bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PECULIARITIES OF RESPIRATORY ORGANS DISEASES IN SMELTERS DEALING WITH TITANIUM ALLOYS UNDER COMBINED EXPOSURE TO FINE-DISPERSE DUST AND CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
Authors: Vlasova Elena M. , Ustinova O. Yu. , Nosov A. E. , Zagorodnov S. Yu.
Published: May 2019

Introduction. Harmful working conditions, specific for titanium production enterprises, pose a potential risk to the workers health, and, primarily, concerning the development of respiratory pathology. Material and methods. The observation group consisted of 111 smelters of titanium alloys; the average age is 35.9 ± 2.7 years; the average term of service is 11.4 ± 6.3 years. The comparison group included 47 representatives of the enterprise administrative apparatus of the same age (37.4 ± 1.5, p> 0.05), having an average work experience of 12.8 ± 2.3 years (p> 0.05). The analysis of medical documentation, working conditions, a comprehensive survey of workers, static processing of the results was carried out. Results. Working conditions at workplaces for smelters are classified as “harmful”, the degree of harmfulness acconted of 3-4 (the class of working conditions 3.3 - 3.4). In the structure of the overall morbidity of the examined observation group, respiratory pathology ranked first and was characterized by a high degree of production causality (RR = 2.90; 95% CI = 1.81-4.64; EF = 65.49%). According to the ECHO-DKG data, 10.8% of titanium alloy smelters with 12.3 ± 3.5 years of experience had thickening of the interventricular septum, increased pressure in the pulmonary artery and the presence of right ventricular diastolic dysfunction. Discussion. Smelters have chronic catarrhal inflammation of the mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract in the first year of operation; the activity of the pathological process increases significantly with the experience of 10 years and is accompanied by the predominance of the hyperplastic nature of inflammation with an increase in work experience of more than 10 years. Subsequently, the lower parts of respiratory tract are involved in the process. With an experience of 12.3 ± 3.5 years, reversible violations of the bronchial patency become persistent irreversible, which is accompanied by the development of basal emphysema of the lungs and morphological restructuring of the right heart. Conclusion. Because of combined long-term exposure to dust, a fine fraction and compounds of chlorine and chlorine vapor, causes the damage of the airways at all levels of the respiratory tract.
PECULIARITIES OF AUTONOMOUS AND THYROIDAL STATE IN SCHOOL CHILDREN UNDER DIFFERENT INTENSITY OF EDUCATIONAL PROCESS
Authors: Shtina Irina E. , Valina S. L. , Ustinova O. Yu. , Eisfeld D. A. , Zenina M. T.
Published: May 2019

Introduction. High loads, intensification of education, characterize the modern educational process and contribute to the negative dynamics of the health indices of modern schoolchildren. The aim of the study is to investigate the features of the autonomous and thyroid status of schoolchildren exposed to the different intensity of the educational process. Material and methods. The objects of the study were schoolchildren with the different intensity of the educational process, students of schools. Hygienic evaluation of the educational process was carried out taking into account the requirements of Sanitary Regulations and Norms 2.4.2.2821-10. The data analysis of the survey, laboratory studies, electrocardiography, cardiointervalography and ultrasound scanning of the thyroid gland was performed. Results. The reduction of the duration of small changes, the excess of the volume of daily and weekly academic load up to 20.0% with a comparative hygienic assessment of the educational process regimes, in schools with an in-depth study of the subjects of the physical and mathematical cycle. Characterized by a large expenditure of time on homework, shorter sleep, high involvement in the additional educational process for students of specialized schools. Arrhythmias were by 1.7 times more common in students of the physical and mathematical school. Relative risk increased by 4.6 times. The activity of the sympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system was found to be elevated in 50% of schoolchildren enrolled in an in-depth program. Violations of the volume and structure of the thyroid gland occurred up to 2.6 times more often. The relative risk of activating the synthesis of antibodies to thyroglobulin and thyroperoxidase was higher by 5.7 times. Relationships are established between the blood level of cortisol and the frequency of registration of arrhythmias, the degree of activation of antibody production, the parameters of the thyroid gland. Discussion. The obtained data are consistent with the results of domestic studies and can serve as the basis for expanding the list of studies during preventive medical examinations of minors. Conclusion. In educational institutions with in-depth study of the subjects of the physical and mathematical cycle, the educational process is more intensive, which leads to the activation of the sympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system, an increase in the risk of developing autonomic dysfunctions, arrhythmias, and thyroid status disorders.
ON THE ISSUE OF ESTABLISHING ACCEPTABLE DAILY INTAKE OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCESIN FOOD PRODUCTS ACCORDING TO HEALTH RISK CRITERIA
Authors: Shur Pavel Z. , Zaitseva N. V. , Khotimchenko S. A. , Fedorenko E. V. , Sychik S. I. , Fokin V. A. , Suvorov D. V. , Zelenkin S. E.
Published: May 2019

Hygienic standards for chemical admixtures contents in food products in the Eurasian Economic Union countries are an integral part of the technical regulations adopted in the Customs Union and the EEU. However, not all of them have been substantiated by the moment in relation to acceptable consumers’ health risk. The aim of this research is to discuss fundamentals for fixing acceptable daily intake (ADI) for chemical substances in food according to human health risk criteria. We analyzed problems related to fixing hygienic standards for chemical substances in food advisable in the process to apply data obtained in previous research and published in relevant literature sources. When choosing points of the establishment for fixing ADI or provisional tolerable intake (PTI) in a situation when data on several different starting points are available, one should choose such parameters that require the application of fewer modifying factors, namely reference levels (BMD) detected as for epidemiologic research results for the most sensitive population groups. It is advisable to supplement a set of mathematic modeling techniques applied for fixing hygienic standards for chemical admixtures content in food products with evolution modeling of health risk that can be applied to verify suggested values. When fixing ADI, one should primarily apply such modifying factors as those that allow for interspecies extrapolation, points of establishment for ADI/PTI, and extrapolation of research results under short-term exposure onto persistent exposure scenarios. The suggested recommendations for substantiation of modifying factors will allow unifying their application to a certain extent when calculating ADI/PTI of chemicals. Before any permissible risk levels are fixed in a process of hygienic standard development, it is advisable to apply the following permissible health risk level: for quantitative assessment, lifelong risk of a severe disease or death being equal to 1∙10-4; for semi-quantitative risk characteristics, hazard quotient equal to 1; for risk evolution analysis, reduced health risk index equal to 0.05.
Estresse ocupacional: estudo em um hospital filantrópico no estado de Minas Gerais
Authors: Gomes Maristela Dos Santos , Pereira Luciano Zille , Lima Pedro Favarini Aires de
Published: May 2019

Este estudo objetivou descrever e explicar o estresse ocupacional na percepção de técnicos- administrativos que atuam em um hospital filantrópico no estado de Minas Gerais, sob a luz do Modelo Teórico de Explicação do Estresse Ocupacional, desenvolvido e validado por Zille (2005), adaptado para este estudo. Metodologicamente, caracterizou-se como estudo de caso descritivo e explicativo, de abordagem quantitativa. Os resultados apontaram que 70,3% dos técnicos-administrativos pesquisados apresentaram algum nível de estresse. Os sintomas prevalentes foram dor nos músculos do pescoço e ombros, ansiedade, dor de cabeça por tensão e fadiga. Para 17,1% e 48,6% dos pesquisados, respectivamente, observou-se tensões decorrentes do trabalho e das características pessoais.  Por fim, observou-se que o aumento das fontes de tensão no trabalho e diminuição na utilização dos mecanismos de regulação ou estratégias de coping, leva ao aumento das manifestações do estresse ocupacional.
Teoria da agência e terceirização: uma proposta de modelo teórico para contratação e gerenciamento de serviços de tecnologia da informação
Authors: Oliveira Rocha Ronalty , Melo Silva Luft Maria Conceição , Leon Olave Maria Elena , Cavalcanti Heber Pedreira De Freitas Florence
Published: May 2019

Nem todas as organizações estão técnica e gerencialmente aptas a extrair potencialidades e alcançar reais benefícios pelo uso da tecnologia da informação (TI), principalmente no tocante ao gerenciamento de serviços de tecnologia da informação. Nesse contexto, ganha expressividade os relacionamentos obtidos com a terceirização da TI, todavia esses relacionamentos oferecem riscos e dificuldades que podem ser melhor compreendidos pelo uso da teoria da agência. Assim, este estudo, por meio de um ensaio teórico, tem como objetivo propor ações capazes de minorar os problemas concebidos em relacionamentos de terceirização de tecnologia da informação, principalmente aqueles relativos ao problema de agência. Utilizou-se a teoria da agência para propor um modelo teórico com mecanismos de mitigação de riscos relacionados a conflitos de interesses, assimetria de informações, custos de agência e práticas de oportunismo em processos de contratação e gerenciamento de serviços terceirizados de TI.
Redes neurais apoiando a tomada de decisão na análise de crédito bancário e detecção do câncer de mama
Authors: De Campos Lidio mauro Lima , Garcia Jonathan Cris Pinheiro
Published: May 2019

As Redes Neurais Artificiais (RNAs) tem sido utilizadas nas soluções de variados problemas, dentre eles, os que envolvem tomada de decisões. Neste escopo, o objetivo desta pesquisa é apresentar uma ferramenta que dê suporte ao processo de decisão médica no diagnóstico do câncer de mama e da concessão de crédito bancário a clientes de um banco, por meio da utilização de uma RNA Multilayer Perceptron. Verificando-se sua eficácia e a melhor convergência, por meio do Modelo de Validação Cruzada (k=5), para o treinamento e testes de RNA’s. Os testes foram realizados com diferentes números de neurônios na camada escondida, utilizando-se como comparativo o erro quadrático médio, visando otimizar o desempenho da RNA. Uma taxa de aprendizado em torno de 0,9 foi adequada nas simulações para os dois problemas. Os resultados elencados indicam a eficiência da técnica, para ambos os problemas, haja vista que a capacidade de generalização das RNAs testadas foi em média de 97,31% para o diagnóstico do câncer de mama e 99,1% para a concessão de crédito bancário.
Universidade empreendedora – um método de avaliação e planejamento aplicado no Brasil
Authors: De Moura Filho Silvio Liberato , Rocha Angela Machado , Teles Eduardo Oliveira , Torres Ednildo Andrade
Published: May 2019

Em que pesem as políticas de apoio do Sistema Nacional de Inovação, no Brasil, a maioria das universidades não é considerada Empreendedora. A literatura apresenta trabalhos neste campo, mas identificamos lacunas no sentido de apresentar um processo metodológico para avaliar a planejar os elementos na concretização dessa jornada. O presente trabalho refere-se à concepção e aplicação de uma metodologia de avaliação e planejamento de um Ecossistema de Inovação de uma universidade. Com esse propósito, foi utilizado o estudo de caso de uma instituição privada, com cerca de oito mil alunos, localizada na região Nordeste do país. A metodologia considerou o direcionamento estratégico da instituição, o corpo estrutural interno do ecossistema e o processo de gestão da inovação. Foram gerados nove núcleos chamados de Elementos Direcionadores do ecossistema, bem como recomendações para sua efetivação. Tudo isso foi realizado como forma de materializar o funcionamento de uma Universidade Empreendedora, com impactos no desenvolvimento da região.
Editorial
Authors: Lara José Edson
Published: May 2019

Prezado Leitor,A oferta de uma nova publicação científica ou tecnológica ao leitor, especialmente o que tem um olhar acadêmico, é dotada da dualidade de sensações: entusiasmo e desafio.O entusiasmo se justifica pela oportunidade da projeção do periódico no contexto da comunidade científica, na expectativa de encontrar-se na razão de ser da existência de leitores, autores e da própria equipe editorial. O desafio é consistente na ousadia e na predisposição de se manifestar perante um público que, ainda que praticamente invisível, é substantiva e objetivamente crítico.
Editorial
Authors: Lara José Edson
Published: May 2019

Estimado lector,La oferta de una nueva publicación científica o tecnológica al lector, especialmente lo que tiene una mirada académica, está dotada de la dualidad de sensaciones: entusiasmo y desafío.El entusiasmo se justifica por la oportunidad de la proyección del periódico en el contexto de la comunidad científica, en la expectativa de encontrarse en la razón de ser de la existencia de lectores, autores y del propio equipo editorial. El desafío es consistente en la osadía y en la predisposición de manifestarse ante un público que, aunque prácticamente invisible, es sustantiva y objetivamente crítico.
Editorial
Authors: Lara José Edson
Published: May 2019

Prezado leitor,Em tempos muito confusos, parece que a Filosofia e a Ciência são as expressões do conhecimento que mais intensamente podem assumir posições protagonistas na direção à luz e às condutas capazes de proporcionar a efetiva evolução dos povos. A Filosofia já demonstrou, em diversas oportunidades na história da humanidade, este potencial contributivo. A orientação filosófica já redirecionou condutas e resultados em muitas nações, por meio da Política.
Research on China's Rural Development Strategy Based on SWOT-AHP Analysis
Authors: Guo Xianfeng , Yan Han , Yuan Wei
Published: May 2019

The rapid urbanization development has helped China's economy to rise sharply, and it has also plunged the countryside into a development dilemma. Based on a questionnaire survey of 25 industry experts, this paper uses SWOT-AHP analysis to study the advantages, disadvantages, opportunities and threats of rural development, and finally determines the development strategy of rural China. Put forward three suggestions on rural development in China, that is, grasp the national strategic opportunity to develop modern agriculture, upgrade the level of rural human capital and cultivate the concept of ecological civilization.
Promjena politike osiguravanja kvalitete na javnim sveučilištima u Hrvatskoj u periodu od 2001. do 2013. godine
Authors: Baketa Nikola
Published: May 2019

Autor u radu iz teorijske perspektive historijskog institucionalizma i koncepta promjene politike detektira i analizira pokretače promjene te ključne uvjete koji su omogućili ili spriječili promjenu politike osiguravanja kvalitete na javnim sveučilištima u Hrvatskoj u periodu od 2001. do 2013. godine. Radom je obuhvaćeno sedam javnih sveučilišta – Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Sveučilište u Splitu, Sveučilište u Rijeci, Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Sveučilište u Zadru, Sveučilište u Dubrovniku, te Sveučilište Jurja Dobrile u Puli. Koristeći se kvalitativnim metodama (usmjerena analiza sadržaja i polustrukturirani intervjui) kojima se prati proces promjene politike utvrđeno je da su glavni pokretači promjene izvanjski. Glavni zaključak je da institucionalna struktura može biti preduvjet koji omogućuje akterima provedbu promjene, ali da su pojedine karakteristike aktera, poput njihovih kapaciteta, nužne da bi se promjena i dogodila.
Phototactic Response of the Oriental Armyworm, Mythimna separata (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), to Light-Emitting Diode Lights of Different Wavelengths
Authors: Kim Kil-Nam , Song Hye-Sung , Choe Ryong-Jin , Huang Zhi-Juan , Huang Qiu-Ying , Lei Chao-Liang
Published: May 2019

Recently, light traps using light-emitting diode (LED) lights have been applied to monitor or control insect pests. The oriental armyworm, Mythimna separata Walker, is an important insect pest that has caused damage to several cereal crops, including corn, wheat and rice. The present study aims to seek out a sensitive wavelength causing high phototactic response in M. separata. The study evaluated the phototactic responses of M. separata moths to several LED lights of different wavelengths and luminance intensities under laboratory condition. Results showed that green (520 nm) LED light resulted in significant phototactic response of M. separata moths compared to LED lights of other wavelengths. Additionally, the highest attraction rate of the moths to green LED light appeared in luminance intensity group of 200 lux compared to the other intensities groups. Experiments under optimum conditions based on the above experiments revealed that the green LED light exhibited the strongest attraction rate (64.44%) among all experimental groups. An experiment performed in a net cage also showed that green LED light resulted in the highest phototactic response of M. separata moths, 1.7 times more than a commercial black light used as control. These findings clearly demonstrate that M. separata moths have a high sensitivity to the green LED light. Therefore, a light trap equipped with green LED light could be useful for monitoring and controlling M. separata moths.
Modelling Environmental Actions of Corporate Sustainable Activity
Authors: Drejeris Rolandas , Ozeliene Danguole
Published: May 2019

Many sources have been noted that environmental protection measures are economically beneficial as their application allows to increase the efficiency of resource use, reduce operating costs and increase company‘s profit. The aim of the article is to analyze the relevance of the environmental protection component of sustainable development in terms of its expression in the corporate activities. The possibilities to integrate this component into the company‘s developmental strategy are analyzed alongside creation of a model with a set of actions directed towards increasing environmental sustainability. The elements of this model would define not only the environmental actions to be taken, but would also provide structural basis for implementation of these processes. Assessment of actions under the criteria selected will determine and justify the sequence of processes to achieve the best results in the field of sustainability. The application of this model in the company's daily activities would allow to gradually approaching environmental sustainability and successfully manage environmental issues in any corporation. Research was based on the systematic analysis of scientific literature, synthesis of information, modelling actions according to their practical possibilities.
Development of Innovative Intelligent Machine Tool Based on CAM-CNC Integration Concept – Adaptive Control Based on Predicted Cutting Force –
Authors: Nishida Isamu , Tsuyama Ryo , Shirase Keiichi , Onishi Masahiro , Koarashi Katsuyuki ,   Kobe University 1-1 Rokko-dai, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 657-8501, Japan,   SoftCube Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan,   Kitamura Machinery Co. Ltd., Toyama, Japan
Published: May 2019

A new methodology to generate instruction commands for prompt machine control as a replacement for the previously prepared numerical control (NC) programs is developed to realize an innovative intelligent machine tool. This machine tool can eliminate NC program preparation, achieve cutting process control, reduce the production lead time, and realize an autonomous distributed factory. In this study, the innovative intelligent machine tool based on the computer-aided manufacturing-computer NC integrated concept is developed. The special feature of this system is to generate instruction commands in real time for prompt machine control instead of using NC programs. Digital Copy Milling, which is a digitized version of traditional copy milling, is realized by using only the computer-aided design model of the product. In this system, the cutting-force simulation is performed simultaneously with the real-time tool path generation. Then, the tool feed rate can be controlled according to the predicted cutting force. Therefore, both the improvement of the machining efficiency and the avoidance of machining problems can be achieved. The instantaneous cutting force model predicts the cutting force. In this system, the work material is represented by the voxel model, and the uncut chip thickness is calculated discretely from the number of voxels removed. Thus, it is possible to predict the cutting force in the case of non-uniform contact between the tool and the work material. In this study, a machining simulation is conducted to validate the proposed method. The results of the simulation show successful tool feed speed adaptation based on the predicted cutting force. The results also show the effective reduction of the machining time. A case study of a custom-made product for dental prosthetics is examined as a good application of both the proposed adaptive control and the Digital Copy Milling system. Through this method, it is possible to improve the machining efficiency and prevent tool breakage.
Risk Model of Air Pollution Exposure (NO2, SO2, TSP and Dust) and Smoking Habits To The Lung Function Of Bus Driver In Palembang City
Authors: Sunarsih Elvi , Suheryanto Suheryanto , Mutahar Rini , Garmini Rahmi
Published: May 2019

AbstractNitrogen dioxide (NO2), carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur dioxide (SO2), Particulate Matter (PM10) and TSP are the most common and harmful air pollutants to humans. In short period, air pollution exposure at 5 ppm for 10 minutes to humans causes dyspnea, and when the level is increase to 800 ppm could cause 100% mortality in animals. This study was an analytical research, with cross sectional design and risk analysis. One hundred subjects were analyzed in this study. The results showed that non-cancer Hazard Index (HI) for realtime exposure with mean value was NO2: 1.85; SO2: 2.92; TSP: 7.09; and PM10: 11.7 (HI value ≥1). The results of the analysis test for FVC lung capacity to non-cancer risk estimation of NO2, SO2, TSP and PM10 indicated that there was no significant relationship (p > 0,05). Variable of smoking habit is the most dominant variable (OR = 12,542) which affect respiratory disorders. The exposure of NO2, SO2, TSP and PM10 in Palembang City bus drivers is considered risky to non-cancer health subjects, so control is needed. This control could be performed by lowering the level of inhalation intake (I) of the RfC and the first simulation model for exposure could start from the second year to the sixth year.
The Needs of Type 2 Diabetes Patients for Physical Activity Programming: A Qualitative Study at a Yogyakarta Hospital Clinic
Authors: Arovah Novita Intan , Kushartanti Bernadeta Wara , Washington Tracy L , Heesch Kristiann C
Published: May 2019

Physical activity programs offered in Indonesian hospitals are often inadequate to help type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients meet international physical activity recommendations. This study aimed to identify T2D patients’ physical activity enablers and barriers, their preferences for, and experiences with, physical activity programming, with a view to developing future programs that are suited to these patients’ needs and preferences. Four focus groups were conducted with 28 patients (50% female) of the T2D clinic at the Local General Hospital of Yogyakarta.  Discussions were thematically analysed in NVivo 10. The most reported types of physical activity were walking and participation in the hospital-based exercise program. Participants were motivated to be physically active for the health benefits and for social interactions. The main barriers to physical activity were a lack of enjoyment, the absence of knowledge about appropriate activities for T2D patients, and a shortage of time due to social and family obligations. Based on study participants’ preferences, future physical activity programs need to include educational components, regular clinical evaluations, consultations with health educators, and efforts to increase the reach of the programs. This study provides practical suggestions for physical activity programming that meet the needs of T2D patients in Indonesia.
Obesity as Type 2 Diabetes Common Comorbidity: Study of Type 2 Diabetes Patients’ Eating Behaviour and Other Determinants in Jakarta, Indonesia
Authors: Fajarini Isna Aulia , Sartika Ratu Ayu Dewi
Published: May 2019

Obesity is one of the comorbidities widely occurred among type 2 diabetes patients. It is one of the most modifiable risk factors for the prevention of other comorbid conditions such as diabetic nephropathy and cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to recognize eating behaviour, physical activity, and other related factors, also their correlation with obesity as comorbidity among type 2 diabetes patients. Using cross-sectional design, data were collected from purposively selected 133 members of “PROLANIS” in Jatinegara Primary Health Care, East Jakarta. Food intake was assessed by 1x24 hours food recall and FFQ, physical activity by GPAQ. The result showed 63,9% of adult with type 2 diabetes were obese (BMI ≥25 kg/m2), fat intake was higher than recommendation (30,77±9,06%), but mean energy intake was insufficient compared to energy requirement (62,06±23,67%). The prevalence of obesity among adults with type 2 diabetes is found associated with nutrition knowledge, level of education, and length of suffering type 2 diabetes. Nutrition education is important to reduce the prevalence of obesity among adults with type 2 diabetes.
Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever and House Conditions in Kupang City, East Nusa Tenggara Province
Authors: Wanti Wanti - , Wanti Wanti - , Yudhastuti Ririh - , Notobroto Hari Basuki , Subekti Sri - , Sila Oktofianus - , Kristina Ragu Harming , Dwirahmadi Feby -
Published: May 2019

Kupang City has the highest Incidence of DHF in East Nusa Tenggara and also higher than the national figure. This study aims to analyze the relationship between housing conditions and the DHF incidence in the Kupang City. This observational study uses a case-control study in 25 villages with a total sample of 500 people. Data is analyzed using t test and chi square test. The house conditions were significantly related to the DHF incidence (p≤0.05), namely house lighting, water usage, wall construction, ventilation area and ownership of clean water facilities. People are advised to ventilate the house ≥10% of the floor area and often open the house ventilation as a place for air exchange and for entering the light into the house. Construction of the wall is expected to be repaired to be more permanent or close the open part so not as a mosquitoes path into the house. The government is advised to increase access to clean water for the community and promote to always clean water reservoirs and not hold water for a long time.
An institutional framework to guide the comparison of work-integrated learning
Authors: Dollinger Mollie , Brown Jason
Published: May 2019

Work-based placements, site visits, field trips and embedded industry-informed curriculum are employability strategies frequently applied by universities, and clustered under the umbrella term – work-integrated learning (WIL). Referring to each of these strategies as WIL can complicate comparisons (e.g. long-term placements vs. field trips) and can lead WIL related research to diverge in multiple directions. To support comparison and help guide institutional decision-making relating to WIL, the positioning of this article aligns with a recent stream of literature that attempts to outline, contrast and differentiate between various activities aimed at enhancing graduate employability. Four distinct WIL case studies from three Australian universities are described in this article: (a) students working in teams with industry partners (n=23), (b) students co-creating learning resources (n=7), (c) a student-staff partnership (n=2), and (d) students acting as peer-learning advisors (n=5). The cases were considered across five key factors: 1) ease of implementation, 2) barriers, 3) scalability, 4) authenticity, and 5) proximity. Using empirical data, the findings within the article contribute an institutional framework that highlights the benefits and drawbacks associated with differences across WIL types, intended to support good WIL practice among administrators, teachers and staff.
Assessment-led reform: Creating a sustainable culture for WIL
Authors: Young Karen , Palmer Stuart , Binek Clare , Tolson Mark , Campbell Malcolm
Published: May 2019

This paper describes a process of assessment reform designed to enhance Work Integrated Learning (WIL) approaches for two science courses at an Australian university. The project used a mixed-method approach involving online surveys, interviews, focus groups and workshops to gather student, industry and course team knowledge and understanding of WIL approaches to curricula. The investigation centred on the perceived value of collaborating with industry to facilitate enhancements in authentic assessment and on the barriers to, and challenges in, achieving successful outcomes. The action-research project, WIL-on-Campus (WoC), found that assessments oriented toward the inclusion of authentic tasks and processes, that contribute to the employability learning and job-readiness of students, is deemed important to students, industry and academics. However, reforms to assessment practice and process are required. For greatest impact, this study found that assessment reform processes require two critical interdependent factors: the socialisation of the shared institutional value of embedded WIL approaches to assessment, and the provision of top-down support to enable academic course teams to implement the ‘imposed’ changes. Further to this, while academics viewed the changes in approach to assessment design as challenging, they also noted that a shift is timely and believed that a course-wide WIL approach is possible and advantageous.
Integrating career development learning into the curriculum: Collaboration with the careers service for employability
Authors: Bridgstock Ruth , Grant-Iramu Michelle , McAlpine Alan
Published: May 2019

Career development learning has a demonstrable positive impact on the graduate employability of higher education learners. This is particularly the case if it is integrated into the curriculum rather than experienced as an add-on or included in finite curriculum elements. However, integration of career development learning into curriculum is a significant and challenging undertaking in course design, and also in facilitation of learning experiences. Academics manage crowded curricula in their disciplinary areas, and many also have external course accreditation requirements to deal with that may not include career development elements. In many institutions there is mixed understanding of what career development learning entails, no clear top-level strategic support, and unprecedented numbers of enrolled students across digital and on-campus provision. This article explores challenges and opportunities in integrating career development learning into curriculum in higher education, and identifies effective strategies for doing so at institutional, school, and program levels. It draws upon case studies comprising more than 30 interviews across nine universities in Australia and internationally, exploring how cross-disciplinary collaboration between career development practitioners, learning and curriculum designers, and academic units can be effective in enacting curricular career development learning at scale. The article suggests strategies for institutional leaders, academics, and careers practitioners in higher education insitutions at different stages in the curricular career development learning journey.
Enhancing learning outcomes from industry engagement in Australian engineering education
Authors: Male Sally Amanda , King Robin W
Published: May 2019

Industry engagement, commonly implemented as a 12 week industry placement during a vacation towards the end of the degree, has traditionally been a provider-mandated component of externally accredited professional engineering degrees in Australia. Such placements are intended to bridge knowledge and capability gaps between academic study and engineering employment and contextualise the final phase of academic study. Changes in the composition of Australia’s engineering industries have made it progressively harder to source such placements. In-curriculum exposure to engineering practice has also been expected, but has been delivered with considerable variability. In 2014 the authors completed a national project, led by the Australian Council of Engineering Deans (ACED), with peak industry bodies and several partner universities, funded from the Commonwealth Department of Industry Workplace Innovation Program, to explore how improving industry engagement could contribute further to engineering graduates’ learning outcomes and employability. The data collected from the engineering students and employers, reported in this paper, can now be regarded as baseline data on industry engagement, against which subsequent developments can be referenced. For the first time, students’ ratings of the value of different methods for industry engagement are shown to be related to their ‘authenticity’. Several industry-inspired in-curriculum interventions were also trialled at partner universities. Guidelines for good practice were developed from melding the experiential findings with theoretical perspectives. In the years since completing the project, the accreditation body, Engineers Australia, has updated and intensified its focus on engagement with practice (including changing its language from ‘exposure’ to ‘engagement’), and many engineering faculties have significantly enhanced their models and requirements for work integrated learning and industry engagement. This paper outlines these changes and examples of new implementations, including virtual and electronically-mediated methods that also reflect ongoing changes in engineering industry practice.
Science students’ conceptions of factors that will differentiate them in the graduate employment market
Authors: Jorre de St Jorre Trina , Elliott Joanne , Johnson Elizabeth D , Bisset Stewart
Published: May 2019

To gain employment and a fulfilling career, students need to understand the skills and knowledge that are important and how to articulate and evidence their employability. Here we report on research investigating science students’ priorities related to immediate employment vs. long-term employability and the factors that students perceive as important to these. We interviewed 138 science students from four Australian universities and found that they were most focused on immediate employment. Students were keen to participate in opportunities to ‘value add’ to their degree, especially those that might help them to gain relevant work experience and professional networks. However, students’ understanding of the relative importance of experiences and skills that would enhance their employability was variable, as was their understanding of the career pathways that they might pursue. Our analysis highlights the importance of explicitly designing curriculum to help students understand the career opportunities available; the skills and abilities needed for diverse careers; and the experiences through which they might develop and evidence these. Furthermore, to engage students, we need to help them to address their greatest and most immediate concerns about gaining employment at graduation, while also setting them up for successful and fulfilling careers.
Cotton's northward expansion in the Plains comes with a learning curve
Authors: Boyd Vicky
Published: May 2019

Cotton acres continue to increase and are being grown in northerly regions of the Plains that only a decade ago were considered unsuitable. With that management comes a learning curve. Because cotton production is still relatively new in parts of the Texas High Plains, Oklahoma, and Kansas, extension specialists say successful production practices in other regions may not necessarily be applicable. Earn 0.5 CEUs in Crop Management by reading this article and taking the quiz at www.certifiedcropadviser.org/education/classroom/classes/686.
Methodological framework for integrated business structures branding development in Ukraine
Authors: Ganushchak-Efimenko Lyudmila , Shcherbak Valeriia , Nifatova Оlena , Kolodiziev Oleh , Rębilas Rafał
Published: May 2019

The integrated business structures performance is underpinned by a wide range of external and internal factors that from a business unit perspective may have positive or negative implications for brand building. Moreover, in the context of business integration, the interaction among individual business units is of paramount importance that dramatically affects the performance of the entire business structure. The research objective is to provide a methodological framework for branding development through the calculation of integrated complementary and synergistic effects indicators, based on their compliance with the criteria of congruence and compatibility within architectonic elements of integrated business structures. The methodological toolkit design to estimate the integrated indices for complementary and synergistic effects involves the following stages: building a set of partial indicators for assessing complementary and synergetic effects, developing an algorithm to calculate an integrated index for complementary effect from internal and external brand interactions within integrated business structures (IBS), developing an algorithm to calculate an integrated index for a synergetic effect from brand integration within a business structure, individual business unit brand classification by different complementary and synergistic effects manifestations.The proposed methodological approach contributes to facilitating brand integration in mergers and acquisitions, as well as enhancing the allocation effectiveness of portfolio roles of integrated business structure brands in product offering in the integration framework.
O CONCEITO OPERACIONAL DE INOVAÇÃO TECNOLÓGICA
Authors: Pinheiro Daniel Rodriguez de Carvalho
Published: May 2019

Um dos problemas para pesquisadores que investigam as mudanças tecnológicas do ponto de vista das ciências sociais aplicadas é saber precisamente o que é tecnologia. E quando ocorre uma mudança tecnológica. O objetivo deste texto é colaborar para esse debate tentando construir um conceito operacional de tecnologia a partir dos documentos produzidos no final dos anos de 1990 e início dos anos 2000, e reunidos pela Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos - FINEP em CD-ROM. Para elaborar a primeira versão do conceito operacional de tecnologia fez-se uma análise dos diversos conceitos reunidos pela FINEP seguindo uma ordem: do primeiro para o último. A crítica ao material propunha que um conceito é a tentativa de dizer o que alguma coisa é ou como funciona. E conceito operacional é aquele que foi constituído a partir de indicadores empírico-analíticos. Feito isso, o conceito provisório foi sendo enriquecido pelo debate com cada um dos novos conceitos que eram examinados. A busca de um conceito operacional de tecnologia mostrou que há pesquisadores que entendem tecnologia como coisas (máquinas, equipamentos, instalações) e há pesquisadores que investigam tecnologia considerando as coisas e os processos de trabalho. O que fiz foi reunir as duas tendências num único conceito.
A GESTÃO DA QUALIDADE TOTAL NA AGROPECUÁRIA: ASPECTOS INTRODUTÓRIOS
Authors: Castillo José Antonio Bonilla
Published: May 2019

A Qualidade (Total) é -antes de tudo - mudança cultural. Só sobrevirão no século XXI as organizações que forem as melhores em seus respectivos negócios; para isto é preciso criar condições internas que assegurem sobrevivência primeiro e depois prosperidade durante o desenvolvimento daquelas. A Qualidade Total está integrada por cinco dimensões, a saber: Qualidade Intrínseca, Custo, Atendimento, Moral e Segurança, sendo que dois conceitos básicos são: rompimento (mudança na forma de pensar, no estilo e na postura de todos os membros da organização) e satisfação total do cliente. Um terceiro conceito importante é o dos números visíveis e invisíveis. A necessidade de implantar a Gestão da Qualidade Total em qualquer organização - incluindo os agropecuários - está justificada por uma série de motivos passados, atuais e futuros. Desde um ponto de vista operacional, a Gestão da Qualidade possui um método básico: o PDCA, onde P ("Plan") significa planejamento; D ("Do") corresponde ao fazer, à execução das tarefas; C ("Check") envolve checagem entre a meta escolhida e o resultado obtido, e A ("Action") implica em ação corretiva. Figuras e tabelas ilustram o andamento do ciclo, especificamente no tocante ás metas (itens de controle), meios (fluxogramas, padrões e procedimentos operacionais), ferramentas da qualidade (representadas por uma delas: o diagrama de Ishikawa) e metodologia de análise e solução de problemas (no caso, aplicada através da análise de anomalias).
EL AVANCE DE LA INVESTIGACIÓN EN ESTRATEGIA EMPRESARIAL. UN ANÁLISIS COMPARADO ESPAÑA – CASTILLA Y LEÓN
Authors: Álvarez Maria Valle Santos , Merino Maria Teresa García , Cruz Natalia Martín , Álvarez Ana Ortega
Published: May 2019

El objetivo del trabajo es considerar el desarrollo alcanzado por el conocimiento en estrategia empresarial en Castilla y León y su posición en el conjunto nacional, ofreciendo una visión complementaria a la de anteriores estudios. Para dicho análisis se han considerado, durante la década de los 90, congresos y revistas de alcance regional y nacional. Los resultados obtenidos nos muestran la necesidad de contar con más foros de encuentro en Castilla y León y con medios especializados en el campo de la estrategia. Además, los investigadores castellano-leoneses parecen mostrar un interés poco frecuente por la ejecución estratégica y por los aspectos de delimitación teórica, un tanto marginados en el conjunto nacional.
E-MARKETING : UMA ANÁLISE DOS DIFERENCIAIS NECESSÁRIOS PARA ATUAR NO COMÉRCIO ELETRÔNICO – ESTUDO DE CASO
Authors: Pucinelli Evelyn Aparecida , Giuliani Antonio Carlos
Published: May 2019

Com a evolução do comércio eletrônico no Brasil, foi necessário uma reorientação por parte das empresas que por muitos anos estavam acostumadas com um tipo de comércio do comercial para efetuar a compra de um produto. No entanto, este tipo de transação comercial continua predominando num país que ainda possui diversas classes sociais, da qual a cultura de informação, a tecnologia ainda são precárias em relação aos países mais desenvolvidos. A prática de comércio on line no Brasil está em pleno crescimento, induzindo muitas empresas a operarem num novo tipo de mercado denominado loja virtual ou melhor dizendo, o mercado business to consumer, (B2C). Diante desse cenário, o estudo abordou as vantagens e desvantagens desta prática de comércio, apontando os principais aspectos que podem gerar problemas para as empresas operantes do mercado B2C. analisou-se a evolução do comércio eletrônico no Brasil e no mundo; a postura do consumidor brasileiro, identificando os fatores que ameaçam o e-commerce. Conclui-se com as reflexões os mecanismos necessários para driblar com esse novo tipo de implantação de um site eletrônico, através da análise de dois estudos de casos, as empresas Redemarket e Submarino, sendo apontado os aspectos importantes que são necessário para um bom funcionamento do e-marketing no mercado B2C.
O MARKETING MIX EM FRANQUIAS DE PEQUENO PORTE: UM ESTUDO NA FRANQUIA DE PERFUMES O BOTICÁRIO
Authors: Silva Danielle Mantovani Lucena da , Almeida Elisângela Da Costa
Published: May 2019

Considerando a tendência de crescimento das franquias em um país onde a taxa de mortalidade das pequenas empresas independentes é expressivamente alta, este estudo busca analisar o marketing mix de uma franquia de perfumes e cosméticos para tentar identificar quais seriam suas vantagens sobre as demais empresas independentes. Assim, é apresentado neste artigo, os conceitos e contribuições de alguns dos principais autores da área de marketing varejista, além de uma breve explicação sobre como funciona o sistema de franchising. A análise aponta que a franquia tem trabalhado bem seu marketing mix, embora existam alguns pontos a ser melhorados em suas táticas de preço e formas de pagamento. Conclui-se que a principal vantagem competitiva das franquias frente ás empresas independentes é o planejamento e a assessoria prestada pelo franqueador..
A GESTÃO DO CONHECIMENTO: DOIS CASOS SINGULARES
Authors: Vidal Patricia G. , Toledo Luciano Augusto , Cosentino Helio Morrone , Shiraishi Guilherme
Published: May 2019

O presente artigo tem como objetivo estudar o arcabouço teórico que permeia o conceito de gestão doconhecimento. Estuda ainda algumas singularidades dos sistemas de informação e estilos gerencial deinformação. O trabalho realizou uma pesquisa exploratória, utilizando um estudo de caso múltiplo. Duasempresas foram selecionadas e nelas aplicados um roteiro de investigação, com o objetivo de impetrarinformações e proporcionar a identificação, descrição e verificação da existência e funcionalidade da gestão doconhecimento nas empresas estudadas.
ESTRATÉGIAS DE RESPONSABILIDADE SOCIAL CORPORATIVA: UM ESTUDO SOBRE OS 231 CASOS CONCRETOS DO INSTITUTO ETHOS
Authors: Oliveira Franciara Maria de
Published: May 2019

Um perfil das estratégias de Responsabilidade Social Corporativa adotadas por empresas no Brasil é o objetivoprincipal deste trabalho. Utilizou-se como universo de estudo os 231 Casos Concretos preenchidosespontaneamente pelas empresas filiadas na página web do Instituto Ethos de Empresa e ResponsabilidadeSocial (Instituto Ethos). Os casos foram analisados pelo software alemão de análise de dados qualitativosdenominado Atlas.ti 5.0, sob o enfoque metodológico das seis variáveis adotadas por Kotler e Lee (2005) emCorporate Social Responsability: doing the most good for your company and your cause, como estratégias paraalcançar-se a Responsabilidade Social Corporativa. As estratégias analisadas são: Marketing SocialCorporativo, Marketing de Causa Social, Patrocínio, Filantropia Estratégica, Voluntariado Corporativo e AçãoSocial Responsável. Percebe-se que a maioria das empresas que divulgaram suas estratégias deResponsabilidade Social ainda não tem a percepção plena da utilização dessas estratégias, haja vista que agrande maioria ainda está classificada com Ação Social Responsável, vindo em seguida o Marketing SocialCorporativo, Filantropia Estratégica, Voluntariado Corporativo, Patrocínio e Marketing de Causa Social
EMPREENDEDORES E INOVAÇÃO: CONTRIBUIÇÕES PARA A ESTRATÉGIA DO EMPREENDIMENTO
Authors: Benedetti Mauricio Henrique , Rebello Karina Maria Rodrigues , Reyes Daniela Ester Copolo
Published: May 2019

O interesse pelo tema empreendedorismo e inovação tem aumentado nos últimos anos, podendo mencionar-seo crescente número de publicações e a abertura de espaço para discussão em importantes congressos deadministração. Tal constatação motivou a pesquisa exploratória apresentada neste artigo realizada junto aosempreendedores do setor de panificação do município de São Paulo que implementaram inovações em seusnegócios, convertendo suas padarias de um modelo tradicional para o modelo chamado de conveniência. Osresultados obtidos a partir de entrevistas com esses empreendedores mostraram que o processo de geração eimplantação de inovações contínuas é motivado pela busca por vantagens competitivas. Como principal fontede recursos do processo de inovação nesses pequenos negócios, encontrou-se a própria capacidade epersonalidade do empreendedor, a partir de seu conhecimento, ambição, visão, otimismo e propensão em lidarcom os riscos inerentes às inovações.