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Support Your Data: A Research Data Management Guide for Researchers
Authors: Borghi John , Abrams Stephen , Lowenberg Daniella , Simms Stephanie , Chodacki John
Published: May 2018

Researchers are faced with rapidly evolving expectations about how they should manage and share their data, code, and other research materials. To help them meet these expectations and generally manage and share their data more effectively, we are developing a suite of tools which we are currently referring to as "Support Your Data". These tools, which include a rubric designed to enable researchers to self-assess their current data management practices and a series of short guides which provide actionable information about how to advance practices as necessary or desired, are intended to be easily customizable to meet the needs of a researchers working in a variety of institutional and disciplinary contexts.
Literatura, historia: crisis de las disciplinas y contextos para la ficción
Authors: García Pilar
Published: May 2018

El artículo retoma la pregunta por el lugar de la literatura; en cuanto textualidad retórica; así como el de la ficción; en cuanto facultad ontológica de los discursos, en un momento de crisis de conceptos como ‘trama’, ‘historia’ y ‘relato’. La revisión contemporánea de categorías como el ‘afuera de la historia’, o la de ‘ficcionalización’ de los discursos (literarios, históricos, políticos, epistemológicos), señalan una primacía de la llamada configuración poética (poiesis) en un momento definido como posterior al giro lingüístico. Bajo este ámbito de discusión, el estudio se centra en el problemático asunto de los grados de historicidad, entendidos como grados de intervención de lo real en la ficción, cuando esta última se presenta más problemática que las identificaciones habituales de lo real-histórico (representación).
De la novela al cine y el teatro: operatividad teórica de la autoficción
Authors: Casas Ana
Published: May 2018

El presente artículo tiene por objeto confirmar la operatividad de la noción de autoficción con respecto a otras manifestaciones artísticas distintas de la novela, en especial el cine y el teatro. Estas (con las particularidades que las caracterizan) plantean nuevos retos para el estudio de la representación ficcional del autor: la identificación problemática entre autor, director, actor y personaje (pues dicha identidad no es siempre total o exacta), así como los procedimientos retóricos específicamente espectaculares, que apelan a la imagen y no solo a la palabra, abren vías de reflexión inexploradas.
Embajadores culturales: recepción y trascendencia del viaje de Gerardo Diego a Filipinas en el archipiélago asiático
Authors: Ortuño Casanova Rocío
Published: May 2018

Gerardo Diego llegó a Filipinas en misión cultural enviado por el gobierno de la II República en enero de 1935. Ese año el archipiélago aprobó una constitución que designaba provisionalmente el español y el inglés como lenguas oficiales, y pasaba de ser colonia estadounidense a «Estado libre asociado» como etapa previa a la independencia. En ese momento de ebullición política y gestación de influencias internacionales, el viaje de Diego adquiere una importancia que se refleja en la amplia cobertura por parte de la prensa local y en la extensa agenda de encuentro con autoridades que mantuvo el poeta durante los 47 días de estancia en el país. Este artículo realiza un recorrido por las posturas de la prensa filipina ante la llegada de Diego y una evaluación de las razones para la trascendencia del viaje, además de incluir un artículo suyo publicado en La Vanguardia de Manila, inédito en España.
Sujeto, intertextualidad, dialogismo y autoficción en la trilogía metaliteraria de Enrique Vila-Matas
Authors: Castro Hernández Olalla
Published: May 2018

Este artículo indaga en tres de los elementos más recurrentes en la trilogía metaliteraria de Enrique Vila-Matas (conformada por la novelas Bartleby y compañía, El mal de Montano y Doctor Pasavento): la intertextualidad, el dialogismo y la autoficción. Estos mecanismos textuales, junto con otros (hibridación genérica, escritura fragmentaria) contribuyen a la problematización del concepto de Sujeto y a la creación de esa noción de identidad múltiple y abierta que domina los tres textos, construyendo un yo fragmentado y camaleónico.
Sosyal Taraflar Perspektifinden İşyerinde Sosyal Diyalog
Authors: CAM Erdem
Published: May 2018

Bu çalışmada işyerine sosyal diyalog konusu sosyal tarafların bakış açıları çerçevesinde incelenmiştir. Bu amaçla yorumsamacı metot çerçevesinde derinlemesine mülakat tekniği kullanılmıştır. Derinlemesine mülakat yapılan işçi ve işveren temsilcilerinin görüşleri işyerinde sosyal diyalog ile ilişkili kategorik başlıklar altında analiz edilmiştir. Türk çalışma ilişkileri, içerisine antagonist ve protagonist yaklaşımların benimsendiği ve farklı çalışma kültürlerinin bir potada eridiği bir ilişkiler ağı üzerinde şekillenmiştir. İşyerinde sosyal diyalog mekanizmaları da bu çerçevede sonuç doğurmakta ya da işlevsiz kalmaktadır.
A Literature Review of Mobbing Research in Different Sectors
Authors: ÇOBAN Sevgi
Published: May 2018

This study is a review of research conducted on workplace mobbing in education, higher education and health sectors between 2000 and 2016. In all sectors, prevalence and types of mobbing, sex, age, level of education, seniority, work experience and coping strategies of victims are investigated. Results revealed that mobbing victimization rates are high in Turkey, and the highest rates were found in health institutions. Types of mobbing behaviors are attacks against occupational status in more homogenious groups of professional workers in education sector. On the other hand, attacks against victims’ communication and personal status are involved as well as ocuupational status in heterogeneous groups such as health employees. As a result of hierarchical organizational structure and power distance in Turkish workplace, studies indicate that people experience mobbing at relatively younger ages -at their 30’s- in Turkey and with nearly 5 years of work experience. In connection to this, in all three sectors, people at the lowest levels of job hierarchy experience higher rates of mobbing. Gender and marital status do not have a significant effect on victimization; however, gender affects perceptions of mobbing and coping strategies as a result of traditional gender roles. Finally, in higher education, direct coping mechanisms are adopted while in education and health, indirect and informal ways are put to use.
ÖRGÜTLERDE STRATEJİ-YAPI UYUMU VE UYGULAMADAN ÖRNEKLER
Authors: EFİL İsmail , ÇUBUKÇU Murat
Published: May 2018

Bu makalede, stratejinin ne kadar iyi seçilmiş ve planlanmış olursa olsun, eğer örgüt yapısı, bu seçilen ve planlanmış stratejiyi uygulamak için çok iyi biçimde organize edilmemiş ise, etkin olmayacağı, örgüt yapısıyla uyumlu olmaz ise de başarılı olamayacağı ve bu durumun işletme performansını olumsuz etkileyeceği ortaya konulmaya çalışılmıştır. Stratejik yaklaşım, geleceğe karşı pasif değil, aktif olmayı gerektirir. Strateji ve örgüt yapısının uyumsuzluğu, işletme amaçlarının etkin gerçekleşmesine mâni olur. Tam tersi, uyumlu ve olumlu etkileşim ise sinerjik bir güç oluşturur ve işletme performansına katkı sağlar. Çevrenin çok değişken ve belirsiz olması örgütlerin çevreye karşı çok hızlı bir şekilde uyum sağlamasının gerekliliğini; örgütlerin geleceğe ilişkin uyarlanabilir, dönüştürülebilir, yenilenebilir yönetim tarzlarını benimsemelerini gerekli kılmıştır. Strateji değişikliğine giden işletmelerin, başarılı olmaları için, örgüt yapısında da değişiklik yapmaları gerekmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, işletme yapısı ve strateji arasında çok sıkı bir bağımlılık ve etkileşim bulunduğunun teorik çerçevede ortaya konulmasıdır. Strateji-yapı uyumunun, örgütsel performansta işletmelere sinerji sağlayabileceği ortaya konulmaya çalışılmaktadır. Stratejiyapı uyumu konusunda literatürde yapılan çalışmaların bir araya getirilerek toplu halde sunulması amaçlanmıştır. Türkiye’de ilk 500 sanayi kuruluşu içerisinde yer alan iki büyük işletmeden örnekler ile konunun uygulanabilirliği  esteklenmektedir. Ayrıca çalışmada yer alan stratejik yönetim uygulayan, sektöründe önde gelen iki işletmenin kurumsal profillerine ve stratejilerine örnek olarak yer verilmiştir.
EVDEN ÇALIŞANLARDA İŞ-YAŞAM DENGESİ: ÇEVİRMENLER ÜZERİNDE BİR ARAŞTIRMA
Authors: KICIR Başak
Published: May 2018

Günümüzde bireylerin yaşamındaki temel ilgi alanı iş ve/veya çalışmadır. Fakat günlük hayatta bireyler çalışma dışında da çeşitli yaşam rolleri üstlenmektedir. Bu farklı rollere yeterli zaman ayırmak, roller arasında denge sağlamak yoğun bir çabayı gerektirmektedir. Bu nedenle iş-yaşam dengesi birçok akademik araştırmaya konu olmuş, bireylerin denge sağlamaya yönelik çabaları alan yazında önemli bir başlık halini almıştır. Evden çalışma ise yaygınlık kazanan yeni çalışma biçimlerinden biridir. Evden çalışmanın iş-yaşam dengesi sağlamaya faydası olacağı iddia edilmektedir.Bu çalışmada evden çalışmanın iş-yaşam dengesine etkilerinin çevirmenlerin deneyimleri üzerinden incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Makalede iş-yaşam dengesi tanımlanmış, iş-yaşam dengesine ilişkin teorik yaklaşımlara yer verilmiş, iş-yaşam dengesine etki eden unsurlar ve bireyin denge sağlamaya yönelik çabaları incelenmiştir.Konu hakkında ayrıntılı bilgi edinmek için nitel araştırma yöntemi benimsenmiştir. Araştırma kapsamında evden çalışan 12 yazın çevirmeniyle yüz yüze görüşmeler yapılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda işin taleplerinin denge sağlamayı zorlaştıran bir unsur olduğu bulunmuştur. Yalnız yaşayan katılımcıların ev ortamını başka kişilerle paylaşanlara göre iş-yaşam dengesi kurma konusunda daha başarılı olduğu tespit edilmiştir. İş-yaşam dengesizliği fiziksel ve psikolojik sorunlara yol açabilmektedir.
CD8 Follicular T Cells Promote B Cell Antibody Class Switch in Autoimmune Disease
Authors: Valentine Kristen M. , Davini Dan , Lawrence Travis J. , Mullins Genevieve N. , Manansala Miguel , Al-Kuhlani Mufadhal , Pinney James M. , Davis Jason K. , Beaudin Anna E. , Sindi Suzanne S. , Gravano David M. , Hoyer Katrina K.
Published: May 2018

CD8 T cells can play both a protective and pathogenic role in inflammation and autoimmune development. Recent studies have highlighted the ability of CD8 T cells to function as T follicular helper (Tfh) cells in the germinal center in the context of infection. However, whether this phenomenon occurs in autoimmunity and contributes to autoimmune pathogenesis is largely unexplored. In this study, we show that CD8 T cells acquire a CD4 Tfh profile in the absence of functional regulatory T cells in both the IL-2–deficient and scurfy mouse models. Depletion of CD8 T cells mitigates autoimmune pathogenesis in IL-2–deficient mice. CD8 T cells express the B cell follicle–localizing chemokine receptor CXCR5, a principal Tfh transcription factor Bcl6, and the Tfh effector cytokine IL-21. CD8 T cells localize to the B cell follicle, express B cell costimulatory proteins, and promote B cell differentiation and Ab isotype class switching. These data reveal a novel contribution of autoreactive CD8 T cells to autoimmune disease, in part, through CD4 follicular-like differentiation and functionality.
IVIg Promote Cross-Tolerance against Inflammatory Stimuli In Vitro and In Vivo
Authors: Domínguez-Soto Ángeles , Simón-Fuentes Miriam , de las Casas-Engel Mateo , Cuevas Víctor D. , López-Bravo María , Domínguez-Andrés Jorge , Saz-Leal Paula , Sancho David , Ardavín Carlos , Ochoa-Grullón Juliana , Sánchez-Ramón Silvia , Vega Miguel A. , Corbí Angel L.
Published: May 2018

IVIg is an approved therapy for immunodeficiency and for several autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. However, the molecular basis for the IVIg anti-inflammatory activity remains to be fully explained and cannot be extrapolated from studies on animal models of disease. We now report that IVIg impairs the generation of human monocyte–derived anti-inflammatory macrophages by inducing JNK activation and activin A production and limits proinflammatory macrophage differentiation by inhibiting GM-CSF–driven STAT5 activation. In vivo, IVIg provokes a rapid increase in peripheral blood activin A, CCL2, and IL-6 levels, an effect that can be recapitulated in vitro on human monocytes. On differentiating monocytes, IVIg promotes the acquisition of altered transcriptional and cytokine profiles, reduces TLR expression and signaling, and upregulates negative regulators of TLR-initiated intracellular signaling. In line with these effects, in vivo IVIg infusion induces a state tolerant toward subsequent stimuli that results in reduced inflammatory cytokine production after LPS challenge in human peripheral blood and significant protection from LPS-induced death in mice. Therefore, IVIg conditions human macrophages toward the acquisition of a state of cross-tolerance against inflammatory stimuli, an effect that correlates with the net anti-inflammatory action of IVIg in vivo.
An Unmutated IgM Response to the Vi Polysaccharide of Salmonella Typhi Contributes to Protective Immunity in a Murine Model of Typhoid
Authors: Pandya Kalgi D. , Palomo-Caturla Isabel , Walker Justin A. , K. Sandilya Vijay , Zhong Zhijiu , Alugupalli Kishore R.
Published: May 2018

T cell–dependent B cell responses typically develop in germinal centers. Abs generated during such responses are isotype switched and have a high affinity to the Ag because of somatic hypermutation of Ab genes. B cell responses to purified polysaccharides are T cell independent and do not result in the formation of bona fide germinal centers, and the dominant Ab isotype produced during such responses is IgM with very few or no somatic mutations. Activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) is required for both somatic hypermutation and Ig isotype switching in humans and mice. To test the extent to which unmutated polysaccharide-specific IgM confers protective immunity, we immunized wildtype and AID−/− mice with either heat-killed Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi) or purified Vi polysaccharide (ViPS). We found that wildtype and AID−/− mice immunized with heat-killed S. Typhi generated similar anti-ViPS IgM responses. As expected, wildtype, but not AID−/− mice generated ViPS-specific IgG. However, the differences in the Ab-dependent killing of S. Typhi mediated by the classical pathway of complement activation were not statistically significant. In ViPS-immunized wildtype and AID−/− mice, the ViPS-specific IgM levels and S. Typhi bactericidal Ab titers at 7 but not at 28 d postimmunization were also comparable. To test the protective immunity conferred by these immunizations, mice were challenged with a chimeric S. Typhimurium strain expressing ViPS. Compared with their naive counterparts, immunized wildtype and AID−/− mice exhibited significantly reduced bacterial burden regardless of the route of infection. These data indicate that an unmutated IgM response to ViPS contributes to protective immunity to S. Typhi.
HLA-F on HLA-Null 721.221 Cells Activates Primary NK Cells Expressing the Activating Killer Ig-like Receptor KIR3DS1
Authors: Kiani Zahra , Dupuy Franck P. , Bruneau Julie , Lebouché Bertrand , Zhang Cindy X. , Jackson Elise , Lisovsky Irene , da Fonseca Sandrina , Geraghty Daniel E. , Bernard Nicole F.
Published: May 2018

NK cells elicit important responses against transformed and virally infected cells. Carriage of the gene encoding the activating killer Ig-like receptor KIR3DS1 is associated with slower time to AIDS and protection from HIV infection. Recently, open conformers of the nonclassical MHC class Ib Ag HLA-F were identified as KIR3DS1 ligands. In this study, we investigated whether the interaction of KIR3DS1 on primary NK cells with HLA-F on the HLA-null cell line 721.221 (221) stimulated KIR3DS1+ NK cells. We used a panel of Abs to detect KIR3DS1+CD56dim NK cells that coexpressed the inhibitory NK cell receptors KIR2DL1/L2/L3, 3DL2, NKG2A, and ILT2; the activating NK cell receptors KIR2DS1/S2/S3/S5; and CCL4, IFN-γ, and CD107a functions. We showed that both untreated and acid-pulsed 221 cells induced a similar frequency of KIR3DS1+ cells to secrete CCL4/IFN-γ and express CD107a with a similar intensity. A higher percentage of KIR3DS1+ than KIR3DS1− NK cells responded to 221 cells when either inclusive or exclusive (i.e., coexpressing none of the other inhibitory NK cell receptors and activating NK cell receptors detected by the Ab panel) gating strategies were employed to identify these NK cell populations. Blocking the interaction of HLA-F on 221 cells with KIR3DS1-Fc chimeric protein or anti–HLA-F Abs on exclusively gated KIR3DS1+ cells reduced the frequency of functional cells compared with that of unblocked conditions for stimulated KIR3DS1+ NK cells. Thus, ligation of KIR3DS1 activates primary NK cells for several antiviral functions.
Relationship between strategic planning and financial performance: The case of small, micro- and medium-scale businesses in the Buffalo City Metropolitan
Authors: Gomera Shingirai , Chinyamurindi Willie T. , Mishi Syden
Published: May 2018

Background: Arguments are made for strategic planning as an important organisational capability used to realise a firm’s goals and objectives. Despite this, conflicting views appear to emerge from the extant literature over the link between strategic planning and financial performance. Notably, within a South African context, a few studies have been conducted ascertaining this relationship especially within small, medium and micro-enterprises (SMMEs). Aim and setting: The study aimed to determine this relationship using survey responses from a sample of 225 respondents classified as owners or managers of SMMEs operating within theBuffalo City Metropolitan in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Method: Data were analysed through regression and correlation analysis. Results: Findings reveal strategic planning to have a positive relationship with the financial performance of the SMMEs. Furthermore, aspects of strategic planning (formulation, implementation, evaluation and control) were also found to have a positive relationship with financial performance. Conclusion: Suggestions for theory and practice are made based on these findings, including how the adoption and usage of strategic planning cannot only be an important organisational capability but also a basis for attaining a competitive advantage within the SMME.
Machine Learning-Based Analysis of the Association Between Online Texts and Stock Price Movements
Authors: DaÅ™ena FrantiÅ¡ek , PetrovskÃ½ JonáÅ¡ , Å½iÅ¾ka Jan , PÅ™ichystal Jan
Published: May 2018

The paper presents the result of experiments that were designed with the goal of revealing the association between texts published in online environments (Yahoo! Finance, Facebook, and Twitter) and changes in stock prices of the corresponding companies at a micro level. The association between lexicon detected sentiment and stock price movements was not confirmed. It was, however, possible to reveal and quantify such association with the application of machine learning-based classification. From the experiments it was obvious that the data preparation procedure had a substantial impact on the results. Thus, different stock price smoothing, lags between the release of documents and related stock price changes, five levels of a minimal stock price change, three different weighting schemes for structured document representation, and six classifiers were studied. It has been shown that at least part of the movement of stock prices is associated with the textual content if a proper combination of processing parameters is selected.
The Hidden Burden of Plasmodium vivax Malaria in Pregnancy in the Amazon: An Observational Study in Northwestern Brazil
Authors: Pincelli Anaclara , Neves Paulo A. R. , Lourenço Barbara H. , Corder Rodrigo M. , Malta Maíra B. , Sampaio-Silva Juliana , de Souza Rodrigo M. , Cardoso Marly A. , Castro Marcia C. , Ferreira Marcelo U. , _ _
Published: May 2018

We measured the prevalence of malaria in pregnancy and estimated its impact on birth weight and length and maternal hemoglobin in 1,180 women from Juruá Valley, the main malaria hotspot in Brazil. Antenatal malaria episodes, 74.6% of them due to Plasmodium vivax, were microscopically diagnosed in 8.0% of the women and were associated with an average reduction in birth weight z-scores of 0.35 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.14–0.57) and in birth length z-scores of 0.31 (95% CI = 0.08–0.54), compared with malaria-free pregnancies. Affected mothers had a mean decrease in hemoglobin concentration at delivery of 0.33 g/100 mL (95% CI = 0.05–0.62 g/100 mL); 51.6% were anemic. The timing and frequency of antenatal infections influenced pregnancy outcomes and first- or second-trimester infections were not associated with decreased birth weight and length and maternal hemoglobin at delivery. Although repeated antenatal vivax infections were associated with poorer birth outcomes, even a single vivax malaria episode was associated with a significant reduction in birth weight and length and maternal hemoglobin. Overall, 7.5% women had the parasite’s DNA found in peripheral blood at delivery. Most (83.1%) of these 89 perinatal infections were due to P. vivax and only 7.9% of them progressed to symptomatic disease after delivery. Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum DNA was found in 0.6% and 0.3% of 637 cord blood samples examined, respectively, but only one newborn developed clinical neonatal malaria. Our results further challenge the notion that vivax malaria is relatively benign during pregnancy and call for better strategies for its prevention.
A globalisation challenge: preventing a clash between the middle classes of the developed and emerging economies
Authors: Ortega Andrés , Otero-Iglesias Miguel , Steinberg Federico
Published: May 2018

Tension is growing between the interests of part of the middle classes that are in decline in the mature economies and the rising ones in emerging markets. The aim of the public policies proposed in this paper is to impede such a clash by avoiding protectionism and de-globalisation, fostering inclusive technological innovation, compensating the losers of globalisation in developed economies and reassuring the winners in emerging economies. Furthermore, it argues that the G20 concept of ‘inclusive growth’ must overcome the challenges prompted by reduced inequalities between countries, growing inequality within countries and the disruptive impact that accompanies technological innovation.
NO2-initiated multiphase oxidation of SO2 by O2 on CaCO3 particles
Authors: Yu Ting , Zhao Defeng , Song Xiaojuan , Zhu Tong
Published: May 2018

Abstract. The reaction of SO2 with NO2 on the surface of aerosol
particles has been suggested to be important in sulfate formation during
severe air pollution episodes in China. However, we found that the direct
oxidation of SO2 by NO2 was slow and might not be the main
reason for sulfate formation in ambient air. In this study, we investigated
the multiphase reaction of SO2 with an O2 ∕ NO2 mixture
on single CaCO3 particles using Micro-Raman spectroscopy. The
reaction converted the CaCO3 particle to a Ca(NO3)2
droplet, with CaSO4 ⚫ 2H2O solid particles
embedded in it, which constituted a significant fraction of the droplet
volume at the end of the reaction. The reactive uptake coefficient of
SO2 for sulfate formation was on the order of 10−5, which was
higher than that for the multiphase reaction of SO2 directly with
NO2 by 2–3 orders of magnitude. According to our observations and
the literature, we found that in the multiphase reaction of SO2 with
the O2 ∕ NO2 mixture, O2 was the main oxidant of
SO2 and was necessary for radical chain propagation. NO2
acted as the initiator of radical formation, but not as the main oxidant. The
synergy of NO2 and O2 resulted in much faster sulfate
formation than the sum of the reaction rates with NO2 and with
O2 alone. We estimated that the multiphase oxidation of SO2
by O2 initiated by NO2 could be an important source of
sulfate and a sink of SO2, based on the calculated lifetime of
SO2 regarding the loss through the multiphase reaction versus the
loss through the gas-phase reaction with OH radicals. Parameterization of the
reactive uptake coefficient of the reaction observed in our laboratory for
further model simulation is needed, as well as an integrated assessment based
on field observations, laboratory study results, and model simulations to
evaluate the importance of the reaction in ambient air during severe air
pollution episodes, especially in China.
Orientación al ciudadano en el “gobierno electrónico” de los municipios de Ecuador
Authors: Suing Abel , Barrazueta Patricio , Carpio Lilia
Published: May 2018

Gracias al desarrollo de conectividad para Internet y de marcos institucionales, Ecuador está en condiciones de fortalecer el Gobierno Electrónico. El objetivo de la investigación es conocer el cumplimiento de los criterios de orientación al ciudadano en los sitios Web de los Gobiernos Autónomos Descentralizados municipales de Ecuador. Las hipótesis de investigación estiman un alto cumplimiento de las variables de provisión de información, consulta y participación activa de los ciudadanos. La metodología es cuantitativa y cualitativa. Entre junio y julio de 2017 se midieron de forma dicotómica 30 variables en 221 sitios Web municipales, además se realizó 51 entrevistas semiestructuradas a actores vinculados a la gestión pública local. Se concluye que las Web municipales de Ecuador no entregan información de calidad, generan pocos espacios de discusión, no hay una presencia consistente de atención a las demandas de los ciudadanos y que éstos se convierten en consumidores de datos, pero no generan opiniones. Pese a contar con infraestructura e institucionalidad no existe apropiación de las posibilidades del Gobierno Electrónico ni se ubican las condiciones para fortalecer la participación ciudadana. A Ecuador le queda camino por recorrer para contar con instituciones eficaces, responsables e inclusivas que acerquen a los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio a través del empleo eficiente de las tecnologías de información y comunicación.
Recordando el futuro, imaginando el pasado. La creación de escenarios como ejercicio ontológico
Authors: Gavris Mariana Ioana , Tirado Francisco Javier
Published: May 2018

Acercarse desde las lecturas de biopolíticas clásicas, para observar discrepancias que plantea la escalada del uso de nuevas tecnologías digitales en la epidemiología, permite identificar mecanismos para analizar cómo surge la permeabilidad de la membrana de lo biótico.  Las propuestas basadas en la noción de "escenarios" sugieren nuevas articulaciones de sujetos y tecnologías.  La transposición de los escenarios de salud pública global (como diseños estratégicos) -diseñados en las últimas décadas- en los moldes digitales (epidemiología digital) nos plantea cuestionarnos sobre la emergencia de nuevas ontologías sobre la vida. Desde los estudios de ciencia y tecnología (más específicamente de la teoría Actor-Red), se propone en el presente artículo la necesidad de replantear las lecturas tecnocientíficas a partir de tres ejes: a. bios traspuesto en datos; b. heterotopías en salud entre virtual-real; y c. los nuevos actantes que articulan sujetos y subjetividades. El análisis se plantea a partir de la triangulación de diferentes fuentes (escenarios y artículos periodísticos vinculados epidemiología; entrevistas personales y grupos focales) para observar cómo se articulan los mecanismos principales de la nueva ontología en salud, donde se reconfiguran las relaciones en la conceptualización de las políticas de salud global.
Educación Artística y transformación social en el contexto de las Humanidades Digitales
Authors: Marfil-Carmona Rafael
Published: May 2018

Las artes visuales y audiovisuales tienen una destacada presencia en la Red. Hoy día resulta imposible desarrollar una educación artística que no tenga en cuenta la influencia de la cultura digital. En el siglo XXI la aproximación didáctica al arte requiere de la implementación de procesos propios de la alfabetización mediática, visual y audiovisual. Confluyen, por tanto, Educación Mediática y Artística para asegurar la transformación individual y social. Este propósito se enmarca en lo que hoy se denominan Humanidades Digitales, centradas en el empoderamiento ciudadano y posible a través de procesos de aprendizaje y creatividad. Es urgente la adaptación de esta actividad y la reflexión en torno a la realidad contemporánea de la cultura digital y de la innovación, artística y educativa a través de los medios tecnológicos y de las pantallas. En este texto se proponen algunas bases conceptuales que, desde un punto de vista interdisciplinar, permitan abordar una educación artística que tenga en cuenta las características de una sociedad prosumidora, inmersa en procesos de activa participación en redes y tendente a la infoxicación que produce la creación y difusión masiva de imágenes. Además, la transición desde un modelo educativo y artístico eminentemente manual, a una nueva realidad basada en la tecnología y el factor relacional, debe considerarse como una evolución construccionista que permita implementar un enfoque integrador de viejas y nuevas perspectivas, persiguiendo siempre el compromiso por consolidar la creatividad y comprensión artística como factor para el desarrollo humano y la transformación social, factores imprescindibles para una ciudadanía crítica.
Reseña/Review (Mendoza, J.J., "Internet, el último continente. Mapas, e-Topias, cuerpos", Buenos Aires: La Crujía, ISBN: 978-987-4168-05-4, 94 págs., 2017)
Authors: Domínguez Cáceres Roberto
Published: May 2018

Reseña/Review (Mendoza, J.J., "Internet, el último continente. Mapas, e-Topias, cuerpos", Buenos Aires: La Crujía, ISBN: 978-987-4168-05-4, 94 págs., 2017)
Motivation in service-learning: an improvement over traditional instructional methods
Authors: Ciesielkiewicz Monika , Nocito Muñoz Guiomar
Published: May 2018

This paper aims at exploring the motivation of university students who participated in service-learning projects as part of their coursework, and to determine whether their level of motivation is higher for the service-learning project as compared to performing more traditional academic tasks and assignments. The Service-Learning project carried out during the ICT in Education course intended to support the development of digital literacy in a Maasai school in Kenya. The instrument used to evaluate motivation of the university students is the motivation scale called Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) proposed by Pintrich and his collaborators (1991) adapted to the Spanish population by Roces Montero (1996). The results of the research indicate that there are significant differences in favor of service-learning in relation to motivation in general for the completion of the activities and specifically in relation to the utility of the activity as seen at the present moment and in the future, as well as promoting creativity, the interest in the task which includes the perception of the importance of the project, the need to work hard and thoroughly and willingness to face challenges and difficulties in order to achieve the set objective. No significant differences have been observed in relation to the desire to obtain a better grade for completing the activity or need to prove personal value to others, as well as to broaden the information to complete the activity.
Editorial
Authors: Said-Hung Elias Manuel
Published: May 2018

Desde finales del siglo XX hemos sido testigos de un proceso de transformación estructural que ha permitido que los avances tecnológicos acaparen buena parte del debate social. El carácter “líquido” que nuestras sociedades han asumido supone que los contextos sociales y humanos estén cada vez más caracterizados por la ruptura de las instituciones y sus estructuras, así como por una creciente falta de certezas y estados transitorios y volátiles. De este modo aflora un discurso dominante de “esperanza egoísta común” basado en el dominio de una ética de mínimos. Ante semejante escenario urge la necesidad de profundizar en análisis que ayuden comprender cómo construimos los vínculos desde el punto de vista comunicativo además de sociológico al amparo del actual tecnocentrismo. Este número miscelánea recopila un conjunto de trabajos que estudian procesos sociales influidos por los avances tecnológicos actuales.
Espacialização do setor de serviços em Goiás entre os anos de 1990 a 2015
Authors: Rodrigues Salgado Tathiana
Published: May 2018

O setor de serviços é, desde meados da década de 1970, o conjunto de atividades econômicas mais expressivo em termos de composição do Produto Interno Bruto (PIB) e geração de empregos formais no estado de Goiás. Nesse sentido, este artigo tem como objetivo apresentar, por meio da análise estatística, os padrões de distribuição dos estabelecimentos formais do setor de serviços em Goiás entre os anos de 1990 a 2015, período que denominamos de urbanização recente. Para atingir o objetivo, foram fundamentais os dados disponíveis nas bases de consulta do Ministério do Trabalho e Emprego (MTE), que oferecem informações sobre a distribuição espacial dos estabelecimentos e sobre o pessoal ocupado em atividades de serviços. Ao final, além da importância econômica, constatou-se uma forte tendência à concentração espacial das atividades que compõem esse setor, o que implica na formação de diferentes níveis de centralidades urbanas.
Dalton Trevisan: narrativa, cidade e urbanismo
Authors: Ultramari Clovis , Massuchetto Jazar Manoela , Luís Fock Pereira Diego
Published: May 2018

O contexto maior deste artigo é o diálogo interdisciplinar entre urbanismo e literatura. O diálogo é restrito à tomada da literatura como fonte e à sua leitura pelo viés estritamente urbanístico. A partir da seleção de cinco obras de Dalton Trevisan, recorrentemente consideradas representativas de sua produção, servimo-nos da geografia do mundo curitibano do autor, das suas referências a elementos e compartimentos dessa cidade, e de possíveis relações temporais entre narrativas e mudanças implantadas em Curitiba por um urbanismo iniciado nos anos 1970 e com apogeu na década de 1990. Concluímos por uma fragilidade na consideração do autor como crítico explícito a esse urbanismo; reiterando a importância da leitura da sua obra por perspectivas distintas da dos estudos literários como ferramentas provocadoras de debates e de novos temas de investigação.Palavras-chave: Cartografias literárias, Dalton Trevisan, Curitiba.
O modo de vida ribeirinho na ilha do Januário no Rio Amazonas
Authors: De Oliveira Louzada Camila , Pachêco Brandão Jesuéte , Da Conceição Santos Elizabeth
Published: May 2018

A análise desenvolvida neste estudo versa sobre o modo de vida das populações tradicionais do estado do Amazonas, denominados ribeirinhos, e o tipo de sistema produtivo que empregam na faixa justafluvial do Rio Amazonas, onde residem. A área de estudo é a comunidade rural Nossa Senhora da Conceição, situada na Ilha do Januário, localizada no município de Itacoatiara, a 270 km da cidade de Manaus. A metodologia utilizada está baseada na revisão bibliográfica, em visitas de campo e em registros fotográficos. Os resultados encontrados foram: i) a base da economia ribeirinha da Ilha do Januário é a agricultura familiar; ii) a produção é diversificada, e o excedente é direcionado ao abastecimento da cidade de Manaus; iii) falta de políticas públicas voltadas para a agricultura familiar dos ribeirinhos, no estado do Amazonas. Devido a isso ou apesar disso, os ribeirinhos continuam a residir nesse lugar e a reproduzir seu modo de vida, produzindo policulturas com mão de obra familiar e abastecendo o mercado consumidor da cidade de Manaus há gerações.
O agronegócio sucroenergético e a paisagem regional na microrregião Ceres (GO) – da CANG ao contexto canavieiro atual
Authors: Cristine Gomes Ferreira Lara , Luiz Araujo Sobrinho Fernando
Published: May 2018

O tema do presente artigo versa sobre a territorialização do agronegócio sucroenergético na microrregião Ceres, Goiás, e como essa complexa atividade acaba por influenciar e dinamizar o campo e a cidade, bem como a região a qual está inserida. Faz-se importante na pesquisa compreender o papel das Colônias Agrícolas Nacionais (CANG), durante a Marcha para o Oeste (década de 1940), até o contexto atual na região, relacionado, sobretudo, à expansão do agronegócio canavieiro. Diante disso, tem-se como objetivo central compreender a territorialização canavieira no estado de Goiás, dando enfoque para a microrregião Ceres, bem como para as transformações ocorridas na paisagem regional dessa microrregião. Para tanto, foram necessárias etapas metodológicas de levantamento teórico-conceitual; realização de trabalhos de campo nos municípios da microrregião de Ceres, para a observação e para fazer entrevistas aos principais atores sociais envolvidos; tabulações, mapeamentos e análise dos dados levantados. Pôde-se inferir com essa pesquisa, que as formas espaciais estabelecidas pela atividade sucroenergética, assim como os efeitos, as desigualdades e os conflitos são materializados na paisagem regional, a qual se alterou rapidamente na microrregião de Ceres, com a expansão do capital canavieiro pós-projeto das Colônias Agrícolas Nacionais.
Reinvenção guiada e o ensino de Matemática: um estudo das representações semióticas que emergem de uma atividade
Authors: Mendes Marcele Tavares , Silva Karina Alessandra Pessoa da
Published: May 2018

Neste artigo apresentamos resultados de uma pesquisa na qual investigamos as representações semióticas para os objetos matemáticos em uma atividade desenvolvida segundo a estratégia de ensino da reinvenção guiada. A pesquisa está fundamentada nos pressupostos teóricos da Teoria dos Registros de Representação Semiótica de Raymond Duval e nos princípios da

abordagem de ensino da Educação Matemática Realística. As nossas reflexões são subsidiadas pela análise da produção escrita de professores em formação em um curso de curta duração. Por meio das representações que emergiram de uma atividade desenvolvida no âmbito do curso, pudemos inferir que o contato com diferentes representações semióticas possibilita sua complementação e a compreensão dos objetos matemáticos.
A filosofia como disciplina curricular no contexto da educação brasileira: aspectos metodológicos e históricos ancorados nas teorias de currículo
Authors: Corrêa Letícia Maria Passos , Oliveira Neiva Afonso
Published: May 2018

O artigo apresenta discussões sobre o papel da disciplina Filosofia no contexto educacional brasileiro. São abordados, no texto, dois pontos centrais: a discussão relativa a como ensinar Filosofia e um breve relato da história recente da disciplina Filosofia na Educação Brasileira. O trabalho foi desenvolvido através de pesquisa qualitativa e bibliográfica com base nas teorias de currículo abordadas na obra de Alice Casimiro Lopes e Elizabeth Macedo e de estudiosos sobre o Ensino de Filosofia, como Mário Sérgio Cortella, Jorge Dutra e Ronai Rocha. O estudo aponta para a necessidade de se pensar o status da disciplina Filosofia, no atual momento, no ensino médio, e visa defender a necessidade de compreender os processos que a disciplina enfrenta a fim de refletir acerca do papel da Filosofia para os jovens de hoje na educação básica.
Can Corporate Sustainability Influence Employee Engagement?
Authors: Simon Georgia , Zhou (Iris) Erhua
Published: May 2018

The global financial meltdown of 2008 has left many developing countries still trying to rebuild their economies and their labour forces. The aftermaths of the recession have inspired more businesses to incorporate sustainability into their business strategies. The sluggish growth, low productivity and other social, environmental and organizational factors have had an effect on the workforce. The unprecedented effects and outcome of disengagement worldwide have called leaders to find various initiatives to improve employee engagement. Rabid competition, coupled with the global figures of employee engagement has continued to attract both scholars and industry. The arguments put forward in this conceptual paper is meant to generate awareness as well as inspire further research into understanding how corporate sustainability might influence engagement of employees.
Macroeconomics Effects on Project Finance Performances and Sustainability
Authors: Campanella Francesco , Serino Luana , Nelli Teresa , Graziano Domenico
Published: May 2018

The aim of this study is to demonstrate whether the macroeconomic variables have a significant impact on profitability, sustainability, and value creation of projects implemented with the project financing technique. The empirical analysis was developed using the performance trend from 1997 to 2014 (18 years) of 10 large infrastructure projects financed using the project financing technique in BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) and in PIIGS countries (Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece, Spain). The results show that the indicators of economic performance and financial sustainability are influenced by various macroeconomic variables. Instead, value creation indicators are affected little by exogenous factors. In the operative sense, our work suggests that in the design phase of an infrastructure it is necessary to consider that macroeconomic factors can positively or negatively impact economic and financial performance.
Dynamics of Stock Prices and Market Efficiency
Authors: Callado Antônio André Cunha , Leitão Carla Renata Silva
Published: May 2018

Over the last few decades, academic research on market efficiency has taken a leading position in the field of financial theories. The objective of this paper is to present contradictions within the evidence about market efficiency and discuss efficiency measurement as an emerging approach. The paper presents the evolution of research and also the lack of convergence between evidence provided by the literature and the lack of consistent arguments for explaining them. The paper also presents a framework that illustrates intermediate levels of efficiency and the first approach designed to measuring market efficiency. Finally the paper points out that divergences amongst the empirical evidence found in the literature should be considered as a key issue and further efforts should focus on specific conceptual elements inherent to its operationalization. Therefore, econometric models should not be given the exclusive responsibility of explaining market efficiency, nor possibility of incorporating alternative epistemological perspectives into the efficient / inefficient duality should be kept outside.
Exploring Migration Economy – Understanding the Loss of the Arab World
Authors: Buheji Mohamed
Published: May 2018

Migration economy has been getting more attention in the last two decades and specially in the last few years due to the huge migration movements around the world, but specifically from South to North. Lots work have been written about the economics of migration and how they create positive and negative impacts on the hosting countries and societies, however few literatures focused on exploring the loss of the migrants’ countries of origin and quantifying the benefits for the hosting countries.The Arab world suffered lately more than any other region in the world lots of traumas that led to make its push factors much more than its pull factors for people with the ambition of change and creating a legacy. In this study, we shall explore the level of loss that Arab world have reached and what is the foresighted migration decisions for pulling successful people in the future, especially if the same conditions and practices exist in such countries. The data collected for seventy screened successful Arab Migrants helps to clarify what type of precious human capital the future carries towards the hosting countries. A tabulation of the level of the contribution of the successful Arab migrants is evaluated and lead for sharper conclusion about the value of these precious assets.
The Internationalization Behavior of SMEs from a Purchase Perspective
Authors: Iubel de Oliveira Pereira David , Cleto Marcelo Gechele
Published: May 2018

The aim of present study was to analyze the internationalization behavior of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) regarding purchases using four questions: why, what, when and where. Structured interviews were conducted at SMEs located in the city of Curitiba and Metropolitan Region, Brazil, which dealt with the machinery and equipment sector. Regarding the reasons for internationalization (why), the main results showed agreement with motivators associated with cheaper products, advanced technology, higher quality and exclusivity, as well as an expectation of increasing organizational competitiveness. Internationalization items (what) sought out by SMEs were mostly items considered strategic. Regarding internationalization period (when), younger companies tended to start their internationalization process earlier. However, both the age of the company and the year of international entry did not directly explain or influence international expansion. Finally, place of internationalization (where) showed that a variety of countries have been involved with SMEs since their creation. However, the age of the company and the age of international entry could not directly explain or influence international geographic speed (entry into new countries).
Socially Irresponsible Corporations and Choices of Consumers: Altruism, Retaliation, or Demand for Reparation?
Authors: Chen Bryan H. , Chen Mei-Hua , Tai Pei-Ni
Published: May 2018

In this study we investigate consumers’ perceptions regarding corporate social irresponsibility (CSiR), perceived betrayal, and punishment behaviors (altruistic, retaliatory and demand for reparation behavior). This article examined empirically the relationship between CSiR and punishment behaviors with perceived betrayal as a moderator via PLS-SEM and PROCESS. The results supported three main hypotheses (a) consumers’ CSiR perception positively predicted their altruistic, retaliatory and demand for reparation behaviors as well as feelings of perceived betrayal; (b) Consumers’ feelings of perceived betrayal positively influenced their altruistic, retaliatory and demand for reparations behaviors; (c) Consumers’ feelings of perceived betrayal mediated the relationship between CSiR and punishment behaviors. Findings suggest that once consumers perceived CSiR events, they tend to perform punishment behaviors to penalize socially irresponsible corporations.
Fuzzy Linear Automata and Some Equivalences
Authors: Costa Valdigleis S. , Bedregal Benjamin
Published: May 2018

In this paper, we present two new normal forms for fuzzy linear grammars that  preserving language. In addition, we introduce two new classes of fuzzy machines, Fuzzy Linear Automata (FLA) and Fuzzy Nondeterministic 2-Tape Automata (2-FNA), we show the equivalence between them and also show that the class of fuzzy languages recognized by these machines is exactly the class of fuzzy linear languages, i.e., FLA and 2-DNA are recognized machines for class of fuzzy linear languages.
Homogenization of a Continuously Microperiodic Multidimensional Medium
Authors: Lima Marcos Pinheiro , Pérez Fernández Leslie Darien , Bravo Castillero Julián
Published: May 2018

The asymptotic homogenization method is applied to obtain formal asymptotic solution and the homogenized solution of a Dirichlet boundary-value problem for an elliptic equation with rapidly os- cillating coefficients. The proximity of the formal asymptotic solution and the homogenized solution to the exact solution is proved, which provides the mathematical justification of the homogenization pro- cess. Preservation of the symmetry and positive-definiteness of the effective coefficient in the homogenized problem is also proved. An example is presented in order to illustrate the theoretical results.