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ANALYSIS OF PERSPECTIVES OF USING REED RESOURCES IN LATGALE REGION
Authors: Čubars Edgars
Published: June 2016

Increasing demand for energy, limited resources of fossil fuel, as well as pollution of the environment and changes of the global climate, have raised more interest in renewable resources. Support to the use of renewable resources has become a very important part of the European Union’s policy. The use of reeds like renewable energy resources allows saving fossil fuels. This paper presents the findings on the reed resources in lakes of Latgale (region in Latvia). The investigation of reed resources shows that the resources in the region are situated in a very uneven way. The greatest amount of reed resources is concentrated in the biggest lake in Latvia - Lubana Lake as well as near it. Using direct measurement methods and metering in the distance, it was stated that the total reed resources of Lubana Lake are 8,203? 2,999 tons, occupy 882 hectares and are situated in 429 reed blocks. Summary resources of Latgale region are 19,862? 7,409 tons. The amount of heat that can be obtained using reed resources of Latgale region is equivalent to 10,543 tons of natural gas or 8,802 tons of petroleum, or 13,092- 21,348 tons of coal (it depends on the heating of coal), or 7,675 tons of fuel, or 8,712 – 12,199 tons of oil (depends on the heating of oil).
THE ROLE OF SPATIAL PLANNING IN THE IDENTIFICATION AND REALISATION OF COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE FOR SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT OF LATGALE REGION
Authors: Ežmale Sandra
Published: June 2016

A competitive advantage has been one of the most important issues in national and regional policy documents in the last decade. Regional policy attempted to make regions more competitive by attracting internationally competitive firms, however with partial success. The search for a new approach to regional development is now mainly focused on making domestic firms more competitive. This has led to an emphasis on regional ‘‘assets” as the source of firm competitive capacity, not only physical infrastructure but also other ‘‘soft” or less tangible factors. Regional competitiveness is a key theme in national territorial reviews, in work on urban policy and spatial planning. As a major regional issue to increase competitiveness, which is analysed in spatial planning documents is accessibility, spatial diversity, open space and quality of urban vitality.
ANALYSIS OF LATGALE REGION COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES CAPITAL AND ITS REPAYMENT
Authors: Garanča Biruta
Published: June 2016

Latgale has always been the weakest region in regard to the development of Latvia. Even though in the National development plans the progress in the balanced course of the development process all over the territory of Latvia is envisaged, the lagging of Latgale will grow. The given situation is not acceptable not only from the perspective of Latvia but also from the viewpoint of the whole European Union. Latgale would be able to make a more rapid progress in its development if we took into consideration the significance of investing large amounts of capital therein and raising the capital return. The article is dedicated to the analysis of capital dynamics, structure, and economic efficiency in order to clarify the causes of slow capital “inflow” in Latgale.
POSSIBILITIES OF PERFORMING BANKRUPTCY DATA ANALYSIS USING TIME SERIES CLUSTERING
Authors: Grabusts Pēteris
Published: June 2016

Prediction of corporate bankruptcy is a study topic of great interest.Under the conditions of the modern free market, early diagnostics of unfavourabledevelopment trends of company’s activity or bankruptcy becomes a matter ofgreat importance. There is no general method which would allow one to forecastunfavourable consequence with a high confidence degree. This paper focuses onthe analysis of the approaches that can be used to perform an early bankruptcydiagnostics- in previous research multivariate discriminant analysis (MDA), neuralnetwork based approach and rule extraction method have been examined. Lately,time series clustering approach has become popular and its feasibility forbankruptcy data analysis is being investigated. Experiments carried out validatethe use of such methods in the given class of tasks. As a novelty, an attempt toapply time series clustering method to the analysis of bankruptcy data is made.
THE IMPORTANCE OF PLACE MARKETING FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Authors: Grizāns Jurijs , Vanags Jānis
Published: June 2016

Cities are an important resource for the socio-economic and regional development of the state. Urban development depends on resources, capital, labour force, which mobility from the impact of scientific and technological progress increases all the time. Resources don't belong largely to the concrete place anymore as it was before. That is why cities could think about the possibilities of increase of their attraction and competitiveness at the context of sustainable development. It means that one of the most important goals of the urban development and management is to create such kind of the urban environment which will be in line with the needs and requirements of the city inhabitants, which will be attractive for the foreign investors and tourists, which could compete with other cities. But the most important is that urban environment could give us all an opportunity to be active, participate and enjoy. The world practice shows that the use of the principles and instruments of the marketing for provision of sustainable urban development has positive impact on the socioeconomic and regional development of the state – it improves the investment environment, increases the rate of the economic investments, promotes business and tourism, improves the quality of education, increases welfare and mental development. The necessity of more detailed analysis of the importance of place marketing for sustainable urban development determines actuality of this research.
THE DIRECTION OF LATVIA FROM MONOCENTRIC TO POLYCENTRIC DEVELOPMENT
Authors: Haite Inese
Published: June 2016

The economic constraints of Latvia have been connected with the unstable development of regions and city nets. The state territory characterizes the peculiarity of monocentric territory. In territories, which are located outside the monocentric place of action, the problems of economic development are main reasons for social and physical problems. The complex nature of these problems demands integrated, locally based approach for the development of cities and regions, as well as for the solution of problems mentioned above. Latvia has started the process directed towards the polycentric development of its territory. For a successful development of cities and attraction of European Union funds Latvia has worked out the city policy with the help of which the government seeks a solution for the development of cities and the means for solution of problems. During the research the author clarifies the interconnection between the defined economic variables; they are consolidated and therefore it can help to gain opinion on current synthesis of regional division in Latvia.
INVESTIGATION OF STINGING NETTLE (URTICA DIOICA L.) IN LITHUANIA
Authors: Jankauskienė Zofija , Gruzdevienė Elvyra
Published: June 2016

Fiber nettle is a cultivated form of the wild nettle and could become a renewable recourse of natural fibres in Lithuania. The aim of research was to investigate propagation ability (shoot rooting) of stinging nettle, investigate influence of different crop density on plant biometrical indices, productivity. The investigation was carried out at the Upytė Research Station of LIA in 2008-2009. The shoots of stinging nettle were cut into segments, the top part of the stem and the segments of the stem were separated and planted in the filed separately. The crop of different density was established: 60x60 and 60x100 cm. The results of our investigation showed, that stinging nettle may be propagated in vegetative way, rooted under field conditions. The top parts of the stem shoved slightly better rooting results than the segments of the stem. Plants from the crop of 2nd year, 60x60, were grosser, more productive than that of the 1st year crop. Plants of the 1st year crop, 60x100, had more stems per plant than that of 1st year crop, 60x60, but amount of stems (units ha-1) was higher in the crop of 1st year crop, 60x60.
DEVELOPMENT AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES OF ORGANIC FARMING IN LATVIA
Authors: Melece Ligita
Published: June 2016

Nowadays the organic farming as method and organic food takes important role for the sustainable and environmental friendly agricultural and food production. The paper analyzes the development and issues of future perspectives of organic farming in the Latvia. Some findings of organic agriculture development are given, estimating the primary information on organic farming in Latvia regarding the trends of the organic farms’ number, utilized organic agricultural and share of organic land in the total agricultural land. Besides, the state policy and support for organic farming have analyzed and compared with European Union (EU) and it’s Member States. The influence of Latvia’s accession to the EU on the organic farming development is assessed. Some issues of further perspectives of development of Latvian organic agriculture are evaluated.
MIGRATION TRENDS IN LATVIA IN THE CONTEXT OF LABOUR FORCE EMPLOYMENT
Authors: Šīna Inga
Published: June 2016

Migration of inhabitants in Latvia is considered to be one of the factors accelerating economic growth where, following accession of Latvia to the EU, taking advantages provided by EU membership that offers free movement and working in member states thereof, people migrate with a view to gain higher wages, to obtain better conditions of living, better environment availability, and to raise quality of life. Research of the mentioned issue is topical, because free movement of labour force from one country to another has the most direct impact on human capital, its growth and loss in a certain area; and it affects indirectly industrial and service development and growth or stagnation of a region. The goal of the present publication is to analyse migration trends in Latvia within the very context of labour force employment. The author draws a conclusion that migration policy is turned to protection of the domestic market in Latvia; intensive migration will be in progress, and this may have a future bad effect on the economic situation of Latvia and competitiveness within EU common space.
Use of E-Journals by Research Scholars in University Libraries
Authors: Anil Kumar M. , Pulla Reddy V.
Published: June 2016

The main purpose of the study is to examine the use of e-journals by the research scholars in university libraries. Analysis of data collected from a stratified random sample of 888 research scholars belonging to Sri Venkateswara University, Andhra University and University of Hyderabad using a questionnaire, reveals that a high percentage of them (43.92%) use both print and e-journals. Majority of the research scholars (73.03%) use e-journals for their M.Phil/Ph.D research work. Most of them use UGC-INFONET e-journals. A high percentage of research scholars frequently use the database of JCCC. Among the open access journals, the research scholars use 'Directory of Open Access Journals' (29.3%), PubMed Central (22.07%) and Indian Journals (22.27%). The frequently used journals by more than 10% of research scholars are Journal of Analytical Chemistry (12.75%), Chemistry World (10.92%), Plant Cell Reports (10.82%), and Advances in Applied Mathematics (10.36%). Nearly one-fourth of them ((26.49%) are facing the problem of slow Internet connetivity. Majority of them (67.9%) participated in training programmes conducted by the libraries in the use of e-journals. A few suggestions have been made to enhance the use of e-journals.
E-Journal Usage Analysis in an Academic Library:A Case Study of a Publisher at a Technology Institute
Authors: Singh Yogendra
Published: June 2016

This paper analyses the full text download statistics provided by one of the major publishers of Scientific and Technical (S&T) journals to a technology institute in India. Comparison of usage data for last five years (2007-2011) has been made. It identifies the top 10 most heavily used journals in all five years. Study reveals that the number of top titles which are responsible for 25% download is less than one percent in all the years. Numbers of titles which are responsible for next 25% download are in the range of 2-3%, for next 25% download 5-6% are in the range of 40-50% of the total number of journals. About 50% of the titles were never used. The percentage of titles shown above remained constant almost every year with very minor variations.
Perfiles adolescentes según orientación de metas: relación con conductas sedentarias
Authors: Portolés Ariño Alberto , González Hernández Juan
Published: June 2016

La adolescencia se muestra como un periodo de desarrollo básico para la formulación de metas, que de forma inherente determinan y regulan en última instancia la conducta y estilo de vida del sujeto. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue elaborar perfiles adolescentes basados en la direccionalidad hacia diferentes metas, relacionándolos con conductas referentes a su estilo de vida. La muestra esta formada por 1210 participantes pertenecientes a centros públicos de la Región de Murcia, siendo 618 varones (51.1%) y 592 mujeres (48.9%), con una media de 15.13 años (±1.88) desde 1º E.S.O hasta 2ºBachillerato. Se administró el Cuestionario de Metas para Adolescentes así como una selección de ítems del cuestionario del estudio Health Behaviour in School-aged Children. Los resultados señalan la existencia de cuatro perfiles con características específicas en cuanto a su orientación de metas y que tienen en común niveles sedentarios expresados en inactividad física y alto consumo de medios tecnológicos de pantalla. Conocer la existencia de diferentes perfiles con sus peculiaridades puede ayudar a comprender ciertas conductas adolescentes.
El tiempo de compromiso motor en las sesiones de Educación Física del primer y segundo ciclo de Educación Primaria
Authors: Yanci Irigoyen Javier , Vinuesa Mendieta Anabel , Yanci Irigoyen Leire
Published: June 2016

Los principales objetivos de esta investigación fueron describir el tipo de sesiones más habituales en las clases de educación física en función del tipo de agrupamientos de los alumnos y analizar el tiempo de compromiso motor (TCM) en función del tipo de sesión, curso escolar o la hora de práctica en alumnos de educación primaria. En este estudio participaron 264 niños y niñas. En total se registraron 176 sesiones de educación física mediante la herramienta de observación TiPEF que mostro unos valores excelentes de fiabilidad (Kappa de Cohen = 0,95-0,99). Las sesiones donde se utilizó un agrupamiento de gran grupo fueron las más utilizadas (33,5%) y las sesiones donde los agrupamientos fueron en grupos de 4, 8 y 12 participantes fueron las menos utilizadas (5,7% cada una). La duración media del TCM para todas las sesiones analizadas fue de 21,4 ± 3,8 min/sesión, lo que supone que un 67,2% del tiempo se destino a otras tareas que no implicaron práctica motriz. Los alumnos de primer curso fueron los que más TCM dispusieron por sesión y los de tercer curso los que menos (p < 0,01). En las sesiones de después del recreo y a primera hora de la tarde el TCM que tenían los alumnos fue mayor (p < 0,01) que en la última sesión de la mañana y de la tarde. Puede resultar imprescindible que las instituciones educativas y los profesores de educación física realicen acciones específicas encaminadas a aumentar el TCM en estas edades.
Análisis de la carga interna en los entrenamientos de fútbol sala femenino de 1ª división nacional
Authors: Pascual Verdú Norberto , Llorca Estruch Víctor , Carbonell Martínez José Antonio , Perez Turpin José Antonio
Published: June 2016

El objetivo de este estudio es analizar la frecuencia cardiaca (FC) y la percepción subjetiva del esfuerzo (RPE) en los entrenamientos de fútbol sala en jugadoras (25.42±4.42 años, 166.57±7.14 cm, 56.50±4.95 kg y 22.23±0.97 IMC) de un equipo de primera división de la liga nacional española. Se registraron, mediante monitores de ritmo cardiaco y la escala de Foster, ocho sesiones de entrenamiento de tipo técnico-táctico, físico y partidos modificados, distribuidas durante la mitad de la temporada. Los resultados de la FC máxima y media obtenida son 174.03±4.15 y 128.29±0.81 ppm en sesiones técnico-tácticas, 179.75±2.05 y 132±2.12 ppm en sesiones físicas, 180.99±1.06 y 133.63±5.52 ppm en partidos modificados, respectivamente. Habiendo diferencias significativas en los resultados de la FC máxima entre las sesiones técnico-tácticas y los partidos modificados (p=0.03) y entre la sesiones físicas y las técnico-tácticas (p=0.04). En cuanto a los resultados de la carga de entrenamiento y la RPE en las sesiones técnico-tácticas son 381.22±16.42 y 6.21±0.12 rpe, en las sesiones físicas 533.25±5.59 y 7.90±0.0 rpe, y en los partidos modificados 531.18±4.21 y 7.97±0.22 rpe, respectivamente. Encontrando diferencias significativas entre los resultados de la RPE y la magnitud de la carga de entrenamiento de las sesiones técnico-tácticas y los partidos modificados (p=0.00) y entre la sesiones físicas y las técnico-tácticas (p=0.00). Estos resultados muestran que la sesión de partido modificado obtiene unos valores de frecuencia cardiaca y de percepción subjetiva del esfuerzo mayor que las sesiones técnico-tácticas y las de trabajo físico.
Reflexión sobre el papel de los actores en el conflicto armado en Colombia y la importancia de la memoria histórica para la construcción de paz
Authors: Bautista David
Published: June 2016

El conflicto armado en Colombia es único en su clase y su complejidad se puede entender haciendo un análisis de contexto histórico a través de una recapitulación de procesos de origen, expansión y degradación. Esta guerra se encuentra actualmente degradada: ni el Estado ni los insurgentes han podido alcanzar sus objetivos siguiendo una vía militar, al contrario, sólo se ha afectado el desarrollo humano y se han obstruido las opciones de las personas y sus comunidades. En este sentido, los daños e impactos de la guerra han sido profundos, especialmente en los habitantes de la periferia. Este texto tuvo como objetivo realizar una contextualización histórica que desembocara en mostrar que el conflicto armado en Colombia concierne, atañe, afecta e interesa a diversos grupos y que las afectaciones, daños e impactos han sido innumerables. Así, se estudió el papel del Estado y del gobierno, de las Fuerzas Militares, de los insurgentes, de las víctimas, de las minorías en estado de indefensión, de las organizaciones humanitarias y de los sectores internacional y económico en la dinámica del conflicto. También, se mostró que el grueso de personas que no sufre directamente la guerra son aquellas que deben ser sensibilizadas pues son las que tienen el poder de sobrellevar el posconflicto con una construcción de paz efectiva. Finalmente, se comentó sobre el papel de la memoria histórica y los testimonios que se recogen como un recordatorio. Ambos sirven como una alarma o aviso de lo crudo que puede llegar a ser el hombre frente a sus congéneres y por tanto se recalcó su verdadera importancia para dirigirse al perdón y para entender que se deben rescatar diversos valores para que el posconflicto sea fructífero y que la paz lograda sea estable y duradera
¿El poder llegó a su fin?
Authors: Villamil Silva Diego Andrés
Published: June 2016

Reseña del libro:MOISÉS, S. (2014). El fin del Poder. Editorial Debate. 438 pp.
Un paso adelante, dos atrás: Lógicas de mercado y políticas de exclusión en Colombia
Authors: Mañunga Arroyo Ángela María
Published: June 2016

Este documento recoge pistas para pensar sobre la integración y la exclusión social, a partir de algunas reestructuraciones económicas y sociales realizadas al Estado Colombiano, principalmente durante la década de 1990. Analiza los contrastes entre una propuesta constitucional amparada en el discurso de la paz, y decisiones políticas que fortalecieron la implantación del modelo Neoliberal en el país.
Altruism and Sacrifice: Anglican Priests Managing ‘Intensive’ Priesthood and Motherhood
Authors: Page Sarah-Jane
Published: June 2016

Motherhood and Priesthood are two roles that carry with them particular expectations and demands; both are premised on the notion of altruism and sacrifice, constant availability, and putting the needs of others before one’s own. This has also been gendered; sacrifice and altruism have traditionally been connected with women. This article will examine what happens when clergy mothers simultaneously enact the roles of priesthood and motherhood, and how this is managed in the context of ‘intensive’ motherhood and priesthood. Based on in-depth semi-structured interviews with 17 clergy mothers in the Anglican Church, it will highlight the contradictions, negotiations and interweaving which occurs for both roles to be concurrently enacted, offering a contextual insight into the management of motherhood vis-à-vis professional life.
Outward Bound with Ayyappan: Work, Masculinity, and Self-Respect in a South Indian Pilgrimage Festival
Authors: Wilson Elizabeth
Published: June 2016

The annual pilgrimage festival dedicated to the god Ayyappan has become immensely popular in the past sixty years. As many as fifty million pilgrims participate each year. This paper draws on interviews of pilgrims conducted in South India in 2012–2013. My fieldwork suggests that the increasing popularity of the event relates to the contemporary South Indian work environment, an environment in which traditional gender roles are being reshaped by the challenges posed by migration for work opportunities. Interviews of English-speaking pilgrims show that their interpretations of the pilgrimage festival highlight the complexities of manhood in a time of rapidly changing work roles for men and women. Specifically, my fieldwork demonstrates that pilgrims perceive Ayyappan as a source of aid for those who struggle to succeed as financial providers and heads of the family unit. Pilgrims anxious about the loss of traditional models of masculinity amidst rapid change find solace in the blessings the god Ayyappan yields.
Simulación de flujos piroclásticos del volcán Cerro Machín, Colombia, mediante la aplicación de herramientas de ArcGIS(C)
Authors: Cárdenas Quiroga Elsa Adriana , Pulido Valero Andrea Isabel
Published: June 2016

Cerro Machín es un volcán activo, caracterizado en el pasado por erupciones explosivas de tipo pliniano y ubicado en un sector de gran importancia económica. Desde la década de los noventa se han desarrollado varios modelos de simulación para determinar el área que podría resultar afectada en una nueva erupción, pero estos modelos se basan en programas con variables predeterminadas que no son fácilmente modificables. Por tanto, se diseñó una aplicación del modelo de simulación Model Builder de las herramientas del software ArcGIS© para facilitar el proceso de análisis de los flujos piroclásticos expulsados por ese volcán en tres eventos eruptivos identificados y modelados previamente, con el objetivo de crear una aplicación fácilmente adaptable a cambios en las variables de simulación y que pudiera ser empleada también para modelar otros volcanes. Los resultados obtenidos resultan compatibles y similares a los obtenidos en simulaciones previas, lo que indica que la aplicación desarrollada es funcional.
Cálculo de las frecuencias de corte en fibras ópticas de índice escalonado, utilizando Matlab.
Authors: Bastidas Mora Henry Arturo , Barahona Varela Fabián
Published: June 2016

El análisis matemático de los modos de propagación y de otros parámetros importantes de operación de las guías de onda y las fibras ópticas se puede encontrar al resolver las cuatro ecuaciones de Maxwell y satisfacer adecuadamente las condiciones de frontera en cada caso analizado de acuerdo con su geometría y los materiales con los cuales esté constituido. Sin embargo, estas soluciones resultan muy laboriosas y a veces confusas para los estudiantes que las enfrentan por primera vez. En el presente trabajo se desarrolló e implementó una aplicación utilizando la herramienta Matlab que facilita a los estudiantes y docentes, el procedimiento y los cálculos que se llevan a cabo para obtener algunos parámetros como la apertura numérica, frecuencia de corte normalizada y frecuencia de corte normal para las fibras ópticas de índice escalonado, partiendo de los índices de refracción y el radio del núcleo.
Evaluación por contaminación en suelos aledaños a los cementerios Jardines del Recuerdo e Inmaculada
Authors: Velasco Rivera Aurora , Minota Zea Yudy Marlevis
Published: June 2016

Los cementerios son sitios para la disposición final de los cuerpos humanos que constituyen un foco de contaminación por los lixiviados que genera la descomposición cadavérica. Este material contiene sustancias peligrosas, como putrescina y cadaverina, microorganismos patógenos, metales pesados, isótopos radiactivos y dioxinas que pueden pasar a través del suelo y llegar a las aguas subterráneas. Como existe muy poca información sobre el tema, el trabajo consistió en tomar muestras del suelo en los cementerios Jardines del Recuerdo e Inmaculada (Bogotá) y en zonas aledañas, para determinar su pH, salinidad y contenido en amonio y nitratos, con el fin de analizar preliminarmente la incidencia de los lixiviados en la contaminación del suelo.
Efecto del tipo y concentración de aglutinante en la conductividad térmica de polvos de carbón
Authors: Bautista Ruiz Jorge Hernando , Peña Rodríguez Gabriel , Aperador Chaparro William
Published: June 2016

Se reporta la conductividad térmica (k) a temperatura ambiente de polvos de carbón térmico, en función del tipo y concentración del aglutinante (agua, alcohol, ACPM), los cuales variaron de porcentaje en peso (%wt), entre 5% y 40%. Las muestras fueron obtenidas de la mina Cerro Tasajero ubicada en el área metropolitana de San José de Cúcuta, Colombia, las cuales se pulverizaron manualmente, utilizando molino de rodillos y se tamizaron en malla pasante número 100 (150 ¿m). k se determinó, usando el principio físico de flujo lineal transitorio de calor, mediante el sistema KD2¿ Thermal Properties Analyzer (Decagon Devices, Inc). El porcentaje de ceniza presente en la muestra, se determinó según la norma ASTM D3174, y se encontró un valor de 1,75%; para hallar la concentración de azufre, se utilizó la norma ASTM D3177, y reportó un valor de 0,45%, mientras que el porcentaje de materia volátil presente en la muestra fue de 34,17%, que se halló, aplicando la norma ASTM D3175. El análisis de k en función del tipo y concentración del aglutinante, se realizó, usando el ajuste a los datos experimentales mediante la función logística 221])/(1[)(AxxAAyno+¿¿= donde A2 corresponde a los valores de la propiedad térmica (y) para la concentración inicial de aglutinante (x); A1 representa dicho valor para cuando la concentración de aglutinante (x) sea muy grande; xo corresponde al punto donde sucede el cambio de curvatura y n la razón de crecimiento o decrecimiento. Los resultados encontrados en este trabajo, podrán ser utilizados en el desarrollo de estudios que permitan la fabricación de cilindros de polvos de carbón prensados a altas presiones, los cuales se usarán en los procesos de combustión en hornos industriales que se utilizan en la sinterización de productos cerámicos como teja, bloque y baldosa.
Diseño de redes de logística inversa: Una revisión del estado del arte y aplicación práctica
Authors: Flórez Calderón Luz Ángela , Toro Ocampo Eliana Mirledy , Granada Echeverry Mauricio
Published: June 2016

Este artículo presenta una revisión de diferentes modelos de programación matemática y técnicas de solución, aplicadas en la solución de problemas de diseño de redes de logística inversa, en donde se describen las principales contribuciones y se comparan varios tratamientos, modelos y algoritmos de solución. Adicionalmente, se ha desarrollado una aplicación al caso específico de la gestión de llantas fuera de uso en las ciudades de Pereira y Dosquebradas (Colombia), evaluando las alternativas que existen en la recuperación y valorización de este tipo de residuo, con el fin de incurrir en el menor costo posible y/o generar beneficios para la Región.
Paraoxonase-1 activities in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Authors: Craciun Elena C. , Leucuta Daniel C. , Rusu Razvan L. , David Bianca A. , Cret Victoria , Dronca Eleonora
Published: June 2016

Background: Paraoxonase-1 is an HDL-associated esterase that acts as an anti-atherogenic agent by protecting LDL from oxidation. This study investigates paraoxonase-1 activities in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus and possible associations with other biochemical markers. Patients and methods: The study enrolled 82 children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus and 41 controls with similar age and gender distribution. Serum paraoxonase-1 arylesterase and salt-stimulated paraoxonase activities were assessed by measuring the rates of phenyl acetate and paraoxon hydrolysis, respectively; paraoxonase-1 lactonase activity and oxidized LDL were assessed by a pH-sensitive colorimetric assay and ELISA, respectively. Glycated haemoglobin HbA1c and lipid profile were assayed with an immunoturbidimetric method and commercially available kits, respectively. Results: We found lower paraoxonase-1 activities in diabetics when compared to controls. The decrease was statistically significant only for the lactonase activity, the difference being higher when referring to the subgroup with poor glycaemic control. The lactonase activity/HDL ratio was also lower in diabetics vs. controls, but without statistical significance. Both lactonase and arylesterase activities were negatively correlated with HbA1c in diabetics, but only the latter was statistically significant (ρ = -0.21, P = 0.055; ρ = -0.24, P = 0.03, respectively). A correlation coefficient of ρ = 0.196 (P = 0.078) was found between oxidized LDL and HbA1c. Conclusion: All paraoxonase-1 activities were lower in diabetic children and adolescents, but only the decrease in the lactonase activity was statistically significant. Although lipid profile and glycaemic control were altered in diabetics, no differences were observed between groups regarding oxidized LDL level.
Awareness and Adoption of Rainwater Harvesting: Influence of Gender, Formal Education and Social Economic Status
Authors: Kanyi Michael G. , Lawver David E.
Published: June 2016

The primary focus of this study was to investigate the influence of gender, formal education and social economic status on awareness of rooftop rainwater harvesting. A random sample of 310 smallholder farmers was used. A questionnaire was developed for data collection. Hypotheses were tested at α = .05 set a priori. Educational level indicated a statistically significant influence but gender and SES did not. It was concluded that formal education has statistically significant influence on awareness and adoption of rainwater harvesting. It was recommended that extension service providers consider using multimedia and diverse extension methodologies that are suitable and acceptable across demographics.
Czy chcemy legalnych narkotyków?
Authors: Matyjek Sebastian
Published: June 2016

Poszukując odpowiedzi na pytanie, czy chcemy legalnych narkotyków, należy najpierw zgłębić wiedzę dotyczącą tego, co to jest narkotyk, jakie jest jego działanie i jaki wywiera wpływ na człowieka. Autor chcąc udzielić odpowiedzi na tytułowe pytanie, podzielił artykuł na cztery rozdziały. W pierwszym rozdziale dokonał próby zdefiniowania narkotyku i wskazał jego pochodzenie. W drugim omówił uwarunkowania narkomanii, przedstawił podstawowe definicje i rodzaje uzależnienia. Rozdział trzeci to obowiązujący stan prawny i próby legalizacji „miękkich” narkotyków, poruszony został także problem bagatelizowania szkodliwości marihuany. Ostatni, czwarty rozdział to zagadnienia dotyczące profilaktyki i modeli właściwych zachowań pozwalających odrzucić pokusę, jaką są narkotyki. Każdy narkotyk, bez względu na jego umowny podział: miękki czy twardy, pozostawia ślad w naszym organizmie, powodując zmiany w psychice i zachowaniu człowieka.
O pojęciu abstrakcyjnego narażenia dobra prawnego. Rozważania z pogranicza dogmatyki i teorii prawa karnego
Authors: Filipczak Mateusz
Published: June 2016

Na niniejszy tekst składają się rozważania o pojęciu abstrakcyjnego narażenia dobra prawnego, które jest elementem konstrukcji tzw. przestępstw abstrakcyjnego narażenia na niebezpieczeństwo. Są to rozważania interdyscyplinarne, obejmujące filozoficzno-teoretyczno-dogmatyczne konotacje tzw. przedpola naruszenia dobra prawnego. W tym zakresie dokonano krytycznej analizy teorii uzasadniających przestępstwa abstrakcyjnego narażenia i zaproponowano nową koncepcję potencjalnego zagrożenia w ujęciu ontologicznym in conreto czynu. Omówiono naukę o dobru prawnym i zaproponowano model semantyczno-ontologiczny dobra prawnego, jako nowe narzędzie metodologiczne teorii prawa karnego.
Pojęcie wielkości efektu na tle teorii Neymana-Pearsona testowania hipotez statystycznych
Authors: Szymczak Wiesław
Published: June 2016

Celem tej pracy jest zwrócenie uwagi badaczy wykorzystujących metody statystyczne w analizie wyników swoich badań na pomieszanie dwóch różnych teorii testowania hipotez statystycznych, teorii Fishera i teorii Neymana–Pearsona. Zawarcie, w obecnie stosowanym instrumentarium statystycznym, pomysłów z obu tych teorii, powoduje, że znakomita większość badaczy bez chwili namysłu za prawdziwą przyjmuje stwierdzenie, iż im mniejsze prawdopodobieństwo, tym silniejsza zależność. Przedstawione zostały słabe strony teorii Neymana–Pearsona i wynikające z nich problemy przy podejmowaniu decyzji w wyniku przeprowadzonych testów. Problemy te stały się usprawiedliwionym poszukiwaniem mniej zawodnych rozwiązań, jednakże zaproponowane mierniki wielkości efektu, jako wykorzystujące z jednej strony dogmat o związku między wielkością prawdopodobieństwa w teście i siłą zależności, a z drugiej – brak jakichkolwiek podstaw teoretycznych tego rozwiązania, wydają się jeszcze jednym pseudorozwiązaniem rzeczywiście występujących problemów. Dodatkowo, wykorzystywanie mierników wielkości efektów wygląda na próbę zwolnienia badaczy z głębokiego myślenia o uzyskanych wynikach z analizy statystycznej, w kategoriach merytorycznych. Powstał trywialny przepis: odpowiednia wartość miernika natychmiast implikuje siłę zależności – podejście takie wydaje się niegodne badacza.
Empatia a postawy wobec przemocy – doniesienie z badań
Authors: Pastwa-Wojciechowska Beata , Kaźmierczak Maria , Błażek Magdalena
Published: June 2016

W prezentowanym artykule opisano związek między trójwymiarowym modelem empatii a postawami wobec przemocy. W badaniach wzięło udział 575 osób (356 kobiet i 199 mężczyzn). Uczestnicy badania wypełniali trzy kwestionariusze: Kwestionariusz postaw wobec przemocy, Kwestionariusz postaw wobec przemocy w bliskich związkach oraz Skalę Wrażliwości Empatycznej (SWE) mierzącą: przyjmowanie perspektywy, empatyczną troskę i osobistą przykrość. Wyniki badania wskazują na istnienie związku miedzy empatią a postawami wobec przemocy, przy czym Przyjmowanie Perspektywy i Empatyczna Troska są skorelowane ujemnie ze ogólnym wynikiem skal postaw wobec przemocy, zaś Osobista Przykrość dodatnio. Badania wskazują też na istnienie różnic płciowych – skłonność mężczyzn do przyjmowania cudzej perspektywy zdaje się silniej korelować z ich postawami wobec przemocy w życiu społecznym niż to ma miejsce wśród kobiet. Przeprowadzone badanie pozwala sądzić, że trójwymiarowy model empatii może pogłębić naszą wiedzę o postawach wobec przemocy w szerszym kontekście społecznym i w bliskich związkach.
Branding potential of spas in the Northern Plain and the Mid-Transdanubian Regions
Authors: Mosonyi Attila , Lengyel Attila , Müller Anetta
Published: June 2016

Based on both primary and secondary research in our article we examined the brand elements of the main baths of the NorthernPlain Region (Szolnok Liget Thermal and Experience Bath, Nyiregyháza Aquarius Experience Bath, a Hajdúszoboszló Hungarospa Plc. and the Debrecen Aquaticum Mediterranean Experience bath ) and the Mid-Transdanubian Region (Komárom Medical bath, Agárd Thermal and Medical Bath, Pápa Castle Garden Bath) and worked out their brand systems. We also examined and analysed the possibilities and process of branding. According to their brand elements we established three categories for the baths: Established brands, Developing brands and Brandable baths.
Environmental Corporate Social Responsibility (ECSR) in Polish food sector enterprises from Częstochowa region – empirical analysis
Authors: Seroka-Stolka Oksana
Published: June 2016

The purpose of the paper is the assessment of implementation of Environmental Corporate Social Responsibility (ECSR) concept in Polish food industry in Czestochowa region. ECSR is an important part of the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR). The food industry has many impacts on the environment and strongly depends on natural resources, that is why companies’ environmental consequences of their functioning are important part of corporate management. The most popular activities in the area of the CSR in Polish enterprises relate to the environmental protection. The analysis of the research results indicates, that 38% of the surveyed enterprises follow the ECSR rules, including mostly large manufacturing enterprises. The ECSR is seen as a tool for creating positive image and reputation of a company on the market and for enhancing the organizational culture of an enterprise. Unfortunately, surveyed enterprises have not perceived the ECSR concept as a tool for creating a competitive advantage on the market yet.
Reporting companies’ performance – in respect of the international financial reporting standards (IFRS)
Authors: Dékán Tamásné Orbán Ildikó
Published: June 2016

The role of information became more important due to rapidly changing technical conditions, market and economic regulations in our globalizing world. Several regulations tend to provide the framework for reporting performance and income of the companies, but in different statements performance is inconsistently presented and many kind of evaluation method exist in the practice. These facts led to the demand of properly assess the financial health of an organization, and created a commonly accepted rule-system, which name was International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). In this paper I tend to present the statements, definitions and factors, which can have great influence in representing the performance, income of the company in the frame of the IFRS, and reveal the differences between the other accounting regulations (EU directives, Hungarian Accounting Act) in this field.
A multi-dimensional ethical approach to accounting and reporting practices
Authors: Singh Ajay Kumar , Dhingra Pooja
Published: June 2016

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to find out the multi-dimensional ethical approach to accounting and reporting practices going on in India and abroad. What has been the shift in Reporting Practices by Indian companies? What drives the Indian companies to report on the non-financial matters? Design/methodology/approach – This paper mainly focuses on the inclusion of Non-Financial Matters in the Corporate Annual Reports. An Empirical Survey was carried out and the questionnaires were administered to 122 respondents comprising of 75 academicians and 47 chartered accountants. This paper compares the perceptions of academicians and accounting professionals on the ethical reporting practices of the Indian companies. Findings – The results were tested using the t-test analysis. The research suggests that more companies should report on their environmental, social, and corporate governance performance and find a way to express them in their Annual Reports and the reporting of data regarding the carbon emissions, energy use, pollution, impact on the local economy, etc., should be made mandatory for companies. Research limitations/implications – The research included respondents who are currently living in Delhi. For more generalized opinion nationwide survey can be carried out. Another important category of stakeholder for judging the usability of Corporate Annual Reports could be the Institutional Investors. Practical implications – The results of this study would help the policy makers in framing the guidelines for standardized annual reports, synergizing social and business interest needs on top priority. Corporate philanthropy needs to transform into the realm of core business and corporate social responsibility. Integrated reporting could pave the way for synthesizing financial and non-financial reporting into one form and give a holistic view of companies’ strategies to its stakeholders incorporating new dimensions of IFRS. Social implications – More emphasis on Non-financial matters will certainly contribute in making the corporates more responsible to the society, environment, and to the future generations.
Human rationality, environmental challenges and evolutionary game theory
Authors: Karcagi-Kovács Andrea
Published: June 2016

In recent years, game theory is more often applied to analyse several sustainable development issues such as climate change and biological diversity, but the explanations generally remain within a non-cooperative setting. In this paper, after reviewing important studies in this field, I will show that these methods and the assumptions upon which these explanations rest lack both descriptive accuracy and analytical power. I also argue that the problem may be better investigated within a framework of the evolutionary game theory that focuses more on the dynamics of strategy change influenced by the effect of the frequency of various competing strategies. Building on this approach, the paper demonstrates that evolutionary games can better reflect the complexity of sustainable development issues. It presents models of human – nature and human – human conflicts represented by two-player and multi-player games (with a very large population of competitors). The benefit in these games played several times (continuously) will be the ability of the human race to survive. Finally, the paper attempts to identify and classify the main problems of sustainable development on which the game theory could be applied and demonstrates that this powerful analytical tool has many further possibilities for analysing global ecological issues.
Automated valuation model for livestock appraisal in loaning practice
Authors: Buzás Ferenc , Kiss Sándor
Published: June 2016

Actualization of loan security (mortgage) value is of major importance in Hungarian loaning practice. Due to the recession in economics, the value of agricultural portfolio of banks has decreased a great deal, though not to such a great extent as other branches of the economy. Depreciation of estate stock is compensated with additional collateral security. Besides other stock, often temporarily and out of necessity, livestock is presented as additional collateral security. From the loaners’ point of view, however, the registered inventory value does not guarantee security. The authors have set up an appraisal method giving professional guidance through automated valuation as to how dairy stock can be used as mortgage for loan security. Hereby we are to present the details of both the theory and the methodology of a model that is appropriate for the valuation of dairy livestock on an MS Excel basis. Thus, the process is fast and has more prospects for all parties in the loaning or leasing business. The method involves the features of livestock technology, the expected realized profit, and breed stock value. By the implementation of this method, the loaners can calculate the value of loan recovery (loan to value) with acceptable security.
Survey of fans habits at two games of the 2013 Men’s Handball World Championship in Madrid
Authors: Váczi Péter
Published: June 2016

I have done a survey at the World’s Men Handball Championship 2013 in Madrid during two games of the Hungarian team among the Hungarian’s and the opponent’s fans. I was curious about how are the fans, who are coming to the World Championship, are behaving in this enviroment. I was also interested how strong bonds they have with the handball as a sport and what are their financial budget for this global event. At last I compared the number of the sport fans visiting the stadiums in Madrid in 2013 and in Gothenburg in 2011.
Representações sociais sobre a dengue: uma revisão integrativa
Authors: Nascimento Murilo César do , Rodrigues-Júnior Antonio Luiz
Published: June 2016

Diante da importância da dengue para a saúde pública, o presente trabalho pretendeu investigar e descrever os traços de representações sociais sobre dengue encontradas na literatura científica. Foi usado o método de revisão integrativa, baseada nas fontes de dados PubMed/MEDLINE, LILACS e SciELO; as buscas foram realizadas usando os descritores "social representations" e "dengue". Foram encontrados oito trabalhos publicados entre 2004 e 2014, dos quais sete foram mantidos para a análise final; em tais estudos, utilizaram entrevistas, questionários seguidos de entrevista, grupos focais e análise documental como técnica de coleta de dados. Os atores sociais entrevistados - informantes - eram moradores de áreas afetadas pela dengue, profissionais da Estratégia Saúde da Família, e estudantes de curso de graduação; nas análises documentais foram explorados materiais educativos impressos e reportagens sobre a doença de jornais e de revistas. Nos resultados observados, notou-se que o interesse na compreensão das representações sociais sobre a doença foi orientado por objetivos acadêmicos, mas também para fins operacionais e de planejamento da práxis em saúde. Houve número reduzido de contribuições abordando a temática, motivo pelo qual se reitera a importância de investigar as representações sociais da dengue em diversos segmentos da comunidade.
Perfil epidemiológico de idosos com aids na macrorregião de saúde de Belo Horizonte
Authors: De Melo Márcio Cristiano , Pimenta Adriano Marçal , Donalísio Maria Rita
Published: June 2016

Introdução: A epidemia de AIDS no Brasil tem se expandido rapidamente na população idosa. Objetivo: Descrever o perfil epidemiológico dos idosos notificados por AIDS na Macrorregião de Saúde de Belo Horizonte. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo ecológico de tendência temporal dos coeficientes de incidência de AIDS por 100.000 habitantes em pessoas com mais de 60 anos, realizado nos municípios pertencentes à Macrorregião de Saúde de Belo Horizonte, com dados obtidos na base de dados do SINAN, disponibilizados pelo Departamento de Informática do Sistema Único de Saúde. Neste estudo, foram consideradas as seguintes variáveis constantes da ficha de notificação compulsória da AIDS: sexo, idade, raça/cor, escolaridade em anos de instrução e categoria de exposição. Resultados: A média do coeficiente de incidência no período foi de 14/100.000 habitantes. Foram encontrados 205 casos do sexo feminino (38,39%) e 329 casos do sexo masculino (61,61%). O predomínio dos casos notificados se deu na raça branca (26,22%), na faixa etária entre 60 e 69 anos de idade (81,46%), nos heterossexuais (50%) e na categorias de escolaridade intermediárias (42,13%). Conclusão: O perfil epidemiológico dos idosos com AIDS da Macrorregião de Saúde de Belo Horizonte caracterizou-se por um aumento gradual do número de casos notificados, predominando pessoas do sexo masculino, com pouca escolaridade, brancas e heterossexuais.