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A Discourse Analysis: Cohesion of the Introduction Section of Research Article
Authors: Rochma Anis Firdatul , Triyono Sulis
Published: February 2019

As an effort to give contribution to the existing knowledge, it is expected for the undergraduate students to compose an engaging research article in order to convince the readers about the importance of the research article. However, there is only a little attention given to the articles written by the undergraduate students although it is considered very critical to examine whether the exposure of English academic writing has significantly enhances the writing competence of the students. Furthermore, as it is also very crucial to build a meaningful semantic meaning among the sentences in order to disclose the worthiness of the research article, it is essential to analyze the cohesion of the research article written by the undergraduate students. Henceforth, the present research is projected to investigate the cohesion of the research articles written by the undergraduate students of English Language Teaching. As the introduction section of research article is likely to be an area to portray the logical explanation of the research, the present research solely focuses on examining the cohesion of the introduction section of research article. By adopting a qualitative design and involving several steps to analyze the introduction section, it is revealed that the grammatical cohesion is considered to be the most utilized type of cohesion in writing the introduction section. Still, the lexical cohesion is also necessary to build an eloquent semantic meaning about the topic as well the importance of the research article.
Style Translation in an English Version of Tunisian Mustapha Tlili’s novel The Lion Mountain: A Cognitive Basis to Assessment
Authors: Majhad Khalid , Bnini Chakib , Kandoussi Mohammed
Published: February 2019

Style is every literary author’s identity marker. No translation can ever claim success if it does not reflect the marked stylistic features of the original. This paper assesses the English translation of Tunisian Mustapha Tlili’s novel Lion Mountain in terms of its reproduction of the spirit of the source text, that is the totality of effects generated by the author’s stylistic manners. A cognitive basis to assessment means that the author’s style is a direct expression of his state of mind, his attitudes and beliefs. This model, inspired by the work of Chinese translator and theorist Jin Di (2003),  uses a hermeneutic four-stage analysis of literary texts (i.e. penetration, acquisition, transition and presentation), that makes it possible to deal in a rather systematic manner with every aspect of the literary text, namely its spirit, substance, overtone, flavor and imagery. The assessment will demonstrate how translating successes or failures result directly from successes or failures in applying one or more of these hermeneutics-inspired four stages. 
Gender Representation in Men’s and Women’s Fashion Magazine
Authors: Kasmiran Marselus Suarta , Ena Ouda Teda
Published: February 2019

This research aims to study the use of basic and specific color terms used in men’s and women’s magazines. The use of specific color terms was proposed by Lakoff (1973). The specific and basic color terms may distinguish the gender of the writers in the magazines. The study analyzed women’s writings in Cosmopolitan Magazine published electronically by https://www.cosmopolitan.com/ and men’s writings in GQ Magazine published electronically by https://www.gq.com/. The data was analyzed using Lakoff’s (1975) and Steinvall’s (2002) theoretical frameworks. Lakoff (1973) argued that women used language features differently. One of the language features stated by Lakoff (1973) was the use of specific color terms. The findings of the research show that there has been a change of specific color term usages, both genders are now using basic and specific color terms. However, men use less specific color terms. The use of language features may be affected by values – ideology, culture and personality from the language users.
A Text-Driven, Task-Based Approach to the Design of Materials for Teaching Intercultural Communicative Competence
Authors: Harper John
Published: February 2019

Although a large body of research points to the need of providing English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners with intercultural communicative competence (ICC), questions remain as to exactly how ICC should be incorporated into the EFL curriculum. These questions arise in part due to issues of already-packed curricula which seem not to leave time for the teaching of ICC and in part due to issues of teacher preparedness. Additionally, questions arise concerning which culture should be taught. Taking into account materials used in the English Language Center (ELC) of Shantou University (Guangdong Province, China), this paper argues that a text-driven, task-based method of materials design allows for the inclusion of ICC across the EFL curriculum. It also argues that such a method lends itself to the teaching of ICC through a consideration of a variety of cultures.
Yak Meat as a Lucrative Raw Material for Meat Products
Authors: Баженова Баяна , Bazhenova Bayana , Забалуева Юлия , Zabalueva Yuliya , Данилов Михаил , Danilov Michail , Вторушина Ирина , Vtorushina Irina , Бадмаева Татьяна , Badmaeva Tatyana
Published: February 2019

The present research features comparative data on the dynamics of meat production and consumption in the Republic of Buryatia. The analysis revealed stability and a slight increase in meat production and consumption per capita. The main sources of raw meat in Buryatia are cattle, sheep, and pigs, whereas goats, horses, and yaks make up a small part of farm animals in the region and serve as an additional source of valuable animal protein. The article contains a review of academic literature that showed a growing interest in yak meat studies, e.g. its nutritional value and use in meat products. The present research demonstrated that the nutritional and biological value of yak meat was similar to beef. However, yak meat proved to be tough, dark in color, and with a specific taste and smell. According to the experimental studies, the nutritional value of yak meat depends on the altitude of habitat. For instance, the higher the altitude, the larger the content of polyunsaturated fatty acids. The content of connective proteins, which can affect the consistency of the end product, was higher by 12.1% in yak meat than in beef. The experiment showed that the process of glycolysis in yak meat was 24 hours longer than in beef. The yak meat was tough due to the higher level of connective proteins, while its darker colour could be explained by the high content of myoglobin. These properties should be taken into account in the production of highquality meat products.
Acute Leriche Syndrome in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report
Authors: Mosa Eftychia , Manouvelou Stamo , Tolia Maria , Tsoukalas Nikolaos , Ardavanis Alexandros , Stasinopoulou Myrsini , Kyrgias George , Tavernaraki Aggeliki
Published: February 2019

Introduction:

Coexistance of pancreatic carcinoma and Leriche syndrome is an extremely
rare pathological condition. Leriche syndrome is defined as occlusion of the distal aorta at
the bifurcation into the common iliac arteries.

Case Report:

We report the case of a 57-year old male patient with a locally advanced pancreatic
tumor that during chemotherapy presented Leriche syndrome. Four months after the diagnosis and
although the initial staging by MRI had only revealed a few atheromatic lesions of the abdominal
aorta, the patient complained about claudication of the legs and hypoesthesia. Angiography with
multi-detector computed tomography (MDCTA) was performed using aortography protocol and
three-dimensional reconstruction of the images followed, deCmonstrating the relationship between
pancreatic carcinoma and Leriche syndrome.

:

Review of the literature revealed that acute abdominal thrombosis is rare in cancer
patients. To our knowledge, complete occlusion of the aorta in a patient with pancreatic cancer has
not been reported yet.
Implantable Device Positioning based on Magnetic Field Detection using Genetic Algorithm in Body Area Biosensor Networks
Authors: Ogose Shigeaki , Mori Shintaro , Sekii Takahiro
Published: February 2019

Background:

Minimally invasive medical care by the aid of Information Communication Technology (ICT) has attracted considerable attention. Sensor nodes including implantable devices within the bio-sensor network or Body Area Network (BAN) have been utilized to reduce the burden on patients. To control the operation of devices properly or collect vital data effectively, it is important to obtain accurate information on their position.

Methods:

This paper provides an effective positioning method based on the detection of magnetic fields generated from implantable devices using the Genetic Algorithm (GA). After providing the principle of the proposed method, some laboratory test measurement results are given to confirm its effectiveness.

Results:

Magnetic field detection using multiple magnetic field sensors was achieved. From the results of multiple point measurements on the three-dimensional components of the magnetic field strength, the position of the target was obtained with a smaller error. Laboratory test measurement results are in good agreement with the theoretical values.

Conclusion:

The proposed positioning method is an effective and an economical approach. It is also effective for detecting moving devices such as a capsule endoscope in a human body. With the aid of the GA, high-speed detection is obtained with a low calculation costs. The compressed sensing method reduces the number of measurement points.
Sleep Apnea throughout the First Two Years of Life: Assessment of the Effect of Pacifiers in Patients with ALTE
Authors: Levrini Luca , Nosetti Luana , Letizia Riggi , Laura Montericcio , Agosti Massimo
Published: February 2019

Background:

Apparent Life-Threatening Event (ALTE), Obstructive Sleep Apnea syndrome (OSAs) and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) are strongly correlated and few studies analyze the role that pacifiers play in such conditions.

Objective:

The aim of the study is to evaluate how pacifiers affect sleep apnea among children with a history of ALTE.

Methods:

10 subjects between 1 month and 2 years of age with a history of idiopathic ALTE were non-selectively recruited. Patients were subjected to cardio-respiratory monitoring at home for two consecutive nights; during the first night, the pacifier was not used, whereas the second night, the pacifier was used by the child for at least four hours sleep. Parents were given an assessment questionnaire to evaluate and report any irritation due to the pacifier use. All obtained traces were blindly analyzed by a pediatric specialist in sleep disorders, more specifically: Peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2), heart rate (FC), Electrocardiogram (ECG) and the presence of apneas and/or hypopneas were assessed. In order to evaluate the differences between the average values collected from the two groups, a t-test was performed.

Results:

The use of the pacifier resulted in a statistically significant reduction in the number of pathological apneas/night (-1.7%;p= 0,0024), an improvement in the average SpO2(+ 0.8%;p= 0.3328) and an increase in the value of the minimum SpO2detected (+ 2%;p= 0.2571).

Conclusion:

The results show that the use of pacifiers improves the respiratory capacity of children that suffer from nocturnal apneas at night.
Screening for Underlying Osteoporosis in Fragility Fracture Patients: The Patients Perspective
Authors: Hanghøj Tei Randi Maria , Langdahl Bente , Brink Ole , Dreyer Pia
Published: February 2019

Background:

Early detection and treatment of osteoporosis are essential in preventing fractures and fracture-related morbidity and mortality. Fractures beget fractures and it is relevant and well-documented beneficial to target osteoporosis screening in patients already suffering a fracture. The associated increased number of patients being confronted with a potential diagnosis of osteoporosis makes it worth considering how this affects patients.

Objective:

The aim of this study was to explore fracture patients’ experiences when confronted with the option of being screened for osteoporosis as the underlying reason of their fracture.

Methods:

In a phenomenological hermeneutic framework, semi-structured interviews were performed in 15 fragiligty fracture patients being offered screening for osteoporosis. Analysis inspired by Ricoeur consisting of naive reading, structural analysis, and critical analysis and discussion was applied.

Results:

Fracture patients were condemned to make a choice when confronted with the possibility of the early detection of osteoporosis. Many questions regarding prevention of new fractures and prospects in the case of a positive test result were raised. The major themes were related to the consequences of knowing what might be hidden in the bones, and the responsibility to prevent illness.

Conclusion:

The confrontation with the potential risk of osteoporosis provokes fear and worry in patients about lived daily life and anxiety about being treated as a sick person, but in return, it motivates patients to adopt a bone-healthy lifestyle. In general, patients prefer to be given knowledge of their bone health status over not knowing, and being able to seek further information on the condition facing them.
Desarrollo tecnológico e integración comercial de los productores agrícolas de la Costa de Hermosillo en la globalización
Authors: Hernández Pérez Juan Luis
Published: February 2019

En este trabajo se describen las características del desarrollo tecnológico del sistema agrícola de la Costa de Hermosillo, en Sonora, y su relación con las formas de integración de los productores en las cadenas de valor nacionales y mundiales. Para ello se recolectó, analizó y relacionó información cuantitativa y cualitativa, y se hicieron entrevistas semiestructuradas. El problema de investigación es original y novedoso, está planteado de manera sistemática, y se desarrollan las herramientas teórico-analíticas necesarias para estudiarlo y analizarlo. La limitante es que no da cuenta suficiente del papel de las empresas privadas e instituciones gubernamentales en la gestión del desarrollo tecnológico regional. Los resultados aportan datos cuantitativos y cualitativos valiosos para comprender y dar testimonio de la realidad socioeconómica de la agricultura sonorense. Se concluye que dicho desarrollo tecnológico no ha beneficiado a todos los productores por igual ni de manera suficiente.
Desarrollo de un cuestionario tridimensional de metas de logro en deportes de conjunto
Authors: Cáceres Alvarado Luis , Nieto Gutiérrez Javier
Published: February 2019

Hay bastantes cuestionarios para medir metas de logro, principalmente en contextos escolares, pero se han encontrado diferencias en el enfoque de los reactivos de subescalas distintas de la misma meta y variaciones en las relaciones de las metas con otras variables dependiendo del instrumento usado para medirlas. Estos resultados indican que hay instrumentos que miden diferentes componentes de las metas como constructos. El objetivo de la presente investigación fue elaborar un instrumento tridimensional para medir metas de logro en deportes de conjunto, basado en cuestionarios previos, que incluyera las características teóricas más relevantes de cada meta. Se realizaron dos estudios. En el primero participaron 441 deportistas, mediante análisis factoriales exploratorios se conformó el cuestionario usado en el segundo estudio. En este participaron 501 deportistas, un análisis factorial confirmatorio mostró un ajuste aceptable a los datos para el cuestionario final, conformado por 23 reactivos agrupados en tres subescalas. Los hombres superaron a las mujeres en meta de aproximación al rendimiento, no hubo diferencias en las metas de maestría y de evitación del rendimiento.
Un sistema general de lógica normativa
Authors: Castañeda Héctor-Neri
Published: February 2019

Un sistema general de lógica normativa
Profil KLT-Densitometri Ekstrak Etanol Annona squamosa Linn Dan Persea americana Mill Sebagai Bahan Baku Obat Antihiperlipidemia
Authors: Rofida Siti
Published: February 2019

Background: Natural Product Medicine consisting of 2-5 kinds of plants that have synergistic biological activity so that the effects appear to be potential. The responsible constituents produce therapeutic activity in plants, involving multicomponents as well as having a diversity of component content. The combination of ethanol extract of Annona squamosa L and Persea americana M has been shown to have activity as antihyperlipidemia. Assurance of the correctness and consistency of combination of ethanol extract Annona squamosa L and Persea americana M as antihyperlipidemia, it is necessary to characterize the components of the secondary metabolites.Objective: The aim of this study was to obtain profiles of secondary metabolites of Annona squamosa L and Persea americana M ethanol extracts as antihyperlipidemia using Tensitometry TLC technique.Method: This study is an experimental study with TLC-densitometry analysis. Extract samples were applied to TLC plates and screened using Densitometry at 254 nm wavelength. The peak of the chromatogram obtained, is measured at a wavelength of 200-700 nm to obtain the maximum wavelength of each peak.Results: The results showed that Annona squamosa ethanol extract L showed 5 peaks with rf values of 0.00; 0.61; 0.67; 0.73; 0.87. Result of analysis of TLC-Densitometry Ethanol Extract Persea americana M. has 8 peaks with rf value of 0.00; 0.11; 0.19; 0.49; 0.56; 0.71; 0.77; 0.90. The spectra at each peak of the extract chromatogram showed that there were 2-3 peaks at a wavelength of 300-350 nm.Conclusion: Chromatogram KLT-Denstimotri profile data on ethanol extract of leaves of Annona squamosa L. and Persea americana M. can be used as one of the indicators in the standardization process of raw materials combination of ethanol extract of leaf Annona squamosa L. and Persea americana M. as a natural product for antihiperlipidemia .
The role of Confucianism in the formation of psychological contracts: Evidence from China
Authors: Kwon Insu , Lee Juil , Wang Ranran , Kim Sang-Joon
Published: February 2019

We investigated the role of cultural factors in the formation of psychological contracts in a Chinese context, on the basis that psychological contracts are different in different cultures. In particular, we considered Confucianism, which can govern the formation of psychological contracts
in an Asian context. As people with different personalities make different psychological contracts, we hypothesized that the Asian-specific factor of Confucianism would moderate the relationship between 3 personality factors, namely, neuroticism, extraversion, and conscientiousness, and the
formation of psychological contracts. Thus, we surveyed 217 people employed in organizations in China, and found a moderating effect of Confucianism on the relationship between conscientiousness and relational psychological contracts. These findings suggest that when Confucianism is internalized,
the Chinese workplace environment can be effectively managed by relational psychological contracts. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
Leader–Member Exchange, Sales Performance, Job Satisfaction, and Organizational Commitment Affect Turnover Intention
Authors: Li Liang , Zhu Yongyue , Park Chanwook
Published: February 2019

We explored whether or not leader–member exchange (LMX) had an indirect relationship with turnover intention through the mediators of salespersons' sales performance, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment. Survey forms were distributed to 228 salespersons in several
industries, and structural equation modeling was conducted to test the research hypotheses. Empirical results were as follows: First, LMX positively affected sales performance, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment. Second, LMX indirectly affected turnover intention through the mediators
of sales performance, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment among those salespersons. Third, LMX indirectly and positively affected job satisfaction and organizational commitment through the mediator of sales performance, which, in turn, influenced salespersons' turnover intention.
We discuss the theoretical contributions and implications of our findings.
Opposition to Paraxylene Plant Development In China: Information, Emotion, Trust, and Risk
Authors: Xue Ming , Shen Huizhang , Zhao Jidi
Published: February 2019

In China people have recently taken part in protests against building of paraxylene (PX) plants. Therefore, we investigated factors associated with residents' opposition to building of PX plants in their neighborhood, district, or city. Survey data were collected from 222 people, and
structural equation modeling was performed to verify relationships between residents' oppositional intentions and the factors of self-identity, group identity, trust in government, and perceived risk. Results showed perceived risk and self-identity were significant predictors of oppositional
intentions, whereas group identity had no significant effect on oppositional intentions. Trust in government had an indirect effect on oppositional intentions through perceived risk. Negative emotions significantly influenced trust in government and perceived risk, and through them indirectly
affected oppositional intentions; perceived information quality indirectly affected oppositional intentions through perceived risk and trust in government. The findings illuminated that promoting public trust in the government by enhancing information disclosure and alleviating negative emotions
are effective ways to decrease risk perception and opposition to PX plants.
Environmentally Responsible Museums' Strategies to Elicit Visitors' Green Intention
Authors: Han Heesup , Yu Jongsik , Jeong Eunyu , Kim Wansoo
Published: February 2019

We developed a robust theoretical model to explicate visitors' green intention to visit environmentally responsible museums by integrating green image, green value, and social norm into the norm activation model as antecedents of moral norm. We conducted a field survey to collect data,
and used a quantitative method for data analysis. Structural analysis results showed that awareness of consequences, ascription of responsibility, green value, and social norm acted as significant predictors of moral norm, which, in turn, influenced green intention. Our results thus showed
that moral norm had a significant mediating role in the influence of these variables on green intention. Also, green product attachment significantly moderated the relationship between moral norm and green intention. In addition, the predictive power of our proposed model was superior to that
of the original norm activation model.
General Belief in a Just World, Moral Disengagement, and Helping Propensity in Emergencies
Authors: Li Xia , Lu Han , Wang Hui , Zhu Panhua , Zhang Jianxin
Published: February 2019

We used the theory of belief in a just world (BJW) to systematically examine how general BJW influences decision making about helping in emergency situations involving different attributions. Participants were 740 college students who completed a survey measuring general BJW, moral
disengagement, and propensity to help in emergency scenarios. Results showed that both general BJW and attribution scenario type influenced emergency helping. Furthermore, general BJW moderated the magnitude of the effect of victim attribution on helping, playing a stronger role in negatively
predicting helping propensity in an obscure attribution scenario than in drunken (internal attribution) or accident (external attribution) scenarios. Moral disengagement mediated the effect of general BJW on helping only in the obscure attribution scenario. These findings provide further empirical
evidence for BJW theory, accounting for some situations involving immoral decision making, as well as clarifying where and how general BJW influences the propensity to help.
Economic Integration versus Social Avoidance: Assessing Neighborhood Relationships Between the Shanty Town of Calabar and its Surrounding Upper-class Gated Communities | Integração econômica vs evitamento social: analisando relações de bairro entre a favela de Calabar e os condomínios de elite circundantes
Authors: Treuke Stephan
Published: February 2019

This research assesses the impact of neighborhood effects on the well-being of thirty inhabitants in Calabar, a shanty-town set within an upper-class area of Salvador (Brazil). We adopted a threefold methodological framework in order to explore the material, social and symbolic dimensions of the neighborhood effects based on a set of interviews. With regard to  the material dimension, cross-class interactions via the employment nexus are fostered through geographic proximity; however social segmentation regarding access to schools, hospitals and leisure activities have reinforced the social hierarchies. In the social dimension, a high degree of cohesion and solidarity has entailed positive implications for the job search processes, access to resources and a strengthening of territorial identity. With the symbolic dimension, statistical discrimination has entailed deleterious effects on economic integration. In conclusion, the hypothesis of an opportunity-enriching environment should be subjected to careful scrutiny since the economic integration of the inhabitants neither bridges the social distances nor impedes place-based discrimination.
Regulando a incorporação imobiliária em São Paulo: burocracia, instrumentos e negociações | Regulating real estate development in São Paulo: bureaucracy, instruments and negotiation
Authors: Hoyler Telma
Published: February 2019

O artigo analisa a interação público-privada do setor imobiliário na cidade de São Paulo com ênfase nos governos recentes. A partir da apresentação de dados empíricos, questiona os principais argumentos em voga que defendem a predeterminação sistêmica da captura do Estado, argumenta que a capacidade do setor imobiliário em interferir na política de uso e ocupação do solo está também relacionada aos interesses do governo e suas burocracias. Argumenta ainda que a introdução da camada cotidiana da regulação permite analisar a regulação estatal como um processo em que tensões estão constantemente sendo produzidas em torno de instrumentos, práticas, interpretações, produção e circulação de informações.
“We live and love on a fissure”: an Interview with author Jerry Pinto
Authors: Vinai Maya
Published: February 2019

Jerry Pinto is one of India’s most prominent names in literature; equally appropriated and applauded by staunch critics and connoisseurs. Apart from being an author, he has worked as a journalist and as a faculty member in his native city of Mumbai. Apart from his fiction, non-fiction, poems and memoir, he has written books for children and has put together some very well-received anthologies. Jerry Pinto’s works have won him a plethora of accolades. His first novel, Em and the Big Hoom (2012) was awarded India’s highest honour from the Academy of Letters, the Sahitya Akademi, for a novel in English; the Windham-Campbell Prize supervised by the Beinecke Library, Yale, USA; the Hindu ‘Lit for Life’ Award, and the Crossword Award for fiction. Helen: the Life and Times of a Bollywood H-Bomb (2006) won the National Award for the Best Book on Cinema. His translations from Marathi of Mallika Amar Sheikh’s autobiography I Want to Destroy Myself was shortlisted for the Crossword Award for Fiction. Furthermore, his graphic novel in collaboration with Garima Gupta was shortlisted for the Crossword Award for Children’s Fiction. His translation of the Dalit writer Baburao Bagul’s When I Hid My Caste won the Fiction Prize at the Bangalore Literary Festival in 2018 and his novel Murder in Mahim (2017) won the Valley of Words Prize, and was shortlisted for the Crossword Award for Fiction and the Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image Prize.But there was a time when he feared rejection. In this interview Jerry Pinto touches on various issues, revealing the story of how he became a writer, a career option which wasn’t then recognised as a very reliable job prospect in India. He also discusses his social engagements and his connection with the city of his birth, Mumbai.
A Conversation with Yasmine Gooneratne (1994)
Authors: Rama R.P. , Dooley Gillian
Published: February 2019

Gillian Dooley writes: Yasmine Gooneratne, literary scholar, novelist and poet, was born in Sri Lanka, educated there and at Cambridge, and moved to Sydney in 1972. She taught at Macquarie University for many years and has published more than 20 books and many essays and articles. Sri Lanka has always been a part of Gooneratne’s literary world. As a scholar she has done extensive and impressive research on the cultural and literary history of Ceylon, and her three novels all approach Sri Lanka and Sri Lankans in different ways. Her most Australian novel is her first, A Change of Skies, published by Pan Macmillan Australia in 1991, which concerns the migration of a Sri Lankan academic and his wife to Sydney. In November 2018 I was lucky enough to be among a group of Australian scholars who visited the historic Viharagala Estate Bungalow in Haputale, in the beautiful south-facing central highlands of Sri Lanka. The bungalow was built in 1876 and is now owned by the Gooneratne family. We held a mini-conference there, and were delighted that Yasmine Gooneratne was present for the occasion and throughout our visit. I had decided I would give a paper on Yasmine’s work and its links with both Australia and with Jane Austen, and in the course of my research I came across this fascinating interview with Dr R.P. Rama of Rajasthan University, Jaipur, published in SPAN: Journal of the South Pacific Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies in 1994 (Volume 38, no. 1). The interview was conducted in Sydney in 1994 and discusses the genesis A Change of Skies in some detail, along with a discussion of the state of postcolonial studies in Australian universities in the 1990s.Dr Rama has kindly given permission for us to reprint the interview.R.P. Rama writes: Shortly before my first visit to Australia I had read Yasmine Gooneratne’s A Change of Skies during a stay at Mussorie in June 1992. The present interaction recorded here, however, took place in Sydney. It was a beautiful winter morning and Yasmine Gooneratne generously shared her reflections with me.
In Conversation with Daya Dissanayake
Authors: Sarangi Jaydeep
Published: February 2019

Daya Dissanayake (born 8 March 1947) is an award-winning bilingual Sri Lankan novelist, poet and feature writer. His work spans nine novels in English, six novels in Sinhala, a collection of poems, and numerous articles in newspapers, journals and magazines. He is the author of the first e-novel in Asia, The Saadhu Testament (1998), and the first e-novel in Sinhala, Vessan Novu Wedun (2003). He is the only Sri Lankan writer to receive the Sri Lankan State Literary Award for the best English novel thrice and was awarded the SAARC Literary Award in 2013. Being the first Sri Lankan to release his work online and for free access, he is often seen as one of Sri Lanka's earliest and most vocal advocates for the e-book format, copy left and Creative Commons.This interview was conducted at Yercaud, a hill station in Salem District, in Tamil Nadu, India. Some answers were formed during the e mail exchanges.
Reinventing Lives: A Conversation with Steven Carroll
Authors: Dooley Gillian
Published: February 2019

Steven Carroll is the author of twelve novels, including two series; one based around his family background in Glenroy in suburban Melbourne, and the other inspired by T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets. I have admired Steven’s work ever since I reviewed The Time We Have Taken, his 2007 Miles Franklin Award winning novel, for the very first issue of Transnational Literature. This was the third of the ‘Glenroy’ novels – there are now six in that series, the latest being The Year of the Beast (2019), based on the experiences of his grandmother in Melbourne in 1917.Recently, when catching up on some long-overdue reading, I picked up A World of Other People (2013), the second of the Eliot novels, to discover that, although it is never made explicit in the book, the heroine is a reinvented version of another of my favourite writers, Iris Murdoch. I immediately decided it was time to travel to Melbourne (on the Overland train, which Steven’s father used to drive) to interview him.We met in late January 2019 in bustling Lygon Street, Carlton, where it was too noisy to record our conversation. We found a quiet, shady table nearby on the Melbourne University campus and talked for an hour, till the heat drove us back to Lygon Street to continue chatting over a cup of tea.
In Conversation with Sanjukta Dasgupta
Authors: Sarangi Jaydeep , Ghatak Antara
Published: February 2019

Sanjukta Dasgupta, Professor and Former Head, Dept of English and Ex- Dean, Faculty of Arts, Calcutta University, teaches English and American literature along with New Literatures in English. She is a poet, critic and translator, and her articles, poems, short stories and translations have been published in journals of distinction in India and abroad.Her inner sphere overlaps the outer on the speculative and the shadowy. There is a sublime inwardness in her poems. Her recent signal books include Snapshots, Dilemma, First Language, More Light, and Lakshmi Unbound. She co-authored Radical Rabindranath: Nation, Family, Gender: Post-colonial Readings of Tagore’s Fiction and Film, and she is the Managing Editor of Families: A Journal of Representations.She has received many grants and awards, including Fulbright fellowships and residencies and an Australia India Council Fellowship. Now she is the Convener, English Board, Shaitya Akademi. Professor Dasgupta has visited Nepal and Bangladesh as a member of the SAARC Writers Delegation, and has served as a co-judge and Chairperson for the Commonwealth Writers Prize (Eurasia region). She has visited Melbourne and Malta to serve on the pan-Commonwealth jury panel. She is now an e-member of the advisory committee of the Commonwealth Writers Prize, UK. She is Visiting Professor, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland, and she is the President of the Executive Committee, Intercultural Poetry and Performance Library in Kolkata.The interview was conducted via email in December 2018.
Inovação nas universidades: uma análise do novo marco legal.
Authors: Miranda Ana Lucia Brenner Barreto , Araujo Iriane Teresa de , Freire Bruna Gonçalves de Oliveira , Fernandes Antônio Jorge
Published: February 2019

A lei da Inovação de 2004 (10.973/2004) não desenvolveu a inovação Brasil por alguns entraves a serem superados, sendo o Marco Legal da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (13.243/2016) desburocratizar a lei da inovação e melhorar a parceria público-privado (SICSÚ, SILVEIRA, 2016). Esse artigo objetiva analisar as críticas à antiga Lei da Inovação e as principais mudanças no Novo Marco Legal. Foi realizada uma análise em artigos que abordaram a antiga lei da Inovação, identificou-se no Novo marco Legal as principais mudanças e entrevistou gestores dos Núcleos de Inovação Tecnológica de três Instituições Federais de Ensino Superior do Rio Grande do Norte. Os artigos analisados aportaram diversas falhas na Lei 10.973/2004 e a interpretação do Novo Marco legal identificou que algumas dessas falhas foram supridas, mas outras ainda gerarão inseguranças. E a incerteza que o Novo Marco irá intensificar a inovação no Brasil foi destacada na entrevista com os gestores dos NIT’s entrevistados.
O institucionalismo no campo das teorias da organização: uma análise em manuais didáticos de administração
Authors: Arakaki Katia Katsumi , Rech Luisa Rhoden , Benini Elcio Gustavo
Published: February 2019

Este trabalho teve como objeto de estudo o institucionalismo no campo das teorias organizacionais. Seu objetivo foi analisar como o institucionalismo, enquanto arcabouço teórico, tem sido abordado e transmitido por meio de manuais didáticos. Para realizar a análise e comparação dos manuais, utilizou-se a técnica de análise de conteúdo, por meio da construção de categorias e subcategorias, quais sejam: delimitação da abordagem e qualidade das referências; dimensão histórico-concreto; dimensão político-ideológico; dimensão epistemológica, ontológica e gnosiológica e dimensão teórica. A conclusão resultante foi que a Teoria Institucional é discutida em ambos manuais analisados, sendo um elemento importante para o bom desempenho e eficiência organizacional, apesar da discussão de menor profundidade em relação à crítica e a epistemologia da pesquisa, em um dos manuais. Diante da relevância do assunto é importante que os manuais apontem para essa discussão no sumário da obra visando maior visibilidade e facilidade de acesso.
Estratégias de uma IES brasileira para lidar com contextos ambientais adversos
Authors: Gosling Iury Teixeira de Sevilha , Macedo Samara Borges , Barros Francis Marcean Resende , Gamarano Clárison Gonçalves , Gosling Marlusa De Sevilha
Published: February 2019

O presente trabalho teve por objetivo compreender, à luz das abordagens sistêmica e contingencial, as estratégias de gestão utilizadas por uma IES privada em contexto econômico instável e adverso. Para isso, foram feitas entrevistas semiestruturadas com gestores da IES em questão. Os dados coletados foram analisados de acordo com a técnica de Análise de Conteúdo, com categorização a posteriori. Foram encontradas três categorias, a saber: ameaças percebidas, visão de mudanças e estratégias de gestão, que propiciaram atingir o objetivo proposto.
A divulgação dos benefícios fiscais e a informação sobre possíveis economias tributárias
Authors: Silva Roberta Cristina da , Santos Domingos Correia dos , Rieger Maurício , Gonzales Alexandre
Published: February 2019

O presente artigo trata da divulgação dos benefícios fiscais. Merecedora de especial atenção por parte de gestores e administradores e geradora de impactos significantes nas empresas é a carga tributária. O benefício fiscal caracteriza-se como ferramenta lícita que promove, entre outras benesses, a economia tributária. Este estudo limita-se a tratar do Bônus de Adimplência Fiscal, que tem como premissa incentivar o contribuinte que quita seus tributos tempestivamente. Acerca deste benefício levanta-se como questão, a inexistência de divulgação por parte dos órgãos competentes ou que a mesma ocorra de maneira deficitária. Investigar se tal conceito ocorre é o objetivo desta pesquisa. A busca de tal resultado realizou-se mediante pesquisa descritiva explicativa ao investigar as relações existentes entre os aspectos abordados, por meio de questionário direcionado a empresários, contadores e profissionais atuantes na área financeira. Com um número satisfatório de respondentes e elevados percentuais acerca dos aspectos apresentados em relação ao tema objeto de pesquisa conclui-se que as hipóteses levantadas foram validadas quanto à insuficiência de divulgação. Tal insuficiência indica maior destaque, especificamente ao item delimitador do estudo em questão, o Bônus de Adimplência Fiscal
Os tipos de relatórios de auditoria em fundos de pensão no Brasil
Authors: Da Silva Neto Geraldo Joaquim , Cruz Vera Lúcia , Dos Santos Ramon Rodrigues , Cruz Maria Aparecida , Leone Rodrigo José Guerra
Published: February 2019

O presente artigo teve como objetivo analisar os relatórios emitidos pela auditoria externa nos fundos de pensão do Brasil. Para isto, realizou-se uma pesquisa documental nos relatórios de auditoria dos anos de 2015 e 2016 das Entidades Fechadas de Previdência Complementar (EFPC) patrocinadas por empresas de Energia e Bancos listadas na B3, juntamente com a entidade patrocinada pela Caixa Econômica Federal. Os resultados deste estudo destacaram uma conformidade dos relatórios de auditoria com as normas técnicas de contabilidade e que as EFPC’s possuem demonstrações contábeis em conformidade com o órgão regulador, uma minoria apresentou parágrafo de ênfase e opinião com ressalva. Além disso, o estudo conclui que os relatórios analisados apresentam em sua maioria o mesmo teor, seja em sua estrutura, ou conteúdo.
Gestão de resíduos sólidos: estudo de caso em uma instituição hospitalar em Belo Horizonte – MG
Authors: Chagas Claudiomiro Werner , Sousa Caissa Veloso e , Cunha Gustavo Rodrigues , Batista Nayara Kelly
Published: February 2019

Com os avanços tecnológicos e o aumento da competitividade, emerge a necessidade, tanto legal quanto social, de as empresas descartarem corretamente seus resíduos, atendendo não só às exigências para seu funcionamento, como também as exigências do mercado. Nesse aspecto, a presente pesquisa teve como objetivo principal analisar a gestão de resíduos sólidos segundo a percepção de gestores que atuam em uma organização hospitalar, localizada na região metropolitana de Minas Gerais. O arranjo metodológico se norteou por um estudo de caso de abordagem qualitativa e descritiva, em um hospital localizado no estado de Minas Gerais. A coleta dos dados ocorreu por meio da realização de entrevistas semiestruturadas, a partir de um roteiro com quinze questões, aplicadas a dez gestores da empresa. Os resultados apontaram para a relevância de as organizações terem conhecimento dos resíduos que geram, independentemente de seu grau de periculosidade, tornando-se importante a prática de métodos eficientes com o objetivo de suavizar os impactos negativos gerados pelos resíduos lançados, ao meio ambiente. Assim, a partir de uma segregação eficaz, bem como métodos de cuidado que procuram reduzir o volume de resíduos a serem depositados no solo e relatados à comunidade é um código importante a ser cursado. Observou-se ainda que a reciclagem dos materiais possibilita aumento de receita, bem como diminuição dos custos, pois, quando se recicla um material não se têm os custos com o descarte de tais materiais.
Avaliação dos principais fatores que impactam à gestão e controle de estoque do segmento de produtos médicos
Authors: Gonçalves Luiz Claudio , Alves do Nascimento Geisa , Silva Dias Gabriela , Sampaio Paixão Guilherme
Published: February 2019

O equilíbrio entre o estoque e o nível de serviço visando atender as necessidades do cliente, não é tarefa fácil e exige um árduo planejamento. Além disso, há fatores processuais e operacionais que impactam diretamente na gestão e controle de estoques acarretando altos custos e retrabalhos. O presente artigo apresenta esses fatores, por meio de um estudo de caso em uma empresa do ramo da saúde. Aborda os processos relacionados à gestão e controle de estoque da empresa, analisando os aspectos operacionais que podem comprometer o nível de serviço. O mesmo busca, também, evidenciar as perdas e os custos decorrentes dos processos de estoque, propondo sugestões de melhorias. Os resultados obtidos na pesquisa apontam que a empresa investigada desempenha processos, que podem ser otimizados por meio da efetiva aplicação do método de avaliação de estoque FEFO, visto que, a quantidade de material fora da validade é significativa. O incorreto descarte desses materiais, além das perdas com produtos avariados e não conformes geram custos, os quais poderiam ser parte da receita. Não obstante, também foi observado que, a falta do devido acompanhamento por parte dos gestores impacta no desempenho e comportamento dos colaboradores, no que se refere aos procedimentos executados, visto que, as análises realizadas na pesquisa evidenciam que muitos dos equívocos observados são decorrentes da falta de atenção, por parte dos colaboradores.
Aplicação do modelo monte Carlo na avaliação da empresa Ambev com custo de capital impreciso
Authors: Silva Carla Vieira , Batista Alexandre Teixeira Norberto , Sales Handerson Leonidas , Penha Roberto Silva da
Published: February 2019

Uma das formas mais utilizadas para se apurar o valor de uma companhia (valuation) é o fluxo de caixa descontado, método que utiliza dados financeiros e contábeis da empresa para calcular o seu valor justo, com base na projeção de benefícios futuros de caixa. No entanto, apesar de ser o modelo mais utilizado, este método, pode não incorporar de maneira adequada os riscos do valuation, como o risco do custo de capital, que é impreciso em países emergentes, devido as constantes flutuações de taxas de juros, inflação e do próprio mercado. Uma forma de incorporar aos cálculos estes riscos, é usando distribuições de probabilidade com simulações Monte Carlo para se determinar previsões de diversos valores que a empresa pode assumir. Diante do exposto, o presente trabalho tem como principal objetivo verificar a acurácia da utilização da simulação de Monte Carlo no processo de avaliação de uma empresa através do método de fluxo de caixa descontado, incluindo a incerteza do cálculo de custo de capital. Após a análise dos resultados, chegou-se à conclusão de que a simulação de Monte Carlo é uma poderosa ferramenta para auxiliar na tomada de decisão, pois apesar de não prever o valor exato da empresa, ajuda a compreender os riscos e ameniza a subjetividade da avaliação, além de que permite conhecer os diversos valores que uma empresa pode assumir em diferentes cenários econômicos. O valor encontrado para a empresa no modelo determinístico está próximo da média das simulações, o mesmo ocorre com o custo de capital.
A internet das coisas conectando casas as pessoas
Authors: Sanchez Renato de Brito , Costa Diego Augusto Miquelin , Fernandes João Carlos Lopes
Published: February 2019

A Internet of Things (IOT) conecta dispositivos entre si, permitindo a interação entre eles. Ela atualmente faz parte do futuro das tecnologias mundiais e poderá auxiliar pessoas e empresa por meio de um simples celular ou tablet. Ela pode ser utilizada na transmissão de dados em tempo real para servidores, permitindo assim que todos os dispositivos se comuniquem entre si. Os protocolos, mais utilizados são: KNX, Z-Ware e ZigBee, que podem ser utilizados em conjunto com redes wireless, permitindo assim a construção de soluções para a criação de uma casa totalmente automatizada que se utilize de sensores interligados por uma rede. Foram analisadas várias soluções e dentre elas o ZigBee, e a tecnologia Insteon, são ótimas soluções pois se adapta muito bem em redes cabeadas ou wireless e vem bem ao encontro das necessidades encontradas na criação de uma casa automatizada.