bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effect of Electrochemical Potential on Stress Corrosion Cracking Susceptibility of EN 1.4301 (AISI 304) Austenitic Stainless Steels in Simulated Hot Black Liquor
Authors: Pohjanne Pekka , Vepsäläinen Mikko , Saario Timo , Sipilä Konsta , Romu Jyrki , Saukkonen Tapio , Hänninen Hannu , Heikkilä Mikko , Koskiniemi Juha , Berg Carl-Gustav , Pulliainen Martti , Virtanen Isto , Ohligschläger Thomas
Published: April 2015

Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) susceptibility of austenitic EN 1.4301 (AISI 304, UNS S30400) stainless steel was studied as a function of electrode potential at T = 190°C in 15 g/kg NaOH + 150 g/kg Na2S containing caustic environment simulating heavy black liquors (HBL) of the pulp industry. Severe cracking was detected at the corrosion potential and at the cathodic potential of −0.11 VMo/MoS2 reference electrode. On the other hand, at anodic potentials of 0.03 VMo/MoS2 to 0.3 V Mo/MoS2 no cracking was observed. Thus, SCC of EN 1.4301 steel can potentially be mitigated in HBL environment by applying anodic protection. At the corrosion potential, selective dissolution of Fe and slight localized enrichment of Ni and Cr, as well as Na, S, and O, was observed. At anodic potentials, Fe was selectively dissolved and marked enrichment of both Ni and Cr, as well as Na, S, and O, took place in the corrosion product. The simultaneous enrichment of Ni and Cr in the corrosion product film was concluded to be the precondition to prevent SCC.
Sensitivity of tropospheric loads and lifetimes of short lived pollutants to fire emissions
Authors: Daskalakis N. , Myriokefalitakis S. , Kanakidou M.
Published: April 2015

Abstract. The capability of global chemistry and transport models (CTMs) to simulate atmospheric composition and its spatial and temporal changes highly relies on the input data used by the models, in particular the emission inventories. Biomass burning emissions show large spatial, diurnal, seasonal and year-to-year variability. In the present study, we applied a global 3-D CTM to evaluate uncertainties in the computed atmospheric composition associated with the use of different biomass burning emissions and identify areas where observational data can help to reduce these uncertainties. We find the emission inventory choice to lead to regional differences in the calculated load of aerosols up to a factor of 4. Assumptions on the injection height of the biomass burning emissions are found to produce regionally up to 30% differences in the calculated tropospheric lifetimes of pollutants. Computed changes in lifetimes point to a strong chemical feedback mechanism between emissions from biomass burning and isoprene emissions from vegetation that are linked via NOx-driven oxidant chemistry, NOx-dependent changes in isoprene oxidation products, aerosol emissions and atmospheric transport. These interactions reduce isoprene load in the presence of biomass burning emissions by 15%, calculated for the same amount of isoprene emitted into the troposphere. Thus, isoprene load and lifetime are inversely related to the quantities of pollutants emitted by biomass burning. These interactions are shown to be able to increase the global annual secondary aerosol yield from isoprene emissions, defined as the ratio of tropospheric loads of secondary aerosol from isoprene oxidation to isoprene emissions, by up to 18%.
Chemical characterization of biogenic secondary organic aerosol generated from plant emissions under baseline and stressed conditions: inter- and intra-species variability for six coniferous species
Authors: Faiola C. L. , Wen M. , VanReken T. M.
Published: April 2015

Abstract. The largest global source of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) in the atmosphere is derived from the oxidation of biogenic emissions. Plant stressors associated with a changing environment can alter both the quantity and composition of the compounds that are emitted. Alterations to the biogenic volatile organic compound (BVOC) profile could impact the characteristics of the SOA formed from those emissions. This study investigated the impacts of one global change stressor, increased herbivory, on the composition of SOA derived from real plant emissions. Herbivory was simulated via application of methyl jasmonate (MeJA), a proxy compound. Experiments were repeated under pre- and post-treatment conditions for six different coniferous plant types. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from the plants were oxidized to form SOA via dark ozone-initiated chemistry. The SOA chemical composition was measured using a Aerodyne high-resolution time-of-flight aerosol mass spectrometer (HR-AMS). The aerosol mass spectra of pre-treatment biogenic SOA from all plant types tended to be similar with correlations usually greater than or equal to 0.90. The presence of a stressor produced characteristic differences in the SOA mass spectra. Specifically, the following m/z were identified as a possible biogenic stress AMS marker with the corresponding HR ion(s) shown in parentheses: m/z 31 (CH3O+), m/z 58 (C2H2O2+, C3H6O+), m/z 29 (C2H5+), m/z 57 (C3H5O+), m/z 59 (C2H3O2+, C3H7O+), m/z 71 (C3H3O2+, C4H7O+), and m/z 83 (C5H7O+). The first aerosol mass spectrum of SOA generated from the oxidation of the plant stress hormone, MeJA, is also presented. Elemental analysis results demonstrated an O : C range of baseline biogenic SOA between 0.3 and 0.47. The O : C of standard MeJA SOA was 0.52. Results presented here could be used to help identify a biogenic plant stress marker in ambient data sets collected in forest environments.
A method to derive the Site Atmospheric State Best Estimate (SASBE) of ozone profiles from radiosonde and passive microwave data
Authors: Maillard Barras E. , Haefele A. , Stübi R. , Ruffieux D.
Published: April 2015

Abstract. We present a method to derive the site atmospheric state best estimate (SASBE) of the ozone profile combining brightness temperature spectra around the 142 GHz absorption line of ozone measured by the microwave radiometer SOMORA and ozone profiles measured by the radiosonde (RS). The SASBE ozone profile is obtained using the radiosonde ozone profile as a priori information in an optimal estimation retrieval of the SOMORA radiometer. The resulting ozone profile ranges from ground up to 65 km altitude and makes optimal use of the available information at each altitude. The high vertical resolution of the radiosonde profile can be conserved and the uncertainty of the SASBE is well defined at each altitude. A SASBE ozone profile dataset has been generated for Payerne, Switzerland, with a temporal resolution of 3 profiles a week for the time period ranging from 2011 to 2013. The relative difference of the SASBE ozone profiles to the AURA/MLS ozone profiles lies between −3 to 6% over the vertical range of 20–65 km. Above 20 km, the agreement between the SASBE and AURA/MLS ozone profiles is better than the agreement between the operational SOMORA ozone data set and AURA/MLS. Below 20 km the SASBE ozone data are identical to the radiosonde measurements. The same method has been applied to ECWMF-ERA interim ozone profiles and SOMORA data to generate a SASBE dataset with a time resolution of 4 profiles per day. These SASBE ozone profiles agree between −4 and +8% with AURA/MLS. The improved agreement of the SASBE datasets with AURA/MLS above 20 km demonstrates the benefit of better a priori information in the retrieval of ozone from brightness temperature data.
The impact of vibrational Raman scattering of air on DOAS measurements of atmospheric trace gases
Authors: Lampel J. , Frieß U. , Platt U.
Published: April 2015

Abstract. In remote sensing applications, such as differential optical absorption spectroscopy (DOAS), atmospheric scattering processes need to be considered. After inelastic scattering on N2 and O2 molecules, the scattered photons occur as additional intensity at a different wavelength, effectively leading to filling-in of both solar Fraunhofer lines and absorptions of atmospheric constituents. Measured spectra in passive DOAS applications are typically corrected for rotational Raman scattering (RRS), also called Ring effect, which represents the main contribution to inelastic scattering. In contrast to that, vibrational Raman scattering (VRS) of N2 and O2 has often been thought to be negligible, but also contributes. Consequences of VRS are red-shifted Fraunhofer structures in scattered light spectra and filling-in of Fraunhofer lines, additional to RRS. We describe how to calculate VRS correction spectra in analogy to the Ring spectrum. We discuss further the impact of VRS cross-sections for O2 and N2 on passive DOAS measurements. The relevance of VRS is shown for the first time in spectral evaluations of Multi-Axis DOAS data. This measurement data yields in agreement with calculated scattering cross-sections, that the observed VRS cross-section amounts to 2.2 ± 0.4% of the cross-section of RRS under tropospheric conditions. It is concluded, that this phenomenon has to be included in the spectral evaluation of weak absorbers as it reduces the measurement error significantly and can cause apparent differential optical depth of up to 2.5 × 10−4. Its influence on the spectral retrieval of IO, Glyoxal, water vapour and NO2 in the blue wavelength range is evaluated. For measurements with a large Ring signal a significant and systematic bias of NO2 dSCDs up to (−3.8 ± 0.4) × 1014 molec cm−2 at low elevation angles is observed if this effect is not considered.
Description of algorithms for co-locating and comparing gridded model data with remote-sensing observations
Authors: Langerock B. , De Mazière M. , Hendrick F. , Vigouroux C. , Desmet F. , Dils B. , Niemeijer S.
Published: April 2015

Abstract. MACC-II,III, Monitoring Atmospheric Composition and Climate, is the current pre-operational Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS). It provides data records on atmospheric composition for recent years, present conditions and forecasts (a few days ahead). To support the quality assessment of the CAMS products, the EU FP7 project Network Of ground-based Remote-Sensing Observations (NORS) created a server to validate the gridded MACC-II,III/CAMS model data against remote-sensing observations from the Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change (NDACC), for a selected set of target species and pilot stations. This paper describes in detail the algorithms used in this validation server. Amongst others, the algorithms take into account the horizontal displacement of the measured profiles from the location of the instrument, the vertical averaging and uncertainty propagation.
A new sub-grid surface mass balance and flux model for continental-scale ice sheet modelling: validation and last glacial cycle
Authors: Le Morzadec K. , Tarasov L. , Morlighem M. , Seroussi H.
Published: April 2015

Abstract. To investigate ice sheet evolution over the time scale of a glacial cycle, 3-D ice sheet models (ISMs) need to be run at grid resolutions (10 to 50 km) that do not resolve individual mountains. This will introduce to-date unquantified errors in sub-grid (SG) transport, accumulation and ablation for regions of rough topography. In the past, synthetic hypsometric curves, a statistical summary of the topography, have been used in ISMs to describe the variability of these processes. However, there has yet to be detailed uncertainty analysis of this approach. We develop a new SG model using a 1 km resolution digital elevation model to compute each local hypsometric curve and to determine local parameters to represent the hypsometric levels' slopes and widths. 1-D mass-transport for the SG model is computed with the shallow ice approximation. We test this model against simulations produced by the 3-D Ice Sheet System Model (ISSM) run at 1 km grid resolution. Results show that no simple parameterization can totally capture SG surface mass balance and flux processes. Via glacial cycle ensemble results for North America, we quantify the impact of SG model coupling in an ISM and the associated parametric uncertainties related to the exchange of ice between the SG and coarse grid levels. Via glacial cycle ensemble results for North America, we quantify the impact of SG model coupling in an ISM. We show that SG process representation and associated parametric uncertainties, related to the exchange of ice between the SG and coarse grid levels, can have significant impact on modelled ice sheet evolution.
Predicting land use and soil controls on erosion and sediment redistribution in agricultural loess areas: model development and cross scale verification
Authors: Scherer U. , Zehe E.
Published: April 2015

Abstract. This study quantifies soil and land use controls on sediment mobilisation and redistribution in cultivated loess soil landscapes, as these landscapes are frequently used for intensive cultivation and are highly susceptible to erosion. To this end we developed and verified a process based model named CATFLOW-SED at the plot, hillslope and catchment scales. The model relies on an explicit representation of hillslopes and their dominant physiographical characteristics which control overland flow formation, particle detachment and sediment redistribution (transport and sedimentation). Erosion processes are represented by means of the steady state approximation of the sediment continuity equation, their interaction is conceptualized based on the sediment transport capacity of overland flow. Particle detachment is represented by means of a threshold approach accounting for the attacking forces of rainfall and overland flow which need to exceed a threshold in soil erosion resistance to mobilize soil particles (Scherer et al., 2012). Transport capacity of overland flow is represented as proposed by Engelund and Hansen (1967). Top soil particles and aggregates are detached and transported according to their share in the particle size distribution. Size selective deposition of soil particles is determined based on the sink velocity of the various particle size classes. CATFLOW-SED was verified on the plot, hillslope and catchment scale, where either particle detachment or lateral redistribution or sedimentation is the limiting factor, to check whether the respective parameterizations are transferable for simulations at the next higher scale. For verification we used the Weiherbach data set providing plot scale rainfall simulation experiments, long term monitoring of sediment yields on a selected hillslope as well as observed sediment fluxes at the catchment outlet. Our findings corroborate that CATFLOW-SED predicted the sediment loads at all scales within the error margin of the measurements. An accurate prediction of overland flow turned out as being necessary and sufficient to guarantee spatial transferability of erosion parameters optimized at smaller scales to the next higher scale without need for further calibration. Based on the verified model setup, we investigate the efficiency of land use management to mitigate measures in erosion scenarios for cultivated loess landscapes.
High-temperature piezoresistive C / SiOC sensors
Authors: Roth F. , Schmerbauch C. , Ionescu E. , Nicoloso N. , Guillon O. , Riedel R.
Published: April 2015

Abstract. Here we report on the high-temperature piezoresistivity of carbon-containing silicon oxycarbide nanocomposites (C / SiOC). Samples containing 13.5 vol% segregated carbon have been prepared from a polysilsesquioxane via thermal cross-linking, pyrolysis and subsequent hot-pressing. Their electrical resistance was assessed as a function of the mechanical load (1–10 MPa) and temperature (1000–1200 °C). The piezoresistive behavior of the C / SiOC nanocomposites relies on the presence of dispersed nanocrystalline graphite with a lateral size ≤ 2 nm and non-crystalline carbon domains, as revealed by Raman spectroscopy. In comparison to highly ordered carbon (graphene, HOPG), C / SiOC exhibits strongly enhanced k factor values, even upon operation at temperatures beyond 1000 °C. The measured k values of about 80 ± 20 at the highest temperature reading (T = 1200 °C) reveal that C / SiOC is a primary candidate for high-temperature piezoresistive sensors with high sensitivity.
Dimensional synthesis of mechanical linkages using artificial neural networks and Fourier descriptors
Authors: Khan N. , Ullah I. , Al-Grafi M.
Published: April 2015

Abstract. Dimensional synthesis of mechanisms to trace given paths is an important problem with no exact solution. In this paper, the problem is divided into representation of curve shape and learning the relation between curve shape and mechanism dimensions. Curve shape is represented by Fourier descriptors of cumulative angular deviation of the curve, which do not depend on the position or scale of the curve. An artificial neural network (ANN) is trained to learn the (unknown) relation between the Fourier descriptors of a planar curve and the dimensions of the mechanism tracing that curve. Presented with any simple, closed, planar curve, the ANN suggests the dimensions of a four-bar whose coupler curve is similar in shape. A local optimization procedure further refines the results. Examples presented indicate the method is successful as long as the curve shape is such that the mechanism is able to trace it.
Multi-temporal LiDAR-DTMs as a tool for modelling a complex landslide: a case study in the Rotolon catchment (eastern Italian Alps)
Authors: Bossi G. , Cavalli M. , Crema S. , Frigerio S. , Quan Luna B. , Mantovani M. , Marcato G. , Schenato L. , Pasuto A.
Published: April 2015

Abstract. The geomorphological change detection through the comparison of repeated topographic surveys is a recent approach that benefits greatly from the latest developments in topographical data acquisition techniques. Among them, airborne LiDAR makes the monitoring of geomorphological changes a more reliable and accurate approach for natural hazard and risk management. In this study, two LiDAR digital terrain models (DTMs) (2 m resolution) were acquired just before and after a complex 340 000 m3 landslide event (4 November 2010) that generated a debris flow in the channel of the Rotolon catchment (eastern Italian Alps). The analysis of these data was used to set up the initial condition for the application of a dynamic model. The comparison between the pre- and post-event DTMs allowed us to identify erosion and depositional areas and the volume of the landslide. The knowledge of the phenomenon dynamics was the base of a sound back analysis of the event with the 3-D numerical model DAN3D. This particular code was selected for its capability to modify the rheology and the parameters of the moving mass during run-out, as actually observed along the path of the 2010 debris flow. Nowadays some portions of Mt. Rotolon flank are still moving and show signs of detachment. The same soil parameters used in the back-analysis model could be used to simulate the run-out for possible future landslides, allowing us to generate reliable risk scenarios useful for awareness of civil defense and strategy of emergency plans.
Laboratory tests for the optimization of mesh size for flexible debris-flow barriers
Authors: Wendeler C. , Volkwein A.
Published: April 2015

Abstract. Laboratory tests were performed to study the loading aspects of flexible debris-flow barriers. Debris material from the Milibach river (Canton Berne, Switzerland) has been used to quantify the influence of different mesh sizes and the gap between the lower barrier edge and the river bed compared to the maximum grain size. It was possible to study the filling process and the retaining behaviour of the barriers as a function of the mesh size. A reasonable retention was reached with the net having a mesh size and a basal gap smaller than d90 where d90 is the maximum diameter of 90% of the grains. By scaling the laboratory tests to the natural size using Froude similarity a recommendation is given for the best net mesh size and the gap in natural conditions. The conclusions are supported by the results of numerous laboratory tests using different debris material, e.g. from the Illgraben river (Canton Valais).
Coupling scenarios of urban growth and flood hazard along the Emilia-Romagna coast (Italy)
Authors: Sekovski I. , Armaroli C. , Calabrese L. , Mancini F. , Stecchi F. , Perini L.
Published: April 2015

Abstract. The extent of coastline urbanization reduces their resilience to flooding, especially in low lying areas. The study site is the Emilia-Romagna Region coastline (Italy), historically affected by marine storms and floods. The main aim of this study is to investigate the vulnerability of this coastal area to marine flooding by considering the dynamics of the forcing component (Total Water Level) and the dynamics of the receptor (urban areas). This was done by comparing the output of the three flooding scenarios (10, 100 and >100 year return periods) to the output of different scenarios of future urban growth up to 2050. Scenario-based marine flooding extents were derived by applying the Cost-Distance tool of ArcGIS® to a high resolution Digital Terrain Model. Three scenarios of urban growth (similar-as-historic, compact and sprawled) up to 2050 were estimated by applying the cellular automata based SLEUTH model. The results show that, if the urban growth is compact-like, flood-prone areas will largely increase with respect to similar-as-historic and sprawled growth scenarios. Combining the two methodologies can be useful for identify flood-prone areas that have a high potential for future urbanization, and is therefore crucial for coastal managers and planners.
Precipitation measurement intercomparison in the Qilian Mountains, Northeastern Tibetan Plateau
Authors: Chen R. , Liu J. , Kang E. , Yang Y. , Han C. , Liu Z. , Song Y. , Qing W. , Zhu P.
Published: April 2015

Abstract. Systematic errors in gauge-measured precipitation are well-known but no reports have come from the Tibet Plateau. An intercomparison experiment was carried out from September 2010 to September 2014 in the Hulu watershed, northeastern Tibet Plateau. Precipitation gauges included a Chinese standard precipitation gauge (CSPG), a CSPG with Alter shelter (Alter), a Pit type gauge with the CSPG (Pit) and a Double-Fence International Reference with Tretyakov shelter and CSPG (DFIR). The intercomparison experiments show that the Pit gauge caught 1% more rainfall, 2% more mixed precipitation, 4% less snowfall and 0.8% more precipitation (all types) than the DFIR from September 2012 to September 2014. The Pit caught 4% more rainfall, 21% more snow and 16% more mixed precipitation than the CSPG. The DFIR caught 3% more rainfall, 27% more snowfall, and 13% more mixed precipitation than the CSPG, respectively. For rain and mixed precipitation, the catch ratios (CRs) for the gauges are ranked as follows: CRPit > CRDFIR > CRAlter > CRCSPG. For snowfall, the CRs are ranked as follows: CRDFIR > CRPit > CRAlter > CRCSPG. Catch ratio vs. 10 m wind speed indicates that with increasing wind speed from 0 to 4.5 m s−1, the CRCSPG or CRAlter decreased slightly. For mixed precipitation, the ratios of DFIR/Alter or DFIR/Pit vs. wind speed show that wind speed has no significant effect on catch ratio below 3.5 m s−1. For snowfall, the ratio of CSPG/DFIR or Alter/DFIR vs. wind speed shows that catch ratio decreases with increasing wind speed. The calibration equations for three different precipitation types for the CSPG and Alter were established with 10 m wind speeds based on the CR vs. wind speed analysis. Results indicate that combined use of the DFIR and the Pit as reference gauges for snow and rainfall, respectively, could enhance precipitation observation precision. Applicable regions for the Pit gauge or the DFIR as representative gauges for all precipitation types are present in China.
Structural capital, innovation capability, and company performance in technology-based colombian firms
Authors:   Deusto Business School. University of Deusto. Camino de Mundaiz, 50, 20012 San Sebastián (Spain). nekane.aramburu@deusto.es, Aramburu Nekane , Sáenz Josune ,   Deusto Business School. University of Deusto. Camino de Mundaiz, 50, 20012 San Sebastián (Spain). josune.saenz@deusto.es, Blanco Carlos E. ,   KM-INOVA. Carrera 46 # 57-36 Bogotá (Colombia). carlo_co@yahoo.com
Published: April 2015

In today’s economy, innovation is considered to be one of the main driving forces behind business competitiveness, if not the most relevant one. Traditionally, the study of innovation has been addressed from different perspectives. Recently, literature on knowledge management and intellectual capital has provided new insights. Considering this, the aim of this paper is to analyze the impact of different organizational conditions – i.e. “structural capital” – on innovation capability and innovation performance, from an “intellectual capital” (IC) perspective. As regards innovation capability, two dimensions are considered: new idea generation and innovation project management. The population subject to study is made up of technology-based Colombian firms. In order to gather information about the relevant variables involved in the research, a questionnaire was designed and addressed to the CEOs of the companies making up the target population. The sample analyzed is made up of 69 companies and is large enough to carry out a statistical study based on structural equation modelling (partial least squares approach) using PLS-Graph software (Chin and Frye, 2003). The results obtained show that structural capital explains to a great extent both the effectiveness of the new idea generation process and of innovation project management. However, the influence of each specific organizational component making up structural capital (organizational design, organizational culture, hiring and professional development policies, innovation strategy, technological capital, and external structure) varies. Moreover, successful innovation project management is the only innovation capability dimension that exerts a significant impact on company performance.
The Impact of Knowledge Sharing on the Relationship between Organizational culture and Job Satisfaction: The Perception of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Practitioners in Hong Kong
Authors: Tong Canon , Tak Walder Ip Wah , Wong Anthony
Published: April 2015

Purpose - The purpose of this article is to analyze the impact of knowledge sharing on the relationship between organizational culture and job satisfaction of ICT industry in Hong Kong so that appropriate strategies can be put in place by relevant decision-makers to enhance corporate performance.Design/Methodology/Approach - The research includes items of culture dimension, knowledge sharing dimension, job satisfaction dimension and demographic information. Data collected from 228 valid respondents by an internet-based self-administrative anonymous questionnaire survey were analyzed by factor analysis and multiple regressions; validity, reliability and the mediating effect of knowledge sharing were also tested.Findings - Research findings revealed that organizational culture significantly influences knowledge sharing and job satisfaction and that knowledge sharing plays an important mediating role between organizational culture and job satisfaction.Practical Implications - The insightful results provide empirical evidence as potential guidance to employers of ICT industries and management to establish appropriate strategies to retain valuable staff and improve the efficiency of their human resources including incentive and reward policies.Originality/Value - This research studied the relationships between organizational culture, knowledge sharing and job satisfaction in Hong Kong context since most of the previous studies has focused on western countries. It is unique in that it investigated the mediating effects of knowledge sharing on job satisfaction of ICT practitioners in Hong Kong. The results of this research provide empirical evidence to guide employers and managers towards a collaborative and beneficial organizational culture, enhancement of knowledge sharing practices, and sustainable human resource strategies.
The Recent Challenges of Globalization and the Role of Employee Engagement – The Case of Vietnam
Authors: Ehambaranathan Eswaranathan , Samie Ayesha , Murugasu Shagesheela
Published: April 2015

Over the recent years, changes in the human resources practice have led to a situation whereby the failure of some firms are due to the mismanagement of people rather than problems related to technical systems. Evidently, there have been also suggestions that the changes in employee engagement practices have not been corresponding with the changes that is taking place in the international business environment. As a result, organizations have achieved a relatively low level of effectiveness in implementing effective employee engagement practices. This is particularly the case in emerging economies such as Vietnam, a country exposed to challenges and opportunities of globalization. Therefore, in order to strive competitively in this period of globalization, managers must possess relevant competencies for effective implementation in the employee engagement policies and practices. Thus, this paper explores the competency-based research framework and draws implications from the employee engagement practice to prepare organizations in Vietnam for the challenges in globalization.
Education and Training of Future Managers for Sustainable Development in the V4 Countries
Authors: Harausová Helena , Chovancová Jana
Published: April 2015

Impact of companies and their activities on the environment has become a subject of growing interest since the late 80s of the last century, especially in the western economies. The growing interest in the implementation of environmentally friendly practices in business practice directly correlates with the need for education and training of future managers to sustainable development. The presented paper analyses the need for environmental education of graduates who are expected to act as executives and in positions which are defined as Green enhanced skills occupations or shortly Green jobs and who should be able to apply the tools of environmental policy in a business sector, municipalities or third sector. The essential part of the paper presents partial results of the survey, conducted among students of business schools, with the aim to determine the level of awareness about selected voluntary instrument of environmental policy as well as their perception of the need for environmental education . The article also contains proposals for a system of education for sustainable development in business schools.
Diminishing Complications in Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Process via Six Sigma Methodology
Authors: Atasoyu Enes Murat , Taner Mehmet Tolga , Erbas Engin , Sahbaz Ibrahim , Kagan Gamze , Kagan Mehmet Kemal , Enginyurt Latif , Baslangic Sadik Ozgur
Published: April 2015

The aim of this paper is to investigate the complications which occurred in a dialysis polyclinic during and after CAPD process and evaluate them in terms of their root causes, severity, sigma levels and hazard scores. The data are collected from 24 patients over a 12 month period. Seventeen complications are determined. Six Sigma’s DMAIC, SIPOC table, Fishbone diagram and FMEA are employed to evaluate the overall process. Vital few CTQ factors are determined to be patient’s compliance to hygiene and presence of comorbid diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular problems and obesity. Consequently, corrective and preventative actions are proposed for preventing the occurence of the complications.
Case study on the Analysis of Albanian Students’ English Copular Clause Errors
Authors: Samarxhiu Suzana
Published: April 2015

The main aim of this study is to analyze some difficulties that Albanian students face when using the English copular clauses.The acquisition of a foreign language is not an easy process, but it is difficult and progressive. As a result, students have difficulties in this long journey of the learning process. Part of this journey is even the errors. Analyzing the latter ones, we understand that it is difficult to find their source, given that the errors of the students are of different natures.  But, one of the main sources in the fallibility of linguistic rules is the influence of the mother tongue. This fact is already proven by researchers, as well as teachers involved in the teaching process of a foreign language. Through our studies, it emerged that Albanian students most frequently make errors in structures designed by copular constructions in English. This happens because the Albanian students use the English copular clauses, based on their linguistic intuition of the native language and not the rules of English grammar. The researcher was motivated to make a study on the kinds of errors that Albanian students make, while using these English linguistic constructions. Copular Clauses, Errors, Second Language Acquisition
Thomas Spencer, Southwark Scrivener (d. 1428):
Authors: Carlin Martha
Published: April 2015

Thomas Spencer, a member of the London scriveners’ company, lived in Southwark from the 1390s until at least 1420, where he had contact with John Brynchele, known to modern scholars for his bequests of books that included the Canterbury Tales. Sued for debt in 1405, Spencer testified that he had paid the debt in 1394 by handing over “a certain book called Troylous, worth twenty shillings,” and 6s. 8d. in cash. If true, this testimony represents the only evidence to date of the circulation of a copy of one of Chaucer's works during the poet's lifetime.
The Sege of Melayne and the Siege of Jerusalem:
Authors: Nievergelt Marco
Published: April 2015

Two Middle English poems are placed within the context of the papal Schism of 1378–1415, itself framed by the rising tension between the nations of France and England during the Hundred Years’ War. Both poems imagine a fictional triumph of Christians over a religious Other—Saracens in the Sege of Melayne, Jews in the Siege of Jerusalem—and, through such crusading fantasies, seek to restore a sense of unified Christendom eroded by the papal Schism. Other contemporary developments also complicate the binarism of identity associated with the ideals of Holy War, notably the emergence of national crusades that encouraged contemporaries to view the largely dynastic and political conflict between France and England through a religious lens. Both poems thus attempt to imagine a unified Christian community regenerated by the experience of warfare, but because of the increasing difficulty in sorting out national and religious identities, they also exacerbate the internal fractures they set out to overcome.
Wynnere and Wastoure and the Influence of Political Prophecy
Authors: Flood Victoria
Published: April 2015

This article examines the debt of the Middle English debate poem Wynnere and Wastoure to a long-lived culture of political prophecy with particular utility during the reign of Edward III. It explores the poet's familiarity with a prophetic tradition endorsing the authority of the kings of England, derived from the writings of Geoffrey of Monmouth. Alongside other sources, the Wynnere poet is understood to be acquainted with The Prophecy of the Last Six Kings to Follow John and possibly variations on this in the poetry of Laurence Minot, as well as prophetic material ascribed to the Scottish border prophet Thomas of Erceldoune. Awareness of the Wynnere poet's engagement with prophetic traditions challenges prior scholarly understandings of his attitude toward royal authority, as well as critical commonplaces about the oppositional function of political prophecy, for underlying Wynnere and Wastoure is a vision of the imperial prowess of Edward III.
The Tale of Beryn:
Authors: Burrow John
Published: April 2015

After a brief comment on the versification of the Tale of Beryn, the essay considers the anonymous poet's faithful and lively representations of Chaucer's pilgrims as they spend their day in Canterbury, contrasting Beryn's prologue in this respect with Lydgate's prologue to his Siege of Thebes. The second part of this essay argues that the story of Beryn well suits the Merchant who tells it. Beryn, like Chaucer's Merchant, trades overseas and suffers those vicissitudes of Fortune to which merchant-venturers were subject—storms at seas and, in this case particularly, legal problems. But Beryn ends up rich, an appropriate happy ending for a narrator whose talk, as Chaucer wrote, was all about “th’ encrees of his wynnyng.”
O CRONISTA E A DAMA: FACETAS DA AIA INÊS DE CASTRO NA CRÔNICA DE FERNÃO LOPES
Authors: Trevisan Mariana Bonat
Published: April 2015

Este artigo propõe uma análise sobre a representação que o cronista português Fernão Lopes (1380-1460) realiza acerca da personagem Inês de Castro (1325-1355) na Crônica de D. Pedro I. A crônica régia é uma obra de natureza laica, sendo que sua interpretação sobre fatos do passado difere bastante das crônicas produzidas por clérigos na Baixa Idade Média. Considerando as especificidades desta fonte e as características do texto lopeano, refletimos sobre a aia castelhana que se tornou a preferida do rei português Pedro Cru, relacionando alguns pontos referentes à noção que o cronista criou sobre esta mulher.
GÊNERO E COMPORTAMENTO: CASOS DE SEDUÇÃO NA CIDADE DE LONDRINA (1960-1970)
Authors: Vieira Tamara , Silveira Célia Regina da
Published: April 2015

Esta pesquisa procura investigar as relações entre o comportamento feminino de jovens mulheres pertencentes às classes populares e o processo de disciplinarização social formulado pelas autoridades jurídicas. Queremos compreender como tais fatores influenciavam as práticas cotidianas que as jovens estabeleciam na sociedade, em especial no namoro e casamento. Nossas fontes primárias para esta pesquisa são os autos criminais de sedução da cidade de Londrina, entre os anos de 1960 e 1970, e a coluna Feminilidades do jornal Folha de Londrina, escrita por Tia Jurema.
PRÁTICAS DE CIDADANIA NO ALVORECER REPUBLICANO BRASILEIRO: PROCESSO DE ABOLIÇÃO E A ATUAÇÃO DE COELHO NETTO
Authors: Oliveira Igor Fernandes Viana de , Rocha Luiz Guilherme Burlamaqui Soares Porto , Pinheiro Pedro Portocarrero
Published: April 2015

O presente trabalho busca explorar algumas disputas e dimensões assumidas pela cidadania a partir conjuntura histórica que culminou na consolidação do regime republicano no Brasil. Ressaltando questões apontadas pela historiografia, abordamos, mais especificamente, a abolição do trabalho escravo e a intervenção do literato Coelho Netto no debate acerca da nacionalidade. O processo de superação do escravismo atingia as estratégias e diferenciações sociais mobilizadas pelos atores, deslocando as disputas em torno dos significados da liberdade. Por outro lado, com a relativa ampliação e transformação do espaço público, o nexo intelectuais/povo passou a assumir característica diversa.
LONDRINA: UMA QUESTÃO SOCIAL, ECONÔMICA E DE GÊNERO NAS DÉCADAS DE 1950 E 1960
Authors: Batista Valéria Silva , Cunha Vanessa Lima
Published: April 2015

O presente artigo visa compreender as condições sociais e econômicas na cidade de Londrina, através de autos criminais de sedução nas quais a vítima, no caso a mulher pobre, recorre à justiça para reparação da violência sofrida e acaba se tornando a ré. Durante o desenvolver deste trabalho foram computados dados importantes, dos quais se resulta grande número de abusos contra a mulher tanto dentro de casa quanto fora desta. Poderemos observar com as informações levantadas o grande dilema que estas enfrentaram para defenderem sua "honra" e virtude, mesmo que, isso faça com que sejam "mal" interpretadas na sociedade da segunda metade do século XX.
MORTE, CULPA E MEDO. A ANGÚSTIA COLETIVA NO PRINCÍPIO DA MODERNIDADE
Authors: Bastos Alexandre Frasato
Published: April 2015

O presente artigo é parte do primeiro capítulo de minha monografia de bacharelado intitulada "Tempos de Angústia - Erasmo e Lutero no Início da Modernidade". O objetivo de minha pesquisa é relacionar o Humanismo Cristão e a Reforma Religiosa, partindo do debate historiográfico que reconhece serem ambos respostas às necessidades de seu tempo, marcado por uma forte angústia coletiva experimentada no período de transição do Medievo para a Modernidade, mas também pela atitude intelectual de conhecimento e ação no mundo. É este contexto que abordamos neste artigo, enfatizando os elementos que podem nos ajudar a compreender essa angústia coletiva.
O UNIVERSO NEGRO-AFRICANO E SUAS PECULIARIDADES: A ESCRAVIDÃO, O TRÁFICO E O MITO DA RAINHA NZINGA
Authors: Ouriques Mariana
Published: April 2015

Resenha de PANTOJA, Selma. Nzinga Mbandi: mulher, guerra e escravidão. Brasília: Editora Thesaurus, 2000.
“MAS, AFINAL, O QUE É LIBERDADE?”: O ESPETÁCULO LIBERDADE LIBERDADE (1965) E A RESISTÊNCIA CULTURAL AO REGIME MILITAR
Authors: Rosell Mariana Rodrigues
Published: April 2015

O presente artigo é resultado de pesquisa de Iniciação Científica realizada pela autora com financiamento CNPq entre 2011 e 2012. Trabalhamos a partir da tese de que a resistência civil ao regime militar brasileiro se deu em várias frentes e de diversas formas. Assim, baseamo-nos na hipótese de que há elementos na peça Liberdade Liberdade que permitem pensá-la na chave do frentismo cultural, forma pela qual o Partido Comunista optou na resistência ao regime militar. Identificamos alguns pontos na construção do texto e no conjunto da encenação que colaboram para pensar Liberdade Liberdade como uma precursora da resistência cultural aliancista empreendida pelo PCB e por parte da ala liberal.
“LÁ E DE VOLTA OUTRA VEZ”: O MEDIEVO NA OBRA DE J.R.R. TOLKIEN
Authors: Santos Andrey Augusto Ribeiro dos
Published: April 2015

O presente artigo tem como intenção demonstrar os primeiros passos da minha pesquisa monográfica, na qual pretendo me debruçar sobre os aspectos medievais presentes nas obras do autor J.R.R. Tolkien. Devido a todo o apelo que estas possuem frente ao grande público, consideramos que se mostram como objetos válidos de estudo das representações da Idade Média no mundo contemporâneo. Assim, apresentarei meus questionamentos e avanços na pesquisa até o momento, com a intenção de demonstrar como o autor, sendo um homem do século XX, poderia ter utilizado o Medievo como refúgio à dura realidade de sua época. Além de tentar explicar o que o grande sucesso destas obras pode nos dizer sobre a relação entre o grande público e sua representação de Idade Média.
QUESTÕES PARA O PATRIMÔNIO CULTURAL E INTANGÍVEL NA CIDADE DE SÃO PAULO: O CASO DO CINE BELAS ARTES
Authors: Ferreira Pedro Beresin Schleder
Published: April 2015

No início de 2011 o Cine Belas Artes, tradicional sala exibidora do chamado “cinema de arte” desde 1967, recebeu ameaça de fechamento. Parte da sociedade civil realizou diversas manifestações contra o fechamento do cinema, que tiveram como plano de ação o pedido de seu tombamento. O artigo propõe uma investigação tanto do valor do Cine Belas Artes como bem culturais da cidade, como da possibilidade de sua inclusão no acervo do Patrimônio Cultural de São Paulo, adentrando em debates referentes à prática patrimonial no ambiente urbano que o caso em questão suscita.
REPRESENTAÇÕES DA SOCIEDADE BOLIVIANA EM SOLEDAD, DE BARTOLOMÉ MITRE
Authors: Troncozo Mayra Vanessa Villca
Published: April 2015

Soledad foi escrita pelo argentino Bartolomé Mitre (1821- 1906) durante sua curta passagem pela Bolívia, entre 1846 e 1847. O romance apresenta uma clara dicotomia entre as representações da sociedade colonial e da nova sociedade independente. Neste artigo analisaremos essas representações criadas pelo autor para referir-se ao passado colonial e aos primeiros anos de história independente da Bolívia. Procuraremos demonstrar como Mitre, ao escrever Soledad, estava se posicionando politicamente e legitimando o projeto político do presidente José Ballivián.
A PUBLICIDADE NOS ANOS JK: CONSUMO DE MERCADORIAS E IDEIAS NO NACIONALDESENVOLVIMENTISMO.
Authors: Cartoce Raquel Elisa
Published: April 2015

Através da análise de anúncios publicitários veiculados nas revistas Manchete e O Cruzeiro durante o período de governo de Juscelino Kubitschek (1956-1961), busca-se neste trabalho compreender as representações políticas, sociais, econômicas e as implicações ideológicas que eles produzem e em meio às quais são produzidos, na época do boom da industrialização do Brasil e – não por coincidência – da profissionalização da nossa publicidade. Para uma compreensão mais aprofundadadeste processo, empreendo aqui um estudo de caso, observando como o tratamento da temática do trabalho nestes anúncios faz parte do desenvolvimento de uma determinada mentalidade a este respeito que se fixa e se expande para diversas áreas da nossa vida, tanto na esfera pública como na privada.
CONSTRUINDO A HELENIZAÇÃO: INTERAÇÕES CULTURAIS ENTRE GRECO-MACEDÔNIOS E AUTÓCTONES NAS OBRAS DE DROYSEN, JOUGUET E MOMIGLIANO.
Authors: Biazotto Thiago Do Amaral
Published: April 2015

O objetivo deste artigo é feitura de uma discussão teórica do modelo normativo de cultura denominado helenização a partir de três obras magnas: Alexandre: o grande, de Johann Gustav Droysen (1808-1884), El imperialismo macedonico y la helenización del oriente, de Pierre Jouguet (1869-1949), e Alien Wisdom: The Limits of Hellenization, de Arnaldo Momigliano (1908-1987), sendo esta última fundamental no sentido de criticar e limitar a tese de uma helenização absoluta do Oriente a partir das conquistas de Alexandre Magno. Longe de se constituir num conceito estanque, portanto, a helenização possui traços e enunciações que estão em consonância com as épocas em que é formulada, fazendo da reflexão dos porquês de estas diferenças um salutar exercício de pensamento histórico.
EMBATES HISTORIOGRÁFICOS NA ANTIGUIDADE TARDIA: RELEVÂNCIAS SOBRE OS CONCEITOS DE IDENTIDADE, ETNOGÊNESE E TRADITIONSKERN.
Authors: Citon Marlon
Published: April 2015

Este trabalho tem como proposta analisar os embates historiográficos constituídos na formação de três conceitos: Identidade, Etnogênese e Tradionskern, sobre o período temporal da Antiguidade Tardia, em especial aos embates entre a Universidade de Viena e Toronto. Como parte de um artigo de análise historiográfica, buscamos, de forma sucinta e objetiva, apresentar e problematizar diversas concepções constituídas por autores e linhas interpretativas, apontando determinados embates epistemológicos na formação de terminadas perspectivas. Concerne-se, assim, numa interpretação do historiador frente ao cenário historiográfico de tais trabalhos acadêmicos, nas referentes inclusões e exclusões de obras e autores. Dentro do viés da legitimação historiográfica, tais conceitos referem-se a importantes instrumentais para pensar o contexto do período e fundamentar ideias, tornando-os importantes em uma análise ampla.
Entrevista com o Professor Carlos Roberto Antunes dos Santos
Authors: Silva Bruna
Published: April 2015

Entrevista com o Professor Carlos Roberto Antunes dos Santos
ARRUDA, José Jobson de Andrade. São Paulo nos séculos XVI-XVII. (Coleção História Geral do Estado de São Paulo, v.1. Coordenação Geral: Marco Antonio Villa). São Paulo: Imprensa Oficial do Estado de São Paulo/POIESIS, 2011.
Authors: Velloso Gustavo
Published: April 2015

Resenha de ARRUDA, José Jobson de Andrade. São Paulo nos séculos XVI-XVII. (Coleção História Geral do Estado de São Paulo, v.1. Coordenação Geral: Marco Antonio Villa). São Paulo: Imprensa Oficial do Estado de São Paulo/POIESIS, 2011.
LITERATURA E SOCIABILIDADE NA CURITIBA DE DALTON TREVISAN
Authors: Braga Gabriel Elysio Maia
Published: April 2015

Resultados da pesquisa coletiva desenvolvida em 2012 e apresentados nos eventos 21° EVINCI (outubro/2013) e I Jornada Paranaense PIBID e PET de História (outubro-novembro/2013).
FRIGHETTO, Renan. A Antiguidade Tardia: Roma e as monarquias romano-bárbaras numa época de transformações (Séculos II – VIII). Curitiba: Juruá, 2012.
Authors: Osipi Josip Horus Giunta
Published: April 2015

Resenha de FRIGHETTO, Renan. A Antiguidade Tardia: Roma e as monarquias romano-bárbaras numa época de transformações (Séculos II – VIII). Curitiba: Juruá, 2012