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PERFIL IMIGRATÓRIO DO ESTADO DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL NAS PRIMEIRAS DÉCADAS DO SÉCULO XXI
Authors: Georg Uebel Roberto Rodolfo , Rückert Aldomar Arnaldo
Published: January 2017

As migrações internacionais para o Brasil têm experimentado crescimento exponencial nas últimas duas décadas – entre 2010 e 2015 –, com migrantes vindo predominantemente de países latino-americanos, da Europa ocidental e do leste da Ásia. Dentro do território brasileiro, o Estado que mais vem se destacando em números absolutos de imigrantes nos últimos anos é o Rio Grande do Sul, estrategicamente localizado na parte mais meridional do país e fronteiriço com a Argentina e o Uruguai. O Estado está inserido nas rotas migratórias internacionais entre o sudeste asiático, Oceania, América do Sul, África e Europa, dadas as suas conexões aéreas e marítimas. Este artigo analisa o perfil social, demográfico e laboral das migrações internacionais para o Rio Grande do Sul nas últimas duas décadas, usando-se a abordagem das redes migratórias, além dos instrumentais da cartografia temática. Esta pesquisa igualmente está inserida no âmbito de um projeto maior sobre as transfronteirizações na América do Sul com apoio da CAPES-Pró-Defesa, que têm entre suas dinâmicas a reconfiguração das fronteiras a partir dos novos fluxos imigratórios, especialmente na Bacia do Prata – uma das regiões de análise do artigo – e no arco norte das fronteiras brasileiras. Assim, por meio desses processos de transfronteirizações, os fluxos imigratórios analisados também integram a agenda de transformações territoriais do Brasil e, mais especificamente, do Rio Grande do Sul, tendo em consideração as questões de mobilidade laboral, trabalho e dinâmicas sociais-territoriais. Ademais, o artigo analisa o perfil e a motivação dos migrantes de cada continente em direção ao Estado e suas repercussões sociais e econômicas. Por fim, este estudo é cuncluído com notas e projeções dos fluxos migratórios para a atualidade e reminiscências das migrações para o Brasil em geral. É um artigo que deseja projetar a discussão sobre as migrações contemporâneas para o Brasil e para o Rio Grande do Sul, incorporando discussões da demografia, geografia e relações internacionais, em um momento de profundas transformações políticas, econômicas, ideológicas e sociais (inclusive de direitos humanos) no campo das migrações e políticas migratórias no Estado brasileiro, alicerçado em bases questionáveis e indagadoras sobre os rumos da gestão das migrações e refúgio no âmbito da administração federal interina e dos próprios fluxos imigratórios analisados pela pesquisa. Por fim, o estudo lança mão de aportes e bases para futuras discussões sobre as migrações e mobilidades transfronteiriças não apenas no Rio Grande do Sul, mas em todo o arco sul das fronteiras brasileiras e mercosulinas.
GRUPO DE APOIO À INTEGRAÇÃO COMUNITÁRIA DE IMIGRANTES EM PORTO ALEGRE: RELATO DE EXPERIÊNCIA
Authors: Santos-Lobo Nathália Dos , Almeida Weber João Luís , Einloft Brunnet Alice , Teixeira Bolaséll Laura
Published: January 2017

O presente artigo trata de um relato de experiência sobre um grupo de apoio destinado a imigrantes e refugiados, realizado entre agosto e dezembro de 2015 em Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Este grupo objetivou oferecer um espaço aberto onde os participantes pudessem discutir livremente questões relacionadas às dificuldades enfrentadas durante o processo migratório. O grupo foi composto por imigrantes de diferentes nacionalidades como senegaleses, haitianos, marroquinos e ganeses, todos homens e em situação de imigração econômica. As principais demandas que emergiram e foram desenvolvidas no decorrer das sessões foram referentes ao trabalho, à qualificação profissional, à dificuldade de encontrar moradia, ao racismo, à saudade da família, à religião, aos planos para o futuro no Brasil, dentre outras. Além destas temáticas, também houve troca cultural, compartilhamento de experiências, o desenvolvimento de habilidades para enfrentamento de situações difíceis, o suporte social e o apoio com informações de ordem prática. O maior desafio encontrado no decorrer dos encontros foi a barreira idiomática e a adesão dos participantes.
INCIDÊNCIA DE ENTEROPARASITOS INTESTINAIS EM UMA ESCOLA INFANTIL PÚBLICA E UMA ESCOLA INFANTIL COMUNITÁRIA, EM UM MUNICÍPIO NO INTERIOR DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL
Authors: Gross Alisson André , Silva Gabriela Kniphoff da
Published: January 2017

As infecções parasitárias intestinais, ao longo dos anos, se tornaram um grande problema de saúde pública, com altas taxas de prevalência. As crianças são mais afetadas, devido à sua imaturidade imunológica e maus hábitos de higiene. O objetivo do trabalho consiste em analisar a incidência de parasitos intestinais em uma escola infantil pública e uma escola infantil comunitária, em um município no interior do Rio Grande do Sul. Foram analisadas 123 amostras, seguindo o método de Hoffman, em agosto e setembro de 2015, sendo 25 crianças da rede pública e 16 da comunitária. Cada uma realizou três coletas. Entre as crianças da rede pública, duas (8%) estavam parasitadas, uma com Ascaris lumbricoides e outra com Entamoeba coli. Já na rede comunitária, uma (6,25%) amostra se apresentou positiva para Giardia lamblia. Conclui-se que existe uma baixa incidência de parasitos intestinais, provavelmente devido às boas condições socioeconômicas, ambientais e de saneamento básico da cidade.
REVISTA PSIQUE CIÊNCIA & VIDA: PESQUISA DOCUMENTAL A PARTIR DA PSICOLOGIA POSITIVA
Authors: Vescovi Débora , Werner Márcia
Published: January 2017

Observa-se que o campo de trabalho da Psicologia tem se expandido, gerando maior demanda em relação à atuação dos profissionais no mercado de trabalho. As abordagens seguidas por esses como a Psicanálise e a Terapia Cognitivo Comportamental – TCC, atualmente dividem espaço com outras propostas de trabalho que potencializam as virtudes humanas, como é o caso da Psicologia Positiva. Assim, este artigo apresenta os temas que foram publicados na revista Psique Ciência & Vida, ao longo do ano de 2013, averiguando quais termos referentes à Psicologia Positiva foram mais utilizados nos capítulos da mesma, buscando também, examinar se há fundamentação teórica na escrita da revista citada. Conforme a Pesquisa Documental (GIL, 2010) foram identificadas treze edições da revista, sendo utilizado o Método da Análise de Conteúdo (BARDIN, 2012) para o tratamento dos dados. Com este estudo, concluiu-se que as autoras discutem temas diversos, como felicidade, bem-estar e lúdico, embasando a escrita de forma coerente com a abordagem.
AVALIAÇÃO DO RISCO À SAÚDE EM HOMENS POR MEIO DE DIFERENTES PROTOCOLOS ANTROPOMÉTRICOS
Authors: Petter Geovani André , Kunrath Caito , Dornelles da Costa Jéssica Luana , Dias Caroline Pieta , Tiggemann Carlos Leandro
Published: January 2017

O objetivo do presente estudo foi avaliar o risco à saúde em homens por meio de diferentes protocolos antropométricos. Foram aferidas treze medidas antropométricas para contemplar os dez protocolos utilizados, sendo utilizadas as equações correspondentes para avaliar o nível de obesidade. Os resultados indicaram uma grande variação na classificação dos sujeitos entre os protocolos (entre 3,2 e 64,5%), sendo os protocolos de índice de massa corporal, perímetro da cintura e os percentuais de gordura estimados pelas equações de Faulkner (1968), Pollock et al. (1976) e Pollock et al. (1980) os que descriminaram significativamente menor quantidade de sujeitos (entre 3,2 e 32,3%). Assim, podemos concluir que existe uma variabilidade grande entre os protocolos disponíveis para classificação em risco à saúde de homens.
DETERMINAÇÃO DE TEOR E UNIFORMIDADE DE DOSES DE CÁPSULAS DE BESILATO DE ANLODIPINO MANIPULADAS EM FARMÁCIAS DE VENÂNCIO AIRES-RS
Authors: Manganelli Daiana Kipper , Ely Luísa Scheer , Vidor Contri Renata
Published: January 2017

A hipertensão arterial é um problema de saúde pública que resulta no aumento da probabilidade de doenças cardiovasculares e cerebrais. O besilato de anlodipino é um dos tratamentos medicamentosos mais utilizados, sendo frequentemente administrado a partir de formulações manipuladas com baixa dosagem de princípio ativo por unidade farmacotécnica. O presente trabalho teve por objetivo avaliar o teor e a uniformidade de doses de cápsulas de besilato de anlodipino manipuladas por farmácias da cidade de Venâncio Aires- RS. As amostras de 3 farmácias testadas apresentaram valores adequados, de acordo com as especificações farmacopeias, comprovando que cápsulas manipuladas podem ser confiáveis com relação à quantidade de fármaco declarado no rótulo, desde que sejam seguidas as boas práticas de manipulação.
ASSISTÊNCIA À GESTANTE DE ALTO RISCO EM AMBULATÓRIO ESPECIALIZADO
Authors: Delwing Luísa Pereira Becker , Hahn Giselda Veronice
Published: January 2017

O estudo teve como objetivo conhecer a visão das gestantes de alto risco sobre o atendimento recebido em um Ambulatório de Gestação de Alto Risco (AGAR). Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualiquantitativa, descritiva, do tipo estudo de caso, realizada com em acompanhamento pré-natal no referido ambulatório. Foram entrevistadas 10 gestantes que apresentaram intercorrências clínicas e que estavam em atendimento no serviço especializado. Os dados foram analisados por meio de estatística descritiva e análise de conteúdo. As gestantes apresentaram diferentes fatores de risco, tendo maior incidência a Diabetes mellitus. Todas as gestantes são oriundas de serviços de Atenção Primária à Saúde. O número de consultas realizadas com a equipe multiprofissional variou de acordo com o fator de risco apresentado. Observou-se o reconhecimento por parte das gestantes de alto risco do trabalho realizado pelo AGAR na prevenção e controle dos fatores de risco para garantir a sua saúde e de seus bebês.
ATIVIDADE ELETROMIOGRÁFICA DE TRAPÉZIO SUPERIOR COM O SEM APOIO DE ANTEBRAÇO DURANTE A DIGITAÇÃO
Authors: Biasibetti Eliana , Vieira dos Santos Marilucia , Sehnem Eduardo , Perico Eduardo
Published: January 2017

Pesquisas evidenciam que Distúrbios Osteomusculares Relacionados ao Trabalho (DORT) estão presentes na maioria dos casos de uso do teclado. Assim objetiva-se avaliar atividade elétrica do músculo trapézio com e sem apoio do antebraço durante a digitação. A amostra foi composta por 21 indivíduos que realizassem atividades de digitação. Foi utilizado para a avaliação a Eletromiografia de Superfície (EMG). Os dados foram analisados através do teste t para dados pareados pelo software Bioestat 5.0. Evidenciou-se diferença para a digitação com apoio quando comparado à sem apoio em 100% da amostra, considerando o valor de p
PRESENÇA DE POLÔNIO-210 NO TABACO: UMA REVISÃO SISTEMÁTICA
Authors: Nuncio Daniel , Trindade Fernanda Rocha da
Published: January 2017

Este trabalho teve por finalidade revisar os estudos na literatura envolvendo o Polônio-210 (210Po) de forma geral e relacionado com o tabagismo. A pesquisa ocorreu em artigos científicos publicados no portal BIREME e suas respectivas bases de dados (MEDLINE, LILACS, DECS, HISA e IBECS), somando 944 publicações internacionais envolvendo o 210Po. Destas referências, 239 artigos foram selecionados por possuírem texto completo disponível, sendo utilizados 53 efetivamente. Considerados os estudos já realizados, torna-se necessária a realização de novas pesquisas laboratoriais e populacionais envolvendo a presença do Polônio-210 no tabaco. Mesmo que comprovada esta presença, não houve uma padronização referente ao método de pesquisa e detecção deste elemento químico radioativo.
POTENCIALIDADE DO TRABALHO DE INICIAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA JÚNIOR DO PROGRAMA PICMEL/FAPERGS/CAPES NO TRABALHO COM PLANTAS MEDICINAIS
Authors: Maciel Mônica Jachetti , Rempel Claudete , Petry Fabiana Heming , Salvini Juciano , Pessi Douglas
Published: January 2017

A iniciação científica é importante no processo de formação da vida escolar do estudante e no desenvolvimento da pesquisa e práticas de campo proporcionam o contato direto com o tema de estudo. Este artigo busca demonstrar a potencialidade do trabalho de iniciação científica júnior (BIC Jr.) de três alunos do Ensino Fundamental de uma escola pública de Lajeado/RS inseridos no Programa de Iniciação em Ciências, Matemática, Engenharias Criativas e Letras (PICMEL). Os BIC Jr. realizaram levantamento do cultivo e uso de plantas medicinais em 14 propriedades rurais produtoras de leite do Vale do Taquari/RS. Os resultados demonstram que 27 espécies de plantas medicinais são cultivadas nas propriedades, sendo que a família Asteraceae é a que apresenta o maior número de espécies (seis). O trabalho desenvolvido pelos estudantes pode torná-los líderes em suas escolas e propositores de diversas atividades como o plantio de canteiros de chás e ministrando palestras sobre as plantas estudadas.
ALEITAMENTO MATERNO: ABORDAGEM GRUPAL DO PET-SAÚDE EM UM GRUPO DE GESTANTES COM BASE NO CÍRCULO DE CULTURA DE PAULO FREIRE
Authors: De Andrade Josefa Alves , De Abreu Leidy Dayane Paiva , Melo Juliana Domingos , Da Silva Maria Adelane Monteiro , Magalhães Ana Hirley Rodrigues , Guimarães Raquel Xavier , Oliveira Gislanny Rodrigues , Mendonça Glícia Mesquita Martiniano
Published: January 2017

O presente trabalho tem como objetivo descrever a abordagem grupal realizada por acadêmicos e extensionistas Pet-Saúde acerca do aleitamento materno para um grupo de gestantes de um Centro de Saúde da Família do bairro Dom Expedito, Sobral/CE. Para tanto, fora realizada uma pesquisa participante por meio de uma abordagem grupal no grupo de gestantes para levantamento do conhecimento das gestantes e lactantes sobre as culturas e mitos do aleitamento materno. As ações relacionadas à promoção do aleita­mento materno devem não somente ser incentivadas, mas pensadas enquanto estratégias que (re)conheçam o sentido da amamentação para as mulheres e (re)considerem a ordem de importância das vantagens de amamentar e que suas dúvidas sejam esclarecidas.
VERIFICAÇÃO DA PRESENÇA DE SALMONELLA SPP EM ALIMENTOS MINIMAMENTE PROCESSADOS EM UM MUNICÍPIO DO INTERIOR DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL
Authors: Machado da Silva Vanderlea , Bitello Adriana Regina
Published: January 2017

O aumento da incidência de doença transmitida por alimento DTA demonstra que, na atualidade, apesar dos avanços tecnológicos alcançados, este problema ainda ocorre mundialmente. Esse trabalho teve o objetivo de verificar se os alimentos minimamente processados provenientes de um supermercado de um município do interior do Rio Grande do Sul estavam livres de contaminação por salmonela spp. Para isso, foram feitas análises microbiológicas em dois vegetais, que mostraram conformidade com a legislação, ausência de Salmonela spp em 25 gramas de cada amostra.
CÂNCER DE PRÓSTATA E SUA RELAÇÃO COM A SEXUALIDADE MASCULINA: PRODUÇÃO CIENTÍFICA BRASILEIRA
Authors: Bastos de Lima Ricardo , Hahn Giselda Veronice
Published: January 2017

O câncer de próstata (CaP) é uma doença maligna que está comumente ligada ao avanço da idade dos homens. Trata-se de uma doença que não se restringe somente a próstata, mas que toca sua identidade, construída sob o modelo hegemônico de masculinidade, e abrange aspectos culturais, simbólicos, sociais e econômicos. Abordar a saúde do homem implica falar em sexualidade masculina e masculinidades. Este estudo tem por objetivo analisar as contribuições da produção científica sobre as repercussões do tratamento do CaP na sexualidade masculina publicadas entre os anos de 2006 e 2015, disponível em periódicos on-line. Para tanto, foi realizada uma revisão integrativa de literatura nas bases de dados Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS) e Scientific Eletronic Library Online (SCIELO), utilizando os descritores Neoplasia de próstata e Sexualidade, publicados em português. Conclui-se que o adoecimento do homem pelo CaP representa uma ameaça a sexualidade e ao modelo hegemônico de masculinidade devido a “simbologia” atribuída a próstata.
AVALIAÇÃO DOS RISCOS OCUPACIONAIS DOS TRABALHADORES DO ATERRO SANITÁRIO DO MUNICÍPIO DE SOBRAL/CE
Authors: De Abreu Leidy Dayane Paiva , Magalhães Ana Hirley Rodrigues , Guimarães Raquel Xavier , Mendonça Glícia Mesquita Martiniano , De Abreu Francisca Emanuela Paiva , De Souza Lívia Alves
Published: January 2017

a destinação final dos resíduos sólidos é uma tarefa difícil, muitas vezes coloca os profissionais que atuam diretamente nessa função em condições de riscos de trabalho. Este estudo tem o objetivo de avaliar os possíveis riscos ocupacionais que estão sujeitos os trabalhadores do aterro sanitário do município de Sobral/CE. O estudo foi desenvolvido com aplicação de questionário que envolve possíveis riscos socioambientais e avaliação em campo, através da visita in loco. Pôde-se identificar diversos riscos que os trabalhadores do aterro sanitário estão sujeitos por falta de conhecimento sobre os tipos de resíduos que eles trabalham, não uso dos Equipamentos de Proteção Individual, a falta de estrutura para segurança dos profissionais e exposição a doenças ocupacionais. Por meio do estudo, foi sugerido recomendações para melhoria quanto à saúde e condições de trabalho da categoria.
O UNIVERSO DOS BOLSISTAS
Authors: Portz Júlia Andressa , Werner Márcia
Published: January 2017

O presente artigo tem como principal objetivo compreender as práticas de bolsistas por meio do relato de uma intervenção realizada no estágio curricular básico de psicologia. A intervenção foi de cunho qualitativo, descritivo e a coleta de dados ocorreu por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas, realizadas com professores e funcionário técnico-administrativo, e de grupos focais, com bolsistas de extensão e de pesquisa. A análise dos dados foi elaborada com base na Análise de Conteúdo. Conclui-se que não existe um modo único de ser bolsista, o qual pode ser percebido como importante momento da aprendizagem do acadêmico e constitui-se em base fundamental no processo de trabalho que envolve a bolsa científica e auxilia na construção da carreira acadêmica. Os desafios que os bolsistas enfrentam são diversos, mas a realização do estágio e seus benefícios são fundamentais para o crescimento e amadurecimento profissional.
PERFIL NUTRICIONAL DE PACIENTES INTERNADOS EM UM HOSPITAL PÚBLICO DE RECIFE-PE
Authors: Monteiro da Silva Dayane Maiara , Mota dos Santos Cláudia , Moreira Marcella De Arruda
Published: January 2017

Introdução: Conhecer o estado nutricional de pacientes hospitalizados possibilita uma intervenção adequada para o seu tratamento. Objetivo: Verificar o estado nutricional dos pacientes hospitalizados em um hospital público. Metodologia: Trata-se de estudo descritivo, transversal, realizado na clínica médica do Hospital Barão de Lucena. Foi realizado com 25 pacientes, de ambos os sexos, com idades a partir dos 20 anos, que se encontravam internados de março a abril de 2015. Resultados: Os pacientes foram avaliados antropometricamente e os resultados, de acordo com o IMC, demonstram a prevalência de excesso de peso em 50% das mulheres adultas e 100% das mulheres idosas. Conclusão: O estudo mostrou redução na prevalência de desnutrição e aumento nos casos de excesso de peso, o que pode sugerir a ocorrência da transição nutricional em pacientes hospitalizados.
Incentive provision to farm workers in post-socialist settings: evidence from East Germany and North Kazakhstan
Authors: Petrick Martin
Published: January 2017

This article explores the current practice of motivating agricultural workers in post-socialist settings. In addition, it attempts to evaluate the different wage systems observed in reality and better understand under which conditions they are reformed. It does so by contrasting the experience of two extreme cases representing fast and slow reform advance, East Germany and North Kazakhstan. The primary data for the analysis comes from cross-sectional farm surveys conducted by various researchers in both countries. East German farmers quickly replaced the inherited Soviet-style piece rate payment system by simple time rate schemes, augmented by wage premia for certain performance parameters, especially in livestock. To the contrary, the piece rate approach persists in many farms in North Kazakhstan. Moreover, the latter rarely use non-wage incentives to motivate their workers. In Kazakhstan, farms using either mixed systems or pure piece rates were more productive than the reference group using pure time rates. Labour cost per worker were lowest for pure time rate systems in both countries, followed by mixed bonus systems, whereas pure piece rate systems implied the highest cost in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstani managers tend to move away from the Soviet piece rate system if external investors become engaged in farming operations.
The supply chain of Brazilian maize and soybeans: the effects of segregation on logistics and competitiveness
Authors: de Oliveira Andréa L.R. , Alvim Augusto M.
Published: January 2017

Despite the significant advances of Brazilian agriculture, transportation and storage costs still constitute the main barriers to the Brazilian agribusiness. The aim of this article is to analyze the effect of segregation of maize and soybeans in the Brazilian transport and storage logistics, especially genetically modified grains. In the context of the guidelines of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (CPB) as well as of the competitiveness in the international market, we develop a spatial equilibrium model in the form of a mixed complementarity problem. The competitiveness of Brazilian maize and soybeans on the international market is compromised by the inefficient logistics and slow responses to the demands of the CPB. The contribution of the paper is to evaluate how regulatory issues of a segment, in this case biotechnology, may interfere with logistic infrastructure projects.
Measuring the level of online financial disclosure in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
Authors: Al-Sartawi Abdalmuttaleb M.A. Musleh
Published: January 2017

Online Financial Disclosure (OFD) is considered as one of the many outputs of advanced technology. The application of Online Financial Disclosure in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries differs from one company to the other due to its voluntary nature and the lack of appropriate regulations. Therefore, this study aims to measure the level of Online Financial Disclosure in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries. Extensive literature review was carried out and a checklist of 90 items (71 for content and 19 for presentation) was developed to measure the level of Online Financial Disclosure for the companies that are listed in the Gulf Cooperation Council Bourses. The findings show that the overall level of Online Financial Disclosure in the Gulf Cooperation Council is 77% but it is varies across the sampled firms according to countries and industry type. The study recommends that regulatory bodies should develop a guideline for disclosing information through the internet in order to enhance the corporate transparency level among the Gulf Cooperation Council listed companies
Business group, leverage and liquidity
Authors: Untoro Wisnu
Published: January 2017

It could be argued that firms belong to large business group usually have an easier access to financing sometimes with a cheaper cost. Therefore, in this paper, I empirically investigate the impact of being affiliated firms with business group on firm leverage and liquidity. To do so, I study Indonesian non-financial firms in a panel data over the period 2012-2014. Regression models are estimated using OLS. The empirical results show that there are negative relationship between affiliation with business group and leverage. In addition, being affiliated is also associated with higher liquidity.
Vietnam’s path to converging with international accounting standards
Authors: Huong Pham Hoai
Published: January 2017

This research investigates Vietnam’s approach to converging with international accounting standards using a variety of de jure convergence scores between Vietnamese Accounting Standards (‘VAS’) and International Accounting Standards/International Financial Reporting Standards (‘IAS/IFRS’), such as full convergence, partial convergence and non-convergence. Vietnam’s initial approach to converging with IAS/IFRS is one of selecting suitable IAS/IFRS issues to fully adopt, but there are few VAS issues modified from IAS/IFRS. The level of convergence between VAS and their equivalent IAS/IFRS is quite high at the beginning (84%), then drops significantly to 63% in 2013 due to non-response to subsequent amendments to IAS and new IFRS. If Vietnam is to effectively compete in the world’s capital markets then a resurgence of the convergence program is urgently needed. If the International Accounting Standards Board (‘IASB’) is to achieve its global convergence goals, then it should consider the implications of IAS/IFRS convergence specific to emerging markets.
Firm-size elasticity of top management team compensation in Saudi Arabian listed firms
Authors: Kalyanaraman Lakshmi , Altuwaijri Basmah
Published: January 2017

We evaluate the firm-size elasticity of top management team (TMT) compensation with a sample of 80 firms listed in Saudi Arabian stock market. We find that the TMT compensation increases with firm size. The results are found to be robust when the total assets as the firm size measure is altered with other proxies, sales and market value of the firm. We show that the firm size and TMT compensation relationship is same as in the case of all firms sample when the firms are grouped into family firms and nonfamily firms. This finding is in line with the results of the previous studies that analyze the link between CEO compensation and firm size. We conclude that the large firms are willing to pay high compensation not just to their CEOs but also to the entire team at the top
The relationship between corporate governance, internal audit and audit committee: Empirical evidence from Greece
Authors: Drogalas George , Arampatzis Konstantinos , Anagnostopoulou Evgenia
Published: January 2017

Internal audit has been acknowledged as the main driver of corporate disclosure which aims to increase the quality of financial information, to ensure the transparency in financial reporting and to increase the confidence between managers and shareholders. The need for developing strong governance structures has led many researchers to examine the new framework of corporate governance and to explore its relationship to the internal audit process. Regarding Greece, there is a lack of research evaluating the relationship between corporate governance and internal audit. This study examines the above relationship in companies listed in the Athens Stock Exchange. In the present research, internal audit is examined in terms of audit quality and the consulting role of internal audit, in order to highlight the new management-oriented and value adding scope of internal audit. Data was collected via a survey questionnaire methodology and was analyzed using regression analysis. The results show that corporate governance is positively associated to the consulting role of internal audit, to internal audit quality and to the audit committee.
A comparative analysis of the board evaluation in European entities: Italy vs UK
Authors: Busso Donatella , Devalle Alain , Rizzato Fabio
Published: January 2017

Board evaluation is an evaluation of the performance of the board of directors and its committees, as well as their size, composition and operation. The aim of this paper is to investigate how entities do the evaluation of the performance of the board and how they disclose the self-assessment. We analysed the largest forty constituents of both Italy’s FTSE MIB index and the UK’s FTSE 100 index. The results show that although Corporate Governance Codes’ requirements are similar, implementation of these requirements and the related disclosure continue to show significant differences. The UK companies seem to have a stronger “forward-looking” approach compared to Italian companies. Disclosure provided by Italian companies is too often not enough to enable stakeholder understanding of the process and its outcome. This research contributes to the literature by providing results on the evaluation of boards of directors: regulators, practitioners and researchers must deal with this topic in order to strengthen the rules of corporate governance.
Pertarungan Gagasan Dan Kekuasaan Dalam Pemekaran Wilayah : Studi Kasus: Kabupaten Bungo dan Kabupaten Tebo di Propinsi Jambi
Authors: Farida Aulia , Hadi Dharmawan Arya , Tonny Fredian
Published: January 2017

Pemekaran Wilayah menjadi semakain marak di Indonesia , dan dikarenakan beberapa alas an yang melatarbelakanginya. Tujuan ideal dari suatu pemekaran wilayah adalah untuk meningkatkan kesejahteraan masyarakat. Hal ini juga ditujukan untuk memperpendek, mengefektifkan birokrasi, sehingga penggunaan, pengoilahan dapat langsung diawasi dan dimanfaatkan oleh masyarakat local, sehingga menjadikan masyarakat lebih mudah untuk mengontrolnya. Namun demikian, fakta dilapangan menunjukkan adanya penyalahgunaan oleh sekelompok pihak untuk mencapai tujuan dan kepentingan golongan. Salah satunya adalah untuk memperoleh kekuasaan di wilayah baru. Ada banyak aktor yang terlibat di dalam pemekaran, dan masing-masing dari mereka memiliki tujuan dan kepentingan tersendiri. Salah satu wilayah yang mengalami pemekaran adalah kabupaten Bungo an Kabupaten Tebo di propinsi Jambi. Pemekaran diwilayah ini pada awalnya memang diberikan kesempatan oleh pusat, dengan adanya kesempatan tersebut, pemerintah daerah Bungo-Tebo, sangat mendukung dilakukan pemekaran dan menjadikan isu ‘kepentingan masyarakat’ sebagai alas an dilakukan pemekaran tersebut. Untuk memenuhi persayaratan dan mempersiapkan perencanaan pemekaran, pemerintah daerah bekerja sama dengan banyak aktor. Namun, dikarenakan ktidaksiapan perencanaan tersebut, ada banyak persyaratan pemekaran yang belum mampu dipenuhi daerah sehingga muncul rekayasa-rekayasa agar pemekaran dapat dilakukan. Akibat ketidaksiapan ini, ketika pemekaran terjadi tujuan untuk mensejahterakan masyarakat tidak tercapai. Berdasarkan latar belakang pemekaran seperti itu, menunjukkan bahwa selamna sepuluh tahun, pemekaran tidak membarikan keuntungan bagi masayarakat, ketidakpuasan terhadap pemekaran, terjadi konflik kepentingan di masyarrakat, dan pemekaran lebih sebagai perebutan kekuasaan di wilayah baru. Dengan demikian, patut dipertimbangkan jika pemekaran wilayah tidak dilanjutkan.
Bentuk-Bentuk Perubahan Pertukaran dalam Perkawinan Bajapuik
Authors: M Maihasni , Sumarti Titik , Sri Wahyuni Ekawati
Published: January 2017

The objective of this paper to identified and analysis of types that use in bajapuik marriage as a basic of exchange and factors that its influence. The reseach is a qualitative aproach with using multi method approaches in order to explain the phenomena proposed.The result of the study showed that types exchange in bajapuik marriage involved; 1) uang jemputan; 2) uang hilang; 3) uang selo; 4) uang tungkatan. All of types that are exchenged in bajapuik marriage in this moment. In general, the types emerge are caused effect economy and spesific education and inhabitant mobility.

 
Predatory Journals: The Worst Thing in Publishing, Ever
Authors: Cook Chad
Published: January 2017

Viewpoint co-editor Chad Cook shares his experience with predatory journals. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2017;47(1):1–2. doi:10.2519/jospt.2017.0101
Lateral Foot Pain in a Recreational Runner
Authors: Young Brian A. , Kniss Joshua R. , Islas Felix
Published: January 2017

A 35-year-old male recreational runner with a 9-month history of left lateral foot pain self-referred to physical therapy while awaiting orthopaedic consultation. Before presenting to physical therapy, his primary care physician ordered radiographs and referred him to orthopaedics with a provisional diagnosis of multipartite os peroneum. Following examination, the initial treatment hypothesis was cuboid syndrome, as he met the majority of items in a proposed diagnostic cluster. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2017;47(1):41. doi:10.2519/jospt.2017.6941
Visible Minorities and Multiculturalism: Planned Social Change Strategies for the Next Decade
Authors: UJIMOTO K. VICTOR
Published: January 2017

Several general objectives of multiculturalism as a government policy were realized during the first decade of its implementation but a great deal remains to be accomplished. This paper examines some of the issues related to multicultural interaction and co-operation at the individual, collective, and institutional levels, and several social change strategies are suggested to provide a better understanding of other ethnocultural groups. It is argued that different perceptions of a given problem, issue, or situation may exist and unless these differences are recognized initially, intended solutions may result in deleterious social consequences. In order to achieve a better cross-cultural understanding of our various ethnocultural groups in Canada, it is suggested that a Canadian Institute for Multiculturalism be established to address contemporary societal issues from a national perspective. Such an institute is seen as providing data most essential for future public policies which reflect both the diversity, in terms of regional and demographic variations, and the rapid social changes occurring in Canadian society.
Canadian Ethnic Research and Multiculturalism
Authors: BUCHIGNANI NORMAN
Published: January 2017

Sociological and anthropological research on ethnicity in Canada has historically reflected both majority group views on ethnicity and strong methodological and theoretical constraints on what have been considered appropriate lines of social science inquiry. Prior to 1965 these factors produced a systematic disregard of ethnic phenomena by both disciplines despite their societal importance. The quantity of research has increased dramatically in subsequent years, due partially to the rise of multicultural policy and ethnic interest groups, to changing disciplinary interests and to a massive expansion of both fields in Canada. Even so, this increase has been very selective and important ethnic phenomena and processes have not received even basic descriptive treatment; neither have many major ethnic populations. This quantitative expansion also belies the generally atheoretical and non-cumulative nature of present-day research, which typically reflects neither an overall explanatory perspective on ethnicity nor a humanistic vision of ethnicity’s possible contributions to Canadian society.
Canadian Immigration and Ethnic History in the 1970s and 1980s
Authors: PALMER HOWARD
Published: January 2017

Before 1970 ethnic history and ethnic studies in Canada remained a highly neglected field of academic inquiry. During the last decade this situation has been dramatically reversed as a result of the growing importance of social history; a revival of interest in ethnic roots and the research support provided by government multiculturalism policies. Educational history, the history of ethnic relations, working-class history and urban history have provided the principal research avenues for this rediscovery of ethnicity among historians. Women and ethnicity, ethnicity and Canadian politics, and comparative approaches to ethnic relations still remain neglected fields of study. The major task facing future historians is to bring an awareness of the ethnic dimension to all aspects of Canadian history.
Canadian Ethnic Studies: Traditional Preoccupations and New Directions
Authors: ANDERSON ALAN B.
Published: January 2017

After summarizing the comprehensive scope of Canadian ethnic studies, the changing ethnic composition of Canadian society, and developments in Canadian ethnic studies during the past decade, this paper evaluates the present state of academic theory and research on Canadian ethnic minorities and proposes new directions for research. Eight main topical areas are discussed: (1) ethnic identity per se; (2) ethnic group survival; (3) ethnic identity change; (4) the history of specific ethnic groups; (5) demographic analysis of immigration; (6) the place of ethnic minorities in Canadian society; (7) ethnic relations; (8) multicultural policies and education. The paper suggests that Canadian ethnic studies have been more descriptive than interpretative, analytical, or explanatory. Divergent theoretical approaches must be grounded in objective field research; conversely, data gathering should be oriented toward developing theoretical generalizations. The interdisciplinary nature of ethnic studies implies that scholars should understand and employ divergent theoretical and methodological approaches.
Multiculturalism: Ideology, Policy and Reality
Authors: KALLEN EVELYN
Published: January 2017

In the current Canadian context, the concept, "multiculturalism" is widely used in at least three senses: 1) to refer to the multi-ethnic composition of the population of Canada (The Canadian Mosaic), 2) to refer to the federal government policy, and 3) to refer to the ideology of cultural pluralism underlying the federal policy.

This paper analyzes the assumptions behind these different conceptions of multiculturalism, and seeks to address some of the social implications of the disparities between them. First, the paper draws out the main ideas implicit in the model of multiculturalism as a societal ideal. Secondly, the paper examines current federal policy, and scholarly criticisms thereof, in the light of the egalitarian mosaic ideal. Finally, the paper looks at multiculturalism as a movement for social reform, designed to bring federal policy more closely in line with the egalitarian ideal of cultural pluralism.
Canadian Unemployment and the Threat to Multiculturalism
Authors: RICHMOND ANTHONY H.
Published: January 2017

The idea of multiculturalism involves equality of opportunity, social justice and non-discrimination for ethnic minorities and immigrant groups. Rising unemployment and deteriorating economic conditions, including cut-backs in government programs, will make the long run integration of immigrants, non-official language and visible minorities (including Native Peoples) more difficult and could constitute a threat to multiculturalism.
The Political Implementation of Multiculturalism
Authors: LUPUL MANOLY R.
Published: January 2017

Despite several positive aspects, the overall implementation of the policy of multiculturalism by the federal government in Canada has been an unfortunate failure because of ideological and administrative factors, and because of Prime Minister Trudeau’s indifference toward his own policy. The failure is particularly evident in the persistent refusal of the prime minister and other influential voices at the federal level to encourage the sharing of power and opportunity in second-language learning in provincial school systems and in furthering socio-economic opportunity for ethnocultural minorities, particularly in the federal civil service. Without the prestige of the prime minister’s office to sustain it, multiculturalism, unlike English-French bilingualism, has lacked the necessary political climate or atmosphere to develop beyond the superficial level. This has ensured that multiculturalism as a policy would have no status in cabinet, no legislative base, no commissioner in Ottawa, or sympathy in the bureaucracy, the Privy Council Office or the Prime Minister’s Office. As a result, it has also received little funding, in sharp contrast to the funds expended on bilingualism. Because Trudeau’s vision of Canada is essentially dualistic, he is incapable of reconciling the twin concepts of English-French dualism and ethnocultural pluralism.
D’Arcy McGee and the Critical Act: A Nineteenth-Century Oration
Authors: WARKENTIN GERMAINE
Published: January 2017

McGee’s "The Mental Outfit of the New Dominion" surveys Canadian literary culture in 1867. Reading it we must take account of its genre, the oration, the audience it addressed, and the forces which shaped McGee himself. The oration combines Tory principles based on Revelation with a firmly empirical, indeed skeptical method. It bridges the gulf between literature as experienced by the ordinary man and as generated by a cultivated elite, to suggest a programme for national literature practical in its concerns and optimistic in its aims. Canadian cultural history has ignored its perspective to its cost.
Preserving Main Street: Some Lessons of Leacock’s Mariposa
Authors: NORRIS DARRELL A.
Published: January 2017

Small town heritage preservation and revitalization pose a dilemma. Commercially viable schemes to revive business districts tend to transcend the traditional, intimate and localized role of main street as the focus of small-town society. Stephen Leacock’s fictional Mariposa captured the typical morphology of main street Ontario at the dawn of the automobile era. Mariposa blended the economic, social and structural underpinnings of main street. This interdependence was at first maintained as Ontario towns adapted to the automobile. The decay, disintegration and dispersal of main street came later. To reverse these forces is difficult enough; to authentically evoke the era of Mariposa is close to impossible.
Unconventional Militance: Union Organized Fish Sales in Newfoundland
Authors: CLOSE DAVID
Published: January 2017

In 1978 and again in 1979 the Newfoundland Fishermen, Food and Allied Workers Union organized sales of fish by its fishermen members to foreign processors, bypassing the local fish merchants. This paper sets out the background to the sales, describes how they were implemented, and analyzest he conditions which made them possible. It concludes that the NFFAW was able to take momentary advantage of differences between Ottawa and the Newfoundland government regarding jurisdiction over fisheries management to effect these sales.
Economic Peripheralization and Quebec Unrest
Authors: GAGNON ALAIN G. , MONTCALM MARY BETH
Published: January 2017

Heightened postwar conflict between the federal and Quebec governments is often viewed as solely cultural or ’political’. This study demonstrates the influence of two postwar economic trends on this conflict. First, the Canadian economy has become increasingly integrated with the U.S. economy. Secondly, the economic dynamism of the continental economy has shifted geographically to the south and west of the U.S. In this process, the Canadian government’s capacity for economic regulation has been eroded and Quebec has been increasingly ’peripheralized’ within the continental economy. The cases of regional development and the auto-pact are used to illustrate that these trends enhance the position of nationalist interests in Quebec.
Women’s Participation in the Ontario Political Parties, 1971-1981
Authors: BASHEVKIN SYLVIA B.
Published: January 2017

In the contemporary literature on Canadian party politics, relatively little attention is devoted to the participation of women. This article considers female involvement in the three major Ontario provincial parties, at the riding and provincial levels as well as in election campaigns. It concludes that while women’s participation is less than that of men on decision-making levels in all three provincial organizations, women are presently best represented on such levels in the Ontario NDP. Overall, the study suggests that although female party involvement has substantially increased during the past decade, reforms such as internal affirmative action may be necessary in order for women to obtain a more equitable share of political responsibility in the major parties.
Aboriginal Rights, Treaty Rights, and Human Rights: Indian Tribes and “Constitutional Renewal”
Authors: BARSH RUSSEL LAWRENCE , HENDERSON JAMES YOUNGBLOOD
Published: January 2017

Canadian natives’ right to self-determination is neither peculiar to their status as aboriginal inhabitants of the country, nor subject to limitation by Canadian legislation. It is required by contemporary international agreements on human rights to which Canada is a party, and is consistent with the evolution of the British empire into a commonwealth of freely-associated states. Recent discussions of natives’ claim to a constitutional place within the framework of a "renewed" Canadian federalism ignore the strongest legal grounds for natives’ demands, and typically overemphasize economic issues such as compensation for past injuries.
The Defeat of the Clark Government: The Dissolution of Parliament, Leadership Conventions and the Calling of Elections in Canada
Authors: COURTNEY JOHN C.
Published: January 2017

It is a commonplace of parliamentary systems based on the Westminster model to assert that prime ministers enjoy virtually unlimited freedom to advise the dissolution of parliament and the calling of an election. However in Canada, unlike Britain, leadership conventions have served since at least 1957 to constrain a prime minister’s freedom to call an election at will. It is widely accepted in federal political circles that an election called during the four or five months of a leadership campaign would be "unfair" to the party involved in the process of choosing a new leader. But by the same token, as the fate of the Clark government attests, there is no obligation on an opposition party having put out the call for a leadership convention to complete the exercise of selecting a new leader and to abandon its larger parliamentary responsibility of testing a government’s popularity through confidence motions and, if necessary, an election. In the event, the critical error of the Clark government lay in its mistaken belief that an "election-free" period, likely to last several months, was to follow the November 1979 announcement of Mr. Trudeau’s retirement and the selection in March 1980 of his successor in a national convention.
Imperialism and Nationalism in Revisionalist Historiography: A Critique of Some Recent Trends
Authors: CARR GRAHAM
Published: January 2017

The author examines recent discussions of late 19th century Canadian nationalism in the general context of Canadian historiography. He asserts that revisionists such as Carl Berger, while ostensibly challenging Whig assumptions about imperialism/nationalism, actually share many of the traditional views. Consequently, their revisionalism is more superficial and less drastic than previously assumed. While praising the over-all quality and inventiveness of the revisionists’ work, the author finds their methodological framework fragile: their handling of terminology is inept and their context, both historical and historiographical, inadequate. He asserts that such shortcomings are symptomatic of a general parochialism in the writing of Canadian history. Some suggested areas and methods for future study of late 19th century imperialism/nationalism are mentioned.
Pilgrims’ Progress: Margaret Laurence and Hagar Shipley
Authors: THOMAS CLARA
Published: January 2017

All of Margaret Laurence’s Manawaka works, The Stone Angel, A Jest of God, The Fire-Dwellers, A Bird in the House and The Diviners, constitute a structure whose key-stone is Hagar Shipley, a tragic figure who is finally redeemed. In their different ways, Laurence’s heroines mirror their author’s sense of life as a gift and a pilgrimage. As Laurence has told Clara Thomas on various occasions, the one author whose themes and narrative techniques have profoundly affected her own is Joyce Cary. Sara Monday, Mr. Wilcher and Gulley Jimson, the narrators of Cary’s first trilogy, have strong links to her heroines. The differences arise from the English culture in which Cary’s characters move and speak in contrast to the Canadian world of Manawaka which Laurence creates with such authority.
Field Notes and Notes in a Field: Forms of the West in Robert Kroetsch and Tom Robbins
Authors: RICOU LAURENCE
Published: January 2017

Comparison of Robert Kroetsch’s Badlands (1975) and Tom Robbins’ Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1976) shows post-realist whimsy and metafiction making possible a mysterious woman’s West. By testing the limits of field notes, Kroetsch develops a regional form combining inarticulateness, document and intuition. Robbins uses ostensibly limitless notes in a field to expose the limits of formulaic Westerns. But despite this crucial difference, the novels have profound similarities, including the preference for notation as the form of drifting. The parallels suggest that Kroetsch attempts not only an androgynous form but a fiction of the Canadian West incorporating much of the American West.