bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Unified Process for Domain Analysis integrating Quality, Aspects and Goals
Authors: Losavio Francisca , Matteo Alfredo , Pacilli Camejo Irma
Published: December 2018

The Requirements Engineering (RE) discipline is where the software system needs or requirements are captured; these are then “translated” into software components. At present, functional requirements are treated, but non-functional requirements (NFR) are neglected, causing problems at later stages of development. In an industrial software production context, product quality must be considered, and the Domain Analysis discipline within RE, proposes different approaches to treat NFR for building a Reference Architecture (RA) from which all products of a domain family can be generated. Consequently, the same process is adapted to different contexts and abstraction levels. This paper proposes a Unified Process for Domain Analysis (UPDA), based on Aspect and Goal orientations to deal with NFR, specified by quality standards to enhance communication. UPDA integrates techniques that are separately used: - the Chung and others extended process of Losavio and others, based on the NFR Framework with treatment of crosscutting concerns, and – the ISO/IEC 25010 quality standard to specify NFR. Three sub-processes constitute UPDA: - Construction of the quality model, - Identification of crosscutting concerns and - RA design. The main artifact obtained is the RA, which can be reused as an asset in the context of software product lines.
Business Process Verification: The Application of Model Checking and Timed Automata
Authors: Mendoza Morales Luis E.
Published: December 2018

The most important result to standardize the notation for graphical representation of Business Processes (BPs) is the Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN). Despite the BPs modeled with BPMN being able to support business designers, BPMN models are not appropriate to support the analysis phase. BPMN models have no formal seman- tics to conduct qualitative analysis (validation and verification). In this work is presented how Model Checking (MC) verification technique for software and Timed Automata (TA) formal language are integrated within a formal verification approach to check BPs mod- eled with BPMN. Also, are introduced a set of guideline to transform BPMN models into TA. The use of our approach allow to business analysts and designers to perform evaluation (i.e., qualitative analysis) of BPs, based on the formal specification of BP–task model with TA. The application of the approach is aimed to evaluate the behavior of the BP–task model with respect to business performance indicators (for instance, service time, waiting time or queue size) derived from business needs, as is shown in an instance of an enterprise–project related to Customer Relationship Management.
A Business Process Model for IT Management Based on Enterprise Architecture
Authors: Montilva Jonas , Barrios Judith , Besembel Isabel , Montilva William
Published: December 2018

The successful application of Information Technologies (IT) in an organization depends on the business processes used for managing such technologies. It is widely recognized that the use of the Enterprise Architecture (EA) practice for organizing these technologies into a framework is a key factor for achieving a better IT - business alignment. This article presents a business process model for the IT Management that can be used in medium and large organizations as a framework for modelling and analysing their IT management processes. The main difference between the described model and others found in the literature is that our model places EA concept at the centre of the organization of IT Management activities. It provides a better definition, organization and comprehension of the essential and support IT management activities. The described model is being used in several organizations as a referential framework to improve their current IT Management processes.
An experience of technology transfer success of software for children with disabilities
Authors: Jadán-Guerrero Janio
Published: December 2018

This article describes an experience of technology transfer success of software for visually impaired children in Ecuador. The starting point was the personal experience of the author with his daughter with special needs. This fact allowed the development of AINIDIU (Intelligent agent for visually impaired children). AINIDIU is a computer-based technology to facilitate the interaction between visually impaired children and computers. The background, technological structure and evaluation of AINIDIU are described in this article. In addition, the process of transfer technology is described, in which a cooperation agreement was signed among Vice presidency of Ecuador, FENCE (Organization of blind people) and Universidad Indoamérica. In this context, Computer Science students installed the software in approximately 1,000 laptops donated by program "Misión Manuela Espejo" supported by Vice presidency of Ecuador. FENCE and students of Education career were responsible for training to teachers of schools, in the use of technologies and Virtual Learning Platform for blind people. As result of the process visually impaired children of 22 provinces of Ecuador were beneficed. The author motivated by this rewarding experience continues with new projects in the Doctoral Program in Computer Science of Universidad de Costa Rica.
Evolution of cooperation in evolutionary games for Sanitation Boards
Authors: Botta Rocío , Blanco Gerardo , Schaerer Christian E.
Published: December 2018

In a group of individuals that come together to produce a good or provide a service, the cooperators (who pay to produce the good) are often exploited by those who receive the benefit without paying the cost. Models were developed over time using incentives (reward or punishment) and the option of abandoning the initiative to promote and stabilize the cooperation.

In this paper we analyze several models based on the evolutionary game theory and public good games. We compare and organize them in a taxonomic table following their main characteristics to select the most suitable for a specific problem. The analyzed models are compared by using a public good problem in community projects for water supply. We have reasonable assurance that phenomena that appear on mod- els also occurs in these community projects. Therefore, we propose that evolutionary game theory can be a useful tool for policy-makers in order to improve cooperation and discourage defection in sanitation boards.
Supervised Internships and their Lessons: Challenges and Experiences with Teaching Degree in Computer Science in Brazilian Scenario
Authors: Scaico Pasqueline , Costa Thaíse Kelly De Lima
Published: December 2018

In Teaching Degree courses in Brazil, the internship intends to complement the student’s graduation process, considering this field of work as an object of investigation and critical reflection on the environment which is around it. However, when it is related to Teaching Degree in Computer Science which forms educators to this area, some difficulties preclude the achievement of the internship in its fullness due to the absence of educational policies which may establish the performance of these teachers. Despite the incentive to actions, which involve the teaching of Computer Science in basic education in Brazil, Computer Science does not make part of any curriculum in schools. Trying to encourage this dialogue, this paper presents part of the scenario of Computer Science education and of the internship’s activities in Teaching Degree courses, showing its organizational structure and its directions of activities that provide experiences with teaching. The research also represents the challenges and the lessons learned while conducting internship disciplines in a specific course.
Söke Ekolojik Koşullarında Yetiştirilen Tef (Eragrostis teff (Zucc) Trotter) Bitkisinde Farklı Sıra Arası Uzaklarının Verim ve Bazı Verim Özellikleri Üzerine Etkisi
Authors: GEREN Hakan , KAVUT Yaşar Tuncer , KIR Behçet
Published: December 2018

Amaç: Çalışma, farklı sıra arası uzaklarının tef (Eragrostis tef) bitkisinin verimliliği üzerindeki etkisini değerlendirmek amacıyla 2014 ve 2015 yıllarında, tipik Akdeniz iklim koşulları altındaki (Söke-Aydın) bir üretici tarlasında yürütülmüştür.Materyal ve Metot: Araştırmada, bitki materyali olarak “Dessie” isimli tef genotipi kullanılmıştır. Deneme tesadüf blokları deneme desenine göre 3 tekrarlamalı olarak kurulmuş olup, dört farklı sıra arası uzaklığı (17.5, 35.0, 52.5 ve 70.0 cm) uygulanmıştır. Çalışmada; hasattaki bitki sayısı, bitki boyu, hasat indeksi, toplam tane ve kuru madde (KM) verimi, ham protein (HP) oranı, asit deterjanda çözünmeyen lif (ADF) ve nötr deterjanda çözünmeyen lif (NDF) gibi özellikler incelenmiştir.Bulgular: İki yıllık ortalama sonuçlar; sıra arası uzaklıklar arasında yukarıda belirtilen özellikler üzerine önemli farklar bulunduğunu göstermiştir. Yetiştirme mevsimi süresince bitki üzerinde, tane ve ot üretimi için sırasıyla iki ve üç hasat yapılmıştır. Sıra arası uzaklığın azalmasıyla toplam tane ve KM verimleri yükselmiştir. Dar sıralar, geniş sıralara kıyasla daha yüksek yem kalitesi sağlamışlardır.Sonuç: Yöre koşullarında tef bitkisinden yüksek tane ve ot verimi sağlamak için 17.5 cm sıra arası uzaklığı tavsiye edilebilir.
ORGANIZATIONAL AND PEDAGOGICAL CONDITIONS OF MOTOR ACTIVITY OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES RECEIVING VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN CONDITIONS OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
Authors: KONOVALOV Aleksey Yurevich
Published: December 2018

One of the priority directions of the state policy regarding people with disabilities is their professional adaptation and social integration into society. The use of adaptive physical education in most cases remains the only effective method of their physical rehabilitation and self-realization. However, nowadays the process of adaptive physical education needs to be improved, and the goal is to establish organizational and pedagogical conditions that increase and reduce motor activity among people with disabilities that are educated in the system of a regional inclusive secondary vocational education. As a result, the parameters have been established that affect the motor activity of people with disabilities: the category of violations found, smoking, age, mobility before entering the technical school, place of residence, sex, nutrition, workload, availability or absence of free time, availability or lack of conditions for practicing the desired physical culture and sports.
ACTIVITIES OF MOBILE MEDICAL UNITS AT THE FAR NORTH-EAST OF THE USSR IN 1920–1930
Authors: KNYAZKINA Tatyana Anatolevna
Published: December 2018

Academic medicine for a long time remained inaccessible to the population of the Far North-East of the USSR. The organization of mobile medical units was the initial stage in the promotion of medical care for nomadic and settled indigenous population. We summarize the information on the activities of mobile medical units operating in the 1920s–1930s in the Far North-East of the USSR. With the receipt of information about the state of health, the nature of the disease of the surveyed aboriginal population, the features of the organization of medical care in the study area, the directions of the groups changed. Work units were conducted in several areas: health, ethnographic, geographical, social. We identify the difficulties in the organization of effective work of the units, give an overall assessment of its results, trace the state policy in providing native peoples with medical care. Medical workers changed the way of life of the nomadic and settled population. They introduced aboriginal population to the academic medical culture. Activities of the mobile medical units helped to study the character and peculiarities of the diseases of the aborigines, to identify foci of epidemics and to develop methods of dealing with them, primarily to examine the inhabitants of the tundra and to develop necessary recommendations to the health authorities.
ON THE CAUSES OF THE COLLAPSE OF THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN EMPIRE
Authors: AIRAPETOV Arutyun Gurgenovich
Published: December 2018

We discuss one of the key problems of the modern history – the collapse of the dualistic Austro-Hungarian Empire. The dual monarchy, or Monarchy, lasted a little more than half a century, from 1867 to 1918, and disintegrated as a result of the sharp aggravation of interethnic contradictions and the military-political defeat of the Central Powers. The book of the contemporary of the historical drama, the Hungarian publicist, the left-liberal politician O. Jászi occupies a special place is in the rich Austro-Hungarianism. The author of this study was the scientific editor of the translation of O. Jászi’s book into Russian. We examine two innovative ideas in many ways pioneer of O. Jászi’s historical and sociological labor: a) the contradictory impact of economic forces (factor) on the close integration of multi-level regions of the Danube monarchy; b) as we show, relying on the research of O. Jászi, the psychological reason for the collapse of the polyethnic state was the cultural and mental incompatibility of Hungarians and Austrian Germans, as well as of other peoples of the Monarchy. We summarize that the economic backwardness of Hungary and the originality of the Hungarian national identity, different political culture were the deep disintegrational factors of the disappearance of one of the largest continental empires from the world political map.
LEGAL ELECTRONIC LIBRARIES – SOURCES OF QUALITY
INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET
Authors: ZUBETS Viktor Vasilevich
Published: December 2018

We compare traditional and new methods of information search in computer networks. As the result we prove the necessity of considering the quality of information category in the process of information search by students of all forms of education. We give the definitions of “junk information” and information quality. It is necessary to take into account the information quality for intellectualization of information search and eventually for efficacy improvement of information search. One of the main sources of quality information on the Internet is legal electronic libraries. We consider the characteristics of network sources, which contain quality information and allow students to differ legal electronic libraries from unauthorized. As the example we consider several electronic libraries. We recommend to lecturers several tasks, which can be useful for students while learning methods of intellectual information search in electronic educational resources, these tasks are aimed to form competencies of modern educational standards. We conclude it is necessary to pay far more attention to the issue of quality information search on the Internet, than we do today.
METHODOLOGICAL BASES OF MODEL CONSTRUCTION OF PATRIOTIC
FEELINGS FORMATION AMONG ADOLESCENTS THROUGH FOLK ART
Authors: MANGER Tatyana Eduardovna , VASILEVA Yuliya Viktorovna
Published: December 2018

The methodological foundations of formation patriotic feelings among adolescents through folk art are revealed. The analysis of the possibility of using a model approach in pedagogical practices in the development of the model of formation of patriotic feelings among adolescents. On the basis of the algorithm offered by the author the theoretical bases of modeling of process of formation of social education of patriotic feelings among teenagers by means of folk art in the conditions of institutions of additional education are offered. A detailed description of the components of the proposed model: subjective, methodological, content-organizational and evaluation components. On the basis of systematization of the data the cognitive features of adolescents, taking into account the psychological characteristics of adolescence, which will be taken as a basis in the description of adolescents as a subjective component of the model of social education. Particular attention is paid to the need to use the methodological component of the model, which includes consideration of external influences on the educational process and the innovative nature of the formation of patriotic feelings among adolescents. As the main way of education of patriotic feelings at teenagers the author offers use of project approach by creation of the environment of project activity. We describe such integral components of the model as cognitive, motivational-value, emotional, and conative components, as well as forms and methods of social education of patriotic feelings among adolescents by means of folk art. In conclusion, emphasized the importance of assessing the level of formation of patriotic consciousness. As a result of the model implementation, the author sees the solution of a number of problems in the formation of patriotic feelings among adolescents through folk art.
ORGANIZATION OF INDIVIDUALLY-ORIENTED TEACHING PRESCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN IN THE FIELD OF CHOREOGRAPHIC ART
Authors: SHANKINA Svetlana Viktorovna , DOROZHKINA Olga Alekseevna , ROMANINA Larisa Aleksandrovna
Published: December 2018

We consider the organization of individually-oriented teaching of preschool children in the field of choreographic art. The continuously developing concept of education, including the concept of teaching preschool children, the active introduction of innovative technologies, increasing the requirements that apply to the modern teacher, allow to make the section of preschool pedagogy regularly modernized science, the key goal of which is to introduce innovative techniques that are adaptively suitable to the psycho-physiological level of development of the modern child. It is shown that within the educational process of preschool children in the field of choreography as a fundamental goal is selected individually-oriented training and education in the field of choreographic art. The purpose of individual-oriented training and education in the field of choreographic art is the development of the child as a single person, a carrier of unique characteristics that will distinguish him from his peers. The principles of developing individually-oriented training and education in the field of choreographic art (the principle of naturalness; the principle of freedom of choice; the principle of openness of the didactic process) are characterized, the forms of organization of individually-oriented training and education of preschool children in the field of choreographic art are revealed. Research of dynamics of development of preschool children by means of choreographic art is presented. The main pedagogical technologies of individually-oriented teaching of preschool children in the field of choreographic art (health-saving educational technologies; pedagogical technologies that contribute to the systematic and harmonious development of the child's personality; project activities technology; “portfolio preschool” technology; information and communication technologies).
PACHAMAMA: LA MADRE TIERRA E A RESSIGNIFICAÇÃO DA TUTELA DA DIGNIDADE HUMANA EM FACE DO NOVO CONSTITUCIONALISMO DA AMÉRICA LATINA
Authors: Amaral Bahia Claudio José , Toledo Claudia Mansani Queda de , Toledo Flávio Euphrásio Carvalho de
Published: December 2018

A indiferença pelo outro tomou conta, em nível mundial, da sociedade, estando esta esmagada pela necessidade de consumo e realização, momento em que os direitos fundamentais passaram a ser negligenciados com mais intensidade, aviltando-se a dignidade ínsita e indissociável do ser humano. Em um momento em que os regimes de força, perigosamente ascendendo sob um viés democrático, são apontados como possível solução das crises que permeiam o dia a dia, o novo constitucionalismo da América Latina, materializado na sua copérnica visão da Pachamama, pode ser o instrumento decisivo de retomada, por parte do Brasil, dos ideais que levaram e desaguaram na Constituição Cidadã de 1988. Nesse contexto, o presente trabalho teve por escopo demonstrar que o desenvolvimento do constitucionalismo na América Latina pode se converter em valiosa ferramenta à necessária ressignificação da tutela da dignidade humana, demonstrando que uma vida qualificada, para seu atingimento, evolve um mínimo existencial ecológico, isto é, uma verdadeira e inseparável interação entre todos os elementos que compõem a Mãe Terra. Utilizando-se do método hipotético-dedutivo e de pesquisa bibliográfica, o artigo foi estruturado em duas partes principais: novo constitucionalismo e Estado de Bem Viver e, em sua decorrência, a revalorização da diversidade e a ressignificação da dignidade humana, por meio do conceito de Pachamama.
O PAGAMENTO POR SERVIÇOS AMBIENTAIS AOS CATADORES: INSTRUMENTO DE EFETIVAÇÃO DA POLÍTICA NACIONAL DE RESÍDUOS SÓLIDOS
Authors: Lima Ítalo Wesley Paz de Oliveira , Farias Talden
Published: December 2018

O presente trabalho objetiva demonstrar a importância de valorização dos serviços ambientais prestados pelos catadores de materiais recicláveis e a contribuição desse instituto para o espaço urbano. Este artigo inicia sua análise a partir da problemática dos resíduos sólidos ao passo que simultaneamente se aborda a Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos como diploma normativo visando solucionar as externalidades decorrentes da gestão insustentável desses resíduos. Posteriormente, se traz à baila as propostas teóricas de solução das externalidades ambientais e os instrumentos de política ambientais vigentes nas legislações atuais. Por último passa a se abordar o pagamento por serviços ambientais aos catadores de recicláveis e como este instituto pode ser essencial não apenas para a concretização dos objetivos da Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos, mas também um importante fator de inclusão social e de proveito econômico e ambiental.
A QUESTÃO DO BEM: DO BOM AO JUSTO
Authors: Silva Filho Edson Vieira , Costa Débora Laís Santos
Published: December 2018

Utilizando o bem jurídico penal, fez-se uma investigação quanto ao bem observando sua forma clássica, por meio de filósofos como Platão e Aristóteles, e sua contemporânea. Analisou-se, também, o bem comum, até chegar ao ponto fulcral do trabalho, bem jurídico penal, para que seja possível entender este instituto, uma vez que seus valores modificaram durante o tempo até chegar na contemporaneidade. Assim, o objetivo está centrado no bem jurídico utilizando como norte suas – possíveis – crises em meio a uma sociedade que sempre está se transformando.  Percebe-se que o bem jurídico penal salienta apenas uma comunidade, aqueles que estão à margem da sociedade padrão pós-moderna, fazendo com que o direito penal tenha uma clientela preferencial, e, por esse motivo, para solucionar tal discriminação é necessário que imponha a Constituição com seus princípios e direitos fundamentais. Para a análise do trabalho será feita uma investigação bibliográfica utilizando como norte filósofos clássicos e autores que tratam do bem jurídico penal.
O UTILITARISMO NA POLÍTICA MIGRATÓRIA BRASILEIRA: A LUTA POR DIREITOS HUMANOS DOS MIGRANTES
Authors: Fagundes Lucas Machado , Sparemberger Raquel Fabiana Lopes , Loch Andriw Souza
Published: December 2018

Trata-se de artigo sobre a política migratória no Brasil e a luta por direitos humanos dos migrantes, dentro do cenário nacional utilitarista. Objetiva-se de forma geral, compreender a garantia de direitos sociais básicos e a relação do trato com os migrantes. Desta forma, analisar-se-á pontualmente: os primeiros ciclos migratórios, o trato dado pelo Estado, ao migrante, na contemporaneidade e, por fim, serão apontados reflexos das práticas utilitaristas, segurança nacional e linhas abissais no, até recentemente vigente, Estatuto do Estrangeiro. Este estudo se justifica pela importância de reconhecer e garantir direitos sociais básicos aos migrantes. Para pesquisa, utilizou-se o método dedutivo baseado em pesquisas bibliográficas em fontes primárias e secundárias, utilizando: livros, revistas científicas e leis.
O DIREITO FUNDAMENTAL À IMUNIDADE TRIBUTÁRIA, O ART. 195, §7º DA CF/88 E O SUPREMO TRIBUNAL FEDERAL
Authors: Fischer Octavio Campos , Lima Berberi Marco Antônio , Schier Adriana da Costa Ricardo
Published: December 2018

Este artigo pretende discutir os recentes problemas decorrentes do direito fundamental à imunidade tributária do art. 195, §7º da CF/88 e sua regulamentação por lei complementar na jurisprudência recente do Supremo Tribunal Federal. A importância do tema é inquestionável, na medida em que se tem um benefício fiscal que tem por função precípua a realização de direitos fundamentais sociais, através de entidades do terceiro setor.
Using AAC Media To Improve Dynamics Ability In Music Learning For Autistic Children
Authors: Erlani Lalan , Narawati Tati , Alimin Zaenal
Published: December 2018

This study aims to improve the ability of dynamics musical skills of autistic student using Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) media. Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) interventions have been shown to improve both communication and learning skills in children and youth with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities. There are many strategies educators use to aid a child to communicate. Visual aides have been used successfully in helping children with autism communicate. A picture system called AAC Media allows teachers to make pictures to help students on the spectrum communicate. The method that being used in this study is experimental method with single subject research approach and using the design of A–B pattern. Data collection technique that being used are observation and documentation. And data analysis technique that being used is visual analysis in condition. The results of this research indicate that musical dynamic skills in music subject could be improved by using AAC media. The use of AAC media brings positive impact towards autistic students skills in musical dynamic. Therefore, teachers can apply the using of AAC media on music subject activities in school.
The Effectiveness of Collaborative Learning to Enhance English Communicative Competence: A Case Study of the First-Year Students at Thepsatri Rajabhat University
Authors: Rodphotong Sasilak
Published: December 2018

The attempts of the present study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of collaborative learning to enhance English communicative competence and evaluating students’ satisfaction towards the instruction. The participants in this study were 1,471 the first-year students enrolled in the first semester, 2017 academic year. The students’ English proficiency according to the CEFR was A1. The instruments used were lesson plans, pre-test and post-test and satisfaction questionnaire. The lessons were comprised of various collaborative learning activities emphasizing at the following topics: self-introduction, school schedule, telling time, asking and giving information, food, leisure, describing people, describing things and giving direction. The period of experiment was 20 hours. The independent sample t-test was calculated to find the differences. The findings revealed that there were statistically significant differences at the level of .01 after teaching with collaborative learning. This indicated that the students’ communicative competence significantly improved. Besides, the satisfaction questionnaire was distributed at the end of the instruction and the results indicated that the students had a positive satisfaction towards the instruction.
Teacher’s Readiness in the New Principal Preparation Program (PPP)
Authors: Juwita Ratna , Siswandari Siswandari
Published: December 2018

This descriptive study reports on the learning readiness of teachers in the Indonesia Principal Preparation Programme (PPP). The Republic of Indonesia Ministry of Education and Culture has decreed that school principal candidates are to have school principal certificates before they can be appointed as school principals. The school principal certificate can only be attained by completing the PPP, one of the important stages of which is education and training. As a form of learning, education and training in the PPP demands school principal candidates to exhibit learning readiness. It has long and widely been acknowledged that learning readiness is one of the most important determining factors of success in learning. The PPP itself, in short, is a programme designed to equip teachers with previously determined competencies to enable them to take on the role of school leader and school manager. The PPP consists of several stages, which are: proposal of principal candidates, selection, and education and training. Each stage of the PPP comes with certain requirements. This study focuses on the stage of education and training. The preconditions of this stage determine the success of the process of learning and the achievement of the learning goals. Based on this notion, this paper aims to describe the training readiness of teachers nominated as school principals, with particular regard to their physical, psychological, and material readiness. Further attention is given to proposing possible alternatives to improve PPP training readiness. The method used in this study is the descriptive qualitative method. Data were collected through pre-test and post-test, questionnaires, and document study. Descriptive statistics were employed to analyse the data. The analysis results show that, while teachers’ material readiness for training is relatively high, they lack psychological and physical readiness. Better time management, competent trainers, a contextual curriculum, and a matriculation programme are proposed as alternatives to improve psychological and physical readiness.
Emodin Reduces the Activity of (1,3)-β-D-glucan Synthase from Candida albicans and Does Not Interact with Caspofungin
Authors: JANECZKO MONIKA
Published: December 2018

Candidiasis is the most common opportunistic yeast infection, with Candida albicans as a paramount causative species. (1,3)-β-D-glucan is one of the three main targets of clinically available antifungal agents used to treat Candida infections. It is one of the most abundant fungal cell wall components. Echinocandins represent the newest class of antifungals affecting cell wall biosynthesis through non-competitive inhibition of (1,3)-β-D-glucan synthase. Therefore, treatment with echinocandins causes defects in fungal cell integrity. In the present study, similar activity of emodin (6-methyl-1,3,8-trihydroxyanthraquinone) has been revealed. Many reports have already shown the antifungal potential of this pleiotropic molecule, including its activity against C. albicans. The aim of this report was to evaluate the activity of emodin towards a new molecular target, i.e. (1,3)-β-D-glucan synthase isolated from Candida cells. Moreover, given the identical mechanism of the activity of both molecules, interaction of emodin with caspofungin was determined. The study revealed that emodin reduced (1,3)-β-D-glucan synthase activity and increased cell wall damage, which was evidenced by both a sorbitol protection assay and an aniline blue staining assay. Furthermore, the synergy testing method showed mainly independence of the action of both tested antifungal agents, i.e. emodin and caspofungin used in combination.
Primary and Secondary Bacteremia Caused by Proteus spp.: Epidemiology, Strains Susceptibility and Biofilm Formation
Authors: KWIECIŃSKA-PIRÓG JOANNA , SKOWRON KRZYSZTOF , GOSPODAREK-KOMKOWSKA EUGENIA
Published: December 2018

Proteus spp. is an etiological factor of urinary tract and bloodstream infections. The aim of this study was the retrospective analysis of susceptibility of Proteus spp. strains isolated from bloodstream infections (BSIs) as well as similarity evaluation of the strains isolated from different clinical samples. Proteus spp. strains were isolated in 2009–2017 from hospital patients. Identification was based on the colony’s morphology and biochemical or MALDI-TOF MS analyzes. The antibiotic susceptibility test was done using the diffusion method. Biofilm formation was evaluated with microplate method using TTC. Bacteremia caused by Proteus spp. was found in 97 patients, mainly secondary to urinary tract infection. Most of the strains were susceptible to piperacillin with tazobactam (95.9%) and amikacin (86.7%). Elderly patients have a higher risk of mortality after BSIs caused by Proteus spp. A detailed analysis was made for randomly chosen 26 strains isolated from 11 patients with Proteus mirabilis bacteremia. Using PFGE, we found that 10 (90.9%) isolates, collected from different clinical specimens of the same patient, were genetically identical.
A Special Risk Group for Hepatitis E Infection: The First Record of North Cyprus
Authors: SÜER KAYA , GÜVENIR MERYEM , AYKAÇ ASLI
Published: December 2018

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is transmitted by a fecal oral route from animals to humans following exposure to the body fluids of infected animals. We investigated the seroprevalence of anti-hepatitis E (anti-HEV) antibodies by monitoring IgG and IgM virus antibodies amongst employees in the animal industry in North Cyprus through a cross-sectional study. Samples were taken from individuals without occupational exposure to animals and from those who worked with animals (doing animal husbandry, veterinary work or butchery). Enzyme-linked immunoassays were used to detect anti-HEV IgG and IgM in the blood samples. The prevalence of anti-HEV IgG antibodies was 3.0% (12/400), while the prevalence of anti-HEV IgM antibodies was 0.25% (1/400). The prevalence of anti-HEV IgG amongst the samples received from females was approximately 2.5-fold higher than samples received from males (2.4%). Anti-HEV IgG was detected amongst 7% of animal husbandry workers and amongst 2% of veterinarians and butchers. The current findings represent the first records of HEV surveillance in Cyprus. We investigated the seroprevalence of anti-HEV by monitoring IgG and IgM virus antibodies amongst employees.
A STUDY OF THE DINAKA PIPE DANCE OF THE PEDI PEOPLE IN SOUTH AFRICA
Authors: Chambers Paul W
Published: December 2018

This article provides a description and musical analysis of the Pedi genre known as dinaka, as it is currently practised (2016) in the rural areas throughout the Limpopo province. The role of this music is examined along with the implications of learning and performing it as a cultural outsider. The construction, methods of tuning, and playing techniques of the pipes, drums, and other instruments associated with dinaka are discussed. The form and structure of the music are interpreted as well as the idioms of rhythm, melody, and dance repertoire which imbue the genre with a distinct sound. Common methods for creating improvisational variations among the instrumental and dance parts are explained. The connection of dinaka to styles of Pedi vocal music is examined along with the proverbial meanings of the songs with which these melodies and rhythms are associated. Transcriptions of the dance steps, pipe melodies and drum rhythms have been developed to provide a visual representation of the music. The aim is to provide a resource from which one can study and understand the many aspects of dinaka.
Future proof decentralised sludge recycling Elodry-pro®
Authors: Geraats B. , Parnowska M. , Kox L.
Published: December 2018

At Linz-Unkel (Germany) sewage treatment plant the first full scale state-of-art EloDry-Pro® plant for sewage sludge has been constructed, consisting of the PYREG® reactor and the EloDry® belt dryer. The system is characterised by small footprint, flexibility, modular design and efficient energy management.

The sludge dried using an EloDry® belt dryer undergoes staged combustion using the PYREG® module at around 6,500°C. This reduces the sludge to a fraction of its original volume while disinfecting it and removing micro-pollutants such as pharmaceutical residues. The residual ash, which has a high percentage of plant-available phosphorus, is then supplied to the fertiliser industry as a recycled raw material.

The working principle of EloDry-Pro® installation, including heat flows of the system, is presented.

The paper describes Pyreg®'s advanced emission control systems, preventing NOx formation and removing harmful substances such as mercury and sulphur.

The EloDry-Pro® technology is an innovative and cost-effective approach to decentralised thermal recycling of sewage sludge. Both sewage sludge volumes and transportation costs are reduced by up to 90%, therefore making it a low carbon cost-effective alternative to the transportation of sludge and allowing local sludge processing at plants under 100 k population.
Proof of concept of wastewater treatment via passive aeration SND using a novel zeolite amended biofilm reactor
Authors: Cheng Liang , Flavigny Raphael Marie-Guillaume , Hossain Md Iqbal , Charles Wipa , Cord-Ruwisch Ralf
Published: December 2018

The current paper describes a novel passive aeration simultaneous nitrification and denitrification (PASND) zeolite amended biofilm reactor that removes organic carbon and nitrogen from wastewater with low-energy consumption. Next to the ammonium oxidizing bacteria (AOB), this reactor contained naturally enriched glycogen accumulating organisms (GAOs) and zeolite powder to initially adsorb BOD (acetate) and ammonium (NH4+-N) from synthetic wastewater under anaerobic conditions. Draining of the treated wastewater exposed the biofilm directly to air enabling low-energy oxygen supply by passive aeration. This allowed the adsorbed ammonium to be oxidized by the AOB and the produced nitrite and nitrate to be reduced simultaneously by the GAOs using the adsorbed BOD (stored as PHAs) as carbon source. Overall, with an operation mode of 1 h anaerobic and 4 h aerobic phase, the nutrient removal efficiency after single treatment was about 94.3% for BOD and 72.2% for nitrogen (NH4+-N). As high-energy aeration of the bulk solution for oxygen supply is completely avoided, the energy requirement of the proposed PASND biofilm reactor can be theoretically cut down to more than 50% compared to the traditional activated sludge process.
Full-scale practice of domestic wastewater source separation and collection in a semicentralized treatment system: a case study
Authors: Ren Xueli , Chen Hongbin , Cheng Yong , Wu Luxue , Jiang Haixin
Published: December 2018

Semicentralized supply and treatment systems (SCSTSs), which can realize water, nutrition, and energy recycling via separate water supply and discharge systems, have been developed for fast-growing urban areas. The world's first full-scale SCSTS was implemented in Qingdao in China. Greywater (GW) and blackwater (BW) are collected and treated separately, but the parallel setting of the BW and GW pipelines means that connection mistakes can easily occur. Taking Qingdao as an example, this article analyzes the occurrences of BW and GW pipeline misconnections and the changes in influent pollutants, to assess the feasibility of separating domestic sewage at the source. The misconnection rates were estimated by comparing the measured values with the theoretical values. The results show that cross-connections occurred in some buildings, and the average misconnection rates were 31.9%, 15.2%, 60.6%, and 0.2%, respectively, in hotels, residences, an office building, and a public building. The overall misconnection rate in the SCSTS was 27.9%. These findings suggest that measures should be taken to avoid or reduce misconnections. This study can provide a reference for the future design and construction of SCSTSs and has important practical significance for protecting the environment.
Sentidos atribuídos ao significante prática curricular nas produções científicas da ANPEd
Authors: Melo Maria Júlia Carvalho de , Almeida Lucinalva Andrade Ataide de , Leite Carlinda
Published: December 2018

O artigo inscreve-se no debate sobre o currículo, e mais especificamente sobre as práticas curriculares, e tem como objetivo identificar sentidos atribuídos ao significante prática curricular nas produções científicas da ANPEd (Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Educação), Brasil. Para isso, mobiliza conceitos de currículo que o compreendem como projeto formativo produzido pelas políticas e pelos agentes educativos que o configuram e praticam nos quotidianos escolares, reconhecendo-o como território de disputas. Neste sentido, foram selecionadas e analisadas, a partir da Teoria do Discurso de Ernesto Laclau e Chantal Mouffe, as pesquisas circunscritas ao período de 2006-2015. Essa análise permitiu identificar uma articulação da prática curricular com outros significantes, configuradora de sentidos que reconhecem os quotidianos das escolas como espaços de criação e recriação curriculares, e que perspetivam os professores como intelectuais responsáveis pela organização do processo didático-pedagógico, isto é, como profissionais capazes de criarem conhecimentos que respondam às urgências sentidas pelo exercício da docência mas que não se enquadram necessariamente nos modelos determinados pelas políticas curriculares.

Palavras-chave: Sentidos; Currículo; Prática Curricular; Teoria do Discurso
Desafios dos professores na mediação das brincadeiras de crianças com necessidades educacionais especiais na educação infantil
Authors: Sant´Anna Maria Madalena Moraes , Manzini Eduardo José , Vosgerau Dilmeire Sant´Anna Ramos , Capellini Vera Lúcia Messias Fialho , Pfeifer Luzia Iara
Published: December 2018

As diretrizes curriculares nacionais para a Educação Infantil priorizam o desenvolvimento das capacidades infantis de crianças até cinco anos, tendo o brincar como eixo norteador do aprendizado. O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar a percepção dos professores sobre as dificuldades para realizar e mediar brincadeiras para crianças com necessidades educacionais especiais (NEE) na Educação Infantil. A pesquisa foi de caráter qualitativo e utilizou a entrevista como procedimento de coleta de dados, para 31 professores de 11 crianças incluídas em sete centros de Educação Infantil de um município do Estado do Paraná – Brasil. As entrevistas foram sujeitas a análise de conteúdo, que indicou dois temas principais: mediação e dificuldades. Os resultados apontaram que professores brincam mais com estas crianças quando há dois professores em sala; demonstraram dificuldades de mediação nas brincadeiras com as crianças com Transtornos Globais do Desenvolvimento e Deficiência Intelectual, o que não ocorre junto às crianças com Deficiência Física. Os resultados indicam a necessidade de maior interação com os profissionais da saúde, de uma percepção mais individualizada das crianças com necessidades educacionais especiais, e de maior investimento na formação dos professores em serviço, quanto ao conhecimento de estratégias para mediar as brincadeiras.

Palavras-chave: Brincadeiras; Educação infantil; Necessidades educacionais especiais; Formação continuada
A aprendizagem do pensar e a impossibilidade de ensinar filosofia
Authors: Ramos Daniel Rodrigues
Published: December 2018

Numa abordagem fenomenológica, o artigo reflete o ensino da Filosofia, assumindo-o como possível enquanto experiência da aprendizagem do pensar. Nesta direção, o estudo possui por meta mostrar que a compreensão desta possibilidade se radica em uma impossibilidade de caráter ontológico, uma vez que o aprender a pensar não pode ser ofertado ou possibilitado por outrem. Tal impossibilidade é reconduzida para o modo de constituição da singularidade humana. Neste horizonte, a (im)possibilidade de aprender a pensar funda-se no questionamento filosófico, porém, entendido como responsabilidade do ser humano por decidir-se e apropriar-se de seu originário modo de ser. Para demonstrar esta fundamentação, o estudo parte do sentido ontológico de impossibilidade para o existir humano, definindo-a como remissão e salto para o possível, no caso, para o ser capaz do pensar e questionar. Em seguida, aclara-se o questionamento e seu caráter histórico, diferenciando-o do método de problematização das ciências positivas. Por fim, posiciona-se criticamente em relação   às tendências dominantes em que se compreende o ensino da filosofia a partir das metas e dos métodos tecno-científicos, bem como da pedagogização do filosofar e, ainda, da sua burocratização em vista de seu enquadramento aos mecanismos institucionais de produção do conhecimento científico com suas atuais exigências.

Palavras-chave: Pensamento; Questionamento; Ciência e técnica; Ensino da filosofia; Pedagogização
“O pré-escolar faz a diferença?” Políticas educativas na educação de infância e práticas pedagógicas
Authors: Ferreira Manuela , Tomás Catarina
Published: December 2018

A identificação de práticas sociopedagógicas tendencialmente reprodutoras da forma escolar, e de currículos de coleção e modos de transmissão pedagógica formais que enfatizam a literacia, a numeracia e a ciência apontam para a reconfiguração da Educação de Infância como contexto de crescente escolarização e alunização precoce das crianças e como estratégia de prevenção socioeducativa do insucesso escolar. Na interlocução entre Sociologia da Infância, Sociologia da Educação e Ciências da Educação, analisa-se o rumo das recentes mudanças políticas da Educação de Infância no quadro internacional e nacional, recuando aos anos 90, e alguns dos seus efeitos ao nível das práticas pedagógicas. A reconstituição deste trajeto assenta na análise crítica de documentos oficiais, nomeadamente as novas Orientações Curriculares para a Educação Pré-Escolar (2016), e de observações realizadas em Jardins de Infância, públicos e privados, entre 2015 e 2017, em Portugal.

Palavras-chave: Educação de infância; Políticas educativas; Práticas pedagógicas; Orientações curriculares para a educação pré-escolar
RIBEIRO DIAS, JOSÉ (2018). Na Rota do Mistério. Viver, saber, amar. Lisboa: Chiado Books
Authors: Magalhães Justino
Published: December 2018

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Primer registro de Cactophagus spinolae (Gyllenhal) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) sobre dos especies de Cactaceae en Jalisco, México
Authors: Ruiz-Moreno J. Jesús
Published: December 2018

Se registra la presencia de Cactophagus spinolae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) en Cylindropuntia imbricata y Pereskiopsis diguetii, dos especies de cactáceas en Jalisco, México.
In Memoriam Pedro Reyes Castillo
Authors: Martínez M. Imelda , Gallina-Tessaro Sonia , Halffter Gonzalo
Published: December 2018

Pedro Reyes Castillo, egresó de la Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas del Instituto Politécnico Nacional de México. Fue un pilar importante en la formación y seguimiento del Instituto de Ecología A. C. de Xalapa, Ver. Intervino en la formación de las Reservas de Biosfera en México. Se dedicó toda su vida a la entomología, en particular al estudio de los escarabajos del grupo de Passalidae, por lo que fue reconocido a nivel internacional. Fue un gran ser humano que amó y trabajó incansablemente para la biología y la conservación de la biodiversidad. Publicó más de 200 trabajos, describió muchas especies y formó alumnos de posgrado. Nos dejó el 20 de marzo de 2018.
AA2014 VE ELEMENTEL Al VE Cu TOZLARI KULLANILARAK T/M PARÇA İMALATI ŞARTLARININ DENEYSEL ARAŞTIRILMASI
Authors: AL-OBAIDI Khawlah Noori Mahmood , VAROL Remzi
Published: December 2018

Bu
çalışmanın amacı, iki farklı AA2014 toz grubundan (önalaşımlı, elementel
formda)  elde edilen numunelerin mekanik
test sonuçları, kırık yüzey analizi ve metalografik çalışmalarını
karşılaştırarak, elementel tozun kullanımıyla elde edilen değerlerin tasarım
malzemesi olarak yeterli mekanik özelliklere sahip olup olmadığını belirlemeye
çalışmaktır. Ön alaşımlı (AA2014), elemental alüminyum ve bakır tozları
kullanılarak klasik toz metalurjisi (TM) yöntemiyle numuneler üretilmiştir.
AA2014 alaşımının içerdiği oran kadar, ticari saf Alüminyum tozuna bakır
eklenmiş ve dökümde soğuk presleme yapılmıştır. Benzer koşullarda, ön
alaşımlanmış (AA2014) tozlar ve element tozlarından benzer bir bileşim elde
etmek için harmanlama ve karıştırma işlemleri gerçekleştirilmiştir. Sinterleme
koşulları olarak, üç farklı sıcaklık (600°C, 610°C, 620°C) kullanılmış ve
sinterleme süresi sabit tutulmuştur (30 dakika). Bu aşamada, alüminyum
matriksinin katı çözeltiler oluşturmak için Bakır atomlarını çözmesi beklenir. Bu
durumun gerçekleşmesini incelemek için metalografik çalışmalar yapılmıştır.
Sonuç olarak, alüminyum ve bakır tozu, uzun bir kalıp ömrü için alaşımlı AA2014
yerine elemental olarak kullanılabilir.