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Comparative Analysis of Mission Statements of Chinese and American Fortune 500 Companies: A Study from the Perspective of Linguistics
Authors: Lin Quan , Huang Yingchang , Zhu Ruojin , Zhang Yue
Published: September 2019

A mission statement is an important instrument for strategic management for an enterprise. How to establish a mission statement and how to leverage its roles in conveying the vision of and leading the long-term and sustainable growth of the enterprise are critical in strategic planning for enterprises. The current study adopted a corpus analysis method and built a corpus of mission statements by selecting the mission statements of 100 companies each from Chinese and American companies in the 2017 Fortune 500 companies. Through the analysis of high-frequency words obtained from the corpus based on the appraisal system approach from Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL), we attempted to identify the characteristics discerning the mission statements of Chinese and American companies. Our results showed that (1) the distribution patterns of evaluation resource words of Chinese and American companies are similar; (2) Chinese companies highlight innovation, society and development of the enterprise, while American companies emphasize customers and product or service; (3) both Chinese and American enterprises highly concern survival, philosophy and public image; (4) American companies pay more attention to stakeholders, especially primary social stakeholders, while Chinese companies’ attention is inclined to secondary social stakeholders. It is concluded that the mission statements of Chinese companies are society oriented and emphasize the social roles of an organization, showing a corporate pertinence to a lesser extent, while American companies’ mission statements pay more attention to customers and partner relationships, which can be seen as the American companies’ market and individual orientation.
Do CEO Rhetorical Strategies Affect Corporate Social Performance? Evidence from China
Authors: Liu Chang , Chen Shouming , Shao Qiuyue
Published: September 2019

How can chief executive officers (CEOs) persuade employees to participate in corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities, so as to enhance firms’ corporate social performance (CSP)? The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between CEO rhetorical strategies and firms’ CSP. According to Aristotle’s classification, we divide CEO rhetorical strategies into three categories: pathos, ethos, and logos, using the text analysis method. We apply a Probit model to predict whether CEOs use rhetorical strategies and then adopt fixed-effect multiple regression models to measure the impact of various rhetorical strategies on CSP. An empirical analysis based on data on the listed manufacturing companies in the Shanghai Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Stock Exchange from 2014 to 2016 shows that both CEO pathos strategy and CEO logos strategy have positive effects on CSP; however, the relationship between the CEO ethos strategy and CSP is not significant. Our findings contribute to upper echelons theory and CSR research and provide suggestions for CEOs to apply proper rhetorical strategies.
The Exergy Footprint as a Sustainability Indicator: An Application to the Neanderthal–Sapiens Competition in the Late Pleistocene
Authors: Sciubba Enrico
Published: September 2019

A thermodynamic analysis of population dynamics and of sustainability provides rigor to many important issues. In this work, the “system society” is analysed in connection with the “system environment” using an exergy metric, and the method includes an internalization of the externalities (capital, labour, environmental effects) conducted on the basis of a “system + environment” balance. In this perspective, this study investigates the Late Pleistocene extinction of the Homo neanderthalensis, which took place in a geologically short time and in the presence of a competing species, the Homo sapiens. The case in study is not trivial, and its choice not casual: in those times, the only factor that could lead to an advantage of one group over the other was their respective resource use intensity. A specific indicator, the exergy footprint (EF), is here applied to measure the total amount of primary resources required to produce a certain (material or immaterial) commodity, including the resources needed for the physical survival of the individuals. On the basis of the available data, the results of a steady-state analysis show that the EF of the Neanderthal was higher than that of the Sapiens, and that with both species sharing the same ecological niche in a time of dwindling resources, the less frugal of the two was also more fragile in an evolutionary sense.
Optimization of Crude Palm Oil Fund to Support Smallholder Oil Palm Replanting in Reducing Deforestation in Indonesia
Authors: Nurfatriani Fitri , Ramawati  , Sari Galih Kartika , Komarudin Heru
Published: September 2019

Smallholders play a significant role in the Indonesian palm oil industry. They cultivate more than 40% of the total plantation area, and their production contributes to the national revenue. However, despite their significant role, smallholders continue to face crop management, financial and environmental challenges. The fact that some smallholder plantations are illegally located in state forestland poses challenges for smallholders as regards getting access to finance, improving yields, and obtaining sustainable certification. Government policy on the collection of levies from exported crude palm oil (CPO fund) and its derivative products provides smallholders the opportunity to replant and support their sustainable practices, thereby reducing deforestation. This paper discusses how fiscal incentives of the CPO fund may have been optimized to prioritize these outcomes. We should prioritize the use of the fund not only to support smallholder replanting, but also to clarify their land tenure rights, so that they could get access to sustainable certification and financial institutions. It is also recommended that funds be allocated to subsidize loan interest to the bank and build productive capital during the grace period. These efforts have to be accompanied by building and improving smallholder databases and strengthening local government.
Crop Production Pushes up Greenhouse Gases Emissions in China: Evidence from Carbon Footprint Analysis Based on National Statistics Data
Authors: Wang Xiaolong , Chen Yun , Chen Xiaowei , He Rongrong , Guan Yueshan , Gu Yawen , Chen Yong
Published: September 2019

The rapid growth of crop yield in China was maintained by more fossil fuel inputs in the past years, causing concern about the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions related to crop production. Therefore, this study analyzed historical dynamics of carbon footprint (CF) of 11 major crops in China during 2000–2016 and estimated possible GHG emissions of the system in 2020 under different scenarios. Results indicated that the GHG emissions of the Chinese crop system increased by 20.07% from 2000 to 2016, in which the grain crops contributed to more than 80% of the total emissions. The GHG emissions from grain crops including maize, wheat, and rice as well as sugar crops including sugarcane and sugar beet were increased by 28.07% and 14.27% in the study period, respectively, making up the primary factor of increased GHG emissions of crop system in China. Moreover, if the cropping pattern and agricultural practices is not improved in the future, the GHG emissions from Chinese crop system are estimated to increase by 346.19 million tons in 2020. If advanced agricultural policies and practices are implemented, the GHGs emissions of crop system in China in 2020 are estimated to be 2.92–12.62% lower than that in 2016. Overall, this study illustrated that the crop system in China contributed to the growth of GHG emissions in China over the past decades. Improving utilization efficiency of fertilizers and crop structure in China are the most important ways to reduce GHG emissions from the Chinese crop system.
Lorenz Type Behaviors in the Dynamics of Laser Produced Plasma
Authors: Irimiciuc Stefan Andrei , Enescu Florin , Agop Andrei , Agop Maricel
Published: September 2019

An innovative theoretical model is developed on the backbone of a classical Lorenz system. A mathematical representation of a differential Lorenz system is transposed into a fractal space and reduced to an integral form. In such a conjecture, the Lorenz variables will operate simultaneously on two manifolds, generating two transformation groups, one corresponding to the space coordinates transformation and another one to the scale resolution transformation. Since these groups are isomorphs various types isometries become functional. The Lorenz system was further adapted to describe the dynamics of ejected particles as a result of laser matter interaction in a fractal paradigm. The simulations were focused on the dynamics of charged particles, and showcase the presence of current oscillations, a heterogenous velocity distribution and multi-structuring at different interaction scales. The theoretical predictions were compared with the experimental data acquired with noninvasive diagnostic techniques. The experimental data confirm the multi-structure scenario and the oscillatory behavior predicted by the mathematical model.
A New Identity Involving Balancing Polynomials and Balancing Numbers
Authors: Meng Yuanyuan
Published: September 2019

In this paper, a second-order nonlinear recursive sequence M ( h , i ) is studied. By using this sequence, the properties of the power series, and the combinatorial methods, some interesting symmetry identities of the structural properties of balancing numbers and balancing polynomials are deduced.
CSE_E 1.0: An Integrated Automated Theorem Prover for First-Order Logic
Authors: Cao Feng , Xu Yang , Liu Jun , Chen Shuwei , Ning Xinran
Published: September 2019

First-order logic is an important part of mathematical logic, and automated theorem proving is an interdisciplinary field of mathematics and computer science. The paper presents an automated theorem prover for first-order logic, called C S E _ E 1.0, which is a combination of two provers contradiction separation extension (CSE) and E, where CSE is based on the recently-introduced multi-clause standard contradiction separation (S-CS) calculus for first-order logic and E is the well-known equational theorem prover for first-order logic based on superposition and rewriting. The motivation of the combined prover C S E _ E 1.0 is to (1) evaluate the capability, applicability and generality of C S E _ E , and (2) take advantage of novel multi-clause S-CS dynamic deduction of CSE and mature equality handling of E to solve more and harder problems. In contrast to other improvements of E, C S E _ E 1.0 optimizes E mainly from the inference mechanism aspect. The focus of the present work is given to the description of C S E _ E including its S-CS rule, heuristic strategies, and the S-CS dynamic deduction algorithm for implementation. In terms of combination, in order not to lose the capability of E and use C S E _ E to solve some hard problems which are unsolved by E, C S E _ E 1.0 schedules the running of the two provers in time. It runs plain E first, and if E does not find a proof, it runs plain CSE, then if it does not find a proof, some clauses inferred in the CSE run as lemmas are added to the original clause set and the combined clause set handed back to E for further proof search. C S E _ E 1.0 is evaluated through benchmarks, e.g., CASC-26 (2017) and CASC-J9 (2018) competition problems (FOFdivision). Experimental results show that C S E _ E 1.0 indeed enhances the performance of E to a certain extent.
Visual Analysis of the Newton’s Method with Fractional Order Derivatives
Authors: Gdawiec Krzysztof , Kotarski Wiesław , Lisowska Agnieszka
Published: September 2019

The aim of this paper is to investigate experimentally and to present visually the dynamics of the processes in which in the standard Newton’s root-finding method the classic derivative is replaced by the fractional Riemann–Liouville or Caputo derivatives. These processes applied to polynomials on the complex plane produce images showing basins of attractions for polynomial zeros or images representing the number of iterations required to obtain polynomial roots. These latter images were called by Kalantari as polynomiographs. We use both: the colouring by roots to present basins of attractions, and the colouring by iterations that reveal the speed of convergence and dynamic properties of processes visualised by polynomiographs.
Expression of APOBEC3 Lentiviral Restriction Factors in Cats
Authors: Troyer Ryan M. , Malmberg Jennifer L. , Zheng Xin , Miller Craig , MacMillan Martha , Sprague Wendy S. , Wood Britta A. , VandeWoude Sue
Published: September 2019

Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is a naturally occurring T-cell tropic lentiviral disease of felids with many similarities to HIV/AIDS in humans. Similar to primate lentiviral-host interactions, feline APOBEC3 (A3) has been shown to inhibit FIV infection in a host-specific manner and feline A3 degradation is mediated by FIV Vif. Further, infection of felids with non-native FIV strains results in restricted viral replication in both experimental and naturally occurring infections. However, the link between molecular A3-Vif interactions and A3 biological activity during FIV infection has not been well characterized. We thus examined expression of the feline A3 genes A3Z2, A3Z3 and A3Z2-Z3 during experimental infection of domestic cats with host-adapted domestic cat FIV (referred to as FIV) and non-adapted Puma concolor FIV (referred to as puma lentivirus, PLV). We determined A3 expression in different tissues and blood cells from uninfected, FIV-infected, PLV-infected and FIV/PLV co-infected cats; and in purified blood cell subpopulations from FIV-infected and uninfected cats. Additionally, we evaluated regulation of A3 expression by cytokines, mitogens, and FIV infection in cultured cells. In all feline cells and tissues studied, there was a striking difference in expression between the A3 genes which encode FIV inhibitors, with A3Z3 mRNA abundance exceeding that of A3Z2-Z3 by 300-fold or more. Interferon-alpha treatment of cat T cells resulted in upregulation of A3 expression, while treatment with interferon-gamma enhanced expression in cat cell lines. In cats, secondary lymphoid organs and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) had the highest basal A3 expression levels and A3 genes were differentially expressed among blood T cells, B cells, and monocytes. Acute FIV and PLV infection of cats, and FIV infection of primary PBMC resulted in no detectable change in A3 expression with the exception of significantly elevated A3 expression in the thymus, the site of highest FIV replication. We conclude that cat A3 expression is regulated by cytokine treatment but, by and large, lentiviral infection did not appear to alter expression. Differences in A3 expression in different blood cell subsets did not appear to impact FIV viral replication kinetics within these cells. Furthermore, the relative abundance of A3Z3 mRNA compared to A3Z2-Z3 suggests that A3Z3 may be the major active anti-lentiviral APOBEC3 gene product in domestic cats.
Detection of Two Highly Diverse Peribunyaviruses in Mosquitoes from Palenque, Mexico
Authors: Kopp Anne , Hübner Alexandra , Zirkel Florian , Hobelsberger Daniel , Estrada Alejandro , Jordan Ingo , Gillespie Thomas R. , Drosten Christian , Junglen Sandra
Published: September 2019

The Peribunyaviridae family contains the genera Orthobunyavirus, Herbevirus, Pacuvirus, and Shangavirus. Orthobunyaviruses and pacuviruses are mainly transmitted by blood-feeding insects and infect a variety of vertebrates whereas herbeviruses and shangaviruses have a host range restricted to insects. Here, we tested mosquitoes from a tropical rainforest in Mexico for infections with peribunyaviruses. We identified and characterized two previously unknown viruses, designated Baakal virus (BKAV) and Lakamha virus (LAKV). Sequencing and de novo assembly of the entire BKAV and LAKV genomes revealed that BKAV is an orthobunyavirus and LAKV is likely to belong to a new genus. LAKV was almost equidistant to the established peribunyavirus genera and branched as a deep rooting solitary lineage basal to herbeviruses. Virus isolation attempts of LAKV failed. BKAV is most closely related to the bird-associated orthobunyaviruses Koongol virus and Gamboa virus. BKAV was successfully isolated in mosquito cells but did not replicate in common mammalian cells from various species and organs. Also cells derived from chicken were not susceptible. Interestingly, BKAV can infect cells derived from a duck species that is endemic in the region where the BKAV-positive mosquito was collected. These results suggest a narrow host specificity and maintenance in a mosquito–bird transmission cycle.
Rainfall–Runoff Processes and Modelling in Regions Characterized by Deficiency in Soil Water Storage
Authors: Shi Pengfei , Yang Tao , Xu Chong-Yu , Yong Bin , Huang Ching-Sheng , Li Zhenya , Qin Youwei , Wang Xiaoyan , Zhou Xudong , Li Shu
Published: September 2019

The partial runoff is complicated in semi-arid and some semi-humid zones in terms of what the runoff generates in partial vertical positions. The partial runoff is highlighted by horizontal soil heterogeneity as well. How to identify the partial runoff and develop a variable threshold for runoff generation is a great difficulty and challenge. In this work, the partial runoff is identified by using a variable active runoff layer structure, and a variable soil water storage capacity is proposed to act as a threshold for runoff generation. A variable layer-based runoff model (VLRM) for simulating the complex partial runoff was therefore developed, using dual distribution curves for variable soil water storage capacity over basin. The VLRM is distinct in that the threshold for runoff generation is denoted by variable soil water storage capacity instead of infiltration capacity or constant soil water storage capacity. A series of flood events in two typical basins of North China are simulated by the model, and also by the Xinanjiang model. Results demonstrate that the new threshold performs well and the new model outperforms the Xinanjiang model. The approach improves current hydrological modelling for complex runoff in regions with large deficiencies in soil water storage.
Simulation of the Transient Characteristics of Water Pipeline Leakage with Different Bending Angles
Authors: Zhang Qiaoling , Wu Feng , Yang Zhendong , Li Guodong , Zuo Juanli
Published: September 2019

Rapid global development has resulted in the widespread use of water pipelines in industrial and agricultural production and life. During water transportation and deployment, water pipes with different angles need to be positioned according to different geographical and topographical problems. Flowmaster simulation software was used to simulate the leakage process of pipelines with different angles. The transient characteristics of fluids in the pipeline were studied in detail. The influences of parameters, such as the bending coefficient R/D (R is the turning radius of pipe, D is the inner diameter of pipe), leakage position, and leakage aperture on the transient flow law of pipelines with and without leakage, were analyzed. The results show that the periodic decay of the upstream flow and pressure curve at the valve with and without leakage has an insignificant relationship with the bending coefficient R/D; however, the amplitude of the sudden position change is positively correlated with the magnitude of R/D. The leakage aperture is positively correlated with the leakage flow and negatively correlated with the pressure value at the leak location node. The farther the leak position is from the valve, the greater the amplitude of the valve end pressure and the upstream flow curve, and symmetric fluctuations occur.
Estimating Peak Daily Water Demand under Different Climate Change and Vacation Scenarios
Authors: Vonk Erwin , Cirkel Dirk Gijsbert , Blokker Mirjam
Published: September 2019

Extremes in drinking water demand are commonly quantified with a so called peaking factor, a probabilistic ratio expressing the daily water demand relative to its annual average corresponding with a once in ten year recurrence period. In this study, we present a modeling framework that allows one to quantify of the impact of climate change and variations in vacation absence on the peaking factor for specific geographic regions. The framework consists of a support vector regression model that simulates daily water demand as a function of meteorological parameters and vacation absence, coupled to an extreme value model that translates simulation results to a peaking factor. After initial model development, we simulated the effects of different climate change/vacation scenarios for 2050 on eight water supply areas in the Netherlands and Belgium. We found that on average there is a net increase in water demand of 0.8% in 2050 and a 6.5% increase in peak demand compared to the reference period.
SPH Modeling of Water-Related Natural Hazards
Authors: Manenti Sauro , Wang Dong , Domínguez José M. , Li Shaowu , Amicarelli Andrea , Albano Raffaele
Published: September 2019

This paper collects some recent smoothed particle hydrodynamic (SPH) applications in the field of natural hazards connected to rapidly varied flows of both water and dense granular mixtures including sediment erosion and bed load transport. The paper gathers together and outlines the basic aspects of some relevant works dealing with flooding on complex topography, sediment scouring, fast landslide dynamics, and induced surge wave. Additionally, the preliminary results of a new study regarding the post-failure dynamics of rainfall-induced shallow landslide are presented. The paper also shows the latest advances in the use of high performance computing (HPC) techniques to accelerate computational fluid dynamic (CFD) codes through the efficient use of current computational resources. This aspect is extremely important when simulating complex three-dimensional problems that require a high computational cost and are generally involved in the modeling of water-related natural hazards of practical interest. The paper provides an overview of some widespread SPH free open source software (FOSS) codes applied to multiphase problems of theoretical and practical interest in the field of hydraulic engineering. The paper aims to provide insight into the SPH modeling of some relevant physical aspects involved in water-related natural hazards (e.g., sediment erosion and non-Newtonian rheology). The future perspectives of SPH in this application field are finally pointed out.
Optimization of the Multi-Start Strategy of a Direct-Search Algorithm for the Calibration of Rainfall–Runoff Models for Water-Resource Assessment
Authors: García-Romero Liliana , Paredes-Arquiola Javier , Solera Abel , Belda Edgar , Andreu Joaquín , Sánchez-Quispe Sonia T.
Published: September 2019

Calibration of conceptual rainfall–runoff models (CRRM) for water-resource assessment (WRA) is a complicated task that contributes to the reliability of results obtained from catchments. In recent decades, the application of automatic calibration techniques has been frequently used because of the increasing complexity of models and the considerable time savings gained at this phase. In this work, the traditional Rosenbrock (RNB) algorithm is combined with a random sampling method and the Latin hypercube (LH) to optimize a multi-start strategy and test the efficiency in the calibration of CRRMs. Three models (the French rural-engineering-with-four-daily-parameters (GR4J) model, the Swedish Hydrological Office Water-balance Department (HBV) model and the Sacramento Soil Moisture Accounting (SAC-SMA) model) are selected for WRA at nine headwaters in Spain in zones prone to long and severe droughts. To assess the results, the University of Arizona’s shuffled complex evolution (SCE-UA) algorithm was selected as a benchmark, because, until now, it has been one of the most robust techniques used to solve calibration problems with rainfall–runoff models. This comparison shows that the traditional algorithm can find optimal solutions at least as good as the SCE-UA algorithm. In fact, with the calibration of the SAC-SMA model, the results are significantly different: The RNB algorithm found better solutions than the SCE-UA for all basins. Finally, the combination created between the LH and RNB methods is detailed thoroughly, and a sensitivity analysis of its parameters is used to define the set of optimal values for its efficient performance.
Sociologia das crises políticas: a dinâmica das mobilizações multissetoriais
Authors: Paccelli Gustavo
Published: September 2019

O texto trata da resenha do livro Sociologia das crises políticas: a dinâmica das mobilizações multissetoriais de Michel Dobry. Seu principal objetivo é discutir a dinâmica das crises a partir de uma perspectiva relacional. Ao invés de tratá-las como imprevistos ou patologias, Dobry as compreende como elementos comuns e corriqueiros aos contextos rotinizados ou estáveis. O autor não desconsidera o fato de que tais fenômenos possuam aspectos históricos, factuais ou acidentais. Antes, propõe pensar a dinâmica das crises a partir de um esquema teórico que ultrapasse suas singularidades, em prol de revelar suas dinamâmicas características. Entende as crises políticas como fenômenos críticos que se observam nos sistemas sociais complexos e que se tornam inteligíveis em seus traços essenciais desde que pensemos em termos de dessetorização tendencial do espaço social. Procura destacar os aspectos constituintes das crises ressaltando a existência de racionalidades e situaçõesespecíficas que constragem as percepções, os cálculos e as táticas dos atores. Neste sentido, ele desestabiliza nossas presunções teóricas e analíticas ao estudar as crises políticas tornando mais complexo o tema das mobilizações multissetoriais.
A legitimação de Mário Pedrosa como crítico de arte: a recepção na imprensa do livro "Arte, necessidade vital"
Authors: Formiga Tarcila Soares
Published: September 2019

O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar a recepção na imprensa do livro Arte, necessidade vital, lançado por Mário Pedrosa, em 1949. Essa publicação, que contava textos sobre arte escritos pelo crítico em um período de 15 anos, foi recebida de forma positiva na imprensa por vários jornalistas e intelectuais que reforçavam as qualidades de Pedrosa como crítico de arte. Uma hipótese deste artigo é que o lançamento desse livro coincidiu com um momento chave de atuação do crítico, que nesse mesmo ano havia acabado de redigir sua tese Da natureza afetiva da forma na obra de arte, em que lançou as bases teóricas para a compreensão dos objetos artísticos, além de ter participado de organizações voltadas para a institucionalização da crítica de arte, como a Associação Internacional de Críticos de Arte (AICA) e Associação Brasileira de Críticos de Arte (ABCA), e ter contribuído para a formação de um grupo de artistas em torno do concretismo no Rio de Janeiro. Desse modo, ao lançar um livro com uma seleção de artigos publicados em periódicos – espaço por excelência da sua atuação intelectual – Pedrosa alçou uma posição de destaque como crítico de arte, sendo reconhecido como um dos principais representantes dessa atividade no Brasil.
Comportamiento electoral en Venezuela: el caso de la Mesa de Unida Democrática (MUD)
Authors: Gómez Talavera Patricio
Published: September 2019

El presente artículo tiene como objeto analizar la trayectoria de la Mesa de la Unidad Democrática (MUD) en términos del comportamiento de sus electores, realizando comparaciones de rendimiento y características del mismo antes de su emergencia en el año 2008 (antes del cual existía una coordinación opositora entre fuerzas diversas que compartían carácter opositor al chavismo), y durante su periodo de vigencia, en la actualidad. Este análisis se enfoca principalmente en dos aristas: cambios y continuidades en materia de comportamiento electoral opositor al chavismo venezolano en ámbitos donde la oposición ha reconocido dificultades de capilaridad e inserción, por un lado, y los diferenciales en materia de comportamiento entre elecciones subnacionales y las elecciones a Parlamento y a Presidente de la República. A tal fin, se evaluarán diferenciales entre ambas arenas, para detectar particularidades que permitan identificar patrones de comportamiento de electorado con respecto a la coalición multipartidaria venezolana. A tal fin haremos uso de estadísticas descriptiva para analizar resultados a escala nacional, estadual y municipal.
“Después del naufragio”: la vigencia del bipartidismo imperfecto en escenarios municipales después del “¡Que se vayan todos!” (El caso de la provincia del Chaco – Argentina)
Authors: Valenzuela Sergio David , Medina Marcos Walter
Published: September 2019

La crisis social, política e institucional de la Argentina que estallo en diciembre del año 2001 dio lugar a diversas manifestaciones y protestas sociales que, dentro de otras cosas reclamaban que fueran todos, en referencia clara y directa a la clase política. Si bien, estas manifestaciones un alto impacto sobre el sistema político del país, en el impacto del mismo modo en los diferentes niveles de gobierno, ni en las diferentes unidades subnacionales.

En este marco, este trabajo analiza diferentes comportamientos políticos de intendentes de municipios de la provincia del Chaco, como responder a la demanda social denominada genéricamente "que se vayan todos". Se hallaron comportamientos vinculados mecanismos sobresalientes como ser conformación de alianzas, cambios de partidos y aparición de partidos municipales a partir de las figuras de los caudillos locales. Estas estrategias permitieron que los dirigentes se consoliden localmente, a pesar de la crisis del sistema político nacional.
Formación universitaria e inserción laboral. La inquietud por la empleabilidad
Authors: Ortiz Luis , Paredes María Gloria
Published: September 2019

Este estudio ha abordado la empleabilidad de egresados universitarios de la Universidad Nacional de Asunción, definida como el nivel de ajuste de la formación recibida con la ocupación de los profesionales que concluyeron sus estudios y obtuvieron su diploma universitario. Específicamente, se definió el perfil socioeconómico de los egresados de dicho establecimiento de educación superior, las características socioocupacionales y las exigencias demandadas por los empleadores en el mercado de trabajo. A partir de una encuesta con muestra aleatoria aplicada a egresados, así como una estrategia cualitativa de entrevista a empleadores los resultados indican una leve mayoría proporcional de egresados empleables, es decir accede a un empleo de la rama de actividad correspondiente a la carrera de egreso, accede al puesto en menos de seis meses después del egreso y se mantiene en el puesto al menos un año. En cualquier sector económico el mercado laboral requiere profesionales con sólida formación académica, que además requiere contar con experiencia profesional en el área de desempeño, es decir las habilidades y destrezas propias de la profesión. Finalmente, la demanda laboral antepone cada vez con mayor fuerza un criterio de contratación consistente en un conjunto de competencias tanto ambiguas como arbitrarias y discrecionales que se anidan bajo el término de “competencias blandas”. La empleabilidad de los egresados, a través de una oferta con perfiles académicos que satisfacen los requerimientos demandados, no se debe a la universidad porque se trata de facultades que ésta no puede ni está previsto que provea.
La Bioinformática para el perfeccionamiento Curricular de la carrera Licenciatura en Biología
Authors: Cutiño Jiménez Ania Margarita , Llauradó Maury Gabriel , Torres Barandela Elena
Published: September 2019

La Bioinformática es una ciencia ha tenido un desarrollo acelerado debido a la gran disponibilidad de información biológica. Sus aplicaciones en la Biotecnología, Farmacología, Biología y Medicina hacen de esta, un área atractiva de investigación. Sin embargo, la carencia de personal calificado y la limitada incorporación de este contenido son evidentes. Se expone experiencia en la carrera Licenciatura en Biología en la asignatura optativa Introducción a la Bioinformática en el cuarto año. El tema escogido para las clases prácticas fue el análisis de la Hemoglobina. Los resultados muestran mejora en la calidad del proceso de enseñanza aprendizaje de esta asignatura, a partir de la integración de saberes de diferentes disciplinas promueve un aprendizaje autónomo y la calidad del estudio de los estudiantes.
Estrategia Educativa para la Prevención de conductas de Riesgo en los Estudiantes Universitarios
Authors: Tissert Debrosse Yaritza , Carbonell Lahera Neosotis , Castellano Borlot Virgen Onelvis
Published: September 2019

La investigación realizada es de trascendental importancia relacionada con la prevención de los comportamientos inadecuados, este constituye actualmente un término muy polémico pues se aborda la prevención desde un enfoque clínico, legal y social, siendo insuficiente desde lo educativo para referirse a una realidad social diversa y heterogénea en nuestros estudiantes. Tiene como propósito la socialización de acciones educativas cuya aplicación garantiza prever el agravamiento de las manifestaciones negativas del comportamiento en los estudiantes universitarios, de los cuales deviene los comportamientos inadecuados en los diversos escenarios del contexto institucional y social. De esta forma se garantiza mayor calidad en la formación adecuada de los estudiantes universitarios en los diferentes contextos de interacción social teniendo en cuenta sus aspiraciones, intereses y motivaciones y las proyecciones de los agentes educativos que influyen en su formación a través de las influencias educativas ejercidas, que se convierten para ello en ideales, modelos y vías para su desempeño comportamental. Para ello, se aplicaron métodos teóricos y empíricos: como el análisis y síntesis, inductivo - deductivo, la modelación, la observación, entrevistas y encuestas, los cuales permitieron corroborar la necesidad de elaborar acciones educativas estructurada en una estrategia de la misma naturaleza en aras de prevenir los comportamientos inadecuados en los estudiantes universitarios desde el enfoque potencial de las cualidades positivas en los comportamientos de estos. La implementación de la misma permitió obtener y constatar las transformaciones logradas en el orden formativo de los estudiantes seleccionados para la investigación.
La Evaluación Curricular en el Proceso de Formación Inicial en la carrera Lenguas Extranjeras
Authors: Rojas Blanco Orquidia
Published: September 2019

En el presente artículo se realiza una revisión bibliográfica con el objetivo de valorar lo planteado por diferentes autores sobre el diseño y evaluación curricular, se hace un análisis crítico de los criterios y conceptos encontrados y se asumen los que la autora considera más integradores. A partir de los resultados de la investigación realizada se sugiere profundizar en los constructos teóricos del proceso evaluativo para perfeccionar, desde de la integración de los componentes organizativos, la evaluación curricular en la formación inicial de los futuros profesionales de la carrera Lenguas Extranjeras atendiendo además a las demandas sociales y escenarios donde se desarrolla el profesional.
Альтернативний підхід до оцінки живучості зразків транспортних засобів та бойових броньованих машин
Authors: Сівак В. А.
Published: September 2019

Розкрита сутність та зміст альтернативного підходу до емпіричної оцінки живучості зразків транспортних засобів та бойових броньованих машин, що полягає в проведенні експертної оцінки їх стійкості від засобів виявлення та ураження противника. Наведений підхід може бути закладений в основу удосконаленої методики оцінки живучості як окремих зразків транспортних засобів та бойових броньованих машин, так і їх сукупності в різних умовах бойової обстановки. Отриманий результат дасть змогу керівникам здійснювати прогнозування та грамотне оперування способами використанням транспортних засобів та бойових броньованих машин в умовах виконання різноманітних бойових завдань.
Основні аспекти методології формування та супроводження реалізації середньострокових програм озброєння в умовах особливого періоду
Authors: Чепков І. Б. , Луханін М. І. , Борохвостов І. В.
Published: September 2019

Описаний сучасний стан розроблення документів оборонного планування в Україні. Розглянуті основні аспекти нової методології формування та науково-технічного супровод ження реалізації середньострокових програм розвитку озброєння та військової техніки в мирний час та її відмінності в особливий період.
Взаємозв'язок теплових характеристик малоамперної дуги і напружено- деформованого стану зварних з'єднань з жароміцних нікелевих сплавів вузлів газотурбінних двигунів військової і транспортної авіації
Authors: Каховський М. Ю. , Гуляєв А. В. , Яровіцин О. В. , Червяков М. О.
Published: September 2019

Досліджувалася можливість поліпшення зварюваності нікелевих жароміцних сплавів з позицій взаємозв’язку теплових характеристик зварювального джерела нагріву і термодеформаційних процесів у зварному з’єднанні.
Інформаційна технологія оперативного контролю стану малого літального апарата на основі часового подання вимірювальної інформації
Authors: Пулеко І. В.
Published: September 2019

Розроблена інформаційна технологія оцінки технічного стану малого літального апарата, що базується на основі подання вимірів параметрів контролю часовими інтервалами.
Дослідження підриву мін у каналі ствола 120-мм міномета
Authors: Чепков І. Б. , Васьківський М. І. , Бісик С. П. , Шереметов С. І. , Корбач В. Г.
Published: September 2019

Надані результати числового моделювання підриву міни в каналі ствола міномета та їх експериментальна якісна перевірка. Метою статті є дослідження наслідків та характеру підриву мін в каналі ствола міномета для використання при проведенні експертизи з визначення причини розриву ствола міномета. Проведені дослідження виявили характерні особливості руйнування ствола міномета при підриві в ньому однієї або двох мін. Виявлений характер руйнування ствола міномета при числовому моделюванні та при натурному підриві дозволяє за зоною руйнування встановити кількість мін, які вибухнули в стволі, що може бути використано при проведенні експертизи з визначення причини розриву ствола міномета.
Моделювання процесу утворення електромагнітного поля надпровідними фрактальними частотно-вибірковими решітками у складі плоских дводзеркальних антен
Authors: Фик О. І. , Кучер Д. Б. , Гончар Р. О.
Published: September 2019

Наведені результати чисельного дослідження багаточастотних частотно-вибіркових фрактальних надпровідних поверхонь, отримані за допомогою математичної моделі мультирешіткової багатошарової електродинамічної структури на основі плоских двоперіодичних решіток друкованих елементів у складі дводзеркальних антен.
Аналіз протитанкових мін Російської Федерації методами кластерного аналізу
Authors: Бісик Сергій
Published: September 2019

Представлені результати кластерного аналізу протитанкових мін Російської Федерації за обраними класифікаційними ознаками та масою вибухової речовини. Отримані групикластерів протитанкових мін можна використовувати при формуванні вимог до рівня протимінного захисту вітчизняних бойових броньованих машин.
Evaluation of Methods of Interpolation (Existing and Proposed) using Monte Carlo Simulation Technique and Delete-D Jackknife Method
Authors: Awopeju K. A. , Ajibade B. F. , Efeizormor R. A. , Omokaro B. E.
Published: September 2019

It is possible to encounter missing value in a research. Missing value may be as a result of none response in primary data collection or unavailability of data in the case of secondary data. It may occur within a set of observations or at the tail end of the observations. The paper addresses missing value within a set of observations (interpolation). Existing methods considered are linear, log-linear, Catmull-Rom spline and cardinal spline and a method of estimating missing value is presented. For evaluation of the methods, random data are simulated using Monte Carlo simulation approach and analytical approach is used to determine the most effective method. Among the findings, linear, log-linear and the proposed method give high precision estimate compare to the CS and CSR methods. With the use of tension parameter, CS is better than CSR method.
m-commuting Additive Maps on Upper Triangular Matrices Rings
Authors: Ahmed Driss Aiat Hadj
Published: September 2019

Let $T_{n}(R)$ be the upper triangular matrix ring over a unital commutative ring whose characteristic is not a divisor of $m$. Suppose that $f:T_{n}(R)\rightarrow T_{n}(R)$ is an additive map such that $X^{m}f(X)=f(X)X^{m}$ for all $x \in T_{n}(R),$ where $m\geq 1$ is an integer. We consider the problem of describing the form of the map $X \rightarrow f(X)$.
Yenilik Politikalarında Yaşanan Küresel Dönüşümler ve Türkiye’de Paradigma Değişimleri
Authors: IŞIK MADEN Selen , KUTGİ Demet
Published: September 2019

Bilgi
ekonomisine geçiş ile birlikte yenilik olgusu ülke ve bölge ekonomilerinin
refahını artırmanın önemli bir yapıtaşı olarak kabul edilmektedir. Yeniliğin
bir sistem olarak ele alınması ise farklı sistem anlayışlarını da gündeme
getirmiştir.  Bu bağlamda geliştirilen
sistemler ve içerikleri birbirini tamamlayıcı nitelikte olsa da her bir
sistemin kendine özgü farklılıkları bulunmaktadır. Teorik ve uygulamalı olarak
yapılan çalışmalar refah artışı bağlamında yeniliğin doğru bir araç olarak
kullanılmasına imkân tanımaktadır. Aynı zamanda politika üreticilerine, bölge
aktörlerine yol gösterici nitelik taşımaktadır. Kalkınma planlarına dayalı
olarak hazırlanan pek çok politika dokümanlarında yeniliğin, ülke ekonomisi
üzerinde yaratabileceği etkiler detaylı bir şekilde ele alınmaktadır.

Bu
çalışmada, Türkiye’de cumhuriyet döneminden günümüze yeniliğin politika dokümanlarındaki
yeri, gelişimi; dünyadaki gelişmeler doğrultusunda Türkiye’deki politik ve
uygulamaya yönelik dönüşümler ortaya konmaya çalışılmıştır. Bu kapsamda günümüze
kadar alana yönelik yayınlanan politika dokümanları incelenmiştir. Tarihsel
akış içerisinde politikalardaki yeniliğin gelişimine ve yenilik ölçümünde
kullanılan göstergelere bakılmış, Türkiye’de yaşanan dönüşüm ve kırılmalar
dönemler itibariyle değerlendirilmiştir.
Tatlısu-Çiftlikdüzü/Akanthou-Arkosykos Cypro-PPNB Orak Bıçakları
Authors: KAYACAN Nurcan
Published: September 2019

Kıbrıs’ın kuzey kıyısında, doğuya doğru uzanan Karpaz yarımadasında yer alan Tatlısu-Çiftlikdüzü/Akanthou-Arkosykos yerleşmesi 2000-2005 ve 2010-2015 yılları arasında kazılmıştır. Çalışmalara verilen aranın ardından 2016 yılında tekrar kazılmaya ve araştırılmaya başlanmıştır. Yontmataş grubunu oluşturan obsidiyenler Anadolu bağlantılı olarak çalışılırken, yerel hammaddelerin elde edilmesi ve işlenmesi de önemli araştırma konularından biri olmuştur. Yerel hammaddeler olan çakmaktaşı ve çörtten üretilmiş orak bıçakları alet grupları içerisinde iyi tanımlanmış bir grubu oluşturur. Orak bıçaklarının üzerinde bulunan silika parlaklığı orak bıçaklarının tahıllar ve saz gibi bitkilerin kesimi için kullanıldığına işaret eder. Fonksiyonunun yanı sıra teknolojik analizler bu aletlerin nasıl üretildiklerini de ortaya koymaktadır. Bu çalışma, Tatlısu topluluğunun hammadde kullanımı, aletlerini nasıl ürettikleri ve bu aletlerin bitki hasadında kullanımı ile ilgili veri oluşturmayı hedeflemektedir.
La novia es excelente, sólo un poco ciega, algo sorda, y al hablar tartamudea. Logros, falencias y límites de las democracias de los países del MERCOSUR
Authors: Ansaldi Waldo
Published: September 2019

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Educación y ética para una ciudadanía cosmopolita
Authors: Hoyos Vázquez Guillermo
Published: September 2019

En el presente artículo se busca comprender el sentido de los códigos de ética que normalmente se elaboran en las instituciones educativas. Con la ayuda de la distinción y complementariedad entre valores y normas se obtiene una caracterización de dichos dispositivos, cuya pertinencia solo es captada en una concepción y práctica de la educación que trascienda los estrechos límites en los que se encuentra hoy, presionada por criterios meramente económicos. Si se libera a la educación de la lógica del mercado para pensarla como proceso de formación de ciudadanas y ciudadanos del mundo, queda abierta al horizonte de las humanidades y de las ciencias sociales, desde el cual los máximos morales y los mínimos éticos pueden ser comprendidos como valores y normas, complementariedad que da pleno sentido a los códigos de conducta.
Movilidad virtual en másteres a distancia en Europa y América Latina. Un camino por recorrer
Authors: Ruiz Corbella Marta , García Aretio Lorenzo , Álvarez González Beatriz , Rubio Gómez María José
Published: September 2019

La movilidad de los estudiantes en la educación superior es uno de los indicadores de la competitividad de las instituciones de ese nivel educativo y clave en su proceso de modernización. Las universidades que ofertan programas a distancia también están involucradas en estos procesos de movilidad de sus estudiantes, pero se encuentran con la realidad de que no todos pueden, o quieren, disfrutar de la oferta de movilidad, ni todos tienen ocasión de trasladarse a otra institución a cursar parte de sus estudios. Ante esta situación, el proyecto «NetActive» se propuso analizar la viabilidad de la oferta de programas de movilidad virtual para los estudiantes de programas a distancia en instituciones de Europa y América Latina. Para ello se analizó la información metodológica, organizativa y de contenido de 156 másteres a distancia pertenecientes a 16 países europeos y 34 latinoamericanos. Del análisis de los datos obtenidos la principal conclusión es que, si queremos avanzar en planteamientos de internacionalización y movilidad virtual, deberemos ofrecer posibilidades reales para su logro que, en definitiva, se trata de ofrecer másteres comparables y comprensibles, compatibles con otras ofertas académicas.
LUTA, DIREITO E RESISTÊNCIA ENSINO RELIGIOSO NAS ESCOLAS INDIGENAS PITAGAURY.
Authors: Silva - UNIDA Amadeu Pereira
Published: September 2019

Reflexão sobre o direito do ensino religioso nas escolas indigenas Pitaguary-CE
Intolerância religiosa: a ferida aberta do cientificismo
Authors: Carmo de Souza - UNEB - BA Deise Gabriela
Published: September 2019

O presente artigo propõe uma reflexão a partir dos estudos de raça iniciados no século XIX acerca da situação atual de intolerância religiosa às pessoas do candomblé, moradoras das comunidades periféricas do Rio de Janeiro. Esboça o estudo científico usado para tomar todas as esferas de poder, vitimando a etnia negra e tudo que abrange sua cultura. Analisa como o etnocentrismo, campo que inferiorizou a religião de matriz africana, com bases teóricas atraiu cientistas brasileiros como, por exemplo, Nina Rodrigues que encontrou base científica para contribuir com a tentativa de apagamento da religião negra.
DIVERSIDADES E VIOLÊNCIAS NO MEIO ESCOLAR: EXPERIÊNCIAS DOCENTES
Authors: Littig Milhomem de Freitas - PUC-SP Eliane Maura
Published: September 2019

O presente artigo pretende discutir e elucidar situações que envolvema diversidade e, portanto culmina com vários tipos de violências que ocorrem no meio escolar, às vezes simbólica, às vezes não. Essa violência se processa sob uma visão pedagógica equivocada e por meio um viés cultural e religioso que sustenta atitudes preconceituosas e discriminatórias no seio escolar. Para tanto serão destacados temas como direitos humanos, diversidade, currículo, violência, racismo velado que permeia a exclusão, educação especial, pobreza econômica e dificuldades de aprendizagem – fruto de uma condição social desfavorecida. De outro modo pretendem-se abordar as experiências também exitosas, que mediante a conscientização e conhecimento buscam a transformação, emancipação e protagonismo dos/as estudantes a fim de se sentirem pertencentes e com sua identidade reconhecida e valorizada. Essa condição poderá ser alcançada por meio de um currículo integrado e atento as questões explícitas ou não no cotidiano escolar.