Letteratura scientifica selezionata sul tema "B-city (Firm)"

Although manufacturing firms support economic development, wealth creation and poverty alleviation, a dismal performance has been reported. In Kenya, the share of gross domestic product (GDP) from manufacturing sector has remained below 10 per cent while its growth rate remained at about 5 percent in the last 10 years. This has been attributed to low innovation and technology diffusion. This study examined the effects of IT capability on firm performance. The study was anchored on Resource Based View, and Dynamic Capability Theory. Positivism philosophical approach, descriptive and explanatory research design were adopted. Using stratified and random sampling techniques, a sample of 222 manufacturing firms from Nairobi City County, was obtained. A semi-structured questionnaire was prepared and used for data collection. To ascertain reliability, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient measure of 0.875 was obtained. Research experts confirmed validity of the study instrument. The data was analysed through descriptive statistics to condense the survey data. To test hypotheses, inferential statistics was used. The results showed a positive significant effect of IT infrastructure capability (B=0.247, p=0.005 < 0.05), IT personnel capability (B=0.226, p=0.044 < 0.05), IT management capability (B=0.187, p=0.018 < 0.05) and IT reconfiguration capability (B=0.291, p=0.001 < 0.05) on performance. The study findings also exhibited a 49.2 per cent explanatory power of IT capability on firm performance. Study findings provide a framework for improving firm performance. Subsequently, firm managers should create interventions on IT capability to enhance and sustain superior firm performance.

Digital technologies play a major role in reducing the cost of operations in tour firms. The main focus of the study was to find out the adoption of digital technologies as a driver of cost leadership strategy in tour firms within Nairobi City County. The specific objective was to investigate the influence of mobile applications on cost leadership strategy in tour firms in Nairobi City County. Embedded research design was applied in the study. The study adopted the null hypothesis that mobile applications had no statistically significant influence on cost leadership strategy in tour firms within Nairobi City County. The study population was 278 tour firms obtained from the Kenya Association of Tour Operators (KATO) list where a sample of 164 tour firms were selected through the application of Yemane’s (1967) sample size formula. 10 tour firm mangers were selected for interviews. Systematic random sampling was utilized for the determination of the sample size of 164 tour firms. Semi-structured questionnaires and interview schedules were utilized as data instruments. Questionnaires were filled by tour consultants while interviews were conducted with tour firm managers. 133 respondents filled out the questionnaires representing 81% response rate while 7 interviewees were conducted representing 70% response rate. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used during data analysis. The study utilized both ANOVA and multiple regression tests to test the hypotheses, and influence between the adoption of digital technology and cost leadership strategy. The results of the R Square equals 0.919 therefore revealing that 91.9% of cost leadership is attributed to mobile applications. The study confirmed there was a statistical significance (p =.000) between mobile applications and cost leadership. Mobile applications as a digital technology tool accounted for a positive significant increase (B = 637) in cost leadership strategy. The study concluded that there is a positive strong influence between the adoption of mobile applications and cost leadership strategy. The study recommends that tour firms should fully adopt digital technologies to maximize cost control, minimize marketing costs, and promote operational efficiency

This article examines the adaptive capacities of real estate firms in New York City in light of the increased risks of urban flooding. This exploratory research attempts to shed light on how and why firms of varying risk profiles are strategically adapting to these risks – if at all. Through the lens of a qualitative multi-criteria adaptive capacity framework, the results of six case studies are analyzed to identify what influences are shaping the actions and strategies of firms. The article examines the propositions that: (A) firms with observable strategies have undertaken ex post strategies which are principally driven by the firms’ financial bottom line; (B) firm strategies attribute little to no influence in their decisions to external or delayed costs and/or impacts relating to social and environmental influences; and, (C) firms with the comparatively most robust adaptive capacities will be those who: (i) are most aware of their vulnerabilities; and (ii) are themselves comparatively more vulnerable to the immediate risks associated with urban flooding. While the evidence largely supports the propositions, the results of this research can help shape the development of intelligence and strategic units within firms as they develop a capacity to adapt to ever changing conditions.

<p>A cytogenetic analysis of meristem cells of <em>Triticum aestivum</em><em> </em>L. of primary rootlets, affected by soil heavy metal (HM) contamination in the industrial zones of SC “Poltavachimmash” in Poltava city, PPC “Specialized company for thermal processing of firm household garbage” (SCTPFHG) in Khrakiv city, PrSC “Avtoradiator” in Mariupol city, CC (commercial company) “Poltava concrete product plant” (PCPP) in Poltava city, SJC “Luhansk accumulator producing company” in Luhansk city, UC “Lubny water supply station” in Lubny city and the territory near B. Khmelnytskyi Street in Kostiantynivka, was made. The frequency of aberrant cells of sprout root meristem of cultivar Al’batros odes’kyi was 1.37-2.30 % and that of cultivar Zymoiarka – 1.22-1.84 %, which exceeded the indicators of a background level by 1.9-3 and 1.6-2,5 times, correspondingly (Svatky village, Poltava region). The highest cytogenetic activity was recorded within the territory of the industrial zones of PrSC “Avtoradiator”, SC “Poltavachimmash”, SJC “Luhansk accumulator producing company”, the soils there were characterized by intensive Cd, Pb і Zn contamination. Significant differences in the levels of cytogenetic disorders depending on a wheat cultivar genotype, induced by high concentrations of soil toxic metals in the industrial zone of PPC “Specialized company for thermal processing of firm household garbage” and the territory near B. Khmel’nytskyi Street in Kostiantynivka, can be caused by physiological-genetic peculiarities of the plants and a possible effect of non-differentiated factors, specific for each territory. Complex effect of low HM concentrations, typical for soil contamination of the industrial zone of CC “Poltava concrete product plant”, showed the lowest cytogenetic activity. Soil contamination with HM in the industrial zones and the areas affected by industrial releases resulted in a wide spectrum of cytogenetic disorders: fragmentation, advance and lagging chromosomes, formation of chromosome and chromatid bridges, ring chromosomes, micronuclei. A significant increase of the cells with advance and lagging chromosomes was seen under the effect of HM soil contamination of the industrial zones of PrSC “Avtoradiator”, SC “Poltavachimmash”, UC “Lubny water supply station” and the territory near B. Khmel’nytskyi Street in Kostiantynivka, Cd, Pb і Zn predominating among them. The induction with high frequency of aneuploid cells shows active interaction of HM with the threads of spindle division which allows using the violation fact of chromosome segregation as an indicator of HM contamination of the environment. As a result of wheat seed sprouting in the soil with the highest HM content (PPC “Specialized Company for thermal processing of firm household garbage”, PrSC “Avtoradiator”, SC “Poltavachimmash”, UC “Lubny water supply station” and the territory near B. Khmelnytskyi Street in Kostiantynivka), besides mentioned-above chromosome aberrations and mitosis pathology in meristem cells, the following complicated cytogenetic disorders occurred: single/pair fragments and bridge; pair fragments and lagging chromosomes; pair fragments, bridge and ring chromosome; pair fragments, chromosome bridge and micronucleus. High cytogenetic activity of HM soil contamination, caused by industrial releases, confirms genetic threat for the organisms of above-ground ecosystems and suggests the necessity to work out a national program of large-scale genetic monitoring over techno-genic contamination of the territories in the industrial regions of Ukraine.</p>

Kupang City, located in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province, stands out for its notable success in fostering tolerance among religious communities. Its significance lies in (a) being the largest city in NTT, (b) having a longstanding history of Islamic development, and (c) the proclamation of local leaders demonstrating a firm commitment to preserving Kupang as an exemplar of religious harmony. In light of these aspects, the authors conducted qualitative field research on Muslim village communities in Kupang to explore how harmony is maintained among religious groups. This research is based on the theoretical assumption that understanding the world requires a native point of approach, relying on the researcher's perspective. The findings reveal that a crucial foundation for harmony among religious communities is the residents' highly tolerant attitude, reflecting the active tolerance embedded in local wisdom. This local wisdom is further reinforced by the recognition of diversity as a defining feature of Kupang City's identity. The actualization of this value is evident in religious and cultural traditions, exemplified by the Siripuan tradition in Airmata Village. The dynamic nature of harmony among religious communities is underscored, with one contributing factor being the lower positive feelings experienced by minorities compared to the majority. Addressing this discrepancy is crucial for anticipating and mitigating potential challenges among Muslim minorities.

The field research of this paper was developed at the end of 2018 to survey EV mobility. Qualitative trends were based on indicators developed by consulting firm research reports, quantitative figures were developed using fuel cost values of 4,5 R$/liter. The analysis was divided in three steps: a) evidence of public planning, b) evidence of industry and industry 4.0 systems, and c) evidence of market. Main results of the research are: a) no electric mobility planning was found form institutional evidences. No planning for Smart City initiative in Brasilia, b) no evidence of electric systems and innovation are developed or planned (i.e Industry 4.0 automated drive systems). c) opportunities in market found are: main metropolitan area is worth some three million inhabitants, almost seven including surrounding metropolitan areas with millions vehicles to be converted to ev, public transportation and urban delivery most interesting niches of market; threats: no fiscal incentives and infrastructure of electric posts able to sustain car supply, no offer for electric/hybrid cars and conversion kits. This part of an external strategic analysis give the orientation to develop urban transportation vehicles and buses (public transportation) taxi, buses, vans, light trucks and motorcycles ,used for delivery, offers. These are interesting segments mostly because of increasing operational cost mainly due to gasoline costs.

Abstrak: Tipe Kepribadian, Penerimaan Perilaku Disfungsional dan Keputusan Audit. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan tipe kepribadian, penerimaan perilaku disfungsional dan pengambilan keputusan audit yang diambil oleh auditor. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Propinsi Jawa Tengah dengan 63 responden dari auditor di Kantor Akuntan Publik kota Semarang dan Solo. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan purposive sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dalam menetapkan keputusan audit berisiko, jumlah auditor dengan tipe kepribadian B lebih banyak jika dibandingkan auditor dengan tipe kepribadian A. Begitu pula dalam menetapkan keputusan audit tidak berisiko, tipe kepribadian B lebih banyak dibandingkan dengan auditor yang memiliki tipe kepribadian A. Hasil pengolahan data penerimaan perilaku disfungsional memberikan hasil bahwa auditor yang menerima perilaku disfungsional membuat keputusan audit yang lebih berisiko dibandingkan dengan auditor yang menolak perilaku disfungsional Kata Kunci: Keputusan audit, tipe kepribadian dan penerimaan perilaku disfungsional. Abstract: Type of Personality, Acceptance of Dysfunctional Behavior and Audit Judgment. This study aimed to describe the type of personality, acceptance of dysfunctional behavior toward audit judgment. This research was conducted in the province of Central Java, with 63respondents from the auditor on Public Accounting Firm city of Semarang and Solo. The sampling technique used purposive sampling. The results showed that the decision establishes audit risk, the number of auditors with the personality type B is more than that type A. Meanwhile, in setting the audit decision is not at risk, personality type B more than that type A. The results of data processing reception dysfunctional behaviors provide results that auditors receive audit dysfunctional behaviors make decisions more risk than the auditor who refused dysfunctional behavior. Keywords: Audit judgment, personality type and acceptance of dysfunctional behavior.

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to extend Zablah et al.’s (2012) findings regarding the proper way to treat customer orientation (CO) to the study of CO among B-B salespeople in one of the most important emerging economies, India. Design/methodology/approach The authors of this study hired a professional market research firm based in Chennai, a large metropolitan city in Southern India, to manage data collection. The authors used a competing models approach to test the relationship between constructs. Findings CO among frontline employees operating in one of the largest emerging economies is best treated as a psychological construct that is both directly and indirectly related to performance via its ability to reduce stress and improve engagement. This finding strengthens the view of CO as a universal human work value and, more broadly, that such values operating across different cultural setting do exist. In addition, external customer mindset appears to offer a superior means to measure CO than does the widely used CO component of the SOCO scale. This conclusion is based not only upon the fact that it conceptually corresponds with the psychological nature of CO, but also that in this initial examination it exhibits a greater ability to explain employee job performance. Originality/value Managers who are able to screen and hire employees with greater CO work values should experience improved performance outcomes and also less customer ambiguity and greater satisfaction among their frontline employees. Since CO proscribes the proper way to deal with customers, greater levels of CO beliefs would counteract customer ambiguity among frontline employees operating in any environment. Accordingly, when filling frontline positions, managers should actively seek out employees who earnestly embrace the role of taking care of customers. Managers are advised to not only emphasize on salespeople whose foremost role is to take care of their customers but also to find ways to familiarize them with their products and to provide them with information regarding customer characteristics such as their background, the relationship history (especially past service and product failures), and unique preferences.

Formation, Regional Regulation of Tangerang City, Supervision of Cancellation Revocation, Process of Formation of Regional Regulation of Tangerang City Number 7 of 2005, Is it in accordance with Law Number 10 of 2004, concerning Formation of Regulations Per Act and their Implementation, such as Planning, Preparation, Engineering Preparation, Formulation, Discussion, Ratification, Promulgation and Dissemination, but there are Chapters and several Articles, in particular Chapter III concerning Sales and Use Circulation, which are Prohibition or Violation, Article 3 Paragraph (1), Article 4 Letter a, b and c , Article 5 Paragraphs (1) and (2), Article 6 and Article 7 and Chapter VIII, concerning Criminal Provisions, Article 13 Paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4) the nature of the sanctions in the form of criminal threats and fines for violators of regional regulations, it turns out to be very contradictory to the Criminal Code Chapter I, concerning Violations of Public Security for People or Goods and Health, Article 492 Paragraphs (1) and (2), in terms of criminal threats and fines for violators of the Criminal Code. in fact it is not as firm as Regional Regulation Number 7 of 2005. What is the Mechanism of Supervision, Revocation and Cancellation, Formation of Regional Regulation Number 7 of 2005, based on Law Number 32 of 2004, concerning Regional Government and Law No. 22 of 2003, concerning the Position Structure MPR, DPR, DPD ·and DPRD Province, Regency and City. This research is a normative legal research which is descriptive and the data is analyzed qualitatively. The result of the research is that the process of formation, supervision, revocation and cancellation is in accordance with Law No. 10 of 2004, Law No. 32 of 2004 and Law No. 22 of 2003.

Tomatoes contribute to healthy, well-balanced diet. They are rich in minerals, vitamins, essential amino acids, sugar and dietary fibres. It contains much vitamin B and C, iron and phosphorus. Tomato fruits are consumed fresh in salads or cooked in sauces, soup and meat or fish dishes. Phytochemical compounds are desirable compounds in our food because of their antioxidant properties. The study of phytochemical and proximate evaluation of fresh and spoilt tomatoes fruits obtained from five markets in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria was carried out. This aim to investigate the phytochemical and proximate constituents of both fresh and spoilt tomatoes fruit. A total of 400 tomatoes were randomly purchased from the five markets in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. In each market, 40 fresh (firm and undamaged) and 40 spoilt (damaged and spoilt) tomatoes were purchased from 10 different sellers. Samples were separately packaged into different sterile containers, labelled, and transported to the laboratory immediately for phytochemical and proximate analysis. The phytochemical and proximate composition analyses were carried out using the official methods of analysis of analytical chemists laboratory procedures. The result shows a significant difference in value of phytochemical and proximate composition in both fresh and spoilt tomato fruits. The value of crude carbohydrate, crude protein, crude fat, saponin, flavonoids and alkaloids were higher in fresh tomato fruits than spoilt fruit while moisture, crude ash, crude fibre, tannins and polyphenols were higher in spoilt tomato fruits than in fresh fruits. This study has shown that spoilage reduces some important phytochemical and proximate constituents of tomato fruits

In the prototypical ‘50s nuclear noir, the protagonist is an elite scientist—a nuclear physicist, to be precise—who’s either overtly opposed to or intimately aligned with the nation state and its institutional agencies. Although the FBI, as in the anticommunist noir, is the dominant investigative figure in these espionage films, it’s dramatically subordinated to other, more pressing issues and agencies such as treason, homosexuality, and the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) (in The Thief), Native Americans, national security, and the nuclear family (in The Atomic City), and bombshells, bikinis, and “B” movies (in Shack Out on 101). While City of Fear is not an atomic espionage film—call it a nuclear-epidemiological noir--the film’s representation of the LAPD and metropolitan Los Angeles as well as the rhetoric of disease and contamination, contagion and radioactivity, renders it a quintessential late ‘50s “B” noir.

In 1975, the Broadway musical Chicago brought together a host of memes and myths, the gleefully subversive character of American musical comedy, the reckless glamor of the big-city newspaper, the mad decade of the 1920s, the work of Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon—two of the greatest talents in the musical’s history—and the Wild West gangsterville that was the city of Chicago itself. The tale of a young woman who murders her departing lover and then tricks the jury into letting her off, Chicago seemed too blunt and cynical at first. Everyone agreed it was show biz at its brilliant best, yet the public still preferred A Chorus Line, with its cast of innocents and sentimental feeling. Nevertheless, the 1996 Chicago revival is now the longest-running American musical in history, and the movie version won the Best Picture Oscar. As this text looks back at Chicago’s various moving parts, including the original 1926 play that started it all, a sexy silent film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, a talkie remake with Ginger Rogers, the musical itself, and at last the movie of the musical, we see how the American theatre serves as a kind of alternative news medium, a town crier warning the public about the racy, devious interior contradictions of American society.

Com muita satisfação publicamos mais uma edição da coletânea “Estudos de Direito Latino Americano” em seu Volume XI. Trata-se de uma obra que visa reunir pesquisas sobre diversas temáticas jurídicas tanto do Brasil quanto da América Latina. O primeiro capítulo intitulado “Políticas Públicas e Desigualdade Social nas cidades brasileiras: uma resenha crítica” foi fazer uma resenha crítica do artigo intitulado: Globalização e desafios urbanos: políticas públicas e desigualdade social nas cidades brasileiras, publicado na Revista Eure (Santiago), no ano de 2011. O artigo foi realizado através de uma pesquisa exploratória, assentada em uma revisão literária bibliométrica com procedimento quantiqualitativo e método histórico comparativo. endo como objetivo, compreender os diversos ciclos de crescimento econômico evitaram uma redistribuição mais equitativa da riqueza, agravando as desigualdades sociais e empobrecendo as populações urbanas brasileiras. O segundo capítulo intitulado “O sequestro do ônibus 174: a generalização do Direito Penal do inimigo através da trajetória de Sandro Barbosa do Nascimento” é apresentada a história de Sandro Barbosa do Nascimento, que foi marcada pela ausência de suporte estatal, culminando em um sequestro do ônibus 174 no Rio de Janeiro, tentativa do agente de ser ouvido pelas autoridades. O estudo foi dividido em três etapas. Na primeira, é narrado o episódio criminoso envolvendo o transporte público. Em seguida, é exposta a história de Sandro desde sua infância, quando presenciou a morte de sua mãe a facadas até pouco antes do fatídico evento que o levou à morte pelas mãos de policiais com o objetivo de evidenciar a influência da negligência do Estado em sua formação. Por fim, é feita uma análise entre os trágicos acontecimentos ocasionados pela não efetivação das normas que dizem respeito ao direito à vida e segurança pública, bem como os requisitos básicos das garantias fundamentais, dentre eles saúde, alimentação e educação, com a tese descritiva de Günther Jakobs sobre o Direito Penal do Inimigo, que estabelece a marginalização e punição antecipada de indivíduos que insistem em violar os tipos penais, desligando-se do ser cidadão e regredindo ao chamado Estado Natural. O terceiro capítulo intitulado “O licenciamento ambiental e o projeto de lei nº 2159/2021 sob a perspectiva do desenvolvimento sustentável” é analisada a institucionalização de uma política de gestão ambiental é fenômeno recente no Brasil, que surgiu a partir de uma mudança global de conscientização ambiental durante a década de 1970, motivando a edição da Lei 6938/1981 através da qual, pela primeira vez em âmbito nacional, houve uma gestão integrada dos recursos naturais expressa por uma Política Nacional do Meio Ambiente (PNMA), que inovou ao prever instrumentos de gestão ambiental como o licenciamento ambiental. Trata-se do instrumento adotado para possibilitar a implementação, construção e operação de empreendimentos que tenham potencial poluidor, garantindo que a necessária proteção ambiental seja observada nesse processo. Esse processo, contudo, sofre diversas críticas quanto ao seu funcionamento, com diversas tentativas de alteração legislativa do processo atual, sendo que o objetivo do presente trabalho é analisar as alterações propostas pelo Projeto de Lei 2159/2021, Projeto de Lei 3.729/2004 e a introdução da Licença por Adesão e Compromisso a fim de responder o questionamento central levantado: se a adoção da LAC é um instrumento capaz de garantir maior eficiência ao processo de licenciamento ambiental ou se tal modificação no sistema pode colocar em risco a proteção ao meio ambiente e o objetivo de se promover o desenvolvimento sustentável previsto na Constituição da República Brasileira. Como objetivo específico, visa aprofundar a figura do licenciamento ambiental como instrumento do desenvolvimento sustentável e analisar as especificidades das alterações propostas. O quarto capítulo intitulado “A eficiência da autofalência: análise custo-benefício de um instituto esquecido no ordenamento jurídico” tem como objetivo analisar a eficiência do instituto da autofalência (falência requerida pelo próprio devedor). O capítulo observa a Lei de Recuperação de Empresas e Falência (LREF) com o auxílio da Análise Econômica do Direito visando à análise dos custos de falência da autofalência e os benefícios trazidos ao optar pelo instituto, como a proteção ao patrimônio dos sócios e outras vantagens introduzidas em decorrência da alteração da Lei nº 11.101/2005 pela Lei nº 14.112/2020. Ao final, conclui-se que a autofalência é um mecanismo viável que visa a diminuir os custos sociais de uma futura recuperação judicial infrutífera, diante da preocupação do Estado com a crise financeira e econômica de uma empresa. O quinto capítulo intitulado “As diversidades e as Tics na educação: uma análise inclusiva” tem como objetivo entender a relevância da valorização da diversidade e da redução da desigualdade em um determinado cenário organizacional, inclusive instituições de ensino, foco do presente estudo e sugerir mudanças pedagógicas utilizando as tecnologias de informação como meios para a existência de um ambiente organizacional que pratique a inclusão. Sabe-se que a ideia básica da gestão da diversidade em qualquer instituição é a necessidade da prática do respeito, da empatia, da inclusão e do reconhecimento de modo que um ambiente produtivo efetivamente ocorra, onde todos se sintam valorizados e os talentos sejam utilizados em plenitude realmente exista. Somente assim, as finalidades plenas daquela instituição educacional conseguirão ser atingidas. O sexto capítulo intitulado “A Corte Constitucional Monocrática: questões sobre as decisões monocráticas em controle de constitucionalidade concentrado” o autor defende que o sistema de controle de constitucionalidade adotado pelo Brasil, que congloba tanto o modelo concentrado quanto o difuso; corrobora com o aumento indireto das competências da Corte Constitucional, entre outros. A fim de proporcionar eficiência aos julgamentos, criou-se a possibilidade de prolação de decisões monocráticas, porém questiona-se a sua legitimidade e respeito à separação dos poderes, mormente quando em ações de controle concentrado de constitucionalidade, uma vez que por decisão liminar, de um único ministro, suspende-se o efeito de Lei, processada pelo Legislativo e sancionada pelo Executivo. O sétimo capítulo intitulado “O constitucionalismo ecológico biocêntrico sob uma análise sistemática crítica” tem como objetivo estabelecer a relação entre o ser humano e o meio ambiente, especificamente em relação à fauna, é questão recorrente no debate doutrinário, de modo que houve grandes evoluções no arcabouço jurídico pertinente. Se nos primórdios o meio ambiente não representava preocupação para o ser humano, tem-se que no sistema jurídico pátrio hodierno um verdadeiro rol de garantias aos animais, ainda que sob uma visão antropocêntrica do Constitucionalismo Ecológico. Com isto, quer-se dizer que estas garantias não representam direitos à fauna, uma vez que não são sujeitos de direitos, mas sim deveres do ser humano. Nesta toada, há movimento recente na doutrina com a finalidade de propor uma mudança de paradigma, de modo que os animais passem a ser sujeitos de direitos e possam fruir de direitos fundamentais, nos moldes dos direitos garantidos ao ser humano. Portanto, relevantes questões exsurgem desse Constitucionalismo Ecológico Biocêntrico, especialmente se de fato representa avanço ao arcabouço jurídico, bem como se traz efetividade que justifique esta mudança tão profunda e os efeitos que lhes são corolários. O oitavo capítulo intitulado “O desmonte da política de assistência social durante o governo Bolsonaro: análise do contexto assistencial na pandemia da Covid - 19” tem como objetivo analisar o contexto de precarização e sucateamento, e com os desafios impostos pela pandemia da COVID-19 e o agravamento de algumas questões sociais, como o aumento de desemprego, amplia a inserção da população em situação de vulnerabilidade social e extrema pobreza. O atual contexto que vivenciamos é marcado por fortes ataques aos direitos sociais, somado a ampliação de trabalhos temporários, subcontratação, flexibilização, em que se tem o aumento de trabalhos desprotegidos, invisíveis às Leis trabalhistas. O nono capítulo intitulado ‘Improbidade administrativa: seus aspectos e sua denotação crítica” tem como objetivo analisar e esquematizar a questão que caracteriza a Improbidade Administrativa, em conformidade com fatores que vem ganhando espaço com desordens diante da lei. Ao exercício das atividades que são desempenhadas pelos agentes públicos e que levam a constância de razões que atentem contra a integridade, desempenhando ilegalidades com enriquecimento pessoal e violando princípios em benefício próprio, importunando assim a constitucionalidade da lei de improbidade. A Administração Pública é o alicerce para a concretização de serviços, visando à satisfação da coletividade, e é voltada para assuntos detalhados que tem como objetivo alcançar com perfeição os princípios que norteiam a administração. Aos que causem prejuízos ao erário e ao enriquecimento ilícito, consoante as suas especificidades descritas na lei, consiste em improbidade administrativa. Os que causam prejuízos ao erário e enriquecem ilicitamente se enquadram como agentes causadores da improbidade administrativa. O décimo capítulo intitulado “Benefício Assistencial: análise das condições de miserabilidade” tem como objetivo analisar a concessão ao Benefício Assistencial. No artigo 203, V da Constituição Federal de 1988, traz a garantia da concessão de um beneficio assistencial à pessoa idosa ou deficiente que não tenha condições de prover o próprio sustento. Esse benefício tem regulamentação na Lei 8.742/93, conhecida como LOAS – Lei Orgânica da Previdência Social, que demonstra a acerca do benefício de prestação continuada, e institui o direito fundamental à assistência social, garantindo condições de uma sobrevivência digna àqueles que, apesar de não ter vertido contribuições previdenciárias ou tenham perdido a qualidade de segurado, não se encontram em condições de prover o próprio sustento, seja pela idade, ou em razão de alguma deficiência. Entretanto, existem requisitos para sua concessão, dentre eles o critério da miserabilidade, que cita um valor igualitário para definir quem será considerado hipossuficiente para fins do benefício de prestação continuada. Sendo assim, a fixação de um valor baixo para examinar a miserabilidade do postulante, é ferir sem sombra de dúvida esse princípio. Demonstrar-se-á, também, que o Estado não deve se afastar da sua função primordial, qual seja, promover o bem-estar de qualquer pessoa que dele necessite. O décimo primeiro capítulo intitulado “Direito do trabalhador rural: preceitos constitucionais e direitos fundamentais” tem como objetivo analisar fontes de melhorias nas condições do trabalhador rural, na qual desempenha na agricultura uma das atividades essenciais para o desenvolvimento econômico e sustentável do país, no entanto, os trabalhadores que desempenham esta atividade não têm seus direitos trabalhistas e previdenciários devidamente resguardados e em sua grande maioria vivem e trabalham em condições precárias. Ressalta-se que no Brasil esse problema se arrasta há anos, desde a formação do país, pois o desenvolvimento da agricultura e do pastoreio não despertou o mesmo interesse do legislador em relação à regulação do trabalhador urbano. Tal observação está denominada na Consolidação das Leis do Trabalho (CLT), publicada em 1943, onde é nítida a preocupação quanto à regulação e proteção do trabalhador urbano. Ao passo que, o trabalhador rural encontra-se visivelmente excluído da esfera dessa proteção legal através da disposição do art. 7º, alínea “b”, da CLT. Desta feita, nasce a necessidade de investigação e análise dos motivos que geram tal precariedade dos direitos desta importante categoria de trabalhadores. O décimo segundo capítulo intitulado “Direito tributário constitucional: a (im)possibilidade do exercício do poder judicante aos tribunais administrativos fiscais” propõe a análise acerca da possibilidade do exercício do poder judicante dos Tribunais Administrativos Fiscais, sob a ótica da Constituição Federal de 1988. O décimo terceiro capítulo intitulado “Impacto das instituições do Direito e da Administração no trabalho no mundo pós-pandemia” tem por finalidade realizar uma reflexão sobre o impacto das instituições do direito e da administração na construção do sentido do trabalho pós-pandemia. Como elemento presente na vida do ser humano desde os primórdios de sua atuação sobre a natureza, o trabalho reveste-se de centralidade que ultrapassa a mera satisfação de necessidades econômicas e alcança outras dimensões, como a social e a de saúde física e mental. Neste diapasão, a administração e o direito do trabalho, são elencados para estudo por serem as instituições sustentadoras das relações formais e informais no mundo do trabalho. No contexto de relações sociais trabalhistas na pós-pandemia, busca-se responder à questão de pesquisa: qual o impacto das instituições Administração e Direito do Trabalho, estruturadoras das relações sociais nas organizações, após a ruptura do modo tradicional de execução do trabalho com a pós-pandemia? Essa questão é respondida mediante pesquisa bibliográfica, em um estudo exploratório, de abordagem qualitativa e de natureza básica. O décimo quarto capítulo intitulado “A teoria argentina de Enrique del Percio sobre mudanças na sociedade contemporânea e a influência destas no envelhecimento do Perfil demográfico populacional na América Latina” tem como objetivo estudar os países da América Latina, entre eles a Argentina e o Brasil, e como têm experimentado um crescente movimento de envelhecimento do seu perfil populacional, o que decorre de sucessivas quedas nas taxas de natalidade e aumentos na expectativa de vida das pessoas. Esse movimento demográfico, tratado por alguns como “onda idosa”, decorre de profundas mudanças na sociedade, em processo que foi muito bem explorado pelo professor e filósofo argentino Enrique del Percio, o qual soube analisar as alterações estruturais na sociedade ao longo dos anos, principalmente no que diz respeito ao papel das mulheres, que foi determinante para o panorama de envelhecimento vivido atualmente. Por fim, o décimo quinto capítulo intitulado “Criação, análise, interpretação e construção dos Direitos Humanos passados e futuros a partir da revitalização e da importância da língua espanhola” tem como objetivo fazer uma síntese historiográfica da relevância do uso da língua hispânica no centro dos principais “direitos passados e futuros”, acentuando os pontos de similaridade dos valores culturais atuais até à formação de blocos supranacionais e de alianças em comum. Neste passo, propõe-se uma reflexão sobre a posição de assimilação do castelhano à educação política, jurídica e econômica das próximas gerações, e a sua constante retroalimentação. Por isso, a obra que ora se apresenta é de leitura obrigatória para estudantes e profissionais do Direito que queiram compreender e formar opinião acerca de temas jurídicos que transcendem nosso país e, diante de tais debates importantes trazidos na presente obra podem surgir soluções e respostas para a resolução de diversas questões em pauta na América Latina.

Familiarity with William B. Bradbury’s many talents and accomplishments is essential in order to fully appreciate the reception history of Esther, the Beautiful Queen. Many Protestants are undoubtedly familiar with Bradbury’s name as many of his celebrated hymns are still sung during church services. Yet, during his lifetime he achieved fame quite beyond that of a composer of popular hymns. His rise to prominence began in New York City where he established himself as an innovative music teacher and director of religious music. His early compositions included specialized pieces for the developing voices of children. He travelled throughout the eastern U.S. conducting concerts and promoting his educational philosophy and methods at events known as “musical conventions.” Desiring to expand his knowledge of music pedagogy, he spent two years in Europe and pusued studies at Leipzig Conservatory. Eventually, he added to his fame by establishing a piano manufacturing firm that, for a time, was one of the most successful in the country. A prolific writer, he published informative essays about teaching, and compiled dozens of tunebooks featuring his latest compositions.

Abstract This chapter suggests that kung fu films should be examined as a “body genre.” Positioning kung fu films as a body genre promoting visceral responses starts to explain how these films had such a dramatic impact on audiences, and subsequently led to the genre’s memorable fandom in b-boy culture. The chapter shows that kung fu films should be added to the cinematic aesthetics of breaking battles and choreographed routines in New York City. By foregrounding how the films were distributed and exhibited, the chapter demonstrates how a film’s context shapes its reception. It also offers insights into how these films informed the lives and dance practices of some New York City b-boys, and situates a meeting between a legend of Hip Hop culture and a kung fu film star in Hong Kong.

Tagamet emerged as the first blockbuster drug when its sales exceeded $1 billion in 1986, three years after its introduction to the market. An anti–peptic ulcer drug, Tagamet was discovered by James W. Black and his colleagues at Smith Kline & French’s (SK&F) British subsidiary in Welwyn Garden City. Before Tagamet, SK&F was a little-known U.S. drug firm in Philadelphia. After Tagamet, SK&F became one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. The history of Tagamet is one of the most extraordinary in the annals of medicine. It is a saga of a drug that almost escaped detection because the research efforts that began in 1964 did not seem to produce results within the first 11 years! Smith Kline started as a humble drug store in Philadelphia in 1830. During the American Civil War, Smith Kline was founded as a small apothecary by two physicians, John K. Smith and John Gilbert on North Second Street. Not only was Philadelphia the birthplace of the United States of America, it was also the cradle of American pharmacy. Wyeth, McNeil, Rorer, and Warner-Lambert all trace their origins to small drug stores established there during the Civil War. In the 1880s, Mahlon N. Kline led the company into research and manufacturing of its own products. In 1891, it absorbed French, Richards & Co. founded by Harry B. French, creating Smith Kline & French. After its establishment, the company slowly expanded its inventory. By the 1920s, it had some 15,000 products ranging from aspirin to liniment. Their Eskay’s Albumenized Food was highly popular as a digestible food for infants and the disabled. Later, the company did very well with Eskay’s Tablets for Seasickness. Its specialty, Eskay’s Neurophosphates, a nerve tonic, soothed millions of people at home and abroad. In 1929, Smith Kline & French Laboratories was created to devote itself solely to research and development (R&D). During the Great Depression year of 1936, the company stepped up its efforts in R&D (in a recent contrast, many pharmaceutical companies stepped down their R&D investments during the last recession of 2008).

As a site privileged in the national imagination, the American city frequently appears as the setting for post-apocalyptic narratives. While contemporary urban anxieties manifest viscerally in the ruined cities of these texts, any overt treatment of race or racism is often strikingly absent. In his contribution to this volume, Robert Yeats explores three texts which explore the racial dynamics of American urban spaces, W. E. B. Du Bois’s short story “The Comet,” the film The World, the Flesh, and the Devil, and the film Z for Zachariah. Separated by nearly one hundred years of history, these texts tell remarkably similar stories, which highlights how uncomfortably similar the problems faced by African Americans today are to those perceived by Du Bois in the early twentieth century.

Abstract Xiques, edward f. jr., bari, other saxes, fl, cl; b. Staten Island, NY, 10/9/39. Began on sop. sax. Pl. w. Jaki Byard, Herb Pomeroy while at Bost. U. 1957–62. Moved to NYC, taught mus. in N.Y. and N.J. schs. ’62–8. Pl. w. Buddy Morrow, Les and Larry Elgart, Tex Beneke, Duke Pearson, Herbie Mann, Donald Byrd, Chris Swansen ’60s; Woody Herman ’70; Thad Jones–Mel Lewis Orch. ’72–9; Bill Watrous ’74–5; Frank Foster ’77; B’way show Best Little Whorehouse in Texas ’78–82; Toshiko Akiyoshi–Lew Tabackin bb ’84–5; Liza Minnelli fr. ’87. Xiques has also taught at City Coll.; U.. of Bridgeport; Western Conn. State Coll. Favs: Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Ornette Coleman, Joe Henderson. Fests: Eur., Asia w. W. Herman, Jones-Lewis. Film: A Tuesday Afternoon w. Swansen. CDs: Edex; w. Jones-Lewis (A&M).

In 1973, George Lindsay, one of Baja California’s most eminent botanists, visited the islands of the Sea of Cortés together with Charles Lindbergh, Joseph Wood Krutch, and Kenneth Bechtel. Lindbergh, one of the most celebrated popular heroes of the twentieth century, had become by that time a committed conservationist, interested in the preservation of whales and in the conservation of nature at large. Joseph Wood Krutch, a naturalist, had written The Forgotten Peninsula, one of the first natural history descriptions of Baja California. George Lindsay had helped organize a series of scientific explorations into the Sea of Cortés and the peninsula of Baja California, first from the San Diego Natural History Museum, and later from the California Academy of Sciences (Banks 1962a,b; Lindsay 1962, 1964, 1966, 1970; Wiggins 1962). Kenneth Bechtel, a philanthropist from San Francisco, had given financial support to the Audubon Society in the 1950s and 1960s to study the sea bird rookery at Isla Rasa, which had been decreed a protected area by the Mexican government in 1962. Bechtel was interested in showing the Sea of Cortés to people who might be aroused by its astounding natural beauty and who might help to protect it. For this purpose, he organized the trip and invited Lindbergh to visit the region. The group flew a chartered Catalina flying-boat that allowed them to get to small and remote islands. They landed in the water and then piloted up to the beach so they could have shade under the wing. They visited many of the islands, starting from Consag north of Bahía de los Ángeles, and ending up in Espíritu Santo, east of the Bay of La Paz. It was a wonderful and memorable trip. Two or three months later, both Lindbergh and Lindsay traveled to Mexico City to watch the Mexican premiere of a documentary film on the Sea of Cortés by the California Academy of Sciences that Kenneth Bechtel had sponsored (see chap. 1). Taking advantage of the opportunity, and also of his immense popularity, Charles Lindbergh requested to see the president of Mexico, Luis Echeverría.

Abstract The cost-benefit analysis of the remedial actions for the contaminated Enisey River floodplain, due to the release of radioactive materials at Mining Chemical Combine (MCC) «Krasnoyarsk-26» is carried out. The analysis was carried out for a region within the first 260 km below discharge point, where the Exposure Dose Rate (EDR) in the air ranges between 50 and 400 microR/hr and the concentration of the radionuclide reaches 25,000 Bq/kg. Both the methods of a) a cost-benefit analysis as functions of time and b) a cost justification analysis in the terms of the Action Levels (AL) have been used. Two possible situations have been considered concerning the remediation of various sites on the contaminated floodplain: 1. The spatial and depth distribution of radioactive contamination is known. In this case, it is possible to estimate the cost of removing the contaminated soil as one of the alternatives of remediation. Two contrasting examples are analyzed, which cover the entire spectrum of possibilities for removal of the contaminated soil: a) The “Gorodskoy” Island, situated inside the “Eniseysk” City, at a distance of 260 km from MCC and b) the Islands and coast of the «Kazachenskoe» settlement, at a distance 160 km from MCC, where the impacted area, the volume of contaminated soil to be removed and the number persons impacted differ by an order of magnitude. These situations were analyzed as a cost-benefit in functions of time. 2. The information is limited: only the EDR or surface contamination is known. In this case, remediation by removing the contaminated soil is impossible. In this case, remedial actions result only in limiting the people’s actions (i.e. - closure of the area). This is a typical and frequent occurrence concerning remedial actions for the Enisey River floodplain. These situations were analyzed as “generic”: the doses were analyzed using data concerning surface contamination and resulted in pessimistic estimations of the site’s specific parameters, the level of contamination and information about depth profiles of the radionuclide-specific concentration in the soil of the Enisey River floodplain. Cost justification of closure of the area is analyzed in terms of the AL. Cost-benefit as functions time and analysis in terms of the AL were used to analyze the alternatives of remedial actions: a) no action, b) removal of the contaminated soil without its stabilization, c) stabilization by the injection of silicate of sodium into the soil, followed by the excavation and removal of the firm soil, d) closure of the area. The cost used, in accordance with the cost assigned to the unit collective dose a (alpha)= $20,000–$3,000 per man*Sv, facilitates a comparison of the justification of the cost alternatives of remedial action to suit the different economical conditions in Russia (the numeral values a were chosen by experts of MCC). It has been proven that under current Russian economical conditions (α = $3,000 per man*Sv) “no action” is best for most contaminated sites on the Enisey River floodplain. Removal of contaminated soil (without stabilization) is cost justified action for high contamination of small areas (such as “Gorodskoy” Island) only. Removal of the contamination in large areas (such as the “Kazachenskoe” settlement) may be a cost justified action in the future (for α = $20,000 per man*Sv).

Раскопки на «Верхнем городе» Фанагории в последние полтора десятилетия открыли на площади более 3 тыс. м 2 остатки городской застройки позднеархаического – раннеклассического времени. На протяжении примерно столетия этот район, обжитой с момента основания апойкии (ок. 540 гг. до н. э.), пережил по крайней мере дважды события катастрофического характера: в 480 г. и в середине 5 в. до н. э. его постройки были полностью разрушены, по всей видимости, в результате военных действий. В то же время, в истории некоторых зданий (как общественных, так и частных) выделяется три периода. Первый из них завершился пожаром на рубеже первой и второй четверти 5 в. до н. э., а последний – пожаром середины того же столетия. В разработке вопросов хронологии событий важную роль здесь играет анализ наиболее массового датирующего материала – тарных амфор. И особое значение имеет тщательное изучение состава комплексов находок этой категории, стратиграфически связанных с моментами строительства зданий или их разрушения. В настоящей заметке рассматривается один из таких комплексов, происходящий из здания (839), построенного еще в 6 в. до н. э. и разрушенного в 480 г. до н. э., над остатками которого в дальнейшем были последовательно возведены два более поздних дома, последний из которых не пережил события середины 5 в. до н. э. In the last fifteen years, excavations at the Upper City of Phanagoria on the area of over three thousand square meters brought to light plenty of remains of late archaic and early classical city structures. In the course of about a hundred years this area, which had been settled starting from the very foundation of the apoikia (ca. 540 B. C.), went through at least two catastrophic events. In 480 B. C. and in the middle of the 5th century B. C. its structures were totally demolished, most probably – by some military activities. At the same time, in the history of certain buildings (both public and private) three periods can be distinguished. The first one was terminated by a fire that hit the city between the first and the second quarters of the 5th century B. C.; the last one – by a similar fire of the middle of the same century. The analysis of the most numerous dating material – transport amphorae – is crucial for the development of the chronology of these events. Special attention here should be given to the groups of these objects associated with the times when the buildings were constructed or destroyed. The present article considers one such group originating from building No. 839, constructed in the 6th century B. C. and demolished in 480 B. C. Two later buildings were subsequently erected above its ruins, the last one perished in the middle of the 5th century B. C.

The Military Firefighters Corps of Bahia in 2015 established the Technical Instruction n°43 which regulates standards and measures of security against fire and panic in buildings, structures and risk areas. According to this Technical Instruction is mandatory to build, adapt and reform buildings according to the legal requirements of the Decree Law of 16.302/2015. Due to the fact that is a new regulation, there are a few studies that have focused on studying the adequacy of the Fire Protection Systems in the existing buildings. Hence, this paper aims to identify performance indicators for the execution of services of adaptation of Fire Safety and Protection System of existing buildings. For that, a Case Study was performed in a shopping center in the city of Salvador, Bahia. The present study comprised four stages: (a) selection of the building and the processes to be studied; (b) data collection; (c) productivity analysis; (d) and identification of events that affected workforce productivity. The main practical contribution of this work is the presentation of workforce productivity metrics, which can be used by construction companies as a tool for planning future construction projects. Moreover, events that generated low productivity during the study are presented and classified according its causes.