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On the Impossibility of Life in Art and Education
Authors: Tervo Juuso
Published: April 2016

There is a historical tendency in art education to envision both art and education as integral parts of the development and sustainment of individual human life and a just society. While this conception has enabled art educators to tackle various societal issues in their profession, it reduces the societal presence of art education into a predetermined narrative of completion and conservative politics where everything eventually finds its allegedly right place and function. In this article, I historicize this argument by examining how human life and its development have been tied to the goals of public art education in the United States in the early decades of the 20th century and reflect on what kind of tradition of political thought have they upheld. In order to eventually offer an alternative approach to politics of art education, I end this article by sketching an impossible relation between art, education, and human life that would not consider human agency and its development as given categories but as modalities of being that have radical potentialities beyond predetermined actualizations.
Tenuous Ties: The Nature and Costs of Kin Support among Low-income Rural Black Mothers
Authors: Garrett-Peters Raymond , Burton Linda M.
Published: April 2016

Since Stack’s (1974) landmark ethnography of kin support in a close-knit group of poor black mothers in the Midwest, there has been ample research on social support among low-income black families. While this body of work has largely painted a picture of the cohesive and supportive nature of families in black communities, recent research has highlighted the limited nature of kin support, especially the support available to low-income black mothers. Much of this work, however, has focused primarily on urban black mothers and paid less attention to the conditions that poor rural black mothers face when seeking and giving family support. Using longitudinal ethnographic data from a sample of 16 low-income black mothers in the rural South, we draw on social exchange, negotiated-order, and social capital perspectives to scrutinize the nature and costs of kin support in family networks marked by limited resources, instability, and chronic need. Our findings reveal the centrality of problematic resources and unpredictable family networks as conditions that diminish mothers’ autonomy and compromise important "side bets" as mothers seek out, manage, and repay support. Implications of this study for theories of social support and social capital are also discussed.
Female Soccer and Parenting in the Caribbean
Authors: McCree Roy
Published: April 2016

In the context of increasing concerns over health issues like obesity, as well as achieving gender equality, increasing interest has been shown in the factors that affect participation in sport in general and female participation in particular. Against this background, drawing on the expectancy value model of sport participation, the principal objective of this paper is to examine the extent to which the family, and parents in particular, have influenced the participation of their daughters in sport and the possible gendered nature of this process through modeling, interpreting experience, and providing experience. Methodologically, it is based on a qualitative case study of national soccer players (n=11) and their parents (n=11) from Trinidad and Tobago. The study generated three major related findings. First, it found little evidence of gender stereotypic beliefs among the parents of the players or their families, be they single parent or nuclear in nature, as they generally served as role models for their daughters and supported them both materially and nonmaterially in their participation in soccer from childhood to adulthood. Second, gendered-based sport socialization was experienced more by some parents when they were growing up than their daughters. Third, while mothers were generally as involved as fathers in their daughters’ football activities--in some cases, much more so--this involvement assumed a different form in several instances, as men tended to assume the role of coach (formally and informally), although their role was not limited to this.
Puerto Rican Families in Central Florida: Prejudice, Discrimination, and Their Implications for Successful Intergration
Authors: Aranda Elizabeth , Rivera Fernando I.
Published: April 2016

Central Florida is an emerging destination for Puerto Ricans migrating to the contiguous states of the United States. We use in-depth interviews with Puerto Rican adults and young adults (N=25) and data from the U.S. Census to examine Central Florida Puerto Rican families’ demographic and economic profiles and to compare them to those in older destinations such as New York. We focus particularly on socioeconomic integration. Findings from interviews suggest that kinship networks may aid the efforts of families to maintain socioeconomic stability by providing access to social capital. However, the generational status and levels of acculturation may affect the kinds of jobs that are attainable. Importantly, experiences with discrimination may blunt economic progress and socioeconomic integration. The erosion of feelings of belonging due to discrimination may, in turn, affect future settlement decisions. We discuss the implications of these results for Puerto Rican families’ socioeconomic status and economic stability.
The Color Line Exception: The Transracial Adoption of Foreign-born and Biracial Black Children
Authors: Raleigh Elizabeth
Published: April 2016

Census data show that the number of transracial adoptive households is rising, but white parents are more likely to adopt Hispanic and Asian children than black children. These demographics provide empirical support for the argument that the color line in the United States is evolving from a white/nonwhite divide toward a black/nonblack one. Yet these racial demarcations treat blacks as a monolithic group and hide the potential for subgroup variation. The purpose of this article is to explore the ways in which white adoptive parents differentiate among black children available for adoption. Specifically, I examine how the adoptions of foreign-born black and of native-born multiracial black children are positioned as distinct from native-born "full" black children. To analyze these questions, I draw on in-depth interviews with adoption professionals who routinely help facilitate transracial adoptions (n=25). I argue foreign-born and biracial black children are seen as the exception to African American exceptionalism--in other words, these children are seen as "not black." The study concludes with a discussion of implications for child welfare workers and adoptive families.
Mothering and Entrepreneurship: Experiences of Single Women in St. Lucia
Authors: Esnard Talia
Published: April 2016

Over the past three decades, there has been a growing interest in the role of female entrepreneurship as a missing link in the economic quagmire facing developing countries. However, while this attention has been marked by noted policy initiatives that seek to link current research to some measure of capacity building for women in that sector, wider research suggests that women combining work and family roles often experience taken-for-granted complications in establishing some degree of work-life balance. These are often neglected in entrepreneurial policy formation. Despite this, little research within developing regions like the Caribbean investigates the complexities related to the experiences and practices of navigating the combined roles of work and family for vulnerable subgroups like single mothers. The aim of this study is to explore, through in-depth phenomenological interviews, the situated nature of single mothering for female entrepreneurs in St. Lucia. Findings point to moral mothering as central to their perception, experiences, and decisions related to mothering and entrepreneurship. Findings also suggest that these women adopt creative strategies for working within these domains. Implications for future research are also discussed.
Aerobic Capacity and Anaerobic Power Levels of the University Students
Authors: TASKIN Cengiz
Published: April 2016

The aim of study was to analyze aerobic capacity and anaerobic power levels of the university students. Total forty university students who is department physical education and department business (age means; 21.15±1.46 years for male and age means; 20.55±1.79 years for female in department physical education), volunteered to participate in this study. Anaerobic power was measured with Running Anaerobic Sprint Test (RAST). Oxygen consumption was estimated 20-m shuttle run test. We found that was aerobic and minimum anaerobic capacity of physical education students higher than aerobic and minimum anaerobic capacity of business students (P<0.05). On the other hand, we didn’t found differences between physical education female and male students and business female and male students in maximal anaerobic capacity and average anaerobic capacity (P>0.05). We found that was aerobic and minimum anaerobic capacity of female and male students in department physical education higher than aerobic and minimum anaerobic capacity of female and male students in department of business (P<0.05). In addition, fatigue index of female students in department physical education lower than fatigue index of female students in department of business was found (P<0.05). In conclusion, recreational sportive activities affect development of aerobic capacity, depending on this, aerobic capacities of the students having education at the physical education and sport teaching department are more advanced than the students of the business management department due to applied courses included in the curriculum, in addition to recreational activities, genetic factors are determinants of anaerobic capacities.
Diagnosis of Active Groups of Samples Taken (Aniline-Benzoic Acid -Acetic Anhydride and Comparing: The Results of the Laboratory)
Authors: Al-amiri Allaa Hussein Mhdi Salh
Published: April 2016

FTIR comparison study between experimental and computational calculations by four molecular modeling methods (AM1, PM3, HF and DFT) was carried out to identify the vibration frequencies of different bonds for some compounds such as benzoic acid, aniline and phthalic anhydride to evaluate the accuracy of each method and to determine the shift value of frequencies for each bond. Results obtained confirm that the accuracy depends on the type of method and the functional group present near the certain bond. 
Relationships between Soil Properties and Rice Growth with Steel Slug Application in Indonesia
Authors: Anggria Linca , Husnain Husnain , Kasno Antonius , Sato Kuniaki , Masunaga Tsugiyuki
Published: April 2016

In the presence study representative rice producing sites in Lampung, Central Java and West Java Province was presented, the relationships between soil properties, rice growth and yield, and further evaluated the effect of Si application on rice growth and yield in different soil types were carried out using local steel slug, which was the most common material as the Si amendment. The soil samples were acidic to neutral with textural classes were clayey, loam and sandy clay loam. Mean nitrogen and available P content was below the value in tropical Asia. Silica availability has been decreasing in rice fields in Indonesia and Si deficiency in rice is now recognized as a possible limiting factor rice production. Steel slug, which has a high Si content and locally available, was selected as a potential source of Si in the present study. A greenhouse experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of steel slug on rice growth in different soil types. Steel slug was applied at the rates of 0, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 300 kg Si/ha. Steel slug application increased plant height at 300 kg Si/ha. Grain yield of soils that contained low available Si was increased with steel slug application. In contrast, some soils with high available Si content did not respond to Si application and other soil properties affected rice growth.
Screening of Cotton Genotypes for Protein Content, Oil and Fatty Acid Composition
Authors: Bolek Yuksel , Tekerek Halil , Hayat Khezir , Bardak Adem
Published: April 2016

The increase in the population at the global level necessitates to explore promising approaches to increase food supply, including protein and oil, to meet the needs of the people. Cotton is one of the most important oil producing crops and cottonseed meal provides important protein nutrients as animal feed. However, information on the genetic basis of cottonseed oil and protein contents is lacking. In this study; protein contents, oil and fatty acid composition of 124 cotton genotypes were observed for developing new cultivars. Accelerated Solvent Extraction method used for determining fat ratio; Gas Chromatography employed for fatty acid analysis while protein contents were analyzed by Kjeldahl method. Average crude oil 31.0%, total fat contents varied from 23.11 to 37.70% while mean protein content 38.0% were observed among genotypes. The dominating fatty acids included linoleic acid, palmitic acid and oleic acid (46.91, 25.73 and 20.21%) respectively, while linolenic acid (0.13%), r-linolenic (0.33%), palmitoleic acid (0.64%), myristic acid (0.88%), nervonic acid (1%) and stearic acid (2.38%) had variations in fatty acid contents. Frequency distribution of the parameters showed a normal distribution and differences among genotypes for the traits studied were statistically highly significant. Prinicipal component analysis showed a complex opposite relationship with a total protein and oil contents. Genotypes; Fantom for protein, Cirpan 60 for total crude oil, Stoneville 468 and YB195 for higher amount of fatty acids especially oleic acid; can be used for improvement of cottonseed quality in breeding programs.
Effect of Root-Zone Temperature on the Growth and Fruit Quality of Hydroponically Grown Strawberry Plants
Authors: Masaru Sakamoto , Uenishi Mayuka , Miyamoto Kengo , Suzuki Takahiro
Published: April 2016

It has been reported that soil temperature modulates the growth and quality of many leafy vegetables and some fruit vegetables; however, this effect has not been sufficiently reported for strawberry plants. Here using a deep flow technique hydroponic system, we investigated the effect of various root-zone temperatures (10 °C, 20 °C, and 30 °C) on the plant growth and fruit quality of strawberry plants grown at an air temperature of 20 °C. The high root-zone temperature treatment (30 °C) decreased oxygen consumption and cell viability of the roots, resulting in withering of most of the plants after 2 months of treatment. In contrast, roots exposed to low temperature (10 °C) showed higher biomass production than those exposed to ambient condition (20 °C), whereas leaf growth was only slightly influenced. The biomass of reproductive organs, such as inflorescences and fruits, were increased in plants treated with a low root-zone temperature, suggesting the activation of reproductive growth by low temperature. However, the contents of ascorbic acid and sugar in fruits were not significantly influenced by the cooling of the root-zone, although the fruit maturation period was significantly prolonged by low temperature. These data indicate that manipulation of root-zone temperature could alter the vegetative and reproductive growth of hydroponically grown strawberry plants.
Plant Mutation Breeding with Heavy Ion Irradiation at IMP
Authors: Dong Xicun , Yan Xia , Li Wenjian
Published: April 2016

The Heavy Ion Research Facility in Lanzhou (HIRFL) is one of the ion-beam acceleration facilities intensively used at IMP, founded as national laboratory and opened for user in world from 1992. Since then, a lot of experiments irradiated by heavy ion beam have been carried out in the HIRFL, including plant mutation breeding. In this review, the biological effects induced by heavy ions and their corresponding mechanisms were reported from the point of view of cytological, morphological and molecular levels. To date, a large number of mutants were isolated using heavy ion irradiation IMP, such as early maturity, flower color and shape, high yield and disease resistant. In conclusion, heavy ion beam irradiation is an efficient mutagen and has significant phenotypic variations in plant. Our research will be further focused on transformation of scientific and technological achievements and mutagenic mechanism of heavy ion beam on high plant at the molecular level in the recent future.
Understanding the Vegetable Contamination Process with Parasites from Wastewater Irrigation and Its Impact on Human Health in Hidalgo, Mexico
Authors: Montero-Aguirre Saúl , Nikolskii-Gavrilov Iourii , Landeros-Sánchez Cesáreo , Palacios-Vélez Oscar Luis , Traversoni-Domínguez L. , Hernández-Pérez Juan Manuel
Published: April 2016

The use of untreated municipal wastewaters for irrigating agricultural crops negatively affects human health. Thus, the sewage effluent from the city of Pachuca, in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico, used for agricultural purposes was the most important reason to undertake this research work, whose main objective was to understand the process that involves its current use as irrigation water, and the potential harm to human health because the raw vegetables produced using this irrigation scheme are being consumed by the general public. The content of fecal coliforms and helminth eggs in wastewaters were determined and the level of parasitological contamination of vegetables and the potential number of people affected was estimated due to the consumption of raw produce without proper pretreatment, a common practice in Mexico. The potential level of parasitological contamination of vegetables was estimated by analyzing bibliographic data collected under similar climatic and technological conditions as in Pachuca. Results indicate that the level of wastewater contamination from fecal coliforms in Pachuca was 5000 times higher than the maximum permissible level based on Mexican standards for irrigation waters, and for Ascaris lumbricoides L. and Hymenolepis diminuta (Rudolphi) eggs up to 64 times. The number of persons potentially infected through consumption of raw vegetables irrigated with this contaminated water was estimated to be 169,000 annually.
Influence of Groundnut Populations on Weed Suppression in Cassava-Groundnut Systems
Authors: Amosun Josephine Olutayo , Aduramigba-Modupe Vincent Oluwatomisin
Published: April 2016

Cassava was grown in sole cropping and intercropping with groundnut to determine the performance of associated crops and weed control at three different groundnut populations in southern Guinea ecology of Nigeria. The experiment consisted of three planting arrangements: 1 row of cassava:3 rows of groundnut, 1 row of cassava:2 rows of groundnut, and 1 row of cassava:1 row of groundnut, sole groundnut at the three planting populations and sole cassava. The groundnut treatments suppressed weeds considerably when compared to sole cassava. This resulted from the vegetative production of groundnut which increased up to 8 weeks after planting (WAP) in 2001 and 12 WAP in 2002. More vegetative growth in 2002 led to lower groundnut yield. Intercropping significantly (p < 0.05) reduced leaf area of cassava, groundnut and cassava yields. Cassava/groundnut system reduced cassava yields by 26 to 74% in 2001 and by 15 to 19% in 2002. The LER values were greater than 1.0 but cassava intercropped with groundnut population of 40,000 plants/ha has a value of 1.89, which was highest. This offers a good weed control as well as the best crop yield advantage. Therefore, groundnut population of 40,000 plants/ha was most ideal population for cassava/groundnut intercrop.
Spring Wheat Cultivation Using a New Bioproduct
Authors: Rabinovich Galina , Smirnova Yu. D.
Published: April 2016

Spring wheat is a strategically significant agricultural crop all over the world. Increasing yields of the crop need increasing use of the mineral fertilizers and chemical fungicides – using which becomes less and less popular. They are being substituted with various bioproducts being developed all over the world, including Russia. All-Russian Research Institute of Reclaimed Lands (VNIIMZ) has created a novel bioproduct – LBP – featuring physiologically significant amounts of growth factors and nutritive elements favorable for the plants. This work evaluates an LBP effect on spring wheat, Irgina sort, when using LPB as a supplementary fertilizer with a mineral fertilizer as a basic one. The research was carried out in microplot experiments at a VNIIMZ’s test site, Tver Region, Russian Federation, in 2009-2010. Among all options studied, a 0.1 l/sq.m LBP dose (added by spraying on bushing-out and earing plants) proved to be the most effective. That option yielded 16.31 metric centners/hectare, which is 27.3% higher than the same without LBP is. A grain quality analysis showed the following nutritive value rise compared to references: cellulose, oil and calcium (CaO) increased by 10…12%, 9…10%, and 10…12%, respectively. Soils of the plants treated with LBP generally contained more nitrogen compounds, less amylolytic microorganisms (competing for nitrogen) and Fusarium wilt ones - which totally provided better conditions for the spring wheat growth.
Genetic Variation and Correlation among Seedling and Mature Plant Traits of Soybean Evaluated in Acid Sand Culture and on Acid/Neutral Soil Fields of Nigeria
Authors: Ojo G. O. S. , Ayuba S. A.
Published: April 2016

Experiments in acid sand culture, acid and neutral soil fields were carried out in 2003 with the objective of studying genetic variability and correlation among seedling and mature plant traits with a view of guiding breeders on appropriate selection options in breeding for aluminium/acid stress tolerant soybean in Nigeria. Genotypic variance was high for all the sand culture traits (root dry weight, shoot dry weight and relative root surface area), leading to the high heritability estimates of 77.85% to 83.72%. Genetic advance as a percentage of the mean (GA) was very high (85.51%-155.84%) for the sand culture traits. As expected, a better performance in terms of grain yield and yield components was observed for the neutral soil field compared to the acid soil field. However, higher heritability estimates were observed for the field traits measured on the acid soil field compared to the neutral soil field. Heritability estimates for the days to flowering and plant height were high (66.44%-79.63%) compared to the moderate heritability (47.42%-58.89%) observed for the number of pods/plant and grain yield on both soils. Conversely, the GA for days to flowering and plant height was lower (12.08%-26.49%) compared to the values (27.27%-41.56%) observed for number of pods/plant and grain yield on both fields. Higher genotypic and phenotypic coefficients of variation (GCV and PCV) were observed for the sand culture traits compared to the field traits. On the acid and neutral soil fields GCV and PCV values were lower for the days to flowering and plant height compared to the values observed for the number of pods/plant and grain yield, with highly significant correlation between/within the sand culture traits and the field traits. These results indicate that selection of soybean genotypes with high seedling root dry weight and relative root surface area in acid sand culture at 450 μM Al3+ will enhance progress in the selection of high yielding acid tolerant tropically adapted genotypes of soybean on acid soils of Nigeria.
11-Year Rainfall and Maize Yield Variation (2003-2013) in Four Northern Districts of Malawi
Authors: Matsui Naohiro
Published: April 2016

Rainfall in the maize cropping season (Oct-Apr) in the four northern districts of Malawi was examined in terms of seasonal fluctuation and spatial distribution, and data spanning 11 years were analyzed. Rainfall fluctuations in the 11-year period differed considerably among the four districts and the Extension Planning Areas (EPAs) showed high coefficients of variance (CVs) (16.9-93.7). The equation with the three-month rainfall (October, February, and April), i.e., Maize yield (kg/ha) in SH = 2.29 + 0.0042 × Oct rainfall – 0.0009 × Feb rainfall + 0.00045 × Apr rainfall (r2 = 0.41), better explained maize yield in the 2013/14 season than the equation with total rainfall in the cropping season. Rainfall accounted for more than 41% of the total variation in maize yields of smallholder farmers (SHs). Rainfall in April was the most critical factor influencing maize and other crop yields. After the Farm Input Subsidy Programme (FISP) was implemented in 2005/06, maize yield became more dependent on rainfall. CV was higher in maize than in groundnut and sweet potato, indicating that maize is susceptible to rainfall fluctuations, and groundnut and sweet potato should be incorporated in farming as a countermeasure against unpredictable rainfall.
Estratégias de Cooperação: percepção dos gestores nas alianças das organizações
Authors: De Aro Edson Rodrigues , Perez Gilberto
Published: April 2016

This article aims to understand the perception of managers in strategic alliances of organizations. Through the perception of managers, we seek to answer the following question: Which managerial aspects of the strategic alliance do managers who entered this relationship and can lead to improved performance of organizations perceive? The qualitative work and exploratory data has collected through structured interviews and electronic form of closed questions along to ten selected organizations and a semi-structured interview and treated by content analysis. The results found highlight the need for strengthening the experiences exchange ratio (know-how), learning, skills and governance mechanism.
Gerando Modelo de Negócio: a pré-incubação como ambiente experimental
Authors: Cruz Anderson Paiva , Pimenta Iris Linhares , Carvalho Maria Luiza Azevedo , Maciel Raquel Siqueira
Published: April 2016

The main objective of this research is to create a model for monitoring and evaluating companies in the pre-incubation stage, in a technology-based incubator located at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). The monitoring and evaluation model was structured according to the program set for the pre-incubation stage. In this stage, the function of the incubator is to support entrepreneurs in transforming innovative ideas into profitable businesses. The incubator offers courses and mentorships on Business Model Generation (BMG), Design Thinking, Lean Startup, Blue ocean strategy, Metrics and Indicators, as well as Pitch. Methods for monitoring the entrepreneurs combines the concepts presented in the course modules with the construction stages of BMG, prototype development and business validation. Methodologically, this research is characterized as an exploratory study with a qualitative approach. Action Research was used for the monitoring model and for the definition of the course modules. The definition of a standard model for the monitoring and evaluation of companies in a pre-incubation phase, allowed for a more precise monitoring of the company's developmental stage, and allowed the incubator to perform its role more efficiently.
Business incubators as support mechanisms for the economic development: Case of Maringá's Technology Incubator
Authors: Mansano Fernanda Helen , Pereira Marcelo Farid
Published: April 2016

In an environment where competition is increasingly fierce, it is essential to create an innovation system, that ranges from basic research to the transfer of developments for the companies and the whole society. To verify this process, the most of the works are using the record number of patents as a proxy, given the difficulty of measuring new products, services and process for the market. Based in incubators of technology-based enterprises, in this article this problem was overcome, by measuring their products, services and processes. Thus, we developed this work with the main objective to assess whether there is interaction between the resident enterprises in technological incubator of Maringá, external companies and university.   The methodology includes a literature review on the subject, the development of variables related to incubator´s characteristics, the application of a questionnaire to the companies linked to Technological Incubator of Maringá, in order to verify the new products, services and process related to research that hit the market. The results point indicates the need for facilitating the process of innovation and interaction with university and industry by developed innovations.
Revisão Sistemática da Literatura de Empreendedorismo Social e Desenvolvimento de Competências: uma análise dos últimos 10 anos
Authors: Bittencourt Ibsen , Brunstein Janette , Cavalcante Martins Angelo Antônio , Desidério Paulo Henrique , Cardoso Sobrinho Carlos Antônio
Published: April 2016

For the social entrepreneur can create new business opportunities that generate high social impact we need to be prepared to deal with adverse market conditions and the numerous social problems. According to Oliveira (2004), social entrepreneurs need to have certain skills, abilities, knowledge and attitudes. Thus, the aim of this paper is to present the results of a systematic review of the literature on social entrepreneurship and the development of skills by answering the following research questions: what skills need to be developed and that are needed to increase the chances of a social entrepreneur have chance in business? And what theoretical gaps existing in the literature? The first step of the analysis was to define the research selection criteria. Due to the fact that this review has several sources to consider two types of strategies have been considered according to the study Beecham (2007). Of the 116 articles selected for the study 14 involving the concepts of social entrepreneurship and development of competence. The results indicated that: i) there is no clear definition of the responsibilities for social entrepreneurs succeed in business, ii) there is a theoretical gap, (iii) is important for the community that research skills to increase the number of studies that address social entrepreneurship, iv) there is a growth curve of the number of publications in the last decade. The more published works are expected to: reduce the threats to validity.
Cross Innovation approach and the creative industries: a case study in the city of Lisbon, Portugal
Authors: Oliveira Janaina Mendes , Laranja Manuel , Lahorgue Maria Alice , Born Henrique Figueiredo
Published: April 2016

Given the cultural diversity of Europe, and the inextricable link between culture and creativity, creative industries also represent a great asset and a source of global competitive advantage. In this regard the EU launched the project Cross Innovation, aimed at identifying and sharing innovative experiences among the participating cities, and more specifically seeking to identify how the creative industries can interact with other industries in other sectors. This project was taken part by 11 European cities such as Amsterdam, Berlin, Birmingham, Stockholm, Linz, Lisbon, Pilsen, Vilnius, Warsaw, Rome and Tallinn. The purpose of this article is to describe the process performed in Europe and show that this can be used by other cities and even other regions to leverage the innovation process using the potential of the creative industry. It was utilized a documentary research on the project (reports, websites, documents submitted by respondents) and there was performed a field study, with personal interviews with those responsible for the agencies involved in the project (Town Hall, University of Lisbon, companies, including others) in one of the participant cities: the city of Lisbon, in Portugal. When researching the results of this project, specifically in the city of Lisbon, it is seen that there was learning in the sense of how the city can arrange a mediation policy from this process of rapprochement between the sectors of the economy of a region and Creative Industries, and the results in terms of knowledge generation are visible.
Análise da influência do capital estrutural no sucesso de startups incubadas: uma pesquisa com 21 empreendedores
Authors: Machado Elizandra , Selig Paulo Mauricio , Follmann Neimar , Filho Nelson Casarotto
Published: April 2016

Promoting the development of new companies has been a vast field research. We observed that the initiative permeates many sectors of the economy, starting by the entrepreneur, reaching support from government, funding agencies, universities and business incubators. Currently in Brazil, exists a network of organizations, among which ANPROTEC and SEBRAE that, together with incubators, has sought to create an environment in which new companies can emerge and develop, where knowledge and intellectual capital should be strengthened. In this sense, the main objective of this research was to analyze the influence of structural capital in the success of incubated startups. The creation of startups has been increasingly recognized as an important element for Brazil's economic development. Structural capital is one of the components of intellectual capital and has as examples the physical and technological infrastructure of a company. In this context there is a lack of scientific studies demonstrating the Structural Capital (SC) relation with incubated startups success. At the development phase, SC constructs in incubated startups and identification of the criteria for SC analysis in incubated startups were determined. At empirical phase, we validated the instrument with six incubators managers from the South of Brazil and conducted an interview with 21 incubated startups, which 04 of them were unsuccessful, 06 graduated and 11 incubated. It was possible to identify how Structural Capital influences the successful incubated startups, especially with regard to the physical and technological support from the incubators.
Organizational resilience: a comparative study between innovative and non-innovative companies based on the financial performance analysis
Authors: Carvalho Antonio Oliveira de , Ribeiro Ivano , Cirani Claudia Brito Silva , Cintra Renato Fabiano
Published: April 2016

Organizational resilience is defined as the ability and capacity of an organization to withstand unexpected changes, discontinuities and environmental risks. Innovation contributes to achieve resilience as it enables organizations to renew over time. Our aim in this article is to analyze the relationship between innovation and resilience from the financial performance analysis with EBITDA, ROE and ROA indicators. We investigated a total of 10 companies divided into two groups, where the first was a group of 5 open-capital companies listed in the ranking of the 50 most innovative companies in Brazil, and the second being a group of 5 open-capital companies not listed in the ranking. We performed an analysis in two stages: the first consisted in calculating the indexes selected in the four fiscal years - 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 - chosen by coinciding with a period after the 2008-2009 crisis; in the second stage, we compared the indexes of the two groups of companies in the four established periods. The results indicate that innovative companies are able to sustain higher financial results than those non-innovative companies. As a main contribution, our study provides a longitudinal comparative analysis, thus providing evidence on the financial performance of innovative enterprises.
A Cooperative Approach to Academic Entrepreneurial Initiatives
Authors: Zheng Ping , Callaghan Victor
Published: April 2016

In this article we introduce a novel entrepreneurial model, the “Faculty Cooperative”, an eco-system for creating and managing academic entrepreneurial initiatives. The goal of this model is to promote academic entrepreneurism, by providing a guiding concept and tools that overcome the lack of alignment between individual academic attributes and faculty efforts in driving academic spin-out companies.  Through an empirical inquiry based on an academic spin-out company in a UK university context, we have explored the key activities, actors, organisational processes and outcomes related to the formation and development stages of the academic entrepreneurship process. The empirical evidence reveals that the key principles embodied by the “Faculty Cooperative Model” namely, openness, freedom and collective shareholding, are likely to promote the entrepreneurial culture within a university context. The paper argues for the importance of developing entrepreneurial culture in conventional research focused universities, which not only improves the traditional values of teaching and research, but also enhances the dynamic capabilities of universities in a global marketplace. It is suggested that the entrepreneurial ideal is not contradictory to the conventional university missions, rather it is complementary.
Species of Legitimacy: The Rhetoric of Succession around Russian Coins
Authors: Emery Jacob
Published: April 2016

Numismatic advertisements of competing claims to the title of grand prince served as a useful propaganda medium during the Muscovite succession struggles of the 1400s but also yielded a persistent slippage between coins' function of proclaiming political legitimacy and conferring that legitimacy. This article outlines the mutually symbolizing relation between coinage and succession in the cultural imagination of the Daniilovich dynasty and beyond. It focuses on verbal tropes, succession practices, and economic functions by turns in order to elucidate the rhetorical matrix that identified the legitimacy of the tsar and of money and to sketch out its evolving applications. First, I read passages from Ivan IV's first letter to Prince Kurbskii to show how the tsar conceived of usurpation as a falsified succession suggestive of falsified coin. Then, I treat early Muscovite coins that articulated family relationships, especially conflicts between primogenitary and collateral principles of inheritance. Finally, I relate the sovereign to the material artifact of money, particularly coins representing him as a mintmaster or as an executioner poised to punish counterfeiters, in order to contextualize efforts by enemies of the state to command numismatic symbols. In all of these contexts, the perception of legitimate succession is intertwined with a currency of signs and the circulation of specie.
Influências percebidas na escolha profissional de jovens provenientes de classes socioeconômicas desfavorecidas
Authors: Rodrigues Sobrosa Gênesis Marimar , Tochetto de Oliveira Clarissa , Schaurich dos Santos Anelise , Garcia Dias Ana Cristina
Published: April 2016

O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar influências dos genitores no processo
de escolha profissional de jovens pertencentes a classes socioeconômicas
desfavorecidas. Para tanto, 200 alunos das três séries do ensino médio
responderam coletivamente a um questionário que continha questões
abertas e fechadas. Os estudantes eram de ambos os sexos e frequentavam
duas escolas públicas localizadas no interior do Rio Grande do Sul. As
informações das questões abertas foram submetidas à análise de conteúdo
temática, e os dados das questões fechadas, a análises estatísticas descritivas.
Os resultados mostraram que a maioria dos participantes não acredita ter
sofrido influência de alguém para escolher o curso técnico ou de graduação.
Entre os estudantes que identificaram interferência de terceiros na escolha
profissional, os genitores foram os mais citados. Conclui-se que a opinião
dos pais sobre o mundo do trabalho transmite valores que são considerados
pelos jovens no estabelecimento de seus planos futuros.
Relação mãe-bebê e promoção de saúde no desenvolvimento infantil
Authors: Mozzaquatro Caroline De Oliveira , Arpini Dorian Mônica , Polli Rodrigo Gabbi
Published: April 2016

Este trabalho objetivou analisar a relação mãe-bebê, em virtude da importância
desta na construção de vínculos afetivos e para o desenvolvimento infantil.
Para tanto, foi realizada observação da relação mãe-bebê em atendimentos
do Programa da Criança de uma unidade básica de saúde, utilizando-se do
instrumento Indicadores Clínicos de Risco ao Desenvolvimento Infantil
como guia. Posteriormente foram realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas
com as mães, com o intuito de complementar as observações. Integraram o
estudo cinco díades mãe-bebê. Pôde-se perceber que as mães se mostraram
adaptadas e identificadas com os bebês. Ressalta-se o bom vínculo mãe-bebê
presente nas díades, havendo investimento afetivo recíproco. Constatou-se
que as mães têm rede de apoio que as auxiliam nos cuidados com os bebês,
fornecendo-lhes apoio emocional. O Programa da Criança também foi
percebido pelas mães como rede de apoio, contribuindo para a construção
de um bom vínculo por meio do cuidado, sendo um importante dispositivo
de promoção de saúde na rede pública.
Ambiência no atendimento de crianças e adolescentes em um CAPSi
Authors: Ronchi Juliana Peterle , Avellar Luziane Zacché
Published: April 2016

A ambiência como um dos aspectos da política de humanização do Sistema
Único de Saúde (SUS) apresenta a importância de se atentar à arquitetura
dos serviços de saúde, uma vez que podem produzir formas de cuidar. O
objetivo deste trabalho foi conhecer e descrever a ambiência no atendimento
de crianças e adolescentes com transtornos mentais graves em um Centro de
Atenção Psicossocial Infantojuvenil (CAPSi), priorizando os aspectos físicos
desse conceito. Esta pesquisa de caráter clínico-qualitativa foi realizada em
um CAPSi. Como procedimento de coleta de dados, utilizou-se da técnica
da observação participante. Os resultados evidenciaram que as constituições
espaciais de um serviço de saúde podem influenciar suas práticas, pois
se verificou que, em alguns momentos, a ambiência do CAPSi, em seus
elementos físicos, possibilitava comunicações significativas de crianças e
adolescentes.
Quem conta um conto, aumenta um ponto: escrita e transmissão do caso na clínica com crianças
Authors: Ferrari Andrea Gabriela , Beltrami André Antônio , Frantz Marília
Published: April 2016

Neste artigo, propomos um instrumento para escrita de caso clínico de
crianças, pensado com base nas discussões no Núcleo de Ensino, Pesquisa e
Extensão em Clínica Interdisciplinar da Infância da Clínica de Atendimento
Psicológico da UFRGS. Percorremos trabalhos atinentes à importância
do registro para a prática psicanalítica e formação de novos terapeutas.
Salientamos a particular relevância da escrita de caso para a clínica-escola,
na qual a temática da formação é fundamental. Dos debates no Núcleo e
apoiados na teoria da constituição do sujeito, derivamos três eixos capazes
de nortear a escrita dos casos e de respeitar singularidades: a criança no
discurso parental, aquilo que ela capturou para si do que lhe foi oferecido,
a sua inserção no laço social. A utilização da ficha de registro, superadas as
resistências iniciais, demonstrou tratar-se de potente e adequado instrumento
para os fins propostos.
Wartime Trigonometry
Authors: Goetz Albert
Published: April 2016

An excerpt from a 2015 Pulitzer Prize–winning novel prompts questions about trigonometry.
Statistical Literacy: Simulations with Dolphins
Authors: Strayer Jeremy , Matuszewski Amber
Published: April 2016

A six-phase instructional strategy can help students develop conceptual understanding of inferential hypothesis testing.
Connecting Representations: Using Predict, Check, Explain
Authors: Roy George J. , Fueyo Vivian , Vahey Philip , Knudsen Jennifer , Rafanan Ken , Lara-Meloy Teresa
Published: April 2016

Although educators agree that making connections with the real world, as advocated by Principles to Actions: Ensuring Mathematical Success for All (NCTM 2014), is important, making such connections while addressing important mathematics is elusive. We have found, however, that math content coupled with the instructional strategy of predict, check, explain can bridge such real-world contexts. In so doing, this procedure supports the research-informed teaching practices of using evidence of student thinking and aiding meaningful mathematical discussion.
A Fare Deal
Authors: Cho Hoyun
Published: April 2016

Real-life questions are asked about the fare charged by the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority.
Inch by Inch, We Measure
Authors: Wickstrom Megan H. , Jurczak Lindsay M.
Published: April 2016

Examine teaching strategies, students' conceptions and visualizations of length units, and conservation of length as first graders explore the meaning of an inch in the context of a garden inchworm.
Skip-counting battle
Authors: Russo James
Published: April 2016

Student teams battle one another by skip counting by different numbers and switching their counts when the teacher shouts, “Switch!” This game promotes numerical fluency, numerical pattern recognition, and addition/multiplication operations. Postscript items are designed as rich grab-and-go resources that teachers can quickly incorporate into their classroom repertoire with little effort and maximum impact.
Archivage électronique et analyse de risque : les nouveaux défis de l’archiviste
Authors: Belin Antony , Rietsch Jean-Marc
Published: April 2016

L’ère du numérique a causé de profondes transformations à la discipline archivistique. De nouveaux enjeux font ainsi surface. C’est notamment le cas de la notion de risque, qui doit invariablement être prise en compte lors de la définition des besoins dans un organisme.

Dans leur article, Belin et Rietsch font d’abord référence à l’évolution du numérique. Depuis quinze ans, l’arrivée du numérique apporte, certes, beaucoup d’avantages au travail des archivistes, mais aussi tout un lot de nouvelles problématiques. En effet, réussir à assurer l’intégrité d’un document numérique, sa provenance, sa confidentialité, son accès ou sa préservation à long terme, sont tous des défis qui nous rappellent que cette nouvelle ère est parfois fondée sur des mécanismes de fonctionnement complexes et exigeant des coûts monétaires importants.

La seconde partie de l’article est dédiée à la présentation d’un cas concret : le succès de la mise en place d’un système d’archivage électronique (SAE) régional mutualisé au sein du syndicat mixte de coopération territoriale Mégalis Bretagne, en France. Le succès de cette opération repose principalement sur l’aspect de mutualisation des moyens, c’est-à-dire la mise commun d’un système détenant plusieurs infrastructures techniques. Ce type de système permet d’assurer l’optimisation des ressources disponibles et les risques sont ainsi partagés. Une politique d’archivage bien réfléchie est absolument nécessaire avant la mise en place d’un tel système. L’exemple du système de Mégalis Bretagne illustre bien l’association d’un projet d’archivage numérique et l’analyse du risque.