bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Singular spectrum and principal component analysis of soil radon (Rn-222) emanation for better detection and correlation of seismic induced anomalies
Authors: Chetia Timangshu , Baruah Saurabh , Dey Chandan , Sharma Sangeeta , Baruah Santanu
Published: July 2019

Abstract. In the recent years there are several reporting’s of anomalous seismic induced temporal changes in soil radon emanation. It is however well known that radon anomalies apart from seismic activity are also governed and controlled by meteorological parameters. This is the major complication which arise for isolating the seismic induced precursory signals. Here in the investigation the soil radon emanations temporal variability at MPGO, Tezpur, is scrutinized in the lime light of singular spectrum analysis (SSA). Further prior applying SSA Digital filter (Butterworth low pass) is applied to remove the high frequency quasi periodic component in the time series of soil radon emanation. It was scrutinized that sum of just 9 eigenfunctions were sufficient enough for reproducing the prominent characteristics of the overall variation. This perhaps also evinces that more significantly produced fluctuations are mostly free from natural variations. The variations in soil temperature was observed to be dominated by daily variations similar to radon variation which account to 97.99 % whereas soil pressure accounts for 100 % of the total variance which suggests that daily variations of soil radon (Rn-222) emanation are controlled by soil pressure in MPGO, Tezpur during the investigation period followed by soil temperature. The study concludes that SSA eliminates diurnal and semidiurnal components from time series of soil radon emanation for better correlation of soil radon emanation with earthquakes.
Teotihuacanos y mayas en la “entrada” de 11 Eb’ (378 d.C.): nuevos datos de Naachtun, Petén, Guatemala
Authors: Nondédéo Philippe , Lacadena García-Gallo Alfonso , Cases Martín Juan Ignacio
Published: July 2019

Desde que a mediados del siglo XX se detectó en el registro arqueológico la presencia de rasgos teotihuacanos en el área maya, entender la naturaleza de dicha presencia ha sido objeto de un largo y fuerte debate. Hace ya casi veinte años, David Stuart, siguiendo el trabajo seminal de Tatiana Proskouriakoff, sugirió, basándose en la lectura e interpretación de los textos epigráficos disponibles, que uno de los episodios de la compleja interacción entre Teotihuacan y el área maya había adoptado la forma de una conquista militar, que se verificó en la fecha 8.17.1.4.12 11 Eb’ 15 Mak (378 d.C.). El nuevo registro epigráfico de monumentos de Naachtun, Petén, Guatemala, en el contexto de las excavaciones del Proyecto franco-guatemalteco, ha ofrecido nuevos datos sobre las características de la «entrada» del 11 Eb’, corroborando su definitiva naturaleza militar. Sugiere la participación de reinos mayas del lado de los teotihuacanos en ese importante acontecimiento histórico, –entre ellos el reino de Suutz’ (Murciélago) establecido en Naachtun–, que hemos de ver no ya como un acontecimiento puntual sino como la culminación de un complejo proceso planificado. En esta contribución, detallaremos también cómo esta alianza con Teotihuacan y luego con los nuevos soberanos de Tikal, favoreció el desarrollo sociopolítico de Naachtun.
Un conjunto arquitectónico asociado con la élite de Sihó, Yucatán
Authors: Cobos Rafael , Lacadena García-Gallo Alfonso
Published: July 2019

Trabajos de investigación arqueológica realizados en Sihó, Yucatán, a principios del siglo XXI, revelaron la existencia de un conjunto arquitectónico asociado con individuos pertenecientes a la elite. Este grupo de habitación se encuentra a corta distancia del centro del asentamiento y proporciona información sobre la disposición espacial de elaborados grupos arquitectónicos asociados con unidades residenciales en un tipo de asentamiento maya del periodo Clásico Tardío. En esta investigación se emplean restos arquitectónicos, materiales suntuarios y evidencia de escritura en un panel para argumentar que los ocupantes del conjunto arquitectónico fueron individuos privilegiados y gozaron de opulencia.
De cabezas y lenguas en los reinos mayas. Cambios "versus" permanencia durante y tras el colapso
Authors: Tiesler Vera , Lacadena García-Gallo Alfonso
Published: July 2019

Las modificaciones cefálicas artificiales en infantes estuvieron a cargo de las mujeres y fueron algunas de las prácticas más difundidas entre los mayas prehispánicos, con resultados tan diversos como visibles en los semblantes de los mayas del periodo Clásico. En este artículo se exploran sus significaciones identitarias, potencialmente étnicas, a través de los territorios mayas y más allá. Para este fin hemos revisado la cartografía de los vestigios humanos mayas, sus retratos y las inscripciones, los cuales en parte siguen la distribución de su habla en territorios políticos cambiantes y cada vez más divididos. Nuestras indagaciones trazan similitudes entre lenguas y formas cefálicas que a su vez dejan entrever antagonismos. Las diferencias se vuelven especialmente patentes entre los hablantes del ch’olano occidental, con sus testas alargadas e inclinadas, y aquellos de habla tzeltalana, zoque y k’iche’, quienes solían lucir una cabeza corta y ancha.
Reconstruyendo rituales de la élite maya en las Tierras Bajas del norte. Una mirada desde los códices mayas y Ek’ Balam
Authors: Vail Gabrielle
Published: July 2019

Los textos de los murales y las tapas de bóveda en Ek’ Balam brindan una ventana única a algunos de los rituales practicados por el fundador dinástico y la población gobernante en el sitio, lo que permite una mayor comprensión de la cultura de élite del Clásico Tardío en las Tierras Bajas del norte durante este periodo de tiempo. La historia de Ek’ Balam difiere de la de otras entidades políticas del Clásico del norte, con una fundación tardía de la dinastía real y vínculos aparentes con los sitios del periodo Clásico en las Tierras Bajas del sur y el oeste. Los almanaques de los códices mayas jeroglíficos, con antecedentes que datan de los períodos Clásico Tardío y Terminal, proporcionan una útil fuente de datos para interpretar referencias iconográficas y textuales de eventos rituales que ocurrieron a finales del siglo VIII y principios del IX en Ek’ Balam.
Paralelismo verbal y visual: análisis de dos fragmentos proféticos del "Códice Pérez" y del "Chilam Balam de Kaua"
Authors: Scandar Florencia
Published: July 2019

Esta investigación parte del artículo de Alfonso Lacadena García-Gallo titulado «Naturaleza, tipología y usos del paralelismo en la literatura maya jeroglífica» (2010) y aplica la tipología que se propone en dicho artículo para textos jeroglíficos mayas a dos secciones paralelas del Códice Pérez y del Chilam Balam de Kaua. De este modo, mediante una serie de ejemplos se avala tanto la clasificación de Lacadena García-Gallo como la continuidad de la tradición literaria maya. Además, se propone un análisis de un paralelismo visual presente en las mismas secciones de los libros de Chilam Balam mencionados y se estudian las funciones que tanto los paralelismos verbales como visuales están jugando en la narración y como recurso mnemónico y pedagógico.
La carga de la miseria: tiempos de crisis según los relatos históricos, proféticos y literarios mayas
Authors: Ciudad Ruiz Andrés , Lacadena García-Gallo Alfonso , Iglesias Ponce de León María Josefa , Adánez Pavón Jesús
Published: July 2019

A partir de la interpretación de los datos proporcionados fundamentalmente por el registro arqueológico y epigráfico se han propuesto y descrito diversas situaciones y procesos de crisis y resiliencia en época maya prehispánica, analizando sus manifestaciones y tratando de inferir sus causas y consecuencias, así como, en su caso, las respuestas y estrategias seguidas por los actores implicados para su superación. Este discurso se ha realizado normalmente desde el punto de vista etic del investigador, señalando y valorando diversos marcadores como indicadores de existencia de episodios o situaciones de crisis. En este trabajo buscamos identificar las categorías que los propios mayas usaron para identificar, describir y valorar moralmente situaciones de crisis, con objeto de comparar los resultados obtenidos del análisis arqueológico y epigráfico con la evidencia emic. Para ello analizaremos las fuentes escritas mayas de época colonial, fundamentalmente textos literarios, históricos y proféticos, donde se describen épocas categorizadas como malas, míseras, de padecimiento o infelices.
Christ's Passion Shown in a Vision: A Newly Identified Acephalous Fragment from Cambridge, Massachusetts, Houghton Library MS Ger. 69, fol. 101r–106v
Authors: Rozenski Steven , Jones Claire Taylor
Published: July 2019

A fragment of one of the earliest German prose passion meditations, the anonymous Christi Leiden in einer Vision geschaut, has recently been discovered in a macaronic miscellany in Houghton Library. While the entire text has been edited in 1936 and 1952, the Houghton fragment contains significant variants that warrant further investigation. In addition to a study of the manuscript tradition of the Christi Leiden and this manuscript's place within it, we also present an edition of the Houghton version alongside a translation into modern English.
Corporate Growth Strategies, External Operating Environment and Firm Performance: An Empirical Survey of Large Manufacturing Firms in Nairobi City County, Kenya
Authors: Wanjiru Alexander Irungu , Muathe Stephen Makau , Kinyua-Njuguna Jane W.
Published: July 2019

Theoretical literature in strategic management describes performance as outcome of firm’s strategic objectives, which are developed and executed at the corporate level of management. Conceptual propositions also suggest that the external operating environment of a firm influences the relationship between its corporate strategies and performance. This paper examines the direct effect of corporate growth strategies on performance of large manufacturing firms in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The strategies under study are market development, product development and diversification. The paper also examines the moderating effect of external operating environment on the relationship between corporate growth strategies and performance of the large manufacturing firms. The authors adopted indicators of competitive position, consumer behaviour and credit accessibility to measure external operating environment.Multistage probability sampling technique was used to select study sample of 189 firms. One hundred forty eight firms responded where primary data was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire. Data was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study findings indicate that corporate growth strategies have a positive and significant impact on a firm’s performance. It also found out that external operating environment has a moderating effect on the relationship between corporate growth strategies and firm performance. The study has important implications for managers and policy makers of the manufacturing firms.
Cytologic, histologic and molecular findings of papillary thyroid carcinoma variants, one institution’s experience
Authors: Falk Nadja K. , Ratnayaka Swarnamala , Sholl Andrew , Moroz Krzysztof , Kalinicheva Tatyana
Published: July 2019

Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) has two major types, classic (PTCC) and follicular variant (FVPTC), which correlate with molecular findings and have varying clinical implications. We assessed the cytologic findings and subsequent surgical pathology findings with the molecular mutations in these two groups, including microcarcinomas. Fourty-four patients with PTC resections over a one-year period were retrospectively examined in conjunction with previous cytologic diagnoses. BRAF, NRAS and TERT promoter mutations for the resected specimens were analyzed. Correlation with previous cytology in regard to molecular mutations and tumor size (microcarcinoma) were made. Significantly more BRAF V600E mutations were seen with PTCC, whereas significantly more NRAS mutations were seen with FVPTC. TERT mutations were only seen with PTCC. Molecular studies for thyroid carcninomas are becoming increasingly more common and influence treatment and patient prognosis. BRAF and or TERT mutations are associated with a worse prognosis. NRAS mutations associated with FVPTC and may lead to milder cytologic changes compared to the BRAF- and TERT-driven PTCC.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for Computer and Information Science, Vol. 12, No. 3
Authors: Lee Chris
Published: July 2019

Reviewer Acknowledgements for Computer and Information Science, Vol. 12, No. 3
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Temporary Artificial Methods of Contraception Among Women of Child Bearing Age in Awka South Local Government Area
Authors: Eyisi I. G. , Nwachukwu C. C. , Njelita I. A. , Umeh U. M. , Eyisi C. S. , Igbokwe L. N.
Published: July 2019

BACKGROUND: Contraception is the procedure of preventing pregnancy when it is not desired (MedicineNet, 2018). It is broadly divided into natural and artificial methods of which the artificial is further subdivided into Temporary and Permanent methods.

METHODS: This research exercise was conducted in Awka South Local Government Area in Anambra State, Nigeria consisting of Nine Towns namely Amawbia, Awka, Ezinato, Isiagu, Mbaukwu, Nibo, Nise, Okpuno and Umuawulu (Wikipedia, 2018). Questionnaires were administered by an interviewer which consists of 5 sections while data was analyzed using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) and the results were chi-squared at appropriate times and data were presented in forms like prose, tables, and charts.

RESULTS: 78.9% of the respondents were aware of temporary artificial methods of contraception; 44.3% of correspondents with knowledge of temporary artificial contraceptives got their information from friends while 22.4% of the correspondents got theirs from school which reflects a low level of sex education in our homes and religious institutions. Only 18.4% could actually identify intra-uterine contraceptive devices from a list of options While 43.2% could actually identify a contraceptive pill within a list of options. The study also showed that the oral contraceptive pill most known to 50.4% of the correspondents is postinor-2 while the intra-uterine device most commonly known to those with knowledge of intra-uterine contraceptive device was Mirena which is about 65.8% of the correspondents. Also, this research revealed that 49.2% admitted to having used temporary artificial contraceptives.

CONCLUSION: Despite the high level of awareness of temporary artificial contraceptives methods, its level of practice is quite low in this part of the country and the major factors influencing the knowledge and attitude of the participants towards temporary artificial contraceptives are marital status and educational level.
Skills Gap, Innovation, and Firms Performance in Zambia
Authors: Gebremeskel Yordanos , Simuchimba Bupe , Mulenga Chonzi
Published: July 2019

This study examines the interaction between employees’ skill, innovation and firm’s performance. A skilled labour force has a significant impact on the innovation, performance and long-term competitiveness of the firm. Due to a weak educational system coupled with limited training facilities, most Zambian firms still face challenges in acquiring the required skilled workforce. The World Bank Skills Survey Zambia 2016 is used for the empirical analysis on 350 small, medium, and large enterprises. A binomial logit model is used for the innovation model and OLS regression model for performance measurement. We employ sales growth as a measure of firm performance. The results show that the number of professional & skilled employees and trainings were important factors of innovation. Furthermore, we find that innovation and location have an impact on the firms’ performance as measured by sales growth.
Climate Change: What Are the Implications of Worldview, Political Orientation, Values on Climate Belief and Engagement in the French Context?
Authors: Marega Oumar , Chagnon Philippe , Frere Severine , Hellequin Anne-Peggy , Flanquart Herve , Calvo-Mendieta Iratxe , Berry Baptiste , Cornet Sophie
Published: July 2019

To what extent do our worldviews, political and religious beliefs and our values influence the way we perceive the climate emergency and the commitment to combat it in France? Through this question we pursue two clear objectives: firstly, to study the social dimensions of climate change and secondly to shed light on the vectors of engagement in the fight against climate change. Based on a perception survey we conducted in the Hauts-de-France region in 2017, we highlight how an approach that takes into account worldview, values and beliefs help us to understand the different attitudes towards CC perception and the fight against it. We show that the opposition between those who are convinced and those who are skeptical about CC refers to ideological differences that are deeply-rooted in the right-left political divide, but also in different beliefs and values. In addition, among the main vectors of climate engagement, our analyses highlight the importance of a worldview based on the finiteness of natural resources, values related to associative engagement and trust.
A New Hybrid Preconditioner for the Interior Point Method
Authors: Heredia Manolo Rodriguez , Castro Cecilia Orellana , Oliveira Aurélio Ribeiro Leitte
Published: July 2019

This study aims to improve the computation of the search direction in the primal-dual Interior Point Method through preconditioned iterative methods. It is about a hybrid approach that combines the Controlled Cholesky Factorization preconditioner and the Splitting preconditioner. This approach has shown good results, however, in these preconditioners there are factors that reduce their efficiency, such as faults on the diagonal when performing the Cholesky factorization, as well as a demand for excessive memory, among others. Thus, some modifications are proposed in these preconditioners, as well as a new phase change, in order toimprove the performance of the hybrid preconditioner. In the Controlled Cholesky Factorization, the parameters that control the filling and the correction of the faults which occur on the diagonal are modified. It considers the relationship between the components from Controlled Cholesky Factorization obtained before and after the fault on the diagonal. In the Splitting preconditioner, in turn, a sparse base is constructed through an appropriate ordering of the columns from constrained matrix optimization problem. In addition, a theoretical result is presented, which shows that, with the proposed ordering, the condition number of the preconditioned Normal Equation matrix with the Splitting preconditioner is uniformly limited by an amount that depends only on the original data of the problem and not on the iteration of the Interior Point Method. Numerical experiments with large scale problems, corroborate the robustness and computational efficiency from this approach.
De impact van werken met zedenplegers op de professional
Authors: Wilpert Julia , Keulen-de Vos Marije , De Boeck Minne , Uzieblo Kasia
Published: July 2019

The impact of working with sex offenders: summary of a symposium

The forensic sector is considered to be a stressful, demanding work environment. Due to the continuous confrontation with disturbing files and challenging clients, (secondary) traumatization and other stressors lurk. Attention to the well-being of the professional working with sex offenders is essential to keep the psychosocial workload under control. However, this appears to be an underexposed topic in practice and literature. To generate more attention, the Dutch-Flemish branch of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (NL-ATSA) organized a symposium on the impact of working with sex offenders. This article is a report of the symposium.
Weerbaarheid jegens ongewenste omgangsvormen op het werk
Authors: Maris Margriet
Published: July 2019

Resilience against workplace harassment

This article explores the boundary conditions an organization has to take to make the workplace, where all kind of people work together, a safe place. Employers are responsible for a safe working environment according to the Arbowet. The confidential councilor is an important part of the infrastructure against workplace harassment. Next to commitment from the top of the organization, a code of conduct based on the support of the employees, a complaints procedure with access to an independent complains committee, the confidential councilor is key to discover and act on workplace harassment. Not all confidential councilors are trained and aware of the pitfalls of the job. Organizations have to set boundary conditions. For example legal privilege within the organization and some sort of protection against retaliation. The confidential councilor follows the lead of the complainant and can put down the responsibility of solving the issue of harassment at the proper authority within the organization.
SERVICE LEVEL OF CRITICAL REPAIRABLE COMPONENTS OF HYDRAULIC SHOVELS
Authors: OBLITAS JIMY , VILCHEZ TORRES MYLENA KAREN , CASTRO SILUPU WILSON MANUEL
Published: July 2019

Hydraulic shovels are large-scale equipment that set the pace for the mineral extraction process, so ensuring the service level of your repairable components is considered critical because of its impact on availability.
Computerskrivning integreret i samtaledeltagelse
Authors: Nielsen Søren Beck
Published: July 2019

Med udgangspunkt i videooptagelser af tilsynsbesøg hvor repræsentanter for et socialtilsyn interviewer ledere af bosteder, biddrager denne artikel til multimodale undersøgelser af multiaktivitet og skrivning-i-interaktion ved at undersøge hvordan parterne integrerer computerskrivning med samtaledeltagelse i hvad der omtales som ’skrivesekvenser’. Undersøgelsen er delt i to. Den første del analyserer initiering af skrivesekvenser i relation til den interviewlignende samtale: repræsentanterne begynder rutinemæssigt at skrive mens og ikke nødvendigvis efter lederne besvarer deres spørgsmål, og lederne fortsætter med at udfolde svaret mens repræsentanterne noterer. Den anden del analyserer den efterfølgende udfoldelse af skrivesekvenserne og finder at repræsentanterne langt fra nødvendigvis skriver løs uden hensynstagen til- og opmærksomhed rettet mod lederens sammenfaldende tale. Tværtimod tilpasser de deres skrivning, så den afbrydes af ophold hvormed repræsentanterne verbalt og/eller kropsligt kan demonstrere aktiv lytning, forståelse og invitere lederne til at fortsætte deres beskrivelser. De to dele giver tilsammen en forklaring på hvordan aktiviteterne tale og skrivning kan integreres med hinanden uden indgribende sammenbrud.
Kan man lære at skifte gear? En multimodal tilgang til plot i den litterære tekst
Authors: Holsting Alexandra , Maagaard Cindie Aaen , Nørgaard Nina
Published: July 2019

Med udgangspunkt i den multimodale socialsemiotik præsenterer denne artikel en multimodal tilgang til narrativ med særlig fokus på plot i den litterære tekst. Vi argumenterer for, at plot som en strukturering af tekstens begivenheder er særligt kendetegnende for den litterære tekst, og at det realiseres multimodalt gennem billede, grafik, verbalsprog, layout og typografi. Gennem en eksemplarisk analyse af Dorthe Nors’ roman Spejl, skulder, blink viser vi dels den multimodale socialsemiotiks udsigelseskraft i forhold til en roman, der ikke eksplicit fremhæver sin multimodalitet, dels de analytiske fordele ved at inddrage plot som et helt centralt element. Artiklens primære bidrag til det socialsemiotiske multimodale forskningsfelt består i at inddrage plotbegrebet i den multimodale analyse og derved belyse, hvordan den narrative kategori plot, der ofte opfattes som en rent verbalsproglig konstruktion designet af forfatteren, kan ses som resultatet af valg truffet gennem forskellige semiotiske ressourcer og på forskellige realisationsniveauer.
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Dimethyl Fumarate in the Treatment of Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: An Italian Societal Perspective
Authors: Mantovani Lorenzo Giovanni , Furneri Gianluca , Bitonti Rossella , Cortesi Paolo , Puma Elisa , Santoni Laura , Prosperini Luca
Published: July 2019

BACKGROUND: Delayed-release dimethyl fumarate (also known as gastro-resistant dimethyl fumarate, hereafter dimethyl fumarate) is an oral disease-modifying therapy used for the treatment of Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS), an autoimmune chronic inflammatory condition of the central nervous system.OBJECTIVE: The objective of this economic analysis was to compare cost-effectiveness of dimethyl fumarate with the alternatives used as first-line treatment of RRMS in Italy.METHODS: The analysis was conducted from the Italian societal perspective. Health outcomes and costs were evaluated over a 50-year time horizon (equivalent to a lifetime horizon). Both health outcomes and costs were discounted at 3.5%. The cost-effectiveness analysis was conducted by adapting a Markov model, already used in previous similar economic analyses conducted in RRMS, to the Italian context. The Markov model estimated the clinical and economic consequences of treating RRMS patients with the following therapeutic options: dimethyl fumarate; interferon (IFN) beta-1a subcutaneous (SC) at two different doses, 22 mcg and 44 mcg; IFN beta-1b SC; glatiramer acetate (GA) SC 20 mg; oral teriflunomide. Clinical efficacy data were retrieved from an elaboration of an already published mixed treatment comparison (MTC). Both direct and indirect costs (disability, treatment acquisition, administration, monitoring, relapses, adverse events) were included in the analysis. One-way and probabilistic sensitivity analyses were carried out and cost-effectiveness acceptability curves generated.RESULTS: In the base-case analysis, dimethyl fumarate was more efficacious than alternatives, in terms of both survival (19.634 vs. 19.440-19.600 life years for alternatives), and quality-of-life-adjusted survival (6.526 vs. 5.143- 6.189 QALYs for alternatives). The total lifetime cost per patient treated with dimethyl fumarate (€ 954,286) was lower than that of the other DMTs included in the analysis. Therefore, dimethyl fumarate was dominant compared with all analyzed alternatives. Dimethyl fumarate was also the therapeutic option with the highest benefit on disease burden. In fact, costs of disability management were lower than those of all the other first-line drugs included in the analysis. The results of one-way deterministic sensitivity analysis and probabilistic sensitivity analysis confirmed the reliability of base-case results.CONCLUSIONS: The results of the cost-effectiveness analysis confirm that dimethyl fumarate is an optimal first-line treatment for RRMS in Italy, compared with the other first-line alternatives included in the economic analysis, when evaluated from the societal perspective.
The Dual Nature of Foreign Currency Debt and Its Impact on Firm Performance: Evidence from French Non-Financial Firms
Authors: Mefteh-Wali Salma , Rigobert Marie-Josèphe
Published: July 2019

We investigate the impact of foreign currency debt on firm performance for a sample of non-financial French firms studied over the period 2002 to 2012. As foreign currency debt is both a financing and hedging instrument against foreign exchange risk, we examine whether its impact results from an optimal hedging policy or a capital structure policy. We find that foreign currency debt and domestic debt have the same positive effect before the crisis and negative impact after. The capital structure theory or the hedging theory can explain this result. During the crisis period, only corporate hedging theory explains the impact of foreign debt.
Les spécificités du contrôle de gestion dans les pays de l’Europe centrale et orientale : une revue de la littérature
Authors: Paladi Irina , Fenies Pierre
Published: July 2019

L’objectif de ce papier est d’étudier la littérature sur les pratiques de contrôle de gestion dans les pays ex-communistes de l’Europe Centrale et Orientale (PECO). Ces pays sont classés selon deux critères : le développement économique associé au processus de transition (post-transition/transition) et l’appartenance à l’ex-URSS (soviétique/non-soviétique). L’examen de 115 études empiriques montre divers niveaux de développement de la recherche et des pratiques de contrôle de gestion dans les différentes familles des PECO. Le papier expose la manière dont les études empiriques sont menées et présente les opportunités d’avancement de la recherche dans le domaine du contrôle de gestion contextualisé dans une perspective post-communiste.
Comment construire les proximités entre stations de moyenne montagne grâce à un objet-frontière ? L’exemple de la charte de développement durable
Authors: Bocquet Rachel , Mothe Caroline
Published: July 2019

L’objectif de cette recherche est de déterminer si et comment un objet-frontière peut participer à la construction des proximités nécessaires à la gouvernance territoriale en stations de montagne. L’étude qualitative porte sur la création d’une charte de développement durable entre trois stations. Les résultats montrent, qu’au-delà de la proximité géographique entre les stations, la charte a permis de créer une proximité institutionnelle et de dépasser des relations entre les acteurs régies jusqu’ici davantage par l’indifférence ou la confrontation. Les implications dans le cadre de la mise en place d’une gouvernance territoriale inter-stations sont discutées.
Contractual Price Provisions and Their Determinants in Conditions of Uncertainty: The Case of Chilean Fruit Exports
Authors: Pavez Iciar , Codron Jean-Marie
Published: July 2019

This article analyzes the choice of export contracts of perishable goods. It draws on the Transactional Cost Theory, and particularly the literature of incomplete contracts. Using a 2014 database of 177,296 transactions and corresponding contracts performed by Chilean fruit exporters, together with qualitative information gathered from a field survey, we show through a binomial logit that the choice between firm sale and consignment is a function of the environmental uncertainty of the importing country, the temporal specificity of the transacted product and the frequency of transactions.
La face cachée de la co-création de valeur : l’exemple de l’architecture commerciale française
Authors: Hombourger-Barès Sabrina , Barès Franck
Published: July 2019

L’innovation requiert une activité en réseau pour laquelle différents acteurs doivent s’associer. La conduite d’une enquête ethnographique au sein de l’architecture commerciale française souligne l’ambivalence du processus de coproduction. L’analyse identifie des sources de co-création et co-destruction, liées aux motivations des acteurs et à leurs interactions, et rend compte de leurs conséquences. Les détaillants sont invités à se (re)positionner comme des chefs de projet, garants de l’assignation des rôles et de l’arbitrage entre les fonctions créatives et techniques. Le développement de nouvelles plateformes de communication, susceptibles de pallier les biais d’interprétation entre acteurs issus de mondes différents, est également suggéré.
De la « fronde anti-Linky » à la justification écologique du smart metering : retour sur la genèse d’un projet controversé
Authors: Draetta Laura , Tavner Bastien
Published: July 2019

L’article propose une analyse de la controverse française sur le compteur communicant Linky en interrogeant la construction de sa justification écologique. Il défend l’hypothèse que cette controverse s’enracine de manière concomitante dans la critique du nouvel objet technique et dans celle de la genèse du projet politico-industriel qui a présidé à son déploiement national. Il combine analyse de la presse, étude documentaire et enquête de terrain pour restituer, en deux parties, une description de la controverse en France à partir de son traitement médiatique et une analyse de la genèse institutionnelle du projet Linky. La première partie montre une controverse publique et plurithématique en permanente recomposition, dans laquelle le dispositif technique s’expose à des épreuves successives, dont celle de la dénonciation d’une tentative de verdissement d’un projet de modernisation industrielle. La deuxième partie porte un regard réflexif sur le projet Linky et montre comment les oppositions qui le concernent se nourrissent des limites de son cadrage et de son accompagnement par les institutions politiques et administratives.
L’autoritarisme du verdissement hydroélectrique au Panama : les paradoxes dérégulateurs de l’action climatique vus depuis le Sud
Authors: Lacuisse Marie-Esther
Published: July 2019

Cet article interroge les effets dérégulateurs du Mécanisme de développement propre (MDP). Créé en 2001 par les Nations Unies, ce mécanisme incite les pays industrialisés soumis à des objectifs de réduction d’émissions de gaz à effet de serre dans le cadre du protocole de Kyoto à investir dans les énergies non polluantes au Sud en échange de crédits-carbone. L’objectif de ce « verdissement énergétique » est de favoriser la réduction du réchauffement climatique et de stimuler un développement durable au Sud, notion répondant à des buts de justice environnementale et de protection des ressources. À partir du cas du développement de l’énergie hydroélectrique au Panama, cet article montre à l’encontre de cette justification que les critères de la certification propre soutiennent des pratiques économiques ultralibérales qui s’opposent aux principes du développement durable et qui sont à même de conforter des politiques de développement autoritaire. Il donne à voir de ce fait que la valorisation de l’enjeu climatique permet de réaffirmer les principes de la théorie de la modernisation dans le champ du développement en affaiblissant des initiatives durables antérieures. Dans ce cadre, cet article ouvre une réflexion sur les enjeux économiques et politiques de cet effet de régression au regard de la problématique de la souveraineté gouvernementale au Sud. Il développe une sociologie compréhensive du MDP à partir de conflits locaux autour des barrages au Panama. Il valorise une approche analytique depuis la réception, ce qui contribue à approfondir la théorie critique sur ce mécanisme, jusqu’ici principalement étudié depuis ses caractéristiques techniques.
‘Los hòmens no són perfets’: revelacions dels processos de fiscalització institucional
Authors: Capdeferro Josep , San Miguel Adrià
Published: July 2019

Resum: Els processos de visita o fiscalització d’una institució poden donar informacions molt valuoses sobre l’exercici de les seves competències regulars i sobre els seus engranatges interns de poder i de gestió; també sobre aspectes tangencials o col·laterals inesperats, que sovint reflecteixen disfuncions de funcionament, per exemple apropiacions temporals per part de càrrecs públics d’esclaus o forçats institucionals per a usos privats. La Diputació del General, amb amplis poders fiscals, financers, jurídico-polítics i defensius a la Catalunya moderna, comptà amb un mecanisme de retiment de comptes força sofisticat al seu temps. Gràcies a la informació que llegà, fins i tot es poden conèixer processos instruïts arran de denúncies de persones que consideraven que algun càrrec o oficial públic havia abusat de la seva autoritat o actuat amb prepotència. Es reflecteix, així, que existia una ètica del servei públic i no respectar-la es considerava reprobable.
 
Paraules clau: Visita, Diputació del General, Catalunya, edat moderna, funcionaris, poder
 
Abstract: In early modern Catalonia, every three years a powerful provincial representative institution called Diputació del General or Generalitat was subject to a strict accountability procedure which lasted nine months. Many records from these procedures provide us with priceless data about the fiscal, financial and political regular functions of the institution. They also inform us that some officials better cared about themselves than about the organism they were supposed to work for in unexpected ways such as using public slaves for private purposes. Through these records, especially testimonies at trial, we perceive that common people understood quite well what was the attitude that public officers were socially required to keep towards citizens. Arrogant behaviours were thus reprobated, such as other sorts of abuse of power.
 
Keywords: Catalonia, Generalitat, 17th century, Public service, Political Institutions, Accountability
Selected Topics on Business Informatics: Editorial Introduction to Issue 19 of CSIMQ
Authors: Sandkuhl Kurt , Zdravkovic Jelena
Published: July 2019

The objective of this thematic issue was twofold. The first it was to present selected research results of the 17th International Conference on Perspectives in Business Informatics Research (BIR2018) in Stockholm, Sweden, in September 24–26, 2018. The conference created a productive forum for researchers and practitioners on the specific topic – Business Resilience, with the intention of exploring organizational and information system resilience in congruence. Top papers were selected by the Program Chairs Prof. Janis Grabis and Prof. Jelena Zdravkovic to submit extended versions for a possible publication to this thematic issue. The second objective was to consider external candidate submissions for bringing attention to recent research in the Business Informatics discipline and thus make this issue even more actual. Five articles were selected that report on research in ecosystem architecture management, strategic coopetition, deriving enterprise architecture model from data, hierarchic viewpoints in control compliance assessments, and operationalizing enterprise IT architecture.
Socio-environmental extremes: rethinking extraordinary events as outcomes of interacting biophysical and social systems
Authors: Balch Jennifer , Iglesias Virginia , Braswell Anna , Rossi Matthew , Joseph Maxwell B , Mahood Adam L , Travis William , Shrum Trisha , White Caitlin T , Scholl Victoria , McGuire Bryce , Karban Claire , Buckland Mollie
Published: July 2019

Extreme droughts, heat waves, fires, hurricanes, floods, and landslides cause the largest losses in the United States, and globally, from natural hazards linked to weather and climate. There is evidence that the frequency of such extremes is increasing, particularly for heat waves, large fires, and intense precipitation, making better understanding of the probability and consequences of these events imperative. Further, these events are not isolated, but rather interact with each other, and with social and ecological vulnerability, to amplify impacts. Less is known about the nature and strength of these interactions. Natural and social science subfields frame extreme events with different definitions and analytical approaches, and most analyses neglect interactions and the subsequent novel extremes that can arise. Here we propose a framework for socio-environmental extremes, defined as extraordinary events that emerge from interactions among biophysical and social phenomena and have some degree of social impact. We review how different fields approach extremes as interacting phenomena and propose a synthetic framework for conceptualizing and defining extremes from both an environmental and social perspective. This approach recognizes multiple drivers and responses that yield extreme events and extreme outcomes, and reconciles the gap between understanding extremes as biophysical processes and their social underpinnings and impacts. We conclude with a future research agenda that adds clarity and direction to understanding the extreme events that matter to society. This agenda will help to identify where, when, and why communities may have high exposure and vulnerability to socio- environmental extremes—informing future mitigation and adaptation strategies.
Anais do 44º COMUABC
Authors: Congresso Médico Universitário do ABC COMUABC
Published: July 2019

Não se aplica
INCLUSIVE POLICING WITHIN LAW ENFORCEMENT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSON AGAINST INDONESIAN MIGRANT FISHERS
Authors: Hutagalung Reynold E.P.
Published: July 2019

This research is about trafficking (TPPO) against Indonesian migrant fishers (known as ABKI) which have been attracting the attention of many parties in the last few years. The Indonesia’s Anti Trafficking Law No.21-year 2007 has not yet explicitly regulated about this form of trafficking. However, in the general, the law mentions that human trafficking practice is a modern form of human slavery. This research uses qualitative method to collect primary data from total 32 informants, they are the Indonesian migrant fisher victims of human trafficking, NGO’s staffs who assisted the victims, police investigators who investigated the case, prosecutor who worked on the case as well as relevants officials from different government departments and institutions. This study showed that social construction of modern slavery can be divided into 3 levels, namely, macro, mezzo and micro level. These three levels basically explain a policing model called inclusive policing.
FUNCTION, MEANING, AND MESSAGE OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONTMENT IN THE STORY OF KEONG MAS
Authors: Utami Adinda Bunga , Lestari Nanny Sri
Published: July 2019

This research discusses the meaning and function of the natural environment in one folk tale that is well known in the Javanese community. This folktale is known in all circles of society, despite having social differences. An interesting problem in this folklore is the placement of functions and environmental meanings as the main elements of stories or tales. The focus of this research is to raise the function and meaning of the natural environment contained in one story of Keong Mas. This study aims to explain carefully the function and meaning of the natural environment which is the background of a fairy tale. The background story that uses the natural environment as the main object of the story often gets no attention. In the story of Keong Mas, it is precisely the setting that contains the natural environment that has functions and meanings that are very important to understand. This study uses a qualitative research paradigm procedure, which gives researchers the opportunity to interpret available data. The results of the study show that the story of Keong Mas is not just an ordinary folktale. Keong Mas folklore has a very specific story setting, which is a particular natural environment. Keong Mas or Pila ampullacea are animals that can live on land or in water. Rural communities who live on the banks of the river by cultivating crops such as rice, can find these types of animals around their environment. No wonder this animal is an inspiration to make a story in the background of the natural environment in the countryside
Three-dimensional facial development of children with unilateral cleft lip and palate during the first year of life in comparison with normative average faces
Authors: Brons Sander , Meulstee Jene W. , Loonen Tom G.J. , Nada Rania M. , Kuijpers Mette A.R. , Bronkhorst Ewald M. , Bergé Stefaan J. , Maal Thomas J.J. , Kuijpers-Jagtman Anne Marie
Published: July 2019

Background

Stereophotogrammetry can be used to study facial morphology in both healthy individuals as well as subjects with orofacial clefts because it shows good reliability, ability to capture images rapidly, archival capabilities, and high resolution, and does not require ionizing radiation. This study aimed to compare the three-dimensional (3D) facial morphology of infants born with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) with an age-matched normative 3D average face before and after primary closure of the lip and soft palate.

Methods

Thirty infants with a non-syndromic complete unilateral cleft lip, alveolus, and palate participated in the study. Three-dimensional images were acquired at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months of age. All subjects were treated according to the primary surgical protocol consisting of surgical closure of the lip and the soft palate at 6 months of age. Three-dimensional images of UCLP patients at 3, 6 (pre-treatment), 9, and 12 months of age were superimposed on normative datasets of average facial morphology using the children’s reference frame. Distance maps of the complete 3D facial surface and the nose, upper lip, chin, forehead, and cheek regions were developed.

Results

Assessments of the facial morphology of UCLP and control subjects by using color-distance maps showed large differences in the upper lip region at the location of the cleft defect and an asymmetry at the nostrils at 3 and 6 months of age. At 9 months of age, the labial symmetry was completely restored although the tip of the nose towards the unaffected side showed some remnant asymmetry. At 12 months of age, the symmetry of the nose improved, with only some remnant asymmetry noted on both sides of the nasal tip. At all ages, the mandibular and chin regions of the UCLP patients were 2.5–5 mm posterior to those in the average controls.

Conclusion

In patients with UCLP deviations from the normative average 3D facial morphology of age-matched control subjects existed for the upper lip, nose, and even the forehead before lip and soft palate closure was performed. Compared to the controls symmetry in the upper lip was restored, and the shape of the upper lip showed less variation after primary lip and soft palate closure. At this early age, retrusion of the soft-tissue mandible and chin, however, seems to be developing already.
Dalhousie University School of Social Work Community Clinic: A Space for Innovative Teaching, Learning and Service Delivery
Authors: Karabanow Jeff , Hall Cyndi
Published: July 2019

The Dalhousie University Social Work Community Clinic, a unique inter-professional community-university initiative, opened its doors in 2014 and has supported over 400 marginalized community members and provided field placements for over 65 health profession students. The clinic espouses a social justice/ anti-oppressive teaching, learning and service delivery platform.
Economics of Plantain Production in Calabar Agricultural Zone, Cross River State, Nigeria
Authors: Uke P. C. , Ochiaka D. C. , Mgbakor M. N.
Published: July 2019

This project work dealt with the Economics of Plantain Production in Calabar Agricultural zone, Cross River State. The specific objectives of the research were to examine the socio economic characteristics of plantain farmers, identify the different farming practices in the area, analyze cost and returns relationship of plantain farming, and problems militating against plantain production in the zone. A multistage random sampling technique and purposive sampling technique were used to administer structured questionnaire to 90 respondents. Data collected were analyzed using frequency, percentage and mean, while budgetary analysis was used to determine the profitability of plantain farming. The results showed that majority (94.4%) of the respondents were male with the age bracket of 51-60 years with mean of 56 years. The finding also shows that 44.44% of the respondents have 6-10 years of farming experience with a mean of 9 years. The result further shows that many of the respondents do not have good qualification, rather majority have primary education representing 61.11%. Most of the farmers’ savings were personal savings as only source of capital. Most of the farmers have <360 plantain produce annually. The results of the budgetary analysis showed that the calculated gross margin is N191,400 and benefit cost ratio of 1.7, so plantain production is profitable. The result also shows that net profit is estimated at N123,415 and a gross ratio of 0.7. The major problems confronting the farmers in the zone is land tenure, lack of inputs and poor storage facilities. To improve p-lantain production in the study area, it is recommended that government should establish various research centres, provision of farm inputs, provision of low or no interest rates loans for the procurement of required inputs.