bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Un accompagnement plus humain au développement des organisations : l’Approche centrée sur la personne et l’entreprise
Authors: Berthéas Florent
Published: September 2016

L’auteur part du constat qu’il est assez rare que les entreprises permettent aux salariés d’exister et d’être véritablement ce qu’ils sont dans leur cadre de travail. Il observe que le milieu professionnel provoque souvent une incongruence profonde, toxique pour l’organisation et pour l’employé lui-même. S’appuyant sur l’Approche centrée sur la personne, il expose une manière de pratiquer le métier de consultant en entreprise et présente un cadre d’écoute permettant de mettre en œuvre les conditions favorables à l’épanouissement des personnes au travail, de soigner le climat, l’expression spontanée des idées et de la créativité, de redonner valeur aux idées et à l’expérience personnelle afin que la personne se sente partie prenante de la question et de la solution. L’importance de l’implication des dirigeants, de leur prise de conscience et de leur capacité de remise en question des mécanismes de résistance au changement est également soulignée. Présentant les principes de la méthodologie qu’il adopte dans ses interventions, l’auteur souligne combien libérer le potentiel d’une organisation nécessite une attention aux liens humains afin qu’ils deviennent plus riches et plus empreints de confiance.
L’Approche centrée sur la personne : origines, développements et applications contemporaines
Authors: Lago Colin , Ducroux-Biass Françoise
Published: September 2016

L’ouvrage co-dirigé par Colin Lago sur l’Approche centrée sur la personne, ses origines, développements et applications contemporaines constitue la trame de cet article, qui en porte le titre. Après quelques mots sur la personnalité de Carl Rogers, radical visionnaire qui avait confiance dans les capacités des êtres humains et en la tendance actualisante, Lago mentionne les conditions nécessaires au changement thérapeutique et s’attarde notamment sur la congruence et l’empathie. Viennent ensuite des considérations sur les développements nouveaux comme la tendresse, la profondeur relationnelle, les configurations de soi, les tribus de l’Approche centrée sur la personne et d’autres encore plus récents qui signent l’élargissement de la perspective théorique. Colin Lago note enfin que l’enthousiasme pour la recherche a considérablement diminué après la mort de Rogers mais qu’il subsiste un noyau de personnes suffisamment accrochées à l’héritage qu’il a laissé pour continuer son œuvre.
Antenarration et communication financière : leçons de l’opération Areva/UraMin
Authors: Blum Véronique , Gumb Bernard
Published: September 2016

Cet article a pour but principal de tester, de manière inédite, l’approche « antenarrative » développée par Boje (2001, 2011a) en l’appliquant à un cas de communication financière. L’analyse longitudinale de l’acquisition d’UraMin par Areva en 2007 est conduite de son récit prospectif initial (l’antenarration) à ses conséquences et impacts sur la communication des divers acteurs. Différentes phases dans la communication du groupe acquéreur sont mises en évidence : une phase initiale de conquête, suivie d’une phase de doute puis de remise en question. Nous montrons, en juxtaposant l’antenarration et les théories de la légitimation, comment les logiques de légitimation sont influencées par de multiples acteurs dès lors que l’« affaire » est portée sur la place publique. Les potentiels et les limites de l’ante-narration sont identifiés. De par les spécificités des activités extractives, un tel cas doit inspirer de nombreux acteurs : auditeurs, experts géologues, normalisateurs, analystes.
L’adoption de la comptabilité de gestion à l’université : la présence de clivages internes dans un contexte de demandes institutionnelles contradictoires
Authors: Bollecker Marc
Published: September 2016

Différentes pressions institutionnelles imposent depuis de nombreuses années le déploiement de la comptabilité de gestion dans les universités françaises. Cependant, ces pressions paraissent contradictoires sur la finalité de l’outil et sur son rôle dans l’octroi des financements. Compte tenu de ces contradictions et de la conflictualité interne que la comptabilité de gestion peut engendrer, cet article vise à analyser dans quelle mesure son adoption est influencée par les stratégies internes d’allocation de groupes d’acteurs. Fondé sur une approche néo-institutionnelle, l’article cherche à répondre à cette problématique à partir de l’étude d’un établissement français ayant conçu un outil de calcul de coûts complets. Les résultats révèlent des clivages dans les représentations que se font les acteurs de l’outil ainsi qu’un compromis quant à son adoption. Ces clivages sont expliqués non seulement par les disparités observées dans l’allocation des moyens et les stratégies de réallocation, mais aussi par des raisons liées à l’histoire de l’établissement, à sa gouvernance, aux disponibilités des ressources et au statut des personnels administratifs centraux.
Mexique : de la violence et autres démons
Authors: Bizberg Ilán
Published: September 2016

Le président Pena Nieto a souhaité pour le Mexique une lutte contre le narcotrafic moins spectaculaire, et des réformes économiques profondes. Mais quatre années après son arrivée au pouvoir, la violence et la corruption demeurent très largement répandues. L’économie du pays, frappée par la crise mondiale, reste fragile, et les réformes sociales ont été peu décisives. Quant au système politique, il est toujours miné par une partitocratie largement impuissante.
Panama : un État fragile en quête de statut international
Authors: Parthenay Kevin
Published: September 2016

Le Panama est un petit pays d’Amérique centrale, surtout connu pour son canal et, depuis l’affaire des Panama Papers , son système d’évasion fiscale. Cet État a longtemps vécu sous la tutelle des États-Unis et cherche depuis les années 1990 à affirmer son indépendance et sa souveraineté. Pour ce faire, il mise notamment sur son intégration, non seulement dans les circuits économiques et financiers internationaux, mais aussi dans les grandes instances multilatérales.
Diplomatie des armes autonomes : les débats de Genève
Authors: Jeangène Vilmer Jean-Baptiste
Published: September 2016

Les systèmes d’armes létaux autonomes (SALA) n’existent pas encore mais pourraient bien transformer la manière dont les guerres seront menées demain. Depuis 2014, l’Organisation des Nations unies (ONU) a entamé une réflexion sur ces armes d’un genre nouveau, dont certains États voudraient interdire le développement. Si une telle interdiction paraît peu vraisemblable, on devrait néanmoins voir apparaître un code de « bonnes pratiques » encadrant leur utilisation.
Des amours de différentes sortes. Féminisme, nature et anthropologie
Authors: Schumacher Michèle
Published: September 2016

Valerie Saiving posa les premiers jalons d’une théologie féministe qui aura permis indirectement de critiquer certaines options de Jean- Paul II en dénonçant, par exemple, le point de vue « mâle ». Humanae Vitae pourrait aussi être lu en ce sens. Le thème de la nature préconçue par le Créateur ou celui de la nature métaphysique de l’amour serait aussi à prolonger à l’aide des apports de la théologie féministe. Nous nous orientons plus vers une valorisation positive de l’amour que vers une négation de soi, ce que Benoît XVI avait bien perçu. La théologie féministe nous force à penser à nouveaux frais la tension entre réalisation de soi et salut. Le don de soi que Wojtyla ou Balthasar ont placé au centre de leurs réflexions peut aussi se voir enrichi de la sorte. Enfin, le thème de la complémentarité homme/femme doit éviter les écueils d’une théologie élaborée sans les femmes.
Self-Efficacy and Sleep Among Caregivers of Older Adults With Dementia: Effect of an Interprofessional Virtual Healthcare Neighborhood
Authors: Fowler Christianne Nesbitt , Kott Karen , Wicks Mona Newsome , Rutledge Carolyn
Published: September 2016

An Interprofessional Virtual Healthcare Neighborhood (VHN) was designed to deliver information, peer support, and professional guidance to caregivers of individuals with dementia. The VHN was also enhanced with an actigraphy band to monitor caregivers' sleep. The study sample comprised two groups (
N
= 28): caregivers participating in the VHN and those receiving usual care. Measures of sleep quality and quantity, using an actigraphy band; general self-efficacy, using the General Self-Efficacy Scale; and insomnia, using the Insomnia Severity Index, were measured pre- and postintervention for the intervention and comparison groups. Neither group reported significant changes in sleep quality or quantity over time. Insomnia severity decreased for both groups. Self-efficacy became worse for the comparison group, yet remained virtually unchanged for the intervention group. Overall, the current study also showed an effective use of technology to reach homebound caregivers of older adults with dementia. [
Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 42
(11), 39–47.]
Explaining Student Interest and Confidence in Providing Care for Older Adults: The Role of Demographics and Life Experiences
Authors: Jackson Joanie , Clark Amanda , Pearse Lindsey , Miller Elizabeth A. , Stanfield Heather , Cunningham Christopher J.L.
Published: September 2016

America's aging population needs interprofessional health care providers committed to providing high-quality, patient-centered care. Considering the often negative attitudes held by health care students about older adults and the impact that can have on their care, it is important to explore factors that influence student attitudes and desire to provide geriatric care. Five hundred seventy-two students pursuing nursing, physical therapy, athletic training, dietetics, and social work degrees were surveyed. Students reported demographic factors, amount of contact with older adults, how rewarding that contact had been, and confidence and interest in working with older adults. Higher levels of confidence were associated with gender, studying nursing or physical therapy, and being older. Overall, confidence and interest were positively correlated with (a) positive attitudes toward aging, (b) contact frequency, and (c) quality experiences with older adults. Therefore, confident students with an interest in working with the geriatric population upon graduation have more exposure and more rewarding experiences with older adults before entering their program. [
Journal of Gerontological Nursing
,
43
(3), 13–18.]
Sutureless Intrascleral Fixated Intraocular Lens Implantation
Authors: Karadag Remzi , Celik Haci Ugur , Bayramlar Huseyin , Rapuano Christopher J.
Published: September 2016

PURPOSE:

To review sutureless intrascleral intraocular lens (IOL) fixation methods.

METHODS:

Review of published literature.

RESULTS:

Sutureless intrascleral IOL fixation methods are newer and have been developed to eliminate the suture-related complications of sutured scleral fixation methods such as suture-induced inflammation or infection and IOL dislocation or subluxation due to suture degradation or suture breakage. Sutureless intrascleral fixation methods aim for intrascleral haptic fixation to achieve stability of the IOL. Various methods of sutureless scleral fixation have been described. Using a needle, a blade, or a trochar, sclerostomies are created in all techniques for intraocular access. Some surgeons prefer to create scleral tunnels, whereas others use scleral flaps for scleral fixation of haptics. The stability of IOLs is attained by the scar tissue formed around the haptics.

CONCLUSIONS:

Short-term results of these new methods are acceptable; studies including more cases with longer follow-up are needed to determine their long-term success.

[
J Cataract Refract Surg
. 2016;32(9):586–597.]
Lower Energy Levels Improve Visual Recovery in Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE)
Authors: Donate David , Thaëron Rozenn
Published: September 2016

PURPOSE:

To compare the visual outcomes with energy close to the plasma threshold and energy at the standard set-up in small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE).

METHODS:

This retrospective, non-randomized, consecutive clinical case series included 486 eyes of 243 patients who underwent SMILE and were subdivided into two groups depending on the laser energy settings: the standard energy group (164 eyes) using a laser cut energy index of 36 (180 nJ), and the plasma threshold group (322 eyes) using a cut energy index of 20 (100 nJ, close to plasma threshold). A spot spacing of 4.5
µ
m was used in both groups. Safety, efficacy, predictability, and ocular optical quality outcomes were evaluated and compared among groups during a 3-month postoperative follow-up.

RESULTS:

Significantly better uncorrected (UDVA) and corrected (CDVA) distance visual acuity was found in the plasma threshold group throughout the follow-up (
P
≤ .01). A higher percentage of eyes with 20/20 or better UDVA was found in the plasma threshold group at 1 day, 1 month, and 3 months postoperatively. At 1 and 3 months after surgery, no losses of two or more lines of CDVA were found in the plasma threshold group, whereas in the standard energy group these losses were observed in 3.8% and 2.7% of eyes, respectively. Significantly better postoperative modulation transfer function (
P
≤ .02) and a lower level of higher order aberrations were found in the plasma threshold group compared to the standard energy group (
P
≤ .025).

CONCLUSIONS:

An energy level close to the plasma threshold during SMILE provides a faster and better visual recovery.

[
J Refract Surg.
2016;32(9):636–642.]
Moto-cine en Madrid – Barajas
Authors: Chueca Goitia Fernando , Bello Lasierra Severino
Published: September 2016

Madrid, después de Roma, ha sido la segunda capital de Europa que ha construido y puesto en funcionamiento un motocine, es decir, un cine para automóviles, con arreglo a los últimos adelantos que este tipo de espectáculos ha llegado a alcanzar.
Casa Renault - Barcelona
Authors: Soteras Mauri José
Published: September 2016

En la calle Rosellón núm. 190 se ha levantado este edificio comercial de seis plantas, más sótano, ático y sobreático. En las plantas baja y primera la firma automovilista Renault ha instalado una agencia para exposición y venta de sus vehículos, la cual, además, está dotada de una estación de engrase y un pequeño taller en el sótano para el servicio de sus clientes. De la planta segunda a la quinta, ambas inclusive, se han distribuido oficinas, seis por planta.
Union Oil Center - Los Angeles (USA)
Authors: Pereira y Luckman Arquitectos
Published: September 2016

Un nuevo acento vertical, en la más horizontal de las ciudades del mundo —Los Angeles—, se ha acabado recientemente: el "Union Oil Center", conjunto arquitectónico que expresa un estilo lleno de utilidad, fuerza y belleza.
Capilla de San Antonio en Plona – Suiza
Authors: Heeb Ernst , Heeb Walter
Published: September 2016

Piona es un pequeño pueblo suizo de campesinos situado al pie de los Alpes, junto a la frontera de Austria y Lichtenstein.
C. N. I. T. París
Authors: Camelot - De Mailly – Zehrfuss Arquitec , Esquillán Nicolás
Published: September 2016

En el número 96 de INFORMES, publicamos una breve reseña descriptiva de este gran proyecto para el Centro Nacional de las Industrias y Técnicas Francesas. Hoy ampliamos dicha documentación con una serie de fotografías del estado actual de la obra, ilustrado con el texto de una brillante conferencia pronunciada por Esquinan para justificar la solución elegida.
Pabellón del Brasil-Ciudad Universitaria - París
Authors: Le Corbusier - , Costa Lucio
Published: September 2016

En la Ciudad Universitaria de París ha sido inaugurada, recientemente, una nueva residencia estudiantil, conocida con el nombre de «Pabellón del Brasil».
Piscina, en el Tirol
Authors: Florian Grünberger F.
Published: September 2016

Por regla general, en las piscinas al aire libre juega un papel importante las condiciones naturales del terreno, constituyendo las edificaciones un mínimo de las instalaciones del conjunto.
Colonia Skoleparken
Authors: Hauberg Knud , Bo Jorgen
Published: September 2016

El solar sobre el que se ha levantado la colonia Skoleparken —en las afueras de Estocolmo— fue antes un foso de gravilla, por lo que las diferencias de nivel del terreno eran considerables. Los arquitectos aprovecharon en parte esta desnivelación para situar el parque infantil de juegos en una de las zonas bajas, rellenando e igualando el resto para la colocación de las viviendas.
Hostería del Neusa
Authors: Rodríguez Orgaz Alfredo
Published: September 2016

A una hora de Bogotá, rodeado por una cadena de montañas, se haya localizado un hermoso lago. El atractivo turístico del paisaje hizo conveniente la construcción de una Hostería, cuya realización acometió el Banco de la República por intermedio del arquitecto Alfredo Rodríguez Orgaz.
Iglesia Luterana ''La Esperanza", San Francisco
Authors: Corbett Mario
Published: September 2016

Lo más destacado de este conjunto es la originalidad con que ha sido tratado en su aspecto estético. El pino de California es el material que se ha empleado en casi la totalidad de la construcción, cobrando con ello un tinte rústico muy adecuado para el lugar en que se ha situado.
Los ruidos en les edificaciones IV
Authors: Tobío J. M.
Published: September 2016

En el problema acústico de una edificación hay dos aspectos bien diferentes. Primero, el aislamiento y corrección de un edificio ya construido en el que hay que respetar una serie de servidumbres (estructura, muros, forjados, canalizaciones, ventanas, puertas, etc.).
Fábrica de maquinaria Brunsviga en Braunschweig
Authors: Henn Walter , Henschker R.
Published: September 2016

La fábrica de máquinas de calcular Brunsviga, S. A., fue fundada en el año 1871 y, desde entonces, las demandas comerciales han dado origen a una serie de ampliaciones que quedan fielmente reflejadas en las diversas edificaciones que componen el heterogéneo conjunto, ya que al lado de las construcciones de entramado de madera del siglo pasado, se alzan otras de estructura de hormigón armado y de acero. La última —y parece ser definitiva ampliación, puesto que las posibilidades del solar ya han quedado agotadas— se ha efectuado recientemente, ganando, con ello, 2.500 m2 de superficie útil la factoría.
Prefabricación II
Authors: Editorial Equipo
Published: September 2016

La nave de Testación es un rectángulo de 53,00 X 23,00 m2 y su altura supera a todas
las demás. Los pilares tienen 23,40 m de altura y el punto más alto de la cubierta está a 28,46 m sobre el suelo.
Control continuo de uniformidad en los alambres de acero para hormigón pretensado
Authors: Tobío J. M.
Published: September 2016

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Colegio Nuestra Señora del Recuerdo, Chamartín – Madrid
Authors: Laorga Luis Laorga
Published: September 2016

El planeamiento y desarrollo de un proyecto de colegio está condicionado por el sistema pedagógico que en él se ha de poner en práctica. En pedagogía todavía no se ha dicho la última palabra; por el contrario, es grande el número dé teorías diversas —y aun dispares— que sobre la enseñanza se experimentan cada día. Esta es una de las razones por las que se advierten en las construcciones escolares tal diversidad de modalidades aún en las realizadas en las mismas localidades y tiempo.
Puente sobre el rio Lay
Authors: Editorial Equipo
Published: September 2016

El puente sobre el río Lay, salva el río formando un ángulo de 69° con la dirección de éste. Situado en el término municipal de la Reorthe (Francia), sus características principales se concentran en sus tres vigas pretensadas, de 30 m de longitud, prefabricadas, siguiendo los procedimientos Preyssinet, proyectadas por la Société Technique pour l'Utilisation de la Précontrainte, que también se encargó de la redacción del proyecto general de ejecución, cuya realización se encomendó a la empresa constructora Dodin, y de los métodos empleados para la colocación de las vigas en obra.
A la muerte de un gran hombre. Frank Lloyd Wright
Authors: Neutra Richard J.
Published: September 2016

Si contemplamos las amarillas páginas de la Historia —tanto la antigua, que no hemos podido comprobar, como la moderna, que hemos verificado por medio de documentos—, encontraremos noticias equívocas e interpretaciones contradictorias. Incluso en nuestros días existen críticas opuestas sobre personajes tan objetivamente identificados como Julio César, Napoleón o Matías Grunewald. Y es que las preferencias de cada siglo ejercen decisiva influencia hasta en la historiografía de aspecto más científico.
Memorial Center - Milwaukee
Authors: Saarinen Eero
Published: September 2016

El Memorial Center de Milwaukee ha sido erigido en la parte más alta de la ciudad, coronando una enorme colina que domina ampliamente el conjunto urbano y un hermoso lago. Su emplazamiento, al final de un puente de grandes dimensiones, exigía que fuese tratado en armonía con éste, habiéndose adoptado por ello el sistema de colocar la edificación reposando sobre una planta totalmente diáfana que deja vista la estructura, cuyos esbeltos soportes dan sensación de monumentalidad.
Monumento a los Próceres, en Caracas
Authors: Editorial Equipo
Published: September 2016

El Monumento a los Próceres se compone de dos columnas rectangulares, de 30 metros de altura, revestidas en mármol travertino, las cuales llevan en las fases principales, o de mayor extensión, grandes relieves alusivos a las cuatro batallas que sellaron la Independencia Americana: Carabobo, Bocaya, Pichincha y Ayacucho. Las caras restantes ostentan, en la parte superior. Escudos de Venezuela, y luego, inscritos en bronce, de acuerdo con su jerarquía militar y con el orden alfabético correspondiente, los nombres de los próceres nacionales y nombres de próceres extranjeros que contribuyeron a la emancipación, así como también, en orden cronológico, la lista de las victorias logradas por el Ejército Libertador.
Cripta Ardeatina, en Roma
Authors: Aprile Nello , Calcaprina Cino , Cardelu Aldo , Fiorentino Mario , Ferugin Giuseppe i , Basaldella Mirko , Coccia Francesco
Published: September 2016

Entre las obras realizadas en Italia después de la guerra, corresponde a la ordenación de la Cripta Ardeatina, en Roma, el primer lugar entre la arquitectura monumental. Creemos poder afirmar que esta obra quedará en la historia del movimiento italiano moderno como una conquista cierta, que ninguna moda podrá alterar.
Monumento a la mano abierta
Authors: Le Corbusier -
Published: September 2016

Ha sido proyectada por un equipo capitaneado por Le Corbusier. Se ha trabajado de corazón, animados todos sus componentes por un alto espíritu, con entusiasmo. Su labor de equipo no se ha visto entorpecida por las fuertes individualidades que lo integran; al contrario. La labor era inmensa y se centraba en el Capitol, corazón principal de la nueva ciudad y cabeza del nuevo Estado. En el Capitol se dispusieron los edificios alrededor de un gran parque: la Asamblea, el Palacio de los Ministerios, Palacio del Gobernador, Palacio de Justicia o Tribunal Supremo. En el parque se construyeron estanques y el gran lago artificial, uno de cuyos lindes, la Avenida del Agua, corre a lo largo del muro de contención de 4 km de longitud que lo creó, cortando uno de los ríos que atraviesan los terrenos en que se construye la ciudad. Este lago se proyectó para —en lo posible— suavizar el clima heroico y aplastante en los meses más duros. En el centro del conjunto se excavó en el terreno un amplio anfiteatro para asambleas públicas, en el cual se colocará el monumento a la Mano Abierta, símbolo de la postura espiritual del Pundjab. La India encierra tesoros de civilización; en ella todo está informado por una alta filosofía religiosa. Le Corbusier inició el proyecto del monumento, al parecer, meditando sobre su simbolismo.
Depósitos de ladrillo con armaduras postesas
Authors: Barredo de Valenzuela Carlos
Published: September 2016

Al proyectar un depósito de agua, son varios los factores determinantes que pueden inclinarnos a una solución o a otra. Aparte de su misión específica como recipiente para almacenar una cierta cantidad de agua a una determinada altura, pueden influir condiciones locales, funciones estéticas o limitaciones económicas. Generalmente, cada uno de estos factores influye en mayor o menor grado en la mente del proyectista para decidirle por un tipo determinado de depósito.
Benchmarking Best Practices of the BRIC Nations
Authors: Corrêa Cynthia H. W.
Published: September 2016

Electronic marketing (e-Marketing) is fundamental to ensure an efficient benchmarking and strengthen brands by the online promotion of tourism destinations. In the current scenario, the BRIC nations come to the fore as corporate tourism destinations and also are integrating the ranking of the ten leading holiday destinations in 2014, by some visitors. The objective of this study is to evaluate the e-Marketing strategies of the BRIC members to identify best practices for benchmarking from the use of information and communication technologies to launch them as global destinations. This research was developed through literature review and an analysis of the official tourism websites, mobile applications, profiles on social media and sharing sites. As the primary results, Brazil, India and South Africa have the best benchmarking performances, although all the countries need to invest in e-Marketing, to reinforce the online presence for stimulating the interest of the public.
Exploring the Food Tourism Effectiveness of Official Websites of BRICS Nations
Authors: Dahiya Ashish , Duggal Shelley
Published: September 2016

BRICS is the association of five major developing national economies named Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. These five nations are synchronically rising up for ameliorating their economies. Occupying more than 25% of the total land area of the world and also more than 40% of the world population, these five BRICS nations have only a little share of world travel as compared to occidental world. Being rich in natural, cultural and food and culinary heritage, these five nations have bright future to become top most tourism destinations across the world. The proper marketing and promotion via internet marketing tool like websites can be of great help to promote culinary heritage of any destination and therefore, helps to improve the tourism graph of the destination. Discerning the significant importance of the websites in the promotion of food tourism for any destination, the present study aims at the comparative content analysis of the official tourism websites of BRICS nations to evaluate their performance in the context of promotion of food and culinary heritage on world -wide web. The modified Balanced ScoreCard (BSC) approach is incorporated into the evaluation by taking into consideration four perspectives: technical, user friendliness and site attractiveness, tourism effectiveness and food tourism effectiveness. A set of 88 critical success factors representing these four perspectives is then used to investigate the websites. The present study ponders upon the relative strength and weakness of the tourism websites of BRICS nations in promoting food tourism and as well help suggesting the remedial measures in mobilizing the food tourism promotion through websites.
Tourism Perspectives and Potential among BRIC Nations
Authors: Kaushal Vikrant , Sharma Suman
Published: September 2016

Culmination of Second World War more than half a century back was typically characterised by the economic growth and prominence that several western countries achieved. However, the much anticipated shift in the focus is expected to occur in coming decades and the group of countries, popularly known as the BRICs is speculated to emerge stronger in the race of economic dominance. This chapter is a work on BRICs and discusses about the partner countries with attention on the tourism sector. Given the limitation of any chapter in presenting comprehensive perspective, this work briefly, yet judiciously muses over tourism performance and viewpoints, economic highlights of BRIC member countries and to substantiate on the tourism potential in terms of major tourism resources the discussion has been limited to prominent UNESCO World Heritage Sites among the BRIC nations.
An Analysis of Development of Domestic and Inbound Tourism in Russia
Authors: Kumar Amit , Legashova Anastasia
Published: September 2016

One of the most promising sectors in the global economy is Tourism, yet in Russia, the sector's potential is far from fulfilled. Tourism should be at the heart of the core priority areas of Russia's economic development, particularly true in view of the current economic slump. Russia has no shortage of regions with visibly high potential for developing tourism, yet there are a number of problems, characteristic of Russia, which impede its progress: malnourished tourism coupled with an unsophisticated infrastructure, a shortage of personnel, weak marketing, a gloomy business climate, and a lack of adequate regulatory frameworks. Be this as it may, the slump, rather than being a hindrance, should be considered a fresh opportunity for the Russian tourism sector. Russia has been ranked 45th in the latest edition of the biennial Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report, improving its performance by 18 points from its 2013 ranking of 63rd. The ranking, which includes 141 countries, is compiled by the World Economic Forum and Strategy Partners Group every two years, and assesses “the set of factors and policies that enable the sustainable development of the Travel and Tourism (T&T) sector, which in turn, contributes to the development and competitiveness of a country.” In 2013, the WEF cited hefty prices as one of the main disadvantages of the Russian tourist market. The availability of natural and cultural heritage sites has ensured additional points for Russia in the overall ranking; in these areas the country ranked 34th and 21st, respectively. Tours to Russia have become more affordable following the recent devaluation of the ruble – the value of the national currency against the U.S. dollar has fallen by 44 percent since May 2014. As a result, accommodation in hotels has become markedly cheaper. In addition, the consultants noted an improvement in air links (22nd). The present research is an attempt to analyze the development of domestic and inbound tourism in Russian Federation.
Performing “The Tourist” on Social Networking Media
Authors: Khan Sonia
Published: September 2016

The evolution of social networking sites has significantly influenced human behavior. On social networking platforms that transcend barriers of time and geographical distance, people are now engaged 24/7 in an obsessive-compulsive behavior of crafting and projecting a favorable identity of themselves in the virtual world. Social attention and admiration is continuously being sought by making ‘public', ‘any and every' attractive dimension of one's private life. An individual's travel for leisure is one such personal dimension that has become a part of ‘public broadcast' on social networking platforms in order to seek attention, through playing ‘The Tourist'. This paper explores the manner in which people try to project their performance of ‘the tourist' on the popular social networking site ‘Facebook'. Through deconstruction of the ‘touristy' photographs and travel ‘status updates' posted by people on Facebook, the present study aims to identify the characteristic elements that symbolize a ‘typical tourist'. The study also elaborates upon the nature in which travel is being used for ‘status enhancement' through social networking platforms.
Development of Fractional Genetic PSO Algorithm for Multi Objective Data Clustering
Authors: K. Aparna , Nair Mydhili K.
Published: September 2016

Clustering is the task of finding natural partitioning within a data set such that data items within the same group are more similar than those within different groups. The performance of the traditional K-Means and Bisecting K-Means algorithm degrades as the dimensionality of the data increases. In order to find better clustering results, it is important to enhance the traditional algorithms by incorporating various constraints. Hence it is planned to develop a Multi-Objective Optimization (MOO) technique by including different objectives, like MSE, Stability measure, DB index, XB-index and sym-index. These five objectives will be used as fitness function for the proposed Fractional Genetic PSO algorithm (FGPSO) which is the hybrid optimization algorithm to do the clustering process. The performance of the proposed multi objective FGPSO algorithm will be evaluated based on clustering accuracy. Finally, the applicability of the proposed algorithm will be checked for some benchmark data sets available in the UCI machine learning repository.
Quantum Inspired Algorithm for a VRP with Heterogeneous Fleet Mixed Backhauls and Time Windows
Authors: Berghida Meryem , Boukra Abdelmadjid
Published: September 2016

This paper presents a new Quantum Inspired Harmony Search algorithm with Variable Population Size QIHSVPS for a complex variant of vehicle routing problem (VRP), called HVRPMBTW (Vehicle Routing Problem with Heterogeneous fleet, Mixed Backhauls and Time Windows). This variant is characterized by a limited number of vehicles with various capacities and costs. The vehicles serve two types of customers: linehauls customers and backhauls customers. Each customer must be visited in a specific interval of time. The authors propose to use quantum principles to accelerate evolution process and variable population size to decrease the number of solution's evaluation, when the improvement is insignificant. This new approach was tested on benchmarks and produces satisfactory results compared to other approaches.
Optimization of Small Wind Turbines using Genetic Algorithms
Authors: Hamdan Mohammad , Abderrazzaq Mohammad Hassan
Published: September 2016

This paper presents a detailed optimization analysis of tower height and rotor diameter for a wide range of small wind turbines using Genetic Algorithm (GA). In comparison with classical, calculus-based optimization techniques, the GA approach is known by its reasonable flexibilities and capability to solve complex optimization problems. Here, the values of rotor diameter and tower height are considered the main parts of the Wind Energy Conversion System (WECS), which are necessary to maximize the output power. To give the current study a practical sense, a set of manufacturer's data was used for small wind turbines with different design alternatives. The specific cost and geometry of tower and rotor are selected to be the constraints in this optimization process. The results are presented for two classes of small wind turbines, namely 1.5kW and 10kW turbines. The results are analyzed for different roughness classes and for two height-wind speed relationships given by power and logarithmic laws. Finally, the results and their practical implementation are discussed.
Direct Part Mark Bar Code Image Preprocessing
Authors: Li Lingling , Gao Tao , Yang Yaoquan
Published: September 2016

Due to factors such as ambient light and metal materials, the collected industrial DPM bar code images may exist uneven illumination, low contrast, color of background area is darker than bar code region and other harsh issues, while the existing 2D code recognition device can only recognize the type which bar code area color is darker than background region. Therefore, the quality of preprocessing effect is the key point to subsequent recognition algorithm. In this paper, the homomorphic filtering method is used to weaken the influence of uneven illumination firstly, which will enhance the image contrast degree. Then do horizontal and vertical projection, find the points with greater intensity changes in both directions, make the image into blocks, again use the classic Kittler binarization algorithm on each block, then use mathematical morphology method to standardize the dot data matrix images. Finally, an improved Hough transform method is used to detect the ‘L' type finder pattern accurately, then find its pixel value, if color of the background region is darker than the bar code area, do invert-color processing. The processing results of a set of industrial DPM bar code images confirm the effectiveness of the proposed method.
Bearing Fault Diagnosis Based on Labview
Authors: Yao Wan-ye , Jiang Xue-Li
Published: September 2016

This function of wavelet packet decomposition and the energy of each band to strike is achieved within the Labview module. Signal energy in different frequency bands within the change reflects a change in the operating state. Extract wavelet packet energy spectrum of each band, making it as a feature vector. Finally the fault are classified by SVM. The two Parameters, the kernel function parameters g of radial machine support vector machine and penalty factor C of the radial machine support vector machine, are optimally chosen, automatically and rapidly, by using the method of particle swarm algorithm, avoiding the blindness of artificial selection parameters. The Matalab program of support vector machines based on particle swarm optimization are made into COM components. Mixed programming, Labview call COM component, generated by the M file, is implemented, which is divorced from the MATLAB environment, making it good for expanding the function of Labview. The effectiveness, wavelet packet energy spectrum - PSOSVM model of the bearing fault diagnosis, is verified.
Supervised Regression Clustering
Authors: Tehrani Ali Fallah , Ahrens Diane
Published: September 2016

Clustering techniques typically group similar instances underlying individual attributes by supposing that similar instances have similar attributes characteristic. On contrary, clustering similar instances given a specific behavior is framed through supervised learning. For instance, which fashion products have similar behavior in term of sales. Unfortunately, conventional clustering methods cannot tackle this case, since they handle attributes by a same manner. In fact, conventional clustering approaches do not consider any response, and moreover they assume attributes act by the same importance. However, clustering instances with respect to responses leads to a better data analytics. In this research, the authors introduce an approach for the goal supervised clustering and show its advantage in terms of data analytics as well as prediction. To verify the feasibility and the performance of this approach the authors conducted several experiments on a real dataset derived from an apparel industry.
A New Decision Making Model based on Factor Analysis (FA), F-ANP, and F-ARAS for Selecting and Ranking Maintenance Strategies
Authors: Khanaposhtani Habib Farajpoor , Nikabadi Mohsen Shafiei , Eftekhari Hossein , Aslani Alireza
Published: September 2016

Today, companies have admired that maintenance is a profitable commercial element. Therefore, its role in modern manufacturing systems has become more important. Maintenance plays a vital role in achieving organizational goals and improving indicators such as reliability, accessibility, decreasing equipment downtime, products quality, risk mitigation, productivity increase, equipment safety, etc. In this regard, maintenance and its strategies have found special importance in industry. As a result, the main aim of this research is to select the best maintenance strategy by using Fuzzy ARAS and Fuzzy ANP techniques in oil industry (Tehran Oil Refinery – Shahr-e-Ray). Since many variables (i.e. security, cost, added – value, etc.) are effective in selecting a maintenance strategy, these variables are initially identified by reviewing the relevant literature and maintenance experts' opinions and then the best maintenance strategy is selected by using Fuzzy ARAS.
A Study on Factors Influencing the Initial Public Offerings (IPO) in the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), India
Authors: Jampala Rajesh C. , Lakshmi P. Adi , Dokku Srinivasa Rao
Published: September 2016

This study has examined the IPO performance in India from 2007 to 2013. Results show that under-pricing exists in the first day of trading during the particular period, but results show that the degree of under-pricing is dramatically decreased in comparison with what is shown in previous studies. The study finds that the IPOs are influenced by its issue variables. The face value of the shares and oversubscription subscription of the share are highly affected factor for underpriced in initial day of listing. After 36 months of listing the IPOs are underperformed by 29.06 percent and market capitalisation of the firm, issue premium of the share, face value of the share, issue price, and oversubscription of IPOs are highly influencing IPOs performance in long run. The study has considered 146 companies for identifying the factors influencing the Initial Public Offerings (IPO) in the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), India.
Fragment Re-Allocation Strategy Based on Hypergraph for NoSQL Database Systems
Authors: Chen Zhikun , Yang Shuqiang , Shang Yunfei , Liu Yong , Wang Feng , Wang Lu , Fu Jingjing
Published: September 2016

NoSQL database is famed for the characteristics of high scalability, high availability, and high fault-tolerance. It is used to manage data for a lot of applications. The computing model has been transferred to “computing close to data”. Therefore, the location of fragment directly affects system's performance. Every site's load dynamical changes because of the increasing data and the ever-changing operation pattern. So system has to re-allocate fragment to improve system's performance. The general fragment re-allocation strategies of NoSQL database scatter the related fragments as possible to improve the operations' parallel degree. But those fragments may interact with each other in some application's operations. So the high parallel degree of operation may increase system's communication cost such as data are transferred by network. In this paper, the authors propose a fragment re-allocation strategy based on hypergraph. This strategy uses a weighted hypergraph to represent the fragments' access pattern of operations. A hypergraph partitioning algorithm is used to cluster fragments in the strategy. This strategy can improve system's performance according to reducing the communication cost while guaranteeing the parallel degree of operations. Experimental results confirm that the strategy will effectively contribute in solving fragment re-allocation problem in specific application environment of NoSQL database system, and it can improve system's performance.
Publish/Subscribe and JXTA based Cloud Service Management with QoS
Authors: Qian He , Yong Wang , Jia Li , Mengfei Cai
Published: September 2016

How to manage cloud services efficiently is difficult for large scale of services with frequently changing Quality of Service (QoS) in cloud computing environment. A multiple-dimension publish/subscribe (pub/sub) and JXTA based cloud service management mechanism, consists of registry overlay, service publisher and subscriber, is proposed to manage cloud services with active QoS refreshing and fast subscribe capability. The registry overlay with multiple managers cooperating on JXTA, can manage large scale services discovery. The service model with QoS describes a formal model for pub/sub based service management, and a fast subscribing algorithm with filter matrix and multi-dimension index is proposed. The filter matrix helps to reduce candidate services and the multi-dimension index is used to find satisfied services fast. Based on pub/sub and JXTA, the cloud management system is realized. The experiments show that the proposed cloud service management mechanism has good publication and subscribing performance, and is faster than traditional methods for large scale cloud services.
Efficient Querying Distributed Big-XML Data using MapReduce
Authors: Kunfang Song , Lu Hongwei
Published: September 2016

MapReduce is a widely adopted computing framework for data-intensive applications running on clusters. This paper proposed an approach to exploit data parallelisms in XML processing using MapReduce in Hadoop. The authors' solution seamlessly integrates data storage, labeling, indexing, and parallel queries to process a massive amount of XML data. Specifically, the authors introduce an SDN labeling algorithm and a distributed hierarchical index using DHTs. More importantly, an advanced two-phase MapReduce solution are designed that is able to efficiently address the issues of labeling, indexing, and query processing on big XML data. The experimental results show the efficiency and effectiveness of the proposed parallel XML data approach using Hadoop.
The MAV-ES Data Integration Approach for Decisional Information Systems (DIS)
Authors: Marouf Djamila , Hamdadou Djamila , Bouamrane Karim
Published: September 2016

Massive data to facilitate decision making for organizations and their corporate users exist in many forms, types and formats. Importantly, the acquisition and retrieval of relevant supporting information should be timely, precise and complete. Unfortunately, due to differences in syntax and semantics, the extraction and integration of available semi-structured data from different sources often fail. Needs for seamless and effective data integration so as to access, retrieve and use information from diverse data sources cannot be overly emphasized. Moreover, information external to organizations may also often have to be sourced for the intended users through a smart data integration system. Owing to the open, dynamic and heterogeneity nature of data, data integration is becoming an increasingly complex process. A new data integration approach encapsulating mediator systems and data warehouse is proposed here. Aside from the heterogeneity of data sources, other data integration design problems include distinguishing the definition of the global schema, the mappings and query processing. In order to meet all of these challenges, the authors of this paper advocate an approach named MAV-ES, which is characterized by an architecture based on a global schema, partial schemas and a set of sources. The primary benefit of this architecture is that it combines the two basic GAV and LAV approaches so as to realize added-value benefits of the mixed approach.
Hybrid Intrusion Detection Framework for Ad hoc networks
Authors: Korba Abdelaziz Amara , Nafaa Mehdi , Ghanemi Salim
Published: September 2016

In this paper, a cluster-based hybrid security framework called HSFA for ad hoc networks is proposed and evaluated. The proposed security framework combines both specification and anomaly detection techniques to efficiently detect and prevent wide range of routing attacks. In the proposed hierarchical architecture, cluster nodes run a host specification-based intrusion detection system to detect specification violations attacks such as fabrication, replay, etc. While the cluster heads run an anomaly-based intrusion detection system to detect wormhole and rushing attacks. The proposed specification-based detection approach relies on a set of specifications automatically generated, while anomaly-detection uses statistical techniques. The proposed security framework provides an adaptive response against attacks to prevent damage to the network. The security framework is evaluated by simulation in presence of malicious nodes that can launch different attacks. Simulation results show that the proposed hybrid security framework performs significantly better than other existing mechanisms.
Creating Time-Limited Attributes for Time-Limited Services in Cloud Computing
Authors: Moradbeikie Azin , Abrishami Saied , Abbasi Hasan
Published: September 2016

Nowadays, Cloud Computing is considered one of the important fields in both research and industry. Users enjoy membership of cloud providing effective services called time-limited services. This paper addresses time-limited services offering an attribute-based access control method and time-limited attributes providing users' time-limited membership in cloud service. The proposed method authenticates users for specific time limit after which they are considered invalid. This method is decentralized resistible against backward and forward attacks. Moreover, this approach compared to other approaches reduces calculation and communication overhead.