bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Comunidades de Prática: Fatores Críticos de Sucesso à Manutenção e suas Dimensões de Análise
Authors: Schmitt Sabrina Rebelo , Schmitt Rafael De Araújo Rios
Published: April 2017

As Comunidades de Prática – CoPs assumem um papel importante na criação e no compartilhamento do conhecimento organizacional, especialmente em instituições em que o conhecimento é um dos seus principais ativos. O objetivo deste estudo é identificar os fatores críticos de sucesso – FCS à manutenção das CoPs que estabelecem relação com as dimensões de análise das Comunidades. A pesquisa possui abordagem qualitativa, e quanto aos fins, caracteriza-se como exploratória e aplicada. Como resultado para a investigação, chegou-se a um quadro-síntese em que 28 fatores são apresentados como críticos ao sucesso das CoPs, e tais fatores são relacionados à 9 dimensões de análise. Conclui-se que a ciência dos FCS à manutenção das CoPs representa uma relevante ferramenta de gestão aos que desejam administrar as Comunidades.
Hybrid backward simulator for determining causal heater state with resolution improvement of measured temperature data through model conformation
Authors: Hiranaka Yukio , Miura Shinichi , Taketa Toshihiro
Published: April 2017

We are developing a backward simulator, which determines the unknown system input from the system output by using a system model. However, its processing time would increase enormously if the simulation model requires the multiple case branching, which is typical for backward simulations. In some target applications, we can use forward simulation processing in the backward data flow with significant reduction of processing time. This paper shows an example of such application to determine system input of heater operation from measured data of room temperature. Although the resolution of measurement restricts the performance of the simulation result, we also used the model to improve the resolution of measured data and show its effect to simulation. Furthermore, we show the result of reduction of noise caused by quantizing LSB jitters.
Accountability and integrity as unique column of good governance
Authors: Matsiliza Noluthando , Zonke Nyaniso
Published: April 2017

The authors contend that accountability and integrity in public affairs are best preserved through enhancement of an integral system of legal prescripts, law, institutional policies and protocols. In the post-apartheid, South African public officials and political office bearers have been continuously criticized for allegedly transgressing ethical codes. Democracy has been tested due to violations of accountability, integrity and misconducts in the South African public service. However, this study argues that integrity can be enhanced when the society and those that are governing can preserve through specialized institutions legislation where law-makers are working with civil society to instill the culture of integrity.It is imperative to balance what is required for public officials’ conduct and what is done through parliamentary controls and certain caveats of highest honor. The value of accountability and integrity in public affairs can enjoy a resurgence in the last and present decade as the arrangements for public officials to operate in an environment that promotes good governance. This study reveals some concerns over the lack of commitment to preserve existing structures that could serve as mechanisms to promote good governance. A qualitative document analysis is employed to draw data from literature review. This paper’s findings contribute towards ethics and good governance in public administration.
Editorial
Authors: Revista Signum Editores
Published: April 2017

Editorial do primeiro número eletrônico da Signum - Revista da Associação Brasileira de Estudos Medievais
Atila en el Waltharius: entre la leyenda y la literatura
Authors: Monti Gabriela
Published: April 2017

En Waltharius, poema anónimo del siglo IX, la construcción del personaje de Atila da cuenta de una estrategia singular de apropiación del material proveniente de la leyenda y la literatura. El pasaje en el que se describe su desequilibrio físico y emocional luego de la huida de Valtario (W. 380-399) revela una intencionalidad irónica. En este segmento, cargado de alusiones y préstamos que remiten a la Eneida, se genera un matiz de incongruencia en relación con el paradigma heroico. Elobjetivo de este trabajo consistirá en analizar críticamente la yuxtaposición de actitudes y acciones del personaje, contrarias a su representación legendaria, que refieren a la coexistencia de diferentes niveles de sentido y presuponen la existencia de un lector capaz de reconstruir esa pluralidad semántica.
O Rei e o Santo: Tratado Político e Hagiografia em João de Salisbury
Authors: Miatello André
Published: April 2017

Neste artigo, apresentamos uma leitura cruzada da Vita sanctiAnselmi e do Policraticus escritos por João de Salisbury; nosso intuito é alargar o âmbito da discussão em torno da concepção política deste autor e, sobretudo, acerca da concepção política de uma camada precisa da sociedade representada na opinião dos clérigos reformistas do século XII. Graças a essa leitura, percebemos uma específica compreensão política de João de Salisbury que parece pouco conforme à apregoada concepção naturalista de Estado que tende a ver, neste tratadista, uma espécie de iniciador. Além disso, em relação ao período medieval, os estudos políticos não podem descurar os conteúdos, usos e proposições que são encontrados naschamadas fontes hagiográficas, pois as mesmas geralmente eram gestadas e estavam inseridas nos jogos de poder. No caso de João de Salisbury, hagiografia e tratado político compõemum todo indissociável de doutrinação e defesa de um específico retrato de rei.
Do Pecado ao Gênero da Confissão Religiosa: algumas reflexões sobre as concepções de pessoa na legislação afonsina (século XIII)
Authors: Lima Marcelo Pereira
Published: April 2017

O presente artigo analisará os discursos sobre o pecado e aconfissão religiosa na legislação produzida no governo de Afonso X (1252-1284), especialmente os discursos relacionados às concepções de pessoa, a partir de uma perspectiva fundamentada em uma História Institucional de Gênero. O objetivo principal se desdobra em duas linhas de análise: a) rever o determinismo do“sexo” como único aspecto relevante para se pensar o pecado medieval; b) incorporar a perspectiva de gênero na interpretação das relações entre o pecado e a confissão religiosa.
Animalización, Sátira y Propaganda Real: la metáfora y la alegoría animal como instrumento político en la Castilla Bajomedieval (siglos XIV-XV)
Authors: Rincón David Nogales
Published: April 2017

El mundo animal fue, durante la Edad Media, un motivoespecialmente útil en la transmisión de mensajes de tipo político a través del desarrollo de un conjunto de instrumentos de tipo ceremonial, literario, iconográfico y simbólico por medio de los cuales fue posible ofrecer sugestivas imágenes de las realidades políticas a partir de la alegoría, la metáfora o la comparación. La imagen animal no sólo servía como un vehículo por el que se atribuían, con un sentido positivo o negativo, rasgos animales a un personaje concreto, sino una forma de expresar profecías de tipo político o instruir al gobernante en la contemplación de la virtud.
Imágenes Curiales en Cleriadus et Meliadice, Roman en Prosa borgoñón del siglo XV
Authors: Amor Lidia
Published: April 2017

En el artículo se analizarán algunas descripciones de la corte en Cleriadus et Meliadice, roman producido en el ambiente ducal borgoñón del siglo XV, con el objetivo de demostrar que las representaciones curiales pueden ser consideradas manifestaciones de la felicidad que caracteriza un espacio signado por la paz y laconcordia. Esta imagen ideal responde, en última instancia, al ejercicio de un buen gobierno y al entendimiento de los integrantes de la corte en pos de un bien común.
Editorial
Authors: Araujo Marta Maria
Published: April 2017

Editorial
Estratégias de estudo e aprendizagem e resolução de problemas: ensino regular vs. ensino vocacional
Authors: Figueira Ana Paula Couceiro , Costa Ruben
Published: April 2017

Pretende analisar-se as eventuais diferenças ao nível das estratégias de estudo e de aprendizagem e da resolução de problemas, em alunos do ensino básico (turmas do 9º ano), em Portugal, que frequentam vias diferentes de escolarização: ensino regular e ensino vocacional/profissional. Os cursos vocacionais têm o objetivo de acolher alunos que manifestam constrangimentos com os estudos do ensino geral, privilegiando a aquisição de conhecimentos em disciplinas estruturantes, assim como o primeiro contacto com diferentes atividades profissionais. No entanto, questionamos se estes alunos apresentam capacidades de resolução de problemas e estratégias de estudo diferentes comparativamente aos alunos do ensino regular. Tentámos, pois, perceber e analisar denominadores comuns e aspetos distintivos. Para recolha de informação, utilizámos o Teste IA – versão reduzida das Matrizes Progressivas de Raven (AMARAL, 1966) e o LASSI – Inventário de Estratégias de Estudo e de Aprendizagem (LASSI, adaptado por FIGUEIRA, 1994), bem como a observação participante em contexto de sala de aula.
Inteligências múltiplas e autoria docente na produção de audiovisuais interativos
Authors: Soares Ismênia Mangueira , Brennand Edna Gusmão de Góes
Published: April 2017

Este artigo discute resultados de pesquisa desenvolvida sobre autoria docente e interatividade em audiovisuais educativos. Descreve a construção de um modelo conceitual com base na Teoria das Inteligências Múltiplas. Apresenta uma ferramenta de autoria para inserir interatividade em conteúdos audiovisuais denominada MARKER. Analisa o processo de autoria na construção de conteúdos educacionais para veiculação em Televisão Digital Interativa por docentes do ensino superior. Apresenta resultados de três protótipos reestruturados e testados pelos docentes. Registra a emergência de novas habilidades dos autores para usar o potencial dos recursos hipermídia na educação.
Produção de texto no contexto da progressão dos gêneros textuais: proposições do livro didático
Authors: Silva Jéssica Pereira da , Costa-Maciel Débora Amorim Gomes da
Published: April 2017

O presente artigo analisa a produção de texto no livro didático de Língua Portuguesa, com vistas a investigar as estratégias de progressão nas atividades propostas. Toma-se como aporte teórico o conceito de progressão discutido por Dolz e Schneuwly (2011); o estudo da progressão escolar e do ensino de produção de texto realizado por Leal e Brandão (2007; bem como as concepções de produção textual abordadas por Geraldi (2010); Guedes (2009) e por Koch (2003). Em se tratando da tipologia da pesquisa, trata-se de uma abordagem qualitativa, de base interpretativa. A obra didática investigada apresenta um trabalho com a escrita de modo sistematizado e sob o viés da progressão textual. Em suma, acredita-se que analisar a progressão nas atividades de produção textual do livro didático pode contribuir de maneira significativa para o ensino sistemático da escrita.
Definicja prawno-teologiczna życia konsekrowanego przez profesję rad ewangelicznych
Authors: SZEWCZUL BOŻENA
Published: April 2017

Pojęcie życie konsekrowane pojawiło się stosunkowo niedawno. Chociaż jest ono powszechnie stosowane, to jednak – jak się wydaje – nie jest rozumiane  w sposób pełny  nawet przez same osoby, których dotyczy.  Niewiele z nich sięga bowiem do Kodeksu Prawa Kanonicznego Jana Pawła II z 1983 roku,  gdzie podano pełną definicję życia konsekrowanego. Termin ten najczęściej wyjaśnia się jako życie szczególnie poświęcone (konsekrowane) Bogu. Tymczasem już sakrament chrztu - określany także mianem konsekracji chrzcielnej -  poświęca Bogu życie każdego ochrzczonego, tak że staje się ono prawdziwym życiem konsekrowanym. Również przez przyjęcie sakramentu święceń kapłańskich kapłan konsekruje się całkowicie Bogu. O jaką więc konsekrację chodzi w przypadku tzw. osób konsekrowanych? Kiedy ona się dokonuje i co tak bardzo wyróżnia osoby konsekrowane, że tworzą one odrębny stan w Kościele, chociaż  nie hierarchiczny? Odpowiedzi na tak postawione pytania dostarcza artykuł analizujący  kodeksową definicję życia konsekrowanego i jego form istniejących w Kościele katolickim.
Woda święcona czy pobłogosławiona? Analiza prawno-liturgiczna
Authors: SAJ MAREK
Published: April 2017

Zaprezentowana analiza prawno-liturgiczna dotycząca pojęciowego określania używanej w liturgii Kościoła wody stanowi ogólne spojrzenie na to zagadnienie. Dokonane badania pozwalają stwierdzić, iż wyrażenie „aqua benedicta” obecne w typicznych wydaniach ksiąg liturgicznych ich polskie tłumaczenia oddają najczęściej jako „woda święcona” lub „poświęcona”. Rzadko kiedy funkcjonuje termin „woda pobłogosławiona”. W zasadzie stosują je tylko dwie księgi, mianowicie Ceremoniał liturgicznej posługi biskupów oraz Obrzędy egzorcyzmów. Trudno znaleźć przyczynę, dla której w polskiej rzeczywistości kościelnej tak mocno zakorzeniło się nieprawidłowe określenie; być może dlatego, że tak właśnie było to zapisane w księgach liturgicznych. Aktualnie nie chodzi o to, by jakby na siłę próbować je wyeliminować z praktyki pastoralnej, choć z drugiej strony z pewnością byłoby dobrze używać prawidłowego nazewnictwa i w ten sposób formować wiernych świeckich. Już sama świadomość niepoprawności tych wyrażeń, zwłaszcza u duchownych, byłaby dużym osiągnięciem.
Działania podejmowane przez władze diecezjalne w związku z dekretem Rady Państwa PRL z dnia 31 grudnia 1956 r. o organizowaniu i obsadzaniu stanowisk kościelnych, na przykładzie wybranych diecezji
Authors: STĘPIEŃ MAREK
Published: April 2017

Rada Państwa Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej wydała dekret z dnia 9 lutego 1953 r. o obsadzaniu duchownych stanowisk kościelnych. Na mocy tego aktu prawnego władze komunistyczne w Polsce kontrolowały działalność duchownych Kościoła katolickiego, dowolnie interpretując ich zachowania i bardzo często uznając je za sprzeczne z przepisami obowiązującego prawa. Biskupi polscy podkreślali, że organy państwowe, wykonując te normy, nagminnie postępowały w sposób bezprawny. Episkopat wielokrotnie postulował wprowadzenie zmian w przepisach, aby uniemożliwić tego rodzaju bezprawne działania. W końcu 1956 r. władze państwowe podjęły rozmowy na forum Komisji Wspólnej przedstawicieli Rządu PRL i Episkopatu Polski. W konsekwencji Rada Państwa wydała dekret z dnia 31 grudnia 1956 r. o organizowaniu i obsadzaniu stanowisk kościelnych.Nowy akt prawny był mniej restrykcyjny w stosunku do duchownych, ale mimo to władze komunistyczne ciągle wykorzystywały zawarte w nim normy do instrumentalnego kontrolowania działalności księży. Przede wszystkim dotyczyło to kandydatów mających objąć stanowiska proboszczów i administratorów parafii. Wraz z wejściem w życie nowych przepisów władze państwowe nadal używały ich do bezprawnego wpływania na organizowanie i obsadzanie stanowisk kościelnych. Posługiwano się szantażem wobec Episkopatu Polski, sugerując możliwość wprowadzenia w przyszłości bardziej restrykcyjnych przepisów, w przypadkach, gdy strona kościelna nie zechce pójść na daleko idące ustępstwa w tej kwestii. W pierwszej połowie 1957 r. do Konferencji Episkopatu Polski napływały informacje z poszczególnych diecezji o niezgodnych z prawem postępowaniach organów państwowych w zakresie organizowania i obsadzania stanowisk kościelnych. Władze państwowe nagminnie posługiwały się w procedurze niesprawdzonymi, a wręcz fałszywymi informacjami, formułując zastrzeżenia w stosunku do kandydatów na proboszczów i administratorów parafii. Działalność organów państwowych skupiała się na dążeniu do uniemożliwienia mianowania na stanowiska proboszczów i administratorów parafii osób, które władze uważały za nieprzychylne ustrojowi Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej.W latach sześćdziesiątych ubiegłego wieku władze cywilne podjęły próby blokowania nominacji proboszczów i administratorów parafii poprzez sprawdzanie, czy osoby te przedkładały administracji państwowej sprawozdania z nauki religii i prowadzenia księgi inwentarzowej. Od złożonych deklaracji podporządkowania się tym wymogom zainteresowanych osób uzależniano odstąpienie od wydania zastrzeżeń przed nominacjami na stanowiska kościelne. Taki stan prawny dotyczący organizacji i obsadzania stanowisk kościelnych trwał aż do zmiany ustroju w Polsce w 1989 r., chociaż w latach siedemdziesiątych i osiemdziesiątych władze państwowe postępowały w tym względzie mniej represyjnie.
Clinical Improvement by Switching to an Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitor in Hemophiliac Patients with HIV: The Japan Cohort Study of HIV Patients Infected through Blood Products
Authors: Kawado Miyuki , Hashimoto Shuji , Oka Shin-ichi , Fukutake Katsuyuki , Higasa Satoshi , Yatsuhashi Hiroshi , Ogane Miwa , Okamoto Manabu , Shirasaka Takuma
Published: April 2017

Objective:

This study aimed to determine improvement in HIV RNA levels and the CD4 cell count by switching to an antiretroviral regimen with an integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI) in patients with HIV.

Method:

This study was conducted on Japanese patients with HIV who were infected by blood products in the 1980s. Data were collected between 2007 and 2014. Data of 564 male hemophiliac patients with HIV from the Japan Cohort Study of HIV Patients Infected through Blood Products were available. Changes in antiretroviral regimen use, HIV RNA levels, and the CD4 cell count between 2007 and 2014 were examined.

Results:

From 2007 to 2014, the proportion of use of a regimen with an INSTI increased from 0.0% to 41.0%. For patients with HIV who used a regimen, including an INSTI, the proportion of HIV RNA levels <50 copies/mL significantly increased from 58.3% in 2007 to 90.6% in 2014. Additionally, the median CD4 cell count significantly increased from 380/μL to 438/μL.

Conclusion:

There is a large effect of switching to an antiretroviral regimen with an INSTI for Japanese patients with HIV who are infected by blood products. This suggests that performing this switch in clinical practice will lead to favorable effects.
Plasma IP-10 Concentrations Correlate Positively with Viraemia and Inversely with CD4 Counts in Untreated HIV Infection
Authors: Mhandire Kudakwashe , Mlambo Tommy , Zijenah Lynn Sodai , Duri Kerina , Mateveke Kudzaishe , Tshabalala Mqondisi , Mhandire Doreen Zvipo , Musarurwa Cuthbert , Wekare Petronella Taonga , Mazengera Lovemore Ronald , Matarira Hilda Tendisa , Stray-Pedersen Babill
Published: April 2017

Background:

Chronic immune activation is a feature of HIV infection associated with accelerated HIV disease progression. There is conflicting data on the association of biomarkers of immune activation with traditional markers of HIV disease progression; CD4 counts and viral load (VL).

Objective:

The study aimed to determine the association of biomarkers of immune activation; interferon (IFN)-γ-induced protein 10 (IP-10) and soluble cluster of differentiation 14 (sCD14) in chronic HIV infection with traditional markers of HIV disease progression.

Methods:

We collected demographic data, enumerated CD4 counts and quantified VL in 183 antiretroviral therapy (ART)-naive adults with chronic HIV infection. Plasma concentrations of IP-10 and sCD14 were quantified in the ART-naive adults with chronic HIV infection and 75 HIV-uninfected controls.

Results:

IP-10 concentrations were significantly higher in the HIV-infected group (median; 257.40pg/ml, IQR; 174.08-376.32) than in the HIV-uninfected (median; 86.19pg/ml, IQR; 67.70-116.39) (P<0.001). Similarly, sCD14 concentrations were significantly higher in the HIV-infected (median; 1.45µg/ml, IQR; 1.02-2.16) group than in the controls (median; 0.89µ/ml, IQR; 0.74-1.18) (P<0.001). High log10 IP-10 concentrations were positively correlated with high log10 viral loads (Spearman’s correlation coefficient [R]=0.21, P=0.003) and inversely correlated with low CD4 counts (R= -0.19, P=0.011). In contrast, log10 sCD14 was not significantly associated with either log10 viral loads (R=0.03, P=0.707) nor CD4 count (R=-0.04, P=0.568).

Conclusion:

We conclude that plasma sCD14 and IP-10 were elevated in the HIV-infected patients compared to HIV-uninfected individuals possibly due to on-going immune activation. In addition, plasma high concentrations of IP-10 but not sCD14 concentrations are associated with high VL and low CD4 count.
Plasma Level of Soluble ST2 in Chronically Infected HIV-1 Patients with Suppressed Viremia
Authors: Younas Mehwish , Psomas Christina , Mehraj Vikram , Cezar Renaud , Portales Pierre , Tuaillon Edouard , Guigues Adeline , Reynes Jacques , Corbeau Pierre , Routy Jean-Pierre
Published: April 2017

Introduction:

Interleukin-33 (IL-33) is a cell damage-induced alarmin. The plasma concentration of suppression of tumorogenicity (sST2), a surrogate marker of IL-33 production, is a prognostic marker of cardiovascular disease.

Observation:

Recently, we reported that sST2 plasma levels were elevated in early HIV-1 infection and linked to markers of microbial translocation and of T cell activation.

Results:

Here we show that it is not the case in patients with suppressed viremia. Thus, IL-33 plays its alarmin role only during the early phase of the infection.
Lipid Production for Biodiesel from Sludge and Crude Glycerol
Authors: Zhang Xiaolei , Chen Jiaxin , Yan Song , Tyagi Rajeshwar Dayal , Surampalli Rao Y. , Li Ji
Published: April 2017

Oleaginous yeast Trichosporon oleaginosus was studied for lipid production using municipal sludge with or without fortification of crude glycerol in a 15‐L fermenter. The maximum lipid content (concentration) was 32.0% w/w (9.35 g/L), 33.6% (10.13 g/L), 33.3% (9.13 g/L), and 33.1% (9.03 g/L) w/w with the addition of 25, 50, 100, and 150 g/L glycerol, respectively. Glycerol concentration had little effect on lipid accumulation. However, glycerol concentration substantially affected increase of biomass concentration and cell count. The suitable glycerol concentration was approximately 40 g/L for Trichosporon oleaginosus growing in sludge medium with initial suspended solids (SS) concentration 30 g/L. Addition of nitrogen to sludge‐glycerol medium enhanced lipid and biomass concentration. The energy conversion efficiency was 1.78, 1.55, and 1.71 with no nitrogen added, with addition of 1 g/L urea, and 3.7 g/L peptone, respectively. The biodiesel production cost was estimated nearly 0.75 US$/L.
Biotransformation of RDX and HMX by Anaerobic Granular Sludge with Enriched Sulfate and Nitrate
Authors: An Chunjiang , Shi Yarong , He Yanling , Huang Guohe , Liu Yonghong , Yang Shucheng
Published: April 2017

RDX and HMX are widely used energetic materials and they are recognized as environmental contaminants at numerous locations. The present study investigated the biotransformation of RDX and HMX by anaerobic granular sludge under sulfate‐ and nitrate‐enriched conditions. The results showed that RDX and HMX could be transformed by anaerobic granular sludge when nitrate was present. However, the biotransformation of RDX and HMX was negatively influenced, especially with high nitrate concentrations. Sulfate‐enriched conditions were more favorable for the removal of ammunition compounds by anaerobic granular sludge than nitrate‐enriched conditions. The removal of RDX and HMX under both nitrate‐ and sulfate‐enriched conditions was facilitated by the use of glucose as additional substrate. This knowledge may help identify factors required for rapid removal of RDX and HMX in high‐rate bioreactors. These results can also be applied to devise an appropriate and practical biological treatment strategy for explosive contaminated wastewater.
Characterization of Patient Interest in Provider-Based Consumer Health Information Technology: Survey Study (Preprint)
Authors: Featherall Joseph , Lapin Brittany , Chaitoff Alexander , Havele Sonia A , Thompson Nicolas , Katzan Irene
Published: April 2017

BACKGROUND

Consumer health information technology can improve patient engagement in their health care and assist in navigating the complexities of health care delivery. However, the consumer health information technology offerings of health systems are often driven by provider rather than patient perspectives and inadequately address patient needs, thus limiting their adoption by patients. Consideration given to patients as stakeholders in the development of such technologies may improve adoption, efficacy, and consumer health information technology resource allocation.

OBJECTIVE

The aims of this paper were to measure patient interest in different health system consumer health information technology apps and determine the influence of patient characteristics on consumer health information technology interest.

METHODS

Patients seen at the Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute were electronically surveyed on their interest in using different consumer health information technology apps. A self-efficacy scale, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 depression screen, and EuroQol 5 dimensions health-related quality of life scale were also completed by patients. Logistic regression was used to determine the influence of patient characteristics on interest in consumer health information technology in the categories of self-management, education, and communication.

RESULTS

The majority of 3852 patient respondents had an interest in all technology categories assessed in the survey. The highest interest was in apps that allow patients to ask questions of providers (3476/3852, 90.24%) and to schedule appointments (3211/3839, 83.64%). Patient interest in consumer health information technology was significantly associated with greater depression symptoms, worse quality of life, greater health self-efficacy, and smartphone ownership (P<.001 for all listed).

CONCLUSIONS

Patients should be viewed as active stakeholders in consumer health information technology development and their perspectives should consistently guide development efforts. Health systems should consider focusing on consumer health information technologies that assist patients in scheduling appointments and asking questions of providers. Patients with depression should also be considered for targeted consumer health information technology implementation. Health self-efficacy is a valid predictor of consumer health information technology interest and may play a role in the utilization of consumer health information technologies. Health systems, broadly, should put forth greater effort to understand the needs and interests of patients in the consumer health information technology development process. Consumer health information technology design and implementation may be improved by understanding which technologies patients want.
The effects of listing status on a firm’s lease accounting: Evidence from South Korea
Authors: Park Younghee , Na Kyunga
Published: April 2017

This study examines how the listing status affects a firm’s choice of lease accounting, using 7,023 firm-year observations that record either an operating or a capital lease from 2001 to 2013 in Korea. We find that unlisted firms are more likely to opt for operating leases, and to have a higher ratio of operating leases than listed firms are. These results indicate that unlisted firms tend to prefer operating leases which can be used as a tool to avoid increasing debt levels and to benefit from off-balance sheet financing (or unrecorded liabilities), compared to listed firms. This study contributes to the current accounting literature as it is the first to provide empirical evidence regarding the impact of the listing status on a firm’s lease accounting.
The effects of population size on genetic parameters and mating system of sandalwood in Gunung Sewu, Indonesia
Authors: Nurchahyani Yeni Widyana , Indrioko Sapto , Faridah Eny , Syahbudin Atus
Published: April 2017

We combined feld observations with isoenzyme analysis to compare population demographic and its effects on genetic diversity and mating systems, among six populations of sandalwood in Gunung Sewu, Indonesia, during March to August 2015. This endangered economic-important species was originated from the southeastern parts of Indonesia, but is recently occured as new landraces in Gunung Sewu, Java island. The observed heterozygosity varied from Ho 0.184 to 0.385 in parents, and from Ho 0.083 to 0.348 in offspring levels, based on the degree of clonality and genetic base. Most of genetic variation is distributed within populations, and only 2.7% were presented among populations, that was indicated by the low DST and FST value (HT 0.30; HS 0.276; DST 2.4%; FST 7.98%). A dendrogram indicated a grouping of populations into three clusters. However, there were seemed to be no association between geographical and genetic distance. Genetic depletion occured due to (i) clonality events as result of heavy-exploitation and/or natural disturbance which induced root suckering, (ii) genetic drifts and bottleneck effects, (iii) the founder effects due to parental low diversity, and (iv) the alteration on mating systems to be more inbreeders. Some of the results confrmed a “reproductive assurance prediction” while some others were contradicting this. It seemed that genetic diversity and mating systems are not much affected by population size, but more by the parental heterozygosity and the degree of clonality. Our results emphasized the importance of populations’ genetic base or parental genetic diversity to naturally maintain the genetic and evolutionary processes under equilibrium conditions.
GESTÃO E RESPONSABILIDADE SOCIOAMBIENTAL: ESTUDO MULTICASO NO SETOR HOTELEIRO DA CIDADE PORTAL DA AMAZÔNIA
Authors: Rodrigues Cleide , Carneiro Alexandre De Freitas , Silva Jean Marcos da , Dal Magro Eleonice De Fátima
Published: April 2017

O estudo tem o intuito de identificar as principais práticas de gestão e responsabilidade socioambiental voltadas para a promoção da sustentabilidade no setor hoteleiro da cidade de Vilhena/RO. Por meio de questionário, conjugado com entrevista informal e simples conversação, verificou-se que a prática ambiental identificada com maior número de respostas negativas está relacionada ao tratamento dos resíduos sólidos. Nenhum hotel possui conhecimento nem ações sobre logística reversa, somente dois adotam ações de educação ambiental e apenas um faz o reuso da água. A economia no consumo de energia destacou-se como sendo a prática socioambiental mais comum. Para os gerentes, há dificuldades a serem enfrentadas para implementar ações sustentáveis de gestão ambiental como a falta da mão de obra qualificada. Notou-se que as empresas estão em um estágio inicial em relação ao conhecimento da legislação e ao desenvolvimento de ações de economia dos recursos naturais.
PERCEPÇÃO, CONHECIMENTO E HÁBITOS DE COMPRA DE PRODUTOS GOURMET DA MARCA DO DISTRIBUIDOR: O CASO DE BRAGANÇA, PORTUGAL
Authors: Ribeiro Maria Isabel Barreiro , Fernandes António José Gonçalves , Diniz Francisco José Lopes de Sousa
Published: April 2017

Produtos gourmet são produtos de alta qualidade com origem e características específicas, produzidos em pequenas quantidades com matérias-primas de qualidade, utilizando processos de produção diferenciados. Este estudo visa analisar a percepção, o conhecimento e os hábitos de compra de produtos gourmet de marca branca na cidade de Bragança, Portugal. Para o efeito, desenvolveu-se um estudo quantitativo, transversal, observacional e descritivo baseado numa amostra acidental constituída por 1.101 indivíduos que foram inquiridos através de um questionário de autopreenchimento. A recolha de dados decorreu durante o mês de junho de 2014 em lojas do sector da distribuição localizadas na cidade de Bragança. Os dados foram editados e tratados com o SPSS 22.0 (Statistical Package for Social Sciences). Calcularam-se estatísticas descritivas, nomeadamente, frequências absolutas e relativas. Segundo os consumidores, os produtos gourmet são produtos de qualidade feitos com bons ingredientes e, por conseguinte, são produtos caros e requintados. A maioria dos inquiridos (60,0%) tinha comprado um produto gourmet no ano anterior à pesquisa, num hipermercado (93,1%). No entanto, os consumidores compraram produtos gourmet com pouca frequência, menos de uma vez por mês (28,7%). Os produtos gourmet adquiridos eram, maioritariamente, da marca do distribuidor (86,8%). A marca Gourmet Continente (84,8%) revelou ser a marca mais conhecida. Apesar disso, apenas 60,9% tinha comprado produtos dessa marca. Os resultados sugerem que a cultura gourmet está presente no quotidiano dos consumidores brigantinos. No entanto, estes consumidores compram produtos gourmet com a marca do distribuidor o que lhes permite adquirir produtos de alta qualidade ao menor preço possível.
Management lessons learned in supply chain development: the experience of PICS bags in West and Central Africa
Authors: Nouhoheflin Theodore , Coulibaly Jeanne Y. , D’Alessandro Stephen , Aitchédji Codjo C. , Damisa Maiyaki , Baributsa Dieudonné , Lowenberg-DeBoer James
Published: April 2017

In order to facilitate the transformation of African agriculture, Africa’s smallholders will require more and better access to input markets that deliver context-specific and well adapted innovations. This article summarizes the management lessons learned in developing supply chains for Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags in West and Central Africa. PICS bags are hermetic grain storage bags that are leading a revolution in the post-harvest handling of grain on smallholder farmers in Africa. The bags have been very popular with farmers, but the major challenge has been developing supply chains to make those bags available for purchase at the village level. This article: (1) describes the PICS supply chain in West and Central Africa; (2) identifies constraints (i.e. financial, structural, social) that impede the development of the PICS supply chain; and (3) analyzes strategies used by businesses to expand distribution channels and increase bag sales.
¿Ideal democrático? Del activismo judicial a la constitucionalización del derecho
Authors: García López Luisa Fernanda
Published: April 2017

La constitucionalización del derecho en Colombia obedece a una participación activa del juez, en particular del juez constitucional. El precedente judicial fuente del derecho es una muestra de la inclusión del juez en el escenario constitucional como garante de la democracia y del derecho. El ideal democrático incluye irreversiblemente al juez constitucional y sus interpretaciones. La sobreinterpretación del derecho responde a una interpretación amplia de la Constitución y a la construcción de normas que en algo contribuyen a llenar las lagunas del derecho. Con ello, el neoconstitucionalismo, es constitucionalizar el ordenamiento jurídico.
El emprendimiento social desde una mirada psicosocial
Authors: Bargsted A. Mariana
Published: April 2017

Este artículo es una revisión teórica del emprendimiento social, entendido como cualquier iniciativa de negocio, con o sin fin de lucro, cuyo principal objetivo es la generación de valor social. Este es un campo de investigación reciente y atractivo que progresivamente, hace acopio de información, aunque poca de ella sea empírica. El objetivo de esta revisión es identificar, desde la psicología social, preguntas de investigación relevantes sobre emprendimiento social. A partir del estudio de diversas investigaciones, se identifican posibles variables psicosociales requeridas para este tipo de emprendimiento, tales como características individuales, motivos sociales y una identidad laboral específica.Además, se incorporan algunas miradas respecto de la sociedad, los objetivos de las organizaciones y aspectos psicosociales del comportamiento organizacional.
Proyecto HAD 2020: una propuesta para consolidar la hospitalización a domicilio en España
Authors: Estrada Cuxart Oriol , Massa Domínguez Beatriz , Ponce González Miguel Ángel , Mirón Rubio Manuel , Torres Corts Anna , Mujal Martínez Abel , Alepuz Vidal Laura , Antón Botella Francisco , Del Río Vizoso Manuel , Fernández Martínez de Mandojan Magdalena , Hermida Porto Leticia
Published: April 2017

La Hospitalización a Domicilio (HAD) apareció en España hace 36 años con la apertura de diversas unidades. El empuje inicial fue truncado por la falta de liderazgo político y en ocasiones también clínico. La realidad actual ofrece una implantación irregular con disparidad de modelos asistenciales y de recursos. La Sociedad Española de Hospitalización a Domicilio (SEHAD) no ha jugado el papel de liderazgo científico y profesional esperado. Se diseñó el «Plan HAD2020: clave de futuro» como revulsivo. Se trata de un ambicioso proyecto a 4 años para consolidar la HAD como modalidad asistencial. Su despliegue consta de cinco fases. Preparación: se establecieron las bases del plan estratégico (PE). Análisis de situación: se realizó una encuesta nacional a las 106 unidades operativas (datos 2014). Validación del PE: aportaciones y propuestas de actuación de los miembros de SEHAD. Congreso Nacional 2016: presentación y aprobación de conclusiones y propuestas del PE. Fase de despliegue PE: se extenderá hasta el año 2020 y la ejecutarán diversos equipos referentes, repartidos en cinco líneas de trabajo.El objetivo final fijado para el año 2020 consiste en: consensuar un modelo asistencial más homogéneo; promover la formación y reconocimiento profesional de quienes trabajan en la HAD; que cada hospital de España tenga una unidad de HAD; reconocimiento y potenciación por el sistema de salud nacional.HAD2020 ha marcado un punto de inflexión en la SEHAD. El camino trazado y el esfuerzo de todos los profesionales HAD permitirán alcanzar aquella visión que persiguieron los pioneros de la HAD en España.
Value is in the Eye of the Beholder: The Relative Valuation Roles of Earnings and Book Value in Merger Pricing
Authors: Rabier MaryJane R.
Published: April 2017

Gupta and Gerchak (2002) argue that different acquirers can arrive at different equity valuations for the same target depending on their strategic intent. A reason for acquirers' equity valuations to vary, holding target fundamentals constant, may be that individual acquirers place different weights on underlying fundamentals. I examine this possibility using Burgstahler and Dichev's (1997) theoretical framework. They argue that the relative importance of earnings and book value depends on expected adaptation, which is the likelihood that the existing earnings generating process will be altered. Using restructuring costs to proxy for expected adaptation at the individual acquirer level, I find that the association between the target's earnings (book value) and acquirers' bid prices is decreasing (increasing) in expected adaptation, consistent with theoretical predictions. These findings are less pronounced during merger waves and intense bid competition for the target.
The Effect of Industry-Specialist Auditors on SEO Underpricing Before and After the Global Financial Crisis
Authors: Kwon Soo Young , Park Jongwon , Yu Jaeyoon
Published: April 2017

This study examines whether auditors' industry expertise is negatively associated with underpricing of seasoned equity offerings (SEO) and whether the association between auditors' industry expertise and SEO underpricing changes around the global financial crisis (GFC). Using a sample of 2,028 SEO observations from 2001 to 2013, we document that in the pre-GFC period, auditors' industry expertise is negatively associated with SEO underpricing, but not during the post-GFC period. Industry-specialist auditors are also associated with higher earnings response coefficients in the pre-GFC period, but not in the post-GFC period. These results suggest that the GFC affected investor confidence in industry-specialist auditors in the capital markets.

JEL Classifications: G01; G14; M42.
Do Managers Make Voluntary Accounting Changes in Response to a Material Weakness in Internal Control?
Authors: Keune Marsha B. , Keune Timothy M.
Published: April 2017

This study examines whether managers make voluntary changes in accounting principle in response to a material weakness (MW). We find that managers are more likely to report voluntary changes in the same year as and year following a MW disclosure, a result largely driven by companies with a greater number of MWs. Although MW companies with new CFOs are more likely to make voluntary changes in the same year, restatements and new auditors, CFOs, CEOs, and directors are not the primary drivers of these results. Managers of MW companies justify voluntary changes as improving accounting information, conforming internal policies, and providing administrative benefits. MW companies that report voluntary changes in the same year and justify the changes as improving accounting are more likely to remediate at least one MW in the following year. Further, entity-level MW companies with voluntary changes in the same year are associated with higher accruals quality than other entity-level MW companies, and a similar result holds for companies with more MWs. These results suggest that MW companies likely report voluntary changes as part of a strategy to improve financial reporting processes and policies. Our study informs both internal control policymakers and accounting standards setters.

Data Availability: All data are publicly available from sources identified in the study.
KEBERADAAN TELUR CACING PARASIT PADA SISWA SD DI SEKITAR INSTALASI PENGOLAHAN AIR LIMBAH (IPAL) TERPADU KOTA MALANG DAN HUBUNGANNYA DENGAN KEPADATAN TELUR CACING PADA AIR LIMBAH PERUMAHAN DI IPAL TERPADU
Authors: Rahayu Sofia Ery
Published: April 2017

The research to find out the existence, kinds, and prevalence of parasitic worm egg on the hands and nails of elementary school students lives in IPAL area also its existence in the water of housing dump has been conducted recently. It also analyze the correlation between the number of parasitic worm egg population on the elementary school students hands and nails lives in IPAL area and the water of housing dump in IPAL Terpadu Kota Malang. The research used descriptive explorative method and conducted on June–August 2004. The sample of parasitic worm egg is taken from elementary school students hands and nails ilves in IPAL area and the water of housing dump in IPAL Terpadu Kota Malang. The elementary shools taken as samples area SDN Tlogomas 1, SDN Bareng 3, SDN Mulyorejo 1, SDN Mergosono 1, and SDN Mergosono 2. The locations of IPAL Terpadu Kota Malang used in this research are Tlogomas, Bareng, Mulyorejo, Mergosono Gang 1, and Mergosono Gang 3 area. Identification of worm egg is conducted in Biology Departement, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, State University of Malang. The data taken are in the form of kinds of parasitic worm egg based on morphology characteristics and it will be analyzed descriptively. Then the prevalence of each kind of parasitic worm egg will bw counted. Then the researchers do some correlation analysis. Findings of this research show that from 5 samples of elementary school used in this research only the hands and nails of students in SDN Mulyorejo 1 have no human parasitic worm egg while in four others found 4 kinds of human parasitic Nematoda they are Ascaris lumbricoides, Enterobius vermicularis, Trichuris trichiura, and Ancylostoma duodenale. From 5 areas of IPAL Terpadu Kota Malang used in this research only in Bareng area it is not found while in four others found 3 kinds of worm egg they are A. lumbricoides, E. vermicularis, and T. trichiura. Egg prevalence of each kind of parasitic worm species on the elementary shool students lives in IPAL Kota Malang area are A. lumbricoides is 65.22 percent, E. vermicularis is 21.47 percent, T. trichiura is 11.59 percent, and A. duodenale is 1.45 percent. Egg prevalence os each parasitic worm species in IPAL Terpadu Kota Malang are A. lumbricoides is 88.40 percent, E.vermicularis is 10.15 percent, T. trichiura is 1.45 percent, and A. duodenale is 0 percent. In general is a relationship between the number of parasitic worm egg on the hans and nails of elementary school students lives in IPAL area and worm egg in the water of housing dump in IPAL Terpadu Kota Malang.
Importância da matemática: percepções sobre os saberes matemáticos dos pescadores artesanais
 Importance of mathematics: perceptions about the knowledge mathematical artisan fishermen
Authors: Miranda Sicero Agostinho , Pereira Elaine Corrêa , Pereira Vilmar Alves
Published: April 2017

O presente artigo apresenta os resultados de uma pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa, realizada com Pescadores Artesanais da Cidade de Rio Grande (RS), pertencentes a Comunidades Tradicionais de Pesca, na qual discutimos como os mesmos percebem e relacionam os saberes matemáticos escolares alicerçados nas suas vivências, pautados na Teoria Etnomatemática. Para tal, abordaremos as relações entre esses conhecimentos, a importância da matemática, bem como as dificuldades apresentadas pelos sujeitos na visualização desses conceitos para a construção de saberes cotidiano.This article presents the results of a qualitative research conducted with Artisanal Fishermen of Rio Grande City ( RS ) , belonging to traditional communities of Fishing, in which we discuss how they perceive and relate school mathematical knowledge grounded in their experiences, guided by the Ethnomathematics Theory . To this end, we discuss the relationship between this knowledge, the importance of mathematics as well as the difficulties presented by the subjects in the view of these concepts for the construction of everyday knowledge.
O estado da arte da teoria dos registros de representação semiótica na educação matemática
 State of the art theory of semiotics representation registers in mathematics education
Authors: Pontes Helaine Maria De Souza , Brandt Celia FIinck , Nunes Ana Luiza Ruschel
Published: April 2017

O objeto de estudo deste trabalho de investigação consiste em saber como a Teoria dos Registros de Representação Semiótica se evidencia nas pesquisas científicas brasileiras, portanto tem como objetivo revelar o nível de abrangência, objeto matemático, procedimentos metodológicos e aspectos da teoria de Duval mais recorrentes nestas pesquisas. Desta forma, trata-se de uma pesquisa bibliográfica com delineamento do estado da arte. Os resultados apresentados demonstram a predominância da Educação Básica; a variedade dos objetos matemáticos; o destaque tanto das Sequências Didáticas quanto das Atividades Matemáticas como procedimentos metodológicos utilizados e as transformações de tratamento e conversão como aspectos da teoria de Duval mais evidentes nas pesquisas mapeadas. The object of study of this research is how the Theory of Semiotics Representation Registers is evident in Brazilian scientific research therefore aims to reveal the level of coverage, mathematical object, methodological procedures and aspects of Duval most prevalent theory in these research. In this way, it is a bibliographical research design with state of the art. The results show the predominance of Basic Education; the variety of mathematical objects; the highlight of both sequences as Teaching of Mathematics activities as methodological procedures used and the treatment and conversion transformations as aspects of the more obvious Duval theory most evident in the mapped research.