Greening the work force in Brazilian hotels: The role of environmental training

BACKGROUND: Organizations are increasingly required to reduce their environmental impact through the adoption of environmental management, which requires the support of human resource practices.OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to determine whether human resource management practices, especially training, are supporting environmental management practices at four hotels located in Brazil.METHODS: This research is qualitative, based on the analysis of four hotels in Brazil.RESULTS: Based on the systematized empirical evidence collected from four hotels (Hotels A, B, C, and D), it can be concluded that: (1) human resource management is still not fully aligned with environmental objectives at the hotels studied; (2) only Hotel B has implemented environmental management practices and aligned with human resource management in a more developed manner, which may indicate that these two variables of analysis could have interrelations; (3) environmental training as a human resource management practice was verified in all hotels analyzed.CONCLUSIONS: The greening of human resources practices is not fully aligned with environmental objectives in the hotels studied. If these hotels really wish to "go green," environmental training will be necessary. Hotel stakeholders play a major role in implementing the greening of the hotel industry.

Tamoxifen Subcellular Localization; Observation of Cell-Specific Cytotoxicity Enhancement by Inhibition of Mitochondrial ETC Complexes I and III

Recently, a nongenomic cytotoxic component of the chemotherapeutic agent tamoxifen (TAM) has been identified that predominantly triggers mitochondrial events. The present study delineates the intracellular fate of TAM and studies its interaction with a spectrum of cell homeostasis modulators primarily relevant to mitochondria. The subcellular localization of TAM was assessed by confocal fluorescence microscopy. The effect of the modulators on TAM cytotoxicity was assessed by standard MTT assays. Our findings show that in estrogen receptor positive MCF7 breast adenocarcinoma cells and DU145 human prostate cancer cells, TAM largely accumulates in the mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum, but not lysosomes. Our results further demonstrate that in MCF7, but not in DU145 cells, mitochondrial electron transport chain complex I and III inhibitors exacerbate TAM toxicity with an order of potency of myxothiazol = stigmatellin > rotenone > antimycin A, suggesting a cell-specific cytotoxic interplay between mitochondrial complex I and III function and TAM action.

Concepts for Contemporary Social Work: Globalization, Oppression, Social Exclusion, Human Rights, Etc.

The society wrestles with mass social change congruent with economic globalization and the communications revolution. This change creates new challenges for the social work profession in the areas of social and economic justice. This article analyzes the terminology of the new global era, words that signify a paradigm shift in outlook, most of them a reaction to the new authoritarianism of the age. Globalization, oppression, social exclusion, human rights, harm reduction, and restorative justice are the representative terms chosen.

Fulfilled and missed requirements for online reservation systems: an empirical investigation of Austrian and Swiss hotels

Temporal data are a core element of a reservation. In this paper we formulate 10 requirements and 14 sub-requirements for handling temporal data in online hotel reservation systems (OHRS) from a usability viewpoint. We test the fulfillment of these requirements for city and resort hotels in Austria and Switzerland. Some of the requirements are widely met; however, many requirements are fulfilled only by a surprisingly small number of hotels. In particular, numerous systems offer options for selecting data which lead to error messages in the next step. A few screenshots illustrate flaws of the systems. We also draw conclusions on the state of applying software engineering principles in the development of Web pages.

Real-Encyclopädie des Judentums : Wörterbuch zum Handgebrauch für Bibelfreunde, Theologen, Juristen, Staatsmänner, Gemeinde- und Schulvorsteher, Schulinspektoren etc.

ausgearb. von J. Hamburger

Geschichte der Juden in Nürnberg und Fürth : auf Grund des vorhandenen gedruckten Materials, der in den königl. Archiven zu Nürnberg und Bamberg befindlichen Akten und Urkunden, der Archivalien im Cultusgemeindebesitz etc.

hrsg. und bis auf die Neuzeit ergänzt von Hugo Barbeck

Kritische Bemerkungen über die Abhandlung des Prof. Rosas: "Die Quellen des heutigen ärztlichen Missbehagens etc."

von Ig. Jeitteles

Rabbinismus hoc est praecepta Targumico-Talmudico-Rabbinica : in harmonia ad Ebraea, eademque ; universalia, Chaldaeo-Syra nec non Arabica (seorsum antehac edita illa ab autore) conscripta exemplis itemque ; sufficientibus confirmata illustrataque ; accessit in fine compendium lexici Targumico-Talmudico-Rabbinici, radicum et vocum notabiliorum prae caeterisque usitatarum etc.

Andreas Sennert

Vollständiges hebräisch-chaldäisch-rabbinisches Wörterbuch über das Alte Testament, die Thargumim, Midraschim und den Talmud, mit Erläuterungen aus dem Bereiche der historischen Kritik, Archäologie, Mythologie, Naturkunde etc. und mit bes. Berücksichtigung der Dieta messiana, als Bindemittel der Schriften des alten und neuen Bundes

von Fr. Nork