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“Crying Doesn’t Work”: Emotion and Parental Involvement of Working Class Mothers Raising Children with Developmental Disabilities
Authors: Sousa Amy Christine
Published: March 2016

This article presents three critical case studies that explore the relationship between income and parental involvement in the education of children with developmental disabilities. Interviewed as part of a larger study on mothering children with developmental disabilities, Joy, Jackie, and Maya are low income mothers of children with severe developmental disabilities living in New Hampshire. These women describe carefully planned parenting practices designed to foster child development, which yield both engagement with and strategic disengagement from formal bureaucracies. This is a decided departure from previous theorization on low income mothers' approaches to child development. Grounded analysis of these interview cases suggests that emotion management may be a critical factor in both structuring parental involvement with educational systems as well as enacting class differences within the special education system.
Audio Description as a Pedagogical Tool
Authors: Kleege Georgina , Wallin Scott
Published: March 2016

Audio description is the process of translating visual information into words for people who are blind or have low vision. Typically such description has focused on films, museum exhibitions, images and video on the internet, and live theater. Because it allows people with visual impairments to experience a variety of cultural and educational texts that would otherwise be inaccessible, audio description is a mandated aspect of disability inclusion, although it remains markedly underdeveloped and underutilized in our classrooms and in society in general. Along with increasing awareness of disability, audio description pushes students to practice close reading of visual material, deepen their analysis, and engage in critical discussions around the methodology, standards and values, language, and role of interpretation in a variety of academic disciplines. We outline a few pedagogical interventions that can be customized to different contexts to develop students' writing and critical thinking skills through guided description of visual material.
“Most of Them Are Amateurs”: Women with Spinal Cord Injury Experience the Lack of Education and Training among Medical Providers While Seeking Gynecological Care
Authors: Dillaway Heather Elise , Lysack Catherine L.
Published: March 2016

Although the American Disabilities Act (ADA, 1990) became federal law more than two decades ago, individuals with disabilities continue to experience substandard healthcare. We use this article to hone in on disabled women's experiences of seeking gynecological care and the access disparities they still face. The data for this qualitative study were gathered using in-depth interviews with 20 women living with spinal cord injuries in or around Detroit, Michigan. Each interviewee was questioned about overall health and physical functioning, accessibility of doctor offices, interactions with health care providers, and gynecological health-seeking behaviors. In this paper we report on women's gynecological healthcare experiences and related attitudes and practices, and what women see as the primary structural and social barriers to comprehensive care. Findings echo past literature about the inaccessibility of doctor's offices, including the lack of suitable exam tables. However, our findings also suggest that the lack of education and training among medical providers could be a key social barrier and determinant of whether individual women actually secure gynecological care.
Annual sea level variations off Atlantic Canada from satellite altimetry
Authors: Han Guoqi
Published: March 2016

Annual cycle of sea level off Atlantic Canada has been investigated based on a merged satellite altimetry dataset and a monthly temperature and salinity dataset. The altimetric results were compared with coastal tide-gauge data and steric height calculated from the temperature and salinity dataset. There was a general north-south variation in the amplitude of the altimetric annual cycle, increasing from 4 cm in the Labrador Sea to 15 cm in the Gulf Stream and the North Atlantic Current Region. The annual cycle in the deep ocean can approximately be accounted for by the steric height variability relative to 700 m, in which the thermosteric effect was the dominant contributor. The halosteric effect over the continental slope, especially over the northern Labrador Slope was also important. While the thermosteric effect occurred dominantly at the top 100 m water column, there was substantial halosteric variation in the 100–300 m water column. The annual sea level cycle along the Canadian Atlantic coast showed a complicated pattern in amplitude, but the phase was highly coherent with the highest sea level in fall. The steric height accounts for a substantial portion of the coastal annual cycle, but other factors such as wind forcing may be equally important.
A comparative study of satellite-based operational analyses and ship-based in-situ observations of sea surface temperatures over the eastern Canadian shelf
Authors: Wu Yongsheng
Published: March 2016

The satellite-based operational sea surface temperature (SST) was compared to the ship-based in-situ SSTs established by the Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program (AZMP) over the eastern Canadian shelf (ECS) for a 3-year anal-ysis period (2005–2007). Two sets of operational SST analyses were considered in this study, with one set produced by the Canadian Meteorological Centre (CMC) and the other produced by the National Centers for Environmental Predic-tion (NCEP). The comparative study indicated that there was no appreciable systematic difference between the CMC and NCEP SST analyses over the ECS. The root mean squared difference (RMSD) between the AZMP ship-based in-situ SSTs and the satellite-based STT analyses over the ECS was about 1.0°C, without any obvious seasonal or geo-graphic trend. The RMSDs were relatively larger over the outer flank of the Grand Banks than the other regions of the ECS, mainly due to dynamically complicated circulation and hydrographic conditions over this shelf break area associated with the Labrador Current.
Percepção dos agricultores familiares da comunidade de Roma-PB sobre o processamento mínimo de frutas e hortaliças
Authors: Pereira E. M. , Fidelis V. R. L. , Oliveira M. I. V. , Luíz M. J. S. , Medeiros A. R. H.
Published: March 2016

O agronegócio brasileiro vem crescendo acentuadamente nos últimos anos, uma das atividades que mais se destaca nesse setor é o pequeno agronegócio, que geralmente é iniciado por famílias de comunidades rurais, como uma alternativa de fonte de renda. O este trabalho teve como objetivo conscientizar agricultores familiares da comunidade de Roma, município de Bananeiras-PB, com o uso da tecnologia do processamento mínimo, no intuito de agregar valor ao produto final, garantindo assim segurança alimentar, nutricional e econômica aos produtores e consumidores do Brejo Paraibano. Foi aplicado um questionário contendo 10 questões com o intuito de fazer um levantamento sobre os conhecimentos prévios e conscientização dos produtores familiares sobre o assunto, como também desenvolver a percepção dos agricultores familiares sobre o tema. No entanto, existe a necessidade de campanhas de transferência de tecnologia que possam facilitar o aprendizado e capacitação dos mesmos sobre o assunto.

Perception of family farmers of Rome-PB community on fruit and vegetables minimum processing

Abstract: Brazilian agribusiness has grown markedly in recent years, one of the activities that stands out most in this sector is the small agribusiness, which is usually started by families of rural communities as an alternative source of income. The this study aimed to educate farmers of the community in Rome, the city of Bananeiras - PB, with the use of minimal processing technology in order to add value to the final product, thus ensuring food security, nutritional and economical for producers and consumers Brejo Paraibano. a questionnaire containing 10 questions in order to make a survey of existing knowledge and awareness of family farmers on the issue was applied, but also to develop the perception of farmers on the subject. However, there is a need for technology transfer campaigns that can facilitate the learning and training of the same on the subject.
Assessing the conditions of rural road networks in South Africa using visual observations and field-based manual measurements: A case study of four rural communities in Kwa-Zulu Natal
Authors: Nkomo S'phumelele Lucky , Desai Sumaiya , Peerbhay Kabir
Published: March 2016

The present study used visual observation and field-based measurements to assess the physical conditions of Minor roads (R3), Collector roads (R4) and Local roads (R5) in four rural communities in Kwa-Zulu Natal Province. The function of these road classes is to provide access from homesteads to main roads that connect rural areas to towns. The aim of this study was to assess the physical conditions of unpaved road networks, with the view to understand the physical, environmental and anthropogenic factors that influence the state of rural roads. Road classes of interest were traversed and a number of surface distresses (such as potholes, rutting, erosion channels, corrugations, loose material and stoniness) were identified and assessed in order to determine the surface conditions of each road class. Thereafter, two classification methods were used to rate the severity and extent of each surface distress on each road class. Results indicate that there was more than one surface distresses identified and assessed on each road class within the selected communities. It was noted that all the road classes had moderate to severe surface distress, except for the R3 road class in Emazabekweni community. The moderate to severe surface distresses reflected problems associated with poor drainage systems and maintenance. Visual observation and field-based methods are useful tools that can aid in identifying and assessing the physical conditions of unpaved roads as well as possible environmental, physical and anthropogenic factors at interplay, especially in resource limited regions. This study recommended that road authorities should ensure that proper drainage systems should be well designed, constructed and maintained on all gravel roads in order to reduce surface deterioration associated with runoff. In addition, road authorities should be carrying out regular monitoring procedures to ensure that surface distresses are identified and resolved during their early stage of development. 
PRINCÍPIOS DA RESPONSABILIDADE SOCIAL EMPRESARIAL NAS RELAÇÕES “EMPRESA-STAKEHOLDERS” COMO FONTE DE VANTAGEM COMPETITIVA
Authors: Feitosa Maria José Da Silva , De Souza Natália Mary Oliveira , Gómez Carla Regina Pasa
Published: March 2016

Devido à intensa competitividade empresarial, as organizações passaram a visualizar nas relações com todos os seus stakeholders a oportunidade de alcançar vantagem competitiva, visto que estes estão dispostos a reconhecer e recompensar o comportamento ético, transparente e solidário das empresas. Nesse contexto, as medidas de centralidade e densidade servem para mostrar o quão intensas ou incipientes são as relações entre a empresa e seus stakeholders, bem como quão próximas ou distantes as empresas estão na rede de relacionamentos com os stakeholders. É essa intensidade de relações e essa proximidade dos atores na rede de relações que proporcionará uma eficiente disseminação dos princípios da RSE ao longo dessa rede e, portanto, o alcance de vantagem competitiva.  Baseando-se nessas considerações, o presente ensaio questiona: como a inserção dos princípios da Responsabilidade Social Empresarial nas relações “empresa-stakeholders”, pode contribuir para o alcance da vantagem competitiva? Para tanto, a partir de uma pesquisa bibliográfica, o estudo propõe um framework que integra as relações “empresa-stakeholders” com RSE. As principais conclusões do estudo apontam que redes relacionais densas entre empresa central e stakeholders podem gerar uma vantagem competitiva total, enquanto que uma empresa com baixa centralidade alocada em uma rede pouco densa apresentará desvantagem competitiva total.

 
COMPETÊNCIAS IMPLÍCITAS EM PROCESSOS SELETIVOS INTERNOS: O CASO DE UMA EMPRESA PÚBLICA DO SETOR BANCÁRIO
Authors: Moro Gabriela , Behr Ariel , Techemayer Cesar Augustus
Published: March 2016

Diante do cenário competitivo que estão inseridas as organizações do setor bancário, que se caracteriza por mudanças rápidas e inovações tecnológicas, a gestão de pessoas ganha destaque, uma vez que se torna um diferencial competitivo, além de suprir a carência das organizações em responder de forma tempestiva questões como a nova forma de organização do trabalho e a atitude das pessoas na busca por práticas mais eficientes. Face à importância estratégica do modelo de gestão de pessoas por competência nas organizações, este artigo tem como objetivo geral identificar as competências implícitas envolvidas nos Processos Seletivos Internos (PSI) de uma Empresa Pública do Setor Bancário (EPSB). O método de pesquisa utilizado foi um estudo de caso de abordagem qualitativa, onde na primeira fase realizou-se uma pesquisa documental e na segunda fase foram entrevistados colaboradores que atuam como avaliadores dos PSI. Como resultado se identificou que: a) foi confirmada a existência de competências implícitas e, além disso, b) constatou-se a divergência de entendimento acerca do conceito de competência.
FATORES QUE IMPACTAM A DIVULGAÇÃO VOLUNTÁRIA DE INFORMAÇÕES SOCIOAMBIENTAIS NA PERCEPÇÃO DOS GESTORES
Authors: Moreira Nayara Batista , Dias Filho José Maria , Gomes Sonia Maria da Silva , Conceição Mirian Gomes
Published: March 2016

O presente estudo buscou identificar, com base na Teoria da Legitimidade, quais os fatores impactam a divulgação voluntária de informações socioambientais na percepção dos gestores. Na tentativa de alcançar tal objetivo, desenvolveu-se uma pesquisa descritiva, cuja amostra é composta por gestores de cinco, das dez maiores companhias do setor de energia elétrica no Brasil segundo a Revista Exame 2010. Os dados foram coletados através de questionário e analisados estatisticamente por meio do teste não paramétrico de Kruskall-Wallis, cuja finalidade é comparar a média das respostas coletadas. Os resultados encontrados apontam que os principais fatores que impactam a decisão dos gestores em evidenciar informações socioambientais são as preocupações com a imagem e a reputação da empresa, a valorização das ações, a oportunidade de novas fontes de financiamento e a competitividade empresarial. Assim, este estudo buscou contribuir para a discussão da aplicação da teoria da legitimidade como explicativa para aspectos relacionados com a divulgação voluntária de informações socioambientais.

 
CONCEPÇÃO DE ATIVOS: UM ESTUDO SOBRE A COMPREENSÃO DOS DISCENTES DO CURSO DE GRADUAÇÃO EM CIÊNCIAS CONTÁBEIS DA UFERSA
Authors: Moura Luiz Cláudio Alves , Rêgo Thaiseany De Freitas
Published: March 2016

Os ativos contábeis têm assumido diversas concepções em razão dos aspectos normativos e teóricos. O estudo objetivou investigar qual a concepção dos discentes do curso de graduação em Ciências Contábeis da UFERSA sobre os ativos contábeis. Para tanto se fez uso da pesquisa de campo, com a aplicação de um instrumento de coleta, tratando sobre o perfil dos discentes, informações gerais sobre ativos (definição, reconhecimento, mensuração e evidenciação) e o processo de classificação desses itens (circulante, não circulante, tangível, intangível). A pesquisa se utilizou da amostragem por conveniência, o que resultou em 145 questionários respondidos. Os dados foram tabulados no SPSS 19.0, para a análise exploratória dos dados, dos quais 88,26% foram considerados válidos, e análise descritiva. Com as respostas obtidas os dados foram correlacionados de modo a conduzir a resposta ao problema de pesquisa. Os dados apontam que o público feminino é predominante no curso, com idade entre 16 e 27 anos. Os discentes que já cursaram a disciplina de “Teoria da contabilidade” compreendem a definição dos ativos sob a perspectiva normativa, enquanto que os demais seguem a linha de discussão teórica. Percebe-se ainda, que os discentes que ainda não tiverem contato com a referida disciplina associam a idéia do processo de reconhecimento, mensuração e evidenciação dos ativos sob a perspectiva do CPC 00-R1. Além disso, os dados apontam que os discentes têm dificuldade em diferenciar adequadamente os itens patrimoniais e de resultado, bem como de classificá-los em circulante, não circulante, tangível e intangível.
A CONTABILIDADE COMO INSTRUMENTO DE GESTÃO DOS ESTABELECIMENTOS RURAIS
Authors: Kruger Silvana Dalmutt , Glustak Ediane , Mazzioni Sady , Zanin Antonio
Published: March 2016

O objetivo do estudo é identificar o uso da contabilidade como instrumento de gestão das propriedades rurais. Os procedimentos metodológicos caracterizam a pesquisa como exploratória, de levantamento e de natureza quantitativa. Os dados foram coletados por meio de questionário com 150 produtores rurais do município de Erval Grande - RS. Constatou-se que a maioria das propriedades rurais é de pequeno porte, com até 50 hectares de terra e com a predominância da mão de obra familiar, em que o faturamento anual para 67% da amostra é de até R$ 24.000,00. Verificou-se que 61% dos produtores rurais entrevistados não separam seus gastos particulares dos gastos com as atividades rurais. Para 56% dos entrevistados os preços dos produtos comercializados são definidos pela cooperativa ou empresa compradora e 48% desconhecem os objetivos e as finalidades da contabilidade. Os resultados gerais evidenciam a necessidade do reconhecimento dos objetivos da contabilidade pelos gestores rurais e da utilização da contabilidade como um instrumento de apoio à gestão das propriedades rurais, tendo em vista a carência identificada pelo estudo.
UM ENFOQUE SOBRE O CONTEÚDO INFORMACIONAL DOS PARÁGRAFOS DE ÊNFASES E DE OUTROS ASSUNTOS NO RELATÓRIO DOS AUDITORES INDEPENDENTES DE COMPANHIAS LISTADAS NA BM&FBOVESPA
Authors: Silva Edilane Cristina da , Aires Manoel Victor Benevides , Nobrega de Almeida Karla Katiuscia
Published: March 2016

Orelatório do auditor independente possui conteúdo informacional disposto em váriasseções, dentre as quais se encontram os parágrafos de ênfases e os parágrafosde outros assuntos, disciplinados, especialmente, pela NBC TA 706. A presentepesquisa objetiva identificaros fatos abordados nos parágrafos de ênfase e nos parágrafosde outros assuntos dos relatórios de auditoria emitidos para companhias abertas listadas na BM&FBOVESPA eanalisar o tratamento destes, quanto às orientações estabelecidas nas NBC TA’s queregulam o assunto. Para tanto, realizou-se pesquisa descritiva, bibliográfica edocumental, sobressaindo-se o aspecto de estudo qualitativo. Coletou-se osrelatórios dos auditores independentes para os exercícios sociais de 2010 e2011 de 31 sociedades. Os resultados encontrados permitiram identificar o assunto “critérioscontábeis divergentes” inserido em todos os relatórios analisados que fizeramuso do parágrafo de ênfase, tanto em 2010, com em 2011. No parágrafo de outrosassuntos, identificou-se a menção sobre “informação suplementar” e “auditoriados valores correspondentes do exercício anterior” nos dois anos. Concluiu-se que o assunto “reapresentação das demonstrações contábeis” étratado pelas NBC TA’s e nos relatórios dos auditores independentes analisados,de forma ambígua, quando se relaciona a seção/parágrafo destinado a sua menção.
A prestação jurisdicional como serviço público: a observância do princípio da eficiência e sua relação com a razoável duração do processo
Authors: Migliavacca Luciano De Araujo
Published: March 2016

O conceito de serviço público revela-se plurívoco na doutrina de acordo com as acepções com que é enfrentado, dando margem às mais variadas interpretações sobre o tema. Nesse sentido, procede-se à análise acerca do enquadramento do Poder Judiciário, enquanto prestador de serviço público, o qual se encontra, notadamente, atrelado aos mandamentos administrativos da Administração Pública e que deve observar, nesse aspecto, o princípio da eficiência. A morosidade no serviço prestado (prestação jurisdicional), caracterizadora da crise estrutural que afeta o Poder Judiciário, contrapõe-se à eficiência preconizada pela Constituição Federal bem como ao direito fundamental de razoável duração do processo.
Editorial
Authors: Bussinguer Elda Coelho de Azevedo
Published: March 2016

Editorial
Character association analysis in durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.)
Authors: Singh Tejbir
Published: March 2016

The present experiment has been designed to study the correlation and path coefficient analysis to identify the important character(s) for selection under different environmental conditions. The fifty durum wheat genotypes were grown in simple randomized block design experiment (RBD) as timely and late sowing for two years. The estimates of genotypic correlation coefficients were higher in magnitude than the estimates of phenotypic correlation coefficients for almost all the character combinations in all the environments. The grain yield showed significant and positive association with tiller number, biological yield and harvest index in all the environments; with plant height in E III and E IV; with days to maturity and 100 grain weight in E IV only. Path coefficient analysis identified biological yield and harvest index as most important characters which not only showed highest direct effect towards grain yield but almost all other character also showed indirect contribution towards grain yield via these two characters.
Efficacy of bioagents and botanicals on seed mycoflora and seed quality in mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wiczek]
Authors: Gawade S. B. , Zanjare S. R. , Suryawanshi A. V. , Shelar V. R.
Published: March 2016

Seeds of mungbean (Cv. Vaibhav) was treated with bioagents and botanicals viz; talc powder formulations of Pseudomonas fluorescens (0.6%), Trichoderma viride (0.6%), Pseudomonas fluorescens + Trichoderma viride (0.6%) each, garlic extract (1%), ginger extract (1%) and Thiram + Carbendazim (0.2% each) as a recommended fungicidal check. The results indicated that, among the bioagents the treatment of Pseudomonas fluorescens + Trichoderma viride (0.6% each) to the seeds of mungbean was effective in reducing seed mycoflora viz; Fusarium oxysporum, Alternaria alternata, Macrophomina phaseolena, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger and Fusarium moniliforme by 88.5, 85.1, 64.9, 81.1, 75.0 and 100 per cent, respectively over untreated control. The seed germination, seedling vigour index and field emergence of mungbean was increased by 21.81, 34.03 and 15.98 per cent, respectively with this treatment over untreated control. The seed germination, seedling vigour index and field emergence in untreated control was 71.83 per cent, 2261.52 and 67.83 per cent, respectively.
Effect of cross ploughing on weed control of direct seeded rice in Manipur
Authors: Devi K. Nandini , Singh M. Sumarjit
Published: March 2016

Field experiments were conducted at Research Farm, Central Agricultural University, Imphal during kharif 2011 and 2012 to study the effect of cross ploughing on weed control of wet- direct seeded rice in Manipur. Maximum plant population was observed in control and once hand weeding without cross ploughing treatments as compared to other treatments. But maximum number of panicles per metre square, grain and straw yield were significantly higher in cross ploughing thrice followed by cross ploughing twice than the other treatments after cross ploughing. Plant populations as well as number of weeds were significantly lower in the treatment cross ploughing thrice at 25 days after sowing. Thus cross ploughing twice at 25 days after sowing of wet –direct seeded rice was found to be the best economic method of weed control for obtaining highest B:C ratio with minimum cost of cultivation in both the years. This weed control method of cross ploughing in wetdirect seeded rice is of great significance in conserving the natural resources and maintaining the sustainability of the agricultural production system.
Nutrient requirement for confectionery groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) under irrigated condition
Authors: Vaghasia P. M. , Bhalu V. B. , Kachhadiya V. H.
Published: March 2016

A field experiment was carried out during summer seasons of 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14 at the Main Oilseeds Research Satiation, Junagadh Agriculture University, Junagadh to determine the optimum nutrient requirement for confectionery on medium clay soil under irrigated condition. The experiment consisted of nine treatments viz., two nitrogen levels, two potassium levels, two levels of sulphur and control. Experiment was laid out in randomized block design with four replications. N @ 50 kg/ha, K @ 50 kg/ha and S @ 40 kg/ha (T8) with recommended dose of phosphorus (50 kg/ha) recorded the higher pod yield of 2770 kg/ha and haulm yield of 4557 kg/ha with net realization ( j 85112/ha) and B:C ratio (3.34) which was closely followed by N @ 50 kg/ha, K @ 25 kg/ha and S @ 40 kg/ha (T6).
Genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance of yield and related traits of Spanish bunch groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)
Authors: Bhargavi G. , Rao V. Satyanarayana , Rao K. L. Narasimha
Published: March 2016

Twenty diverse genotypes of Spanish bunch groundnut were evaluated during late kharif in 2012 to assess the variability, heritability and genetic advance as per cent of mean for nineteen characters viz., days to 50% flowering, SPAD chlorophyll meter reading at 40; 50; 60; 70 DAS and at maturity, days to maturity, number of mature pods per plant, biological yield per plant (g), pod yield per plant (g), biological yield per hectare (q), pod yield per hectare (q), harvest index, 100 kernel weight (g), shelling percentage, kernel yield per plant (g), kernel yield per hectare (q), oil content (%) and oil yield per hectare (q). The results revealed that high PCV and GCV was observed for harvest index and pod yield per hectare (q) respectively. High heritability accompanied with high genetic advance as per cent of mean was recorded for number of mature pods per plant, biological yield per plant (g), pod yield per plant (g), biological yield per hectare (q), pod yield per hectare (q), harvest index, kernel yield per plant (g), kernel yield per hectare(q) 100 kernel weight (g) and oil yield per hectare (q) indicated the preponderance of additive gene action which may be exploited through simple selection methods.
Air pollution tolerance index of selected plants in industrial and urban areas of Vellore district
Authors: Akilan M. , Nandhakumar S.
Published: March 2016

The impact of air pollutants on the biochemical characters of the selected plant species from industrial and urban areas was studied by calculating ascorbic acid, total chlorophyll, leaf extract pH and relative water content from leaf tissues. The air pollution tolerance index (APTI) values of the selected plants of different study areas revealed that the APTI values of the plants at the College Farm recorded low compared to Arcot and Ranipet transporation and industrial areas. Among the selected plant species, higher APTI values were recorded from the industrial and urban areas. when compared to areas free from industries and transport. The four selected plant species viz. Neerium oleander, Tamarindus indicus, Azardirecta indica and Pungamia pinnata, Neerium oleander recorded higher APTI values from the industrial and transportation that revealed more tolerance than the other selected plants.The statistical results revealed that Arcot was more polluted compared to Ranipet, and the college farm recorded least polluted due to less exposure to industries, transport and urbanization.
Varietal performance in physico-chemical properties of peach (Prunus persica) grown in Uttarakhand, India
Authors: Mer Mukesh S. , Attri Brij Lal , Kumar Anil , Narayan Raj
Published: March 2016

In this study, the varietal performance in respect of the quality and good yield in Kumaun region at the time of growing areas were evaluated. The varieties are F-16-23, Florda king, Nectarine, Red June. The results were pertaining to their highest fruit length (68.50 mm), fruit breadth (71.38 mm), fruit weight (186.11 g) found in T4 Red June and fruit firmness (8.74 lb/in2) found in T3-Nectarine. The acidity (1.66 %), ascorbic acid (440 mg/100 g), reducing sugar (19.77 %) and total sugar (51.73 %) found in T4- Red June, T-2 Florda King, T-3 Nectarine. The study revealed that the size and yield good in Red June and the nutritional value was higher in Florda King and Nectarine peach.
Standardization of media mixture for hardening of in vitro plantlets of Dendrobium cv. Sonia-17
Authors: Muna S. , Beura S. , Patra S. K.
Published: March 2016

Experiment was carried out to standardize media mixture for hardening of in vitro plantlets of Dendrobium hybrid Sonia17 during the year 2013-2014. The results revealed that three pieces coconut husk tied with the ex-agar plantlets and planted in portray containing cocopeat significantly enhanced the formation of new leaves/plantlet (5.3), number of roots/ plantlets (7.5), length of the root (2.5cm) and percentage of survival (96.67%) of the plantlets.
Mentoring, Career Plateau Tendencies, Turnover Intentions And Implications For Narrowing Pay And Position Gaps Due To Gender Structural Equations Modeling
Authors: Foster Benjamin P. , Lonial Subhash , Shastri Trimbak
Published: March 2016

This study analyzed responses to career-related questions from a survey of experienced Canadian Certified Management Accountants (CMAs), relative experts in the field of management accounting, to address how mentoring affects turnover intentions and career plateau tendency of male and female accounting professionals in industry. In this regard, we used structural equations modeling to build and test a framework illustrating the impact of mentoring and career-related factors. Results indicate that fostering a mentoring environment within an organization can strengthen CMAs perceptions of their careers and employers. Mentoring has also been suggested to enhance womens opportunities to advance in organizations and help women break the glass ceiling. Analyses of data relating to compensation in 2007 and 2009 for a sample of female and male CEOs and operating performance of companies led by these CEOs for these years indicate that, that compensation gaps due to gender appear to be narrowing at the top management level.
An Empirical Investigation Of the Security Price Impact Of The FASBS R&D Policy Intervention
Authors: Benjamin Wahjudi P. , McEnroe John E.
Published: March 2016

A number of empirical accounting research studies from the late 1960s to the present have been concerned with the effects of the policy behavior of accounting rule-making bodies on the behavior of security prices affected by the accounting pronouncement, and are occasionally referred to as policy intervention studies.
Workplace Smoking Restrictions That Wont Go Up In Smoke
Authors: Rosner Robert , Weis William , Lowenberg Timothy
Published: March 2016

A rumble went through the Boeing Company in April 1984 when it announced a policy of progressive work-site smoking restrictions eventually culminating in a total ban on smoking in all Boeing facilities. With this announcement, the 83,000-employee aerospace giant became the largest U.S. employer to make a commitment to a smoke-free work place.Boeing is not alone in its decision to institute a no-smoking policy in its workplace. Many other employers are learning that smoke in the corporate environment has an impact far beyond the lungs of smoking employees. The motivation for policy development can come from four areas: legislation, litigation, cost containment, and workplace health and safety.
DUS An Efficient, Effective Sampling Method
Authors: Colbert Janet L.
Published: March 2016

Dollar unit sampling (DUS) is a statistical sampling method which is easy to understand and simple to apply on audit engagements. This article gives guidance on preliminary determinations that must be made in order to use DUS. It also illustrates how to figure sample size and select the sample members. Techniques to use in evaluating the results of DUS tests are provided. Finally, there is a discussion of factor to consider in deciding if DUS is the most appropriate sample method in a particular audit situation.
International Trade And Income Formation: A Developing Countrys Perspective
Authors: Agbetsiafa Douglas
Published: March 2016

Using OLS technique, this paper estimates the role of the international sector of developing economies on the monetary mechanism and economic growth. Results obtained show that significant variation in money stock is explained by changes in exports, capital inflow, and the balance of payments. However volatility in these variables, due to the narrow range of exports and international capital market conditions for such economies, present real limits to growth, and cautions against indiscriminate use of bank credit creation.
In-Substance Defeasance And Shareholders Wealth
Authors: Roden Peyton F. , Karafaith Imre
Published: March 2016

In November, 1983, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement No. 76: Extinguishment of Debt. The Statement permitted corporations completing an in-substance defeasance to recognize an increase in earnings and earnings per share. High interest rates in 1984 and the Statement encouraged corporate managers to in-substance defeasance debt and show the associated increase in earnings per share. In our examination of 19 companies defeasing bonds during the period 1983-1985, we found no impact on stock price. Although the process led to an accounting profit for each company, investors interpreted the change in capital structure to be transitory and/or too small to require altering their investment portfolios.
Where Theres Smoke, You May Be Fired: The Smoking Habits Of American Chief Executive Officers
Authors: Fleenor Patrick , Kurtz David L. , Boone Louis E.
Published: March 2016

This paper looks at the subject of CEO smoking behavior, as related to family social background, education, and occupational status. The article was developed from a data bank of 243 chief executive officers who responded to a comprehensive questionnaire about their personal habits and traits. Chief executives as a group contain far fewer smokers than the national average, and tend to discriminate against smokers. Career implications for aspiring junior executives are drawn.
Salespersons Commitment To The Organization: Associations With Performance, Motivation, Conflict, Satisfaction, and Relationship With The Manager
Authors: Castleberry Stephen B. , Tanner, Jr. John F.
Published: March 2016

A salespersons commitment to the organization is an important variable to study because of the proposed relationship with performance and other factors. In this study, organizational commitment was positively correlated with performance (whether measured objectively or subjectively), intrinsic motivation, job satisfaction, and the type of relationship with the sales manager. Role conflict and role ambiguity were negatively correlated with commitment. A discussion of the findings and suggestions for future research are offered.
Firm Diversity Within Strategy Types: Substrategies And Performance Effects
Authors: Lawless Michael W.
Published: March 2016

Competitive strategy types are widely used to evaluate competitive advantage. The assumption is that member firms are extremely similar, even homogeneous. However, empirical evidence from group membership effects is mixed; it highlights a need for further refinement in strategy classification. This study relies on substrategies to group firms in the middle range between strategy types and individual firms. With data from 125 business units, we investigate variation in substrategies within strategy type and performance effects. Firms pursue different substrategies within competitive strategy types, but no individual substrategy produces superior performance.
Modelling and analysing an innovative cooperation to support operation of a science centre
Authors: Darnai Balázs , Gályász József
Published: March 2016

A science centre was built in Debrecen with the purpose to extend natural scientific knowledge and increase commitment to science and innovation in an experience-focused way. In addition to science centres’ original role of education and scientific communication, their function has been extended for today with showcasing innovation and innovation findings, thereby “grabbing their slice” of the regional innovation process. However, in order to succeed, it is indispensable to maintain these institutions in the long run and to constantly renew their innovation content. By integrating the process established with using the “Triple Helix” approach, it is possible to assure one of the most important principles of the institution in the long run, which is its constant renewal that provides a wide range of the society with experiencebased “tangible” knowledge. By following the concept we use, it became obvious that a science centre – as an organisation which creates knowledge – calls for the direct collaboration of the government, science and business actors in order to successfully operate in the long run, to attain its goals and, consequently, to develop the innovation potential of the region. However, the accumulated knowledge as a result of strategic partnerships can only contribute to establishing regional knowledge if the user – the organisation of the Science centre in Debrecen – is able to convey it successfully to the members of the fourth and fifth helix.

JEL code: R11
The impact of the internet on Hungarian food consumers’ ways of seeking information from the aspect of health awareness
Authors: Fehér András
Published: March 2016

One of the main components of healthy lifestyle is proper diet. When putting together one’s diet, lots of information are needed in order to be able to pick from various foods which contribute to converting to a healthier lifestyle and maintaining it. The main purpose of this study is to determine and show examples of the characteristics of online marketing which could help consumers in the conscious conversion to healthy lifestyle. Of the various factors, great emphasis is placed on online health-related information. Based on the research findings, it can be concluded that healthy lifestyle-related information has a significant role in online sources. Consequently, Internet can be regarded as a preferred source of information in terms of the conscious converting to healthy lifestyle.
Evidence-based Nursing in the IED: From Caring to Curing?
Authors: Ernst Jette
Published: March 2016

Danish hospitals are major sites of healthcare reform, and new public management accountability and performance management tools have been applied to improve the quality and efficiency of services. One consequence of this is that nurses’ work in hospitals is increasingly standardized through medical evidence. Using Bourdieu’s theory of practice in combination with an ethnographic field study, it is analyzed how the nurses of a Danish Integrated Emergency Department respond to the changing conditions of work. It is illuminated how two opposing approaches to nursing of humanistically and pluralistically oriented caring, and evidence-based scientifically oriented curing inform nursing in the department. The curing approach is however trumping the caring approach. Curing creates new nursing career pathways and is by some nurses embraced with enthusiasm. For others, the new situation creates tension and distress. It is illustrated how the nurses position their practice in relation to the changing working conditions taking sides for either curing or caring, or finding a way to maneuver in between the two. The article argues that the normative enforcement of the curing approach may carry unintended side effects to the goals of quality and efficiency enhancements.
Getting Sick and Disabled People off Temporary Benefit Receipt: Strategies and Dilemmas in the Welfare State’s Frontline
Authors: Gjersøe Heidi Moen
Published: March 2016

This article explores responses by frontline workers in the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service (NAV) to activation policy measures. Frontline workers in NAV are required to write work capability assessments for long-term sick and disabled benefit recipients within a reformed organizational structure with holistic agencies (‘one-stop shops’). These policy mechanisms are intended to empower the frontline workers and make them emphasize work and activation in their evaluation of the employability of the beneficiaries. However, a large number of long-term sick and disabled people remain in receipt of temporary benefits. Key findings emerging from this study’s fieldwork suggest that frontline workers often perceive the task of clarifying the employability status of longterm sick and disabled people to be demanding. Their assessments hinge on criteria set by actors outside the frontline office—and these criteria are hard to obtain. Consequently, the limited range of exit options restricts the discretion of the frontline workers, which results in locking claimants with complex problems into temporary benefit. Their attention tends to be drawn to concerns that are likely to be unintended, which are to keep claimants’ income safe and to secure a smooth workflow within the office as well as to smooth benefit transactions. The context of a generous welfare state with a strongly rights-based benefit scheme is regarded as a likely contributor to these concerns.
LA PROTECCIÓN DE LOS NIÑOS MIGRANTES EN MÉXICO: UNA FALACIA
Authors: Pérez Fuentes Gisela María
Published: March 2016

En el presente artículo se analiza la protección del menor migrante en México cuando se trata de niños que pertenecen a otra ciudadanía y cultura, ello a pesar de la normativa aparentemente protectora en algunos de estos casos, toda vez que en el país hace falta un sistema de protección a este tipo de situación migratoria, que cuente con mecanismos efectivos para enfrentar el problema de fondo y responder eficazmente a la crisis humanitaria que viven los niños provenientes de otros países.
CENTROS DE INTERNAMIENTO DE EXTRANJEROS. PRINCIPALES DENUNCIAS Y NOVEDADES LEGISLATIVAS
Authors: Azcárraga Monzonís Carmen
Published: March 2016

Los centros de internamiento de extranjeros fueron creados en España hace casi treinta años con la primera Ley de Extranjería y han constituido desde entonces un controvertido mecanismo de control de la política migratoria objeto de críticas y denuncias por la constante vulneración de derechos de los extranjeros que se han constatado. En marzo de 2014 se aprobó un nuevo Reglamento de funcionamiento y régimen interior de estos centros que pretende clarificar su régimen jurídico. En este estudio realizaremos un repaso de las principales denuncias que existen contra ellos y analizaremos algunos de los aspectos de la nueva regulación que hemos considerado más relevantes.
MUJERES CASTELLANO-MANCHEGAS Y REPRODUCCIÓN ASISTIDA: UN ESTUDIO CUALITATIVO DESDE EL ÁMBITO SANITARIO
Authors: Mañas Ramírez Beatriz , García Maestro Ana , Calatayud Atencia Goretti
Published: March 2016

Este trabajo surge de la necesidad de abordar los problemas de salud desde un enfoque holístico que permita comprender la perspectiva del propio sujeto en la definición, vivencia e interpretación de su situación y su contexto. Presentamos aquí el estudio cualitativo realizado sobre un colectivo de mujeres castellano-manchegas que demandan y reciben Técnicas de Reproducción Asistida (TRA). La práctica de grupos de discusión y su posterior análisis ha permitido captar las percepciones y representaciones de estas mujeres en torno a una serie de dimensiones que estructuran su propio autoconcepto, sus relaciones y su vivencia de un proceso que puede constituir la consecución o frustración de todo un proyecto vital. Tratándose de un ámbito donde se imbrican aspectos sociales, culturales, simbólicos y biomédicos, este enfoque de investigación pretende propiciar el trabajo conjunto de las ciencias sociales y de la salud para complementar y enriquecer ambos campos de conocimiento.
LA CONSOLIDACIÓN DE LA AUTORIZACIÓN PARA TRABAJAR DEL EXTRANJERO MEDIANTE EL ALTA EN LA SEGURIDAD SOCIAL
Authors: Fernández Orrico Francisco Javier
Published: March 2016

A continuación se expone un estudio sobre el papel que juega el sistema de Seguridad Social en las autorizaciones administrativas para trabajar de los extranjeros, y otras cuestiones afines, en particular, las que fueron objeto de modificación por Ley Orgánica 2/2009, de 11 de diciembre, de reforma de la Ley Orgánica 4/2000, de 11 de enero, sobre derechos y libertades de los extranjeros en España y su integración social.
LA REGULACIÓN DEL DERECHO DE ALIMENTOS EN LA UNIÓN EUROPEA
Authors: Lapiedra Alcamí Rosa
Published: March 2016

El trabajo aborda una de las cuestiones más relevantes hoy en día en el marco de las relaciones familiares a nivel internacional. En efecto, el constante movimiento transfronterizo de personas implica inevitablemente un aumento de las relaciones familiares mixtas. Ello, a su vez, provoca un incremento de los conflictos de carácter familiar. De hecho, la inmensa mayoría de los casos, las reclamaciones de alimentos a nivel transfronterizo tienen su origen en un procedimiento de divorcio o separación judicial. Si a todo ello le unimos el nuevo marco económico surgido de la crisis económica global que estamos atravesando llegamos a la conclusión que el número de reclamaciones alimenticias a nivel mundial es muy elevado y de ahí la enorme relevancia de este trabajo.
LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS DE LOS INMIGRANTES DE LA FRONTERA SUR DE MÉXICO
Authors: Cornelio Landero Rosa
Published: March 2016

Los derechos humanos de los inmigrantes en diversas fronteras del mundo es uno de los fenómenos sociales y políticos que ha preocupado a diversas Organizaciones Internacionales, que buscan siempre combatir el clima de impunidad y violaciones a los derechos que persiste en la situación de las personas que son inmigrantes y que llegan a un Estado, porque son perseguidos por escapar de sus hogares por conflictos armados, entre otras circunstancias, situación que México es considerado uno de los países que concentra más migrante que pasan por la Frontera Sur de México para llegar a los Estados Unidos (EE.UU.). El presente trabajo es con la finalidad de conocer cuáles son las Normas Internacionales y mexicanas que protegen a los inmigrantes en el tránsito por la Frontera Sur de México, analizar cuáles son los derechos con los que cuenta la persona considerada como inmigrante, cuando se violan los Derechos Humanos como persona.
MEDIACIÓN TRANSNACIONAL: UNA APROXIMACIÓN PRÁCTICA EN EL ÁMBITO DE LAS RELACIONES PRIVADAS INTERNACIONALES
Authors: Hernández Ramos Carmelo
Published: March 2016

La resolución de conflictos a través de la mediación, en el ámbito de las relaciones privadas internacionales y la mediación intercultural, en particular, aquella que se realiza con personas de otros países o culturas, requiere de sólidas herramientas de gestión de conflictos, y de eficientes habilidades de negociación. En la resolución de conflictos en el ámbito civil, familiar, comercial y, en general, privado internacional, son necesarias estrategias y habilidades específicas de mediación para poder resolver conflictos en los que hay que abordar aspectos interculturales y jurídicos, junto a otros de naturaleza psicológica y sociocultural. ¿Por qué utilizar entonces la mediación como herramienta de solucionar un conflicto en este complejo ámbito? Porque se pretende solucionar disputas evitando largos y costosos procedimientos para las partes, lo que conlleva la incorporación de técnicas de gestión de conflictos, junto a habilidades de negociación y estrategias de comunicación y solución extrajudicial de los conflictos planteados.