bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Expressões da violência na escola: relações paradoxais presentes nas publicações científicas brasileiras
Authors: Magalhães Karin Cristina de Souza Moraes , Santos Sheila Daniela Medeiros dos
Published: May 2019

Esta pesquisa objetiva analisar o modo como as expressões da violência, no contexto escolar, são problematizadas pelas principais publicações acadêmico-científicas nacionais na atualidade. Para efetivar esse estudo de cunho marcadamente teórico realizou-se um levantamento bibliográfico das principais produções teóricas no período de 2000-2013: livros que constam na base de dados da Biblioteca Nacional do Rio de Janeiro, depositária do patrimônio bibliográfico e documental do Brasil, e artigos científicos publicados em periódicos nas áreas da Educação e da Psicologia. Os estudos realizados, fundamentados na Psicologia Histórico-Cultural (Vigotski, 1997, 2004), apontaram para o fato de que as expressões da violência na escola referem-se a elementos mediadores concretos da cultura instituídos pela atividade consciente do homem. Conclui-se que um caminho plausível para minimizar a violência na educação escolar aponta para a ênfase em práticas participativas na relação entre a escola e a comunidade, a concretização da cidadania e o reconhecimento da dignidade humana.
Dependência de internet e habilidades sociais em adolescentes
Authors: Terroso Lauren Bulcão , Argimon Irani Iracema de Lima
Published: May 2019

Este estudo teve como objetivo verificar a associação entre as habilidades sociais (HS) e a dependência de internet (DI), a associação entre variáveis sócio-demográficas e HS, assim como constatar as variáveis preditoras da DI, em uma amostra composta por 482 escolares selecionados aleatoriamente em um município do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Foram utilizados os seguintes instrumentos: Inventário de Habilidades Sociais para Adolescentes e o Internet Addiction Test. Os resultados indicaram que os adolescentes dependentes de internet tinham maior dificuldade em manifestar comportamentos socialmente habilidosos em relação ao escore total de HS e às classes: autocontrole, assertividade, abordagem afetiva e desenvoltura social. Também foi constatado que ter um menor repertório total de HS aumenta a razão de chances de o jovem ter DI. Esses resultados sugerem que um pior repertório de HS está associado a DI. Assim, apesar de a internet prover benefícios aos adolescentes, o uso demasiado está associado à algumas classes de HS subdesenvolvidas. Contudo, cabe ressaltar que nos relacionamentos on-line também há oportunidade de manifestar certas classes de HS que podem ser considerados um tipo de contato social importante, principalmente para os jovens.
Metas parentais de socialização da emoção e modelos de self: uma articulação conceitual
Authors: Mendes Deise Maria Leal Fernandes , Pessôa Luciana Fontes , Cavalcante Lilia Iêda Chaves
Published: May 2019

Este artigo discute a necessidade de articulação entre os conceitos de metas parentais de socialização da emoção e os modelos de desenvolvimento do self, ressaltando-se a importância teórica disto. Para tanto, argumenta que o estudo das metas de socialização remete, forçosamente, à investigação daquilo que os pais almejam para os filhos, especialmente em termos de experiências emocionais e do desenvolvimento de um self mais autônomo, mais interdependente ou relacional, ou autônomo-relacional. O tema, com o foco aqui proposto, tem sido pouco explorado pela literatura PSI, posto que são escassos os estudos que se dedicaram a investigar tal associação. O objetivo deste estudo foi o de propor uma reflexão, a partir de algumas referências teóricas e empíricas, as quais serviram de subsídios para um debate sobre metas parentais e seu impacto no desenvolvimento emocional e do self, de maneira articulada. A partir dessa discussão, espera-se salientar a relevância de uma nova linha de pesquisa na área da psicologia do desenvolvimento que abarque essa temática, na perspectiva de integração desses conceitos, antes assimilados de forma desarticulada.
Da velhice estigmatizada à dignidade na existência madura: novas perspectivas do envelhecer na contemporaneidade
Authors: Teixeira Selena Mesquita de Oliveira , Marinho Fernanda Xavier Santiago , Vasconcelos Andressa Maria Correia , Martins José Clerton de Oliveira
Published: May 2019

Este artigo objetiva refletir acerca dos processos de envelhecimento e as diversas perspectivas contemporâneas que os perpassam, abordando o paradoxo que transita entre uma perspectiva mais positiva e outra com viés estigmatizador do envelhecer no contexto de nossa contemporaneidade. Empregou-se o método dialético mediante um levantamento bibliográfico das produções, em língua portuguesa, acerca do envelhecimento em uma perspectiva contemporânea nas bases de dados EBSCO e Scielo entre os anos 2004 e 2014, a partir dos descritores contemporaneidade, idoso e estigma social. Dentre os principais achados do estudo, observou-se que o estigma de "ser velho" sustenta-se na ideia de que o envelhecer, em sua essência, produz sofrimentos de diversas ordens, perda da autonomia, fragilidades, debilidades físicas, isolamento, constituindo o fim das possibilidades de se manter uma vida digna. Em contrapartida, considera-se a possibilidade de envelhecer com qualidade, preservando a dignidade de viver uma velhice repleta de experiências prazerosas, com significados profundos propiciados pelo conhecimento e apropriação de si. A velhice, como um segmento da vida com suas particularidades e características inerentes, necessariamente não deve significar um tempo de sofrimentos, fragilidades e declínios, podendo também ser vivida com qualidade, sendo o idoso o protagonista da própria vida.
Expectativas relacionadas à reinserção familiar: um estudo com adolescentes com histórico de situação de rua, familiares e educadores
Authors: Almeida Sara Guerra Carvalho de , Morais Normanda Araujo de
Published: May 2019

Este estudo objetivou analisar as expectativas acerca da reinserção familiar (RF) de adolescentes com histórico de situação de rua, a partir da perspectiva de três categorias de participantes (cinco adolescentes, cinco familiares e dois educadores sociais), que responderam a uma entrevista semi-estruturada um mês antes da saída dos adolescentes da instituição de acolhimento e, portanto, do seu regresso às casas de familiares. A análise de conteúdo das entrevistas mostrou que as expectativas dos adolescentes tendem a ser mais positivas que a dos seus familiares e educadores sociais. No entanto, os adolescentes descreveram-se com medo, inseguros e ansiosos para voltarem para casa. Ainda, constatou-se que os adolescentes mencionaram o desejo de reencontrar os familiares e que os familiares e educadores frisaram as dificuldades e limites do contexto (uso de drogas, falta de habitação e a violência na comunidade). As três categorias de participantes, porém, citaram a importância do programa “jovem aprendiz” para a reinserção. Conclui-se ressaltando a relevância da escuta desses três importantes atores do processo de RF, assim como da importância da prévia preparação dos adolescentes e suas famílias, de forma que a reinserção não se limite à reunificação física, mas que implique uma reunificação psicológica dos adolescentes às suas famílias e vice-versa.
Saúde, trabalho e meio ambiente: uma história de compromisso no Serviço Social | Health, work and the environment: a history of commitment in Social Work
Authors: Gomes Márcia Regina Botão
Published: May 2019

Homenagem de Vida à Lúcia Maria de Barros Freire.Homage to Lúcia Maria de Barros Freire.
Comment: Obesity and the possibility for private medical weight management services
Authors: Green Sandy
Published: May 2019

Obesity is a serious problem on a personal, societal and global level. Some individuals are able to lose weight using diet and exercise alone, but others require additional intervention from healthcare professionals. Following her talk at ACE Conference, Sandy Green explores the issue of obesity and the private medical weight management services available, which can easily be incorporated into any aesthetic practice
Attitudes and perceptions of paramedics about end-of-life care: a literature review
Authors: Pentaris Panagiotis , Mehmet Nevin
Published: May 2019

Background:

Paramedics must be prepared to respond to crises in which a threat to a patient's health may result in death. They are therefore highly involved with end-of-life care.

Aims:

Involvement with end-of-life care is the context in which this paper examines how paramedics perceive and respond to this part of their role.

Methods:

This is a systematic literature review that examines current evidence.

Findings:

Five themes emerged, which suggest that paramedics are not prepared to work with crisis situations involving the end of patients' lives: emotional resilience; decision making; communicating death; recognising dying patients; and death education.

Conclusion:

The current review concludes that the dearth of data is not preventing improvements in services, nor education and training, in this field.
The fragment of an Egyptian anthropoid coffin from a Portuguese private collection (collection Rui Moreira)
Authors: Sousa Rogério
Published: May 2019

This paper focuses on the examination of the fragment of an Egyptian sculpture kept in the Collection Rui Moreira. Using a comparative approach with objects featuring a similar design, we propose a reconstruction of the object regarding its original archaeological context and dating. This approach allows us to identify this object as an important piece of evidence of the cultural renewal carried out in Thebes under the rule of the Kushite kings.
O TEMPO COMO LEGITIMADOR DA CAUSA: IMPLICAÇÕES TEMPORAIS EM PESQUISAS DE ADMINISTRAÇÃO
Authors: Lana Jeferson , Gama Marina Amado Bahia , Bandeira-de-Mello Rodrigo , Marcon Rosilene
Published: May 2019

Este artigo discute a importância do tempo nas pesquisas em administração de empresas e como a consideração dos efeitos temporais pode trazer novas abordagens de pesquisa. A ideia central do artigo é a de que o tempo legitima a causa, e que compreensão do tempo sobre a causa legitima a estratégia. Pesquisas causais em administração são mais facilmente absorvidas pela esfera corporativa, uma vez que servem como referências para o processo de tomada de decisão empresarial. Com as evidências encontradas em uma pesquisa bibliométrica sobre os estudos de efeitos temporais no Brasil, sugere-se que os pesquisadores devem se atentar aos efeitos temporais ainda na discussão teórica dos mecanismos e efeitos analisados. Dessa forma, espera-se que este artigo ajude no entendimento da importância do tempo nas pesquisas em administração e que sirva como motivação para estudos que busquem entender os fenômenos administrativos sob um ponto de vista diferente: dos efeitos temporais.
Matrixiale Philosophie
Authors: Saratxaga Arregi Arantzazu
Published: May 2019

Das Wort Matrix ist virulent in einer Vielzahl von Disziplinen, von den kosmologischen Spekulationen über die Naturwissenschaften und die Techniksprachen bis hin zur Medientheorie. Arantzazu Saratxaga Arregi beleuchtet den Begriff erstmals systematisch in einer philosophischen Lesart und schafft eine in sich selbst schlüssige philosophische Kategorie: das Matrixiale. Auf der Basis der Wortabstammung - Mutter und Gebärmutter - wird dem Terminus eine eigene semantische Anordnung gegeben: Alle Arten von Müttern bilden in sich eine Gattung, Matrix, deren spezifische Differenz im Gebären besteht. Die Zweideutigkeit des Terminus birgt aber eine ontologische Differenz in sich: Die Differenz zwischen der mütterlichen Weltlichkeit und der gebärmutterlichen Weltlosigkeit. Diese mündet in einer Frage zur ontologischen Mehrwertigkeit.
Treiben Sorgen und Ängste den »populistischen Zeitgeist«?
Authors: Droste Luigi
Published: May 2019

In diesem Beitrag nimmt Luigi Droste eine Vermessung der deutschen Gesellschaft in Bezug auf ihre populistische Grundorientierung vor und fragt danach, welche sozialstrukturellen und subjektiven Faktoren ein solches populistisches »Mind-Set« beeinflussen. Populismus wird dabei als Konglomerat aus dem Glauben an (a) Volkssouveränität, (b) Anti-Pluralismus und (c) Anti-Elitismus gemessen. Auf Basis von Analysen mit Daten der German Longitudinal Election Study (GLES 2017) zeigt sich, dass fast ein Viertel der Befragten eine ausgeprägtere populistische Orientierung aufweisen. Sozialstrukturell findet sich ein klarer Populismus-Gradient nach Bildung und nach Landesregion sowie ein schwächerer Gradient nach beruflicher Schichtung, während Einkommenshöhe, Alter oder Arbeitslosigkeit sich als nicht relevant erweisen. Mit Blick auf die subjektiven Bedingungen einer populistischen Orientierung gibt es nicht den einen Faktor. Finanzielle Statusängste spielen weniger eine Rolle. In erster Linie tragen ein persönliches Ungerechtigkeitsempfinden und ein gefühlter Kontrollverlust ihren Teil zu einer populistischen Einstellung bei. Der Beitrag erweitert nicht allein bisherige Beiträge der soziologischen Wahl- und Einstellungsforschung. Die Befunde relativieren insbesondere die aktuell verbreitete Meinung, dass populistische Geisteshaltungen v.a. bei den »Abgehängten« und »Verängstigten« zu finden sind.
Bilder ohne Bildlichkeit?
Authors: Sandfort Sarah
Published: May 2019

Computer- und magnetresonanztomografische Bilder gelten in der Medizin und in einigen kunst- und bildwissenschaftlichen Ansätzen als Bilder ohne Bildlichkeit: Als technisch hergestellte Werkzeuge der Diagnostik sollen sie auf den menschlichen Körper verweisen und so wenig »bildlich« sein wie möglich. Paradoxerweise nutzt die Radiologie jedoch mehrdeutige und unbestimmte Bilder, um möglichst eindeutige Aussagen zu erreichen. Sarah Sandfort zeigt in ihrer Analyse der radiologischen Bildproduktion und -rezeption auf, inwieweit es sich dabei doch um Bilder mit Bildlichkeit handelt. Die untersuchten Strategien des radiologischen Bildumgangs dienen dabei der Reflexion und Korrektur kunst- und bildwissenschaftlicher Annahmen.
Alltagswerkstatt
Authors: Mewes Julie Sascia
Published: May 2019

Psychiatrische Ergotherapie orientiert sich an der Frage, wie die Handlungsfähigkeit psychisch erkrankter und stationär untergebrachter Menschen im Alltag wiederhergestellt werden kann. Dabei fußt sie allerdings auf einem kaum explizierten und untertheoretisierten Alltagsverständnis. Julie Sascia Mewes' ethnografische Studie analysiert, welche impliziten Alltagsvorstellungen in die räumlichen, materialen und sozialen Arrangements der »Alltagswerkstatt« ›eingeschrieben‹ sind, ob und wie für die Akteur*innen ›neue‹ Alltage entstehen und welche Fähigkeiten sie dafür wiedererwerben sollen.
Wittgenstein, la filosofía del concepto y la estrategia de su filosofía
Authors: Karczmarczyk Pedro
Published: May 2019

El par “filosofía del concepto” y “del sujeto” distingue posiciones contemporáneas respecto a la fundamentación filosófica. Las primeras, al concebir al sujeto como un efecto, suponen una transformación radical de la labor filosófica. Como Lecourt ha mostrado, el Tractatus combate contra la concepción de la filosofía como un discurso de unificación y fundamentación, suponiendo que este discurso produce primero una herida (entre pensamiento y ser), para cicatrizarla luego con un discurso que garantiza el contacto entre los dominios instaurados por la herida. La ausencia de dudas sobre el significado puso al Tractatus en la senda de un razonamiento regresivo, que no devino trascendental por la imposibilidad del metalenguaje. Las Investigaciones filosóficas advirtieron que este embate estaba todavía cautivo de un objeto filosófico, el significado, e intentaron eliminarlo mostrando cómo el mismo se destruye al entrar en contacto con la áspera práctica del lenguaje. La carencia de dudas ya no será el índice de un “saber” semántico fundamental, sino un elemento constitutivo de la práctica de los juegos de lenguaje, donde funciona como un requisito impuesto a los hablantes para detentar su condición de tales, aproximándolo a la concepción de la ideología desarrollada por Althusser. Concluimos mostrando algunos límites del pensamiento de Wittgenstein que su inclusión en la categoría de la filosofía del concepto habilita reconocer.
Sobre la crítica de la presentación noemática de la alteridaden M. Henryy el despliegue de una fenomenología de lo inaparente
Authors: Inverso Hernán
Published: May 2019

En vistas de una revisión general de la noción de sujeto, Michel Henry objeta, por un lado, su asociación con la representación y, por otro, el tratamiento de la alteridad presentada de manera intencional. Apunta con ello a mostrar en qué sentido la intencionalidad y la constitución no son las vías fenomenológicas adecuadas para dar cuenta del a priori universal de la experiencia de la alteridad. En rigor, la posición henryana sobre la crítica del sujeto no sólo pone en cuestión las presentaciones noemáticas de la alteridad, sino que se extiende hacia todo intento de dar cuenta del Otro desde una perspectiva que no sea auto-afectiva. Sin embargo, lo que a primera parece irreconciliable con el horizonte fenomenológico husserliano, puede resultar un aporte sustantivo en este mismo terreno. Examinaremos aquí la crítica a la postura husserliana para establecer una clave de lectura que no provoque una colisión entre ellas sino una sinergia que, retomando la potencia de los orígenes, despliegue un programa de investigación que abarque el estudio de todo el arco de la fenomenicidad.
Diagnóstico do loxoscelismo no município de Ibirama, Santa Catarina, Brasil
Authors: Gonino Gabriel Murilo Ribeiro , Fischer Marta Luciane
Published: May 2019

Objetivou-se diagnosticar o loxoscelismo no município de Ibirama, Santa Catarina, bem como a partir do conhecimento da estrutura das populações das aranhas e da epidemiologia dos acidentes balizar medidas preventivas por meio do diálogo entre os atores envolvidos, intermediados pela bioética ambiental, na busca por soluções consensuais e estímulo para protagonismo e criticidade dos cidadãos. A amostragem de substratos naturais e antrópicos da área urbana e rural resultaram em 68 indivíduos, sendo 93,5% relativos à Loxosceles laeta e 6,5% à L. intermedia, predominando jovens solitários (54,4%), no intradomicílio (91,2%) da área urbana (69,1%). A alta taxa de incidência de loxoscelismo (50,2 casos/10 mil habitantes/2007-2010) em Ibirama representou padrão atípico quando comparado a outros municípios, assim como o padrão dos acidentes notificados pelas autoridades de saúde, demandando uma intervenção urgente e eficaz. A prevenção ao loxoscelismo necessita de comunicação sem tuídos entre a academia, órgãos gestores e comunidade, para se compreender como proceder com efetividade, ética e sustentabilidade, no intuito de prover um ambiente bom para todos.
Can Coalho cheese lactic microbiota be used in dairy fermentation to reduce foodborne pathogens?
Authors: Dias Giselle Maria Pereira , Silva Adriano Barbosa da , Granja Nathalia Maria Cavalcanti , Silva Talitha Nóbrega da , Lima Gileno Vitor Mota , Cavalcanti Maria Taciana Holanda , Porto Ana Lúcia Figueiredo
Published: May 2019

In order to study the biodiversity of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and evaluate their potential for use in dairy fermentation to inhibit foodborne pathogens, we collected two types of Coalho cheese made with raw milk from an artisanal production located in Venturosa, Agreste Region in the state of Pernambuco. From 480 isolates, 210 (Gram-positive; catalase-negative; able to clot skim milk) were identified as LAB and 78 were identified at genus level. The genera found were Enterococcus (37.1%), Streptococcus (25.6%), Lactococcus (19.2%) and Leuconostoc (15.3%). The technology potential showed that most of the LAB exhibited proteolytic activity (82.9%), diacetyl production (65.7%), grown in 3, 4 and 6.5% NaCl (more than 50%), and rapidly acidified milk (52.6%) due to the production of lactic acid. The antagonistic potential showed that most LAB inhibited the growth of Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538 (82.89%) and Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 (88.15%), and 72.36% of the LAB presented antimicrobial activity against the two indicators. Among the Enterococcus strains, most (more than 70%) were gama-hemolitic and none produced gelatinase. This study allowed for the selection of strains with promising potential for use in dairy fermentation that could reduce the contamination of milk and cheese by foodborne pathogens.
Effect of moderate and high-intensity endurance and resistance training on serum concentrations of MSTN and IGF-1 in old male Wistar rats
Authors: Shanazari Zohreh , Faramarzi Mohammad , Banitalebi Ebrahim , Hemmati Roohullah
Published: May 2019

Background

Skeletal muscle is very sensitive to extracellular and intracellular signaling evoked by contractions from endurance and resistance exercise. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of moderate- and high-intensity endurance and resistance training on the serum myostatin (MSTN) and insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) levels in older rats.

Materials and methods

Fifty old Wistar male rats (23 months old) were randomly divided into four experimental and one control groups, including moderate-endurance training (MET) (n = 10), high-intensity endurance training (EHT) (n = 10), moderate-intensity resistance training (MRT) (n = 10), high-intensity resistance training (HRT) (n = 10), and control group (C) (n = 10). Seventy-two hours after the last exercise session, euthanasia of the rats were rendered unconscious and direct blood samples were collected. Serum IGF-1 and MSTN concentration were measured using the enzyme-linked immuno sorbent assay (ELISA) method. The statistical analysis was performed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) test with a significance level of p ≤ 0.05.

Results

There was a significant reduction in MSTN and an increase in IGF-1 concentrations was observed between IGF-I levels in high and moderate resistance and endurance training. However, no significant difference was observed in MSTN levels between groups.

Discussion

Therefore, it appears that resistance training, especially HRT, is effective to increase growth mediators among older rats.
On the Haagerup and Kazhdan properties of R. Thompson’s groups
Authors: Brothier Arnaud , Jones Vaughan F. R.
Published: May 2019

A machinery developed by the second author produces a rich family of unitary representations of the Thompson groups F, T and V.
We use it to give direct proofs of two previously known results.
First, we exhibit a unitary representation of V that has an almost invariant vector but no nonzero

[
F
,
F
]

{[F,F]}

-invariant vectors reproving and extending Reznikoff’s result that any intermediate subgroup between the commutator subgroup of F and V does not have Kazhdan’s property (T) (though Reznikoff proved it for subgroups of T).
Second, we construct a one parameter family interpolating between the trivial and the left regular representations of V.
We exhibit a net of coefficients for those representations which vanish at infinity on T and converge to 1 thus reproving that T has the Haagerup property after Farley who further proved that V has this property.
Comparing M/G/1 queue estimators in Monte Carlo simulation through the tested generator “getRDS” and the proposed “getLHS” using variance reduction
Authors: Boubalou Meriem , Ourbih-Tari Megdouda , Aloui Abdelouhab , Zioui Arezki
Published: May 2019

In this paper, we propose a Latin hypercube sampling (LHS) number generator in C language under Linux called getLHS in order to compare both methods LHS and refined descriptive sampling (RDS) method.
It was highly tested by adequate statistical tests and compared statistically to the getRDS number generator.
We noticed that getRDS has passed all tests better than the proposed getLHS generator.
A simulation of M/G/1 queues is performed using getRDS to sample inputs from the RDS method and getLHS to sample inputs from the LHS method.
The results obtained through simulation demonstrate that the RDS method produces more accurate point estimates of the true parameters than the LHS method.
Moreover, the RDS method can significantly improve the performance of the studied queues compared to the well-known LHS method since its variance reduction factor is quite good in almost all cases.
It is then proved that RDS is an improvement over LHS at least on queues.
The Ontogenesis of Action Syntax
Authors: Maffongelli Laura , D’Ausilio Alessandro , Fadiga Luciano , Daum Moritz M.
Published: May 2019

Language and action share similar organizational principles. Both are thought to be hierarchical and recursive in nature. Here we address the relationship between language and action from developmental and neurophysiological perspectives. We discuss three major aspects: The extent of the analogy between language and action; the necessity to extend research on the yet largely neglected aspect of action syntax; the positive contribution of a developmental approach to this topic. We elaborate on the claim that adding an ontogenetic approach will help to obtain a comprehensive picture about both the interplay between language and action and its development, and to answer the question whether the underlying mechanisms of detecting syntactic violations of action sequences are similar to or different from the processing of language syntactic violations.
Two cases of spontaneous remission of primary hyperparathyroidism due to auto-infarction: different management and their outcomes
Authors: Novodvorsky Peter , Hussein Ziad , Arshad Muhammad Fahad , Iqbal Ahmed , Fernando Malee , Munir Alia , Balasubramanian Sabapathy P
Published: May 2019

Spontaneous remission of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) due to necrosis and haemorrhage of parathyroid adenoma, the so-called ‘parathyroid auto-infarction’ is a very rare, but previously described phenomenon. Patients usually undergo parathyroidectomy or remain under close clinical and biochemical surveillance. We report two cases of parathyroid auto-infarction diagnosed in the same tertiary centre; one managed surgically and the other conservatively up to the present time. Case #1 was a 51-year old man with PHPT (adjusted (adj.) calcium: 3.11 mmol/L (reference range (RR): 2.20–2.60 mmol/L), parathyroid hormone (PTH) 26.9 pmol/L (RR: 1.6–6.9 pmol/L) and urine calcium excretion consistent with PHPT) referred for parathyroidectomy. Repeat biochemistry 4 weeks later at the surgical clinic showed normal adj. calcium (2.43 mmol/L) and reduced PTH. Serial ultrasound imaging demonstrated reduction in size of the parathyroid lesion from 33 to 17 mm. Twenty months later, following recurrence of hypercalcaemia, he underwent neck exploration and resection of an enlarged right inferior parathyroid gland. Histology revealed increased fibrosis and haemosiderin deposits in the parathyroid lesion in keeping with auto-infarction. Case #2 was a 54-year-old lady admitted with severe hypercalcaemia (adj. calcium: 4.58 mmol/L, PTH 51.6 pmol/L (RR: 1.6–6.9 pmol/L)) and severe vitamin D deficiency. She was treated with intravenous fluids and pamidronate and 8 days later developed symptomatic hypocalcaemia (1.88 mmol/L) with dramatic decrease of PTH (17.6 pmol/L). MRI of the neck showed a 44 mm large cystic parathyroid lesion. To date, (18 months later), she has remained normocalcaemic.

Learning points:

Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is characterised by excess parathyroid hormone (PTH) secretion arising mostly from one or more autonomously functioning parathyroid adenomas (up to 85%), diffuse parathyroid hyperplasia (<15%) and in 1–2% of cases from parathyroid carcinoma.

PHPT and hypercalcaemia of malignancy, account for the majority of clinical presentations of hypercalcaemia.

Spontaneous remission of PHPT due to necrosis, haemorrhage and infarction of parathyroid adenoma, the so-called ‘parathyroid auto-infarction’, ‘auto-parathyroidectomy’ or ‘parathyroid apoplexy’ is a very rare in clinical practice but has been previously reported in the literature.

In most cases, patients with parathyroid auto-infarction undergo parathyroidectomy. Those who are managed conservatively need to remain under close clinical and biochemical surveillance long-term as in most cases PHPT recurs, sometimes several years after auto-infarction.
La communauté déplacée. Écriture et communauté dans le dialogue entre Maurice Blanchot et Jean-Luc Nancy.
Authors: Martínez Olguín Juan José
Published: May 2019

Avec la publication de La communauté désœuvrée et La communauté inavouable, Maurice Blanchot et Jean-Luc Nancy commencent, au début des années 1980, un dialogue dont l’objet fut le thème de la communauté. Ce dialogue, cependant, n’impliquait pas seulement les noms de Blanchot et Nancy : ils se reconnaissaient héritiers d’une réflexion qui avait déjà commencé Nietzsche et Bataille. Plusieurs années plus tard, dans La communauté désavouée, Nancy revient sur ce débat et il s’y interroge : qu’est-ce que Blanchot voulait dire avec les arguments qu’il avait opposé contre le livre écrit par Nancy ? Partant de cette question, avec laquelle Nancy commence le dernier essai autour ce thème, ce travail propose de reconstruire le dialogue entre Blanchot et Nancy pour y trouver le lien entre communauté et écriture.
QUALITATIVE ASPECT OF INTERNATIONALIZATION IN UKRAINIAN HIGHER EDUCATION
Authors: MYHOVYCH IRYNA
Published: May 2019

The article represents an attempt to investigate qualitative aspect of internationalization process within the context of Ukrainian system of higher education. Internationalization has been viewed as a reaction to the global transformation processes, as well as a unique possibility for Ukrainian higher education to ensure its integrated transformation according to European and world trends. Based on the research on the theory of internationalization, international education, overseas recruitment and mobility, issues of quality in higher education have been discussed, as well as a number of practical rationales for internationalization of higher education applicable within the context of Ukrainian higher education system have been outlined. Based on the rationales educational outcomes of internationalization in Ukrainian higher education have been substantiated.
Paying the Price: The Cost of Vision Loss in Canada
Authors: Gordon Keith
Published: May 2019

Paying the Price: The Cost of Vision Loss in Canada
Guidelines for the Collaborative Management of Persons with Diabetes Mellitus by Eye Care Professionals
Authors: (EHCO) Eye Health Council of Ontario
Published: May 2019

Guidelines for the Collaborative Management of Persons with Diabetes Mellitus by Eye Care Professionals
My Tattoos Caused My Dry Eye?
Authors: Morrison Caitlin J , Stamm Joseph M
Published: May 2019

Purpose: This case report describes the potential impact of tattooed eyeliner on eyelid structure and function resulting in an increase in dry eye symptoms and findings.

Case Report: A 59-year-old Hispanic female presented for an evaluation following longstanding dry eye symptoms with little relief from artificial tears. Imaging showed meibomian gland dropout, possibly a result of her tattooed eyeliner. Symptoms and objective measurements improved successfully with warm compresses, lid massage, and lipid-based artificial tears.

Conclusions. Permanent tattooed eyeliner may enhance dryness of the eyes in two main ways: disruption of the architecture of the lids and chronic inflammation from tattoo pigment granules. Recognizing these possible effects in patients with tattooed eyeliner may help tailor treatment to be specific to the etiology of the patient’s dry eye: aiding the remaining meibomian glands by utilizing warm compresses, lid massage and supplementing the lipid from the missing meibomian glands by employing lipid-based artificial tears.
The seniors boom and economic repercussions: Waterloo Region economic development opportunities for growth in an aging society
Authors: Suerich Tracy
Published: May 2019

The population in Canada is aging, and even the ‘Silicon Valley of the North’ Waterloo Region is no exception. Aging societies can have a positive impact on the Economy; however, proper policies and programs must be in place in order to thrive through the peak of the Baby Boom retirement wave in 2026. This paper discusses research and recommendations from literature reviews and best practices found among municipalities regarding methods to thrive in an aging society. It is hoped that this paper will aid economic developers and supporting organizations to prepare for the impending age shift through adapting new employment, service, and built environment policies and programs. Adapting economic development now may prevent future economic downturns due to changes in work, lifestyle, and spending habits that are expected throughout the aging and retirement of the baby boom generation. 

Keywords: Older adults, senior, caregiver, age friendly, anti-aging, adaptive employment
Coronary Artery Spasm and Perivascular Adipose Tissue Inflammation: Insights From Translational Imaging Research
Authors: Ohyama Kazuma , Matsumoto Yasuharu , Shimokawa Hiroaki
Published: May 2019

Perivascular adipose tissue, which constitutes perivascular components along with the adventitial vasa vasorum, plays an important role as a source of various inflammatory mediators in cardiovascular disease. Inflammatory changes in the coronary adventitia are thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of coronary artery spasm and vasospastic angina. Recent advances in translational research using non- invasive imaging modalities, including 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET and cardiac CT, have enabled us to visualise perivascular inflammation in the pathogenesis of coronary artery spasm. These modality approaches appear to be clinically useful as a non-invasive tool for examining the presence and severity of vasospastic angina.
Para una historiografía de las “ausencias”. La experiencia vivida y el presente histórico como categorías fundamentales para el estudio de la subalternidad campesina latinoamericana
Authors: Alderete Pablo Francisco
Published: May 2019

Durante largos pasajes de la historia de la historiografía latinoamericana, se ha mantenido incólume una concepción bastante estrecha sobre el tiempo histórico, cuyos atributos de linealidad, homogeneidad y monoculturalidad son derivación directa de la filosofía de la historia europea. Con la excepción de reflexiones procedentes de otros campos de investigación (sociología, filosofía y antropología, principalmente), la historiografía ha eludido un posicionamiento, desde sus propias necesidades epistémicas y metodológicas, que virtualmente pudiese aportar a la recuperación de la diversidad experiencial de los sectores subalternizados (campesinos): experiencias que el nudo gordiano del tiempo moderno criollo permanentemente ha condenado al cuarto oscuro de lo tradicional, del resabio y el lastre histórico. En este artículo nos proponemos esbozar una propuesta histórico-metodológica alternativa que, desde una fundamentación del tiempo fenomenológico, antropológico y el presente vivido, permita una relectura del “acontecimiento histórico” y la “anomalía desafiante” como categorías centrales para la superación de esta herencia.
On Overfitting and Asymptotic Bias in Batch Reinforcement Learning with Partial Observability
Authors: Francois-Lavet Vincent , Rabusseau Guillaume , Pineau Joelle , Ernst Damien , Fonteneau Raphael
Published: May 2019

This paper provides an analysis of the tradeoff between asymptotic bias (suboptimality with unlimited data) and overfitting (additional suboptimality due to limited data) in the context of reinforcement learning with partial observability. Our theoretical analysis formally characterizes that while potentially increasing the asymptotic bias, a smaller state representation decreases the risk of overfitting. This analysis relies on expressing the quality of a state representation by bounding $L_1$ error terms of the associated belief states.  Theoretical results are empirically illustrated when the state representation is a truncated history of observations, both on synthetic POMDPs and on a large-scale POMDP in the context of smartgrids, with real-world data. Finally, similarly to known results in the fully observable setting, we also briefly discuss and empirically illustrate how using function approximators and adapting the discount factor may enhance the tradeoff between asymptotic bias and overfitting in the partially observable context.
Comprehensive Clinical Trial Data Summation for BRAF-MEK Inhibition and Checkpoint Immunotherapy in Metastatic Melanoma
Authors: Luke Jason J.
Published: May 2019

Background

Immune checkpoint inhibitors, along with BRAF and MEK inhibitors, have dramatically changed the management of and outlook for patients with metastatic melanoma. Analyses of long-term follow-up data and subanalyses based on disease characteristics may inform clinical decision making.

Methods

Reports of clinical trials in metastatic melanoma published between January 1, 2012, and August 30, 2018, were identified using PubMed (terms: melanoma AND [dabrafenib OR trametinib OR vemurafenib OR cobimetinib OR encorafenib OR ipilimumab OR nivolumab OR pembrolizumab]) and were systematically reviewed. Relevant congress proceedings were also assessed. Efficacy data from key phase III trials were analyzed and trends identified.

Results

Substantial improvements in objective response rates, progression-free survival, and overall survival were documented across 14 identified publications. Subgroup findings supported that patients with lower disease burden derive greater benefit than patients with more advanced disease, limiting the value of disease burden in the clinical decision-making process. However, these agents consistently conferred benefits despite the presence of poor prognostic features. Several clinically relevant questions remain, including how best to sequence immune checkpoint inhibitors and combination targeted therapy.

Conclusion

This research, coupled with ongoing investigations, including those on predictive biomarkers, suggests that the treatment decision-making process is likely to become more nuanced.

Implications for Practice

The management of melanoma has been rapidly advancing with new classes of agents, including immune checkpoint and BRAF inhibitors. With long-term follow-up, their impact on response rates and survival outcomes is well documented. Additional findings from subgroup analyses suggest that patients with lower disease burden derive greater benefit, yet both consistently confer benefit in patients with higher disease burden. Currently, there is a paucity of data to guide first-line treatment selection between immunotherapy and BRAF-targeted therapy in clinical practice or to estimate their impact when sequenced. Gaining these insights will facilitate a more nuanced management approach.
Evolution of hydraulic conductivity models for sandy soils
Authors: Arshad Muhammad , Nazir Muhammad Shakeel , O'Kelly Brendan C.
Published: May 2019

Using high-quality hydraulic conductivity test results for compacted soil samples with widely different gradation characteristics, 14 commonly employed empirical correlations for estimating the permeability coefficient (k) were evaluated. Comparisons of measured and predicted k values indicated most predictions were within a margin of ±100%, although they could vary by up to 500% or more. Statistical analysis indicated that high coefficients of determination obtained for these datasets can be grossly misleading, since the data may have markedly high values of the standard error of the estimate. Grain size characteristics and void ratio were identified as the most sensitive input parameters for the models investigated. On this basis and using the results of hydraulic conductivity testing performed on 20 soil samples with very different gradations, a new prediction model that expressly considers both gradation and void ratio is proposed. Test results from an additional 16 sandy soil samples were used to validate the new model, which was found to produce a fairly good distribution of data points within 95% prediction intervals and an equitable spread about the unity line in a plot of predicted against measured k values. The experimental data were also analysed using the grading entropy framework.
Field experiments at three sites to investigate the effects of age on steel piles driven in sand
Authors: Carroll R. , Carotenuto P. , Dano C. , Salama I. , Silva M. , Rimoy S. , Gavin K. , Jardine R.
Published: May 2019

This paper investigates the influences that steel type, in situ soil properties, water table depth, pile diameter, roughness and driving procedures have on the ageing behaviour of piles driven in sand. Tension tests have been performed on 51 open-ended steel micro-piles, with 48 to 60 mm outside diameter, driven at well-established research sites at Larvik in Norway, Dunkirk in France and Blessington in Ireland to better understand the processes that control axial capacity set-up trends in the field. Mild steel, stainless and galvanised steel micro-piles were driven and left to age undisturbed for periods of between 2 h and 696 days before being subjected to first-time axial tension load tests. In addition to reporting and interpreting these experiments, further investigations of the sites’ geotechnical profiles are reported, including new piezocone and seismic cone penetration soundings as well as laboratory tests. Integration with earlier ageing studies at the same sites with larger (340 to 508 mm outside diameter) open-ended steel piles driven to 7 to 20 m embedments and experiments that varied the piles’ initial surface roughness shows that corrosion, pile scale, roughness, the bonding of soil particles and the driving process can all be highly significant. New insights are gained into the mechanisms that control the axial capacity of piles driven in sand.
Havalı Silah Sistemleri İçin Tek Parçalı Susturucu Tasarımı
Authors: BOZDEMİR Mustafa
Published: May 2019

Merminin ateşlenmesi
sırasında oluşan sesler, ateşleme sonrası hava türbülansı ve mermi burnu
tarafından üretilen süpersonik şok dalgası veya balistik çatlağın neden olduğu
dalgalanmadır. Bu çalışmada, havalı silahlar için tek parçalı susturucunun
bilgisayar destekli tasarımı yapılmıştır. Bu susturucunun üç boyutlu yazıcı
yardımıyla basılması sırasında, uygulanması gereken tasarım ve imalat süreçleri
belirlenmiştir. Havalı silah susturucu tasarımı üzerinde üç boyutlu yazıcı
baskı parametreleri incelenerek, susturucu imalatında üç boyutlu yazıcıların
uygunluğu tartışılmıştır. Tek parça halinde imal edilebilme imkânı sağlayan 3B
yazıcı teknolojisi sayesinde, ucuz, hızlı ve etkili havalı silah için susturucu
imalatı yapılabilmiştir.
ZİHİNSEL ENGELLİ ÇOCUĞU OLAN ANNELERİN ÖLÜM KAYGISI İLE SOSYAL POLİTİKALARA GÜVEN İLİŞKİSİ
Authors: OKTAR Merve Nur , YILDIZ Recep
Published: May 2019

Sosyal
politikalar dezavantajlı gruplara fayda sağlamak amacıyla oluşturulmaktadır. Ancak
bazı durumlarda bu politikalara duyulan güven düzeyinin düşük olması bir takım olumsuz
sonuçlar doğurabilmektedir. Zihinsel engelli çocuğa sahip ebeveynlerin
yaşadıkları ölüm kaygısı bu olumsuz sonuca bir örnek teşkil etmektedir. Bu
noktadan hareketle çalışmada zihinsel engelli çocuğu olan annelerin sosyal
politikalara duydukları güvenin çocuklarından önce ölme kaygısına etkileri araştırılmıştır.
Araştırmada yalnızca zihinsel engelli çocuğu anneler ile görüşülmesinin temel
sebebi, Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (2011) verilerine göre zihinsel engelli
çocuğun bakımını yüksek bir oranla (%81) annelerin üstlenmesidir. Ayrıca
ülkemizde engel türlerinin oranları incelendiğinde, yine Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu
(TÜİK, 2011) verilerine göre en büyük grubu %29,2 ile zihinsel engelliler
teşkil etmektedir.Çalışmada
Kasım 2017 - Ocak 2018 tarihleri arasında, İstanbul ilinde ikamet eden beş anne
ile yapılan ve yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu ile elde edilen verilerden
ulaşılan bulgular sunulmuştur. Görüşmeler esnasında ses kaydı alınmış, sonra
yazıya geçirilmiş ve ardından sorular temelinde oluşturulan başlıklar altında
veriler değerlendirilmiştir. Sosyal politikalara güven eksikliğinin zihinsel
engelli çocuğu olan annelerin ölüm kaygılarının nedenleri arasında olduğu; çocuklarından
önce ölme korkusu nedeniyle de “Çocuğumu benden sonraya bırakma Allah’ım” diye
dua ettikleri tespit edilmiştir. Kaygı veren bu durumun temel sebepleri
üzerinde durulmuş, sosyal politikalar ile ilişkisi incelenerek sorunun çözümü
ve giderilmesi için çeşitli öneriler getirilmiştir.
Criminal-legal value of special properties of the victim of a crime as the main or qualifying signs of crimes
Authors: Khatuev V. B.
Published: May 2019

In many norms of the Special Part of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation legal significance is attached to such special qualities of the victim as pregnancy, minority, old age, helplessness, illness and dependence on the culprit. They are considered as criminally-based or qualifying attributes. The main point of the research is the problems of reflection of the norms characterizing the victim signs in the criminal law and formulating corpus delicti taken them into account. According to the author, it is necessary to add the following. characteristic “seniority” into clause “v” Part 2 of Art. 105 of the Criminal Code; characteristics “pupillage” and “seniority” into Art. 110 and 110.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation which with the helplessness, dependence and pregnancy set forth therein should be identified as particularly qualifying circumstances; “seniority”, “dependence” and “pregnancy” into Art. 111 and 112 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation which with the minority and helplessness contained in the articles should be identified as particularly qualifying. Art. 115 and Part 2 of Art. 119 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation should be supplemented with pregnancy, pupillage, seniority, helplessness and dependence, with the first of them in the status of especially qualifying. Art. 117 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation should be supplemented with pupillage and seniority, which, together with the pregnancy, helplessness and dependence set forth in the article, should be singled out as particularly qualifying, etc.
In the World, but not of It
Authors: Mihalache Andreea
Published: May 2019

Robert Venturi has repeatedly noted in several interviews and conversations that his upbringing was as a Quaker. The Quakers (or the Society of Friends) have deep historic ties with the state of Pennsylvania and the city of Philadelphia and have had a significant presence in Venturi’s life. I propose to examine the inconspicuous and largely overlooked intersections between the Quaker aesthetics and beliefs and Venturi’s 1950 thesis project, a Chapel for the Episcopal Academy in Merion, Pennsylvania. «In the world, but not of it», Quakers have situated paradox at the core of their material culture: while the physical world was stripped of metaphysical content, craftsmanship was highly valued; while meetinghouses were never sacred spaces, they have always acted as depositories of historical and cultural genealogies. Through the lens of Quaker doctrine and aesthetics, I will examine the role of paradox in Venturi’s design for the Chapel for the Episcopal Academy.
A Systematic Literature Review: Constructivism in Multidisciplinary Learning Environments
Authors: KARA Merve
Published: May 2019

This
study represents a review of literature on constructivism used in
multidisciplinary learning environments which is to
uncover the usage rate of constructivism in multidisciplinary environments and
to be a guide to those who are seeking further knowledge about this topic in
the future.
Aspects like publication date and learner categories were taken into
consideration during the research. It includes the definition of
constructivism, the usage progress of constructivism in the classroom through
the years, the best age range which can easily adapt the constructivist
approach, types of activities, and the advantages and disadvantages of the
approach in the multidisciplinary classroom. 64 articles were surveyed and 30
articles were selected to analyze. The data obtained showed that there is a
significant increase in using a constructivist approach in every kind of
classroom. However, some of the articles revealed that there are also a small
number of disadvantages, too.