bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
CONSUMERS HEALTH AND SAFETY ON THE INTERNET BASED MEDICAL CONSULTATION
Authors: Sari Norma
Published: December 2016

The rise of the internet-based medical consultation has opened not only opportunities for consumers easily obtaining medical services but also put them at risk for mistreatment, misunderstanding or taking a wrong medication to be anticipated. This research concerns on how the internet-based medical consultation affects to the health and safety of the consumers. There are several identified legal issues have to be paid attention as follow: (i) the benefit and shortcoming of using internet-based medical consultation, (ii) inter-related and overlapped interest of the parties, (iii) consumer health and safety, (iv) consumer rights, and (v) dispute settlement. Pertumbuhan konsultasi pengobatan berbasis internet telah membuka peluang tidak hanya bagi konsumen. Kemudahan mendapatkan pelayanan medis tetapi juga menempatkan mereka pada risiko kesalahan perawatan, kesalahpahaman atau kesalahan dalam pemberian obat sehingga hal ini harus diantisipasi. Penelitian ini menjelaskan mengenai konsultasi pengobatan berbasis internet yang mempengaruhi kesehatan dan keselamatan konsumen. Ada beberapa masalah hukum yang harus diperhatikan dan diidentifikasi menjadi sebagai berikut, yakni: (i) manfaat dan kelemahan menggunakan konsultasi pengobatan berbasis internet, (ii) hubungan dan tumpang tindih kepentingan para pihak, (iii) kesehatan dan keselamatan konsumen, (iv) hak-hak konsumen, dan (v) penyelesaian sengketa.
KONFLIK YURISDIKSI DAN PENEGAKAN HUKUM KEKAYAAN INTELEKTUAL DALAM RANGKA PASAR TUNGGAL
Authors: Jened Rahmi
Published: December 2016

AbstractIt is invisioned that ASEAN Single Market is to realize in 2015.ASEAN Single Market is what expected from the formation of ASEAN Economic community ( AEC). The basic principle of AEC is free movement of goods, services, personnel and capital. This is inherent with the objective of economic integration that is a fair competition. In relation to single market, there are trans boundary activities. It is highly possibility that international disputes over IP arise. Disputes that involve different countries with law of each their own and the need determination of choice of law /choice of forum or jurisdiction. This paper aims to discuss IP related conﬂict jurisdiction in the era of economic integration specifcally single market ASEANIntisariPada akhir 2015 diharapkan terwujud pasar tunggal ASEAN sebagai esensi perwujudan Masyarakat Ekonomi ASEAN (ASEAN Economic Community). Prinsip utama dalam rangka Economic Community adalah free movement of goods, services, skilled labours and capital. Prinsip ini inheren dengan tujuan utama integrasi ekonomi yakni persaingan sehat (fair competition). Persoalan HKI tidak hanya terbatas dalam suatu wilayah negara tertentu. Untuk itu perlu dianalisis masalah jurisdiksi pengadilan. Artikel ini akan membahas masalah konﬂik yurisdiksi dan penegakan HKI dalam rangka integrasi ekonomi dan pasar tunggal ASEAN.
DETEKSI PENYAKIT BACTERIAL FRUIT BLOTCH PADA MELON MENGGUNAKAN ELISA (DETECTION OF BACTERIAL FRUIT BLOTCH OF MELON USING ELISA)
Authors: Windari Utik , Joko Tri , Subandiyah Siti
Published: December 2016

Bacterial fruit blotch (BFB) caused by Acidovorax citrulli is a serious seedborne disease in Cucurbitaceae causing 90-100% yield losses. The aim of this study was to explore BFB symptom on melon and also to detect A. citrulli infection in commercial seed and symptomatic fruits from the field in Yogyakarta Special Region province and its surrounding using DAS-ELISA method. Samples include melon from Sleman, Bantul, Kulon Progo, Gunung Kidul, Magelang, Purworejo regencies while commercial seeds i.e. Action 434, Glamour and Mai 116 were collected. DASELISA detection method used reagent set from Agdia. Based on the field observation, this study found melon commercial fruit shares similar symptom with BFB, which showed discrete oily dark green spots, while the netting failed to develop over necrotic areas, resulting in smooth sunken spots. DAS-ELISA detection revealed that samples collected from Jetak village, district of Mungkid, Magelang and from Bligo village, district of Ngluwar, Magelang and in commercial seed Mai 116 were positively infected byA. citrulli.Keywords: Acidovorax citrulli, bacterial fruit blotch, ELISA, melonBacterial fruit blotch (BFB) merupakan penyakit penting pada famili Cucurbitaceae yang disebabkan oleh Acidovorax citrulli. Penyakit ini dilaporkan dapat menurunkan hasil mencapai 90-100%. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui gejala penyakit BFB pada melon dan deteksiA. citrulli pada benih komersial dan sampel buah bergejala dengan metode DAS-ELISA di DIY dan sekitarnya. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan di kabupaten Sleman, Bantul, Kulon Progo, Gunung Kidul, Purworejo dan Magelang. Selain dari lapangan, diuji pula benih melon komersial yaitu Action-434, Glamour dan Mai 116. Metode deteksi dengan ELISA menggunakanreagent set dari Agdia. Dari hasil pengamatan di lapangan ditemukan buah melon dengan gejala yang mirip dengan gejala BFB yaitu adanya becak berwarna hijau tua kebasahan pada permukaan buah, jaring tidak terbentuk sempurna dan pada bagian daging buah di bawah becak tadi membusuk. Hasil deteksi dengan DAS-ELISAmengindikasikan bahwa A. citrulli terdeteksi pada sampel yang berasal dari desa Bligo, kecamatan Ngluwar dan desa Jetak, kecamatan Mungkid, kabupaten Magelang, serta pada benih komersial MAI 116.Kata kunci: Acidovorax citrulli, bacterial fruit blotch, ELISA, melon
Contemporary art, capitalization and the blockchain: On the autonomy and automation of art's value
Authors: Lotti Laura
Published: December 2016

This article addresses contemporary art as a means to investigate how, and to what extent, financial logic impacts upon the socio-cultural sphere. Its contribution is twofold: on the one hand, the article shows that contemporary art's valuation practices increasingly reflect the logic of capitalization; on the other hand, it assesses the emancipatory potential of blockchain technology for the cultural sphere. In relation to the latter I argue that, in spite of the technological novelty of blockchain-based art projects, these nonetheless fail to challenge a received logic of finance. This exposes the limitations to technological determinism as a means of countering financial power in the socio-cultural sphere, and points to new problems for art's valuation methods in relation to the liquid logic of algorithmic finance.
Terminal value: Building the alternative Bloomberg
Authors: Wood Christopher , King Alasdair , Catlow Ruth , Scott Brett
Published: December 2016

In this essay we propose a reframing of the Bloomberg Terminal, an interface used to track financial trades and values, by using it as a creative, critical and curatorial device to explore the relationship between the art and finance. To contextualise this approach, we offer a history of the Bloomberg Terminal alongside an analysis of the power of interfaces to shape both the user and the represented information. We use the terminal as a way to critique the relationship between art acquisition and financial trading companies. We then describe some outcomes of a series of workshops themed around the idea of ‘building an alternative Bloomberg’. We conclude by offering some potential applications of a re-framed Bloomberg Terminal as an open and modular interface for engaging with issues around art and finance, both in terms of content and curation.
The necessity of multi-disciplinary scholarship for finance: On Ayache and Roffe
Authors: Johnson Timothy C.
Published: December 2016

Ayache presents a view of markets and mathematics that attempts to conform to the philosophies of Alain Badiou and Quentin Meillassoux. However, this attempt is unsuccessful because Ayache adopts a view of probability rooted in nineteenth-century conceptions that cannot accommodate the radical uncertainty of the markets. This is unfortunate as it is reasonable to believe that the ideas of Badiou and Meillassoux, when synthesised with contemporary ideas of probability, could offer interesting insights. Roffe presents a better argued synthesis of Deleuze and markets, however he makes similar assumptions about contemporary probability that undermine his conclusions.
Response to Johnson: A random sample versus the radical event
Authors: Ayache Elie
Published: December 2016

Timothy Johnson's working hypothesis in his review of my latest book, The Medium of Contingency, is that I (as well as the ‘quants’ involved in the derivative pricing industry) do not understand the foundations of abstract probability theory. In this response, I show that this is not the case. On the contrary, rules and protocols which are common in the derivative pricing industry, the result of which can be an extension of abstract probability theory as it now stands, seem to elude Johnson. To address these failings, I provide theoretical reflections on probability theory and its formalisms.
Model hagiography: A reply to Johnson and Munger on probability, philosophy and transcendental argumentation
Authors: Roffe Jon
Published: December 2016

In his review of my recent book, Abstract Market Theory, Johnson mistakes my investigation into the conditions and limits of probabilistic reasoning as a rejection of its sense and utility. The same misunderstanding also appears in a review by Munger published recently. In both cases this leads to a skewed and reductive understanding of my reconception of the relationship between price and value. In this response, I present an outline of the philosophical goals of Abstract Market Theory. My intent is not just to show that these reviews are incorrect in their presentation of my argument, but to also indicate why a philosophical perspective remains indispensable for our understanding of the market.
The Institute for Southern Contemporary Art (ISCA)
Authors: Enxuto João , Love Erica
Published: December 2016

João Enxuto and Erica Love are artists and writers living in New York City. Their writing has appeared in Art in America, Mousse Contemporary Art Magazine, Wired, and X-TRA Contemporary Art Quarterly. They have given talks and exhibited work at the Centre Pompidou, Whitney Museum of Art, the New Museum, Anthology Film Archives, Walker Art Center, Yossi Milo Gallery, Carriage Trade, Louisiana Museum in Denmark, ArtCenter/South Florida, and the Tamayo Museum in Mexico City.
Editorial
Authors: Restrepo Londoño Coronel Rafael
Published: December 2016

En la Policía Nacional de Colombia, la investigación es considerada como una de las bases fundamentales de la calidad educativa que reciben los policiales y, al mismo tiempo, como el soporte para el mejoramiento sustancial del servicio. Estas son las razones por las cuales, la Institución y, específicamente la Dirección Nacional de Escuelas — DINAE, están adelantando cambios que facilitan los recursos necesarios, a fin de consolidar una comunidad científica al interior de la Institución, fortalecer los grupos de investigación, apoyar su inserción en redes nacionales e internacionales especializadas, aumentar la visibilidad del Sistema de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación de la Policía Nacional y, como resultado, aumentar ostensiblemente la producción científica.
Changes in the Behavior Problems of Young People from „Houses for Children”
Authors: Opora Robert
Published: December 2016

The theoretical basis of the study is the concept of attachment formulated by John Bowlby. Among other things, it forms the basis for explaining problem behavior in children with disrupted bonds with their parents. The aim of this study was to present the problem behaviors of young people from “Homes for Children” at the beginning of their stay and after one year. Problem behaviors were diagnosed using Thomas Achenbach’s Child Behavior Checklist – a survey on problem behavior. During the year-long stay of charges in the “Home for Children”, it can be stated that there was a significant improvement in their functioning on the scale of thinking disorders, withdrawal, anxiety and depression. However, changes in the area of other problem behaviors did not show statistically significant differences.
Consumer perceptions of banking services: Factors for bank’s preference
Authors: Adesoga Adefulu , Van Scheers Louise
Published: December 2016

The paper examined consumer perceptions of banking services as a factor for bank’s preference among open and distance learning students. Survey research method was adopted. The population of study was the ODL students from which sample were selected using stratified random sampling technique. Questionnaire was administered on selected samples. The research instrument was validated through content validity while reliability was done through test-re-test method. Respondents’ perceptions of banking services were captured using the factor analysis technique to determine perceptions order of importance while T-Test determined its significance. The study revealed that the different perceptions of the customers were significant in influencing the choice of bank especially by the students. The paper concluded that the consumer perceptions of the banking services were essential requirements for understanding how well to delight banking customers. The study recommended that bank delivery services must be customer oriented and customer relationship focused.
Corporate contestability and corporate expropriation
Authors: Zulkafli Abdul Hadi , Hamzah Ahmad Husni
Published: December 2016

This paper presents evidence on the role of ownership in dealing with corporate expropriation of listed companies in Malaysia. From the perspective of expropriation, a single controlling shareholder is always associated with such behavior due to their power and control at the expense of minority shareholder. However, subsequent individual or coalition of large shareholders can be an important corporate governance tool by providing effective monitoring that would lessen the possibility of expropriation by the controlling shareholder. Relating to that, this study evaluates the role of controlling and large shareholders in dealing with corporate expropriation. It is found that there is a negative relationship between single controlling shareholders and dividend payout ratio indicating that firms with only controlling shareholder will pay a lower dividend due to possible expropriation through profit diversion by controlling shareholder. Using Herfindahl Index as a proxy for ownership contestability, the presence of large shareholders along with controlling shareholder has a positive relationship with dividend payout implying that increased contestability helps to curb the power of controlling shareholder to expropriate fund for their own benefit. In accordance with agency theory, the outcome suggests that large shareholders play a monitoring role in minimizing the Type II agency problem. It is also verifying the argument made based on the Catering Theory of Dividend that the presence of large shareholder brings benefit to all shareholders as they are able to reduce profit diversion by demanding for higher dividend.
Material flow cost accounting as a tool for improved resource efficiency in the hotel sector: A case of emerging market
Authors: Nyide Celani John
Published: December 2016

Material Flow Cost Accounting (MFCA) is one of the Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) tools that has been developed to enable environmentally and economically efﬁcient material usage and thus improve resource efficiency. However, the use of this tool to improve resource efficiency in the South African hotel sector remains unknown. An exploratory study, qualitative in nature, was conducted using a single case study with embedded units approach. A Hotel Management Group that met the selection criteria formed part of this study. In-depth interviews were conducted with 10 participants and additional documents were analysed. The investigated hotels have developed technologies that provide an environmental account in both physical and monetary units which constitute the use of MFCA to improve resource efficiencies. However, the study established a number of factors that affect the implementation of MFCA by the hotel sector in a South African context.
STRATEGI ADAPTASI PERUBAHAN IKLIM PADA PETANI DATARAN TINGGI (Studi Petani di Dataran Tinggi Dieng, Kabupaten Banjarnegara)
Authors: , Turasih , M Kolopaking Lala
Published: December 2016

ABSTRACT
Climate change in the Dieng Plateau area is characterized into five local climatic phenomenon: (1) extreme rainfalls, (2) drought in agriculture, (3) hurricans, (4) extreme temperature, and (5) the unpredictable season. Farmers adaptation strategy towards those adverse impacts is identified by occupation of agriculture land. This land occupation also determines access to capital and intensity level of climate change vulnerability. If a farmer household occupies larger lands, so the access to capital is also more and the intensity level of climate change vulnerability becomes lower. On the contrary, smaller lands occupied leaves farmer households with low access to capital and high climate change vulnerability.
Keywords: climate change, adaptation strategy, vulnerability, farmer household

ABSTRAK
Perubahan iklim di Dataran Tinggi Dieng ditandai oleh lima fenomena iklim lokal yaitu: (1) curah hujan yang semakin ekstrem, (2) kekeringan yang melanda pertanian, (3) angin ribut, (4) suhu ekstrem, dan (5) musim yang sulit diprediksi. Strategi adaptasi untuk menghadapi kondisi iklim tersebut dilakukan oleh rumah tangga petani berdasarkan tingkat penguasaannya terhadap lahan pertanian. Luas lahan pertanian yang dikuasai oleh rumah tangga menentukan akses terhadap modal dan intensitas tingkat kerentanan terhadap perubahan iklim. Semakin luas lahan yang dikuasai oleh rumah tangga petani maka nilai akses terhadap modal relatif lebih tinggi dan tingkat kerentanannya terhadap perubahan iklim semakin rendah. Sebaliknya, Semakin luas lahan yang dikuasai oleh rumah tangga petani maka nilai akses terhadap modal akan semakin rendah dan tingkat kerentanannya terhadap perubahan iklim semakin tinggi.
Kata kunci: perubahan iklim, strategi adaptasi, kerentanan, rumah tangga petani
KESADARAN HERMENEUTIK DALAM MEMBACA TEKS: MODEL IJTIHAD UMAR IBN AL-KHATTAB
Authors: Alma`arif Alma`arif
Published: December 2016

Umar ibn al-Khattab was one of the most controversial caliphs. He was a caliph that was courageous or "disobedient" to the text of Alquran and Sunnah literally. This disobedientside of Umar ibn al-Khattab brought up a serious reaction from the other companions. Toward this context, Umar ibn al-Khattab could be said as the liberal companion, because of his courage to re-interpret the sacred text. From the J.E. Gracias perspective, the way of Umar ibn al-Khattab interpreting the sacred text is a sophisticated reading, considering that at the time he had already been aware of the hermeneutic difference from other companions. This hermeneutic consciousness was able to make Umar bin al-Khattab placing the sacred text as a text that can be reinterpreted in accordance with the certain conditions and its maqasid can be taken. Thus, the sacred text revealed historically, is always sahih li kulli zaman wa makan.
Melt quality induced failure of electrical conductor (EC) grade aluminum wires
Authors: Khaliq A. , Rafiq M.A. , Ali H.T. , Ahmed F. , Mehmood S. , Grandfielde J. , Ranjha S.A.
Published: December 2016

The failure of electrical conductor grade (EC) aluminum during wire drawing
process was investigated. The fractured aluminum wires were subjected to
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) analyses
for an initial examination. Thermodynamic analyses of molten aluminum
interaction with refractories was also carried out using FactSage at 710?C to
predict the stable phases. The SEM/EDX analyses has revealed the inclusions
in aluminum matrix. The typical inclusions observed were Al2O3, Al3C4
(Al-Carbide) and oxides of refractories elements (Al, Mg, Si and O) that have
particle size ranging up to 5 ?m. The transition metal boride particles were
not identified during SEM/EDX analyses these might be too fine to be detected
with this microscope. The overall investigation suggested that the possible
cause of this failure is second phase particles presence as inclusions in the
aluminum matrix, and this was associated with the poor quality of melt.
During wire drawing process, these inclusions were pulled out of the aluminum
matrix by the wiredrawing forces to produce micro-voids which led to ductile
tearing and final fracture of wires. It was recommended to use ceramic foam
filters to segregate inclusions from molten aluminum.
Behavior of SnO2 in the tin-bearing iron concentrate during a reduction sintering process
Authors: Su Z. , Zhang Y. , Liu B. , Chen J. , Li G. , Jiang T.
Published: December 2016

The reserve of tin-bearing iron ores is very large in China. However, they
have not been utilized sufficiently so far due to the complex embedded
relationship between iron- and tin-bearing minerals. In the present work, the
behavior of tin in the tin-bearing iron concentrates during a reduction
sintering process (RSP) were studied using XRD, SEM-EDS, chemical valence
state analysis and morphology analysis. The results show that there is about
30 mass% tin deprived from the tinbearing iron concentrates by the RSP. The
tin-bearing phases remained in the finished sinters exist as the form of
stannic (Sn4+), stannous (Sn2+) compounds and metallic Sn (Sno). The
atmosphere in the sinter bed during the RSP is theoretically suitable for the
volatilization of SnO(g). However, the gas composition and temperature of the
sintering gas flow are changeable, which bring about adverse effect to the
deprivation of tin.
Clinical Effectiveness of Different Polishing Systems and Self-Etch Adhesives in Class V Composite Resin Restorations: Two-Year Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
Authors: Jang J-H , Kim H-Y , Shin S-M , Lee C-O , Kim DS , Choi K-K , Kim S-Y
Published: December 2016

The aim of this randomized controlled clinical trial was to compare the clinical effectiveness of different polishing systems and self-etch adhesives in class V composite resin restorations. A total of 164 noncarious cervical lesions (NCCLs) from 35 patients were randomly allocated to one of four experimental groups, each of which used a combination of polishing systems and adhesives. The two polishing systems used were Sof-Lex XT (Sof), a multistep abrasive disc, and Enhance/Pogo (EP), a simplified abrasive-impregnated rubber instrument. The adhesive systems were Clearfil SE bond (CS), a two-step self-etch adhesive, and Xeno V (XE), a one-step self-etch adhesive. All NCCLs were restored with light-cured microhybrid resin composites (Z250). Restorations were evaluated at baseline and at 6, 12, 18, and 24 months by two blinded independent examiners using modified FDI criteria. The Fisher exact test and generalized estimating equation analysis considering repeated measurements were performed to compare the outcomes between the polishing systems and adhesives. Three restorations were dislodged: two in CS/Sof and one in CS/EP. None of the restorations required any repair or retreatment except those showing retention loss. Sof was superior to EP with regard to surface luster, staining, and marginal adaptation (p<0.05). CS and XE did not show differences in any criteria (p>0.05). Sof is clinically superior to EP for polishing performance in class V composite resin restoration. XE demonstrates clinically equivalent bonding performance to CS.
How to Bridge Research Results to Everyday Clinical Care?
Authors: Gordan VV
Published: December 2016

Laboratory and clinical studies are essential to the advancement of sciences. However, a significant gap exists between the research findings and clinical practice. Therefore, research findings can be of little importance if their outcome cannot be directly or indirectly applied to everyday clinical care or readily translated. This paper focuses on how we can shorten the gap between the generation of new knowledge and their implementation into everyday clinical care. A new model is discussed where clinicians are the ones generating the research idea are paired with researchers. They collaborate on studies whose results are readily applicable to everyday practice. Partnering with health providers on studies that address everyday clinical research questions is a potential solution to speed up the translation of the research findings. Generating clinically applicable results can better improve the health of the public. Quoting Dr. Lawrence W. Green: “If we want more evidence-based practice, we need more practice-based evidence.” This paper presents the practice-based research model as a solution to address this knowledge gap.
What Shapes Automotive Investment Decisions in a Contemporary Global Economy?
Authors: Yates Charlotte , Lewchuk Wayne
Published: December 2016

Amid considerable public debate, governments across North America have offered rich incentive packages to entice investment from multinational automotive corporations. This article explores the relative importance of government incentives in influencing automotive corporations' decisions to invest in Canada on the basis of a data analysis of investment incentives in Canada and the United States, a case study of Toyota's decision to invest in the Woodstock assembly plant, and a series of interviews with industry and government stakeholders. Our article concludes that although locational costs are a major determinant of investment decisions, the corporate decision to build a new assembly plant is a multimillion-dollar long-term investment with considerable risks. In assessing the risks and estimated costs of these investments, we found evidence of major variances between companies in what determined their decision. Although incentives were usually important, our research points to the influence on investment decisions of soft factors, including the structural relationship between the home office and branch plant; leadership of branch plant operations; and relationships between actors, in particular between corporate actors at headquarters and the branch plant, different levels of government, and government and corporate actors. Finally, we show that institutional fragmentation, including competition within and between different levels and branches of government, can erode policy effectiveness when governments attempt to attract foreign capital.
Characterization of the synthetic cannabinoid MDMB-CHMCZCA
Authors: Weber Carina , Pusch Stefan , Schollmeyer Dieter , Münster-Müller Sascha , Pütz Michael , Opatz Till
Published: December 2016

The synthetic cannabinoid MDMB-CHMCZCA was characterized by various spectroscopic techniques including NMR spectroscopy and tandem mass spectrometry. The synthetic sample was found to be of S-configuration by VCD spectroscopy and comparison of the data with DFT calculations, while ECD spectroscopy was found to be inconclusive in this case. The enantiomeric purity of samples from test purchases and police seizures was assessed by a self-developed chiral HPLC method.
cis-Diastereoselective synthesis of chroman-fused tetralins as B-ring-modified analogues of brazilin
Authors: Gogoi Dimpee , Devi Runjun , Pahari Pallab , Sarma Bipul , Das Sajal Kumar
Published: December 2016

We have synthesized a series of cis-6a,7,8,12b-tetrahydro-6H-naphtho[2,1-c]chromen-6a-ols as B-ring-modified analogues of (±)-brazilin. A completely regio- and cis-diastereoselective intramolecular Friedel–Crafts epoxy–arene cyclization of 1-tetralone-derived glycidyl ethers catalyzed by Brønsted acids was used as the key step. Our worries concerning the formation of cis–trans product mixtures and their probable conversion to naphthopyran derivatives via dehydration of the tertiary hydroxy group were laid to rest. Additionally, the angular hydroxy group of one of the synthesized products has been reductively removed by a diastereoselective method which should be useful in future for preparing libraries of chroman-fused tetralins with trans-stereochemistry at the ring junction.
TRUST WHEN FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS ARE NOT THE AIM: THE INTEGRATION OF SUSTAINABILITY INTO MANAGEMENT EDUCATION
Authors: DELGADO-MÁRQUEZ Blanca L. , ARAGÓN-CORREA J. Alberto , CORDÓN-POZO Eulogio , PEDAUGA Luis Enrique
Published: December 2016

Literature has paid detailed attention to the positive financial implications of considering the stakeholders’ environmental concerns. This paper contributes by using a trust framework to delimitate how stakeholders may influence managers’ environmental decisions even if they are not focused on financial objectives. Specifically, we analyse how perceptions of academic department heads about their stakeholders’ ability and benevolence influence the head’s willingness to integrate sustainability issues into the syllabus of the courses. We also investigate the direct and moderating role of the heads’ interest in financial aims and the direct influence of the school environmental proactivity. Our analysis includes a sample of 74 deans in 46 different business and engineering schools and a sample of 95 department heads in the field of management studies of 25 Spanish universities. The hierarchical moderated regression results confirm the positive influence of the ability and benevolence of the stakeholders and the heads’ interest in the financial aims, but not the moderating effects and the influence of the school proactivity. The paper provides research implications on the stakeholders’ dimensions influencing environmental decisions and practical implications showing that managers of organisations who wish to advance their environmental approaches may use partnerships with their stakeholders based upon trust.
FINANCING OF WORKING CAPITAL REQUIREMENT, FINANCIAL FLEXIBILITY AND SME PERFORMANCE
Authors: BAÑOS-CABALLERO Sonia , GARCÍA-TERUEL Pedro J. , MARTÍNEZ-SOLANO Pedro
Published: December 2016

This paper investigates the relation between the financing strategies of working capital requirement and firm performance for the period 1997 to 2012. Using the two-step generalized method of moments estimator, we find that a suitable financing strategy can help firms improve their performance. Moreover, the results indicate that the working capital requirement financing-performance relation changes during a financial crisis. Finally, we also find that this relation depends on a firm’s financial flexibility. The findings are of interest for managers and researchers and show that managers should not only be concerned about investing in working capital requirement but also consider how this investment is to be financed. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first paper to analyse how the financing strategy selected by firms to finance their working capital requirement affects their performance.
SUCCESS FACTORS FOR TAIWANESE CONTRACTORS COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL CHINESE CONTRACTORS IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
Authors: KAO Chih-Han , HUANG Cheng-Han , HSU Mark Shu-Chien , TSAI I-Hung
Published: December 2016

Regional trade cooperation has become an important component of construction industry due to the Free Trade Agreement. This segment of the market presents many challenges for construction firms. Establishing suitable international partnering relations is an effective strategy for adapting to the additional unpredictability of international markets. This research integrates the Balanced Scorecard system with Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process for comprehensive and quantitative evaluation of the relevant bilateral cooperation. Commercial cooperation across the Taiwan Strait is selected as a case study for determining the evaluating methodology. After examining data from Chinese firms, 12 factors for partner selection are identified. The factors are compared with practical conditions of worldwide and local markets to establish their viability. The methodology provides a framework for evaluating potential partners when attempting to enter foreign markets. Additionally, it identifies critical factors for developing optimal market entrance strategies, contracts, and risk management; results can also be golcally (globally and locally) tailored to promote the efficiency of international cooperation.
INFLUENCE OF MACROECONOMIC INDICES ON EUROPEAN PRIVATE LABELS
Authors: GIL CORDERO Eloy , RONDAN CATALUÑA Francisco Javier , REY MORENO Manuel
Published: December 2016

In this study, we have analysed the impact and evolution of some of the most important macroeconomic indices on market share and value of private labels. The originality of this paper is the linkage of macroeconomic variables of European countries and the evolution of private labels in these nations. This relationship may show the development of commercial distribution with regard to macroeconomic indices. A sample of 13 European countries and a period of 14 years have been collected, including data of private brands and macroeconomic indices. Panel Data analysis has been applied using SAS software. The percentage of female unemployment negatively affects the volume and value of private label, unlike male unemployment, which affects them positively. The GDP influences positively and slightly both the volume and the value of store brands. In addition, the fact that the percentage of urban population has a positive influence on the value of private brands but not on their volume is noteworthy. Last but not least, only the estimation of value of private label in Spain shows a significant positive increase in following years. Eight countries of the sample indicate the opposite trend.
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT MATURITY ASSESSMENT: CHALLENGES OF THE ENTERPRISES IN SERBIA
Authors: RADOSAVLJEVIC Marija , BARAC Nada , JANKOVIC-MILIC Vesna , ANDJELKOVIC Aleksandra
Published: December 2016

Nowadays competition has been spread to supply chains, instead of individual enterprises. Therefore, beside evaluation of enterprise’s capabilities to manage business processes, it is important to assess capabilities for business process management at supply chain level. The purpose of the research presented in this paper is to point out the necessity of supply chain management maturity in implementation of best practice. Research methodology is based on supply chain management maturity models. Application of the Delphi method enabled usage of maturity model, adapted to the enterprises in Serbia. The value of the research precedes from unique combination of best practice elements for the assessment of supply chain management maturity level. The research results show that best practice elements are not very popular in the enterprises in Serbia. All enterprises are at the second and third maturity level. Bearing in mind that everything has to be improved continually, maturity models, proposed by different authors can be further developed by including certain statistical tools. The original contribution of this paper and its practical implication refer to including statistical tools, hierarchical cluster analysis and correlation, into maturity analysis, thus enabling creation of framework as a road-map for the improvement of supply chain management maturity.
FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION CAPABILITY IN RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATIONS
Authors: MORTAZAVI RAVARI Sara Sadat , MEHRABANFAR Ehsan , BANAITIS Audrius , BANAITIENĖ Nerija
Published: December 2016

This study aims to evaluate technology innovation capabilities (TICs) of research and technology organizations (RTOs) by applying Fuzzy-DEMATEL & ANP techniques, in order to provide a practical lookout for their firm’s requirement in this regard. Based on literature review, six main criteria and eighteen sub-criteria are extracted. Fuzzy-DEMATEL is applied to analyze the casual relationships among the criteria and subcriteria. After identifying the relations between the criteria a questionnaire is developed and distributed among sixteen experts to assess the validity of the questionnaire, then the relations are weighted by ANP. It is concluded that proposed model is a comprehensive model that integrates qualitative and quantitative approaches to develop a step by step model to reach to the main TICs criteria in RTOs. Although, there are many previous researches illustrating various models to evaluate TICs, there is no formidable one using these techniques combination. Based on the abilities of the techniques and the results emerged this paper has prepared a robust model available for other RTOs to adopt as a true reference to reach to their TICs.
THE RESEARCH JOURNAL TRANSPORT: PEER-REVIEWING PROCESS IN 2016
Authors: Prentkovskis Olegas , Junevičius Raimundas
Published: December 2016

"The research journal TRANSPORT: peer-reviewing process in 2016" Transport, 31(4), p. 450-460
IMPROVEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF TIC-CO SYSTEM PLASMA COATING BY LASER TREATMENT
Authors: KINDRACHUK Myroslav , SHEVCHENKO Aleksei , KRYZHANOVSKYI Andrii
Published: December 2016

The paper considers the possibility to improve the quality of a plasma coating by means of a laser treatment in the melting and thermal cycling modes. This method provides stronger adhesion of a coating to its base material as well as higher wear resistance. The regularities of the laser treatment in the melting and thermal cycling modes are determined, and a connection between the technological parameters and the quality characteristics is shown.
STUDY ON THE STATIC AND DYNAMIC STABILITY OF A MODULAR AIRPLANE SYSTEM
Authors: KWIEK Agnieszka
Published: December 2016

The purpose of this research is an analysis of the static and dynamic stability of the Modular Airplane System (MAS). The MAS is designed to perform suborbital space flights. The concept assumes that two tailless vehicles bonded together form a conventional aircraft where the wing of the second one is used as the horizontal tail of the whole system. The CFD calculations, and the stability and control derivatives were conducted by the PANUKL package, which uses a low order panel method for the aerodynamic analysis. The analysis of the static and dynamic stability was performed by the SDSA package. Only the selected part of the MAS mission was investigated. The results that will be presented have been divided into three parts: static stability, longitudinal dynamic stability and lateral dynamic stability.
The MAS has a few possible applications. The first one is a suborbital space tourism flight. Moreover, it can be used as a lunching vehicle for micro satellites or as a testing platform for new space technology to improve their TRL level. Finally, in the far future, it could be used as a fast point-to-point travel system.
The paper presents the results of the static and dynamic stability of a unique aircraft configuration which consists of two tailless vehicles. The research focuses on a situation where the vehicles are just before separation and their mass is similar. Moreover, the influence of the second vehicle’s position with respect to the first one is included.
A CATALOG OF CALIBRATOR STARS FOR NEXT-GENERATION OPTICAL INTERFEROMETERS
Authors: Swihart Samuel J. , Garcia E. Victor , Stassun Keivan G. , Belle Gerard van , Mutterspaugh Matthew W. , Elias Nicholas
Published: December 2016

Benchmark stars with known angular diameters are key to calibrating interferometric observations. With the advent of optical interferometry, there is a need for suitably bright, well-vetted calibrator stars over a large portion of the sky. We present a catalog of uniformly computed angular diameters for 1510 stars in the northern hemisphere, brighter than V = 6 and with declinations

. The median angular stellar diameter is 0.529 mas. The list has been carefully cleansed of all known binary and multiple stellar systems. We derive the angular diameters for each of the stars by fitting spectral templates to the observed spectral energy distributions (SEDs) from literature fluxes. We compare these derived angular diameters against those measured by optical interferometry for 75 of the stars, as well as to 176 diameter estimates from previous calibrator catalogs, finding in general excellent agreement. The final catalog includes our goodness-of-fit metrics as well as an online atlas of our SED fits. The catalog presented here permits selection of the best calibrator stars for current and future visible-light interferometric observations.
THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE UV LEGACY SURVEY OF GALACTIC GLOBULAR CLUSTERS. VIII. PRELIMINARY PUBLIC CATALOG RELEASE
Authors: Soto M. , Bellini A. , Anderson J. , Piotto G. , Bedin L. R. , van der Marel R. P. , Milone A. P. , Brown T. M. , Cool A. M. , King I. R. , Sarajedini A. , Granata V. , Cassisi S. , Aparicio A. , Hidalgo S. , Ortolani S. , Nardiello D.
Published: December 2016

The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) UV Legacy Survey of Galactic Globular Clusters (GO-13297) has been specifically designed to complement the existing F606W and F814W observations of the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) Globular Cluster Survey (GO-10775) by observing the most accessible 47 of the previous survey’s 65 clusters in three WFC3/UVIS filters F275W, F336W, and F438W. The new survey also adds super-solar metallicity open cluster NGC 6791 to increase the metallicity diversity. The combined survey provides a homogeneous 5-band data set that can be used to pursue a broad range of scientific investigations. In particular, the chosen UV filters allow the identification of multiple stellar populations by targeting the regions of the spectrum that are sensitive to abundance variations in C, N, and O. In order to provide the community with uniform preliminary catalogs, we have devised an automated procedure that performs high-quality photometry on the new UV observations (along with similar observations of seven other programs in the archive). This procedure finds and measures the potential sources on each individual exposure using library point-spread functions and cross-correlates these observations with the original ACS-Survey catalog. The catalog of 57 clusters we publish here will be useful to identify stars in the different stellar populations, in particular for spectroscopic follow-up. Eventually, we will construct a more sophisticated catalog and artificial-star tests based on an optimal reduction of the UV survey data, but the catalogs presented here give the community the chance to make early use of this HST Treasury survey.
ABUNDANCES IN THE LOCAL REGION. II. F, G, AND K DWARFS AND SUBGIANTS
Authors: Luck R. Earle
Published: December 2016

Parameters and abundances have been derived for 1002 stars of spectral types F, G, and K, and luminosity classes IV and V. After culling the sample for rotational velocity and effective temperature, 867 stars remain for discussion. Twenty-eight elements are considered in the analysis. The α, iron-peak, and Period 5 transition metal abundances for these stars show a modest enhancement over solar averaging about 0.05 dex. The lanthanides are more abundant, averaging about +0.2 dex over solar. The question is: Are these stars enhanced, or is the Sun somewhat metal-poor relative to these stars? The consistency of the abundances derived here supports an argument for the latter view. Lithium, carbon, and oxygen abundances have been derived. The stars show the usual lithium astration as a function of mass/temperature. There are more than 100 planet-hosts in the sample, and there is no discernible difference in their lithium content, relative to the remaining stars. The carbon and oxygen abundances show the well-known trend of decreasing [x/Fe] ratio with increasing [Fe/H].
SPITZER SECONDARY ECLIPSE DEPTHS WITH MULTIPLE INTRAPIXEL SENSITIVITY CORRECTION METHODS OBSERVATIONS OF WASP-13b, WASP-15b, WASP-16b, WASP-62b, AND HAT-P-22b
Authors: Kilpatrick Brian M. , Lewis Nikole K. , Kataria Tiffany , Deming Drake , Ingalls James G. , Krick Jessica E. , Tucker Gregory S.
Published: December 2016

We measure the 4.5 μm thermal emission of five transiting hot Jupiters, WASP-13b, WASP-15b, WASP-16b, WASP-62b, and HAT-P-22b using channel 2 of the Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) on the Spitzer Space Telescope. Significant intrapixel sensitivity variations in Spitzer IRAC data require careful correction in order to achieve precision on the order of several hundred parts per million (ppm) for the measurement of exoplanet secondary eclipses. We determine eclipse depths by first correcting the raw data using three independent data reduction methods. The Pixel Gain Map (PMAP), Nearest Neighbors (NNBR), and Pixel Level Decorrelation (PLD) each correct for the intrapixel sensitivity effect in Spitzer photometric time-series observations. The results from each methodology are compared against each other to establish if they reach a statistically equivalent result in every case and to evaluate their ability to minimize uncertainty in the measurement. We find that all three methods produce reliable results. For every planet examined here NNBR and PLD produce results that are in statistical agreement. However, the PMAP method appears to produce results in slight disagreement in cases where the stellar centroid is not kept consistently on the most well characterized area of the detector. We evaluate the ability of each method to reduce the scatter in the residuals as well as in the correlated noise in the corrected data. The NNBR and PLD methods consistently minimize both white and red noise levels and should be considered reliable and consistent. The planets in this study span equilibrium temperatures from 1100 to 2000 K and have brightness temperatures that require either high albedo or efficient recirculation. However, it is possible that other processes such as clouds or disequilibrium chemistry may also be responsible for producing these brightness temperatures.
THE BOSS EMISSION-LINE LENS SURVEY. IV. SMOOTH LENS MODELS FOR THE BELLS GALLERY SAMPLE*
Authors: Shu Yiping , Bolton Adam S. , Mao Shude , Kochanek Christopher S. , Pérez-Fournon Ismael , Oguri Masamune , Montero-Dorta Antonio D. , Cornachione Matthew A. , Marques-Chaves Rui , Zheng Zheng , Brownstein Joel R. , Ménard Brice
Published: December 2016

We present Hubble Space Telescope F606W-band imaging observations of 21 galaxy-Lyα emitter lens candidates in the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey Emission-Line Lens Survey (BELLS) for the GALaxy-Lyα EmitteR sYstems (BELLS GALLERY) survey. Seventeen systems are confirmed to be definite lenses with unambiguous evidence of multiple imaging. The lenses are primarily massive early-type galaxies (ETGs) at redshifts of approximately 0.55, while the lensed sources are Lyα emitters (LAEs) at redshifts from two to three. Although most of the lens systems are well fit by smooth lens models consisting of singular isothermal ellipsoids in an external shear field, a thorough exploration of dark substructures in the lens galaxies is required. The Einstein radii of the BELLS GALLERY lenses are, on average, 60% larger than those of the BELLS lenses because of the much higher source redshifts. This will allow for a detailed investigation of the radius evolution of the mass profile in ETGs. With the aid of the average ∼13× lensing magnification, the LAEs are frequently resolved into individual star-forming knots with a wide range of properties. They have characteristic sizes from less than 100 pc to several kiloparsecs, rest-frame far-UV apparent AB magnitudes from 29.6 to 24.2, and typical projected separations of 500 pc to 2 kpc.