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Influência da embalagem na intenção de compra do consumidor de suco de laranja industrializado
Authors: Freitas Leticia da Silva , Silva Barbara Pereira , Della Lucia Ceres Mattos
Published: November 2020

Objetivo: avaliar a influência da embalagem na aceitação de suco de laranja industrializado pelo consumidor. Método: Foram estudadas cinco marcas de suco (A, B, C, D e E), as quais foram avaliadas em três etapas de testes: teste cego, teste com embalagem e teste com informação. Os testes foram aplicados em 51 julgadores, utilizando escala hedônica de 9 pontos. Os resultados foram analisados por meio de estatística descritiva e pelo teste de Tukey (α = 0,05). Resultados: No teste cego, a marca E obteve melhor aceitação, diferindo das marcas A e B. No teste de embalagem, as marcas A, D e E não diferiram entre si, sendo a marca C a de pior aceitação. Já no teste com informação, as marcas A, C, D e E não diferiram entre si. Conclusão: Os resultados indicam que a embalagem pode influenciar positiva ou negativamente a avaliação do consumidor sobre o produto. Neste estudo, a informação sobre a marca exerceu influência positiva para as marcas A, B e C. Já para as marcas D e E, a informação sobre o produto diminuiu a porcentagem de consumidores que gostaram do produto, indicando que estes sucos podem ser preferidos quando as intervenções da marca são eliminadas.
Monstro íntimo: o problema contemporâneo do objeto através dos quadrinhos de Charles Burns.
Authors: Vargas Alexandre Linck
Published: November 2020

Sejam raças fabulosas que vivem nos confins da terra, sejam seres individuais na fronteira entre o animal e o divino, o monstro é o Outro. Porém, pela obra do quadrinista Charles Burns, sobretudo a trilogia Last look, e o rastro que nele advém, a experiência pelos quadrinhos do pós-guerra inscreve na contemporaneidade uma outridade não exterior, não objetal, um monstro íntimo. Busca-se, então, a partir de autores como Julia Kristeva e Peter Sloterdijk, com os conceitos de abjeto e nobjeto, respectivamente, pensar o espaço íntimo de transmissão do sujeito, do vir-a-ser-sujeito monstruoso. Uma questão estética que, da psicanálise à esferologia, apontará ao interior ocupado pelo monstro no contemporâneo.
Étienne Souriau: une ontologie singulière
Authors: Chateau Dominique
Published: November 2020

Souvent, je me fais silencieusement le reproche de ne pas avoir assez milite pour la (re)connaissance d’Etienne Souriau. Au vrai, je l’ai fait: chaque annee, j’ai parle a mes etudiants de ses theories esthetiques ou philosophiques, ainsi que de sa contribution a la theorie du cinema; dans plusieurs livres ou articles, j’ai evoque ou analyse ses propositions; entre autres, dans Philosophie d’un art moderne: le cinema, je consacre un chapitre entier aux consequences de as division entre le representatif et le presentatif quant au Septieme art. La liste de mes allusions ou references a son oeuvre n’est pas la close. Mais ce reproche que j’evoque maintenant ne les concerne pas. Il s’agit plutot de l’idee de consacrer a Souriau une etude entiere, autant exhaustive que possible, en tout cas vouee a le presenter et manifestant toute l’admiration que j’ai pour lui, et que je crois objective.
O Entremeio das Pinturas Vivas: Tradução Intersemiótica e Coautoria nos Intertextos de Bill Viola
Authors: Vebber Filipe Rafael
Published: November 2020

O objetivo deste artigo é refletir sobre o processo de criação do videasta Bill Viola, marcado pela intertextualidade e pelo exercício de recodificação denominada tradução intersemiótica. As relações geradas nesse processo implicam na discussão de aspectos éticos do conceito de autoria. Além de atestar sua natureza sensorial e provocativa, espera-se realçar o caráter interdisciplinar do modo como a produção de imagens se atualiza conforme a tecnologia disponível em seu tempo presente.
Tempo Gerúndio: Algumas Reflexões Poéticas sobre o Processo Criativo e a Casa da Infância
Authors: Martins Maria Virginia Gordilho
Published: November 2020

Vivi uma infância em um sobrado no Recôncavo Baiano, através do qual germinaram jardins e muitos aprendizados que ora constituem a matéria de que sou feita, ou melhor, que em mim sempre se está fazendo, onde a arte e a vida se entrelaçam com o rememorar. Foi nesses primeiros passos que capturei certezas mutantes, pois o processo criativo é um tempo gerúndio. Com essas reflexões, a proposta registra o processo criativo de obras realizadas em 2017 e 2018. Germino o pensamento visual entre prática e teoria tendo como referências principais Gaston Bachelard, Henri Bergson e Cecilia Salles.
Étienne Souriau: Uma Ontologia Singular
Authors: Chateau Dominique , Grando Angela
Published: November 2020

Frequentemente, eu me censuro, silenciosamente, por não ter militado o suficiente pelo (re) conhecimento de Étienne Souriau. Na verdade, eu o fiz: a cada ano, falei com meus alunos sobre suas teorias estéticas ou filosóficas, bem como sobre sua contribuição para a teoria do cinema; em vários livros ou artigos, discuti ou analisei suas propostas; entre outros, em Filosofia de uma Arte Moderna: o cinema, dedico um capítulo inteiro às consequências de sua divisão entre o representativo e o "apresentativo" quanto à Sétima arte. A lista de minhas alusões ou referências a seu trabalho não se encerram aí. Mas essa crítica que eu evoco agora não lhes diz respeito. Trata-se, ao contrário, de dedicar a Souriau um estudo inteiro, tão exaustivo quanto possível, em todo caso, visando a apresentá-lo e expressando toda a admiração que tenho por ele, e que eu acredito objetiva.
EVOLUTIONARY CHANGES IN THE CONTENT OF INNOVATIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Authors:   Al-Farabi Kazakh national University, Almaty, A. Zh. Baimukhametova
Published: November 2020

The purpose of the article is to trace the evolutionary path of innovative entrepreneurship development, as well as to justify the need for modern methods of managing a high-tech economy. In the article the importance of business at different levels of economic development analyzed, the works of the innovation management classics and entrepreneurship were studied and approaches to the development of countries entrepreneurship with high growth rates in the Global Innovation Index were compared. The relevance of the article is caused by the increasing role of entrepreneurship in industry 4.0. New approaches to business processes are important from the innovation management point of view. The methodological base of the research is empirical research methods such as: system and comparative analysis, analysis of cause and effect relationships, observation, grouping.
The Influence of Thematic Learning Implementation on Student Motivation in Public Elementary School 002 Sungai Pinang Samarinda
Authors: Haddar Gamar Al
Published: November 2020

Thematic learning is learning with a theme to combine several lessons so that it can provide a meaningful experience to students. This study aims to analyze the effect of the implementation of thematic learning on the learning motivation of grade V students at SDN 002 Sungai Pinang Dalam Samarinda in the 2019/2020 learning year. This type of research is ex post facto research, because there is no control over the independent variables. This study consists of two variables, namely the independent variable and one dependent variable. The independent variable is the implementation of thematic learning (X). The dependent variable is student learning motivation (Y). The population of this study were class V students of the 2019/2020 learning year at SDN 002 Sungai Pinang Dalam. The instrument used was a questionnaire. The data analysis techniques were data normality test, homogeneity test, data linearity test and simple linear regression test. Researchers also do not make arrangements or manipulate the independent variables. The results showed that there was a significant influence between the implementation of thematic learning on the learning motivation of grade V students at SDN 002 Sungai Pinang Dalam Samarinda for the 2019/2020 learning year with a moderate determination coefficient value of 0.50 or 50%. From the regression equation Y = 14.774 + 0.759X, it can be seen that the consistency value of the thematic learning implementation variable is 14.774 while the X regression coefficient is 0.759 which states that every 1% of thematic learning (X) implementation will increase student learning motivation by 0.759. The regression coefficient is positive, thus it can be said that the direction of the influence of the thematic learning implementation variable on student learning motivation is positive.
Factors Leading to Sustained Growth of SMES in the U.A.E: A Concept Paper
Authors: Tirupathi Anand , Banerjee Arindam , Riaz Sadia
Published: November 2020

Purpose: Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) engaged in the business of Trading and Distribution in the United Arab Emirates are characterized by fluctuations in the business performance and growth.  Even though 95% of the businesses in the UAE are SME sector, the variations in the growth pattern lead to various challenges which the owner/manager sometimes fails to handle well.  The aim of this concept paper is to identify the factors contributing to the sustained growth of SME business in the UAE.
Approach/Methodology/Design: The research problem for this study is “how to ensure sustained growth in business for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in the United Arab Emirates”. The other studies on SME business have focused on SME performance but have not specifically focused on sustaining the performance and growing over a long period of time. This research will specifically focus on the factors contributing to sustained growth and this will be ascertained through quantitative survey of various SMEs in the UAE.
Findings: This research aims to find the success factors which can be useful to the SME sector of the UAE in order to achieve sustained growth in business. As a result of this study, a possible matrix will emerge showing a framework to be applied for sustained growth of business for SMEs.
Practical Implications: Sustained growth and longevity of the business remains the most important dream of every SME owner/manager, and the final recommendations of this research will result in a framework which would help SMEs in the UAE to have a sustained growth in business.
Originality/value: The specific objective of this research is to find “factors that contribute to the sustained growth in business”. This would ensure that, despite the vagaries in the business environment, the SME owner will continue to have a stable business with sustained growth over a long period of time.
Invasive Lower Lip Squamous Cell Carcinoma Mimicking Traumatic Fibroma: Case Report
Authors: Hange Venkatesh
Published: November 2020

Carcinoma of lip develops due to formation of malignant cells in the lips and it is the most common site for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in the head and neck region. Oral cavity is among top five leading sites of cancer, regardless of gender distribution across India. Squamous cell carcinoma of lip occurs at myriad locations along the upper or lower lip or commissure of lip, but majority (80% to 95%) of cases are seen on the lower lip region. Majority of oral cavity carcinoma cases (> 90%) are seen in patients above the age of 45, having a male predilection in distribution. Lesions that includes up to one third of the lower lip are typically treated with V-type or W-type excisions. Lesions affecting between one to two thirds of the lower lip are typically treated by regional flaps of Abbe or Estlander. Larger lesions involving more than two thirds of the lower lip are treated with Bernard flap for middle lesions and nasolabial transpositional flap for lateral lesions. Alternatively, definitive radiotherapy can be used for local control of early-stage epithelial malignancies of the lips such as basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas, but usually reserved for selected situations, also side effects of irradiation limits its use. Local resection along with elective SOHND is mandatory for long term survival rate and to avoid substantial worse prognosis. This case report describes an unusual presentation of carcinoma of lip mimicking benign soft tissue swelling.
Serological and Molecular Based Diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii in Galliformes by using ToxPK1 gene
Authors: Ullah Khan Farman , Hussain Nageen
Published: November 2020

Purpose: The zoonosis caused by Toxoplasmagondii is known to be the third worldwide parasitic infectious disease. The living life, including human, chickens, cows and goats are at high risk because of its bulky circulation in the universe. The study was conducted to diagnoseT. gondii in Galliformes. The main objective of this study was to compare VetLine Toxoplasma with ToxPK1 gene as a marker for the detection of T. gondii.
Study Design: An Experimental study.
Subjects and Methods: The study subjects involved were 35 broilers in which 80% were females and 20% were males.
Results: It was displayed that the female broilers have a little high rate of prevalence (29.63%) as compared to male broilers (25%).
Conclusion: It was concluded that VetLine Toxoplasma in which protein A/G fixes to all IgGs subclasses from various mammalian species and the use of ToxPK1 gene as a molecular marker for the detection of T. gondiiwere100% matched. To eradicate and control this neglected zoonosis, there is an urgency need for risk factors control mechanisms; secondly specific, rapid and inexpensive diagnostic and treatment approaches.
Analysis of Early Childhood Stimulation Training Program through the Detection of Child Growth and Development Activities on the Ability of School Cadres
Authors: Modjo Dewi , Sudirman Andi Akifa
Published: November 2020

Stimulation is an activity to stimulate the basic abilities of children aged 0-6 years so that the child grows and develops optimally. Every child needs to receive regular stimulation as early as possible and continuously at every opportunity. This study aims to determine the analysis of the Stimulation Training Program for children through the Detection of Child's growth and development on the ability of school cadres to stimulate early childhood growth and development. This research method is a quantitative study using a quasi-experimental design. The type of sampling is two-stage random sampling. The sample of this research is school cadres of Early Childhood Education (PAUD) consisting of 16 Schools for Playgroups (KB), 32 Schools of Right-Kindergarten (TK), and 2 Schools of Child Care (TPA) in the Limboto Health Center Work Area. The results showed that there was a significant and significant effect of development detection training on the ability of school cadres to simulate child growth. The ability of school cadres to stimulate children's growth and development has increased knowledge before and after training. There is a significant and significant effect of developmental detection training on the ability of school cadres to stimulate child development. It is necessary to empower cadres evenly and periodically by related parties (the Health Office and Pusekesmas) in order to improve the growth and development screening skills carried out by school cadres. It is also hoped that this will improve the child's health status so that the child can grow and develop properly.
Comparative Analysis of Database Query Storage Performance Between Stored Procedure and Function
Authors: Septiadi Abednego Dwi , Bae Lee Jeong
Published: November 2020

This research was conducted to measure the data storage time carried out by the DBMS on data that has been prepared with an increasing number of data, the data provided is consistent student data which will be stored with Stored Procedure and Function. This study uses the action research method which has 4 stages, starting with planning, action, observation and reflection. From the results of the experiments that have been carried out, it appears that Stored Procedure is able to outperform Function in data storage time. The data provided are 2 different types of data, each of which consists of 500, 2500, 4500 and 6500 data stages. This study also compares data storage that is differentiated by the computer between the data provider computer and the data storage computer or server, the result of which is the Stored Procedure. able to outperform Function in data storage speed.
Exploring and Comparing the Performance of Design Methods Used for Information Intensive Websites
Authors: Zaki Tarannum , Sultana Zinia , Rahman S M Anisur , Islam Muhammad Nazrul
Published: November 2020

At present, web applications are one of the most widely used software applications in different organizations. A website is a virtual representation of the structure of any organization. Good user experience of a website is highly dependent on the content organization or design of a website. Thus, the design is a very important factor to develop a high usability standard website. Different types of design techniques are used to develop different types of websites. It is a very challenging task to develop information-intensive websites using a suitable design technique so that the website can serve its intended purpose with enhanced usability and user experience. Therefore, the objective of this research is to compare the performance of two alternate design techniques for developing an information-intensive website. To achieve this objective, the existing design techniques were explored; and selected the Card Sorting and Interactive Dialogue Model (IDM) techniques to design two websites for an orphanage system. Later, the developed orphanage web systems were evaluated with ten participants through a user study; and found that the IDM design technique performs better than the Card Sorting technique in terms of the system’s usability and user experience.
Unemployment of University Graduates: Reasons, Results and Solutions Available -Case Study of Biskra State-
Authors: Djorfi Zakaria , Boujemaa Sara
Published: November 2020

The aim of this article is to identify the phenomenon of unemployment of university graduates through exposure to its causes, characteristics, and results and the available mechanisms to confront this phenomenon, and the reality of this phenomenon was presented in the labor market in the state of Biskra. This research concluded that the unemployment of university graduates in the labor market In the state of Biskra is due to the high population growth and the increasing demand for higher education, which results in a large number of graduates annually, in addition to the inappropriate outputs of higher education with the needs of the labor market in the state of Biskra, and the decline of the state intervention in providing employment in the public sector, Imposing conditions and qualifications are not available in university graduates, such as professional experience, which on average are five years, resulting from these and other reasons, the inability to provide the labor market needed to support economic growth in line with the requirements of the labor market competencies.
Towards Promoting Investment in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises as a Strategic Choice for Sustainable Local Development
Authors: Mahrez Salah , Mechaali Bilal
Published: November 2020

The paper aims to highlight the role of small and medium enterprises as a strategic choice in achieving sustainable development, with high and great expectations in this field. In view of the changes that have taken place in the global economic scene, they have taken a leading role in supporting development efforts. Like other countries, Algeria has adopted a new policy of small and medium-sized enterprises as the appropriate model for sustainable local development, which is the cornerstone of economic development. The process of supporting and developing such institutions is therefore one of the most important pillars of sustainable development.
The Role of E-Government in Combating Administrative Corruption: the Case of Algeria
Authors: Berkennou Nacira , Tabeti Habib
Published: November 2020

The study aims to highlight the key role played by E-Government in combating administrative corruption by reviewing successful cases such as India and South Korea, and then the Algerian government experience. The study concluded that there is an inverse relationship between e-government and corruption. Reducing administrative corruption by providing public services with quality and flexibility in terms of time, location, fairness and transparency, and reducing human mediation. The study also found that the level of corruption is high in Algeria, and E-Government efforts are still growing in recent years.
Requirements for Improving the Quality of Internal Audit in order to Establish the Proper Application of Corporate Governance
Authors: Safya Ikhlef , Ali Saiah djebbour
Published: November 2020

The objective of this research is to determine the requirements for improving the internal audit quality in order to establish the proper application of corporate governance, where the importance of internal audit function has increased, as well as increased attention to the internal audit quality, and activating corporate governance. The internal audit profession works to help the company to achieve its objectives through providing assurance and advisory services on internal control, risk management and corporate governance.  As improving the quality of internal audit reflects its impact on the good application of corporate governance and the establishment of its principles a set of requirements had to be provided that, are considered as factors affecting improving the quality of the internal audit profession, thus promoting the good establishment of corporate governance, adding value to the company and help it to achieve its objectives.
The Constraints of Leasing in Algeria: The Case of SOFINANCE (Joint Stock Company)
Authors: Elagag Mustapha , Berrefas Imene
Published: November 2020

Algeria seeks to develop small and medium enterprises to reduce its dependence on hydrocarbons revenue. But the funding problem drags down SME success at all steps. One of the reliable funding solutions is Leasing as it seems to be an investment financing solution and offers many advantages. However, we cannot ignore the fact that no miracle solution exists, and that like all things leasing also has its fair part of obstacles, which is the main subject of this article, that aims to identify the source of the obstacles restraining the development of the leasing among Algerian SMEs.
The Extent of Openness to Corporate Social and Moral Responsibility in Algeria
Authors: Akmoum Fatma
Published: November 2020

This research aims to highlight the importance of corporate social and ethical responsibility in adopting the path of sustainable development as corporate social and moral responsibility are a safety valve that countries all over the world seek to implement and strengthen in order to achieve greater prosperity for their people, protect the environment and preserve nature.

 Algeria, like other Arab and African countries, is witnessing a modest application of corporate social responsibility. We will try to find out the extent of openness to corporate social responsibility and try to measure this aspect of Companies on the one hand, and to know the most important motives that encourage Algerian Companies to adhere to social and moral responsibility on the other hand.
The Effect of Organizational Conflict on the Job Performance of Employees: A Case Study of Service Affairs Chamber in North Kordofan State
Authors: Abkar Mustafa Adam Mohamad , Hammad Adam Yagoub Abkar , Elmensour Enaam Malek
Published: November 2020

This paper aimed to investigate the relationship between organizational conflict and job performance of employees a case study of the Service Affairs Chamber-North Kordofan State. The study used a non-probability sample. The questionnaire was distributed to 80 employees with a response rate of 88%. For the analysis of data and hypotheses testing, a descriptive statistical method was used (frequencies, percentages, deviations) and analytical statistical methods (Exploratory Factor Analysis, Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Pearson correlation and, path analysis) through the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) program. The results of the study showed a partial positive relationship between the components of organizational conflict and creativity. The results also indicated a partial relationship between the dimensions of organizational conflict and achievement. According to the results, we recommend applying the study model to achieve high performance of the workers. The study presented proposals for future research, including a study of mediating and moderating variables in the relationship between organizational conflict and the job performance of employees.
Algeria's Non-Oil Export Promotion Strategy: Challenges and Stakes
Authors: Salaouatchi Hichem Soufiane , Habchi Mostafa , Habchi Massaud
Published: November 2020

Despite the great interest shown by the Algerian government to develop the export-oriented economic sector outside of hydrocarbons, it is still completely unable to break free from slavery to the rentier economy that depends on one or two products. Though the economic policies and programs adopted in the last decade to enhance competitiveness in order to advance development that depends on export diversification, the initiatives of the Algerian legislator and decision-maker still lack the seriousness and strategic planning that sees with exporting producer eye rather than the importing owner eye.

Within this framework, we try in this study to analyze and evaluate the strategy of export diversification to get rid of rentier dependency and come up with practical proposals and realistic solutions and point out the challenges and obstacles that may face the Algerian economy.
The Economic Implications of Covid-19 Pandemic: Financial Backgrounds and Proposed Solutions
Authors: Bounouar Mammar
Published: November 2020

The study aims to diagnose and expose the conditions and causes that led to the transmission of health shock to the economic sector, it also aims to itemize the sensitivity aspects of the global economy to imbalances and the explanations of their spread during the Covid-19 pandemic, by describing and analyzing the shock manifestations and investigating about financial backgrounds. The paper also tries to highlight possible and potential solutions.

The study concluded that untamed trading high-risk financial assets without rational coverage and expanding financial markets, in addition to immoral economic behaviour, and disturbing economic globalization, are the main factors of the global economy's fragility. It argued also, that adopting unconventional monetary and financial policies especially the principles of the Islamic economy can curb the negative shock impact.
The Role of Human Resource Management Processes in Achieving Information Security: An applied Study on Saudi Government Universities
Authors: Al-Thunaibat Mo'ath Y. , Al-shawabkeh Adnan A . , Al-baqor Khiro K .
Published: November 2020

This study aims to reveal the reality of the Human Resources Management Units contribution to achieving information security at Saudi government universities by examining their compliance with the international standard of the Information Security Management System (ISO/IEC 27002:2013).

The study was based on qualitative research methods, where a checklist was designed to collect the data needed for the study, using semi-structured interviews, direct observation, and documents examination used in Human Resources management units. The gap analysis method has also been used to analyse data in order to determine the range of compliance of the Universities Human Resources Management Units to the information security controls provided by the international standard (ISO/IEC 27002:2013).

The study reached a number of results, the most important of which was the commitment of the participating universities in different rates ranging from medium to high in the application of the international standard (ISO/IEC 27002:2013) controls concerning human resources management processes (before employment, during employment, termination or change of employment).

In the light of those findings, the study made several recommendations that guide universities towards full compliance with controls of that international standard in order to raise the level of the contribution of human resources management processes to achieve full information security.
The Relationship of Consumer Loans, Credit Cards and the Interest Rate to Inflation in Saudi Arabia: An Econometric Study through Quarter Data for the Period 2007-2019
Authors: Alazaki Zaid Ahmed
Published: November 2020

This study aimed to measure the effect of consumer loans and the interest rate on inflation in Saudi Arabia through quarterly data for the period 2007-2019 and to perform the standard statistical tests needed for "unit root testing," "Johnson Cointegration", "Causation Granger test", "VECM model" The results of the Johnson Cointegration test showed that there is a long-term equilibrium relationship between (Consumer loans, interest rates) and inflation. Moreover, the result of the Granger causality test showed a causal relationship from one direction with significant statistical significance between Consumer loans and inflation, also a causal relationship from one direction between inflation rate and interest rate. Besides, the results of the VECM test also confirmed a short-term relationship between Consumer loans and inflation, which is in line with the outcome of the Granger test.

This study recommends paying special attention to credit portfolio controls and encouraging banks to direct loans towards production and investment sectors that positively affect economic growth rather than granting consumer loans, which in turn contributes effectively to achieving the vision of Saudi Arabia 2030 according to the scope of the financial sector development program.
The Impact of Tourism Industry on Economic Growth: The Case of Algeria (Cointegration & Causal Analysis)
Authors: Taibi Boumedyen , Lamri Khadidja
Published: November 2020

The objective of this research paper is to analyze the relationship between tourism and economic growth in Algeria during the period 1995-2018. To this end, an economic model was estimated according to the econometric methodology (cointegration relationship test and vector error correction model “VECM” in addition to the Granger causality test). The results showed that the number of tourists has a negative impact on economic growth in Algeria, which means that Algeria depends on other variables to increase economic growth, such as oil revenues.
Should health care institutions provide job accommodations for health care workers with serious mental health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Authors: Villagran Alexandra M. , Malek Janet , Schneider Sophie C. , Guerrini Christi J.
Published: November 2020

As the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic continues, increased attention has been given to its mental health impacts on frontline health care workers. There is a consensus, consistent with established standards applicable to the duty to treat, that health care workers who are especially vulnerable to risk of physical harm should be provided job accommodations to reduce their risk of disease exposure, but it is unclear whether health care workers should be provided similar accommodations if their vulnerability relates specifically to mental health concerns. Especially given emerging evidence that the pandemic is taking a heavy toll on the mental health of health care workers, this issue should be included in policy conversations involving support of health care workers and provision of resources to them during the pandemic. Arguments in favor of expanding accommodations to those with mental health concerns include institutions’ ethical duty to protect vulnerable workers and not discriminate against their employees, as well as broader consideration of the consequences of not providing accommodations, both for health care workers and patients.
Accrued Gains are not Income: An Administratively Simple Rollover Treatment for Capital Gains Taxation
Authors: Richman Raymond L. , Richman Jesse T. , Richman Howard B.
Published: November 2020

This paper presents a definition of income that rejects both the BEA and Haig-Simons definitions concerning capital gains. Specifically, capital gains represent future income unless brought to the present by consumption of the gain. We demonstrate that the rollover treatment implied by this definition ends double-taxation, under-taxation, lock-in of capital, excessive incentives to consume capital, and other economic distortions. Finally, we detail an administratively-simple deferred gain account rule for the rollover treatment which would require that taxpayers only track one additional item of information – the total deferred gain that would be rolled over into the next tax year.
Desenvolvimento de novos serviços, orientação para o cliente, competências profissionais e retenção de clientes em serviços de saúde
Authors: Eberle Luciene , Milan Gabriel Sperandio
Published: November 2020

Em mercados cada vez mais competitivos, o Desenvolvimento de Novos Serviços (DNS) assume um papel primordial na criação de desempenho e vantagem competitiva para as prestadoras de serviços. No presente estudo, foi elaborado e testado um Modelo Teórico, considerando os construtos Orientação para o Cliente, Competências Profissionais e Retenção de Clientes como consequentes do DNS. A amostra foi composta por clientes dos planos de saúde particular e consistiu em 247 casos válidos. Para a análise dos dados, foram utilizadas técnicas estatísticas multivariadas, através da modelagem de equações estruturais. Os resultados encontrados evidenciaram relações significativas entre os resultados de DNS, que afetam o sucesso dos novos serviços lançados pelo operador do plano de saúde, a partir da percepção dos clientes. Os novos serviços podem resultar em maior desempenho organizacional e maior competitividade para os provedores de serviços de saúde.
Towards Optimal Architectures for Hazard Monitoring Based on Sensor Networks and Crowdsensing
Authors: GEORGES Didier
Published: November 2020

The monitoring of hazards through the ability to detect events and predict spatial and temporal evolution of dynamical hazards still remains a big challenge for dynamic disaster risk assessment and mitigation. The goal of this paper is to show how well established methods arising from the control theory can positively contribute to dynamic risk assessment improvement through an effective hazard monitoring. More precisely, the objective is threefold. Firstly, the design of an optimal monitoring architecture is proposed based on the combination of optimal sensor placement and receding horizon observer design. In this paper, the focus is only made on model-based and data-driven approaches. The benefit of using sensor networks and crowdsensing techniques is also discussed. Secondly, the paper seeks to identify the application areas that can benefit from both optimal sensor location techniques and receding horizon observers, while reviewing already existing references. Thirdly, some personal contributions illustrating the proposed approach are presented. In particular, two case studies are presented: one considers the dynamic positioning of drones for monitoring air pollution, the other is dedicated to the early detection of a wildfire outbreak.
Legal aspects of airport slot allocation: a challenge for the European Union
Authors: Lutek Michał
Published: November 2020

With the increase in the number of operations performed at airports in European Union countries, the problem of allocation of airport slots is becoming more apparent. Legal regulations in this respect were adopted over two decades ago, which means that they are not suitable for the contemporary reality of commercial aviation, which has undergone a huge change during the indicated period. This article aims to analyze the current legal framework for the allocation of slots at the level of international law, with particular emphasis on the European Union law. The main reasons affecting the urgent need to amend the provisions in the presented scope will be discussed. These issues include, for example, the problem of slot trading between air carriers. Also, the impact of the EU response to COVID-19 epidemic on the air carrier’s situation in relation to slots will be outlined. Selected examples illustrating difficulties in applying EU rules will also be analyzed in detail. The summary will be followed by an indication of key de lege ferenda postulates in the discussed area.
Uma Nova Estratégia para Seleção de Indivíduos em Algoritmos Multiobjetivos com Busca Local Aplicados ao Problema de Projeto de Redes
Authors: Nascimento Jorge , Araújo Danilo , Miranda Péricles
Published: November 2020

O aumento das taxas de transmissão necessárias para novos serviços relacionados `a Internet impulsiona novos estudos sobre otimização de rede. Algoritmos de otimização com busca local tˆem se mostrado promissores na tentativa de projetar redes que satisfaçam diferentes objetivos como: custo, probabilidade de bloqueio, gasto de energia e indicadores de robustez. Este trabalho propõe uma nova estratégia de seleção do indivíduos para a busca local, objetivando melhorar a qualidade do Pareto em termos de hipervolume, e ainda obter ganhos em eficiência. A estratégia proposta foi comparada com um método base, em um cenário simulado de uma rede de alta capacidade para o estado de Pernambuco. De acordo com os resultados, a estratégia proposta foi capaz de tornar o algoritmo mais eficaz, melhorando o desempenho em todos os objetivos, e mais eficiente; superando o m´etodo base em ambos os aspectos estudados.
Uma Simulação com Agentes para Estudar a Propagação da COVID-19 em Ibirama(SC)
Authors: Teixeira Lucas , Santos Fernando
Published: November 2020

A COVID-19 tem causado milhares de mortes mundialmente e prejuízos na economia dos países assolados pela pandemia. Neste artigo apresentamos uma simulação baseada em agentes para estudar a propagação da COVID-19 no município de Ibirama (SC). A simulação utiliza dados populacionais, educacionais e empresariais reais, e também o mapa real do município contendo as suas vias e localização das instituições de ensino e empresas. A simulação considera agentes estudantes e trabalhadores, que se movem pelo ambiente e interagem entre si. Diferentes cenários de isolamento social destes agentes foram simulados. Os resultados obtidos indicam que políticas de isolamento social são efetivas para reduzir a propagação do vírus.
Uma biblioteca C++ para Desenvolvimento de Algoritmos Evolucionários para o Problema QCaRS
Authors: Funk Tiago , Santos Fernando
Published: November 2020

O problema do caixeiro viajante com quota (QCaRS) consiste em minimizar o custo de uma viagem entre um grupo de cidades, visitando apenas um subgrupo, e garantindo a visita de cidades que cumpram com uma satisfação mínima para o viajante. Algoritmos evolucionários são métodos frequentemente utilizados para resolver o problema QCaRS. No entanto, reproduzir os resultados obtidos por algoritmos existentes na literatura pode ser difícil caso os autores não disponibilizaram suas implementações. Este artigo apresenta uma biblioteca C++ para desenvolvimento de algoritmos evolucionários aplicados no QCaRS. A biblioteca utiliza o padrão de projeto Strategy para proporcionar o intercâmbio de componentes dos algoritmos evolucionários e deste modo facilitar a avaliação de novas propostas de solução para o QCaRS.
A Framework for Multi-document Extractive Summarization of Reviews with Aspect-based Sentiment Analysis
Authors: Oliveira André , Costa Anna , Hruschka Eduardo
Published: November 2020

We propose an integrated framework, named Multi-Document Aspect-based Sentiment Extractive Summarization (MD-ASES for short), to automatically generate extractive review summaries based on aspects of a large database with reviews of items such as films, businesses, and companies. Such summaries are got by extracting a subset of sentences as they are in the reviews, based on some relevance criteria. In MD-ASES, initially sentences are grouped in terms of aspects identified as predominant in the reviews. Then, sentences are selected by the similarity of the sentiment expressed about a particular aspect to the overall sentiment of the dataset reviews. Our results show that MD-ASES can successfully preserve the average sentiment of the reviews while including the most important aspects in the summary.
Simulando Indenização em Ações Civis por meio de Ontologias Baseadas na Lógica Descritiva
Authors: Araujo Jean , Rodrigues Cleyton , Freitas Frederico
Published: November 2020

A prática jurídica Brasileira tem convergido para o processamento de litígios por meio eletrônico, com a consequente diminuição progressiva das ações processadas fisicamente. A Constituição Federal, no artigo 5º, inciso V assegura a indenização pelo dano cível decorrente da violação de Direitos, como o Direito à vida, à liberdade, à igualdade, à segurança e à propriedade. Portanto, este estudo apresenta a ontologia OntoDano, a qual permite (utilizando os padrões da Web Semântica como a Lógica de Descrições) verificar se o caso em análise corresponde a um Dano Cível Indenizável. Os resultados alcançados até então apontam para a possibilidade da aplicação da Ontologia na prática jurídica/forense.
Towards Heterogeneous Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning with Graph Neural Networks
Authors: Meneghetti Douglas , Bianchi Reinaldo
Published: November 2020

This work proposes a neural network architecture that learns policies for multiple agent classes in a heterogeneous multi-agent reinforcement setting. The proposed network uses directed labeled graph representations for states, encodes feature vectors of different sizes for different entity classes, uses relational graph convolution layers to model different communication channels between entity types and learns distinct policies for different agent classes, sharing parameters wherever possible. Results have shown that specializing the communication channels between entity classes is a promising step to achieve higher performance in environments composed of heterogeneous entities.
Proposta de paralelização em GPUs CUDA do algoritmo MPS para resolução do problema de encontrar os K-Caminhos Mais Curtos Sem Repetições de Vértices em grafos direcionados e não direcionados
Authors: Reis Daniel , Espíndola Álvaro , Souza Sérgio , Milanés Anolan
Published: November 2020

O Problema dos K-Caminhos mais Curtos sem Repetições de Vértices (K-Shortest Loopless Paths – KSLP) consiste em encontrar K | K > 1 caminhos, sem repetições de vértices, classificados em ordem crescente de distância, em um grafo G(V, E), no qual V representa o conjunto de vértices e E o conjunto dos arestas que os conecta. Dada a dificuldade de obter bom desempenho para solução do problema, este trabalho propõe a paralelização em GPUs CUDA do algoritmo mais veloz existente na literatura para o problema.
Clinical risk factors of ICU & fatal COVID-19 cases in Brazil
Authors: Mattos Juliana Barcellos , Silva Eraylson , Mattos Neto Paulo , Vimieiro Renato
Published: November 2020

The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first detected in China in December 2019. In a few months, the disease got pandemic proportions, overloading health systems all around the world. Risk factors related to the progression and outcome of the disease are still unclear. Moreover, clinical aspects of patients can differ between societies, and other demographic elements may impact survival responses. A better characterisation of local manifestation of COVID-19 is crucial to a better general understanding of the disease, and thus to improve treatment decisions and health systems’ management. In this article, we performed an initial analysis of clinical factors related to admission in ICU or death of SARS-CoV-2 confirmed Brazilian patients, based on 1,138,690 medical records from the Brazilian government. To our knowledge, this study is the first to assess clinical risk factors for disease progression in Brazil. We provide a concise data set of medical registers related to COVID-19 in the whole Brazilian territory, and we describe the baseline comorbidities and symptoms observed in the data collection. Then, we assess the correlation between the manifestation of symptoms/comorbidities and the patients’ survival response through Kaplan-Meier survival estimates. The results here reported are mostly in accordance with findings reported in previous works.
Doclass: open-source software to support document labeling and classification
Authors: Inuzuka Marcelo , Do Nascimento Hugo , Almeida Fernando , Barros Bruno , Jradi Walid
Published: November 2020

This article introduces Doclass, a free and open-source software for the Web that aims to assist in labeling and classifying large sets of documents. The research involved a design science research methodology, guided by the real demands of a legal text processing company. The architecture, several design decisions and the current development stage of the software are presented. Preliminary user experiments for evaluating interactive document labeling are described. As a result, the first version of a system with an architecture composed of a mobile frontend that communicates with a backend through a REST API was published, with satisfactory performance evaluation by the applicant. Other results involve the use of active learning techniques to reduce human effort when performing the classification of documents, as well as the Uncertainty strategy to choose the document to be labeled. The effectiveness of the stop criterion for the active learning technique based on confidence level was tested and proved unsatisfactory, remaining as a future work.
CoNLL Dependency Parser: Extrinsic Evaluation through the Open Information Extraction task
Authors: Baia Jardel , Prates Arley , Claro Daniela
Published: November 2020

Dependency Parsers (DP) are parsers that analyze dependencies between words in a sentence. Currently, dependency parser evaluation is a problem whose solutions are not well defined in the scientific community. Although the DP intrinsic metrics are the foremost choice of evaluation, extrinsic evaluation enables a different evaluation based on a downstream. Different results of DP can vary according to the domain task. Thus, this work applies an Open Information Extraction (OIE) method in Portuguese to provide an extrinsic evaluation of a set of CONLL Dependency Parsers. Our results demonstrate that there is a difference in the evaluation of Dependency Parsers considering a particular task.
Combining compact news representations generated using DistilBERT and topological features to classify fake news
Authors: Sáenz Carlos Abel Córdova , Dias Marcelo , Becker Karin
Published: November 2020

Fake news (FN) have affected people’s lives in unimaginable ways. The automatic classification of FN is a vital tool to prevent their dissemination and support fact-checking. Related work has shown that FN spread faster, deeper, and more broadly than the truth on social media. Besides, deep learning has produced state-of-the-art solutions in this field, mainly based on textual attributes. In this paper, we propose initial experiments to combine compact representations of the textual news properties generated using DistilBERT, with topological metrics extracted from the social propagation network. Using a dataset related to politics and five distinct classification algorithms, our results are encouraging. Regarding the textual attributes, we reached results comparable to state-of-the-art solutions using only the news title and contents, which is useful for FN early detection. The topological attributes were not as effective, but the promising results encourage the investigation of alternative architectures for their combination