bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Determinação do módulo de elasticidade de Young por meio de um smartphone
Authors: Rossini Marcos Roberto , de Camargo Filho Paulo Sérgio , Yamaguti Kleber Eiti , Alves Marcio José , Amorin Luís Henrique Cardozo
Published: August 2021

No presente trabalho, apresenta-se uma proposta de atividade didática para estudantes de graduação dos cursos de Física e de Engenharia, visando a determinação do módulo de elasticidade do aço e do alumínio, empregando-se hastes constituídas por estes metais e um smartphone para se obterem os valores das frequências ressonantes dos harmônicos que se nelas estabelecem. A fundamentação teórica considerou a oscilação destas hastes submetidas a flexões simples, com extremos livres. Resolveu-se a equação da dinâmica do movimento para se obter as localizações dos nós, as frequências dos harmônicos, e a relação com o módulo de Young. Os ensaios práticos empregam técnicas de medida bastante simples, equipamentos altamente disponíveis e de muito baixo custo. Os resultados demonstraram a viabilidade da proposta que, além de explorar o ensino por meio de representações múltiplas, possui um forte apelo lúdico e sensorial, inclusive para estudantes com deficiência auditiva. Também há um viés de aplicabilidade para o ensino médio.
Design Thinking as Meaning Creation: The Case of Descomplica
Authors: Lobo Raphael , Pitassi Claudio
Published: August 2021

ABSTRACT Context: the design language was introduced to innovation management as a mechanism to increase creativity, given the predominance of an economic rationality in the innovation theory and practice. Among the design thinking discourse, meaning innovation gained relevance in post-industrial societies. Objective: explore the adherence of Descomplica strategy to the meaning innovation model. Method: an exploratory survey with a qualitative approach and a narrative method was carried out. Results: the data collected shows that the company does have a strategy to build and consolidate an emotional relationship with its users. This emotional connection can be perceived in students’ narratives, mainly when they came from public schools. Results also brought evidence that traditional education methods can be threatened by EdTech, mainly in environments where regulatory controls are weak. Conclusion: even though meaning innovation proved to be effective from the point of view of Descomplica’s strategy, it cannot be considered a radical innovation in the sense attributed by sustainability-oriented innovation theory. The results reinforce the urgency to discuss, from organizational and educational perspectives, the impacts of online platforms in Brazilian students’ perceptions, behaviors, and capabilities development.
Resseguro e Capital de Solvência: Atenuantes da Probabilidade de Ruína de Seguradoras
Authors: Euphasio Junior Jorge Wilson , Carvalho João Vinícius França
Published: August 2021

ABSTRACT Context: insurance companies are important to society, since they guarantee financial protection to individuals from property losses, in addition to fostering the capital market through the allocation of guarantee assets. Thus, it is essential to evaluate the instruments that guarantee their long-term financial solvency. Among them are the adoption of reinsurance treaties, the sizing of the solvency capital, and the actuarial modeling of risk processes, which allow the measurement of the ruin probability. Objective: estimate the ruin probability in risk processes with the adoption of reinsurance contracts (quota share and excess of loss), compared to scenarios without such treaties. Methods: the Cramér-Lundberg process was simulated using the Monte Carlo method, adjusting several probabilistic distributions to the severity of the compound Poisson process, which is calibrated with a set of 3,917,863 real microdata, from 30 insurance lines of business. Results: it was found that, although each branch presents particularities in the claim severity, the correct choice of reinsurance (proportional or not) implies the reduction of the ruin probability for a fixed solvency capital. Conclusion: the appropriate choice of the reinsurance contract, especially when there is evidence of high kurtosis in the claim values, intensifies the exponential decline in the relationship between the solvency capital and the ruin probability.
Relacional: Amenizando os Efeitos da Crise no Setor da Educação
Authors: Cernev Adrian Kemmer , Menegon Letícia Fantinato , Maia Marta de Campos
Published: August 2021

ABSTRACT This teaching case addresses the need for change in Relacional’s business strategy, driven by the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Brazilian educational sector in the first half of 2020. The startup is a software warehouse whose systems seek to solve specific problems of educational institutions, from basic to higher level, such as relationship, attraction, and retention of students. In the midst of a scenario of probable crisis in the sector, the partners seek business alternatives to assist educational institutions while wanting to ensure the growth and continuity of the company itself. Applicable in Entrepreneurship, Marketing, and IT courses in undergraduate and graduate Business Management programs, this case addresses concepts of Information Economy, models of offer and pricing of software.
The Effects of Dependence on Brazilian Third-Party Logistics Satisfaction
Authors: Rodrigues Antonio Carlos , Martins Ricardo Silveira
Published: August 2021

ABSTRACT Context: studies argue that similar levels of dependence are essential for supplier satisfaction in buyer-supplier relationships. However, asymmetric relationships can also lead to supplier satisfaction. Objective: this paper investigates the effects of benefit-based dependence (positive motivations for maintaining relationships) between buyer and supplier and supplier satisfaction. Methods: response surface analysis (RSA) was used to test the relationship between third-party logistics (3PL) dependence and satisfaction dimensions in 174 dyads. Results: the results demonstrated that about supplier satisfaction, instead of dependence asymmetry what really matters is the degree of dependence between the parties. The more dependent one part is on the other, usually, the greater the supplier’s satisfaction. In many circumstances, a degree of dependence is acceptable and necessary to access resources and opportunities. Conclusions: the interaction between buyer and supplier dependence and supplier satisfaction is complex. Situations of dependence asymmetry in which the supplier is highly dependent on the buyer may still be satisfactory.
Os Efeitos da Dependência na Satisfação dos Operadores Logísticos Brasileiros
Authors: Rodrigues Antonio Carlos , Martins Ricardo Silveira
Published: August 2021

ABSTRACT Context: studies argue that similar levels of dependence are essential for supplier satisfaction in buyer-supplier relationships. However, asymmetric relationships can also lead to supplier satisfaction. Objective: this paper investigates the effects of benefit-based dependence (positive motivations for maintaining relationships) between buyer and supplier and supplier satisfaction. Methods: response surface analysis (RSA) was used to test the relationship between third-party logistics (3PL) dependence and satisfaction dimensions in 174 dyads. Results: the results demonstrated that about supplier satisfaction, instead of dependence asymmetry what really matters is the degree of dependence between the parties. The more dependent one part is on the other, usually, the greater the supplier’s satisfaction. In many circumstances, a degree of dependence is acceptable and necessary to access resources and opportunities. Conclusions: the interaction between buyer and supplier dependence and supplier satisfaction is complex. Situations of dependence asymmetry in which the supplier is highly dependent on the buyer may still be satisfactory.
Marcello Caetano: história, historiografia e identidades nacionais
Authors: Martinho Francisco Carlos Palomanes
Published: August 2021

RESUMO: O presente artigo tem por objetivo analisar a produção historiográfica de Marcello Caetano privilegiando seus escritos a respeito das relações entre poder central e poderes locais, bem como as continuidades e descontinuidades nos sistemas administrativos portugueses. Será dada ênfase, por um lado, ao papel que ainda hoje Marcello Caetano mantém diante dos debates acerca da história e da historiografia portuguesas; por outro, procurar-se-á discutir em que medida os textos historiográficos de Caetano abordam uma das temáticas mais constantes entre aqueles que investigam a história de Portugal, dentro ou fora do país: a questão das identidades nacionais.
Triste fim de Policarpo Quaresma: as margens e os bloqueios
Authors: Assumpção Erick Luiz Araújo de
Published: August 2021

RESUMO O artigo pretende oferecer uma leitura do romance Triste fim de Policarpo Quaresma, de Lima Barreto, atenta ao termo usado por Adelaide para descrever o pensamento e as atividades de seu irmão Policarpo: mania. Busca-se salientar o funcionamento desse termo no romance, destacando certos contextos e personagens marginais, como Maria Rita, Anastácio, Felizardo e Ismênia. Sublinha-se, concluindo, a importância de Olga enquanto linha de fuga do ciclo de decepções vivido pelo protagonista.
As lindas toilletes de Aymond: performance de gênero como trabalho (1920-1950)
Authors: Veras Flavia Ribeiro
Published: August 2021

RESUMO O presente artigo apresenta esforço no sentido de promover diálogo entre os campos da história social do trabalho e dos estudos de gênero através da trajetória profissional do artista transformista Norberto Aymonino e de sua personagem Aymond. O artista argentino, que se apresentou nos palcos brasileiros entre 1920 e 1955, tinha talento reconhecido e ostentava beleza e luxuosidade. Ao mesmo tempo que ele firmava contratos com importantes empresas do ramo das diversões, não lograva reconhecimento como grandes artistas, nem os mesmos valores de cachês pagos a outros artistas de variedades. Procuramos analisar como tal diferença profissional entre os artistas transformistas e demais intérpretes foi produzida e vivenciada a partir da experiência de Aymond.
Effect of priming and different types of drying on the physiological quality of Urochloa ruziziensis seeds
Authors: Melo Giselle Márcia de , Santos Heloisa Oliveira dos , Oliveira Thaísa Fernanda , Cunha Neto Antonio Rodrigues da , Pereira Aline Aparecida Silva , Guaraldo Marilia Mendes dos Santos
Published: August 2021

Abstract: Seed vigor is one of the main limitations to meet the demanding forage market. In order to boost the productive potential and provide the satisfactory development of quality seeds and seedlings, it is necessary to develop techniques that provide quality and high productivity. With the Urochloa genus stands out in the seed production and quality, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of seed priming with sodium nitroprusside and to define the best drying method that allows the maintenance of the changes of this treatment in Urochloa ruziziensis seeds. The seeds were conditioned in sodium nitroprusside solution, as a nitric oxide donor, for 42 hours and later submitted to the following procedures: no drying, initial reduction of water content, thermal shock, slow and fast drying. The design was completely randomized, with ten treatments and four replications. Water content, germination, emergence and biochemical evaluations were performed. As results, it was observed that all drying methods evaluated reduced the water content of the seeds to 12%, recommended range for storage, with the exception of the treatment without drying that presented 30%. Regarding germination parameters, the treatment of initial reduction and quick drying obtained the best performance in germination and emergence. Moreover, the types of drying presented high rate of enzymatic activity of the antioxidant system, thus helping in the maintenance of redox homeostasis. According to the enzymatic activity and germination rates, it suggests that the rapid drying method after priming with nitric oxide is the best method for Urochloa ruziziensis.
Uso das avaliações de larga escala na formulação de políticas públicas educacionais
Authors: Basso Flávia Viana , Ferreira Rodrigo Rezende , Oliveira Adolfo Samuel de
Published: August 2021

Resumo O objetivo do estudo é analisar os usos dos resultados das avaliações de larga escala na formulação de políticas públicas educacionais no Brasil, com base no Sistema de Avaliação da Educação Básica (Saeb). A pesquisa foi desenvolvida em três etapas: pesquisa documental; aplicação de um questionário sobre o uso dos resultados; e entrevistas com representantes estaduais, aprofundando as informações coletadas na etapa anterior. Apresenta-se, como resultado uma matriz classificatória na qual as políticas educacionais identificadas estão relacionadas, principalmente, ao uso dos dados como instrumento de gestão, à formação de professores, à disseminação de informações sobre o sistema educacional, à produção de materiais pedagógicos, a critérios de distribuição de recursos e a políticas de incentivo salarial. Conclui-se que os resultados gerados estão sendo, de fato, utilizados na formulação de políticas educacionais. Contudo, é necessário ampliar o uso das informações disponibilizadas para além do desempenho dos alunos nos testes cognitivos.
Análise numérica térmica da alvenaria estrutural em situação de incêndio: isolamento térmico entre ambientes
Authors: Carvalho Paulo Roberto de Oliveira , Leal Davi Fagundes , Munaiar Neto Jorge
Published: August 2021

Resumo A segurança das edificações contra incêndios é um dos requisitos a serem considerados no dimensionamento estrutural, uma vez que o aumento da temperatura causa a redução das propriedades mecânicasdos materiais. No entanto, as normas brasileiras atuais voltadas à alvenaria estrutural não contemplam a ação térmica, sendo necessária a consulta a normas estrangeiras, cujos parâmetros são definidos conforme os materiais utilizados em seus países. Nesse sentido, o presente trabalho objetiva analisar numericamente o isolamento térmico de paredes de alvenaria estrutural de blocos de concreto com base em comparações com resultados experimentais apresentados em Dupim (2019). Como estratégia, foram calibradas as propriedades térmicas dos materiais de acordo com os limites propostos pelo Eurocode e inseridas curvas de evolução de temperatura nas faces externas e internas dos blocos. Os modelos numéricos desenvolvidos permitem obter resultados de evolução de temperatura ao longo da seção transversal, tendo apresentado boa correlação com os resultados experimentais. Considerando paredes com 14 cm de espessura, o tempo de resistência ao fogo quanto ao critério de isolamento térmico entre ambientes resultou igual a 60 min, valor próximo dos 62 min obtido experimentalmente.
Avaliação de propriedades mecânicas da madeira de Pinustaeda provenientes de placas de cross laminated timber
Authors: Vilela Ramon , Mascia Nilson Tadeu
Published: August 2021

Resumo As placas de madeira lamelada colada cruzada (em inglês, cross laminated timber [CLT]) vêm sendo utilizadas na construção civil devido a seu elevado desempenho arquitetônico e estrutural e por questões de sustentabilidade. Por ser um produto compósito ortotrópico, o conhecimento das características mecânicas de sua matéria prima nas direções em que são utilizadas é relevante para o projeto estrutural destas placas. O presente trabalho avalia os resultados experimentais de amostras extraídas de placas industrializadas de CLT produzidas com madeira da espécie Pinus taeda L. Foram realizados ensaios de compressão paralela e normal às fibras e ensaios de flexão. Verificou-se a conformidade da distribuição dos resultados experimentais com distribuições gaussianas. Foi utilizada a transformação de Johnson em resultados não compatíveis com a distribuição normal. Além disso, foram obtidos e discutidos coeficientes de correlação, valores característicos e classes de resistência de camadas do CLT. Identificou-se associação significativa entre as variáveis e um comportamento não linear na relação força × deslocamento de uma das amostras. Os resultados apresentados neste estudo podem ser empregados em projetos de placas de CLT considerando-se a diferença de materiais entre as camadas por métodos analíticos, numéricos ou de confiabilidade.
Melhoria de desempenho acústico de vedação interna de habitação de interesse social usando simulação numérica
Authors: Lima Isadora Veloso , Braga Neto Gerardo Alves Nogueira , Quixaba Gabriel Soares , Melo Gustavo da Silva Vieira de , Mesquita Alexandre Luiz Amarante
Published: August 2021

Resumo Com a publicação da norma de desempenho em edificações habitacionais, NBR 15575:2013, os novos projetos buscam pelo menos o atendimento dos níveis acústicos mínimos de desempenho estabelecidos na norma. Contudo, não é raro encontrar edificações que falham nesses quesitos. No presente trabalho, apresenta-se um estudo de caso de modelagem acústica de uma habitação de interesse social visando a melhor solução para vedação interna vertical da edificação. Medições foram realizadas no interior da edificação e um modelo numérico da edificação foi gerado por meio do método do traçado de raios. O modelo, após calibrado pelo D nT,w (diferença padronizada de nível ponderada) experimental, foi utilizado para realização de simulações numéricas de várias configurações. Finalmente, os resultados das configurações de soluções são discutidos em relação ao seu desempenho acústico.
Operação e manutenção de sistemas fotovoltaicos conectados à rede: inspeção termográfica e limpeza de módulos FV
Authors: Costa André Luis Crispim , Hirashima Simone Queiroz da Silveira , Ferreira Reginaldo Vagner
Published: August 2021

Resumo Com a expansão dos sistemas fotovoltaicos (FV) no país, boas práticas para operação e manutenção (O&M) de usinas fotovoltaicas vêm sendo implementadas. Nota-se, contudo, uma lacuna de conhecimentos sobre essa questão. Procedimentos para identificação e prevenção de falhas têm auxiliado na busca por melhor desempenho, segurança e disponibilidade desses sistemas. Este trabalho apresenta métodos para inspeção termográfica e limpeza de módulos FV além de cálculo de perdas na geração. O estudo foi conduzido em usinas FV do Instituto Federal de Minas Gerais (IFMG), nos campi de Betim, e de Congonhas. Os valores de geração foram obtidos em sistemas de aquisição de dados das usinas. Por meio da inspeção termográfica qualitativa identificou-se que 12,7% dos módulos da usina de Betim apresentaram pontos de sobreaquecimento. Com a limpeza desse sistema, pôde-se estimar perdas de geração, pela sujidade dos módulos, de até 22,25%. Em Congonhas, essas perdas chegaram a 56,86%, possivelmente influenciadas pela poluição atmosférica. Com os resultados obtidos, nota-se a importância da manutenção preventiva e do monitoramento dos sistemas, na busca por maior durabilidade e desempenho energético das usinas FV.
Análise paramétrica de iluminação natural e de proteção solar de edifícios torcidos
Authors: Leone Camila , Florio Wilson
Published: August 2021

Resumo O presente artigo tem como objetivo analisar como a modelagem paramétrica (MP) e as simulações computacionais podem auxiliar na avaliação do desempenho da iluminação natural e da insolação de edifícios nãoortogonais durante o processo de projeto. Com o propósito de comparar diferentes percentuais de transparência das janelas da fachada, assim como de diferentes tipos de proteção solar para avaliação da iluminação natural no interior de um edifício modelo e a incidência de radiação solar na fachada, foram realizados 6 experimentos no programa Rhinoceros com os plug-ins Grasshopper, Ladybug e Honeybee. O presente estudo centra-se apenas na análise da relação entre o formato das aberturas e das proteções solares sobre o desempenho da iluminação natural e da incidência dos raios solares. Os resultados demonstraram que a torção da edificação não contribui para melhores índices da iluminação natural no seu interior, fazendo com que determinadas áreas da fachada ficassem mais expostas à radiação solar, enquanto outras áreas fossem mais protegidas devido ao autossombreamento. A contribuição original deste artigo é a aplicação da modelagem e simulação paramétrica no processo de projeto e como meio de avaliação do desempenho de edifícios torcidos.
The influences of the type of information on the purchase intention and performance expectation of residential real estate properties
Authors: Dalbosco Francieli Vargas , Lantelme Elvira Maria Vieira , Rech Eduardo
Published: August 2021

Abstract During the Purchase Decision Process (PDP), consumers use limited information to evaluate the value of an asset, considering that they do not have access to complete and adequate information, lack of knowledge and experience. Technical information about building performance can be used as differential attributes in the PDP. This research seeks to analyze the influence of technical information on the purchase intention and performance expectations of residential real estate consumers. Two studies were conducted, with different but complementary characteristics, the first one being exploratory and qualitative and the second one being experimental and quantitative. The results showed that information, regardless of its content and format, has a significant impact both on purchase intention and performance expectation when provided to the consumer during the purchasing process. However, the information content and format as used in the advertisements developed for this study’s experiment showed no significant differences in the variables analyzed. The main contribution of this work is to provide subsidies to improve the adaptation of real estate marketing advertisements and guarantee better and qualified information to consumers.
Dialysis and Total Health Care Costs in the United States and Worldwide: The Financial Impact of a Single-Payer Dominant System in the US
Authors: Pockros Benjamin M. , Finch Daniel J. , Weiner Daniel E.
Published: August 2021

Significance Statement

In the United States, dialysis provision is an example of a robust, single-payer dominant system with cost containment. When compared with the cost of dialysis in other countries, Medicare dialysis costs in the United States as a function of overall health care expenditures are approximately $60,000 per patient less than expected, likely due to substantial cost containment imposed by Medicare as the dominant payer.
Could a Growth Inhibitory Factor, Present Only during Pregnancy, be Made Available to Treat Cancer in Adults? A Commentary
Authors: GJ Mizejewski
Published: August 2021

Human alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is well-known as the “gold standard” biomarker for liver and germ cell tumors. It has also been utilized as a pregnancy screening analyte for neural tube defects as well as Down syndrome, when combined with other gestational-age dependent biomarkers. However, a lesser known and recognized property of AFP is its role in the maintenance and monitoring of fetal growth during ontogenetic development in man. Although a major function of AFP during pregnancy involves the serum transport of estrogens, fatty acids, retinoid, and other compounds, the positive and negative regulation of fetal growth is a vital additional function of AFP. Human AFP largely functions as a growth promoting agent; however, the fetal protein is able to temporarily convert to a growth inhibitory factor in stress and shock environments in the fetal milieu. The development of a transient form of AFP or its derived peptides could be harnessed for use as an adjunct therapeutic agent to treat cancer in adults.
Cardboard Architecture
Authors: Diarte Julio , Shaffer Marcus
Published: August 2021

Explorations in the use of cardboard products in architecture exist since the 1940s. However, it was not until the early 1990s, when Shigeru Ban's work emerged when cardboard products became a potential material for architecture. Since then, cardboard use in architecture has been continuously growing worldwide, and Ban's cardboard buildings have now achieved important recognition. This article reviews cardboard architecture works in academic research and professional architectural practice in the last eight decades to lay a foundation for designers to get ahead in cardboard for architecture. Cardboard products could contribute to increase more environmentally friendly and affordable architecture because they are recyclable, low-priced, and have relatively good strength to sustain loads, among other potential advantages for construction. The study summarizes the fundamentals of cardboard architectural design and diverse strategies proposed by different authors to decrease cardboard strength degradation due to the material's weaknesses.
COVID-19: The use of fear to control the pandemic
Authors: He Dawei , Parlatan Lara
Published: August 2021

The ongoing Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a profound social and economic impact globally [1]. In retrospect, the widespread fear generated by the current pandemic is not so different from that of other pandemics not so long ago. Although fear is typically associated with misinformation and panic, which usually worsens the situation, the fear of COVID-19 can be used to prevent more infections if combined with accurate public health information.
Selected Elements of the Internet Users’ Information Security Culture
Authors: Krzewniak Daria
Published: August 2021

The article analyses the Internauts’ information security culture and discusses the theoretical fundaments of this psycho-social phenomenon. Three hypotheses was formulated, assuming that: (1) Internet users represent varying levels and nature of the information security culture, (2) there is a close relationship between Internet users’ information security culture and their online activity, and (3) the information security culture of Internet users can be improved in the education process. All hypotheses were positively verified. This verification was based on the method of analyzing the literature on the subject and the available statistical data as well as the method of synthesis. The author examined the information security culture elements regarding the Internet users. The quoted examples allowed a conclusion the level and character of the Internauts’ information security culture is varying and related to their activities in the cyberspace. The necessity to upgrade individual qualifications through formal and lifelong education was also indicated.
Rodzina jako wartość w czasie pandemii
Authors: Mariański Janusz , Zaręba Sławomir H.
Published: August 2021

This work presents the results of sociological research carried out by the staff of the Polish Research Laboratory for the Assessment of Attitudes and Values. Its title is “University Students on Family and Religion 2020.” Within the multi-stranded research applications, one thematic segment pertained to the relationships within the families of those surveyed, and another to the attitudes towards new methods of study forced on them by the pandemic and the subsequent didactic consequences. The work presents the present circumstances of the Polish family in face of the pandemic. It also presents the ongoing processes of modernisation both socially and culturally. Bearing in mind that in times of dynamic social change pro family values are under threat, and traditional values and standards which protect the family are questioned, some further studies in this field have been referred to. Results show that the pandemic can not only create the need for a slower pace of life, more focus on our nearest with whom we can spend time actively and creatively, but it can also force new patterns of university life. Such forced seclusion suits some while others miss university life. For some, remote learning turns out to be more effective than traditional methods. The completed research, and its results, represent the current diagnosis of the level of awareness of university students on the subject of family and university life. In the future it will answer the question whether conditions during the pandemic left a lasting, or a temporary, impression, affected by specific social and cultural trauma.
Effect of Distreptaza Distrept on the specific activity of fluconazole against Candida biofilms
Authors: Vrynchanu N.O. , Hrynchuk N.I. , Samsonova V.V.
Published: August 2021

The ability of yeast-like fungi to form biofilms (structurally organized microbial communities) leads to chronicity of the inflammatory process and recurrent course of mycoses. Biofilms formed by the fungus Candida spp. are characterized by increased resistance to most antifungals and effectors of the immune system. Promising antibiotics are enzymes. Their specificity to the structural components of the biofilm can be used to prevent biofilm formation and destruction of the formed biofilm. The article presents the results of studying the sensitivity biofilms formed by Candida fungi to the action of the enzyme drug Distreptaza Distrept, as well as its effect on the specific antifungal activity of fluconazole.Research objective: to evaluate the Distreptaza Distrept impact on the antifungal activity of fluconazole on biofilms of Candida spp.Materials and methods. One-day cultures of C. albicans and C. glabrata were used in the experiments. To study the effect on biofilm formation Distreptaza Distrept, fluconazole solutions and microorganisms were applied simultaneously, when exposed to the formed biofilms for 24 h after application of the fungal inoculum. The experiments were carried out in accordance with conventional methods based on the sorption of gentian violet by biofilm structures with subsequent desorption of the dye in an organic solvent.Results. Experiments have shown that Distreptaza Distrept disrupts the film formation of C. glabrata, the inhibition is 85.6%. The enzyme preparation affects the biofilms formed by yeast-like fungi, biomass of C. glabrata decreases by 43.6%. It was found that Distreptaza Distrept enhances the specific antibiotic action of fluconazole at the stage of film formation against C. albicans by 13.1%, C. glabrata by 70.4%. Biomass of the one-day biofilm formed by C. glabrata is reduced by 80.2% if there was an enzyme drug and fluconazole in the incubation medium.Conclusion. Distreptaza Distrept has antibiotic biofilm activity, increases the specific antifungal effect of fluconazole on biofilms of Candida fungi. The data obtained indicate the feasibility of this drug in recurrent infections caused by yeast-like fungi, including diseases caused by azole-resistant strains of Candida spp.
Efficiency evaluation of the improved treatment and prevention complex in pregnant women after assisted reproductive technologies
Authors: Beniuk V.O. , Vygivska L.M. , Maidannyk I.V. , Kovaliuk T.V. , Chorna O.O. , Beniuk S.V. , Usevych I.A.
Published: August 2021

Study objective: to determine the role and effectiveness of the proposed therapeutic and preventive complex and psychoemotional correction of hormonal disorders in the pregnancy dynamics after assisted reproductive technologies (ART) to improve the antenatal observation and prevention of obstetric and perinatal complications.Materials and methods. The study included 299 pregnant women: the main group included 249 women whose pregnancy occurred as an ART result; the control group included 50 pregnant women with spontaneous pregnancy. Therapeutic and prophylactic complex for pregnant women after ART included: micronized progesterone, magnesium oxide, folic acid, L-arginine aspartate, ω3-polyunsaturated fatty acids and long-term psychological correction on the eve of the ART program, at 8–10, 16–18 and 28–30 weeks of pregnancy. Results. There was a significant increase in the β-chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) level in women of the study groups in the first trimester of pregnancy against the background of the proposed treatment. Mean β-HCG value at 7–8 weeks of gestation in the subgroup IA exceeded the subgroup IB by 37% (p <0.05), in subgroup IIA it exceeded the subgroup IIB by 33% (p <0.05). The mean β-hCG value in subgroups IIIA and IIIB did not have a significant difference in the dynamics of the first trimester compared with the control group and among themselves (p >0.05).Mean progesterone value at 7–8 weeks of gestation in subgroup IA increased by 38% in comparison with pregnant women who received the conventional treatment complex (p <0.05), in subgroup IIA it was 73% higher than in subgroup IIB (p <0.05). There was no significant difference in the progesterone level in subgroups IIIA and IIIB in the dynamics of the first trimester.The average cortisol value at 23–24 weeks of pregnancy in subgroup IA decreased by 42% (p <0.05), in pregnant women with endocrine infertility against the background of the proposed treatment complex it was 62% less than in subgroup IIB (p <0.05). The average cortisol level in women with a male factor of infertility was 63% lower than in subgroup IIIB against the background of the proposed complex (p <0.05).Conclusion. Advanced therapy with micronized progesterone in combination with magnesium saturation, L-arginine aspartate, folic acid, ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, as well as long-term psychoemotional correction is appropriate and effective compared to conventional therapy for pregnant women.
Optimization of monitoring of contractile uterus activity and fetus status in women with the threat of preterm birth
Authors: Korovai S.V. , Lakhno I.V. , Gryshchenko O.V. , Drogovoz K.V. , Blazhko Y.S. , Lutskyi A.S.
Published: August 2021

Research objective: to study the use of uterine activity and variables of acceleration capacity (AC) and deceleration capacity (DC) in uterine contractile activity and fetal well-being monitoring in women at risk of preterm birth.Materials and methods. 292 pregnant women were included in the prospective study. All involved women underwent ultrasound cervicometry at 16 weeks. 124 pregnant women with a “short cervix” of the III (main) group were observed in the dynamics, as well as uterine activity and fetal AC/DC at 26, 32 and 38 weeks of gestation, and during labor were studied. In 112 women of group II the variables of fetal AC/DC were detected at these terms of pregnancy. They were monitored via conventional cardiotocography during labor. 56 pregnant women in group I with normal cervicometry were monitored.Results. Sensitivity and specificity of the diagnosis of the threatened preterm birth in the main group was 97.30% and 94.74% respectively. Diagnostic accuracy in the case of uterine activity according to fetal non-invasive electrocardiography was 96.18%. Sensitivity and specificity of the diagnosis of the threatened preterm birth in the comparison group were significantly lower: 89.29% and 87.80% respectively. The diagnostic accuracy was 88.41%.Patients in all clinical groups at 26 weeks had low AC/DC values. However, later in women of group I was found highest AC/DC level. AC/DC values in patients with risk of preterm birth were reduced compared with controls (p < 0.05). Sensitivity and specificity of the diagnosis of fetal distress if AC/DC was used were 91.67% and 99.12% respectively. Diagnostic accuracy of the test was 98.41%. In the comparison group the sensitivity was 77.78%, and the specificity was 89.22%. Diagnostic accuracy of intranatal cardiotocography was 86.82%.Conclusions. Uterine activity extracted from the maternal abdominal signal can significantly improve the diagnosis of the threatenedpreterm delivery. Patients at risk of preterm birth have a delayed fetal neurological, which leads to fetal distress. AC/DC variables obtained via fetal non-invasive electrocardiography allow increasing the accuracy of fetal distress diagnosis.
DISCOURSE CATEGORIES: A CASE FOR ENGLISH RESTORATION DRAMA
Authors: Marina Olena
Published: August 2021

In this article, the notions of discourse and discourse categories are considered within the framework of a cognitive-communicative paradigm. In particular, three groups of discourse categories: cognitive, communicative and metadiscursive are considered in this paper. Within the group of cognitive discourse categories, I consider Restoration ideology and argue, that the institution of theatre and the dramatic discourse of the period became powerful means royal propaganda. I argue, that the dramatic discourse of the English Restoration performed two main functions: entertainment and dissemination of a new ideology. In this paper, I substantiate that the religious discourse of English Puritanism was replaced by the secular Restoration one. Within the group of cognitive categories, I also single out basic discourse-generative concepts of the dramatic discourse of the English Restoration. As to the group of communicative discourse categories, I focus on the values, chronotope, and the participants of the dramatic discourse of the English Restoration. I argue, that Restoration discourse disseminated libertine values such as licentiousness and debauchery. As to the chronotope of the dramatic discourse of the English Restoration, in this article, I state that the events in Restoration drama take place mostly in popular and familiar to both readers and viewers places of the London of the seventeenth century and discourse participants are mostly representatives of a wealthy upper middle class and the nobility. Within the group of metadiscursive discourse categories, I focus on the existing variety of genres inherent in the dramatic discourse of the English Restoration.
LEXICAL TRANSFORMATIONS IN THE TRANSLATION OF TONY MORRISON'S NOVEL "SONG OF SOLOMON"
Authors: Dumchak Iryna , Zvarun Iryna
Published: August 2021

The article deals with the research of lexical transformations in the translation of Tony Morrison's novel "Song of Solomon". The main types of lexical transformations used in the translation from English to Ukrainian were highlighted. Also, it was proposed to define the term "translation transformations" based on the analysis of the views of various scholars on this issue. Three concepts are mentioned, according to which the term transformation is fixed. The multifaceted nature of the covered issue made it possible to give reasons for the use of lexical and semantic transformations and why transformations are useful for translators. The analysis was performed on the basis of a classification developed by J. Retsker. According to the famous researcher, there are seven types of transformations: concretization, differentiation, generalization, semantic development, antonymous translation, integral transformation and compensation of losses in the process of translation. Each of the types is analysed and examples of transformations in the process of translation of the work of art are presented. Despite the large number of works covering this issue, the problem of translating prose texts is relevant. There is a need to systematize and study the types of lexical and grammatical transformations, used in translating literary texts, in practice. The various scientists’ approaches to establishing the transformation types are analysed. It is revealed that due to differences in the syntactic, grammatical and morphological structures of the English and Ukrainian languages, lexical and grammatical transformations are widely used in translation. Lexical transformations are the deviations from direct vocabulary equivalents. The lexical transformations are mainly caused by the fact that the volume of the lexical units of the original language and the language of translation do not coincide. The concept of lexical transformations and their classification is defined. It is revealed that due to differences in the syntactic and morphological structures of the English and Ukrainian languages, lexical transformations are widely used in the translation. Among lexical transformations in the translation, the most common are generalization, concretization, compensation, antonymic translation.
COMPLEX CONCEPT WORD / LANGUAGE / SPEECH AS A FRAGMENT OF THE NAIVE PICTURE OF THE WORLD (based on explanatory and phraseological dictionaries of the English language)
Authors: Smaglii V.M.
Published: August 2021

The article is dedicated to the study of the complex concept WORD / LANGUAGE / SPEECH in the naïve picture of the world within a framework of a new scientific direction – dual linguistics: scientific and naive interpretation of language in the English lexicography. The complex concept WORD / LANGUAGE / SPEECH, which is verbalized by nominative units extracted from English general lexicographic sources, is considered. The nuclear zone of the naïve picture of the world counts three lexemes (which together contain 42 sememes), among which 161 semes have been filtered by means of seme analysis method. The most common semanteme, present in all nuclear lexemes, is the idea of the bilateral nature of any communicative unit. All of the nuclear zone lexemes in the primary dictionary position contain the seme, which emphasizes the unity of content and form of the phenomena under consideration. The medial zone of the nominative field of the verbalized WORD / LANGUAGE / SPEECH complex concept is many times bigger and more variable in comparison with the nuclear zone. It includes more than 700 lexical units with semantic components language, speech, communication. According to the thematic principle, the collected material was divided into 6 sectors: communication; units of language, speech; discourse, text; phonetical, grammatical and stylistic phenomena; language / dialect / slang, speaker; linguistics. Our analysis showed, that the peripheral zone of the nominative field of the complex WORD / LANGUAGE / SPEECH concept in the naive picture of the world is verbalized by phraseological units of the English language: idioms, paremias and proverbs (a total of more than 800 dictionary articles). They highlight different ethical and linguocultural stereotypes of the English-speaking ethnic group.
Medial insufficiency in postoperative weight-bearing radiographs in supination-external rotation type 4 bimalleolar ankle fractures: is the Lauge-Hansen classification insufficient in predicting medial soft tissue damage?
Authors: YÜCE Ali , YERLİ Mustafa , BAYRAKTAR Tahsin Olgun , KARSLIOGLU Bulent , İMREN Yunus , DEDEOĞLU Süleyman Semih , KIR Mustafa Çağlar , GÜRBÜZ Hakan
Published: August 2021

Objectives: According to the Lauge-Hansen classification, supination external-rotation (SER) type 4 fractures should be accompanied by medial malleolar fracture or deltoid ligament injury. The aim of the study was to investigate medial insufficiency rates in postoperative weight-bearing radiographs in SER type 4 bimalleolar fractures.
Methods: The files of the patients who were operated with the diagnosis of SER type 4 bimalleolar ankle fracture between 2017-2020 were evaluated retrospectively. Thirty-seven cases (15 males and 22 females) were included in the study. The data based on the evaluation of the weight-bearing radiographs of the patients taken in the postoperative 1st year were examined statistically.
Results: The injury mechanism was sports injury in 17 (45.9%) cases, traffic accidents in 8 (21.6%) cases, falling in 9 (24.3%) cases, and falling from height in 3 (8.2%) cases. The preoperative tibiofibular distance was 6.05 ± 1.86 mm, and the postoperative tibiofibular distance was 4.19 ± 0.40 mm (p = 0.001). The preoperative tibiofibular overlap was 5.03 ± 2.93 mm, and the postoperative tibiofibular overlap was 8.62 ± 1.04 mm (p = 0.001). The postoperative medial clear space was 4.11 ± 0.57 mm. Postoperative medial clear space of 5 mm and higher was determined in 7 (18.9%) cases.
Conclusions: In SER type 4 bimalleolar fractures with a large medial malleolar fragment fracture, weight-bearing radiographs may show an increase in medial clear space. This means that a medial malleolar fracture in bimalleolar fractures may be also accompanied by deltoid ligament injury. The Lauge-Hansen classification system may be insufficient to identify a medial ligament injury.
Clinical Outcomes after En Bloc Resection of Periosteal Chondroma: A Retrospective Clinical Study
Authors: OKAY Erhan , TOKSÖZ Ayse , ZENGİNKİNET Tulay , BAYSAL Begümhan , GÜMÜŞTAŞ Seyit Ali , ÖZKAN Korhan
Published: August 2021

Aim: Periosteal chondroma is a rare chondroma that is difficult to differentiate. Its localization is similar to other surface periosteal lesions. These lesions have a wide distribution of age. Curettage, marginal excision, or en bloc resection are applied in the surgical treatment. En bloc resection is preferred to reduce recurrence. In this study, we aimed to share the experience of two orthopedic oncology centers in the differential diagnosis and treatment of periosteal chondroma.
Material and Methods: Data from two clinics were analyzed retrospectively. Data were collected on demographic data (age, gender), clinical findings (pain, swelling, pressure-related symptom, duration of follow-up), radiological findings (size, bony invasion), pathology results (biopsy, excision), and postoperative complications (recurrence).
Results: Fourteen patients were included in the study. En bloc resection was performed in all cases. The mean age of the patients was 31.5±16.5 (range, 8-58) years. 10 (71.4%) patients were male. The mean duration of symptoms was 6.6±4.8 (range, 0-18) months, and the mean follow-up was 46.7±39.6 (range, 6-132) months. Nine (64.3%) patients had pain. Six (42.9%) patients had swelling. One patient (7.1%) had a palpable mass. There was no complaint in 1 (7.1%) patient. One (7.1%) patient underwent biopsy. During the follow-up, no recurrence or complication was observed after en bloc resection.
Conclusion: Imaging and histopathological findings of benign and malignant periosteal chondroid tumors may overlap, and accurate differential diagnosis is crucial in the treatment of these lesions. En bloc resection prevents recurrence during follow-up.
'Clothes' The Loop: Raising Awareness of Sustainable Fashion Among Millennial Consumers Through Digital Platforms
Authors: Rasmussen Nell
Published: August 2021

The average consumer is not aware of the implications regarding the externalized cost of cheap clothing and overconsumption, which attributes to the growing need for sustainable fashion. The adverse effects within the fashion supply chain and substantial increase in consumption levels have led to the sustainability movement. Sustainability leaders in the fashion industry provide a wealth of information, but easily accessible forms of this information about fashion are not available to consumers. To elicit change, buy-in from consumers is paramount. Millennials are the chosen target market for this study due to their large purchasing power. This study will educate Millennial consumers about the power of sustainability through the development of an ecommerce mobile application prototype. The mobile application Loop will become the user’s guide, via an accessible mobile interface, for sustainable apparel purchases. It will also provide the necessary brand research that will bridge the consumer gap in a simple, easily consumable output.
The Emancipation and Liberation of One Karen Smith
Authors: Wilson Destinee , Lang Alexandra , Campos Chloe
Published: August 2021

Set in the late 1910s, a white woman named Karen Smith lives an ordinary life married to her husband in Brooklyn, New York in a lovely home. Brad, the husband of Karen, has a job on Wall Street, where he commutes to work. He is very controlling, misogynist, and racist. They have been married for five years and have a normal and happy life, the complete American Dream. During this time, the women of the United States are embroiled in the fight for suffrage, with many in opposition. Karen and Brad are a part of the anti-suffrage movement that believes in a limited role for women, such as “working in the home.” Realizing that the suffrage movement was gaining momentum, Karen decides to infiltrate the National Women’s Party. Karen is determined to find out insider information to harm the suffrage movement. While engaging in espionage, Karen discovers herself, makes friends, and decides how she wants to be remembered by history.
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