bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
¿Son las prácticas de gobierno corporativo y de earnings management relevantes para el valor de las empresas en México?
Authors: Alanís Aguilar Isela , Rodríguez García Martha Del Pilar , Cortez Alejandro Klender Aimer
Published: August 2020

En esta investigación se analiza si el gobierno corporativo y el earning management tienen impacto en el valor de las empresas en México. El estudio se realizó durante  el periodo del 2008 al 2015 utilizando una muestra de 52 empresas que cotizan en la Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, la metodología empleada fue el método de cuantiles. Nuestros resultados muestran que existe un impacto negativo del earning management sobre empresas medianas y pequeñas considerando la Q de Tobin, lo que indica una perspectiva oportunista de la gestión de resultados. Mientras que el impacto del gobierno corporativo solo se presenta en empresas de tamaño medio y grande. Con relación al impacto sectorial se observa que para los percentiles 25th y 50th el sector industrial, consumo frecuente y telecomunicaciones tienen más impacto sobre la Q de Tobin que el sector de materiales mientras que el sector salud tiene mayor impacto que materiales sobre el valor de la empresa en todos los percentiles.  
The change in board independence in the presence of firm risk and regulation
Authors: Suzuki Yoshihisa , Tho To Anh
Published: August 2020

The purpose of the paper is to explore the impact of firm risk on board independence, typically the proportion of non-executive directors. Our sample is based on a panel data of publicly listed firms on Vietnamese stock markets over a ten-year period (2007-2016). By applying dynamic generalized method of moments estimators, the results are robust to endogeneity issues and highlight the U-shaped nonlinear impact of firm risk on non-executive director ratio. In addition, because the lack of information transparency in Vietnamese enterprises caused many risks for investors, the government issued the Circular 121/2012/TT-BTC dated July 26, 2012 on corporate governance applicable to public companies, which enhanced changes in the board structure of listed companies. Under the pressure of this regulation, high-risk companies increased the proportion of non-executive directors.
El gobierno corporativo y el riesgo de insolvencia en las empresas familiares mexicanas
Authors: Esparza Aguilar José Luis , Soto Maciel Argentina
Published: August 2020

El gobierno corporativo es un conjunto de prácticas que pueden mitigar el riesgo y contribuir en la continuidad de la empresa familiar. Ello debido a la supervisión que ejerce sobre las actividades de la dirección, facilitando el equilibrio de la consecución de intereses tanto de corto plazo como de largo plazo. En México, la investigación sobre el riesgo de insolvencia (Z-score) en la empresa familiar es prácticamente inexistente. Por lo tanto, el presente trabajo exploratorio se interesa en determinar la relación entre los mecanismos de control de gobierno corporativo y el riesgo de insolvencia de las empresas familiares cotizadas durante el periodo 2012-2016. Para llevar a cabo este trabajo se ha utilizado una muestra de 67 empresas familiares (335 observaciones). El análisis de la información se ha realizado a través del modelo de Ecuaciones de Estimación Generalizadas (GEE por sus siglas en inglés). Los resultados preconizan que el tamaño del consejo de administración influye de manera significativa en una mayor probabilidad (menor Z-score) de incurrir en riesgo de insolvencia, mientras que las empresas que se desarrollen en el sector de la construcción y manufactura serán más sanas financieramente.
Diversidad de género en el consejo y su incidencia en la responsabilidad social en empresas cotizadas de Colombia y México
Authors: Reyes Bastidas Carolina , Briano Turrent Guadalupe Del Carmen , Saavedra García María Luisa
Published: August 2020

Basado en la teoría de los stakeholders y de la masa crítica, este estudio analiza la relación entre la diversidad de género en el consejo y el cumplimiento de Responsabilidad Social Empresarial (RSE) de las empresas cotizadas en Colombia y México. Utilizando un panel de datos compuesto de 477 observaciones durante el periodo 2011-2016, los resultados muestran que a mayor diversidad de género en el consejo, la rentabilidad y el desempeño ambiental y social de la empresa incrementan, mientras que el efecto es negativo para las dimensiones de presencia internacional y el nivel de endeudamiento. Sin embargo, cuando hay una presencia de tres mujeres o más en el consejo, el desempeño en las dimensiones ambiental y social se incrementa. El tamaño y la independencia del consejo mejoran el cumplimiento de la RSE. En este sentido, los resultados apoyan la teoría de la masa crítica, que afirma que tres o más mujeres pueden influir significativamente en el desempeño corporativo de la empresa. Este trabajo tiene implicaciones prácticas para los responsables de emitir las políticas de género y RSE en Latinoamérica.
¿Es posible reducir la desigualdad de ingresos en México con la fórmula fiscal de asignación de participaciones actual?
Authors: Ibarra López Ignacio
Published: August 2020

En el presente trabajo, se analiza si la forma en que la Federación otorga recursos a los estados en México tiene impacto en la desigualdad de ingresos medida con el índice de Gini. Se utiliza un modelo de inteligencia artificial que incluye los siguientes  hechos estilizados: a) los criterios de eficiencia y equidad establecidos en la Ley de Coordinación Fiscal (LCF); b) la dinámica de los precios del petróleo y los ingresos federales; c) un modelo de decisión sobre servicios públicos e impuesto locales que retoma el planteamiento de Tiebout (1956). El principal resultado del trabajo es probar que la trayectoria del Gini en el tiempo (aún utilizando la mejor combinación de parámetros en los ponderadores de eficiencia y equidad) no disminuye en el tiempo. Por el contrario, tiende a aumentar. Se concluye que el diseño institucional fiscal representa un límite a la reducción de la desigualdad en México. 
An econometric approach for the estimation of the Mexican yield curves volatility index
Authors: Álvarez del Castillo Penna Raúl , Núñez Mora José Antonio , Mota Aragón Marta Beatriz
Published: August 2020

In this paper a methodology is proposed to measure volatility in Mexican yield curves, including the nominal, real, and swap rates. To obtain the volatility, the GARCH model was used to estimate the volatilities of the first three main principal components of each yield curve. The GARCHs obtained of the first three orthogonal components are modelling the volatility of the parallel shift, the slope changes (twist), and the changes in curvature (butterfly). To obtain the volatility index, it is necessary to use the variances obtained using the orthogonality of the series added and then obtain the square root of the sum. This approach also allows the estimation of defined semi-positive variance-covariance matrices for the different nodes of the curve that can be used in portfolio optimization or in the computation of risk measures. The data for the analysis correspond to the market information from October 2015 to November 2017.
El cumplimiento de los códigos de buen gobierno y la divulgación de información ambiental, social y sobre gobierno corporativo
Authors: Moreno Ureba Elena , Bravo Urquiza Francisco
Published: August 2020

Este trabajo pretende estudiar si el cumplimiento de las recomendaciones contenidas en los Códigos de Buen Gobierno contribuye a la divulgación de información voluntaria relativa a aspectos ambientales, sociales y de gobierno corporativo. Los resultados ponen de manifiesto que el cumplimiento de las recomendaciones de los códigos en su totalidad no guarda relación con la divulgación de información ambiental y social. Sin embargo, el cumplimiento de las recomendaciones sobre el consejo de administración influye positivamente en la divulgación voluntaria de este tipo de información. Esta evidencia contribuye al debate en torno al papel de los Códigos de Buen Gobierno y tiene implicaciones directas para empresas y reguladores a la hora de diseñar los mecanismos de gobierno corporativo.
Caracterización del sistema de producción de leche en pequeña escala de la zona suroriente del Estado de México
Authors: Ojeda Carrasco Juan José , Rueda Quiroz Laura Dolores , Hernández García Pedro Abel , Espinosa Ayala Enrique
Published: August 2020

El objetivo fue caracterizar el sistema de producción de leche en pequeña escala (SPLPE) de la región Suroriente del Estado de México. Se aplicó una encuesta semiestructurada a la población (153 productores) correspondientes a los municipios de Amecameca y Ayapango; considerando dimensiones productivas (escala), técnicas (sistema productivo) y sociales (fuerza de trabajo). Para caracterizar se utilizó un Análisis Factorial por componentes principales y posteriormente un Análisis Clúster. A partir del análisis factorial se obtuvieron cinco factores que explican el 66 % de la variación total, el primer factor los agrupa por escala, el segundo por nivel educativo, el tercero por diversidad agropecuaria, cuarto por prácticas de manejo sanitario y el último por la capacidad de permanecer a lo largo del tiempo. El Análisis Clúster permitió identificar tres grupos de productores, el primero con mayor escala y con menor producción, el segundo con menor escala pero mayor cantidad de leche por vaca, mientras que el tercero se encuentra entre los anteriores. Se concluye que la producción en pequeña escala es heterogénea, el nivel productivo es bajo, no se emplean tecnologías productivas y el sistema se considera de subsistencia, aunque existe un grupo de con potencial para incrementar la producción de leche.
Análisis comparativo de consumidores de verduras y frutas ecológicas en España y Portugal
Authors: Pérez Flores Antonio Manuel , Muñoz Sánchez Víctor Manuel , Leal SaragoÃ§a José Manuel , Rodríguez Baltazar María Saudade , Ramos Isabel Joaquina
Published: August 2020

Actualmente se detectan nuevos patrones de consumo alimentario asociados a los llamados alimentos ecológicos. La extensión de valores posmaterialistas, la conciencia ecológica, la conservación del medio ambiente así como la reciente crisis económica que ha afectado a la mayoría de países europeos, han propiciado la aparición de nuevas formas de consumo de productos ecológicos fundamentados en un modelo de producción sostenible. En este contexto, la producción y consumo de verduras y frutas ecológicas se muestra como una estrategia de calidad de consumo alimentario y también como forma de ahorro en la adquisición y de alimentos frescos y saludables. En la siguiente contribución científica se realiza un estudio estadístico descriptivo comparativo de las características sociodemográficas de los distintos tipos de consumidores de frutas y verduras ecológicas en España y Portugal. También se muestra una descripción de las prácticas de tipo proambientales en dicha tipología de consumidores. Recurrimos a una estrategia de tipo cuantitativa mediante el uso de datos perteneciente a la encuesta ISSP Environment (2010, Portugal) y ISSP (2010, España). La técnica utilizada es el análisis bivariable y el análisis segmentación en árbol mediante el algoritmo CHAID. Los resultados principales muestran la influencia de la formación, los ingresos y el hábitat en la caracterización de los diferentes tipos de consumidores de frutas y verduras ecológicas en España y Portugal.
HPLC & It’s Utilization in Disease Diagnosis
Authors: Ansari Aadil , Gupta Ravi , Jhanwar Mitaksha , Kaushik Peehu , Sharma Divyanshu , Khan Mohd. Shahid , Nagar Jagdish Chandra
Published: August 2020

High Performance Liquid Chromatography is a technique in analytical chemistry used to separate, identify and quantify each component in a mixture. The HPLC is suitable for a variety of clinical applications, including pharmaceutical development, legal application such as detecting the Presence of illicit drugs in urine & blood. High-performance liquid chromatography is a technique introduced for the accurate diagnosis of hemoglobinopathies, thalassemias & estimation of glycosylated hemoglobin. The advantage of the HPLC system is the excellent resolution, reproducibility & quantification of several normal & abnormal hemoglobin resulting in accurate diagnosis of thalassemia syndromes. HPLC technique which is used to separate the component in across the two equivalents phases i.e. stationary phases  is solid or liuqid supported on a solid  which is packed into a column while sample moves in along with mobile phase  is liuqid or gas. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the HPLC technique in diagnosis of thalassemia syndromes and also correlate it with clinicohematological profile in these cases.
Prospective Study on Evidence Based Management of chronic Kidney Disease with Comorbidities
Authors: Habeeba Shareefa , Fatima Rafya , Sabah Noor Us , Sehar Nausheen , Yousuf Shumaila , Yezdani Umama , Khan Mohammad Gayoor
Published: August 2020

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global public health problem affecting the adult population in several continents and increasing the risk of adverse outcomes. This prospective study has been conducted to understand the evidence based pharmacotherapy, Rationality of prescribed medications, Prevalence of co-occurring conditions and also to know the rate of progression of Glomerular Filtration. This research has been conducted on randomly selected inpatients (n=70) in Thumbay New Life Hospital during the months of January and February. The tools used include Informed Consent Form, Patient Counselling, Patient Medical and Laboratory Reports. Finally, the study conclude that the most common symptom of CKD is pedal edema, Most commonly occurred stage of CKD is G5, prevalence of comorbidities from High include Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus and Coronary Artery Disease respectively. Estimated GFR has been improved in most of the patients from the duration of admission to discharge but statistical analysis shows a non-significant p value.
Ayurvedic Life Style Drugs Promise Blissful Life
Authors: Dimri Mayank , Kush Luv
Published: August 2020

Holistic health concept of ayurveda formulated polyactive pharmacons of life style drugs for regenerating the natural physicological order. They eradicate disorders caused by addictive and subjective life styles of poor quality.
Force Degradation Study of Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate by UV-Spectrophotometric Method
Authors: D Debaje Priyanka , H Chavan Harishchandra
Published: August 2020

Tenofovir disoproxil Fumarate (TDF), acyclic phosphonate nucleotide analogue, used as antiretroviral agents in the treatment of HIV-1 infection.  A stability indicating UV -spectrophotometric method is simple, an accurate and economic, precise and reproducible method has been used for the estimation of Tenofovir disoproxil Fumarate in bulk and tablets dosage form in present work. The wavelength selected for the absorption correction method was 260 nm. The linearity range of 2-10μg/ml proved that it obeyed Beer’s Law and the correlation coefficient (r2) was found to be 0.999 at 260 nm. The drug was subjected to acid, alkali, peroxide, UV and Heat degradation. The force degradation studies of Tenofovir disoproxil Fumarate was done on Stress degradation by hydrolysis under alkaline condition by using 0.1N NAOH was found to be 10.6%. Stress degradation by hydrolysis under acidic condition by using 0.1N HCl and product degradation was found to be 10.95%. Oxidative degradation was done by using hydrogen peroxide and product degradation was found to be 12.22%. Neutral hydrolytic degradation was found to be 12.26%. Forced degradation studies of drug reveal good stability under the chosen experimental conditions.
A Review on Dyslipidemia: Types, Risk Factors and Management
Authors: Purva Arushi , Sharma Kalpesh , Khan Mohd. Shahid
Published: August 2020

Dyslipidemia is characterized by abnormally elevated cholesterol or fats (lipids) in the blood.  Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is becoming more prevalent worldwide and is one of the leading causes of death. Dyslipidemia is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease other factors are hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and smoking. Presently statins and fibrates are the major anti-hyperlipidemic agents for the treatment of elevated plasma cholesterol and triglycerides respectively, with remarkable side effects on the muscles and the liver.Lifestyle interventions remain a key component for the management of dyslipidemias. The present review will highlights types, risk factors and management available for dyslipidemia.
Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles Based Antigens and Nucleic Acids Delivery: A Review
Authors: Dilebo Jemal
Published: August 2020

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN) have been explored for the delivery of small molecule drugs, antigens, and nucleic acids because of their large surface area, pore volume, amenability of their surface for functionalization, stable mesoporous structure, and biocompatibility.  Biomoecules loading capacitites,  release and target cell accumulation efficiencies have been improved for both antigen and nucleic acid delivery by the synthesis of large-pore MSN, dendritic MSN, hollow-core MSN, and multifunctional MSN. This article overview the major advances in the use of MSN for delivery of antigens and therapeutic nucleic acids such as DNA, siRNA, and miRNA aimed for treatment of various diseases.
Listen to the audience(s)! Expectations and characteristics of expert debate attendants
Authors: Wicke Nina , Taddicken Monika
Published: August 2020

Expert debates have become a popular form to inform the public about scientific issues. To deepen our knowledge about individuals who attend such formats and to investigate what they expect of the dissemination of science, this study analyzes the attendants of scientific expert debates and their expectations. Cluster analysis is applied to survey data (n=358) to explore whether distinct segments may be distinguishable within this supposedly homogeneous audience. Four different segments were identified and, overall, the findings indicate that attendants expect science communication to not only present scientific findings comprehensibly and from different perspectives, but also to create everyday life applicability, whereas interacting with scientists is of less interest.
The state of researches of modern Russian female prose in Сhina
Authors: Ruge Jing , Monisova Irina V.
Published: August 2020

In the 80s and 90s of the 20th century, womens literature in Russia began to rapidly develop and become recognized as a special phenomenon - for the first time after the last turn of the epoch: Soviet literature was rarely considered in Russian literary criticism from a gender point of view. The creativity of modern women writers became a vivid phenomenon in the context of the Russian literary process, revealed a unique female view of many socio-psychological problems, and in its own way reflected the historical turning point experienced by Russian society. In China, traditionally sensitive to Russian culture, the growth of female literature in Russia was noted almost immediately, and Chinese scientists have so far achieved considerable results in studying the specifics of themes, plots, typology of heroes, artistic styles, and the language of Russian female literature. This article is aimed at summarizing the current state of research on the work of Russian writers in China. It presents both generalizing works and materials devoted to individual writers personalities (L. Petrushevskaya, T. Tolstaya, L. Ulitskaya).
World Geopolitical Competition in the Context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Authors: Blokhin Konstantin V.
Published: August 2020

Article analyzes predictive estimates and concepts presented by the Western intellectual community, regarding prospects for development of new trends in the global economy, caused by the fourth industrial revolution. Author draws on a variety of sources, including reports from US think tanks, works by representatives of global financial and technocratic elite, and works by American intellectuals. Methodological basis of the study is a theory of the world system of I. Wallerstein, which allows to identify dynamic and conflicting lines of interaction between two geopolitical centers of the world - the United States and China. Based on an analysis of current trends, modern experts predict revolutionary changes in modern technologies that can decisively affect socio-political stability, not only in Western countries, but in developing countries as well. Author shows that the new technological structure is changing not only sector structure of the economy, but also has a strong impact on employment. According to American analysts, new technologies can destabilize socio-political stability in any country, especially in countries where cheap labor is a traditional tool. Robotization and automation of production can become a competitive advantage of the United States and Western countries in competition with China. Article notes that Russia is only at the very beginning of technological revolution, behind big five leading countries. Overcoming its lag in the field of AI and robotics requires adoption of comprehensive measures of economic, scientific and political nature. Ignoring realities of technological progress is fraught with increase in threats to national security.
Statism and Cosmopolitanism on Global Justice and Universal Fundamental Rights
Authors: Coacci Fabio
Published: August 2020

This review paper critically assesses the two main theories of global justice, statism and cosmopolitanism, according to which fundamental rights, and their corresponding duties, ought to be differently upheld, and enforced, at the global level. Its main aim is to go beyond the limitations of these theories defending the equal relevance of both fundamental civil and political rights and socio-economic rights, and their corresponding duties, at the global level and the need for the assessment of their implementation according to the level of their justification. To pursue this objective, the paper argues for the conceptualization of a fair (common) mean among these two categories of rights which can be morally and politically constructed on the very basic right to reciprocal and general justification. Accordingly, the focus is posed on the interconnection as well as conflicts between these two categories of rights, and their corresponding duties, establishing a measure according to which their justification can be assessed, and their implementation and enforcement be ensured. This paper seeks also to prove that this conceptualization of fundamental rights and duties, which takes together Aristotles conception of justice and Forsts critical theory of political and social justice, can provide a sketch on how a fair implementation and enforcement of peoples and persons rights and duties ought to be conceived at the global level.
Educational Migration in the Semantic Space of Political Science: a Review of Theoretical Approaches
Authors: Taisheva Vasilya V.
Published: August 2020

Among modern studies on the phenomenon of migration, of particular interest is the work studying and analyzing educational migration as one of the most popular and promising areas of migration. Despite numerous work devoted to the issue of educational migration, latter still remains the least studied migration category. In order to identify current trends and patterns of international educational migration and to trace development of theoretical constructions explaining migration process, author has conducted an analysis of more than 60 scientific publications (both theoretical and empirical studies) of foreign authors on the issues of consideration. Analysis of publications was carried out in context of a critical review of scientific theories and research concepts on educational migration. As the main theories, neoclassical theories of migration of macro (the concept of Push-Pull factors) and micro (the theory of human capital) level, transnational theory and theory of global knowledge were considered. As a result, author notes that educational migration studies are mostly aimed at studying economic aspects of migration, determinants and causes of migration, issue of highly qualified migration, processes of integration and adaptation of foreign students, new directions of student migration, transnational spaces and social migrant networks etc. Publications on the values and axiological aspects of educational migration are much less common. To sum up, based on results of the study, article reveals that vectors of educational migration studies are shaped by transformation occurring in the world and in the global educational environment that directly affects the nature of student migration flows.
Institutions and Educational and Cultural Tools of Migration Policy in Modern Russia
Authors: Dolzhikova Angela V. , Moseykina Marina N.
Published: August 2020

Problem of migration and mechanisms of foreign citizens adaptation and integration associated with it, are in focus of public and scientific thought. Need for further institutionalization and innovative modernization of Russian migration policy is widely discussed in the framework of modern debates. Over the past few years, adaptation and integration of foreign citizens in Russian Federation has drawn public attention, as a result of rapid increase in number of foreign citizens and stateless persons permanently or temporarily residing in Russian Federation. The Concept of State Migration Policy of the Russian Federation for the Period until 2025, focuses on national security and reduction of the sociocultural, economic and political risks associated with influx of migrants. To this end, there is a quest for migration policy instruments adequate to the situation in labor market. Article analyzes already tested educational and cultural tools, defines role of resource support for participation of ethnic communities, national and cultural autonomy, educational and religious organizations, cultural and sports institutions, working on social and cultural adaptation and integration of foreign citizens.
Circular Migration between Russia and CIS Countries in a Crisis: Scope and Consequences
Authors: Shustov Alexander V.
Published: August 2020

Based on statistics of the General Administration for Migration Issues of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russian Federation, article examines dynamics and scale of circular migration between Russia and CIS countries between the years 20162019, prior to socioeconomic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Article attempts to assess adequacy of indicators used by current accounting methodology for analyzing migration situation. Author analyzes development of circular migration exchange, including the processes of explicit and clandestine labor migration, in regional context (Central Asia, Transcaucasia, Western CIS countries). Reasons for multidirectional dynamics of migration flow between Russia and certain CIS regions are identified, having to do with the size of their demographic potential, presence of excess working population, and capacity to access Russian and European labor markets. As an indicator of perception for immigration from Southern, predominantly Muslim CIS countries and related problems, data from all-Russian sociological surveys are used. Study shows the discrepancy between prevalence in expert community which is widely replicated in media statements about declining influx of migrants into Russia in recent years, moreover real development of migration situation, which develops in the opposite direction.
Migration and Recent Aspects of Right-Wing Populist Discourse in Europe
Authors: Byshok Stanislav O.
Published: August 2020

Intensifying migration processes in the West are reflected in certain changes in the discourse of European right-wing populist and nationalist parties. Along with anti-mass migration sentiments, rhetoric of these political forces demonstrates new elements related to the topics of the clash of civilizations (Huntington), as well as civilizational solidarity - the ideas of civilizationism (Brubaker). In the context of global transformations and changes in the ethno-cultural landscape of the continent, European nationalists became less prone to tradition for their ideology thesis of intra-European animosity. On the other hand, it tend to rhetorically transform, and usually extend, the boundaries of imagined community of the European fortress, which needs to be defended. Principal dichotomy of todays European right-wing populist rhetoric is represented by the secular post-Christian community (us) and seemingly archaic and fundamentalist migrant community from Muslim countries (the others).
French Model of Integration of Immigrants Facing the Modern Challenges
Authors: Preobrazhenskaya Arina A.
Published: August 2020

Article examines specifics of French model of integration of immigrants, as well as the evolution of integration practices. It is shown that integration model was based initially on principles of assimilation, and ethnic and religious identity of the migrants was not taken into account. It is established that current model of integration does not require cultural unification, but does not allow institutionalization of immigrant communities as representatives of interests of migrants. Author concludes that the reasons for re-Islamization, which mainly affected second and third generation of migrants, were structural transformations in economy, as well as an increase in the number and geography of migration flows. Article analyzes factors that contributed to formation and spread of ethno-religious communities in the country, as well as driving forces that led to the rise of Islamist radicalism and surge of terrorist acts. Special attention is given to the problem of interaction of a secular, democratic state and society with Islam, a significant part of whose adherents belong to different socio-cultural paradigm than the indigenous population. Author focuses on current political initiatives of President Macron, to demarginalize urban suburbs, as well as measures taken to structure Islam in France and counter Islamist radicalism. In this research, author uses a political and cultural approach that integrates methods of sociology, socioculturology, psychology, which makes it possible to study socio-cultural dimension of politics, symbolic aspect of public life, as well as restores the role and significance of human person as the main actor in political process.
Natural Language Processing for the Analysis of the Political Characterisation of Migration in the Croatian Political Discourse
Authors: De Luca Gabriele , Beck Marko
Published: August 2020

This paper tackles the issue of analyst bias in performance of comparative political analyses on political discourse, by leveraging data and machine-learning over human prior knowledge. The case studied is characterization of the issue of migration in the Croatian political discourse, which was chosen arbitrarily. We developed a machine-learning system that identifies most prominent features in the Croatian political discourse, with regards to migration and were interested solo in comparative political analysis in political science. This system does not rely on human judgement on the part of the researchers, and can be thus considered to be “objective”, short of possible sampling or selection bias. It is replicable. If provided, the same dataset and algorithm used, same conclusions should be reached by any scientist. This result was achieved by creating a text corpus from news items and press releases extracted from the websites of Croatian political parties currently represented in the Parliament. Available and collected data consist of public announcements mainly from IDS (Istarski Demokratski Sabor / Istrian Democratic Assambly), SDSS (Samostalna Demokratska Srpska Stranka / Independed Democratic Serb Party) and HSLS (Hrvatska Socijalno Liberalna Stranka / Croatian Social Liberal Party). Data analyzed suggests three dominant phrases of the research process. All political parties had similar political stand towards pointed out issues. Three most significant phrases were determined. First phrase is related to words “Demography” and “Reduction” and finding suggest that most analyzed articles relates towards migration of Croatian citizens in connection to economic hardships of some kind. Phrase two is related to words “Border” and “Croatia-Serbia” which strongly indicates relation to migration and is related towards inter-Balkan migration, mostly connected with consequences of the Croatian War of Independence from 1990’s, and is of most interest to SDSS, a Serb minority party in Croatia. Phrase three is related towards Marrakesh Agreement (Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration), where most of analyzed data shows that parties have a constructive but ambivalent stance towards migration from the third countries. Research conducted on available data, shows that wide spread international migration is not in the focus of most Croatian political parties, while topics and interest for inter-Balkan and Croatian economic/political migration dominates Croatian political spectre
Relationship quality and supplier performance in food supply chains
Authors: Lees Nic , Nuthall Peter , Wilson Mark M.J.
Published: August 2020

The importance of procurement relationships in food supply chains is increasing in importance due to issues of food safety, food security, changing consumer preferences, ethical concerns and greater awareness of the environmental impact of food production. Despite the considerable research on buyer-seller relationships in the marketing and management literature, only a small proportion of this has focused on procurement relationships between producers and buyers in food supply chains. Hence, this paper specifically focuses on examining the impact of relationship quality on supplier performance in the context of food supply chains. The theoretical framework is derived from the tenets of the resource-based view and the relational view of firms. Using this framework, the definition, measurement and structural dimensions of relationship quality is established in the context of food producers and buyers. This construct is then tested in relationship to supplier performance. Utilizing data from a mail survey of 954 red meat producers in New Zealand, the model of supplier-buyer relationship quality and its effects on supplier performance is tested using structural equation modelling. The results demonstrate that relationship quality is an essential factor in procurement relationships with suppliers in food supply chains and shows that, as hypothesized, higher quality relationships lead to positive performance outcomes. The results support the theoretical framework indicating that relationship quality, conceptualized and defined in this context, is indeed a valuable relational resource due to its impact on supplier performance. Managerially, this resource can be manipulated to improve supplier performance, and hence potentially provide firms with competitive advantage that has high replication barriers.
How important are product attributes for U.S. lamb imports?
Authors: Ufer Danielle , Countryman Amanda M. , Muhammad Andrew
Published: August 2020

The U.S. lamb industry has changed in the last decade, impacting the structure of imports, which have become necessary to meet domestic demand. Product differentiation plays an important role in determining lamb imports. This research examines the importance of source (country or origin) and product attributes such as boneless versus bone-in cuts and chilled versus frozen products in determining U.S. demand for imported lamb. Overall, boneless and bone-in products show evidence of separability, which is an indication that preferences are independent based on these characteristics. For other product attributes, preferences were not independent, implying their aggregation in trade analyses may be justified. For agribusiness importers and wholesalers, our results and a better understanding of the importance of product origin, quality and form are useful to inform pricing and product substitution strategies.
“ENTRE O QUE DESEJO SER E OS OUTROS ME FIZERAM”: textualidades literárias e cultura material na Casa Fernando Pessoa, Lisboa, Portugal
Authors: Britto Clovis Carvalho
Published: August 2020

O trabalho analisa as interfaces entre textualidades literárias e cultura material tendo como estudo de caso algumas experimentações museológicas na Casa Fernando Pessoa, em Lisboa. A hipótese é que os itinerários entre a materialidade do texto e a textualidade do acervo do escritor português consistem em indício para a compreensão das reinvenções contemporâneas dos museus-casas de literatura, especialmente das estratégias de criação de criadores e produção da crença apontados pelo pensamento de Pierre Bourdieu. Problematiza a economia de símbolos em torno do acervo pessoal na fabricação do “espaço de ficção” construído por meio do texto literário, da trajetória de vida e da musealização de sua residência e objetos pessoais. Para tanto, elege três eixos de análise que evidenciam diferentes usos do texto literário na exposição museológica: o modo como os manuscritos, os livros e os excertos literários foram musealizados; a relação entre texto literário e cultura material, por meio da musealização de objetos pessoais do escritor e sua relação com as novas tecnologias; e a análise do catálogo de objetos comercializados no museu, transformando o acervo em texto e em suvenir, o que, por sua vez, contribui para a formação de novos acervos e produções poéticas. Demonstra, assim, como os múltiplos arquivamentos promovidos pelos diferentes suportes se tornam, nesse caso, marcadores tangíveis da experiência em torno da vida literária, testemunhos materiais imersos nos círculos de consagração no campo da literatura.
O LIVRO E SUAS REPRESENTAÇÕES NOS CONTEXTOS ARTÍSTICOS CONTEMPORÂNEOS
Authors: Crippa Giulia
Published: August 2020

Neste artigo, propomos o estudo de algumas representações visuais de livros e das leituras que artistas e gráficos convidam leitores e públicos a realizar. Para tanto, utilizamos uma metodologia oriunda da História Cultural, com a finalidade de desenhar uma topografia das interações entre o livro enquanto objeto e a ação da leitura no âmbito do imaginário social, através das permanências e das mudanças dessa interação nas representações selecionadas para o estudo. Nossa proposta visa, assim, descrever algumas imagens com base em uma proposta de paradigma conjectural como apresentado por Ginzburg (2004), questionando os exemplos enquanto Imagines Agentes de livros e leitores. O intuito é configurar as representações do imaginário acerca do livro e da leitura em um momento em que, diante das novas tecnologias de informação e comunicação, se discute seu futuro e o das novas relações de leitura proporcionadas por essas tecnologias. O prisma de observação das representações dos livros e da leitura oferece várias perspectivas: o livro como objeto físico ou como espaço mental; o livro evocado; o livro como guia de viagem, entre outros. Nosso estudo procura exemplificar e mapear alguns dos elementos que caracterizam essas representações, que as tornam objeto de interesse para oferecer elementos para uma história e uma sociologia do imaginário acerca dos livros e de seus leitores.
JUVENTUDE, TRABALHO INFORMAL E SAÚDE MENTAL
Authors: Souza Marina Batista Chaves Azevedo de , Lussi Isabela Aparecida de Oliveira
Published: August 2020

Estudos apontam que jovens podem exercer trabalhos informais por necessidade não por desejo pessoal, o que pode acarretar impactos negativos na saúde mental. O objetivo do artigo foi apontar abordagens, destacar problemáticas e realizar reflexões sobre juventude, trabalho informal e saúde mental, através do mapeamento de estudos científicos. Realizou-se uma revisão de escopo pelo modelo de Arksey e O’Malley para mapear/sintetizar os estudos. Foram encontrados 51 artigos com a expressão: "informal work" OR "informal workers" OR "informal sector" OR "informal job" OR informality AND "mental health" AND "young adult" OR "young adults" OR young OR youth e 2640 teses e dissertações. Após as exclusões das duplicações, ensaios teóricos, revisões, trabalhos indisponíveis e estudos em que os títulos e resumos não abordavam a temática central, analisou-se 6 artigos científicos e 3 dissertações na íntegra. Os estudos são de anos diversos, a maioria quantitativos e investigam associações entre trabalhos informais/precários/desemprego e sintomas psiquiátricos. Questões geracionais não foram consideradas indicadoras de peculiaridades sobre o assunto nos artigos, mas duas dissertações trouxeram essa discussão. Foram inexistentes artigos que priorizam percepções do trabalhador sobre sua condição de trabalho/saúde, todavia, uma das dissertações analisadas abordou as condições sociais e o trabalho precário como sugestivos a problemas de saúde. Indica-se como necessário realizar reflexões que articulem saúde mental a condições políticas/socioeconômicas, considerando o trabalho como determinante de saúde/doença e a juventude como detentora de idiossincrasias que influenciam nas reflexões sobre o tema.
RELAÇÃO FAMÍLIA–ESCOLA: experiência de uma extensão universitária com famílias de baixa renda em escolas da rede pública do município de Mamanguape/PB
Authors: Bezerra Osicleide Lima , Amaral Ana Paula Taigy
Published: August 2020

O presente trabalho é fruto de reflexões resultantes de um projeto de extensão universitária, realizado em 2017, pelo Campus IV – Litoral Norte da Universidade Federal da Paraíba –, denominado “Família, escola e desenvolvimento de aprendizagem”, que teve como objetivo a investigação da participação familiar no acompanhamento da aprendizagem de crianças e adolescentes matriculados no II ciclo do ensino fundamental de escolas da rede pública de ensino do Município de Mamanguape/PB. Utilizou-se o método de abordagem indutivo, desenvolvido através de uma pesquisa exploratória de estudo de caso e bibliográfica sobre a discussão e análise do tema descrito. Constatamos a dificuldade existente no âmago da relação família-escola, quando o cenário envolve famílias de baixa renda e escolas da rede pública de ensino. Concluiu-se que é possível a construção de um diálogo com as famílias dos estudantes de baixa renda, no intuito de aproximá-las do cotidiano escolar da criança/adolescente, mas que essa prática exige uma mudança de postura por parte da escola e de um trabalho em conjunto com a Secretaria de Educação, que disponibiliza recursos e dá suporte para que os profissionais da educação desenvolvam esse trabalho.
EDITORIAL
Authors: Véras de Oliveira Roberto , Michetti Miqueli
Published: August 2020

Editorial edição 51
Da Personalidade Ao Trabalho: Um Estudo Sobre O Ambiente Laborativo Dos Refugiados No Brasil E A Efetividade Das Normas
Authors: Avila Gustavo , Grokskreutz Hugo , Messias Leda
Published: August 2020

Os Direitos da personalidade tutelam a integridade corporal e imaterial da pessoa humana. Esses são valores gerais aplicáveis a todas as relações jurídicas, inclusive, no meio ambiente do trabalho, que é o espaço onde a pessoa exerce cotidianamente as suas atividades e seus valores personalíssimos devem ser protegidos. Por conta de perseguições decorrentes de raça, religião, nacionalidade, relações com grupos e opinião política, pessoas migram para outros Estados e são considerados como refugiados, sendo tutelados pelo sistema universal e regional americano. Para que de fato os seus direitos da personalidade sejam respeitados no meio ambiente de trabalho é necessária a efetividade de normas e, portanto, que estas promovam políticas públicas de inclusão. Assim,  após o estudo ter se valido do procedimento metodológico dedutivo, bibliográfico e documental de pesquisa, com recorte em dados estatísticos, concluiu-se que as normas do Brasil ajustam-se formalmente aos aludidos preceitos internacionais, e que, porém, no plano interno possuem relativa efetividade e as políticas derivadas destas ainda são insuficientes.
Neopentecostais E O Poder Punitivo: A Religião Como Palanque Político
Authors: Leal Jackson da Silva , Rosa Alex da
Published: August 2020

O presente trabalho apresenta um fragmento de uma pesquisa maior, acerca das reformas legislativas brasileiras após os anos 2000, cujo foco especifico neste momento é a demonstração da transformação do discurso religioso em plataforma política, especialmente em uma diretiva política criminal conservadora e que coincide com o discurso populista punitivo. O objetivo central é demonstrar como o agigantamento do poder punitivo e sua exacerbação está ligado de alguma forma, a uma pauta religiosa neopentecostal, em uma perspectiva de utilização de elementos religiosos como pauta eleitoral e também guiando posicionamentos políticos no campo criminal. Utilizou-se a metodologia qualitativa e quantitativa para demonstrar ao avanço de representatividade do neopentecostalismo no Congresso Nacional, assim como também os discursos parlamentares para evidenciar a narrativa populista punitiva. Acredita-se com esse estudo poder contribuir com a compreensão do fenômeno do avanço das estruturas penais no Brasil especialmente em termos de pautas político-criminais alternativas à violência institucional.
Gestão e fluxos de informação na produção de Teatro Musical
Authors: Veiga Monnique São Paio de Azeredo Esteves , Cianconi Regina de Barros
Published: August 2020

Investiga a existência de práticas relacionadas à Gestão da Informação (GI) e Gestão do Conhecimento (GC) nos fluxos informacionais do processo de produção de espetáculos de Teatro Musical. As bases teóricas para o estudo foram constituídas pela literatura das áreas de Ciência da Informação e Artes Cênicas, abordando as temáticas de GI, GC, Produção Teatral e Teatro Musical. O campo empírico foi uma produção profissional de teatro musical de médio porte, utilizando como metodologia o acompanhamento e observação da produção desde o período de Ensaios, passando pela Montagem, até a Estreia; entrevistas com as equipes da produção e o mapeamento dos processos e fluxos de informação, com a metodologia para notação de modelagem de processos de negócios conhecida pela sigla BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation). Conclui que há a utilização de certas práticas associadas à GI e GC nos processos observados, entretanto sua execução se dá de forma intuitiva e não-coordenada. A produção teatral muito poderia se beneficiar da presença de um Gestor da Informação e da aplicação das práticas de GI e GC em seus processos.
Os modelos de comercialização de livros eletrônicos para bibliotecas: uma perspectiva do direito
Authors: Caldeira Thaisa Lopes , Cunha Murilo Bastos
Published: August 2020

Com o surgimento dos livros eletrônicos a indústria do conteúdo (produtores e fornecedores) se viram frente a necessidade de elaboração de um novo modelo de negócios para comercializar os livros nesse novo suporte. Esses modelos ainda são pouco discutidos na literatura acadêmica e carecem de clareza quanto a questões contratuais e jurídicas. O artigo propõe elucidar as questões jurídicas que cercam os modelos de negócios dos livros eletrônicos, de modo a facilitar futuras contratações que atendam melhor os objetivos da biblioteca. Para alcançar o objetivo o artigo utilizou-se a metodologia revisão de literatura. A pesquisa revela que enquanto os livros impressos se solidificaram em modelo proprietário de aquisição, os livros eletrônicos voltam-se para um modelo de provisão de acesso, que implica na perda do controle do conteúdo por parte das bibliotecas. Dos cincos modelos de negócios que a literatura apresenta, um é voltado para a aquisição, enquanto os outros quatro são voltados para a provisão de acesso, ou seja, apenas uso. Conclui-se que com o surgimento dos livros eletrônicos, a indústria do conteúdo passou a exercer maior controle sobre a distribuição do conteúdo, em detrimento da biblioteca.