bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Spatial and Temporal Averaging Windows and Their Impact on Forecasting: Exactly Solvable Examples
Authors: Li Ying , Stechmann Samuel N.
Published: December 2018

In making weather and climate predictions, the goal is often not to predict the instantaneous, local value of temperature, wind speed, or rainfall; instead, the goal is often to predict these quantities after averaging in time and/or space-for example, over one day or one week. What is the impact of spatial and/or temporal averaging on forecasting skill?Here this question is investigated using simple stochastic models that can be solved exactly analytically. While the models are idealized, their exact solutions allow clear results that are not affected by errors from numerical simulations or from random sampling. As a model of time series of oscillatory weather fluctuations, the complex Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process is used. To furthermore investigate spatial averaging, the stochastic heat equation is used as an idealized spatiotemporal model for moisture and rainfall. Space averaging and time averaging are shown to have distinctly different impacts on prediction skill. Spatial averaging leads to improved forecast skill, in line with some forms of basic intuition. Time averaging, on the other hand, is more subtle: it may either increase or decrease forecast skill. The subtle effects of time averaging are seen to arise from the relative definitions of the time averaging window and the lead time. These results should help in understanding and comparing forecasts with different temporal and spatial averaging windows.
Design of aluminum nitride metalens for broadband ultraviolet incidence routing
Authors: Guo Linhao , Hu Zelin , Wan Rongqiao , Long Linyun , Li Tao , Yan Jianchang , Lin Yun , Zhang Lei , Zhu Wenhui , Wang Liancheng
Published: December 2018

Ultraviolet (UV) photonics-based device and equipment have various applications in sterilization, military covert communication, medical treatment, nanofabrication, gem identification and so on. The traditional constituent UV components are bulky, inefficient, expensive and easily aging under UV radiation. An all-dielectric metasurface offers a promising way to control the amplitude, polarization and phase of light by engineering the size, shape and distribution of its constituent elements. However, UV components based on all-dielectric metasurfaces are difficult to be realized, due to significant absorption loss for most dielectric materials at the UV region. Here we demonstrate the design of a UV metalens, composed of high-aspect-ratio aluminum nitride nanorods. The in-plane on-axis, off-axis and out-of-plane focusing characteristics have been investigated at representative UVA (375 nm), UVB (308 nm) and UVC (244 nm) wavelengths, respectively. Furthermore, we design UV router for mono-wavelength and multiple wavelengths, that is, guiding UV light to designated different spatial positions. Our work is promising for the development of UV photonic devices and would facilitate the integration and miniaturization of the UV nanophotonics.
Religion und Kultur: Zur Dezentrierung der säkularen Moderne
Authors: Klein Rebekka A.
Published: December 2018

Der Artikel versucht, eine Typologie für die Beschreibung des Verhältnisses von Religion und Kultur in Theologie und Philosophie zu entwickeln. Er problematisiert die These moderner protestantischer Theologen, welche im Anschluss an Friedrich Schleiermacher ‚Religion als Kultur‘ deuten und diese Deutung zu einer differenzlosen Identifikation beider verdichten. Nach einer Klärung der Funktion des Religionsbegriffs in den Theologien von Calvin und Schleiermacher wird die aktuelle Debatte um ein de-kolonialisiertes Kulturverständnis adressiert und von ihr aus die Möglichkeit einer Neufassung des Verhältnisses von Religion und Kultur diskutiert.
Digital Disaster Preparedness of Indonesian Special Libraries
Authors: Rachman Yeni Budi , Afidhan Saiful
Published: December 2018

The literature about disaster preparedness, especially digital disaster in the library, is particularly limited in Indonesia. With the growing number of library collections in digital form, it is important for libraries to implement strategies for the protection of digital collections from various disaster threats. The purpose of this study is to provide information on the readiness of selected special libraries in Indonesia on the issue of digital disaster. A questionnaire containing 15 closed and open-ended questions was disseminated through an online survey to 10 selected special libraries in Jakarta and Bogor, Indonesia. The results indicate that most libraries have implemented digital data protection and are able to analyze any potential digital disaster threats that may occur. Most of the libraries do not yet have specific policies regarding digital collections, however. The minimal number of digital collections compared to the number of printed collections is assumed to be the cause of the lack of attention and protection of digital collections. Consequently, libraries need to develop a digital preservation policy first before implementing a digital disaster management plan.
Ethical Behavior and Assuring the Quality of Provided Services – the Case of Accounting Firms
Authors: State Violeta
Published: December 2018

I started writing this paper from the premise that compliance with ethics and deontology in the accounting profession decisively contributes to assuring the quality of accounting services provided by professional accountants. For this purpose, we conducted a conjuncture survey, whose subjects, accounting firms, were asked about: their offering of accounting services, their compliance with fundamental ethical principles of the accounting profession, their compliance with deontological norms in promoting accounting services and issues related to the promotion of provided services.

Based on the feedback received, we concluded that, basically, ethics and quality must represent the professional accountant, they must be their defining characteristics, but at the same time, in order to excel through their services, it is also necessary that customers, economic entities, show interest and receptivity, and provide the required documents and information in a timely manner and of appropriate quality.
Comparative Analysis of the Distribution of Goods in Two Outlets: Carrefour and Auchan Ploiesti
Authors: Ștefan Maria-Cristina , Andreiana Violeta - Andreea
Published: December 2018

Retail holds a very important role in the national and international economy, representing an intermediate link in the producer-consumer relationship. The emergence of hypermarkets in Romania has led to the enthusiasm of the customers, who are attracted by the availability of a wide range of products in a single shop, in an environment full of colors, bright, with a pleasant atmosphere, with promotions and tasting of products with sweepstakes and free services. So hypermarkets have become popular among the Romanian citizens, while competition has intensified as the years have elapsed.
Communication, a Premise of Efficiency and Effectiveness in Current Society
Authors: Iacob Silvia Elena , Bădina Rădulescu Mihaela Loredana
Published: December 2018

Nowadays the concerns for communication analysis are highlighting its complexity. If for the regular people, communication means essentially to transmit information mostly using words, for the communication science specialists, it got a different meaning. Regardless of the meaning given to the term, everything gravitates around information and managing the interest. These two terms define the content of communication. The reasons, purposes, meanings are mostly different, depending on the actors involved in the message exchange. In order to not wander in this definitions universe, we will note only one: “Broadly, communication is the process of issuing a message and send it in a coded manner with the help of a communication channel to a recipient for reception” [Burcin, Octavian, 2009].

This definition was chosen, starting from the fact that all definitions for communication have at least a series of mutual elements, from which we note: communication is the process of transmitting information, ideas, opinions, reviews, either from one individual to another, or from a group to another; communication is an attribute of the human being; no kind of activities, from the common daily activities to the complex activities developed at collectivities level, cannot be conceived outside the communication process.
Zum Verhältnis von Digitalisierung und Organisation
Authors: Büchner Stefanie
Published: December 2018

Der Beitrag fragt,in welchem Verhältnis Digitalisierung und Organisation zueinander stehen. Er widerspricht dem Eindruck, dass Digitalisierung organisationsneutral stattfindet. Im Rekurs auf die soziologische Systemtheorie wird an fünf zentralen Theoriepunkten sondiert, wie Digitalisierung Organisationen nicht nur erfasst, sondern Organisationen als Sozialsysteme einen Unterschied für Digitalisierung machen. Mit Bezug zu aktuellen Studien der Digitalisierungsforschung zeigt sich, dass Organisationen Digitalisierunguneinheitlichbeeinflussen undstrukturspezifischprägen. Umgekehrt werden auch Organisationen in ihrer Erwartungs- und Entscheidungsordnung von Digitalisierung beeinflusst. Auf Basis dieser Einsichten wird für eine organisationssensible Digitalisierungsforschung plädiert, die das Forschungsfeld derOrganizational Dataficationinterdisziplinär, vergleichsorientiert und durch organisationssoziologische Anschlussstellen informiert erschließt.
Preparation of Large Carbon Nanofibers on a Stainless Steel Surface and Elucidation of their Growth Mechanisms
Authors: Elamin M. R. , Taha Kamal K. , Abdulkhair Babiker Y. , Khezami L.
Published: December 2018

In this work different shapes of carbon nanofibers (CNFs) were successfully synthesised on a treated commercial steel substrate by catalytic chemical vapour deposition (CCVD) utilising ethanol at 700 °C. The formation of the nanofibers with average diameter of 200–400 nm was confirmed via X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and Raman spectroscopy. The BET surface area, pore volume and pore size of the obtained CNFs were sequentially: 182 m2/g, 10.5 cm3/g and 103.3 Å as determined by nitrogen adsorption analysis. The influence of the surface treatment on the size and shape of CNFs was investigated and the results indicated a positive correlation that can be employed to tailor CNFs of desired morphology. Accordingly, a growth mechanism due to the deposition of carbonaceous materials on large size nanoparticles was proposed. As the CCVD is a facile and economical route for CNFs synthesis, thus, it can be efficiently adopted for the growth of CNFs on pretreated steel substrates as proved by this study.
Co-researching co-creation of the curriculum: Reflections on arts-based methods in education and connections to healthcare co-production
Authors: Lubicz-Nawrocka Tanya Michelle , Simoni Hermina
Published: December 2018

Learning through experience is an important, creative, and fulfilling way to apply theory to practice. In this essay, we explore our experiences of co-researching how students and staff conceptualise co-creation of the curriculum. We each have multi-faceted roles in higher education as we study, work, and contribute to formal student representation processes. At the time of this project, I (Tanya) was working at the Edinburgh University Students’ Association, supporting student representation, and I (Hermina) was a first-year student representative from the School of Health in Social Science. It was through a University of Edinburgh Innovative Initiative Grant project related to Tanya’s PhD research (focusing on co-creation of the curriculum) that we began to work together closely. We are both passionate about becoming involved in collaborative initiatives that improve the student experience and the wider university community. We were interested in exploring how our individual experiences as co-researchers could bridge boundaries between the traditional roles of postgraduate and undergraduate students, staff and students, and researchers and participants. Our aim was to blur the lines between these roles by working collaboratively with students-as-partners, facilitating open dialogue about best practices in learning and teaching, and redistributing power to create new synergies. Below, we focus on these topics and the little-explored connections between our academic disciplines in which co-creation of higher education curricula and co-production of health care are each beginning to play important roles. We reflect on our experiences of engaging in collaborative research using deliberative-democratic and arts-based methods, and we aim to provide an informative account of our experiences while drawing new connections.
Growing into pedagogical partnerships over time and across disciplines: My experience as a non-STEM student consultant in STEM courses
Authors: Daviduke Natasha
Published: December 2018

This essay considers the trajectory of my personal and professional growth in my position as a student consultant for three different STEM professors. I explore the unique perspective I brought to this work as a student of the social sciences and I argue for the value of cross-disciplinary pedagogical partnerships.
Collaborative curricular (re)construction - Tracking faculty and student learning impacts and outcomes five years later
Authors: Duda Gintaras Kazimieras , Danielson Mary Ann
Published: December 2018

The Collaborative Curricular (re)Construction, or C3, was an initiative at Creighton University that paired faculty (academics) and students in a process of backward course design, in two cohorts, in the 2013/14 and 2014/15 academic years. Faculty/student pairs worked over the span of a year to redesign a course within their discipline; courses ranged from theory-, skill-, and laboratory-based courses.  The study investigated four primary questions: 

(1) Was C3 an effective tool for faculty development?

(2) Did students emerge from the C3 experience changed as learners?

(3) Did the course revisions result in increased student learning in subsequent course offerings?

(4) Did the effects of the C3 workgroup affect curriculum as well as the culture within the program or department?

Previous work has described the immediate impact to faculty and student; here, however, findings include the long-term impact on faculty and on student learning in the redesigned courses. Results conclude that even a brief faculty/student collaborative redesign experience has lasting impacts on student learning and, in several cases, on program-wide curriculum.
Fracture Mechanical Characterization of Adhesively Bonded Wood-Ceramic Interfaces for Mode I Loading
Authors: Brandtner-Hafner Martin H.
Published: December 2018

This study introduces a novel approach for investigating the fracture behavior and technical quality of adhesively bonded wood-ceramic interfaces for Mode I loading. For that, a special test arrangement originally used for quasi-brittle materials was applied. The key benefit of this innovative concept is the ability to describe postcracking behavior that is due to stable and steady recording of load-displacement diagrams. This is a big benefit over common practice techniques from both a mechanical and fracture mechanical point of view. The reason for this is that the quasi-brittle material’s nature of unstable cracking comes into place when the test setup is not stiff enough. Another reason to apply fracture mechanics over continuum mechanics is the ability to identify quantitative parameters that describe the softening process in terms of fracture energy. This is a great benefit over stress-based concepts, such as the stress intensity approach (K-concept), which is not appropriate for adhesively bonded multimaterial interfaces. To demonstrate this new approach, bonded wood-ceramic composites were investigated using four different industrial adhesives from Sika AG (Baar, Switzerland) and Murexin (Wiener Neustadt, Austria). The findings indicated interesting relationships between adhesive bonding strength and crack growth resistance when it comes to changing the material of one bonding partner from wood to ceramic. Polyurethane-based adhesives especially show the highest potential of bonding power and fracture resistance when Mode I loading is applied. Furthermore, acrylate-based adhesives are capable of high improvement gains of both mechanical and fracture mechanical parameters when adhesively bonded wood-ceramic interfaces are investigated. This is a remarkable effect and should be part of future investigations by also incorporating the economical aspects of adhesive selection in terms of benchmarking. Finally, these findings could be used for optimizing the mechanical and chemical properties of hybrid adhesives in the future.
Decoupling the Variances of Heterosis and Inbreeding Effects Is Evidenced in Yeast’s Life-History and Proteomic Traits
Authors: Petrizzelli Marianyela , de Vienne Dominique , Dillmann Christine
Published: December 2018

Heterosis (hybrid vigor) and inbreeding depression, commonly considered as corollary phenomena, could nevertheless be decoupled under certain assumptions according to theoretical population genetics works. To explore this issue on real data, we analyzed the components of genetic variation in a population derived from a half-diallel cross between strains from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and S. uvarum, two related yeast species involved in alcoholic fermentation. A large number of phenotypic traits, either molecular (coming from quantitative proteomics) or related to fermentation and life history, were measured during alcoholic fermentation. Because the parental strains were included in the design, we were able to distinguish between inbreeding effects, which measure phenotypic differences between inbred and hybrids, and heterosis, which measures phenotypic differences between a specific hybrid and the other hybrids sharing a common parent. The sources of phenotypic variation differed depending on the temperature, indicating the predominance of genotype-by-environment interactions. Decomposing the total genetic variance into variances of additive (intra- and interspecific) effects, of inbreeding effects, and of heterosis (intra- and interspecific) effects, we showed that the distribution of variance components defined clear-cut groups of proteins and traits. Moreover, it was possible to cluster fermentation and life-history traits into most proteomic groups. Within groups, we observed positive, negative, or null correlations between the variances of heterosis and inbreeding effects. To our knowledge, such a decoupling had never been experimentally demonstrated. This result suggests that, despite a common evolutionary history of individuals within a species, the different types of traits have been subject to different selective pressures.
ANÁLISIS HIDROGRÁFICO E ICTIOLÓGICO DE LAS CAPTURAS REALIZADAS CON UNA RED DE TRAMPA FIJA EN LA LAGUNA DE GANDOCA, LIMÓN, COSTA RICA
Authors: Benavides Morera Rosario , Brenes Carlos L.
Published: December 2018

Se realizó un estudio ictiológico de las capturas obtenidas con una red de trampa fija y un registro de las  propiedades hidrológicas en la Laguna de Gandoca, Limón, entre abril del 2006 y julio del 2007. Se identificaron 13 especies pertenecientes a 10 familias. El 98% de las capturas estuvo conformado por cuatro especies de valor comercial: Centropomus pectinatus (77%), Eucinostomus gula (9%), Caranx latus (7%) y Stellifer colonensis (5%). C. pectinatus (róbalo) estuvo presente en todas las capturas. Para C. pectinatus, se determinó que la relación longitud total - peso se ajustó potencialmente a través de la ecuación Pt= 0.004Lt3.1848. La talla de primera madurez de los róbalos se determinó en 30 cm de longitud total. En el ciclo anual de las propiedades termohalinas superficiales, la temperatura máxima se registró en el mes de setiembre (32°C) y la mínima durante diciembre (25.5°C). La laguna exhibe sus mayores salinidades en octubre (21), mientras que las salinidades menores ocurrió en julio y diciembre (1). Entre setiembre y noviembre, la influencia de la onda mareal se extendió de hasta media laguna con salinidades de 20, mientras que en la parte más interna no excedió a 5. Los valores más altos de contenido de oxígeno se observaron entre setiembre y noviembre, cuando el aporte de agua dulce proveniente de las escorrentías es mínimo. Finalmente, las características espacio-temporales del campo salino tienen una influencia directa en la composición y distribución de la ictiofauna que habita en la laguna.An ichthyological study of the fishing catch in a fixed trap net along with hydrographic sampling of the hydrological properties in Gandoca Lagoon, Limón, was carried out between April 2006 and July 2007. Thirteen species belonging to 10 families were identified. Ninty-eight percent of the captures belong to four species of commercial value: Centropomus pectinatus (77%), Eucinostomus gula (9%), Caranx latus (7%) and Stellifer colonensis (5%). C. pectinatus was present in all captures. For C. pectinatus (snook), the relationship between total length and weight was adjusted potentially through the equation Pt= 0.004Lt3.1848. The size of first maturity of snooks was 30 cm. The annual cycle of surface termohaline properties shows the maximum temperature in September (32°C) and the minimum during December (25.5°C). The Lagoon exhibits maximum salinities in October (21) and minimum in July and December (1). Between September and November the influence of the tidal wave extends to the middle of the lagoon with salinities of 20, while in the inner part it does not exceed 5. The highest values in oxygen content were observed between September and November, when the contribution of fresh water runoff is minimal. The space-time characteristics of the salinity field have a direct influence on the composition and distribution of the icthyofauna that inhabits the Lagoon.
ESTRUCTURA POBLACIONAL DE DONAX STRIATUS (BIVALVIA, DONACIDAE) EN PLAYA LAS BALSAS, GIBARA, CUBA
Authors: Ocaña Borrego Frank A. , Fernández Alejandro , Silva Alexis , González Pedro A. , García Yamilet
Published: December 2018

Donax striatus Linné 1767 es una de las dos especies de almejas de playa que se encuentra en el Caribe. Pocas investigaciones se han centrado en describir aspectos sobre la estructura poblacional de esta especie. Una población de D. striatus fue muestreada mensualmente desde febrero del 2008 hasta enero del 2009 en playa Las Balsas, Gibara, Cuba. La población mostró fluctuaciones estacionales de la densidad, presentando los mayores valores en los meses de mayo y octubre del 2008 y enero del 2009. Se encontraron tres picos de reclutamiento: abril-mayo, agosto del 2008 y enero del 2009. Se observó una distribución estratificada por grupos de tallas: los reclutas fueron registrados en los estratos superiores de la playa y los adultos, fundamentalmente, en los estratos bajos. La mayor abundancia se localizó en el estrato intermedio. No hubo correlación entre los cambios mensuales de densidad con las temperaturas, ni con las precipitaciones, sin embargo, parece que los cambios en el régimen habitual del oleaje y la elevación del nivel medio del mar tienen influencia sobre el comportamiento de la abundancia de esta especie. Se propone una hipótesis que combina parámetros morfodinámicos para explicar la distribución vertical de los diferentes componentes de la población.Donax striatus Linné 1767 is one of the two beach clam species that inhabits in the Caribbean. Few investigations have focused on describing aspects related with the population structure of this species. A population of D. striatus was surveyed from February 2008 to January 2009 in Las Balsas beach, Gibara, Cuba. The population showed seasonal fluctuations of the density presenting the higher values on May and October 2008 and January 2009. There were peaks of recruitment: April-May, August 2008 and January 2009. A stratified distribution by size classes was observed: recruits were found in the higher strata of the beach while adults occur mainly in the lowest strata. The higher abundance was found in the middle strata. There was no correlation between monthly changes in density and temperatures, nor with the rainfall however, changes in the normal wave’s regimen and mid sea level rise seems to have some influence over the behaviour of this species abundance. A hypothesis that combines morphodynamics parameters to explain the across shore distribution of the components of the population, is proposed.
CARACTERIZACIÓN DE LOS SISTEMAS OPERACIONALES, MODALIDADES Y ARTES DE PESCA UTILIZADOS PARA LA CAPTURA DE LA LANGOSTA PANULIRUS GRACILIS (STREETS, 1871) EN GUANACASTE, COSTA RICA
Authors: Naranjo Helven
Published: December 2018

Se describen las dos modalidades de pesca que se utilizan en la captura de la langosta del Pacífico Panulirus gracilis (Streets, 1871) en la región de Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Estas modalidades son el buceo a pulmón y el buceo con compresor, asociadas a un único arte de pesca llamado “bichero”, arte que tiene la singularidad de ser muy versátil y permite la captura de otras especies de interés comercial. Su uso, asociado a la modalidad de pesca del buceo con compresor, podría estar ocasionando una dispersión de la langosta y una alteración en sus parámetros de crecimiento; además, deja la selectividad en las tallas que se capturan a decisión del pescador. Asimismo, se describen los equipos que se utilizan en ambas modalidades de pesca, así como la forma en que operan, incluyendo los riesgos que representa el buceo con compresor para la integridad física de los pescadores. A partir del análisis realizado, se recomiendan otros tipos de artes de pesca selectivos, considerando que los sistemas tradicionales de pesca han impactado negativamente la disponibilidad de la langosta y demás especies a través de los años.
CEBADO DE MANATÍES (TRICHECHUS MANATUS) EN VIDA LIBRE SEGÚN EXPERIMENTOS DE PREFERENCIA COMO BASE PARA LA CAPTURA MEDIANTE LA TÉCNICA DE ENCIERRO-TRAMPA, PARQUE NACIONAL TORTUGUERO, LIMÓN COSTA RICA
Authors: Gómez Lépiz Alexander
Published: December 2018

Este estudio determinó la preferencia del manatí por algunos recursos alimenticios que constituyen su dieta en la región. La preferencia alimenticia en un herbívoro es abordada mediante “experimentos de restaurante” al dejar que los animales escojan libremente entre los alimentos ofrecidos. Con este propósito se proporcionaron las principales plantas consumidas por el manatí (Paspalum repens, Urochloa mutica, Hydrocotyle ranunculoides y Eichhornia crassipes) en el área de estudio, junto a otras plantas de consumo humano que son proporcionadas en los zoológicos como parte de su dieta (manzanas, zanahorias, lechugas y mangos). De todas las plantas ofrecidas, el pasto P. repens fue la planta preferida y se utilizó para evaluar con éxito una estructura preliminar de encierro-trampa en donde los manatíes ingresaron. La preferencia por esta planta podría estar relacionada con características que no fueron evaluadas durante la presente investigación como: palatabilidad, microelementos, textura.
Detection of Residual Excess Zinc Oxide–Based Cement With Laser Fluorescence (DIAGNOdent): In Vitro Evaluation
Authors: Alikhasi Marzieh , Zadeh Behnoush Yaghoub , Mansourian Arash , Nokhbatolfoghahaei Hanieh
Published: December 2018

Because of its importance in the development of peri-implant mucositis and peri-implantitis, detection of residual excess cement (REC) is often the focus of studies addressing cement-retained implant-supported restorations. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of laser fluorescence (DIAGNOdent) for detecting residual excess zinc oxidebased cement around dental implants. In this in vitro study, 15 tissue-level implants were embedded in acrylic resin. To simulate gingiva around the implants, the transgingival part of each implant was covered with a gingival mask silicon material. Cement (Tempobond; 1 × 1 × 1 mm) was applied to 30 areas, 4 mm below the gingival-mimicking line using a custom-made template. A DIAGNOdent laser device was used by 2 independent examiners to evaluate the presence or absence of cement in a selected area. The examiners were allowed to probe the gingival sulcus (2-mm depth) 2 times with a 5-minute interval between tests. The residual cement was recognized by gently walking the device tip around the implant. A detection score less than 16 indicated an absence of cement, and scores of 16 or greater indicated the presence of excess luting agent in the implant sulcus. The sensitivity and specificity of DIAGNOdent to detect REC in the sulcus were 100% and 96.67%, respectively. Based on our findings, we propose that DIAGNOdent could be used to detect REC in the sulcus of cement-retained implant supported restorations.
Cross-cultural adaptation of the General Comfort Questionnaire to Brazilian patients with myocardial infarction
Authors: Góis Joselice Almeida , Freitas Kátia Santana , Kolcaba Katherine , Mussi Fernanda Carneiro
Published: December 2018

ABSTRACT Objective: Describe the first stages of the cross-cultural adaptation process of the General Comfort Questionnaire for myocardial infarction patients in intensive care units. Method: This is a study of qualitative and quantitative research and analysis techniques. Conceptual, item, semantic and operational equivalence was performed. Fifteen items were added to the original instrument to better represent the comfort experienced by myocardial infarction patients in intensive care units. The content validity index was applied to analyze the answers of the experts; it was considered adequate above 0.78. Results: Some changes suggested by the experts for better understanding were adopted. All items were kept, obtaining a scale of sixty-three items. In the pre-test conducted with 30 subjects, the instrument was considered adequate to the target audience. Conclusion: The adapted version of the General Comfort Questionnaire for people with myocardial infarction is adequate to the target audience.
Nursing consultation for people with diabetes mellitus: experience with an active methodology
Authors: Silva Silvana de Oliveira , Machado Letícia Martins , Schimith Maria Denise , Silva Laís Mara Caetano da , Silveira Vanessa do Nascimento , Bastos Anderson Cecchin de
Published: December 2018

ABSTRACT Objective: to describe our experience with a methodology for teaching nursing consultation in support of people with diabetes mellitus at a Family Health Unit. Method: experience report with four moments—submission of the proposal to the team; theorizing; nursing care for people with diabetes mellitus at home and at the health unit, and evaluation of learning. Results: the pedagogical process favored the integration between service and users, contributed to implement and apply the nursing process and strengthened professional training, based on the epidemiological profile of chronic diseases and its implications for nursing in primary care. Final considerations: the active methodology discussed here allowed for a resignification of knowledge and a qualification of nursing care, demonstrating to be an important instrument for integrating clinical practice and epidemiology in accordance to experienced reality.
Influence of socio-demographic, clinical and surgical variables on the Aldrete-Kroulik Scoring System
Authors: Cruz Luciana Falcão da , Felix Márcia Marques dos Santos , Ferreira Maria Beatriz Guimarães , Pires Patrícia da Silva , Barichello Elizabeth , Barbosa Maria Helena
Published: December 2018

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the influence of the variables sex, age, type of anesthesia, occurrence of intraoperative complications, pain and surgical complexity on the Aldrete-Kroulik Scoring System in patients in the immediate postoperative period, in the post-anesthesia care unit. Method: Non-experimental, longitudinal study, with a quantitative approach, conducted with 241 surgical patients. Descriptive analysis, Student’s t-test, Pearson and Spearman Correlation Indexes and multiple linear regression were used to analyze the data. Results: Correlations between the Aldrete-Kroulik Scoring System and pain (r=-0.13; p=0.05) and surgical complexity (r=-0.12; p=0.05) were statistically significant. The type of anesthesia and pain (p<0.01) influenced the decrease of the Aldrete-Kroulik System’s scores. Conclusion: Considering the vulnerability of patients in the immediate postoperative period, it is essential for the nurse to know the factors that can influence the Aldrete-Kroulik Scoring System to provide a safe and optimal post-anesthesia recovery.
Diagnostic validity of biomarkers in Parkinson’s Disease: systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Costa Maria Fernanda Baeta Neves Alonso da , Reisdorfer Emilene , Kempfer Silvana Silveira , Fernandes Gisele Cristina Manfrini , Porporatti André Luís , Canto Graziela De Luca
Published: December 2018

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify biomarkers for Parkinson’s disease, cerebrospinal fluid, blood, saliva, and urine. Method: The studies were collected from the Cochrane, LILACS, PubMed, SCOPUS, WEB OF SCIENCE, OpenGrey, ProQuest and Google Scholar databases starting from May 3, 2016 and updated on March 20, 2017. Twenty-two studies were evaluated, by the Quality Assessment Tool for Diagnostic Accuracy Studies and Review Manager 5.3. Results: Evidence shows that serum antibodies can be used as highly specific and accurate biomarkers for the diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease at the outset. Biomarkers in the cerebrospinal fluid are related to increased motor severity, postural instability, gait abnormality, and cognitive impairment. Conclusion: Serum and cerebrospinal antibodies can be used as diagnostic biomarkers at the onset of the disease.
Overweight and associated factors in young adult student girls
Authors: Costa Raquel Rodrigues da , Moreira Thereza Maria Magalhães , Florêncio Raquel Sampaio , Pessoa Vera Lúcia Mendes de Paula , Cestari Virna Ribeiro Feitosa , Montesuma Francisca Gomes
Published: December 2018

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze overweight and associated factors in young adult student girls children in a capital city of Northeast Brazil. Method: An analytical, quantitative study was conducted with 546 young adults from 26 schools in a capital city of the Brazilian Northeast. After obtaining the data by the application of a specific questionnaire, the hierarchical logistic regression was used to identify the confounding variables and predictors of overweight. Results: The frequency of cases of overweight in this group was 36.6%. In the bivariate analysis, Overweight presented a statistically significant association with ethnicity, marital status, weight in childhood and overweight in adolescence, overweight in the family and exposure to alcohol, number of children, and age of menarche. In the final regression model, overweight remained associated with weight in childhood and age of menarche. Conclusion: Characteristics related to nutritional status in earlier life stages and gynecological issues were associated with Overweight during the young adult stage of the woman.
Breastfeeding self-efficacy among blind mothers
Authors: Dias Sarah Angelo , Silva Thallyta Queiroz , Venâncio Dyego Oliveira , Chaves Anne Fayma Lopes , Lima Ana Carolina Maria Araújo Chagas Costa , Oliveira Mariana Gonçalves do
Published: December 2018

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate breastfeeding self-efficacy among blind mothers. Method: This is a descriptive and exploratory research carried out in Fortaleza-Ceara, with ten blind mothers. Data were collected through an interview with the application of a socioeconomic and obstetric questionnaire and the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale – Short Form. Results: The majority of blind mothers presented high breastfeeding self-efficacy, but there were also mothers with low breastfeeding self-efficacy. Conclusion: It is necessary to follow-up mothers throughout the entire breastfeeding period to maintain or improve breastfeeding self-efficacy in this specific public.
Family Health Strategies: Profile/quality of life of people with diabetes
Authors: Moreschi Claudete , Rempel Claudete , Siqueira Daiana Foggiato de , Backes Dirce Stein , Pissaia Luis Felipe , Grave Magali Teresinha Quevedo
Published: December 2018

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the quality of life and to analyze the epidemiological profile of people with diabetes treated in Family Health Strategies. Method: A cross-sectional study carried out with 350 people with diabetes. Results: Most people with diabetes are women, elderly, married, white, with low educational level, retired/pensioners, family income of up to two minimum wages. As the time of people with the disease increases, their quality of life decreases. People with complications from diabetes have a lower quality of life, with a statistically significant difference. Conclusion: Knowledge of the sociodemographic characteristics, clinical evaluation and quality of life of people with diabetes can improve the care process provided to this population.
Diffusion of the e-SUS Primary Care innovation in Family Health Teams
Authors: Silva Talita Ingrid Magalhães , Cavalcante Ricardo Bezerra , Santos Regina Consolação dos , Gontijo Tarcísio Laerte , Guimarães Eliete Albano de Azevedo , Oliveira Valeria Conceição de
Published: December 2018

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the diffusion of e-SUS Primary Care innovation in Family Health Teams. Method: A qualitative approach case study, based on Innovation Diffusion Theory and Technology Acceptance Model. We conducted 62 interviews and observation of professionals from Family Health Teams in six municipalities of Minas Gerais State, between March 2016 and January 2017. The data were treated through Categorical Thematic Content Analysis and, systematized, with Atlas.ti software . Results: It was verified that although the e-SUS Primary Care strategy is recognized as a technological innovation, situations predominate that weaken its acceptance as: incompatibilities with the work process; sudden deployment, poor training; work overload; resistance; and negative impacts on health care. Conclusion: The diffusion of the e-SUS Primary Care strategy as a technological innovation has presented potential situations of its rejection, conforming as challenges to be overcome.
Impact of breast cancer and quality of life of women survivors
Authors: Lopes Julia Viana , Bergerot Cristiane Decat , Barbosa Luciene Rodrigues , Calux Nilciza Maria de Carvalho Tavares , Elias Simone , Ashing Kimlin Tam , Domenico Edvane Birelo Lopes de
Published: December 2018

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the impact of breast cancer and the quality of life of women survivors and to identify associations between sociodemographic and clinical variables. Method: This was a cross-sectional, analytical, quantitative study conducted with women receiving outpatient post-treatment care at a public institution of the city of São Paulo, state of São Paulo, Brazil. Instruments: sociodemographic and clinical questionnaires; Impact of Cancer scale; Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast Cancer scale. Descriptive and analytical statistical analysis were performed. Results: One hundred women were included in the study with a mean age of 60 years (SD = 11.3); most with less than 5 years of follow-up, low purchasing power, and low education levels. Negative Impact of Cancer: Health Worry, Body Changes, Feelings, and Meaning of Cancer. Quality of life: 81.9 (18.3), specific: 105.6 (24.6). The following subscales of the impact of cancer scale predicted lower quality of life scores: Body Changes, Negative Self-Evaluation, and Concerns about Cancer (p <0.05). Conclusion: Although they presented high scores for quality of life, patients reported negative impacts of cancer, enhanced by vulnerabilities.
The debating tradition in Britain and the new political economy: William Thompson and John Stuart Mill at the London Co-operative Society in 1825
Authors: Cinelli Carlos Leonardo Kulnig , Arthmar Rogério
Published: December 2018

Abstract: This paper reviews the debate between William Thompson and John Stuart Mill that happened at the London Co-operative Society in 1825 over the advantages of cooperation as against free competition. The general context of the controversy is provided by some historical background on British debating tradition within the working people. Next, the philosophical doctrines of Jeremy Bentham and Robert Owen are outlined as the main forces of social change in the 1820s, both of which would collide during the faceoff at the Co-operative Society. Following that, we examine William Thompson’s ideas on income distribution and the moral evils of competition. Lastly, we present John Mill’s approach to these same issues, showing that his basic conception of individual liberty did not change throughout his life, despite his late agreement with the economic benefits of cooperation. The final remarks stress the originality of the theoretical elements put forth in the debate.
Effect of Aging on Dentinal Crack Formation after Treatment and Retreatment Procedures: a Micro-CT Study
Authors: Aboud Lilian Rachel de Lima , Santos Bernardo Camargo dos , Lopes Ricardo Tadeu , Viana Leonardo Aboud Costa , Scelza Miriam Fátima Zaccaro
Published: December 2018

Abstract In order to evaluate the volume of dentinal cracks taking into account the age of the dentin and the type of file system used for endodontic procedures, forty freshly extracted single-rooted lower incisive teeth presenting similar root volume, were divided into two groups according to the age of the patient: Group Young (18 - 30 years old) and Group Old (60 years old or more). Each specimen was scanned by microcomputed tomography (micro-CT) in three stages: (i) before any treatment, (ii) after endodontic treatment with Reciproc files (REC), and (iii) after subsequent endodontic retreatment. Each group was subdivided into two subgroups, according to the retreatment technique used: retreatment with REC or with ProTaper Universal Retreatment (PUR) files. For each subgroup, the images were analyzed for differences in the volume of dentinal cracks in the middle and apical thirds of the teeth , according to the dentin age. In both stages (before and after instrumentation), the micro-CT images of the old root dentin presented with higher volume of cracks than those of the young root dentin, statistical significance notwithstanding (p>0.01). The use of REC files appeared to have no statistically significant differences in the generation of cracks in any type of root dentin when compared with PUR files (p>0.01). When retreated with PUR, the old root dentin presented with a significantly higher volume of cracks (p<0.01) when compared with the old root dentin initially.
Survival, Reasons for Failure and Clinical Characteristics of Anterior/Posterior Composites: 8-Year Findings
Authors: Montagner Anelise Fernandes , Sande Francoise Helene van de , Müller Clecila , Cenci Maximiliano Sérgio , Susin Alexandre Henrique
Published: December 2018

Abstract This retrospective study aimed to compare the annual failure rate (AFR), reasons for failure and factors influencing survival of posterior and anterior composite restorations placed by undergraduate students. Composite restorations placed by undergraduate students were evaluated. The restorations should be in occlusion, with at least one adjacent tooth; and patients should have been present for check-up, with at least 1 annual recall. The investigation was performed in two separate analysis: 1) dental electronic records of 100 patients (n=333 restorations) were selected to assess factors influencing survival; 2) clinical evaluation of 30 patients by examining restorations (n=123) to assess clinical characteristics and failure type distribution. Data were subjected to Kaplan-Meier method, Log-rank test, Cox regression and Fisher’s Exact test (p<0.05). After 8-year period, the AFR was 2.62%. There was difference between anterior and posterior restorations (p=0.005), with anterior showing a higher AFR. The patient caries-risk (p<0.001) and the number of surfaces restored (p=0.010) affected restoration survival. The superficial brightness (p=0.029), fracture (p=0.025) and retention (p=0.011) were clinical criteria with differences between anterior and posterior restorations. Income (p<0.001), caries activity (p<0.001), caries risk (p<0.001) and oclusal risk (p<0.001) also influenced on the restorations survival. After 8-year, the AFR of restorations placed by undergraduate students was acceptable and affected by patient risk factors and the position of the tooth in the arch: anterior restorations failed more than posterior.
Dentoalveolar Evaluation of Lower Incisors by CBCT after Treatment with Herbst Appliance
Authors: Gerszewski Camila , Topolski Francielle , Correr Gisele M. , Gomes Rodrigo A. P. , Morais Nathaly D. , Moro Alexandre
Published: December 2018

Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the effects of the Herbst appliance on the proclination and protrusion of the lower incisors, and to verify if the device causes alveolar bone loss in the anterior region of the mandible. This is a retrospective study. The sample consisted of 35 individuals. The treatment group consisted of 22 individuals (8 girls and 14 boys; initial mean age of 8.2 years) who used the Cantilever Herbst appliance for a period of 12 months. The control group consisted of 13 individuals (3 girls and 10 boys; initial mean age of 8.9 years) who received no treatment and were followed up for a period of approximately 18 months. Cone-beam computed tomography scans were performed at the beginning and at the end of the observational period. The medullary bone thickness (MT), buccal cortical bone thickness (BCT), lingual cortical bone thickness (LCT), and lower incisors proclination and protrusion were evaluated. Data were submitted to statistical analysis (ANCOVA and Student’s t-test) with a significance level of 5%. There was no significant difference in MT, BCT, LCT and incisor proclination between groups. Incisor proclination increased in the treated group with no statistical significance. The treatment group showed a significant increase in the protrusion of the incisors (p = 0.02). The Herbst appliance promoted a small proclination and protrusion of the lower incisors, without relevant clinical implications. The Herbst appliance did not cause bone loss in the anterior region of the mandible during Class II treatment.
Consumption and use of soybean by the caterpillar Helicoverpa armigera
Authors: Suzana Crislaine Sartori , Rosa Cálvin Felipe , Alves Fabriele da Luz , Salvadori José Roberto
Published: December 2018

ABSTRACT: A deep insight into the population dynamics of a pest can be achieved by being acquainted with its nutritional ecology, which further assists in understanding the damage potential and decisions to control mainly in diversified production systems such as those in Brazil. The present r research aimed to evaluate the effect of dietary regimens, comprising combinations of acessible organs of soybean plants, at different stages of development, consumption, and utilization of food by the 4th, 5th, and 6thlarvae instar of Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lep.: Noctuidae). For this purpose, the vegetative and reproductive organs of soybean were brought together in three feeding regimes, followed by making it available to caterpillars. After evaluations, it was found that under laboratory conditions, the development of H. armigera 4th to 6th instar caterpillars was better when they werepurely fed on leaves than on combinations of vegetative and reproductive parts, such as fresh leaves + old leaves + pods at the beginning of grain development, and old leaves + pods at the beginning of grain development +pods with well-developed grain.