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Preventing violence by intimate partners in adolescence: an integrative review
Authors: Oliveira Rebeca Nunes Guedes De , Gessner Rafaela , Brancaglioni Bianca de Cássia Alvarez , Fonseca Rosa Maria Godoy Serpa da , Egry Emiko Yoshikawa
Published: March 2016

Abstract OBJECTIVE To analyze the scientific literature on preventing intimate partner violence among adolescents in the field of health based on gender and generational categories. METHOD This was an integrative review. We searched for articles using LILACS, PubMed/MEDLINE, and SciELO databases. RESULTS Thirty articles were selected. The results indicate that most studies assessed interventions conducted by programs for intimate partner violence prevention. These studies adopted quantitative methods, and most were in the area of nursing, psychology, and medicine. Furthermore, most research contexts involved schools, followed by households, a hospital, a health center, and an indigenous tribe. CONCLUSION The analyses were not conducted from a gender- and generation-based perspective. Instead, the scientific literature was based on positivist research models, intimately connected to the classic public healthcare model and centered on a singular dimension.
Composition of the electrocautery smoke: integrative literature review
Authors: Tramontini Cibele Cristina , Galvão Cristina Maria , Claudio Caroline Vieira , Ribeiro Renata Perfeito , Martins Júlia Trevisan
Published: March 2016

Abstract OBJECTIVE To identify the composition of the smoke produced by electrocautery use during surgery. METHOD Integrative review with search for primary studies conducted in the databases of the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences, covering the studies published between 2004 and 2014. RESULTS The final sample consisted of 14 studies grouped into three categories, namely; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, volatile compounds and volatile organic compounds. CONCLUSION There is scientific evidence that electrocautery smoke has volatile toxic, carcinogenic and mutagenic compounds, and its inhalation constitutes a potential chemical risk to the health of workers involved in surgeries.
Epizootiology of Perkinsus sp. inCrassostrea gasar oysters in polyculture with shrimps in northeastern Brazil
Authors: Silva Patricia Mirella da , Costa Carolina Pereira , Araújo Jaíse Paiva Bragante de , Queiroga Fernando Ramos , Wainberg Alexandre Alter
Published: March 2016

Abstract Bivalve culture is of considerable economic and social interest in northeastern (NE) Brazil. The polyculture is an alternative approach to traditional monoculture for reducing the environmental impact of shrimp farming and improving oyster culture. Perkinsus marinus andPerkinsus olseni were found infecting oysters in NE Brazil and can threaten oyster production. This study evaluatedPerkinsus spp. occurrence in Crassostrea gasar during all production stages. Oyster spats were produced in a hatchery and grown in shrimp ponds in Rio Grande do Norte state.Perkinsus spp. were surveyed by Ray’s fluid thioglycollate medium and confirmed by polymerase chain reaction. Prevalence and intensity of infection were determined in oysters until they reached 7 cm. Results showed that the broodstock was already infected by Perkinsus (60%), but the derived spats were Perkinsus-free. Oyster spats acquired Perkinsus infection when transferred to ponds. The prevalence gradually increased in the seven months following placement in ponds (73%), and then decreased to 17% by the tenth month. The infections were initially mild, but intensity increased at the final growth stage. In conclusion, it is possible to produce Perkinsus-free C. gasar oyster spats from infected broodstock, and their culture in shrimp ponds is feasible.
Occurrence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies and parasite DNA in backyard chicken breeding in Northeast, Brazil
Authors: Fernandes Marcela Fernanda Torres Samico , Cavalcanti Erika Fernanda Torres Samico Fernandes , Silva José Givanildo da , Mota André da Rocha , Souza Neto Orestes Luiz de , Santos André de Souza , Albuquerque Pedro Paulo Feitosa de , Lima Débora Costa Viegas de , Mota Rinaldo Aparecido
Published: March 2016

Abstract The aim of the present study was to investigate the occurrence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies and parasite DNA in backyard chickens bred in the metropolitan area of Recife, Brazil. In total, 212 serum samples were collected from 16 properties, and 12 backyard chickens were collected in the six sanitary districts of Recife. An indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) was used to investigate the occurrence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to detect T. gondii DNA in brain, heart, liver and lung specimens. Of the samples analyzed by serology, 86/212 (40.56%) were positive; of the samples analyzed by PCR, 2/12 (16.7%) were positive, with both samples positive by both tests (serological and molecular). The presence of antibody anti-T. gondii and parasite DNA in tissues of these animals are worrying aspects for public health because there is a risk of transmission of the parasite to humans through eating undercooked or raw meat. Based on the results, the adoption of preventive measures to prevent the cats access to the chickens creations should be encouraged, since these animals were identified in most of the studied properties.
K. – relato de uma busca: a ficção a serviço da revisão da história nacional
Authors: Mügge Ernani
Published: March 2016

O artigo analisa o romance K. – Relato de uma busca, de Bernardo Kucinski, para avaliar a contribuição dos eventos históricos, presentes na obra, no processo de consolidação da narrativa que, como manifestação artística, estimula seu leitor a vivenciar, por meio da ficção, o período da ditadura militar no Brasil. A obra narra a experiência de um pai que se depara com o desaparecimento da filha, professora de Química da USP, em 1974, e se confronta com o sentimento de culpa, com a dor da perda e com a angústia de uma busca infrutífera por informações sobre o ocorrido. As personagens centrais do romance são o próprio pai e a filha e, sobre ambos, o escritor busca, em sua memória, eventos fulcrais para revesti-los de ficcionalidade. Dessa maneira, ele proporciona ao leitor um acesso diferente daquele do registro histórico sobre esse período da história do país. Assim, aparecem, na obra, elementos do contexto geográfico, histórico e social, além da referência a personalidades, o que confere uma pseudoveracidade à narrativa e, ao mesmo tempo, potência e autoridade para impor-se como meio que expõe singular compreensão da ditadura. Nesse sentido, justifica-se a investigação, que identifica, no texto, remissões ao mundo extratextual, para verificar o tratamento estético que lhes foi conferido, ao entranhá-las na teia ficcional. Portanto, a comunicação colabora com as discussões atuais sobre a constituição do texto literário, especialmente no que tange à correlação entre Literatura e História.
Malinche: diálogos entre culturas
Authors: Dos Santos Maria Luana , Pinheiro Alexandra Santos
Published: March 2016

Analisamos a obra Malinche (2006), de Laura Esquivel, destacando o diálogo intercultural que pode ser estabelecido entre as duas culturas que estiveram justapostas no período de colonização da América Espanhola, sem deixar de considerar o potencial transformador de produções literárias. Destacamos a influência da língua no desenvolvimento do contato cultural e, também, a sua incidência no desdobramento de narrativas e contra-narrativas no espaço da hibridização cultural do solo mexicano. Após estas divagações, tentamos assinalar a influência que o diálogo cultural exerce na constituição identitária do povo mexicano, bem como, latino-americano. Essa perspectiva de investigação acabou por reverberar em uma certeza: a existência de um discurso da/para a América Latina.
Panorámica de la actual narrativa colombiana: novedades y tendencias
Authors: Parra Jorge Iván
Published: March 2016

Este artigo é fundamentalmente uma visão panorâmica do que, nos últimos anos, tem sido produzido na narrativa (mais especificamente, o romance) colombiana. A proposta conduz um olhar para quatro tendências: histórica, urbana, da violência e intimista. Entende-se que uma obra ou um autor pode, eventualmente, segundo suas características, acomodar-se em várias tendências simultaneamente ou vincular-se, às vezes, em uma ou em outra tendência. Dado que este texto obedece a uma aposta pessoal produto da relação direta leitor/obras, praticamente sem nenhuma mediação, inscreve-se dentro do que Edward Said cataloga como crítica prática, razão para o teor de resenha em muitos dos comentários.
Metáfora e metonímia segundo a abordagem funcionalista: estudo da gramaticalização do É QUE
Authors: Figueiredo-Gomes João Bosco , Bertuleza Carla Daniele Saraiva
Published: March 2016

É crescente o uso falado e escrito da expressão é que dita “expletiva” tanto no português brasileiro quanto no português europeu. Este trabalho consiste num relato dos resultados de uma investigação empírica da emergência da expressão é que. Objetiva apresentar os processo(s)/mecanismos que caracterizam a emergência do uso do é que como relativos a um processo de gramaticalização. No paradigma funcionalista em que se abriga o estudo da gramaticalização, este estudo analisa, diacronicamente, dados amostrais escritos desde o português antigo. Os resultados empíricos parecem comprovar a hipótese de que a trajetória unidirecional de mudança do é que teve, nos estágios iniciais de gramaticalização, uma motivação semântico-pragmática da metáfora OBJETO/ESPAÇO > TEXTO; além de um mecanismo metonímico, por meio de uma reanálise do uso original trecentista é o que em é que.
TYPE 1 DIABETES AND VIRAL INFECTIONS: SIMILARITIES BETWEEN HUMAN GLUTAMIC ACID DECARBOXYLASE-65 (GAD65), HUMAN INSULIN AND H1N1 INFLUENZA A VIRUS
Authors: De Oliveira Andrade Luis Jesuino , Vinhaes Bittencourt Alcina Maria , Almeida Robson Da Silva , Bispo Júnior Waldeck Sodré , Silva Fonseca Bruna Keller , Santana de Melo Paulo Roberto
Published: March 2016

Background: Exposure to viral antigens that share amino acid (AA) sequence similar with self-antigens might trigger autoimmune diseases in genetically predisposed individuals, and the molecular mimicry theory suggests that epitope mimicry between the virus and human proteins can activate autoimmune diseases like type 1 diabetes (T1DM). Objective: The purpose of this study is to explore the possible similarity between the AA sequences of human glutamic acid decarboxylase - 65 kDa isoform (GAD65) human insulin, and proteins of H1N1 influenza (strain (A/California/7/2009(H1N1)), using databanks of proteins and immunogenic peptides to explain the development of T1DM. Methods: AA sequences of the A/California/7/2009(H1N1) strain, GAD65 and human insulin, available in the NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information) database were compared using the Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) software. Results: Similarities were found among the A/California/7/2009(H1N1) strain, GAD and the human insulin. The similarities between Influenza A virus (A/California/7/2009(H1N1)) and the GAD65 ranged from 15.0 % to 56.0%, with statistical significance (P 0.006 and P 0.017). The similarities between the Influenza A virus (A/California/7/2009(H1N1)) and insulin ranged from 38.0 % to 45.0%, but without statistical significance. Conclusion: Bioinformatics data suggest a possible pathogenic link between A/California/7/2009(H1N1) and T1DM. Through molecular mimicry is has been observed that sequences similarity between viral Polyprotein and self-proteins could induce a crossover immune response to self-antigens, with a breakdown of self-tolerance, resulting in autoimmune disease.
Menge: A Modular Framework for Simulating Crowd Movement
Authors: Curtis Sean , Best Andrew , Manocha Dinesh
Published: March 2016

We present Menge, a cross-platform, extensible, modular framework for simulating pedestrian movement in a crowd.  Menge's architecture is inspired by an implicit decomposition of the problem of simulating crowds into component subproblems.  These subproblems can typically be solved in many ways; different combinations of subproblem solutions yield crowd simulators with likewise varying properties.  Menge creates abstractions for those subproblems and provides a plug-in architecture so that a novel simulator can be dynamically configured by connecting built-in and bespoke implementations of solutions to the various subproblems.  Use of this type of framework could facilitate crowd simulation research, evaluation, and applications by reducing the cost of entering the domain, facilitating collaboration, and making comparisons between algorithms simpler.  We show how the Menge framework is compatible with many prior models and algorithms used in crowd simulation and illustrate its flexibility via a varied set of scenarios and applications.
Considerações sobre as condições sintáticas da posposição do sujeito em português
Authors: Bittencourt Vanda De Oliveira
Published: March 2016

Resumo: Tentarei mostrar, neste trabalho, sob a perspectiva da teoria gerativo-transformacional padrão, tal como exposta em Chomsky (1965),as condições slntáticas em que se processa, de um modo geral, a posposição do sujeito em português. Diferentemente de Perlmutter (1976), não me aterei apenas a sentenças com verbos do tipo de existir e seus para-sinônimos. Incluirei em minhas investigações outros tipos de verbos a fim de verificar se qualquer um deles impõe alguma restrição à transformação responsável pela posposição do sujeito. Além disso, será discutido o posicionamento do SN posposto dentro do Sintagma Predicativo (S.Pred.) que ele passa a integrar. Partirei do pressuposto de que sujeito é, na estrutura profunda, o primeiro SN da oração baseadando-me em Chomsky (1965), não me lnteressando averiguar se, com o deslocamento, o SN perde ou não o "status" de sujeito'. 'Vou admitir, ainda, sem maiores discussões, que a regra de Posposição do Sujeito (PS) é opcional e pós-cíclica.
The distinction and between persons and things in portuguese pronouns
Authors: Pontes Eunice
Published: March 2016

Resumo: ln Portuguese, there is a group of pronouns that never have an antecedent, never occur as determiners, and are invariable for gender or number (they do not have inflection). These pronouns can be divided into two classes, one used only to refer to things, the other for persons only.
Some sandhi rules in Portuguese
Authors: Simões Anilce Maria
Published: March 2016

Abstract: This paper is an attempt to see if Rotenberg's theory works for Portuguese. I will examine some phonological facts involving sequences of two vowels belonging to adjacent words, trying to postulate the rules that would account for them. The data will be analyzed following the general lines of Rotenberg's ideas, particularly with respect to his notion of domain of application of rules. In connection with the phenomena involving vowels, a rule of palatalization will also be investigated.
Paixão e fé
Authors: Senra Ângela Maria De Freitas
Published: March 2016

Resumo: Estes fragmentos constituem parte da minha dissertação de mestrado _ PAIXÃO E FÉ: Os Sinos da Agonia, de Autran Dourado, defendida em 23 de fevereiro de 1981, na Faculdade de Letras da UFMG, sob a orientação da Profa. Dra. Letícia Malard.
Dois fenômenos de supressão de segmentos em limite da palavra
Authors: Alkmim Mônica G. R.
Published: March 2016

Abstract: This work present an analysis of two phonologícal phenomena. ofportuguese, connected with the disappearance of segments at the endof words: vowel deletion between consonants at the end of the word,as in saudades, pronounced [saw'dads];and the deletion of somesyllables in word boundary as in 'script' phonetically ]'leyji'koku].Here we intend to give a contribution to the study of word boundaryphenomena, a subject not well known in portuguese phonology.
Alçamento de vogais pretônicas
Authors: Viegas Maria do Carmo , Veado Rosa Maria Assis
Published: March 2016

Abstract: This paper discusses the pretonic vowels [e] ~ [i] and [o] ~ [u] alternation in the coloquial register of the Belo Horizonte metropolitan region. It argues that:a) The above mentioned alternations have the status of línguistic variable and so can not be described by categoria morfo-fonological rules;b) the structural enviroment isn't the same in the variable (i) and (u) conditioning, making clear that for each variable there is a rule with particular caracteristics.
A ordem vs em português
Authors: Pontes Eunice Souza Lima
Published: March 2016

Abstract: This paper investigates the status of VS order in Portuguese. The rules of subject posposing found in traditional grammars are listed, then some data of written and oral language are examined, in order to see if those rules are alive in contemporary language. The frequency of VS order in both varieties is compared and it is concluded that VS order is a markd order, not very frequent in written language and less in oral language. Finally, some functional explanation of the phenomenon is given.
Intertextualidade: uma prática contraditória
Authors: Cury Maria Zilda Ferreira
Published: March 2016

Resumo: Este ensaio apresenta a intertextualidade como uma prática que recobre todas as atividades do universo cultural. Isto não se faz, no entanto, de forma harmônica mas como prática contraditória.Abstract: Analysis of intertextuality as a pratic that recovers all activities of the cultural universe. However, intertextuality doesn't act as an harmonic pratic but as a contradictory one.
O caso Kant
Authors: Köthe Flávio R.
Published: March 2016

Resumo: O ensaio «O Caso Kant» é uma discussão da Crítica da Razão Pura de Kant como um livro muito atual. Todas as correntes modernas da critica literária se inspiram no formalismo de Kant (quer o saibam, quer não). Assim, a critica de Hegel (A Ciência da Lógica e Enciclopédia I) quanto a separação Kantiana entre forma e conteúdo, juízo analítico e juízo sintético, etc é retomada neste ensaio, mas a diferença entre esses dois filósofos abre o caminho para Marx, cuja contribuição é decisiva para uma nova leitura do sistema de Kant. Isso poderia ser uma nova chave para os estudos literários.Abstract: The essay «O Caso Kant» (The case Kant) is a discussion on Kanfs Die Kritik der reimen Vernunft as a very up to day book. All modern trends in literary criticism are inspired by Kanfs formalism (if they konw it or not). So Hegel's criticism (Die Wissenschaft der Logik and Enziklopädie I) on Kant's separation between form and contend, analytical and synthetical judgment, etc, returns in this essay, but the difference mong them opened the way to Marx, whose contríbution is decisive for a new reading on Kant's system. It could be a new key for the literary studies.
O lugar de exclusão em corpo vivo
Authors: Lopes Ruth Silviano Brandão
Published: March 2016

Resumo: Este ensaio busca localizar no romance Corpo vivo vários tipos de suportes, tais como o mito, o rito, elementos sociais e históricos, a partir dos quais se infere a posição atribuída à violência na narrativa.Abstract: This piece of work — «Corpo Vivo-Texture of violence» — tries to emphasise, in the narrative, some supports of various kinds, such as: the myth, the social and historical elements, from which the position attributed to violence in the novel can be inferred.
A morte como conclusão
Authors: Almeida Ana Maria De
Published: March 2016

Resumo: Considerações sobre o tempo em D. Quixote, observando-se as ilhas de quase-eternidade das seqüências bucólicas e o universo de pura ocorrência da narrativa cavaleiresca.Abstract: This paper presents some considerations about time in the novel D. Quixote. It points out that a temporal order, distinct from either concrete time or eternity, prevails in the bucolic sequences; on the other hand, the pure occurrence appears as the main process in the temporal structure of the chivairic narrative.
Esboço de leitura: análise comparativa de textos
Authors: Coelho Haydée Ribeiro
Published: March 2016

Resumo: Análise de textos literários e considerados não-literários, tendo como objetivo mostrar as diferenças e semelhanças das diversas formações discursivas. Esse estudo volta-se, também, para uma leitura do ideológico e para a necessidade de se repensar o conceito de literatura.Résumé: Cette étude est une approche de textes littéraires et non-littéraires ayant pour but mettre en lumière les différences et les ressemblances des différentes formatlons discursives. Elle relève d'une lecture de l'idéologie et de la necessite de repenser le concept de littérature.
A boca infernal: entre sujeição e rebelião (a antropologia ritual como lugar de resistência)
Authors: Gomes Renato Cordeiro
Published: March 2016

Resumo: Leitura de uma carta de 1558 do Pe. Manuel da Nóbrega num jogo intertextual com outros textos do séculos XVI, em que se procura questionar a ótica etnocêntrica do colonizador europeu em relação à antropolofagia ritual. Esta é lida como lugar de resistência da cultura indígena em defesa de sua alteridade.Résumé: Lecture d'une lettre de 1558 da jesuite Manuel da Nóbrega dans un jeu intertextuel avec d'autres textes du XVI siécle on l'on cherche mettre en question l'ethnocentrismo d'aprés lequel le colonisateur européen voit l'anthropophagie rituelle. Celleci es tlue comme le lieu de résistance de la culture de la culture indigéne en défense de son altérité même.
Sonho
Authors: Oliveira Luiz Cláudio Vieira de
Published: March 2016

Resumo: Análise do poema "Sonho", de Cecília Meireles, com aplicação do modelo utilizado por Nicolas Ruwet em seu trabalho "Jete donne ces vers" - Esquisse d' analyse linguistique.Résumé: Analyse du poéme "Sonho", de Cecília Meireles, une application d'un modéle utilisé par Nicolas Ruwet dans son travail "Je te donne ces vers" - Esquisse d'analyse linguistique.
Sodium-glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors and Ketoacidosis – Clinical Implications in the Treatment of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Authors: Stinkens Kirsten ,   Department of Endocrinology UZ Leuven, UZ Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium, Mathieu Chantal ,   Department of Endocrinology UZ Leuven, UZ Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
Published: March 2016

The use of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors is associated with an increased risk of diabetic ketoacidosis. This risk has been reported in particular in off-label use of these agents in type 1 diabetes, but reports of risks in type 2 diabetes patients also exist. In type 2 diabetes ketoacidosis is rare and is present particularly in patients who have undergone prolonged starvation, serious infection, alcohol abuse or surgery. The pleiotropic advantages of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors do not outweigh the risk for a diabetic ketoacidosis, but caution is warranted.
New Developments in the Treatment of Neuroendocrine Tumours – RADIANT-4, NETTER-1 and Telotristat Etiprate
Authors: Sbardella Emilia ,   Department of Endocrinology, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Churchill Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, Grossman Ashley ,   Department of Endocrinology, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Churchill Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Published: March 2016

Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) are a heterogeneous group of neoplasms whose incidence has increased significantly in recent years, and whose optimal management remains controversial. We report the latest innovations in their management, in particular the results of three trials concerning the use of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor, everolimus, in non-functional NETs of lung/gastrointestinal (GI) origin, the first randomised trial of radiolabelled177Lu-DOTATATE in patients with mid-gut NETs, and the use of the 5-HT synthesis inhibitor, telotristat etiprate, in patients with the carcinoid syndrome.
Organizational Citizenship Behavior: Its Importance In Academics
Authors: Kernodle Thomas A. , Noble Deborah
Published: March 2016

The purpose of this paper is to support Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) as an essential area of study in the field of business education that is often neglected.OCB has been defined as individual behavior that is discretionary, not directly or explicitly recognized by the formal reward system, and that in the aggregate promotes the effective functioning of the organization (Organ, 1988).The inclusion of OCB in business education could be beneficial to both managers and organizations by educating the manager, as well as by developing employees.OCB is typically discussed in Organizational Behavior (OB) courses; however, it is often a relatively small part of the coursework. There are also several other relevant areas of management that fail to include OCB as part of academic content.
Determining The Optimal Values Of Exponential Smoothing Constants Does Solver Really Work?
Authors: Ravinder Handanhal V.
Published: March 2016

A key issue in exponential smoothing is the choice of the values of the smoothing constants used.One approach that is becoming increasingly popular in introductory management science and operations management textbooks is the use of Solver, an Excel-based non-linear optimizer, to identify values of the smoothing constants that minimize a measure of forecast error like Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) or Mean Squared Error (MSE).We point out some difficulties with this approach and suggest an easy fix. We examine the impact of initial forecasts on the smoothing constants and the idea of optimizing the initial forecast along with the smoothing constants.We make recommendations on the use of Solver in the context of the teaching of forecasting and suggest that there is a better method than Solver to identify the appropriate smoothing constants.
Supply Chain Management: How The Curricula Of The Top Ten Undergraduate Universities Meet The Practitioners Knowledge Set
Authors: Bahouth Saba , Hartmann David , Willis Geoff
Published: March 2016

The disciplines of logistics and supply chain management have the potential of having many areas of emphasis. Universities that have some kind of emphasis in this field have developed programs that depend on the need of potential employers and their own faculty mix. Several studies have previously looked at how universities deal with this field at the graduate level, mainly as part of their MBA program. In this study, the authors focus on the ten universities in the United States that have the leading undergraduate programs in supply chain management. They look at each of their curriculum in terms of courses and course content and see how each of these universities satisfies a previously established knowledge set for this field of study. They realize that there will most likely never be in the foreseeable future a well-structured and agreed upon common curriculum for teaching this particular subject matter. The intended audiences are businesses that are hiring new graduates and the universities that are looking to start a similar program.
Enhancing Students Learning:Instant Feedback Cards
Authors: Mohrweis Lawrence C. , Shinham Kathe M.
Published: March 2016

This study illustrates an active learning approach using instant feedback cards in the first course in accounting. The objectives of this study are to (1) describe instant feedback cards and (2) show how this tool, when used in an active learning environment, can enhance learning. We examined whether students exposed to immediate feedback scratch-off cards in an active learning environment would perform better on subsequent objective exams than students in a traditional lecture review setting. Students enjoyed the active learning aspect of working in groups, debating answers, and then using the scratch-off cards to select the correct multiple-choice responses. Scratch-off cards are a tool that educators may find very useful to enhance their lectures and add a component of active learning into their courses.
A New Approach To Teaching Business Writing: Writing Across The Core -A Document Based Curriculum
Authors: Hutchins Teresa D.
Published: March 2016

This paper describes the transition that the Anisfield School of Business of Ramapo College of New Jersey made from a conventional Writing Across the Curriculum approach to a Writing Across the Business Core approach. The impetus for the change is explained as well as the creation and design of the program. The document driven program is analyzed, with special emphasis on faculty buy in. The rationale for the documents chosen is provided as is the logic behind the course sequence. The paper concludes with the results of the first assessment of the program.
Review Of Gender Differences In Learning Styles: Suggestions For STEM Education
Authors: Kulturel-Konak Sadan , D’Allegro Mary Lou , Dickinson Sarah
Published: March 2016

Women have made great strides in baccalaureate degree obtainment, out numbering men by over 230,000 conferred baccalaureate degrees in 2008. However, the proportion of earned degrees for women in some of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) courses continues to lag behind male baccalaureate completions (National Science Foundation, 2010). In addition, according to the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT), only 21% of information and computer science degrees were awarded to women in 2006 (NCWIT, 2007). In the past decade, higher education has experienced a rapid decline in the number of women involved in the information sciences, particularly computer science (Bank, 2007). A number of social and educational factors have been considered barriers to women entering STEM fields and this area has been well studied in the literature. However, research examining the relationship between gender differences and learning styles in the context of these technical fields is limited. According to Kolb (1976), people decide on a major based on how well the norms of the major fit with their individual learning styles. This paper presents gender differences in learning styles and recommends teaching methodologies most preferred for female learners in STEM courses. Further, a survey was administered to ascertain the extent the results of this study support previous findings.
Academic Achievement Of Ugandan Sixth Grade Students: Influence Of Parents Education Levels
Authors: Wamala Robert , Kizito Omala Saint , Jjemba Evans
Published: March 2016

The study investigates the influence of a father and mothers education on the academic achievement of their child. The investigation is based on data sourced from the 2009 Southern African Consortium for Monitoring Education Quality survey comprising 5,148 records of sixth grade students enrolled in Ugandan primary schools. Students percentage scores in the health sciences, reading, and numeracy tests were adopted as a measure of academic achievement. The analysis was carried out using summary statistics and a multiple linear regression clustered by six geographical regions in Uganda: central, eastern, western, northern, southwestern, and northeastern. In addition to father and mothers education, students test scores in the various disciplines were analyzed by the characteristics of age, sex, rural-urban residence, grade repetition status (any grade), and length of pre-primary education. The results showed that the level of a fathers education required to predict whether the child will achieve better scores in all disciplines was primary education. However, a mother required secondary and post-secondary education to enable the child to obtain better scores in reading and numeracy, respectively. Much of the previous literature has suggested that children born to educated parents have higher academic achievement; the results of this study support this finding but also reveal a difference in the levels of a father and mothers education required to predict their childs achievement of better scores in formal education.
Financial Intermediaries Versus Financial Markets: A South African Experience
Authors: Odhiambo Nicholas M.
Published: March 2016

In this paper, a dynamic causal relationship between stock market development, bank-based financial development and economic growth in South Africa is examined during the period 1980:1-2007:3, using a trivariate Granger causality model. The study attempts to answer two critical questions. Does financial sector development Granger cause economic growth? Which sector leads in the process of financial development in South Africa – bank-based sector or stock market sector? Using a cointegration-based error-correction mechanism, the empirical results reveal that there is a distinct unidirectional causal flow from stock market development to bank development. The results also indicate that there is a bi-directional causal relationship between stock market development and economic growth.  Similar results were also found on the causality between bank-based financial development and economic growth. The study, therefore, concludes that whilst both financial development and economic growth Granger cause each other, the development of the financial sector in South Africa is largely driven by the stock market activities.
Crowdfunding In France: A New Revolution?
Authors: Sannajust Aurelie , Roux Fabien , Chaibi Anissa
Published: March 2016

In the last few years, small firms have had difficulties to finance their projects via the traditional bank system. A new type of financing has recently appeared in Europe and in particular in France: the crowdfunding. It is a method for funding a variety of new ventures, allowing individual founders of for-profit, cultural, or social projects to request funding from many individuals via Internet. Our paper contributes to the literature by introducing this financial innovation and building a theoretical framework to explain its success. We also discuss some more practical issues to enhance crowdfunding in France.
Accounting Conservatism, Changes In Real Investment, And Analysts Earnings Forecasts
Authors: Choi Kyong Soo , Lee Se Joong , Park Soo Yeon , Yoo Yong Keun
Published: March 2016

This study examines whether sell-side analysts fully incorporate into their earnings forecasts the joint effects between accounting conservatism and changes in real investment on the quality of current earnings. Our results indicate that sell-side analysts do not fully incorporate such effects when they forecast future earnings so that they overestimate (underestimate) future earnings when current earnings are inflated (depressed) by those effects. Thus, we conclude that sell-side analysts do not recognize fully the joint effects between accounting conservatism and real activity on the earnings quality and that they need to mitigate their bias to enhance market efficiency by providing investors with a good benchmark for their earnings expectation.
CPS Energy: Leading The Way To A Sustainable Future
Authors: Ferrell Steven S. , Lunsford Ryan
Published: March 2016

As the production and distribution costs of energy continue to rise, end-consumers are increasingly realizing the impact on their pocketbook. Moreover, with these climbing monthly utility bills, the natural monopoly structure of the energy industry deserves examination to determine best-practices. The vast majority, a full 69% of utility companies in the United States are structured in the form of an investor-owned utility. The remaining 31% of energy companies are publicly-owned, either as cooperatives or as publicly-owned utilities accountable to the cities and municipalities that own them. This case study presents CPS Energy, the Nation’s largest city-owned and publicly-operated energy company, which serves the Country’s seventh largest City. CPS has provided natural gas and electric service for more than a half century to the 1.5 million Texans who call the Alamo City home. With its impressive record of reliability, customer service, financial integrity, renewable energy policies, progressive environmental policies, community relations, and, perhaps, most important to consumers, low rates, CPS is the model of what a sustainable, 21st Century energy company can be.
California Micro Devices Corp.: A Class Discussion Of Auditors Ethical, Legal, And Professional Responsibilities
Authors: Choo Freddie , Tan Kim , Wagner Robin
Published: March 2016

This short case is best for an open discussion in an upper-division auditing class. The class discussion questions intensify students learning experience on (1) auditors ethical responsibility to resolve tough ethical issues, (2) auditors legal responsibility to detect fraudulent financial reporting, and (3) auditors professional responsibility to conform to auditing standards. Additional class discussion questions, optional hands-on internet experience, and class discussion guide are provided. The case illustrates how a high-technology company succumbed to the pressure of unrealistic financial goals in an industry that is characterized by rapid technology change, intense competitive pressure, and volatile demand patterns for computer chips. High-level management at the company orchestrated fraudulent financial reporting schemes by creating fictitious sales and shipping bogus inventories. The fraud was uncovered only after the companys Board of Directors appointed a third auditor to investigate the sophisticated fraudulent schemes. However, the action came a little too late as the shareholders began to file class-action securities lawsuits against the company and its former auditor.
Techniques And Strategies For Use Of Case Studies In Marketing Management And Strategic Marketing Management Courses
Authors: Maxwell James R.
Published: March 2016

Marketing case studies provide context for analysis and decision-making designs in different business situations, companies, and industries. In most marketing courses, students use cases about actual companies to practice strategic marketing analysis and to gain some experience in the tasks of crafting and implementing marketing strategy. A case sets forth, in factual manner, the events and organizational circumstances surrounding a particular marketing managerial situation. The purpose of this paper is to look at why case studies are used, problems using them and recommendations using standard and innovative methodologies for using them effectively.
Competitive Trust Contracting And Transaction Cost Economy
Authors: Thomson J. D.
Published: March 2016

Evolutionary and spiral acquisition are currently trends in use for acquisitions where the outcomes are uncertain. This paper looks beyond these processes to a concept emphasising trust and transparency within a transaction cost paradigm trust contracting. The evidence suggests that in this experimental trust contracting case study, there was a transaction cost advantage to the buyer of 55% over that of existing high tech acquisition processes. Where the end product (good or service) is largely unknown at the time of contract signature, trust contracting provides transparency and contractual safeguards for both contracting parties, and offers an alternative form of corporate governance which makes use of trust to improve buyer-seller relationships and outcomes for both, allocates risk according to the party best placed to carry the risk, speeds completion of contractual arrangements, and reduces transaction costs for both parties.
International Franchise Acquisitions And Stakeholder Interests: Mail Boxes Etc. Case
Authors: Torres-Baumgarten Gladys
Published: March 2016

This paper applies stakeholder theory to an international franchise after its acquisition altered the balance of the franchises multiple stakeholder groups and presents the case of Mail Boxes Etc. (MBE) after the franchise was acquired by United Parcel Service (UPS) to illustrate the effects on various stakeholder groups.
The Impact Of Organizational Change, Structure And Leadership On Employee Turnover: A Case Study
Authors: Appelbaum Steven H. , Mitraud Andre , Gailleur Jean-Francois , Iacovella Marcello , Gerbasi Raffaele , Ivanova Victoria
Published: March 2016

Purpose - To provide the management team at BTSA Ltd with a practical guideline in managing organizational change through a designated lead change agent.Design/Methodology/approach - This guideline was developed by analyzing various organizational behaviour variables which included organizational structure, leadership and organizational culture. The objective of the case study is to provide a pragmatic approach to dealing with transformational change, particularly the role and responsibility of leadership.Findings This case identifies a distinct correlation between each above stated variables and productivity/citizenship factors among employees. As a result of the takeover by an international conglomerate, BTSA Ltd was facing major changes and sustained a high level of employee turnover within the company, including the abrupt departure of their lead change agent. This resulted in a sharp decrease in TQM initiatives and major slowdown in R&D projects. The key findings have determined the core elements which explained the turnover issue and the impact of organizational change (for a small Canadian based firm acquired by a US conglomerate).Originality/value - This case study is practical for mid-sized firms which are currently involved or will shortly be facing foreign control through a recent merger or acquisition. It provides management (of the acquired firm) with insight on the potential pitfalls involved in transformational changes and tools to mitigate a situation which can potentially lead to its downfall.
Business Process Outsourcing: Lessons From Case Studies In India, Poland, And Canada
Authors: Appelbaum Steven H. , Samaha Anis
Published: March 2016

The objective of this article is to study the effectiveness of the company-partner relationship when outsourcing business processes in a large aerospace company. The intent is to supplement existing anecdotal evidence with data collected through a structured methodology in an effort to highlight process inefficiencies that may lead to hidden costs. Recommendations are provided to management as a means of addressing the process gaps to improve productivity. A literature review was conducted and a selection of findings from relevant papers and studies were retained as best practices for a successful outsourcing venture. These findings were then used to generate questions as part of a survey. The latter was distributed to 90 employees and managers from both the company and the vendor with the purpose of identifying gaps with the literature. A mismatch between the survey results and the literature would signal an improvement opportunity requiring management of attention. Although the overall health of the outsourcing process is satisfactory, several aspects of the working relationship were found to be deficient and the cause of inefficiencies (i.e. loss time, frustration, increased cost ). In particular, employees from both sides found a lack in upfront planning, communication of expectations, and information sharing. Furthermore, both employees and managers expressed concern about the need for training to better deal with cultural differences and motivation.
Developing A Strategic Advertisement Method VUCMIN To Enhance The Desire Of Customers For Visiting Dealers
Authors: Yamaji Manabu , Hifumi Satoru , Sakalsiz M. Murat , Amasaka Kakuro
Published: March 2016

In this paper, the authors develop VUCMIN as a new strategic advertisement method designed to enhance the desire to visit dealers in the automobile industry. The proposed method uses video advertisement, and was developed based on scientific approaches and analyses that focus on the standard behavioral movements of customers who visit dealers when choosing an automobile. This method, which is based on the different approaches identified in target customer profiles, aims to increase the desire of customers to visit dealers. After creating this video advertisement, customers were verified as having a positive opinion towards visiting dealers with a plan to purchase the vehicle featured in the video.
Application Of Social Web Tools To The Internationalization Of Retail Companies
Authors: Molla-Descals Alejandro , Gomez-Borja Miguel-Angel , Lorenzo-Romero Carlota , Mondejar-Jimenez Juan-Antonio
Published: March 2016

The emergence and development of what is called the Social Web or Web 2.0 is marked by the appearance and development of new communication tools and applications such as blogs, chats, forums, social networks, etc., and interaction between users. As well as giving consumers emotional and practical benefits, these applications represent great communication opportunities for companies in a globalized context. For this reason, businessmen are increasingly using Social Web tools as instruments to get information and market knowledge, as well as for communication in an internationalization context. Taking the opportunities the use of Social Web tools in a global context represent for retail business as its starting point, this study analyzes the possibilities offered by different tools in the context of the internationalization process of retail distribution businesses, and the uses retailers involved in internationalization processes are currently putting them to. In order to do this, a study is being made by direct observation of the applications and social contents on their web sites, and exploration and monitoring of their presence in other social spaces (blogs, social networks, microblogging, etc.).
Segmenting The Web 2.0 Market: Behavioural And Usage Patterns Of Social Web Consumers
Authors: Lorenzo-Romero Carlota , Constantinides Efthymios , Alarcon-del-Amo Maria-del-Carmen
Published: March 2016

The evolution of the commercial Internet to the current phase, commonly called Web 2.0 (or Social Web) has firmly positioned the web not only as a commercial but also as a social communication platform: an online environment facilitating peer-to-peer interaction, socialization, co-operation and information exchange. Internet users are not any more passive consumers of information but are actively involved in online creation, editing, and dissemination of content. They form virtual communities and interact with each other making use of a variety of interactive applications like social-networking sites, online forums, blogs, and wikis. This new social environment entails new challenges and opportunities for marketers, practitioners and behavioural researchers encompassing an appealing and untapped research area. In this empirical study we develop a classification of Web 2.0 users.  Segments are identified on the basis of socio-demographic features, involvement, usage of the Internet, online purchase behaviour, personality characteristics, and the degree of use of Social Web sites. We analyze the differences between user segments, their trust levels and satisfaction and conclude that the degree of online experience is one of the most important antecedents of trust and satisfaction with Web 2.0 applications. The study identifies issues of further research and ways that can help field marketers to better map and understand their online markets in order to utilize effectively the Internet and particularly of the Web 2.0 domain as part of their marketing strategy.
Fighting For Control Power Of GOME Inc.: A Case Study
Authors: Huang Yinfang , Huang Chia-Hsing , Li Xueqi
Published: March 2016

At 2:30pm, September 28, 2010, a special shareholder meeting for GOME is called by the largest shareholder of GOME, Guangyu Huang, to be held on the first floor of Regal Hotels, 88 Yee Wo Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. GOME Electrical Appliances is one of the largest electrical appliance retailers in Mainland China and Hong Kong. Huang Guangyu, the founder and largest shareholder of GOME, is currently in jail. The purpose of this meeting is to vote on the eight items on the agenda, including deposing the professional manager, Xiao Chen, from the CEO position of GOME. Should the investors support the largest shareholder or the professional manager? It may be the toughest problem GOME has faced in its history. It seems that no matter who wins, the result may not be good news to GOME and its investors. This case is about corporate governance and agency problems and is appropriate for undergraduate and graduate courses in Investment, Corporate Finance and Financial Markets.