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Shadow economy estimation methods: digital shadow economy assessment aspect
Authors: Gasparėnienė Ligita , Remeikienė Rita
Published: May 2016

This article is aimed at the ascertainment of whether the determinants of digital shadow economy
are included in the methods of traditional shadow economy estimation. The results of the research
have disclosed that the methods of shadow economy estimation consider general economic, monetary,
money turnover, electricity and energy consumption, labour market, taxation, legal, and societal variables.
However, the determinants of digital shadow economy are not included in the methods of shadow economy
estimation, which not only impedes understanding of the real scopes of this phenomenon, but also
complicates development of the measures aimed at digital shadow economy investigation and prevention.
Functional and personal income distribution in the Baltics: comparison of national and households accounts
Authors: Navickė Jekaterina , Lazutka Romas
Published: May 2016

In this paper we aim to cover the gap in analysis of functional distribution of National income at
the macroeconomic level and personal income distribution at the microlevel. We compare the information
provided in the National Accounts and in the EU Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) for
the three Baltic states and in a wider EU context to establish the links between the economic prosperity at
the macro level and income distribution at individual level. Comparative design helps identify differences
in income structure and inequality within similar socio-economic conditions. As demonstrated, similar
levels of per capita disposable incomes in the National Accounts in the Baltics hide higher levels of income
inequality than conventionally shown in the EU-SILC. This is to a large degree due to high level of
under-reporting of property income and is most acute for Lithuania.
A NEW CONCEPT FOR SPECTROPHOTOMETRY OF EXOPLANETS WITH SPACE-BORNE TELESCOPES
Authors: Matsuo Taro , Itoh Satoshi , Shibai Hiroshi , Sumi Takahiro , Yamamuro Tomoyasu
Published: May 2016

We propose a new concept for the spectral characterization of transiting exoplanets with future space-based telescopes. This concept, called densified pupil spectroscopy, allows us to perform high, stable spectrophotometry against telescope pointing jitter and deformation of the primary mirror. This densified pupil spectrometer comprises the following three roles: division of a pupil into a number of sub-pupils, densification of each sub-pupil, and acquisition of the spectrum of each sub-pupil with a conventional spectrometer. Focusing on the fact that the divided and densified sub-pupil can be treated as a point source, we discovered that a simplified spectrometer allows us to acquire the spectra of the densified sub-pupils on the detector plane−an optical conjugate with the primary mirror−by putting the divided and densified sub-pupils on the entrance slit of the spectrometer. The acquired multiple spectra are not principally moved on the detector against low-order aberrations such as the telescope pointing jitter and any deformation of the primary mirror. The reliability of the observation result is also increased by statistically treating them. Our numerical calculations show that because this method suppresses the instrumental systematic errors down to 10 ppm under telescopes with modest pointing accuracy, next generation space telescopes with more than 2.5 m diameter potentially provide opportunities to characterize temperate super-Earths around nearby late-type stars through the transmission spectroscopy and secondary eclipse.
A rare fatal case of a novel bunyavirus-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
Authors: Lin Ling , Xu You-Zu , Wu Xiao-Mai , Ge Hong-Fei , Feng Jia-Xi , Chen Mei-Fang , Lv Dong-Qing , Li Bo-Li , Lin Jian
Published: May 2016

Herein we describe a rare fatal case of a novel bunyavirus-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) in a 62-year-old female patient. The novel bunyavirus infects patients with or without HLH who have similar clinical features such as fever, thrombocytopenia, and leukocytopenia. Therefore, the diagnosis of HLH can be easily missed. When HLH occurs, the disease worsens and the fatality rate rises. Our finding highlights the importance of bone marrow biopsy performed as soon as possible for patients suspected of having a novel bunyavirus infection and showing marked cytopenia in three cell lines.
Produire un espace hybride de coopération
Authors: Trupia Dilara Vanessa
Published: May 2016

Phénomène récent, l’essor des espaces de coworking fait de plus en plus l’objet de travaux sociologiques qui investissent ces nouveaux terrains, notamment dans le contexte général des rapports dialectiques entre le développement de nouvelles formes de structuration économique fondées sur la connaissance et la transformation des modes traditionnels d’organisation du travail. Cependant, peu de travaux décrivent ce qu’il se passe concrètement au sein de ces espaces appréhendés principalement à travers leur public, les coworkers, et caractérisés par des liens de coopération faibles. C’est ce que cet article, basé sur une ethnographie réalisée au sein d’un espace de travail coopératif, appelé « La Cantine » et géré par l’association d’entreprises « Silicon Sentier », tente de décrire : les mécanismes interactionnels à travers lesquels l’espace physique ainsi que le « travail d’articulation » des permanents de l’association produisent différentes formes de « débordements » pour in fine, organiser la coopération entre différents acteurs, grandes organisations et indépendants.
Le perceptif en psychosomatique Discussion du texte de Guy Lavallée
Authors: Deburge Anne
Published: May 2016

Les interrogations de l’auteure portent sur la généralisation du modèle présenté par Guy Lavallée sur « l’enveloppe visuelle du moi généralisée » à la Journée IPSO de juin 2015. À partir de la clinique psychosomatique et de celle du traumatisme, c’est la question de la psychisation de la perception qui est posée. L’observation d’un patient souffrant d’une atteinte corporelle objet d’un déni, puis sa levée sous l’effet du processus de la cure, illustre notre propos. La notion de « moi inconscient » est intéressante pour aborder la compréhension du fonctionnement de ce type de patient.
Perception et relaxation analytique : une pause créatrice
Authors: Dechaud-Ferbus Monique
Published: May 2016

En hommage à Marie-Lise Roux et à ses travaux sur la médiation sensori-perceptivo-motrice, l’auteur décrit le processus de la cure de psychothérapie psychanalytique corporelle (PPC) d’une patiente « psychosomatique ». Une « pause créatrice » permet la réorganisation du masochisme érogène grâce à l’investissement conjoint patient/thérapeute des états du corps. Déplaisir ou douleur s’intriquent avec le narcissisme primaire grâce à l’objet, fournissant les bases d’une évolution vers un équilibre psychosomatique.
L’importance du choix des affirmations dans les SAV : résultats de deux simulations
Authors: Lefevere Jonas , Walgrave Stefaan
Published: May 2016

Cette étude examine l’impact du choix des affirmations sur les résultats des Systèmes d’Aide au Vote (SAV). Au-delà de la littérature existante sur le sujet qui examine la mesure dans laquelle le résultat du SAV reflète globalement la force réelle des partis politiques, nous nous focalisons sur la capacité des SAV à associer électeurs et partis sur la dimension gauche-droite. Nous utilisons les données de 2007 du SAV belge Do the Vote Test pour évaluer l’impact de la sélection des affirmations sur ces deux critères et nous observons un effet considérable sur les résultats produits, quel que soit le critère utilisé. Tout d’abord, le choix des affirmations affecte la capacité des SAV à produire des recommandations reflétant le poids électoral réel des partis. Deuxièmement, nous démontrons que la tendance des concepteurs de SAV à disperser les affirmations en de nombreux domaines politiques affecte négativement leur capacité à associer électeurs et partis idéologiquement proches.
L’innovation entre tradition et nouveauté
Authors: Pesqueux Yvon
Published: May 2016

L’innovation est devenue une référence idéologique. Elle est mise en avant à la fois comme salvatrice de la croissance économique mais aussi comme étant susceptible de résoudre les problèmes liés au développement durable, aux crises sanitaires et aux difficultés sociales (avec l’« innovation sociale »). Ce texte a pour ambition de questionner la notion au regard de son imprécision en termes de définition et de contenu avec la nécessité de se référer à un point de départ (référence fondée par rapport à la notion de tradition), de faire une analyse de l’innovation comme transgression et de mettre en regard l’innovation par rapport aux notions d’apprentissage organisationnel et de changement organisationnel.
Du “tabou de la mort” à l’accompagnement de fin de vie.
Authors: Launay Pauline
Published: May 2016

Dans la seconde moitié du XXe siècle, la médecine palliative a pris corps avec le sentiment d’un nécessaire renouvellement de la prise en charge des incurables, qui contraste avec celle pratiquée dans les hôpitaux jusqu’alors. Son institutionnalisation en France dans les années 1980 débouche sur la création d’un lieu spécifique, l’Unité de Soins Palliatifs (USP), particulièrement révélateur de la configuration théorique, éthique et empirique de la médecine palliative. Devenue synonyme des pratiques palliatives, la notion d’accompagnement de fin de vie signe le passage d’une négativité – combattre le “tabou de la mort” – à une positivité dans la configuration d’une nouvelle médicalisation du mourir. À travers l’étude de la disposition spatiale (architecture, topographie et ambiance) d’une Unité de Soins Palliatifs, nous souhaitons montrer en quoi ce lieu particulier peut être un révélateur de cette nouvelle configuration médicale.
Past Futures
Authors: Galviz Carlos Lopez
Published: May 2016

Innovation was central to developments in urban railway transport in nineteenth-century London and Paris. Innovation was often political, the result of an encounter between and across a range of actors, including railway entrepreneurs and their companies, railway engineers, civil engineers, architects, intellectuals, a range of authorities –local, municipal, metropolitan, regional and national –, and the rich mix of people affected by the opening of a new railway line. The chapter opens up the notion of innovation to issues that cover three different dimensions: the politics, the culture and the social concerns behind the building of railways. It shows how London and Paris coped, but also dealt with one of the most transformative forces of nineteenth-century Britain and France. An important part of that story relates to the different futures that were envisioned in the two cities, in response to specific concerns and determined by a particular set of conditions. This approach highlights the process of how innovations took place rather than the end result.
Welfare Economic Principles of (Urban) Rail Network Pricing
Authors: Schimmelpfennig Jörg
Published: May 2016

The purpose of this chapter is to rectify the at best unprofessional intermingling of objectives and constraints and present a proper theory of first-best and second-best pricing in urban rail networks. First, in view of the flaws of both Dupuit's – though nevertheless ingenious idea of – consumer surplus as well its cannibalized version found in most of today's economics textbooks, a proper definition of economic welfare resting on Hicks'sian variations instead is provided. It is used to derive efficient pricing rules that are subsequently applied to specific questions arising from running an urban railway network such as overcrowding, short-run versus long-run capacity or competing modes of transport like the private motor car. At the same time, another look is taken at economic costs, and in particular economic marginal costs, differing from commercial or accounting costs. Among other things, it is shown that even with commercial marginal costs being constant first-best pricing might not necessarily be incompatible with a zero-profit budget.
Automatic Static Software Testing Technology for Railway Signaling System
Authors: Hwang Jong-Gyu , Jo Hyun-Jeong
Published: May 2016

In accordance with the development of recent computer technology, the railway system is advancing to be flexible, automatic and intelligent. In addition, many functions of railway signaling which are cores to the railway system are being operated by computer software. Recently, the dependency of railway signaling systems on computer software is increasing. The testing to validate the safety of the railway signaling system software is becoming more important, and related international standards for inspections on the static analysis based source code and dynamic test are a highly recommended (HR) level. For this purpose, studies in relation to the development of source code analysis tools were started several years ago in Korea. To verify the applicability of validation tools developed as a part of these studies, the applicability test was performed for the railway signaling system being applied to the Korean domestic railway. This automated testing tool for railway signaling systems can also be utilized at the assessment stage for railway signaling system software, and it is anticipated that it can also be utilized usefully at the software development stage. This chapter drew the result of the application test for this actual source code of the railway signaling system being applied to railway sites and analyzed its result.
Railway Operations Models
Authors: Narayanaswami Sundaravalli
Published: May 2016

This chapter is intended as an exposure to OR based methods, particularly the analytical approach to modelling railway operations. An overview of several planned operations in railway transportation is provided in an academic context. Some of the applications and the associated models are applied in realistic settings in the transportation industry, and also have demonstrated evidence of acceptance over a long number of years. Primary coverage is on transportation scheduling and the concise discussions are on planning phases, various operations that can be deterministically modeled and analysed, model development, few exercises and real-world stories, wherever appropriate. All sections are adequately provided with the list of references and an interested reader can benefit from a conceptual understanding to model development and to implement and deploy, under some prior knowledge on the basics and programming experience.
Online Condition Monitoring of Traction Motor
Authors: Samanta Anik Kumar , Naha Arunava , Basu Devasish , Routray Aurobinda , Deb Alok Kanti
Published: May 2016

Squirrel Cage Induction Motors (SCIMs) are major workhorse of Indian Railways. Continuous online condition monitoring of the SCIMs like Traction Motor (TM) are essential to prevent unnecessary stoppage time in case of a complete failure. Before a complete failure, the TMs generally develop incipient or weak faults. Weak faults have minute influence on the motor performance but eventually leads to complete failure of the motor. If these weak faults are identified at the earliest then, a scheduled maintenance can be planned which will prevent any unplanned stoppage. The signals used for SCIM fault detection are motor current, voltage, vibration, temperature, voltage induced in search coil, etc. The most popular fault detection technology is based on Motor Current Signature Analysis (MCSA). MCSA based online and onboard TM condition monitoring system can be very useful for Indian railways to reduce the cost of operation and unplanned delay by shifting from unnecessary scheduled maintenance to condition-based maintenance of TM and other auxiliary SCIMs.
Consumer Acculturation and Implications for Brand Preferences
Authors: Vijaygopal Rohini
Published: May 2016

This research investigates whether established theories of acculturation are applicable to British Indians and what impact acculturation has on their consumer behaviour. After classifying British Indians according to the acculturation framework devised by Berry (1980), the chapter considers whether membership of these acculturation categories has a bearing on British Indians' consumer behaviour, as indicated by their brand preferences for a range of host and ethnic products and services. The findings reveal that separated consumers prefer ethnic brands more than host brands, assimilated consumers prefer host brands more than ethnic brands and integrated consumers have brand preferences falling between these two. Acculturation category thus has POTENTIAL for use as a segmentation variable. Demographic factors have also been shown to influence patterns of acculturation (Berry 1997). This study therefore also examines the relationships between different acculturation categories, demographic variables and preferences for a range of ethnic and host brands. Overall, this research provides some interesting insights about buying preferences of Indian diaspora (a developing country) in the UK and is particularly relevant from an International marketing perspective.
Exploring the Changing Role of Children as Consumers in India
Authors: Sharma Adya
Published: May 2016

The chapter would explore the growing importance of children as consumers. The chapter would first discuss the importance, growth and views on consumer socialization theory. The chapter would then take the discussion forward by introducing the change in role of children not just as learners but as influencers. This section of the chapter would conclude by initiating a discussion to understand the similarity and differences in the two theories—consumer socialization and reverse socialization. The theoretical overview provides the researchers a premise to integrate consumer socialization theory and reverse socialization to understand how children and parents acquire learning properties to be a consumer. Based on the two theories a conceptual model was developed by the author to understand and indicate the process of children and parents becoming consumers (Sharma & Sonwaney, 2014). The chapter would further discuss the changing social and economic scenario in developing nations with special focus on India.
Project Risk Management
Authors: Qi Anbang , Zheng Lixia
Published: May 2016

Any project is a kind of unique assignment and has something new and unknown that can cause uncertainties and result in losses or earnings. Therefore, Chinese people need to manage all changes and risks of projects and they need to do two main tasks in project risk management. The first task is to reduce the uncertainties of projects through collecting and processing information. The second task is to decrease the losses and increase the earnings caused by project risks. Chinese believe project risk management is the core work and the key to successful projects. Chinese have their own ideas, attitudes and methods for project risk management because of their different history and culture. Chinese trust that only people can really add some values to projects through project change and risk management because certain things of projects are unchangeable and cannot add any more value to projects.
Easier Identification of Risks and Uncertainties with Project Risk Constellations
Authors: Kopp Ursula
Published: May 2016

Although various tools are available to support the risk management process, difficulties are encountered when project risk management is carried out in practice. It occasionally seems difficult for project managers to grasp the whole complexity of a project, identify the essential risks and react accordingly. The aim of this chapter is to introduce a tool that can help managers identify project risks, learn about their dynamics within the project and, consequently, formulate better ideas of how to address the risks. Project Risk Constellations are the spatial representations of explicit and implicit knowledge of the relationships, orders, hierarchies, dependencies and communication patterns of a project. They provide multi-dimensional and multi-layered information and reveal deeply rooted mechanisms. They quickly enable project managers to better understand the dynamics of their project, the intended and unintended impacts, ambiguities as well as project risks and uncertainties.
Project Portfolio Risk Management
Authors: Postăvaru Nicolae , Leonte Bogdan
Published: May 2016

The overall performance of a project portfolios doesn't rely on the successful implementation of the largest or complex projects, but on how the entire group of projects is managed. In most cases organizations don't have sufficient funds to implement multiple projects in a certain time interval and turn to sponsors in order to implement them. Depending on each sponsors' conditions for funding the project the organization has to create a prioritization scheme for accelerating, delaying or abandoning certain projects. The chapter focuses on managing projects and project portfolios risk in regard to sponsor conditions for funding projects, how these conditions together with technical and contractual risks generate new risks that affect the performance of the portfolio. The chapter concludes with recommendations on how to mitigate risks by developing specific methodologies for managing both financial and technical risks.
Diagnosis of Knowledge Management from the Perspective of Academicians at Higher-Education
Authors: Martínez Ricardo Morán , Ruíz Jésica Alhelí Cortés
Published: May 2016

This chapter provides an overview of knowledge management from the perspective of academicians in higher education in Mexico, after considering that intellectual capital consists of human capital, structural capital and relational capital, and that is the main source of knowledge in educational institutions. It also offers four fundamental aspects proposed by knowledge economy for the production, distribution and use of knowledge in organizations. Finally, an assessment tool for knowledge management in higher education schools is proposed.
The Influence of the Labor Sector in Knowledge Management
Authors: Chavarria Leticia Refugio , Espinosa Edgar Oliver Cardoso
Published: May 2016

Institutions of higher education in Mexico, play a role in human development systems, since they are the generators of academic and professional knowledge and skills to meet the challenges of the country and the world. In what has reflected the state as concern through the national education system is one that relates to the training of professionals with a profile that meets the expectations of an increasingly demanding business world and global day. Postgraduate studies have undergone a series of transformations due to its expansion, diversification, and the demands that today's society presents them, and that has forced them to make a thorough review of its programs in order to improve quality and meet the formation of high level human capital. The chapter aims to: Analyze the importance of knowledge management and its relationship with labor and that this contributes to train competent specialists, who know the technologies and tools for the sustainable management and protection of the environment.
Impact of Mathematics School Performance at Middle School for Academic Institutional Management Based on the Checkland Methodology
Authors: Mendoza Joel García , Espinosa Edgar Oliver Cardoso , Bricaire Jorge Mejía , Hurtado Fernando Briseño
Published: May 2016

Currently the development of countries has acquired importance as a result of the process of economic globalization, which has established various challenges to the economic activities worldwide. So numerical, mathematical and digital competences, are very important to participating fully in the knowledge society. Thus, the chapter proposal considers Checkland's Methodology as an oriented alternative to analyze the object of study in situations with a high rate of human intervention such as education. The chapter proposal will be organized into three sections: the first one related to the factors involved in school performance, the quality of education and the impact that have the math skills at middle school; the second focused on the characteristics of the methodology of Checkland applied to mathematics, and the third, a key options proposal for designing to the students motivation for a better mathematics learning that allows assessment of the institutional management in performance in such subject and increase educational standards.
Assessment of Academic Management as a Success Factor for Knowledge Management
Authors: Gasca Limin-tzen Esmeralda Bueno
Published: May 2016

In this research several elements are exposed through a network of processes which build a quality academic system in a sequence “diagnosis-planning-management”. To get the information which would generate these criteria, a Likert questionnaire for 30 students and 8 teachers was designed; also an interview for a manager based on standardized indicators by the Ministry of Education to get the self-evaluation. The gathered information generated the value judgment that when it was applied to the evaluation of the academic management, some results were highlighted. Finally, this research establishs as objective the design of a relevant proposal to ensure that the academic management achieve quality processes based on the application of knowledge management and also get the improvement of its services based on self-assessment.
Teaching and Learning Science as a Visual Experience
Authors: Ursyn Anna
Published: May 2016

This chapter brings about concepts about implementing a framework for teaching and learning across the disciplines by introducing topics and activities pertaining to science, computing, and graphic arts as a unified cognitive and visual learning experience. First, theoretical framework is presented, to support designing integrative projects for cognitive learning. This part provides basic information about brain and mind, feelings and emotions, cognitive thinking, intelligence and cognitive styles, along with some basics about technologies used for studying cognitive activity. Then follows short introduction to ways to communicate knowledge, visual thinking, visual literacy, and knowledge visualization concepts and methods. Next, concerns about science education draw attention to a need of including into curriculum new developments in science and information about currently emerging disciplines. The goal is to enhance technological literacy of students, activate their interest, motivation, abstract thinking, and elicit a wish to achieve their aims.
Visualization in Biology
Authors: Flannery Maura C.
Published: May 2016

This chapter deals with what are commonly called seaweed, but are more correctly termed algae, that is, photosynthetic organisms that live in aquatic environments. Algae are visually beautiful and therefore a good subject for a biology teacher looking to explore the intersection of art and science with students. These connections run deep into knowledge production because drawing is fundamental not only to communicating information about organisms but also to investigating their characteristics. Observation and comparison are key tools in learning about the living world, and drawing is essential to these processes. Also discussed here will be the importance of relating texts, photographs, specimens, and drawings in assisting students to learn about algae. In addition, online sources for these tools will be explored.
Securing biodiversity and ecosystem services in Africa: Notes from the 2015 Satoyama Initiative Regional Workshop in Accra, Ghana
Authors: Oteng-Yeboah Alfred , Dunbar William , Boafo Yaw A. , Ichikawa Kaoru
Published: May 2016

The first Satoyama Initiative Regional Workshop in Africa was held in Accra, Ghana, from 10 to 12 August 2015. The objective of the workshop was to contribute to the sustainable development agenda in the region within the scope of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning by strengthening the knowledge base related to the Satoyama Initiative, a global effort ‘to realize societies in harmony with nature’ through the revitalisation and sustainable development of ‘socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes’. This short report summarises some of the main points arising from the workshop.
Sematophyllum rheophyticum (Bryopsida, Sematophyllaceae), a new rheophytic species from Rwanda
Authors: Buck William R. , Hedderson Terry A.J.
Published: May 2016

Background: Sematophyllum is a pantropical genus of approximately 170 species. The genus has never been revised on a global scale and is poorly known in many areas of the world. This is perhaps especially true in Africa where 60 accepted species are recorded, many seemingly endemic to the eastern and central tropical areas. Further taxonomic work will enable better understanding of the genus, its biogeography and regional patterns of plant diversity; help guide conservation efforts; and facilitate a broader understanding of the evolution of the Afrotropical flora.Objectives: The objective of this study is to describe a new species of Sematophyllum from Rwanda, part of the mega-diverse Albertine Rift system.Methods: Light microscopy was used to compare anatomical and morphological details of the putative new species with specimens of other members of the genus with which it could potentially be conspecific.Results: Sematophyllum rheophyticum W.R. Buck Hedd. was described as new and is currently known only from the type locality at Gisakura, Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda. It is distinguishable from all congeners by a unique combination of characters including the concave, abruptly acuminate leaves, the alar areolation and the rheophytic habitat.Conclusion: Sematophyllum rdicum is a new species, defined by a combination of several anatomical characters, known currently only from the type locality. Furthermore, it is one of only a few species in the genus that occurs in rheophytic habitats. Its phylogenetic relationships are obscure and will probably need to be evaluated with molecular evidence.
Relationship between sustainable development initiatives and improved company financial performance: A South African perspective
Authors: Groenewald Darelle , Powell Jonathan
Published: May 2016

Orientation: Companies are under ever-increasing pressure from both internal and external stakeholders to consider the environmental and social impacts of their operations and to mitigate these impacts. This necessitates an investigation into the effect of sustainability initiatives on the financial performance (FP) of a company.Research purpose: The study analysed the relationship between sustainability performance and FP in South African listed companies.Motivation for the study: Some South African listed companies acknowledge in their sustainability reports that there is a link between sustainability development and long-term shareholder value. This implies that FP is linked to sustainable development performance. This relationship has not been researched for South African listed companies and therefore needs to be investigated.Research design, approach and method: A similar research method was used as for an international study. Forty-five listed South African companies were selected as the sample. Their sustainable development reports were used for analysis. Data were analysed with the use of content and a canonical correlation analysis.Main findings: The results of the study revealed that an overall positive relationship exists between sustainability performance and FP. Practical implications: South African companies that have a high involvement and focus on specific sustainable development initiatives that are integrated into overall sustainable development strategy can deliver improved FP for the organisation and deliver long-term value to its shareholders.Contribution: Six sustainable development aspects were found to be significantly correlated with improved FP and if incorporated into a company’s sustainable development strategy can lead to increased successes.
Discursive investigation into John’s internalised spirit identity and its implication
Authors: Dube Zorodzai
Published: May 2016

What does it mean to live in a society where everything good is located within one ethnicity, and geography? In reading the gospel of John, one gets the impression that faithful disciples, the Holy Spirit and morality are exclusively located within the Johannine community and can only permeate to the outside through the good work of the insiders – the disciples. Everything is asymmetric – morality, ideal disciples and good virtues – these originate from within John’s community. Outside John’s community, it is darkness that awaits the illuminating lights of John’s disciples, without which they will remain in perpetual darkness. Despite recent theories that position John as a missionary and an open community, still it does not remove the asymmetric nature of the gospel. The study builds on views inspired by scholars such as Jonathan Draper (1992:13) to argue that John used the Holy Spirit to naturalise identities. From this perspective and if read from the South African context of racism, ethnicity and gender, John makes the reader think about the consequences and implications of exclusive social boundaries.Keywords: Spirit, identity, boundary making, modernity, Social cohesion
Where is God when dementia sneaks into our house? Practical theology and the partners of dementia patients
Authors: Bons-Storm Maria
Published: May 2016

How can hope, love and faith stay alive when dementia enters a home? In this article I shall look especially at the spouse or partner who shares an abode with a person with dementia. Most of the authors in this field, also John Swinton who is perhaps the best known author whose books are written from a (practical) theological perspective, focus on care in institutions, that means care by professionals. A partner living with a dementia patient has two main roles: as partner and caregiver. Night and day a partner is witness to the ongoing deterioration of her or his beloved partner, without being a professional. This article is founded not only on literature about dementia patients, but also on the experiences of several partners, as well as my own experiences as a partner. The question we all ask is: ‘From where does our strength come?’ I argue that what is said in the literature on the subject of (the pastoral care for) dementia patients does not help the partners, because it lays a heavy burden on them, who are already suffering from feelings of grief and guilt. I do not agree with John Swinton’s idea that God created dementia. Looking for different ways of thinking about God and faith to survive with hope and love, I turn to the exegesis of the creation stories by Ellen van Wolde. These give the opportunity to take the evil of the situation of the deterioration of the personality of a patient with dementia seriously, and at the same time grant the possibility to turn the grief and guilt feelings into strength to fight evil, together with a God whose empathy and love stays with a partner in her or his loneliness and grief.Keywords: dementia; partner care; guilt feelings; evil; God as ally
Religious tolerance and intolerance: ‘Engravings’ on the soul
Authors: Van der Walt Johannes L.
Published: May 2016

The recent violent anti-social acts by individuals and groups who feel deeply committed to some or other religious ideal have underscored the importance of the inculcation of religious tolerance in young children for the sake of peaceful coexistence in increasingly diverse and pluralistic communities. The key to such inculcation is education in the most positive sense of the word, i.e. as nurturing, guiding and equipping. Research has shown that some young people are being subjected to a form of negative pedagogy or anti-pedagogy that shapes them to be religiously intolerant. The purpose of this article is to show how education in the most positive sense of the word could be employed to make such etchings on the souls (personalities) of young people that would shape them to become cultured and religiously tolerant persons. They could become people with integrity, equipped with life-maps helping them to live peacefully in increasingly diverse and pluralistic societies, able and willing to contribute to their own well-being and also to that of all other people.
‘Israel’ in biblical and Christological terms
Authors: Potgieter Raymond
Published: May 2016

No abstract available.
Successful IT governance in SMES: An application of the Technology–Organisation–Environment theory
Authors: Olutoyin Olaitan , Flowerday Stephen
Published: May 2016

Background: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the bedrock of most economies of the world. Due to global competition, SMEs are making significant investments in information technology (IT) to improve their business processes. However, a study of extant literature on the subject of IT governance in SMEs has highlighted the fact that the implementation of structural controls to enable effective IT governance is often difficult, resulting in project failures and loss of income.Objectives: This paper seeks to examine ways by which SMEs can successfully adapt a suitable IT governance framework to manage its IT investments.Method: A content analysis of extant literature was done in this paper. The Technology–Organisation–Environment theory forms the theoretical basis of the proposed key pillars for an SME to evaluate its capability to embark on an IT governance initiative in order to obtain the desired results.Results: From the content analysis of relevant literature, the paper proposed three key pillars which should be in place before an SME adapts any IT governance framework to manage its IT investments. The key pillars are considered an important link between strategic IT governance plans and measurable successful outcomes.Conclusion: It was concluded that an SME would be better positioned for successful IT governance if it were to conduct a careful analysis of the components of these key pillars before embarking on the implementation of any IT governance framework.
Safeguarding information as an asset: Do we need a redefinition in the knowledge economy and beyond?
Authors: Adesemowo Adeniji K. , Von Solms Rossouw , Botha Reinhard A.
Published: May 2016

Background: With the evolution of data, via information into knowledge and beyond, intangible information assets (seen as an integral part of IT assets in this article) increasingly come to fore. A contemporary issue facing organisations in the knowledge economy and beyond is how best to safeguard and derive optimum value from their evolving information assets. A well-known fact is that risk exists because there is the possibility of threats to an asset. Likewise, no assets equals no risk. Although a large body of work is addressing threat models, the nature of the assets of the knowledge economy and beyond has not been well researched.Objectives: To investigate the definition of information assets across a number of financial, risk and information technology standards, frameworks and regulations, in order to ascertain whether a coherent definition exists across the board. If there is none (or limited), then propose a workable definition that is apt for the knowledge economy and beyond.Method: Qualitative thematic content analysis and a comparative study based on four main themes (Assets, Types of Asset, Information, and Information Assets). This then serves as a basis for argumentation schemes that lead to a proposed re-definition. The qualitative research approach assists us to address the concern of the incoherent definition of information and information assets across the board.Results: Contrary to expectations, the research study found the current definition to be incoherent. When the asset to be controlled is not properly defined and understood, it stands the risk of not being identified properly. This implies that the effectiveness, efficiency, reliability of internal control, and compliance with the applicable legislation and regulations would not be appropriate. This article highlights the need for a fundamental shift in how information assets (valuable, but unvalued organisational intangible assets) are being viewed and treated, especially with regard to information risk and internal controls.Conclusion: This article has identified a major defect in most standards, frameworks, and regulations dealing with regard to the safeguarding and management of information assets (and IT assets). It has established from the review carried out that information assets have not been properly defined across the board. Beyond this significant finding, it was further shown that the principle of risk (assessment) across the board requires the identification of the asset that needs to be controlled. A starting point, then, is a coherent definition (as proposed) for the information asset in itself. Therefore, proper definition across the board might assists in proper identification that could result in appropriate control and graceful handling of the end-of-life disposal.Keywords: infonomics; information asset; information risk; internal control; reputation loss
Severity and pattern of bone mineral loss in endocrine causes of osteoporosis as compared to age-related bone mineral loss
Authors: Dutta D , Dharmshaktu P , Aggarwal A , Gaurav K , Bansal R , Devru N , Garga UC , Kulshreshtha B
Published: May 2016

Background:

Data are scant on bone health in endocrinopathies from India. This study evaluated bone mineral density (BMD) loss in endocrinopathies [Graves’ disease (GD), type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism (HypoH), hypergonadotropic hypogonadism (HyperH), hypopituitarism, primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT)] as compared to age-related BMD loss [postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMO), andropause].

Materials and Methods:

Retrospective audit of records of patients >30 years age attending a bone clinic from August 2014 to January 2016 was done.

Results:

Five-hundred and seven records were screened, out of which 420 (females:male = 294:126) were analyzed. A significantly higher occurrence of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency was noted in T1DM (89.09%), HyperH (85%), and HypoH (79.59%) compared to age-related BMD loss (60.02%; P < 0.001). The occurrence of osteoporosis among females and males was 55.41% and 53.97%, respectively, and of osteopenia among females and males was 28.91% and 32.54%, respectively. In females, osteoporosis was significantly higher in T1DM (92%), HyperH (85%), and HypoH (59.26%) compared to PMO (49.34%; P < 0.001). Z score at LS, TF, NOF, and greater trochanter (GT) was consistently lowest in T1DM women. Among men, osteoporosis was significantly higher in T1DM (76.67%) and HypoH (54.55%) compared to andropause (45.45%; P = 0.001). Z score at LS, TF, NOF, GT, and TR was consistently lowest in T1DM men. In GD, the burden of osteoporosis was similar to PMO and andropause. BMD difference among the study groups was not significantly different after adjusting for body mass index (BMI) and vitamin D.

Conclusion:

Low bone mass is extremely common in endocrinopathies, warranting routine screening and intervention. Concomitant vitamin D deficiency compounds the problem. Calcium and vitamin D supplementations may improve bone health in this setting.
Hygienic bite blocks
Authors: Maheshwara M. V.
Published: May 2016

High mandibular plane angle cases with anterior cross-bite and cases with over erupted molars require occlusal bite blocks for its correction. On removal of fixed bite blocks, adhesive remnants inadvertently left over on the tooth structure requires meticulous clean-up and equilibration of occlusal tooth surface morphology. Stainless steel band material, light curable acrylic resin material, lingual sheath, 0.7 mm stainless steel wire, tungsten carbide bur are utilized for fabrication of hygienic bite blocks. After treatment of malocclusion, on removal of hygienic bite blocks the tooth surface is rendered free from any adhesive remnant. Hygienic bite blocks are amenable to oral hygiene care procedures and on its removal, leaves behind no adhesive remnants thereby saving clinician’s chair-side time.
Correction of transverse maxillary deficiency and anterior open bite in an adult Class III skeletal patient
Authors: Teja Prerna Hoogan , Teja Samarjit Singh , Nayak Rabindra S. , Bagade Abhijit , Sharma Manu Rashmi
Published: May 2016

Transverse maxillary deficiency may be associated with sagittal or vertical problems of the maxilla or mandible. It may contribute to unilateral or bilateral posterior crossbite, anterior dental crowding, and unesthetic black buccal corridors on smiling. An adequate transverse dimension is important for stable and proper functional occlusion. Surgically, assisted rapid palatal expansion has been the treatment of choice to resolve posterior crossbite in skeletally mature patients. The following case report presents an adult Class III skeletal patient with an anterior open bite and bilateral posterior crossbite which was treated by surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion with satisfactory outcomes.
Аналог теоремы Литтлвуда-Пэли для ортопроекторов на подпространства всплесков
Authors: Kudryavtsev Sergey Nikolaevich
Published: May 2016

Доказано утверждение, представляющее собой аналог теоремы Литтлвуда-Пэли для ортопроекторов на подпространства всплесков, соответствующие неизотропному кратномасштабному анализу, порожденному тензорным произведением гладких достаточно быстро стремящихся к нулю на бесконечности
масштабирующих функций одной переменной.
Библиография: 20 наименований.
Разложение пространств модулярных форм
Authors: Voskresenskaya Galina Valentinovna
Published: May 2016

В статье доказываются структурные теоремы для пространств
модулярных форм относительно конгруэнц-подгрупп. Важную
роль в исследованиях играет эта-функция Дедекинда.
Библиография: 5 названий.
Дифференциальные соотношения типа Якоби для функции Лауричеллы $F_D^{(N)}$
Authors: Bezrodnykh Sergei Igorevich
Published: May 2016

Для обобщенной гипергеометрической функции Лауричеллы $F_D^{(N)}$
получены дифференциальные соотношения типа Якоби и дано их
доказательство. Выведена новая система уравнений с частными
производными, которой удовлетворяет функция $F_D^{(N)}$.
Представлены некоторые соотношения между ассоциированными
функциями Лауричеллы.
Для этих результатов может быть указан ряд приложений,
в том числе к теории краевой задачи Римана-Гильберта.
Библиография: 29 названий.
О дополнениях к корадикалам конечных групп
Authors: Vedernikov Victor Alexandrovich , Sorokina Marina Mikhailovna
Published: May 2016

Пусть $\mathfrak F$ - $\omega$-локальная формация Фиттинга и $G$ - конечная группа, представимая в виде произведения $n$ субнормальных подгрупп, $\mathfrak F$-корадикалы которых $\omega$-разрешимы, а
силовские $p$-подгруппы абелевы для любого $p\in \omega$. Установлено существование $\omega$-дополнений к $\mathfrak F$-корадикалу группы $G$. В качестве следствий получены новые теоремы о существовании дополнений в группе к ее корадикалам. Для $\omega$-локальной формации $\mathfrak F$ установлены новые признаки дополняемости и $\omega$-дополняемости $\mathfrak F$-корадикала группы в любом ее расширении.
Библиография: 21 название.