bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Role of Political Risk and Financial Development Factors on Sukuk Market Development of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries
Authors: Al-raeai Arafat Mansoor , Zainol Zairy , Abdul Rahim Ahmad Khilmy
Published: May 2018

The literature related to the financial management acknowledges the significant role that political risk play to determine the financial market development. Further, financial system development (banking and financial markets) competes to provide long-term financing, and this competition might be positive or negative for each other. The aim of this paper is to propose a conceptual model/framework for investigating the role of political risk and financial market on Sukuk market development in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). GCC economies depend heavily on oil revenues which makes them subject to oil prices fluctuations. Therefore, GCC’s governments should diversify their economies by looking for Sukuk as an alternative source of financing, to cover their budget deficit, when the price of oil decreases, and reduce their reliance on oil, because Sukuk has advantages compared to the conventional bond particularly in terms of less information asymmetry. The prior studies have mostly focused on firms' characteristics determinants of Sukuk issuances but gave a little consideration to the role of country' characteristics on Sukuk market development. This paper proposes a framework to explain the political risk and financial markets determinants of Sukuk market development with a focus on the GCC countries that have the largest region in terms of the Islamic financial assets. It is anticipated that the outcome will support policymakers to improve the current state of Sukuk market.
Two Cases of Moderate Proteinuria and Hematuria with Unexpected Diagnosis of Renal Amyloidosis
Authors: Zakharova Elena , Stolyarevich Ekaterina , Vorobjova Olga
Published: May 2018

The diagnosis of renal amyloidosis is sometimes elusive. In this manuscript, we present and discuss two cases, presenting with proteinuria, subsequently diagnosed with rare variants of renal amyloidosis: AH amyloidosis in patient with lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma, and AA amyloidosis in patient with hyperimmunoglobulinemia D syndrome.
Impossibility of Comparing Data of Indexed Peritoneal Creatinine Clearance when Different Formulae of Body Surface Area are Used
Authors: Ruggieri Giancarlo
Published: May 2018

Background

This study aimed to determine the differences arising form indexing a measured physiological variable by using different body surface area (BSA) estimation formulae.

Methods

The studied variables were the overall measured peritoneal creatinine clearance plus residual renal clearances (MeasCtCl) of 19 men and 23 women in a stable condition who were undergoing peritoneal dialysis and were a mean 55.7 ± 15.8 and 55.1 ± 14.1 years of age, respectively. The patients had comparable body mass indexes (BMIs; 25.01 ± 4.14 in men and 24.5 ± 3.46 in women). The MeasCtCls were indexed to 1.73 m2 using 5 formulae: by Du Bois, Boyd, Mosteller, Livingston and Yu. The numerical and percentage differences between the MeasCtCl values and each approach to indexation were calculated, as well as the differences between the indexations. Paired t-test and similarity percentage test were used to evaluate the significance of the differences.

Results

The impossibility of adequately comparing data indexed according to different BSA estimation formulae was shown, documenting a high risk of erroneous evaluations and conclusions.

Conclusions

Some methods to avoid these errors in clinical applications are suggested, as well as the possibility of indexing only to height.
Fistula Diameter Correlates with Echocardiographic Characteristics in Stable Hemodialysis Patients
Authors: Hadimeri Ursula , Smedby Örjan , Fransson Sven-Göran , Stegmayr Bernd , Hadimeri Henrik
Published: May 2018

Aims and background

Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a common finding in hemodialysis patients. The aim of the present study was to investigate if the diameter of the distal radiocephalic fistula could influence left ventricular variables in stable hemodialysis patients.

Methods

Nineteen patients were investigated. Measurements of the diameter of the arteriovenous (AV) fistula were performed in 4 different locations. The patients were investigated using M-mode recordings and measurements in the 2D image. Doppler ultrasound was also performed. Transonic measurements were performed after ultrasound investigation.

Results

Fistula mean and maximal diameter correlated with left ventricular characteristics. Fistula flow correlated neither with the left ventricular characteristics nor with fistula diameters.

Conclusions

The maximal diameter of the distal AV fistula seems to be a sensitive marker of LVH in stable hemodialysis patients.
Proteinuria and Albuminuria at Point of Care
Authors: Cassia Matthias A. , Pozzi Federico E. , Bascapè Sara , Saggiante Lorenzo , Daminelli Giulia , Cirelli Camilla , DamAV andi Payam Tabaee , Elli Marco , Gallieni Maurizio
Published: May 2018

A case of proteinuria and albuminuria in a previously healthy 55-year-old male is described with discussion revolving around key questions: 1. What is the value of proteinuria assessment? 2. How is proteinuria defined? 3. Are urine dipsticks useful for proteinuria assessment? 4. What is the urinary albumin to creatinine ratio? 5. What about the urinary protein to creatinine ratio? 6. How do uACR and uPCR compare? 7. Is proteinuria assessment useful for predicting and monitoring CKD in diabetes and hypertension? 8. How do we test for tubular and overflow proteinuria? 9. Is physical exercise useful for our diabetic patient, despite the occurrence of proteinuria?
What Does Early Mean? Remarks on Immediate Prosthetic Vascular Access Cannulation for Urgent Hemodialysis
Authors: Franchin Marco , Piffaretti Gabriele , Pasqualetti Barbara , Dragone Michele Cavo , Fortin Francesca , Tozzi Matteo
Published: May 2018

Management of complicated vascular access. A step-by-step description of a case of hyperkalemia and vascular access failure in a patient receiving maintenance hemodialysis treated for numerous previous stenosis and thrombosis of the native vascular access. The discussion revolves around the following key questions: 1. Basilic vein thrombosis and re-stenosis, what do you think it should be done after this complication? 2. Venous back bleeding was satisfactory; do you think thrombectomy was effective? 3. We thought that central vein stenosis stenting was needed, wasn't it? 4. What do you think about basilic stenosis? The patient had undergone multiple recent basilic angioplasties. Consequently, a surgical intervention could have been definitive. Various surgical options were possible. But first of all, we had to solve a dilemma: The patient had received multiple previous central vascular catheters; our aim was to avoid a new central vascular access placement. At the same time, we required a vascular access for prompt cannulation. Do you think that was a real problem? Do you agree with us, or in the present circumstance, would you have preferred a central venous device? 5. Finally, we decided in favor of creation of a prosthetic vascular access. We chose a graftspecifically designed for early cannulation. Do you agree with us? Do you think early cannulation could cause a worse vascular access outcome? 6. Patient underwent last hemodialysis (HD) 24 hours before surgery. Consequently we trusted that the next HD could be delayed for at least 24 hours. Unfortunately, intraoperative arterial blood gas analysis documented hyperkalemia and acidosis. Our nephrologist suggested HD. In your opinion what does “early” mean?.
The cardiovascular system renal regulation
Authors: Mingarelli Maurizio
Published: May 2018

The study of kidney physiology and cardiovascular system physiology has long unveiled several points of contract from which the existence of integrated mechanisms between the two systems has readily been inferred. In conclusion, the need is felt to conduct new studies to explore how the physiologic response to neuro-vegetative stimuli correlates to the renal function level indicated by the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in a view to demonstrating that a decreased GFR results in cardiovascular alterations whose size is directly proportional to the same GFR reduction.
The Management of Fabry Nephropathy
Authors: Mignani Renzo
Published: May 2018

A case of an adult female with Fabry disease is described with discussion based on the following key questions: 1. What is the natural history of Fabry nephropathy? 2. What are the indications to perform kidney biopsy in Fabry disease? 3. How to perform the workout of the patient in recognition of systemic organ damage? 4. Is the missed recognition of Fabry disease frequent in dialysis patients? 5. When and which patients are eligible to start enzyme replacement therapy? 6. Is enzyme replacement therapy effective in Fabry nephropathy? 7. What is the outcome of the patient who underwent a kidney transplantation? 8. Is the supportive therapy important in Fabry disease nephropathy? 9. What are the future therapeutic perspectives?
O princípio da participação popular na elaboração do Plano Diretor: o resgate dos motivos pelos quais o homem busca viver em cidades | Popular participation principle in the Managing Plan: the rescue of the motives why the man seeks to live in cities
Authors: Rech Adir Ubaldo
Published: May 2018

O princípio da participação popular na elaboração do Plano Diretor: o resgate dos motivos pelos quais o homem busca viver em cidades

Resumo: A cidade é uma construção antropológica que deve ser entendida como casa, lugar de convivência, de moradia, de segurança, de bem-estar e de qualidade de vida ao homem. Os motivos que levam o homem a viver em cidade são objeto de seu planejamento, preocupação atual, que clama por uma postura epistêmica. O princípio da participação popular resgata a origem das cidades, devolve o poder de decidir ao seu verdadeiro ‘dono’ – o povo – e faz do Plano Diretor um projeto de planejamento com espírito de cidadania. O projeto de cidade não pode ser, apenas, um projeto de governo; deve ter natureza cultural e popular e respeitar a diversidade, cujo governante precisa, tão somente, administrar sua construção, dar-lhe continuidade e manter a preservação. A gestão poderá modernizar e/ou construir cidades inteligentes, mas nunca deverá se afastar das bases, que deram origem às cidades, bem como do espírito de seus cidadãos.

Palavras-chave: Cidade. Direito Urbanístico. Instrumento de efetividade. Plano Diretor. Princípio da participação popular.
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Popular participation principle in the Managing Plan: the rescue of the motives why the man seeks to live in cities

Abstract: The city is an anthropological construction which should be understood as a house, acquaintanceship place, dwelling, security, and welfare and life quality for the man. Motives that lead men and women to live in a city are object of their planning, present concern, which cries out for an epistemic posture. Popular involvement principle rescues the cities rise, it gives back the power of deciding his true ‘owner’ – the people – and it makes the Managing Plan a planning project with citizenship spirit. The city project should not be just a government project; it must have a cultural and popular nature and respecting diversity whose ruler must only manage its construction, continuity and preservation. Management can modernize and/or build smart cities, but it should never stand back from the foundations that they gave rise at the spirit of their cities, as well as the citizens.

Keywords: City. Effectiveness instrument. Managing Plan. Popular involvement principle. Urbanistic Law.
El proceso de reforma educativa en El Salvador
Authors: Editor El
Published: May 2018

No abstract available.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 50, 1996: 155-158
La justicia en la constitución
Authors: Solano Ramírez Mario Antonio , Soriano Rodríguez Salvador Héctor
Published: May 2018

No abstract available.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 50, 1996: 241-306
¿Qué dice el pueblo de la justicia y los derechos humanos en El Salvador?
Authors: Editor El
Published: May 2018

No abstract available.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 53, 1996: 635-638
La Universidad y el servicio de la verdad en Centroamérica
Authors: Tojeira José María
Published: May 2018

No abstract available.Realidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 54, 1996: 733-745
La cuestión del socialismo
Authors: Editor El
Published: May 2018

No abstract availableRealidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 55, 1997: 3-5
Socialismo popular. Una propuesta socialista desde el tercer mundo
Authors: Montoya Aquiles
Published: May 2018

No abstract availableRealidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 55, 1997: 69-88
Estructura de la política nacional de ciencia y tecnología
Authors: (CONACYT) Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología
Published: May 2018

No abstract availableRealidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 56, 1997: 133-152
El secreto de Vitoria y sus silencios
Authors: Castillo Moisés R.
Published: May 2018

No abstract availableRealidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 56, 1997: 187-203
Exposição à morte e biopolítica: uma abordagem a partir do racismo de Estado e do paradigma imunitário
Authors: Fonseca Angela Couto Machado , Araújo Dhyego Câmara de
Published: May 2018

A discussão aqui proposta pretende analisar a produção da morte e a exposição à morte por meio das lentes fornecidas pela biopolítica e não sob o viés jurídico-político tradicional. Busca-se, pelo uso de metodologia analítica, problematizar que uma devida tematização da morte requer o deslocamento nos modos de se pensar vida/morte como fenômenos meramente jurídicos para pensá-los como efeitos de relações de poder pertencentes a uma lógica da modernidade política. A partir da noção de Racismo de Estado de Michel Foucault e do Paradigma Imunitário de Roberto Esposito, a produção da morte é colocada dentro do problema de como a biopolítica se converte em tanatopolítica. Ambos os autores permitem conceber na biopolítica moderna um circuito entre proteção e negação da vida, que se desdobra por uma cisão valorativa entre tipos de vida acobertados pela proteção e outras enviadas para a produção da morte. O que se busca com essa análise é a ampliação do debate sobre a relação vida e morte no cenário político contemporâneo, pela proposição de um desvio das análises pautadas apenas no critério da (i)legalidade de promover a morte. A intenção é a de questionar como, dentro dos próprios moldes de funcionamento de uma moderna política da vida, a produção da morte é chamada a participar. Trata-se de perceber como a semântica da biopolítica permite acessar um funcionamento de proteção da vida e produção da morte operante, à revelia da tonalidade humanista e do valor da vida humana assumida pelos modernos discursos jurídicos e políticos. A atenção a essa lógica de poder atuante na modernidade e seus mecanismos de funcionamento que produzem ordenação hierarquizada da vida e exposição à morte é o que se busca, minimamente, com esta análise.
Management of Pediatric Femoral Neck Fracture
Authors: Patterson Joseph T. , Tangtiphaiboontana Jennifer , Pandya Nirav K.
Published: May 2018

In the pediatric population, femoral neck fracture is a relatively uncommon injury with a high complication rate, despite appropriate diagnosis and management. The anatomy and blood supply of the proximal femur in the skeletally immature patient differs from that in the adult patient. Generally, these fractures result from high-energy trauma and are categorized using the Delbet classification system. This system both guides management and aids the clinician in determining the risk of osteonecrosis after these fractures. Other complications include physeal arrest, coxa vara, and nonunion. Multiple fracture fixation methods have been used, with the overall goal being anatomic reduction with stable fixation. Insufficiency fractures of the femoral neck, although rare, must also be considered in the differential diagnosis for the pediatric patient presenting with atraumatic hip pain.
Exploring EFL Learners’ Self-Efficacy in Academic Writing Based on Process-Genre Approach
Authors: Zhang Ying
Published: May 2018

This study explores the change of EFL learners’ level of self-efficacy in process-genre academic writing instruction. The teaching experiment was conducted for 14 weeks. A total of 59 graduate students participated in the experiment. Before the experiment, the results showed that the general level of EFL graduates’ self-efficacy in academic writing was relatively low. After 14 weeks of academic writing instruction conducted by the process-genre approach, participants’ self-efficacy improved significantly. In the interview, participants also reported an increasing level of confidence in academic writing. Based on the findings, implications of academic writing instruction to improve students’ self-efficacy are discussed in the paper.
Cytogenetic Findings on 11,451 Cases of Amniocentesis in Hanoi, Vietnam
Authors: Tran Cuong , Nguyen Van , Nguyen Minh , Hoang Lan , Ngo Anh , Ngo Toan , Ngo Chau , Mai Hue , Tran Tung
Published: May 2018

Since the 1960s, amniocentesis has become a routine procedure performed in prenatal diagnostic clinics. This study aims to depict the results of amniocentesis, the frequency of chromosomal abnormality and emphasize on amniocentesis indications. A retrospective study was conducted on 11,451 cases who were referred to the Prenatal Diagnosis Center, the National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hanoi, Vietnam from 2012 to 2016. The rate of chromosomal abnormality was 6.7%. The chromosomal aberration in the group with mother or father carrying balanced parental translocations accounted for the highest rate of 22.0%. Triploidy was 1.2%, autosomal chromosome aberration was 59.7%, sex chromosome was 8.3%, and structural rearrangements was 30.8%. Trisomy 21 was the most frequent disorder founded in abnormal ultrasound findings (47.4%), following by the advanced maternal age (44.1%). The large sample size of this study provided reliable evidence to support the development of prenatal counseling and pregnancy management programs.
The Level of High-Order Thinking and Its Relation to Quality of Life among Students at Ajloun University College
Authors: Al Rabadi Wail Minwer , Salem Rifqa Khleif
Published: May 2018

The study was designed to identify the effect of high-order thinking on the quality of life among Ajloun University students. The study used the associative method. The randomly selected sample consisted of 147 students from Ajloun University College. The study used two tools: The two measures were applied to the sample of the current study after extracting the psychometric properties of the two scales in terms of validity and reliability.The results indicated that the high-order thinking among the students was moderate. The students also achieved a medium degree according to the quality of life scale. There was a statistically significant correlation between both the high-order thinking and the quality of life. There were statistically significant differences in quality of life and the level of high-order thinking due to gender variable in favor of males and academic specialization in favor of students of scientific colleges, the study recommended the need for further research and studies on the relationship between quality of life and other variables such as self-efficacy, self-learning, and other variables, and to train students in skills that raise their high-order thinking skills because of their close relationship with quality of life and training programs and semi-empirical studies to improve students’ perception of level of life and its quality and satisfaction.
Aspects of Procurement Reforms that Influence Expenditure Management in Public Secondary Schools in Kenya: A Focus on Emergency Procurement
Authors: Kibinu Kinuthia Eric , Odundo Paul A. , Nyagah Grace
Published: May 2018

The Kenyan public procurement sector has gone though colossal reforms, which were ignited by findings of country procurement assessment reports of 1986 and 1997; and hallmarked by formulation of the Procurement Regulations in 2001. This study aimed at establishing the extent to which public secondary schools in Nairobi City County had complied with relevant legislative provisions guiding procurement reforms, as well as the effect of selected aspects of reforms on expenditure management. The article focuses on one aspect of reforms, namely, frequency of emergency procurement. The evaluation research model III guided the research process and primary data were sourced in 2015 from 35 public secondary schools. Quantitative analysis included cross-tabulation with analysis of variance, chi-square statistic, correlation coefficient, as well as multiple regression. About two-thirds of the schools had developed procurement plans, as required by the legislative and policy provisions; while another two-thirds ‘occasionally’ practised emergency procurement. Besides, the frequency of emergency procurement significantly correlated with variation in procurement expenditure; and further caused a significant increment in procurement expenditure (beta weight = 0.457, t-statistic = 3.240 & ρ-value = 0.003), which signifies a negative influence on expenditure management. Limiting the frequency of emergency procurement is an important step towards effective expenditure management in public secondary schools.
Supportive Drivers of Organizational Knowledge Management: A Case Study from Egypt
Authors: El Bedawy Randa
Published: May 2018

The ability to manage efficiently the flow of knowledge has becoming a crucial requirement to boost the organizational learning and competitiveness along the knowledge era. However, a lack of consensus and confusion may still exist regarding what comprise the Knowledge Management (KM) and its importance to improve the overall organizational performance in Egypt. Moreover, there is generally a lack of an observable organizational KM initiatives’ progress in Egypt. This study highlights the significance of KM and explores the key drivers that can support organizational KM initiative in Egypt which requires organizational management and human orientation in terms of setting supportive human resource management, organizational culture and organizational structure. The study also alarms the attention to the various challenges that may hinder the successful implementation of KM initiative in Egypt. Based on the case study approach, this study sheds the light on a good model of IBM Egypt as a guidance supporting the crucial significance of KM for booming innovation and organizational performance.
Entrepreneurial Philanthropy Partnerships: Aligning Leadership, Strategy, and Culture
Authors: Rath Jos
Published: May 2018

There is increasing recognition that an entrepreneurial philanthropy partnership (EPP) has become a modus operandi for non-profit organisations and for-profit companies, aligning their interactions according to societal expectations. While these partnerships offer many advantages in principle, there is little consensus by academics and practitioners on what it presents for action, and its practice varies. The purpose of this article is to address the characteristics of EPPs that are associated with its establishment and with maintaining the continuous dialogue of tacit and explicit know-how. Therefore, a theoretical Entrepreneurial Philanthropy Alignment Model has been developed and is empirically tested in the context of existing EPPs in The Netherlands. The model may inform continuing theory building and practical experimentation to refine defining the amplitude of partnership practice, and to enhance the responsiveness to partners’ expectations of an EPP.
Advancing a Behavioral Approach for Studying Public Administration
Authors: Tomo Andrea
Published: May 2018

This paper aims at providing a conceptual framework to analyze the public sector through a behavioral approach.The paper relies on the framework provided by Huse (2007) to study the behavioral approach in the private sector and employs a systematic literature review to adapt this framework to the public sector.The findings enable the application of the behavioral approach to the public sector through four main areas of discussion: human resource management, interactions, organizational climate, and culture leadership and structure.Literature on public sector has less regarded this dimension despite behaviors may affect both individual and organizational performance. Thus, this paper has manifold interesting implications, especially with reference to an effective change management in the public sector.
The Effect of Board of Directors’ Characteristics and Ownership Type on the Timeliness of Financial Reports
Authors: Alsmady Ahnaf Ali
Published: May 2018

This study examines the board of directors’ (BOD) characteristics and ownership type on the timeliness of financial reports (TFRs). The characteristics of the BOD examined in this study include CEO duality, board size, the proportion of women on the board and the proportion of CEOs on the board. Moreover, management ownership, foreign ownership and non-foreign ownership among other factors such as company age and its size are controlled for in the model. Data were collected from 68 annual reports of listed companies on Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) for the period between 2011 to 2015. The first model results show that CEO duality, the proportions of women as well as the proportion CEOs on the board have significant effects on the TFRs. The companies’ age and size have a negative effect on the TFRs. However, the board size showed no significant effect; a board with less than eight members has a negative effect and a one with more than eight shows a positive effect on the TFRs. Furthermore, the second model which examines the ownership type effect on the TFRs shows that management ownership has no significant effect. Non-foreign ownership has a negative effect, while foreign ownership has a positive effect on the TFRs. The results of this study add to the limited literature about the effect of governance on the TFRs in the Middle East countries. The findings are also beneficial to companies and policymakers.
Homophily Attractiveness for Women in Online Dating in Taiwan
Authors: Olivo Quiroga Cristian , Shang-Yung Yen
Published: May 2018

Online dating is a significant and worldwide social phenomenon. Whilst research in western countries has provided valuable insights on how users perceive each another when viewing their profiles, little research has been done in Asia, where culture and cultural environments are different. In order to evaluate homophily, in an experimental approach, we evaluated what characteristics single women seek in potential romantic partners. We interviewed 55 young single women who are engaged in online dating. We asked participants to describe themselves in terms of personality, habits, family orientation, and etcetera. In addition, using the same variables, we asked them to describe their ideal partners in a second questionnaire. Women exhibited a low tendency of homophily towards their desired partners, seeking men who are not similar to themselves in life course attributes.
Periodic Solutions of Duffing-Type Oscillators Using Continuous Piecewise Linearization Method
Authors: Big-Alabo Akuro
Published: May 2018

A new analytic algorithm called ‘continuous piecewise linearization method’ (CPLM) is developed to obtain periodic solutions of freely vibrating Duffing-type oscillators. This simple analytic algorithm is based on continuous piecewise linearization of the nonlinear stiffness with respect to displacement and was shown to produce very accurate results for few iterations. The algorithm is valid for Duffing-type oscillators possessing strong nonlinearity and/or undergoing large-amplitude oscillations. Studies conducted on Duffing oscillators with cubic, cubic-quintic and trigonometric sine stiffness nonlinearities showed that the CPLM results match standard numerical solutions and is more accurate than the popular energy balance method (EBM). Additionally, the present analysis shows that the CPLM is capable of predicting the quasi-linear behaviour observed in the oscillation history of Duffing-type oscillators with strongly nonlinearity and/or large-amplitude oscillations. This quasi-linear behaviour cannot be predicted by the EBM to which the CPLM is compared.
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MOTIVATIONAL SYSTEMS IN LOCAL-GOVERNMENT MUNICIPAL ENTERPRISES
Authors: Chruściel Tadeusz Jakub
Published: May 2018

Municipal companies gain new challenges through competition’s growth and increasing demand from customers while maintaining low prices and high quality of service delivery. Daily use of various public services by the residents raises questions about the extent to which human resources, time, property or the appropriate organizational and legal frame of local government business activity are used. Local government municipal companies, due to their existing organizational and legal nature as well as well-established organizational culture, require continuous changes in the management process in order to improve the quality and financial results while satisfying the expectations of the local community. In this article, the author attempts to answer the question of the possibility of implementing incentive systems in order to increase the efficiency of local government municipal companies.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR EMPLOYEES AS CHALLENGE FOR CONTEMPORARY ORGANIZATIONS
Authors: Wróbel Magdalena , Smolarek Małgorzata
Published: May 2018

The paper considers conditions of responsibility contemporary organizations for employees. For this purpose, definitions of human capital and its importance for contemporary organizations were presented. In her article, autor described recommendations of norm ISO 26000 for organizations concerning practices in the scope of work and the impact of these recommendations on competitiveness organizations. The paper also analysis of practices in the scope of work carried out by enterprises in Poland in the years 2013-2015 was presented. In the article, there are used an analysis of the subject literature and good practice of enterprises in Poland, based on reports Responsible Business in Poland. Good practices.
INNOVATIVE METHODS OF KNOWLEDGE SHARING IN PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS
Authors: Michalik Izabela
Published: May 2018

The public sector organizations are the subject of the continuous development, which includes introduction of innovative changes. They are based on creative problem solving, applying new solutions and methods of operations, so on learning and creating knew knowledge. In the public sector organization knowledge is one of the most important resources and it has the key significance for the position of an organization, so innovative practice, connected with knowledge sharing, are particularly essential. Technological progress contributes the increased knowledge, gained in organizations, and knowledge sharing builds the identity of the organization and workers’ loyalty, what leads to the reaching the effect, which brings benefits to the whole organization. The aim of this article is a presentation of the characteristic features of knowledge, together with strategies of its codification and personalization, the review of innovative methods of knowledge sharing in the public organizations, as well as the indicate the effects of innovative knowledge sharing.
ACADEMIC POTENTIAL AS AN ELEMENT OF KATOWICE IMAGE COMPARED TO OTHER VOIVODESHIP CAPITALS
Authors: Makowiec Bartosz , Walotek-Ściańska Katarzyna
Published: May 2018

The objective of the paper is to determine academic potential of Katowice compared to the selected reference voivodeship capitals. The authors review academic offers and career opportunities for graduates. The main factor of writing the article was verification the hypothesis that Silesia offers students educational and career opportunities equally attractive as currently the most popular Polish cities among the students. The authors think that the analysis of the academic potential of city is important because the structural changes in the Katowice’s economy for several years associated with the resignation from the heavy industry to the broader services sector, including modern services. The presence of highly qualified graduates is therefore an essential element in the further development of the city.
THE IMPORTANCE OF TRUST MANAGEMENT IN A VIRTUAL ORGANIZATION
Authors: Pobiedzińska Karolina
Published: May 2018

Constant changes in information technology cause changes in many areas of life, therefore, with in the field of management as well. Virtualization, the issue of timelessness in offering services has led to the need for organizations to operate in virtual space - at the distance, thus creating new forms of work. Often, the only way to contact such organization is over the Internet. These contacts concern both the business-customer relationship (B2C), the businessbusiness relationship (B2B) and the relationship between the leader and the employee. Due to the fact there are strong links between trust and virtual space, the purpose of this article is to show how important the trust is in a virtual organization that is operating in a complex, variable reality where employees, entrepreneurs and their customers without mutual trust cannot coexist.
Contemporary, modern and learning organizations are oriented to human and only these organizations are able to compete with others. Building trust in complex interactions between participants in a virtual organization is central to interpersonal relationships in general and the foundation for virtual organization functioning.
O uso de emoticons nas fanpages de Folha de S. Paulo e Estadão
Authors: Sanchotene Carlos Renan Samuel
Published: May 2018

Neste artigo discutimos os modos como as lógicas das redes sociais alteram a narratividade jornalística. O uso de emoticons nas fanpages dos jornais Folha de S.Paulo e Estadão no Facebook foram analisados a fim de compreender como esse tipo de recurso textual é apropriado pelos veículos. Entre os resultados, destacamos que os emoticons promovem um aspecto mais informal ao conteúdo noticioso e mais próximo da linguagem dos leitores inseridos nas dinâmicas das redes sociais digitais.
A animação como opção tecnoestética em vinhetas de abertura de filmes
Authors: Guimarães Denise Azevedo D.
Published: May 2018

Este artigo busca uma possível (re)articulação das questões ligadas à representação e aponta a importância de se considerar como os regimes de visualidade são alterados, por força dos efeitos tecnoestéticos na linguagem das novas mídias. São analisados os signos intercambiantes entre o verbal e o icônico, em vinhetas de abertura de filmes, com base nos conceitos teóricos fundamentais de Charles Sanders Peirce. Uma leitura intersemiótica investiga práticas criativas que integram signos visuais e verbais, os quais implicam um desafio estético, partindo da animação para as imagens computadorizadas. Há ainda uma referência às questões formuladas por Lev Manovich e por Wiliam Brown sobre o que acontece com a identidade indicial do cinema, quando a tecnologia fílmica tradicional vem sendo substituída pela tecnologia digital.
A cidade a partir da interculturalidade: um estudo entre moradores de Sorocaba/SP
Authors: Junior José Aparecido Batista
Published: May 2018

Discutimos sobre o processo de formação da cidade sob a ótica intercultural, interessando o entrelaçamento da vida individual com a coletiva, com orientação e viés da comunicação e da cultura do consumo. As falas apresentadas serviu no entendimento do processo de formação dos bairros estudados, os trânsitos, os pertencimentos e as práticas do consumo na(da) cidade a partir do não hegemônico, assim ouvir a voz do subalterno é um método pertinente. Relacionamos o consumo e o cotidiano, perpassando por questões das disparidades econômicas, sobretudo em função da má distribuição da riqueza socialmente produzida. Ao ser orientado pela cultura do consumo, analisamos o cotidiano e o território em que o indivíduo vive, indo além do local de moradia.
CONTRASSENSO NAS ESTIMATIVAS FUNDIÁRIAS PARA HABITAÇÃO SOCIAL
Authors: Moreira Tomás Antonio , Zavaglia Mascarenhas Torres Ribeiro Joana Aparecida , Viana Leonelli Gisela Cunha
Published: May 2018

Valores pagos na aquisição de terra para habitação social sempre foram muito elevados e raramente as estimativas de custo estavam relacionadas às estimativas de terras necessárias para enfrentamento do déficit habitacional. A partir do Plano Nacional de Habitação, a viabilização de terra está condicionada à formulação de planos habitacionais e à sua articulação com instrumentos de política e planejamento urbano. As novas formulações não têm revelado muitos avanços em relação às estratégias anteriormente praticadas na trajetória da política habitacional e em especial da política fundiária. Frente à necessidade de maior compreensão das recentes formulações das políticas fundiárias, este artigo tem como objetivo analisar a estimativa de terras e a estimativa de custo para habitação de interesse social propostos em Planos de Habitação de Interesse Social de municípios da Região Metropolitana de Campinas. Como procedimentos metodológicos, adotou-se a análise dos cálculos da demanda por terra e a construção de quadros temáticos para a análise das estimativas de terra e custos.O trabalho permitiu identificar a fragilidade da abordagemda questão fundiária nos Planos Locais de Habitação de InteresseSocial, tendo em vista o contrassenso nas estimativasde terras para sanear o déficit habitacional.
The Creation of Eve
Authors: Conybeare Catherine ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: May 2018

Why was Eve created? In De Genesi ad litteram, Augustine notoriously gives the answer that it was only causa pariendi, “for the sake of childbearing.” Other late antique interpreters of Genesis emphasize the purpose of conjugal union and domesticity. But a fuller reading of Augustine’s thoughts on the subject reveals the moment between the creation of Eve and the fall as pregnant with extraordinary possibility. This moment, of indeterminate length—for humans had not yet fallen into time—provides an opportunity for Augustine to unleash his theological imagination. This lecture is about paradise. It eschews the customary focus on Adam’s paradisal desire to think about Eve’s beginning. Augustine uses this beginning to emphasize the importance of sociality, and of marriage as its most perfect realization. He takes the quotidian miracle of childbirth as our closest intimation of God’s act of creation. And he imagines new meanings for the trinity of Villanova’s motto: ueritas, unitas, and caritas.
Trends in statistical methods in articles published in Archives of Plastic Surgery between 2012 and 2017
Authors: Han Kyunghwa , Jung Inkyung
Published: May 2018

This review article presents an assessment of trends in statistical methods and an evaluation of their appropriateness in articles published in the Archives of Plastic Surgery (APS) from 2012 to 2017. We reviewed 388 original articles published in APS between 2012 and 2017. We categorized the articles that used statistical methods according to the type of statistical method, the number of statistical methods, and the type of statistical software used. We checked whether there were errors in the description of statistical methods and results. A total of 230 articles (59.3%) published in APS between 2012 and 2017 used one or more statistical method. Within these articles, there were 261 applications of statistical methods with continuous or ordinal outcomes, and 139 applications of statistical methods with categorical outcome. The Pearson chi-square test (17.4%) and the Mann-Whitney U test (14.4%) were the most frequently used methods. Errors in describing statistical methods and results were found in 133 of the 230 articles (57.8%). Inadequate description of P-values was the most common error (39.1%). Among the 230 articles that used statistical methods, 71.7% provided details about the statistical software programs used for the analyses. SPSS was predominantly used in the articles that presented statistical analyses. We found that the use of statistical methods in APS has increased over the last 6 years. It seems that researchers have been paying more attention to the proper use of statistics in recent years. It is expected that these positive trends will continue in APS.
Analgesic and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Phaseolus vulgaris L. Fixed Oil in Rodents
Authors: Salma  , Sadia Ghousia Baig  , Muhammad Mohtasheem ul Hasan  , Salman Ahmed  , Syeda Anum Fatima
Published: May 2018

The seeds of Phaseolus vulgaris are known as common beans or kidney beans. The dry seeds are eaten as pulse and are enriched with protein, fiber, starch, B vitamins (B1, B6, B9), iron, potassium and selenium. Beans also contain about 1-2 % of fixed oil. Phaseolus vulgaris is linked with anticancer, antihyperlipidemic, hypoglycemic and antioxidant actions. The fixed oil of Phaseolus vulgaris (PVFO) seeds is extracted with hexane and used in this study to assess acute oral toxicity, analgesic (by acetic acid induced writhing, hot plate and tail flick tests in mice) and anti-inflammatory (by carrageenan induced paw edema in rats) actions. Four groups were made (n=6): Group-I: Normal Saline Control (2ml/kg), Group-II: PVFO (2ml/kg), Group-III: PVFO (4ml/kg) and Group-IV: Standard Acetyl salicylic acid (ASA 300 mg/kg). PVFO in 2ml/kg and 4ml/kg dose demonstrated analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities but in hot plate results were unreliable as here significant activity started after 90 minutes. For toxicity test 5ml/kg dose was administered orally in mice and no toxicity symptoms were observed. It is therefore concluded that PVFO is safe for oral use up to 5ml/kg and may possess analgesic and anti-inflammatory actions.
Azar Ajaj, Duane Alexander Miller, and Philip Sumpter. Arab Evangelicals in Israel
Authors: Hummel Daniel G.
Published: May 2018

No abstract is available.
Satisfacción de usuarios de dos clubes de pádel de Cartagena (Región de Murcia)
Authors: Aparicio Sarmiento A. , Gil López M. I. , López Sánchez G. F. , Díaz Suárez A.
Published: May 2018

El propósito del estudio fue determinar la satisfacción de los usuarios de dos clubes de pádel de Cartagena (Región de Murcia, España). Para conseguir este objetivo, se llevó a cabo una encuesta a 36 sujetos (16 mujeres y 20 hombres) de entre 20 a 55 años, utilizando como instrumento la Escala de percepción de organizaciones deportivas (EPOD). Este instrumento está compuesto por cuatro dimensiones: 1. Técnicos, 2. Instalaciones y Material, 3. Actividades, 4. Imagen de la Organización. Las dimensiones mejor valoradas fueron la de Técnicos y la de Imagen de la organización. Estos resultados fueron similares a los de otros estudios previos, en los que también se observó que los apartados mejor valorados eran el de Técnicos y el de Imagen de la organización. Por tanto, los clubes de pádel deberían centrar sus esfuerzos en mejorar la gestión del resto de dimensiones: Instalaciones y Material, Actividades.
Análisis notacional de las acciones de juego realizadas por jugadoras de voleibol en competición universitaria
Authors: Medina-Carrillo J. , García-Tormo J. V. , Morante-Rábago J. C. , Rodríguez-Marroyo J. A.
Published: May 2018

En los últimos años son numerosos los trabajos de investigación que han aplicado el análisis notacional al estudio del comportamiento técnico-táctico de los deportistas en contextos naturales de competición. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue describir el tipo de  acciones realizadas en función del rol de juego desempeñado por jugadoras de voleibol durante la competición. Aplicando principios de análisis notacional se analizaron un total de 19635 acciones, correspondientes a  3 sets de cada uno de los 8 equipos que participaron en el Campeonato de España Universitario de Voleibol en categoría Femenina. Para la obtención de los datos se elaboraron instrumentos ad hoc de observación y registro. Dentro de las acciones realizadas por los diferentes roles de juego específicos, la central llevó a cabo más acciones de bloqueo (25,4%), la colocadora de colocación (31,6%), y la receptora, líbero y opuesta de defensa (38,5, 40,6 y 42,9%, respectivamente). El conocimiento de las acciones realizadas por las jugadoras es de gran ayuda para la optimización del rendimiento, ya que permite el diseño de tareas específicas en función del rol de las jugadoras. 
Percepción de las conductas contrarias a la convivencia en el profesorado de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria
Authors: Gil Espinosa F. J. , Delgado Noguera M. A. , Chillón Garzón P.
Published: May 2018

La convivencia escolar en los centros educativos influye en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje, así como en el bienestar de los miembros de la comunidad educativa. Además, es una cuestión abordada por numerosos estudios científicos. El objetivo principal del presente trabajo es describir y analizar las principales conductas contrarias a la convivencia en Educación Secundaria Obligatoria y relacionarlas con variables como la ciudad de procedencia, género del profesor, antigüedad en el cuerpo, desempeño de cargo directivo y ciclo educativo.Los participantes son 147 profesores de Educación Física que ejercen activamente la profesión en centros de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria. Dicha muestra cumplimentó individual y expresamente dos cuestionarios diseñados “ad hoc” para evaluar las conductas contrarias a la convivencia en el alumnado. A las conductas se les aplicó la técnica de análisis factorial obteniendo finalmente cinco factores de conducta. Además, se aplicó chi-cuadrado o test exacto de Fisher para relacionar las conductas con otras variables de interés.Se concluye que las conductas contrarias a la convivencia más frecuentes son las disruptivas y las agresiones verbales. Respecto al género del profesorado las conductas pertenecientes a “desafío y acoso” son más frecuentes cuando la profesora es mujer que cuando el profesor es hombre. Cuantos menos años lleva el profesor en el cuerpo, más frecuentes son las conductas pertenecientes a “déficit de atención”. Las conductas pertenecientes a “déficit de atención” y “mal uso de materiales” son más frecuentes cuando el profesor no desempeña ni ha desempeñado cargo directivo alguno. 
La compatibilidad entre estudios y deporte en estudiantes de secundaria
Authors: Álvarez – Pérez P. R. , López – Aguilar D. , Hernández – Álvarez A. , Barroso – Cubas C.
Published: May 2018

La finalidad de esta investigación fue analizar las dificultades que los estudiantes de secundaria tenían para compatibilizar estudios y deportes. Siguiendo un método descriptivo de carácter exploratorio y a través de la aplicación de una prueba de cuestionario y la realización de un grupo de discusión, se recogió información en relación a cuatro factores clave: las características propias de la práctica deportiva, el conflicto de intereses surgido a la hora de compatibilizar los estudios y el deporte, los apoyos y recursos con los que contaban para armonizar esta doble actividad y las expectativas formativas y profesionales que tenían de cara a su futuro. El análisis de los distintos factores que intervienen en el desarrollo de esta doble actividad, constituye un elemento de referencia fundamental para que los centros educativos implanten medidas y acciones que permitan a estos estudiantes continuar con su preparación deportiva, sin tener que renunciar a la formación. Los resultados obtenidos ponen de manifiesto las dificultades que tienen los estudiantes de secundaria para compaginar ambos procesos, lo que les exige un gran esfuerzo, una buena planificación de metas, una adecuada organización del tiempo y persistencia en el logro de los objetivos planteados.