bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Psicanálise e universidade: a proposta do LAPCIP
Authors: Lhullier Louise Amaral , Mandelli de Marsillac Ana Lúcia , Justo da Silva Patrícia Simões de Almeida , Machado Letícia Vier , Fantin Alana Dallacosta
Published: June 2019

O artigo busca situar, sob a ótica de Freud e Lacan, algumas dificuldades e possibilidades da inserção da psicanálise na universidade. Partimos da história da entrada da psicanálise no Brasil, apresentando na sequência as contribuições de Freud e de Lacan sobre o ensino da psicanálise nesse âmbito. Diferenciamos ensino de transmissão, discurso científico e discurso da psicanálise. Sustentamos que a transmissão se dá para além do ensino e que o discurso da psicanálise busca evidenciar e questionar os lugares da verdade presentes no discurso científico. Em seguida, na busca de um lugar para a psicanálise na universidade, apresentamos uma proposta de inserção pela via do Laboratório de Psicanálise, Processos Criativos e Interações Políticas (LAPCIP) da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Concluímos que dar um lugar à psicanálise na universidade é sempre uma aposta guiada pelo desejo, que não implica no fechamento para outras possibilidades.
Funções executivas e regulação cognitivo-emocional: conexões anatômicas e funcionais
Authors: Gomes July Silveira , Simonetti Luciane , Maidel Simone
Published: June 2019

O estudo das funções executivas (FEs) tem sido alvo de pesquisas com foco na relação cérebro-comportamento, principalmente no que diz respeito ao desenvolvimento de habilidades sociais e o controle emocional em crianças, adolescentes e adultos com lesão cerebral no lobo frontal. Uma vez que essas funções são fundamentais para a adaptação do indivíduo em sociedade, é possível perceber sua importância na evolução filogenética do homem como um mecanismo de regulação e controle do comportamento. Por essa razão, este artigo tem como objetivo fornecer um panorama geral de estudos e descobertas acerca das FEs, focando nos aspectos neuroanatômicos e seus correspondentes comportamentais, especialmente nos processos cognitivos e na regulação emocional.
Respiración artificial: autoritarismo e ditadura no romance argentino contemporâneo
Authors: Andreta Bárbara Loureiro
Published: June 2019

O romance Respiración artificial foi escrito por Ricardo Piglia e veio a público no ano de 1980, ainda durante a ditadura argentina (1976-1983). Este trabalho tem, como objetivo, analisar como a temática da ditadura aparece em Respiración artificial, considerando-se as conexões que esta apresenta com outros momentos históricos e as referências a outros autores e obras.
Narrativas de mulheres sobre o enfrentamento à violência na saúde
Authors: Lyra Jorge , Medrado Benedito , Lucena Mirella , Silva Jorge Luiz , Ivanca Patricia
Published: June 2019

A violência contra as mulheres, entendida como produto das desigualdades de gênero, interseccionada com questões de raça e classe tomou uma importância crescente no mundo e no Brasil ao longo das últimas décadas. Sendo assim, com o objetivo de compreender as ações de enfrentamento à violência contra as mulheres no contexto da atenção primária a saúde entrevistamos 15 mulheres usuárias dos serviços. Organizamos os resultados a partir de quatro categorias: concepções de violência contra as mulheres, motivações para as situações de violência, estratégias de enfrentamento às violências contra as mulheres e atenção às violências contra as mulheres nas Unidades de Saúde da Família. Este trabalho nos levou a refletir sobre a necessidade e importância de que deve haver a discussão da temática da violência contra as mulheres dentro das USF e o reconhecimento que essas unidades são o primeiro lugar que as mulheres buscam para realização do cuidado.
Implicações éticas e metodológicas de uma cartografia no Sistema Socioeducativo: surpresas, angústias e caminhos possíveis
Authors: De Garay Hernández Jimena , E Silva Patricia Castro de Oliveira , Uziel Anna Paula , Peres Simone Ouvinha
Published: June 2019

Este texto relata e põe em análise os caminhos percorridos em uma pesquisa cartográfica desenvolvida a partir de questões de gênero e sexualidade em unidades de internação do Sistema Socioeducativo do Rio de Janeiro. Em meio a surpresas, angústias e desafios, discutimos aspectos éticos e metodológicos do nosso percurso como pesquisadoras, a partir da cartografia como uma perspectiva ético-político-estética-metodológica que tem como objetivo, mote ou pretexto acompanhar processos. Cartografar é abrir-se ao encontro, perseguir redes de forças, mergulhar em intensidades. Isso possibilita parcerias e permite que as tensões e potências do encontro das pesquisadoras no campo se constituam também como seus analisadores.
Evanescent acoustic-gravity modes in the isothermal atmosphere: systematization and applications to the Earth and solar atmospheres
Authors: Cheremnykh Oleg K. , Fedorenko Alla K. , Kryuchkov Evgen I. , Selivanov Yuriy A.
Published: June 2019

Abstract. The objects of research in this work are evanescent wave
modes in a gravitationally stratified atmosphere and their associated
pseudo-modes. Whereas the former, according to the dispersion relation,
rapidly decrease with distance from a certain surface, the latter, having the
same dispersion law, differ from the first by the form of polarization and
the nature of decrease from the surface. Within a linear hydrodynamic model,
the propagation features of evanescent wave modes in an isothermal atmosphere
are studied. Research is carried out for different assumptions about the
properties of the disturbances. In this way, a new wave mode – anelastic
evanescent wave mode – was discovered that satisfies the dispersion relation
ω2=kxgγ-1. Also, the possibility of the
existence of a pseudo-mode related to it is indicated. The case of two
isothermal media differing in temperature at the interface is studied in
detail. It is shown that a non-divergent pseudo-mode with a horizontal scale
kx∼1/2H1 can be realized on the interface with dispersion
ω2=kxg. Dispersion relation ω2=kxgγ-1 at the interface of two media is satisfied by the wave mode,
which has different types of amplitude versus height dependencies at
different horizontal scales kx. The applicability of the obtained
results to clarify the properties of the f-mode observed on the Sun is
analyzed.
Raindrop shapes and fall velocities in “turbulent times”
Authors: Thurai Merhala , Schönhuber Michael , Lammer Günter , Bringi Viswanathan
Published: June 2019

Abstract. Raindrop shapes and fall velocities measured by
2-dimensional video disdrometer are presented for 2 high-wind/turbulent
events. The shapes were reconstructed using a relatively new technique. 10 m
height wind sensor data are used to derive proxy-indicators for turbulent
intensities. Our results show strong gusts, directional wind shifts (i.e.
shear) and/or inferred high turbulence intensity are correlated with reduced
fall speeds, reaching values ∼25 %–30 % less than the
expected values, i.e. sub-terminal fall speeds. Significant percentage
(20 %–35 %) of asymmetric drops (> 2 mm) deviating from the most
probable axisymmetric shapes were also detected for some events with high
turbulent intensities.
Replacing Missing Values in the Standard MISR Radiometric Camera-by-Camera Cloud Mask (RCCM) Data Product
Authors: Verstraete Michel M. , Hunt Linda A. , De Lemos Hugo , Di Girolamo Larry
Published: June 2019

Abstract. The Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) is one of the five instruments hosted on-board the NASA Terra platform, launched on 18 December 1999. This instrument has been operational since 24 February 2000 and is still acquiring Earth Observation data as of this writing. The primary missions of MISR are to document the state and properties of the atmosphere, and in particular the clouds and aerosols it contains, as well as the planetary surface, on the basis of 36 data channels gathered by each of its nine cameras (pointing in different directions along the orbital track) in four spectral bands (blue, green, red and near-infrared). The Radiometric Camera-by-Camera Cloud Mask (RCCM) is derived from the calibrated measurements at the nominal top of the atmosphere, and is provided separately for each of the nine cameras. This RCCM data product is permanently archived at the NASA Atmospheric Science Data Center (ASDC) in Langley, VA, USA and is openly accessible (Diner et al., 1999 and https://doi.org/10.5067/Terra/MISR/MIRCCM_L2.004). For various technical reasons described in this paper, this RCCM product exhibits missing data, even though an estimate of the clear or cloudy status of the environment at each individual observed location can be deduced from the available measurements. The aims of this paper are (1) to describe how to replace most missing values by estimates and (2) to briefly describe the software to process MISR RCCM data products, which is openly available to the community from the GitHub web site (https://github.com/mmverstraete or https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3240018). Limited amounts of updated MISR RCCM data products are also archived in South Africa and can be made available upon request.
Analytical Study of Babbitt/steel Composite Structural Bars in Oblique Contact-impact with a Solid Flat Surface
Authors: Wang Yao , Fu Zhuang
Published: June 2019

Abstract. The oblique contact-impact characteristic of the composite structural bar
composed of Babbitt alloy and low-carbon steel (ZChSbSb11-6 ∕ AISI 1020)
with a solid flat surface (AISI 1045) was studied theoretically and
experimentally. The dynamic equation of the composite structural bar with
vibration response during the contact-impact was established using the
momentum theorem and assumed mode method, and the instantaneous contact
forces during different impact phases were analyzed based on modified
Jackson–Green model. Four sets of experiments (i.e. different proportion of
Babbitt, ξ={1/8,1/2,3/4,7/8}) for the
initial angle, θ=45∘, and different initial velocities
were performed; and, the rebound linear and angular velocity of the contact
point of composite structural bar after impact was calculated and compared
with experimental results. Besides, the coefficient of restitution, the
relation of contact force and contact deflection, and the permanent
deformation were also compared for the composite structural bars with
different proportions in combination, ξ. Three critical angles are
found to determine whether the composite bar slides or not, but are
prominently different for the composite bars with different ξ. In
comparing with the experimental results, the numerical solutions of rebound
linear and angular velocity had yield encourage results and, all relative
errors were small, indicating that the simulations are in good agreement
with the experimental results. Also, the oblique contact-impact behavior
involving the coefficient of restitution, the relation of contact force and
contact deflection, and the permanent deformation was explained in detail.
It can be concluded that as the proportion of Babbitt ξ increases, the
composite structural bar presents a characteristic of ease of deflection.
And the contact-impact behavior of structural entity is closely related to
the inherent properties of the elasto-plastic material, especially for the
weak material of composite structures. The more easily the impacting object
is deformed, the small the contact force during the contact-impact, which
also indicates the yield strength of weak material is a very significant
parameter in the event of collision. Such work could give conducive insights to contact-impact problems of the key parts or structures composed of composite materials in mechanical system.
Classification of Sea Ice Types in Sentinel-1 SAR images
Authors: Park Jeong-Won , Korosov Anton A. , Babiker Mohamed , Won Joong-Sun , Hansen Morten W. , Kim Hyun-Cheol
Published: June 2019

Abstract. A new Sentinel-1 image-based sea ice classification algorithm is proposed to support automated ice charting. Previous studies mostly rely on manual work in selecting training and validation data. We show that the use of readily available ice charts from an operational ice services allow to automate selection of large amount of training/testing data void of biased, subjective decisions. The proposed scheme has two phases: training and operational. Both phases start from removal of thermal, scalloping and textural noise from Sentinel-1 data and calculation of gray level co-occurrence matrix and Haralick texture features in a sliding window. In the training phase, the weekly ice charts are reprojected into the SAR image geometry. A random forest classifier is trained with the texture features on input and labels from the rasterized ice charts on output. Then the trained classifier is directly applied to the texture features from Sentinel-1 images in operational manner. Test results from two winter season dataset acquired over the Fram Strait and Barents Sea area showed that the classifier is capable of retrieving 3 generalized cover types (ice free, integrated first-year ice, old ice) with overall accuracies of 85 % and 5 cover types (ice free, new ice, young ice, first-year ice, old ice) with accuracy of 58 %. The errors are attributed both to incorrect manual classification on the ice charts and to the automated algorithm. We demonstrate the potential for near-real time service of ice type classification through an example of ice maps made from daily mosaiced images.
Dronopoetics: Unmanned Aerial Cinematography and Ivan Sen’s Goldstone
Authors: Binns Daniel
Published: June 2019

The use of unmanned aerial vehicles in mainstream cinema has been underexplored in film scholarship. This article seeks to address this by looking at Ivan Sen’s use of odd aerial perspectives in his 2016 film Goldstone, captured with the use of drones. This article considers the history of aerial photography and its impacts, before analyzing three drone shots from Goldstone, in terms of what these shots contain, and how they are situated in the edit. What is proposed is a poetics of drone cinematography, as observed in Sen’s film but applicable to all visual media. This poetics considers what the drone affords the cinematographer, director, and editor in terms of perspective. Finally, Deleuze’s film-philosophy and posthuman theory are co-opted to explore what drone footage affords Ivan Sen and all filmmakers in terms of the cinematic inscription of an attitude to the environment.
Morbimortalidad de personas con diabetes mellitus y evento cerebro vascular isquémico, Hospital Nacional Rosales 2017
Authors: Moreno Vega Fátima , Recinos Bolaños Moisés , Rivas Azucena Alberto
Published: June 2019

Introducción. La diabetes mellitus y el evento cerebrovascular son enfermedades relacionadas al estilo de vida y asociadas entre sí, de interés en salud pública e investigación clínica. Objetivo. Se realiza una descripción de las características epidemiológicas, perfil clínico, complicaciones y mortalidad de pacientes ingresados en el Hospital Nacional Rosales desde el 1 de enero hasta el 31 de diciembre del 2017, con los diagnósticos de evento cerebrovascular isquémico y diabetes mellitus. Metodología. El presente estudio es de tipo descriptivo, observacional, retrospectivo. A partir de la revisión de 24 expedientes clínicos, obteniendo variables y aplicando análisis de frecuencias y asociación de variables. Resultados. Se identificó que la edad arriba de 50 años, los antecedentes de hipertensión arterial, las lipoproteínas de alta densidad debajo de valores de referencia, hipertensión y más de 10 años de evolución de diabetes mellitus fueron los factores asociados a ictus severo y con mayores complicaciones, incluyendo mortalidad. Conclusiones. La diabetes mellitus y otros factores de riesgo cardiovascular, se asocian a mayor morbimortalidad en pacientes con evento cerebrovascular isquémico.
Conocimientos, barreras y facilitadores para atención de violencia en área metropolitana de El Salvador, 2018
Authors: Jandres Mireya , Hernández Carlos E. , Castro Marta
Published: June 2019

En El Salvador, desde hace siete años, se ejecutan lineamientos y normativas para la atención a todas las formas de violencia. Objetivo. Identificar conocimientos, barreras y facilitadores del personal del área metropolitana de San Salvador que atiende víctimas de violencia para el cumplimiento de normativa y lineamiento vigente. Metodología. Diseño cualitativo de triangulación de datos recopilados en el área metropolitana de San Salvador, en las Unidades Comunitarias de Salud Familiar. Se aplicó una entrevista semiestructurada a 36 profesionales del Ministerio de Salud que atienden a personas violentadas. Resultados. El 69% del personal ha recibido capacitación en lineamientos y el 58% en normativa de atención a todas las formas de violencia. De 10 pasos para la atención se reconocen: consulta médica (94%), entrevista (92%), soporte emocional, intervención en crisis (89%), referencia, retorno e interconsulta (81%), evitar barreras culturales y religiosas (47%). El 39% del personal de salud identificó señales de alerta de violencia contra mujeres. El 56% no dio aviso por seguridad de la paciente. Barreras identificadas: capacitación y recursos materiales insuficientes, inadecuado espacio físico. Facilitadores identificados: capacitaciones, trabajo en equipo e idoneidad del personal. Conclusión. El conocimiento sobre lineamientos y normativas entre el recurso de salud, en general, es moderado. Principales factores para su ejecución son la presencia de personal capacitado y el trabajo en equipo. Las barreras son la falta capacitación en normativas, leyes y género, la falta de personal y saturación del trabajo, pocos recursos materiales para información y educación en prevención de violencia de género.
A propósito de un diagnóstico de neurofibromatosis tipo 1 - enfermedad de Von Recklinghausen
Authors: Guevara Ana Luz , Rodríguez Nadia
Published: June 2019

Existen dos tipos de neurofibromatosis, de acuerdo a su origen genético, la tipo 1 (NF1), anteriormente denominada neurofibromatosis de von Recklinghausen, que es el tipo más frecuente y constituye hasta el 90 % de los pacientes con esta afección1.La NF1 es un desorden neurocutáneo hereditario, autosómico dominante, con alta variabilidad clínica y que tiene un curso progresivo. Se caracteriza por manchas de color llamadas “café con leche”, nódulos de Lisch en el iris, pecas axilares o inguinales y múltiples tumoraciones de tejido nervioso o neurofibromas que pueden estar ubicados en cualquier parte del cuerpo, ya sea en el tejido subcutáneo o en los nervios del cerebro (pares craneales) y de la médula espinal (nervios o pares raquídeos)2. Si alguno de los padres padece NF1, cada hijo tiene un 50% de probabilidades de desarrollar la enfermedad. Sin embargo, también puede aparecer en familias sin antecedentes. En estos casos, se debe a la mutación de un gen para una proteína llamada neurofibromina, en el espermatozoide o en el óvulo3.
Ligadura del conducto arterioso en recién nacidos prematuros: experiencia del Hospital Nacional de la Mujer
Authors: Delgado Montano Francisco Javier , Parada Lorenzana James
Published: June 2019

Introducción. El ductus arterioso es una estructura que en la vida fetal se origina del sexto arco aórtico izquierdo embrionario y su función es primordial para la vida del feto. Posterior al nacimiento, su permeabilidad y persistencia se considera una cardiopatía y debe tratarse. Materiales y métodos. Se revisaron 18 expedientes médicos de pacientes con ductus arterioso de repercusión hemodinámica sometidos a cirugía. Todos los pacientes fueron abordados por la técnica de toracotomía lateral izquierda y se realizó doble ligadura al conducto. El tiempo postoperatorio y sus cuidados se cumplieron en la unidad de cuidados intensivos neonatales. Resultados. El total de pacientes operados fue de 18. El rango de pesos del grupo operado se encontraba entre 696 y los 2000 gramos. La edad gestacional se encontraba entre las 24 a 34 semanas. Se operaron 12 pacientes del sexo femenino y 6 masculinos. Se presentaron complicaciones postoperatorias en 5 casos. Tres pacientes tuvieron falla cardíaca que se trató de forma oportuna y dos casos terminaron con un ductus arterioso permeable residual luego de la ligadura. Fallecieron 3 pacientes sometidos a cirugía, pero la causa de muerte se debió a procesos infecciosos (un caso de neumonía nosocomial y dos por sepsis). Conclusiones. Valorando los riesgos versus los beneficios de la ligadura del ductus arterioso permeable, esta medida de tratamiento ha resultado ser una opción válida, ya  que en El Salvador no se cuentan con medicamentos en presentación parenteral (indometacina-ibuprofeno) para el cierre farmacológico de esta cardiopatía.

Palabras clave: prematurez, ligadura, ductus arterioso, El Salvador.
Plan de marketing para el desarrollo competitivo de la Cooperativa COOSERLAC, en el municipio de Estelí, Nicaragua, periodo 2018
Authors: Zeledón Talavera Olga Karelia , Ramírez Sobalvarro Yasmina
Published: June 2019

La Cooperativa Multifuncional de Servicio Lácteo “Lácteos EL Rancho” (COOSERLAC) está ubicada en la comunidad El Coyolito en la Zona de Miraflor – Departamento de Estelí, constituida por seis socios, dedicada a la producción y acopio de leche, cuentan con una planta industrializada con capacidad para procesar 5,000 litros de leche, obteniendo un producto terminado como el queso, cuajada y crema. Actualmente la Cooperativa presenta algunos problemas entre ellos: no tienen un segmento de mercado definido, existe demasiada competencia desleal que perjudica directamente en la comercialización y venta de los productos lácteos que ellos producen y solo cuentan con un medio de transporte disponible para trasladar los productos hasta el lugar donde se ejecutará la venta, provocando que la comercialización del producto sea aún menor y reducido. Por tanto, se considera de suma necesidad la implementación de un Plan de marketing para aumentar el nivel de ventas de la cooperativa, y que permita a los socios obtener las ganancias que se tienen previstas. Para la realización de este estudio se aplicaron técnicas de recolección de datos tales como la entrevista y la encuesta, permitiendo hacer un análisis real y exhaustivo de cómo la cooperativa opera, el comportamiento del mercado meta y la competencia, a la vez, plantear una propuesta de plan de marketing que se ajuste a las necesidades de la cooperativa, de fácil aplicación para que sea ejecutado por los socios. Partiendo de la información descrita anteriormente se abordaron temáticas para describir de forma teórica los procedimientos adecuados para la aplicación de un plan de marketing, obteniendo buenos resultados porque se logró establecer estrategias para el desarrollo competitivo, apto y flexible para este tipo de empresa.
Dynamic, multi- and intermodal bike sharing in agent-based modelling
Authors: Hebenstreit Cornelia , Fellendorf Martin
Published: June 2019

Negative effects of traffic, like congestion, air and noise pollution are among the reasons why environmentally friendly solutions are promoted. Bike sharing (bs) is intended to strengthen cycling and public transport. Nevertheless, current transport models rarely consider cycling or even bs, in either detail or holistically. In this paper we present an agent based approach to model cycling and in particular bs within the multimodal simulation environment MATSim. Multimodal trips combining public transport and bs are included as well as within day rescheduling of bs trips as agents may not find a bike or empty return space (parking spot). To minimize such cases, choice probabilities were implemented, so that agents only start their bs trip, if sufficient bikes or parking spots are available. The modules presented in this paper were applied using a MATSim model of the city of Vienna. Agent based bs modelling is an inexpensive option to test the impact of a bike sharing system before implementation.
The Music Box: Songs of Futility in a Time of Torture
Authors: Friedson Steven M.
Published: June 2019

Two musical moments on the edge: At a black site in Thailand, Abu Zubaydah, the first high-value detainee in the “Global War on Terror,” is placed inside a confinement box less than three feet square. All the while, music—from death metal to Barney the Purple Dinosaur’s “I Love You”—blasts unpredictably, unrelentingly. Not only in the box but day and night Zubaydah was subjected to a musical assault that was inescapable, nailing him to an existential hell with no future, no past. Ama, an elderly fishmonger, regularly gets possessed by the mother of a pantheon of deities from northern Ghana. At shrine celebrations, she is no longer herself but a dancing god being praised by drum and song. As long as the mother is there, Ama is away. One musical experience is the ontological inversion of the other. For the Brekete shrines of the Guinea Coast, musical experiences are energy producing, life affirming, a being-with-others through the sacrifice of the one possessed. In detention cells, whether in Thailand or in Guantánamo Bay, they are life diminishing, isolating, sacrificial, though not a sacrifice of the sacred kind. American torture and African trance, as delimited here, meet at the boundaries of musical experience and in so doing refract each other in a mirrored play, a ring dance of being-there and being-away. What follows is a talk of extremes, of musical experience at the margins, on the edge, limit experiences where selves are torn asunder and thrust into musical existences not of their own making.
Did Conventional Interest Rate Influence Islamic Total Deposits? Evidence From January 2007 Till January 2019
Authors: Hadi Abdul Razak Abdul , Hussain Hafezali Iqbal , Zainudin Zalina
Published: June 2019

This study is carried out to examine the influence of Malaysian conventional interest rate and narrow money supply (M1) upon the growth of Islamic total deposits (ITD) in Malaysia Islamic financial system. Even though it is a known fact that there is a clear separation between Islamic and conventional financial markets, the study is still pursued on the spirit of providing the latest empirical evidence. Since Malaysia is one of the biggest players in Islamic financial products, it is always the centre of attraction among the world investment community. Using 3-month Interbank rate (IBR) coupled with the deployment of Engle-Granger Cointegration Test (1987) as an estimation tool, the results from Error Correction model uncovers that ITD and IBR are not cointegated. There is also an absence of short-run relationship between these two variables. On the contrary, this bi-variate cointegration test proves the presence of equilibrium relationship between ITD and M1 but fail to support the dynamic relation between them. From the analysis of dynamic interactions via impulse-response functions and variance decomposition, the study reveals that ITD is the most exogenous variable of all. As such, ITD is unquestionably a leading economic indicator.
Which Stock Exchange Leads the Other: Comparison Between US, Australia, Euro Zone and UK
Authors: Zandi Gholamreza , Javaid Muhammad Usman , Anwar Urooj , Islam Muhammad Umar
Published: June 2019

Recently, Financial linkages among the most advanced countries are being explored. It is very crucial matter for investors, regulators and government alike. For investor so that they can effectively manage their portfolio and for regulators to implement right policies. However, there is lack of study on identifying existence of the financial linkages and measuring direction and strength of causality among the most advanced countries based on the most updated .Hence, this paper examines linkages between stock markets of four advanced stock markets (the United States, Australia , Euro zone and UK) during the period of January 2004 to December 2013. The method applied are the error correction and variance decompositions technique including recently improved “long run structural modelling (LRSM)”. Our findings, based on the above mentioned rigorous techniques, tend to suggest that there is direction of causation largely from U.K, and Euro Area and lowly from Australia to the US.
Time Series Analysis to Predicting Demand of Roasted Coffee Production
Authors: Suhardi Agatha Rinta , Amalia Shendy , Oktafien Shinta , Adiyanti Siska Ayudia , Komariah Siti , Rohendra Titto
Published: June 2019

Consumer demand conditions for fluctuating roasted coffee and ineffective production planning often lead to excessive production. Excess production will lead to wasteful costs and maintenance of quality on roasted coffee. Production demand forecasting is the basis for making production demand decisions. The purpose of this study is to predict the number of production requests for the next period and determine the most suitable forecasting method in determining the amount of roasted coffee production demand. The object of the data taken is roasted coffee. Analysis methods use moving averages, weighted moving averages, and exponential smoothing. In determining the most suitable forecasting method based on the Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) forecasting value and the smallest Mean Squared Error (MSE) of each method used. The results of this study indicate that the most suitable forecasting method is using a Weighted Moving Average with a three-month period and forecasting roasted coffee production for November 2016 of 38.3 kg.
Measuring the Outreach Level of Micro-finance Institutions in Bangladesh
Authors: Abdullah Naziruddin
Published: June 2019

Reaching the poor is one of the main objectives embedded in the programs of microfinance institutions (MFIs). However, there is the question of how well MFIs have fared in terms of meeting this objective, which has been heavily surveyed as an issue by many researchers. In Bangladesh, while not discounting other factors such as the financial assistance received from institutions such as the IMF/World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB), and Islamic Development Bank (IDB), the impetus for the speedy reduction in the number of poor people in the country can be attributed to the existence of MFIs. This study attempts to investigate the depth of MFIs’ outreach level in the country. Specifically, using an econometric model, it examines the determinants of the outreach level of MFIs operating in Bangladesh. Overall, this study looks at the eleven (11) biggest MFIs in Bangladesh in terms of their share of active borrowers. The data are compiled from the most reliable sources pertaining to the economic activities of MFIs. The results indicate that the number of years an MFI has spent serving clients, its ratio of borrowers to staff, the size of its assets, and the number of branches all has a positive effect on its outreach level. In contrast, the average loan balance per borrower and cost per borrower have a negative effect on the outreach level of MFIs in Bangladesh. Indeed, as far as outreach level and its relationship with the independent variables are concerned, all of the results obtained in this study are consistent with the expected signs, thereby implying that MFIs in Bangladesh are no different from the conventional wisdom.
Analysis of Distribution Information System of Rice Supply Chain Management at PT. Jatisari Sri Rejeki
Authors: Harahap Parlindungan , Virgana R. A. E. , Hapsari Wiwik Tri , Anwar Tezza Adriansyah
Published: June 2019

One of Indonesia's commodities that has great potential is rice. Rice is a strategic commodity and is a staple food of the Indonesian nation. The consumption of rice every year always increases along with the rate of population increase while the increase of rice consumption is not comparable with the rate of increase of production and harvest area. The sequence of rice processes undergoes several stages of the supply chain: agriculture (growing), harvesting, harvesting, packing, and transportation. In terms of actors, the supply chain consists of several businesses such as farmers, local wholesalers such as collecting traders, traditional retailers / supermarkets, and customers. PT. Jatisari Sri Rejeki Karawang is one of the companies that organize the management of food industry business especially the rice along with its chain of activities in an integrated manner by utilizing all resources effectively, efficiently and synergistically so as to increase business growth to achieve the intent and purpose of the company.
Organization Culture - Oriented Training Design
Authors: Agustriyana Darwis , . Gusni , Tarmidi Didi , Bestari Dinda Kayani Putri
Published: June 2019

This study aims to analyze the implementation of an organizational culture that is applied and the expected Bandung Polytechnic LP3I in four years to come, through OCAI profile mapping method to obtain the organizational culture profile Bandung Polytechnic LP3I current of the order of the highest to the lowest impact. Mixed data retrieval technique that is parallel both quantitative and qualitative. Where quantitative and qualitative data collected in the same time and analyzed to complement each other. The results of the training needs analysis based on gap indicates that the required training, organizational culture oriented to improving the market and adhocracy organizational culture.
Parental management of developmental coordination disorder: Validation of a French translation of the Parental Knowledge and Skills Questionnaire
Authors: Pratte Gabrielle , Schuster Tibor , Berbari Jade , Camden Chantal
Published: June 2019

Background: Best practices in Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) recommend building parental capacities to enhance children’s functioning but few outcome measures are available to document the impact of such interventions. The Parent Knowledge and Skills Questionnaire (PKSQ) is a valid instrument currently only available in English evaluating parental perception of their ability to manage their child, understand DCD’s impact and use knowledge about DCD. The aim of the study was to translate the PKSQ in French and assess the factor structure consistency between the French and English versions.Methods: PKSQ was translated in French using a back-translation method. Parents of children with DCD were recruited in collaboration with the DCD association and rehabilitation centers. Parents completed the questionnaire online (n = 99). Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted based on the questionnaire response data and estimated item-domain correlations were compared with the English version.Results: All items of the original PKSQ were culturally appropriate in the Quebec French context and were thus included in the final version (n = 22). The French questionnaire version showed overall good consistency with the English version. The frequency of statistically inferior item-domain correlations was consistent with the expected rate of 5% under the no difference assumption (3/22, 95% confidence interval: 3% to 35%). Items showed moderate to large correlations with their underlying construct (estimated item-domain correlations between 0.45-0.91).Conclusions: Results suggest the French version of the PKSQ is consistent with the 3-factor structure of the English version, and may now be used to evaluate interventions based on DCD best practices.
Reading and Writing Learning Strategies for Low English Proficiency Students at a Private University in China
Authors: Zhang Yanfang , Chen Pengfei , Yu Tao
Published: June 2019

This study aimed at applying English reading and writing strategies’ training to improve the low English proficiency students’ competence of English reading and writing. It was a quasi-experiment design. In total, 70 non-English major undergraduates at a private university in China participated in the research, 35 students in the experimental group and the rest 35 students in the control group. The intervention of English reading and writing strategies training was applied to the experimental group over a 24-lesson period in 6 weeks. The control group received an English reading and writing course without the intervention in the same period of the class schedule. Meanwhile, this study applied SILL and PET to the pre-test and the post-test, and used statistical analysis to do data analysis. The result of a detailed one-way ANCOVA showed that the intervention of English reading and writing strategies training in the experimental group had a significant improvement in English reading and writing skills.
Germination and initial development of Simira gardneriana M.R. Barbosa & Peixoto (Rubiaceae) seedlings under different temperatures and salinity levels
Authors: Oliveira Fabrícia Nascimento de , Castro Thiago Hadady da Silva , Torres Salvador Barros , Nogueira Narjara Walessa , Freitas Rômulo Magno Oliveira de
Published: June 2019

Simira gardneriana M.R. Barbosa & Peixoto (Rubiaceae) is a species exclusive to the Caatinga biome. It is used as forage, firewood, and in the construction of fence posts. Species from this biome are constantly subjected to abiotic stresses, including salt and thermal stress. Thus, we evaluated the effect of irrigation water salinity on the germination and initial development of S. gardneriana seedlings at different temperatures. The experiment used seeds with an initial moisture content of about 12.32%, arranged in a factorial scheme with eight levels of salinity, obtained by the addition of sodium chloride (NaCl), diluted in distilled water at concentrations of 0.0 (control), 1.5, 2.5, 3.5, 4.5, 5.5, 6.5, and 7.5 dS m-1, and the four temperatures 25, 30, 35, and 20-30°C, in four replicates of 25 seeds each. Salinity and temperature effects were evaluated based on germination, germination speed index, seedling shoot length, root length, shoot dry matter, root dry matter, and total dry matter. Increasing water salinity levels interfered with all variables analyzed in the germination of S. gardneriana seeds, especially at a temperature of 35°C. At temperatures of 25 and 30°C, seed germination and initial development were less affected by salinity. Simira gardneriana seeds are sensitive to salinity caused by the increase in NaCl from 1.5 dS m-1, which indicates a low tolerance of this species to saline environments. Our results show that the negative effect on the germination and initial development of S. gardneriana seedlings can be explained by the increase in salt levels and temperature, reducing their capacity to absorb water and nutrients, which indicates sensitivity responses of this species to salinity and thermal stress.
Effect of socioeconomic factors on the yields of family-operated milk production systems
Authors: Pelegrini Djalma Ferreira , Lopes Marcos Aurélio , Demeu Fabiana Alves , Rocha Águida Garreth Ferraz , Bruhn Fábio Raphael Pascotti , Casas Pedro Salermo
Published: June 2019

This study analysed the effect of socioeconomic factors on the yields of 28 family-operated dairy farms in the mesoregion of the Triângulo/Alto Paranaiba in Minas Gerais State, Brazil, to identify which components constituted greater proportions of the total costs and operating efficiency and those components’ effects on revenue. Data were collected from January to December 2013. The socioeconomic factors, place of residence, producer's age, education level, and land tenure were evaluated for their effects on the variables, gross margin, net margin, yield, and profitability. In this study, none of these socioeconomic factors affected the economic variables. Of the net operating costs, the components that constituted most of the dairy farming costs, in descending order, were feed, labour and sanitation. For total costs, the components in descending order were feed, depreciation and return on invested capital. Of the net operating costs, the components constituting most of the dairy business revenue, in descending order, were feed, miscellaneous expenses and labour.
Direct Treatment Costs of Invasive Candidiasis in Haematology Patients at a South African Private Hospital
Authors: Cruickshank Rozlyn , Suleman Fatima
Published: June 2019

BACKGROUND: Haematology patients are at a high risk of developing invasive candidiasis (IC). Fluconazole has been the mainstay of prophylaxis and treatment with a newer class of therapeutic options, the echinocandins, having seen a considerable improvement in treatment success. However, these agents are associated with substantial acquisition costs when compared to fluconazole.

OBJECTIVE: This study analysed the direct treatment costs of invasive candidiasis in haematology patients, comparing the costs between three groups depending on the treatment, namely, the fluconazole only group, the echinocandin only group or the group that was treated with both fluconazole and an echinocandin. To determine which variables contributed to the overall costs and whether there were differences between the groups.

METHODS: This was a retrospective, single-centre economic analysis at a private hospital of patients with IC in the haematology ward in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. The direct medical costs related to managing IC were analysed. Adult patients (≥18 years old) diagnosed with a haematology disorder and a positive blood culture for Candida who were prescribed fluconazole and/or an echinocandin as treatment were included in the study. Patients treated with echinocandins, fluconazole or both classes of antifungals were analysed separately and compared.

RESULTS: No statistically significant difference for duration of antifungal treatment or length of hospital stay between the three groups existed. Mean overall direct treatment costs per patient were: ZAR130 326 (95% CI: -4 932 – 265 584) for patients treated with fluconazole, ZAR241 165 (95% CI: 159 175 – 323 155) for patients receiving an echinocandin and ZAR270 802 (95% CI: 68 277 - 473 327) for patients treated with the combination

CONCLUSION: The results of this cost analysis found that treatment with fluconazole only is considerably less expensive, almost half of the mean daily treatment cost, than an echinocandin only and treatment using both agents, is less expensive than an echinocandin only as first-line therapy.
What are the Experiences and Needs of Primary Care Nurses in Caring for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes in a Rural Village in South Africa? An Exploratory Study
Authors: Sechabe Ednah V , Mothiba Tebogo M , Bastiaens Hilde
Published: June 2019

Since 1994, the emphasis in the provision of health services in South Africa has shifted from hospital-based care to a community-based comprehensive primary health care system, especially important in the management of chronic diseases. However, primary health care professional nurses are not well trained to manage chronic conditions like type 2 diabetes. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the experiences and needs of primary care nurses as a basis for the development of a training programme for professional nurses who care for T2D patients. A qualitative descriptive approach was employed, using individual interviews with primary health care nurses caring for T2D patients in the Ga-Dikgale village clinics. Ethical considerations were observed throughout the study and quality supportive measures were employed. Three main themes emerged from the study findings which address the current practices and knowledge of professional nurses related to care provided to diabetes patients, the challenges experienced by professional nurses during the provision of care to diabetes patients on treatment and their training experiences, gaps and needs. A need for continuing education for professional nurses related to the care of patients with diabetes was identified. The results of this study will be used to develop a training programme to improve the knowledge and skills of professional nurses and to improve the quality of care of patients with type 2 diabetes.
Presas de una rehabilitación que no pidieron | Preys of a rehabilitation who did not ask
Authors: Guerschberg Karina , Rubinowicz Gustavo
Published: June 2019

Revisión de prácticas institucionales dentro de un centro de día que presta servicios a personas adultas con discapacidad intelectual, con extensas y generalizadas necesidades de apoyo, especialmente, pero no únicamente, en la comunicación, y que está implementando los principios de la Convención sobre los Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad. Se recorren diversas situaciones que evidencian cómo subsisten prácticas de exclusión, reproducción de estructuras de poder, principalmente la subsistencia de la infantilización y seudoadultez. Se cruzaran prácticas con postulaciones teóricas y propuestas de autovigilancia tendientes a visibilizar procesos intrainstitucionales, con especial interés en la posición pasiva de los usuarios en relación con el sistema de rehabilitación, dificultades en promover la plena participación y propuesta de mejores intervenciones.
Infografía sobre actividad física para personas adultas con discapacidad | Physical activity infographics for adults with disabilities
Authors: Monforte Javier , Úbeda-Colomer Joan , Smith Brett , Foster Charlie
Published: June 2019

Monforte, J. et al. (2019): “Infografía sobre actividad física para personas adultas con discapacidad”. Revista Española de Discapacidad, 7 (I): 257-265
Information security – its essence and threats
Authors: Pietras Estera
Published: June 2019

Due to the exchange of information, organizations are encouraged to create an effective system of information flow that should be monitored on a regular basis in order to minimize the risk of emergence of threats. Due to modern technical solutions of security systems, it is much more possible and accessible than a few years ago. For this purpose, proper identification and classification of threats is necessary. This constitutes the starting point for considering the role and the essence of risk. The article highlights the aspects related to ensuring information security as a whole and data protection – the most important assets of business entities.
Assessment of the building’s geometry and technical condition on the basis of the data acquired by means
of 3D terrestrial laser scanning
Authors: Pawlowicz Joanna A. , Szafranko Elzbieta , Bilko Piotr , Sawczynski Szymon
Published: June 2019

3D terrestrial laser scanning is a non-invasive method for capturing data of building objects. A point cloud obtained through measurement provides the basis for assessing the building’s architecture and its finish details, analysing its technical condition and reproducing its construction system. Digitalised data can be used to describe the object’s geometry and to analyse its damage and defects.
The paper describes, using examples, methods for examining the geometry of the historic building, whose structural condition has also been assessed.
Der unternehmerische Staat: Risiken und Gewinne vergesellschaften
Authors: Mazzucato Mariana
Published: June 2019

Dieser Beitrag befasst sich mit dem Verständnis des Staates in der traditionellen Wirtschaftstheorie, die dessen Rolle auf die Stabilisierung der Märkte sowie auf Fördermaßnahmen oder die Risikominimierung für den Privatsektor beschränkt. Tatsächlich jedoch hat der Staat oft ganz aktiv Märkte (mit)geschaffen und hohe Risiken dafür in Kauf genommen, bevor der Privatsektor dazu bereit oder fähig war. Dies trifft besonders auf die Innovationsökonomie zu, wo einzelne Gründer und Unternehmen bislang zu den einzigen risikobereiten Wertschöpfern stilisiert werden. Die Rolle des Staates bei der Schaffung und Gestaltung von Märkten zu ermessen setzt die Erkenntnis voraus, dass auch öffentliche Akteure risikobereite Investoren sind und dass dies Implikationen für die Aufteilung der Gewinne zwischen öffentlichen und privaten Akteuren hat. Eine marktschaffende Rolle der Politik, die eine Vergesellschaftung von Risiken und Chancen ermöglicht, ist besser dazu geeignet, sowohl »intelligenteres« (innovationsbasiert) als auch inklusiveres Wachstum voranzutreiben.