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The Influence of Religiously and Scientifically Framed Messages on Agreement with Water Use Restrictions
Authors: Clements John
Published: November 2016

Recent droughts in 2012 and 2013 have increased attention to water use issues in the United States. Cities, government agencies, and environmental nonprofit organizations use scientifically-framed messages to advocate for water conservation. In addition, some religious organizations use messages based on religious teachings to promote water conservation. Because approximately 70% of the U.S. public reports some religious affiliation, it is important to investigate the influence of religious and scientific messages for promoting water conservation. I report the results of an experiment that examines how scientifically- and religiously-framed messages influence attitudes about water use restrictions. I found that Christians were no more or less likely to agree with a policy calling for water use restrictions than non-Christians and non-religious people. However, a Christian religious message negatively influenced agreement with water use restrictions in the entire sample—and in a Christian subsample. Results suggest that religiously framed messages may not increase environmental concern.
Technology-Based New Service Idea Generation for Smart Spaces: Application of 5G Mobile Communication Technology
Authors: Jeong Seonkoo , Jeong Yujin , Lee Keeeun , Lee Sungjoo , Yoon Byungun
Published: November 2016

Innovative technology has made it possible to dramatically change the social and economic environment. In particular, 5G mobile communication technology that radically improves the performance of current technology can renew urban infrastructure, public services, and citizens’ lives for the implementation of smart spaces. Although new services need to be generated by such innovative technology, existing technology-based approaches have mostly relied on the intuition of experts rather than a systematic approach. Thus, this paper aims to present a method and process by which technology-based new ideas using 5G mobile communication technology are generated to realize a connected environment by focusing on technological functions as well as customer value. First, the relationships among technology, value, and service are defined through morphology analysis. Second, service opportunities are identified by developing a transformed buyer-utility map in the smart space environment. After mapping the established services, candidate cells for a new service were identified as vacant cells in the map with the removal of technically unnecessary candidates based upon the pre-defined relationship. Third, a new service idea is generated by modifying/extending candidates concretely through an ERRC (Eliminate, Reduce, Raise, Create) framework. Value factors are determined in advance and shown in the As-Is value curve representing the current status. The current level in the curve is then compared at an industrial level and value factors are chosen to newly modify or create. As a result, the To-Be curve is established and leads to a new service idea. It can be regarded as a useful tool for mobile carriers to plan new business models for smart spaces with adequate technology and market feasibility.
Willingness to Pay for a Highland Agricultural Restriction Policy to Improve Water Quality in South Korea: Correcting Anomalous Preference in Contingent Valuation Method
Authors: Choi Ik-Chang , Kim Hyun No , Shin Hio-Jung , Tenhunen John , Nguyen Trung
Published: November 2016

This study examines the willingness to pay (WTP) for the highland agriculture restriction policy which aims to stabilize the water quality in the Han River basin, South Korea. To estimate the WTP, we use a double-bounded contingent valuation method and a random-effects interval-data regression. We extend contingent valuation studies by dealing with the potential preference anomalies (shift, anchoring, and inconsistent response effects). The result indicates that after the preference anomalies are corrected, the statistical precision of parameter estimates is improved. After correcting the potential preference anomalies, estimated welfare gains are on average South Korean currency (KRW) 2,861 per month per household. Based on the WTP estimate, the total benefits from the land use restriction policy are around KRW 297.73 billion and the total costs are around KRW 129.44 billion. The net benefit is, thus, around KRW 168.29 billion. This study suggests several practical solutions that would be useful for the water management. First, a priority should be given to the valid compensation for the highland farmers’ expected income loss. Second, it is necessary to increase in the unit cost of the highland purchase. Third, wasted or inefficiently used costs (e.g., overinvestment in waste treatment facilities, and temporary upstream community support) should be transferred to the program associated with high mountainous agriculture field purchase. Results of our analysis support South Korean legislators and land use policy makers with useful information for the approval and operationalization of the policy.
The Role of Emotions in Drinking Recycled Water
Authors: Leong Ching
Published: November 2016

As global freshwater supplies shrink, recycled drinking water (RDW) has become an increasingly important source of water supply. However, RDW remains an underinvested resource despite being a safe and reliable source of water. The dominant hypothesis is that RDW has been rejected on emotional grounds of disgust, a visceral psychological reaction known as the “yuck” factor. This paper investigates the role of emotions in technical decision-making and applies it to RDW implementation. It tests two specific hypotheses. First, that negative emotions affect the policy process through a negative “goal definition” of the problem, making it unattractive to stakeholders. Second, the emotional quality of policies can be manipulated by policy entrepreneurs. These hypotheses are tested on two cases of RDW—one failed and the other successful. It finds that narratives in the former are relatively low in emotional intensity, with themes such as sustainability and governance, whereas the second case displays narratives charged with anger, social injustice, and disgust. This emphasizes the role of narratives, especially when visceral reactions such as disgust and anger interact with larger social and political discourses. Finally, we offer policy implications on how understanding the role of emotions can help in the implementation of RDW.
In situ formation of reduced graphene oxide structures in ceria by combined sol–gel and solvothermal processing
Authors: Yang Jingxia , Ofner Johannes , Lendl Bernhard , Schubert Ulrich
Published: November 2016

Raman and IR investigations indicated the presence of reduced graphene oxide (rGO)-like residues on ceria nanoparticles after solvothermal treatment in ethanol. The appearance of such structures is closely related to cerium tert-butoxide as precursor and ethanol as solvothermal solvent. The rGO-like residues improve the catalytic CO oxidation activity. This was also confirmed by introduction of “external” graphene oxide during sol–gel processing, by which the rGO structures and the catalytic activity were enhanced.
EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF STOCK RETURNS AND VOLATILITY: EVIDENCE FROM ASIAN STOCK MARKETS
Authors: AHMAD Nawaz , RAHEEM AHMED Rizwan , VVEINHARDT Jolita , STREIMIKIENE Dalia
Published: November 2016

The objective of this research isto measure and examine volatilities among important stock markets of Asia and to ascertain a causal relation between volatility and stock returns. For this purpose six markets KSE100 (Karachi, Pakistan), BSE Sensex (Mumbai, India), NIKKEI 225 (Tokyo, Japan), Hang Seng (Hong Kong), Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) (Shanghai, China) and KOSPI (Seoul, South Korea) were considered. Stock market indices comprise of daily data from the period January 2002 to December 2009. The graphical representation of time series shows the preliminary examination of stock behaviors. The analysis shows the high correlation and heteroskedastic trend (volatility) among the stock markets in selected time period. After preliminary analysis the formal descriptive method of mean, standard deviation and coefficient of variation have been applied for measuring and ranking purposes. The results show that KOSPI has the highest average annual return of 12.67% and followed by BSE with 11.61%, whereas, KSE 100 has the least annual average returns of 9.31%. The highest volatility coefficient of 3.097 has been observed in Hang Seng (Hong Kong) followed by 2.87 in Nikkei (Tokyo). However, the KSE 100 observed the lowest volatility coefficient of 2.078. Bartlett’s test is applied for the inferential analysis to investigate whether the equality of volatility is the same in each market return. Finally, GARCH (1, 1) model is applied which concludes a significant ARCH (1) and GARCH (1) effects and confirms all markets’ returns are statistically significant since p < 0.01 and their Long Run Average Variances (LRAV) range from 1.52% to 2.54% for KSE100 Index and Shanghai Stock Exchange respectively.
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF TAX CAPACITY IN REGIONS OF RUSSIA
Authors: PARFENOVA Lyudmila , PUGACHEV Andrey , PODVIEZKO Askoldas
Published: November 2016

Influence of tax policy of the state and its regions is vital for country’s economy; it is the major source of allocation of expenditure obligations of tax capacity on the sub-federal level. The purpose of this research is to estimate the predictive tax capacity of regions (TCR) and to create a comparative evaluation of regions on the basis of criteria, which are influencing the tax capacity using different methods of evaluation: multiple criteria decision-making (MCDM) and econometric methods. Criteria, which are having the greatest influence on the TCR, were identified on the basis of empirical data both using regression analysis and expert estimates. The objective, subjective, and cumulative weights have been calculated, the degree of concordance of expert opinions was gauged. The comparative evaluation of the TCR in four regions of Russia in 2000–2012 was performed on the basis of MCDM methods.
GENERALIZED DERIVATION OF THE RRV METHOD AND ITS APPLICATION
Authors: Lin F. R. , Peng Q. Y. , Wang N. , Peng H. W. , Zhang Q. F. , Li Z.
Published: November 2016

Very recently, Heinze & Metchev proposed a novel method for calculating precise distances to the main-belt asteroids using only two nights of data from a single observatory. In this paper, we re-derive the solution but use easily understood spherical astronomy. Our derivation is based on the premise that the geocentric angular velocity of an asteroid changes linearly with time, which is closer to the real situation. Therefore, a possible extra error of rotational reflex velocity, in some cases, is eliminated. A total of 193 frames of CCD images over four nights for 10 asteroids in a conventional stare mode taken with the 1 m telescope at Yunnan Observatory were used to test the improved solution and precise distances were evaluated.
A SEARCH FOR X-RAY EMISSION FROM COLLIDING MAGNETOSPHERES IN YOUNG ECCENTRIC STELLAR BINARIES
Authors: Getman Konstantin V. , Broos Patrick S. , Kóspál Ágnes , Salter Demerese M. , Garmire Gordon P.
Published: November 2016

Among young binary stars whose magnetospheres are expected to collide, only two systems have been observed near periastron in the X-ray band: the low-mass DQ Tau and the older and more massive HD 152404. Both exhibit elevated levels of X-ray emission at periastron. Our goal is to determine whether colliding magnetospheres in young high-eccentricity binaries commonly produce elevated average levels of X-ray activity. This work is based on Chandra snapshots of multiple periastron and non-periastron passages in four nearby young eccentric binaries (Parenago 523, RX J1622.7-2325 Nw, UZ Tau E, and HD 152404). We find that for the merged sample of all four binaries the current X-ray data show an increasing average X-ray flux near periastron (at a ∼2.5-sigma level). Further comparison of these data with the X-ray properties of hundreds of young stars in the Orion Nebula Cluster, produced by the Chandra Orion Ultradeep Project (COUP), indicates that the X-ray emission from the merged sample of our binaries cannot be explained within the framework of the COUP-like X-ray activity. However, due to the inhomogeneities of the merged binary sample and the relatively low statistical significance of the detected flux increase, these findings are regarded as tentative only. More data are needed to prove that the flux increase is real and is related to the processes of colliding magnetospheres.
GALAXY-SCALE GRAVITATIONAL LENS CANDIDATES FROM THE HYPER SUPRIME-CAM IMAGING SURVEY AND THE GALAXY AND MASS ASSEMBLY SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY
Authors: Chan James H. H. , Suyu Sherry H. , More Anupreeta , Oguri Masamune , Chiueh Tzihong , Coupon Jean , Hsieh Bau-Ching , Komiyama Yutaka , Miyazaki Satoshi , Murayama Hitoshi , Nishizawa Atsushi J. , Price Paul , Tait Philip J. , Terai Tsuyoshi , Utsumi Yousuke , Wang Shiang-Yu
Published: November 2016

We present a list of galaxy-scale lens candidates including a highly probable interacting galaxy-scale lens in the Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC) imaging survey. We combine HSC imaging with the blended-spectra catalog from the Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA) survey to identify lens candidates, and use lens mass modeling to confirm the candidates. There are 45 matches between the HSC S14A_0b imaging data release and the GAMA catalog. We separate lens and lensed arcs using color information, and exclude those candidates with small image separations (<1.″0, estimated with the lens/source redshifts from the GAMA survey) that are not easily resolved with ground-based imaging. After excluding these, we find 10 probable lens systems. There is one system with an interacting galaxy pair, HSC J084928+000949, that has a valid mass model. We predict the total mass enclosed by the Einstein radius of ∼0.″72 (∼1.65 kpc) for this new expected lens system to be

. Using the photometry in the grizy bands of the HSC survey and stellar population synthesis modeling with a Salpeter stellar initial mass function, we estimate the stellar mass within the Einstein radius to be

. We thus find a dark matter mass fraction within the Einstein radius of

. Further spectroscopy or high-resolution imaging would allow confirmation of the nature of these lens candidates. The particular system with the interacting galaxy pair, if confirmed, would provide an opportunity to study the interplay between dark matter and stars as galaxies build up through hierarchical mergers.
Les conditions d’apparition du roman policier
Authors: Boltanski Luc
Published: November 2016

Résumé Cet article a pour objet les figures de l’énigme, du complot et de l’enquête. Il cherche à comprendre la place importante qu’elles n’ont cessé d’occuper dans la représentation de la réalité depuis la fin du xix e  siècle et le début du  xx e . Il considère d’abord des ouvrages appartenant à deux genres littéraires, destinés à un large public, dans lesquels ces figures ont été déployées : le roman policier et le récit d’espionnage. Puis il s’oriente vers l’analyse de façons nouvelles de problématiser la réalité, qui ont accompagné le développement des sciences sociales.
Existe-t-il une politique du symbolisme ?
Authors: McGuinness Patrick , Dessy Clément
Published: November 2016

Résumé Il existe chez les symbolistes une tension entre la poésie et la prose, souvent engagée, traitant de thèmes d’actualité, et prête à assumer des opinions extrémistes et des actes illégaux. La plupart de ceux d’entre eux qui ont épousé les causes politiques les plus radicales sont aussi ceux qui se sont le plus impliqués dans le domaine théâtral. Ils rêvent d’un théâtre poétique qui attire un public que la poésie a perdu. C’est au théâtre que le lecteur devient un public. Le théâtre et la prose symbolistes cherchent à rendre au poète moderne une partie de son prestige perdu depuis le romantisme, en montrant que, même si on ne lit plus ses livres, on peut écouter sa voix.
Quand l’insoumission se déclare : Maurice Blanchot entre 1958 et 1968
Authors: Holland Michael
Published: November 2016

Résumé Dernier en date des « moments de folie » (A. Zolberg) qui balisent l’histoire révolutionnaire de la France, le mouvement de Mai 68 reste sagement caché derrière le récit qu’on en fait. En examinant l’engagement politique de Maurice Blanchot entre 1958 et 1968, cet article se donne pour but de cerner la notion très originale d’insoumission qui motive cet engagement, de définir le concept de droit qui en découle, et de montrer dans la Déclaration que ce droit à l’insoumission a motivé un mode de langage au moyen duquel Blanchot donnera à la littérature une priorité politique inédite.
Quelle littérature ? Quelle démocratie ? Quel espace public ?
Authors: McDonald Peter D. , Korthals Altes Henriette , Roussin Philippe
Published: November 2016

RÉSUMÉ Quelle littérature ? Quelle démocratie ? Quel espace public ? Les leçons de l’année 1988 en Afrique du Sud Cet article analyse la confrontation tendue entre Nadine Gordimer et John Maxwell Coetzee sur Les Versets sataniques de Salman Rushdie dans les derniers temps de l’apartheid en Afrique du Sud. Il pointe la pertinence particulière de leurs différences d’opinion, centrées sur les questions de littérature, de démocratie et d’espace public, dans les débats actuels sur la liberté d’expression.
Les slogans de la révolution égyptienne, épure d’une épopée tue ?
Authors: Carle Zoé
Published: November 2016

RÉSUMÉ Formules emblématiques des soulèvements de l’année 2011, les slogans révolutionnaires ont circulé de pays en pays, depuis la Tunisie jusqu’à Bahreïn, jusqu’à devenir les symboles de la ferveur collective qui ont caractérisé ces mouvements. S’ils remplissent une fonction immédiate de mobilisation des individus au sein des manifestations, ils semblent également le lieu d’une mise en fiction d’un discours révolutionnaire plus vaste, dont les fonctions nous semblent se rapprocher de celle de la geste ou de l’épopée. S’il peut paraître étonnant de rapprocher une forme courte comme celle du slogan des formes narratives longues que constituent les épopées, nous examinons néanmoins l’hypothèse selon laquelle les slogans révolutionnaires ont réactualisé au cours des soulèvements de janvier 2011 les grandes fictions fondatrices ou refondatrices de nations en crise.
Globalisation de la République des Lettres ?
Authors: Wang Chaohua , Bontea Adriana , Roussin Philippe
Published: November 2016

RÉSUMÉ La remise du prix Nobel de littérature à Mo Yan en 2012 déclencha de longues controverses sur l’intégrité du lauréat, la censure littéraire et la liberté d’expression. Réexaminant les annales du prix Nobel et les controverses autour de Mo Yan, le présent article soutient que, dans cet épisode, la reconnaissance d’une nation périphérique par un centre faisant office de « métropole » prend le pas sur la vigueur du débat et sur l’appréciation littéraire critique. Une plus grande diversité parmi les lauréats de prix prestigieux ne débouche donc pas nécessairement sur une plus grande tolérance pour la dissidence, pas plus qu’elle n’entraîne une vitalité littéraire accrue.
L’itérabilité de la poésie topographique à Hong Kong
Authors: Cheung Esther M. K. , Korthals Altes Henriette , Roussin Philippe
Published: November 2016

RÉSUMÉ La démolition par un gouvernement technocratique et développementaliste de deux embarcadères historiques à Hong Kong en 2006-2007 a déclenché, parmi d’autres réactions, la production d’un nouveau type de poésie inscrit dans l’espace urbain. Définissant une poétique oppositionnelle axée sur la prise de conscience et sur l’action, souvent récités ou mis en espace sur les lieux concernés, les poèmes de Uncle Hung et de Liu Wai-tong ont pour ambition de redessiner l’identité de la ville. Loin d’être réductibles à une poésie de circonstance, ces textes « itérables » (Derrida) circulent loin de leur contexte d’écriture, produisant continuellement de nouveaux contextes d’engagement civique dans l’espace public du Hong Kong post-colonial.
La lente féminisation des professions culturelles
Authors: Gouyon Marie , Patureau Frédérique , Volat Gwendoline
Published: November 2016

Depuis les années 1960, la croissance du taux d’activité féminine est l’une des transformations majeures du monde du travail, et les professions culturelles n’y font pas exception : la part des femmes au sein de ces professions est ainsi passée de 39 % à 43 % de 1991 à 2013. Presque tous les métiers fortement masculins au début des années 1990 comme les métiers d’art, les architectes et les photographes, par exemple, se sont ouverts aux femmes. Pour autant, la part des femmes demeure inférieure à la moyenne nationale, où l’activité féminine atteint 48 % de l’ensemble des professions, un constat qui peut surprendre au regard de la surreprésentation des femmes en termes de participation culturelle. En se développant, l’emploi féminin a largement épousé les spécificités de l’emploi propres aux professions culturelles, notamment leur plus grande flexibilité : les professionnelles de la culture sont, plus souvent que l’ensemble des actives, non salariées ou salariées sur contrats à durée limitée. Elles travaillent plus souvent à temps partiel, avec des horaires variables et atypiques, en soirée et le week-end. Surtout, leur accès aux professions artistiques et culturelles conforte la règle de la surqualification des femmes en termes de niveau de diplôme : en 2013, plus d’une active de ces professions sur deux est titulaire d’un diplôme égal ou supérieur à bac + 3, contre 40 % de leurs homologues masculins – une surqualification d’autant plus forte qu’il s’agit de métiers traditionnellement exercés par des hommes.
Karl Kraus und die Dreyfus-Affäre
Authors: Le Rider Jacques
Published: November 2016

Les opinions publiées à partir de 1899 dans la toute nouvelle revue Die Fackel (que Péguy, dans Les Cahiers de la quinzaine , appelle La Torche ) ont dès l’origine embarrassé les admirateurs de Karl Kraus. Peut-on railler le point de vue des dreyfusards et dénoncer les agissements du „syndicat Dreyfus“ sans assumer un parti pris antidreyfusard? L’aversion de Karl Kraus pour le sionisme de Theodor Herzl et pour le quotidien libéral allemand le plus respecté à Vienne, la Neue Freie Presse, l’un et l’autre résolument dreyfusards, justifiait-elle sa préférence pour le point de vue de Wilhelm Liebknecht, dont Kraus publia dans Die Fackel une série d’articles affirmant d’emblée, en août 1899: „Je ne crois pas à l’innocence du capitaine Dreyfus“? Aux yeux de Kraus, l’antisémitisme n’a pas été un facteur déterminant dans l’affaire Dreyfus: c’est au contraire le zèle anti-antisémite des dreyfusards qui, à son avis, aurait déclenché une vague d’antisémitisme sans précédent. Le présent article s’efforce de faire le point sur un des aspects les plus surprenants et les plus controversés de l’histoire de Die Fackel .
„in Paris même malaise“? Karl Kraus’ Paris-Bilder im Zusammenhang mit seiner Offenbach-Renaissance und den „Offenbach-Schändungen“ ab 1927
Authors: Zur Nieden Gesa
Published: November 2016

Depuis 1927, Karl Kraus s’engagea dans la défense de l’œuvre de Jacques Offenbach contre la mise en scène moderne dans les capitales européennes. Dans ses récitations viennoises d’opérettes comme La Vie parisienne , Kraus mit en avant une vue brisée entre la réalité et le fantastique, la rationalité et la nostalgie. Dans ce contexte Kraus opérait avec une conception de Paris qui ne concernait pas les représentations parisiennes actuelles des opérettes d’Offenbach, mais qui se référait au rôle historique de la capitale francaise dans le succès du compositeur et de ses opérettes. Dans la revue Die Fackel , Kraus présentait cette conception à travers des renvois intertextuels et des thèmes comme le réseau des métropoles européennes, la relation entre musique et politique ainsi que la reconstruction par lui-même des versions. L’analyse de ces paramètres montre la fragmentation de son activité culturelle en relation avec les événements politiques du temps ainsi que l’importance d’une conception de la culture française assez large au moyen de laquelle Kraus se défendait contre les récupérations politiques contemporaines en dehors du fantastique et du nostalgique.
Les métamorphoses de l’utopie
Authors: Barbisan Léa
Published: November 2016

Walter Benjamin situe au milieu des années 1920 un tournant dans sa pensée, qu’il désigne comme sa « conversion à la théorie politique » : délaissant progressivement le paradigme métaphysique qui informe les textes de jeunesse, il s’emploie à penser l’émancipation politique. Cet article se propose d’étudier les effets de cette « conversion » dans la théorie esthétique de Benjamin – qui, de théorie de la critique, devient théorie de la perception –, pour comprendre que la « seconde » esthétique ne rompt pas tant avec les catégories de la « première » qu’elle en propose la réélaboration dans un nouveau paradigme. Cette lecture synthétique et diachronique des écrits majeurs de Benjamin sur l’art s’attache à restituer la dynamique et la cohérence de la réflexion benjaminienne, qui conçoit dès l’abord la réception esthétique comme une pratique émancipatoire.
L’iconologie nostalgique chez R. W. Fassbinder, ou le cinéma comme outil pour une autre histoire de l’art
Authors: Durafour Jean-Michel
Published: November 2016

Cet article propose l’étude d’un cas (dans deux films de Fassbinder) de ce que je nomme l’ iconologie nostalgique . Celle-ci consiste en une certaine manière de faire retour, par le cinéma comme outil d’expertise, sur quelques chefs-d’œuvre de l’histoire de la peinture, le film officiant comme révélateur iconique d’invention pour les figures peintes et nous permettant de voir et d’interpréter, par rebonds, le tableau pour la première fois , c’est-à-dire d’un regard jamais actualisé avant l’opération filmique.
Le pouvoir détériorant de la fiction
Authors: Künstler Raphaël
Published: November 2016

Les expériences de pensée sont à la fois un instrument de la pratique philosophique et un stimulant pour l’imagination. La question ici posée est celle de la détermination de la valeur de ces expériences de pensée quand elles sont employées dans des œuvres de fiction. On répond que la mise en fiction d’une expérience de pensée, si elle reste associée à une visée argumentative, rend le public moins apte à penser correctement et peut conduire à la remise en question de ses valeurs les plus fondamentales, mais pour de mauvaises raisons. La puissance qu’a la fiction de mettre en scène ces scénarios imaginaires la munit donc du pouvoir de détériorer son public. Afin de justifier cette thèse, l’article s’appuie sur une analyse de la manière dont la série 24 heures chrono met en scène l’expérience de pensée de la bombe à retardement.
Modern Information Technology, Global Risk, and the Challenges of Crime in the Era of Late Modernity
Authors: Jegede Ajibade Ebenezer
Published: November 2016

The rapidity and efficient use of most communication technologies remain the driver of accelerated developments across the major societies of the world today. This is quite exciting when compared to what existed in the past. However, current happenings indicate that the contribution of these technologies to sporadic development of nations is fraught with recordable socio-economic risks whose effect is unprecedented and affecting the nature of trust required for social continuity in human environment. Consequently, this paper considers the nature of risks and vulnerabilities affecting e-connectivity from a modernist theoretical perspective and contextualized this in the double edged implication affecting the use of the Internet. The first section of this paper is devoted to review on the nature of affinity between the Internet and crime while the final section engages the empirical analysis of secondary data on the consequences of cyber-crime to the global economy.
La Quinta Disciplina e le 7 incapacità di apprendere nel management sanitario
Authors: Pensieri C. , Cavicchi F. , Pennacchini M.
Published: November 2016

Molte grandi aziende consolidate, per stare al passo con i cambiamenti dell’ambiente esterno, cercano di continuo dei modi per incoraggiare il cambiamento e l’innovazione. Oggi il problema è comprendere in che modo le organizzazioni sanitarie siano in grado di apprendere, cioè di cambiare sé stesse. Educare alla riflessività e al pensiero riflessivo di matrice deweyana si rivela molto utile poiché dal punto di vista pratico, gli effetti e gli impieghi della riflessività vanno rintracciati sia a livello individuale sia a livello sistemico, ossia delle organizzazioni, poiché favoriscono l’apprendimento, il cambiamento, l’innovazione e la creatività. La Quinta Disciplina aiuta l’essere umano a comprendere meglio cosa lo ostacola nell’apprendere qualcosa di nuovo e a transagire efficacemente in un ambiente che cambia al pari di lui stesso. Nell’ambito delle scienze economiche e di management la “Quinta Disciplina” rappresenta uno degli studi più avanzati della Sloan School of Management del Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In questo articolo si analizzano le “7 incapacità di apprendere” tipiche di ogni azienda e organizzazione. La conoscenza delle aree tematiche della Quinta Disciplina è importante per i professionisti sanitari responsabili di altre persone/servizi, poiché i leader stanno sempre più assumendo piena consapevolezza dell’importanza di sostenere e promuovere contesti organizzativi/lavorativi favorevoli e stimolanti, come parte integrante e necessaria della mission aziendale e come obiettivo fondamentale per poter concretizzare azioni di miglioramento.Lots of established companies, in order to keep up with the external environment’s changes, are continuously seeking new ways to encourage change and innovation. Today the problem is to understand how much healthcare organizations (HCO) are able to learn and to change themselves. The reflexivity and reflective thinking of Dewey’s education is very useful because, the effects and right uses of reflexivity are tracked at both individual and systemic level, which may be HCO, fostering learning, change, innovation and creativity. The Fifth Discipline helps the human being to better understand what hinders him to learn something new and to transact effectively in a changing environment like himself. In economic and management sciences, the Fifth Discipline is one of the most advanced studies of the Sloan School of Management of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In this article we analyze the “7 inabilities to learn” typical of every business organization. The knowledge of this thematic areas is important for health professionals responsible for other people or services. As leaders are increasingly assuming full awareness of the importance of supporting and promoting organizational favorable and challenging contexts, the integral and necessary company’s mission and fundamental objective are important to promote concrete actions for improvement.
The regulation of Christian churches: Ecclesiology, law and polity
Authors: Hill QC Mark
Published: November 2016

This article examines the internal regulation of religious organisations in terms of their law, order or polity. It offers a systematic comparative analysis of how different Christian traditions structure and regulate themselves. The resultant legal frameworks are expressive of the institutional self-understanding of particular churches and, as such, are a form of applied ecclesiology. The paper draws upon two ongoing research studies: the Colloquium of Anglican and Roman Catholic Canon Lawyers and the Christian Law Panel of Experts, the latter having submitted a detailed submission to the World Council of Churches’ Faith and Order Commission giving a legal critique of its recent document ‘Towards a Common Vision’. Through a detailed methodical and comparative analysis of the various structural and regulatory formulae adopted by the different branches of the Christian family, profound similarities are discernible that are redolent with deeper theological significance. This research represents an emergent platform capable of being utilised within the ecumenical endeavour to give traction in the movement towards greater visible unity in the 21st century.
Does the New Testament support Christian Zionism?
Authors: Du Toit Philip La Grange
Published: November 2016

This article evaluates Christian Zionism in light of the New Testament, with a focus on the Pauline corpus. In spite of the fact that the New Testament never mentions the promise of the land in terms of an outstanding promise of territorial inheritance for Israel, the land, which includes Jerusalem and the temple, is incorporated in God’s kingdom in the new era in Christ in a way that fulfils but transcends the original territorial form of the promise. In the New Testament, the land is spiritualised, universalised and eschatologised. The deeper criteria of being God’s people in the New Testament – faith and the indwelling Spirit – cohere with the understanding that historical Israel cannot be seen as continuing as God’s people in the New Testament era, or as still having a valid claim on God’s promises.
An evaluation of the Positive Emotional Experiences Scale: A preliminary analysis
Authors: Van Wyk Rene
Published: November 2016

Orientation: The positive organisational behaviour movement emphasises the advantages of psychological strengths in business. The psychological virtues of positive emotional experiences can potentially promote human strengths to the advantages of business functioning and the management of work conditions. This is supported by Fredrickson’s broaden-and-build theory that emphasises the broadening of reactive thought patterns through experiences of positive emotions.Research purpose: A preliminary psychometric evaluation of a positive measurement of dimensions of emotional experiences in the workplace, by rephrasing the Kiefer and Barclay Toxic Emotional Experiences Scale.Motivation for the study: This quantitative Exploratory Factor Analysis investigates the factorial structure and reliability of the Positive Emotional Experiences Scale, a positive rephrased version of the Toxic Emotional Experiences Scale.Research approach, design and method: This Exploratory Factor Analysis indicates an acceptable three-factor model for the Positive Emotional Experiences Scale. These three factors are: (1) psychological recurrent positive state, (2) social connectedness and (3) physical refreshed energy, with strong Cronbach’s alphas of 0.91, 0.91 and 0.94, respectively.Main findings: The three-factor model of the Positive Emotional Experiences Scale provides a valid measure in support of Fredrickson’s theory of social, physical and psychological endured personal resources that build positive emotions.Practical/Managerial implications: Knowledge gained on positive versus negative emotional experiences could be applied by management to promote endured personal resources that strengthen positive emotional experiences.Contribution/value-add: The contribution of this rephrased Positive Emotional Experiences Scale provides a reliable measure of assessment of the social, physical and endured psychological and personal resources identified in Fredrickson’s broaden-and-build theory. Application of this Positive Emotional Experiences Scale as a diagnostic tool may allow businesses to work towards more positive emotional experiences in the workplace.
Effectiveness of Short-Course Meglumine Antimoniate (Glucantime®) for Treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis: A 13-Year, Multistage, Non-Inferiority Study in Iran
Authors: Alborzi Abdolvahab , Pouladfar Gholamreza , Attar Armin , Falahi Fatemeh , Jafarpour Zahra , Karimi Abdollah , Kadivar Mohammad Rahim
Published: November 2016

The World Health Organization's (WHO) recommendation is 28-day course of meglumine antimoniate (Glucantime®, Sanofi Aventis, France) for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis (VL). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a shorter duration of treatment in regions with low level of resistance to Glucantime. During 13 years, this study was conducted in three phases on 392 patients. In the pilot first phase, we performed splenic punctures in seven patients to assess the correlation between the changes in the parasite load during treatment with Glucantime and defervescence. With defervescence, parasite density was dramatically dropped (P = 0.014), propounding defervescence as a marker of parasitological response. On the basis of the results, we conducted a randomized trial on 75 patients, comparing the efficacy of continuation of Glucantime therapy for 1, 2, or 3 weeks after defervescence. The treatment course of 1 week after defervescence (mean = 11.7 days) was non-inferior to that of 3 weeks (final cure rate, 96% versus 100%; P = 0.023). The third phase was a retrospective cohort study of 302 patients treated either with the WHO's regimen or for 7 days after defervescence (intervention group). Relapse was detected in 8.3% patients of the intervention group and in 5% patients following the WHO's regimen (P = 0.006 for non-inferiority). The final duration of treatment in intervention group was significantly shorter than standard course (13.3 ± 2.6 versus 28 days; P < 0.001). In summary, treatment of VL with Glucantime for 1 week after defervescence was non-inferior to and appears to be an acceptable alternative to the standard 28-day course for patients in Iran who show a response to antimonial therapy.
Protective Efficacy of Secondary Prophylaxis Against Visceral Leishmaniasis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Coinfected Patients Over the Past 10 Years in Eastern India
Authors: Goswami Rama P. , Goswami Rudra P. , Basu Ayan , Ray Yogiraj , Rahman Mehebubar , Tripathi Santanu K.
Published: November 2016

Coinfection with visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) leads to frequent treatment failure, relapse, and death. In this retrospective analysis from eastern India (2005–2015), our primary objective was to ascertain the protective efficacy of secondary prophylaxis with monthly amphotericin B (AmB) given in patients with HIV–VL coinfection toward reducing relapse and mortality rates. The secondary objective was to compare clinical features, laboratory findings, and treatment outcomes in HIV–VL patients in contrast to VL monoinfection. Overall, 53 cases of HIV–VL and 460 cases of VL monoinfection were identified after excluding incomplete records. Initial cure rate was 96.23% in HIV–VL (27 received liposomal AmB and 26 AmB deoxycholate). All patients with initial cure (N = 51) were given antiretroviral therapy. Secondary prophylaxis (N = 27) was provided with monthly 1 mg/kg AmB (15 liposomal, 12 deoxycholate). No relapse or death was noted within 6 months in the secondary prophylaxis group (relapse: none versus 18/24 [75%]; mortality: none versus 11/24 [45.8%]; P < 0.001 for both). Secondary prophylaxis remained the sole significant predictor against death in multivariate Cox regression model (hazard ratio = 0.09 [95% confidence interval = 0.03–0.31]; P < 0.001). HIV–VL patients had higher 6-month relapse rate, less relapse-free 12-month survival, and higher mortality (P < 0.001 each) than VL monoinfection. In conclusion, it appears from this study that secondary prophylaxis with monthly AmB might be effective in preventing relapse and mortality in HIV–VL.
Un modelo para diseñar aprendizajes mediante proyectos multidisciplinares
Authors: Espinosa-Mirabet Sílvia , Soler i Ortega Marianna , Escoda Maria Lluïsa , Puig-Bargués Jaume , Ferrer Real Inés
Published: November 2016

En el presente trabajo se presenta un método para facilitar la adquisición conjunta de las competencias transversales trabajar en equipo, diseñar propuestas creativas, seleccionar información y comunicarse oralmente y por escrito a estudiantes universitarios  de  distintos  ámbitos  de conocimiento. Para conseguirlo, en primer lugar, se diseñó un proyecto siguiendo la metodología del Aprendizaje por Proyectos (APP) y, posteriormente, se contrastó su viabilidad mediante dos planes pilotos que involucraron distinto número de alumnos y asignaturas. Los estudiantes participantes tenían el reto de elaborar un programa de radio científico a partir de un programa de televisión sobre cocina de Karlos Arguiñano, de ahí que este proyecto fuese denominado Proyecto Arguiñano. El programa de radio tenía que rellenarse de contenido contrastable y, para hacerlo, los alumnos debían trabajar de forma colaborativa e intercambiar conocimientos propios de sus especialidades. El proyecto se reorganizó a partir de la valoración del primer plan piloto y se desarrolló de nuevo en un segundo plan piloto. En éste se trabajó con más estudiantes y con un diseño que permitó comparar las calificaciones obtenidas entre los alumnos participantes y otros del mismo curso y grado que debían realizar una tarea muy similar pero sin tener que seguir el método APP. Los resultados obtenidos, además de demostrar que las actividades basadas en el APP tienen un gran potencial para la adquisición de competencias transversales, reflejan una mejora en el logro de las competencias específicas y un mayor grado de satisfacción, si se comparan con un método de aprendizaje más clásic
Enseñando y aprendiendo a escribir en la universidad: Cuando los revisores son los compañeros
Authors: Martínez-Lorca Manuela , Zabala-Baños Carmen
Published: November 2016

La escritura académica en la educación superior es una tarea que debe ser aprendida y enseñada para acceder al conocimiento. La evaluación entre iguales es una estrategia evaluativa que podemos usar para favorecer el aprendizaje de la escritura académica.

El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar una experiencia de innovación docente aplicada a los 43 estudiantes de 1º de Grado de Logopedia de la UCLM para aprendern y enseñar la escritura académica. La intervención combinó la evaluación colaborativa interpares con la revisión del profesor de los textos que los estudiantes escribían. Para evaluar las mejoras de los textos escritos se aplicó una rúbrica para evaluar diferentes aspectos del texto.

Los resultados del estudio muestran que esta metodología favoreció la revisión continua del texto lo que repercutio favorablemente en su calidad final. Los profesores ofrecieron más sugerencias que los compañeros en los aspectos de contenido, sin embargo, obtuvieron una mayor ratio de aceptación las sugerencias de los iguales. Sin embargo, estas sugerencias se dirigieron mayoritariamente a la supervisión de los aspecos formales mientras que las de los profesores aludieron, principalmente, a los aspectos pragmáticos(de coherencia y de cohesión del texto).

Este estudio muestra los beneficios que estudiantes y profesores universitarios pueden conseguir al hacer uso de la revisión intergrupos, en la enseñanza y aprendizaje de la escritura académica en la Educación Superior.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
La importancia del aprendizaje reflexivo en el Practicum de Magisterio: una revisión de la literatura
Authors: González Calvo Gustavo , Barba José J. , Rodríguez Navarro Henar
Published: November 2016

En el periodo de prácticas cobran vida los conocimientos que el futuro docente ha recibido tanto en su etapa de socialización como alumno, como gracias a los planes de estudios de su titulación. Este periodo supone un primer acercamiento a los centros escolares, siendo crucial para desarrollar las competencias profesionales que habrán de afrontar en su labor profesional. En este artículo se presentan las características principales de la práctica reflexiva y de los modelos de formación reflexiva para la formación inicial del docente, en su periodo de prácticas, como vehículos capaces de despertar el sentido de las experiencias personales que se vivieron como alumno, la conducta ética, el interés por sembrar unas correctas habilidades interpersonales y el interés por la formación permanente a lo largo de la carrera profesional, entre otras.  Partimos, por tanto, de la premisa de que la formación inicial ha de orientarse hacia la comprensión de la realidad que tiene lugar en las aulas, trabajando en la línea de mejorar los procesos de enseñanza/aprendizaje, aspecto que indefectiblemente pasa por analizar, examinar, observar y reflexionar sobre lo que el educador hace y el modo en que lo hace. Haciéndolo así, creemos estar en condiciones de formar a profesionales de la enseñanza  capaces de enriquecer su práctica pedagógica al evaluarla y revisarla continuamente, combinando actitudes de apertura de pensamiento, responsabilidad e ilusión por la profesión y, en consecuencia,  formando profesionales competentes a la hora de ofrecer una enseñanza de calidad. 
Procedimientos de evaluación de estudiantes: ¿cambios de la Licenciatura al Grado?
Authors: García Hernández María Luisa , Porto Curras Mónica , Martínez Valcárcel Nicolás
Published: November 2016

Una de las propuestas por las que abogaba el proceso de Convergencia europeo era un cambio de paradigma en la enseñanza, que afectase tanto al rol docente como al discente. Evidentemente, la puesta en práctica de nuevas formas de enseñar, nuevas metodologías, debería tener su reflejo en modificaciones del proceso evaluador, de tal modo que la evaluación se adecue también a esta nueva concepción. En este sentido, el objetivo de este artículo es profundizar en el proceso de evaluación, más concretamente en los procedimientos que se utilizan para recabar información del aprendizaje de los estudiantes y cómo ese determinado tipo de evaluación influye en su formación. Para este artículo se han obtenido datos relacionados con la titulación de Pedagogía de la Universidad de Murcia. Se ha trabajado con tres promociones distintas (dos de ellas de Licenciatura y una de Grado), tomando a los estudiantes como fuente de información primaria. Del análisis efectuado podemos resaltar, en primer lugar, la combinación de dos o más procedimientos para recoger información variada del aprendizaje del estudiante y, en segundo término, la continuidad existente en el uso de procedimientos de evaluación de la Licenciatura al Grado.
Baja SAE USB como caso de aprendizaje orientado por proyectos desde el paradigma de la complejidad
Authors: Boccardo Irigoyen Renzo
Published: November 2016

El desarrollo tecnológico impulsa cambios profundos en nuestra sociedad y cultura y, por esta razón, es necesario estar preparados. Hoy en día, la información está disponible en cualquiera de las ventanas computacionales conectadas en red. Por otra parte, el saber está asociado al conocimiento significativo y, en consecuencia, cada persona debe construir su conocimiento ligándolo a las experiencias previas. Bajo este contexto, es indispensable hacer cambios en los sistemas educativos que permitan preparar nuevos profesionales capaces de desempeñarse dentro de ésta dinámica cambiante. En este artículo se presentan algunos conceptos relacionados con las teorías de enseñanza – aprendizaje. También, se destaca la importancia del constructivismo y la metodología del aprendizaje basado en proyectos. Adicionalmente, se expone el enfoque epistemológico de la complejidad y sus principios más transcendentales. Finalmente, se describe un caso de estudio práctico en la Universidad Simón Bolívar, en Caracas, Venezuela, donde se demuestra el aprendizaje basado en proyectos desde el punto de vista del paradigma de la complejidad.