bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Police(s) financière(s). Enquêter sur le monde de la finance en France au début du XX e siècle et dans l’entre-deux-guerres
Authors: Ouriemmi Oussama
Published: October 2019

Cet article s’intéresse à la spécialisation de la police française en finance au début du xx e  siècle et dans l’entre-deux-guerres. Il retrace l’organisation des différents services policiers spécialisés en la matière et reconstitue leurs méthodes de travail. À cet égard, il met notamment en lumière, d’une part, le savoir financier acquis par les policiers et, d’autre part, le savoir construit par la police sur les financiers et les opérations financières.
Rencontres d’auteur.e en Grande-Bretagne et en France
Authors: Beauvais Clémentine
Published: October 2019

L’étude cartographie et théorise, d’un point de vue principalement sociologique, la rencontre scolaire d’auteur.e en Grande-Bretagne, dans une approche contrastée avec la rencontre d’auteur.e en France. Les profondes divergences entre les perceptions française et britannique de la rencontre scolaire sont révélatrices de divergences tout aussi vastes entre les perceptions, de part et d’autre de la Manche, de la place du livre à l’école, du rôle de l’auteur.e dans la promotion de son œuvre, et du positionnement du jeune lectorat qui co-crée et « consomme » cette œuvre. Après une description des différences formelles entre rencontres britanniques et françaises « type », le propos se compose de trois parties, théorisant tour à tour la manière dont auteur.e, lectorat, et espace de l’école, sont mobilisés par la rencontre scolaire. Au-delà du cas particulier de la Grande-Bretagne, il est suggéré qu’explorer la rencontre scolaire d’auteur.e dans ses aspects les plus construits par son contexte socioéconomique et éducatif offre un éclairage précieux sur ledit contexte, et peut donc servir de base à une analyse pertinente à d’autres branches des sciences de l’éducation, de la recherche en littératie et de la pédagogie de la littérature.
Les enseignants à la rencontre des poètes : le dispositif de formation proposé par La Semaine de la poésie
Authors: Lalot Françoise
Published: October 2019

L’article est un témoignage. Il décrit le travail de formation et d’organisation d’une association qui œuvre depuis 1986 en partenariat avec les services de l’Éducation nationale, l’académie, le rectorat et l’ÉSPÉ. La finalité est l’accueil de poètes au sein de classes. Des enseignants sont interviewés. Des poètes rendent compte de l’accueil qui leur est fait. L’association veille à la qualité des rencontres. La formation initiale comme la formation continue sont des vecteurs de cette qualité.
Préparer la rencontre avec l’écrivain, un outil de formation pour les enseignants du premier degré
Authors: Bourhis Véronique
Published: October 2019

L’article se propose, d’une part, d’étudier la manière dont des enseignants en fin de formation initiale construisent certains de leurs premiers gestes professionnels en préparant à la rencontre avec un auteur, à l’instar de ce qu’ils sont susceptibles de proposer aux élèves en contexte scolaire, et d’autre part, d’analyser comment la rencontre effective peut engendrer des déplacements conceptuels pour influer sur les rapports à la lecture-écriture des étudiants. Entre les possibles résistances individuelles et collectives, l’article s’intéresse à la constitution d’un sujet collectif qui construit une position négociée et assumée, lui permettant de vivre la rencontre avec l’écrivain comme celle d’un pair. Le dispositif analysé, qui couple action et formation, s’est déroulé en 2017 à Lausanne (Suisse) en complémentarité avec le dispositif scolaire La Bataille des livres. L’auteur « jeunesse » reçu en formation, Olivier May, avait été sélectionné pour son livre : La Vallée des mammouths .
Renouveler les rencontres avec les auteurs. Entretien
Authors: Friot Bernard
Published: October 2019

Dans cet entretien, Bernard Friot mobilise son vécu d’auteur ayant longuement pratiqué les rencontres avec le public scolaire dans des contextes variés. Il développe un point de vue analytique sur la venue de l’écrivain dans la classe en le nourrissant également de ses propres expériences d’enseignant et de formateur. Tout en soulignant les réussites possibles de la rencontre entre auteur et jeunes lecteurs, il alerte sur l’idéalisation d’une pratique qui pourrait devenir routinière et mérite en tout cas d’être revitalisée. Il livre pour ce faire de très nombreuses suggestions et invite les enseignants à reconsidérer la place de la rencontre dans les projets conduits, mais aussi les modalités de la rencontre elle-même et la part accordée aux réactions spontanées des jeunes lecteurs potentiels ou effectifs. Partant de ces constats, n’hésitant pas à pointer certains écueils, Bernard Friot ne se contente pas d’une mise en cause mais offre aux lecteurs des pistes constructives pour repenser les mille-et-une manières d’accueillir un auteur dans la classe.
Les couleurs du Devoir (Paul Eluard)
Authors: Créac’h Martine
Published: October 2019

Si les pratiques littéraires hors du livre ne suffisent pas à marginaliser l’objet livre, elles invitent à porter un regard critique sur celui-ci, en rendant plus sensible l’écart entre le livret le texte, en donnant, par opposition à toutes les dimensions virtuelles de la littérature, une importance accrue à sa dimension matérielle. En perdant l’évidence de son statut, le livre devient un objet plus étrange dont le support interroge. Cette étude est consacrée au premier recueil signé par Paul Eluard, Le Devoir , dont la plaquette fut tirée sous une couverture muette de papier beige en 1916.
Nadja , ou André Breton en ses « maisons de verre »
Authors: Régnier Marie-Clémence
Published: October 2019

À partir d’outils conceptuels permettant de penser le « lieu d’écriture » et la théâtralisation de la parole littéraire, l’article s’intéresse au motif domestique dans Nadja d’André Breton. Il démontre que celui-ci se livre à un inventaire liquidatif qui vise les principales catégories de monuments littéraires hérités des siècles précédents pour leur opposer la liste subversive de monuments surréalistes et personnels – ses lieux de vie en particulier. Se dessine là un parcours initiatique original au surréalisme et à l’histoire littéraire.
Le sifflet de Makoko. Pierre Michon et la littérature seconde
Authors: Hanhart-Marmor Yona
Published: October 2019

Cet article interroge les fonctions de la citation dans Corps du roi de Pierre Michon, postulant que cet ouvrage constitue non seulement une mise en œuvre de l’ensemble des procédés d’appropriation d’un texte par un autre, mais aussi une théorisation oblique de l’intertextualité et de la pratique de la citation dans une œuvre littéraire qui, in fine , permet au scripteur de proposer sa propre définition de la littérature. De façon paradoxale, le parcours que propose Corps du roi dans l’univers de la citation susciterait l’émergence d’un auteur affranchi des pères qu’ont longtemps été pour lui les auteurs du passé.
Les lignes utopiques de L’Équipée malaise . Sur l’espace et le mouvement chez Jean Echenoz
Authors: Ieven Émilie
Published: October 2019

À rebours des discours qui proclament la fin des utopies, le présent article défend l’hypothèse que ces dernières subsistent sous une forme singulière au sein de la littérature contemporaine : l’utopie n’est plus une société idéale ou un projet universel à accomplir, mais bien un potentiel critique – à la fois subversif et inventif – qui s’actualise sous la forme de lignes spatiales en mouvement. En analysant les lignes qui structurent l’espace de L’Équipée Malaise de Jean Echenoz, nous montrerons comment celles-ci démontrent la puissance d’un potentiel utopique à l’œuvre dans l’ensemble du texte.
L’Élégie de Troyes ou les Congés juifs : l’exclusion et le regard
Authors: Sobczyk Agata
Published: October 2019

L’Élégie de Troyes est consacrée à la commémoration de treize Juifs brulés sur le bûcher en 1288. L’article propose une lecture de ce texte enrichie par le recours aux Congés des poètes lépreux d’Arras, avec lesquels le poème présente une analogie thématique profonde et une structure comparable. Même si on ne peut pas parler d’influence, cette juxtaposition permet d’inscrire l’élégie dans un certain courant de la littérature française, qui se constitue au xiii e  siècle et où différents types de marginaux occupent une place privilégiée : celui de la poésie urbaine.
Salammbô de Flaubert : bêtise et béance de la perception
Authors: Schürgers Élise
Published: October 2019

Cet article se propose d’observer la façon dont se déploie l’ambigüité du motif de la bêtise dans l’œuvre de Flaubert en cernant les dispositifs formels et énonciatifs par lesquels le processus littéraire médiatise la représentation du phénomène et ses significations sociales. Il s’agira d’articuler différentes formes que prend la bêtise autour de l’hypallage identifié dans la figure du regard béant. Cette lecture discursive et stylistique d’un chapitre de Salammbô (« Moloch ») met ainsi en évidence la dynamique d’inversion des regards de la bêtise et sur la bêtise ainsi que la violence et la stupeur qui lui sont inhérentes.
The Shortened Food Expectations–Long-Term Care Questionnaire: Assessing Nursing Home Residents’ Satisfaction With Food and Food Service
Authors: Crogan Neva L. , Evans Bronwynne C.
Published: October 2019

Lack of nursing home resident satisfaction with meals often results in reduced food intake, leading to poor nutritional status, weight loss, functional decline, and depression. The purpose of this article is to describe the development and initial testing of the 28-item revised Food Expectations—Long-Term Care (FoodEx-LTC) questionnaire with a convenience sample of nursing home residents (N = 61). Because of possible respondent burden, the original 44-item, five-domain FoodEx-LTC was revised, resulting in the deletion of 16 redundant items and those with inter-item correlations less than .25. Coefficient alpha scores ranged from .65 to .82, and test–retest correlations ranged from .79 to .88, dependent on domain. This revised instrument has good initial validity and reliability, resulting in a shorter instrument that accurately assesses nursing home resident satisfaction with food and food service.
A Delphi Study to Understand Clinical Nursing Faculty Preparation and Support Needs
Authors: McPherson Sara , Candela Lori
Published: October 2019

Background:

Nursing programs are challenged with staffing qualified clinical faculty. Many hires, part time and full time, lack formal preparation or experience in leading student clinical groups. To have prepared clinical faculty, it is important to understand their learning preparation and support needs.

Method:

A two-round Delphi study was conducted to explore the preparation and support needs of undergraduate clinical faculty across nursing programs in a midwestern state.

Results:

Clinical faculty indicated several areas for development, including clear expectations of the role, better communication, training and orientation, and support. A better understanding of roles and expectations was demonstrated by clinical nursing faculty who were full time and those with nursing degrees that included nurse education coursework.

Conclusion:

Strategies for clinical faculty preparation and support include clarifying expectations, providing orientation, and communicating consistently and frequently.[J Nurs Educ.2019;58(10):583–590.]
Intravitreal Toxicity of Levofloxacin and Gatifloxacin
Authors: Kazi Abdul Ahad , Jermak Christopher M. , Peyman Gholam A. , Aydin Erdinc , Riazi-Esfahani Mohammad
Published: October 2019

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE

To assess the retinal toxicity of varying concentrations of intravitreally injected gatifloxacin and levofloxacin.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

In this experimental, controlled study, levofloxacin (initial concentration = 25 mg/mL) and gatifloxacin (initial concentration = 2 mg/mL) were titrated using 5% dextrose solution to concentrations of 2,500 to 156 µg/0.1 mL and 400 to 50 µg/0.1 mL, respectively. Each concentration was injected intravitreally into two rabbit eyes (one eye per animal); two control eyes were injected with 0.1 mL of 5% dextrose solution. All animals were examined and electroretinography was performed before and 14 days after injection. The animals were killed at 14 days; the eyes were enucleated and prepared for light microscopy.

RESULTS

The levofloxacin group exhibited significant decreases in electroretinography in the eyes injected with 1,250 and 2,500 µg. No signs of retinal toxicity were observed on slit-lamp examination, indirect ophthalmoscopy, or light microscopy in all eyes injected intravitreally with 625 µg or less of levofloxacin or in any eyes given gatifloxacin.

CONCLUSION

Intravitreally injected concentrations of 625 µg or less of levofloxacin and 400 µg or less of gatifloxacin appeared nontoxic.

[Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 2006;37:224-229.]

AUTHORS

From the Department of Ophthalmology (AAK, CMJ, GAP, EA, MR-E), Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana; and the Department of Ophthalmology (AAK), Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Hyderabad, Pakistan.

Accepted for publication March 16, 2006.

Address reprint requests to Gholam A. Peyman, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, 1430 Tulane Avenue, SL-69, New Orleans, LA 70112-2699.
Progressive Venous Stasis Retinopathy and Open-Angle Glaucoma Associated With Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
Authors: Yang Sungjae , Jeong Jinho , Kim June-Gone , Yoon Young H.
Published: October 2019

A 40-year-old woman who had primary pulmonary hypertension presented with dilated episcleral vessels, venous stasis retinopathy, and open-angle glaucoma with reflux of blood in Schlemm’s canal in both eyes. Intraocular pressure was controlled with antiglaucoma medication along with systemic treatment of congestive heart failure. However, venous stasis retinopathy progressed with subsequent development of branch retinal vein occlusion in her right eye. The stagnation of venous blood flow and elevation of venous pressure found in individuals with primary pulmonary hypertension is responsible for these intractable ocular complications. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 2006;37:230-233.]
AUTHORS From the Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. Accepted for publication February 24, 2006. Presented as a poster at the Annual Meeting of the Korean Ophthalmological Society, Seoul, Korea, October 8, 2005. Supported by grant #02-PJ1-PG1-CH02-0003 by the Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare (YHY). Address reprint requests to Young H. Yoon, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, Asan Medical Center, 388-1 Poongnap-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, Korea.
Clinical Manifestations and Treatment Outcome of Optic Neuropathy in Thyroid-Related Orbitopathy
Authors: Ben Simon Guy J. , Syed Hasan , Douglas Raymond , Schwartz Robert , Goldberg Robert A. , McCann John D.
Published: October 2019

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE
To investigate the incidence and outcome of optic neuropathy associated with thyroid-related orbitopathy. PATIENTS AND METHODS All patients diagnosed as having optic neuropathy associated with thyroid-related orbitopathy who underwent treatment for optic neuropathy between January 1, 1999, and March 1, 2003, were reviewed. Demographic and clinical data were extracted from the oculoplastic registry (electronic medical record). RESULTS Optic neuropathy occurred in 20 of 595 patients with thyroid-related orbitopathy (3.4%). All patients received systemic steroids, 7 patients received orbital steroid injections, and 2 patients were treated with orbital radiotherapy. Orbital decompression was performed in all 26 orbits. Visual acuity improved from a mean of 20/150 to 20/30 (P < .001). Color vision improved from a mean of 5.2/14 to 11/14 (P = .001). The afferent pupillary defect disappeared shortly after treatment for all but 1 case, and improved in all cases. Exophthalmos decreased from 26.4 ± 2.5 to 21.5 ± 2.1 mm (P < .001; 95% confidence interval, 3.8 to 5.7). CONCLUSIONS Optic neuropathy manifests rarely in patients with thyroid-related orbitopathy. Monitoring visual acuity or afferent pupillary response may be a reliable way of assessing and monitoring optic neuropathy. In this study, patients had improved visual acuity and optic nerve function after a combination of medical and surgical treatment. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 2006;37:284-290.] AUTHORS From the Jules Stein Eye Institute and the Department of Ophthalmology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California. Accepted for publication March 10, 2006. Address reprint requests to Guy J. Ben Simon, MD, Goldschleger Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel 52621.
A Combined Technique for Surgical Repair of Descemet’s Membrane Detachments
Authors: Jeng Bennie H. , Meisler David M.
Published: October 2019

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Descemet’s membrane detachments are an uncommon complication after cataract surgery that can result in severe visual loss. A combined technique of intracameral gas injection and transcorneal suturing for the repair of Descemet’s membrane detachments is described. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this interventional case series, four cases of Descemet’s membrane detachments with associated corneal edema observed following cataract surgery were successfully repaired using a combined technique of intracameral gas injection and transcorneal suturing. RESULTS In all cases, Descemet’s membranes were successfully reattached using the aforementioned technique. In three cases, the associated corneal edema resolved postoperatively. In the fourth case, the patient required a penetrating keratoplasty for persistent corneal edema despite immediate anatomical success following reattachment. CONCLUSIONS Combined intracameral gas and transcorneal suturing appears to be an effective technique in the repair of Descemet’s membrane detachments. Early intervention may prevent persistent or recurrent corneal edema. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 2006;37:291-297.] AUTHORS From the Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio. Accepted for publication March 8, 2006. Presented in part at the World Cornea Congress V, Washington, DC, April 13-15, 2005. Address reprint requests to Bennie H. Jeng, MD, Cole Eye Institute, I-32, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195.
Fusarium Endophthalmitis Following Keratitis Associated With Contact Lenses
Authors: Rosenberg Krista D. , Flynn Harry W. , Alfonso Eduardo C. , Miller Darlene
Published: October 2019

A recent outbreak of fungal keratitis associated with contact lens use has been reported. During the past 4 months, a total of 36 patients with Fusarium keratitis have presented to one medical center. Two cases of Fusarium endophthalmitis resulting from this series of fungal keratitis associated with soft contact lens wear are described. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 2006;37:310-313.] AUTHORS From the Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida. Accepted for publication May 19, 2006. Supported in part by Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc., New York, New York. Address reprint requests to Harry W. Flynn, Jr., MD, 900 NW 17th Street, Miami, FL 33136.
Data Analytics for Better Branding of E-Governance and E-Business Systems
Authors: Gupta Rajan , Pal Saibal Kumar , Muttoo Sunil Kumar
Published: October 2019

Efficient e-governance leads to stronger democracy which can be achieved through higher trust, visibility, and transparency in the system, which can be acquired through effective branding. Various techniques of data analytics can help in achieving trust and transparency in the system. The objective of the study is to resolve various issues in the public sector through analytics-based improvement of different parameters of branding, namely, communication, consistency, clarity, and competition. The research design of the study is a combination of both qualitative and quantitative techniques like descriptive statistics. The main techniques emerged for data analysis includes rating and ranking analysis of government apps, social media analytics, text and speech analytics, media analytics, statistical analytics and data mining, telecom analytics, and people demographics for government programs. It was found that the “Digital India” campaign under e-governance initiative was highly successful based on different kinds of analytical methods found in the study.
Digital Divide and Its Dimensions
Authors: Prathapagiri Vasantha Gouri
Published: October 2019

Information communication and technology (ICT) has brought about revolutionary change in the life style of common man. Usage of technology is now mandatory for every transaction made by two or more persons staying in distant places. Mobile number and e-mail ID are believed to be the genuine identities of any person or institution in the contemporary world. However, spread of ICT and its applications is uneven in developing countries with particular reference to India. While the rich and influential people make use of latest technology and its related applications, others are unable to do so. They suffer from stale and outdated technology and many more do not have access to ICT on account of their geographical position, illiteracy ignorance, and the like reasons. This gap between haves and have-nots of ICT is termed as “digital divide.” While high income countries, over 90% of the population is using internet, and in lower income countries, less than 10% of the population uses it.
Digital-Locker Services in India
Authors: Rathore Sumangla , Panwar Avinash
Published: October 2019

On 1st July 2015, Government of India launched a Digital India campaign which is a flagship program of the government with an objective to transform India into a digitally empowered society. One key initiative of the program is digital locker service which aims at sharing and storing of electronic documents at one place in a digital locker. A study was undertaken to assess the awareness level of citizens regarding this service, to identify the problems and challenges associated with its implementation, to identify factors that affect adoption of such initiatives, and to make recommendations to various stake holders. The data analysis revealed that main concerns associated with the service include security, confidentiality, and ease of use. The survey data also revealed that the behavioral intention regarding adoption of this service is mainly determined by the user innovativeness and ease of use, usefulness, and compatibility do not seem to have an impact on the behavioral intention to adopt the service.
Innovations Through Mergers and Acquisitions in the Pharmaceutical Sector
Authors: Wajid Abdul , Khan Kashif Hasan , Handa Harish
Published: October 2019

Pharmaceutical firms have a noteworthy contribution in SDGs (Sustainable development goals). Their unceasing innovation of low-cost medicines and discovery of lifesaving drugs can assist in achieving the SDG 3 (good health and well-being). Having gone through the M&A scenario in the global pharmaceutical industry and the amount disbursed on R&D, the authors tried to find answers to a few important questions to understand whether these activities are in line to achieve global goals i.e. first, does Merger and Acquisition M&A in pharmaceutical sector increase innovations? Second, how can companies fully utilize M&A activities to increase innovation in the pharmaceutical sector? Third, is there any association between R&D expenditures and innovation outcome? We theoretically analyze and consolidate academic research on how M&A activities support innovation in the pharmaceutical industry. The present chapter also tried to unveil the association between R&D expenditures and the firm innovation as measured by the number of patent applications by selected Indian pharmaceutical firms.
Restructuring the Production Process
Authors: Da Costa Valéria Rocha , Filho José Márcio Diniz
Published: October 2019

Process management, innovation, technology, and knowledge management are tools to achieve better results and create value for an organization, specifically for the law firm. This is why organizational processes, or business processes, have become fundamental structures for the management of modern organizations and to maintain the competitiveness of organizations. As a result, it was possible to identify that the use of process management techniques and tools is decisive for rational use of processes, increased productivity, and better customer service, presenting an ideal conceptual model.
Blockchain Technology Applied to the Cocoa Export Supply Chain
Authors: Chong Mario , Perez Eduardo , Castilla Jet , Rosario Hernan
Published: October 2019

This chapter recommends applying block chain technology to the cocoa supply chain. Using this technology, it will be possible to show and guarantee the traceability of the final product. Traceability in the cocoa chain begins in the production stages (harvest and post-harvest) to obtain relevant data related to cocoa beans and their producers, promptly, until finding the raw material origin and inputs used during the process. The material provider's name must be considered, as well as the manufacturer's expiration date, the batch number, and the production area's reception date. This is why authors recommend using Block chain, which is a data structure that stores information chronologically in interlinked blocks. It works as a digital master book and the participants reach an agreement to register any information in the blocks. Throughout the chapter, authors show how to apply this technology.
A Study on the Examination of RGB Scale Retinal Pictures Using Recent Methodologies
Authors: Swarnalatha A. , Thanaraj K. Palani , Sheryl Oliver A. , Esther Hannah M.
Published: October 2019

Retinal disease/condition examination is one of the significant areas of the medical field. A variety of retinal abnormality assessments based on fundus image-assisted trials are widely proposed by the researchers to examine the parts of the retina. Recently, traditional and soft computing-based approaches are executed to inspect the optic disc and the blood vessels of the retina to discover disease/damages. This work implements (i) A two-phase methodology based on Jaya Algorithm (JA) and Kapur's Entropy (KE) thresholding and level-set segmentation for the optic disc evaluation and (ii) JA-based Multi-scale Matched Filter (MMF) for the blood vessel assessment. During this analysis, various benchmark datasets such as RIM-ONE, DRIVE, and STARE are considered. The experimental study substantiates that JA-assisted retinal picture examination offers better results than other related existing methodologies.
La Barranca del Rio Santiago as Tourist and Eco-Touristic Attraction for the Brand Guadalajara Guadalajara
Authors: Vargas-Hernández José G. , Cervantes-Guzman Jovanna Nathalie
Published: October 2019

The main purpose of this chapter is to show if the Barranca del Rio Santiago is a tourist attraction and ecotourism so it could be included in the Guadalajara brand, which is focused on national tourism. The research is exploratory and descriptive in nature. Only the national indicators of the Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara were taken in reference to motivation, what they like most, means by which they arrive at the destination, etc. SECTUR establishes in the latest competitiveness agenda of tourist destinations in Mexico that Guadalajara has a large number of natural destinations, including the Barranca del Río Santiago. This destination has a high ecological, recreational, and landscaping value, largely unknown by the local population, and consequently it can become a new product for the ecotourism sector.
Tourism in a Salt Pan
Authors: Ramos Jorge , Campos Ana Cláudia
Published: October 2019

The production of salt has always been part of human life. Salt natural sources may vary from rock mine to marine water. Some places have developed their economy considerably due to the extraction and trade of this raw material. More recently, traditional sea salt production activities have been attracting attention from a diversified range of the public. Traditional salt producers usually focus on production, but as a result of tourist demand for visiting salt production activities, producers must develop the intention to receive visitors. Such reception not only shows visitors the activity, but serves as an advertisement to international markets likely to add value to such an ancient, fundamental good: salt.
Wireless Mesh Network Security, Architecture, and Protocols
Authors: Gupta Sachin Kumar , Wani Aabid Rashid , Kumar Santosh , Srivastava Ashutosh , Sharma Diwankshi
Published: October 2019

Due to suppression of central administration in WMN, network functioning like network controls, management, routing, switching, packet forwarding etc. are distributed among nodes, either collectively or individually. So, cooperation among nodes is highly solicited. However, there may exist node's malicious activities because of its open characteristics and limited available battery power. The nodes may misbehave by refusing to provide service or dropping down the packets because of its selfishness and malicious activity. The identification of misbehaving nodes and prevention from them can be one of the biggest challenges. Hence, the prime target of the chapter is to provide an overview of existing intrusion detection and prevention approaches, and secure routing or framework that can recognize and prevent from the malicious activities. The digital signature-based IDS to offer secure acknowledgment and an authentication mechanism has also been discussed. The expectation is the digital signature-based IDS will overcome the weakness of existing IDS.
AoSP-Based Secure Localization for Wireless Sensor Network
Authors: Shrivastava Ankur , Gupta Nitin , Srivastav Shreya
Published: October 2019

In wireless sensor network, node localization is helpful in reporting the event's origin, assisting querying of sensors, routing, and various cyber-physical system applications, where sensors are required to report geographically meaningful data for location-based applications. One of the accurate ways of localization is the use of anchor nodes which are generally equipped with global positioning system. However, in range-based approaches used in literature, like Angle of Arrival, the accuracy and precision decreases in case of multipath fading environment. Therefore, this chapter proposes an angle of signal propagation-based method where each node emits only two signals in a particular direction and knows its approximate position while receiving the second signal. Further, a method is proposed to define the coordinates of the nodes in reference to a local coordinate frame. The proposed method does the work with a smaller number of transmissions in the network even in the presence of malicious adversaries.
Understanding Supply Chain Collaboration and Risk Management
Authors: Moradeyo Adenike Aderonke
Published: October 2019

Social network theory is an appropriate theory for understanding the relationships among the different parties in the supply chain. This article adopts the conceptual-theory framework to introduce arm's-length and close ties concepts into the field of supply chain risk management. The theoretical paradigm of social network theory is used to develop a framework and propositions for future empirical studies. Specifically, this conceptual article uses the idea of the social network theory to propose the need for firms to incorporate both the close and arm's-length ties in their supply chains. This approach of combining the two forms of ties as a composite tie within a supply chain could serve as an important supply chain risk management tool in relation to supply chain disruption and its mitigation, because of the synergistic benefits.
A Virtual Supply Chain Architecture to Grant Product Transparency in Agribusiness
Authors: Bruno Giulia
Published: October 2019

Especially in the food sector, fraud and counterfeiting are affecting the trust of consumers, who are more and more oriented to chose products basing on quality and traceability attributes rather than the price. Recently, the Electronic Product Code Information Services (EPCIS) standard was introduced to provide specifications for the representation of product traceability information. The collection and analysis of such information allows supply chains to be monitored and controlled through virtualization. Several applications of EPCIS were presented in literature, even if most of them are mainly focused on enabling technologies, with less emphasis on assessing how the available information can be used for a control at a higher level. This chapter review the relevant literature available on this topic, and present an architecture allowing the traceability of information about products throughout the entire supply chain by exploiting both the EPCIS standard and a NoSQL database. An application showing the potentiality of the proposed system in a case study is also reported.
Supply Chain Management and Strategy Implementation for Perishable Goods
Authors: Bharti Anju
Published: October 2019

Supply chain management is the active management of supply chain activities to maximize customer value and achieve a sustainable competitive advantage for a longer time. The supply chain firms put an extra effort to develop and run in the most effective & efficient ways possible. There are issues of concern that need attention, like huge losses in perishables (food) because of infrastructural deficiencies. The demand for food remains highly unfulfilled in most of the country and outside in spite of high production of food. This is because of highly ineffective, inadequate and very weak supply chains for food that require temperature controlled conditions to retain quality and safety of food and curb the decay process. An effective food retail supply chain thus becomes vital (Bourkakis and Weightman, 2004).Supply chains for perishable and time-sensitive products, pose specific and unique challenges. The temperature controlled supply chains or cold chains are a significant proportion of the retail food market which is still in the nascent stage.
Dynamics of Supply Chains for Perishable and Non-Perishable Items
Authors: Kamath Narasimha
Published: October 2019

This chapter analyzes the dynamics of supply chains for perishable and non-perishable items and compares them. It starts with a single echelon supply chain with widely used inventory management and ordering policies; and then generalizes it to multi-echelon supply chain. Simulation experiments are conducted to match the results with literature and real-world scenario. It shows how spoilage information can be incorporated in the ordering decision to create highly responsive supply chain, which may not always be desirable. Amplification is lesser and stabilization is faster for supply chains of perishable items. ANOVA shows significant difference for the identified performance metrics under varying demand patterns and to a certain extent varies with the item type.
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and the Supply Chain
Authors: David-West Olayinka
Published: October 2019

Information and communications technology (ICT) is an integral part of supply chain management (SCM) (Anderson, Britt, & Favre, 2007; Subramani, 2004). ICT supports SCM by enhancing supply chain efficiency, effectiveness and competitive advantage at strategic, tactical and operational management levels. Derived from extant literature on the application of ICT in SCM and ICT infrastructure sources, this chapter explores the significance of ICT in the business of SCM and describes the various ICT infrastructures deployed in aid of supply chain collaboration, integration and connectivity. While most related studies focus on organisational perspectives of ICT and SCM like benefits (Auramo, Kauremaa, & Tanskanen, 2005b), buyer-supplier relationships (Bakos & Brynjolfsson, 1993) and so on; the chapter presents a technological viewpoint of ICT and SCM. The chapter explores the function of ICT in SCM and proposes a classification framework of ICT in SCM.
Developing Information Sharing Model Using Cloud Computing and Smart Devices for SMEs Supply Chain
Authors: Chan Chi-on , Liu Owen , Szeto Ricky
Published: October 2019

The mismatch between supply and demand always exists within the supply chain and among retail stores. This situation is even worse for SMEs who work without state-of-the-art technologies, especially in terms of quantitative demand and size distribution in fashion industry. In this paper, we develop a cloud computing and smart device (CCSD) model to address the stochastic deviation between supply and demand. A computational experiment proves that the performance of inventory management in the supply chain and among retail stores can be significantly improved by application of CCSD, irrespective of demand and size distribution. In this paper, we illustrate its benefits for both normal and right-skewed demand distribution. We find that different stages in supply chain can also be coordinated by using the CCSD platform. The results show that using all-channel communication network through CCSD increases the information sharing performance.
Supply Chain Management in Retailing Business
Authors: Gencer Yasin Galip
Published: October 2019

Supply chain management is receiving increased attention as means of becoming competitive in a globally challenging environment. As its use is rising in several businesses, we have focused on SCM in retailing business. The concept of ethics has become more critical for companies. In this paper, ethics and sustainability in retailing are also examined. Sustainability has received more attention in retail management. Sustainability related issues have been discussed for many years and the term sustainability has received increased attention in research since the last two decade. This paper brings an overview of past and current sustainability research in retail applications for examining retailing and sustainability relevance. The paper considers role of retailers in supply chains through an extensive analysis of sustainability examinations in different research areas relevant to retail supply chains. Ultimately, the study is exampled from retailing businesses and it is concluded by further discussions.
Modeling of Electrohydraulic Technology in Agriculture
Authors: Sabrejos Jorge Vinna , Belov Alexander Anatolievich , Vasilyev Alexey N. , Toporkov Victor Nikolayevich , Musenko Andrey Anatolievich
Published: October 2019

The authors reveal the relevance of modeling electrohydraulic technology in terms of determining the parameters that cannot be measured by existing methods and technical means. The purpose of the chapter is modeling of electrohydraulic technology in agriculture. By modeling, the authors are developing an installation for obtaining nutrient solutions under irrigation conditions in order to increase the yield in greenhouse vegetable combines while ensuring the environmental friendliness of the process. The authors used the methods of research, analysis and calculation of technical means and control systems applied to high-voltage electro-technological installations of agricultural use. Mathematical patterns are established and a logically based relationship is established between the changes in electrical conductivity of water as a result of electrohydraulic processing.
How Industry 4.0 Changes the Value Co-Creation Process
Authors: Castagnoli Rebecca , Büchi Giacomo , Cugno Monica
Published: October 2019

The chapter analyses the literature on Industry 4.0 to understand the effect that Industry 4.0 has on customer co-creation process. The chapter is conceptual and is based on a literature analysis—conducted through ISI-Thompson Web of Science—that answers two research question: (RQ1) if and (RQ2) how the Industry 4.0 changes the customer value co-creation process. The results are summarized into a conceptual framework that shows how Industry 4.0 transforms the creation of value for customers, of customers, and with customers. The implications encourage managers and policymakers to implement a wider range of enabling technologies along the various phases of the supply chain and to adopt a new way to manage the company itself and the relations with customers involving them in the co-creation of products.
Millennial's Involvement in Corporate Social Responsibility
Authors: Rapiti Eleonora , Silvestri Cecilia
Published: October 2019

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has come to be regarded as a great strategic marketing tool and an important part of the business paradigm (Supanti and Butcher, 2019). Several authors (i.e. Choi and La, 2013) studied CSR as a driver of satisfaction and loyalty. This chapter focused on the behavior of Millennials to which CRS is an integral part of their lives. However, studies in the literature on this topic are limited. The chapter fills the gap of existing literature and increases knowledge on this issue by: (1) identifying, through factor analysis, the dimensions of CSR and (2) analyzing, through cluster analysis, the relationships between CSR and Customer Satisfaction (CS) and Customer Loyalty (CL) of different Millennials groups. The results show how the knowledge of the CSR conditions the behavior of millennials by helping to increase their level of satisfaction and loyalty.
Space as a Means of Stigma for Women in Turkish Cinema After 2000
Authors: Bilecen Meltem Yilmaz , Gültekin Gökhan
Published: October 2019

Today, when the Turkish cinema is checked in detail, it is seen that numerous issues are addressed suggesting that when a woman leaves her home where she spends her life with her husband, father, or son, there is a risk of encountering events that will “ruin” her honor. Therefore, when something bad happens to her—raped, lost her way, etc.—she cannot escape from stigma. In fact, the woman in the film transform to a representation that many women who leave the house in real life can be stigmatized. Thus, “honor-woman” connection in the eyes of Turkish society is reproduced through the “space-man” relationship. In order to introduce the purpose of the study, firstly, some information on the relationship among woman, space and stigma was given, then we made explanations on how the stigmatization issue of women in Turkish cinema from the beginning to the 2000s became effective. In the final part of the study which is the application phase, thoughts on women, place and stigma were presented through the film Mutluluk (2007) with the help of feminist criticism.
Feminist Discourse in Animated Films
Authors: Ulusal Dilek
Published: October 2019

Animation in cinema, which appeals not only to children but also adults, is one of the most important film genres that has existed since the birth of cinema. As in the other genres of cinema, feminist discourse formed through female characters is remarkable in animated cinema. This study aimed to present the feminist narratives in animated films, one of the most popular film genres today. In this context, computer-animated fantasy film Brave, regarded as one of the feminist films in animation cinema, was included in the scope of the study and was investigated in line with feminist film theory. The study revealed, as opposed to the powerless and passive woman image imposed by the patriarchal structure in society, the female characters in this film were represented as strong, brave, and free as designed by feminist ideology.
Irreparable rotator cuff tears: Current treatment options
Authors: Juhan Tristan , Stone Michael , Jalali Omid , Curtis Will , Prodromo John , Weber Alexander E. , Hatch III George Frederick , Omid Reza
Published: October 2019

Rotator cuff disease is one of the most common causes of shoulder pain, yet controversy still exists regarding treatment of “irreparable” tears. Nonoperative management, including physical therapy and steroid injections, should be reserved for those without significant pain or functional impairment. Debridement may be used for low-demand patients, and should be performed with partial cuff repair, subacromial decompression, and/or acromioplasty to maximize outcomes. Biceps tenotomy and/or tenodesis have been shown to reduce postoperative pain and improve satisfaction when performed in conjunction with rotator cuff repairs, with no difference in functional outcome comparatively. Tendon transfers have been advocated with the potential benefit to improve function and decrease pain. More recently, extracellular matrix and human-derived dermal allografts have been used off-label as patch grafts in irreparable tears. Superior capsular reconstructive techniques and subacromial balloon spacers serve a similar function by acting to depress the humeral head in a cuff-deficient shoulder, however long-term data is needed before widespread adoption of these procedures. Finally, reverse shoulder arthroplasty serves as a salvage option for low demand elderly patients.
Significance of platelet indices as severity marker in nonthrombocytopenic preeclampsia cases
Authors: Reddy Shilpa Gopal , Rajendra Prasad Chinaiah Subramanyam Babu
Published: October 2019

CONTEXT: Preeclampsia is often asymptomatic, and hence, its detection depends on signs or investigations. The platelet (PLT) parameters, in cases of preeclampsia with normal PLT count, are seldom analyzed. Hence, this study was undertaken to study the PLT parameters in nonthrombocytopenic preeclampsia cases.

AIM: The aim was to evaluate the use of PLT indices as severity markers in nonthrombocytopenic preeclampsia cases.

SUBJECTS AND METHODS: This prospective study was done on 120 cases of severe preeclampsia, 115 cases of preeclampsia without severe features, and 203 normal pregnant women admitted in the obstetrics wards during the study period of 1 year. The PLT indices obtained by analyzing anticoagulated blood were recorded.

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Analysis of variance test was used to see the significance of association. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and binary regression analysis was used to estimate the cutoff value and examine the predictive value of the PLT parameters in the disease progression of preeclampsia.

RESULTS: Even in the absence of thrombocytopenia, mean platelet volume (MPV) and PLT distribution width were significantly higher in severe preeclampsia group (P < 0.001) and were also positively correlating with mean arterial pressure (r = 0.38 and 0.20, respectively). ROC curve analysis showed that MPV had the highest area under the curve of 0.78 (95% confidence interval [0.719‒0.842]). Cutoff value of >10.95 fl for MPV was found to have significant predictive value for disease progression in preeclampsia.

CONCLUSIONS: Even in the absence of thrombocytopenia, PLT indices, especially MPV, have a good diagnostic significance in detecting severe preeclampsia. Further studies are required to evaluate their role as biomarkers in preeclampsia.
Plasma cell neoplasm with varied morphology: A report of two cases
Authors: Vasnik Gautam Kumar , Venkatesan S. , Sharma Sanjeevan , Malik Ajay
Published: October 2019

Plasma cell (PC) neoplasm (PCN) with varied morphology has been described in the literature. The majority of clonal proliferation of PCs is composed of easily recognizable morphology in the bone marrow (BM). However, few cases may cause diagnostic complexity, as they exhibit varied cytological and architectural heterogeneity which may pose problem in morphological diagnosis and require the use of ancillary techniques like immunohistochemistry (IHC). We illustrate here two such cases of PCN with varied morphology in BM aspirate, in the form of clustering/rosetting and multiple clear cytoplasmic vacuoles, respectively, leading to varied differential diagnosis. However, later, the histopathological features on BM biopsy findings were relatively characteristic and IHC confirmed the final diagnosis. The morphological variants documented in both these cases are exceptional and representative of the various forms of atypical PCs.