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A Análise do Discurso Ideológico do Direito e a Teoria do Agendamento Midiático / The Analysis of the Ideological Discourse of Law and the Agenda-Setting Theory
Authors: Moura dos Santos Marco Aurelio , Barbosa Marco Antonio
Published: December 2016

Resumo: Aborda-se a formação do discurso ideológico do Direito e a influência do agendamento promovido pela mídia na formação da opinião pública, bem como a apropriação e/ou a influência da mídia na formação do discurso jurídico. Consta-se que as decisões judiciais cada vez mais são divulgadas e comentadas por especialistas nos meios de comunicação, especialmente as mais polêmicas, o que produz reflexividade "causa-efeito" entre os agendamentos noticiados e a consequente influência no ajuizamento de demandas, provocando a indagação se a legitimação do discurso dos profissionais do Direito sustenta-se apenas em fundamentos jurídicos e sociais ou se também sofre influência ideológica dos meios de comunicação. Conclui-se que o discurso jurídico é resultado de inúmeras ideologias, intensamente influenciadas pela opinião pública, que por sua vez também é determinada pelo agendamento promovido pela mídia.Palavras-chave: Mídia; Opinião pública; Discurso ideológico do direito; Ideologia; Sociedade da informação. Abstract: This paper deals with the formation of the ideological discourse of law and the influence that the agenda setting promoted by the media has in the formation of the public opinion, as well as with the appropriation and/or influence of the media in shaping the legal discourse. It is noted that court decisions are increasingly disclosed and commented by experts through the media, especially the most controversial, which produces a "cause and effect" reflexivity between the reported agenda and the consequent influence on the filing of demands, which causes questioning if the legitimacy of the legal practitioners' speech supports itself only on legal and social grounds or if it is also influenced by the media. It concludes that the legal discourse is the result of many ideologies, heavily influenced by public opinion, which in turn is also determined by the agenda setting promoted by the media.Keywords: Media; Public opinion; Ideological legal speech; Ideology; Information society.
Direitos Humanos e Superlotação no Presídio Feminino de porto Alegre / Human Rights and Overcrowding in the Women's Prison in Porto Alegre
Authors: Rudnicki Dani , Antunes Neubüser Marili
Published: December 2016

Resumo: Buscamos determinar, neste artigo, como vivem as mulheres obrigadas a cumprir pena restritiva de liberdade ou a trabalhar na Penitenciária Feminina Madre Pelletier. Essa pesquisa qualitativa utilizou, para tanto, metodologia baseada no estudo empírico da realidade prisional; os dados foram obtidos em 2015, com a realização de um grupo focal com cinco apenadas e a aplicação de questionário a 14 agentes penitenciárias, além da coleta de impressões em outras pesquisas dos autores, bem como na experiência de um dos pesquisadores, que trabalha há mais de cinco anos no local. Além disso, utilizamos como fonte, entre outros, registros em livros da instituição e bibliografia pertinente. Concluímos que, com o fim da superlotação, em 2012, a qualidade de vida melhorou para ambos os grupos. Isso porque na época da superlotação carcerária as relações interpessoais entre presas aconteciam com mais violência (provocada por lideranças que impunham regras). Logo, ainda que o sistema prisional continue a violar direitos humanos das presas, hoje mais direitos são respeitados do que quando existia superlotação.Palavras-chave: Direitos humanos; Criminologia; Prisões; Penitenciária feminina Madre Pelletier; Superlotação. Abstract: We seek to recognize, in this paper, the conditions of the daily lives of women who have received prison sentences and those who work in the Women's Penitentiary Madre Pelletier. Therefore, this research uses a qualitative methodology based on an empirical study of the prison's reality; data were obtained in 2015, with the use of a focus group with five prisoners and questionnaire to 14 prison officers, as well as collection of prints in other studies and the experience of one of the researchers, who has been working there for more than five years. In addition, we use as a source, among others, records in the institution's books and relevant bibliography. We conclude that, with the end of overcrowding in 2012, the quality of life improved in both groups. Before, interpersonal relationships between inmates happened with more violence (caused by leaders who imposed rules). Thus, even though the prison system continues to violate human rights of the arrested, more rights are respected today than when there was overcrowding.Keywords: Human rights; Criminology; Prisons; Madre Pelletier Women's Prison; Overcrowding.
Dispersão de Fundamentos no Supremo Tribunal Federal / Scattered Arguments in Federal Supreme Court
Authors: Carvalho Leite Fábio , Santini Brando Marcelo
Published: December 2016

Resumo: O trabalho analisa, em duas partes, o fenômeno conhecido por dispersão de fundamentos, prática decisória que por vezes marca o Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) no controle de constitucionalidade. A primeira parte é descritiva e sugere que a dispersão de fundamentos é fenômeno que ocorre pela presença necessária da regra de maioria decisória simples (RMDS) associada à presença contingente do princípio da causa de pedir aberta e da indeterminação relativa do texto constitucional. A segunda parte é normativa e analisa criticamente os problemas resultantes da adoção da RMDS. Partindo-se do tradicional debate sobre a legitimidade do controle de constitucionalidade, porém não se alinhando a um modelo normativo em particular, o trabalho põe em xeque a proximidade do processo decisório do STF com a ideia de "resposta certa", aborda a dificuldade de se formar jurisprudência capaz de uniformizar o tratamento de casos a respeito de um assunto e questiona a desconsideração da presunção de constitucionalidade nos casos difíceis do direito em que se verifiquem desacordos morais razoáveis. Por fim, a confiabilidade de intuições morais invocadas pelos ministros no processo decisório do STF é questionada a partir das ciências cognitivas e da psicologia moral.Palavras-chave: Supremo Tribunal Federal; Controle de constitucionalidade; Processo decisório; Dispersão de fundamentos. Abstract: The work analyzes, in two parts, a phenomenon known as argument scatter, a decision-making practice that sometimes characterizes judicial review in the Brazilian Supreme Court (STF). The first part is descriptive, and suggests that argument scatter occurs in the necessary presence of a simple majority decision-making rule (SMDMR), associated to the contingent presence of the open cause of action principle and of the relative indeterminacy of constitutional text. The second part is normative, and critically analyzes the problems that arise from the SMDMR. Taking the traditional debate about the legitimacy of judicial review as a starting point, while avoiding commitment to any particular normative model, this work calls into question the proximity of the Supreme Court's decision-making process with the idea of a "right answer", addresses the difficulty of generating clear precedents, and challenges the disregard of the presumption of constitutionality in hard cases in the law where reasonable moral disagreements emerge. Finally, on the basis of research in the cognitive sciences and moral psychology, it challenges the reliability of the moral intuitions Supreme Court Justices invoke in the decision-making process.Keywords: Brazilian Federal Supreme Court; Judicial review; Decision-making process; Scattered arguments.
El escritor de ficciones como docente. Una entrevista imaginada con Ítalo Calvino, a propósito de sus “Charles Eliot Norton Poetry Lectures"
Authors: Giraldo Naranjo Julián Alberto
Published: December 2016

Bajo la forma de una entrevista imaginaria con el autor ausente, el texto aborda las seis conferencias que Ítalo Calvino escribió para las Charles Eliot Norton Poetry Lectures de la Universidad de Harvard en 1985, pero que nunca dictó, por causa de su muerte. El diálogo se inscribe en la estética del pastiche, en tanto difumina los códigos textuales con las ideas del entrevistador, cuyo propósito es enfatizar algunos tópicos singulares del legado literario de Calvino: el escritor de ficciones como docente, la imaginación en la cultura, la actualidad del mito, la hermenéutica, las combinatorias narrativas del Tarot y la Astrología.
Interrupción del embarazo: Propuestas desde el derecho constitucional Chileno
Authors: Gómez Neira Juan José
Published: December 2016

En el presente artículo de investigación se va a tratar de demostrar las vulneraciones de los derechos constitucionalmente reconocidos a las mujeres que se derivan de la ausencia de una regulación completa en materia de interrupción del embarazo. Asimismo, se esboza la necesidad de implantar en el ordenamiento jurídico un sistema de estrategias públicas en materia de salud sexual y reproductiva.
Situación actual del Diseño Gráfico en las regiones de Colombia
Authors: Villarreal Pazos Rodolfo Andrés
Published: December 2016

El artículo presenta un panorama sobre la situación actual del diseño gráfico en Colombia y puntualmente en el departamento del Huila. En esta medida se aborda esta profesión desde el aspecto formativo y laboral. A nivel formativo se establece la acogida del programa académico entre los estudiantes y la empleabilidad y desempeño de los egresados. En cuanto al aspecto laboral se aborda el campo de acción y la demanda de las organizaciones del entorno, haciendo énfasis en las funciones de los diseñadores y en la profesionalización de los mismos. Con esto se buscó identificar la relación de pertinencia entre el perfil formativo y el perfil ocupacional de los profesionales de esta área.
Perspectivas de la ciencia política en Colombia, diálogos y diatribas epistemológicas
Authors: Cuellar Julian Andres , Sanchez Sandoval Camila , Huertas Sergio Alfonso
Published: December 2016

El artículo presentado a continuación tiene por objetivo generar una reflexión alrededor de los postulados epistémicos de los trabajos adelantados por (Cuellar Argote, 2007) y (Leyva & Ramirez, 2015), con el ánimo de apostar por una actualización de las premisas y avances que estos autores otorgaron a la discusión sobre la Ciencia Política en Colombia y su proceso de consolidación. Así, el artículo hace uso de la metodología de análisis documental y su desarrollo evidencia algunos intereses compartidos en los autores alrededor de la enseñanza/formación de la Ciencia Política en Colombia.
Prolactin level in umbilical cord blood of newborn and its relation to respiratory distress syndrome
Authors: Padvi Namrata V. , Narkhede Hemraj R. , Pawar Amol P. , Mhatre Pravin N.
Published: December 2016

Background: Production of lower concentrations of prolactin in fetus is considered as one of the major contributor for the development of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in newborns considerably in pregnants with maternal complications. Hence the present study was conducted with the objective to measure the serum level of cord blood prolactin in normal pregnancy and in pregnancy with maternal complications and its association with development of RDS in newborn.Methods: In this prospective study of 100 women, 28 with normal pregnancy (Group A) and 72 with abnormal pregnancies (Group B) were included in the study. Umbilical cord blood was collected and serum prolactin level was estimated using radio-immuno assay. The obtained values were correlated with prevalence of RDS in neonates and maternal complications.Results: The average age of pregnant women participated in Group A was 26 years and Group B was 27 years. In Group A 2 babies with birth weight of 2001-3000 gm had a cord serum prolactin level of 216±137.8 ng/mL developed RDS. In Group B the level of prolactin was 285±276 and 326±132 ng/mL in 4 RDS babies with birth weight of <1000 gm and 1000-2000 gm respectively. It was observed that cord serum prolactin levels had no correlation with the mode of delivery, sex of newborn, steroid therapy. In Group A, 2 neonates developed RDS which were of gestational age between 32-35 weeks with mean prolactin level of 216 ng/ml, while in Group B, 1 neonate with gestational age less than 32 weeks and mean prolactin level of 480 and 4 neonates of 32-35 weeks with mean prolactin level of 266 ng/mL developed RDS. Out of 27 mothers with complications of PIH, 3 developed RDS. 1 case each from IUGR and twins developed RDS respectively.Conclusions: The risk of RDS is less in newborn with high prolactin level than in newborns with low prolactin levels. So prolactin might have a role in fetal lung maturation.
Acute gall bladder perforation: case series over three years
Authors: Singh Desh Pal , Bali Sharadendu , Utaal Maneshwar Singh
Published: December 2016

Background: Acute perforation of gall bladder is a life threatening condition. It is a complication of acute cholecystitis. This is not an uncommon condition and resembles acute cholecystitis in its presentation. If there is delay in diagnosis and management there is high morbidity and mortality. It should be diagnosed as early as possible for better prognosis.Methods: This is a retrospective study wherein data of cholelithiasis, acute and chronic cholecystitis and perforated gall bladder from our hospital for the last three years 2014-2016 was collected. The clinical presentation, investigations routine and radiological, surgical and medical management was analysed.Results: Total numbers of patients with chronic cholelithiasis were 3534, patients with acute cholecystitis were 133, and numbers of patients with gall bladder perforations were 22, making it 0.6% of gall bladder disease patients and 16.5% among patients with acute cholecystitis. TLC was invariably raised in all the cases. 12 out of 22 cases were managed conservatively while others underwent surgery. There was no mortality in the series.Conclusions: Gall bladder perforation occurs in about two weeks or several weeks after episode of acute cholecystitis, the incidence of occurrence of perforation increases to four folds if there is delay in proper management of acute cholecystitis more than two days after the onset of symptoms. Clinical presentation varies from an acute generalized peritonitis to nonspecific abdominal symptoms and thus requires prompt diagnosis for better prognosis.
Allergic rhinitis in India: an overview
Authors: Chandrika D.
Published: December 2016

Prevalence of allergic diseases including asthma, rhinitis, anaphylaxis, food, drug or insect allergy, is rising worldwide affecting about 10-25% of population being one of the top ten reasons for visit to primary care physicians. Though it often adversely affects the quality of life; in India allergic rhinitis is often regarded as trivial disease and patients fail to attribute the ill health to its symptoms. In study on children with allergic rhinitis nasal symptoms and rhinoconjunctivitis were present and there was consistent rise in its prevalence. Proportion of blockers is higher compared to sneeze runners. Nasal obstruction was the most common symptom and blockers had significantly more sensitization to polyvalent house dust, house dust mites and fungi, whereas sneeze-runners had more sensitization to pollens, asthma was the most common comorbid condition present,  In majority of children had one or more comorbidity, allergic rhinitis adversely affected behaviour, work performance and life style of patients.
Impact of climate changes on pollen and respiratory allergies
Authors: Chandrika D. , G. S. Anantharaju
Published: December 2016

Climate change has become a global health hazard. Increasing temperature of earth and increased extreme weather events like heat waves, floods, droughts and hurricanes are increasing incidence of respiratory diseases. Hence, this study was conducted with the objective to increase awareness of pollen allergies- adapting to a changing climate and to address treatment and quality of life issues related to the care of patients with pollen allergies.
Postural control among normal population of different age groups
Authors: Ismail Naema , Abd El-Salam Gehan S. , Fathi Asmaa
Published: December 2016

Background: Postural control continues to change in later stages of life. Age-related changes may occur within or between sub-systems involved in postural control. It is thought clinically that these changes are important as they often result in falls & injury. The aim of the work was to compare the balance characteristics among different age groups using computerized dynamic posturography to provide clinicians with normal references.

Methods: Inclusion criteria were study group consisted of (30) normal healthy individuals, age range 16-79 years, with neither hearing nor vestibular complaints. It was divided into 3 age groups, each group consisted of 10 patients. Group (A) young- 16-39 years, group (B) middle- 40-59 years and group (C) elderly- 60-79 years. Exclusion criteria were history of neuromuscular or neuroskeletal disease, symptoms of unsteadiness, dizziness or vertigo, symptoms of impaired sensory function, symptoms of arthritis or lower limb problem, symptoms of uncorrected visual problems, symptoms of postural hypotension or diabetes, medication intake such as sedatives, hypnotics, anxiolytics & antidepressants.  All participants were subjected to full history taking, otologic examination, basic audiologic evaluation, computerized dynamic posturography which included sensory organization test, limits of stability and rhythmic weight shift.  

Results: Sensory organization test: The elderly group (C) had lowest equilibrium score with eyes open, closed & with conflicted visual cues on swayed surface (condition 6) and also this group have lowest percentage of SOT strategy. There was a statistically significant difference among A & C groups when using sensory organization test strategy in all conditions. Limits of stability test: The elderly group has higher overall reaction time. There was statistically significant difference in all conditions of limits of stability as regards directional control. Rhythmic weight shift right and left test: There was a statistically significant difference between groups A & C in low & medium speed on on-axis velocity & directional control. Rhythmic weight shift front & back test: There was no statistically significant difference between all groups as regards on-axis velocity. There was highly statistically significant difference between all groups in all trials as regards directional control.

Conclusions: Postural instability occurs frequently in healthy elderly subjects. Sensory organization test is the most effective test to compare balance function among different age groups.
Is cartilage- perichondrium composite graft tympanoplasty the ideal treatment for revision tympanoplasty
Authors: Tyagi Brajpal Singh , Tyagi Sushant , Srivastava Mohit , Tyagi Amit
Published: December 2016

Background: The objective of the study was to evaluate the anatomical and audiological outcomes of cartilage-perichondrium composite graft tympanoplasty by underlay technique in revision tympanoplasties.

Methods: A series of 55 patients who underwent revision tympanoplasty with cartilage-perichondrium composite Island graft, at the department of Otorhinolaryngology, Harsh ENT Hospital, Ghaziabad. Tympanoplasty with cartilage-perichondrium composite island graft was done using underlay technique after slicing the cartilage with help of slicer. Ossiculoplasty was performed as and when needed.  

Results: Graft uptake rate was found to be 96.36% (53 of the 55 cases) in our study without any serious complications. Audiological outcomes with closure of 94.55% air bone gap within 0 to 30 dB was achieved (p <0.05).

Conclusions: Nearly 97% success rate can be achieved with cartilage-perichondrium composite graft tympanoplasty for Revision tympanoplasty.
Fronto-ethmoidal mucoceles: a study of 25 cases
Authors: Prajapati Viral , Khilnani Ajeet Kumar , Gami Gambhirsang , Bhalodiya Neena , Gupta Devang
Published: December 2016

Background: Paranasal sinus mucoceles are quite rare and a comprehensive study regarding their incidence, presentations, management and complications is significantly lacking in our geographical area which led to our prospective study. Fronto-ethmoidal mucoceles are the most common expansile lesions of the paranasal sinuses.

Methods: This is a prospective study of 25 cases of patients presenting with fronto-ethmoidal mucoceles in a tertiary care hospital in Ahmedabad. All patients were managed surgically through endoscopic approach.  

Results: The study comprised of 25 cases of fronto-ethmoidal mucoceles. The average age of the patients was 47.72 years with a range of 21–75 years. 16 patients (64%) were females. The most common involvement was of frontal sinus (16 cases, 64%). The most common presenting symptom was displacement of eyeball (68% cases). The most common presenting sign was proptosis, present in 68% cases. Endoscopic sinus surgery was the most commonly used modality of treatment of frontal mucocele and fronto-ethmoidal mucoceles (23 cases). In 2 cases combined approach surgery (endoscopic and external) was done.

Conclusions: Mucoceles most commonly occur between 4th to 7th decades of life. In most cases no predisposing factor is identified. The diagnosis is based on the history, physical examination and radiological findings. CT is the preferred imaging modality for mucoceles.Endoscopic endonasal surgery is currently the most commonly used surgical approach. 
A comparative study of coblation assissted adenotonsillectomy and cold dissection adenotonsillectomy in children
Authors: V. Nithya , Dutta Angshuman , K. Sabarigirish
Published: December 2016

Background: The aim of the present study was to compare intraoperative blood loss, operative duration and postoperative pain between coblation-assisted adenotonsillectomy and cold dissection adenotonsillectomy in children.

Methods: A prospective, randomized, single-blind trial of pediatric patients aged 7 to 13 years undergoing adenotonsillectomy was conducted. Patients were randomized to undergo either cold dissection or coblation-assisted adenotonsillectomy. Measured intraoperative parameters included surgical duration and intraoperative blood loss. Measured postoperative parameters included a daily pain rating using the visual analog scale on the postoperative evening, postoperative day 1 and day 7. Intraoperative and postoperative measures were statistically compared between the two groups.  

Results: Sixty children were randomized and included in the study. 30 patients underwent cold dissection adenotonsillectomy and 30 coblation-assisted adenotonsillectomy. Mean age was 8.7 years in the coblation group and 9.1 years in the cold dissection group. Intraoperative blood loss was lower for the coblation assisted adenotonsillectomy group versus the cold dissection adenotonsillectomy group which was proved statistically (mean bleeding was 16.67 in coblation group and 58.67 in cold dissection group and p value <0.0001).There was statistically no significant difference in the mean pain scores in the 2 groups in the postoperative evening and on postoperative day 1. The mean pain scores on postoperative day 7 were found to be 3.4 in the coblation group and 2.47 in the cold dissection group with a significant p value of 0.0087. The average duration of surgery in the coblation group was 55.6 minutes as against 34.1 minutes in the cold dissection group. The p- value was found to be less than 0.0001 which makes the difference statistically significant.

Conclusions: This study found that the intraoperative blood loss was significantly less in Coblation adenotonsillectomy than in cold dissection adenotonsillectomy. The duration of surgery in Coblation assisted adenotonsillectomy is significantly greater than the duration of surgery in cold dissectionadenotonsillectomy. While the postoperative pain scores are similar with coblation and cold dissection adenotonsillectomy in the early postoperative period, it is significantly more with coblation in the late postoperative period.
A rare case of bilateral acute otitis media leading to bilateral facial paresis in an adult
Authors: Singh Inderdeep , Ranjit Lakshmi
Published: December 2016

Facial nerve paresis is a known complication of middle ear disease. However it is more commonly seen as a complication of chronic otitis media as compared to acute otitis media (AOM). There are very few reported cases of AOM leading to facial palsy and even fewer ones of bilateral acute otitis media leading to bilateral facial palsy. Since this is a very rare presentation its management and treatment are not very well outlined as per standard guidelines. Here we have presented a very rare case of bilateral AOM leading to bilateral facial paresis, how the case progressed and how it was managed. We have tried to bring forth the salient features of the presentation, the progression and the resolution of the disease due to the successful management.
Desempeño Productivo de Vacunos Brown Swiss en el Altiplano Peruano
Authors: Quispe Coaquira Jesús , Belizario Quispe Celso , Apaza Zúñiga Edgar , Maquera Marón Zenón , Quisocala Carita Valentín
Published: December 2016

El estudio determinó los efectos del año y época de nacimiento y sexo o partos sobre el peso y ganancia corporal y la producción de leche de bovinos Brown Swiss. Se utilizaron registros de eventos productivos del 2003-2010; los datos se analizaron en arreglos factoriales pertinentes y conducidas en Diseño Completo Randomizado. El promedio peso al nacer fue 46.35±7.01 kg, habiendo diferencias para factores año y época de nacimiento y sexo (P≤0.05). El peso al año alcanzó 252.37±27.11 kg y las ganancias a 180 días y año de edad fueron 103.68±11.74 y 207.25±27.61 kg, respectivamente; no existiendo diferencias para los factores. Durante el primer año el peso vivo mostró tendencia lineal y creciente. La producción de leche ha variado de 2911,96 a 3551,77 kg (P≤0.05); también mostraron variaciones por año y época de parto y número de lactancia. La producción real varió notablemente (2881,96 a 3695,32 kg) y el periodo de lactancia de 301,29 a 341,28 días; ambas variables, fueron diferentes (P≤0.05) para época de parto y número de lactancia. La curva de lactancia fue diferente para año y época de parto, y número de lactancia; no hubo expresión del pico de lactancia en ningún caso. Los niveles de producción alcanzados, en carne y leche, se encuentran dentro de los parámetros reportados a nivel de la región y de las Cuencas lecheras del país.
Tiempo de Respuestas y Experiencia de Usuario Estudio Experimental
Authors: Echeverria Delvis
Published: December 2016

La investigación está fundamentada por un estudio experimental, enfocado en la evaluación del comportamiento de los usuarios finales interactuando con tiempos de respuestas en
aplicaciones reales. Se tomará como base el aporte de los autores Doherty y Thadani, investigadores de IBM relacionado con los tiempos de respuestas, y las investigaciones de Jacob Nielsen. Se llevarán a cabo un test con usuarios finales, y se expondrán optimizaciones a través de del uso de herramientas que contribuirán a mejorar los tiempos de respuestas de las aplicaciones web. Todo esto engloba una primera instancia de un proyecto que se está llevando a cabo en la empresa GeneXus Consulting, pretendiéndose lograr un punto de encuentro entre el rendimiento de las aplicaciones y la experiencia de usuario.
Mundialização do capital e mobilidade humana: cenários, atores e políticas
Authors: Silva Marluce Souza e , Queiróz Imar Domingos , Ferreira Vera
Published: December 2016

Resumo: O movimento do capital em nada corresponde ao movimento das pessoas em busca de refúgio e/ou de oportunidades. O capital busca livremente por novos mercados capazes de absorver excedentes, desterritorializando a produção para países periféricos, flexibilizando direitos sociais, ao mesmo tempo em que governos cerceiam a liberdade e as oportunidades dos imigrantes. O artigo analisa a relação entre o desenvolvimento da economia capitalista e a mobilidade internacional da força de trabalho, tomando como referência dados estatísticos sobre imigração e as políticas imigratórias de alguns dos principais países receptores de imigrantes. A análise dos dados revela que no contexto da mundialização a adoção de políticas migratórias restritivas tem sido a tônica tanto nos países centrais como nos países periféricos.Palavras-chave: Mundialização. Capital. Migração. Políticas Imigratórias. Mundialization of capital and human mobility: scenarios, characters and politics Abstract: The capital’s movement in nothing corresponds to the movement of people in search of refuge and or opportunities. The capital freely searches for new markets able to consume surplus, deterritorialization of the production to peripheral countries increasing consumer markets, especially through financial credits, loosening social rights, while the governments limit freedom and opportunities of immigrants. The article analyzes the relation between development of the capitalist economy and workforce’s international mobility, taking as reference statistic datas about immigration. Data’s analysis shows that in the mundialization context the adoption of restrictive migratory politics has been the theme both in central countries as well as in peripherical countries.Key words: Mundialization. Capital. Migration. Immigration politics.
Fluxos migratórios, tráfico de mulheres e feminização da pobreza
Authors: Sousa Tatiana Raulino , Macedo Alano Carmo
Published: December 2016

Este artigo propõe reflexões acerca dos fluxos migratórios e sua relação com o tráfico de mulheres, bem como o processo de feminização da pobreza na cena pública brasileira contemporânea. Nesse sentido, o debate encetado problematiza a compreensão de que no capitalismo, o corpo das mulheres é transformado em mais uma mercadoria passível de compra e venda. Transversalmente, trata ainda, das medidas cada vez mais rígidas e severas para diminuir os fluxos migratórios, inclusive, por meio da criminalização da migração indocumentada. Nessas circunstâncias, não é difícil identificar situações nas quais migrantes, em especial do sexo feminino, estão sujeitas/os às as mais diversas opressões, principalmente, quando do cerceamento da liberdade potencializado pelas situações de violência e exploração no contexto das crises cíclicas do sistema metabólico do capital.
Competing interpretations of socio-political crisis in Ukraine in 2013-2016
Authors: Yakushik Valentin
Published: December 2016

The research object of this article deals with a sharp ideological conflict that is associated with the presence of diametrically opposite interpretations of the nature of and the relevant interpretations of the present stage of socio-political crisis in Ukraine, which has started in 2013. In the mass media and in political literature, there is a wide range of characteristics and conceptual designations of the events of autumn 2013 – spring 2014 (and the subsequent processes) that vary from the “revolution of dignity” combined with the opposing her “foreign intervention” and “separatist movements” to a “coup d’etat” which provoked a “civil war” and “regionalist movements”. The objectives of the article are to show the limitations of one-dimensional, strikingly ideologized interpretations and the need (for social sciences) to generate unbiased multi-dimensional, multi-level vision of complex, contradictory, and, in fact, tectonic transformations in the contemporary Ukraine.
“Fronteiras porosas” e a explosão da mobilidade indocumentada
Authors: Villen Patricia
Published: December 2016

Para estabelecer um diálogo com o artigo de Cleusa Santos no tratamento da discussão “mobilidade do capital e as barreiras às migrações”, tomaremos como ponto de partida a questão de enorme importância colocada pela autora: “Se se propõe a liberalização do comércio internacional e dos fluxos do capital financeiro, por que se fazem restrições à livre circulação de trabalhadores”?
O EFEITO DO PERFIL DO AUDITADO SOBRE A OPINIÃO DO AUDITOR PÚBLICO
Authors: Costa Giovanni Pacelli C. Lustosa da
Published: December 2016

O objetivo deste estudo experimental é analisar o efeito do perfil, técnico ou político, do auditado sobre a opinião do auditor. Considerando cenários simulados em um experimento foram aplicados questionários distintos para dois grupos de auditores da Controladoria-Geral da União. No cenário do primeiro grupo, os auditados possuíam perfil político; enquanto no segundo grupo de auditores, os auditados possuíam perfil técnico. Após a aplicação dos questionários, foi aplicado o teste qui-quadrado a fim de verificar se houve tratamento diferenciado entre os dois grupos de auditores sobre os auditados cuja única diferença foi o perfil dos auditados. Os resultados mostraram que não houve diferença entre os dois grupos de auditores, corroborando que os auditores se baseiam em evidências e não em pré-conceitos. Por fim, um resultado expressivo é que após as justificativas dos gestores, a opinião preliminar dos auditores foi modificada em ambos os grupos.
Effects Of Market Orientation And Barriers To Market Orientation On University Performance: A Study Of Universities Of Technology In South Africa
Authors: Mokoena Bakae Aubrey , Dhurup Manilall Roy
Published: December 2016

Market orientation has been illuminated as a critical component in shaping an institution’s success. While marketing orientation is embedded within the philosophical foundation of marketing, its operationalisation does not automatically translate in university success as there are various constraints, which impede its implementation. The objective of the study is to examine the influence of market orientation and the current barriers to market orientation on university performance among universities of technology (UoTs) in South Africa. This paper employs a cross-sectional quantitative survey. Data from a convenient sample of 507 academics in five UoTs are analysed. Through confirmatory factor analysis and structural model analysis, these relationships are discerned and explained. The findings of the study support theoretical arguments that higher education institutions (HEIs) can be successful in terms of their performance by initiating and adopting market-oriented activities. This study contributes to the critical challenge facing UoTs as a new type of HEI within a South African context in creating a culture and climate that maximises organisational learning, resource utilisation and capabilities to create superior university performance. Based on the findings, limitations and implications for further research are also provided. Management of UoTs can also enhance performance of their institutions by implementing key recommendations that the study advances.
Determinants Of Relationship Continuity Between Sales Representatives And Pharmacists: The Mediating Role Of Trust
Authors: Bataineh Abdallah Q.
Published: December 2016

Jordan pharmaceutical sector reflects a complicated multichannel network of pharmaceutical companies (sellers) and pharmacies (buyers). However, the key objective of this study is to investigate the impact of shared values, interdependence, relationship termination costs and emotional intensity (the independent variables) on the expectation of relationship continuity (the dependent variable) between sales representatives of pharmaceutical companies and pharmacists in the Hashemite Kingdome of Jordan, as well as, to explore the role of trust as mediating variable. To achieve that; a self-administered questionnaire has been created and distributed out of a total sample of 500 pharmacies located in the capital of Amman. The findings of the multiple regression tests shown that; emotional intensity is the most influential variable on expectation of relationship continuity, followed by relationship termination costs, shared values and interdependence respectively. Furthermore, trust variable has been found to play a major role as mediating variable. Accordingly, the researcher provided managerial implications and recommendations for upcoming related research.
The Effect Of Organizational Culture On Employee Commitment: A Mediating Role Of Human Resource Development In Korean Firms
Authors: Inanlou Zeinab , Ahn Ji-Young
Published: December 2016

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of organizational culture defined as communication, trust, and innovative production on employees’ organizational commitment. Furthermore, we explored the possibility the role of HRD (Human Resource Development) activities in mediating the aforementioned relationship. Using the national employer survey data conducted by Korean government in 2011, the results find that organizational culture, in particular, defined as better communication among superiors and subordinates, trust, and appreciation of innovation from superiors, is positively related to organizational commitment. In addition, firm’s investment in HRD or employee participation in HRD would play a mediating role in influencing the relationship between organizational culture and organizational commitment. Therefore, organizational culture is a critical factor to increase workers’ motivation through the participation in HRD training program, thereby increasing worker’s commitment. The results provide theoretical and practical implications in HRD and its link to organizational culture in organizations.
The Effect Of Auditor Change On Initial Audit Fee Discount And Non-Audit Services
Authors: Park Hong-jo , Choi Jeong-un , Cheung Joonhei
Published: December 2016

The purpose of this research is to verify whether non-audit services are provided without additional fees at the initial audit as a strategy to win an external audit contract, which could give the appearance of initial audit fee discount. From the results, non-audit services are provided at the initial audit, and the initial audit fee is discounted accordingly, only when the independent auditor is changed from a Big 4 accounting firm to a non-Big 4 accounting firm. However, there is no meaningful relevance in any other types of changes. Therefore, if the auditor is changed from a Big 4 accounting firm to a non-Big 4 accounting firm, non-audit services are provided without additional fees in order to win an external audit contract, and the publication of audit fees with a division between the audit service fee and the non-audit service fee may give the appearance of a discounted audit service fee.
The Effect Of Product Involvement On Store Preference And Clothing Benefits Sought For African-American Female Students
Authors: Johnson Courtney , Banks Lori , Smith Devonte’ , Seo Jung-Im
Published: December 2016

Clothing is one of the most essential things that human bodies need for the multipurpose reasons. Such clothing has been recognized as the high involvement product for many years, resulting to one of the very interesting subjects in consumer research. The purpose of this study is to investigate the influences of clothing involvement on clothing store preference and clothing benefits sought for African-American female college students. This study demonstrates that African-American female college students are generally satisfied with the current ready-to-wear (RTW) clothing. To purchase such RTW clothing, internet store is revealed as one of very exciting shopping centers. Instead, catalog or mail ordering does not strongly attract to the African-American female college consumers. Compared to other involvement groups, high clothing involvement consumers are actively seeking for the fashion image, one of the factors in clothing benefits sought, as well as actively shopping at department store, specialty stores, outlet stores, and internet in Types of Stores. Interestingly, low involvement consumers are generally less interested in store preference or clothing benefits sought than other involvement groups except for the camouflage benefits.
The Effect Of Debt Choice On Firm Value
Authors: Hong Soonwook
Published: December 2016

This study aims to verify the effects of different methods of debt financing on firm value. The most common methods used by firms to finance its operations are directly issuing corporate bonds in the capital market and borrowing through financial institutions such as banks. From the accounting perspective, there is no difference between corporate bonds and bank loans. However, from the economic perspective, corporate bonds and bank loans are different in terms of their characteristics. This study conducts with the assumption that the attributes of the type of debt selected determine its impact on firm value. The results indicate that firms that use corporate bonds more frequently than bank loans have a higher value.
The Association Between Corporate Tax Avoidance And Audit Efforts: Evidence From Korea
Authors: Bae Seong Ho
Published: December 2016

The purpose of this paper is to verify external auditors’ behavior toward corporate tax avoidance (hereafter ‘CTA’) via audit efforts. In particular, this study examines the effect of CTA on actual audit hours and abnormal audit hours (i.e., auditor perception of corporate tax avoidance as a risk factor). For the successful CTA, the managers have incentives to render corporate information environments more complex and opaque, and as a result exacerbate information asymmetries. And some real-world cases of CTA suggest that it is closely related to the principal-agent regime. These negative aspects of CTA may increase inherent and control risk of audit risks. Considering the monitoring role of external auditing, the auditors may respond to increased inherent and control risks which are consequent to CTA. And the auditor responses are expected to reflect directly in audit hours. For this empirical question, this paper used 2,588 firm-year observations from Korea stock exchange market in the period 2001-2010. We found that in response to increased audit risk from CTA, auditors increased the number of actual audit hours or devoted more audit hours than normal to achieve a given level of audit risk. This study contributes to the literature and auditing practices by extending the auditing and tax literature on the examination of auditor behavior toward CTA and by implying the firms’ CTA behavior is one of the audit risk factors that affect audit planning, respectively.
Exploring Product Fit And Brand Fit In Brand Alliances: Establishing The Role Of Categorization Processes
Authors: Norman Andrew T.
Published: December 2016

The marketing strategy of brand alliance has received considerable attention in marketing literature. A significant factor in the study of how consumers process brand alliances is the concept of “fit”.  Specifically, it has been shown that consumers evaluate the extent to which the brands and products in a brand alliance are congruent. While the concept of fit has been addressed in brand alliance research, little is known about what fit really is.  This paper seeks to establish the processes by which consumers make evaluations of both product and brand fit.  Based on a review of the relevant literature, it is proposed that consumers use higher-order categorization processes in evaluating brand alliances. A 2 x 2 experiment was conducted to test multiple hypotheses. Results confirm these hypotheses and confirm that consumers do indeed conduct a higher-order category search as they evaluate brand alliances. Based on this work, an entire field of research can now be applied to the study of this promotional strategy.  While various studies in the recent past have examined factors affecting the processing of brand alliances, there remains a great deal to be learned about how brand alliance information is processed and what factors affect both cognitive and evaluative outcomes.  Applications of categorization theories open new avenues in the study of this area of consumer research.
Foreign Direct Investments In Bangladesh: Some Recent Trends And Implications
Authors: Manzoor Sonia H. , Chowdhury Manzoor E.
Published: December 2016

For many developing nations, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been viewed as a powerful instrument for economic development.  In particular, FDI has become a major source of capital formation and an instrument for facilitating knowledge transfer.  Expansion of FDI has led countries to build physical capital, increase employment, trade, and gross domestic product, and consequently helped to eradicate poverty.  Using secondary data for Bangladesh, this paper investigates the effect of FDI on some major economic indicators of growth and examines the functional relationship between FDI and indicators.
Development of finite difference formulation for non-linear analysis of thermal stresses in a thick annular disc
Authors: Kulkarni V. S. , Pandit B. B.
Published: December 2016

This paper is an attempt to study the impact of temperature dependent thermal properties on thermal stress analysis in a thick annular disc. The upper surface of the disc is subjected to heat transfer due to radiation. The rate of radiation is calculated by Stefan Boltzmann law. Heat dissipates by convection from the lower boundary surface to the surrounding medium. The fixed circular boundaries are kept insulated. Due to temperature dependent thermal properties the governing boundary value problem is perfectly nonlinear, thus one has to adopt the numerical techniques to obtain the mathematical solution. The finite difference formulation for multidimensional cylindrical systems has been developed to compute the temperature change, displacement and thermal stresses in a thick annular disc. Also stability and convergence of obtained numerical results has been done by the fundamental theory of numerical analysis.
The Food and Beverage Occurrence of Furfuryl Alcohol and β-myrcene – Two Emerging Potential Human Carcinogens?
Authors: Okaru Alex O. , Lachenmeier Dirk W.
Published: December 2016

For decades, compounds present in foods and beverages have been implicated in the etiology of human cancers. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) continues to classify such agents regarding their potential carcinogenicity in humans based on new evidence from animal and human studies. Furfuryl alcohol and β-myrcene belong to these potential human carcinogens due to be evaluated. The major source of furfuryl alcohol in foods is thermal processing and ageing of alcoholic beverages while β-myrcene occurs naturally as a constituent of essential oils of plants such as hops, lemongrass and derived products. This study aimed to summarize the occurrence of furfuryl alcohol and β-myrcene in foods and beverages using data from own nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analysis and literature review. The highest content of furfuryl alcohol was found in coffee beans (>100 mg/kg) and in some fish products (about 10 mg/kg) while among beverages, wines contained between 1–10 mg/L with 8 mg/L in pineapple juice. The content of β-myrcene was highest in hops. In conclusion, the data about the occurrence of the two agents is either very old or based on single sample analysis, and currently judged as insufficient for exposure and risk assessment. The results of this study point out the food and beverage groups that may be considered for future monitoring of furfuryl alcohol and β-myrcene.