cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14268189.v1
title: Family influence on the nutritional status and eating habits of six to nine year-old children

description: ABSTRACT Objective To investigate whether caregivers’ attitudes, beliefs, practices, alimentary habits, and nutritional status influence the alimentary habits and nutritional status of children aged six to nine years. Methods This cross-sectional study included 164 children and a family member (caregiver) each (n=164), carried out in the family health units of the municipality of Ribeirão Preto (SP), Brazil. Weight and height measurements were performed; each child was then evaluated by the application of both the Child Feeding Questionnaire and 24h recall (for calculating the Healthy Eating Index Revised), in addition to the assessment of adherence to healthy eating steps of the Ministry of Health, through a questionnaire. Results The results showed that the prevalence of being overweight was 18.3% in children and 32.9% in caregivers, and the prevalence of obesity was 15.9% and 37.9%, respectively. Most of the 56 children categorized as overweight also had overweight caregivers (82.1%; n=46). Concerns regarding children’s weight control were higher among caregivers responsible for overweight children (3.6±1.29). In contrast, caregivers responsible for children below or at normal weight demonstrated a greater tendency toward getting children to eat (3.3±0.97 and 3.9±0.99, respectively). The average score; of the children’s Brazilian Healthy Eating Index Revised (50.0±13.6) was similar to that of their caregivers (56.5±12.1). Conclusions Caregivers have a direct influence on the nutritional status and eating habits of children; therefore, they should be targeted in the processes of nutritional intervention for the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14268180.v1
title: Mastication in children and adolescents with overweight or obesity: a systematic review

description: ABSTRACT Studies have shown that changes in mastication are related to overweight in children and adolescents as these changes influence the increase in food consumption. The objective of this article was to characterize, through a systematic review, the mastication in children and adolescents with overweight or obesity. For this, two independent authors performed a systematic review of the electronic databases: Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, Scopus, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health, Web of Science and Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences. Masticatory characteristics were considered as primary outcomes; the methods of analyzing mastication, the physical characteristics of the foods/materials used in the analyses and the fasting time were considered as secondary outcomes. This review was prepared in accordance with the items of the preferential reports for systematic analysis and meta-analysis. The systematic review protocol was submitted to the International Prospective Registry of Systematic Reviews. Nine articles were included in this review. The reviewed articles suggest that children and/or adolescents with overweight or obese present masticatory damages because they have worse masticatory performance and altered orofacial myofunctional characteristics.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14268180
title: Mastication in children and adolescents with overweight or obesity: a systematic review

description: ABSTRACT Studies have shown that changes in mastication are related to overweight in children and adolescents as these changes influence the increase in food consumption. The objective of this article was to characterize, through a systematic review, the mastication in children and adolescents with overweight or obesity. For this, two independent authors performed a systematic review of the electronic databases: Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, Scopus, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health, Web of Science and Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences. Masticatory characteristics were considered as primary outcomes; the methods of analyzing mastication, the physical characteristics of the foods/materials used in the analyses and the fasting time were considered as secondary outcomes. This review was prepared in accordance with the items of the preferential reports for systematic analysis and meta-analysis. The systematic review protocol was submitted to the International Prospective Registry of Systematic Reviews. Nine articles were included in this review. The reviewed articles suggest that children and/or adolescents with overweight or obese present masticatory damages because they have worse masticatory performance and altered orofacial myofunctional characteristics.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4639784
title: SciExpeM - 10.5281/zenodo.4639784

description: "Experimental and kinetic study on ignition delay times of DME/H2/O2/Ar mixtures" Lun Pan, Erjiang Hu, Jiaxiang Zhang, Zihang Zhang, Zuohua Huang
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4639783
title: SciExpeM - 10.5281/zenodo.4639784

description: "Experimental and kinetic study on ignition delay times of DME/H2/O2/Ar mixtures" Lun Pan, Erjiang Hu, Jiaxiang Zhang, Zihang Zhang, Zuohua Huang
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14320806
title: Collective Action and Information Technology: Stimulating Configuration of Intelligent Collectives

description: Communities of Practice (CoP) are appropriate settings for the emergence of intelligent collective spaces that are meant for interaction contexts. The case shown in this study exemplifies how the National Council of Internet Service Provider Entities (CONAPSI) has similar aspects to a CoP. This soon found a guiding purpose of analyzing how collective actions supported by information technology are characterized as inducing CoPs to become intelligent collectives. To support the case study, the theoretical foundation included definitions and characteristics of communities of practice, intelligent communities and information technologies that support groups. Research consisted of conducting document analysis of online discussion threads, treated with descriptive statistics, and interviews with Council representatives, interpreted using content analysis. Results demonstrate that the use of electronic discussion drives the emergence of virtual living spaces and consequently intelligent virtual communities.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14320806.v1
title: Collective Action and Information Technology: Stimulating Configuration of Intelligent Collectives

description: Communities of Practice (CoP) are appropriate settings for the emergence of intelligent collective spaces that are meant for interaction contexts. The case shown in this study exemplifies how the National Council of Internet Service Provider Entities (CONAPSI) has similar aspects to a CoP. This soon found a guiding purpose of analyzing how collective actions supported by information technology are characterized as inducing CoPs to become intelligent collectives. To support the case study, the theoretical foundation included definitions and characteristics of communities of practice, intelligent communities and information technologies that support groups. Research consisted of conducting document analysis of online discussion threads, treated with descriptive statistics, and interviews with Council representatives, interpreted using content analysis. Results demonstrate that the use of electronic discussion drives the emergence of virtual living spaces and consequently intelligent virtual communities.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14320808.v1
title: Political Strategy Formulation and Implementation in the Ethanol Industry: A Procedural Model

description: Despite the importance of political strategies for firm survival and performance, there are few studies that focus on what is effectively the process that companies use to formulate and execute these types of strategies. We have conducted a qualitative study, using content analysis through categorization to analyze data from interviews with political-strategy decision makers from Brazilian Ethanol companies, as well as secondary data on the sector. Based on the data, this article suggests a model for the process of formulating and implementing political strategy, discussing the details of this process in theoretical terms. Among the peculiarities of the political strategy process, the most important are the amount of activities conducted outside the firm, the prevalence of collective action and the complexity of evaluating political strategy results.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14320808
title: Political Strategy Formulation and Implementation in the Ethanol Industry: A Procedural Model

description: Despite the importance of political strategies for firm survival and performance, there are few studies that focus on what is effectively the process that companies use to formulate and execute these types of strategies. We have conducted a qualitative study, using content analysis through categorization to analyze data from interviews with political-strategy decision makers from Brazilian Ethanol companies, as well as secondary data on the sector. Based on the data, this article suggests a model for the process of formulating and implementing political strategy, discussing the details of this process in theoretical terms. Among the peculiarities of the political strategy process, the most important are the amount of activities conducted outside the firm, the prevalence of collective action and the complexity of evaluating political strategy results.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14320809
title: Motivations for Positive Electronic Word-of-mouth between Consumers on Facebook

description: The purpose of the present study is to investigate the underlying motivations for positive electronic word of mouth (eWOM) behavior about products, services and brands by Brazilian Facebook users. Research hypotheses and a theoretical model were developed to further our understanding of positive eWOM communication motivations. A survey was conducted with 468 Facebook users in Brazil in order to empirically test the validity of the proposed model. Data was analyzed using structural equations models. Results suggest that concern for other consumers, the desire to engage in social interactions, as well as the desire to share positive emotions and help companies are significant motivations. The hypothesis which predicted that economic rewards are correlated with positive eWOM communication was not confirmed, suggesting that social and psychological motivations are more correlated with eWOM behavior than purely economic reasons for Brazilian Facebook users. The empirical test supported the moderating role of tie strength in the relationship between concern for other consumers and positive eWOM communication.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14320814
title: Capital structure and staff salary: empirical evidence in Brazil

description: This paper analyzes whether the higher the company's financial leverage, the higher the salaries demanded by staff for the embedded financial distress risk. By applying Berk, Stanton and Zechner's (2010) model, we use a2SLS for a sample of 250 non-financial companies listed onBOVESPAfrom 2007 to 2009. Indeed, we find that for each additional 1% of financial leverage, the staff remunerations increase by 0.26%, controlling for Chief Executive Officer (CEO) profile.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14320814.v1
title: Capital structure and staff salary: empirical evidence in Brazil

description: This paper analyzes whether the higher the company's financial leverage, the higher the salaries demanded by staff for the embedded financial distress risk. By applying Berk, Stanton and Zechner's (2010) model, we use a2SLS for a sample of 250 non-financial companies listed onBOVESPAfrom 2007 to 2009. Indeed, we find that for each additional 1% of financial leverage, the staff remunerations increase by 0.26%, controlling for Chief Executive Officer (CEO) profile.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14320817
title: Leadership: A Portrait of Brazilian Scientific Production

description: Leadership, a theme belonging to the organizational behavior field, has been intensively studied on the international scene for about a century. What about in Brazil? This paper aims to analyze the Brazilian scientific production on leadership published in 15 national psychology and management journals between 1996 and 2013. It consists of a systematic literature review of 35 empirical research articles about leadership roles and profiles. The findings show the predominance of cross-sectional exploratory studies that apply qualitative methods, collect data via interviews and use content analysis on data. The private sector and services received most attention. Analysis of article characteristics leads to the conclusion that Brazilian scientific production on this theme lags behind other areas of the organizational behavior field and research done abroad. We discuss core problems and challenges and propose recommendations for the further development of a national research agenda on leadership.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14320817.v1
title: Leadership: A Portrait of Brazilian Scientific Production

description: Leadership, a theme belonging to the organizational behavior field, has been intensively studied on the international scene for about a century. What about in Brazil? This paper aims to analyze the Brazilian scientific production on leadership published in 15 national psychology and management journals between 1996 and 2013. It consists of a systematic literature review of 35 empirical research articles about leadership roles and profiles. The findings show the predominance of cross-sectional exploratory studies that apply qualitative methods, collect data via interviews and use content analysis on data. The private sector and services received most attention. Analysis of article characteristics leads to the conclusion that Brazilian scientific production on this theme lags behind other areas of the organizational behavior field and research done abroad. We discuss core problems and challenges and propose recommendations for the further development of a national research agenda on leadership.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14320818
title: Doing Business: A Comparative Analysis of the Rules in the BRICS

description: This study aims to characterize the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) based on an analysis of their regulations that affect the conducting of business. To do so, its theoretical foundation consisted of discussions on institutional theory and conducting business in the BRICS countries. Regarding methodology, data came from the Doing Business project, analyzed using a cluster analysis technique. The countries were separated into four groups: group 1, South Africa; group 2, China, India and Russia; group 3, Brazil; and group 4, formed mostly by developed countries, without the presence of any country in the BRICS. Group 4 was found to be the group with the best countries regarding the ease of doing business.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14320818.v1
title: Doing Business: A Comparative Analysis of the Rules in the BRICS

description: This study aims to characterize the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) based on an analysis of their regulations that affect the conducting of business. To do so, its theoretical foundation consisted of discussions on institutional theory and conducting business in the BRICS countries. Regarding methodology, data came from the Doing Business project, analyzed using a cluster analysis technique. The countries were separated into four groups: group 1, South Africa; group 2, China, India and Russia; group 3, Brazil; and group 4, formed mostly by developed countries, without the presence of any country in the BRICS. Group 4 was found to be the group with the best countries regarding the ease of doing business.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14320820.v1
title: Bureaucratic Corruption and Entrepreneurship: An Empirical Analysis of Brazilian States

description: Entrepreneurial activity performs an important role in a nation's economic dynamics. Previous studies argue that institutional factors are correlated with the opening of new businesses, however, the literature is divergent as to the effect of bureaucratic corruption on entrepreneurship. Thus, this article aims to investigate the relationship between entrepreneurship and the incidence of bureaucratic corruption in Brazilian states and its Federal District (Brasilia), for the period of 2000-2008. This study's main hypothesis is that opening a business in Brazilian states is negatively affected by the incidence of corruption. Using a regression method with panel data, we estimated models with pooled data and fixed and random effects. The term entrepreneurship is adopted as the act of starting a new business, as in Say (1816), Mescon and Montanari (1981) and Lachman (1980). To measure corruption, we used the General Index of Corruption for Brazilian states (Boll, 2010), and to represent entrepreneurship, we used firm entry per capita by state. Tests of the Chow (1960), Hausman (1978) e Breusch and Pagan (1979) indicate that the random effects model is more appropriate, and the results indicate a positive correlation between bureaucratic corruption and entrepreneurial activity, contradicting the hypothesis expected and found in previous articles about Brazil.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14320820
title: Bureaucratic Corruption and Entrepreneurship: An Empirical Analysis of Brazilian States

description: Entrepreneurial activity performs an important role in a nation's economic dynamics. Previous studies argue that institutional factors are correlated with the opening of new businesses, however, the literature is divergent as to the effect of bureaucratic corruption on entrepreneurship. Thus, this article aims to investigate the relationship between entrepreneurship and the incidence of bureaucratic corruption in Brazilian states and its Federal District (Brasilia), for the period of 2000-2008. This study's main hypothesis is that opening a business in Brazilian states is negatively affected by the incidence of corruption. Using a regression method with panel data, we estimated models with pooled data and fixed and random effects. The term entrepreneurship is adopted as the act of starting a new business, as in Say (1816), Mescon and Montanari (1981) and Lachman (1980). To measure corruption, we used the General Index of Corruption for Brazilian states (Boll, 2010), and to represent entrepreneurship, we used firm entry per capita by state. Tests of the Chow (1960), Hausman (1978) e Breusch and Pagan (1979) indicate that the random effects model is more appropriate, and the results indicate a positive correlation between bureaucratic corruption and entrepreneurial activity, contradicting the hypothesis expected and found in previous articles about Brazil.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14320821
title: A Conceptual View of Internationalization Strategies under Dual Institutional Pressures for Legitimacy and Conformity

description: Internationalizing operations requires multinational corporations (MNCs) to develop strategies capable of simultaneously dealing with external institutional pressures towards legitimacy and internal institutional pressures towards conformity. In this conceptual paper we develop a set of theory-driven propositions on what are the internationalization strategies that MNCs must deploy given their institutional environments. Especially emphasizing the external institutional environment and differences in institutional development, we also approach the relevance of considering the internal institutional environment to the firm. Entry strategies tend to be based on low-involvement modes and on partnerships, such as joint-ventures, to enter institutionally immature or institutionally farther countries. Acquisitions and partnerships may be used when internal institutional pressures are weaker. We conclude with a broad discussion and avenues for future research.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14320821.v1
title: A Conceptual View of Internationalization Strategies under Dual Institutional Pressures for Legitimacy and Conformity

description: Internationalizing operations requires multinational corporations (MNCs) to develop strategies capable of simultaneously dealing with external institutional pressures towards legitimacy and internal institutional pressures towards conformity. In this conceptual paper we develop a set of theory-driven propositions on what are the internationalization strategies that MNCs must deploy given their institutional environments. Especially emphasizing the external institutional environment and differences in institutional development, we also approach the relevance of considering the internal institutional environment to the firm. Entry strategies tend to be based on low-involvement modes and on partnerships, such as joint-ventures, to enter institutionally immature or institutionally farther countries. Acquisitions and partnerships may be used when internal institutional pressures are weaker. We conclude with a broad discussion and avenues for future research.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14320823
title: Internationalization and Corporate Cash Holdings: Evidence from Brazil and Mexico

description: This research expands on previous studies of cash holdings and their determinants by studying the relationship between the degree of internationalization and the level of corporate cash holdings. We used a sample of non-financial, publicly traded companies from Brazil and Mexico for the period from 2006 to 2010. Our results suggest that the degree of internationalization is a determinant of cash, and that cash holding increases quadratically as the degree of company internationalization grows. Such behavior was different from the North American company studies in Chiang and Wang (2011). Similar to previous studies, both Trade-off and Pecking Order predictions are relevant control variables in our model. Finally, companies held less cash on their balance sheets during the pre-crisis period.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14320823.v1
title: Internationalization and Corporate Cash Holdings: Evidence from Brazil and Mexico

description: This research expands on previous studies of cash holdings and their determinants by studying the relationship between the degree of internationalization and the level of corporate cash holdings. We used a sample of non-financial, publicly traded companies from Brazil and Mexico for the period from 2006 to 2010. Our results suggest that the degree of internationalization is a determinant of cash, and that cash holding increases quadratically as the degree of company internationalization grows. Such behavior was different from the North American company studies in Chiang and Wang (2011). Similar to previous studies, both Trade-off and Pecking Order predictions are relevant control variables in our model. Finally, companies held less cash on their balance sheets during the pre-crisis period.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14320826.v1
title: Relevance of Country Risk Premium in Cost of Equity Estimation

description: A common practice in business valuation and the determination of fair rates of return by regulatory agencies is to use the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) with the ad hoc addition of a country risk premium. The present paper documents this practice in the valuation reports required in public acquisition offers available on the CVM (Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission) website. Multiple linear regression is used with monthly returns for stock shares of 204 firms listed on the BM&FBovespa (Brazilian Stock Exchange). The period covered is from January 2009 to December 2013, and the results indicate that there is a premium for Brazilian risk that is not completely reflected in Ibovespa returns for only 17 securities. Hence, if one uses the local market index when estimating a firm's cost of equity, it would be both redundant and incorrect to add a country risk premium. The paper concludes with a real company example in which the adoption of the conventional approach - with a country risk premium added - would lead to a 17% pricing error.