bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Comparing Outcomes between Antibody Induction Therapies in Kidney Transplantation
Authors: Koyawala Neel , Silber Jeffrey H. , Rosenbaum Paul R. , Wang Wei , Hill Alexander S. , Reiter Joseph G. , Niknam Bijan A. , Even-Shoshan Orit , Bloom Roy D. , Sawinski Deirdre , Nazarian Susanna , Trofe-Clark Jennifer , Lim Mary Ann , Schold Jesse D. , Reese Peter P.
Published: March 2017

Kidney transplant recipients often receive antibody induction. Previous studies of induction therapy were often limited by short follow-up and/or absence of information about complications. After linking Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network data with Medicare claims, we compared outcomes between three induction therapies for kidney recipients. Using novel matching techniques developed on the basis of 15 clinical and demographic characteristics, we generated 1:1 pairs of alemtuzumab–rabbit antithymocyte globulin (rATG) (5330 pairs) and basiliximab-rATG (9378 pairs) recipients. We used paired Cox regression to analyze the primary outcomes of death and death or allograft failure. Secondary outcomes included death or sepsis, death or lymphoma, death or melanoma, and healthcare resource utilization within 1 year. Compared with rATG recipients, alemtuzumab recipients had higher risk of death (hazard ratio [HR], 1.14; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 1.03 to 1.26; P<0.01) and death or allograft failure (HR, 1.18; 95% CI, 1.09 to 1.28; P<0.001). Results for death as well as death or allograft failure were generally consistent among elderly and nonelderly subgroups and among pairs receiving oral prednisone. Compared with rATG recipients, basiliximab recipients had higher risk of death (HR, 1.08; 95% CI, 1.01 to 1.16; P=0.03) and death or lymphoma (HR, 1.12; 95% CI, 1.01 to 1.23; P=0.03), although these differences were not confirmed in subgroup analyses. One-year resource utilization was slightly lower among alemtuzumab recipients than among rATG recipients, but did not differ between basiliximab and rATG recipients. This observational evidence indicates that, compared with alemtuzumab and basiliximab, rATG associates with lower risk of adverse outcomes, including mortality.
Looking Inside the Magic 8 Ball: An Analysis of Sales Forecasts using Italian Firm-Level Data
Authors: Tito Maria D.
Published: March 2017

This paper explores firm forecasting strategies. Using Italian data, we focus on two aspects of the forecasting process: how firms forecast sales and how accurate their predictions are. We relate both outcomes to current conditions, firm experience, global factors, and other firm characteristics. We find that current conditions tend to explain most of the variability in the sales forecast. While past projection errors tend to account for cross-firm differences in models of expectation formation, they are a key explanatory variable in models of forecast accuracy. Among other controls, firm size, experience, and global conditions--through the effect of price changes that the firm anticipates--shape firm expectations and influence the projection errors. Our findings suggest that models of sales expectations should take firm characteristics and market heterogeneity into account.
The Skewness of the Price Change Distribution: A New Touchstone for Sticky Price Models
Authors: Luo Shaowen , Villar Daniel
Published: March 2017

We present a new way of empirically evaluating various sticky price models used to assess the degree of monetary non-neutrality. While menu cost models uniformly predict that price change skewness and dispersion fall with inflation, in the Calvo model both rise. However, CPI price data from the late 1970's onwards shows that skewness does not fall with inflation, while dispersion does. We develop a random menu cost model that, with a menu cost distribution that has a strong Calvo feature, can match the empirical patterns found. The model therefore exhibits much more monetary non-neutrality than existing menu cost models.
Women in Late Chosen Dynasty and Their Acceptance of Coffee, a New Cultural Item
Authors:   The Tourism Sciences Society Of Korea, Kim Hyang Sook
Published: March 2017

This article will talk about implications coffee as a new item and the different views of men & women concerning coffee consumption as an acceptable process during the Late- Chosen Dynasty. This can be differentiated from current coffee studies for the following reasons. First, most coffee studies use a practical approach concerning the marketing perspective in a coffee shop and directions for making delicious coffee. Second, recent studies related to coffee discuss the spreading processes of changing coffee history in modern Korean society or worldwide coffee history and its development. However this article, after considering the meaning of coffee, discusses the roles of coffee related to situations experienced by Chosen women within a male-centered society. Therefore, this study reviews the symbolic roles of coffee at that time by analyzing newspapers and magazines published during the Late-Chosen Dynasty. The second differentiation is this study is it can tract the position of women at home and society at that time by using coffee. Third, we examine social views held by women as they differed from men and their cultural leaders. This is accomplished by analyzing coffee and the situation of women as presented in the literature. Fourth, we discuss consumption psychology as a kind of human nature by using coffee. In order to develop practical discussions, this paper will present documents and data of the time including newspapers like The Mailsinbo, The Chosenilbo, The Sinhanminbo The Doglipshinmun, The Dondailbo and magazines like Byeolgeongon, Gabuk, and Samchulee also including a Writer`s Diary by Lee Gwang Soo and the text After Two Years by Park Jong Hwa.
El gobierno de Bernardo O’Higgins visto a través de cinco agentes estadounidenses, 1817-1823
Authors: Ossa Juan
Published: March 2017

La invasión napoleónica a la Península Ibérica provocó una crisis de legitimidad política en las principales ciudades y provincias chilenas. Lo que comenzó como una revolución autonomista derivó con el tiempo en una guerra civil con aspiraciones separatistas. Este artículo estudia este contexto de guerra civil revolucionaria en un período clave de la historia de Chile: el gobierno de Bernardo O’Higgins (1817-1823). Para ello, se han escogido los reportes y cartas preparadas por cinco agentes estadounidenses residentes en el país durante la administración o’higginista. Ellos muestran importantes aspectos sobre el faccionalismo y sobre el involucramiento de los estadounidenses en las disputas entre la denominada Logia Lautaro y el grupo liderado por José Miguel Carrera. Asimismo, permiten hacerse una idea de las tratativas del gobierno de O’Higgins por alcanzar el reconocimiento de la independencia chilena de parte de Estados Unidos y el valor asignado por las elites chilenas a los regímenes republicano y monárquico.
Richard Clough Anderson, la Mancomunidad de Kentucky y el problema de la esclavitud en la causa patriótica hispanoamericana
Authors: Pérez Edgardo
Published: March 2017

Richard Clough Anderson fue el primer ministro plenipotenciario de los Estados Unidos en Colombia. Era originario de Kentucky, un Estado incorporado a la Unión Americana en 1792 que puede haber sido el primero en apoyar públicamente el movimiento independentista contra España. Siguiendo la pista de Kentucky a través de la vida de Anderson, este artículo sitúa históricamente la aparente precocidad política de ese Estado a la luz de las complejidades y contradicciones que caracterizaban a los Estados Unidos durante la república temprana: la práctica de la esclavitud, la ideología de la libertad, la ocupación de la frontera del Oeste, el despegue económico y las formas complejas de identificación política. El apoyo de Kentucky a la causa patriótica hispanoamericana surgió en medio de cálculos específicos sobre las limitaciones y el potencial económico de esa mancomunidad, una sociedad esclavista parcialmente truncada debido a su ubicación geográfica y su configuración social.
Los Estados Unidos como aliado natural y como aliado peligroso de la Nueva Granada (1810-1865)
Authors: Gutiérrez Daniel
Published: March 2017

Los Estados Unidos fueron vistos desde comienzos de la revolución independentista como un aliado natural de la Nueva Granada por su doble condición americana y republicana. Esta persistente idea explica que, ante diversas agresiones de Francia y Gran Bretaña, Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera buscara comprometer a los norteamericanos durante su primer gobierno (1845-1849) con una posición más decidida y solidaria. Ello se consiguió mediante la ardua negociación, suscripción y ratificación de un tratado binacional y a través de la firma de un contrato para construir un camino carretero y un ferrocarril interoceánicos en Panamá. Esta situación de “cuasi alianza”, sellada en el momento mismo en que se descubrían las minas de oro californianas, fue interrumpida en 1856 cuando un motín en el Istmo dio pie al gobierno de Washington a formular pretensiones expansionistas. Tras un corto paréntesis antiyanqui en el que participaron por igual conservadores y liberales, las aventuras colonizadoras de las potencias europeas en el continente permitieron a este último partido renovar la fe en la asociación republicana.
The concept of knowledge credibility and problem of uncertainty in empirical sociological study
Authors: Kravchuk M.
Published: March 2017

The article considers the problem of the credibility of knowledge in empirical sociological research. The author makes a refinement of the concept of credibility, analyzing it as an indicator of true knowledge. Building on the achievements of the researchers, as E. Borel, P.Kopnin, V.Volovich determines the ratio of the probability and reliability characteristics as evidence of knowledge. Particular attention is paid to the relation of concepts of uncertainty and certainty of knowledge. Also performed clarifying the content and scope of the notion of error and uncertainty. On the basis of theoretical achievements A. Seidel, Y.Kemnits, L. Brillouin analyzes the causes of errors and perform their classification. The author analyzes the concept of elementary and complex error indicates the additive nature of the error. The publication notes that the notion of error refers to the incompleteness of knowledge related to the data. At the same time uncertainty covers the entire scope of the incompleteness of new knowledge as a result of the study as a whole and can not be reduced to the sum of complex errors. The concept of uncertainty is considered as indicators relevant to the probability characteristics as evidence of knowledge. Methodological background of the research is the concept of postnonclassical science of V. Stepin.
Cell powered biobots and more perspectives for IJB
Authors: CHUA Chee Kai
Published: March 2017

At the end of 2016, International Journal of Bioprinting (IJB) is able to estimate its first mock impact factor. Based on one issue published in 2015, the 2016 mock impact factor for IJB is calculated to be 6, excluding self-citations! This result is surprising, impressive and encouraging. However, this is just a beginning and more and more quality articles and reviews are needed in order to maintain it.
3D bioprinting of stem cells and polymer/bioactive glass composite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering
Authors: Murphy Caroline , Kolan Krishna , Li Wenbin , Semon Julie , Day Delbert , Leu Ming
Published: March 2017

A major limitation of using synthetic scaffolds in tissue engineering applications is insufficient angiogenesis in scaffold interior. Bioactive borate glasses have been shown to promote angiogenesis. There is a need to investigate the biofabrication of polymer composites by incorporating borate glass to increase the angiogenic capacity of the fabricated scaffolds. In this study, we investigated the bioprinting of human adipose stem cells (ASCs) with a polycaprolactone (PCL)/bioactive borate glass composite. Borate glass at the concentration of 10 to 50 weight %, was added to a mixture of PCL and organic solvent to make an extrudable paste. ASCs suspended in Matrigel were ejected as droplets using a second syringe. Scaffolds measuring 10 × 10 × 1 mm3 in overall dimensions with pore sizes ranging from 100 – 300 µm were fabricated. Degradation of the scaffolds in cell culture medium showed a controlled release of bioactive glass for up to two weeks. The viability of ASCs printed on the scaffold was investigated during the same time period. This 3D bioprinting method shows a high potential to create a bioactive, highly angiogenic three-dimensional environment required for complex and dynamic interactions that govern the cell’s behavior in vivo.
Biofortification to combat Vitamin A deficiency sustainably through promoting
Orange-fleshed Sweet Potato in eastern Uttar Pradesh
Authors: Chaudhary Ram Chet , Gandhe A. , Kumar R.
Published: March 2017

India is among top few countries for Vitamin A deficiency as 60,000 children go blind annually.
Other than blindness, a number of eye diseases like night blindness, bitot spot, xerothalmia and
others are caused by vitamin A deficiency. More than 6% children in Uttar Pradesh suffer from
clinical vitamin A deficiency. Vitamin A deficiency among poor children in Gorakhpur average to
42% (as high as 65% in 3 year age group). Government of India, supported by CIDA, Helen
Keller International, Micro-nutrient Initiative, UNICEF, USAID and the World Bank distributed
free vitamin A capsule. Results were positive and dramatic but met failure due costs involved,
problem in distribution, and corruption. Sustainable solution with no costs to government is
popularization of Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) varieties, which have yellow or orange
flesh due to very high level of â-carotene (precursor of Vitamin A). OFSP also supply required
quantity of Potassium, dietary fibre, and energy. OFSP produces more edible energy per unit and
people can grow, store and consume throughout the year. Supported by Tata Trusts since last 3
years, PRDF tested more than 50 OFSP varieties and identified ST-14, CIP-440127 and VA-43
adapted to the region now popularizing its growing and consumption enjoining hundreds of
farmers and thousands of school children. A cycle of multiplying healthy vines has been perfected
and being practiced. A number of products of leaf and tuber like Pakora, chips, juice etc have been
developed. More needs to be done on research and awareness fronts.
Growth enhancement of medicinal plant Withania somnifera using phosphate solubilizing endophytic bacteria Pseudomonas sp. as bioinoculant
Authors: Arora Naveen Kumar , Singh Rachna B.
Published: March 2017

Withania somnifera, commonly known as ashwagandha, is a wildly growing highly valuable
medicinal plant, found throughout India. Ashwagandha has high medicinal value due to its
antioxidant, antitumor, anti-inflammatory, immuno-modulatory, anti-ageing and rejuvenating
properties. Since use of synthetic agrochemicals in the cultivation of medicinal plants is highly
restricted due to their harmful effects on human health and environment, present study was
aimed to explore the role of endophytic bacteria in enhancing the nutrient level in soil and growth
of ashwagandha. In this study, growth promoting potential of endophytic bacterial strain PSE-1
was explored which was isolated from the roots of W. somnifera and identified as Pseudomonas
sp. on the basis of 16s rRNA gene sequencing. Results obtained from the study suggest that
endophytic bacteria Pseudomonas sp. plays important role in improving the nutrient level in soil
and displayed beneficial effects on plant growth.
Bougainvillea: A Long Journey from Rio to Lucknow
Authors: Sharma S. C.
Published: March 2017

Bougainvillea, native of South American sub-tropics, was first collected by Commerson, a
French Botanist, from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, who named it after Louis Antoine de Bougainville,
the French navigator with whom he went on voyage around the world during 1766=1769. From
its native sub-tropical regions, bougainvilleas were introduced to temperate regions of European
countries, where these were grown in the glasshouse. The history of domestication of bougainvillea
is 250 years old and in this period there have been many landmark in the bougainvillea cultivation.
In India, Bougainvillea spectabilis was first introduced in Kolkata in 1860 from Europe and the
improvement work on bougainvillea started in early 20th century, with the introduction of a few
cultivars by the Agri-Horticultural Societies, Kolkata and Chennai. But it achieved its popularity
in 1920 with the introduction of the cultivar ‘Mrs. Butt’ in Kolkata from Royal Botanic Gardens,
Kew, England. Out of 10 species, only B. glabra Choisy, B. spectabilis Willdenow, B. peruviana
Humboldt and Bonpland and a natural hybrid B. x buttiana Holttum and Standley, are of horticultural
importance. Today, a large number of Bougainvillea cultivars (500 cvs.) are available from three
to multibracted ones in various colour and shades to variegated foliage as aresult of natural
selection and breeding. 50% of the Bougainvillea cultivars have been evolved in our country.
India has been recognized as the International Registration Authority for Bougainvilleas. The
Botanic Garden of CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow has rich germplasm
collection of Bougainvillea (200 species/cvs) and serves as the reference centre.
A prospective study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of symbiotic supplementation (probiotic and prebiotic combination) in stage 5D chronic kidney disease patients
Authors: Srinivasa Sanjay , Madhusudhan Santhosh K.
Published: March 2017

Background: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is one of the major health disorders associated with significant morbidity and mortality. This was a 6 week’s interventional study of orally administered, symbiotic supplement (probiotic with prebiotic) in stage 5D patients of chronic kidney disease (CKD) on twice a week hemodialysis. The objective was to look for safety of symbiotics (Nitrophage ForteTM) and for its anti-inflammatory effects measured by serum hsCRP (Highly specific C reactive protein), IL-6 (Interleukin- 6) and TNF-α (Tumour Necrosis Factor- α) levels. This translating to improvement in the Quality of life (QOL) assessed using SF-36 QOL questionnaire and Subjective Global Assessment (SGA) scoring. Methods: Subjects on twice a week dialysis for at least 3 months were included. Parameters at baseline (representing previous 3 months) were compared to that at the end of treatment. Oral supplementation of strain specific and unique composition of symbiotic sachet supplementation were administered twice daily containing Lactobacillus acidophilus 400mg, Bifidobacterium longumm 400mg, Streptococcus thermophilus with Fructooligosaccharide 100mg adding to 1 gram was given for 6 weeks.Results: 38 patients out of total 48 enrolled completed the study. Symbiotic therapy was found to be well tolerated with no significant adverse effects. 60.52%, 55.26%, 44.7% of the patients had a decrease in hsCRP, TNF-α and IL-6 respectively. Among responders hsCRP and TNF-α showed significant decrease in levels from the baseline (p <0.05). Modified SF-36 QOL questionnaire mean score revealed significant improvement in general health (p < 0.05). Among secondary parameters renal biomarkers like urea, BUN and sodium showed statistically significant decrease (p <0.05).Conclusions: This study establishes the safety and anti-inflammatory efficacy of this symbiotic supplement. To our knowledge this is the first study looking at anti-inflammatory role of symbiotic in CKD 5D Patients. A placebo controlled, double blinded study with a larger sample size is warranted in future to further establish these findings.
Pharmacological evidence for the anticonvulsant activity of Tylophora indica in experimental animal models
Authors: TK Hafis , Manikkoth Shyamjith , Sequeira Melinda , Nayak Roopa P.
Published: March 2017

Background: Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder. The antiepileptic drugs currently used are unable to manage seizures effectively and are associated with numerous adverse drug effects. Hence, there is a necessity of a newer anticonvulsant drug with high therapeutic index profile. The objective of this pre-clinical research was to investigate the role of Tylophora indica on Maximal electric shock [MES] and Pentylene tetrazole [PTZ] provoked convulsions in Wistar albino rats.Methods: 36 Wistar albino rats were used for this study, after obtaining ethical clearance. The ethanolic extract of the leaves of Tylophora indica [TIEE] (100 mg/kg, p.o) was used to screen the anticonvulsant effect on MES and PTZ provoked convulsions in Wistar albino rats. In MES seizures, inhibition of the tonic hind limb extension and in PTZ seizures, extent of convulsions was noted.Results: TIEE (100 mg/kg, p.o) significantly (p<0.001) blocked the hind limb extension due to MES. The same dose also significantly (p<0.001) lessened the extent of convulsions induced by PTZ.Conclusions: The data suggests that the ethanolic extract of Tylophora indica leaves produce its anticonvulsant effect via different mechanisms since it prevented the hind limb extension induced by MES and decreased the duration of convulsions produced by PTZ.
Diagnostic laparoscopy in the evaluation of tubal factor in cases of infertility
Authors: Chaudhari Arpana Dipakbhai , Baria Anilkumar Mathurbhai , Chaudhari Upendra Rameshbhai , Dixit Grishma T. , Thakor Nilesh
Published: March 2017

Background: Tubal factor infertility accounts for a large portion of female factor infertility. The most prevalent cause of tubal factor infertility is pelvic inflammatory disease and acute salpingitis. Tubal patency can be diagnosed by hysterosalpingography (HSG) or laparoscopy with chromopertubation. The aim of this study was to determine the role of laparoscopy in the evaluation of tubal factor in infertile women.Methods: Sixty women presenting with complaints of primary and secondary infertility were investigated for tubal disease by laparoscopy at at Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad during July 2011 to September 2013. Tubal patency was tested by chromopertubation using Methylene blue dye.Results: Thirty-five (58.3%) patients were in primary infertility group while 25 (41.7%) patients were in secondary infertility group. 80% women were in the age group of 21 to 30 years. In 49% of women, the duration of infertility was between 2 to 4 years whereas 17% cases had been infertile for 6 to 10 years. Diagnostic laparoscopy and findings of chromopertubation revealed unilateral blockage in 37% of cases, bilateral blockage had seen in 23% of cases, endometriosis was seen in 9% of cases and adhesion in 7% of cases.Conclusions: Unilateral and bilateral tubal blockade was detected in 60% of cases of infertile women.
Role of patch testing with foot wear series in children with foot dermatoses in a tertiary centre in north Kerala, India
Authors: S. Rahima , Riyaz Najeeba , P. M. Saleem , S. Sarita
Published: March 2017

Background: Foot dermatoses are a common malady in children. It has a varied presentation ranging from patchy fissured scaly lesions to disabling highly inflammatory vesicular eruption. A role for foot wear exacerbating these dermatoses is a possibility, which could be confirmed by patch testing.To evaluate the role of patch testing in   determining the allergen either causing or exacerbating various foot dermatoses in children.

Methods: Patch testing was done in 40   children with various foot dermatoses using the standard footwear series and the results were read after 48 hours, 96 hours and again after 7 days. Also, skin biopsy was done in 10 cases from the representative lesions.

Results: Patch test was positive in 24(60%) patients to different antigens. Disperse orange (25%) was found to be the commonest allergen followed by epoxy resin (15%),   neomycin sulphate (12.5%) and black rubber mix (10%).

Conclusions: Patch testing has a major role in finding out the causative agent or at least the exacerbating footwear in various foot dermatoses. Disperse orange was found to be the most common allergen. The diagnosis of acrodermatitis or JPD should not deter doing a patch testing.

 
From the hut to civilization: the indians in the colonization process of Roraima in the xx century
Authors: Santos Raimundo Nonato Gomes dos
Published: March 2017

This work analyzes the Indian participation in the process of construction of a nonindian place in Roraima, in the twentieth century. We use a diversified material – texts already published and thoughts of

Michel de Certeau inasmuch as he defends that reports build places.
The sociocultural formation of Boa Vista – Roraima and the Macushi and Wapishana people in the city: historical process and sense of belonging
Authors: Melo Luciana Marinho de
Published: March 2017

This article has as main theme the presence of the indigenous peoples Macushi and Wapishana at the Capital of Roraima, Brazil, and it is based on the critical reading of historiography produced from the eighteenth century about the occupation of the State. This historiographical return

aims to understand the socio-political relations, conflicts and other factors that underlie the absence of such indigenous peoples in the formation history of the city, and the construction of socio-cultural demands of Macushi and Wapishana residing in the urban area of Boa Vista.
Demographic growth and social exclusion in the “peripheral capitals” of the Amazon
Authors: Staevie Pedro Marcelo
Published: March 2017

The present article has as main objective to argue the process of demographic growth in the “peripheral capitals” of the Amazonia and its relation with some social indicators. Through the presentation of some indicators on these cities, we intend to demonstrate their socio-economic situation and the necessity of governmental intervention in the combat to the problems reflected in the indicators. Using basically the data presented for Pochmann and Amorim (2004), we search to namely present the social situation of the cities that for the moment we call peripheral capitals of the Amazon: Boa Vista, Macapá, Rio Branco and Porto Velho.
A dinâmica sociopolítica Yanomami no contexto de criação da Hutukara: Pata Thëpë e a emergência de jovens lideranças políticas
Authors: Carvalho Maria Auxiliadora Lima de
Published: March 2017

O presente estudo é um esforço de aproximação da dinâmica sociopolítica Yanomami a partir do contexto de mobilizações e articulações que antecederam a criação da Hutukara Associação Yanomami, em que novos padrões de diálogos e construção de conhecimentos foram sendo fertilizados, delineando novas relações entre lideranças tradicionais e as jovens lideranças. Por meio da pesquisa de fontes etnológicas, historiográficas e de minha própria etnografia, buscam-se compreender o lugar desta forma de organização na dinâmica sociopolítica Yanomami, e as implicações nas relações entre os grupos locais, as lideranças tradicionais e os jovens líderes, e a adoção da representação política. Procura-se mostrar que a fala e o conhecimento são dois princípios que conectam lideranças tradicionais e os jovens representantes, e que a escolha dos jovens como representantes não significa perda de poder dos velhos frente aos mais novos, e que a presença dos jovens em assembléias, reuniões e eventos é vista pelos Yanomami como necessária, por decodificar com mais habilidade, a construção do mundo dos não-índios.
O CINEMA QUEER BRASILEIRO: O PENSAMENTO QUEER NO BRASIL A PARTIR DOS FILMES MADAME SATÃ E ELVIS & MADONA
Authors: Barros Sulivan Charles
Published: March 2017

Após três décadas de feminismo organizado no Brasil e sem o qual não se poderia pensar o desenvolvimento dos estudos sobre sexualidades diversas e ao lado dos estudos gays e lésbicos que se unem a crítica feminista ao examinar as diferenças sexuais e de gênero, a teoria queer passa a conceber a sexualidade como algo móvel, ambíguo e ambivalente, sempre mutável de acordo com o contexto histórico-cultural em que esteja inserido. O cinema priorizado nesta pesquisa como um lócus de criação marcado pela experiência das identidades sexuais e de gênero foram Madame Satã e Elvis & Madona. afim de ressaltar a fim de identificar nestas produções possíveis rupturas e/ou (des)continuidades do modelo heteronormativo de sexualidade em suas diferentes formas e em diferentes contextos – considerando as possíveis aproximações e distanciamentos entre ficção (algumas delas baseadas em histórias reais) e/ou formatos mais alternativos ou comerciais de se fazer cinema.
UMA LEITURA FILOSÓFICA DO CONCEITO DE MERCADORIA
Authors: Neves Barbosa Vicente José João
Published: March 2017

Existem muitas leituras sobre Marx, assim como existem muitas pessoas que admitem sua teoria e muitas que a rejeitam. Nesse sentido, este texto representa apenas mais leitura sobre as ideias desse pensador. Em essência, trata-se de uma leitura preliminar sobre um assunto complexo e abrangente, uma leitura que busca compreender Marx em termos filosóficos. Portanto, a pretensão deste texto não é avaliar se esse pensador é filosofo ou se ele não é filosofo, mas fundamentalmente apontar para uma leitura filosófica das suas ideias a partir da análise introdutória de um dos seus conceitos, a saber, o conceito de mercadoria como aparece essencialmente em sua obra O capital.
Apresentação
Authors: Sousa Ana Lúcia de
Published: March 2017

Sem resumo
A Necessária Desconstrução da Colonialidade nas Amazônias e nas Américas
Authors: Neves Lino João de Oliveira
Published: March 2017

Como faces articuladas do longo processo de Conquista a que foram/são submetidos os povos indígenas nas Américas, “Colonização”, “Colonialismo” e “Colonialidade” são conceitos de uso corrente, muitas vezes empregados de maneiras impróprias. Desconstrução da colonialidade é o movimento necessário e urgente de desconstruir as múltiplas situações de colonialismo que ainda hoje

submetem o viver de grande parte da população nas Amazônias e nas Américas. Desconstruir a colonialidade é reconhecer a efetividade dos povos indígenas e seus respectivos sistemas de produção de conhecimento não apenas como “resistências” à invasão-colonização dos mundos indígenas, mas também pelo aporte que podem trazer para o aprimoramento das relações interculturais desde que destituídas do ranço colonial que ainda hoje orienta as relações dos Estados e sociedades nacionais com os povos indígenas.
Emancipação, Sul e Pós-Colonialismo
Authors: Martins Bruno Sena
Published: March 2017

Neste texto abordo as assimetrias que dividem o Norte do Sul através de uma perspetiva que largamente remete para o âmbito da crítica póscolonial da modernidade. O passado colonial emerge, pois, como período histórico que em muito condiciona e determina as relações de poder no presente. Negando qualquer fatalismo ou determinismo histórico que obscureça as múltiplas possibilidades sempre abertas a cada presente sucessivo, dou centralidade ao modo como as configurações do mundo contemporâneo estão indelevelmente marcadas pelas linhas de desigualdade que se sulcaram na relação colonial.
VOZES DA MIGRAÇÃO: RELATOS DAS GUIANENSES EM RORAIMA
Authors: Lima Arieche Kitiane Silva , Rodrigues Francilene Dos Santos
Published: March 2017

Aborda-se neste artigo a temática do deslocamento internacional de populações de países pertencentes à Pan-Amazônia, em especial as implicações desse fenômeno nas relações familiares enfocando a perspectiva das mulheres guianenses. Buscouse identificar arranjos familiares, vivências transnacionais e demais estratégias que permeiam os vínculos familiares durante o processo migratório.

Utilizou-se a metodologia qualitativa, com ênfase na observação participante, entrevistas abertas e conversas informais. As narrativas dos interlocutores sobre as mulheres guianenses demonstram a

existência de vulnerabilidades relacionadas à cor da pele, etnia e classe social. O processo migratório lhes demanda a construção de atitudes e comportamentos considerados adequados para lidar

com as novas dinâmicas encontradas na localidade hospedeira, a possibilidade de quebra de modelos ideais, a ressignificação dos papéis familiares e o estabelecimento de novos arranjos na família.
Bronquiolitis respiratoria y neumonía descamativa asociada a fungemia por trichosporon asahii en inmunocompetente
Authors: Bastidas Alirio R. , Pantoja Jaime A. , Munar María A. , Giraldo Luis F. , Yurgaki James
Published: March 2017

Trichosporon asahii es un hongo patógeno emergente reportado en la literatura médica principalmente en pacientes inmunocomprometidos. No obstante, el presente caso es inusual debido a que se trata de un paciente adulto joven inmunocompetente que presentó fungemia por T. asahii y al mismo tiempo desarrolló insuficiencia respiratoria aguda por bronquiolitis respiratoria y neumonía descamativa, la cual resolvió posterior al tratamiento antimicótico instaurado, soporte ventilatorio y vigilancia en Unidad de Cuidado Intesivo (UCI)
Validación de la escala de Morisky de 8 ítems en pacientes con enfermedad renal crónica.
Authors: Chaves Torres Ninfa Marlen , Echeverri Sarmiento Jorge Enrique , Ballesteros David Andrés , Quijano Rodriguez Jecxy , Camacho Daniela
Published: March 2017

Introducción: Es importante proveer un adecuado y oportuno manejo a largo plazo de la ERC, por medio de estrategias farmacológicas y no farmacológicas, sin embargo, la baja adherencia de los pacientes al tratamiento  farmacológico pone en riesgo la efectividad de la intervención.Objetivo: Traducir al español, validar  y adaptar la escala de adherencia al tratamiento de Morisky de 8 items a pacientes con ERC.Materiales y Métodos: La traducción del MMAS-8  se realizó de acuerdo con las directrices para la traducción y la adaptación de instrumentos de medida para ser utilizados en investigación médica, se validó mediante juicio de expertos siguiendo el método Delphi. Se realizó un estudio piloto corte transversal, donde se encuesto a 30 pacientes que acudieron a consulta de predialisis de la unidad renal del hospital militar central en Bogotá Colombia.Resultados: La escala MMAS-8 traducida al español fue sometida a los jueces para su validación obteniéndose un porcentaje de acuerdo igual o mayor al 80% para todas las preguntas, se calculó  el coeficiente de concordancia W de Kendall que en este caso  fue 0,8 con un p valor de 0,0001 y se interpretó como un alto grado de concordancia entre las valoraciones hechas por los jueces a los diferentes ítems del cuestionario. Se aplicó el MMAS-8 a  30 pacientes con una media de edad de 75,9 años (+/- 15), el nivel de adherencia al tratamiento se analizó según el puntaje de la escala  de Morisky de 8 items, clasificándose como baja adherencia al tratamiento en el 62,5% de los casos con puntaje menor de 6, mediana adherencia 28,1% de los pacientes puntaje entre 6 y 7 y alta adherencia solo el 9,4% de los pacientes  con puntaje mayor de 8.Conclusiones: La escala de medición de adherencia al tratamiento de Morisky de 8 items es válida para medir la adherencia al tratamiento farmacológico de pacientes con enfermedad renal crónica según juicio de expertos.
Hernia de littré estrangulada. A propósito de un caso
Authors: Sacristán R Paola Andrea , Sáenz Rey Katherine , Sanabria Esguerra Isabella , Luengas Juan Pablo
Published: March 2017

La Hernia de Littré es una patología rara de incidencia desconocida. Su sospecha clínica es infrecuente dada la inespecificidad de la sintomatología con la que debuta, por lo que su diagnóstico suele realizarse intraoperatoriamente. Se presenta el caso de un paciente con cuadro clínico de dolor abdominal agudo, masa no reductible y dolorosa en región inguinoescrotal derecha, a quien desde el ingreso se sospecha que presenta una hernia estrangulada. Tras una intervención quirúrgica de urgencia se realiza hallazgo intraoperatorio de hernia de Littré perforada. El paciente fue dado de alta en su sexto día postoperatorio en buenas condiciones generales.
INFECÇÃO DA CORRENTE SANGUÍNEA RELACIONADA A CATETER VENOSO CENTRAL PARA HEMODIÁLISE: REVISÃO INTEGRATIVA
Authors: Reichembach Danski Mitzy Tannia , Pontes Leticia , Amaral Schwanke Alessandra , Lind Jolline
Published: March 2017

Objetivo: identificar evidências científicas presentes nas publicações elacionadas à infecção em cateter venoso central para hemodiálise. Método: revisão integrativa de literatura. A busca foi realizada nas bases de dados Literatura
Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS) e Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina dos Estados Unidos (PubMed), no mês de dezembro de 2015. Resultados: os 13 estudos analisados demonstraram altos índices de
infecção relacionados a cateter, sendo o Staphylococcus aureus o micro-organismo mais observado. Alguns fatores de risco para infecção citados, relacionados ao paciente, foram hipertensão, diabetes mellitus e hipoalbuminemia. O tempo de uso do cateter esteve entre os fatores de risco para infecção. Conclusão: os resultados apresentam possíveis alternativas que podem auxiliar na prevenção e redução das infecções relacionadas ao cateter.

Descritores: Enfermagem Baseada em Evidências; Revisão; Infecções Relacionadas a Cateter.
The Relationship between Leadership Style, Organizational Culture, and Job Satisfaction in the U.S. Healthcare Industry
Authors: Sow Mouhamadou , Murphy Jeanie , Osuoha Rosa ,   National American University, Rapid City, SD, USA,   University of Phoenix, Tempe, AZ, USA,   University of Phoenix, Tempe, AZ, USA
Published: March 2017

The purpose of this quantitative, correlational study, based on the theoretical framework of transformational leadership, was to examine the relationships between leadership style, organizational culture, and job satisfaction in the U.S. healthcare industry. The study addressed a problem faced by U.S. healthcare leaders, who are currently unaware as to how transformational leadership and organizational culture can impact job satisfaction in an industry with high burnout and low satisfaction levels. The following research questions were posed: (1) Is there a statistically significant relationship between transformational leadership and job satisfaction in the U.S. healthcare industry? (2) Is there a statistically significant relationship between organizational culture and job satisfaction in the U.S. healthcare industry? (3) Is the relationship between transformational leadership and job satisfaction in the U.S. healthcare industry mediated by organizational culture? Data to answer the research questions were collected through simple random sampling processes that resulted in a sample of 111 American healthcare employees and analyzed with Stata software. The main finding of the study was that an apparent effect of transformational leadership on job satisfaction disappeared when organizational culture variables were taken into consideration. The results suggest that healthcare organizations should attempt to move away from externally focused cultures in order to increase job satisfaction. Such a move could improve social outcomes by improving the quality of work for millions of stressed American healthcare employees.
Los sistemas RFID aplicados a la aviación
Authors: Zorrilla Martin Fernando
Published: March 2017

Este artículo presenta la definición y conceptos básicos sobre Tecnología de Identificación por Radiofrecuencia (RFID). A través de él, el lector puede entender tanto los componentes que constituyen estos sistemas, como los beneficios y restricciones respecto a otras tecnologías de identificación automática existentes. Por último, se citan algunas aplicaciones de dicha tecnología en diferentes campos de la aviación, utilizadas durante la última década. Para el futuro de la aviación comercial y su uso cotidiano, es vital su difusión por parte de los administradores de los aeropuertos y de las propias aerolíneas, para hacer del transporte aéreo comercial un sistema altamente eficiente y por consiguiente mejorar la calidad del servicio a toda la sociedad.
El uso del método MICMAC, para la definición de procesos de intervención en las organizaciones
Authors: Perez-Uribe Rafael Ignacio , Vargas Hugo Alfonso
Published: March 2017

Este documento es un extracto del informe de investigación titulado, “MicMac, aplicado a los componentes del PENTEX, una aproximación a la validación de las matrices” (Pérez-Uribe, Nieto, Vargas y Díaz, 2015), cuyo propósito es divulgar la aplicación de la metodología de análisis estructural, aplicado a la definición de las variables que fundamenten un proceso de intervención en las organizaciones.
Las NIIF: Una forma de educar a los gerentes en la gestión de la PYMES
Authors: Garcia Carvajal Santiago , Dueñas Casallas Robinson , Acuña Barrantes Henry
Published: March 2017

Este artículo explora el impacto de las Normas Internacionales de Información Financiera - NIIF sobre las Pymes en Colombia, y en las estrategias que todo gerente de empresa que lidera una empresa debe tener para el correcto manejo contable y financiero, con respecto a la entrada en vigencia de la nueva normatividad internacional. El estudio investigativo fue realizado bajo el modelo cualitativo y el enfoque hermenéutico. Se utilizó el método documental y descriptivo. Uno de los resultados que se evidenciaron fue la prioridad en los contadores en forjar la cultura en el uso de las NIIF, actividad que se debe extender hacia los gerentes de cualquier Pyme. En suma, esta es una labor conjunta entre Gobierno Nacional, Supervisores, Revisores Fiscales y Contadores, entre otros, porque se hace indispensable que la dirección de la Pyme en cabeza de este líder, debe buscar desde ahora involucrarse más con el área contable, dado que el no realizarlo desde el inicio, estaría forzado él y la empresa a cometer decisiones con posibles costos que pudieron evitarse.
Análisis de tolerancia al daño bajo el criterio de fractura elástico-lineal del ala de una Aeronave Categoría Deportiva (LSA)
Authors: Merchán Rincón Fabio Alejandro , Rodriguez Christian Fabián , Ayala Flórez Andrés Alberto , Quintero Fernando Alberto
Published: March 2017

El siguiente artículo presenta una metodología de aplicación de un análisis de tolerancia al daño a la estructura del ala de una aeronave categoría LSA. Este estudio contempla un análisis CFD en ANSYS Fluent donde se calculan las cargas aerodinámicas que actúan sobre el ala, seguido de un análisis de resistencia estructural en el cual se realiza una integración Fluid-Structure Interface con la que se determinan los esfuerzos máximos soportados por la estructura mediante Elementos Finitos (FEA) realizado en ANSYS Workbench, un análisis de tamaños de grieta críticos sobre los elementos primarios de la estructura y un calculo de vida residual de estos elementos con el fin de crear un intervalo de inspecciones NDT para garantizar la integridad estructural del ala de la aeronave.
Los juegos de guerra en la formación profesional militar
Authors: Murillo León Mónica Consuelo , Baquero Valdés Fabio , Sotelo Saiz Alfonso
Published: March 2017

El presente artículo es resultado de un proceso de revisión documental del estado del arte en torno al empleo de los juegos de guerra en la formación profesional militar como metodología didáctica en los procesos de enseñanza-aprendizaje y evaluación por competencias. La indagación inició desde la conceptualización, origen de los juegos de guerra y su relación con los ambientes de aprendizaje y evaluación; junto a su propósito y estructura funcional. Asimismo, se revisó lo relacionado con el aprendizaje por competencias a partir de las definiciones, categorización y recursos para las actividades de enseñanza-aprendizaje. De igual manera, se examinó la evaluación por competencias desde la conceptualización, clasificación, características, funciones, actividades y limitantes. Lo anterior, a fin de establecer cómo la metodología didáctica denominada juegos de guerra facilita la evaluación de competencias específicas en el proceso de formación de los profesionales de las ciencias militares.
Colombia: Nueva concepción del derecho operacional para las fuerzas terrestres en la era postconflicto
Authors: Reyes Paz Judy Viviana
Published: March 2017

Los componentes analíticos que en esencia conforman el presente artículo, basan su reflexión sobre lo que en la era postconflicto, proyecta el derecho operacional fundamentando el accionar y rol de las fuerzas terrestres de colombia en el escenario de justicia transicional. Para el efecto, indaga por la necesidad de entender la articulación del derecho administrativo operacional y el derecho constitucional en función del despliegue de las capacidades de las fuerzas terrestres con miras a evaluar su rol dentro del nuevo rumbo del derecho operacional y su grado de interacción, examinando diversos aspectos de su rol tanto en escenarios equilibrados como en escenarios tensos con miras a dimensionar su acomodación a los contextos post-conflicto y la optimización de su talento humano en la construcción de futuro.
Regionalismo y gobernanza global: elementos de desarrollo de identidad estratégica y geopolítica para Colombia
Authors: Subasich Johnny
Published: March 2017

El presente artículo busca tener una aproximación a los elementos de la geopolítica, los fundamentos de la lógica estratégica y la naturaleza de la guerra, que permitan analizar el desarrollo de dos conceptos de las relaciones internacionales – Gobernanza Global y Regionalismo aplicables al contexto colombiano, con el fin de generar elementos que rescaten y potencien la agenda exterior nacional, en la exploración de una real identidad estratégica para Colombia, apalancada en sus capacidades y proyecciones geopolíticas.
Diseño de un módulo de transformación para sillas de ruedas eléctricas en silla de ruedas inteligente
Authors: Cifuentes Andrés , Plaza Mauricio , Rondón Santiago
Published: March 2017

En el presente artículo se describe el proceso de diseño y validación de un sistema embebido adaptable a una silla de ruedas eléctrica estándar para su trasformación en una silla de ruedas inteligente, entendiendo esta última, como un sistema integrado completo, que permite al usuario de la silla de ruedas moverse de la misma forma que suele hacerlo por medio de los controles clásicos tipo palanca de una silla de ruedas eléctrica comercial, y que en adición preste algunas funciones en línea como el monitoreo de funciones vitales y movimiento semiautomático de la silla de ruedas en un ambiente conocido, utilizando una interfaz gráfica y un software para planeación de trayectorias.
Presentación
Authors: Benavides Eliot
Published: March 2017

Por más de 50 años, en Colombia se ha suscitado un estado de anormalidad al considerar las amenazas persistentes en contra del orden democrático y social, afectando a miles de ciudadanos, familias, y con ello, regiones de nuestro país.
Hand Gesture Recognition Using Hidden Markov Model Algorithm
Authors: Melani Roro Inda
Published: March 2017

Abstract— Recognizing human hand gesture through the use of INS (Inertial navigation System) sensor, Hidden Markov Model (HMM) was used as a tool to recognize pattern statistically. Employing INS sensor to admit data input , it is assumed that hand gesture could be detected by analizing the acceleration and fluctuation from data sensor and the difference of hand-position in 3-axis. The INS sensor that was being used was came with 6 channels to generate signals of a 3-axis gyroscope and a 3-axis accelerometer. The acceleration fluctuated in three perpendicular directions due to different hand gestures was detected by the accelerometer, while the change of hand-position in 3-axis was detected by gyroscope. Data from sensor was exported to computer via USB (Universal Serial Bus) port.

During the stage of data collection, a cut algorithm was developed to pick the most significant part of the sensor data. After finishing data comparison stage, DCT (Discrete Cosine Transform) was selected to transform the signal from time domain to frequency domain. Sequences of calculation were performed to analyze the best sampling frequency to select dominant frequency of every gesture to be picked as parameter value. The parameter value used in HMM as the approach to recognize and differs gestures.

 
Index Terms—3-axis gyroscope, accelerometer, gesture, gesture recognition, hand gesture, human gesture.