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As costureiras, as Queens e os seus mantos. Desterritorialização, cultura material e construção do lugar
Authors: Silvano Filomena
Published: March 2016

Durante as décadas de 1980 e de 1990 a noção de lugar na literatura antropológica
foi sujeita a uma abordagem crítica que debateu as dimensões metodológicas e conceptuais envolvidas na sua construção. No seguimento desse debate, surgiram propostas de trabalho que, de maneiras muito diversas, conseguiram ultrapassar as limitações das concepções mais clássicas da figura do lugar. Essas propostas revelaram, no entanto, que, mesmo quando estamos face a uma lógica de desterritorialização, a figura do lugar pode reaparecer (embora obviamente transmutada, visto construir-se no interior de outras lógicas sociais, culturais e económicas). Partindo de um estudo etnográfico realizado na Ilha do Pico, o texto explora algumas das inovações, provenientes dos EUA no início do século XX, que foram introduzidas nas Festas do Espírito Santo. A principal inovação prende-se com a emergência de novos personagens: as rainhas (queens) coroadas durante o ritual, seguidas pelas costureiras indispensáveis à confecção dos seus vestidos e mantos. Centrado nos processos de feitura dos mantos, o texto pretende mostrar como a cultura material local se constrói e se transforma no interior de um movimento transcontinental constante de pessoas, rituais, coisas e técnicas. Num contexto transnacional, a mobilidade das pessoas pode “objectificar-se” em coisas que são feitas localmente, participando assim a desterritorialização na construção do lugar
A balada do Mar Salgado. Viagem filmada por paisagens sem homens
Authors: Carmo Piçarra Maria do Carmo Piçarra
Published: March 2016

Neste artigo procuro analisar porque é que o filme I cruzeiro de férias às colónias ocidentais, encomendado ao prestigiado fotógrafo de arte San Payo para registar o “primeiro cruzeiro de soberania” organizado pela Agência Geral das Colónias, foi projectado uma única vez durante o Estado Novo. Filme de viagens, um subgénero do cinema colonial de propaganda, é uma das primeiras obras de propaganda oficial com a qual se pretende projectar a ideia de que “Portugal não é um país pequeno”: (re)construir o país através de um novo mapa do império, portanto. Filme-sintoma de uma “cultura de mobilidade”, identificada por Jean Brunhes, quer atestar o domínio do espaço imperial através das novas tecnologias da comunicação. Inconsciente desse fenómeno, da aceleração, terá sido vítima da desintegração do olhar sobre o quotidiano das colónias? Ter-lhe-á faltado, para cumprir o desígnio de projectar a grandeza da nação, um movimento, mais íntimo, da contemplação para a compaixão (Orlando Ribeiro)?
Responses to Islam in the Classroom: A Case of Muslim Girls from Minority Communities of Interpretation
Authors: Merchant Natasha Hakimali
Published: March 2016

Coinciding with the rise of Islamophobia in the United States is a small but growing set of educational scholarship around the curricular impact of and response to Islamophobia. The qualitative case study discussed in this manuscript aims to contribute to this conversation by investigating how Muslim girls from minority communities of interpretation (n=6) made sense of and responded to the curriculum on Islam in their Social Studies classes. The central finding describes how sample students responded to Islamophobia in the classroom by building bridges across differences. Ultimately, this study advocates a curriculum on Islam honoring complexity.
Civics Is Largely About Politics: The Possibilities and Challenges of a Citizenship Education Pedagogy that Embraces Democratic Politics and Recognizes Diversity
Authors: Molina-Giron L. Alison
Published: March 2016

Research investigating the practice of citizenship education in multicultural schools is scarce. Drawing on classroom observations and teacher and student interviews in four multicultural Grade 10 Civics classrooms in Ottawa, Canada, this case study discusses one teacher’s unique citizenship education pedagogy, an approach that embraces democratic politics and affirms diversity. Vignettes of class instruction illustrate the teaching strategies implemented and the struggles faced in employing this pedagogical approach. The case study contends that a critical multicultural citizenship education must have a strong political orientation and, additionally, be responsive to the existing social and cultural diversity that defines our democratic community.
El estado nutricional infantil en contextos de pobreza urbana: ¿indicador fidedigno de la salud familiar?
Authors: Huergo Juliana , Casabona Eugenia Lourdes
Published: March 2016

Este trabajo pone en discusión la premisa de que el estado nutricional de un niño menor de seis años constituye un indicador fidedigno de la salud familiar. Para ello, se llevó adelante una estrategia de investigación basada en estudios de casos siguiendo un diseño cualitativo (observación participante y entrevistas semiestructuradas mediante un muestreo intencional) enmarcado en el paradigma interpretativista. Además, se valoraron antropométricamente 20 niños menores de seis años asistentes al Centro de Cuidado Infantil de Villa La Tela, Córdoba, Argentina.  En ese marco, entendiendo al estado nutricional como un objeto que incluye procesos biológicos socialmente determinados, se lo postuló analíticamente como un cruce entre el dato estadístico y su determinación social. El estado nutricional infantil en tanto dato estadístico es meramente descriptivo y para que colabore con el entendimiento de su determinación social debe ponerse en relación dialéctica con los módulos de sociabilidad que se proponen para el análisis de la reproducción de los problemas de salud.
La integralidad desde la perspectiva del cuidado en salud: una experiencia del Sistema Único de Salud en Brasil
Authors: Seixas Clarissa Terenzi , Merhy Emerson Elias , Baduy Rossana Staevie , Slomp Junior Helvo
Published: March 2016

A partir de un debate en torno al modelo biomédico y sus desdoblamientos en la formación del profesional de la salud y en las prácticas de salud, se retoma el concepto de integralidad vinculado al Sistema Único de Salud (SUS) de Brasil, en particular, a las disputas sobre sus significados y a su puesta en práctica en el trabajo cotidiano en salud. A partir de una investigación realizada en el ámbito nacional, los autores señalan que para gestar la integralidad resulta necesario tanto un proyecto ético-político sustentado en el reconocimiento de que la vida del otro vale la pena y nos enriquece, como otros espacios favorables para el descubrimiento de diferentes producciones de vida, en los que también es posible y potente la integralidad del cuidado en salud. Los autores concluyen que este proceso es pertinente para avanzar en la constante construcción del SUS en Brasil.
Happy 10th Anniversary to Evidence Based Library and Information Practice!
Authors: Kloda Lorie A.
Published: March 2016

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Celebrating Collaboration: What I Have Learned as Production Editor
Authors: Dunaway Michelle
Published: March 2016

No abstract.
The Collision of Two Lexicons: Librarians, Composition Instructors and the Vocabulary of Source Evaluation
Authors: Carter Toni M. , Aldridge Todd
Published: March 2016

Abstract

Objective – The study has two aims. The first is to identify words and phrases from information literacy and rhetoric and composition that students used to justify the comparability of two sources. The second is to interpret the effectiveness of students’ application of these evaluative vocabularies and explore the implications for librarians and first-year composition instructors’ collaborations.

Methods – A librarian and a first-year composition instructor taught a class on source evaluation using the language of information literacy, composition, and rhetorical analysis (i.e., classical, Aristotelian, rhetorical appeals). Students applied the information learned from the instruction session to help them locate and select two sources of comparable genre and rigor for the purpose of an essay assignment. The authors assessed this writing assignment for students’ evaluative diction to identify how they could improve their understanding of each other’s discourse.

Results – The authors’ analysis of the student writing sample exposes struggles in how students understand, apply, and integrate the jargon of information literacy and rhetoric and composition. Assessment shows that students chose the language of rhetoric and composition rather than the language of information literacy, they selected the broadest and/or vaguest terms to evaluate their sources, and they applied circular reasoning when justifying their choices. When introduced to analogous concepts or terms between the two discourses, students cherry-picked the terms that allowed for the easiest, albeit, least-meaningful evaluations.

Conclusion – The authors found that their unfamiliarity with each other’s discourse revealed itself in both the class and the student writing. They discovered that these miscommunications affected students’ language use in their written source evaluations. In fact, the authors conclude that this oversight in addressing the subtle differences between the two vocabularies was detrimental to student learning. To improve communication and students’ source evaluation, the authors consider developing a common vocabulary for more consistency between the two lexicons.
Using EBLIP to Prepare Future Information Professionals
Authors: Zach Lisl
Published: March 2016

No abstract.
Improving Reference Service with Evidence
Authors: Nelson Bonnie R.
Published: March 2016

No abstract.
Factors Determining the Choice of Health Care of Textile and Engineering Industrial Workers in Coimbatore
Authors: Savitha N.
Published: March 2016

Industrial workers constitute only a segment of general population and the factors that influence the health of the population also apply equally to industrial workers. The present study would bring out the availability and adequacy of health facilities in the urban Coimbatore. Therefore, the study of the people’s perception of health care services would indicate the line of improvement to be made in the health care services in future. Coimbatore is one of the most industrially developed Districts in Tamil Nadu and has the pride of being called the “Manchester of South India”. The data collected from both the textile and engineering industries in Coimbatore city was 1447 employees. It is found that workers who have been born and brought up in urban areas have shown higher tendency to avail private health care services (81%) than those workers whose nativity status is rural areas. Obviously, the reverse pattern is noticed among the sample workers in the case of government health services. The chi-square results between the nativity status and workers’ choice of health care services is found to be highly significant (p<0.001). It is interesting to note that when it comes to health, patients are psychologically ready to pay any amount. They never tend to be treated in low cost hospitals but prefer hospitals where good treatment and quality services are available. The findings show that the quality of health care services playing a vital role in choosing the type of health facilities by the workers.
Risk Premium and Its Effect on Bank’s Non-Performing Loans
Authors: Waqas Karman Hafiz , Malik Shameer , Butt Hamas , Hamza M. , Afzal Umair , Maqbool Shahzaib
Published: March 2016

The present outcomes of risk premium have started the discussion over the Bank’s non-performing loans and its determinants. Banking sector is taking active part in different fields of life such as financing, business transactions and loan provisions. Therefore, it is very important for the management to make good decisions relating to the non-performing loans of the bank. In the current study, we have conducted an analysis in order to examine the risk premium and its effect on bank’s non–performing loans in 8 western countries of the world based on GDP over a period from 1998 to 2010. A conceptual model has been developed for this purpose and panel data analysis has been performed. Key finding have been explained for the financial expert to make the future decisions. Our result shows that there is significant relationship between risk premium and bank’s non-performing loans.
Cross organizational standardized business process integration and its application in Saudi Arabian banking system regulation: A case study of advanced IRB regulation
Authors: Saghier Hisham Al , Alrabiah Abdulrahman
Published: March 2016

The idea for this paper came after the recent financial crisis, its global consequences and specifically how it affected the banking sector. Financial institutions and regulators are – from a technical point of view - not fully integrated and automated yet. The inaccuracy in banks’ data and the long set interval period, quarterly, to send the information to the regulators leads to delays interventions by local supervisory regulators. Most of the banks are using an Internal Ratings Based (IRB) approach that allows them to use their own methods to calculate the credit risks, which makes it difficult for the regulators to verify and validate the banks’ data without adopting fully automated connectivity for the regulatory reporting system through sophisticated tools. The importance of this issue, for the central banks as well as the global economy, encourages us to investigate and to find solutions for the problem at hand. This paper is focused on the Advanced Internal Ratings Based (A-IRB) approach to evaluate credit risk due to the importance and the sensitivity of this approach on the banking sector. The flexibility of the A-IRB approach allow banks to use their own method to calculate the credit risk without regulators having the right tools to validate the data is a major issue . The second issue with the A-IRB approach is that the report is only delivered quarterly to the regulator (SAMA). This period is too long as decisions can be taken based on data that is almost a quarter old. Therefore, evaluating the existing framework and solving the issues concurrently is essential to improve the regulatory reporting system. To examine the situation of the regulatory reporting system, first, we reviewed literature on the Basel II&III regulations and the financial crisis, including impacts and responses. The second, we reviewed   factors impeding the implementation of Basel II&III, including solutions to increase coordination and integration and a holistic approach that can mitigate the outstanding issues for the Regulatory Reporting System for the local banks in Saudi Arabia. We also evaluated the current system and the proposed system in two workshops and found that the proposed system showed considerable improvements of more than 100% in some areas and hence should be implemented. Our result is a framework solution that integrates a private cloud computing network with automated and integrated features such as a Business Process Manager, a Knowledge Management Engine, a SLA Lifecycle Manager, a Business Rules Engine and a Data Quality Regulator and the Enterprise Service Bus for communication and integration between the banks and SAMA. Keywords: Business Process, Business Rules, Bank Management
Detecting similar opinion holders for massive sentiment analysis
Authors: Alparslan Erdem , Karahoca Adem
Published: March 2016

Sentiment Analysis is the study of acquisition, extraction and interpretation of human opinions, sentiments, attitudes and emotions from both structured and unstructured data sources. Also called opinion mining, the field is becoming crucial for various application areas including market researches, politics, sociology and economics. Therefore, many outstanding research efforts are performed on the fields including both theoretical and practical aspects. This paper aims to develop a supportive framework for sentiment analysis, focusing on the similarity of opinion holders in a massive dataset. We used e-commerce review dataset of Amazon spanning May 1996 – July 2014. The whole review set includes more than 140 million entries. As a preprocessing task each review is structured and expressed on a quadruple form of 4 dimensions: Target entity, opinion holder, sentiment and time. The aim of this study is to find out similar opinion holders for a given customer on a certain product in real time. We have defined a new method spanning all the opinions of an individual. The idea behind this calculation of similarity is rating of the same product with the same sentiment factor by two different opinion holders. The real-time calculation is also performed on Hadoop clusters.  Performance enhancements and accuracy rates are then discussed.Keywords: sentiment analysis, opinion mining, big data analytics, Map-Reduce
The effects of problem based learning on cognitive flexibility, self-regulation skills and students’ achievements
Authors: Yucel Özge , Karahoca Dilek , Karahoca Adem
Published: March 2016

The purpose of this study is to specify the effects of cognitive flexibility and self-regulation skills on students’ achievements in web mediated problem based programming language learning towards gender and class groups. Self-regulation skills towards web based programming language education is discussed under three dimensions; learning skills, learning strategies and self-efficacy. Level of cognitive flexibility is reviewed by comparison of time and percentage of success. Causal-comparative research model is used in this study where five different class groups are compared in. Furthermore, a web based problem was given to this students and their success is calculates as the grades that they get from each step. As a result, this paper indicates that when the correlation between level of cognitive flexibility and students’ achievements is taken under consideration it is seen that there is a positive linear relationship between them. It can be said that students who have higher cognitive flexibility level also have advanced problem solving skills. Keywords:  web-based learning; problem-based learning; cognitive intelligence,  self-regulation
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Authors: Karahoca Adem
Published: March 2016

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Factors Affecting Students Grades In Principles Of Economics
Authors: Kara Orhan , Bagheri Fathollah , Tolin Thomas
Published: March 2016

Factors affecting students grades in principles of microeconomics and macroeconomics students are analyzed from the data collected in two public universities. Results indicate that gender, number of hours worked, SAT scores, number of missed classes, recommending the course to a friend, instructors, being a junior, number of economics courses taken, course, and interest in the course, were significant factors contributing to learning and success as measured by grades. Moreover, GPA, age, staying in university housing, number of mathematics classes taken, instructors use of graphs to explain a topic, being a fourth year student, enrolling for a class because of the reputation of an instructor had positive effect on students grades, while the effect of the number of hours per week spent on studying for the class was negative.
Employer Expectations Of Accounting Undergraduates Entry-Level Knowledge And Skills In Global Financial Reporting
Authors: Jones Christopher G. , Vedd Rishma , Yoon Sung Wook
Published: March 2016

The globalization of business has led to the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) around the world. Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a roadmap for IFRS implementation starting in 2014, with earlier adoption permitted. Yet according to recent surveys, few U.S. universities have a strategy in place to integrate IFRS into the undergraduate accounting curriculum. Using survey research, this paper explores the entry-level knowledge and skills employers expect of new hires in the near term and five years from now. Results indicate that employers already require accounting graduates to have some awareness of IFRS and its relationship to U.S. GAAP. By 2013 students should be able to apply IFRS in recording transactions, prepare IFRS-based financials, and reconcile IFRS to U.S. GAAP. The paper concludes with recommendations based on survey results for incorporating IFRS into the undergraduate accounting curriculum.
Perceptions Of Lakota Native American Students Taking Online Business Course At Oglala Lakota College (OLC)
Authors: Al-Asfour Ahmed , Bryant Carol
Published: March 2016

This research examined the perceptions of Lakota Native American students taking a Business online course at the Oglala Lakota College on the Pine Ridge Reservation. The study was conducted in the fall of 2010 and spring of 2011. The themes found in this study were flexibility, transportation, communication, and technical support. Furthermore, the study found some of the advantages for students taking online courses as well as some obstacles encountered by students on the reservation.
The Impact Of A Collegiate Course In Bargaining And Negotiation On Students Perceptions Of Their Own And Others Attitudes And Behaviors: An Exploratory Study
Authors: Schafer Stuart E. , Ammeter Anthony P. , Hawley Delvin D. , Garner Bart L.
Published: March 2016

This article presents a discussion of the importance of a course in bargaining and negotiation to university-level students in an accredited business school environment. In addition to discussing recommended content, pedagogy, and assessment methods, the results of a study that examines the impact of the course on students perceptions of skills, attitudes, and behaviors associated with effective negotiation is presented. The results of the study clearly demonstrate significant shifts in students perceptions regarding power, constructive dialogue, and the appropriate role and definition of winning in such bargaining and negotiation encounters.
Group Testing As A Pedagogical Technique To Enhance Learning In Difficult Subjects
Authors: Scafe Marla G.
Published: March 2016

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of group testing as a pedagogical technique to enhance learning in a difficult subject such as statistics. Individual test scores were compared to their group test scores for the same, identical test. A t test was used to compare the scores for 157 randomly selected MBA students enrolled in a graduate level quantitative research methods course. Results of the t test were significant (t= -14.807, p= .000) illustrating that individual scores were significantly lower than the group scores.
Building The Case For Educating Business Leaders On The Importance Of Public Relations
Authors: Hagan Linda M.
Published: March 2016

An organizations well-developed strategic plan and reputation can crumble in minutes if it mishandles key communications, particularly during crises. Todays leaders need to appreciate the value of professional public relations and how it helps organizational effectiveness by building strategic relationships, maintaining a favorable reputation, minimizing damage from crisis, and generating revenue. Graduate business schools, educating future business leaders, need to include strategic communication and public relations as part of the required curriculum. This paper makes a case for educating business leaders on the importance of public relations as a critical management function.
Promoting Liberal Learning In A Capstone Accounting Course
Authors: Ahlawat Sunita , Miller Gerald , Shahid Abdus
Published: March 2016

This paper describes our efforts to integrate liberal learning principles in a capstone course within the overwhelmingly career-focused discipline of accountancy. Our approach was based on the belief that business and liberal learning courses are complementary, rather than competitive, elements of a well-rounded education. The ability to deal with ambiguity, for example, or to integrate seemingly unrelated ideas and perspectives helps young people succeed in their chosen fields. We discuss the rationale for creating an accounting capstone course with an emphasis on incorporating a liberal learning philosophy, its implementation, our experience in the classroom, and suggestions for improvement. Overall, the course was a success; however, some modifications could be made that would make the experience a more positive one for both faculty and students.
Teaching With Data In The Principles Of Macroeconomics Course
Authors: Zhuang Hong
Published: March 2016

Economic data play an important role in the study of macroeconomics. Teaching with data through interactive classes can engage students more fully in the learning process. Although the pedagogy of teaching with data has been widely applied in the undergraduate science classroom, its extension to the economics classroom is rarely discussed. This paper attempts to fill in this paucity in the literature by discussing two examples of integrating economic data in a principles of macroeconomics course.
Ethical Misconduct Of Business Students: Some New Evidence
Authors: Deshpande Satish P. , Joseph Jacob , Berry Kevin
Published: March 2016

This study examines ethical misconduct of 193 business students in four universities in the United States. In addition to self-reported ethical behavior, two dimensions of emotional intelligence (self-emotions appraisal and others emotions appraisal) significantly impacted student misconduct. None of the other dimensions of emotional intelligence were significant. Grade Point Average (GPA), religiosity, non-business ethics course, sex, graduate status, university, and over claiming did not impact student misconduct. Implications of the results of the study for business schools and industry professionals are discussed.
Using Deferred Income Taxes As A Link Between Intermediate Accounting And Corporate Income Tax Courses
Authors: Derstine Robert P. , Wagaman David D.
Published: March 2016

The accounting curriculum (in fact business colleges in general) often is accused of operating in silos. As a result, it is claimed that students fail to see the connections among the assignments in their separate course work and the necessity to have an integrated understanding to function effectively in the real-world. As a response to the criticism, we use deferred income taxes as a means to help students bridge the gap between their Intermediate Accounting classes and their Corporate Income Tax course. As a bonus, students also: 1.) better understand the difficult topic of deferred income taxes, 2.) better understand Schedule M-1on the corporate tax return, and 3.) gain experience in documentation via the preparation of accounting work papers.
Evaluation Of The Success Of A Master Of Business Administration Program: A Case Study Of Thammasat Business School
Authors: Supmonchai Sripen , Rompho Nopadol
Published: March 2016

The objective of this study is to investigate the usefulness of knowledge gained from an MBA program based on the opinion of current MBA students. It was found that students believe the number of credits and the duration of study are appropriate. By using factor analysis on the usefulness of each MBA subject, five factors were found, all of which can explain overall usefulness by 50% (R2 = 50%). Those factors, ranked by effect, are the group of subjects related to 1) strategies and business model, 2) economics and finance, 3) sustainable development, 4) management analytical tools, and 5) relationship within organization. The findings from this research can be used to improve MBA curricula in the future.
Engaging Students in the Undergraduate Analytical Decision Making Course
Authors: Malliaris Mary , Guder Faruk
Published: March 2016

There are many voices today discussing the necessity of changing the ways we teach, for example, Gen Y studies about the way students learn, employers’ lists of skills they say current graduates need, and colleges that desire to always improve how they deliver information. These have led to classes where the learning styles are more hand-on, less lecture-focused, and more engaging for the Gen Y learner. The purpose of this paper is to give an illustration of how an analytics class can be restructured to address these issues. We develop an undergraduate class that focuses not only on analytical methods, but also on presentation, writing, and team skills. These are all developed within the framework of an original student research project.
REVISIÓN DE PROPUESTAS METODOLÓGICAS PARA EVALUAR LA RESPONSABILIDAD SOCIAL UNIVERSITARIA
Authors: Martí Noguera Juanjo , Moncayo Jorge Eduardo , Martí-Vilar Manuel
Published: March 2016

El artículo presenta una revisión de propuestas metodológicas para la evaluación de la llamada Responsabilidad Social Universitaria a partir del análisis de sistemas de indicadores en el espacio de educación superior iberoamericano. Se realizó una revisión en bases bibliográficas de publicaciones, recopilándose desarrollos realizados entre el periodo 2006–2013, identificándose un total de dos tesis doctorales que presentaron sistemas de evaluación en estudiantes; dos modelos propuestos por universidades en Perú y España; y los trabajos de dos redes de universidades que diseñaron un desarrollo conceptual de Responsabilidad Social Universitaria y sistemas de indicadores para su evaluación. Se señala que pese a la gama de propuestas conceptuales surgida en la primera década del siglo XXI, son pocos los programas de evaluación que mantienen vigencia. Esta situación es señalada como un factor positivo para identificar fortalezas y debilidades de los modelos propuestos, y posibilitar un desarrollo conjunto entre universidades de Iberoamérica.
APRENDIZAJE BASADO EN EJEMPLOS: DESARROLLO DE APLICACIONES EMPRESARIALES CON TECNOLOGÍAS .NET
Authors: Gestal Marcos , Vázquez José M. , Fernández-Blanco Enrique , Rivero Daniel , Rabuñal Juan R. , Dorado Julián , Pazos Alejandro
Published: March 2016

El framework J2EE ha sido el gran dominador, durante mucho tiempo, en el desarrollo de aplicaciones empresariales. Esto hecho originó la aparición de un rico ecosistema de herramientas, manuales, tutoriales, etc., que explican las diferentes alternativas o peculiaridades a la hora de su implementación. La irrupción de .NET Framework, en el ámbito empresarial, ha producido una fuerte demanda de implementación de aplicaciones bajo dicha arquitectura. Sin embargo, la cantidad o calidad de la documentación disponible dista considerablemente con respecto a la existente, su principal alternativa (J2EE). Esta laguna de documentación, es especialmente visible y preocupante cuando se establece como objetivo dar a conocer los conceptos del framework, desde un punto de vista docente, a los futuros egresados del Grado en Ingeniería en Informática. Este trabajo describe el enfoque docente seguido, para alcanzar el citado objetivo de familiarizar a los alumnos con este framework alternativo y las prácticas habituales de modelo dentro de éste. Para ello, se basa principalmente de un conjunto de sencillos tutoriales con los que mostrar los fundamentos de la tecnología y dos aplicaciones completas (miniportal y minibank) en las que se muestra cómo aplicar patrones de diseño, a la hora de abordar una aplicación empresarial.
EVALUACIÓN DE LA PERCEPCIÓN DE UN PROGRAMA TUTORIAL DIRIGIDO A ESTUDIANTES DE PROVINCIA EN UNA UNIVERSIDAD DE LIMA
Authors: Marcelo Torres Nohemí Estefani
Published: March 2016

El acompañamiento tutorial, en los últimos años, ha venido cobrando relevancia debido a la implicancia que tiene en el desempeño socioemocional y académico de los estudiantes, es por ello que muchas universidades diseñan planes institucionales que permiten a sus estudiantes fortalecer habilidades y capacidades. En ese sentido, el presente estudio pretende conocer cuáles son las percepciones que tiene un grupo de 30 estudiantes, entre 15 y 18 años, provenientes del interior del país, respecto a las actividades desarrolladas en el programa tutorial del semestre 2014-1. Se empleó un diseño cualitativo de tipo fenomenológico, y para la recolección de datos se emplearon grupos focales y técnicas proyectivas. Los resultados indican que el programa tutorial es concebido por los estudiantes como un espacio de apoyo, escucha que favorece al proceso de adaptación a la vida universitaria, aunque, también, señalan que éste debe ajustarse de acuerdo a las constantes necesidades del grupo.
EL LIBRO DE TEXTO UNIVERSITARIO. UN ENFOQUE METODOLÓGICO
Authors: Reynosa Navarro Enaidy
Published: March 2016

En el presente trabajo, el lector encontrará pautas metodológicas para la realización de un libro de texto universitario; se sistematizan procedimientos para la conformación del equipo de trabajo encargado de la elaboración de los libros de texto; se explica cómo delimitar las temáticas que pueden ser abordadas; se exponen los procedimientos de gestión de la información, así como la detección de la literatura apropiada. Además, se enfatiza en las formas de indagación teórica, interpretación de teorías, conclusiones teóricas y las funciones didácticas del libro de texto. Por último, se exponen algunas pautas editoriales que van, desde la estructura del libro de texto, notas, referencias bibliográficas, tratamiento de imágenes o tablas, semblanza de los autores, etapa de corrección; hasta la revisión final y puesta en valor de la obra.
FORMACIÓN UNIVERSITARIA EN PSICOLOGÍA DE LA RELIGIÓN Y ESPIRITUALIDAD: ¿NECESIDAD O UTOPÍA?
Authors: Salgado Lévano Ana Cecilia
Published: March 2016

La presente investigación teórica se ubica en el campo de la Psicología de la Religión y la Espiritualidad. Sus objetivos son analizar la formación que recibe el estudiante de psicología en este campo y las actitudes del docente encargado de su formación. Se reporta que de acuerdo a las investigaciones, la dimensión religiosa y espiritual es crucial en el desarrollo de la persona, por lo que se plantea la urgencia que los futuros psicólogos estén preparados para conocer cómo afectan variables como la fe en Dios, el bienestar espiritual, las creencias, convicciones y necesidades espirituales, estilos de afrontamiento, entre otros, al ser humano. Dado que la mayoría de las universidades latinoamericanas no brindan cursos de formación vinculados a este campo, se sugiere la revisión de las mallas curriculares para identificar los vacíos en la formación e incorporar cursos que permitan a los futuros psicólogos el cumplimiento cabal de sus funciones.
AHP-ENHANCED SWOT MATRIX TEACHING STRATEGY
Authors: Chipoco Mario
Published: March 2016

The SWOT matrix is the quintessential analysis tool for business purposes, and is taught both in undergraduate and postgraduate courses. However, it is widely understood that the selection of the critical success factors (CSFs) that are included for analysis in the matrix is a very subjective and unstructured process, leaving room for bias and arbitrariness. One way to give a better foundation and support to the analysis results is by utilizing Analytic Hierarchical Process (AHP) in order to weigh the importance of CSFs in the SWOT matrix and increase reliability of the output. This paper contains the design of a strategy to teach this topic in a marketing planning course, with the addition of a useful technique to overcome the limitations of the tool.
VALIDEZ ESTRUCTURAL DE LA ESCALA DE AUTORREGULACIÓN DEL APRENDIZAJE PARA ESTUDIANTES UNIVERSITARIOS
Authors: Chávez Ventura Gina María , Merino Soto César
Published: March 2016

El objetivo del estudio fue obtener evidencias de validez de la estructura interna del Cuestionario de Autorregulación del Aprendizaje (Learning Self Regulation Questionnaire; LSRQ) y verificar la invarianza métrica comparada con un estudio previo. Los participantes fueron 237 estudiantes universitarios de los tres primeros ciclos académicos de una universidad privada, procedentes de tres ciudades del Perú (dos del norte y una de Lima). El análisis se realizó mediante un análisis factorial semiconfirmatorio, especificando como matriz de comparación (a) la configuración derivada de un estudio previo, y (b) la estimación libre de las cargas factoriales. Los resultados indican que dos dimensiones representan satisfactoriamente la estructura del instrumento; pero la invarianza métrica respecto a un estudio previo no fue satisfactoria. La reespecificación del modelo, mediante la eliminación de dos ítems con problemas de complejidad factorial y la estimación libre de los ítems, obtuvieron resultados satisfactorios. Se discuten estos resultados en el marco de la interpretación de sus puntajes y la falta de invarianza métrica.
Pensamento, Teoria e Estudos Latino-americanos
Authors: De Novion Jacques , Costilla Lucio Oliver , Ayala Mario
Published: March 2016

RESUMOO presente trabalho configura como artigo inicial do Dossiê Especial – Pensamento, Teoria e Estudos Latino-americanos, organizado conjuntamente por nós, a pedido da Revista de Estudos e Pesquisas sobre as Américas (CEPPAC), do Instituto de Ciências Sociais (ICS), da Universidade de Brasília (UnB). De forma breve, este artigo apresenta a importância alcançada pelo Pensamento, pela Teoria, e, sobre tudo, pelos Estudos Latino-americanos nas últimas décadas. Em seguida, o artigo apresenta os quatorze trabalhos e uma resenha que compõem este Dossiê, resultado da contribuição de diferentes pesquisadores de distintas localidades da região, organizados em três blocos: Ciências Sociais Latino-americanas, Pensamento e Estudos.PALAVRAS CHAVE: Ciências Sociais Latino-americanas; Pensamento Latino-americanos; Teoria Latino-americana; Estudos Latino-americanos.---RESUMENEl presente trabajo configura como articulo inicial del Dossier Especial – Pensamiento Teoría y Estudios Latinoamericanos, organizado conjuntamente por nosotros, a pedido de la Revista de Estudos e Pesquisas sobre as Américas (CEPPAC), del Instituto de Ciências Sociais (ICS), de la Universidade de Brasília (UnB). De forma breve, este articulo presenta la importancia alcanzada por el Pensamiento, por la Teoría, y, sobre todo, por los Estudios Latinoamericanos en las últimas décadas. En seguida, el articulo presenta los catorce trabajos e una reseña que componen este Dossier, resultado de la contribución de diferentes investigadores de distintas localidades de la región, organizados en tres bloques: Ciencias Sociales Latinoamericanas, Pensamiento y Estudios.PALABRAS CLAVE: Ciencias Sociales Latinoamericanas; Pensamiento Latinoamericano; Teoría Latinoamericana; Estudios Latinoamericanos.---ABSTRACTThis paper is set up as the initial article of this Special Dossier - Thought, Theory and Latin American Studies, which we organized collectively, at the request of the Journal of Study and Research on the Americas (CEPPAC), the Institute of Social Sciences (ICS), and of the University of Brasilia (UnB). In brief, this article presents the significance achieved by the Thought, the Theory, and, above all, by Latin American Studies in recent decades. Next, the paper presents the fourteen articles and the review that constitute this dossier, which results from the contribution of researchers from different locations of the region. The dossier was arranged into three sections: Latin American Social Sciences, Thought and Studies.KEYWORDS: Latin American Social Sciences; Latin American Thinking; Latin American theory;  Latin American Studies.
A garantia dos direitos humanos no plano internacional, o acesso do indivíduo e a eficácia das decisões da corte interamericana de direitos humanos
Authors: Ribeiro Daniela Menengoti , Da Luz Vanessa
Published: March 2016

O artigo propõe uma análise sobre a garantia dos direitos humanos junto à Organização dos Estados Americanos (OEA), e, a partir da análise dos institutos normativos garantidos de tais direitos no âmbito regional, estabelecidos na Convenção Americana de Direitos Humanos, far-se-á uma reflexão sobre o efetivo acesso de particulares ao Sistema Interamericano de Proteção dos Direitos Humanos, bem como os mecanismos que garantam o eficaz cumprimento, pelos Estados-partes, das decisões proferidas pela Corte Interamericana de Direitos Humanos. Palavras-chaveEficácia, acresso, direitos humanos, Corte Interamericana de Direitos Humanos---WARRANTY OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE INTERNATIONAL PLAN, THE PERSON'S ACCESS AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INTERAMERICAN HUMAN RIGHTS' COURT DECISIONSThe text presents an analysis of the ensurance of human rights by the Organization of American States (OAS). And based on the analysis of secured regulatory institutions of these rights, at a regional level, established in the American Convention on Human Rights, we attempted to render thought on the effective access of individuals to the Inter-American System of the Protection of Human Rights and the mechanisms to ensure effective compliance by States Parties of decisions given by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.KeywordsEffectiveness, acess, human rights, Inter-American Court of Human Rights---RESUMENEl articulo propone un análisis sobre la garantía de los derechos humanos junto a la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA), y, a partir del análisis de los institutos normativos garantizados de tales derechos en el ámbito regional, establecidos en la Convención Americana de Derechos Humanos, se hace una reflexión sobre el efectivo acceso de particulares al Sistema Interamericano de Protección de los Derechos Humanos, bien como los mecanismos que garantan el eficaz cumplimiento, por los Estados-partes, de las decisiones proferidas por la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos.  Palabras-claveEficacia; Acceso; Derechos humanos; Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos.
Contra o “Vazio Teórico” da ALBA, uma Análise Propositiva a Partir da Lei do Valor
Authors: Seabra Raphael Lana , Gimenez Heloisa Marques
Published: March 2016

Resumo Devido a sua curta vida, nos deparamos com a dificuldade de determinar qual seria a estrutura teórica da Aliança Bolivariana para os Povos de Nossa América (ALBA), o que sugere certo descompasso em relação a sua orientação política anti-imperialista. Temos como objetivo e hipótese que seu carácter alternativo não se fundamenta na simples recusa do modelo vigente de integração, mas que é possível compreender que grande parte da fundamentação da ALBA reside na superação da vigência da lei do valor a nível internacional, uma vez que os mecanismos de intercâmbio compensado e economia de troca não são apenas elementos políticos, mas sim alguns dos possíveis modos de enfrentar as manifestações das transferências de valores, da mais-valia extra, da especialização produtiva e do padrão de acumulação capitalista entre os países membros do bloco. Palavras chave: Aliança Bolivariana – Integração Regional – Teoria do Valor-Trabalho – América Latina***Resumen  Debido a su corta vida, se enfrenta la dificultad de determinar cuál es el marco teórico de la Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América (ALBA), lo que sugiere algún desajuste con su orientación política anti-imperialista. Partimos del objetivo e hipótesis de que su carácter alternativo no se basa en la simple negativa del actual modelo de integración, pero que es posible comprender que gran parte de los fundamentos del ALBA radican en la superación de la fuerza de la ley del valor a nivel internacional, ya que los mecanismos de intercambio compensado y economía de intercambio no son sólo elementos políticos, pero algunas de las posibles formas de abordar las manifestaciones de transferencia de valores, de la plusvalía extra, de la especialización productiva y el patrón de acumulación capitalista entre los países miembros del bloque. Palabras clave: Alianza Bolivariana - Integración regional - teoría del valor-trabajo - América Latina***Abstract  Due to its short life, we are faced with the difficulty of determining what would be the theoretical structure of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA), what suggests a kind of mismatch for his anti-imperialist political orientation. We have as objective and hypothesis that its alternative character is not based on a simple refusal of the current model of integration, but that it is possible to understand that much of the argument of the ALBA lies in overcoming the validity of value law at international level, once the mechanisms of offset exchange and barter economy are not just political elements, but some of the possible ways of fronting the manifestations of transfers of values, the extra surplus-value, productive specialization and the capitalist accumulation pattern between the member countries of the block. Key-words: Bolivarian Alliance – Regional Integration – Labor-Value Theory – Latin America
Comparison of sidestream treatment technologies: post aerobic digestion and Anammox
Authors: Bauer Heidi , Johnson Thomas D. , Johnson Bruce R. , Oerke David , Graziano Steven
Published: March 2016

Post aerobic digestion (PAD) and anaerobic ammonium oxidation (Anammox) are sidestream treatment technologies which are both excellent options for the reduction of nitrogen recycled back to the liquid stream without the need for supplemental carbon or alkalinity. However, the achievement of this goal is where the similarities between the two technologies end. PAD is an advanced digestion process where aerobic digestion is designed to follow anaerobic digestion. Other benefits of PAD include volatile solids reduction, odor reduction, and struvite formation reduction. Anammox harnesses a specific species of autotrophic bacteria that can help achieve partial nitritation/deammonification. Other benefits of Anammox include lower energy consumption due to requiring less oxygen compared with conventional nitrification. This manuscript describes the unique benefits and challenges of each technology. Example installations are presented with a narrative of how and why the technology was selected. A whole plant simulator is used to compare and contrast the mass balances and net present value costs on an ‘apples to apples’ basis. The discussion includes descriptions of conditions under which each technology would potentially be the most beneficial and cost-effective against a baseline facility without sidestream treatment.
Dielectric barrier discharge-based investigation and analysis of wastewater treatment and pollutant removal
Authors: Ramdani N. , Lousdad A. , Tilmatine A. , Nemmich S.
Published: March 2016

Current research reveals that the oxidation by ozone is considered as an effective solution and offers irrefutable advantages in wastewater treatment. It is also well known that ozone is used to treat different types of water due to its effectiveness in water purification and for its oxidation potential. This process of ozonation is becoming progressively an alternative technology and is inscribed in a sustainable development perspective in Algeria. In this regards, the present paper investigates the wastewater treatment process by ozone produced by dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) under high potential. Three (DBD) ozone generators of cylindrical form have been used, at a laboratory scale, for treating collected samples from the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) of the city of Sidi-Bel-Abbes located in the west of Algeria. Our experimental results reveal the efficiency of this type of treatment on the basis of the physicochemical analysis (pH, turbidity, chemical oxygen demand, biological oxygen demand, heavy metals) and microbial analysis downstream of the WWTP, which showed a high rate of elimination of all the parameters.