bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A madeira laminada cruzada: aspectos tecnológicos, construtivos e de dimensionamento
Authors: Amorim Silvia Teixeira Andrade , Mantilla Judy Norka Rodo , Carrasco Edgar Vladimiro Mantilla
Published: January 2018

RESUMO Os painéis de madeira laminada cruzada (CLT) são formados por lâminas de madeira com grandes dimensões arranjadas ortogonalmente e unidas com adesivo estrutural sob alta pressão. O sistema de laminação cruzada possibilita ao CLT trabalhar como um elemento estrutural rígido e autoportante. Além disso, são isolantes térmicos e acústicos e apresentam bom comportamento para situações de incêndio. São utilizados como elementos estruturais e de fechamento em edificações de vários pavimentos em construções pré-fabricadas e este sistema construtivo pode ser considerado mais sustentável, que gera menos impactos ao meio ambiente, frente às soluções tradicionais brasileiras. A madeira é um recurso natural renovável e quando utilizada na construção, cumpre um papel importante para o meio ambiente: armazenar o CO2 e utilizar baixa energia para sua manufatura e aplicação quando comparada aos materiais convencionais empregados na construção como o aço, o concreto e o alumínio. Para o dimensionamento dessas estruturas ainda não existe uma abordagem de cálculo universalmente aceita pelos projetistas e fabricantes de CLT. Neste trabalho, são dimensionados os painéis de CLT do tipo lajes de piso ou cobertura sujeitos à flexão a partir dos principais métodos de dimensionamento. Os resultados obtidos foram comparados e constatou-se que o método de maior precisão foi o que considerou a rigidez estrutural de todas as lâminas. A maior precisão no projeto e dimensionamento dos painéis de CLT contribui para uma engenharia sustentável, na medida em que otimiza o uso do material na estrutura.
Effects of simple long-term respiratory care strategies in older men with COPD
Authors: Zambom-Ferraresi Fabrício , Cebollero Pilar , Hueto Javier , Hernández María , Cascante José , Antón María Milagros
Published: January 2018

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate a 24-month supervised, community-based maintenance exercise program after 3 months of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) in comparison with a 27-month physical activity counseling program, in terms of the effects on maximal muscle strength, muscle power output, and exercise capacity, in individuals with COPD. Methods: Sixty-three men with moderate-to-severe COPD were recruited from two previous studies. Of those 63 participants, 31 were offered 3 months of PR followed by a 24-month supervised maintenance exercise program (24MME group) and 32 were offered a 27-month physical activity counseling program (27MPAC group). Measurements at 3 months and at the end of the study period included maximal strength of the upper and lower limbs, power output of the lower limbs, six-minute walk distance (6MWD), and quality of life. Results: At 27 months, the improvements in maximal strength of the upper and lower limbs were greater in the 24MME group than in the 27MPAC group (37.6 ± 28.3% and 28.4 ± 13.3%, respectively, vs. 8.8 ± 16% and 13.6 ± 16.4%, respectively; p < 0.05), as was the improvement in power output of the lower limbs (24.6 ± 18.4% vs. −2.3 ± 28.5%; p < 0.01). The increase in the 6MWD after 3 months was also greater in the 24MME group than in the 27MPAC group (33.2 ± 36.6 m vs. 2.9 ± 34.7 m; p < 0.05), although there were no differences between the two groups in terms of the Δ6MWD at 27 months (vs. baseline). Conclusions: A supervised, community-based maintenance program is a successful long-term strategy to preserve the benefits of PR on peripheral muscle function and exercise capacity in individuals with COPD. However, physical activity counseling can maintain maximal muscle strength and exercise capacity in such individuals.
Control of Humoral Response in Renal Transplantation by Belatacept Depends on a Direct Effect on B Cells and Impaired T Follicular Helper-B Cell Crosstalk
Authors: Leibler Claire , Thiolat Allan , Hénique Carole , Samson Chloé , Pilon Caroline , Tamagne Marie , Pirenne France , Vingert Benoit , Cohen José L. , Grimbert Philippe
Published: January 2018

Generation of de novo donor-specific antibodies (dnDSAs) after renal transplant is recognized as the leading cause of late transplant failure. Hence, the optimal immunosuppressive strategies to limit dnDSA development need to be defined. Recent clinical trials using the novel costimulatory blockade agent CTLA4-Ig (Belatacept) have shown that kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) treated with Belatacept have better graft survival and function and a lower proportion of dnDSAs than control-treated KTRs. Mechanisms involved in the control of humoral responses by Belatacept remain to be investigated. Here, we analyzed the effect of Belatacept on different steps of the B cell–mediated response in humans. In vitro, Belatacept reduced plasmablast differentiation, Ig production, and the expression of the major transcription factor involved in plasma cell function, Blimp-1, in a T cell–independent manner. Moreover, Belatacept induced activation of the STAT3 transcription factor in stimulated B cells and reduced the expression of CD86. Additionally, Belatacept blocked CD28-mediated activation of T follicular helper cells (Tfhs) in an autologous Tfh-memory B cells model. We then validated these observations in KTRs treated with Belatacept, who had a reduced proportion of blood effector B cells and activated Tfh (PD1+ICOS+) compared with control-treated KTRs. Our in vitro and in vivo results suggest that Belatacept modulates B cell function directly and at the level of B cell-Tfh interaction. These mechanisms likely account for the optimal control of humoral responses observed in KTRs treated with Belatacept.
RELACIÓN ENTRE MARKETING Y UNIVERSIDAD. REVISIÓN TEÓRICA Y PROPUESTA DE UN MODELO TEÓRICO Y DE MARKETING 3.0
Authors: Doña Toledo Luis , Luque Martínez Teodoro
Published: January 2018

Las universidades aplican medidas de marketing en su gestión. La adopción de prácticas de marketing ha sido una respuesta a los múltiples cambios políticos, tecnológicos y sociales (así como un aumento de la competencia y la internacionalización) que afecta al mundo de la educación superior. En el presente trabajo se revisa el estado de la cuestión acerca de la gestión del marketing en la universidad. El objetivo es comprender la aparición y evolución de estas prácticas en la universidad y establecer un modelo conceptual que comprende cinco factores: personas, procesos, capacidades, calidad (premium) y proyección (imagen). Además, se propone un marketing de 3.0 que sirva para orientar la dirección del marketing dentro del sector de la educación superior.ABSTRACTThe universities apply marketing measures in their management. The adoption of marketing practices has been a response to the many political, technological and social changes (as well as increased competition and globalization) affecting the world of higher education. In this paper the state of the question about marketing management at the university is reviewed. The goal is to understand the emergence and evolution of these practices in college and establish a conceptual model. People, processes, capabilities, quality (premium) and projection (image): five variables within the university marketing are proposed. In addition a model of Marketing 3.0 to serve to guide the direction of marketing within the higher education sector is proposed.
SOCIAL COHESION IN UKRAINE (THE EXPERIENCE OF APPLICATION OF BERTELSMANN STIFTUNG METHOD TO EUROPEAN SOCIAL SURVEY DATA)
Authors: Bondarenko M. , Babenko S. , Borovskiy O.
Published: January 2018

The present article highlights the results of social cohesion study fulfilled on datasets collected during the sixth wave of the European Social Survey. The conducted study involved the explanation of the importance of social cohesion as a social phenomenon, caused by a paradigmatic shift of approaches to measuring the quality of life of societies. This involved the consideration of social cohesion as an important factor to measure the "social quality" of life. For this purpose, a technique implemented by Bertelsmann Stiftung was used, which was applied to available sixth wave of European Social Survey data, the latter, which included Ukraine, and further certified through the analysis of other additional sources. The study allowed to make a number of substantive conclusions about the level of social cohesion in Ukraine comparing to European countries and other countries of the world. Some recommendations for further research on social cohesion also have been given. The said phenomenon is important because it once can cover a wide range of socially important issues, being simultaneously at both the individual and the collective (macro) level of consciousness. The research of social cohesion highlights "problematic social spheres", so-called weak points of social relations, and conclusions provide knowledge about the direction, to which the efforts to improve the life of the society should be primarily directed.
DEMOCRATIC VALUES OF THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE: STRUCTURE AND FACTORS OF CONSTRUCTING
Authors: Shcherbak I.
Published: January 2018

In this article, according to the 6th wave of the European Social Survey, the concept of the democratic values in its practical and empirical dimension is constructed and analyzed. The main attention is focused on the statistical rationale and description of democratic values structure; the empirical typology of respondents is based on its different inclinations. Besides, article is based on the description of factors, that could influence on the level of inclination and its impact of political and ideological positions of personality. Major attention is devoted to the data analysis in its time perspective (couple of months before Euromaidan's beginning) and the existence of regional distortions in democratic orientations. Author stated, that the level of democratic values might be among the factors of increasing social activity in 2013.
REPRESENTATION OF SOCIALLY-ORIENTED VALUE CODES IN UKRAINIAN CINEMA
Authors: Zakharenko A.
Published: January 2018

This article determines category "value code" in modern science based on concepts of M. Weber, E. Durkheim, J. Dewey, R. Perry, H. Rickert, P. Sorokin, M. Lapin, O. Serebrennikova, J. Fiske, U. Eco, R. Jakobson and others. Disclosed definition of dependent value code of social values and cultural code as such. Determined the content characteristics concepts of "social values" and "code" for the scientific definition of value code within contemporary sociological categorical apparatus. Highlights mechanisms of representation of value codes in modern Ukrainian films production time of independent Ukraine (1991-2016). Analyzes the modern Ukrainian movies on filling their value codes based on sociocultural model of basic values of the Soviet sociologist M. Lapin.
SPECIFIC USAGE OF COMBINED REFLECTIVE METHOD FOR STUDY OF NATIONAL VALUES GROUPS
Authors: Yuzva L.
Published: January 2018

In the era of postmodernism particularly important for certain countries becoming targets of values. For Ukraine, this group is the national cultural values today. The issue of values in the sociological field is always relevant in general. So there are a number of studies on values for different methods. The proposed research study made use reflective technique to study of national values. Specifically, I.Pryvalova's methodology used which are combined. Its first component in a predefined list of values refers to the method of "measuring" values based on the procedure of "standardized measure". Another – focused on identifying values. Results obtained from reflective of techniques have confirmed ownership studied representatives of Ukrainian youth to those who illustrate the characteristics of postmodernism: the uncertainty cult incomprehensible, frahmentaryzatsiya game language, mixing genres, fashion as a code cultures, belonging to a certain social group, political impartiality, expression , an appeal to the religious consciousness, existential motifs different ways of self-defense game looseness, impartiality, openness. Also, the method allows us to see that at this point in history of Ukraine, American and Ukrainian national cultural values are not contrastive, and in vzayemospivstavymyh ways, indicating that the globalization of cultures and the process of revaluation of stereotypes, attitudes, norms and standards. Overall, the combined reflective technique allows not only to measure the value of and conduct on the basis of the data of different types of additional analysis, but also identify relevant values as of human and purely due to a group of national and compare groups of values of different generations.
Relationship between spousal education gaps and life satisfaction: Evidence from Canada
Authors: Latif Ehsan
Published: January 2018

This study uses Canadian data from the General Social Survey (Cycle 25:2011) to examine the impact of a spousal education gap on males’ and females’ life satisfaction. The study finds that a spousal education gap, whether positive or negative, does not have any significant impact on males’ and females’ life satisfaction.  To further investigate these issues, the study divided the sample into two groups based on age categories: those below age 55 and those at or above age 55. The spousal education gap has an insignificant impact on life satisfaction in both of these groups.
Kisspeptin and polycystic ovary syndrome - is there any connection?
Authors: Yarmolinskaya Maria I. , Ganbarli Nigar F. , Tkachenko Natalia N. , Nikolaeva Vera I. , Tolibova Gulrukhsor Kh. , Tral Tatyana G. , Rulev Viktor V. , Tsypurdeeva Anna A.
Published: January 2018

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorders in women of reproductive age. It is known that kisspeptin stimulates activity of GnRH neurons and secretion of FSH and LH, thus disruption of interaction between kisspeptin and its receptor leads to anovulation. The aim of the study was to investigate the role kisspeptin in the pathogenesis of polycystic ovary syndrome. Materials and methods. The study included 14 patients with classic phenotype of PCOS and 11 healthy women of the control group. All the patients underwent laparoscopy and hysteroscopy with histological examination of ovarian tissue and endometrium. Determination of kisspeptin, FSH, LH, prolactin, AMH, estradiol, estrone, androgens (free testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate) levels in peripheral blood in healthy women and patients with PCOS was performed by ELISA on the 2d and 8th days of menstrual cycle. Progesterone levels were investigated on the 18th-22d days of menstrual cycle. Expression of kisspeptin and its receptor in ovarian tissue and endometrium was estimated using immunohistochemical method. Results. Level of kisspeptin in peripheral blood of patients with PCOS tends to increase compared to its level in the control group, but the found difference was not reliable. Direct correlation between serum level of kisspeptin and levels of LH, free testosterone and DHEA-S was revealed in patients with PCOS. Immunohistochemical study in patients with PCOS showed a significant increase in the area of expression of КІЅЅ1 and KISS1R receptor in endometrium and in ovarian biopsies compared to these values in the control group. Conclusion. The obtained data show a definite role of kisspeptin in pathogenesis of polycystic ovary syndrome, but further research is needed.
Complications after toe-to-hand transfers in children with pathologies of the hand
Authors: Golyana Sergey I. , Tikhonenko Tatiana I. , Govorov Anton V. , Zaytseva Natal’ya V. , Balashov Aleksey V.
Published: January 2018

Background. Complications after microsurgical toe-to-hand transfer is a problem for which there is no common approach to treatment.

The aim of this study was to analyze the ischemic complications after microsurgical operations in children with pathologies of the hand to improve the quality of surgical treatment.

Materials and methods. From 2007 to 2016, we performed 210 microsurgical toe-to-hand transfers involving 306 transplants, 267 (87.3%) of which were performed in patients with congenital pathologies and 39 (12.7%) in patients with post-traumatic deformities of the hand. In total, 352 fingers were reconstructed.

Results. Blood supply disturbance following toe transplants occurred in 19 (6.2%) of the 306 transplants, most often in the early postoperative period (73.7%). The main cause of microcirculatory disorders was thrombosis of the venous or arterial trunks (8 cases). In 6 patients, the blood supply disturbance occurred because of thrombosis of autovenous grafts. Two patients underwent necrectomy at days 7 and 18 because conservative and operative treatments were not successful.

Conclusion. The treatment method of choice after the first appearance of signs of blood supply disturbance in a transferred toe is conservative therapy, which includes disaggregants, anticoagulants, and hirudotherapy. Conservative therapy should be performed within 3 hours from the beginning of ischemia; if ischemia is absent, the patient must undergo surgery. The operation includes soft tissue decompression, mechanical pumping across vascular anastomoses, and if necessary, excision of the abnormal vessel part with subsequent autoplasty.
Reducing radiation exposure in newborns with birth head trauma
Authors: Kriukova Irina A. , Kriukov Evgeniy Y. , Kozyrev Danil A. , Sotniкov Semen A. , Iova Dmitriy A. , Usenko Ivan N. , Iova Аlexandеr S.
Published: January 2018

Background. Birth head trauma causing intracranial injury is one of the most common causes of neonatal mortality and morbidity. In case of suspected cranial fractures and intracranial hematomas, diagnostic methods involving radiation, such as x-ray radiography and computed tomography, are recommended. Recently, an increasing number of studies have highlighted the risk of cancer complications associated with computed tomography in infants. Therefore, diagnostic methods that reduce radiation exposure in neonates are important. One such method is ultrasonography (US).

Aim. We evaluated US as a non-ionizing radiation method for diagnosis of cranial bone fractures and epidural hematomas in newborns with cephalohematomas or other birth head traumas.

Material and methods. The study group included 449 newborns with the most common variant of birth head trauma: cephalohematomas. All newborns underwent transcranial-transfontanelle US for detection of intracranial changes and cranial US for visualization of bone structure in the cephalohematoma region. Children with ultrasonic signs of cranial fractures and epidural hematomas were further examined at a children’s hospital by x-ray radiography and/or computed tomography.

Results and discussion. We found that cranial US for diagnosis of cranial fractures and transcranial-transfontanelle US for diagnosis of epidural hematomas in newborns were highly effective. In newborns with parietal cephalohematomas (444 children), 17 (3.8%) had US signs of linear fracture of the parietal bone, and 5 (1.1%) had signs of ipsilateral epidural hematoma. Epidural hematomas were visualized only when US was performed through the temporal bone and not by using the transfontanelle approach. Sixteen cases of linear fractures and all epidural hematomas were confirmed by computed tomography.

Conclusion. The use of US diagnostic methods reduced radiation exposure in newborns with birth head trauma. US methods (transcranial-transfontanelle and cranial) can be used in screening for diagnosis and personalized monitoring of changes in birth head trauma as well as to reduce radiation exposure.
Rehabilitation of children at the inpatient stage after surgical treatment of unstable fractures of the thoracolumbar and lumbar spine
Authors: Ovechkina Alla V. , Baindurashvili Alexei G. , Zaletina Anna V. , Kozyrev Alexandr S.
Published: January 2018

Introduction. The modern approach to the treatment of unstable fractures of the thoracolumbar and lumbar spine in children is surgical stabilization at the early stages after trauma by using metal structures that quickly restore vertical functionality to the patient and shorten the period of inpatient treatment. However, the issues related to restorative treatment have not been sufficiently addressed.

Aim. To develop an algorithm for restorative treatment of children at the inpatient stage after surgical treatment of unstable uncomplicated fractures of the thoracolumbar and lumbar spine.

Material and methods. Based on the results of treatment of 73 patients aged 9 to 17 years with unstable uncomplicated vertebral fractures, an algorithm of stage-by-stage rehabilitation by means of therapeutic gymnastics depending on the severity of the injury, method of surgical stabilization of the spine, physical condition of the child, and time passed after the operation was developed.

Results and discussion. The use of differentiated groups of respiratory gymnastics and isometric and dynamic exercises for muscle groups restored vertical functionality to patients in 1–3 days after surgery, restored spine and motor functions, and shortened the duration of inpatient treatment to a range of 10–14 days.

Conclusion. The developed algorithm for physical rehabilitation of children after surgical treatment of unstable injuries of the thoracic and lumbar spine by using metal structures at the inpatient stage contributed to the selection of the most rational and effective program of restorative treatment.
Demand Forecast of 700 MHz Frequency Spectrum for LTE Mobile Broadband Services [Prakiraan Kebutuhan Spektrum di Frekuensi 700 MHz untuk Layanan Broadband Mobile LTE]
Authors: Aryaguna Priambada , Iskandar Iskandar
Published: January 2018

Spektrum frekuensi 700 MHz merupakan salah satu kandidat spektrum untuk layanan LTE di Indonesia. Pada awalnya spektrum ini digunakan untuk siaran televisi analog. Setelah periode peralihan digital, ada potensi 108 MHz bandwith yang dapat digunakan akibat transformasi penyiaran ke TV digital dan kemudian disebut digital dividen. Pada penelitian ini, sebuah model pertumbuhan digunakan untuk memperkirakan kebutuhan spektrum frekuensi untuk LTE. Makalah ini membahas perhitungan kebutuhan spektrum untuk frekuensi untuk layanan LTE dalam parameter seperti kepadatan penduduk, jenis area dimana LTE digunakan, dan penetrasi pelanggan. Kami menggunakan model difusi Bass untuk menghitung kebutuhan spektrum di jaringan LTE. Dalam penelitian ini ada dua kandidat spektrum frekuensi yang dapat digunakan, namun dengan karakteristik dan permasalahannya sendiri. Untuk spektrum di bawah 1 GHz, ada bandwith 25 MHz di kisaran spektrum frekuensi 800 MHz yang masih digunakan untuk layanan CDMA sampai saat ini. Spektrum 900 MHz juga memiliki bandwith 25 MHz, namun tetap digunakan untuk layanan GSM. Spektrum frekuensi lainnya, 1900 MHz dan 2100 MHz masing-masing lebar 26 dan 60 MHz, masih digunakan untuk teknologi WCDMA dan penggunaannya masih sangat tinggi  *****Frequency spectrum of 700 MHz is one of many candidates for LTE service establishment in Indonesia. At first, this spectrum is used for analog TV broadcasting. After the digital switchover period, there is 108 MHz bandwidth left because of the digital broadcasting transformation which called by digital dividend. A certain growth model is used to demand forecast the frequency spectrum needed for this digital dividend LTE. This paper aims to calculate the spectrum needs for the LTE services within a certain parameter, such as population density, type of area in which LTE is deployed, and subscriber penetration. We used Bass diffusion model to calculate the spectrum needs in LTE network. There are two frequency spectrum candidates which can be used with its own characteristics and problems. For spectrums below 1 GHz, there is a bandwidth of 25 MHz in the range 800 MHz frequency spectrum that is still used for CDMA services. The 900 MHz spectrum also has a bandwidth of 25 MHz and still used for GSM service. Another spectrum i.e. 1900 MHz and 2100 MHz, each of that have the width of 26 and 60 MHz, and still used for WCDMA technology with high utilization
Troponin Testing in the Emergency Department: Real world experience
Authors: Al-Maskari Mohammed , Al-Makhdami Mahmoud , Al-Lawati Hatim , Al-Hadi Hafidh , Nadar Sunil K.
Published: January 2018

Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine patterns of troponin testing in the emergency department of a large tertiary care hospital in Oman and to determine its effect on patient management, including length of hospital stay (LOS). Methods: This retrospective study analysed the medical records of all adult patients undergoing troponin testing in the emergency department of the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, during the month of July 2015. Patients who presented with an ST-elevation myocardial infarction wereexcluded. Results: A total of 4,845 patients attended the emergency department during the study period; of these, troponin tests were ordered for 588 patients. The majority of the patients had negative troponin test results (81.3%). Chest pain, palpitations and breathlessness were the most common presenting complaints for those with positive troponin results. However, 41.8% of patients did not have any cardiac symptoms. Individuals with positive troponin tests had a significantly longer LOS compared to those with negative tests (mean: three versus one day; P = 0.001). In total, only 28.2% of those with positive troponin test results had final diagnoses associated with a cardiac condition, such as heart failure, an acute coronary syndrome (ACS), atrial fibrillation or other types of arrhythmia. Conclusion: A positive troponin test was associated with increased LOS; however, only a small proportion of these patients had a final diagnosis associated with a cardiac condition. Guidelines should be provided to ensure that troponin testing is performed only in cases where an ACS is suspected.
Discrepancies Between Planned and Actual Operating Room Turnaround Times at a Large Rural Hospital in Germany
Authors: Morgenegg Regula , Heinze Franziska , Wieferich Katharina , Schiffer Ralf , Stueber Frank , Luedi Markus M. , Doll Dietrich
Published: January 2018

Objectives: While several factors have been shown to influence operating room (OR) turnaround times, few comparisons of planned and actual OR turnaround times have been performed. This study aimed to compare planned and actual OR turnaround times at a large rural hospital in Northern Germany. Methods: Thisretrospective study examined the OR turnaround data of 875 elective surgery cases scheduled at the Marienhospital, Vechta, Germany, between July and October 2014. The frequency distributions of planned and actual OR turnaround times were compared and correlations between turnaround times and various factors were established, including the time of day of the procedure, patient age and the planned duration of the surgery. Results: There was a significant difference between mean planned and actual OR turnaround times (0.32 versus 0.64 hours; P <0.001). In addition, significant correlations were noted between actual OR turnaround times and the time of day of the surgery, patient age, actual duration of the procedure and staffing changes affecting the surgeon or the medical specialty of the surgery (P <0.001 each). The quotient of actual/planned OR turnaround times ranged from 1.733–3.000. Conclusion: Significant discrepancies between planned and actual OR turnaround times were noted during the study period. Such findings may be potentially used in future studies to establish a tool to improve OR planning, measure OR management performance and enable benchmarking.
Soft Tissue Rosai-Dorfman Disease: Case report
Authors: Rajib Rubyath C. , Pillai Rajasekharan , Sulaiman Ibrahim A. , Al-Haddabi Ibrahim
Published: January 2018

Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD) is a rare benign proliferative histiocytic disorder characterised by massive lymphadenopathy. While extranodal involvement can occur in generalised RDD, isolated soft tissue RDD (STRDD) is extremely rare. We report a 17-year-old male patient who presented to the maxillofacial outpatient department of the Sultan Qaboos Hospital, Salalah, Oman, in 2015 with a painless cheek mass which had been slowly growing over the previous two months. Routine histopathological examinations and immunohistochemistry confirmed a diagnosis of STRDD. Currently, surgical excision is considered to be the most effective curative treatment for STRDD, as the outcomes of other treatment modalities are still unknown. Despite its rarity, STRDD should be considered in the differential diagnosis of histiocytic soft tissue lesions.
Pitting Oedema in a Patient with Lumbar Disc Herniation: Case report of an unusual association
Authors: Sadeghian Homa , Motiei-Langroudi Rouzbeh
Published: January 2018

Oedema refers to the excessive accumulation of fluid within intercellular tissues as a result of disequilibrium between the capillary hydrostatic and oncotic pressure gradients. Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) commonly causes lower back pain and radicular leg pain. We report a 57-year-old female who presented to the neurosurgery clinic of the Bam University of Medical Sciences, Bam, Iran, in 2015 with pain and pitting oedema in the bilateral lower extremities. Magnetic resonance imaging confirmed a diagnosis of LDH of the L3–L4 and L4–L5 vertebrae. The patient subsequently underwent a bilateral laminotomy and foraminotomy of the involved vertebrae to relieve her pain. Following the surgery, there was a complete resolution of the LDH-related symptoms as well as the oedema. Although LDH has never before been associated with oedema, it may nevertheless cause lower limb oedema in exceptional and rare cases, as highlighted in this patient.
Broad Ligament Lipoleiomyoma Masses: Two curious cases masquerading as ovarian carcinomas
Authors: Yadav Surekha , Maheswari Barkha , Sagar Nishant , Mallya Varuna , Khurana Nita , Gupta Sangeeta
Published: January 2018

Lipoleiomyomas are an extremely rare form of uterine leiomyoma; moreover, the occurrence of this type of tumour on the broad ligament is even rarer. We report two cases of broad ligament lipoleiomyomas in 15- and 38-year-old female patients who presented to the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital in New Delhi, India, between 2016 and 2017. In both cases, the preoperative diagnosis was of a solid ovarian malignancy. Most broad ligament tumours are mistaken for ovarian masses as they are difficult to diagnose radiologically.
Professoras-mulheres: entre tramas e (des)teceres de uma narrativa feminina
Authors: Dornelas Camila Carrari , Assolini Filomena Elaine Paiva
Published: January 2018

A profissão docente tem se constituído historicamente guardando estreita relação com o gênero feminino. Partimos do pressuposto que essa relação é atravessada por componentes ideológicos e inconscientes e que o discurso, trama tecida de muitas vozes, se constitui via de acesso às marcas sociais, históricas e inconscientes que compõe os processos de subjetivação docente. Sendo assim, neste trabalho, apresentamos um recorte de uma pesquisa de mestrado, ancorada na Análise do Discurso de matriz francesa pecheuxtiana, como instrumento teórico-metodológico, na psicanálise freudo-lacaniana e nas contribuições das Ciências da Educação. As análises realizadas trazem indícios linguístico-discursivos que apontam para o reconhecimento de que os processos de subjetivação docente, ainda nos dias atuais, são atravessados por componentes ideológicos e inconscientes que guardam íntima relação com a condição feminina, sendo as professoras sujeitos deste estudo, capturadas ideológica e inconscientemente, no que diz respeito às suas escolhas profissionais e práticas docentes. Observamos, ainda, que sentidos sócio-historicamente produzidos, legitimados e naturalizados concernentes ao feminino, são expressos nas formulações atuais, atualizando a memória discursiva das mesmas.
Discursos da Educação Matemática e a constituição de sujeitos: aspectos históricos do ensino da tabuada
Authors: Tapia Sartori Alice Stephanie , Duarte Claudia Glavam
Published: January 2018

Este artigo tem como objetivo apontar elementos para a escrita de uma história do ensino da tabuada. Utiliza-se das teorizações do filósofo Michel Foucault, que possibilitam um movimento de olhar para este saber como produto histórico de discursos. A partir dos métodos arqueológico e genealógico fazem-se alguns questionamentos como: Que enunciados sobre o ensino da tabuada estavam presentes nos regimes de verdade da Educação Matemática de diferentes épocas e quais suas implicações na constituição dos sujeitos? As fontes analisadas foram exemplares da Revista do Professor, da Revista de Ensino e da Revista Nova Escola, num total de 13, publicadas entre os anos de 1953 e 2000. A análise garimpou enunciações que permitiram articular o ensino da tabuada a algumas práticas da sociedade disciplinar e posteriormente da sociedade de controle. A intenção deste estudo é refletir sobre a importância da história do presente para as pesquisas em Educação Matemática.
Discursos educacionais na paisagem urbana
Authors: De Resende Haroldo
Published: January 2018

Entendendo, por um lado, a educação como um fenômeno que não é adstrito à escola, mas que se efetiva num processo de constituição subjetiva que se espalha por toda a sociedade, por meio de diferentes mecanismos e suportes, atingindo toda a população; e, por outro, considerando o outdoor como uma variação dos impressos educacionais, uma vez que sua materialidade se configura pelo recurso da impressão, assim como livros e jornais, por exemplo, busca-se estabelecer uma discussão acerca de discursos sobre educação e escolarização, tendo outdoors como suporte físico. Assim, a partir de uma série de outdoors que constitui o corpus documental da investigação, são analisados discursos veiculados entre os meses de outubro de 2007 e março de 2008, na cidade de Uberlândia, inscrevendo na ordem imaginária da população determinadas concepções de educação e escolarização. Aponta-se, então, que, a exposição dos outdoors como um impresso particular de propaganda não é incólume, uma vez que o discurso veiculado por eles concorre para a produção de efeitos de sentidos que incidem diretamente na sociabilidade urbana e no enquadramento de condições culturais que fazem com que a percepção sobre a educação seja modificada ou pelo menos entre numa ordem de sentidos estabelecida por uma determinada verdade. De modo que é possível dizer que todas as imagens da educação acabam por pavimentar um solo de percepção da escola e seu papel na sociedade e, de uma forma ou de outra, instituir verdades sobre educação e o acesso ao ensino, forjando subjetividades individuais e coletivas.
APLIKASI TEORI SOSIOLOGI DALAM PENGEMBANGAN MASYARAKAT ISLAM
Authors: Mukhlishin Ahmad , Suhendri Aan
Published: January 2018

AbstractTheory is the highest form of knowledge because not all experts are prominent in creating and producing new theories. This is the reason to highly respect people who have successfully made theories. Theory generally becomes the main goal of science. The most typical thing of theorists is that they do not merely describe social life or the history of social development stand-alone. They help us to view human society with different perspective. Therefore, we will understand about the information of social life through their masterpieces and farther we will comprehend about the essence of human social connections.AbstrakTeori merupakan bentuk tertinggi dari pengetahuan. Karena tidak semua para ahli pandai membuat dan menghasilkan teori-teori baru. Di sinilah mengapa orang yang berhasil membuat teori sangat dihargai, karena teori merupakan tujuan utama dari ilmu pengetahuan pada umumnya. Hal yang paling penting yang sama-sama dimiliki oleh para teoritikus adalah bahwa mereka tidak semata-mata melukiskan kehidupan sosial atau menceritakan sejarah perkembangan sosial demi kehidupan sosial, atau menceritakan sejarah perkembangan sosial itu sendriri. Mereka lebih berusaha membantu kita untuk melihat masyarakat manusia dengan cara tertentu sehingga apa yang kita peroleh dengan membaca karya-karya mereka tidak hanya lebih banyak informasi mengenai kehidupan sosial, melainkan sesuatu yang jauh lebih penting lagi, yaitu sebuah pemahaman yang lebih baik mengenai hakikat hubungan-hubungan sosial manusia.
A RELAÇÃO PÚBLICO-PRIVADA NA EDUCAÇÃO: LIMITES E POSSIBILIDADES DO PLANO DE DESENVOLVIMENTO DA EDUCAÇÃO NO CONTEXTO DO COMPROMISSO TODOS PELA EDUCAÇÃO
Authors: MARTINS Área Peniche
Published: January 2018

Trata-se de um artigo que compõe uma pesquisa de doutorado. O objetivo é analisar a implementação do Plano de Desenvolvimento da Educação (PDE) no município de São Miguel do Guamá-PA, para explicar a relação público-privada no Compromisso Todos pela Educação(CTE) e suas exigências para o planejamento e execução das políticas públicas educacionais locais. A perspectiva histórico-dialética baliza esta pesquisa. Foi utilizada a revisão bibliográfica e a análise documental. Compreendeu-se que o PDE é política pública educacional pensada pelo Ministério da Educação (MEC) em acordo com um grupo de empresários. Foi abordado o PDE no contexto da descentralização, via convocação dos empresários para assumir o planejamento e o financiamento dos projetos e programas destinados à educação pública.Palavras-chave: Políticas Públicas Educacionais. Plano de Desenvolvimento da Educação. Relação Público-Privada.
A RELAÇÃO PÚBLICO PRIVADA NA EDUCAÇÃO BÁSICA BRASILEIRA: AS IMPLICAÇÕES DO NEOGERENCIALISMO COMO MODELO DE GESTÃO
Authors: OLIVEIRA Ney Cristina Monteiro
Published: January 2018

O artigo apresenta uma análise sobre o processo de implantação de lógicas de ação de tipo empresarial na gestão educacional e escolar, promovendo o privado como política pública, subordinando a educação a fins econômicos, de empregabilidade, produtividade e competitividade, designadamente nos discursos da qualidade e da excelência. Tem por base estudos bibliográficos empreendidos nos últimos quatro anos, diálogos e debates realizados por meio de projetos de pesquisa e extensão em desenvolvimento em escolas públicas paraenses. O Neo-Gerencialimo em processo, altera os conceitos de democratização ao simples processo de delegação de tarefas, re-centralização das decisões e controle de resultados. Algumas dessas lógicas tornam-se presentes no espaço escolar via projetos com prazos definidos a priori e de resultados objetivamente alcançáveis. Nos sistemas de ensino manifesta-se vinculando a promoção da carreira e a avaliação de desempenho dos professores a partir de resultados efetivos de aprendizagem estandardizados nos exames nacionais.Palavras-chave: Política Pública. Gestão Escolar. Gerencialismo.
PRIVAÇÃO DE ESCOLARIDADE: A SITUAÇÃO DO JOVEM EM CONFLITO COM A LEI E A ESCOLARIZAÇÃO
Authors: FREITAS Riane Conceição Ferreira , SILVA Gilmar Pereira da
Published: January 2018

Este artigo tem como objetivo desvelar como se redefinem, na atualidade, as políticas educacionais para o jovem que cometeu ato infracional e cumpre medida socioeducativa privado de liberdade em uma Unidade de Internação. Por meio de pesquisa documental, analisamos os relatórios oficiais que revelam a escolarização ou não-escolarização desses jovens no período de cumprimento da medida. Temos como referência teórico-metodológica o materialismo histórico-dialético. Nossos apontamentos conclusivos indicam que esse modelo atual de ressocialização tem pouca efetividade para a reinserção do jovem após o período de internação do cumprimento de medida socioeducativa.Palavras-chave: Jovem em conflito com a lei; Medida Socioeducativa; Política Educacional.
A IMAGEM DA NEGRA E DO NEGRO EM PRODUTOS DE BELEZA E A ESTÉTICA DO RACISMO
Authors: SANT'ANA Jonathas Vilas Boas de
Published: January 2018

Este artigo tem por finalidade discutir a representação da população negra, especialmente da mulher negra, em imagens de produtos de beleza presentes em comércios do nordeste goiano. Evidencia-se que a presença de estereótipos negativos nestas imagens dissemina um imaginário racista apresentado sob a forma de uma estética racista que camufla a exclusão e normaliza a inferiorização sofrida pelos(as) negros(as) na sociedade brasileira. A análise do material imagético aponta a desvalorização estética do negro, especialmente da mulher negra, e a idealização da beleza e do branqueamento a serem alcançados por meio do uso dos produtos apresentados. O discurso midiático-publicitário dos produtos de beleza rememora e legitima a prática de uma ética racista construída e atuante no cotidiano. Frente a esta discussão, sugere-se que o trabalho antirracismo, feito nos diversos espaços sociais, considere o uso de estratégias para uma “descolonização estética” que empodere os sujeitos negros por meio de sua valorização estética e protagonismo na construção de uma ética da diversidade.Palavras-chave: Estética. Racismo. Mídia. Educação. Diversidade.
A TRAJETÓRIA HISTÓRICA DA IDEOLOGIA NEOLIBERAL E SUAS IMPLICAÇÕES NAS POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS EDUCACIONAIS DO BRASIL
Authors: LIMA Virna Lumara Souza
Published: January 2018

Diante do surgimento de uma nova forma de gerenciar a administração pública brasileira, advinda dos preceitos que regem a iniciativa privada, em cujo discurso repousa a ideia da busca por qualidade nos serviços e eficiência no uso dos recursos financeiros, é possível perceber que o Estado tem sofrido uma reconfiguração, trazendo consequências às chamadas políticas sociais. É possível, portanto, vislumbrar um rito de passagem do chamado Estado de Bem-estar social para o Estado neoliberal. Nas políticas educacionais, em especial, o Estado Mínimo, proposto pelo neoliberalismo, e a perspectiva gerencial na administração pública trouxeram diversas implicações que podem ser mais bem compreendidas ao avaliar como tais proposições adentraram no contexto brasileiro. Este artigo tem o objetivo de refazer a trajetória pela qual tais preceitos foram introduzidos no Brasil, culminando na mudança de comportamento do Estado para com as políticas públicas educacionais, além de trazer à reflexão as principais implicações na educação brasileira.Palavras-Chave: Estado; Neoliberalismo; Políticas públicas educacionais.
Influence of Organisational Resources on Performance of ISO Certified Organisations in Kenya
Authors: Otulia Patrick Omutia , Mbeche Isaac M. , Wainaina Gituro , Njihia James
Published: January 2018

This study aimed at examining the influence of organisational resources on organisational performance of International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) certified organisations in Kenya. The study was based on Total Quality Management (TQM) theory. A cross-sectional research survey design was adopted. Primary data was collected from a sample of 282 ISO certified organisations by use of a questionnaire, and secondary data was obtained from financial statements of 27 ISO certified organizations sampled. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze proportions of the variables and multiple regression model was used to estimate the effect of organisational resources on the performance of ISO certified organizations. The findings show that abundant organisational resources reduce performance. The study, therefore recommends that the management of ISO certified organisations should employ limited organisation resources available efficiently and train their staff in managerial skills in order to improve performance of their organizations.
Comparative Study of Internet Usage Among University Students: A Study of the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Authors: Hossain Md. Akram , Rahman Md. Habibur
Published: January 2018

Internet is a versatile tool used by the students that draws attention of many researchers. But little research has been found regarding the comparative study of internet usage among university students. For this reason, the study surveyed the internet usage among university students coming from Business Studies, Science & Arts disciplines at University of Dhaka, Bangladesh and the overall perceptions towards the internet usage. So we developed a survey questionnaire and collected data on students’ demographics, internet usage behavior and purposes of internet use. Therefore, we distributed 50 questionnaires to each discipline and a total of 150 questionnaires were returned and all were usable. Then we analyzed the obtained data using SPSS. The results show that the percentage of internet usage among the students coming from Business Studies, Science and Arts disciplines is 100%, 92% and 90% respectively. The study recommends that the students coming from Science and Arts background should enhance the internet usage. And the students from all backgrounds should enhance the frequency of internet access per day and invest more on internet usage. The study also recommends that the universities should provide adequate internet facilities and enabling environment for student. This study provides a theoretical and empirical basis for further studies on internet usage of university students.
The Impact of the Thinking Style on Teaching Methods and Academic Achievement
Authors: Sahatcija Roland , Ora Ariel , Ferhataj Anxhela
Published: January 2018

Thinking style is an area of interest for researchers. It influences the decision-making of individuals in every aspect of their life. Does thinking style influence the choice of learning methods? What about academic performance? This research paper’s objective is to study the impact of thinking styles on the methods of teaching and academic achievement. There are 186 Albanian university students who participated in the study. The questionnaires were distributed online during the second semester of the 2016-2017 academic year. SPSS 20 and JASP 0.8.1.2 were used for data analysis. The statistical analyses utilized are as follows: distribution table, crossed tabulation, Pearson correlation coefficient, One-Way ANOVA, comparison of means, regression analysis. The study concluded that thinking style has an impact on academic achievement and not on teaching methods. The largest number of students belong to the concrete-sequential category. An additional conclusion is that students who apply different types of thinking rate the hybrid learning as most effective.
Influence of Human Behavior on Success of Complex Public Infrastructural Megaprojects in Kenya
Authors: Omonyo Austin Baraza
Published: January 2018

The main objective of this study was to investigate the influence of human behavior on the success of public infrastructural megaprojects in Kenya. The need for this study arose from the thesis that complexity due to human behavior is the main cause of waste and failure that results in infrastructural megaprojects being delivered over budget, behind schedule, with benefit shortfalls, over and over again. The study was designed as multiple-method research, based on virtual constructionist ontology recognizing that complexity is the mid-point between order and disorder. A cross-sectional census survey of 27 completed public infrastructural megaprojects was conducted using two interlinked questionnaires assessing human behavior constructs and project success. A total of 108 respondents made up of project managers, team members and organizational sponsors, participated in this study. Using both descriptive and inferential analysis, the results of this study have confirmed that human behavior significantly influences success of public infrastructural megaprojects. Optimism bias remains the main individual behavior that leads to cost and schedule underperformance in infrastructural megaprojects but loss aversion is the most occurring cognitive bias. In light of this finding, the study recommends that implementing organizations adopt structures that allow for continued business justification, focus on products and give project managers sufficient authority over project resources in line with the postulations of the structural contingency theory.