bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Motivational Aspects and Critical Issues of a Pedometer Intervention in Adolescents
Authors: Suchert Vivien , Steinvoord Katrin , Schwarz Jessica , Isensee Barbara , Krieger Claus
Published: September 2016

Background. Existing research shows significant effects of pedometer interventions on students’ physical activity (PA). The current study investigates motivational aspects of quantitative increases in PA in the course of a school-based pedometer intervention for adolescents using qualitative data analysis. In addition, critical issues regarding pedometer use in adolescence were examined. Method. Data were obtained in the “läuft.” evaluation trial. Students of the intervention group received pedometers and took part in class competitions over a time period of 12 weeks. Qualitative data were collected through focus groups (n = 34) with students of the intervention group as well as through in-depth interviews with teachers (n = 33) who implemented the intervention. A grounded theory approach was used to analyze qualitative data. Results. Five major motivational aspects for subsequent increases in PA were examined among students participating in the “läuft.” PA program issues: (1) affordance of the pedometer, (2) awareness of the own PA, (3) self-determination with regard to time and type of PA, (4) individual goal setting, and (5) social comparison and competition. Conclusions. Findings provide a deeper understanding of which aspects of pedometer interventions might be especially important in adolescence and help design effective future interventions for the promotion of PA.
The use of extreme learning machines (ELM) algorithms to prediction strength for cotton ring spun yarn
Authors: Mwasiagi Josphat Igadwa
Published: September 2016

The increasing use of artificial neural network in the prediction of yarn quality properties calls for constant improvement of the models. This research work reports the use of a novel training algorithm christened extreme learning machines (ELM) to prediction yarn tensile strength (strength). ELM was compared to the Backpropagation (BP) and a hybrid algorithm composed of differential evolution and ELM and named DE-ELM. The three yarn strength prediction models were trained up to a mean squared error (mse) of 0.001. This is an arbitrary level of mse that was selected to enable a comparative study of the performance of the three algorithms. According to the results obtained in this research work, the BP model needed more time for training, while the ELM model recorded the shortest training time. The DE-ELM model was in between the two models. The correlation coefficient (R2) of the BP model was lower than that of ELM model. In comparison to the other two models the DE-ELM model gave the highest R2 value.
The Association Between Mild Intraoperative Hypotension and Stroke in General Surgery Patients
Authors: Hsieh Jason K. , Dalton Jarrod E. , Yang Dongsheng , Farag Ehab S. , Sessler Daniel I. , Kurz Andrea M.
Published: September 2016

BACKGROUND:

Intraoperative hypotension may contribute to perioperative strokes. We therefore tested the hypothesis that intraoperative hypotension is associated with perioperative stroke.

METHODS:

After institutional review board approval for this case-control study, we identified patients who had nonneurological, noncardiac, and noncarotid surgery under general anesthesia at the Cleveland Clinic between 2005 and 2011 and experienced a postoperative stroke. Control patients not experiencing postoperative stroke were matched in a 4-to-1 ratio using propensity scores and restriction to the same procedure type as stroke patients. The association between intraoperative hypotension, measured as time-integrated area under a mean arterial pressure (MAP) of 70 mm Hg, and postoperative stroke was assessed using zero-inflated negative binomial regression.

RESULTS:

Among 106 337 patients meeting inclusion criteria, we identified 120 who had confirmed postoperative stroke events based on manual chart review. Four-to-one propensity matching yielded a final matched sample of 104 stroke cases and 398 controls. There was no association between stroke and intraoperative hypotension. Stroke patients were not more likely than controls to have been hypotensive (odds ratio, 0.49 [0.18–1.38]), and among patients with intraoperative hypotension, stroke patients did not experience a greater degree of hypotension than controls (ratio of geometric means, 1.07 [0.76–1.53]).

CONCLUSIONS:

In our propensity score–matched case-control study, we did not find an association between intraoperative hypotension, defined as MAP < 70 mm Hg, and postoperative stroke.
Development indicators of children and youth tourism in additional education system and sports tourism: Comparative analysis
Authors: Павлов Евгений , Pavlov Evgeniy , Белякова Ирина , Belyakova Irina
Published: September 2016

Article is devoted to the development dynamics of tourism as a sport and the association of additional education of tourist and local lore orientation in the Russian Federation, as well as the impact of adopted legal acts (Sanitary Rules and Regulations, Registration of kayaks and other tourist ships in the State Small Vessels Inspectorate and others) on the dynamics of children and youth tourism development. The authors raise the issues of reforming the system of additional children education caused by the reduction of tourism associations of local lore profile, their merger with non-core educational institutions of additional children education, as well as the adoption of unreasoned legal acts related to youth tourism. The article presents comparative analysis of development indicators of youth tourism in the system of additional education and sports tourism during 1991-2014. The authors examine dynamics of sports tourism development as a kind sport and study a change in the number of children involved in the tourist and local history associations using official statistics. The following documents and legal acts are the basis of research: summary reports of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation according to the statistical form 1-DO "Additional Children Education Establishment: Information" over the period of 2010-2014, summary reports of the Ministry of Sport of the Russian Federation “Physical Culture & Sports: Information. 1-FC" over the period of 2003–2014, official reports of the sport tourism mass competitions results in sport discipline "walking distance". The authors found that during twenty-three years the greatest increase in the number of children engaged in tourism activity and changes in the number of tent camps have been observed after the abolition of unreasoned legal documents. Monitoring of statistical data leads to the conclusion that the sphere of youth tourism needs attention from the state, and it has repeatedly been mentioned in scientific works of professionals in tourism.
Issues of human resource management in hospitality industry
Authors: Горячева Елена , Goryacheva Elena , Костикова Наталья , Kostikova Natalya
Published: September 2016

The article is devoted to the practice-oriented issues in hospitality industry. The work presents new trends in modern requirements for staff in tourism and hotel industry. The authors on the basis of estimations the industry´s leading experts and own practical convictions assert that the effectiveness of personnel interaction with partners and customers is a structural constructed field of activity and affects the competitiveness of businesses in general. New conceptual understanding of human resources management includes scientific administration, interconnection of social and psychological characteristics of each employee´s with labor productivity and formation of staff interest in the results of operations. In this regard, it is interesting to study the influence of these factors on the work of staff in hospitality industry. This article discusses the actual needs of the work with staff in the departments of HR (human resources), and, in present conditions, the demand for the following approaches: remote employment, flexibility in competence and professionalism, continuing education, fast adaptation and the staff involvement in the company work process.
Scientific and practical aspects of investment and social development of tourism in the russian federation
Authors: Лебедев Константин , Lebedev Konstantin , Лебедева Ольга , Lebedeva Olga
Published: September 2016

The scientific and practical problems of investment and social development of the tourist industry are investigated. The analysis of condition and tendencies of investment processes development in tourism branch is carried out, as well as priority directions of investment in the national industry of tourism are revealed. It is established that successful development of the tourism industry is impossible without active influence of the state on conditions of its functioning. Participation of the state will consist in development of the actions containing the following: establishment of tax privileges, protection against the double taxation; sale, rent of the ground or objects of infrastructure priced below market rates; direct grants, granting of guarantees under investments with the purpose of attraction of foreign investors. The system of actions in context of creation of the favorable investment environment in tourism sphere is offered. It include establishment of the rate of profit tax for priority directions of activity (incoming and internal tourism); tax exemption of means invested in construction or reconstruction of tourism objects; credit relaxation for making investments with indemnification of difference in rates by the state for firms focused on incoming and internal tourism; adjustment of investment insurance system in tourism and so forth. Complex model of maintenance of tourism industry competitiveness, which takes into account system action of the investment factors providing functioning and development of economic subjects at horizontal level (technologies, infrastructure, competition, demand, adjacent branches), is developed. The given factors are included in uniform vertical of management (national economy - tourism - regional tourist complex - tourism enterprise) and are subordinated to the strategic purpose - to maintenance of tourism sphere competitiveness in system of national economy of the Russian Federation. It is proved that maintenance of steady development of the tourism industry appreciably should be based on infrastructure modernization of tourism and recreational sphere. It is necessary to introduce the special investment mode for assistance to construction and reconstruction of hotels and other objects of a tourism infrastructure that will induce foreign and domestic investors to put means in the tourism industry.
Impact of terrorism threat on the hospitality industry
Authors: Рожина Екатерина , Rozhina Ekaterina , Cеливанова Ирина , Celivanova Irina
Published: September 2016

In this article the authors set themselves a task to analyze the terrorism impact on the world tourism development. Description of terrorist attacks affecting the hospitality industry, mass media and Internet sources on mentioned problems over the past few years are the objects of analysis. The article deals with the theories explaining the impact of terrorism on tourism. The authors attempt to determine the motives of terrorists, as well as measures to ensure the safety of tourists. The authors conclude that the negative impact of terrorism on tourism development is reflected primarily at the micro-level, because exactly here there is a gradual development of the tourist industry, members of which are adapting to the new conditions. The hypothesis of the paramount importance of international tourism and intercultural dialogue in the fight against terrorism is advanced in the article. After reviewing the available information the authors have concluded that the resources for intercultural dialogue are actually scarce and inaccessible to most nations. These conclusions will find practical application in the work of tour operators, and the hypotheses advanced by the authors could be useful for both parties - the participants of tourism industry.
Androgyny, masculinities and the re-gendered aesthetics of the new wave: Duran Duran and the second British Invasion
Authors: Peters Brian M.
Published: September 2016

The early 1980s presented a reaction to the steadfast musical genres of disco and rock, along with responses to the ways that men were represented during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The genre that responded to the images of masculinity of the time was called ‘new wave’ music. This wave often made reference to bands outside the United Kingdom, in what is generally understood to be the second British Invasion. These new images of the masculine allowed young men to challenge gender norms, and the new male of the time became a visible signifier: a vision of maleness into a post-glam-rock pastiche of movement, contradictions and irony. By using the band Duran Duran as its subject of analysis, this article examines the ways by which the masculine re-signified itself, as well as ways that one can read alternative images of maleness away from the confines of a more mainstream heteronormativity. In doing so, it takes a close look at music history, images of masculinity, the new wave movement and Duran Duran, with the aim of articulating how the youth culture of the time and the second British Invasion provided necessary relief from the sometimes confining realities of maleness and masculinity found in more mainstream cultural production of the early 1980s.
A laboratory method for obtaining two degrees of freedom gyro-scopic stabilizer transfer function
Authors: Mirzajani Darestani Mohammad Sadegh , Moussavi Seyed Zeynolabedin , Amiri Parviz
Published: September 2016

Obtaining transfer function of electrical, mechanical, etc. systems can provide this possibility for the researchers to investigate the behav-iours of desired systems based on different inputs in various working circumstances without need to laboratory equipment which it results in lower consumption of time and expense. The aim of current research is obtaining the existing gyroscopic stabilizer transfer function. The way we used in this article is the newest laboratory way for obtaining transfer function of gyroscopic stabilizers. This aim is achieved by using laboratory equipment such as a two degrees of freedom gyro stabilized platform that an imaging system is installed on it as the load, target simulator table with one degree of freedom, and electronic conversion board of RS488 to RS232 serial communication standard, etc. An input which excites all modes (search and track) of two degrees of freedom gyro stabilized platform is introduced to under test system and the system behaviour toward the introduced input is saved and finally the transfer function of existing two degrees of freedom gyro stabilized platform is obtained using system identification toolbox in MATLAB. At the end of this article, the step response of transfer function obtained through the desired experiment in the laboratory compared with the step response obtained through simulations that a %10 difference between them is observed.
Multiple choice: How public school leaders in New Orleans's saturated market view private school competitors
Authors: Jabbar Huriya , Li Dongmei
Published: September 2016

School choice policies, such as charter schools and vouchers, are in part designed to induce competition between schools. While several studies have examined the impact of private school competition on public schools, few studies have explored school leaders’ perceptions of private school competitors. This study examines the extent to which public school leaders in New Orleans, which already has a robust public school choice system, perceived competition with private schools, and the characteristics that predicted competition between the two types of schools. We find that while over half of principals reported competing with private schools for students, there was a wide range of the number and percentage of possible competitors reported. Furthermore, the results suggest that school voucher policies did not play a major role in influencing why schools competed with private schools. In addition, public school leaders who did lose students to private schools through the voucher program reported that they often recouped those losses, when parents returned to public schools unsatisfied or facing additional unexpected costs.
Knowledge banking in global education policy: A bibliometric analysis of World Bank publications on public-private partnerships
Authors: Menashy Francine , Read Robyn
Published: September 2016

As a leading mobilizer of international development and educational knowledge, the World Bank has been critiqued in two key areas: (1) the dominance of economic thinking in its policies, and (2) its Northern-generated knowledge which informs its work in the Global South. In this paper, we investigate the disciplinary foundation of Bank knowledge, as well as its geographic representation. This study pays particular attention to knowledge mobilization relating to one of the most contentious policy prescriptions worldwide, and one that the Bank has historically supported: private sector engagement in education. By employing the concepts of economic imperialism and policy networks to frame our study, and through the use of a bibliometric methodological approach, we trace the authorship patterns of publications cited in a series of key World Bank documents on private sector engagement in education. Our findings show that the World Bank mobilizes research production from the Global North, which reflects a disproportionate economic disciplinary focus. Moreover, through a mapping of the cited authors, this network is shown to be highly narrow and privileges authors from a small subset of elite institutions.
Effects of different factors influencing the essential oil properties of Thymus vulgaris L.
Authors: Pluhár Zsuzsanna , Szabó Dóra , Sárosi Szilvia
Published: September 2016

Thymus vulgaris L. is a well-know medicinal and aromatic plant native to the Mediterranean region. The essential oil is considered as the main active constituent, being responsible for its typical odour and taste as well as for several therapeutic effects. Our aim was to demonstrate the most important factors influencing the quality and quantity parameters of thyme oil by summarizing the available literature data and our own scientific results. Genetic background, climatic and growing conditions, techniques of primary processing, storage conditions as well as different extraction methods have proven effects on the essential oil properties and, as a consequence, on its biological activity, either.
Effect of cooling induced crystallization upon the properties of segmented thermoplastic polyurethanes
Authors: Ramirez Daniel , Nanclares Juliana , Spontón Marisa , Polo Mara , Estenoz Diana , Jaramillo Franklin
Published: September 2016

An investigation on the cooling-induced crystallization in three thermoplastic polyurethanes based on MDI, PTMG, and 1.4-BD as chain extender with different hard segment content is reported. Thermal transitions were determined using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) measurements at different cooling rates, and thermal stability was studied by thermogravimetric analysis. Changes in Raman spectra were useful to correlate the thermal transitions with changes in the morphology of the polymers. The dissimilarity in the composition gave different rheological behavior in the molten state, indicated by the temperature dependence of the viscosity. The mechanical properties and the crystallinity was influenced not only by the cooling rate but also by the hard segment content. Thermoplastic polyurethanes with more hard segment content formed more crystalline hard domains as evidenced by the DSC and atomic force microscopy results.
WOMEN IN CANCER THEMATIC REVIEW: Systemic therapies in neuroendocrine tumors and novel approaches toward personalized medicine
Authors: Pavel Marianne E , Sers Christine
Published: September 2016

Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are a group of heterogenous neoplasms. Evidence-based treatment options for antiproliferative therapy include somatostatin analogues, the mTOR inhibitor everolimus, the multiple tyrosine kinase inhibitor sunitinib and peptide receptor radionuclide therapy with 177-Lu-octreotate. In the absence of definite predictive markers, therapeutic decision making follows clinical and pathological criteria. As objective response rates with targeted drugs are rather low, and response duration is limited in most patients, numerous combination therapies targeting multiple pathways have been explored in the field. Upfront combination of drugs, however, is associated with increasing toxicity and has shown little benefit. Major advancements in the molecular understanding of NET based on genomic, epigenomic and transcriptomic analysis have been achieved with prognostic and therapeutic impact. New insight into molecular alterations has paved the way to biomarker-driven clinical trials and may facilitate treatment stratification toward personalized medicine in the near future. However, an improved understanding of the complexity of pathway interactions is required for successful treatment. A systems biology approach is one of the tools that may help to achieve this endeavor.
Interventions to Improve Patient Safety During Intubation in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Authors: Hatch L. Dupree , Grubb Peter H. , Lea Amanda S. , Walsh William F. , Markham Melinda H. , Maynord Patrick O. , Whitney Gina M. , Stark Ann R. , Ely E. Wesley
Published: September 2016

OBJECTIVE:

To improve patient safety in our NICU by decreasing the incidence of intubation-associated adverse events (AEs).

METHODS:

We sequentially implemented and tested 3 interventions: standardized checklist for intubation, premedication algorithm, and computerized provider order entry set for intubation. We compared baseline data collected over 10 months (period 1) with data collected over a 10-month intervention and sustainment period (period 2). Outcomes were the percentage of intubations containing any prospectively defined AE and intubations with bradycardia or hypoxemia. We followed process measures for each intervention. We used risk ratios (RRs) and statistical process control methods in a times series design to assess differences between the 2 periods.

RESULTS:

AEs occurred in 126/273 (46%) intubations during period 1 and 85/236 (36%) intubations during period 2 (RR = 0.78; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.63–0.97). Significantly fewer intubations with bradycardia (24.2% vs 9.3%, RR = 0.39; 95% CI, 0.25–0.61) and hypoxemia (44.3% vs 33.1%, RR = 0.75, 95% CI 0.6–0.93) occurred during period 2. Using statistical process control methods, we identified 2 cases of special cause variation with a sustained decrease in AEs and bradycardia after implementation of our checklist. All process measures increased reflecting sustained improvement throughout data collection.

CONCLUSIONS:

Our interventions resulted in a 10% absolute reduction in AEs that was sustained. Implementation of a standardized checklist for intubation made the greatest impact, with reductions in both AEs and bradycardia.
Változások a pulmonalis hypertonia 2015. évi irányelvében
Authors: Forster Tamás
Published: September 2016

The new 2015 ESC/ERS Guideline refined the diagnostic criteria of pulmonary hypertension. A new diagnostic algorithm is suggested. The therapeutic algorithm is renewed on the basis of newly registered drugs. Besides the usual sequential combination, the immediate (initial) combination is proposed as an alternative way. Pulmonary hypertension should be treated in expert referral centers. Orv. Hetil., 2016, 157(38), 1522–1525.
Cardiovascularis prevenció – 2016
Authors: Vértes András , Szabados Eszter
Published: September 2016

Cardiovascular diseases are the main causes of premature death worldwide despite the fact that cardiovascular mortality decreased significantly in the last few decades in financially developed countries. This reduction is partly due to the modern medical and revascularisation treatments, and partly because of the effectiveness of prevention strategies such as lowering blood pressure and cholesterol level, as well as successful strategies against smoking. However, this positive trend is undermined by the striking growth in obesity and in type 2 diabetes mellitus, which could also be successfully controlled by lifestyle changes. This summary is based on an overview of the recent (2016) European Guideline for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases. Here the authors describe preventive strategies and goals to be achieved, the most important lifestyle suggestions, and the secondary prevention medical treatment for patients with already established cardiovascular disease. Orv. Hetil., 2016, 157(38), 1526–1531.
Direkt orális antikoagulánsok a kardiológiában
Authors: Kiss Róbert Gábor
Published: September 2016

Antithrombotic drug therapy is a main cornerstone – sometimes a fairly uneven cornerstone – of today’s clinical practice. Patients treated with antithrombotic drugs appear sometimes unawaited at those of our colleagues, who are not necessarily experts of this narrow field. Furthermore, new and newer molecules of antiplatelet and anticoagulant medicines have come into practice, frequently in combination. This dramatic development has been important to patients; pharmacological – and recently nonpharmacological – antithrombotic treatment has paved the way to improve current modalities in cardiology. Combining elements of the “old four” (heparin, coumadin, aspirin, clopidogrel) have been the basis of any improvement for a long time. Nowadays, there has been an involvement of new drugs, direct oral anticoagulants into practice. It is time now to catch up in using new anticoagulants, regardless of our current speciality in medicine. Orv. Hetil., 2016, 157(38), 1507–1510.
Újdonságok a krónikus szívelégtelenség gyógyszeres terápiájában
Authors: Nyolczas Noémi
Published: September 2016

Recently, results of several novel clinical trials on the pharmacological treatment of chronic heart failure have been published. In addition, the new European Society of Cardiology guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure and a focused update by the ACC/AHA/HFSA on new pharmacological therapy for heart failure has been reported in 2016. This paper intends to provide an overview of the current state of the pharmacological treatment of chronic heart failure in the light of the new guidelines which incorporate the results of the new clinical trials. Orv. Hetil., 2016, 157(38), 1517–1521.
Addressing Microaggressions and Epistemic Injustice
Authors: Tschaepe Mark
Published: September 2016

Microaggressions cause epistemic injustice and prevent human flourishing. As a step toward the recognition of microaggressions as sources of epistemic injustice and their remedy as a source for flourishing, I propose active engagement with narratives that present cases of microaggressions as they are contextualized in experience. The poet, essayist, and mythobiographer, Audre Lorde, provides contextualized narratives that express experiences of microaggressions from multiply intersectional and humanistic perspectives. Lorde’s work is an ideal source for actively engaging with experiences of microaggressions and epistemic injustice from a practical, humanist perspective. I argue that Lorde provides useful tools that assist in acknowledging, addressing, and remedying epistemic injustice. Her work suggests uses of anger through reconstruction and receptivity to difference that facilitate human flourishing.
Prävention der equinen Herpesvirus-Myeloenzephalopathie – Ist Heparin eine vielversprechende Option?
Authors: Seeh Christoph , Fey Kerstin , Bleul Ulrich , Osterrieder Nikolaus , Walter Jasmin
Published: September 2016

Die equine Herpesvirus-Myeloenzephalopathie (EHM) ist ein dramatischer Verlauf der Infektion mit equinem Herpesvirus 1 (EHV 1). Für die Prävention der EHM bei EHV-1-Ausbrüchen stehen bislang keine verlässlichen Medikamente zur Verfügung. Aufgrund der ursächlichen Thromboischämie im Bereich des Rückenmarks und der Fähigkeit von Heparin, den Viruseintritt in Zellen in vitro zu blockieren, entstand die Hypothese, dass die Verabreichung von Heparin an EHV-1-infizierte Pferde die Inzidenz der EHM reduzieren könnte. Daher wurde während eines akuten Ausbruchs mit der neuropathogenen Variante von EHV 1(G2254/D752 Pol) Heparin metaphylaktisch eingesetzt. Der Ausbruch betraf 61 Pferde. Alle Pferde, die ab Tag 10 des Ausbruchs Fieber zeigten (n = 31), wurden mit Heparin (25000 IU zweimal täglich subkutan über 3 Tage) behandelt, während die bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt erkrankten Pferde kein Heparin erhielten. Die mit Heparin therapierten Pferde entwickelten statistisch signifikant (p = 0,03) seltener Symptome der EHM (1/31; 3,2%) als die Pferde ohne Heparinapplikation (7/30; 23,3%). Die Ergebnisse dieser Fallstudie weisen darauf hin, dass die Verabreichung von Heparin an Pferde, die an einer EHV-1-Infektion erkrankt sind, das Risiko für EHM senken könnte. Hierzu sind randomisierte und gegebenenfalls geblindete Studien erforderlich.
Explaining Change in Communist Successor Parties: Political Environment versus Party Organization?
Authors: Ishiyama John
Published: September 2016

The collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the transformation of the formerly dominant communist parties has provided an opportunity to test some of the major propositions regarding party change. This article focuses on the relationship between external and internal factors, and evolution of the communist successor parties in seventy-nine countries across the world. The most important factor explaining the electoral success of the communist successor parties is the degree of organization, a finding that provides broader support for the literature arguing that communist successor party electoral performance is primarily a result of the organizational features these parties inherited from the past.
Florida: Party Activists in a Two-Party System
Authors: Knuckey Jonathan
Published: September 2016

This article examines the background characteristics of Democratic and Republican party activists, their issue and ideological preferences, patterns of party factionalism, organizational strength and patterns of activity within parties at the county level. The findings demonstrate that underlying Florida’s competitive party system are two sets of ideologically polarized and active party activists. While signs of internal party factionalism have not completely disappeared from Florida’s political parties, at the beginning of the twenty-first century Florida’s party system and party organizations are a far cry from the multifactional chaos that once characterized the old one-party or no party-system in Florida.
On the native/nonnative speaker notion and World Englishes: Debating with K. Rajagopalan
Authors: SCHMITZ John Robert
Published: September 2016

ABSTRACT In a series of three articles published in the Journal of Pragmatics (1995, henceforth JP), the purpose of the papers is to question the division of English spoken in the world into, on one hand, "native" varieties (British English, American English. Australian English) and, on the other, "new/nonnative" varieties (Indian English, Singaporean English, Nigerian English). The JP articles are indeed groundbreaking for they mark one of the first interactions among scholars from the East with researchers in the West with regard to the growth and spread of the language as well as the roles English is made to play by its impressive number of users. The privileged position of prestige and power attributed to the inner circle varieties (USA, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand) is questioned. Rajagopalan (1997, motivated by his reading of the JP papers, adds another dimension to this questioning by pointing to the racial and discriminatory stance underlying the notions "native speaker" and "nonnative speaker" (henceforth, respectively NS and NNS). Rajagopalan has written extensively on the issue of nativity or "nativeness"; over the years, Schmitz has also written on the same topic. There appears, in some cases, to be a number of divergent views with regard to subject on hand on the part of both authors. The purpose of this article is to engage in a respectful debate to uncover misreading and possible misunderstanding on the part of Schmitz. Listening to one another and learning from each another are essential in all academic endeavors.
Rajagopalan interpretando Austin: descolonialidades na nova pragmática do hemisfério sul
Authors: NOGUEIRA DE ALENCAR Claudiana , MARTINS FERREIRA Dina Maria
Published: September 2016

RESUMO Este estudo pretende seguir alguns fluxos culturais e políticos que atravessam e constituem a produção de Kanavillil Rajagopalan sobre o filósofo John Austin, no que diz respeito à "teoria" dos atos de fala, de modo que possamos considerar tal produção sob a égide de um movimento teórico descolonizador da Pragmática, como parte das chamadas "epistemologias do sul".
Integração Ensino-Serviço no âmbito do Programa Nacional de Reorientação da Formação Profissional em Saúde
Authors: Vendruscolo Carine , Prado Marta Lenise do , Kleba Maria Elisabeth
Published: September 2016

Resumo Revisão Integrativa da Literatura com o objetivo de identificar as características e descrever como a integração ensino-serviço se expressa nos estudos produzidos no âmbito do Pró-Saúde, publicados no Brasil, no período de 2007-2012. Para a busca, o termo Programa Nacional de Reorientação da Formação Profissional em Saúde foi inserido nas bases de dados: Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, Google Acadêmico e Banco de Teses da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior. Foram selecionadas 41 publicações, sendo critérios de inclusão: artigos científicos; teses e dissertações; estudos nos idiomas inglês, português ou espanhol. A avaliação crítica dos estudos foi realizada mediante leitura minuciosa. Os resultados são apresentados em duas categorias: Diálogo e parceria como ferramentas para a integração ensino-serviço e Movimentos de mudança no ensino e no serviço a partir do Pró-Saúde. Os estudos demonstram que mudanças na formação e na prática de profissionais são possíveis e necessárias, sobretudo quando apoiadas em estratégias que estimulam a participação ativa dos sujeitos e confirmam a integração ensino-serviço como oportunidade de diálogo, promovida por essa política indutora.
O Programa Mais Médicos, a infraestrutura das Unidades Básicas de Saúde e o Índice de Desenvolvimento Humano Municipal
Authors: Soares Neto Joaquim José , Machado Maria Helena , Alves Cecília Brito
Published: September 2016

Resumo O presente trabalho tem como objeto central o estudo do contexto em que atuam os profissionais do Programa Mais Médicos. Para isto, a pesquisa utiliza a escala de infraestrutura das UBSs, desenvolvida recentemente por Soares Neto e colegas para aprofundar o conhecimento das relações entre a infraestrutura das UBSs e o IDHM dos municípios que receberam médicos do PMM. Utilizando estatísticas exploratórias e inferenciais, o artigo mostra que das UBSs que receberam médicos do PMM, 65,2% têm infraestrutura de média qualidade e apenas 5,8% delas têm infraestrutura de baixa qualidade. A correlação de 0,50 entre o indicador de infraestrutura e o IDHM aponta para uma tendência moderada de que municípios com baixos IDHMs tenham UBSs mais precárias. Por meio de uma análise de regressão linear múltipla, pode-se inferir que o fator que mais contribui para o aumento do indicador de infraestrutura das UBSs é a renda média municipal. Por outro lado, o fator que afeta negativamente a infraestrutura das UBSs é estar localizada na região Norte ou Nordeste.
La transición a la formulación covariante del electromagnetismo
Authors: Aceña Andrés
Published: September 2016

Si bien se considera que el electromagnetismo nació como una teoría relativista, esto usualmente no se explota en la enseñanza universitaria al realizar la transición a la formulación covariante tetradimensional del electromagnetismo. En este trabajo se presenta una transición basada en consideraciones formales que surgen de las mismas ecuaciones del electromagnetismo. Esto permite fundamentar la transición, introducir notación y mostrar que las ecuaciones toman formas más sencillas y de interpretación más directa.
A Intimidade e a Busca de Encontros Reais no Teatro
Authors: Carreira André
Published: September 2016

RESUMO O artigo reflete sobre os elementos da intimidade na cena contemporânea, considerando isso como uma marca de um teatro que buscar transpor as fronteiras do teatro realista. O texto ainda propõe uma discussão relacionada com o lugar do espectador em uma cena que valoriza o pessoal e o autobiográfico.
Presença em Acontecimentos
Authors: Ferracini Renato , Puccetti Ricardo
Published: September 2016

RESUMO Este artigo se propõe a uma breve reflexão sobre a questão da presença relacional que se produz na materialidade do encontro poético espetacular. Para isso, traça estratégias para a emergência de um corpo poroso que seja capaz dessa produção e relata experiências concretas disso do que chamamos aqui de presença relacional.
Pausa, Presença, Público: da Dança- Teatro à Performance-Oficina
Authors: Fernandes Ciane
Published: September 2016

RESUMO O texto discute a tendência à paragem ou pausa dinâmica na cena contemporânea como uma busca por sintonia somática, numa atitude de contracultura e transformação. Em meio ao império do signo e do simulacro, a paragem ativa o fluxo interno e as conexões coletivas rumo à presença e inte(g)ração criativa com o meio. A partir de uma revisão histórica, de um debate teórico (Foster, Lacan, Ferál, Da Costa) e exemplos das artes cênicas, visuais, música e eventos da vida contemporânea - como catástrofes naturais e seu desdobramento midiático -, buscamos trazer uma reflexão acerca das prioridades e do papel do artista-pesquisador na contemporaneidade.
Desenvolvimento da linguagem e sua relação com comportamento social, ambientes familiar e escolar: revisão sistemática
Authors: Carvalho Amanda de Jesus Alvarenga , Lemos Stela Maris Aguiar , Goulart Lúcia Maria Horta de Figueiredo
Published: September 2016

RESUMO Objetivo Revisar sistematicamente na literatura as relações entre desenvolvimento da linguagem, comportamento social e ambientes familiar e escolar em crianças de 4 a 6 anos de idade. Estratégia de pesquisa Foram pesquisados, em bases de dados eletrônicos, artigos publicados entre março de 2009 e março de 2014. A primeira etapa da pesquisa constou da elaboração da pergunta norteadora. Posteriormente, foram realizados levantamento e seleção dos estudos em base de dados. Para tal, foram definidos descritores por grupos de eixos temáticos. Critérios de seleção Foram incluídos artigos científicos completos e disponíveis na íntegra gratuitamente; artigos de pesquisa original ou de revisão de literatura, publicados nos últimos cinco anos compreendendo a faixa etária entre 4 e 6 anos de idade. Análise dos dados A análise dos artigos foi realizada por meio da leitura crítica e seleção dos resultados que respondem à pergunta norteadora. Resultados 14 artigos foram selecionados. A maior parte dos estudos utilizou pelo menos um instrumento padronizado. As pesquisas apontam que o ambiente familiar tem relação com o desenvolvimento da linguagem, principalmente quanto aos níveis socioeconômicos e de escolaridade dos pais, número de adultos que coabitam com a criança, saúde dos pais, estimulação de linguagem e interação entre pais e filhos. Apenas um artigo demonstrou associação entre qualidade do ambiente escolar e desenvolvimento da linguagem e nenhum evidenciou associação entre comportamento social e desenvolvimento da linguagem. Conclusão A maioria dos estudos teve como foco a relação entre ambiente familiar e desenvolvimento da linguagem. São escassos estudos com esse enfoque.
Que Realismo é Esse? Uma Análise da Ontologia Social de John Searle sob a Ótica da Arqueologia das Ciências Humanas de Foucault
Authors: Boff Emmanoel de Oliveira
Published: September 2016

RESUMO: O artigo tem por objetivo analisar a ontologia social realista proposta por John Searle através da ótica da arqueologia das ciências humanas de Foucault. A ideia é verificar se a ontologia de Searle consegue escapar dos duplos identificados por Foucault no capítulo 9 de "As Palavras e as Coisas", de 1966 (o duplo empírico e transcendental, o "cogito" e o impensado e finalmente o recuo e o retorno da origem). A conclusão é que a ontologia de base naturalista proposta por Searle não consegue escapar destes duplos, padecendo, portanto, da mesma circularidade que caracteriza a fundamentação das ciências humanas. Por fim, apresentam-se dois possíveis programas de pesquisa baseados na ontologia social de Searle que poderiam possivelmente fundamentar adequadamente sua ontologia social.
Coeficientes técnicos de uso direto da água em termos monetários para regiões hidrográficas nos setores da agricultura irrigada e do abastecimento urbano: o caso de uma das bacias receptoras do Eixo Norte do Projeto de Integração do São Francisco
Authors: Moraes Márcia Guedes Alcoforado de , Carneiro Ana Cristina Guimarães , Silva Malu Pinto Rocha da
Published: September 2016

RESUMO O Projeto de Integração do São Francisco (PISF) é uma obra do governo federal, prevendo duas captações no rio para complementar a oferta de água local no Ceará (CE), no Rio Grande do Norte (RN), na Paraíba (PB) e em Pernambuco (PE). O Eixo Norte levará água para as Bacias do Piranhas-Açu (PB e RN) e do Jaguaribe (CE), que serão as maiores receptoras das águas da transposição. Neste trabalho foram propostas metodologias para obter e obtêm-se a partir delas, nas diferentes regiões hidrográficas da Bacia do Piranhas-Açu, coeficientes técnicos de uso direto da água em termos monetários para os setores econômicos associados ao abastecimento urbano (AU) e à agricultura irrigada (AI). Esses coeficientes são uma forma alternativa de apresentar os bem estabelecidos coeficientes técnicos da teoria básica de Análise de Insumo-Produto. No caso dos setores econômicos associados ao AU, os coeficientes obtidos mostraram que, a partir de certo nível de urbanização, as quantidades de água utilizadas crescem mais que o produto econômico associado ao setor. Os coeficientes da AI obtidos são bem menores do que os do AU e quando calculados por cultura mostraram que na bacia há um mix de cultivos inadequados associados a baixas eficiências no uso, o que resulta em baixos valores econômicos por m3 de água alocado no setor. Isso demonstra que, para ambos os setores econômicos, há necessidade de incentivos para que o uso da água seja mais eficiente na bacia estudada.
Avaliação do método de espectrometria por cintilação em meio líquido para a medida das atividades alfa e beta total em água: aplicação a águas de abastecimento público no estado de Goiás, Brasil
Authors: Mingote Raquel Maia , Costa Heliana Ferreira da
Published: September 2016

RESUMO Uma revisão da determinação de alfa e beta total em água, usando espectrometria de cintilação em meio líquido, é apresentada. Foram identificados os principais fatores que influenciam a exatidão e a repetibilidade dos resultados analíticos: pré-concentração térmica, tipo de ácido, janela de contagem e padrão de calibração. Um procedimento analítico foi estabelecido e aplicado a amostras de água de abastecimento público do estado de Goiás para avaliação das radioatividades alfa e beta total. O resumo estatístico dos dados foi realizado por meio dos métodos de análise de dados censurados. Os resultados estão consistentes com os valores de referência do Ministério da Saúde.
APOYO PSICOSOCIAL A FAMILIAS DE PERSONAS CON ENFERMEDAD MENTAL GRAVE Y PROLONGADA
Authors: García Pérez Mª del Carmen , Berodia Sánchez Nadia , Jenaro Río Cristina , Flores Robaina Noelia
Published: September 2016

Abstract:Family quality of life is affected when one member shows high support needs. Variables such as social support and sense of coherence appear to mediate the impact of care on quality of life. In the present study we analyzed the support perceived by caregivers, the meaning given to care, and the changes experienced in quality of life after assuming the role of caregiver. Participants consisted of 50 family members of individuals with mental illness who responded to a questionnaire to analyze the experience of caring and the perceived supports and quality of life. Although the results indicate that caregivers spend many hours performing care tasks, for a substantial percentage the quality of the relationship has improved after being caregiver. On average, the different dimensions of quality of life experienced a significant decline when dealing with care giving tasks. However, previous rela-tionship quality with the person receiving care, the handling of this task, or the existence of personal care time, affect ratings on quality of life.Keywords: Family quality of life, Social support; Sense of Coherence, Mental IllnessResumen:La calidad de vida de las familias se ve afectada cuando uno de sus miembros presenta elevadas necesidades de apoyo. Variables como el apoyo social y el sentido de coherencia parecen mediar en el impacto del cuidado sobre la calidad de vida. En el presente estudio analizamos los apoyos percibidos por los cuidadores, el significado otorgado al cuidado y los cambios experimentados  en la calidad de vida tras asumir el rol de cuidador. Los participantes han consistido en 50 familiares de personas con enfermedad mental, a quienes se les ha aplicado un cuestionario para analizar la experiencia de cuidar, los apoyos y la calidad de vida. Aunque los resultados indican que los cuidadores invierten muchas horas a las tareas de cuidado, para un porcentaje sustancial la relación ha mejorado tras asumir las tareas de cuidador. En promedio, diferentes dimensiones de calidad de vida experimentan un descenso significativo al tener que hacer frente a las tareas de cuidado. No obstante, la calidad de la relación mantenida previamente con la persona cuidada, la manejabilidad de esta tarea, o la existencia de tiempos para el cuidado personal, afectan a las valoraciones de la calidad de vida.Palabras clave: Calidad de vida familiar, Apoyo social, Sentido de coherencia, Enfermedad mental
MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY, STIGMA, SHAME AND SELF CRITICISM: A STUDY AMONG YOUNG ADULTS
Authors: Vale-Dias Mª da Luz , Maia de Carvalho Mariana , Joao Martins Maria , Vieira Sandra
Published: September 2016

Abstract:Mental health literacy (MHL) and mental illness stigma (MIS) represent new horizons of study and intervention, particularly important, for both communities and clinical settings (European Commission & Portuguese Ministry of Health, 2010). In this paper we aimed to: a) describe a clinical sample (CS) and non clinical group (NCG) in aspects related to family history of psychopathology, contact with mental illness and “learning about mental illness”; b) differentiate groups in terms of MHL, shame and self criticism; c) test associations between MHL with shame and self criticism; and, in the clinical sample, d) test the relationship between self stigma, shame and self criticism; e) explore the predictor role of other’s support in self stigma. To do so we collected data from a sample of 187 young adults, including CS and NCG, using: a Sociobiographic Questionnaire; Opinions about Mental Illness (Cohen & Struening, 1962); Other as Shamer Scale (Goss, Gilbert & Allan, 1994); Internalized Shame Scale (Cook, 1994); and Forms of Self Criticizing and Self Reassuring Scale (Gilbert, Clarke, Hempel, Miles, & Irons, 2004). Our results show that: most of the subjects learned what is mental illness at school; CS know more people that has or had mental illness than NCG; there are no differences on MHL within samples; shame and self criticism are higher in the CS and correlate with self stigma; others support predict self-stigma. Several research and clinical implications are presented.Keywords: mental health literacy, shame, self criticism, clinical sample, community sample, young-adults.