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Desejo na biopolítica do agora: performatividades escalares em um aplicativo de encontros homoafetivos
Authors: Lopes Luiz Paulo da Moita
Published: November 2020

RESUMO Com base na biopolítica do agora - um processo que envolve tanto a reocidentalização do mundo como a estabilidade dinâmica contemporânea - e em uma ideologia linguística performativa, este artigo relata uma etnografia da mobilidade em um aplicativo para encontros homoafetivos. Analisam-se performatividades escalares interseccionais de gênero, sexualidade e raça. São usados também os construtos teórico-analíticos de indexicalidade e escalas, que operam na compreensão de como os corpos são semiotizados no aplicativo. São focalizadas duas entrevistas etnográficas com dois participantes. Apesar da miríade de corpos e desejos semiotizados em uma dimensão acelerada, a matriz de inteligibilidade para os corpos de homens homoeróticos racializados em operação chama atenção para dois processos de projeções escalares. Esses remetem à reocidentalização do mundo tanto em relação a performatividades de masculinidade hegemônica como a performatividades racistas antinegros. Evoco a necessidade de pensar uma futuridade alternativa política radical em conjunto com uma visão crítica da biopolítica do agora.
Estados federativos e unitários: uma dicotomia que pouco revela
Authors: Arretche Marta
Published: November 2020

RESUMO: Introdução: O artigo discute uma proposição empírica largamente difundida nos estudos sobre as formas de Estado, segundo a qual é possível operar analiticamente com a distinção binária entre Estados federativos e unitários. A distinção foi formulada por Arend Lipjhart, para quem Estados federativos e unitários poderiam ser adotados como proxies de atributos institucionais de, respectivamente, regimes de dispersão e de concentração de autoridade. A formulação, entretanto, tem sido contestada por estudos empíricos, em geral concentrados nas democracias europeias. Este artigo se concentra na análise dos Estados latino-americanos com o objetivo de examinar se Estados federativos e unitários constituem clusters distintos de distribuição de autoridade política. Materiais e Métodos: O estudo adota duas categorias analíticas: self-rule (a extensão em que os Estados têm autoridade em seu próprio território) e shared-rule (a extensão em que os Estados participam das decisões nacionais). Para testar empiricamente esses conceitos, a categoria self-rule foi desdobrada em quatro subcategorias analíticas: (i) o escopo de políticas atribuídas aos governos estaduais; (ii) a autoridade dos governos estaduais sobre seus próprios impostos; (iii) a autoridade dos governos estaduais para tomar empréstimos e (iv) as regras eleitorais para escolha dos governos estaduais. A categoria shared-rule também foi desdobrada em quatro subcategorias: (i) a simetria entre as duas câmaras; (ii) a regra de escolha dos senadores; (iii) o poder de veto dos Estados às regras de redistribuição de recursos e (iv) a rigidez constitucional. Os Estados latino-americanos, federativos e unitários, foram observados, de modo a testar empiricamente se suas estruturas de governança correspondem a clusters distintos de instituições políticas. Resultados: A principal conclusão do trabalho é que, se examinados por suas características institucionais, Estados federativos e unitários da América Latina não são representativos de mundos distintos, característicos de estilos mutuamente excludentes de distribuição da autoridade política. A associação entre Estados federativos e regimes de dispersão de autoridade, de um lado, e Estados unitários e regimes de concentração de autoridade política, de outro, não é suficiente para interpretar o modo como operam os Estados latino-americanos. Discussão: O trabalho contribui para a literatura comparada sobre as formas de Estado demonstrando que a distinção analítica entre Estados federativos e unitários mais esconde do que revela. Isso significa que estudos futuros deverão adotar novas categorias institucionais para examinar o impacto das instituições estatais sobre a produção de políticas públicas e o bem-estar agregado.
Acesso da agricultura familiar ao crédito e à assistência técnica no Brasil
Authors: Cruz Nayara Barbosa da , Jesus Josimar Gonçalves de , Bacha Carlos José Caetano , Costa Edward Martins
Published: November 2020

Resumo Crédito rural e assistência técnica são importantes instrumentos de estímulo à agropecuária. Mas de que maneira eles têm sido utilizados pela agricultura familiar, que engloba quase 80% dos estabelecimentos agropecuários brasileiros? O presente artigo, usando microdados da PNAD de 2014, analisa o acesso de Pessoas Potencialmente Classificadas como Agricultor Familiar (PPCAF) a programas de crédito e assistência técnica e extensão rural (ATER), diagnosticando possíveis diferenças pessoais e regionais neste acesso. A análise tabular e via o modelo lógite sobre as PPCAF mostra que: (1) nordestinos são predominantes entre as PPCAF, mas não entre os contemplados no Pronaf e na ATER; (2) à medida que aumenta a faixa de rendimento domiciliar e a escolaridade das PPCAF, aumenta o acesso ao Pronaf e à ATER; (3) enquanto as PPCAF nordestinas e da região Norte fazem maior uso de ATER pública, as PPCAF do Sul e do Centro-Oeste fazem mais uso de ATER privada; (4) os modelos lógites indicam que há menor probabilidade do homem, do menos escolarizado e do nordestino ter acesso à ATER do que os seus contrários nesses requisitos. Constata-se, portanto, haver diferenças pessoais e regionais no acesso à ATER e que precisam ser mais bem tratadas por políticas econômicas.
Regression models for productivity prediction in cactus pear cv. Gigante
Authors: Guimarães Bruno V. C. , Donato Sérgio L. R. , Aspiazú Ignacio , Azevedo Alcinei M. , Carvalho Abner J. de
Published: November 2020

ABSTRACT The understanding of plant behavior and its reflexes on yield is essential for rural planning; thus, the biomathematical models are promising in the yield prediction of cactus pear cv. Gigante. This study aimed to adjust, through simple and multiple regression analysis, models for predicting the yield of cactus pear cv. Gigante. The study, using homogeneous treatments, was developed at the Instituto Federal Baiano, Campus of Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil. Data were collected in an area consisting of 384 basic units (plants), in which the yield, defined as a dependent variable, and the predictor variables: plant height (PH), cladode length (CL), cladode width (CW), and cladode thickness (CT), number of cladodes (NC), cladode area (CA), and total cladode area (TCA) were evaluated. Simple linear regression models, multiple regression models only with simple effects for the explanatory variables, and the multiple regression models considering the simple and quadratic effects, and all its possible interactions were adjusted. From this last model, a reduced model was obtained by discarding the less relevant effects, using the Stepwise methodology. The use of the vegetative traits, TCA, NC, CA, CL, CT, and CW, through the adoption of multiple linear regression, quadratic interaction or just the variable TCA by the use of simple linear regression, allows the yield prediction of cactus pear, with adjusted R² of 0.82, 0.76, and 0.74, respectively.
Yield and leaf concentrations of nutrients of melon crop and fertility of soil fertigated with N and K
Authors: Oliveira Filho José N. , Silva Júnior Manoel J. da , Medeiros José F. de , Vieira Régis C.
Published: November 2020

ABSTRACT The use of fertigation as a means of supplying the nutritional needs of crops is a technique widely used among producers. However, it is necessary to improve this technique due, mainly, to the risks of contamination of natural resources. Thus, the objective was to study the productivity and leaf contents of melon nutrients and soil fertility, which presents a high concentration of potassium, when fertigated with doses of nitrogen and potassium in the irrigation water. Five treatments were arranged in randomized blocks with six repetitions. Treatments consisted of combinations of concentrations, in mg L-1, of nitrogen (N) and potassium (K) applied in irrigation water (0-0), (50-0), (50-54), (0-54) and (100-108). The leaf concentrations of nutrients of melon were evaluated at 35 days after planting, and fruit yield and soil fertility at harvest time. The melon cultivated in soil with a high level of K and basal application of 18 kg ha-1 of N in the foundation did not increase production, when fertirrigated with nitrogen and potassium. Although the contents of K, Fe and B varied between the doses of N and K applied, the plants did not have nutritional deficiency. Fertilizer applications in increasing doses contribute to the accumulation of salts in the soil, increasing the risk of salinization.
Nitrogen fertilization recommendation for corn cultivated under no-tillage
Authors: Silva Helton de S. , Souza Adailson P. de
Published: November 2020

ABSTRACT The amount of nitrogen (N) suggested for corn crop must meet its demand, maximizing yield and minimizing losses. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the recommendation of N fertilization for corn grown under no-tillage, using the method that considers the availability of N from the soil, the N requirement for the crop to reach the projected yield and the N-fertilizer recovery efficiency. The experiment consisted of four doses of N (0, 30, 70 and 95 kg ha-1), arranged in randomized blocks, with five repetitions. N stock of 4,357.90 kg ha-1 in the 0-20 cm soil layer provides corn plants with 52.83 kg of N ha-1, corresponding to a mineralization coefficient of 1.2%. The N-fertilizer recovery efficiency and the harvest index show a progressive linear increase according to N doses. In projections of yields lower than 1,000 kg ha-1, N fertilization is not necessary; however, in corn cultivation under no-tillage aiming at yield above 5,000 kg ha-1, fertilization needs to be performed with doses above 100 kg of N ha-1.
‘Gigante’ cactus pear cultivated at different population densities in a mechanizable arrangement
Authors: Fonseca Varley A. , Costa Luzinaldo C. , Silva João A. da , Donato Sérgio L. R. , Donato Paulo E. R. , Souza Evilasio dos S.
Published: November 2020

ABSTRACT Cactus pear is a crop adapted to the climatic conditions of the Brazilian semiarid region, so it has contributed to the socioeconomic development of this region. The objective of this study was to evaluate the response of ‘Gigante’ cactus pear cultivated at different population densities in a mechanizable arrangement. The experimental design was in randomized blocks, with six population densities: 22,857; 34,286; 51,428; 62,857; 80,000 and 95,000 plants ha-1 and four repetitions. The following variables were evaluated: plant height, number of cladodes, cladode length, cladode width and cladode area index, green and dry matter yields, extraction/export of nutrients and soil chemical characteristics. Increase in population density in a mechanizable arrangement decreases the number of cladodes and increases the cladode area index. The maximum green and dry matter yield of cactus pear cultivated in arrangement that allows mechanization is expected with populations of 69,111.79 and 64,445.91 plants ha-1, respectively. Maximum values of extraction/export of nutrients in cactus pear tissue are expected at intermediate population densities (62,721.52-74,741.93 plants ha-1). Soil potential acidity has maximum value with 64,525.51 plants ha-1.
Antioxidative metabolism in sugarcane (Poaceae) varieties subjected to water and saline stress
Authors: Morais Marciana B. de , Azevedo Ricardo A. , Camara Terezinha R. , Ulisses Cláudia , Albuquerque Cynthia C. de , Willadino Lilia
Published: November 2020

ABSTRACT This study aimed to identify the antioxidant responses of sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) varieties subjected to water and saline stress. Sugarcane seedlings of six different varieties obtained through micropropagation were subjected to either water or saline stress, or a combination of water + saline stress. The study was carried out in May 2012, in a greenhouse at the Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE). The experimental design was randomized, with treatments arranged in a 6 × 4 factorial scheme (six varieties and four treatments), and four replicates. Lipid peroxidation, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) concentrations, and relative water content (RWC) were evaluated. Furthermore, we evaluated the plants’ antioxidative defense systems by measuring the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), ascorbate peroxidase (APX), and catalase (CAT). The sugarcane varieties had higher lipid peroxidation and/or higher H2O2 concentrations when subjected to the combined water + saline stress. The antioxidant enzymes responded to the water and saline stress treatments differently depending on the sugarcane variety. However, under combined saline + water stress conditions, the enzymes may have become inactivated, which indicates that the response to the combined water + saline stress was different from the sum of the responses to only water stress or only saline stress. High concentrations of malondialdehyde (MDA) associated with low RWC may be an effective indicator of multiple stress sensitivity in sugarcane varieties. The RB99395 and RB867515 sugarcane varieties responded more efficiently to environmental stress, and maintained their cell water content when subjected to either water or saline stress.
Economical nitrogen dose for production of irrigated naturally colored cotton in the semi-arid region
Authors: Tartaglia Francilene de L. , Santos Allysson P. dos , Souza Almir R. E. de , Santos Manoel G. dos , Silveira Lindomar M. da , Barros Júnior Aurélio P.
Published: November 2020

ABSTRACT Determining the economical dose of nitrogen (N) for colored cotton can increase yield and income of farmers. The experiment was carried out under field conditions at the Experimental Farm of the Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, in the years 2016 and 2017. The objective was to determine the economical N dose for four colored cotton cultivars. The experimental design was in randomized blocks, with split plots and four repetitions. Five N doses (0, 50, 100, 150 and 200 kg ha-1) were randomized in the main plots and four colored cotton cultivars (BRS Safira, BRS Rubi, BRS Topázio and BRS Verde) were randomized in the subplots. The characteristics evaluated were seed cotton yield, cotton fiber yield, N concentration in leaf tissue, technical dose and economical dose of N. Higher yield of naturally colored cotton can be obtained using the economical doses of 140 kg ha-1 N for cultivars BRS Rubi and BRS Verde, 150 kg ha-1 N for BRS Topázio and 160 kg ha-1 N for BRS Safira. Highest yield was achieved with the cultivar BRS Topázio and lowest with the cultivar BRS Verde.
Programa de Mentoria do Curso de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte: Atividades Integrativas em Foco
Authors: Moreira Simone da Nóbrega Tomaz , Albuquerque Iana Ciara Santos de , Pinto Junior Francisco Edilson Leite , Gomes Alexandre Henrique Bezerra
Published: November 2020

Resumo: Introdução: Ao ingressarem no curso de Medicina, os estudantes se deparam com desafios inerentes à formação que podem ser geradores de estresse e ansiedade, comprometendo seu bem-estar e desempenho acadêmico. Diante disso, o curso de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) implantou em 2015 um programa de mentoria que se propõe a contribuir para o desenvolvimento profissional e pessoal do estudante, adotando-se como um diferencial a realização de atividades integrativas. Método: Participam desse programa 25 professores do curso de Medicina da UFRN, que atuam como mentores, 25 monitores ou mentores juniores, que têm o papel de intermediar a comunicação entre os participantes, como também auxiliar no planejamento e desenvolvimento das atividades, e 317 alunos de diversos períodos do curso médico. Além dos encontros mensais regulares, no final de cada semestre, os mentores e mentores juniores organizam a atividade integrativa que agrega todos os discentes e docentes do programa e possibilitam a construção de uma relação mais próxima entre mentores e mentorandos, bem como contribuem para a estruturação de um ambiente universitário mais acolhedor e equânime. Resultado: Em avaliação on-line sobre o programa, os alunos destacaram a “troca de experiências, de sugestões e a ajuda no curso sobre diversos temas” e “adquirir experiência de um profissional experiente” como principais motivações para participar da atividade. Contudo, enfatizaram a falta de tempo para conciliar os encontros com as demais atividades acadêmicas como principal obstáculo para participar do programa. Com a pandemia da Covid-19, mantiveram-se as atividades do programa no modelo on-line, e obteve-se importante engajamento dos participantes, o que representou uma estratégia de enfrentamento do isolamento social e de promoção da saúde mental para os estudantes. Conclusão: Observamos, a partir do engajamento e dos feedbacks recebidos, que o programa, apesar de apresentar alguns desafios, vem se configurando como uma iniciativa capaz de transformar as relações interpessoais entre discentes e mentores, ao promover a integração entre alunos dos diferentes períodos do curso e criar um ambiente favorável ao diálogo e à construção do conhecimento.
Hipertensão Arterial e Diabetes Mellitus entre trabalhadores da saúde: associação com hábitos de vida e estressores ocupacionais
Authors: Novaes Neto Eduardo Moreira , Araújo Tania Maria de , Sousa Camila Carvalho
Published: November 2020

Resumo Objetivo: avaliar a associação entre hábitos de vida e aspectos psicossociais do trabalho com a ocorrência de Hipertensão Arterial Sistêmica (HAS) e Diabetes Mellitus (DM), entre os trabalhadores da saúde. Métodos: estudo epidemiológico de corte transversal. Selecionamos os participantes por amostragem aleatória e estratificada. Foram estudados 3.084 trabalhadores da Atenção Básica e dos serviços da Média Complexidade atuantes em cinco municípios da Bahia. As variáveis de desfecho foram definidas segundo a morbidade autorreferida. Os hábitos de vida estudados foram: prática de atividade física, ingestão de bebida alcoólica, tabagismo e prática de atividades de lazer. Para a avaliação dos aspectos psicossociais do trabalho, utilizou-se o Job Content Questionnaire. Resultados: a prevalência de HAS e DM entre os trabalhadores foi de 18,0% e 4,0%, respectivamente. Após o ajuste por sexo e idade, o trabalho passivo associou-se à HAS e ao DM, e o tabagismo associou-se apenas ao DM. Conclusão: o hábito de fumar e o trabalho realizado sob condições psicossociais desfavoráveis (trabalho passivo) devem receber atenção especial na prevenção de HAS e DM. É necessário estimular a adoção de hábitos de vida saudáveis e de condições de trabalho adequadas para prevenir o adoecimento crônico e proteger a saúde dos trabalhadores.
The Protocol of Adachi Rehabilitation Programme, Version1.0 v1
Authors: Baba Yoshihiko , Ooyama Chika , Tazawa Yasushi , Kohzuki Masahiro
Published: November 2020

Objectives We have developed Adachi Rehabilitation Programme (ARP), a community rehabilitation program in which older adults clean and plant flowers in the park and walk and shop in the shopping street under the supervision of professional caregivers. We examine the effects of ARP at small multifunctional at-home care. Registration The trial was registered at University Hospital Medical Information Network centre (UMIN000028317). The trial was also ethically reviewed and approved by Tohoku University Hospital Ethical Committee (2017-2-213 (Application-8996)) on 2 December 2017.
Health care providers counselling of caregivers on their children’s condition at Usmanu Danfodiyo university teaching hospital, Sokoto, North-Western Nigeria
Authors:   Senior Lecturer, Department of Paediatrics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria, Asma’u Dr. Adamu , Omeneke Dr. Isezuo Khadijat ,   Senior Lecturer, Department of Paediatrics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria, M. Dr. Sani Usman ,   Associate professor, Department of Paediatrics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria, Kehinde Dr. Ibitoye Paul ,   Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria, Ugege Dr. Modupe Omoshalewa ,   Associate professor, Department of Paediatrics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria, Garba Dr. Bilkisu Ilah ,   Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria, Ali Dr. Muhammad ,   Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria, Ango Dr. Umar Mohammad ,   Senior Lecturer, Department of Community Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria, BF. Dr. Jiya ,   Senior Lecturer, Department of Paediatrics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
Published: November 2020

Introduction: Counselling of caregivers about common childhood diseases is an importantcomponent of health care services. Objective: To assess the quality of counselling offered tocaregivers on their children’s condition by health care providers at Usmanu Danfodiyo UniversityTeaching Hospital (UDUTH), Sokoto. Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study carried out from1st August 2015 to 30th April 2016. Caregivers with children less than 15 years of age seen in theunits of Paediatric Department of UDUTH, Sokoto, were consecutively interviewed. Thecorresponding case notes of their children were reviewed to obtain data on the child’s diagnosis andto check whether the attending physicians have documented the content of the counselling offeredto caregivers. Results: A total of 420 caregivers were interviewed. Their mean age was 28.9±8.6years (range of 15-64 years). Only 218 (51.9%) caregivers were counselled, but there was nodocumentation of the content of counselling in the case notes of their children. 81 (37.2%) of thediagnosis mentioned by caregivers did not tally with the one documented in the case notes of theirchildren (p=0.0001). Conclusion: This study revealed inadequate counselling of caregivers on theirchildren condition and poor counselling practices among healthcare providers in UDUTH, Sokoto.Hence, there is the need for training and retraining of healthcare providers on counselling ofcaregivers on their children condition in the hospital.
Developing Nordic Cooperation in Renewable Electricity Policy: Exploring Views from Finland and Sweden
Authors: Kilpeläinen Sarah
Published: November 2020

Calls for extending Nordic cooperation in the energy sector consider increased cooperation to be a tool to further support the creation of a smart Nordic energy system and realize the sustainable energy transition. To enhance our understanding of the state of Nordic energy cooperation, this article focuses on renewable electricity policy development in Finland and Sweden against the backdrop of facilitating and accelerating the Nordic energy transition. Building on previous research, the respective policy landscapes in Finland and Sweden will be scrutinized with insights from expert interviews, allowing the highlighting of the role of the actors in shaping the national and international energy transition policy. Ultimately, the article will explore the possibilities to enhance Nordic cooperation and question a possible future institutionalization of Nordic energy cooperation from the perspectives of Finland and Sweden. The aims of the article are twofold. First, to analyze the current policy mixes in Finland and Sweden with a special focus on bottlenecks and development needs and, second, to explore the viewpoints of the stakeholders from these two countries regarding potential and bottlenecks for developing Nordic energy cooperation.
Consistency and Comparison of Medical Image Registration-Segmentation and Mathematical Model for Glioblastoma Volume Progression
Authors: IRMAK Emrah
Published: November 2020

Tumor volume progression and calculation is a very common task in cancer research and image processing. Tumor volume analysis can be carried out in two ways. The first way is using different mathematical formulas and the second way is using image registration-segmentation method. In this paper an objective application of registration of multiple brain imaging scans with segmentation is used to investigate brain tumor growth in a 3 dimensional (3D) manner. Using 3D medical image registration-segmentation algorithm, multiple scans of MR images of a patient who has brain tumor are registered with different MR images of the same patient acquired at a different time so that growth of the tumor inside the patient's brain can be investigated. Brain tumor volume measurement is also achieved using mathematical model based formulas in this paper. Medical image registration-segmentation and mathematical based method are implemented to 19 patients and satisfactory results are obtained. An advantageous point of medical image registration-segmentation method for brain tumor investigation is that grown, diminished, and unchanged brain tumor parts of the patients are investigated and computed on an individual basis in a three-dimensional (3D) manner within the time. This paper is intended to provide a comprehensive reference source for researchers involved in medical image registration, segmentation and tumor growth investigation.
Development of a Modified Self-Organizing Migration Optimization Algorithm (MSOMA)
Authors: Panteleev A.V. , Rakitianskii V.M.
Published: November 2020

The modified self-organizing migration optimization algorithm (MSOMA) based on a self-organizing migration algorithm (SOMA) is suggested. An algorithm for solving the problem of finding the global conditional extremum of the objective function on a given set is developed. Examples illustrating the application of the algorithm and created software are given.
Ground-Motion Duration Prediction Model from Recorded Mexican Interplate and Intermediate-Depth Intraslab Earthquakes
Authors: Jaimes Miguel A. , García-Soto Adrián-David
Published: November 2020

Predictive models for ground-motion duration of Mexican subduction interplate and intermediate-depth intraslab earthquakes are presented. The considered sites are rock sites. For the ground-motion duration models, the significant durations for ranges between 5%–75%, 5%–95%, and 2.5%–97.5% of Arias intensity are considered for the analyses. The significant duration predictive models are expressed in terms of magnitude, distance, and focal depth; this last variable is considered only for intraslab earthquakes. A total of 418 and 366 accelerograms obtained from 40 Mexican interplate and 23 intraslab earthquakes, respectively, are used. The applicability of the duration equation for subduction interplate events is restricted to moment magnitudes 5<Mw<8 and distances to the fault surface 17<R<400  km; for intraslab events, it is restricted to 5.2<Mw<8.2, 22<R<400  km, and focal depths 35<HD<75  km. The models are compared against existent models for Mexico and other regions. The analyses and comparisons indicate that using ground-motion duration models accounting for the two types of earthquakes is required and that such models should be developed for specific regions.
Damping Values Derived from Surface-Source, Downhole-Receiver Measurements at 22 Sites in the San Francisco Bay Area of Central California and the San Fernando Valley of Southern California
Authors: Boore David M. , Gibbs James F. , Joyner William B.
Published: November 2020

A method discussed in Gibbs, Boore, et al. (1994) was applied to surface-source, downhole-receiver recordings at 22 boreholes, in the San Francisco Bay area in central California and the San Fernando Valley of southern California, to determine the average damping ratio of shear waves over depth intervals ranging from about 10 m to as much as 245 m (at one site), with most maximum depths being between 35 and 90 m. The average damping values range from somewhat less than 1% to almost 8%, with little dependence on grain size for sites in sediments. Surprisingly, the average damping values for sites with average velocities greater than about 450  m/s, including, but not limited to rock sites, are generally larger than for sites with lower average velocities. The combined effect of the higher damping and shorter travel times through the rock columns, however, leads to an effective attenuation that is generally comparable or smaller than for soil sites.
CONTEMPORARY SCENARIO OF BUTTERFLY INSPIRED TECHNOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENTS: MINI REVIEW
Authors:   Department of Microbiology, School of Life sciences, JSS Academy of Higher education and research, Mysuru, India, S Jagadeep Chandra , SP Sharath Chandra ,   Department of Biochemistry, Government Science College, Hassan, India
Published: November 2020

The present review discusses the Butterfly inspired impact on technology and its applications. This review article discusses the various concepts like nanocrystals on wings, natural photonic crystals (PhC) scaffolds, multifunctional biophotonic nanomaterials, creation of biomimetic nanostructured materials, aerodynamic analysis have been discussed. Different species of butterflies Chorinea faunus, Ideopsis similis, Danaus plexippus, D. eresimus, D. talbot and D. gilippus have been used as butterfly model systems. The review attempts to summarize the works done by various research groups with the butterfly as a model system. In conclusion butterfly as a whole, the color of wings, the aerodynamics, and the nanostructure composites inspire the development of many nanostructured composites and other technological enhancements.
Expression of sperm-specific glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in melanoma cells changes their energy metabolism
Authors: Melnikova A.K. , Kuravsky M.L. , Kulikova K.V. , Sevostyanova I.A. , Muronetz V.I.
Published: November 2020

The somatic isoform of the glycolytic enzyme glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH; EC1.2.1.12) is involved in such crucial for cancer cells development pathways as induction of apoptosis and glycolytic regulation. At the same time, sperm-specific isoform (GAPDHS) does not exhibit all the same functions as somatic enzyme. The expression of sperm-specific GAPDH without N-terminal domain in some melanoma cells along with somatic isoenzyme, shown in our previous work, has led to the proposal of this unusual enzyme's possible role in regulation of cancer cells glycolysis. In the presented work we have tested production of GAPDHS in 13 additional melanoma cell lines by immunoblotting. We have also gathered data on energy metabolism in 5 selected cell lines by evaluation of glucose uptake and lactate production in differing conditions. We have demonstrated that in standard cultivation media glucose uptake by MelP cells, producing substantial amounts of GAPDHS protein was higher than in MelKor cells, producing lesser amounts of GAPDHS. All other analyzed cell lines that do not produce GAPDHS (MelMS, MelSi and Malme3M) had even a lower glucose uptake rate.
Intervenciones de enfermería para el manejo de síntomas en personas con cáncer
Authors: Franco Oscar Yesid , Carrillo Gloria Mabel
Published: November 2020

Objetivo: describir las intervenciones de enfermería para el manejo de los síntomas en adultos con cáncer en tratamiento de intención curativa. Métodos: revisión de alcance; con el uso de descriptores en ciencias de la salud, se adelantó una búsqueda en las bases de datos Cochrane, PubMed y Biblioteca Virtual en Salud (BVS) en idiomas inglés y español en el periodo 2013-2020. Resultados: tras el proceso de búsqueda, análisis y evaluación crítica de la literatura, diecisiete publicaciones (n = 17) conformaron la muestra. Las piezas investigativas del estudio fueron agrupadas en cuatro categorías: intervenciones con el uso de tecnologías de la información y la comunicación, intervenciones personalizadas y adaptadas al individuo, medicina complementaria e intervenciones realizadas en el momento del tratamiento. Conclusión: las intervenciones de enfermería constituyen una importante herramienta para el adecuado manejo de síntomas. Existen varios tipos de intervención y diferentes mecanismos para su ejecución que facilitan el manejo de diversos síntomas, disminuyen la carga general del síntoma y fomentan el automanejo de estos.
Consecuencias, visibilizaciones y negaciones de una pandemia: los procesos de autoatención
Authors: Menéndez Eduardo L.
Published: November 2020

La pandemia de COVID-19 evidenció, una vez más, la importancia estructural y decisiva de los procesos de salud/enfermedad/atención-prevención, dado que ha generado consecuencias y reacciones en todos los ámbitos de la vida colectiva e individual, como ningún otro proceso podría generar. En función de ello, se esperaba que la intelligentzia focalizara el papel de este tipo de procesos, pero una vez más los Agamben y los Žižek buscaron de inmediato en la pandemia sus profecías socioideológicas nunca cumplidas, en lugar de tratar de entender la realidad que estaba generando la pandemia en tanto proceso de salud/enfermedad/atención-prevención. Sobre la base de estas tendencias dominantes en la intelectualidad actual, en este texto realicé un análisis de los procesos de autoatención de los padecimientos, basados en los microgrupos, que han constituido el eje de las políticas de salud en todos los países. Es decir, el núcleo básico para enfrentar al COVID-19 ha sido y sigue siendo la autoatención, que constituye una de las estructuras que los microgrupos generan para poder vivir y sobrevivir, pero que la biomedicina ha manejado como “política” propia, ocultando una vez más dónde está el real poder de contención de esta pandemia.
A Novel Method for Dialysis, Dermodialysis or Dermo-Hemodialysis, Can Also Be Used As the Treatment of COVID 19 and Other Infections by Rapidly Boosting the Immune System
Authors: Othman Dr. Ari
Published: November 2020

This article is about a new medical therapy, Dermodialysis to replace the common, randomly performed traditional non-scientific methods such as cupping therapy as the treatment of choice for a new illness I named it "Bad Blood Syndrome", a syndrome described with its treatment for the first time in Medicine which can explain and resolve many idiopathic and non-treatable illnesses as well as unusual or un-expected complications after a simple surgical procedure (*).
The presence of the Bad Blood in any organ can compromise the immune system which is the main reason of disease prolongations or even deaths due to an illness in most patients.
Dermodialysis is the best treatment for the current COVID-19 pandemic and it can save the world from this global crisis especially at this critical time when the vaccine is still under research and yet not promising to be effective.
es the quality of life and no more requirement for Renal Transplantation.
Clinical Profile and Visual Outcome of Blunt Ocular Trauma in a Tertiary Care Centre of Central India: A Prospective Study
Authors: Jawade Sandeep , Dagwar Rahul , Chauhan Ravi
Published: November 2020

Introduction: Ocular trauma is a major cause of visual morbidity and Visual impairment leading to injury of the globe, optic nerve and adnexa ranging from superficial to vision-threatening complications.

Objective: To study the factors leading to blunt ocular trauma, its characteristics, presentation and Outcome.

Methods: Hospital-based prospective study conducted at the tertiary care centre of central India. The patient was assessed and if required, admitted. They were followed up on 1st week,1st month,6th month and were assessed for visual outcome and complications.

Results: Male constituted 66% and female 34% of all patients. This study had patients of age ranging from 3 to 90 years. Most of the patients were found in the age group of 31-40 years(20.3%). In our study which included 103 cases, there were 20% cases of RTA and 80% cases of non-RTA. 85(82.5%) had lid oedema with chemosis of conjunctiva.87(84.4%) patients had a sub-conjunctival haemorrhage.16 patients (15.5%) presented with a corneal abrasion.32 patients(31.06%) presented with traumatic hyphaema.2 patients(1.9%) had traumatic optic neuropathy.7 patients(6.7%) presented with Berlin’s oedema and 8(8.1%) presented with angle recession glaucoma. Final visual outcome of patients was,1 patient(0.97%)had no perception of light,4 patients(3.8%) had visual acuity of perception of light and projection of rays inaccurate. 7 patients(6.7%) had vision perception of light and projection of rays accurate.45(43.68%) patients regained visual acuity of 6/6

Conclusion: Blunt trauma was more common in males. Most common age group was 4th decade. Road traffic accidents constituted a large number of blunt injuries. Road traffic accidents had a high rate of visual loss due to optic nerve injury.
CRITICAL THINKING AND THE CHALLENGE OF EVALUATION IT
Authors: Rivas Silvia F. , Saiz Carlos , Almeida Leandro S.
Published: November 2020

Los cambios sociales y tecnológicos que han acontecido en las últimas décadas nos han llevado a darle una mayor importancia al desarrollo de las competencias transversales en el sistema educativo, en particular, en la enseñanza superior. En el pensamiento crítico (PC) se aplican las mejores competencias intelectuales que poseemos, pero este constructo aún requiere de mayor precisión conceptualmente y de mucho más esfuerzo de contrastación empírica. La propuesta que presentaremos ofrece una solución a esa confusión de ideas y un modo de evaluar las habilidades de PC. Esta doble proposición posee el interés de permitir cuantificar el desempeño académico mediante habilidades cognitivas medidas con precisión; esta evaluación nos ofrece un diagnóstico del nivel (suficiente o deficiente) de las competencias transversales en función de la estructura curricular y de los procesos de enseñanza aprendizaje en la educación superior, lo que nos permitirá ofrecer propuestas de mejora, en el caso de necesitarse. Pero este recorrido entraña muchos obstáculos. Una de las mayores dificultades del PC consiste en acoplar habilidades de argumentación y explicación, con otras como toma de decisiones y solución de problemas; esto se debe a que a las primeras no se les pide actuación y cambios, mientras que a las segundas sí. Por esto, decidir bien y resolver con eficacia no es posible sin una buena explicación. Siendo conscientes de la importancia de esta cuestión, centraremos nuestra propuesta en una nueva forma integrada de evaluación del PC. Se presenta esta propuesta y los primeros estudios de su validación, en particular, su relación con el desempeño académico. Finalmente, destacaremos algunas sugerencias de cambio necesarias en la enseñanza superior.
Alternative treatment of recurrent skin wound in elephants
Authors:   Buenos Aires, Redondo Enzo ,   Argentina, Petta Adrián ,   Universidad de Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires; Argentina
Published: November 2020

The relationship between humans and elephants dates back thousands of years. Throughout this history, much has been learned about the management of these giants, especially in terms of behavior, health, nutrition, among other basic needs that contribute to their well-being. This made it go from being a simple tool to part of a working team. One of the main problems that can be seen in elephants kept in captivity are the skin lesions caused during their daily activities. Today, there are several works and manuals that describe the steps to follow when handling a skin wound, especially with regard to recurrent wounds in these animals, whose skin has very particular characteristics. The protocols are based on surgical procedures and systemic antibiotic therapies. The problem that arises with these procedures is the difficulty of finding suitable personnel to carry out these procedures and the drugs indicated for this purpose. The objective of this work is not only to show that there is an alternative therapy to the management of cutaneous wounds in elephants, based on the use of peloids, the main component of which is diatoms but to highlight the importance of adapting to the natural behavior of the animal so that the therapy has positive results as well.
Preliminary evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of different Hermetia illucens larvae extracts for application as a cosmetic ingredient
Authors: Almeida Cíntia , Murta Daniel , Nunes Rui , Rolim Baby André , Rijo Patrícia , Rosado Catarina
Published: November 2020

The cosmetic industry is continually searching for innovative ingredients, and there is a current trend in sourcing materials of natural origin. The Hermetia illucens (Linnaeus) larvae biomass is a potential source of compounds with applicability in cosmetics due to its high lipid, protein, and polysaccharide content. High concentrations of lauric acid, also known for also having antimicrobial properties, may be obtained from the lipid fraction. Additionally, these larvae are known to have a well-developed immune system, surviving in decomposition habitats, and can be induced to produce antimicrobial peptides (AMP's). These substances could be probed as alternative preservatives in cosmetics, as consumers are often concerned with the safety of conventional preservatives, such as parabens. The present study conducted a preliminary assessment of the antimicrobial activity of the crude extracts obtained from different extraction methods and extraction solvents against four microorganisms (Gram-positive and negative bacteria and yeasts). The use of diluted extracts did not show relevant inhibition of the growth of the tested microorganisms compared to the positive controls. Further assays are foreseen to test the antimicrobial activity of compounds or fractions isolated from the crude extracts.
About the principles of realization of the image in literature of Karachays and Balkars: semiotics of the color designation
Authors:   Institute for the Humanities Research — Branch of the Kabardino-Balkar Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Uzdenova Fatima T. , Ketenchiev Mussa B. ,   Berbekov Kabardino-Balkarian State University
Published: November 2020

In this article analyzes the systems of colouring in in artistic literature of Karachais and Balkars. The work uses the comparative-historical, structural-semiotic methods of investigation. It is shown that deepened in the past, and therefore implemented at the level of sub-consciousness, they act as ethnic markers; their semantic modulations only in insignificant degree depend on will of the author. It or appeals to these or those images, concepts and motives, or direct addressing to an archetypic and patterns of origin occurring at different times. Depth of their “bedding” in national consciousness assumes pre-ethnic origin and most likely is connected with the period of formation of basic lexicon of language in the form of primary set of associative blocks. Colour naming define art figurativeness of verbal tradition of the people, nature of feeling and emotion of poetry and the massive directions of symbolical judgment surrounding.
Pidgin as the style in Russian prose of Harbin (“Gamblers” by P.V. Shkurkin)
Authors:   Lomonosov Moscow State University, Guanqiong Lin
Published: November 2020

The article presents a linguopoetic analysis of ethnographic short stories which compiled the cycle “Gamblers” (1926) by the Russian writer of the Harbin emigration P.V. Shkurkin. The Far Eastern Russian-Chinese pidgin is one of the brightest and richest pidgin branches of the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, widespread in the cultural and commercial exchanges. As a sinologist, Shkurkin actively used pidginized vocabulary instead of Russian equivalent words and phrases in “Gamblers”. The subject of this study is the Far Eastern Russian-Chinese pidgin in “Gamblers” as the characteristic of the ethnoculture of the Chinese-Russian border zone. The work also researches the vocabulary that reflected the impressions of Chinese about Russians. Shkurkin’s narrative style is characterized by the combination of pidgin and Chinese phraseological units. In addition, the author of “Gamblers” resorted to vocabulary of European languages which is specific to the Chinese population of the 1910–1920s. It is shown that in the Shkurkin’s short stories the language image is created. It is proved that pidgin is relevant to ethnographic prose, the image of the speech culture of the Chinese and Russian emigrants. The motivated use of pidgin by Shkurkin in the combination with other narrative lexical tricks contributed to the creation of a real appearance of China in the first decades of the 20th century.
The first memorial occasion in the Soviet Writer’s Central Club to commemorate A. Platonov
Authors:   Voronezh State University, Aleinikov Oleg Yu.
Published: November 2020

The article introduces materials after memorial occasion to honour “A. Platonov — the master of prose”. The stenogram of this event held in the Soviet writers’ central club on 27 April 1962 became available after the foundation of O.G. Lasunskiy’s personal collection in the Voronezh region state archive. The unknown document and accompanying handwriting analyzed in this paper contain valuable facts for the analysis of Platonov’s writing reception at the turn of 1950–1960. The article reveals the reasons and the specificity of the reports delivered at the meeting as well as their value for rehabilitation of the author of “the cronicle of the pauperise” “Vproc” from his opponents’ “groundless accusations” (V.P. Dorofeev) and the importance of the writer’s literary heritage.
Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy
Authors: Czmola Halyne , Cezar Kelly Priscilla Lóddo
Published: November 2020

Este artigo objetiva analisar três obras cinematográficas do ucraniano Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy, Diagnosis (2009), Deafness (2010) e The Tribe (2014), correlacionando-as ao cinema surdo. A pesquisa é de natureza bibliográfica com base na teoria dos cineastas (AUMONT, 2004), do cinema surdo (BUBNIAK, 2016), dos estudos culturais e nos estudos linguísticos das línguas de sinais. Os resultados demonstram que Slaboshpytskiy desenvolve um processo de criação cinematográfica em direção à construção de uma nova forma de retratar a surdez no cinema contemporâneo, indo ao encontro da teoria socioantropológica da linguagem, defendida pela cultura surda. Conclui-se que essas obras podem ser utilizadas para reflexão sobre a cultura surda, seus artefatos culturais e linguísticos e podem ser fonte de teoria e prática criadora.
De São José dos Campos a Aparecida
Authors: Maciel Lidiane Maria , Rosado Ana Maria da Cunha , Zanetti Valeria Regina
Published: November 2020

O artigo apoia-se na abordagem do catolicismo rústico e se propõe a tratar as memórias das romarias e dos romeiros do bairro Cajuru, em São José dos Campos. Anualmente, os romeiros seguem, em outubro, rumo à cidade de Aparecida. Como forma de entender a ritualização da fé como instrumento de manutenção das tradições, pautou-se em fontes históricas e literárias, em memórias dos romeiros e na etnografia. A tradição das romarias em São José dos Campos tem fortes laços com a população rural, que foi impactada pelo processo de expansão urbana vivido pelo município a partir da década de 1960, quando as comunidades joseenses passaram a reinventar as tradições que afirmam redes de sociabilidades calcadas em memórias de antepassados. As romarias aparecem nesse contexto.
Etnografia reflexiva e cartografia da alteridade em comunidades quilombolas
Authors: Sousa do Nascimento Luiz Augusto
Published: November 2020

A pesquisa se propôs a realizar um esboço etnográfico de quatro comunidades quilombolas no médio sertão maranhense, atentando para os elementos intrínsecos da produção de conhecimentos. Como suporte metodológico, as interlocuções seguiram pelo viés dos estudos que privilegiam as alteridades e os saberes locais como pressupostos analíticos fundamentais. As comunidades quilombolas aqui pesquisadas somente foram certificadas pela Fundação Palmares em 2006 porém, há mais de meio século essas comunidades mantêm entre si relações de sociabilidade e intercâmbios culturais. A pesquisa procurou captar os processos de criatividade cosmopolítica, sociocosmológica e antropológica, dando ênfase para as suas próprias elaborações e construções conceituais. Para esse fim, o trabalho de campo foi um instrumental metodológico de suma importância, aliado a outras metodologias inerentes às ciências sociais.