondary education. We study the effects separately for male and female students, and native, first, and second generation of immigrants. Results show a slightly bigger influence of the mother over the father. For higher ISCED levels, native and second generation immigrants have same behavior, while for lower levels natives have less anxiety. In families where the mother has a higher ISCED level than the father, female students native and second generation immigrants have more Math Anxiety, whereas the opposite occurs in male students.
Neurolinguistics Approach : A Plausible Paradigm in SLA
Authors: Shakouri Nima , Maftoon Parviz , Nazari Ogholgol
Published: March 2019

Second language acquisition (SLA) can contribute to the changes in the brain. The paper having a holistic perspective towards the relation between brain and language asserts that the impact of SLA on the brain change is poorly studied. Moreover, claiming that the brain change is dynamic implicates the assumption that the plasticity of the brain is not merely determined by age-related factors. In this regard, experience, in general, and SLA, in particular, has a tremendous effect on the brain change. Thus, resting on the claim that SLA is respected as software and contributes to the function of brain, the paper directs the attention towards agrammatism which attracts much attention from the researchers in neurolinguists. The article also tends to cast lights upon our perceptions towards the notion of change in the brain from the neurolinguistic perspective.
The Pragmatic Presuppositions of somebody/someone in Christian Religious Discourse in Nigeria
Authors: Dada Samuel Ayodele , Mercy Omoregbe Esohe
Published: March 2019

The study examines the pragmatic presuppositions of somebody and someone as being employed by preachers in Christian ministration discourse in Nigeria. The study aims at investigating the pragmatic motivations behind the use of these pronouns in Churches by preachers. The study identifies the necessity of the context of situation as the major reason behind the use of these pronouns. Indeed, somebody is here is the language of God to His people in such an occasion.  The study has once more brought to the fore the merit of the campaign that a writer/speaker needs good training not only in the grammatical competence but also in the communicative competence of the language with which he operates.
European Portuguese Phonetics: Difficulties for Chinese Speakers - Considerations
Authors: Nunes Ana Margarida
Published: March 2019

The present paper is a pilot study focusing the common difficulties that either Mandarin or Cantonese speakers present on writing Portuguese. The observed problems are an obstacle on the accurate learning of European Portuguese and are related with the Portuguese minimal pairs [p]/[b]; [t]/[d]; [k]/[g]  that are often misunderstood. Those specific examples the use of [p] instead of [b] may create a new word but also a different meaning, as example:  (small boat) instead of  (big vase), or  (not existing) instead of  (receive). Works of 25 students were selected and 43 occurrences analyzed. Recognizing the limitations of the present research the results show that the prevalent confusion is with the pair [t]/[d] when in CCV context. The study (although recognizing its limitation) should be seen as approaches and reflections that must be deeply studied and data being important to Second Language Teachers and researchers.
THE USE OF NON - VERBAL COMMUNICATION IN THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Authors: AKINOLA Oladipupo Abdullahi
Published: March 2019

This paper attempted to investigate the use of various forms of non- verbal cues that are relevant to language teaching. It also examined its benefit to language education. Qualitative and quantitative research methods That is, survey research design and focus discussion group methods were adopted. The total number of 210 Copies of questionnaires was administered on the students while 23 different copies of questionnaires was also administered on the teachers apart from a ten member focus group discussion organized to elicit information about their experiences in the use of non verbal communication. Findings showed that though the teachers were awarded of the benefit of non verbal communication to language teaching, they do not have access to those non-verbal instructional materials that are most essential. This is therefore having negative effect on the academic performance of the students. Finally, the paper offers some recommendations on the availability and how the knowledge of non-verbal communication will improve the academic achievements of English language learners as well as making the task of impacting knowledge an easy one for the teachers also.
Discourse Analysis: Contextualism and Reductionism
Authors: Majidi Setareh
Published: March 2019

For the past twenty to thirty years, a good part of the domain of linguistics has been occupied by what has been called discourse analysis. Whereas syntax and semantics are concerned by the sentence and the units from which the sentence is built, discourse analysis claims that interpretation cannot accounted for at the level of the sentence and that a bigger unit, such as discourse should be used to account for language interpretation. We want to show here that discourse is not, in any sense, a well defined object and that, though it is certainly necessary to analyze how a given sequence of sentences is processed and understood, the notion of discourse,  A and related notions such as coherence does not have much to say about it. We rely on epistemological considerations about the necessity of a moderate reductionism and sketch on account of linguistic interpretation which accounts for contextual factors in linguistic interpretation through the notion of utterance (vs. sentence) and a development of Sperber & Wilsons Relevance Theory.
The Role of Explicit Knowledge, Noticing, and Attention in L2 Writing and Error Correction: Quantitative and Qualitative Analyses
Authors: El-dali Hosni M. El-dali
Published: March 2019

This study attempted to find answers for the following questions: (1) Are students errors in grammatical structures, as they will appear in their written output, due to deficiency in their conscious grammar rules, or to deficiency in their abilities to transfer this knowledge (if it exists) to other language tasks such as writing compositions in English?, and (2) Can conscious rules of grammar guide students' performance in monitoring (self-correcting) their written output once their attention is drawn to an error?.  The subjects of this study consisted of fifteen foreign students enrolled in the advanced level of the English Language Institute at the University of Pittsburgh. The instruments of this study were (1) questionnaire; (2) free composition; (3) unfocused correction and focused correction tasks; and (4) interviews.  The results of this study demonstrate, among other things, that deficiency in the subjects knowledge of grammar results in accurate composition writing and unsuccessful correction of errors, even if their attention is drawn to their errors.
Multimodal Analysis of Topic Shift in Persian Dyadic Conversations
Authors: Esfandiari-Baiat Ghazaleh , SzekrÃ©nyes Istvan
Published: March 2019

Conversations play an important role in our daily life. During conversations, we usually talk from topic to topic automatically, smoothly and effortlessly. However, there are sometimes difficulties experienced in establishing and also acknowledging a new topic in an ongoing conversation. This fact shows that there are specific features and mechanisms to both producing and perceiving topic change, which play a prominent role in keeping continuous talk. The present study provides a multimodal analysis of the occurrence of topic shift in dyadic conversations which were recorded both for audio and video. The research was carried out on two stages, studying both visual and prosodic features of topic shift. On the first stage, the actual speakers gaze movements around topic shift were investigated while on the second stage, prosodic features such as pitch movement and intensity surrounding topic shift were measured. We wanted to know whether any of these features and their combination could be used as a cue to detect topic shift in a conversation. Focusing on detection and analysis of these features could be helpful for a better understanding of human-human as well as human-machine communication.
The Relation between the Critical Period for Accent Acquisition, National Identity (Jewish/Israeli) Assimilation, and Language skills
Authors: Shakkour Wael , Lev Yaniv , Abu Salim Rabia
Published: March 2019

This study examines the correlation between Jewish/Israeli identity, pronunciation levels, the critical learning age period, and accent. The sample pool consisted of fifty Russian immigrant students and ten native-born Israeli citizens who were administered a 3-part questionnaire composed of questions relating to linguistic ability, heaviness of accent, and sense of Israeli identity. Accent was assessed by oral tests in which the participants were asked to perform various verbal tasks”such as repeating pseudo-words, pronouncing words with phonetic omissions, vocabulary tests, and listening-comprehension tests. Israeli identity was evaluated by a 23-item identity questionnaire. The findings indicate that a heavy accent is linked to a weaker sense of Israeli identity, the critical-age period also playing a central function in influencing vocabulary retention and learning skills. These parameters corresponded to the age of arrival in the country. No correlation was obtained between heaviness of accent and linguistic learning skills.
THE EFFECTS OF MONOLINGUAL AND BILINGUAL DICTIONARIES ON EFL LEARNING FOR STUDENTS AT DBE AT METU
Authors: Durmaz Assist. Prof. Yakup , DURMAZ Busra Nur , DUDUKCU Gulcin
Published: March 2019

Dictionaries are the most importantpart of second language acquistion since they are used at every level of language learning. People use them while writing, reading, watching movies or listening to music in the language they are learning. They may choose different dictionaries for different activities since there are different types of dictionaries including monolingual and bilingual dictionaries. We focused on these two types of dictionaries in this research and we examined reasons behind the usage of monolingual and bilingual dictionaries among ESL students at Metu DBE ( Department of Basic English)
French life insurance lexicography in Canada
Authors: AULITTO Sabrina
Published: March 2019

In Canada, insurance terminology has long been living a linguistic emergency situation. This paper proposes the study of three different lexicographical works written by French authors of Canadian origin, aimed at normalizing the use of this lexicon. This need started at the end of 19th century, as testified by the Dictionnaire franais-anglais et anglais-franÃ§ais sur la vie written by Naraire Payette. This tradition had its great development in the 1960s, when translators and terminologists launched the refrancization project of the insurance sector, promoted by the Office de la langue franaise.
Annual Reviewer Acknowledgement
Authors: Editor Chief
Published: March 2019

The Editorial team of the journal would like to thank the reviewers for their work in referring manuscripts during 2016.