bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Hölder-Like Property and Metric Regularity of a Positive-Order for Implicit Multifunctions
Authors: Chuong Thai Doan , Kim Do Sang
Published: December 2015

We introduce concepts of metric regularity and metric subregularity of a positive-order for an implicit multifunction and provide new sufficient conditions for the implicit multifunctions to achieve the addressed properties. The conditions provided are presented in terms of the Fréchet/Mordukhovich coderivative of the corresponding parametric multifunction formulated the implicit multifunction. We show that such sufficient conditions are also necessary for the metric regularity/subregularity of a positive-order of the implicit multifunction when the corresponding parametric multifunction is (locally) convex and closed. In this way, we establish criteria ensuring that an implicit multifunction is Hölder-like and calm of a positive-order at a given point. As applications, we derive sufficient conditions in terms of coderivatives for a multifunction (resp., its inverse multifunction) to have the open covering property and the metric regularity/subregularity of a positive-order (resp., the Hölder-like/calm property).
Emotion and Education: Reflecting on the Emotional Experience Emotion and Education
Authors: Mortari Luigina
Published: December 2015

The paper presents an educative experience organized in a postgraduate course in a faculty of education with the aim of facilitating students’ “affective self-understanding”. Affective self-understanding is a reflective practice that allows people to comprehend their own emotions in order to gain awareness of them. Students were spontaneously engaged in a laboratory, where they were invited to reflect on their emotional lives. The educative experience was subdivided into different phases requiring writing and analysis tasks. At the end of the experience, students were asked what they thought they had learned, what had been difficult, and what had been the most important phase for learning. Students’ answers were analyzed on the basis of grounded theory through an inductive process of analysis. The theoretical framework of the research is the cognitive theory of emotions. According to this theory, an emotional education is possible because we can understand emotions by identifying their cognitive component and the actions they induce.
Role Of Partial Transpose And Generalized Choi Maps In Quantum Dynamical Semigroups Involving Separable And Entangled States
Authors: Singh Ajit
Published: December 2015

Power symmetric stochastic matrices introduced by R. Sinkhorn (1981) and their generalization by R.B. Bapat, S.K. Jain and K. Manjunatha Prasad (1999) have been utilized to give positive block matrices with trace one possessing positive partial transpose, the so-called PPT states. Another method to construct such PPT states is given, it uses the form of a matrix unitarily equivalent to to its transpose obtained by S.R. Garcia and J.E. Tener (2012). Evolvement or suppression of separability or entanglement of various levels for a quantum dynamical semigroup of completely positive maps has been studied using Choi-Jamiolkowsky matrix of such maps and the famous Hordeckis criteria (1996). A Trichotomy Theorem has been proved, and examples have been given that depend mainly on generalized Choi maps and clearly distinguish the levels of entanglement breaking.
AN INTEGRATED AHP-QFD APPROACH FOR EVALUATING COMPETING TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESSES
Authors: Ganguly Anirban , Merino Donald N
Published: December 2015

A major challenge for decision makers in business organization is making appropriate choices among competing high-tech projects. The objective of this paper is to explore a multi-criteria analytical model that can be used for the selection and management of competing manufacturing technologies. The model uses an integrated approach combining Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Quality Function Deployment (QFD) as the basis for selecting a preferred alternative from a set of competing projects. Integration of the two techniques helps to provide a more effective selection process. Two competing chemical processes to produce drugs are used as a case study to demonstrate and validate the AHP – QFD model. The policy makers of pharmaceutical and chemical organizations can use this model as a part of their strategic planning and decision-making process.
DECISION SUPPORT MODEL USING ANP TO ALIGN LEAGILE STRATEGIES TO OFF-SITE MANUFACTURING IN AUSTRALIA
Authors: Mostafa Sherif
Published: December 2015

The Australian housing supply has not been adequate to meet the constantly growing demand. Four main factors driving this undersupply in Australian housing are: (1) house completion time; (2) cost of finished house; (3) customer preferences and (4) level of skilled labor. Offsite manufacturing (OSM) could become a key innovation for the future of Australian house building as it provides capacity in meeting the growing housing demand, green construction and lesser requirements for a labor force. OSM is a modern construction method in which house building components are produced in offsite factories and then transported to the construction site to be assembled. The supply responsiveness of OSM can be enhanced by employing lean and agile concepts. In this study, four Leagile strategies are suggested to facilitate house builders decision making based on different combinations of housing supply factors. This paper matches these four strategies with the four studied factors in Australian house building using the Analytical Network Process (ANP). The data employed for the ANP model was derived from the actual specifications of 258 houses built in five Australian states by five major house builders. The results from the ANP model show the suitability in applying each strategy under different degrees influenced by the factors tested.
Beliefs and attitudes towards social network advertising: A cross-cultural study of Saudi and Sudanese female students
Authors: Mansour Ilham H. F.
Published: December 2015

The study aims to investigate the possible differences in beliefs and attitudes towards social network advertising that may exist among women in Saudi Arabia and Sudan and specify the factors that influence their attitude towards social network advertising. Data sets of two samples from Saudi Arabia (169) and Sudan (195) were collected using a survey of female students from both countries. A t-test was then applied on the processed data, together with correlation and regression analysis, in order to answer the posited research questions. The results revealed no significant differences in attitude towards social media advertising between the two samples, although significant differences in beliefs about social network advertising were documented. In addition, the results indicate that five of the individual factors are statistically significant: these are prior web experience, entertainment, credibility and social norms for the Saudi sample and informativeness, entertainment, credibility and irritation for the Sudanese sample. This study provides insights for international marketers in terms of attitudes and beliefs towards social network advertising. The results may offer some valuable information that may aspire to improve marketing-related activities aimed at social media users.
‘Don’t know’ responses in American polls about Arab countries: More than just ‘No Opinion’?
Authors: Nada Ayman Mansour , Mesbah Hesham , Becker Lee B.
Published: December 2015

This study examines the factors that determine the use of ‘don’t know’ (DK) responses in American public opinion polls about Arab countries. The data show that the American respondents tend to use the DK option more often when asked about their overall attitudes towards these countries. Drawing on a series of telephone surveys conducted by Gallup (2000–2013) that used national samples (N=13,527 in fourteen surveys), the findings show that DK responses are used to conceal positive or neutral attitudes towards Arab countries rather than to express no opinion. The use of DK was significantly related to general favourable attitudes. The respondents who sympathized more with the Palestinian Arabs against the Israelis in the Middle East conflict, and those who had a relatively overall positive attitude towards the Arab world, were more likely to use DK when asked about their attitudes about Arab countries. The findings also show that the use of the news media (following international news) and demographics (age, gender and education) have a significant impact on the probability of providing DK responses. The findings also indicate that respondents’ cognitive sophistication enhanced opinion formation.
Los Destinos Turísticos Inteligentes en el marco de la Inteligencia Territorial: conflictos y oportunidades
Authors: Luque Gil Ana María , Zayas Fernández Belén , Caro Herrero José Luis
Published: December 2015

Este trabajo parte del convencimiento de que un destino turístico inteligente debe estar conformado por un territorio y un sistema turístico correctamente gestionado, por tanto, cualquier destino turístico inteligente debe ser un “territorio inteligente” y, dicha necesidad da razón de ser a esta comunicación ya que, desde finales de los años noventa, madura un enfoque científico, la “inteligencia territorial”, cuyo objetivo es constituir un conjunto de conocimientos pluridisciplinares que aseguren un uso sostenible del territorio en la vertiente ambiental, económica y social.En este trabajo se atenderá tanto al concepto como a los objetivos, herramientas o elementos que forman parte del término “inteligencia territorial”, y a los vínculos que el mismo puede presentar con los nuevos “destinos turísticos inteligentes”, tratando de identificar oportunidades y desafíos en la relación entre ambos conceptos.
Diseño de un Sistema Integral de Análisis del Turismo (SIAT) en destinos patrimoniales
Authors: Pérez Guilarte Yamilé
Published: December 2015

Las ciudades declaradas Patrimonio de la Humanidad se enfrentan al reto de conservar su patrimonio, gestionar altos flujos de visitantes, y al mismo tiempo ofrecer una experiencia acorde a la demanda actual. El objetivo de este trabajo es diseñar una metodología para la implementación de un Sistema Integral de Análisis del Turismo (SIAT) en ciudades patrimoniales. Se parte de la elaboración de una guía dirigida a estudiar los observatorios turísticos, herramienta más utilizada en los destinos patrimoniales. Se establecieron como casos de estudio los observatorios turísticos de cinco ciudades españolas: Córdoba, Ávila, Segovia, Salamanca y Santiago de Compostela. Los resultados demuestran que los observatorios turísticos realizan un seguimiento de los principales indicadores de la demanda y la oferta. Sin embargo, hay aspectos menos abordados relacionados con el impacto económico, la población local o el uso de las TIC en la recopilación y difusión de la información. El SIAT se fundamenta sobre la base de dos pilares. Por una parte, propone un Subsistema de Recopilación y Análisis de Datos, dirigido a mejorar la competitividad del destino. Por otra, plantea un Subsistema de Investigación para el desarrollo de proyectos orientados a velar por la sostenibilidad turística.
Fronteras de la Investigación Turística: más allá de los limites del conocimiento. [Tourism Research Frontiers: beyond the boundaries of Knowledge].
Authors: Korstanje Maximiliano E.
Published: December 2015

En sólo 8 capítulos que suman apenas 165 páginas, este libro discute la necesidad de introducir nuevos temas y espitemologías en la investigación turística. Lejos de ser el mundo que conocían los padres fundadores de la disciplina, la globalización ha cambiado no solo las formas de percibir la movilidad sino los hábitos cotidianos alrededor de ese cambio perpetuo. En un sentido, se ve a la opinión pública bombardeada por noticias sobre desastres naturales, riesgos apocalípticos y toda una serie de fenómenos que atentan contra el buen funcionamiento de la industria turística. Como parte de la prestigiosa serie de libros de la Cadena Emerald, manejada por Jafar Jafari (Tourism Social Science Series), Chambers y Rakic discuten en el proyecto que nos convoca, sobre la necesidad de expandir los bordes epistemológicos de la investigación turística con el fin de engendrar nuevos horizontes y temas de estudio. Lejos de ser condecendiente esta reseña elabora un analisis critico sobre el libro.
Clinical and morphofunctional aspects of pterygoid hamulus: literature review
Authors: Barchetta Nayara Fernanda , Oliveira Rodrigo Luís Bravim de , Silveira Vanessa Ávila Sarmento , Faig-Leite Horácio
Published: December 2015

The understanding on the pterygoid hamulus (PH) and its anatomical and functional relationship with neighboring structures is of utmost importance to conduct assertive, differential diagnosis and for the prevention of diseases in the region.This study aimed to review the literature on the anatomical and functional PH features, a bone structure sometimes neglected by the dentist. Also, the main pathologies occurring in HP are reported. PH relates with many anatomical elements of the cranium and face involved in a varied physiological processes such as speech and swallowing. The alteration of PH alterations and neighboring structures may cause symptoms similar to other craniofacial disorders hindering the correct diagnosis. PH may be involved in pathologies that should be included in the differential diagnosis from any craniofacial disorders.KeywordsPterygoid hamulus; Pterygoid hamulus syndrome; Bursitis pterygoid hamulus; Anatomy
Evaluation of implant osseointegration success: Retrospective study at update course
Authors: Moraes Michelle Bianchi , Toledo Vivian Graziele Leite de , Nascimento Rodrigo Dias , Gonçalves Fernanda de Cássia Papaiz , Raldi Fernando Vagner
Published: December 2015

Objective: With the scientific and technological advances, the life expectancy of the population has increased over the years. With the advent of dental implants, a new possibility of treatment for oral rehabilitation was created to help or even help overcome the limits of conventional fixed dentures, removable and mainly total. Compared to conventional rehabilitation treatment on natural teeth, rehabilitation on implants has higher rates of success and longevity. Material and Methods: For this research we evaluated the medical records of patients who received surgical treatment for implant placement in the update current school of Implantology ECO (Continuing Studies in Dentistry) in São José dos Campos, in the 2008 'period to 2012, in order to obtain, analyze and relate the following criteria: the patient gender; year and number of installed dental implants; the region of implant installation; the trademark of the installed implant and the successful osseointegration, or process in which there is a rigid fixation between the living bone and the surface of the implant installed. Results: According to the analyzed data, it was observed, along five years, a total of 434 implants placed in patients, mostly women in the mandibular region. However, the total loss was of 5 implants, most in the maxilla and in men, 3 of these, cone-Morse implants, one internal and one external hexagon. Conclusion: Thus, the success rate in the osseointegration implants seems to be more influenced by patient selection and surgical and prosthetic guidelines, compared the experience of the dentist.
Variations in soft facial tissue by using the interocclusal stabilization splint: 3d stereophotogrammetry
Authors: Da Silva Ana Maria Bettoni Rodrigues , Magri Laís Valencise , Junqueira Júnior Álvaro Augusto , Cazal Mateus Sgobi , Da Silva Marco Antônio Moreira Rodrigues
Published: December 2015

Objective: To analyze variations in soft facial tissue by using the interocclusal stabilization splint (ISS) through the 3D stereophotogrammetry technique in a group of young women with temporomandibular disorder (TMD). Material and Methods: 20 females between 20 and 60 years of age (39.3 ± 12.5) and TMD diagnosis based on the criteria of the RDC/TMD, received treatment with ISS. Reference points were marked on the face and photos were performed twice using the Vectra (M3–Canfield®): with and without ISS. In the 3D images the following variables were measured: area of the cheeks and lips (cm3), linear labial distances (Ls-Cph, Cph-Ch, Li-Ch, Ls-Li, Ch-Ch), lower third of the face (Sn-Me), height of the upper lip (Sn-Ls)/lower (Li-Me) and the angles C-Sn-Ls, N-Sn-Pg and Li-Sl-Pg. The data were analyzed in a descriptive manner, the times with and without ISS were compared using the t-test and the Pearson's correlation was employed in order to correlate the ISS thickness with the facial measurements (5% significance). Results: A statistically significant difference was found only for the variables of the lip area (p= 0.01) and Ls-Li (p=0.006) in comparison with/without ISS. No correlation was found between the ISS thickness and the lip area for both face sides, right (p=0.7; r=0.07) and left (p=0.9; r=-0.001). Conclusions: The use of interocclusal stabilization splint does not provide large changes in facial morphology, with the exception of the lip area and height.
Desempenho agronômico de gladíolo em substratos orgânicos sob reuso de efluente
Authors: Teixeira Ítalo Dourado , Queiroz Sérgio Oliveira Pinto de , Aragão Carlos Alberto , Mesquita Alessandro Carlos
Published: December 2015

This study aimed to assess the technical feasibility of effluent reuse and recycling of organic substrates in the production of gladiolus. We adopted a completely randomized design in a split-plot, and the plots three qualities water (river water with Hoagland’s solution; treated effluent in stabilization pond; treated effluent in stabilization pond and disinfected) and the subplots organic substrates (pine bark, coir, bagasse), repeated five times. Were characterized physico-chemical water and each substrate, the beginning and end of two growing seasons. The variables evaluated were: number of tillers, plant height, total production; flower stem length, number of flowers, time to first harvest, total cycle time, fresh and dry mass of the area. The reuse of effluent resulted in agronomic performance equal or superior to that obtained by the use of nutrient solution and the substrate base bagasse promoted agronomic performance inferior to the other substrates evaluated.
Diagnóstico do mercado varejista de flores de Santa Maria, RS
Authors: Menegaes Janine Farias , Backes Fernanda Alice Antonello Londero , Bellé Rogério Antônio , Backes Rogério Luiz
Published: December 2015

The present study aimed to diagnose the flowers retail market and ornamental plants in Santa Maria, RS, Brazil, by means of a research in loco, from January to June of 2013, based on questionnaires and interviews applied to the managers of the establishment, as well as of an application of a visual and phytosanitary scale to other establishments that sell flowers and ornamental plants, such as agricultural shops, fairs of horticultural products, supermarkets and providers of funeral services - cemeteries and funeral homes. The diagnosis aims to know the steps of the dynamics observed from the market of flowers until the final consumer, and to segment the types of floricultures, distinguishing them according to the commercial focus — floricultures of arrangements and bouquets, and producing flowers and landscape floricultures. Based on the diagnosis it can be concluded that the Santa Maria retail flowers and ornamental plants follows the national trend of floral arrangements and bouquets shops, with the increase of the companies focused on landscaping and gardening. Among the most marketed plants are the rose as the best-selling cut flower, the begonia as potted flower, the fern for foliage arrangements, the cactus as potted plant, the raffia as garden plant and the pansy as the best-selling plant in boxes.
Produção de sementes sintéticas de maracujazeiro silvestre com potencial ornamental
Authors: Silva Maurecilne Lemes , Pinto Daniela Lopes Paim , Guerra Miguel Pedro , Lanii Elisonete R. Garcia , Carvalho Ilio Fealho , Rossi Ana Aparecisa Bandini , Otoni Wagner Campos
Published: December 2015

Passiflora cincinnata is a wild species of passion fruit with a wide geographical distribution. It has vigorous growth, climbing habit and very showy and fragrant flowers. The aim of the present investigation was to obtain synthetic seeds from encapsulated zygotic and somatic embryos of P. cincinnata, cultivated under different conditions. Precotyledonary and cotyledonary stage embryos were obtained from zygotic embryos cultivated on MS medium supplemented with 18.1 μM of 2,4-Acid-dichlorophenoxyacetic (2,4-D) and 4.5 μM of Benzyladenine (BA). Zygotic embryos and somatic embryos stages were encapsulated using sodium alginate (2.5% w v-1) and CaCl2.2H2O (1 mM) as complexing agent. The zygotic and somatic embryos were encapsulated in a matrix containing (I) sodium alginate, (II) sodium alginate + artificial endosperm and (III) sodium alginate + artificial endosperm supplemented with activated charcoal (0.15% w/v). Zygotic embryos encapsulated in the matrix (I), matrix (II) and matrix (III) and cultivated in flasks, germinated at rates of 79%, 76% and 86% respectively. The cotyledonary somatic embryos encapsulated in the 3 different matrices showed better germination rates when cultivated on cellulose plugs, with more than 50% of embryos converted into plants. Precotyledonary somatic embryos did not germinated regardless the matrix and cultivation. When cultivating the alginate beads ex vitro, both substrate Plantmax and Florialite showed low number of germinated embryos, and the best result (12.67%) were obtained using Florialite and embryos encapsulated in the matrix (I).
Nota bibliográfica: "El peronismo vuelve a enamorar, La articulación de un imaginario político"
Authors: Esteban Kaipl
Published: December 2015

Nota bibliográfica: "El peronismo vuelve a enamorar, La articulación de un imaginario político
Co-culture of placental explants with isolated CD4 and CD8 T cells: a functional model to define the consequences of placental inflammation
Authors: Derricott Hayley , L. Jones Rebecca , E.P. Heazell Alexander , L. Greenwood Susan
Published: December 2015

Appropriate placental function is essential for successful pregnancy and placental dysfunction is associated with fetal growth restriction (FGR) and stillbirth. Villitis of unknown etiology (VUE) and chronic intervillositis of unknown etiology (CIUE) are immune-mediated conditions characterised by placental infiltrates of macrophages, CD4 and CD8 T cells. VUE and CIUE occur more frequently in the placentas of pregnancies complicated by FGR. The mechanisms by which this inflammation induces placental dysfunction are yet to be defined. We aimed to develop an in vitro model of placental inflammation to investigate functional consequences of immune cells in the placental environment. Fragments of placental tissue were co-cultured with CD4 and CD8 T cells isolated from whole blood. CellTrackerTM fluorescence was used to identify T cells in cultured explants. Tissue histology, endocrine and nutrient transport function was assessed using established methods. This novel preparation will enable future investigations into immune cell interactions with placenta.
The diachronic development of zero complementation: A multifactorial analysis of the that/zero alternation with think, suppose, and believe
Authors: Shank Christopher , Bogaert Julie Van , Plevoets Koen
Published: December 2015

This corpus-based study examines the diachronic development of the
Proposal of a New Specific Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test for Taekwondo Athletes
Authors: Araujo Marcus P. , Nóbrega Antônio C.L. , Espinosa Gabriel , Hausen Matheus R. , Castro Renata R.T. , Soares Pedro P. , Gurgel Jonas L.
Published: December 2015

Araujo, MP, Nóbrega, ACL, Espinosa, G, Hausen, MR, Castro, RRT, Soares, PP, and Gurgel, JL. Proposal of a new specific cardiopulmonary exercise test for taekwondo athletes. J Strength Cond Res 31(6): 1525–1535, 2017—The objective of this study is to evaluate the cardiorespiratory variables of Taekwondo athletes while performing incremental exercise test on an ergometer using a ramp protocol and to propose a specific protocol for assessing these physiological variables during Taekwondo practice. Fourteen athletes participated in 2 incremental exercise tests: a treadmill exercise test (TREADtest) and a Taekwondo-specific exercise test (TKDtest). The TKDtest consists in 1-minute stages of kicks with an incremental load between then. The subjects perform kicks each time a sound signal was heard. Heart rate (HR), oxygen uptake (V̇o
2), and their reserve correspondents (V̇o
2R and reserve heart rate [HRR]) were divided into quartiles to verify their kinetics along the tests. Significant difference between 2 tests was found only for V̇o
2R (p = 0.03). Regarding the quartiles, significant differences were found for HR in the first (p = 0.030) and second (p = 0.003). Analyzing the regression curves, significant differences were found for HR for intercept (p = 0.01) and slope (p = 0.05) and HRR for slope (p = 0.02). Analysis showed that significant reliability, with intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), was found for the V̇o
2peak (ICC = 0.855, p = 0.003), V̇o
2 in ventilatory thresholds 1 (ICC = 0.709, p = 0.03) and 2 (ICC = 0.848, p = 0.003). Bland-Altman analyses reported a mean difference ± the 95% limits of agreement of 2.2 ± 8.4 ml·kg−1·min−1 to V̇o
2peak. The TKDtest is reliable for measurement of cardiorespiratory variables, and the behavior of these variables differs mainly from TREADtest, probably because of the motor task performed.
Structural efficiency in Lithuanian family farms
Authors: Baležentis Tomas
Published: December 2015

Along with firm-specific technical inefficiency, sector-specific structural inefficiency might induce losses in productivity. This paper therefore aims to identify the trends in structural efficiency in Lithuanian family farms. Specifically, the four farming types are considered, namely cereal farming, field cropping, dairying, and mixed farming. Farm-level data from Farm Accountancy Data Network are used for the analysis. The research period spans over the years 2004–2011. The trends in technical and scale efficiency are presented. Furthermore, the prevailing returns to scale are discussed thus offering insights into the most productive scale size and deviations from it in Lithuanian family farms. Finally, the dynamics in structural efficiency are discussed. The results indicate that the aggregate output of certain farming types could be augmented by some 20–25% due to reallocation of inputs among farms. Anyway, technical inefficiency remains the major driver of structural inefficiency.
Conceptual outlook to social business development
Authors: Navasaitienė Stasė , Rukuižienė Rasa , Kuchko Elena , Levickaya Irina
Published: December 2015

Social business concept has no clear methodological base, so a great attention is needful on social business development. The main scientific problem in the article is focused on clarification of methodological tools for identification social business development preconditions with the research purpose – the identification of specific typologic attributes of social business for improvement social business development. The monograph and descriptive analysis is applied for overview of scientific references, the content and meta-analysis – for presenting final conceptual explanation about attributes of social business, and the methodological determination – for generalisation and synthesis of the referenced conclusions. The research results reveal the fact, that under the different business model the different financial and social return is available. Therefore, the models of social business are starting varify in civil economy according social networks, stimulation of partnership and innovation, orientation to inter-sectoral activities.
“Rural web” method for revealing a potential of rural development synergy
Authors: Pakeltienė Rasa
Published: December 2015

http://mts.asu.lt/mtsrbid/article/view/970
Leader’s tasks: distribution of employees’ roles managing and developing organization
Authors: Jesevičiūtė-Ufartienė Laima
Published: December 2015

The fastest and most reliable way of increasing employee satisfaction and commitment is to provide employees with a more effective leader. Accordingly the framework of the leader’s work becomes the division of employees’ powers and responsibilities. With the purpose to do this job the leader should consider at least several versions called scenarios. The purpose of this article is to propose leader’s tasks encouraging employees to take their role managing and developing organization. The data of article was gathered using quantitative research. Respondents of the research were top managers of Lithuanian business organization. The research results show that Lithuanian managers use an intuition, the reflection, the perception, and awareness in the process of scenario making. The results show that the process of the scenario making could be developed by the leader expanding his/her rational thinking in the organization. This activity would let to form the perception of employees. The employees would be encouraged to take the responsibility.
New records and geographic distribution map of Dendropsophus haddadi (Bastos and Pombal, 1996) (Anura: Hylidae) with comments on color patterns
Authors: Araújo-Neto José Vieira de , Moraes e Silva Bruno Vilela de , Galdino Jéssica Yara Araujo , Nascimento Filipe Augusto Cavalcanti do , Lisboa Barnagleison Silva
Published: December 2015

Herein we report the first records of the treefrog Dendropsophus haddadi from the state of Alagoas, northeastern Brazil, and an updated distribution map for this species. All records are restricted to the Atlantic Forest biome. A brief comment on color pattern for the species is also presented.
Hybrid forms of the Culex pipiens Complex (Diptera: Culicidae): new records in La Pampa Province, Argentina
Authors: Diez Fernando , Breser Víctor Julián , Maris Quirán Estela , Rossi Gustavo Carlos
Published: December 2015

The present investigation revealed the existence of hybrids belonging to the Culex pipiens Complex in four localities of La Pampa Province, Argentina, thus expanding the distribution of the hybrid form south to the northeast of that province. The identification was based on characters of the male genitalia and the siphonal index of the fourth-instar larval exuviae. A summary of the geographical distribution of species of Culex pipiens complex in Argentina is also presented here.
First record for the state of Rondônia and revised distribution map of Chiroderma trinitatum Goodwin, 1958 (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in Brazil
Authors: Garbino Guilherme Siniciato Terra , Aquino Carla Cristina de , Aires Caroline Cotrim
Published: December 2015

In the present work we report the first record of Chiroderma trinitatum Goodwin, 1958 for the state of Rondônia, northern Brazil. A map with all known records of C. trinitatum from Brazil is also presented. The record is based on a fluid preserved specimen with skull removed. The new record, though expected, fills a distributional gap in the Amazonic region of Brazil.
First record of Chironomus (Chironomus) calligraphus Goeldi, 1905 (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Uruguay
Authors: Martínez María , Canneva Bruno , Paggi Analía
Published: December 2015

Surveillance of the mosquito Aedes aegypti was carried out by the Ministerio de Salud Pública in all urban centers of Uruguay, from February 1997 to August 2010, as a strategy for dengue prevention. During this surveillance program the occurrence of Chironomidae was also assessed. Chironomus (Chironomus) calligraphus, was found to be sympatric with Ae. aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus in a wide variety of artificial water containers in all sample locations within the 19 departments. This is the first record of C. calligraphus from Uruguay.
Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae, Scinax camposseabrai (Bokermann, 1968): Geographic distribution and map
Authors: Cândido Carlos Eduardo Ribeiro , Brandão Reuber Albuquerque , Freitas Marco Antônio de , Coelho Welington De Araujo , Felberg Eduardo Lemos
Published: December 2015

Scinax camposseabrai is known from only two localities in the states of Bahia (Maracás municipality) and Minas Gerais (Matias Cardoso municipality). Herein we present two new records and discuss some aspects of S. camposseabrai habitat use and distribution.
Amphibia, Anura, Eleutherodactylidae, Diasporus anthrax (Lynch, 2001): New records and geographic distribution
Authors: Duarte-Cubides Felipe , Cala-Rosas Nayibe
Published: December 2015

During fieldwork in the Departamentos of Antioquia and Santander we found several specimens of Diasporus anthrax. The new records extend northward its known geographic distribution. We report, for the first time, the presence of D. anthrax on the Cordillera Oriental and discuss some taxonomic implications of these new findings.
New records and geographic distribution map of Elachistocleis magnus Toledo, 2010 (Anura: Microhylidae)
Authors: Strüssmann Christine , Campos Vitor Azarias , Rodrigues Tainá Figueras Dorado , Almeida Carlos Henrique L. N. , Toledo Luís Felipe , Hoogmoed Marinus Steven , Valadão Rafael Martins
Published: December 2015

New locality records and distribution map for the recently described Elachistocleis magnus are here presented. Originally described from Rondônia state, western Brazil (Amazonia), E. magnus was until now recorded for only two additional localities in the same state. The new records presented herein, which considerably enlarge the known range of the species, include three additional Brazilian states – Amazonas, Pará, and Mato Grosso (including records in the Brazilian Cerrado). We provide color description of the species in life, and discuss variation in habitats used by this species.
Tool Support for fUML Models
Authors: Lazăr Codruţ-Lucian , Lazăr Ioan , Pârv Bazil , Motogna Simona , Czibula István-Gergely
Published: December 2015

In this paper we present a tool chain that aids in the construction of executable UML models according to the new Foundational UML (fUML) standard. These executable models can be constructed and tested in the modeling phase, and code can be generated from them towards different platforms. The fUML standard is currently built and promoted by OMG for building executable UML models. The compatibility of the executable models with the fUML standard means that only the UML elements allowed by fUML should be used for the abstract syntax and the extra constraints imposed by the fUML standard should be considered. The tool chain we propose is intregrated with the existing UML tools of Eclipse modeling infrastructure.
Female Figures of the Jazz Age in Dorothy Parker’s Short Stories
Authors: López Cirugeda Isabel
Published: December 2015

Most criticism on Dorothy Parker (1893–1967) highlights her literary persona only to the detriment of the study of a profuse work comprising six decades of narrative, poetry and drama. Probably her best-known contribution to literature was her condition of the voice of the Jazz Age generation, shifting from acquiescence to irony. A corpus of Parker’s short stories written in the 1920s and early 1930s will be analyzed from feminist perspectives, such as those by Pettit, Melzer or Showalter, in terms of ‘appearance’, ‘social life’ and ‘bonds with men’ to determine whether her heroines respond to the stereotype of the flapper in the Roaring Twenties. Results show a satirized viewpoint conveying dissatisfaction regarding body, idleness and romance predicting many of the conflicts of women in the second half of the XXth century.Keywords: Dorothy Parker, short stories, flappers, Jazz Age, feminist criticism, body, satire.
Female Native American Storytelling: Female Storytellers in Native culture. Presence in Contemporary Native American Literature. Leslie Marmon Silko
Authors: Pérez García Ana Belén
Published: December 2015

The role of Native American women has been extensively debated. Much has been said about their relationship with men and their relevance within the tribe. One of the most important tasks they had was that of storytellers. Storytelling is one of the pillars of Native American culture since it helped to transmit their values and folklore and keep them alive and that is why women’s role as storytellers is fundamental for the survival of the tribe. Although this role has often been shared with men, it seems that the relationship of women with storytelling is more complex, valuable and relevant than that of men. This is shown in their characterization in traditional Native American myths or in the fact that old traditional Native American women and storytellers became the source of inspiration of many contemporary writers, such as Silko, Erdrich or Allen, who took them as models for their novels. Silko exemplifies with her novels Almanac of the Dead and Ceremony this fundamental role of Native Women and the influence they had on her life and writing.Keywords: Native American women, storytelling, storytellers, Leslie Marmon Silko.
El año de Ricardo and the Degeneration of Europe
Authors: Perni Llorente Remedios
Published: December 2015

El año de Ricardo is the title of Angelica Liddell’s take on William Shakespeare’s Richard III. Through both her rewriting and mise en scène, the irreverent Spanish playwright and performer presents Shakespeare’s infamous character as a prototype of an overambitious, ruthlessly cynical monster, a foul, appalling brute. Ricardo stands for Hitler and for all the villains. (S)he is a baroque spectre, an anamorphic presence which pushes the limits and transforms across time, evolving from a top executive to a president; from a wannabe writer to a doctorate honoris causa. Ricardo’s body undergoes a degenerative process and so does his/her cynical behaviour. Perverse capitalism speaks through Ricardo, a clear embodiment of the corrupt. In this sense, the villainy of Richard III, via Liddell, has been compared to corruption scandals which have occurred in Spain. As a matter of fact, premiered in 2005, the play has been repeatedly onstage since the financial crisis was announced, probably because it provides an opportunity to criticise the people and policies at the heart of the meltdown. This paper focuses on the Shakespearean motifs that build Liddell’s play, paying special attention to the anachronistic twists that serve the purpose of revealing Richard/Ricardo’s degeneration in a degenerate Europe.Keywords: William Shakespeare, Angélica Liddell, performance, appropriation, theatre, European crisis.
Graham Greene and Leopoldo Durán: Quixotic Companions Across Spain and Portugal
Authors: Villar Flor Carlos
Published: December 2015

It is well known that in his later years Graham Greene spent several summer holidays travelling around Spain and Portugal in the company of his friend Leopoldo Durán, a Galician scholar and Catholic priest. Starting in the summer of 1976, these yearly holidays consolidated their mutual friendship and provided inspiration for Greene’s novel Monsignor Quixote (1982), which features several discussions on faith and belief based on their long chats and confessions. During these travels Durán got to know Greene very well and became one of his closest companions in the last stages of his life, and even accompanied him at his deathbed and administered the last sacraments to him.Considering Durán’s influence and how this friendship was forged mostly throughout the various Iberian journeys it is remarkable to note how few particulars about them are given in Norman Sherry’s third biographical volume, covering from 1955 to 1991. The official biographer has conducted no further research other than a few occasional references to Durán’s memoir, Graham Greene, Friend and Brother (1994), which is the closest we get to a narrative of the trips. However, even this unique source declines to give a full chronological account of them and remains quite obscure in many respects. It is not only that the author offers a highly subjective and occasionally biased account of their “summer jaunts”; so far there exists no written account, either by Durán or by any other biographers, of the number, duration, stages or dates of Greene’s Iberian trips. Therefore, this paper sets out to fill in this gap and to provide a reference framework for future research on this fascinating period of Greene’s life.Keywords: Graham Greene, Leopoldo Durán, Monsignor Quixote, Spain and Portugal, Murrieta wine.
REVISIÓN Y ADAPTACIÓN DEL CONCEPTO “INNOVACIÓN” AL CONTEXTO EMPRESARIAL ESPAÑOL
Authors: Platero Jaime Manuel
Published: December 2015

La innovación se ha convertido en una realidad innegable en el contexto de la gestión de la empresa, independientemente de su tamaño o actividad. En las últimas décadas, numerosas investigaciones han estudiado la capacidad innovadora de la empresa, sus consecuencias macroeconómicas y la relación que guarda la innovación con ciertos factores macros y micros. En este sentido, algunos trabajos han analizado la influencia de determinados factores en la capacidad innovadora de las empresas, prestando especial atención a la de gran tamaño y descuidando en ocasiones el análisis en el ámbito de las empresas de estructuras más reducidas que suelen tener otro tipo de recursos y capacidades, muy diferentes a los que representan a las más grandes. Precisamente este trabajo pretende contribuir a mejorar el conocimiento sobre la innovación empresarial en entidades organizativas de tamaño más limitado, que son las que más peso tienen en la mayoría de las economías emergentes y desarrolladas. Este trabajo pretende estudiar y evaluar la evolución que presenta el concepto “innovación”, para redefinirlo y adaptarlo a las características intrínsecas de la microempresa española. Con ello, se pretende contribuir a mejorar el conocimiento sobre la innovación y sus formas en el contexto de las microempresas de España y sentar las bases conceptuales para  futuras investigaciones en el ámbito de las pequeñas empresasAbstractInnovation has become an undeniable reality in the management of the firm, regardless of size or activity. In recent decades, numerous studies have examined the innovative capacity of the company, its macroeconomic consequences and the relationship of innovation with certain macro and micro factors. In this sense, some studies have analysed the influence of certain factors on the innovative capacity of enterprises, paying special attention to large business and sometimes neglecting the analysis in the area of smaller companies. Precisely this work tries to improve the knowledge about business innovation in organizational entities of more limited size, which are those that have more weight in most emerging and developed economies. This work aims to study and analyse the evolution of the concept "innovation" in order to redefine and adapt this concept to the intrinsic characteristics of the Spanish microenterprise. This study try to improve the understanding of innovation and its forms in the Spanish context, and lay the conceptual foundation for future research in the field of small businesses.
LOS RASGOS CULTURALES EN LA CONFORMACIÓN DE LA COMPETITIVIDAD Y DEL CRECIMIENTO SOSTENIBLE
Authors: Pavón Cuéllar Lilianne Isabel
Published: December 2015

El marco de estudio del crecimiento económico consiste en explorar el desempeño de los factores productivos, tanto en calidad como en cantidad, así como la interrelación de estos factores con el producto nacional, todo ello influenciado por el contexto político, social e internacional. Con el fin de complementar la teoría formal de crecimiento con referentes empíricos y de enfatizar la importancia de considerar elementos adicionales en dicho proceso, esta investigación se concentra en la posible vinculación entre los rasgos culturales de un grupo seleccionado de países y los demás factores productivos, para explorar si dicho capital social informal incide de forma determinante en su conformación y desempeño. Se incluyen también dos variables vinculadas a la equidad y al cuidado medioambiental, al considerarlas insumos esenciales para la competitividad y el crecimiento sostenibles, y se analiza cómo se ven afectadas por la cultura nacional. Los resultados obtenidos demuestran que la cultura influye en todos ellos a través de distintos canales y que aun cuando esta relación no sea estable en el tiempo o varíe de acuerdo al grado de competitividad alcanzado por un país, su signo positivo o negativo, según el rasgo cultural del que se trate, es consistente entre naciones y en distintas etapas de desarrollo económico.AbstractThe framework of the economic growth study consists in exploring the performance of productive factors, both in quality and quantity, of the interplay of these factors with the domestic product, all influenced by the political, social and international context. In the aim of complementing the formal growth theory with empirical referents and emphasize the importance of considering additional elements in this process, this research focuses on the potential link between the cultural values of a selected group of countries and other production factors, in order to explore whether such informal social capital influences decisively its creation and performance. This work also includes two variables related to equity and environmental care, considered as essential inputs for sustainable competitiveness and growth, as well as the analysis on how these variables are affected by the national culture. Results demonstrate that culture influences all of them through different channels and that even though this relationship is not stable over time or vary according to the degree of competitiveness reached by a country, is consistent across nations and at different stages of economic development.
FDI ATTRACTION AND INNOVATION POLICY: AN ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY APPROACH
Authors: Brandäo Fisher Bruno
Published: December 2015

AbstractForeign Direct Investment represents a strategic issue within countries' industrial policies, provided there is a widespread expectation this particular kind of investment can cause positive shocks on host markets' overall capabilities. Our argument, in consonance with dedicated literature, is that these contributions do not take place without "frictions", and that there is a significant complementarity between FDI's effects and the innovation policy framework (particularly those initiatives that influence the existent level of systemic absorptive capacities). Using panel datasets for developing and developed countries we estimate production functions taking labor productivity, industrial value added, and high-tech exports as output indicators of National Innovation Systems. Through the application of interaction terms we find that levels of absorptive capacity measured by aggregate R&D expenditures determine the effective generation of benefits arising from multinational firms, while human capital conditions seem to play a marginal mediating role in this process.  RESUMENLa inversión directa extranjera representa una cuestión estratégica dentro de las políticas industriales, lo que se justifica por la expectativa generalizada respecto a los shocks positivos en las capacidades generales de los mercados anfitriones de este tipo particular de inversión. Nuestro argumento, en consonancia con la literatura especializada, es que estas contribuciones no tienen lugar sin "fricciones", y que hay una complementariedad significativa entre los efectos de la IDE y el marco de políticas de innovación (en particular las iniciativas que influyen en el nivel existente de las capacidades sistémicas de absorción). A partir de un conjunto de datos de panel para países desarrollados y en desarrollo, se estiman funciones de producción que tienen la productividad del trabajo, el valor añadido industrial y las exportaciones de alta tecnología como indicadores representativos de los Sistemas Nacionales de Innovación. A través de la aplicación de los términos de interacción, encontramos que los niveles de capacidad de absorción medido por el gasto agregado en I+D determinan la generación de efectivo de los beneficios derivados de empresas multinacionales, mientras que las condiciones de capital humano parecen jugar un papel mediador marginal en este proceso.