bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
New isotope-based evapotranspiration partitioning method using the Keeling plot slope and direct measured parameters
Authors: Yuan Yusen , Wang Lixin , Lin Wenqing , Jiao Wenzhe , Du Taisheng
Published: October 2020

Abstract. To better quantify water and energy cycles, numerous efforts to partition evapotranspiration (ET) into evaporation (E) and transpiration (T) have been made over the recent half century. Various methods such as direct measurements, analytical models and satellite-based estimations have been used to separate ET across the field scale to the global scale. One of the analytical methods, isotopic approach, has been often applied in terrestrial ecosystem ET partitioning. The isotopic composition of ET (δET) is a crucial parameter in the traditional isotope-based ET partition model, which however has considerable uncertainty. Here we proposed a new method relying on Keeling plot slope (k), and relying on the direct measurements of atmospheric vapor concentration (Cv) and isotopic composition of atmospheric vapor (δv), to avoid the direct use of δET. Mathematical derivation of the new method was provided, and field observations were used to evaluate the new method. The T/ET results based on the new method agreed well with those using the traditional isotopic method. The new method eliminates the high sensitivity contribution parameter δET. In addition, the new method utilized directly measured values and regressive slope of Keeling plot instead of using the interpolated Keeling plot intercept. Our study shows an analytical framework to estimate T/ET based on the Keeling plot slope and direct-measured parameters. The new method potentially reduces the uncertainty of isotope-based ET partition approach.
Assessing Climate Change-Induced Flood Risk in the
Conasauga River Watershed: An Application of Ensemble
Hydrodynamic Inundation Modeling
Authors: Dullo Tigstu T. , Gangrade Sudershan , Morales-Hernández Mario , Sharif Md Bulbul , Kalyanapu Alfred J. , Kao Shih-Chieh , Ghafoor Sheikh , Ashfaq Moetasim
Published: October 2020

Abstract. This study evaluates the impact of potential future climate change on flood regimes, floodplain protection, and electricity infrastructures across the Conasauga River Watershed in the southeastern United States through ensemble hydrodynamic inundation modeling. The ensemble streamflow scenarios were simulated by the Distributed Hydrology Soil Vegetation Model (DHSVM) driven by (1) 1981–2012 Daymet meteorological observations, and (2) eleven sets of downscaled global climate models (GCMs) during the 1966–2005 historical and 2011–2050 future periods. Surface inundation was simulated using a GPU-accelerated Two-dimensional Runoff Inundation Toolkit for Operational Needs (TRITON) hydrodynamic model. Nine out of the eleven GCMs exhibit an increase in the mean ensemble flood inundation areas. Moreover, at the 1 % annual exceedance probability level, the flood inundation frequency curves indicate a ~ 16 km2 increase in floodplain area. The assessment also shows that even after flood-proofing, four of the substations could still be affected in the projected future period. The increase in floodplain area and substation vulnerability highlights the need to account for climate change in floodplain management. Overall, this study provides a proof-of-concept demonstration of how the computationally intensive hydrodynamic inundation modeling can be used to enhance flood frequency maps and vulnerability assessment under the changing climatic conditions.
The effect of seasonally and spatially varying chlorophyll on Bay of Bengal surface ocean properties and the South Asian monsoon
Authors: Giddings Jack , Matthews Adrian J. , Klingaman Nicholas P. , Heywood Karen J. , Joshi Manoj , Webber Benjamin G. M.
Published: October 2020

Abstract. Chlorophyll absorbs solar radiation in the upper ocean, increasing the
mixed layer radiative heating and sea surface temperatures (SST). Although
the influence of chlorophyll distributions in the Arabian Sea on the
southwest monsoon has been demonstrated, there is a current knowledge gap regarding
how chlorophyll distributions in the Bay of Bengal influence the southwest
monsoon. The solar absorption caused by chlorophyll can be parameterized as
an optical parameter, h2, which expresses the scale depth of the absorption of blue light.
Seasonally and spatially varying h2 fields in the Bay of Bengal were
imposed in a 30-year simulation using an atmospheric general circulation
model coupled to a mixed layer thermodynamic ocean model in order to investigate the
effect of chlorophyll distributions on regional SST, the southwest monsoon
circulation, and precipitation. There are both direct local upper-ocean
effects, through changes in solar radiation absorption, and indirect remote
atmospheric responses. The depth of the mixed layer relative to the
perturbed solar penetration depths modulates the response of the SST to
chlorophyll. The largest SST response of 0.5 ∘C to chlorophyll
forcing occurs in coastal regions, where chlorophyll concentrations are high
(> 1 mg m−3), and when climatological mixed layer depths
shoal during the inter-monsoon periods. Precipitation increases significantly
(by up to 3 mm d−1) across coastal Myanmar during the southwest monsoon
onset and over northeast India and Bangladesh during the Autumn inter-monsoon
period, decreasing model biases.
The Value of Validating a Participatory Project
Authors: García Carrizosa Helena , Díaz Jara , Aparicio Elena
Published: October 2020

The following paper is based on the experiences gathered during the European participatory research project ARCHES (Accessible Resources for Cultural Heritage EcyoSystems). The project was 3-years long during which participants with different access needs associated with communication, perception, memory and cognition designed and developed museum and technological resources. This paper will share the evaluation framework by which we evaluated the process of working together. It will also highlight the key lessons learned from the collaboration with participants, technology and museum partners related to:

The need to be open to change

The need to be patient and manage time flexibly

The need to disseminate the project from the beginning of the project
¡A las trincheras! Arte, terapia y el MoMA en guerra
Authors: Torres Sara
Published: October 2020

Esta investigación parte de la pregunta: ¿por qué la presencia de la arteterapia es tan escasa en los museos de arte estadounidenses? La respuesta a esta pregunta se arraiga en las historias de la educación artística y la arteterapia. Es por esta razón que un caso de estudio histórico puede favorecer reflexiones en torno a las cuales estructurar un diálogo más amplio en el contexto presente. El caso que he elegido tuvo lugar en los primeros años de la arteterapia en estados unidos (años 1940) en un museo de arte que inicialmente abrazó la práctica de la arteterapia para rechazarla después por inadecuada: El Museo de Arte Moderno de Nueva York (MoMA).

En la década de 1940, cuando la arteterapia era un campo relativamente nuevo en psicología y arte, el MoMA vio en su uso una manera de responder a su responsabilidad histórica: la reinserción de veteranos que volvían de combatir en la Segunda Guerra Mundial en la vida civil.

Una vez acabada la guerra, hubo una escisión entre los que apoyaban la arteterapia y el MoMA. En este ensayo exploro las razones detrás del final del interés del museo por la arteterapia. Lo hago estudiando la documentación producida por el MoMA durante los años de la guerra (1939-45) y la posterior campaña para desacreditar la arteterapia. Arraigando el florecimiento de la arteterapia en el MoMA en el contexto de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y su posterior caída en desgracia mi objetivo es identificar hilos de discusión que puedan facilitar conversaciones futuras que puedan aportar respuestas al hecho de que la arteterapia no haya adquirido aceptación entre los museos de arte.
Reseña: Huerta, R. (2019) Arte para primaria. Valencia, Editorial UOC, Pedagogías contemporáneas.
Authors: Augustowsky Gabriela Paula
Published: October 2020

Reseña del libro de Huerta, R. (2019) Arte para primaria.  Valencia, Editorial UOC, Pedagogías contemporáneas.
Tendencias plásticas de usuarios drogodependientes en un programa de arteterapia en el contexto penitenciario
Authors: Foruria Jiménez Pablo , Cruz-Quintana Francisco , Rodriguez Sabiote Clemente
Published: October 2020

El consumo de sustancias estupefacientes tiene repercusiones físicas, cognitivas y emocionales de diversa índole en los consumidores privados de libertad. En este contexto la arteterapia puede jugar un papel terapéutico muy valioso. El objetivo principal de esta investigación se centra en determinar si existe relación entre el resultado plástico y las características individuales y sociales del interno (adicción y delito) con el fin de poder establecer perfiles arteterapéuticos. Se ha implementado una metodología basada en un estudio analítico. La muestra ha estado constituida por 23 internos y 269 dibujos realizados dentro de un programa de arteterapia. Los resultados de este trabajo muestran la existencia de tendencias plásticas, reacciones, recursos y herramientas que se repiten en diferentes usuarios con características similares y que pueden ayudar elaborar estrategias para grupos de trabajo homogéneos en un programa de arteterapia.
Narrativas de aprendizaje artístico en la infancia
Authors: Martínez López de Castro Rut
Published: October 2020

El presente trabajo trata sobre las experiencias de aprendizaje artístico en la infancia de los estudiantes de Didáctica de las artes plásticas y visuales pertenecientes a 3º curso del Grado de Educación Infantil de la Universidad de Vigo. El estudio aborda el análisis de los relatos de vida con el objetivo de conocer los modos, las formas y las maneras del aprender artístico de los estudiantes. Para ello, se ha desarrollado un concepto de currículo como historias encarnadas en las experiencias de los estudiantes señalado los tránsitos del aprender vinculados a lo experiencial, la agencia y la importancia de la educación fuera de la escuela. La metodología utilizada ha sido la investigación biográfica-narrativa donde se articula una triangulación secuencial de análisis vertical de las autobiografías, grupos de discusión, y análisis transversal cruzando relatos personales y colectivos. Con respecto a los resultados, el enfoque narrativo sirvió para situar las temáticas más relevantes del aprender de los estudiantes, entre las que destacan tres trayectorias: de lo escolar a lo que está fuera de ello, del aprendizaje por fichas a la libertad creadora y del diseño curricular fragmentado a prácticas significativas. Los relatos de vida permitieron a los estudiantes universitarios indagar sobre sus propias vivencias con respecto a la educación artística en su infancia adquiriendo conocimientos más allá de lo curricular. Por otra parte, las narraciones fueron un medio para hacer emerger la identidad de los estudiantes, asumiendo ser agentes activos de su propio aprendizaje a través de la reflexión crítica, el diálogo y el compartir experiencias. En el recorrido de este trabajo, se plantean nuevos desafíos en la forma de entender la educación artística en la formación del profesorado que nos lleva a una idea de cambio en la visión del saber y de la práctica docente. La propuesta pasa por incorporar los relatos de experiencias como una forma de entender la complejidad del aprendizaje.
Reseña: Rueda, O. (2018). Vídeogestalt, Psicoterapia Audiovidual. Madrid: Espacio Interno. 272 pp.
Authors: Serrano Navarro Ana
Published: October 2020

Reseña del libro de Rueda, O. (2018). Vídeogestalt, Psicoterapia Audiovidual. Madrid: Espacio Interno. 272 pp.
Grupos de comunicación en España: madurez y profundas transformaciones en un final de ciclo
Authors: García-Santamaría José Vicente , Pérez-Serrano María José
Published: October 2020

Los grupos de comunicación españoles han sufrido importantes transformaciones en los últimos cuarenta años. Las principales razones obedecen, sobre todo, a los fallidos intentos de integración vertical desarrollados en la década de los noventa, el escaso expertise en la industria televisiva y audiovisual, así como el elevado endeudamiento bancario. Una situación que se vio, además, agravada por la grave crisis económica sufrida en España entre 2007 y 2016, y, como es natural, por la adaptación al nuevo marco digital. En cualquier caso, parece claro que, al igual que está sucediendo en otros países desarrollados, estos grupos se encuentran en un momento de “madurez”, que puede llegar a comportar importantes transformaciones en el panorama mediático español. Este análisis apunta, a modo de prospectiva, la imposibilidad de que los tradicionales grupos de comunicación puedan seguir manteniendo en el futuro el mismo statu quo de estas últimas décadas. Para ello, desarrolla el análisis bajo un prisma diacrónico y plantea una visión de futuro que, probablemente, se manifieste en dos hechos relevantes: la casi totalidad de los viejos grupos anclados en la prensa tenderán a desaparecer, fragmentarse o integrarse en nuevas plataformas de medios; y el resto de grupos, cuyos “oficios de base” no provienen del mundo periodístico, se enfrentarán a una fuerte disputa por los contenidos, y competirán también con nuevos players, como las empresas de telefonía, las grandes empresas de internet y las plataformas de video on demand (VOD).
EFL Saudi Undergraduates' Tenses Errors in Written Discourse Due to Interlingual and Intralingual Interference
Authors: Alzahrani Muteb Ali
Published: October 2020

The current study aims to investigate the influence of interlingual and intralingual interference as sources of the errors of past and perfect tenses. The former refers to the errors generated by the negative effect of EFL learners' mother tongue as they try to bridge certain linguistic gabs. The latter, however, is pertaining to the errors produced by the target language itself as learners progressed in the learning process and face difficulties to employ the large amount of knowledge they have just acquired. The participants chosen are EFL Saudi Undergraduates whose academic specialisation is English. The result of the study showed that there was statistically significant difference between intralingual interference strategy and first language negative transfer as sources of errors of the past and present perfect tenses. This result revealed that the participants have reached a linguistic stage where the diverse rules of the target language itself create confusion for learners. The intralingual interference led the participants to making errors in the simple past, the past progressive, and the past perfect far more than when using L1 negative transfer strategy. While the first language negative transfer led the participants to committing errors in the present perfect progressive tense more so than when using the intralingual interference strategy. This result simply indicated that the difference in timeframe between Arabic and English led to significant number of errors which the students often transfer from their native language.
Exceptionality in Assamese vowel harmony: A phonological account
Authors: Tebay Sören Eggert , Zimmermann Eva
Published: October 2020

The complex pattern of exceptionality in Assamese vowel harmony is taken to be one of the strong empirical arguments for an OT-system with lexically indexed constraints that are locally restricted (e.g. Mahanta 2008; 2012; Pater 2010). In contrast, we argue that the two exceptionality patterns in Assamese are not an argument for the assumption of lexically indexed constraints but instead fall out as an epiphenomenon from well-known mechanisms of phonology. We present two possible purely phonological reanalyses, each assuming a different vowel feature system: One based on floating features and constraint ganging and another based on floating features and underspecification. These phonological reanalyses have important consequences not only for the argument of a strictly modular phonology that disallows any reference to morpho-syntactic features (e.g. Bermúdez-Otero 2012; Bye & Svenonius 2012), they also shed new light on the possible different sources of apparent exceptionality. More concretely, both reanalyses take the exceptional trigger for vowel harmony to be a standard instance of an unassociated feature that needs to dock to a host. An additional exceptional undergoer for another vowel harmony process receives two different interpretations that depend on the assumed vowel feature system: It is either predicted from simple underspecification that makes vowels without contrasting counterparts more prone to phonological changes or it is interpreted as a phonologically Derived Environment Effects that easily falls out from constraint ganging in Harmonic Grammar (Legendre et al. 1990; Smolensky & Legendre 2006; Potts et al. 2010).
Organizational justice and workplace spirituality: Their relation to organizational silence behavior among nurses
Authors: Diab Gehan Mohamed Abd El-Hamed , Mohamed Sohair Mabrouk
Published: October 2020

Background: Justice and its implementation are one of the fundamental and innate needs of the human. Employees’ exhibit higher levels of performance, loyalty, act more than their job descriptions when they are treated fairly at the workplace. Organizational injustice negatively affects organizational silence in the workplace and using the workplace spirituality technique decreases this negative effect.Aim: To assess the relation of organizational justice and workplace spirituality with organizational silence behavior among nurses.Methods: Design: A descriptive correlational research design. Setting: The study was conducted at the University Hospital of Menoufia Governorate, Egypt. Subjects: A simple random sample consisted of 372 nurses. Tools: Data were collected by using an organizational justice questionnaire, workplace spirituality questionnaire, and organizational silence behavior scale.Results: the highest percent of the studied nurses had a moderate perception level toward organizational justice, and the mean score of the organizational justice variable was 39.37 ± 6.73. The highest mean score was the interactional justice 18.41 ± 3.16, procedural justice 11.67 ± 2.56, and then the distributive justice dimension 9.51 ± 2.21, respectively. Two-third of the studied nurses had a moderate perception level toward workplace spirituality and the highest the mean score was 27.18 ± 1.68 related to the sense of community dimension. The highest percent of the studied nurses had a high level toward organizational silence behavior and the mean score of the organizational silence variable was 38.24 ± 6.73. Also, the most type of organizational silence behavior was prosocial silence, and the most common cause of nurses silent was “supervisor support for silence factor”.Conclusions: There was a highly statistically significant positive correlation between organizational justice and workplace spirituality and there was a negative correlation between organizational justice, workplace spirituality, and organizational silence behavior among nurses.Recommendations: Nursing Managers have to respect to rights and duties of nurses in making decisions and conducted periodically meeting with their nurses to discuss and solve work problems and have to create a transparent environment in which nurses express their ideas and views to minimize the reasons that push them to remain silent.
Socioenvironmental Management, the Denial of Theory U and the Amazon Rainforest Fires
Authors: Siqueira Fernanda Rodrigues de , Filho Flavio De Sao Pedro , Sakuno Irene Yoko Taguchi , Pinheiro Vinicius De Oliveira
Published: October 2020

The uncontrolled use of fire has resulted in innumerable occurrences of forest fires in the Western Amazon, causing damage to the environment and society, verifying its association with the effects of corruption, since it deals with the selfish behaviors of some involved actors, aiming the well-being of a minority. This study is a case study that focuses on forest fires and their relationship with corrupt practices and Theory U. It brings as its objective general study of the relationship of corruption to forest fires in the Western Amazon; and have as specific objectives to raise the causal relationship of corruption in face of the denial of Theory U (1), to characterize the factors that involve the questions of the fires in the Western Amazon (2), and to offer efficient subsidies to impact the fires considering the attitudinal convergence of the Amazon (3). As a result, there is a denial of Theory U in the face of the selfish conduct of individuals who cause forest fires, since they are limited to the imprisonment of satisfaction of isolated wills, without seeking to emerge a future with greater social inclusion. The subsidies pointed out in this study allow us to verify the need for effectiveness in the inspection and control actions regarding forest fires by public entities related to the environment. It is up to civil society since everyone is harmed in this process, to self-organize and demand more effective measures from environmental managers.
Molecular detection of Babesia vogeli, Ehrlichia canis and Anaplasma platys in a hospital population of dogs clinically diagnosed with hemoparasitosis
Authors: Paschoal Aline Ticiani Pereira , Silva Ana Clécia dos Santos , Bernardes Juliana Correa , Caldart Eloiza Teles , Pinto-Ferreira Fernanda , Soares João Fábio , Matos Aldair Calistro de , Moraes Nathália Rye , Garcia João Luis , Vidotto Odilon , Mitsuka-Breganó Regina
Published: October 2020

There is an increase in tick-borne diseases in dogs in urban and rural areas in Brazil and some of these are of public health importance. Rhipicephalus sanguineus-transmitted hemoparasitoses are the main causes of mortality in dogs. The present study investigated the molecular occurrence of Ehrlichia canis, Babesia vogeli and Anaplasma platys in dogs with clinical sings and hematological abnormalities suggestive of tick-borne diseases. These dogs were seen at a Veterinary Hospital of a Public University between January 2014 and December 2016, and were evaluated through anamnesis, clinical examination and complementary exams. The polymerase chain reaction technique was used to detect the presence of hemoparasites DNA. From the 461 dogs that were tested for B. vogeli, 10.6% (49/461) were positive, the associated variable was age. Regarding the 730 animals screened for E. canis, 15.1% (110/730) were positive, and the infection was associated with hematocrit and number of platelets. Relative to the 86 samples evaluated for A. platys, 15.1% (13/86) were positive, and no variable presented statistical significance. From the animals positive for B. vogeli, no of these showed positivity by qPCR for Rangelia vitalii. It is concluded that the occurrence of hemoparasitosis in dogs from the Londrina region is common. Therefore, it is emphasized that molecular techniques should be used as an auxiliary tool for the differential diagnosis of the different etiological agents causing hemoparasitosis. Additionally, these molecular tools are essential for better investigation and preventive assertiveness because it allows to detect parasite DNA.
Spatial characterization of hygienic-sanitary indicators of refrigerated raw milk from three microregions of the Rondônia state
Authors: Dias Juliana Alves , Pacheco Ivanete Franceschini , Grego Celia Regina , Faria Guilherme Vieira , Cruz Pedro Gomes
Published: October 2020

Bacterial count (SPC) and somatic cell count (SCC) are considered universal indicators of milk quality. The objective of this study was to identify SPC and SCC clusters in milk samples from three microregions of the state of Rondônia and to evaluate the influence of year period and tank type on these indicators. A total of 566 milk cooling tanks linked to dairy industries with the Federal Inspection Service located in the Ariquemes, Ji-Paraná and Porto Velho microregions were evaluated. The SPC and SCC results of the tank samples and the geographical coordinates were obtained from the dairy industry database; the study focused on the results of official analyses carried out by the Laboratories of Milk Quality accredited to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA) in 2015, constituting a pool of 6,792 data subsets from 2,209 farmers. To elaborate the spatial distribution maps of the quality indicators, the ArcView 3.1® software was used. Spatial dependence was evaluated by geostatistics, using the ordinary kriging method for data interpolation. Variance analysis (ANOVA) was performed using the SAS 9.0 GLM procedure on the logarithmic transformation of SCC and SPC, using as variables the type of tank (individual and collective) and season (dry and rainy). The frequency of milk quality adjustments to the limits defined in the legislation has shown that SPC is a major challenge for the state’s production chain. There were no significant differences in this frequency for SCC and SPC, neither between the microregions studied, nor between the dry and rainy season (p > 0.05). The analysis of variance considered the period of year and type of cooling tank and showed higher SPC and SCC in the rainy season (p < 0.05); SCC and SPC were higher in collective tanks used by more than 5 farmers (p < 0.05). Spatial dependence was weak for SCC (DD = 22.02) and moderate for SPC (DD = 25.93), indicating the Machadinho do Oeste region as a priority area for mastitis control, and the Ariquemes microregion and west of the Porto Velho microregion as areas of high SPC. The results demonstrated the feasibility of spatial analysis as a tool for evaluating of refrigerated raw milk quality indicators and may support the definition of public and private strategies and policies to improve the milk quality and legislation adequacy.
Diurnal variations in canine hematological parameters after commercial feed feeding
Authors: Costa Letícia Ramos , Silva Nathalia Lopes Tavares da , Oliveira Paula Lima de , Bonatto Natalia Camila Minucci , Vieira Guilherme Coutinho , Floriano Beatriz Perez , Barros Luiz Daniel de , Bosculo Maria Rachel Melo , Almeida Breno Fernando Martins de
Published: October 2020

Complete blood count (CBC) is the evaluation of blood cells, which provides resourceful information. Considering that inadequate fasting time is the most common pre-analytical error in laboratory diagnosis and is associated with lipemia in blood samples, which has not yet been adequately investigated in dogs, this study aimed to assess diurnal postprandial changes in the CBC of healthy dogs fed with industrialized feed. Eighteen clinically healthy dogs aged 2-6 years and weighing over 6 kg were enrolled in the study. All dogs received “Premium” industrialized feed every 12 hours. Blood was collected after a 12-hour fasting period at 6:00 am (baseline), followed by feeding and new blood samples collected hourly for the next 11 consecutive hours. Red blood cell (RBC) counts, red cell distribution width (RDW), white blood cell (WBC) counts, platelets, mean platelet volume (MPV) and hemoglobin were obtained using an automated veterinary cell counter. Hematocrit (HTC) was determined by Strumia's microcapillary method, differential leukocyte count was performed on hematological dye-stained blood smears and total plasma protein (TPP) was determined using refractometry. Variables were tested for normality and differences were considered significant when p < 0.05. A statistically significant decrease was observed in the erythrogram from 2 h for RBC and hemoglobin, from 3 h for HTC and from 4 h for MCV, persisting until the end of 11 hours. There was no change in MCHC and RDW. Regarding the leukogram, a significant increase in WBC was observed from 2 to 7 h, due to the increase in segmented neutrophils 2 to 8 h following feeding. Lymphocyte counts decreased significantly at 2 and 6 h following feeding. No alteration was observed in eosinophil, basophil, monocyte and platelet counts, as well as in MPV. From 5 h to 11 h after feeding, a significant decrease was seen on TPP. However, changes in hematological parameters did not exceed reference ranges for the canine species. Feeding dogs with industrialized feed caused statistically significant changes in erythrogram, leukogram and plasma protein content. While these changes do not seem to exceed reference values for the species in healthy animals, caution is warranted for sick animals with borderline values, in which these changes might be clinically important depending on the pathologic process.
Information Sharing Behaviour of Complex and Extended Organisations
Authors: P. P. Bata , A. Norman , D. Allen
Published: October 2020

The information sharing behaviours observed in extended organisations involve the use of dedicated specialised teams and groups. This study presents theoretical evidence, drawing on Activity Theory as an analytical lens, linking specialised teams in such complex and extended organisations to conditions which may lead to information sharing failures. These failures are apparent through tensions and contradictions examined in the activity system which helped in identifying failures in the formal systems and emergent behaviours to (or “intending to”) resolve them. Results from this study show that information sharing behaviours in an extended organisation are driven in part at least by the team’s need and ability to share information with members of the team (formed to) dealing with an information sharing failure resulting in an organisational problem and aimed at achieving a common shared goal in the relationship. There is an established link showing that information sharing in the setting supports and enhances the exchange of ideas and information between partners due to the complementing needs of services thus helping in reducing extension problems and, thereby, providing a coping strategy for the central organisation. Amongst the importance of information sharing in the setting is the ability to forecast uncertainties as a result of better understanding of each partner’s capabilities and strength. Complexity was observed to be a factor that triggers information sharing failure in extended relationships and dependencies. This occurs when there is no congruence between information deliveries amongst all the collaborating partners.
Disclosing Information on Financial and Non-Financial Capitals in the Integrated Report: An Empirical Analysis of Financial Industry
Authors: Santis Serena , Bianchi Michela
Published: October 2020

This study investigates how firms within the financial industry disclose financial and non-financial information in their integrated reports, by analyzing a sample of the banking sector published over five years (2014–2018). During the first phase, a content analysis methodology was conducted to investigate the disclosure level of six forms of capital, i.e., capitals. A principal component analysis then was implemented to reduce the dimensionality and investigate the relationship between capitals’ information. The main findings show that during the observed period, the focus mainly is on financial capital, while information on non-financial capitals is underdeveloped. A relationship exists among all non-financial capitals, but not between financial and non-financial capitals. The paper contributes to the academic debate on the use of integrated reports (IRs) in practice, providing useful insights regarding financial and non-financial disclosure.
$S$-lattices
Authors: Jayaram C.
Published: October 2020

In this paper we study $S$-elements in $C$-lattices and characterize almost principal element lattices and principal element lattices in terms of $S$-lattices.
A Hilbert type inequality
Authors: Handley G. D. , Koliha J. J. , Pecaric J.
Published: October 2020

In this paper we obtain a new inequality of Hilbert type for a finite number of nonnegative sequences of real numbers from which we can recover as a special case an inequality due to Pachpatte. We also obtain an integral variant of the inequality.
On trapezoid inequality via Gruss type result and applications
Authors: Dragomir S. S. , Mcandrew A.
Published: October 2020

In this paper, we point out a Gr"uss type inequality and apply it for special means (logarithmic mean, identric mean etc ...) and in Numerical analysis in connection with the classical trapezoid formula.
Note on integral closures of semigroup rings
Authors: Matsuda Ryuki
Published: October 2020

Let $S$ be a subsemigroup which contains 0 of a torsion-free abelian (additive) group. Then $S$ is called a grading monoid (or a $g$-monoid). The group $ \{s-s'|s,s'\in S\}$ is called the quotient group of $S$, and is denored by $q(S)$. Let $R$ be a commutative ring. The total quotient ring of $R$ is denoted by $q(R)$. Throught the paper, we assume that a $g$-monoid properly contains $ \{0\}$. A commutative ring is called a ring, and a non-zero-divisor of a ring is called a regular element of the ring. We consider integral elements over the semigroup ring $ R[X;S]$ of $S$ over $R$. Let $S$ be a $g$-monoid with quotient group $G$. If $ n\alpha\in S$ for an element $ \alpha$ of $G$ and a natural number $n$ implies $ \alpha\in S$, then $S$ is called an integrally closed semigroup. We know the following fact: ${\bf Theorem~1}$ ([G2, Corollary 12.11]). Let $D$ be an integral domain and $S$ a $g$-monoid. Then $D[X;S]$ is integrally closed if and only if $D$ is an integrally closed domain and $S$ is an integrally closed semigroup. Let $R$ be a ring. In this paper, we show that conditions for $R[X;S]$ to be integrally closed reduce to conditions for the polynomial ring of an indeterminate over a reduced total quotient ring to be integrally closed (Theorem 15). Clearly the quotient field of an integral domain is a von Neumann regular ring. Assume that $q(R)$ is a von Neumann regular ring. We show that $R[X;S]$ is integrally closed if and only if $R$ is integrally closed and $S$ is integrally closed (Theorem 20). Let $G$ be a $g$-monoid which is a group. If $R$ is a subring of the ring $T$ which is integrally closed in $T$, we show that $R[X;G]$ is integrally closed in $T[X;S]$ (Theorem 13). Finally, let $S$ be sub-$g$-monoid of a totally ordered abelian group. Let $R$ be a subring of the ring $T$ which is integrally closed in $T$. If $g$ and $h$ are elements of $T[X;S]$ with $h$ monic and $gh\in R[X;S]$, we show that $g\in R[X;S]$ (Theorem 24).
On characterizations of weighted composition opeartors on non-locally convex weighted spaces of continuous functions
Authors: Sharma S. D. , Kour Kamaljeet , Singh Bhopinder
Published: October 2020

For a system $V$ of weights on a completely regular Hausdorff space $X$ and a Hausdorff topological vector space $E$, let $ CV_b(X,E)$ and $ CV_0(X,E)$ respectively denote the weighted spaces of continuouse $E$-valued functions $f$ on $X$ for which $ (vf)(X)$ is bounded in $E$ and $vf$ vanishes at infinity on $X$ all $ v\in V$. On $CV_b(X,E)(CV_0(X,E))$, consider the weighted topology, which is Hausdorff, linear and has a base of neighbourhoods of 0 consising of all sets of the form: $ N(v,G)=\{f:(vf)(X)\subseteq G\}$, where $v\in V$ and $G$ is a neighbourhood of 0 in $E$. In this paper, we characterize weighted composition operators on weighted spaces for the case when $V$ consists of those weights which are bounded and vanishing at infinity on $X$. These results, in turn, improve and extend some of the recent works of Singh and Singh [10, 12] and Manhas [6] to a non-locally convex setting as well as that of Singh and Manhas [14] and Khan and Thaheem [4] to a larger class of operators.
Recurrence relations for the midpoint method
Authors: Ezquerro J. A. , Hernandez M. A. , Salanova M. A.
Published: October 2020

In this paper, we present a new convergence analysis and error estimates for the Midpoint method in Banach spaces by using Newton-Kantorovich-type assumptions and a technique based on a new system of recurrence relations. Finally, we give three examples where we improve the error bounds are better given by other authors.
Certain classes of meromorphically multivalent functions with fixed argument of coefficients
Authors: Cho Nak Eun , Woo Soon Young
Published: October 2020

In this paper, we consider some classes of meromorphically multivalent functions with fixed argument of coefficients. In those classes, we determine coefficient estimates, distortion theorems and extreme points.
On the diophantine equation $px^2+3^n=y^p$
Authors: Muriefah Fadwa S. Abu
Published: October 2020

Let $p$ be a prime. In this paper we prove that: (1) the equation $px^2+3^{2m}=y^p$, $p\not\equiv 7$ (mod 8) has no solutions in positive integers $(x,y,p)$ with $\hbox{gcd}(3,y)=1$. (2) if $3|y$ then the equation has at most one solution when $p=3$ and for $p>3$ it may have a solution only when $p\equiv 2$ (mod 3) and $\hbox{gcd}(p,m)=1$. (3) the equation $px^2+3^{2m+1}=y^p$, $p\not\equiv 5$ (mod 8), has a solution only when $p=3$, and this solution exists only when $m=3+3M$, and is given by $x=46.3^{3M+1}$, $y=13.3^{2M+1}$.
A general method for computing the product of infinite matrices
Authors: Dongsheng Yin
Published: October 2020

This paper illustrates by proving the generalization of Milne's theorem and Jabotinsky's theorem a general method for computing the product of two infinite matrices.
Certain multiple integral relations involving multivariable $ H $-function and general polynomials
Authors: Garg O. P. , Kumar Virendra
Published: October 2020

In this paper, first we obtain a finite integral involving multivariable $ H $-function and general classes of polynomials. Next, with the application of this and a lemma due to Srivastava et al. (1981) we obtain two general multiple integral relations involving the multivariable $ H $-function, general classes of polynomials and two arbitrary function $ f $ and $ g $. Again, by suitably specializing the functions $ f $ and $ g $ occurring in the main integral relations, we have also evaluated multiple integrals which are new and quite general in nature.
Oscillation for nonlinear delay difference equations
Authors: Tang X. H.
Published: October 2020

The oscillatory behavior of the first order nonlinear delay difference equation of the form $$ x_{n+1} - x_n + p_n x_{n-k}^{\alpha} = 0, ~~~ n = 0, 1, 2, \ldots ~~~~~~~ \eqno{(*)} $$ is investigated. A necessary and sufficient condition of oscillation for sublinear equation (*) ($ 0 < \alpha < 1 $) and an almost sharp sufficient condition of oscillation for superlinear equation (*) ($ \alpha > 1 $) are obtained.
Categorical methods in Hopf algebras
Authors: Dingguo Wang , Shilin Yang , Qingzhong Ji
Published: October 2020

In this paper, we first study the adjoint relationship of general functors between two Grothendieck categories. Then apply those results to obtain information about the connections of the categories $ A \# H $-mod and $ A^H $-mod, resp. $ {\cal M}^{C \rtimes H} $ and $ {\cal M}^{C^{coH}} $, where $ A $ is an $ H $-module algebra and $ C $ is an $ H $-comodule coalgebra. In particular, the relationships between the (co)generators, injectivity and projectivity of $ A \# H $-modules and the corresponding property of $ A^H $-modules are given, the relationships between the injective dimension $ A_A $ the corresponding dimension of $ A_{A^H}^H $ and $ A \# H_{A \# H} $ are also established.
The generalized Routh array and a further simplification of the extended Routh array
Authors: Zahreddine Ziad
Published: October 2020

The well-known Routh Array settles the problem of stability of systems of differential equations with rral coefficients. The Extended Routh Array (ERA) is the complex counterpart of the Routh Array and it settles the stability of these systems when the coefficients are complex. Since its construction, the ERA remained more of a theoretical achievement, than a practical tool to test the stability of linear systems. Some attempts were made to overcome the complexity of the ERA. The Modified Extended Routh Array (MERA) was then introduced and it reduced the burden of computations, but still it involved lots of divisions and many operations with complex numbers. In the present work, we use the interlacing property to propose an equivalent criterion to both ERA and MERA, we call the Generalized Routh Array (GRA). The new array has advantages over both ERA and MERA in the sense that neither division algorithm, nor operations of complex numbers are involved. An example is given to illustrate the feasibility of the new test.
On Aczel's inequality for real numbers
Authors: Dragomir S. S. , Cho Y. J.
Published: October 2020

In this note, we point out some new inequalities of Aczel's type for real numbers.
On $ R $-subcommuting maps and best approximations in Banach spaces
Authors: Shahzad Naseer
Published: October 2020

A result on best approximation is proved in Banach spaces satisfying Opial's condition. Recent results of Jungck and Sessa [Math. Japonica, 42(1995), 249-252.] are extended to a new class of noncommuting maps.
On the boundary conditions for products of Sturm-Liouville differential operators
Authors: Ibrahim Sobhy El-Sayed
Published: October 2020

In this paper, the second-order symmetric Sturm-Liouville differential expressions $ \tau_1, \tau_2, \ldots, \tau_n $ with real coefficients are considered on the interval $ I = (a,b) $, $ - \infty \le a < b \le \infty $. It is shown that the characterization of singular self-adjoint boundary conditions involves the sesquilinear form associated with the product of Sturm-Liouville differential expressions and elements of the maximan domain of the product operators, and is an exact parallel of the regular case. This characterization is an extension of those obtained in [6], [8], [11-12], [14] and [15].
The asymptotic closure of an ideal relative to a module
Authors: Foster Sylvia M. , Johnson Johnny A.
Published: October 2020

In this paper we introduce the concept of the asymptotic closure of an ideal of a commutative ring $ R $ with identity relative to a unitary $ R $-module $ M $. This work extends results from P. Samuel, M. Nagata, J. W. Petro and Sharp, Tiras, and Yassi. Our objectives in this paper are to establish the cancellation law for the asymptotic completion of an ideal relative to a finitely generated module and show that the integral closure of an ideal relative to a Noetherian module $ M $ coincides with the asymptotic closure of the ideal relative to the Noetherian module $ M $.
On Hua's inequality in real inner product spaces
Authors: Pecaric J.
Published: October 2020

Generalization of results in [1] concerning the Hua's inequality in real inner product spaces are given.
Degree of approximation of conjugate of $ {Lip(\alpha,p)}$ function by ${(C,1)}$ ${(E,1)}$ means of conjugate of a Fourier series
Authors: Lal Shyam , Singh Prem Narain
Published: October 2020

An estimate of degree of approximation of conjugates of Lip$ (\alpha, p)$ functions by ($ C$,1) ($ E$,1) product means of conjugate series of a Fourier Series is obtained.
A study on bornological properties of the space of entire functions of several complex variables
Authors: Abdul-Hussein Mushtaq Shaker , Srivastava G. S.
Published: October 2020

Spaces of entire functions of several complex variables occupy an important position in view of their vast applications in various branches of mathematics, for instance, the classical analysis, theory of approximation, theory of

topological bases etc. With an idea of correlating entire functions with certain aspects in the theory of basis in locally convex spaces, we have investigated in this paper the bornological aspects of the space $X$ of integral functions of several complex variables. By $Y$ we denote the space of all power series with positive radius of convergence at the origin. We introduce bornologies on $X$

and $Y$ and prove that $Y$ is a convex bornological vector space which is the completion of the convex bornological vector space $X$.
On the convex null operators
Authors: Li Jian-Lin
Published: October 2020

The object of this paper is to investigate some properties of the convex null operators which are defined for analytic functions. The result obtained here extends and sharpens some recent results due to Silvia [5], Ahuja and Jahangiri

[1].
On absolute generalized N"orlund summability of orthogonal series
Authors: Okuyama Y.
Published: October 2020

In this paper, we shall prove a general theorem which contains two theorems on the absolute N"orlund summability and the absolute Riesz summability of orthogonal series.
On a new class of sequences related to the space $ \ell^p$
Authors: Tripathy B. C. , Sen M.
Published: October 2020

In this article we introduce a new class of sequences named as $ m(\phi,p)$. This generalizes the earlier sequence space $ m(\phi)$ due to Sargent [2]. We study some of the properties of this space.
Two new discrete Ou-Iang type inequalities
Authors: Li Wen-Rong , Cheng Sui Sun
Published: October 2020

Two discrete Ou-Iang type inequalities are established which are supplementary to some of the existing results.
On Lie ideals and $ (\sigma, \tau)$-Jordan derivations An application of Briot-Bouquet differential subordination
Authors: Patel Jagannath
Published: October 2020

By using the method of Briot-Bouquet differential subordination, we prove and sharpen some classical results in geometric function theory. We also derive some criteria for univalency for certain classes analytic functions in the open unit disc.
Existence of solutions of functional stochastic differential inclusions
Authors: Balasubramaniam P.
Published: October 2020

In this paper, we prove the existence of solutions for functional stochastic differential inclusion via a fixed point analysis approach.
A result on invariant approximation
Authors: Latif Abdul , Bano Arjamand
Published: October 2020

In this paper an extension of a theorem of Singh on invariant approximation is given. An interesting corollary for Opial spaces is also derived.
INTERAÇÃO ENTRE IIOT E INDÚSTRIA 4.0 COM A GESTÃO DE PROJETOS
Authors: Soares Magno , Coutinho Ítalo , Reis Neto Mário Teixeira
Published: October 2020

Diante do novo cenário industrial proposto pela Quarta Revolução Industrial, surgem novos conceitos que podem mudar o método dos projetos convencionais. Baseado nesses conceitos o artigo teve por objetivo conceituar a Internet Industrial das Coisas (IIoT), a Indústria 4.0, seus impactos na Gestão de Projetos e quais habilidades serão necessárias para este profissional se adequar à nova realidade industrial. Considera-se também, que a grande massa de dados (Big Data), a ausência de lições aprendidas com esse novo cenário, as medições e experiências para elaboração de projetos podem ser afetadas por grande imprevisibilidade de sucesso. Foi utilizada a pesquisa exploratória para o referencial teórico e um questionário digital, disponibilizado ao público alvo, pelas redes sociais. O objetivo do questionário foi validar as hipóteses que a IIoT e a Indústria 4.0 afetarão etapas do Gerenciamento de Projetos e que o Gerente de Projetos necessitará de conhecimentos direcionados nas áreas de tecnologia, inerentes a esta evolução. Os resultados, em sua maioria, corroboram com as hipóteses apresentadas e orientam, principalmente aos Gestores de Projetos, para a mudança de Mindset, devido às novas exigências desse novo modelo, sugerindo formação adicional que siga os caminhos da evolução industrial e know-how diferenciado para atender a nova realidade.