bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Proactive contracting
Authors: Nuottila Jouko , Kauppila Osmo , Nystén-Haarala Soili
Published: September 2016

Proactive contracting is a practice-oriented research stream, and scholars focused on proactive contracting have suggested fundamental changes for corporate contracting. Researchers have proposed that companies should improve their contracting capabilities and corporate lawyers should serve business objectives instead of preparing for possible litigation. The research reported in this paper focuses on two key areas of proactive contracting: the purpose of the project contracts; and the role of lawyers contributing to project contracts. The research goal was to find out whether business managers and corporate lawyers recognize a need for evolution in project contracting as suggested by the proactive contracting literature. The research data were collected using a survey of commercial contracting professionals, and the research results indicate that managers and lawyers share the same view – that contracts are made for business objectives and benefits. However, it was found that the perspectives of managers and lawyers differ with regard to the role of lawyers in preventing and resolving disputes.
Black Adolescent Females’ Perceptions of Racial Discrimination When Accessing Reproductive and General Health Care
Authors: Lewis Valerie J. , Mollen Cynthia J. , Forke Christine M. , Peter Nadja G. , Pati Susmita , Medina Sheyla P. , Johnson Sarah E.
Published: September 2016

Adolescents, like adults, frequently experience discrimination, which can be particularly salient in the context of reproductive health care. We examined urban Black adolescent females’ perceived experiences of racial discrimination during reproductive health care encounters. Structured face-to-face interviews were conducted with female African American patients, from age 13 through 20, who obtained reproductive health care services at a single site. Twenty-four participants were enrolled. All were in or graduated from high school, with a mean age of 16.8 years. These young Black women reported infrequent race-based discrimination in the health care setting; however, many reported commonly experiencing discrimination in other places. An awareness of the discrimination that minority young women experience in non–health care settings can help providers demonstrate cultural humility when addressing such concerns with their patients. With this information, providers can provide anticipatory guidance and the tools necessary to navigate complex social systems.
Accelerating Innovation in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the ICT Services Sector
Authors: García Manjón Juan Vicente , Mompó Rafael , Redoli Judith
Published: September 2016

This work is aimed at establishing key organizational strategies that push small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the information and communication technologies (ICT) services sector to be more innovative. Following an input and output approach, a theoretical model is built that helps determine such key factors. Then the model is validated with fieldwork carried out on a representative sample in Castile-Leon region (Spain). According to this model, the decision to innovate (and the trigger for research and development [R&D] activities in SMEs in the ICT services sector) is the result of needs that are presented by customers (public or private sector) in tailored projects. All the same, the factors leading to innovation are in order of importance, the technological level of the company, the effort made by the company in R&D, and finally, systems of incentives.
Coalitions and the Bottom Line: Strikes, Allies, and Company Stock Returns
Authors: Martin Andrew W. , Dixon Marc , Nau Michael
Published: September 2016

Scholars have long recognized how coalitions are critical for many social movements. This is especially evident in the labor movement, which has begun to seek external allies in the face of corporate attacks. Building on qualitative work linking coalition building to success, we seek to identify the mechanisms by which coalitions are able to exert leverage on targets. Specifically, we consider how coalitions allow unions to exert greater financial pressure by reducing the targeted company’s stock price. Our analysis of labor strikes suggests that intramovement partnerships, rather than those that go beyond the boundaries of the labor movement, are the most effective. Moreover, characteristics of the targeted firm, specifically its reputation and (in) ability to relocate, allow coalitions to exert greater pressure.
Alternately Contested
Authors: Roos J. Micah
Published: September 2016

Alternately worded versions of two controversial indicators of science knowledge were included in the 2012 wave of the General Social Survey. Using confirmatory factor analysis, the author tests whether these alternate items serve as better indicators of uncontested forms of science knowledge and finds that although more respondents give the “correct” response, they remain poor indicators of uncontested science knowledge. Moreover, they retain the confounding influence of religious factors present in the original items, making them no better (in terms of measures of science knowledge unbiased by controversial issues) than the original items. Evidence supports the claim that both sets of items measure the same construct, but with different difficulties.
Relationship between TRAF6 and deterioration of HCC: an immunohistochemical and in vitro study
Authors: Li Jian-jun , Luo Jie , Lu Jing-ning , Liang Xiao-na , Luo Yi-huan , Liu Yong-ru , Yang Jie , Ding Hua , Qin Gui-hui , Yang Li-hua , Dang Yi-wu , Yang Hong , Chen Gang
Published: September 2016

Objective

To explore the relationship between tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6) and the clinicopathological features in HCC as well as its biological function.

Methods

Totally, 412 liver tissues were collected, including 171 hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and their corresponding non-tumor tissues, 37 cirrhosis and 33 normal liver tissues. The expression of TRAF6 was assessed by immunohistochemistry. Then, analysis of the correlations between TRAF6 expression and clinicopathological parameters in HCC was conducted. Furtherer, in vitro experiments on HepG2 and Hep3B cells were performed to validate the biological function of TRAF6 on HCC cells. TRAF6 siRNA was transfected into HepG2 and Hep3B cell lines and TRAF6 expression was evaluated with RT-qPCR and western blot. The assays of cell viability, proliferation, apoptosis and caspase-3/7 activity were carried out to investigate the effects of TRAF6 on HCC cells with RNA interference. Cell viability was assessed with Cell Titer-Blue kit. Cell proliferation was tested with MTS kit. Cell apoptosis was checked through morphologic detection with fluorescence microscope, as well as caspase-3/7 activity was measured with fluorogenic substrate detection.

Results

The positive expression rate of TRAF6 protein was 49.7 % in HCC, significantly higher than that of normal liver (12.1 %), cirrhosis (21.6 %) and adjacent non-cancerous tissues (36.3 %, all P < 0.05). Upregulated TRAF6 was detected in groups with metastasis (Z = −2.058, P = 0.04) and with low micro-vessel density (MVD) expression (Z = −2.813, P = 0.005). Spearman correlation analysis further showed that the expression of TRAF6 was positively correlated with distant metastasis (r = 0.158, P = 0.039) and negatively associated with MVD (r = −0.249, P = 0.004). Besides, knock-down of TRAF6 mRNA in HCC cell lines HepG2 and Hep3B both resulted in cell viability and proliferation inhibition, also cell apoptosis induction and caspase-3/7 activity activation.

Conclusions

TRAF6 may contribute to metastasis and deterioration of the HCC via influencing cell growth and apoptosis. Thus, TRAF6 might become a predictive and therapeutic biomarker for HCC.
A discussion on the performance of seven existing models proposed to describe induced polarization
Authors: Liu Ming , Yang Jin , Feng Ju , Wang Tianyi , Zhang Hao
Published: September 2016

Many types of classical models of the induced polarization (IP) effects of rock ore have been introduced in previous studies. Our focus is on determining the most effective model for describing the rock ore IP effects based on a numerical simulation calculation and a rock mineral spectrum experiment. We have constructed a Delphi 7 program for seven models to calculate the complex resistivity spectrum of phase. We have also evaluated the influences of the parameters on the spectrum and the spectral scope. More than 50 pieces of various natural rock ore samples from 16 regions were selected, and the frequency sweep measurements were completed using an SI-1260 Solartron spectrometer. Another program of seven models was developed using a differential evolution algorithm and least-squares for fitting the experimental spectral data. The purpose was to evaluate the ability of these models for fitting the IP effects. The results found that the influence laws on the spectrum of the different parameters, as well as the spectral scope of the models, were different. The natural samples measured revealed unimodal and bimodal phase spectra. Dias and multi-Cole-Cole models were optimal for characterizing the unimodal and bimodal phase spectra of the selected metal minerals, with the highest fitting precision root-mean-square (rms) error of 2.5% and 1.16%, respectively. Warburg, Cole-Cole, and generalized Cole-Cole models were suitable for the unimodal phase spectra, with the highest fitting precision of 3.67%, 3.01%, and 3.27%, respectively. Madden and Cantwell model was suitable for characterizing the silver-ore- and gold-bearing pyrite, but the rms was [Formula: see text] for other samples. The Debye model had an rms [Formula: see text] for characterizing all our experimental samples.
Attenuating multiple-related imaging artifacts using combined imaging conditions
Authors: da Costa Filho Carlos Alberto , Curtis Andrew
Published: September 2016

The objective of prestack depth migration is to position reflectors at their correct subsurface locations. However, migration methods often also generate artifacts along with physical reflectors, which hamper interpretation. These spurious reflectors often appear at different spatial locations in the image depending on which migration method is used. Therefore, we have devised a postimaging filter that combines two imaging conditions to preserve their similarities and to attenuate their differences. The imaging filter is based on combining the two constituent images and their envelopes that were obtained from the complex vertical traces of the images. We have used the method to combine two images resulting from different migration schemes, which produce dissimilar artifacts: a conventional migration method (equivalent to reverse time migration) and a deconvolution-based imaging method. We show how this combination may be exploited to attenuate migration artifacts in a final image. A synthetic model containing a syncline and stochastically generated small-scale heterogeneities in the velocity and density distributions was used for the numerical example. We compared the images in detail at two locations where spurious events arose and also at a true reflector. We found that the combined imaging condition has significantly fewer artifacts than either constituent image individually.
Kinematic artifacts in the subsurface-offset extended image and their elimination by a dip-domain specularity filter
Authors: Dafni Raanan , Symes William W.
Published: September 2016

Common-image gathers in the dip-angle domain may be computed in relation to wave-equation migration methods, extended by the subsurface offset. They involve the application of a postmigration local Radon transform on the subsurface-offset extended image. In the dip-angle domain, seismic reflections are focused around the specular dip angle of reflection. This focusing distinguishes them from any other event in the image space. We have incorporated the dip-angle information about the presence of specular reflections into the computation of the conventional scattering-angle-dependent reflection coefficient. We have designed a specularity filter in the dip-angle domain based on a local semblance formula that recognizes and passes events associated with specular reflections, while suppressing other sorts of nonspecular signal. The filter is remarkably effective at eliminating either random or coherent noises that contaminates the prestack image. In particular, our dip-angle filter provides a method for the suppression of kinematic artifacts, commonly generated by migration in the subsurface-offset domain. These artifacts are due to an abrupt truncation of the data acquisition geometry on the recording surface. We have studied their appearance and devised an appropriate formation mechanism in the subsurface-offset and scattering-angle domains. The prominent presence of the kinematic artifacts in image gathers usually impairs the quality of the postmigration analysis and decelerates the convergence of wave-equation inversion techniques. We have determined from testing on synthetic and field data that using the proposed dip-angle-domain specularity filter efficiently eliminates the kinematic artifacts in the delivered gathers. We expect involvement of the specularity filter to increase the reliability and quality of the seismic processing chain and provide a faster convergence of iterative methods for seismic inversion.
Dense surface seismic data confirm non-double-couple source mechanisms induced by hydraulic fracturing
Authors: Pesicek Jeremy D. , Cieślik Konrad , Lambert Marc-André , Carrillo Pedro , Birkelo Brad
Published: September 2016

We have determined source mechanisms for nine high-quality microseismic events induced during hydraulic fracturing of the Montney Shale in Canada. Seismic data were recorded using a dense regularly spaced grid of sensors at the surface. The design and geometry of the survey are such that the recorded P-wave amplitudes essentially map the upper focal hemisphere, allowing the source mechanism to be interpreted directly from the data. Given the inherent difficulties of computing reliable moment tensors (MTs) from high-frequency microseismic data, the surface amplitude and polarity maps provide important additional confirmation of the source mechanisms. This is especially critical when interpreting non-shear source processes, which are notoriously susceptible to artifacts due to incomplete or inaccurate source modeling. We have found that most of the nine events contain significant non-double-couple (DC) components, as evident in the surface amplitude data and the resulting MT models. Furthermore, we found that source models that are constrained to be purely shear do not explain the data for most events. Thus, even though non-DC components of MTs can often be attributed to modeling artifacts, we argue that they are required by the data in some cases, and can be reliably computed and confidently interpreted under favorable conditions.
Competitive Market Structure Audit and Consulting Services
Authors: Князева  , Knyazeva Marina , Смарагдов  , Smaragdov I.
Published: September 2016

Th e article presents the results of the evaluation and analysis of changes in the competitive structure and the

level of competition in the system of the major subjects of the Russian market of audit and consulting services in terms of

revenue in 2013-2015, based on analytical materials «Expert RA».
Ethics As a Component of the Islamic Accounting
Authors: Воронова  , Voronova E.
Published: September 2016

The article discusses the ethical principles in Islamic accounting, the impact or the religious factor in their formation.
Do Investors Value Dividend-Smoothing Stocks Differently?
Authors: Larkin Yelena , Leary Mark T. , Michaely Roni
Published: September 2016

It is widely documented that managers strive to maintain smooth dividends. Yet, it is not clear if this behavior reflects investors’ preferences. In this paper, we study whether investors indeed value dividend-smoothing stocks differently by exploring the implications of dividend smoothing for firms’ investor clientele, stock prices, and cost of capital. We find that retail investors are less likely to hold dividend-smoothing stocks, while institutional investors, and especially mutual funds, are more likely. However, this preference does not result in any detectable relation between the smoothness of a firm’s dividends and the expected return, or market value, of its stock. Together, the evidence suggests that firms adjust the supply of smoothed dividends to match investors’ demand. Dividend smoothing affects the composition of a firm’s shareholders but has little impact on its stock price.

This paper was accepted by Amit Seru, finance.
Do Political Connections Buffer Firms from or Bind Firms to the Government? A Study of Corporate Charitable Donations of Chinese Firms
Authors: Zhang Jianjun , Marquis Christopher , Qiao Kunyuan
Published: September 2016

Do political connections buffer firms from or bind firms to the government? To examine this theoretical puzzle, we distinguish two types of managerial political connections, ascribed and achieved, and theorize that these different types of ties either buffer firms from or bind firms to government demands. Furthermore, we propose that these effects are contingent on both industrial and regional institutional conditions. We test our framework with a unique panel data set of privately controlled listed firms’ charitable donations in China from 2001 to 2012. We find that firms whose executives have ascribed bureaucratic connections are more likely to use their connections as a buffer from governmental donation pressure, particularly in competitive industries and less market-oriented regions, whereas in state-monopolized industries this buffering effect is reduced. In contrast, achieved political connections are more likely to serve a binding function that facilitates donation, particularly in state-monopolized industries and more market-oriented regions, but in less market-oriented regions, they buffer firms from the pressure to donate. Our research contributes to the literatures on the effects of political connections, the institutional contingencies of political connections, and the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate political activities (CPA).
A Behavioral Understanding of Investment Horizon and Firm Performance
Authors: Souder David , Reilly Greg , Bromiley Philip , Mitchell Scott
Published: September 2016

Observers have argued that firms overly emphasize short-term results at the expense of long-run value. Using a behavioral perspective, we analyze three hypotheses related to this general argument. First, we examine the association of investment time horizons with firm performance, contributing new theory that argues for a quadratic rather than linear association. Second, because the tendency toward immediate results could reflect stock market pressures, we consider how the interaction of investor patience and firm horizon relates to firm performance. Third, we examine the argument’s implication that most firms have investment horizons at a level where marginal increases in horizon associate positively with firm performance. Measuring horizon as the expected useful lives of capital expenditures, we find empirical support for the hypothesized quadratic relation in a large-scale, multiyear sample of U.S. publicly held manufacturing firms and confirm that a majority of firms have horizons in the region where our models predict increases in horizon positively influence performance. We also find that the most positive returns occur when long horizon investments are aligned with investor patience.
Citizens’ Initiative Review process: mediating emotions, promoting productive deliberation
Authors: Johnson Genevieve Fuji , Black Laura W , Knobloch Katherine R
Published: September 2016

The interplay between emotion and reason is of interest to scholars of deliberative democracy, yet it has been little analysed. Examining a 2010 Citizens’ Initiative Review (CIR) in Oregon, USA, we find (1) that the participation of chief petitioners, advocates and witnesses is conducive to the expression of emotions and (2) that, aided by moderators, panellists remain focused on clarifying key points and writing their Citizens’ Statement. We conclude that the competitive–collaborative structure of the CIR offers opportunities for emotional expression and reasoned deliberation while productively combining these important forms of discourse.
Immunophenotyping of Rabbit Testicular Germ and Sertoli Cells Across Maturational Stages
Authors: Banco B. , Grilli G. , Giudice C. , Marques A. Tomas , Cotti Cometti S. , Visigalli G. , Grieco V.
Published: September 2016

During testicular maturation, both Sertoli cells (SCs) and germ cells (GCs) switch from an immature to a mature immunophenotype. The reexpression of markers of immaturity in adults has been reported in cancer and in other testicular pathologies, in men as well as in animal species. Naturally affected with testicular cancer, rabbits have long been used in human reproductive research, but reports on the expression of testicular cell markers in this species are few and data about the immunophenotype of normal postnatal SCs and GCs are lacking. The aim of this study was to investigate the immunophenotype of SCs and GCs in the rabbit, from neonatal to adult age, using the antibodies anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), vimentin (VIM), CKAE1/AE3 (cytokeratins [CKs]), desmin (DES), inhibin alpha (INH-α), placental alkaline phosphatase (PLAP), and periodic acid–Schiff (PAS) staining. In SCs, VIM was constantly expressed, and AMH and CKs expression was limited to neonatal and prepubertal age, whereas DES, INH-α, PLAP, and PAS were constantly negative. GCs were negatively stained for PLAP, PAS, and for the other markers. Results revealed analogies with human testicular immunophenotype, suggesting that rabbits could represent a potential experimental model for the study of human testicular pathology.
Technological Capability Upgrading and Entrepreneurship: Case Study of Selected Indonesian Fish Processing Companies
Authors: Aminullah Erman , Fizzanty Trina , Indraprahasta Galuh Syahbana , Asmara Indri Juwita
Published: September 2016

This study analyzes the technological capability upgrading and entrepreneurship in the Indonesian fish processing industry. The analysis viewed from the Sectoral Innovation System (SIS) focuses on two aspects: the enabling factors for innovation, and the role of entrepreneur in technological capability upgrading. The study finds that Indonesian fish processing companies: (i) are less interactive with local universities or other STI (science, technology and innovation) centers, and innovation was mostly done through learning by DUI (doing, using and interacting); (ii) are characterized as low-tech industries with a high standard for food safety and product differentiation; (iii) apply adaptive innovation, modified from existing technology or knowledge, except for the leading companies who apply innovation for new products in the market; (iv) actors, technology, market trends, and networks are the main enabling factors for innovation; and (v) the role of entrepreneurs – especially in building entrepreneurial networks – were dominant in the leading companies. The entrepreneurial networks exist and work in global distribution chains that are widely adopted by companies to export their products through buyer–producer relationships. The pathways toward export markets are: global born directly, fastly learned global, and delay learned global companies. These categories have enriched the Mets category (2012). The policy implications of the findings for government should: (i) facilitate companies’ interaction with local universities or other STI centers; and (ii) encourage domestic companies to improve their competitiveness by shifting to higher added value products through various innovations and trading policy schemes.
Technology and Standardization Strategies Related to The Diffusion of Smart Houses: The Case of ECHONET in Japan
Authors: Miyazaki Kumiko , Nishida Kentaro
Published: September 2016

In this paper, an analysis is made of the technology and standardization strategies regarding ECHONET and KNX, which are the de jure standards for smart houses in Japan and Europe. Eleven interviews with the main actors related to the ECHONET Consortium and KNX were conducted. Three research questions were set. What are the technology strategy related concerns of the main actors related to ECHONET? What are the issues related to the diffusion of smart houses? What are the underlying strengths and weaknesses of ECHONET when compared with KNX? The analyses showed that the strategies of the various actors towards the diffusion of smart houses were different, based on their different perspectives, visions and competences. A comparison between Japanese and European case highlighted the different standardization strategies and areas of focus. The main bottlenecks towards the diffusion of smart houses were identified.
Influential Factors of Evidence-Based Energy Policy-making: Government Regulation on Targeting Renewable Energy in Indonesia
Authors: Hermawati Wati , Putra Prakoso Bhairawa , Hidayat Dudi , Poerbosisworo Ishelina Rosaira
Published: September 2016

The paper is based on research identifying lessons and approaches in making energy policy and scrutinizes whether empirical evidence–based energy policy exists in Indonesia. Empirical evidence–based energy policy has the potential to reduce poverty as well as have a greater impact on the economic performance of individuals, communities and the government. In this study, we used document analysis and key informant interviews to explore empirical evidence input in energy policy-making. The results of the analysis revealed the following three points. First, there are a range of limitations in the process of energy policy-making as well as in getting an evidence inputs from concerned institutions such as universities, R&D institutions, and industries. Second, the process in making energy policy went through several stages and was not always in sequences, starting from problem identification, needs identification, advocacy, information gathering, policy drafting, and approval obtainment from the institutions concerned. Third, the most influential factor in the formulation of this energy policy is the factor of power and authority instead of knowledge and evidence. The limitations have demonstrated insufficient evidence in the policy-making. Finally, the paper suggests that a working group for data and information gathering should be created.
Accuracy of Screening Tools for Pap Smears in General Practice
Authors: Harding Catherine , Seal Alexa , Pilotto Louis , Mackey Ken , Duncan Geraldine , Huynh Ronald , McWilliam Robert , Blake Stephanie
Published: September 2016

Background Data extraction tools (DETs) are increasingly being used for research and audit of general practice, despite their limitations.Objective This study explores the accuracy of Pap smear rates obtained with a DET compared to that of the Pap smear rate obtained with a manual file audit.Method A widely available DET was used to establish the rate of Pap smears in a large multi-general practice (multi-GP) in regional New South Wales followed by a manual audit of patient files. The main outcome measure was identification of possible discrepancies between the rates established.Results The DET used significantly underestimated the level of cervical screening compared to the manual audit. In some instances, the patient file contained phone/specialist record of Pap smear conducted elsewhere, which accounted for the failure of the DET to detect some smears. Those patients who had Pap smears whose pathology codes differed between time intervals, i.e. from different pathology providers or from within the same provider but using a different code, were less likely to have had their most recent Pap smear detected by the DET (p < 0.001).Conclusion Data obtained from DETs should be used with caution as they may not accurately reflect the rate of Pap smears from electronic medical records.How this fits in DETs are increasingly being used for research and audit of general practice. This study explores the accuracy of Pap smear rates obtained with a DET compared to that of the Pap smear rate obtained with a manual file audit The DET tested significantly underestimated the level of cervical screening compared to manual screening. Data obtained from DETs should be used with caution as they may not accurately reflect the rate of Pap smears from electronic medical records
Traumstraße oder Transithölle?
Authors: Pernold Magdalena
Published: September 2016

Die transnationale, die Alpen prägende Brennerautobahn galt einst als Traumstraße, Ergebnis spektakulärer Ingenieurskunst und Gewähr für Fortschritt und Wettbewerb. Magdalena Pernolds regionalgeschichtliche empirische Rekonstruktion des Autobahndiskurses in Tirol und Südtirol (1950-1980) beleuchtet unter umfassender Auswertung auch unveröffentlichter Quellen den regionalen Wahrnehmungswandel, der von Themen wie z.B. Umfahrungsgefahr des Landes, Trassenstreitigkeiten und Umweltbelastungen geprägt ist. Die dabei zum Einsatz kommende innovative Methodik der Neuen Verkehrsgeschichte erweitert technisch geprägte Verfahren um eine transnationale, interdisziplinäre historische Diskursanalyse.
Freundschaft heute
Authors: Schobin Janosch , Leuschner Vincenz , Flick Sabine , Alleweldt Erika , Heuser Eric Anton , Brandt Agnes
Published: September 2016

Welche Beziehungen führen Menschen, die aufgrund steigender Scheidungs- und sinkender Geburtenraten weder Kinder noch Verwandte haben? Auf wen greift man zurück, wenn im Alter die Familie als Absicherung ausfällt? Welcher Form sozialer Beziehungen entsprechen Online-Kontakte in Sozialen Netzwerken oder Beziehungen am Arbeitsplatz in der modernen Arbeitswelt? Freundschaft scheint die naheliegende Antwort auf diese Fragen zu sein. Der Band liefert erstmalig eine Einführung in die Freundschaftssoziologie. Die Beiträge bieten einen Überblick über soziologisches Basiswissen zu Freundschaft und Einblicke in die Vielfalt von Freundschaftsphänomenen. Nicht zuletzt wird dabei die Frage beantwortet: Wie stellt sich Freundschaft heute dar? Mit Gastbeiträgen von Andrea Knecht, Christian Kühner und Kai Marquardsen.
New Record Marsdenia tenacissima (Asclepiadoideae, Apocynaceae) In Gunung Ijo Baturagung Yogyakarta
Authors: Widodo Widodo , Luthfi Muhammad Ja'far
Published: September 2016

Marsdenia tenacissima population were found among wild bushes at S 07 o 47’ 03.4”; E 110o 30’ 48.0” about 415 meter above sea level in Gunung Ijo Baturagung Yogyakarta. Identification was based on literature and herbarium specimen. The research was conduct using exploration methods, morphoanatomical observation, and specimen collection. Marsdenia tenacissima in Jawa was not reported in Flora of Java. Marsdenia tenacissima habitus was liana. The specific character for its identification was pollinia’s structure. This paper presented other important character namely leaf, stem, flower, pollinia, and fruit of Marsdenia tenacissima in Gunung Ijo Baturagung Yogyakarta. Accurate description and examination of any plant species were needed for its conservation and awareness of public to local biodiversity.
VALUE STREAM MAPPING AND EARNED VALUE ANALYSIS: A CASE STUDY IN THE PAPER PACKAGING INDUSTRY IN BRAZIL
Authors: Hidalgo Martins Gleison , Gechele Cleto Marcelo
Published: September 2016

The study approached the application of the Value Stream Mapping and Earned Value analysis methods in a Pinch Bottom with Simple Fold (PBSF) paper bag production line in an industrial packaging enterprise of multiwall paper bags located in Brazil. From the joint application of the mentioned methods, a better diagnosis of the situation was obtained, and the opportunities of eliminating wastes, of operation enhancement, and of a better monitoring of the involved costs appeared, bringing potential production gains and quality to the enterprise. As a contribution of this work, it can be highlighted the presentation and discussion about the complementarity of a Lean Manufacturing tool with a Project Management Methodology.
GUIDELINES TO RISK MANAGEMENT MATURITY IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
Authors: Caiado Rodrigo Goyannes Gusmão , Lima Gilson Brito Alves , Nascimento Daniel Luiz de Mattos , Vieira Neto Julio , De Oliveira Rodolpho Augusto Maultasch
Published: September 2016

Purpose – This article aims to provide the guidelines to assess the risk management maturity (RMM) of construction projects.Design/methodology/approach – This article presents a literature review of the main risk management models, which aims to support a survey research to define, according to experts, the market preference and knowledge of RMM models.Findings – We pointed out in this article a set of guidelines to direct the maturity analysis of RM in the Construction Industry and proposed a model matrix to help companies to evaluate the maturity of the RM of a whole project or each activity separately.Research limitations/Implications – Limitations of this article include the search options originally defined by the researches in literature review and concepts and measures chosen to be evaluated by experts in the survey. Other approaches could explore the implementation of a RMM model considering quantitative measures in others areas.Practical Implications – The article provide to construction companies a way to measure their risk management capacity against four standard levels of maturity, allowing them to make benchmarking and to improve and increase their ability to manage risk.Originality/value – We highlighted to professionals and academics what factors were essential seeking to improve the risk management continuously.
ROADMAP FOR THE IMPLEMENTARION OF A PROJECT MANAGEMENT MODEL IN A SME OF ENGINEERING AND TURN-KEY SUPPLY OF INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT
Authors: Hermida David , De la Fuente David , García Fernando
Published: September 2016

Project management is focused on planning, executing, monitoring and controlling of all aspects of a project, defined as a temporary effort to carry out a unique result, in order to achieve the targets set under the criteria of time, quality and cost restrictions. In a small or medium-sized organization focused on this type of activity, the integration of the various factors involved in the project life cycle is needed. A roadmap developed as a set of guidelines for effective project management, tailored to this type of organizations but based on the existing sets of best practices and methodological standards (traditionally oriented to huge corporations), is pursued in this work through a comprehensive-qualitative analysis added to an interview approach.
DISCRETE-EVENT SIMULATION MODELS FOR DIDACTIC SUPPORT
Authors: Rangel Cíntia De Lima , Rangel João José De Assis , Shimoda Eduardo , Do Nascimento Janaína Ribeiro
Published: September 2016

This paper presents the evaluation of a discrete event simulation model designed to be used as a didactic aid instrument in classes of a technical course on high school. The simulation model was developed using the free version of the Arena software. Among the results obtained, it was found that applying this model as a didactic resource in classes has enabled an increase of quality in the students’ learning. This result was even more significant concerning students with average grades below 6. In these cases, with the help of the simulator, students of worse educational achievement obtained performance close to the ones that had average grades equal to or higher than 8.
REVERSE LOGISTICS: THE PORTUGUESE COMPANIES' PERSPECTIVE
Authors: Gonçalves Mélodine Fernandes , Silva Ângela Esteves
Published: September 2016

The Reverse Logistics has been object of great interest by the whole community. In Portugal, Reverse Logistics is an unfamiliar word in the business world. Due to this fact, that will be interesting to analyze and characterize the Portuguese companies’ perspective based on three aspects: The Concept, the Returns and the Environment. For this, semi structured interviews were applied to ten Portuguese companies of different dimensions and industrial sectors. The results showed all the large companies are aware of Reverse Logistics, the product returns strategies are reuse, sale to the scrap or recycling industries and the environment strategies mostly used by small and medium-size enterprise’s (besides waste recycling) are their reuse in the packaging of loads, and by large companies is directed towards recycling, planning routes and the use of recycled materials and reusable packaging. It is understood that, a lot of work in Reverse Logistics is still needed in the context, concerning the companies’ awareness to know all their logistics chain (forward and reverse) and in spite of the small and medium-size enterprise’s lack of knowledge of the this area, they practice some returns and environmental strategies, but still in a very incipient way.
What is the role of self-compassion on subjective happiness and life satisfaction?
Authors: Çağlayan Mülazım Öznur , Eldeleklioğlu Jale
Published: September 2016

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between self-compassion and subjective happiness and the relationship between self-compassion and life satisfaction. Participants were composed of 252 undergraduate students in Bursa, Turkey. Self-compassion Scale, Subjective Happiness Scale, and Satisfaction with Life Scale were used as data collection instruments. Correlation analysis was used to examine the relationship between self-compassion, subjective happiness and life satisfaction. The hypothesis model was tested through structural equation modeling. Results of correlation analysis showed that self-kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness were positively, self-judgment and isolation were negatively related to subjective happiness and life satisfaction. While over-identification was negatively associated with subjective happiness, there was no correlation between over-identification and life satisfaction. The model fitted well (χ2/df=1, GFI=.99, CFI=1, NFI=.99, AGFI=.98, SRMR=.00, RMSEA=.00). According to path analysis results, subjective happiness and life satisfaction were predicted positively by common humanity, and mindfulness. Moreover, subjective happiness and life satisfaction were predicted negatively by self-judgment, isolation, and over-identification.
AN ANALYSIS OF IMPORTANT POLICIES FOR ACCELERATING DEVELOPMENT IN NEPAL
Authors: Neupane Sudarshan
Published: September 2016

Nepal belongs to one of the least developed countries around the world with HDI 157 out of 187 countries (UNDP 2013). Even though poverty in Nepal has reduced to 24.8% in the latest census, the livelihoods of the poorest people living in the remote communities are still vulnerable. Two third of the population still depends on the subsistence agriculture. Similarly, due to lack of job opportunities, youth migration is escalating and Nepal is facing one of the most critical phases of development in its history (Snellinger 2009). Inadequate infrastructure and poor road connectivity are other constraints for the development (World Bank 2011). It follows that, poor access to electricity is another challenge despite the country’s enormous potential for hydroelectricity. Similarly, Nepal  has huge prospective for tourism due to its unique natural resources (Bhandari 2004). Nonetheless, Nepal has not benefited optimally from the tourism sector for its self-sustained development. Recently Government of Nepal (2011) has announced diverse policies for accelerating development through proper utilization of local resources. This paper critically evaluates the crucial policies such as Agriculture Development Strategy, National Cooperatives Policy, National Youth Policy, and Micro-hydro for Rural Development, and Tourism for Development. The paper discusses each of these policies’ background; critically analyse the likelihood as well as challenges for fast-tracking development; and finally offers some recommendations based discussion and analysis.
DISPARITAS REGIONAL PROVINSI SUMATERA BARAT DI ERA OTONOMI DAERAH
Authors: Syahrial S , Hakim Dedi Budiman , Purnamadewi Yeti Lis
Published: September 2016

Regional autonomy policy has been implemented since 2001, but in 2013 as many as 66.67 percent of districts in West Sumatra still categorized as a relatively underdeveloped region by the Ministry of Development Underdeveloped regions. This indicates the occurrence of inequality considerable development in the Province of West Sumatra. This study not only examines the degree of inequality between regions, but also analyze the impact of GDRP per capita, the growth of the Human Development Index, and the Ratio of Infrastructure Expenditure against the inequalities based on economic position (the pattern and structure of economic growth). Analysis of the data use the Index Williamson and panel data regession from 2005 to 2012. The results showed disparity of regional development in the Provinces of West Sumatra increasing. Simultaneously and partially three independent variables (GDRP per capita, the growth of the Human Development Index, the Ratio of Infrastructure Expenditure) significant and positive influence as a major source of regional disparities in the Province of West Sumatra.Regional autonomy policy has been implemented since 2001, but in 2013 as many as 66.67 percent of districts in West Sumatra still categorized as a relatively underdeveloped region by the Ministry of Development Underdeveloped regions. This indicates the occurrence of inequality considerable development in the Province of West Sumatra. This study not only examines the degree of inequality between regions, but also analyze the impact of GDRP per capita, the growth of the Human Development Index, and the Ratio of Infrastructure Expenditure against the inequalities based on economic position (the pattern and structure of economic growth). Analysis of the data use the Index Williamson and panel data regession from 2005 to 2012. The results showed disparity of regional development in the Provinces of West Sumatra increasing. Simultaneously and partially three independent variables (GDRP per capita, the growth of the Human Development Index, the Ratio of Infrastructure Expenditure) significant and positive influence as a major source of regional disparities in the Province of West Sumatra.
Security analysis of an encryption scheme based
on nonpositional polynomial notations
Authors: Kapalova Nursulu , Dyusenbayev Dilmukhanbet
Published: September 2016

The aim of the research was to conduct a cryptographic
analysis of an encryption scheme developed
on the basis of nonpositional polynomial notations to
estimate the algorithm strength. Nonpositional polynomial
notations (NPNs) are residue number systems (RNSs)
based on irreducible polynomials over GF(2). To evaluate
if the algorithms developed on the basis of NPNs are
secure, mathematical models of cryptanalysis involving
algebraic, linear and differential methods have been designed.
The cryptanalysis is as follows. A system of nonlinear
equations is obtained from a function transforming
plaintext into ciphertext with a key. Next, a possibility of
transition of the nonlinear system to a linear one is considered.
The cryptanalysis was conducted for the cases with
known: 1) ciphertext; 2) plaintext and the related ciphertext;
3) plaintext file format; and 4) ASCII-encoded plaintext.
Providing security on demand using invasive computing
Authors: Drescher Gabor , Erhardt Christoph , Freiling Felix , Götzfried Johannes , Lohmann Daniel , Maene Pieter , Müller Tilo , Verbauwhede Ingrid , Weichslgartner Andreas , Wildermann Stefan
Published: September 2016

The invasive computing paradigm offers applications the possibility to dynamically spread their computation in
a multicore/multiprocessor system in a resource-aware way. If applications are assumed to act maliciously, many security
problems arise. In this acticle, we discuss different ways to deal with security problems in a resource-aware way. We
first formalize the attacker model and the different security requirements that applications may have in multi-core
systems. We then survey different hardware and software security mechanisms that can be dynamically configured to
guarantee security on demand for invasive applications.
Regionen und Differenzierung
Authors: Japp Klaus P.
Published: September 2016

Der Beitrag geht davon aus, dass es keine zwingende Annahme ist, die Dominanz funktionaler Differenzierung in der Weltgesellschaft mit der allmählichen Auflösung ›peripherer‹ Sozialstrukturen zu verbinden. Um dieses Argument zu stützen, sollen a) die spezifisch europäischen Vorbedingungen für den take-off funktionaler Differenzierung skizziert werden, b) deren Ausfall in Regionen mit funktionsindifferenten tribalen, großverwandtschaftlichen und religiös-ethnischen Strukturmerkmalen beschrieben und c) diese Diskrepanz mit der These einer ›schwachen‹ Generalisierung zentraler Kommunikationsmedien (in Politik, Wirtschaft, Recht) verbunden werden. Diese Untergeneralisierung macht die Übernahme regional unwahrscheinlicher Kommunikation (z.B. zu Rechtssicherheit, Demokratie, Gleichheit) besonders unwahrscheinlich. Resultat sind informale Strukturbildungen, die sich durch Codekorruption, parasitäre Netzwerke, gewalttätige Konfliktaustragung und massenhafte Exklusionen auszeichnen.
The Theory of Functional Differentiation and the History of Modern Society. Reflections on the Reception of Systems Theory in Recent Historiography
Authors: Ziemann Benjamin
Published: September 2016

Anders als andere Elemente von Luhmanns soziologischer Systemtheorie ist seine Theorie funktionaler Differenzierung unter Historikern der modernen Gesellschaft kaum rezipiert worden. Der Aufsatz diskutiert einige Ursachen für diese Situation. Ein wichtiger Grund ist die Persistenz eines älteren, Parson’schen Differenzierungskonzepts mit der Annahme einer stabilen, drei- oder viergliederigen Differenzierungsform. Ein anderer Grund ist die von vielen Sozialhistorikern - insbesondere als Reaktion auf die Welle der Kulturgeschichte seit den 1980er Jahren - vertretene Ansicht, dass die Ökonomie der Kern der modernen Gesellschaft sei, und dass diese deshalb immer noch am besten als eine durch ökonomische Ungleichheit bestimmte Klassengesellschaft zu verstehen ist. Der Aufsatz diskutiert ferner die Anwendung der Differenzierungstheorie von Luhmann in der Sozialgeschichte der Religion. Dort ist sie am Beispiel der katholischen Kirche benutzt worden, um Säkularisierung als einen reversiblen Prozess zu konzeptualisieren, in dem die katholische Kirche mit ihren pastoralen Strategien auf Folgeprobleme funktionaler Differenzierung reagiert.
Weltgesellschaft im Wandel – globale Wege, Verbindungen und Vergleiche
Authors: Ziegert Klaus A.
Published: September 2016

Der Beitrag schließt an Luhmanns Beobachtung der funktionalen Differenzierung an und versucht, den weltweiten Wandel von Gesellschaft in Bezug zur Differenzierungsdynamik der funktionalen Systeme der Weltgesellschaft zu setzen. Dies führt zu der Annahme, dass globale funktionale Differenzierung, als Systemleistung verstanden, zu einer im Vergleich asymmetrischen lokalen Entwicklung der funktionalen Systeme führt und es, dadurch bedingt, zu einer unterschiedlichen Vernetzungsintensität und damit global höchst uneinheitlichem sozialem Wandel kommt. Der Zusammenhang von globaler funktionaler Differenzierung und lokalem sozialem Wandel wird am Beispiel des postkommunistischen Wandlungsdrucks illustriert, dem Bevölkerungen entlang historischer Vernetzungswege - für die die Seidenstraße paradigmatisch ist - ganz unterschiedlich unterworfen sind. Dabei wird der Vorschlag entwickelt, für den Vergleich sozialen Wandel mit einem für funktionale Differenzierung besonders aussagekräftigem Strukturmuster wie z.B. Rechtsstaatlichkeit zu untersuchen.