bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
OS ESTUDOS DO FUTURO PODEM REALMENTE PREVER O FUTURO? UMA ANÁLISE RETROSPECTIVA DE DUAS ABORDAGENS
DOI:10.7444/fsrj.v3i2.77
Authors: Galhanone Renata Fernandes , Toledo Geraldo Luciano , Mazzon José Afonso
Published: July 2018

No campo da Administração de Empresas, os Estudos do Futuro figuram como instrumento valioso para auxiliar a desenvolver o Planejamento Estratégico, ao apontar as mudanças induzidas pelo meio ambiente nas políticas, metas e ações das empresas. As empresas e suas lideranças podem descobrir recursos e energias quando adquirem uma visão de mundo holística e de longo prazo, o que lhes permite prognosticar, planejar e lidar com as mudanças que afetarão o futuro. Neste trabalho objetiva-se examinar a atualidade de dois exemplares de Estudos do Futuro, comparando as tendências previstas e suas evidências atuais. Na análise foram focalizados dois estudos com abordagens metodológicas distintas: um estudo quantitativo, analisado por Mario Henrique Simonsen, e outro, qualitativo, de Alvin Toffler, apoiado na análise de tendências e fenômenos sociais, econômicos, tecnológicos e políticos. Evidências relativas às tendências projetadas foram levantadas por meio de pesquisa bibliográfica de dados secundários macroeconômicos e socioculturais. Com base nessa análise, discutem-se as limitações dos métodos baseados em projeções e as vantagens de utilizar abordagens qualitativas ou mistas quando o horizonte de previsão envolve o longo prazo. Vale sinalizar que o propósito dos Estudos do Futuro não é vaticinar com absoluta precisão como será o amanhã, mas fornecer indicadores para que decisões estratégicas adequadas, em ambientes incertos e turbulentos, possam ser tomadas hoje.
IMPACTOS SOCIAIS E AMBIENTAIS DA INDÚSTRIA DA CANA-DE-AÇÚCAR
DOI:10.7444/fsrj.v4i1.101
Authors: Cezarino Luciana Oranges , Liboni Lara
Published: July 2018

Atualmente a preocupação com a degradação ambiental e com as condições de vida de nosso planeta têm aumentado. Literalmente um alarme soou relacionando os problemas do ambiente e as incertezas do futuro. Uma revolução energética é necessária perante à mudança de clima. A natureza oferece muitas possibilidades de produção de energia, e neste cenário o Brasil se apresenta em ótima posição. É o maior produtor, consumidor e exportador de etanol. Analisando a indústria de cana-de-açúcar brasileira, é fácil reconhecer sua importância histórica e seu peso econômico. Mais que nunca esta indústria tem apresentado soluções ambientais com mudanças na matriz energética usando etanol como combustível renovável. É fundamental que o desenvolvimento da indústria esteja em equilíbrio com os valores sociais e ambientais. Para isso, o primeiro passo para a expansão deste setor deve ser a identificação dos impactos sociais e ambientais da indústria da cana-de-açúcar. Políticas públicas também aparecem como atuantes no setor e têm um papel significativo no cenário.
INOVAÇÃO, COMPETÊNCIAS E DESEMPENHO ORGANIZACIONAL: ARTICULANDO CONSTRUCTOS E SUA OPERACIONALIDADE
DOI:10.7444/fsrj.v4i1.76
Authors: Cintra Leandro Pinheiro , Barbosa Allan
Published: July 2018

Este artigo procura discutir as interfaces e articulações entre os construtos Inovação, Competências e Desempenho Organizacional, considerando sua influência e operacionalidade no contexto organizacional. Essa discussão se sustenta em um ambiente que apregoa e sinaliza intensa inovação em busca vantagem competitiva sustentável. Neste contexto, a gestão de competências, pautada pela visão baseada em recursos, surge como ferramenta de gestão de recursos humanos que propõe a interlocução das estratégias inseridas no contexto de inovação visando adaptação, evolução e desempenhos esperados.
TESTANDO A HIPÓTESE DE EFICIÊNCIA DE MERCADO POR MEIO DE REDES NEURAIS ARTIFICIAIS: UM ESTUDO DE CASO COM AS DEZ PRINCIPAIS AÇÕES DO IBOVESPA DO PRIMEIRO QUADRIMESTRE DE 2011
Authors: Herling Luiz Henrique , Andrade de Lima Marcus Vinicius , Moritz Gilberto de Oliveira , Marangoni Pedro Henrique
Published: July 2018

Este artigo tem como objetivo analisar se a ferramenta de Marangoni (2010) a partir de uma rede neural artificial (RNA) tem relação com a hipótese de eficiência de mercado para a tomada de decisão de investimentos no mercado de ações. O presente estudo utilizou as dez ações mais importantes que faziam parte do Ibovespa no primeiro quadrimestre do ano de 2011. O estudo será dividido em três etapas. A primeira consiste em revisar a literatura específica que aborda as questões do ambiente da gestão financeira no que tange aos investimentos em bolsa de valores e seus instrumentos de avaliação. A segunda etapa consiste na aplicação do modelo nos papéis selecionados para finalmente se realizarem as análises e devidas considerações. Conclui-se que a ferramenta de redes neurais artificiais convergiu, em 50% dos papéis em termos de previsão, para a hipótese de eficiência de mercado. O papel sugerido como opção de compra, que maximiza a rentabilidade por parte do investidor pela RNA, foi igual ao papel indicado com base na hipótese de mercado eficiente. O mesmo ocorre com o papel menos rentável. Ao comparar com o que aconteceu, nota-se que a primeira decisão seria acertada e a última é pouco distorcida em relação ao que ocorreu. A pesquisa é predominantemente quantitativa. O estudo se faz importante uma vez que atualmente existem poucos estudos que comprovam o funcionamento das RNAs para previsão de série temporal no mercado acionário.
A IMPLANTAÇÃO DA ESTRATÉGIA POR MEIO DE PROJETO: O CASO CARANDIRU
Authors: Rabechini Jr. Roque , Sabino Michelle Stefane
Published: July 2018

Este trabalho apresenta os resultados de um estudo sobre a transformação de uma estratégia por meio de projetos. Foi construído um quadro teórico para o desenvolvimento desta pesquisa a partir da exploração da literatura sobre teoria contingencial em gerenciamento de projetos. A metodologia de estudo de caso foi a alternativa encontrada para o desenvolvimento deste estudo. Seu objeto foi o projeto de criação do Parque da Juventude, no antigo complexo penitenciário Carandiru, na cidade de São Paulo, no Brasil. Como resultado, verificou-se a adoção de uma prática gerencial tradicional tendo como destaque as variáveis de alta intensidade e alta complexidade. Com isso, foi possível dar uma contribuição de ordem prática no entendimento da teoria sobre gerenciamento contingencial de projetos.
INNOVATION STAGES AND ORGANIZATIONAL RESOURCES AT MIDSIZED COMPANIES IN BRAZIL
DOI:10.7444/fsrj.v4i2.123
Authors: Costa Priscila Rezende , Porto Geciane Silveira
Published: July 2018

The structuring of innovation stages and analysis of organizational resources that catalyze innovative solutions is not only essential to the understanding of innovative behavior at midsized companies, but also to the raising of issues that may be of use when ideating public policies in support of innovation at midsized Brazilian companies. Given this framework, the purpose of this study is to analyze the status of innovation at midsized companies in Brazil. This was a triangular research that adopted the lifting sequential method effectively covering a sample made up of 50 mid-sized companies, scattered throughout 12 different economic sectors. Primary and secondary data were employed in the study. This was respectively collected via semi-structured interviews with managers and directors over the phone or via Skype and from journals, conference proceedings, journals and databases. During primary data collection, interviewers examined interviewee responses (content analysis) and subsequently defined corporate scores for each type of organizational resource using a 5-point scale, whereby 1 represented the highest level of organizational resource incipient application/presence, 3 an intermediate level and 5 the highest. Field research results (descriptive and multivariate analysis of data) revealed that the innovative profile of studied midsized companies is characterized by the intermediate stage in terms of product and processes innovation and by the embryonic stage when considering organizational innovation. This generally indicates that for product and process innovation, the prevailing strategy is technological differentiation and product and process development, whilst typically the innovation process is both mixed and closed. In as much as organizational innovation is concerned, core strategies include conducting technological benchmarks and monitoring market trends, whilst the innovation process is linear and non-systematic.
O LEGADO DA COPA E SEU IMPACTO NO FUTURO DA CIDADE DE SÃO PAULO
Authors: Cardoso Marcos Vinicius , Malaia João Manuel , Fleury Fernando A
Published: July 2018

Os legados, estruturas criadas para o evento e que permanecem após o mesmo, são um dos principais aspectos positivos alardeados pelos organizadores de megaeventos esportivos. O objetivo desta pesquisa é analisar a situação atual dos legados prometidos pelas diversas instancias do governo para a cidade de São Paulo, cidade-sede da Copa do Mundo de Futebol de 2014, e projetar quais são os legados que se efetivarão na cidade. Avaliações preliminares podem levantar preocupações construtivas, alertar o público para observar as obrigações assumidas e estimular ações oficiais (Mangan, 2008, p. 1.871). Os dados foram obtidos através de relatórios do Tribunal de Contas da União, documentos ministeriais e da Organização das Nações Unidas, além de depoimentos e informações obtidas em alguns veículos da grande imprensa brasileira. A análise de dados se deu com a classificação dos legados de acordo com os conceitos de legados tangíveis e intangíveis (Kaplanidou e Karadakis, 2010) e com uma análise sobre o legado prometido versus o status no período da análise. Por fim, uma discussão das projeções dos legados mais prováveis de se concretizarem foi realizada. Os resultados apontam que parte das promessas de legado tem boas chances de se concretizarem. No entanto, outros projetos estão com cronogramas atrasados, ou foram cancelados. O levantamento preliminar aponta a impossibilidade da completa realização dos legados prometidos, a utilização de mais recursos públicos do que o planejado e o alto custo de oportunidade do investimento.
URBANIZAÇÃO, ACCOUNTABILITY E INCLUSÃO SOCIAL EM PERSPECTIVA COMPARADA: BRASIL X CHINA
Authors: Martins Luis Eduardo Diaz Toledo , Pitombo Leite Nildes Raimunda
Published: July 2018

Este trabalho objetivou analisar o contexto no qual ocorreu a intensa urbanização na China nos últimos 30 anos, e estabelecer bases de comparação das estratégias do Brasil e da China, no que se refere ao desenvolvimento urbano, visando à melhoria de qualidade de vida, planejamento, inclusão social, participação pública e proteção do meio ambiente nas cidades. Nesse processo, foram abordadas as bases legais e as estratégias de expansão urbana no tocante às propostas de suporte à atividade produtiva e à estruturação do desenvolvimento econômico. A seleção dos dois países foi motivada pela experiência de extensão do curso da FIA – Fundação Instituto de Administração para a China, quando foi possível verificar contrastes intensos em relação à inclusão habitacional da massa de migrantes decorrente dos processos industrializantes nos dois países em desenvolvimento. Verificou-se válida a análise comparativa, pois, embora se trate de realidades com inúmeras diferenças, apresentam desafios similares, uma vez que ambas as nações lidam com o enorme desafio de incluir socialmente populações historicamente marginalizadas. Assim, este trabalho propôs-se a abordar um debate sobre as razões pelas quais o Brasil, mesmo contando com uma renda diversas vezes maior, não conseguiu superar a China no que tange ao provimento do direito à moradia para sua população mais carente, incluindo assim esse grupo dentro das práticas de mercado.
Atrasos em projetos de TI causados por falhas na gestão dos stakeholders
Authors: Lopes Leonardo , Mañas Antonio Vico
Published: July 2018

A Tecnologia da Informação (TI) tem passado por mudanças profundas e rápidas nas últimas décadas. Nesse contexto, as organizações devem estar preparadas para implementar, sob a forma de projetos, essas tecnologias da maneira mais rápida e efetiva possível, apresentando resultados antes dos de seus concorrentes. Portanto, pode-se notar que a entrega de um projeto no prazo cada vez mais curto é essencial. Considerando tais observações, o propósito principal deste estudo é o de explorar como falhas na gestão dos stakeholders de projetos de TI podem impactar, direta ou indiretamente, os prazos finais desses projetos. A pesquisa empírica realizada, de natureza qualitativa, é do tipo exploratória e contou com a participação de gerentes de projetos de TI e de gestores de gerentes de projetos de TI, os quais responderam a uma entrevista semiestruturada e forneceram documentos de apoio à pesquisa. As transcrições das entrevistas, assim como os documentos fornecidos, foram utilizadas para a análise de conteúdo dos dados. Como resultado final, as principais falhas na gestão dos stakeholders que podem prejudicar – em sua maioria, indiretamente – a entrega pontual dos projetos de TI são identificadas e exploradas.
Economia Criativa: Aplicação nas Empresas de TI
Authors: Lugoboni Leonardo Fabris , Zittei Marcus Vinicius Moreira , Moraes Carlos Felipe Martins de , Kaveski Itzhak David Simão
Published: July 2018

Esta pesquisa aborda a economia criativa, onde as indústrias criativas estão entre os setores mais dinâmicos da economia e são caracterizados como aqueles que valorizam o capital intelectual, investem em tecnologia e inovação que unidos representam oportunidades para indivíduos, empresas e cidades para gerar crescimento econômico e desenvolvimento. Esta pesquisa buscou analisar a aplicação da economia criativa em empresas de tecnologia da informação e para isso foram entrevistados profissionais de TI e profissionais que trabalham em grandes empresas de tecnologia para identificar características da economia criativa nas empresas deste setor. Foi possível concluir que a economia criativa está presente no dia a dia das empresas de tecnologia, pois este é um setor com um elevado grau de dinamismo e constantes mudanças, onde as características da economia criativa auxiliam as empresas a inovar e se sustentar em um mercado que cresce e ao mesmo tempo um grau de exigência muito grande.
A Rede Social como Fonte de Informação para o Processo de Decisão de Compra
Authors: Nascimento Camila Leoni , Jimenez Graziela Grassi , Campomar Marcos Cortez
Published: July 2018

As redes sociais têm provocado mudanças nos hábitos de consumo e nas formas de relacionamento entre empresas e consumidores, das quais emerge um consumidor mais exigente e informado. Neste trabalho objetiva-se avaliar as redes sociais como fonte de informação para a compra de bens ou serviços. No estudo, foi aplicada uma pesquisa de natureza exploratória por meio do método survey, ou levantamento, realizada por meio de entrevistas pessoais com aplicação de questionário estruturado com perguntas fechadas. A amostra do tipo não probabilística foi composta por 200 indivíduos de uma instituição de ensino superior do interior paulista. Os dados da pesquisa foram analisados de forma descritiva. De modo geral, os resultados apontaram o uso das redes sociais como fonte de busca de informações, cujo principal motivo é a praticidade. Os resultados corroboram os estudos de Kotler e Keller, quando afirmam que o consumidor busca informação nas redes sociais para subsidiar a compra, assim como Edelman e Hirshberg, quando abordam a confiança dos usuários na opinião de amigos. Para trabalhos futuros, recomenda-se verificar quais estratégias e de que forma as empresas poderiam atuar para fornecer dados mais detalhados aos internautas, visando apoiá-los no processo decisório, especialmente na busca de informações.
Estratégias de Criação de Valor Compartilhado a Serem Adotadas Diante de Cenários Prospectados para a Indústria da Construção Civil no Ceará
Authors: Silva Mirele Cavalcante da , Forte Sérgio Henrique Arruda Cavalcante
Published: July 2018

Devido à repercussão no mundo empresarial sobre o desenvolvimento sustentável, observou-se um setor que impacta diretamente nos resultados de negócios e resultados sociais. A indústria da construção civil é um setor que exerce grande influência no crescimento e desenvolvimento de um país, gerando grande impacto econômico, social, cultural e ambiental sendo fundamental para a sustentabilidade do futuro. Diante desse contexto, esta pesquisa tem como objetivo geral identificar como a indústria da construção civil deverá se posicionar frente ao mercado de criação de valor compartilhado para tornar-se mais competitiva. Esta pesquisa classifica-se como descritiva, com uma fase teórica e outra empírica de natureza qualitativa. Para tanto, foi realizada uma pesquisa bibliográfica e entrevistas exploratórias com cinco especialistas para identificar práticas de criação de valor compartilhado (CSV) da indústria da construção civil no Estado do Ceará conforme modelo proposto por Porter e Kramer (2011). Após isso, foram coletados dados de 22 empresas afim de identificar o nível de CSV e o perfil das empresas que já se inserem no modelo CSV. A análise dos dados permitiu evidenciar que a indústria da construção civil no Estado do Ceará já está inserida no que se refere a CSV, realizando práticas moderadas, destacando-se com estas práticas as médias empresas. Quanto ao nível de CSV precisa aprofundar-se especificamente no nível 3 (permite o desenvolvimento de cluster). Por fim, como recomendações para esta indústria foram listadas 17 estratégias de cunho socialmente responsáveis, sustentáveis e empresariais que buscou contribuir com ações norteadoras para consolidação de uma construção sustentável.
Caracterização morfométrica e microbiota endógena de populações do marisco Anomalocardia flexuosa Linnaeus, 1767 (Bivalvia: Veneridae)
Authors: Nascimento Carlos Henrique Vasconcelos , Cidreira Neto Ivo Raposo Gonçalves , Silva Rafael Pereira da , Assis José Eriberto de , Gusmão Norma Buarque , Rodrigues Gilberto Gonçalves
Published: July 2018

A catação do marisco-pedra Anomalocardia flexuosa L. é essencial para as comunidades tradicionais, que vivem em regiões litorâneas e dependem dessa atividade. O estudo objetivou investigar a microbiota endógena de A. flexuosa associada à morfometria da concha. Foram realizadas coletas no estuário do Rio Paraíba do Norte, nos meses de setembro e outubro de 2017, em quatro croas, com níveis diferentes de poluição. Os mariscos foram coletados manualmente e a água do rio foi coletada com o auxílio de garrafa plástica. A morfometria do marisco-pedra foi feita com o auxílio de paquímetro e a inoculação para o crescimento dos micro-organismos utilizou os meios de cultivo: Ágar Sabouraud (SAB) e Malte, para fungos, e Agar Tryptic soy (TSA) e Mueller Hinton (MH), para bactérias. Foram encontradas conchas com tamanho variando entre 14,14 mm e 21,5 mm e 33 morfotipos da microbiota endógena, sendo 14 de bactérias e 19 de fungos. Os indivíduos da croa Cidade, por estarem mais próximas da zona urbana, recebem maior carga de poluição, refletindo no tamanho médio das conchas das populações de A. flexuosa. As croas mais conservadas e distantes do centro urbano (Portinho, Marisco e Lombo da Vara) mostraram uma maior riqueza de bactérias endógenas, enquanto os fungos não apresentaram diferença estatística significativa associadas ao tamanho médio maior da concha. Medidas mitigatórias são necessárias para o melhor rendimento da atividade de catação de marisco, tendo como pressuposto a minimização da poluição hídrica, advinda dos centros urbanos e o manejo adequado da mariscagem.
Silica Ammonium Acetate(SiO2-NH4OAc) Catalyzed Facial Synthesis of Dihydropyrazolo[4',3':5,6]Pyrano[2,3-d]Pyrimidine-5,7-Diones
Authors: Rigi Fatemeh , Shaterian Hamid Reza
Published: July 2018

Silica ammonium acetate (SiO2-NH4OAc) was applied as an inexpensive, practical and heterogeneous catalyst for the preparation of new and known dihydropyrazolo[4',3':5,6]pyrano[2,3-d]pyrimidine-5,7-diones via one-pot four-component reaction of hydrazine hydrate, ethyl acetoacetate aldehydes and barbituric acid/dimethyl barbituric acid under solvent-free conditions. Silica supported ammonium acetate (SiO2-NH4OAc) was prepared according to easy procedure under ambient condition. After completion of the reaction, the catalyst was separated by filtration and reused. So, recycling system, simple work-up, using non-toxic materials, excellent yields and short reaction times makes our research green and convenient for preparation of these classes of organic compounds.
Digital Image Correlation Technique as a Tool for Kinematics Assessment of Structural Components
Authors: Brodecki Adam , Szymczak Tadeusz , Kowalewski Zbigniew
Published: July 2018

The paper reports the results of tests carried out for kinematic properties determination of components under cyclic loading. DIC system called 5M PONTOS was employed to follow variations of displacement versus time. It was conducted by the use of markers stuck on selected sections of components tested. The results are presented in 2D and 3D coordinate systems expressing behaviour of such elements as: mechanical coupling device, boat frame and car engine. These data enabled to capture weak and strong sections of the component examined at various loading conditions.
On 3D Anticrack Problem of Thermoelectroelasticity
Authors: Kaczyński Andrzej
Published: July 2018

A solution is presented for the static problem of thermoelectroelasticity involving a transversely isotropic space with a heat-insulated rigid sheet-like inclusion (anticrack) located in the isotropy plane. It is assumed that far from this defect the body is in a uniform heat flow perpendicular to the inclusion plane. Besides, considered is the case where the electric potential on the anticrack faces is equal to zero. Accurate results are obtained by constructing suitable potential solutions and reducing the thermoelectromechanical problem to its thermomechanical counterpart. The governing boundary integral equation for a planar anticrack of arbitrary shape is obtained in terms of a normal stress discontinuity. As an illustration, a closed-form solution is given and discussed for a circular rigid inclusion.
Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry for Vibrational Analysis of Cutting Tools
Authors: Mrozek Piotr , Mrozek Ewa , Werner Andrzej
Published: July 2018

A Michelson interferometer based ESPI system for static and vibration out of plane displacement measurements is presented. The aim of the article is to demonstrate the usability of ESPI non-contact measurement method in the field of machining. The correlation fringe patterns were visualized using custom software. The accuracy of ESPI interferometer was verified by the comparison with measurement results collected using industrial XL-80 laser system. The efficacy in vibration analysis was tested by studying the mode shapes and resonant frequencies of the transverse vibrations of square plates. The measurement methodology was used to determine natural frequencies and the shapes of vibrational modes of NFTe 100x1.2/64-II circular slitting saw. As a result the values of rotational speed that should be avoided during machining were determined.
Investigation of Fracture Process of S355JR Steel in Transition Region Using Metallographic and Fractographic Tests and Numerical Analysis
Authors: Dzioba Ihor , Lipiec Sebastian , Furmanczyk Piotr , Pala Robert
Published: July 2018

In the paper are presented test results of fracture process in brittle-to-ductile transition range for two microstructural types of S355JR steel – ferrite-pearlite and ferrite-carbides. For both kinds of S355JR steel obtained in temperature range of transition region the strength and plastic properties are similar, but the fracture toughness characteristics showed significantly are various. To clarify the differences in the course of trends in the mechanical characteristics performed metallographic and fractographic observations using the scanning electronic microscope. The fractographic examination showed that changes in the fracture surface morphology were dependent on the test temperature. It was also found that during the subcritical crack growth the region of ductile fracture extension reduced with decreasing temperature. The results of finite element method (FEM) calculation the stress fields in front of the crack of single edge notch in bending (SENB) specimens in the range of brittle-to-ductile transition are presented also. The FEM calculations were performed on the numerical model of SENB specimen using the ABAQUS program.
Impacts of ski pistes preparation and ski tourism on vegetation
Authors: Kňazovičová Lýdia , Chasníková Silvia , Novák Ján , Barančok Peter
Published: July 2018

Vegetation of the ski slopes in the Low Tatras National Park in Slovakia was evaluated through the environmental variables and species composition caused by human impact assessment. We compared the grasslands located on pistes, off pistes and on the edge of pistes, and within these we also recorded the grassland management. The results show that the majority of study areas managed by transport of sod clippings has reached the lowest number of species; contrariwise, the grasslands with no management are characterized by the highest number of species. Areas on pistes managed by cutting correlates positively with the bare ground. Cover of mosses positively correlates with the total cover and areas with no management. Total of 17 synanthropic plant species and 2 nonnative species as the indicator of human interventions were noticed. They occurred particularly on the edge areas but also in the surroundings of the off piste areas.
Fast truck-packing of 3D boxes
Authors: Józefowska Joanna , Pawlak Grzegorz , Pesch Erwin , Morze Michał , Kowalski Dawid
Published: July 2018

We present formulation and heuristic solution of a container packing problem observed in a household equipment factory’s sales and logistics department. The main feature of the presented MIP model is combining several types of constraints following from the considered application field. The developed best-fit heuristic is tested on the basis of a computational experiment. The obtained results show that the heuristic is capable of constructing good solutions in a very short time. Moreover, the approach allows easy adjustment to additional loading constraints.
The Level of Arsenic in Water from Mineral Water Spring Gajdovka in Košice and the Associated Health Risks
Authors: Hudák A. , Dudová M. , Hudáková T. , Holub M. , Takáč L.
Published: July 2018

In the recreation area Anička in Košice, there is a mineral spring that inhabitants call Gajdovka. It has been used with several breaks since the 19th century. Mineral water from this spring is specific by the presence of arsenic the concentration of which often exceeds the permitted limit level. This study focused on the analysis of the mineral composition of the spring water. Chemical and microbiological analysis was made in the years 2013—2015. In 2014, the mineral water Gajdovka was regularly monitored throughout the year with respect to the concentrations of arsenic, iron and hydrogen sulphide levels and water levels in the nearby river. The following mean concentrations were determined: total arsenic 0.063 mg.dm−3; iron 0.275 mg.dm−3; hydrogen sulfide 4.608 mg.dm−3. The concentration of iron was below the limit, while the limit for As(III) was exceeded in 2014 for 7 months. The statistical analysis showed that the season affects significantly the level of H2S and Fe and the water levels in the nearby river.
From Cubes to Ribbons: Transformation of an Illusion
Authors: Small Jocelyn Penny , Todorović Dejan
Published: July 2018

In Part 1 Small describes her discovery that an array of depicted cubes produces another and completely different illusion from that of a single cube. When a group of such cubes are viewed at an angle, they turn into rectangular boxes, and as the angle gets more severe, they become narrow ribbons. The illusion works only in one direction. In Part 2, Todorović manipulates the image to demonstrate various transformations and offers an explanation of how and why they work the way they do.
Is there a host sex bias in intestinal nematode parasitism of the yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis) at Obedska bara pond, Serbia?
Authors: Čabrilo B. , Jovanović V. M. , Čabrilo O. Bjelić , Budinski I. , Blagojević J. , Vujošević M.
Published: July 2018

Fifty-one yellow-necked mice from the Obedska bara locality were analysed for the presence of intestinal nematode parasites in order to assert whether there was a host sex bias in infection. Previous research indicated that males would be the more infected sex, either due to the immunosuppressive effect of testosterone or their different allocation of resources towards immune defence. Quantitative infection parameters were compared between host sexes for all nematode species and nematodes in general. In addition, the influence of host sex, age, total body length, body mass and presence of other nematode species on parasite abundance was analysed. No statistically significant differences between males and females were noted for any of the studied quantitative parameters, leading to an absence of sex-biased parasitism in this study.
Respiratory and cardiopulmonary nematode species of foxes and jackals in Serbia
Authors: Čabrilo O. Bjelić , Simin V. , Miljević M. , Čabrilo B. , Mijatović D. , Lalošević D.
Published: July 2018

As part of routine monitoring of foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and jackals (Canis aureus) on the territory of Vojvodina province (northern Serbia), an analysis of respiratory and cardiopulmonary parasitic nematodes was conducted. Both host species harbored Eucoleus aerophilus, E. boehmi and Crenosoma vulpis, whereas Angiostrongylus vasorum was found only in foxes. A high prevalence of infection (72.6 %) was noted for E. aerophilus in foxes. The remaining parasite species occurred less frequently in both host species. In all species where it could be quantified, a high degree of parasite aggregation within host individuals was noted. Single species infections were most common, whereas two and three species infections occurred less frequently in both host species. The distribution of abundance of E. aerophilus was affected by host sex, with abundances higher in male foxes. Sampling site and year influenced abundance variation in E. boehmi.
Seasonal variation in helminth parasites of snakeheads Channa punctatus and Channa striatus (Perciformes: Channidae) in Uttar Pradesh, India
Authors: Gautam N. Kumari , Misra P. Kumar , Saxena A. Murari
Published: July 2018

Snakehead fishes are widely consumed throughout South East Asia, China and India because of their good taste of meat and high nutrient values such as presence of prostaglandins, thromboxane and Omega-6 fatty acid. Parasitic infection constitutes significant economic loss in fish production. The aim of this work was to study the seasonal variation of helminths in snakeheads. In the presented study, a three-year survey has been performed. A total of 1013 individuals of Channa punctatus and 247 individuals of Channa striatus were examined. A total of 3783 helminths were collected, with an average of 3.02 helminths/fish. 43.50 % individuals of C. punctatus and 59.10 % of C. striatus were found to be infected with acanthocephalans, trematodes, nematodes and cestodes per year. The prevalence and mean abundance of Pallisentis sp. was at its peak in summer. However the prevalence of trematodes, nematodes and cestodes was at peak during autumn. Mean abundance of nematodes was at peak in summer. Interestingly, the males were found more infected as compared to the females and the infection rate in males peaked in summer. In comparison to other weight groups, medium size hosts (21 – 40 g) were found more consistently infected. Thus the results indicate that there are seasonal variations in parasitic helminths infecting C. punctatus and C. striatus which also depend upon sex and weight. These variations may be attributed to various environmental and biological factors including parasite life cycle and immune level of host.
A Rare Cause of Supraventricular Ectopic Beats and Angina in a Young Patient
Authors: Jurcău Monica , Floria Mariana , Mazilu Bogdan , Ouatu Anca , Tanase Daniela Maria
Published: July 2018

Introduction: We present the case of a young man with multiple atherosclerotic risk factors and a rare cause of angina and supraventricular ectopic beats.

Case presentation: A 35-year-old man with one-year history of stable angina pectoris and supraventricular ectopic beats, without any medication, presented to the emergency room complaining of anterior chest pain that occurs at moderate physical exertion. The rest electrocardiogram, transthoracic echocardiography, and chest X-ray were normal; the exertion stress test was also normal, except for supraventricular ectopic beats (trigeminal rhythm). Due to the intermediate pre-test probability of coronary artery disease, he was evaluated using coronary computed tomography angiography. An anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the left coronary sinus, with an inter-arterial course and without any atheroma plaques, was observed. During hospitalization the evolution was stable, without complications. The patient was further referred to a cardiac surgery clinic to evaluate the possibility of surgical treatment of this anomaly.

Conclusions: Coronary artery anomalies are very rare; however, they present multiple implications in current practice. The most severe complication of this condition is represented by sudden death in young patients due to malignant ventricular arrhythmias. Imaging diagnostic techniques allow for a rapid, noninvasive diagnosis of this rare cause of angina.
Morphological Features and Plaque Composition in Culprit Atheromatous Plaques of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes
Authors: Nyulas Tiberiu , Marton Emese , Rus Victoria Ancuta , Rat Nora , Ratiu Mihaela , Benedek Theodora , Benedek Imre
Published: July 2018

Background: The independent role of each plaque feature in relation to plaque vulnerability is still the subject of ongoing research. This study aimed to compare the morphologic characteristics of vulnerable atheromatous coronary plaques with the ones of stable, non-vulnerable plaques, and in plaques with different locations in the coronary tree, in order to identify the most relevant imaging-based biomarkers associated with coronary plaque vulnerability.

Material and methods: This was a prospective observational, non-randomized study that included 50 patients with unstable angina who underwent computed tomography angiography for assessment of the entire coronary artery tree followed by complex morphologic analysis of all lesions, divided into two groups: group 1 – 25 patients with vulnerable plaque (VP) and group 2 – 25 age- and gender-matched patients with non-vulnerable plaque (NVP).

Results: Lesions with a stenosis degree >70% were significantly longer than those with a stenosis degree <70% (8.27 ± 2.74 mm vs. 5.56 ± 4.11 mm, p = 0.04). VP presented significantly higher values of plaque thickness (p = 0.0005), plaque burden (p = 0.0004), and higher total plaque volume (p = 0.0005) than NVP. The remodeling index was not significantly different between the groups (p = 0.6), but the eccentricity index was (0.24 ± 0.14 compared to 0.14 ± 0.17, p = 0.023). Linear regression analysis revealed a significant correlation between plaque burden and plaque components in VP (r = 0.76, p <0.0001 for necrotic core; r = 0.62, p = 0.0008 for fibro-fatty tissue; and r = 0.5, p = 0.01 for fibrotic tissue volume). Culprit plaques located in the right coronary artery presented significantly larger plaque burden volumes (91.17 ± 4.88 mm3 vs. 83.35 ± 8.47 mm3, p = 0.04), larger volumes of necrotic core (82.03 ± 47.85 mm3 vs. 45.84 ± 43.72 mm3, p = 0.02) and fibrofatty tissue (53.23 ± 31.92 mm3 vs. 23.76 ± 20.90 mm3, p = 0.02) than the ones situated in the left coronary artery.

Conclusions: VPs from the culprit lesions exhibit a different phenotype than non-vulnerable ones, and vulnerability features are present in a significantly larger extent in VPs from the right coronary artery as compared to those from the left coronary artery.
How to Measure the Immeasurable Degree to Which an Organization is Sustainable?
Authors: Raza Mazahir
Published: July 2018

Sustainability improvements can be hard to quantify especially where measurements are not available or the outcomes are insubstantial. Sustainability Indicators can play key role in measure of sustainability. The triple bottom line takes into account three criteria for assessing organizational performance; social or people, environmental or planet and economic, or profit. TBL can used to measure the degree to which an organization is being sustainable.
Cross Cultural Knowledge, Ethno-Conservation, and Sustainability Pragmatism
Authors: Oka Nosayaba O.
Published: July 2018

Local conservative knowledge cut across small-scale ecological natural resource management practices, whilst scientific innovations generates extensive solutions using key principles of empirical study. Assessing tribal peoples’ lifestyles, disposition and the preservation of the rich cultural endowments and vegetation fertility, shows linkages of strict enforcement of customary environmentalism to secure livelihood sources. This qualitative study uses descriptive comparison of cross-cultural conservation practices to underscore the reconciliation of cultural knowledge, natural ecology sustainability. Data and case studies from cultural behaviours, perceptions and attitudes of certain tribal groups were processed and presented as strategies and solutions for inclusive propositions. Theories and dataset from previous journals, reports, books and conference communique from multilateral agencies, non-political actors, research institutes were resourceful in arriving at conclusions that will provide a common path that accentuates cultural ecological practices to broaden the campaign for sustainability.
Personality, Job Resources, and Self-Efficacy as Predictors of Volunteer Engagement in Non-Governmental Organizations
Authors: Kossowska Magdalena , Łaguna Mariola
Published: July 2018

As volunteer engagement in non-governmental organizations vary between individuals, it is vital to get to know its predictors. It can be of profit to volunteers and the ones who profit from their activities. The aim of present study was to examine a model explaining volunteer engagement examining volunteer self-efficacy as a mediator and personality traits, job resources (skill variety and autonomy) as its predictors.

Respondents (N = 165) were asked to fill in questionnaires accessible online. Those consisted of demographic questions as well as Ten-item Personality Inventory (TIPI), and three measures adjusted to volunteer environment: Work Design Questionnaire (WDQ), General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES), and Work Engagement Scale (UWES).

Results. Results of hierarchical regression analyses showed that conscientiousness, skill variety and self-efficacy are statistically significant predictors of volunteer engagement. It was shown that the effects of conscientiousness and skill variety on volunteer engagement are mediated by volunteer self-efficacy.
Forgiveness: love relationship
Authors: Gnudi Beatrice
Published: July 2018

The article highlights the relationship between forgiveness, relation and love. It is divided in three sections: an experience of forgiveness which took place in Burundi in the ‘90s, an outline of the culture of that country and some theories about forgiveness in the psychological field.

The giving of forgiveness is not immediate, but when the victim is able to grant it, he becomes a subject with the power to release himself from a oppressor-oppressed relationship, wherein, if he doesn’t forgive, he might be trapped. Without a victim, there is no offender, even although the guilt and the crime remain as such.

By forgiving, conflict between victim/offender is overcome and the two parts enter into a relationship with each other. In a relationship, every time we connect with the other and we recognize him, we enter into a relationship with him and this recognition becomes a gift.

At this point for-give-ness itself becomes a gift, because it has as it’s centre a gift, it becomes a relationship of love where I am able to recognize the other for what he really is.
Income Risk in Property Valuation for Loan Security Purposes
Authors: Nawrocka Ewelina
Published: July 2018

Under the provisions of the standard Valuation to Secure Debt made by the Polish Federation of Valuers’ Associations, in preparing the appraisal report for this purpose, the valuer, among other things, is “obligated to identify risk areas related to the property concerned, including the anticipated changes in the property market and the risk related to how the property is assessed by investors”. The article discusses the assessment of the risk of incomes generated by a commercial property which is to constitute loan security. Factors influencing the variability of incomes taken into consideration in the income approach to property valuation are subject to detailed analysis. The article analyses the assessment of the risk of earning income different from that expected from the property constituting loan security with the use of statistical measures. The main purpose of the article is to propose the application of statistical measures for income risk assessment. Auxiliary goals are listing the factors which influence the variability of incomes in property valuation and characteristic features of modern office space in the Polish Tricity (i.e. Gdansk, Sopot, Gdynia) near the Baltic Sea, with the analysis of rents and vacancies. The article analyzes data from the Tricity property market over the period 2009 – 2016.
Principles of defining and recording data on structures permanently attached to buildings and their influence on coherence of cadastral data on buildings in Poland
Authors: Przewięźlikowska Anna
Published: July 2018

The provisions of the geodetic law contain the term “Structures permanently attached to buildings”. These are elements that make up a set of attributes of buildings. At present, attributes of buildings are very complex, giving rise to discussion in the surveying environment. Many of them are impossible to be unambiguously and immediately defined by the surveyor. The surveyor is obliged to identify structures permanently attached to buildings, to define them, and to enter these structures with all their attributes into appropriate databases.

This research paper presents the analysis consisting of certain aspects related to an attempt to define these attributes and to determine the principles of assigning their definitions to construction realities. For this purpose, the legal regulations and case-law concerning the studied attributes were referred to. Then, symbolic representation for the presented structures was analysed, as regards its use on geodetic maps. An important element influencing the introduced changes was identified, which is a sign of the times, i.e. digitization of the geodetic and cartographic documentation database. Finally, the Author proposed what changes should be made with respect to the amount of the information collected on structures permanently attached to buildings, as well as to the methods of their presentation on maps.
Adjustment of observation accuracy harmonisation parameters in optimising the network’s reliability
Authors: Nowak Edward , Odziemczyk Waldemar
Published: July 2018

Appropriate precision and low cost are the basic conditions that have to be fulfilled by a project of a geodetic network. Reliability, translating into the ability to detect gross errors in the observations and higher certainty of the obtained point position, is an important network characteristic. The principal way to provide appropriate network reliability is to acquire a suitably large number of redundant observations. Optimisation of the observation accuracy harmonisation procedure allowing for the acquisition of an appropriate level of reliability through modification of the observation a priori standard deviations is the focus of this study. Parameterisation of the accuracy harmonisation is proposed. Furthermore, the influence of the individual parameter operation on the effectiveness of the harmonisation procedure is tested. Based on the results of the tests an optimal set of harmonisation parameters which guarantees the maximal efficiency of the harmonisation algorithm is proposed.
PEMUKIMAN MASYARAKAT NGAJU DI HULU DAERAH ALIRAN SUNGAI KAHAYAN DARI ABAD KE-4 HINGGA KE-19 MASEHI (SETTLEMENTS OF THE NGAJU IN THE KAHAYAN BASIN OF CENTRAL KALIMANTAN, FROM THE 4 th TO 19 th CENTURIES)
Authors: Sunarningsih, M.A. Sunarningsih
Published: July 2018

Keberadaan sungai bagi masyarakat yang tinggal di pedalaman  sama pentingnya dengan keberadaan pantai bagi masyarakat pesisir. Salah satu masyarakat yang kehidupannya berkaitan dengan sungai adalah Ngaju, yang bertempat tinggal di Sungai Barito, Sungai Kapuas, dan Sungai Kahayan. Penelitian ini akan membahas kehidupan masyarakat Ngaju yang tinggal di tepian Sungai Kahayan dan anak sungainya. Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk mendapatkan gambaran perubahan kehidupan mereka di bagian hulu Sungai Kahayan, dari abad ke-4 Masehi hingga abad ke-19 Masehi. Tulisan ini bersifat deskriptif dengan penalaran induktif, dan menggunakan teori revolusi urban. Data arkeologi dan etnografi mencerminkan perkembang luasan dan lokasi pemukiman yang berada pada tataran kedua revolusi urban. The presence of rivers for people living in the interior is as important as the presence of beaches for coastal communities. The Ngaju live along the Barito, Kapuas, and Kahayan rivers. This study discusses the life of Ngaju people on the banks of the Kahayan River and its tributaries, with the objective to understand the development of living from the 4th to 19 th centuries AD. This investigation uses descriptive-inductive approach which based on a theory of urban revolution.This data are from archaeology and ethnography, and reflect developments in settlement size and location which correspond to the second stage of an urban revolution.
Capacity Building for FSM in Tamil Nadu
Authors:   TNUSSP
Published: July 2018

This brief outlines the capacity building gaps along the full-cycle of sanitation and TNUSSP’s approach towards addressing them. Findings from our Training Needs Assessment of Masons and ULB officers and capacity building efforts such as the exposure visits and orientation programmes for officers and de-sludging operators are described in detail.
Breaking the Taboo on Sanitation – A Behaviour Change Communication Strategy
Authors:   TNUSSP
Published: July 2018

The BCC strategy and the activities undertaken by TNUSSP to address the behaviour deficits along the sanitation value chain has been described in this practice brief.
Training Needs Assessment for Urban Local Bodies: Fecal Sludge Management
Authors:   TNUSSP
Published: July 2018

As part of the capacity building initiatives of TNUSSP, a Training Needs Assessment (TNA) of officers in the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) of Tamil Nadu was conducted between April and June 2016, with an aim to identify the gaps in administrative, institutional, financial and human capacity of the ULBs with respect to implementation of Fecal Sludge Management (FSM). The study revealed that there was limited awareness and knowledge among the officers on fecal sludge treatment and re-use options at different levels within the ULBs. This exercise also showed that the roles and responsibilities of the staff, especially that of sanitary workers and inspectors, was not clear. This, along with, limited capacities and resources in the ULBs had resulted in poor regulations over regular cleaning of on-site sanitation systems.