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What is the ideal scenario for circular economy to occur? A case study of the CircE project
Authors: Fux Hanna
Published: March 2019

Goal: The circular economy (CE) strategy has risen as an alternative to linear systems, since it can reduce material and human footprint by introducing systemic solutions. However, there is still a huge gap of circularity, once 90% of the world resources which enter the production chain are wasted. In order to fill in this gap, it is necessary to tackle the barriers which prevent the world from implementing and improving circular initiatives. Thus, following this trend, the present work aimed to identify the key conditions for the implementation of CE initiatives, to draw an Ideal Scenario for circular economy to thrive.

Design / Methodology / Approach: The present work consisted of a case study of the CircE project, hence, a qualitative research. The data collection was performed through semi-structured interviews with the representatives of this project, in addition to an analysis of the CircE project documents.

Results: Some of the results found consisted of an overview of the CircE project; key conditions for CE to thrive; and the ideal scenario for Circular Economy to thrive, draw from the analysis of these results.

Limitations of the investigation: Some limitations of the present work consisted of difficulties to access the data due to confidentiality issues of the project researched.

Practical implications: The outcome of the present work, the Ideal Scenario, represented a guideline of the steps that should be taken with stakeholders’ effort, especially the government ones, to encourage the development of circular economy initiatives.

Originality / Value: The CircE project is a recent initiative in the Circular Economy field, hence very relevant to be analyzed, but with no scientific publications yet. In addition, the scientific literature regarding the implementation of CE is limited, most of the existent documents concern reports of organizations. Hence, the present work aims to contribute to the scientific production on the field.
Streamlined Life Cycle Assessment tool for injection molding of plastic components: a literature review
Authors: Ferreira Mariane Bigarelli , Barros Murillo Vetroni , Piekarski Cassiano Moro
Published: March 2019

Goal: Companies are increasingly concerned about the life cycle of their products in the economic and environmental perspectives. One of the processes that generates great financial returns is the injection molding process. But this process results in many impacts to the environment. The environmental concern has generated many studies involving this theme and the difficulty of measuring the impacts generated by this process. In view of the environmental concern and the injection molding process this study aims to review in the literature on eco-design tools based on the Streamlined Life Cycle Assessment of plastic injection molded products.Design / Methodology / Approach: The review of the literature was carried out by researching for complete articles published in three databases (Science Direct, Scopus and Web of Science), among the years 2013 - 2018, using combinations of keywords and Boolean operators.Results: Several studies revealed that injection molding generates many impacts, such as the high consumption of electricity caused by the emission of greenhouse gases and use of raw material.Limitations of the investigation: This paper is not free of limitations. The study analyzed the literature through three databases for a period of time and used a combination of keywords. It may be that some document has not been analyzed.Practical implications: The development of a rapid tool for the application of LCA studies will allow quick decision-making to the managers in the environmental perspective, besides reducing costs, reducing time with the application of complex studies, and assisting the designer to develop the Eco-design.Originality / Value: The study addressed the injection molding process and there are no studies in the literature that characterize this theme. Thus, a study that addresses this gap and evidences the importance of the development of an environmental tool that assists sustainable practices in the process of plastic injection molding becomes important.
Providing a Model for Ranking Suppliers in the Sustainable Supply Chain Using Cross Efficiency Method in Data Envelopment Analysis
Authors: Hashemi Tabatabaei Mohammad , Bazrkar Ardeshir
Published: March 2019

Goals: This research seeks to identify the basic indices of sustainability in three dimensions (economic, social and environmental) in the Iranian automotive industry suppliers by reviewing previous research and ranking the suppliers using a cross efficiency approach.  In this paper, the performance and ranking of sustainable supply chain suppliers are evaluated by presenting a secondary objective model in terms of cross efficiency.

Design / Methodology / Approach: In the first step of this research, a preliminary screening of the identified criteria is carried out. the data on the final criteria is collected using a questionnaire. Finally, the evaluation and ranking of suppliers in sustainable supply chain of the automotive industry in Iran is done by the cross-efficiency model presented in this paper.

Results: The results showed that, according to the criteria of the triple profit model (including 3 dimensions, 7 criteria), supplier No. 8 was identified as the most efficient decision maker unit (DMU) among 12 suppliers of Iran Khodro Company.

Limitations of the investigation:  The main constraints include the timeliness of information gathering and the lack of cooperation of suppliers in providing information.

Originality / Value: Using the cross efficiency model in data envelopment analysis technique in the field of evaluating supplier performance is a very practical and unrestricted approach.
Circular Economy in higher education ınstitutions: lessons learned from Brazıl-Colombıa network
Authors: Maruyama Úrsula , Sanchez Paloma Martinez , Trigo Aline Guimarães Monteiro , Motta Wladmir Henriques
Published: March 2019

Goal: this paper goal is presenting sustainability experiences using Life Cycle Assessment perspective in two Latin America higher education institutions (HEI). What similarities do these HEI have in common regarding sustainability? What are the major challenges they face? In which way is Circular Economy effective on university campuses? Since universities face challenges posed by a changing and competitive environment, there ought to be sustainable management that is more appropriate to higher education institutions’ real environment, which is characterized by complexity, paradoxes, ambiguities, and conflicts.

Methodology/Approach: Multiple Case Study. A resilience threshold of global ecosystem should be considered. Ecosystem dynamics require effort in mapping its functions.

Results: the results considered that the difference between environmental approach failure and success lies in knowing how to realign their strategic plans.

Limitations of the investigation: comparing private and public HEI and different levels of education (technical, undergraduate and graduate courses).

Practical implication: the practical implication leads to an understanding that Circular Economy in HEI can be perceived as a guideline to innovation towards a more sustainable economy.

Originality/value: the originality/value of this work is the ability of enabling scientists to empathize with both Brazıl and Colombia’s LCA perspectives in HEI.
Superexponentials: A Generalization of Hyperbolic and Trigonometric Functions
Authors: Agnew Alfonso F. , Gentile Brandon , Mathews John H.
Published: March 2019

We construct and explore the properties of a generalization of hy- perbolic and trigonometric functions we cal l superexponentials. The general ization is based on the characteristic second-order differential equations (DE) these functions satisfy, and leads to functions satisfying analogous mth order equations and having many properties analogous to the usual hyperbolic and trigonometric functions. Roots of unity play a key role in providing the periodicity resulting in various properties. We also show how these functions solve the general initial value problem for the differential equations y(n) = y, and a look at the power series expansions reveal surprisingly simple patterns that clarify the properties of the superexponentials.
A game Pareto complete analysis in n-dimensions: a general applicative study case
Authors: Carfì David
Published: March 2019

The study proposed here considers an applicable game model, in a specific non-linear interfering scenario, with n possible interacting elements. We find the Pareto maximal boundary by using the Carfì’s payoff analysis method for differentiable games. The core section of the paper studies the game by finding the critical zone of the game in its Cartesian form. At this aim, we need to prove an intricate theorem and a technical lemma about the Jacobian determinant of the examined n-game.
Impulsivity and information in cooperative and non-cooperative decision problems
Authors: Ventre Viviana , Longo Angelarosa
Published: March 2019

Psychological evidences of impulsivity and false consensus eect lead results far from rationality. It is shown that impulsivity modies the discount function of each individual, and false consensus eect increases the degree of consensus in a multi-agent decision problem. Analyzing them together we note that in strategic interactions these two human factors involve choices which change equilibriums expected by rational individuals.
Some thoughts on the Goldbach’s Conjecture (Part II)
Authors: D’AMICO Rosario
Published: March 2019

This work aims at formulating considerations to demonstrate the Goldbach's Conjecture by using a demonstration process by far easier than the usual attempts already present in literature.
Dzieje domowe albo opis przez dni osobliwszych dziejów i przypadków zdarzonych w Szkołach Wydziałowych Poznańskich 1781-1793, oprać. D. Żotądź- -Strzelczyk przy współpracy J. Wiesiołowskiego, Wydawnictwo Miejskie, Poznań 2006, ss. 121
Authors: Ratajczak Krzysztof
Published: March 2019

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Brainstem anaesthesia after retrobulbar block
Authors: Kostadinov Ivan , Hostnik Andrej , Cvenkel Barbara , Potočnik Iztok
Published: March 2019

Regional anaesthesia techniques in ophthalmology are usually utilized for day case surgery. During various procedures, profound akinesia of the eye and anaesthesia of the surgical site are required, both of which are achieved with retrobulbar block. Due to the anatomy of the eye, life-threatening complications are possible. An 82-year-old female with secondary post-herpetic uveitic glaucoma of the right eye presented at the Department of Ophthalmology for an elective trans-scleral laser cyclophotocoagulation. She was given a retrobulbar block to the right eye with 2 mL of 0.5% levobupivacaine and 2 mL of 2% lidocaine. The procedure was technically performed without any issues. 2-3 minutes after the injection she became lethargic and 5 minutes later she lost consciousness and developed severe hypotension with bradycardia and respiratory arrest. She was successfully intubated and resuscitated, using mechanical ventilation, vasoactive medications, fluid therapy and intravenous lipid emulsion. There are three mechanisms for local anaesthetic (LA) to reach the central nervous system after a retrobulbar block: systemic absorption of LA, direct intra-arterial injection and retrograde flow into the cerebral circulation, and injecting LA into the subdural space via puncturing the dural optic nerve sheath, the latter being most common. The clinical picture of our patient was very consistent with subdural anaesthesia after exposure of the pons, midbrain and cranial nerves to LA, i.e. brainstem anaesthesia. Following appropriate life support measures taken in our case, there was a successful outcome. To minimize the chance for brainstem anaesthesia after retrobulbar block, we recommend low volume with low concentration of LA and block performance by an experienced ophthalmologist or anaesthesiologist with proper technique. Patients receiving retrobulbar anaesthesia should be carefully monitored at least 20 minutes after the block. Life support equipment should be available before performing retrobulbar block.
A comparative investigation of metadiscourse in English and Persian architectural research articles
Authors: Ariannejad Aida , Vanci Osam Ulker , Yigitoglu Nur
Published: March 2019

The present article reports a comparative study of interactional metadiscourse markers in English and Persian research articles. Drawing on Hyland’s (2005) interpersonal model of metadiscourse, this study investigates the employment of “hedges”, “boosters”, and “attitude markers” in a corpus composed of the post-method sections of 100 research articles (50 English and 50 Persian) in the field of architecture. Overall, it was found that there are statistically significant differences between the frequencies of hedges, boosters, and attitude markers used in English and Persian sub-corpora. Yet, the linguistic and functional analyses unveiled some basic similarities between the two languages in their epistemic metadiscourse strategies. The findings provide deep insights into the rhetorical conventions and norms in architectural articles and offer a broader perspective towards discoursing patterns and persuasion strategies of English and Iranian academic writers in this field.
Frequency effects and markedness in phonotactics
Authors: Orzechowska Paula , Zydorowicz Paulina
Published: March 2019

In this paper, we take up the challenge of exploring the relationship between markedness and frequency in phonotactics. The study is based on word-initial and word-final consonant clusters in Polish and English. The aim of this study is threefold. First, we establish logarithmic frequencies for word-initial and final consonant clusters compiled from two resources, a dictionary (or paradigm) and a written corpus. Second, we examine the preferability status of clusters in three frequency bands (high, mid, low) in terms of two phonotactic principles, i.e. sonority and Net Auditory Distance. Finally, we test the correlations between degrees of markedness and frequency. The present paper extends our previous studies on comparative Polish–English phonotactics, where markedness and frequency constitute the core of the analysis. The study shows that there is no relationship between cluster markedness and its frequency. As to frequencies, Polish and English differ from each other with respect to the distribution of clusters in the dictionary list, while the disproportions are neutralized in usage.
Enriched environment inhibits breast cancer progression in obese models with intact leptin signaling
Authors: Foglesong Grant D , Queen Nicholas J , Huang Wei , Widstrom Kyle J , Cao Lei
Published: March 2019

Obesity is becoming a global epidemic and is a risk factor for breast cancer. Environmental enrichment (EE), a model recapitulating an active lifestyle, leads to leanness, resistance to diet-induced obesity (DIO) and cancer. One mechanism is the activation of the hypothalamic–sympathoneural–adipocyte (HSA) axis. This results in the release of norepinephrine onto adipose tissue inducing a drop of leptin. This study aimed to test the effects of EE on breast cancer onset and progression while considering the effect of leptin by utilizing the transgenic MMTV-PyMT model as well as several models of varied leptin signaling. EE was highly effective at reducing weight gain, regardless of the presence of leptin. However, the effects of EE on tumor progression were dependent on leptin signaling. EE decreased leptin and reduced mammary tumor growth rate in MMTV-PyMT spontaneous and DIO transplantation models; in contrast, the absence of leptin in ob/ob mice resulted in increased tumor growth likely due to elevated norepinephrine levels. Our results suggest that the microenvironment is critical in breast tumorigenesis and that the drop in leptin is an important peripheral mediator of the EE anti-breast cancer effects, offsetting the potential pro-tumorigenic effects of norepinephrine responding to a complex environment.
Metabolic regulation of exercise-induced angiogenesis
Authors: Gorski Tatiane , De Bock Katrien
Published: March 2019

Skeletal muscle relies on an ingenious network of blood vessels, which ensures optimal oxygen and nutrient supply. An increase in muscle vascularization is an early adaptive event to exercise training, but the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying exercise-induced blood vessel formation are not completely clear. In this review, we provide a concise overview on how exercise-induced alterations in muscle metabolism can evoke metabolic changes in endothelial cells (ECs) that drive muscle angiogenesis. In skeletal muscle, angiogenesis can occur via sprouting and splitting angiogenesis and is dependent on vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling. In the resting muscle, VEGF levels are controlled by the estrogen-related receptor γ (ERRγ). Upon exercise, the transcriptional coactivator peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1α (PGC1α) orchestrates several adaptations to endurance exercise within muscle fibers and simultaneously promotes transcriptional activation of Vegf expression and increased muscle capillary density. While ECs are highly glycolytic and change their metabolism during sprouting angiogenesis in development and disease, a similar role for EC metabolism in exercise-induced angiogenesis in skeletal muscle remains to be elucidated. Nonetheless, recent studies have illustrated the importance of endothelial hydrogen sulfide and sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) activity for exercise-induced angiogenesis, suggesting that EC metabolic reprogramming may be fundamental in this process. We hypothesize that the exercise-induced angiogenic response can also be modulated by metabolic crosstalk between muscle and the endothelium. Defining the underlying molecular mechanisms responsible for skeletal muscle angiogenesis in response to exercise will yield valuable insight into metabolic regulation as well as the determinants of exercise performance.
Plasma miRNA-155 Levels Predict Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence after Cardioversion
Authors: Zhang Xiong , Xiao Xiao-ping , Ren Xu-ai , Cui Tao
Published: March 2019

Background: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are widely involved in the regulation of physiological processes, such as cell proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, angiogenesis, and lipid metabolism. They might be associated with the pathological process of atrial fibrillation (AF). The purpose of our study is to investigate whether plasma miRNA-155 levels have a relationship with AF recurrence.
Methods: A total of 110 patients with AF were studied, all with successful cardioversion. We measured the expression of plasma miRNA-155 in the recurrent group (n = 30) and in the nonrecurrent group (n = 80) by quantitative reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). In addition, the serumal levels of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), total cholesterol (TC), and fasting blood glucose (FBG) in the groups were determined by using an automatic biochemical analyzer; and an immunoenzymatic method was applied to determine the serumal levels of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), C-reactive protein (CRP), and interleukin-6 (IL-6). The left atrial diameter (LAD) and left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) of all patients were measured by using echocardiography.
Results: Our RT-PCR analysis found that miRNA-155 was significantly upregulated in the recurrent group compared with the nonrecurrent group. These increases of LAD and the levels of BNP, TNF-α, CRP, and IL-6 in the recurrent group were also revealed to be relative to those in the nonrecurrent group. There were no differences in the levels of TC and FBG, as well as in EF, between the groups. Moreover, miRNA-155 expression was observed to correlate positively with these outcomes of LAD, BNP, TNF-α, CRP, IL-6, and LAD. A diagnostic significance of predicting AF recurrence for plasma miRNA-155 was elucidated via ROC curve analysis.
Conclusions: Our findings revealed that plasma miRNA-155 can present an ability to calculate AF recurrence after cardioversion.
Non-Contiguous Multi-Visceral and Vertebral-Medullary Multifocal Tuberculosis in Immunocompetent Subject
Authors: Mounir Amina , Karhate Andalousi Meryeme , Akasbi Nessrine , Benjelloune Mohammed Chakib , Harzy Taoufik
Published: March 2019

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by the bacillus of Koch (BK). The multifocal form is usually associated with the immunosuppression of HIV. In this regard, we report an unusual case of multifocal tuberculosis associating visceral foci with a non-contiguous cervical, dorsal and lumbar spinal tuberculosis, in an immunocompetent subject. The patient had a medical-surgical treatment. It is a disease with a difficult diagnosis. We will discuss, in this case, the clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic characteristics of this clinical entity.
Druk ulotny na temat objawień Maryjnych w Dzierzgowie w roku 1664
Authors: Kwaśniewski Andrzej
Published: March 2019

Jan Myszkowski w czasie bitwy pod Beresteczkiem (1651) otrzymał bizantyjską ikonę Matki Bożej. Ikona była wykonana na przełomie XVI i XVII wieku. Obraz ten trafił do kościoła parafialnego w Dzierzgowie na terenie diecezji krakowskiej. W roku 1664 na obrazie pojawiły się łzy, które uznano za zjawisko cudowne. Biskup krakowski Andrzej Trzebicki wydelegował do Dzierzgowa komisję, która badała okoliczności wydarzenia. W związku z objawieniami wydrukowano anonimowe opowiadanie o tych wydarzeniach. Opowieść o objawieniach w Dzierzgowie została wydana w postaci druku złożonego z dwóch kart. Druk obecnie znany jest tylko z jednego egzemplarza. Praca poświęcona temu źródłu złożona jest z omówienia i edycji krytycznej. Wespazjan Kochowski, opracowując dzieje Polski, dokonał własnej interpretacji cudownego wydarzenia. Jego zdaniem łzy pojawiły się na obrazie z powodu niesprawiedliwego traktowana polskiego magnata Jerzego Lubomirskiego przez dwór królewski. W tej interpretacji Matka Boża płakała w Dzierzgowie, gdy król Jan Kazimierz i królowa Ludwika Maria Gonzaga przygotowywali skierowane pod adresem Jerzego Lubomirskiego niesprawiedliwe oskarżenie o zdradę.
„Chrześcijańska krucjata” w Chinach. Tajpingowie w świetle relacji Johna Scartha
Authors: Popiołek Piotr
Published: March 2019

W artykule zostaje poruszona kwestia religii tajpingów w oparciu o pracę Johna Scartha z 1860 roku, czyli jeszcze przed klęską odniesioną przez Hong Xiuquana. Jest to specyficzne ujęcie tematu, z tego względu, że autor nie ukrywa się z sympatią w stosunku do przedstawicieli tego ruchu. Stoi on w kontrze do dominującej wówczas narracji przedstawiającej tajpingów jako rewolucjonistów i bandytów. Do teraz ten obraz jest często obecny, marginalizując przy tym rolę religii w ich ruchu lub przedstawiając ją w przerysowany sposób jako dziwaczną synkretyczną religię. Scarth łagodzi ten przekaz, skupiając się przede wszystkim na chrześcijańskich korzeniach tej doktryny, obalając przesądy oraz wyjaśniając nieporozumienia. Nie ma jednak wątpliwości, że jego życzliwa postawa często ma związek z niewiedzą na temat szczegółów teologii tajpingów. Obraz, który przedstawia, łączy się z jego specyficzną wizją soteriologii i działania Boga w ludzkiej historii. W tym kontekście rewolucja Hong Xiuquana miała rangę nie tylko polityczną i niepodległościową w stosunku do Mandżurów, ale była to rewolucja religijna, obalająca władzę legitymizującą bałwochwalstwo.
MOOCs as 'chemical attractants'
Authors: Parsons Andrew , Barr Iain
Published: March 2019

This study explores the outcomes of a chemistry MOOC, delivered on two occasions through the FutureLearn platform. Learner background and course feedback, including managing the expectations of potential participants, course facilitation, the importance of having a strong presence on the forums and the tutor having a ‘face’, is explored. The findings will be especially relevant to practitioners interested in learning more about how MOOCs could contribute to a university strategy for internationalisation, widening participation and public engagement. It adds to the growing literature on an educator’s experience, providing an insight into the rewards and challenges of teaching in MOOCs, and aims to encourage and support other higher education providers considering developing related online courses.
Operations Strategic Objectives and Decisions as Support for Lean Manufacturing
Authors: Marulanda-Grisales Natalia , González Gaitán Henry Helí
Published: March 2019

The aim of this research consisted to identify coordination mechanisms among lean manufacturing tools and corporate operations strategy.  The study was carried out in seven companies of the textile sector located in the Valle del Aburrá, Colombia. A case study methodology was used. The methodology was based on a quantitative approach and a descriptive - correlational scope.  Among the main results, it was found that the delivery objective and the strategic decision of capacity are the main drivers for improving the bottom line.  The operational profit improves because of the incorporation of the lean philosophy in daily organization activities.  In organizations where the implementation of lean manufacturing is still limited, capacity and delivery must be strengthened from the corporate strategy. This is the case of textile companies.El objetivo de la presente investigación consistió en identificar los mecanismos de coordinación entre las herramientas de lean manufacturing y la estrategia de operaciones, en siete compañías del sector textil ubicadas en el Valle de Aburrá, Colombia. Se empleó una metodología de estudio de caso, con base en un enfoque cuantitativo y un alcance descriptivo -correlacional. Entre los principales resultados se encontró que el objetivo de entrega y la decisión estratégica de capacidad son los principales motores para el incremento de la utilidad operacional a partir de la incorporación de la filosofía lean en las actividades diarias de la organización. De manera particular en aquellas organizaciones donde su implementación aun es limitada, son estos dos elementos los que deben fortalecerse desde la estrategia corporativa, como es el caso de las compañías del sector textil.O objetivo desta pesquisa foi identificar mecanismos de coordenada entre ferramentas de fabricação enxuta e estratégia de operações corporativas. O estudo foi realizado em sete empresas do setor têxtil localizadas no Vale de Aburrá, na Colômbia. Foi utilizada uma metodologia de estudo de caso. A metodologia baseou-se em uma abordagem quantitativa e um escopo descritivo-correlacional. Entre os principais resultados, verificou-se que o objetivo de entrega e a decisão estratégica de capacidade são os principais impulsionadores do aumento do lucro operacional. O lucro operacional aumenta com a incorporação da filosofia lean nas atividades diárias da organização. Em organizações onde a implementação da manufatura enxuta ainda é limitada, a capacidade e a entrega devem ser fortalecidas a partir da estratégia corporativa. Este é o caso das empresas têxteis.
Organizational diversity in the fusion process of a financial institution
Authors: Medeiros Cintia Rodrigues de O , Valadao Junior Valdir Machado , Miranda Rodrigo , Gallego Esther Solano
Published: March 2019

In this research, we addressed the meeting of cultures, with the aim of exploring the relationship of symbolic in a financial institution, then the process of acquiring another institution. The theoretical approach is used to analyze the perspective of Elias and Scotson (1994) on the processes of stigmatization of foreign social groups as a crucial factor in understanding the relationship of symbolic, the concept of Robert Park on marginal man and the concept of Turner on liminality. As a result, we show that members of the acquired company are seen as those who threaten the established culture.En esta investigación, abordamos el encuentro de culturas, con el objetivo de explorar las relaciones de dominación simbólica en una institución financiera, posteriormente al proceso de adquisición de otra institución. El abordaje teórico utilizado para el análisis es la perspectiva de Elias y Scotson (1994) sobre los procesos de estigmatización de los grupos sociales extranjeros como factor crucial en el entendimiento de la relación de dominación simbólica, el concepto de Robert Park sobre el hombre marginal y de Turner sobre liminaridad. Como resultados, evidenciamos que los miembros de la empresa adquirida son vistos como aquellos que amenazan la cultura establecida.Nesta pesquisa, abordamos o encontro das culturas, com o objetivo de explorar as relações de dominação simbólica em uma instituição financeira, após o processo de aquisição de outra instituição. A abordagem teórica utilizada para a análise é a perspectiva de Elias e Scotson (1994) sobre os processos de estigmatização de grupos sociais estrangeiros como fator crucial na compreensão da relação de dominação simbólica, o conceito de Robert Park no homem marginal e Turner na liminaridade. Como resultados, mostramos que os membros da empresa adquirida são vistos como aqueles que ameaçam a cultura estabelecida.
Matriz QFD: estudo e aplicação em uma empresa de confecção de moda
Authors: Kiill Santos Julia , De Souza José Paulo , Borges William José
Published: March 2019

No presente artigo discute-se uma das ferramentas de qualidade indicada para se obter um produto adequado à demanda, a Matriz QFD (Quality Function Deployment). Buscando sua contribuição para a qualidade, o estudo apresenta a aplicação da ferramenta em uma empresa de confecções de moda. Esse setor apresenta elevada dinâmica operacional e competitiva e alta interação com os segmentos da cadeia produtiva, demandando a adequação da demanda. Na busca pela compreensão da  forma como ocorre a transferência das expectativas de qualidade do  mercado para a empresa, o artigo buscou compreender como a matriz QFD pode auxiliar no processo de atendimento à demanda numa empresa de confecção de moda. Logo, utilizou-se um estudo de caso, analisando- se o uso do QFD em uma empresa de confecções de moda, inserida em  um polo de referência no estado do Paraná. Dessa forma, foi realizado um acompanhamento sistemático das atividades da empresa com o uso da ferramenta, a partir do lançamento de coleções anuais. Como resultado identificou-se que o uso da ferramenta permite definir os pontos a serem priorizados e os recursos necessários à adequação dos produtos da organização aos interesses dos clientes.
Aprimorando o conhecimento em uma linha de produção de alimentos industrializados por meio da análise de valor
Authors: De Godói Thiago Baldasso , Da Silva Denise Felix , Sartori Rejane , Menegassi Cláudia Herrero Martins , Goedert Adriano Rogerio , Tenório Nelson
Published: March 2019

A indústria de alimentos está constantemente buscando a melhoria de seus processos produtivos visando desenvolver produtos com maior valor agregado e menor custo. Uma das soluções para isso é o uso do método da análise de valor. Diante desse cenário, o objetivo deste artigo é efetuar uma análise de valor dos processos produtivos de uma linha de produtos de uma indústria de alimentos de forma a gerar conhecimento para aprimorar tais processos. Para tanto, realiza-se um estudo de caso de abordagem qualitativa e objetivo exploratório. Os resultados revelam que o processo mais importante do objeto deste estudo foi o de ‘envasar o pó’ e que tal processo gera a falha denominada de ‘cartucho vazio’. Além disso, os resultados mostram a possível otimização do processo produtivo por meio da automação do processo que produz a falha de ‘cartucho vazio’. Portanto, este estudo apresenta o conhecimento obtido com a análise de valor realizada em uma empresa da indústria de alimentos, esperando que as empresas desse setor tenham um olhar mais apurado dos benefícios a serem alcançados com o uso da análise de valor para a melhoria dos processos produtivos e para a redução de seus custos de produção.
A gestão de mudanças na logística: estudo exploratório em empresas do setor de bens de capital agrícolas
Authors: Hisano Barbosa Danilo , Andreotti Musetti Marcel , Barbosa Careta Catarina , Kurumoto Juliana Sayuri
Published: March 2019

A excelência logística constitui-se em um dos temas de frequentes discussões no contexto acadêmico e empresarial, face à representatividade da atividade logística para a competitividade das organizações. Diversos autores apontam a existência de áreas-chave para o alcance dessa excelência, sendo uma delas a gestão de mudanças. Embora essa área-chave seja amplamente difundida na literatura, pouco se sabe sobre a dinâmica de sua ocorrência em processos de mudanças relacionados à logística, visto que as publicações existentes abordam o tema de maneira genérica relacionando-o à organização como um todo, além de não permitirem a sua revisão à luz de evidências empíricas. Diante deste cenário, o trabalho tem como objetivo contribuir com a identificação e caracterização de casos bem-sucedidos em gestão de mudanças relacionadas à logística em empresas de excelência do setor de bens de capital agrícolas. Os resultados da pesquisa permitiram a Logconstrução de um painel descritivo apontando as principais características destes casos, podendo servir como base de referência para empresas de outros setores na melhoria de seus processos logísticos.
Competências dos gerentes de projetos na construção civil: estudo de caso em uma construtora da cidade de São Paulo
Authors: Shimabuku Eduardo , Beca Apolo de Lima , Tanaka Wilson Yoshio , Silva Adriano Maniçoba da , Ferreira William de Paula
Published: March 2019

O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar as competências de gerentes de projetos que foram determinantes para a alternância de resultados, positivo e negativo (e o inverso), em uma construtora da cidade de São Paulo. Por meio de um estudo de caso com entrevistas aos gerentes e seus subordinados, foi possível identificar as principais competências comportamentais que influenciaram o resultado dos projetos. O estudo permitiu contribuir com a temática dos determinantes comportamentais do desempenho de projetos possibilitando que gerentes possam antever os requisitos comportamentais para o sucesso em projetos.
Um estudo exploratório sobre as relações entre as práticas Lean na implementação de uma cadeia de suprimentos enxuta
Authors: Tortorella Guilherme Luz , Giglio Ricardo , Fettermann Diego de Castro , Castillo Aurora Patricia Piñeres
Published: March 2019

A pressão competitiva por redução do tempo de processamento, de custos e melhoria na qualidade tem promovido a implementação dos princípios da manufatura enxuta também no gerenciamento da cadeia de suprimentos. O objetivo deste trabalho é identificar empiricamente as relações entre as práticas de gerenciamento da cadeia de suprimentos enxuta durante projetos de implementação desta abordagem na cadeia de suprimentos. Por meio de uma survey com 113 empresas os resultados foram analisados por meio de técnicas multivariadas de dados. Os resultados apresentam que a relação entre as práticas pode não ser sempre sinérgica, pois existem pares de práticas que, ao serem implementadas simultaneamente, tendem a entrar em conflito, dificultando seus benefícios. A pesquisa realizada também fornece argumentos aos gestores e profissionais para compreender melhor como as práticas interagem umas com as outras em contextos específicos.
Dynamics of Youth Values in the Samara Region
Authors: Zvonovsky Vladimir
Published: March 2019

The article discusses the dynamics of changes in the value orientations of the age group of young people in the 10s of the 21st century compared with the values of the similar group of the "zero" years of the 21st century, as well as the transformation of the hierarchy of the problems the youth group deal with as the challenges facing young people preferences and their changes in the last 15 years. Researchers identify two periods of transformation of Russian youth values. The first one can be limited to the period between 1995 and 2005. It was caused by the breaking of the main part of social institutions, where the processes of youth socialization took place. The present youth group, which entered this period after 2008, passed the final phase of socialization after the formation of the modern Russian economic system that had defined the structure of employment and work ethics. By this time, the period of uncertainty and the feelings of instability and pessimism, stimulating the consolidation of asocial attitudes, had already ended. In this regard, sociologists of the Social Research Fund repeated the previous stages of their monitoring of young people in the Samara region, which took place from 1993 to 2004. The article mainly presents the results of the measurement carried out in the summer of 2018, i.e. 15 years after the previous measurement. During this period, the age cohort, which related to young people in the previous waves of research, has been updated almost completely. The results of the study show a significant weakening of interest in education, especially higher education, consistently high focus on life success and career and the continuing peripherality of political activity for young people. In particular, it is shown that the hierarchy of values has acquired qualitatively new features that are not typical of the former youth groups and the behavior of older age groups.
Credibility to the Police Institution as a Factor of the Tourist Branding Formation of the Volgograd Region
Authors: Zueva Olga , Vasiliev Evgeniy
Published: March 2019

Branding of tourist territory is one of the most promising tools for effective management of the regions development of the Russian Federation. Strategic planning of the tourism industry development, having solved part of the tasks of forming positive tourist brands and creating tourist passports of the regions, faced with the need to identify specific components of the branding. One of the most important components of a positive branding of tourist destinations is the formation of a system of credibility and security to the territory. The study of the areas of security in tourism is one of the most important global megatrends in the development of the tourism industry, as recorded by the scientific community. Based on these premises, the authors describe a system of conceptual interconnection of sources of danger, the subjective position of users of tourist practices and branding of tourist destinations, where the influence of public opinion on the police institution activities on the perceived security in the region plays a special role.The study interpreted data from a survey conducted in 2018 by the Department of Philosophy of the Volgograd Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia (the survey method was a formalized interview, the sample type was random, stratified, mechanical selection method, n = 321). According to the survey, it was concluded that a significant number of citizens who participated in the survey, give a negative assessment of the activities of the police, which is manifested in reducing the sense of personal security among respondents. Using the results of the assessment system of the internal affairs agencies based on departmental and non-departmental indicators, as well as regular sociological research data, the authors, using the example of the Volgograd region, substantiate the dependence of positive branding of a tourist territory on public opinion about police activities, which make up a sense of security in the region.
Specifics of Expression of the Poetic Word in the Philosophy of H.-G. Hadamer’s and L. Wittgenstein’s Languages
Authors: Talalaeva Ekaterina
Published: March 2019

The article compares the linguophilosophical views of H.-G. Gadamer and L. Wittgenstein on one of the key aspects of poetic perspective. The founder of philosophical hermeneutics, Gadamer, in many ways developed and supplemented the ideas of his outstanding mentor M. Heidegger on the special ontological role of poetry as a "pure language" with the introduction of the concept of "pure poetry" into the scientific revolution. According to Gadamer, the poetic language has only its inherent tightness. This property of poetry makes it possible to preserve the semantic unity and semantic integrity of the poetic text, and also prevents the poetic word from losing its unique intrinsic value. On the other hand, the tightness of poetry excludes the possibility of voicing it, allowing only a written fixation of the poetic text. According to Gadamer's philosophical convictions, the verbal expression of poetic utterances leads to a significant distortion of the original artistic intent. Wittgenstein, in turn, standing at the origins of analytical philosophy, insists on the impossibility of expressing poetic utterances by means of ordinary language, since they do not reflect the facts and the status quo in the world, i.e. are outside factual language. In accordance with the position of the Austrian thinker, everything that does not correlate with logically correct speaking should be immersed in the sphere of silence. Nevertheless, both philosophers agreed in their arguments that the problem of the unpredictability of a poetic word can be solved with the phenomenon of showing, which can convey the meaning of a poetic work in a different way. The show does not belong to the field of language or silence, but is able to fully express the meaning of the poetic work.
Non-Accidental Meetings: How Technologies are Known Through Dating and Relationships in the Postmodern Society
Authors: Urusova Ekaterina , Khusyainov Timur
Published: March 2019

In this paper, an attempt to understand modern romantic relationships influenced by technology is made. According to Z. Bauman and E. Giddens, relations in modern society can be characterized as "liquid love" or "confluent love", which are very dynamic. It is noted that the primary stages of building relationships are mediated by technical means, and the partners communicate remotely, according to the "subject - means - subject" scheme. At the same time, the technologies themselves, imperceptibly for users, can control the choice of a partner and limit the range of persons with whom he or she can get acquainted, and as a result, establish a relationship. This is the manifestation of the technical side of rational love, based on the choice of a "suitable life partner".In this case, the theory of rational choice is absolutized, and as a result a partner that meets certain parameters is selected: on the one hand, attractive for the subject, and on the other, equal in social status and level of attractiveness for others. In addition, online dating supports a person's desire for safety and comfort, as technology mitigates failures, and rational risk is only partially present. A person gets the opportunity to explore the Other before a personal meeting, and in some cases even before they meet and begin virtual communication, which is associated with greater openness of users on the global Internet, active placement of various content and personal information. Thus, the search and attraction of a partner in dating services and virtual social networks reflects such tendencies of present as digitalization, macdonalization and virtualization.
Motives of Socially Responsible Activity: Explanatory Potential of the Human Capital Concept
Authors: Gorina Tatyana , Kalashnikova Nina
Published: March 2019

Modern interdisciplinary studies of human capital have allowed to change the understanding of its structure, incorporating not only the knowledge, skills, competencies and talents of the individual, but also his or her outlook, value attitudes, features of mentality and thinking in general. The concept of human capital makes it possible to identify various, including non-economic, motives of subjects of socially responsible activities, to understand why people are interested in implementing socially oriented programs. Socially responsible activities and human capital mutually condition each other: participation in socially responsible activities is an investment in human capital, and developed human capital is one of the conditions for effective socially responsible activities. The motives for socially responsible activities can be the desire to establish social justice, a desire to make the world more reliable and trustworthy, care for people, strengthen and spread social solidarity, increase the wellbeing of local communities, etc.Participation as a subject of socially responsible activities helps an individual to develop cognitive and social behavioral skills, provides access to information and practices necessary to adapt to the modern social environment. Socially responsible activity as a reflection of a specific system of thinking allows developing such important skills and qualities in modern society as purposefulness, empathy, willingness to take risks, independence in decision making, ability to work in a situation of uncertainty, ability to search for nonstandard solutions necessary for representatives of various specialties for successful implementation of professional functions, as well as contributing to the growth of the national economy. The advantages offered by socially responsible activities encourage individuals to participate in socially significant projects and companies, social institutions and society as a whole - to stimulate and support this kind of activity.
Social Entrepreneurship as a Resource of Employment of People with Disability
Authors: Poltavskaya Maria , Vasilyeva Ekaterina , Tokareva Svetlana , Khomutova Natalya
Published: March 2019

Social entrepreneurship, which under certain conditions can contribute to solving the problems of employment of people with disabilities, is becoming a noticeable direction of social policy in modern Russia. The article analyzed the legislative changes aimed at implementing the new state policy towards people with disabilities, reviewed the scientific foreign and domestic literature on the use of social entrepreneurship practices by people with disabilities. The conclusion is made about the role of institutional and socio-cultural factors in the development of social entrepreneurship, which is one of the mechanisms for the implementation of social support for people with disabilities and citizens in need of social protection. The main forms of discrimination of these categories of citizens in employment and work have been identified, the legal basis for quoting places for people with disabilities has been described, problems, arising in the organization and implementation of activities in social enterprises have been described. Examples of social entrepreneurs and non-profit organizations programs,that improve the living conditions of people with disabilities, allowing creating financially sustainable business models, are given. The study interpreted data collected by the method of analyzing documents (statistical data characterizing the situation of people with disabilities in the Russian Federation, reports of state institutions, reports of the Committee on Labor and Employment of the Volgograd Region) and the method of non-formalized interview of heads of organizations of the Volgograd Region dealing with social protection of citizens employment strategies for people with disabilities (n = 32). An empirical study led to the conclusion that the measures planned by state structures to improve the situation of socially vulnerable people, including people with disabilities, are carried out without coordination with non-profit organizations that provide them with assistance.