bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
DNA amplification v1
Authors: Ley Alexandra
Published: September 2018

Total genomic DNA was extracted from leaf tissue to amplify and sequenceindividually five specific target loci from nuclear and chloroplast genome.
UYUŞTURUCU İLE MÜCADELE’ HABERCİLİĞİNDE ÇERÇEVELEME: FİLİPİNLER ÖRNEĞİ
Authors: Geçer Ekmel , Mahinay Krizza Janica
Published: September 2018

Filipinler devlet başkanı Rodrigo Duterte uyuşturucu ile mücadele yöntemlerindeki tartışmalar nedeniyle ulusal ve uluslararası boyutta nam kazanmıştır. Bu nedenle, elinizdeki çalışma uyuşturucu ile mücadele haberciliğinde kullanılan çerçeveleri belirlemeyi amaç edinmiştir. Genelde içerik analizi kullanılarak, Filipinler’deki üç temel gazetedeki (Manila Bulletin, Philippine Daily Inquirer, and The Philippine Star), uyuşturucu ile mücadele haberlerinde öne çıkan aktörlerin temsili ve haber çerçeveleri incelenmiştir. Yapılan analiz sonucunda, gazetelerin temel olarak, kanun ve nizam, suç ve adalet, güvenlik ve savunma, çatışma ve son olarak sorumluluk çerçevelerini kullandığı saptanmıştır. İncelemede, aynı zamanda, medyanın, uyuşturucu karşıtı kampanyayı hikâyeleştirirken objektif bir tutum sergilediği, gözlemlenebilir bir manipülasyona başvurmadığı ve aktör gruplarından birini diğerine üstün göstermediği de anlaşılmıştır.
Role of Public Libraries in the Use of Services of Nadakacheries by Citizens: A Case of Kalaburagi District, Karnataka State, India
Authors: Parvathamma N. , Ali Shoukat
Published: September 2018

An attempt is made to study the usefulness of e-Governance services offered in Nadakacheris, problems faced by citizens and status of public libraries which have major role to play in creating awareness about these services among Citizens. Majority of the users are between the age group of 21-40 years and 94 of them are graduates. Citizens from different walks of life such as farmers, employees in Government/private sectors, students and housewives are using the services of Nadakacheri. Major problems faced by the Citizens are lack of awareness about necessary documents to be carried. The study also recognizes the role of public libraries which are providing library services to the citizens, particularly in rural areas, where public libraries can be hub for integrated citizen’s oriented services by adopting Information Communication Technology (ICT).
Entre el exotismo y la invisibilización
Authors: Rosas Guevara Martha Isabel
Published: September 2018

The way the black otherness has been conceived by the legal discourse constitutes an acting establishment shown in the exotism, threats, servility and invisibility expressed or latent in the regulations destined to control the African descendents since the institutionalization of slavery.This article discusses the research on the legality of blacks in Colombia as from the different interpretations that underlie in the regulatory codes, methodologically relying on legal anthropology, which turns out to be useful for dissecting the ethnic otherness within the colonialism contexts. Despite the fact that the 1991 constitutional reform legitimized black communities as ethnic players, it is worth warning on the danger of approaching multiculturalism as a “new form of cultural racism” whose logic would trigger new forms of exclusion by reducing ethnicity to “natural” and undaunted traits generally linked to folklore
Los cambios políticos a través del pensamiento y el lenguaje
Authors: Hernández Díaz Carlos Arturo
Published: September 2018

El presente artículo pretende demostrar que la característica fundamental de las revoluciones políticas, más que una violencia a la cual se recurre ante la imposibilidad de imponer retórica y persuasivamente los nuevos conceptos a través de los cuales se pretende interpretar ahora la realidad o modificar la relación que se tiene con ella, está constituida por el cambio conceptual y de lenguaje que tiene lugar en esos momentos, ya que estamos convencidos, como lo está Umberto Eco (1990: 417), que “la producción de signos desencadena fuerzas sociales y más aún, representa una fuerza social en sí misma”. Que las revoluciones políticas se producen cuando un grupo social trata, a través de los diferentes recursos sígnicos, de hacer universal sus particulares creencias y valores.
Obtención de una metodología, como resultado científico, en investigaciones sobre dirección
Authors: Fernández Sotelo Adalberto
Published: September 2018

Considering the fact that a significant share of the research on Management targets the design ofmethodologies to establish and generalize a logical sequence of actions as to a problem’s solution andtaking into account the researchers’ broad approach spectrum with a predominant pragmatism in terms ofthe problem that generates the need for the methodology as well as the doubts and questions of such matter,the author shares the criteria of other science branches’ authors, as to the need to systematize individualexperiences and establish guidelines in the research process in order to generate a methodology as themain scientific result. Hence he identifies the structure and distinctive features of a methodology as a mainscientific result that makes possible to produce some criteria that satisfy this need in the ManagementScience resulting from his experience in the executioning and tutoring of researches related to the topic.
Contexto de evolución conceptual de la rsc en Colombia. Propuesta de un sistema econométrico de medición de índices de rsc en las pymes colombianas
Authors: Molina Moreno Valentín , Quesada Rubio José Manuel , Ruiz Guerra Ignacio
Published: September 2018

The Corporate Social Responsibility has a large background in its philosophy, which has provided some orientation on the behavior in the business and business management scope. In the field of business ethics we find the CSR. While the notions of social responsibility in the modern era originated, Carroll (1999), in the decade of the 50, since then lots of definitions can be found; but in essence the concept refers to the responsibilities of the companies (specially the biggest ones) with the society and they go beyond just the economic and legal obligations. These responsibilities are carried out through various voluntary activities. Carroll (1999) points out that if these actions are taken simply to comply with the law, then they can not be considered part of the CSR. The purpose of this research is to propose an econometric model to study the Colombian SME’s difficulties when adopting the CSR by going along the path of the evolution of this theory in the Colombian context.
Cooperativas agroalimentarias e impacto de su estrategia en el desarrollo rural
Authors: Ruiz Guerra Ignacio
Published: September 2018

Given the situation we live in along with its unforeseeable length and a few non-quantifiable consequences at this point, focus should be on the characterization and detailed in-depth knowledge of the sector to be able to help in the cooperatives’ decision making considering the needs for professionalization that have to be undertaken. After insisting on this issue for many years, with authors still claiming that the cooperative sector needs some restructuring that led to the professionalization of its management boards. Conducting this SWOT analysis helps to detect weaknesses and opportunities that emerge in times of crisis. Now while we have a negative concept of the term crisis, in other cultures it has a connotation perfectly understood as positive for being the open door to new opportunities.
Esfuerzos internacionales en el combate a la corrupción
Authors: Gómez Patiño Dilia Paola
Published: September 2018

The phenomenon of institutional corruption has long posed a challenge to the international community to make evident: Empowering transparency in the public sector as well as in the private sector is essential in order to move from simple growth to sustainable development.Because this phenomenon went from being an exclusively domestic affair to an international one, state responses are articulated through the generation of Conventions that unite the efforts to combat corruption and develop proper coping mechanisms to the phenomenon. In view of the above, this article focuses on accounting for the different normative efforts to fight corruption,beginning with some forms of classification of the phenomenon.
Impacto del sistema de venta al menudeo en el comportamiento de compra de las marcas comercializadas en las tiendas de barrio de la ciudad de Cartagena
Authors: Bossa Gracia Gustavo Adolfo
Published: September 2018

It is often a fact that in the process of shopping in the local, neighborhood stores (tiendas), the consumer requests the major brands of consumer products, which invest heavily in advertising budgets. This reality is affected when, in order to distribute it, the storekeeper (tendero) repeatedly fractions off or divides the product. The label and packaging, the results of in-depth manufacturing and branding processes, often get damaged or removed entirely which in turn diminishes the product’s original quality of preservation. Consequently, it makes it difficult for the consumer to have direct contact with the brand. The impact of this fragmented retail system on the buying behavior of the major brands in convenience stores in Cartagena is captured panoramically in this article. The primary goal of this research was to discern if consumer purchasing decision and/or financial investment made by advertisers to manage and position a brand were affected by the product fragmentation process carried out by the final distributors at neighborhood stores.
Cloud computing
Authors: Cabarcas Álvarez Amaury , Puello Marrugo Plinio , Canabal Mestre Rosmery
Published: September 2018

Global warming, climate change, damage to the ecological resources, and pollution are serious threats to human health, compromising the quality of life for many people. Therefore, it becomes extremely important for all companies and organizations to fully observe the principles of Entrepreneurial Social Responsibility (ESR). Cloud Computing is one of the green technologies in the field of Information Technology (IT), because it reduces the expenses on paper and helps diminish energy consumption and emission of C02. Therefore it is recognized as an important strategy to strengthen the implementation of the ESR.
La cuestión integral del siglo XXI
Authors: Novoa Ruiz Julio Alberto
Published: September 2018

The penitentiary problem in Latin America stems from the lack of integration of the public policies of criminal and penitentiary security. This situation worsens specially in Colombia because of its armed conflict, which makes the criminal policy design more difficult to make in order to neutralize crime in a more efficient fashion. Therefore it is necessary in the integral question to establish a way to channel and orient new policies that prompt a primary prevention (addressed to the security field and citizens coexistence) and a secondary one (the field of justice in the research process) plus a third one (in the penitentiary field, when dealing with a convict population).
Incidencia y características de la violencia intrafamiliar en Cartagena de Indias. 2008 - 2012
Authors: Goyeneche González Fredi E , Pardo Gómez Jerry , Mármol Pérez Oswaldo
Published: September 2018

This paper responds to the needs assessment and periodic monitoring of key indicators of violence in the city of Cartagena, to thereby develop strategies and public policies that promote the improvement of the conditions of coexistence. A quantitative approach, which uses proprietary tools dela descriptive statistics to characterize and profile each of the variables that are alluding to the facts used. The main results of a majority dating distribution of cases in the neighborhoods of the districts 5 and 6 corresponding to the neighborhoods and the southwestern outskirts of the city, and with a high incidence of cases in which thevictim is being female .
La integración regional en américa latina y su impacto en el sector agrícola
Authors: Maza Ávila Francisco Javier , Agámez Arias Anny Del Mar , Vergara Schmalbach Juan Carlos
Published: September 2018

This article is a literature review about regional integration, highlighting its impact on Latin American countries and identifying the most relevant stages of both commercial deepening and expansion of markets also inconclusive aspects of various openings are collected Latin American trade, with special emphasis on the agricultural sector. The analysis of the articles and reports consulted, it is determined that the dynamism of Latin America in the international markets to trade opening gives great opportunities but at the same time, their risks are very high, but these risks can be minimized from an internal restructuring and the establishment of policies and institutional support both public and private, so you can increase the competitiveness in international markets.
Los cambios del periodismo frente a las nuevas tecnologías en dos ciudades principales del caribe colombiano
Authors: Garcés-Prettel Miguel , Botero-Rivera Dalis , Castro-Escobar Huber
Published: September 2018

This descriptive research analyzes the different perceptions journalists from the Colombian Caribbean have on the possible changes in the local journalism due to the incorporation of new technologies on their work field in Monteria and Cartagena de Indias (Colombia).
The journalists have found that the cities have been greatly benefited by the TIC regarding access to information sources, facilitation of editing work, and content editing; however, they highlight some inappropriate uses of technology that are affecting the journalistic quality in some information companies: the loss of contact with reality and sources, the reduction of the career to broadcasting of information or news, and the exercise of journalism in the light of technological competences that leave out the professional and ethical competences.
Influencia del pensamiento de rawls en la jurisprudencia de la Corte Constitucional colombiana
Authors: Cruz Martínez Alexander
Published: September 2018

The current article will consider the main elements of John Rawls’ thought that have been used as parameters for ethical and political analysis in the cases of the Colombian Constitutional Court during its twenty years of existence. The importance of this topic arises from the fact that, by having the Court as the main guard of constitutional supremacy, its decisions have such authority to other state actors that they use as interpretative guidelines its reasoning and, consequently, the ideas of the authors that it employs.
Del control territorial al individuo: Un camino hacia el actuarialismo
Authors: Novoa Ruíz Julio Alberto
Published: September 2018

The actuarial control is a much needed form of control nowadays because of the increase of criminal actions executed by outlaw organizations (guerrillas, criminal groups, and drug dealers), which, also are spreading through the urban areas, this prompts the necessity to design new strategies of actuarial control in order to guarantee safety by the security forces with technologic and informatics tools in order to exercise an adequate control over the population from the villages.
“Historias y leyendas” ruta de museos como estrategia de marketing de destinos en cartagena de indias, ciudad patrimonio histórico de la humanidad. valoración inicial
Authors: Bustillo Castillejo María Cristina , Espriella Mendoza Yesid de la
Published: September 2018

This document is a reflection on the results of the research work at CityMarketing developed by the research group GISEMA from the Universidad Libre de Cartagena for the Cartagena museums network, co-sponsored by the institute of cultural heritage in Cartagena. Our main purpose was the first phase of research on destination marketing, more specifically the phase of Museums valuation in Cartagena de Indias as a cultural scenario, plus the revision, contextualization and analysis of the tourism system, becoming one of the main elements of the diagnosis for the design of a new touristic product called the Museums Tour Cartagena de Indias “Stories and Legends”. The tour will allow us to expand the touristic offer in the city, plus an improvement of the competitiveness, it will also increase the number of days a person stays and the historic and cultural knowledge of the tourists that come to Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, declared a cultural and historic patrimony of the world by UNESCO. Finally, there are some recommendations and proposals to improve our offer of an integrated product with more representativeness and better content and interactivity; beginning with phase two of perception which is primordial for the people in general, for people from Cartagena and for tourists.
Diferentes miradas sobre la sociedad por acciones simplificada (SAS) tras un nuevo conocimiento
Authors: Jaramillo Marín Ruby Stella
Published: September 2018

The Joint Stock Companies come mainly from the French Law. This prototype has been welcome in different countries due to the capacity to adapt with ease to different demands and needs of the entrepreneurs. In Colombia the JSC was created through the act 1258 in 2008, and just like in other countries, it has been implemented due to its simplicity at the moment of its constitution, in like manner, it can be made through a private document, this model offers freedom to the partners so they can use the corporate model accordingto its requirements.In any case, due to this flexibility, freedom and low control they are submitted to, some negative circumstances have emerged in the development and usage of this corporate model in the country due to the inadequate and wrong implementation when used as a façade for the execution of illegal activities with the purpose of tax evasion and the responsibility in charge of any society as far as the evasion of social security of its employees.
Estudio del uso y apropiación de tics en pymes metalmecánicas en Cartagena
Authors: Cabarcas Álvarez Amaury , Canabal Mestre Rosmery , Puello Marrugo Plinio
Published: September 2018

In Colombia the PYMES have become one of the most productive sectors in the country´s economy. It hasbeen characterized for thriving and becoming a great generator of jobs. However, some sectors point outthat these should adopt solid corporal structures and implement technological tools such as informationtechnologies and communication that ease its performance, and at the same time allow an increase onthe productivity and competitiveness level. Unfortunately, there are still some PYMES that use obsoletetechnologies or they just do not use technology, which prevents them from being competitive. Nevertheless,in spite of these limitations, their contributions have been acknowledged and the government plus the higheducation institutions and the industrial sector have become their strategic allies in order to support themand project them towards a more productive path. This article shows the results of a research study on PYMES in the metal-mechanic sector in Cartagena in order to identify the strengths and weaknesses in theuse of information technologies and Web tools 2.0 in their processes.
Transformación pedagógica mediada por tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC)
Authors: Garcés-Prettel Miguel , Ruiz Cantillo Rosmayra , Martínez Ávila David
Published: September 2018

The goal of the present article is to theoretically support the concept of pedagogical transformation and its relation with information and communication technologies. The epistemological analysis revolves around the theoretical possible basis that support the concept, which means that in the education context there is a need to develop pedagogical transformation processes mediated by this kind of technologies and the possible ways of joining them in the teaching-learning dynamics in order to maximize the interaction, the autonomy, the learn to learn, the team work, and the active participation of the students in their academic training.
Análisis de la praxis judicial en el marco del proceso especial de restitución y formalización de tierras. una mirada al contexto de violencia territorial
Authors: Sayas Contreras Rafaela , Caro Benítez Melisa José
Published: September 2018

The rights on the land are a neuralgic point in the history of the country. The economic and social inequalities of the Colombian population are attributed to the struggle for the land. The issuance of the Law 1448 of 2011 involves a political and legal commitment for the construction of the coexistence in Colombia, in which, into a frame of integral repair to the victims of the armed conflict, are laid the foundations for the restitution of despoiled lands, an aspect that implies the joint of institutions, but beyond it, it is a challenge to the judicial branch of the public power. The fundamental point of the restitution of lands relapses into the judge, specifically into the “judge of lands.” This being so, the current article accounts of the judicial practice around the processes of restitution in a regional level, but, at the same time, it reflects about the reconstruction of the territorial armed conflict in the Colombian Caribbean region.
Calidad de la docencia universitaria
Authors: Gamboa Suárez Audin Aloiso , Lago de Vergara Diana , Hernández Pina Fuensanta
Published: September 2018

The article shows the results of a qualitative research which sought to understand the institutional discourses about teaching present in educational policies at a public university in North Santander from five categories: skills, teaching methods, evaluation, role of the teacher and the student. The methodological guidelines are based on qualitative analysis of speech vertically, allowing understand the main statements that are part of the speeches of the teaching category with reference documents rigor of the institution, as well as documents and Nursing programs Systems Engineering the University Francisco de Paula Santander (Cúcuta) that were part of this work. The study does show idealistic speeches, where the theoretical and methodological routes of institutional documents are constructed on the basis of the social transformation of local, regional and national scenarios, and new approaches to teaching - learning
Análisis de la ayuda humanitaria para víctimas del conflicto armado en Colombia
Authors: Jaramillo Marín Ruby Stella
Published: September 2018

This article develops the analysis of humanitarian aid for victims of the armed conflict in Colombia taking into account the implementation of Law 1448 (Victims’ Law) and the role of women within it. The methodology used corresponds to qualitative research with an analytical and descriptive approach. The result of the analysis showed among other findings, the contradiction between what the State and the victims say in relation to the reparation processes, a high confusion in the implementation of the law, as well as the little application of the constitutional court rulings with regard to the resolution of requests for the delivery of humanitarian aid proposed by the victims of the crime of forced displacement
Evaluación prospectiva de la viabilidad de la instalación de calentadores de agua solar en los hogares como una forma alternativa de uso de GLP en Imbabura, Ecuador
Authors: Chiriboga Gavidia Gonzalo , Gutiérrez Garaba Johon , Pérez Márquez Fabio
Published: September 2018

Ecuador is a country with energy needs, which should be efficiently met by means of technical and financial considerations. Existing policy promotes the change of the national energy mix to renewables. In this context, this policy will discourage the consumption of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by eliminating gradually its subsidy. Therefore, this research carries out a prospective analysis up to 2050 in order to determine the feasibility of installing solar water heaters as alternative to the conventional systems based on LPG and firewood. In the same sense, this paper includes: the determination of the solar energy potential of Peguche (a community located in Imbabura, Ecuador), trends of the solar system’s costs, and trends of oil prices and oil sub-products for three prospective scenarios. In order to evaluate the feasibility of the project, the payback period based on the savings in the fuel consumption is calculated. To conclude, the paper highlights the environmental advantages in the use of this renewable energy in terms of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).
Educación musical
Authors: Gamboa Suárez Audín Aloiso
Published: September 2018

Music education is an essential area in the school curriculum because it facilitates the development and enrichment of the mind and personality, further comprising the aesthetics and beauty that harmonizes the mental and spiritual faculties of the human being. Similarly, it is important for the student to establish a social relationship in areas such as listening tool itself, listening to others and listening to the life of the world. By this inclusion in schools should be made to promote the student to discover, enjoy and explore the benefits associated with the musical practice. This paper shows the results of a qualitative study that sought to understand the representations and pedagogical practices of teachers and students in 3 educational institutions of primary and secondary education in Cúcuta - Norte de Santander. The methodological horizon of the study was guided by the qualitative paradigm - with no interpretive participant observation and depth interviews as techniques for gathering information. The results show that music education in institutions does not favor the development of the subject in its different dimensions, however, it is considered by stakeholders as a neglected element of the school curriculum.
Facilitadores de la generación de conocimiento organizacional
Authors: Robledo Fernández Juan , Donado Beltrán Raúl Salvador , Lozano Borrero Juan , Batista Ochoa Iván Eduardo
Published: September 2018

Facilitating knowledge in organizations has become in one of the main strategic activities, since the creation and sustainability of the competitive advantages are achieved from the capacity for innovation and knowledge management that an organization is able to develop. In this regard, addressing issues related to the generation of knowledge, in this case, enablers, seeks from the perspective of Social Representations, to find opportunities in order to identify these critical elements in knowledge management and therefore in the capacity of innovation of the organizations.
EKONOMİK ÖZGÜRLÜK, TURİZM VE EKONOMİK BÜYÜME: BRICST ÜLKELERİNDE KÓNYA BOOTSTRAP NEDENSELLİK ANALİZİ
Authors: GÖVDELİ Tuncer
Published: September 2018

Bu
çalışmada BRICST (Brezilya, Rusya, Hindistan, Çin, Güney Afrika ve Türkiye)
ülkelerinin 1995 ile 2016 döneminin ekonomik özgürlük, turizm gelirleri ve
ekonomik büyüme ilişkisi analiz edilmiştir. Bu amaçla öncelikle panelin yatay
kesit bağımlılığı araştırılmıştır. Panelde yatay kesit bağımlılığı
belirlendikten sonra panelin eğim katsayılarının heterojen olduğu belirlenmiştir.
Panelin yatay kesit bağımlılığı altında eğim katsayılarının heterojen olması,
Konya (2006) nedensellik testinin ön koşulunu sağlamıştır. Konya (2006)
nedensellik testi analizleri göre; i) Hindistan ve Güney Afrika ülkelerinde
ekonomik büyüme ekonomik özgürlüğün nedenselidir. ii) Çin, Güney Afrika ve
Türkiye’de turizm gelirleri ekonomik büyümenin nedenselidir ve Rusya’da
ekonomik büyüme ile turizm gelirleri arasında çift yönlü nedensellik tespit
edilmiştir. iii) Hindistan’da ekonomik özgürlük ile turizm gelirleri arasında
çift yönlü nedensellik ilişkisi vardır ve Güney Afrika’da turizm gelirleri
ekonomik özgürlüğün nedenselidir. iv) Rusya’da ekonomik özgürlük ve turizm
gelirleri ile ekonomik büyüme arasında nedensellik ilişkisi tespit edilmiştir.
É possível estruturar a ponderação por meio de critérios racionais? O caso busca de dados
Authors: Gorzoni Paula
Published: September 2018

O recurso à ponderação como método de decisão em casos de colisão entre direitos fundamentais tem sido debatido com frequência pela literatura jurídica assim como tem sido adotado por cortes em nível nacional e internacional. A expansão do método levanta muitas objeções e perguntas a respeito de sua estrutura e racionalidade. Neste artigo, o método será analisado por meio de (1) sua definição, (2) principais objeções contra a sua aplicação, (3) sua estrutura por meio da fórmula do peso, e (4) um estudo de caso, a fim de se analisar a possibilidade de se estruturar o método por critérios racionais de decidibilidade em um caso concreto. O caso escolhido corresponde a uma decisão da Tribunal Constitucional alemão sobre a permissão de cortes locais para a realização de busca de dados pessoais, a fim de se procurar terroristas em potencial que poderiam estar planejando ataques na Alemanha após os ataques de 11 de setembro de 2001 nos Estados Unidos.
An assessment of vegetation variables in the reclamation area of the ex-gold mining at Ratatotok, Southeast Minahasa
Authors: Purnomo Danang Wahyu , Fijridiyanto Izu Andry , Witono Joko Ridho
Published: September 2018

The reclamation area of the ex gold-mining PT. Newmont Minahasa Raya (PT. NMR) will be used as a botanic gardens. This study aims to assess the reclamation program's success based on a variable vegetation of the ex gold-mining area of PT. NMR for the basis of the next management. Observations of vegetation on each unit of area was done by nested sampling system, where plots were placed along a perpendicular transect in a contour line. Vegetation variables were recorded among other: species name, individual number, plot numbers, coordinates, temperature, humidity, canopy cover, and land cover. The effect of vegetation on both of two variable regions, revegetation area and non-revegetation area, was tested using discriminant analysis. The results showed that the vegetation composition of the ex gold mining area of PT. NMR was still dominated by introduction species i.e. gamal (Gliricidia sepium), mahoni (Swietenia macrophylla), and lamtoro (Leucaena leucocephala). The diversity of understorey vegetation was middle category. The vegetation structure of the revegetation area was still in its infancy and has not yet reached climax conditions. However, revegetation efforts PT. NMR has succeeded in restoring the composition and structure of vegetation resembling to vegetation conditions in secondary forests. For supporting the ecosystem stability and promoting development programs of botanic gardens, were the enrichment of native vegetation and endangered species is needed.
Whole Person Care in Underresourced Communities: Stakeholder Priorities at Long-Term Follow-Up in Community Partners in Care
Authors: Khodyakov Dmitry , Zulfacar Sharif Mienah , Jones Felica , Heller S. Megan , Pulido Esmeralda , Wells Kenneth B. , Bromley Elizabeth
Published: September 2018

Objective: Depressed individuals may require help from different agencies to ad­dress health and social needs, but how such coordination occurs in under-resourced communities is poorly understood. This study sought to identify priorities of Latino and African American depressed clients, ex­plore whether service providers understand client priorities, and describe how providers address them.Methods: Between October 2014 and February 2015, we interviewed 104 clients stratified by depression history and 50 representatives of different programs in health and social community agencies who participated in Community Partners in Care, a cluster-randomized trial of coalition-building approaches to delivering depres­sion quality improvement programs. Clients were queried about their most pressing needs; program representatives identified their clients’ needs and explained how they addressed them.Results: Physical and mental health were clients’ top priorities, followed by housing, caring for and building relationships with others, and employment. While persistently depressed clients prioritized mental health, those with improved depression prioritized relationships with others. Program repre­sentatives identified housing, employment, mental health, and improving relationships with others as clients’ top priorities. Needs assessment, client-centered services, and linkages to other agencies were main strate­gies used to address client needs.Conclusion: Depressed clients have mul­tiple health and social needs, and program representatives in under-resourced commu­nities understand the complexity of clients’ needs. Agencies rely on needs assessment and referrals to meet their clients’ needs, which enhances the importance of agency partnership in “whole person” initiatives. Our results illustrate agency capacity to adopt integrated care models that will ad­dress clients’ multiple needs through multi-sector collaboration and describe potential strategies to help reach the goal of whole person care.Ethn Dis. 2018;(Suppl 2): 371- 380; doi:10.18865/ed.28.S2.371.
Commentary: Applying the Community Partners in Care Approach to the Opioid Crisis
Authors: Wells Kenneth B. , Watkins Katherine E. , Hurley Brian , Tang Lingqi , Jones Felica , Gilmore James
Published: September 2018

Background: Given national concern over rising mortality from opioid use disorders (OUD) and challenges to increasing OUD treatment access, a coalition approach may hold promise to improve access and out­comes for diverse populations. We present considerations of a community-partnered working group on adapting the Community Partners in Care (CPIC) study and coalition approach to OUD.Method: During January 2016 through Jan­uary 2017, academic, provider, consumer and policy stakeholders reviewed options to adapt CPIC’s Resources for Services (RS) for individual program technical assistance and Community Engagement and Planning (CEP) for coalition support to OUD treatments, integrating stakeholder input into design op­tions with estimated sample sizes.Findings: The working group recommend­ed Community Reinforcement and Family Treatment (CRAFT) as a stakeholder-support intervention to facilitate uptake and adher­ence to Medications for Addiction Treat­ment (MAT). Recommended implementa­tion interventions for MAT/CRAFT were expert technical assistance supplemented by organizational readiness, and CEP for coali­tion support with a Learning Collaborative. Power estimation suggests that to compare implementation intervention effects on abstinence would require a somewhat larger enrolled sample and 3-4 times the screening sample as CPIC, and for mortality, at least 5-10 times the enrolled sample as CPIC.Discussion: Stakeholders viewed the CPIC design and interventions as feasible and acceptable as community-wide approaches for addressing the opioid epidemic, but comparing impacts on mortality would require large, multi-site trials. Ethn Dis. 2018;28(Suppl 2):381-388; doi:10.18865/ed.28.S2.381.
Stakeholder Perspectives on the Social Determinants of Mental Health in Community Coalitions
Authors: Kataoka Sheryl H. , Ijadi-Maghsoodi Roya , Figueroa Chantal , Castillo Enrico G. , Bromley Elizabeth , Patel Heather , Wells Kenneth B.
Published: September 2018

Objective: Although evidence supports the potential for community coalitions to posi­tively address social determinants of mental health, little is known about the views of stakeholders involved in such efforts. This study sought to understand county leaders’ perspectives about social determinants related to the Health Neighborhood Initia­tive (HNI), a new county effort to support community coalitions.Design: Descriptive, qualitative study, 2014.Setting: Community coalitions, located in a large urban city, across eight service planning areas, that serve under-resourced, ethnic minority populations.Procedures: We conducted key informant interviews with 49 health care and commu­nity leaders to understand their perspectives about the HNI. As part of a larger project, this study focused on leaders’ views about social determinants of health related to the HNI. All interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed. An inductive approach to coding was used, with text segments grouped by social determinant categories.Results: County leaders described multiple social determinants of mental health that were relevant to the HNI community coalitions: housing and safety, community violence, and employment and education. Leaders discussed how social determinants were interconnected with each other and the need for efforts to address multiple social determinants simultaneously to ef­fectively improve mental health.Conclusions: Community coalitions have an opportunity to address multiple social determinants of health to meet social and mental health needs of low-resourced com­munities. Future research should examine how community coalitions, like those in the HNI, can actively engage with com­munity members to identify needs and then deliver evidence-based care.Ethn Dis. 2018;28(Suppl 2):389-396; doi:10.18865/ed.28.S2.389.
The Impact of Interbank Offered Rate on the Exchange Rate of the Chinese Yuan Renminbi Against the Sterling Pound: Evidence from Libor and Shibor
Authors: Shi Junchi , Wu Maoguo
Published: September 2018

United Kingdom, as the world’s fifth largest economy, maintains good cooperation relation with China in the area of economy and trade. As the world’s fourth largest foreign exchange trading currency, the exchange rate fluctuation of the sterling pound has an important economic impact on the world’s foreign exchange market and it also has a significant impact on the trade with China. There are many factors that influence the exchange rate. By using time series approach, this paper analyzes the impact of two main variables, Libor and Shibor, and five common economy variables, inflation rate, interest rate, balance of trade, GDP and money supply, on the change of the sterling pound exchange rate. The results of the empirical analysis show that five common factors have significant relation with exchange rate. For the two main variables, Libor has a strong correlation with the sterling pound exchange rate, but Shibor has no such relation. Meanwhile, this paper focuses on analyzing the possibility of arbitrage according to the empirical results. It was found that the model for the impact on exchange rate in this paper cannot predict future exchange rate. As a result, short-term arbitrage prediction cannot be made.
Characteristics of Mexican Leather Footwear Industry and its International Trade Activity, Correlation of Productivity, and Competitiveness
Authors: Cisneros-Reyes Y. D. , Rocha-Ibarra J. E. , Arredondo-Hidalgo M. G.
Published: September 2018

This paper focuses on analyzing the globalization effect on the Mexican leather footwear industry at a firm-level. In this work, the analysis of competitiveness is done based on the definition given by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). They defined it as ‘a measure of a country's advantage or disadvantage in selling its products in international market’. The productivity of the Mexican leather footwear industry was calculated using the Latin American-KLEMS Model that relates gross output to primary (Capital and Labor) and intermediate inputs (Energy, Other intermediate goods, and Services). Furthermore, firms were categorized considering the number of employees, the annual value of production, and the commercial diversification in order to calculate the correlation Pearson coefficient. Firstly, the results show that the correlation of production value with the number of exporting companies is bigger than the correlation of the importing companies. Secondly, that the correlation of Total Productivity Factor (TPF) to exports is strong (0.7028); and finally, that the correlation of Total Productivity Factor (TPF) to imports is also significant (0.6511).
TIC Dans L’enseignement Des Mathematiques Au Lycee Marocain
Authors: Harraq Jamal , Hattaf Khalid , Bamhamed Mohamed , Achtaich Naceur
Published: September 2018

In this work, we investigate the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the teaching of mathematics at Moroccan high school. We first start with the analysis of school books from the three years of Baccalaureate. Furthermore, we analyze the pedagogical orientations concerning the use of these technologies. The results obtained from this study show that the use of ICT in mathematics education at Moroccan high school is still too limited.
Modelos Y Estilos De Resolución De Conflictos En El Marco De Una Cultura De La Paz Para Los Líderes De Las Unidades Habitacionales Del Municipio De Puebla, México
Authors: Cervantes Leticia Susana Medoza , Mendoza Susana Pérez Milicua
Published: September 2018

This paper focuses on the different theories on management and styles of conflict resolution in order to establish a culture of peace among the leaders of the housing units of the municipality of Puebla, Mexico. The literature was reviewed using keywords in different databases. The main findings suggest that there is a great diversity of models and styles of conflict resolution, as well as different instruments to evaluate them. However, its focus is fundamentally oriented to organizational reality, rather than to issues of a social nature. The model and style of conflict resolution that best explains the prevailing situation in housing units is the two-dimensional approach with four styles.
Analyse Conceptuelle Et Optimisation De La Fiabilité Des Systèmes : Cas D’une Unité De Production De Farines Des Nourrissons
Authors: Djami Aslain Brisco Ngnassi , Nzie Wolfgang
Published: September 2018

The purpose of this article is to propose an approach to analyse and optimize the topology of reliability in the design of mechanical systems. The application is made on a chain of production of infant flours. Indeed, the systems that we design are more and more complex and must be realized at reduced costs. These systems are "multi-domains" because many trades come into play. High reliability for complex topology systems is required. Thus, we present a methodology for the analysis of reliability in the design process that groups models based on diagrams. Finally, to optimize the topological configuration and the reliability of the system, the so-called "robust design" method coupled with an appropriate algorithm is deployed. The expected result is: the proposal of a methodology for optimizing the topology and the reliability of the systems.
Caractéristiques Physico-Chimiques Des Eaux De La Nappe Alluviale De La Vallée Du Goulbi N'Kaba Dans La Région De Maradi Au Niger
Authors: Yahouza Laoualy , Issoufou Sandao , Babaye Maman Sani Abdou , Metral Bruno , Ousmane Boureima
Published: September 2018

The Goulbi N'Kaba valley is located in the Maradi region of southcentral Niger. It contains an alluvial aquifer that is used for the drinking water supply, breeding, increasingly more irrigation and for the extractive industries. In addition, this valley is subject to the effects of climate change. A study is needed to improve the knowledge of this water resource, a condition for a better match between the uses and the potentialities of the aquifer. The investigations on the physicochemical parameters and the stable isotopes of the water molecule (oxygen 18 and deuterium), made it possible to reach the following main results: The waters of the alluvial aquifer are slightly acidic, with a pH ranging from 5,2 to 7.2. The mineralization is relatively weak with conductivities between 89,3 and 325 μs/cm, resulting in sodium and calcium bicarbonate facies. These waters are generally good for human consumption and for irrigation. However, in the center of the study area, fluorine and nitrate contents are observed that exceed the WHO guideline values (2006).
Burn-Out Chez Le Personnel Soignant Des Unités De Soins Intensifs De L’hôpital Universitaire De Parakou Au Bénin
Authors: Adelin Tchaou Blaise , Anselme Djidonou , Frédéric Tchegnonsi N’venonfon Charles , Armistice Gbogblenou Gloria Todègnon , Prosper Gandaho
Published: September 2018

The aim of the study was to identify Burn-out factors among caregivers in intensive care units in University Hospital of Parakou. We used a descriptive, analytical and correlational study with prospective data collection carried out over four months (March 1 to June 30, 2015) and 123 caregivers concerned consenting to the study. The Maslach Burn-out Inventory (MBI) was used for the assessment of burnout of the respondents. Among the 143 agents identified, 123of them (86%) consented to the survey. The average age of caregivers was 34.4 ± 9.3 years with a male predominance (56.9%). Seventy-six caregivers lived with a partner (61.8%) and 90.8% of them were monogamous. Seventy-one caregivers (57.7%) were not satisfied with their socio-economic situations and 88.7% of them associate secondary activities. Eighty eight caregivers (71.5%) were identified in their industry stressful conditions. The frequency of Burn-out was 68.3%. The occurrence of burn out was associated with sex (p = 0.001), type of family (p = 0.001), vocational qualification (p = 0.001) in the industry (p = 0 001), socio-economic conditions (p = 0.01), disease appeared in the exercise of the profession (p = 0.02), organizational factors (p = 0.001) and stressful conditions (p = 0.04). In conclusion we observe that the function nurse in the intensive care unit of the University Hospital of Parakou has a physical and mental hardship among caregivers inducing a high score of Burn-out, implementing an adapted prevention program is therefore necessary to lowering it.
Etude Des Anomalies De Résistivités Pour L’optimisation Des Implantations De Forages D’hydraulique Villageoise En Milieu De Socle: Cas De La Région Du Haut-Sassandra (Centre-Ouest De La Côte d’Ivoire)
Authors: Auguste Kouassi Kouamé , Williams Kouassi Francis , Alex Kouadio Zilé , Esaïe Ballo Bi Herber , Adama, A. Coulibaly , Bamory Kamagaté
Published: September 2018

Effective groundwater collecting in the basement requires characterization and identification of the productive aquifer systems that are developed there. Therefore, our study relates to the identification, analysis and description of success indicators of geophysical implantations. It about the type and form of anomaly and the type of survey curve. These indicators are obtained following interpretation of trainings and electrical soundings data. A statistical analysis of these indicators is done using the crosstab method. This reveals that drilling productivity is influenced by indicators mentioned above. Indeed, the combination of type A or H soundings obtained straight up CCL type and W or U form anomalies has the best results of up to 100% success rate. The flow rates obtained are generally large (Q> 4 m3 /h). On the other hand, drilling implanted from a type A sounding on a U or V form anomaly and CCE type has high failure rates (33% to 60%).