bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Uso do ambiente de autoria Scratch para favorecer a construção de conhecimentos matemáticos e o desenvolvimento do pensamento formal
Authors: Silva Patrícia F. da , Herpich Fabrício , Bombardieri Giovani G. , Tarouco Liane Margarida Rockenbach
Published: December 2019

Este artigo apresenta o uso do ambiente de autoria Scratch para favorecer a construção de conhecimentos matemáticos e o desenvolvimento do pensamento formal em adolescentes. Apresenta uma contextualização sobre o uso das tecnologias digitais no contexto educacional, o desenvolvimento do pensamento formal, o ambiente de experimentação criado com o ambiente de autoria Scratch visando que os estudantes pudessem ensejar a aquisição de conhecimentos sobre ângulos de reflexão e incidência e por fim os resultados obtidos por meio das observações.
Aprendendo Lean Startup por meio de uma Educação 4.0 de forma colaborativa, com processos do Design Thinking
Authors: Oliveira Cleonice Weber de Souza , Cavalcanti Daniel de Souza , Coelho Junior Nelson , Silva Márcia Maximiano da , Andrade Gustavo de Oliveira
Published: December 2019

O presente artigo propõe mostrar na prática de ensino colaborativo uma metodologia ágil, baseada em Lean Startup, com a finalidade de descrever os processos do Design Thinking , na construção de um produto mínimo viável (MVP). A pesquisa caracteriza como relato de experiência, conduzindo o desenvolvimento de uma Startup e os processos de sua elaboração. A execução deste projeto foi fundamentada em educação 4.0 que está relacionada à quarta revolução industrial que se caracteriza como a revolução da internet, da digitalização e da Internet das Coisas (IoT). Os resultados preliminares demonstram que é possível utilizar os processos de Design Thinking , facilitando o processo de uma Startup em uma metodologia ágil.
Pathologic Protocols for Sentinel Lymph Nodes Ultrastaging in Cervical Cancer
Authors: Dundr Pavel , Cibula David , Němejcová Kristýna , Tichá Ivana , Bártů Michaela , Jakša Radek
Published: December 2019

Context.—

Ultrastaging of sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) is a crucial aspect in the approach to SLN processing. No consensual protocol for pathologic ultrastaging has been approved by international societies to date.

Objective.—

To provide a review of the ultrastaging protocol and all its aspects related to the processing of SLNs in patients with cervical cancer.

Data Sources.—

In total, 127 publications reporting data from 9085 cases were identified in the literature. In 24% of studies, the information about SLN processing is entirely missing. No ultrastaging protocol was used in 7% of publications. When described, the differences in all aspects of SLN processing among the studies and institutions are substantial. This includes grossing of the SLN, which is not completely sliced and processed in almost 20% of studies. The reported protocols varied in all aspects of SLN processing, including the thickness of slices (range, 1–5 mm), the number of levels (range, 0–cut out until no tissue left), distance between the levels (range, 40–1000 μm), and number of sections per level (range, 1–5).

Conclusions.—

We found substantial differences in protocols used for SLN pathologic ultrastaging, which can impact sensitivity for detection of micrometastases and even small macrometastases. Since the involvement of pelvic lymph nodes is the most important negative prognostic factor, such profound discrepancies influence the referral of patients to adjuvant radiotherapy and could potentially cause treatment failure. It is urgent that international societies agree on a consensual protocol before SLN biopsy without pelvic lymphadenectomy is introduced into routine clinical practice.
Addressing Health Inequities in Environmental Public Health in Alberta
Authors: Kilborn Michelle , Cabaj Jason , Navratil Lynn , Torry Angela , Schindler Richelle
Published: December 2019

Environmental health related inequities can occur when environmental hazards or disasters disproportionally impact vulnerable populations, when environmental protection activities place a disproportionate burden on marginalized groups through a lack of inclusion or representation, and through creation of policies or programs that address only the immediate environment rather than the broader structural determinants that have created it ( Gore and Anita, 2013 ). Environmental public health (EPH) practitioners are well positioned to reduce inequities when they are empowered to include an equity lens in their work and identify opportunities to act on the social determinants of health (SDH). This focus group project identified ways in which public health inspectors in Alberta Health Services Calgary zone understand the concepts of equity and SDH as relevant to their work, revealed gaps in understanding and practice, and generated ideas to operationalize the integration of an equity lens into EPH practice. This project helps reinforce the importance of providing health equity education and opportunities for collaboration as a catalyst for action to integrate SDH and health equity into professional competencies and address organizational/operational barriers. Sharing these results will be helpful in moving towards fulfilling the key inequity-reducing role of EPH practice.
17 contradições e o fim do capitalismo
Authors: Luz Daniele Cruz
Published: December 2019

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Formação docente dos cursos de licenciatura na UFBA: análise dos currículos
Authors: Veras Renata Meira , Chaves Erika Silva , Silva Daiane Da Luz
Published: December 2019

A formação de professores se constitui como um dos elementos decisivos para melhoria do sistema educacional, uma vez que a visão de profissionalismo docente subjaz a um determinado programa de formação, tanto no seu conteúdo, como na forma como está organizado. Com base nisso, esse estudo tem como objetivo analisar a carga horária das atividades formativas nos cursos de licenciatura da UFBA. A partir de uma pesquisa exploratória do tipo documental, foram analisadas 1.355 ementas de componentes curriculares obrigatórios distribuídos nos 38 currículos de cursos de licenciatura da UFBA, no turno diurno e noturno no período de abril/maio de 2018. Os resultados apontaram que com relação aos componentes que contemplam as dimensões pedagógicas, estágios supervisionados e práticas pedagógicas, cujos objetivos estão voltados para formação docente, os cursos que apresentaram expressiva carga horária foram o de Pedagogia, seguido de Teatro, Computação do turno noturno, Ciências Naturais e Educação Física. O curso que apresentou menor carga horária nesse grupo foi o de Dança do turno diurno. Sendo assim, verifica-se que a formação docente nos cursos de licenciatura da UFBA necessita de revisão para se adequar às novas exigências das Diretrizes Curriculares.
Um olhar sobre a educação infância em Cabo Verde
Authors: Delgado Catarina Fernandes
Published: December 2019

O presente estudo tem como objetivo compreender a realidade da educação de infância em Cabo Verde, centrando-se nas políticas e nas práticas. No que tange às técnicas de recolha de dados optamos pela triangulação, usando técnicas qualitativas e quantitativas. O estudo permitiu-nos concluir que em Cabo Verde, a educação de infância teve o seu aparecimento oficial com a publicação da Lei de Bases do Sistema Educativo em 1990 e que o mesmo aparece como subsistema educativo. Relacionado a prática verificamos há uma cobertura de mais de 70% e existência de vários jardins-de-infância em diversas localidades do país, além de existirem muitas perspetivas que permitem a sua expansão e organização. Por outro lado, verificamos lacunas a nível da formação de profissionais de infância e não só, os que estão formados estão noutro subsistema escolar. Constatamos uma baixa capacitação dos profissionais, ou seja, na sua maioria tem habilitações baixas que não lhes permite ter uma prática fundamentada. A educação pré-escolar carece de normativos claros relativos ao recrutamento do pessoal docente, abertura de jardins-de-infância e dentre outros aspetos.
When “one” can be “two”: Cross-linguistic differences affect children’s interpretation of the numeral one
Authors: Dolscheid Sarah , Schleussinger Franziska , Penke Martina
Published: December 2019

In English, a lexical distinction is drawn between the indefinite determiner “a” and the numeral “one”. English-speaking children also interpret the two terms differently, with an exact, upper bounded interpretation of the numeral “one”, but no upper bounded interpretation of the indefinite determiner “a”. Unlike English, however, German does not draw a distinction between the indefinite determiner and the numeral one but instead uses the same term “ein/e” to express both functions. To find out whether this cross-linguistic difference affects children’s upper bounded interpretation of “ein/e”, we tested German-speaking children and adults in a truth-value-judgment task and compared their performance to English-speaking children. Our results revealed that German-speaking children differed from both English children and German adults. Whereas the majority of German adults interpreted “ein/e” in an upper bounded way (i.e. as exactly one, not two), the majority of German-speaking children favored a non-upper bounded interpretation (thus accepting two as a valid response to “ein/e”). German-speaking children’s proportion of upper bounded responses to “ein/e” was also significantly lower than English children’s upper bounded responses to “one”. However, German children’s rate of upper bounded responses increased once a number-biasing context was provided. These findings suggest that German-speaking children can interpret “ein/e” in an upper bounded way but that they need additional cues in order to do so. When no such cues are present, German-speaking children differ from both German-speaking adults and from their English-speaking peers, demonstrating that cross-linguistic differences can affect the way speakers interpret numbers.
Reducing interference improves the memorization of multiplication facts in case of hypersensitivity to interference
Authors: Dotan Dror , Friedmann Naama
Published: December 2019

Hypersensitivity to interference (HYSTI) is a situation in which a person has a severe difficulty in memorizing verbal items that are similar to each other. This may result in induced dyscalculia: HYSTI was shown to correlate with a difficulty in learning the multiplication table, presumably because the multiplication table, which is memorized verbally, has much similarity between the items ("six times seven equals forty two", "six times eight equals forty eight", etc.). Here, we show causal evidence that HYSTI disrupts the memorization of multiplication facts. We report DL, a woman with HYSTI who had extremely poor knowledge of the multiplication table. To examine whether her multiplication difficulty resulted from HYSTI, we tested whether she could learn multiplication facts when interference was reduced. In a series of merely 12 short sessions over a period of 4 weeks, DL rehearsed 16 multiplication facts – four facts per week. When the 4 facts in a given week were similar to each other, DL’s learning was poor. Conversely, when the 4 facts in a given week were dissimilar from each other, DL learned them quickly and easily. The effect of similarity was observed during the training period and persisted at least two months after the end of training. These results provide the first causal evidence that HYSTI impairs the learning or retrieval of arithmetic facts. From a pedagogical perspective, our findings may call for re-considering how multiplication facts should be taught in elementary school.
El idealismo de J. G. Fichte y la pragmática trascendental de K.O. Apel
Authors: Corsico Luciano
Published: December 2019

En el presente artículo, mi objetivo es ofrecer un análisis de la posible comparación entre la filosofía de Fichte y la pragmática trascendental de Apel. A pesar de algunas coincidencias importantes, la comparación no resulta completamente satisfactoria. En realidad, el pensamiento de Fichte corresponde al paradigma moderno de una filosofía de la conciencia. Por consiguiente, su reflexión trascendental no pretende descubrir las condiciones intersubjetivas del discurso, sino las condiciones subjetivas del pensamiento. Según Fichte, el fundamento último de la filosofía no se encuentra en la dimensión pragmática del lenguaje o en una comunidad ideal de comunicación, sino más bien en la unidad de la autoconciencia subjetiva en el pensamiento, el conocimiento y la acción.

In this paper, my aim is to offer an approach to the possible comparison between Fichte's idealism and Apel's transcendental pragmatics. Despite some relevant similarities, the comparison of these philosophical theories is not completely satisfactory. Indeed, Fichte's thought corresponds to the modern paradigm of a philosophy of consciousness. Therefore, his transcendental reflection does not intend to discover the intersubjective conditions of discourse, but the subjective conditions of thought. According to Fichte, the ultimate foundation of philosophy cannot be found in the pragmatic dimension of language or ideal community of communication, but in the unity of subjective self-awareness in thinking, knowledge and action.
La argumentación y el humor desde la ética del discurso
Authors: Siurana Juan Carlos
Published: December 2019

En este trabajo me concentro en el hecho de la argumentación en Karl-Otto Apel, para intentar comprender, según este autor, en qué consiste, por qué es tan importante para la fundamentación de la ética y qué significa argumentar racionalmente. A partir de ahí camino con Apel más allá de Apel mostrando la importancia de incorporar la dimensión del humor para que la argumentación realmente avance hacia la verdad y la justicia.

In this paper I concentrate on the fact of arguing in Karl-Otto Apel, to try to understand, according to this author, what it is, why it is so important for the foundation of ethics and what it means to argue rationally. From there I walk with Apel beyond Apel showing the importance of incorporating the dimension of humor so that the argumentation really advances towards truth and justice.
Lo incondicional en la pragmática trascendental de K.-O. Apel
Authors: Lana David
Published: December 2019

Ante al auge en la segunda mitad del siglo XX de la crítica a la Modernidad, surgen en el pensamiento continental un nuevo paradigma filosófico que intenta reconstruir aquel proyecto ilustrado de forma renovada. Es la obra de K.-O. Apel y J. Habermas un exponente claro de dicho proyecto. Ambos se proponen hablar de una ética del discurso como respuesta a la necesidad de poner en valor una racionalidad universal. Sin embargo, surgen diferencias de matiz sobre la fundamentación de dicha ética. El problema de “lo incondicionado” no escapa al mismo

Front the rise in the critics of the Modernity in the second half of the 20th century, a new philosofical approach appears, in the continental thinking. This approach tryes to reconstruct the enlighted project in a new way. The works of K.-O. Apel and J. Habermas are clears exponents of this project. Both authors try to propose a discursive ethics as a response to the need of putting in value an universal rationality. However, there are important differences on the foundations on their proposals. The problem about “the unconditioned” is an example of those differences.
Recuerdos de conversaciones con K.-O. Apel
Authors: Hösle Vittorio
Published: December 2019

Estas páginas son un pequeño homenaje a Karl-Otto Apel. Desde el recuerdo de nuestros encuentros, pretendo hacer una aproximación a su persona, tanto desde el punto de vista intelectual, como -sobre todo- desde una perspectiva humana y personal.

These pages are a small tribute to Karl-Otto Apel. From the memory of our encounters, I intend to make an approximation to his person, both from the intellectual point of view and -above all- from a human and personal perspective.
CHANGES OF THE ASPHALTENES STRUCTURAL PARAMETERS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ULTRASONIC WAVES
Authors: Volkova Galina I. , Kalinina Tatyana V. , Morozova Anastasiya V.
Published: December 2019

The article investigates the effect of ultrasonic waves on the structural characteristics of asphaltenes isolated using "cold" method at oil production from the field Usinskoye oil. According to the dispersion analysis results of micrographs, the particle diameter of the initial asphaltenes is 1-6 microns. Immediately after ultrasound exposure (22 kHz resonance frequency, 18 W/cm2 intensity) to asphaltene solutions in toluene, the dispersion of asphaltene aggregates increases and the maximum of particle size distribution shifts to 1.5 μm. After relaxation of the treated solutions for 1 h, along with particles with a diameter of 1.5 μm also large aggregates with a size of up to 22 μm are formed. After ultrasonic treatment (UT) of the solutions for 10 min the molecular weight of asphaltenes obtained by planting a 40-fold excess of hexane decreases from 2716 to 1672 a.e.m. Structural group analysis which is based on data on molecular weight, elemental composition and PMR spectroscopy showed that the number of structural blocks of the average molecule of the initial and treated asphaltenes is 4.92 and 3.40 respectively. The overall cyclicity of the structural units of the average molecule after UT decreases from 9.24 to 7.48 and the content of naphthenic cycles in the total ring composition of petroleum asphaltenes - from 105.42 to 55.07. The processes of aggregation and sedimentation of asphaltenes before and after ultrasonic exposure were investigated by measuring the optical density (wavelength 610 nm) of solutions in toluene with a concentration of 0.02 g/l into which heptane was added. Particles of asphaltenes after 5 min of processing the toluene solution and the subsequent introduction of hexane were aggregated, but do not sediment for 4 h. For a solution treated for 15 min there is a maximum initial optical density compared with other samples. The maximum optical density is reached after 28 min and then the values of optical density decreasing due to the deposition of aggregated particles.
COMPOSITIONS CALCULATION OF COMPLEX DISTILLATION SYSTEM PRODUCT FLOWS BASED ON THE EXTENDED VERSION OF THE MAXIMUM ENTROPY PRINCIPLE
Authors: Balunov Alexander I.
Published: December 2019

A method for calculating the most likely product compositions of athermal mixture separation in complex distillation systems, including systems of simple recycling and non-recycling columns, complex columns with side sampling, systems with joint heat flows, and others. The method is based on an extended version of the maximum entropy principle. The informational entropy of complex experiment involving conditional entropy and conditional probabilities is used as the likelihood criterion. The adopted axiomatic allows one to obtain the most probable component distributions in the product flows of the system, which corresponds to the complex experience maximum entropy in accordance with the balance restrictions. It has been demonstrated that athermal properties accounting of the mixture create dependencies that include entropic activity coefficients associated with the conditional entropy in a typical thermodynamics form. Dependencies are a special case of the correlations obtained for ideal mixtures. The method for calculating the entropy activity coefficients as functions of the components molecule relative volumes and the mixture molar composition has been provided. This method is focused on the design version of the distillation system calculation. It allows to determine the parameters characterizing the process length (the number of theoretical separation steps in the non-selective mode) and the product flow composition products under the product quality restrictions. The accounting of mixture athermal nature leads to an increased duration of the process and has a slight impact on the product compositions. A comparison is given of the results of the calculation of the composition of the product flows of a typical gas fractionating unit with and without taking into account the athermal properties of the mixture to be separated with the data of an industrial experiment.
The DIME project
Authors: Dobat Andres Siegfried , Christiansen Torben Trier , Jessen Mads Dengsø , Henriksen Mogens Bo , Jensen Peter , Laursen Stine Vestergaard , Ruhe Rikke , Holst Mads Kähler , Arntsen Freddy
Published: December 2019

In september 2018, the DIME portal was officially launched to facilitate the user driven recording of metal detector finds produced by members of the public. The concrete and operational aim of DIME is to provide a portal for the registering and hence safeguarding of the increasing number of metal detector finds and to make them accessible for the general public and for research. The more overarching vision behind the DIME project is to realise the potential of recreational metal detecting as a medium to implement an inclusive and democratic approach to heritage management in Denmark and to advance the incorporation of principles of citizen science and crowdsourcing in museum practice. This article intends to present the background of the DIME portal’s development, its basic functionalities and their technological underpinning as well as the overarching vision behind DIME.
Hillary-Hating
Authors: Blackett Emma
Published: December 2019

AS A POLITICIAN WHO BECAME FAMOUS FOR BEING ANOTHER POLITICIAN’S WIFE, HILLARY CLINTON HAS LONG BEEN A LIGHTNING ROD FOR AMERICAN FEARS (AND HOPES) ABOUT THE STATE OF GENDER. ALTHOUGH MOST COMMENTATORS AGREE THAT SHE HAS BEEN HATED UBIQUITOUSLY SINCE 1992, SCHOLARSHIP ON HILLARY-HATING ALMOST ALWAYS CONSIDERS IT A MALE IMPULSE. THIS PAPER ASKS WHY RIGHT-WING AMERICAN FEMINISTS HATE HILLARY CLINTON. THE AUTHOR STUDIED “WOMEN FOR TRUMP” FACEBOOK PAGES, FOCUSING ON MEMES THAT PRESENT THE PRO-CHOICE CLINTON AS A MONSTROUS (ANTI-)MOTHER. HATRED OF CLINTON IS NOT PRODUCED BY ‘REASONABLE’ PUBLIC DEBATE, THIS PAPER ARGUES; MORE IMPORTANT ARE THE POTENT AFFECTIVE CHARGES CLINTON’S IMAGE CARRIES. A ‘MEMETIC’ ANALYSIS IS USED TO LOOK AT THE AFFECTIVE OBJECT-NESS OF CLINTON’S IMAGE: WHERE IT TRAVELS, WITH WHAT IMPETUS, AND WHAT RESPONSES IT PROVOKES. AFFECT PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN BOTH SHARING MEMES ONLINE AND THE WORKINGS OF MISOGYNY AND RACISM IN RIGHT-WING WOMEN’S PURSUIT OF THE AMERICAN DREAM.
Equal Access or Empowerment?
Authors: Sol Sofia Lindström
Published: December 2019

THE CONCEPT OF CULTURAL PARTICIPATION IS SELDOM DEFINED IN POLICY BUT CARRIES A POSITIVE CONNOTATION. THE AIM OF THIS ARTICLE IS TO UNDERSTAND HOW PARTICIPATION IS MADE MEANINGFUL BY POLICY STAKEHOLDERS, EXEMPLIFIED BY A SWEDISH MUNICIPALITY, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION DIRECTED TOWARDS TWO CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS WORKING TO ENHANCE YOUNG PEOPLE’S PARTICIPATION. THE ANALYSIS CONSIDERED LEVELS OF INTEREST IN PARTICIPATION, FROM THE POLICY LEVEL, MANAGERIAL LEVEL AND CIVIL SERVANT LEVEL. THE ANALYSIS FOUND THE MEANING OF PARTICIPATION SHIFTED FROM A FOCUS ON EQUAL ACCESS TO EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE AS A MARGINALISED GROUP, MIRRORING THEORIES OF A SHIFT FROM A CULTURAL DEMOCRATISATION PARADIGM TO A CULTURAL DEMOCRACY PARADIGM IN CULTURAL POLICY. THE CIVIL SERVANTS SHARED AN UNDERSTANDING THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO DISTRIBUTE POWER FROM ADULTS TO YOUNG PEOPLE, BUT THE OVERLAP OF THE TWO PARADIGMS IN THE GOAL OF ACHIEVING PARTICIPATION RESULTED IN TENSIONS AND PARADOXES REGARDING THE ISSUE OF NEGOTIATING POWER.
Rolnictwo w przestrzeni ekonomicznej i ekologicznej wsi po akcesji Polski do Unii Europejskiej = Agriculture in the economic and ecological rural space after Poland’s accession to the European Union
Authors: Zegar Józef Stanisław
Published: December 2019

Celem artykułu jest ustalenie wpływu rolnictwa na przestrzeń ekonomiczną i ekologiczną obszarów wiejskich po akcesji Polski do Unii Europejskiej. Akcesja dała znaczący impuls do przyspieszenia transformacji rolnictwa na drodze industrialnej (farmerskiej) – głównie ze względu na objęcie rolnictwa mechanizmami wspólnej polityki rolnej UE. Z tym wiążą się bowiem znaczące transfery środków budżetowych do rolników i na wieś. W odniesieniu do przestrzeni ekonomicznej ograniczono się do miejsc pracy i źródeł utrzymania (dochodów), natomiast w odniesieniu do przestrzeni ekologicznej – do wybranych wskaźników zrównoważenia środowiskowego gospodarstw rolnych. Materiał faktograficzny stanowią dane ankiety struktury rolnej GUS dla lat 2005 i 2016 w przekroju typów gmin (wiejskie, miejsko-wiejskie, miejskie). Rolnictwo traci na znaczeniu w przestrzeni ekonomicznej, zwłaszcza w gminach bardziej zurbanizowanych, natomiast jego znaczenie w przestrzeni ekologicznej utrzymuje się, a nawet rośnie w związku z funkcjami ekosystemowymi. Pojawiają się jednak przesłanki osłabienia sekularnego trendu dezagraryzacji wsi.
Creatividad para un mundo mejor
Authors: Creus Amalia
Published: December 2019

Desde la cómoda burbuja en que nos instalan las sociedades liberales modernas más abastadas, la amenaza del cambio climático sonó, durante mucho tiempo, como un mantra suave, casi imperceptible. Hoy es como un grito que intenta hacernos despertar de la pesadilla de nuestra inminente autodestrucción. Pero revertir el cambio climático no es una tarea fácil. Requiere un cambio meridiano de hábitos y estilos de vida, así como la capacidad de comunicar y hacer visible el impacto que estos mismos tienen sobre nuestro planeta.
Evaluation of human-papillomavirus screening for cervical cancer in China’s rural population
Authors: Li Ling , Zheng Ziwen , Li Longyu
Published: December 2019

Background and Objective

Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing has become a preferred cervical cancer screening. However, most HPV infections are harmless and additional tests are required to screen HPV positive women. The objective of this study is to determine the optimal triage strategies for HPV positive women in China’s rural population.

Methods

A population-based screening was performed at seven rural counties of Jiangxi province, between October 2014 to January 2016. A total of 18,000 women aged 35–64 years were enrolled in this study. The primary screening was performed using CareHPV, HC-2, Cobas ®4,800 or HybriMax. Positive women were further screened with five triage tests: (1) Liquid-based cytology test (LBC); (2) conventional Pap cytology test (Pap smear); (3) HPV16, 18 detection; (4) viral load; and (5) visual inspection with acetic acid and Lugol’s iodine (VIA/VILI). Women who were tested positive were referred for colposcopy. The five triage tests were compared with respect to sensitivity, specificity, referral rate, cost and diagnostic time.

Results

Complete data were available for 17,782 women. The HPV prevalence was 13.6%. Referral rates for colposcopy were 4.5%, 2.8%, 2.8%, 6.6%, and 3.7% with LBC, Pap smear, HPV16/18, viral load, and VIA/VILI, respectively. The sensitivity of the above triage tests was 65.8%, 51.9%, 86.8%, 73.3%, and 41.7%, respectively. The specificity was 69.8%, 81.0%, 85.8%, 52.2% and 65.3%, respectively. The average time to diagnosis was significantly lower with HPV16/18, viral load and VIA/VILI than LBC and Pap smear. In addition, screening cost that leads to identify one HSIL+ woman was the lowest with viral load.

Conclusion

Our data indicate that HPV16/18 and viral load are the optimal triage strategies for HPV screening in China’s rural population.
New titanosauriform (Dinosauria: Sauropoda) specimens from the Upper Cretaceous Daijiaping Formation of southern China
Authors: Han Fenglu , Xu Xing , Sullivan Corwin , Huang Leqing , Guo Yu , Wu Rui
Published: December 2019

Titanosauriform sauropod dinosaurs were once considered rare in the Upper Cretaceous of Asia, but a number of titanosauriforms from this stratigraphic interval have been discovered in China in recent years. In fact, all adequately known Cretaceous Asian sauropods are titanosauriforms, but only a few have been well studied, lending significance to any new anatomical information that can be extracted from Asia’s Cretaceous sauropod record. Here we give a detailed description of some titanosauriform bones recovered recently from the Upper Cretaceous Daijiaping Formation of Tianyuan County, Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province, southern China. The occurrence of this material in Hunan increases the known geographic range of titanosauriforms in eastern Asia. Although all of the specimens discussed in this paper can be assigned to Titanosauriformes at least tentatively, some bones display a limited number of features that are more typical of basal sauropods and/or derived diplodocoids, suggesting complex patterns of character evolution within Neosauropoda.
Spatio-Temporal Variation of Vegetation in Godavari Eastern Delta
Authors: Kumar G. Kishore , Babu M. Raghu , Mani A. , Luther M. Matin , Rao V. Srinivasa
Published: December 2019

Spatial variability in land use changes creates a need for a wide range of applications, including landslide, erosion, land planning, global warming etc. This study presents the analysis of satellite image based on Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) in Godavari eastern delta. Four spectral indices were investigated in this study. These indices were NIR (red and near infrared) based NDVI, green and NIR based GVI (Green Vegetation Index), red and NIR based soil adjusted vegetation index (SAVI), and red and NIR based perpendicular vegetation index (PVI). These four indices were investigated for 2011-12 kharif, rabi and 2016-17 kharif, rabi of Godavari eastern delta. Different threshold values of NDVI are used for generating the false colour composite of the classified objects. For this purpose, supervised classification is applied to Landsat images acquired in 2011-12 and 2016-17. Image classification of six reflective bands of two Landsat images is carried out by using maximum likelihood method with the aid of ground truth data obtained from satellite images of 2011-12 and 2016-17. There was 11% and 30% increase in vegetation during kharif and rabi seasons from 2011-12 to 2016-17. The vegetation analysis can be used to provide humanitarian aid, damage assessment in case of unfortunate natural disasters and furthermore to device new protection strategies.
Interstitial Lung Disease Associated With Cetuximab in Patients With Head and Neck Carcinoma: A Single-Institution Experience in Japan
Authors: Sato Hiroki , Tsukahara Kiyoaki , Okamoto Isaku , Takase Soichiro , Tokashiki Kunihiko , Ueda Yuri , Hattori Kazuhiro , Agata Ayumi , Shimizu Akira
Published: December 2019

Objective:

This study retrospectively analyzed the risk of interstitial lung disease with cetuximab using risk factors known to be associated with interstitial lung disease during administration of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI).

Summary of background data:

Cetuximab is an inhibitor of EGFR commonly used for advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Interstitial lung disease is a rare but serious adverse event of cetuximab. EGFR-TKIs are molecularly targeted drugs resembling cetuximab and show increased risk of interstitial lung disease associated with positive smoking history, age >55 years, preexisting lung disorder, and poor performance status.

Methods:

Among 44 patients treated with cetuximab for advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck between March 2013 and April 2015 at Tokyo Medical University, 6 patients developed interstitial lung disease. Smoking history, age, preexisting lung disorder, and performance status were examined for these 6 patients.

Results:

Two of these 6 patients died due to interstitial lung disease. All patients with interstitial lung disease were >55 years old and had a history of smoking. Three patients with interstitial lung disease had a preexisting lung disorder. Performance status was 0 in 4 patients and 1 in 2 patients.

Conclusions:

Age >55 years, smoking history, and preexisting lung disease may represent risk factors for interstitial lung disease during cetuximab treatment for head and neck carcinoma, whereas performance status may not.
Emprego de protocolo de avaliação rápida no diagnóstico ambiental de sistemas fluviais: estudo de caso em áreas urbanas de Iconha e Piúma (ES)
Authors: Pontini Vinícius Vieira , Coelho André Luiz Nascentes
Published: December 2019

Bacias hidrográficas são exemplos de recortes espaciais que integram uma visão conjunta do comportamento das condições naturais e das atividades humanas nelas compreendidas, onde ganham destaque a urbanização e suas materializações que, muitas vezes, têm desdobramentos negativos nos sistemas fluviais. Atualmente, o desenvolvimento de ferramentas rápidas e simples para realizar o diagnóstico ambiental preliminar desses sistemas vêm ganhando espaço frente às estações de monitoramento, a exemplo dos Protocolos de Avaliação Rápida (PARs). Logo, este artigo discute as potencialidades de aplicação de um modelo de PAR em áreas urbanas de Iconha e Piúma (ES), no contexto da Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Novo. Os resultados apontam que em quatro dos cinco pontos analisados a qualidade ambiental foi classificada como “intermediária”, enquanto no outro restante foi “boa”. A utilização do protocolo mostrou-se, em geral, satisfatória, expondo as vantagens do seu uso para aferir a qualidade ambiental dos rios analisados.

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USE OF RAPID EVALUATION PROTOCOL IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL DIAGNOSIS OF FLUVIAL SYSTEMS: CASE STUDY IN URBAN AREAS OF ICONHA AND PIÚMA (ES)

Drainage basins are examples of spatial arrengements that integrate a joint vision of the behavior of natural conditions and human activities within them, where urbanization and its materializations are highlighted, which often have negative consequences in the fluvial systems. Nowadays, the development of rapid and simple tools to accomplish the preliminary environmental diagnosis of such systems has been conquering space against monitoring stations, like the Rapid Evaluation Records (Protocolos de Avaliação Rápida – PARs). Thus, this study discuss the potentialities of applying a PAR model in urban areas of the municipalities of Iconha and Piúma (ES), in the context of the Novo River Drainage Basin. The results show that in four out of five analyzed points, the environmental quality was classified as “intermediate”, while in the remaining one it was “good”. The use of the PAR model was generally satisfactory, exposing the advantages of its use to designate the environmental quality of the analyzed rivers.
Agrotóxicos e saúde: um panorama da realidade Norte-Mineira
Authors: Cardoso Aline Fernanda , Pereira Anete Marília
Published: December 2019

O Brasil é considerado um dos maiores produtores agrícolas, sendo responsável por prover grande parte da demanda mundial por alimentos. Paralelo a essa produtividade, cresce a utilização de sementes transgênicas e de insumos químicos como os agrotóxicos para assegurar a proteção contra as perdas nas lavouras. Logo, os municípios cuja economia são de base agrícola e que fazem uso abundante de agrotóxicos estão em situação de vulnerabilidade, já que o risco da contaminação está ligado à forma pela qual a população se relaciona com os perigos existentes, processo que está entrelaçado com os determinantes de ordens social, cultural e econômica. Desta forma, o objetivo do trabalho é discutir as vulnerabilidades para a saúde do trabalhador relacionadas ao processo de produção agrícola baseado em agroquímicos no Norte de Minas Gerais, considerando os indicadores socioeconômicos, a estrutura agrária dos estabelecimentos rurais e as intoxicações associadas ao uso dos agrotóxicos. Para isso, a metodologia utilizada consistiu em revisão bibliográfica, pesquisa de dados secundários em órgãos gestores, além de mapeamento. Conclui-se que o Norte de Minas é um espaço propício para a contaminação e intoxicação por agrotóxicos, por possuir um quadro de fragilidade social e econômica que influencia diretamente o acesso à informação sobre o manuseio dos agrotóxicos e aos serviços de saúde ou outros serviços públicos essenciais.

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AGROTOXICS AND HUMAN HEALTH: AN OVERVIEW OF THE SITUATION IN THE NORTHERN PART OF MINAS GERAIS

Brazil is considered one of the largest agricultural producers and is responsible for supplying a large part of the world demand for food. Parallel to this productivity, the use of transgenic seeds and chemical inputs such as agrochemicals is growing to ensure protection against crop losses. Therefore, municipalities whose economy is agricultural based and which make abundant use of agrochemicals are vulnerable, since the risk of contamination is related to the way in which the population is related to the existing dangers, a process that is intertwined with the determinants of social, cultural and economic. In this way, the objective of this work is to discuss the health vulnerabilities related to the agricultural production process based on agrochemicals in the North of Minas Gerais, considering the socioeconomic indicators, the agrarian structure of the rural establishments and the poisonings associated with the use of agrochemicals. For this, the methodology used consisted of bibliographic review, secondary data search in management organs such as the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics - IBGE and the Information System of Injuries and Notifications - SINAN, besides the mapping. It is concluded that the North of Minas Gerais is a propitious space for contamination and intoxication by pesticides, because it has a social and economic fragility that directly influences the access to information on the handling of pesticides and health services or other public services essential.
Os Kaingang de Cândido de Abreu: Práticas (materiais e simbólicas) tradicionais e relação com o território
Authors: Strachulski Juliano , Alves Jorge No Kaya
Published: December 2019

Esse artigo busca compreender a relação dos Kaingang e suas práticas (materiais e simbólicas) tradicionais com o território, na Terra Indígena Faxinal (TIF), Cândido de Abreu-PR. O território, a terra (Gâ), Kaingang é o espaço das vivências cotidianas, no qual há forte relação dos indivíduos com os meios de sobrevivência, mas também onde são narrados os mitos e as lendas sobre os seres sobrenaturais e onde se assentam as bases de sua organização social. Local em que estão enterrados os seus falecidos e os seus umbigos. Suas práticas tradicionais são guiadas por um elo com o território, estando vivas não só na memória, como no cotidiano, orientando a vida dos Kaingang na relação com este território, com destaque para aquelas práticas de subsistência (agricultura, pesca e caça), medicinais (saberes práticos e simbólicos), religiosas, dentre outras.

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THE KAINGANG OF CÂNDIDO DE ABREU: TRADITIONAL (MATERIAL AND SYMBOLIC) PRACTICES AND RELATIONSHIP WITH TERRITORY

This article aims to understand the relationship of the Kaingang and their traditional (material and symbolic) practices with the territory, in Terra Indígena Faxinal (TIF), Cândido de Abreu-PR. The territory, the land (Gâ), Kaingang is space of everyday experiences, in which is a strong relationship of individuals with the means of survival, but also where myths and legends about supernatural beings are narrated and where settle down the foundations of their social organization. Local where his deceased’s and their navels are buried. Its traditional practices are guided by a link with territory, being alive not only in memory, but in everyday, guiding lives of the Kaingang in the relationship with this territory, with highlight those subsistence (agriculture, fishing and hunting), medicinal (practical and symbolic knowledge), religious, among others.
ANÁLISE ESPAÇO-TEMPORAL DA PRECIPITAÇÃO NO MUNICÍPIO DE CABACEIRAS NO ESTADO DA PARAÍBA
Authors: Do Nascimento Maxsuel Bezerra , Da Silva Jéssica Mendes , Clemente Tiago Souza , Araújo Lincoln Eloi de
Published: December 2019

O Semiárido do Nordeste brasileiro possui irregularidade na precipitação no tempo e no espaço, e é de extrema importância compreender como essa variação influencia o meio ambiente em geral. O presente artigo tem como objetivo avaliar a variabilidade pluviométrica do município de Cabaceiras-PB, por meio da análise espaço-temporal mensal e anual da precipitação, bem como da utilização do Índice de Anomalia de Chuva (IAC), para definição dos períodos secos e chuvosos da área estudada. Os dados pluviométricos utilizados na pesquisa correspondem às séries mensais de precipitação pluviométrica, no período de 1994 a 2017, fornecidos pela AESA. A precipitação nesse município vem com maior intensidade do sentido de Oeste para Leste, visto que as chuvas que se originam do litoral não chegam nele por conta do Planalto da Borborema. Esse artigo traz uma relevância na área da ecologia, no sentido de poder contribuir, por meio dos resultados evidenciados, com a gestão municipal, através do conhecimento científico e popular, com subsídios para favorecer o meio ambiente e a atuação humana local.
IRRIGAÇÃO DE DOIS CULTIVARES DE FEIJÃO (PHASEOLUS VULGARIS L.) COM EFLUENTES DE WETLANDS CONSTRUÍDOS
Authors: Silva Selma Cristina da , Miranda Daniele Caldas de , Ramos Maria Lucrecia Gerosa
Published: December 2019

O objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar o efeito dos efluentes produzidos pelos wetlands construídos com meio suporte de solo natural (Latossolo Amarelo), plantados com arroz irrigado (Oryza sativa L.) no suprimento nutricional de dois cultivares de feijão (BRS Estilo e BRS Horizonte), sem adubação química. Os sistemas experimentais de tratamento foram operados em escala reduzida, com diferentes taxas de aplicação hidráulica e seus efluentes armazenados em um tanque para reúso na irrigação do feijão. Antes da aplicação, realizou-se a análise do efluente quanto ao teor de metais, e observou-se que sua qualidade era compatível com aquela recomendada por diferentes autores para a água de reúso na irrigação. Por outro lado, as concentrações de Ca+2 e Mg+2 no efluente eram maiores, e as de K+, Mn e Zn, menores do que as requeridas pelo feijão, mesmo assim, as plantas se desenvolveram bem e produziram grãos. A água de reúso se mostrou adequada para irrigação e suprimento de nutrientes para as plantas. Os cultivares BRS Estilo irrigados com água de reúso alcançaram alturas superiores, aos irrigados com água de poço, cujo solo recebeu adubação tradicional (controle). Entretanto, para o cultivar BRS Horizonte ocorreu o inverso.
SALINIDADE DO SOLO E DESENVOLVIMENTO DO GIRASSOL SUBMETIDO À IRRIGAÇÃO COM ÁGUAS DE DIFERENTES QUALIDADES
Authors: Silva Paulo Vitor Santa Rosa , Nascimento Patrícia dos Santos
Published: December 2019

Em regiões de escassez hídrica, o uso da água de má qualidade, por vezes a única opção, tem sido uma alternativa para reduzir o elevado consumo de água de melhor qualidade na agricultura. Porém, o uso de águas ricas em sais, como os esgotos, pode causar danos à estrutura dos solos e à produção agrícola. Objetivou-se com esta pesquisa avaliar os impactos da salinidade de uma água de poço (0,97 dS m-1), do esgoto proveniente da Estação de Tratamento (1,03 dS m-1), esgoto de fossa séptica (1,79 dS m-1) e da água salina (2,00 dS m-1) no solo e no desenvolvimento da cultura do girassol. O aumento da salinidade das águas de irrigação afetou, significativamente, os atributos químicos do solo, elevando os parâmetros condutividade elétrica, percentual de sódio trocável e o teor de sódio trocável do solo, porém, os parâmetros biométricos da cultura do girassol não foram afetados pela salinidade, exceto para os parâmetros massa seca e fresca das raízes, os quais geraram um crescimento com o aumento da salinidade. Constatou-se que o uso de águas residuárias promoveu médias superiores dos parâmetros: diâmetro do caule; diâmetro interno do capítulo; fitomassas frescas da parte aérea, do capítulo, e total; e fitomassas secas do capítulo e total, com relação às plantas irrigadas com os tratamentos com água de poço, esgoto da estação e água salina.
AVALIAÇÃO DO ÍNDICE DE QUALIDADE DA ÁGUA (IQA) DOS POÇOS DO BAIRRO DO CALABAR E SEU ENTORNO, SALVADOR – BA
Authors: Ferreira Adriana Costa , De Oliveira Cristiane Barbosa
Published: December 2019

O presente trabalho visa calcular e avaliar o Índice de Qualidade da Água (IQA) dos poços localizados no bairro do Calabar e seu entorno, Salvador, Bahia, Brasil. Foram coletadas amostras de água em oito poços no período chuvoso (primeira campanha) e no período seco (segunda campanha). Para o cálculo do IQA, foram determinados os seguintes parâmetros: Demanda Bioquímica de Oxigênio (DBO), Oxigênio Dissolvido (OD), pH, fósforo total, temperatura, coliformes termotolerantes, sólidos totais, turbidez e nitrogênio total. Cada parâmetro foi determinado individualmente e os resultados foram avaliados segundo: a Portaria de Consolidação Nº 05/17 (Anexo XX, Portaria 2.914), uma vez que parte da população local utiliza a água para fins de consumo humano; Resolução CONAMA Nº 396/08 e; apesar de ser para mananciais superficiais, a Resolução CONAMA Nº 357/05 que foi utilizada para verificação dos limites máximos de alguns parâmetros importantes, que não constam nas legislações anteriormente citadas. Após a análise da água dos poços, foi possível verificar que os valores de IQA obtidos para estes poços variaram entre regular e bom; sendo que no período chuvoso os poços que foram considerados de boa qualidade tiveram classificação regular no período seco e o inverso ocorreu nos poços de qualidade regular. Assim, não se pode concluir que as águas destes poços podem ser utilizadas com segurança para fins de consumo humano, pois os resultados individuais de alguns parâmetros não estão em conformidade com a Portaria de Consolidação n° 05/17 e as Resoluções CONAMA 357/05 e 396/08.
Variation of annual apparent survival and detection rates with age, year and individual identity in male Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) from long‐term mark‐recapture data
Authors: Brusa Jamie L. , Rotella Jay J. , Garrott Robert A. , Paterson J. Terrill , Link William A.
Published: December 2019

Exploring age‐ and sex‐specific survival rates provides insight regarding population behavior and life‐history trait evolution. However, our understanding of how age‐specific patterns of survival, including actuarial senescence, compare between the sexes remains inadequate. Using 36 years of mark‐recapture data for 7,516 male Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) born in Erebus Bay, Antarctica, we estimated age‐specific annual survival rates using a hierarchical model for mark‐recapture data in a Bayesian framework. Our male survival estimates were moderate for pups and yearlings, highest for 2‐year‐olds, and gradually declined with age thereafter such that the oldest animals observed had the lowest rates of any age. Reports of senescence in other wildlife populations of species with similar longevity occurred at older ages than those presented here. When compared to recently published estimates for reproductive Weddell seal females, we found that peak survival rates were similar (males: 0.94, 95% CI = 0.92–0.96; females: 0.92, 95% CI = 0.93–0.95), but survival rates at older ages were lower in males. Age‐specific male Weddell seal survival rates varied across years and individuals, with greater variation occurring across years. Similar studies on a broad range of species are needed to contextualize these results for a better understanding of the variation in senescence patterns between the sexes of the same species, but our study adds information for a marine mammal species to a research topic dominated by avian and ungulate species.