bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Stochastic Thermal Post Buckling Response of
Elastically Supported Laminated Piezoelectric
Composite Plate Using Micromechanical approach
Authors: Lal Achchhe , Kulkarni Nikhil M. , Singh B.N.
Published: August 2015

In this paper, second order statistics of thermally
induced post buckling response of elastically supported
piezoelectric laminated composite plate using micromechanical
approach is examined. A Co finite element has
been used for deriving eigenvalue problem using higher
order shear deformation theory (HSDT) with von-Karman
nonlinearity. The uncertain system properties such as material
properties of fiber and matrix of composite and
piezoelectric, fiber volume fraction, plate thickness, lamination
angle and foundation are modeled as random variables.
The temperature field considered to be uniform temperature
distributions through the plate thickness. A direct
iterative based nonlinear finite element method combined
with mean-centered second order perturbation technique
(SOPT) is used to find the mean and coefficient of
variance of the post buckling temperature. The effects of
volume fraction, fiber orientation, and length to thickness
ratio, aspect ratios, foundation parameters, position and
number of piezoelectric layers, amplitude and boundary
conditions with random system properties on the critical
temperature are analysed. It is found that small amount
of variations of uncertain system parameters of the composite
plate significantly affect the initial and post buckling
temperature of laminated composite plate. The results
have been validated with independent Monte Carlo simulation
(MCS) and those available in literature.
Two-level Cretan matrices constructed using
SBIBD
Authors: Balonin N. A. , Seberry Jennifer
Published: August 2015

Two-level Cretan matrices are orthogonal matrices with two elements, x and y. At least one element
per row and column is 1 and the other element has modulus ≤ 1. These have been studied in the Russian
literature for applications in image processing and compression. Cretan matrices have been found by both
mathematical and computational methods but this paper concentrates on mathematical solutions for the first
time.

We give, for the first time, families of Cretan matrices constructed using the incidence matrix of a symmetric
balanced incomplete block design and Hadamard related difference sets.
A Hadamard product involving
inverse-positive matrices
Authors: Gassó Maria T. , Torregrosa Juan R. , Abad Manuel F.
Published: August 2015

In this paperwe study the Hadamard product of inverse-positive matrices.We observe that this class
of matrices is not closed under the Hadamard product, but we show that for a particular sign pattern of the
inverse-positive matrices A and B, the Hadamard product A ◦ B−1 is again an inverse-positive matrix.
Medicolegal Problems of Elopement from Psychiatric Units
Authors: Molnar G , Keitner L , Swindall L
Published: August 2015

Elopements from psychiatric units are a frequent but usually low-grade risk. However, they are sometimes followed by harmful consequences, for which the psychiatrist and the hospital may be held liable. We describe management methods developed to reduce such liability. These include a structured observation system and procedures to return elopers to the hospital or to refer them for community-based treatment. Data on 105 elopers and 360 controls were gathered and analyzed. Acceptance of some risk of elopement is inevitable on wards that follow the principle of treatment in the “least restrictive alternative.”
Postmortem Redistribution of Digoxin in Rats
Authors: Koren G , MacLeod SM
Published: August 2015

Adult male Wistar rats were treated with either 0.1 or 3 mg/kg body weight · day of digoxin for five days, then killed and stored at 4°C for 12 h in an attempt to mimic the normal preautopsy procedures in our hospital. In rats treated with 0.1 mg/kg body weight · day, the antemortem serum digoxin concentrations (SDC) were 1.1 ± 0.4 ng/mL while the 12-h postmortem concentration was markedly increased (16.3 ± 5.9 ng/mL) (P < 0.01). In rats treated with 3 mg/kg body weight · day, SDC was not changed significantly (11.2 ± 4.8 ng/mL antemortem and 13.3 ± 6 ng/mL postmortem). Postmortem redistribution of digoxin was assessed by injection of 125I-labelled digoxin with or without pretreatment with the unlabelled drug. The results indicate that after death passive redistribution of digoxin may take place. When the SDC are within the therapeutic or low toxic range, digoxin may reenter the blood. High antemortem serum concentrations of digoxin may prevent such passive redistribution. Therefore, antemortem digoxin intoxication cannot be reliably inferred on the basis of high postmortem levels of the drug. Digoxin intoxication can be ruled out when postmortem SDC remain within the therapeutic range. The above changes cast doubt on some of the forensic and cardiologic literature, which has in the past been based on incorrect assumptions concerning postmortem behavior of digoxin.
Methanol Intoxication: Distribution in Postmortem Tissues and Fluids Including Vitreous Humor
Authors: Wu Chen NB , Donoghue ER , Schaffer MI
Published: August 2015

A 44-year-old man was found unconscious beneath an elevated rapid transit right-of-way. On admission to the emergency room, the patient was comatose in metabolic acidosis with high anion and osmolal gaps. The serum methanol was 583 mg/dL. The serum ethanol and ethylene glycol were negative. The patient was treated with ethanol, bicarbonate, and hemodialysis. He expired 40 h after admission. The postmortem methanol concentrations in body fluids were as follows: bile 175 mg/dL, vitreous humor 173 mg/dL, and blood 142 mg/dL. Urine was not available for analysis. Postmortem methanol concentrations in body tissues are given in decreasing order: brain 159 mg/100 g, kidney 130 mg/100 g, lung 127 mg/100 g, spleen 125 mg/100 g, skeletal muscle 112 mg/100 g, pancreas 109 mg/100 g, liver 107 mg/100 g, and heart 93 mg/100 g. The total amount of methanol in the gastric contents was 73 mg. Methanol determinations were performed on a Hewlett-Packard 5840A gas chromatograph with flame ionization detection using a glass column packed with 0.2% Carbowax 1500 on Carbopack C. The internal standard used was n-propyl alcohol.
Cocaine-Induced Psychosis and Sudden Death in Recreational Cocaine Users
Authors: Wetli CV , Fishbain DA
Published: August 2015

Fatal cocaine intoxication presenting as an excited delirium is described in seven recreational cocaine users. Symptoms began with the acute onset of an intense paranoia, followed by bizarre and violent behavior necessitating forcible restraint. The symptoms were frequently accompanied by unexpected strength and hyperthermia. Fatal respiratory collapse occurred suddenly and without warning, generally within a few minutes to an hour after the victim was restrained. Five of the seven died while in police custody. Blood concentration of cocaine averaged 0.6 mg/L, about ten times lower than that seen in fatal cocaine overdoses. Police, rescue personnel, and emergency room physicians should be aware that excited delirium may be the result of a potentially fatal cocaine intoxication; its appearance should prompt immediate transport of the victim to a medical facility. Continuous monitoring, administration of appropriate cocaine antagonists, and respiratory support will hopefully avert a fatal outcome.
Pyrolysis Capillary Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry for Analysis of Automotive Paints
Authors: McMinn DG , Carlson TL , Munson TO
Published: August 2015

Pyrolysis capillary gas chromatography/mass spectrometry was used to analyze automotive paints. The mass spectral data from the entire chromatogram of a given paint was combined using an INCOS 2000 data system. This composite spectrum, after subtraction of background, was then stored in a library. Tentative identification of an unknown was effected by using the pattern recognition algorithm of the data system to search the library for the best comparison to the composite mass spectrum of the unknown. Although only a small portion of the samples from the FBI National Automotive Paint File was used, results showed good discrimination when a combination of the mass spectral and chromatographic data was utilized. Preparation of a searchable data base with the potential for widespread use is demonstrated.
Cardiovascular Abnormalities in Children: A Ten-Year Forensic Pathologic Study
Authors: Rajs J
Published: August 2015

In order to obtain information on types, incidence, and significance of cardiovascular abnormalities in children, a total of 104 consecutive medicolegal autopsies of children aged 8 days to 16 years during a 10-year period from May 1974 to April 1984 were studied. Extensive histological examination of the hearts was performed in 92 out of 104 cases and complemented with chemical and microbiological analyses. In the natural death group consisting of 53 children, 26 (49%) showed abnormalities: 7 (13%) malformations, 11 (21%) cardiomyopathies, 5 (9%) idiopathic subaortic hypertrophy, and 3 (7%) a heart weight only 50% of the expected weight. In the violent death (“control”) group, abnormalities were found in 8 of 39 cases (21%), all of which were cardiomyopathy. Only 5 of 34 cardiovascular abnormalities (every 7th case), all complex malformations, were clinically recognized. In 14 (15%) of the total 92 examined cases the cardiovascular abnormality was the only apparent cause of death, and in 12 (13%) a contributing cause of sudden unexpected natural death, while in 3 (3%) it was related to a fatal accidental injury. In 5 (13%) of the 39 cases of violent death, cardiomyopathy was an incidental finding without any connection to the circumstances or cause of death. The causes of cardiovascular abnormalities were associated with bacterial and viral infections, respiratory disorders, phenytoin sensitivity, or were unknown. Because of the differences in diagnostic criteria employed by previous investigators, it cannot be determined whether the incidence of the cardiovascular abnormalities and sudden cardiac death in children found in this material was higher than in other studies.
Technical Shortcomings of Doppler Traffic Radar
Authors: Goodson ME
Published: August 2015

Doppler radar is widely accepted as a tool that can be used to decrease the prevalence of vehicle speeding. While Doppler radar is based upon scientific principles, it still suffers from very real problems that can lead to the arrest of innocent persons. The theory of operation of Doppler radar are explained, and the causes for errors in measurement are explained. Suggested improvements are listed that would help to eliminate many of the present inaccuracies in Doppler radar.
Sudden Infant Death with Periventricular Leukomalacia
Authors: Allen TB
Published: August 2015

Periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) is a form of cerebral infarction occurring in neonates, particularly in low-weight and premature infants. PVL is well-known to neonatologists, but generally considered nonfatal. Many infants with PVL die in the hospital with multiple medical problems. Those infants with PVL who survive because of intensive care will have serious motor and sensory deficits, but these problems are rarely recognized before one year of age. When infants with PVL die at home, death seems sudden and unexpected. However, it is important to distinguish death caused by PVL from the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome because the implications for the family are quite different. This case report emphasizes that PVL may be fatal.
Paraquat Myocarditis and Adrenal Cortical Necrosis
Authors: Reif RM , Lewinsohn G
Published: August 2015

A patient is described in whom a peracute paraquat intoxication caused a toxic myocarditis and an adrenal cortical necrosis.
Forensic Science Aspects of Fatal Sexual Assaults on Women
Authors: Deming JE , Mittleman RE , Wetli CV
Published: August 2015

The case files of 41 female victims of proven fatal sexual assault were reviewed. They averaged 42 years of age, but a bimodal age distribution was evident. Younger victims (averaging 31 years of age) were most often found in canals, fields, or vacant lots, whereas older women (averaging 51 years of age) were found most often in their residences. Death usually resulted from mechanical asphyxiation, and the use of firearms was infrequent. Various instruments used to harm, restrain, or kill the victim were most often obtained at the scene of death and reflected the emotionality and impulsivity of the incident. Alcohol was found in the blood of 40% of the victims and averaged 0.14%. Ligature bindings, torn clothing, varying degrees of disrobing, and bite marks were not infrequent. The average yearly incidence of fatal sexual assaults on females is calculated to be 0.14/100 000 population in Dade County, FL and has not changed appreciably since 1959. Thus, death resulting from sexual assault was found to be distinctly unusual. Black victims were represented more frequently than their racial distribution in this community. The scene and autopsy findings of the average female sexual assault victim form a characteristic profile that should direct further investigation on a particular case.
Vitreous Humor Chemistry in Deaths Associated with Rapid Chilling and Prolonged Freshwater Immersion
Authors: Bray M , Luke JL , Blackbourne BD
Published: August 2015

Vitreous humor chemistry studies were performed on 13 air crash victims who had remained immersed in near-freezing fresh water for seven to eight days. Glucose concentrations were observed to be higher than those in a comparison group of autopsied cases with prolonged postmortem intervals, suggesting that rapid chilling inhibited glycolysis. Evidence of dilution of vitreous humor electrolytes was also noted. After correction for the apparent degree of dilution, the potassium concentrations were found to fall within a narrow range.
Hemolyzed Blood and Serum Levels of Δ9-THC: Effects on the Performance of Roadside Sobriety Tests
Authors: Reeve VC , Robertson WB , Grant J , Soares JR , Zimmermann EG , Gillespie HK , Hollister LE
Published: August 2015

A pilot study was conducted to ascertain the range of induced hemolyzed blood/serum Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) concentrations in 58 human subjects. Subjects were tested within 5 min of smoking a Δ9-THC cigarette and then at half-hour intervals to 150 min. The subjects initially demonstrated a broad range of Δ9-THC hemolyzed blood levels, which settled within an hour to levels comparable to those measured in California drivers who had been stopped for impaired driving, arrested, and tested for Δ9-THC. Serum levels, when correlated with performance or roadside sobriety tests, demonstrated a broad range (5 to 183 ng/mL) of Δ9-THC levels and an “adaptation” effect in the subjects' perception of their own impairment.

Although this preliminary study was not a double-blind placebo experiment, the overall performance of human subjects demonstrated the “adaptation“ effect, which may be a significant factor in making judgments while performing such complex tasks as driving. Also, the effects of the drug extended beyond the period of elevated Δ9 blood levels, perhaps because of THC metabolites that may contribute to impairment or the persistence of THC in the central nervous system. This pilot study will lay the groundwork for a program designed to determine the epidemiology and behavior correlates of marijuana use in motorists.
Hypothermia: Autopsy Findings and Vitreous Glucose
Authors: Coe JI
Published: August 2015

Anatomic lesions associated with hypothermia are variable and nonspecific. Only a few gross lesions and no microscopic pathology were noted in the acute deaths of this series. An interesting anatomic observation was the low weight of the lungs in 45% of the hypothermic deaths. Hypothermia is recognized as frequently producing hyperglycemia and 80% of a group of such patients clinically treated at the Hennepin County Medical Center had elevated blood sugar values. This correlates with an average vitreous glucose of 82.6 mg/dL in the hypothermic deaths. By contrast, the average vitreous glucose value found in each of two separate control groups was 37 mg/dL.

Establishing hypothermia as the cause of death requires a proper history of exposure and the absence of any other clear-cut lethal factor. Certain biochemical tests may provide supporting evidence. Among these is an elevated vitreous glucose in a nondiabetic individual.
Massive Head Trauma as a Cause of Intravascular Air
Authors: Messmer JM
Published: August 2015

Three examples of intravascular air caused by massive head trauma are presented. The basic types of air embolism are discussed and the pathophysiology in the three cases is offered. The association should be recognized to avoid misinterpretation of the radiographs.
Estimating the Date of Bone Remains: A Multivariate Study
Authors: Castellano MA , Villanueva EC , von Frenckel R
Published: August 2015

In previous works we have studied the time of death of bone residuals through the following parameters: total lipids, triglicerides, cholesterol, free fatty acids, total proteins, zinc, iron, manganese, and phosphorus. These elements were quantified in groups of recent bones of 1 and 2 years and of 10, 15, 18, and 20 years postmortem. In this present work we are putting these results under statistical analysis consisting of a stepwise regression. This program selects and introduces in the regression the element that shows the highest correlation with the time of death. In successive steps the partial correlations between the date and the elements not already included in the regression are studied, while keeping the effects of the elements already included fixed. As a result we put forward three formulas in which the time of death appears linked with the parameters that define it best. In the first the time of death of the bones Y is estimated according to the protein X1. Y = 40.0014 − 7.4275X1 In the second formula the time of death Y, is estimated according to proteins X1 and triglicerides X2. Y = 45.5970 − 10.8096X1 + 0.4104X2 And in the thrid formula the time of death Y is estimated according to proteins X1, triglicerides X2, and cholesterol X3. Y = 52.2032 − 7.8213X1 + 0.6355X2 − 3.4930 In the three formulas the coefficients of the correlation between the time of death and the variables are improved when the logarithms of the variables are taken, instead of the original measurements.
The Treating Psychiatrist as Forensic Evaluator
Authors: Miller RD
Published: August 2015

Much has been made in the literature of the importance of “objective” or “impartial” expert psychiatric testimony in forensic psychiatric cases; one results of this emphasis is a strong feeling that a treating physician cannot present unbiased testimony in court on issues such as competency to stand trial and especially criminal responsibility. Many states have explicit regulations designed to ensure that expert psychiatric witnesses who testify in criminal cases are not contaminated by past (or even the potential of future) treatment relationships with defendants. The author argues that such policies often prevent mentally ill defendants from receiving treatment from psychiatrists with the most experience in working with forensic psychiatric patients; and that the opportunity to treat as well as to evaluate such patients might well attract more treating psychiatrists to the forensic science field.
The Ultrastructure of the Electric Burn in Man: A Transmission Electron Microscopy-Scanning Electron Microscopy Study
Authors: Torre C , Varetto L
Published: August 2015

The authors describe the ultrastructural aspects of the electric burn observed with the transmission electron microscope (TEM) and the scanning electron microscope (SEM). With the TEM the most apparent feature is the homogenization and arrangement of the filamentous cytoplasmic material in elongated and parallel bundles together with elongation of the nuclei and junctional structures. SEM studies present a three-dimensional vision of the filamentous material that confirms and clarifies the cellular deformation as a whole. An hypothesis is advanced suggesting that the phenomenon is due to the effects produced by the extremely rapid dehydration of the tissue or that the electric current and Joule effect can act upon the filaments and contractile proteins, causing the cell deformation.
An Epidemic of Cocaine Associated Deaths in Utah
Authors: Sander R , Ryser MA , Lamoreaux TC , Raleigh K
Published: August 2015

This article describes 15 cocaine associated deaths in Utah in a 3 ½-month period in early 1984, compared to 6 cocaine associated deaths for all of 1983. Brief case histories of the 15 cases are presented along with data on age, sex, county of death, cause of death, association of the cocaine with the death, cocaine analytical methodology, and a summary of cocaine concentrations in blood and urine. In four of the cases, cocaine by injection was the cause of death. whereas the other cases had cocaine or metabolite detected incidentally. The epidemiology of a single, well-defined cocaine source is described and related to this transient, remarkable increase in cocaine associated deaths.
Isopropanol and Isopropanol Deaths—Ten Years' Experience
Authors: Alexander CB , McBay AJ , Hudson RP
Published: August 2015

A population of persons who were found, at death, to have significant levels of isopropyl alcohol (isopropanol) in their blood is described. The role of isopropanol in causing death is reviewed in 57 fatal cases. The contribution of acetone, the major metabolite of isopropanol, to death is assessed. Results indicate that mixed alcohol poisoning with ethanol and isopropanol suggests decreased production of acetone. Modalities for antemortem and postmortem detection of isopropanol are presented.
Lack of Correlation of Postmortem Vitreous Humor Calcium Concentration with Antemortem Serum Calcium Concentration
Authors: Dufour DR
Published: August 2015

Although results of several studies measuring calcium concentrations in vitreous humor have been published, comparisons of postmortem vitreous calcium with antemortem serum calcium have not been made. In a study of 30 cases in which antemortem calcium results were available, the mean vitreous calcium concentration was 6.8 mg/dL. There was no significant change in vitreous calcium postmortem nor significant correlation between vitreous calcium and antemortem serum calcium. Experimental observations suggest that vitreous calcium is regulated by an active transport mechanism. Vitreous calcium measurements do not appear to be useful in evaluating suspected antemortem abnormalities of serum calcium.
Minimal Velocities Necessary for Perforation of Skin by Air Gun Pellets and Bullets
Authors: DiMaio VJM , Copeland AR , Besant-Matthews PE , Fletcher LA , Jones A
Published: August 2015

A series of tests were conducted to determine the velocities necessary for lead air gun pellets (calibers .177 and .22) and caliber .38 lead bullets to perforate skin. Human lower extremities were used. Caliber .177 air gun pellets weighing 8.25 grains required a minimum velocity of 101 m/s (331 ft/s) to perforate skin. The energy per area of presentation ratio E/a was 1:86 m∙kg/cm2. Caliber .22 air gun pellets weighing 16.5 grains needed a minimum velocity of 75 m/s (245 ft/s). The E/a was 1:3 m∙kg/cm2. A round nose, caliber .38 lead bullet weighing 113 grains perforated skin at 58 m/s (191 ft/s). The E/a was 1.95 m∙kg/cm 2. These studies appear to indicate that lightweight projectiles need greater velocity to perforate skin than do larger caliber, heavier bullets.
Analytical Studies on Illicit Heroin I. The Occurrence of O3-Monoacetylmorphine
Authors: Huizer H
Published: August 2015

A thin-layer chromatographic method and a high pressure liquid chromatographic method have been developed for the analysis of O3-monoacetylmorphine in illicit heroin samples. The possible formation of O3-monoacetylmorphine during the production process of heroin and during its hydrolysis were also studied using these methods.
Rib Spreader Laceration: A Confusing Artifact of Emergency Thoracotomy
Authors: Dixon DS , Champion HR
Published: August 2015

During emergency thoracotomy, an artifactual injury complex consisting of laceration, abrasion, and, rarely, contusion may be formed by application of a surgical instrument called a rib spreader. Six cases demonstrating this confusing injury are presented, and its formation is discussed.
The Importance of Shading Habits in Handwriting Identification
Authors: Moore DS
Published: August 2015

The importance of the unconscious habit of shading within an individual's handwriting and its relationship to handwriting identification is illustrated by a case study. The subtle variations of pen pressure within handwriting should always be a integral part of any forensic handwriting comparison. A thoughtful evaluation of seemingly unrelated, random movements within a questioned signature may often be deciphered as a carefully executed series of related movements with consistent pressure variations. If their sequence and relevance within the signature are correctly interpreted, these variations and movements can be of the utmost importance in a final determination of genuineness.
Motive, Structure and Meaning in Willaert’s Motet Videns Dominus
Authors: Reynolds Christopher
Published: August 2015

This study of Adrian Willaert’s motet, Videns Dominus flentes sorores Lazari, demonstrates how the construction and distribution of motives indicate a particular reading of the text, the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. While this reading has important elements in common with artistic renderings of the story of Jesus resurrecting Lazarus, it also demonstrates the ability of music to express a kind of meaning unavailable to artists. Willaert created a symmetrical structure with the command of Jesus to Lazarus placed in the exact middle of the motet, with events on either side ordered concentrically to represent Lazarus’s return to life. Key events in Willaert’s motet recur in Jacobus Vaet’s Videns Dominus (1562), and Hieronymus Praetorius’s double-choir motet, Videns Dominus flentes sorores Lazari (1599).
Relação entre desempenho funcional de crianças com paralisia cerebral e qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde de seus cuidadores
Authors: Rocha Ana Paula , Afonso Daniella Romany Viana , Morais Rosane Luzia de Souza
Published: August 2015

Cuidadores de crianças com paralisia cerebral (PC), ao lidar com as incapacidades da criança, são suscetíveis a detrimento de sua saúde física e bem-estar psicológico, o que pode ter impacto em sua qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde (QV). O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar se há correlação entre o desempenho funcional de crianças com PC e a QV de seus cuidadores, verificando também eventual correlação entre o nível de função motora e o desempenho funcional em crianças com PC. A QV de 17 cuidadores de crianças com PC foi avaliada pelo questionário Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36); a função motora e o desempenho funcional das respectivas crianças foram avaliados pelo Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) e pelo Inventário de Avaliação Pediátrica de Disfunção (PEDI). Os dados foram tratados estatisticamente. Nenhuma correlação significativa foi encontrada entre a classificação no GMFCS ou o escore no PEDI e os escores dos cuidadores no SF-36. Foi encontrada forte correlação negativa entre os escores das crianças no PEDI e os níveis do GMFCS. A qualidade de vida de cuidadores de crianças com PC não foi pois influenciada pelo grau de limitação funcional de suas crianças. No entanto, o GMFCS mostrou-se um bom preditor de funcionalidade em crianças com paralisia cerebral.
Briefing: ‘Carbon footprint’ and risk assessments
Authors: Thorniley-Walker Robert
Published: August 2015

This paper reviews and updates advice from a 2011 paper on how to carry out risk assessments for carbon dioxide emissions. Its central assertion is that engineers and other professionals should assess the risks associated with the ‘carbon footprint’ of each project. As an alternative to forensic data, opinions from engineers are analysed to compile a risk assessment matrix associated with climate change, covering hazards, probabilities, actions and timescales. Probabilities and potential loss of life from global warming are orders of magnitude worse than normal civilian hazards. Timescales are also likely to be much shorter than anticipated, so commonly used whole-life assessments are probably irrelevant. Risk assessments allow direct analysis of the dangers associated with global warming. Output from the risk assessment in the form of mitigation and action are discussed in the light of an increasing need for resilient design and can be used to weigh up the relative merits of adaptation and mitigation.
Didática
Authors: Sant'Anna e Silva Sérgio Andrade
Published: August 2015

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Meditação sobre o morto
Authors: Gonçalves Marco Aurélio Duarte
Published: August 2015

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Nas margens do caderno
Authors: Passos Alan De Freitas
Published: August 2015

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Os sentidos - Tato
Authors: Medeiros Sérgio Coelho de
Published: August 2015

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A Ana espalhou retratos
Authors: Carvalho Nuno Tomaz Pires de
Published: August 2015

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Notruno nº 0
Authors: Soalheiro Luci Clea
Published: August 2015

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Clube Princesa Isabel Rosa de Ouro
Authors: Carvalho Roberto Barros de
Published: August 2015

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Um pijama para dois
Authors: Carvalho Roberto Barros de
Published: August 2015

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Dói demais o braço
Authors: Carvalho Roberto Barros de
Published: August 2015

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Os vaga-lumes desaparecem III
Authors: Bedran José Narciso
Published: August 2015

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Poesias
Authors: Amaral Henriette Mourão do
Published: August 2015

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Comercial II
Authors: Fantini Sérgio Francisco Cruz
Published: August 2015

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Quintais antigos
Authors: Oliveira Marcelo Ribeiro Leite de
Published: August 2015

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Odaliscas
Authors: Cavalcanti Ana Cristina Fernandes Morais
Published: August 2015

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Efêmero
Authors: Mota Flávio Gonçalves
Published: August 2015

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Confins
Authors: Souza Sérgio Aurélio De
Published: August 2015

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Free-Jazz
Authors: Souza Sérgio Aurélio De
Published: August 2015

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Manhã
Authors: Carvalho José Amâncio de
Published: August 2015

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O movimento das ruas
Authors: Santos Luis Alberto Ferreira Brandão
Published: August 2015

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Sem titulo III
Authors: Almeida Denise Costa de
Published: August 2015

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Sem titulo V
Authors: Almeida Denise Costa de
Published: August 2015

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Canto geral
Authors: Cruz e Franco Fabrício César Da
Published: August 2015

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Quatro poemas de amor e uma canção sem desespero — poema n° 1
Authors: Almeida Denise Costa de
Published: August 2015

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Feliz aniversário
Authors: Santos Luis Alberto Ferreira Brandão
Published: August 2015

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Tempo e modo
Authors: Carneiro Plínio
Published: August 2015

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O pedido
Authors: Oliveira e Paiva Vera Lúcia Menezes de
Published: August 2015

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A imagem (i) material: notas sobre a vídeo-poesia de Ernesto M. de Melo e Castro
Authors: Pinto Júlio
Published: August 2015

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XIIII — A temperança
Authors: Santos Luis Alberto Ferreira Brandão
Published: August 2015

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Ouvir sons, olhar montanhas
Authors: Blanck Telma Mourão
Published: August 2015

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Exame de objeto delito
Authors: Oliveira e Paiva Vera Lúcia Menezes de
Published: August 2015

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Pizzas
Authors: Oliveira Fabrício Marques de
Published: August 2015

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Diluição na narrativa
Authors: Oliveira Fabrício Marques de
Published: August 2015

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Breve
Authors: Novais Carlos Augusto
Published: August 2015

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Memória das cacimbas
Authors: Souza Antônio Rodrigues de
Published: August 2015

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Diário de Anita II
Authors: Santos Celi Márcio Silva
Published: August 2015

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Alucinógeno
Authors: Versiani Cláudia Lilia
Published: August 2015

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Reinvenção para o pastoreio
Authors: Santos Ailton
Published: August 2015

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Ordem
Authors: Leite Míriam L. Moreira
Published: August 2015

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Assassino
Authors: Sant'Anna e Silva Sérgio Andrade
Published: August 2015

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Do outro lado
Authors: Gouvêa Jaime Prado
Published: August 2015

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Bagdá-Iraque
Authors: Silva Júnior Fábio Alves da
Published: August 2015

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O sonho das tartarugas azuis
Authors: Morais Filho Edson Rodrigues de
Published: August 2015

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Aviso na entrada do cinema
Authors: Silva Anísio Viana da
Published: August 2015

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Bolero
Authors: Cruz e Franco Fabrício César Da
Published: August 2015

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Exercício da vertigem
Authors: Cruz e Franco Fabrício César Da
Published: August 2015

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Um lance de dardo jamais abolirá o acaso
Authors: Teixeira Oswaldo Augusto Palhares
Published: August 2015

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Porto Seguro
Authors: Reis Carlos Alberto Marques dos
Published: August 2015

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Diário do último ano: diário?
Authors: Francisco Denis Leandro
Published: August 2015

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A arte da desistência
Authors: Andrade Paulo De
Published: August 2015

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Se podes ver, repara
Authors: Viotti Fernando Baião
Published: August 2015

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Entre os dias 2 e 3
Authors: Carvalho Henrique Milen Vizeu
Published: August 2015

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Borges: tempo, memória e hermenêutica na gênese de Pierre Menard, autor do Quixote"
Authors: Reis Nelson Ricardo Guedes dos
Published: August 2015

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Escala de benefícios da aprendizagem cooperativa: construção e estudos de validação || Cooperative learning benefits scale: construction and validation studies
Authors: Lopes José , Silva Helena , Rocha Magda
Published: August 2015

O objetivo deste estudo foi a construção e validação de uma escala de benefícios da Aprendizagem Cooperativa (EBAC), tendo em conta a exiguidade de instrumentos que avaliam estas facetas do método. O estudo recorreu a uma amostra de conveniência composta por 162 alunos, de ambos os sexos, entre os 11 e os 18 anos. O instrumento final apresenta 23 itens, numa estrutura fatorial bidimensional: benefícios académicos e psicológicos e benefícios sociais. Os resultados indicam que a EBAC detém boas qualidades psicométricas (validade de constructo e discriminante, e ainda fidedignidade). Os resultados são discutidos à luz do modelo da aprendizagem cooperativa.
Familia, estrés y atención temprana || Family, stress and early care attention
Authors: Botana Iria , Peralbo Manuel
Published: August 2015

El presente trabajo tiene por objeto analizar la influencia del nivel de estrés de los padres y sus concepciones acerca de la educación de sus hijos con trastornos del desarrollo, sobre los resultados que se obtienen en la recuperación de las dificultades o trastornos en un Servicio de Atención Temprana. Para ello 23 familias (padre y madre) contestaron la versión reducida del CIP (Palacios, 1988) y la versión reducida del Parenting Stress Index (Solis y Abidin, 1995). Además, estos datos se relacionaron con los referentes a seguimiento de las pautas de intervención, nivel de estudios de los padres, temporalización en la consecución de los objetivos del programa de atención temprana, el etiquetado y la severidad del trastorno. Los resultados muestran que la recuperación de los trastornos de los hijos se relaciona en mayor medida con niveles de respuesta defensiva más bajos por parte de los padres en relación al nivel de estrés percibido, así como con concepciones modernas sobre el desarrollo de sus hijos.
Reseña de Enseñar y aprender competencias || Review of Teaching and learning competences
Authors: Morales Francisco Manuel
Published: August 2015

Reseña de: López Herrerías, J. A. (2014). Enseñar y aprender competencias. Málaga: Ediciones Aljibe. 176 pp. ISBN: 9788497007962.Se presenta un manual con implicaciones teórico-prácticas relevante para profundizar en las diferentes aproximaciones al concepto de competencia así como para optimizar el proceso de enseñanza/aprendizaje de competencias. Resulta de utilidad para docentes, formadores, profesionales, investigadores y estudiantes para fomentar la adquisición y desarrollo de competencias; considerando a la cooperación como uno de los mayores éxitos alcanzados en el ámbito educativo. Se estructura en siete capítulos, que muestra aspectos legislativos y pedagógicos de carácter introductorio respecto al término competencia, evolución, conceptualización, análisis así como propuestas de su enseñanza con criterios pedagógicos, señalando la importancia de promover “experiencias de cooperación” como “síntesis del saber, saber hacer y saber ser”, concluyendo con las implicaciones para el alumnado/profesorado derivadas de la propuesta pedagógica.
Validación de la versión para profesorado del BRIEF-P en una muestra escolar de Galicia (España) || Validation of the BRIEF-P teacher version in a Galician (Spain) school sample
Authors: Veleiro Alberto , Peralbo Manuel
Published: August 2015

La versión para preescolar del Inventario de Evaluación Conductual de la Función Ejecutiva es una escala cada vez más utilizada en la investigación y ampliamente utilizada en la práctica clínica para la evaluación de las habilidades ejecutivas. Sin embargo, los estudios realizados sobre sus propiedades de medición son todavía escasos, y los estudios de validación fuera de América del Norte, casi inexistentes. En el presente estudio se analizaron sus características psicométricas en una muestra de 452 niños y niñas en edad preescolar que fueron valorados por sus profesores. Los resultados del análisis factorial exploratorio indican un buen ajuste de las escalas clínicas al modelo de tres factores propuesto por los autores del BRIEF-P, así como una alta consistencia interna. Los puntajes brutos obtenidos fueron significativamente más bajos que los reportados en la muestra normativa, por lo que se subraya la necesidad de impulsar la construcción de normas adaptadas a nuestra población escolar.
The Chinese Path to Modernisation
Authors: Hon Tze-ki
Published: August 2015

In this paper, I will examine the notion of “alternative modernity” that was prominent during Republican China. In the first section, I will discuss “the debate on science and the philosophy of life” (1923) and the debate over total westernisation (1935), highlighting the two main areas of contention between the May Fourth intellectuals and their critics: scientism and populism. In the second section, I will compare the writings of four thinkers: Liang Shuming (1893-1988), Wu Mei (1894-1978), Liu Yizheng (1880-1956), and Chen Yinke (1890-1969), focusing on how they used “culture” (wenhua) and “morality” (daode) to chart a Chinese path to modernisation. In the third section, I will discuss the reasons for a lack of support for alternative modernity in Republican China.
INTERCULTURALIDADE, AUTODETERMINAÇÃO E CIDADANIA DOS POVOS INDÍGENAS / INTERCULTURALITY, SELF-DETERMINATION AND CITIZENSHIP OF INDIAN PEOPLE
Authors: Rodrigues Saulo Tarso
Published: August 2015

O princípio da autodeterminação, baseado em uma ética global do direito à diferença, tem sido afetado por um novo interesse em identidade cultural e diferença cultural, que reflete, dessa forma, nas normas e nos sistemas institucionais surgidos a partir da afirmação das identidades específicas e, portanto, da interculturalidade. A partir da (re)conceitualização dos direitos do homem enquanto direito a se autodeterminar, os direitos humanos passaram a incorporar novos conceitos, visto que se autodeterminar exige a superação de uma cultura homogênea e, portanto, a negação de qualquer modelo cultural que vise excluir ou assimilar outras culturas e assim negar a diversidade. A luta pelos direitos coletivos dos povos indígenas deve partir primeiramente de uma política de reconhecimento e de pluralidade jurídica, entendendo como tal a obrigação dos Estados nacionais de reconhecerem os direitos coletivos, de um lado, e, de outro, possibilitarem a criação de uma competência jurídica interna, viabilizando o desafio ao monopólio da produção e da distribuição do direito. Este artigo sustenta que a ideia de Estado pluriétnico e de cidadania multicultural foi um dos fundamentos do Estado brasileiro por meio da Constituição democrática de 1988, no qual reconheceu expressamente as diferenças étnico-culturais dos povos indígenas garantindo suas organizações sociais, usos, costumes, tradições, direito ao território e capacidade postulatória, fundamento esse, aliás, no direito expresso na Carta Magna à autodeterminação dos povos.Palavras-chave: Autodeterminação dos povos. Direito indígena. Discriminação. Direitos humanos.
O DIREITO PERSONALÍSSIMO À RELAÇÃO FAMILIAR À LUZ DO PRINCÍPIO DA AFETIVIDADE / PERSONAL RIGHT TO THE FAMILIAR RELATION UNDER THE PRINCIPLE OF AFFECTIVITY
Authors: Hogemann Edna Raquel
Published: August 2015

O artigo promove uma necessária e atual reflexão sobre a projeção dos direitos de personalidade na concepção de família contemporânea, tendo por enfoque o instituto da filiação socioafetiva, recentemente delineada pelo direito brasileiro. A autora parte do pressuposto essencial de que o instituto da filiação socioafetiva, bem como outros aspectos do direito de família, vem sendo considerado pela doutrina e jurisprudência como alicerce à procedência constitucional da afetividade, decorrente do atributo da dignidade da pessoa humana. Assim, para além da demonstração da ideia basilar do direito da personalidade, por meio da utilização do método dialético reflexivo pelo cotejo doutrinário e jurisprudencial, o artigo faz uma abordagem da trajetória histórica do instituto da filiação, desde as transformações sociais sofridas pela noção de família. A autora finaliza apontando o paradigma da afetividade no cenário jurídico contemporâneo, a partir do reembaralhamento das formas básicas de relacionamento social demonstrando a importância do afeto como componente intrínseco da formação da personalidade do ser humano.Palavras-chave: Filiação. Afeto. Personalidade.
SUSTENTABILIDADE: DIREITO AO FUTURO
Authors: Osorio Ricardo Serrano
Published: August 2015

O professor Juarez Freitas é advogado, consultor e parecerista brasileiro. Obteve seu diploma de Bacharelado em Direito pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, é Mestre em Filosofia pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Doutor em Direito pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina e Pós-doutor pela Universidade Estatal de Milão-Itália e Pesquisador associado na Universidade de Oxford, visiting scholar na Universidade de Columbia. Atualmente é Coordenador do Programa de Pós-graduação em Direito (Mestrado-Doutorado) da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul. Leciona nas faculdades de Direito da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul e da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Entre outras atividades, é professor do Curso de Pós-graduação em Gestão da Qualidade para o Meio Ambiente da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul. É coordenador do programa de Pós-graduação em Direito (Mestrado e Doutorado) da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, assim como lidera o grupo de pesquisas sobre Interpretação Constitucional e Direito Administrativo da mesma casa de estudos.
TIPOS DE INOVAÇÕES EM PEQUENAS E MÉDIAS EMPRESAS TURÍSTICAS / Innovations Types In Tourism Small And Medium Enterprises
Authors: Sacramento Patrícia Melo , Teixeira Rivanda Meira
Published: August 2015

A adoção de inovações é condição essencial para a sobrevivência das empresas turísticas, considerando que atuam em um ambiente altamente instável, com clientes que buscam cada vez mais serviços diferenciados. Este estudo buscou identificar os tipos de inovação adotados por agências de viagens de pequeno e médio porte na cidade de Aracaju (SE), tendo como referência o modelo conceitual baseado nos tipos de inovação adotados pela Organização para a Cooperação e o Desenvolvimento Econômico (OCDE, 2005). A estratégia de pesquisa adotada foi a de estudo de casos múltiplos, e três casos foram analisados, por meio da técnica da análise de conteúdo proposta por Bardin (1977). Para coletar os dados, foi utilizado um roteiro de entrevista semiestruturado, aplicado pessoalmente aos proprietários. A partir da análise dos dados foi possível verificar que as empresas pesquisadas estão buscando inovar de diversas formas e que as inovações implementadas abrangem os quatro tipos de inovação definidos pela OCDE (2005): inovações de serviço, de processo, organizacionais e de marketing.

Palavras-chave: Inovação. Pequenas e médias empresas. Agências de viagens.
E-LEARNING, PERCEPÇÕES SOBRE SATISFAÇÃO NO TREINAMENTO A DISTÂNCIA EM INSTITUIÇÃO FINANCEIRA: REAÇÃO VERSUS IMPACTO / E-Learning, Perceptions of Satisfaction in Distance Training in Financial Institution: Reaction versus Impact
Authors: Teixeira Gylmar , Stefano Silvio Roberto , Regiani de Campos Elaine Aparecida
Published: August 2015

O artigo apresenta um estudo sobre a Educação a Distância (EAD) compreendida no texto como aquela que possibilita a flexibilidade temporal e a facilidade de acesso ao treinando, estimulando autonomia de aprendizagem, por isso está sendo amplamente utilizada por Universidades Corporativas como estratégia de educação continuada para o desenvolvimento de conhecimento e vantagem competitiva institucional. O estudo teve como objetivo analisar a satisfação dos funcionários com a Educação a Distância proporcionada pela Universidade Corporativa de uma instituição financeira nacional, tendo como objeto de estudo os funcionários de duas agências bancárias de uma cidade da região Centro-Sul do Paraná, focando a reação e o impacto do treinamento no ambiente de trabalho. O estudo foi estruturado em três fases: inicialmente a abordagem histórica da EAD no Brasil e nas instituições empresariais; na segunda fase, destacam-se os procedimentos metodológicos utilizados para o estudo e, por fim, os resultados obtidos por meio deste. A coleta dos dados da pesquisa ocorreu com a utilização de questionário semiestruturado, contando com 100% do espaço amostral disponível. Os resultados indicaram a satisfação dos funcionários quanto à facilidade de entendimento dos conteúdos, ao acesso à plataforma do ambiente virtual de aprendizagem e às suas expectativas. Em relação ao impacto, observou-se elevado grau de concordância quanto à facilidade de interação, à absorção de novos conhecimentos, à utilização das ferramentas da plataforma e à habilidade no manuseio e na aplicabilidade dos conhecimentos adquiridos. As sugestões apontam a instituição do tutor a distância para suporte ao treinado e a disponibilidade de horário e local específico para o treinamento.

Palavras-chave: Educação a Distância. E-learning. Universidade Corporativa.