bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
MORALITY AND LAW: Critics upon H.L.A Hart’s Moral Paradigm Epistemology Basis based on Prophetic Paradigm
Authors: Dimyati Khudzaifah , Absori Absori , Wardiono Kelik , Hamdani Fitrah
Published: May 2017

The research focuses on a critism study of epistemologycal basis of the relation between law and morality in H.L.A. Hart’s rational paradigm. It is according to prophetic paradigm which is based on philosophical approach. According to the analysis, it is concluded that Hart’s opinion is based on the epistemological basic assumptions including the primary and secondary rules; Value/Ethics including epistemological ethics such as autonomous, individual, procedural, and relative ethics while the prophetic paradigm is based on the epistemological assumptions in which Relative Morailty is the result of creation and will of absolute reality. Meanwhile, Norm of morality means the reality should be created by the competent will through a delegate with epistemological ethics such as the combination between reality of society and apocalyptical values. Keywords: Moral Concepts, Prophetic Paradigm and Rational Paradigm
MODEL OF JUDGES SUPERVISION FOR INDONESIA INDEPENDENT JUDICIAL POWER IMPLEMENTATION
Authors: Fauzan Muhammad , Ardhanariswari Riris , Komari Ahmad
Published: May 2017

Judges supervision in Indonesia’s constitutional system in the future will only be performed by Judicial Commission. Judicial Commission involves Judicial Commission, Provincial Judicial Commission and District/City Judicial Commission based on each authority. The research discusses model of judges supervision to implement an independent judicial power for the future Indonesia. This research is a normative juridical research with statute approach and conceptual approach. The results show Local Judicial Commission has duties and authorities to; First, monitor and surpervise Judges’ behavior. Second, receive report from the people related to the violence of Ethic Code and/or Judges Code of Conduct. Third, verify, clarrify, ad investigate report related to presumption of violation of Ethic Code and/or Judges Code of Conduct covertly. Fourth, take legal action and/or other actions to individual, group or legal entity that degrade the honor and dignity of Judges.Keywords: Judicial Commission, judicial power, supervision
Epigenetic Regulation of A Heat-Activated Retrotransposon in Cruciferous Vegetables
Authors: Nozawa Kosuke , Kawagishi Yuki , Kawabe Akira , Sato Mio , Masuta Yukari , Kato Atsushi , Ito Hidetaka
Published: May 2017

Transposable elements (TEs) are highly abundant in plant genomes. Environmental stress is one of the critical stimuli that activate TEs. We analyzed a heat-activated retrotransposon named ONSEN in cruciferous vegetables. The multiple copies of ONSEN-like elements (OLEs) were found in all the cruciferous vegetables that were analyzed. The copy number of OLE was abundant in Brassica oleracea, which includes cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprout, and kale. Phylogenic analysis demonstrated that some OLEs transposed after the allopolyploidization of parental Brassica species. Furthermore, we found that the increasing number of OLEs in B. oleracea appeared to be induced transpositional silencing by epigenetic regulation, including DNA methylation. The results of this study would be relevant to the understanding of evolutionary adaptations to thermal environmental stress in different species.
Gênero e Diversidade Sexual na Educação Básica: Um olhar sobre o componente curricular Direitos Humanos e Cidadania da rede de ensino de Pernambuco
Authors: Santos Émerson Silva , Lage Allene Carvalho
Published: May 2017

No ano de 2007 a Secretaria de Educação de Pernambuco (SE/PE) deu início a implementação de uma política estadual de educação em direitos humanos. Diversas ações foram realizadas, entre elas a inserção do componente curricular Direitos Humanos e Cidadania no currículo escolar da educação básica. A partir disso, nosso objetivo geral é investigar o que indicam os conteúdos programáticos do componente curricular Direitos Humanos e Cidadania da rede estadual de ensino de Pernambuco, em relação as questões de gênero e diversidade sexual. Para isso utilizamos uma abordagem qualitativa com pesquisa documental. Os achados da pesquisa apontam que os conteúdos programáticos do componente Direitos Humanos e Cidadania buscam a promoção da igualdade de gênero e o respeito a orientação sexual. Todavia, existe um silenciamento sobre transexualidade e cidadania de pessoas trans.
Uniforme escolar e uniformização dos corpos
Authors: Almeida Wilson Ricardo Antoniassi
Published: May 2017

Este trabalho propõe a análise do uniforme escolar não como uma vestimenta casual, um tecido obrigatório a cobrir os corpos dos alunos, mas como um aspecto essencial para se compreender o universo escolar e a cultura que o sustenta e o define. A partir do diálogo com a fotografia em conjunção com o depoimento revelamos e analisamos aspectos históricos, filosóficos, políticos, socioeconômicos e culturais fundamentais para a compreensão dos sentidos e significados que configuram a dinâmica entre o tempo e espaço escolar ao longo do período de existência da instituição selecionada para a realização desse estudo, o Terceiro Grupo Escolar de Limeira, estado de São Paulo, compreendendo o intervalo entre a década de 1940, contexto de sua criação, até os dias atuais, década de 2010. Para o trânsito entre o espaço e o tempo escolares utilizamos dois percursos: o sincrônico, em que analisamos situações e relações entre o indivíduo e a escola em determinados contextos; e o diacrônico, em que a partir do desencadeamento de uma temporalidade analisamos as situações e as relações do passado em relação ao presente. Nessa conjuntura, o uniforme escolar refere-se a um artefato cultural que reproduz os padrões estéticos e morais de um determinado grupo, bem como inculca e reforça estes mesmos padrões naqueles que o usam cotidianamente.
AS RELAÇÕES DE GÊNERO NAS ESCOLHAS DE CURSOS SUPERIORES
Authors: Pinto Érica Jaqueline Soares , Carvalho Maria Eulina Pessoa de , Rabay Glória
Published: May 2017

Na educação superior o gendramento do conhecimento se expressa na concentração de mulheres nas ciências humanas, sociais e da saúde; e dos homens nas ciências exatas, naturais e tecnológicas. Este estudo apresenta resultados de uma pesquisa de mestrado, que objetivou analisar se e como as relações de gênero condicionam as escolhas de cursos superiores de estudantes do ensino médio. Para tanto, utilizou uma abordagem quanti-qualitativa, através da aplicação de 456 questionários e realização de 20 entrevistas, abrangendo estudantes do 3º ano dos três turnos de uma escola pública de João Pessoa/PB, em 2012. A análise evidenciou que o gendramento das matérias escolares, áreas do conhecimento e cursos superiores persiste nas escolhas dos/as jovens, ainda que sejam notadas algumas mudanças. Constatou-se que preconceitos de gênero estão presentes na cultura e relações escolares, dificultando a desconstrução das dicotomias de gênero nas ocupações/profissões.
A ARQUITETURA DO SABER: O PRIMEIRO PRÉDIO DO ATHENEU SERGIPENSE DO SÉCULO XIX
Authors: SIQUEIRA ALVES EVA MARIA , SANTOS SILVA WALDINEI
Published: May 2017

O presente artigo tem como objetivo analisar aspectos referentes à arquitetura escolar do Atheneu Sergipense, primeiro prédio de ensino público edificado durante a segunda metade do século XIX em Sergipe. O espaço escolar é concebido como resultado de um processo histórico de demandas e tendências que justificavam a profissionalização do trabalho docente para transmissão de conhecimentos específicos e sistematizados, permitindo-nos concluir que a arquitetura do prédio do Atheneu Sergipense foi considerada símbolo de modernização estética de educação na Província e importante centro de educação elitista da sociedade, sendo por essa razão, objeto de discurso e preocupação das autoridades políticas.
MEDIASI PENAL DALAM SISTEM PERADILAN PIDANA INDONESIA: PENGKAJIAN ASAS, NORMA, TEORI DAN PRAKTIK
Authors: Mulyadi Lilik
Published: May 2017

Abstract

This research’s aim is to analyze the penal mediation role from principle, norm, theory, and practical perspective of Indonesian criminal judicial system. This research is included into sociological and normative legal research using statute approach, analytical and conceptual approach, case approach and perceptional approach. The data uses primary and secondary database through observation and interview, and then descriptively analyze in qualitative and quantitative methods. The result shows that the settlement of penal mediation still could not be facilitated in national act but it is implemented in partial cases by the discretion of law officers.

Keywords: penal mediation, the enforcement of criminal law system, Indonesia’s mores institution.

Abstrak

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peran mediasi penal dalam Sistem Peradilan Pidana Indonesia dari perspektif pengkajian Asas, Norma, Teori dan Praktik. Dilihat dari jenis penelitiannya merupakan penelitian hukum sosiologis dan normatif. Pendekatannya melalui pendekatan perundangan-undangan (Statute Approach), pendekatan konseptual (Analytical and Conceptual Approach), pendekatan kasus (Case Approach), dan pendekatan presepsional (perceptional approac). Data yang digunakan primer dan sekunder. Pencarian data dengan pengamatan dan wawancara.  Kemudian data dianalisis secara kualitatif dan kuantitatif, selanjutnya ditulis secara deskriptif analisis. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa mediasi penal penyelesaiannya tidak secara formil difasilitasi oleh negara melainkan melalui mekanisme lembaga adat (Peradilan Gampong, Budaya Bakar Batu, Lembaga Begundem dan awig-awig), karena selama ini mediasi penal tidak diatur pada tataran Undang-Undang melainkan dikenal secara terbatas melalui diskresi penegak hukum dan sifatnya parsial.
Kata kunci: mediasi penal, sistem penegakan hukum pidana, lembaga adat Indonesia
KEBIJAKAN SINOPTIK PENERAPAN HUKUM ADAT DALAM PENYELENGGARAAN PEMERINTAHAN DESA
Authors: Purwohadi Mulyono Sutrisno
Published: May 2017

Abstract

Article 18B (2) of the Constitution 1945 normatively recognizes and respects the unities of society with customary law with its traditional rights. However, in the context of emerging empirical question which is based on a number of issues regarding the presence or absence of the role of customary law in the administration of the village administration. This article aims to identify and analyze the existence of the application of customary law through synoptic policy in the administration of the village administration as an effort to strengthen participatory democracy. Approach selected was socio-legal research with qualitative data analysis (qualitative research) that is descriptive. Techniques in collecting the data are interview, documentation and observation. The study concludes that the involvement of customary law, citizens feel partially responsible for the implementation of village governance system. But along with the development policy of national law customary law sometimes neglected. Recommendations of this study can be used as a basis for developing policies synoptic application of customary law in the administration of the village administration.

Keywords: Synoptic Policy, Village Government.

Abstrak

Pasal 18B ayat (2) UUD 1945 secara normatif mengakui dan menghormati kesatuan-kesatuan masyarakat hukum adat beserta hak-hak tradisionalnya. Namun dalam konteks empiris muncul sejumlah pertanyaan yang bersumber pada permasalahan perihal ada tidaknya peran hukum adat dalam penyelenggaraan pemerintahan desa tersebut. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis eksistensi penerapan hukum adat melalui kebijakan sinoptik dalam penyelenggaraan pemerintahan desa sebagai upaya imemperkuat demokrasi partisipatoris. Pendekatan socio-legal research dipilih dalam penelitian kebijakan hukum ini menggunakan analisis data kualitatif (qualitative research) yang bersifat deskriptif. Teknik pengumpulan data dengan metode wawancara, dokumentasi dan observasi. Hasil penelitian menyimpulkan, dengan berperannya hukum adat, warga masyarakat merasa ikut bertanggungjawab terhadap terselenggaranya sistem pemerintahan Desa. Namun seiring dengan kebijakan pembangunan hukum nasional terkadang hukum adat terabaikan. Rekomendasi penelitian ini dapat digunakan sebagai dasar membangun kebijakan sinoptik penerapan hukum adat dalam penyelenggaraan pemerintahan desa.
Kata Kunci : Kebijakan Sinoptik, Pemerintahan Desa.
ANALISIS ANTROPOLOGI HUKUM TENTANG PENGARUH NILAI-NILAI BUDAYA TERHADAP BUDAYA HUKUM MASYARAKAT BATAK-TOBA TERKAIT DENGAN BATAS USIA KAWIN MENURUT UNDANG-UNDANG NOMOR 1 TAHUN 1974
Authors: Barus Zulfadli
Published: May 2017

Abstract

Legal Culture as collective respons to the Mariage Law (the Act No. 1 Year 1974), are different in every Adat Communities in Indonesia, especially in the Age Limit for man (19 years old) and woman (16 years old)  who are going to marry. So, this Act could be said as living law, if the value system of Adat Law Communities are relevant to the Age Limit to marry which are stated by the Act No.1 Year of 1974. In a few cases in the Batak Toba Society, the average of age limit to get merry are 27 years old for man and 23 years old for woman. Therefore, the legal culture of Batak Toba Society have been supported the Act No.1 Year 1974. It is also could get less deal number of mother who give birth to, if that it’s number has been grown up in Indonesia recently.

Keywords : Anthropology of Law, the legal culture of Batak Toba Society, Act No.1 Year of 1974, the average of age limit to get merry

Abstrak

Budaya hukum sebagai respon kolektif masing-masing masyarakat Adat, terkait dengan batas usia kawin dalam Undang-Undang Nomor 1 Tahun 1974 disikapi berbeda berdasarkan nilai-nilai yang hidup di masing-masing masyarakat. Aturan tersebut menjadi hukum yang hidup (living law) bila nilai-nilai masyarakat adat tersebut mendukungnya, demikian pula sebaliknya. Dilingkungan masyarakat adat Batak Toba, fenomena rata-rata usia kawin bagi pria (27 tahun) dan wanita (23 tahun), sehingga tidak bertentangan dengan Undang-Undang Nomor 1 Tahun 1974 dan bila dilihat dari aspek kesehatan, hal ini dapat mengurangi resiko kematian ibu karena melahirkan, yang akhir-akhir ini cenderung meningkat di Indonesia.

Kata kunci : Antropologi hukum, Hukum adat Batak-Toba, Undang-undang Perkawinan, batas usia perkawinan
Violencia de pareja en la gestación y el perfil del autor de la agresión
Authors: Rojas Paulo Fernando-Brum , Berger Salema-Coelho Elza , Carvalho-Bolsoni Carolina , Rubia-Lindner Sheila
Published: May 2017

Señor editor: La violencia contra la mujer es un problema complejo que compromete el desarrollo pleno e integral de las mujeres en Brasil y en el mundo, la cual llega a ser aún más grave cuando ocurre en mujeres du­rante el periodo de gestación, lo que trae un riesgo adicional para la vida intrauterina de su hijo…
Estimation of CHOPS Wormhole Coverage From Rate/Time Flow Behaviors
Authors: Xiao Lei , Zhao Gang
Published: May 2017

In wormholed reservoirs with cold-heavy-oil-production-with-sand (CHOPS) wells, regions covered by wormhole networks are estimated by analyzing rate/time flow behaviors along with pressure and sand-production data. In this work, the concept of effective wormhole coverage is proposed as a proxy of the drainage region of CHOPS wells with complex wormhole networks. The wormhole intensity is defined as the total length of wormholes per unit effective wormhole coverage. A CHOPS flow model is developed by use of the boundary-element method (BEM) to account for various boundary conditions, wormhole morphologies, and effects of wormhole dynamic growth. Transient pressure and rate responses calculated by the model are validated by comparing with analytical solutions and numerical simulations. Modeling results show that the effective wormhole coverage and wormhole intensity within the region dominantly affect the characteristics of pressure and rate/time behaviors, regardless of the detailed wormhole morphologies. Accordingly, dimensionless pressure and rate type curves are developed to match flow behaviors, such as wormhole linear- and transitional-flow regimes to estimate effective wormhole coverage of CHOPS wells with available field data. This work extends the literature with fast type-curve matching of pressure and rate/time behaviors instead of generally practiced numerical-simulation routines. A field case with rate and sand-production data is successfully analyzed to show great potential of applying the proposed approach to characterize CHOPS wormholes.
Research on dynamic load characteristics and active control strategy of electro-mechanical coupling powertrain of drum shearer cutting unit under impact load
Authors: Ge Shuaishuai , Qin Datong , Hu Minghui , Liu Yonggang
Published: May 2017

In order to extend the service life of the long-chain gear transmission system of a drum shearer, an electro-mechanical coupling model of a drum shearer cutting unit is established. The model considers the dynamic characteristics of the motor, time-varying meshing stiffness, as well as the drum load characteristics. Additionally, the dynamic characteristics and control strategy for suppressing the dynamic load of the gear transmission system under impact load are investigated based on this model. Firstly, the influence of the gear transmission system of the drum shearer cutting unit under impact load is analyzed. Then, on that basis, the active control strategy based on motor torque compensation is proposed to suppress the dynamic load of the gear transmission system caused by mutational external load. Finally, the suppression effect on the dynamic load of the gear transmission system is analyzed. Research results indicate that this control strategy has good control effects to suppress the dynamic load caused by a mutational external load, which confirms the effectiveness of the proposed control strategy.
Status and Prospect of the Evaluation of the Global Wave Energy Resource
Authors: Zheng Chong W. , Gao Zhan S. , Liao Qian F. , Pan Jing
Published: May 2017

Background: With the increasingly serious energy and environmental crises and shortages of conventional energy such as coal and oil, humans have been focusing on new energy sources, especially the abundant wave energy resource. Previous researchers have made great contributions to the design of wave energy converters and have also applied for many patents. However, advanced comprehensive wave energy evaluation and application systems are still scarce, which results in the primitive state of wave energy evaluation.

Methods: The goal of this work is to overview the status and prospects of the evaluation of global wave energy to find an effective method to evaluate wave energy resources. This study divides the wave energy evaluation into 4 historical periods according to the data source. The future focus for wave energy resource evaluation is also presented in this study.

Results: The wave energy evaluation includes 4 periods: the observational wave data period, the satellite-derived wave data period, the hindcast (simulation wave data from a wave model) wave data period and the reanalysis wave data period. In future research, the focus of wave energy evaluation should include the swell energy, the climatic characteristics of the wave energy resource, the characteristics of marine environments, the mid-to-long-term prediction of wave energy, the short-term forecasting of wave energy, and the evaluation of resources at a particular site.

Conclusion: A scientific evaluation framework and application system (software) is urgently needed to provide a basis for decisions for the development of wave power generation, desalination and other developments of wave energy and to promote the sustainable development of human society.
Harmful Effects of Parthenium hysterophorus and Management Through Different Approaches”- A review
Authors: B.N. Ramesh , R. Sunil Kumar , R. Pramod , R. Jayaramiah
Published: May 2017

Parthenium hysterophorus is commonly known as congress grass or carrot weed in India. It belongs to Asteraceae family and native to subtropics of North and South America. It is an invasive plant species that disturbs cultivated areas, roadside vegetation, gardens etc. P. hysterophorus is considered as one of the worst weeds responsible for causing health problems in animals and humans viz., dermatitis, asthma and bronchitis besides loss to agriculture and ecosystem. Nowadays, it has become one of the major weeds in almost all types of agricultural lands and other areas. Many control methods ranging from preventive, physical methods by manual uprooting, burning and allelopathic management through competitive plants like Cassia tora, Cassia uniflora Cassia sericea, have been recommended for management of P. hysterophorus. Likewise, insect Zygogramma bicolorata has proven successful in managing  P. hysterophorus. Further, microorganisms like Alternaria alternata, Scerotiia sclerotiorum, Fusarium Pallidoroseum, Ralstonia solanacearum, Xanthomanas campestris are reported to infest P. hysterophorus. Use of chemical herbicides mainly glyphosate @ 2.5 kg a.i.ha-1,atrazine @ 2.6 kg a.i.ha-1,2,4-D amine @ 3 l/ ha-1, Paraquat 0.5 l/ ha-1 were proved effective in managing P. hysterophorus. No single option is suitable to control this invasive weed. Successful control of this weed can only be achieved by an integrated weed management approaches.
Typical Immoral Behaviour: Bluffing, Cheating and Looting in State and Society
Authors: Lane Jan-Erik
Published: May 2017

The development of theories of asymmetric information and of opportunistic behaviour is very important for understanding the increase in so-called affairs in capitalist democracies. The frequent occurrences of economically immoral behaviour in state and society call for mpre refined inquiries into various types of cheating and bluffing. Traditional economic theory only covered monopoly and collusion, but realistic political theory acknowledged the relevance of mmoral activities. Here we reject the naive approach, calling everything “corruption” and calling for moral rearmament to build up something as diffuse as “social capital”. Distinguishing between petty and big corruption is the key for modelling economically immoral behaviour comparatively, as well as separating between defection, corruption, looting and bluffing.
La compleja relación entre la biblioteca universitaria y la Ley Federal de Derechos de Autor: implicaciones y responsabilidades en la reproducción y fotocopiado de materiales
Authors: Cárdenas Zardoni Horacio
Published: May 2017

Las bibliotecas universitarias ofrecen el servicio de fotocopiado en respuesta a la demanda de sus usuarios. El servicio de reproducción de materiales de información complementa los escasos presupuestos de las bibliotecas, a la vez que permite a los estudiantes acceder de forma económica a libros que de otra manera estarían fuera de su alcance. Esta práctica, de mutua conveniencia, puede devenir en responsabilidad jurídica para las bibliotecas toda vez que los materiales reproducidos estuvieran protegidos por la Ley Federal de Derechos de Autor.El artículo expone la realidad de la legislación autoral en México, señalando lagunas e imprecisiones que mantienen una situación que no por ser práctica común es correcta conforme a la ley. Se hacen algunas reflexiones y recomendaciones sobre la mejor manera de hacer legal una situación inconveniente para usua- rios, bibliotecas y universidades, además de los tenedores de los derechos patrimoniales.Se presentan los resultados de un estudio sobre disposiciones reglamentarias en relación con el fotocopiado en una muestra de instituciones de educación superior mexicanas.
Manuscritos medievales iluminados,una iluminación para la Edad Media
Authors: Sánchez Luna José Antonio
Published: May 2017

A partir de la exposición Joyas bibliográficas de la Edad Media: Obras Facsimilares de la Biblioteca Central, llevada a cabo en las instalaciones de la Biblioteca Central de la unam entre los meses de mayo y agosto de 2015, y diseñada para dar a conocer 16 facsímiles de códices medievales iluminados, seleccionados y adquiridos para el fondo de colecciones especiales de esta biblioteca, en el presente artículo se proporciona un marco de referencia general sobre la importancia y significado de estos sobresalientes documentos, que de acuerdo con la unesco forman parte del patrimonio documental medieval de importancia universal.En las líneas siguientes se abordan algunos aspectos históricos y espirituales de los códices medievales los cuales, a propósito de las ediciones facsimilares que de un buen número de ellos se están produciendo por importantes casas editoriales asentadas en los países poseedores de estas singulares obras, están siendo objeto de renovados estudios. Los temas que se plantean en estos documentos son un referente indisociable de la vida ascética de la cristiandad. Pero, sobre todo, las ilustraciones y los motivos ornamentales que las acompañan son un espejo a través del cual podemos conocer el paisaje espiritual de la época; en conjunto constituyen una fuente inapreciable de información sobre gran variedad de temas políticos, económicos y sociales.
A economia criativa do mundo antigo
Authors: Souza Israel Alves Jorge de
Published: May 2017

A economia criativa é um conceito e mesmo um fenômeno contemporâneo cujo desenvolvimento e cuja compreensão ou delimitação encontram-se em curso. É fato que isso envolve conceitos e aplicações inéditas, mas muitas das características identificadas nesse contexto sempre foram inerentes às dinâmicas econômicas, culturais e sociais, sendo portanto atemporais. A partir da compreensão dessas características atemporais, inclusive, podem ser mais bem visualizados os desdobramentos e as alterações atuais. Sendo assim, após considerações iniciais sobre a economia criativa e suas intersecções e interdependências conceituais com a ciência cultural, será analisada no presente estudo a economia criativa do mundo antigo, com foco em um recorte da experiência greco-romana.
CEO’s experience, foreign ownership and corporate social responsibility: A case of manufacturing companies
Authors: Meutia Inten , Mukhtaruddin Mukhtaruddin , Saftiana Yulia , Faisal Muhammad
Published: May 2017

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a commitment of the company or the business world to participate in the development of sustainable economy. It concerns companies’ social responsibilities as well as stresses the balance of economic, social, and environmental aspects. This research aims to analyze the influence of CEO’s international work experiences, foreign ownership and controlled variables of profitability and firm size on CSR disclosure. The sample of this research is represented by 134 manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX) in 2014. It analyzes the companies’ annual reports using content analysis method based on the GRI G4. The data panel is analyzed using multiple linear regression. The results of this research show that the CEO’s international work experience has a positive and significant effect on CSR disclosure. Profitability and firm size, taken as control variables, also have a significant positive effect on CSR disclosure.
Long-run market performance of initial public offerings in Saudi Arabia: Does sharia-compliant status matter?
Authors: Alqahtani Faisal , Boulanouar Zakaria
Published: May 2017

This research presents a comprehensive analysis of initial public offerings (IPOs) in Saudi Arabia, using a sample of 72 IPOs examined during the period between 2004 and September 2010. To compute the market performance of the IPOs, we split the sample into two sub-samples: sharia-compliant and non-sharia-compliant and we use two methods of calculations which are buy and hold abnormal returns (BHAR) and cumulative abnormal returns (CAR). In contrast to the majority of reported outcomes worldwide, our results show that based on one-year after-market performance, on average, underperformance does not exist in the Saudi market. The regression analysis shows that the factors driving long-run market performance include initial return and ownership structure, firm level risk, age and sharia-compliant status. The highlight of this paper, however, underscored using T-test for equality of means that was performed on the two sub-samples aftermarket adjusted returns is that Sharia-compliant status significantly alters the level of one-year market performance. This result supports our hypothesis that sharia-compliant firms will enjoy superior non-negative returns compared to non-sharia compliant firms, and supports the over-reaction hypothesis. Based on this result, we introduce a new factor which we call non-sharia-compliant underperformance.
Review of earnings response coefficient studies
Authors: Al-Baidhani Ahmed , Abdullah A. , Ariff M. , Cheng F.F. , Karbhari Y.
Published: May 2017

The importance of earnings response coefficient (ERC) research arises mainly from the need to enhance confidence of a firm’s stakeholders in accounting information announcements, especially the equity investors, enabling them to make informed stock decisions. Due to the significance of this subject, this paper provides a review of the extant ERC literature and expounds on its evolution and development of the relevant theories, offers perspectives, and highlights the models used since 1968 when the earnings-to-returns relationship first became prominent. The study also evaluates the application of the ERC perspective and highlights the main empirical findings and also elucidates on related research methodologies applied to date and incorporates the relevant explicit and implied critiques. The main research results found while conducting this review supports the relevance of accounting information announcements to stock price formations, and therefore enhancing the confidence of investors and firm’s stakeholders in such announcements (Ball & Brown, 1968; Collins & Kothari, 1989; Cheng, 1994; Kothari et al., 2010; Ariff et al., 2011; Hwang & Zhang, 2012; Patatoukas, 2013; Mostafa & Dixon, 2013; Al-Baidhani et al., 2017). Researchers also calculated and evaluated relevant ERCs using different methods such as event study method and regression methods, and applying different approaches such as individual stocks approach and portfolios approach, as detailed in this review. In addition to the enhancement of the stakeholders’ confidence in the accounting information, this review paper will be useful to financial accounting standards setters and contributes to a holistic understanding of the literature on earnings-to-returns relationship.
EU sustainability directive and corporate governance: Implications for 15 of the largest EU companies
Authors: Grove Hugh , Clouse Maclyn
Published: May 2017

This paper analyzes 15 of the largest EU public companies, including Volkswagen, that were included in Forbes’ 2015 list of “The World’s Biggest Public Companies” in order to investigate possible best practices for long-term sustainability, as emphasized by the EU Sustainability Directive. CEO pay and various well-known financial ratios were correlated with market capitalization creation to create a sustainability score which was then correlated to market cap creation to indicate possible long-term sustainability practices. Key correlations were CEO pay, sales growth, profit margin, and leverage or adequacy of capital. Such key variables could then be monitored for possible long-term sustainability practices by Boards of Directors for good corporate governance, as opposed to recent bad corporate governance by Volkswagen. In just the last year, Volkswagen managed to destroy all the prior three years of its market cap creation.
The role of government spending on economic growth in a developing country
Authors: Oladele M.F. , Mah Gisele , Mongale Itumeleng
Published: May 2017

The issue of whether government expenditure helps or hinders economic growth is still debatable. This study examines the contribution of government spending towards economic growth in South Africa using annual data from 1980 – 2014. The cointegration approach and Vector Error Correction Model were used to analyse the data. The cointegration test results indicate that there is long run relationship between government expenditure and economic growth in South Africa. The VECM outcome indicates a positive and significant link between economic growth and expenditure on the long run. There is a positive and significant relationship between exchange rate and economic growth and a significant and negative relationship between economic growth and private consumption. Based on these findings, the correlation between government expenditure and economic growth showed that there is positive relationship on the long run in South Africa, while there is a negative and significant relationship between government spending and economic growth on the short run. More spending should therefore be directed towards important sectors such as infrastructural development and industrial development in order to accelerate economic growth. There is also a need for fiscal policy to be used as an instrument to regulate the amount of money in the economy.
Intellectual capital indicators ranking in the universities of Iran using delphi fuzzy technique
Authors: Khalili Yassaman , Fakhari Hossein , Malekian Esfandiar , Aghajani Hassanali
Published: May 2017

The purpose of this research is to rank the intellectual capital indicators in the universities of Iran using Delphi Fuzzy technique. To achieve this goal, the intellectual capital maturity model of the universities of Europe (Leitner et al., 2014) was used for the questionnaires. The questionnaires were then sent to the experts. The results of the research revealed that which indicators of the maturity model of the universities of Europe are suitable for the universities of Iran and how they are ranked using Delphi Fuzzy technique.
The results of this research can be an important step in applying intellectual capital reporting in the universities of Iran.
Genetic Disruption of Adenosine Kinase in Mouse Pancreatic β-Cells Protects Against High-Fat Diet–Induced Glucose Intolerance
Authors: Navarro Guadalupe , Abdolazimi Yassan , Zhao Zhengshan , Xu Haixia , Lee Sooyeon , Armstrong Neali A. , Annes Justin P.
Published: May 2017

Islet β-cells adapt to insulin resistance through increased insulin secretion and expansion. Type 2 diabetes typically occurs when prolonged insulin resistance exceeds the adaptive capacity of β-cells. Our prior screening efforts led to the discovery that adenosine kinase (ADK) inhibitors stimulate β-cell replication. Here, we evaluated whether ADK disruption in mouse β-cells affects β-cell mass and/or protects against high-fat diet (HFD)–induced glucose dysregulation. Mice targeted at the Adk locus were bred to Rip-Cre and Ins1-Cre/ERT1Lphi mice to enable constitutive (βADKO) and conditional (iβADKO) disruption of ADK expression in β-cells, respectively. Weight gain, glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivity, and glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) were longitudinally monitored in normal chow (NC)–fed and HFD-fed mice. In addition, β-cell mass and replication were measured by immunofluorescence-based islet morphometry. NC-fed adult βADKO and iβADKO mice displayed glucose tolerance, insulin tolerance and β-cell mass comparable to control animals. By contrast, HFD-fed βADKO and iβADKO animals had improved glucose tolerance and increased in vivo GSIS. Improved glucose handling was associated with increased β-cell replication and mass. We conclude that ADK expression negatively regulates the adaptive β-cell response to HFD challenge. Therefore, modulation of ADK activity is a potential strategy for enhancing the adaptive β-cell response.
Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation on Insulin Sensitivity and Insulin Secretion in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes and Vitamin D Deficiency: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Gulseth Hanne L. , Wium Cecilie , Angel Kristin , Eriksen Erik F. , Birkeland Kåre I.
Published: May 2017

OBJECTIVE

In observational studies, low vitamin D levels are associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D), impaired glucose metabolism, insulin sensitivity, and insulin secretion. We evaluated the efficacy of vitamin D supplementation on insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion in subjects with T2D and low vitamin D (25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] <50 nmol/L).

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS

Sixty-two men and women with T2D and vitamin D deficiency participated in a 6-month randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Participants received a single dose of 400,000 IU oral vitamin D3 or placebo, and the vitamin D group received an additional 200,000 IU D3 if serum 25(OH)D was <100 nmol/L after 4 weeks. Primary end points were total Rd by euglycemic clamp with assessment of endogenous glucose production and first-phase insulin secretion by intravenous glucose tolerance test.

RESULTS

In the vitamin D group, the mean ± SD baseline serum 25(OH)D of 38.0 ± 12.6 nmol/L increased to 96.9 ± 18.3 nmol/L after 4 weeks, 73.2 ± 13.7 nmol/L after 3 months, and 53.7 ± 9.2 nmol/L after 6 months. The total exposure to 25(OH)D during 6 months (area under the curve) was 1,870 ± 192 and 1,090 ± 377 nmol/L per week in the vitamin D and placebo groups, respectively (P < 0.001). Insulin sensitivity, endogenous glucose production, and glycemic control did not differ between or within groups after treatment (P = 0.52). First-phase insulin secretion did not change significantly after treatment (P = 0.10).

CONCLUSIONS

Replenishment with a large dose of vitamin D3 to patients with T2D and vitamin D deficiency did not change insulin sensitivity or insulin secretion. These findings do not support such use of therapeutic vitamin D3 supplementation to improve glucose homeostasis in patients with T2D.
PMI® Project Management Institute: ¿Ayuda a la pequeña empresa mexicana de gestión de construcción a reducir sus errores? Caso Ceron®
Authors: Cerón Hernández Edward Jonathan
Published: May 2017

En México, el 75% de las pequeñas empresas fracasan antes de cumplir los dos años (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía, INEGI, 2016). Este tema afecta directamente a la economía de México, por lo cual el Instituto de Empresariado Eugenio Garza Sada del Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM) y la Escuela de Negocios EGADE (Escuela de Graduados en Administración y Dirección de Empresas) (Gasca, 2014), se les encomendó la tarea de realizar una investigación analizando empresarios que han fracasado en diferentes sectores. Se obtuvieron las cinco causas más comunes por las cual fracasan las pequeñas empresas mexicanas. Las principales causas fueron: ingreso insuficiente para subsistir y la falta de indicadores.El objetivo principal de este trabajo es analizar las razones del fracaso de las pequeñas empresas mexicanas de dirección de obra, orientando a futuros proyectos el no repetir los mismos errores. ¿Existen metodologías administrativas de dirección de obra que ayude a las pequeñas empresas mexicanas en el desarrollo de proyectos exitosos? El PMBOK ® del PMI ® (Project Management Institute) es una guía de administración de Proyectos.  El presente documento se enfoca en los servicios de administración de obra, enfatizando el entorno específico mexicano.La implementación de la metodología de administración de proyectos se ve traducida en una reducción de sobrecargas y demoras de trabajo, definiendo el alcance del proyecto que contempla los cambios inesperados en el proceso, junto a la planificación real y los programas eficientes de ejecución, monitoreo y cierre en el proyecto. En pocas palabras, se transforma en un proyecto de calidad. El centro de la investigación y análisis de la presente investigación se centra en la pequeña empresa de dirección de obra Cerón®.En conclusión, el presente trabajo pone en evidencia que el fracaso de las pequeñas empresas mexicanas de administración de obra, pudiera disminuir considerablemente, utilizando una metodología de administración de proyectos, en este caso se recomienda la metodología PMBOK® del PMI®. Al desarrollar la cultura de implementación en las pequeñas empresas mexicanas de esta metodología en la administración de proyectos en cada uno de los proyectos, el riego de fracaso se minimiza o anula.
Tendências e recortes historiográficos
Authors: Brito Ênio José da Costa
Published: May 2017

O artigo visita publicações recentes envolvendo temas relacionados com a diáspora africana, explicitando as contribuições dadas pelos autores para uma compreensão mais refinada do processo diaspórico. Aponta também algumas tendências das pesquisas historiográficas na atualidade, como a que recusa paradigmas que engessam e invisibilizam a compreensão de experiências negras e, principalmente, deixam na sombra a sua contribuição à formação da sociedade brasileira.
Ética Barthiana e Teologia Pública: Contribuições para a Teologia da Cidadania
Authors: Zeferino Jefferson , Boff Clodovis
Published: May 2017

Este artigo é motivado pela ética tal como é vivida pela comunidade cristã, na qual se nota uma considerável incoerência entre vida e fé. Isso conduz à pergunta acerca da legitimidade e fundamentação da ética cristã. Diante dessa problemática, nossa investigação objetiva identificar a fundamentação da ética na elaboração teológica de Karl Barth e suas implicações para a práxis cristã hoje, tanto no âmbito comunitário, quanto no campo do fazer teológico. Como resultado, entendemos que a fundamentação da ética na teologia de Karl Barth é a própria pessoa de Jesus Cristo. Dessa fundamentação, os seguintes aspectos se destacam: humanidade de Deus – cristologia com ênfase na humanidade; radicalidade da graça – pensar a graça de Deus às últimas consequências; encarnação soteriológica e ética quenótica – ética encarnada na vida fundamentada no movimento de Deus em Jesus em favor da humanidade toda; “Cristo em nós” – Jesus como paradigma da ação cristã; e cidadania – especialmente como tarefa da comunidade cristã dentro da comunidade civil. Por fim, colocamos essas categorias em diálogo com elementos de uma Teologia da Cidadania formulados por Rudolf von Sinner
La población indígena a través de las Actas de Cabildo de Trujillo del siglo XVI
Authors: Vega Loyola José
Published: May 2017

Con el objetivo de identificar las relaciones de la comuna trujillana con la población indígena en la economía y la sociedad de Trujillo del siglo XVI, se revisaron las 667 Actas del Cabildo de Trujillo de dicha centuria, se compulsó con información cronística y con documentación del Archivo Regional de La Libertad. Se encontró que la población indígena de la ciudad como de los alrededores se relacionaban con la comuna trujillana, primero como mano de obra que el cabildo disponía a favor de los vecinos encomenderos, para la labranza de sus tierras de cultivo, construcción de casas y edificios públicos, así como en diversas unidades productivas. Segundo, como abastecedores de productos, principalmente agrícolas y marinos que la ciudad necesitaba para su normal desarrollo. Esto posibilitó para mediados del siglo XVI la emergencia de unidades productivas que exportaban hacia las principales ciudades del norte y centro del virreinato peruano; atrajo a un importante número de indígenas de diferentes provincias quienes desempeñaron diversos oficios, adquiriendo con el paso del tiempo la condición de forasteros. Las actas revisadas evidencian también, otra relación más horizontal con los indígenas que lograban adaptarse a la vida urbana, incorporándolos como vecinos de la ciudad. La importante migración de vecinos trujillanos no encomenderos a Santiago de Saña fundada en 1563 significó un freno de la prosperidad de Trujillo, acentuándose en la década siguiente por la presencia de desastres naturales que afectaron fundamentalmente a la población indígena; y que solo empezó a superarse al final de la centuria estudiada.Palabras clave: historia de Trujillo, población indígena, Actas de Cabildo de Trujillo, indígenas forasteros
Síntesis y caracterización de un adhesivo acuoso de poliuretano: Un aporte a la producción nacional de adhesivos ecológicos
Authors: Castañeda Pérez Luz , Lazo Manrique Andreí , Córdova Huamán Jacqueline , Briceño Flores Eduardo
Published: May 2017

En el Perú los adhesivos en base solvente son de uso general, pese a que son un grave riesgo a la salud y al medioambiente. Los adhesivos en base agua son una alternativa para reemplazarlos, pero tienen mayor costo y son importados. El objetivo de esta investigación fue desarrollar un adhesivo acuoso de Poliuretano (PU) que cumpla con especificaciones de calidad y sea amigable con el medioambiente. El procedimiento abarcó treinta y siete pruebas a nivel de laboratorio lográndose la formulación de un adhesivo de PU acuoso. Su caracterización fisicoquímica se realizó mediante Espectroscopia Infrarroja (IRTF), viscosidad Bookfield (1966cp), contenido de sólidos (5!%), porcentaje de pureza (85-90%) y pH (5.28). La fuerza adhesiva (UNE EN 1392.2000) para uniones de cuero-caucho y otros materiales arrojó un valor promedio de 6.5 N/mm. Este resultado es mayor al valor establecido por las Normas Técnicas Peruanas, que establecen un valor igual o mayor a 4.0 N/mm para cumplir con este importante parámetro de calidad. Se realizó su producción a escala piloto y ya se comercializa.Palabras claves: Síntesis, caracteriación, adhesivo, acuosos, poliuretano
Impacto socio ambiental en la ciudad de Pisco después del terremoto
Authors: Lévano Uchuya Emiliana , Flores Sánchez Carmen , Fuentes Pizarro Carmen , Cabrel La Rosa César
Published: May 2017

La presente investigación tuvo como objetivos determinar el impacto socioambiental producido en la ciudad de Pisco a tres años del terremoto 2007. Es un estudio retrospectivo, descriptivo de naturaleza cuanti cualitativa. El estudio cuantitativo se desarrolló aplicando un cuestionario a 181 damnificados del terremoto residentes en la ciudad de Pisco para conocer los efectos socioambientales y las estrategias desarrolladas para afrontar el desastre. En términos cualitativos comprendió tres grupos de muestra a dirigentes y vecinos damnificados y cinco entrevistas a representantes del Estado y sociedad civil de Pisco para analizar el papel del Estado en las acciones de socorro y reconstrucción. Los resultados obtenidos permiten señalar que la mayoría de damnificados reside en viviendas precarias, su salud física y mental está deteriorada; además fortalecieron redes familiares y vecinales como estrategia para enfrentar el desastre. Las acciones de socorro y post terremoto relacionadas con la salud y educación fueron más inclusivas.Palabras claves: Impacto socio ambiental, estrategias familiares, problemáticasocioambiental, atención a las demandas.
Kaku, M. (2013). La física del futuro: Cómo la ciencia determinará el destino de la humanidad y nuestra vida cotidiana en el siglo XXII. Barcelona: Debolsillo.
Authors: Livia Segovia José
Published: May 2017

Michio Kaku, nació en 1947 en Estados Unidos. Es físico teórico y uno de los creadores de la teoría de las cuerdas, profesor titular de Física Teórica en la Universidad de Nueva York y se ha concentrado, aparte de su labor académica en divulgar los avances de la ciencia. En este libro denominado La física del futuro, señala cómo los avances científicos revolucionarán la vida humana haciéndonos pensar hacia dónde va el hombre con sus descubrimientos: ¿A dónde nos conducen todos estos cambios tecnológicos? , ¿Dónde está el final de este largo viaje de la ciencia y tecnología? y tomando una cita del propio autor, en referencia a Einstein, refiere metafóricamente que el hombre intentará “leer la mente de Dios”, convirtiéndose en “seres mitológicos”.“Pero cuando nosotros miremos a nuestros nietos a finales de siglo ellos serán como dioses griegos. Zeus podía mover objetos con su mente y nosotros también podremos. Venus tenía una salud y un cuerpo perfectos y gracias a la terapia génica y al uso de recursos como las células madre nosotros también alcanzaremos ese nivel. Apolo podía viajar montado en carros volantes y nosotros conduciremos coches que vuelan. Pegaso era un animal que se podía crear a placer y nosotros crearemos nuevas especies y recuperaremos especies que creíamos extintas. El poder de la mente, el poder de crear vida, la longevidad… Tendremos todos los poderes propios de los dioses”.(http://www.abc.es/)