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Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: Contributions of a Revolutionary to Indian Social Reforms and Indian Industrial Relations
Authors: Anuplal Gopalan
Published: June 2018

NetajiSubhas Chandra Bose –the fiery Indian revolutionary has been in the news during 2015 and 2016 in connection with the declassification of files about his mysterious disappearance after 18th of August 1945. Of late, maximum research and writings on the leader have been about the mystery and associated theories connected with his disappearance, with the Indian Prime Minister himself taking a keen interest. It is largely History and to some extent Political Science, which as academic disciplines, has incorporated Subhas Chandra Bose as “Topic of Study/Research”. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose had an in-depth knowledge of not only the Indian Society but also Japanese and European Society. He was a very keen observer of Indian Society and with his keen observation and constant interaction with a wide section of the general public during his constant travels, both within India and abroad, he was aware of various social problems particular to India and its magnitude. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was also fully aware of the British Colonial interests (the cunning-oppressive Agenda) who did not want the total eradication of social problems,especially that of caste and communal rivalry. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose had practical experience in Indian Industrial Relations as an Outside Trade Union Leader of various major trade unions and President of the first Indian Trade Union Federation-The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC). As the President of India’s most powerful political party, the Indian National Congress (INC), for two consecutive terms, Netaji’s contacts with Indian leaders belonging to different groups/associations including trade unionists, and general public those days was next only to Mahatma Gandhi. All these broadened his horizon and called for constant observation and study of Indian Society on a day to day basis. Netaji also donned the role of conciliator and arbitrator during industrial disputes. Thus his ideas and writings on these areas were a result of practical experience. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose also tried his level best to ameliorate the social status of Indians and was particularly concerned about the plight of Indian labour and farmers. This Article focuses on the role of NetajiSubhas Chandra Bose in Social Reforms and Industrial Relations and aims at highlighting the fact that Bose can be an interesting ‘Topic of Research’ even in Sociology, especially Sociology of Indian Social Reforms, Sociology of Indian Industrial Relations and Military Sociology.
Understanding Health Communication: Trends and Possibilities
Authors: Sudhansubala Sahu , Preethi K R
Published: June 2018

Health communication is a branch of communication studies that deals with the communication patterns and practices adopted in health education discourses. All forms of communicationare oriented towards promoting information related to health falls under the domain of Health Communication. In this context, the present study attempts to assess existing trends of the health communication in India with special reference to research done in rural India. It highlights views on how health communication can be more effective if it is provided with appropriate resources. It deliberates on few possibilities that can be explored to make it more effective in future, especially in the era of Information Communication and Technology. It highlights many significant ruptures in research in the contemporary scenario, especially with respect to India and argues for some highly significant and interesting study to analyze how the latest innovations in ICT have influenced the dynamics between the three stakeholders of healthcare.
Sub-regional Maritime Security Challenges: A Cooperative Approach
Authors: Rao Udai
Published: June 2018

The Indian Ocean Region has today emerged as the most important region of strategic concern. With India and China trying to establish their clout over this region and using it to propel themselves to the title of a Superpower. Indian Ocean becomes an interesting site for maritime security studies. This article attempts to trace the different areas of concern for all the stakeholders involved in the management of this sub-regional maritime security challenge. Maritime cooperation and security would ensure secure and safe seas which in turn would allow resurgence of our economies in a mutually beneficial manner. The sub-regional grouping with Maldives and Sri Lanka has to transcend beyond the South Asia sphere,  encompassing  Seychelles and Mauritius and would be a ‘Bottom Up Approach’ to shaping the maritime strategic environment in the Indian ocean.
Understanding Academic Stress among Adolescents
Authors: Reddy Jayasankara K , Menon Karishma , Thattil Anjana
Published: June 2018

Any individual who progresses through life goes through various changes and transitions where ‘stress’ becomes invariably part of the journey. Adolescents are particularly vulnerable to the concept of academic stress as the transitions occur at an individual and social level. It, therefore, becomes imperative to understand the sources and impact of academic stress to derive adequate and efficient intervention strategies. This review aims to understand academic stress at a bio psychosocial level highlighting the impact and sources of academic stress. For the literature review, articles were collected from online databases such as EBSCO, ProQuest, Springer, PubMed, Jstor and Google Scholar. The literature search was done using keywords academic stress, academic anxiety, coping, physiological reactions of stress, academic performance, stress and mental health.The prevalence rate of stress varied from 15%-45% in studies conducted after 2000. The review examines stress and its physiological impact, cognitive and social influences, sources of stress detailing Indian findings.
Rethinking Institutional Frameworks in Conservation and Governance of Forests in the Background of FRA in Kerala: From Exclusion to Inclusion
Authors: Bachan Amitha K H , M Maya
Published: June 2018

The forward and backward linkages between conservation, governance and people’s initiatives have been a widely accepted paradigm in the domain of sustainable forest management. Forest Rights Act, 2006, is remarkable as it is the only law which is based on the principles of inclusion by recognizing the decision making authority of hamlet level Gram Sabhas in conservation. This paper looks at the existing institutional frameworks for conservation, i.e. forest and its resource management including land tenureship and to address societal needs of ethnic communities. The analysis is done within the backdrop of the assigned roles of hamlet level Gram Sabhas in FRA with special focus on the Anamalai region, Central Kerala within the distribution area of Kadar (notified particularly vulnerable) ethnic community. The progress of FRA implementation in this region has been discussed as a measure of the shifting of exclusive institutional frameworks to an inclusive one
The Trajectory of Tribal Development Practice: The Case of Muthuvan Community in Kerala
Authors: Pradeep Kumar K S
Published: June 2018

Tribal development in Kerala has now reached a perplexing situation due to the failure of the state in ensuring the inclusive well-being of the members of tribal communities. This is also true with regard to sustaining their age-old ways of life and living circumstances.  A comprehensive analysis of the tribal living conditions in the state is essential to get a clear idea of the ‘developmental issues and concerns’ and to arrive at clear ways of resolving them. Several tribal communities or a majority of their hamlets have already shifted or are in the process of shifting to the new living circumstances. Not being a smooth shift, involves serious struggles for survival with drastic shifts being demanded in the modes livelihood, patterns of living, belief systems etc. This has brought the traditional ways of tribal existence in the state under serious challenge with old models of coexistence and environment-based living nearly put to an end. Amidst this state of affairs, it is truly a fascinating scene to watch that in a few hamlets of certain tribal communities, such as Muthuvans in Idukki district and its adjoining areas in Kerala, the elements of traditional life still survive despite their intermixture with the mainstream population. The paper draws from field observations and attempts to understand the trajectory of tribal existences in Kerala State. The move from tradition to the present day modernity is closely analysed here, with or without the academic rigour, in order to present the reader with some dairy notes that could be useful to comprehend the magnitude of the change and the ensuing struggles.
Some Aspects of Non-Traditional Security
Authors: Sen Uttam
Published: June 2018

Security of a nation is closely linked to development and the growth of institutions and democracy. Human development is an essential dimension and security means empowerment of the people. In advancing the step towards non-traditional security, the dissemination of information is an important aspect.
Psychological Mechanism of the Media Influence
Authors: Mathews Jose
Published: June 2018

Media has a highly influential purpose in our lives. In all spheres of our lives media makes its impact knowingly or unknowingly. The psychological mechanism underlying the process of influence is an interesting area of investigation. A general model of influence which specifies the exact nature of activation of cognitive and emotional systems is suggested. Further elaboration of the model and instances of the impact of media are part of the paper.
Institutional Research
Authors: Thomas Kennedy Andrew
Published: June 2018

The reputation of higher education is built on foundation of their research projects. Research as a category in the strategic plan can exclusively focus on research in teaching, staff development, curriculum and leadership encompassing as a large canvas of institutional process.
Shyness / Social Phobia
Authors: D'Souza Lancy
Published: June 2018

This study reports the influence of shyness on self-concept and academic achievement in high school children. In the present study Crozier's (1995) shyness scale, Singh's (1986) self-concept scale and academic achievement of the students were employed to find out the influence of shyness. 240 high school students served as subjects. Results revealed that as the shyness level increased self-concept of

the students decreased linearly. Shyness is found to affect academic achievement negatively and significantly. Also, remedial measures for shyness/social phobia and further management have been discussed.

Key Words: Shyness, Social Phobia, Self concept, Academic Scores & High school students.
The Sacred in Creation and the God-Intoxicated Celt?
Authors: Agnew Una
Published: June 2018

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Mystics Are Beyond Religions
Authors: Paramananda Swami
Published: June 2018

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Whitehead and Religion: A Study of the Phrase 'This Universe is the Body of God' in Tenrikyo Scriptures:
Authors: Horiuchi Midori
Published: June 2018

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Sustainability and Eco Practices in Tourism
Authors: Jacob Robinet
Published: June 2018

Tourism is one of the greatest successful business activities in the world. Its success depends upon the success of a number of other sectors. The tourism industry doesn't manage the majority of products and experiences it sells. Tourism managers are transporting people to view natural features, cultural attractions, economic activities and lifestyles of people worldwide. Unlike other enterprises, tourism takes consumers to the product, not the products to the consumers.
'Neuromarketing' Ivodel for Tourism Promotion
Authors: Deepika P
Published: June 2018

Awareness of tourism as a money-spinner has caught the imagination of many a destination. Destinations are vying for a share in the global tourism market. Many a strategy is in place for attracting the target market and in each of the cases, the competition is not left behind. With destinations increasingly searching for strategies to differentiate, concepts such as Unique Selling Proposition (USP) have emerged with the assumption that there is a single point in the brain meant for a particular benefit and whichever brand occupied it first would stand to gain forever. With millions of neural connections transmitting messages to the brain and constructs such as previous experience of the brand, feelings of an individual and thoughts about the product in terms of brand name, price, colour, or any other the other characteristics makes the concept of USP redundant. Also, with multiple parameters of a brand available to the consumer for decision, the concept of Multiple Selling Propositions (MSP) of the brand as well as a multiple media vehicle model for communication such a concept is required. For tourism, such a concept is appropriate considering heterogeneous nature of the product and this paper seeks to analysis the application of the concept of MSP for tourism promotion.
The Nuanced Approaches in Destination Branding and Promotion of Film-Induced Tourism: A Mixed Method Inquiry Based in Puducherry
Authors: Chandran R C Anu
Published: June 2018

Puducherry (formerly Pondicherry) is a scintillating tourism destination in south India. Puducherry is a multiUSP destination with a quiet charm that envelops the tourists. Its French heritage is apparent across the length and breadth of the Union Territory. Renowned world over, as the „French Riviera of the East‟, Puducherry sparkles with rich and illustrious culture and history. The spiritual aura, which is a hallmark feature of the destination, rings in the tourists. The tourism industry in Puducherry is booming with both domestic and foreign tourists‟ influx showing a remarkable upward trend in the recent years. This destination dots a prominent place in the tourism map of India owing to the outstanding heritage monuments and cultural manifests. The landscape of Puducherry is quite exciting as it is dotted with exotic beaches and serene resorts. Film tourism is a neo-tourism form which has gained increased attention in Puducherry‟s tourism industry. The study of film tourism is relatively new in tourism research.
Local Community Involvement in Tourism: A Content Analysis of Websites of Wildlife Resorts
Authors: G Nagarjuna
Published: June 2018

Over the years, views on tourism have changed from pleasure seeking activity to a mere economic activity. Today, tourism is the major source of income and economic activity for developing countries. It generates employment, foreign exchange earnings, and also supports in development of infrastructure of the destination. Tourism may also have potential in addressing socio economic issues through sustainable tourism development. Local community participation in tourism activities has also become one of the major principles of sustainable tourism. Tourism is a people oriented industry and its major functions depend on human resources. Tourism is a major source of employment and it has all the capabilities in contributing towards the livelihood of the local community by providing employment and involving them in all kinds of tourism activities. The major objective of the study is to find out how local communities are involved in various activities and practices adopted by resorts for the development of the local community. The scope of the study is confined to wildlife resorts. Percentage analysis is used to analyze the data.
A study on the relationship between Employee engagement and organizational citizenship with reference to employees working in travel organizations
Authors: George Ginu , Joseph Binoy
Published: June 2018

All sectors across the globe have started looking at employee engagement as an opportunity because engaged employees always tend to perform better than not engaged or disengaged employees. Organization with engaged employees are always a strength to the organization as it has lot of positive outcomes. This article elucidates the relationship that exists between employee engagement and organizational citizenship behavior with reference to employees working in travel organizations.The study focuses on employees working in national and international travel organizations which arelocated in Bangalore. Data was collected with the help of an adapted questionnaire. The findings of the study will help the employers to understand the importance of these two factors and their present engagement and OCB level of the employees working in these organizations and take measures accordingly.
A Study on the Current and Future Impacts of the Political System on Kerala’s Tourism Sector
Authors: H Sandhya , Varghese Bindi
Published: June 2018

Tourism is one of the predominant sectors of the economy of Kerala. Tourism in Kerala attracts millions of foreign and domestic visitors and garners revenue that totals to around 20,000 crores.Generating over a million employment opportunities and supporting the skilled and non-skilled labour equally, the tourism and hospitality industry is an inevitable part of the economy. Kerala is a preferred destination for its luxurious Ayurveda spas, backwater resorts, exquisite home stays, hill top bungalows and beach properties.
Strategies for Sustainable Eco-Tourism Development
Authors: Sawant Madhuri T
Published: June 2018

Tourism growth is one of the greatest success stories in recent times and is expected to become the largest export industry in coming years. In recent years there has been increasing warming, the deterioration at some destinations, the overwhelming of some cultures, bottlenecks in transport facilities. This overriding concern for the industry must be to seek out ways to enhance rather than degrade its core product, the Environment upon which all of humanity must depend for survival. The paper examines the overall development of tourism and suggests strategies for sustainable tourism development.
Editorial
Authors: Thomas Joby
Published: June 2018

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Dynamics of Tourism Growth and It’s Impact on an Emerging Destination: A Study on Gangtok, Sikkim
Authors: Chandran Anu
Published: June 2018

Sikkim is a serene and enchanting hilly state in the Eastern Himalayas and Gangtok, a high potential tourism area is its capital. Gangtok abounds in cultural and natural assets in addition to being in the thick of things in the tourism arena in terms of heavy tourists' influx in the recent past. It is a fact that heavy infrastructure development by way of numerous hotels and allied tourism resources and services coupled with population growth is exerting more pressure on this hill town and the adjoining areas. This study primarily attempts to understand the impact of Mass Tourism on Gangtok. The study also throws light on the multiplier effect of tourism owing to intense tourism activities and investments. This paper attempts to unveil the efforts of the various stake holders in tourism promotion. Efforts are made to assess the carrying capacity of the Destination. The Research Work was carried out at various places of Sikkim. Both Primary as well as secondary sources were utilized for the study. The primary sources included the interviews with experts and consultants viz. the Tourism Dept Travel Agents and NGO's, Eco Tourism Promotion Agencies, ECCOS, KCC and the Tourists
Wedding Tourism and India
Authors: Suklabaidya Paramita
Published: June 2018

Wedding Tourism — a seemingly new form of Tourism is causing a lot of excitement in the tourism industry. In some cases it is also referred to as "Marriage Tourism" or "Destination Wedding". Whatever maybe the way one addresses this phenomenon, it is for sure that we cannot ignore this new trend in the tourism sector.

According to the bridal magazine, Conde Nast Bridal Group's survey, globally wedding tourism has seen a growth of 400% in the past 10 years. Globalisation and a growing interest in each other's culture is probably one of the primary reasons for this trend. The people world over are attracted to say their "I Do" in some unique way or at an exotic location. Europe based couples are known to fly overseas to destinations like Las Vegas, Hawaii, the Caribbean and Cyprus in order to marry. No wonder these destinations rank among the favourites.

India as a country is one of the beneficiaries of this new trend. Both NRIs and foreigners are choosing an Indian wedding, with all its traditional rituals and interesting locales. The already booming Indian wedding industry, with a revenue of Rs.50, 000 /- crore per annum and

a growth rate of 25% per year is looking for ways to tie up with leading hotels and travel agents to woo this growing tourist segment. Although, in India, it is difficult to come across the exact statistics and figures regarding this tourism sector, nevertheless we cannot ignore this segment.

This paper is an attempt to understand this concept of wedding tourism. The paper also examines the possible reasons for its growing popularity and its role in creating other business avenues for the travel and hospitality and allied industries, such as wedding resorts and others. The scope of wedding tourism in India is also explored.
Job Esteem Assessment of Front Office Employees of the Hospitality Industry
Authors: Bharti Gupta
Published: June 2018

Job-esteem is defined, as the level of respect and dignity an individual believes is associated with his/her job. A possible phenomenon hindering the success of the hospitality industry as it is the negative perception many service employees have of their jobs (Ghiselli,La Lopa,& Bai,2001). Many front line service employees often feel their work is insulting, demeaning and humiliating as they cater to the needs and sometimes demanding wants of customers. Hospitality industry employees are especially vulnerable to these feelings due to the nature of the services provided. Experts believed that this perception could cause poor service delivery, dislike for the guest, negative job attitude and high tumover rates. If employees do not take pride in their jobs or find dignity in what they do, they are more likely to leave the industry. Perhaps a greater concern occurs when employees with negative attitudes towards their jobs do not leave the industry but stay and provide the service. In this study the job esteem of the front office employees of the A- class hotels of Jammu region has been found through a structured instrument containing components of job esteem which is job specific esteem (i.e. Hospitality esteem, in this study), self esteem, Job satisfaction, job related anomie and work ethic. Job esteem is a dynamic phenomenon, which is interrelated to employee performance and the study makes suggestion, for the improvement of the performance of employees through interventions focused on the improvements related to the components of job esteem.
Ecotourism and Sustainability: An Analysis of Strategies, Practices and Problems
Authors: Sheker Naik , Puttanna K
Published: June 2018

Tourism has been playing a critical role in the overall development of century's world over. It is evident that many economies of the world are largely based on tourism in the post war period. Several countries of the world are developing tourism on a large scale to attract tourist towards their shores. And for many, tourism is the only source of reliable national income in the absence of rich resource and strong manufacturing base. These countries are harvesting on the multiple opportunities and benefits tourism offers, particularly to set off balance -- of payment problems. However the flipside of this is that many tourist destinations today are facing numerous problems because of improper tourism planning and practice. The ill-conceived tourism development agenda in these countries has a huge bearing o the environment, ecological balance, cultural entertainment, and sustainability. In this paper, therefore the authors have attempted to identify the core issues and problems in practicing sustainable ecotourism and also to suggest some pragmatic strategies for planning and developing sustainable tourism
Ecotourism for Eco Friendly Guest and Green Host - A Case Study on Thenmala Ecotourism Project, Kerala
Authors: Binoy T A
Published: June 2018

Ecotourism is a purposeful travel to understand the nature and culture of a particular area taking care not to alter the integrity of the ecosystem, while producing economic opportunities that make conservation of natural resources beneficial to the local people. Protected Areas such as national Parks, Biosphere Reserves and Wild Life Sanctuaries have figured prominently in biodiversity conservation and well-designed and managed Protected Areas can form the pinnacle of nation's efforts to protect biological diversity and also provide opportunities for recreation and tourism. Scientific studies show that planning ecotourism in Protected Areas as done in Thenmala ecotourism project, Kerala, first planned ecotourism project in India, which can be a model for other such destination development programmes. In Protected areas, developing forests as recreation spots can mitigate hardships of indigenous communities. This will provide monetary returns to thepublic exchequer, while protecting bio diverse patches with the support of the local community. For better planning and implementation of different components of ecotourism, zonalisation, site-specific action plan, reliable estimates of carrying. capacity and Environment Impact Assessment may be done in all the Protected Areas so as to avoid the ill effects of tourism. This research paper analyses and evaluates the methodology and typology of ecotourism practices at Thenmala, Kerala and proposing Thenmala as a model for the development of similar program in India
Application of GIS in the Tourism Designing a Frame Work for Kerala Tourism
Authors: C K Venugopal
Published: June 2018

Applications of Geographic Information System (GIS) are still in its infancy in the Kerala Tourism perspective.  THE FUTURE OF KEALA Tourism lies in implementing a GIS based solution for its applications.  Some basic features like itinerary planner and destination location finder have been implemented in the official website of Kerala Tourism.  The full potential of GIS is yet to be realised.  In order to compete in the international market this areas needs to be strengthened.  This study gives in insight into the possible implementation of a GIS based solution in the master plan of Kerala Tourism.  Also the possible outputs which such a system can generate are also examined.
Normative and Legal Regulation of the Accounting in Provision of National Economic Safety
Authors: Поленова С. , Polenova S.
Published: June 2018

Th e article justifi ed the need of the improvement normative and legal regulation of the accounting and reporting with greater handhold to traditional system of the regulation, modern economic and political situation in country, need of attraction subject business domestic investment resource. Such approach will provide full-fl edged and suffi cient account information of the interested users and will allow intensifying economic safety of the Russian economy.
Economic Evaluation of Capital Development Objects
Authors: Аврашков Лев , Avrashkov Lyev , Графов Андрей , Grafov Andrey , Графова Галина , Grafova Galina
Published: June 2018

Th e article suggests a methodical approach to the economic justifi cation of capital construction objects, calculations are made on two possible options for technological connection of capital construction facilities to gas networks at the regional level, and the results of calculations are presented.
Assessing the Impact of Service Level When Customer Needs Are Uncertain: An Empirical Investigation of Hospital Step-Down Units
Authors: Chan Carri W. , Green Linda V. , Lekwijit Suparerk , Lu Lijian , Escobar Gabriel
Published: June 2018

Many service systems have servers with different capabilities and customers with varying needs. One common way this occurs is when servers are hierarchical in their skills or in the level of service they can provide. Much of the literature studying such systems relies on an understanding of the relative costs and benefits associated with serving different customer types by the different levels of service. In this work, we focus on estimating these costs and benefits in a complex healthcare setting where the major differentiation among server types is the intensity of service provided. Step-down units (SDUs) were initially introduced in hospitals to provide an intermediate level of care for semicritically ill patients who are not sick enough to require intensive care but not stable enough to be treated in the general medical/surgical ward. One complicating factor is that the needs of customers is sometimes uncertain—specifically, it is difficult to know a priori which level of care a particular patient needs. Using data from 10 hospitals from a single hospital network, we take a data-driven approach to classify patients based on severity and empirically estimate the clinical and operational outcomes associated with routing these patients to the SDU. Our findings suggest that an SDU may be a cost-effective way to treat patients when used for patients who are post-ICU (intensive care unit). However, the impact of SDU care is more nuanced for patients admitted from the emergency department and may result in increased mortality risk and hospital length of stay for patients who should be treated in the ICU. Our results imply that more study is needed when using SDU care this way.

This paper was accepted by Serguei Netessine, operations management.
Metaphor and the Mind of God in Nevi’im
Authors: Nordby S. N.
Published: June 2018

In The Philosophy of Hebrew Scripture, Yoram Hazony contrasts the uses of metaphor in Nevi’im and the New Testament. According to Hazony, metaphor is employed by Jesus to obscure teachings, but the prophets of the Hebrew Scriptures use metaphor to make teachings intelligible. However, this understanding of metaphor is too simplistic to capture the scope of metaphorical statements made by the Hebrew prophets. In this paper, I suggest that an important set of philosophical arguments are advanced by the prophets in ways not captured by current interpretive methodologies. The paper is divided into two parts. In the first half, I argue against Hazony’s assessment of Nevi’im. In the second, I forward my position on the philosophical dimensions of Nevi’im: that prophetic writings reveal important moral facts about God’s nature and the ways in which we should respond to him in both action and emotion. Appealing to the works of Dru Johnson, Eleonore Stump and Linda Zagzebski, I show that the writings of the Hebrew prophets may in fact advance certain arguments about the emotions and motivations of God. Through the collected writings of Nevi’im, God functions as an exemplar for those receiving the words of the prophets.
Divine Knowledge and the Doctrine of Badāʾ
Authors: Saeedimehr Mohammad
Published: June 2018

Badāʾ is one of the exclusive doctrines of the Shiʾte theology which has been commonly rejected by the Sunni thought in the Islamic world. According to a rough explication, this doctrine says that God’s will is not restricted by His eternal destiny, but He is free to intervene deliberately in some current affairs of the universe and direct it towards an end different from what was predestined by Himself. Shi’te thinkers commonly appeal to some textual evidences (including Quranic verses as well as some sayings of their imams) to present a satisfying religious ground for badāʾ. They have proposed both figurative (metaphorical) and non-figurative (literal) interpretations of these textual evidences. According to the latter, some theological problems concerning the principle of the Divine immutability arise. In this paper, I deal with one of these problems which claims that badāʾ entails God’s mutability via requiring a change in His eternal knowledge (i.e. changing His mind). After reformulating this problem as a simple argument against the rational plausibility of badāʾ, I explain and briefly examine three solutions for the problem which respectively consist in making an analogy between badāʾ and naskh, attributing the assumed change to the realm of the celestial souls’ knowledge and accommodating the change in God’s relational (not essential) knowledge.
Judaism and the Euthyphro Dilemma: Towards A New Approach
Authors: Sztuden Alex
Published: June 2018

This article attempts to utilize representative talmudic source-material that bears on the Euthyphro dilemma, and more widely, that discusses the central role of human agency in the foundations of Jewish law, in order to sketch a modified version of divine command theory (DCT), under which both horns of the traditional dilemma are grasped. That is, the proposed modified DCT, based on talmudic sources, is one in which God is properly placed at the foundation of the moral law, while simultaneously providing a central role for human moral reasoning. The first main section presents and evaluates Michael Harris’s pioneering analysis of the Euthyphro dilemma in classical Jewish sources, while the second main section attempts to sketch a new approach out of classical Jewish sources.
In Defence of Inactivity: Boredom, Serenity, and Rest in Heaven
Authors: Hill Jonathan
Published: June 2018

“Dynamic” views of heaven are currently popular, in which the blessed spend eternity progressing and developing, as opposed to “static” views, in which they do not. This is, in part, because dynamic views supposedly offer a plausible solution to the “Boredom Problem”, i.e. the claim that, given an infinite amount of time, existence would necessarily become so tedious as to be unbearable. I argue that static views actually deal with this problem more successfully than dynamic views do. I argue that the Boredom Problem itself rests on the assumption that, without activity to keep us interested, we slip into boredom by default. I examine the phenomenon of boredom itself to evaluate that assumption, and argue that it is false. It follows that a person in a state of “serenity” – who desires only to continue as they are – cannot become bored. I relate this to the Christian tradition of conceiving of heaven in terms of rest and inactivity, argue that it is consistent with the claim that the blessed in heaven are embodied, communal, and virtuous (in some sense), and conclude that boredom poses no more problem to this conception of heaven than exhaustion does to the dynamic conception.
Igualdad de género y Educación Superior: Retos por alcanzar en la Unión Europea
Authors: Matarranz María , Ramírez Eva
Published: June 2018

A finales del siglo XIX nacían en Europa los primeros movimientos para la defensa de los derechos jurídicos de la mujer, reclamando principalmente el derecho al trabajo, al voto y a la educación. La paulatina adquisición y generalización de estos derechos durante el siglo XX recondujo las iniciativas de igualdad hacia otros terrenos, incluyendo el económico y el de representatividad política. Durante el siglo XXI, a pesar de los avances y gracias a ellos, el nivel real de igualdad de género en Europa continúa suponiendo un importante foco de interés, tal y como demuestra el programa de trabajo para el periodo 2010-2015 de la Comisión Europea en materia de igualdad de género. Este interés abarca el plano educativo en ámbitos nacionales, internacionales y supranacionales, mostrando un patente desarrollo de políticas educativas de igualdad. Siendo la educación el mayor motor de cambio social, esta tendencia puede considerarse como la mejor representación de la defensa de la igualdad entre mujeres y hombres. Así, parece pertinente analizar políticas educativas de igualdad que han calado desde escenarios internacionales hacia espacios supranacionales y nacionales, como es el caso de la Unión Europea, y sus países miembros. Tras revisar las políticas de igualdad de género en las últimas décadas, se hace uso del método comparado para la realización de un estudio sobre los cinco países miembros de la Unión Europea con menor población: Estonia, Eslovenia, Malta, Luxemburgo y Chipre.
Corruption in Civil Litigation System: An Approach to Judicial Reform in Bangladesh
Authors: Alim Abdul
Published: June 2018

It is well known that judiciary is one of the most important organs of any State. The quality of justice of a country is mostly based on the strong, independent and fair judiciary. By ensuring justice judiciary plays the key role in development progress of a country. But in Bangladesh it is an irony of fate that in the judiciary there is too much corruption, nepotism, inordinate delay and many other serious problems are deeply entered. As a result the judiciary is failed to provide the ultimate justice for general people. If anyone looks over the existing civil litigation system can easily find out many problems and lickings. In the present civil litigation system the Court never follows the speedy process at all and in case of service of summons, framing of issues, discovery, and execution process there are huge problem. Again, various types of corruption from among the judicial officers, lawyers and clients are clearly seen in Court premises. To prevent these types of dreadful conditions State required very urgent effective steps. Now this is an age of digitalization and through the use of digital means State can improve the existing civil litigation system.
The Stokes groupoids
Authors: Gualtieri Marco , Li Songhao , Pym Brent
Published: June 2018

We construct and describe a family of groupoids over complex curves which serve as the universal domains of definition for solutions to linear ordinary differential equations with singularities. As a consequence, we obtain a direct, functorial method for resumming formal solutions to such equations.
On 𝓠-regular semigroups
Authors: Feng Xinyang
Published: June 2018

In this paper, we give some characterizations of 𝓠-regular semigroups and show that the class of 𝓠-regular semigroups is closed under the direct product and homomorphic images. Furthermore, we characterize the 𝓠-subdirect products of this class of semigroups and study theE-unitary 𝓠-regular covers for 𝓠-regular semigroups, in particular for those whose maximum group homomorphic image is a given group. As an application of these results, we claim that the similar results onV-regular semigroups also hold.
Direct quotations in Nigerian investigative public hearings
Authors: Unuabonah Foluke O.
Published: June 2018

This paper examines the forms, frequency and pragmatic functions of direct quotations in Nigerian investigative public hearings on the Federal Capital Territory administration. The quotations are taken from 40 purposively selected investigative public hearings which are analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively from a discourse-pragmatic approach to quotations as well as from the perspective of metapragmatic act theory. The quotations involve both written and spoken quotations, self- and other-quotations, as well as actual and hypothetical quotations. Direct quotations are used in the hearings by quoters to frame their discourse, support their claims, indicate different stances, depict victimhood, serve as reminders, correct misunderstandings, and model discourse. The forms, distribution and functions of these quotations indicate how speakers in the hearings frame their discourse in order to help hearers interpret their talk appropriately.
Stigma Consciousness and Evaluative Concerns: A Pathway to Psychological Distress for Academically Stigmatized Students
Authors: Burgess Alexandra M. , Molina Kristine M. , Bhandari Kavita , Dibartolo Patricia M.
Published: June 2018

The psychological health of ethnic minority college students, specifically Black and Hispanic/Latinx students, warrants particular attention given their experience of ethnic stigmatization in higher education settings (e.g., lowered expectations surrounding intellectual ability). When faced with ethnic stigmatization, especially in an inherently evaluative collegiate context, concerns about negative performance evaluation may trigger increased threat vigilance, self-monitoring for mistakes, and rumination about potential failure. Thus, the evaluative concerns component of perfectionism may be a mechanism through which ethnic stigma consciousness relates to psychological distress for these students. The current investigation explored the relationships between stigma consciousness, evaluative concerns perfectionism, and psychological distress (i.e., anxiety, depression) in a large sample of Hispanic/Latinx and Black college students in the United States. The moderated mediational analysis revealed that for Hispanic/Latinx students evaluative concerns served as a mechanism through which ethnic stigma consciousness related to psychological distress. For Black students, there was no relationship between stigma consciousness and psychological distress. Findings suggest that preventative and/or treatment approaches aimed at reducing psychological distress among Hispanic/Latinx college students take into consideration the contextual impact of ethnic stigmatization. Treatments may incorporate assessment and targeting of this maladaptive component of perfectionism to disrupt the pathway to psychological distress.
Uma crítica ao conceito de desenvolvimento sustentável: um atentado aos valores culturais e ambientais regionais
Authors: Folena de Oliveria Jorge Rubem
Published: June 2018

Muitos projetos em curso, na atualidade, são impostos pelo capital internacional hegemônico, que, sob um falso discurso de desenvolvimento sustentável, promove a destruição dos valores culturais e ambientais dos povos tradicionais. O trabalho tem por objetivo fazer uma análise entre o conceito de desenvolvimento sustentável e os interesses dos povos locais. Não é possível acreditar que um projeto para o bem-estar de um povo tenha como ponto de partida uma realidade universal desconhecida e distante da sua realidade. Neste trabalho, temos como base teórica o cruzamento das propostas de Kant sobre a universalização da história, defendida pelos neoliberais, e os estudos críticos de Gramsci sobre a conciliação do capital com as forças de trabalho, para manter a ordem política e social.
Conflictos en torno a la generación hidroeléctrifca: el caso del Proyecto Hidroeléctrico San Rafael, Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica
Authors: Arias Campos Luis Diego
Published: June 2018

El artículo tiene como objetivo el análisis de la implicación territorial de los crecientes proyectos de carácter hidroeléctricos, con la ejemplificación de los 13 proyectos privados propuestos en la zona sur de Costa Rica. La información se obtiene por medio de una indagación en cuanto a medios, dominación y conceptos que explican las situaciones de estas comunidades, la cuales se ven envueltas por empresas internacionales en búsqueda de expansionismo, a costa de cualquier precio, y un Estado permisivo. Los resultados que se logran son la exposición del abastecimiento de hidroelectricidad a los proyectos de “desarrollo’’ efectuados a cabo en la región, de manera conflictiva, la custodia y control del agua principalmente en manos privadas y el uso de la institucionalidad del Estado que utiliza como medio de control el discurso “energías limpias’’, y mediante el uso de la violencia para desalojar poblaciones y facilitar la instalación de proyectos. A manera de conclusión se entabla una investigación que busca encontrar las anomalías presentes en el estado actual de estas zonas en Costa Rica, en cuanto al apoderamiento y uso de territorios, de los cuales sus pobladores no han cedido.
Competencia del ovocito bovino obtenido por ovum pick-up valorado mediante el azul brillante de cresilo
Authors: Ayala G. Luis , Samaniego C. Jorge , Nieto E. Pedro , Rodas C. Ramiro , Dutan S. Jorge , Calle Or. Guido , Murillo A. Yury , Vazquez M. Juan , Argudo G. Daniel , Perea G. Fernando
Published: June 2018

El objetivo del presente estudio fue valorar la prueba del azul brillante de cresilo (BCB) como método indirecto para seleccionar ovocitos competentes para la producción in vitro de embriones (PIV). Los complejos cúmulos-ovocitos (COC) fueron obtenidos de dos vaquillas criollas sometidas a dos tratamientos: T1 = COC recuperados por OPU (ovum pick-up) previa estimulación con FSH-LH; T2 = COC recuperados sin previa estimulación de la donante (testigo). Las dos vaquillas fueron alternadas en los dos tratamientos y se hicieron cinco repeticiones. Los COC recuperados fueron clasificados en tipos A, B, C y D. Luego se aplicó la prueba del BCB a cada uno de los tipos de COC para determinar si son BCB+ o BCB-. T1 permitió recuperar 5.2 más COC que T2 (p<0.05). Al aplicar la prueba del BCB se determinó que todos los ovocitos tipo A de T1 y T2 fueron BCB+; es decir, terminaron su crecimiento y se encontraban listos para iniciar el proceso de maduración in vitro; sin embargo, solo alrededor del 50% de los COC tipo B, C y D de T1 y T2 fueron BCB+. Se concluye que la selección de COC basado en las características  morfológica es un método confiable únicamente para los de tipo A, y tiene un 50% de error para los COC de tipo B, C y D y, por lo tanto, la aplicación de la prueba del BCB permite mejorar esta selección de forma no invasiva.
Disposición plasmática de danofloxacina al 2.5% en cabras
Authors: Errecalde Carlos A. , Prieto Guillermo F. , Lüders Carlos F.
Published: June 2018

Se determinaron parámetros farmacocinéticos de danofloxacina al 2.5% tras su aplicación endovenosa e intramuscular en hembras caprinas adultas. Los niveles plasmáticos se cuantificaron por HPLC con detector de fluororescencia establecido a 295 nm de excitación y 490 nm de emisión utilizando fase móvil compuesta por agua, acetonitrilo y trietilamina (79:19:1 v/v/v) ajustada a pH 3.0. En cada vía de aplicación, utilizando los datos de concentraciones plasmáticas versus tiempo en cada animal se determinaron parámetros farmacocinéticos con el software PK Solution 2.0. El límite de cuantificación del ensayo fue de 0.0048 μg/ml. El perfil cinético exhibido por danofloxacina en caprinos es similar al conjunto de fluoroquinolonas en animales domésticos. La aplicación intramuscular provee rápida absorción, genera una Cmáx de 0.36 ± 0.13 μg/ml a los 55.1 ± 13.8 minutos y exhibe amplia distribución en el organismo y biodisponibilidad (F) del 109.7 ± 19.8%. Danofloxacina mostró discreta permanencia en el organismo, según expresan los valores conseguidos en el t½â= 4.35 horas (EV), 4.32 horas (IM) y en el TMR= 5.9 horas (EV), 6.7 horas (IM). La aplicación intramuscular es equiparable para la vía endovenosa, pero el uso racional requiere el ajuste posológico para asegurar el éxito clínico-terapéutico debido que las relaciones plasmáticas de Cmáx y ABC respecto la CIM90 de M. haemolytica de 9 y 41, respectivamente, son insuficientes para asegurar eficacia clínica-microbiológica.
Evidencia serológica de leptospirosis canina en la comunidad indígena Kamentsá, Putumayo, Colombia
Authors: Romero Marlyn H. , Astudillo Myriam , Aguillón Disney M. , Lucio Ileany D.
Published: June 2018

El objetivo del estudio fue determinar la prevalencia de leptospirosis canina e identificar factores asociados con la infección en una población indígena Kamentsá del departamento de Putumayo, Colombia. Se evaluaron 154 caninos de ambos sexos localizados en el área rural del Valle de Sibundoy. Se identificaron variables demográficas, sanitarias y de tenencia responsable mediante una encuesta estructurada. Se colectaron muestras de sangre a los canes y se procesaron mediante la técnica de microaglutinación macroscópica (MAT) usando un cepario de referencia conformado por 24 serogrupos de Leptospira. La prevalencia de anticuerpos contra Leptospira sp fue de 79.9%. Los serogrupos más frecuentes fueron Gripotyphosa (10.2%), Hursbridge (8.4%), Sarmin y Australis (7.2%), Canicola (6.8%) y Tarassovi (6.4%). Los factores de riesgo asociados fueron la edad del canino, la presencia de aguas servidas y la tenencia de más de un canino en la vivienda (p<0.05). En conclusión, la alta prevalencia de anticuerpos contra Leptospira sp en los caninos sugiere que existe un riesgo potencial de transmisión de la bacteria al hombre y, por tanto, es necesario fortalecer las medidas de promoción, prevención y vigilancia por parte de las autoridades de Salud Pública.