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Effects of innovation and social capital on economic growth: empirical evidence for the brazilian case
Authors: Pio João Gabriel 
Published: February 2020

Technological innovation is an important mechanism for increasing productivity that provides growth and economic development to countries and regions. Recognized its effect, incentives for innovation and Research and Development (RD) expenditures, the main input for innovation, were intensified in the first decade of the 2000s in Brazil, through laws and programs directed to specific sectors such as: the Innovation Law (2004) and Lei do Bem (2005), both with the aim of stimulating RD. Therefore, the present work makes use of a model that incorporates the innovation, aiming to evaluate its effects on the GDP. Given the importance of cooperations and collaboration networks to increase productivity, in a complementary way, the effects of social capital on Brazilian economic performance are analyzed. With a database composed of 297 observations analyzed between 2000 and 2010 for each federation unit, including the Federal District, this work uses the traditional panel data and dynamic panel method to measure the increase in the state GDP that these variables provided in the period. The results found point to a significant and positive effect of social capital and to non-significance of innovation. In addition, as evidenced by the literature, human capital is the main factor of increase of the Brazilian product.
Uma proposição metodológica para leitura de fotografias de casamento
Authors: Schneid Frantieska Huszar , Michelon Francisca Ferreira 
Published: February 2020

O trabalho é um recorte da metodologia da tese de doutorado (em andamento) Memórias costuradas: o traje da noiva em fotografias de casamento (1920-1969). A metodologia estrutura-se em estudo de caso com revisão bibliográfica, análise das fontes visuais (fotografias de casamento) e entrevistas. O acervo pesquisado não se encontra em um lugar público, organizado e catalogado, mas sim no privado, no íntimo. A escolha de 81 fotografias, se deu por optar apenas por fotografias em preto e branco, com a presença apenas do casal no registro e quase todas em pé, para a melhor visualização dos trajes. Foram utilizados diversos autores de áreas distintas que auxiliaram no entendimento das informações extraídas das imagens e foram todos de suma importância para a compreensão das diversas áreas trabalhadas (conservação e preservação, fotografia, museologia, moda e memória). Foi feita uma dissecação de cada fotografia para melhor entender a teia deste acervo. Assim, foi elaborado um roteiro para a leitura das fotografias, que priorizou os seus dados concretos. Com base nas fichas de análise fotográfica utilizadas por Mauad (1996), Bruno e Samaian (2007), Nacif (2007), Sant’Anna (2010) e Schneid (2018), foram construídas fichas para catalogar os retratos do presente estudo. O foco está na definição da roupa dos noivos, mas todos os outros elementos presentes na cena retratada são explorados, bem como a materialidade da fotografia, fotógrafo e contexto em que foi tirada. O presente texto mostra todo o processo metodológico desta análise.
As dimensões técnico-criativa e técnico-produtiva da modelagem no Design de Moda
Authors: Bilmaia Emidio Lucimar de Fátima , Menezes Marizilda dos santos 
Published: February 2020

este artigo apresenta amodelagem do vestuário conceituada em duas dimensões e finalidades, bem como os aspectos e saberes à ela relacionados, sobretudo vinculada à práticas contemporâneas dos projetos de design demoda. A partir de um escopo teórico, associado a experiência profissional e docente, conduz uma reflexão, que vai de encontro com a necessidade de repensar a área de modelagemcomo um dos desdobramentos ou especializações do design de moda, e que por isso, não é coerente tratá-la como uma atividade puramente técnica e mecânica concretizada, nas fases finais dos projetos desta área.
Role of Functional Conflict on Employee Engagement through Effective Negotiation in Banking Sector of Hyderabad Sindh, Pakistan
Authors: Khushk Amir Ali 
Published: February 2020

Aims: Conflict is an inevitable part of human life; however, the functional conflict is considered positive in professional life as it encourages competition and enhances employee performance due to employee engagement. Conflict in the workplace can take place in any forms but the major conflict studied in this paper is task conflict and relationship conflict. This research aims to evaluate the role of task conflict and relationship conflict towards negotiation as an intervening variable, leading towards employee engagement in the banking sector of Hyderabad.
Study Design/ Methodology: This paper is based on quantitative research in which a deductive tactic is adopted. A structured questionnaire was used to gather data by using a single (mono-method) technique. 152 respondents participated in the survey from the banking sector of Hyderabad out of which 140 valid cases were taken for this research. To test and analyze the data; statistical tests and descriptive analyses were done using SPSS software.
Results: The outcome of the research revealed that task conflict is not the strong predictor of intervening variable i.e. negotiation whereas, relationship conflict is a strong predictor of negotiation and can influence employee engagement.
Conclusion: To test the relationship between independent variables (IV) i:e (task conflict and relationship conflict) and dependent variable (DV) (employee engagement) through intervening variable i:e negotiation. Although this research considered two independent variables one of the variables in this study is found to have negative relation i:e Task Conflict (TC) whereas, relationship conflict is considered positive and is a strong predictor of intervening variable i:e negotiation which has an effect on employee engagement. Finding from this research helps identify the relationship between variables and contributes well to the research objectives.
Development of a novel murine heart failure model overexpressing human renin and angiotensinogen
Authors: Hara Tomoya , Yamamura Takeshi , Murakami‐Asahina Mirei , Matsumoto Hirokazu , Takeyama Michiyasu , Kanagawa Ray , Nishimoto Tomoyuki 
Published: February 2020

Renin is the rate‐limiting enzyme of the renin–angiotensin system cascade, which drives the pathophysiological progression of heart failure. Species differences in the amino acid sequence of the catalytic domain of renin limit evaluations of the potency and efficacy of human renin inhibitors in animal models, and a high dose of inhibitors is usually needed to show its organ‐protective effects in rodents. In the present study, we developed a novel murine heart failure model (triple‐tg) to enable us to evaluate the cardioprotective effect of renin inhibitors at more relevant doses for humans, by cross‐breeding calsequestrin transgenic (CSQ‐tg) mice with human renin and human angiotensinogen double‐transgenic mice. The triple‐tg mice exhibited increased plasma renin activity, worsened cardiac hypertrophy, and higher mortality compared to CSQ‐tg mice. Triple‐tg mice treated with 10 mg·kg−1 of TAK‐272 (imarikiren/SCO‐272), an orally active direct renin inhibitor, exhibited improvements in heart failure phenotypes, such as cardiac hypertrophy and survival rate; however, a dose of 300 mg·kg−1 was required to improve symptoms in CSQ‐tg mice. Our results suggest that this newly generated triple‐tg heart failure model is useful to evaluate the cardioprotective effects of human renin inhibitors at clinically relevant doses, thereby minimizing the concerns of off‐target effects related to much higher drug exposure than that achieved in clinical study.
Plan composition and actual conditions of official university residences in former Showa‐Cho during the Japanese colonial period in Taiwan
Authors: Kuo Yawen , Shimizu Takafumi 
Published: February 2020

AbstractIn 1895 (Meiji 28), Taiwan was ceded from the Qing dynasty to become a Japanese territory, and it remained a Japanese colony for the next 51 years, until 1945. During this period, many “Japanese‐style houses” were built throughout Taiwan for Japanese immigrants. As senior civil servants, the faculty members of the Taipei Imperial University were provided with official residences. However, as the number of immigrants increased, the number of official residences did not increase proportionally, and a housing shortage ensued. As the demand for individual residences gradually increased, the residents themselves took the initiative, proposing and developing a residential area. The former Showa‐Cho area was selected as a suitable location for official university residences primarily intended for the faculty members of the Taipei Imperial University because it was within walking distance of the educational institutions. This study clarifies the background, process, and reasons for building official university residences in former Showa‐Cho, from the time when the faculty members of the Taipei Imperial University arrived in Taiwan until individual residences were built in 1929. Further, the features and composition of the plans and as the actual conditions of the official residences built by the Taipei Imperial University are examined.
Clinical Features of Systemic Sclerosis–Mixed Connective Tissue Disease and Systemic Sclerosis Overlap Syndromes
Authors: Fairley Jessica L. , Hansen Dylan , Proudman Susanna , Sahhar Joanne , Ngian Gene‐Siew , Walker Jenny , Strickland Gemma , Wilson Michelle , Morrisroe Kathleen , Ferdowsi Nava , Major Gabor , Roddy Janet , Stevens Wendy , Nikpour Mandana ,   for the Australian Scleroderma Interest Group
Published: February 2020

ObjectiveTo describe the clinical characteristics and outcomes of systemic sclerosis–mixed connective tissue disease (SSc–MCTD) and SSc overlap syndrome.MethodsWe included patients from the Australian Scleroderma Cohort Study who met American College of Rheumatology/European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology criteria for SSc. Three mutually exclusive groups were created: SSc–MCTD, SSc overlap, and SSc only. Univariate comparison of clinical features was performed by analysis of variance or chi‐square test. Survival analysis was performed using Kaplan‐Meier (KM) curves and Cox proportional hazards regression models.ResultsOf 1,728 patients, 97 (5.6%) had SSc–MCTD, and 126 (7.3%) had SSc overlap. Those with MCTD–SSc were more commonly Asian (18.3% versus 10.1% in SSc overlap, and 3.6% in SSc only; P < 0.0001) and younger at disease onset (38.4 years versus 46.5 or 46.8 years, P < 0.0001). Those with SSc–MCTD or SSc overlap were more likely to have limited cutaneous SSc. All 3 groups had similar frequency of interstitial lung disease (ILD), although pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) was less common in SSc overlap. Synovitis and myositis were more common in SSc overlap and SSc–MCTD than in SSc only. KM curves showed better survival in SSc–MCTD than SSc overlap or SSc only (P = 0.011), but this was not significant after adjustment for sex and age at disease onset. SSc‐specific antibodies were survival prognostic markers, with antinuclear antibody centromere or anti‐RNP conferring better survival than anti–Scl‐70 or anti–RNA polymerase III (P = 0.005). Patients with SSc–MCTD and SSc overlap had lower mortality following diagnosis of ILD and PAH than patients with SSc only.ConclusionThis study provides insights into the clinical characteristics of patients with SSc–MCTD, SSc overlap, and SSc only and shows that anti‐RNP antibodies are associated with better survival than anti–Scl‐70 and anti‐RNA polymerase III antibodies.
Nanoconfinement Effects on Redox Probe Transport in Lipid Assemblies on and in Mesoporous Silica Thin Films
Authors: Zhou Shanshan , Guilfoil Emma , He Yuxin , Nagpure Suraj , Islam Syed Z. , Khan M. Arif , Rankin Stephen E. , Knutson Barbara L. 
Published: February 2020

AbstractRedox probe transport through supported lipid bilayers and nanopore‐confined lipid assemblies on silica thin films is examined using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). These supported lipid systems are emerging biomimetic separation and sensor platforms. The ability to quantify the accessibility of the pore structure of the mesoporous silica thin films is demonstrated, which is essential for the incorporation of carriers into the lipids for selective solute transport. Redox probe molecules with varying hydrophilicity are used to compare ion transport in supported lipid pore‐spanning bilayers (enveloped bilayers) and novel lipid filled pores of mesoporous silica thin films. The films feature orthogonally oriented 8–10 nm cylindrical nanopores formed by deposition of P123‐templated silica sols onto chemically modified fluorine‐doped tin oxide. Nanopore accessibility is confirmed by EIS with hydrophilic probe 1,1′‐ferrocenedimethanol (FDM). Filling the pores with lipid 1,2‐dipalmitoyl‐sn‐glycero‐3‐phosphocholine results in a superior barrier (with roughly 1/9 the permeability) to transport of FDM compared to fragile enveloped lipid bilayers deposited by vesicle fusion. The pore‐confined lipids not only provide a better barrier to FDM, but also a better pathway for the transport across the films of a hydrophobic redox probe 1,1′‐dioctadecyl‐4,4′‐bipyridinium dibromide, with an ideal transport selectivity of 11 compared to FDM.
Facile and Green Strategy for Designing Ultralight, Flexible, and Multifunctional PVA Nanofiber‐Based Aerogels
Authors: Zhu Jie , Lv Shasha , Yang Tonghui , Huang Tao , Yu Hao , Zhang Qinghua , Zhu Meifang 
Published: February 2020

AbstractPolymer nanofiber aerogels are highly flexible and elastic. However, their preparation in a simple, low‐cost, and environmentally friendly manner remains challenging. Herein, a green strategy for preparing an ultralight poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) nanofiber aerogel by electrospinning and freeze‐drying is reported. A simple thermal crosslinking method is used to make a mechanically robust material that can withstand up to 1000 times its own weight, i.e., no toxic crosslinking agents or organic solvents are used in any part of the fabrication process. The optimal aerogel has high porosity (99.1%), and consequently excellent thermal insulation performance and low thermal conductivity (0.033 W m−1 K−1). Furthermore, the flexibility and hierarchical micronano structure of the aerogel qualify it as a promising candidate for air filters and intelligent wearable sensors.
Charge‐Transfer‐Controlled Growth of Organic Semiconductor Crystals on Graphene
Authors: Nguyen Nguyen Ngan , Lee Hyo Chan , Yoo Min Seok , Lee Eunho , Lee Hansol , Lee Seon Baek , Cho Kilwon 
Published: February 2020

AbstractControlling the growth behavior of organic semiconductors (OSCs) is essential because it determines their optoelectronic properties. In order to accomplish this, graphene templates with electronic‐state tunability are used to affect the growth of OSCs by controlling the van der Waals interaction between OSC ad‐molecules and graphene. However, in many graphene‐molecule systems, the charge transfer between an ad‐molecule and a graphene template causes another important interaction. This charge‐transfer‐induced interaction is never considered in the growth scheme of OSCs. Here, the effects of charge transfer on the formation of graphene–OSC heterostructures are investigated, using fullerene (C60) as a model compound. By in situ electrical doping of a graphene template to suppress the charge transfer between C60 ad‐molecules and graphene, the layer‐by‐layer growth of a C60 film on graphene can be achieved. Under this condition, the graphene–C60 interface is free of Fermi‐level pinning; thus, barristors fabricated on the graphene–C60 interface show a nearly ideal Schottky–Mott limit with efficient modulation of the charge‐injection barrier. Moreover, the optimized C60 film exhibits a high field‐effect electron mobility of 2.5 cm2 V−1 s−1. These results provide an efficient route to engineering highly efficient optoelectronic graphene–OSC hybrid material applications.
Nanodrug with ROS and pH Dual‐Sensitivity Ameliorates Liver Fibrosis via Multicellular Regulation
Authors: Lin Liteng , Gong Hengye , Li Rui , Huang Jingjun , Cai Mingyue , Lan Tian , Huang Wensou , Guo Yongjian , Zhou Zhimei , An Yongcheng , Chen Zhiwei , Liang Licong , Wang Yong , Shuai Xintao , Zhu Kangshun 
Published: February 2020

AbstractLiver fibrosis currently represents a global health problem without effective pharmacotherapeutic strategies. The clinical translation of polydatin, a promising natural anti‐fibrotic drug candidate with broad anti‐inflammatory and antioxidant capabilities, remains a major challenge due to its limited water solubility and tissue absorption. Herein, a polydatin‐loaded micelle (PD‐MC) based on reactive oxygen species (ROS) and pH dual‐sensitive block polymer PEG‐P(PBEM‐co‐DPA) is developed. The micelle exerts great potential in improving the biocompatibility of polydatin and shows highly efficient liver‐targeted drug release in response to the fibrotic microenvironment. Both in vitro and in vivo studies demonstrate that PD‐MC can significantly suppress inflammatory response and oxidative stress, reduce hepatocyte apoptosis, and avert activation of macrophages and hepatic stellate cells. More excitingly, the blank micelle itself promotes the hepatic ROS consumption at the pathologic site to provide anti‐inflammatory benefits. These favorable therapeutic virtues of targeting multiple cell types endow PD‐MC with remarkable efficacy with minimal side effects in liver fibrosis treatment. Thus, PD‐MC holds great potential to push forward the clinical application of polydatin in pharmacotherapeutic approaches against liver fibrosis.
Economics of pulse crop frequency and sequence in a wheat‐based rotation
Authors: Khakbazan Mohammad , Gan Yantai , Bandara Manjula , Huang Jianzhong 
Published: February 2020

AbstractPulse crops (PC) have become an essential part of cropping systems in the northern Great Plains. Despite agronomic benefits of rotating pulses with cereal crops, knowledge of the economics of PC frequency and sequence in a rotation is limited. A field study was conducted from 2010 to 2014 at three locations in western Canada to evaluate the effects of rotating a cereal crop with a range of PC at different frequencies and sequences on the economic returns and risk of both the entire rotation and each individual crop. Crops in rotation included spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) (W), field pea (Pisum sativum L.) (P), chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) (C), lentil (Lens culinaris Medik) (L), and Oriental mustard (Brassica juncea L.) (M). Thirteen 4‐yr‐cycle crop rotation treatments, along with a continuous wheat treatment as a baseline, were included. Treatments were arranged in a randomized complete block design with four replicates at each site‐year. The net revenue (NR) was defined as the income remaining after paying all monetary, land and ownership, and labor costs. Crop rotation had a significant effect on average annual NR. The most profitable rotations were L–L–L–W and P–M–L–W. These rotations provided CAN$330 and $235 yr–1 ha–1 higher NR, respectively, than the baseline, and were most preferable by risk‐averse producers. The economic ranking of the rotations remained the same with different crop price scenarios. Preceding PC also had a positive impact on the succeeding wheat crop NR.
Introduction to the special issue on welfare conditionality in Australia
Authors: Parsell Cameron , Vincent Eve , Klein Elise , Clarke Andrew , Walsh Tamara 
Published: February 2020

AbstractConditionality in Australia’s welfare state has sustained a significant academic critique, including the critique published in this journal. In this Special Issue of the Australian Journal of Social Issues, we contribute to the existing critical literature on welfare conditionality. This Special Issue aimed to provide empirical scrutiny into welfare reform and conditionality in Australia. The articles extend our understanding of welfare conditionality’s underpinnings and its lived effects. These case studies illuminate the aspects of welfare conditionality that have not received enough attention: the role of technology, the question of mobility, the relationship with housing and the little thought given to the state’s role in mutual obligation. What is clear is that the individualisation of structural problems is not just a theoretical and political misstep ripe for critique, but leads to the formulation of policies that impact marginalised people’s capacity to shape life on their own terms. Through different empirical foci, all papers in this Special Issue demonstrate how welfare conditionality is put forward as a solution to address the consequences of structural disadvantage.
An Unprecedented Antimony(III) Borate with Strong Linear and Nonlinear Optical Responses
Authors: Liu Youchao , Liu Xiaomeng , Liu Shuai , Ding Qingran , Li Yanqiang , Li Lina , Zhao Sangen , Lin Zheshuai , Luo Junhua , Hong Maochun 
Published: February 2020

AbstractAntimony(III) borates with a stereochemical active lone pair remained unknown, although the first antimony borate was reported more than twenty years ago. Now, the first antimony(III) borate in a closed system is successfully synthesized, namely SbB3O6. Remarkably, SbB3O6 not only exhibits an exceptional linear optical response, that is, birefringence of Δn=0.290 at the wavelength of 546 nm, which is the largest among borates, but also has a strong nonlinear optical response of 3.5 times larger than the benchmark KH2PO4, exceeding those of most borates. Theoretical calculations reveal that the coexistence of strong linear and nonlinear optical responses in SbB3O6 should be attributable to the synergistic effect of π‐conjugated B−O anionic groups and Sb3+ with stereochemically active lone pair. This work provides a new class of optical bi‐functional materials with potential prospects in integrated optical devices.
Programmed Locomotion of an Active Gel Driven by Spiral Waves
Authors: Ren Lin , Wang Liyuan , Gao Qingyu , Teng Rui , Xu Ziyang , Wang Jing , Pan Changwei , Epstein Irving R. 
Published: February 2020

AbstractActive media that host spiral waves can display complex modes of locomotion driven by the dynamics of those waves. We use a model of a photosensitive stimulus‐responsive gel that supports the propagation of spiral chemical waves to study locomotive transition and programmed locomotion. The mode transition between circular and toroidal locomotion results from the onset of spiral tip meandering that arises via a secondary Hopf bifurcation as the level of illumination is increased. This dynamic instability of the system introduces a second circular locomotion with a small diameter caused by tip meandering. The original circular locomotion with large diameter is driven by the push‐pull asymmetry of the wavefront and waveback of the simple spiral waves initiated at one corner of gel. By harnessing this mode transition of the gel locomotion via coded illumination, we design programmable pathways of nature‐inspired angular locomotion of the gel.