bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS WITH PERMANENT CARDIAC PACING
Authors: Gonçalo Sumaya dos Santos , Grotti Elisa Maia de Oliveira , Furuia Rejane Kiyomi , Dantas Rosana Aparecida Spadoti , Rossi Lídia Aparecida , Dessotte Carina Aparecida Marosti
Published: February 2020

ABSTRACT Objective: to assess the health-related quality of life of patients with a permanent cardiac pacemaker. Method: descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study conducted in the arrhythmia outpatient unit of a university hospital located in the interior of São Paulo, Brazil. The consecutive and non-probabilistic sample was composed of both sexes, older than 29 years old, having a pacemaker for at least one month. Those lacking the cognitive condition to answer the questionnaires, as well as those with dyspnea, weakness, or fatigue at the time the instruments were applied, or with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator, were excluded. The generic instrument Medical Outcomes Study 36 - Item Short-Form Health Survey, composed of 36 questions distributed into eight domains along with the specific instrument Assessment of Quality of Life and Related Events, composed of 20 questions distributed into three domains, were used to assess health-related quality of life. Results: 88 patients participated; most were men, had a partner, and were aged 64.3 (±13) years old on average. The domains from the Medical Outcomes Study 36 that obtained the highest means, that is, were the best-rated, were Social Functioning (78.1; ±26.8) and Emotional Well-Being (68.2; ±23.9), while the lowest means were obtained by Physical Health (48.2; ±41.4) and Physical Functioning (58.5; ±27.9). In regard to the Assessment of Quality of Life and Related Events, the Arrhythmia domain had the highest mean and best quality of life (78.2; ±20.7), while the lowest mean was Dyspnea (71.1; ±26.8). Conclusion: the patients gave the highest health-related quality of life ratings in regard to mental domains and the lowest ratings for the physical domains.
RELATIONSHIP OF ANXIETY AND PREOPERATIVE DEPRESSION WITH POST-OPERATIVE PAIN
Authors: Periañez Carlos Alberto Henao , Diaz Marcio Alexander Castillo , Bonisson Priscila Lara Vieira , Simino Giovana Paula Rezende , Barbosa Maria Helena , Mattia Ana Lúcia De
Published: February 2020

ABSTRACT Objectiv:e to analyze the relationship of anxiety and depression in the preoperative period with the presence of pain in the postoperative period. Method: cohort study conducted at a university hospital in the state of Minas Gerais (Brazil), between february and July 2017, with 65 patients. A collection instrument was elaborated for the demographic and clinical characteristics. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale was used to assess anxiety and depression; pain intensity was measured using the Verbal Numerical Scale. Data were submitted to descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. Results: according to demographic and clinical characteristics, most patients were female, with a median age of 44 years and surgical specialty of the digestive tract. In the preoperative period, 31 (47.7%) had anxiety, and nine (13.8%), depression. None of the patients reported pain immediately prior to surgery. The incidence of moderate to severe postoperative pain was 32 (49.2%) patients. There was a statistically significant difference in the distribution of patients with postoperative pain in relation to the presence or absence of preoperative anxiety (p value <0.001). There is no statistically significant difference in the distribution of patients with postoperative pain in relation to the presence or absence of preoperative depression (0.733). In multivariate analysis, preoperative anxiety was a predictive factor for postoperative pain. Depression was not a predictive factor of postoperative pain. Conclusion: It was demonstrated that, regardless of the demographic and clinical characteristics of the studied sample, the presence of anxiety in patients in the preoperative period is a predictive factor of postoperative pain.
Serious game for locomotor rehabilitation of hemiparetic stroke patients
Authors: Eichinger Fernando Luís Fischer , Soares Antonio Vinicius , Noveletto Fabrício , Sagawa Júnior Yoshimasa , Bertemes Filho Pedro , Domenech Susana Cristina
Published: February 2020

Abstract Introduction: Hemiparesis post-stroke usually results in locomotor limitations. As conventional rehabilitation is monotonous, the Serious Games (SG) represents an excellent treatment strategy, allowing to perform physical training in an interesting and enjoyable way. Objective: To evaluate the effects of an exercise program using the SG developed for hemiparetic stroke patients’ locomotor rehabilitation. Method: Non-Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Twenty-four hemiparetic stroke patients with subacute or chronic stroke (twelve men), mean age of 57.8 ± 10.4 years (injury time of 16.8 ± 19.6 months) participated in the study. The experimental group (n = 16) participated in an exercise program with the SG for lower limb rehabilitation. The control group (n = 8) received conventional treatment (kinesiotherapy). The intervention consisted of sessions twice a week for ten weeks. The following parameters were assessed: muscle strength (dynamometry), spasticity (Modified Ashworth Scale), functional mobility (Timed Up and Go Test - TUGT), and the gait speed (GS). Results: Both groups showed improvements, but the experimental group was better in all the studied variables, the muscular strength of the lower limb paresis and of the quadriceps femoris (p = 0.002; d = 0.7); and for the hamstrings (p < 0.001; d = 1.3), TUGT (p < 0.001; d = 0.4), and GS (p = 0.001; d = 0.4). Conclusion: The exercise program with the SG was useful for the patients treated in this study. The results showed a superiority of the SG regarding the conventional treatment in all the controlled variables. This was probably because of the greater repeatability of the exercises and the increased attention and motivation.
Influence of stretching exercises in musculoskeletal pain in nursing professionals
Authors: Silva Filho José Nunes da , Gurgel Jonas Lírio , Porto Flávia
Published: February 2020

Abstract Introduction: Nursing professionals (NPs) experience musculoskeletal pain that leads them to leave work. Objective: To analyze the effects of muscle stretching exercises (MSE) on pain among NPs. Method: This is a randomized controlled parallel experiment, in which 28 NPs (7 men and 21 women) were allocated into experimental (EG, n = 15; 47.4 years ± 9.5) and control (CG, n = 13; 39.15 years ± 9.6) groups. MSEs were performed for two months, three days a week, 40 min per session. A visual numeric scale was used, for which the intensity ranged from 0 (no pain) to 10 (maximum pain). The research was registered at the Brazilian Clinical Trials Registry website (TRIAL: RBR- 8chg6q). For statistics, the Shapiro-Wilk, T-independent and two-way ANOVA tests were applied for repeated measures with Tukey’s post-hoc test (P ≤ 0.05). Results: Most NPs work on weekends (68%) and/or have other professional activities (60.7%); 42.9% had to miss work at least once in the year prior to the survey and 66.7% of those were due to medical reasons; 42.9% work more than 10 hours/day. Of the NPs, 89.3% of the volunteers in both groups lived daily with pain in some region of the body. Pain decreased after the MSE program was initiated in the EG (p = 0.001) and differed from the CG (p = 0.002). Conclusion: MSEs were beneficial for pain reduction in NPs.
The photobiomodulation (658, 830 and 904nm) on wound healing in histomorphometric analysis
Authors: Barbosa Letícia Sandis , Parisi Julia Risso , Viana Lucas do Carmo , Carneiro Marcella Bernucci , Silva Josie Resende Torres da , Silva Marcelo Lourenço da , Novaes Rômulo Dias , Sousa Ligia de
Published: February 2020

Abstract Introduction: Photobiomodulation (PBM) assists in the processes of angiogenesis and cellular mitosis after skin lesion, contributing to tissue repair. Objective: to investigate the effects of photobiomodulation (during the proliferative phase) of 658 nm, 830 nm and 904 nm in the repair of skin lesions in an animal model. Method: 658 nm (G658), 830 nm (G830), 904 nm (G904) PBM, and control group (CG) integrated the research. We submitted the animals to an excisional wound and treatment at different wavelengths for 14 days. On the seventh and 14-1485004059th postoperative days, we calculated the area and percentage of lesion contraction. The animals were sacrificed on the 14-1485004056th postoperative day and cutaneous section of the injured region was collected for histomorphometric evaluation of the cellularity, neovascularization, thickness of the epidermis and volume density of collagen fibers colored with H&E and Picross Sirius respectively. For the statistical analysis, we applied the ANOVA test. Results: the G658 presented higher cellularity than GC (p = 0.03). The animals in the G658 group showed a significant increase in the neovascularization in relation to the CG (p = 0.01). Type III collagen significantly increased in G904 compared to G830 (p < 0.0001) and CG (p < 0.0001). The G658 had a significant increase in type III collagen fibers compared to G830 (p < 0.0001) and GC (p < 0.0001). We found no significant difference in the thickness of the epidermis, wound area, and in the percentage wound of contraction between the analyzed groups. Conclusion: PBM was effective to stimulate the tissue repair process, with better results for the 658 nm wavelength.
Tongue position for lingual frenulum assessment
Authors: Martinelli Roberta Lopes de Castro , Marchesan Irene Queiroz , Berretin-Felix Giédre
Published: February 2020

ABSTRACT Purpose: to compare the movements of elevation and protrusion of the tongue in order to determine which position provides better lingual frenulum assessment. Methods: a database of 92 audiovisual recordings of subjects over six-years of age diagnosed with ankyloglossia was used to verify the shape of the tip of the tongue during tongue elevation and protrusion. The Chi-Square Test for Proportion was applied to verify possible differences between the postures of elevation and protrusion. The significance level of 5% (p<0.05) was adopted. Results: the statistical analysis demonstrated that both shapes, i.e., the V-shaped one and the heart-shaped one are more visible during tongue elevation than during tongue protrusion. Conclusion: elevation is the position that allows the best observation of the shape of the tip of the tongue.
Speech-language-hearing therapy and clinical listening in a mental health team: perception of parents of children with autism spectrum disorder
Authors: Barbosa Caroline Lopes , Alencar Isabela Barros Gonçalves , Mendes Vera Lúcia Ferreira , Souza Luiz Augusto de Paula
Published: February 2020

ABSTRACT Purpose: to analyze the effects of clinical listening in the discourse of parents of children with autism about the speech-language-hearing work in the team of a Children and Youth Psychosocial Attention Center (Centro de Atenção Psicossocial Infanto-Juvenil). Methods: a descriptive case study research with nine parents of children with autism. Results: the parents recognize, in the therapeutic experience with the speech-language-hearing therapist, changes in the quality of communication and relationship with their children, becoming more linguistically open and interesting figures to their children, because they understand the communication dynamics and feel ready to develop it. The parents incorporated the idea that it is through a shared playing that their children develop both subjectively and cognitively. They realize that the change and interaction with and between their children, as proposed by the speech-language-hearing therapy, generate care and enlarge the social repertoire of communication. Conclusion: speech-language-hearing therapy was considered as belonging and fundamental to the field of mental health in the work with children with autism, which reinforces the listening offered to the parents by the team.
Does self-correction in the Rapid Naming Test reflect cognitive and language performance in teens?
Authors: Jesus Luciana Cássia de , Martins-Reis Vanessa de Oliveira , Alves Luciana Mendonça
Published: February 2020

ABSTRACT Objective: to describe the occurrence of self-correction among adolescents in the rapid automatic naming test and the influence of schooling, type of visual stimulation and cognitive and language skills. Methods: 83 typical adolescents from 11 to 16 years old, enrolled from 6th to 9th grade of two public schools in Belo Horizonte participated in the study. The following tests were applied: rapid automatic naming, NEUPSILIN Brief Neuropsychological Assessment Instrument and Boston Naming. During rapid naming, substitutions and self-correction were accounted for. The variation in the number of errors, with and without self-correction, was related to schooling, functions and skills evaluated. Appropriate statistical tests were applied, adopting a significance level lower than 0.05. Results: individuals who made no mistakes had a better performance in attention, executive functions, memory, and vocabulary than those who made. Adolescents who performed self-correction were better at attention than those who did not correct themselves. Non-alphanumeric stimuli presented a higher occurrence of self-correction. Non-alphanumeric and alphanumeric tasks differed in terms of number of errors, both with and without self-correction. Adolescents from the early and late years of middle school differed regarding self-correction in the task of naming letters. Conclusion: self-correction was frequent in the evaluated sample and differentiated the group of adolescents who self-corrected or not, regarding attention, executive functions and vocabulary.
Validity and reliability of the Brazilian version of the Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version for university students and adult population
Authors: Andrade André Luiz Monezi , Kim Dai-Jin , Caricati Verônica Vidotto , Martins Gabriella Di Girolamo , Kirihara Isabeli Kaori , Barbugli Beatriz Cortese , Enumo Sonia Regina Fiorim , De Micheli Denise
Published: February 2020

Abstract This study sought evidence of the validity of the Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version for a Brazilian sample of 718 individuals, amongst university students (n = 387, M age = 22.1 years) and adults (n = 331, M age = 35.2 years), who completed a sociodemographic questionnaire and the scale. The transcultural adaptation was carried out using specific protocols as recommended by expert’s committees. The factorial structure was evaluated by three methods: Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Principal Component Analysis, and Network Analysis. The adjustment parameters were not adequate and Principal Component Analysis explained 39.2% of the variance. The scale showed good reliability (α = 0.81) and a 39.4% prevalence of problematic phone use. The Network Analysis indicated that the correlations between the items were similar in the two populations. This is an unpublished study evaluating the usage pattern of smartphones in a sample of the adult population from all Brazilian states.
Dimensões Metodológicas e Analíticas da Extensão Universitária
Authors: Cristofoletti Evandro Coggo , Serafim Milena Pavan
Published: February 2020

RESUMO: O objetivo do artigo é apresentar e debater uma proposta metodológica para se pesquisar a extensão universitária nas universidades. Retirou-se esta proposição de um estudo histórico e conceitual acerca das concepções e práticas de extensão. A partir daí, desenvolveu-se uma série de dimensões metodológicas: quem faz extensão; a quem se destina; quais atividades a materializam; que tipo de conhecimento é estendido e quais os objetivos deste processo; porque se faz a extensão; impactos da atividade extensionista; como as atividades são legitimadas; inserção contextual e histórica; e o debate acerca do compromisso social da universidade.
Gestão Escolar em Feira de Santana: análise dos textos oficiais
Authors: Santos Solange Mary Moreira , Castro Selma Barros Daltro de
Published: February 2020

RESUMO: No século XXI incorpora-se ao discurso da gestão escolar a necessidade de regulamentação da função do gestor. A pesquisa documental aqui realizada contou com a análise de documentos oficiais do município de Feira de Santana, Bahia, entre os anos de 1990 e 2015, usando o Ciclo de Políticas como abordagem de análise. Os resultados evidenciaram que o modelo de gestão predominante emerge das inter-relações entre escola, poder local, contexto nacional e produção de documentos oficiais. A eleição de diretores, como forma de provimento da função gestora, revelou indícios para a compreensão do modelo de gestão democrática em Feira de Santana, influenciado pela participação dos movimentos docentes e da população local.
Processos de Afrobetização e Letramento de (Re)Existências na Educação de Jovens e Adultos
Authors: Santos Carla Liane Nascimento dos , Dantas Tânia Regina
Published: February 2020

RESUMO: O trabalho discute as temáticas de educação e processos de ensino-aprendizagem ao longo da vida, tomando como recorte as relações raciais nos contextos da Educação de Jovens e Adultos (EJA) no Brasil, considerando o que determina a Lei 10.639/03. Trata-se de um estudo de caráter exploratório-descritivo, com abordagem mista que associa a análise de indicadores, a pesquisa bibliográfica e a pesquisa documental, além de dados de duas experiências na EJA. Os resultados revelam que a EJA por ser constituída majoritariamente por negros e negras, pode ser entendida como uma ação afirmativa, que busca corrigir distorções e reparar injustiças históricas. Aponta como proposta pedagógica para o ensino e a aprendizagem significativa a associação entre afrobetização e letramentos de (re) existências.
Extended use of poultry manure as a nutrient source for flood-irrigated rice crop
Authors: Schmidt Fabiana , Knoblauch Ronaldir
Published: February 2020

Abstract: The objective of this work was to evaluate changes in the soil chemical properties, nitrogen use efficiency, and grain yield of flood-irrigated rice fields after the addition of poultry manure during five years. Trials were carried out in a randomized complete block design, with three replicates. The treatments were: chemical fertilizers, N-P2O5-K2O; control, no fertilizers; and poultry manure doses, 2.5, 5.0, and 10.0 Mg ha-1. Poultry manure increased soil pH, base saturation, and phosphorus, potassium, calcium, and zinc contents more than the chemical fertilizers. Adding poultry manure to the soil increased N ammonification (35 mg kg-1 NH4 +-N) from the first to the fourth week after rice was sown. The exclusive use of poultry manure was not sufficient to provide adequate nutrition to rice plants after the decrease in NH4 +-N content in the soil. The cumulative N uptake by plants and rice yield were lower with poultry manure application than with the chemical fertilizers. Adding poultry manure to flood-irrigated rice fields for five years alters soil chemical properties, improves fertility, does not favor nitrogen use efficiency by rice plants, and promotes a lower grain yield than the chemical fertilizers.
Selection indexes in the simultaneous increment of yield components in topcross hybrids of green maize
Authors: Candido Willame dos Santos , Silva Caique Machado e , Costa Maraiza Lima , Silva Bruna Elaine de Almeida , Miranda Beatriz Lima de , Pinto Jefferson Fernando Naves , Reis Edésio Fialho dos
Published: February 2020

Abstract: The objective of this work was to define the most suitable selective strategy for the simultaneous increment of yield components of green maize, by comparing three selection indexes weighted by economic weights and by the REML/BLUP method, in the assessment of predicted genetic gains for traits of interest. An experiment with 75 topcross hybrids from partially inbred S1 lines of green maize was carried out in Jataí, in the state of Goiás, Brazil, using a randomized complete block design, with four replicates. The following yield traits were evaluated: straw ears and commercial ears, grain mass, ear length, ear diameter, and number of ear rows. The selection indexes of Smith and Hazel, Williams, and Mulamba & Mock were applied and weighted for four economic weights (1, CVg, CVg/CVe, and h2). Among the tested selection indexes, those of Williams and Mulamba & Mock are the best-fit ones for the selection of topcross hybrids of green maize, as they provide positive and more balanced selection gains for all evaluated traits. The REML/BLUP method shows better predicted genetic gains than those achieved by the three selection indexes, besides being efficient for the selection of topcross hybrids of green maize.
“A brincadeira é o que salva”: dimensão brincalhona e resistência das creches/pré-escolas da USP
Authors: Prado Patrícia Dias , Anselmo Viviane Soares
Published: February 2020

Resumo Ao investigar as possibilidades de retomada da dimensão brincalhona de professoras e professores que atuam com crianças pequenas, principal pré-requisito da profissão docente, este artigo apresenta e discute relatos de professoras/es acerca de suas concepções e ações em relação à brincadeira, assim como as observações de suas jornadas educativas em uma das creches/pré-escolas da Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Para tanto, foi realizado um estudo de caso, de caráter qualitativo, com um grupo de meninas e meninos pequenas/os (5 anos de idade) e de sua professora, bem como momentos coletivos com as demais crianças, professoras e professor da instituição. Também foram realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas com a professora da turma observada e com o único professor da equipe, além da coleta e análise de documentos, como o Projeto Político Pedagógico da referida creche/pré-escola. As análises dos dados foram realizadas em articulação com a produção brasileira e estrangeira de pesquisas recentes no campo da pedagogia da educação infantil e das ciências sociais (como a sociologia e a antropologia), bem como na interface com as artes na primeira infância, sobretudo com as corpóreas. Ao buscar compreender como ocorria uma educação de escuta sensível e de protagonismo infantil, centrada na criação de espaços, tempos e relações brincantes, verificaram-se caminhos de lutas e territórios de disputas pelo direito à creche e, por isso, de referência e de resistência pela Educação Infantil brasileira.
The effect of elevated temperatures on the properties of cold-drawn steel fibres
Authors: Serafini Ramoel , Mendes Lívia Mourão , Salvador Renan Pícolo , de Figueiredo Antonio Domingues
Published: February 2020

This study aims to evaluate the effect of elevated temperatures on the physical, mechanical and microstructural properties of a hooked-end steel fibre for temperatures of 100, 350, 750 and 1000°C. Results show that an oxidation layer is formed on the surface of the fibres exposed to temperatures of 750°C and above, which leads to an increase in external diameter and mass. Reductions in tensile strength are directly proportional to the temperature increase, while rupture strain values significantly increase for temperatures above the recrystallisation temperature of steel. This study contributes to the understanding of the contribution of steel fibres to the overall behaviour of the composite after temperature exposure and serves as an input for recently developed numerical models.
Theoretical Foundations of Comparative Criminology in a Global Dimension
Authors: Meško Gorazd , Voronin Viacheslav
Published: February 2020

Comparative criminology is becoming a topical trend in the modern globalized world. The authors present definitions, methods of comparative criminology, they discuss the organizations and agencies that are involved in comparative criminological research. They also show the relevance of conducting international, regional, continental comparative criminological research. It is believed that the goal of comparative criminology is not just the collection of statistical material in several countries, but rather the development of mutually dependent criminological theories. The goals of research conducted within the framework of comparative criminology are, primarily, the extension of criminological theories beyond cultural and national boundaries, the assessment of the national systems of criminal justice and national criminal policies, as well as the coordination of efforts in counteracting transnational crime. As for the methodology of research within the framework of comparative criminology, the authors describe the use of micro-, macro- and meta-analysis. The topics of comparative criminological research are dictated by globalization. In particular, the following topics are relevant: the legality of the work of law enforcement and criminal justice bodies, human rights and some new forms of crime — with an emphasis on environmental protection, consumer rights, food security, as well as cybercrime. The authors present examples of relevant research in comparative criminology at the global, continental and regional levels. Books in comparative criminology, as well as research journals, are mainly published in English, but national criminology textbooks, as rule, summarize the results of comparative criminological research, so some material in criminology textbooks could, in fact, be categorized as comparative criminology. The authors then describe the problems that hinder the development of comparative criminology in Russia. On the whole, the task of the authors is to present the instruments of comparative criminology to Russian researchers, which could contribute to the development of comparative criminological studies in Russia.
Strikes in Essential Services in Kenya: The Doctors, Nurses and Clinical Officers' Strikes Revisited and Lessons from South Africa
Authors: Gathongo Johana Kambo , Ndimurwimo Leah
Published: February 2020

The right to strike is one of the fundamental rights enshrined in the Kenyan Constitution, 2010. Any limitation to the right involves the danger of collective bargaining. The right to strike is derived from the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 that Kenya ratified on 18 July 1951. Article 2(4) of the Constitution emphasises that any law inconsistent with it is void.
The Labour Relations Act, 2007 gives effect to the constitutional right to strike but is also subject to a number of limitations. Such limitations include the prohibition of strikes for employees who are engaged in essential services. Although the limitations to the right to strike may be justified, a number of bottlenecks exists in the current scope and application of the Labour Relations Act. For example, the Labour Relations Act does not provide mechanisms in terms of which essential service employees can lawfully embark on strikes. Unlike disputes in South Africa, those about essential services in Kenya are not preceded by consensus-seeking processes such as conciliation, mediation and arbitration. Instead, essential service disputes are referred directly to the Employment and Labour Relations Court for litigation. Consequently, the rights of employees who are employed in essential services like hospitals and patients' right to access health care services can easily be violated. Due to the lacunae in the Labour Relations Act, an increase in the number of strikes in essential services has been witnessed in Kenya.
This article argues that the litigation of disputes in essential services should be the option of last resort. In addition, to date, more than 11 years after the Labour Relations Act came into effect, no provisions have been incorporated or even suggested that employer and trade unions need to conclude minimum service agreements and designate employees to perform the minimum services. This article suggests that, trade unions and government can work together through adopting consultative and more inclusive approaches in order to establish an effective statutory framework that regulates the right to strike in essential services in Kenya.
Huellas de la primera publicación en un docente de inglés: un relato de vida
Authors: Cárdenas Melba Libia
Published: February 2020

Este artículo se centra en el relato de vida de un docente, participante en un estudio de caso de corte etnográfico que busca conocer, entre otros aspectos, el papel que atribuyen profesores de inglés a la publicación de su primer artículo en una revista académica o científica, en su ciclo profesional. Para la recolección de información se emplearon entrevistas a profundidad y evidencias documentales. En primer lugar, se presentan los elementos conceptuales que guiaron la aplicación del enfoque narrativo en lo concerniente a los relatos de vida. Luego se describen el contexto de la investigación y el proceso metodológico. A continuación, y puesto que se optó por el análisis narrativo, se incluye el relato de vida de un docente de inglés, ilustrado a partir de su trayectoria como escritor. El relato muestra el papel de la escritura académica y la publicación de sus trabajos en la vida de los profesores, así como algunas implicaciones para fomentar un rol activo en sus comunidades académicas.
The impact of the output gap on the unemployment rate: evidence from Mexico, 1987q1-2018q4
Authors: García-Ramos Manuel
Published: February 2020

Using quarterly data for Mexico from 1987Q1 to 2018Q4, we measure the impact of output gap on the unemployment rate based on a State-Space model with time-varying coefficients. From an econometric modeling point of view, this model allows asymmetrical interactions between the output gap and unemployment rate. Our principal conclusions are: 1) The long-term equilibrium unemployment rate is equal to 3.06; 2) the unemployment rate does not exhibit hysteresis; 3) when GDP is lower than potential output, the impact of its growth on the unemployment rate is -0.43 percent points; and 4) when GDP is higher than potential output, the impact of its growth on the unemployment rate is close to zero. It implies that the reaction of the unemployment rate to output gap is different when the output gap is increasing from that when the output gap is decreasing; i.e., the output gap does not have the same effect on the unemployment rate over time.
A prevalência de lesões musculoesqueléticas em funcionários de empresas de funilaria automotiva em Teresina-PI
Authors: Adad Rivanda Berenice Silva de Freitas , Da Silva Danyele Holanda , Sousa Izabelle Macedo
Published: February 2020

INTRODUÇÃO: Os distúrbios osteomusculares relacio­nados ao trabalho são um conjunto de afecções comumente ligadas ao tra­balho e podem ocorrer de forma combinada ou não ao uso repetido e forçado de grupos musculares e à manu­tenção de posturas inadequadas. Sua incidência vem aumentando gradativamente a cada ano, devido à influência de diversos fatores. OBJETIVOS: Identificar a prevalência de lesões musculoesqueléticas em funcionários de empresas automotivas. METODOLOGIA: Este estudo foi do quantitativo e qualitativo. Participaram da pesquisa 23 voluntários, os quais foram analisados por meio de uma avaliação física e socioeconômica, além de ser aplicado o Questionário Nórdico de Sintomas Osteomusculares. Os participantes foram observados durante a execução de suas atividades no seu ambiente de trabalho, onde foram analisadas as manutenções e compensações posturais e os principais movimentos durante as atividades. RESULTADOS: O estudo evidenciou dentre os participantes predomínio do sexo masculino, foi apresentada a distribuição da amostra em relação a faixa etária, escolaridade, tempo de serviço, função que exerce, percepção de esforço, além de relatar a existência de dor durante e/ou após ao horário de trabalho. CONCLUSÃO: Os resultados apontaram para a região da coluna lombar como sendo a de maior intensidade de distúrbios musculoesqueléticos relacionados ao trabalho entre o grupo de trabalhadores pesquisados. Foi observado que não há uma relação linear entre sintomas osteomusculares, avaliação hemodinâmica, idade e tempo de serviço. Por outro lado, a baixa escolarização esteve associada com o aumento da probabilidade de diagnóstico.
Mathematical Communication Process of Junior High School Students in Solving Problems based on APOS Theory
Authors: SUMAJİ Sumaji , SA'DİJAH Cholis , SUSİSWO Susiswo , SİSWORO Sisworo
Published: February 2020

TRole of mathematical communication in learning is needed. Mathematical communication could carry conceptual understanding, problem solving, and mathematics reasoning. This research aims to explain communication process of Junior High School students in solving problems based on APOS framework theory. In solving mathematics problem at school, it emphasizes more on outcome than process without considering students’ reasoning process. To express mathematics ideas, the learning seems to emphasize on written than spoken. To solve that problem, there is a need of mathematical communication process connection to students’ reasoning in solving problems. The reasoning skill of the students was reviewed based on APOS Theory. This research is a qualitative research. The instruments of collecting data were problem solving task and interview. The results showed that there were 10 students performing mathematical communication process by having pseudo drawing communication and 20 students by having pseudo mathematical expression communication criteria.
Seawater sample preparation for microplastic determination v1
Authors: Dolores Gelado Caballero Mª , Montoto Martínez Tania
Published: February 2020

The following protocol is fit for seawater sample preparation prior to its observation under a stereomicroscope for the determination or microplastic particles.
Cloning of standardized L0 parts into pUAP4 for Loop type IIS assembly v2
Authors: Frangedakis Eftychis , Sauret-Gueto Susana
Published: February 2020

Protocol for cloning of DNA L0 parts into pUAP4 using SapI type IIS assembly. A standarised L0 part has at its end 5' and 3' fusion sites that follow the common syntax. For Marchantia L0 parts, we commonly use eight positions and nine fusion sites, by combining positions A2-A3 for proximal promoter (PROMP), and B1-B2 for 5’ untranslated region (5UTR). The other types of parts are: A1 for distal promoter (PROMD), B3 for coding sequence with start codon and no stop codon (CDS1), B4 for coding sequence without start or stop codon (CDS2), B5 coding sequence without start codon and with stop codon (CTAG), B6 for 3’ untranslated region (3UTR) and C1 for transcription terminator (TERM). Parts can span multiple fusion sites, like A1-A3 for promoter (PROM), A1-B2 for promoter with 5’ UTR (PROM5), B3-B4 for coding sequence with start codon and no stop codon for N-terminal fusion with CTAG (CDS12), B3-B6 for coding sequence with start and stop codons (CDS), or B6-C1 for 3’ UTR with terminator (3TERM).
DNA extraction for human microbe samples. v1
Authors: Hao Lilan
Published: February 2020

This protocol is used to clarity the process of total DNA extration for human microbe samples.
Re-Designing the Design Brief as a Digital Learning Tool with Participatory Design Approach
Authors: DEMIRBAS Duysal , TIMUR OGUT Sebnem
Published: February 2020

Today, industrial design education is faced with a new group of students who have met daily life technologies from a very early age. The transformations in educational environments are becoming more and more important for project-based and student-centered design education model. Understanding the needs and expectations of the changing student profile has become essential for design education, which puts new and original outputs as the main objective. Students’ expectations of having a say in their own learning environments also provide an important opportunity for them to play an active role in the focus of this change. The aim of this study is to determine the design criteria of a new learning tool in line with the needs and expectations of the new generation industrial design students with a student-oriented approach. Participatory Design workshops were organized to expose expectations of the current learners about a new Design Brief in a digital and online medium. In this qualitative study conducted with participatory design method, gamification elements were used to increase students’ motivation, interest, and participation. Design criteria for a new generation design brief have been introduced with participatory design method. All suggestions were found to indicate a more interactive structure depending on the variable and cyclical structure of the design.
Collaborative Writing Using Google Docs in Primary Education: Development of Argumentative Discourse
Authors: ZIOGA Chrysoula , BIKOS Konstantinos
Published: February 2020

The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of a collaborative writing programme through the Google Docs writing tool on the production of argumentative discourse within the framework of Modern Greek Language teaching. The participants were 23 pupils in Year 5 who received a six-month period teaching intervation (two hours per week) that included collaborative writing activities of argumentative discourse. Prior to the beginning, and following the end of the programme the performance of all participants on argumentative discourse writing skills was evaluated with a 13-criteria Rubric scale. The results of the paired- sample t-tests showed a statistically significant difference between pre- and post tests in the majority of the criteria and the total scores of the rubric. It is therefore concluded that, the use of a Web platform may positively contribute towards the enhancement of argumentative discourse writing skills of pupils in Year 5 of Primary Education.
Fracture of european cultural consciousness of the XIX-XX centuries: change of paradigm
Authors:   Bogdan Khmelnitsky National University of Cherkassy, Pushonkova O. A.
Published: February 2020

The article analyzes the phenomenon of cultural fracture (shift, breakdown), which reflects the nature of transformational processes in the culture of the end of the XIX — early XX century and focuses on the mechanisms of transmission of the cultural and historical experience of mankind. The dynamic character of changes in the European cultural consciousness on the verge of the XIX and XX centuries, the transition from the classical model of cultural interpretation to the non-classical and post-classical, the role of everyday life in the "inalienable" states of culture has been researched. The connection between criticism of culture and correlation between scientific and art world views of the end of the XIX and the beginning of the XX century has been revealed. The consequences of a total cultural fracture in the human consciousness of European culture in the projections of cultural-traumatic discourse are revealed through the conceptual topography of the XX century culture. The culture of everyday life, which arises in the XIX century as a culture of comfort, has become the cause of a collision between alternative spiritual states of culture, which also caused a situation of fracture. The fracture of culture reveal the inner essence of culture and in the conditions of the anthropological crisis form a new dynamic model of the worldview that includes the past and the future at the same time. If in the classical version of the philosophy of culture the crisis is perceived as a source of eschatological sentiment, then in the non-classical one it acquires signs of an existential crisis, which outlines a new type of "split" cultural consciousness. The sharp change in ideological orientations concentrates the attention of researchers on transitional states of culture, which has a huge evaluetive potential, as the need for their inclusion in the dynamism and the logic of cultural development (O. Losev, N. Mankovskaya, G. Knabe, and others). Actualization in the mental field of modern culture of new meanings and metaphorical concepts - "labyrinth", "rhizome", "fold", "crossroads" is the consequence of the continuation of permanent transition, the state of search in situation of uncertainty. The situation of the XX — beginning of the XXI century is not a fracture, because it is rather a deepening of the tendencies that were laid in the late XIX - XX centuries. Of course, fundamentally new phenomena arise, a new topography of culture is formed, in connection with the advent of information technologies appear new types of identity, which acquires signs of "drifting", cultural-traumatic discourse is formed. However, these processes can rather be defined not as a radical "revaluation of values", but as a "dispersal" of new values acquired during the XX century, "improvement" of new formats of the culture of everyday life, the problems of which arise in the XIX century.
A few notes on fundamental approaches in the postmodern theories of culture
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, Sajtarly I. A.
Published: February 2020

This article is devoted to a complicated problem in the postmodern philosophy of culture, within framework of that there is ambiguous attitudes to understanding of cultural field. On the one hand, the postmodern thinkers criticize the traditional culture, which in their opinion is based on repressions and violence. On the other hand, they reject the current system of values because they consider it to be decadent in relation to both humans and society. It should be concluded from this philosophy, that in the role of "schizoid subject", in contrast with postmodernist arguments, we have reached a limit not for capitalism, but mainly for culture.
Emmulation and victim (the analysis of the value aspect of the artificial intelligence creation in Nick Bostrom`s model)
Authors:   National Academy of Culture and Arts Management, Sivers V. A.
Published: February 2020

The article marks that in a newest period of history when the prospect of achievement of technological singularity need ake effectiveness of traditional cognitive models, special actuality consideration of ethic-philosophical аnd socio-anthropogenic acquires and aspects of creation of artificial intelligence to be revised (AI). Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom tells about "loading of value" in the intelligence system, but does not examine emulation of experiencing as its basic condition. Attention to this problem predetermines introduction to the research field of the valued vector as a "victim" concept. It is reasonable, that general basis of ordinary human logic and developers of the systems of the calculated machines programming is a concept of sense, and one of key elements that form sense, there is a value that exists in a transition from its embodiment to the loss. Embodiment and loss of value form experiencing and become an event. Transition from the processes of reflection, that is imitated during creation of AI to the "event" concept as field and kernel of axiology of "experiencing" concept is the general element of research of psychology, axiology and to development of the systems of AI . It also contains sense of "victim" concept as passing from external to internal. If consciousness can be presented as ability of reflection, and appearance of life is impossible without replication id est self - copying then development of such presentation provides, for that a printing-down takes place over and over, but not fully, not quite, id est on other basis. The change of this basis means possibility of loss of present existence as to the result of action of mechanism self-copying and outlines possibility of introduction of "victim" concept. At the same time, a victim as a mechanism of natural selection differs from a victim in the human understanding. The feature of human form of value existence appears in its description of oblatoryness, where transformation of the last on new is the act realized and voluntarily from the side of man. A conclusion is grounded in the article, that it follows to give possibility to develop freely and without limitations, that will allow it (id est AІ) to investigate itself research of AІ and AІ, and it follows to provide the terms of such research a man, that in a regenerate form demonstrates the stages of oblatory motion of man to the inevitably result of "loading of value" in a certain imitation system.
Legal status of smart contracts: features, role, significance
Authors: Kirillova Elena Anatolyevna , Bogdan Varvara Vladimirovna , Lagutin Igor B. , Gorevoy Evgeniy Dmitrievich
Published: February 2020

This article using critical analysis discusses the legal status of smart contracts, their features and characteristics, and the possibility of introducing this category into the legal field. The main goal of the study is to determine the legal status of smart contracts. The study concludes that a smart contract is a program code based on blockchain technology, which, by legal characteristics, is a legally significant message recorded in a language (artificial language) and sealed with an electronic digital signature of each of the parties (or certified with a special key). It is proved that the multilateral interactions implemented through smart contracts can reduce the costs of operations and control them, increase the speed of operations and reduce the risks associated with dishonest actions of the parties, minimize or completely exclude intermediaries from the transaction; therefore, legislation should provide for the possibility of using smart contracts along with existing contracts.
Legal education in the digital age: problems and prospects
Authors: Melnikova Marina Petrovna , Bychko Marina Alekseevna , Komarevceva Irina Alekseevna , Melnichuk Marina Alexandrovna , Dzhanbidaeva Zarina Shamil’evna
Published: February 2020

The purpose of this article is the analysis of Information and Communication Technologies - ICT in legal education according to the reform of the Russian national education system. It is observed how the creation of digital education in Russia contributes to its integration into the global educational environment. The regulatory framework for analysing ICTs in legal education, e-learning and distance education is used as a starting point. A critical analysis methodology is used to model the possible implementation of problem-based learning using ICT and using the "contract builder" simulator as an example. It is concluded that the introduction of ICT in the educational process requires a systematic approach, a state policy for the development of this area, additional funding and training of teachers.
Strategies for Overcoming Fear to Become an Elegant Presenter
Authors: Hafiz Reaz
Published: February 2020

Communicating an effective message by focusing on useful content is crucial for perfect presentation. Confirmation of the message construction is possible only by proper planning and doing perfect research on the stipulated topic. The presentation goal is to communicate the required message in an understandable medium to the target audience. As verbal and nonverbal factors carry the same weight, considering them equally to develop strong presentation skills are mandatory. Therefore the main concentration of the paper is on the strategies required to know to get the proper preparation for presentation to overcome fundamental problems. The importance of relevant ground work on preparing presentation, the way to use phrasing, pausing, the techniques of writing a speech, use of visual aids all the fields are included in the paper to make a presenter elegant. 
JEL Classification Code: M00