bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Study of Green Building Prospects on Sustainable Management Decision Making
Authors: Mondal Subhra , Sahoo Kalyan Kumar
Published: June 2019

The world faces many environmental crises such as increased threat of climate change, the depletion of key natural resources, increasing air and water pollution, and growing levels of solid wastes. These issues are becoming the major aspects of value in real estate and a key driver in the decision-making processes. The strategic sustainability process called “the halo effect” was more worldwide which is affected by the popularity in environmental actions criteria. It showed consequence that green concept has to not only focus on technical or moral issues, but also need to base more on the economic and financial imperative.
An Introduction to LiFi and Review of Prototypes Designed on FPGA and Other Hardware
Authors: Khaskheli Faisal Khan , Umrani Fahim Aziz , Baqai Attiya
Published: June 2019

The current wireless networks are highly deficient when it comes to catering to the needs of the modern world with applications such as IoT and online interactive gaming. LiFi (visible light communication) has attracted interest as a solution to this problem due to its high data rate, wider spectrum, low power consumption, higher security, lower cost, and immunity to EMI. The idea behind LiFi is to use LED lights already available for space lighting for the purpose of transmitting. The chapter begins with a brief introduction to LiFI and then takes the reader through the history and market status of the technology all the way through to popular modulation techniques and finally ends with summarizing the transceiver prototypes designed previously with special emphasis on FPGA-based prototypes. The chapter provides a starting point for young budding researchers interested in LiFi and its implementation.
Performance Analysis of FSO Links in Turbulent Atmosphere
Authors: Bag Banibrata , Das Akinchan , Chandra Aniruddha , Róka Rastislav
Published: June 2019

The free-space optical communications technology is emerging as an attractive substitute to RF communications. It can satisfy the current demands for higher bandwidth to the customer. Atmospheric turbulence is a major obstacle in wireless optical communication systems. To fully utilize the terabit capacity of FSO system, it has to overcome various challenges offered by the heterogeneous nature of the atmospheric channel. Currently, FSO communication through atmospheric turbulence under adverse weather conditions is an active research topic. A lot of studies and experiments have been carried out on the effect of attenuation due to atmospheric turbulence; but still, much more research is necessary for fulfilling the current demands and commercial needs for implementing this technology successfully. This chapter discussed the various limitations of FSO system which are faced during data transmission through the atmospheric channel and various ways to improve the performance regarding BER, outage probability, and channel capacity.
Using a translanguaging approach in teaching paraphrasing to enhance reading comprehension in first-year students
Authors: Hungwe Vimbai
Published: June 2019

Background: The teaching of reading strategies that enhance comprehension is a priority for many practising lecturers involved in academic literacy programmes. However, due to the unprepared nature of a large section of students entering the Higher Education system, a number of students have been found to lack basic literacy skills such as reading for comprehension. A plethora of studies has been conducted locally and internationally with the aim of finding solutions to help students who struggle with text comprehension, especially at university level.Objectives: The purpose of this research is to show how paraphrasing as a strategy can be combined with a translingual approach to instruct students explicitly on how to read and comprehend textsMethod: Using a group of first-year multilingual medical students, this research included translanguaging as an additional component to the use of paraphrasing as a reading comprehension strategy.Results: The paper provides insight into how translanguaging can be used to assist multilingual students to understand texts through paraphrasing. Drawing empirical data from classroom activities, this paper shows how lecturers can help students to use translanguaging and paraphrasing as metacognitive strategies to help improve their comprehension of texts.Conclusion: Finally, the importance of allowing students to utilise their multilingual repertoires is emphasised and reiterated, through translanguaging, in order to enhance learning.
Client’s experiences of their shoulder pain and disability
Authors: Coole A. , De Jager R. , Hofmeyr J. , McKenzie S. , Von Broembsen N.
Published: June 2019

The purpose of this qualitative study was to enhance understanding of what it is like to suffer from chronic shoulder pain from the perspectives of those living with the experience.Unstructured interviews, using the open-ended question “tell us about your shoulder", were used to allow the twelve clients to elaborate freely on their feelings and experiences. Interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. These transcriptions were coded and categorized. Five themes emerged from the categories: Pain, Activities, Emotional Responses, Relationships and Coping Mechanisms. These findings expand understanding about quality of life for clients living with chronic shoulder pain and disability.
Prevalence of pain related to schoolbag carriage in adolescents
Authors: Wadee F. , Barker C. , Lea M. J. , Eisenberg M.
Published: June 2019

Study design: A descriptive qualitative and quantitative cross sectional study design was chosen.Objective: To investigate the prevalence of lower back, neck, and shoulder pain in 13 to 15 year old scholars in Pretoria, South Africa, and how it related to methods of school bag carriage and perceived weight of school bags.Summary of background data: Unilateral loading has been linked to scoliotic type curves in the adolescent spine. More recent studies have also found that the weight of school bags may be related to the experience of pain, but very little research has been done on the prevalence of this pain.Methods and materials: A stratified random sample of nine schools was drawn from a total of 98 schools in the Pretoria District of the Gauteng Department of Education. The sample of 250 Grade 8 and 9 scholars was randomly selected. A questionnaire of open and closed ended questions was administered with five main sections, namely: demographics, method of carrying school bag, perceived school bag weight, areas of experienced pain, and awareness of adverse postural effects of carrying a school bag.Results: Thirty two percent of the sample reported pain either in the lower back, neck and/or shoulders. Principle Component Analysis and Chi-square tests showed no relationship between how the school bag was carried (over one/two shoulders; in one hand; swopping sides) and scholars’ reports of pain. A high level of significance (0.001 <p<0.042) was found when perceived bag weight was compared to the scholars’ reports of pain.Conclusion: Scholars in the Pretoria area present with a 32% prevalence of pain in the lower back, neck and/or shoulders. This is strongly correlated with the perceived weight of their school bags, regardless of how the school bag is carried.
Editorial
Authors: Stewart Aimee
Published: June 2019

No abstract available
National Names Phrase List
Authors:   V2X Core Technical Committee
Published: June 2019

This SAE Standard provides a table of textual messages meeting the requirements for expressing the names of street and roads and some basic building blocks for phrases commonly used in the ITS industry. The tables provided herein are taken from SAE J2369, and follow the rules of SAE J2540 and therefore allow a local representation in various different languages, media expressions, etc. to allow true international use of these phrases. The phrases are predominantly intended to provide a means to express street names including pre and post fixes ( North Oak Street is an example name with a prefix “North” and main portion “Oak” and a suffix “Street”). Other phrases exist for other specific specialty areas of ITS, and all such phrases follow a set of encoding and decoding rules outlined in SAE J2540 to ensure that the use of these phrases in messages remain interoperable between disparate types of user equipment.

Implementers are cautioned to obtain the most recent set of tables by means of the ITS data registry, a process which involves the SAE and other standards setting organizations and which is intended to maintain and enhance the level of harmonization between ITS standards set by each of the organizations.

This document SHALL define the normative index values to be used to provide phrases needed by ITS practitioners when expressing the names of streets using indexed methods. This document SHALL follow the formats and rules established in SAE J2540 in the expressions, manipulations, and use of such tables.
Factors Influencing Overall Satisfaction of Core Medical Trainees in the Yorkshire and the Humber Region, Uk
Authors: Roycroft Matthew , Bhandari Sunil
Published: June 2019

Background

This study explores the importance of various factors upon the overall satisfaction of Core Medical Trainees (CMTs) in the Yorkshire and Humber Deanery to aid targeting of improvement efforts.

Methods

Responses for all CMTs in Yorkshire and the Humber to all questions and domains from the UK National Training Survey 2017 were correlated with a marker of overall trainee satisfaction. Questions with high and low degrees of correlation were identified, as well as recurrent themes.

Results

Clinical supervision appears to be closely related to overall trainee satisfaction, frequently correlating well, whereas educational supervision does not. Almost all themes with high correlation were regarding day-to-day experience, whereas those correlating poorly were regarding infrastructure issues.

Conclusions

Assuming similar costs, to improve overall trainee experience the most limited resources are probably best targeted at those factors influencing day-to-day experience, such as freeing consultant time for clinical supervision rather than developing one-off trainee experiences.
O (re)conhecimento da cultura na Educação Física latino-americana: uma leitura a partir de documentos educacionais
Authors: Marani Vitor Hugo , De Lima Reginaldo Calado , Lara Larissa Michelle
Published: June 2019

O texto foi estruturado pelo reconhecimento da tematização da cultura na educação física a partir da leitura de documentos educacionais orientadores da referida área em países latino-americanos. Para tanto, foram selecionados oito países que integram a América Latina – Argentina, Bolívia, Chile, Colômbia, Cuba, México, Uruguai e Venezuela – bem como, os respectivos documentos que orientam a educação e a educação física desses países com o intuito de problematizar como a cultura emerge nesses diferentes contextos sociais. A partir da leitura, foi possível constatar que a cultura não é um dos principais temas abordados nos documentos, embora esteja presente na discussão que envolve a área sob prismas distintos. Em suma, grande parte dos documentos tematiza a cultura a partir de perspectivas em que a tônica esteja no diálogo com a área das ciências humanas e sociais, o que aponta para a movimentação da área em buscar novas problemáticas que se atentem à valorização do movimento humano nas aulas de educação física por meio do reconhecimento das particularidades culturais de cada país.
A organização do trabalho pedagógico na educação infantil: especificidades e relações com a Educação Física
Authors: Souza Bárbara Isabela Soares de Souza
Published: June 2019

Este artigo caracteriza-se como um estudo teórico, cujo objetivo é apresentar aos professores e professoras de Educação Física inseridos na Educação Infantil, princípios teórico-epistemológicos e metodológicos pautados na Teoria Histórico-Cultural, Teoria Histórico Crítica e Pedagogia Crítico-Superadora, que os possibilitem qualificar a atuação através da compreensão das especificidades pertencentes à organização do trabalho pedagógico na Educação Infantil. Para isto, abordamos sobre a criança e sua relação com a docência, o par dialético “cuidar e educar”, a organização do tempo e espaço, os materiais e recursos didático-pedagógicos, o currículo e a avalição, estabelecendo relações com a Educação Física e a Cultura Corporal
Between Individual Decisions and Collegiate Deliberations: deciding how to decide, influencing the outcome
Authors: Gomes Neto Jose Mario Wanderley , Lima Flávia Danielle Santiago , Oliveira Tassiana Moura de
Published: June 2019

Como o desenho institucional do Supremo Tribunal Federal Brasileiro interfere no processo decisório dos conflitos que lhe são submetidos a julgamento? Os Ministros do STF, na qualidade de relatores dos processos em tramitação, por meio de recursos procedimentais disponíveis, podem decidir estrategicamente o que e quando levar a julgamento, individual ou coletivamente. O presente artigo insere-se neste debate para questionar a independência dos seus Ministros perante os demais atores políticos, mas também diante (ou contra) seus pares, cogitando-se as possibilidades de interação de modelos estratégicos ao caso brasileiro, diante das normas constitucionais, legais e regimentais que fixam a atuação dos membros do Tribunal. A hipótese geral é que o desenho normativo da corte assegura múltiplas opções aos magistrados na condução dos processos judiciais, promovendo estratégias voltadas a maximizar as chances vitoriosas de suas preferências, bem como reduzir os respectivos custos decisórios.
O Castigo Abstrato e o Castigo Concreto: eficácia da estrutura da crueldade institucional pela ausência do direito
Authors: De Melo Pedroso Vanessa Alexsandra , De Oliveira Jardim Carlos Jair
Published: June 2019

Este artigo analisa a função da pena privativa de liberdade e o seu real cumprimento no cárcere contemporâneo brasileiro. A metodologia utilizada neste trabalho baseia-se na análise qualitativa, empregando-se o método hipotético-dedutivo e dialético de análise histórico-lógica por meio de fontes documentais primárias e da revisão de literatura brasileira. Desse modo, os autores demonstram como a ausência do Direito pode gerar um sistema cruel que potencializa a punição dos cidadãos encarcerados, eis que, ao que tudo indica, o cárcere não se apresenta na atualidade como um instrumento social mais adequado para a recuperação da autoconsciência do transgressor.
Control de Constitucionalidad/Convencionalidad en la Unión Europea y el Sistema del Reenvío Perjudicial
Authors: Gomes Eduardo Biacchi , Da Mata Edileny Tomé
Published: June 2019

Este trabajo aborda la cuestión del control de constitucionalidad/convencionalidad en el sistema europeo, considerado uno de los más eficaces en comparación con otros controles regionales, dada las características de los vínculos entre los Estados miembros y el sistema supranacional. Primero cuestionamos si existe una Constitución en Europa, después presentamos la estructura básica del control de constitucionalidad/convencionalidad en Europa y, finalizamos con dos casos prácticos de reenvío prejudicial que ponen en jaque parte de la eficacia de este sistema.
Influence of a water physical rehabilitation program on the hemodynamic parameters in breast cancer survivors
Authors: Odynets Tetiana , Briskin Yuriy , Zakharina Ievgeniia , Yefremova Anzhelika
Published: June 2019

Introduction

Numerous women experience fatigue, arrhythmias, heart failure, ischemic heart disease, and pulmonary side effects induced by breast cancer treatment. The aim of the study was to analyse the changes in hemodynamic parameters in breast cancer survivors under the influence of a water physical rehabilitation program.

Methods

Overall, 34 women after breast cancer treatment completed a water physical rehabilitation program (group A) and 34 completed a Pilates program (group B). In both groups, the participants performed the same number of sessions 3 times a week for 3 months. The study was conducted during outpatient rehabilitation. Hemodynamic parameters were evaluated with impedance cardiography.

Results

Significant improvement was observed in both groups but it was more significant in group A. The actual value of cardiac output was higher in group A compared with group B by 0.64 l/min (p < 0.01), left ventricular power by 0.49 W (p < 0.01), and left ventricular work by 0.54 gm-m/beat (p < 0.01).

Conclusions

The water program resulted in more significant improvements in cardiac output, stroke index, systemic vascular resistance, left ventricular work, and left ventricular power compared with the Pilates program during outpatient rehabilitation in women after breast cancer treatment.
Changes in kinematic parameters during walking in adults with low back pain subjected to Vojta therapy. A pilot study
Authors: Łozińska Patrycja , Wójtowicz Dorota , Wdowiak Przemysław , Dziuba-Słonina Alicja
Published: June 2019

Introduction

The aim of the study was to evaluate changes in selected basic and derivative kinematic parameters of gait in adult patients with low back pain subjected to Vojta therapy.

Methods

The study included 17 patients with low back pain subjected to Vojta therapy. Gait parameters were assessed with G-SENSOR, the wireless inertial measurement unit system for gait analysis. The device was placed on the body of the patient in the lumbar region at the level of L4–L5, and enabled to obtain accurate and objective information on kinematic gait parameters.

Results

Out of the 17 spatial and temporal parameters analysed, 3 changed significantly. The cadence decreased, and the duration of the right and left limb walk cycles increased.

Conclusions

Rehabilitation with Vojta therapy may improve spatial and temporal gait parameters in adults with low back pain.
Impacts of black carbon on the formation of advection–radiation fog during a haze pollution episode in eastern China
Authors: Ding Qiuji , Sun Jianning , Huang Xin , Ding Aijun , Zou Jun , Yang Xiuqun , Fu Congbin
Published: June 2019

Abstract. Aerosols can not only participate in fog formation by
acting as condensation nuclei of droplets but also modify the meteorological
conditions such as air temperature and moisture, planetary boundary layer
height (PBLH) and regional circulation during haze events. The impact of
aerosols on fog formation, yet to be revealed, can be critical in
understanding and predicting fog–haze events. In this study, we used the
Weather Research and Forecasting model coupled with Chemistry (WRF-Chem) to
investigate a heavy fog event during a multiday intense haze pollution
episode in early December 2013 in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) region in
eastern China. Using the WRF-Chem model, we conducted four parallel
numerical experiments to evaluate the roles of aerosol–radiation interaction
(ARI), aerosol–cloud interaction (ACI), black carbon (BC) and non-BC aerosols in the formation and maintenance of the heavy fog event.
We find that only when the aerosols' feedback processes are considered can
the model capture the haze pollution and the fog event well. And the effects
of ARI during the fog–haze episode in early December 2013 played a
dominant role, while the effects of ACI were negligible. Furthermore, our
analyses show that BC was more important in inducing fog formation in
the YRD region on 7 December than non-BC aerosols. The dome effect of BC
leads to an increase in air moisture over the sea by reducing PBLH and
weakening vertical mixing, thereby confining more water vapor to the
near-surface layer. The strengthened daytime onshore flow by a cyclonic wind
anomaly, induced by contrast temperature perturbation over land and sea,
transported moister air to the YRD region, where the suppressed PBLH and
weakened daytime vertical mixing maintained the high moisture level. Then
heavy fog formed due to the surface cooling at night. This study
highlights the importance of anthropogenic emissions in the formation of
advection–radiation fog in the polluted coastal areas.
Combinatorial observation ionospheric characteristics during tropical cyclone Debbie passing eastern Australia in 2017 using GPS and ion sounder
Authors: Ke Fuyang , Wang Jinling , Wang Kehe , Xu Jiujing , Wang Yong , Wang Xinzhi , Deng Jian
Published: June 2019

Abstract. The ionospheric morphology responses to tropical cyclone passing over eastern Australia, named as DEBBIE in 2017, is investigated using Global Positioning System (GPS) Slant Total Electron Content (STEC), GPS ionospheric scintillation S4 index and ionospheric characteristics by High Frequency (HF) radio. Based on the data analysis in this study, some significant morphological characteristics of ionospheric responses to tropical cyclone Debbie are identified as follows: a) As the GPS satellites PRN01 and PRN11 were passing above typhoon center, their ROTI (Rate of STEC index) is obviously increased. b) The S4 intensity of the GPS ionospheric scintillation is significantly enhanced on March 27, which mostly concentrate around tropical cyclone center and distribute over the region within 18 °S-25 °S. c) The stronger enhancement of f0F1 and f0F2 was observed by High Frequency at Townsville on March 28, when the distance between Townsville and the center of tropical cyclone Debbie was shorter. Regarding the coupling mechanism between the ionospheric disturbance and the tropical cyclone, it is suspected that the electric field perturbations due to turbulent top movement from tropical cyclones might generate ionospheric irregularity and disturbance. To a certain extent, some ionospheric irregularities can further produce bubbles.
Technical Note: PaleoDataView – A software toolbox for the
collection, homogenization and visualization of marine proxy data
Authors: Langner Michael , Mulitza Stefan
Published: June 2019

Abstract. We present a software toolbox that allows the efficient collection, management and maintenance of larger paleoceanographic data sets. The program combines a graphical user interface (GUI) with a simple document-based database and functionality for visualization, stratigraphy (visual alignment and radiocarbon calibration), age modelling and efficient ensemble time series generation to create larger homogenous data compilations. Data can be imported from Excel or text files, are stored locally in netCDF format and can be easily exchanged between collaborating scientists. Within a data collection, data can either be imported to proxy-specific sub-collections or to a multi-proxy (miscellaneous) sub-collection that allows to import and manage any downcore data. A single age model is shared among all proxies of a core within a collection. The stand-alone software can be used with Windows and macOS and does not require web access.
Influence of Performance Attributions on Discounting and Devaluing Among High School Students: Does Academic Self-esteem Mediate?
Authors: Otanga Habil
Published: June 2019

Although considerable research on psychological disengagement exists, there is less focus on the influence of performance attributions. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the extent to which performance attributions influence psychological disengagement, measured as discounting and devaluing; and whether academic self-esteem mediates the relationship. Four hundred and forty nine students (206 males and 243 females) whose age ranged from 15-19 years (M = 17.20, SD = 1.09) from 12 urban high schools in Mombasa, Kenya participated in the study. Using a questionnaire, participants’ performance attributions, academic self-esteem, discounting and devaluing were measured. Data collected were analyzed using SPSS. Findings show significantly higher discounting than devaluing; significant indirect effects of external attributions on devaluing; and of stable and unstable attributions on discounting and devaluing through academic self-esteem. Practical implications of findings and directions for future research are discussed.
Pilot Results of a Handbook: Prevention Skills of Sexual-Abuse for Primary Students
Authors: Huynh Son Van , Vu Giang Thien , Mai Hanh My , Nguyen Huan Thanh
Published: June 2019

Child sexual abuse is currently a social condemnation in Vietnam (Giang, T. V., Nguyen, L. B. H. & Nguyen, P. N. L., 2016). Many educational programs on how to prevent and practice prevention skills against child sexual abuse have been introduced and gained some significant achievements. This article reports the findings on the results of piloting a skill handbook developed for primary students on how to prevent child sexual abuse. The prevention skills were designed as stories and situations. To determine the practicality and effectiveness of the handbook, we collected the opinions of 160 primary students, 35 primary teachers and experts in psychology and education in Ho Chi Minh city. Pilot results showed that 75.1% of the participating students believed that the handbook was “very good” and “good” For educational, experts and primary teachers, 28.6% rated the handbook to be very good and 71.4% to be good. Based on the results, further research has been suggested so that the handbook can be published for use in primary schools in Vietnam in the coming time.
The Archaeology of Jordan: A Condensed History
Authors: van der Steen Eveline J.
Published: June 2019

Although Western travelers, from the Byzantine period forward, visited and described the landscape and ancient sites of Jordan as well as Palestine, archaeological expeditions mostly were concentrated west of the Jordan River in what was considered to be the “real” Holy Land. Archaeological interest in Jordan itself did not begin to intensify until the middle of the twentieth century when Nelson Glueck's survey spurred the interest of Americans and Europeans. Since then, archaeological excavations and surveys, especially by Western scholars, have increased exponentially. Concomitantly, Jordanian universities continued to produce archaeologists with a strong interest in exploring the past of their homeland, resulting in archaeological exploration also of prehistorical and later historical periods. Heritage preservation and the integration of new technologies into archaeological research are changing the face of Jordanian archaeology.
Identificación de bacterias resistentes a antibióticos carbapenémicos en hospitales de El Salvador
Authors: Villatoro Esmeralda , Cardoza Roberto , De Fuentes Zandra , Hernández Carlos E.
Published: June 2019

Objetivo. Identificar los tipos de bacterias que presentan mecanismos de resistencia a los antibióticos carbapenémicos. Metodología. Se recolectó en una base electrónica diseñada para tal fin, la información de los años 2014-2016 sobre mecanismos de resistencia a los carbapenémicos, obtenida de las boletas de los protocolos de identificación aplicados en el Laboratorio Nacional de Referencia. Boletas procedentes de la red de establecimientos para confirmación. Se realizaron tablas de frecuencias en el programa Epi Info versión 7, cada una de las muestras fue georreferenciada para su procesamiento y presentación en el programa Quantum GIS 2.18. Resultados. En 26 hospitales de El Salvador se han encontrado bacterias productoras de carbapenemasas, independiente de su complejidad o nivel de atención. La Región de Salud Metropolitana concentra el 45% (438) de las bacterias productoras de carbapenemasas. El agente identificado con más frecuencia fue el Acinetobacter baumannii con un 85% (807), seguido de Klebsiella pneumoniae con un 10% (97). Las secreciones representaron un 77% (731) de los sitios de aislamiento, seguida por los líquidos corporales estériles con un 19% (184). El mecanismo encontrado con mayor frecuencia fue carbapenemasa tipo oxacilinasa en un 63% (247), seguido de la metalo - betalactamasas en un 36% (140). Conclusiones. En el país, las bacterias productoras de carbapenemasas están presentes con predominio en los centros de la hospitalarios de la Región Metropolitana. Las especies bacterianas identificadas fueron, A. baumannii y K. pneumoniae, que han permanecido constantes durante el periodo de estudio y representan en un riesgo para la atención sanitaria.

Alerta Año 2018, Vol. 1 No. 2: 8-15

Palabras claves: entero bacterias, resistencia bacteriana, carbapenemasas, Acinetobacter baumanni, Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Efecto del herbicida sulfentrazone 50 SC, en dos concentraciones, solo y en mezcla con clomazone 36 CS, para el control de malezas en el cultivo del arroz, Sébaco, época lluviosa, 2016
Authors: Laguna Dávila José Manuel , Alemán Freddy S.
Published: June 2019

Se realizó un experimento en la época seca de 2016 en la fi nca Yerba Buena, ubicada en el valle de Sébaco, comunidad La Majadita, San Isidro, Matagalpa, Nicaragua. Se estudiaron seis tratamientos, dos dosis de Sulfentrazone 50 SC solo y dos dosis de Sulfentrazone 50 SC en mezcla con Clomazone 36 CS. Un tratamiento estuvo representando por el manejo del agricultor, y un tratamiento no recibió control de malezas (testigo absoluto). Se utilizó un diseño de Bloques Completos al Azar (BCA) con cuatro repeticiones. Las variables evaluadas fueron densidad de malezas por tipos, densidad total, biomasa por tipos, biomasa acumulada, fi to toxicidad al cultivo y rendimiento de grano. Se realizaron análisis de varianza y prueba de separación de medias según DMS al 5% de margen de error. El mejor comportamiento en la reducción de la densidad de malezas se obtuvo con los tratamientos Sulfentrazone 0.28 l ha-1 + Clomazone y Sulfentrazone 0.35 l ha-1 + Clomazone, los que presentaron mayor efectividad en el control de poacceas desde los siete dias después de la aplicación, con 100% control, hasta los 35dias después de la aplicación, con 99.91% de control. La menor biomasa acumulada la presentó el tratamiento Sulfentrazone 0.35 l ha-1 + Clomazone con 73.29% de efi ciencia con respecto al tratamiento testigo absoluto. Los mayores rendimientos comerciales los obtuvieron los tratamientos Sulfentrazone 0.35 l ha-1 + Clomazone y Sulfentrazone 0.28 l ha-1 + Clomazone, lo que representa un porcentaje de incremento de 62.43% y 62.32% en relación al testigo absoluto. Palabras clave: abundancia, biomasa, fi totoxicidad.
Formulating and Estimating of Dynamic Nonlinear Model of Korea’s Bilateral Trade Balance
Authors: Jung Heonyong
Published: June 2019

This paper formulates and estimates the dynamic nonlinear trade model for Korea. We use monthly time series data for the period from 2000 to 2017. We employ EGARCH (1,1)-GED model which allows the positive and negative shocks to have asymmetric influences on volatility. The Johansen co-integration test is applied and finds the long run relationship among oil price, exchange rate and trade balance does exist. With respect to Indonesia as one of oil exporting countries, we find that an increase in oil prices leads to a declined trade balance as imports rise more than exports. Appreciation in IDR also leads to a declined trade balance as exports fall more than imports. For Korea as one of oil importing countries, an increase in oil prices leads to an improved trade balance as exports rise more than imports. Appreciation in KRW leads to a declined trade balance as exports fall more than imports. Oil price volatility reduces trade balance both in Indonesia and Korea. Oil price has negative effects on Indonesia’s trade balance and positive effects on Korea’s trade balance. Indonesian and Korean currency appreciation against US dollar have a negative impact on trade balance in Indonesia and Korea respectively. This information will contribute to Indonesian and Korean policy makers in making policies for their trade.
Goods and Services Tax and Sales and Services Tax in Malaysia: A Review of Literature
Authors: Sidik Morni Hayati Jaafar , Muhaidin Nur Jannah , Supar Masniza
Published: June 2019

Introduction: Tax is the main source of revenue for the Malaysian government. Thus, to increase the government revenue, Goods Services Tax (GST) was implemented in Malaysia starting from April 2015 to replace the Sales and Services Tax (SST). However, starting from September 2018, the GST has been replaced back by the SST.Methodology: The study will review the prior literature on the tax reforms. It will analyse data from scholarly journals, newspapers, review articles and other related documents. The focus will be on the implementation of GST and new SST in Malaysia from different stakeholders’ perspective.Results: The results indicate that SST is much better to match with the Malaysian environment. This is because SST is tax friendly for both the business entities and the people of Malaysia.Conclusion and Recommendations: The findings would contribute to the literature and explains whether the move made by the Malaysian government to revert to SST is justifiable.
The Role of Trade Liberalization in Carbon Dioxide Emission: Evidence From Heterogeneous Panel Estimations
Authors: Zandi Gholamreza , Haseeb Muhammad
Published: June 2019

In the present globalized world, production forms are progressively divided across nations. Consequently, domestic consumption in one nation is progressively fulfilled by worldwide supply chains. This spectacle has pulled policy and widespread intellectual discussions on the assignment of greenhouse gas (GHG) emanations, especially carbon dioxide (CO2) emission; these are accountabilities connected to global trade since worldwide trade causes net carbon dioxide emission. The aim of the present study is to examine the impact of trade liberalization on carbon dioxide emission. We used the panel data of 105 developed and developing countries from 1990 to 2017. The results of FMOLS and DOLS confirm that all variables are connected in the long-run period. The results of long run coefficient confirm that that the trade liberalization has a positive effect on environmental degradation and cause to increase environmental degradation. Likewise, economic growth and energy consumption has also a positive and significant impact on environmental degradation. However, we find an evidence of negative and significant impact of renewable energy utilization on environmental degradation. Finally, the results of heterogeneous panel causality confirm that there is a uni-directional causal relationship between trade liberalization and environmental degradation where causality is running from trade liberalization to environmental degradation. However, we find a bi-directional causal relationship of environmental degradation with energy utilization and renewable energy utilization in all selected developed and developing countries.
Fraud Intention and Machiavellianism: An Experimental Study of Fraud Triangle
Authors: Utami Halam Intiyas , Astiti Yosephine Widwining , Mohamed Nafsiah
Published: June 2019

This study aims to examine the causal relationships between fraud triangle and Machiavellianism and fraud intention. Besides the fraud triangle components (pressure, opportunity, and rationalization), Machiavellianism and fraud intention also likely affect fraud. We run our experimental study at several Indonesian universities and use undergraduate accounting students as our subjects. Further, this study uses a 3x2x2 experimental design with 309 students as the subjects acting as purchasing managers. The results show that 1) individuals with high life pressure exhibit greater fraud intention than individuals with low life pressures, 2) individuals who are in a weak internal control condition have greater fraud intention than individuals who are in strong internal control conditions, 3) individuals with high rationalization of fraud have greater fraud intention than individuals with low rationalization, and 4)individuals with high Machiavellianism exhibit greater fraud intention than individuals with low Machiavellianism.
A Conceptualization of the Effect of Organisational Justice on Turnover Intention: The Mediating Role of Organisational Citizenship Behaviour
Authors: Saoula Oussama , Fareed Muhammad , Ismail Saiful Azizi , Husin Nurul Sharniza , Hamid Rawiyah Abd
Published: June 2019

Considering employees are the ultimate valuable assets, most companies nowadays give lots of effort and capitalise vital resources to preserve them. The turnover of those employees will affect the achievement of the organisations’ goals as well as the maintaining of the competitive advantage. Therefore, it is imperative to call for more studies to understand the factors affecting this phenomenon in different settings and contexts of research, particularly in the non-western perspectives such as Malaysia who is facing big challenges toward the employees’ turnover in many sectors. Therefore, the drive of this paper is to examine the relationship between organisational justice (OJ), organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB) (benefiting the individual OCB-I and benefiting the organisation OCB-O) and turnover intention (TI). Consequently, this study proposed framework to study the effect of organisational justice on turnover intention via the mediation role of organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB-I, OCB-O). Also, the direct impact between the variables has been discussed. Hence this paper is expected to fill the research gap and contribute to the body of knowledge in this area of research.
The Effect of Demographic Variables and Ownership on Credit Card Market in Malaysia
Authors: Zandi Gholamreza , Mansori Shaheen , Hai Ong Boon
Published: June 2019

The aim of this research is to provide a framework for credit card providers to develop a better marketing strategy as well as business related to credit transaction by providing better understanding towards the effect of current individual demographic variable towards credit card ownership and usage in Malaysia. This research discusses the effect of significant demographic variables and ownership on the usage of credit card in Malaysia. The impacts of four key demographic variables are age, gender, education level, and income level on ownership and usage of credit card among credit cardholders in Malaysia. Whereas the income level has the strongest relationship among other demographic variables, it has to be taken into consideration by the credit card providers not just the ownership of credit card as well as the demographic variables while developing market strategy, particularly in Malaysia.
Education, Service Quality, Accountability, Awareness, and Taxpayer Compliance: Individual Taxpayer Perception
Authors: Ratnawati Vince , Sari Ria Nelly , Sanusi Zuraidah Mohd
Published: June 2019

The aim of this study is to investigate how education, service quality, and accountability affect taxpayer compliance and awareness. A model was developed and tested by using a sample of 253 taxpayers listed on the Directorate General of Taxation in Riau, Indonesia. Data were collected and analyzed by using least squares regression and moderated regression analyses. Results show that education, service quality, and accountability affect taxpayer compliance. The results also indicate that tax awareness strengthen the effects of education, service quality, and accountability on taxpayer compliance.
The Determinants Factors of an Effective Risk-Aware Culture of Firms in Implementing and Maintaining Risk Management Program
Authors: Zainudin Zalina , Samad Shaharin Abdul , Altounjy Rana
Published: June 2019

The borderless and intense global competition has contributed much to the dynamics of the business world. This dynamic business environment contributes significantly to the existence of risks. In general, risk is the effect of uncertainty, which can normally deviate a firm from achieving its planned goals and objectives. However, deviation is not necessarily bad as besides than affecting a firm negatively, it could also lead to a positive outcome for the firm. From the perspective of implementing and maintaining an effective risk management program, developing a risk-aware culture is one of the important factors for consideration. The importance of culture has been mentioned in the risk management standard, ISO 31000, and numerously, in published studies and articles. However, there are no definite indications tools for firms to develop and embed the risk-aware culture into their organisational culture. According to Chugh (2013), risk-aware culture is a set of values shared within the organisation. It entails acceptance and knowledge about the risks surrounding the organisation. As such, to ensure an effective implementation and maintenance of a risk management program, it is crucial for an organisation to have a risk-aware culture. Fundamentally, culture relates to human behaviour and this requires identification of human-related determinants relevant to develop a risk-aware culture. Hence, this study shall look into the determinants for developing and effective risk-aware culture within firms. This study review the literature on the determinants factors of effective risk-aware culture of the various published articles, online articles, and surveys done by reputed experts in this field. The finding of this study shall facilitate better understanding for firms to develop and maintain their own risk-aware culture, leading to an effective implementation and maintenance of their risk management program.
The Effect of Board Diversity on Real Earnings Management: Empirical Evidence From Jordan
Authors: Almashaqbeh Ahmad , Shaari Hasnah , Abdul-Jabbar Hijattulah
Published: June 2019

This study considers the effect of foreign board members and age diversity on real earnings management (REM), by controlling the firm size, leverage and growth. This study employed quantitative methodology and longitudinal data for non-financial business firms, quoted on the Amman Stock Exchange from 2011 to 2015. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and Panel Corrected Standard Errors (PCSE) regression. This study found that foreign boards member, age diversity, leverage and growth had negative and significant associations with REM. Based on the results, a firm should appoint young members to the board in addition to older members to pave the way to cross-ideology that can deter REM activities. At least one foreign director should exist within the board of directors because a foreign board member has different qualifications and experiences that may help to deter REM practices.
A Case Study Analysis of Typhidot: An Example of Market-Oriented R&D Commercialization in Malaysia
Authors: Kadir Baharudin , Shamsudin Mohd Farid
Published: June 2019

Background and objective: despite many empirical studies on the success factors for R&D commercialization in the past few decades, the success rates have not improved significantly. Possible explanations for this could be that the processes involved and how these interact with other components of the commercialization ecosystem at the different commercialization phases are not well understood yet. Market-oriented approach to R&D commercialization was proposed in this study as a possible way of increasing the success rates of commercialization. Materials and methods: the case study approach was proposed to provide insights into the commercialization processes and how these interact with other components of the commercialization ecosystem. Typhidot, an acknowledged market-oriented R&D commercialization was selected for the case study. Results: the findings indicated different challenges at different phases of the R&D commercialization journey and many of the processes at the different phases were iterative in nature. A “Z to A” market-oriented R&D commercialization framework was proposed based on the Typhidot case study. Conclusion: while the “Z to A” approach was important basis for market-oriented R&D commercialization the study also highlighted the strategic choices of scaling up and the impact of the choice on business viability. A wrong scaling-up strategy would influence the diffusion rate and extent of R&D commercialization, which ultimately determined whether it would succeed or fail in the market place.
Factors Affecting the Income of Vietnamese Peasants: A Case in Tra Vinh Province
Authors: Nguyen Ha Hong , Nguyen Trung Thanh
Published: June 2019

Studying the factors affecting the income of Vietnamese peasants: A case in Tra Vinh province, by data collection method of 170 peasants’ households in 4 districts: Cau Ngang, Cang Long, Chau Thanh and Tieu Can in Tra Vinh province, Vietnam. The authors use multivariate regression analysis method. The study has found the factors such as gender of households’s heads, ages of households’ heads, education levels, the number of family members, dependency rates, application of technical advances, production areas affecting the income of peasants in these areas. Since then, the study has implied a policy to improve the income of peasants. For example, it could be very important for us to focus on training science and technology in agriculture, diversify crops and livestock in agriculture, improve techniques and enhance education levels to increase income for peasants in Tra Vinh province in the future.
Juventude e formação: a política pública de formação profissional como cenário
Authors: Pessoa Manuella Castelo Branco , Alberto Maria de Fatima Pereira , Macêdo Orlando Junior Viana , Lucas Antonia Picornell
Published: June 2019

O estudo objetivou caracterizar a formação oferecida pela Política Pública de Formação Profissional por meio de uma pesquisa documental nos programas que a compõem. Foram acessados: relatórios, legislação, manuais, atas, projetos políticos pedagógicos, dados de inserção e sites. Realizou-se uma Análise de Conteúdo Temática e os dados foram analisados meio do programa QDA Miner. Os resultados apontaram que a Política colabora com a qualificação profissional juvenil, mas também serve ao capital na medida em que massifica os cursos profissionalizantes e utiliza-os como forma de enriquecimento e produção de mão de obra barata. Conclui-se ser necessário superar a visão reducionista de que a falta de qualificação é a responsável pelo desemprego, deixando-se desviar das determinações estruturais e de precarização. Discute-se a necessidade de ultrapassar a certificação vazia, contemplando o jovem como sujeito socialnesse processo de formação, para que, assim, esta possa acontecer concretamente.
Aspectos técnicos e relacionais da interconsulta psicológica: a visão dos psicólogos
Authors: Gazotti Thaís De Castro , Prebianchi Helena Bazanelli
Published: June 2019

A interconsulta psicológica é uma das atividades mais frequentes do psicólogo hospitalar. Estudos reconhecem sua importância em favorecer as relações entre a equipe de saúde e o paciente, seus familiares e seus profissionais. Este estudo objetivou conhecer os aspectos metodológicos e técnicos do serviço de interconsulta psicológica de um Hospital Universitário, a partir das vivências dos profissionais que o efetivam. Realizaram-se entrevistas com quatro psicólogas, sendo duas residentes e duas assistenciais contratadas, as quais foram gravadas em áudio, transcritas e analisadas de acordo com o método de análise de conteúdo de Bardin. Os resultados indicaram a importância da interconsulta psicológica como atividade interdisciplinar, mas que a mesma ocorre sem qualquer sistematização, dificultando a avaliação dos seus efeitos e replicabilidade. Concluiu-se pela necessidade de procedimentos padronizados, atendimento a protocolos de intervenção e novos estudos sobre o tema.