bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pour une approche communautaire de la santé : Franc-Moisin, Bel-Air à Saint-Denis
Authors: Joubert Michel
Published: May 2018

This article sets out the temporary results of a research-experimentation pursued in a slum area of Saint-Denis in order to know more precisely inhabitants sanitory conditions and to develop a methodology of survey and intervention which applies also to others sectors. Fitting in with a community logic (all intervenants, inhabitants take part) this programme allows to evaluate the district health conditions. Interactions between the urban approach and the health approach should favour a new urban planning policy (nature and setting up of equipments, recomposition of the population resources and needs).
De la banlieue à la ville, le district urbain du pays de Montbéliard
Authors: Ormaux Serge
Published: May 2018

Le poids de l'industrie automobile a pesé lourd sur l'édification de Montbéliard, soumise aux infrastructures de production et aux formes d'habitat imposés par Peugeot. La crise a révélé des contradictions (urbanisme d'urgence discrédité, vacances dans le logement social) que des chercheurs ont été chargés d'analyser afin de proposer un modèle de développement urbain fondé sur la définition d'un nouvel habitat.
Expert pour qui ? Expert de quoi ?
Authors: Guichard-Anguis Sylvie
Published: May 2018

De nombreuses années de recherches sur les villes japonaises ont construit une passerelle entre le Japon et la France. Néanmoins les demandes locales se révèlent différentes à ses deux extrémités. Le chercheur, disposant du redoutable privilège de pouvoir interpréter et comprendre les deux logiques sociales, a-t-il le droit d'intervenir sur le milieu qu'il étudie en se fondant sur son propre jugement ? Ou doit-il rester un observateur impartial des enjeux locaux ?
Innovations architecturales. Logiques de recherche, logiques d'action
Authors: Biau Véronique
Published: May 2018

L'innovation architecturale, en matière de logement social notamment, est un domaine dans lequel se lisent deux logiques autonomes juxtaposées, celle des chercheurs et celle des acteurs. La recherche sur ce thème, conduite par le Ministère de l'Équipement, participe d'un processus rationnel dans lequel l'innovation-expérimentation, sur des bâtiments traités comme des prototypes soumis à l'évaluation scientifique, est destinée à fournir des résultats opératoires pour l'amélioration de l'ensemble de la production bâtie. Mais on observe chez les acteurs, avec l'émergence des préoccupations de concurrence et d'image, une tendance à une innovation - coup médiatique dans laquelle la singularité prime sur la cumulativité. Face à cette logique en progression, la recherche et l'évaluation scientifiques doivent, sous peine de rester extérieures, voire parasites à l'action, se recentrer sur la compréhension du processus d'innovation plutôt que sur les objets architecturaux qu'elle produit.
L'industrie parisienne à la recherche de son second souffle
Authors: Carré Denis
Published: May 2018

The Parisian industry represents about 20% of the French industry. It is the first industrial area, but not the first area for industrial employment. This region has participated in the large innovations of the XXth century : car and aircraft as well as cinema or pharmaceutical products. It is common place to mention the deindustrialization of the Parisian area, the development of the service sector and its place amongst the world global capitals. The presence of the headquarters of national and international firms is well-known too. But this description is incomplete. We also underline the economic restructuring of the Parisian region : from the centre to the peripherical area. But here too the transformation of space is more complex.

If the horizontal disintegration of the activity — the presence of many headquarters and to a larger extent the localization of many commercial and administrative offices — is a characteristic of this area, many firms are also producers. For example, the small and medium firms represent about 50% of the Parisian industry and 10% of the national industry.

A high productivity, an intense economic growth, a producer of added value or an inflationnist area with diseconomies of agglomerations, and an average attractivity, those are the elements of debate. If this region has the greatest number of foreign firms, in relative tenus, other French regions do better ; and for the headquarters of multinational firms, Bruxelles or London are more attractive.

The State as well as the Region, the Departments and many cities have the willpower to keep industry in the Parisian area. However, this willpower is not sufficient. The deindustrialization continues and the great debate on territorial development gives rise to questions. Nevertheless two processes of evolution are likely to limit or stop this trend.

And last but not least, the local policies appear to us as a useful perspective to reinforce firms and particularly, the small and medium ones. The local policies and the economic powers favour the insertion of those firms in networks to benefit from the important strategy ressources of this region.
Dynamismes de l'organisation concentrique de la population à Pékin
Authors: Hu Zhaoliang , Foggin Peter M.
Published: May 2018

In the eighties, a new distribution of the population took place in the municipality of Peking. According to the territorial division used here, the inner circle lost inhabitants : demographic growth of the median circle was high and that of the outer circle low. This was due to the urban modernization taking place, the development of a market economy and both internal and external migrations. The tertiary was concentrated in the town center and the residential functions reached the outskirts. Lastly, the migrants tend to live on the edge of the urban space, where rents are lower.
Beyrouth entre reconstruction et métropolisation
Authors: Huybrechts Éric , Verdeil Éric
Published: May 2018

The private sector is a major contributor to the reconstruction of Beirut, but the State remains in a main position due to its orientations and investments. It conducts its policy according to two major necessities : a metropolitan planning promoting unity and balance in a city destructured by the war ; and on the other hand, the will of establishing regional economic integration, which only focuses on selected places like the city-center. The implementation of those projects does not fully respect the orientations of the State, and reflects the involvement of private and local actors.
Évolution de la planification spatiale en Ile-de-France
Authors: Sauvez Marc
Published: May 2018

L'auteur évalue le Schéma directeur Régional d'Ile-de-France et sa mise en œuvre depuis six ans. Il considère que le document n'affiche pas assez la politique et les moyens de reconquête des territoires en déclin. Élargissant la réflexion au cadre législatif actuel, il reproche au projet de loi Solidarité et renouvellement urbain de ne pas répondre aux besoins de globalité de la politique territoriale.
Le changement social à Téhéran
Authors: Āzādʹarmakī Taqī
Published: May 2018

The author's objective is to reveal the mechanisms involved in the transition from tradition to modernity in Tehran society. The situation of the town of Tehran is studied, using documents relating to economic and socio-cultural development, before comparing the differences in behaviour and opinions creating a gap between three generations of inhabitants. Several points are worth mentioning : 1) The town has experienced fundamental changes. 2) In spite of numerous difficulties, society is faced with a process of fundamental cultural changes. 3) It is witnessing the emergence of a brand new generation. 4) This generation is in conflict with the previous generations on several points (choice of spouse, husband-wife relations). However, these differences are not significant enough to create generation conflicts.
Annaba : libéralisation du marché et dualité publique et privée
Authors: Boumaza Zouleikha
Published: May 2018

Les observations que nous effectuons depuis une décennie révèlent que l’appropriation des rues par les étals a créé des rythmes nouveaux qui dévoilent une «bazardisation» des villes algériennes et en même temps fait ressortir un conflit dans l’application de la libéralisation du marché. Il en ressort des affrontements comme conséquences des différentes logiques : celles des pouvoirs publics, celles des «investisseurs », celles des trabendistes. Dans ce contexte le nouveau visage de la ville est lié à la tertiarisation, notamment aux nouvelles activités nées de l’ouverture économique et au monde. En effet, cette recomposition du marché semble en marge des projets officiels. L’analyse des outils d’urbanisme (PAW, PDAU, POS) et des chantiers privés en cours illustrent les enjeux de conflits.
THE IMPACT OF MONEY ON OUTPUT IN CZECH REPUBLIC AND ROMANIA
Authors: SIMIONESCU Mihaela , BALCERZAK Adam P. , BILAN Yuriy , KOTÁSKOVÁ Anna
Published: May 2018

The problem of relationship between output and money has become again a subject of special interests of economists after the most recent global financial crisis and monetary stabilization policies applied by central banks of almost all developed economies. In this context, the main aim of this paper is to assess the relation between GDP and the most important monetary variables in two countries: Romania and Czech Republic over the period of 1995:Q1 – 2015:Q4. The choice of these economies was deliberate. The selected countries are different from the viewpoint of rate and results of transformation from the centrally planned to market economy, which have influenced their current economic environment stability. Czech Republic is currently classified as middle or even developed country, whereas Romania is still considered as a developing economy. Thus, differences between these two countries make them interesting in the case of comparative studies. In the empirical part of our research the vector error correction models (VECM) were applied. The main findings of the article are the following: in Romania, there is a short-run causality from money supply (M3) to GDP and a long-run relationship between GDP, internal credit and M3. According to Granger causality test, the rate of M3 in Romania was a cause for economic. In Czech Republic, there is a short-run causality from M3 to GDP and a long-run causality between GDP, internal credit and M3. Thus, the results contradict the money neutrality hypothesis in post-transformation Central European economies.
Magnetic Inflation and Stellar Mass. II. On the Radii of Single, Rapidly Rotating, Fully Convective M-Dwarf Stars
Authors: Kesseli Aurora Y. , Muirhead Philip S. , Mann Andrew W , Mace Greg
Published: May 2018

Main-sequence, fully convective M dwarfs in eclipsing binaries are observed to be larger than stellar evolutionary models predict by as much as 10%–15%. A proposed explanation for this discrepancy involves effects from strong magnetic fields, induced by rapid rotation via the dynamo process. Although, a handful of single, slowly rotating M dwarfs with radius measurements from interferometry also appear to be larger than models predict, suggesting that rotation or binarity specifically may not be the sole cause of the discrepancy. We test whether single, rapidly rotating, fully convective stars are also larger than expected by measuring their

distribution. We combine photometric rotation periods from the literature with rotational broadening (

) measurements reported in this work for a sample of 88 rapidly rotating M dwarf stars. Using a Bayesian framework, we find that stellar evolutionary models underestimate the radii by

, but that at higher masses (0.18 < M < 0.4 M
Sun), the discrepancy is only about 6% and comparable to results from interferometry and eclipsing binaries. At the lowest masses (0.08 < M < 0.18 M
Sun), we find that the discrepancy between observations and theory is 13%–18%, and we argue that the discrepancy is unlikely to be due to effects from age. Furthermore, we find no statistically significant radius discrepancy between our sample and the handful of M dwarfs with interferometric radii. We conclude that neither rotation nor binarity are responsible for the inflated radii of fully convective M dwarfs, and that all fully convective M dwarfs are larger than models predict.
An Intercomparison Study of Two Proximate Damped Lyα Systems with Residual Flux upon the Lyα Absorption Trough toward Quasars
Authors: Xie Xiaoyi , Zhou Hongyan , Pan Xiang , Jiang Peng , Shi Xiheng , Ji Tuo , Zhang Shaohua , Wu Shengmiao , Zhong Zhihao
Published: May 2018

In this paper, we present an intercomparison study of two quasars, SDSS J145618.32+340037.2 and SDSS J215331.50–025514.1, which have proximate damped Lyα systems (PDLAs) with residual flux upon the Lyα absorption trough. Though they both have residual flux as luminous as 1043 erg s−1, their PDLAs are quite different in, e.g., neutral hydrogen column density, metal line absorption strength, high-ionization absorption lines as well as residual flux strength. For J1456+3400, the H i column density is log(N
H i
/cm–2) = 20.6 ± 0.2, with z
abs = 2.3138, nearly identical to the quasar redshift (z = 2.3142) determined from the [O iii] emission line. The metallicity of this system is typical of DLAs and there is high ionization therein, suggesting that the PDLA system is multiphase, putting it in the quasar environment. For J2153–0255, we measure the H i column density to be log(N
H i
/cm–2) = 21.5 ± 0.1 at z
abs = 3.511, slightly redshifted with respect to the quasar (z = 3.490) measured from C iii]. The metallicity of this system is quite low and there is a lack of significant high-ionization absorption lines therein, suggesting that the system is beyond the quasar host galaxy. The residual flux is wide (∼1000 km s−1) in J1456, with a significance of ∼8σ, while also wide (∼1500 km s−1) but with a smaller significance of ∼3σ in J2153. Among many explanations, we find that Lyα fuzz or resonant scattering can be used to explain the residual flux in the two sources while partial coverage cannot be excluded for J1456. By comparing these two cases, together with a similar case reported previously, we suggest that the strength of the residual flux is related to properties such as metallicity and high-ionization absorption lines of PDLAs. The residual flux recorded upon the PDLA absorption trough opens a window for us to see the physical conditions and processes of the quasar environment, and their profile and strength further remind us of their spatial scales.
RELICS: Strong-lensing Analysis of the Massive Clusters MACS J0308.9+2645 and PLCK G171.9−40.7
Authors: Acebron Ana , Cibirka Nathália , Zitrin Adi , Coe Dan , Agulli Irene , Sharon Keren , Bradač Maruša , Frye Brenda , Livermore Rachael C. , Mahler Guillaume , Salmon Brett , Umetsu Keiichi , Bradley Larry , Andrade-Santos Felipe , Avila Roberto , Carrasco Daniela , Cerny Catherine , Czakon Nicole G. , Dawson William A. , Hoag Austin T. , Huang Kuang-Han , Johnson Traci L. , Jones Christine , Kikuchihara Shotaro , Lam Daniel , Lovisari Lorenzo , Mainali Ramesh , Oesch Pascal A. , Ogaz Sara , Ouchi Masami , Past Matthew , Paterno-Mahler Rachel , Peterson Avery , Ryan Russell E. , Sendra-Server Irene , Stark Daniel P. , Strait Victoria , Toft Sune , Trenti Michele , Vulcani Benedetta
Published: May 2018

Strong gravitational lensing by galaxy clusters has become a powerful tool for probing the high-redshift universe, magnifying distant and faint background galaxies. Reliable strong-lensing (SL) models are crucial for determining the intrinsic properties of distant, magnified sources and for constructing their luminosity function. We present here the first SL analysis of MACS J0308.9+2645 and PLCK G171.9−40.7, two massive galaxy clusters imaged with the Hubble Space Telescope, in the framework of the Reionization Lensing Cluster Survey (RELICS). We use the light-traces-mass modeling technique to uncover sets of multiply imaged galaxies and constrain the mass distribution of the clusters. Our SL analysis reveals that both clusters have particularly large Einstein radii (θ

E
> 30″ for a source redshift of z

s
= 2), providing fairly large areas with high magnifications, useful for high-redshift galaxy searches (∼2 arcmin2 with μ > 5 to ∼1 arcmin2 with μ > 10, similar to a typical Hubble Frontier Fields cluster). We also find that MACS J0308.9+2645 hosts a promising, apparently bright (J ∼ 23.2–24.6 AB), multiply imaged high-redshift candidate at z ∼ 6.4. These images are among the brightest high-redshift candidates found in RELICS. Our mass models, including magnification maps, are made publicly available for the community through the Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes.
The Radio Background below 100 MHz
Authors: Dowell Jayce , Taylor Greg B.
Published: May 2018

The recent detection of the “cosmic dawn” redshifted 21 cm signal at 78 MHz by the Experiment to Detect the Global EoR Signatures (EDGES) differs significantly from theoretical predictions. In particular, the absorption trough is roughly a factor of two stronger than the most optimistic theoretical models. The early interpretations of the origin of this discrepancy fall into two categories. The first is that there is increased cooling of the gas due to interactions with dark matter, while the second is that the background radiation field includes a contribution from a component in addition to the cosmic microwave background (CMB). In this Letter we examine the feasibility of the second idea using new data from the first station of the Long Wavelength Array. The data span 40–80 MHz and provide important constraints on the present-day background in a frequency range where there are few surveys with absolute temperature calibration suitable for measuring the strength of the radio monopole. We find support for a strong, diffuse radio background that was suggested by the ARCARDE 2 results in the 3–10 GHz range. We find that this background is well modeled by a power law with a spectral index of −2.58 ± 0.05 and a temperature at the rest frame 21 cm frequency of

mK.
A Large and Pristine Sample of Standard Candles across the Milky Way: ∼100,000 Red Clump Stars with 3% Contamination
Authors: Ting 丁源 Yuan-Sen 森 , Hawkins Keith , Rix Hans-Walter
Published: May 2018

Core helium-burning red clump (RC) stars are excellent standard candles in the Milky Way. These stars may have more precise distance estimates from spectrophotometry than from Gaia parallaxes beyond 3 kpc. However, RC stars have values of T
eff and

that are very similar to some red giant branch (RGB) stars. Especially for low-resolution spectroscopic studies where T
eff,

, and [Fe/H] can only be estimated with limited precision, separating RC stars from RGB through established methods can incur ∼20% contamination. Recently, Hawkins et al. demonstrated that the additional information in single-epoch spectra, such as the C/N ratio, can be exploited to cleanly differentiate RC and RGB stars. In this second paper of the series, we establish a data-driven mapping from spectral flux space to independently determined asteroseismic parameters, the frequency and the period spacing. From this, we identify 210,371 RC stars from the publicly available LAMOST DR3 and APOGEE DR14 data, with ∼9% of contamination. We provide an RC sample of 92249 stars with a contamination of only ∼3%, by restricting the combined analysis to LAMOST stars with S/Npix ≥ 75. This demonstrates that high-signal-to-noise ratio (S/N), low-resolution spectra covering a broad wavelength range can identify RC samples at least as pristine as their high-resolution counterparts. As coming and ongoing surveys such as TESS, DESI, and LAMOST will continue to improve the overlapping training spectroscopic-asteroseismic sample, the method presented in this study provides an efficient and straightforward way to derive a vast yet pristine sample of RC stars to reveal the three-dimensional (3D) structure of the Milky Way.
Water, High-altitude Condensates, and Possible Methane Depletion in the Atmosphere of the Warm Super-Neptune WASP-107b
Authors: Kreidberg Laura , Line Michael R. , Thorngren Daniel , Morley Caroline V. , Stevenson Kevin B.
Published: May 2018

The super-Neptune exoplanet WASP-107b is an exciting target for atmosphere characterization. It has an unusually large atmospheric scale height and a small, bright host star, raising the possibility of precise constraints on its current nature and formation history. We report the first atmospheric study of WASP-107b, a Hubble Space Telescope (HST) measurement of its near-infrared transmission spectrum. We determined the planet’s composition with two techniques: atmospheric retrieval based on the transmission spectrum and interior structure modeling based on the observed mass and radius. The interior structure models set a 3σ upper limit on the atmospheric metallicity of 30× solar. The transmission spectrum shows strong evidence for water absorption (6.5σ confidence), and the retrieved water abundance is consistent with expectations for a solar abundance pattern. The inferred carbon-to-oxygen ratio is subsolar at 2.7σ confidence, which we attribute to possible methane depletion in the atmosphere. The spectral features are smaller than predicted for a cloud-free composition, crossing less than one scale height. A thick condensate layer at high altitudes (0.1–3 mbar) is needed to match the observations. We find that physically motivated cloud models with moderate sedimentation efficiency (f
sed = 0.3) or hazes with a particle size of 0.3 μm reproduce the observed spectral feature amplitude. Taken together, these findings serve as an illustration of the diversity and complexity of exoplanet atmospheres. The community can look forward to more such results with the high precision and wide spectral coverage afforded by future observing facilities.
Frequency and susceptibility pattern of uropathogenic Enterobacteriaceae isolated from patients in Algiers, Algeria
Authors: Aouf Abdelhakim , Gueddi Taha , Djeghout Bilal , Ammari Houria
Published: May 2018

Introduction: The frequency of Enterobacteriaceae involved in urinary tract infections (UTI) has increased significantly since the early 1990s, particularly in at-risk facilities such as resuscitation, surgery, urology and nephrology. The objective of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial susceptibility of Enterobacteriaceae causing urinary tract infections (UTIs)at the University Hospital Centre of Benimessous in Algiers.

Methodology: The study was designed as a retrospective study (between January 1st 2010 and December 31st 2012) and a prospective study (between January 1standApril 30th 2013) on 13,611 urine samples. Antimicrobial resistance phenotyping was conducted on the bacterial isolates using disk-diffusion method.

Results: On 13,611 urine samples analysed, 1,790 (13.15%) fulfilled the criteria for urinary tract infection. Enterobacteriaceae were identified in 1,561 analysed samples (87%). Escherichia coli was the dominant uropathogen (66,15%) in both hospitalized and non-hospitalized patients. The other main detected Enterobacteriaceae members were Klebsiella pneumoniae (11,96%) and Proteus mirabilis (5,42%). Analysis of results showed also that women were more prone to UTI than men with sex ratio of 3.76(W/M).

The susceptibilities of isolated Enterobacteriaceae to antibiotics revealed that they had acquired resistance to several classes, particularly toward β-lactams. Resistance frequencies were relatively high to ampicillin and sulfomethoxasole, while being very low to aminoglycosides and furans. Results obtained revealed also that 7% of isolates where resistant to third generation cephalosporins by production of extended spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL).

Conclusions: The continuous monitoring of antibiotic resistance of uropathogenic Escherichia coli is crucial to guide the clinician to choose the best empiric treatment.
Ça se dit et ça s’écoute
Authors: Simond Marianne
Published: May 2018

L’auteur recense les différentes situations où se dit le sexuel et où l’analyste l’écoute. Le sexuel cherche à se dire, comme le désir, les pulsions, cherchent la satisfaction. Mais la censure oblige le sujet du dire à travestir. Le cas des enfants est particulier, suivant les étapes de leur développement psychique et l’analyse de leurs productions nécessite un regard à la fois présent, actif et aussi discriminatif. Dans la cure, le sexuel mérite à la fois l’écoute habituelle et une attention particulière. Le lien entre les deux verbes, dire et écouter rend complémentaires l’analyste et l’analysant dans leur expression et leur accueil, à l’égard du sexuel, même si l’écoute de l’analyste, spécifique du travail de ce dernier, est prépondérante, dans le regard porté ici sur ce sujet.
Le sexuel en thérapie de couple
Authors: Payen Françoise
Published: May 2018

Les paroles autour de la sexualité nous rappellent que le sexuel est une énigme au cœur de nos existences qui ne se limite ni aux désirs ni aux comportements sexuels, ni à la génitalité. Freud lui-même (1921), parlant de la libido, l’élargit aux dimensions de « l’Éros à qui le monde entier doit sa cohésion ». Les couples que nous recevons, au-delà de leurs flots de paroles ou de leurs silences parlants, ne sont-ils pas à la recherche de cette cohésion sur laquelle s’édifie le psychisme ?
Les montres de Genève au XIX e siècle. La fabrique des qualités
Authors: Sougy Nadège
Published: May 2018

Au cours du XIX e siècle, l’horlogerie, secteur économique majeur pour le canton de Genève, traverse des crises de nature et d’intensité variées. Fabricants, commerçants et État cherchent à soutenir la filière en révisant la qualité de l’offre. L’enjeu est important car la démocratisation de la consommation de montres sur les marchés européen et américain oblige à proposer des montres de qualités différentes. Cette adaptation à la demande révèle les intérêts divergents entre les fabricants soucieux de maintenir le prestige de leur offre, les commerçants intéressés au placement de montres de provenances variées et l’État engagé à soutenir l’emploi. L’extension des qualités des montres de la Fabrique genevoise soulève directement la question de l’identité et de la réputation de l’offre genevoise. À partir des années 1870, la montée des concurrences nationales avec le canton de Neuchâtel et étrangères avec les offres américaines oblige à discipliner les modes de fabrication, les pratiques commerciales. L’essor de protections juridiques sur le nom de Genève, sur la propriété industrielle et intellectuelle des modèles, devient essentiel. Dans le même temps, le poinçonnage facultatif de la qualité technique des montres fabriquées dans le canton s’impose comme une certification officielle permettant l’identification d’une bonne montre de Genève.
Longtemps méconnu par la communauté internationale : le génocide assyro-chaldéen de 1915
Authors: Yacoub Joseph
Published: May 2018

Le génocide assyro-chaldéen a fait l’objet d’une reconnaissance internationale tardive. Après avoir rappelé l’origine des Assyro-Chaldéens, l’article présente le vaste périmètre où se sont déroulés les massacres (Anatolie orientale, Perse et province de Mossoul), d’octobre 1914 à juillet 1918. Organisé afin d’éradiquer les groupes ethniquement non turcs et religieusement non musulmans et d’homogénéiser l’Empire, ce génocide s’est doublé de graves atteintes au patrimoine culturel, ce qui en fait aussi une forme d’« ethnocide ». Comme le montre une documentation abondante, ces crimes ont été systématiquement préparés, froidement concertés et organisés par les autorités ottomanes, de sorte que c’est en vain que la diplomatie du Saint-Siège a tenté de conjurer ces massacres.
The role of patron dining experience and emotions on relationship quality in chain restaurant industry
Authors: Lo Ying Tuan , Awang Siti Rahmah , Jusoh Ahmad , Md Nor Khalil , Soehod Khairiah
Published: May 2018

Purpose: This paper investigates the role of patron dining experience (PDE) and emotions on relationship quality in the chain restaurant industry.Design/methodology: Stratified random sampling method was used where questionnaires were distributed to the respondents in 16 selected ‘Kopitiam’ outlets throughout Malaysia. The empirical findings from 316 customers of those outlets were examined using Partial Least Squares (PLS).Findings: The findings provide strong evidence of the relationships between PDE and emotions with relationship quality, where relationship quality in turn is an essential determinant of customer loyalty.Research limitations/implications: The sample of this study was obtained from a single local chain restaurant in Malaysia.Practical implications: The findings of this study highlighted the importance for service firms, generally those in the restaurant industry to strengthen the relationship with their customers in pursuit of better competitive advantage and long-term profit.Originality/value: This study contributes to theoretical knowledge by providing an empirical study on the effect of emotions construct towards the formation of relationship quality within the hospitality industry context.
Dinâmica da paisagem em planícies de inundação amazônicas: o caso do Lago Grande do Curuai, Pará, Brasil.
Authors: Peres Lucas Garcia Magalhães , Gurgel Helen , Laques Anne-Elisabeth
Published: May 2018

As planícies de inundação amazônicas são áreas de grande importância econômica, social e ecológica. A ocupação desses ambientes complexos e frágeis traz variados impactos. Esse estudo pretende analisar dinâmicas de alteração de uso e cobertura da terra em uma região de planície de inundação, próximo a cidade de Santarém (PA), sendo a bacia hidrográfica do Lago Grande do Curuai o foco da pesquisa. Para isso foram utilizadas geotecnologias associadas à métricas de paisagens, e uma análise a partir de dois recortes geográficos distintos na mesma área de estudo. O primeiro recorte geográfico é equivalente a toda a bacia hidrográfica, tendo foco na análise da cobertura vegetal natural, correspondente as florestas de terra firme e de várzea; o segundo recorte diz respeito a divisão da área de estudo em seis zonas de paisagem, sendo que essa divisão levou em conta os sistemas produtivos e as características de uso da região em sua delimitação. Foram classificadas imagens dos satélites Landsat 5 e 7, dos anos de 1985, 1997 e 2014. As métricas de paisagem permitiram estabelecer padrões da paisagem, facilitando a comparação entre os momentos distintos. No primeiro recorte, as métricas apontam para uma dinâmica moderada no período; embora haja uma diminuição das áreas de floresta de terra firme, a classe em que há maior aumento é a de vegetação secundária/capoeira. Ocorrem aumentos das áreas de pastagem, entretanto as áreas de cultivo de roça mantêm-se estáveis. As áreas de pasto e roça ocorrem de forma dispersa no território e em pequenas parcelas; essa dinâmica apontada pela classificação é um indicativo de que as áreas de cultivo ocorrem de forma rotacionada, com a ocupação de áreas diferentes que vão se recuperando com o passar do tempo. No segundo recorte, dentre as seis zonas da paisagem, duas são concentradoras de grande parte dos processos de substituição da cobertura vegetal natural por atividades antrópicas, sendo as zonas 3 e 4 as que tem mais alteração da paisagem. A análise em recortes geográficos distintos permitiu identificar que a área de estudo possui padrões heterogêneos de ocupação no tempo e no espaço.
Em busca de um lugar ao sol: a viagem de Goethe à Itália
Authors: Filho Geraldo José Diogo
Published: May 2018

Este trabalho apresenta uma revisão do conteúdo geográfico do livro “Viagem à Itália” de Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Analisa-se como o autor descreve os elementos físicos, biológicos e humanos do território italiano em seu relato de viagem, dentre eles a geologia, o relevo, a botânica, o clima, o uso do solo, a arte e a cultura daquele país. Frequentemente, Goethe opõe as características e condições encontradas ao longo de sua expedição com aquelas existentes na Alemanha. Ao percorrer paisagens muito diferentes das de sua terra natal, o célebre poeta encontra, ao sul dos Alpes, condições ambientais muito mais favoráveis ao estudo da natureza, tendo em vista as latitudes mais baixas, as condições térmicas menos frígidas e a vegetação mais exuberante da região do mediterrâneo. Fato que procuramos ressaltar com o título do presente artigo. Analisa-se o evento da viagem no contexto da biografia de Goethe e conclui-se que o período que ele passou na Itália, entre os anos de 1786 e 1788, foi determinante em sua formação enquanto cientista natural, fornecendo-lhe material, ideias e inspiração para o desenvolvimento posterior de diversas pesquisas acerca da natureza.
NDVI aplicado na detecção de degradação de pastagens cultivadas
Authors: Fonseca Elaine Lima , Locatelli Marília , Filho Eliomar Pereira Silva
Published: May 2018

Degradação de pastagem é um processo segundo qual ocorre perda da produtividade, do valor nutricional e da capacidade de recuperação natural. As técnicas de geoprocessamento permitem identificar diferentes níveis de degradação por meio de dados consistentes e medições repetidas. Objetivou-se com a presente pesquisa utilizar Índices de Vegetação (NDVI) para detecção de processos de degradação de pastagens cultivadas no município de Colorado do Oeste – RO. Para o estudo, utilizaram-se imagens do satélite OLI/Landsat 8 cenas 230/69 e 229/69 para o ano de 2015, com posterior verificação a campo das condições das pastagens. Os índices indicaram que 66,69% do município apresentam pastagens com algum grau de degradação. Desse percentual, 35,19% classificada com moderadamente (Pastagem 3), 24,88% fortemente (Pastagem 2) e 6,62%, extremamente degradadas (Pastagem 1), e apenas 33,30% das pastagens da área de estudo estão em condições adequadas de produção. A metodologia utilizada mostrou-se satisfatória para diferenciação de níveis de degradação das pastagens.
Les migrations des footballeurs brésiliens à destination de l’« empire du milieu footballistique » chinois
Authors: Piraudeau Bertrand
Published: May 2018

L’étude des migrations des footballeurs brésiliens à destination du championnat élite chinois (16 clubs étudiés) permet d’éclairer les grandes périodes des migrations des Brésiliens entre l’espace international et la Chine entre 1994 et 2016. Par ailleurs, cela permet d’analyser et de comprendre les interactions spatiales et migratoires entre les clubs chinois d’accueil et les pays/clubs de provenance des joueurs brésiliens et d’étudier la place occupée par la Chine dans la globalisation des transferts. Cette contribution montre la distribution spatiale des joueurs brésiliens évoluant dans les clubs chinois et rend possible la compréhension de la position de la Chine dans le système footballistique international. Ainsi, l’approche géographique des migrations des footballeurs brésiliens invite, en définitive, à nous interroger sur les dynamiques spatiales et les relations migratoires créées et développées par les clubs chinois, et vécues par les joueurs brésiliens.
As migrações dos jogadores brasileiros para o "império do meio" do futebol chinês
Authors: Piraudeau Bertrand
Published: May 2018

O estudo das migrações de jogadores de futebol brasileiros para o campeonato chinês de elite (16 clubes estudados) ajuda a esclarecer os principais períodos de migração brasileira entre o espaço internacional e a China entre 1994 e 2016. Além disso, ele permite analisar e compreender as interações espaciais e migratórias entre os clubes chineses anfitriões e os países / clubes de origem dos jogadores brasileiros e entender o lugar ocupado pela China na globalização das transferências. Esta contribuição mostra a distribuição espacial de jogadores brasileiros que atuam em clubes chineses e possibilita a compreensão da posição da China no sistema internacional de futebol. Assim, a abordagem geográfica das migrações dos futebolistas brasileiros convida, finalmente, a nos questionar sobre as dinâmicas espaciais e as relações migratórias criadas e desenvolvidas pelos clubes chineses e vividas pelos jogadores brasileiros.
Influência da acurácia de completude na delimitação de áreas de preservação permanente
Authors: Sousa Mayara Soares de , Sampaio Tony Vinicius Moreira
Published: May 2018

Desde 1934 com as “Florestas Protetoras” até 2012 com as “Áreas de Preservação Permanente” o Código Florestal Brasileiro prevê a criação de áreas destinadas à preservação dos recursos naturais. Atualmente, o SIG (Sistema de Informações Geográficas) associado a produtos de sensoriamento remoto se apresentam como ferramentas auxiliares na delimitação de APPs, pois possuem baixo custo e otimizam o tempo necessário a identificação e delimitação das mesmas. O trabalho empregou técnicas de Sensoriamento Remoto, fotointerpretação e SIG para identificar e quantificar as nascentes existentes nas Bacias Hidrográficas dos Rios Forquilha e Mirim, localizadas no Sudoeste do Paraná, além de delimitar suas Áreas de Preservação Permanente e das margens de rios de primeira ordem, utilizando imagens de satélite disponibilizadas pelo Google no software QGIS versão 2.16, via ferramenta Open Layers Plugin. Para tanto, foi empregada chave de classificação construída a partir de conhecimentos prévios de campo, com alguns elementos visíveis na imagem que pudessem indicar a presença de nascentes dentro da área das bacias hidrográficas, o que possibilitou definir as áreas de APP de acordo com a Lei Florestal brasileira vigente.  A análise resultou na delimitação de 4,76 km² de APPs de nascentes e 18,31 km² de margens de rios, com acurácia de 50,65% para a Bacia do Rio Forquilha, e 2,06 km² de nascentes, 7,69 km² de margens de rios, com acurácia de 64,63% para a Bacia do Rio Mirim. Promovendo um acréscimo (comissão) dentro do total mencionado anteriormente, de Área de Preservação Permanente de nascente de 2,13 km² (44,74%) e 7,44 (0,63%) de margens de rios para a Bacia do Rio Forquilha e 0,70km² (33,98%) e 2,23 km² (29%) para a Bacia do Rio Mirim.
International Student Mobility
Authors: Bista Krishna , Sharma Ghanashyam , Gaulee Uttam
Published: May 2018

Student mobility has increasingly become a key issue of policy and practice in higher education. This chapter presents a set of critical views about international student mobility globally, setting the context for emerging voices and critical lenses. The authors argue that educators should look into the bigger picture of mobility to understand its complex and multifaceted issues which go beyond counting enrollment numbers. Where do students go to study and why? Where do they come from and who was able to leave home? What obstacles do students face and how do they overcome them? There are some of the central questions of student mobility discourse. In this backdrop, the authors argue that students must be treated fairly by the simple logic of reciprocity: international students are “international” in the host countries in the same way as study abroad students will be “international” by default in the receiving countries. The only question is whether we are ready to accept a humane world where mobile students are valued as part of a global community and for global good, rather than just viewed in terms of mercenary drives of the market.
From Brain Drain to Reverse Brain Drain
Authors: Bano Sara
Published: May 2018

A reverse brain drain trend has resulted in a significant shift in the mobility of highly skilled workers educated as international students in Western countries to Asian countries. This chapter explores the brain drain to reverse brain drain situation in South Asia and highlights the implications for South Asia and the United States of America through an extensive literature review. The author argues that understanding the effects of reverse brain drain for South Asia and the USA can be crucial, and special policies and governmental programs are required to manage the trend in South Asia, and fill the void of professional workers in the USA.
The New Colombo Plan
Authors: Arden Mila , Piscioneri Matthew
Published: May 2018

The study is mainly based on a critical literature review as well as analysis of publicly available materials on the Australian Government's New Colombo Plan (NCP). The authors argue that the existing normative frames on outward student mobility (OSM), as reviewed through analysis of the Australian Government's NCP policy and the relevant literature, tend towards an unhelpful polarization that encourages a discourse. It is often fused with ideological elements imposed by institutional, government, corporate, and scholarly sources. It is difficult to locate literature which assesses the participating outward-bound students' voices and aspirations without prejudice. Thus, the existing normative frames covering OSM in Australian higher education require revision.
Consumer Awareness Towards Financial Inclusion in India
Authors: Nair Sanal , Gupta Garima
Published: May 2018

This chapter focuses on researching the consumer awareness of people towards financial inclusion by conducting a study on Mahanagar Co Op Bank in Kharghar, Mumbai. The study adopted survey method to approach the respondents through a well-structured questionnaire. Stratum sampling method was used in order to select the sample respondents and collect data from those who are consumers of Mahanagar Co Op Bank Ltd, Kharghar Branch. A sample size of 150 consumers was taken. Following the data search, analysis was done by applying descriptive analytical tools like standard deviation and mean. The researcher used factor analysis, descriptive statistics, and one-way ANOVA in order to find the difference among the variables. SPSS software has been used for conducting the analytical tests. The results indicated an association between demographic variables and awareness and availing of financial inclusion services by the consumers of the bank. However, there was no association between demographic variables and some of the financial inclusion services.
Leveraging Tax as a Tool for Financial Inclusion of MSMEs
Authors: Sawhney Richa
Published: May 2018

Studies suggest that dealing with financial exclusion requires a multi-pronged strategy. Apart from the government policies and initiatives, tax policies have also been recognized as a potent tool that furthers the cause of financial inclusion, both directly and indirectly. As in case of other policies, a one-size-fits-all approach cannot be followed in tax policy as well, so one can see a broad spectrum of initiatives trying to tackle the different root causes of this problem. By using a carrot-and-stick approach, the tax policy is maneuvering the informal sector businesses towards the formal economy, where formal sources of finance and credit become a reality.
Information Literacy Education for First-Year Composition Students
Authors: Rysavy Monica D. T. , Michalak Russell , Hunt Kevin
Published: May 2018

This chapter describes how the researchers at a small private Master's level college examined how different delivery modes—face-to-face (F2F), hybrid, and online instruction—may impact first-year students' perceptions of their information literacy (IL) skills compared to their test-assessed information literacy skills using the students perception of information literacy-questionnaire (SPIL-Q) and information literacy assessment (ILA) instruments. These instruments were developed and deployed to international graduate business students in two previous studies: Michalak and Rysavy and Michalak, Rysavy, and Wessel. The students (n=161) in this study were enrolled in a first-year English composition course in the Spring 2017 semester. This iteration achieved an overall response rate of 87.04% (n=141). Overall, results demonstrated the greatest achievement were demonstrated by students in hybrid course sections.
Future Directions
Authors: Simpson Ann M.
Published: May 2018

This chapter considers future directions for emerging social media technologies and their potential for teaching and learning practice in higher education. While technologies that support social media constantly change, it provides some simple and practical guidelines to assist teachers with their practice and use of social media technologies in their classrooms. This chapter acknowledges the evolving nature of the technologies available in today's teaching and learning context as well as ones that are considered to impact higher educational learning and teaching in the future, including descriptions of augmented and virtual reality and gamification and gamified learning.
Big Five Personality Traits and Academic Learning in Wiki-Mediated Collaborative Activities
Authors: Altanopoulou Panagiota , Tselios Nikolaos
Published: May 2018

The influence of students' non-cognitive characteristics on their learning performance constitutes a significant but rather unexplored topic. The goal of the research presented in this article, is to examine the relation between the students' personality characteristics (as measured using the Big Five Personality Test) and their learning outcome in the context of four framed wiki-based learning activities. 368 university students participated in the studies. Meta-analysis of results indicates that learning gain was significant negatively correlated with one of the five basic personality dimensions, namely Extraversion. Also, agreeableness was significant positively correlated with learning gain. Moreover, conscientiousness and emotionally stability were significant positively correlated with logged wiki edits that students made in this activity. It is argued, and discussed, that results from such studies can lead to useful conclusions regarding the design of appropriate activities and the creation of more effective collaborative teams in the context of wiki-based web activities.
Tef Yield Response to NPS Fertilizer and Methods of Sowing in East Shewa, Ethiopia
Authors: Tesfahun Wakjira
Published: May 2018

Purpose: Soil fertility maintenance is a major concern in tropical Africa which needs to tackle soil fertility depletion as fundamental constraints. Similarly, the traditional way of planting tef reduces the amount of grain production, promotes competition for inputs and causes severe lodging. In this view, a study was to investigate the effect of sowing methods and NPS fertilizer application on tef production.Research method: A factorial experiment was laid out in RCBD with12 treatment combination and three replications at DebreZeit Agricultural Research Center. The first factor included six NPS fertilizer rates and the second factor included two methods of sowing. Relevant data were gathered and analyzed using SAS and mean difference were compared using LSD.Findings: The results of the study revealed that the analysis of variance among fertilizer rates and method of sowing showed significant differences (P ≤ 0.05) on almost all the tef characters tested. The shortest mean days to 50% panicle emergence (57.5) of teff were obtained from 120kg of NPS fertilizer. However, applied NPS fertilizer showed no significant difference on tef physiological maturity. The highest grain yield (3.77t ha-1), biomass yield (10.09 t ha-1) and straw yield (6.32 t ha-1) were recorded from combination of 120 kg NPS fertilizer and transplanting method. Blended fertilizer together with transplanting had improved the number of effective tiller and grain yield, biomass yield as well as straw yield. Therefore, 120 kg ha-1of NPS fertilizer and transplanting method can be suggested as one effective way to maximize grain yield of tef.Research Limitation: Further validation and demonstrations across multiple areas would be necessary to make conclusive recommendation since the experiment was conducted for sole season and site.Originality/Value: This study provides insights for farmers and stakeholders to incorporate blended fertilizer for soil fertility amendment and in encouraging of tef transplanting technology for boosting production.