bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Letter from the Editors: Special Issue on China’s Outgoing Foreign Direct Investment (OFDI)
Authors: Littrell Romie Frederick , Rottig Daniel
Published: September 2020

This editorial article introduces the special issue of AIB Insights focused on China’s Outgoing Foreign Direct Investment (OFDI). The issue includes “China’s Economic Impact on Oceania” by Peter Enderwick; “The China-Latin America Axis: Following the Path of the Manila Galleon” by Gaston Fornes and Alan Butt Philip; and “Chinese Organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa: New Dynamics, New Synergies” by Terence Jackson, Lynette Louw, Shuming Zhao, Roshan Boojihawon, and Tony Fang.
Letter from the Editors: Volume 13 Issue 4
Authors: Littrell Romie Frederick , Rottig Daniel
Published: September 2020

This editorial article introduces an AIB Insights issue composed of eclectic articles. The issue includes “Terrorism Studies in International Business: Increasing Knowledge, Reducing Victimization” by Gabriele Suder and Michael Czinkota; “FDI in the Former Soviet Periphery in Six Charts” by Kalman Kalotay; “Born Global in Bangalore: Emergent Pathways for International New Ventures via Multinational Enterprise Networks” by Shameen Prashantham; and “A Few Lessons from my Long Experience in IB Research— Opinion/Editorial:” by Yair Aharoni.
FDI in the Former Soviet Periphery in Six Charts
Authors: Kalotay Kalman
Published: September 2020

This articel provides a concise yet informative review of investment in the periphery countries of the former USSR. It concludes that the small former Soviet republics need strong investment promotion efforts if they wish to overcome the handicaps the article enumerates and convince potential foreign investors first to put them on the map and then to choose them for concrete projects.
From the Richard N. Farmer to the Peter J. Buckley and Mark Casson AIB Dissertation Award
Authors: Rugman Alan
Published: September 2020

This article provides a brief history of the AIB dissertation award, the Richard N. Farmer Award, and the Buckley and Casson Award.
Personal Experiences of Oppression of Women Stereotypes in the Middle East: Both East and West are Guilty
Authors: Abdelzaher Dina M. , Bullough Amanda
Published: September 2020

Researchers need to isolate their own personal biases if we are to conduct truth – seeking culture research, even though this is difficult. In our study of Afghan and Saudi women on how family and collectivism impact entrepreneurial success/intention, we find that even within MiddleEastern Muslim women there are evident biases on their perceived degree of oppression. We conclude that both easterners and westerners are guilty of wrongfully stereotyping these women as “oppressed”, which can be attributed to poor understanding of social norms that shape their behaviors, which can be regarded as legitimate in the eyes of the so called “oppressee”.
What Is, and to What Purpose Do We Study, International Business?
Authors: Meyer Klaus E.
Published: September 2020

In the globalized, “flat” world, do we still need a special field of study called “international business”? Yes, we do, and more than ever. Opportunities to engage across national borders are rapidly growing in scope and complexity, while only marginally reducing the challenges of managing across borders. IB scholars explore how and why cross-national differences matter and how businesses are able to transcend national (and other) differences. To this end, we integrate context and general theory, which allows us to not only advance theories but also use our research to contribute to major debates in management practice and politics.
The Domain of International Business and the AIB
Authors: Collinson Simon , Doz Yves , Kostova Tatiana , Liesch Peter , Roth Kendall
Published: September 2020

This article discusses research, teaching, and engagement in international business. The article aims to capture some kind of consensus, identify where new challenges might prompt a revision of the IB domain, and outline any implications for the scope and activities of the AIB. To do so, it focuses on the distinctive characteristics and features, boundaries and benchmarks of IB, a legitimate curriculum for the teaching of IB globally, accreditation of any IB teaching programme, and the main stakeholders and interest groups that we are (or should be) connected to.
Let Women Take the Lead: Insights from the UK Defense Industry
Authors: Georgiadou Andri , Metcalfe Beverly Dawn , Rimington Claire
Published: September 2020

In this paper, we discuss how gender diversity in the workplace is managed (or not) within a non-traditional environment, specifically a UK defense company, aiming to gain an understanding of the impact on female employees. Our study revealed that there are currently no female role models within the senior ranks; and few women had progressed into middle management. We position the study within debates around diversity and inclusion and human capacity development in the UK defense sector in general, and specifically the armed forces. We also show how issues of equality are addressed in diverse ways.
Experiencias y aprendizajes de la implementación de estrategias didácticas en educación virtual
Authors: Salazar Dávila Mario Roberto
Published: September 2020

La coyuntura actual de prevención por la Pandemia del Covid-19 obligó a la educación superior a encontrar en la virtualidad una alternativa para continuar los procesos de formación. En ese nuevo escenario educativo es necesario considerar algunos factores para poder funcionar con cierta normalidad, tales como: la consistencia de una plataforma educativa, medios electrónicos de acceso y conectividad, habilidades docentes para la utilización efectiva de las TIC, planeación de experiencias de aprendizajes y motivación de los estudiantes para participar. Los citados son algunos elementos considerados para la formulación de una investigación cuantitativa de tipo descriptivo que oriente la revisión crítica de las experiencias y aprendizajes de la utilización de estrategias didácticas en el proceso de educación virtual que se está ejecutando en la Carrera de Licenciatura en Pedagogía y Administración Educativa del Centro Universitario de Oriente de la USAC. Las crisis hay que verlas como una oportunidad y los resultados de la investigación pueden dar orientaciones para construir un modelo de educación superior, que combine la modalidad virtual con la presencial, enfocado en el protagonismo del estudiante y sus aprendizajes, preparándonos así para retomar la nueva normalidad que no volverá a ser la misma de antes.
Pandemia Económica por Covid-19
Authors: Orellana Oscar
Published: September 2020

Pandemia: este vocablo que procede del griego “pan” que significa “todos” y demos que significa “pueblo”, también aplica en la actualidad para uno de los temas más controversiales y significativos que mueven al ser humano y que su incorrecta aplicación, ha sido la causa incluso de la extinción de muchos pueblos a lo largo de la historia.  La pandemia económica, que se visualiza como consecuencia del Covid-19 no es la excepción, su magnitud si no se controla puede llevar al mundo a una catástrofe económica sin límites, provocada por shocks de oferta y de demanda incontrolados.  ¿Será la intervención del gobierno, la capacidad de producción de los empresarios o bien las decisiones racionales de los consumidores, lo que resuelvan este problema?, desde una perspectiva lineal no es posible, debe ser un problema que se debe abordar desde su dimensión de interacciones complejas entre los factores que participan, incluyendo al ecosistema.
Evaluación del desempeño profesional de los docentes normalistas: calidad, dedicación y permanencia.
Authors: Gómez Heredia Blas Alberto
Published: September 2020

Este trabajo analiza la realidad que se presenta en la evaluación del desempeño profesional de los maestros del Estado de Chihuahua durante el ciclo escolar 2017-2018, a través de un estudio en las Escuelas Normales, Centros de Actualización del magisterio y Centros de Investigación y Docencia como instituciones de Educación Superior, Formadoras y Actualizadoras de la Entidad Federativa. Se distinguen tres dimensiones de análisis en la investigación: Calidad en el desempeño de la docencia, Dedicación a la Docencia, y Permanencia en las Actividades de la Docencia   de sus catedráticos.

Además, se analizan las teorías y modelos contemporáneos acerca de la formación inicial docente para identificar los fundamentos curriculares del Plan de Estudios de Licenciatura en Educación Primaria, 2012. Se fundamentan los resultados de la evaluación de los docentes de una escuela normal y se proponen acciones para elevar los niveles de calidad, dedicación y permanencia en la Docencia para las Licenciaturas de Educación Primaria y Preescolar de la Escuela Normal “Miguel Hidalgo” de Hgo. Del Parral, Chih.

Palabras clave

Desempeño, Calidad, Dedicación y Permanencia.

Abstract

This paper analyses the reality that is presented in the evaluation of the professional performance of the teachers of the State of Chihuahua during the school cycle 2017-2018, through a study in the Normal Schools, Centers of Updating of the Magisterium and Centers of Research and Teaching as institutions of Higher Education, Training and Updating of the Federal Entity. Three dimensions of Analysis Are distinguished in the research: Quality in the performance of the teaching, Dedication to the Teaching, and Permanence in the Activities of the Teaching of his professors.

In Addition, contemporary theories and models about initial teacher training are analyzed to identify the curricular foundations of the Master'S Degree in Primary Education curriculum, 2012. The results of the evaluation of the teachers of a normal school Are based and they propose actions to raise the levels of quality, dedication and permanence in the Teaching for the undergraduates of Primary Education and preschool of the Normal School "Miguel Hidalgo " De Hgo. Del Parral, Chih.

 

Keywords

Performance, Quality, Dedication and Permanence
Red RIMCI para mejorar la competencia investigadora en estudiantes universitarios en Iberoamérica.
Authors: Lagunes Dominguez Agustin
Published: September 2020

Este artículo presenta la problemática para desarrollar la competencia investigadora en estudiantes universitarios en Iberoamérica, los antecedentes desde los trabajos de la UNESCO, el proceso de Bolonia y el Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior, hasta nuestros días.

Se realiza un análisis sobre los esfuerzos que se han hecho para desarrollar la competencia investigadora y porque no han funcionado, se presenta a la red RIMCI como una iniciativa para desarrollar esta competencia.

Dentro de los resultados de la red son, la creación de un canal en YouTube, semilleros de investigación y medir las competencias informacionales de los estudiantes universitarios en América Latina.

Palabras clave

Competencia, estudiantes, investigación, red, RIMCI.

Abstract

This article presents the problematic to develop the research competence in university students in Ibero-America, the antecedents from the work of the UNESCO, the process of Bologna and the European area of higher education, until our Days.

An analysis is made on the efforts that have been made to develop the research competition and because they have not worked, it is presented to the RIMCI network as an initiative to develop this competition.

Within the results of the network are, the creation of a YouTube channel, research seedlings and measure the information skills of university students in Latin America.

Keywords

Competition, students, research, network, RIMCI.
Fortalezas e innovación docente del siglo XXI en México.
Authors: Rodríguez Aguilar Rosa María
Published: September 2020

Dentro de una sociedad del conocimiento globalizado, la educación superior no puede quedar relegada, en ese sentido es pertinente empezar a vislumbrar las tendencias, los rasgos que han de matizar la formación de profesionales para lo que resta del presente siglo. Por lo anterior, en el presente trabajo se identificó el estado actual de la actividad docente por parte de los profesores del Centro Universitario UAEM Nezahualcóyotl, para lo cual se diseñó un instrumento de evaluación que fue aplicado tanto a profesores como alumnos con el fin de determinar cuáles deben de ser las características que deben de poseer los profesores con formación docente innovadora. La encuesta aplicada fue dividida en ocho subtemas: a) profesional, b) network, c) ambiente, d) pasión, e) crecimiento, f) relaciones, g) salud y vitalidad y h) recursos, en donde se engloban aspectos tanto académicos como personales de los encuestados.  Dentro de los resultados obtenidos se pudo observar como fortaleza por parte de los profesores del Centro Universitario Nezahualcóyotl una buena comunicación e imagen por parte de los alumnos; y como área de oportunidad en el ámbito académico el reforzamiento de actividades extraclase, la generación de evidencias desarrolladas durante el curso, así como la asignación de tiempo para la resolución de dudas.

Palabras clave

Competencias, educación superior, innovación educativa.

Abstract

Within a globalized knowledge society, higher education cannot be relegated, in that sense it is relevant to begin to glimpse trends, the traits that must nuance the training of professionals for the remainder of this century. Therefore, the current state of teaching activity by teachers of the UAEM Nezahualcóyotl University Centre was identified in this paper, for which an evaluation tool was designed that was applied to both teachers and students with to determine what characteristics should be the characteristics of teachers with innovative teacher training. The survey applied was divided into eight sub-themes: a) professional, b) network, c) environment, d) passion, e) growth, f) relationships, g) health and vitality and h) resources, which include both academic and personal aspects of respondents. Among the results obtained, good communication and image by students could be observed as strength by the teachers of the Nezahualcóyotl University Center; and as an area of opportunity in the academic field the strengthening of extra-class activities, the generation of evidence developed during the course, as well as the allocation of time for the resolution of doubts.

Keywords

Competencies; higher education; educational innovation
PERAN GURU PENDIDIKAN KEWARGANEGARAAN DALAM MEMBANGUN KARAKTER KEPEMIMPINAN PESERTA DIDIK
Authors: Untari Aryanti Dwi , Restu Yayang Siska
Published: September 2020

This research is based on the background of the facts in the field. Researchers see that there is a moral decline in students, such as dressing not in accordance with the rules, playing phones and the internet during the lesson, dating, truant when the KBM process takes place. Thus the behavior of these conditions can affect the leadership character of students, so it has a lot of influence on students' personality development including: communication skills with others, emotional conditions, polite behavior and decreased sense of responsibility. Based on these circumstances researchers are interested in conducting a qualitative research using descriptive methods. This study aims to find out, analyze and describe the role of the teacher of citizenship education in building the leadership character of students in SMA Negeri 1 Ciomas. data collection techniques using interviews, observation and documentation. Data validity techniques here use triangulation. Data analysis techniques use data reduction, data presentation and data conclusions. The results of this study are (1) the role of Civics Education teachers in building the leadership character of students in SMA Negeri 1 Ciomas is exemplary, inspirers, motivators, dynamicators and evaluators. (2) The behavior of leadership characters reflected in the students of SMA Negeri 1 Ciomas is faith and piety to God Almighty, fair, considerate, interdependent, decision makers, good listeners. (3) Obstacles to Citizenship Education Teachers in building leadership character in SMA Negeri 1 Ciomas are internal factors and external factors. Internal factors consist of factors from students 'self such as lack of students' awareness of responsibility. While external factors are environmental factors such as students truant during class hours and family factors get less attention from parents.
STRATEGI GURU PPKN DALAM MENGANTISIPASI KEKERASAN PADA SISWA
Authors: Untari Aryanti Dwi , Setiawati Elly
Published: September 2020

This study aims to determine the strategies of teachers, especially teachers in anticipating violence against students.One of the phenomena that has caught the attention of the world of education today is violence that occurs in the school environment. Violence between students will certainly affect the learning conditions in the classroom. Students who experience physical and verbal abuse will certainly feel psychologically disturbed. Disturbed psychological conditions will also trigger disruption of the enthusiasm and interest of students in learning.The role of the teacher is very necessary to reduce even if it can eliminate the condition. Based on these problems, this study aims to: (1) determine the role of PPKn teachers in anticipating violence against students; (2). Knowing the obstacles of PPKn teachers in anticipating violence against students; (3). know what efforts are made by the PPKn teacher in anticipating violence against students. This research uses a descriptive method with a qualitative approach. Data collection techniques using observations, interviews and documentation conducted in the environment of SMK 17 Serang City. The research results obtained in the field show that the PPKn teacher's strategy in anticipating violence in children is to provide understanding related to norms about diversity, fostering character to care for each other, carrying out positive activities in the school environment such as extracurricular or social activities. others in the classroom environment and broadly in the school, and invites parents to control the activities of children in their environment.the strategy carried out by the teachers is done as an effort to prevent and deal with violence against students.
AVALIAÇÃO DE CUSTOS E DESPERDÍCIOS NA LINHA DE PRODUÇÃO DE TORTAS PROMOCIONAIS EM UMA INDÚSTRIA DE ALIMENTOS
Authors: De Albuquerque Carla Andréa Mendonça , Leite Maria Silene Alexandre , Mendonça Stela De Lourdes Ribeiro de
Published: September 2020

O crescimento da indústria de panificação e confeitaria foi de 3,2% no ano de 2018, sendo considerada um dos pilares da economia. Apesar da significativa contribuição, este setor também apresentou problemas relacionados com a eficiência produtiva e com o aumento do consumo de matéria-prima e energia, gerando desperdícios. Considera-se a importância da identificação dos custos e desperdícios para a produtividade e auxílio na tomada de decisões gerenciais. Este trabalho também possibilitou entender o comportamento dos custos e desperdícios na linha de tortas promocionais de uma indústria de pequeno porte. A respeito dos objetivos específicos, pode-se citar: analisar o sistema de produção utilizado pela empresa; identificar custos e despesas; identificar os desperdícios e propor soluções viáveis para a redução desses. Para alcançar os objetivos propostos utilizou-se o método do estudo de caso exploratório, com abordagem qualitativa. O resultado da pesquisa revelou que os custos de produção mais significativos são os de matéria-prima, mão de obra e energia, os quais estão diretamente relacionados a uma grande quantidade de atividades que não agregam valor, que representam 54,7%. Observou-se oportunidades de melhorias no processo por meio da implantação do sistema de planejamento e controle de produção (PCP) e da padronização do processo. Para tanto, faz-se necessário o comprometimento da empresa na realização das mudanças propostas para a redução dos custos gerados pelos desperdícios.
SISTEMA DE CUSTEIO BASEADO EM ATIVIDADES: UM ESTUDO REALIZADO NO ÂMBITO DE UMA EMPRESA PRESTADORA DE SERVIÇOS CONTÁBEIS
Authors: Sá Célio Beserra de , Callado Antônio André Cunha
Published: September 2020

O objetivo deste artigo foi demonstrar a viabilidade do sistema ABC para a análise das atividades e custos fixos com salários em uma empresa de serviços contábeis. Para a consecução desse objetivo foi realizada uma pesquisa exploratória, descritiva, documental e qualitativa, operacionalizada através de um estudo de caso. Todas as informações necessárias foram coletadas através de entrevistas, observação direta e pesquisa documental. Foram identificadas 22 atividades, as quais foram analisadas considerando 5 categorias (recursos humanos, tempo, frequência, complexidade e importância). Para a análise dos resultados foram consideradas duas técnicas: análise do conteúdo e do discurso. Para dar maior consistência à análise dos resultados foi utilizada uma abordagem por triangulação. Através dos resultados, possibilitou-se depreender que, em relação às atividades mais caras, os departamentos contábil e pessoal possuem semelhanças quanto à essência da atividade, pois suas atividades mais caras são atividades mais analíticas e que exigem menos trabalho manual, ao passo que no departamento fiscal a atividade mais cara é essencialmente manual e que requer menos capacidade analítica. Foi possível visualizar a aplicação e viabilidade do ABC para a análise das atividades realizadas nos departamentos contábil, fiscal e pessoal, destacando a identificação das atividades mais onerosas, como também as relações existentes entre as atividades com base em direcionadores definidos. Pode-se concluir que o ABC é uma ferramenta gerencial apropriada para a análise das atividades e custos fixos com salários em empresas de serviços contábeis.
Importancia de los estilos cognitivos para el aprendizaje en el aula
Authors: Mosquera Albornoz Deivis Robinson
Published: September 2020

El objetivo del presente artículo es ofrecer elementos que posibiliten entender el concepto de estilos cognitivos, no solo desde las múltiples definiciones que existen al respecto, sino también a partir de la necesidad de mostrar características de la clasificación de los tipos de estilos cognitivos, por tanto, será importante saber que este término tiene su origen en la psicología cognitiva, que data de 1935. Con él se alude a las distintas formas de percibir los contextos de las personas y tiene relación con las formas como es percibida y procesada la información. Asimismo, es importante mencionar que para llevar a cabo este escrito fue necesaria la utilización de métodos propios de la investigación documental, como las fichas bibliográficas y los cuadros de análisis documental, los cuales posibilitaron comprender no solo el recorrido que ha tenido el concepto, sino también entender la importancia delos estilos cognitivos para el aprendizaje en el aula.
Realigning Philosophy and Wisdom in the 21st Century
Authors: Harrison Victoria S.
Published: September 2020

Securing a future for philosophy and wisdom in the professionalized and specialized context of twenty-first century academia is the challenge taken up by this article. If the conception of philosophy as the love of wisdom expects too much of philosophers, the construal of philosophy as the study of wisdom expects too little. To attempt to rehabilitate the relationship between philosophy and wisdom by claiming that philosophy is the study of wisdom unreasonably limits the scope of the current vibrant and expansive discipline, leaving it unclear how the more theoretical dimensions of philosophy might fit into it. Moreover, to exclude from consideration the possibility that a person might be improved by philosophy, and his or her life enhanced, is to denature the discipline. The model of philosophy as encouraging friendship with wisdom, on the other hand, does not underestimate philosophy’s potential for helping someone to become the kind of person who could make the choices likely to contribute to the living of a good life. By providing a way of thinking about the relationship between philosophy and wisdom that is appropriate to our age, the idea that philosophers are friends of wisdom can contribute to our evolving practice and understanding of the discipline, while at the same time allowing philosophy and philosophers to remain vitally connected to their heritage.
Measurement report: Spatial variations in snowpack ionic chemistry and water stable isotopes across Svalbard
Authors: Barbaro Elena , Koziol Krystyna , Björkman Mats P. , Vega Carmen P. , Zdanowicz Christian , Martma Tonu , Gallet Jean-Charles , Kępski Daniel , Larose Catherine , Luks Bartłomiej , Tolle Florian , Schuler Thomas Vikhamar , Uszczyk Aleksander , Spolaor Andrea
Published: September 2020

Abstract. The Svalbard archipelago, between 74° and 81° N, is ∼60 % covered by glaciers and located at the Arctic sea ice edge. The region experiences rapid variations in atmospheric flow during the snow season (from late September to May) and can be affected by air advected both from lower and higher latitudes, which likely impact the chemical composition of snowfall. While long-term changes in Svalbard snow chemistry have been documented in ice cores drilled from two high-elevation glaciers, the spatial variability of the snowpack composition across Svalbard is comparatively poorly understood. Here, we report the results of the most comprehensive seasonal snow chemistry survey to date, carried out in April 2016 across 22 sites on 7 glaciers across the archipelago. At each glacier, three snow pits were sampled along altitudinal profiles and the collected samples were analysed for major ions (Ca2+, K+, Na+, Mg2+, NH+4, SO42−, Br−, Cl− and NO3−) and stable water isotopes (δ18O, δ2H). The main aims were to investigate the natural and anthropogenic processes influencing the snowpack and to better understand the influence of atmospheric aerosol transport and deposition patterns on the snow chemical composition. The snow deposited in the southern region of Svalbard was characterized by the highest total ionic loads, mainly attributed to sea salt particles. Both NO3− and NH4+ in the seasonal snowpack reflected secondary aerosol formation and post-depositional changes, resulting in very different spatial deposition patterns: NO3− had its highest loading in northwestern Spitsbergen, and NH4+ in the southwest. The Br− enrichment in snow was highest in northeastern glacier sites closest to areas of extensive sea ice coverage. Spatial correlation patterns between Na+ and δ18O suggest that the influence of long-range transport of aerosols on snow chemistry is proportionally greater above 600–700 m a.s.l.
An 83 000-year-old ice core from Roosevelt Island, Ross Sea, Antarctica
Authors: Lee James E. , Brook Edward J. , Bertler Nancy A. N. , Buizert Christo , Baisden Troy , Blunier Thomas , Ciobanu V. Gabriela , Conway Howard , Dahl-Jensen Dorthe , Fudge Tyler J. , Hindmarsh Richard , Keller Elizabeth D. , Parrenin Frédéric , Severinghaus Jeffrey P. , Vallelonga Paul , Waddington Edwin D. , Winstrup Mai
Published: September 2020

Abstract. In 2013 an ice core was recovered from Roosevelt Island, an ice dome between two submarine troughs carved by paleo-ice-streams in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. The ice core is part of the Roosevelt Island Climate Evolution (RICE) project and provides new information about the past configuration of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) and its retreat during the last deglaciation. In this work we present the RICE17 chronology, which establishes the depth–age relationship for the top 754 m of the 763 m core. RICE17 is a composite chronology combining annual layer interpretations for 0–343 m (Winstrup et al., 2019) with new estimates for gas and ice ages based on synchronization of CH4 and δ18Oatm records to corresponding records from the WAIS Divide ice core and by modeling of the gas age–ice age difference. Novel aspects of this work include the following: (1) an automated algorithm for multiproxy stratigraphic synchronization of high-resolution gas records; (2) synchronization using centennial-scale variations in methane for pre-anthropogenic time periods (60–720 m, 1971 CE to 30 ka), a strategy applicable for future ice cores; and (3) the observation of a continuous climate record back to ∼65 ka providing evidence that the Roosevelt Island Ice Dome was a constant feature throughout the last glacial period.
Evaluation of the offline-coupled GFSv15-FV3-CMAQv5.0.2 in support of the next-generation National Air Quality Forecast Capability over the contiguous United States
Authors: Chen Xiaoyang , Zhang Yang , Wang Kai , Tong Daniel , Lee Pius , Tang Youhua , Huang Jianping , Campbell Patrick C. , Mcqueen Jeff , Pye Havala O. T. , Murphy Benjamin N. , Kang Daiwen
Published: September 2020

Abstract. The next-generation National Air Quality Forecast Capability (NAQFC) will use the meteorology from Global Forecast System with the new Finite Volume Cube-Sphere dynamic core (GFS-FV3) to drive the chemical evolution of gases and particles described by the Community Multiscale Air Quality modelling system version 5.3 (CMAQ v5.3). CMAQ v5.0.2, a historical version of CMAQ, has been coupled with the North American Mesoscale Forecast System (NAM) model in the current operational NAQFC. An experimental version of the NAQFC based on the offline-coupled GFS-FV3 version 15 with CMAQv5.0.2 modeling system (GFSv15-CMAQv5.0.2), has been developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide real-time air quality forecasts over the contiguous United States (CONUS) since 2018. In this work, comprehensive region-specific, time-specific, and categorical evaluations are conducted for meteorological and chemical forecasts from the offline-coupled GFSv15-CMAQv5.0.2 for the year 2019. The forecast system shows good overall performance in forecasting meteorological variables with the annual mean biases of−0.2 °C for temperature at 2-m, 0.4 % for relative humidity at 2-m, and 0.4 m s−1 for wind speed at 10-m against the METeorological Aerodrome Reports (METAR) dataset. Larger biases occur in seasonal and monthly mean forecasts, particularly in spring. Although the monthly accumulated precipitation forecasts show generally consistent spatial distributions with those from the remote sensing and ensemble datasets, moderate-to-large biases exist in hourly precipitation forecasts against the Clean Air Status and Trends Network (CASTNET) and METAR. While the forecast system performs well in forecasting ozone (O3) throughout the year and fine particles with a diameter of 2.5 μm or less (PM2.5) for warm months (May-September), it significantly overpredicts annual-mean concentrations of PM2.5. This is due mainly to the high predicted concentrations of fine fugitive, coarse-mode, and nitrate particle components. Underpredictions in the southeastern U.S. and California during summer are attributed to missing sources and mechanisms of secondary organic aerosol formation from biogenic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and semi- or intermediate-VOCs. This work identifies possible underlying causes for systematic region- and time-specific model biases, which will provide a scientific basis for further development of the next-generation NAQFC, in particular, derivation of the science-based bias correction methods to improve forecasting skill for O3 and PM2.5.
The Lockean Prerogative, Natural Law, and Political Power
Authors: Schönegger Philipp
Published: September 2020

In this paper, I argue that Lockean prerogative power is political and not natural. After introducing two arguments in favour of the notion of prerogative as a natural power I offer two arguments contra this view. First, I claim that Locke’s conception of executive power is not unitary; rather, he distinguishes between natural and political executive power. Second, I distinguish two types of public good; the general public good and the specific public good. Drawing on these two distinctions, I respond to the arguments in favour of a natural prerogative and argue that they fail.
Seasonality on Transplanting Monocropped Lettuce and Intercropping With Staked Summer Squash
Authors: Dias Leonardo Diogo Ehle , Neves Jucimar Ferreira , Da Silva Leandro Batista , Ponce Franciely Da Silva , Yamashita Oscar Mitsuo , Dallacort Rivanildo , Seabra Júnior Santino
Published: September 2020

Lettuce and summer squash are two important vegetables cultivated in peri-urban areas the cities in Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Their intercropping can increase the efficiency of the use of the area and the seasonality of harvest. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and summer squash (Cucurbita moschata) in a conventional crop system and intercropped with different lettuce transplant period. These being the result of mono-cropping systems and intercropped lettuce with staked summer squash in six transplanting seasons of the lettuce and the monocropping of the trailing summer squash. The simultaneous transplantation of the two species provided the best performance of the lettuce. Summer squash production per plant did not differ between cropping systems; however, increased productivity was obtained with intercropping due to the higher density of plants. All the periods of inter-cropping establishment showed positive rates of land-use efficiency. For the summer squash production, intercropping systems provide better yield; however, the system hampers the development and production of lettuce.
Landrace Maize Varieties Used as Phytoremediation of Contaminated Soil with 2,4-D + Picloram
Authors: Rocha Adriano Maltezo da , Yamashita Oscar Mitsuo , Silva Paulo Cesar Laurindo , Carvalho Marco Antonio Camillo de , Cândido Aureane Cristina Teixeira Ferreira , Silva Amilton Ferreira da , Roboredo Delmonte , Rabelo Hudson De Oliveira
Published: September 2020

The use of herbicides such as 2,4-D + picloram in livestock areas can contaminate and hinder the use of the production system for subsequent crops of other crops. The objective of the research was to evaluate the ability of landrace maize varieties to reduce contamination of soil treated with 2,4-D + picloram, simulating existing conditions in the Amazon Biome. The experiment consisted of 6 phytoremediation treatments (4 landrace maize varieties, 1 hybrid maize cultivar and 1 control without cultivation), 2 herbicide conditions (with and without) and 3 evaluation periods (28, 56 and 84 days). The soil was contaminated and the maize was subsequently cultivated under the herbicide conditions mentioned above. After each evaluation period, soil samples were collected, which were used to mount bioassays by growing cucumber (plants sensitive to the herbicide). Emergence, aerial dry mass and root dry mass were evaluated. All variables were affected by the herbicide residue. However, the reduction in herbicide persistence in each evaluation period was notable, resulting in the normal reestablishment of bioindicator seedlings, especially in the last evaluation at 84 days. The samples obtained in the soil cultivated with the varieties CR purple and CR white showed the best conditions for the development of cucumber, demonstrating the potential to be studied in phytoremediation programs.
Rethinking the Stories ofRembrandt’s Hat, by Bernard Malamud
Authors: Burch C. Beth , Burch Paul-William
Published: September 2020

A rethinking of Bernard Malamud’s Rembrandt’s Hat (1973), a collection of ten of Malamud’s least obviously “Jewish” stories, reminds us not only of the changing literary zeitgeist but also the turmoil of Malamud’s life in the late 1960s and early ’70s. Although Jews people these stories, Jewishness is not a central issue of the collection. Rather, Jewishness and the nature of contemporary life itself are marginal, questionable, ambiguous; the stories explore the themes of communication and faith, the frustrated artist, and especially the responsibility of being human—what it means to be a mentsch—all issues with which Malamud personally wrestled. Malamud weaves that bundle of themes—communication, faith, frustrated artist, mentschlekeit—into the stories, which complement and comment upon one another, carrying on a thematic dialogue among themselves. Each pair of stories, back-to-back, echoes one another’s themes and concerns. Thus the ten stories in the book constitute five pairs of stories held in tension with one another, and these late stories place Malamud as a writer whose work is a transition from the period of emergence to the period of “getting away” in Jewish American literature.
Bristle Motion, Forces, and Related Vertical Translation for a Novel Electric Toothbrush Design
Authors: Goldschmidtboeing Frank , Pelz Uwe , Claire-Zimmet Karen , Wolf Michael , Goerlach Ralf , Woias Peter
Published: September 2020

This paper presents a combination of theoretical and experimental techniques applied to characterize the bristle motion, forces, and related vertical translation for a novel electric toothbrush design with a linear drive system. Results of the theoretical description, based on a single filament, were successfully compared with laboratory-based investigations: force measurements and high-speed video analysis, and tracking the toothbrush motion. This work describes the vertical translation induced in the toothbrush head, of up to 250 μm, when the toothbrush bristles are applied against a contact surface at brushing loads of approximately 1 N to 2.5 N. Using these techniques, including Fast-Fourier transform analysis, it is shown that the vertical motion of the head is composed of the driving frequency and its harmonics.
Convective Drying of Sewage Sludge Layer in Through-flow
Authors: Lipolt Andraž , Širok Brane , Hočevar Marko , Novak Lovrenc
Published: September 2020

Drying of the sewage sludge layer was investigated in a convective laboratory dryer at air temperatures of 65 °C and 80 °C and air speeds of 0.53 m/s and 0.83 m/s. The sludge layer was formed by loading cylindrical extrudates on a grate of 0.5 m × 0.5 m size. The drying air was directed through the layer, as typically encountered in industrial belt dryers. Under such setup, the sludge layer structure and porosity significantly affect the air flow conditions and thus the drying rates. Shrinkage and cracking of the material during drying caused changes in the layer’s porous structure, that affected the pressure drop and the drag force due to passing of air through the layer. The decreasing of drag force over time was modeled by a simple function that showed excellent agreement to the selected measured data. The sludge layer drying kinetics was determined by fitting the measured data to the most common drying models. Two models, the modified Nadhari and the Wang Singh model, were determined as most suitable for modeling of drying curves. The total drying time per kilogram of sludge was modeled as a function of drying air temperature, drying air velocity and initial sludge dry matter content. The coefficient of determination (R2) of the model is 0.944. Total drying times between 43 minutes per kilogram and 76 minutes per kilogram of sludge were obtained for the investigated range of drying air conditions.
De Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens heeft een aantal opmerkingen
Authors: von Meijenfeldt L.H.
Published: September 2020

De Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens heeft een aantal opmerkingen. Kroniek van twee jaar wetgevingsadviezen van de Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens onder de Algemene verordening gegevensbescherming

Dit artikel geeft een thematisch overzicht van de wetgevingsadviezen die de Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens sinds de inwerkingtreding van de Algemene verordening gegevensbescherming heeft gepubliceerd. Deze adviezen geven een fraai inzicht in de uitleg die de Autoriteit aan de verordening geeft en in de verwachtingen die zij heeft van de wetgever.
Criteria voor grondwetsherzieningen
Authors: Nap M.
Published: September 2020

Criteria voor grondwetsherzieningen

Deze aflevering van Legisprudentie is gewijd aan algemene criteria die kunnen worden gebruikt voor het beoordelen van voorstellen tot grondwetsherziening.
Multilane turnpike in the non-stationary input-outputeconomy with von Neumann temporary equilibrium
Authors: Panek Emil
Published: September 2020

In the author’s earlier papers concerning asymptotic characteristics of the optimal growth processes in non-stationary Gale economies with multilane production turnpikes, it is assumed that production technology used in time period 𝑡𝑡 may also be used in the next period. Such an assumption, relevant for short periods, is difficult to justify in the longer term. The paper contains a proof of the so called ‘weak’ effect of the multilane turnpike in a non-stationary Gale economy with changing technology, where this assumption has been suspended.
Family pedagogy. Current issues and new research areas.
Authors: Matyjas Bożena
Published: September 2020

The article, based on theoretical and analytical research, discusses family pedagogy as one of pedagogical sub-disciplines. Family, the main research subject of family pedagogy, has been presented in many aspects and contexts, particularly as an educational environment that performs educational tasks and functions. Current issues of family pedagogy considered in the article include: transformation processes of modern family, educational function of the family and its conditions as well as threats to child raising. New research areas of family pedagogy comprise such categories as parenthood and childhood. They allow us to analyse the family and its functions from different perspective – in theoretical, empirical and methodological contexts.
Andragogy reflection - contemporary specifics of the discipline
Authors: Szarota Zofia , Pierścieniak Krzysztof
Published: September 2020

Andragogy, as a young discipline, is faced with a number of theories of theory and methodology. The aim of the study was to identify the dominant threads in andragogists' publications and to determine what complexes of problems and thematic issues determine today's specificity of the sub-discipline. In the process of analyzing the content of articles from the area of social sciences published in the pages of andragogical journals, a non-reactive method of document analysis was used. Five analytical andragogical categories were identified and included in the typology developed for the purposes of the study.
Constructed Wetlands in Wastewater Treatment and Challenges of Emerging Resistant Genes Filtration and Reloading
Authors: Oscar Omondi Donde , Caren Navalia Atalitsa
Published: September 2020

A wetland is a unique and distinct ecosystem that is flooded by water, either permanently or seasonally, where oxygen-free processes prevail, and the primary distinctive factor of wetlands from other landforms or water bodies is the occurrence of adaptive vegetation of aquatic plants, characteristic to the unique hydric soil. A constructed wetland is an artificial shallow basin filled with substrate, usually soil or gravel, and planted with vegetation that has tolerance to saturated conditions. As much as the use of constructed wetland has been recommended in the treatment of various forms of wastewater, the system efficiency is a factor of very many natural and artificial factors, with the emerging pollutants and contaminants such as resistant genes being the most complicated contaminants to eliminate through the system. Indeed, the emerging pollutants in forms of antibiotic resistant genes (ARGs) have remained prevalent in aquatic environments such as wetlands that receive ARG-loaded sewage. Therefore, this chapter covers a discussion on constructed wetlands in wastewater treatment and challenges of emerging contaminants, such as resistant genes filtration and reloading mechanisms, and provides recommendation for the proper handling and removal of such pollutants from the wetlands’ functional system.
Parenting and Sibling Relations in Predicting the Development of Personality Traits
Authors: M. Alzeer Samar
Published: September 2020

The impacts of sibling relationship quality during childhood are largely unexplored in predicting the development of internalising and externalising behaviour problems. Syntheses of research into sibling relations point out the overlapping influential factors that cause variations in sibling relationships during childhood, such as child temperament, family constellation variables and the parent-child relationship, indicating that the construct of sibling relationship quality is derived from the coherence of four trajectories: (a) sibling behaviour and interactions, (b) family emotional climate, (c) parental management and the parent’s interactions with siblings and (d) sibling structural features. Noting that the impacts of childhood sibling relations on the development of personality traits are unexplored directly in the literature, this chapter has critically appraised the fragmented psychological and social patterns of personality traits across developmental, behaviour and sibling literature, highlighting the interrelationships between these trajectories to conclude a tentative theoretical conceptualisation of how parental behaviour and childhood sibling relationships affect child maladjustment outcomes related to predicting developmental personality traits. A further conjecture has been suggested that the quality of parent-child relationships and childhood sibling relationships can be a significant moderator for developmental personality traits, conceptualising risk and resiliency factors for developing callous-unemotional (CU) behaviours in the parent-child-siblings network. Future empirical research is a warranted endeavour to evaluate the tentative conclusions.
Recorregut de recerca geològica i mineralògica per l´Urgell Mitjà (comarques de l´Alt Urgell i de La Noguera): des Castellciutat i La Palanca de Noves a Peramola i a Ponts
Authors: Mata Perelló Josep Maria , Sanz Balagué Joaquim
Published: September 2020

En aquesta ocasió, el recorregut de l’itinerari discorrerà, en la seva quasi totalitat pel Sistema Pirinenc, i més concretament ho farà per la seva Unitat Sudpirinenca Central (tradicionalment anomenada amb el nom de les Serres Exteriors Prepirinenques).

Tot i així, el darrer tram del recorregut de l’itinerari transitarà per la zona de l’avantpaís plegat (de la Depressió Geològica de l´Ebre), concretament pels voltants de la població d´Oliana. Així, el recorregut de l’itinerari s’iniciarà dintre del Mantell de la Zona de les Nogueres, entorn a la població de la Palanca de Noves. Tot seguit entre aquest darrer indret i Coll de Nargó es transitarà pel Mantell de Boixols. Tanmateix, entre aquesta darrera població i les immediacions d´Oliana, es transitarà pel Mantell del Montsec. La resta del recorregut, entre Oliana i Ponts es realitzarà per la Depressió Geològica de l´Ebre, entre els materials terciaris que la reblen.

També cal dir, que el recorregut de l’itinerari discorrerà per dues comarques, una de la Regió de Lleida (la de la Noguera) i l’altra de la Regió de Tremp o Regió de la Seu d’Urgell (la de l’alt Urgell).