bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Control de calidad de una marca de tisanas de boldo comercializada en Costa Rica de acuerdo con los lineamientos del reglamento técnico centroamericano
Authors: Carvajal Vásquez Carolina , Castro Villalobos Pamela , Mora Román Juan José
Published: June 2015

Justificación y objetivo. El Laboratorio de Análisis y Asesoría Farmacéutica (LAYAFA) de la Universidad de Costa Rica ha venido trabajando en el control de calidad de las tisanas como parte de la vigilancia estatal de productos naturales por parte del Ministerio de Salud. Se buscó evaluar aspectos referentes a la calidad de las tisanas de boldo de una marca comercializada en Costa Rica, mediante pruebas establecidas por RTCA (Reglamento Técnico Centroamericano). Métodos. Se realizaron las siguientes pruebas estipuladas en el RTCA: pruebas organolépticas, determinación de materias extrañas, requisitos de etiquetado, prueba de cenizas, llenado mínimo, recuento total de microorganismos aerobios, recuento total de hongos filamentosos y levaduras determinación específica de E. coli y Salmonella sp. Resultados. Las pruebas organolépticas discreparon con lo establecido en la literatura oficial, debido a la presencia de materias extrañas. Sin embargo, estuvo conforme al separar dichas materias. No se hallaron seis de los rubros establecidos para los requisitos de etiquetado. Se obtuvo un 11% para la prueba de cenizas totales, y para la prueba de llenado mínimo, un promedio de 92%, con dos tisanas con valores menores al 90%. Las pruebas de recuento total de microorganismos aerobios, y de hongos filamentosos y levaduras fueron 400 y 6000 UFC (unidades formadoras de colonia)/g de producto, respectivamente, mientras que hubo ausencia de E. coli y Salmonella sp. Conclusión. El producto se encuentra conforme de acuerdo a los valores establecidos para los ensayos, con excepción de los requisitos de etiquetado y de llenado mínimo.
Novel Plasmonic Nanometal - Rare-Earth Ions co-doped Antimony Glasses for Nanophotonic Applications
Authors: Som Tirtha , Karmakar Basudeb
Published: June 2015

Glasses are recognized as the ideal hosts to incorporate plasmonic metal nanoparticles (NPs), semiconductor NPs, and luminescent rare-earth (RE3+) ions. This is due to their unique optical properties, stability, absence of high energy bond vibrations and inertness towards the incorporated NPs. However, conventional methods of metal-glass nanocomposite fabrication involve ion-implantation or sputtering and subsequent heat-treatment under H2, UV-light/X-ray/γ- or laser irradiation. They are (i) multi-step, (ii) require expensive set-up, (iii) bear risk of sample damage and (iv) the formation of NPs occurs only in surface layers. Here we develop two novel glass-systems K2O-B2O3-Sb2O3 and K2O-B2O3-Sb2O3-ZnO. Using the selective reducing property of the main component Sb2O3 in these hosts, here we demonstrate for the first time the strategy for single-step in-situ fabrication of metal (M0) NPs and RE3+ ions co-embedded within bulk glasses. This new series of novel composites co-embedding metal NPs (elliptical Au, elongated Ag NPs and Aucore-AuAgshell NPs) and RE3+ ions exhibit enhanced upconversion for solar panels, advanced displays and other nanophotonic applications. Metal NPs exhibit surface plasmons resonance results in concentration and enhancement of the local electromagnetic field (LFE) around them. The luminescent RE3+ ion in the vicinity experiences the local field effect. We observe that the LFE effect is stronger on electric dipole transitions of the RE3+ than the magnetic dipole ones. LFE induced by nano Au enhance the (i) 4G7/2 → 4I9/2 540 nm green and 4G7/2 → 4I15/2 650 nm red upconversion emissions of Nd3+ by 9 and 11 fold, (ii) electric dipole 4G5/2 → 6H9/2 636 nm red upconversion of Sm3+ by about 7 fold and (ii) 4S3/2 → 4I15/2 536 nm green and 4F9/2 →4I15/2 645 nm red emissions of Er3+ by 2 and 5 fold respectively. LFE induced by nano Ag enhance both the green and red upconversion emission of Er3+ by 8 fold. The Aucore-AuAgshell NPs enhance the red upconversion of Sm3+ only by 2 fold due to smaller LFE effect of bimetallic NPs. All the Au-doped antimony glasses are dichroic. They transmit the blue light and reflect the brown light, which make them very interesting material comparable to the historic Lycurgus Cup.
Synthesis and Nanostructure Control of CIGS Nanoparticles by Solvothermal Route
Authors: Zhang Liangmin , Dong Lifeng
Published: June 2015

Due to the potential applications to high-efficiency and light-weight solar cells, the growth of CuInGaSe2 (CIGS) nanoparticles is a recent research focus. We have developed a relatively simple solvothermal route to grow high quality CIGS nanoparticles in an autoclave under different temperatures (170 – 280°C). The effect of reaction temperature on the shape of CIGS nanoparticles has been investigated. At lower temperatures, the CIGS particles show plate-like shape. Whereas at higher temperatures, most of them exhibit rod-like feature. The nanoparticle products have been also characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction techniques.
Communication, a tool to build leadership in afrowomen non- profit organizations in Colombian Caribbean/La Comunicación, herramienta de construcción de liderazgos en organizaciones sociales de mujeres afrodescendientes del Caribe colombiano
Authors: Nieto Ariza Mary
Published: June 2015

El presente artículo de reflexión, producto de la investigación, “La Comunicación, herramienta de construcción de liderazgos en organizaciones sociales de mujeres afrodescendientes del Caribe colombiano”, pretende indagar sobre el uso de la comunicación como herramienta de construcción de liderazgos en las organizaciones de mujeres afrodescendientes del Caribe colombiano. Para ello, se aborda el caso particular de la Red de Mujeres Afrocaribes – REMA, a través de la incidencia que han logrado mediante esta herramienta junto a aspectos como la organización y el liderazgo trabajados en los procesos de sus agremiadas con el fin que ellas sean a mediano plazo agentes de desarrollo de sus comunidades. El estudio se llevó a cabo a través de una metodología cualitativa, con base en entrevistas realizadas, principalmente, a mujeres afro pertenecientes a organizaciones sociales de la región y en la revisión de autores que trabajan sobre liderazgo, comunicación, género y comunidades afrodescendientes, donde se demostró la utilización de este segundo aspecto en los procesos organizativos no sólo para el tema de divulgación de mensajes y postulados, sino para el fortalecimiento interno entre otros importantes usos, en especial si estos buscan ganar espacios por medio de nuevos discursos de sus lideres.
Radiography behavior of the Colombian press on Twitter: El Heraldo, El Universal and El Informador study cases/Radiografía al comportamiento de la prensa colombiana en Twitter: Casos El Heraldo, El Universal y El Informador
Authors: Cobos Tania Lucía
Published: June 2015

El presente artículo de investigación, titulado «Radiografía al comportamiento de la prensa colombiana en Twitter: Casos El Heraldo, El Universal y El Informador» tuvo por objetivo realizar una primera aproximación al diagnóstico del comportamiento de la prensa colombiana en esta plataforma, y de forma extensiva a la labor de sus community managers, a partir de un estudio de caso. Twitter, una red social virtual lanzada en EEUU en el 2006, ofrece a los diarios la posibilidad de gestionar una cuenta para divulgar noticias (como canal RSS), dar última hora, captar e interactuar con seguidores, obtener tráfico y en general, cultivar una comunidad de seguidores. El estudio de carácter descriptivo, implementó la técnica de la observación virtual estructurada aplicada a la cronología de las cuentas oficiales de cada uno de los diarios mencionados por espacio de diez días consecutivos, donde se indaga por el comportamiento en la misma de tres diarios regionales generalistas de la Costa Caribe colombiana: El Heraldo (de Barranquilla), El Universal (de Cartagena de Indias) y El Informador (de Santa Marta), en los aspectos de grado de interactividad, manejo de contenidos y estrategia comercial. Entre los hallazgos obtenidos se destaca que si bien hay rasgos en común en el comportamiento de los diarios en esta plataforma, no existe un modelo único de gestión, sino que cada uno genera sus particulares estrategias y en donde la experticia del community manager juega un papel relevante en la imagen que proyecta el diario a su comunidad.
Between foreign and self: concepts of Hispanic American literature/Entre lo ajeno y lo propio: concepciones de la literatura hispanoamericana
Authors: Freja de la Hoz Adrián Farid
Published: June 2015

El presente artículo de reflexión, resultado de la primera parte de la investigación sobre literatura tradicional palenquera y literaturas nativas en Colombia y Latinoamérica, titulado “La literatura oral de San Basilio de Palenque: poética de la literatura oral, popular y tradicional palenquera”, presenta un breve estado del arte sobre las distintas concepciones de la literatura hispanoamericana y latinoamericana por parte de importantes críticos y teóricos de la literatura en el siglo XX. El objetivo principal es develar los contrasentidos y paradojas que se tejieron alrededor del anhelo de una literatura “propia” de nuestro continente. El análisis es de tipo cualitativo interpretativo y como resultado se expone la manera en que algunos autores (Ángel Rama, Roberto Fernández Retamar y Pedro Henríquez Ureña) presentaron propuestas que van en contra de todas aquellas manifestaciones de los pueblos y culturas nativas del continente. Asimismo, se muestra la manera en que estos grandes pensadores latinoamericanos construyeron un imaginario de literatura hispanoamericana a partir de formas y concepciones artísticas propias de la tradición literaria de Europa.
Validação de escala diagramática para quantificação da severidade da antracnose do colmo do milho
Authors: Nicoli Alessandro , Costa Rodrigo Veras da , Cota Luciano Viana , Silva Dagma Dionísia da , Zambolim Laércio , Lanza Fabrício Esutáquio , Guimarães Daniel Pereira , Landau Elena Charlotte
Published: June 2015

Objetivou-se propor e validar uma escala diagramática para quantificar a antracnose do colmo em milho. A severidade da antracnose foi estimada por dez avaliadores sem o uso de escala em 139 entrenós, e os mesmos avaliadores avaliaram os entrenós usando uma escala publicada anteriormente na literatura (primeira escala) e uma nova escala proposta. Com o uso da escala proposta, todas as variáveis foram significativamente diferentes em relação à primeira escala, e os valores foram mais próximos de uma medição acurada (r=0,97, Cb=0.98, u=0.09, υ=1.06, ρc=0.96). Os maiores desvios do erro foram observados quando os avaliadores atribuíram notas sem o uso de escalas e com a primeira escala, com vários exemplos de erros maiores do que 30% do valor real. Com a escala proposta, poucos erros acima de 15% do valor real foram encontrados, e a maioria das notas dos avaliadores não ultrapassou, para mais ou para menos, 10% do valor real. Uma maior confiabilidade na estimativa da severidade da doença foi obtida com o uso da escala proposta, com a qual 100% das comparações resultaram em um R2>0,90. A nova escala diagramática proposta no presente trabalho melhorou a acurácia, precisão e confiabilidade das estimativas da severidade da antracnose do colmo em milho
Influence of environmental quality of the tributaries of the Monjolinho River on the relative condition factor (Kn) of the local ichthyofauna
Authors: Barrilli Germano Henrique Costa , Rocha Odete , Negreiros Natalia Felix , Verani José Roberto
Published: June 2015

The relative condition factors (Kn) of the fishes Astyanax paranae, Phalloceros harpagos and Poecilia reticulata were used as a means of assessing the influence of environmental conditions on the well-being of sub - populations of these species, with the eventual aim of using them as bioindicators of disturbance in tributary streams of the Monjolinho River, in São Carlos - SP. The power-law curve generated by the length-weight relationship indicated a positive allometric growth for the three species studied. Overall, the canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) positively correlated average Kn of A. paranae with well oxygenated and oligotrophic environments, typical of conserved areas or near the natural state. For the average value of Kn obtained for Phalloceros harpagosspecies, there was no significant difference between natural and disturbed areas. However, the CCA positively correlated the mean Kn of the speciesP. reticulata from similar environments with higher trophic level, suggesting that this species is indicative of disturbance.
Profile of cystic fibrosis in two reference centers in southern Brazil
Authors: Rizzo Laís Cristina , Fischer Gilberto Bueno , Maróstica Paulo José Cauduro , Mocelin Helena Teresinha
Published: June 2015

Summary Objective: to compare the characteristics of cystic fibrosis patients treated in two reference centers in southern Brazil in order to observe trends in the treatment and clinical outcomes that may produce changes in clinical conduct. Methods: cross-sectional, retrospective study with 83 patients diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, aged one month to eighteen years. The variables analyzed were obtained through review of medical records, including: demographic and clinical characteristics, socioeconomic status, pulmonary function test, bacterial colonization profile, medication and physiotherapy. Results: between the two centers there was significant difference in the variables, including admissions in the previous year (p<0.001), lifetime hospital admissions (p<0.001), use of Dornase alpha (p=0.003) and inhaled antibiotic therapy (p=0.006), which were higher at the Santo Antônio Children’s Hospital (HCSA), while age at first colonization with Staphylococcus aureus (p=0.008), maternal age (p=0.030), clinical score (p=0.001), socioeconomic score (p=0.021) and use of hypertonic saline (p<0.001) were lower at HCSA compared to São Lucas Hospital (HSL). Conclusion: the study centers seem to receive a different population of patients, both in socioeconomic terms, as well as disease severity, which interferes with the choice of medication treatment. At the HCSA, preventive actions against infection due to the high incidence of Burkholderia cepacia Complex and careful research into early lung changes will be encouraged.
Clinical profile of patients with myasthenia gravis followed at the University Hospital, Federal University of Minas Gerais
Authors: Mourão Aline Mansueto , Barbosa Luiz Sérgio Mageste , Comini-Frota Elizabeth Regina , Freitas Denise da Silva , Gomez Rodrigo Santiago , Burns Ted M. , Lemos Stela Maris Aguiar , Teixeira Antonio Lúcio
Published: June 2015

Summary Objective: to determine the clinical profile of patients with myasthenia gravis (MG); followed at the Neuromuscular Diseases Clinic of the University Hospital, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and to compare it with other Brazilian case series. Methods: sociodemographic and clinical data were collected from patients, and a systematic literature review performed, focusing on national studies on the clinical profile of MG patients. Results: sixty nine patients were enrolled in the study. Fifty five (91%) subjects were female and the mean age (SD) was 37.6 (±11.4) years. The mean disease duration was 14.1 years. Regarding treatment, prednisone was the most used strategy (64%), followed by the use of azathioprine (43%). There was no difference between thymectomized (42) and non-thymectomized (27) patients regarding disease severity and medication use. Conclusion: clinical and socio-demographic features of this MG sample from a University-based clinic resemble those reported in other Brazilian series and in the international literature.
Metabolic syndrome resolution by Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in a real world: a case control study
Authors: Schmid Helena , Goelzer Neto Claudio Fernando , Dias Lisiane Stefani , Weston Antonio Carlos , Espíndola Marília Bittencourt , Pioner Sergio Ricardo , Carli Luiz Alberto De
Published: June 2015

Summary Objectives: the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB), compared with nonsurgical treatment (NS group), as an instrument for inducing remission of co-morbidities related to Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) in patients with Obesity, grades 2 and 3 (Ob2,3). Methods: two hundred and fifty eight Ob2,3 patients were selected in a retrospective analysis and included in a case control study. MetS was defined as described by the International Diabetes Federation. One hundred and twenty-nine of these patients underwent RYGB (S group), and 129 were assessed as an NS group. Results: at baseline, S and NS groups did not differ in BMI, age, female sex and prevalence of MetS (p>0.05). For the S group the outcomes were a reduction in BMI of 38.1% (p<0.001), waist circumference of 28.6% (p<0.001), fasting plasma glucose of 10.5% (p<0.001), serum LDL-cholesterol of 21.9% (p<0.001) and of 85% in the number of patients with MetS (p<0.001). For the NS group, only a decrease of 4.12%(p=0.047) in triglyceride levels and of 5.9%(p=0.031) in Diastolic Blood Pressure was observed. In the NS group, 98.6% of the patients continued to have MetS. The number needed to treat (NNT) with surgery to resolve one case of MetS was 1.2 (CI 95%: 1.1 - 1.4). Conclusion: in the real world, in the South of Brazil, compared with NS treatment and after 1 year of observation, RYGB is highly effective for decreasing the prevalence of MetS.
"Discreet and out of the gay scene" - notes on contemporary sexual visibility
Authors: Miskolci Richard
Published: June 2015

Based on an ethnography with men that use digital media in search of same sex partners in São Paulo, Brazil, this paper discusses what motivates their use of technological platforms. It also employs sociological and historical elements to reflect upon the social aspects of desire that fuel this search and the new visibility regime in which these men live. Finally, it analyses the moral, symbolic and material restrictions that mold an economy of desire demanding their discretion and secrecy.
A pedagogia das políticas públicas de saúde: norma e fricções de gênero na feitura de corpos*
Authors: Vasconcelos Michele de Freitas Faria de , Seffner Fernando
Published: June 2015

A finalidade deste artigo, inspirado e vitalizado por nossas inserções no campo da saúde pública, é pensar políticas corporais de subjetivação e de gênero inscritas no empreendimento da governamentalidade. As políticas públicas de saúde são entendidas como territórios de ensino, atuando como pedagogias engajadas na formatação de corpos marcados por normas regulatórias de gênero, mas também como territórios de (des)aprendizagem, na medida em que experimentações de gênero friccionam e subvertem tais normas, abrindo corpos ao descaminho.
Recompondo corpos, reconstruindo trajetórias: ações da medicina e da justiça frente à mutilação sexual de meninos
Authors: Lacerda Paula
Published: June 2015

Entre 1989 e 1993, na cidade de Altamira (PA), 26 crianças desapareceram, foram assassinadas, sequestradas e/ou mutiladas na genitália. Esse caso, conhecido como o "caso dos meninos emasculados" suscitou grande repercussão nas mídias nacional e internacional. Certas características desses crimes contribuíram para sua representação de evento único, diferente de outros casos de violência contra crianças que ocorrem no Pará e em outras partes do Brasil. O artigo busca analisar a centralidade da lesão corporal que foi classificada como "emasculação" na própria repercussão dos crimes, nas ações da medicina e nas propostas de "reparação" à violência sofrida.
As figurações de rei e a caracterização de "puritano" e "papista" em Basilikon Doron
Authors: Vianna Alexander Martins
Published: June 2015

Atualmente, os estudos sobre pensamento político dos séculos XVI e XVII têm valorizado a possibilidade de leituras de textos clássicos fora da chave teleológica da "modernidade política" ou "secularização", o que explica o recente interesse em referenciá-los, mais atentamente, aos seus fundamentos teológicos e ao contexto de embates por autoridade frente ao cisma religioso na Europa desse período. Nesse sentido, este ensaio pretende analisar, em chave teológico-política, os motivos retóricos utilizados por James I na obra Basilikon Doron (1599) para figurar a dignidade régia e as "ameaças" (puritana e papista) à sacralidade da dignidade régia, o que também inclui estudar as proposições e os conselhos régios a respeito dos modos e costumes adequados à constituição da dignitas principesca.
Disputas políticas e disputas por leitores: a criação do Correio da Manhã (1898-1901)
Authors: Garzoni Lerice de Castro
Published: June 2015

Este artigo examina a atuação de Rui Barbosa no jornal A Imprensa, publicado na cidade do Rio de Janeiro entre 1898 e 1901, e analisa a relação estabelecida entre Rui Barbosa e o advogado Edmundo Bittencourt, proprietário do célebre Correio da Manhã, lançado em 1901. Ainda que esses homens compartilhassem os mesmos ideais políticos, eles o manifestam de formas diferentes, mobilizando estratégias diversas para atingir e aumentar o número de leitores. Assim, embora esses dois jornais difundam os mesmos princípios, como a revisão da Constituição, são concebidos de acordo com projetos distintos.
Modelo de previsão do índice de condição dos pavimentos flexíveis
Authors: Soncim Sérgio Pacífico , Fernandes Júnior José Leomar
Published: June 2015

Resumo Este trabalho apresenta o desenvolvimento de um modelo de previsão do índice de condição dos pavimentos flexíveis para a malha rodoviária, em concreto asfáltico usinado a quente, do Estado da Bahia. Teve como ponto de partida um planejamento fatorial, elaborado com base em informações de um banco de dados de rodovias, fornecido pelo Departamento de Infraestrutura de Transportes da Bahia. Para a verificação da adequação do modelo utilizou-se a reta de ajuste dos dados, o coeficiente de correlação (r), a análise de resíduos e o gráfico de probabilidade normal dos resíduos. O modelo correlaciona o desempenho do índice de condição dos pavimentos flexíveis às variáveis idade, tráfego e pluviometria, fatores que tem influência no processo de deterioração dos pavimentos. O modelo desenvolvido apresentou ajuste aos dados observados e r = 0,64, mostrando indícios da validade da sua aplicação, para as características da malha rodoviária do Estado da Bahia. Não existem modelos de desempenho universais e modelos que foram desenvolvidos a partir de dados observados em estudos realizados em locais específicos não são necessariamente transferíveis, e possuem algumas limitações inerentes.
Self-Care, Sense Of Coherence And Depression In Patients Hospitalized For Decompensated Heart Failure
Authors: Ferreira Viviane Martinelli Pelegrino , Silva Luma Nascimento , Furuya Rejane Kiyomi , Schmidt André , Rossi Lídia Aparecida , Dantas Rosana Aparecida Spadoti
Published: June 2015

OBJECTIVE To analyze the self-care behaviors according to gender, the symptoms of depression and sense of coherence and compare the measurements of depression and sense of coherence according to gender. METHOD A correlational, cross-sectional study that investigated 132 patients with decompensated heart failure (HF). Data were collected through interviews and consultation to medical records, and analyzed using the chi-square and the Student's t tests with significance level of 0.05. Participants were 75 men and 57 women, aged 63.2 years on average (SD = 13.8). RESULTS No differences in self-care behavior by gender were found, except for rest after physical activity (p = 0.017). Patients who practiced physical activity showed fewer symptoms of depression (p<0.001). There were no differences in sense of coherence according to self-care behavior and gender. Women had more symptoms of depression than men (p = 0.002). CONCLUSION Special attention should be given to women with HF considering self-care and depressive symptoms.
Cross-cultural adaptation of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment for use in Brazil with informal caregivers of the elderly
Authors: Mota Fernanda Rochelly do Nascimento , Victor Janaína Fonseca , Silva Maria Josefina da , Bessa Maria Eliana Peixoto , Amorim Valdicleibe Lira de , Cavalcante Maria Lígia Silva Nunes , Moreira Andréa Carvalho Araújo , Barbosa Talita Matias
Published: June 2015

This study aimed to carry out the cross-cultural adaptation of the Caregiver Reaction Assessment CRA for use in Brazil with informal caregivers of dependent elderly METHOD A methodological study, of five steps: initial translation, synthesis of translations, retro-translation, evaluation by a judge committee and a pre-test, with 30 informal caregivers of older persons in Fortaleza, Brazil. Content validity was assessed by five experts in gerontology and geriatrics. The cross-cultural adaptation was rigorously conducted, allowing for inferring credibility. RESULTS The Brazilian version of the CRA had a simple and fast application (ten minutes), easily understood by the target audience. It is semantically, idiomatically, experimentally and conceptually equivalent to the original version, with valid content to assess the burden of informal caregivers for the elderly (Content Validity Index = 0.883). CONCLUSION It is necessary that other psychometric properties of validity and reliability are tested before using in care practice and research.
Prevalence of infection in kidney transplantation from living versus deceased donor: systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Taminato Mônica , Fram Dayana , Grothe Cibele , Pereira Rogério Rodrigues Floriano , Belasco Angélica , Barbosa Dulce
Published: June 2015

OBJECTIVE To verify if the type of donor is a risk factor for infection in kidney transplant recipients. METHODS Systematic Review of Literature with Meta-analysis with searches conducted in the databases MEDLINE, LILACS, Embase, Cochrane, Web of Science, SciELO and CINAHL. RESULTS We selected 198 studies and included four observational studies describing infections among patients distinguishing the type of donor. Through meta-analysis, it was shown that in patients undergoing deceased donor transplant, the outcome infection was 2.65 higher, than those who received an organ from a living donor. CONCLUSION The study showed that deceased kidney donor recipients are at an increased risk for developing infections and so the need for establishing and enforcing protocols from proper management of ischemic time to the prevention and control of infection in this population emerges.
Cuidado e Empoderamento: a construção do sujeito responsável por sua saúde na experiência do diabetes
Authors: Lopes Andréia Aparecida Ferreira
Published: June 2015

A partir da análise da literatura sobre a abordagem do empoderamento do paciente no campo da diabetologia, discute-se o impacto dessa perspectiva sobre os significados das transformações nas relações de cuidado, explorando as implicações para a posição ocupada por profissionais da saúde e pacientes. Consideram-se as dificuldades e os incômodos apontados pelos profissionais da saúde frente às mudanças requeridas pelo empoderamento do paciente. Esses dados são problematizados por meio de um enfoque antropológico, apoiando-se nas elaborações sobre o contraste entre a lógica da escolha e a lógica do cuidado, e considerando a diferença entre as representações dos agentes da biomedicina e dos pacientes a partir da oposição entre os modelos indivíduo/pessoa. O percurso analítico é concluído com a constatação da necessidade de relativizar a ideia de que o empoderamento do paciente representa o incremento do individualismo nas relações de assistência à saúde, o que contribui para matizar as reflexões que os cientistas sociais têm desenvolvido acerca da tendência atual de atribuir ao indivíduo a responsabilidade pela própria saúde.
Comportamentos sexuais de risco e preventivos masculinos: resultados de uma amostra recolhida através da internet em Portugal
Authors: Nodin Nuno , Carballo-Diéguez Alex , Leal Isabel Pereira
Published: June 2015

Pretendeu-se com a pesquisa realizada estudar e comparar padrões de testagem em relação ao VIH; resultados do teste para o VIH; e comportamentos sexuais preventivos de homens homo, hetero e bissexuais. Os dados foram recolhidos através de um questionário on-line. A amostra foi constituída por 732 participantes com idade média de 32,2 anos, dos quais 53,7% identificaram-se como homossexual/gay; 27,4%, como heterossexual; e 18,3%, como bissexual, refletindo a divulgação privilegiada do estudo junto a organizações de lésbicas, gays, bissexuais e transgênero (LGBT). Nunca tinham realizado o teste para o VIH 26,6% dos participantes; 7,2% indicaram ser portadores do HIV. Homens gays apresentaram níveis significativamente mais elevados de testagem para o VIH e de soropositividade, quando comparados com os restantes. No geral, verificou-se ainda que homens gays indicaram ter mais comportamentos preventivos. Todos os grupos estudados apresentaram padrões comportamentais específicos e diferenciados em relação ao VIH. Conclui-se que são de grande importância intervenções comportamentais desenhadas à medida das necessidades dos diferentes grupos estudados, em particular junto aos homens heterossexuais e gays.
Educação sexual para adolescentes e jovens: mapeando proposições oficiais
Authors: Sfair Sara Caram , Bittar Marisa , Lopes Roseli Esquerdo
Published: June 2015

Trata-se do mapeamento e da discussão de propostas oficiais de educação sexual para adolescentes e jovens, previstas em documentos federais e estaduais, no estado de São Paulo. Trabalhou-se com a busca e a análise documental de material publicado pelas esferas federal e estadual, entre os anos de 1990 e 2010. Definidos os critérios de especificidade, foram reunidos 25 documentos. Destes, 76% não empregam os termos educação sexual ou orientação sexual, utilizando principalmente o termo prevenção. Em 60%, a expressão "orientação sexual" é utilizada com o significado de diversidade sexual. O maior número de propostas (56%) vem do Ministério da Saúde, indicando, entretanto, ações intersetoriais com a educação em grande parte delas. Conclui-se que existe um predomínio de propostas advindas de órgãos da área da saúde, ainda que a escola seja citada como local privilegiado para as ações. Apesar de alguns documentos avançarem em suas formulações, no sentido de promover o conhecimento e a reflexão autônomos sobre essa temática, outros deixam espaços para a permanência de práticas repressoras.
Olhar da gestão sobre a implantação da ficha de notificação da violência doméstica, sexual e/outras violências em uma metrópole do Brasil
Authors: Lima Jeanne de Souza , Deslandes Suely Ferreira
Published: June 2015

O artigo apresenta um estudo exploratório sobre o processo de implantação da ficha de notificação da violência doméstica, sexual e/ou outras violências contra crianças e adolescentes. O campo de estudo foi o município do Rio de Janeiro. Trata-se de uma pesquisa de natureza qualitativa que utilizou as técnicas de entrevista com gestores/técnicos do nível central e de grupo focal com representantes das coordenações de áreas de planejamento. Verificou-se que apesar de a Secretaria Municipal de Saúde do Rio Janeiro ser pioneira na institucionalização da notificação de maus-tratos, a descontinuidade das ações para o enfrentamento da violência ainda é uma realidade. No que tange à notificação, a gestão em saúde nos diferentes níveis hierárquicos ainda enfrenta vários obstáculos relacionados à incorporação permanente do tema da violência na agenda da política pública de saúde, ainda que demarcando o esforço das ações voltadas para a capacitação dos profissionais de saúde e a interlocução e a articulação com a rede intra e intersetorial.
PHOSPHORUS FRACTIONS AND AVAILABILITY IN A HAPLIC PLINTHOSOL UNDER NO-TILLAGE SYSTEM IN THE BRAZILIAN CERRADO
Authors: Rotta Leonardo Ricardo , Paulino Helder Barbosa , Anghinoni Ibanor , Souza Edicarlos Damacena de , Lopes Guilherme , Carneiro Marco Aurélio Carbone
Published: June 2015

Soil use and fertilizer management as well as cropping systems influence phosphorus (P) availability in the soil. This study evaluated P fractions and availability in a chronosequence of anthropic influence in a Haplic Plinthosol, in sites under no-till for different time periods: seven (NT7), eleven (NT11), and sixteen (NT16) years. Labile P concentrations in the soil accounted for 10%, 8%, and 9% of the total P for treatments NT7, NT11, and NT16, respectively. The labile P values ranged between 99 and 122 mg dm-3andindicatied no time in no-tillage influence on labile P under in the studied Plinthosol. However, moderately labile P contents increased with time: NT7 < NT11 < NT16 (237, 341, and 375 mg dm-3, respectively). This increased followed the elevation in iron oxide contents, indicating a relationship between mineralogy and P accumulation. Regardless of no-tillage period, P contents extracted by Mehlich-1 were lower, underestimating the available P content, when compared with the extraction using a P selective resin. The stocks of labile P were sufficient to maintain high crop yields, according to the recommendations for the Cerrado region. Even if labile P contents are reduced, when adopting no-till system, the contents and stocks of P in the soil after several years were high enough to provide for adequate crop yields.
LICURY CAKE IN LAMB FEED: CHARACTERISTICS OF CARCASS AND NON-CARCASS COMPONENTS
Authors: Santos Fernanda Maria dos , Santos Juliana Dantas Rodrigues , Carvalho Francisco Allan Leandro de , Queiroz Mário Adriano Ávila , Yamamoto Sandra Mari , Guimarães Omair Dantas
Published: June 2015

The use of alternative foods, such as agroindustrial residues, for animal feeding aims to reduce production costs and increase animal productivity. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of different levels of licury cake added to the diet of non-standardbred lambs (NSB). The study involved 20 male castrated NSB lambs, with an average age of 120±5 days and initial and final average weights of 25±2 kg and 34±2 kg, respectively; the lambs were kept in a feedlot and distributed in a completely random block design for 75 days. Three isonitrogenic diets (17% protein) with three levels of licury cake supplementation (8, 16 and 24%) and a control diet (0% licury cake) were used. Elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) concentrate in a 50:50 ratio and the different levels of licuri cake were provided twice a day. The residue normality and variances compared by orthogonal and polynomial regression contrasts were verified for data analysis at 5% significance. The licury cake levels did not influence (P>0.05) the dry matter intake, minimum and maximum fat thickness, empty gastrointestinal tract, spleen, heart, kidneys, anterior and posterior quarters, muscle yield, marbling, other tissues or ash. There was a quadratic effect (P<0.05) for the average daily weight, skin yield and crude protein. Increasing the levels of licury cake reduced (P<0.05) real yield, loin eye area, and increased (P<0.05) leg yield, bone and moisture. A diet including up to 13% licury cake can be indicated as an alternative feeding source for feedlot NSB sheep.
ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY DURING STORAGE OF APPLES SUBJECTED TO IRRADIATION
Authors: Fante Camila Argenta , Elias Heloísa Helena de Siqueira , Henrique Paôla de Castro , Boas Ana Carolina Vilas , Lima Luiz Carlos de Oliveira
Published: June 2015

Nowadays, the number of studies about fruit conservation as well as the benefits of consumption of foods rich in antioxidant compounds was increased. This study aimed to quantify antioxidant compounds and their activity and to evaluate the physical and chemical changes during the post-harvest storage of Eva's apple cultivars that were subjected to gamma irradiation at doses of 0; 0.5; 1.0 and 1.5 kGy. The antioxidant activity was measured by the 2.2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and the β-carotene/linolenic acid methods. Levels of total phenolics, ascorbic acid, color, and soluble solids were evaluated. The results showed that, regardless of the irradiation dose, there was an increase in % SRL during post-harvest storage of Eva's apples. Low irradiation doses were able to preserve the phenolic compounds, maintain the ascorbic acid levels and avoid an increase in the soluble solids content.
ANTIOXIDANT ENZYME ACTIVITY AND FRESH-CUT ARRACACHA QUALITY
Authors: Vilela Hêmina Carla , Goulart Patrícia de Fátima Pereira , Souza Kamila Rezende Dázio de , Boas Ana Carolina Vilas , Roda Jane Silva , Oliveira Roseane Maria Evangelista de
Published: June 2015

The arracacha is an alternative of fresh-cut product; however it can be easily degraded after the processing techniques. The objective of this work was to evaluate the useful life of fresh-cut arracacha submitted to two types of cuts and storage, as well as to evaluate the activity of antioxidant enzymes. The roots were selected, sanitized and submitted to two cut types: cubed and grated. Then they were evaluated at 3 times: 0, 3 and 7 days. The cutting in cubes provided higher quality and lower SOD, CAT and APX activity. However, the grated product presented higher PG activity and lower PPO activity. The microbiological safety and the nutritional value were maintained in both cuts during the whole storage period. The useful life, regarding the physicochemical, nutritional and microbiological aspects, can be established at 7 days under refrigeration for fresh-cut arracacha.
Nonconventional Weed Management Strategies for Modern Agriculture
Authors: Bajwa Ali A. , Mahajan Gulshan , Chauhan Bhagirath S.
Published: June 2015

Weeds are a significant problem in crop production and their management in modern agriculture is crucial to avoid yield losses and ensure food security. Intensive agricultural practices, changing climate, and natural disasters affect weed dynamics and that requires a change in weed management protocols. The existing manual control options are no longer viable because of labor shortages; chemical control options are limited by ecodegradation, health hazards, and development of herbicide resistance in weeds. We are therefore reviewing some potential nonconventional weed management strategies for modern agriculture that are viable, feasible, and efficient. Improvement in tillage regimes has long been identified as an impressive weed-control measure. Harvest weed seed control and seed predation have been shown as potential tools for reducing weed emergence and seed bank reserves. Development in the field of allelopathy for weed management has led to new techniques for weed control. The remarkable role of biotechnological advancements in developing herbicide-resistant crops, bioherbicides, and harnessing the allelopathic potential of crops is also worth mentioning in a modern weed management program. Thermal weed management has also been observed as a useful technique, especially under conservation agriculture systems. Last, precision weed management has been elaborated with sufficient details. The role of remote sensing, modeling, and robotics as an integral part of precision weed management has been highlighted in a realistic manner. All these strategies are viable for today's agriculture; however, site-specific selection and the use of right combinations will be the key to success. No single strategy is perfect, and therefore an integrated approach may provide better results. Future research is needed to explore the potential of these strategies and to optimize them on technological and cultural bases. The adoption of such methods may improve the efficiency of cropping systems under sustainable and conservation practices.
Bridge rehabilitation: A Ponte Vella, Lugo, Spain
Authors: Durán Fuentes Manuel , Durán Arriero Manuel
Published: June 2015

The Lugo Roman bridge was built in the early first century AD over the Miño River. Throughout history, the bridge was the subject of numerous repairs and reconstruction. The rehabilitation works carried out between 2012 and 2013 gave it a similar image to the one it previously had until 1893, when the bridge underwent a major transformation to be expanded on both sides with a metal frame resting on stone pillars in the cutwaters and buttresses. The Roman bridge of Lugo followed that direction, basing its rehabilitation on basic criteria that have served to recover its heritage value and historical authenticity, strengthen documentary and scientific value of the monument with the use of techniques and materials compatible with the old factory to maintain their understanding and meaning, and distinguish and give prominence to the constructive legacy consisting on its original work and all reconstructions and contributions made throughout its history, without intent to achieve a unity of style, or that the intervention would result in a simple return of a particular historical phase of the bridge.
Low flammability foam-like materials based on epoxy, tannic acid, and sodium montmorillonite clay
Authors: Lang Xiaolong , Shang Ke , Wang Yu-Zhong , Schiraldi David A.
Published: June 2015

Aerogels based on sodium montmorillonite clay, epoxy polymer, and tannic acid as a flame retardant additive were fabricated through a simple, environmentally friendly freeze-drying process in which water is used as solvent. A one-step coating method using a coordination complex of natural polyphenols and Fe(III) ions was examined. Both the blended and the coated aerogels exhibit low flammabilities (the parameters measured are the time to ignition, the critical heat flux for ignition, and the heat release rate); the effects of tannic acid upon the aerogel compressive mechanical properties are reported.
Benthic Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy of Middle to Late Jurassic Sequence, Ler Dome, Kutch
Authors: Talib A. , Sharique Faisal S.M.
Published: June 2015

Jurassic sediments of Ler Dome near Bhuj, Kutch, belonging to Chari Formation yielded forty-two benthic foraminiferal species from thirty-three samples. Thirteen species are reported for the first time from this region. All the species are benthic comprising calcareous hyaline and agglutinated forms. Callovian to Oxfordian age is suggested for the studied sequence. An attempt is made to mark the Callovian-Oxfordian boundary in the Ler Dome section.
Le bouclier du Daghdha et la tête de Meduse
Authors: Sterckx Claude
Published: June 2015

RESUMO

A análise comparativa de elementos da mitologia celta em relação a elementos da mitologia grega revela uma similitude que, no entanto, não é decorrente de um empréstimo céltico ao mundo grego, mas de uma herança comum que tem suas origens em um passado distante indo-europeu.

PALAVRAS-CHAVE: indo-europeística; decapitação; mitologia céltica, mitologia grega, literatura

irlandesa.
 
Odes horacianas em asclepiadeus maiores: a perfeição da Ode I 11
Authors: Penna Heloisa Maria Moraes Moreira
Published: June 2015

The three odes written in greater asclepiad verse by Horace have a moralizing tone. This meter, with its marked diaereses after the sixth and tenth syllabes, favors exhortative and gnomicexpressions. In ode I 11, Horace explores asclepiad’s metrical characteristics selecting to each part of the verses words and expressions suitable to the rhythmic impression of the tripartite structure.Horace choses his words, rhythms, and images consciously and with great care.
A morte de Laocoonte e o Gigante Adamastor: a écfrase em Virgílio e Camões
Authors: Morganti Bianca Fanelli
Published: June 2015

Ekphrasis oreuidentia is an important picture of affection which plays a significant role in poetry. This vivid and detailed description of an object or action makes what is being described emerge in order to provoke readers' emotions, moving their passion through poetical representation. The article presents some of the linguistic resources used to build this affective picture in two different episodes of two epic poems: Aeneid by Virgil and Os Lusíadas by Camões.

 

 

 

 
O Cavaleiro nas Cantigas de Santa Maria
Authors: Chagas Eduardo Cursino de Faria
Published: June 2015

This paper aims to expose the theme of chivalry in the Cantigas de Santa Maria, compiled at the court of King Alfonso X the Wise (1221-1284). The purpose of this study is to approach the following topics: the spiritual and amorous vassalage service of the knight towards the lady and values of chastity, fidelity and faith, present in the selected corpus (eight songs), which deals with the aforementioned issues, examining not only the symbolism of the chivalry, but also the devotion to the Virgin, and how she helps the knight’s religiosity and obedience, who honors the ritual accolade’s oath and the weapons’ watch, rites which are celebrated in the Church.
Compaixão e Terror em Poética 1449b
Authors: Poddis José Gonçalves
Published: June 2015

This paper is a brief commentary on the words “fear” and “pity”, which define the tragedy in Aristotle’s Poetics, and its occurrence in tragic texts. The aim is to get a statistical occurrence of these terms in order to clarify Aristotle’s understanding of this poetical style, and its use by playwrights of the fifth century BC.
O riso como expressão de um posicionamento na cidade: o encontro de Demócrito e Hipócrates
Authors: Leite Priscilla Gontijo
Published: June 2015

The Pseudo-Hippocratic letters relate the fictitious meeting between Democritus and Hippocrates. This document is the basis which allows us to think about how the hippocratic tradition and Democritus’ philosophy treat the concepts of man’s and city’s health. This paper aims to show some aspects of the relationship between man and the city, given the concept of health present in the Pseudo-Hippocratic Letters and also in both traditions which inspire them.
El hellenismo en América: Francisco de Miranda un estudio de caso
Authors: Boccetthi Carla
Published: June 2015

RESUMO

Este trabalho explora a história do classicismo na América a partir da figura de Francisco de Miranda e de sua viagem à Grécia, em 1786. Argumenta que a influencia clássica na América pode ser interpretada como um discurso revolucionário contra o regime espanhol e como uma posição autenticamente anti-imperialista.

PALAVRAS-CHAVE: viajantes na Grecia; Francisco de Miranda; gregos antigos na América.
O cuidado de si na Grécia Antiga: elementos para uma discussão com os dois primeiros cursos da Hermenêutica do Sujeito, de Michel Foucault
Authors: Lopes Antônio Orlando Dourado
Published: June 2015

Foucault’s interpretation of the Socratic conceptionof knowledge in his Herméneutique du sujet neglects the importance ofthe daimónion to the meaning of the delphic maxim “know thyself ”. Ipropose an overview of the archaic Greek notion of divineintervention as a contribution to the debate proposed by Foucault inhis last seminars in the Collège de France.
“O que é um autor?”, de Foucault, e a questão homérica
Authors: Assunção Teodoro Rennó
Published: June 2015

Ce bref article (ou plutôt ébauche) veut présenter defaçon minimale la position théorique de Michel Foucault sur laquestion de l’auteur (telle qu’elle est exposée dans son texte Qu’estcequ’un auteur?) et, à partir de là, essayer de penser la question du nomd’auteur Hómeros (Homère) en grec ancien, et – de manièrecomplémentaire – la question de l’oeuvre littéraire que ce nomd’auteur désigne, c’est-à-dire essayer d’ébaucher une premièreposition d’ensemble sur la vieille et insoluble “question homérique”.
Reflexões sobre mitos no manuscrito autobiográfico de Herculine Barbin
Authors: Ribeiro Sarug Dagir
Published: June 2015

ABSTRACT: This paper aims at presenting a reflection on amanuscript of autobiographical nature left by Abel/Adelaide HerculineBarbin, someone with a hermaphroditic condition who was born in1838 and committed suicide at the age of thirty. Following the trail ofBarbin’s text, we will consider its influence as an autobiographicaldocument in which literary and mythical representations are presentand preserved. This undertaking is an attempt to conduct a dialoguebetween myths and text (Barbin’s manuscript).

 

KEYWORDS: autobiography; Herculine Barbin; hermaphrodite;myth.