bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Women on ice - gender equalization
Authors: Béki Piroska , Géczi Gábor 
Published: February 2018

In the last decades the women started to do sports which were originally masculine (Pfister, 1990). The parity led to the slow transformation of the old-school thinking about the traditional roles of sexes (Hall, 1996). The main questions of our investigation were whether the athletes’ thought of the figure skating and the ice hockey are different according to their sport or to the existing stereotypes in the Hungarian sport society. We used semi-structured interviews to gather opinions of two different gender type icy sports’ top women athletes (figure skating and ice hockey) to see their viewpoints about the gender equalization. We can verify Metheny (1965) findings, that the social acceptance or refusal of women in sports on the basis of traditional features is changing slightly. Research questions were: Are there differences in the childhood sport socialization processes of the representatives of the two sports? What was the motivation behind their choice of sports? Are there differences in the gender identities of female athletes? What is the athletes’ opinion on one another and the representatives of the other sport? Method was semi-structured in-depth interviews and the samples were the members of the Hungarian women ice hockey and figure skating national team. According to our results family and siblings were decisive in the childhood socialization process. Early age patterns do not seem to have much influence on the selection of sport. Although among water polo/ice hockey girls there were a few tomboys. Among the ice hockey team members there were girlish girls and boyish girls as well, but among the figure skaters there were no one who was boyish. No differences can be observed in their views on gender roles concerning for example employment or housework.
JEL Code: Z29
New venture creation – the influence of entrepreneurship education on students’ behavior (a literature – review based study)
Authors: Kazmi Syed Zaheer Abbas , Nábrádi András 
Published: February 2018

Entrepreneurship brings economic growth and development through the process of venture creation. These new business enterprises have a very important and positive impact on employment generation, poverty alleviation, and socio-economic development. Entrepreneurship education influences the attitude and behavior of students to form intentions of self-employability. We have analyzed the literature to clearly understand the relationship between entrepreneurship education and intentionality and the underlying mechanisms through which entrepreneurship education impacts intentions to start new ventures. By utilizing the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and Social Cognitive Theory (SCT), we propose that entrepreneurship education increases students’ perceived entrepreneurial self-efficacy and perceived desirability for starting new ventures. Entrepreneurial self-efficacy and desirability in turn impact and increase students’ entrepreneurial intentions for creating new ventures. Entrepreneurship Education Programs (EEPs) focusing “Education for entrepreneurship” have more influence on intentionality through self-efficacy and desirability. Comparatively, EEPs concentrating on “Education about entrepreneurship” will have less impacts on the intentionality. The study has important theoretical and practical implications for researchers, academicians, policy makers and potential entrepreneurs – the students.
JEL. Code: A2, L6
The analysis of agro-economic effects of household food wastage through the example of bread
Authors: Hubert Klára , Szűcs István 
Published: February 2018

In our busy world, where numerous people starve and where the resources are restricted, it is a key issue to pay particular attention to the topic of prevention and decrease of food loss as well as food wastage.Wastage of food produced and delivered to the end user (customer) is an issue arising globally and nationally as well, which results in efficiency loss at economic level in any case. While the FAO study mentions food waste of the order of 1.3 billion tonnes on a world scale, then the annual quantity of food waste in Hungary is estimated at about 1.8 million tonnes, which contains the waste of every member of the chain from production to consumption. On the basis of the data published by the Hungarian Food Bank (2015), the amount of food waste caused by the population is 400 000 tonnes. In compliance with our objectives, inputs – expressed by non-financial and financial indicators – emerge during production are assigned to the quantity of wasted food. Applying the aforementioned method we would like to make customers realize how many resources (land, water, artificial fertilizer, pesticide, seed and gasoil) are utilized needlessly in food verticum by the end products – at present by different breads they throw out. As our calculations prove by 10% waste of breads the utilization of 5 300 hectares of wheat land and 660 hectares of rye land can be considered unnecessary. By 10% waste of breads the financial value of the utilized resources is altogether 3.25 million EUR. Out of this the financial value of utilized artificial fertilizer is 1.10 million EUR (34%), of utilized pesticide is 1.15 million EUR (35%), of utilized gasoil is 0.70 million EUR (22%) and of utilized seed is 0.30 million EUR (9%). Among different breads, white bread is purchased in the greatest volume by the Hungarian households, from which 121 900 tonnes are bought annually on an average. This quantity is equal to almost the 40% of the annual bread sell. If 10% of purchased white bread is thrown out, it results in useless utilization of 2 676 hectares of wheat land in food verticum. The quantity of utilized water arising form wastage is 15.8 million m3. Further losses emerge as regards material inputs: artificial fertilizer- to the value of 0.50 million EUR, pesticide- to the value of 0.58 million EUR, seed to the value of 0.15 million EUR and gasoil-loss to the value of circa 0.35 million EUR. Totally, material input to the value of 1.58 million EUR is owing to the Hungarian households in case of 10% white bread wastage.
JEL code: Q53
Importance of the generic segment of thye plant protection products – the case of the Polish market
Authors: Stajszczak Arkadiusz , Majewski Edward 
Published: February 2018

Authors present results of the analysis of developments in the plant protection products industry, with a focus on its generic part. Authors concentrate on long-term changes of prices, volumes and values of generic pesticides launched into the market. There were two strategic groups of producers identified: research and development (R&D) and generic. The analyses conducted prove that there is a relationship between the amount of generic products on the market and their prices. It is also clear that the number of competitors significantly influences the speed and range of price erosion. Used as examples generic plant protection products were placed on the market with an average price 15% lower comparing to branded pesticides.
JEL code: M31
Ceramic microfiltration; a novel and compact process for the treatment of surface water
Authors: Rockey C. , Metcalfe D. C. , Galjaard G. , Shorney-Darby H. , Zheng J. 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
In-line coagulation adsorption (ILCA) followed by ceramic microfiltration (CMF) was tested at pilot scale and compared to a full scale traditional process consisting of coagulation and dissolved air flotation (DAF) followed by rapid gravity sand filtration (RGF), for treating a reservoir water source which is prone to high concentrations of algae. The ILCA CMF process was shown to remove 10–16% more dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and reduced disinfection by-product formation potential (DBPFP) by 9–13% in comparison to conventional treatment (optimised coagulation). ILCA effectively controlled membrane fouling allowing the ceramic membranes to be operated at high flux (200 l/m2h) with low membrane fouling (0.9–1.9 kPa/day). A process comprising ILCA and direct ceramic microfiltration was shown to provide very stable treated water quality under a range of challenging conditions. Additionally, the process is more compact showing significant reductions (circa 60%) in footprint relative to a conventional DAF/RGF process.
A survey of crop-derived transgenes in activated and digester sludges in wastewater treatment plants in the United States
Authors: Gardner Courtney M. , Gwin Carley A. , Gunsch Claudia K. 
Published: February 2018

Abstract
The use of transgenic crops has become increasingly common in the United States over the last several decades. Increasing evidence suggests that DNA may be protected from enzymatic digestion and acid hydrolysis in the digestive tract, suggesting that crop-derived transgenes may enter into wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) intact. Given the historical use of antibiotic resistance genes as selection markers in transgenic crop development, it is important to consider the fate of these transgenes. Herein we detected and quantified crop-derived transgenes in WWTPs. All viable US WWTP samples were found to contain multiple gene targets (p35, nos, bla and nptII) at significantly higher levels than control samples. Control wastewater samples obtained from France, where transgenic crops are not cultivated, contained significantly fewer copies of the nptII gene than US activated and digester sludges. No significant differences were measured for the bla antibiotic resistance gene (ARG). In addition, a nested PCR (polymerase chain reaction) assay was developed that targeted the bla ARG located in regions flanked by the p35 promoter and nos terminator. Overall this work suggests that transgenic crops may have provided an environmental source of nptII; however, follow-up studies are needed to ascertain the viability of these genes as they exit WWTPs.
Role of Diet in Influencing Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity
Authors: Badsha Humeira 
Published: February 2018

Background:Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) frequently ask their doctors about which diets to follow, and even in the absence of advice from their physicians, many patients are undertaking various dietary interventions.Discussion:However, the role of dietary modifications in RA is not well understood. Several studies have tried to address these gaps in our understanding. Intestinal microbial modifications are being studied for the prevention and management of RA. Some benefits of vegan diet may be explained by antioxidant constituents, lactobacilli and fibre, and by potential changes in intestinal flora. Similarly, Mediterranean diet shows anti-inflammatory effects due to protective properties of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and vitamins, but also by influencing the gut microbiome. Gluten-free and elemental diets have been associated with some benefits in RA though the existing evidence is limited. Long-term intake of fish and other sources of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids are protective for development of RA. The benefits of fasting, anti-oxidant supplementation, flavanoids, and probiotics in RA are not clear. Vitamin D has been shown to influence autoimmunity and specifically decrease RA disease activity. The role of supplements such as fish oils and vitamin D should be explored in future trials to gain new insights in disease pathogenesis and develop RA-specific dietary recommendations.Conclusion:Specifically more research is needed to explore the association of diet and the gut microbiome and how this can influence RA disease activity.
Strategi Kebijakan Peningkatan Daya Saing Rumput Laut Indonesia di Pasar Global
Authors: Khaldun Riady Ibnu 
Published: February 2018

AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis strategi Pemerintah Indonesia dalam upaya meningkatkan daya saing produk rumput laut di pasar global. Jarak waktu yang digunakan dalam memberikan batasan waktu adalah 2009 hingga 2014. Pemerintah Indonesia menyadari besarnya potensi komoditas rumput laut sehingga perlu dimaksimalkan. Optimalisasi potensi tersebut dilakukan oleh pemerintah melalui skema kebijakan revitalisasi, industrialisasi, dan penerapan standarisasi rumput laut. Implementasi kebijakan yang diterapkan oleh pemerintah tersebut tidak dapat dioptimalisasikan karena timbulnya tantangan berupa perbedaan kepentingan dengan para pelaku usaha. Tantangan tersebut diantisipasi oleh pemerintah melalui strategi sinergitas kerjasama dengan aktor lain yang memiliki kepentingan berdasarkan Teori Developmental State, Konsep The Role of Government mendeskripsikan bahwa strategi yang diterapkan oleh Pemerintah Indonesia dalam upaya peningkatan daya saing produk rumput laut di pasar global dilakukan dengan mengeluarkan kebijakan yang memberikan kesempatan kepada peran aktor lainnya untuk berpartisipasi aktif dalam mengoptimalisasikan implementasi kebijakan.Kata Kunci: Daya Saing, Industrialisasi, Revitalisasi, Standarisasi, Strategi Kebijakan AbstractThis research aims to analyze the strategic policy of Indonesian Government towards increasing the competitiveness effort on seaweed products in global markets. The periods of this research started from 2009 to 2014 as the time intervals. Indonesian Government realized that seaweed commodities had great potentials that should be maximized. Revitalization, Industrialization, and Standardization are the policies that Indonesian Government established to optimize the seaweed potentials. The implementation of policies that applied by the government cannot be optimized because the existing of interest differentiation between government and private actor as a challenge. These challenges anticipated by the government through synergistic strategy with another actors who have an interest in seaweed commodities based on Theory Developmental State, The Role of Government concepts described the strategy that adopted by the Indonesian Government in an effort to increase the competitiveness of seaweed products in the global market is by issuing a policy that gives opportunity for the role of other actors to participate actively in optimizing the policy implementations.Keywords: Competitiveness, Industrialization, Revitalization, Standardization, Strategic Policy
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF SHARIA BANKS BEFORE AND AFTER SPIN-OFF
Authors: Naomi Prima 
Published: February 2018

This research aimed at identifying whether Bank Umum Syariah (BUS), as the result of spin-off of Unit Usaha Syariah (UUS), has better performance compared to the period when they were still in the form of UUS. There are 4 out of 5 BUSes as a result of spin-off us as samples. The results indicate that: 1) the spin-off of UUS to become BUS has successfully increased the market share of each BUS; 2) there is no significant difference in the profitability before and after spin-off in most sample; 3) no significant difference related to the operational efficiency.
Terreiro do Egito: memórias e resistência em São Luís do Maranhão
Authors: Alves Elio Pantoja , Martins Carolina Souza 
Published: February 2018

O trabalho descreve e analisa a experiência da busca pela ancestralidade de um grupo de pais e mães de santo, tendo como referência o Terreiro do Egito, considerado território sagrado por antigos moradores e por praticantes do Tambor de Mina, religião de matriz africana presente no Maranhão. O terreiro está localizado na comunidade rural de Cajueiro, às margens da baia de São Marcos, município de São Luís do Maranhão, na porção sudoeste da Ilha do Maranhão que desde os anos de 1980 tem sido ameaçada pela expansão do Complexo Portuário de São Luís e por atividades industriais. Nesse sentido, procura mostrar mais recentemente, como a memória coletiva é acionada diante da ameaça de perda deste território.
Investor Demand for Internal Control Audits of Large U.S. Companies: Evidence from a Regulatory Exemption for M&A Transactions
Authors: Carnes Robert R. , Christensen Dane M. , Lamoreaux Phillip T. 
Published: February 2018

ABSTRACT
Because internal control audits never existed before the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), and these audits simultaneously became mandatory for all U.S. accelerated filer companies, it has been difficult to assess the extent of investor demand for these audits. To understand whether investors demand internal control audits for these large companies, we exploit a regulatory exemption that permits companies to exclude acquired operations from an internal control audit. Using this voluntary setting, we find that investors react negatively if a company excludes acquired operations from their internal control audit. This negative reaction is larger when more of the company's operations are excluded from audit and when there is greater information uncertainty. Further, companies that exclude acquired operations from internal control audits are more likely to have a subsequent restatement. Collectively, these findings are consistent with investors perceiving value in (i.e., demanding) internal control audits for large U.S. public companies.
JEL Classifications: M41; M42.
Jones Enterprises Real Estate Investment Trust: Comparing U.S. and Canadian Acquisition Accounting, Balance Sheet and Security Commission Reporting, and Initial Public Offering Location
Authors: Churyk Natalie Tatiana , Reinstein Alan , Smith Lance 
Published: February 2018

ABSTRACT
Based on a Big 4 real estate audit partner's client, this case introduces graduate research and advanced financial accounting students to acquisition accounting under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), provides a perspective on real estate investment trusts (REITs), and requires analyzing a U.S. versus Canadian (Ontario) initial public offering (IPO). Students list U.S. and Canadian advantages and disadvantages of REITs, record a portfolio purchase, prepare U.S. GAAP and IFRS balance sheets in order to grasp major REIT reporting differences, contrast the key provisions between U.S. and Canadian (Ontario) securities commissions' IPO reporting, and consider ongoing securities commissions' reporting options. Finally, students will recommend whether the IPO should be issued in the U.S. or Canada. Completing the case helps students: (1) grasp U.S. GAAP and IFRS acquisition accounting methods and different REIT presentations; and (2) recognize that the country selected for the IPO depends upon the issuer's circumstances and preferences.
Comparative Safety of Sulfonylureas and the Risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Ventricular Arrhythmia
Authors: Leonard Charles E. , Brensinger Colleen M. , Aquilante Christina L. , Bilker Warren B. , Boudreau Denise M. , Deo Rajat , Flory James H. , Gagne Joshua J. , Mangaali Margaret J. , Hennessy Sean 
Published: February 2018

OBJECTIVE
To examine the association between individual antidiabetic sulfonylureas and outpatient-originating sudden cardiac arrest and ventricular arrhythmia (SCA/VA).

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS
We conducted a retrospective cohort study using 1999–2010 U.S. Medicaid claims from five large states. Exposures were determined by incident use of glyburide, glimepiride, or glipizide. Glipizide served as the reference exposure, as its effects are believed to be highly pancreas specific. Outcomes were ascertained by a validated ICD-9–based algorithm indicative of SCA/VA (positive predictive value ∼85%). Potential confounding was addressed by adjustment for multinomial high-dimensional propensity scores included as continuous variables in a Cox proportional hazards model.

RESULTS
Of sulfonylurea users under study (N = 519,272), 60.3% were female and 34.9% non-Hispanic Caucasian, and the median age was 58.0 years. In 176,889 person-years of sulfonylurea exposure, we identified 632 SCA/VA events (50.5% were immediately fatal) for a crude incidence rate of 3.6 per 1,000 person-years. Compared with glipizide, propensity score-adjusted hazard ratios for SCA/VA were 0.82 (95% CI 0.69–0.98) for glyburide and 1.10 (0.89–1.36) for glimepiride. Numerous secondary analyses showed a very similar effect estimate for glyburide; yet, not all CIs excluded the null.

CONCLUSIONS
Glyburide may be associated with a lower risk of SCA/VA than glipizide, consistent with a very small clinical trial suggesting that glyburide may reduce ventricular tachycardia and isolated ventricular premature complexes. This potential benefit must be contextualized by considering putative effects of different sulfonylureas on other cardiovascular end points, cerebrovascular end points, all-cause death, and hypoglycemia.
Penerimaan Teknologi Web Check-In pada Pengguna Transportasi Udara di Kalimantan Barat
Authors: Wingdes Irawan 
Published: February 2018

Teknologi check-in mandiri berbasis teknologi terutama dari web atau mobile telah tersedia sejak beberapa tahun lalu. Namun, penerimaan teknologi ini khususnya untuk pengguna di Kalbar, masih sangat rendah. Pada responden penelitian ini, hanya 7 persen responden yang pernah menggunakan fasilitas check-in tersebut. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menjelaskan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi penerimaan teknologi web check-in. Model TAM digunakan dengan menambahkan variabel trust dan risk. Data dianalisis dengan structural equation modeling. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa model fit dengan chi2 yang tidak signifikan dan indikator goodness of fit yang baik. Persepsi kegunaan (nilai korelasi 0,41), dan persepsi resiko (0,37) adalah variabel yang paling mempengaruhi niat untuk menggunakan web check-in, setelah itu diikuti oleh variabel kemudahan pemakaian (0,33) dan kepercayaan (0,32). Kontribusi penelitian bagi maskapai penyedia layanan adalah komunikasi merupakan kunci utama untuk meningkatkan penerimaan teknologi web check-in. Dengan penerimaan teknologi yang tinggi diharapkan efisiensi yang ditawarkan oleh teknologi ini juga dapat dimanfaatkan sepenuhnya, baik untuk layanan saat ini maupun untuk layanan di masa depan.Technology based self check-in service (web or mobile based) has been made available for some time. For passengers in West Borneo, acceptance for this technology is low, particularly participants in this research. There are only 7% of passengers in this research who use this technology; hence, the purpose of this study is to explain factors affecting acceptance of web check-in service. Two variables are added (trust and risk) to the original TAM model and structural equation modeling is employed for analysis. Structural model is fit with insignificant chi2 and good results are achieved in goodness of fit indicators. Results show perceived usefulness (0,41 correlation) and risk (0,37) to be the main contributing factors to explain acceptance of web check-in, followed by perceived ease of use (0,33) and trust (0,32). This research furthercontributes to air transport providers. Findings in this research suggest communication is the key aspect for air transport providers to increase technology acceptance. Increased technology acceptance will also increase benefits from what technology can offer today or in the future.
Soekabumi The Untoldstory: Kisah di Balik Sejarah Sukabumi
Authors: Gunawan Rimbo 
Published: February 2018

AbstrakBuku ini berisi sepuluh bab yang berusaha menjelaskan fase-fase sejarah Sukabumi. Penulis menyusun kerangka buku ini tidak secara linear historis tetapi berdasarkan kisah yang mempengaruhi sejarah, baik orang maupun peristiwa yang menjadi bahan pembicaraan.