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Corona Virus (COVID-19) “Infodemic” and Emerging Issues through a Data Lens: The Case of China
Authors: Hua Jinling , Shaw Rajib
Published: March 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a humanitarian emergency, which started in Wuhan in China in early December 2019, brought into the notice of the authorities in late December, early January 2020, and, after investigation, was declared as an emergency in the third week of January 2020. The WHO declared this as Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 31th of January 2020, and finally a pandemic on 11th March 2020. As of March 24th, 2020, the virus has caused a casualty of over 16,600 people worldwide with more than 380,000 people confirmed as infected by it, of which more than 10,000 cases are serious. Mainly based on Chinese newspapers, social media and other digital platform data, this paper analyzes the timeline of the key actions taken by the government and people over three months in five different phases. It found that although there was an initial delay in responding, a unique combination of strong governance, strict regulation, strong community vigilance and citizen participation, and wise use of big data and digital technologies, were some of the key factors in China’s efforts to combat this virus. Being inviable and non-measurable (unlike radioactive exposure), appropriate and timely information is very important to form the basic foundation of mitigation and curative measures. Infodemic, as it is termed by WHO, is a key word, where different stakeholder’s participation, along with stricter regulation, is required to reduce the impact of fake news in this information age and social media. Although different countries will need different approaches, focusing on its humanitarian nature and addressing infodemic issues are the two critical factors for future global mitigation efforts.
Determining the Influencing Factors of Biogas Technology Adoption Intention in Pakistan: The Moderating Role of Social Media
Authors: Wang Zanxin , Ali Saqib , Akbar Ahsan , Rasool Farhan
Published: March 2020

Environmental degradation and rapid climate change have forced researchers and practitioners to find sustainable practices to save the world. Increasing energy demand is not only consuming scarce natural resources, but also damaging the climate and overall ecosystem. In this regard, biogas technology is beneficial in two ways—by meeting the energy demand and saving natural resources. Pakistan is an agricultural country and has a high potential for producing energy through biogas technology. Therefore, this study aims to find farmers’ intentions of adopting biogas technology in Pakistan by employing the extended norm activation model. Furthermore, the moderating role of social media was explored. Purposive sampling was used to collect data from farmers and results were extracted by using Partial least square structural equation modelling software. The results suggest that awareness of consequences, ascription of responsibility, environmental concern and perceived consumer effectiveness positively and significantly influence personal norms of the farmers. Consequently, personal norms affect farmers’ intentions of adopting biogas technology in Pakistan. The moderating role of social media was also confirmed by the results. This study considers the notable insights of biogas technology adoption in Pakistan. Finally, the limitations of the study and suggestions for future research are discussed.
Food Markets: A Motivation-Based Segmentation of Tourists
Authors: Castillo-Canalejo Ana Mᵃ , Sánchez-Cañizares Sandra Mᵃ , Santos-Roldán Luna , Muñoz-Fernández Guzmán Antonio
Published: March 2020

Food markets are becoming popular as new spaces for recreation, and this research aims to discover the motivations driving the tourists that visit these markets. Factorial analysis, cluster analysis and Student’s t-test were applied on 456 surveys from two food markets in Córdoba (Spain). Three motivational factors were obtained: Gastronomic experience and novelty; hedonism and leisure; and the relationship of the experience with work. Segmenting and analyzing the profile of the tourist may help economic agents develop new strategies for the tourism management of a destination and more accurate marketing and branding strategies that target specific customers with a niche message. The study could help develop products that align with tourists’ motives to increase satisfaction and loyalty.
The Effect of Age, Gender, and Job on Skin Conductance Response among Smartphone Users Who are Prohibited from Using Their Smartphone
Authors: Hsieh Hsiu-Fen , Hsu Hsin-Tien , Lin Pei-Chao , Yang Yu-Jen , Huang Yu-Tung , Ko Chih-Hung , Wang Hsiu-Hung
Published: March 2020

The smartphone is a widely used and rapidly growing phenomenon worldwide, and problematic smartphone use is common in our society. This study’s objective was to examine the gender difference of baseline and post-intervention skin conductance response (SCR) among smartphone users and explore the relationships among problematic smartphone use level, anxiety level, and SCR changes by evaluating SCR, the Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale score, and the Chinese version of the Smartphone Addiction Inventory (SPAI) score in a one-group baseline and post-test design. Sixty participants were recruited from two communities, and data were collected from April to June 2017. There was a significant difference in terms of SCR changes between young males and old males and between young females and old females. Additionally, the SCR changes in young females were significantly greater than those in young males with twofold mean difference. This study provides strong evidence supporting the effectiveness of SCR measurement for assessing problematic smartphone use (PSU) anxiety when users are in a withdrawal-like state. The SCR measurement can help healthcare providers identify cases with risk factors of PSU for early intervention.
Personal and Media Factors Related to Citizens’ Pro-environmental Behavioral Intention against Haze in China: A Moderating Analysis of TPB
Authors: Yang Xiaodong , Chen Liang , Wei Lai , Su Qi
Published: March 2020

This study extends the theory of planned behavior by taking communication factors into account to examine the determinants of pro-environmental behavioral intention in haze mitigation. Unlike other theory of planned behavior (TPB) extension studies, we shift the focus of inquiry from examining the mediating role of TPB variables to investigating the moderating role in promoting pro-environmental behavior. Using an online survey in China, the results indicated that attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and attention to haze-related efficacy messages were positively associated with pro-environmental behavioral intention. Notably, attention to haze-related threat messages had no significant relationship with behavioral intention. Moreover, moderation analyses revealed that the interaction effects between attention to efficacy messages and attention to threat messages on behavioral intention vary among people with different attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control. Theoretically, this study contributes to the literature of the TPB by analyzing its moderating role in promoting behavior change. Findings from this study suggest the importance of disseminating distinctive media messages to audiences with different personality traits, which is beneficial for practitioners to tailor specific messages in environmental campaigns.
Investigating the Influence of Interaction on Learning Persistence in Online Settings: Moderation or Mediation of Academic Emotions?
Authors: Yu Jianhui , Huang Changqin , Han Zhongmei , He Tao , Li Ming
Published: March 2020

Learning persistence is a critical element for successful online learning. The evidence provided by psychologists and educators has shown that students’ interaction (student-student (SS) interaction, student-instructor (SI) interaction, and student-content (SC) interaction) significantly affects their learning persistence, which is also related to their academic emotions. However, few studies explore the relations among students’ interaction, academic emotions and learning persistence in online learning environments. Furthermore, no research has focused on multi-dimensional students’ interaction and specific academic emotions. Based on person-environment interaction model and transactional distance theory, this study investigates the relationship between students’ interaction and learning persistence from the perspective of moderation and mediation of academic emotions including enjoyment, boredom, and anxiety. Data were collected from 339 students who had online learning experience in China. AMOS 22.0 (IBM, Armonk, NY, USA) and SPSS 22.0 (IBM, Armonk, NY, USA) were employed to analyze the mediating and moderating effects of academic emotions, respectively. The results revealed that students’ interaction and academic emotions directly related to learning persistence. Specifically, enjoyment, anxiety and boredom had significant mediating and moderating effects on the relationship between students’ interaction and learning persistence. Based on these findings, we further discussed the theoretical and practical implications on how to facilitate students’ learning persistence in online learning environments.
Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer in Outdoor Workers: A Study on Actinic Keratosis in Italian Navy Personnel
Authors: Vimercati Luigi , De Maria Luigi , Caputi Antonio , Cannone Enza Sabrina Silvana , Mansi Francesca , Cavone Domenica , Romita Paolo , Argenziano Giuseppe , Di Stefani Alessandro , Parodi Aurora , Peris Ketty , Scalvenzi Massimiliano , Girolomoni Giampiero , Foti Caterina
Published: March 2020

Occupational exposure to ultraviolet radiation is one of the main risk factors for non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) development. The most common variants of NMSC are basal cell carcinomas, squamous cell carcinomas, and actinic keratosis (AK). The latter is nowadays considered by most authors as an early squamous cell carcinoma rather than a precancerous lesion. Outdoor workers have a higher risk of developing NMSC because they spend most of the working day outside. The aim of this descriptive study was to assess the prevalence of skin lesions, especially AK, in a professional category of individuals exposed to ultraviolet (UV) radiation: the Italian Navy. From January to June 2016, a questionnaire and a total skin examination of 921 military personnel were administered by medical specialists (dermatologists) in seven different Italian Navy centres. AK was detected in 217 of 921 (23.5%) workers. Older age, outdoor occupation, longer working life, and fair skin seem to promote the development of AK. Of the 217 workers with AK, 187 (86.2%) had lesions in chronically sun-exposed skin areas. Italian Navy personnel have a high AK prevalence. Further studies are needed to investigate occupational hazards and their health effects among outdoor workers to promote protective behaviour and raise awareness of skin cancer.
Diet, Lifestyle and Cardiovascular Diseases: Linking Pathophysiology to Cardioprotective Effects of Natural Bioactive Compounds
Authors: Sharifi-Rad Javad , Rodrigues Célia F. , Sharopov Farukh , Docea Anca Oana , Can Karaca Aslı , Sharifi-Rad Mehdi , Kahveci Karıncaoglu Derya , Gülseren Gözde , Şenol Ezgi , Demircan Evren , Taheri Yasaman , Suleria Hafiz Ansar Rasul , Özçelik Beraat , Nur Kasapoğlu Kadriye , Gültekin-Özgüven Mine , Daşkaya-Dikmen Ceren , Cho William C. , Martins Natália , Calina Daniela
Published: March 2020

Heart and blood vessels disorders comprise one of the main causes of death worldwide. Pharmacologically active natural compounds have been used as a complementary therapy in cardiovascular disease around the world in a traditional way. Dietary, natural bioactive compounds, as well as healthy lifestyles, are considered to prevent coronary artery diseases. Pre-clinical and clinical studies reported that consumption of plant-food bioactive derivatives including polyphenolic compounds, peptides, oligosaccharides, vitamins, unsaturated fatty acids possess protective effects on cardiovascular diseases. This review aims to summarize the cardiovascular risk factors, pre-clinical studies and clinical trials related to cardioprotective properties of the plant-food-derived bioactive compounds. Molecular mechanisms by the natural bioactive compounds exert their cardiovascular protective properties have also been highlighted.
Cost Effectiveness Analysis and Payment Policy Recommendation—Population-Based Survey with Big Data Methodology for Readmission Prevention of Patients with Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia treated with Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation
Authors: Chan Chien-Lung , Li Ai-Hsien Adams , Chung Hsiang-An , Phan Dinh-Van
Published: March 2020

Recurrence of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) has been reported to be lower in patients treated with radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) than in those who are not. Few population-based surveys have stated the cost-effectiveness related to this treatment. We, therefore, performed a nationwide retrospective study using National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) data from 2001–2012 in Taiwan. The incidence of PSVT-related admissions was computed from patients’ first admission for a primary PSVT diagnosis. There were 21,086 patients hospitalized due to first-time PSVT, of whom 13,075 underwent RFCA, with 374 recurrences (2.86%). In contrast, 1751 (21.86%) of the remaining 8011 patients who did not receive RFCA, most of whom had financial concerns, experienced PSVT recurrence. The relative PSVT recurrence risk in those who did not receive RFCA was 7.6 times (95% CI: 6.67–8.33) that of those who did undergo RFCA. In conclusion, the PSVT recurrence rate was much higher in patients who did not receive RFCA at their first admission. Furthermore, RFCA proved cost-effective, with the ratio of the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) and gross domestic product (GDP) being only 1.15. To prevent readmission and avoid incremental cost, the authority could provide a financial supplement for every patient so that the procedure is performed, reducing the PSVT-recurrence life-years (disease-specific DALY).
Social Relations, Community Engagement and Potentials: A Qualitative Study Exploring Resident Engagement in a Community-Based Health Promotion Intervention in a Deprived Social Housing Area
Authors: Srivarathan Abirami , Lund Rikke , Christensen Ulla , Kristiansen Maria
Published: March 2020

Emerging evidence points towards a lower quality of life, fragile social relations and suboptimal health behavior and status of residents living in social housing areas characterized by ethnic diversity and socioeconomic deprivation. Community-based health promotion interventions developed in collaboration with the target group and adjusted to the local context can affect the acceptance of and engagement in such interventions. However, few studies have investigated the potential of community-based interventions in deprived social housing areas. This study explores residents’ perspectives on engagement in a community-based health promotion intervention focusing on enhancing social relations. The study builds on qualitative methods including participant observations combined with pre- and post-intervention interviews with a selected group of residents (n = 9). Data were thematically analyzed with focuses on participation in an everyday life context, concepts of othering, and territorial stigmatization. Engagement in the intervention was motivated by the need to establish and enhance social relations, and to explore the world outside the housing area. However, barriers including cultural and language differences among residents, and competing contextual factors, challenged engagement. We conclude that participatory community-based interventions have a potential to enhance social relations in deprived social housing areas. However, adequate support and efforts to overcome the identified barriers are needed.
Predictors of Overweight and Obesity and Its Consequences among Senoi Orang Asli (Indigenous People) Women in Perak, Malaysia
Authors: Law Leh Shii , Sulaiman Norhasmah , Gan Wan Ying , Adznam Siti Nur’Asyura , Mohd Taib Mohd Nasir
Published: March 2020

In spite of the high prevalence of overweight and obesity among the Orang Asli (OA) of Malaysia being an increasing concern due to the associated adverse health implications, information regarding this issue is scarce. This cross-sectional study is aimed to investigate the predictors of overweight and obesity and its association with blood pressure and quality of life among Senoi OA women. A total of 19 villages at Batang Padang, Perak, were selected out of a total of 56 villages using a simple random sampling, in which 355 Senoi OA women were participated in the study. Face-to-face interviews were conducted to obtain information on sociodemographic characteristics, dietary intake, physical activity, and quality of life. Weight, height and blood pressure were also measured. The prevalence of overweight and obesity were 32.4% and 26.2%, respectively. In terms of multiple linear regression, monthly household income, total energy intake, and metabolic equivalents (METs) for domestic activities were found to have significantly contributed to body mass index (BMI). Furthermore, BMI contributed significantly towards levels of blood pressure and quality of life after controlling for monthly household income, total energy intake, and METs for domestic activities. In conclusion, there should be urgent attention to poverty and overweight/obesity among the OA women. The findings would aid in alerting policy makers and health professionals as underweight is no longer a sole nutritional problem among OA but it appears to be coexisting with overweight and obesity. Strategies for improving their socioeconomic status, promoting a balanced and moderate diet, and encouraging involvement of OA women in physical activities should be implemented to prevent overweight and obesity.
Environmental Factors that Impact the Workplace Participation of Transition-Aged Young Adults with Brain-Based Disabilities: A Scoping Review
Authors: Shahin Saeideh , Reitzel Meaghan , Di Rezze Briano , Ahmed Sara , Anaby Dana
Published: March 2020

Workplace participation of individuals with disabilities continues to be a challenge. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) places importance on the environment in explaining participation in different life domains, including work. A scoping review was conducted to investigate environmental facilitators and barriers relevant to workplace participation for transition-aged young adults aged 18–35 with brain-based disabilities. Studies published between 1995 and 2018 were screened by two reviewers. Findings were categorized into the ICF’s environmental domains: Products and technology/Natural environment and human-made changes to environment, Support and relationships, Attitudes, and Services, systems and policies. Out of 11,515 articles screened, 31 were retained. All environmental domains of the ICF influenced workplace participation. The majority of the studies (77%) highlighted factors in the Services, systems and policies domain such as inclusive and flexible systems, and well-defined policies exercised at the organizational level. Social support mainly from family, friends, employers and colleagues was reported as a facilitator (68%), followed by physical accessibility and finally, the availability of assistive technology (55%). Attitudes of colleagues and employers were mostly seen as a barrier to workplace participation (48%). Findings can inform the development of guidelines and processes for implementing and reinforcing policies, regulations and support at the organization level.
Baseline Diastolic Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Outcomes in SPRINT Participants with Chronic Kidney Disease
Authors: Chang Tara I. , Wei Guo , Boucher Robert , Kramer Holly , Chertow Glenn M. , Cheung Alfred K. , Greene Tom , Whelton Paul K. , Beddhu Srinivasan
Published: March 2020

Background

We sought to determine whether intensive systolic BP (SBP) lowering was harmful in Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) participants with CKD (eGFR<60 ml/min per 1.73 m2) and lower baseline diastolic BP (DBP).

Methods

We related baseline DBP with the SPRINT primary composite end point (myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome, stroke, acute decompensated heart failure, or cardiovascular death) and all-cause death. We examined the effect of intensive SBP lowering on these outcomes across the range of baseline DBPs using Cox regression with treatment by baseline DBP interaction terms.

Results

Among 2646 SPRINT participants with CKD, lower baseline DBP was associated with a higher adjusted hazard of the primary composite end point and all-cause death. For example, participants with baseline DBP of 61 mm Hg (mean baseline DBP in the lowest tertile) experienced a 37% (95% CI, 7% to 75%) higher hazard of the primary outcome relative to participants with baseline DBP of 75 mm Hg (mean baseline DBP for overall). The benefit of intensive SBP lowering was consistent across a range of baseline DBPs on rates of the primary composite end point (linear interaction P value =0.56) and all-cause death (linear interaction P value =0.20).

Conclusions

Among SPRINT participants with baseline CKD, lower DBP was associated with higher rates of the primary composite end point and all-cause death. However, DBP did not seem to modify the benefit of intensive SBP lowering on the primary composite end point or all-cause death. Our results suggest that lower DBP should not necessarily impede more intensive SBP lowering in patients with mild to moderate CKD.
Populismo: una categoria storiografica controversa
Authors: Pignotti Marco
Published: March 2020

La nota nasce dalla necessità di realizzare un sondaggio sulla recente letteratura internazionale dedicata al populismo, partendo soprattutto dalle considerazioni contenute in The Populist Temptation di Eichengreen, e in Dal fascismo al populismo nella storia di Finchelstein, nonché dai risultati dell'Oxford Handbook of Populism di Oxford, a cura di Rovira Kaltwasser, Taggart, Ochoa Espejo e Ostiguy. Le riflessioni contrastanti registrate attorno a un fenomeno così dibattuto consentono di delineare gli elementi che giustificano l'introduzione di una categoria storiografica a sé stante e di proiettare alcune definizioni sull'intera storia del sistema politico italiano. L'intenzione di questa visione d'insieme è quella di costruire un catalogo delle varie interpretazioni del populismo emerse negli ultimi anni. È interessante notare che negli anni successivi alla seconda guerra mondiale fino ai giorni nostri, le pubblicazioni sul populismo sono state prodotte in modo discontinuo, rendendo l'argomento ancora più sfuggente e non classificabile.
Dizionari, sinonimia e marche d’uso
Authors: Trifone Maurizio
Published: March 2020

La straordinaria ricchezza della lingua italiana non sempre viene adeguatamente valorizzata dai dizionari. Nell’epoca della digitalizzazione del dizionario continuano a sopravvivere procedimenti definitori che andrebbero ormai messi al bando. I participi presenti o passati che abbiano anche funzione di aggettivo (per es. nascente) sono talvolta definiti con la formula «Nei significati del verbo». I nomi deaggettivali indicanti qualità, condizione o stato (per es. ordinarietà) sono spesso definiti con la formula “l’essere + aggettivo di base (ordinario)”. Queste definizioni, la cui valenza informativa è pressoché nulla, non rendono certo un buon servizio al lettore. Del tutto diversa è l’impostazione di un dizionario dei sinonimi, che deve cercare di orientare il lettore nel dedalo delle possibili alternative lessicali con l’intento di aiutarlo a trovare i termini più adatti per esprimere le diverse sfumature di uno stesso concetto. La ricerca delle equivalenze semantiche diventa in tal modo una scoperta delle differenze, più o meno rilevanti, che esistono tra una parola e l’altra. Di essenziale importanza a tale riguardo è la funzione delle marche d’uso: la distinzione tra parole fondamentali, parole di alto uso, parole di alta disponibilità e parole comuni, utilissima in molti ambiti, non è di grande aiuto per uno scrivente interessato a informazioni di carattere stilistico. La classificazione per fasce di frequenza non ci avverte per es. che volto è di registro più elevato rispetto a faccia, autovettura è di registro più formale rispetto a macchina, cinematografo nel senso di ‘sala cinematografica’ è antiquato rispetto a cinema.
Representation of Female Sexuality and Freedom: Kate Chopins Selected Short Stories
Authors: Sharmin Zeenat
Published: March 2020

The writer Kate Chopin has written about female sexuality and the restrictions put by marriage as an institution upon the lives of women. Her writings delineate the lives of female characters who are burdened by the relationships they have in society. They are self-assertive and courageous women of the nineteenth century. They are thought to be ahead of their time. They have refused to accept the traditional roles and conventions of the society and have shown the deepest drives of their hearts. Chopin has explored these female souls as a woman writer. Her first attempt is to highlight the sense of female freedom and a true understanding of their nature in her writings. The purpose of this article is to analyze the representation of female sexuality and freedom in Kate Chopin’s selected short stories entitled “The Story of an Hour,” “The Storm,”and “A Pair of Silk Stockings”.
Solution of Integral Equation in Two-Dimensional using Spectral Relationships
Authors: Alharbi F. M.
Published: March 2020

This paper concerned using spectral relationships in the solution of the integral equation (IE) in two-dimensional. To discuss that, the (IE) in two-dimensional under certain conditions was considered. The existence of at least one solution of the (IE) was discussed by proving the continuity and compactness of an integral operators. Chebyshev polynomials of the first kind were used to transform the (IE) to a linear algebraic system. Many numerical results and estimating errors were calculated and plotted by the Maple program in different cases.
Analisis Faktor –Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Audit Judgment Pada Auditor ( Studi Kasus Pada Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan (BPK) Republik Indonesia)
Authors: Putri Wulan Wahyuni Rossa , Sudradjat Sudradjat , Jasmadeti Jasmadeti
Published: March 2020

The purpose of this study is to analize factor – factor such as auditor experience and obedience pressure can be influence to audit judgment. This research is quantitative research, the data used in this study is primary data by distributing questionnaires  to BPK Jakarta. Data is  processed using the help of SPSS 25.

Population in this study were auditor who work in the BPK Jakarta. Questionnaires  were distributed  as many as 202 questionnaires,  The samples selected by purposive sampling. The data analysis used methods to prove the hypothesis are classic assumptions test, multiple regression models.

This Study result that auditor experience  has no effect on audit judgment, but obedience pressure has a significant effect on audit judgment.
Círculos de Obreros, nación, masculinidad y catolicismo de masas en Buenos Aires (1892-década de 1930)
Authors: Lida Miranda
Published: March 2020

Los Círculos de Obreros constituyen una de las experiencias del laicado católico argentino sobre las que más se ha llamado la atención. Respondían a un nuevo tipo de asociacionismo católico, alejado de las antiguas cofradías de época colonial. Fundados en 1892 por el sacerdote redentorista alemán Federico Grote, recibieron el influjo del catolicismo social que se desarrolló en Europa a la luz de la revolución industrial. Este trabajo propone pensar la imbricación entre los Círculos de Obreros y el nacionalismo. En un contexto de fuerte fermento nacionalista, entre la crisis de 1890 y el Centenario, cobraron forma los Círculos de Obreros que, además, atravesarán y acompañarán, no sin dificultades, el proceso de nacionalización del catolicismo argentino que habrá de completarse hacia la década de 1930. Los Círculos de Obreros constituyeron la primera organización del laicado que aspiró a darse una estructura nacional, impregnada a su vez de fuertes valores nacionalistas. Además, tuvieron una destacada presencia en las calles en las primeras décadas del siglo XX. Así, pues, estudiaremos la imbricación entre los Círculos de Obreros, el nacionalismo y el despliegue incipiente del catolicismo de masas en la Argentina.Palabras clave: Catolicismo; Cuestión Social; Nacionalismo; Círculos de Obreros
BIERNAT, Carolina y Karina RAMACCIOTTI (editoras). Historia de la salud y la enfermedad. Bajo la lupa de las ciencias sociales; Biblos; Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires; 2014; [162 páginas].
Authors: Reyna Carla
Published: March 2020

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Ecos de la Revolución de Octubre en España a través del viaje de Chaves Nogales a la Unión Soviética
Authors: Garrido Caballero María Magdalena
Published: March 2020

El objetivo de este artículo es abordar el impacto de la Revolución de Octubre en España a través de los estudios académicos que reflexionan sobre este hecho y la experiencia soviética, sintetizando las principales líneas discursivas. Con este fin se utilizan como fuentes principales la aportación de especialistas en la materia, y se analizan, a modo de estudio de caso, las impresiones del escritor Manuel Chaves Nogales, como observador directo de la Unión Soviética, a través de un viaje realizado en 1928. Su testimonio cobra actualidad para reflexionar sobre la imagen de unos países en otros, máxime en el contexto del centenario de un hecho histórico que marcó el siglo XX.

 

Palabras clave: Revolución de Octubre; percepciones sobre la Unión Soviética; historiografía; siglo XX; Chaves Nogales.
FITZPATRICK, Sheila. El equipo de Stalin. Los años más peligrosos de la Rusia soviética, De Lenin a Jrushov; Ed. Crítica; Barcelona; 2016; [492 páginas]
Authors: Lardizabal Ignacio
Published: March 2020

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MERRIDALE, Catherine. El tren de Lenin. Los orígenes de la Revolución Rusa.); Editorial Crítica; Barcelona; 2017; [349 páginas].
Authors: López Rodrigo
Published: March 2020

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FRENCIA, Cintia y GAIDO, Daniel. El marxismo y la liberación de las mujeres trabajadoras, de la Internacional de Mujeres Socialistas a la Revolución Rusa; Editorial Ariadna Universitaria; Santiago de Chile; 2016; [187 páginas].
Authors: Martínez Camila
Published: March 2020

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Racializaciones. La producción histórica de la diferenciación racial
Authors: Gatto Ezequiel
Published: March 2020

El espectro de problemáticas que busca presentar el conjunto de artículos que compone este dossier podría englobarse bajo la noción de racialización, entendiendo con ella los modos en que las identificaciones y desidentificaciones raciales, inscriptas y articuladas por lógicas económicas, dispositivos de poder, discursos sociales y dinámicas culturales, han producido y producen diversamente lo social (instituciones, modos de vida, saberes, resistencias, subjetivaciones, epistemologías). La investigación sobre las condiciones y consecuencias de las racializaciones tiene una historia larga y diversificada, enriquecida en las últimas décadas con las discusiones que emergieron en torno a procesos políticos contemporáneo (entre los que podemos mencionar a los movimientos populares indígenas latinoamericanos -desde el zapatismo mexicano a Bolivia- y el #BlackLivesMatter en Estados Unidos, pero también a la consolidación de discursos y tendencias abiertamente racistas en Europa) y las discusiones y teorías de lo poscolonial y decolonial, con profundo impacto epistemológico, historiográfico y etnológico. Este escenario incluye la historización de la noción de “raza”, una discusión con los alcances de la de “etnia”, así como la ampliación de las problemáticas raciales a la categoría que, al tiempo que estructura la diferenciación racial, procura ponerse por arriba y por fuera: la condición blanca. Ese debate, que busca alejarse de los riesgos del esencialismo tanto como de universalismos que enuncian igualdades mientras propician asimetrías, es transversal a las regiones geopolíticas (que muchas veces son, también, instancias geopolíticas del conocimiento), por lo que las investigaciones más relevantes conforman un mapa de lo global discontinuo. Saltando el marco biologicista y fisonomista, sin por ello dejar de prestar atención a las investigaciones y discursos que caracterizan a la biología y la genética contemporáneas, y evitando una mirada economiscista o culturalista que dota a los procesos raciales de autoconsistencia y de cierta teleología, la noción de racialización permite dotar de conflictividad, contingencias, ambivalencias y complejidad a la producción social de lo racial.
“Todo no significa nada si no es la cosa que vos querés”. La incidencia del soul y funk en la configuración de nuevas relaciones entre mercado de consumo y negritud en Estados Unidos, 1966-1980
Authors: Gatto Ezequiel
Published: March 2020

Este trabajo expone y analiza los modos en que, durante los años sesenta y setenta del siglo XX, los géneros musicales soul y funk participaron en una mercantilización de nuevo tipo de las estéticas, las músicas y las culturas afroamericanas en Estados Unidos. A través del análisis de materiales gráficos y audiovisuales (revistas, jingles, programas de televisión) sostengo como hipótesis que, con estos géneros, la música negra se consolidó no sólo como objeto publicitado sino como recurso publicitario que, motorizado por empresas de capitales afroamericanos y blancos, fue protagonista en la definición de imágenes de negritud consumibles, participando en la configuración de nuevas relaciones entre experiencia negra y relaciones de mercado.
¿Rescate de la identidad perdida? Las Congregaciones de los negros y la Compañía de Jesús en el Río de la Plata. Primera mitad del siglo XVII
Authors: Baravalle María del Rosario
Published: March 2020

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El protagonismo de las mujeres en el Imperio romano. Del politeísmo tradicional al monoteísmo cristiano
Authors: Torres Juana
Published: March 2020

En este capítulo se lleva a cabo un recorrido por la historia de las mujeres en el Imperio romano, es decir, en los cuatro primeros siglos de nuestra era. Uno de los aspectos insoslayables para llevar a cabo ese objetivo tiene que ver con la religión predominante en cada momento, pues en cualquier sociedad ha existido siempre un conjunto de creencias religiosas, que ha condicionado la existencia de los individuos. La información sobre la condición femenina procede fundamentalmente de los textos de los hombres, a partir de los cuales se ha reconstruido su vida. Por ellos sabemos que las mujeres estuvieron oficialmente excluidas de la política y de la vida pública, y también relegadas en el ámbito religioso, ya que los civilia officia eran exclusiva competencia de los hombres. Pero, a pesar de las numerosas restricciones, comprobaremos que las mujeres tuvieron también protagonismo en los distintos ámbitos. Palabras clave: Historia de las mujeres; Antigüedad tardía; cultos greco-romanos; cristianismo
TOPLUMSAL CİNSİYET VE SOSYAL AĞLARIN ŞİDDETİ ÇOĞALTAN ETKİSİ
Authors: ELPEZE ERGEÇ Nüket , ZATERİ İbrahim
Published: March 2020

Çalışma, sosyal ağlarda
sıradan bireylerin paylaşımlarının içeriği üzerinden, toplumsal bir sorun olan
şiddeti çevrim içi alanda betimlemeyi ve çarpan etkisi üzerinde durmayı
amaçlamaktadır. Araştırma teorik olarak sosyal ağlarda yaygınlaşan “potansiyel
şiddet üretme makinesi” isimli video kapsamında, medyada şiddetin gerçeklik
boyutunun gözden kaçırılmaması üzerinde durulmuştur. Çalışma nitel bir
çözümleme olarak desenlenmiştir. İçerik analizi yöntemi ile videoya yapılan
yorumlar ele alınarak değerlendirilmesi gerçekleştirilmiştir. Videoya yapılan
yorumların şiddet içeriğini yeniden ürettiği ve çok boyutlu iktidar ilişkisi
kurguladığı görülmüştür. Çalışmada sosyal medyanın sanal olduğu ön kabulü
eleştirilerek, şiddet dilinin çoğaltılmasında önemli ip uçları sunduğu
bulgulanmıştır. Medyada şiddetin kurgusal olmadığı, münferit olmasından
çıkarılarak toplumsal bir sorun olarak ele alınmasının gerekliliği
vurgulanmıştır. Aynı zamanda çalışmada gerçeklikle kurgusal temsil arasında
duran medyada şiddetin, sanal olmadığı bizzat deneyim haline geldiği ve
çoğalabildiğine dikkat çekilmiştir.
COĞRAFİ KEŞİFLERİN EKONOMİ VE KAMU YÖNETİMİ SİSTEMİNE KATKILARI: MERKANTİLİZM VE KAMERALİZM
Authors: DEMİR Konur Alp
Published: March 2020

Coğrafi
keşifler, bilinenin aslında gerçeği yansıtmadığı inancı ile mutlak gerçekliğe
ulaşma çabasının bir sonucudur. Bu sonucun ortaya çıkarmış olduğu gerçeklikler
ise idealleştirilen bir dünyanın maddi kavramsallaştırmasından meydana
gelmektedir. Yeni coğrafyalar keşfetmek isteği yalnızca kâşiflik ruhu ile
açıklanamayacak kadar geniş bir bakış açısını gerektirmektedir. Bu bağlamda
incelenmeye alınan konunun ekonomi ve kamu yönetimi açısından incelenmesi ulaşılması
istenen hedefin açık bir biçimde görülebilmesi için önem taşımaktadır. Buna
göre Rönesans Dönemi’nin yenilikçi ve dönüştürücü ikliminden beslenen coğrafi
keşiflerin ekonomik ve yönetsel sonuçlarının bulunduğu gerçeğine ulaşılabilmektedir.
Bu sonuçların ilk yansıdığı coğrafya ise Rönesans akımının ortaya çıktığı ve coğrafi
keşif fikrinin canlandığı Avrupa’dır. Dolayısıyla ilgili sonuçların ilk önce
Avrupa özelinde incelenmesi ve Avrupa’nın konu ile ilgili süreç yönetiminin
incelemeye eklemlenmesi gerekmektedir. Bu eklemlenmenin, konunun bütünlüğü
bozulmadan, çalışmanın alt benliğine yerleştirilmesi önem taşımaktadır. Sonuç
itibarıyla bu makalede coğrafi keşiflerin ekonomi ve yönetim açısından açmış
olduğu yeni dönem Avrupa ekseninde incelenecektir.
The Workhouse Populations of Lancashire in 1881
Authors: Gritt Andy , Park Peter
Published: March 2020

This article investigates the characteristics of the workhouse populations in Lancashire in 1881. The analysis is based on the snapshot view provided by the 1881 census and, despite the limitations of such an approach, this large-scale survey reveals significant variations in the experience of poverty and local relief policies in a largely industrial region that had been at the forefront of the anti-poor law movement. The workhouse populations are shown to be diverse, and contrast markedly with pauper populations previously studied. Lancashire's Poor Law Unions are divided into three types: conurbation, urban industrial and rural. These three groups appear to represent three different patterns of workhouse residency. The workhouse populations in rural Lancashire are broadly similar to those discussed elsewhere, being dominated by elderly males. However, urban industrial workhouse populations contained large numbers of adults of working age and the absence of children from workhouses in the conurbation is particularly striking.
From Cottage to Community Hospitals: Watlington Cottage Hospital and its Regional Context, 1874–2000
Authors: Hall John
Published: March 2020

The appearance in England from the 1850s of 'cottage hospitals' in considerable numbers constituted a new and distinctive form of hospital provision. The historiography of hospital care has emphasised the role of the large teaching hospitals, to the neglect of the smaller and general practitioner hospitals. This article inverts that attention, by examining their history and shift in function to 'community hospitals' within their regional setting in the period up to 2000. As the planning of hospitals on a regional basis began from the 1920s, the impact of NHS organisational and planning mechanisms on smaller hospitals is explored through case studies at two levels. The strategy for community hospitals of the Oxford NHS Region—one of the first Regions to formulate such a strategy—and the impact of that strategy on one hospital, Watlington Cottage Hospital, is critically examined through its existence from 1874 to 2000.
ISLAMIC LEGACY PLANNING INDUSTRY IN MALAYSIA: VALIDATION ON COMPETENCY-BASED CERTIFICATION FOR ISLAMIC LEGACY PLANNERS
Authors: Md. Noh Shahizan , Shafii Zurina , Marzuki Ainulashikin , Abdul Aziz Ahmad Saruji
Published: March 2020

Islamic legacy planning is poised to be the new growth area in the Islamic finance space. There is a need to professionalize this area to ensure that best practices applied in assisting the society with the right legacy planning solutions. The objective of the paper is to explore the industry expectation of the content of certification for practitioners in the Islamic legacy planning field in Malaysia. This study applies a qualitative research method that involves in-depth focus group discussion with the subject matter experts, academicians and personnel in the area of Islamic financial planning. The focus group discussion is conducted in order to keep abreast with the current trend of the industry. The input sought from the panels includes improving the learning process, suggesting the method of delivering the subject, and recommending relevant learning methodology. The discussion was also discussed on the suitability of the program structure with participants. The experts agreed that the content of the training should be comprehensive to cover the required knowledge, skills and other characteristics (KSOC) of practitioners in the Islamic legacy planning field. The outcome of the program developed is to advise clients on Islamic legacy planning practices and to use the planning tools effectively. This study discovered the knowledge, skills and other characteristics (KSOC) required to practice in the Islamic legacy planning industry in Malaysia from the perspective of practitioners and lead as a trajectory path to the development of competency framework for the Islamic legacy planners in Malaysia.
FACTORS INFLUENCING YOUNG FEMALE PURCHASE INTENTION TOWARDS LOCAL COSMETICS PRODUCT IN MALAYSIA
Authors: Nik Mud Nik Noorhazila , Hairani Norfazlirda , Ibrahim@Zakaria Aimi Nadia , Kamaruddin Mardhiah , Hasan Hazriah
Published: March 2020

This paper aimed to study the effect between attitude, brand awareness, consumer experiences and price on young female purchase intention towards local cosmetic products in Malaysia. The main factor of consumer behaviour that used in this study was to analyse customer female purchase intention were attitude, brand awareness, consumer experience, and price. We used a survey questionnaire to collect 226 valid responses from a female student of Bachelor of Entrepreneurship (Retailing) with Honours in UMK. These collected data were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 24 and the result gathered through the Pearson Correlation Coefficient and Multiple Regression. The findings revealed that attitude, brand awareness, consumer experiences, and price emerged with a significant influence on female intention toward local cosmetics among young female consumers. The implication from this study is for the female consumer who is wearing a cosmetic product, an industry or organization who involve in produce local cosmetic product and retailer who sale a local cosmetic product. Finally, the result shows that attitude influences young female purchase intention the most compared to brand awareness, consumer experiences, and price.
SOCIAL MEDIA RECRUITMENT: IN JOB FINDINGS AMONG THE GENERATION Y (FRESH GRADUATES)
Authors: Kunasagaram Lingkeswari , Anthony Samy Christina Rathy
Published: March 2020

The social media phenomenon has opened new paths of engagement and revolutionized the exchange of information. With more people engaging with social media, it is worth investigating its relevance to the recruitment process. The purpose of this paper is to assess how employers can make the best use of social media as part of the recruitment process. It examines which platforms effective suited to hosting job search information, which can help achieve recruitment goals and how candidates are used social media recruitment as a job finding tool. As the research examines a number of key questions on the current new ways of recruiting and its effectiveness, advantages such as accessibility and its impact on management. It analyzes the relationship between social media and recruitment and its impacts. There has been a relative research recommendation on exploring the processes and procedures individuals and employee organizations utilize with respect to employing social media in the workplace in the future, and specifically within the recruitment process. The findings confirm a dual-use of social media by employers, connected with a belief that strengthened connections with potential applicants are possible, alongside the original intended use as an attraction tool. It has also resulted in this research a significant positive relationship among social media recruitment as first would be Facebook is efficient and effective. This research concludes by highlighting a need for further research and recommendations for HRM practice.
RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF INSTRUMENT FOR ASSESSING CUSTOMERS’ SATISFACTION, TRUST AND PURCHASE INTENTION ON UMRAH TRAVEL AGENCIES WEBSITE FEATURES
Authors: Anas Muhammad Saufi , Wee Hassnah
Published: March 2020

Online shopping has become a prominent consumer market in purchasing travel-related products and is likely to become the largest market in the future. Website quality and evaluation on the travel agency website features have generally been recognized as a critical step to drive business online because it will influence customers' trust-building process and satisfaction level. There are a total of 274 travel agencies currently registered with the Ministry of Tourism and Culture (MOTAC) to provide the Umrah package in Malaysia. Due to a very competitive online travel package offers to Muslim pilgrimage for Umrah purpose, fraud packages have become a vital issue in the Malaysian market. Therefore, this study intends to develop an effective instrument to measure the Umrah Travel Agency website features based on customer satisfaction, trust, and the customers' intention to purchase the Umrah package. Some essential website features identified from previous literature are outlined in this study, such as ease of use, visual appeal, information quality, and information relevancy. A quantitative method using a self-administered survey has been used to collect data from 100 local Muslim youths. The instruments' validity, reliability, and normality of the data were analyzed by using SPSS software. The final result indicated that all 61 instruments in the questionnaire are reliable to be used in the actual study.