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The monitoring of temperature differences between steel truss members in long-span truss bridges compared with bridge design codes
Authors: Wang Gaoxin , Ding Youliang , Liu Xingwang
Published: December 2018

The temperature differences in bridge structures have been one primary concern for bridge engineers and researchers. In the traditional view, the temperature differences between steel truss members are treated as uniform because of the good heat transfer characteristic of steel material and the shading effect of deck coverage. However, for some steel truss bridges, some truss members are directly exposed to solar radiation, while some other truss members are totally shaded by steel decks, which may cause obvious temperature differences between them, so it is reasonable to doubt the correctness of uniform temperature existing between steel truss members. In this research, the temperature differences between steel truss members in two long-span truss bridges are analyzed using long-term temperature field data, and after analysis, the temperature differences which contain obvious positive or negative values are made clear. Furthermore, the evaluation method of temperature differences in bridge service life for thermal action design is put forward together with the determination method of probability density function, and the evaluated temperature differences are further obtained after probability statistics analysis. Finally, the evaluated temperature differences are classified by sun radiation and steel deck coverage, and then compared with the specified values in the three specifications. The research results can provide important reference for current specifications and structural design, especially for steel truss bridges.
Lethal Fence Electrocution: A Major Threat to Asian Elephants in Assam, India
Authors: Kalam Tamanna , Kumar Baishya Hiten , Smith David
Published: December 2018

India has the largest population of Asian elephants ( Elephas maximus) worldwide. Habitat fragmentation and loss of habitat have diminished food resources, and wild elephants have resorted to raiding crops grown within or adjacent to their home range. Elephants are often deliberately electrocuted for foraying into human-used areas, and this is a key reason for elephant mortalities in India. We collated data on elephant mortalities for a 13-year period (2003–2016) from the Forest Department records. We conducted surveys across Sonitpur District (East and West Forest Division), Assam, where electric fences are installed and documented their location, properties, and elephant presence. Overall, 138 elephants died between 2003 and 2016 due to retaliation, electrocution, accidental or natural death, and unknown reasons. We recorded 47 electric fences (27 lethal and 20 nonlethal) of which 49% were situated within notified forest boundaries. Most lethal fences (63%) protected agriculture fields and were seasonal installations, whereas nonlethal fences protected settlements and forest edges (25% each) and were permanent. Individuals controlled 52% of all lethal fences, while nonlethal fences were primarily controlled by the communities (50%). Most lethal fences (83%) were less than 1 km, whereas 80% of nonlethal fences were over 1 km. Elephant presence was seasonal in 56% of lethal fence locations and year-round in 85% of nonlethal fence locations. We postulate habitat loss and encroachment as two key drivers of fence installations. We recommend rehabilitation of encroachers, monitoring of areas where electricity is tapped illegally, sensitization of local communities, and involving multiple stakeholders to help reduce elephant mortalities because of electrocution.
Motion Aftereffects From Moving Illusions
Authors: Anstis Stuart
Published: December 2018

Lines in the café wall illusion, and motion trajectories in the furrow illusion, appear to be tilted away from their true orientations. We adapted to moving versions of both illusions and found that the resulting motion aftereffects were appropriate to their perceptual, not their physical, orientations.
Foreign Body Reaction Associated With Artificial LARS Ligaments: A Retrieval Study
Authors: Sinagra Zachary Paul , Kop Alan , Pabbruwe Moreica , Parry Jeremy , Clark Gavin
Published: December 2018

Background:

Artificial ligaments have been developed and used in the treatment of ligamentous injuries since the 1970s. The early generation of artificial ligaments showed promising short-term results but resulted in high rates of rupture and inflammatory reaction in the surrounding tissues.

Purpose:

To determine whether the use of Ligament Augmentation and Reconstruction System (LARS) ligaments is associated with the development of intra-articular foreign body reaction.

Study Design:

Case series; Level of evidence, 4.

Methods:

LARS ligaments were explanted from 15 patients under 6 consultant orthopaedic surgeons at 8 surgical centers. Of these, 14 explanted samples were sent for macroscopic and histological analysis, with the 1 remaining sample sent for scanning electron microscopy, to assess for inflammatory change as well as the degree of fibrous tissue ingrowth.

Results:

We observed a foreign body reaction in 10 of 14 explanted LARS ligaments. Seven samples demonstrated fibrous tissue ingrowth, with 5 producing only focal or incomplete ingrowth. The 2 samples with extensive fibrous coverage were completely free of any foreign body reaction, while all 5 remaining samples with only focal or partial fibrous ingrowth were associated with at least some degree of harmful immune response.

Conclusion:

The LARS ligament is still associated with a clinically significant degree of foreign body reaction despite the LARS Company’s efforts to reduce complications through improved design. The development and completion of fibrous tissue ingrowth may work to reduce the occurrence of a foreign body reaction.
Abdominal and Thigh Muscle Attenuation Is Associated With Visceral Fat and Age in Children and Adolescents With Obesity
Authors: Akima Hiroshi , Kainuma Keigo , Togashi Kenji
Published: December 2018

Objective. This study investigated relationships between adipose tissue deposition within skeletal muscle and morphological and biochemical variables in children with obesity. Methods. Fifty-one Japanese children (16 girls) aged 7 to 16 years were assigned to either mild (<20%), moderate (≥20% to <50%), or severe obesity groups (≥50%). Computed tomography images were taken to calculate the cross-sectional area (CSA) of muscle, subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue (VAT, for abdomen only), and muscle signal intensities, as an index of intramuscular adipose tissue in the anterior, lateral, and posterior muscles of the abdomen and quadriceps, hamstring and adductor muscles in the thigh. Fasting blood samples were collected to measure plasma lipids, glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase, glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase, uric acid, glucose, and HbA1c. Results. Signal intensity in the severe obesity group was significantly lower than mild and moderate obesity groups in the abdomen and significantly lower than the moderate obesity group in the thigh. Stepwise regression analysis with signal intensity as dependent variable revealed that VAT CSA and age in abdominal muscles and VAT CSA, age, and triglycerides in thigh muscles are predictors of signal intensities. Conclusions. These results suggest that VAT CSA and age are predictors of intramuscular adipose tissue of the abdominal and thigh in children with obesity.
As Disaster Costs Rise, So Does Inequality
Authors: Howell Junia , Elliott James R.
Published: December 2018

Across the United States, communities are experiencing increases in the frequency and severity of natural hazards. The pervasiveness and upward trajectory of these damages are worrisome enough, but equally disconcerting are the social inequalities they can leave in their wake. To examine these inequalities, the authors linked county-level damage data to a random sample of American households. The authors visualize the pervasiveness of natural hazards as well as their influence on racial wealth gaps over time. The results show that natural hazard damages and how relief is provided afterward exacerbate the growing gap between white and black wealth.
Wealth Ownership and Inequality in India: A Socio-religious Analysis
Authors: Tagade Nitin , Naik Ajaya Kumar , Thorat Sukhadeo
Published: December 2018

This article analyses wealth inequality across socio-religious groups in the country and across the states based on the All India Debt and Investment Survey conducted by the National Sample Survey Office in 2013. The result shows that one-fourth of the total wealth is concentrated in the hands of the top 1 per cent households, whereas 75 per cent of the total wealth is concentrated in the top 20 per cent households. On the contrary, a very small proportion of the assets, that is, 3.4 per cent, are owned by the bottom 40 per cent households. The Hindu high castes (HHCs) have the highest ownership of wealth as compared to any other socio-religious group with respect to the share of wealth and average household wealth ownership. Interestingly, HHCs also have the highest inequality as compared to any other group.
Nitric oxide as a multimodal brain transmitter
Authors: Garthwaite John
Published: December 2018

One of the simplest molecules in existence, nitric oxide, burst into all areas of biology some 30 years ago when it was established as a major signalling molecule in the cardiovascular, nervous and immune systems. Most regions of the mammalian brain synthesise nitric oxide and it has many diverse roles both during development and in adulthood. Frequently, nitric oxide synthesis is coupled to the activation of NMDA receptors and its physiological effects are mediated by enzyme-linked receptors that generate cGMP. Generally, nitric oxide appears to operate in two main modes: first, in a near synapse-specific manner acting either retrogradely or anterogradely and, second, when multiple nearby sources are active simultaneously, as a volume transmitter enabling signalling to diverse targets irrespective of anatomical connectivity. The rapid diffusibility of nitric oxide and the efficient capture of fleeting, subnanomolar nitric oxide concentrations by its specialised receptors underlie these modes of operation.
Transcranial brain stimulation: Past and future
Authors: Rothwell John
Published: December 2018

This article provides a brief summary of the history of transcranial methods for stimulating the human brain in conscious volunteers and reviews the methodology and physiology of transcranial magnetic stimulation and transcranial direct current stimulation. The former stimulates neural axons and generates action potentials and synaptic activity, whereas the latter polarises the membrane potential of neurones and changes their sensitivity to ongoing synaptic inputs. When coupled with brain imaging methods such as functional magnetic resonance imaging or electroencephalography, transcranial magnetic stimulation can be used to chart connectivity within the brain. In addition, because it induces artificial patterns of activity that interfere with ongoing information processing within a cortical area, it is frequently used in cognitive psychology to produce a short-lasting ‘virtual lesion’. Both transcranial magnetic stimulation and transcranial direct current stimulation can produce short-lasting changes in synaptic excitability and associated changes in behaviour that are presently the source of much research for their therapeutic potential.
Comparison of endothelial/Descemet’s membrane complex thickness with endothelial cell density for the diagnosis of corneal transplant rejection
Authors: Smith Christopher , Kaitis Daniel , Winegar Jordan , Edelstein Sean , Council Matthew , Kontadakis George , Bentivegna Rocio , Shousha Mohamed Abou
Published: December 2018

Purpose:

This study compared the effectiveness of endothelial/Descemet’s membrane complex thickness obtained using high-definition anterior segment optical coherence tomography with endothelial cell density obtained using confocal microscopy as diagnostic tools in predicting corneal transplant rejection.

Methods:

This observational, prospective, cross-sectional study evaluated penetrating keratoplasty grafts. Slit lamp examination organized the grafts into healthy or rejecting grafts. Grafts were scanned using both high-definition anterior segment optical coherence tomography and confocal microscopy. Central corneal thickness, endothelial/Descemet’s membrane complex thickness, endothelial cell density, and coefficient of variation were each compared with the clinical status. Descemet’s rejection index, defined by endothelial/Descemet’s membrane complex thickness divided by central corneal thickness multiplied by 33, further compared endothelial/Descemet’s membrane complex thickness with central corneal thickness.

Results:

Endothelial/Descemet’s membrane complex thickness, central corneal thickness, and Descemet’s rejection index were all able to differentiate between clear and rejected corneal grafts ( p < 0.0001, p = 0.001, and p = 0.012, respectively). Endothelial cell density and coefficient of variation did not correlate with the clinical status ( p = 0.054 and p = 0.102, respectively). Endothelial/Descemet’s membrane complex thickness had the largest area under the curve using receiver operating characteristic curves ( p < 0.0001). Endothelial/Descemet’s membrane complex thickness had a sensitivity of 86% and specificity of 81% with a cutoff value of >16.0 µm ( p < 0.0001). The sensitivity and specificity of endothelial cell density were both 71% with a cutoff value of ⩽897 cells/mm2 ( p = 0.053). There was a high correlation between endothelial/Descemet’s membrane complex thickness and both Descemet’s rejection index and central corneal thickness ( p < 0.0001).

Conclusion:

Endothelial/Descemet’s membrane complex thickness measured by high-definition anterior segment optical coherence tomography is a useful parameter for the diagnosis of corneal graft rejection. The diagnostic performance of endothelial/Descemet’s membrane complex thickness was significantly better than that of endothelial cell density and central corneal thickness. Endothelial cell density and the coefficient of variation were unable to diagnose corneal graft rejection in our cross-sectional study.
Improving hand hygiene compliance with patient zone demarcation: More than just lines on the floor
Authors: Yin Shanqing , Lim Phaik Kooi , Chan Yoke Hwee
Published: December 2018

Background

Hand hygiene compliance can be difficult to improve as this prospective activity may not come to mind easily during busy clinical operations. Clinicians are often driven by clinical goals under time pressure, and the sudden recall to clean hands can either be disruptive or too late. Using patient zones as a reference has been known to be helpful. A low-tech solution of taping patient zones on the floor was introduced in a children’s intensive care unit. Coupled with this demarcation is a simplified protocol that uses patient zones for “just-in-time” reminders. Clinicians now clean their hands whenever they cross zone lines, namely “ before patient zone” and “ after patient zone”, along with “ before aseptic procedure” and “ after bodily fluids exposure”.

Methods

The mandatory national quarterly hand hygiene surveillance data for children’s intensive care unit and the entire hospital was tracked. Seven pre-intervention and seven post-intervention quarters were compared for improvement and sustainability.

Results

Overall, children’s intensive care unit hand hygiene compliance rose from an average of 77% to 90%, as well as physicians' hand hygiene compliance rates from 72% to 86%, and these differences are statistically significant. Hand Hygiene Moment 1 as defined by World Health Organization benefited the most from this intervention.

Discussion

Patient zone demarcation, along with more intuitive hand hygiene guidelines, is a cost-effective, operationally sensitive intervention that can improve hand hygiene compliance. The bundled solution taps on human factors science in understanding the cognitive challenges faced by clinicians. The positive effects are most profound in multi-bed cubicles where patient zones and infection control barriers are not clearly visible.
Molecular remission and response patterns in patients with mutant-IDH2 acute myeloid leukemia treated with enasidenib
Authors: Stein Eytan M. , DiNardo Courtney D. , Fathi Amir T. , Pollyea Daniel A. , Stone Richard M. , Altman Jessica K. , Roboz Gail J. , Patel Manish R. , Collins Robert , Flinn Ian W. , Sekeres Mikkael A. , Stein Anthony S. , Kantarjian Hagop M. , Levine Ross L. , Vyas Paresh , MacBeth Kyle J. , Tosolini Alessandra , VanOostendorp Jason , Xu Qiang , Gupta Ira , Lila Thomas , Risueno Alberto , Yen Katharine E. , Wu Bin , Attar Eyal C. , Tallman Martin S. , de Botton Stéphane
Published: December 2018

Approximately 8% to 19% of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) have isocitrate dehydrogenase-2 (IDH2) mutations, which occur at active site arginine residues R140 and R172. IDH2 mutations produce an oncometabolite, 2-hydroxyglutarate (2-HG), which leads to DNA and histone hypermethylation and impaired hematopoietic differentiation. Enasidenib is an oral inhibitor of mutant-IDH2 proteins. This first-in-human phase 1/2 study evaluated enasidenib doses of 50 to 650 mg/d, administered in continuous 28-day cycles, in patients with mutant-IDH2 hematologic malignancies. Overall, 214 of 345 patients (62%) with relapsed or refractory (R/R) AML received enasidenib, 100 mg/d. Median age was 68 years. Forty-two patients (19.6%) attained complete remission (CR), 19 patients (10.3%) proceeded to an allogeneic bone marrow transplant, and the overall response rate was 38.8% (95% confidence interval [CI], 32.2-45.7). Median overall survival was 8.8 months (95% CI, 7.7-9.6). Response and survival were comparable among patients with IDH2-R140 or IDH2-R172 mutations. Response rates were similar among patients who, at study entry, were in relapse (37.7%) or were refractory to intensive (37.5%) or nonintensive (43.2%) therapies. Sixty-six (43.1%) red blood cell transfusion–dependent and 53 (40.2%) platelet transfusion–dependent patients achieved transfusion independence. The magnitude of 2-HG reduction on study was associated with CR in IDH2-R172 patients. Clearance of mutant-IDH2 clones was also associated with achievement of CR. Among all 345 patients, the most common grade 3 or 4 treatment-related adverse events were hyperbilirubinemia (10%), thrombocytopenia (7%), and IDH differentiation syndrome (6%). Enasidenib was well tolerated and induced molecular remissions and hematologic responses in patients with AML for whom prior treatments had failed. The study is registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT01915498.
FBXW7 mutations reduce binding of NOTCH1, leading to cleaved NOTCH1 accumulation and target gene activation in CLL
Authors: Close Viola , Close William , Kugler Sabrina Julia , Reichenzeller Michaela , Yosifov Deyan Yordanov , Bloehdorn Johannes , Pan Leiling , Tausch Eugen , Westhoff Mike-Andrew , Döhner Hartmut , Stilgenbauer Stephan , Oswald Franz , Mertens Daniel
Published: December 2018

NOTCH1 is mutated in 10% of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients and is associated with poor outcome. However, NOTCH1 activation is identified in approximately one-half of CLL cases even in the absence of NOTCH1 mutations. Hence, there appear to be additional factors responsible for the impairment of NOTCH1 degradation. E3-ubiquitin ligase F-box and WD40 repeat domain containing-7 (FBXW7), a negative regulator of NOTCH1, is mutated in 2% to 6% of CLL patients. The functional consequences of these mutations in CLL are unknown. We found heterozygous FBXW7 mutations in 36 of 905 (4%) untreated CLL patients. The majority were missense mutations (78%) that mostly affected the WD40 substrate binding domain; 10% of mutations occurred in the first exon of the α-isoform. To identify target proteins of FBXW7 in CLL, we truncated the WD40 domain in CLL cell line HG-3 via clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein-9 (Cas9). Homozygous truncation of FBXW7 resulted in an increase of activated NOTCH1 intracellular domain (NICD) and c-MYC protein levels as well as elevated hypoxia-inducible factor 1-α activity. In silico modeling predicted that novel mutations G423V and W425C in the FBXW7-WD40 domain change the binding of protein substrates. This differential binding was confirmed via coimmunoprecipitation of overexpressed FBXW7 and NOTCH1. In primary CLL cells harboring FBXW7 mutations, activated NICD levels were increased and remained stable upon translation inhibition. FBXW7 mutations coincided with an increase in NOTCH1 target gene expression and explain a proportion of patients characterized by dysregulated NOTCH1 signaling.
Statistical modeling for real-time pore pressure prediction from predrill analysis and well logs
Authors: Paglia Jacopo , Eidsvik Jo , Grøver Arnt , Elisabet Lothe Ane
Published: December 2018

The challenge of pore pressure prediction in an overpressured area near a well is studied. Predrill understanding of pore pressure is available from a 3D geologic model for pressure buildup and release using a basin modeling approach. The pore pressure distribution is updated when well logs are gathered while drilling. Sequential Bayesian methods are used to conduct real-time pore pressure prediction, meaning that every time new well logs are available, the pore pressure distribution is automatically updated ahead of the bit and in every spatial direction (north, east, and depth), with associated uncertainty quantification. Spatial modeling of pore pressure variables means that the data at one well depth location will also be informative of the pore pressure variables at other depths and lateral locations. A workflow is exemplified using real data. The prior model is based on a Gaussian process fitted from geologic modeling of this field, whereas the likelihood model of well-log data is assessed from data in an exploration well in the same area. Results are presented by replaying a drilling situation in this context.
Celebrating 70 years of SEG student chapters
Authors: Taylor Kelsy
Published: December 2018

This year marks the 70th anniversary of student chapters within the Society of Exploration Geophysicists. The Student Chapter program was created as a way to reach out to students and provide encouragement during their studies. In 1948, the first student chapter was formed at the Colorado School of Mines. Today, there are more than 380 student chapters in 70 countries.
Psychosexual history-taking in the 21st century: new terminology, new technology and new risks
Authors: Gardiner Lisa
Published: December 2018

Sexual and relationships difficulties are not uncommon among psychiatric patients. A presenting complaint of anxiety or depression may relate to an underlying sexual or relationship difficulty; commonly used psychotropic medications cause sexual side-effects that can have a significant impact quality of life, relationship maintenance and treatment adherence; patients may exhibit unusual or excessive sexual behaviours when acutely unwell, including risky use of apps to meet sexual partners and accessing online pornography in unsafe ways; patients may have used technology such as the internet to harm others or they may be victims of such harm; the internet and social media might even be influencing sexual expression, for example gender identity. Therefore, psychosexual history-taking remains a key competency for psychiatrists. They must also understand the new language used to describe sexuality, sexual behaviours and the use of social media, apps and so on to form relationships. This article outlines the key areas to consider in carrying out a structured psychosexual assessment. It also gives an overview of current sexual terminology, observed influences of the internet on sexuality and sexual behaviour, and its implications for mental health and potential sexual offending.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After reading this article you will be able to:

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outline a framework for psychosexual history-taking

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recognise emerging terminology relating to sexual behaviours and identity

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understand the relevance of the internet, social media and technology-based apps to human relationships, including the use of technology in sexual offending

DECLARATION OF INTEREST

None.
Developing an Indonesian fertility preservation questionnaire for health care providers treating patients with cancer: A preliminary pilot study
Authors: Harzif Achmad Kemal , Surya Raymond , Maidarti Mila , Mariana Ana , Lovita Bara Tracy , Wiweko Budi
Published: December 2018

Background: Early detection and advanced treatment increases the five-year survival rate of patients with cancer. However, long-term cancer therapy, such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy, can have negative effects, such as infertility. This study aimed to develop a standardized Indonesian questionnaire, which would be used to assess the quality of health care providers’ knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding fertility preservation in patients with cancer.

Methods: A pilot study was performed in January and February 2018 at Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia. An existing questionnaire was translated from English to Indonesian using forward translation, back translation, expert panel, pretesting, and cognitive interviewing. Ten subspecialists in the following departments made up an expert panel, who were involved in pretesting and cognitive interviewing: pediatric hematology-oncology, hematology-oncology/internal medicine, gynecologic oncology, gynecologic immune-endocrinology, radiology-oncology, and surgical oncology.

Results: The questionnaire was successfully translated. The ten respondents stated that the maximum age for women’s fertility preservation is 40 years of age (60%), 45 years of age (30%), or had no maximum age (10%). Additionally, the respondents stated that the maximum age for men’s fertility preservation is 40 years of age (30%), 50 years of age (20%), or had no maximum age (50%). The respondents’ knowledge stated that > 50% of them were aware but do not know enough about fertility preservation. The respondents stated that more than 50% of them give feedback agreeing to fertility preservation, and they always give advice about fertility preservation to their patients.

Conclusion: The translation of the questionnaire followed translation steps from the World Health Organization and was adjusted based on the expert panel’s comments concerning fertility preservation. This validated questionnaire tool in Indonesian can be used for research purposes and clinical evaluation of fertility preservation among health care providers in Indonesia.
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Authors: Зинченко Ю. , Zinchenko Yu. , Еськов В. , Eskov V. , Филатов М. , Filatov M. , Григорьева Светлана , Grigoreva Svetlana
Published: December 2018

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The Distribution of Roles and Autonomy in the Organization Network Project-Research Activity of Students
Authors: Зенкина С. , Zenkina S. , Корчажкина О. , Korchazhkina O.
Published: December 2018

The article deals with topical issues faced by the teacher in the preparation and conduct of the educational network projects: management of the level of autonomy of pupils and the implementation of the roles and functions of the teacher as a facilitator of new types of learning activities (teacher-tutor, teacher-moderator, teacher, facilitator). The Kolb’s training cycle and the cycle of self-regulated training are given, which can be used for the organization of various types of training network projects, the rules of organization of quality educational and cognitive activity in the virtual classroom (VC) are illustrated.
AVALIAÇÃO DE UM EQUIPAMENTO PROTÓTIPO PARA TRATAMENTO DE ÁGUAS CINZAS COM FINS NÃO POTÁVEIS
Authors: Rodrigues de Oliveira Luísa , Santos da Costa Lueny , Martinez Castro Rodrigo , Nascimento Castro Martha , Ordones Almeida Luiz Felipe , Viais Carvalho Erick William
Published: December 2018

Devido possuir disponibilidade por meio de um ciclo natural, acreditava-se que a água seria um recurso natural inesgotável, no entanto, o tempo necessário para se tornar tal recurso potável novamente é grande. O Brasil já sofre com escassez de água, mesmo estando localizado em um continente com grande volume hídrico de reservas. A constatação desses dados permite perceber a necessidade de se criar e utilizar novas tecnologias que ajudem a minimizar o uso de água potável, e a reutilização de águas cinzas constitui um método que ajuda no processo de economia e preservação, trazendo benefícios ecológicos. O presente artigo abordará as possíveis utilizações das águas submetidas à reciclagem e a importância de se conhecer e incentivar estudos na área de sustentabilidade. Será apresentada a construção do protótipo criado, composto por tratamento físico, químico e biológico, em que sua eficiência foi atestada por meio de análises em amostras e por comparações de resultados com parâmetros nacionais de qualidade. Alguns dos parâmetros analisados durante o estudo obtiveram uma redução bastante significativa, por exemplo: turbidez – 91% e sólidos dissolvidos totais – 71%, para a terceira coleta. Considerando os resultados obtidos das análises, para o tratamento da água cinza, seus usos para fins não potáveis devem ser estimulados.
Mídia e educação: os endereçamentos do filme “Barbie escola de princesas”
Authors: Souza Michely Calciolari , Teruya Teresa Kazuko
Published: December 2018

Este artigo objetiva identificar quais as pedagogias culturais representadas no filme Barbie Escola de Princesas, protagonizado pela boneca Barbie. Com base na metodologia dos Modos de Endereçamento e nos estudos de Educação, Mídia e Gênero e na linha de pesquisa Ensino, Aprendizagem e Formação de professores, buscamos responder a seguinte questão: Quais as pedagogias culturais representadas no filme Barbie Escola de Princesas, que oferece modos de agir às meninas? As conclusões indicam que as pedagogias culturais presentes no filme enfatizam o consumo de produtos e de modelos de feminilidade. Tais endereçamentos e pedagogias culturais, também podem ser encontrados em sala de aula, na relação de alunos/as e professores/as.
O PODER DAS IMAGENS E SÍMBOLOS - REPERCUSSÕES SÓCIO-HISTÓRICAS
Authors: Habowski Adilson Cristiano , Conte Elaine
Published: December 2018

O estudo de perspectiva hermenêutica e dialética aborda o poder de persuasão de imagens e símbolos na produção da identidade social, tomando como base o uso da suástica pelo regime nazista de Hitler. A propaganda nazista simbolizada nas distorções da suástica e no poder do convencimento cumpre funções irracionais de manipulação coletiva travestidas de racionalidade. No texto, apresentamos aspectos da historicidade do símbolo como necessário à compreensão do ser, da cultura e das inter-relações humanas no mundo da vida, para renovar as dimensões pedagógicas, ontológicas e psicológicas. Por fim, problematizamos o poder engenhoso de persuasão dos mecanismos da cultura contemporânea com capacidade de provocar espanto e emoções empáticas para o movimento de alienação social e/ou humanização.
PARA SER UM SER NO MUNDO: A HUMANIZAÇÃO É UMA POÉTICA EM PAULO FREIRE
Authors: Berino Aristóteles De Paula
Published: December 2018

O pretendido neste artigo é discutir a atualidade da obra de Paulo Freire para o um projeto plural de “epistemologias do Sul” desde o continente latino-americano, ou seja, sua contribuição para um referencial teórico condizente com as nossas realidades e condição histórica. Percorrendo alguns dos seus escritos, produzidos em diferentes momentos da sua trajetória intelectual, mas observando a coerência seu legado, enfatizamos o valor da sua obra diante não apenas das necessidades referidas à educação escolar e popular, mas também para a tessitura de ações culturais conscientizadoras e formadoras da nossa presença no lugar e no mundo. Destacamos para tal, a concepção de educação transformadora em Paulo Freire e o valor estético da criação no seu pensamento.
A formação inicial de professores em nível médio (curso normal) e a inclusão escolar
Authors: Rigo Neusete Machado , Sackvil Roseli Andreia , Womer Eloísa Maria
Published: December 2018

O objetivo desse estudo é refletir sobre a formação docente proporcionada pelo Curso Normal para a inclusão escolar. A metodologia possui uma abordagem qualitativa e utiliza a análise de documentos pedagógicos da escola e de relatórios das práticas pedagógicas dos alunos. Como ferramentas analíticas dos dados levantados são utilizados os conceitos de experiência (Larrosa, 2011; 2017) e de normalidade/anormalidade (Foucault, 2008). Os resultados apresentam que a visão de normalidade é referência nas reflexões dos/as alunos/as do Curso Normal em relação à inclusão das crianças com deficiências na escola comum, mas também se observa uma experiência vivida que indica possibilidades que se afastam de intenções que tendem corrigir ou normalizar o sujeito com deficiência.
Leap and pounce
Authors: Clarke Jenni
Published: December 2018

Young children love to mimic, and they love to move. Combining these actions into moving like an animal involves enjoyment as well as discoveries about their own bodies and the world around them.
Creative practice with clay: A mutual route to recovery?
Authors: Argyle Elaine , Winship Gary
Published: December 2018

This article summarizes the findings of a project called ‘Clay Transformations’ and was part of the Creative Practice as Mutual Recovery Programme funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. Using a mixed methods approach, the project aimed to assess the extent to which involvement in clay workshops promoted the well-being of a group of 42 participants, including mental health service users, artists and practitioners. A particular focus in this respect was placed on the incidence of ‘mutual recovery’ which extends the concept of recovery beyond the individual to incorporate the wider group and its context. It was subsequently found that workshop involvement helped to promote, not only the well-being and mutual recovery of participants, it also enhanced the supportive capacities and social capital of the settings in which these activities took place, both within the workshops and beyond.
Reviews
Authors: Zhang Shuai , Xu Xiaoyan , Bicer Elcin , Herbert Carrie , Demaine Krystal , Morrison Amy
Published: December 2018

Digital Bodies: Creativity and Technology in the Arts and Humanities, Susan Broadhurst And Sara Price (eds) (2017) London: Palgrave Macmillan, 270 pp., ISBN: 978-1-34995-240-3, h/bk, $99.99

Acting, Spectating and the Unconscious: The Psychoanalytic Perspective on Unconscious Processes of Identification in the Theatre, Maria Turri (2016) New York: Routledge, 132 pp., ISBN: 978-1-31551-733-9, eBook, $28.98

Nourish: Cambodia’s 1st Creative Arts Therapy and Wellbeing Conference, Phnom Penh, 16–18 January 2018

The Indigenous Roots of Expressive Arts Therapy: Report on the 12th Biannual International Expressive Arts Therapy (IEATA ) Conference, Winnipeg, 4–8 OCTOBER 2017
Presentación: Ser poeta joven en México
Authors: Higashi Alejandro , Ballester Pardo Ignacio
Published: December 2018

«Joven» es un término problemático, aunque no tanto como «viejo». El tiempo condiciona los estudios críticos; también el espacio. Con Madurez de la joven poesía mexicana nos referimos a quienes están publicando poesía en el aquí y en el ahora de México. Con ahora hacemos alusión al siglo XXI y con aquí a un país que enfrenta día a día crisis económicas, de seguridad, de educación, de ingobernabilidad y muchas otras, sin rendirse. La mayoría de edad del tercer milenio nos permite ubicar a poetas que nacen a partir de los setenta y que publican en el umbral de la nueva centuria; esas voces que recibían premios y estímulos para jóvenes creadores, y hoy son garantes ya de una poética consolidada, tienen varios libros publicados que están llamados a definir distintos hitos de estas promociones y cuya obra es ya objeto de estudios críticos (aunque esto último todavía no sea tan común).
Lengua precaria: la poesía mexicana en crisis epistémica
Authors: Sánchez Prado Ignacio Manuel
Published: December 2018

Este ensayo estudia la manera en que poetas categorizados bajo la rúbrica institucional de «escritor joven» confrontan en su obra los fenómenos de la crisis epistémica de la literatura causada por la pérdida del privilegio cultural de lo literario y la emergencia de tecnologías post-librescas. Tras una discusión de la escena de escritura de poesía en México hoy en día, el texto se aproxima a debates en torno al género de parte de autores como Luis Felipe Fabre y Julián Herbert, para concluir discutiendo la forma en que autores como Alejandro Tarrab e Inti García Santamaría construyen poéticas desde las problemáticas discutidas.
«Una vez fui el futuro de todos»: cuerpo, violencia, desmontaje y resistencia en tres muy jóvenes poetas mexicanas
Authors: Uribe Sara
Published: December 2018

En el artículo se analizan los poemarios Crónicas de un nuevo siglo (2016) de Xel-Ha López Méndez, Vergüenza (2017) de Martha Mega y O reguero de hormigas (2016) de Yolanda Segura, tres muy jóvenes poetas mexicanas. La lectura de las obras propone la presencia de poéticas de resistencia que exhiben y confrontan la imposibilidad de futuro, producto de un presente precario vulnerado por violencias que fragmentan y desarticulan el cuerpo. Plantea, además, un posicionamiento ético, político y afectivo de estas tres autoras, en el que se desmarcan de enunciaciones poéticas más estables, irrumpen desde lo doméstico en tanto proximidad a lo corpóreo y recurren a la oblicuidad, lo pop, la hibridez, la ironía y el reciclaje, entre otras estrategias de resistencia y desmontaje.
La tonadilla escénica: una fuente del discurso teatral mexicano del siglo XIX
Authors: García Gutiérrez Oscar Armando
Published: December 2018

Este trabajo tiene como propósito valorar la presencia de un género popular, la tonadilla escénica, como parte de la escena mexicana de principios del siglo XIX, en momentos en que aún convivían música y teatro. Tanto en España como en los pueblos americanos este tipo de manifestación tuvo una fuerte carga política. Tres ejemplos de estas canciones escénicas son elocuentes de los momentos en que la Nueva España se estaba transfigurando en una nación independiente: México.
Narcedalia Piedrotas y la construcción microhistórica de la identidad fronteriza norteña
Authors: Marini Anna Marta
Published: December 2018

En el contexto cultural centralista mexicano, en años recientes la literatura norteña ha sido objeto de distintos debates, incluso en cuanto a su mera existencia. Asimismo la historiografía de la región Norte de México ha sido a menudo dejada de lado, en particular con respecto a sus facetas sociales. La gran mayoría de los estudios existentes en ese sentido han sido resultado del trabajo de historiadores locales, que se han empeñado en narrar la historia de su región. Entre ellos se destaca Ricardo Elizondo Elizondo, escritor e historiador, cuyo extenso trabajo de reconstrucción de una microhistoria de Noreste aflora en sus obras literaria. El presente artículo analiza entonces el rastro de la historia en su novela Narcedalia Piedrotas (1993), cuyos sucesos se ubican en el Noreste posrevolucionario abarcando la duración de la vida de su protagonista, a partir de su infancia en los años ‘20 del siglo XX. En esta obra el autor encara temas como la relación de la comunidad local con la modernidad y el progreso tecnológico, la migración interna y extranjera, el papel femenino en la sociedad fronteriza. Además el eje de su obra es la cuestión de la búsqueda de identidad, ubicua en la cultura norteña en cuanto fronteriza, liminal e híbrida.
La construcción de conocimiento y la integralidad de funciones en la agenda actual de la extensión universitaria
Authors: Zabaleta Verónica
Published: December 2018

El presente trabajo se propone abordar la temática de la construcción de conocimiento en relación con las prácticas extensionistas y vincular la relevancia de este tema con dos cuestiones principales. Por un lado, con la necesidad de revalorizar saberes no académicos si la universidad pretende establecer un diálogo con la comunidad a la que pertenece. Por otro lado, con el carácter estructurante del conocimiento no solo para la extensión sino también para el resto de las funciones sustantivas de la universidad. De aquí se deriva el análisis de la integralidad como tema de la agenda de la extensión universitaria y de lo que se ha denominado la “Segunda Reforma Universitaria”. El problema epistemológico que el trabajo aborda se articula, asimismo, con cuestiones de índole ética y política
Extensión universitaria y cooperativas: prácticas y perspectivas de una década (Argentina, 1958–1968)
Authors: Vuotto Mirta
Published: December 2018

La extensión universitaria ha sido objeto de algunas consideraciones acerca de su naturaleza y el papel que debe ocupar entre las principales funciones institucionales. Sin embargo, pocos trabajos han planteado una reflexión sobre su impacto a la luz de las realizaciones ocurridas en el campo específico de las cooperativas.

El artículo se propone definir y analizar los principales rasgos de un programa de extensión impulsado por la Universidad de Buenos Aires entre 1958–1968 para propiciar espacios de promoción del apoyo y asistencia de la actividad de las cooperativas. Se introducen antecedentes sobre el origen de la extensión universitaria para caracterizar el programa y mencionar la contribución al mismo por parte de la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas.

Como conclusión, se plantea una reflexión sobre las modalidades de los programas de extensión para desarrollar estrategias efectivas que permitan mejorar el compromiso de las universidades en una perspectiva de largo plazo.
A incubadora tecnológica de cooperativas populares da Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó, 13 anos de história (2003-2015)
Authors: Pereira Puton Ana Maria , Arns Carlos Eduardo , Alves de Borba Novakowski Graciela , Girelli Scheila
Published: December 2018

O presente trabalho traz o relato de experiência da trajetória da Incubadora Tecnológica de Cooperativas Populares da Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó – Unochapecó. A Incubadora é um programa permanente de extensão, que visa efetivar os espaços alternativos de formação profissional e acadêmica aos diferentes cursos que a instituição disponibiliza, através do fomento em atividades de ensino, pesquisa e extensão. Constituída no ano de 2003, tem atuação junto a grupos sociais excluídos do mercado formal de trabalho do meio urbano e rural e, vem se constituindo referência no processo de incubação de Empreendimentos de Economia Solidária no Estado de Santa Catarina. A abordagem metodológica utilizada foi observação participante e análise descritiva na compreensão construída pelos autores, como sujeitos da ação, fruto das reflexões conjuntas com todos os envolvidos no desenvolvimento do trabalho da incubadora da vida cotidiana nestes 13 anos de atuação (2003 a 2015) fazendo história com universidade comunitária
La intervención social en clave de innovación social. Un análisis desde dos proyectos de extensión universitaria
Authors: Angeloni Marcos Exequiel , Lozeco Julio César , Marzioni Sofía Clarisa , Kessler María Elena
Published: December 2018

El artículo analiza, a partir de dos casos seleccionados que se enmarcan en proyectos de extensión de la Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL), las relaciones que se generan entre los equipos extensionistas (conformados por docentes–investigadores, estudiantes y especialistas) y los actores territoriales involucrados en procesos de intervención. Se nutre de los distintos momentos transitados en el marco del proyecto Curso de Acción para la Investigación y el Desarrollo (CAI+D) titulado: “Análisis de las innovaciones sociales, a partir de la transferencia científico–tecnológica, entre la Universidad Nacional del Litoral e instituciones de la esfera pública” (convocatoria 2011). La reflexión se focaliza en el entramado de relaciones que se anudan, los sentidos, las marcas que dichas asociaciones producen en tanto procesos innovadores que intentan ser una respuesta a los problemas que las originan.
Reseña / Extensión crítica: construcción de una universidad en contexto. Sistematización de experiencias de gestión y territorio de la Universidad Nacional de Rosario
Authors: De Michele Daniel
Published: December 2018

La idea de generar un proceso de reflexión y recuperación de las experiencias de extensión a partir del 2011 fue interpretada por el grupo de gestión y de trabajo como una necesidad de poner en valor y analizar críticamente estas prácticas, según el mismo equipo lo expresa.El fin último sería extraer nuevo conocimiento de aquellos procesos y aplicarlo para mejorar y ulteriormente volver al análisis en un espiral continuo.Durante los quince meses que tomó al equipo de trabajo esta sistematización, sus excavaciones calaron en las propias prácticas, conviviendo con su cotidianeidad militante, sus pasiones y aprendizajes.
El algoritmo del cambio
Authors: Alcántara de Pablo Antonio , Pérez Gorroño Virginia
Published: December 2018

Este artículo pretende recoger la experiencia de cambio en nuestro centro que comienza con una transformación metodológica en el área de matemáticas y que va contagiando a otros ámbitos tanto didácticos como organizativos del mismo, a la vez que hace partícipe a la comunidad educativa, alcanzando al centro en su globalidad.
El cálculo ABN. Un enfoque diferente para el aprendizaje del cálculo y las matemáticas
Authors: Martínez Montero Jaime
Published: December 2018

En el presente artículo se hace una presentación general del método de cálculo abierto basado en números (ABN), destacando sus principales rasgos y los puntos diferenciales respecto a otros métodos matemáticos y también respecto al cálculo tradicional. Otro punto importante es el abordaje por parte del método de la resolución de problemas, así como la preparación específica del alumnado para el aprendizaje de las matemáticas de la ESO.
La educación como fuente de estrés para las familias con menores con síndrome de Down
Authors: Rubio Guzmán Eva
Published: December 2018

Las familias con hijos e hijas con síndrome de Down deben hacer frente a nuevos retos que no esperaban cuando se embarcaron en la aventura de la paternidad. Uno de esos retos se refiere al abordaje de la educación formal de estos menores. Los resultados de investigación nos muestran que estas familias tienen más vulnerabilidad al estrés cuando se inicia la etapa escolar de estos menores, así como menor sentido de coherencia familiar y menor satisfacción familiar. Se hace necesaria una importante transformación del sistema educativo para que este incluya a todo su alumnado ofreciéndole iguales oportunidades de aprendizaje.