bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
From Potholes to Innovation Opportunities
Authors: Pekkarinen Satu , Melkas Helinä
Published: June 2019

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the innovation opportunities related to digitalisation in health care and elderly care services using a “pothole approach”. The study focuses on two innovative e-service concepts developed in Finland for enhancing the well-being of senior citizens: The hStick (health stick) and the mStick (memory and reminiscence stick). The data consist of 59 thematic interviews and focus group meetings, observation data and diaries collected in pilot cases. The innovation opportunities related to the novel e-service concepts are identified and explored using the pothole approach. The potholes in the stick system are first identified and then studied as sources and opportunities for potential future innovations. This study offers a novel perspective on research concerning technology and e-services and the various innovation opportunities made possible once technological and other shortcomings have been identified.
Israel's Higher Education Innovation Policy
Authors: Perry Milly
Published: June 2019

Innovation in Higher Education systems has not been regarded as an important issue by policy makers, education stakeholders and leaders; it seems to be regarded as 'nice-to-have' rather than a necessity. Scientific outputs and research findings can be used as input in national-international policies only if researchers and policy-makers cooperate closely, ensure relevance of topics, and improve communication, dissemination, and implementation of research recommendations. The purpose of this study is to present a clear and systematic description of innovation policy statues in the reality of Higher Education systems in Israel. The research was guided by three principal questions: First, to what extent innovation policy exist in Higher Education and in interface policy systems. Secondly, how to inform policy makers of the vital importance of innovation as a key to economic growth, so they can benefit from a better understanding of the innovation process. Third, how to involve policy makers who are aware of the importance of innovation to push for a policy change.
Analyzing the Effect of Transformational Leadership on Innovation and Organizational Performance
Authors: Shih Cheng Ping , Orochena Olga del Carmen Peña
Published: June 2019

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of transformational leadership on innovation and business performance, while analyzing other work environment variables such as empowerment and climate for innovation in an integrated model. The employees of a private Nicaraguan company called Casa Pellas participated in this research and 292 online questionnaires were received and analyzed by using Partial least square (PLS) technique. The findings indicate transformational leadership does have a positive and highly significant relationship with empowerment and climate for innovation, which in turn climate for innovation does have a positive and highly significant relationship with innovation. Innovation has a positive and significant relationship with organizational performance as well.
Understanding the Influence of R&D Collaboration on Organizational Innovation
Authors: Simao Lurdes , Franco Mário
Published: June 2019

Collaboration in R&D has had a positive influence on the performance of firms, but little is known about its impact on organizational innovation. Therefore, this article analyzes the influence of R&D collaboration on firms' ability to introduce organizational innovation. A quantitative approach was used, based on a sample of 5.079 Portuguese firms from the CIS 2010-Community Innovation Survey 2010. The empirical evidence showed R&D collaboration with clients to be predominant in organizational innovation adoption. Cooperation with competitors, universities and state laboratories has no significant influence. R&D collaboration with other firms within the same group, and with suppliers has a significant positive impact on organizational innovation in the workplace. In addition, collaboration with consultants is significant in business practices and external relations. Several theoretical and practical implications are presented.
Population Number and Consumer Income and Expenditure Dynamics
Authors: Stancu Adrian
Published: June 2019

The population issue is one of the most complex subjects to analyze since all the science dimensions are related to it in varied proportions. In this chapter, population is analyzed according to consumer income and expenditure. Both the dynamics and disparities among countries regarding population, income, and expenditure are studied and multiple analyses from different views are undertaken. Given the numerous categories of consumer expenditure, only the food and non-alcoholic beverage consumer expenditure category is researched, in this chapter, both from a general perspective and from a narrower viewpoint restricted to each class. Several forecasts of the consequences of increasing the rice, wheat, corn, and coffee consumption are made.
Towards a Competitive Sustainable City
Authors: Privitera Donatella
Published: June 2019

This chapter analyses the dynamic of the development of cycling in Italy situating it also in the European context from an economic and strategic perspective. With this aim, first there was a study of the challenge of rapidly growing urban populations in spatially very limited areas affects not only residential housing construction. It also relates to urban infrastructure and services. This led to identification of new mobility needs, met mainly by private means, with implications in terms of congestion and air pollution. Results are analysed in terms of total trips of non-motorized urban mobility and help at understanding how promoting cycling is important for individual health, environmental sustainability and transport demand management. The chapter brings the debate on sustainable transport policy into direct confrontation with the embodied practice of cycling in an urbanized environment.
Between the Planned and the Lived City
Authors: Robertson Susan
Published: June 2019

The material discussed in this chapter concerns the experiential qualities and representations of how urban dwellers may occupy the city. The chapter aims at a better understanding of the multisensory city and at exploring how its mediations could add to representing, describing and designing city spaces in different and innovative ways. By advancing a new spectrum of experience and engagement, designers have the potential to shape the cities that are re-presented. Currently, there is a gap between the ‘planned' and the ‘lived' city and a lack of focus on socio-spatial practices often prevents a ‘potential' city from becoming an ‘effective' city. In order to bridge the gap, we can read the city in a different way, paying more attention to actual patterns of activity, in sensory terms. To do this we must look to multi- and interdisciplinary studies with a spatial focus on different sensory dimensions and urban life.
Multicultural Orientations for 21st Century Global Leadership
Authors: Atiku Sulaiman Olusegun , Fields Ziska
Published: June 2019

Multicultural orientation is an important focus area in developing managers for international assignments. This chapter extends the frontier of knowledge on the benefits of developing multicultural orientations in line with business and stakeholders' needs in the global economy. A brief literature review was conducted on multicultural orientations and global leadership effectiveness in the 21st century. It was found that multicultural learning experiences and communication skills, deep self-awareness, multiple intelligences and sensitivity to cultural diversity, humility, cautious honesty, global strategic thinking and good negotiating skills are necessary in the 21st century. The managerial relevance of this chapter centres on further research and development of global psychological capital, vertical development of bigger minds and multiple intelligences to navigate in the midst of volatilities, uncertainties, complexities and ambiguities in the 21st century.
Reconsidering Interculturality in Online Language Education
Authors: Kanareva-Dimitrovska Ana
Published: June 2019

This chapter considers interculturality in language education using the example of online intercultural exchanges between Danish and francophone university students. The focus is on an intercultural approach in foreign language education that stands apart from the perspective that emphasizes “facts” about a “target culture.” The approach consists of the co-construction of intercultural competences by students in online interactions. The methodology of tracing evidence of intercultural competences in online interactions is questioned, in the sense that the author seeks the complementarity of different processes to trace manifestations of intercultural competences in online pedagogical interactions. This contributes to the description and evaluation of intercultural competences as a complex construct in the field of intercultural education.
Designing Interactive Cross-Cultural Mobile-Assisted Language Learning
Authors: Wu Pin-Hsiang Natalie , Marek Michael W.
Published: June 2019

Using communication technology for learning is a path to new patterns of thinking. This chapter examines the affordances provided by using smartphone technology in English for cross-cultural understanding. University students from Japan and Taiwan used the popular app LINE collaboratively for five weeks, culminating in jointly-written essays. Data collection used a survey, open-ended questions, and analysis of the essays. The students saw English as an important international language in which they need competency, strongly favored use of technology to assist language learning, appreciated the study's cross-cultural experience, and found the dynamics of the group to be interesting and motivating. The authors provide four best practices for using LINE and similar applications for English learning: that they be thought of as communication tools, that students need strong support concerning required tasks, that students must understand how tasks using technology benefit them, and that true online communities may include multiple platforms.
Cultivating Global Citizens
Authors: Andrews-Swann Jenna
Published: June 2019

This chapter presents the author's experiences working with international content in the higher education classroom to explore successful examples of intercultural material that can benefit students pursuing a degree in any field. The author explores how social science courses in general, and anthropology courses in particular, that work from a foundation of cultural relativism and standpoint theory can equip students with important knowledge and skills that promote tolerance and respect of cultural difference. Finally, the author demonstrates that students finish courses like these with a better understanding of and appreciation for the cultural differences that exist all around them.
Use of New Media in Intercultural Communication Classes
Authors: Shearman Sachiyo Morinaga , Eguchi Mariko
Published: June 2019

Since the term intercultural communication was first used by Edward T. Hall in 1959, more than half a century has passed, and the context of intercultural communication has gone through dramatic changes. With the advent of the internet and the digital media technologies, instructors can offer students computer-mediated intercultural communication using a variety of new media such as video-conferencing and instant messaging. Drawing from contact theory, learning cycle theory, and new media theory, the authors examine the use of computer-mediated intercultural communication, report various ways that new media are used in classrooms based on an online survey, discuss its benefit and limitations, and review a best practice example, a case of “Global Understanding Course” coordinated by East Carolina University and Global Partners in Education. The authors believe that integrating the use of new media in intercultural communication education helps prepare students for the global society.
Intercultural Learning via Videoconferencing
Authors: Vurdien Ruby , Puranen Pasi
Published: June 2019

Although asynchronous communication tools have traditionally been used in online interactions, recently increasing popularity has been noted in the application of synchronous communication tools to facilitate intercultural learning. This chapter will explore and report on a study of how students from two countries, Spain and Finland, developed intercultural competence through the use of a video-conferencing platform, Adobe Connect, as a learning context. English was the lingua franca and the exchange of information was aimed at helping the students to learn about different aspects of each other's culture to develop intercultural competence. The findings suggest that the students' attitude to their learning experience was positive, since they were curious to explore each other's cultural traits. Videoconferencing was considered an effective tool because it enabled them to share experiences and build up a relationship, thereby enhancing their knowledge of both cultures. Body language also encouraged interaction since they could see each other via videoconferencing.
Enhancing Students' Intercultural Competence and Learner Autonomy via Facebook Telecollaboration
Authors: Vurdien Ruby , Puranen Pasi
Published: June 2019

This chapter reports on a Spanish-Finnish telecollaborative task-based study that was conducted with a view to exploring students' intercultural learning experience via Facebook employed as the educational platform. Nineteen Spanish and 17 Finnish students were afforded the opportunity to interact with each other in an authentic environment on the social networking site outside of class to elicit relevant information regarding each other's culture in terms of leisure activities and university education. Data analysis showed that the participants felt stimulated to take part in this novel learning experience and adopted a positive attitude towards their online interactions. They were able to manage their tasks without the assistance of their tutors, which encouraged them to become autonomous learners. Facebook can be considered an effective tool to foster intercultural competence development through successful exchange of pertinent information.
Using the Medicine Wheel for Curriculum Design in Intercultural Communication
Authors: LaFever Marcella
Published: June 2019

In December 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released its calls to action for reconciliation related to the oppressive legacy of Indian Residential Schools. Required actions include increased teaching of intercultural competencies and incorporation of indigenous ways of knowing and learning. Intercultural Communication as a discipline has primarily been developed from euro-centric traditions based in three domains of learning referred to as Bloom's taxonomy. Scholars and practitioners have increasingly identified problems in the way that intercultural competency is taught. The decolonization of education is implicated in finding solutions to those problems. Indigenization of education is one such effort. This chapter posits the Medicine Wheel, a teaching/learning framework that has widespread use in indigenous communities, for use in instructing intercultural communication. Bloom's taxonomy of the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains, is missing the fourth quadrant of the Medicine Wheel, spiritual. Examples of the spiritual quadrant are offered.
The Use of Virtual Worlds for Developing Intercultural Competences
Authors: Machado Lisiane , Klein Amarolinda Zanela , Freitas Angilberto , Schlemmer Eliane , Pedron Cristiane Drebes
Published: June 2019

In this research, the authors present a framework for developing Intercultural Competence (IC) and use Tridimensional Digital Virtual Worlds (3DVW) as environments for developing Intercultural Competence. They developed an artifact, via Design Research, constituted by an educational method using the 3DVW Second Life® as the place for a virtual exchange program between 92 Brazilian and Portuguese master students. The results of the authors' study indicate that the 3DVW can be used for the development of IC because it allows rich experiential and relational/conversational learning opportunities, especially due to the affordances of immersion/sense of presence, social interaction, content production and knowledge sharing.
Instructional Design Technology in Higher Education System
Authors: Prakash Lakshmi Sunil , Saini Dinesh Kumar
Published: June 2019

Higher educational Institutions all over the world are grappling with increased student population, several domains of learning and varied disciplines and instructors with varied experiences in using instructional design technologies. The chapter focuses on how it is possible to facilitate instructional design experiences for the stakeholders in higher education for creative learning. The chapter addresses the emergence of Instructional Design Technology (IDT). The role of IDT and its importance in higher educational institutions is studied with current practices in the field. The impact that this field had made in the evolution of instructional frameworks across the different layers of tertiary educational system is studied especially with regard to improving the teaching and learning experiences of educators and students respectively. The role of Creative Learning technologies' is discussed based on the success that these systems have enjoyed in improving instructional design.
Fostering Student Work-Based Experiences Through Service-Learning
Authors: Maddrell Jennifer
Published: June 2019

This case study explains how a complete overhaul to the national high school equivalency test posed a significant organizational challenge to Grace Centers of Hope, a nonprofit based in Pontiac, Michigan in the United States. All adult clients participating in Grace Centers of Hope's one-year drug and alcohol recovery program who are without a high school diploma or equivalent are required to take in-house adult basic education classes to prepare for taking the high school equivalency test. Faced with the need to completely redesign their existing adult basic education program, Grace Centers of Hope reached out to Designers for Learning, an instructional design and performance improvement consultancy that matches nonprofits with instructional design students in service-learning projects. The resulting 100% virtual e-service-learning collaboration among volunteer college students, their faculty sponsors, and other advisors provided Grace Centers of Hope with educational resources to support the organization.
International Family Configurations in Tokyo and Their Cross-Cultural Approaches to Language Socialization
Authors: Velliaris Donna M.
Published: June 2019

For children raised in a primarily monocultural setting, where their passport or “home” and their residential or “host” countries are the same, the knowledge/skills developed in one area may be applied in the broader contexts of their lives in a gradually more complex and fulfilling manner. Some of the knowledge/skills learned by “cross-cultural children”, however, may be applied in a restricted range of settings and may be of limited use in “other” contexts of living. A prime example relates to “language” proficiency. This may be well developed in the particular language of one context (e.g., English), but not yet acquired in the language needed for a different context (e.g., Japanese). For this exploratory study, face-to-face interviews were conducted with “international parents” residing in Tokyo, Japan. Of the four themes that emerged from the qualitative data, this chapter is specifically focused on one—Language Socialisation—of cross-cultural child(ren).
Deepening Understanding of Multicultural Online Education
Authors: Kumi-Yeboah Alex , Smith Patriann , Yuan Guangji , Nash Christina
Published: June 2019

In the 21st century, online education provides an alternative instructional medium for teachers and students in United States educational systems and the world at large. Technology transforms how, when, and where students can learn, as well as the trends and use of instructional tools by students and teachers in the teaching-learning process. Online learning has developed during the past two decades to support traditional face-to-face classroom instruction and provides an opportunity for students to “interact with faculty and peers about substantive matters” (National Survey of Student Engagement, 2007, p. 7). The increase in minority students within U.S. schools has created a rise in socio-cultural, personal histories, educational, religious, and language/linguistic differences within the virtual classroom, requiring online instructors who teach in these contexts to be prepared to meet students' diverse needs. Despite the increase in online instruction, many questions remain unanswered with regards to how one group of minorities, particularly, English learners, adjust to instructional processes and teacher presence in an online learning environment. This chapter addresses the role of teacher presence in multicultural and online education, potential challenges of online learning for English learners, and teacher presence in multicultural online education.
Describing Undergraduate Students' Intercultural Learning Through Study Abroad in Terms of Their ‘Cultural Responsiveness'
Authors: Oguro Susan , Giovanangeli Angela
Published: June 2019

Although student international exchange programs commonly claim to facilitate participants' intercultural competence, questions remain as to how this competence might be adequately and validly assessed. In this article, the notion of Cultural Responsiveness is used to assist in interpreting and categorizing students' experiences and intercultural learning through study abroad programs. Data on the Australian undergraduate student participants' unique backgrounds, experiences and perceptions was collected after they had completed an exchange program in Switzerland or France. Using the Cultural Responsiveness categorization developed through this study, three parameters of students' intercultural experiences emerged: Awareness, Engagement and Bringing Knowledge Home. Using these three parameters, this article proposes that the notion of Cultural Responsiveness provides a useful method for identification of students' responses to the experiences of study abroad programs.
Emergent Pathways for the Future of Instructional Design
Authors: Roubides Pascal
Published: June 2019

This monogram aims at providing an overview of the entire field of instructional design, starting with a brief historical account of the field but focusing on current and promising trends for the future of instructional design based on advances in instructional technology and human-computer interaction capabilities. The discussion encompasses several parallel trending areas, such as adaptive learning, digital storytelling, gamification, simulation technologies, augmented reality, cybernetics, the xAPI standard, mobile and ubiquitous learning, as well as implications of these trends for the field from both the theoretical and practical point of view. Even though this discussion is by no means an exhaustive account of these trends, it is the aim of this monogram to provide a centralized literature review of multiple paths currently being carved in the field and a glimpse to a multiplicity of potential futures for all those involved in designing and delivering learning or effecting human behavior and performance change.
Influence of Tariff Liberalization on Bilateral Trade
Authors: Arapova Ekaterina , Maslova Elena
Published: June 2019

The study aims at evaluating and comparing trade effects of tariff liberalization on bilateral trade between Russian and its Asian trade partners: China, India, Thailand and Vietnam. The partial equilibrium model - the Software for Market Analysis and Restrictions on Trade (SMART) model - underlies the research methodology. The authors calculate the trade effects of 1% linear cut of customs duties imposed on key commodity groups of mutual import flows and identify elasticities of bilateral import of different commodity groups on customs duties. On the basis of a comparative analysis of the results obtained, the authors formulated a set of conclusions regarding the efficiency of tariff regulation of imports in different countries and industrial sectors, tracking the changes of the influence of tariff liberalization on the dynamics of import of various categories of goods (depending on the value added and technological effectiveness).
A Guerra Fria vista a partir do Sul
Authors: Bissio Beatriz
Published: June 2019

Em 1955, chefes de Estado de 29 nações asiáticas e africanas e representantes de movimentos de libertação reuniram-se em Bandung, Indonésia. Pela primeira vez, uma significativa parcela da Humanidade, antes marginalizada, fez ouvir a sua voz, rejeitando o enquadramento na rígida racionalidade da Guerra Fria. O “espírito de Bandung” marcou o processo de libertação do mundo colonial, colocando ênfase no “respeito à soberania e integridade territorial de todas as nações” e na defesa da “não intervenção”. O artigo analisa o legado dessa conferência, realizada no marco da Guerra Fria, em particular a alternativa apresentada à divisão ideológica Leste-Oeste.

Abstract

The Cold War seen from the South

In 1955, heads of state from 29 Asian and African nations and representatives of liberation movements met in Bandung, Indonesia. For the first time, a significant part of humanity, previously marginalized, made its voice heard, rejecting the framing of the rigid rationality of the Cold War. The "spirit of Bandung" featured the process of liberation of the colonial world, emphasizing "respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations" and the defense of "non intervention". The article analyzes the legacy of this conference, held during the Cold War, particularly the alternative presented to the East-West ideological division.

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La Guerra fria vista desde el Sur

En 1955, jefes de Estado de 29 naciones asiáticas y africanas y representantes de movimientos de liberación se reunieron en Bandung, Indonesia. Por primera vez, una significativa parte de la Humanidad, antes marginalizada, hacía oir su voz, rechazando el rígido encuadramiento en la racionalidad de la Guerra Fria. El “espíritu de Bandung” marcó el proceso de liberación del mundo colonial, enfatizando el “respeto a la soberanía y a la integridad territorial de todas las naciones” y la defensa de la “no intervención”. El artículo analiza el legado de esa conferencia, realizada en plena Guerra Fria, en particular la alternativa presentada a la división ideológica Este-Oeste
Da Segunda Guerra Mundial à Guerra Fria: políticas militares estadunidenses para a América Latina (1943-1947)
Authors: Oliveira Dennison De
Published: June 2019

O texto interpreta a atuação de organizações militares e diplomáticas estadunidenses dedicadas à América Latina. O contexto é o da transição da Segunda Guerra Mundial à Guerra Fria. A base empírica é composta por diferentes documentos mantidos nos Arquivos Nacionais dos EUA (US National Archives) do acervo do Comitê Consultivo Conjunto das Repúblicas Americanas, (Joint Advisory Board on the American Republics - JAB) cobrindo o período 1940-1945. O comitê estava encarregado de propor e executar políticas ligadas à Defesa Hemisférica a serem desenvolvidas em conjunto com os países da América Latina na guerra e no pós-guerra.

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From World War II to the Cold War: US military policies for Latin America (1943-1947)

The text interprets the performance of US military and diplomatic organizations dedicated to Latin America. The context is that of the transition from World War II to the Cold War. The empirical basis is composed of different documents maintained in the US National Archives of the collection of the Joint Advisory Board of the American Republics (JAB) covering the period 1940-1945. The committee was charged with proposing and implementing policies related to Hemispheric Defense to be developed jointly with the Latin American countries in war and postwar.

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De la Segunda Guerra Mundial a la Guerra Fría: políticas militares estadounidenses para América Latina (1943-1947)

El texto interpreta la actuación de las organizaciones militares y diplomáticas estadounidenses dedicadas a América Latina. El contexto es el de la transición de la Segunda Guerra Mundial a la Guerra Fría. La base empírica está compuesta por diferentes documentos mantenidos en los Archivos Nacionales de los Estados Unidos (US National Archives) del acervo del Comité Consultivo Conjunto de las Repúblicas Americanas (JAB) cubriendo el período 1940-1945. El comité estaba encargado de proponer y ejecutar políticas vinculadas a la Defensa Hemisférica a ser desarrolladas en conjunto con los países de América Latina en la guerra y en la posguerra.
Os conselhos populares e o PT Análise da proposta de participação direta do Partido dos Trabalhadores por meio das páginas da revista Teoria e Debate
Authors: Lapuente Rafael Saraiva
Published: June 2019

este artigo busca analisar como a proposta dos conselhos populares, pauta bastante presente no Partido dos Trabalhadores nos anos 1980, foi retratada nos primeiros volumes da revista Teoria e Debate, que era editada pelo próprio partido. Para esse estudo, consultamos os cinco primeiros volumes da revista online, que abarcam o período de 1987, quando foi lançada, até março de 1989, abrangendo o período em que o PT passou a governar as primeiras grandes capitais, chegando até a fase pré eleitoral de 1989.
Comunismo e Anticomunismo no jornal Tribuna Criciumense ‒ 1955-1965
Authors: Zanelatto João Henrique , Campos Krislaine Da Cruz De
Published: June 2019

O jornal Tribuna Criciumense foi o único impresso publicado na cidade de Criciúma no período deste escrito. Fundado em 1955, ele passou por três fases. Na primeira, produziu um discurso anticomunista, mas de maneira um pouco tímida. Na segunda fase, com curta duração, o impresso passou a valorizar a ideologia comunista e, ao mesmo tempo, a defesa do presidente João Goulart. A última fase foi marcada por ataques violentos contra o comunismo, em defesa do golpe civil-militar e da ditadura implantada. Analisar essas fases e como os discursos anticomunista e pró-comunismo reverberaram no jornal se configura no objetivo deste escrito.
Phármakon: da epopeia à tragédia
Authors: Lessa Fábio De Souza , Madureira Stéphanie Barros
Published: June 2019

Este artigo analisa o conceito phármakon e suas utilizações nas poesias épica e trágica gregas. A partir da discussão acerca do conceito de magia e de suas utilizações na sociedade grega dos períodos arcaico (séc. VIII-VI a.C.) e clássico (séc. V e IV a.C.), que incluíam a manipulação do phármakon, propomos uma investigação que evidencie os significados, bem como as transformações pelas quais o conceito de magia passou no decorrer dos três séculos que separam a produção dos textos antigos por nós utilizados. A tradição mágica helênica tem no phármakon seu elemento de continuidade nos períodos arcaico e clássico.
Os componentes políticos da crise do lulismo.
Authors: Guilherme Cássio Augusto
Published: June 2019

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Imagens da Revolução Mexicana no Brasil 1920 1950
Authors: Barbosa Carlos Alberto Sampaio
Published: June 2019

O objetivo desse artigo é analisar a projeção visual do México Revolucionário no Brasil entre os anos de 1910 e 1950. Essa projeção ocorre através da fotografia, pintura mural e gravura. Essas imagens conformam um patrimônio visual que constitui uma plataforma de propaganda política e busca de legitimidade do México Revolucionário. Analiso as imagens como um vetor de intercâmbio do imaginário latino-americano, possibilitada por publicações, exposições e redes de sociabilidade de artistas e intelectuais.
Intelectuais na “selva brasileira”: representações de imigrantes poloneses sobre o Brasil e seus habitantes a partir da perspectiva da “cultura do imperialismo” no final do século XIX
Authors: Trindade Rhuan Targino Zaleski
Published: June 2019

Durante a “febre brasileira”, parte do processo imigratório polonês para o Brasil, na última década do século XIX, diversos intelectuais poloneses acompanharam o deslocamento, instalação e adaptação dos patrícios nos estados do sul. Os intelectuais provindos a serviço de uma sociedade científica chamada Grupo de Lwów, localizado na parte austríaca da Polônia partilhada, vinham com ideais de analisar a presença dos poloneses já instalados e acompanhar a trajetória dos novos emigrantes. Ao produzirem textos, deixaram suas impressões sobre o Brasil e seus habitantes, as quais analisamos com base nas representações da “cultura do imperialismo”, vigente no contexto do continente Europeu.
Relações sociais e econômicas numa freguesia escravista da Zona da Mata mineira: Desembargador Canêdo, um estudo de caso
Authors: Andrade Vitória Fernanda Schettini de
Published: June 2019

Analisar as relações sociais e econômicas efetuadas numa dada sociedade é de vital importância para sua compreensão. Neste artigo o objetivo estará voltado para compreender as estratégias de sobrevivência utilizadas pela família de Antônio Augusto Bicalho Canêdo, o maior proprietário de escravos da freguesia de São Paulo do Muriahé. As fontes utilizadas serão os registros de batismos, casamentos e o inventário post-mortem relacionadas ao nosso personagem.
Original Experimental Campaign of Indentation Instrumented on Aggregates of Non-Hazardous Waste Incineration Bottom Ash to Study the Heterogeneity of their Rigidity
Authors: Sow Libasse , Kamali-Bernard Siham , Mauvoisin Gérard , Bartier Olivier , Bernard Fabrice
Published: June 2019

An extensive experimental work of instrumented indentation on isolated particles of Non-Hazardous Waste Incineration bottom ash (NHWI) is presented in this paper. The aggregates studied come from the Garenne quarries at Vignoc (Brittany, France). Two spherical tungsten carbide indenters of respective 0.5 and 140 mm radius “R” were used for test series “A” and “B”. The particles studied have diameters ranging between 20 and 25 mm. With a 0.5 mm radius indenter, average reduced elastic moduli ranging from 15 to 68 GPa were found. An average reduced elastic modulus of 15 GPa was found with the 140 mm radius indenter. The experiments made it possible to highlight the particular heterogeneity that characterizes the rigidity of the types of aggregates studied.
Examining Moisture Management Property of Socks
Authors: Wang Wen Yi , Hui Kwok Tung , Kan Chi Wai , Boontorn Kornchanok , Manarungwit Kasem , Pholam Kitiyaphan , Mongkholrattanasit Rattanaphol
Published: June 2019

The wearing comfort of socks can be affected by the fabric properties of liquid moisture management. The present study aims to investigate the relationship between the fabric parameters and moisture management of sock fabrics. The moisture management of socks fabric was measured by the moisture management tester according to AATCC 195-2012. It was found that the cotton sock fabrics were waterproof before washing. This may be due to hydrophobic treatment. The cotton material seems not to be suitable for moisture transfer.
Optimal Development of Mature B Cells Requires Recognition of Endogenous Antigens
Authors: Noviski Mark , Tan Corey , Huizar John , Vykunta Vivasvan , Mueller James L. , Zikherman Julie
Published: June 2019

It has long been appreciated that highly autoreactive BCRs are actively removed from the developing B cell repertoire by Ag-dependent receptor editing and deletion. However, there is persistent debate about whether mild autoreactivity is simply tolerated or positively selected into the mature B cell repertoire as well as at what stage, to what extent, under what conditions, and into which compartments this occurs. In this study, we describe two minor, trackable populations of B cells in B1-8i Ig transgenic mice that express the VH186.2 H chain and recognize a common foreign Ag (the hapten 4-hydroxy-3-nitrophenylacetyl) but differ in L chain expression. We use the Nur77-eGFP reporter of BCR signaling to define their reactivity toward endogenous Ags. The less autoreactive of these two populations is strongly counterselected during the development of mature B1a, follicular, and marginal zone B cells. By genetically manipulating the strength of BCR signal transduction via the titration of surface CD45 expression, we demonstrate that this B cell population is not negatively selected but instead displays characteristics of impaired positive selection. We demonstrate that mild self-reactivity improves the developmental fitness of B cell clones in the context of a diverse population of B cells, and positive selection by endogenous Ags shapes the mature B cell repertoire.
Quality assurance in a rehabilitation service
Authors: Myezwa H. , M'kumbuzi V. R. P. , Mhuri F.
Published: June 2019

Aim: The aim of this study was to develop, implement and evaluate a Quality Assurance (QA) programme for use by nine rehabilitation departments in the Midlands province of Zimbabwe.Methodology: A participatory methodology was implemented to:1. Define and implement the parameters of quality for a rehabilitation service.2. Design standardised assessment forms for the different conditions managed.3. Develop, pilot and evaluate a QA measuring instrument to use in defining the QA profile of a rehabilitation service, and4. Determine patient satisfaction with the rehabilitation service. Administering a simple questionnaire, whose design was based on the Zimbabwe Patients Charter, accomplished this.Results: The process of developing, implementing and evaluation of the QA programme took six years. One year after implementation of the QA, all (J00%) patients coming into contact with the service had a rehabilitation record. The QA profile for the Midlands province rose from 55% in 1994 to a record high of 92.1% in 1998, and 89.4% in 1999. The patient satisfaction profile for each indicator also demonstrated a linear increase with areas such as satisfaction with service rising from 86% in 1997 to 100% in 2000, and satisfaction with benefit from the service rising from 76.6% in 1997 to 100% in 2000. Other qualitative benefits not depicted by the QA measuring instrument or the patient satisfaction instrument, but which were observed and expressed by rehabilitation staff as measures of success of the QA programme are discussed.Conclusion: This paper concludes that significant improvements in clinical documentation arising from the QA programme, translated to an overall increase in the service providers’ professional skills and knowledge base, and ultimately rehabilitation outcomes. The success of this process is attributed to its participatory and empowering nature.
Injury surveillance in taekwondo and judo during physiotherapy coverage of the seventh all Africa Games
Authors: Phillips J. S. , Frantz J. M. , Amosun S. L. , Weitz W.
Published: June 2019

Objective: To obtain data relating to the incidence of injuries sustained during taekwondo and judo competitions at the 7th All Africa Games.Methods: Prospective recording of injuries sustained by athletes who sought physiotherapy services at the games. Details of type of injury, injury sites and injury severity were obtained.Results: Seventy athletes out of 390 participants reported injuries. The overall injury risk ratio was 0.18. Injuries reported were strains/sprains (65,6%), bruises/contusions (16.1%) and dislocations or fractures (12,9%). The upper limbs were more commonly injured. Of the injuries sustained, approximately 18%, 69% and 13% were respectively classified as mild, moderate and severe injuries.Conclusions: The high incidence of moderate to severe injuries highlights the need for injury prevention programs and the presence of medical staff at major tournaments in order to make early diagnosis and appropriate intervention.
Methodology to Validate Results from European Research Projects: The C2NET Case Study
Authors: Sanchis R. , Andrés B. , Poler R.
Published: June 2019

One of the main priorities of the European Commission is the utilisation of European Projects results in further research activities, or in developing, creating and marketing a product or process. For this reason, it is critical to test and validate European projects results before implementing them in real scenarios. In this paper, a general validation methodology addressed to the assessment of technological results has been defined. This general methodology offers the foundations to define specific validation methodologies to validate particular results of different Research Projects. As an example, the general methodology has been applied to define a specific one for the validation of an Optimiser developed within the European Research Project: Cloud Collaborative Manufacturing Networks (C2NET) to guarantee the proper operation of the research results and facilitate their later real implementation and exploitation.
Testing successful Business Model using System Dynamics
Authors: Ganzarain J. , Ruiz M. , Igartua J.I.
Published: June 2019

In our increasingly globalised economy, managing continuous change whilst remaining competitive and dynamic has become a central issue for firms in the industrial sector. One of the elements for obtaining this competitiveness is the value creation model of the firm. The most important challenges in firms are characterised by dynamic complexity which makes it difficult to understand factors in their context. Consequently management and decision making is hindered (Antunes et al., 2011). Business models are characterised by complexity and dynamism. Performance of the firm is a complex topic determined by the large amount of variables that can be involved in the system, and the different effects that influence the system in the short and long term. Due to this complexity a systemic view is required, that is, an holistic view of the whole system. Such a systemic view enables managers to make decisions based on evidence rather than intuition and personal experiences, as they understand how the whole system works. Thus, the main aim of this research is to use an empirical tool such as System Dynamics (SD), to support and sustain firms in the identification of new constructs related to their Business Model (BM).
Optimisation of Wearable Thermoelectric Generators
Authors: Condos Alexander P , Zimaras Leo , Marlow Jacob , Kurniawan Mutiara
Published: June 2019

This meta-study explores some factors that can potentially affect the efficiency of a wearable thermoelectric generator. These include, but are not limited to; doping percentage, manufacturing technology, thermocouple length, area, use of heat spreaders, material, airflow and specific position on the human body. These specific designs and materials have been reviewed in this paper and specific variables have been proposed to ensure greater efficiency. In this meta- study, Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 and Ag2Se are found to be the most effective materials, with PVD as the most effective manufacturing method. A broad temperature differential generates greater power output. Practically, a condition where there is a difference in temperature of more than 40K between the body and its environment in the application of wearable thermoelectric devices is unlikely. Despite this, a temperature difference below 40K, although small, is extremely feasible and would be able to enough power to keep intended wearable thermoelectric devices running at a constant.

Keywords: Thermoelectric; Seebeck Effect; Peltier; TEG; ZT; Wearable
Identification of genomic regions and candidate genes of functional importance for gastrointestinal parasite resistance traits in Djallonké sheep of Burkina Faso
Authors: Álvarez Isabel , Fernández Iván , Soudré Albert , Traoré Amadou , Pérez-Pardal Lucía , Sanou Moumouni , Tapsoba Stephane A. R. , Menéndez-Arias Nuria A. , Goyache Félix
Published: June 2019

Abstract. A total of 184 Djallonké lambs from Burkina Faso with phenotypes
for packed-cell volume (PCV), log-transformed fecal egg count (lnFEC), and
FAffa MAlan CHArt (FAMACHA©) eye scores were typed with the OvineSNP50 BeadChip of Illumina to contribute to the knowledge of the genetic basis of
gastrointestinal (GIN) parasite resistance in sheep. Association analysis
identified a total of 22 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) related with PCV (6 SNPs), lnFEC (7), and FAMACHA
scores (9) distributed among 14 Ovis aries chromosomes (OAR). The identified SNPs
accounted for 18.76 % of the phenotypic variance for PCV, 21.24 % for
lnFEC, and 34.38 % for FAMACHA scores. Analyses pointed out the importance
of OAR2 for PCV, OAR3 for FAMACHA scores, and OAR6 for lnFEC. The 125 kb
regions surrounding the identified SNPs overlapped with seven previously
reported quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for the traits analyzed in the current work. The only
chromosome harboring markers associated with the three traits studied was
OAR2. In agreement with the literature, two different chromosomal areas on
OAR2 can play a major role in the traits studied. Gene-annotation enrichment
analysis allowed us to identify a total of 34 potential candidate genes for PCV
(6 genes), lnFEC (4), and FAMACHA scores (24). Annotation analysis allowed us to
identify one functional term cluster with a significant enrichment score
(1.302). The cluster included five genes (TRIB3, CDK4, CSNK2A1, MARK1, and SPATA5) involved in
immunity-related and cell-proliferation processes. Furthermore, this
research suggests that the MBL2 gene can underlie a previously reported QTL for
immunoglobulin A levels on OAR22 and confirms the importance of genes
involved in growth and size (such as the ADAMTS17 gene on OAR18) for GIN resistance
traits. Since association studies for the ascertainment of the genetic basis
of GIN resistance may be affected by genotype–environment interactions,
obtaining information from local sheep populations managed in harsh
environments contributes to the identification of novel genomic areas of
functional importance for GIN resistance for that trait.