bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Capitalist China Comes to the Southeastern United States: Localizing Foreign Direct Investment in the Carolinas and Georgia
Authors: Walcott Susan
Published: December 2014

El rápido aumento de inversión extranjera directa de China en los Estados Unidos, un país más desarrollado, es un hecho poco investigado con importantes implicaciones a largo plazo. Este estudio analiza la saliente inversión extranjera directa de China en Carolina del Norte, Carolina del Sur y Georgia, tres estados del sudeste, para probar la hipótesis de que las ventajas que ofrece un lugar determinado influencian considerablemente la ubicación de empresas extranjeras. Las fuentes gubernamentales, los centros de investigación y los departamentos estatales de comercio, así como entrevistas con actores a escala empresarial, metropolitana, estatal y nacional proporcionan los datos utilizados para probar la relevancia de la teoría de inversión extranjera directa en el flujo de capital en una nueva dirección. Los resultados se calcularon y se cotejaron para demostrar que las compañías chinas vienen buscando acceso a un mercado lucrativo y a un conocimiento avanzado en sectores específicos. Las implicaciones para los lugares interesados en este tipo de inversión incluyen mejorar el enfoque de reclutamiento para atraer empresas similares a núcleos ya existentes y fomentar sistemas de comunicación en vez de depender de incentivos financieros.
Consumption and the Urban Hierarchy in the Southeastern United States
Authors: Fekete Emily
Published: December 2014

Recientes investigaciones sobre la jerarquía urbana han enfatizado ciudades mundiales y los efectos de la globalización en la creación de redes de ciudades transnacionales. Las jerarquías urbanas todavía juegan un papel importante, no solamente entre países, sino también dentro de ellos. Las investigaciones sobre los medios sociales, específicamente el sitio Foursquare, ofrece una nueva fuente de datos con los que examinar las jerarquías urbanas regionales. Este artículo usa datos recogidos de Foursquare sobre los sitios de ventas al por menor, servicios y comida para pintar un cuadro de las tendencias de consumo en la actual jerarquía urbana del sudeste, resaltando los vínculos entre la jerarquía urbana y los patrones de consumo. En el proceso, este artículo hace un llamamiento a la revitalización de la geografía económica tomando en cuenta nuevas fuentes de información.
Employment Changes in the Spine of the Carolina Megapolitan Area: Implications for Megaregion Planning
Authors: Weitz Jerry
Published: December 2014

Este artículo examina el cambio laboral en el sector industrial (2000 a 2009) en 28 condados del área megapolitana del Piedmont de las Carolinas (estados de Carolina del Sur y Carolina del Norte). Por medio de los datos obtenidos de County Business Patterns, se examina el cambio laboral total y el cambio laboral en tres industrias desde el año 2000 al 2009: la fabricación, el transporte y almacenamiento, y el comercio al por mayor. Las tendencias del cambio laboral en el área estudiada se comparan con las tendencias del estado correspondiente y de la nación. La variedad de indicadores en este estudio arroja resultados contradictorios. El área de estudio no puede generalizarse como un todo, ya que algunos condados sobrellevaron bien la recesión, mientras que otros lo hicieron comparativamente peor que la nación y que su estado correspondiente. Las implicaciones del cambio laboral con respecto al espacio, la economía, el uso de terreno y el transporte en el área de estudio se examinan en un contexto de planificación megarregional.
The Politics of Scale in a Wind Farm Controversy in Ashe County, North Carolina
Authors: Sadler Jacob , Kurtz Hilda E.
Published: December 2014

Este artículo examina la controversia originada por la propuesta de una granja eólica en Big Spring Mountain en Ashe County, Carolina del Norte, como una política de escala. La propuesta provocó un conflicto en la comunidad sobre el impacto medioambiental de la granja eólica. Aún después del fracaso de la propuesta, continúan los esfuerzos para fomentar apoyo hacia proyectos comunitarios de energía renovable. Este artículo parte de las investigaciones sobre la política de escala y extiende su aplicación, enlazando marcos de escala con espacios de dependencia y compromiso para analizar la dinámica de este conflicto y su relación con tensiones más amplias dentro del sistema eléctrico.
Synthesis of Nitrogen-Containing Chalcone Via One-Pot Three-Component Reaction . part ii
Authors: Abualreish Mustafa , Ljaleel Anwar E. M. Nor E. , Fadul Himat M. A. , Ayuob Saad M. H. , Abdel Karim M. , Van Der Westhuizen Jan H. Van Der Westhuizen
Published: December 2014

The compound 3-Hydroxy-4'-methoxychalcone (1) was prepared by reacting 3-hydroxybenzaldehyde with 4-methoxyacetophenone.The aminomethylation of this chalcone was accomplished by reaction with formaldehyde and N-methylpiperazine in dry acetonitrile to Obtain 3-hydroxy-4'-methoxy-4-(N-methyl-piperazinomethyl) chalcone (2) and 3-hydroxy-4'-methoxy-2,4-bis-(N-methylpiperazinomethyl)chalcone(3). The products were purified by column and thin layer chromatography and were identified along with their intermediates by spectroscopic methods: UV, IR, NMR and mass spectrometry.
There's No Place Like Home: Training, Practices and Perceptions of Homebound Services
Authors: Petit Constance C. , Patterson Philip P.
Published: December 2014

Homebound services involve the delivery of special education in settings other than school sites. Such settings typically include students’ homes or hospitals. Most often associated with early childhood special education and with students who are medically or physically fragile, homebound services can also be for those in need of interim alternative educational settings (IAES). Although homebound services have been available to some students with disabilities for more than 50 years, little research exists on that delivery model. This study investigated the training, practices and perceptions of service providers who work in homebound settings. Data from a self-administered survey of a national sample were analyzed. Key findings included: a widespread lack of training for professionals who delivered homebound services; an absence of school district or agency policies or procedure concerning the delivery of such services; and statistically significantly higher perceptions of self-efficacy by those who did receive training.
Indicadores de desempenho, práticas e custos da manutenção na gestão de pneus de uma empresa de transportes
Authors: Dario Marcos , Silva Eliciane Maria da , Sacomano Neto Mário , Pires Silvio Roberto Ignácio
Published: December 2014

Existem três custos operacionais expressivos para os prestadores de serviços logísticos (PSL): manutenção dos veículos, dos pneus e o abastecimento de combustível. Nos estudos de manutenção pouco se tem pesquisado sobre o conceito da gestão de pneus, técnicas de manutenção e desempenho conjuntamente. Nesse contexto, este estudo tem como objetivo identificar as práticas e indicadores de desempenho da área da manutenção na gestão de pneus e também, analisar a influencia dos custos aplicados aos pneus sobre o custo total da manutenção. Do ponto de vista metodológico, foi realizado um estudo de caso exploratório, descritivo e analítico. Os principais instrumentos de coleta de dados foram à observação in loco, entrevista não estruturada, análise de documentos e de relatórios com resultados de indicadores. Os dados foram analisados pela análise de correlação e regressão múltipla. Foi revelado que dentre os indicadores de desempenho da manutenção na gestão de pneus, os custos aplicados aos pneus possuem maior correlação com o custo total da manutenção. O teste Anova indicou que os custos aplicados aos pneus influenciam em 54% das variações no custo total da manutenção. Foram esclarecidos os conceitos sobre técnicas de manutenção específicas da gestão de pneus, além de identificar os indicadores de desempenho na área de gestão de pneus.
Adoção do seis sigma e lean production em uma empresa de manufatura
Authors: Scheller Alisson Christian , Cauchick Miguel Paulo A.
Published: December 2014

A junção dos conceitos do Lean Production com as práticas do Seis Sigma, originou a metodologia conhecida como Lean Seis Sigma, focada na eliminação de desperdícios e variação nos processos. Esta metodologia se desenvolveu de diferentes formas nas empresas e não existe um consenso em relação a sua estrutura organizacional e implementação. Com propósito de identificar e analisar as características relevantes na adoção e integração da metodologia Lean Seis Sigma, o presente trabalho tem como objetivos demonstrar a adoção do Lean Production e Seis Sigma. O estudo de caso foi realizado em uma empresa de manufatura que adota ambas as práticas. Os resultados obtidos evidenciam dois aspectos importantes da metodologia Lean Seis Sigma: a adoção do mapeamento do fluxo de valor como ferramenta central e o uso do DMAIC nas ações de melhoria. O estudo indica que apesar das dificuldades de se implementar o Lean Seis Sigma, a metodologia oferece benefícios para a empresa que a adota da forma.
Avaliação do nível de serviço logístico de uma empresa distribuidora de autopeças
Authors: Cardoso Fábio Germano , Vieira José Geraldo Vidal , Silva João Eduardo Azevedo Ramos , Figueiredo Adelson Martins
Published: December 2014

As teorias acerca da gestão de estoques têm um viés eminentemente matemático e estatístico, mas pouca atenção é dada à discussão das necessidades inerentes do ambiente competitivo no qual as empresas estão inseridas, como nível de serviço ótimo e respectivos custos de inventário. O objetivo desta pesquisa é avaliar o nível de serviço logístico de uma empresa distribuidora de autopeças. Por meio de um estudo de caso, foi realizada uma análise de regressão nos dados históricos de inventário e vendas mensais entre 2008 e 2012, o que permitiu encontrar a curva real de lucro em função do nível de serviço. O nível serviço ótimo, encontrado por meio da derivação dessa curva, foi comparado com os níveis de serviço praticados pela empresa. Os resultados dessa análise apontam para o fato de que essa teoria não é suficiente para, sozinha, explicar como a empresa estudada define seu nível de serviço.
Critérios e fatores críticos de sucesso para a implantação de sistemas de informação: um estudo de caso sob a perspectiva de uma empresa implantadora de sistemas
Authors: Möller Eduardo Belmonte , Frank Alejandro Germán , Cortimiglia Marcelo Nogueira
Published: December 2014

A implantação é uma das fases mais críticas para o sucesso dos sistemas de informação (SI). Existem vários critérios que definem o sucesso da implantação, assim como também há vários fatores que influenciam o sucesso esperado. Esses critérios e fatores de sucesso são tratados na literatura acadêmica de forma dispersa e, geralmente, desde a ótica de análise do cliente. Em razão disso, o objetivo deste artigo é preencher esta lacuna de pesquisa por meio da definição dos principais critérios e fatores críticos de sucesso (CFS) na implantação de SI na área de apoio à logística e planejamento da produção, considerando a ótica do fornecedor do sistema. Para tanto, o artigo apresenta um estudo de caso desde a perspectiva de uma empresa que implanta soluções de SI. Para analisar os fatores foram utilizadas uma classificação baseada na abordagem de sistemas sociotécnicos e matrizes de relacionamentos entre fatores críticos de sucesso e critérios de sucesso. Os resultados apresentam 14 critérios para avaliar o sucesso das implantações de sistemas e 31 fatores críticos para atingir este sucesso, com suas respectivas prioridades e relacionamentos para o caso estudado.
Emprego de métodos de apoio multicritério à decisão para seleção de uma escola de idiomas
Authors: Velasco Mileine Henriques Elias , Freitas André Luís Policani
Published: December 2014

Atualmente, o interesse das organizações por profissionais que dominam mais de um idioma tem sido cada vez maior. Neste cenário, a escolha de uma escola de idiomas tem sido um dos problemas decisórios mais comuns, muitas vezes realizada em função de informações boca-a-boca, ações de marketing das escolas e experimentações sem critérios. Desejando contribuir para este problema, este artigo apresenta um estudo no qual foram empregados dois métodos de apoio à tomada de decisão (AHP e Média Ponderada) com o objetivo de escolher uma escola de idiomas. Para tanto, foram considerados o grau de importância de critérios relativos ao problema e o grau de satisfação de estudantes de graduação e pós-graduação em relação às escolas de idiomas que frequentavam. A escola de idiomas mais bem ordenada foi a mesma em ambos os métodos de AMD, embora algumas escolas  tenham obtido posições diferentes. Foi constatado que a análise com o método AHP é mais rica e elaborada do que com a Média Ponderada. Porém, a grande quantidade de julgamentos paritários necessária ao estudo demandou atenção e significativo esforço cognitivo do decisor, além de maior tempo para realização das análises - aspectos que podem favorecer a preferência pelo uso da Média Ponderada em estudos similares.
Partial boundary regularity of non-linear parabolic systems in low dimensions
Authors: Bögelein Verena
Published: December 2014

In this paper we establish partial boundary regularity for non-linear parabolic systems

∂
t

u
-
div
a

(
x
,
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,
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,
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=
0

$\partial _t u - \operatorname{div}a(x,t,u,Du) =0$

with quadratic growth in dimensions

n
≤
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${n\le 2}$

.
In particular, we prove that almost every lateral boundary point is a Hölder continuity point for the spatial gradient of the solution. We are also able to treat particular vector fields in the higher dimensional case. In the case of vector fields

a
(
x
,
t
,
D
u
)

${a(x,t,Du)}$

not depending on u, the partial boundary regularity has been established in [Ann. Inst. H. Poincaré, Anal. Non Linéaire 27 (2010), 145–200].
Effects of Partial Slip on Chemically Reactive Solute Distribution in MHD Boundary Layer Stagnation Point Flow Past a Stretching Permeable Sheet
Authors: Mukhopadhyay Swati
Published: December 2014

This paper presents the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) boundary layer stagnation point flow with diffusion of chemically reactive species undergoing first-order chemical reaction over a permeable stretching sheet in presence of partial slip. With the help of similarity transformations, the partial differential equations corresponding to momentum and the concentration equations are transformed into non-linear ordinary differential equations. Numerical solutions of these equations are obtained by shooting method. It is found that the horizontal velocity increases with the increasing value of the ratio of the free stream velocity and the stretching velocity. Velocity decreases with the increasing magnetic parameter when the free-stream velocity is less than the stretching velocity but the opposite behavior is noted when the free-stream velocity is greater than the stretching velocity. Due to suction, fluid velocity decreases at a particular point of the surface. With increasing velocity slip parameter, velocity increases when the free-stream velocity is greater than the stretching velocity. But the concentration decreases in this case. Concentration decreases with increasing mass slip parameter.
Shared Agency on Gilbert and deep continuity
Authors: Smith Thomas H.
Published: December 2014

I compare Bratman’s theory with Gilbert’s. I draw attention to their ­similarities, query Bratman’s claim that his theory is the more parsimonious, and point to one theoretical advantage of Gilbert’s theory.
Bratman, Searle, and Simplicity. A comment on Bratman, Shared Agency: A Planning Theory of Acting Together
Authors: Petersson Björn
Published: December 2014

Michael Bratman’s work is established as one of the most important philosophical approaches to group agency so far, and Shared Agency, A Planning Theory of Acting Together confirms that impression. In this paper I attempt to challenge the book’s central claim that considerations of theoretical simplicity will favor Bratman’s theory of collective action over its main rivals. I do that, firstly, by questioning whether there must be a fundamental difference in kind between Searle style we-intentions and I-intentions within that type of framework. If not, Searle’s type of theory need not be less qualitatively parsimonious than Bratman’s. This hangs on how we understand the notions of modes and contents of intentional states, and the relations between modes, contents, and categorizations of such states. Secondly, by questioning whether Bratman’s theory steers clear of debunking or dismissing collectivity. Elsewhere I have claimed that the manoeuvres Bratman suggested to avoid circularity in his conceptual analysis (in 1992 and 1997) undermine the strength of his resulting notion of collective action. Bratman responds in detail to this objection in his new book and I return to the issue towards the end of the paper.
Characterization and selection of microhabitat of Microcavia australis (Rodentia: Caviidae): first data in a rocky habitat in the hyperarid Monte Desert of Argentina
Authors: Andino Natalia , Borghi Carlos E. , Giannoni Stella M.
Published: December 2014

A rocky habitat, in its broadest sense, may be described as any locality that contains boulders, rocks, scree, pebbles, outcrops, cliffs, or caves. In these habitats, mammals find shelter sites that they use as nesting sites or dens to raise their young in a stable microclimate that is relatively secure from predators. The aim of this study was to characterize and evaluate the microhabitat selection by the southern mountain cavy (
Bayesian mixed-effects model for the analysis of a series of FRAP images
Authors: Feilke Martina , Schneider Katrin , Schmid Volker J.
Published: December 2014

The binding behavior of molecules in nuclei of living cells can be studied through the analysis of images from fluorescence recovery after photobleaching experiments. However, there is still a lack of methodology for the statistical evaluation of FRAP data, especially for the joint analysis of multiple dynamic images. We propose a hierarchical Bayesian nonlinear model with mixed-effect priors based on local compartment models in order to obtain joint parameter estimates for all nuclei as well as to account for the heterogeneity of the nuclei population. We apply our method to a series of FRAP experiments of DNA methyltransferase 1 tagged to green fluorescent protein expressed in a somatic mouse cell line and compare the results to the application of three different fixed-effects models to the same series of FRAP experiments. With the proposed model, we get estimates of the off-rates of the interactions of the molecules under study together with credible intervals, and additionally gain information about the variability between nuclei. The proposed model is superior to and more robust than the tested fixed-effects models. Therefore, it can be used for the joint analysis of data from FRAP experiments on various similar nuclei.
Memory and Movement in the Roman Fora from Antiquity to Metro C
Authors: Russell Amy
Published: December 2014

Movement, particularly repeated or ritualized movement, can play an important role in the practices of cultural memory. Using Jan Assmann’s concept of cultural and communicative memory to explore the creation and reproduction of cultural memory through movement, Memory and Movement in the Roman Fora from Antiquity to Metro C illuminates the enduring influence of ancient street networks on the modern cityscape. The Forum Romanum and the neighboring Imperial Fora were places of memory in antiquity and are major tourist sites today, but they had different relationships to urban movement networks in the past. Amy Russell argues that the pattern of long-term continuity and recent change in each area’s relationship to the wider city and its movement patterns are direct consequences of the way cultural heritage has been consumed and cultural memory constructed through movement.
The Architectural History of Disappearance
Authors: Bishop Karen Elizabeth
Published: December 2014

The architectural history of the clandestine detention and torture center begins when a space selected for its invisibility becomes legible in a landscape. How that visibility is integrated into postdictatorship societies and accounted for historically often becomes a matter of public debate playing out in the press, in local and national calls for proposals for what to do with the sites, and in architectural competitions. In The Architectural History of Disappearance: Rebuilding Memory Sites in the Southern Cone, Karen Elizabeth Bishop argues that the proposals to reappropriate the spaces of disappearance reveal important temporal disjunctions that impede or facilitate the integration of the memory of the disappeared into civil society. Examples of the competing temporalities at work in the construction of memory sites and the productive incompleteness these can provide for are examined in an analysis of proposals put forth to rehabilitate two clandestine detention and torture centers that functioned during the last Argentine military dictatorship (1976–83) and Chile’s Pinochet dictatorship (1973–90): the space of the former Navy Mechanics School (ESMA) in Buenos Aires and the former prison camp Tejas Verdes on the coast of Chile.
Thromboelastography for monitoring platelet function in unruptured intracranial aneurysm patients undergoing stent placement
Authors: Yang Hongchao , Li Youxiang , Jiang Yuhua , Lv Xianli
Published: December 2014

This study evaluated patients’ preoperative platelet function and the relation between acute embolic or hemorrhagic complications in unruptured intracranial aneurysm patients undergoing stent treatment.

From September 2013 to December 2013 we prospectively collected clinical data in all unruptured intracranial aneurysm patients undergoing stent-assisted coiling. All patients received a dual antiplatelet therapy (aspirin and clopidogrel) protocol. Diffusion-weighted 3-T MRI was performed for cerebral aneurysm patients within 24 hours after treatment. Platelet function was tested by thromboelastography.

Forty-six patients with 50 intracranial aneurysms treated by stent-assisted coiling were included. Fifty-three stents were deployed in 46 procedures, including 39 Enterprise stents and 14 Solitaire stents. Acute ischemia was detected in the territory of the stented vessel in 25 of 46 patients (54.3%), but did not cause permanent disability. There was a significant difference between groups with and without thromboembolism in terms of percentage platelet inhibition and ADP-induced clot strength (MAADP) for clopidogrel, but no significant difference with aspirin. MAADP had a predictive value yielding an area under the ROC curve of 0.67 (95% CI: 0.57–0.81, P < 0.05). Anterior circulation aneurysms were also associated with ischemic events (P = 0.034).

Silent acute embolism may be frequent in unruptured intracranial aneurysm treated with stent-assisted coiling even when dual antiplatelet therapy is given. The antiplatelet inhibition parameter (MAADP) was a predictor for acute thromboembolism in unruptured intracranial aneurysm patients treated by stent-assisted coiling.
Die Kündigung des Anleiheschuldverhältnisses aus wichtigem Grund
Authors: Florstedt Tim , von Randow Philipp
Published: December 2014

Die Finanzierungspraxis begegnet dem Recht zur Kündigung von Anleiheschuldverhältnissen nach § 314 BGB mit Widerstand. Ein ungeschriebenes und unentziehbares Recht zur Kündigung aus wichtigem Grund zu Gunsten von Anleihegläubigern gilt als erhebliches Defizit des deutschen Rechts. Theorie und Praxis fügen sich dabei weithin der Annahme, die durch Erwerb der Schuldverschreibung zustande kommende Rechtsbeziehung zwischen dem Emittenten und dem jeweils berechtigten Inhaber des Wertpapiers sei als Dauerschuldverhältnis nach § 314 BGB zu klassifizieren. Eine nähere Auseinandersetzung mit den Voraussetzungen einer Kündigung aus wichtigem Grund in Anleiheschuldverhältnissen unterbleibt dagegen. Das ist sonderbar, denn der Entscheidung über das Bestehen oder Nichtbestehen eines solchen Rechts kommt für die Praxis des publikumsfinanzierten Fremdkapitals herausragende Bedeutung zu. Der Beitrag will Grund und Grenzen von Kündigungsrechten für Anleihegläubiger nach § 314 BGB näher darlegen und zeigen, dass die streng begrenzte Möglichkeit der Kündigung von Anleihen aus wichtigem Grund keinen Nachteil für die Begebung von Anleihen unter deutschem Recht bedeutet.
Verständliche Risikoaufklärung und Schutz unkundiger Kleinanleger bei der Anlageberatung
Authors: Brenncke Martin
Published: December 2014

Der Beitrag analysiert die anlegerschützende Wirkung des Gebots der verständlichen Risikoaufklärung im Aufsichts- und Zivilrecht. Dieser Schutz ist für unkundige Kleinanleger im Informationsmodell begrenzt, weil das Aufsichtsrecht ein Mindestmaß an Verständnis beim Privatkunden zwingend unterstellt. Im Beratungsmodell kann im Ausnahmefall hingegen auch ein Verständnistest beim Kunden gefordert sein. Die vom BGH zuletzt im Zinsswap-Urteil aufgestellten hohen Anforderungen an die Verständlichkeit stehen mit aufsichtsrechtlichen Wertentscheidungen im Einklang, gerade auch soweit sie in faktische Vertriebsbeschränkungen münden. Sie lassen sich zudem für den Schutz unkundiger Kleinanleger fruchtbar machen.
Actualidad en termorregulación
Authors: López Dávila Alfredo Jesús
Published: December 2014

Esta revisión tiene como objetivo presentar avances recientes en la comprensión de los mecanismos fisiológicos de la termoregulación en mamíferos. Los termoreceptores cutáneos y profundos son neuronas polimodales que detectan estímulos dolorosos, mecánicos y químicos, además de los térmicos. La información detectada por los receptores es enviada por vías aferentes hasta la médula espinal, donde la información térmica es filtrada y subsecuentemente enviada a puntos de relevo en el mesencéfalo y finalmente al centro integrador en el hipotálamo. El centro integrador hipotalámico organiza su respuesta a los estímulos térmicos a través de vías eferentes con relevos en el tallo cerebral y la médula espinal. Estas vías nerviosas alcanzan finalmente a los órganos efectores, que son capaces de conservar o disipar la energía térmica, de manera que la temperatura corporal permanece constante. En la actualidad, cada vez existe más evidencia que sugiere un alto grado de integración fisiológica entre la termorregulación, el balance energético y la actividad metabólica, lo que hace pensar en la manipulación del arco reflejo termoregulatorio como una estrategia para tratar problemas metabólicos o influenciar la composición corporal. Los recientes descubrimientos también han traído consigo nuevos interrogantes que se exponen en la parte final de esta revisión.
PUBLICAÇÃO MULTILÍNGUE COMO FERRAMENTA LEGÍTIMA PARA AUMENTAR O ACESSO A CIÊNCIA (Versão traduzida em Português)
Authors: Aragón-Vargas Luis Fernando , Laitano Orlando
Published: December 2014

Duplicar uma publicação, incluindo a submissão ou publicação do mesmo manuscrito em dois ou mais idiomas, é considerado conduta científica inadequada. Entretanto, realizar publicação multilíngue de maneira apropriada tem sido uma exceção difícil de gerenciar como parte do processo normal de publicação científica. Enquanto uma publicação em segundo ou terceiro idioma não deve receber o mesmo crédito de uma publicação original, esta não deve ser punida. Desde que observações apropriadas e etapas preliminares sejam respeitadas, esta modalidade deve ser altamente estimulada, pois aumentará a comunicação científica e poderá reduzir a lacuna de conhecimento no mundo inteiro. Tipos diferentes de publicações multilíngues serão apresentadas e algumas orientações básicas são oferecidas para a publicação adequada do mesmo artigo em múltiplos idiomas. DISPONÍVEL TAMBÉM EM ESPANHOL E INGLÊS
Increasing the competitiveness of commercial banks on the basis of innovation
Authors: Andrijauskas Rimas , Jasienė Meilutė , Staroselskaja Julija
Published: December 2014

The main purpose of this paper is to analyze main innovations in retail banking distribution channels, identify the behavior of customers in Lithuanian market in respect of those innovations and evaluate their effect on Lithuanian commercial banks’ competitiveness. Literature analysis overviews major innovations of distribution channels in retail banking and the theoretical aspects of the effect of those innovations on customer behavior and how they help to better serve changing customer needs. The aim of the research was to understand the needs of Lithuanian commercial banks’ customers in the context of different banking distribution channels, customer behavior tendencies while using those channels, and what is customer opinion on how safe, simple and affordable different channels are. Survey was carried out by asking Lithuanian commercial banks’ customers to fill an online survey. The factor analysis was carried out based on survey results with the purpose to identify main customer segments in respect of different retail banking distribution channels. Factor analysis demonstrates that Lithuanian commercial banks’ customer segments differ very significantly in terms of what are their behavioral habits while using different distribution channels. This signals that in the context of fast development of modern and cost effective distribution channels, traditional distribution channels are still playing a major role in serving customer needs and remaining competitive in the Lithuanian retail banking market. This research could be used as a base for building an effective retail banking distribution channels strategy.
Application of information technologies in LR ministeries Personnel management departments
Authors: Baležentis Alvydas , Paražinskaitė Gintarė
Published: December 2014

Public welfare, power, and knowledge is determined by ability to organize society, and make benefit from new technology solutions, mainly – digital communication. Therefore, there is a demand for holistic analysis of human resource management and information technology, to know the needs of users, possibilities of information technology and results of their application. The goal of this study – to research application of information technologies in the LR Ministries‘ Personnel Management Departments. The study was conducted using methods of scientific literature analysis and experts evaluation. The study provides an overview of the evaluations of experts from thirteen LR ministries. According to the latter was discovered demand for further technologization of human resource management activities. But the quality is rather guaranteed by matching the needs, reduction of duplication of functions and activities, ease of use, and similar issues. That is mainly determined by balance of restraining and driving forces, increased number of the latter.
Resource use in lithuanian agricultural sector
Authors: Baležentis Tomas , Hougaard Jens Leth
Published: December 2014

Resource use efficiency is a critical issue for a competitive and sustainable economic activity. Indeed, resource use efficiency implies both economic and environmental consequences. Therefore, a sustainable rural development policy is required to promote resource use efficiency. In order to identify the prospective directions for strategic management of the resource in Lithuanian agricultural sector, the trends of the resource use therein are to be identified. The aim of the present paper is to analyse the trends of the resource use in Lithuanian agricultural sector and thus identify the most problematic areas. The concept of decoupling is used to describe the underlying changes in the resource use. The World Input-Output Database (WIOD) is applied for the analysis. The research focuses on energy use, land use, material extraction and carbon emission from the agricultural sector. The results show that the period of 1995–2009 was specific with weak (relative) decoupling of the material extraction from the economic activity and expansive negative decoupling of the use of water resources from the economic activity.
The agriculture’s role for sustainable and inclusive development
Authors: Contò Francesco , Fiore Mariantonietta , Monasterolo Irene , La Sala Piermichele
Published: December 2014

Sustainable development is characterized by interconnected social, economic, and ecological aspects and it is at the core value of the worldwide economy. A participatory and accountable framework is a prerequisite for inclusive and sustainable development; so power is redistributed, reducing uncertainty, inequality and promoting shared prosperity. Despite its crucial importance and relevance, barriers remain in making progress towards its implementation, in particular for the agricultural sector. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of agriculture for sustainable and inclusive development, highlighting environmental, economic and social dimensions. Then, we aim at providing policy-makers more accessible results on trade-offs of alternative measures for greening the agri-food system. The research is based on method of analysis based on an extensive review of research evidence related in particular to Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA). Focusing on CSA role, a set of priority actions for greening systems are drawn up. Results of analysis provide an insight on a new System Dynamics model able to represent the complex causal relations and non-linear feedback loops among key dimensions and actors of sustainable development. Furthermore investments/ measures coordination in agriculture and higher farmers’ knowledge are crucial driver in reaching this ambition.
The sustainable development of the knowledge based economy in Lithuania
Authors: Čižauskaitė-Butkaliuk Aurelija
Published: December 2014

In this century the management of the country is in a dynamic, multiplicity and controversial environment. For their competitiveness is necessary to look for the interaction between the knowledgebased economy and the sustainable development. A strong correlation between those objects.forces scientists to analyze, create new evaluation methodologies. The aim of this study – to examine the role of importance between knowledge–based economy and sustainable development, create and calculate an integrated sustainable knowledge–based economy index of Lithuania and according to the results or research, make proposes for more effective development of Lithuania’s sustainable knowledge–based economy. The index consists of Socio-economic, environmental, innovation, human resources and information and communications technology sub–indices..The calculation showed that the development of a knowledge–based economy is not sustainable, because not all the development of sub–indices.is the same. The biggest positive changes taking place in information and communication technology, and negative – socio-economic areas. The sustainable development of the knowledge–based economy in Lithuania since 2010 is growing up.
Evaluation of the impact of transatlantic trade and investment partnership agreement between EU and USA on the export of Lithuanian agricultural and food products
Authors: Droždz Jolanta , Stankaitytė Birutė
Published: December 2014

EU negotiations with the US on Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership agreement is a priority issue in EU Trade Policy. Economic benefit expected as well as many doubts and concerns arise about the content of the agreement. TTIP agreement will have a direct impact on Lithuania, as an EU Member State. It is important to investigate the Lithuanian agricultural and food exporters’ plans and expectations of the opening of the US market, to represent properly their interests and to make suggestions on how to overcome emerging threats. The main goal of the article was to prepare recommendations to Lithuanian agricultural and food exporters for market development. Article was based on expert evaluation and SWOT analysis. This article deals with the results of the assessment. The qualitative study showed that there is expected a strong breakthrough of gluten wheat, meat and meat products, and bakery products’ exports from Lithuania to the United States. A slightly smaller but no less important growth is projected for dairy products’ exports. Among the exports from Lithuania to the United States a moderate increase is expected for ice-cream, crab sticks and fish products, chocolate and beer exports, mainly due to the already available experience in the American market.
The mechanisms of agricultural sciences, education and business integration
Authors: Dubinchenko Stanislav
Published: December 2014

The current state of the agrarian economy of Ukraine requires a new system of innovative development of the agricultural sector and deepening the cooperation of central and local executive authorities to address the issues of functioning and development of agricultural education and science. The aim of this study is to develop an up-to-date organizational and economic mechanism of integration of agricultural sciences, education and business in Ukraine. Achieving the aims of the study was carried out using the methods of synthesis and comparative method, as well as the institutional approach framework. It permitted to take into consideration the complex nature of the relationship in the fields of agricultural sciences, education and business. An article covers the conceptual and practical framework of scientific integration of education and production and defines the institutional peculiarities of creation and functioning of an educational research and production cluster using as an example the experience of Zhytomyr National Agroecological University.
Theoretical concepts of property tax, an essential source of local government revenue in Europe
Authors: Felis Paweł
Published: December 2014

The article explores the problems of theoretical aspects of local tax system rationalisation. The deliberations conducted concern possibilities of referring recommendations made by the contemporary theoretical achievements describing economic effects of property taxation to the tax practice of certain European countries (for example Poland). The content of the article indicates that conclusions resulting from the theory of property taxation should support the operational transformations of the local tax system..Having analysed influential studies on property taxation the author expresses his opinion that despite essential differences, both approaches (benefit view and capital view) have a great value. It should be stated, however, that we have to do with the tax which is not a pure tax on benefit because the owners of property, while improving it, are charged with higher taxes, being thus discouraged from any investments. Simultaneously, benefits resulting from social and economic programmes conducted at the local level are reflected in the local property value. The article applies the method of analysis and literature criticism as well as the intuition method.
Methodical principles of the economic impact assessment of agri-environmental measures
Authors: Galnaitytė Aistė
Published: December 2014

Topicality of the agri-environmental issues is based on the substantial financial resources, allocated for the implementation of agri-environmental measures. However their impact on both theoretical and practical levels in Lithuania is scarce explored. Implementation of agri-environmental measures has an impact on the results of agricultural activity: the implementation of the requirements lead to lower profits. Politicians meet a challenge – to develop and implement effective agri-environmental policy, ensuring the viability of the farms; researchers – to develop theory-based tools for the decision support. The objective of this research is to develop a theory based methodological principles for the model of the economic impact assessment of agri-environmental measures. On the basis of analysis carried out on the recommended methods and their application possibilities for the economic impact assessment of agri-environmental measures, the comprehensive methodological principles for the theoretical model of the economic impact assessment of agri-environmental measures were developed. The model includes a number of levels and the complex of the most appropriate methods. Using proposed methodological principles, the model of the economic impact assessment of agri-environmental measures can be developed. The model could enable to assess the economic impact of agri-environmental policy measures on agricultural sector. After the empirical verification, the model could serve as the theory-based support tool for the decision making.
Changes in the Romanian agrifood trade competitiveness in the post-accession period
Authors: Gavrilescu Camelia , Voicilaş Dan-Marius
Published: December 2014

Romania’s accession to the EU meant a significant increase in the country’s agrifood trade, both with the EU member states and with the extra-EU partners. The objective of this paper is to examine the changes in the value, directions and competitiveness of Romanian agrifood trade in the last 25 years, with special focus on the post-accession period. The paper is examining the changes in the competitiveness of the Romanian intra- and extra-EU agrifood trade, for the 24 groups of agrifood products defined under the HS (Harmonized System – HS 01-24), aggregated at 2-digit level, using Gehlhar and Pick classification in price and non-price competition. The country’s position among the other EU member countries in terms of values, quantities and directions of the trade flows was examined, as well.
Estimation of olive oil production based on the use of administrative data
Authors: Gismondi Roberto , De Gaetano Loredana , Russo Massimo
Published: December 2014

Italy is one of the most relevant countries in the European Union as regards crops and, in particular, olive oil production. Actually, statistical data on olive oil are provided by the 20 Italian Regions to ISTAT through estimates supplied by experts and / or local panels of influent farmers and category associations. However, more precise estimates may be derived from the administrative data collected by AGEA, which is the Italian acronym for Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS). IACS is in charge of receiving from farmers declarations of production, on the basis of which they receive subsidies. The main goals of the work are the following ones: 1) to transform the administrative IACS database into a statistical one; 2) to compare different methodologies for producing monthly estimates of olive oil productions in presence of missing declarations; 3) to aggregate the IACS yearly olive oil production, comparing these estimates with those supplied by experts estimates. The paper analyses the main outcomes concerning the Region Apulia (South Italy), where the 40.1% of Italian olive oil is produced.
The impact of governmental support to sustainable development of rural tourism homesteads
Authors: Jasinskas Edmundas , Guzavičius Andrius , Barkauskienė Kristina
Published: December 2014

Recently the Rural tourism business is quite rapidly developing, first of all due to increasing demand for such services, as well as because of businessmen striving to take advantage of governmental support for rural tourism homesteads. Still the uptake of support may lead to inappropriate development of rural tourism homesteads. The purpose of this article is to assess the impact of governmental support on the development of rural tourism homesteads. The methodology applied in the article: the correlation analysis in order to assess the methods of the impact of support on the rates of rural tourism homesteads and the calculation method of the support concentration, which may be applied when assessing the appropriate distribution of the support among the regions..The results of the research have revealed that the support impact on the development of rural tourism homesteads is adequate, however the support is improvable more relating it in future with the abilities of rural tourism homesteads to attract more customers choosing a longer stay in the rural tourism homestead.
Methodological foundations and basic methods of studying the development of agricultural sector under conditions of globalization
Authors: Kyrylov Yuri
Published: December 2014

The impact of globalization and integration processes on the national economy demands both the development of sophisticated techniques, review and justification of appropriate methods of studying the agricultural sector and the identification of promising areas under new conditions. The article substantiates the need for creating new methodological principles of the agricultural sector’s development in the context of globalization and outlines the general methods of its study under new conditions. Application of the proposed methodology and methods will make it possible to carry out a systematic analysis of the current state of the agricultural sector in Ukraine at the appropriate level and to work up practical proposals for its further development in the context of globalization.
Use of financial indicator for enterprises’ solvency evaluation
Authors: Kotane Inta
Published: December 2014

One of the evaluation methods of the enterprises’ solvency is the calculation of the financial ratios and the establishment of the ratio mutual coherence..The research of the financial indicator use regarding the evaluation research of the solvency of the enterprises was carried out by the author, and the set of financial indicators was established including the groups of liquidity, solvency, activity and profitableness ratios and was used in the solvency evaluation of Latvian enterprises. The practical research was carried out according to the accounting data of the small enterprises of Latvia. The aim of the research is to appraise the use of the financial indicators in order to evaluate the solvency of the companies. The results of the research point out that there is no essential difference between the financial indicators of a liquidated enterprise and a reorganized enterprise and there is no possibility to foresee precisely the financial position of the enterprises by taking into account only the financial indicators of the enterprises.
Changes in quality of life of Lithuanian elderly rural population in 2001–2011
Authors: Kuliešis Gediminas , Pareigienė Lina
Published: December 2014

The aging of the population is the most striking demographic process in Lithuania and other Western world countries. Elderly rural residents, which are the consumers of the public goods and the providers of them at the same time, become increasingly important element of rural vitality. That’s the reason the scientific community pays more and more attention on various aspects of life of older people in rural areas: the quality of life, social services, sociality and others. The purpose of this article is to analyze one dimension of the life quality of older rural residents – the changes in living conditions, which were registered in 2001 and 2011 during Population and housing census in Lithuania. Indicators of quality of life were measured – the type of dwelling, accommodation of dwellings: hot water, bath and shower,.sewerage, flush toilet, the type of heating systems, the type of water supply. The result showed that although the living conditions of rural and especially of elderly rural population are rapidly increasing, they are still lower compared to the urban population's living conditions.