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An Introduction to Ethical Considerations for Novices to Research in Teaching and Learning in Canada
Authors: MacLean Mark , Poole Gary
Published: October 2012

Considering Canada's Tri-Council statement on the ethical conduct for research involving human subjects, we discuss some of the ethical challenges of doing research on teaching and learning in which one's own students and teaching act as the context of such scholarly activity. We advocate establishing basic principles based in the complex relationships in teaching and learning, making reference to the such issues as the potential social consequences for students of choosing not to participate in SoTL research. We propose some principles for those new to teaching and learning research to consider as part of their own ethical considerations.
En ce qui concerne l'Énoncé de politique des trois Conseils : Éthique de la recherche avec des êtres humains, nous présentons les difficultés déontologiques de la recherche sur l’enseignement et l’apprentissage au cours de laquelle nos propres étudiants et notre enseignement constituent le contexte de cette activité savante. Nous prônons l’établissement de principes fondamentaux basés sur les relations complexes entre l’enseignement et l’apprentissage et faisons référence à des enjeux comme les conséquences sociales potentielles du choix des étudiants de ne pas participer à la recherche sur l’ACEA. Nous proposons des principes que les chercheurs novices pourraient intégrer à leurs propres considérations déontologiques.
Glomus trufemii (Glomeromycetes), a new sporocarpic species from Brazilian sand dunes
Authors: Goto Bruno Tomio , Jardim Jomar Gomes , Silva Gladstone Alves da , Furrazola Eduardo , Torres-Arias Yamir , Oehl Fritz
Published: October 2012

Glomus trufemii, which forms large aggregates (≤ 850 × 1200 μm) in the rhizosphere of a herbaceous plant community in NE Brazilian sand dunes, is described as new. Its subglobose glomerospores measuring 72–92 × 79–105 μm have two spore wall layers:
an evanescent hyaline 0.3–0.8 μm thick outer layer and a laminate orange brown to dark red brown 7.4–15.5 μm thick inner layer. The pigmentation of the subtending hypha is similar but often much lighter than that of the laminate spore wall layer. The spore size and color,
spore wall structure, and features of the spore base and subtending hyphae separate this species from similar yellow-brown to brown spored species like G. badium, G. glomerulatum, and G. brohultii.
Seven lichen species new to Poland
Authors: Kukwa Martin , Łubek Anna , Szymczyk Rafał , Zalewska Anna
Published: October 2012

Biatora pontica, Buellia violaceofusca, Catillaria croatica, Parmelia ernstiae, Placopsis lambii, Protoparmelia oleagina and Scoliciosporum curvatum are recorded as new to Poland. Most reported species represent a group of crustose, often
sterile lichens where secondary chemistry plays an important role in the taxonomy. Characteristics of each species, notes on similar taxa, distribution, and habitat are provided.
Dissoconium proteae newly recorded from China
Authors: Zhang Rong , Mao Yongna , Hao Lu , Chen Hongcai , Sun Guangyu , Gleason Mark L.
Published: October 2012

We document the first report of Dissoconium proteae from China. This fungus was found on the cuticle of apple fruit collected from orchards in Shaanxi Province. Its morphology is compared with other Dissoconium species and a phylogenetic analysis based on ITS sequence
is presented.
Mycena pseudoinclinata, new to Italy
Authors: La Rosa Alfonso , Saitta Alessandro , Compagno Riccardo , Venturella Giuseppe
Published: October 2012

The first report of Mycena pseudoinclinata in Italy is accompanied by notes on the taxonomy, ecology, and distribution of this uncommon basidiomycete.
Rossbeevera yunnanensis (Boletaceae, Boletales), a new sequestrate species from southern China
Authors: Orihara Takamichi , Smith Matthew E. , Ge Zai-Wei , Maekawa Nitaro
Published: October 2012

A new sequestrate (truffle-like) species, Rossbeevera yunnanensis, is described based on a collection from Chuxiong Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. The species is morphologically characterized by its large, narrow, fusoid to fusiform basidiospores and remarkably thin peridium.
Maximum likelihood and neighbor joining phylogenies of our nLSU rDNA dataset indicate that the species constitutes the earliest diverging lineage within the genus Rossbeevera and has a close phylogenetic relationship to species of Leccinellum. Morphological and phylogenetic relationships
to the other Asian members of Rossbeevera are discussed.
Octaviania violascens: a new sequestrate bolete from Thailand
Authors: Choeyklin Rattaket , Boonpratuang Thitiya , Sommai Sujinda , Somrithipol Sayanh
Published: October 2012

Octaviania violascens sp. nov. is proposed for a new sequestrate bolete from Khao Yai National Park, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand. A comprehensive description and illustrations are provided.
New records of cercosporoid hyphomycetes from Iran
Authors: Pirnia Mahdi , Zare Rasoul , Zamanizadeh Hamid R. , Khodaparast Akbar
Published: October 2012

Eight collections from different localities in the northern provinces of Iran were obtained during spring-summer 2010–11. Seven species on eight host plants were identified: Cercospora pantoleuca on Plantago lanceolata, Cercosporella primulae on Primula
macrocalyx, C. virgaureae on Conyza bonariensis, Passalora bondartsevii on Medicago sp., Pseudocercospora danaicola on Danae racemosa, P. paraguayensis on Eucalyptus camaldulensis, and Scolecostigmina confluens on Crataegus
melanocarpa and C. pseudomelanocarpa. These taxa are new records to Iran. Cercosporina danaicola is recombined as Pseudocercospora danaicola.
Phaeocollybia nigripes (Agaricomycetes), a new species from Brazil
Authors: Coimbra Victor R.M. , Gibertoni Tatiana B. , Wartchow Felipe
Published: October 2012

Phaeocollybia nigripes is described from an Atlantic Forest fragment in Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil. It is characterized by a stipe that is uniformly slender with a slightly swollen base and dark grayish brown below to almost black at the apex, brown pileus, large basidiospores
that average 12.4 × 6.6 μm, hyphoid to narrowly clavate cheilocystidia, and abundant clamp connections. The holotype of P. megalospora var. megalospora, the putatively most similar taxon, was examined. A key to the six taxa reported from Brazil is also presented.
Erysiphe javanica sp. nov., a new tropical powdery mildew from Indonesia
Authors: Meeboon Jamjan , Hidayat Iman , Takamatsu Susumu
Published: October 2012

During the collection of tropical powdery mildews in Cibodas Botanical Garden and Mount Tangkuban Perahu in Indonesia, we found interesting specimens on Castanopsis javanica (Fagaceae). Phylogenetic analysis using a combination of 28S and ITS rDNA sequences clearly showed
that this fungus forms a distinct lineage among the Erysiphe species found on hosts of the plant genus Castanopsis. Therefore, we consider this fungus a new species of Erysiphe, described here as Erysiphe javanica. Differences between E. javanica and closely
related Erysiphe species are discussed.
Pisolithus: a new species from southeast Asia and a new combination
Authors: Phosri C. , Martín M.P. , Suwannasai N. , Sihanonth P. , Watling R.
Published: October 2012

Based on morphological and ITS nrDNA sequence analyses, a species recognized in classical European literature as Lycoperdon capsulifer is transferred to Pisolithus and P. orientalis is proposed as a new species. Pisolithus orientalis basidiomes, collected
under Pinus kesiya in Thailand, correspond to Pisolithus sp. 5 sensu Martin et al. Pisolithus sp. 4 sensu Martin et al. is shown to comprise two groups, one equivalent to P. arhizus as collected from Pinus and Quercus forests from Italy and Spain and
the other represented by the new P. capsulifer from mixed pine-deciduous forests in England and France.
Terriera simplex, a new species of Rhytismatales from China
Authors: Gao Xiao-Ming , Zheng Chun-Tao , Lin Ying-Ren
Published: October 2012

A new Terriera species found on fallen leaves of Trachelospermum jasminoides (Apocynaceae) is described, illustrated, and designated as Terriera simplex. This taxon is distinguished from its closest relatives by unbranched paraphyses and asci with truncate
or subtruncate apices. The type specimen is deposited in the Reference Collection of Forest Fungi of Anhui Agricultural University, China (AAUF).
The Leptogium juressianum complex in southeastern Brazil
Authors: Kitaura Marcos J. , Marcelli Marcelo P.
Published: October 2012

Leptogium subjuressianum and L. subjuressianum var. caparoense are new Brazilian taxa growing mostly in the southeastern mountains. They are differentiated from European taxa by the ornamentation of the upper surface.
The lichen genus Chapsa (Graphidaceae) in India
Authors: Joshi Santosh , Upreti Dalip K. , Nayaka Sanjeeva
Published: October 2012

This paper provides a detailed account of the 16 species of Chapsa recorded in India. Chapsa patens and C. platycarpella are new records for the Indian lichen biota.
A new species of Postia (Basidiomycota) from Northeast China
Authors: Cui Bao-Kai , Li Hai-Jiao
Published: October 2012

A new polypore, Postia subplacenta sp. nov. from Northeast China, is described and illustrated. It is characterized by resupinate basidiocarps, angular pores (3–5 per mm) with a cream buff to pale cinnamon-buff pore surface, and cylindrical basidiospores (4.2–6.0
× 1.9–2.4 μm) that are negative in Melzer's reagent and Cotton Blue. A key to accepted species of Chinese Postia is supplied.
Nomenclatural status and morphological notes on Tubifera applanata sp. nov. (Myxomycetes)
Authors: Leontyev D.V. , Fefelov K.A.
Published: October 2012

Tubifera applanata sp. nov. is proposed to validate "Tubulifera applanata" nom. inval. The species diagnosis and some notes on its morphology are provided. At 0.40−0.65 mm diam., individual sporothecae are somewhat larger than in T. ferruginosa and T. microsperma
and smaller than those in T. casparyi. Circular ornamentations on the inner peridial surface in T. applanata are larger than previously noted, reaching a size up to 2.9 μm.
Paralepistopsis gen. nov. and Paralepista (Basidiomycota, Agaricales)
Authors: Vizzini Alfredo , Ercole Enrico
Published: October 2012

Paralepistopsis, a new genus in Agaricales, is proposed for the rare toxic species, Clitocybe amoenolens from North Africa (Morocco) and southern and southwestern Europe and C. acromelalga from Asia (Japan and South Korea). Paralepistopsis is distinguished
from its allied clitocyboid genera by a Lepista flaccida-like habit, a pileipellis with diverticulate hyphae, small non-lacrymoid basidiospores with a smooth slightly cyanophilous and inamyloid wall, and the presence of toxic acromelic acids. Combined ITS-LSU sequence analyses place
Paralepistopsis close to Cleistocybe and Catathelasma within the tricholomatoid clade. Our phylogenetic analysis further supports Lepista subg. Paralepista (= Lepista sect. Gilva) as an independent clitocyboid evolutionary line. We recognize
the genus Paralepista, for which we propose twelve new combinations.
Sympodioplanus yunnanensis, a new aquatic species from submerged decaying leaves
Authors: Yang Guang-Zhu , Lu Kai-Ping , Yang Yue , Ma Li-Bo , Qiao Min , Zhang Ke-Qin , Yu Ze-Fen
Published: October 2012

Sympodioplanus yunnanensis sp. nov. from submerged leaves collected from Gengma county, Lincang city, was found when researching aquatic hyphomycetes in Yunnan. The new species is well defined as a Sympodioplanus by its sympodial proliferation with multiple and crowded
conidiogenous loci in the upper conidiophores and elongated conidia. It differs in conidial shape and septation from the type species, S. capensis.
Phaeotrichoconis crotalariae, endophytic on Vitis labrusca in Brazil
Authors: Lima Thaís Emanuelle Feijó de , Bezerra José Luíz , Cavalcanti Maria Auxiliadora de Queiroz
Published: October 2012

Phaeotrichoconis crotalariae was isolated during studies with endophytic fungi on healthy leaves of Vitis labrusca in Pernambuco, Brazil. This is a new host for P. crotalariae, and the second report of this fungus from Brazil.
Studies on Wrightoporia from China 1. A new species from Hunan Province, South China
Authors: Chen Jia-jia , Yu Hai-You
Published: October 2012

Wrightoporia nigrolimitata sp. nov. is described from Hunan Province, southern China. It is characterized by an annual growth habit, small pileate basidiocarps, a brown to black line between the tubes and context, a monomitic hyphal system with clamp connections, nondextrinoid
hyphae, and finely asperulate amyloid basidiospores. A key to accepted Chinese Wrightoporia species is supplied.
Notes on Xylophallus xylogenus (Phallaceae, Agaricomycetes) based on Brazilian specimens
Authors: Trierveiler-Pereira Larissa , Silveira Rosa Mara Borges da
Published: October 2012

From morphological analysis of Phallus pygmaeus specimens collected in Brazil and reexamination of the holotype, we conclude that this species is a synonym of the previously described Xylophallus xylogenus and agree with the recently proposed synonymy. We describe new
specimens of X. xylogenus from Northeastern Brazil and provide color photos and a key for the species of the small xylophilous members of Phallus, including Xylophallus.
Plectania seaveri (Ascomycota, Pezizales), a new discomycete from Bermuda
Authors: Carbone Matteo , Agnello Carlo , LaGreca Scott
Published: October 2012

Plectania seaveri sp. nov. is described after revision of Bermudian material identified by Seaver under the name Bulgaria melastoma. The only known host for this new species is the endemic Bermudian tree Juniperus bermudiana (Bermuda cedar), a species whose numbers
have greatly reduced over the past 70 years due to the introduction of invasive scale insects. As this new fungus has not been collected since 1940, it may now be extinct. Color pictures of fresh and dried specimens, microscopic morphology, and a black and white drawing of hymenial elements
are included. Related, excluded, and doubtful species of Plectania are also discussed.
New species of Entoloma (Basidiomycetes, Agaricales) from Kerala State, India
Authors: Pradeep C.K. , Vrinda K.B. , Varghese Shibu P. , Baroni T.J.
Published: October 2012

Three new species of Entoloma (E. suaveolens, E. crassum, and E. aurantioquadratum) are described, illustrated, and discussed based on collections made from Kerala State, India.
Clavulicium hallenbergii, a new corticioid species from India
Authors: Singh Avneet P. , Kaur Jaspreet , Dhingra G.S.
Published: October 2012

A new corticioid species, Clavulicium hallenbergii, is described from Chamba, in Himachal Pradesh.
Vararia longicystidiata sp. nov. (Agaricomycetes) from India
Authors: Samita  , Sanyal S.K. , Dhingra G.S. , Singh Avneet P.
Published: October 2012

A new corticioid species, Vararia longicystidiata, is described on decaying wood of Quercus incana from Uttarakhand state in India.
A new cystidiate variety of Omphalina pyxidata (Basidiomycota, tricholomatoid clade) from Italy
Authors: Vizzini Alfredo , Curti Mariano , Contu Marco , Ercole Enrico
Published: October 2012

A new variety of Omphalina pyxidata, var. cystidiata, is here described and illustrated based on morphological and molecular data. The new combination Infundibulicybe lateritia is introduced.
New records of Puccinia species on Poaceae from Fairy Meadows, Pakistan
Authors: Afshan N.S. , Khalid A.N. , Niazi A.R.
Published: October 2012

During a survey of rust fungi of Fairy Meadows, Puccinia brachypodii var. major on Poa attenuata and P. substriata var. indica on Pennisetum orientale were reported for the first time. These new rust fungi records bring to 70 the number of Puccinia
species reported on Poaceae from Pakistan. Puccinia brachypodii var. poae-nemoralis and P. poarum are also reported for the first time from Fairy Meadows.
Lectotypification and characterization of the natural phenotype of Fusarium bactridioides
Authors: Seifert Keith A. , Gräfenhan Tom
Published: October 2012

Specimens of Fusarium bactridioides deposited in the US National Fungus Collections and New York Botanical Garden were examined and a lectotype is selected based on naturally infected galls of Cronartium conigenum collected in Arizona. This species was previously only
described from culture, and its natural phenotype is presented and illustrated here. Historical experiments involving the attempted use of F. bactridioides as a biocontrol of pine blister rusts in Oregon and New Hampshire are reviewed, but the unpublished records of the ultimate fate
of these experiments could not be located.
Manoharachariella indica sp. nov. from the Western Ghats, India
Authors: Rajeshkumar Kunhiraman C. , Singh Sanjay K.
Published: October 2012

Manoharachariella indica is described as a new species from India, differing from M. lignicola, the only other described species of the genus, by larger conidia, longer conidiophores, and additional conidiophore septa.
First record of the sequestrate fungus Neosecotium macrosporum (Agaricales, Lepiotaceae) from Mexico
Authors: Lizárraga Marcos , Esqueda Martín , Vargas-Luna Mario , Moreno Gabriel
Published: October 2012

Neosecotium macrosporum, previously known only from two USA records, is reported for the first time in Mexico. Observations of macro- and microscopic characters including for the holotype and the Chihuahua collection are presented. SEM photomicrographs illustrating spore ornamentation
are included.
Exobasidium ferrugineae sp. nov., associated with hypertrophied flowers of Lyonia ferruginea in the southeastern USA
Authors: Kennedy Aaron H. , Goldberg Nisse A. , Minnis Andrew M.
Published: October 2012

Exobasidium ferrugineae, associated with hypertrophied flowers and less commonly leaves of Lyonia ferruginea (rusty staggerbush), is formally described here as a new species. Morphological and DNA sequence (ITS, nLSU) data are provided. Phylogenetic analyses confirm that
it is not conspecific with any species of Exobasidium represented by existing DNA sequence data. A key to North American species of Exobasidium on Lyonia is presented.
Passalora aseptata, a new cercosporoid fungus from northeastern Uttar Pradesh, India
Authors: Singh Raghvendra , Chaurasia Balmukund , Shukla Kalawati , Upadhyaya Parmatma Prasad
Published: October 2012

The anamorphic fungus Passalora aseptata sp. nov., found on Terminalia bellirica (Combretaceae), in the Chowk Forest, Mahrajganj, U.P., India, is described and illustrated.
First records of Craterium aureonucleatum, Perichaena quadrata, and Physarum mutabile in Italy
Authors: Compagno Riccardo , La Rosa Alfonso , Venturella Giuseppe
Published: October 2012

Three species of Mycetozoa, new for Italy, were identified in garrigues and maquis ecosystems on the volcanic island of Pantelleria (Sicily). The finding of Craterium aureonucleatum, Perichaena quadrata, and Physarum mutabile widens their distribution in
Europe and identifies new substrata.
Tuber microsphaerosporum and Paradoxa sinensis spp. nov.
Authors: Fan Li , Cao Jin-Zhong , Li Yu
Published: October 2012

Two new truffle species from China are described and illustrated. Tuber microsphaerosporum is recognized by its small ascospores and 1–7-spored asci. Paradoxa sinensis is separated from the European P. monospora by its pale color and larger ascospores.
Moniliophthora aurantiaca sp. nov., a Polynesian species occurring in littoral forests
Authors: Kropp Bradley R. , Albee-Scott Steven
Published: October 2012

A new species of Moniliophthora is described from the Samoan Islands. The new species is characterized by its bright orange pileus and pale orange stipe and lamellae. It occurs commonly on woody debris in moist littoral forests and has not been found in upland forests. A phylogenetic
analysis of nLSU and ITS sequences indicates that Moniliophthora aurantiaca has an affinity with the Central and South American members of the genus. Possible mechanisms for the dispersal of fungi from the Neotropics to the Samoan Islands are discussed.
Acrogenospora hainanensis sp. nov. and new records of microfungi from southern China
Authors: Ma Jian , Ma Li-Guo , Zhang Yi-Dong , Xia Ji-Wen , Zhang Xiu-Guo
Published: October 2012

Acrogenospora hainanensis is described and illustrated from specimens collected on dead branches in Hainan Province, China. The fungus is characterized by terminal, monoblastic, percurrently extending conidiogenous cells with solitary, spherical or subspherical, non-septate and
relatively small conidia. Acrogenospora gigantospora, Nakataea fusispora, and Pseudospiropes costaricensis are newly recorded from China.
A new species of Nectria on Populus from China
Authors: Zeng Zhao-Qing , Zhuang Wen-Ying
Published: October 2012

A new species, Nectria zangii, is described on Populus branches from Donglingshan in western Beijing. The anatomy of perithecia, which become cupulate when dry, and positive reactions to KOH and lactic acid of the fungus indicates that this species belongs in the genus
Nectria. It is characterized by small, non-septate, allantoid ascospores and small, subcylindrical to narrowly clavate asci. Sequence analysis of the combined nuclear ribosomal DNA ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 and partial β-tubulin gene confirm its taxonomic position in Nectria as a species
new to science.
Two new freshwater species of Annulatascaceae from China
Authors: Hu Dian-Ming , Cai Lei , Bahkali Ali Hassan , Hyde Kevin D.
Published: October 2012

Two new species belonging to Annulatascaceae are described and illustrated on submerged wood from a freshwater stream. Annulatascus menglensis, differentiated from other Annulatascus species by its hyaline ascomatal neck, is also characterized by cylindrical asci
with a large bipartite refractive J– apical ring and hyaline fusiform ascospores without sheath or appendages. Aqualignicola vaginata, which is distinguished from A. hyalina in producing a gelatinous sheath surrounding the unicellular hyaline ascospores, is further characterized
by its membranous ascomata with lanceolate setae that surround the neck, long cylindrical asci with a relatively large apical ring.
New records of little-known species of Carbomyces (Carbomycetaceae, Ascomycota)
Authors: Moreno Gabriel , Lizárraga Marcos , Esqueda Martín , Galán Ricardo , Alvarado Pablo
Published: October 2012

The genus Carbomyces is reported for the first time for the Mexican mycobiota. Carbomyces emergens, C. gilbertsonii, and C. longii were collected in the Chihuahuan desert, Mexico. Carbomyces emergens was more frequently collected and more widely distributed,
while C. gilbertsonii and C. longii each have a restricted distribution and represent second records worldwide. The phenology, chorology, and macro-/microscopic characters (including spore ornamentation by SEM) are outlined for all species.
How can we measure endometriosis-associated pelvic pain?
Authors: Gerlinger Christoph , Schumacher Ulrike , Wentzeck René , Uhl-Hochgräber Kerstin , Solomayer Erich F. , Schmitz Heinz , Faustmann Thomas , Seitz Christian
Published: October 2012

Purpose

The aim of our work was to explore which of the most commonly used pain scales is best suited to assess treatment success in endometriosis therapy and, therefore, qualifies best to be used as primary endpoint for clinical studies in this indication.

Methods

We compared patient's responses on the different pain scales Visual Analog Scale, Biberoglu and Behrman Score, and SF-36 Bodily Pain Subscale with the Clinical Global Impression score. Parametric and non-parametric correlation coefficients and effect sizes were calculated.

Results

A total of 428 patients with endometriosis-associated pelvic pain from three studies were included in our analyses. Their mean age was 31.4±6.3 years and their mean pain score on the visual analog scale was 58.1±21.9 at baseline. The highest correlation with the Clinical Global Impression score was observed for the visual analog scale followed by the B&B pelvic pain item. The highest effect sizes were found for dysmenorrhea and SF-36 bodily pain subscale followed by the visual analog scale.

Conclusions

A general measure of endometriosis-related pain can be recommended as primary endpoint in clinical trials to assess painful symptoms of endometriosis. In addition, a disease-specific quality of life tool is recommended to help interpret impact on patients’ daily activities.
Business Undergraduates' Perceptions of Their Capabilities in Employability Skills
Authors: Jackson Denise
Published: October 2012

In response to the continuing disparity between industry expectations and higher education provision, this study examines the self-assessed capabilities of 1,024 business undergraduates in employability skills typically considered important by industry in developed economies. The findings indicate relative perceived strengths in ‘social responsibility and accountability’, ‘developing professionalism’ and ‘working effectively with others’, and weaknesses in ‘critical thinking’, ‘developing initiative and enterprise’ and ‘self-awareness’. Although these findings align with those of recent employer-based studies, undergraduates rate themselves considerably higher than their industry counterparts. The implications of this overconfidence in personal ability, commonly associated with so-called Generation Y graduates, for persistent graduate skill gaps are discussed from the perspectives of industry, higher education and the graduates themselves. Possible ways of encouraging undergraduates to evaluate their capabilities more critically and accurately are discussed. Variations in perceived capability as students progress through their degree programmes are also examined.
University Aviation Degree Courses
Authors: Yadav Devinder K.
Published: October 2012

Universities offering aviation degree courses face a dilemma when integrating flying training, which is vocational skills training, into an academic degree programme. Whilst flying training for a pilot's licence is provided by flying schools regulated by a country's Civil Aviation Authority, the HE sector is responsible for the academic standards of related degree courses. Consequently, integrating these two aspects becomes a complex task. This paper examines the systems of three universities in Australia using a survey designed to identify the issues involved in such integration and its feasibility; and features of the courses. The paper highlights risks and opportunities for universities while considering how far they can proceed with the integration and what benefits it brings for students and universities respectively in employment and course sustainability. The findings may provide guidance for the future sustainable development of aviation courses and support the case that HEIs need to restructure aviation education by responding to rapidly shifting aviation industry requirements and international standards. The study suggests that flying training should be run independent of university degrees, and that the academic curriculum should be restructured to address aviation skills and the knowledge requirements of non-flying jobs in the aviation industry.
Brokerage and SME Innovation
Authors: Cattapan Paolo , Passarelli Mariacarmela , Petrone Michele
Published: October 2012

This paper contributes to the literature on innovation brokerage by analysing the effects of brokerage activities on the innovation and growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The authors provide a detailed description of the Technology Transfer Service (TTS), credited as a European best-practice innovation broker, at Area Science Park in Italy. They then carry out an exploratory econometric analysis, the results of which show that the support provided by the TTS enables research–industry collaboration and has positive effects on product and process innovation in SMEs, but it appears not to affect the generation of new patents in SMEs. The results also suggest that the growth in innovation enabled by the support of TTS has a positive effect on the SMEs' revenue growth and job creation. However the innovation broker is more effective in relation to larger firms than it is for micro-enterprises.
Research Note: The New All-Inclusive Board Formula in Mature Destinations — From Motivation to Satisfaction
Authors: Aguiló Eugeni , Rossello Jaume
Published: October 2012

This study explores the all-inclusive board formula, recently expanded to traditional and mature destinations. Using a visitor survey conducted in Mallorca, Spain, tourists' main motivations, characterization and spending are explored. In addition, the study analyses the relationship between the all-inclusive formula and loyalty, a key factor for traditional resorts in the Mediterranean that are located near their main origin markets and record high levels of repeat tourism. The statistical evidence suggests that all-inclusive tourists have a lower level of spending, a lower ratio of repeat visit intention and a lower level of satisfaction.
Business Diversification in the Hotel Industry: A Comparative Advantage Analysis
Authors: Yeh Chia-Yu , Chen Chiang-Ming , Hu Jin-Li
Published: October 2012

The accepted norm of hotels generating the highest portion of revenue from their room sales does not apply in the case of Taiwan. International tourist hotels in Taiwan tend to diversify their business by expanding their food and beverage (F&B) services. According to international tourist hotels' financial statements for 1996–2008 (published by the Taiwan Tourism Bureau), almost 60% generate higher revenue from their F&B services. Drawing on the concept of comparative advantage, this study assumes that a hotel's comparative advantage depends on evaluating the profitability between the F&B departments and the lodging departments. The authors propose a simultaneous equation model with qualitative and limited dependent variables, drawing on the interactions between hotel profitability and revenue structure. The empirical results show that hotels in which F&B services contribute the majority of the revenue have a profitability advantage.
Determining Factors for the Distribution of Cruise Tourism across the Caribbean
Authors: Petit-Charles Nathalie , Marques Bruno
Published: October 2012

The essential characteristics of Caribbean cruise arrivals from 1970 to 2008 are a strong and stable concentration and the shift towards the Western Caribbean. This paper validates the profit maximizing behaviour of the cruise companies as the determining factor explaining the spatial dynamic and static distribution of cruise arrivals in the Caribbean. A discursive approach and econometric regressions corroborate this supply-side approach compared with the demand-side approach from the destination's perspective. Excursion revenue and distance are identified as explanatory variables of a destination's arrival numbers. From those elements, the paper highlights overarching principles for the formulation of cruise development strategies by destinations.
Research Note: A Causality Analysis of Tourism as a Long-Run Economic Growth Factor in Jamaica
Authors: Amaghionyeodiwe Lloyd Ahamefule
Published: October 2012

This study uses multivariate cointegration, error-correction modelling and variance decomposition to analyse the causal relationship between tourism and economic growth in Jamaica. The study finds, among other things, that there is a long-run positive relationship between economic growth and tourism. An increase in tourism receipts tends to have a positive impact on GDP. Current GDP is influenced by past values of GDP and those of tourism receipts, whereas tourism receipts are influenced only by their past values. Thus, policies that are geared towards attracting more tourists should be promoted, as this will lead not only to an increase in tourism receipts but also to an increase in the overall economic growth of Jamaica.
Demand for the Quality Conservation of Venice, Italy, According to Different Nationalities
Authors: Brandolini Silva Marzetti Dall'Aste , Disegna Marta
Published: October 2012

This paper focuses on visitor demand for the quality conservation of Venice according to different nationalities. The vast majority of visitors to Venice are foreigners (both tourists and day-visitors) who come from all over the world. In this research they are mainly categorized as non-Italian Europeans or non-Europeans. A specific theoretical model, in which quality conservation is provided publicly and also privately through donations, is presented for nationals and for foreigners. The data are obtained from a contingent valuation survey carried out in Venice, the aim of which was to estimate visitors' willingness to donate (WTD) to the Venice flood defence programme. Demand functions are estimated by applying a two-stage regression model. The authors show that the majority of visitors are willing to donate. On average, Italians and non-Europeans would donate more than non-Italian Europeans. As expected, these visitor categories have different mean WTD and different behavioural functions which are affected by attitudinal and economic variables. Bequest value is the main donation motive. Those who identify this as a donation motive, on average, state the highest WTD and the highest degree of certainty to donate. This result seems to confirm empirically the validity of the sustainable development principle applied to the management of Venice as a cultural tourist site.
Estimating Demand Elasticities for Australia's International Outbound Tourism
Authors: Seetaram Neelu
Published: October 2012

In spite of the vast and growing literature on tourism demand, outbound tourism remains relatively under-researched. This paper highlights the usefulness of examining determinants of outbound tourism and develops a comprehensive dynamic demand model for international travel from Australia using the panel data cointegration technique. The data represent 47 destinations for the period 1991–2008. The aim is to compute robust demand elasticities. One of the contributions of the paper is that it demonstrates the role immigration plays in determining international tourist departures from Australia. The estimated short-run and long-run immigration elasticities are 0.2 and 0.6, respectively.
Tourism Development in a Difficult Environment: A Study of Consumer Attitudes, Travel Risk Perceptions and the Termination of Demand
Authors: Morakabati Yeganeh , Fletcher John , Prideaux Bruce
Published: October 2012

The tourism system is complex and tends to be adaptive to internal and external events, such that its development is subject to a myriad of forces, some planned some not, that can result in significant deviations from a desired development path. The events that can lead to a termination of demand are many and may be economic, environmental, health-related or political, with access eased or restricted, or the safety of tourists thrown into question. This paper presents the findings of research into the travel risk perceptions and attitudes of a sample of UK residents when considering travel to a group of selected countries in and around the Middle East region. The UK accounted for approximately 4.5 million arrivals per year in these countries during the period 2007 to 2009. The results are based on a sample of 394 respondents to a UK survey which ran from October 2010 to April 2011.
Research Note: Analysing the Efficiency of the Taiwanese Hotel Industry: A Stochastic Metafrontier Approach
Authors: Lu Yung-Hsiang , Chen Ching-Fu
Published: October 2012

This paper compares the cost efficiency and meta-technology ratios for three groups of Taiwanese international hotels during the period 1998–2007 using the stochastic metafrontier approach. The empirical results support the view that the technology gap plays an important role in explaining the ability of hotels in one group to compete with hotels in different operating companies. In addition, the results indicate that hotels differ in cost efficiencies; that is, international chain hotels have the highest cost efficiencies, while independent hotels have the lowest.
Produção científica sobre gestão do conhecimento e gestão da informação no âmbito da Ciência da Informação: uma aplicação da lei de Bradford
Authors: Lousada Mariana , Salazar Garcia Cristiane Luiza , Woida Luana Maia , Dal’ Evedove Paula , Garcia Regis , Pomim Valentim Marta Lígia
Published: October 2012

Objetivou-se analisar a produção científica sobre gestão da informação e gestão do conhecimento nos periódicos mais relevantes da área de Ciência da Informação, observando assim a relevância e impacto destes para esta área de conhecimento. A pesquisa, de caráter quantitativo, analisou a produção científica sobre essa temática publicada nos periódicos com acesso online da área de Ciência da Informação classificados no Qualis da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), mais especificamente os que foram avaliados como de nível ‘A’ e ‘B’, abrangendo um total de 26 títulos de periódicos. Aplicou-se a Lei de Bradford para a análise da produção científica, especialmente em relação à distribuição dos artigos em termos de variáveis de proximidade ou de afastamento. Observou-se que os termos ‘gestão da informação’ e ‘gestão do conhecimento’ são contemporâneos e ganham relevância ao longo do tempo. Evidenciou-se, também, que a regra geral de que “poucos autores produzem muito e muitos autores produzem pouco” é verdadeira se consideradas as características da distribuição dos dados pesquisados.
Análisis comparativo de las cabeceras de los diarios digitales españoles respecto a los impresos
Authors: López del Ramo Joaquin Basilio
Published: October 2012

Análisis comparativo de las cabeceras de las ediciones digital e impresa de 20 periódicos representativos de los principales grupos de prensa españoles. Se clasifican las características básicas de este elemento y se emplea una ficha documental de diseño propio para su estudio. Los resultados muestran la pérdida de protagonismo visual del logotipo o logosímbolo por su menor tamaño y desplazamiento lateral, y el empleo del marco de la cabecera para insertar otros elementos y acceso a recursos de la web. La cabecera pierde valor como referente visual corporativo y gana un nuevo sentido funcional. Los cambios representan a nivel visual una autonomía del periódico digital respecto del impreso.
Des rencontres de proximité : le prendre soin de soi des intervenants au coeur de l’intervention solidaire pour joindre les jeunes en marge
Authors: Aubin Diane , Abdel-Baki Amal , Baret Caroline , Cadieux Christiane , Glaize Axel , Hill Terri , Lafortune David , Létourneau Pierre , Monast Danielle , Tiberghien Candice
Published: October 2012

Le travail de proximité auprès des jeunes en situation de grande précarité soulève chez les aidants beaucoup d’émotions et d’interrogations tout en les confrontant à leur propre souffrance et à leurs fragilités. Afin de les aider à aider et contrer le risque de traumatisation vicariante, des espaces de parole et des lieux d’échange avec un tiers ont été créés dans divers milieux d’intervention. L’objectif étant de permettre aux intervenants d’élaborer ce que leur travail leur fait vivre, et de préserver ainsi leur équilibre et leur capacité de penser. Par le biais de discussions cliniques de groupe ou individuelles, ces échanges favorisent la prise de distance et autorise de nouvelles perspectives du travail d’intervention. C’est pourquoi le soutien entre pairs est apparu un élément incontournable pour les psychologues et thérapeutes qui soutiennent non seulement les jeunes mais les intervenants qui les aident. La mise sur pied de nos rencontres de proximité, fruit de ce constat, permet de maintenir la flamme sans se brûler. La question de la marginalité des intervenants qui travaillent auprès des jeunes sans domicile fixe — de même que la nôtre — est soulevée. Tantôt par l’absence de lieu fixe de rencontre symbolisant traditionnellement la stabilité, tantôt par la flexibilité requise du cadre d’intervention pour joindre cette population, tantôt par l’ouverture à l’altérité et plus précisément à la différence qui dérange quand elle soulève l’angoisse que cet être désaffilié pourrait bien être soi ! S’agit-il vraiment de marginalité ou d’un positionnement particulier visant une dénonciation constructive de la stigmatisation, de l’exclusion injuste que subissent les jeunes qui présentent des problèmes de santé mentale et de toxicomanie qui les mettent à risque d’itinérance ? Ni missionnaires, ni sauveurs, simplement des accompagnants pleins d’espoir aux côtés d’individus qui veulent se tenir debout et avoir une place dans notre société.
Être psychiatre auprès des personnes itinérantes. Témoignage
Authors: Plante Marie-Carmen
Published: October 2012

Témoignage d’une médecin-psychiatre sur son expérience de vingt ans de pratique clinique auprès de personnes atteintes de maladie mentale et itinérantes. Elle définit le paradigme thérapeutique et les stratégies d’intervention que le psychiatre doit connaître, pratiquer et s’approprier pour apprivoiser cette clientèle, et l’engager dans le traitement et la réadaptation vers un projet de vie personnalisé et vers son rétablissement. On y retrouve quelques perspectives d’avenir auprès de cette population.
Culture de centre-ville et santé mentale : une réflexion anthropologique
Authors: Andrès Cédric
Published: October 2012

L’article est une réflexion anthropologique sur les enjeux transculturels propres aux grands centres urbains. L’auteur se demande comment une personne peut développer et créer une identité dans ce contexte. Il s’interroge ensuite sur comment la proximité et l’isolement relatif au milieu urbain contribuent à la santé mentale des populations vivant dans les grands centres urbains. Enfin, il se questionne sur comment les caractéristiques de la vie en milieu urbain conditionnent l’aide apportée aux personnes de troubles mentaux en milieu urbain.
Réhabilitation, identité et appartenances : à propos d’un cas clinique
Authors: Toliou Anastasia , Laugier Françoise
Published: October 2012

À travers le récit clinique de la prise en charge d’un patient institutionnalisé au long cours nous réfléchissons sur le processus de réhabilitation en psychiatrie adulte. Après une brève présentation de l’unité d’accueil (foyer de post cure pour patients psychotiques) et de ses axes de travail, nous présentons la naissance progressive d’une prise en charge pluridisciplinaire alliant travail infirmier, entretien individuel psychiatrique et travail psychanalytique de groupe. Enfin, en parcourant l’histoire du groupe en trois ans, nous suivons l’évolution du patient et émettons quelques hypothèses sur le lien entre habitat externe (espace institutionnel) et habitat interne (espace intra psychique).
Design of a Compact and Versatile Bench Scale Tubular Reactor
Authors: Prasad Ram , Rattan Gaurav
Published: October 2012

A compact and versatile laboratory tubular reactor has been designed and fabricated keeping in view of reducing capital cost and minimising energy consumption for gas/vapor-phase heterogeneous catalytic reactions. The reactor is consisted of two coaxial corning glass tubes with a helical coil of glass tube in between the coaxial tubes serving as vaporiser and pre-heater, the catalyst bed is in the inner tube. A schematic diagram of the reactor with detailed dimensions and working principles are described. The attractive feature of the reactor is that the vaporiser, pre-heater and fixed bed reactor are merged in a single compact unit. Thus, the unit minimises separate vaporiser and pre-heater, also avoids separate furnaces used for them and eliminate auxiliary instrumentation such as temperature controller etc. To demonstrate the system operation and illustrate the key features, catalyst screening data and the efficient collection of complete, and accurate intrinsic kinetic data are provided for oxidation of CO over copper chromite catalyst. CO oxidation is an important reaction for auto-exhaust pollution control. The suitability of the versatile nature of the reactor has been ascertained for catalytic reactions where either volatile or vaporizable feeds can be introduced to the reaction zone, e.g. oxidation of iso-octane, reduction of nitric oxide, dehydrogenation of methanol, ethanol and iso-propanol, hydrogenation of nitrobenzene to aniline, etc. © 2009 by Authors, Published by BCREC Group. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
Copolymerization of ε-caprolactone with Epichlorohydrin by a Green Catalyst, Maghnite
Authors: Bouchama Abdelghani , Ferrahi Mohammed Issam , Belbachir Mohamed
Published: October 2012

Most of the cationic initiators used in the synthesis of copolymers are expensive. They may be poisoned by products of the reaction or impurities present in the monomer feed, and contain heavy metals, such as chromium, mercury, antimony, etc., that presents environmental disposal problems for the user. Maghnite is a montmorillonite sheet silicate clay that is exchanged with protons to produce Maghnite-H+ (Mag-H+). This non-toxic and cheaper cationic catalyst was used for the copolymerization of ε-caprolactone (CL) with epichlorohydrin (ECH). The effects of the amounts of Mag-H+ and the temperature on the synthesis of poly (ε-caprolactone-co-epichlorohydrin) were studied. Increasing Maghnite-H+ proportion and temperature produced the increase in copolymerization yield. The copolymer obtained was characterized by 1H-NMR and IR spectroscopy. © 2012 by Authors, Published by BCREC Group. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
Rice Husk Ash as a Renewable Source for the Production of Value Added Silica Gel and its Application: An Overview
Authors: Prasad Ram , Pandey Monika
Published: October 2012

In recent years, silica gels have developed a lot of interest due to their extraordinary properties and their existing and potential applications in science and technology. Silica gel has a wide range of applications such as a desiccant, as a preservation tool to control humidity, as an adsorbent, as a catalyst and as a cata-lyst support. Silica gel is a rigid three-dimensional network of colloidal silica, and is classified as: aqua-gel, alco-gel, xero-gel and aero-gel. Out of all known solid porous materials, aero-gels are particularly known for their high specific surface area, high porosity, low bulk density, high thermal insulation value, ultra low dielectric constant and low index of refraction. Because of these extraordinary properties silica aero-gel has many commercial applications such as thermal window insulation, acoustic barriers, super-capacitors and catalytic supports. However, monolithic silica aero-gel has been used extensively in high energy physics in Cherenkov radiation detectors and in shock wave studies at high pressures, inertial confinement fusion (ICF) radio-luminescent and micrometeorites. Silica gel can be prepared by using various sol gel precursors but the rice husk (RH) is considered as the cheapest source for silica gel production. Rice husk is a waste product abundantly available in rice producing countries during milling of rice. This review article aims at summarizing the developments carried out so far in synthesis, properties, characterization and method of determination of silica, silica gel, silica aero-gel and silica xero-gel. The effect of synthesis parameters such as pH, temperature of burning the rice husk, acid leaching prior to formation of rice husk ash (RHA) on the properties of final product are also described. The attention is also paid on the application of RH, RHA, sil-ica, silica aero-gel and silica xero-gel. Development of economically viable processes for getting rice husk silica with specific properties assumes importance at this juncture. © 2012 by Authors, Published by BCREC Group. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)