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Sustainability Entrepreneurship: From Consumer Concern Towards Entrepreneurial Commitment
Authors: Jayaratne Menuka , Sullivan Mort Gillian , D’Souza Clare
Published: December 2019

Sustainability is a multidimensional concept that goes beyond environmental protection to economic development and social equity. This change drives entrepreneurs introducing new sustainability-derived products and services to help sustain nature and communities. Entrepreneurship is increasingly being cited as a significant conduit for bringing about a transformation to sustainable products and processes. This research uses the term sustainability entrepreneurs for those who introduce innovative sustainability-derived products, processes, and services for gain, where gain includes economic and non-economic gains to individuals, the economy, and society. The research design was a qualitative exploratory study. The study focuses on a sample of sustainability entrepreneurs as the target respondents who take a commitment to sustainability via sustainability entrepreneurship. Interviews were based around open-ended questions prompting the respondents to engage in a storytelling approach to describe their journey from consumer concern to sustainability entrepreneurship. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis. A set of themes emerged after analysis, reflecting experience as sustainability entrepreneurs. The themes were: Concern as a consumer for sustainability living; Entrepreneurship is not just for money or identity fulfilment but also for altruism; Values underpinning sustainability entrepreneurship: Fairness, responsibility, altruism, and integrity; and Collaboration not competition. This research contributes to an understanding of sustainability entrepreneurs as those who emerge from consumer concern to introduce innovative sustainability derived products, processes, and services for gain, where gain includes economic and non-economic gain to individuals, the economy, and society.
Work Volition and Career Adaptability as Predictors of Employability: Examining a Moderated Mediating Process
Authors: Kwon Jung Eon
Published: December 2019

Slow economic growth and cost reduction have caused a global increase in employment insecurity. For university students in the process of preparing for employment, these conditions can be a source of enormous stress. The effort to improve the employability of university students who experience difficulties in seeking a job and developing a career, therefore, becomes consequently meritorious. In order to provide new findings of the key antecedents affecting employability, this study investigates the dynamics of work volition and career adaptability. Employability is predicted by integrating career adaptability, which originated in career construction theory, and work volition, which originated in the psychology of working framework. To test the research hypotheses, survey data were collected from 251 students registered at three universities in South Korea and analyzed using a structural equation model and Hayes’ process macro. Results indicated that the direct effect of work volition on employability and its indirect effect through career adaptability were significant. Next, the mediation effect of career adaptability between work volition and employability was varied positively by work volition. These results provide practical implications for efforts aimed at increasing the employability of university students and, as such, present a foundation for contribution to ensuring sustainable employability.
Fecal Sludge Derived Products as Fertilizer for Lettuce Cultivation in Urban Agriculture
Authors: Pradhan Surendra K , Cofie Olufunke , Nikiema Josiane , Heinonen-Tanski Helvi
Published: December 2019

Fecal sludge (FS) contains a significant amount of plant nutrients. FS (treated/untreated) has been used as soil ameliorant in several countries. Use of FS-based compost on lettuce may meet reservations due to possible microbiological contamination. The objectives of this research are: (1) To determine the fertilizer value of different formulations of sawdust and fecal sludge compost (SDFS) pellets, and (2) to compare the effect of these SDFS formulations with poultry manure, commercial compost, mineral fertilizer, and non-fertilization on lettuce cultivation. The SDFS products were made by enriching, and pelletized with ammonium sulphate, mineral-NPK, or ammonium sulphate + muriate of potash + triple superphosphate. Lettuce was cultivated in a greenhouse and an open field. The result showed that the saleable fresh weight lettuce yield obtained from all SDFS pellets with/without enrichments were higher than those obtained from commercial compost, poultry manure, mineral fertilizer, or no fertilizer. Cultivation in the open field gave higher yields than those in the greenhouse. No helminth eggs were detected in composts or lettuces. Some fecal coliforms were detected in lettuces fertilized with almost all fertilizers tested, including NPK and non-fertilized control. A properly treated fecal sludge-based fertilizer can be a sustainable solution for lettuce production, which helps urban and peri-urban agriculture.
Dietary Trace Mineral Level and Source Affect Fecal Bacterial Mineral Incorporation and Mineral Leaching Potential of Equine Feces
Authors: Fowler Ashley L. , Brümmer-Holder Mieke , Dawson Karl A.
Published: December 2019

Minerals excreted in feces have the potential to leach or runoff to water-ways, negatively impacting water quality. This study examined the effect of dietary trace mineral levels, and their source, on the leaching potential of minerals from equine feces. Nine horses were used in a replicated 3 × 3 Latin Square, with three dietary treatments provided as pellets: no added trace minerals (CON), added inorganic trace minerals (ING), and added organic trace minerals (ORG). Supplemental trace minerals included Co, Cu, Mn, and Zn. Horses were allowed ad libitum access to forage and fed their treatment pellets for 16 days prior to fecal sample collection. Estimated dietary mineral intake exceeded requirements for supplemented minerals. Regardless of the source, adding dietary trace minerals increased the fecal leaching potential of Cu, Zn, and P (p < 0.05). More Co leached from ORG compared to ING, while Zn leached in greater amounts from ING compared to ORG (p < 0.05). Fecal bacterial Zn content was greater (p < 0.05) for ORG compared to ING. Negative correlations were observed between bacterial mineral content and leaching for several minerals. Supplementing trace minerals in forms that increase microbial incorporation may provide a strategy to control fecal mineral leaching.
Smart Water Quality Monitoring System Design and KPIs Analysis: Case Sites of Fiji Surface Water
Authors: Mamun K. A. , Islam F. R. , Haque R. , Khan M. G. M. , Prasad A. N. , Haqva H. , Mudliar R. R. , Mani F. S.
Published: December 2019

Over recent years, waters in and around Fiji has increasingly succumbed to a reasonable level of contamination. Water quality is defined with set of standards that clearly state the parameters of different properties in water. These standards are different at various geographic locations. The specific quantitative values of these parameters for the Fiji Islands are established by the Fiji National Drinking Water Quality Standards (FNDWQS). Fiji is geographically located in the vast Pacific Ocean, and requires a data collection framework for different water parameters to monitor water quality. The GIS framework system can effectively solve this continuously in real-time. With the end goal being to quantify different parameters; four (04) key performance indicators (KPI) are identified: Temperature, potential of hydrogen (pH), Oxidation Reduction Potential (ORP), and Conductivity. This paper presents a Smart Water Quality Monitoring System (SWQMS) which has been developed and deployed in five (05) Fijian locations (nodes) for the aforementioned KPIs measurement. The SWQMS interfaced with GIS and were powered using solar based Renewable Energy Source (REs). Finally, obtained data were tested and analyzed using statistical methods and verified comparing with the FNDWQS. The findings demonstrated that the system is capable of delivering an accurate and consistent measurement of water quality in real-time. Hence SWQMS could be a smart choice for various Pacific Island Countries (PICs) to use to monitor the water quality and in turn develop sustainable cities and societies.
The Valuation of Grassland Ecosystem Services in Inner Mongolia of China and Its Spatial Differences
Authors: Ning Jing , Jin Jianjun , Kuang Foyuan , Wan Xinyu , Zhang Chenyang , Guan Tong
Published: December 2019

Economic valuation of grassland ecosystem services is important for protecting and restoring grassland ecosystems. This study aims to investigate Chinese netizens’ willingness-to-pay (WTP) for protecting grassland ecosystem services in Inner Mongolia by using the contingent valuation method. The results indicate that 61.55% of respondents expressed a positive WTP. The mean WTP was estimated to be CNY 170.76 (USD 25.11) per person per year. We found that there is a significant spatial difference in respondent’s WTP. Factors such as respondent age, education, household income and concern about grassland protection significantly affected their WTP. Younger, more educated and wealthier respondents have a higher probability of willingness to pay, and those who are concerned about grassland protection present a higher WTP. The regression results also show that distance from the grassland negatively affects the probability and values of people’s WTP. Findings of this research provide useful policy implications for decision-makers involved in grassland protection and management.
From Post-Socialist to Sustainable: The City of Ljubljana
Authors: Svirčić Gotovac Anđelina , Kerbler Boštjan
Published: December 2019

This article analyzes the process of city center revitalization using the case of the City of Ljubljana. In 2016 it became the first and (so far) only post-socialist city to acquire the European Green Capital Award. In the process of transforming the city over the last ten years, many positive changes were achieved. These are primarily reflected in improvements to the urban quality of life; that is, changes based on the urban sustainability principles. More public spaces with greater accessibility were created in the city center (expansion of pedestrian and bicycle zones, reduction of car traffic and closure of certain streets to cars, a higher number of visits to the city center and hence more cultural and tourist attractions, more green spaces, etc.). The study was conducted using semi-structured interview methods and focus groups with selected experts (spatial experts from various disciplines). The results showed that the revitalization process in Ljubljana had more positive consequences than negative ones, although some experts also criticized the achievements and pointed out certain shortcomings. However, given the definite improvements in citizens’ quality of life, it can be argued that Ljubljana has become a post-socialist sustainable city that clearly follows western European urban development patterns, which is a clear deviation from the socio-spatial urban processes that still characterize most post-socialist cities, especially large ones.
China’s Sharing Economy of Mobility Industry: From Perspective of Industrial Ecosystem
Authors: Zhang Danning , Shi Yanshu , Li Weiwei
Published: December 2019

The development of China’s sharing economy has slowed down significantly after experiencing the savage growth since the beginning of 2018 and has entered the turning point of structural adjustment. Factors including homogeneous and single profit model, excessive reliance on capital, and the immaturity of win-win industrial ecosystem are major bottlenecks. Therefore, how to overcome the obstacles is a key issue to be solved urgently. In view of the sharing economy’s characteristics of industry integration and cross-boundary symbiosis, the concept of sharing economy industrial ecosystem was put forward. Furthermore, social network analysis (SNA) was used to solve the problem of weak synergy in the development of China’s sharing economy and strive to break through the development bottleneck in order to realize the optimization of China’s sharing industry ecosystem and the sustainable development of industry. Specially, we proposed a fusion framework of industrial ecosystem and SNA including macro, meso, and micro dimensions. Macro analysis is based on the fusion of ecological environment in ecosystem theory and density analysis in SNA. Meso analysis is based on the fusion of ecological communities in ecosystem theory and subgroup analysis in SNA. Micro analysis is based on the fusion of an ecological niche in ecosystem theory and centrality analysis in SNA. It was found that the ecosystem of sharing mobility industry has been basically established, and the ecological diversity is good, including sharing mobility, third-party platform, automobile manufacturing, insurance and venture capital enterprises and universities. In addition, some sharing enterprises, typically represented by Didi, are upgrading their strategies to ecological development through cross-border integration. Mobile payment plays a vital role in developing China’s sharing mobility industry.
Applying Action Research in Design Curricula to Fulfill University Social Responsibility—A Case Study of the Pnguu Community of the Tsou Tribe
Authors: Hsieh Hsiu Ching Laura
Published: December 2019

Due to the mainstream emphasis on university social responsibility (USR) in global and Taiwanese higher education, there is a growing need for universities to apply design to solve community problems. This study aims to explore the practical effectiveness of integrating USR into a design curriculum, thereby constructing a new model for USR fulfillment. Action research was applied in this study. The positive outcomes of integrating USR into the planning and implementation of a course titled ‘Culture and Design Communication’ were found to align with UNESCO’s lifelong learning goals. The resulting model of USR fulfillment through design education will benefit the future sustainable development of university design education.
Oscillation Criteria for Third Order Neutral Generalized Difference Equations with Distributed Delay
Authors: Reddy P. Venkata Mohan , Manuel M. Maria Susai , Kılıçman Adem
Published: December 2019

This paper aims to investigate the criteria of behavior of a certain type of third order neutral generalized difference equations with distributed delay. With the technique of generalized Riccati transformation and Philos-type method, we obtain criteria to ensure convergence and oscillatory solutions and suitable examples are provided to illustrate the main results.
A Cross-Efficiency Evaluation Method Based on Evaluation Criteria Balanced on Interval Weights
Authors: Shi Hailiu , Wang Yingming , Zhang Xiaoming
Published: December 2019

Cross-efficiency evaluation approaches and common set of weights (CSW) approaches have long been suggested as two of the more important and effective methods for the ranking of decision making units (DMUs) in data envelopment analysis (DEA). The former emphasizes the flexibility of evaluation and its weights are asymmetric, while the latter focuses on the standardization of evaluation and its weights are symmetrical. As a compromise between these two approaches, this paper proposes a cross-efficiency evaluation method that is based on two types of flexible evaluation criteria balanced on interval weights. The evaluation criteria can be regarded as macro policy—or means of regulation—according to the industry’s current situation. Unlike current cross-efficiency evaluation methods, which tend to choose the set of weights for peer evaluation based on certain preferences, the cross-efficiency evaluation method based on evaluation criterion determines one set of input and output weights for each DMU. This is done by minimizing the difference between the weights of the DMU and the evaluation criteria, thus ensuring that the cross-evaluation of all DMUs for evaluating peers is as consistent as possible. This method also eliminates prejudice and arbitrariness from peer evaluations. As a result, the proposed cross-efficiency evaluation method not only looks for non-zero weights, but also ranks efficient DMUs completely. The proposed DEA model can be further extended to seek a common set of weights for all DMUs. Numerical examples are provided to illustrate the applications of the cross-efficiency evaluation method based on evaluation criterion in DEA ranking.
Multivariate Skew-Power-Normal Distributions: Properties and Associated Inference
Authors: Martínez-Flórez Guillermo , Lemonte Artur J. , Salinas Hugo S.
Published: December 2019

The univariate power-normal distribution is quite useful for modeling many types of real data. On the other hand, multivariate extensions of this univariate distribution are not common in the statistic literature, mainly skewed multivariate extensions that can be bimodal, for example. In this paper, based on the univariate power-normal distribution, we extend the univariate power-normal distribution to the multivariate setup. Structural properties of the new multivariate distributions are established. We consider the maximum likelihood method to estimate the unknown parameters, and the observed and expected Fisher information matrices are also derived. Monte Carlo simulation results indicate that the maximum likelihood approach is quite effective to estimate the model parameters. An empirical application of the proposed multivariate distribution to real data is provided for illustrative purposes.
The Effect of a Combined Hydrogen Peroxide-MlrA Treatment on the Phytoplankton Community and Microcystin Concentrations in a Mesocosm Experiment in Lake Ludoš
Authors: Dziga Dariusz , Tokodi Nada , Drobac Damjana , Kokociński Mikołaj , Antosiak Adam , Puchalski Jakub , Strzałka Wojciech , Madej Mariusz , Svirčev Zorica , Meriluoto Jussi
Published: December 2019

Harmful cyanobacteria and their toxic metabolites constitute a big challenge for the production of safe drinking water. Microcystins (MC), chemically stable hepatotoxic heptapeptides, have often been involved in cyanobacterial poisoning incidents. A desirable solution for cyanobacterial management in lakes and ponds would eliminate both excess cyanobacteria and the MC that they potentially produce and release upon lysis. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) has recently been advocated as an efficient means of lysing cyanobacteria in lakes and ponds, however H2O2 (at least when used at typical concentrations) cannot degrade MC in environmental waters. Therefore, mesocosm experiments combining the cyanobacteria-lysing effect of H2O2 and the MC-degrading capacity of the enzyme MlrA were set up in the highly eutrophic Lake Ludoš (Serbia). The H2O2 treatment decreased the abundance of the dominant cyanobacterial taxa Limnothrix sp., Aphanizomenon flos-aquae, and Planktothrix agardhii. The intracellular concentration of MC was reduced/eliminated by H2O2, yet the reduction of the extracellular MC could only be accomplished by supplementation with MlrA. However, as H2O2 was found to induce the expression of mcyB and mcyE genes, which are involved in MC biosynthesis, the use of H2O2 as a safe cyanobacteriocide still requires further investigation. In conclusion, the experiments showed that the combined use of H2O2 and MlrA is promising in the elimination of both excess cyanobacteria and their MC in environmental waters.
Comment on Sarathkumara et al.: Exposure to Hantavirus is a Risk Factor Associated with Kidney Diseases in Sri Lanka: A Cross Sectional Study
Authors: Yih W. Katherine , Kulldorff Martin , Leibler Jessica H. , Friedman David J. , Brooks Daniel R.
Published: December 2019

In a recent paper, Sarathkumara et al [...]
Mapping Micro-Pollutants and Their Impacts on the Size Structure of Streambed Communities
Authors: Peralta-Maraver Ignacio , Posselt Malte , Perkins Daniel M. , Robertson Anne L.
Published: December 2019

Recently there has been increasing concern over the vast array of emerging organic contaminants (EOCs) detected in streams and rivers worldwide. Understanding of the ecological implications of these compounds is limited to local scale case studies, partly as a result of technical limitations and a lack of integrative analyses. Here, we apply state-of-the-art instrumentation to analyze a complex suite of EOCs in the streambed of 30 UK streams and their effect on streambed communities. We apply the abundance–body mass (N–M) relationship approach as an integrative metric of the deviation of natural communities from reference status as a result of EOC pollution. Our analysis includes information regarding the N and M for individual prokaryotes, unicellular flagellates and ciliates, meiofauna, and macroinvertebrates. We detect a strong significant dependence of the N–M relationship coefficients with the presence of EOCs in the system, to the point of shielding the effect of other important environmental factors such as temperature, pH, and productivity. However, contrary to other stressors, EOC pollution showed a positive effect on the N–M coefficient in our work. This phenomenon can be largely explained by the increase in large-size tolerant taxa under polluted conditions. We discuss the potential implications of these results in relation to bioaccumulation and biomagnification processes. Our findings shed light on the impact of EOCs on the organization and ecology of the whole streambed community for the first time.
Assessment of Remotely Sensed Near-Surface Soil Moisture for Distributed Eco-Hydrological Model Implementation
Authors: Echeverría Carlos , Ruiz-Pérez Guiomar , Puertes Cristina , Samaniego Luis , Barrett Brian , Francés Félix
Published: December 2019

The aim of this study was to implement an eco-hydrological distributed model using only remotely sensed information (soil moisture and leaf area index) during the calibration phase. Four soil moisture-based metrics were assessed, and the best alternative was chosen, which was a metric based on the similarity between the principal components that explained at least 95% of the soil moisture variation and the Nash-Sutcliffe Efficiency (NSE) index between simulated and observed surface soil moisture. The selected alternative was compared with a streamflow-based calibration approach. The results showed that the streamflow-based calibration approach, even presenting satisfactory results in the calibration period (NSE = 0.91), performed poorly in the validation period (NSE = 0.47) and Leaf Area Index (LAI) and soil moisture were neither sensitive to the spatio-temporal pattern nor to the spatial correlation in both calibration and validation periods. Hence, the selected soil moisture-based approach showed an acceptable performance in terms of discharges, presenting a negligible decrease in the validation period (ΔNSE = 0.1) and greater sensitivity to the spatio-temporal variables’ spatial representation.
Multi-Satellite Data of Land Surface Temperature, Lakes Area, and Water Level for Hydrological Model Calibration and Validation in the Yangtze River Basin
Authors: Corbari Chiara , Huber Claire , Yesou Hervè , Huang Ying , Su Zhongbo , Mancini Marco
Published: December 2019

This study shows the feasibility of the combined use of multi-satellite data and an energy–water balance model for improving the estimates of water fluxes over time and distributed in space in the Yangtze River basin. In particular, a new methodology is used to constrain an internal model variable of the distributed hydrological model based on the satellite land surface temperature. The hydrological FEST-EWB model (flash flood event-based spatially distributed rainfall–runoff transformation–energy water balance model) with its energy–water balance scheme allows to continuously compute in time and distributed in space soil moisture and evapotranspiration (ET) fluxes thanks to a double link with satellite-derived data as input parameters (e.g., LAI) and as variables for model states’ updates as the land surface temperature (LST). This LST was used to calibrate the model soil parameters instead of using only dedicated ground measurements. The effects of the calibration procedure were evaluated at four available river cross-sections along the Yangtze River, considering also the presence of the Three Gorges Dam. Flow duration curves were also considered to understand the volume storages’ changes. The Poyang and Dongting Lakes dynamics were simulated from FEST-EWB and compared against satellite water extended from MERIS and ASAR data and water levels from LEGOS altimetry data (Topex/Poseidon). The FEST-EWB model was run at 0.009° spatial resolution and three hours of temporal resolutions for the period between 2003 and 2006. Absolute errors on LST estimates of 3 °C were obtained while discharge data were simulated with errors of 10%. Errors on the water area extent of 7% and on the water level of 3% were obtained for the two lakes.
Innovative and Highly Integrated Modular Electric Drivetrain
Authors: Hemsen Jonas , Kieninger Daniel , Eckstein Lutz , Lidberg Mathias R. , Huisman Henk , Arrozy Juris , Lomonova Elena A. , Oeschger Daniel , Lanneluc Charley , Tosoni Olivier , Debal Patrick , Ernstorfer Michael , Mongellaz Rémi
Published: December 2019

A highly integrated electric drivetrain module with 157 kW peak power is presented, which incorporates novel technologies in the field of electric machines, power electronics and transmissions: 1. High-speed electric machine with six phases and injection mould polymer-bonded magnets; 2. High-ratio dual-speed transmission with double planetary gear set (Ravigneaux gear set); 3. Gallium nitride (GaN) power electronics with winding reconfiguration feature.The combination of these components in one single housing makes the drive module flexible to integrate and to combine with conventional or alternative propulsion technologies, thus allowing various hybrid and electric drivetrain topologies. All technologies are selected in accordance with mass production potential and can therefore have a high impact on the automotive market in the future. Currently, the drive module is under development; the first models will be assembled in winter 2019. The integration into a demonstrator vehicle in 2020 will prove the potential of many new technologies and the suitability for the automotive market.
GESTIÓN DE PROYECTOS EN LAS EMPRESAS DE GASIFICACIÓN COSTA ORIENTAL DEL LAGO
Authors: Rodríguez Kendrith
Published: December 2019

Investigación cuyo objetivo fue describir la gestión de proyectos en las empresas de gasificación de la costa oriental del lago de Maracaibo, estado Zulia, Venezuela. El tipo de investigación fue descriptiva, con un diseño de campo transeccional. La población de estudio está conformada por 15 sujetos que se desempeñan como gerentes y planificadores de proyectos en las empresas de gasificación de la costa oriental del lago. La recolección de datos fue a través de la encuesta, mediante un instrumento cuestionario autoadministrado. La validez se obtuvo por la técnica cualitativa juicio de experto en el área. La confiabilidad fue medida mediante el coeficiente Alpha de Cronbach con un resultado 0,81, ubicada en la categoría de muy alta confiabilidad. El análisis de los datos se realizó mediante la estadística descriptiva. Los resultados indican que la gestión de proyectos en las empresas de gasificación se cumple medianamente. Existe falta de la calidad en el servicio y de planes para el desarrollo del equipo de trabajo.
MODELO DE GESTIÓN DEL CONOCIMIENTO PARA LA UNIVERSIDAD DE AQUINO BOLIVIA
Authors: Palacios Céspedes José Luis
Published: December 2019

El presente artículo trata acerca de un modelo de gestión en el área de los recursos humanos denominado “Modelo de Gestión del Conocimiento para la Universidad de Aquino Bolivia”. El estudio pretendió demostrar la relación entre las actuales condiciones de gestión del conocimiento y sus posibles consecuencias sobre la gestión de los recursos humanos en la Universidad. Es una investigación explicativa, y estuvo dirigida a responder las causas de los eventos físicos o sociales, es decir, explicar la relación causal de la Gestión del conocimiento sobre los recursos humanos de la UDABOL. Se utilizaron técnicas de recolección de datos como: la entrevista y la encuesta. Se concluyó que es necesario un consenso pragmático donde la dirigencia toda pueda percibir que la gestión inteligente del potencial de recursos que se tiene es lo que permitirá multiplicar las posibilidades de crecimiento en todos los sentidos.
La Globalización de la edad del hierro en el Mediterráneo
Authors: Hodos Tamar
Published: December 2019

La Edad del Hierro en el Mediterráneo (c. 1200-600 AEC) es uno de los períodos más dinámicos. Aunque no fue la primera era en la que sus habitantes intercambiaron mercancías, ideas, valores, costumbres, prácticas y tecnologías, la escala fue sin precedentes. El período se caracteriza, sobre todo, por el asentamiento griego y fenicio alrededor de todo el mar, lo que facilitó una amplia y frecuente comunicación. El impacto a largo plazo fue la creación del primer período conectado a escala global del Mediterráneo. Sin embargo, los académicos no nos han presentado, hasta ahora, una era globalizada. Este capítulo comienza con la definición de globalización y evalúa ocho tendencias fundamentales que se producen en la globalización contemporánea. Describe luego la Edad del Hierro del Mediterráneo y nuestros antecedentes académicos en la interpretación de los movimientos coloniales griegos y fenicios, desde la concepción colonial hasta la poscolonial. Por último, analiza cómo las teorías de la globalización contemporánea pueden transformar nuestro entendimiento de esta era culturalmente compleja y socialmente pujante.
Long Before Aï-Khanoum: Historiographical Representation of Hellenistic Bactria In Barthold Niebur's Vötrage Über Alte Geschichte
Authors: Morales Fábio Augusto , Colombo Reghin Santiago
Published: December 2019

This paper deals with the historiographical representation of Hellenistic Bactria in Barthold Niebuhr’s Lectures on Ancient History, based on lectures given at Bonn University in the 1820’s and published in German and English in the 1850’s. The first part offers a panorama of archaeological, epigraphic and numismatic research after the great French excavations in Afghanistan in the 1960 and 1970’s. The second part discusses how Niebuhr, facing a poorly documented Bactrian history and archaeology, articulate source criticism, demographic, moral and racial reasoning and contemporary political debate. The paper concludes with a summary of the discussion, arguing for the necessity of historicization of historiographicalsyntheses as well in nineteenth century as today, especially in the context of Global History.
FLOWER, HARRIET. THE DANCING LARES AND THE SERPENT IN THE GARDEN: RELIGION AT THE ROMAN STREET CORNER. PRINCETON: PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2017. 416 P. ISBN: 0691175004
Authors: Da Cruz Moreira Jonathan
Published: December 2019

FLOWER, HARRIET. THE DANCING LARES AND THE SERPENT IN THE GARDEN: RELIGION AT THE ROMAN STREET CORNER. PRINCETON: PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2017. 416 P. ISBN: 0691175004
Technique moderne de reconstitution d’empreintes monétaires. Application à un type monétaire préaugustéen des Rutènes
Authors: Lopez Cédric , Richard Jean-Claude
Published: December 2019

Si, dès le XIXe siècle, l’étude des coins monétaires a été entreprise dans la numismatique grecque, il a fallu attendre 1948 pour que la numismatique de la Gaule, grâce à J.-B. Colbert de Beaulieu (1905-1995), s’engage dans la même voie. Cette méthode a été utilisée par les numismates mais aussi par des historiens comme P.-M. Duval, qui, par le dessin graphique, reconstitua des coins, en particulier ceux des Parisii ou de Vercingétorix. C. Lopez a mis récemment au point une technique fondée sur l’informatique pour reconstituer les coins initiaux. On trouvera ici les résultats pour la série des monnaies des Ruteni «au sanglier», proche des monnaies «à la croix».
Notes d’onomastique gauloise
Authors: Delamarre Xavier
Published: December 2019

1. La ville de Cenabum ainsi que les divinités Cenabionae et C(e)nabetius sont à analyser, avec quelques autres toponymes et hydronymes d’Europe, comme contenant une souche nab- à relier au thème indo-européen h3nobh- «nombril, centre, omphalos». 2. Les noms de personnes Angius, Andangius, Andangianus contiennent un thème *ango- «serpent», à relier au latin anguis, lituanien angìs, etc. 3. Analyse du nom de chef gaulois Catu-marandus, dont il faut relier le deuxième membre à un thème *Marando- de la toponymie. 4. Analyse des noms de personnes Vradsarius, Vraθarius, Vrassius, à relier au nom irlandais de la pluie frass.
En 52 av. J.-C., les Bituriges face à César : l’énigme de Noviodunum et de Gorgobina
Authors: Krausz Sophie
Published: December 2019

L’année 52 av. J.-C. représente le point culminant de la guerre des Gaules engagée six ans plus tôt par Jules César, alors proconsul de la Transalpine. Sous la conduite de Vercingétorix, la coalition gauloise monte en puissance dès le début de cette année. Les peuples du Centre de la Gaule, notamment les Bituriges, vont jouer un rôle décisif à ce moment de la guerre, jusqu’à la prise de leur capitale et au massacre des habitants d’Avaricum, en avril 52. Depuis le XIXe siècle, de nombreux savants ont disséqué les événements qui se sont déroulés chez les Bituriges entre février et avril 52. Le texte de César, au livre VII, rapporte une série d’épisodes à partir desquels on peut déduire les stratégies privilégiées par les Gaulois. Le proconsul donne également les noms des oppida qu’il a attaqués chez les Bituriges, mais seulement deux : Noviodunum et Avaricum. Si la localisation d’Avaricum à Bourges ne pose pas de problème, celle de Noviodunum a fait couler beaucoup d’encre et n’est pas encore parfaitement assurée aujourd’hui. La mention de Gorgobina, l’oppidum des Boïens cité dans le même épisode, présente également des difficultés : d’abord à cause de sa situation aux confins des cités biturige et éduenne qui brouille sa localisation, ensuite au sujet de son rôle dans la guerre qui n’est pas clair. Cet article propose de reconsidérer la localisation des oppida de Noviodunum et de Gorgobina, en croisant le texte de César, les études savantes des XIXe et XXe siècles et les connaissances archéologiques sur l’âge du Fer dans le Centre de la France. Pour Noviodunum, il s’agira de réexaminer les découvertes anciennes et récentes rassemblées à Neung-sur-Beuvron (Loir-et-Cher). En particulier, les fortifications seront reconsidérées en détail et un nouveau plan de l’oppidum et de son territoire potentiel sera proposé. S’agissant de Gorgobina, une synthèse des connaissances archéologiques à Sancerre et à Saint-Satur (Cher) tentera de dégager les éléments pouvant appartenir à La Tène finale. Enfin, en croisant encore une fois texte et données archéologiques, cet article fera le point sur la question des frontières de la civitas des Bituriges, liées d’après César à la Loire, au nord avec les Carnutes, à l’est avec les Éduens.
Dengue virus surveillance: circulation of DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3 and DENV-4 in mosquitoes around Taman Connaught, Cheras
Authors: Heng Wen Li , Chia Kin Yen , Nashwaan Ismail , Chee Hui Yee , Lim Crystale Siew Ying
Published: December 2019

Dengue, a mosquito-borne viral infection that causes dengue fever, hemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome, is on a drastic rise in recent years. In Malaysia, the distribution of dengue viruses is determined based on localized studies, where these data are essential to predict the epidemiology of dengue infections. Therefore, a study was conducted in Taman Connaught, Cheras, determining dengue virus serotypes in field caught Aedes mosquitoes. Out of 1,147 mosquitoes captured from September to December 2017, 156 Aedes spp. mosquitoes were identified based on their physical features using a digital microscope. Total RNA was then extracted from the head and thorax of the mosquitoes and subjected to reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) with DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3 and DENV-4 primer sets, respectively. The results show that at least one DENV serotype was detected in 91% (n=142) out of 156 Aedes spp. mosquitoes. The predominant serotype detected was DENV-2 [47.44% (n=74)], followed by DENV-4 [8.97% (n=14)], DENV-3 [7.05% (n=11)] and DENV-1 [3.85% (n=6)], respectively. Co-circulation of DENV-2 and -4 was the predominant co-infection detected in Aedes spp. mosquitoes. We also present the first report of DENV-1, -2 and -4 co-infection in field-caught Aedes spp. Localized surveillance mechanisms based on serotype circulation in the mosquito vector can be an effective monitoring system for the government and public health sector in order to reduce the incidence of dengue hotspots.
Uji Aktivitas Immunomodulator Berbagai Tanaman Famili Piperaceae pada Mencit Galur Balb/C dengan Metode Carbon Clearance
Authors: Roseno Mohammad , Sudaryat Yayat , Widyastiwi Widyastiwi
Published: December 2019

Tanaman keluarga Piperaceae tersebar luas di daerah tropis dan telah banyak digunakan sebagai tanaman obat, diantaranya adalah kemukus (Piper cubeba), kiseureuh (Piper aduncum), dan cabe jawa (Piper retrofractum). Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk mengevaluasi aktivitas imunomodulator ekstrak etanol beberapa tanaman dari keluarga Piperaceae pada mencit jantan galur Balb/c dengan metode carbon clearance. Penelitian dilakukan dengan membagi hewan coba menjadi 12 kelompok, yaitu kelompok kontrol normal, pembanding imunosupresan, pembanding imunostimulan, serta masing-masing tiga kelompok variasi dosis kemukus, kiseureuh, dan cabe jawa. Parameter aktivitas imunomodulator ditinjau dari indeks fagositosis, kadar leukosit darah tepi, dan kadar leukosit limpa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan Ekstrak etanol kemukus (Piper cubeba) memiliki aktivitas imunomodulator sebagai imunosupresan, peningkatan dosis meningkatkan efek imunosupresan. Ekstrak etanol kiseureh (Piper aduncum) dosis rendah memiliki aktivitas imunomodulator sebagai imunosupresan, sedangkan pada dosis sedang dan tinggi memiliki kecenderungan sebagai imunostimulan. Ekstrak etanol cabe jawa (Piper retrofractum) memiliki aktivitas imunomodulator sebagai imunostimulan, dengan aktivitas tertinggi dicapai pada dosis sedang. Ekstrak etanol kemukus (Piper cubeba), kiseureh (Piper aduncum), dan cabe jawa (Piper retrofractum) mempengaruhi jumlah komponen granulosit darah tepi, dimana peningkatan neutrofil mempengaruhi peningkatan efek fagositosis. Ekstrak etanol kemukus (Piper cubeba), kiseureh (Piper aduncum), dan cabe jawa (Piper retrofractum) tidak mempengaruhi jumlah komponen granulosit limpa.
Efek Ekstrak Petroleum Eter Daun Ara (Ficus Racemosa Linn.) pada Indeks Fagositosis Mencit (Mus musculus)
Authors: Hamdin Candra Dwipayana , Trihastuty Andriliana , Aini Siti Rahmatul
Published: December 2019

Senyawa terpenoid daun ara diketahui memiliki aktivitas imunosupresan dengan menghambat proliferasi sel darah. Imunosupresan merupakan golongan obat yang dapat menekan respon imun berlebihan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui aktivitas imunosupresan ekstrak petroleum eter daun ara (Ficus racemosa. Linn) terhadap mencit (Muss musculus). Uji imunosupresan dilakukan dengan metode bersihan karbon untuk mengetahui kemampuan fagositosis dengan karbon sebagai antigen yang diinjeksikan intravena, dilanjutkan dengan menghitung indeks organ. Seluruh data yang diperoleh kemudian dianalisis statistik menggunakan SPSS. Hasil uji bersihan karbon menunjukkan bahwa ekstrak petroleum eter daun ara dosis 560 mg/kgBB bersifat imunostimulan sedang dosis 1120 mg/kgBB bersifat imunostimulan lemah dengan nilai indeks fagositosis berturut-turut 1,5 dan 1,1, sedangkan dosis 1680 mg/kgBB bersifat imunosupresan dengan indeks fagositosis 0,7. Hasil uji indeks organ limfoid menunjukkan perbedaan signifikan antara ekstrak petroleum eter dosis 1680 mg/kgBB dengan kontrol negatif (p<0.05). Berdasarkan hasil uji respon imun non spesifik disimpulkan bahwa ekstrak petroleum eter daun ara dosis 1680 mg/kgBB mempunyai aktivitas imunosupresan.
Personality Correlates of Personnel Organizational Loyalty
Authors: Krutko Inna , Chalikova Olga
Published: December 2019

The phenomenon of personnel organizational loyalty as a key organizational asset is considered from the perspective of its level, conditions of development and correlates. The problem of loyalty is viewed in the context of the following components: emotional, cognitive and behavioral. The focus group method was used to describe the cohort behavior characteristic of various loyalty levels and obtain the competence model. General loyalty level was subsequently assessed with Organizational Commitment Scale (OCS) and K. V. Kharsky’s Loyalty Manifestation Observation Sheet methods recognized as the average one in organizations of various profiles. Correlations with employees’ personal features are described through the individual typological questionnaire by L. N. Sobchik, J. Rotter’s I-E Scale, and R. M. Belbin’s Team Roles. Certain personality traits are identified that can be viewed as universal personality correlates of loyalty. Employees’ dominant motives are identified as “Satisfaction from Achieving a Goal, an Outcome” and “Communication with Colleagues”. The only loyalty correlate related to implementation of innovations is identified – readiness to follow a leader. The higher the loyalty, the better competitive motive and the motive of feeling one’s usefulness are manifested. In terms of innovations, the following types are identified at the organization: “Readiness Based on Positive Emotional Attitude to Everything New” and “Readiness on Condition of Personal and Professional Fulfillment”; consequently, employees support changes, but only at the first stages of implementation. Presumably, several psychological mechanisms shaping loyalty based on traits like aggressiveness, rigidity and anxiety (sensitivity, lability) exist. It is proven that loyalty correlates are conditioned rather by the enterprise type and its HR policy than universal characteristics. However, the trend of a dependency between aggressiveness as a personal trait and one’s loyal attitude to the organization is manifested at enterprises from various fields.
Social Logics of Tourism
Authors: Pogorel’skaya Elena , Chernov Leonid
Published: December 2019

The authors analyze tourism in regards to the logic of the global tourist
process, the logic of a “touristic machine” and logic of symbolic consumption which
takes place during a tourist trip. A touristic machine is an industry and is subject to
the law of market within which a consumer (tourist) is influenced by various external
factors ranging from the technical support of a tour to services of a psychological
nature. Tourism manufacturing brings together the phenomenon of tourism and the
phenomenon of mass society. The global tourism market is interested in a flood of
tourists and new manipulative techniques with the help of which a tourist can be
forced and persuaded to wish exactly what a tourism manager wishes. However,
the authors argue that the symbolic that exists in today’s culture is inherent to
tourism too. The symbolic that relates to the individual specifically manifests itself
during a trip. It is in situations of travel that a person experiences a full range of
sensations. In the modern era tourism events that seem to be external and schematically
alienated become a subject’s inward events, and the authors see prospects
and resources of a touristic process in the interaction between these two directions/
logics.
ERP Systems Application for Efficient Business Management
Authors: Shitova Tatyana
Published: December 2019

Contemporary ERP systems have various applications. Today, they are
successfully used both in material value adding areas and in services rendering /
work performance areas. Taking into account the business’ specific features is
crucial for selection of software that will automate the activities of each organizational
structural unit and the enterprise as a whole. The task of selecting and
implementing contemporary ERP systems for business management requires
conducting detailed analysis to identify the advantages and drawbacks of their
application, as well as determine economic benefits from application of this information
and analytical system. In this research, we relied on methods of economic
and comparative analysis and used a systemic approach. The main purpose of
research is finding arguments proving the practical value of purchasing an ERP
system. The paper presents this research containing information on economic
benefits that an enterprise could gain after ERP system implementation. According
to the author, using a contemporary information and analytical system makes it
possible to solve one of the most important tasks – improve business reliability and
controllability through application of contemporary information technologies, which
is particularly relevant as enterprise management procedures are growing ever
more complicated.
Discourse Deployment under Conditions of Shortage of Information
Authors: Kalganova Svetlana
Published: December 2019

The famous Skripal case and organization of its lengthy discussion in
mass media generated a new phenomenon – a discourse that develops for quite a
long time lacking a foundation for a substantive conversation. The paper uses
materials from official and anti-establishment mass media to research the fundamental
aspects of this discourse – its informational content, modality, emotional
tonality and temporal limitedness, which leads to identifying the specific features
of this poorly studied occurrence. The informational content is marked by a propensity
to conflict and shortage of substantive information with the abundance of
media materials about the Skripal family. The paper demonstrates how data that is
insignificant from the perspective of clarifying the major event that has generated
the whole discourse creates informational fluff around this hot subject and as a
result the event itself is questioned. The paper explores the hypothetical modality
caused by lack of reliable facts and extreme secrecy of the chemical weapons
subject in general. Emphasis is made on the vivid sentiment of the discourse
discussing the “Skripal case” and the lack of a visible conclusion of this speech
communication dependent on its participants. This communication is deployed jerkily,
through periodical information inputs. We arrive at the conclusion that the infinite
prolongation of this subject is artificial by nature and servers some political and
economic goals in the conflict between the West and Russia.
How Brands Promote Feminist Ideas (Case Studies of Gillette and Reebok Promotional Campaigns)
Authors: Arkhipova Yulia
Published: December 2019

The paper explores how contemporary advertising communication
employs and actively promotes the ideas of feminism. Global brands perform the
functions of mentoring and socio-cultural regulation, try to change social
establishment and defend the idea of gender equality. This is related to changes in
the marketing strategy – recognizing women as an active consumer segment in the
category of commodities traditionally designed for men. A shift in marketing was
followed by changes in the ideological paradigm. In their new advertising communication,
Gillette and Reebok abandoned masculinity and established the female
perspective – presented the male ideal through women’s eyes and allowed the
woman to see herself through her own eyes, not men’s eyes. This way, both brands
raised the issue of gender equality and offered the global public to discuss it in the
reverse communication format – on official websites and social media. This research
aims to track how advertisement can change social and cultural attitudes. Discourse
analysis was selected as the main research method. Using a variety of verbal and
visual semiotic units, advertisement builds a media reality that reacts to changes in
social and cultural life very sensitively. Posting advertising messages on interactive
venues turns the consumer into an active participant of the sense-making process
and also makes them complicit in socio-cultural changes.