bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Resveratrol and Cardiovascular Diseases
Authors: Bonnefont-Rousselot Dominique
Published: May 2016

The increased incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) has stimulated research for substances that could improve cardiovascular health. Among them, resveratrol (RES), a polyphenolic compound notably present in grapes and red wine, has been involved in the “French paradox”. RES is known for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and for its ability to upregulate endothelial NO synthase (eNOS). RES was able to scavenge •OH/O2•− and peroxyl radicals, which can limit the lipid peroxidation processes. Moreover, in bovine aortic endothelial cells (BAEC) under glucose-induced oxidative stress, RES restored the activity of dimethylargininedimethylaminohydrolase (DDAH), an enzyme that degrades an endogenous inhibitor of eNOS named asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA). Thus, RES could improve •NO availability and decrease the endothelial dysfunction observed in diabetes. Preclinical studies have made it possible to identify molecular targets (SIRT-1, AMPK, Nrf2, NFκB…); however, there are limited human clinical trials, and difficulties in the interpretation of results arise from the use of high-dose RES supplements in research studies, whereas low RES concentrations are present in red wine. The discussions on potential beneficial effects of RES in CVDs (atherosclerosis, hypertension, stroke, myocardial infarction, heart failure) should compare the results of preclinical studies with those of clinical trials.
Quads, Farmers 50+ Years of Age, and Safety in Australia
Authors: Lower Tony , Monaghan Noeline , Rolfe Margaret
Published: May 2016

Quads are the leading cause of fatal non-intentional injuries on Australian farms. Due to normal age-related physiological and cognitive changes, farmers 50-years of age and above are at increased risk when using quads. This study identifies a non-statistically significant increasing trend for fatal quad incidents involving this cohort in Australia. It is contended that these vehicles are not “fit-for-purpose” for many typical agricultural tasks more broadly and that the ageing process further exacerbates these risks. Encouraging and promoting the use of more “fit-for-purpose” vehicles in the agricultural sector should be the primary focus of intervention approaches. Supplementing this, other approaches that reduce risks, specifically relating to rollovers, crush/asphyxiation and head injuries must be enacted.
Drivers of Barotropic and Baroclinic Exchange through an Estuarine Navigation Channel in the Mississippi River Delta Plain
Authors: Snedden Gregg
Published: May 2016

Estuarine navigation channels have long been recognized as conduits for saltwater intrusion into coastal wetlands. Salt flux decomposition and time series measurements of velocity and salinity were used to examine salt flux components and drivers of baroclinic and barotropic exchange in the Houma Navigation Channel, an estuarine channel located in the Mississippi River delta plain that receives substantial freshwater inputs from the Mississippi-Atchafalaya River system at its inland extent. Two modes of vertical current structure were identified from the time series data. The first mode, accounting for 90% of the total flow field variability, strongly resembled a barotropic current structure and was coherent with alongshelf wind stress over the coastal Gulf of Mexico. The second mode was indicative of gravitational circulation and was linked to variability in tidal stirring and the horizontal salinity gradient along the channel’s length. Tidal oscillatory salt flux was more important than gravitational circulation in transporting salt upestuary, except over equatorial phases of the fortnightly tidal cycle during times when river inflows were minimal. During all tidal cycles sampled, the advective flux, driven by a combination of freshwater discharge and wind-driven changes in storage, was the dominant transport term, and net flux of salt was always out of the estuary. These findings indicate that although human-made channels can effectively facilitate inland intrusion of saline water, this intrusion can be minimized or even reversed when they are subject to significant freshwater inputs.
Hi-C OBSERVATIONS OF SUNSPOT PENUMBRAL BRIGHT DOTS
Authors: Alpert Shane E. , Tiwari Sanjiv K. , Moore Ronald L. , Winebarger Amy R. , Savage Sabrina L.
Published: May 2016

We report observations of bright dots (BDs) in a sunspot penumbra using High Resolution Coronal Imager (Hi-C) data in 193 Å and examine their sizes, lifetimes, speeds, and intensities. The sizes of the BDs are on the order of 1″ and are therefore hard to identify in the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) 193 Å images, which have a 1.″2 spatial resolution, but become readily apparent with Hi-C's spatial resolution, which is five times better. We supplement Hi-C data with data from AIA's 193 Å passband to see the complete lifetime of the BDs that appeared before and/or lasted longer than Hi-C's three-minute observation period. Most Hi-C BDs show clear lateral movement along penumbral striations, either toward or away from the sunspot umbra. Single BDs often interact with other BDs, combining to fade away or brighten. The BDs that do not interact with other BDs tend to have smaller displacements. These BDs are about as numerous but move slower on average than Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) BDs, which was recently reported by Tian et al., and the sizes and lifetimes are on the higher end of the distribution of IRIS BDs. Using additional AIA passbands, we compare the light curves of the BDs to test whether the Hi-C BDs have transition region (TR) temperatures like those of the IRIS BDs. The light curves of most Hi-C BDs peak together in different AIA channels, indicating that their temperatures are likely in the range of the cooler TR (1−4 × 105 K).
ORDINARY X-RAYS FROM THREE EXTRAORDINARY MILLISECOND PULSARS: XMM-NEWTON OBSERVATIONS OF PSRs J0337+1715, J0636+5129, AND J0645+5158
Authors: Spiewak Renée , Kaplan David L. , Archibald Anne , Gentile Peter , Hessels Jason , Lorimer Duncan , Lynch Ryan , McLaughlin Maura , Ransom Scott , Stairs Ingrid , Stovall Kevin
Published: May 2016

We present the first X-ray observations of three recently discovered millisecond pulsars (MSPs) with interesting characteristics: PSR J0337+1715, PSR J0636+5129, and PSR J0645+5158. PSR J0337+1715 is a fast-spinning, bright, and so-far unique MSP in a hierarchical triple system with two white dwarf companions. PSR J0636+5129 is an MSP in a very tight 96-minute orbit with a low-mass, 8 M
J companion. PSR J0645+5158 is a nearby, isolated MSP with a very small duty cycle (1%–2%), which has led to its inclusion in high-precision pulsar timing programs. Using data from XMM-Newton, we have analyzed X-ray spectroscopy for these three objects, as well as optical/ultraviolet photometry for PSR J0337+1715. The X-ray data for each are largely consistent with expectations for most MSPs with regards to the ratios of thermal and non-thermal emission. We discuss the implications of these data on the pulsar population, and prospects for future observations of these pulsars.
HOMOLOGOUS JET-DRIVEN CORONAL MASS EJECTIONS FROM SOLAR ACTIVE REGION 12192
Authors: Panesar Navdeep K. , Sterling Alphonse C. , Moore Ronald L.
Published: May 2016

We report observations of homologous coronal jets and their coronal mass ejections (CMEs) observed by instruments onboard the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) and the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft. The homologous jets originated from a location with emerging and canceling magnetic field at the southeastern edge of the giant active region (AR) of 2014 October, NOAA 12192. This AR produced in its interior many non-jet major flare eruptions (X- and M- class) that made no CME. During October 20 to 27, in contrast to the major flare eruptions in the interior, six of the homologous jets from the edge resulted in CMEs. Each jet-driven CME (∼200–300 km s−1) was slower-moving than most CMEs, with angular widths (20°–50°) comparable to that of the base of a coronal streamer straddling the AR and were of the “streamer-puff” variety, whereby the preexisting streamer was transiently inflated but not destroyed by the passage of the CME. Much of the transition-region-temperature plasma in the CME-producing jets escaped from the Sun, whereas relatively more of the transition-region plasma in non-CME-producing jets fell back to the solar surface. Also, the CME-producing jets tended to be faster and longer-lasting than the non-CME-producing jets. Our observations imply that each jet and CME resulted from reconnection opening of twisted field that erupted from the jet base and that the erupting field did not become a plasmoid as previously envisioned for streamer-puff CMEs, but instead the jet-guiding streamer-base loop was blown out by the loop’s twist from the reconnection.
The Modified Hand Mobility in Scleroderma Test and Skin Involvement — A Followup Study
Authors: Sandqvist Gunnel , Wuttge Dirk M. , Hesselstrand Roger
Published: May 2016

Objective.

To study the change in the modified Hand Mobility in Scleroderma (mHAMIS) test from early to advanced stages of systemic sclerosis (SSc), and the relationship between mHAMIS and skin involvement during followup.

Methods.

This retrospective study includes 65 patients with baseline disease duration of ≤ 3 years who were assessed with the mHAMIS test at baseline and at 1 or 2 predefined followup points (3.1–5 yrs and 5.1–9 yrs after disease onset). Studied measures were the modified Rodnan skin score (mRSS), mRSS of the hand, serum cartilage oligomeric matrix protein, and digital vascular lesions.

Results.

The mHAMIS and the mRSS hand changed synchronously during the first 5 years after disease onset (rs = 0.44, p = 0.001). In the group with high mHAMIS at baseline, both mHAMIS and mRSS hand improved significantly at the first followup (p < 0.05), and the improvement sustained during the followup in the mRSS hand. Patients with antitopoisomerase I and anti-RNA polymerase III antibodies had significantly higher mHAMIS at baseline (p = 0.003) and at the second followup (p = 0.030) compared to patients with anticentromere antibodies. Patients with digital vascular lesions at baseline had significantly higher mHAMIS during the followup (p < 0.05) compared to patients without. The mHAMIS improved significantly during the followup in patients with immunosuppressive treatment in early disease (p < 0.05), but not in patients without this treatment.

Conclusion.

The mHAMIS reflects disease activity in fibrosis in early stages of SSc. In later stages it can be regarded as a measure of damage arising from fibrotic and vascular involvement, making it suitable as an endpoint in followup examinations
Adapting Knowledge Translation Strategies for Rare Rheumatic Diseases
Authors: Cellucci Tania , Lee Shirley , Webster Fiona
Published: May 2016

Rare rheumatic diseases present unique challenges to knowledge translation (KT) researchers. There is often an urgent need to transfer knowledge from research findings into clinical practice to facilitate earlier diagnosis and better outcomes. However, existing KT frameworks have not addressed the specific considerations surrounding rare diseases for which gold standard evidence is not available. Several widely adopted models provide guidance for processes and problems associated with KT. However, they do not address issues surrounding creation or synthesis of knowledge for rare diseases. Additional problems relate to lack of awareness or experience in intended knowledge users, low motivation, and potential barriers to changing practice or policy. Strategies to address the challenges of KT for rare rheumatic diseases include considering different levels of evidence available, linking knowledge creation and transfer directly, incorporating patient and physician advocacy efforts to generate awareness of conditions, and selecting strategies to address barriers to practice or policy change.
Presidential Round Table: A Report from the GRAPPA Annual Meeting
Authors: Gladman Dafna D. , Mease Philip J. , Boehncke Wolf-Henning , Helliwell Philip S. , Callis Duffin Kristina
Published: May 2016

In preparation for strategic planning of the Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA), a special session titled the Presidential Round Table took place during the GRAPPA annual meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, in July 2015. During this session, past, current, and incoming presidents of GRAPPA reflected on GRAPPA’s history and provided insights about GRAPPA’s future, followed by general discussion by the membership.
Femoral Component Survival in Hybrid Total Knee Arthroplasty
Authors: Perry Clayton R. , Perry Kevin I.
Published: May 2016

Although the majority of North American surgeons perform total knee arthroplasty by cementing both the femoral and the tibial components, hybrid fixation with a press-fit femur and cemented tibia is an alternative form of total knee arthroplasty performed by some. Currently, there is a paucity of literature evaluating long-term outcomes after hybrid total knee arthroplasty. As such, the purpose of the current study was to describe the long-term results of total knee arthroplasty performed using the hybrid technique. The authors retrospectively reviewed a total of 77 hybrid total knee arthroplasties with at least 12 years of follow-up. Clinical and radiographic evaluations were performed to determine patient function and the incidence of femoral component failure after hybrid total knee arthroplasty. At the time of last follow-up, 76 of 77 (99%) of the femoral components remained in place without evidence of loosening. One femoral component failed due to aseptic loosening and was ultimately revised to a cemented femoral component without further complication. In addition, 1 tibial component and 2 patellar components failed due to aseptic loosening. Four tibial polyethylene liners were revised for polyethylene wear. In conclusion, press-fit fixation of the femoral component is a reliable and durable alternative to cemented fixation. [
Orthopedics.
2016; 39(3):181–186.]
Prediction of Cervical Endplate Size: One Size Does Not Fit All
Authors: Soo Adrianne Elizabeth , Olsson Eric , Lim Moe
Published: May 2016

Significant variations exist in the footprint size of cervical vertebral endplates. In anterior cervical spine surgery, an implant that maximizes coverage of the endplate and contacts the apophyses may reduce subsidence and decrease risk of endplate fracture. The ability to accurately predict a patient's vertebral endplate size may be helpful for surgeons to preoperatively choose the optimal implant for the patient's specific anatomy. The purpose of this study was to (1) demonstrate the range of vertebral endplate sizes between individual patients and cervical levels and (2) determine if vertebral endplate size can be predicted based on patient characteristics and vertebral level. Fifty cervical computed tomography scans of patients 18 to 65 years old were selected for analysis. Superior vertebral endplate sizes of C3–C7 were measured medial-laterally and anteriorly-posteriorly. The medial-laterally measurement was taken from the midbody coronal view at the flat central region of the superior endplate, and the anteriorly-posteriorly measurement was taken at the midbody axial view from the front to back edge of the vertebral body. Age, height, weight, gender, and race were recorded for all patients. One-way analysis of variance, linear regressions, and multivariate regressions were performed. Patient height, age, gender, and race accounted for 51% to 71% of the variance between individuals, and endplate size increased by 1 mm in width and 0.6 mm in depth for each progressively more caudal vertebral level. Vertebral endplate size could be reliably calculated based on patient height, age, gender, and vertebral level. These data may be useful to assist surgeons in preoperative planning for patient-specific implant selection. [
Orthopedics.
2016; 39(3):e526–e531.]
Low-Contact-Stress Knee Arthroplasty: Past History or Ahead of Time?
Authors: Zürcher Arthur W. , Stiehl James B. , Pöll Ruud G.
Published: May 2016

Low-contact-stress mobile-bearing (MB) total knee arthroplasty (TKA) can rely on a long history. Its concept comprises a combination of high condylar congruency and compensatory bearing rotation to promote load sharing. However, other MB designs have become available, and critical points have been raised about the benefit of MB in general. Although there is kinematic and kinetic support for the low-contact-stress concept, there is no tribologic or clinical proof of its superiority over fixed-bearing concepts. Further study should be controlled for differences in polyethylene quality and need to provide a measure of condylar congruency to differentiate authentic low-contact-stress variants form others. [
Orthopedics.
2016; 39(3):e402–e412.]
Clinical Use of an Autovideography Intervention to Support Recovery in Individuals with Severe Mental Illness
Authors: Linz Sheila , Hanrahan Nancy P. , DeCesaris Marissa , Petros Ryan , Solomon Phyllis
Published: May 2016

The current authors introduced an innovative autovideography intervention asking mental health consumers to use video cameras for 1 month to tell about their recovery. The research approach was based on a participatory research model with workers and consumers of a recovery education center fully involved with the study design and implementation. Twelve individuals who had graduated from a recovery program participated. The participant-produced videos were qualitatively analyzed using thematic analysis. The use of autovideography was found to be feasible and can be used clinically to support the process of recovery by providing opportunities for reciprocity, self-reflection, and advocacy. Consumer-produced videos provide a voice to inform others with and without mental illness about the concerns of individuals with mental illness and the process of recovery. [
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 54
(5), 33–40.]
Evaluation of Pain Assessment Tools in Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation
Authors: Al Darwish Zainab Q. , Hamdi Radwa , Fallatah Summayah
Published: May 2016

Pain assessment poses a great challenge for clinicians in intensive care units. This descriptive study aimed to find the most reliable, sensitive, and valid tool for assessing pain. The researcher and a nurse simultaneously assessed 47 nonverbal patients receiving mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit by using 3 tools: the Behavioral Pain Scale (BPS), the Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT), and the adult Nonverbal Pain Scale (NVPS) before, during, and after turning and suctioning. All tools were found to be reliable and valid (Cronbach α = 0.95 for both the BPS and the CPOT, α = 0.86 for the NVPS), and all subscales of both the BPS and CPOT were highly sensitive for assessing pain (P < .001). The NVPS physiology (P = .21) and respiratory (P = .16) subscales were not sensitive for assessing pain. The BPS was the most reliable, valid, and sensitive tool, with the CPOT considered an appropriate alternative tool for assessing pain. The NVPS is not recommended because of its inconsistent psychometric properties.
The Dirichlet Divisor Problem of Arithmetic Progressions
Authors: Liu H. Q.
Published: May 2016

We present an elementary method for studying the problem of getting an asymptotic formula that is better than Hooley’s and Heath-Brown’s results for certain cases.
Zrinyi, Miklós. The Siege of Sziget. Trans. by László Kőrössy
Authors: Basa Enikő M.
Published: May 2016

None.
Csapody, Tamás. Bori Munkaszolgálatosok: Fejezetek a Bori Munkaszolgálat Történetéből. [The Forced Laborers of Bor: Chapters from the History of the Forced Laborers of Bor]
Authors: Bock Julia
Published: May 2016

None.
Piotrowski, Piotr. In the Shadow of Yalta: Art and the Avant-Garde in Eastern Europe 1945-1989. 1 Translated by Anna Brzyski
Authors: Forgács Éva
Published: May 2016

None.
Schandl, Veronika. Socialist Shakespeare Productions in Kádár-regime Hungary
Authors: Szele Bálint
Published: May 2016

None.
Lisiak, Agata Anna. Urban Cultures in (Post)Colonial Central Europe
Authors: Vari Alexander
Published: May 2016

None.
Innovation, productive capacity, training and productivity
Authors:   Departamento de Economía Financiera y Contabilidad. Av. de la Universidad, 10071 Cáceres (España). manuelguisado@unex.es, Guisado González Manuel , Vila Alonso Mercedes ,   Departamento de Organización de Empresas y Marketing. Campus Vigo, 36310 Vigo (España). mvila@uvigo.es, Guisado Tato Manuel ,   Departamento de Organización de Empresas y Marketing. Campus Vigo, 36310 Vigo (España). mguisado@uvigo.es
Published: May 2016

This study analyzes the relationship between labor productivity, radical innovation, incremental innovation, embodied technology in machinery and equipment, utilization of production capacity and training. The data used are from Spanish companies, manufacturing and services, and have been collected by the Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS). The technique used to estimate the coefficients of the model is the ordinary least square regression, since the dependent variable (labor productivity) is continuous. The results indicate that radical innovation and training have a significant positive impact on labor productivity. The influence of embodied technology is also significant, but of negative sign. Finally, note that the companies that export and larger achieve higher levels of productivity. The findings of this study have implications for responsible for economic policy. Spanish policy makers should promote and subsidize the purchase of machinery and equipment more efficient for companies that achieve lower levels of productivity, and subsidize the training of workers in the management of these new equipments. They must also promote and subsidize the development of activities high in R&D for companies that achieve high levels of productivity, to increase their performance in radical innovation. The promotion and subsidization of training programs related to R&D is also essential in this type of companies, especially in a scenario characterized by an intense and rapid technological change.
The orientation risk in investing in university spin-offs. Does it exist? Is it possible to identify it during the spin-offs´ first years?
Authors:   Departamento de Economía Aplicada II. Facultad de Economía y Empresa, Campus de Elviña s/n, 15071 A Coruña, Galicia (España). julio.pombo@udc.es, Pombo Romero Julio , Rodeiro Pazos David ,   Departamento de Economía Financiera y Contabilidad. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Avda. do Burgo, s/n., 15782 Santiago de Compostela (España). david.rodeiro@usc.es, Rodríguez Gulías María Jesús ,   3  Departamento de Economía Financiera y Contabilidad. Facultad de Economía y Empresa, Campus de Elviña s/n, 15071 A Coruña, Galicia (España). maria.gulias@udc.es
Published: May 2016

A number of studies are showing that companies created from universities (USO) have a relatively low growth rate in relation to other start-ups. This may be due to the fact that a significant proportion of USOs can be set up in order to give continuity to research projects on the basis of public aid rather than to commercialize research results in the market. The main objective of this work is to discuss whether it is possible or not to differentiate two types of USO regarding their orientation to the market. We also check the possibility of identifying this difference in the earlier stages of the spin-offs because it would affect the company´s risk level from the investors’ perspective. In order to study this, we identified a sample of 20 spin-offs and recorded their economic information during their first 5 years of life. We also tracked the number and amount of public grants and subsidies obtained during this period. The hypothesis of the article was tested using cluster analysis. The results obtained indicate the existence of two different types of USO regarding a market orientated business model or one that is not. This difference cannot be identified from the financial statements of the USO in its earliest stages. These facts can originate “orientation risk” defined as the impossibility for the investor in USOs to identify, in its earlier stages, if the company will end up oriented to the market or not.
Limites e possibilidades para a gestão participativa da pesca no litoral do Paraná, sul do Brasil: experiências do Projeto “Nas Malhas da Inclusão”
Authors: Caldeira Guilherme Augusto , Mafra Tiago Vernize , Malheiros Humberto Zontini
Published: May 2016

No presente artigo, à luz de conceitos e formulações teóricas sobre a apropriação e a gestão compartilhada de recursos comuns, são analisadas algumas condições chave para a gestão da pesca no litoral do Estado do Paraná (Brasil) e apresentadas recomendações para a superação dos obstáculos e aproveitamento das oportunidades existentes. A análise foi baseada em experiências e informações obtidas no âmbito do projeto “Nas Malhas da Inclusão”, um conjunto de ações desenvolvidas por meio de parceria entre ONGs, órgãos do governo envolvidos na gestão pesqueira e pescadores, com o objetivo de promover a gestão participativa da pesca no litoral do Paraná. A pesquisa identificou uma série de limitações do atual modelo de gestão, as quais comprometem os resultados obtidos e colocam os pescadores da região em condição de vulnerabilidade, não apenas pela ineficiência em promover a conservação dos recursos, mas também pela ilegalidade de boa parte de suas práticas de pesca. A superação dessas limitações requer ações consistentes e contínuas em diversas frentes, incluindo a construção de arranjos institucionais apropriados, a obtenção de informações, o empoderamento dos pescadores e o fomento a novas formas de organização social da produção. Infelizmente, tais ações parecem não fazer parte dos planos governamentais para o setor pesqueiro no Brasil e no Paraná.
ANÁLISE FONÉTICO-ACÚSTICA DA VIBRANTE MÚLTIPLA PRODUZIDA POR FALANTE DO ESPANHOL COMO L1, VARIEDADE MADRILENHA, EM CONTRASTE COM A PRODUZIDA POR FALANTE DE ESPANHOL COMO LÍNGUA ESTRANGEIRA (L2)
Authors: Milan Pollianna , Deitos Giselle Ludka
Published: May 2016

Este trabalho apresenta um estudo experimental preliminar sobre a produção da vibrante múltipla do espanhol, na variedade dialetal de Madri, produzida por um falante de espanhol como L1 e um falante de espanhol como L2. A hipótese seria a de que o falante de espanhol como L2 teria dificuldades para produzir o /r/ vibrante, visto que em sua língua materna, o português brasileiro, este som está em desuso. Porém, o que percebemos é que o falante de L2 produziu com sucesso e sem maiores dificuldades esta vibrante. Por outro lado, o que nos surpreendeu foi perceber, nos dados, que o falante madrilenho (L1) não tem produzido este rótico de acordo com o que aponta a literatura. Este som, quando falado pelo madrilenho, ao invés de ser um /r/ vibrante, tem apresentado características de tap ou de fricativa.
DO RENASCENTISTA AO CONTEMPORÂNEO: ROMEO AND JULIET E SUA VERSÃO AO QUADRADO
Authors: Espuri Paulo Henrique , Rios-Registro Eliane Segati
Published: May 2016

Segundo as Diretrizes Curriculares da Educação Básica do Paraná (Paraná, 2008, p.26), os sujeitos são frutos de seu período sócio histórico. Por isso, compreendemos que o processo de ensino deve estar em consonância com as modificações sociais pelas quais passamos. Tal concepção implica repensar sobre os instrumentos de ensino, bem como a perspectiva sob a qual práticas de ensino e aprendizagem se efetivam. Somado ao exposto, há também e a necessidade de se desenvolver atividades sob uma perspectiva multisemiótica, contextualizada, que contemple gêneros textuais e artefatos tecnológicos para o ensino. Em face de tal cenário, utilizamos uma webquest para a criação de uma sequência didática, com o objetivo de promover o desenvolvimento das capacidades de linguagem dos alunos (DOLZ & SCHNEUWLY, 2004) e de contemplar as especificidades dos diferentes contextos de produção de Romeo and Juliet, de William Shakespeare, e sua versão adaptada para HQ, por Maurício de Souza e Yara Maura Silva. O presente trabalho objetiva analisar comparativamente a versão original de Romeu e Julieta e uma adaptação brasileira em HQ e descrever atividades da sequência didática subsidiadas por tal análise (BRONCKART, 2009). Concluímos que a presente proposta pode promover práticas de ensino e aprendizagem significativas.
A LEITURA DE TEXTOS LITERÁRIOS NAS AULAS DE LÍNGUA INGLESA: DESENCONTROS ENTRE TEORIA E PRÁTICA
Authors: Ataide Dayse Paulino de
Published: May 2016

O presente trabalho visa refletir acerca do papel da leitura de textos literários nas aulas de inglês no Ensino Médio da rede estadual do Paraná. Para tanto, um levantamento bibliográfico de algumas teorias que abordam a literatura como uma importante aliada na formação do indivíduo e no ensino da língua inglesa é realizado a fim de perceber possíveis causas da defasagem nos índices de leitura literária em relação ao idioma estrangeiro. Após as considerações teóricas, respostas a um questionário destinado aos professores de inglês do Ensino Médio da rede estadual do Paraná são analisadas, no intuito de levantar possíveis fatores que acarretam na desarticulação entre teoria e prática, língua e literatura.
ABORDAGEM COMUNICATIVA NA APRENDIZAGEM DA GRAMÁTICA NA AULA DE PORTUGUÊS LÍNGUA NÃO MATERNA
Authors: Ernesto Nelson
Published: May 2016

Este artigo descreve um estudo de caso de tratamento, em aula de Português como Língua Estrangeira (PLE), de certos aspetos gramaticais de concordância nominal desviantes em relação ao Português Europeu, nomeadamente a relação de género e número entre o determinante e o nome; o nome e o adjetivo e a flexão do pronome possessivo que deve concordar com o nome. Os “erros” foram recolhidos em textos escritos de provas de exames produzidos por estudantes universitários zimbabueanos aprendentes de Português como Língua Estrangeira, inscritos no curso de Bachelor of Applied Arts com a Língua Portuguesa na Universidade do Zimbabué, mediante uma grelha tipológica de “erros” gramaticais. Na análise dos casos de “erro”, feita em conjunto entre o professor de PLE e uma média de cerca de 15-20 estudantes, que serviram de grupo de controlo, foi aplicada a Abordagem Comunicativa de Ensino de Língua e, mediante exercícios gramaticais criados para o efeito, avalia-se estatisticamente o grau de aprendizagem das regras de concordância nominal. Em função dos resultados estatísticos positivos apurados, argumenta-se que os estudantes universitários zimbabueanos mostraram, de um modo geral, ter aprendido as estruturas gramaticais problemáticas sobre a concordância nominal.
UM OLHAR CRÍTICO: COMPLEXIDADE E TRANSDISCIPLINARIDADE EM ENSINO DE LÍNGUA INGLESA
Authors: São Pedro Joana de
Published: May 2016

O presente artigo discute os conceitos de complexidade e transdisciplinaridade sob uma perspective crítica e suas implicações para o ensino de Língua Inglesa na contemporaneidade. Para tanto, baseio-me no pensamento complexo sob a ótica de Morin (2005; 2011b), o que naturalmente leva à visão transdisciplinar defendida pelo próprio Morin (2005), por Libâneo (2009), Santos (2009), Nicolescu (1999), entre outros. No que diz respeito ao olhar crítico dentro da Linguística Aplicada, trago o questionamento da visão monolítica da Língua Inglesa sob a perspectiva de Canagarajah (2013) e o trabalho do professor para que os alunos desenvolvam posturas críticas na sociedade em que vivem por meio da língua inglesa com base em Pennycook (1998) e Rajagopalan (2003). Para tanto, defendo um ensino de Língua Inglesa sob perspectivas plurais (ROCHA, 2012) e baseado em negociações de sentido (CANAGARAJAH, 2013).
LÍNGUA INGLESA E PROJETOS COLABORATIVOS: LETRAMENTOS/MULTILETRAMENTOS NO PROFIS-UNICAMP
Authors: Hibarino Denise , Machado Luciana Vasconcelos
Published: May 2016

Este artigo tem como objetivo apresentar e discutir o ProFIS (Programa de Formação Interdisciplinar Superior) da UNICAMP, com foco em seu currículo de formação geral no qual a Língua Inglesa (LI) assume um papel relevante ao ser ofertada em todos os semestres do curso. Portanto, faz-se necessário discutir, a partir de uma visão discursiva de linguagem (BAKHTIN, 1998, 2003), como este cenário sócio-educacional possibilita um trabalho colaborativo na elaboração de projetos nas aulas de LI. Como aporte teórico, esta discussão está também orientada pela Pedagogia dos Novos/Multiletramentos (COPE & KALANTZIS, 2000, 2009; KALANTZIS & COPE, 2008) que privilegia a pluralidade linguística e defende a necessidade de novas formas de aprendizagem em um mundo complexo e globalizado. Como considerações finais, a descrição de um dos projetos colaborativos no ano de 2014 revela como este contexto singular favorece o ensino de língua inglesa voltado para o ensino de um letramento crítico, a divergência e a pluralidade (MONTE MÓR, 2014).PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Letramentos/Multiletramentos; ProFIS-UNICAMP; língua inglesa; projetos colaborativos.
O ENSINO DE LÍNGUA ESTRANGEIRA A PARTIR DE UMA PERSPECTIVA INTERCULTURAL
Authors: Prado Verônica Zandona , Vinci Aline Silva
Published: May 2016

Este artigo tem por objetivo conjugar duas pesquisas em nível de graduação em desenvolvimento quanto a seus aportes teóricos e questões de estudo em comum em relação à presença e abordagem do conceito de cultura no ensino de língua estrangeira (LE) bem como sua inclusão em uma forma outra de se pensar a educação linguística a partir de uma perspectiva intercultural. Partindo da reflexão de que a cultura é corriqueiramente tomada como mero componente ou acessório no processo de ensino-aprendizagem de línguas e que, concomitantemente, existe um processo de globalização em andamento, vimos como necessário debater sobre os impactos das interações humanas e conflitos interculturais, resultantes dessa integração contemporânea, para o ensino de LE. Tomando como base autores que discutem e teorizam noções de cunho intercultural e crítico (Maher, 2007), particularmente no âmbito da educação e do ensino de línguas (Kramsch, 1996; Kubota, 2001; Luke; 2001; Scheyerl, 2012), buscamos refletir sobre a heterogeneidade das práticas sociais e de que modo abordá-las nas aulas de LE a fim de desenvolver a compreensão intercultural e o pensamento crítico nos alunos, corroborando com novas e outras formas de construção do conhecimento e de ensino-aprendizagem, mais colaborativas e democráticas.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for Cancer and Clinical Oncology, Vol. 5, No. 1
Authors: Grey Lexie
Published: May 2016

Reviewer Acknowledgements for Cancer and Clinical Oncology, Vol. 5, No. 1, May 2016
A Small-Sized Locating Message for Cooperative Localization under Communication Constraint
Authors: Wang Leigang , Zhang Tao , Liang Rongjian
Published: May 2016

When one agent simultaneously measures multiple teammates in cooperative localization, how to share these relative measurements with low-cost communication is interesting. In this chapter, different communication requirements for sharing absolute measurement and relative measurement are analyzed under extended Kalman filtering, whereby we develop an algorithm to convert multiple relative measurements into one virtual absolute measurement. By this, less number of elements are required to be transmitted across the agents. The utilization of multi-relative measurements is changed to the mode of one round communication from conventional mode where the measurements are processed and broadcast one by one. Simulation results demonstrate that, using the virtual absolute measurement, the almost equal localization performance with real relative measurements is obtained.
Distance Determination Method for Normally Distributed Obstacle Avoidance of Mobile Robots in Stochastic Environments
Authors: Noh Jinhong , Huh Ukyoul
Published: May 2016

Obstacle avoidance methods require knowledge of the distance between a mobile robot and obstacles in the environment. However, in stochastic environments, distance determination is difficult because objects have position uncertainty. The purpose of this paper is to determine the distance between a robot and obstacles represented by probability distributions. Distance determination for obstacle avoidance should consider position uncertainty, computational cost and collision probability. The proposed method considers all of these conditions, unlike conventional methods. It determines the obstacle region using the collision probability density threshold. Furthermore, it defines a minimum distance function to the boundary of the obstacle region with a Lagrange multiplier method. Finally, it computes the distance numerically. Simulations were executed in order to compare the performance of the distance determination methods. Our method demonstrated a faster and more accurate performance than conventional methods. It may help overcome position uncertainty issues pertaining to obstacle avoidance, such as low accuracy sensors, environments with poor visibility or unpredictable obstacle motion.
School's Out–Gone Fishing!
Authors: Lancaster Ron
Published: May 2016

Rational functions and inverse variation underlie questions about fish tanks.
Algebraic Thinking through Koch Snowflake Constructions
Authors: Ghosh Jonaki B.
Published: May 2016

By engaging in recursive and explicit reasoning, students gain insight into the nature of fractal constructions.
Statistical Inference and Simulation with StatKey
Authors: Quinn Anne
Published: May 2016

StatKey, a free Web-based app, supplies real data to help with the central limit theorem, confidence intervals, and much more.
May 2016 Problems
Authors: Roscoe Matt B. , Pelikan Stephan
Published: May 2016

A monthly set of problems is aimed at a variety of ability levels.
The Lottery Is a Mathematics Powerball
Authors: Lim Vivian , Rubel Laurie , Shookhoff Lauren , Sullivan Mathew , Williams Sarah
Published: May 2016

Take a chance on introducing the mathematics of the lottery. It will further an understanding of not only probability, combinatorics, large and small numbers, and data analyses but also social justice.
Expanding Geometry Understanding with 3D Printing
Authors: Cochran Jill A. , Cochran Zane , Laney Kendra , Dean Mandi
Published: May 2016

Want an affordable, powerful tool that can be used to teach such topics as solids, volume, and cross sections? Look into a 3D printer.
Japanese Professional Development
Authors: Corey Douglas Lyman , Lemon Travis , Gilbert Edward , Ninomiya Hiroyuki
Published: May 2016

U.S. teachers describe effective professional development that they experienced in Japan and how their teaching has been illuminated through continued collaboration with Japanese colleagues.
Spaghetti Bridges: Modeling Linear Relationships
Authors: Kroon Cindy D.
Published: May 2016

Mathematics and science are natural partners. One of many examples of this partnership occurs when scientific observations are made, thus providing data that can be used for mathematical modeling. Developing mathematical relationships elucidates such scientific principles. This activity describes a data-collection activity in which students employ the scientific method to explore the relationship between the number of spaghetti strands making a “bridge” and the weight that the bridge can support. Students will make qualitative predictions about relationships between variables and write linear equations to represent their data.
Sharing a Birthday Cake
Authors: Matt Switzer J.
Published: May 2016

This month, students are presented with a scenario in which two friends must decide how to cut a cake so they each get the same amount. Students will use transformations and their spatial reasoning to determine various ways to cut the cake. Each month, elementary school teachers receive a problem along with suggested instructional notes and are asked to use the problem in their own classrooms and submit solutions, strategies, and reflections to the journal.
Going for a Swim
Authors: Covington Savannah
Published: May 2016

Math by the Month is a regular journal department that features collections of short activities focused on a monthly theme. These articles aim for an inquiry or problem-solving orientation that includes four activities each for grade bands K–2, 3–4, and 5–6. In this issue, the problems remind us of how it feels to go for a cool dip in the water and that math is all around us, even in the middle of a hot summer day.
L’exploitation financière des personnes aînées : une mise en contexte
Authors: Crête Raymonde , Dufour Marie-Hélène
Published: May 2016

En vue de mieux comprendre le contexte dans lequel se soulève la problématique de
l’exploitation financière des personnes aînées, le présent texte fait ressortir les points
saillants de ce phénomène, soit son ampleur, ses manifestations et ses conséquences de même
que les principaux moyens envisagés pour lutter contre cette forme de maltraitance. Cet
article introductif met également en relief les enjeux et les difficultés que soulèvent les
diverses mesures mises en place en vue de détecter, de prévenir et de réprimer les abus
financiers à l’égard des aînés. Enfin, ce texte présente l’état de la réflexion des juristes
québécois sur cette question et décrit comment le droit appréhende ce phénomène.
L’exploitation des personnes aînées : pour un élargissement des dérogations au secret
professionnel
Authors: Crête Raymonde , Dufour Marie-Hélène
Published: May 2016

Cette étude a pour but d’analyser la portée de l’obligation de préserver le secret
professionnel au regard du droit de toute personne âgée d’être protégée contre toute forme
d’exploitation, comme le prévoit la Charte des droits et libertés de la personne du
Québec. Dans un contexte où les professionnels peuvent être témoins d’une situation
d’exploitation envers une personne âgée, la question est de savoir si ces professionnels,
dans un objectif de protection, peuvent signaler cette situation et divulguer des
renseignements protégés par le secret professionnel en se fondant sur l’une des dérogations
permettant de révéler de l’information confidentielle en certaines circonstances
particulières. Dans le cadre de l’analyse de ces dérogations, les auteures s’interrogent sur
l’opportunité d’élargir la portée de celles-ci de façon à assurer une protection accrue des
personnes âgées vulnérables, tout en respectant l’autonomie et le droit à la vie privée de
ces personnes.
Communicative indicators, motor and cognitive development of hearing-impaired children
Authors: Amemiya Érica Endo , Soares Alexandra Dezani , Chiari Brasilia Maria
Published: May 2016

Introduction: For the assessment of child development in the deaf is effective protocols are needed for this population, as in Brazil, standardized tests for these children are still scarce 4.5. Thus, emphasis is placed on studying child development in deaf so that therapeutic and educational approaches are contemplated in accordance with the needs of each child. Objective:  Analyze the performance of children with hearing defi cit in different areas: Communications-Issue, Communication-reception, aspects Motors and Cognitive Aspects of Language. Methods: We have carried out a comparative study in an institutional clinic with 109 children, divided into 60 hearing individuals with typical development and 49 with hearing loss, severe to profound. The performance index was calculated for each child in these four domains. The index was analysed according to the equation: (number of responses in each area / number of assessed behaviours) x100. Results: In all age groups, hearing-impaired children had a smaller performance when compared to hearing children in the Communication – Emission domain. The Communication-Reception domain showed signifi cant differences (p < 0.05) from the 12-to-23-months to the 60-to-71-months age groups. The Cognitive Aspects domain demonstrated a signifi cant difference (p < 0.01) between hearing-impaired and hearing children aged 24 to 35 months and onwards. Motor Aspects only had a signifi cant difference (p < 0.01) in the last two age groups, 48-59 months and 60-71 months. The signifi cance level was 5%. Conclusion:  In all age groups, hearing-impaired children’s performance was worse when compared to hearing children. The intervention made by health professionals ought to take place as soon as possible in order to develop the cognitive, motor and language skills of the hearing-impaired child.
Critical role for the mediodorsal thalamus in permitting rapid reward-guided updating in stochastic reward environments
Authors: Chakraborty Subhojit , Kolling Nils , Walton Mark E , Mitchell Anna S
Published: May 2016

Adaptive decision-making uses information gained when exploring alternative options to decide whether to update the current choice strategy. Magnocellular mediodorsal thalamus (MDmc) supports adaptive decision-making, but its causal contribution is not well understood. Monkeys with excitotoxic MDmc damage were tested on probabilistic three-choice decision-making tasks. They could learn and track the changing values in object-reward associations, but they were severely impaired at updating choices after reversals in reward contingencies or when there were multiple options associated with reward. These deficits were not caused by perseveration or insensitivity to negative feedback though. Instead, monkeys with MDmc lesions exhibited an inability to use reward to promote choice repetition after switching to an alternative option due to a diminished influence of recent past choices and the last outcome to guide future behavior. Together, these data suggest MDmc allows for the rapid discovery and persistence with rewarding options, particularly in uncertain or changing environments.
O Ensino Fundamental no Brasil: breves reflexões sobre a trajetória histórica, as razões implícitas e implicações práticas para o ensino de 9 anos
Authors: Hirsch de Medeiros Michele , Mesomo Lira Aliandra Cristina
Published: May 2016

Este artigo tem o objetivo de explicitar questões históricas referentes à organização do ensino fundamental no Brasil, em especial a legislação mais recente que delineou a atual configuração desse nível de ensino em 9 anos, com ênfase para os aspectos relacionados à realidade do estado do Paraná. A partir de um levantamento histórico embasado em leis e documentos que orientaram e orientam o ensino fundamental, o texto problematiza as razões sociais, políticas e econômicas que podem ter influenciado a decisão de ampliação desse nível de ensino, assim como a obrigatoriedade da matrícula no primeiro ano das crianças na faixa etária de 6 anos de idade. O reconhecimento da trajetória do ensino fundamental na educação brasileira, diante do que foi estabelecido nas Leis de Diretrizes e Bases da Educação 4024/61, 5692/71 e 9394/96 e demais documentos nacionais, ancora-se em autores da área para uma análise crítica dos desdobramentos legais que envolvem a ampliação do ensino fundamental para 9 anos de duração. Consideramos, que a ampliação do ensino fundamental e a obrigatoriedade da matrícula das crianças aos 6 anos, pode ser um passo importante para a melhoria da educação, mas de modo algum se configura como solução para os maiores problemas educacionais brasileiros como a exclusão, evasão, repetência e defasagem idade/série.
TRABALHO E EMPREGABILIDADE NA EDUCAÇÃO PROFISSIONAL: REFLEXÕES A PARTIR DO MATERIALISMO HISTÓRICO.
Authors: Stryhalski Patricia Murara , Gesser Verônica , Fischer Gabriela Maia
Published: May 2016

O presente artigo discute o trabalho, empregabilidade e formação profissional à luz do Materialismo Histórico, levando em consideração os impactos curriculares e as políticas de currículo dessa modalidade versus empregabilidade. Apresenta o surgimento do trabalho na visão de Marx até o atual contexto e as relações de trabalho hoje existentes relacionados à empregabilidade e também com a educação. Caracteriza-se como um estudo teórico de cunho qualitativo.