bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Epífitas vasculares da Estação Ecológica Barreiro Rico, Anhembi, SP, Brasil: diversidade, abundância e estratificação vertical
Authors: Bataghin Fernando Antonio , Pires José Salatiel Rodrigues , Barros Fábio de , Müller Adelcio
Published: June 2017

RESUMO A diversidade, abundância e estratificação vertical das epífitas vasculares foram estudadas na Estação Ecológica Barreiro Rico, área de floresta estacional semidecidual na região central de São Paulo, Brasil. Das 25 espécies encontradas (15 gêneros e seis famílias), as Angiospermas foram representadas por 20 espécies. e as samambaias por cinco. A diversidade de Shannon (H') foi de 2,77 nats. Os holoepífitos característicos (88%) foram predominantes na área, bem como as espécies com dispersão anemocórica (60%). Orchidaceae apresentou maior riqueza, no entanto também o maior número de espécies raras (Valor de Importância Epifítica < 1). As zonas de altura intermediárias apresentaram o maior número de espécies e de registros. A zona próxima ao solo e aquela mais externa no dossel foram dominadas por espécies com características distintas, melhor adaptadas aos ambientes sombreados ou de luminosidade extrema, respetivamente. A distribuição das espécies e das abundâncias indica uma comunidade epifítica relativamente simples, na qual atuam poucos fatores dominantes, sendo limitada por fatores microclimáticos.
Personality characteristics and bariatric surgery outcomes: a systematic review
Authors: Bordignon Suelen , Aparício Mayra Juliana Galvis , Bertoletti Juliana , Trentini Clarissa Marceli
Published: June 2017

Abstract Introduction: Numerous studies have focused on psychological assessment of bariatric surgery candidates, aiming to identify which psychological variables, including personality characteristics, are related to successful surgical prognosis. Objective: To analyze, by means of a systematic literature review, longitudinal studies that investigated personality traits and disorders as possible predictors of outcomes in bariatric surgery. Method: PsycInfo, PubMed, and Scopus databases were searched for studies published between 2005 and 2015, using the keywords “bariatric” AND “personality.” Quantitative longitudinal studies in English, Portuguese, or Spanish were selected for review if they assessed personality as an outcome predictor of BS in people aged 18 years or older. Results: Sixteen articles were analyzed. The results of this review suggest that externalizing dysfunctions might be associated with less weight reduction, while internalizing dysfunctions appear to be associated with somatic concerns and psychological distress. The persistence dimension (of temperament in Cloninger's model) was positively associated with greater weight loss, while neuroticism (Five Factor Model) and the occurrence of personality disorders were not predictive of weight loss. Furthermore, the results indicate a tendency towards a reduction in personality disorders and neuroticism scores, and an increase in extroversion scores, after BS. Conclusions: Assessment of personality characteristics, whether to identify their predictive power or to detect changes during the BS process, is important since it can provide grounds for estimating surgical prognosis and for development of interventions targeting this population.
FILOSOFIA DA HISTÓRIA OU REPRODUÇÃO DA VIDA DOS INDIVÍDUOS? A CRÍTICA DE MAX HORKHEIMER A GEORG LUKÁCS E A REFORMULAÇÃO DO MARXISMO
Authors: Puzone Vladimir
Published: June 2017

Resumo O exame feito por Max Horkheimer dos pressupostos que aproximaram a teoria lukácsiana da consciência de classe a alguns aspectos do idealismo alemão deu ensejo às formulações da teoria crítica a respeito do funcionamento da sociedade capitalista e da maneira como se deveria abordá- la. Ao contrário dos textos de Lukács, que terminam por se afastar de um exame das transformações históricas do início do século XX e da real situação das classes trabalhadoras, a teoria crítica coloca no centro das análises os fatores individuais e concretos que levavam as classes trabalhadoras a aceitar a dominação capitalista. Para isso, foi fundamental a releitura de A ideologia alemã, de Marx e Engels. Essa recuperação do texto marxiano permite entender a fecundidade das análises da teoria crítica, contrariando as teses que identificam a primeira fase da teoria crítica com uma filosofia da história.
"O PROBLEMA RACIAL SE RESOLVERÁ QUANDO SE DESTRUÍREM A NEGRURA DO NEGRO E A BRANCURA DO BRANCO". ENTREVISTA COM O ANTROPÓLOGO PABLO RODRÍGUEZ RUIZ
Authors: Herrera Yeisa Sarduy
Published: June 2017

Resumo Nesta entrevista o antropólogo cubano Pablo Rodríguez Ruiz discute diferentes dimensões da questão racial no contexto cubano: a raça como construção social; as representações sociais existentes acerca dessa noção; a vigência histórica de uma ideologia do racismo em Cuba - que tem como uma das suas expressões o que denomina "racismo do porém". Abordam-se também as formas pretéritas e atuais do preconceito, da discriminação e das desigualdades raciais na sociedade cubana; e as conquistas, fragilidades e desafios das políticas públicas direcionadas à questão racial.
A MODA COMO METÁFORA DO CONTEMPORÂNEO
Authors: Santiago Silviano
Published: June 2017

Resumo O artigo parte da definição de Giorgio Agamben da moda como metáfora do contemporâneo. Propõe-se estudar a questão do privado e do público a partir do discurso de best-seller na produção editorial brasileira entre o final do século XX e o começo do XXI. Tal produção é abordada pelo polo negativo em que a metáfora da moda se apresenta, que leva o sujeito a se deixar seduzir pelas luzes do presente, a fim de que se concretize seu desejo individual e intransferível de enriquecimento e de fama. Sucedem-se cronologicamente estética pop, mensagem de autoajuda e favorecimento nacional do consumo. Este último implica uma leitura que é como um prêt-à-porter acessível às classes populares, que faz com que o Estado-nação não precise arcar com uma política pública de alto nível de educação popular igualitária e democrática.
OCCUPATIONAL AND INCOME INTERGENERATIONAL MOBILITY IN BRAZIL BETWEEN THE 1990s AND 2000s
Authors: Ribeiro Carlos Antonio Costa
Published: June 2017

Abstract This article presents the historical trends in intergenerational income mobility in Brazil between the 1990s and 2000s, based on an analysis of two age cohorts. The findings indicate a significant increase in social mobility. A second objective is to compare economic and sociological approaches to intergenerational mobility, utilizing trends in income mobility and occupational status mobility for this purpose. While the former rose substantially, the latter increased much more modestly. Finally, the article analyses the relation between intergenerational mobility in education and the other two types of mobility. Breaking down income and occupational mobilities into those factors that directly link parents to children (pure inheritance) and other factors mediated by education (mediated inheritance) reveals significantly different results for income and occupation.
PLASTICIDADES RECRIADAS: CONHECIMENTO SENSÍVEL, VALOR E INDETERMINAÇÃO NA ATIVIDADE DOS CATADORES DE RECICLÁVEIS
Authors: Lima Maria Raquel Passos
Published: June 2017

Resumo O artigo discute a economia da reciclagem na região metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro, enfocando o trabalho dos catadores, com o objetivo de refletir etnograficamente sobre um circuito comercial ao longo do qual os "resíduos" são transformados em "material reciclável". Do circuito, a análise aborda o segmento compreendido entre o aterro de resíduos e a associação de catadores local, e descreve as formas de organização do trabalho nesses espaços. Com foco nos objetos e nas práticas nas quais eles são agenciados, o artigo evidencia a catação como processos de recriação de valor das materialidades descartadas. A atividade de "bater o material" revela a existência de um conhecimento sensível, um sistema classificatório acurado e um conjunto de técnicas dos catadores a respeito das matérias plásticas. Desdobrando a análise, o artigo apresenta casos de objetos cujas trajetórias desviadas iluminam a indeterminação dos resíduos em termos de valor.
A new era of thromboelastometry
Authors: Crochemore Tomaz , Piza Felipe Maia de Toledo , Rodrigues Roseny dos Reis , Guerra João Carlos de Campos , Ferraz Leonardo José Rolim , Corrêa Thiago Domingos
Published: June 2017

ABSTRACT Severe hemorrhage with necessity of allogeneic blood transfusion is common complication in intensive care unit and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Prompt recognition and treatment of bleeding causes becomes essential for the effective control of hemorrhage, rationalizing the use of allogeneic blood components, and in this way, preventing an occurrence of their potential adverse effects. Conventional coagulation tests such as prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time present limitations in predicting bleeding and guiding transfusion therapy in critically ill patients. Viscoelastic tests such as thromboelastography and rotational thromboelastometry allow rapid detection of coagulopathy and goal-directed therapy with specific hemostatic drugs. The new era of thromboelastometry relies on its efficacy, practicality, reproducibility and cost-effectiveness to establish itself as the main diagnostic tool and transfusion guide in patients with severe active bleeding.
Residual volume in vials of antibiotics used in pediatrics
Authors: Chaves Caroline Magna Pessoa , Bezerra Carolina Martins , Lima Francisca Elisângela Teixeira , Cardoso Maria Vera Lúcia Moreira Leitão , Fonseca Said Gonçalves da Cruz , Silva Viviane Martins da
Published: June 2017

Abstract OBJECTIVE Quantifying residual volume contained in vials of antibiotics used in pediatrics. METHOD This is an experiment involving samples from vials of antibiotics used in a pediatric hospital. Residual volume was identified by calculating the difference in weight measurement before and after the vials were washed. Evaluation of the residual volume difference in the vials was determined by the Wilcoxon non-parametric test for a sample and established at a significance level of 5%. RESULTS 105 samples of antibiotics were selected. The correct use of the antibiotics oxacillin (88.57%) and ceftriaxone (94.28%) predominated with low residual values. The same did not occur for procaine benzylpenicillin + potassium benzylpenicillin, since a greater residual volume was discarded in 74.28% of the vials. CONCLUSION We highlight the need for improvements in managing antibiotics in the institution under study, so that the excess volume of the antibiotics in the vials is used within the acceptable stable time. It is also necessary that the disposal of the residual volume be adequately disposed, since it presents a risk to public health and the environment.
Targeting the gastrin-releasing peptide receptor pathway to treat cognitive dysfunction associated with Alzheimer's Disease
Authors: Roesler Rafael , Luft Tatiana , Schwartsmann Gilberto
Published: June 2017

Abstract Increasing evidence indicates that bombesin (BB)-like peptides (BLPs), such as the gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) and its receptor (GRPR), might play a role in neurological and psychiatric disorders. The present study reviews findings from animal and human studies suggesting that the GRPR should be considered a target for the treatment of cognitive dysfunction in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Abnormalities in GRPR-triggered signaling have been described in both fibroblasts from patients with AD, and in transgenic mouse models of AD. Pharmacological and genetic preclinical studies have indicated that BLPs and the GRPR are importantly involved in regulating cognitive function. Moreover, drugs acting at the GRPR have been shown to enhance memory and ameliorate cognitive dysfunction in experimental models of amnesia associated with AD. Taken together, these findings support the view that the GRPR is a novel therapeutic target for the treatment of memory deficits associated with AD.
The dementias of schizophrenia
Authors: Oliveira-Souza Ricardo de , Marrocos Rogério Paysano , Moll Jorge
Published: June 2017

Abstract Cases of "adolescent insanity" were known to Kraepelin's forerunners and lay at the core of his concept of dementia præcox. In the post-neuroleptic era it became clear that dementia may also occur in schizophrenia as a fully reversible state depending on psychopathological status. In the present review we discuss the validity of applying the concept of dementia to schizophrenia. We concur with the view that schizophrenia may lead to a true dementia both (i) as a fixed end-stage consequence of the disease process itself, or (ii) as a drug-responsive reversible state. There is an urgent need to examine the patterns of dementia in other common neuropsychiatric disorders, employing current methods of neurobehavioral investigation.
Category verbal fluency performance may be impaired in amnestic mild cognitive impairment
Authors: Balthazar Márcio Luiz Figueredo , Cendes Fernando , Damasceno Benito Pereira
Published: June 2017

Abstract To study category verbal fluency (VF) for animals in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI), mild Alzheimer disease (AD) and normal controls. Method: Fifteen mild AD, 15 aMCI, and 15 normal control subjects were included. Diagnosis of AD was based on DSM-IV and NINCDS-ADRDA criteria, while aMCI was based on the criteria of the International Working Group on Mild Cognitive Impairment, using CDR 0.5 for aMCI and CDR 1 for mild AD. All subjects underwent testing of category VF for animals, lexical semantic function (Boston Naming-BNT, CAMCOG Similarities item), WAIS-R forward and backward digit span, Rey Auditory Verbal Learning (RAVLT), Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE), and other task relevant functions such as visual perception, attention, and mood state (with Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia). Data analysis used ANOVA and a post-hoc Tukey test for intergroup comparisons, and Pearson's coefficient for correlations of memory and FV tests with other task relevant functions (statistical significance level was p<0.05). Results: aMCI patients had lower performance than controls on category VF for animals and on the backward digit span subtest of WAIS-R but higher scores compared with mild AD patients. Mild AD patients scored significantly worse than aMCI and controls across all tests. Conclusion: aMCI patients may have poor performance in some non-memory tests, specifically category VF for animals in our study, where this could be attributable to the influence of working memory.
Knowledge of semantic categories in normal aged: Influence of education
Authors: Barea Karla Shimura , Mansur Leticia Lessa
Published: June 2017

Abstract Semantic memory seems to resist the effects of time, remaining stable even in more advanced ages. Objective: To verify the effect of schooling level on semantic knowledge (non-living items) in normal aged. Method: 48 aged individuals were divided into three groups (based on schooling) and evaluated. Three tests were applied: verbal fluency, naming and figure classification. Results: We verified that the group with greater schooling (>8 years) differed to the illiterate and low schooling groups in most of the tasks, evoking more items in verbal fluency, correctly naming more items and presenting a greater number of "formal categories". Discussion: In the verbal fluency test, this difference could be explained by the types of strategies used by the individuals to recall words. In relation to the naming test, the effect could be attributed to limitation in the vocabulary and cognitive processing skills needed to search for semantic attributes of the figures. In categorization, this type of classification is dependent on scholastic learning. Conclusion: We concluded that both illiterate elderly and those having a low schooling level, presented poorer performance in semantic memory tests compared to the aged with a higher level of schooling. The similar behavior evidenced between illiterate and low schooling groups is intriguing. It remains unclear whether the low schooling group behaved like the illiterates or vice-a-versa. This unanswered question remains the subject of future studies.
Verbal and non-verbal semantic impairment: From fluent primary progressive aphasia to semantic dementia
Authors: Senaha Mirna Lie Hosogi , Caramelli Paulo , Porto Claudia Sellitto , Nitrini Ricardo
Published: June 2017

Abstract Selective disturbances of semantic memory have attracted the interest of many investigators and the question of the existence of single or multiple semantic systems remains a very controversial theme in the literature. Objectives: To discuss the question of multiple semantic systems based on a longitudinal study of a patient who presented semantic dementia from fluent primary progressive aphasia. Methods: A 66 year-old woman with selective impairment of semantic memory was examined on two occasions, undergoing neuropsychological and language evaluations, the results of which were compared to those of three paired control individuals. Results: In the first evaluation, physical examination was normal and the score on the Mini-Mental State Examination was 26. Language evaluation revealed fluent speech, anomia, disturbance in word comprehension, preservation of the syntactic and phonological aspects of the language, besides surface dyslexia and dysgraphia. Autobiographical and episodic memories were relatively preserved. In semantic memory tests, the following dissociation was found: disturbance of verbal semantic memory with preservation of non-verbal semantic memory. Magnetic resonance of the brain revealed marked atrophy of the left anterior temporal lobe. After 14 months, the difficulties in verbal semantic memory had become more severe and the semantic disturbance, limited initially to the linguistic sphere, had worsened to involve non-verbal domains. Conclusions: Given the dissociation found in the first examination, we believe there is sufficient clinical evidence to refute the existence of a unitary semantic system.
Evaluation of artwork produced by Alzheimer's disease outpatients in a pilot art therapy program
Authors: Witkoski Silvia Andreis , Chaves Márcia Lorena Fagundes
Published: June 2017

Abstract The use of art as therapy for patients with Alzheimer's disease is characterized by the opportunity of art expression and is conducted with therapeutic purposes. Art in the context of dementia provides a unique window into the cognitive processes of various brain regions. Objective: To evaluate association between the severity of cognitive deficit and artwork (type, material, and quality) produced by AD patients in a pilot program. Methods: Eleven patients were evaluated in a weekly quasi-experiment study following 125 sessions of art therapy over a period of 31 months. Patients were diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (N=11) according to standard criteria. The Mini Mental State Examination and a battery of cognitive tests were used to assess cognitive deficit. Results: Different types of artwork were observed during the sessions for most patients. The selection of drawing or modeling showed significant association with severity of cognitive deficit. Type of material, as well as quality of artwork, also showed a similar association with deficit severity. Conclusion: The significant association between type of work, drawing or modeling, with severity of cognitive impairment could be influenced by a range of damaged cognitive functions (including visuospatial), and by inadequate perception of graphic elements.
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease associated with a missense mutation at codon 200 of the prion protein gene in Brazil
Authors: Smid Jerusa , Martins Vilma Regina , Landemberger Michele Christine , Riva Daniele , Anghinah Renato , Nitrini Ricardo
Published: June 2017

Abstract Genetic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (gCJD) represents less than 15% of CJD cases, and its clinical picture may be either indistinguishable from that of sporadic CJD (sCJD) or be atypical, usually with younger onset and longer duration. We report a case of 59-year old Brazilian man who presented rapidly progressive cognitive decline and cerebellar ataxia. EEG revealed periodic activity. A brother and a cousin of the patient had CJD. A point mutation at codon 200 (E200K) of the prion protein gene (PRNP) was found and death occurred 11 months after onset of symptoms. Autopsy was not performed. The clinical presentation of gCJD associated with E200K, which is the most frequent PRNP mutation, is quite similar to sCDJ. This is the first report of E200K mutation in Brazil, and it is possible that a more systematic search for its occurrence may show it to be relatively frequent in Brazil.
Analysis of reinforced concrete structures through the ultrasonic pulse velocity: technological parameters involved
Authors: ADAMATTI D.S. , LORENZI A. , CHIES J. A. , SILVA FILHO L.C.P.
Published: June 2017

Abstract The application of Nondestructive Testing methods (NDT) may be an interesting strategy to monitor the condition state of reinforced concrete structures, especially when there are problems related to mixing, conveying or placing the concrete. Among the NDT methods, the Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity (UPV) has been one of the most used in various fields of civil engineering, due to the ease of operation, low cost, test velocity and low level of damage to the surface analyzed. This work aims to study the influence of certain technological variables in the results obtained through UPV tests. With this aim two large blocks were cast at the laboratory, with dimensions close to real concrete elements. One of the elements was reinforcement with steel meshes on both sides while the other was cast without reinforcement. Inside these elements objects were introduced to reproduce internal concrete flaws. To facilitate the analysis the results were represented by means of a surface mapping image technique and were also subjected to statistical analysis. Through the study it was demonstrated that the correct choice of test parameters is crucial to obtain a right interpretation of UPV results from real structures.
Determination of the ULS, for columns with small dimensions, under biaxial bending and symmetrical fire conditions
Authors: CHEREM M. , SILVA V. PIGNATTA
Published: June 2017

Abstract Obtaining internal load capacity, in reinforced concrete sections, at ambient temperature, under biaxial bending, is one of the most common tasks done by structural engineers, but not so common when the member is in fire situation. The intention of this paper is to show that is possible to correlate the ultimate limit state (ULS), in fire situation, with ULS at ambient temperature, for square cross sections under fire from all faces. To reach the purpose and give support to the numerical analysis of this article, a computer program, in Delphi language, called COL FIRE, is being developed by the authors.
AC impedance and cyclic voltammetric investigations on BIPBVOX solid electrolyte
Authors: Naqvi Faria Khatoon , Beg Saba , Al-Areqi Niyazi A S
Published: June 2017

Samples of BIPBVOX.x (Bi2V1−x Pb x O5·5−x/2), in the composition (x) range 0·05 ≤ x ≤ 0·20, were prepared by the ethylene glycol–citric acid sol–gel synthesis route. Structural investigations were carried out by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and differential thermal analysis. The highly conducting γ′-phase was effectively stabilized at room temperature (35°C) for compositions with x ≥ 0·17. Alternating current impedance spectra revealed that the conductivity is mainly due to the grain contribution to oxide ion conductivity. At 300°C, the highest value of conductivity (6·234 × 10−5 S/cm) was obtained for the composition x = 0·15, while the highest value of conductivity at 600°C (0·65 S/cm) was observed for x = 0·17. Cyclic voltammetric measurements showed reversible redox reactions of vanadium and irreversible redox reaction of the bismuth (III) ion (Bi3+) in the BIPBVOX system during the first cathodic and anodic sweep. However, a higher stability against the reduction of the bismuth (III) ion to metallic bismuth was seen for x = 0·20.
The rescue of small rolled beams embedded in concrete bridge in Germany
Authors: Boros Vazul , Novák Balthasar , Pelke Eberhard
Published: June 2017

Iron sections embedded in concrete have been known from the beginning of the nineteenth century. This technology has been widely applied ever since and has proven to be a reliable technique for bridges with small spans. Nevertheless, the consideration of the bond between steel and concrete and the transverse load distribution of such structures has remained a broadly discussed topic among engineers. Demolition of a small German road bridge constructed in 1949 with this method was looming, as a conventional reassessment failed to provide the required load-bearing capacity. In an effort to save this historic bridge, the actual structural behaviour of the bridge was investigated by in situ testing. Displacement transducers and strain gauges mounted on selected steel beams recorded the behaviour during the application of static as well as travelling loads. Based on these results, the model for the transversal load distribution could be revised; thus, the bridge fulfilled the requirements after all.
Climate change: are building codes keeping up? A case study on hurricanes in the Caribbean
Authors: Garsaball Ester Calavia , Markov Hristo
Published: June 2017

Effective building codes should provide design guidelines that reflect the current levels of natural hazards. For resilient design, codes also need to look ahead for extreme environmental loadings and hazards related to climate change. This paper describes a risk management perspective on the environmental loading conditions in design standards through the use of meteorological data and probabilistic severe event simulations. A case study explores hurricane intensity in the Caribbean and the modelled expected maximum wind speeds and hurricane category for the region along with local design codes. These findings are used as an informed-decision-support tool for risk managers and design engineers. It has been observed that the environmental loading definitions and maps provided in building codes are in some cases based on historical data that have not been updated with the latest hazard databases or more recent events. Building standards and regulations should be regularly revised to reflect the latest hazard information available to ensure that they lead to resilient design reflecting the current and expected future states of natural hazard risk, allowing for adaptation to address climate change, thus improving future hazard-resilient structures and buildings.
Structural performance of steel-truss-reinforced composite joints under cyclic loading
Authors: Deng Zhiheng , Hu Qiang , Zeng Jian , Xiang Ping , Xu Changchun
Published: June 2017

The steel-truss-reinforced composite beam is a type of steel-reinforced concrete structure, in which the concrete beam is reinforced by steel trusses. Unlike traditional reinforced concrete structures, the steel truss works as the main skeleton and takes the main responsibility for the whole structural strength. In order to fulfil energy dissipation requirements, diagonal angle steel crosses are placed at the end of the steel truss. Specimens are designed based on different key parameters, including axial compression ratio and dimensions of chord, web and angle steels. Low-cyclic reversed loading tests are carried out on eight interior joint specimens to simulate realistic reversed loading conditions under earthquake. Load–deflection hysteresis loops and skeleton curves of joint specimens are obtained. Ductility, hysteresis behaviour and seismic-resistant performance are evaluated. Equivalent viscous-damping coefficients and energy dissipation indicators are calculated. The influences of axial compression ratio and steel ratio on the seismic performances are analysed. It is found that a large steel ratio will generally increase the bearing capacity. However, a relatively high axial compression ratio will benefit the bearing capacity of joints, but has adverse effects on hysteresis behaviours. Further, some conclusions are drawn on the overall seismic performances of this type of joint.
Quando as mulheres transgridem o espaço: João Guimarães Rosa e Graciliano Ramos em comparação
Authors: Sousa Sandra
Published: June 2017

Este estudo procura ser uma contribuição para a análise do género nas obras de dois dos autores mais relevantes da literatura brasileira do século XX, Graciliano Ramos e João Guimarães Rosa. Procura-se desmantelar, através da teoria do espaço, a ideologia de género que subjaz a São Bernardo e Buriti. Pretende-se igualmente verificar a ocorrência de dissonâncias no tratamento das personagens femininas nos dois autores. Procura-se, finalmente, contribuir para uma reavaliação da construção da feminilidade nas obras, construção essa que não é de forma nenhuma independente das visões que os autores tinham da sociedade da sua época.
A infância de João Guimarães Rosa: biografia para crianças e literatura para jovens leitores, nasceiro e torrente
Authors: Grazioli Fabiano Tadeu , Leidens Alexandre , Rösing Tânia Mariza Kuchenbecker
Published: June 2017

A infância e a vida adulta de João Guimarães Rosa já ganharam as páginas de biografias, memórias e estudos que evidenciam a sua genialidade e, por vezes, ultrapassam o aspecto formal das biografias para o leitor adulto, transformando-se em obras específicas para o público infantil e juvenil. “João, o menino Rosa”, de Lúcia Fidalgo (2011), e “João, Joãozinho, Joãozito: o menino encantado”, de Claudio Fragata (2016), são exemplos dessas ocorrências. A primeira é uma biografia para crianças e a segunda é uma obra literária juvenil inspirada na vida, sobretudo na infância de João Guimarães Rosa. Este artigo, resultante de pesquisa qualitativa de natureza aplicada, procura perceber em que medida os dois autores contemporâneos se colocam em diálogo com algumas publicações de teor memorialístico sobre o autor mineiro. Não se pretendeu refazer o itinerário de pesquisa dos dois autores, embora tenha sido inevitável embarcar nos seus percursos criativos para concluir que, nas suas elaborações, as reminiscências da vida do autor mineiro evidenciadas nas memórias de seu tio, sua filha e de especialistas, estão pulsantes, à espera do leitor infantil e juvenil. Assim, a vida de João Guimarães Rosa não constitui um círculo fechado e intocável, e é nesse sentido que o exercício que se realiza aponta para o aproveitamento de suas memórias na composição da escrita para crianças e jovens na atualidade.
Guimarães Rosa, colecionador de palavras – uma leitura da poética das listas, em Grande sertão: veredas
Authors: Rebello Ivana Ferrante
Published: June 2017

A escrita de Grande sertão: veredas, de Guimarães Rosa, apresenta uma série de listas, superpostas, que contribuem para conferir ao romance movimento e musicalidade. A partir das reflexões de Umberto Eco, em A vertigem das listas (2010), este artigo analisa o efeito poético das listas que compõem a escrita do romance. Enumerações de palavras, ditos populares, nomes de plantas e animais compõem as listas que estão presentes nas cadernetas do autor. Essas listas, que serviram de suporte à escrita inventiva do autor, também aparecem de forma abundante em sua ficção. Propomos, no presente estudo, uma reflexão acerca das imagens, da musicalidade e do ritmo que as listas superpostas conferem ao romance.
O sertão em voz alta
Authors: Milano Luiza
Published: June 2017

O presente texto expõe os resultados de uma experiência de leitura em voz alta do clássico romance roseano Grande sertão: veredas. A leitura em grupo da referida obra deu origem à reflexão que ora será apresentada em três tempos: o texto, a voz e a escuta. Parte-se do destaque dado às marcas de oralidade evidenciadas no texto, aborda-se a singularidade do atravessamento de diferentes vozes na leitura do romance e discute-se o papel da escuta como constitutivo da alteridade e dos sentidos. No percurso do trabalho, o aspecto fônico da língua será destacado a partir de uma abordagem que busca interpretar as relações entre som e sentido no diálogo entre o campo da linguística e o da literatura.
Corpo e linguagem em Nove noites, de Bernardo Carvalho, e “Meu tio o iauaretê”, de João Guimarães Rosa
Authors: De Morais Márcia Marques , Gabrielli Rita
Published: June 2017

Este trabalho intenta refletir sobre a relação entre corpo e linguagem, a partir dos modos como ela é encenada em Nove noites, de Bernardo Carvalho, e “Meu tio o iauaretê, de Guimarães Rosa. No romance de Carvalho, narradores, agenciados pelo narrador-romancista, tentam esclarecer, a partir de múltiplos relatos, o suicídio de Buell Quain, que mutilou o próprio corpo, aniquilando-se, como resposta a um conflito entre seus desejos e o processo civilizatório que incide na existência de cada sujeito e a constitui. No conto de Rosa, por sua vez, o leitor depara com um narrador-escritor que, encenando o discurso oscilante do onceiro-jaguar, relata como o matou para salvar-se de ser devorado. Trata-se, portanto, de uma narrativa sobre a aniquilação de um corpo que, como último recurso à sobrevivência, volta-se à natureza animalesca, diante da incidência da linguagem impossível de realizar-se satisfatoriamente na língua (dominadora) do outro. Como recursos a essa reflexão, são agenciadas a concepção de linguagem de Benveniste (1989a, 1989b, 1976a, 1976b), a noção de ficção de Iser (2002) e a leitura do conto de Rosa feita por Wey (2005).
Narrar é resistir: impasses de representação narrativa em João Guimarães Rosa no fim dos anos 1940
Authors: Vilhena Guilherme Mazzafera e Silva
Published: June 2017

O ensaio procura flagrar o surgimento de um segundo “momento de escritura” na obra Guimarães Rosa, delineado por um conjunto de textos publicados em periódicos entre Sagarana (1946) e os livros de 1956, Corpo de Baile e Grande Sertão: Veredas. A partir da análise de uma importante carta do autor e de um dos textos síntese do período, “Com o Vaqueiro Mariano”, procuramos compreender as linhas de força de uma nova inflexão da literatura rosiana caracterizada pelo combate aos problemas da “deficiência representativa” imanente ao contexto literário brasileiro e internacional e pela constituição progressiva de uma voz narrativa em primeira pessoa marcada pela dificuldade de narrar e por uma postura de adesão à sua matéria que, adquirindo concretude nos textos, precisa ser pensada em termos de alcance estético-ideológico.
Animismo e tentação no conto Umas formas, de Guimarães Rosa
Authors: Varnieri Marcos Lampert , Silveira Regina Da Costa da
Published: June 2017

No conto Umas formas, de Tutaméia terceiras estórias (1967), a poética do animismo se desvela. Lápides com epitáfios no cemitério contíguo à igreja formam com a “nave” o cenário que é frequentado por um padre, um sacristão e um maçom, um fantasma e um monstro, todos envolvidos em episódios insólitos, de aparição, tentação e medo. É pela teoria da alma, antes mencionada pelo próprio autor João Guimarães Rosa, que se dá uma leitura possível dos enigmas propostos no conto rosiano de temática não apenas religiosa. O animismo integra-se às teorias do fantástico como aparato teórico-conceitual literário, mas também como conceito antropológico e filosófico. Nesta investigação, serão mencionados o filósofo Agostinho de Hipona, com seus conceitos teológicos sobre a tentação; o estudioso das religiões Graham Harvey, proponente do “novo animismo”, e os antropólogos Philippe Descola, com sua quádrupla ontologia, e Eduardo Viveiros de Castro, com o perspectivismo e o multinaturalismo, fornecem uma base interpretativa a altura dos enigmas rosianos.
Uma Ars Poetica Condensada: notas sobre os Prefácios de Tutameia
Authors: Coutinho Eduardo
Published: June 2017

Recatado e introvertido, avesso a expor-se publicamente, raras foram as vezes em que Guimarães Rosa concedeu entrevistas ou falou sobre sua vida e obra, como por exemplo nas famosas entrevistas que lhe fizeram Günter Lorenz e Fernando Camacho, ou nos depoimentos resultantes de conversas fortuitas que com ele tiveram Renard Perez e Emir Rodríguez Monegal. No entanto, em seu último livro publicado em vida – Tutameia – o autor, dividindo-o em quatro partes, fez preceder cada uma delas de um prefácio que, juntos, têm sido frquentemente considerados pela crítica como uma espécie de ars poetica, em que apresenta e discute alguns dos aspectos mais relevantes de sua concepção estética: a oposição entre “estória” e “história” e a noção de coerência interna da obra de arte, a criação de neologismos, a relação entre a obra e o mundo do autor, e os problemas da criação estética. Este livro, cujo título significa, de acordo com o próprio Rosa, “nonada, baga, ninha, inânias, ossos-de-borboleta, quiquiriqui, tuta-e-meia, mexinflório, chorumela, nica, quase-nada; mea omnia”, é uma coleção de contos bastante curtos (a maioria deles de três a quatro páginas), que constituem talvez a sua maior realização em termos de depuração do estilo. Com o intuito de explorar um pouco mais “esse mar de territórios”, na expressão do próprio autor, contido nos prefácios, optamos por revisitá-los neste texto, detendo-nos separadamente em cada um deles.
A natureza (e/o) animal - Ambiente e mundo na obra de João Guimarães Rosa
Authors: Agrô Ettore Finazzi
Published: June 2017

A certa altura da sua tateante “proseação”, da sua narrativa reticente, confessando aos poucos a sua metamorfose de homem em onça, o protagonista de “Meu tio o Iauaretê”, questionado evidentemente, pelo seu interlocutor, sobre a possibilidade de recuperar os seus cavalos que se espalharam pelo mato, ele responde: “posso não, adianta não, aqui é muito lugaroso”. Sabemos da preocupação com o espaço e com a sua de-finição que acompanha, de modo constante, a escrita rosiana e que se manifesta já no título da sua obra-prima entrecruzando e tentando combinar a grandeza do sertão com a tortuosa linearidade das veredas, ou melhor, a abertura infinita da dimensão sertaneja (onde “os pastos carecem de fechos”) com a vontade de desvendar a lógica que reparte em tantos lugares demarcados o inefável de um espaço sem limites, de um “lugar sertão” que, sem fim, “se divulga”.
Apresentação
Authors: Schaefer Sérgio , Zilberman Regina , Couto Mia
Published: June 2017

O segundo número da Signo de 2017 desejou marcar os cinquenta anos da morte do escritor mineiro João Guimarães Rosa, ocorrida em 19 de novembro de 1967, três dias após a sua posse na Academia Brasileira de Letras.
The Relationship between Restraints of Trade and Garden Leave
Authors: Mupangavanhu Yeukai
Published: June 2017

The purpose of the article is to examine the relationship between a so-called "garden leave" clause and a post-termination restraint of trade clause in employment contracts, in view of the decision in Vodacom (Pty) Ltd v Motsa 2016 3 SA 116 (LC). The Labour Court grappled with the question of whether the enforcement of the garden leave provision impacts on the enforcement of a post-termination restraint of trade clause. Enforcement of both these types of clauses may be problematic. It can result in unfairness if an employee ends up being commercially inactive for a long period. The author argues that garden leave has a direct effect on the enforcement of a post-termination restraint of trade clause. Accordingly, a restraint of trade will be enforced only if the employer's proprietary interest requires additional protection beyond what is achieved under the garden leave clause.
Towards Future Customer Experience: Trends and Innovation in Retail
Authors: Rodríguez-Salvador Marisela , Paredes Francisco , Yi Gaofeng
Published: June 2017

Retail companies today face new challenges with more intensified competition due to the accelerated pace of technological change, more sophisticated management practices, and industry consolidation. Hence, retail companies have shifted their focus from not only boosting sales but also to ways of attracting and retaining customers. This paper offers a new perspective on how to improve the performance of retail organizations by enhancing customer experience. It suggests that customer experience and use of technology are fundamental drivers of consumer loyalty. We propose a new shopping experience model based on a synergic combination of design thinking and marketing intelligence methodologies. The role of technology in customer satisfaction is also integrated into this novel approach. Based on this model, we developed a smartphone app and then applied it to a supermarket located in Monterrey, the third largest city in Mexico.We conclude that technology-based resources can contribute to improving interactions between the store and customers, supporting the latter to make decisions about purchases. However, regardless of how advanced the technology is, these solutions cannot guarantee adding high value to organizations unless an integrated context analysis is used and managers implement appropriate design strategies that factor in customer experiences.The current research has important implications for decision makers in business strategy, marketing intelligence, and strategic foresight, as well as retail practitioners.
Extraction method C v1
Authors: SIU TZE MAK SARAH , SHYAM GOPALAKRISHNAN not provided , CHRISTIAN CAROE not provided , CHUNYU GENG not provided , SHANLIN LIU not provided , MIKKEL-HOLGER S SINDING not provided , LUKAS F K KUDERNA not provided , WENWEI ZHANG not provided , SHUJIN FU not provided , FILIPE G VIEIRA not provided , MIETJE GERMONPRÉ not provided , HERVÉ BOCHERENS not provided , SERGEY FEDOROV not provided , BENT PETERSEN not provided , THOMAS SICHERITZ-PONTEN not provided , TOMAS MARQUES-BONET not provided , GUOJIE ZHANG not provided , HUI JIANG not provided , M THOMAS P GILBERT not provided
Published: June 2017

This protocol provides an efficient DNA extraction and purification of ancient sorft tissue.
BGISeq-500 library construction Protocol v1
Authors: SIU TZE MAK SARAH , SHYAM GOPALAKRISHNAN not provided , CHRISTIAN CAROE not provided , CHUNYU GENG not provided , SHANLIN LIU not provided , MIKKEL-HOLGER S SINDING not provided , LUKAS F K KUDERNA not provided , WENWEI ZHANG not provided , SHUJIN FU not provided , FILIPE G VIEIRA not provided , MIETJE GERMONPRÉ not provided , HERVÉ BOCHERENS not provided , SERGEY FEDOROV not provided , BENT PETERSEN not provided , THOMAS SICHERITZ-PONTEN not provided , TOMAS MARQUES-BONET not provided , GUOJIE ZHANG not provided , HUI JIANG not provided , M THOMAS P GILBERT not provided
Published: June 2017

This single-tube library construction protocol is for degraded DNA using BGISeq-500 sequencing platform.
Purification of Nosema bombycis spores v1
Authors: Feng Zhu
Published: June 2017

Infected beetles were collected and homogenized in sterile water. The homogenates were filtered through four layers of cheesecloth and centrifuged at 3000g for 15 min. The pellets were resuspended in sterile water, and the spores were purified by Percoll gradient centrifugation using 90% Percoll at 15,000g for 40 min. The spore band was collected and washed several times with sterile water. The purified spores (n = 50) were measured under a light microscope (IL/Leica Microsystems, Inc., Deerfield) with an ocular micrometer and photographed with the Microscope USB Camera.
Extract N. bombycis total RNAs v2
Authors: Feng Zhu
Published: June 2017

The newly molted fifth instar larvae of silkworm were challenged by feeding on mulberry leaves artificially polluted by fresh N. bombycis spores (about 106 spores/larvae). Samples of the midgut of the infected silkworms were collected at 12 h, 24 h, 36 h, 48 h, 60 h, 72 h, 96 h, 120 h, 144 h, and 168 h post-infection. Total RNAs were extracted using TRIzol reagent (Invitrogen) after grinding in liquid nitrogen. DNA was removed by using RNase-free DNase. Reverse transcription was performed with 3 ug of total RNA using the M-MLV reverse transcriptase (Invitrogen).
Preparation of Genomic DNA of Microsporidia v1
Authors: Dong ShiNan
Published: June 2017

To prepare the genomic DNA of microsporidia, 400 ll suspension of purified spores (1010 spores/ml) was mixed with 40 ll KOH (2 mol/l) in a 1.5 ml Eppendorf tube and incubated at 27C for 1 h, TEK buffer (1 mmol/l Tris–HCl, 10 mmol/l EDTA, 0.17 mol/l KCl, pH 8.0) was added and continued incubating at 27C for 1 h. Adjusted pH to 8.0 with 1 mol/l HCl, added 10% SDS in order to attain 0.5% in the mixture and kept it in ice-bath for 15 min. 20 mg/ml proteinase K (TaKaRa Biotechnology Co. LTD) was added in order to attain 200 lg/ml in the mixture and incubated at 50C for 4 h. Subsequently, isovolumetric tris–phenol extraction was performed twice, and washed with chloroform: isoamyl alcohol (24:1 v/v). 10% NaOAC was added to the recovered aqueous phase after centrifuging (10,000 r/min, 5 min), and then the DNA was precipitated by 2.5 times volume of cold ethanol at -20C for 40 min before centrifuging (12,000 r/min, 10 min). In addition, the precipitated DNA was rinsed twice with 500 ll cold 70% ethanol before drying at 37C for 5–10 min. Then, the extracted DNA was stored at -20C after dissolution in 50 ll TE buffer at 65C for 10 min.
GIS-MODELING OF LAKE ONEGO SHORELINE IN THE HOLOCENE AND LATE PLEISTOCENE
Authors: Zobkov Mikhail , Tarasov Aleksey , Subetto Dmitry , Potakhin Maksim
Published: June 2017

The application of GIS software for reconstruction of Lake Onego shoreline in the Holocene and the Late Pleistocene presented. Reconstruction was originated from the ideas of the Lake Onego depression deglaciation model proposed by I. Demidov [1] and the data of E. Deviatova [2] concerning Lake Onego depression isostatic uplift in the Holocene. ArcGIS software was used to perform GIS-modelling which was based on the original digital elevation model of the lakebed and its watershed. Twelve digital paleogeographic maps were developed as a result. Paleogeographic maps were verified by hand-drawn images of I. Demidov and E. Deviatova and by matching the lake shoreline and the position of archeological sites. Maps are available on-line in the electronic form [3]. The surface area of the Lake was determined at different stages of its development. The quantitative data obtained in this study is valuable for estimation of the lake volumes and the rates of discharge in the past.
EVALUATION OF EFFICIENT CONSUMER RESPONSE (ECR) PROCESSES IN RETAIL COMPANIES IN THE BALTIC STATES
Authors: Liniņa Iveta , Zvirgzdiņa Rosita
Published: June 2017

The primary goal of retail operations similar to any other business is to make a profit by satisfying consumer needs. To achieve the goal and ensure competitiveness retail enterprises need to carry out their operations as efficiently as possible by applying the latest, most modern work organisation methods. Work efficiency can be achieved by reducing supply chain costs which in turn can be achieved through successful cooperation among all the parties involved. Efficient Consumer Response (ECR) is not just a new approach to process organisation in retail trade but affects all business processes as a whole taking them to a totally new and much higher level, thereby ensuring an increase in customer satisfaction and loyalty levels. The aim of the present research is to review the latest scientific literature on ECR, understand its working principles and carry out a survey of experts in order to ascertain the level of application of ECR in retail enterprises in the Baltic States and put forward recommendations for the enhancement of application of ECR.