bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Epidemiology Analysis of Pelvic Floor Medicine Center in Southern Israel Using PFDI-20 and PISQ-12 Quality of Life Questionnaires
Authors: G Levy , Y Zines , D Paz-Levy , A Zaidin , O Shemer , A Beck , M Pansky
Published: October 2020

Aim: In the process of opening a new Pelvic Floor Medicine Unit, we aimed to map the pelvic floor dysfunction and sexual issues using validated quality of life (QOL) questionnaires. Material and Methods: All the patients who attended the Pelvic Floor Medicine Unit clinic in Assuta University Medical Center in Ashdod, Israel, were given a validated Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory 20 (PFDI-20) and Prolapse Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire 12 (PISQ-12) questionnaires prior to meeting the physician. The patient’s age, parity, and route of delivery were collected from the medical record. All data has been statistically analyzed using Kruskal Wallis Test and Mann-Whitney U Test. Results: 647 patients were included in the study, of them 462 filled out the PFDI-20 questionnaires and 221 completed the PISQ-12 questionnaire filling. In the PFDI-20 results, POPDI-6 higher scores were found to be associated with higher parity (p=0.043) and with higher age (p=0.03). CARD-8 scores were found to be significantly associated with cesarean delivery only in patients’ history (p=0.023) and with higher age (p=0.05). UDI-6 scores were found significantly associated with older age (p<0.01). PISQ-12 scores were found associated with age (p=0.002), but not with either parity or route of delivery. Conclusions: Using validates questionnaires, we could demonstrate a correlation between parity and age, an association between aging and higher rates of bowel and sexual dysfunction, an association between higher parity and pelvic organ prolapse complaints, and an association between previous cesarean deliveries only and higher rates of bowel disfunction. The use of validated QoL questionnaires for describing the population suffering from PFDs presents an important tool in understanding the epidemiology of PFD in different communities.
Analyzing The Company’s Work Environment Within the Task Complexity
Authors: Purnamasari Rini , Abbas Ahmad , Firana Yana
Published: October 2020

The job description established in organizational structure is the starting signal to know the firm work environment. If it is operated through a complex job division, the performance quality will not run maximally. This research aims to analyze the work environment through the job description given by the firm. The type of this research is a qualitative under case study approach. This research was conducted in the logistic service firm, namely Sarana Citra Adicarya (SCAc). The data were obtained from the interview, observation, and documentation. The result of this research discloses that the work environment of Sarana Citra Adicarya is less well-integrated, not on time, as well as encourages procrastination so that the employees do not enjoy the job and cannot work for a long time.
The Influence Of Organizational Learning On Performance: A Comprehensive Approach
Authors: Schreder Christoph
Published: October 2020

The purpose of the research project is to develop a model of the linkages between human resource management, organizational learning and organizational performance to test the assumptions and to analyze the correlations in order to substantiate or falsify the original model and to draw respective conclusions for relevant stakeholders in business enterprises as well as to give suggestions for further research in the field.

Main theoretical approaches to the impact of organizational learning and human resource management on organizational performance, main approaches to the measurement of organizational performance, the derivation of the definitions of the central theoretical concepts, namely organizational learning, human resource management, organizational performance, and business enterprise, tailor-made for the use in the current study, and open questions in existing literature as starting point for the research are shown.

The research hypotheses that organizational learning positively influences organizational performance et vice versa, that human resource management positively influences organizational learning, and that human resource management positively influences organizational performance directly are developed and the research model is conceptualized, operationalized, and visualized via the resulting theoretical scheme. Also, the development of the research methodology, design, and the selection of research methods is being undertaken, and the data gathering process via pre-study and electronic survey about the interdependencies between the theoretical constructs involved in the research hypotheses are described. The data analysis on the electronic survey about the items influencing the interdependencies between theoretical constructs of human resource management, organizational learning, and organizational performance takes place starting with a factor analysis and based on it the research scheme is being adapted into an evidence-based research model which is analyzed via different descriptive statistical methods, i.e. hierarchical and multiple regression analysis, and Structural Equation Modeling.

Main conclusions include that: organizational performance cannot be seen as a holistic concept incorporating the end results of all the organization’s work processes and activities directed at lasting competitive advantage, but has to be divided into two separated concepts. The second part of the main hypothesis that organizational learning positively influences organizational performance in terms of non-financial variables regarding general competitiveness and human resource performance also can be substantiated.

 Human resource managers can use the findings as reference for future strategic orientation of organizations as well as derive specific implementation measures from it.
Polska refleksja o muzyce w kinie dźwiękowym w latach trzydziestych XX wieku. Główne idee i perspektywy badawcze w muzykologii
Authors: Lindstedt Iwona
Published: October 2020

Pierwsze świadectwa refleksji na temat rozbrzmiewającej wprost z ekranu muzyki pojawiły się w Polsce jeszcze przed premierą pierwszego rodzimego filmu dźwiękowego (Moralność pani Dulskiej, 1930). Problematyka ta obecna była w różnego typu czasopiśmiennictwie, przybierała różnorodne formy, a autorami poszczególnych wypowiedzi byli zarówno publicyści, jak i aktywni twórczo przedstawiciele środowiska filmowego i muzycznego.

Już pod koniec lat 20. dostrzeżono (Kamieński, Dembiński) olbrzymi potencjał rozwojowy „kinomuzyki” oraz potrzebę ścisłej synchronizacji ilustracji muzycznej z akcją filmu. Po prezentacji muzyki filmowej na festiwalu muzycznym w Baden-Baden (1929) dokonano też próby systematycznego uporządkowania typów pierwszych dźwiękowców (Stromenger).

W latach 30. o filmie dźwiękowym kilkakrotnie wypowiadał się Mateusz Gliński dając przegląd jego obecnej kondycji oraz kreśląc wizję możliwych dróg jego ewolucji wiodących ku stworzeniu nowej, syntetycznej formy sztuki łączącej dźwięk i ruch. Dyskusję nad problemem całościowej dźwiękowości filmu podejmowali też inni publicyści (m.in. Zahorska, Fryd, Braun), filmowcy (Bohdziewicz) i kompozytorzy (Rathaus). Idealnym wzorcem takiej syntezy były dla nich zwykle filmy rysunkowe oraz dzieła René Claire’a. W ujęciu Rathausa natomiast wizja sztuki łączenia obrazu, dźwięku i muzyki w optyczno-akustyczną jedność związana była z ideałem „filmu dźwiękowego z ducha muzyki”.

W rodzimej refleksji nad filmem dźwiękowym obecne były także wątki psychologizujące (m.in. Czermiński i Furmanik), które dotyczyły roli muzyki w doznawaniu utworu filmowego przez widza-słuchacza. Najszersze i najbardziej wnikliwe ujęcia problematyki muzycznej w filmie wyszły natomiast spod pióra Mariana Neuteicha i Zofii Lissy w 1937 roku. Obydwoje pojmowali film dźwiękowy jako syntetyczną formę sztuki odwołującej się do sfery wzroku i słuchu, a szczególną uwagę poświęcili funkcjom muzyki w stosunku do obrazu oraz jej związkom z innymi elementami dźwiękowymi filmu. Lissa dokonała przy tym pełnej systematyzacji funkcji sfery akustycznej w filmie oraz rozpatrzyła szereg zagadnień szczegółowych, w tym kwestię funkcjonowania muzyki nowoczesnej w kinie. Z kolei wypowiedzi twórców muzyki do polskich filmów (m.in. Maklakiewicz i Laks) dotyczyły zwykle specyfiki takiego zadania oraz stawiały postulat udziału kompozytora w pracy nad filmem już od momentu opracowywania scenariusza, dostrzegany także przez publicystów.

Wszystkie powyższe źródła stanowią niewątpliwie cenny materiał do badań w zakresie filmowo zorientowanej muzykologii obejmujących m.in. problemy stylistyczne, gatunkowe i funkcjonalne, „filmowe biografie” polskich kompozytorów czy też badanie polskiej muzyki filmowej jako „muzyki współczesnej”.
Etnomuzykologia na przełomie tysiącleci: historia, teoria, metodologia / Етномузикологія на зламі тисячоліть: історія, теорія, методологія), red. Zbigniew Jerzy Przerembski, Wrocław 2015
Authors: Dorosz Piotr
Published: October 2020

Recenzja książki: Etnomuzykologia na przełomie tysiącleci: historia, teoria, metodologia / Етномузикологія на зламі тисячоліть: історія, теорія, методологія), red. Zbigniew Jerzy Przerembski, Wrocław 2015
Marta Wesołowska, Muzyka i muzyczność prozy japońskiej okresu Heian (794–1192), Warszawa 2016
Authors: Bednarczyk Adam
Published: October 2020

Recenzja książki: Marta Wesołowska, Muzyka i muzyczność prozy japońskiej okresu Heian (794–1192), Warszawa 2016
David Brackett, Categorizing Sound: Genre and Twentieth-Century Popular Music, Oakland, California 2016
Authors: Skalska Karolina
Published: October 2020

Recenzja książki: David Brackett, Categorizing Sound: Genre and Twentieth-Century Popular Music, Oakland, California 2016
Zygmunt Mycielski – Andrzej Panufnik: Korespondencja. Część 1: lata 1949–1969, opracowanie, wstęp i komentarze / ed., introduction and comments Beata Bolesławska-Lewandowska, Warszawa 2016
Authors: Szymańska-Stułka Katarzyna
Published: October 2020

Recenzja książki: Zygmunt Mycielski – Andrzej Panufnik: Korespondencja. Część 1: lata 1949–1969, opracowanie, wstęp i komentarze / ed., introduction and comments Beata Bolesławska-Lewandowska, Warszawa 2016
Andrzej Mądro, Muzyka a nowe media. Polska twórczość elektroakustyczna przełomu XX i XXI wieku, Kraków 2017
Authors: Dziewanowska-Pachowska Marta
Published: October 2020

Recenzja książki: Andrzej Mądro, Muzyka a nowe media. Polska twórczość elektroakustyczna przełomu XX i XXI wieku, Kraków 2017
Sistema de riego y estrategias productivas en las economías campesinas andinas
Authors: Claverías H. Ricardo , Villegas M. Adán , Salas T. Bacilio , Aguilar Pablo César
Published: October 2020

Nos interesa en el presente trabajo tratar el problema del agua y su uso, como un componente central del paquete tecnológico producido y utilizado dentro de la racionalidad económica, social cultural de las economías campesinas andinas. El interés por tratar este tema nos viene de las siguientes cuestiones que, al parecer, son parte del sentido común de muchos técnicos y profesionales relacionados con las actividades agrarias: por ejemplo, unos afirman que el problema agrario en el Perú no es la tierra sino el agua; otros afirman que la transferencia de las tecnologías modernas en general y en particular en riego moderno son la solución parta el desarrollo productivo del agro peruano.
Evaluación y rehabilitación de camellones o "kurus" en Asillo
Authors: Ramos V. Claudio T.
Published: October 2020

El olvido y desprecio de los conocimientos tecnológicos-científicos del Altiplano trajo como consecuencia el empobrecimiento y disminución del nivel de vida de los campesinos. Muestra del gran bagaje de conocimientos tecnológicos sobre la conservación del recurso suelo-agua en las culturas precolombinas es la adecuación de la topografía altiplánica en andenes, camellones, q'ochas y la forestación con especies nativas. Previamente, queremos dar unos conceptos sobre la tecnología como parte de la cultura que penetra y es penetrada por otras esferas culturales.
Regionalismo, literatura y tres novelas peruanas del siglo XIX
Authors: Noriega Bernuy Julio
Published: October 2020

El regionalismo, subestimado por muchos y valorizado en su real dimensión por contadas personas, es aún hoy materia que requiere un esclarecimiento cabal. Reducido a un localismo, ruralismo o paisajismo en unos, enmarcado en lo geográfico y económico para otros, el fenómeno regionalista en el Perú ha sido postergado en lo literario. Las siguientes páginas intentan resarcir ese descuido y, quizás, desentrañar el verdadero sentido y significado del regionalismo en el ámbito cultural. Con este propósito, se analiza la espinosa cuestión de la región y el regionalismo en el Perú, su repercusión en la literatura nacional en general y en tres novelas fundamentales del siglo XIX, en especial.
Irrigación en San Marcos
Authors: Lynch Bárbara D. , Flores Chauduví Rodolfo , Villarán Salazar José Luis
Published: October 2020

El estudio del desarrollo de la irrigación suscita una serie de preguntas básicas relacionadas con el rol desempeñado por ésta en las sociedades andinas. Una suposición dominante, en gran parte de la literatura pasada, sobre la irrigación en el Perú, sugiere que los arreglos hidráulicos tanto en tierras semiáridas como en las áridas determinan en gran parte la naturaleza del estado y de la sociedad. La hipótesis hidráulica de Wittfogel, expandida, elaborada y aplicada al Perú por Stewart (1955), se constituyó en el paradigma elaborado y redefinido por toda una generación de intelectuales. Por ejemplo, Mitchell (1976), considera Quinua (Ayacucho) como una sociedad de irrigación y resuelve refutar algunas ideas de Wittfogel relacionadas con el centralismo y al despotismo. Aun así, Mitchell continúa percibieron la irrigación como un factor preponderante en el proceso de formación social y política.
Fiscal Policy and Stock Market Development in an Emerging West African Economy
Authors: Nwakobi Dr. Paschal Chikwado , Ananwude Amalachukwu , Umezurike Chinedu Maurice
Published: October 2020

Purpose: This article presents a study on the effect of fiscal policy on stock market development in an emerging West African economy with an emphasis on Nigeria for the period of 1986 to 2018. Specifically, we evaluated the effect of fiscal deficit on all share index including government total expenditure on market capitalization ratio, the value of stock traded, and turnover ratio using data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).

Methods: The Auto-regressive Distributive Lag (ARDL) was the estimation technique employed in ascertaining the nature of the short-run relationship between fiscal policy and stock market development indices, whereas the effect of fiscal policy on stock market development was actualized under the granger causality analysis.

Results: The result of the analysis revealed that fiscal deficit has no significant effect on all share index; government total expenditure has no significant effect on stock market capitalization ratio; government total expenditure has a significant effect on the value of stock traded ratio; government total expenditure has no significant effect on the stock market turnover ratio.

Implication: Government should implement its fiscal policies to carefully accommodate the development of the stock market, as changes in fiscal policy affect the overall activities in the market and ultimately the economy.
Multimessenger Constraints on Intergalactic Magnetic Fields from the Flare of TXS 0506+056
Authors: Batista Rafael Alves , Saveliev Andrey
Published: October 2020

The origin of magnetic fields in the universe is an open problem. Seed magnetic fields possibly produced in early times may have survived up to the present day close to their original form, providing an untapped window to the primeval universe. The recent observations of high-energy neutrinos from the blazar TXS 0506+056 in association with an electromagnetic counterpart in a broad range of wavelengths can be used to probe intergalactic magnetic fields via the time delay between the neutrinos and gamma-rays as well as the time dependence of the gamma-ray fluxes. Using extensive three-dimensional Monte Carlo simulations, we constrain both the magnetic-field strength and, for the first time, its coherence length, considering six orders of magnitude for each.
An Earth-like Stellar Wind Environment for Proxima Centauri c
Authors: Alvarado-Gómez Julián D. , Drake Jeremy J. , Garraffo Cecilia , Cohen Ofer , Poppenhaeger Katja , Yadav Rakesh K. , Moschou Sofia P.
Published: October 2020

A new planet has been recently discovered around Proxima Centauri. With an orbital separation of ∼1.44 au and a minimum mass of about

, Proxima c is a prime direct imaging target for atmospheric characterization. The latter can only be performed with a good understanding of the space environment of the planet, as multiple processes can have profound effects on the atmospheric structure and evolution. Here, we take one step in this direction by generating physically realistic numerical simulations of Proxima’s stellar wind, coupled to a magnetosphere and ionosphere model around Proxima c. We evaluate their expected variation due to the magnetic cycle of the host star, as well as for plausible inclination angles for the exoplanet orbit. Our results indicate stellar wind dynamic pressures comparable to present-day Earth, with a slight increase (by a factor of 2) during high-activity periods of the star. A relatively weak interplanetary magnetic field at the distance of Proxima c leads to negligible stellar wind Joule heating of the upper atmosphere (about 10% of the solar wind contribution on Earth) for an Earth-like planetary magnetic field (0.3 G). Finally, we provide an assessment of the likely extreme conditions experienced by the exoplanet candidate Proxima d, tentatively located at 0.029 au with a minimum mass of 0.29 M
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A Disk-driven Resonance as the Origin of High Inclinations of Close-in Planets
Authors: Petrovich Cristobal , Muñoz Diego J. , Kratter Kaitlin M. , Malhotra Renu
Published: October 2020

The recent characterization of transiting close-in planets has revealed an intriguing population of sub-Neptunes with highly tilted and even polar orbits relative to their host star’s equator. Any viable theory for the origin of these close-in, polar planets must explain (1) the observed stellar obliquities, (2) the substantial eccentricities, and (3) the existence of Jovian companions with large mutual inclinations. In this work, we propose a theoretical model that satisfies these requirements without invoking tidal dissipation or large primordial inclinations. Instead, tilting is facilitated by the protoplanetary disk dispersal during the late stage of planet formation, initiating a process of resonance sweeping and parametric instability. This mechanism consists of two steps. First, a nodal secular resonance excites the inclination to large values; then, once the inclination reaches a critical value, a linear eccentric instability is triggered, which detunes the resonance and ends inclination growth. The critical inclination is pushed to high values by general relativistic precession, making polar orbits an inherently post-Newtonian outcome. Our model predicts that polar, close-in sub-Neptunes coexist with cold Jupiters in low stellar obliquity orbits.
Single-hemisphere Dynamos in M-dwarf Stars
Authors: Brown Benjamin P. , Oishi Jeffrey S. , Vasil Geoffrey M. , Lecoanet Daniel , Burns Keaton J.
Published: October 2020

M-dwarf stars below a certain mass are convective from their cores to their photospheres. These fully convective objects are extremely numerous, very magnetically active, and the likely hosts of many exoplanets. Here we study, for the first time, dynamo action in simulations of stratified, rotating, fully convective M-dwarf stars. Importantly, we use new techniques to capture the correct full ball geometry down to the center of the star. We find surprising dynamo states in these systems, with the global-scale mean fields confined strongly to a single hemisphere, in contrast to prior stellar dynamo solutions. These hemispheric-dynamo stars are likely to have profoundly different interactions with their surroundings, with important implications for exoplanet habitability and stellar spindown.
Echocardiographic predictors for stress induced right ventricular diastolic dysfunction in non-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Authors: Cherneva Zheyna , Cherneva Radostina
Published: October 2020

Background: Pulmonary vasculopathy, right heart structural and functional abnormalities occur even in normoxemic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. Despite of being associated with functional limitation, exacerbations and disease progression, their detection and proper management is still delayed. Aim: Our aim was to establish the frequency of stress induced right ventricular diastolic dysfunction (RVDD) in non-severe COPD patients, free of clinically overt cardiovascular diseases (ischaemic heart disease, heart failure, uncontrolled arterial hypertension), who complain of exertional dyspnea and to look for echocardiographic predictors of it. Materials and method: We applied cardio-pulmonary exercise testing (CPET) in 104 non-severe, COPD patients. A ramp protocol was performed. Echocardiography was done before and 1-2 minutes after peak exercise. Cut-off values for stress induced RVDD were right ventricular (RV) E/e’ ratio > 6, measured by PWD of the tricuspid valve. Receiver operating curves were constructed for echo parameters at rest to determine if any of them may discriminate stress induced RV E/e’ > 6 or &лt; 6. Uni- and multivariable linear regression analysis was also performed to assess the predictive power of each of them. Results: 78% of the patients had stress induced RVDD. RAVI (cut-off > 20.55 ml/m2; sensitivity – 86%; speciﬁ city – 86%), RVWT (cut-off > 5.25 mm; sensitivity – 100%; speciﬁ city – 63%) and RV E/A ratio at rest (cut-off > 1.05; sensitivity – 79.7%; speciﬁ city – 90.5%) were the best predictors of stress RV E/e. In univariate regression analysis RV E/A showed the highest OR 19.73; (95% CI – 18.52-21.01); followed by RAVI – OR 3.82; (95% CI – 2.04-7.14). Conclusion: There is a high prevalence of stress induced RVDD in non-severe COPD patients with exertional dyspnea, free of overt cardiovascular disease. RAVI, RVWT, RV E/A and RV E/e’ ratio at rest may be used as predictors for stress RVDD and may facilitate patients’ risk stratiﬁ cation and proper management.
Effectiveness and safety of balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty in newborns and infants
Authors: Nenova Kiparisiya , Kaneva-Nencheva Anna , Levunlieva Elisaveta , Dimitrov Lyubomir , Tzonzarova Margarita
Published: October 2020

Balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty (BPVP) is the procedure of choice for the treatment of isolated pulmonary valve stenosis. Complications and failure of the procedure are more common in newborns and infants. Aim: To establish the effectiveness and safety of BPVP in newborns and infants. Material and methods: Ninety-one infants (11 newborns) with isolated pulmonary valve stenosis and mean age 171 ± 115 days were catheterized for BPVP between October 1986 and December 2016. BPVP was performed in 86 infants with a balloon catheter size 127±16% from the annulus dimension. The effectiveness (gradient right ventricle (RV) – pulmonary artery (PA) ≤ 35 mm Hg) and safety (lack of life–threatening complications, emergency surgery or death) of the procedure were assessed. Results: Transvalvular pressure gradient decreased from 82 ± 29 mm Hg to 29 ± 24 mm Hg (р = 0,0001) and RV pressure - from 101 ± 28 mm Hg to 52 ± 24 mm Hg (p = 0,0001). BPVP was effective in 61 infants (70,9%), mainly in those with lower initial gradient, RV pressure and less signiﬁ cant infundibular obstruction. There were no children with hemodynamically signiﬁ cant postprocedural pulmonary insufﬁ ciency. Complications were observed in 16 of the infants catheterized for BPVP (17,6%). In 5 of the children (5,5%), minor (transient) complications arose and were overcome by conservative means. Major complications were observed in 11 infants (12,1%): rhythm and conductive disorders (critical bradycardia, supraventricular/ventricular tachycardia, complete atrioventricular block) in 6 children, hemopericardium or severe right ventricular outﬂ ow tract rupture – in 5. The evolution was favorable after intensive treatment in 6 children with major complications, two children were sent for emergency surgery (2,2%) and death occurred in 3 of the children associated with the procedure (3,3%). The procedure was interrupted and BPVP was not performed in ﬁ ve of the catheterized children (5,5%), all with severely dysplastic valve. Conclusion: BPVP is effective and comparatively safe procedure under the age of 1 year. Newborns, children with severely dysplastic valve and suprasystemic RV pressure are the most at-risk.
Is left main percutaneous coronary intervention justified in the presence of concomitant complex coronary artery disease – immediate and remote results – single Bulgarian center experience
Authors: Zheleva-Kyuchukova Ivayla , Gelev Valeri
Published: October 2020

Revascularization in patients with severe stenosis of left coronary artery (LCAS) trunk signiﬁ cantly improves their prognosis. Modern clinical studies, registries and meta-analyses have identiﬁ ed percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of LCAS as a safe alternative to aorto-coronary bypass (ACB) in patients with low and intermediate lesion complexity. Aims: To conﬁ rm the safety and effectiveness of PCI and implantation of second generation drug eluting stent (DES) in patients with unprotected LCAS and concomitant complex coronary pathology. Material and Methods: For the period March 2013–October 2018 we performed 225 PCIs of patients with LCAS. 170 of patients who received PCI were divided into 2 groups, according to their SS-1 (ST elevation excluded). We analyzed the major adverse cardio-vascular events (MACE – all-cause mortality, cardiac mortality, stroke and ischemia driven TLR) rate and time-to-ﬁ rst MACE during follow up. Results: 103 patients had SS-I < 32 and 67 patients had SS-I ≥ 32 and their mean age was 67,25 ± 11,03. The median follow-up was 26,6 ± 19,1 months. MACE rate was 12,4% and there was no signiﬁ cance between groups (p = 0,118). Conclusions: PCI of unprotected LCAS has high procedural success rate and good mid-term results, even in pts with complex anatomy. High anatomical complexity of coronary lesions deﬁ ned by SS-I ≥ 32 is not predictive for poor clinical outcome after PCI.
Primulina jiuyishanica (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Hunan, China
Authors: Liu Kun , Meng De-Chang , Huang Zhang-Jie , Maciejewski Stephen , Xin Zi-Bing
Published: October 2020

Primulina jiuyishanica K. Liu, D.C. Meng & Z.B. Xin, a new species of Gesneriaceae from Hunan, China, is described and illustrated. The new species is morphologically similar to Primulina fimbrisepala (Hand.-Mazz.) Yin Z. Wang, but differs in its elliptic to broadly elliptic leaf blade with broadly cuneate base, peduncle densely pubescent with sparse glandular hairs, corolla throat with no purple spots inside, the yellow patch in the throat densely glandular-pubescent and pistil densely glandular-pubescent. Photographs and descriptions of the new species are provided below.
Un tabú de la muerte. La innomina­ción de los vivos y los difuntos como norma jurídica prehispánica
Authors: León-Borja István Szászdi
Published: October 2020

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Comercio y transporte en la economía del azúcar antillano duran­te el siglo XVI
Authors: López y Sebastián Lorenzo E. , Del Río Moreno Justo L.
Published: October 2020

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Esclavitud y vida rural en las plan­taciones azucareras de Santo Do­mingo. siglo XVI
Authors: Morel Genaro Rodríguez
Published: October 2020

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Lima en 1613. Aspectos urbanos
Authors: Durán Montero M.ª Antonia
Published: October 2020

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La picaresca y América en los siglos de oro
Authors: Brioso Sánchez Máximo , Brioso Santos Héctor
Published: October 2020

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Gabriel García y Tassara: del nacio­nalismo romántico al concepto de raza hispana
Authors: Jou Maite
Published: October 2020

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Grupos de poder y tensiones sociales en Puerto Rico durante la crisis del Imperio (1815-1837): Un intento de síntesis
Authors: Navarro García Jesús Raúl
Published: October 2020

Estudio de los múltiples procesos de transformación y reformas que alteraron el ámbito demográfico, político, social y económico de Puerto Rico en la 1.ª mitad del siglo XIX, resaltando la aparición de una agricultura comercial -alentada por la apertura del mercado exterior-, el desarrollo de una política colonial reformista y seductora de las élites locales, la bipolarización social, la participación y comportamiento político de las élites a nivel municipal e insular, así como, finalmente, las líneas de actuación y relaciones entre los mencionados grupos de poder con otras fuerzas sociales de Puerto Rico.
Las vistas de un arbitrista sobre la aparición de un hombre nuevo en las Indias occidentales (mitad del siglo XVII)
Authors: Tardieu Jean-Pierre
Published: October 2020

Frente al deseo de reforzar el control coercitivo para justificar una radicalización de la esclavitud de los negros, asunto que el autor estudió en otro lugar, se analiza aquí un "Memorial de abisso" que el capitán Cristóbal de Lorenzana envió a Felipe IV en fechas comprendidas entre 1642 y 1648. Memorial que presenta un aspecto innovador, en la medida en que propone renunciar a la coerción en pro de la integración progresista del hombre de origen africano dentro de la sociedad hispanoamericana. Al afirmar su fe en un hombre nuevo, liberado de las trabas de los prejuicios sociales, sostiene Lorenzana que para la constitución de una colonia próspera se requiere una sociedad basada en el mestizaje.
La función social del beber en los pueblos andinos prehispánicos
Authors: Estrella Eduardo
Published: October 2020

A través de las fuentes etnohistóricas, se estudian las conexiones de la bebida con el hombre andino, y más en concreto, ecuatoriano, tanto en su mundo personal como en la comunidad a la que pertenece. Se centra en la época prehispánica, basándose en los cronistas Cobo, Cieza y el Inca Garcilaso.
Los recogimientos, de centros de integración social a cárceles privadas: Santa Marta de Quito
Authors: Viforcos Marinas Mª Isabel
Published: October 2020

Se trata de una aportación al conocimiento de las casas de recogidas del Nuevo Mundo, a través del recogimiento quiteño de Santa Marta. Fundado por don Luis López de Solís en 1595 para que sirviera de centro educativo para las huerfanas, de reformatorio para las mujeres de vida escandalosa y de refugio honesto para las que se hallaban en proceso de separación matrimonial, se vería abocado, por las estrecheces económicas, la falta de apoyo institucional y el cambio de mentalidad, a transformarse en cárcel privada de mestizas e indias, forma en la que perviviría hasta la época de la Independencia.
El Archivo Histórico Judicial de la ciudad de México
Authors: Saucedo Zarco Carmen
Published: October 2020

En la ciudad de México está, entre otros archivos histórico-judiciales, el del Tribunal Superior de Justicia del Distrito Federal, que contiene documentación desde el siglo XVI hasta el siglo XIX, repositorio poco estudiado por los investigadores, a pesar de que en él existen ricos fondos que permiten conocer a la sociedad mexicana, tanto colonial como independiente.
Con el apoyo de El Colegio de Michoacán, se elaboró un Catálogo, que aunque abarca únicamente el período 1700-1730, es un acercamiento al contenido de este importante acervo, puesto que, a través de él, se muestra la actividad judicial de primera instancia, realizada por diversas autoridades como los alcaldes ordinarios, alcaldes mayores, corregidores, jueces de provincia, alcaldes del crimen, y en ocasiones, la Real Audiencia, así como otras jurisdicciones especiales.
Le shunga et les récits de l’histoire de l’art japonais
Authors: García Rodríguez Amaury A.
Published: October 2020

Si l’on se penche sur un état des lieux des recherches dans le domaine de l’histoire de l’art japonais et de l’étude de l’image, il faut relever l’incidence de nombreuses nouvelles contributions. Le shunga kenkyū ou les shunga studies (c’est-à-dire l’étude des images japonaises érotiques de l’époque d’Edo) est un sujet particulièrement intéressant et récent au sein des études visuelles japonaises. Bien que l’utilisation du mot shunga comme une sorte de catégorie absolue, englobant un ensemble extrêmement complexe d’expressions du domaine visuel, fasse encore l’objet de nombreux débats, le caractère pionnier de ce nouveau domaine d’étude et son potentiel en font une source fascinante dans la recherche de nouvelles perspectives pour l’analyse des processus et des pratiques visuelles, culturelles et historiques. Cet article étudie l’émergence du shunga en tant que nouveau domaine d’étude au sein de l’histoire de l’art japonais. Je m’y intéresse non seulement à ses vies récentes, mais aussi à la manière dont ces récents changements de statut pourraient influencer notre compréhension actuelle du shunga et ses liens avec l’industrie de l’édition au sens large dont il faisait partie, et avec la culture de l’époque d’Edo en général.
Portée politique de la peinture moderne japonaise : de la peinture d’histoire de l’ancienne École supérieure no 1 à la peinture de bataille de Fujita Tsuguharu
Authors: Miura Atsushi
Published: October 2020

Lorsque nous repensons la peinture japonaise moderne d’un point de vue politique, notre attention est attirée sur l’importance de la peinture d’histoire, y compris l’art militaire, produite à la fin du xixe et au début du xxe siècle. L’européanisation du début de l’ère Meiji et la réaction japonaise nationaliste ont laissé une marque indélébile sur les styles de peinture japonaise moderne, le yōga (« peinture occidentale ») et le nihonga (« peinture japonaise »). Nous examinerons la portée politique de la peinture japonaise moderne à la lumière de deux études de cas. Le premier sera constitué par le recueil de peintures japonaises modernes, de style nihonga, rassemblées dans le but d’étudier l’éthique et l’histoire à l’École supérieure no 1, à Tōkyō. Le second axe sera constitué par l’art militaire produit pendant que le conflit entre le Japon et l’Asie pacifique faisait rage, de la fin des années 1930 aux années 1940, en particulier la peinture du style yōga de Fujita Tsuguharu. La collection de peintures de l’École supérieure no 1 a contribué à l’arène éducative, tout en alignant son rythme sur celui de la montée du nationalisme au cours de la troisième décennie de Meiji. De même, l’art militaire de Fujita, suscité par la guerre du Pacifique, a grandement contribué au développement de la peinture d’histoire au Japon. Dans les liens qui unissent ces deux points d’investigation se révèlent certains aspects complexes de la peinture d’histoire japonaise moderne et de l’art militaire nés à l’intersection de sensibilités politiques et artistiques.
Le jardin japonais comme champ des enjeux internationaux : tendances récentes de la recherche
Authors: Matsugi Hiromi
Published: October 2020

Cet article présente, à travers la lecture de quelques ouvrages et articles, deux tendances récentes des recherches universitaires qui abordent la question de la japonité de l’art du jardin en étudiant le jardin japonais comme champ des enjeux internationaux. La première tendance correspond à une volonté de déconstruire les discours majeurs sur lesquels se fonde le mythe du génie national, en mettant en lumière le mécanisme complexe de la perception, de la réflexion et de la circulation d’idées entre les acteurs japonais et étrangers, qui influe, voire détermine, l’image du jardin japonais ; la deuxième tendance révèle un intérêt croissant porté sur les jardins japonais qui existaient, ou existent encore, en dehors du Japon, et porte une interrogation sur les valeurs du jardin japonais dans des contextes de création internationaux, valeurs qui oscillent entre les critères d’authenticité essentialistes et les spécificités historiques et locales.
Gutai en tension : pour une histoire systémique des arts au stade de la mondialisation
Authors: Lucken Michael
Published: October 2020

Les formes similaires produites dans des contextes culturels différents ne sont pas superposables. L’abstraction dans un pays comme le Japon qui possède une longue tradition critique d’appréciation de la ligne, du geste et de la matière ne peut pas être jugée suivant les mêmes critères qu’en Occident. De même, les œuvres réalistes d’un Kishida Ryūsei (1891-1929) ne peuvent pas être correctement évaluées à l’aune du réalisme européen. Les formes se ressemblent, mais le sens est profondément différent. Il existe des dynamiques régionales qu’il est indispensable de prendre en compte. Toutefois, il va sans dire que les mondes asiatique et européen sont désormais puissamment interconnectés. Le mouvement Gutai n’aurait pas existé sans l’ambition de ses membres d’établir un dialogue avec les artistes et les critiques occidentaux et, plus généralement, hors d’une relation complexe entre centres (Paris, Tōkyō) et périphéries (le Japon, le Kansai). L’ambition de cet article est de contribuer, à partir d’une analyse historiographique du mouvement Gutai (1954-1972), à la réflexion en cours sur les conditions de possibilité d’une histoire systémique des arts au stade de la mondialisation.
Vietnam at the crossroads – An analysis and draft for reform of the Vietnamese economy
Authors: Hansjörg Herr , Rainer Stachuletz
Published: October 2020

As the result of the “Doi-Moi” reform policy, Vietnam has experienced a remarkable phase of growth since 1986. In this period the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) quadrupled. Since the population of Vietnam (about 88.5 million people in 2010) is currently growing by more than one million people annually, the increase in per capita income lags behind GDP growth, but still reached 2900 U.S. dollars in 2009,which ranks 1652 in the world (see Table 1). In order to prevent its per capita income from falling off because of this huge increase

in population growth, Vietnam needs a real GDP growth of over 5%. Although the poverty rate was decreased from 58% to 13% between 2003 and 2008, considerable regional disparities especially between rural and urban areas continue to persist.
Antecedent factors affecting employees’ turnover intention: A case study of Indovina bank
Authors: Kieu Nguyen Minh , Hong Tran Chi
Published: October 2020

Employee turnover has become a great concern and sleepless night of human resource managers. Recently, many researches had been conducted to answer the question why employees wish to change their jobs. The majority of these studies are trying to find out what are the factors affecting their decisions. These kinds of studies are tapping at the behavioral aspect of turnover. However, in banking sector, there have not been many studies on the attitudinal aspect of turnover. This is a gap in studying on employee turnover. The purpose of this study is to fill the gap and answer the question under the approach on the attitudinal side. This kind of view on turnover is originated by the idea that beliefs and attitude have an extent of guidance on behavior intention and actual behavior. If we can change their attitude and limit their behavioral intention, the chance of their actual turnover behavior shall be reduced.
Factors influencing the trust of young customers while using e-commerce websites
Authors: Tri Le Dinh Minh , Loc Vo Bao
Published: October 2020

Internet shopping is now enjoying its prevalence and rapid development in Vietnam. One of factors could be high barrier for this development is consumers’ trust. Lack of trust on websites is a primary reason why many web users do not shop online. This quantitative study is to identify the factors influencing consumers’ trust on websites from the perspective of youths. The proposed model, in this study, is empirically tested using a questionnaire-based field study. A survey of 325 online shoppers has been conducted. Regression analysis is used to test the hypothesis derived from the framework. The result indicates that consumers’ trust on Internet shopping is built on the high level of customers’ perception about the store and company reputation; system quality, and service quality of the website; as well as the effectiveness of third party recognition. Implications and suggestions for further studies were also provided in this study.
Factors affecting botanic park visitation: A case of Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Authors: Sinh Nguyen Hoang
Published: October 2020

Increasing number of people is becoming more active in park visitation and ecotourism. It is therefore important for park managers to understand future trends in visitor use of parks. This research paper is designed to understand the motivational factors or the psychological reasons why people visit parks in order to create the suitable marketing campaign to target them. As well as that, it discovers the facilities and attractions of parks that are most important to the visitors, so that the management of parts can disburse its resources in the best areas to achieve maximum output and return. Furthermore, the research aims to find the best communication channels for tourism destinations to reach its target audience so that its marketing expenditure can yield the maximum return. A survey with 228 participants who have visited Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens in the last 12 months was conducted. The research result will be critical for the adaptive management of parks and for building the capacity to manage changes and shifts in visitation patterns and park usage. Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens would take advantage of this trend and secure a substantial proportion of the new park visitors.
Determinants of students’ satisfaction with distance education programs at Ho Chi Minh City Open University
Authors: Phuc Nguyen Van , Duc Nguyen Minh
Published: October 2020

This study was implemented to identify factors affecting students’ satisfaction with the distance learning programs offered by Ho Chi Minh City Open University. A system of econometric equations was simultaneously regressed by SUR procedure in SAS program with dependent variables representing three components of students’ satisfaction with instructors, their satisfaction with curriculums and their satisfaction with program administration. Data for the regression were collected from a survey in two years 2009 and 2010 with structured questionnaires responded by 361 students following distance learning programs in five majors: Business Administration, Economics, Finance,

Sociology and Construction. The regression results confirmed that there existed positive interrelationship among students’ satisfaction with the three components. A diagram was constructed to exhibit magnitude of the interrelationship as well as determinants of students’ satisfaction with each component. Besides the interrelationship, the satisfaction for instructors was significantly determined by other factors such as age, marital status,

communication (directly or indirectly) with instructors. Whilst, other factors affecting students’ satisfaction with distance learning curriculums include the frequency of students’ Internet use and their income.
The nature of public relations in Vietnam
Authors: Loan Van Thi Hong
Published: October 2020

Public relations is practiced around the world from Western to Asian countries. Public relations theory was initially defined and formalised in the United States of America, and continued to evolve in Europe and the United Kingdom, but had a slower uptake of theory and its application to practice in Asia and other parts of the world. Within varied social and cultural environments, this research explores public relations in Vietnam - what public relations performs in the context of Vietnam where the culture values personal relationships. The exploratory study uses a qualitative research approach with the primary method of semistructured interviews of twenty-nine consultants and in-house public relations practitioners, in both Vietnamese and international organisations. The research found that Vietnamese public relations uses a one-way communication model proposed by Grunig & Hunt (1984). It simultaneously uses a two-way shared perspective which appears similar to the symmetrical model by Grunig & Hunt (1984) but the Vietnamese model focuses on relationships for communication. The study concludes that the nature of public relations in Vietnam is changed by the impact of the cultural factors.
Assessing the development potential of modern retail in Vietnam
Authors: Anh Tran Tuan
Published: October 2020

Vietnam retail market is one among the attractive retail markets in the world. The development of retail market leads to the formation and development of modern retail formats. Currently, the modern retail formats like supermarkets, commercial centers, convenience stores are gradually replacing the traditional forms of retail stores such as markets and individual business. This study was conducted to assess the development potential of modern retail in Vietnam. The foundation of this development is the growth of the size of the domestic retail market, the increasing degree of urbanization and the rapid increase of foreign investment projects in the retail sector, thanks to Vietnam's economic progress of integration with the world economy. The study results showed that after about the first 20 years of formation and development, the modern retail formats are entering the stage with strong development potential.
People’s expectations in Ho Chi Minh City when buying over - the - counter drugs to self - treatment
Authors: Ha Nguyen Minh , Hung Nguyen The
Published: October 2020

This objective is to study determinants of people’s expectation in Ho Chi Minh city when buying over – the counter drugs to self – treatment. With a directly surveyed dataset of 403 citizens over 18 years old who purchased medicines for self-treatment, and using the quantitative method by exploratory factor analysis (EFA), the study found factors affecting people’s expectations when buying over – the – counter (OTC) drugs to heal themselves are past purchase and use of non-prescription drugs, experience treating common diseases with OTC drugs, seeking information behavior when intending buying non-prescription drugs, the impression of the-over-counter medications and the impression of pharmacist at pharmacy by Ho Chi Minh city (HCMC) citizens.
Tourism destinations information seeking and dissemination behaviors on social networking sites
Authors: Dang Nguyen Minh , Thao Vo Thanh
Published: October 2020

Social networking sites (SNS) are a modern form of communication used by the young people across the world. Many young people discuss on forums and exchange information, opinions on SNS. This study empirically examines the effects of consumer opinion leadership (COL) and consumer susceptibility to interpersonal influence (CSII) on young people’s tourism destinations information seeking and dissemination behavior on SNS from consumers’ point of view. The study aimed to answer the following questions: Does COL and CSII affect young people’s tourism destinations information seeking and dissemination behavior on SNS? Is there gender difference in young people’s tourism destinations information seeking and dissemination behavior on SNS? The data generated from various instruments were organized into emerging themes to validate the findings. The results indicated COL and CSII only affected tourism destinations information seeking and dissemination behaviors on SNS of young people. Gender was not supported by the research. These findings suggest that, marketing activities and tactics should be engaged to attract opinion leaders.