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FAILED SHOWCASE OF EMPIRE?: THE GOLD COAST POLICE BAND, COLONIAL RECORD KEEPING, AND A 1947 TOUR OF GREAT BRITAIN
Authors: Plageman Nate
Published: May 2017

In 1947, the Gold Coast Police Band embarked on a four-month long tour of Great Britain. The event, which was organized by the Accra government and Colonial Office in London, was designed to be a carefully-scripted showcase of the Empireâ€™s merits and future prospects. As a result, the bulk of the written records that colonial officials compiled about it focused not on its actual progression or outcomes, but on their own preparations and confidence about its â€œinevitableâ€ success. This article examines this pattern of colonial record keeping and looks beyond its overt declarations to analyze a series of incomplete exchanges, isolated letters, and brief references that tell a much more complicated story. Insisting that these archival fragments reveal that the tour did not go as planned, it also proposes that we can use them to engage two topics important to studies of African music during the colonial period: the stateâ€™s strategic use of music and the colonial archiveâ€™s utility as a source of information about past musical events.
PORTRAITS OF SAHARAWI MUSIC: WHEN CULTURAL PRESERVATION MEETS POLITICAL ACTIVISM
Authors: Posada Violeta Ruano
Published: May 2017

Drawing from ethnographic fieldwork done mainly in the Saharawi refugee camps and the development of â€œPortraits of Saharawi Musicâ€ (2013â€“2014), a collaborative music archiving and research project in partnership with the British Library and the Saharawi Ministry of Culture, this article analyses issues in the political realities for Saharawi refugees from the perspective of the musicians and the cultural authorities in the refugee camps. In addition, it explores methodological and ethical issues derived from the uses of political and cultural activism as an ethnomusicological research method. It examines the interactions of the ideologies, motivations and personal relationships of the researcher, the musicians and the institutions involved in this recording project, focusing on the selection of repertoire as an activist act and the impact of doing advocacy research on an extremely vulnerable social group as the Saharawi refugee community. In agreement with basic principles of social responsibility of academia, it supports the role of â€œactivist researcherâ€; but it cautions that it is essential for researchers to understand how relations of knowledge and power are produced, perpetuated, and challenged in specific situations of conflict, in order to turn their research into a true collaborative action.
CHIMURENGA RENAISSANCE: DOUBLE DOUBLENESS IN THE DIASPORIC MUSIC OF TENDAI MARAIRE
Authors: Richey Austin Thomas
Published: May 2017

Over the past decade, emerging Seattle-based artist Tendai Maraire, the American-born son of Zimbabwean teacher, performer, and ethnomusicologist, Dumisani Maraire, has crafted a unique musical position by marshaling multiple diasporic strands in his music. These include both the centuries-old African-American diaspora that took shape through the â€œBlack Atlantic,â€ as well as an emerging diaspora that is specifically Zimbabwean in nature. In this article, it is argued that the layering of these distinct diasporic histories has fostered a type of â€œdoubled doublenessâ€ in Tendai Maraireâ€™s music, extending DuBoisâ€™ original conception of â€œdouble consciousnessâ€ to encompass multiple sites of identity location: the American superculture, the Shona culture of his parents, the old African diaspora, and the new Zimbabwean diaspora. It is further argued that Maraire has articulated this â€œdoubled doublenessâ€ musically through his relationships to musical styles associated with both old and new African diasporas, most notably North American hip-hop and Zimbabwean chimurenga, a genre that has historically functioned as a form of resistance to colonial rule.
NEGOTIATING MUSICAL CULTURES IN COLONIAL HYMNODY: ANALYSING LOCALISED HARMONISATIONS OF WESTERN HYMN TUNES
Authors: Bethke Andrew-John
Published: May 2017

This essay analyses localised hymn tunes from the College of the Transfiguration (Anglican seminary) in Grahamstown, South Africa. Through several examples, it is demonstrated how western and southern African musical systems have intersected, with particular reference to aspects of harmony which have been re-interpreted to conform to local norms. Three features emerge as dominant markers of localisation: parallel harmonisation, localised westernisms and the skipping-third process. The musical meaning of the localisation process as it takes place at the College of Transfiguration is discussed. Transcriptions of performances show that the melodic norms of western hymnody are maintained, while the harmonic underpinning are radically transformed, suggesting that the meaning is not located in one particular tradition, but represents a sense of cultural flux.
Field investigation of aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) technique to recharge groundwater: a case study in Punjab province of Pakistan
Authors: Farid Hafiz U. , Bakhsh Allah , Ali Muhammad U. , Mahmood-Khan Zahid , Shakoor Amir , Ali Imran
Published: May 2017

Fast decline of groundwater levels in Pakistan requires the use of artificial recharging techniques to minimize the adverse effect of over pumping. A study was conducted in the Toba Tek Singh district, Punjab, Pakistan, to investigate aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) technology to recharge groundwater. The facility was developed by drilling a pumping/injection well and constructing the water storage tank along with developing the recharge mechanism. Three treatments of 51, 71, and 99 m3 of treated canal water were injected into the aquifer under gravity and were retained for 7 days. Another three treatments of 100 m3 each were injected for retention times of 14, 28, and 56 days. The recovery efficiency (RE) was found to be 83, 91, and 98% for injected volumes of 51, 71, and 99 m3, respectively, for retention time of 7 days. Similarly, the RE for an injected volume of 100 m3 was found to be 73, 62, and 52% for retention times of 14, 28, and 56 days, respectively. These results indicated that RE improved with increase in injected volume and decreased with increase in retention time; however, the technology was found to have potential for storing and recovering of water injected into the aquifer.
Characterising urban zinc generation to identify surface pollutant hotspots in a low intensity rainfall climate
Authors: Charters F. J. , Cochrane T. A. , O'Sullivan A. D.
Published: May 2017

Characterising stormwater runoff quality provides useful insights into the dynamics of pollutant generation and wash off rates. These can be used to prioritise stormwater management strategies. This study examined the effects of a low intensity rainfall climate on zinc contributions from different impermeable urban surface types. First flush (FF) and steady state samples were collected from seven different surfaces for characterisation, and the data were also used to calibrate an event-based pollutant load model to predict individual ‘hotspot’ surfaces across the catchment. Unpainted galvanised roofs generated very high concentrations of zinc, primarily in the more biologically available dissolved form. An older, unpainted galvanised roof had FF concentrations averaging 32,338 μg/L, while the new unpainted roof averaged 4,782 μg/L. Roads and carparks also had elevated zinc, but FF concentrations averaged only 822–1,584 μg/L. Modelling and mapping expected zinc loads from individual impermeable surfaces across the catchment identified specific commercial roof surfaces to be targeted for zinc management. The results validate a policy strategy to replace old galvanised roof materials and avoid unpainted galvanised roofing in future urban development for better urban water quality outcomes. In the interim, readily-implemented treatment options are required to help mitigate chronic zinc impacts on receiving waterways.
OBOWIĄZEK NIEWOLNIKÓW OBRONY SWOJEGO WŁAŚCICIELA
Authors: Loska Elżbieta
Published: May 2017

Slaves’ Duty to Defend Their OwnersSummaryRomanist doctrine speaks about legal regulations providing for slaves’ obligation to bring help to their owners (SC Silanianum from 10 A.D. and SC Neronianum as well as SC Pisonianum from 57 A.D.). Whereas the majority of the researches discuss the civil aspect of this obligation, the senatus consulta could also have had a criminal nature, in particular they could have regarded a self-defense issue.SC Silanianum from 10 A. D. ordered to torture slaves and punish them with death if they had not brought help to their owners, who - as a consequence - were killed: it means that slaves who stayed under one roof or who traveled with the owner were to bring him help at any price. Two subsequent resolutions extended the regulations of SC Silanianum.It transpires from the available sources that slaves could use any means which might turned out to be effective - if shouting or calling for help did not suffice, slaves should use other available means to repulse an attack. It seems that slaves were treated as the owner’s piece of weapon. This resembles one of the conditions of the contemporary law which is necessary to evaluate whether a person acted in a self-defense: this is a reaction against an attack aiming at an effective repulsion, with a use of indispensable measures.Slaves were punished even with death if they had not stood up for their owner in certain circumstances. On this basis, one may come to a conclusion that defending the owner was one of the slaves’ duties. Catching a wife in flagranti on adultery was one of the exceptions: slaves were not obliged to defend her, most probably because she was not expected to defend herself as well.In case of a suicide, the slaves were obliged to act only if dominus tried to commit a suicide at their presence and even if their defense was not successful they were rarely punished. Therefore, it seems that the slaves’ actions were not to prevent the owner from death; the slaves were just obliged to defend him against third persons.On the basis of SC Silanianum,slaves who did not manage to prevent their owner from death of poisoning or as a result of a trap were not punished as well.Senate’s resolutions were aimed not only at punishing the slaves who did not stand up for their owner but were also to clearly indicate in what circumstances they should defend their owners. They were responsible for non-acting or acting ineffectively only when their dominus had the right to defend himself.
Dietary Polyphenols and Mitochondrial Function: Role in Health and Disease
Authors: Teixeira José , Chavarria Daniel , Borges Fernanda , Wojtczak Lech , Wieckowski Mariusz R. , Karkucinska-Wieckowska Agnieszka , Oliveira Paulo J.
Published: May 2017

Mitochondria are cytoplasmic double-membraned organelles that are involved in a myriad of key cellular regulatory processes. The loss of mitochondrial function is related to the pathogenesis of several human diseases. Over the last decades, an increasing number of studies have shown that dietary polyphenols can regulate mitochondrial redox status, and in some cases, prevent or delay disease progression. This paper aims to review the role of four dietary polyphenols – resveratrol, curcumin, epigallocatechin-3-gallate nd quercetin – in molecular pathways regulated by mitochondria and their potential impact on human health. Cumulative evidence showed that the aforementioned polyphenols improve mitochondrial functions in different in vitro and in vivo experiments. The mechanisms underlying the polyphenols’ beneficial effects include, among others, the attenuation of oxidative stress, the regulation of mitochondrial metabolism and biogenesis and the modulation of cell-death signaling cascades, among other mitochondrial-independent effects. The understanding of the chemicalbiological interactions of dietary polyphenols, namely with mitochondria, may have a huge impact on the treatment of mitochondrial dysfunction-related disorders.
Mycosporine-Like Amino Acids for Skin Photoprotection
Authors: Lawrence Karl P. , Long Paul F. , Young Antony R.
Published: May 2017

Background:

Excessive human exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) continues
to be a major public health concern, with skin cancer rates increasing year on year. The major protective
measure is the use of synthetic UVR filters formulated into sunscreens, but there is a growing
concern that some of these chemicals cause damage to delicate marine ecosystems. One alternative
is the use of biocompatible mycosporine-like amino acids (MAA), which occur naturally in
a wide range of marine species. Their role within nature is mainly thought to be photoprotective.
However, their potential for human photoprotection is largely understudied.

Objective:

To review the role of MAA in nature and assess their potential as natural sunscreens
for human skin photoprotection.

Method:

A literature review of all relevant papers was conducted.

Conclusion:

MAA are natural photostable compounds that are thought to offer photoprotection
to marine species. Initially thought of as protective based on their absorption properties in the
solar UVR spectrum, it is clear that MAA are multifunctional photoprotective compounds acting
as chemical and biological anti-oxidants. This suggests that MAA may offer a novel eco-friendly
approach to human skin photoprotection. Most studies have been carried out in vitro and current
data strongly suggest that MAA have potential for development as natural biocompatible sunscreens
that protect against a diverse range of solar UVR induced adverse effects on human
health.
Self-Focus and Cardiovascular Effects of Stressor Anticipation and Active Coping: The Moderating Influence of Trait Social Anxiety
Authors: Gramer Margit , Frei Stephanie
Published: May 2017

Background:

Self-focused attention has been found to facilitate task engagement and cardiac activity in active performance situations. According to theories on self-awareness this facilitating effect might be confined to individuals with favorable outcome expectancies, though.

Objective:

To provide information on this issue, the present study evaluated the moderating influence of trait social anxiety, a dispositional indicator of impaired confidence. In extension of prior research, effects of enhanced self-awareness were assessed during both anticipation and performance of an active social stressor.

Method:

Sixty normotensive female students characterized as either high or low in trait social anxiety engaged in an evaluative speaking task either in the context of high or low self-awareness.

Results:

The moderating influence of social anxiety was found to vary with type of demand. During passive stressor anticipation, self-focus augmented distress-related vascular reactivity in high but not in low socially anxious individuals. During speech preparation self-focus was found to facilitate task engagement and cardiac reactivity in low socially anxious individuals, whereas high anxious showed some withdrawal. Greater self-awareness during speech performance elicited cardiac increases in both social anxiety groups. However, among high anxious individuals this sustained engagement was accompanied by increased negative affect and negative self-evaluations.

Conclusion:

These findings seem to suggest that only in high socially anxious individuals heightened self-awareness may contribute to dysfunctional cardiovascular and psychological processes.
Preschool Children Preferences on their School Environment
Authors: Sahimi Nurul Nadiah
Published: May 2017

Children and adults have different views and preferences about the environment around them. Digital camera pictures offer tangible documentation and representations of children's perceptions and preferences regarding their school environment. This study is to identify children's photography selection and preferences in the school environment, both indoors and outdoors. This study was conducted on 19 preschoolers (n=19) ages 4 and 5 using the project-based approach. The children were given a digital camera and were asked to take pictures of things in their school environment that they really liked. Their photographs were analyzed to see their overall preferences for their school environment.
Comercialización de pescado en las principales plazas de mercado de montería, colombia
Authors: Durán Elvira , Rosado Robinson , Ballesteros Oscar , Lerma David
Published: May 2017

La comercialización de pescado en Colombia ha venido creciendo en los últimos años, debido a los beneficios asociados a su consumo. En Montería, la mayor parte del pescado es vendido en las plazas de mercado, donde actualmente se desconoce el estado de dicha comercialización. El objetivo de este trabajo fue evaluar la comercialización de pescado en las plazas de mercado del centro y sur de la ciudad de Montería. Se evaluaron los expendedores de pescado presentes (105) y 384 consumidores fueron muestreadas probabilísticamente. Se realizaron encuestas de tipo cerrada y los datos se analizaron mediante estadística descriptiva. Los resultados mostraron que el 65% de los comerciantes ejercen su labor informalmente y 57% dice tener conocimiento sobre buenas prácticas de manufactura (BPM). Sin embargo, el 70% de los comerciantes no recibe capacitación sobre éstas, evidenciando el desconocimiento de los estándares mínimos de calidad. Además, presentan inadecuada indumentaria para la labor y deficiente infraestructura y equipos de conservación. Se comercializan en promedio 15 toneladas de pescado al mes, el cual proviene de municipios cercanos. Los pescados más vendidos son el bocachico (94%), el bagre (91%) y la tilapia (78%). El 59% de los consumidores compran el pescado semanalmente y un 38% quincenalmente, 86% de los consumidores prefiere comprarlo fresco, 8% salado y 6% congelado. Los consumidores, al igual que los comerciantes, desconocen el buen manejo que se le debe dar al pescado. Esto requiere acompañamiento de autoridades de vigilancia y difusión de las buenas prácticas hacia una cultura de calidad para ofrecer un alimento seguro.
Biosorción simultanea de plomo y cadmio en solución acuosa por biomasa de hongos penicillium sp.
Authors: Sánchez Juan , Marrugo Negrete José Luis , Urango Iván
Published: May 2017

La descarga de metales pesados en el ambiente genera impactos significativos en la salud humana y ciclos biológicos. Algunos microorganismos son conocidos por su alta capacidad de adsorción de metales, entre estos los hongos. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue evaluar la capacidad de remoción de Pb (II) y Cd (II) en soluciones acuosas con hongos Penicillium sp., aislando la cepa fúngica del suelo de la mina el Alacrán (CórdobaColombia) y determinando la influencia en las variables pH, concentración inicial de metales y temperatura, analizando las isotermas de Freundlich y Langmüir, Verificando los grupos funcionales que intervienen en la adsorción por análisis infrarrojo (IR), con el fin potencializar su uso en el saneamiento de aguas residuales. Los análisis se realizaron empleando los equipos Thermo scientific de absorción atómica modelo ICE 3000 serie y espectrofotómetro FT-IR Nicolet Is5 realizando control de calidad con material de referencia de Pb y Cd SRM-1643e. A 51,5 mg L^-1 de Pb y Cd se pudo encontrar los mayores porcentajes de remoción para 0,5 g de biomasa. Las máximas adsorciones se dieron a pH ácido (4-5) y 60 °C, logrando remociones del 92,4% para Pb y 80% para Cd. Las isotermas se ajustan mejor al modelo Langmuir. El análisis IR muestra grupos -OH, -NH, C-N, C-H, N-H, C=O, amida I y amidas II y polisacáridos, atribuyendo esto la atracción en los metales y la biomasa fúngica.
Características fisicoquímicas, sensoriales, proximales y microbiológicas de un yogur con chocolate en refrigeración
Authors: Parra Ricardo
Published: May 2017

Un grupo creciente de evidencias sugiere que el consumo regular de los productos del cacao o el uso de sus principios activos como agentes terapéuticos podrían influir favorablemente en la lucha contra las enfermedades como aterosclerosis, procesos carcinogénicos, colesterol entre otras. Lo anterior es debido a los componentes nutricionales propios del chocolate, los cuales ejercen efectos positivos en el cuerpo humano. Por lo anterior es importante diversificar el consumo de chocolate a través de otros productos que sean de alta demanda en el mercado. El objetivo del trabajo fue elaborar un yogur con chocolate y evaluar las características fisicoquímicas, sensoriales, proximales y microbiológicas durante el almacenamiento en refrigeración. Para realizar la investigación se elaboró yogur en dos concentraciones,uno de ellos contenía chocolate y la otra sacarosa. Los dos tratamientos se empacaron en recipientes plástico y se evaluaron durante 30 días en condiciones de refrigeración. Durante este tiempo se evaluó pH, acidez, sinéresis, evaluación sensorial, análisis proximal y recuento de bacterias ácido lácticas Los resultados indicaron que el valor final de pH, acidez y sinéresis fue 4,27%; 0,95% y 13% respectivamente. Sensorialmente el yogur con chocolate tuvo características relevantes con calificaciones por encima de 4 sobre 5, para el análisis proximal el yogur con chocolate tuvo un valor de 3,2% superior al yogur con sacarosa. El recuento de bacterias acido lácticas indicó un aumento para las muestras con chocolate. Basándose en las características fisicoquímicas, sensoriales, proximales y microbiológicas se sugiere que la adición de chocolate puede ser considerado potencialmente un ingrediente para elaboración de yogur.Palabras clave: acidéz, bacterias ácido lácticas, sinéresis, Streptococcus thermophilus ,Theobroma Cacao L.
Respuesta vegetal de acacia decurrens a la inoculación con rizobacterias promotoras de crecimiento vegetal bajo estrés salino
Authors: Sánchez Diana , Bonilla Ruth
Published: May 2017

La salinización del suelo se considera como uno de los factores ambientales limitantes del crecimiento y productividad de los cultivos en el mundo, principalmente en regiones áridas y semiáridas. Una alternativa para aliviar el estrés causado por este factor abiótico es el uso de Rizobacterias Promotoras de Crecimiento Vegetal (RPCV), las cuales pueden contribuir en el crecimiento de las plantas a través de sus múltiples funciones. El objetivo de la investigación fue realizar el aislamiento, caracterización y determinación del efecto de bacterias de vida libre halotolerantes asociadas a Acacia decurrens. Los microorganismos se caracterizaron bioquímicamente a partir de la producción de amonio, determinación de la actividad de celulosa, producción de exopolisacáridos, producción de Índoles totales, determinación cuantitativa de solubilización de fósforo y genéticamente con el 16S rRNA. Bajo condiciones de invernadero se evaluó el efecto de los microorganismos seleccionados sobre la promoción de crecimiento de Acacia decurrens a partir de variables morfométricas. Los resultados demostraron que los nueve aislamientos en estudio presentaron en general una buena actividad metabólica excepto los aislamientos ACSA12 y ACSA19 que no expresaron producción celulolítica. La respuesta de la planta evidenció que los aislamientos T4, T5 y T7 incrementaron de manera significativa la biomasa y desarrollo de la misma (p0.05). Los aislamientos fueron identificados genéticamente como Pantoea deleyi ACSA12, Enterobacter amnigenus ACSA14 y Serratia liquefaciens ACSA19.
Contaminantes prioritarios en truchas arcoiris (oncorhynchus mykiss) del municipio de mutiscua, norte de santander, colombia
Authors: Quijano Alfonso , Navia Javier , Portilla Maghdiel
Published: May 2017

Los Hidrocarburos Aromáticos Policíclicos (HAP) son compuestos importantes en la determinación de la contaminación atmosférica, producida por la combustión de fuentes móviles, contaminación industrial y la industria petrolera. Los HAP son considerados contaminantes prioritarios por La Agencia de Protección Ambiental de EE.UU (USEPA), debido a sus propiedades carcinogénicas y mutagénicas. Los HAP presentes en los alimentos, representan un riesgo potencial a los consumidores, se asocian fácilmente con la materia particulada y finalmente se depositan en el sedimento y en el agua. En los ecosistemas acuáticos los HAP se incorporan a la biota del entorno y los peces resultan excelentes biomarcadores de su presencia. La región de Mutiscua está influenciada por la contaminación atmosférica producida por las fuentes móviles a gasolina y diésel que circulan por una vía nacional aledaña al municipio. El creciente interés existente en la actualidad por la investigación en el campo de los compuestos orgánicos como los Contaminantes Prioritarios (CP), se debe a la identificación de efectos adversos de estos contaminantes sobre la salud y los ecosistemas. La presente investigación, es una evaluación de la presencia de los CP, en músculo y piel de trucha arco iris. La determinación de los HAP (CP) se realizó por Cromatografía de gases utilizando detector FID (FlameIonization Detector). Se logró identificar la presencia de una mezcla de Benzofluorantenos, considerados como posibles carcinógenos en humanos y a nivel de trazas la posible presencia del Benzo(a) pireno, también clasificado como carcinógeno.
Evaluacion fisicotermica y reologica de harina y almidón de plátano dominico hartón (musa paradisiaca abb)
Authors: Montoya Jairo , Quintero Victor , Lucas Juan
Published: May 2017

El presente trabajo se realizó con la finalidad de evaluar una fuente no convencional de harina y almidón. Se caracterizó fisicoquímicamente mediante análisis proximal, calorimetría diferencial de barrido (DSC), análisis termogravimétrico (TGA); microscopía electrónica de barrido (SEM); difracción de rayos X (XRD) y análisis de viscosidad rápida (RVA). En el análisis proximal la harina arrojó: humedad 7,43%, proteína 2,57%, grasa 0,20%, cenizas 2,43%; mientras que el almidón: humedad 8,7%, proteína 1,53%, grasa 0,12%, cenizas 1,07%, fibra 1,67%. El análisis de DSC en la harina y almidón presentaron temperaturas de gelatinización y entalpias relativamente bajas 69,3°C y 2,02 J/g y 54,7°C y 2,4 J/g respectivamente. El análisis de TGA en la harina y el almidón mostraron temperaturas de descomposición de los compuestos de bajo peso molecular a los 286,1°C y 230°C. Los gránulos de almidón mostraron formas elípticas, con una longitud y diámetros promedio de 39 µm y 24 µm. Los difractogramas de rayos X arrojaron un patrón de difracción tipo C para la harina y para el almidón. La harina y el almidón presentaron, viscosidades de 1132 cP y 2068 cP, con temperaturas de empastamiento de 75,1 y 76,8°C; una viscosidad final de 1121 cP y 2530 cP; Breakdown de 18 y 285 cP; Secback de 107 y 747 cP. La evaluación fisicoquímica y térmica de las harinas y del almidón, presentaron características térmicas atractivas para reducción de costos energéticos en diferentes procesos agroindustriales.
A new modeling approach allowing prediction and comparison of the long-term outcomes of treatments for hemophilia B
Authors: Keep Marjolijn van , Hoxer Christina Stentoft , Hemstock Matthew , Groth Andreas Velsing , Knight Christopher
Published: May 2017

Aim:
To develop a modeling approach to compare clinical outcomes of nonacog beta pegol to a standard-acting factor IX (FIX) product.
Methods:
Regression analysis linked FIX activity to bleed rates. Pharmacokinetic parameters were used to estimate FIX activity over time. The probability of bleeds was estimated for both treatment arms. A Markov model estimated the presence of target joints and annualized bleed rates (ABRs).
Results:
Higher FIX activity showed reduced ABRs (p < 0.001). Target joints resulted in higher bleed rates (p < 0.001). When FIX activity levels and bleed risks were applied to the Markov model, ABRs for nonacog beta pegol and its comparator were 2.40 and 6.36, respectively.
Conclusion:
This model provides a starting point for assessing the added value of new FIX products.
A template for sustainable food value chains
Authors: Monastyrnaya Elena , Le Bris Gwenola Yannou , Yannou Bernard , Petit Gaëlle
Published: May 2017

This paper proposes a template to assist food value chain actors in their collaborative efforts to develop common sustainable strategies and business models. Inspired by the simplicity of the Business Model Canvas, the template reintroduces sustainable practices as a support for management solutions for sustainable food value chains. The template requires cooperation between actors and stakeholders and comprises three steps: (1) identification of needs for sustainability; (2) development of value chain practices aimed to deliver sustainable value, and assignment of responsibilities to actors for these practices; and (3) formulation of a sustainable value proposition. The template also allows a simple graphical representation of sustainability in value chains, which helps improve communication between actors, and allows stakeholders to be kept informed. The template is applied to a sustainable pork value chain to illustrate how it captures various aspects of sustainability in the pork industry.
Digitális Pareto – az online közösségeken belüli megoszlás mintázatairól
Authors: Desseffwy Tibor , Láng László
Published: May 2017

A digitális információk mennyisége robbanásszerű növekszik. A digitális lábnyomok eddig megfigyelhetetlen viszonyokat, hálózatokat tesznek láthatóvá és kutathatóvá. Ennek nyomán az online közösségek szerkezetére vonatkozóan két elméleti pozíció kristályosodik ki skála független megoszlások és a long tail elmélet. Cikkünkben amellett érvelünk, hogy ez egy empirikusan eldöntendő kérdés, és a következő időszak egy fontos kutatási iránya, kezdő lépése lesz az egyes közösségek estében.

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Digital Pareto - on the distribution patterns within online communities

We are witnessing an explosion of the digital information. Due to these new digital footprints new type of relations and networks became visible and researchable. Regarding the structure of the new now observable online communities there are two theoretical position crystallized lately: the scale free distribution and Long tail theory. In our paper we argue that it is an empirical question to decided he relevance of these models. The clarification of the relevant structural model is going to be a major research trend and a necessary first step for the study of online communities.
On Rational Choice, Risk and Utility in Mobile Banking
Authors: Njenga Kennedy , Ndlovu Sifiso
Published: May 2017

The diffusion of mobile banking technology offers an opportunity for analysis of the risk associated with the protection of information of banking clientele. There is emerging discourse with regard to clientele awareness of privacy issues. This article conceptualises banking clientele awareness of specific issues such as risk, security and information privacy policies. The key concern is the impact such awareness has on subscribers choosing to continue their use of mobile banking services. The article attempts to explain the utility/risk trade-off and how this affects the clients' willingness to continue subscribing to mobile banking services, using quantitative analysis and rational choice theory (RCT). Purposeful sampling targeted South African bank account-holders. Empirical results show that consumer willingness to continue to use mobile banking services is largely driven by the perceived utility of the service, while privacy risk is not a significant deterrent. This is an important finding in the context of banks encouraging consumers to use mobile banking systems, for the banks to achieve retail growth. This creates a greater responsibility for banks to manage consumer risk. The findings may be more broadly pertinent in the SADC region and on the African continent, where telecoms firms engaged in mobile banking services must also attend to issues of consumer risk; and where R&D investment in the field of information security is highly desirable.
Alliance-Based Network View on Chinese Firms’ Catching-Up: Case Study of Huawei Technologies Co.Ltd.
Authors: Zhang Ying , Duysters Geert
Published: May 2017

With China’s rapid economic growth in recent years, many Chinese firms especially in high-tech industries have started to technically lead in the international market. In this study, we aim to uncover the root causes that lead to Chinese firms’ catching up from network perspective. By taking Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. as a case, we integrate absorptive capacity development and firm-level catching up into an alliances-based network framework. We found that network alliances with firms and universities complement each other at different catching up stages; and alliances-based network provides a springboard for Chinese firms to shorten catching up path. We argue that in Chinese context, impact of FDI on firms’ performance comes into effect only if partnership is carried out; alliances with universities facilitate development of absorptive capacity at an early stage; Partnering with leading players stimulate R&D investment at a late stage and simultaneously enhance firm’s innovation performance as well.
A Research on Management Idea Innovation of Pale-Biotic Fossils in LiaoNing Province of China
Authors: Gang Han , Mingran Deng , Lizhuo Han , Wanfeng Jin
Published: May 2017

This paper has studied external environmental factors to influence top strategy of Liaoning pale-biotic fossils and the mode to bring forth new ideas on the basis of the top strategy theory, and in combination with the actual situation, it has been advanced that the work to bring forth new ideas in the management of Liaoning pale-biotic fossils should take bringing forth new ideas in the sense of thought as the leading; new ideas in the environment of legal system as the guarantee; new ideas in the system and mechanism as the key; new ideas in the construction of ranks as the fundament; new ideas in the modes and ways as the focal points; new ideas in the mechanism of investment as the base; new ideas in the cultural atmosphere as the soul; new ideas in the developing strategy as the core. The model to bring forth new ideas in the top strategy of Liaoning pale-biotic fossils was constructed, the conclusion was drawn to create continued bringing forth new ideas in the top superiority, it is of practical significance for perfecting the plan, protection and management of Liaoning pale-biotic fossils.
Study on the Maturity of People Capability in Innovative Enterprises
Authors: Dingquan Yang , Lu Ma , Xiwei Xu
Published: May 2017

The characteristics of innovative enterprises are high-growth and high-risk, enterprises in the fast growing are easy to neglect human resource management focus and the potential risks. This paper applied PCMM and AGBA evaluation model to evaluate maturity of people capability for innovative enterprises, and an indicators system of innovative enterprise is built. It is proposed that innovative companies can effectively overcome low maturity of people capability and innovation deficiency by employing PCMM, it can also continuously improve management and innovation capability of innovative enterprise.
Environmental Accounting and GDP in China And India
Authors: Fengju Xu , Damaneh Alireza Soleimani
Published: May 2017

Environment is a rich heritage handed over by previous generations. However the nature’s straggling behind the economic development creates a chaotic atmosphere. Accountants are justifiably among those who might be criticized for this chaos because accounting which is the language business has never spoken for nature and environment except for the recent decades. The author tries to make the tragedy of environmental degradation More palpable through the numbers and accounting for senior managers and other participants to have a better understanding of the issues. Green economy means an economy that has the ability to rebuild itself as a stable one. The present economy of China and India are moving too rapidly in recent years and kills the environment that nourishes it which is a sort of suicide like a cancer that eventually led to its death with the elimination of host cells.
A Study of Technology Trends Analysis Using Patent Search Systems
Authors: Haruyama Shigeyuki , Miyake Kenji , Kimura Tomohisa , Kaminishi Ken
Published: May 2017

Patent information is effective in clarifying the research policy and strategy of acompany and its competitors through the analysis of technological trends. In this study, wedevised a patent analysis system that incorporates one patent search system, YUPASS (YamaguchiUniversity Patent Search System), and patent mapping software. In order to confirm theeffectiveness of this analysis system, we focused on the differences in technological features ofexposure equipment of Canon, Nikon and ASML for use in semiconductor manufacturing andtheir market share, and attempted to infer the technological reason for the changes in eachcompany’s market share through the analysis of patent maps. The analysis result correlatedwell with the market share investigation report, and we have found that it is a useful analyticaltool in clarifying a company’s or its competitor’s research strategy and policy.
Imitation & Innovation in Emerging Countries: A conceptual framework for analysis
Authors: Phuc Nguyen Huu
Published: May 2017

The ultimate aims of our research are to i) offer a technical description of imitation behavior, ii)modelize imitation with other related factors to present an overall model where all importantfactors can be measurable, and iii) utilize the model to measure the impacts of imitation.Therefore, understanding the concept of imitation and other related concepts in order toproperly characterize these concepts, and then building a conceptual model are the first stepstoward achieving this aim. This paper will focus on i) the review of the literature on imitationand its limitation, ii) the understanding of the relationship between imitation and other relatedconcepts, and iii) the resultant suggestions on a conceptual framework for analysis.
Innovation and Territorial Development: An Analysis of the Region of São José dos Campos - Brazil
Authors: Zambanini Marcos Eduardo , Bresciani Luis P. , Corrêa Renata Martins , Ettinger Thais , Guevara Arnoldo José de Hoyos
Published: May 2017

This study aimed to identify and analyze the interrelations between companies, research centers, universities, government and other relevant players in the micro region of São José dos Campos, focusing on the creation and diffusion of innovations as a strategy for regional development. To this end, we made an interview with 12 regional players Involved in this process. It is hoped the results expand the knowledge of regional development in technologyoriented areas, as well as the dynamics of territorial development in the micro region studied. It is an academic contribution in developing strategies for expanding competitive regions throughincentives for innovation and technology transfer.
A Importância na Uniformidade da Tributação dos Recursos Hídricos
Authors: Dos Santos Nathieli , Santos Fernando De Almeida
Published: May 2017

This paper leads with the study concerning the scarcity of water resources and focusing on taxes policies at the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Conceptually this work deals with sustainability, but focuses on taxes and classifies them regarding the use of water resources based on the Law 12.183 of December 29, 2005, promulgated in the State of São Paulo. The study shows the very important need that measures be taken by the federal government, in general, so that a change on sustainable investment policies may transform society and businesses habits, to become more conscious and sustainable; and so prevent the shortage of this vital resource for life.
EDITORIAL
Authors: Sanfelice Jose Luis
Published: May 2017

EDITORIAL
MENINOS E MENINAS: QUESTÕES DE GÊNERO NA ESCOLA
Authors: Camargo Giovana Tolesani , Pinto Fabiana de Freitas , Guedes-Pinto Ana Lúcia
Published: May 2017

O presente trabalho parte das experiências vivenciadas por uma das pesquisadoras, professora do 5º ano do Ensino Fundamental na Prefeitura Municipal de Paulínia. Na busca por conhecer os sentidos produzidos e revelados por meio dos enunciados dos alunos, a experiência foi socializada e culminou na produção coletiva de algumas reflexões sobre gênero na escola. Trata-se de uma pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa que destaca situações interacionais do cotidiano escolar vividas entre professora e alunos e registradas em um caderno de campo. Dentre as diversas situações que chamaram atenção, destacamos dois episódios: uma disputa pelo primeiro lugar na fila do lanche e uma aula de Língua Portuguesa na qual os alunos questionam comportamentos de meninas e de meninos. As reflexões foram tecidas, principalmente, à luz dos teóricos da Análise do Discurso Pêcheux e Maingueneau.
SARESP e Deficiência Intelectual: sentidos para justificar, táticas para driblar baixos índices
Authors: Nogueira Danielle Cristina , Varani Adriana
Published: May 2017

Este artigo pretende refletir sobre os sentidos produzidos pelos professores da Rede Pública Estadual de São Paulo e suas táticas para lidar com a avaliação externa – SARESP e produção do fracasso escolar via diagnósticos de Deficiência Intelectual. Como suporte teórico foram estudados alguns autores da temática avaliação como Freitas, Barriga e Luckesi, autores da perspectiva histórico-cultural na compreensão da Deficiência Intelectual e Certeau com o conceito de táticas. Os dados foram produzidos por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas com os professores dessa escola nos levando a compreensão da deficiência intelectual e como produzir a partir dela, uma escola meritocrática. Foi possível concluir que, em razão das relações estabelecidas entre políticas de governo e escola, os professores olham para a deficiência intelectual como um elemento a mais a ser superado em nome de um índice, e a necessidade de enxergá-la em sua concretude histórica e contextualizada de produção de fracasso escolar.Palavras-chave: SARESP. Deficiência Intelectual. Táticas
Proposta de autoavaliação do Mestrado em Educação da UNIVÁS: caminho, achados e possibilidade
Authors: Almeida Luana Costa
Published: May 2017

O debate sobre a avaliação da pós-graduação no Brasil não é novo, para abarcar as dimensões necessárias à avaliação mais ampla ele requer processos de análise externos e internos, os quais sejam capazes de indicar potencialidades e limites dos cursos em vias de aprimoramento. Nesta perspectiva, o presente artigo traz o caminho percorrido no processo experimental de autoavaliação do Mestrado em Educação da Univás, cuja finalidade foi compreender os pontos positivos e negativos observados por discentes e docentes do curso quanto à formação desenvolvida, assim como subsidiar a construção de um processo permanente de autoavaliação no curso. Metodologicamente, optou-se pela aplicação de questionário e desenvolvimento de grupo focal, ambos com discentes e docentes do curso. Os dados revelam importantes questões para o curso, apresentadas de forma descritiva em cinco temáticas, assim como permitem vislumbrar que um processo permanente de autoavaliação seria de grande importância para o (re)pensar contínuo no/do curso, o que se sugere ser efetivado via assembleias anuais.Palavras-chave: Autoavaliação. Educação. Pós-graduação.
Massa e capacidade no ciclo de alfabetização: conhecimentos de orientadores de estudo
Authors: Ignácio Claudia de Albuquerque Nascimento , Teles Rosinalda Aurora de Melo
Published: May 2017

Este artigo, recorte de uma pesquisa de Mestrado em Educação Matemática e Tecnológica, discute, sob a ótica dos estudos de Lee Shulman (1986), conhecimentos específicos do conteúdo relativos às grandezas massa e capacidade no Ciclo de Alfabetização, explicitados por orientadores de estudo que atuaram no Pacto Nacional pela Alfabetização na Idade Certa (PNAIC/PE). A abordagem metodológica consistiu na análise das respostas dos sujeitos ao apreciarem um relato de experiência sobre o tema. As respostas indicaram que parte dos orientadores de estudo possui conhecimentos de conceitos básicos sobre massa e capacidade, muitos deles distanciados e equivocados, por exemplo, aqueles que fazem referência às relações e conceitos errôneos entre massa e capacidade, massa e volume, volume e capacidade.
“Del tamaño de una uña”. Reliquias, devociones y mística en una ciudad novohispana. Puebla de los Ángeles, siglo XVII
Authors: Loreto López Rosalva
Published: May 2017

El primer convento de la Orden de las Carmelitas descalzas en el Nuevo Mundo se fundó en 1604. Varias razones confluyeron para su posterior afianzamiento y exitosa expansión. Una de éstas obedeció a la necesidad de proporcionar espacios de clausura para las descendientes de españoles. Otro elemento decisivo tuvo que ver con la rápida beatificación de Teresa de Jesús en 1614. Cuatro años después, una reliquia del brazo de la Santa llegó al convento en Puebla e inspiró a catorce religiosas a tener visiones. Éstas fueron descritas en 22 páginas que conforman el manuscrito analizado en este estudio. Estas descripciones reafirmaron las ideas teológicas del cristocentrismo enmarcadas por la mística y la ascética del barroco.
Examen y título de ensayador, fundidor y balanzario de la Caja Real de Oruro, 1760
Authors: Gavira Marquez Maria Concepcion
Published: May 2017

El documento transcrito representa una fuente reveladora que puede interesar a distintos estudiosos de la América colonial, los investigadores de la burocracia y de la minería encontrarán en el examen de un oficial real para obtener el título de ensayador, fundidor y balanzario, un texto muy significativo. Pocas referencias tenemos sobre este oficio que implicaba conocimientos metalúrgicos y que era muy importante en los centros mineros coloniales.
Prácticas de parentesco y configuración de espacios colectivos de vida en el área tseltal cafetalera, Tenejapa, Chiapas
Authors: Cervantes Trejo Edith , Estrada Lugo Erin Ingrid Jane , Bello Baltazar Eduardo
Published: May 2017

Se indaga cómo la práctica de residencia patrilocal y de herencia patrilineal de la tierra realizadas por grupos de parentesco repercuten en la construcción de los espacios donde ellos residen y trabajan. La espacialidad de tales prácticas de parentesco, asentadas en una noción de propiedad colectiva del territorio, contribuye a una intensa interacción social en los encuentros cotidianos o periódicos que realizan los miembros del grupo en esos lugares, los cuales se configuran como espacios colectivos de vida o sedes colectivas. En estas sedes suele ocurrir una amplia socialización de conocimientos. La investigación se inscribe en la generalización analítica de los estudios de caso. Se pretende que la construcción teórica-empírica del papel de las prácticas de parentesco en cuestión en la organización del territorio de las comunidades cafetaleras tseltales sea transferible a situaciones análogas y contribuya a una mayor comprensión de la dinámica de las comunidades indígenas.