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Possibilities and limits of adopting successful managerial approaches: from “Best Practice” to “Best Fit”
Authors: Urban Jan 
Published: August 2018

Abstract
Approaches, processes, and management methods that allegedly helped enterprises to achieve great results are often described as “Best Practice.” These approaches are usually recommended to other enterprises, often without a detailed analysis of the causes of their alleged success, as well as without assessment if they are suitable in other conditions. The article focuses on critical review of the conditions of using best practice when managing enterprises and shows its limits. It comes to the conclusion that “best practice” recommendations are rarely based on rigorous empirical methods of research and therefore are generally unreliable. There is, in addition, no widely held understanding of what is meant by the use of the term. Based on these findings and conclusions, the article promotes a more suitable approach of “Best Fit” which, unlike the methods of best practice based on processes, is based on common goals of successful managerial methods and their adaptation to the conditions and strategies of other enterprises. The approach is demonstrated by methods of human resources management.
The Forest as a Territory for the Operations of Planetary Urbanisation: Sorting Forest Areas on the Vasser Valley in Romania
Authors: Hurducaş Iulia 
Published: August 2018

Abstract
Lefebvre’s 1970 prophecy of the total urbanisation of society has come true with the expansion of the urban into natural and rural territories. For Lefebvre, the question of nature is closed by its ‘steady, violent death’ (Lefebvre, 2003) and its replacement by a ‘second nature’ (Schmid, 2014; Smith, 2008). This closure accounts at an epistemic level, for the dominance of the urban (Krause, 2013; Brenner and Schmid, 2014). Far from being closed, the question of nature is renewed within the present conditions of planetary urbanisation, as the interiorised non-urban is ‘operationalised’ to sustain urban growth, thus making the non-city ‘an essential terrain of capitalist urbanisation’ (Brenner, 2016). In what follows, I present how the Romanian forest is operationalised as a territory of planetary urbanisation through forest management practices. Looking into the negotiations and manipulations on the ground provides a way to ‘pay attention’ (Stengers, 2010) to those practices that sort and select natural areas. In the face of the recorded disappearance of the forest, the effort of making visible the rationality of planning, and the challenges that are posed upon it inscribes itself within an ‘ethics of visibility’ (Roberts, 2012; Topalovic, 2016).
Mutual Influences Between Motherhood and Educational Attainment in Selected Eastern European Countries
Authors: Mureşan Cornelia 
Published: August 2018

Abstract
Women are spending an ever longer part of their lives enrolled in education programs. A crucial question in this context is how motherhood can be reconciled and correlated with continued investment in human capital. A related question concerns the role the socioeconomic context plays in the education/family life balance. In the present study we account for the finding that a pregnancy resulting in a first birth usually triggers the termination of formal education, and, conversely, that the completion of education is often followed by a first birth. We use a simultaneous-hazard two-equation model, controlling for common potential but unobserved determinants. Relative to work already done on these matters, our study extends previous investigations to Eastern European countries which have not been adequately researched so far. To strengthen comparison, we have additionally included two Western European countries. This allowed us to assess the importance of political context. The results show that despite efforts to offer women the possibility of choosing both motherhood and being enrolled in education, the educational policies which were introduced in some Eastern European countries after the fall of communist political regimes could not counteract the negative effects of the transition to a market economy. In these formerly communist countries, the continuation of studies in parallel with childbearing and family formation has become more difficult.
Industrial Youth, Housing and Socialist Expertise in Late Socialist Romania
Authors: Mărginean Mara 
Published: August 2018

Abstract
This article examines the part played by foreign academic literature translated into Romanian during the 1970s. Dwelling on the activity of the Centre for the Study of Youth Problems (CSYP), it aims to highlight the national authorities’ efforts to mobilize youth for a new industrialization wave as part of an encompassing global trend of making the youth into an object of professionalized knowledge and policy. To this end, it analyses how the internationalization of expertise by transnational production and circulation of knowledge changed the Romanian scientific practices and recalibrated the experts’ visibility within the state’s decision-making processes. My contribution explores the shifting relationship between public housing and industrial growth as a foundation for socialist labour politics, the transnational emergence of a ‘rule of experts’, and the political interests around research on youths and their living conditions.
Aplicación de señales acústicas en la evaluación de equipos reciprocantes
Authors: Vélez S Hernando 
Published: August 2018

El presente ensayo intenta dar una descripción breve de la aplicación de las señales provenientes de emisiones acústicas en la construcción de un espectro que permita evaluar el funcionamiento de equipos en los cuales algunos de sus componentes están sujetos a movimientos periódicos.
Se presenta una breve introducción al fenómeno de las emisiones acústicas, la terminología utilizada para nombrar sus características, así como la forma de determinar los patrones para el reconocimiento de los espectros y las causas y sitios de origen de la falla. También se mencionan
las ventajas y desventajas más importantes de esta técnica. Aunque existe numerosa bibliografía en bases de datos y en Internet, se ha querido presentar este resumen, con base en la experiencia profesional propia en el uso de esta técnica, y como una ventana para el conocimiento de opciones en el monitoreo de equipos y procesos.
Language learning and activation in and beyond the classroom
Authors: Choi Julie , Nunan David 
Published: August 2018

In contemporary educational contexts, technology, globalization, and mobility have brought about a blurring of the boundary between language learning and activation in and beyond the classroom. This contrasts with the past when, in many EFL (and even ESL) settings, opportunities for language use outside the classroom were either limited or non-existent. These days, regardless of the physical context in which learners are living, there are limitless opportunities for language use outside the classroom. Additionally, the traditional distinction between classrooms, as places where language is learned, and the world beyond the classroom, as environments where classroom-acquired language and skills are activated, is problematic. Beyond the classroom, learners are not only activating their language in authentic contexts, they are also developing their communicative repertoires and acquiring new language skills that are not readily acquitted in the classroom. Accepting this assertion, which will be expanded on and exemplified in the body of the paper, leads to the following question: Within the context of a negotiated curriculum, how can teachers motivate students to engage in out-of-class projects, and what in-class support can teachers provide to students as they plan, enact and reflect on their projects? In this paper, we seek to provide teachers with responses to these questions drawing on practical illustrations from the literature.
WEB SİTESİ İÇERİĞİNİN E-PERAKENDECİLİĞİN KULLANICI KABULÜNE ETKİSİ
Authors: ÇELİK Zübeyir , ERDEM Şakir 
Published: August 2018

Günümüz dijital dünyasında web siteler, tüketiciler için hayatın bir sağlayıcısı firmalar için yapılan işlerin özüdürler. Kaliteli web sitesi içeriklerinin, çevrimiçi alışveriş tercihleri ve diğer taraftan yapılan işlerin başarısına önemli etkileri olmaktadır. Bu çerçevede bu çalışmada web sitesi içeriğinin e-perakendeciliğin kullanıcı kabulüne etkisi araştırılmaktadır. Araştırma sonunda, web sitesi içeriği unsurlarından duygusal çekiciliğin ve amaca uygun bilginin web sitesi kullanımına yönelik tutum üzerinde olumlu anlamlı etkisinin olduğuna ancak görsel çekiciliğin etkisinin olmadığına diğer taraftan, kullanıma yönelik tutumun web sitesi kullanımı için davranışsal niyet üzerinde olumlu anlamlı etkisinin olduğuna işaret eden sonuçlara ulaşılmıştır. Dolayısıyla, kaliteli web sitesi içeriklerinin tasarımında duygusal çekicilik ve amaca uygun bilgi, uygulamacılar için önemli web sitesi içeriği unsurlarıdır.
Impact of ankle arthrodesis on quality of life
Authors: Da Silva Fernando Cancella , Benevides Wilel de Almeida , Silva Thiago Alexandre Alves da , Monteiro Luciana Silveira , Benevides Pedro Costa 
Published: August 2018

Objective: To evaluate the quality of life of patients undergoing ankle arthrodesis through functional scores such as the American Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) scale adapted for the Portuguese language and the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36). Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out between January 2005 and December 2016, with 26 patients undergoing anklearthrodesis. Two quality of life assessment questionnaires were applied: the AOFAS in the pre- and postoperative period and the SF-36 in the postoperative period. Descriptive and analytical statistical analyses were performed using SPSS, version 23. Results: The main findings are related to the correlations of functional capacity (p=0.002; R²=0.42), limitation due to physical aspects (p=0.05; R²=0.19) and pain (p=0.006; R²=0.35) with age as the predictor and the correlation between preoperative AOFAS scores (p=0.03; R²=0.27) and the aetiology of arthrodesis as the predictor. Conclusion: Ankle arthrodesis is a procedure capable of improving the quality of life of the patient as a whole, including the physical, social, emotional and mental health aspects, rather than pain alone, which has been the main objective of the procedure until the present moment. Level of Evidence II; Prognostic Studies.
Increased intermetatarsal angle of the proximal fragment after modified scarf osteotomy
Authors: Prudente Henrique Maciel , Baumfeld Daniel Soares , Baumfeld Tiago Soares , Macedo Benjamin Dutra , Nery Caio Augusto de Souza 
Published: August 2018

Objective: Hypermobility of the first ray can explain the correlation between the instability of this joint and the progression and recurrence of hallux valgus. The modified Scarf osteotomy allows rotation of the distal fragment, in addition to medial traction of the proximal fragment. We believe that if the deformity is corrected by maximizing the instability of the metatarsal-cuneiform joint so that medial inclination of the first metatarsal is no longer possible, then the risk of recurrence in the long term may be lower. Methods: The pre- and postoperative radiographs of 32 modified Scarf osteotomy cases were analysed. We compared already established angles for the radiographic analysis of the deformity, in addition to the creation of two new parameters for the evaluation of the varisation capacity of the osteotomy proximal stump. Results: There was correction of hallux valgus and the intermetatarsal angle, in addition to correction of the first metatarsal head in relation to the sesamoids. We found an increase of the medial inclination of the osteotomy proximal fragment, measured using the parameters proposed by the authors. Conclusion: The modified Scarf osteotomy corrects the conventional hallux valgus parameters, is able to increase the varisation of the proximal fragment of the first metatarsal, and may lead to greater instability in the first metatarsal-cuneiform joint, which, in our opinion, would lead to less chance of recurrence in the medium and long term. Level of Evidence IV; Diagnostic Studies.
Spectrum of Urothelial lesions in Cystoscopic biopsies: A Histopathological Perspective
Authors: Mainali Nirajan , Chaudhary Prabesh , Nepal Niraj , Shrestha Jit 
Published: August 2018

Background: Urinary Bladder lesions are one of the most common presenting lesions in the Outpatient department. On the other hand neoplastic conditions of the urinary bladder are the major cause of morbidity and mortality. Bladder carcinoma is the 7th most common carcinoma worldwide and is the major cause of morbidity and mortality.Material & Methods: All the cystoscopic biopsy received in the Department of Pathology at Nobel medical college and teaching hospital from August 1st 2016 to July 31st 2017 was included in the study. Received cystoscopic biopsies were processed and classified as per 2004 WHO/ISUP classification of urothelial tumors Patients were also categorized according to the age and sex to find out the prevalence of urothelial lesions on them.Results: Out of the 78 patients 54 were males and 24 were females. Very few (n=15, 19.23%) cases of non neoplastic lesions were biopsied. Low grade urothelial carcinoma was the most common diagnosis in the patients which accounts for 49.2 % (n=31) of the total neoplastic conditions.Conclusion: Low grade urothelial carcinoma was the most common lesion encountered with the peak age range of 61-70 years.Journal of Nobel Medical College Volume 7, Number 1, Issue 12, January-June 2018, Page: 6-10
Histopathological Study of Ovarian Lump and Serum Tumor Marker Ca 125 estimation as a Screening Tool
Authors: Das Manish Kumar , Ghimire Sita 
Published: August 2018

Background: Ovarian tumor is the fourth commonest cancer in female in Nepal. About 80% is benign and 20% of these tumors are malignant. Due to its complex nature, vagueness and non-specificity of the symptoms it produces, the ovarian neoplasm can mislead both the doctor and patients. Hence this study was undertaken with aims & objectives to study the morphology of ovarian specimens as well as estimate serum CA125 as screening tool. Material and Methods: A study of over one year comprised of 75 specimens of ovary diagnosed in the Department of Pathology, Nobel medical college and teaching hospital, Biratnagar. After thorough gross examination and preparation of H&E stained slides the lesion of ovary were classified as per WHO classification. Also, preoperative blood samples were obtained from patients for estimation of serum CA125 level. Blood samples was also drawn from 20 healthy females in reproductive age group who acted as controls. Results: Of the 75 cases of ovarian mass, based on histology 75% were benign, and 25% were malignant. Surface epithelial tumors were the commonest (68%) of all ovarian tumor, followed by germ cell tumors (13%), sex cord–stromal tumors (6%). Serous Cystadenoma (29%) was the commonest benign tumor and serous cystadenocarcinoma (9%) commonest malignant neoplasm. CA125 levels was raised in epithelial ovarian cancers. Maximum rise was seen in serous cystadenocarcinoma. Exceptionally a small percentage of epithelial cancer showed normal level (false negative). Also, few benign tumors, non-epithelial tumors and even non-neoplastic lesions showed false positive rise in CA125 (false positive). Conclusion: Accurate histopathological evaluation of ovarian specimen is necessary both in terms of therapeutic intervention as well as prognosis. CA125 is an important screening tool for detection of epithelial ovarian cancers. Journal of Nobel Medical College Volume 7, Number 1, Issue 12, January-June 2018, Page: 30-36
A Randomized Control Trial for conservative management of parotid abscess in children
Authors: Basnet Meenakshi , Bedajit Rajkumar , Neupane Bijay , Ghimire Bibek 
Published: August 2018

Background: The optimal conservative treatment protocol of parotid abscess in children is evaluated.Material and Methods: This is a randomized, prospective, cross-sectional study conducted between November 2013 and June 2017 in Nobel Medical College and Teaching Hospital. Thirty children (below 14 years age) suffering from parotid abscess diagnosed by ultrasonography were included in this study. Recurrent parotid abscess cases were excluded. The children were divided into 2 groups by computer assisted randomization into15 patients each. Group A were treated with intravenous Clindamycin while group B were given intravenous Ampicilin + Cloxacillin combination. Results: Five patients of group B did not respond to treatment and were then put on intravenous Clindamycin. Three of these patients responded to treatment but 2 developed multi-lobulated fluctuation and required incision + drainage. Remaining 10 patients in group B and all patients in Group A responded to medical treatment without recurrence. Five patients in group B developed severe diarrhea during antibiotic treatment but none of the patients in group A had this complaint. No patient developed any complications like parapharyngeal abscess or septicemia. Conclusion: Parotid abscess in children can be managed conservatively with intravenous Clindamycin without the need for incision and drainage. Journal of Nobel Medical College Volume 7, Number 1, Issue 12, January-June 2018, Page: 56-59
Tubercular Prostatitis: A rare case of Genitourinary Tuberculosis
Authors: Regmi Sunil , Acharya Bipesh 
Published: August 2018

Genitourinary tuberculosis is the second most common type of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis after tubercular lymphadenitis. Tuberculosis of the prostate is a relatively rare condition and most cases are diagnosed on histology following prostatectomy or prostatic biopsy. Probably several cases of tubercular prostatitis remain undiagnosed. Therefore it requires a high index of suspicion. Here we report a rare case of tubercular prostatitis in a 49 years old man who presented with features of lower urinary tract symptoms. Journal of Nobel Medical College Volume 7, Number 1, Issue 12, January-June 2018, Page: 65-67
'Made Up People': An Interdisciplinary Approach to Labelling and the Construction of People in Post-War History
Authors: Crane Jennifer , Sewell Claire , Crane Jennifer , Sewell Claire 
Published: August 2018

The overarching theme of this one-day conference was to situate labelling theory, as conceptualised by Professor Hacking, in the study of post-war history. The post-war period witnessed the emergence of numerous new categories and classifications of people, through the development of labels including 'schizophrenic', 'gambler', and 'adolescent'. This conference drew together speakers and delegates from a range of disciplines in order to raise a set of questions about these 'made up people'. The conference aimed to facilitate a workshop-style atmosphere, with a key note speech by Professor Hacking, several panel sessions, and a roundtable discussion. Image: Andrey Maximov (flikr)
The Effect of String Tension Variation on the Perceived Pitch of a Classical Guitar
Authors: Lewis Wanda Jadwiga , Smith James Raphael , Lewis Wanda J. , Smith James R. 
Published: August 2018

Actual motion of a vibrating guitar string is a superposition of many possible shapes (modes) in which it could vibrate. Each of these modes has a corresponding frequency, and the lowest frequency is associated with a shape idealised as a single wave, referred to as the fundamental mode. The other contributing modes, each with their own progressively higher frequency, are referred to as overtones, or harmonics. By attaching a string to a medium (a soundboard) capable of a response to the vibrating string, sound waves are generated. The sound heard is dominated by the fundamental mode, ‘coloured’ by contributions from the overtones, as explained by the classical theory of vibration. The classical theory, however, assumes that the string tension remains constant during vibration, and this cannot be strictly true; when considering just the fundamental mode, string tension will reach two maximum changes, as it oscillates up and down. These changes, occurring twice during the fundamental period match the frequency of the octave higher, 1st overtone. It is therefore plausible to think that the changing tension effect, through increased force on the bridge and, therefore, greater soundboard deflection, could be amplifying the colouring effect of (at least) the 1st overtone.In this paper, we examine the possible influence of string tension variation on tonal response of a classical guitar. We use a perturbation model based on the classical result for a string in general vibration in conjunction with a novel method of assessment of plucking force that incorporates the engineering concept of geometric stiffness, to assess the magnitude of the normal force exerted by the string on the bridge. The results of our model show that the effect of tension variation is significantly smaller than that due to the installed initial static tension, and affects predominantly the force contribution arising from the fundamental mode. We, therefore, conclude that string tension variation does not contribute significantly to tonal response. Photo credit: By Biblola (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Eric Foner
Authors: Hammond Andrew , Hammond Andrew 
Published: August 2018

Eric Foner is DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University. Born in New York City to a family that included union organisers, political activists, and historians – his father Jack was a scholar of military history – Foner has gone on to become one of the leading historians of his generation. His most recent book, for example, The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery (2010), won the Pulitzer Prize, the Bancroft Prize, and the Lincoln Prize, while he has been one of only two figures to have been elected President of the American Historical Association, Society of American Historians, and the Organisation of American Historians. Previous works have included Free Soil, Free Labour, Free Men: The Ideology of the Republican Party Before the Civil War (1970), Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877 (1988), and The Story of American Freedom (1998). While two strands run throughout his intellectual trajectory, the first being the abolition and legacy of slavery, it is the second theme that I wish to take up here.Photo credit: Daniella Zalcman