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Analysis of the impact of adopting international accounting standards in predicting the insolvency of businesses listed on the BM&FBovespa brazilian stock exchange
Authors: Stupp Diego Rafael , Flach Leonardo , Mattos Luísa Karam de
Published: August 2018

Abstract: The financial statements of Brazilian companies have been transformed with the adoption of international accounting standards, and it was expected that this would offer more reliable information for decision-making. This study aims to analyze the influence of the adoption of international accounting standards in predicting corporate insolvency. The sample comprises 94 Brazilian companies listed on BM&FBovespa, divided into two groups: the first group has companies considered insolvent and the second group has solvent companies. For each insolvent company we selected another enterprise of the same segment, based on the nearest value of the total assets. The collected data comprised the period of 31 December 2004 to 31 December 2013. The explanatory variables include 29 financial indicators and the methodological procedure was the statistical method called Discriminant Analysis. The application of statistical tests on separate samples in periods before and after the adoption of IFRS, led to the conclusion that there was a considerable improvement in predicting insolvency after the adoption of international accounting standards, because the average accuracy increased from 73.5% to 82.1%.Keywords: Insolvency forecast. Financial indicators. International accounting standards.Análise do impacto da adoção das normas internacionais de contabilidade na previsão de insolvência de empresas listadas na BM&FBovespaResumo: As demonstrações contábeis das empresas brasileiras foram revolucionadas com a adoção das normas internacionais de contabilidade e espera-se que tragam informações mais confiáveis para a tomada de decisão. O objetivo com este trabalho foi analisar a influência da adoção das normas internacionais de contabilidade na previsão de insolvência empresarial. A amostra compreende 94 empresas brasileiras listadas na BM&FBovespa, divididas em dois grupos: um com empresas consideradas insolventes e outro com as empresas solventes. Para cada empresa insolvente foi selecionada outra do mesmo segmento, com o valor do ativo mais próximo. Os dados coletados abrangem o período de 31 de dezembro de 2004 a 31 de dezembro de 2013. As variáveis explicativas compreendem 29 indicadores contábeis e o método aplicado baseia-se no método estatístico de Análise Discriminante. A aplicação de testes estatísticos em amostras separadas em períodos anteriores e posteriores à adoção das IFRS permitiu verificar que houve uma melhoria considerável na previsão de insolvência após a adoção das normas internacionais de contabilidade, pois a média de acerto aumentou de 73,5% para 82,1%.Palavras-chave: Previsão de insolvência. Indicadores contábeis. Normas internacionais de contabilidade.
Retorno dos investimentos de empresas do agronegócio brasileiro
Authors: Dal Magro Cristian Baú , Pamplona Edgar , Gorla Marcello Christiano , Silva Tarcísio Pedro da
Published: August 2018

Resumo: O objetivo com o estudo foi verificar a atratividade nos retornos dos investimentos de empresas brasileiras do agronegócio com o uso do modelo Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM). Para isso, realizou-se pesquisa descritiva, análise documental e utilizou-se abordagem quantitativa. A amostra é composta por ações de 13 empresas do agronegócio brasileiro negociadas na BM&FBovespa e o período de análise compreende os anos de 2010 a 2014. Os achados apontaram que o CAPM identifica maior atratividade para as empresas do agronegócio brasileiro quando comparado com a média do mercado dado pelo IBovespa. Contudo, o CAPM foi eficiente para dimensionar os retornos esperados apenas nos anos 2010, 2011 e 2014, sendo que, em 2012 e 2013, a atratividade apontada pelo CAPM foi significativamente menor do que o retorno real, fato que pode ser entendido por meio de aspectos econômicos, pois o setor do agronegócio cresceu nesse período em oposição ao baixo desempenho geral do mercado. Por fim, salienta-se que o retorno real médio foi constatado superior para as empresas do agronegócio brasileiro em relação ao retorno do mercado em geral. Por vezes, apresentaram retornos reais maiores do que o esperado e, assim, foram consideradas atrativas para investimentos pela maximização dos ganhos no mercado acionário brasileiro.Palavras-chave: Atratividade dos investimentos. CAPM. Empresas do agronegócio. Return of investments of brazilian agribusiness companies Abstract: The aim of the study is to assess the attractiveness of the investment returns of Brazilian agribusiness companies using the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM). For this, was achieved descriptive research, document analysis and quantitative approach. The sample is composed of 13 Brazilian agribusiness companies listed on the BM&FBovespa and the analysis period comprises the years between 2010 to 2014. The findings indicated that the CAPM identifies more attractiveness for companies in the agribusiness compared to the market average given by IBovespa. However, the CAPM was efficient to scale the expected returns only in the years 2010, 2011 and 2014, occurring in 2012 and 2013, that the attractiveness appointed by CAPM was significantly lower than the actual return, which can be understood through economic aspects, because the agribusiness sector grown in this period in opposition to the low overall market performance. Finally, it should be noted that the average real return was found to be higher for the brazilian agribusiness companies in relation to the market return in general. At times, they had higher-than-expected real returns and thus were considered attractive for investments by maximizing earnings in the Brazilian stock market.Keywords: Attraction of investments. CAPM. Agribusiness companies.
Motivos que levam uma empresa a trocar de rede de cooperação
Authors: Freitas Filho Antonio Carlos , Klein Leander Luiz , Alves Juliano Nunes , Uliana Daiane
Published: August 2018

Resumo: Com o intuito de fortalecer a sua competitividade, micro e pequenas empresas têm adotado como estratégia participarem de redes interorganizacionais em razão de benefícios associados. Porém, do ponto de vista empírico, observa-se que empresas saem ou trocam de redes. No estudo teve-se como objetivo identificar os motivos que levam uma empresa a trocar de rede de cooperação. A consecução deste trabalho ocorreu por intermédio de uma pesquisa qualitativa de natureza exploratória, sendo o instrumento de coleta uma entrevista semiestruturada com o proprietário de uma empresa do setor supermercadista que decidiu trocar de rede de cooperação, e três empresários que saíram de redes de diferentes ramos de atividade e os presidentes dessas três redes. Os resultados demonstraram que, apesar dos muitos benefícios oriundos da participação em redes, se algumas das perspectivas individuais que as empresas tinham ao entrar na rede não forem correspondidas, ocorre a insatisfação, fazendo com que as empresas busquem novas oportunidades. Com os resultados do estudo, espera-se ter contribuído para ajudar os empresários e gestores na decisão de entrar e/ou sair de uma rede de cooperação.Palavras-chave: Redes interorganizacionais. Troca de rede. Problemas. Reasons that take a company to change the cooperation networkAbstract: In order to strengthen their competitiveness, micro and small companies have adopted as strategy to participate in interorganizational networks, due to associated benefits. However, from the empirical point of view, it is observed that companies leave or switch networks. The study aims to identify the reasons that lead a company to change cooperation network. This work was carried out through a qualitative research of an exploratory nature. The collection instrument was a semi-structured interview with the owner of a supermarket company that decided to exchange a cooperation network, and 3 entrepreneurs who left networks different branches of activity and the presidents of these 3 networks. The results showed that despite the many benefits of participating in networks, if some of the individual perspectives that companies had when entering the network are not met, dissatisfaction occurs causing companies to seek new opportunities. With the results of the study it is hoped to have contributed to helping entrepreneurs and managers in the decision to enter and/or leave a cooperation network.Keywords: Interorganizational networks. Network exchange. Problems.
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Authors: Scalabrin Admin Caren
Published: August 2018

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Zen Studio Meditation for Kids by P. Bonita & B. Silverman
Authors: Sanderson Cori
Published: August 2018

Bonita, P., & B. Silverman. Zen Studio Meditation for Kids. Edoki Academy, 2016. Vers 1.15. Apple App Store, https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/zen-studio-meditation-for-kids/id1051358262?mt=8 

Suggested age range: 4+ Cost: Free with in app purchases (complete version $3.99 USD)

Edoki Academy has effectively created an app that allows children to appreciate music and art as relaxation aids. Their Zen Studio Meditation for Kids is a painting app that allows children to virtually finger paint by filling in a grid of triangles with colours as music notes simultaneously play. The free version of the app offers two blank canvases and two canvases with tutorials that they can follow. The app is designed well and is intuitive enough that is does not need the clutter of menus or instructional detours. The only instances where guidance is visible are when new spaces on the grid are exposed to guide users to the next colour, or when the congratulatory confetti explodes on the screen to signify that a tutorial is completed. It is important to note that once a tutorial is completed the music continues to play and children can continue painting over the triangles as they please without the pressure to move on to a new tutorial. There is no feedback or time limit given for the tutorials because the point is to relax and enjoy the process. What makes the app unique is the layering of music that happens when the background meditation music blends with the notes that play each time a triangle is filled in with colour. This allows children to relax to the background music and be encouraged to create their own melodies as they are painting.

The graphic design elements are simple and clean and there are no words that prompt you to select a canvas or a tutorial. Instead of words, the app uses animation and magnification to show that a selection has been made. It is very clear when a choice has been made because it appears in colour and the universal “play” triangle symbol appears, leading the user to click there to begin the painting. 

A handbook for parents and teachers is also included in the app. This additional document provides information on mindfulness and the intentions behind Edoki Academy’s Zen Studio Meditation for Kids. It also offers some learning exercises and questions that parents or teachers can supplement with the app. This app is recommended for creative children who enjoy music and painting, or those who would benefit from learning new ways to reduce stress or anxiety and practice mindfulness.

Screenshot of the homepage showing the two blank canvases and two tutorial canvases.

 

An example of a tutorial of a firetruck almost at completion.

Recommended: 3 out of 4 stars Reviewer: Cori Sanderson

Cori is in her second year of the Master of Library and Information Studies program at the University of Alberta. In her spare time, she listens to podcasts and volunteers at her local campus radio station where she participates in a monthly library-centric radio show.
A Day with Yayah by N. Campbell
Authors: Thorne Lydia
Published: August 2018

Campbell, Nicola. A Day with Yayah. Illustrated by Julie Flett. Tradewind Books, 2017.

A Day with Yayah is a story that portrays a close relationship between a grandmother and her grandchildren. In A Day with Yayah, an Indigenous family makes a trip to British Columbia’s Nicola Valley to collect wild herbs and mushrooms. Along the way, the grandmother, Yayah, takes the opportunity to teach her grandchildren their language and to pass down her knowledge of edible plants and herbs. Yayah and her family are         Nle?képmx (Interior Salish peoples), who are often referred to as People of the Creeks. Campbell draws on her own background for this story, having grown up in the same valley where the story is set.

Illustrator and award winning Cree-Métis artist, Julie Flett, provides stunning, brightly coloured full-page illustrations. Flett’s detailed drawings complement the narrative, and her folk-style characters, with their jubilant expressions and bright clothing, emphasize the importance of knowledge transfer from one generation to the next.

Over the years, the language of the Interior Salisham people has become endangered and Campbell introduces her readers to twelve words in the Salish language. These words appear within the dialogue of the story several times, giving children the chance to identify and connect with these words. The glossary at the end of the book is a very helpful addition and aids readers with pronouncing and translating the terms that are used throughout the story. The phrasing of the sentences and the inclusion of Salish words makes this a more appropriate read-aloud to younger readers, but it would also be suitable for independent reading for students in elementary school. This book is highly recommended for both school and public libraries. 

Highly recommended: 4 out of 4 stars Reviewer: Lydia Thorne

Lydia Thorne is a Public Services Librarian at the University of Alberta. She obtained a BA and an MA degree in English Literature before deciding to pursue her MLIS. Lydia’s favourite part about reading is that it allows her to travel all over the world - without ever having to leave her chair.
Where Oliver Fits by C. Atkinson
Authors: Kung Janice
Published: August 2018

Atkinson, Cale. Where Oliver Fits. Toronto, Tundra Books, 2017.

Oliver is a unique little puzzle piece with a cute round head smattered with blue and orange. He wants to be part of a bigger picture and goes on a journey to find where he fits. As he finds different puzzles, he discovers that the other puzzle pieces are not like him at all. Some puzzle pieces complain that he does not have enough of the right colour to fit properly. Others say that he is not the right shape. Determined to find his place in the world, he decides that he needed to be more like others in order to be accepted.

He uses creative strategies to change his shape and colour, however, after continuing to be rejected, he becomes desperate enough to create a disguise to finally fit into a puzzle. Although he finally finds his fit, Oliver begins to question whether or not it was right to pretend he was someone else and learns that it is better to be himself.                   

This is a wonderful story of imagination. Children learn through the eyes of Oliver that it is better to be one’s true self rather than changing to fit in. The illustrations are bright, colourful, and capture all the conflicting emotions that Oliver goes through. Designed for children ages 3-7, this book provides a good moral lesson in a fun and creative way.     

Recommended: 4 out of 4 starsReviewer: Janice Kung

Janice Kung is a Public Services Librarian at the University of Alberta, John W. Scott Health Sciences Library. She obtained her undergraduate degree in commerce and completed her MLIS degree in 2013. She believes that the best thing to beat the winter blues is to cuddle up on a couch and lose oneself in a good book.
Tooth loss and associated factors in adolescents – impact of extractions for orthodontic reason.
Authors: Colussi Paulo Roberto Grafitti , Hugo Fernando Neves , Muniz Francisco Wilker Mustafa Gomes , Rösing Cassiano Kuchenbecker
Published: August 2018

Aim: To investigate tooth loss and its determinants in adolescents, considering the effect of extractions due to orthodontics reasons. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed in students from public and private schools aged 15-19 years old from Passo Fundo, Brazil. The proportional randomly chosen sample included 736 adolescents. Clinical examinations and interviews were performed. Associations between prevalence of tooth loss and exposure variables studied were analysed by Poisson Regression with uni- and multivariate robust variance in two models. One model comprised students who had experienced tooth loss without orthodontic reasons and the other with all of the subjects presenting tooth loss. Results: Prevalence of tooth loss was 21.1% (mean of 0.42). Higher chances for tooth loss were found in the following features:  non-whites (PR=1.72; CI95%:1.15-2.60), poorly schooling mothers (PR=2.2; CI95%:0.96-5.02), from public schools (PR=4.16; CI95%:0.98-17.59), smokers (PR=1.91; CI95%:1.15-3.17). Conclusion: Demographic, socioeconomic and behavioural conditions were strongly associated with tooth loss. These associations were more evident when extractions for orthodontic reasons were not included in the analytical models.
Henrique Alvim Corrêa: Guerra e paz cotidiano e imaginário na obra de um pintor brasileiro no 1900 europeu
Authors: Eulalio Alexandre
Published: August 2018

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Notas sobre um arquivo: Alexandre Eulalio e Alvim Corrêa
Authors: Leão Flávia Carneiro
Published: August 2018

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Arqueologia da ficção científica brasileira: As viagens imaginárias de Joaquim Felício dos Santos
Authors: Ribeiro Ana Cláudia Romano
Published: August 2018

Protoficção especulativa e crônica política, assim podem ser definidos os folhetins que apresentamos no presente artigo: A História do Brasil escrita pelo Dr. Jeremias no ano de 2862 e as Páginas da História do Brasil escrita no ano de 2000, de Joaquim Felício dos Santos, publicados no jornal republicano O Jequitinhonha, de Diamantina, entre 1868 e 1872.
O espaço da troca: a comunicação sem palavras na trilogia Xenogenesis de Octavia Butler
Authors: Cardoso André Cabral de Almeida
Published: August 2018

Nos romances de ficção científica que formam a trilogia Xenogenesis, de Octavia Butler, a criação de híbridos de humanos com alienígenas dá origem a uma nova subjetividade utópica baseada na fluidez e no apagamento das fronteiras entre os indivíduos, cujas sensações e emoções circulam numa espécie de comunicação sem palavras que elimina a mediação da linguagem verbal. Um ideal de comunicação semelhante pode ser encontrado na cultura sentimental que se consolidou na França e na Grã-Bretanha em meados do século XVIII. Esse ideal encontra sua expressão paradigmática na pequena comunidade de Clarens descrita em Julie, ou la nouvelle Héloïse, romance sentimental de Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Ao comparar esses dois textos que pertencem a gêneros radicalmente diferentes e escritos em contextos tão distintos, o objetivo deste artigo é examinar como se constitui o resgate de um modelo de comunicação sentimental numa narrativa de ficção científica americana escrita no final do século XX, e a sua relevância nesse novo contexto. Eu também vou discutir as possibilidades utópicas desse modelo de comunicação e o que ele pode revelar a respeito da imaginação utópica contemporânea, assim como estabelecer algumas conexões entre a nossa cultura atual e a tradição sentimental do século XVIII.
Uma leitura de The Machine Stops, a distopia tecnológica de E. M. Forster
Authors: Moraes Helvio
Published: August 2018

Apresentamos uma leitura do conto The Machine Stops, de E.M.Forster, publicado em 1909. Na descrição de um mundo governado pela máquina, Forster expõe sua crítica a certas tendências do século que começava: o isolamento do indivíduo, o esfacelamento das relações humanas, o crescente desenvolvimento tecnológico e industrial, a crença desmedida no progresso, o distanciamento do homem em relação à natureza, a repressão da faculdade instintiva, o enrijecimento das convenções sociais e a consciência de classe. Em nossa análise, privilegiamos a relação entre os gêneros literários da utopia e da ficção científica, a partir de estudiosos que retomam e, por vezes, fazem uma revisão crítica dos estudos pioneiros de Darko Suvin, publicados durante a década de setenta. O conto de Forster também nos possibilita investigar a crise de certos paradigmas da tradição utópica – como a tensão entre liberdade individual e o controle do Estado -, por ser um dos textos fundadores da literatura distópica que, ao longo de todo o século XX, terá uma enorme difusão.  Nesse sentido, nosso estudo também busca compreender a complexa relação entre as noções de utopia e distopia, a partir da distinção conceitual elaborada por Berriel.
Ficção científica no Brasil: O Choque das Raças ou O Presidente Negro, de Monteiro Lobato
Authors: Tin Emerson
Published: August 2018

O objetivo deste artigo é o de analisar em que medida o romance O presidente negro ou O choque das raças (1926), de Monteiro Lobato (1882-1948), insere-se, por um lado, na produção do escritor e, por outro, na então incipiente produção de ficção científica no Brasil. Pretende-se ressaltar os aspectos ficcionais e literários do romance, em geral pouco analisados ou, até mesmo, negligenciados diante de interpretações especulativas a respeito de supostas filiações ideológicas de seu autor.
História das viagens à lua: Um percurso e uma apresentação de Man in the Moone de Francis Godwin
Authors: Caixeta Bruna Pereira
Published: August 2018

A história das viagens à Lua inicia-se com Plutarco, com Sobre a face visível da órbita da Lua. No entanto, deste pioneiro, os posteriores escritores aproveitarão apenas a ida à Lua, visto que sua viagem é inteiramente regida pelo mote da religião grega. Somente serão inseridos nas viagens à Lua os elementos que hoje mais as enriquece: a sátira, encontrada em Icaromenipo e Narrativas Verdadeiras de Samósata, a crítica social, em The first Man in the Moonde H.G Wells, a visão distanciada do mundo e a consideração científica e astronômica, de Kepler emSomniuim e John Wilkins, em The Discovery of a World in the Moone. Francis Godwin, bispo anglicano autor deThe Man in the Moone (1638) herdará a tradição das viagens à Lua luciânicas, e na sua narrativa procurará oferecer um projeto político para o reinado de Jaime I, ficando no impasse entre a saudação dos tempos augustos do governo de Elisabete I e a reformulação do modelo de governo monárquico.
Curtos-circuitos na correspondência Mário de Andrade e Manuel Bandeira
Authors: Moraes Marcos Antonio de
Published: August 2018

A correspondência trocada entre os escritores Mário de Andrade (1893-1945) e Manuel Bandeira (1886-1968), entre 1922 e 1944, favoreceu o intenso compartilhamento de juízos críticos acerca de obras literárias em processo de criação. Este artigo tenciona explorar o confronto de percepções estéticas e linguísticas dos autores no debate sobre a elaboração de Macunaíma (1928), particularmente em relação ao capítulo Carta pras icamiabas. Trata-se também de apreender aspectos do funcionamento da sociabilidade intelectual e artística no modernismo brasileiro dos anos de 1920.
As primeiras fichas do modernista Mário de Andrade
Authors: Figueiredo Tatiana Longo
Published: August 2018

Acompanhando as citações e menções do “Prefácio interessantíssimo” de Pauliceia desvairada, primeiro livro do modernista Mário de Andrade, o artigo busca verificar as matrizes na biblioteca do escritor e documentos no Fichário analítico que respaldaram sua criação. Sem contar com fichas de leitura seria bastante difícil a empreitada de escrever o “Prefácio Interessantíssimo”, esforço de síntese ao explicar a nova poética e ao demonstrar o contato com as vanguardas europeias. Possivelmente, esse momento inaugura o Fichário analítico, manuscrito formado em mais de duas décadas, com 9.634 documentos, elencados por assunto em dez divisões e que materializa a necessidade de reunir e ordenar coerentemente fontes de pesquisa.
FARINACCIO, Pascoal. Oswald Glauber: arte, povo, revolução
Authors: Boaventura Maria Eugenia
Published: August 2018

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SCHWARTZ, Jorge. Fervor das vanguardas, arte e literatura na América Latina
Authors: Grotto Livia
Published: August 2018

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Cartas sobre Klaxon
Authors: Silva Ana Maria Formoso Cardoso e
Published: August 2018

Dossiê composto de sete cartas trocadas entre modernistas em torno da revista Klaxon, o primeiro periódico que congregou participantes da Semana de Arte Moderna após este evento.
ESTUDO PALEOBIOLÓGICO DE RESTOS HUMANOS PROVENIENTES DO SÍTIO BAIXA DAS FLORES, LIMOEIRO DE ANADIA, ALAGOAS, BRASIL
Authors: Lima Danúbia Valéria Rodrigues de , Moraes Flávio Augusto de Aguiar
Published: August 2018

Os estudos paleobiológicos são uma importante fonte de informações acerca das condições de saúde e das dinâmicas bioculturais das populações do passado. No caso específico da tradição arqueológica Aratu, pouco se conhece a respeito da biologia de sua população, o que em parte se deve ao fato de que os remanescentes ósseos nem sempre estão presentes nas urnas funerárias escavadas ou, quando estão, as condições de preservação impedem estudos dessa natureza. No caso do Sítio Baixa das Flores, apesar de possuir uma pequena amostra osteológica, esses estudos tornam-se relevantes pelo fato de proporcionarem uma primeira observação biológica das populações humanas inseridas na tão vasta tradição arqueológica Aratu no Nordeste brasileiro.  PALEOBIOLOGICAL STUDY OF HUMAN REMAINS FROM BAIXA DAS FLORES SITE, LIMOEIRO DE ANADIA, ALAGOAS, BRASIL ABSTRACTThe paleobiologic studies are an important source of information about health conditions and bioculturals dynamics of populations of the past. In the specific case of the archaeological tradition Aratu, little is known about their population biology, partly due to the fact that the skeletal remains are not always present in the excavated burial urns or when they are, the preservation conditions hinder studies of this nature. If the site of Baixa das Flores, despite having a small osteological sample, it is relevant because providing a first biological observation of human populations inserted in the vast archaeological tradition Aratu in northeastern Brazil.Keywords: Human paleobiology; Funerary urns; Aratu Tradition
CARACTERIZAÇÃO DOS SÍTIOS PRÉ-HISTÓRICOS COM GRAFISMOS RUPESTRES NO ESTADO DE PERNAMBUCO, BRASIL
Authors: Pessis Anne Marie , Cisneiros Daniela , Mutzenberg Demétrio , Martin Gabriela , Lavalle Henry
Published: August 2018

O acelerado processo de deterioração dos sítios achados por sua exposição a impactos naturais e antrópicos originou a necessidade de sistematizar a descoberta através de planejamento geomorfológico e cartográfico. O projeto a partir do qual se produziu este relatório teve como objetivo documentar e caracterizar de maneira mais precisa os registros rupestres descobertos, através da utilização de novos métodos de registro imagético georreferenciados, com a criação de modelos tridimensionais. Os dados obtidos estão integrados num banco de dados relacional enriquecido com os resultados da aplicação de técnicas físico-químicas e imagéticas. Um diagnóstico detalhado do estado físico do acervo gráfico disponibilizará instrumentos para o planejamento da conservação e preservação. PROFILING PREHISTORIC GRAPHIC SITES IN PERNAMBUCO, BRAZILABSTRACTDentifying and characterizing prehistoric sites with paintings and rock engravings, in the State of Pernambuco is a theme researched decades ago, as new sites were discovered by chance. The accelerated process of deterioration of the sites found due to their exposure to natural and anthropic impacts led to the need to systematize the discovery through geomorphological and cartographic planning. The purpose of this project was to document and characterize the discovered cave records more precisely through the use of new georeferenced imagery registration methods with the creation of three - dimensional models. The obtained data are integrated in a relational database enriched with the results of application of physical-chemical and imagery techniques. A detailed diagnosis of the state of conservation of the graphic stock will provide an instrument for planning conservation and preservation.Keywords: Rock graphic, Pernambuco, three-dimensional models.
ESTUDO GEOARQUEOLÓGICO DOS NÍVEIS ARENOSO E DE CASCALHEIRA CIMENTADA POR CONCREÇÃO CARBONÁTICA DO SÍTIO LAGOA URI DE CIMA, SALGUEIRO, PE
Authors: Macedo Andréia Oliveira , Mutzenberg Demétrio Da Silva , Felice Gisele Daltrini
Published: August 2018

A presente pesquisa constitui uma investigação geoarqueológica sobre a Lagoa Uri de Cima, localizada no município de Salgueiro-PE, abordando três escalas de análise: a escala macro, representada pelo ambiente da Lagoa, a escala meso, pela sequência estratigráfica dos sedimentos que preencheram a Lagoa, com cronologias LOE de 34.600 ± 690 anos AP até 3.50 ±3 60 anos AP e a escala micro formada especificamente pelos dois níveis mais profundos da Lagoa, o de cascalheira cimentada por concreção carbonática, que constitui um calcrete e, pelo nível arenoso sobreposto a cascalheira.GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE SANDY LAYER AND THE CEMENTED BY CARBONATE CONCRETION GRAVEL LAYER, FROM THE SITE LAGOA URI DE CIMA, SALGUEIRO, PEABSTRACTThis research is a geoarchaeological study about Lagoa Uri de Cima, situated in Salgueiro county, state of Pernambuco. The methodological approach was built through three scales of analysis: the macro scale, represented by the lagoon environment, the meso scale composed by the stratigraphy sequence of the sediments that filled the pond, with ages from 34,600 ± 690 years BP until 3500 ± 360 years BP and, the micro scale formed specifically by the two deepest layers of the lagoon, the gravel layer cemented by carbonate concretion, which formed a calcrete and the sandy layer deposited above the gravel.Keywords: Geoarchaeology; lagoon; calcrete.
AS ITACOATIARAS DO INGÁ: Gravuras pintadas?
Authors: Nascimento Ana Luísa Meneses Lage do , Lima Tânia Andrade
Published: August 2018

A Pedra Lavrada do Ingá, com suas características singulares e grande concentração de gravuras, pode ser interpretada como local destinado a práticas ritualísticas pelos grupos que dela se apropriaram, atribuindo-lhe significados que parecem relacioná-la ao domínio do sagrado (NASCIMENTO, 2015). Ao estudá-la, observamos em algumas gravuras a presença de uma pigmentação avermelhada, fato que nos levou a investigar se as itacoatiaras do Ingá teriam sido também pintadas. Para tanto, os pigmentos foram avaliados em microscópio, além de terem sido feitas análises por espectroscopia de fluorescência de raios X. O presente artigo discute a metodologia, as técnicas e apresenta os resultados alcançados. THE ITACOATIARAS OF INGÁ: Painted Carvings?ABSTRACTThe Pedra Lavrada do Ingá, with its singular characteristics and large concentration of carvings, can be interpreted as a site for ritualistic practices by the groups that appropriated it, giving it meanings that seem to relate it to the sacred domain(NASCIMENTO, 2015). During our study, we observed the presence of a reddish pigment within some carvings, a fact that leads us to investigate if the Ingá itacoatiaras could have been also painted. In order to address this, pigments were scrutinized under the microscope, whereas x-ray fluorescence spectroscopic analyses were also performed. This study addresses the methods, the techniques and the achieved results.Keywords: Pedra do Ingá, engraved painted, methods of analyzis.
SÍTIO ARQUEOLÓGICO CASA GRANDE: Um Estudo de Caso de Arqueologia Subaquática no Estado de Goiás, Brasil
Authors: Vaz-Silva Wilian , Borges Fabiano Ribeiro , Rubin Julio Cezar Rubin de , Silva Rosicler Theodoro
Published: August 2018

O estudo levantou informações à respeito da conservação do Sítio Histórico Casa Grande após sua inundação para a formação do reservatório hídrico do ribeirão João Leite, através de inferências sobre o processo de deposição e tipo de sedimento, bioturbação e parâmetros físico-químicos da água. Os resultados evidenciaram que o sítio encontra-se em bom estado de conservação após seis anos de inundação, dão subsídios a pesquisas futuras, com grande potencial para o estudo de artefatos cerâmicos de olaria e abre espaço à discussão sobre a tomada de decisão em relação a resgates arqueológicos em sítios em vias de inundação permanente.ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE CASA GRANDE: A Case Study of Underwater Archeology in the State of Goiás, BrazilABSTRACTThe goal of the study was to gather information about the conservation of the archaeological site Casa Grande after its flood to the formation of the water reservoir of the João Leite stream, through inferences on the deposition process and type of sediment, bioturbation, and physicochemical parameters of water. The results showed that the site is in good condition after six years of flooding. The results presented in this study give support to future research, with great potential for the study of ceramic artifacts, and encourages discussion on decision-making in relation to archaeological rescues at sites undergoing permanent flooding.Keywords: Historical Archaelogy; Bioturbation; Conservation.
Board Gender Diversity and Its Risk Monitoring Role: Is it Significant?
Authors: Karren Lee-Hwei Khaw  , Jing Liao
Published: August 2018

In recent years, there is an urgent call to strengthen board composition to safeguard against expropriation of shareholders’ interest and to reinforce public confidence, specifically in a weaker governance setting. Board gender diversity receives considerable attention within the issues of corporate governance. This is because female directors are found to be more active in monitoring activities, cautious in decision making, less aggressive and risk averse as compared to male directors. We support this argument with evidence from a sample of listed firms in Malaysia. In line with the literature, we show that female directors play a significant monitoring role in reducing corporate risk taking behaviour. Our results are robust to endogeneity concern. Since board gender diversity plays a significant risk monitoring role, we recommend that there should be a continuous call to appoint female directors to the boardrooms among Malaysian listed firms to diversify the ‘old boys club’ corporate boardrooms.
Análise do Programa de Modernização do Controle Externo Brasileiro – o Promoex nos Tribunais de Contas
Authors: Silva Flávia De Araújo e , Mário Poueri Do Carmo
Published: August 2018

O objetivo desta pesquisa foi verificar quais foram os resultados alcançados pelos Tribunais de Contas com o Programa de modernização do sistema de controle externo dos Estados e Municípios brasileiros, o Promoex, conduzido no período de 2006 a 2013. O foco do Programa, que contou com a participação da quase totalidade dos Tribunais Brasileiros, foram ações para contornar os pontos fracos identificados em diagnóstico realizado no ano de 2002. A metodologia utilizada no estudo pautou-se em pesquisa documental. Verificou-se que as metas planejadas no Promoex foram cumpridas em grande parte dos Tribunais, depreendendo-se que houve um avanço na tentativa de modernização no sistema de controle externo no que tange: ao uso de práticas modernas de gestão; à interação entre as instituições para compartilhamento de soluções comuns; ao uso mais intensivo da tecnologia da informação nos processos de trabalho; à reestruturação das práticas de gestão de pessoas mais alinhadas ao alcance de resultados. Entretanto, ainda há necessidade de se realizar um diagnóstico por institutos independentes que possa confirmar a efetividade do Promoex após sua implementação. Dados obtidos em diagnóstico/avaliações realizadas após 2013 evidenciam algumas lacunas e dificuldades ainda encontradas nos órgãos de controle externo, como a morosidade na apreciação dos processos e a não realização de auditorias financeiras ou com foco na receita por grande parte dessas entidades.
ÇOCUK NAFAKASI VE DİĞER AİLE NAFAKA TÜRLERİNİN ULUSLARARASI TAHSİLİNE İLİŞKİN LA HAYE SÖZLEŞMESİ
Authors: AYGÜN Mesut , ÇAĞLAYAN AYGÜN Gözde
Published: August 2018

Milletlerarası
unsurlu nafakaya ilişkin olarak, yeni gelişmeleri dikkate alan; daha çağdaş,
rasyonel çözümler getiren düzenlemeler önem kazanmış bulunmaktadır. Bu bağlamda
Lahey Uluslararası Özel Hukuk Konferansı çatısı altında, 2007 yılında, biri
nafaka alacaklarının tahsiline, diğeri uygulanacak hukuka ilişkin olmak üzere
iki yeni sözleşme akdedilmiştir. Bunlar: “Çocuk Nafakası ve Aileye ilişkin
Diğer Nafaka Alacaklarının Milletlerarası Tahsiline İlişkin La Haye Sözleşmesi”
ile “Nafaka Yükümlülüklerine Uygulanacak Hukuka İlişkin La Haye Protokolü” dür.Türkiye
uygulanacak hukuka ilişkin La Haye Protokolüne taraf olmamakla birlikte; diğer La
Haye Sözleşmesine 2016 yılında taraf olmuş, Sözleşme, Türkiye açısından 1 Şubat
2017 tarihinde uluslararası alanda yürürlüğe girmiştir. Keza 2007 tarihli
Sözleşme, 1956 tarihli Birleşmiş Milletler Sözleşmesi de dâhil olmak üzere, tüm
önceki Sözleşmelerin yerini alması maksadıyla hazırlanmıştır. Bu Sözleşme,
yabancı hukuklar hakkında bilgi temini, adli yardımlaşma, tanıma-tenfiz ve
nafaka alacaklarının tahsili konusunda gelişen iletişim ve bilişim
teknolojilerine dayanan, daha çağdaş milletlerarası nafaka sistemi kurmayı amaç
edinmiştir.

Bu çalışmada,
Türkiye’nin taraf olduğu 2007 tarihli La Haye Sözleşmesinin yabancı nafaka
kararlarının tanınması ve tenfizi ile yabancı nafaka alacaklarının tahsilinde
ne gibi yenilikler getirdiği, uygulamada beklentileri ne ölçüde karşılayacağı
hususları üzerinde ayrıntılı olarak durulacaktır.
Econometric modeling of the higher education system in Yaroslavl region
Authors: Zholudeva Vera V.
Published: August 2018

The objective of the study is to analyze the models that describe the processes, running in the education. The article concludes that currently there are important changes and new trends in the sphere of higher education in Russia: the development of higher education is carried out in the conditions of the effective use of modern information technologies. The author emphasized the analysis of the use of distance learning technologies in the higher education system, which is especially important for our country because of the vast territory, the remoteness of many regions from the centers of educational services, due to the growing high cost of these services.

The development of Internet technologies, multimedia in conjunction with the growing popularity, the Internet makes it possible to promote education to a new level. That is why today the demand for distance learning in Russia is equal, and in some universities has exceeded the demand for full-time education. In the near future distance learning will take on the main burden in the system of professional training and retraining of specialists due to its mobility, mass, availability and relative cheapness.

Also in this article the basic quantitative regularities of the market of higher education of the Yaroslavl region in relation to the economy are determined. In the article, econometric modeling is chosen as a tool for management in the field of vocational education. This is due to the fact that it is able to identify trends and patterns of changes in the indicators of education development in the region, to determine the consequences of a development strategy that contributes to the understanding of the processes taking place in the higher education system. Econometric models, used for forecasting in the education system are analyzed; their advantages and disadvantages are revealed. Some of them are disclosed in the paper on the example of modeling the system of higher education in the Yaroslavl region.

As the result of analyzing the statistical data of the regional office of Federal State Statistics Service in Yaroslavl region the following models were developed: a model that shows how the application of distance technologies in higher education is related to socio-economic indicators; the regression model of correlation between the system of higher education and the economy (GRP); the model of forecasting the number of students in different educational categories; the econometrical model of connectivity between the education expenditures and economic factors. The paper evaluates the impact of educational and demographic indicators on the education level index of the Yaroslavl region. The econometrical models, constructed in the research, represent the informational basis for modernization of regional higher education system and elaboration of social-economic strategies of the regional development. The proposed statistical tools of evaluation and forecasting education system development can be used for decision-making and planning on the regional level.
Psychopharmacotherapy of Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms within the Framework of Tourette Syndrome
Authors: Rothenberger Aribert , Roessner Veit
Published: August 2018

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While Behavioral Therapy (BT) should be recommended as the first step in the treatment of OCD as well as TS, medication can be added for augmentation and in certain situations (e.g. family preference, BT not available or feasible) the priority may even reverse. This narrative review is given on the complexity of drug treatment in patients comorbid with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and Tourette syndrome (TS) and other tic problems. OCD with TS is a co-occurring combination of the two generally delimitable, but in detail, also overlapping disorders which wax and wane with time but have different courses as well as necessities and options of treatment. Distinct subtypes like “tic-related OCD” are questionable. Obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) and tics are frequently associated (OCS in TS up to 90%, tics in OCD up to 37%). Sensory-motor phenomena like urges and just-right feelings reflect some behavioral overlap. The main additional psychopathologies are attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), mood problems and anxiety. Also, hair pulling disorder and skin picking disorder are related to OCD with TS. Hence, the assessment and drug treatment of its many psychopathological problems need high clinical experience, careful planning, and ongoing evaluation/adaptation. Drugs are able to reduce clinical symptoms but cannot cure the disorders, which should be treated in parallel in their own right; i.e. for OCD serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) and for TS (tics), certain antipsychotics can be successfully prescribed. In cases of OCD with tics, when OCS responds only partially, an augmentation with antipsychotics (recommended: risperidone and aripiprazole) may improve OCS as well as tics. Also, the benzamide sulpiride, an atypical antipsychotics, may be beneficial in treating the combination of OCS, tics and anxious-depressive problems.

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Probably, any additional psychopathologies of OCD might attenuate the effectiveness of SSRI on OCS; on the other hand, in cases of OCD with tics, SSRI may reduce not only OCS but also stress sensitivity and emotional problems and thus leading to better selfregulatory abilities, useful to improve tic suppression.

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In sum, some clinical guidance can be given, but there remain many uncertainties because of a scarce database for psychopharmacotherapy in OCD with TS.
Current Progress on Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor Gamma Agonist as an Emerging Therapeutic Approach for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease: An Update
Authors: Khan Mahmood Ahmad , Alam Qamre , Haque Absarul , Ashafaq Mohammad , Khan Mohd Jahir , Ashraf Ghulam Md , Ahmad Mahboob
Published: August 2018

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an age-related progressive neurodegenerative disorder,
characterized by the deposition of amyloid-β within the brain parenchyma resulting in a significant
decline in cognitive functions. The pathophysiological conditions of the disease are recognized by
the perturbation of synaptic function, energy and lipid metabolism. In Addition deposition of amyloid
plaques also triggers inflammation upon the induction of microglia. Peroxisome proliferatoractivated
receptors (PPARs) are ligand-activated transcription factors known to play important role
in the regulation of glucose absorption, homeostasis of lipid metabolism and are further known to
involved in repressing the expression of genes related to inflammation. Therefore, agonists of this
receptor represent an attractive therapeutic target for AD. Recently, both clinical and preclinical
studies showed that use of Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) agonist
improves both learning and memory along with other AD related pathology. Thus, PPARγ signifies
a significant new therapeutic target in treating AD. In this review, we have shed some light on the
recent progress of how, PPARγ agonist selectively modulated different cellular targets in AD and
its amazing potential in the treatment of AD.
Virtual Screening, Docking, Synthesis and Bioactivity Evaluation of Thiazolidinediones as Potential PPARγ Partial Agonists for Preparation of Antidiabetic Agents
Authors: Zhang Beina , Shu Mao , Xu Chunmei , An Chunhong , Wang Rui , Lin Zhihua
Published: August 2018

Background:

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) is one of the key targets of insulin resistance research, in addition to being ligand-activated transcription factors of the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily with a leading role in adiposeness activation and insulin sensitivity. They regulate cholesterol and carbohydrate metabolism through direct actions on gene expression. Despite their therapeutic importance, there are dose limiting side effects associated with PPARγ drug treatments, thus a new generation of safer PPARγ drugs are being actively sought after treatment.

Methods:

In this study, we used computer aided drug design to screen new series of PPARγ ligands, and synthesized a series of potential thiazolidinedione derivatives such as 5,7- dibenzyloxybenzyl-3-hydroxymethyl-4H-coumarin-4-ketone, using 4-steps to synthesize the target compounds and built streptozotocin (STZ) induced insulin resistance rat model to measure their antidiabetic activity.

Results:

We found that 10 mg/kg concentration of compound 0701C could significantly decrease blood glucose and serum PPARγ, serum insulin levels in insulin resistance model rat.

Conclusion:

We would conclude that compound 0701C might serve as a potential PPARγ partial agonist.
Implementation and Analysis of Classification Algorithms for Diabetes
Authors: Choubey Dilip Kumar , Paul Sanchita , Shandilya Smita , Dhandhania Vinay Kumar
Published: August 2018

Background:

In this era of cutting edge research, though one of the ubiquitous facilities accessible to modern man is state of the art medical care yet diabetes has emerged as one of the major ailments afflicting the present generation. So the prime necessity of this age has transformed into providing cheap and sustainable medical care against such major diseases like diabetes. In layman’s terms Diabetes may be defined as a physiological condition wherein the blood glucose level is more than the prescribed level on a regular basis.

Objectives:

So the prime objective of this work is to provide a novel classification technique for detection of diabetes in a timely and effective manner.

Methods:

The proposed work comprises of four phases: In the first phase a “Localized Diabetes Dataset” has been compiled and collected from Bombay Medical Hall, Mahabir Chowk, Pyada Toli, Upper Bazar, Jharkhand, Ranchi, India. In the second phase various classification techniques namely RBF NN, MLP NN, NBs, and J48graft DT have been applied on the Localized Diabetes Dataset. In the third phase, Genetic algorithm (GA) has been utilized as an attribute selection technique through which six attributes among twelve attributes have been filtered. Lastly in the fourth phase RBF NN, MLP NN, NBs and J48graft DT has been utilized for classification on relevant attributes obtained by GA.

Results:

In this study, comparative analysis of outcomes obtained by with and without the use of GA for the same set of classification technique has been done w.r.t performance assessment. It has been conclusively inferred that GA is helpful in removing insignificant attributes, reducing the cost and computation time while enhancing ROC and accuracy.

Conclusion:

The utilized strategy may likewise be executed for other medical issues.