bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Gobernanza de la innovación. Paradojas del caso colombiano
Authors: Acevedo Álvarez Carlos Alberto
Published: August 2017

Este artículo tiene el propósito de presentar un contexto general de la gobernanza del Sistema Nacional de la Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación – SNCTI- colombiano. Dicho marco permitirá realizar un diagnóstico y propuestas de mejoramiento en el desempeño del SNCTI colombiano.Este documento está dividido en tres apartados: (I) la descripción de las políticas de C y T de países desarrollados y en vías de desarrollo, (II) la descripción del contexto institucional, en las que se desarrolla el concepto de Sistema Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología colombiano y (III) la gobernanza de la innovación en el Sistema de Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación colombiano – SNCTI - y sus paradojas. Se concluye que existe un bajo grado de articulación en el SNCTI resultante de las múltiples dificultades que afectan su funcionamiento, como la carencia de una visión de largo plazo, la falta de políticas concertadas (primera y segunda paradoja), el débil apoyo del Estado (tercera paradoja), el deterioro de su capital humano (cuarta paradoja) y la falta de recursos económicos, entre otros.
Tipos de confianza predominantes en las actuales prácticas de producción científica y tecnológica: implicaciones en el fenómeno de la gobernanza del conocimiento
Authors: Cardona Carmona Héctor Eduardo
Published: August 2017

En el presente artículo se discute la tesis acerca de que las actuales formas de producción de ciencia y tecnología, se construyen mediante nuevas prácticas de interacción social, en las cuales también se ha trasformado la estructura de la confianza en la interacción de los agentes de ciencia y tecnología. Los tipos de confianza que actualmente predominan en las interacciones de los agentes de ciencia y tecnología no son compatibles con un ideal de gobernanza de la ciencia y la tecnología, incluyente y participativa, debido a la racionalidad introducida por la economía del conocimiento en la producción y distribución de conocimiento.
Artistas latinoamericanos: afinidades y coincidencias en torno a lo ancestral, el rito, el mito y el símbolo
Authors: Rojo Betancur Fernando
Published: August 2017

Este texto surgió a partir de una investigación sobre arte latinoamericano, basada en la idea de desarrollar un acercamiento y un análisis historiográfico relacionado con el tema “Artistas latinoamericanos: afinidades y coincidencias en torno a lo ancestral, el rito, el mito y el símbolo”, una lectura crítica que aportará un material pertinente a la historia del arte regional y universal. Es necesario reconocer el abordaje que muchos artistas hacen de temas afines al numen, los arquetipos, lo ancestral, lo ritual, el pensamiento mágico y otros tópicos, dado que en su propuesta formal o en sus conceptualizaciones coinciden en la pretensión de re-significar o recuperar ecos del pasado prehistórico y precolombino. A partir de una aproximación interdisciplinar desde una base metodológica y un aparato crítico y bibliográfico novedoso, emergió la necesidad de delimitar y contextualizar sus obras artísticas a modo de fetiches contemporáneos, que implican en su iconografía la presencia de remanentes fenomenológicos y conceptuales del mundo mítico, la magia y la religión. Los valores del fetiche como objeto estético, sagrado, o devocional permiten al mismo tiempo la “ritualización” de imaginarios míticos. Por último, se desarrollan ideas sobre la obra de arte como objeto simbólico y polisémico, y su inserción en las dinámicas culturales.
Perspectiva antropológica en los objetos domésticos
Authors: Mesa Jaramillo Mauricio
Published: August 2017

Este artículo pretende constituirse en uno de muchos posibles puntos de partida en la formación de criterios que permitan abordar y entender el ‘objeto doméstico’, desde una metodología abierta y holística, tanto como el resultado de una cultura material que define al ser humano en un contexto histórico, social y temporal, como el promotor y legitimador de una serie de relaciones de alcance, uso, apropiación y poder. Para lograr dichos propósitos, se hace un rastreo teórico y una reflexión relacionada con el objeto doméstico desde lo antropológico, para encontrar allí algunos vínculos de significación que lo hacen portador de estética.
Evaluación ciudadana de la publicidad engañosa: condición para la gobernanza de la ciencia y la tecnología
Authors: Domínguez Rendón Raúl Alberto
Published: August 2017

En este artículo se despliegan algunos criterios claves presentes en la conceptualización sobre el carácter público de las discusiones en torno a la ciencia y la tecnología, como condición para una práctica democrática y participativa de la ciudadanía en el mundo actual. Igualmente, se abordan algunas normas que procuran regular la publicidad de productos de consumo donde la innovación tecnocientífica es el argumento central y se ejemplifican algunos anuncios donde se vulneran algunas de esas prescripciones orientadas a mejorar la gobernanza del proceso comunicativo.
Humanismo y consumo en la perspectiva de Herbert Marcuse
Authors: Giraldo Gutiérrez Francisco Luis
Published: August 2017

Este artículo presenta una reflexión sucinta sobre la condición humana, a la luz del sujeto racional y el consumo y uso de tecnología, teniendo como referente a Herbert Marcuse y tomando como temas centrales algunas de sus obras: Tecnología, guerra y fascismo, Eros y civilización y El final de la utopía. En ellas se podrán identificar aspectos de la condición humana en el siglo XX,abordados a través de la racionalidad tecnológica en una sociedad de consumo.
Pensamiento crítico en estudiantes de educación, mención castellano y literatura
Authors: Tenías Padrón Martín José
Published: August 2017

Hablar y escribir con actitud crítica es una necesidad que deben cumplir los estudiantes y profesionales; por esta razón surge la necesidad urgente de desarrollar las habilidades lingüísticas, discursivas y de pensamiento crítico (PC). Este trabajo amplía los datos obtenidos por Tenías, (2006), relacionados con los niveles del discurso de los estudiantes de la Unellez-Barinas. La codificación de datos propuesta por éste, es la base para el análisis del discurso de 836 estudiantes, de los cursos de Gramática I, Gramática II y Morfosintaxis, pertenecientes a semestres medios de la carrera de Educación, mención Castellano y Literatura, del Vicerrectorado de Planificación y Desarrollo Social de la Unellez – Sede Barinas. Se observó que la tendencia a obtener un pensamiento crítico es: Baja (55%), Media (38%) y Alta (7%). El 55% de los estudiantes desarrolló un discurso reproductivo o de ninguna categoría y un 38% elaboró un discurso reproductivo-convergente; sólo el 7% logró un discurso divergente o evaluativo. Esto corroboró que los estudiantes de la mención Castellano y Literatura continúan presentando (al menos hasta el período medio de la carrera), dificultades al expresarse y a ser críticos y productivos, no obstante de cursar subproyectos donde el dominio comunicacional y lingüístico es un requerimiento natural.
دور التعليم الجامعي الإسلامي في إعداد الموارد البشرية القيادية للأمة الإسلامية
Authors: Arif Khairan Muhammad
Published: August 2017

يعتبر الاهتمام بالتعليم الجامعى أحد المظاهر المهمة للنهضة والتقدم، باعتبار أن هذا النوع من التعليم يقوم بمجموعة من الأدوار المهمة والتى يمكن إجمالها كما حددها منظمة  اليونسكو: " أن التعليم الجامعى يقوم بخدمة الفرد والمجتمع، والبحث العلمى، ونقل المعرفة، والحفاظ عليها وانتاجها، وتقديم التعليم المستمر"([1]).وفى تاريخ الإسلام كانت الجامعات من مؤسسات التربوية الهامة فى إنتاج الشخصية القيادية ومركزة تربوية مؤثرة، وفى صدر الإسلام ظهرت الجامعات على هيئة  مساجد، ذلك أن المسجد هو المكان الطبيعى للنهوض برسالة العلم والتدريس، وفى هذه المرحلة التف طلاب المعرفة حول علمائه على هيئة حلقات، حتى إذا ما أخذ الطالب كفايته من شيخ انتقل إلى شيخ آخر"([2]). وفى هذه المساجد تعقد فيها حلقات العلم لمدراسة القرآن الكريم ودراسة الفقه واللغة، كما أنها كانت تستخدم أيضا كمعاهد لتعليم النشء أصول الدين واللغة والأدب، وهى أيضا أماكن التقاضى يجتمع فيها القضاة للفصل فى الشكاوى والخصومات، وهى مراكز لتصريف شؤون الدولة قبل إنشاء الدواوين الحكومية فكان النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم يستقبل السفراء فى المساجد ويدير شؤون الدولـة فيها([3]). فمن هنا تعتبر التعليم الجامعي مركز هام فى إعداد الموارد البشرية عبر العصور والأزمنة.)[1](. UNESCO, World Conference on Higher Education, Higher Education In the Twenty First Century, Paris: 5-9 oct. 1998, (PDF), Unesco.org, Online: 30/12/2007,P. 14-15([2]). محمد القطرى، الجامعات الإسلامية ودورها فى مسيرة الفكر التربوى، القاهرة: دار الفكر العربى، 1985،  ص. 24([3])  محمد منير مرسى ، ناريخ التربية فى الشرق والغرب، القاهرة: عالم الكتب ، 1992، ص 280
تعليم اللغة العربية لأغراض خاصة: تطبيقه لطلبة التمريض
Authors: Nurlela Nurlela
Published: August 2017

تعليم اللغة العربية لأغراض خاصة من مدخل تعليم اللغة الذي يبدأ باسئلة لماذا يتعلّم أحد اللغة. لذا، تحليل الحوائج المطلقة القيام بها كأساس فى تصميم التعليم. تعليم اللغة العربية لطلبة التمريض من إحدى صياغ تعليم اللغة العربية لأغراض خاصة المذكورة. فتكون ادوات التعليم لا بد من تصميمها المطابقة بحوائج الطلبة.
Pengaruh Model Pembelajaran Kooperatif Teknik Kancing Gemerincing terhadap Hasil Belajar Matematika Siswa Kelas XI SMK Telekomunikasi Peterongan Jombang
Authors: Hartiningrum Esty Saraswati Nur
Published: August 2017

A learning model that applied last year is not necessarily able to successfully applied in this year or in subsequent years. Similarly, learning models applied this year, may not work in the next year. To that end, the teacher must really know the development of students' thinking ability and readiness of cooperative learning techniques based karakteristiknya.Model studs jingling a learning model that can be used for learning can be managed in accordance with its intended purpose. The purpose of this research is to knowing any or no a dump of cooperative learning using talking chips technique of study result the students of Math. Based on result of research, the mean of experiment class is obtain 86 and the mean of experiment class is obtain 71,07. Based test of hipotesis get sig = 0,000, so sig <  that mean Horefused dan H1 recived. Conclusion that any effect of cooperative learning using talking chips technique of study result the students of Math in statistica material
Larreta, Valle-Inclán y el pastiche literario modernista
Authors: Greenfield Sumner M.
Published: August 2017

En este número no se incluyeron resúmenes ni palabras clave.
José Hierro Pescador, La teoría de las ideas innatas en Chomsky. Labor, Barcelona, 1976; 140 pp.
Authors: Barriga Villanueva Rebeca
Published: August 2017

Se reseñó el libro: La teoría de las ideas innatas en Chomsky.
"Vagar doma las cosas" (sobre la edición crítica del "Libro de Alexandre")
Authors: Triviños Gilberto
Published: August 2017

En este número no se incluyeron resúmenes ni palabras clave.
La semiología de la connotación: lectura polisémica de 'Cruz cruzada panadera'
Authors: Vasvari Louise O.
Published: August 2017

En este número no se incluyeron resúmenes ni palabras clave.
Una huella de la liturgia 'mozárabe' en el auto I de "La Celestina"
Authors: Vermeylen Alphonse
Published: August 2017

En este número no se incluyeron resúmenes ni palabras clave.
La vocación literaria de Santa Teresa
Authors: Márquez Villanueva Francisco
Published: August 2017

En este número no se incluyeron resúmenes ni palabras clave.
Algo más sobre la oda 'Recoge ya en el seno...'
Authors: Morreale Margherita
Published: August 2017

En este número no se incluyeron resúmenes ni palabras clave.
"El cautivo" entre cuento y novela
Authors: Chevalier Maxime
Published: August 2017

En este número no se incluyeron resúmenes ni palabras clave.
Joël Saigneux, Cultures populaires et cultures savantes en Espagne du moyen âge aux Lumières. Éditions du CNRS, Paris, 1982; 180 pp.
Authors: Weinberg de Magis Liliana
Published: August 2017

Se reseñó el libro: Cultures populaires et cultures savantes en Espagne du moyen âge aux Lumières.
Antonio Carreño, El romancero lírico de Lope de Vega. Gredos, Madrid, 1979; 301 pp. (BRH, Estudios y ensayos, 285).
Authors: Barrio Begoña
Published: August 2017

Se reseñó el libro: El romancero lírico de Lope de Vega.
Un episodio de la lucha por el teatro en el siglo XVIII español
Authors: Domínguez Ortíz Antonio
Published: August 2017

En este número no se incluyeron resúmenes ni palabras clave.
Lucienne Domergue, Censure et lumières dans l'Espagne de Charles III. Éditions du CNRS, Paris, 1982; 218 pp.
Authors: Abellán Manuel L.
Published: August 2017

Se reseñó el libro: Censure et lumières dans l'Espagne de Charles III.
ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF METHANOL EXTRACT FROM STEM BARK OF Cinnamomum sintoc
Authors: Saidi Nurdin , Helwati Hira , Lubis Lailatul Qhadariah , Bahi Muhammad
Published: August 2017

Antimicrobial activity of methanol extract from stem bark of Cinnamomum sintoc has been evaluated against Candida albicans, Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. The extraction of compound was carried out by maceration, then isolation by column chromatograph, which yielded five (5) subfractions (A-E). Activity against fungus C. albicans, S. aureus bacteria dan E. coli using agar dilution method in paper disk. Methanol extract was not potent against antifungal activity but shows antibacterial activity with medium category. Subfraction C showed that antibacterial activity against S. aureus and E. coli with weak category, but subfractions D and E did not show any activity.
POTENSI TERNAK SAPI POTONG, SAPI PERAH DAN KERBAU SEBAGAI PENGHASIL DAGING DI KABUPATEN NUSA TENGGARA TIMUR
Authors: Sukada I. K. , Suberata I. W. , Suarta I. G.
Published: August 2017

Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur yang sering dijuluki sebagai lumbung sapi potong sapi perah dan kerbau.Dipandang dari sudut luas lahan yang dikuasai oleh rumah tangga antara lain lahan bukan pertanian, lahanpertanian yaitu lahan sawah dan lahan bukan sawah seluas. Penelitian dilakukan terbatas pada tiga buahkabupaten di NTT yaitu Kupang, Timor Tengah Selatan (TTS) dan Belu. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan hubunganmatematika antara lahan pangan (X) terhadap populasi sapi potong (Y) didapatkan: Y = 110,2324+1,7048X dan R2= 0,9838 (P<0,01). Hubungan matematika antara lahan perkebunan (X) terhadap populasi sapi potong (Y) adalah:Y=116,5996+2,4735X dan R2 = 0,9833 (P<0,01). Hubungan matematika antara lahan hortikultural (X) terhadappopulasi sapi potong (Y) tidak berbeda nyata (P>0,05). Nilai Location Quotien terbesar pada kerbau terdapatdi Kabupaten Kupang 6,2920, selanjutnya nilai LQ untuk kerbau di Kabupaten Timor Tengah Selatan sebesar4,9411 dan nilai LQ untuk kerbau di Kabupaten Belu sebesar 2,0762. Nilai LQ untuk sapi perah terbesar 1,4577ditemukan di Kabupaten Timor Tengah Selatan. Hasil penelitian ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa populasi ternakpotong terhadap lahan pangan dan perkebunan berhubungan positif sangat nyata (R2 = 0,98 P<0,01). Nilai LQternak kerbau terbesar berturut-turut didapatkan di Kabupaten Kupang, TTS dan Belu sehingga dapat dijadikansentra ternak kerbau untuk daerah-daerah lain di Provinsi NTT. Begitu juga untuk ternak perah di KabupatenTimor Tengah Selatan dapat dijadikan sentra ternak karena lebih besar dari satu.
KANDUNGAN NUTRISI SILASE JERAMI JAGUNG MELALUI FERMENTASI POLLARD DAN MOLASES
Authors: A. A. A. S. Trisnadewi , Cakra I G. L. O. , Suarna I W.
Published: August 2017

Kendala utama penggunaan jerami jagung sebagai pakan adalah kandungan protein yang rendah dan tinggi seratkasar sehingga perlu diberi perlakuan untuk meningkatkan nilai nutrisinya. Tujuan penelitian adalah menentukanformulasi silase jerami jagung terbaik dengan menggunakan pollard dan molases terhadap kandungan nutrisisilase. Percobaan menggunakan rancangan acak lengkap (RAL) dengan enam perlakuan dan masing-masingperlakuan diulang empat kali, sehingga terdapat 24 unit percobaan. Keempat perlakuan tersebut adalah A = 100%jerami jagung + 20% pollard + 0% molases; B = 100% jerami jagung + 10% pollard + 10% molases; C = 100%jerami jagung + 0% pollard + 20% molases; D = 100% jerami jagung + 10% pollard + 0% molases; E = 100%jerami jagung + 5% pollard + 5% molases; dan F = 100% jerami jagung + 10% pollard + 0% molases. Peubah yangdiamati dalam penelitian ini adalah kandungan bahan kering (BK), bahan organik (BO), energi, serat kasar (SK),protein kasar (PK), abu, bahan ektrak tanpa nitrogen (BETN), dan total digestible nutrient (TDN) Hasil penelitianmenunjukkan bahwa silase jerami jagung pada perlakuan A yaitu silase jerami jagung dengan suplementasi 20%pollard menunjukkan kualitas nutrisi yang paling baik dibandingkan perlakuan lainnya.

Kata kunci: jerami jagung, silase, kandungan nutrisi
PENGARUH KEPUASAN KERJA TERHADAP PRODUKTIVITAS KERJA PEGAWAI BANK SYARIAH X KANTOR WILAYAH II
Authors: Muayyad Deden Misbahudin , Gawi Ade Irma Oktafia
Published: August 2017

The title of this study is the effect of job satisfaction on employee productivity Islamic Bank X regional office II. The purpose of this study was to determine the average job satisfaction and employee productivity Isalmic Bank X regional office II; to determine whether there is influence of job satisfaction on employee productivity; and the extent of their influence. The research design used is a combination of descriptive and causal by the number of respondents as many as 35 people. Results of this study was the average level of employee satisfaction at Bank Syariah X Regional Office II is quite satisfied, while the average level of productivity of employees included in the category productive. Then there is no significant effect of job satisfaction on employee productivity with regression equation Y = 66.788 + 0,357X. The magnitude of the effect of job satisfaction on employee productivity is at 7.5%, while the remaining 92.5% is influenced by other variables not included in this model.
ANALISIS PERBANDINGAN KINERJA KEUANGAN BANK SYARIAH DAN BANK KONVENSIONAL DI INDONESIA
Authors: Umardani Dwi , Muchlish Abraham
Published: August 2017

ABSTRACTThis study aims to compare the financial performance of Islamic banks with conventional banks in Indonesia using financial ratios: CAR, NPL / NPF, ROA, ROE, LDR / FDR, REO / BOPO.The data used are the financial statements published by Bank Indonesia (BI), the annual reports released by banking companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX), the annual reports issued by companies of Islamic banking that are not listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX), and the Indonesian banking supervision reports contained in Bank Indonesia (BI) for the years 2005-2012.The analytical method used to compare the financial performance of Islamic banks with conventional banks is statistical test independent t-test.The fact shows that for each financial ratio of Islamic banks and conventional banks in Indonesia: CAR, ROA, ROE, LDR / FDR, and BOPO there are significant differences, while NPL / NPF there is not significant difference.Keywords: Financial performance, Islamic banks, conventional banks
PENGARUH PELATIHAN DAN MOTIVASI KERJA TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN PT. BANK BJB KANTOR CABANG SUCI BANDUNG
Authors: Rachmawati Roro Watie
Published: August 2017

ABSTRACT                In this study a problem that occurs is the implementation of training and motivation are ineffective for employees in PT. Bank BJB Office Bandung, so that they are less than optimal performance. This study aimed to test the Training and Work Motivation Effect on Employee Performance in PT. Bank BJB Office Bandung. The population in this study is that all employees at PT. Bank BJB which amounted to 51 employees. The sampling technique used is census sampling technique, the sample set as many as 51 employees. This study uses a quantitative approach, the data for this study were obtained through questionnaires (questionnaire) which has been filled by the respondents who have been determined. Data analysis method used is the method of multiple linear regression analysis.               The results of the analysis of Pearson correlation 0.794 or 79.4 % which shows that the correlation between training and work motivation and performance of employees are in a strong relationship level, means that training and motivation has a positive and significant relationship to the performance variables. While the coefficient of determination 0.631 or 63.1 %, meaning that training and motivation has contributed 63.1 % of the employee's performance, while the remaining 36.7 % is influenced by other variables which is not examined. Training and motivation are ineffective for employees in PT Bank BJB Office Bandung as a whole is not yet optimal.
Active Life Expectancy and Functional Health Transition among Filipino Older People
Authors: Cruz Grace T. , Saito Yasuhiko , Natividad Josefina N.
Published: August 2017

The study provides a baseline information on the functional health transition patterns of older people and computes for the Active Life Expectancy (ALE) using a multistate life table method. Findings on ALE demonstrate that females and urban residents live longer and have a greater proportion of their remaining life in active state compared to their counterparts. Health transition analysis indicates a significant proportion experiencing recovery. Age, sex, place of residence and health status/behavior indicators (self-assessed health, drinking and exercise) display a significant influence on future health and mortality trajectories although surprisingly, education did not show any significant effect.
An Evaluation of the Pearsonian Type I Curve of Fertility for Aboriginal Populations in Canada, 1996 to 2001
Authors: Verma Ravi B. P. , Loh Shirley
Published: August 2017

In 2005, Statistics Canada published new projections of the Aboriginal populations (North American Indians, Métis, and Inuit) in Canada, the provinces and territories from 2001 to 2017. To derive the number of births in these projections, the age-specific fertility rates were simulated by fitting the Pearsonian Type I curve using the projected fertility parameters: total
fertility rates, mean ages of fertility, and modal ages of fertility. For the base period 1996 to 2001, the parameters were estimated from the age-specific fertility rates derived from the 2001 Census, using the “own-children method.” This paper evaluates the goodness of fit between the age-specific fertility rates developed by the Type I curve and the estimated age-specific fertility rates for Aboriginal identity groups for the period 1996 to 2001 for Canada and for high and low fertility regions. Tests of validity of the Type I curve indicate that this method is appropriate for estimating/projecting the number of births for the Aboriginal populations.
Longitudinal Study of Social-environmental Predictors of Behavior: Children of Adolescent and Older Mothers Compared
Authors: Letourneau Nicole , Fedick Cara. B. , Willms J. Douglas , Stewart Miriam , White Kelly
Published: August 2017

Compared to older, more educated mothers, adolescent mothers are more prone to less than optimal parenting interactions with their children. Moreover, adolescents’ children are more likely to experience developmental challenges. In this study, effects of social-environmental factors in the first two years of life on children’s anxiety and hyperactivity from age 2 to 8 were examined by analyzing Canadian longitudinal data. Initial levels of anxiety and hyperactivity were higher for children of adolescent mothers, and anxiety increased with age for all children. Female children displayed lower initial levels of hyperactivity than males, and females of adolescent mothers showed a steeper decrease in hyperactivity while males of adolescent mothers showed a steeper increase in hyperactivity than their counterparts parented by older mothers. Parenting, social support and other demographic factors were controlled for and the effects of these predictor variables on trajectories of anxiety and hyperactivity are discussed.
Bienvenidos a Canadá? Globalization and the Migration Industry Surrounding Temporary Agricultural Migration in Canada
Authors: Hennebry Jenna L.
Published: August 2017

“Migrant workers” have become an important resource in the global economy, and not solely for employers and governments. Multilateral agreements, trade liberalization, and advancements in communication and transportation have enabled flows of the world’s poor into international labour migration systems, often mediated by a migration industry that profits from providing services to employers and migrants. Based on ethnographic case studies in Mexico,
participant observation in Ontario, and interviews with migrant workers and their families, farmers, government representatives and other intermediaries, this paper examines the extent to which a migration industry has formed around the Mexican-Canadian Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program.
Does It Pay to Migrate? The Canadian Evidence
Authors: Shin Y. Edward , Ram Bali
Published: August 2017

An analysis of the 1991 and 1996 Census data indicated that on average people
who moved out of economically less affluent provinces showed higher incomes than those who were left behind. However, persons who moved out of wealthier provinces did not do as well as those who stayed. In fact, their incomes were lower than non-migrants. According to the 1996 Census, for example, the age-education adjusted income of migrants from Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia was about 10 to 13% lower than non-migrants in those provinces, whereas the corresponding income was about 7 to 13% higher for migrants from Atlantic Provinces. Similarly, people who moved into economically less resourceful provinces had higher incomes than non-migrants, while inmigrants into affluent provinces did worse than those who stayed in those provinces.
Quality of Care and Mortality among Long-term Care Residents with Dementia
Authors: Reid R. Colin
Published: August 2017

Seniors with dementia who enter long-term care facilities are at greater risk of death than are similar individuals that remain in the community. Previous research has focused primarily on social selection factors such as health status to explain mortality in this population. This study seeks to determine whether resident mortality within 12 months of admission to a facility can be explained by post-admission social causative factors, that is, by institutional quality of care. Logistic regression results are based on the study of 402 residents in 73 long-term care facilities throughout British Columbia, Canada. Mortality data were obtained from Vital Statistics. Although social selection factors (e.g., physical dependency) emerge as the strongest predictors, one social causative factor – facility level restraint use – also predicts mortality. This study provides some evidence that social causative factors play a role in determining mortality among long-term care residents with dementia. Further research on the social causative factors is needed to understand the degree to which they affect mortality, and the way in which they do so.
Measuring and Mismeasuring
Discrimination against Visible Minority Immigrants: The Role of Work Experience
Authors: Yoshida Yoko , Smith Michael R.
Published: August 2017

There are two methods for estimating the earnings disadvantage of groups: the residual difference method and the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition. Each method infers disadvantage from differences in earnings of visible minority immigrants and other Canadians, after controls for human capital and job characteristics. We: i) summarize the logic of these methods; ii) critically examine the character of the experience measures used in most of the research; iii) apply the residual difference method to the Workplace and Employee Survey to show how a more thorough approach to the measurement of work experience modifies estimates of earnings disadvantage.
Bridges across the Racial Digital Divide: Residential Ecology of Internet Use
Authors: Fong Eric , Cao Xingshan
Published: August 2017

Our paper extends the study of residential ecology to understand social changes, specifically the adoption of Internet use. We suggest that the residential ecology of the metropolitan area, in addition to household socioeconomic factors, should be considered in understanding Internet use. The centripetal dimension of residential ecology, represented by residential isolation and the spatial concentration of the poor, and the centrifugal dimension of residential ecology, reflected by residential interaction of groups, are important to understanding the digital divide among racial groups. Based on the August 2000 Current Population Survey Computer and Internet Use Supplement, our results demonstrate that residential ecology is important to understanding the digital divide of groups, especially groups with low rates of Internet use, i.e., blacks and Hispanics. Implications are discussed.
The Housing Careers of Older Canadians: An Investigation Using Cycle 16 of the General Social Survey
Authors: Haan Michael , Perks Thomas
Published: August 2017

In this paper we use the Aging and Social Support Survey (GSS16) and the theoretical conception of a ‘housing career’ to identify the correlates of housing tenure (rent vs. own) among Canadians age 45 and over. We draw on primarily US literature to isolate three general explanatory clusters (social support, health, and economic characteristics). Based on analyses using logistic regression, the results indicate that the majority of variation in housing tenure exists due to standard demographic and household characteristics. In fact, of the three focal explanatory clusters, only social support characteristics significantly enhance model fit beyond the baseline model, suggesting that the housing tenure of older Canadians hinges heavily on fairly standard characteristics.
KOSAKATA SISTEM PERTANIAN TRADISIONAL SUNDA: KAJIAN STRUKTUR DAN MAKNA
Authors: Aras Taufik Setyadi
Published: August 2017

Identity of Indonesia as agrarian country begins fading. A lot of the traditional farmers change their job to industrial sectors then impacting on behavior patterns of society to the environment and reducing the knowledge and skills in the traditional farming. The issues examined are the vocabulary of Sundanese traditional agricultural systems by using study the structure and semantics. The method used in this research is a qualitative descriptive method. This research applies some theories from Djajasudarma (2009 and 2013), Kridalaksana (2005), and Ramlan (1991). The results of this study that a category of vocabulary of Sundanese traditional agriculture systems divide into four classes, verbs and verbal, nouns and nominal, numeralia, derivative formand adjectives. The structure divides into two forms; base form and derivative form. Derivative form has four types, affixation, reduplication, acronym, and the combined of word. The meaning of vocabulary referring to tools and equipment, cultivation activities, circumstances and conditions of paddy, planting, place and crock, time, traditional ceremonies, community leaders’ rice pests, and size or dosage.ABSTRAKIdentitas Indonesia sebagai negara agraris mulai luntur. Tidak sedikit petani tradisional beralih pekerjaan ke sektor industri sehingga berdampak pada pola perilaku masyarakat terhadap lingkungan serta mengikis pengetahuan dan keterampilan dalam tata cara bertani tradisional. Masalah yang diteliti adalah kosakata sistem pertanian tradisional berbahasa Sunda dengan menggunakan kajian struktur dan makna. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode deskriptif kualitatif. Teori yang digunakan yaitu teori Djajasudarma (2009 dan 2013), Kridalaksana (2005), dan Ramlan (1991) . Berdasarkan penelitian, diketahui empat kelas kata yang ditemukan, yaitu verba(l), nomina(l), numeralia, dan adjektiva. Struktur kosakata ada dua bentuk, yaitu bentuk dasar dan turunan. Bentuk turunan ada empat, yaitu berdasarkan afiksasi, reduplikasi, akronim, dan gabungan kata. Makna kosakata mengacu pada peralatan dan perkakas, aktivitas penggarapan, keadaan dan kondisi padi, proses penanaman, nama tempat dan wadah, nama waktu, upacara tradisional, tokoh masyarakat, hama padi, serta ukuran atau takaran.
Experimentelle und numerische Untersuchung des induktiven Anlassens eines Vergütungsstahles*
Authors: Vieweg A. , Raninger P. , Prevedel P. , Ressel G. , Ecker W. , Marsoner S. , Ebner R.
Published: August 2017

Kurzfassung

Das induktive Anlassen bekommt aufgrund der kurzen Prozesszeiten und der dadurch wirtschaftlicheren Produktionsmöglichkeiten vor allem bei Stabmaterial eine immer größere Bedeutung. Allerdings kommt es durch die schnelle Erwärmung und die kurzen Haltedauern zu einer veränderten Ausscheidungskinetik und dadurch zu einem unterschiedlichen Härte-Anlass-Verhalten gegenüber einer konventionellen Wärmebehandlung. Des Weiteren tritt bei der induktiven Erwärmung das Problem des sogenannten “Skin-Effekts“ auf, welcher bei schlechter Prozesssteuerung zu einer überhöhten Randtemperatur, verglichen mit der im Kern, führt. Diese prozessbedingten Charakteristika erschweren das Verständnis der Auswirkung des Prozesses auf die Mikrostruktur des untersuchten Vergütungsstahles. Diese Arbeit möchte daher mithilfe eines kombinierten Ansatzes aus Experimenten an einer Laborinduktionsanlage und Simulationen mithilfe der Finite-Elemente-Methode (FEM) die Optimierung bzw. individuelle Feineinstellung von induktiven Anlassvorgängen für Stab-Geometrien aus dem betrachteten Werkstoff aufzeigen. Dazu wurde mittels FEM-Simulationen die zeitliche Entwicklung des Temperaturfeldes im Werkstück berechnet und diese mit experimentellen Resultaten zu Mikrostruktur, Härte und Zähigkeit in Verbindung gebracht.
Case Study of Today’s Automotive Dealerships: Introduction and Delivery of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
Authors: Abraham Hillary , McAnulty Hale , Mehler Bruce , Reimer Bryan
Published: August 2017

Vehicle manufacturers have developed advanced driver assistance systems (ADASs) to reduce driver workload and enhance safety. The delivery of these systems to consumers occurs through dealerships not owned by manufacturers. Limited research is available on how dealerships provide consumers with information and training on ADASs. In an exploratory study seeking information on new safety technologies, semistructured blind interviews of salespeople at 18 Boston, Massachusetts, area dealerships were conducted in the context of potential vehicle purchase across six vehicle brands. Although some dealerships were making concerted efforts to introduce and educate customers on ADASs, a number of salespeople interviewed were not well positioned to provide adequate information to their customers. In select instances, salespeople explicitly provided inaccurate information on safety-critical systems. The dealerships in the sample that represented mass-market brands (Ford and Chevrolet) were the poorest performers. Sales staff at Subaru dealers were well trained and had print and digital content to drive consumer engagement. Educational staff, or “geniuses,” at BMW dealers presented a potentially innovative way of segmenting the sales process from technology education. In the absence of some technology introduction and education at dealerships, consumers may remain underinformed or misinformed about the disruptive safety technologies that are rapidly being introduced across the vehicle fleet.
Investigating Distance Halo Effects of Mobile Photo Enforcement on Urban Roads
Authors: Gouda Maged , El-Basyouny Karim
Published: August 2017

This paper investigates the distance halo effects of mobile photo enforcement (MPE) on urban roads in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Speed data were recorded at various distances upstream and downstream of nine locations during four MPE site visits and at the corresponding times in 4 days without enforcement. Data collection was performed during the summer months of 2015. A two-sample t-test was used to compare the speed limit violations during the enforcement site visits and during the corresponding times without enforcement. The results of the analysis indicate that distance halo effects existed at all study locations and that significant reductions in speed limit violations occurred. The authors concluded that, on average, if an MPE unit were deployed eight times during a week for 22 h (equivalent to 2.7 h per visit), the unit would produce a drop in violations ranging from 10% to 17% over a distance of 500 m upstream and downstream of the enforcement unit. In addition, the number of enforcement hours per week and the average hours per visit were found to be strongly correlated with the reduction in speed limit violations. The findings of this study can help enforcement agencies significantly increase the coverage of MPE programs and their expected safety benefits.
Development of Guidance for Deployment Decisions on Safety Service Patrols in Florida
Authors: Carrick Grady , Jermprapai Khajonsak , Srinivasan Sivaramakrishnan , Yin Yafeng
Published: August 2017

This research had the objective of providing a decision support system for managers who must decide whether a roadway warrants the addition of a safety service patrol (SSP). Unlike the familiar signal warrants that guide the installation of traffic signals at candidate intersections, no such guidelines exist for decisions on SSPs. A proven framework for deploying intelligent transportation system equipment is adapted for this purpose. Meetings with managers from the service patrol program of the Florida Department of Transportation and a survey of national state points of contact for service patrols provided insight into critical factors that might contribute to guidelines. Historical incidents from Florida fed models that predict incidents and crashes on candidate roadways by using proven negative binomial regression models like those found in the Highway Safety Manual. Qualitative and quantitative thresholds for critical factors were established in the form of rules in decision tables that, when evaluated, render recommended actions for decisions on SSPs. The critical factors, thresholds, and use of decision tables proved to be an effective means by which to guide deployment decisions on SSPs, as evidenced by testing with a candidate roadway in Florida. Ultimately, computer software, with a graphical user interface, facilitated the collection of needed information, analysis, and recommendations in implementation of the guidelines.
Addressing Key Concerns Regarding Automated Speed Enforcement via Interactive Survey
Authors: Peterson Colleen , Douma Frank , Morris Nichole
Published: August 2017

Speeding is a public health crisis that accounts for approximately one-third of roadway deaths each year in the United States. One countermeasure with clearly documented efficacy to reduce speed is automated speed enforcement (ASE). Public acceptance, however, has been marginal, with many drivers calling into question its need and legality. This project aimed to measure public rejection of ASE and to provide individualized information strategically to determine if opinions may be shifted more favorably as a result. Statistically significant movement on ASE opinion was achieved after respondents engaged with a tailored survey that addressed their particular concerns about ASE. Almost half (47%) of those who began with a neutral or negative opinion of ASE moved toward a more favorable opinion of it. Those who changed their opinion were more engaged (e.g., considered the opposite of their current stance more fully) and were persuaded by evidence of safety benefits that result from effective speed reduction with ASE deployment.
Combination of Lactic Acid-Based Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES) with β-Cyclodextrin: Performance Screening Using Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of Polyphenols from Selected Native Greek Medicinal Plants
Authors: Georgantzi Chrysa , Lioliou Antonia-Eleni , Paterakis Nikos , Makris Dimitris
Published: August 2017

A series of novel l-lactic acid-based deep eutectic solvents (DES) were tested for polyphenol extraction performance, using organically grown, native Greek medicinal plants. The extractions were ultrasonically-assisted and the effect of the addition of β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) as extraction booster was also tested, at a concentration of 1.5% (w/v). The estimation of total polyphenol yield (YTP) suggested that DES composed of l-lactic acid and nicotinamide and l-lactic acid and l-alanine, both at a molar ratio of 7:1, are promising solvents giving significantly higher yields compared with 60% (v/v) aqueous ethanol and water. However, when β-CD was combined with DES comprised of l-lactic acid and ammonium acetate (molar ratio 7:1), the extraction yields obtained in some instances were equal of even higher. The pattern was not consistent when the yield in total flavonoids (YTFn) was considered, indicating water, 60% (v/v) aqueous ethanol and l-lactic acid:sodium acetate (molar ratio 7:1) to be the most efficient solvents. In this case, the effect of β-CD was of rather lower magnitude. The examination of the antioxidant activity of the extracts generated showed that there is a close correlation mainly with their concentration in total polyphenols.
Analysis and Comparison of the Antioxidant Component of Portulaca Oleracea Leaves Obtained by Different Solid-Liquid Extraction Techniques
Authors: Gallo Monica , Conte Esterina , Naviglio Daniele
Published: August 2017

Portulaca oleracea is a wild plant pest of orchards and gardens, but is also an edible vegetable rich in beneficial nutrients. It possesses many antioxidant properties due to the high content of vitamins, minerals, omega-3 essential fatty acids and other healthful compounds; therefore, the intake of purslane and/or its bioactive compounds could help to improve the health and function of the whole human organism. Accordingly, in this work it was analyzed and compared to the extractive capacity of the antioxidant component of purslane leaves obtained by solid-liquid extraction techniques such as: hot-maceration, maceration with ultrasound, rapid solid-liquid dynamic extraction using the Naviglio extractor, and a combination of two techniques (mix extraction). The chromatographic analysis by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) of the methanolic extract of dried purslane leaves allowed the identification of various polyphenolic compounds for comparison with the standards. In addition, the properties of the different extracts were calculated on dry matter and the antioxidant properties of the total polyphenol components analyzed by the DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) assay. The results showed that mix extraction was the most efficient compared to other techniques. In fact, it obtained a quantity of polyphenols amounting to 237.8 mg Gallic Acid Equivalents (GAE)/100 g of fresh weight, while in other techniques, the range varied from 60–160 mg GAE/100 g fresh weight. In addition, a qualitative analysis by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) of the phenolic compounds present in the purslane leaves examined was carried out. The compounds were identified by comparison of their molecular weight, fragmentation pattern and retention time with those of standards, using the “Multiple Reaction Monitoring” mode (MRM). Therefore, this study allowed the re-evaluation of a little-known plant that possesses as its beneficial properties, a great potential for use in both the food and the nutraceuticals and cosmetic field.
Neutral Copper Gas Resistivity Measurements by Means of an Exploding Wire in Air
Authors: Bilbao Luis , Rodríguez Prieto Gonzalo
Published: August 2017

In this work, we present experimentally obtained limits for the values of the neutral copper gas electrical resistivity as a function of the temperature. When a current of about ≈ 10 3 A or larger flows through a metallic wire in a microsecond or shorter time, the wire performs a phase change from solid to plasma, through intermediate states of metallic liquid and vapor. If the wire is surrounded by a non-conductive dense medium that inhibits the circulation of current outside the wire (e.g., air at room temperature and standard pressure, as in our experiments), the electric current stops when part of the metallic wire becomes gas. This process is known as dark pause, and it has a duration that depends on the experiment parameters. By means of a suitable choice of parameters, we achieved a duration of the dark pause of ≈1 μ s, which allowed us to determine the limits of the electrical resistivity of the metallic gas. The range of measured values starts from the resistivity of liquid copper at boiling temperature, and goes up to ≈0.01 ± 20 % Ohm·m at the maximum measured temperature.
Modelling the Interruption on HCI Using BDI Agents with the Fuzzy Perceptions Approach: An Interactive Museum Case Study in Mexico
Authors: Rosales Ricardo , Castañón-Puga Manuel , Lara-Rosano Felipe , Evans Richard , Osuna-Millan Nora , Flores-Ortiz Maria
Published: August 2017

Technological advancements have revolutionized the proliferation and availability of information to users, which has created more complex and intensive interactions between users and systems. The learning process of users is essential in the construction of new knowledge when pursuing improvements in user experience. In this paper, the interruption factor is considered in relation to interaction quality due to human–computer interaction (HCI) being seen to affect the learning process. We present the results obtained from 500 users in an interactive museum in Tijuana, Mexico as a case study. We model the HCI of an interactive exhibition using belief–desire–intention (BDI) agents; we adapted the BDI architecture using the Type-2 fuzzy inference system to add perceptual human-like capabilities to agents, in order to describe the interaction and interruption factor on user experience. The resulting model allows us to describe content adaptation through the creation of a personalized interaction environment. We conclude that managing interruptions can enhance the HCI, producing a positive learning process that influences user experience. A better interaction may be achieved if we offer the right kind of content, taking the interruptions experienced into consideration.
Estrogen Repression of MicroRNAs Is Associated with High Guanine Content in the Terminal Loop Sequences of Their Precursors
Authors: Cohen Amit , Burgos-Aceves Mario , Kahan Tamar , Smith Yoav
Published: August 2017

Widespread microRNA (miRNA) repression is a phenomenon observed in mammals after exposure to cigarette smoke and in many types of cancer. A comprehensive reduction in miRNA expression after treatment with the hormone estrogen has also previously been described. Here, we reveal a conserved association of miRNA downregulation after estrogen exposure in zebrafish, mouse, and human breast cancer cell line, with a high guanine content in the terminal loop sequences of their precursors, and offer a possible link between estrogen-related miRNA-adducts formation and carcinogenesis. We also show common gene expression patterns shared by breast cancer tumors and estrogen-treated zebrafish, suggesting that this organism can be used as a powerful model system for the study of human breast cancer.