bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Haemoglobin A1c and Iron Deficiency Anaemia our Understanding Through the Decades
Authors: Hussain Nadia
Published: September 2015

HbA1c concentrations are affected by several factors including red blood cell turnover. The International Expert Committee has highlighted this observation for the benefit of physicians who evaluate HbA1c in diabetics. There are many types of anaemia that affect glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) values but iron deficiency anaemia, one of the most common, has been proved to show higher than true values of HbA1c. The mechanism of how iron deficiency anaemia affects HbA1c has yet to be understood. Several studies have been conducted in order to unravel the mechanisms but there still remains a dearth of information. Future research needs to focus on the mechanistic reasons why HbA1c is higher in patients with iron deficiency anaemia in particular. This can pave the way for possible large scale studies to address the HbA1c enhancing effect and the mechanism of increased HbA glycation in iron deficiency properly.
New Therapeutic Approaches to Prevent or Delay Beta-Cell Failure in Diabetes
Authors: Ionica Floriana Elvira
Published: September 2015

Background and aims: The most recent estimates of International Diabetes Federation indicate that 382 million people have diabetes, and the incidence of this disease is increasing. While in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) beta-cell death is autoimmunemediated, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) results from an interaction between genetic and environmental factors that impair beta-cell function and insulin action. Many people with T2DM remain unaware of their illness for a long time because symptoms may take years to appear or be recognized, while the body is affected by excess blood glucose. These patients are often diagnosed only when diabetes complications have already developed. The aim of this article was to perform a review based on literature data on therapeutic modalities to prevent/delay beta cell function decline. Material and Methods: We searched MEDLINE from 2000 to the present to identify the therapeutic approaches to prevent or delay beta-cell failure in patients with T2DM. Results and conclusions: Several common polymorphisms in genes linked to monogenic forms of diabetes appear to influence the response to T2DM pharmacotherapy. Recent studies report the role of the G protein coupled receptor 40 (GPR40), also known as Free Fatty Acids Receptor 1 (FFAR1) in the regulation of beta-cell function- CNX-011-67 (a GPR40 agonist) has the potential to provide good and durable glycemic control in T2DM patients.
Algebraic entropy for valuation domains
Authors: Zanardo Paolo
Published: September 2015

Let R be a non-discrete Archimedean valuation domain, G an R-module, Φ ∈ EndR(G).We compute the algebraic entropy entv(Φ), when Φ is restricted to a cyclic trajectory in G. We derive a special case of the Addition Theorem for entv, that is proved directly, without using the deep results and the difficult techniques of the paper by Salce and Virili [8].
Complexation and Chiral Recognition of Chiral Binaphthyl Derivatives and β-Cyclodextrins in Solution Probed by Triplet Excited State Relaxation
Authors: Riyad Yasser M. , Laube Christian , Naumov Sergej , Hermann Ralf , Abel Bernd
Published: September 2015

It is well known in supramolecular chemistry that cyclodextrin host
molecules (CDs) are capable of including and binding guest molecules
in their hydrophobic cavities via non-covalent interactions. The
unique recognition capability of CDs depends on their inherent
asymmetric cavities. We explored here the impacts of the chiral
recognition of excited triplet state of guest
1,1′–Binaphthyl–2,2′–diylhydrogenphosphate
(BNP) enantiomers by host native β–cyclodextrin (β–CD)
and chemically modified
Heptakis(2,3,6–tri–O–methyl)–β–cyclodextrin
(TMe–β–CD). For this regard, UV-Vis, fluorescence, and laser
flash photolysis spectroscopy were performed and our experimental
results were flanked by density functional theory (DFT)
calculations. Triplet decay dynamics of BNP enantiomers were
investigated in the absence and presence of cyclodextrins under
different conditions and the chiral recognition behavior is discussed
based on the obtained kinetic and spectral data of excited triplet
state. Here we show that the long lived triplet excited states (as
opposed to the singlet states) and its relaxation in solution may be
a sensitive probe to detect chiral recognition. The ability of
TMe–β–CD to recognize axial chirality is superior to that of
β–CD. These findings may be attributed to the asymmetric
cavities of cyclodextrins, which determines the degree of
interaction. The differences in the triplet behavior of R– and
S–BNP(T1)–TMe–β–CD may arise from the different
orientations of the guest molecule within the twisted and restricted
TMe–β–CD cavity. We assume here that the orientation of the
more favorable enantiomer (S–BNP(T1)) is geometrically
preferable, while a similar orientation of the less favorable
enantiomer (R–BNP(T1)) might be hindered by steric reasons. In
contrast, the triplet dynamics of BNP enantiomers within the
unrestricted macrocyclic β–CD ring are similar. This might be
ascribed to a similar orientation and interaction and ultimately
relaxation of both enantiomers within a round and undistorted
β–CD cavity, suggesting the formation of similar inclusion
complexes. These findings are evidence for the possibility to detect
chiral recognition and interaction as well as tiny structural
differences in the BNP complexes within cyclodextrin cavities via
laser flash photolysis technique.
Remarks on Peano Arithmetic
Authors: Sayward Charles
Published: September 2015

Russell held that the theory of natural numbers could be derived from three primitive concepts: number, successor and zero. This leaves out multiplication and addition. Russell introduces these concepts by recursive definition. It is argued that this does not render addition or multiplication any less primitive than the other three. To this it might be replied that any recursive definition can be transformed into a complete or explicit definition with the help of a little set theory. But that is a point about set theory, not number theory. We have learned more about the distinction between logic and set theory than was known in Russell's day, especially as this affects logicist aspirations.
Semantic Empiricism and Direct Acquaintance in The Philosophy of Logical Atomism
Authors: Brokes Audre Jean
Published: September 2015

In The Philosophy of Logical Atomism, Russell defends a version of semantic empiricism according to which direct acquaintance with logical atoms is the source of our semantic capacities. Previous commentators have construed Russellian acquaintance in one of two ways: either as an act of de re designation involving neither conceptualization nor propositional content, or as a species of belief de re, which does involve conceptualization or classification. I argue that two further, interim possibilities have been overlooked: that direct acquaintance involves purely phenomenal content or that direct acquaintance involves protoconceptual content. I conclude, however, that on none of the four interpretations considered, can direct acquaintance with logical atoms be the source of our semantic capacities.
Re-examining Russell's Paralysis: Ramified Type-Theory and Wittgenstein's Objection to Russell's Theory of Judgment
Authors: Stevens Graham
Published: September 2015

It is well known that Russell abandoned his multiple-relation theory of judgment, which provided the philosophical foundations for PM's ramified type-theory, in response to criticisms by Wittgenstein. Their exact nature has remained obscure. An influential interpretation, put forth by Sommerville and Griffin, is that Wittgenstein showed that the theory must appeal to the very hierarchy it is intended to generate and thus collapses into circularity. I argue that this rests on a mistaken interpretation of type-theory and suggest an alternative one to explain Russell's reaction.
Russell's Marginalia in His Copies of Frege's Works
Authors: Linsky Bernard
Published: September 2015

A transcription of Russell's marginal comments in his copies of Frege's works, from his readings of Frege in 1902. The greatest number are in the early sections of Grundgesetze der Arithmetik, Vol. I, but there are also marginal comments in Begriffsschrift, Grundlagen der Arithmetik, "Ueber Formale Theorien der Arithmetik", "Ueber Begriff und Gegenstand", "Function und Begriff", "Kritische Beleuchtung einiger Punkte in E. Schroeders ..." and two corrections of typographical errors in "Ueber Sinn und Bedeutung".
The Genesis of the Truth-Table Device
Authors: Anellis Irving
Published: September 2015

It has been suggested that Russell and or Wittgenstein arrived at a truth-table device in or around 1912 [Shosky 1997], and that, since the history of its development is so complex, the best one can claim is that theirs may be the first identifiably ascribable example. However, Charles Peirce had, unbeknownst to most logicians of the time, already developed a truth table for binary connectives of his algebra of logic in 1902.
The Vulnerable Spectator
Authors: Hastie Amelie
Published: September 2015

Regular FQ columnist Amelie Hastie reflects on her years of movie-going, waxing philosophical on her experiences as a naïve teenager in Portland, Oregon newly enchanted with cinema and relating those experiences to her sense of a doubled-self after a viewing of Clouds of Sils Maria (Olivier Assayas, 2014).
The Busan International Film Festival in Crisis or, What Should a Film Festival Be?
Authors: Kim Darae , Iordanova Dina , Berry Chris
Published: September 2015

Former Busan International Film Festival curator Darae Kim, and film scholars Dina Iordanova and Chris Berry engage in a discussion of the Busan International Film Festival. BIFF’s nineteenth edition was held in October 2014 and screened 312 films from 79 countries to 226,473 audience members. Despite such outward signs of success and continued growth, the festival is now undergoing a crisis that is threatening its future, on the eve of its twentieth anniversary. Are such difficulties specific to Busan, or do they indicate a more general trend that results from new configurations in the public space of cinema and new managerial approaches to culture at large? This dossier combines a report on the Busan International Film Festival crisis with larger questions regarding film festivals. Three short essays consider the Busan festival situation from different perspectives, followed by a conversational exchange that aims to spur further thinking.
Passive Resistance
Authors: Kirshner Jonathan
Published: September 2015

Jean-Pierre Melville’s first film, Le silence de la mer (1949), is available for the first time in North America in the form of a sparkling new edition from the Criterion Collection, stuffed with its customary irresistible extras.
RNAseq Analysis Highlights Specific Transcriptome Signatures of Yeast and Mycelial Growth Phases in the Dutch Elm Disease FungusOphiostoma novo-ulmi
Authors: Nigg Martha , Laroche Jérôme , Landry Christian R , Bernier Louis
Published: September 2015

Fungal dimorphism is a complex trait and our understanding of the ability of fungi to display different growth morphologies is limited to a small number of model species. Here we study a highly aggressive dimorphic fungus, the ascomycete Ophiostoma novo-ulmi, which is a model in plant pathology and the causal agent of Dutch elm disease. The two growth phases that this fungus displays, i.e., a yeast phase and mycelial phase, are thought to be involved in key steps of disease development. We used RNAseq to investigate the genome-wide gene expression profiles that are associated with yeast and mycelial growth phases in vitro. Our results show a clear molecular distinction between yeast and mycelial phase gene expression profiles. Almost 12% of the gene content is differentially expressed between the two phases, which reveals specific functions related to each growth phase. We compared O. novo-ulmi transcriptome profiles with those of two model dimorphic fungi, Candida albicans and Histoplasma capsulatum. Few orthologs showed similar expression regulation between the two growth phases, which suggests that, globally, the genes associated with these two life forms are poorly conserved. This poor conservation underscores the importance of developing specific tools for emerging model species that are distantly related to the classical ones. Taken together, our results provide insights into transcriptome regulation and molecular specificity in O. novo-ulmi and offer a new perspective for understanding fungal dimorphism.
Exact Inference for Hardy-Weinberg Proportions with Missing Genotypes: Single and Multiple Imputation
Authors: Graffelman Jan , Nelson S , Gogarten S M , Weir B S
Published: September 2015

This paper addresses the issue of exact-test based statistical inference for Hardy−Weinberg equilibrium in the presence of missing genotype data. Missing genotypes often are discarded when markers are tested for Hardy−Weinberg equilibrium, which can lead to bias in the statistical inference about equilibrium. Single and multiple imputation can improve inference on equilibrium. We develop tests for equilibrium in the presence of missingness by using both inbreeding coefficients (or, equivalently, χ2 statistics) and exact p-values. The analysis of a set of markers with a high missing rate from the GENEVA project on prematurity shows that exact inference on equilibrium can be altered considerably when missingness is taken into account. For markers with a high missing rate (>5%), we found that both single and multiple imputation tend to diminish evidence for Hardy−Weinberg disequilibrium. Depending on the imputation method used, 6−13% of the test results changed qualitatively at the 5% level.
Quiere saber quién es Anastasia Candre? Amigo lector, aquí estoy
Authors: Candre Yamacuri Anastasia
Published: September 2015

Este texto autobiográfico de Anastasia Candre fue compuesto a partir de fuentes inéditas en español y uitoto y fragmentos de fuentes publicadas. Está dividido en ocho partes. En la primera, Anastasia cuenta sobre su niñez, el aprendizaje junto a sus padres y hermanos hasta su ingreso al internado indígena. En la segunda parte, narra sobre su llegada a Leticia, sus trabajos allí y su estudio de bachillerato. En la tercera parte, relata sobre su época de estudiante de lingüística en la Universidad Nacional de Colombia. En la cuarta parte habla sobre su investigación del ritual del dios de las cosechas y su encuentro con el anciano Jimuizɨtofe. En la quinta parte, hace un relato de sus actividades como cantora y bailarina, incluyendo imágenes de sus presentaciones. En la sexta parte se refiere a su trabajo como pintora y se reproducen imágenes de varias de sus obras. En la séptima parte se refiere a su incursión en la poesía y se reproducen dos poemas publicados y uno inédito. En la octava parte habla sobre sus sueños y concluye con un poema inédito. El texto contiene también un listado de la trayectoria de Anastasia: premios, publicaciones, informes, exposiciones, ponencias y presentaciones, y actividades de docencia.
Glosario de plantas, animales y expresiones
Authors: Echeverri Juan Alvaro , Candre Yamacuri Anastasia
Published: September 2015

Este glosario contiene las identificaciones biológicas de plantas y animales y las definiciones de términos y expresiones en lengua uitoto o español local, que son mencionados en los textos “¿Quiere saber quién es Anastasia Candre? Amigo lector, aquí estoy”; “Eiño jɨɨra: oración de la madre para la sanación”; y “Kaɨmakɨ guiye fɨnuafue: preparación de los alimentos de nuestra gente”, de Anastasia Candre, incluidos en este dossier.
Despedida de un lector
Authors: Vargas Pardo Camilo A.
Published: September 2015

Poema dedicado a Anastasia Candre.
Y llegaron los dragones: dragas y drogas sobre el río Caquetá (Inspección del Metá, finca “El Refugio”)
Authors: Trujillo Bonelo Luis Angel
Published: September 2015

Este texto relata la historia de la llegada de la minería de aluvión a la región del Medio Caquetá (Amazonia Colombiana). Es narrado desde la experiencia de uno de los líderes de la comunidad multiétnica del Quinché-Metá, que agrupaba indígenas de varias etnias y colonos que buscaban organizarse como un resguardo multiétnico a inicios del siglo XXI. El texto comienza con la narración de ese proceso organizativo y los avances que habían logrado. Luego se cuenta cómo la llegada de las primeras balsas mineras, junto con guerrilleros y narcotraficantes, comienza a erosionar rápidamente todo el proceso y se van escalando los atropellos y muertes. El texto también cuenta sobre otras experiencias con la minería en el río Taraira. Concluye con la “reconquista” del ejército de la zona y cómo diez años después, en 2012, de nuevo han vuelto a ingresar balsas mineras en el río Caquetá. 
Las manifestaciones naturales como indicadores del calendario bosquesino
Authors: Vela Mendoza Napoleón
Published: September 2015

Este artículo presenta un inventario del conocimiento de los bosquesinos (habitantes rurales de la selva amazónica que viven en el bosque y del bosque y sus aguas) de la región de bajo río Ucayali (Amazonia peruana) sobre las manifestaciones astronómicas, climatológicas, hidrográficas y biológicas con las que se ubican en el ritmo de las estaciones y orientan sus actividades en el medio natural. Las poblaciones bosquesinas distinguen dos periodos o épocas: la época de vaciante o de sol, y la época de creciente o de lluvias. Estas épocas a su vez se dividen en cuatro estaciones principales: Verano chico (mayo-junio, aguas en descenso), Verano grande (julio-octubre), Invierno chico (noviembre-diciembre, inicio de la creciente) e Invierno grande (enero-abril). Incluye un glosario con la identificación biológica y las definiciones de 183 nombres de animales, plantas y expresiones del español local.
Los ríos de nuestra memoria
Authors: Yahuarcani Rember
Published: September 2015

La obra del artista Rember Yahuarcani es un recorrido visual por los mitos e historias de los seres que pueblan el universo físico y espiritual de la Amazonia. Los mitos son los ríos donde navega la memoria de los ancestros y es allí donde Rember ha buscado las palabras e imágenes que han guiado su obra creativa. Su aprendizaje se inició al lado de su padre Santiago Yahuarcani, al mismo tiempo que escuchaba las historias narradas por su abuela Martha López. Desde el 2003 comenzó a exhibir sus obras en galerías, pero todavía encasilladas en el concepto de “arte indígena”. Desde el 2007, Yahuarcani ha buscado “forzar espacios” para presentar sus obras ya no con la etiqueta de “pintura indígena”, sino como piezas de arte contemporáneo, enraizadas ciertamente en la historia y tradición indígena, pero con una evolución, estilo e identidad propias.
Cuando esas nuevas ramas crezcan yo también habré sanado
Authors: Flores Ruysen
Published: September 2015

Ruysen Flores narra sobre cómo superó una enfermedad espiritual que lo aquejaba, siguiendo el ejemplo de las plantas que le había enseñado su maestro Pablo Amaringo. Así como las plantas al podarlas se renuevan, así su espíritu se sanó. Su inspiración es la mitología, la costumbre y las plantas. En su pintura hay un espíritu femenino acuático, cuyos hijos son los delfines. Ruysen pinta a los espíritus protectores que aparecen en los rituales de los chamanes y los espíritus de las plantas y los elementos. Utiliza figuras que vienen en perspectiva, también muy utilizadas por Pablo Amaringo, a las que llamaba “tingunas”. 
He pintado cuadros sobre cómo pueden transformarse los seres
Authors: Casanto Enrique
Published: September 2015

Las pinturas de Enrique Casanto, ashaninka del clan de la Orquidea, hacen ver en doble porque muestran que todo lo que existe tiene su duplo. Todo ser es a la vez humano y no-humano, inclusive él mismo y todos los de su clan Casanto, descendientes del gran guerrero Orquídea del pasado que usaba las estrategias de una flor inmóvil en el tronco para vencer a sus enemigos y, de tanto asemejarse a una orquídea, terminó convirtiéndose en dicha flor. Su arte muestra el pasaje de una forma corporal a la otra que acontece en la cosmología y las prácticas curativas chamánicas.
Arte y transformación: Experiencias e imágenes de los artistas de la Exposición ¡Mira!
Authors: Matos Beatriz , Belaunde Luisa Elvira
Published: September 2015

A partir de una lectura de los textos del dossier ¡Mira! Artes Visuales Contemporáneas de los Pueblos Indígenas, las autoras señalan que los procesos creativos relatados por los artistas son actos de comunicación que no se reducen a una traducción cultural porque conllevan múltiples actos de transformación —de los cuerpos, las técnicas, las imágenes, y de los propios artistas—. Sus obras llaman al espectador a hacer parte de dicha transformabilidad creativa. 
A remark on generalization of convexity in L1-convergence of cosine series
Authors: Zhou S. P.
Published: September 2015

The present note will present a different and direct way to generalize the convexity while keep the classical results for L1-convergence still alive.
Relationship between kinetics of growth and production of exo-electrons: Case study with Geobacter toluenoxydans
Authors: Szöllősi Attila , Narr László , Kovács Attila G. , Styevkó Gabriella
Published: September 2015

Kinetics of growth and product formation of G. toluenoxydans DSMZ 19350 strain were investigated using sodium-acetate as substrate and Fe3+-ions and fumarate as electron acceptor. Response surface method was adapted for evaluation of growth of bacteria. Results showed that maximum growth was detected in the case of 2.2 g/L substrate concentration. Application of higher substrate concentration (>2.5 g/L sodium acetate) significantly inhibits the bacterial growth. Luong’s model was found to be the most suitable to determine kinetic parameters (μmax = 0.033 1/h, KS = 0.205 g/L) of growth of G.toluenoxydans strain, and the growth was completely inhibited at substrate concentration higher than 3.1 g/L. In the case of product formation the Haldane model was used and kinetic parameters are μPmax = 0.123 mg/h, KPS= 0.184 g/L. Correlation between microbial growth and product formation was observed using the Luedeking–Piret empirical method. Both factors (growth and number of cells) affected significantly iron(III)-reduction, thus the product formation. These results are important and open the possibility to design a continuous MFC setting operating with G. toluenoxydans as biocatalyst.
Digital terrain model as a basis for determining the floodland of the Prądnik river
Authors: Litwin Urszula , Piech Izabela , Rakowski Dawid
Published: September 2015

The modern technology gives us the possibility to make a Digital Terrain Model, which is more
and more frequently used in various scientific fields. Localizing the floodland on the basis of
Digital Terrain Model provides an insight into the reality and is relatively quick.
On the basis of the materials from photogrammetric flight the Digital Terrain Model was prepared, which was measured at the digital station “Delta”. The model has been supplemented by
elements of land cover, that is meadows and pastures, built-up areas, roads, escarpments, forests
and waters. By using the software Surfer a spatial (3-D) model of a studied area has been created.
The floodland of the Prądnik river, when the water level is higher by 2 and 5 meters, have also
been visualised.
Cephalometric Outcomes of Maxillary Expansion and Protraction in Patients with Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate after Two Types of Palatoplasty
Authors: Tome Wakako , Yashiro Kohtaro , Kogo Mikihiko , Yamashiro Takashi
Published: September 2015

Objective

To clarify the differences in the long-term effects of maxillary expansion (ME) and protraction (MP) in patients with complete unilateral cleft lip, alveolus, and palate (UCLP) undergoing two types of palatoplasty.

Design

Retrospective longitudinal study.

Setting

Institutional study.

Patients and Interventions

Thirty-eight patients with UCLP treated at Osaka University Dental Hospital, Japan, were divided into two groups: 19 patients were treated using Wardill-Kilner push-back palatoplasty (PB), and 19 patients were treated with early two-stage palatoplasty according to the modified Furlow technique (ETS). All patients exhibited a short maxilla at the initial orthodontic visit and were treated with ME using a quad helix appliance and MP with a face mask. Lateral cephalometric data recorded in the initial stage were compared with those obtained at the end of treatment.

Main Outcome Measurements

The dentoskeletal features and facial soft tissue profile were evaluated before and after orthodontic treatment. The variation and rate of change during treatment were also calculated. The Mann-Whitney U test was used for the statistical analyses.

Results

The ETS group showed significantly greater SNA, SNB, and U1-Pp angles and smaller SN-Mp angles than the PB group after face mask treatment. The variation in the anteroposterior length of the maxilla during treatment was significantly greater in the ETS group than in the PB group.

Conclusions

Maxillary protraction was more efficiently accomplished in the patients with UCLP after early two-stage palatoplasty compared with push-back palatoplasty.
Exploring the Racial Wealth Gap Using the Survey of Consumer Finances
Authors: Thompson Jeffrey P. , Suarez Gustavo A.
Published: September 2015

This paper studies the racial wealth gap using data from the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances from 1989 to 2013. We document that the mean and median wealth (net worth) of white families has consistently been much greater than that of black and Hispanic families, and the gap between them has increased in recent years. We use reduced-form OLS regressions and non-parametric decomposition techniques to assess the contribution to the racial wealth gap of life-cycle patterns, educational attainment, inheritance, attitudes toward saving and investing, and a number of additional factors. Our analysis indicates that the wealth gap between white and Hispanic families can be almost entirely attributed to differences in observable variables. Observable factors account for most of the gap between white and black families, but a substantial unexplained portion remains. Wealth differences between black and white families are completely due to different asset holdings, while wealth differences between black and Hispanic families are mostly a result of different debt holdings. The unexplained portion of the wealth gap, for white families relative to black and Hispanic families, is greater at the top of the wealth distribution.
La importancia de manejar un software especializado en una empresa de autotransporte de la región laja-bají­o
Authors: Pérez González Marí­a Merced
Published: September 2015

El trabajo de investigación que se presenta tielas tecnologí­as de la informacióny su relevancia en las empresas medianas, enfocado a la industria del autotransporte y que sucede a estas al no contar con un software especializado para llevar a cabo sus operaciones, ya que esta industria es cada vez más demandada y podrí­a ayudar a las nuevas empresas a conocer algunos problemasque se podrí­an evitar si desde un principio contaran con un software adecuado.
Propuesta metodológica para evaluar el grado de desarrollo de la innovación en pequeñas empresas aplicando la técnica del diagramador polar
Authors: Sainz Zamora Dr. Rafael O. , Zermeño Padilla Lic. Guadalupe Elizabeth , Cruz Villa Lic.Ángel , Mejia Mendoza Ing. Uziel
Published: September 2015

Para las empresas, el cambio es el proceso a través del cual se llega a ser, de un modo diferente, a lo que se era en un momento anterior. Se vive la época de cambios acelerados por la innovación, en casi todos los ámbitos de la actividad humana. Toffler (2006) sustenta que ”Los valores a pregonar dentro de los procesos de innovación son la curiosidad, el pensamiento,la creatividad, la individualidad y la vocación empresarial”. La innovación, no sólo se asocia al producto o servicio, sino que mapea toda la empresa;en sus estrategias, procesos, comercialización y distribución de los productos o servicios que oferta. Lo anterior, se inicia por el personal de la empresa,siempre y cuando se tengan las condiciones y medios propicios por parte de empresa en un mismo tiempo. Para Hamel (2000) la empresa conjuga cuatro componentes: la relación con el cliente, la estrategia clave, los recursos estratégicos y las conexiones de valor, donde la empresa innovadora redefine total o parcialmente alguno de estos conceptos. Pero el éxito parte indiscutiblemente del talento humano actual y de su desarrollo.De esta manera, la pequeña y mediana empresa deben identificar los factores primarios que permitan realizar un diagnóstico su potencialidad de la innovación.El análisis de mercado, la gestión de proyectos, el alineamiento estratégico, la creatividad, conducta creativa, el proceso de innovación y el pensamiento creativo son los principales factores representativos de las caracterí­sticas humanas y los elementos de organización que conforman en conjunción el avance que la empresa tiene en materia de innovación.En sensu stricto los factores corresponden a Sistemas Suaves que en principio son difí­ciles de definir, tienen un componente social y una estructura de regularización. En estos casos, no se piensa en problemas sino en situaciones problema.El objetivo de este trabajo, sustentado en los factores antes citados y con la aplicación la Técnica del Diagrama Polar, pretende identificarla prioridad en acciones para potenciar la innovación y observar su evolución en conjunto.
“I Don't Think that Any Peer Review Committee . . . Would Ever ‘Get’ What I Currently Do”: How Institutional Metrics for Success and Merit Risk Perpetuating the (Re)production of Colonial Relationships in Community-Based Participatory Research Involving Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Authors: Castleden Heather , Sylvestre Paul , Martin Debbie , McNally Mary
Published: September 2015

This article reports on findings from a study that explored how a group of leading health researchers who do Indigenous community-engaged research (n = 20) in Canada envision enacting ethically sound research with Indigenous communities, as well as the concomitant tensions associated with doing so. In particular, we explore how institutional metrics for assessing merit and granting tenure are seen to privilege conventional discourses of productivity and validity in research and, as a result, are largely incongruent with the relational values associated with decolonizing research through community-based participatory health research. Our findings reveal that colonial incursion from the academy risk filtering into such research agendas and create a conflict between relational accountability to community partners and academic accountability to one’s discipline and peers.
SIMULAÇÃO COMO FERRAMENTA DE TOMADA DE DECISÃO DO PROCESSO DE ATENDIMENTO EM EMPRESA DE VAREJO
Authors: Scarp Luiz Paulo , Torres Álvaro Braga , Da Silva Alexandre Navarro
Published: September 2015

Realizou-se a análise do processo de atendimento nos caixas de um supermercado, por meio da simulação, comparando os resultados obtidos pela simulação com a Teoria das Filas. As variáveis de entrada foram coletadas no sistema real (tempos dos intervalos entre as chegadas sucessivas de clientes nas filas e os tempos de atendimento dos caixas), sendo ajustadas funções de distribuição de probabilidade por meio do teste de Kolmogorov-Smirnov ao nível de 15% de probabilidade. A simulação, quando comparada à Teoria das Filas, mostrou-se uma ferramenta com maior capacidade de representar a realidade, por considerar a variação aleatória dos dados de entrada com maior exatidão. O melhor cenário avaliado sugere a realização de treinamento dos funcionários dos caixas normais e a realocação de um atendente dos caixas normais do turno da manhã para o caixa rápido no turno da tarde, o que contribuiria para a minimização das filas e tempos de espera dos clientes. Os benefícios deste cenário implicam o aumento de eficiência no funcionamento do processo de atendimento, a maior satisfação dos clientes e o equilíbrio na taxa de utilização dos servidores.

Palavras-chave: Supermercado. Caixa de atendimento. Arena. Teoria das Filas.
NÍVEL DE CONFORMIDADE DO CPC 29 NAS EMPRESAS BRASILEIRAS: UMA ANÁLISE COM AS EMPRESAS DE CAPITAL ABERTO
Authors: Scherch Cristiene Patricia , Nogueira Daniel Ramos , Olak Paulo Arnaldo , Cruz Cassia Alves
Published: September 2015

Com a adesão do Brasil às normas internacionais de contabilidade, o setor agropecuário passou a elaborar seus demonstrativos contábeis seguindo o pronunciamento técnico CPC 29 (IAS 41). O referido documento tem o objetivo de estabelecer o tratamento contábil e as respectivas divulgações relacionadas aos ativos biológicos e produtos agrícolas. Considerando esse contexto, a presente pesquisa teve como objetivo inferir qual o nível de conformidade das empresas de capital aberto de acordo com o pronunciamento técnico CPC 29. A importância do tema justifica-se por se tratar de um assunto contemporâneo e pouco abordado na literatura brasileira, sendo de grande relevância à contabilidade das empresas agropecuárias expressarem seus valores o mais próximo da realidade do mercado, atendendo, assim, às exigências internacionais. A pesquisa é classificada como descritiva e, inicialmente, apurou-se com a Economática® todas as empresas da Bovespa que apresentaram saldo de ativos biológicos em dezembro de 2010 (n = 24). Os achados da pesquisa indicam que as empresas não estão evidenciando todas as informações exigidas pelo pronunciamento técnico; a média de conformidade das empresas foi de 57%. Para averiguar se havia relação entre as variáveis de representatividade do ativo biológico e conformidade, foi realizado o teste de correlação. Com isso, averiguou-se que, quanto maior a representatividade do ativo biológico, maior é o nível de conformidade da empresa. É essencial uma atitude mais eficiente por parte das empresas perante o tratamento contábil exigido pelo pronunciamento CPC 29, para que se possa obter um melhor nível de evidenciação de seus ativos biológicos.

Palavras-chave: Ativo biológico. Produto agrícola. CPC 29. Contabilidade.
UTILIZAÇÃO DO MÉTODO MULTICRITÉRIO NO PROCESSO DE TOMADA DE DECISÃO NAS ORGANIZAÇÕES RURAIS DE PEQUENO PORTE
Authors: Costa Caio Medeiros , Ferreira Marco Aurélio Marques , De Oliveira Leandro Gomes
Published: September 2015

Diversas são as dificuldades envolvendo o planejamento e a tomada de decisão nas pequenas empresas rurais. Destacam-se, entre elas, a baixa utilização de ferramentas gerenciais nessas organizações e a valorização de valores e critérios intangíveis, como a qualidade de vida da família rural e a cultura e as tradições da localidade. Isso posto, o processo de tomada de decisão nesses empreendimentos se coloca como sendo algo de extrema complexidade, e, de modo a diminuir esta complexidade, diversos são os métodos, entre eles o Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). O método possibilita, entre outros pontos, a comparação de critérios e confere, assim, a tomada de decisão. Dessa forma, este trabalho objetivou avaliar o uso do método AHP em uma pequena empresa rural de base familiar e demonstrar em quais situações utilizá-lo, bem como os benefícios trazidos para o processo de tomada de decisão e planejamento. Para atender a este objetivo, baseou-se no método estudo de caso, avaliando a aplicação do método AHP em uma pequena propriedade rural na cidade de São Miguel do Anta, MG. O procedimento se mostrou de extrema relevância e de aplicação nas mais distintas situações, envolvendo a tomada de decisão e o planejamento da pequena empresa rural. Diversas foram as vantagens apresentadas; destaca-se, entre elas, a possibilidade de inclusão no processo de critérios cujas análises são subjetivas e dependem da opinião dos envolvidos no processo para a sua comparação com as demais. Logo, o método se mostrou eficiente e passível de ser utilizado, de modo a atender às diferentes necessidades das propriedades rurais de pequeno porte.

Palavras-chave: Método Multicritério. Tomada de decisão. Organizações rurais de pequeno porte. Método quantitativo.
PERFIL DE PRODUÇÃO CIENTÍFICA EM CONTABILIDADE: UM COMPARATIVO ENTRE OS PERIÓDICOS CONTABILIDADE VISTA & REVISTA E UNIVERSO CONTÁBIL, NO PERÍODO DE 2006 A 2010
Authors: Lima Francielly Correia , Diniz Jéssica Rosa , Da Silva Denise Mendes
Published: September 2015

O presente estudo tem o objetivo de identificar se existe semelhança entre o perfil da produção científica em Contabilidade publicada nos periódicos Contabilidade Vista & Revista e Universo Contábil, no período de 2006 a 2010, utilizando parâmetros epistemológicos, bibliométricos e de formato. Para isso foram selecionados os artigos nacionais publicados nas duas revistas no período de 2006 a 2010, totalizando cinco anos analisados. Trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva e bibliográfica, com abordagem quantitativa. Os dados foram analisados com uso da estatística descritiva e do teste de Mann-Whitney. A análise dos resultados permitiu concluir que os periódicos Contabilidade Vista & Revista e Universo Contábil são estáveis em relação ao número de artigos publicados por ano e por edição no período analisado; as publicações de ambos contam, em sua maioria, com dois autores; os artigos são originados das mais diversas instituições de vários Estados brasileiros; a Contabilidade Vista & Revista apresentou predominância de autores da própria instituição de origem do periódico; a maior parte dos autores das publicações é constituída de doutores; a área temática que mais apresentou trabalhos é a de Contabilidade Gerencial; a abordagem metodológica mais empregada é a qualitativa. A análise estatística demonstrou que o perfil da produção científica dos dois periódicos é semelhante no período em questão.

Palavras-chave: Produção científica. Contabilidade. Bibliometria.
ORÇAMENTO: ANÁLISE DAS PUBLICAÇÕES NAS REVISTAS DE CONTABILIDADE DO BRASIL
Authors: Suave Ricardo , Lunkes Rogério João , Rosa Ereni Gonçalves , Soares Sandro Vieira
Published: September 2015

O orçamento é um poderoso sistema de controle e fundamental no planejamento das atividades organizacionais. Uma das formas de perceber e entender o nível de desenvolvimento do orçamento é estudar suas publicações em revistas científicas. Assim, o objetivo deste estudo é identificar e analisar as publicações sobre orçamento em revistas científicas de Contabilidade no Brasil. Com esse fim, foram selecionadas sete revistas brasileiras classificadas entre os estratos B1 e B3 do Qualis/Capes (2007-2009), e analisados 19 artigos publicados no período de 1989 a 2011. Entre os resultados do estudo pode-se destacar que não há predominância de autores sobre o tema orçamento no Brasil. Também se conclui que a maioria dos artigos publicados teve como método de pesquisa o estudo de caso.

Palavras-chave: Orçamento. Análise de publicações. Revistas de Contabilidade brasileiras.
ANÁLISE DA INTERAÇÃO UNIVERSIDADE-EMPRESA SOB A PERSPECTIVA DO CORPO DOCENTE: UM ESTUDO DE CASO EM UMA UNIVERSIDADE PÚBLICA
Authors: Ferreira André , Amaral Marcelo , Leopoldi Maria Antonieta
Published: September 2015

Este artigo tem por objetivo analisar, por meio de estudo de caso, a percepção do corpo docente do Polo Universitário de Volta Redonda (PUVR-UFF), um Campus avançado da Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), sobre as possibilidades de interação Universidade-Empresa e a incorporação desse tema às clássicas missões de ensino e pesquisa da universidade pública. Na revisão bibliográfica são abordados a segunda revolução acadêmica no Brasil, um breve histórico da UFF e a implantação do PUVR-UFF. Posteriormente, são apresentados os resultados da pesquisa exploratória realizada com 85 professores do PUVR-VR, buscando identificar as ações e percepções do corpo docente sobre Interação Universidade-Empresa, destacando para a frequência e as tipologias de interação que realizam com as empresas, os tipos de interação Universidade-Empresa realizados e as principais barreiras encontradas. A partir dos dados da pesquisa, conclui-se que ainda não há evidências que possam considerar o PUVR-VR como enquadrado no conceito de universidade empreendedora, mas é possível afirmar que há um potencial para a interação do PUVR-UFF com as empresas de sua região de influência; o principal instrumento para fomentar essa relação seria a criação de uma infraestrutura institucional para realizar a comunicação e a gestão da interação, e o principal desafio o de despertar o espírito empreendedor entre o corpo docente, estimulando o estabelecimento de parcerias com o setor produtivo.

Palavras-chave: Interação Universidade-Empresa. Universidade pública. Inovação.
NOVA VERSÃO DO ARTIGO EFEITOS DA LEI DE RESPONSABILIDADE FISCAL SOBRE A PRESTAÇÃO DE CONTAS DAS PREFEITURAS CATARINENSES.
Authors: Sehnem Alyne , Camargo Maria Emilia
Published: September 2015

A Lei de Responsabilidade Fiscal objetivou a normatização das finanças públicas voltadas para a responsabilidade na gestão fiscal. Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar a aceitação das contas das prefeituras do Estado de Santa Catarina com a aprovação da Lei de Responsabilidade Fiscal, no ano 2000. Para tanto utilizou-se os dados disponibilizados pelo Tribunal de Contas do Estado catarinense no período compreendido entre os anos de 1992 a 2006. Com os resultados da pesquisa pôde-se constatar que a Lei de Responsabilidade Fiscal, teve efeitos significativos sobre as contas apresentadas pelos municípios catarinenses. O ano da aprovação da Lei pode ser considerado um ano anormal na apresentação dessas contas, uma vez que houve expressivo número de contas rejeitadas.
Response of the nitrogen‐fixing lichen Lobaria pulmonaria to phosphorus, molybdenum, and vanadium
Authors: Marks Jade A. , Pett-Ridge Julie C. , Perakis Steven S. , Allen Jessica L. , McCune Bruce
Published: September 2015

Nitrogen‐fixing lichens (cyanolichens) are an important source of nitrogen (N) in Pacific Northwest forests, but limitation of lichen growth by elements essential for N fixation is poorly understood. To investigate how nutrient limitation may affect cyanolichen growth rates, we fertilized a tripartite cyanobacterial lichen (Lobaria pulmonaria) and a green algal non‐nitrogen fixing lichen (Usnea longissima) with the micronutrients molybdenum (Mo) and vanadium (V), both known cofactors for enzymes involved in N fixation, and the macronutrient phosphorus (P). We then grew treated lichens in the field for one year in western Oregon, USA. Lichen growth was very rapid for both species and did not differ across treatments, despite a previous demonstration of P‐limitation in L. pulmonaria at a nearby location. To reconcile these disparate findings, we analyzed P, Mo, and V concentrations, natural abundance δ15N isotopes, %N and change in thallus N in Lobaria pulmonaria from both growth experiments. Nitrogen levels in deposition and in lichens could not explain the large difference in growth or P limitation observed between the two studies. Instead, we provide evidence that local differences in P availability may have caused site‐specific responses of Lobaria to P fertilization. In the previous experiment, Lobaria had low background levels of P, and treatment with P more than doubled growth. In contrast, Lobaria from the current experiment had much higher background P concentrations, similar to P‐treated lichens in the previous experiment, consistent with the idea that ambient variation in P availability influences the degree of P limitation in cyanolichens. We conclude that insufficient P, Mo, and V did not limit the growth of either cyanolichens or chlorolichens at the site of the current experiment. Our findings point to the need to understand landscape‐scale variation in P availability to cyanolichens, and its effect on spatial patterns of cyanolichen nutrient limitation and N fixation.
Optimal Planting Timing for Corn Relay Intercropped with Flue‐Cured Tobacco
Authors: Zhou Guisu , Yin Xinhua , Li Yongmei , Zhao Zhengxiong , Xu Linzheng , Ding Jinling
Published: September 2015

Conflict in land use between corn (Zea mays L.) as a grain crop and flue‐cured tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) as an economic crop is severe because of limited arable land in mountainous regions. A field study was conducted to determine the optimal planting time for corn as a relay crop in a flue‐cured tobacco system to obtain high corn productivity and ensure the quality and yield of tobacco. Four relay‐intercropping planting dates (10, 17, 24, and 31 d after tobacco apex excision) and corn monoculture (17 d after tobacco apex excision) were evaluated on the incidence and severity index of diseases and yield of corn at Chuxiong, Yunnan, China in 2010 and 2011. The incidence and severity index of corn common rust (Puccinia sorghi) were reduced 60.3 to 67.8% and 69.2 to 78.9%, respectively, by relay intercropping compared with monoculture corn. Grain yield, economic value, land equivalency ratio (LER), and relative value total (RVT) of relay‐intercropped corn and the net return of the whole relay‐intercropping system generally decreased when the relay‐intercropping timing of corn was delayed. All LER values and some of the RVT values for relay‐intercropped corn were >1. Net return of the whole tobacco and corn relay‐intercropping system was 18.5 to 21.0 times greater than that under monoculture corn. Relay‐intercropped corn after flue‐cured tobacco is an economically viable cropping system in Yunnan and similar regions, with an optimal relay‐intercropping date between 10 and 17 d after tobacco apex excision.
Cultivars as Consumer Brands: Trends in Protecting and Commercializing Apple Cultivars via Intellectual Property Rights
Authors: Luby James J. , Bedford David S.
Published: September 2015

For many fruit and vegetable crops, consumers are unaware of the cultivar they consume. Thus, cultivars, the ultimate products of breeding programs, have no special recognition by the consumer. Apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) is unusual in that individual cultivars are readily recognized by consumers based on their appearance, flavor and texture. Consequently, variety denominations or trademarks are used to represent cultivars as brands to consumers. Apple cultivars are asexually propagated and were historically developed from feral or planted open‐pollinated seedlings. New cultivars are now mostly derived from planned breeding programs. U.S. apple breeding in the 20th century was mostly funded by state and federal government appropriations. Cultivars developed under this model were made widely available to producers as “open” cultivars. Fruit quality and quantity were difficult to control leading to devalued brand images for some cultivars and decreased profitability for producers and marketers. In response to these problems, some new apple cultivars are commercialized as “managed” cultivars using exclusive licensing of intellectual property rights to manage the cultivar's market entry and introduction to the consumer as well as fruit quality and production volume.