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Exploring Factors Affecting Successful Acceptance of E-Learning: Innovative Technology Solutions in Oman
Authors: Al-Hajri Salim , Echchabi Abdelghani
Published: April 2017

Abstract- E-learning is changing the landscape of many educational organizations globally. It has been embraced by many educational organizations in rapidly developing countries such as India, China and Malaysia. Wang (2003) stresses the importance of IT solutions in teaching and learning which is required to develop students’ skills by using more contemporary, resourceful and effective methods such as e-learning technology solutions in the universities. Recently, e-learning has become one of the IT tools which have emerged very strongly in the educational sector and specifically in the higher education. Yet, e-learning technology solutions offered by universities suffer from high cost and quality problems, and hence lack of acceptance. As such, this paper examines the factors affecting successful acceptance of e-learning technology solutions offered by colleges and universities in Oman from students’ perspective. The findings of this study will enrich the knowledge of students’ acceptance of e-learning in the Omani colleges and universities.
Attitude of Indian Consumer towards Environmental Fair Consumption of Products
Authors: Patel Vinodrai Balubhai
Published: April 2017

Abstract- Available literature review suggested that perception and consciousness of consumers has been related to all the aspect of environmentally friendly consumption and existing construct for measurement usually misperceived social and ecological issues. The aim of present research is to study the social issues and fair labour conditions in trading and manufacturing process of India.It is important to understand the difference between liking of service or product due to it being less harmful and less damaging to the environment or due to its abiding with international labour standards and social justice. Objective of this study was also to propose a scale for Consciousness of Fair Consumption, Moral and other oriented reasoning (MR), Environmental concern (EC), Intention to buy Fair-Trade Products, Purchase of Fair Trade products which would be unidimensional in nature. Secondary objective of this study was to assess reliability, validity and construct model fit in consumer durable products. Researchers used descriptive research design by selecting 240 respondents from Indian consumer product industry through multi stage sampling methods. Structured questionnaire has been developed based on the literature review and filled by face to face personal interview methods through mall intercept method of data collection. The result explained that Consumer Fair Consumption scale is unidimentional, reliable and valid as a proposed scale for fair consumption.
Older Adults’ Travel Website Usage and Their Wellbeing Perception
Authors: Kim Insin , Han Eunji , Joo Eunkyung , Kim Junhyung
Published: April 2017

Abstract—This study attempts to identify the impacts of older adults’ innovativeness on parasocial interaction, and examine the linkage between PSI and well-being perception. The 201 U.S. elderlyparticipated in survey conducted from online research survey firm. The conceptual suggested model was tested by the data collected from users of travel websites. The results found thatinnovativeness negatively influenced on PSI. Furthermore, older adults’parasocial interaction was found to generatetheir well-being perception. Managerial and academic implications and direction of future research were provided.
Effect of Recruitment Challenges on Public Healthcare Organisations: A Study of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi
Authors: Dim Ethelmary O. , Akpunonu Uju E.
Published: April 2017

Abstract- This study investigated effect of recruitment challenges on public healthcare organization: a study of Nnamdi Azikiwe university teaching hospital Nnewi. Recruitment is a process of obtaining application for Jobs from among whom the right people can be selected, it is a formal process of finding and attracting capable applicants for employment. The process begins when new recruits are sought and ends when the applications are submitted, it results is pool of applicants from which new employees are selected. Primarily data was used in the study and correlation coefficient was also used to analyze the data showing that there is significant relationship between recruitment  practice and organizational performance both internal and external factors that affect recruitment process in the hospital concludes that if organizations recruits right, both qualified and experienced health professional, it will be of immense benefit to the health organizations, it is recommended  that hospital management should be left in the hands of professionally experienced health personnel who will handle recruitment, selection and placement of health personnel into public hospitals, job security should also be assured to staff.
A Critical Analysis of the Literature in Women’s Leadership in Saudi Arabia
Authors: Alotaibi Fatmah , Cutting Roger , Morgan Julia
Published: April 2017

Abstract--The presence of women in various fields of employment and aspects of public life in Saudi Arabia has been increasing continuously, with the last 10 years witnessing considerable growth in the participation of women in senior management positions and in the decision-making process in public and private sectors. In response to this trend, this paper attempts to explore women leadership opportunity in the Saudi environment. The paper highlights the fact that although there are many obstacles for Saudi women who are seeking to lead, there is still considerable scope for them to be appointed as leaders in the social, political and economic spheres. Women first joined the consultative assembly in 2013; in the same year women were appointed as deputy chairpersons of related committees. In 2015, women voted and ran for office in the municipal elections. Such developments indicate considerable progress in terms of the willingness of organisations to grant Saudi women the chance to occupy managerial positions.
Making a Case for Informal Participation in Occupational Safety and Health Management
Authors: Baku Anita Asiwome Adzo , KengKok Tee , Rahman Rozanah Abdul , Zawawi Dahlia
Published: April 2017

Abstract-A myriad of research have listed organisational commitment, reduced employee turnover, increased productivity amongst others, as some of the benefits of employee participation in management. Some studies on employee participation, however,indicates that, employees are generally reluctant to use formal avenues created for them to contribute to management. This is especially so because management mostly uses such formal avenues for a top-down information transfer. Also, employees have the fear of being victimised if they raise issuesof concern thatboarders on the use of finance or on something they assume may be offending to management during such meetings. 

In Ghana, the high annual accident and injury claims made by employees from the manufacturing industry requires urgent action by manufacturing organisations. Legislature on occupational safety and health (OSH) is scattered, with different oversight agencies, inadequate enforcement,and the absence of laws that require the establishment of a health and safety committee which is standard practice in mostdeveloped jurisdictions.In the light of the weak OSH legal and regulatory framework, coupled with the fact that employees feel reluctant to report their safety predicaments during formal meetings, it is important that management and employees create the necessary environment for employees to participate in safety management. Indeed, studies suggest that the existence of such informal avenues in organisations for employee participation in management decision making will enable open discussions on employee safety issues and therefore lead to the prioritisation of OSH in those organisations.

Nevertheless, research indicates that informal participation has received little research attention especially with regards to Ghana. This study makes a case for the use of informal participation in ensuring safety in manufacturing companies in Ghana.
Hedonic Consumption Mediating the Relationship between Consumer Psycho-Demographic Characteristics and Consumer Adoption of Innovation
Authors: Borsaly Azza El
Published: April 2017

Abstract--The study explores how consumers react differently when companies introduce new products. The study focus on the hedonic consumption as an approach for consumer behavior. It examines the demographic and psychographic characteristics that illustrate consumer hedonic consumption. The study employs VALS framework to understand consumer reaction and propensity to innovation and  adopts Rogers' five steps framework (1) to clarify consumer adoption to innovation. The statistical sample consists of 420 UAE consumers  drawn randomly from the market and universities and colleges. The results indicate that some demographic and psychographic characteristics have significant relationship with consumer hedonic consumption and new product adoption.
The Effect of the Drying Method on the Quality of Dried Kiwi Slices
Authors: Movagharnejad Kamyar , Pouya Sepideh
Published: April 2017

Abstract— Drying is known as a food preservation method which increases the food’s storage time by water reduction. Traditional drying consisted of open sun-drying, but different industrial dryers have been widely used in recent times. The new dryers consist of convective, infrared, ultrasound, freeze fluidized bed and freeze dryers. All of these dryers reduce the water content but under different mechanisms which leads to the end products with different qualities. In this study we aim to compare the difference in quality of kiwi fruit slices dried by three different dryers: 1. Convective tray dryer, 2. Microwave dryer and 3. Freeze dryer. The tray dryer experiments were conducted in two air temperatures of 60 and 80oC in the constant air velocity of 0.8 m/s. The microwave dryer operated in 3 output powers of 180, 270 and 360 W. The condenser temperature and pressure in the freeze dryer reduced to -50oC and 0.1 mbar, respectively. The operating conditions and time were regulated so that the moisture content of all dried samples reduced to nearly 10% in the wet basis. The three parameters of color change, ascorbic acid and antioxidant reduction were selected as the measuring criteria for the comparison of the product qualities. The experiments show that the freeze drying caused the minimum color change while the microwave drying in the maximum power of 360W caused the maximum amount of color change. The concentration of ascorbic acid was measured in the fresh fruits and dried samples by standard methods. The measurements proved that the ascorbic acid content of the freeze dried samples was 80% of the fresh fruits. The ascorbic acid content of other samples was much lower. The antioxidant activity of the dried samples and the fresh fruits was also measured by standard methods and the experimental data also showed that the freeze drying causes the minimum reduction in the antioxidant activity.
Early Recognition of Alzheimer’s Disease using Brain MRI
Authors: Birry Rania Ahmed Kadry Abdel Gawad
Published: April 2017

Abstract—Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a brain disease that causes a slow decline in memory, thinking and reasoning skills. It represents a major public health problem.  Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) have shown that the brains of people with (AD) shrink significantly as the disease progresses. This shrinkage appears in specific brain regions such as the hippocampus which is a small, curved formation in the brain that plays an important role in the limbic system also involved in the formation of new memories and is also associated with learning and emotions.  Medical information on brain MRI is used in detecting the abnormalities in physiological structures. Structural MRI measurements can detect and follow the evolution of brain atrophy which is a marker of the disease progression; therefore, it allows diagnosis and prediction of AD.  The research’s main target is the early recognition of Alzheimer’s disease automatically, which will thereby avoid deterioration of the case resulting in complete brain damage stage.  Alzheimer’s disease yields visible changes in the brain structures. The aim is to recognize if the patient belongs to Alzheimer’s disease category or a normal healthy person at an early stage.

Initially, image pre-processing and features extraction techniques are applied including data reduction using Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) and Cropping, then traditional classification techniques like Euclidean Distance, Chebyshev Distance, Cosine Distance, City Block Distance, and Black pixel counter, were applied on the resulting vectors for classification. Image pre-processing includes noise reduction, Gray-scale conversion and binary scale conversion were applied for the MRI images. Feature extraction techniques follow including cropping and low spatial frequency components (DCT). This paper aims to automatically recognize and detect Alzheimer’s infected brain using MRI, without the need of clinical expert. This early recognition would be helpful to postpone the disease progression and maintain it at an almost steady stage. It was concluded after collecting a dataset of 50 MRI , 25 for normal MRI and  25 for AD MRI that Chebyshev Distance classifier yielded the highest success rate in the recognition of Alzheimer’s disease with accuracy 94% compared to other classification techniques used where, Euclidean Distance is 91.6%,  Cosine Distance is 86.8%, City block Distance is 89.6%, Correlation Distance is 86.4% and Black pixels counter is 90%.
Health and Its Impact on Labour Productivity and Labour Market
Authors: Sengupta Keya
Published: April 2017

Abstract-The paper examines the impact of the various parameters of health on the labour market.It is ultimately the health condition of the workforce which affects labour productivity which in turn is an important determinant of the growth rate of an economy. The paper deals exclusively with the developing and emerging nations which are lower in the rank of human development and examines the extent to which health indicators affect the labour market. The results of the estimated equation reveals that infant mortality rate, child malnutrition, death due to malaria and tuberculosis and diarrheal cases emerge as the chief factors which affect the different components of the labour market such as the output per worker, vulnerable employment and also the work participation rate.
Optimizing Emulsion Liquid Membrane Process for Extraction of Nickel from Wastewater Using Taguchi Method
Authors: Fouad Elsayed Ali
Published: April 2017

Abstract--The main objectives of this research were focused on extracting nickel ions from waste water using emulsion liquid membrane as well as determining the optimal conditions for the extraction process. Taguchi experimental design method was applied to determine the optimum extraction conditions. The controllable factors of the emulsion liquid membrane process were carrier; surfactant; and internal phase concentration, treating ratio, stirring time, and feed phase acidity were optimized. The contribution of each controllable factor was also explored. The results indicated the greatest effect of the carrier concentration in comparison to other parameters. The five other parameters slightly affected the extraction percentage of nickel. The optimum conditions for the extraction was found to be carrier concentration (M) of 0.25, surfactant concentration (v %) of 10, internal phase concentration (M) of 0.1, external / emulsion ratio (v/v) of 5, stirring time (min.) of 1, and feed phase pH of 0.5.
Electrical and Structural Properties of PVDF/Mgo (7%) Nanocomposites Thin Films at Various Annealing Temperatures
Authors: Dahan Rozana Mohd , A.N. Arshad , M.H. Wahid , M.N. Sarip , M. Rusop
Published: April 2017

Abstract—Poly (vinylideneflouride)/nano-magnesium oxide (PVDF/MgO) film with 7% MgO loading percentage was annealed at various annealing temperatures ranging from 70°C to 150°C. The PVDF/MgO thin film was fabricated using spin coating technique with a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) configuration. The dielectric and electric properties of PVDF/MgO with respect to annealing temperatures was studied. The PVDF/MgO nanocomposites thin films annealed at temperature of 70°C (AN70-PVDF/MgO) showed an improvement in the properties; dielectric constant value of 26 at 1 kHz frequency compared to un-annealed sample (UN-PVDF/MgO), which is 21 at the same frequency. As the annealing temperatures were increased from 90°C (AN90) to 150°C (AN150-PVDF/MgO), the dielectric constant values were found to gradually decreased from 25 to 12 respectively, which was lower than the UN-PVDF/MgO thin films. AN70-PVDF/MgO also produced relatively low tangent loss (tan δ). The resistivity value of AN70-PVDF/MgO was also found to increase from 3.08x104 Ω.cm (UN- PVDF/MgO) to 4.55x104 Ω.cm. The increased in the dielectric constant, with low tangent loss and high resistivity value suggests that 70°C was the favorable annealing temperature for PVDF/MgO film suitable for the application in electronic devices such as low frequency capacitor.
Persian Mining Product (PMP) Is Future of Iranian Minerals Branding
Authors: Tehrani Keyvan Jafari , Jafari Homa Moayed
Published: April 2017

Abstract— This electronic document is browsing across history of Iranian minerals export to clarify the key factors which helped to achieve the success or loose the chance on the subject. Iran with great reserve of minerals which consisting of 68 types has a great potential to substitute minerals export income instead of oil. This is the same scenario that Kingdom of Saudi Arabia also is planning to do so.

To achieve this goal, need more attention and focus on mining activities such as exploration, extraction, production, processing of ore as well as export. During a last decade which Iran imposed under tremendous and hard European and United States sanctions, had less chance and hope to follow up this plan. But since beginning 2016 which the most of trading and business sanctions have been removed, Iran not only can equip its mines by brand new machinery and technology but may get much better interest from foreign mining companies and investors to do finance or invest as FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) in Iranian mines.

Iran needs by proper planning increase share of GDP for mining production from some existing figure below 1% to above 5% to rely less on oil income, which has already had a share of 23% in Iran’s GDP.

We believe to bypass this road need to create a professional brand for Iranian minerals. Hereby we are introducing for the first time a new abbreviation for branding of Iranian minerals named PMP (Persian Mining Product) as a solution for this purpose.
Treatment of Block-Based Sparse Matrices in Domain Decomposition Method
Authors: Mukaddes Abul Mukid Mohammad , Ogino Masao , Shioya Ryuji , Kanayama Hiroshi
Published: April 2017

Abstract— The domain decomposition method involves the finite element solution of problems in the parallel computer. The finite element discretization leads to the solution of large systems of linear equation whose matrix is naturally sparse. The use of proper storing techniques for sparse matrix is fundamental especially when dealing with large scale problems typical of industrial applications. The aim of this research is to review the sparsity pattern of the matrices originating from the discretization of the elasto-plastic and thermal-convection problems. Some practical strategies dealing with sparsity pattern in the finite element code of adventure system are recalled. Several efficient storage schemes to store the matrix originating from elasto-plastic and thermal-convection problems have been proposed. In the proposed technique, inherent block pattern of the matrix is exploited to locate the matrix element. The computation in the high performance computer shows better performance compared to the conventional skyline storage method used by the most of the researchers.
Sentiment Ranking for Opinion Extraction by Weighted Feature Scheme
Authors: Prabhu Sujith , Kumar Mukundaram Prem , Amirneni Sridhar
Published: April 2017

Abstract— Sentiment Analysis is the analysis of emotions and opinions in a given text using Natural Language Processing. It helps in understanding the user attitude and feelings by analyzing reviews/comments posted by people through social media, blogs etc. Internet availability has given us an easier way of accessing the information and expressing our opinions on various topics or products. These reviews are of immense importance to the targeted organization since they largely affect the outlook of the organization. People tend to consider these reviews when purchasing or using a product.  This paper aims to analyze the user's sentiment in the form of free text by extracting the opinionated or sentiment words from the sentences using various techniques.  They are further classified into positive or negative sentiment words and are grouped under various categories using a sentiment dictionary based on which every word will be assigned a weight. The major refinement in the proposed system is the estimation of different feature weights for evaluation of overall sentiment score and this increases the accuracy by a huge margin. The average of all the values is computed and the review is rated on a scale of 1 to 5 indicating the sentiment of the user.  The sentiment score in addition to providing the user feedback also gives us an insight into the various features and helps an enterprise to focus on improving the below average features to boost the product on the whole.
Architectural Design against Crime Toward Crime Prevention through Modern Environmental Design
Authors: Algendy Algendy Shaker Abdelghany
Published: April 2017

Abstract— There is no doubt that provision of security and safety is from the main objectives of the new urban planning, due to its impact on the individual and society, because of that the architects try to solve this problem throw an environmental design which called crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED). We will discuss in this study the design strategies for this way of design starting from the single family homes passing throw all neighborhood's units tell we reach to the economic and industrial buildings. We will discuss too some exterior and interior physical security procedures,  modern technologies used to protect people against intruders, the procedures of the government to secure residential areas and how can the architecture help them doing their work. After finishing the design and implementation procedures, we list some of CPTED implementation benefits and problems, and offer some additional recommendations for people who will live in these places to enhance their feeling with safety and security.

We find after consider all CPTED design benefits that it offer more safe and beautiful place for people to live in and it reduce the total cost of buildings since it use saving lighting system, building material and we will need less amount of physical security systems (CCTV, EAC,..) which are very expensive. The researcher taking into his account a lot of CPTED principals during design Future City project to make safe and secure city.
Medidas ofensivas y defensivas de los vecinos de Sonora en respuesta a las incursiones apaches, 1854-1890. El despliegue de una autodefensa limitada
Authors: Reyes Gutiérrez Amparo Angélica , Almada Bay Ignacio , Contreras Tánori David
Published: April 2017

El conflicto intermitente entre apaches y vecinos de Sonora –la denominada “guerra apache” en la historiografía tradicional- se intensificó a partir de la pérdida de la Mesilla en 1854, al permitir a los apaches tener un refugio seguro y próximo al regresar con lo depredado en Sonora a sus campamentos en el territorio norteamericano de Arizona, donde radicaban los comerciantes que alentaron esta práctica.En un contexto de autodefensa limitada, por no contar con el apoyo del ejército nacional ni atreverse a ejercer represalias contra los campamentos estacionales apaches por ubicarse éstos en otro país; como respuesta, los vecinos desarrollaron una serie de medidas ofensivas y defensivas, ejecutadas por miembros de la Guardia Nacional, integrada por vecinos de los asentamientos afectados. Gracias a una base de datos con 4,092 registros, compuesta por testimonios de primera mano de vecinos y autoridades menores, se identificaron estas medidas y sus características.
Exhibir y resignificar. Reinterpretaciones de los restos arqueológicos olmecas entre los siglos XIX y XX
Authors: López Hernández Haydeé
Published: April 2017

Las piezas arqueológicas han sido sujetas a diversas interpretaciones que determinan su lugar en la historia escrita y en los espacios de exhibición. En este artículo se exploran las diferentes apreciaciones sobre las piezas arqueológicas denominadas olmecas, destacando el tránsito ocurrido entre el universalismo decimonónico y el nacionalismo de entre guerras. Si bien México se esforzó por integrar las piezas más antiguas dentro de su historia para establecer el linaje universal del pasado nacional, algunas de éstas no tuvieron cabida porque varios autores las vincularon con el continente negro. A la vuelta del siglo, los cambios en la valoración del arte durante el periodo de entre guerras, así como el valor asignado al pasado no occidental, dio cabida al surgimiento de la “cultura madre” y su exhibición, así como a su acentuada apreciación en la historia local.
Movilidad social en la historia de México
Authors: Gonzalbo Aizpuru Pilar
Published: April 2017

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Orden franciscana y movilidad social. Siglo XVII
Authors: Morales Francisco
Published: April 2017

Las órdenes religiosas en Nueva España han sido estudiadas en diversos aspectos de sus actividades, particularmente en las relacionadas con su participación en la evangelización, en la educación y en su aportación a la historiografía novohispana. La orden franciscana, en especial, ha recibido especial atención sobre sus actividades del siglo XVI. El presente trabajo versa sobre el siglo XVII en un campo todavía poco explorado. Tomando como fuente los voluminosos expedientes que los aspirantes a la orden tenían que presentar para ser admitidos ofrezco una aproximación a la composición social de los frailes de la Provincia del Santo Evangelio de México, así como los nexos y relaciones de las familias de estos frailes con algunos de los grupos más sobresalientes de la sociedad novohispana del siglo XVII.
El cine y la movilidad: de Oaxaca a la ciudad de México con los Zuñiga, padre e hijo, 1920-1970
Authors: Vaughan Mary Kay
Published: April 2017

Si entre 1940 y 1980 el ascenso social en la Ciudad de México se atribuye a las oportunidades educativas y al empleo, también desempeñaron un papel significativo los medios masivos de comunicación. Este artículo se refiere a las experiencias cinematográficas de dos hombres, José Zúñiga Heredia (n. 1914-1985), un sastre que emigró de Oaxaca a la Ciudad de México en 1939, y su hijo Pepe (n. 1937) quien llegó a ser estudiante, profesor, y director (1991-93) de la Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura, y Grabado La Esmeralda. Examina el papel del cine de Hollywood y de la Edad de Oro mexicana en la formación de sus sensibilidades, sus aspiraciones, sus nociones de los derechos y la dignidad y argumenta que el cine tuvo un papel importante en la formación del espíritu de rebeldía y una nueva definición de la masculinidad en los jóvenes que llegaron a la educación superior a finales de los años cincuenta.
Sobre Pablo Mijangos y González, The lawyer of the Church. Bishop Clemente de Jesús Munguía and the Clerical Response to the Mexican Liberal Reforma
Authors: Carbajal López David
Published: April 2017

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Representaciones populares de la vida urbana: ciudad de México, 1890-1930
Authors: Cornejo Tomás
Published: April 2017

En diálogo con las principales perspectivas desarrolladas para abordar la modernización de las ciudades de América Latina, se propone aquí acercarse a la visión elaborada por los sectores populares de ciudad de México, según la plasmaron en una manifestación cultural tremendamente rica, los corridos impresos en hojas volantes. Del examen de una vasta producción que abarca lo más sustantivo del porfiriato y termina en la postrevolución, surge una comprensión particular respecto a la experiencia de vivir en la capital para los más pobres. Se analiza tres tópicos que expresaron las representaciones sobre la experiencia urbana: el problema de la vivienda, la sociabilidad en las vecindades y las alteraciones en las relaciones de género producto de una economía familiar precaria en el nuevo escenario citadino.
A las palabras ya no se las lleva el viento: apuntes para una historia cultural del fonógrafo en México (1876-1924)
Authors: Díaz Frene Jaddiel
Published: April 2017

En este artículo se estudia el impacto de los fonógrafos en la sociedad mexicana, a partir de las visiones expuestas en la prensa y las experiencias de diferentes sectores sociales como consumidores. La primera parte del trabajo, estudia los debates sobre la utilidad de la máquina en el progreso nacional, vinculada a rubros como el correo y la medicina. Luego, se abordan prácticas cotidianas como el alquiler, que permitieron a los sectores sin abundantes recursos acceder a los artefactos para el disfrute propio y familiar, pero también como modo de supervivencia. Por último, se exponen testimonios y cifras estadísticas que dan cuenta del consumo fonográfico por individuos de diferentes grupos sociales, desde ricos hacendados hasta pobres e iletrados campesinos.En la segunda mitad del siglo XIX la humanidad experimentó una época de milagros tecnológicos. Inventos como el cinematógrafo, el telégrafo, el teléfono y el fonógrafo trajeron consigo nuevas experiencias sensoriales que incidieron en la forma de socializar la información y percibir tiempo, la imagen, la distancia y el sonido.
Sobre Diego Pulido Esteva, ¡A su salud! Sociabilidades, libaciones y prácticas populares en la ciudad de México a principios del siglo XX
Authors: Barbosa Cruz Mario
Published: April 2017

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El boicot turístico a México. Controversias político-diplomáticas a raíz del voto mexicano en la resolución 3379 de la ONU
Authors: Katz Gugenheim Ariela
Published: April 2017

El 10 de noviembre de 1975, en la Asamblea General de la onu se aprobó la Resolución 3379, que definió al sionismo como una forma de racismo. México votó a favor y a raíz del voto mexicano, los judíos de Estados Unidos declararon un boicot turístico a México. Con base en abundante documentación de archivos gubernamentales e institucionales de México, Estados Unidos e Israel, este artículo describe el boicot turístico que desató el voto, demuestra su origen popular y expone su adopción por el liderazgo judío de Estados Unidos. Estudia asimismo la reacción del gobierno mexicano frente al boicot, específicamente en su relación con las comunidades judías mexicana y estadounidense, y explica cómo cesó el boicot.
El comunismo mexicano y la lucha por la paz en los inicios de la Guerra Fría
Authors: Crespo Horacio
Published: April 2017

El artículo se propone estudiar la línea política del Partico Comunista Mexicano frente a la realidad internacional de los primeros años de la Guerra Fría (1947-1950). El PCM atraviesa una larga crisis entre 1940 y 1960, que condiciona su accionar y lo empuja a una declinación en sus relaciones con las masas populares y una debilidad orgánica muy acentuada. La influencia de la concepción browderista no le permite abordar adecuadamente las relaciones con el estado mexicano ni plantear una estrategia revolucionaria. Su crisis también está relacionada con la acentuación de la dependencia a los mandatos recibidos de la Kominform, el nuevo organismo de conducción del movimiento comunista internacional. El artículo estudia el desarrollo del contexto internacional en el surgimiento de la Guerra Fría, la respuesta soviética desde el movimiento comunista internacional y la línea política establecida a partir de 1947 del Movimiento Internacional por la Paz. Muestra las características de la dirección de Dionisio Encina como ejemplo de las formas adoptadas por el estalinismo maduro, su incapacidad, falta de autonomía y servilismo a los dictados soviéticos y la política establecida en cumplimiento de las directivas de la Kominform a través de Congresos partidarios y plenos del Comité Central. Por último, estudia los Congresos por la Paz en Wroclaw, París y México como escenarios de la política aplicada en el periodo estudiado.
¡Bienvenido Mr. Mikoyan!: tacos y tractores a la sombra del acercamiento soviético-mexicano, 1958-1964
Authors: Pettinà Vanni
Published: April 2017

Basado en documentación inédita procedente tanto de archivos de la ex Unión Soviética, como de Estados Unidos y, en menor medida, de México, este artículo tiene como objetivo analizar el proceso de acercamiento entre México y la URSS, entre 1959 y 1962. En particular, este texto mostrará cómo, entre el final de la década de 1950 y el principio de los años sesenta, una serie de factores crearon por primera vez desde el comienzo del conflicto bipolar en 1947 las condiciones para un posible acercamiento entre los dos países. Al mismo tiempo, el trabajo mostrará que la fuerte dependencia comercial mexicana de Estados Unidos, el contexto de polarización de la Guerra Fría y las dificultades soviéticas en proyectar su influencia económica en la región disuadieron, en última instancia, la administración de López Mateos de concretar el posible acercamiento con la URSS.
Sobre Cecilia Méndez, La república plebeya. Huanta y la formación del Estado peruano, 1820-1850
Authors: Pani Erika
Published: April 2017

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Sobre Georgina López González, La organización para la administración de la justicia ordinaria en el Segundo Imperio. Modernidad institucional y continuidad jurídica en México
Authors: Connaughton Brian
Published: April 2017

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Sobre Alejandro Estrella González, Libertad, progreso y autenticidad. Ideas sobre México a través de las generaciones filosóficas, 1865-1925
Authors: Illades Carlos
Published: April 2017

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Sobre Bernd Hausberger y Raffaele Moro, La Revolución Mexicana en el cine. Un acercamiento a partir de la mirada ítaloeuropea
Authors: Reyes Díaz Evelia
Published: April 2017

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Sobre Romain Bertrand, Le long Remords de la conquête. Manille-Mexico-Madrid. L’affaire Diego de Ávila (1577-1580)
Authors: Calvo Thomas
Published: April 2017

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Sobre Esteban Sánchez de Tagle, Del Gobierno y su tutela. La reforma a las haciendas locales del siglo XVIII y el cabildo de México
Authors: Guillamón Álvarez F. Javier
Published: April 2017

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Sobre Romana Falcón, El Jefe Político. Un dominio negociado en el mundo rural del Estado de México, 1856-1911
Authors: Reina Leticia
Published: April 2017

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Sobre Aurelia Valero Pie, José Gaos en México. Una biografía intelectual, 1938-1969
Authors: Illades Carlos
Published: April 2017

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“Lo que queremos es que salgan los blancos y las tropas”. Yaquis y mexicanos en tiempos de revolución (1910-1920)
Authors: Cárdenas García Nicolás
Published: April 2017

Este artículo analiza la relación entre el pueblo yaqui y los revolucionarios mexicanos. Esta relación fue compleja y difícil, en parte por la larga y cruel guerra que le precedió, y en parte porque se trataba de actores colectivos no homogéneos. Madero y otros revolucionarios reconocieron la justicia de los reclamos yaquis y la injusticia de la política porfirista, pero fueron incapaces de encontrar una solución pacífica al problema, puesto  que no podían aceptar la demanda  central de los yaquis: la salida de su territorio de los blancos y sus tropas. A la postre, los revolucionarios mantuvieron en líneas generales la política precedente, es decir, una mezcla de guerra, colonización y ocupación militar. Y, aunque cada vez más desestructurado y dividido, una parte del pueblo yaqui continuó resistiendo a esa política.
Sobre Aurelia Valero Pie (ed. y coord.), Los empeños de una casa. Actores y redes en los inicios de El Colegio de México 1940-1950
Authors: De Hoyos Puente Jorge
Published: April 2017

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Prescrição de medicamentos por enfermeiros: legalidade, prática e benefícios
Authors: Alves Camboim José Cleston , Alves de Sousa Milena Nunes , Bezerra de Lima Carlos , Lopes da Silva Maria Cecília , Muniz da Silva Ayanne Nathalya , Farias Camboim Francisca Elidivânia de
Published: April 2017

Analisar as produções disponíveis na literatura científica sobre a legalidade, reconhecimento e os benefícios da prática de prescrição de medicamentos por enfermeiros. Revisão Integrativa da literatura, realizada no Google Acadêmico, na Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, abordando qual a legalidade, o reconhecimento e os benefícios da prática de prescrição de medicamentos pelo enfermeiro? Utilizando-se os descritores: prescrições de medicamentos, legislação de enfermagem, e enfermagem, no período de 2007 a 2015. Encontraram-se 183 artigos, desses seis seguiram os critérios de inclusão e exclusão do estudo. A análise temática dos dados possibilitou a construção de duas categorias: Legalidade e reconhecimento da prática de prescrição de medicamentos pelo enfermeiro; Benefícios da prática de prescrição de medicamentos pelo enfermeiro. Enfatiza-se a importância da realização de estudos que enfoquem a prescrição de medicamentos por enfermeiros.
Battered Women under Duress: The Supreme Court of Canada's Abandonment of Context and Purpose in R. v Ryan
Authors: MacLean Jason , Verrelli Nadia , Chambers Lori
Published: April 2017

The case of R. v Ryan presented the Supreme Court of Canada with a novel question: may a wife, whose life is threatened by her abusive husband, rely on the defence of duress when she tries to have him murdered? In this article, we argue that by answering this novel question in the negative, the Court missed an opportunity to clarify the nature and scope of the defence of duress in the context of battered and abused women in a principled manner and thereby enhance access to justice and equal benefit of the law. Instead, the Court retreated into a purely formalist doctrinal defence of the boundary separating duress and self-defence. In doing so, the Court not only failed in its responsibility to make the law less unsettled and piecemeal, more coherent, and more just, but it also set back the judicial treatment of battered woman's syndrome by more than a quarter century, harking back to the period prior to the Court's ground-breaking decision in R. v Lavallee.
The Stableboy Discovered: Editing the Memoirs of Thomas Hammond
Authors: Boulukos George
Published: April 2017

Memoirs on The Life and Travels of Thomas Hammond 1748–1775, edited by George Boulukos, will be published for the first time ever by the University of Virginia Press in 2017. Hammond, by turns a stable boy, jockey, servant to French nobles, European traveller, convert to Catholicism, itinerant circus rider, and entertainment entrepreneur, did all he could to educate himself and made a habit of seizing unlikely opportunities for adventure. He documents his Cambridgeshire childhood and his youthful travels through France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal. Hammond lavishly illustrated his Memoirs with his own amateur works and with line drawings com missioned from a professional artist. In this essay, Boulukos offers a few compelling samples of Hammond’s work, makes the case for the significance of Hammond’s text, and offers a brief account of the manuscript and its provenance. Boulukos reflects on the difficulty of introducing a previously unknown author from the eighteenth century, and on the challenges and rewards of editing and publishing such a significant manuscript discovery given today’s publishing climate.
Time-Lapse Photography of Runway Reconstruction for Education and Training
Authors: Krohn Drake , Bullock Darcy M.
Published: April 2017

Airfield construction projects have unique construction challenges because of their close proximity to aircraft operations. During these projects, communication, safety areas, airspace protection zones, and foreign object damage are emphasized. Incursions and incidents are of significant concern to FAA, the airport operator, and the contractor. This paper discusses and illustrates how time-lapse photography can be used to develop training and educational material pertaining to the construction practices on airfields. This proposed idea is illustrated through case studies documenting runway reconstruction at two airports in Indiana. The paper is supplemented by several images and with links to YouTube videos to illustrate these concepts. This material is beneficial for training construction workers in airfield awareness, and it provides an overall understanding of the complexities of airside construction. Although this paper focuses on general aviation airports, the material can be of value to all sizes and types of airports. With some modifications and support, the proposed techniques could be applied to larger airports.
Effects of Mergers and Divestitures on Airline Fares
Authors: Zhang Zhou , Ciliberto Federico , Williams Jonathan
Published: April 2017

U.S. antitrust authorities have increasingly forced merging companies to divest assets as a condition for merger approval, with the goal of creating a more competitive postmerger environment. This study examined the effectiveness of this government strategy in the context of the airline industry, in which forced divestitures have occurred in recent consolidations. The study used unique data on assets critical to airport facilities that were involved in the divestitures to document the reallocation of those assets to low-cost carriers. Estimates of the impact of the divestitures on airfares were then calculated. The results show that, at the affected airports, fares for merging carriers fell by 3% and fares for nonmerging carriers fell by 1% relative to airports at which no divestiture occurred. These results provide evidence that the divestiture strategy used by antitrust authorities is effective in this setting in mitigating market power.
Synthesis of Non-Glutamate-Type Pyrrolo[2,3-d]Pyrimidines via Direct Aminocarbonylation of Aryl Halides Using Solid Co2(CO)8 as a CO Source and Their Antibacterial Activity
Authors: Selvakumar Balaraman , Elango Kuppanagounder P.
Published: April 2017

The synthesis of pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives by direct aminocarbonylation was demonstrated using solid Co2(CO)8 as a CO source in an autoclave at elevated temperature by reacting an aryl halide scaffold with a variety of amines. Using this method, 12 non-glutamate-type pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine analogues were prepared. Some compounds exhibited antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.
A Novel Optimal Control Method for Islanded Microgrids Based on Droop Control Using the ICA-GA Algorithm
Authors: Moazami Goodarzi Hamed , Kazemi Mohammad
Published: April 2017

Microgrids are small scale power systems with local resources for generation; consumption and storage, that can operate connected to the main grid or islanded. For the islanding operation of microgrids, two important tasks are to share the load demand and maintain the voltage and frequency stabilities. In order to achieve this goal, a hierarchical control structure can be employed. This research presents a solution technique for finding the optimal site, production and droop coefficients of distributed generation (DG) units in microgrids. In this paper, three main factors are scrutinized through a multi-objective optimization approach. These factors include fuel consumption cost, stability and variations of voltage. To solve this optimization problem, an Imperialist Competitive Algorithm-Genetic Algorithm (ICA-GA) is presented. A fuzzy approach is used to search in non-dominated outcomes and to find the best answer. To show the effectiveness of the proposed method, it is implemented on 33-buses IEEE test systems. The simulation results exhibit the ability and efficiency of the proposed scheme to find the optimal solutions.
Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of 2-(2-Amino-5(6)-nitro-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)-N-arylacetamides as Antiprotozoal Agents
Authors: Hernández-Núñez Emanuel , Tlahuext Hugo , Moo-Puc Rosa , Moreno Diego , González-Díaz María Ortencia , Vázquez Gabriel Navarrete
Published: April 2017

Parasitic diseases are a public health problem affecting millions of people worldwide. One of the scaffolds used in several drugs for the treatment of parasitic diseases is the benzimidazole moiety, a heterocyclic aromatic compound. This compound is a crucial pharmacophore group and is considered a privileged structure in medicinal chemistry. In this study, the benzimidazole core served as a model for the synthesis of a series of 2-(2-amino-5(6)-nitro-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)-N-arylacetamides 1–8 as benznidazole analogues. The in silico pharmacological results calculated with PASS platform exhibited chemical structures highly similar to known antiprotozoal drugs. Compounds 1–8 when evaluated in silico for acute toxicity by oral dosing, were less toxic than benznidazole. The synthesis of compounds 1–8 were carried out through reaction of 5(6)-nitro-1H-benzimidazol-2-amine (12) with 2-chlroactemides 10a–h, in the presence of K2CO3 and acetonitrile as solvent, showing an inseparable mixture of two regioisomers with the -NO2 group in position 5 or 6 with chemical yields of 60 to 94%. The prediction of the NMR spectra of molecule 1 coincided with the experimental chemical displacements of the regioisomers. Comparisons between the NMR prediction and the experimental data revealed that the regioisomer endo-1,6-NO2 predominated in the reaction. The in vitro antiparasitic activity of these compounds on intestinal unicellular parasites (Giardia intestinalis and Entamoeba histolytica) and a urogenital tract parasite (Trichomonas vaginalis) were tested. Compound 7 showed an IC50 of 3.95 μM and was 7 time more active against G. intestinalis than benznidazole. Compounds 7 and 8 showed 4 times more activity against T. vaginalis compared with benznidazole.
Applying spectral biclustering to mortality data
Authors: Piscopo Gabriella , Resta Marina
Published: April 2017

We apply spectral biclustering to mortality datasets in order to capture three relevant aspects: the period, the age and the cohort effects, as their knowledge is a key factor in understanding actuarial liabilities of private life insurance companies, pension funds as well as national pension systems. While standard techniques generally fail to capture the cohort effect, on the contrary, biclustering methods seem particularly suitable for this aim. We run an exploratory analysis on the mortality data of Italy, with ages representing genes, and years as conditions: by comparison between conventional hierarchical clustering and spectral biclustering, we observe that the latter offers more meaningful results.
Une malacofaune remarquable et encore à approfondir dans le marais de Lavours
Authors: Vrignaud Sylvain
Published: April 2017

A remarkable molluscan fauna in the Lavours marsh, still needing more inventory. - Despite a thorough inventory of molluscan species, 69 taxa were seen on the Réserve naturelle nationale du Marais de Lavours. More than numerous species, the originality and the scattered species are interesting. The diversity of swamp species is remarkable, especially Vertigo moulinsiana.