bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Comparação de métodos para o tratamento das medidas antropométricas da POF 2008-2009
Authors: Matos Mariana Vieira Martins de , Silva Pedro Luis do Nascimento
Published: May 2016

A Pesquisa de Orçamentos Familiares 2008-2009, feita por amostragem em nível nacional, coletou informações antropométricas de peso e estatura dos indivíduos no Brasil. Numa pesquisa desse porte, o processo de coleta produz dados que estão sujeitos a contaminações por erros de medição e de não resposta. Tais erros podem afetar os cálculos de indicadores de prevalência de desnutrição, sobrepeso ou obesidade e impactar de forma distinta em diferentes segmentos populacionais. No presente artigo, comparou-se o desempenho do método Cidaq, que foi empregado na POF 2008-2009 para tratar os dados antropométricos, ao de outros dois métodos: os algoritmos de detecção de outliers TRC e Bacon, ambos associados ao algoritmo de imputação Poem. Essa comparação é fundamental para assegurar que o melhor método seja utilizado em pesquisas futuras, buscando assegurar a confiabilidade dos dados para os estudos que subsidiam o planejamento de políticas públicas nas áreas de saúde, nutrição, assistência social e outras. Os métodos foram comparados via simulação, considerando o impacto sobre as estimativas de média, desvio padrão e correlação entre peso e estatura. O método Cidaq apresentou uma pequena vantagem sobre os demais nos resultados da simulação paramétrica, enquanto para simulação não paramétrica destacou-se o método Bacon.DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.20947/S0102-309820160008
Aterros sanitários para geração de energia elétrica a partir da produção de biogás no Brasil: comparação dos modelos LandGEM (EPA) e Biogás (Cetesb)
Authors: Piñas Jean Agustin Velásquez , Venturini Osvaldo Jose , Lora Electo Eduardo Silva , Oliveira Michele Aparecida de , Roalcaba Orly Denisse Calle
Published: May 2016

Atualmente existe preocupação em relação aos impactos ambientais provocados pela produção de resíduos sólidos, o que contribui para incrementar as mudanças climáticas já em curso. Ao serem dispostos em aterros sanitários, os resíduos sólidos geram biogás, produto da decomposição anaeróbica dos compostos orgânicos de origem animal ou vegetal. Na presente nota de pesquisa se faz uma estimação da quantidade de biogás e energia gerada da decomposição anaeróbica em um aterro sanitário na cidade de Três Corações, Minas Gerais. Para realizar a estimação dos parâmetros foram utilizados os modelos LandGEM (EPA) e Biogás (Cetesb), que mostraram resultados similares no momento de fazer a comparação, com uma variação de apenas 5% para ambos os modelos. Para o LandGEM, nos 20 anos de vida útil do aterro sanitário, existe uma produção de biogás acumulada de 26.075.960 m3, com uma energia acumulada de 128,68 GWh e potência média de geração de 242 kW. Para o modelo Biogás, a produção acumulada é de 27.476.360 m3, com uma energia acumulada de 141,31 GWh, para uma potência média de geração de 255 kW.DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.20947/S0102-309820160009
De l’ambiguïté tragique chez Feraoun, écrivain réputé «ethnographique»
Authors: Bonn Charles
Published: May 2016

Cet article propose une relecture de La Terre et le Sang de Mouloud Feraoun qui y décèle la genèse d’un dire littéraire hybride surgi d’un entre-deux. Avec en toile de fond l’histoire de la littérature algérienne et, plus généralement, de la littérature maghrébine, il revisite ce qui a permis à la critique d’ériger Nedjma de Kateb Yacine comme œuvre symbole de la rupture avec le modèle romanesque européen. Il appert alors que la question commune posée par les deux romans est celle de l’invention d’un nouveau récit identitaire reposant dans les deux cas sur un sacrifice tragique.This article proposes a re-reading of Mouloud Feraoun’s La Terre et le Sang, which reveals the origins of a hybrid literary expression born from a location in-between. Against the backdrop of the history of Algerian literature and, more generally, of North African literature, it revisits the reasons critics elevated Kateb Yacine’s Nedjma as symbolic of the rupture with the European model of fiction. It appears, then, that the question common to both novels is that of the invention of a new story of an identity that, in both cases, rests upon a tragic sacrifice.
« Néant et lumière », l’Algérie possible de Habiba Djahnine
Authors: Maazouzi Djemaa
Published: May 2016

Avant de franchir la ligne d’horizon (2012), le recueil Outre-mort. 1991-1994 (2003) et Lettre à ma sœur (2006) livrent des bribes de l’histoire des luttes démocratiques en Algérie. Les personnages de Habiba Djahnine relatent leurs espoirs mais aussi les échecs, les ratés, les impasses, les impossibilités, les amnésies, le découragement, l’être au bord de la folie auxquels ils ont été confrontés et auxquels ils font encore face. Le Bilan et perspectives que construit la documentariste est porté par le rôle dévolu à une « possible poésie » qui met en mots et en images les visages et les voix des diverses générations de ceux qui ont décidé d’agir au lieu de seulement subir, s’engageant dans «l’Algérie malgré tout».Avant de franchir la ligne d’horizon (2012), the poems in Outre-mort, 1991-1994 (2003) and Lettre à ma sœur (2006) provide pieces of the story of Algeria’s struggle for democracy. Habiba Djahnine’s characters share their hopes, but also their failures, losses, dead-ends, powerlessness, amnesias, despondencies, and the state of being on the brink of insanity that they have confronted and still must confront. The documentary film-maker’s assessment and perspectives are supported by the role given to a “possible poetry” which puts into words and pictures the faces and the voices of several generations of those who decided to act instead of simply suffer, committing themselves to “an Algeria in spite of it all”.
Lounès Matoub et ses chansons: l'Algérie embrase le cœur, l'Algérie attise la raison
Authors: Yefsah Mohammed
Published: May 2016

Ténor de la chanson algérienne, Lounès Matoub est devenu une icône après son assassinat. Il est l'incarnation même de l'artiste au cœur de son peuple, lui qui s'est imposé dans le champ artistique avec son talent, son franc-parler, sa musique et sa poésie. Son parcours ne peut être dissocié de ses engagements politiques. Il combat les fondamentalistes islamistes et s'oppose au pouvoir en place. Il veut la reconnaissance du berbère, sa langue maternelle et celle de ses chansons, par l’État algérien. Il porte un regard sur l’histoire en reprenant des mythes tout en révélant des vérités. Il brise également des tabous de la société mais reprend des poncifs. Ses chansons, dans lesquelles se reconnaissent des milliers de personnes, disent les contradictions d'un individu tourmenté. L'imaginaire de ses poèmes est régional et rural. En revanche, son désir tend vers la nation entière et même vers l'universel. La tragédie de sa vie est indissociable des durs contextes politiques qu'expriment ses paroles.Algerian poet, singer and songwriter Lounès Matoub became an icon after his assassination. In the hearts of his people, he is the embodiment of an artist, having established himself with his talent, his outspokenness, his music and his poetry. His career cannot be dissociated from his political commitments. He fights against the Islamic fundamentalists and rebels against the governing power. He wants Berber, his mother language and that of his songs, recognized by the Algerian government. He examines history by recycling myths while revealing truths. He breaks societal taboos but unravels clichés. His songs tell of the trials of a tormented individual, but thousands of people recognize themselves in his songs. The scope of his poems is regional and rural. However, his desire extends to the whole nation, even to the universal. The tragedy of his life is inseparable from the tough political context that his words describe.
Identification par le « je » et territorialité fragile du cinéma en Algérie
Authors: Djahnine Habiba
Published: May 2016

Cette réflexion s’élabore en suivant le fil tendu entre images filmiques et paroles de ceux qui les ont réalisées. Parcourant Hystérésis (Algérie/Autoédition, 2009, 15’) de Tahar Kessi, Bir d’eau – walk movie – portrait d’une rue (Algérie/Autoédition, 2010, 60’) de Djamil Belloucif, J’ai habité l’absence deux fois (Algérie/Béjaia DOC, 2011, 28’) de Drifa Mezener et El Berrani (Algérie/Béjaia DOC, 2010, 32) d’Aboubakar Hamzi, elle met les uns à côté des autres des mots qui parviennent à faire entrevoir une des géographies possibles du territoire d’un cinéma d’Algérie qui assume totalement son intériorité malgré toutes les assignations.This reflection develops by following the connection between the images that appear in films and the words of those who directed them. Reviewing Tahar Kessi’s Hystérésis (Algeria/Autoédition, 2009), Djamil Belloucif’s Bir d’eau - walk movie - portrait d’une rue (Algeria/Autoédition, 2010), Drifa Mezener’s J’ai habité l’absence deux fois (Algeria/Béjaia DOC, 2011) and Aboubakar Hamzi’s El Berrani, it compares the words that allow us to catch a glimpse of one of the possible landscapes of Algerian cinema, one that completely accepts its inwardness.
Des bruits qu'on ne peut retenir
Authors: Denker-Bercoff Brigitte
Published: May 2016

Le conte sénégalais « N'Gor Niébé » met en évidence une affinité entre le potin et le pet, que dénominations et expressions figées confirment en anglais comme en français. L'hypothèse est que le potin est l'équivalent d'une parole de sphincter, bassement corporelle par son contenu, son fonctionnement et sa fonction sociale. Tout comme le pet, il est à la fois vide, inconvenant et vital. S'il agit comme un régulateur entre pouvoir de l'individu et pouvoir de la communauté, il demande lui-même à être régulé.
Ragots, rumeurs, légendes urbaines, et e-canulars : vers un éclaircissement des genres
Authors: Van de Winkel Aurore , Reilly Ian
Published: May 2016

This essay examines the ubiquity of cultural forms such as gossip, rumours, urban legends, and hoaxes. This study addresses each cultural form as genre, pointing to their overlapping features and characteristics. In what follows, the authors explore each genre’s key practices, practitioners, motivations, and social settings in the interests of unravelling of the oft misunderstood relationships among these and other related forms. The essay situates these forms and practices as vibrant, compelling, and complex forms of discourse that initiate dialogue and deliberation in numerous settings to a broad (if amorphous) public.
The Erasure of Empowered Gossip in Academia
Authors: Adkins Karen C.
Published: May 2016

This article analyzes two recent instances of academic gossip becoming publicized, and suggests that the varying results of these case studies (so similar in other respects) reflects the fragile nature and tenuous status of institutional gossip.  It is both a crucial tool for individuals to understand and function within workplaces, but its very effectiveness in popularizing critique makes it easy for those with status to critique it.
Improviser dans l’espace numérique: des enjeux pour les acteurs de la scène éducative
Authors: Caws Catherine
Published: May 2016

Le présent article est une réflexion sur le concept d’improvisation dans l’espace virtuel.  A partir d’une étude de cas basée sur des utilisations variées de microblogues dans un cours de langue universitaire de niveau débutant/intermédiaire, nous tenterons d’analyser les productions de quelques participants en les contrastant à certaines des caractéristiques de l’improvisation en éducation.  Bien que l’improvisation soit une technique principalement utilisée en présentiel, et plus généralement en études théâtrales, nous verrons que les enjeux éducatifs résultant de l’utilisation de réseaux sociaux tels que Twitter se comparent facilement à ceux que présentent l’improvisation en éducation. Ce contraste nous permettra de mieux comprendre et de mieux gérer ces enjeux pour conduire les participants (apprenants et enseignants) de ces réseaux à improviser plus librement dans cet espace public virtuel. Notre méthodologie est de nature essentiellement qualitative ;  elle propose notamment une analyse de quelques microblogues pour y repérer des marques de créativité et de spontanéité langagières.  Celles-ci sont discutées dans la conclusion.
L’improvisation : une invitation à voyager en classe de FLE
Authors: Cocton Marie-Noëlle
Published: May 2016

L’improvisation en didactique du français langue étrangère est, après plus d’une cinquantaine d’années d’existence, une pratique de classe aujourd’hui délaissée par les enseignants qui en ont peur ou la connaissent mal. Préconisée par le BELC dès les années 70, choisie dans les manuels de FLE pour ses bienfaits pédagogiques (Caré : 1989), elle est, depuis peu, considérée par la majorité des ouvrages périphériques liés à la didactique de la pratique théâtrale, comme une « technique » visant à communiquer autrement. L’objectif de cet article est de faire un état des lieux de la notion d’improvisation et d’expliquer comment elle s’insère dans un dispositif pédagogique invitant l’apprenant à effectuer un voyage dans son apprentissage langagier, personnel et culturel.
Outwit, Outlast, Outplay: Survival Techniques (for Teachers and Students) in the Large Language Classroom
Authors: Lobalsamo Teresa , Victoriano-Martínez Ramón A.
Published: May 2016

What once began as experimental has now become a trend whereby large classes (50 students or more) are the norm. Language classes, where a small student body is ever more preferred, is also part of the same growing movement. Literature tells us, however, that students feel the larger the size of the class, the more negatively it will affect their ability to learn; yet, universities are reluctant to provide the small classes that are essential for an effective and organic learning environment. The following paper provides readers with 1. a brief summary of the research conducted on the effectiveness or otherwise of large classes; 2. practices that the authors have found to be most effective for the successful delivery of a large language class - practices which can also be implemented in lectures with fewer students.
Perfil de saúde bucal dos pacientes internados no Hospital Universitário Maria Aparecida Pedrossian, Campo Grande (MS)
Authors: Carneiro da Costa Deisi , Saldanha Karla Ferreira Dias , De Sousa Albert Schiaveto , Gaetti-Jardim Ellen Cristina
Published: May 2016

A hospitalização está associada a uma piora das condições de saúde bucal sendo assim, o cirurgião dentista no ambiente hospitalar atua na concretização do conceito de saúde integral e promoção da saúde. O objetivo deste estudo é conhecer o perfil epidemiológico bucal dos pacientes internados no Núcleo de Hospital Universitário Maria Aparecida Pedrossian da Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul (NHU-UFMS). Esta pesquisa foi desenvolvida de forma retrospectiva e aborda uma minuciosa e detalhada análise das informações dispostas no prontuário clínico. Foram incluídos no estudo os pacientes internados no período de março de 2012 a maio de 2013. A amostra envolveu um total de 188 pacientes, com idade média de 55,19 anos. As principais alterações extrabucais evidenciadas foram: assimetria de face (10,11%), linfadenopatia (5,32%), lábios desidratados ou descamativos (38,83%), lesão ulcerada em lábios (15,43%) e queilite angular (12,77%). Dentre as alterações intrabucais identificou-se principalmente: redução no fluxo salivar (27,13%), língua despapilada (17,55%), lesões de origem traumática na mucosa bucal (16,49%), candidíase (20,21%) e estomatite protética (6,38%). Dentre os pacientes dentados foi relatado: gengivite (77,24%), cálculo dental (46,90%), mobilidade dental (21,38%), cárie dental (55,86%), raiz residual (42,07%) e necessidade de exodontia (51,72%). Quanto à higiene bucal 30,32% da amostra apresentou uma condição satisfatória, 47,34% deficiente e 22,34% classificados com higiene bucal precária. Através deste estudo fica evidente a importância do cirurgião dentista em âmbito hospitalar, seja no tratamento de sequelas ou na prevenção dos fatores complicadores relacionados com a cavidade bucal durante o período da hospitalização.Descritores: Equipe Hospitalar de Odontologia; Higiene Bucal; Saúde Bucal; Manifestações Bucais.
Preparos minimamente invasivos para solução cosmética de manchamento por tetraciclina: relato de caso
Authors: Zavanelli Adriana Cristina , Zavanelli Ricardo Alexandre , Mazaro José Vitor Quinelli , Machado Luciene Milazzo , Costa Rogerio de Alencastro , Brito Carolina de Assis Barros
Published: May 2016

Atualmente a estética tem sido o principal motivo pelo qual diversos pacientes buscam o consultório odontológico para tratamento protético reabilitador. Nesse contexto, os laminados ou facetas cerâmicas são uma modalidade restauradora de abordagem minimamente invasiva, que apresenta resultados estéticos e longevos. Assim, o objetivo deste artigo foi de relatar um caso com o uso de laminados cerâmicos confeccionados em IPS e.max (IvoclarVivadent) para a restauração de dentes manchados por tetraciclina. O manchamento causado pela tetraciclina exibe variados graus de comprometimento (grau I, II, III e IV) exigindo abordagem específica para cada ocorrência. O caso clínico em questão abordou o planejamento e protocolo clínico de execução para a resolução estética de manchamento por tetraciclina grau III. Com o relato e execução das restaurações minimamente invasivas deste caso, pode-se concluir que a determinação do grau de comprometimento do manchamento é que ditará a quantidade necessária de desgaste e o tipo de restauração indireta minimamente invasiva. Também se pode concluir que todas as etapas de execução clínica e laboratorial são essenciais para o sucesso do resultado estético, destacando-se o sistema cerâmico indireto a ser selecionado e a cor do agente cimentante.Descritores: Cerâmica: Reabilitação Bucal; Estética Dentária.
Reducing Phosphorus Runoff and Leaching from Poultry Litter with Alum: Twenty‐Year Small Plot and Paired‐Watershed Studies
Authors: Huang Lidong , Moore Philip A. , Kleinman Peter J. A. , Elkin Kyle R. , Savin Mary C. , Pote Daniel H. , Edwards Dwayne R.
Published: May 2016

Treating poultry litter with alum has been shown to lower ammonia (NH3) emissions and phosphorus (P) runoff losses. Two long‐term studies were conducted to assess the effects of alum‐treated poultry litter on P availability, leaching, and runoff under pasture conditions. From 1995 to 2015, litter was applied annually in a paired watershed study comparing alum‐treated and untreated litter and in a small plot study comparing 13 treatments (an unfertilized control, four rates of alum‐treated litter, four rates of untreated litter, and four rates of NH4NO3). In the paired watershed study, total P loads in runoff were 231% higher from pasture receiving untreated litter (1.96 kg P ha−1) than from that receiving alum‐treated litter (0.85 kg P ha−1). In both studies, alum‐treated litter resulted in significantly higher Mehlich III P (M3‐P) and lower water‐extractable P at the soil surface, reflecting greater retention of applied P and lesser availability of that P to runoff or leaching. In soils fertilized with alum‐treated litter, M3‐P was much higher when analyzed by inductively coupled argon plasma emission spectrometry than by colorimetry, possibly due to the formation of aluminum phytate. Indeed, alum‐treated poultry litter leached less P over the 20‐yr study: M3‐P at 10 to 50 cm was 266% greater in plots fertilized with untreated litter (331 kg M3‐P ha−1) than with alum‐treated litter (124 kg M3‐P ha−1). This research provides compelling evidence that treating poultry litter with alum provides short‐term and long‐term benefits to P conservation and water quality.

Core Ideas

Two 20‐yr studies were conducted on the effects of treating poultry litter with alum.

Phosphorus runoff from paired watersheds was 231% higher with normal litter than alum‐treated litter.

Surface soil samples had significantly higher M3‐P levels when fertilized with alum‐treated litter.

Mehlich 3 results indicate alum additions to poultry litter reduce organic P leaching.

Phosphorus leaching from plots fertilized with normal litter was 266% greater than with alum‐treated litter.
Hydro‐Climatological Influences on Long‐Term Dissolved Organic Carbon in a Mountain Stream of the Southeastern United States
Authors: Singh Nitin K. , Reyes Wilmer M. , Bernhardt Emily S. , Bhattacharya Ruchi , Meyer Judy L. , Knoepp Jennifer D. , Emanuel Ryan E.
Published: May 2016

In the past decade, significant increases in surface water dissolved organic carbon (DOC) have been reported for large aquatic ecosystems of the Northern Hemisphere and have been attributed variously to global warming, altered hydrologic conditions, and atmospheric deposition, among other factors. We analyzed a 25‐yr DOC record (1988–2012) available for a forested headwater stream in the United States and documented two distinct regimes of stream DOC trends. From 1988 to 2001, annual mean volume‐weighted DOC concentration (DOCvw, mg L−1) and annual DOC flux (kg ha−1 yr−1) declined by 34 and 56%, respectively. During 1997 to 2012, the decline in DOCvw and DOC flux increased by 141 and 165%, respectively. Declining DOCvw from 1988 to 2001 corresponded to a decline in growing season runoff, which has the potential to influence mobilization of DOC from uplands to streams. Increasing DOCvw from 1997 to 2012 corresponded to increased precipitation early in the growing season and to an increase in the number and intensity of short‐duration fall storms capable of mobilizing long‐accrued DOC from forest litter and soils. In contrast, total annual runoff declined throughout the period. Rising air temperature, atmospheric acid deposition, and nitrogen depositions did not offer any plausible explanation for the observed bidirectional annual trends of stream DOCvw. Our study highlights the critical role of long‐term datasets and analyses for understanding the impacts of climate change on carbon and water cycles and associated functions of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.

Core Ideas

Long‐term records show a steady decline in stream DOC followed by a steady increase.

Declining runoff and changes in storm timing and intensity point to hydro‐climatological drivers.

Neither temperature nor atmospheric deposition explained bidirectionality of trends.
Sensible Heat Balance Estimates of Transient Soil Ice Contents
Authors: Kojima Yuki , Heitman Joshua L. , Flerchinger Gerald N. , Ren Tusheng , Horton Robert
Published: May 2016

Core Ideas

Soil ice content is difficult to quantify.

A sensible heat balance with heat pulse probes may indicate soil ice contents.

A sensible heat balance can determine transient soil ice content from −5 to 0°C.

Soil ice contents below −5°C can be determined with heat capacity changes.

Heat pulse probes can monitor soil ice contents at and below 0°C.

Soil ice content is an important component for winter soil hydrology. The sensible heat balance (SHB) method using measurements from heat pulse probes (HPPs) is a possible way to determine transient soil ice content. In a previous study, in situ soil ice content estimates with the SHB method were inaccurate, due to thermal conductivity errors and the use of relatively long time steps for calculations. The objective of this study is to reexamine the SHB method for soil ice content determination. A soil freezing and thawing laboratory experiment was performed with soil columns and heat exchangers. Transient soil ice contents in the soil columns during soil freezing and thawing were determined with the SHB method. The SHB method was able to determine dynamic changes in soil ice contents during initial freezing and final thawing for soil temperatures between −5 and 0°C when latent heat values associated with ice formation or with thawing were relatively large. During an extended freezing period, when soil temperatures were below −5°C, the small associated latent heat fluxes were below the sensitivity of the SHB method, and the SHB method did not provide accurate estimates of ice contents with time. However, the soil ice contents during the extended freezing period could be estimated well from changes in volumetric heat capacity (C) determined with HPP. Thus, combining the SHB method for initial freezing and final thawing, with a change in C method for extended freezing periods, allowed determination of dynamic soil ice contents for the entire range of freezing and thawing soil temperatures investigated. HPPs were able to measure soil ice contents.
Pengaruh Job Involvement dan Job Satisfaction terhadap Organizational Citizenship Behaviour serta Dampaknya pada Knowledge Sharing di PT Indolift Sukses Abadi
Authors: Nursanti Tinjung Desy , Samudera Ebenhaezer , Widiansyah Fajar
Published: May 2016

The research was conducted at PT Indolift Sukses Abadi, a folklift distributor that sells and distributes all heavy equipment products. The objective of this study was to determine whether there is any influence of job involvement and job satisfaction on organizational citizenship behavior that impact to knowledge sharing. Data were obtained by distributing a questionnaire to 100 respondents of the company; and then were processed using Path Analysis Technique. Based on this research, job involvement and job satisfaction partially and simultaneously have influence on organizational citizenship behaviour. Then, job satisfaction and organizational citizenship behaviour partially have influence on knowledge sharing. However, job involvement partially has no influence on knowledge sharing. Nevertheless, job involvement, job satisfaction, and organizational citizenship behavior simultaneously have influence on knowledge sharing.
Evaluasi Pelaksanaan Corporate Social Responsibility di PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk
Authors: Silviani Ria , Panggabean Rosinta Ria
Published: May 2016

The purposes of this research are to know how Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activity was, to know CSR activity using ISO 26000 standard, and to evaluate ISO 26000 reporting and disclosure in PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk using GRI 4.0 standard. The object of this research was PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. Research used qualitative method with primary data from interview with Divisi Sekretariat Perusahaan KP BRI and annual report dan sustainability report analysis, while secondary data was literature study related with the research. BRI is a BUMN bank that has exclusive program. It is Program Kemitraan dan Bina Lingkungan (PKBL). The guidance of PKBL is Peraturan Menteri Negara BUMN No.PER-20/MBU/2012 about Program Kemitraan BUMN dengan Usaha Kecil dan Program Bina Lingkungan. At the end, the company’s vision and mission supports the CSR company’s activity. BRI has complied with the ISO 26000 standard and has reported the implementation of ISO 26000 standard in accordance with GRI 4.0. (RS)
Analysis of Factors That Affects the Investors in Conducting Business in Indonesia
Authors: Sari Rini Kurnia
Published: May 2016

Investment is needed in the development of the economy. With the decentralization of investment is expected to evolve as a whole in every province in Indonesia. Local governments need to improve the quality of economic (GDP / Capita), social (HDI) and the infrastructure to attract domestic and foreign investors. Fromthe test results showed that factors affecting investors conducting business in Indonesia is still influenced by GDP/capita, HDI and Infrastructure instead of natural resources.This study uses descriptive analysis and correlation analysis methods to look at the correlation factors that affect investors doing business in Indonesia.
The Effects of Management Information System toward Decision Making in Food and Beverage Service Department in X Resorts and Hotels Bandung
Authors: Subakti Agung Gita , Adiati Maria Pia
Published: May 2016

In an organization, decision making hold an important role. That is why a decision made by managers should be a final decision that should be done by their subordinates or those who are related with the organization. In the effort to increase the quality of management information system, a research was held in X Resorts and Hotels Bandung to analyze management information system in the relation to decision making especially in Food and Beverage Service Department and recommendation of how to handle the problem occurred. From the questioner with data analyzing technique of spearman rank gained correlation result 0,84, with determination coefficient 71% which means the management information system has 71% level of influence to decision making, meanwhile the rest of the result (29%) shows other factors, which also were related with the decision making other than management information system. To solve with the problem, it is recommended that X Resorts and Hotels decrease the level of information product error in management information used and fasten the delivery of provided information.
The Effect of Institutional Ownership and Leverage towards Profit Management in Consumer Goods Industry Listed in BEI
Authors: Handoko Bambang Leo
Published: May 2016

Earning management is usually used by the company as shortcut to make up their financial statement to fulfill some criteria for certain purpose. This research is empirical research which aimed is to examine the influence of institutional ownership and leverage to earnings management. This study takes sample from companies in the consumer goods sector at the Jakarta Stock Exchange, which were published in financial report from 2008-2011. The method of analysis of this research used multiple regression analysis. The results of this study show that (1) institutional ownership had not significant influence to earnings management sig.0,129>0,05, (2) leverage had not significant influence to earnings management sig. 0,481>0,05 and (3) simultaneously of institutional ownership and leverage had not significant influence to earnings management0,249>0,05.
The Relationships among Leadership, Entrepreneurial Mindset, Innovation and Competitive Advantage (A Conceptual Model of Logistics Service Industry)
Authors: Sudrajat Darjat
Published: May 2016

Nowadays, improvement of competitive advantage is an important and urgent issue facing logistics service companies in Indonesia. Some previous researches showed that to improve the competitive advantage could be conducted through improvement of leadership, entrepreneurial mindset and innovation variables. This research intended to recognize relationships among the variables. The research used causal-explanatory method. The results of research encompass a conceptual model, status of each variable and hypotheses. The conceptual model could be further verified through verification research.
Damming the Mekong tributaries: water security and the MRC 1995 Agreement
Authors: Sithirith Mak , Evers Jaap , Gupta Joyeeta
Published: May 2016

Water security is a key governance challenge especially in relation to transboundary rivers. While the literature elaborates on the water security concept, there is very little on how to operationalize it in the transboundary context. Hence, this paper addresses the question: How can the governance of transboundary rivers be operationalized to deal with national water security concerns? It uses a literature review and a case study focusing on dams in the Mekong tributaries, namely the Sesan, part of the 3S Basin, in Vietnam and Cambodia. The paper describes the damming process in the 3S Basin and how it threatens water security for downstream states in terms of securing the flow, volume, quality, space, and the temporal variations of the rivers and the livelihoods of river dependent communities. It examines how the Mekong River Commission (MRC) members address these issues, balance their interests and secure the free flow of the Mekong River and its tributaries. It concludes that the MRC Agreement of 1995 is an inadequate mechanism to regulate the developments of hydrological infrastructure on the shared international tributaries, and that further operationalization of the concept of water security is necessary to enable the improvement of existing cooperative regulations and mechanisms.
Revisiting the Role of Football Spectators’ Behavioral Intentions and its Antecedents
Authors: Biscaia Rui
Published: May 2016

Football is one of the most rooted sports worldwide attracting millions of spectators, but clubs face an increasing competition of other leisure activities. Understanding how to increase spectators' behavioral intentions towards their favorite football teams is paramount for sport managers, given that a behavioral intention represents a measure of how much a person is willing to engage in a specific behavior. Thus, the purposes of this study were (1) to explain the role of spectators' behavioral intentions, and (2) to highlight its antecedents within the football context. In doing so, this study starts by providing a review of consumption-related aspects that have been associated with football spectators' behavioral intentions, such as emotions experienced during the games, service quality, team brand associations and satisfaction. Subsequently, the main findings from previous studies conducted with football spectators are highlighted and managerial implications are suggested in order to aid football clubs at providing good overall consumption experiences to their spectators, and thus contributing to increase attendance levels. Finally, future research avenues are suggested in order to expand our understanding on how to strengthen the link between football spectators and their teams, with subsequent associated benefits.
Sport Policy and Sports Development: Study of Demographic, Organizational, Financial and Political Dimensions to the Local Level in Portugal
Authors: Teixeira Mário R.C. , Ribeiro Tiago M.P.
Published: May 2016

This research aims to understand the effects of public policies on sports for people in local level, through the study of factors influencing the process of regional sport development in Portugal. The chosen framework presented here considers to sever-al variables such as the demographic dimensions, organizational levels, financial resources, political parties through the num-ber of athletes variable. This applied methodology studies the development of sports for 2000-2009, using spatial economet-rics to explain the variables in the database. The results obtained, indicate an increasing number of athletes who were fa-voured and recruited by sports leaders (sporting director), the expenditure and investment on culture and sport as well as the politics of sports are influenced by prevailing political parties. We conclude that the growth policies for sports should include 1: promote an active demography, 2: prioritize deprived areas, 3: invest in the human factors, 4: increase spending on culture and sport, and 5: preferably choosing a municipal Social Democrat or Independent management team.
Measuring Service Quality of Ski Resorts: An Approach to Identify the Consumer Profile
Authors: Miragaia Dina , Conde Diogo , Soares Jorge
Published: May 2016

This study determined the consumer’s profile in winter sports, using their degree of satisfaction with services provided by a ski resort. A questionnaire was administered to 229 tourists/visitors and analyzed their satisfaction according to five factors: facilities and equipment; attributes of the slopes; resort services; restaurants, accommodation and social activities; and also about the access to the resort. Determination between levels of satisfaction indicated by different consumer segments was performed using a cluster analysis. The clusters identified were: partially satisfied, dissatisfied, dissatisfied with everything, satisfied with everything. In relation to gender, no significant differences were identified in any cluster. With regard to experience to visited other ski resorts, significant differences were found between tourists/visitors which have already done, comparing with the individuals who never been in a similar context. It was found that only 5.2% of consumers who have had similar experiences with other ski resorts were satisfied with all services provided. The results of this study enable to the managers identify the attributes by which tourists/visitors have a higher level of satisfaction/dissatisfaction and foremost identify the valences which can be subject to some kind of improvement. This approach enables the adaptation of services according the preferences and expectations of tourists/visitors, with the prospect of incrementing consumer loyalty.
Consumer Behaviour in Fitness Club: Study of the Weekly Frequency of Use, Expectations, Satisfaction and Retention
Authors: Gonçalves Celina , Meireles Pedro , Carvalho Maria J.
Published: May 2016

This study aims to understand the relationship between the weekly frequency of use, expectations, satisfaction and retention of members in a fitness Clubs. In this market it is indispensable to understand the characteristics of faithful members, in or-der to act appropriately with each segment. Accordingly, the weekly frequency, which a member goes to the gym, their ex-pectations, satisfaction and retention are key variables to understand them. Data was collected with a sample of 146 members. The instrument was constituted by the sample characterization and questions to understand the consumer behaviour in fitness (weekly frequency of use, expectations, satisfaction and retention behaviours). The statistical analysis consisted on descriptive and inferential analyses, using SPSS software. In this study the weekly frequency did not show the explanatory capacity to predict the satisfaction and retention. The relationship between expectations with satisfaction (73%) and retention (64%) was statistically significant. Finally, the relationship between satisfaction and retention (63%) was positive and significant. The results indicated that fitness club managers must act to keep those who are less likely to remain, who aren’t the ones who go less times a week to the club, but those who have a lower satisfaction and, consequently, lower retention.
Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of the Managerial Behaviour Instrument for the Brazilian Sport Organizations
Authors: de Freitas Daiane M. , Carvalho Maria J. , da Costa Israel T. , Fonseca António M.
Published: May 2016

The present study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Managerial Behaviour Instrument, Portuguese ver-sion, for the Brazilian sport federations. The sample was composed of 263 members of federations, including managerial (39.5%), technical (35.1%), executive (20.6%) bodies and others (4.9%). The study used descriptive, reliability and confirm-atory factor analyses. Values of internal consistency for the sub-factors ranged from 0.83 to 0.92, correlation between 0.37 and 0.79, and adequate values for six indices (χ2, χ2/df, CFI, NNFI, SRMR, RMSEA) of the global adjustment of the meas-urement model. Thus, the Portuguese version of the Managerial Behaviour Instrument has acceptable values for its psycho-metric properties that allow researchers to use it to study leadership competencies of sports managers.
Topological groups of bounded homomorphisms on a topological group
Authors: Kocinac Ljubisa , Zabeti Omid
Published: May 2016

We consider a few types of bounded homomorphisms on a topological group.
These classes of bounded homomorphisms are, in a sense, weaker than the class
of continuous homomorphisms. We show that with appropriate topologies each
class of these homomorphisms on a complete topological group forms a complete
topological group.
Ideal convergent function sequences in random 2-normed spaces
Authors: Savaş Ekrem , Gürdal Mehmet
Published: May 2016

In the present paper we are concerned with I-convergence of sequences of
functions in random 2-normed spaces. Particularly, following the line of
recent work of Karakaya et al. [23], we introduce the concepts of ideal
uniform convergence and ideal pointwise convergence in the topology induced
by random 2-normed spaces, and give some basic properties of these concepts.
Some symmetry identities for the unified Apostol-type polynomials and multiple power sums
Authors: Kurt Veli
Published: May 2016

The purpose of this paper is to introduce and investigate a new unification
of unified family of Apostol-type polynomials and numbers. We obtain some
symmetry identities between these polynomials and the generalized sum of
integer powers. We give explicit relations for these polynomials and
recurrence relations related to multiple power sums.
A new graph over semi-direct products of groups
Authors: Topkaya Sercan , Cevik Sinan
Published: May 2016

In this paper, by establishing a new graph ?(G) over the semi-direct product
of groups, we will first state and prove some graph-theoretical properties,
namely, diameter, maximum and minimum degrees, girth, degree sequence,
domination number, chromatic number, clique number of ?(G). In the final
section we will show that ?(G) is actually a perfect graph.
Weighted lacunary statistical convergence of double sequences in locally solid Riesz spaces
Authors: Konca Şükran
Published: May 2016

Recently, the notion of weighted lacunary statistical convergence is studied
in a locally solid Riesz space for single sequences by Ba?ar?r and Konca
[7]. In this work, we define and study weighted lacunary statistical
?-convergence, weighted lacunary statistical ?-boundedness of double
sequences in locally solid Riesz spaces. We also prove some topological
results related to these concepts in the framework of locally solid Riesz
spaces and give some inclusion relations.
Riemannian manifolds satisfying certain conditions on pseudo-projective curvature tensor
Authors: Güler Sinem , Demirbağ Sezgin
Published: May 2016

In this paper we determine some properties of pseudo-projective curvature
tensor denoted by ?P on some Riemannian manifolds, especially on generalized
quasi Einstein manifolds in the sense of Chaki. Firstly, we consider a
pseudo-projectively Ricci semisymmetric generalized quasi Einstein manifold.
After that, we study pseudo-projective flatness of this manifold. Moreover,
we construct a non-trivial example for a generalized quasi Einstein manifold
to prove the existence.
Soft idealization of a decomposition theorem
Authors: Yumak Yunus , Kaymakcı Aynur
Published: May 2016

Firstly, we define a new set called soft regular-?-closed set in soft ideal
topological spaces and obtain some properties of it. Secondly, to obtain a
decomposition of continuity in these spaces, we introduce two notions of soft
Hayashi-Samuels space and soft A?-set. Finally, we give a decomposition of
continuity in a domain Hayashi-Samuels space and in a range soft topological
space.
Generalized weighted statistical convergence of double sequences and applications
Authors: Cinar Muhammed , Et Mikail
Published: May 2016

In this paper we introduce the concept generalized weighted statistical
convergence of double sequences. Some relations between weighted
(?,?)-statistical convergence and strong (N???,p,q,?,?)-summablity of double
sequences are examined. Furthemore, we apply our new summability method to
prove a Korovkin type theorem.
A few remarks on bounded operators on topological vector spaces
Authors: Zabeti Omid , Kocinac Ljubisa
Published: May 2016

We give a few observations on different types of bounded operators on a
topological vector space X and their relations with compact operators on X.
In particular, we investigate when these bounded operators coincide with
compact operators. We also consider similar types of bounded bilinear
mappings between topological vector spaces. Some properties of tensor product
operators between locally convex spaces are established. In the last part of
the paper we deal with operators on topological Riesz spaces.
A study on motion of a robot end-effector using the curvature theory of dual unit hyperbolic spherical curves
Authors: Sahiner Burak , Kazaz Mustafa , Ugurlu Hasan
Published: May 2016

In this paper we study the motion of a robot end-effector by using the
curvature theory of a dual unit hyperbolic spherical curve which corresponds
to a timelike ruled surface with timelike ruling generated by a line fixed in
the end-effector. In this way, the linear and angular differential properties
of the motion of a robot end-effector such as velocities and accelerations
which are important information in robot trajectory planning are determined.
Moreover, the motion of a robot end-effector which moves on the surface of a
right circular hyperboloid of one sheet is examined as a practical example.
Refinements of Jensen’s inequality for convex functions on the co-ordinates in a rectangle from the plane
Authors: Khan Adil , Ali T. , Kılıçman A. , Din Q.
Published: May 2016

In this paper our aim is to give refinements of Jensen?s type inequalities
for the convex function defined on the co-ordinates of the bidimensional
interval in the plane.
Positivity of a differential operator with nonlocal conditions
Authors: Ashyralyev Allaberen , Nalbant Nese
Published: May 2016

In the present paper, the positivity of the differential operator with
nonlocal boundary conditions is established. The structure of fractional
spaces is investigated. In applications, we will obtain new coercive
inequalities for the solution of local and nonlocal boundary value problems
for parabolic equations.
Wear resistance analysis of the aluminum 7075 alloy and the nanostructured aluminum 7075 - silver nanoparticles composites
Authors: Estrada-Ruiz R.H. , Flores-Campos R. , Treviño-Rodríguez G.A. , Herrera-Ramírez J.M. , Martínez-Sánchez R.
Published: May 2016

Nanostructured composites of the aluminum 7075 alloy and carbon-coated silver
nanoparticles were synthetized by the mechanical milling technique using a
high-energy mill SPEX 8000M; the powders generated were compacted, sintered
and hot-extruded to produce 1 cm-diameter bars. The composites were then
subjected to a wear test using a pin-on-disc device to validate the
hypothesis that second phase-ductile nanometric particles homogenously
distributed throughout the metalmatrix improve the wear resistance of the
material. It was found that silver nanoparticles prevent the wear of the
material by acting as an obstacle to dislocations movement during the plastic
deformation of the contact surface, as well as a solid lubricant when these
are separated from the metal-matrix.
External Auditors' Involvement in the Internal Audit Function's Work Plan and Subsequent Reliance Before and After a Negative Audit Discovery
Authors: Pike Byron J. , Chui Lawrence , Martin Kasey A. , Olvera Renee M.
Published: May 2016

To reduce redundancies and increase efficiency in the evaluation of internal controls (PCAOB 2007, 402–403), professional standards encourage coordination between external auditors and their clients' internal audit function (IAF). Recent surveys of internal auditors find that a component of this coordination is external auditors' involvement in developing the IAF's audit plans. Nevertheless, it is not known how such involvement affects external auditors' reliance on the internal control test work of the IAF, either before or after a negative audit discovery. Based on an experiment with 107 experienced auditors, we find that external auditors involved in the development of the IAF's audit plan perceive the IAF as more objective and that both objectivity and involvement contribute to these auditors' placing more reliance on the IAF as compared to external auditors with no involvement. This initial reliance results in the involved auditors' proposing reductions to the audit budget and re-performing less of the IAF's work. Consistent with an anchoring bias, we find that involvement leads to external auditors' continuing to place greater reliance on the IAF's work, even after they become aware of a negative audit discovery that should not have occurred had the client's controls been effective.

Data Availability: Data are available from the authors on request.