bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
YEŞİL PAZARLAMA ve TÜKETİCİLERİN YEŞİL ÜRÜN TERCİHLERİNİ ETKİLEYEN FAKTÖRLER
Authors: ÖZCAN Hatice , ÖZGÜL Bülent
Published: April 2020

Günümüzde tüketicilerde
çevre duyarlılığı ve bilinci hızlı bir biçimde artmaktadır. Bunun sonucunda, tüketiciler
işletmelerin de bu konuda hassas davranmasını beklemektedirler. İşletmeler de
hem bu sebeple hem de politik ve toplumsal baskıların da etkisiyle çevre dostu
ürünlere ve üretim yöntemlerine yönelmişlerdir. Yeşil pazarlama olarak
adlandırdığımız bu yeni pazarlama tekniğinin işletmelere önemli getirileri de
olmaktadır. Yeşil pazarlama sayesinde işletmeler, sosyal sorumluluklarını
yerine getirerek itibarlarını arttırmakta, maliyetlerini düşürmekte, yaratıcı
çalışmalar ortaya çıkmakta, rekabet avantajı kazanmakta ve marka imajlarını
güçlendirmektedirler. Yeşil pazarlama faaliyetlerini etkin olarak gerçekleştirmek
ve yeşil pazarlamanın getirilerinden faydalanabilmek için işletmeler, yeşil
tüketici davranışını ve yeşil tüketimi etkileyen faktörleri iyi analiz
etmelidirler. Bu çalışmada, yeşil pazarlama kavramı ve gelişimi, yeşil
pazarlamanın aşamaları, yeşil pazarlama karması, yeşil pazarlama ve geleneksel
pazarlamanın karşılaştırılması, yeşil tüketici kavramı ve yeşil tüketimi
etkileyen faktörlerle ilgili bir literatür taraması yapılmıştır.
ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN YALVAÇ’IN YEREL VE KÜLTÜREL TURİZM DEĞERLERİNE YÖNELİK FARKINDALIKLARININ İNCELENMESİ
Authors: DENİZTAŞ Burak
Published: April 2020

Bu araştırmanın
amacı, Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi ve Isparta
Uygulamalı Bilimler Üniversitesi Yalvaç Kılıçarslan Kampüsü’nde öğrenim gören
öğrencilerin, öğrenim gördükleri kentte bulunan yerel ve kültürel turizm
değerleri hakkındaki ilgi ve farkındalık düzeylerini belirlemektir. Çalışma
verileri, 2017-2018 akademik yılı bahar döneminde, Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi ve Isparta Uygulamalı Bilimler Üniversitesi Yalvaç Kılıçarslan Yerleşkesi içerisinde bulunan
Büyükkutlu Uygulamalı Bilimler Yüksekokulu, Yalvaç Meslek Yüksekokulu, Yalvaç
Teknik Bilimler Meslek Yüksekokulu ve Atayalvaç Sağlık Bilimleri Meslek Yüksekokulu’nun
farklı bölümlerinde öğrenim gören 200 üniversite öğrencisinden elde edilmiştir.
Araştırma bulgularından elde edilen sonuçlara göre; üniversite öğrencilerinin,
Yalvaç’taki yerel ve kültürel turizm değerlerine karşı ilgi ve farkındalık
düzeylerinin ortalamanın altında olduğu görülmektedir.
SAKİN ŞEHİR YALVAÇ’IN CİTTASLOW ULUSLARARASI KRİTERLERİ KAPSAMINDA DEĞERLENDİRMESİ
Authors: ÇOLAK Elif Cemre
Published: April 2020

Küreselleşme hız
ve dönüşüm temeli üzerine tanımlanabilecek bir süreçtir. Küreselleşme sürecinde
gerçekleşen hızlı dönüşüm en derin izlerinden birini de kentler üzerinde
bırakmaktadır. Kent kimliğini oluşturan yerel değerler, kültürler ve doğal
alanlar, küreselleşmenin dönüştürücü etkisi ile kaybolmaktadır. Cittaslow
birliği bu hızlı dönüşüm ve aynılaşma sürecine bir başkaldırı hareketidir. İtalyanca
“citta” ve İngilizce “slow” kelimelerinin birleştilmesi ile oluşan Cittaslow
kavramı Türkçeye Sakin Şehir olarak çevrilmektedir. Temeli 1999 yılında
İtalya’da atılmış olan Cittaslow hareketi, bugün 236 ülkeden yüzlerce şehri
içerisine alan uluslararası bir birliktir.

Çalışmada Cittaslow birliğine 2012 yılında
üye olan Yalvaç’ın Cittaslow uluslararsı kriterleri kapsamında bir
değerlendirmesi yapılmıştır.  Çalışmanın
amacı örneklem alan olarak seçilen Yalvaç’ta, Uluslararası Cittaslow
kriterlerinin ne ölçüde uygulandığının tespit edilmesidir. Çalışmada basılı
kaynakların yanı sıra internet veri tabanı ile Yalvaç Belediyesi arşivinden
yararlanılmıştır. Sahip olduğu tarihi miras ve doğal güzelliklerde göz önünde
bulundurulduğunda Yalvaç’ın Uluslararası Cittaslow kriterlerini önemli ölçüde
sağladığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
A.B.D - Çin Ticaret Savaşları ve Türkiye
Authors: KAYA Melek
Published: April 2020

8 Kasım 2016 yılında Amerika başkanı seçilen
Donald Trump’ın öncelikli meseleleri haksız ticaret faaliyetleri ve göç
konularıydı. Trump, 8 Mart 2018’de yerli üreticileri ve endüstrileri korumak
için Çin’e karşı demir ve çelik ürünlerinde tarifeler uygulayacağını duyurdu.
Çin ile beraber Türkiye’de tarifelere maruz kalan ülkeler arasındaydı. Çin’in
Amerika’ya  misillemelerle  karşılık vermesi ve misillemelerin karşılıklı
olarak ilerlemesiyle korumacılık kapsamı
bağlamında konan tarifeler Ticaret Savaşları’na sebep oldu. Trump’ın aslında
uluslararası ekonomiden çekilmek anlamına gelmeyen, ihracat için üretim yerine,
yerel pazar için üretim üzerinden ekonomileri yönlendirmek anlamına gelen
tersine küreselleşme (Bello, 2005: 113) bağlamında yerli pazar için korumacı davranması
1930 yılındaki Smoot – Hawley tarifelerinin Amerika için negatif sonuçlarını
hatırlatmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı iki büyük egemen güç (Bergsten, 2018: 13)
arasında başlayan ticaret savaşlarının Türkiye’ye etkisini değerlendirmek ve
gelişmekte olan Türkiye’nin yerel ve uluslararası açıdan verdiği tepkileri
göstermektir.  Bu çalışma ticaret
savaşları bağlamında uygulanan korumacılık politikalarının gerekçelerini
ikincil veri kaynaklarını kullanarak inceleyecektir ve  Türkiye’nin içinde bulunduğu durumu ve tüm bu
gelişmelere karşı tepkilerini gösterecektir.
KURUMİÇİ SOSYAL PAYDAŞLAR VE KURUMSAL İTİBAR İLİŞKİSİ
Authors: ÖZCAN Hatice , SOLMAZ Başak
Published: April 2020

Yalnızca kaliteli ve çok çeşitli ürün ve hizmet üretmenin olumlu bir kurumsal itibar için yeterli olmadığı günümüz rekabet koşullarında paydaşları tarafından sevilmek, güvenilmek ve desteklenmek işletmeler için çok daha önemli hale gelmiştir. Bu bağlamda işletmeyi etkileyebilecek tüm paydaşlarla tutarlı ve sağlıklı ilişkiler kurulmalı, paydaşların istek ve beklentileri her daim dikkate alınmalıdır. Güçlü bir kurumsal itibara sahip olmak tüm kurumlar için  hayati öneme sahiptir. Olumlu bir kurumsal itibara sahip olmak isteyen kurumlar tüm sosyal paydaş gruplarını dikkate almak durumundadırlar. Paydaşlar kurumu bir kimlik unsuru olan ismiyle tanır ve kurumun faaliyetlerini, planlarını ve niyetlerini açıklamak için yaptığı çeşitli sunumlarla hatırlar. Bu sunumları çeşitli şekilde yorumlarlar ve kurumla ilgili imajlar oluştururlar. Paydaşlar nezdinde kurumla ilgili oluşan imajların tümü, kurumun itibarını oluşturmaktadır. Bu çalışmada; kurumsal itibar, kurumsal itibar yönetimi ve sosyal paydaşlar ilişkisi ile ilgili literatür taramasına yer verilmiştir.
PRODUCCIÓN DE BIOGÁS MEDIANTE FERMENTACIÓN LÍQUIDA DE LOS RESIDUOS SÓLIDOS DE PIÑA Y NARANJA
Authors: Vera-Loor José , Anchundia-Vélez Gema , Sccipa-Mendoza María
Published: April 2020

Este proyecto de investigación se enfoca en el estudio de una mezcla de los residuos de las cáscaras de frutas utilizando el microorganismo Escherichia Coli para su aprovechamiento en la digestión anaerobia en fermentación líquida. En el acondicionamiento y desarrollo experimental se tomaron a consideración parámetros como la concentración de materia orgánica, expresada como demanda química de oxígeno, temperatura, tiempo de retención y pH. La velocidad de degradación está expresada como la producción de biogás bajo las diferentes condiciones. Los sustratos utilizados para esta investigación fueron los residuos de la cáscara de naranja y piña. El reactor que se utilizó en este estudio es un biorreactor de laboratorio que posee un sistema de control manual para los principales parámetros: temperatura, pH y agitación. Obtenidos estos resultados se prosigue con el diseño de un biodigestor anaerobio para la obtención de biogás. Se concluye que el tiempo de retención estimado para la producción de biogás de acuerdo al prototipo realizado es de 30 días, con lo que se garantiza la funcionalidad del diseño y la generación de los productos de la digestión anaerobia. Se recomienda la aplicación de este proyecto como una alternativa viable para el manejo adecuado de los residuos orgánicos y la protección del ambiente.

Palabras clave: biodigestor, digestión anaeróbica, residuos de frutas, Escherichia Coli, biogás.
PROPUESTAS PARA EL DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE DE LA VIVIENDA DE INTERÉS SOCIAL
Authors: Intriago-Plaza José , Muñoz-Zambrano Shalea , Hormaza-Muñoz Zaida
Published: April 2020

La vivienda es una de las necesidades básicas de las personas y familias independientemente de su condición social o económica, no obstante, un sector importante de la mundial no cuenta con viviendas de calidad. En este sentido, surge como respuesta a esta problemática la vivienda de interés social, que debe ser aplicada bajo criterios de flexibilidad, morfología, infraestructura, espacio, confort y con oportunidades de crecimiento personal y económico para las familias que habiten estos espacios. En el desarrollo de este manuscrito se analizan las experiencias de proyectos de vivienda social aplicados en comunidades con necesidades humanas. Se generan propuestas con los requisitos a considerar en el diseño y ejecución de un proyecto sostenible de viviendas sociales. Se concluye que existen varios modelos de viviendas y conjuntos habitacionales propuestos en proyectos de investigación, por tanto, es necesario analizar su factibilidad en función de los parámetros propuestos para las variables de relación social, tecnología y diseño arquitectónico-urbanístico. Palabras clave: construcción, urbanismo, ciudad, costo, sociedad.
GESTIÓN DE LA SEGURIDAD Y SALUD DE LOS TRABAJADORES EN PYMES DE SERVICIOS EDITORIALES
Authors: Riera-Estrada Joe , García-Moreira Sergio , Chiriboga-Mendoza Mercedes
Published: April 2020

Las empresas que buscan un crecimiento sostenible deben apuntar hacia estrategias que le otorguen ventajas competitivas frente a potenciales competidores del mismo sector. En las pequeñas y medianas empresas se genera la quinta parte de los accidentes laborales, por lo tanto, debe regularizarse un mayor control por parte de las instituciones públicas que cumplen estas funciones. Este trabajo pretende evaluar el contexto de una empresa de servicios editoriales que cuenta con 14 trabajadores para determinar la percepción de los colaboradores respecto a los accidentes laborales, riesgos y el grado de conocimiento y compromiso que se demuestra desde la alta directiva. La investigación se realizó mediante encuestas aplicadas al 100% de la población. Se determinó que el 79% de los encuestados considera que se presentan riesgos como caídas al mismo nivel, lo cual se relaciona con desorden por acumulación de cajas y material acumulado. Por otra parte, el 65% considera importante y necesaria la implantación de un sistema para la gestión de la seguridad y salud en el trabajo. Por lo tanto, la implementación de un sistema de gestión de seguridad y salud en el trabajo según la norma ISO 45001: 2018 permitirá organizar y planificar las actividades relacionadas con la prevención de riesgos laborales, así como la información documentada y la creación de procedimientos.

Palabras clave: riesgos, trabajo, normativa, planificación, ISO.
Avaliação de Aloe arborescens como coagulante para remoção de cor e turbidez em tratamento convencional de água
Authors: Rodrigues A. M. , Aquino D. S. , Cordeiro L. L.
Published: April 2020

O uso de coagulantes naturais no tratamento de água é alternativo ao de sintéticos, possíveis causadores de toxicidade. Este trabalho avaliou a viabilidade do uso de extrato de babosa (Aloe arborescens) como coagulante para remoção de cor aparente e turbidez no tratamento convencional. Os ensaios foram realizados em jar test, com água bruta do rio São Tomás, estado de Goiás, Brasil, abrangendo os intervalos de 6.0 a 8.0 unidades de pH e de 0.025 a 10.0 mL L-1 de coagulante. Elaboraram-se diagramas de coagulação com as eficiências obtidas de cada um dos 72 pares de valores pH versus dose de coagulante e obtiveram-se remoções na água decantada de 36% para turbidez e 52% para cor aparente e na água filtrada de 68% para turbidez e 70% para cor aparente. As eficiências obtidas não foram suficientes para atender às exigências do padrão de potabilidade brasileiro para os parâmetros analisados.
Evaluación de la Moringa oleifera en el tratamiento de aguas con alta turbidez y carga orgánica
Authors: Mejía Carrillo P. W. , Urquia Collantes K. , Cabello Torres R. J. , Valdiviezo Gonzales L. G.
Published: April 2020

El presente trabajo evalúa la eficiencia del uso de la Moringa oleífera (M.O) como coagulante en el tratamiento de aguas de alta turbidez y carga orgánica. Inicialmente los resultados demostraron que el coagulante a base de las semillas de M.O pre-tratada con cloruro de sodio (NaCl 1.0 N) y usando una dosis de 0.74 g/L, alcanza remociones de 87.3% y 88.8% para turbidez y sólidos suspendidos totales (SST), asimismo valores de 25.9% y 26.3% para DBO5 y DQO respectivamente. En una segunda etapa, el coagulante, sometido a extracción Soxhlet y dosis de 0.5 g/L, muestran máximas eficiencia de 97.8%, 89.99%, 51.4% y 35.3% en la remoción de turbidez, SST, DQO y DBO5. Las más altas eficiencias obtenidas fueron alcanzadas mediante la previa extracción de aceites, grasas y otros componentes de la semilla de M.O. Estudios relacionados al reaprovechamiento de sub-productos de la extracción deben ser realizados.
Dos cavernas, un jardín y mil estrellas: el pequeño comercio en España, 1929-1979
Authors: Cano Redondo Armando , Martínez-Medina Andrés
Published: April 2020

Small commercial establishments have the double condition of interior and exterior place, of public and private space and, therefore, also of culture –associated with the habitability of the interior– and by nature –linked to the unprotected exterior–. The result of this coexistence is the culturalization, through artifice, of nature within the commercial space. In the context of modernity, architectural projects emerge where nature also nourishes the imaginary quality of the business by building a new seductive spatiality through the metaphor of “typical elements from nature.” By means of a tour of modern stores in Spain (1929-1979), these being testing and research laboratories for their authors for larger-scale works, the design and execution of different scenographies for sales and commercial service are studied, from the approach through figurative representation of their elements –including direct use of these– to produce the materialisation of a metaphorical “interior landscape,” to the abstraction of the image of nature generating the environment and the envelope of a “landscape of the imagination.” A succinct journey that will take as its point of departure the cave –the primordial underworld– passing through the garden –the earthly – to end in the sky –the supra world–.
Cañada de Agra, composing with topography and landscape
Authors: Cordero Ampuero Ángel , Gutiérrez Mozo María Elia
Published: April 2020

Cañada de Agra is a new village designed in 1962 by José Luis Fernández del Amo for the Spanish INC (National Institute for Colonization). This paper aims to elucidate the cultural context of this urban project, during the Franco Regime’s post-war period of isolation, the hinterland colonization challenge and the state of architectural development at that time. The discipline of “ruralism” can be traced throughout the 20th Century both for Spain and Europe, as a sort of planning policy primarily concerned with landscape, both natural and agricultural. Among the Spanish designers involved in this policy area, Fernández del Amo stands out for his extensive work in INC new settlements. In this examination of his career and in-depth analysis of Cañada de Agra, including schemes, diagrams and accompanying photo essay, the aim is to show the relevance of this project to the rural planning of the past century, in parallel with the work of other figures of the post-war Modern Movement. Moreover, as “ruralism” is now making a comeback to the contemporary scene, a re-reading of these events may be of value in considering our approach.
A tropospheric pathway of the stratospheric quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) impact on the boreal winter polar vortex
Authors: Yamazaki Koji , Nakamura Tetsu , Ukita Jinro , Hoshi Kazuhira
Published: April 2020

Abstract. The quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) is quasi-periodic
oscillation of the tropical zonal wind in the stratosphere. When the
tropical lower stratospheric wind is easterly (westerly), the winter
Northern Hemisphere (NH) stratospheric polar vortex tends to be weak
(strong). This relation is known as the Holton–Tan relationship. Several
mechanisms for this relationship have been proposed, especially linking the
tropics with high latitudes through stratospheric pathway. Although QBO
impacts on the troposphere have been extensively discussed, a tropospheric
pathway of the Holton–Tan relationship has not been explored previously. Here,
we propose a tropospheric pathway of the QBO impact, which may partly
account for the Holton–Tan relationship in early winter, especially in the
November–December period. The study is based on analyses of observational
data and results from a simple linear model and atmospheric general
circulation model (AGCM) simulations. The mechanism is summarized as
follows: the easterly phase of the QBO is accompanied with colder
temperature in the tropical tropopause layer, which enhances convective
activity over the tropical western Pacific and suppresses it over the Indian
Ocean, thus enhancing the Walker circulation. This convection anomaly
generates a Rossby wave train, propagating into the midlatitude troposphere,
which constructively interferences with the climatological stationary waves,
especially in wavenumber 1, resulting in enhanced upward propagation of the
planetary wave and a weakened polar vortex.
Possible impacts of climate change on fog in the Arctic and subpolar North Atlantic
Authors: Danielson Richard E. , Zhang Minghong , Perrie William A.
Published: April 2020

Abstract. A conventional parameterization of midlatitude warm fog occurrence,
based on in situ observations, is employed to estimate marine
surface visibility in the Arctic and North Atlantic from three
datasets: an ensemble member of the Hadley Earth System (HadGEM2)
model and a nested regional WRF simulation that follow historical
and future emissions scenarios for 1979–2100, and the ERA-Interim
reanalysis for 1979–2004. Over large scales (of an entire year and
region), all three gridded datasets agree well in terms of variables
like surface air temperature, whose systematic differences seem
small by comparison with its predicted change over the course of
this century. On the other hand, systematic differences are more
apparent in large-scale estimates of relative humidity and
visibility. Large differences are attributed to a sensitivity to
representation bias that is inherent in the formulation of each
individual model and analysis. Two simple linear calibrations are examined, both of which assume
that an in situ based parameterization is broadly consistent with
the use of marine (ICOADS) observations of air and dew point
temperature as an error-free reference. A single-step calibration
is considered that takes the mean and variance of ICOADS frequency
distributions as a reference. A two-step calibration is also
performed in which ICOADS collocations are taken as a reference for
the ERA reanalysis, which in turn is taken as a large-scale
reference for the 1979–2004 HadGEM2 and WRF simulations. Both
linear calibrations are applied (locally in time and space to air
and dew point temperature) to the future climate scenarios of
HadGEM2 and WRF. Although ICOADS observations are not error-free
and parameterized visibility estimates are unlikely to capture much
more than half the variance found in observations, attempts are made
to present consistent regional changes in the frequency of high
relative humidity, as a proxy for warm fog occurrence. The
large-scale decrease in visibility over the 21st century is in the
range of 8 %–12 % in the Arctic and 0 %–5 % in the North Atlantic.
Examining the role of varying surface pressure in the climate of early Earth
Authors: Xiong Junyan , Yang Jun
Published: April 2020

Abstract. During the Archean Eon in 2.7 billion years ago, solar luminosity was about 75 % of the present-day level, but the surface temperature was suggested to similar to or even higher than modern. What mechanisms act to maintain the temperate climate of early Earth is not clearly known yet. Recent studies suggested that surface air pressure was different from the present level. How does varying surface air pressure influence the climate? Using an atmospheric general circulation model coupled to a slab ocean with specified oceanic heat transport, we show that decreasing (increasing) surface pressure acts to cool (warm) the surface mainly because the greenhouse effect of pressure broadening becomes weaker (stronger). The effect of halfing or doubling the surface pressure on the global-mean surface temperature is about 10 K or even larger when ice albedo feedback or water vapor feedback is strong. If the surface pressure was 0.5 bar, a combination of a CO2 partial pressure of about 0.04 bar and an oceanic heat transport of twice the present-day level or a combination of a CO2 partial pressure of about 0.10 bar and an oceanic heat transport of half the present-day level is required to maintain a climate similar to modern, under a given CH4 partial pressure of 1 mbar. Future work with fully coupled atmosphere-ocean models is required to explore the strength of oceanic heat transport and with cloud resolving models to examine the strength of cloud radiative effect under different surface air pressures.
COVID-19 Pandemic: Other Perspective. Saudi Arabia
Authors: Zitoun Osama A.
Published: April 2020

The emerging COVID-19 pandemic has affected most aspects of life all over the world. In addition, it has promoted fear and uncertainty and initiated several ethical challenges. In this brief experience account, I will try to shed the light on the mediocre aspects of our circumstances and assert the protective measures for our wellbeing during current widespread contagion.
Lessons from COVID-19: The Perspective of an International Medical Student Back in the United States
Authors: Nulkar Avnee
Published: April 2020

As current medical students, we are in a unique position. Although we possess some medical knowledge, our hometowns may require a medical diploma to provide clinical aid in the fight against COVID-19. However, upon arrival from my medical school in Ireland to my home state of California, multiple community-based opportunities to assist patients were discovered. While medical students provide community care, we can also observe our surroundings, learn from the current situation, and deduce methods of improving patient care and healthcare systems, with hopes of preventing such repercussions if a similar pandemic were to occur in the future. This experience piece aims to express shifts in a medical student’s perspective amidst COVID-19 and explicate potential ways in which the American healthcare system can improve.
Research on the Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Soils Locality Giuvarasti, Olt County in Correlated with the Limiting Factors of Agricultural Production
Authors: Stănilă Anca-Luiza
Published: April 2020

The purpose of this paper is the pedological characterization of land in order to update General Urban Plan the locality Giuvarasti, Olt County.Highlighting the soil locality Giuvarasti calls for a better understanding of their, the variability of their correlation with the main natural factors.Thus, there has been a general characterization of the soil cover corresponding to surface designated to be introduced in buildable urban, the presentation of the soils, the main physical and chemical characteristics. Each area it was characterized in terms of soil (soils, the area occupied by each soil in part) and of agronomic (site evaluation, framing in the class quality and the main limitation on the use of agricultural).
Phytochemical Profile and Evaluation of the Allopathic Effect of Three Species of the Genus Cyperus (Cyperaceae)
Authors: Da Silva Ana Claudia Martins , Bezerra José Jailson Lima , Prata Ana Paula Do Nascimento , De Souza Renan Cantalice , Paulino Cynthiane Lins de Albuquerque , Do Nascimento Ticiano Gomes , Da Silva Sâmia Andrícia Souza , Costa Vicente Carlos de Oliveira , Duarte Marcelo Cavalcante
Published: April 2020

The genus Cyperus is widely distributed worldwide and occurs in various regions of Brazil. Research has reported the allelopathic potential of species belonging to this genus. From this perspective, the present study analyzes the phytochemical profile and allelopathic effect of seven concentrations of the aqueous extracts of Cyperus distans L., Cyperus laxus Lam., and Cyperus rotundus L. The allelopathic potential was evaluated in triplicate from germination bioassays on seeds of two species, Lactuca sativa L. and Emilia fosbergii Nicolson. In addition, phytochemical analyses were performed to analyze possible allelochemicals present in aqueous extracts of three species by phytochemical screening and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The evaluated variables were: germination (G) and germination speed index (GSI). The data obtained were submitted to the F test, and regression analysis was performed to compare means. The results showed higher susceptibility of E. fosbergii to aqueous extracts of C. distans, C. laxus, and C. rotundus at all concentrations analyzed (0.94, 1.87, 3.75, 7.5, 15, and 30%). In turn, the germination rate of L. sativa seeds decreased only at the highest concentrations (between 15 and 30%) of the same extracts. This allelopathic potential may be directly associated with the biosynthetization of phenolic compounds by Cyperus spp., analyzed in this study by phytochemical prospecting and HPLC.
Application of the Interpretive Theory of Translation to Business Interpretation
Authors: Yunyan Zhu , Shan Ge
Published: April 2020

The Interpretative Theory of Translation (ITT) was first developed on the basis of empirical practice and observation of interpreting. Its core idea is that the interpreter understands the source language and grasps the intention conveyed by the source language, then breaks away from the external form of the source language and expresses the speaker’s intention in idiomatic target language. Business interpretation is characterized by being purposeful, extemporaneous, time-limited, and comprehensive. In view of these features, business interpreter should observe the principles of faithfulness and efficiency. The main purpose of interpretation, according to ITT, is to transfer the information and explain the true intention of the speaker. This paper, on the basis of real example analysis, puts forward two coping strategies—simplification strategy and adaptation strategy, under the guidance of ITT. Simplification means to simplify the content expressed by the speaker without changing the speaker’s real intention, whereas adaptation strategy totally forgets the original structure and tries to express the speaker’s intention. Compared with the simplification strategy, the adaptation strategy is more flexible, but the main purpose of both is to express the true intention of the speakers and promote business activities.
A New Metaphysics: Eternal Recurrence and the Univocity of Difference
Authors: Olney Charles
Published: April 2020

Friedrich Nietzsche's idea of eternal recurrence has confounded generations of thinkers. This article enters the fray by treating recurrence as an invitation to develop a radically new approach to metaphysics itself. I develop the argument by analyzing the place of recurrence in the work of Heidegger and Deleuze. By framing recurrence as an illustration of Nietzsche's core metaphysical commitment, Heidegger provides the crucial point of entry for this argument. However, while Heidegger regards that return to metaphysics as a weakness, the Deleuzean reading makes clear that it should instead be seen as the final creative possibility. The element of recurrence that makes it the ‘highest formula of affirmation’ is its metaphysics, understood now to be a metaphysics of difference. This reading is essential if we hope to respond to the nihilism of modernity without descending into chaotic despair or defaulting to redemptive violence.
Efficacy and Efficiency in the World of Terry Gilliam’s Brazil
Authors: Hazelrigg Lawrence
Published: April 2020

The film Brazil, directed by Terry Gilliam (1985), is usually described as something of absurdist theater. It is also, more implicitly, a conversation about bureaucracy, administrative regulation, and dynamic relations of art vis-à-vis everyday life. This article explores that conversation, drawing in part on Hegel and Max Weber, along with the screenplay of this and other films by Gilliam, guided by the question, “How would one know whether ‘life imitates art’ rather than the reverse?”
Postmodern Neo-Romanticism and The End of History in Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam Trilogy
Authors: Thorpe Charles
Published: April 2020

Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam trilogy addresses the end of history in three senses: the global triumph of capitalism, the end of historicity, and the end of the world. Atwood weaves together these meanings of the end of history, showing how the eternal present of consumerist simulacra is also a trajectory toward ecological and social disaster. However, Atwood’s trilogy is itself symptomatic of this postmodern capitalist condition. Atwood accepts the social and political parameters of the capitalist present, while escaping into a neo-romantic fantasy of post-human primitivism.
Readmission Rates After Hip Fracture: Are There Prefracture Warning Signs for Patients Most at Risk of Readmission?
Authors: Checketts Jake X. , Dai Qingqing , Zhu Lan , Miao Zhuqi , Shepherd Scott , Norris Brent L.
Published: April 2020

Background:

The purpose of this study was to evaluate known and yet unknown risk factors associated with readmission to the hospital within 30 days after hip fracture.

Methods:

In this study, we used the Cerner Health Facts Electronic Health Record database data from January to August 2015. The univariate association of each variable (discharge location, demographic details, and comorbidities) against the 30-day readmission status was evaluated using the Chi-square test or the Fisher exact test. The significant variables (P < 0.05) obtained by the univariate analysis were used to build the multivariate logistic regression model to evaluate the multivariate associations of the variables.

Results:

Thirty-four thousand seven hundred ninety index admissions of 33,740 unique patients were included in the study cohort. The overall 30-day readmission rate for patients with hip fractures was 10.7%. We demonstrated a new variable not discussed in previous articles on this topic: patients with previous inpatient/emergency visits within the past year were more likely to be readmitted within 30 days after the hip fracture surgery (P < 0.001).

Conclusion:

For patients with hip fractures, particular efforts should be taken to optimize outcomes in those with recent hospitalizations and/or discharge to a location other than home.
Factors in Orthopaedic Residency Decision-making for Female Applicants: A Cross-sectional Study
Authors: Goss Madison L. , McNutt Sarah E. , Hallan David R. , Bible Jesse E.
Published: April 2020

Background:

Orthopaedics continues to remain the medical specialty with the lowest sex diversity in the United States. Orthopaedic residency programs are highly motivated to attract the best female candidates in an effort to improve their program diversity, but no studies currently exist that examine the factors of highest importance to female applicants for orthopaedic residency selection.

Methods:

A two-part survey was sent to female orthopaedic residents by e-mails available in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery directory, residency program coordinators, Doximity, and institutional websites. The survey included 17 characteristics of residency programs that participants were asked to score for importance and then asked to rank their top five most influential factors when selecting an orthopaedic surgery residency.

Results:

The most important factors included camaraderie among residents, happiness of current residents, variety/number of cases, fellowship placement, and early surgical/clinical experience, respectively. The least important factors included sex diversity of faculty and residents, number of female residents, concurrent fellows, number of female faculty geographic location near spouse, and finally, attitudes toward maternity leave.

Discussion:

These data support the notion that efforts by orthopaedic residency programs to improve desirability for female applicants should focus on highlighting some of the more universal, nonsex-related factors such as the happiness and camaraderie among residents and the anticipated clinical experiences. This is opposed to showcasing features, such as maternity leave and number of current female faculty or residents, which would seemingly appeal to female applicants.
Improving Child Nutritional Status in Order to Fill the Demographic Dividend in East Java Province, Indonesia
Authors: Salim Lutfi Agus
Published: April 2020

All Indonesian children are national assets where the future of the nation depends on their quality. East Java Province experienced a demographic bonus period and the peak occurred in 2019 and a third of the population of East Java were children aged 0-17 years. Now the government of East Java Province has implemented five strategies in dealing with demographic bonuses, namely improving the quality of youth human resources, creating quality human resources, placing the elderly population as assets, improving health efforts, and economic empowerment. In the strategy of increasing health efforts, it is necessary to evaluate the nutritional status of children and toddlers. Improving the nutritional status of the community is one of the efforts that has a significant impact and is one of the determining factors for improving the quality of human resources. At the individual level, nutritional conditions are influenced by nutritional intake and related infectious diseases. The first two years of life is a critical period, if there are nutritional disorders in this period, the impact is permanent.
Comparative Study of Nasij and Jin Duan zi of Mongol Period
Authors: Mao Huiwei
Published: April 2020

The Mongols created exceptionally sumptuous cloths of gold to symbolize their imperial authority and legitimacy, what was known at that time as Nasij or Jin Duan zi. They were developed from different culture and textile system. Nasij was an innovation from Central Asia, the technique attests to the mass movement of weavers from the eastern Iranian world to China during the Mongol period. As for Jin Duan zi, it’s a traditional Chinese textile. Under the special background of Yuan Dynasty, the design of both Nasij and Jin Duan zi have combined eastern and western elements.
A Preliminary Study of the Ink Painting Technique in The Dream of Red Mansions
Authors: Zhang Wen , Yang Xiaoming
Published: April 2020

As we all know, a batch of excellent note novels emerged in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Among these books, "The Dream of the Red Chamber" is undoubtedly the best work of ancient Chinese novels, and the description of clothing is also very accurate and unique. "A dream of Red Mansions" has many accurate descriptions of clothing and textile. There are 173 entries about clothing, involving as many as 50 entries in textile and clothing. Mr. Zhou Ruchang even called Cao Xueqin "the expert of clothing display". It provides rich materials for the research of the history of textile science and technology. Among them, the ink painting technique also occupies an important position, and has a profound significance for the development of textile and clothing in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
The Doctrine of Ultra Vires: Commendable or Condemnable!
Authors: Qtaishat Ali Khaled
Published: April 2020

This study investigates principally the doctrine of Ultra Vires in the English law. It aims at crystalizing the ramifications of applying this act to the English Commercial Law throughout several eras, taking into account the impact of abiding by the Ultra Vires act on the parties involved in the concerned transactions; i.e. the concerned shareholders and creditors. Furthermore, the study attempts to decipher the puzzling matter which concludes whether the doctrine in question must be cherished or perished in the English legal system.
Tourism Mix Factor: Tourists’ Travel Orientation in Choosing Types of Tourism Objects in Indonesia
Authors: Suliyanto Suliyanto
Published: April 2020

The purpose of this research is to analyze the tourism mix factor that differentiates tourists in choosing the type of tourism object as a basis for formulating strategies to attract tourists. This research is a quantitative study using a survey approach. The sample in this study was 200 respondents, consisting of 100 respondents of natural tourism visitors and 100 respondents of artificial tourism visitors. The analytical tool used in this study was descriptive analysis and discriminant analysis with the Stepwise method. The results of this study indicate that the variables that differentiate tourists from choosing natural tourism objects and artificial tourism objects are coolness, advertisements, facilities, prices, locations, travel agents, tourist attractions, transportation facilities and infrastructure, and public hospitality. Tourists who choose natural tourism objects have more positive attitude concerned with the variables of coolness, price, public hospitality, the existence of a travel agency, and the availability of transportation facilities and infrastructure, while visitors who choose artificial tourism objects have more positive attitude or are more concerned with location variables, advertisements, tourist attractions, and completeness of the facilities. This study provides a clear guidance on the tourism mix factor that distinguishes domestic tourists in Indonesia which is still very limited and need further investigation.
Collaborative Governance in Poverty Alleviation in Ngada Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia
Authors: Niki Seferinus , Larasati Endang , Suwitri Sri , Warsono Hardi
Published: April 2020

This research was conducted to describe and analyse the Implementation of Collaborative Governance in poverty alleviation and supporting and inhibiting factors in it. Research locus in Ngada Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. This type of research is descriptive qualitative. Data collection techniques used were interviews, observation, FGD, observation and document review. Data validity is tested through data triangulation and data analysis using Data Condensation, data presentation and conclusion drawing. The results showed that Collaborative Governance in poverty alleviation in Ngada Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province has not fully met the substantial elements of Collaborative Governance according to Deserve which includes network structure, Commitment to a Common Purpose, Trust among the Participants, Governance, and Access to Authority, Distributive Accountability / Responsibility, Information Sharing and Resource Access. The dynamics of collaboration have not yet taken place in the real sense. The Resource, Leadership, Institutional and Cultural Factors are the four factors that influence and inhibit collaboration. Drivers of collaboration include the need for resource sharing, leadership vision on poverty issues, and recognition of potential among stakeholders. Obstacles include resource gaps, less facilitative leadership, no representative institutions and a strong culture of government dominance.
Maternal Health Care Information for Improving Access to Maternal Health Services for Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) in Lower-and-Middle Income Countries
Authors: Shatilwe Joyce T. , Mashamba-Thompson Tivani P. , Kuupiel Desmond , Kuupiel Desmond
Published: April 2020

BACKGROUND: There is a dire need to uplift the well-being of pregnant adolescent girls and young women through development and implementation of strategies that can reduce barriers to access maternal healthcare services. This in return will reduce pregnancy related complications which is a threat to many adolescents especially in developing countries.

FINDINGS: Other stakeholders such as community members are less involved in the activities of AGYW. Information is not enough to cater for the health needs of AGYW. There are less policies and law in place that will guide the AGYW to make informed decisions. Young people, need to be provided with quality education, training, health information and services to enable them to make informed decisions. Furthermore, their rights need to be protected. They also need to be granted with opportunities to participate in decision making and to equip them for the future. This will enable them to participate in the affairs of their communities and contribute to economic development (UNFPA, 2014, 2017b; WHO, 2015a).

CONCLUSION: Poor access to maternal health care information by young women may lead to poor use of maternal healthcare services and maternal outcomes. Maternal healthcare information have been used as a strategy to improve maternal healthcare services to reduce the risk of complications during pregnancy.

This review therefore provided an overview on healthcare information that enable access and utilize of maternal healthcare services by adolescent and young women during pregnancy in Lower-and-Middle Income Countries (LMICs). Barriers relating to accessing and utilizing maternal healthcare services by young women in LMICs were also discussed. This review has additionally recommended creative interventions for conquering these obstructions to help improve maternal health outcomes in Lower and Middle Income Countries.
Combined Nearest Greedy Algorithm With Randomized Iterated Greedy Algorithm to Solve Waste Collection Problem
Authors: Almutairi Abdulwahab
Published: April 2020

The waste collection considers as one of the common transportation problems in the operation research and management area and also it is a significant activity in each city. In this kind of the paper, we study a version of a real-life waste collection and try to find an efficient way to reduce the costs such as the cost of the operation such as fuel and maintenances, the cost of the environment such as noise and traffic congestions, the cost of the investment such as vehicles fleet. The waste collection problem can be formulated as a well-known Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP). The basic idea is to attempt to develop a daily truck routing which will improve the efficiency of the vehicle distribution in Riyadh. The solution will be done in a good way that it can serve all the customers, while in the meantime, it will attempt to improve the total cost. The main contribution of this paper is to improve the solution of total costs for the waste collection while using the existing resources through the combination of the Nearest Greedy algorithm with both Iterated Greedy (IG) and Randomized Iterated Greedy (RIG). We execute our proposed method with real data that collect waste from more than 100 customers in Riyadh city. In terms of the experiments, the results received by those methods are successfully implemented and improved the overall waste collection in Riyadh. In conclusion, these algorithms able to reduce the total costs to this kind of case study with the same number of vehicles.
Assisting Secondary Ed Seniors in Choosing a Higher Education Academic Major
Authors: Ashworth Burton , Hitt Lacy Davis , Weems Amy L.
Published: April 2020

Data show an increase in time taken by secondary education seniors in fully transitioning into higher education by declaring a major. Many of those who do make an early decision in choosing an academic major end up making numerous changes in degree choice, costing extra time, money and effort in attaining an undergraduate degree. In this project, researchers proposed an informational intervention by administering a strength, preference and interest career rating scale to interested participants from a secondary education setting. The results of augmenting the knowledge base of the participants showed a significant increase in confidence with choosing an academic major, post intervention. A higher effect manifested in Southwest Louisiana, though there was significant effect also in the Northeast region of the state. Researchers suggested federally subsidized programs such as TRIO may be instrumental in the difference of effect size in NELA and SWLA.
Topographic Map Analysis of Mountain Passes Crossing the Continental Divide Between Colorado River Headwaters and North and South Platte River Headwaters to Test a New Geomorphology Paradigm, Colorado, USA
Authors: Clausen Eric
Published: April 2020

Detailed topographic maps are used to identify and briefly describe named (and a few unnamed) mountain passes crossing high elevation east-west continental divide segments encircling south- and southwest-oriented Colorado River headwaters and linking the Colorado River drainage basin (draining to the Pacific Ocean) with the North and South Platte River drainage basins (draining to the Platte, Missouri, and Mississippi Rivers and Gulf of Mexico). Previous researchers following commonly accepted geomorphology paradigm rules have not explained how most, if any of these mountain passes originated. A recently proposed geomorphology paradigm requires all Missouri River drainage basin valleys to have eroded headward across massive south- and southeast-oriented floods, which implies south- and southeast-oriented floods flowed from what are today north-oriented North Platte River headwaters across the continental divide, the present-day south- and southwest-oriented Colorado River headwaters valley, and then across what is now the continental divide a second time to reach east- and southeast-oriented South Platte River headwaters. Paradigms are rules determining how a scientific discipline governs its research and by themselves are neither correct nor incorrect and are judged on their ability to explain observed evidence. From the new paradigm perspective, a stream eroded each of the passes into a rising mountain range until the uplift rate outpaced the erosion rate and forced a flow reversal in what would have been the upstream valley. The passes and the valleys leading in both directions from the continental divide are best explained if diverging and converging south- and southeast-oriented flood flow channels crossed rising mountain ranges. While explaining observed drainage patterns and erosional landforms such an interpretation requires a fundamentally different regional middle and late Cenozoic glacial and geologic history than what previous investigators using the accepted paradigm perspective have described.
The Instrument Constituency in the Political Subsystem of Brazilian Vocational Education
Authors: Corcetti Elisabete
Published: April 2020

The instrument constituency is a component of the political subsystem dedicated to the articulation and promotion of particular types of solutions. Simons and Voss (2018) say that instrument constituencies are neglected political forces in national and transnational policymaking, advocating for more research to understand how these networks of actors emerge and their role in the political process. The aim of this work is to analyze how this type of network forms and interacts in the policy subsystem, exploring the case of the program Mulheres Mil. This is a qualitative research and it was based on the transdisciplinary proposal, which discuss with the principles of the critical discourse studies of Fairclough, combined with the model of multiple streams of Kingdon and its relation with the actors of the policy subsystem. The data used in this study were collected through: selection of the corpus of analysis; critical reading; and identification of the sections most relevant for the analysis. The corpus of analysis consisted of an interview with one of the creators of the program Mulheres Mil, and of the project Mulheres Mil in the Northeast region. It was concluded that the instrument constituencies and the groups of defense collisions refer to two distinct levels of political reality, which interact in search of different interests and objectives. In this interaction, political entrepreneurs are key elements for certain solutions to have prominence in the policy process, bridging the different networks of actors and the government.