bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Formative Evaluation of Rendezvous
Authors: Chua Alton Y.K.
Published: February 2015

Web applications that offer entertainment rarely support knowledge sharing. Conversely, applications that are intended for knowledge sharing rarely offer entertainment. The intent of this paper is therefore to propose the coalescence of knowledge sharing and entertainment in a Web application. The objectives of this paper are twofold: (1) to introduce a prototype called Rendezvous, which serves as a platform for both knowledge sharing and entertainment and (2) to conduct a formative evaluation of Rendezvous by soliciting feedback and its appeal for users' intention to adopt. A two-stage data collection plan was used. First, qualitative feedback was obtained from a group of 38 participants through focus groups. Thereafter, a questionnaire was developed and administered to 124 participants to assess users' intention to adopt. On the whole, the behavioral intention to adopt Rendezvous seems promising. Factors that seemed to influence behavioral intention to adopt included perceived utility, perceived enjoyment, perceived ease of use and social influences.
Multi-Group Moderation Analysis for Relationship between Knowledge Sharing Orientation and Business Performance
Authors: Vij Sandeep , Farooq Rayees
Published: February 2015

This paper examines the moderating effect of firm age on relationship between knowledge sharing orientation and business performance. Convenience sample of 274 firms from manufacturing and service sector was taken as sample for the study from National Capital Region (NCR) and Punjab State of India. The survey questionnaire was administered to the managerial level employees (C.E.O's, top level and middle level managers who were key decision makers in the organizations). The findings show that the knowledge sharing orientation exhibits a positive impact on business performance; firm age does not moderate the relationship between knowledge sharing orientation and business performance. The findings of the research will help knowledge management researchers as well as practitioners develop a better understanding of the role of knowledge sharing in successful implementation of knowledge management programs.
Case Study
Authors: Rohlíková Lucie , Vejvodová Jana , Rohlík Ondřej
Published: February 2015

The paper focuses on using ICT in teacher training to instruct them about using ICT in class. Several ESF projects aimed at enhancing teachers' pedagogical ICT competence in the Czech Republic build effective blended learning programmes. The aim of this paper is to share Czech experience from the course How to use a SMART Board in a classroom. Our course is based on pedagogical principles of experiential learning. With this technique, the participants obtain new knowledge and skills through a practical activity. Attention is paid to online communication through discussion forums, which brings many advantages including the participants working on problems with one another. Thus, learners were offered the opportunity not only to reflect on their own work, but also on the work of their peers, which over time led to increased learning. Finally, we introduce the results of the survey from which we obtain data for the course evaluation.
Usable and Secure P2P VoIP for Mobile Use
Authors: Koskela Joakim , Karvonen Kristiina , Kilinkaridis Theofanis
Published: February 2015

The use of Voice over IP (VoIP) applications is relatively insecure and can involve a number of security threats and usability issues, potentially leading to loss of privacy. With the adoption of future peer-to-peer (P2P) communication systems the challenges grow even more as we need to rely on untrusted peers to access the service. The authors have developed a P2P VoIP system for mobile devices, which features techniques for improving the security and privacy of users in P2P networks. However, due to the fundamental differences in how the services are provided, the threats are not likely to be immediately understandable to the end users. Presenting these threats in an easy-to-use fashion can be quite challenging. The authors have sought to improve the usability of the emerging application by conducting iterative rounds of user interviews, questionnaires and usability testing with potential end users.
Enhancing Outdoor Learning Through Participatory Design and Development: A Case Study of Embedding Mobile Learning at a Field Study Centre
Authors: Collins Trevor
Published: February 2015

Outdoor learning seeks to engage and enthuse students through authentic practical inquiry lessons. This article explores how participatory design and development can enable outdoor learning organisations to introduce sustainable technological innovations within their teaching practices. A case study describing a collaborative project between university researchers and an environmental education charity is presented, which highlights the challenges and issues regarding the usability, scalability and sustainability of mobile technology at a residential outdoor learning centre. It is argued that participatory research with education service providers is a contributing factor to the diffusion of mobile learning and a necessary foundation for sustainable technology-enhanced learning.
Complex Processes and Social Systems
Authors: Large David , Sice Petia , Geyer Robert , O'Brien Geoff , Mansi Safwat
Published: February 2015

In this paper the authors consider two contrasting viewpoints; Complex responsive processes which deal with interactions in the present, and complex adaptive systems which focus on learning through the production of what are called mental models. The paper shows that rather than being contradictory, these viewpoints are – at least in some respects - complementary. From the resulting perspective we are able to identify qualitative synergies between the two approaches. Complex responsive processes involve reflections on interactions that take place in time. But you cannot stop time so these present reflections always refer back to a present now gone. Complex adaptive systems are analytic tools. They are not explicitly in the present or in time at all, but they shape our thoughts and actions which are in the present. They shape how people behave, respond and think in a context. In this way people can combine, or reorganise, the approach to complex responsive processes and complex adaptive systems to show how humans address the complex notions of our world.
Femur Fractures in Professional Athletes: A Case Series
Authors: Sikka Robby , Fetzer Gary , Hunkele Thomas , Sugarman Eric , Boyd Joel
Published: February 2015

Objective

To discuss return to play after femur fractures in several professional athletes.

Background

Femur fractures are rare injuries and can be associated with significant morbidity and mortality. No reports exist, to our knowledge, on return to play after treatment of isolated femur fractures in professional athletes. Return to play is expected in patients with femur fractures, but recovery can take more than 1 year, with an expected decrease in performance.

Treatment

Four professional athletes sustained isolated femur fractures during regular-season games. Two athletes played hockey, 1 played football, and 1 played baseball. Three players were treated with anterograde intramedullary nails, and 1 was treated with retrograde nailing. All players missed the remainder of the season. At an average of 9.5 months (range, 7–13 months) from the time of injury, all athletes were able to return to play. One player required the removal of painful hardware, which delayed his return to sport. Final radiographs revealed that all fractures were well healed. No athletes had subjective complaints or concerns that performance was affected by the injury at an average final follow-up of 25 months (range, 22–29 months).

Uniqueness

As the size and speed of players increase, on-field trauma may result in significant injury. All players returned to previous levels of performance or exceeded previous statistical performance levels.

Conclusions

In professional athletes, return to play from isolated femur fractures treated with either an anterograde or retrograde intramedullary nail is possible within 1 year. Return to the previous level of performance is possible, and it is important to develop management protocols, including rehabilitation guidelines, for such injuries. However, return to play may be delayed by subsequent procedures, including hardware removal.
La cobertura periodística del cambio climático y del calentamiento global en El País, El Mundo y La Vanguardia
Authors: Fernández-Reyes Rogelio , Piñuel-Raigada José Luis , Vicente-Mariño Miguel
Published: February 2015

Este artículo aborda la cobertura mediática del cambio climático y del calentamiento global en España a través del seguimiento de la presencia de estos términos en El País, El Mundo y La Vanguardia desde enero de 2000 hasta noviembre de 2014. Metodología. A partir de datos de la Universidad de Colorado y de Google Trends, se completa un análisis comparativo de las agendas mediática y ciudadana. Resultados. La cobertura en España presenta una tendencia similar a la prensa internacional occidental, si bien existen episodios particulares que las diferencian. Los hitos más importantes remiten a eventos políticos internacionales, acuerdos internacionales, informes científicos del Panel Intergubernamental sobre Cambio Climático y al documental An Inconvenient Truth. Discusión y conclusiones. La agenda internacional condiciona la agenda nacional, si bien el contexto general evidencia una pérdida de presencia del cambio climático en medios impresos, a pesar de la creciente acumulación de la creciente evidencia empírica acerca del riesgo medioambiental.
Propuesta teórico metodológica para el análisis de las competencias profesionales y su impacto en la empleabilidad
Authors: Jiménez Rebeca Almanza , Vargas-Hernández José Guadalupe
Published: February 2015

El objetivo del presente artículo es analizar el nivel de empleabilidad de los Ingenieros en Gestión Empresarial Egresados del Instituto tecnológico de Lázaro Cárdenas en función de sus competencias profesionales partiendo de la hipótesis inicial. Las competencias profesionales tienen una relación directa positiva en la empleabilidad lo que a través de  la aplicación  del método de encuesta  en escala tipo Likert aplicada a ambos conglomerados, se realizó el análisis de  los hallazgos los cuales  evidencian el impacto de las competencias profesionales en la empleabilidad, la existencia de  una correlación directa positiva de ambas y la oportunidad  para desarrollar la creatividad e innovación mediante el emprendedurismo.
A definição do perfil de vulnerabilidade para acesso à política de permanência no ensino superior
Authors: Pereira Lilian Tedy , Almeida Mário de Souza
Published: February 2015

Este estudo busca analisar o sistema de estudo socioeconômico realizado nas Universidades. Os fundamentos que balizaram o estudo foram: Conhecimentos dos Profissionais da Equipe de Serviço Social, a Delimitação da concepção de Vulnerabilidade, Gestão das Políticas de Permanência e o Instrumental Técnico Operativo utilizado no Estudo Socioeconômico. No desenvolvimento da pesquisa, utilizou-se uma abordagem qualitativa de natureza aplicada com caráter descritivo do estudo de multicaso.  Para coleta de dados foi utilizada a pesquisa documental, bibliográfica e o questionário encaminhado via e-mail aos gestores das equipes de Assistentes Sociais de cinco universidades. Nas informações obtidas foi possível identificar as formas utilizadas para o estudo socioeconômico nas universidades. Embora as formas adotadas de construção das metodologias apresentem a preocupação com as bases teóricas, que são principalmente desenvolvidas a partir dos conhecimentos dos Assistentes Sociais, não fica clara a definição de uma teoria específica para estudo socioeconômico.
Análise comparativa de resultados econômicos: um estudo de caso na pós-graduação lato sensu do Centro Universitário UNIVATES
Authors: Haetinger Claus , Künzel Ari
Published: February 2015

Análises de resultados são importantes ferramentas auxiliares à tomada de decisões. O presente artigo analisa os resultados econômicos e outros indicadores decorrentes dos cursos de Pós-Graduação Lato Sensu do Centro Universitário UNIVATES, entre 2008 a 2012, à luz de quatro estruturas orçamentárias vigentes no período. Especificamente, são analisados: número de cursos concluídos, número de alunos concluintes, margem direta, resultado econômico final, indicador de salário sobre receita, e compartilhamento de disciplinas em horas. Objetiva-se melhorar a gestão econômico-financeira do setor, com um modelo que busque o aumento do volume de cursos de pós-graduação lato sensu, do resultado dos cursos realizados, bem como do número de alunos atendidos por estes cursos.
Meta-análise das publicações científicas de IES brasileiras com Sistema de Gestão Ambiental
Authors: Feil Alexandre André , Strasburg Virgílio José , Naime Roberto Harb
Published: February 2015

As Instituições de Ensino Superior (IES) estão sendo pressionadas por mudanças rumo à sustentabilidade e, portanto despertando para ações e práticas de gestão ambiental, por serem consideradas como referências para a liderança nessas questões. Nesta lógica, este estudo objetiva identificar quais as práticas de gestão ambiental utilizadas nas IES brasileiras e se existe correlações que influenciam a implantação dos Sistemas de Gestão Ambiental (SGA). A abordagem aplicada é quantitativa através de pesquisa documental secundária com dados publicados em anais, revistas científicas, livros e portal da Scientific Electronic Library (SciELO). A análise dos dados coletados ocorreu através da meta-análise com uso de estatística descritiva e a correlação de Spearman. Como resultados foram identificados 34 estudos científicos de 23 IES referenciando modelos e práticas da gestão de resíduos publicados de 2001 a 2012. A análise da correlação de Spearman exprimiu que as IES com programas de educação na área ambiental apresentaram melhor desempenho no ranking Índice Geral de Cursos. Recomenda-se que as IES que possuem uma gestão de resíduos implantada, relatem sua experiência através de publicações cientificas para disseminar suas práticas de adaptação quanto ao SGA.
Novas formas de relação com a sociedade por meio da identificação de atributos que compõem a personalidade da marca de uma IES
Authors: Borges Gustavo da Rosa , Dockhorn Marcelo , Biavatti Vania
Published: February 2015

A personalidade da marca de uma IES é uma forma que a mesma tem de se comunicar com a sociedade (DA ROCHA e ALPERSTEDT, 2006), sendo um assunto debatido no marketing (SUNG e KIM, 2010). Admitindo a necessidade de uma IES trabalhar de uma forma eficiente a sua gestão de marketing (Kotler e Fox 1996; TORRES, 2004; HARMON e WEBTSTER, 2007; BRAVIN e IKEDA, 2010; HAMMOND; BRAVIN e IKEDA, 2010; ZEBAL e GOODWIN, 2012), e principalmente a sua comunicação com a sociedade, o presente artigo buscou estudar como os alunos percebem a personalidade de marca em uma Instituição de Ensino Superior (IES) localizada no interior de Santa Catarina. Para tanto, realizou-se duas abordagens qualitativas do tipo focus group com 43 alunos de graduação dos cursos de graduação em pedagogia, letras, matemática e história. Os resultados revelaram haver mais 52 atributos que podem ser uma característica humana a uma determinada marca (personalidade), especificamente para IES. Por meio de estudos bibliográficos em outras pesquisas similares, observou-se a existência de 144 atributos que podem representar a personalidade de uma marca. A adoção de personalidade de marcar por uma IES faz parte de uma perspectiva recente que busca uma melhor identificação da mesma no mercado.
Crescimento da firma contemporânea: estudo de caso de uma Instituição de Ensino Superior
Authors: Conto Samuel Martim de , Cyrne Carlos Candido da Silva , Barden Júlia Elisabete
Published: February 2015

A concorrência entre as firmas é observada em todos os mercados, sejam elas produtoras de bens ou prestadoras de serviços. Sob o ponto de vista dos vários aspectos concorrenciais e de mercado, uma Instituição de Ensino Superior também se configura como sendo uma firma Penroseana. Diante disso, o estudo propõe-se a analisar o crescimento de uma Instituição de Ensino Superior do Rio Grande do Sul à luz da Teoria da Firma. Para o desenvolvimento desse estudo, o método utilizado foi a abordagem qualitativa e exploratória, utilizando procedimentos técnicos do tipo fontes secundárias, levantamentos bibliográficos sobre o assunto e documentos internos da organização estudada. Como resultado desse estudo são apresentadas considerações sobre o crescimento da organização e identificados correlatos entre a evolução da Instituição e os elementos da Teoria da Firma.
Over een verdrinkend kalf en groener gras
Authors: Groeneweg Merijne
Published: February 2015

The forensic psychiatric and psychological report in the Netherlands and Belgium

During the Belgian criminal trial on Kim de Gelder, Belgian forensic psychiatry was criticized. Forensic psychiatrists seemed to be longing for the Dutch practice. Was this justified? In this article, the psychological and psychiatric report in criminal cases in the Netherlands and Belgium are compared. Subjects of criticism are analyzed. Important differences exist regarding to the competency assessment the experts, their research possibilities, the (legal) requirements to the psychological and psychiatric report and the concept of ‘toerekeningsvatbaarheid’. New Belgian legislation can be a basis for improvement. Taking the differences into account, the Dutch practice could service on improving certain criticized aspects.
Simultaneous Determination of Tramadol and its Metabolite in Human Plasma by GC/MS
Authors: Yılmaz Bılal , Erdem Alı Fuat
Published: February 2015

A simple and sensitive GC/MS method for the determination of tramadol and its metabolite (O-desmethyltramadol) in human plasma was developed and validated. Medazepam was used as an internal standard. The calibration curves were linear (r = 0.999) over tramadol and O-desmethyltramadol concentrations ranging from 10 to 200 ng/mL and 7.5 to 300 ng/mL, respectively. The method had an accuracy of >95% and intra- and interday precision (RSD%) of ≤4.83% and ≤4.68% for tramadol and O-desmethyltramadol, respectively. The extraction recoveries were 97.6 ± 1.21% and 96.3 ± 1.66%for tramadol and O-desmethyltramadol, respectively. The LOQ using 0.5 mL human plasma was 10 ng/mL for tramadol and 7.5 ng/mL for O-desmethyltramadol. Stability studies showed that tramadol and O-desmethyltramadol were stable in human plasma after 8 h incubation at room temperature or after 1 week storage at –20°C with three freeze-thaw cycles. Also, this method was successfully applied to six patients who had been given an intravenous formulation of 100 mg tramadol with Cmax results of 2018.1 ± 687.8 and 96.1 ±22.7 ng/mL for tramadol and O-desmethyltramadol, respectively.
Identification of Radiodegradation Products of Acebutolol and Alprenolol by HPLC/MS/MS
Authors: Ogrodowczyk Magdalena , Dettlaff Katarzyna , Kachlicki Piotr , Marciniec Barbara
Published: February 2015

Two therapeutically active compounds from the group of β-blockers, acebutolol (AC) and alprenolol (AL), in solid form were subjected to ionizing radiation emitted by a beam of high energy electrons from an accelerator with a standard sterilization dose of 25 kGy and in higher doses of 50–400 kGy. The effects of irradiation were detected by chromatographic methods (TLC, HPLC) and a hyphenated method (HPLC/MS/MS). No significant changes in the physicochemical properties of both compounds studied irradiated with 25 kGy were noted, but upon irradiation with the highest dose (400 kGy) the loss of AC and AL content determined by HPLC was 2.79 and 9.12%, respectively. The product of AC decomposition and the two products of AL decomposition were separated and identified by HPLC/MS/MS. It has been established that radiodegradation of AC and AL takes place by oxidation, leading to formation of the products of radiolysis, most probably alcohol derivatives of the β-blockers studied. The additional product that appears on radiodegradation of AL is probably formed as a result of two simultaneous reactions: oxidation and CH2 group elimination.
Crop Plant Genotyping by Real-Time PCR Analysis of Crude Extracts of Seeds
Authors: Lan Yang , Wang Cheng-En , Wu Chuan-Fang , Liu Zhong-Yu , Gao Chun-Fang
Published: February 2015

Development of agricultural biotechnology requires rapid and convenient methods for crop plant genotyping. Real-time PCR is sensitive and reliable, and has been a routine technique in plant research. However, its application is limited by the cumbersome DNAtemplate preparation procedures. We tested three PCRmaster mixes for direct amplification of crude seed DNA extracts without extensive purification. One mixhad higher resistance to plant-derived PCR inhibitors and was shown to be applicable to various important crop plants. Furthermore, this method is capable of detecting single-copy genes from 2 mg pieces of seeds repetitively. Meanwhile, melting curve analysis could detect amplicons directly without electrophoresis manipulations. Taken together, this direct real-time PCR method provides a rapid and convenient toolfor seed genotypic screening in crop plants.
Quantitative Determination of α-Arbutin, β-Arbutin, Kojic Acid, Nicotinamide, Hydroquinone, Resorcinol, 4-Methoxyphenol, 4-Ethoxyphenol, and Ascorbic Acid from Skin Whitening Products by HPLC-UV
Authors: Wang Yan-Hong , Avonto Cristina , Avula Bharathi , Wang Mei , Rua Diego , Khan Ikhlas A
Published: February 2015

An HPLC-UV method was developed for the quantitative analysis of nine skin whitening agents in a single injection. These compounds are α-arbutin, β-arbutin, kojic acid, nicotinamide, resorcinol, ascorbic acid, hydroquinone, 4-methoxyphenol, and 4-ethoxyphenol. The separation was achieved on a reversed-phase C18 column within 30 min. The mobile phase was composed of water and methanol, both containing 0.1% acetic acid (v/v). The stability of the analytes was evaluated at different pH values between 2.3 and 7.6, and the extraction procedurewas validated for different types of skin whitening product matrixes, which included two creams, a soap bar, and a capsule. The best solvent system for sample preparation was 20 mM NaH2PO4 containing 10% methanol at pH 2.3. The analytica method was validated for accuracy, precision, LOD, and LOQ. The developed HPLC-UV method was applied forthe quantitation of the nine analytes in 59 skin whitening products including creams, lotions, sera, foams, gels, mask sheets, soap bars, tablets, and capsules.
“Land for Votes”: Effects of the Land Reform on Electoral Results in Interwar Czechoslovakia
Authors: Gregor Kamil
Published: February 2015

This article estimates the effects of the Land Reform in interwar Czechoslovakia on electoral support for political parties in the 1925 parliamentary elections, focusing on the Republican Party of Farmers and Small Landholders (RSZML). It tests the ‘land for votes’ hypothesis that states the reform was designed and executed by the party to better its performance in subsequent elections. It employs multivariate linear ordinary least squares regression analysis of data aggregated to the judicial-district level of public administration to estimate the effects, controlling for other variables that affect electoral performance, such as the structure of the rural workforce, nationality and religion. A strong positive correlation is found between the share of land redistributed under the reform and the electoral performance of RSZML ceteris paribus, offering evidence in favour of the ‘land for votes’ hypothesis.
A Subordinate Issue? An Analysis of Parliamentary Discourse on Freedom of Speech in Slovakia
Authors: Steuer Max
Published: February 2015

Parliamentary discourse in democratic states is both a form of implementation of freedom of speech and a way of increasing awareness of the quality and level of freedom of speech in democratic regimes. The Slovak Republic is a country with a distinct post-communist tradition of freedom of speech, where restrictions and censorship have stood opposed to demands by citizens for the real acknowledgment of this right. This case study analyses how the issue of freedom of speech has evolved in the parliamentary debates from 1992 to 2013. It utilizes content analysis to discover the contexts in which freedom of speech has appeared in parliamentary proceedings in the National Council of the Slovak Republic and what clues to lawmakers’ understanding of freedom of speech may be derived from these contexts. It is concluded that despite the consolidation of democracy and membership in various international organizations that incorporate protections for fundamental rights and rising awareness on freedom of speech itself in the country, freedom of speech was of marginal importance for Slovak MPs, which indicates the absence of a need for reflection on both domestic and international issues. A consequence of this neglect is the widening influence of courts in determining the scope and extent of freedom of speech in Slovakia.
TERRITÓRIO, ATRASO REGIONAL E DISCURSO POLÍTICO NO ESPÍRITO SANTO REPUBLICANO
Authors: Mendonça Marcos Cândido
Published: February 2015

O objetivo deste artigo é analisar o porquê da estruturação do discurso político no Espírito Santo com base na condição de atraso regional do Estado em relação à economia de outras unidades federativas, e as articulações desse discurso sobre a montagem da identidade capixaba. Maior ênfase é dada ao primeiro governo de Moniz Freire (1892-1896) por ele constituir um momento de inflexão na política estadual, armado sobre interesses de classe, que quanto à conjuntura federalista da República, orientava-se para a construção territorial do Estado do Espírito Santo. Através de outras informações, buscamos apresentar a continuidade do discurso política da elite local de apelar para o passado de atraso e constrangimentos ao desenvolvimento do Espírito Santo.
A HETEROGENEIDADE DO PROCESSO DE INOVAÇÃO NA INDÚSTRIA BRASILEIRA: ANÁLISE A PARTIR DE FATOS ESTILIZADOS
Authors: Steingraber Ronivaldo
Published: February 2015

Este artigo busca analisar a dinâmica do processo de inovação na economia. Analisa-se a estrutura econômica e as condições sociais envolvidas no progresso tecnológico e a promoção de inovações. A estrutura econômica é considerada frente às características da empresa inovadora e o acúmulo de competências dedicadas à inovação. As condições sociais são analisadas frente o papel das instituições no processo de inovação. A análise destas condições para a promoção das inovações é construída por meio dos modelos sistêmicos de inovação. Fatos estilizados na literatura são verificados e comprovam as condições microeconômicas, setoriais, regionais e institucionais no desenvolvimento das inovações.
Acessibilidade E Mobilidade Urbana No Triângulo Mineiro
Authors: Minéu Humberto Ferreira Silva , Silveira Leonardo José , Pacheco Rafael Araújo , Ferreira William Rodrigues
Published: February 2015

O presente artigo discute questões relativas à acessibilidade e mobilidade urbana em espaços públicos - praças - de três cidades do Triângulo Mineiro, Minas Gerais, Brasil. O objetivo do trabalho é analisar a situação desses espaços, quanto aos itens de acessibilidade e mobilidade urbana conforme a fundamentação, legislação e normas vigentes. Realizou-se a coleta de dados com o inventário dos itens em cada local, a avaliação do atendimento e análise comparativa. Os resultados apresentaram inadequações para a acessibilidade de pessoas com mobilidade reduzida e para o cidadão sem deficiência, bem como algumas carências na mobilidade, em especial no que se refere aos transportes não motorizados. Demonstram também, a necessidade e importância em promover adequações nas estruturas desses locais e uma política urbana efetiva, que promova a inclusão social nesses espaços, criando as condições de acessibilidade e mobilidade para todos os cidadãos.
O Aeroporto Internacional de Viracopos e a Indução do Desenvolvimento na Região Metropolitana de Campinas-SP
Authors: Cappa Josmar , Sperancini José henrique souza  bassi , Struchel Andrea
Published: February 2015

Analisou-se como os municípios da Região Metropolitana de Campinas instituem políticas públicas para internalizar o potencial econômico de Viracopos. Por meio dos referenciais do Direito Administrativo e da Economia Regional foram analisados os Planos Diretores dos 19 municípios da RMC, para compreender como intencionam aproveitar-se de Viracopos para promover desenvolvimento. A maioria dos municípios pretende internalizar o potencial econômico de Viracopos, por meio da atração de empresas sem considerar impactos na região e a dinâmica da economia contemporânea. A ampliação de Viracopos é conduzida sem visão sistêmica do transporte como atividade que agrega valor às mercadorias. Faltam interações com projetos de transporte do governo do estado e com os prefeitos da região. É necessário um Plano Diretor Metropolitano para dar eficácia à gestão de políticas públicas municipais e não comprometer projetos estratégicos de desenvolvimento regional, com intuito de ampliar os efeitos multiplicadores do emprego, da renda e dos tributos.
GEOGRAFIA DE ENCONTROS GEOGRAFIAS FICTÍCIAS / Geography of meetings fictional geographies
Authors: Pont Karina
Published: February 2015

O que pode a arte contemporânea frente aquilo que parece não se mover nos mapas escolares? Esse é o combate propostonesta pesquisa de doutorado em educação, que busca na “mobilidade das fronteiras” entre educação, cartografiae arte contemporânea, ultrapassar as fronteiras disciplinares, reunindo esforços ao criar vacúolos no que já está dadocomo pronto na cartografia escolar, especificamente em suas metodologias de ensino. A obra de Mayana Redin, Geografiade Encontros (2009-2011), será o ponto de partida para a criação de intervenções em dois ambientes de formação,a Escola de Educação Básica Irineu Bornhausen e o Curso de Geografia da Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina,ambas localizadas em Florianópolis (SC), lócus de experimentação com os processos criativos da artista, e com o queparece não se mover na cartografia escolar. Inspirados em Carlos Drummond de Andrade, os desdobramentos dessesencontros nos incitam a refletir sobre os encantamentos que há muito tempo deixaram de habitar a escola e seus espaçosde aprendizagem. Assim, a criação artística é tomada como combate, e as imagens produzidas nas intervençõescomo produtoras de outras formas de habitar o mundo pelas cartografias inventadas.
MAPAS, IMAGINARIOS Y MEMORIA AMBIENTAL EN ARGENTINA / Maps, imaginary and environmental memory in Argentina
Authors: Hollman Verônica
Published: February 2015

En la última década del siglo XX, las investigaciones sobre las ideas de la naturaleza se centraron en los aspectos discursivosde la retórica ambiental. El giro visual abrió, sin duda, la perspectiva de análisis al introducir el estudio del rol de lasimágenes en la difusión y aceptación social de numerosas causas de corte ambiental, en virtud de alguno de sus diversosatributos -impacto, originalidad, verosimilitud, escala de captura, etcétera-. Menor desarrollo, en cambio, han tenido lasinvestigaciones sobre lo que activan las imágenes ambientales y su participación en la conformación de imaginarios yuna memoria que, articuladas en torno a una serie de preocupaciones ambientales, denominaremos memoria ambiental.Se presenta aquí el análisis de los mapas creados por 215 sujetos - todos ellos ingresantes a la Facultad de CienciasHumanas de la Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (Argentina) en el año 2013- para “mapearlos principales problemas ambientales de Argentina”. Los mapas constituyen un punto de partida para identificarlas imágenes que han decantado y se volvieron constitutivas de una memoria ambiental personal y colectiva, aceptandocomo supuesto metodológico que nuestra memoria ambiental se activa al dibujar un mapa con información ambiental.Los interrogantes que articulan esta indagación son los siguientes: ¿Cómo participan las imágenes en la constituciónde nuestros modos de mirar la naturaleza y su transformación social? ¿Existen imágenes visuales que fueron decantandoy de algún modo pasaron a conformar nuestra memoria ambiental? ¿Cómo dialogan estas imágenes con eventos ytemáticas ambientales vividos de manera directa por los sujetos? ¿Qué es lo que estas imágenes, devenida memoriaambiental, nos autorizan y, al mismo tiempo, nos impiden ver?
Conditions de travail et maintien en emploi des seniors : enjeux d’un « décloisonnement » des approches et des pratiques
Authors: Delgoulet Catherine , Volkoff Serge , Caron Laurent , Caser Fabienne , Jolivet Annie , Théry Laurence
Published: February 2015

La France, comme de nombreux pays occidentaux, est confrontée depuis trente ans à un vieillissement de sa population en général, et de sa population active en particulier. Dans une optique d’équilibre des systèmes de retraite, des directives de l’Union Européenne, déclinées dans chaque pays sous forme d’accords ou plans nationaux, ont eu pour objectif répété de reculer l’âge de départ en retraite et de promouvoir l’emploi des salariés les plus âgés. Les enquêtes menées jusqu’ici montrent cependant que les attitudes et les pratiques des entreprises n’évoluent pas rapidement et qu’il est judicieux de considérer les conditions de travail comme un des vecteurs du maintien en emploi des seniors.

Cet article présente les résultats d’une étude empirique menée en France, à la demande du Conseil d’Orientation des Conditions de Travail (COCT), auprès de treize entreprises de taille et secteur d’activité variés qui ont inscrit dans leur plan ou accord « seniors » des dimensions relatives aux conditions de travail. Les monographies ainsi réalisées ont pour objectif d’éclairer les politiques publiques dans la perspective d’une démarche compréhensive favorisant une approche intégrée de la question du maintien en emploi des seniors. Elles permettent de pointer les limites mêmes des catégorisations que l’on pourrait tenter (« seniors », « conditions de travail », etc.) et les risques de cloisonnement associés. Elles permettent aussi de préciser la vitalité de démarches décloisonnées, leurs retombées, et les enseignements que l’on peut en tirer pour les politiques publiques.
What Accounts for the Union Member Advantage in Voter Turnout? Evidence from the European Union, 2002-2008
Authors: Bryson Alex , Gomez Rafael , Kretschmer Tobias , Willman Paul
Published: February 2015

Across countries, union membership and voter turnout are highly correlated. In unadjusted terms, union members maintain a roughly 0.10 to 0.12 point gap in voting propensity over non-members. We motivate empirically and propose a model—with three causal channels—that explains this correlation and then empirically tests for the contribution of each channel to the overall union voting gap. The first channel by which union members are more likely to vote is through the so-called "monopoly-face" of unionism (i.e., unionization increases wages for members and higher incomes are a significant positive determinant of voting). The second is the so-called "social custom" model of unionism, which argues that union co-worker peer pressure creates incentives to vote amongst members for the purpose of having cast a ballot or being seen at the voting poll. The third and final channel is based on the "voice-face" of unionism whereby employees who are (or have been) exposed to the formalities of collective bargaining and union representation at the workplace are also more likely to increase their attachment to structures of democratic governance in society as well. We test to see how much of the raw "union voting premium" is accounted for by these three competing channels, using contemporary data from 29 European countries. We find that all three channels are at work, with voice the dominant effect (half of the overall gap attributed to this channel) and the other two (monopoly and social custom), each accounting for approximately one-fourth of the overall union voting gap.
Boxed-In: Women and Mid-Nineteenth Century Farce
Authors: Corsun Elizabeth
Published: February 2015

In this essay, I argue that stage farce was a vital means of imaginatively engaging both the liberating potential and threatening instability of urban modernity during the mid-nineteenth century, a period of massive transition. Shifting the focus away from the upper classes of earlier plays, the majority of one-act farces from these decades took as their subject the experiences of the urban middle and working classes. Set in the very milieu that now composed a significant portion of the audiences at London theatres, I suggest that these farces were an ideal vehicle for exploring domesticity, sexuality and gender roles, and that women, in particular, played an important part in these narratives of urban life. Represented as both the source of disruption and the metonymic means of containing the multiple threats that shifting living and working conditions engendered, women in farce are physically and discursively boxed in, a process literalized on the stage by the use of the box set. A number of these plays also, however, exposed the mechanisms of control that were becoming increasingly invisible during this period, and offered comically pragmatic methods to out-maneuver rigid systems of containment and categorization, at least for a time.
Knocking for Air: the Diving Bell and Interactivity in Nineteenth-Century London
Authors: Robinson Aileen
Published: February 2015

Current discourses surrounding interactivity tend to use the term only in relation to contemporary technologies and sites. However, nineteenth-century British museums included instruments of various sorts (microscopes and electrometers) within interactive exhibits for visitors. The Royal Polytechnic Institution crafted dynamic experiences that challenge contemporary limitations on notions of interactivity and responsiveness. This article examines one instrument, the diving bell, in its performance as a submarine instrument and as a performative experience for spectators in the 1830s. I argue that the diving bell performance created a theatrical experiment that forged an interactivity between the instrument, the museum, and scientific practice.
Conceptualising Linguistic and Cultural Mediation
Authors: James Archibald  , Giuliana Elena Garzone
Published: February 2015

This editorial discusses some issues associated with the definition of ‘language and culture mediation’, in order to contextualise the reflections found in this special issue. This expression, rather controversial in some countries, is often used to describe activities of assistance to foreigners, mainly migrants, similar to or coinciding with public service interpreting. A component of mediation is also recognised in the translator’s profession as s/he mediates between the source text and the final readers, and between the relevant cultures. But language and culture mediation can be interpreted more broadly, to refer also to situations of cultural contact involving a process of culture learning and synthesis. In this interpretation, rather than specific professional profiles, it designates various activities and situations involving mediation between cultures, e.g. in tourism communication, or in the promotion of culturally relevant products for export. Hence, it is argued that many problems surrounding the denomination ‘language and culture mediation’ are due to its use in specific contexts, while, if used as a superordinate, this expression can embrace various actions, activities and professional profiles having the common property of granting mutual accessibility to languages and cultures.
The Language of Tourists in English and Italian Travel Blogs and Trip Reports: a Corpus-based Analysis
Authors: Angela D’Egidio
Published: February 2015

Over the last few decades there has been wide interest in linguistic and cultural mediation in tourist communication as a result of the growth of global tourism. Linguistic research in this field has mainly focused on the linguistic features of mediatised representations, such as brochures, websites and guidebooks. It is only very recently that some scholars have started to discuss the contribution of traveller-generated content to the linguistic and cultural mediation in the language of tourism. This study explores the language used by ordinary travellers through a corpus-based analysis of travel blogs and trip reports to show to what extent the ‘tourist gaze’ is shaped and mediatised by the tourist industry and how tourism can emerge through tourists’ mediated actions and remediated practices. The results also demonstrate that what tourists actually do and gaze at a site may be used to mediate tourist texts across different cultures.
Al di là delle denominazioni: limiti e orizzonti di ruoli e funzioni del mediatore linguistico-culturale
Authors: Mariachiara Russo
Published: February 2015

The complexity of interpersonal and institutional relations in a mono-lingual context is further increased by the presence of interlocutors speaking different languages. Such instances require the intervention of professionals who make the interaction possible. The present paper starts with a brief critical overview of the definitions and professional settings of the linguistic and cultural mediator (LCM). This will be followed by the description of the LCM’s linguistic and social profile emerging from a recent survey carried out by the Emilia Romagna Region involving 849 mediators and 37 LCM’s employers working in the region. Italy’s new social environment renders the LCM a co-protagonist in actions aimed at favouring integration and multiculturalism, but if on the one hand this prospect enhances his/her role and functions, on the other hand there are still many educational, occupational, institutional and economic hurdles which hamper his/her full recognition and professional growth.
Negotiating the Terminological Borders of ‘Language Mediation’ in English and Italian. A Discussion on the Repercussions of Terminology on the Practice, Self-perception and Role of Language Mediators in Italy
Authors: Mette Rudvin  , Cinzia Giacinta Spinzi
Published: February 2015

This paper explores the confusion regarding the use of the terms ‘language mediation’ and ‘cultural mediation’ in Italy by looking at some of the key factors that define this activity, and by comparing it to the way in which the term itself and the reference to both profession and academic discipline is used differently in the Anglo-Saxon tradition. The paper further argues that the development of ‘language- and cultural mediation’ as a profession in Italy has an entirely separate trajectory from the development of language mediation as an academic discipline, the latter being far more recent and largely tied to university policies. The paper suggests that the very terms cultural mediation and language mediation suggest that inherent in any meeting of cultures and/or languages lies a state of conflict and a need for redress. We argue however that this assumption is a result of poor role definition that can be overcome by creating more clarity in the tasks and mandates ascribed to language and/or cultural mediators.
Are steady magnetospheric convection events prolonged substorms?
Authors: Walach M.‐T. , Milan S. E.
Published: February 2015

Magnetospheric modes, including substorms, sawtooth events, and steady magnetospheric convection events, have in the past been described as different responses of the magnetosphere to coupling with the solar wind. Using previously determined event lists for sawtooth events, steady magnetospheric convection events, and substorms, we produce a statistical study of these event types to examine their similarities and behavior in terms of solar wind parameters, auroral brightness, open magnetospheric flux, and geomagnetic indices. A superposed epoch analysis shows that individual sawteeth show the same signatures as substorms but occur during more extreme cases of solar wind driving as well as geomagnetic activity. We also explore the limitations of current methods of identifying steady magnetospheric convection events and explain why some of those events are flagged inappropriately. We show that 58% of the steady magnetospheric convection events considered, as identified by criteria defined in previous studies are part of a prolonged version of substorms due to continued dayside driving during expansion phase. The remaining 42% are episodes of enhanced magnetospheric convection, occurring after extended periods of dayside driving.
Fast damping of ultralow frequency waves excited by interplanetary shocks in the magnetosphere
Authors: Wang Chengrui , Rankin Robert , Zong Qiugang
Published: February 2015

Analysis of Cluster spacecraft data shows that intense ultralow frequency (ULF) waves in the inner magnetosphere can be excited by the impact of interplanetary shocks and solar wind dynamic pressure variations. The observations reveal that such waves can be damped away rapidly in a few tens of minutes. Here we examine mechanisms of ULF wave damping for two interplanetary shocks observed by Cluster on 7 November 2004 and 30 August 2001. The mechanisms considered are ionospheric joule heating, Landau damping, and waveguide energy propagation. It is shown that Landau damping provides the dominant ULF wave damping for the shock events of interest. It is further demonstrated that damping is caused by drift‐bounce resonance with ions in the energy range of a few keV. Landau damping is shown to be more effective in the plasmasphere boundary layer due to the higher proportion of Landau resonant ions that exist in that region.
The strength anisotropy of localized compaction: A model for the role of the nature and orientation of cross‐beds on the orientation and distribution of compaction bands in 3‐D
Authors: Deng Shang , Aydin Atilla
Published: February 2015

The field observations indicate that the low‐angle bed‐parallel compaction bands and the high‐angle‐to‐bedding compaction bands occur only in cross‐beds with certain range of bedding orientations in the Aztec Sandstone at the Valley of Fire State Park (NV). The hypothesis is that the primary underlying mechanical reason for this phenomenon is the strength anisotropy of localized compaction in anisotropic sandstones. In this paper, we used a quadratic failure criterion to describe the strength anisotropy of localized compaction and compared the results with the field data. The results show a clear relationship among the cross‐beds with (or without) compaction bands of certain orientations and the cross‐beds with relatively lower (or higher) calculated strength of localized compaction. We also used the quadratic failure criterion to fit the yield caps of anisotropic sandstones deformed in the laboratory by previous investigators and achieved some degree of success. These findings indicate that the strength anisotropy of localized compaction is an important factor controlling the compartmentalized distribution of compaction bands of various orientations in the aeolian sandstones.