bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The methodology of KLEMS productivity accounting and its implementation in Polish conditions
Authors: Kotlewski Dariusz , Błażej Mirosław
Published: April 2020

The article presents the origins of the KLEMS Growth and Productivity Accounts, that is descendant from the Solow’s well known economic growth decomposition. They discuss further the methodological details of the Accounts, present the international context and the implementation aspects of the KLEMS Growth and Productivity Accounts in Poland, that is actually being performed in the Central Statistical Office of Poland (CSO). They focus on the specific data environment for this productivity accounts in Poland. Specific techniques of data pre-calculation are presented for the two primary factors — labour and capital.
Challenges to statistical education of the society
Authors: Domański Czesław
Published: April 2020

The article discusses the latest challenges of research and teaching related to statistical education of the society. The technological revolution change the economic and social life radically. They require a transformation of the way of thinking and acting. Society need statistics that provides information about the country and its neighbors. Through statistics citizens can actively participate in democratic processes. These new conditions define the tasks set for the statisticians — to develop statistics skills and adapt statistical information to the needs of citizens.
Using the spatial autocorrelation method to analyse poverty in rural areas
Authors: Kołodziejczak Anna , Kossowski Tomasz
Published: April 2020

The aim of the article is to present the method of spatial autocorrelation (LISA) to determine the degree of concentration, i.e. local spatial relationships of poverty incidence in rural areas. Indicators concerning people living below the income criteria and benefiting from social assistance between 2009 and 2013 have been taken into account for the analysis on the basis of GUS publication Economic poverty in Poland. Such a criterion is defined as the statutory threshold of poverty, but the measure does not fully reflect the scale of this phenomenon. No annual indexation of the thresholds of poverty causes a decrease in the concentration of this phenomenon in rural areas, and increase the income threshold criterion contributes to the range of incidence of poverty.
Comments to the article "The bad advice concerning the Fisher-Snedecor test"
Authors: Młocek Wojciech
Published: April 2020

In the study (Drapella, 2016), the author includes the thesis on erroneous method of calculating test statistics in the Fisher-Snedecor (FS) test. This method is commonly described in the literature, and examples, which cites the author, come from Brandt (1998) and Starzyńska (2002) textbooks as well as Zielinski’s statistical tables (1972). The thesis is supported by numerical experiment and analytical considerations. This article indicates an error in the discussed study (Drapella, 2016), thus negates the included thesis, and shows that
the said literature does not contain incorrect information associated with the FS test.
The impact of economic insurance for the development of farms
Authors: Kurdyś-Kujawska Agnieszka , Sompolska-Rzechuła Agnieszka
Published: April 2020

This article aims to assess the impact of economic insurance for the development of farms by exploring their development in the division on the farm with them and enjoying not benefit. As the development of farm the authors understand the process leading to the quantitative and qualitative changes in the structure of this group. Data for the study were obtained in surveys conducted directly with the owners (or managers) of Middle Pomerania farms. The study period covered the year 2012 and for some of the questions included in the survey — 2004—2011. Research hypothesized that the insurance coverage is an important factor in determining the development of farms. The study used Hellwig’s standard method and classification of households based on arranging objects. Each community was divided into four groups of households. Based on the obtained results it can be concluded that the voluntary insurance are economic stimulant for the development of farms.
The outline of national accounts history
Authors: Bielak Renata
Published: April 2020

The system of national accounts is an international standard applied by most countries in order to present national economy in a complete manner. The development of this system results from variety of researches and discussion undertaken by scientists. Theories concerning national income and its measure had been the subject of scientific deliberation for several centuries before the term ”national accounts” was adopted by the economists. The aim of the article is to introduce the concepts that can be considered as the foundation of the current, global system of national accounts. The first part of the study provides an overview of the output of researchers who contributed to the establishment of modern national accounts methodology. The second part describes the evolution of the national income measurement in Poland (the conversion from the material production to the European system of national and regional accounts).
Reliable Low-Cost Air Quality Monitoring Using Off-The-Shelf Sensors and Statistical Calibration
Authors: Drajic Dejan D. , Gligoric Nenad R.
Published: April 2020

Modern cities are densely populated spaces and number of people living in cities is increasing rapidly by years. The air monitoring stations exist in most of the cities to monitor air pollution. However, their number is insufficient having in mind the high cost of stations, as well as annual calibration cost. The potential solution is to use low-cost off-the-shelf sensors to monitor related air quality parameters, but they are not reliable due to the low accuracy, calibration issues, and short life cycle. In this paper, the methodology is proposed for calibration off-the-shelf air quality sensors using statistical algorithms and offset values from the official public measurement stations. The possibilities are analysed to improve the reliability of low-cost sensors by processing the obtained raw data. Special attention is devoted to the detection and elimination of short intervals when the raw results have the extraordinary high value-peaks and to the corresponding interpolation of these data. New algorithm for “peaks” detection and elimination is proposed and evaluated. Common Air Quality Index (CAQI) is calculated and evaluated in comparison with public monitoring station. It is shown that low-cost sensors could be used with high reliability as a complementary network to public monitoring stations.
La dramaturgie de la lumière strehlerienne
Authors: Palermo Antonio
Published: April 2020

La lumière, Strehler a su en faire une composante fondamentale de ses spectacles jouant avec la transparence, la superposition de couches, l’ombre. Elle s’inscrit dans une époque théâtrale, comprise entre les années 1950 et 1990, et elle se développe d’une manière tout à fait personnelle, devenant une référence.  Héritier d’une culture avant-gardiste et européenne, l’imaginaire strehlerien se forge dans un environnement milanais sillonné, à partir des années 1920, par des artistes - scénographes et plasticiens - très attentifs aux problématiques d’espace et de lumière. Chez Strehler, la pratique des éclairages s’articule non seulement à la scénographie, mais aussi au jeu, dont elle devient partenaire, ou au rythme musical. Elle peut être considérée comme un outil dramaturgique au service de la mise en scène.
Iluminação teatral em contextos escolares: uma proposta didática
Authors: Figueiredo Laura Maria de
Published: April 2020

Este artigo aborda o potencial da iluminação artificial para práticas de ensino de teatro em contextos escolares, a partir dos conceitos relacionados às perspectivas da pedagogia do espectador de Flávio Desgranges e reflexões de Walter Benjamin sobre jogo infantil e brinquedo. Apresento um dispositivo didático para subsidiar o aprendizado inicial das relações entre luzes e cores por meio de uma maquete que simula o ilusionismo do palco de boca de cena, para propiciar leituras possíveis surgidas a partir da presença da luz como recurso cênico expressivo. Esse artefato foi desenvolvido para aulas de teatro para crianças e jovens em contextos escolares e inspirado nas ideias de Benjamin, reconhecido teórico do Teatro Épico de Brecht e pensador da educação infantil. A maquete propõe o espírito de brinquedo e brincar com luz, espaço e cor e possibilita a aproximação entre alguns tópicos básicos sobre iluminação teatral, corpos, objetos e espaço cênico que fazem parte dos conhecimentos que propiciam o desenvolvimento do espectador épico, seguindo as proposições de Desgranges.
Entre luz e sombras: o processo de criação do espetáculo Segredos e Sombras
Authors: Dallago Saulo Germano Sales , Silva Wesley Martins da , Oliveira Júnior Francisco Guilherme
Published: April 2020

Este trabalho objetiva descrever as etapas do processo de criação do espetáculo Segredos e Sombras, produzido em Goiânia/GO no ano de 2017, abordando a utilização da iluminação cênica, do teatro de sombras e da projeção audiovisual como componentes estéticos desta montagem. Buscando teorias acerca do design de luz para a cena e do teatro de sombras contemporâneo, a pesquisa demonstra desafios e descobertas na trajetória de elaboração da peça, adaptada a partir do conto A Causa Secreta, de Machado de Assis, além de novas perspectivas de auto iluminação, projeção e controle de sombras não intencionais na cena advindas a partir da segunda temporada do espetáculo, em 2019.
O Escuro no Teatro: da violência à ecosofia
Authors: Perruchon Véronique , Faleiro Tradutor: José Ronaldo
Published: April 2020

Este artigo aborda a dimensão mais profunda do escuro em cena. O trabalho se propõe responder à questão subjacente ao tema, qual seja, como falar do escuro em sua dimensão mais profunda? Para tanto a sua escrita se pauta em espetáculos de renome internacional criados na França.
Teatros do real e a abertura da representação
Authors: Ribeiro Martha de Mello
Published: April 2020

Ao se colocar novamente em debate a milenar relação entre o teatro e o real, abre-se uma nova dimensão crítica sobre o lugar (ou o não lugar) do real na arte contemporânea. A pertinência e potência do debate se confirma pelas temáticas do irrepresentável, do inumano, do teatro confessional, do impossível, do biodrama, etc., que fundamentam o pensamento crítico contemporâneo sobre a representação. Poderíamos sugerir “teatros do real” enquanto construções de teatralidades, ou seja, modos de se encenar que produziriam efeitos de realidade. Porém, iremos entender “teatros do real” não como um efeito de realidade, mas como a possibilidade de abertura da representação.
Les chemins d'une professeure conceptrice-lumière
Authors: Costa Priscila , Faleiro José Ronaldo
Published: April 2020

Cet entretien a été réalisé en septembre 2019 par José Ronaldo Faleiro et Priscila Costa, lors de l'événement A Luz em Cena qui s'est tenu du 2 au 6 septembre 2019 au Centre des Arts (CEART) de l'Université d'État de Santa Catarina (UDESC) au Brésil. Dans un discours passionné et didactique, Véronique Perruchon expose des données sur l'enseignement, la formation et la pratique des éclairagistes en France du milieu du XXe siècle à nos jours. Elle décrit avec clarté sa recherche d'une dimension sensible dans la relation entre la lumière et le noir.
Carbon supported manganese(IV)–cobalt(II/III) oxides nanoparticles for high-performance electrochemical supercapacitors
Authors: Jablonskienė Jolita , Šimkūnaitė Dijana , Vaičiūnienė Jūratė , Stalnionis Giedrius , Drabavičius Audrius , Tamašauskaitė-Tamašiūnaitė Loreta , Norkus Eugenijus
Published: April 2020

The carbon supported manganese(IV)–cobalt (II/III) oxides nanoparticles labelled as MnO2–Co3O4/C nanocomposites have been prepared by a simple one-step microwave-assisted heating method using different precursor materials. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) have been used for the characterization of morphology, structure and composition of the synthesized nanocomposites, whereas the electrochemical performance of the prepared nanocomposites has been evaluated by using cyclic voltammetry (CV). It was determined that the use of different precursor materials for the synthesis of the carbon supported MnO2 and Co3O4 nanocomposites results in a different morphology of the prepared substances. A high specific capacitance (Cs) of 658.8 F g−1 at a scan rate of 10 mV s−1 in a 1 M Na2SO4 solution has been obtained for the MnO2–Co3O4/C-2 nanocomposite that has a spherical shape of nanoparticles. Moreover, it significantly outperforms the MnO2–Co3O4/C-1 nanocomposite that has a lamellar shape of nanoparticles.
Corrigendum: An Integrated Management Model of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: The Experience of the Local Health Unit Tuscany North-West/2
Authors: Listed] [No authors
Published: April 2020

There was an error in the Figure 5 at page 11 in this Supplement by Casolo et al. [Farmeconomia. Health economics and therapeutic pathways 2019; 20(Suppl 1): 3-16; https://doi.org/10.7175/fe.v20i1S.1454]. The online version has been corrected on April 21, 2020.
El món natural al Llibre d’amic e amat: l’aigua i el món animal
Authors: Saiz Raimundo Maria
Published: April 2020

En el procés de contemplació, Llull estableix quatre nivells de coneixement i significació: sensible-sensible, sensibleintel·ligible, intel·ligible-intel·ligible i intel·ligible-sensible. Els tres primers conformen l’ascensio, mentre que el darrer constitueix la descensio. El camí cap a la recerca de Déu, doncs, ha de partir del món sensible i, quan s’ha assolit el coneixement suprasensible de la divinitat, retornar a ell. Açò s’entén plenament en la cosmovisió medieval, en què tota la creació és signe de Déu: el món és un lloc de representacions del creador. Per això al Llibre d’amic e amat, que ha de servir als ermitans com a model per a la correcta contemplació de Déu, trobem tot un seguit d’elements del món natural que tenen un significat important. En aquest treball pretenem identificar i analitzar-ne alguns: l’aigua i els animals. Aquests elements permetran a l’ermità exaltar l’intel·lecte perquè l’ànima ascendisca cap a la divinitat i, llavors, estan al servei de la primera intenció lul·liana.
Entre la història i la ficció: les relacions epistolars de Joan Puig i Ferreter amb Domènec Guansé i Xavier Benguerel en l’exili republicà (1949-1954)
Authors: Teixell Puig Oriol
Published: April 2020

El present article aprofundeix en les relacions entre Joan Puig i Ferreter i els ambients literaris i polítics dels refugiatscatalans de l’exili republicà de 1939, a partir de l’epistolari inèdit amb Domènec Guansé i el carteig parcialmentinèdit amb Xavier Benguerel. Puig, amb la recent assumpció de la direcció literària d’Edicions Proa a l’exili dela Catalunya del Nord (càrrec que ja havia assumit des de la fundació editorial l’any 1928 a Badalona i fins a laGuerra Civil), inicia intercanvis epistolars amb diferents escriptors catalans a l’exili i a l’interior per tal de cercarnovel·les originals per a la col·lecció «A Tot Vent», on volia publicar, també, el seu extens cicle novel·lístic Elpelegrí apassionat. A través d’aquests nous materials, es descobreixen explicacions fins ara desconegudes de lesmúltiples controvèrsies que envolten Puig. Així mateix, l’exercici de direcció literària de la mà de Josep Queralt iClapés mostra els ressorts de les renascudes Edicions Proa a Perpinyà.
L’estructura argumentativa en els articles de Joan Fuster: una mostra de les «Restriccions mentals» (Serra d’Or, 1968-1973)
Authors: Cano Mateu J. Àngel
Published: April 2020

Una de les característiques de l’assaig –i de l’article literari, considerat com un subtipus del gènere– és l’argumentació;ara bé, cal distingir entre funció argumentativa i seqüència argumentativa. L’objectiu d’aquest article és, per tant,analitzar l’estructura argumentativa d’una petita mostra de les «Restriccions mentals», la primera sèrie d’articlesliteraris que Joan Fuster va publicar a la revista Serra d’Or (1968-1973), per tal d’establir una tipologia de l’articlefusterià, a base de fixar-ne patrons recurrents i distintius.Primerament, tractarem els articles en què, a més de l’argumentació com a funció rectora de l’organització textual,hi predomina la seqüència argumentativa. A continuació, analitzarem els casos en què no hi ha una estructuraargumentativa clara o prototípica, ja que hi ha altres seqüències textuals, com l’expositiva o la descriptiva, quesón les predominants. És en aquests exemples on es posarà de manifest que l’argumentació pot estar present sensedescansar en seqüències textuals argumentatives.
Estudi comparatiu de l’atenuació: castellà - català, converses prototípiques - converses perifèriques
Authors: Magraner Mifsud Àngela
Published: April 2020

En aquest treball s’ha dut a terme una anàlisi comparativa de l’atenuació pragmàtica entre un corpus de conversescol·loquials en espanyol i un altre en català. L’objectiu d’aquest estudi és l’observació del contrast d’ús d’aquestaestratègia pragmàtica, d’una banda, entre el castellà i el català, i, de l’altra, entre converses col·loquials prototípiquesi converses col·loquials perifèriques. És per això que s’han elegit dues converses prototípiques i dues de perifèriquesdel corpus Val.Es.Co (Briz et al., 2002), i per al català s’ha recopilat un corpus propi (gravat i transcrit) en el quals’han seleccionat els mateixos paràmetres situacionals que en les converses del corpus Val.Es.Co. La metodologiaseguida per a l’anàlisi de l’atenuació és la proposada per Albelda et al. (2014), en la qual es tenen en compte lesvariables situacionals, sociolingüístiques i enunciatives, així com una llista de possibles procediments candidats aexpressar les formes d’atenuació.Paraules clau: atenuació; conversa col·loquial; estratègia lingüística; prototípic-perifèric; català-castellà.
¿De qué color es tu corazón? El uso de emojis en los procesos de activismo social
Authors: Cantamutto Lucía , Vela Delfa Cristina
Published: April 2020

En este artículo se analiza el empleo de los emojis como elemento de afiliación grupal en los procesos de activismo digital. A partir de la observación de diferentes perfiles activos en la red social Twitter y de tuits producidos por dichas cuentas, se identifica el uso de los emoji del corazón (en distintos colores) en concurrencia con diferentes hashtag como estrategias de encuadre. En este trabajo exploratorio, ilustramos nuestro estudio con la oposición que, entre el emoji del corazón verde y el emoji del corazón azul, se generó en Twitter, a partir de la remediación digital de los pañuelos de colores empleados por las y los activistas movilizados en torno a la discusión sobre la ampliación de los supuestos de la ley del aborto que se llevó a cabo en Argentina, en junio de 2018, y en otros países de Latinoamérica. De la misma forma que estos pañuelos conformaban insignias identificativas en las movilizaciones callejeras, los emojis de colores se han convertido en señas de identidad en la interacción digital. Los resultados exponen que los colores de los emojis de corazón coinciden con determinados hashtag y, de manera conjunta, permiten manifestar la afiliación ideológica/política del usuario y del contenido generado. Esta función novedosa de los emojis es una estrategia propia de la dinámica del estilo electrónico.
#Yomequedoencasa o cómo los 'social media' nos conectan con el mundo
Authors: Martínez Martínez Silvia
Published: April 2020

No cabe ninguna duda de que estamos viviendo una situación excepcional, de emergencia e incertidumbre. En estos momentos nuestra vida se ve alterada y nos vemos en la necesidad de adaptarnos, en muchos sentidos, a una realidad confusa y complicada. En estos días de confinamiento, los social media, ya de por sí incorporados a nuestros hábitos de comunicación habituales, se han convertido en nuestra ventana, nuestra vía de conexión con el mundo bajo un lema conjunto: #Yomequedoencasa.
Cardiac autonomic modulation in juvenile idiopathic arthritis with use of biological medication: case report
Authors: Martinelli Patrícia Merly , Abreu Ana Carolina Gonçalves de , Silva José Rener Cordeiro da , Vasconscelos Asami Takahara , Monteiro Adilson , Pereira Valdelias Xavier , Raimundo Rodrigo Daminello
Published: April 2020

Introduction: The introduction of biological medication in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) proposes better therapeutic results with decreased pain and inflammation and consequent reduction in joint damage. The autonomic state can be a predictor for verifying the response to immunomodulation therapy. Thus, measuring heart rate variability can express autonomous behavior and possibly accompany the response to therapy through the expression of the inflammatory condition.
Objective: Analysis of heart rate variability in a child with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis using the anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor.
Methods: This is a clinical case report of an 8-year-old male with a diagnosis of JIA - oligoarticular form, using etanercept, admitted to Clínica Escola de Fisioterapia UNINORTE, Acre, Brazil in 2017. We analyzed laboratory and imaging tests, kinetic-functional evaluation, examination of cardiac autonomic modulation and physiotherapeutic treatment for analgesic, anti-inflammatory purposes, gaining flexibility, strength and postural re-education, according to CARE guidelines, case report guidelines.
Results: After medication administration, there was a decrease in pain and normalization of serum creatinine (0.50 mg / dL) and CRP (less than 6 mg / dL) and an increase in erythrocyte sedimentation rate (17 mm3). In the examination of heart rate variability, the linear indices in the time domain showed a predominance of parasympathetic activity (RMSSD: 35ms), with decreased sympathetic control measured through the frequency domain (LF: 27.1 un). However, non-linear methods showed low variability with little dispersion of RR intervals.
Conclusion: In the present report, the linear indices showed parasympathetic predominance and in the non-linear analysis a low heart rate variability with abnormal and insufficient adaptation of the autonomic nervous system in a child with juvenile idiopathic arthritis using biological medication.
Guidelines and practices on feeding children with cerebral palsy
Authors: Maggioni Luiza , Araújo Cláudia Marina Tavares de
Published: April 2020

Introduction: Cerebral palsy refers to developmental disorders with direct repercussions on posture control and motricity. Its  non-progressive  and  happens by damage  of the  brain still in development. Children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) present alterations in the oral functions, which makes feeding difficult and can bring serious health consequences, such as malnutrition and pneumonia. The caregiver plays an  essential role  of these children's diet, so they need to know the implementation of best  practices  to provide safe food. Guidelines for food practices and care are essential and need to be satisfactory and effective  to avoid complications and reduce stress for the caregiver and child. The speech therapist is the skilled professional in assisting and intervening in children's eating difficulties and in guiding the caregiver. However, the guidance provided is not always incorporated into daily practice, and it is key  to know  and understand it appropriately.
Objective: To analyze the quality of the guidelines received and the feeding practices of caregivers of children with cerebral palsy.
Methods: This is an exploratory, cross-sectional study, involving 59 main caregivers of children with CP from 1 to 10 years of age, classified as level IV or V in the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS), with absent cervical control or compensation and fed orally. Data collection carried out through interviews with questions related to the characterization of the sample, quality of the guidelines received regarding feeding and care. The data were entered, pre-coded and processed by the Epi-info 3.5.4 program, using Fisher's exact test to compare categorical variables.
RESULTS: Of the total sample, 52 participants had already received speech-language guidance regarding feeding care. Of these, 76.9% were classified as satisfactory guidelines. The most emphasized aspect is related to posture, while signs of risk of bronchoaspiration were the least oriented.The quality of the guidelines was related to safe food consistency, inadequate utensils and facilitating maneuvers during children's feeding.
Conclusion: The findings reveal that most of the caregivers receive the feeding guidelines for children with CP  , however, there is no periodic and systematic monitoring of what  is actually incorporated into the feeding . This  may  indicate    a potential  gap between the guidelines received  by the caregivers and  the effectiveness of  their daily practice, especially  concerning  protective measures of the lower respiratory tract.
The dissemination of COVID-19: an expectant and preventive role in global health
Authors: Pimentel Renata Macedo Martins , Daboin Blanca Elena Guerrero , Oliveira Adriana Gonçalves de , Macedo Jr Hugo
Published: April 2020

Coronaviruses (CoV) make up a large family of viruses, known since the mid-1960s, which received this name due to the spikes on its surface, which resemble a crown (from the Latin corona). CoV infections can cause everything from a common cold to severe respiratory syndromes, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV) and Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome (MERS-CoV). COVID-19 is a new variant of the coronavirus, and its isolation occurred in China on January 7th, 2020. COVID-19 has stood out with a high impact on public health due to the high number of cases with infection in a short period of time. However, it is possible to observe that 17% of patients confirmed with COVID-19 have severe infections and about 2.5% of these patients die. Current studies have shown that the number of mild and asymptomatic cases may be even greater. Thus, the challenges for controlling unreported cases of patients with mild symptoms that are spreading the virus and interfering with the magnitude and real data of the cases stand out. The transmission of the coronavirus occurs between humans, and it can occur from person to person through the air, through coughing or sneezing, by touching or shaking hands or by contact with contaminated objects or surfaces, followed by contact with the mouth, nose or eyes. Given the fluctuation in the incidence and the lethality rate, it is essential to stand out the precepts of health promotion in search of reorienting hygiene practices, considering that there is validity in health care models, still with a curative approach and the current situation experienced by the world population requires a preventive stance.
Cannabis: from plant condemned by prejudice to one of the greatest therapeutic options of the century
Authors: Grosso Adriana Ferreira
Published: April 2020

Cannabis sativa has a fascinating history and has been used by mankind for millennia. Many societies such as Greek, Roman, Chinese, African, Indian and Arabic take advantage of the plant's qualities, which are consumed as food, medicine, fuel, fibers or tobacco. The first reference found related to the therapeutic use of the plant data from 2700 B.C. and is present in the pharmacopoeia of the Chinese Emperor Shen-Nung, where this plant was recommended in the treatment of malaria, rheumatic pain, in irregular and painful menstrual cycles. The book “De Matéria Médica”, written by the doctor Pedânio Dioscórides considered thefounder of pharmacology, exposes  Cannabis as one of the natural substances that can relieve inflammatory pain. In Brazil,  African slaves  brought a cannabis  during  the colonial period, around 1549. Then, its use spread quickly among black slaves and Indians, who started to cultivate it. Once the plant was popularized among French intellectuals and English doctors in the Indian imperial army, it started to be considered in our country as an excellent medicine for men, until it was suppressed by the police authorities in the 1930s. Only 60 years later important findings were highlighted  around  Cannabis  with the System Endocannabinoid and its receptors, neurotransmitters such as anandamide and 2-AG, revolutionizing the understanding of molecular signaling that modulates pain and analgesia, inflammation, appetite, gastrointestinal motility and sleep cycles, immune cell activity and  hormones among others.We are in front of  a huge revolution in the therapeutic area, in which phytocabinoids represent one of the great therapeutic options of the century. We need a widespread disclosure that CBD is not marijuana and that its use for recreational purpose has nothing to do with the use of medical cannabis. Scientific research is seriously committed to the use of the substance in various pathologies. The role of information is absolute, being  the main tool to clarify a society.
The mitochondrial phylogeny of land plants shows support for Setaphyta under composition-heterogeneous substitution models
Authors: Sousa Filipe , Civáň Peter , Brazão João , Foster Peter G. , Cox Cymon J.
Published: April 2020

Congruence among analyses of plant genomic data partitions (nuclear, chloroplast and mitochondrial) is a strong indicator of accuracy in plant molecular phylogenetics. Recent analyses of both nuclear and chloroplast genome data of land plants (embryophytes) have, controversially, been shown to support monophyly of both bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts) and tracheophytes (lycopods, ferns, and seed plants), with mosses and liverworts forming the clade Setaphyta. However, relationships inferred from mitochondria are incongruent with these results, and typically indicate paraphyly of bryophytes with liverworts alone resolved as the earliest-branching land plant group. Here, we reconstruct the mitochondrial land plant phylogeny from a newly compiled data set. When among-lineage composition heterogeneity is accounted for in analyses of codon-degenerate nucleotide and amino acid data, the clade Setaphyta is recovered with high support, and hornworts are supported as the earliest-branching lineage of land plants. These new mitochondrial analyses demonstrate partial congruence with current hypotheses based on nuclear and chloroplast genome data, and provide further incentive for revision of how plants arose on land.
First transcriptome analysis of bryozoan Fredericella sultana, the primary host of myxozoan parasite Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae
Authors: Kumar Gokhlesh , Ertl Reinhard , Bartholomew Jerri L. , El-Matbouli Mansour
Published: April 2020

Bryozoans are aquatic invertebrate moss animals that are found worldwide. Fredericella sultana is a freshwater bryozoan and is the most common primary host of myxozoan parasite, Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae. However, limited genomic resources are available for this bryozoan, which hampers investigations into the molecular mechanisms of host-parasite interactions. To better understand these interactions, there is a need to build a transcriptome dataset of F. sultana, for functional genomics analysis by large-scale RNA sequencing. Total RNA was extracted from zooids of F. sultana cultivated under controlled laboratory conditions. cDNA libraries were prepared and were analyzed by the Illumina paired-ends sequencing. The sequencing data were used for de novo transcriptome assembly and functional annotation. Approximately 118 million clean reads were obtained, and assembled into 85,544 contigs with an average length of 852 bp, an N50 of 1,085 bp, and an average GC content 51.4%. A total of 23,978 (28%) contigs were annotated using BLASTX analysis. Of these transcripts, 4,400 contigs had highest similarity to brachiopod species Lingula anatina. Based on Gene ontology (GO) annotation, the most highly scored categories of biological process were categorized into cellular process (27%), metabolic process (24%), and biological regulation (8%) in the transcriptome of F. sultana. This study gives first insights into the transcriptome of F. sultana and provides comprehensive genetic resources for the species. We believe that the transcriptome of F. sultana will serve as a useful genomic dataset to accelerate research of functional genomics and will help facilitate whole genome sequencing and annotation. Candidate genes potentially involved in growth, proteolysis, and stress/immunity-response were identified, and are worthy of further investigation.
Balancing the Delicate Space between Organizational Culture and Customer Service Quality: An Empirical Review for Systemic Excellence in the Electrical Energy Sector in Kenya
Authors: Ssemugenyi Fred , Asumwa Augustine Amboka , Kazibwe Sophia
Published: April 2020

This systematic and empirical review attempted to expand the frontiers of knowledge by analyzing the existing delicate space between organizational culture and customer service quality, using Kenya Power as a statistical representative sample of the Electrical Energy Sector in Kenya. Organizational culture has been a topical issue in the corporate world for many decades due to its assumed ability to predict business effectiveness and success. Whereas this conviction is a true story in most companies across the globe, in some companies, it is a dreadful undertaking and Kenya Power is no exception. To examine this delicate space, the study tested a null hypothesis of no significant effect between (X) organizational culture and (Y) customer service quality while taking into account the existing multiple covariates within the causal chain. Utilizing a mixed method approach, the study collected both numerical and qualitative data from 76 respondents (n) (statistically obtained from 95 N) and 10 key informants respectively. At the univariate level, frequency counts and means were used while at the multivariate level, multiple linear regression analysis was applied in order to determine the total impact of X(s) on Y, while qualitative analysis was carried out through thematic and discursive methods. Study findings revealed that, all the 7 constructs of the independent variable had a positive and significant effect on the dependent variable. The R Square, which indicates the total impact of X(s) on Y stands at 76%, implying that, the constructs of the independent variable positively and significantly predicted the dependent variable. The extraneous variables, which in this case were competing with the independent variable to explain a change in the dependent variable stand at 24%. Implying that, the excluded independent variables as far as quantitative data were concerned, had a weak impact on the dependent variable. However, the interview results indicated a divergence in opinion and reasoning. Key informants alluded that, re-branding strategies, customer focused models, political factors, ICT adoption, research, quality management system and so on are more relevant than culture itself in predicting organizational effectiveness and customer satisfaction. It is upon this basis that this study recommended that, much as organizational culture is being applauded for shaping customer service quality by the numerical data, it is much more logical to focus on the new inroads provided by the qualitative data in this study. Integrating research, ICT, customer-driven models, and quality management systems in the business processes at Kenya Power, will not only help the firm to establish a competitive culture; rather, will keep it afloat and sound in a business context.
Hematoprotective and Gastroprotective Effects of Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Linn)-Supplemented Diet in Male Wistar Rats
Authors: Onasanwo Samuel A. , Adebayo Olusegun G. , Nicodemus Omeje U. , Ajayi Abayomi M. , Wadioni A. , Wopara I.
Published: April 2020

Aims: Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (CA) is a plant known to possess very high phenolic compound. The study evaluated hematological indices, anti-oxidative properties and gastroprotective potentials of CA leaf-supplemented diet.

Methodology: Male Wistar rats weighing between 80-100 g were divided into 5 groups of n=18. Group 1 animals were fed with normal diet and groups 2-5 were fed with diets supplemented with 1%, 2.5%, 5% and 10% of C. aconitifolius powdered leaves continuously for 4, 8 and 12 weeks. Hematological indices were examined in the whole blood plasma Malondialdehyde (MDA), Glutathione (GSH), Catalase (CAT) were investigated, and changes in stomach architecture were also examined via histology.

Results: There was a progressive increase in weight gain at different weeks of feeding with Cnidoscolus aconitifolius-supplemented diet (CAD). Malondialdehyde level decreased (p<0.05) significantly in 1% CAD at 8 weeks of feeding when compared to normal diet group. Glutathione at the 8th and 12th weeks of feeding with 1% CAD and 10% CAD significantly (p<0.05) decreased when compared to the group fed normal diet. Catalase activity increased (p<0.05) significantly in 1%, 2.5% and 5% CAD groups when compared to the group fed normal diet at 4 weeks of feeding. There was increase in haematological indices across all the groups during the weeks of feeding. The microscopic examination of the stomach epithelial layer reveals improvement with no serious damage across all the groups.

Conclusion: Cnidoscolus aconitifolius-supplemented diet moderately improves blood anti-oxidant against oxidative stress and the hematological indices with time. The diet also maintains the structural integrity of the stomach wall without causing any damage.
Influence of Growing Media on Growth and Yield of Marigold (Tagetes erecta (L.)) under Protected Environment
Authors: Sujitha E. , Shnamugasundaram K.
Published: April 2020

A field experiment was conducted at Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute, Kumulur, Trichy to study the effect of different growing media (Experimental plot Soil, Soil + Sawdust (2:1) and Soil + Coirpith (2:1)) with three level of irrigation (120% ETc, 100% ETc and 75% ETc) with three replication on the yield and water use efficiency. Among the treatments Soil + Coirpith (2:1) 100% ETc (T8) was found superior to all other treatment combination in producing higher yield of marigold flower. Maximum yield was recorded with treatment T8 which was 27% higher than the treatment T2. Similarly highest water usage efficiency was recorded in T8 (948.65 kg.ha-1mm-1). Therefore the study concluded that, the soil + coirpith (2:1) at 100% ETc would be best growing media as well as optimal irrigation level for growing marigold crop under greenhouse without causing any stress in irrigation and negative effects in plant growth parameters.
Adolfo Sánchez Vázquez: El concepto de conocimiento en el debate marxista
Authors: Gandler Stefan
Published: April 2020

En este texto se analiza la crítica e interpretación que realiza Adolfo Sánchez Vázquez en relación a la teoría del conocimiento de otros pensadores marxistas, especialmente Louis Althusser, y también Antonio Gramsci. Sánchez Vázquez critica el concepto althusseriano de la "praxis teórica" como uno que, a final de cuentas, lleva a una subestimación de la praxis (en el sentido de Marx, como Sánchez Vázquez la entiende) y una sobre valoración o un asilamiento de la ciencia en relación a la praxis política-material en el proceso emancipador de la humanidad. La intención de Sánchez Vázquez es preparar teóricamente el camino para evitar la repetición de viejos errores políticos de la izquierda de América Latina y del mundo.
Valor e comunidade: reencontro marxista y boliviano. Uma conversação com Álvaro García Linera
Authors: Henao Hander Andrés
Published: April 2020

O central desta segunda edição do diálogo entre Josefa Salmón e Álvaro García Linera em 2014, é que nos permite compreender o enfoque fundamental da construção do processo revolucionário na Bolívia, introduzindo o pensamento crítico de Álvaro García Linera ao mesmo tempo em que nos permite pensar os equívocos, também pontuando os acertos na retomada política frente ao golpe e o avanço imperialista na região. A leitura desse livro tem uma contemporaneidade tanto teórica quanto política. O texto não é apenas uma aproximação ao pensamento de Marx e sua análise das comunidades, mas também um caminho para aprofundar no pensamento político de Álvaro García Linera, encontrando nele os fundamentos próprios para uma leitura crítica do processo político-social boliviano em sua atual conjuntura de crises.
Future-se s.a.: o “programa bolsonarista” para as Instituições Federais de Ensino Superior (IFES).
Authors: Silva Marcelo Lira
Published: April 2020

Objetiva-se, com este ensaio, examinar e apresentar um estudo sistemático do “Programa Institutos e Universidades Inovadoras: Future-se”, apresentado pelo Ministro da Educação, Abraham Bragança de Vasconcellos Weintraub (1971 – ), no dia 17 de junho de 2019, de tal forma a entendê-lo, a partir de dois movimentos históricos que se retroalimentam: 1. Trata-se de um projeto que integra a agenda político-econômica e sociocultural do neoliberalismo-flexível, em curso no Brasil, desde os anos de 1990; 2. Trata-se de um projeto que integra a agenda autocrático-regressiva do Golpe de Estado soft de 2016, do qual Jair Messias Bolsonaro (1955 – ) emergiu enquanto principal representante político-econômico e sociocultural. Nesse sentido, o programa integra dois movimentos históricos, a partir dos quais se poderia reconstituir seus princípios e fundamentos, bem como, seu sentido e significado, como forma de se constituir algum nível de entendimento, acerca da concepção da política educacional bolsonarista. Assim sendo, seria equivocado analisar o programa de forma em-si-mesmada, sem estabelecer os nexos históricos e causais que o fundamentam, objetiva e subjetivamente. O “Programa Bolsonarista” é, por um lado, um sistema complexo de cooptação de quadros dirigentes e intelectuais das IFES; por outro, e, de forma complementar, é um sistema de privatização de seus processos administrativo-organizativos, financeiro e didático-pedagógico. Assim, a Minuta de Projeto Lei apresentada pelo ministro da educação, além de ser parte constitutiva de um Programa de Governo de extrema-direita, que dialoga diretamente com o fascismo, integra a agenda do capital-imperialismo, neoliberal-flexível, como forma de ressubordinação, tanto dos Estados nacionais periféricos, dependentes, subordinados e associados ao capital-imperialismo, quanto das classes trabalhadoras e demais classes subalternas de tais países. Nesse sentido, entender-se-á ser mais apropriado denominar o projeto apresentado de “Programa Bolsonarista”, na medida em que é expressão de um movimento histórico, no e a partir do qual as classes dominantes brasileiras cooptaram o fascismo, para encaminhar “pelo alto”, uma agenda autocrático-regressiva, marcadamente, antipopular e antidemocrática. Assim sendo, o ensaio apresentado se estruturará, metodologicamente, a partir de uma análise do processo histórico, demarcado pela constituição e decadência da chamada Nova República (1988-2016), bem como de seus principais sujeitos históricos, de tal forma a compará-lo com o ordenamento jurídico do país, como forma de se constituir algum nível de entendimento acerca da política educacional expressa no e pelo “Programa Bolsonarista”.
As bolsas, o crédito e os fundos: a financeirização do ensino superior no capitalismo dependente no Brasil
Authors: Brettas Tatiana
Published: April 2020

As mudanças na educação, e no ensino superior em particular, estabelecidas no neoliberalismo, estão relacionadas a um contexto mais geral de financeirização no Brasil, com desdobramentos sobre a relação entre produção e finanças, bem como sobre a configuração do Estado e o destino dos recursos do fundo público. Neste sentido, o objetivo deste artigo é analisar a financeirização do ensino superior brasileiro no neoliberalismo.
Financescapes
Authors: Powell Jason
Published: April 2020

Globalization has created a phase in the social history of accelerating populational projections, with a dual tension between nation‐state‐based solutions which has brought a new nationalism through the election of President Donald J. Trump in 2016 in the United States and the alleged problems formulated by global institutions. Globalization is defined here as the social practice whereby nation‐states are influenced (and sometimes undermined) by transnational actors. The pathbreaking work of Arjun Appadurai has had an enormous impact on understanding and interpreting the global dynamics of social change.
Gender and Caregiving
Authors: Shortall Sally , Hansda Regina
Published: April 2020

As sociologists, we are interested in social patterns. The fact that women have been and remain the predominant caregivers is a persistent social pattern of interest to scholars of feminism, marriage and the family, the welfare state, labor markets, power, culture, and ideology. When we think of caregiving, we think about caring for young children, older people, and those who are ill. This, in other words, is the “care economy,” where caregiving can be informal or formal. Informal care is typically unpaid and carried out by family members and volunteers. Formal care is carried out by the welfare state and public and private services. Different welfare states have adopted measures to ensure it is possible to combine paid employment with care. Scholars have noted the gendered ideologies and assumptions that underpin welfare state regimes. One of the ways gender equality in labor market participation in many of the global north countries has been possible is because of gendered migration from countries in the south. Globalization of carework and the concept of “global chains of care” provides a useful explanation of the transnational linkages between northern societies with care deficits and women from poorer southern societies exporting their reproductive labor.
Mesh Networks
Authors: Cardullo Paolo , Roio Denis Jaromil
Published: April 2020

Wireless mesh networks (WMNs) have the potential to establish and maintain ad hoc connectivity and share gateway access to other networks with an array of mobile end users (and their various requests, services, and applications), while typically featuring a minimal and inexpensive infrastructure. While more recent applications of WMNs concern the private space of the home, where smart devices are increasingly common, WMNs became popular for extending Internet connectivity over Wi‐Fi to low‐income or rural communities. This entry focuses on these two applications, highlighting advantages, actors, and issues.
Backstage
Authors: Verhoeven Jef C.
Published: April 2020

For many years, the concept “backstage” referred to the part of the theater behind the stage, and then gained a place in sociology and other social sciences. Erving Goffman uses the concept to describe a social environment where people, after leaving a situation involving visible and audible communication, can act free of the standards regulating that situation. What Goffman presents as a frame to describe some sections of societal life has been used by other researchers to elucidate the specific behavior of actors in backstage situations.