bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
O CAMPO TÉRMICO DE PALMAS/TO EM EPISÓDIOS DE PRIMAVERA-VERÃO E DE OUTONO-INVERNO: SUBSÍDIO AO PLANEJAMENTO URBANO
Authors: Freitas Thyago Phellip França
Published: January 2018

As cidades planejadas do centro-oeste brasileiro são consideradas ex nihilo, sendo estas Brasília, Goiânia e Palmas. Palmas, capital do estado do Tocantins, teve sua fundação em 20 de maio de 1989, sendo considerada a última capital planejada do século XX. Apesar de ser uma cidade jovem e projetada, a mesma sofre continuamente ações de desordem urbana, como acúmulo de lixo, vazios urbanos, supressão da vegetação e desrespeito ao uso do solo. Isso pode ocasionar mudanças microclimáticas na cidade, havendo, portanto, a necessidade de se investigar como o campo térmico da cidade se comporta, por meio do canal termodinâmico do sistema clima urbano. Neste trabalho, a inter-relação do campo térmico com a cidade foi realizada em um recorte temporal que envolveu os períodos chuvoso e seco, compreendidos, respectivamente, por amostras dos meses de fevereiro-março e agosto-setembro. A metodologia utilizada para atingir os objetivos envolveu a realização de coleta de dados de temperatura do ar em pontos fixos e por meio de transectos móveis em vias principais da cidade, utilização de imagens termográficas e de análise rítmica dos períodos selecionados. Parte dos dados coletados foi interpolada por meio do software Arcgis®. Percebeu-se que em alguns pontos da cidade com alta densidade de massa arbórea ocorreu a diminuição da temperatura local. Por outro lado, verificou-se maior aquecimento do ar em outros pontos com falta de vegetação ou com vegetação inapropriada para o sombreamento, com tráfego intenso de veículos em áreas de comércio e serviço, havendo assim um acúmulo de calor nestas áreas. Evidenciou-se que, além da necessidade de instalação de parques lineares em áreas de proteção ambiental da cidade, construindo cinturões verdes que visem à diminuição da temperatura na cidade, deve-se pensar na revisão da arborização dentro da malha urbana com o intuito de reduzir o desconforto térmico dos cidadãos.
Immune-mediated Neuropathies Our Experience over 3 Years
Authors: Chandra Sadanandavalli Retnaswami , Karru Venkata Raviteja , Mudabbir M. A. Mukheem , Ramakrishnan Subashree , Mahadevan Anitha
Published: January 2018

Introduction: Immune-mediated peripheral neuropathy is the term applied to a spectrum of peripheral nerve disorders where immune dysregulation plays a role. Therefore, they are treatable. We analyzed the cases seen in the past 3 years by us and evaluated the clinical, laboratory, and outcome parameters in these patients. Patients and Methods: Consecutive patients seen by the authors and diagnosed as immune-mediated neuropathy were analyzed for etiology, pathology, and outcome assessed. Results: A total of sixty patients, 31 acute and 29 chronic neuropathies, were identified. Their subtypes treatment and outcome assessed. Males were significantly more in both acute and chronic cases. Miller Fisher 4, AMAN 1, paraplegic type 1, motor dominant type 19, Sensory-motor 1, MADSAM 3, Bifacial 2. Nonsystemic vasculitis was seen in 16 out of 29 chronic neuropathy and HIV, POEMS, and diabetes mellitus one each. Discussion: There is a spectrum of immune-mediated neuropathy which varies in clinical course, response to treatment, etc., Small percentage of uncommon cases are seen. In this group, mortality was nil and morbidity was minimal. Conclusion: Immune-mediated neuropathies are treatable and hence should be diagnosed early for good quality outcome.
Acute Febrile Encephalopathy in Children: A Prospective Study of Clinical Features, Etiology, Mortality, and Risk Factors from Western India
Authors: Gupta Kirti , Purani Charul S. , Mandal Anirban , Singh Amitabh
Published: January 2018

Introduction: Acute febrile encephalopathy (AFE) in children is a medical emergency and could be a manifestation of many systemic and central nervous system pathologies. The clinical features of AFE are nonspecific and etiological spectrum variable depending on the studied population. Materials and Methods: A prospective, observational study was carried out including children aged between 1 month and 12 years with AFE admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of a tertiary care hospital in Western India. The primary objective was to assess the clinical presentation and etiology of AFE while the secondary objectives were to correlate the clinical and etiological findings and to determine the risk factors associated with mortality. Results: Out of the ninety children with AFE included in this study, male:female ratio was 1.2:1; most of them were aged between 1 and 5 years and came with a history of <7 days (82.2%). All of them had altered sensorium, about 2/3rd had seizures and 47.8% having a Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) <8. Etiology remained elusive in about 40% of the cases, and viral infections were the most common among the ones with an identifiable cause. A variety of morbidity (shock, disseminated intravascular coagulopathy, respiratory failure, etc.) and high mortality (40%) was observed with risk factors associated with mortality being GCS <8, the presence of raised intracranial pressure, shock, and respiratory failure. Conclusion: AFE, though a rare diagnosis in children, is associated with significant morbidity and high mortality in a developing country like India.
Van heinde en verre
Authors: Lambrecht Bram
Published: January 2018

Ernest Claes is among the many interwar Flemish and Dutch writers who have gone down in history as so-called “storytellers” or “vertellers”. Although this concept is very often used to describe their authorship, its cultural-historical connotations have never been studied systematically. This article aims to fill this scientific lacuna by analyzing the relationship between narrative texts of the interwar period and the themes and techniques of the folk tradition of oral storytelling. Claes and two of his narrative texts function as representative case studies. To begin, the present paper zooms in on Claes’ views on the tradition of oral storytelling and links them with an essay on the same topic by Walter Benjamin, a contemporary of his. Next, two narrative texts by Claes are interpreted as literary revitalizations of the storytellers’ tradition and of its epistemic functions. The knowledge of storytellers, so the argument goes, exceeds the merely regional but also concerns the exotic.
Autoregressive Statistical Modeling of a Peru Margin Multi-Proxy Holocene Record Shows Correlation Not Causation, Flickering Regimes and Persistence
Authors: Ahn Seonmin , Fox-Kemper Baylor , Herbert Timothy , Lawrence Charles
Published: January 2018

Abstract. Correlation does not necessarily imply a causation, but in climatology and paleoclimatology, correlation is used to identify potential cause-and-effect relationships because linking mechanisms are difficult to observe. Confounding by an often unknown outside variable that drives the sets of observables is one of the major factors that lead to correlations that are not the result of causation. Here we show how autoregressive (AR) models can be used to examine lead-lag relationships – helpful in assessing cause and effect – of paleoclimate variables while addressing two other challenges that are often encountered in paleoclimate data: unevenly spaced data; and switching between regimes at unknown times. Specifically, we analyze multidimensional paleoclimate proxies, sea surface temperature (SST), C37, ∂15N, and %N from the central Peru margin to find their correlations and changes in their variability over the Holocene epoch. The four proxies are sampled at high-resolution but are not synchronously sampled at all possible locations. The multidimensional records are treated as evenly spaced data with missing parts, and the missing values are filled by the Kalman filter expected values. We employ hidden Markov models (HMM) and autoregressive HMM (AR-HMM) to address the potential that the degree of variability and the correlations between in these proxies appears to show changes over time. The HMM, which is not autoregressive, shows instantaneous correlations between observables in two regimes. However, our investigation of lead-lag relationships using the AR-HMM shows that the cross-correlations do not indicate a causal link. Each of the four proxies has predictability on decadal timescales, but none of the proxies is a good predictor of any other, so we hypothesize that a common unobserved variable – or a set of variables – is driving the instantaneous relationships among these four proxies, revealing probable confounding without prior knowledge of potential confounding variable(s). These findings suggest that the variability at this site is remotely driven by processes such as those causing the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, rather than locally driven by processes such as increased or decreased vertical mixing of nutrients.
Comparison of observed and modelled longwave downward radiation (2010–2016) at the high mountain BSRN Izaña station
Authors: García Rosa Delia , Barreto Africa , Cuevas Emilio , Gröbner Julian , García Omaira Elena , Gómez-Peláez Angel , Romero-Campos Pedro Miguel , Redondas Alberto , Cachorro Victoria Eugenia , Ramos Ramon
Published: January 2018

Abstract. A 7-year (2010–2016) comparison study between measured and simulated longwave downward radiation (LDR) under cloud-free conditions has been performed at the Izaña Atmospheric Observatory (IZO, Spain). This analysis encompasses a total of 2062 cases distributed almost 50 % between day and night. Results show an excellent agreement between Baseline Surface Radiation Network (BSRN) measurements and simulations with LibRadtran V2.0.1 and MODTRAN V6 radiative transfer models (RTM), similar for both models. Mean bias (simulated-measured)
tran-SAS v1.0: a numerical model to compute catchment-scale
hydrologic transport using StorAge Selection functions
Authors: Benettin Paolo , Bertuzzo Enrico
Published: January 2018

Abstract. This paper presents the tran-SAS package, which includes a set of codes to model solute transport and water residence times through a hydrological system. The model is based on a catchment-scale approach that aims at reproducing the integrated response of the system at one of its outlets. The codes are implemented in MATLAB and are meant to be easy to edit, so that users with minimal programming knowledge can adapt them to the desired application. The problem of large-scale solute transport has both theoretical and practical implications. On one side, the ability to represent the ensemble of water flow trajectories through a heterogeneous system helps unraveling streamflow generation processes and allows making inferences on plant-water interactions. On the other side, transport models are a practical tool that can be used to estimate the persistence of solutes in the environment. The core of the package is based on the implementation of an age Master Equation (ME), which is solved using general StorAge Selection (SAS) functions. The age ME is first converted into a set of ordinary differential equations, each addressing the transport of an individual precipitation input through the catchment, and then it is discretized using an explicit numerical scheme. Results show that the implementation is efficient and allows the model to run in short times. The numerical accuracy is critically evaluated and it is shown to be satisfactory in most cases of hydrologic interest. Additionally, a higher-order implementation is provided within the package to evaluate and, if necessary, to improve the numerical accuracy of the results. The codes can be used to model streamflow age and solute concentration, but a number of additional outputs can be obtained by editing the codes to further advance the ability to understand and model catchment transport processes.
MOVIMENTAÇÃO BÁSICA NA CAPOEIRA: UMA ANÁLISE DA NOMENCLATURA ENTRE DIFERENTES GRUPOS
Authors: Moreira Sérgio Rodrigues
Published: January 2018

O objetivo do estudo foi analisar a nomenclatura dos movimentos básicos da Capoeira entre diferentes grupos. A movimentação adotada na descrição da nomenclatura foi a partir da Aula Básica Programada de Capoeira (ABPC). A ABPC é caracterizada pela Ginga, movimentos de ataque, defesa e deslocamentos. Foi realizada Uma consulta à nomenclatura de cinco grupos de Capoeira (G1: IUNA, G2: ABADÁ, G3: BRASIL, G4: BERIBAZU, G5: CENTRO IDEÁRIO). Um referencial visual padronizado de 23 movimentos foi empregado. Os cinco grupos analisados apresentaram nome semelhante para dez dos movimentos consultados (43,5%). Com relação à classificação atribuída aos movimentos, verificou-se uma parcial concordância entre G1, G2, G3 e G4, enquanto que o G5 diferenciou-se dos demais grupos na classificação.
OBESIDADE NA ADOLESCÊNCIA: A INTERDISCIPLINARIDADE COMO ESTRATÉGIA DE PROMOÇÃO DA SAÚDE
Authors: Barreto Filho Edison Marcos , Cavalcanti Valente Geilsa Soraia
Published: January 2018

O objetivo do estudo foi identificar se docentes de um instituto federal atuam na perspectiva do trabalho interdisciplinar, contribuindo para a promoção da saúde e prevenção da obesidade de escolares. Para tanto, desenvolveu-se um estudo de caso descritivo, por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas com onze docentes, em novembro de 2015, cujos dados foram submetidos à análise de conteúdo. Os resultados apontam para a importância da interdisciplinaridade no contexto do trabalho docente como fator de promoção e prevenção da obesidade. A escola é um ambiente de discussão, e não se pode achar que uma disciplina ou um docente trabalhando isoladamente pode contribuir para o processo de prevenção da obesidade.
A IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DO ENSINO MÉDIO POLITÉCNICO NO CONTEXTO MICROPOLÍTICO DE UMA ESCOLA ESTADUAL NA CIDADE DE CAMAQUÃ/RS
Authors: Da Costa Brasil de Borba Jônatas , Pereira Pontes Maicon Felipe , Schultz Wittizorecki Elisandro
Published: January 2018

O presente artigo aborda as interfaces entre a implementação do Ensino Médio Politécnico, o trabalho docente dos professores de Educação Física e a micropolítica escolar. A articulação destes fenômenos foi compreendida a partir de uma etnografia realizada de junho de 2014 a março de 2015 em uma escola estadual na cidade de Camaquã/RS que se valeu de um diário de campo, entrevistas semiestruturadas e análise de documentos como fonte de informações. Os objetivos estabelecidos para este estudo foram: analisar o processo de implementação do Ensino Médio Politécnico, no contexto da escola pública estadual no Rio Grande do Sul, identificar que transformações a implementação do Ensino Médio Politécnico promove no trabalho docente e compreender como implementação de uma reestruturação curricular e o contexto micropolítico se inter-relacionam. Gestada em uma esfera macropolítica a implementação do Ensino Médio Politécnico tem sido tema de análise e discussões, o que nos leva a questionar a influência da macropolítica sobre a micropolítica e consequentemente ao trabalho docente. Compreendemos com este estudo que os princípios que orientaram a proposta de implementação do Ensino Médio Politécnico foram adaptados pelo professorado. Especificamente os professores de Educação Física, que trabalham no contexto estudado, mostraram resistência à proposta de construir um trabalho interdisciplinar, a partir desta reestruturação proposta pela Secretaria Estadual de Educação do Rio Grande do Sul.
Paliphora bicolorata sp. nov. from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
Authors: Malosso Elaine , Costa Phelipe M.O. , Barbosa Marcela A. , Silva Gabriela V.R. Da , Castañeda-Ruiz Rafael F.
Published: January 2018

A new species, Paliphora bicolorata, collected from decaying leaves of an unidentified plant, is described and illustrated. It is characterized by bicolored conidiophores with 3–4 dark reddish-brown distal cells and golden brown to brown lower cells and cylindrical-fusiform,
1-septate, hyaline conidia. A key to Paliphora species is provided.
Inocybe shawarensis sp. nov. in the Inosperma clade from Pakistan
Authors: Naseer A. , Khalid A.N. , Smith Matthew E.
Published: January 2018

A new species, Inocybe shawarensis, was collected during field research on ectomycorrhizal fungi associated with oak forests in Swat district, Pakistan. This species, supported by a combination of morphological and molecular phylogenetic analyses, is characterized by a brown,
fibrillose campanulate pileus, grayish lamellae, slightly bulbous stipe base, slightly pruinose silvery white stipe, small phaseoliform spores, and clavate cheilocystidia. We present phylogenetic analyses based on DNA sequences from the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region and large subunit
(LSU) of the nuclear ribosomal RNA (rRNA). Phylogenies from both DNA regions cluster I. shawarensis within the Maculata subclade in the Inosperma clade.
Analysis of Teachers’ Perception of the Effectiveness of MAECI Online Glottodidactic Training for Teachers of Italian as a Foreign Language: A Case Study
Authors: Maugeri Giuseppe
Published: January 2018

In this paper, theory and practice are interconnected in a case study to examine the suitability, multimodality and effectiveness of the training courses of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) for language teachers and university tutors of the Italian language across the world. The first part of the paper describes the theoretical framework underlying the training project design; the second part describes the qualitative research model used in order to explore, through an online questionnaire and focus group, the opinions of the informants as to the quality of the online course granted by Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. In particular, the effects and impact of technology on the didactic activities of the participants are highlighted. The data obtained is useful in outlining a training model that effectively deploys technological tools to supply teachers with the latest digital competences for their everyday didactic activity.
Life cycle of natural populations of Metriocnemus (Inermipupa) carmencitabertarum Langton & Cobo 1997 (Diptera: Chironomidae) in The Netherlands: indications for a southern origin?
Authors: Kuper Jan
Published: January 2018

The life-history and behaviour of the chironomid Metriocnemus (Inermipupa) carmencitabertarum was studied for three years and a comparison was made between two populations in the Netherlands. Key life-history characteristics are reported, including the number of generations (2-5 generations) and duration of larval development (19-55 days). Life-history characteristics differed between the two populations and between generations within a population. These differences were likely related to differences in competitors (mainly Chironomus riparius Meigen) and thermal characteristics of the habitat from variations in water volume and ambient temperature. Results suggested a diapause in summer, when water levels dropped, and not in winter. A clear seasonal pattern in body size was found with pupal length increasing steeply at the beginning of the summer. The increase in body size was positively correlated with mean ambient temperature during larval development. This correlation is in contrast with the Temperature-Size Rule (TSR) in ectotherms, which postulates a negative correlation between temperature and adult body size. The chance of ectotherm predators being present in the habitat is low, which may explain this feature. Life history characteristics supported a recent northward range expansionfor M. (I.) carmencitabertarum due to warmer winters. If correct, it is predicted that the species will be found in Scotland and northern Germany and/or southern Denmark in the near future.
Universals in possessive morphology
Authors: Van Baal Yvonne , Don Jan
Published: January 2018

In this paper, we test the hypothesis that possessive pronouns have the same basic structure containing the genitive pronoun, plus, in some languages, some extra structure, as suggested by Caha (2009). In order to unravel the structure of these pronouns, we use the same logic applied by Caha (2009) and Bobaljik (2012) that excludes so-called ABA-patterns. If possessive pronouns are built on top of the genitive, we derive several predictions.First, we predict that there are languages in which the possessive pronoun comprises the genitive pronoun plus an extra affix (complex morphology). Furthermore, we predict that there are no possessive pronouns that have the same form as the accusative, or the nominative pronoun, to the exclusion of the genitive (*ABA). And thirdly, we expect that any syncretisms between possessives and other pronominal forms respect the proposed hierarchy in the sense that only structurally adjacent forms may be syncretic.Our data provide ample evidence for the claim that possessive pronouns are “bigger” structures than the accusative or ergative pronouns, suggesting that the possessives are indeed constructed from these structures. However, the data in our sample do not give crucial evidence for the claim that the possessives are more complex than the genitive. The data leave open the possibility that the genitive is in fact “bigger” than the possessive. Only in a few languages do we find ABA-patterns. We argue that these ABA-patterns are only apparent counterexamples to the proposed structure. Therefore, we conclude that there is broad typological evidence for the hypothesis that possessives are built from pronouns expressing a dependent (accusative/ergative) case.
ADMINISTRAÇÃO DE MEDICAMENTOS – CARGA DE TRABALHO DA EQUIPE DE ENFERMAGEM EM UNIDADE DE INTERNAÇÃO CLÍNICA
Authors: Kreling Angélica , De Magalhães Ana Maria Müller
Published: January 2018

Objetivos: verificar a quantidade e tipo de medicamentos prescritos e administrados por técnicos de enfermagem em unidade de internação e discutir suas implicações na carga de trabalho da enfermagem e na segurança dos pacientes. Método: estudo transversal exploratório realizado em três unidades de internação clínica de um hospital universitário do sul do país, entre dezembro de 2014 e março de 2015. A amostra foi de 162 escalas de trabalho de pacientes atribuídos aos profissionais de enfermagem. Os dados foram coletados com instrumento específico e analisados por meio de estatística descritiva. Resultados: o número médio de doses prescritas por turno/técnico foi de 60,45 (dp = 20,26) e administradas foi de 34,50 (dp = 15,64). Identificou-se 16 diferentes tipos de vias para administração dos fármacos. Conclusão: o número e tipo de medicamentos prescritos e administrados geram implicações na carga de trabalho da equipe e contribuem para risco de erros.
ANÁLISE DOCUMENTAL NAS TESES DE ENFERMAGEM: TÉCNICA DE COLETA DE DADOS E MÉTODO DE PESQUISA
Authors: De Andrade Selma Regina , Schmitt Márcia Danieli , Storck Bruna Carla , Piccoli Talita , Ruoff Andriela Backes
Published: January 2018

Objetivo: caracterizar a utilização da análise documental em teses defendidas nos Programas de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem no Brasil. Método: estudo bibliométrico realizado no Banco de Teses da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento Pessoal de Nível Superior e na Plataforma Sucupira, no mês de janeiro de 2017. Das 463 teses encontradas, 95 corresponderam ao objetivo do estudo, sendo organizadas e analisadas, de fevereiro a junho de 2017, no Microsoft Excel®, contendo os itens: Instituição de Ensino Superior; título, autores, ano e orientador; referencial teórico; tipo/natureza da pesquisa; documento analisado, técnicas/métodos complementares e uso da análise documental. Resultados: a análise documental está sendo utilizada predominantemente como técnica de coleta e análise de dados, de modo complementar outras técnicas, e pouco aplicada como método. Das teses, 61 (64,21%) tiveram delineamento qualitativo. Conclusão: a análise documental possibilita a formulação de evidências empíricas ao examinar documentos elaborados pela enfermagem, contribuindo para o seu fortalecimento como profissão.
CONHECIMENTOS, ATITUDES E PRÁTICA DE HOMENS SOBRE INFECÇÕES SEXUALMENTE TRANSMISSÍVEIS
Authors: Santos Carla Muriele Andrade , Oliveira José Deivid Santos , Lima Shirley Verônica Melo Almeida , Dos Santos Allan Dantas , Oliveira Góes Marco Aurélio de , Barbosa de Sousa Leilane
Published: January 2018

Objetivos: analisar conhecimentos, atitudes e práticas de homens acerca das infecções sexualmente transmissíveis e o uso do preservativo. Método: estudo descritivo, transversal com abordagem quantitativa com caminhoneiros do município de Itabaiana, Sergipe. A coleta de dados ocorreu entre janeiro e março de 2017 com 75 caminhoneiros. Após a coleta de dados, as entrevistas foram transcritas, analisadas e classificadas pelo conhecimento, atitude e prática dos caminhoneiros. Resultados: dos caminhoneiros, 74 (98,6%) possuíam conhecimento adequado acerca das infecções, porém foi possível identificar que as atitudes e as práticas não se apresentavam de maneira adequada, principalmente no que diz respeito ao comportamento sexual e os antecedentes de infecções sexualmente transmissíveis. Conclusão: intervenções efetivas, subsidiadas por planejamento estratégico situacional, devem ser estimuladas para a população estudada em diferentes regiões brasileiras. Assim, reduzem cadeias de transmissão das doenças e promovem saúde.
Early Response to Warfarin Initiation and the Risk of Venous Thromboembolism After Total Joint Arthroplasty
Authors: Edelstein Adam I. , Terzaghi Clara , Nudelman Brandon , Qin Charles , Kwasny Mary , Manning David W.
Published: January 2018

Background:

Venous thromboembolism chemoprophylaxis with warfarin is common after total joint arthroplasty. Early response to warfarin initiation has been theorized to engender a transient increase in the risk of venous thromboembolism. We hypothesized that a rapid rise in the international normalized ratio is a risk factor for venous thromboembolism after total joint arthroplasty.

Methods:

This study was a retrospective analysis of Medicare patients undergoing elective total joint arthroplasty who were given nomogram-dosed warfarin for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis. Logistic regression was used to assess the relationship between the postoperative rate of change in the international normalized ratio and the occurrence of symptomatic venous thromboembolism within 30 days postoperatively.

Results:

The study included 948 patients (715 total knee arthroplasty, 233 total hip arthroplasty), of whom 4.4% experienced symptomatic venous thromboembolism within 30 days postoperatively. The change in the international normalized ratio from postoperative day 1 to postoperative day 2 was significantly greater in the symptomatic venous thromboembolism group compared with the group that did not have venous thromboembolism (increase of 0.70 versus 0.46; P = 0.008). Regression analysis showed that a higher rate of change in the international normalized ratio was associated with increased risk of symptomatic venous thromboembolism (odds ratio, 2.59 per unit of change in the international normalized ratio; 95% confidence interval, 1.51-4.38; P = 0.001).

Conclusion:

A rapid rise in the international normalized ratio after warfarin initiation in total joint arthroplasty patients is associated with increased risk of symptomatic venous thromboembolism. This novel finding identifies a population at risk for this complication. Further study of the early effects of warfarin therapy is warranted.

Level of Evidence:

Level III
The Relationship between Revenues Size and Actual Expenditures through the Closing Account Result of the Jordanian Government
Authors: Ali Al Hayek Mohammad
Published: January 2018

The study aims to investigate the relationship between government revenue size and actual expenditure through the closing account result of the Jordanian government. To achieve this aim, the study performs an analytical study based on the descriptive analytical approach to identify the relationship between the revenues size and the actual expenditure through the closing account result of the Jordanian government. In doing so, the study relied on several scientific references related to the different variables of the study depending on the selected related literature and previous studies. Statistical methods were also used to analyze the data of the study in the form of actual data obtained from the general budget department and the related information published by the ministry of finance in Jordan (2007-2016). The results of the study indicated the finding of a statistical significant correlation between the revenues size variables and the total actual expenditure, from one side and the final government report (surplus, deficit) in Jordan, on the other side. There was also a reverse correlation between the actual revenues size and the size of foreign grants from one side and the final government report (surplus, deficit) in Jordan, on the other side. There was a positive and significant correlation between the current expenditure and the actual capital expenditure coming from the closing government account (surplus, deficit) in Jordan. The most significant recommendations suggested by the study are the need to develop and enhance internal and external auditing of the collected revenue dues using effective methods; working on listing all incoming foreign grants in the general budget to be subjected for auditing, developing, increasing internal, external auditing on the current expenditure waste, and feasibility of the capital expenditure.
Reality and Obstacles of the Partnership between Family and School in Jordan
Authors: Malkawi Suad Fayez , Al-Qudah Mohammed Amin Hamid
Published: January 2018

The study aimed at identifying the reality and obstacles of the partnership between the family and the school in Jordan (Qualitative Study). The study adopted the qualitative approach based on interviews with the school principals and parents participating in the Parents’ Councils in Jordan, a total of 30 interviews have been made for this study: 9 interviews with the school principals and 21 others with parents. The study resulted on a moderate level of partnership between the family and the school in Jordan and this is for both school administrators and parents, however and as for the obstacles of partnership between the family and the school, the result was a bit different; the school administrators believe that the external obstacle originating from the families and the ministry are high while the parents pointed to the same result for the internal obstacle represented by their preoccupation, working conditions and the lack of confidence that they were real partners with the school. Based on the results of the study, many recommendations were made, including the necessity of activating Parents’ Councils to be an effective tool for activating the partnership between the family and the school in Jordan.
Kvalitativa skillnader i lärares samtal om bedömning och elevers kunnande i naturvetenskap
 Qualitative differences in teachers’ discussions about assessment and students’ science knowledge
Authors: Sjöberg Marlene , Ingerman Åke , Nyberg Eva
Published: January 2018

In this study we investigate teachers’ collegial discussions about students’ science knowledge, in a context of collaborative planning and evaluation of teaching concerning the human body. The empirical data consists of recordings of four meetings with researchers and one team of science teachers in a Swedish compulsory school. This study contributes to the understanding of collegial discussions as such and in particular what the teachers attend to as salient science knowledge. Making use of a phenomenographic approach, the result consists of a set of categories of teachers’ qualitatively different ways of expressing students’ science knowledge. When teachers relate the students’ science knowledge to their teaching it opens for an interdependent approach to teaching and assessment, in contrast to an instrumental way of viewing scientific knowledge, particularly in grading situations. We discuss how the identified qualitative differences have implications for teachers’ possibilities of professional development, e.g. regarding subject didactical knowledge.
EFEITOS DOS INVESTIMENTOS EM INOVAÇÃO NO BRASIL: UMA ANÁLISE DA DINÂMICA ENTRE INOVAÇÃO, POPULAÇÃO ECONOMICAMENTE ATIVA E PRODUTO INTERNO BRUTO (2005-2015)
Authors: Borges Fabrini Quadros , Borges Fabricio Quadros , Lisbôa Educélio Gaspar
Published: January 2018

objetivo desse estudo é o de analisar a influência dos investimentos em inovação e da população economicamente ativa junto ao PIB brasileiro entre 2005 e 2015. Os investimentos em inovação são sinônimos de crescimento e produtividade e os governos de muitos países buscam desenvolver diretrizes de gestão que orientem estrategicamente estes investimentos. Todavia, as relações entre variáveis como investimentos em inovação, População economicamente ativa e Produto interno bruto precisam ter seus meandros melhor compreendidos e mensurados. Na metodologia do estudo foi utilizada a correlação linear e o modelo de regressão linear múltipla através do software de análise estatística SPSS. O estudo concluiu que cada incremento de uma unidade monetária no investimento em inovação está associado a um aumento 24,69 unidades no PIB. E para um aumento de cada unidade na taxa da variável população economicamente ativa, o PIB aumenta, em média, 0,024 unidades. A dinâmica de relação entre as variáveis observada neste estudo revela com maior precisão o papel relevante dos investimentos em inovação.
Vliv Halliwickova konceptu na rozvoj plaveckých dovedností u dětí s mozkovou obrnou a autismem
Authors: Vaščáková Tereza , Kudláček Martin
Published: January 2018

Stoking post describes how to use Halliwick concept in swimming training. Swimming is for clients diagnosed with cerebral palsy (CP) and autism, one of the best physical activities. For clients with special needs but requires only changing the activity but the approach instructors. One of the ways that fully respect these requirements is Halliwick concept of swimming lessons. Motor competence is one of the important indicators of personality development, has a social dimension. The term motor skills with noise continuum: analysis and description of the state - the adoption of measures to modification and improvement (Válková, 2010) to evaluate the results of the use of the test swimming skills (hereinafter WOTA - Water orientation test (Tirosh, Katz-Leurer & Getz, 2008). The present results represent a pilot study. Study was conducted in 15 probands with different types of cerebral palsy and autism. Study had pretest and posttest design with a two-month intensive training session with swimming Halliwick concept. Since we have worked with a homogeneous group of clients probands were divided into three groups according to the type of diagnosis (quadruparetic form of cerebral palsy, diparetic form of cerebral palsy and autism) and after a two-month course we evaluated the changes of swimming skills through WOTA test.
Vztah tělesného složení a funkčních parametrů u rekreačních triatlonistů
Authors: Kinkorová Ivana , Heller Jan , Vodička Pavel , Coufalová Klára
Published: January 2018

The aim of this study was to evaluate the body composition parameters and their relationship to functional parameters in recreational triathlonists. The group consisted of 16 men ranging in age from 29 – 47 years (mean age - 34,7 ± 5,4 years, height - 181,2 ± 4,7 cm, weight – 79,3 ± 5,6 kg, BMI – 24,4 ± 2,0 kg.m-2, body fat - 15,5 ± 3,6 %, FFM – 67,0 ± 3,9 kg, VO2 max - 57,4 ± 7,1 ml.kg-1.min-1, Vmax - 15,4 ± 1,3 km.h-1, HRmax - 184,1 ± 7,4 min-1). The investigation was focused on the analysis of body body compostion (BIA, In Body 3.0) and aerobic capacity (VO2 max, Vmax, SF max). We found a significant relationship of VO2 max and percent of body fat (r = - 0,78, p < 0,05), Vmax and percent of body fat (r = - 0,534, p < 0,05).
Aerometabolická náročnost vytrvalostního běhu u mužů při došlapu na přední část nohy a při došlapu na zadní část nohy
Authors: Pospíchal Vladimír , Novotný Jan
Published: January 2018

The research project focuses on the problem of the optimum cross step in long distance run. Step should be energetically most favourable – economics. We want to answer the question whether and under what conditions it is energetically preferable to endurance runner‘s pace with the impact on the forefoot or rearfoot. Testing subjects were 15 athletes. Athletes held running pace 12 km.h-1 . When we evaluated results, we focused on indicators running economy – minute oxygen uptake, minute oxygen uptake per kilogram of weight and heart rate. The aim of the study is to contribute to determine whether there is a more energy-intensive endurance running with an impact on the rearfoot or the impact on the forefoot. In this article, we focus on two important factors affecting running economy - minute oxygen uptake and minute oxygen uptake per kilogram of weight. Statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) the forefoot and rearfoot was in oxygen uptake. The average value rearfoot of minute oxygen uptake of 0.114 l.min-1 is below than forefoot. We conclude that rearfoot is more economical than forefoot. From the measured 15 runners, we cannot clearly say whether running rearfoot or forefoot is more economical.
Analýza pohybové struktury výpadu u dvou výkonnostně odlišných skupin šermířů
Authors: Balkó Štefan , Balkó Iva , Süss Vladimír
Published: January 2018

This study is focused on kinematic analysis in fencing lunge of different performance-related groups of fencers. The first group (n=7) consists of elite fencers of the Czech Republic, who are active in fencing an average of 12 years (±3,4). In the second group (n=7), there are fencers who are active in fencing up to two years. Subjects of our study performed lunge on a visual stimulus of LEDs, which is part of the Fitrosword device. The end of lunge was defined by hit of the target. The aim of this study was detection and charactrerization of movement structure in fencing lunge. Video recording and Dartfish TeamPro 6 Data software were used to evaluation of kinematic the lunge. The investigation revealed significant differences in the structure of individual phases of the lunge given to monitored groups of fencers. Between the the groups of fencers was identified difference in reaction time, speed of extension at the elbow joint and range of the movement in lunge. The results of our study may be useful for coaches who may this results due optimal pedagogical and methodological influence successfully applied in the training process. We assume that they can help in improving the performance of young and novice fencers who take into account the movement structure of lunge used by elite fencers.
Popularita českých sportovců a jejich uplatnění jako tváří firemních značek
Authors: Tahal Radek
Published: January 2018

One of the effective tools in marketing communication is connecting a company brand with a well known person. Such celebrity is then called brand ambassador. This paper presents the analysis of the representative marketing survey which aimed at identifying the best known Czech sports celebrities. The research is being conducted as a tracking one. That´s why this study compares familiarity and popularity of Czech sportspersons before and after the Olympic Games in Sochi. The respondents were also asked in what extent they want the celebrity to be medialized in the future. The research also brings data for creating a perception map that is based on the methodology known as “Need Scope”. This method puts forward the layout of the emotional attributes that respondents correlate with the celebrity. All these characteristics can be successfully used when matching the celebrity with the most adequate brand.
Srdcová frekvencia v odozve na herné zaťaženie v basketbale žien
Authors: Vencúrik Tomáš
Published: January 2018

The study compares intensity of game load among individual players’ positions and between first and second half. Ten female basketball players in senior category participated in this study. Four intensity zones were determined based on maximal heart rate (HRmax). Telemetric device Suunto Team Pack was used for monitoring the heart rate (HR) during the games. The mean HR during the games reached 88.1±3.9% of HRmax of total time. When we compared players’ positions in individual intensity zones we did not record statistical (p>0.05) nor practical significance and neither in % of HRmax (87.4±3.6 vs. 87.8±4.6 vs. 88.8±3.5; point guard vs. forward vs. center). Moreover, when we compared the 1st and the 2nd half in individual zones and in % of HRmax (87.7±4.1 vs. 88.5±3.7) we also did not record any statistical significance (p>0.05) and effect size coefficient shows small effect. Players spent 76.3% of total time with HR grater than 85% of HRmax. The results indicate high physiological demands on female basketball players during the games without taking into consideration the player’s position. This information can be useful for planning and managing training process as well as for comparison with training load. In similar future research we recommend to also evaluate the time-motion analysis besides the internal response and thus a more detailed look at the examined subject in question may be reached.
Multikulturní výchova prostřednictvím sportu a tělesné výchovy
Authors: Frainšic Michal , Fialová Ludmila
Published: January 2018

The articel is focused on application of sport and physical education in multicultural education. The aim of the study is to introduce this problematic and indicate opportunities for inovation and development of this topic. We mention some important theories and approaches. We also refer to the present situation in the Czech Republic and results of research. Sport can help integrate people, support their cooperation and communication, which is crucial. The teachers‘ role in multicultural education is not easy, it requires much experience and education.
Aktuální vědecké výzkumy v házené
Authors: Augustýn Tomáš
Published: January 2018

The paper contains selected results of some research studies that were presented at the Scientific conference of the European Handball Federation. I focus on the research results, which are interesting contribution to coaching practice or which are from areas close to my own research. I present an analysis of statistical data from the last two Olympic Games, which was presented by doc. Táborský, as well as two articles which deal with very often discussed issue of the appropriate size ball for particular age categories. I mention the research carried out the Slovenian coaches, from which some dataI compare with data from research in the Czech Republic. The last mentioned paper compares the training effect of the traditional periodization with block periodization.
Vliv sedmidenního tréninkového kempu ve vyšší nadmořské výšce na vybrané funkční a biochemické parametry mladých běžců
Authors: Bahenský Petr , Suchý Jiří
Published: January 2018

The objective of the present thesis is to examine the effect of the seven-day training camp in the altitude of 1,880 meters above sea level on functional and biochemical changes of the organism of young sportspersons. The thesis is a pilot study. The research was conducted on n = 6 (including 2 girls), age = 17,33 ± 2,36, all of them belonging to the youth sports elite within the Czech Republic. We have observed the dynamics of changes of morning resting heart rate, selected parameters of blood count (amount of erythrocytes, haemoglobin and haematocrites) and level of the anaerobic threshold. The measurements were performed 2 days prior departure, 2 days after return and 10 days after return from the higher above-sea-level altitude. The morning resting heart rate was measured by the probands during the course of 17 days before the camp and during the course of 14 days after returning from the camp. In the scope of the research, we have arrived at the following results: the resting heart rate as measured before departure was reduced by 2.44% 10 days after returning from the camp (it increased by 7.32% during the stay in the camp), the amount of erythrocytes increased by 1.2%, that of haemoglobin increased by 1.5% and that of haematocrites increased by 1.6%, level of the anaerobic threshold was improved by 11 seconds (by 4.6%). Most probably, the weekly stay is too short; the effect of a shortened camp is not parallel to a training that lasts 21–28 days; however, the above change of level of the anaerobic threshold is statistically and substantively significant. Changes in blood values are not statistically significant, substantive significance shows a small to moderate effect.
Kořeny a současnost sportovního kaplanství
Authors: Bednář Miloš , Crossan William
Published: January 2018

The main objective of this article is to introduce the phenomena of chaplaincy to the Czech sports context. Chaplaincy has helped shape the character of athletes and aided them in resolving their personal problems for several decades, especially in the Anglo-Saxon world. Another intention is to illustrate the importance of the comprehensive development of athletes, including the spiritual component. The authors first conduct a broad examination of the profession of chaplaincy from areas which have already been established in the Czech Republic – the hospital, military and university environments. Then within the realm of sports chaplaincy analysis is carried out on the experience from the Anglo-Saxon world of sports, where the specific profession is the most developed and has the longest tradition. In the conclusion, two core sport chaplaincy models are illustrated with emphasis on the applicability of international experience to the Czech sport context.
Stav antropometrických parametrů a tělesného složení u studentů Vojenského oboru UK FTVS v Praze
Authors: Kinkorová Ivana , Vrba Matěj
Published: January 2018

The aim of our study was the measurement of selected anthropometric variables, respectively determining somatotype, body composition analysis of students Military Department (MD) at UK FTVS in Prague and compared to similar studies. The group consisted of 22 probands, men ranging in age from 19–27 years (mean age = 22,9 ± 2,6 years, height = 179,9 ± 6,0 cm, weight = 76,8 ± 7,0 kg, BMI = 23,8 ± 1,5 kg.m–2). In terms of measured average somatotype (1,7 – 7,3 – 2,5), the students MD have very good preconditions for general physical fitness. We used BIA-Tanita MC 980 for the body composition analysis (whole body and segmental analysis). The students MD showed a high proportion of lean body mass (70,5 ± 6,1 kg) and low proportion of fat mass (8,3 ± 3,0 %). The authors emphasize the importance of monitoring and other parameters of body composition, e.g. total body water (TBW), extracellular water (ECW), intracellular water (ICW), segmental analysis of muscle mass and body fat.
Problematika hypermobility ve sportu
Authors: Řezaninová Jana , Dopitová Kateřina , Moc Králová Dagmar , Dovrtělová Lenka
Published: January 2018

Hypermobility is still a neglected cause of pain and musculoskeletal injuries, it is also a predisposing factor for a variety of musculoskeletal disorders – functional or structural. Hypermobility is a sign of reduced quality of connective tissue – ligamentous increased laxity. In examination we cannot ignore the importance of the athlete’s history, examination by sight and knowledge of specific tests. The results of the tests can help us to design an adequate exercise program.