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The impact of observation nudging on simulated meteorology and ozone concentrations during DISCOVER-AQ 2013 Texas campaign
Authors: Li Xiangshang , Choi Yunsoo , Czader Beata , Roy Anirban , Kim Hyuncheol , Lefer Barry , Pan Shuai 
Published: March 2016

Abstract. Accurate meteorological fields are imperative for correct chemical transport modeling. Observation nudging, along with objective analysis, is generally considered a low-cost and effective technique to improve meteorological simulations. However, the meteorological impact of observation nudging on chemistry has not been well characterized. This study involved two simulations to analyze the impact of observation nudging on simulated meteorology and ozone concentrations during the 2013 Deriving Information on Surface conditions from Column and Vertically Resolved Observations Relevant to Air Quality (DISCOVER-AQ) Texas campaign period, using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) and Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) models. The results showed improved correlations between observed and simulated parameters. For example, the index of agreement (IOA) improved by about 9 % for surface temperature and 6–11 % for surface zonal (U-WIND) and meridional (V-WIND) winds when observation nudging was employed. Analysis of a cold front event indicated that nudging improved the timing of wind transition during the front passage. Observation nudging also reduced the model biases for the planetary boundary layer height predictions. Additionally, the IOA for CMAQ simulated surface ozone improved by 6 % during the simulation period. The high-ozone episode on 25 September was a post-front ozone event in Houston. The small-scale morning wind shifts near the Houston Ship Channel combined with higher aloft ozone early morning likely caused the day's ozone exceedance. While observation nudging did not recreate the wind shifts on that day and failed to reproduce the observed high ozone, analyses of surface and aircraft data found that observation nudging helped the model yield improved ozone predictions. In a 2 h period during the event, substantially better winds in the sensitivity case noticeably improved the ozone. The average IOA for ozone in the period increased from just over 0.4 to near 0.7. Further work on improving the capability of nudging to reproduce local meteorological events such as stagnations and wind reversals could enhance a chemical transport model's skill for predicting high-ozone events.
Groundwater nitrate concentration evolution under climate change and agricultural adaptation scenarios: Prince Edward Island, Canada
Authors: Paradis Daniel , Vigneault Harold , Lefebvre René , Savard Martine M. , Ballard Jean-Marc , Qian Budong 
Published: March 2016

Abstract. Nitrate (N-NO3) concentration in groundwater, the sole source of potable water in Prince Edward Island (PEI, Canada), currently exceeds the 10 mg L−1 (N-NO3) health threshold for drinking water in 6 % of domestic wells. Increasing climatic and socio-economic pressures on PEI agriculture may further deteriorate groundwater quality. This study assesses how groundwater nitrate concentration could evolve due to the forecasted climate change and its related potential changes in agricultural practices. For this purpose, a tridimensional numerical groundwater flow and mass transport model was developed for the aquifer system of the entire Island (5660 km2). A number of different groundwater flow and mass transport simulations were made to evaluate the potential impact of the projected climate change and agricultural adaptation. According to the simulations for year 2050, N-NO3 concentration would increase due to two main causes: (1) the progressive attainment of steady-state conditions related to present-day nitrogen loadings, and (2) the increase in nitrogen loadings due to changes in agricultural practices provoked by future climatic conditions. The combined effects of equilibration with loadings, climate and agricultural adaptation would lead to a 25 to 32 % increase in N-NO3 concentration over the Island aquifer system. The change in groundwater recharge regime induced by climate change (with current agricultural practices) would only contribute 0 to 6 % of that increase for the various climate scenarios. Moreover, simulated trends in groundwater N-NO3 concentration suggest that an increased number of domestic wells (more than doubling) would exceed the nitrate drinking water criteria. This study underlines the need to develop and apply better agricultural management practices to ensure sustainability of long-term groundwater resources. The simulations also show that observable benefits from positive changes in agricultural practices would be delayed in time due to the slow dynamics of nitrate transport within the aquifer system.
Big data kwaliteit voor beleid
Authors: Kwakkel Jan , Verbraeck Alexander 
Published: March 2016

Big-data quality for policy
Many people see big data as the solution to large societal challenges. But is this really the case? To what extend is the current interest in big data merely an example of the hype cycle, which is common to many technologies? Based on experiences in several big data projects, we explore what is truly novel about big data, and where big data might be meaningfully employed. From this, we distil two main points. First, ensuring the quality throughout the chain from data gathering through analysis and up to decision support is critical in ensuring the successful use of big data. Second, there are unavoidable tensions between the usability, desirability, and technological possibility of big data. Careful reflection on each of these is needed in any big data project.
Van kaas naar big data
Authors: van Otterlo Martijn , Feldberg Frans 
Published: March 2016

From cheese to big data; Data science Alkmaar, the living lab form North-Holland North
Big data can be seen as vital fuel for the innovation of diverse processes in both companies and in government policies and practices. In this short article we describe local efforts in the region around the Dutch city of Alkmaar in which the (local) government, (local) companies and a nearby university (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) work together on data-related challenges in a typical triple-helix structure. The municipality of Alkmaar gathers activities in a physical location to stimulate interaction and cooperation among (potential) partners, and it engages in the formation of new governance structures to increase both the intensity and the regional spread of the activities around data. All this raises many new and interesting issues and challenges for public administration researchers and practitioners.
Gezocht: Burgerparticipatie (voor vaste relatie)
Authors: Passchier Rigtje , Schalk Jelmer 
Published: March 2016

Wanted: Citizen participation (for long-term relationship). A comparative case study of 26 local networks in the Arnhem area
In 2015, Dutch local governments have become responsible for youth care, social welfare, employment and income assistance programs, as a result of decentralization. Many municipalities have set up service delivery networks and community teams, in which they collaborate with healthcare providers and civic organizations to build integrated care services. It is assumed that these networks will improve outcomes in terms of enhanced people’s self-reliance and healthcare cost control; by operating close to citizens they are in a position to know the client, activate a client’s social network and mobilize specialized professional expertise if necessary. However, a comparative case study of 26 emerging local networks in the Arnhem area indicates that healthcare providers use the networks mainly for presentation purposes in an effort to secure business continuity, that the role of local governments is fuzzy, and that citizen participation only thrives when actively encouraged in a climate of trust.
Verslag van het internationale besloten expertenseminarie Family Studies’ Perspectives towards Household Production and Informal Elderly Care
Authors: De Vos Katrien 
Published: March 2016

Verslag van het internationale besloten expertenseminarie Family Studies’ Perspectives towards Household Production and Informal Elderly Care
Op donderdag 12 en vrijdag 13 november 2015 vond het eerste internationale besloten expertenseminarie van RETHINKIN. plaats te Gent en Kortrijk. Dit seminarie is het initiatief van de Wetenschappelijke Onderzoeks Groep (WOG) RETHINKIN. (Rethinking legal kinship studies in the Low Countries). Deze WOG is het resultaat van de samenwerking tussen enerzijds de Vlaamse Vereniging voor Familie & Recht (V.Fam.) en anderzijds de Nederlandse Alliantie Familie & Recht. Het doel van RETHINKIN. is het herdefiniëren van het familierecht in de Lage Landen (www.rethinkin.eu).Op het seminarie debatteerden internationale experten gedurende twee dagen over twee thema’s: de vergoeding van huishoudelijke inspanningen in relaties enerzijds en de zorg voor ouderen anderzijds. Deze topics werden op de eerste dag geanalyseerd vanuit economisch standpunt. Hierna wordt enkel ingegaan op de tweede dag van het seminarie, waarop beide thema’s in juridisch en historisch perspectief werden geplaatst.On Thursday 12 and Friday 13 November 2015, the first international closed expert seminar of RETHINKIN. took place in Ghent and Kortrijk. This seminar was an initiative of the Scientific Research Group (WOG) RETHINKIN. (Rethinking legal kinship studies in the Low Countries). This WOG is the result of a cooperation between the Flemish Association of Family & Law (V.Fam.) and the Dutch Alliance Family & Law. RETHINKIN. steers the scientific redefinition of family law in the Low Countries and aims at taking a leading international role in this scientific discussion (www.rethinkin.eu).At this seminar, international experts discussed two themes: the remuneration of household production and informal elderly care. On the fhe first day these themes were analysed from an economic point of view. On the second day of the expert seminar, both of the themes were studied from a legal and a historical perspective. In this report, only the second day of the seminar will be discussed.
Zal ik je eens wat laten zien?
Authors: Vanderveen G. 
Published: March 2016

Let me show you something. On visual research methods
Visual research methods aren’t magic. Yet, they do work. In this article, different reasons and methods are described, based on the author’s own experiences as well as on the literature. Visual methods refer to the visual as a data source, employing visuals in the data collection or using visuals when presenting and expressing social scientific knowledge. The reasons to use visual methods can be divided into two broad categories. First, visual methods enhance the data and the data collection and second, they can facilitate the participation of and collaboration with research participants. Examples of visual methods are presented, such as the use of photographs in interviews as well as some dilemmas a researcher (similar to legal professionals) can face when employing them. Visual methods are still developing, and the author concludes that there’s still a lot to learn.
Via een andere methodologie naar een grotere relevantie van onderzoek
Authors: Andriessen D.G. 
Published: March 2016

Towards more relevant research through a different methodology
The practical relevance of police-related research is a much debated issue. In the debate there has not been much attention to the methodological design of research and the effect the design has on relevance. In this article two research designs are discussed that pay special attention to increasing the practical relevance of the research: design-based research and action research. Both designs are uncommon in Dutch police-related research. The two designs are each illustrated with an example and pros and cons are discussed. It is concluded that these designs are useful for improving the impact of police-related research, either when used separately or in combination.
Dispersive Liquid–Liquid Microextraction for HPLC-UV Determination of PAHs in Milk
Authors: Mahmoudpour Mansour , Mohtadinia Javad , Ansarin Masood , Nemati Mahboob 
Published: March 2016

Abstract
A simple and rapid analytical method for the extraction and quantification of four polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in milk sample has been developed using dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction followed by the use of HPLC. Benzo(a)pyrene, benzo(a)anthracene, and benzo(b)fluoranthene were used as model compounds; the milk sample was spiked with these compounds to assess the extraction procedure. Experimental parameters that influence the extraction efficiency, including the nature and volume of the disperser and extraction solvents, pH, and the volume of milk sample, were optimized. Under the optimum extraction conditions (extraction solvent: chloroform, 200 μL; dispersive solvent: acetonitrile, 700 μL; and extraction time 5 s or less), the performance of the proposed method was evaluated. The chromatographic peak area was linear with concentrations in the range of 0.2–10 ng/mL−1 and with correlation coefficients ranging from 0.9968 to 0.9985. The LODs, based on a S/N ratio of 3, ranged from 0.06 to 0.18 ng/mL−1. The RSDs varied from 3.68 to 9.7% (n = 3). The recoveries of these compounds were from 88.38 to 100%. The performance of the present method was evaluated for the determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in various types of milk samples.
ANÁLISE DO NÍVEL DE EDUCAÇÃO EM GESTÃO FINANCEIRA DOS FUNCIONÁRIOS DE UMA INSTITUIÇÃO DE ENSINO SUPERIOR
Authors: Piccoli Marcio Roberto , Silva Tarcisio Pedro da 
Published: March 2016

<p>Este estudo objetivou identificar o nível de educação em gestão financeira dos funcionários de uma instituição de ensino do Meio Oeste de Santa Catarina. A pesquisa é do tipo descritiva desenvolvida a partir de um questionário estruturado, segregado em dois blocos: o primeiro bloco aborda questões a fim de caracterizar o perfil sócio econômico dos respondentes, e o segundo busca identificar o nível de educação financeira e gestão financeira pessoal; enviado à uma população de 273 funcionários, dos quais foram respondidos 103 questionários. Os resultados apontam que os agentes sociais da pesquisa estão agrupados em uma faixa etária entre 21 e 40 anos, sendo representada por 83% dos respondentes, a maioria do gênero feminino (76%) com estado civil casado/união estável (51%). A investigação permitiu identificar um conhecimento, na educação financeira, sobre o tema liquidez e o efeito dos juros, com utilização de algum tipo de planejamento e/ou controle financeiro, responsável pelo baixo índice de endividamento e administração dos recursos. </p>
MODELOS DE POISSON INFLADA DE ZEROS E BINOMIAL NEGATIVA INFLADA DE ZEROS NA PREVISÃO DE SINISTRO DE AUTOMÓVEIS
Authors: Zaniboni Natália , Montini Alessandra 
Published: March 2016

<p>As seguradoras estão constantemente aprimorando seus modelos de sinistralidade para obter preços mais competitivos. A distribuição de probabilidade dos sinistros possui alta frequência no valor zero, possibilitando o ajuste das distribuições Poisson Inflada de Zeros (ZIP) e Binomial Negativa Inflada de Zeros (ZINB). O objetivo do trabalho é preencher duas lacunas da literatura em relação a estes modelos: verificar se fatores humanos e externos afetam o número de sinistros e estimar tanto a probabilidade de ocorrência do sinistro quanto o número de sinistros por meio do ajuste de modelos ZIP e ZINB para o número de sinistros das carteiras de seguro de automóveis. A base de dados foi extraída do sistema AUTOSEG, da SUSEP, e as variáveis sexo, estado de residência e idade do condutor, categoria tarifária e ano do modelo do automóvel, número de expostos e importância segurada média foram significativas nos modelos ajustados a um nível de 10%. O modelo de ZIP apresentou erro quadrático médio menor que os modelos ZINB, Poisson e Binomial Negativa. </p>
A INFLUÊNCIA DA ADOÇÃO DE PRÁTICAS DE RESPONSABILIDADE SOCIAL CORPORATIVA NO COMPORTAMENTO DE COMPRA DA ALTA E BAIXA RENDA
Authors: Quintão Ronan Torres , Isabella Giuliana 
Published: March 2016

<p>Este artigo tem como objetivo identificar a influência da responsabilidade social corporativa (RSC) no comportamento de compra da alta e baixa renda em relação à percepção de benefício, valor, e intenção de compra do cliente, considerando um contexto onde a empresa socialmente responsável pratica um preço dez por cento maior do que a concorrência. Foram realizados dois experimentos para testar duas hipóteses sobre as relações da renda com o RSC. Como resultado verificou-se que ambos os grupos de consumidores de alta e baixa renda preferem produtos de empresas socialmente responsáveis quando o preço do produto está de acordo com nível de renda e gasto do consumidor. Entretanto os consumidores de baixa renda avaliam melhor comparado com os de alta renda os produtos das empresas que adotam práticas de RSC do que as que não adotam. Limitações do estudo e sugestões futuras são apresentadas no final do artigo. </p>
O zoneamento morfológico funcional de Pará de Minas – MG, Brasil / Morpho-functional zoning of Pará de Minas – MG, Brazil
Authors: Canettieri Thiago , Ribeiro Carolina , Varela Isabela Dalle , Queiroz Terezinha , Alvim Ana Márcia Moreira , Diniz Alexandre Magno Alves 
Published: March 2016

<p>As cidades médias se tornaram importantes centros intermediários desempenhando funções como a retenção de população, prestação de serviços essenciais, oferta de estabelecimentos comerciais e de produção. No presente artigo analisa-se o zoneamento morfológico funcional da cidade de Pará de Minas (MG), tendo como base analítica o modelo proposto por Amorim Filho (2005), no qual o autor identifica quatro zonas no espaço intraurbano das cidades médias mineiras e explica a organização de cada uma delas descrevendo as funções urbanas nelas desempenhadas. Para tanto foram realizados trabalhos de campos no município, complementados por dados secundários referentes à condição sociodemográfica de Pará de Minas. Com isso foi possível elaborar um quadro do zoneamento morfológico-funcional de Pará de Minas, que se apresentou bastante afinado com os postulados de Amorim Filho (2005), embora sejam necessárias algumas ressalvas.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Palavras–chave:</strong> Cidades médias; Zoneamento morfológico-funcional; Espaço intraurbano</p><p> </p><p><strong>Abstract </strong></p><p>Mid-sized cities became important centers which present intermediate functions such as retention of population, provision of essential services, shopping centers and productive sectors. In this article the authors analyze the morphological functional zoning of Pará de Minas (MG) based on the model proposed by Amorim Filho (2005). In his analysis the author identifies the organization and compartmentalization of the intraurban space of mid sized mining cities pointing to the functions and forms of these areas as well as their influences. In this paper one could found that the model was well consistent with the reality of Pará de Minas, although some adjust are necessary.</p><p><strong>Keywords</strong>: Mid-sized cities; morpho-functional zoning; Intraurban space</p><p> </p>
Métodos de avaliação da influência das áreas ripárias na sustentabilidade hidrológica em bacias hidrográficas no nordeste do estado do Pará / Assessment methods of the influence of riparian areas in hydrologic sustainability (...)
Authors: Tamasauskas Priscilla Flores Leão Ferreira , Souza Larisse Fernanda Pereira de , Lima Aline Maria Meiguins de , Pimentel Márcia Aparecida da Silva , Rocha Edson José Paulino da 
Published: March 2016

<p>As bacias hidrográficas do rio Caripi e do Igarapé Açu localizam-se nos municípios de Marapanim e Igarapé Açu, compondo o conjunto de bacias costeiras de comportamento fluvio-estuarino que drenam a região nordeste do estado do Pará. O processo de uso e ocupação do solo na região tem mostrado uma tendência de ameaça a manutenção do potencial hídrico destas bacias, por esta razão este trabalho objetivou avaliar diferentes métodos de determinação da área de floresta ripária e sua relação com a sustentabilidade hídrica. A metodologia consistiu em definir as áreas de floresta ripária a partir de dois métodos de análise espacial e a aplicação do resultado no cálculo do Índice de Sustentabilidade Hídrica. Os resultados obtidos demonstram que as bacias encontram-se em situação de moderada sustentabilidade, porém a distribuição das classes de cobertura e uso do solo indicam que existe a fragmentação dos sistemas florestais e a redução das áreas que deveria ser de floresta ripária. As técnicas adotadas diferem quanto a nível de cobertura da informação, indicando que a proximidade do modelo hidrológico da bacia depende das variáveis consideradas e da precisão do processo de análise espacial adotado.</p><p><strong>Palavras–chave:</strong> análise espacial, paisagem, uso e cobertura do solo.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Abstract </strong></p><p>The basins of Caripi and Igarapé Açu rivers belong to the municipalities of Marapanim and Igarapé Açu in Para state. They are part of the coastal catchment system with fluvial-estuarine behavior that drain the northeastern state of Para. The process of land use and land occupation represent a threat on the potential of water maintenance in these basins. Therefore, this study evaluated different methods for determining the riparian forest area and its relation to water sustainability. The methodology adopted aimed to identify the areas of riparian forest with two spatial analysis methods and applies the Hydric Sustainability Index. The results obtained show that the basins are in a situation of moderate sustainability, but the distribution of land cover and land use indicates a fragmentation of forest systems and the reduction of areas that should be a riparian forest. The adopted techniques differ in the level of coverage of information, where the precision of hydrological model depends on the chosen variables and the accuracy of the spatial analysis process used.</p><p><strong>Keywords</strong>: spatial analysis, landscape, land use and land cover.</p><p> </p>