bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
NPC POPLINE: A Tool for Population and Reproductive Health Evidence-Based Decisions in Egypt
Authors: Khairy Walaa Ahmed , Kamal Elden Nesreen Mohamed
Published: March 2019

BACKGROUND: Population and Reproductive Health Research (PRHR) should have a crucial role in the policy process in Egypt, providing the evidence for problem identification, priority setting, laying out the alternatives, monitoring and evaluation of implemented evidence-based decisions. Minimally, the practice of evidence-based population and reproductive health requires the access and visibility of such information.
AIM: In response to the current situation, the Egyptian National Population Council in collaboration with the Information and Decision Support Centre of the Egyptian Cabinet developed the first online bilingual PRHR database entitled "NPC POPLINE" aiming at providing a tool for evidence-based decisions in the field of population and reproductive health in Egypt
METHODS: NPC POPLINE is operated by the electronic Library Information System using MARC21 format. Data was collected from all research centres and institutions conducting PRHR in Egypt; the Egyptian Universities Library Consortium and the international POPLINE database by using structured data collection forms.
RESULTS: NPC POPLINE combines a unique coverage in terms of language (English and Arabic); subject (population and reproductive health) and publication type (peer-reviewed research and grey literature), in addition to the marked search flexibility and the availability of different formats to display the search results.
CONCLUSION: NPC POPLINE goes beyond the definition of an advanced search engine; it can be used to perform bibliometric studies to evaluate the quantitative and qualitative aspects of PRHR conducted in Egypt. Further studies should be initiated to assess the alignment of the database content to the national and international priorities regarding population and reproductive health.
Characteristics of adverse side effects of corticosteroid therapy in children with nephrotic syndrome and methods of pharmacological correction
Authors: Batishcheva Galina A. , Zhdanova Olga A. , Nastausheva Tatiana L. , Chernov Yuri N.
Published: March 2019

Introduction: The article discusses the issues of the long-term glucocorticosteroid therapy in children with nephrotic syndrome that results in severe adverse side effects.

Methods: This retrospective study included 89 case reports of patients with nephrotic syndrome, aged 1–18, who received treatment at Voronezh Regional Pediatric Hospital №1 in 1999–2014. The children’s BMI Z-score was calculated from neasured height and weight. The authors considered therapeutical complications revealed through clinical-laboratory and instrumentation examination.

Results and discussion: Long-term administration of glucocorticosteroids in patients with steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome caused overweight and obesity. The patients who had received glucocorticosteroids for 6 months prior to the examination were overweight or obese (78%), had reactive pancreatitis (72%), leukemoid reactions (67%), liver damage (50%), Cushing’s syndrome (44%), chronic gastroduodenitis (33%), hyperglycemia (11%), arterial hypertension (6%), or infectious diseases (6%). The children observed during the period of prolonged remission of nephrotic syndrome had neither overweight, nor obesity or growth failure; signs of chronic gastroduodenitis were observed in 15% of the children.

Conclusion: The long-term glucocorticosteroid therapy in children with nephrotic syndrome caused the excess body weight or obesity and gastro-intestinal disorders. So, proton pump inhibitors should be applied simultaneously with glucocorticosteroids to prevent gastro-intestinal disorders
Impact of a SystemCHANGE™ Intervention on Medication Adherence in Older Adults With Heart Failure: A Feasibility Study
Authors: Andrews Angela M. , Russell Cynthia L.
Published: March 2019

The purpose of the current study was to examine the feasibility and acceptability of a SystemCHANGE™ intervention in improving medication adherence in older adults with heart failure (HF). Adults age ≥50 years with HF who self-administered diuretics were screened for 2 months using electronic monitoring to determine baseline adherence scores. Participants were randomized into the SystemCHANGE™ or attention-control group if adherence scores were <88%. The SystemCHANGE™ intervention focuses on changing the individual's environment by including medication taking into existing routines, receiving support from individuals who impact routines, and using small experiments with feedback. Challenges were noted by participants in using the electronic medication monitor technology during the screening phase. Lessons learned from this study emphasize the need to revise recruitment procedures and include multiple sites. Education and counseling should be adapted to the cognitive level of the participant and address technology challenges. [
Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 45
(4), 15–19.]
Hydration Status of Assisted Living Memory Care Residents
Authors: Gaspar Phyllis M. , Scherb Cindy A. , Rivera-Mariani Felix
Published: March 2019

Water intake and hydration status of assisted living memory care (ALMC) residents were evaluated. Thirty-two residents (eight men; mean age 86.5 years; Global Deterioration Scale [GDS] 3 to 7) from four ALMC units participated. Ingested food and fluid amount, type, and time, and ingestion behaviors were observed from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Related factors were obtained from chart review/participant survey. Mean fluid intake was 1,160.16 mL; mean water intake from food and fluid was 56.55% (
SD
= 23.4%) of recommended water intake (RWI). Only one participant met 100% RWI. Using osmolality laboratory results (available for 21 participants), five participants were hydrated, whereas eight (38.1%) participants were in impending dehydration and dehydration categories, respectively. Fluid intake, GDS, and level of assistance during meals predicted RWI. Water intake of ALMC residents is inadequate, placing them at risk for dehydration, and justifies development and implementation of care standards for increasing water intake. [
Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 45
(4), 21–29.]
Relationships Among Social Support, Coping Strategy, and Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults With Diabetes
Authors: Kong Ling-Na , Zhu Wen-Fen , He Shan , Yao Yu , Yang Li
Published: March 2019

The current study aimed to examine the relationships among social support, coping strategy, and depressive symptoms in older adults with diabetes, and the mediating role of coping strategy in the relationship between social support and depressive symptoms. Participants were 152 older adults with diabetes from two community health service centers in Chongqing, China. Self-reported questionnaires were used to assess social support, coping strategy, and depressive symptoms. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, hierarchical multiple regression, and mediation analysis. Subjective support, support utilization, and coping strategy were significantly associated with depressive symptoms. Positive and negative coping had significant mediating effects on the relationship between subjective support or support utilization and depressive symptoms. To alleviate depressive symptoms in older adults with diabetes, assessment and enhancement of social support and facilitation of positive coping strategy are integral to nursing care for older adults with diabetes. [
Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 45
(4), 40–46.]
La duchesse Constance de Bretagne et le gouvernement en héritage à la fin du xiie siècle
Authors: Chaudet Élodie
Published: March 2019

À la fin du xiie siècle,
le duché de Bretagne se retrouve au cœur du conflit opposant les
Plantagenêts aux Capétiens. Henri II, roi d’Angleterre, a intégré le
duché breton dans sa zone d’influence en soutenant la reconquête du
duché par le duc Conan IV dans un premier temps, et en mariant ensuite
l’héritière de ce dernier, Constance, à son propre fils, Geoffroy. À
la mort de celui-ci, en 1186, Constance est enceinte d’un fils qui
naît l’année suivante. Pendant une quinzaine d’années, Constance
gouverne effectivement le duché. Le statut au nom duquel elle assume
ce gouvernement n’est pourtant jamais explicité. Agit-elle en tant
qu’héritière de son père, en tant que veuve de son défunt mari, en
tant que mère du jeune héritier ? Si la documentation demeure
silencieuse, il n’en reste pas moins que les comportements de la
duchesse nous permettent de donner quelques éléments d’explication.
Constance, duchesse de Bretagne, s’inscrit dans une dynastie dont elle
assure la continuité, malgré les tentatives répétées des rois anglais
et français pour verrouiller son autorité.
Les marins du Plessis-Bertrand à l’époque de Louis XIV : les opportunités d’une base de données
Authors: Hess Aurélie , Hrodej Philippe
Published: March 2019

La réalisation d’une base de données sur les marins
du Plessis-Bertrand (c’est-à-dire de Cancale, Saint-Méloir,
Saint-Ideuc, Paramé et Saint-Coulomb) pendant le règne de Louis XIV,
et jusqu’à la fin du xviiie siècle, permet
de mettre en évidence l’itinéraire professionnel, l’état sanitaire et
les comportements familiaux et démographiques de ces marins. Cette
base est constituée à partir de trois sources : les registres de
baptêmes, mariages, sépultures des paroisses du Plessis-Bertrand, les
registres de matricules et les rôles d’équipage conservés aux Services
Historiques de la Défense ou dans les fonds d’amirauté des Archives
Nationales.

Grâce au croisement des sources, la base permet
l’étude de l’histoire démographique de cette population (l’âge au
mariage, le taux de nuptialité, la mortalité, la place de l’activité
maritime dans les familles…). La famille Grossin, qui paya un lourd
tribut pendant la guerre de la ligue d’Augsbourg, en offre un exemple.
L’itinéraire de Josselin Grossin, né le 15 août 1682, montre comment
la base permet de reconstituer sa carrière de marin et les relations
avec son environnement familial et social : devenu chef de famille à
15 ans, il embarqua dès 1698 comme mousse sur la frégate la Faluère,
avec ses oncles Gilles Cliquin et Robert Grossin, son futur beau-frère
et des voisins. Des traces de ses embarquements sont trouvées jusqu’en
1710, il est déclaré mort en 1714.
De l’assistance spirituelle à l’affirmation du temporel
Authors: Cassigneul-Cohan Françoise
Published: March 2019

Aux xviie et xviiie siècles, Dinan est un pôle religieux
dans l’évêché de Saint-Malo. La paroisse Saint-Sauveur accueille la
confrérie de « Messieurs les prêtres et chapelains de cette ville de
Dinan, faubourgs et des environs ». Elle est née en 1411 de la fusion
de deux confréries mariales vouées à s’éteindre. Après des débuts
difficiles aux xve et xvie siècles, elle affiche une certaine
vitalité aux deux siècles suivants. Accueillant des confrères
ecclésiastiques et laïcs, elle est à la fois une assistance
spirituelle, un réseau sacerdotal et un acteur économique dans les
affaires du temporel des paroisses. Les membres laïcs, tantôt
paroissiens, trésoriers, délibérants du général, des deux paroisses
dinannaises, échevins et syndics de la ville, sont importants pour son
fonctionnement dans l’efficacité et dans le temps.
Phonobase
Authors: Chamoux Henri
Published: March 2019

Cet article présente la Phonobase, son catalogue et sa méthode de numérisation. La base rassemble, décrit, et met à disposition de nombreux fragments sonores et des images, reproduits d’après des enregistrements commerciaux sur disques et cylindres, publiés en France et en Europe principalement, de 1888 à 1920 environ, et absents du dépôt légal. Cette base abrite également des prises de son réalisées sur cylindres par des amateurs ainsi que des chercheurs, durant la même période.
Dairy
Authors: McKain Danielle
Published: March 2019

In many parts of the world, dairy is consumed daily, while in other parts, dairy consumption is uncommon. Regardless, the impact dairy has on sustainability and health raises many questions. There are a growing number of options to dairy milk, including many nut and grain milks. Many of these options are new, so research is limited on their consumption and impact on sustainability and health. This chapter provides an overview of milk consumption around the world, sustainability, health concerns, and dairy milk alternatives. In addition, advantages and disadvantages are discussed, as individuals are often faced with choosing the option that best meets their individual needs.
Cotton Textiles and Human Health Challenges
Authors: Angelova Radostina A.
Published: March 2019

Cotton is the most used natural fiber in the world for the production of textiles and apparel. Nowadays, there are three different possibilities for cotton growth in the world: production of conventional, organic, or genetically modified cotton. Their influence on human health, due to the application of pesticides, is discussed. The influence of the pesticides on the environment, which, in turns, affects the human health through the water, soil, and food chain, is also discussed. The preferable cotton sector is presented, giving а chance to the customers of cotton textiles and apparel, and to assess the positive influence of the existing initiatives in the cotton field on the human health and the environment.
Cloud IoT-Based Mobile Agent Framework for Real-Time Traffic Information Acquisition, Storage, and Retrieval
Authors: al Forhad Md Abdullah , Nadim Md , Rahman Md. Rahatur , Akhter Shamim
Published: March 2019

Traffic is an inevitable problem for metro cities around the globe. Intelligent traffic management system helps to improve the traffic flow by detecting congestions or incidents and suggesting appropriate actions on traffic routing. A new and dynamic internet-based decision-making tool for traffic management system was proposed and implemented in authors' previous works. The tool needs weather, road, and vehicle-related integrated information from different data repositories. Several online web portals host real-time weather data streams. However, road and vehicle information are missing in those portals. In addition, their coverage is limited to city-level congregate information but precise road segment-based information is necessary for real-time TMS decision. Internet of things (IoT)-based online sensors can be a solution for this circumstance. As a consequence, in this chapter, an IoT-based framework is proposed and implemented with several remote mobile agents. Agents are securely interconnected to the cloud, and able to collect and exchange data through wireless communication.
Miracles of Healthcare With Internet of Things
Authors: Kashyap Ramgopal
Published: March 2019

Today, IoT in therapeutic administrations has ended up being more productive in light of the fact that the correspondence among authorities and patients has been improved with versatile applications. These applications are made by the associations with the objective that the pros can screen the patient's prosperity. If any issue has hopped out at the patient, the authority approaches the patient and gives the correct treatment. In this proposition, particular focus is given to infant human administrations, in light of the fact that the greatest fear of gatekeepers is that they would lose their infant kids at whatever point. Therefore, a business contraption has been recognized which screens consistent information about the infant's heart rate, oxygen levels, resting position. In case anything happens to the infant, the information will get to the adaptable application which has been made by an association and is mechanically available by finishing a representation field test for the kid.
A Cybersecurity Skills Framework
Authors: Fischer Peter James
Published: March 2019

This chapter traces the evolution of cybersecurity skills requirements and development over the past 40 years, from the early days of computer security (Compusec) to the present day. The development of cybersecurity skills is traced from an initial focus upon national security and confidentiality through to the current recognition as business driver. The main part of the chapter concentrates on the development of a specific skills framework from the Institute of Information Security Professionals. Originally conceived in 2006 and initially used for purposes of membership accreditation, the IISP Skills Framework has since been used extensively by commerce, industry, government and academia in the UK and more widely. Version 2 of the framework was published in 2016, and the chapter discussion outlines both the original structure and the notable changes in the later release. These developments collectively illustrate the ongoing recognition of cybersecurity skills, as well as the evolution of the skills themselves.
Impacts of Phosphate Amendments at a Contaminated Site
Authors: Rathoure Kanchan P.
Published: March 2019

Soil amendments can be used to cost-effectively reduce the bioavailability and mobility of toxic metals in contaminated soils. Phosphate amendments effectively can be transformed to soil from the non-residual (sum of exchangeable, carbonate, Fe/Mn, and organic) to the residual fraction. Metal immobilization can be attributed to the metal-induced formation of chloropyromorphite which can be identified in the surface soil, subsurface soil, and plant rhizosphere soil. Phosphate treatments can significantly reduce metal translocation from the roots to the shoots in the plants/crops possibly via the formation of chloropyromorphite on the cell walls of roots. Application of combined H3PO4 with phosphate rock can be provided an effective alternative to the current phosphate remediation technologies for contaminated soils.
The Clinic as the Classroom
Authors: Ray Dee C. , Robinson Hannah
Published: March 2019

Play therapy training clinics are vital to the success of the field of play therapy, as they serve as the foundation for play therapists' education and clinical training. Furthermore, play therapy training differs depending on the developmental level of the play therapist. In this chapter, the authors present a clinical educational program for graduate level students designed to prepare play therapists through practicum experiences based in a play therapy training clinic. The authors address the structure of beginning and advanced play therapy trainings as well as practicum and internship courses, and provide detailed information regarding supervisors, potential course assignments, scheduling, play therapy skills, play therapy rooms, and supervision.
Collective Memory After Violent Conflict
Authors: Breitweg Markus
Published: March 2019

This chapter develops a framework for the analysis of collective memory in post-conflict settings. It is argued that so far collective memory is not sufficiently theorized within peace and conflict studies, even though in the aftermath of violent conflicts competing memories easily become subject to salient struggles that may even result in yet another outburst of violence. It is these competing representations of the past that researchers should more thoroughly concern themselves with and that they lack an appropriate heuristic device for. Focusing on processual and multidimensional concepts from the fashionable field of memory studies, the author proposes a new framework for analysis that offers categories and ideal-types for practice-oriented research. Based on poststructuralist discourse analysis, the framework allows to link discursive structures and patterns of identity, on the one hand, to actual agency on the other hand, thus facilitating effective interventions.
Fixing the SIC
Authors: Pyle Andrew S.
Published: March 2019

Social media platforms provide channels for both individuals and organizations to engage with global audiences. A successful social media message can reach millions and shape the way the public views a particular person, group, or cause. As organizations become more engaged with the public through social media platforms, a new area of organizational risk has also developed. It is possible for an organization to create a self-inflicted crisis through the unintentional transmission of a poorly worded or ill-conceived social media message. This type of self-induced crisis event creates organizational conflict that must be managed quickly. This chapter explores three cases of organizational conflict resulting from self-inflicted crisis events. All three events caused major conversations to erupt on social media platforms. The author examines the social media-based communication practices of three organizations and draws lessons from both successes and failures for how organizations should respond to self-inflicted crises.
MAGNUS Leadership
Authors: Javidi Alexander , Long Larry , Javidi Mitch , Hill Brooks , Normore Anthony , Klopovic James
Published: March 2019

The primary purpose of this chapter is to examine how leadership connects to principled and international negotiation. International negotiation is conceptualized with an in-depth description of the process followed by a description of negotiation styles. A corollary purpose is to extend the discussion of negotiation by introducing and defining MAGNUS leadership and how it can translate into negotiation. The authors offer a few practical tips for beginning the journey of becoming MAGNUS. Recommendation for international MAGNUS negotiators are offered.
First-Line Police Supervisory Leadership
Authors: Ellis Brian , Normore Anthony H.
Published: March 2019

In this chapter, the authors highlight the extant literature on organizational leadership and its pivotal role in effective communication and engagement processes. The authors focus on first-line supervisors and the impact of communication and engagement on officers under their supervision. Employee trait, state, and behavioral constructs coupled with the culture of emotional connection between police officers and the police organization are explored. Further, in this chapter, the authors examine the principles of effective empowerment including meaningfulness, competence, mastery, choice, and impact and its applicability to effective police leadership. The outcome of the relationship between effective leadership and employee engagement is directly linked to innovation, participation, teamwork, accountability, and the ability to face challenges. Conclusions and recommendations for future research are discussed.
Dynamic Presence Rather Than Command Presence
Authors: Mitchell Renée J. , Von Zoller Kendall
Published: March 2019

Human beings are social animals inhabiting a world where unspoken, nonverbal body language dominates the perception of the listener. It has been shown that nonverbal behaviors effect perception more intently than verbal communication. Police-citizen interactions are a complex process where verbal and nonverbal interactions are occurring simultaneously and interpreted immediately, leading to multiple chances for misunderstanding or misinterpretation of the officer's intent. With little research on the actual techniques to create the perception of police legitimacy, the authors intend to link communicative intelligence to the verbal and physical behaviors officers should engage in to enhance procedural justice and improve police legitimacy. They posit that the citizen's perceived level of police fairness is derived from the officer's treatment of the citizen which is significantly influenced by how the officer communicates with the citizen.
Help Me Understand
Authors: Stevenson Carolyn N.
Published: March 2019

Higher education leaders need to identify differences among generations of employees and students and develop a strategic plan for managing and motivating across the generations. This case study addresses the following question: “How do higher education leaders lead and motivate multigenerational employees and online students?” An understanding of the common characteristics of each generational group is the first step for developing a strategy for motivating all employees and students in higher education. Communication, mentoring programs, training, respect, and opportunities for career advancement are components valued by all. It is important for higher education leaders to understand the values, work ethic, and communication style of the different generations. The implications for higher education leaders lie in establishing an organizational culture that promotes satisfaction for all individuals in the higher education setting.
Dataveillance in the Workplace
Authors: Connolly Regina , McParland Cliona
Published: March 2019

The many obvious benefits that accompany digital technology have been matched by some less welcome and more contentious impacts. One of these is the steady erosion of employee privacy. Whilst employee performance has frequently been the object of scrutiny, the increasing number of organizations that monitor employees through advanced digital technologies has added a dystopian edge to existing employee privacy concerns, particularly as many employees are unable to exercise choice in relation to use of these technologies. If unaddressed, their concerns have potential to impact the psychological contract between employee and employer, resulting in loss of employee trust, negative attitudes, and counterproductive work behaviors. This chapter outlines some of the emerging issues relating to use of employee monitoring technologies. It summarizes both management rationale for monitoring as well as employee privacy concerns and proposes an ethical framework that is useful for balancing these differing perspectives.
Using Innovative Internal Communication to Enhance Employee Engagement
Authors: Mishra Karen , Mishra Aneil K. , Walker Khaner
Published: March 2019

This chapter examines the innovative internal communication practices of Lenovo, a $45 billion Fortune Global 500 technology company. In particular, this study examines how this company uses internal communication to promote collaboration and engagement across dispersed employees' teams. Internal communications (or internal marketing) is generally led by marketing or PR professionals with expertise in human resources, public relations, marketing, social media, and/or employee engagement. One new way that companies are extending internal communication is by extending its use of digital communication. Lenovo has been a leader in the use of social media at work and is now innovating its communications to include a mobile app. This chapter describes how Lenovo has developed both its intranet and its new mobile app and how innovative internal communication can promote engagement and collaboration.
Solidarity Economics, Entrepreneurship, and Social Wealth
Authors: Saiz-Alvarez Jose Manuel
Published: March 2019

This chapter deals with how the socioeconomics of solidarity inserted in the Industry 4.0 can bring about solidarity and the creation of social and economic wealth based on the guiding principles of subsidiarity, the search for the common good, and solidarity based on social justice. After having grounded these principles, the author develops different solidarity-based public policies, mainly focused on the European Union, by including principles, objectives, and stages of the European ODA (Official Development Aid), the European Development Fund, the Common Framework for Joint Multiannual Programming and Efficiency, and the European Consensus on Development “Our World, Our Dignity, Our Future.” Some ideas complement this analysis linked to the socioeconomics of solidarity that focuses on solidarity and justice to search for a more balanced business world defined by social welfare and economic wealth.
Micro Family Business and Socioeconomic Development
Authors: Vega-Muñoz Alejandro , Salazar-Sepúlveda Guido
Published: March 2019

This chapter studies family micro business in Chile and economic development generated around them, specifically in the commerce sector. Firstly, it introduces the micro, small, and medium enterprises context. Then, through a mixed methodology, narrative, and descriptive based on information from secondary sources such as legal bodies, reports, and databases generated by various Chilean State entities, it determines what is the micro family business in Chile and enterprises that are concentrated in the grocery stores. And finally, obtaining as main conclusions, the experience of these microentrepreneurs in opting to establish themselves as companies through an exceptional legal regime, based on the benefits gained from participating in the public technical cooperation program Grocery Stores of Chile is presented.
A Model for Social Entrepreneurship Education
Authors: Martínez Carlos Cuervo-Arango , Torrejon-Martin Carlos
Published: March 2019

This chapter reviews the factors that are relevant to promote an entrepreneurial attitude, identifying education as an element of vital importance that influences the disposition to start a venture and its results. This is particularly important in the case of social entrepreneurship projects, in which good intentions frequently overcome sound business realities. To deepen the understanding of the relationship between education and social entrepreneurship, the authors develop the model “pyramid of catalysts for entrepreneurship,” which helps to understand the mechanism by which the educational process affects the quantity and quality of social entrepreneurship. This chapter also presents several elements of paramount importance in designing a program of social entrepreneurial education.
Google Trends Metadata as a Revenue Indicator for Digital Marketing Activities in Spanish Businesses
Authors: Palma-Ruiz Jesús Manuel , Gómez-Martínez Raúl
Published: March 2019

The digital world is changing at an extraordinary phase. The never-ending advances in new information and communication technologies (ICT) have more than ever changed the way in which we live, communicate, and process information. This has reshaped our habits to cope with a world constantly demanding new daily virtual experiences. People of all ages are in need to grip these experiences in one way or another. Regarding the advances in ICT, the internet alongside digital and social media have created whole new possibilities to gather real-time data and store valuable information while being virtually connected at all times. This postulates an evident challenge for companies to capitalize on the possibilities of digital marketing media and an opportunity to reach customers effectively using metadata and other resources virtually available. In this chapter, the authors used OLS regressions using Google Trends query data from 2008 to 2016 to measure the growing interest in digital marketing and other related topics and the monetization of such interest in the Spanish media sector.
The Necessity of Sustainability in Operations Management in Terms of Various Sectors
Authors: Gencer Yasin Galip
Published: March 2019

The purpose of this chapter is to explain the necessity of sustainability in operations management processes. Sustainability in all areas is a key factor for long term successes and operations management is the baseline for nearly all other business units. Thus, the sustainability of operations management becomes critical for all business units in an organization. The chapter starts with a brief description about the both concepts sustainability and operations management then continues with the strong relationship between them. The applications in the work area are analyzed and real-life examples are also proposed. Health, Retailing and Banking sectors are analyzed on the basis of the previous studies from the literature. The contribution aim of this chapter to the literature is to take attention to the strong relationship between sustainability and operations management.
Accounting Perspective for Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Authors: Gokmen Mehpare Karahan
Published: March 2019

Growing interest in sustainability has gained momentum due to increased globalization. Especially the proliferation of international trade has reinforced the importance of sustainability in supply chains. Internal and external stakeholders are also willing to be informed about these sustainability practices. Accounting provides a proper communication media with sustainability reports. Hence, accounting ensures its relevance in preparation of reports with the inclusion of required information. Additionally, uniformity is brought among sustainability reports that increase comparability and understandability of them. The aim of this chapter is to reveal how companies represent their sustainable supply chain practices in sustainability reports. At the result of the research on companies in Borsa Istanbul it is found that preference for local suppliers, sustainability assessment for suppliers, raw material sustainability, product safety and quality and stakeholder engagement are commonly represented practices that are related with sustainable supply chains.
Performance-Based Budgeting and Performance Auditing in Turkish Public Finance
Authors: Aydın Murat
Published: March 2019

In order to use public resources effectively, budgeting and audit processes should be compatible. There is a performance term in base of this harmony. Public Financial Management and Control Law No. 5108 has brought performance-based budgeting and performance audit institutions to Turkish public finance. According to this law, public administrations should prepare performance-based budgeting with respect to strategic plans. On the other hand, a performance audit, which is a kind of internal audit should be performed according to predetermined performance indicators. This process is called performance management in the literature. This study is a literature review which examine topic of performance-based budgeting and performance audit. Some terms have been researched that are thought to be important in the legislation. One hundred seventeen national and international abstracts have been read and full texts of twenty studies directly related to the subject have been analyzed according to the 4N1K literature screening method.
Perceptions of Service-Learning in the Sunshine State
Authors: Plante Jarrad D. , Murray Lauren I. , Bowdon Melody A. , Wolcott Amanda M.
Published: March 2019

College students enroll in service-learning coursework for many reasons. For some, the opportunity to enhance classroom-based learning by engaging in hands-on activities benefiting the community serve as an important motivator. As the nation's only campus-based civic engagement association, Campus Compact promotes community and public service that forges partnerships, provides training and resources for faculty seeking community-based learning (service-learning) into their curriculum while developing students' citizenship skills. Florida Campus Compact is comprised of over 50 college and university presidents committed to engaging students in active citizenship via participation in public and community service. In this chapter, researchers surveyed 437 students enrolled in service-learning courses from nine (9) participating Florida Campus Compact institutions. The purpose of the project was to examine how service-learning and student volunteer opportunities are shaping educational experiences from transdisciplinary backgrounds for students and impacting the communities around them. Participation in the project provided a complete assessment of students' connections to their communities, political activism, and career employability. The results will shape service-learning practices at those participating campuses across the state of Florida.
A Short Review on Supplier Selection Problem Methods Under Uncertainty
Authors: Ozkok Beyza Ahlatcioglu , Kececi Neslihan Fidan
Published: March 2019

In today's globally competitive environment, firms give great attention for selecting right suppliers in the context of their supply chain management. Choosing right suppliers helps to reduce the purchasing costs and improve the quality of final products and services. Supplier selection problem is one of the multi-criteria decision-making problems which includes both qualitative and quantitative factors like unit cost, delivery on time, service quality, etc. Handling imprecise information is one of the most important problems for modeling supplier selection problem. In order to overcome this problem, many scientific researchers have been published during the years, and many mathematical theories have been used to handle uncertainties in supplier selection problem such as fuzzy set theory, stochastic theory, rough set theory, and some hybrid techniques, etc. This chapter aims to provide short review on SSP methods under uncertainty. The sources used for the study consist of scientific refereed journals and books and are selected with respect to their citation rate and the ability of presenting the contained technique well. Also, the publications in languages other than English and non-refereed professional ones are not included.
This Seed Will Bear No Fruit
Authors: Eboiyehi Friday A.
Published: March 2019

The continuous increase in the number of older people and the gradual erosion of the extended family system which used to cater to them are alarming. While older people in much of the developed countries have embraced old people's homes as an alternative, the same cannot be said of older people in Nigeria who still believed that it is the duty of the family to accommodate them. The chapter examined the perception of older people about living in old people's home in some selected local government areas in Osun State, Nigeria. The study showed that their perception about living in old people's home was poor as many of them still held on to the belief that it was the responsibility of their family members to house them as it was done in the olden days. Although a few of the interviewees (particularly those who are exposed to what is obtained in the Western world and those with some level of education) had accepted the idea, many preferred to live with their family rather than being dumped in “an isolated environment,” where they would not have access to their family members. Pragmatic policy options aimed at addressing this emerging social problem were highlighted.
Education
Authors: Pereira Orlando , Gomes Daniel Gonçalves Novo , Martins Ana , Martins Isabel
Published: March 2019

This chapter discusses the role of education in “humanizing the economy” and emphasizes its contribution to the development of a new socio-economic model that helps to overcome the irregularities present in contemporary society. It proposes the implementation of school practices aimed at the completeness of the individual and in favor of social balance. It also emphasizes the importance of the humanizing process in the attainment of values such as, justice, freedom, solidarity and cooperation, which are structuring values of social cohesion. The primary data focused on the Secondary Education in the Districts of Braga and Viana do Castelo, in the northwest of Portugal. Interviews were conducted with school principals as main actors in the research. In spite of the limitations of the work, the results show that, in Portugal, education is still focused on individualism. It is also noted that assimilation of social aspects and humanization is weak, which inhibits placing the individual at the center of economic concerns and produces negative externalities on economic and social performance including wellbeing.
Crossing Disciplines to Connect Across Cultures
Authors: Van Wingerden Christina , Burgess Gloria , DeMark Joanne
Published: March 2019

This chapter shares seven examples of transdisciplinary practices in the areas of assessment, undergraduate and graduate classroom learning, with accomplished industry leaders, and using educational technology (in the form of a learning management site) to create inclusive communities. The application of the Critical Incident Questionnaire for classroom and program assessment amplifies the voices of diverse students coming from different disciplines to dynamically impact class and curriculum design for broader engagement. Classroom and industry leader examples include integration of image, artifact, case study, reflection, documentary, image and metaphor generation, movement, orchestral music, chosen art forms, leadership studies and practices, experiential learning, writing, speaking, and discussing to create deep learning experiences that provoke growth, creativity, and the building of communities. Undergraduate students with jobs in a multi-department unit report that a planned and creative use of a learning management system for an online work orientation program results in their perceptions of belonging and connection to the work unit and each other.
The Transculturalized Diversity and Inclusion Model
Authors: Thoms Charlotte L. V. , Burton Sharon L.
Published: March 2019

While the transculturalized diversity and inclusion (TD&I) model is a contemporaneous strategy for leadership and learning, it is the latest of the existing disability study models. This chapter reviews the development of the TD&I model from the leadership perspective to study arguments, experiences, and to investigate how this information apprises the construction and exercise of transcultural consciousness, expertise, know-how, traditions, determinations, happenstances, objectives, agreement, and learning. This exploration focuses on the implementation of the model and survey results as this transculturalized model is reasoned the appropriate tool to expose how different backgrounds can be utilized in achievement to blend variability, variation, and diversity into unity. Beginning with the initial conceptual frameworks, and the results of the data, this research details the TD&I model and how to implement it in today's environment of activating change and transformation. This information adds to the body of knowledge regarding disability, strategy, diversity, and inclusion for academics, practitioners, and learners.
Modeling and Computing Overlapping Aggregation of Large Data Sequences in Geographic Information Systems
Authors: En-Nejjary Driss , Pinet Francois , Kang Myoung-Ah
Published: March 2019

Recently, in the field of information systems, the acquisition of geo-referenced data has made a huge leap forward in terms of technology. There is a real issue in terms of the data processing optimization, and different research works have been proposed to analyze large geo-referenced datasets based on multi-core approaches. In this article, different methods based on general-purpose logic on graphics processing unit (GPGPU) are modelled and compared to parallelize overlapping aggregations of raster sequences. Our methods are tested on a sequence of rasters representing the evolution of temperature over time for the same region. Each raster corresponds to a different data acquisition time period, and each raster geo-referenced cell is associated with a temperature value. This article proposes optimized methods to calculate the average temperature for the region for all the possible raster subsequences of a determined length, i.e., to calculate overlapping aggregated data summaries. In these aggregations, the same subsets of values are aggregated several times. For example, this type of aggregation can be useful in different environmental data analyses, e.g., to pre-calculate all the average temperatures in a database. The present article highlights a significant increase in performance and shows that the use of GPGPU parallel processing enabled us to run the aggregations up to more than 50 times faster than the sequential method including data transfer cost and more than 200 times faster without data transfer cost.
Unsupervised Video Object Foreground Segmentation and Co-Localization by Combining Motion Boundaries and Actual Frame Edges
Authors: Zhang Chao , Qiu Guoping
Published: March 2019

In this article the authors proposed a fast and fully unsupervised approach for a foreground object co-localization and segmentation of unconstrained videos. This article first computes both the actual edges and motion boundaries of the video frames, and then aligns them by the proposed HOG affinity map approach. Then, by filling the occlusions generated by the aligned edges, the paper obtained more precise masks about the foreground object. With an accumulation process, these masks could be derived as the motion-based likelihood, which is used as a unary term in the proposed graph model. Another unary term is called color-based likelihood, which is computed by the color distribution of foreground and background. Experiment results shows the method is fast and effective to detect and segment foreground objects.
Why People are Involved in and Committed to Online Knowledge-Sharing Communities
Authors: Wu Manli , Kang Lele , Shi Yani , Zhao J. Leon , Liang Liang
Published: March 2019

One challenge to the success of online knowledge-sharing communities relates to the participants' longtime participation. Literature has explored the determinants of initial participation rather than longtime participation despite significant differences between them. To fill this research gap, this article conceptualizes involvement and continuous commitment regarding longtime participation and examines their antecedents in the Chinese context. Extending the expectancy-value theory, knowledge-sharing expectancy, knowledge-sharing value, and knowledge-sharing affect are identified as antecedents of involvement and continuous commitment. This article further suggests that interpersonal trust and the norm of reciprocity are important contextual factors in the Chinese context that enhance the positive impacts of these antecedents on involvement and continuous commitment. Empirical results confirm most hypotheses. Interestingly, the impact of knowledge-sharing affect is not influenced by interpersonal trust or the norm of reciprocity. Both theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
Content of phenolic compounds in fruit processing residues by mass spectrometry
Authors: Vagula Julianna Matias , Visentainer Jesuí Vergilio , Lopes Ana Paula , Maistrovicz Fabiana Carla , Rotta Eliza Mariane , Suzuki Rubia Michele
Published: March 2019

This study identified and quantified five phenolic compounds, and evaluated the antioxidant capacity in vitro of fifteen native and exotic Brazilian fruit seeds that are typically discarded as waste. The contents of phenolic compounds were determined by ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry, and the antioxidant capacity was determined by oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH•) antioxidant assays. The results showed the antioxidant activity of Campomanesia pubescens, Hovenia dulcis Thunberg and Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston in the ORAC assay, and Hymenaea stigonocarpa, Hovenia dulcis Thunberg and Campomanesia pubescens in the DPPH• assay. Among the fifteen samples, four were highlighted regarding phenolic compound analyzes: Hovenia dulcis Thunberg (5.723 µg g-1) for gallic acid and myricetin (111.057 µg g-1), Passiflora edulis (1.208 µg g-1) for chlorogenic acid, Annona atemoya (1.0580 µg g-1) for vanillic acid, and Campomanesia pubescens (0.420 µg g-1) for ferulic acid. Therefore, these fruit seeds can be used as alternative sources of natural antioxidants.
18º Congresso Regionale FADOI Campania, Napoli, 28-29 marzo 2019
Authors: Mayer Presidente: M.C.
Published: March 2019

Abstract Book of the 18º Congresso Regionale FADOI Campania, Napoli, 28-29 marzo 2019.