bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Occupational Health and Safety Risk Analysis in Trout Aquaculture Facility
Authors: MİNAZ Mert , AK Kübra , KURTOĞLU İlker Zeki
Published: December 2021

The aquaculture sector, which responds to alternative food supply, continues to grow exponentially with each passing day. For this reason, there is a need for manpower to meet the increasing workload in aqua-culture facilities. As in every sector, occupational health and safety is quite important for employees in aquaculture. The current study focused on case scenarios that may occur in an integrated trout farming facility. Expert opinions for a total of 79 different case scenarios were evaluated. The case scenarios ana-lyzed with the 5x5 matrix method showed that high-risk cases can occur in the facility-wide, culture tanks, toilets and feed storage. The highest number of risks for all case scenarios is in the medium risk category. In the medium risk category, there is a potential for employees to encounter consequences such as death and loss of limbs, especially if the case scenarios foreseen for the facility are realized. The lowest risk averages for case scenarios collected in 4 clusters according to processes are dining hall and locker rooms.
Using Source Proper Motion to Validate Terrestrial Parallax: OGLE-2019-BLG-1058
Authors: Shin In-Gu , Yee Jennifer C. , Hwang Kyu-Ha , Udalski Andrzej , Gould Andrew ,   (Leading authors), Albrow Michael D. , Chung Sun-Ju , Han Cheongho , Jung Youn Kil , Kim Hyoun-Woo , Ryu Yoon-Hyun , Shvartzvald Yossi , Zang Weicheng , Cha Sang-Mok , Kim Dong-Jin , Kim Seung-Lee , Lee Chung-Uk , Lee Dong-Joo , Lee Yongseok , Park Byeong-Gon , Pogge Richard W. ,   (The KMTNet Collaboration), Mróz Przemek , Szymański Michał K. , Skowron Jan , Poleski Radek , Soszyński Igor , Pietrukowicz Paweł , Kozłowski Szymon , Ulaczyk Krzysztof , Rybicki Krzysztof A. , Iwanek Patryk , Wrona Marcin , Gromadzki Mariusz ,   (The OGLE Collaboration)
Published: December 2021

We show that because the conditions for producing terrestrial microlens parallax (TPRX; i.e., a nearby disk lens) will also tend to produce a large lens-source relative proper motion (μ
rel), source proper motion (
μ

S) measurements in general provide a strong test of TPRX signals, which Gould & Yee (2013) showed were an important probe of free-floating planet (FFP) candidates. As a case study, we report a single-lens/single-source microlensing event designated as OGLE-2019-BLG-1058. For this event, the short timescale (∼2.5 days) and very fast μ
rel (∼17.6 mas yr−1) suggest that this isolated lens is an FFP candidate located in the disk of our Galaxy. For this event, we find a TPRX signal consistent with a disk FFP, but at low significance. A direct measurement of the
μ

S shows that the large μ
rel is due to an extreme
μ

S, and thus, the lens is consistent with being a very-low-mass star in the bulge and the TPRX measurement is likely spurious. By contrast, we show how a precise measurement of
μ

S with the mean properties of the bulge proper motion distribution would have given the opposite result; i.e., provided supporting evidence for an FFP in the disk and the TPRX measurement.
Catalog of Wide Binary, Trinary and Quaternary Candidates from the Gaia Data Release 2 (Region ∣b∣ > 25°)
Authors: Zavada Petr , Píška Karel
Published: December 2021

The occurrence of multiple stars, dominantly binaries, is studied using the Gaia-ESA DR2 catalog. We apply the optimized statistical method that we previously developed for the analysis of 2D patterns. The field of stars is divided into a mosaic of small pieces that represent a statistical set for analysis. Specifically, data input is represented by a grid of circles (events) with radius 0.°02 covering the sky in the field of galactic latitude ∣b∣ > 25°. The criteria for selecting candidates for multiple stars are based on two parameters: angular separation and collinearity of proper motion. Radial separation, due to limited accuracy, is used only as a weaker supplementary constraint. Due attention is paid to the accurate calculation of the background, which is a necessary input for evaluating the quality of the candidates. Our selection algorithm generates the catalog of candidates: 900,842 binaries, 5282 trinaries, and 30 quaternaries.
Magnetic Fields in Massive Star-forming Regions (MagMaR). II. Tomography through Dust and Molecular Line Polarization in NGC 6334I(N)
Authors: Cortés Paulo C. , Sanhueza Patricio , Houde Martin , Martín Sergio , Hull Charles L. H. , Girart Josep M. , Zhang Qizhou , Fernandez-Lopez Manuel , Zapata Luis A. , Stephens Ian W. , Li Hua-bai , Wu Benjamin , Olguin Fernando , Lu Xing , Guzmán Andres E. , Nakamura Fumitaka
Published: December 2021

Here, we report ALMA detections of polarized emission from dust, CS(J = 5 → 4), and C33S(J = 5 → 4) toward the high-mass star-forming region NGC 6334I(N). A clear “hourglass” magnetic field morphology was inferred from the polarized dust emission, which is also directly seen from the polarized CS emission across velocity, where the polarization appears to be parallel to the field. By considering previous findings, the field retains a pinched shape that can be traced to clump length scales from the envelope scales traced by ALMA, suggesting that the field is dynamically important across multiple length scales in this region. The CS total intensity emission is found to be optically thick (τ
CS = 32 ± 12) while the C33S emission appears to be optically thin (

τ

C

33

S

=
0.1
±
0.01

). This suggests that sources of anisotropy other than large velocity gradients, i.e., anisotropies in the radiation field, are required to explain the polarized emission from CS seen by ALMA. By using four variants of the Davis–Chandrasekhar–Fermi technique and the angle dispersion function methods (ADF), we obtain an average of the estimates for the magnetic field strength on the plane of the sky of

B

pos

=
16

mG from the dust and

B

pos

∼
2

mG from the CS emission, where each emission traces different molecular hydrogen number densities. This effectively enables a tomographic view of the magnetic field within a single ALMA observation.
CLEAR: The Gas-phase Metallicity Gradients of Star-forming Galaxies at 0.6 < z < 2.6
Authors: Simons Raymond C. , Papovich Casey , Momcheva Ivelina , Trump Jonathan R. , Brammer Gabriel , Estrada-Carpenter Vicente , Backhaus Bren E. , Cleri Nikko J. , Finkelstein Steven L. , Giavalisco Mauro , Ji Zhiyuan , Jung Intae , Matharu Jasleen , Weiner Benjamin
Published: December 2021

We report on the gas-phase metallicity gradients of a sample of 238 star-forming galaxies at 0.6 < z < 2.6, measured through deep near-infrared Hubble Space Telescope slitless spectroscopy. The observations include 12 orbit depth Hubble/WFC3 G102 grism spectra taken as a part of the CANDELS Lyα Emission at Reionization (CLEAR) survey, and archival WFC3 G102+G141 grism spectra overlapping the CLEAR footprint. The majority of galaxies in this sample are consistent with having a zero or slightly positive metallicity gradient (dZ/dR ≥ 0, i.e., increasing with radius) across the full mass range probed (8.5 < log M
*/M
⊙ < 10.5). We measure the intrinsic population scatter of the metallicity gradients, and show that it increases with decreasing stellar mass—consistent with previous reports in the literature, but confirmed here with a much larger sample. To understand the physical mechanisms governing this scatter, we search for correlations between the observed gradient and various stellar population properties at fixed mass. However, we find no evidence for a correlation with the galaxy properties we consider—including star formation rates, sizes, star formation rate surface densities, and star formation rates per gravitational potential energy. We use the observed weakness of these correlations to provide material constraints for predicted intrinsic correlations from theoretical models.
The 6.2 μm PAH Feature and the Role of Nitrogen: Revisited
Authors: Ricca A. , Boersma C. , Peeters E.
Published: December 2021

This study revisits the role that nitrogen inclusion in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs; those with nitrogen inclusion, PANHs) plays in their infrared (IR) spectral properties. We present spectra of pure PAHs, PANHs, and protonated PANHs, computed using density functional theory and basis sets that treat polarization. We investigate trends in peak position and relative intensities as a function of nitrogen position, charge, and geometry. We use Spitzer-IRS spectral map data of the northwest photodissociation region of NGC 7023 and a database-fitting approach, using exclusively the PA(N)H spectra computed in this paper, to assess their IR contribution to the cosmic PAH emission. We find that, by including the treatment of polarization, pure PAH cations can account for the class A 6.2 μm PAH emission, with the 6.2 μm band position being dependent on the molecular geometry. PANH cations are required to reproduce the most blueshifted 6.2 μm bands observed in class A sources, albeit PANH cations come with strong 11.0 μm emission. Blind database fits demonstrate that the restriction imposed by the 11.0 μm emission in the astronomical spectra limits the contribution of PANH cations and the fits have to use neutral PANHs to avoid inflating the 11.0 μm feature even further. By assuming that all of the 11.0 μm emission is due to PANHs, we derive an upper limit for the contribution of PANH cations to the astronomical 6.2 μm PAH band of ∼12%. The fits further show hydrogenated PANHs significantly contributing in NGC 7023's more benign region, supporting the view that shielded environments could sustain protonated PA(N)Hs.
DIISC-II: Unveiling the Connections between Star Formation and Interstellar Medium in the Extended Ultraviolet Disk of NGC 3344
Authors: Padave Mansi , Borthakur Sanchayeeta , Gim Hansung B. , Jansen Rolf A. , Thilker David , Heckman Timothy , Kennicutt Robert C. , Momjian Emmanuel , Fox Andrew J.
Published: December 2021

We present our investigation of the extended ultraviolet (XUV) disk galaxy, NGC 3344, conducted as part of Deciphering the Interplay between the Interstellar medium, Stars, and the Circumgalactic medium survey. We use surface and aperture photometry of individual young stellar complexes to study star formation and its effect on the physical properties of the interstellar medium. We measure the specific star formation rate (sSFR) and find it to increase from 10−10 yr−1 in the inner disk to >10−8 yr−1 in the extended disk. This provides evidence for inside-out disk growth. If these sSFRs are maintained, the XUV disk stellar mass can double in ∼0.5 Gyr, suggesting a burst of star formation. The XUV disk will continue forming stars for a long time due to the high gas depletion times (τ
dep). The stellar complexes in the XUV disk have high-ΣH I and low-ΣSFR with τ
dep ∼ 10 Gyr, marking the onset of a deviation from the traditional Kennicutt–Schmidt law. We find that both far-ultraviolet (FUV) and a combination of FUV and 24 μm effectively trace star formation in the XUV disk. Hα is weaker in general and prone to stochasticities in the formation of massive stars. Investigation of the circumgalactic medium at 29.5 kpc resulted in the detection of two absorbing systems with metal-line species: the stronger absorption component is consistent with gas flows around the disk, most likely tracing inflow, while the weaker component is likely tracing corotating circumgalactic gas.
Very-high-energy Emission from Pulsars
Authors: Harding Alice K. , Venter Christo , Kalapotharakos Constantinos
Published: December 2021

Air-Cherenkov telescopes have detected pulsations at energies above 50 GeV from a growing number of Fermi pulsars. These include the Crab, Vela, PSR B1706−44, and Geminga, with the first two having pulsed detections above 1 TeV. In some cases, there appears to be very-high-energy (VHE) emission that is an extension of the Fermi spectra to high energies, while in other cases, additional higher-energy spectral components that require a separate emission mechanism may be present. We present results of broadband spectral modeling using global magnetospheric fields and multiple emission mechanisms that include synchro-curvature (SC) and inverse Compton scattered (ICS) radiation from accelerated particles (primaries) and synchrotron self-Compton (SSC) emission from lower-energy pairs. Our models predict three distinct VHE components: SC from primaries whose high-energy tail can extend to 100 GeV, SSC from pairs that can extend to several TeV, and ICS from primary particles accelerated in the current sheet that scatter pair synchrotron radiation, which appears beyond 10 TeV. Our models suggest that H.E.S.S.-II and MAGIC have detected the high-energy tail of the primary SC component that produces the Fermi spectrum in Vela, Geminga, and PSR B1706−44. We argue that the ICS component peaking above 10 TeV from Vela has been seen by H.E.S.S. Detection of this emission component from the Crab and other pulsars is possible with the High Altitude Water Cherenkov Observatory and Cherenkov Telescope Array, and will directly measure the maximum particle energy in pulsars.
Stellar Populations of Galaxies in the LAMOST Spectral Survey
Authors: Wang Li-Li , Shen Shi-Yin , Luo A-Li , Yang Guang-Jun , Gai Ning , Tang Yan-Ke , Wang Meng-Xin , Qin Li , Han Jin-Shu , Rong Li-Xia
Published: December 2021

We first derive the stellar population properties: age and metallicity for ∼43,000 low redshift galaxies in the DR7 of the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) survey, which have no spectroscopic observations in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). We employ a fitting procedure based on the small-scale features of galaxy spectra so as to avoid possible biases from the uncertain flux calibration of the LAMOST spectroscopy. We show that our algorithm can successfully recover the average age and metallicity of the stellar populations of galaxies down to signal-to-noise ratio ≥5 through testing on both mock galaxies and real galaxies comprising LAMOST and their SDSS counterparts. We provide a catalog of the age and metallicity for ∼43,000 LAMOST galaxies online. As a demonstration of the scientific application of this catalog, we present the Holmberg effect on both age and metallicity of a sample of galaxies in galaxy pairs.
Preparing to Discover the Unknown with Rubin LSST: Time Domain
Authors: Li Xiaolong , Ragosta Fabio , Clarkson William I. , Bianco Federica B.
Published: December 2021

Perhaps the most exciting promise of the Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) is its capability to discover phenomena never before seen or predicted: true astrophysical novelties; but the ability of LSST to make these discoveries will depend on the survey strategy. Evaluating candidate strategies for true novelties is a challenge both practically and conceptually. Unlike traditional astrophysical tracers like supernovae or exoplanets, for anomalous objects, the template signal is by definition unknown. We approach this problem by assessing survey completeness in a phase space defined by object color and flux (and their evolution), and considering the volume explored by integrating metrics within this space with the observation depth, survey footprint, and stellar density. With these metrics, we explore recent simulations of the Rubin LSST observing strategy across the entire observed spatial footprint and in specific Local Volume regions: the Galactic Plane and Magellanic Clouds. Under our metrics, observing strategies with greater diversity of exposures and time gaps tend to be more sensitive to genuinely new transients, particularly over time-gap ranges left relatively unexplored by previous surveys. To assist the community, we have made all of the tools developed publicly available. While here we focus on transients, an extension of the scheme to include proper motions and the detection of associations or populations of interest will be communicated in Paper II of this series. This paper was written with the support of the Vera C. Rubin LSST Transients and Variable Stars and Stars, Milky Way, Local Volume Science Collaborations.
Transcendence
Authors: Hutchings Shabaka , Ghadiali Ashish
Published: December 2021

An interview with musician Shabaka Hutchings, leader of the bands Sons of Kemet, The Comet is Coming and Shabaka and the Ancestors. The conversation starts with a discussion of multiplicity and unity, and the imperial habit of reducing multiplicity down to a single dominant unity, whether
through imposing one religion, one view of empire, or one recognised form of art music. It looks at the different ways of viewing culture in the West and in African countries. And it discusses the relationship between jazz and classical music; improvisation; musical dialogue; South African
music; transcendence through music; and musical healing.
Tant qu’il y aura des yeux
Authors: Costantini Michel
Published: December 2021

L’utopie vise à rendre chacun de nous heureux sous le régime de l’ Omnis  : on s’y applique à différencier le tout, à articuler la globalité du Multiple en ses manifestations particulières. Mais l’ Omnis  glisse aisément sur la pente dysphorique du Totus , qui cherche à ramener la multiplicité des étants à l’Un, généralisant le Même. Le roman Nous d’Eugène Zamiatine, écrit à Moscou en 1920, nous fait ainsi découvrir un monde – anticipation fictionnelle, évocatrice pourtant de bien des réalités de notre époque comme de la sienne – régi par un État Unitaire qui, pour atteindre mêmeté et uniformité, ferme radicalement la voie à l’imagination, dangereuse source d’exception et d’évasion, colmate, rabote, contrôle et surveille à tout-va, bride la  phusis  au nom d’un fallacieux  logos .
Le Vieillissement cérébral
Authors: Alpérovitch Annick , Mas Jean-Louis
Published: December 2021

Résumé La population mondiale vieillit et ceci entraîne une augmentation considérable de la fréquence des pathologies liées au vieillissement. Il est donc indispensable d’avoir des données épidémiologiques sur ces pathologies, en particulier celles affectant le système nerveux. Malheureusement de telles études se heurtent à des difficultés méthodologiques considérables, la première étant de définir ce que l’on considère comme normal ou pathologique au cours du vieillissement.
Le droit à l’avortement, la dignité humaine et la personnalité du fœtus
Authors: Cottereau Marc
Published: December 2021

Dans son article « La controverse sur l’avortement aux États-Unis », Ronald Dworkin affirmait l’idée que le droit à l’avortement fait partie d’un « projet général ». Ce projet, nous dit-il, consiste en la construction d’une société « véritablement acquise à la cause de la liberté et de la dignité de l’individu » et tout l’objet de ce présent article sera de présenter une défense systématique de l’intuition tout juste esquissée par Dworkin. Il s’agira de montrer que la reconnaissance d’un droit effectif à l’avortement n’est nullement conditionnée par le statut que l’on accorde au fœtus, mais qu’il résulte plutôt du rôle que joue la dignité humaine au sein d’un système juridique libéral. La controverse ne devrait donc pas porter sur le statut du fœtus, mais sur le type de société que nous souhaitons construire. Or, la construction d’une société bridée et décente suppose de limiter ce que l’on est en droit de demander sur le fondement du droit à la vie.
La dignité de la condition humaine. Une réponse à Marc Cottereau
Authors: Dijon Xavier
Published: December 2021

S’appuyant d’abord sur le rappel des deux écoles – classique (droit naturel) et moderne (contrat social) – qui divergent quant à la désignation de la source du droit, puis sur l’examen des rôles respectifs joués par l’intelligence et par la volonté dans la formulation des normes juridiques, l’article critique la référence que fait M. Cottereau à la dignité humaine conçue comme absence de cruauté pour justifier le droit de la femme à l’avortement. Mais cette critique peut-elle convaincre si la condition humaine n’est pas référée, comme telle, à une transcendance spirituelle ?
Habiller l’espace rituel de la salle d’audience. Catégorisations scéniques dans les audiences pénales de première instance en Belgique
Authors: D’hondt Sigurd
Published: December 2021

Cet article introduit la notion de catégorisation scénique pour référer aux tentatives des acteurs du procès d’influencer la négociation des réalités juridiques en invoquant des identités catégorielles attirant l’attention sur le cadre dans lequel ces négociations ont lieu. En s’appuyant sur un travail de terrain ethnographique dans des tribunaux pénaux de première instance belges, deux types récurrents de telles catégorisations scéniques sont identifiés. Le premier se produit lorsque les avocats de la défense dépeignent leur client comme « un autre », invitant ainsi les acteurs professionnels co-présents dans la salle d’audience à participer à une inspection visuelle de l’apparence et du comportement de leur client. Le second se produit lorsque les participants profanes, souvent des accusés issus d’une minorité ethnique non représentés par un avocat, refusent de traiter le juge comme enquêteur neutre et à la place effectuent les identités antagonistes « membre de la minorité » contre « représentant de la société en général ». Dans la discussion, il est soutenu que ces catégorisations scéniques ajoutent une dimension additionnelle à la transformabilité des catégories inhérent au processus juridique de catégorisation et qu’ils compliquent ainsi l’image habituelle de la salle d’audience comme espace ritualisé.
Incorporation of zirconium into PEO coating on Ti6Al4V alloy from acidic electrolyte
Authors: Sun Jie ,   Centre of Electrochemical Surface Technology GmbH (CEST GmbH), Austria, Boiadjieva-Scherzer Tzvetanka , Kronberger Hermann ,   Technical University of Vienna, Institute of Chemical Technologies and Analytics, Austria
Published: December 2021

To imitate the superior biocompatibility of Ti–Zr alloys at reduced cost, conventional Ti6Al4V alloy was modified via plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO). The influence of different additives on the phase composition and topography was investigated in acidic electrolytes containing Zr(SO4)2·H2O with potentiostatically controlled PEO at different pulse frequencies. Apart from the primary intention to generate Zr enriched phases, formation and incorporation in the ceramic layer of potential antibacterial Cu and Zn species was achieved and examined by X-ray diffraction. The thickness of the oxide layer, the adhesion and the layers' composition were evaluated using FIB and SEM-EDX.
Global existence and stability for the modified Mullins–Sekerka and surface diffusion flow
Authors: Corte Serena Della ,   Delft Institute of Applied Mathematics, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, Diana Antonia , Mantegazza Carlo ,   Scuola Superiore Meridionale, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico Ⅱ, Italy,   Dipartimento di Matematica e Applicazioni "Renato Caccioppoli" & Scuola Superiore Meridionale, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico Ⅱ, Italy
Published: December 2021

In this survey we present the state of the art about the asymptotic behavior and stability of the modified Mullins–Sekerka flow and the surface diffusion flow of smooth sets, mainly due to E. Acerbi, N. Fusco, V. Julin and M. Morini. First we discuss in detail the properties of the nonlocal Area functional under a volume constraint, of which the two flows are the gradient flow with respect to suitable norms, in particular, we define the strict stability property for a critical set of such functional and we show that it is a necessary and sufficient condition for minimality under $ W^{2, p} $–perturbations, holding in any dimension. Then, we show that, in dimensions two and three, for initial sets sufficiently "close" to a smooth strictly stable critical set $ E $, both flows exist for all positive times and asymptotically "converge" to a translate of $ E $.
Cambios residenciales y migratorios de la población extranjera en la ciudad de Valencia (2014-2017)
Authors: Salom-Carrasco Julia
Published: December 2021

Desde comienzos de siglo se ha producido en las ciudades españolas un importante aumento de la entrada de población extranjera que ha transformado el paisaje social de la ciudad, dando lugar en algunos casos a concentraciones espaciales de este tipo de población en áreas concretas. En este artículo se analizan las tendencias actuales (post-crisis) de localización de la población extranjera en la ciudad central metropolitana, utilizando como caso de estudio la ciudad de Valencia. Para ello se estudian los cambios residenciales y migratorios a escala de sección censal de la población extranjera clasificada por nacionalidad y nivel educativo, aplicando herramientas estadísticas (I Global de Moran y Hot-Spot Analysis) que permiten identificar las tendencias espaciales significativas. Los resultados indican que la movilidad residencial y migratoria de la población extranjera está contribuyendo, en líneas generales, a la consolidación y ampliación geográfica del patrón territorial existente. Sin embargo, se detectan algunos cambios debidos a la emergencia de nuevos espacios atractivos para la población extranjera de nivel educativo más elevado, especialmente nacionales de países de la Unión Europea, en entornos específicos que han sido revitalizados por proyectos urbanísticos concretos o por procesos de renovación urbana más amplios.
La censura portuguesa sobre el noticiario cinematográfico español Jornal de Actualidades/NO-DO, 1949-1977
Authors: Álvarez Josefina Martínez
Published: December 2021

En 1949 se producía en España un noticiario cinematográfico específico para Portugal, el “Jornal de Actualidades / NO-DO”. Este artículo analiza las similitudes ideológicas y políticas de ambas dictaduras a través de los contenidos y el tratamiento de los 1.500 números que se enviaron hasta 1977. Se ha contrastado la documentación conservada en Filmoteca Española y los expedientes de calificación de películas del Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo para conocer la posición de ambas dictaduras ante los cambios mundiales, según la selección de temas realizada en España y los recortes hechos para su exhibición en Portugal. Las 41 noticias censuradas se referían a los procesos independentistas ultramarinos, los avances del comunismo, la moralidad de los jóvenes, así como a otros asuntos que pudieran socavar los principios del Estado Novo. Este artículo forma parte del dossier temático La censura en el cine en las dictaduras ibéricas, organizado por Ana Bela Morais.
‘Should auld acquaintance be forgot’: On the Portuguese Empire in Asia, 1500-1700
Authors: Subrahmanyam Sanjay
Published: December 2021

The essay reflects on the context of the publication and reception of The Portuguese Empire in Asia, 1500-1700, a book that first appeared in 1993, and was translated into Portuguese, French and Chinese. It suggests that while some of the principal arguments of the book have gained acceptance, others have been resisted in many quarters. Notably, the book’s plea to insert Portuguese activities in their full Asian and East African historical and historiographical contexts has only been espoused by a minority of historians.
Os últimos anos da reforma administrativa no Estado Novo português, 1970-1974
Authors: Azevedo Ana Carina
Published: December 2021

Este artigo analisa a ação dos dois últimos órgãos coordenadores da reforma administrativa no Estado Novo português: a Direção de Serviços da Reforma Administrativa e o Secretariado da Administração Pública. Além de ter como propósito a apresentação da atuação de dois organismos ainda bastante desconhecidos da historiografia, este artigo pretende desvendar a relação entre os objetivos por eles apresentados e, quer as prioridades políticas do regime, quer a conjuntura económica e social da fase final do marcelismo. Argumenta-se que a evolução da ação destes organismos oscila ao sabor da conjuntura dos últimos anos do Estado Novo. A crise económica e social dos anos 1970 e as alterações no campo marcelista acabariam por ditar quer uma renovação da aposta na reforma administrativa, quer o seu esvaziamento. No final, reflete-se sobre o modo como uma errada interpretação do conceito de reforma administrativa poderá ser responsável pela noção de fracasso com a qual esta é identificada.
Discurso y memoria de las guerras coloniales africanas en las dictaduras de Franco y Salazar
Authors: Amorín Alfonso Iglesias
Published: December 2021

El pasado colonial fue muy importante en las dictaduras de Franco en España y Salazar en Portugal. En ambos casos el colonialismo fue reinterpretado de acuerdo a las necesidades del momento, y el surgimiento de nuevos conflictos coloniales llevó a un recurso aún mayor al pasado. El artículo explorará los parecidos y diferencias entre los colonialismos español y portugués en África, las características peculiares de sus conflictos coloniales y las políticas memoriales de ambos Estados desde una perspectiva comparativa. Se analizarán varios ejemplos, como el papel de los héroes, o las victorias y derrotas, para comprobar cómo fueron percibidos y cómo se transmitieron a la opinión pública en los respectivos países.
The State and Natural Resources: 250 Years of Rice Production in Portugal, 18th-21st Centuries
Authors: Faísca Carlos Manuel , Freire Dulce , Viana Cláudia M.
Published: December 2021

This article analyses rice production in Portugal from its establishment in the late eighteenth century to the present. Today, not only are the Portuguese the main consumers of rice in Europe, but this cereal is the second most-produced by Portuguese agriculture. However, the historical analysis of rice production in Portugal is limited to specific eras and/or geographies. This research aims to contribute to filling several research gaps, providing a long-term view of a current problem, as the terms of public support for rice production have recently been discussed. Thus, based mainly on statistical sources, the conclusion is that rice, after a phase of slow growth, established itself from the 1930s onwards as one of the main crops of Portuguese agriculture. In fact, rice was the only cereal in Portugal that managed to keep up with the increase in productivity of the other European countries. To this end, in conjunction with favourable agroecological and market factors, public policies were decisive, such as seed selection and the introduction of more productive varieties, the elimination of public health problems and the construction of major agricultural hydraulic public works.
Heritage routes and multiple narratives. The Inca Road System (Qhapaq Ñan, Camino principal andino / Andean road system): a specific case of a non-tourism heritage route?
Authors: Salin Elodie
Published: December 2021

This article discusses the heritage producing machine where transnational cultural routes are concerned, and specifically in the light of the heritage narratives established at different scales by those involved in heritage development. It comprises a heuristic reflection on the notion of heritage and on the quest for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List through the categories of cultural landscapes and heritage routes. The study of the Qhapaq Ñan (Camino principal andino / Andean road system), some 4,000 km of roads across six Andean countries from Colombia in the north to Argentina and Chile in the south, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2014, provides a geopolitical interpretation of an ambitious transnational cultural project. The issue of sharing the values embodied by the heritage route are examined through multiple narratives, glorifying a remembrance that, while shared, yet lacks consensus. The tourism development (ecotourism) of the Qhapaq Ñan is expected, rejected and conflictual, as are the multiple narratives that punctuate the Inca Road System and the difficult appropriations of this fragmented heritage route.
Travel blogging between personal staging and commercial alignment – a conceptual framework
Authors: Winsky Nora , Dickow Julia
Published: December 2021

Due to recent changes in the blogosphere, and in travel blogging in particular, there is a need to reflect on travel blogs as complex media. In this article, commodification and professionalization processes, as well as the specific situatedness of travel blogs at the interface of on- and offline worlds, are taken into account in order to present a differentiated and adaptable conceptual framework for analyzing travel blogs. Within this framework, blogs are situated between personal staging and commercial alignment. The paper shows, how the use of different blogging practices (such as sharing and recommending travel experiences) allows bloggers to construct and use different web-identities simultaneously. By using close and wide readings, it is demonstrated how playing the role of connoisseur of a tourist city and online friend (personal staging) enables bloggers to establish a profitable travel blog and be effective with their marketing strategies (commercial alignment). A case study of travel blogs relating to Barcelona serves as an illustrative example and confirms the suitability of this conceptual approach.
Turismo religioso em municípios do estado do Amazonas
Authors: S. B. Teixeira Maria Adriana , Barbosa Santos Lúcia Cláudia , Ramos Iwata Maria Jacqueline , Peixoto de Oliveira Anny Gabrielly
Published: December 2021

Este estudo trata a respeito dos principais aspectos religiosos de três grandes eventos propagadores do turismo religiosos no estado do Amazonas. O turismo religioso é movido pelas particularidades religiosas de cada turista, os quais procuram lugares considerados sagrados e reconhecidos pelos atos de fé, como também pelas graças alcançadas. O objetivo geral do estudo é analisar as principais características do turismo religioso de Nossa Senhora do Carmo (Parintins); A festa de Santo Antônio de Borba (Borba) e Nossa Rainha do Rosário (Itapiranga). Os resultados permitiram constatar que as principais características dos eventos estudados é manter as tradições religiosas passada de gerações, fortalecer a devoção ao padroeiro local e promover as diversas relações entre as pessoas que participam destes festejos. Espera-se que os resultados deste estudo contribuam para a introdução de novas pesquisas relacionados a esta temática e desta forma resgatar valores culturais e espirituais importantes destes lugares.
Itinéraires culturels et patrimoine religieux : multi-dynamiques d’une catégorie croisée en contexte touristique
Authors: Brianso Isabelle
Published: December 2021

Depuis 1987, les traces géographiques (route, chemin, voie) du Moyen Âge se transforment en Itinéraires culturels certifiés du Conseil de l’Europe. Ces itinéraires étaient autrefois fréquentés par des voyageurs et des pèlerins d’Europe, ils attirent désormais une diversité de marcheurs aux profils hétérogènes (habitant, marcheur-pèlerin, touriste-randonneur) formant des multi-communautés à valeurs sociales, religieuses et patrimoniales. Ces communautés d’acteurs opèrent en contexte touristique par des dynamiques en réseau grâce à des outils participatifs, sociotechniques et numériques en vue de construire leur identité culturelle, visuelle et européenne. Elles jouent donc un rôle central dans la reconnaissance de cet objet culturel en tant que catégorie patrimoniale récente au croisement disciplinaire de la géographie culturelle, du paysage et des processus communicationnels. Cet article étudie un corpus d’Itinéraires culturels certifiés à valeurs religieuses selon une méthodologie qualitative qui les classifie (approche typologique) puis, les analyse (approche systémique).
Identifying HRM Practices for Improving Information Security Performance
Authors: Kumah Peace , Yaokumah Winfred , Buabeng-Andoh Charles
Published: December 2021

This article focuses on identifying key human resource management (HRM) practices necessary for improving information security performance from the perspective of IT professionals. The Importance-Performance Map Analysis (IPMA) via SmartPLS 3.0 was employed and 232 samples were collected from information technology (IT) professionals in 43 organizations. The analysis identified information security training, background checks and monitoring as very important HRM practices that could improve the performance of organizational information security. In particular, the study found training on mobile devices security and malware; background checks and monitoring of potential, current and former employees as of high importance but with low performance. Thus, these key areas need to be improved with top priority. Conversely, the study found accountability and employee relations as being overly emphasized by the organisations. The findings raised some useful implications and information for HR and IT leaders to consider in future information security strategy.
Applicability of Six Sigma in Human Resource Management
Authors: Shenoy Nagaraj
Published: December 2021

The role of HR has become like that of a firefighter, remembered only in emergencies. Their presence is felt only in their absence. HR is seen as a reactive staff function and a cost centre. The message is clear. Despite its best effort to keep organization together with uniform policy, norms, and values, HR is compelled to prove its financial worth to the organization. HR is under constant pressure for showing their results in quantifiable and financially measurable terms. Introducing Six Sigma in processes of HRM functions seems to be a solution to this problem. However, in some of “Total Six Sigma Organizations,” the human resources department has been practically untouched by Six Sigma. The main reason being the difficulty in quantifying and measuring the financial returns of HR processes. But, some others feel that this is as easy as identifying the gaps and using the right formula. The real problem therefore lies in the perception of an individual HR professional. It takes an HR manager to think statistically and analyze how a process can be quantified.
Human Resources and their Tendency to Information Security Crimes Based on Holland Theory
Authors: Al-Ajlouni Mahmoud Mohammad
Published: December 2021

Security systems are often the target of cyber-criminals and professional hackers, but often they fail in hiding all traces of the attack, thereby leaving critical evidence that could lead to identifying and arresting the criminal. However, hacking skills vary from one hacker to another depending on the hacker's personal traits, behavior, and intellectual tendencies. The aim of this study is to develop a proposed descriptive model of the behavioral patterns and motives of hackers based on programmable psychological theories, modeled using object-oriented programming models. The study proposes a descriptive model of an inverse algorithm that simulates Holland's Theory of Behavioral Patterns. Findings show that this descriptive model is applicable to be produced as a code map for the human resources of an investigative nature.
How the Human Resource Practices of Chinese MNEs in Africa Create Economic Growth and Livelihood Options
Authors: Berning Sue Claire , Ambrosius Judith
Published: December 2021

The purpose of this paper is to critically analyze the economic development impact of multinational enterprises (MNEs) in developing countries. In particular, the relationship between MNEs' developmental effect on economic growth and poverty reduction and their use of human resource management (HRM) practices will be examined. The regional focus will be on Chinese MNEs in Africa. The paper is conceptual in nature by analyzing relevant key literatures, investigating cases of Chinese MNEs in Africa, and finally deriving a systematic conceptual framework.
The Effect of Education on Information Systems Success
Authors: Goeke Richard J. , Crowne Kerri Anne , Laker Dennis R.
Published: December 2021

Research into the relationship between education and information systems (IS) success (use, satisfaction, and impact) has produced mixed results. Such results seem counterintuitive, given the many benefits that education brings to the workplace. However, workplace research from Human Resources (HR) has similarly found that education has little direct effect on job performance. Instead, education has indirect effects on job performance through job expertise, which is what drives behavior and job performance. The present research integrated the Delone & McLean IS Success Model with the Job Performance Model, and found similar results: in a survey of 465 professionals working in business analytics (BA), user education level had no direct effect on IS success (BA tool use, satisfaction, and impact). Instead, education level had a positive effect on expertise with the BA tool, which in turn positively affected BA tool use. These results build upon those from HR, and suggest that education has an indirect effect on IS success, rather than a direct effect.
Analysis of Strategic Human Resource Management Practices in Small and Medium Enterprises of South Asia
Authors: Anjum A. , Ming X. , Puig Lilian Consuelo Mustelier
Published: December 2021

This empirical article aims to ascertain the impact & relationship of SHRM practices with service behavior among employees of SME's in Pakistan. Data was collected from 32 small & medium enterprises including Manufacturing, Consultants, Automotive, Fashion, Handicrafts, Surgical, Sports Goods & Customer Service sectors of 8 major cities of Pakistan by using stratified random sampling technique. The response rate was 76% as 180 questionnaires were distributed among front line employees, middle managers & executive managers and 38 questionnaires were returned back with 76% response rate and 118 questionnaires were found useable. Pearson's r correlation & linear regression analysis techniques were used to analyze the data on SPSS, PSAW version 22. According to results, the Regression model is weakly parsimonious & accounts for 33.3% of the variance. SHRM practices on the whole have positive moderate significant relationship (.337*) & positive impact (β = .787) on service behavior. In depth, training has positive weak significant relationship (.219*) & positive impact (β = .147), participation has positive moderate significant relationship (.499**) & positive impact (β = .432), job description has positive moderate significant relationship (.340**) & positive impact (β = .352), result-oriented appraisal has positive weak significant relationship (.222*) & positive impact (β = .015), internal career opportunities has positive weak significant relationship (.292**) & positive impact (β = .295) on service behavior. Employment security (.131) & profit sharing (- .054) have non-significant relationships with service behavior. This study facilitates the policy makers to adopt appropriate SHRM practices to foster service behavior among employees. This study was conducted in eight cities of Pakistan by using cross sectional research design. Future research direction is to expand the study by using longitudinal research design.
Adoption and Use of Human Information System Digital Technology for Organizational Competitiveness
Authors: Narayana Alamuri Surya , Bhusal Roshee Lamichhane
Published: December 2021

Staying competitive in the current digitized workplace era requires, among other things, an adequate and efficient use of modern technology. Human resource information system (HRIS) is one of several tools that helps organizations remain sustainable by providing technology that can help to acquire, store, generate, analyze, and disseminate timely and accurate employee information and activities. Of late, HRIS is slowly gaining prominence in Nepal. A generic model for conditions that are necessary for successful adoption and use of HRIS in Nepali organizations is designed as the models proposed by earlier researchers in a developed context may not work well in a developing context. This sets fertile ground to carry out scholarly inquiry into the domain of HRIS in the Nepalese context. The limitations of present study are mentioned and practical/research implications of the same are discussed towards the end. Researchers are of the opinion that the findings of this preliminary study can be taken up to the next level for carrying out quantitative research in HRIS domain in Nepal.
The Role of Human Resource Management in Enhancing Organizational Information Systems Security
Authors: Kumah Peace
Published: December 2021

Emerging human resource management (HRM) practices are focusing on background checks, training and development, employer-employee relations, responsibility and accountability, and monitoring of information systems security resources. Information systems security ensures that appropriate resources and adequate skills exist in the organization to effectively manage information security projects. This chapter examined the role of HRM in enhancing organizational information systems security. Using importance-performance map analysis, the study found training, background checks, and monitoring as crucial HRM practices that could enhance organizational information systems security. Moreover, four indicators, consisting of training on mobile devices security; malware management; background checks; and monitoring of potential, current, and former employees recorded high importance but with rather low performance. Consequently, these indicators should be improved. On the contrary, the organizations placed excessive focus on responsibility, accountability, and employee relations.
Fourth Generation of Rights and Their Reflections on Human Resources Practices in Tourism Businesses
Authors: Dinçer Füsun Istanbullu , Bayram Gul Erkol , Altunoz Ozlem
Published: December 2021

Sustainable development, which has been emphasized in the tourism system where sustainability has been targeted for years, temporarily eliminated the problems such as poverty, unemployment, and hunger for that period; however, it has affected tourism development by ignoring the rights of the ecosystem, future generations, and cities, thus causing some problems today. For these reasons, the need for handling with the manpower in tourism with a perspective that is more conscious, sensitive, and predictive than the current perspective has emerged. Taking these as a starting point, the study will include the following topics: the fourth generation of human rights, the current status, problems and opportunities of human resources in the tourism industry, and the reflection of the fourth generation of human rights on human resources.
Relevance of Strategic Management of Human Resources in Travel Agencies
Authors: Ramirez-Salazar Maria Del Pilar , Ovalle-Mora Omar Orlando , Salcedo-Perez Carlos , Perez-Uribe Rafael Ignacio
Published: December 2021

The strategic organizational direction must deal with the causes that give rise to changes in the organizations in each of their levels. The strategy is affected by the principles, values, and interests of all those who have power in their environment. This chapter reports the results obtained in the Relevance dimension, achieved during more than 3 years of theoretical and applied research that has taken place as a result of the Responsible Integral Management Model (GIR) based on the Human Resources of the companies of the tourism sector, as in the Colombian case.