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Assessment of the efficacy of passive cellular immunotherapy for glioma patients
Authors: Cao Jun-Xia , Gao Wei-Jian , You Jia , Wu Li-Hua , Wang Zheng-Xu
Published: January 2020

To evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of passive cellular immunotherapy for glioma, a total of 979 patients were assigned to the meta-analysis. PubMed and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched initially from February 2018 and updated in April 2019. The overall survival (OS) rates and Karnofsky performance status (KPS) values of patients who underwent passive cellular immunotherapy were compared to those of patients who did not undergo immunotherapy. The proportion of survival rates was also evaluated in one group of clinical trials. Pooled analysis was performed with random- or fixed-effects models. Clinical trials of lymphokine-activated killer cells, cytotoxic T lymphocytes, autologous tumor-specific T lymphocytes, chimeric antigen receptor T cells, cytokine-induced killer cells, cytomegalovirus-specific T cells, and natural killer cell therapies were selected. Results showed that treatment of glioma with passive cellular immunotherapy was associated with a significantly improved 0.5-year OS (p = 0.003) as well as improved 1-, 1.5-, and 3-year OS (p ≤ 0.05). A meta-analysis of 206 patients in one group of clinical trials with 12-month follow-up showed that the overall pooled survival rate was 37.9% (p = 0.003). Analysis of KPS values demonstrated favorable results for the immunotherapy arm (p < 0.001). Thus, the present meta-analysis showed that passive cellular immunotherapy prolongs survival and improves quality of life for glioma patients, suggesting that it has some clinical benefits.
Germaine de Staël’s Réflexions sur le procès de la reine: An act of compassion?
Authors: Cabak Rédei Anna
Published: January 2020

In the foreword to the Mercure de France edition of de Staël. (1996 [1793]. Réflexions sur le procès de la reine. Paris: Mercure de France), Chantal Thomas, French historian and writer, writes that this apology in favor of Marie-Antoinette did not help the queen nor the author herself; on the contrary it only made the latter more unpopular. So why did Germaine de Staël write it? Mme de Staël and Marie-Antoinette did not share many interests; however, at the moment of The Women’s March on Versailles in October 1789, the situation had changed. It was at this moment, when Mme de Staël witnessed people’s hatred for the Queen, that she for the first time felt that she was on her side. She had the feeling that the Queen would be a victim to a public opinion that had been “manipulated” (Thomas. 1996. Preface. In Réflexions sur le procès de la reine, 7–14. Paris: Mercure de France: 12) in a systematic way, and to which she herself had been a victim. Pursuing some ideas formulated by Reddy (2000, 2001) and (Nussbaum, Martha C. 2001. Upheavals of thought: The intelligence of emotions. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.) in their work on emotion and empathy in history and philosophy respectively, I hope to offer some suggestions, with the aid of cultural semiotics. More specifically I hope to be able to provide some answers to the question whether Mme de Staël’s apology might be regarded as an act of compassion.
Early body ornamentation as Ego-culture: Tracing the co-evolution of aesthetic ideals and cultural identity
Authors: Iliopoulos Antonis
Published: January 2020

While the “symbolic” meaning of early body ornamentation has received the lion’s share of attention in the debate on human origins, this paper sets out to explore their aesthetic and agentive dimensions, for the purpose of explaining how various ornamental forms would have led interacting groups to form a cultural identity of their own. To this end, semiotics is integrated with a new paradigm in the archaeology of mind, known as the theory of material engagement. Bridging specifically Peirce’s pragmatic theory and Malafouris’ enactive take on aesthetics allows us to appreciate the formation of aesthetic ideals through the agentive effects of material signs. It is thus proposed that, by attending to the interrelation between form, effect, and affect, members of social groups would have come to appreciate the ways in which their ornamental culture resembles and differs from that of neighbouring groups. Following the Lund conception of cultural semiotics, I argue that models of Ego-culture would have come to evolve along Alter-cultures that also employ ornaments, and against Alius-cultures that have yet to develop or adopt personal decoration. The aesthetic ideals associated with early body ornaments must have therefore played a catalytic role in the formation and communication of group membership. I thus close by proposing that the origins of new cultural identities can be explained by tracing the co-development of ideas and ideals.
New LED lamp design with heat pipes
Authors: Pekur D. V. , Nikolaenko Yu. E. , Sorokin V. M.
Published: January 2020

The problem of climate change poses a challenge for humanity: it is necessary to reduce harmful emissions into the atmosphere, caused mainly by the burning of coal in thermal power plants. Partially, this problem can be solved by the use of energy-saving devices and equipment, including the replacement of traditional light sources with more efficient LEDs. This, however, causes the problem of ensuring normal thermal modes of the LEDs, since the more powerfull the LED is, the more heat is released in their semiconductor crystals, which leads to an increase in the temperature of the crystals and a decrease in the reliability of the device. This problem becomes especially urgent when using powerful multi-chip LED light sources, the so-called SOB matrices, whose power even now exceeds 500 W.
This article presents a new design of a powerful LED lamp for indoor illumination of rooms with low ceilings. The heat from the LED is transferred via heat pipes to the heat exchanger rings looped around the light source. The heat exchanger rings are cooled by the natural convection of the surrounding air (at an ambient air temperature of 20°C). Computer simulation allowed evaluating the ability of the proposed cooling system to provide a normal thermal mode of the LED light source. The results on the computer simulations of the temperature field of light source`s cooling system showed that when the LED power is 300 W, the temperature of the light source`s base at the point where it is connected to the light source does not exceed 67.6°C. When the contact zone is covered with a 0.1 mm layer of heat-conducting paste (Arctiс Silver 5 type) with a thermal conductivity coefficient of 8.7 W/(m•°C), the temperature of the LED case reaches 70°C. If the thermal resistance of the LED light source is 0.1°C/W, then the temperature of its semiconductor crystals will be 100°C, well below the allowable temperature value of 150°C. The total thermal resistance of the cooling system is 0.159°C/W.
Meditation and Cardiovascular Health: What is the Link?
Authors: Schnaubelt Sebastian , Hammer Andreas , Koller Lorenz , Niederdoeckl Jan , Kazem Niema , Spiel Alexander , Niessner Alexander , Sulzgruber Patrick
Published: January 2020

Meditation as a form of body–mind interaction for primary and secondary prevention in cardiovascular disease has been discussed critically in the past. However, data that aimed to link this intervention to a reduction of various aspects of cardiovascular disease, rendering it a potential part of a cost-effective treatment approach in patients at risk, remain scarce and inconclusive. This article aims to provide an overview of currently available evidence in the literature and the potential impact of meditation on cardiovascular health. However, the data highlighted in this article cannot render with certainty directly reproducible effects of meditation on patients’ cardiovascular disease profiles. Meditation may be suggested only as an additional link in the chain of primary and secondary prevention until future research provides sufficient data on this topic.
Novel Aspects of Classification, Prognosis and Therapy in Takotsubo Syndrome
Authors: Di Filippo Chiara , Bacchi Beatrice , Di Mario Carlo
Published: January 2020

Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) can be considered a transient form of acute heart failure that mimics an acute coronary syndrome. Although many hypotheses have been formulated, the precise physiopathology of TTS remains unknown. TTS is associated with a heterogeneous clinical course, which ranges from benign to poor outcome, comprising life-threatening phenotypes. In the acute phase, TTS patients may experience complications including left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, cardiogenic shock, arrhythmias and thromboembolic events. Furthermore, after the acute episode, physiological abnormalities can persist and some patients continue to suffer cardiac symptoms. To recognise patients at higher risk earlier, many variables have been proposed and risk stratifications suggested. There is no solid evidence regarding specific therapy and the proper management of TTS patients, either in the acute phase or long term. This review describes the current knowledge regarding diagnostic criteria, prognosis and therapy in TTS.
Troponins, Acute Coronary Syndrome and Renal Disease: From Acute Kidney Injury Through End-stage Kidney Disease
Authors: Banerjee Debasish , Perrett Charlotte , Banerjee Anita
Published: January 2020

The diagnosis of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is heavily dependent on cardiac biomarker assays, particularly cardiac troponins. ACS, particularly non-ST segment elevation MI, are more common in patients with acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), are associated with worse outcomes than in patients without kidney disease and are often difficult to diagnose and treat. Hence, early accurate diagnosis of ACS in kidney disease patients is important using easily available tools, such as cardiac troponins. However, the diagnostic reliability of cardiac troponins has been suboptimal in patients with kidney disease due to possible decreased clearance of troponin with acute and chronic kidney impairment and low levels of troponin secretion due to concomitant cardiac muscle injury related to left ventricular hypertrophy, inflammation and fibrosis. This article reviews the metabolism and utility of cardiac biomarkers in patients with acute and chronic kidney diseases. Cardiac troponins are small peptides that accumulate in both acute and chronic kidney diseases due to impaired excretion. Hence, troponin concentrations rise and fall with acute kidney injury and its recovery, limiting their use in the diagnosis of ACS. Troponin concentrations are chronically elevated in CKD and ESKD, are associated with poor prognosis and decrease the sensitivity and specificity for diagnosis of ACS. Yet, the evidence indicates that the use of high-sensitivity troponins can confirm or exclude a diagnosis of ACS in the emergency room in a significant proportion of kidney disease patients; those patients in whom the results are equivocal may need longer in-hospital assessment.
Corrupção governamental e difusão do acesso à Internet: evidências globais
Authors: Nascimento João Carlos Hipólito Bernardes do , Macedo Marcelo Alvaro da Silva , Siqueira José Ricardo Maia de , Rabêlo Neto Alexandre
Published: January 2020

Resumo Este artigo investiga as relações entre difusão da internet, voz e accountability, dimensão cultural, corrupção e eficácia governamental, por meio de análise entre países realizada com 117 nações no período de 2000 a 2014. Adotando a técnica de Análise Robusta de Caminho para a análise de dados, conclui-se que, independentemente dos efeitos das variáveis de controle, a difusão da internet promove menores níveis de corrupção governamental, uma relação que ocorre direta e indiretamente via mediação de voz e accountability, que, por sua vez, apresenta forte correlação com a corrupção governamental. A título de contribuição teórica, reforça-se a compreensão de que a internet constitui uma importante ferramenta de combate à corrupção, além de evidenciar o papel moderador da dimensão cultural na relação entre voz e accountability e corrupção governamental e, sobretudo, de incorporar a eficácia governamental ao modelo teórico.
O impacto do escritório de gestão de projetos na pesquisa científica
Authors: Junqueira Michele Aparecida Dela Ricci , Passador Cláudia Souza
Published: January 2020

Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é demonstrar que o escritório de gestão de projetos, uma unidade organizacional reconhecida pelo guia Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®), pode apoiar o cientista na gestão de projetos de pesquisa, de modo que ele se dedique a outras atividades. Para testar a hipótese, detalha-se o marco teórico e a coleta de dados de projetos financiados pela Fundação de Apoio à Pesquisa no Estado de São Paulo (Fapesp) e executados na Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (FMRP-USP) no período de 2009 a 2015. O estudo mostrou que os cientistas teriam cumprido os requisitos exigidos pela agência de financiamento sem esse apoio; porém, o escritório impactou a gestão financeira do projeto, uma iniciativa alinhada às práticas de universidades estrangeiras, nas quais o suporte a cientistas já se tornou parte rotineira do apoio institucional.
O combate a crimes de corrupção pela Justiça Federal da Região Sul do Brasil
Authors: Madeira Lígia Mori , Geliski Leonardo
Published: January 2020

Abstract This article studies the operation of the Federal Regional Court of the 4th Region (TRF4) in the fight against corruption crimes. Judgments produced by the TRF4 criminal courts between 2003 and 2016 underwent text analysis using the dictionary method, seeking to outline the profile of crimes and defendants. Despite the changes in the web accountability institutions, with the outbreak of major federal police operations, technological uses, new legal devices and a high degree of concentration between the agencies, there is a small proportion of grand corruption crime, involving middle and high-ranking bureaucrats and more sophisticated crimes with greater financial value. Crimes involving contraband and petty corruption take up much of the day to day of the judiciary in the south region of the country, at least in the criminal intermediate courts, where the judge appeals decisions coming from specialized and generalist criminal courts.
The Federal Justice act in combating corruption in Southern Brazil
Authors: Madeira Lígia Mori , Geliski Leonardo
Published: January 2020

Abstract This article studies the operation of the Federal Regional Court of the 4th Region (TRF4) in the fight against corruption crimes. Judgments produced by the TRF4 criminal courts between 2003 and 2016 underwent text analysis using the dictionary method, seeking to outline the profile of crimes and defendants. Despite the changes in the web accountability institutions, with the outbreak of major federal police operations, technological uses, new legal devices and a high degree of concentration between the agencies, there is a small proportion of grand corruption crime, involving middle and high-ranking bureaucrats and more sophisticated crimes with greater financial value. Crimes involving contraband and petty corruption take up much of the day to day of the judiciary in the south region of the country, at least in the criminal intermediate courts, where the judge appeals decisions coming from specialized and generalist criminal courts.
Pacto pela Saúde: efeito do tempo na eficácia da gestão municipal
Authors: Kroth Darlan Christiano , Guimarães Raquel Rangel de Meireles
Published: January 2020

Resumo Este estudo avaliou o impacto do tempo de adesão ao termo de compromisso de gestão (TCG), no âmbito do programa Pacto pela Saúde, sobre o nível de eficácia da política municipal de atenção básica, no período de 2008 a 2012. O TCG objetivou aprimorar a governança de política de saúde pelos entes federados, com especial atenção à gestão por resultados. O programa vigorou no Brasil entre 2006 e 2012, tendo recebido a adesão de 4.587 municípios (80% do total). Esta pesquisa buscou responder à seguinte questão: “qual foi o efeito causal do tempo de participação (em anos) no programa Pacto pela Saúde sobre o nível da eficácia da política local de atenção básica, para os municípios participantes?”. Para tanto, adotou-se um desenho de pesquisa quase experimental, mediante estimação de um modelo de dose-resposta com escore de propensão generalizado. Estimou-se, via análise de componentes principais, um indicador de eficácia da política de atenção básica (IDEAB), tendo como referência as metas preconizadas pelo programa. Os resultados da estimação da função de dose-resposta evidenciaram que o tempo de adesão ao Pacto pela Saúde teve impacto positivo e estatisticamente significativo sobre o nível de eficácia das políticas de atenção básica nos municípios participantes. Para cada ano adicional de permanência da política, o IDEAB aumentou, em média, entre 0,011 e 0,019 unidades. Portanto, os resultados sugerem que as metas importam para a governança de política de saúde municipal brasileira.
Competências (não exercidas) das comissões de orçamento e finanças nas câmaras municipais
Authors: Domingos Fernando Deodato , Aquino André Carlos Busanelli de
Published: January 2020

Resumo Este artigo analisa a atuação das comissões de orçamento e finanças das câmaras municipais no controle orçamentário. Tais comissões apoiariam os vereadores na análise, na avaliação e no controle de projetos de lei, emendas parlamentares e prestação de contas apresentados(as) pelas prefeituras ao longo de todas as fases do ciclo orçamentário. Baseado em um método indutivo de pequenas amostras, este estudo compara a atuação das comissões de orçamento e finanças de 3 câmaras municipais no mandato de 2013-2016. Constatou-se que tais comissões atuaram de modo cerimonial e passivo, emitindo pareceres superficiais. Os resultados indicam que a previsão regimental e a existência de recursos materiais e humanos não garantem o funcionamento dessas comissões. Os efeitos colaterais do governo de coalizão geram incentivos políticos para manter as comissões com atuação cerimonial. A frágil atuação das comissões legislativas no controle orçamentário se mostra um ponto crítico para qualquer pretensão de equilíbrio fiscal na Federação.
LA FUNDACIÓN EN MAQUIAVELO: NOTAS PRELIMINARES
Authors: Mansuy Daniel
Published: January 2020

RESUMEN El presente artículo busca determinar el sentido de la fundación política en el pensamiento de Maquiavelo, a partir de lo señalado en el capítulo VI del Príncipe. Nuestra hipótesis es que, en dicho texto, el Secretario florentino introduce la idea según la cual la auténtica fundación política debe ser realizada sobre una materia completamente informe y disponible. Dado que los fundadores míticos tuvieron una ocasión ideal para hacer algo así, el trabajo de los fundadores históricos es intentar recrear -en la medida de lo posible- aquellas condiciones ideales de fundación, lo que exige aplicar grados muy elevados de violencia. Esta perspectiva maquiaveliana es, de algún modo, el punto de partida de buena parte del pensamiento político moderno.
A AFETO-EMOTIVIDADE EM SIMONDON E O CONCEITO DE DESEJO
Authors: Viana Diego
Published: January 2020

RESUMO O conceito de desejo é raro na obra de Simondon. Stiegler baseia nessa falta sua crítica ao filósofo, causa de seu caráter “apolítico”. Mas todas as categorias com que está associado o desejo estão presentes: a noção de incompletude (neotenia), o impulso para objetos exteriores (tropismo), a relação necessária entre corpo e coletivo. Este artigo explora as conexões entre o conceito de subconsciente afetivo-emotivo em Simondon e a concepção do desejo como produtor de seus objetos. Essas conexões permitem questionar a inserção de Simondon na filosofia de seu tempo e, pela releitura da crítica de Stiegler, esboçar as diretrizes da reflexão política apoiada em Simondon.
A TEMPORALIDADE EM “L’ÊTRE ET LE NÉANT”
Authors: Fujiwara Gustavo
Published: January 2020

RESUMO O presente artigo pretende restituir o exame ontofenomenológico da ipseidade e da temporalidade em “L’être et le néant” (1943) a partir de dois momentos, quais sejam: fenomenologia das três dimensões temporais e ontologia da temporalidade. Este duplo exame não poderá ser pensado sem uma definição prévia do para-si como ipse temporal que falta de... para..., isto é, como ser que, enquanto nada de ser, é uma falta de ser (falta de coincidência consigo) que busca, em vão, preenchê-la. A impossibilidade deste preenchimento (ou impossibilidade de coincidência), como buscaremos evidenciar, é ontologicamente necessária para que a temporalização do serpara-si não se deixe infestar com a inércia típica do ser-em-si.
UMA PROPOSTA EM DOIS PASSOS PARA REABILITAR O REALISMO EXPERIMENTAL
Authors: Oliveira Tiago Luis Teixeira de
Published: January 2020

RESUMO Neste artigo pretendo expor sinteticamente os problemas levantados contra uma das formas de realismo científico conhecida como realismo experimental, além de propor uma formulação mais aceitável do mesmo, resistente a tais críticas. Os problemas alegados pelos oponentes do realismo experimental variam desde a acusação de inadequação em relação à prática da comunidade científica, até a inconsistência ao admitir entidades e propriedades postuladas teoricamente recusando, entretanto, as teorias em que tais entidades e propriedades aparecem. Some-se a essas críticas a de que o próprio critério do realismo de entidades seria implausível, seja porque falha na produção de crenças verdadeiras ou porque não fornece garantias melhores do que outras formas de realismo científico. Argumentarei que, adotando o realismo experimental exclusivamente como um critério epistêmico e aplicando tal critério às propriedades (antes que às entidades) é possível contornar as críticas, reabilitando uma proposta realista que muitos consideravam já descartada.
Evaluation of the functionality and mobility of community-dwelling older adults in primary health care
Authors: Silva Laize Gabriele de Castro , Oliveira Franciele Santos de , Martins Ítala da Silva , Martins Frankly Eudes Sousa , Garcia Tulia Fernanda Meira , Sousa Ana Carolina Patrício Albuquerque
Published: January 2020

Abstract Objective : To evaluate the functional capacity and mobility of older adults treated in primary health care and the association between adverse outcomes (functional dependence and reduced mobility) and sociodemographic and health conditions. Method : A cross-sectional and analytical epidemiological study was carried out in the municipal region of Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Sociodemographic variables, presence of comorbidities, practice of physical activity, functional capacity (Lawton Scale) and mobility (Timed Up and Go Test) were investigated. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, followed by bivariate analysis to investigate association variables and multivariate analysis (logistic regression). Results : Among the 109 elderly people evaluated, 29.4% were dependent in instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and 67.9% had reduced mobility. The present study found a significant association between dependence in IADL and age equal to or greater than 75 years; while not practicing physical activity remained a factor of association with reduced mobility, regardless of sex, age and presence of co-morbidities. Conclusion : The findings emphasize the importance of the practice of physical activity, which was associated with better mobility, the construction of spaces of health promotion and disease prevention to encourage active aging for older adults, as well as a multi and interprofessional approach to comprehensive health care for older adults, with the use of functionality assessment tools.
Prevalence of depressive symptoms and associated factors among older adults treated at a referral center
Authors: Silva Patrícia Oliveira , Aguiar Bruna Menezes , Vieira Maria Aparecida , Costa Fernanda Marques da , Carneiro Jair Almeida
Published: January 2020

Abstract The present study aimed to estimate the prevalence of depressive symptoms and associated factors among older adults treated at a referral center. A cross-sectional study was carried out with a sample of 360 older adults treated at a Referral Center for the Health of Older Adults in the north of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The following data were collected in 2017: demographic, socioeconomic, morbidity, hospital admission in the last year, frailty (Edmonton Frail Scale), functional capacity (Katz Index, Lawton and Brody Scale) and presence of depressive symptoms (Geriatric Depression Scale - GDS-15). Multiple analysis was performed through logistic regression. A prevalence of depressive symptoms was observed in 37.2% of the sample. The variables associated with depressive symptoms were: negative perception about one’s own health (OR=1.9, 95% CI 1.34-2.70); frailty (OR=1.94, 95% CI 1.41-2.66); having suffered falls (OR=1.24, 95% CI 1.01-1.61); having been hospitalized in the last year (OR=1.56, 95% CI, 1.11-2.27); (OR=2.56, 95% CI 1.38-4.77) and residing alone (OR=1.66, 95% CI 1.09-2.53). Thus, a high prevalence of depressive symptoms was identified among the older adults, evidencing the need for an effective and immediate approach by health professionals.
Sales-based Brand Equity as a Performance Driver in ‘The Country of Soccer’
Authors: Almeida Marcos Inácio Severo de , Coelho Ricardo Limongi França , Oliveira Denise Santos de , Camargo Altair , Savioli Pedro
Published: January 2020

ABSTRACT Despite being the most popular sport in Brazil, soccer suffers from structural problems. Managers working in this reality know little about the factors that determine performance measures in stadiums. Existing research is undertaken according to an economic logic, which attributes importance to a dependent variable only, the total attendance of soccer matches. This article presents an approach that retrieves a sales-based brand equity (SBBE) measure responsible for performance (revenues and proportional demand) in Brazilian soccer stadiums. The methodology involved a process of a canonical regression model with two dependent variables using on-field performance and SBBE as the main drivers of marketing performance. The theoretical assumption underlying the models is the discussion about the multidimensionality of performance and the importance of testing the potential correlation amongst marketing performance variables. The model developed was estimated using all matches of the Premium Division of Brazilian Championship (Série A) held between 2012 and 2017. The main result highlights the power of SBBE as the primary driver of performance in Brazilian stadiums. Corinthians and Flamengo, the two most important Brazilian soccer club brands, exert a positive influence considerably higher than all other competitors.
Group Intercultural Competence: Adjusting and Validating Its Concept and Development Process
Authors: Schmidmeier Janete , Takahashi Adriana Roseli Wunsch , Bueno Janaina Maria
Published: January 2020

ABSTRACT Intercultural competence is a topic that has been increasingly focused on academic researches, mainly related to the context of multinational companies and multicultural teams. The literature on intercultural competence is broad, permeated with many concepts and models of its development, but the main focus is on individual (cognitive/behavioral approach). There are few studies on the group level whose approach emphasize the process. The objective of this study was to empirically test the concept of group intercultural competence (GIC) and analyze its development in multicultural teams, as indicated by Leung, Ang and Tan (2014) . This research can be characterized as qualitative, of exploratory-descriptive type, with an interpretive approach that embraces sequential intra-method triangulation, with interpretative and content analysis. As the results, the process of GIC development was found to occur towards more mature levels of GIC and to be characterized by an upward spiral pyramidal process, where the lowest level evolves to higher levels of GIC through a cycle of inter-cultural learning. This development occurs over time and is permeated by conflict, reflection and change, covering the elements of GIC: interaction, efficacy, cultural differences, intercultural learning and communication, such as cause and consequence. Based on the theoretical and empirical contributions, it was possible to adjust and validate a proposed GIC concept, to adjust the relevant elements and dimensions for GIC analysis, and to understand how the GIC is developed through a procedural perspective where there is an intercultural learning cycle permeated by conflicts, reflections, interaction and changes.
Construindo Espaços de Interação Social a partir de Relações e Práticas de Trabalho Compartilhado
Authors: Mesquita Luiza A. F. , Pozzebon Marlei , Petrini Maira
Published: January 2020

RESUMO Os espaços de trabalho compartilhados, conhecidos como coworking , são ambientes de trabalho que se disseminaram com rapidez nos últimos anos, e distinguem-se como um novo modelo de trabalho. O objetivo deste artigo foi analisar práticas e relações em ambientes de coworking a fim de se compreender como ocorrem e como contribuem para construir espaços de interação social. Para tanto, foi conduzido um estudo de caso único, realizado em profundidade, cujos dados foram coletados a partir de técnicas de inspiração etnográfica, incluindo intensa observação participante, entrevistas semiestruturadas e análise documental. O estudo de campo teve duração de 25 dias, ao longo dos quais utilizou-se dos métodos de observação direta e entrevistas, realizadas com 40 associados do espaço escolhido. Os resultados identificaram três níveis de relações que suportam um espaço de trabalho que vai além do compartilhamento. Em cada nível foram identificadas práticas que favorecem a construção de um espaço de interação social: práticas de autogestão, práticas de negócios cooperados e práticas comunitárias. Por fim, lança-se a chamada a uma reflexão em compreender o que de fato significa construir um espaço social dentro de um espaço de trabalho.
Ciclos Políticos e Gestão Fiscal nos Municípios Brasileiros
Authors: Bartoluzzio Alann Inaldo Silva de Sá , Anjos Luiz Carlos Marques dos
Published: January 2020

RESUMO O estudo analisou como incentivos político-eleitoreiros influenciam a gestão fiscal dos municípios brasileiros e seus desdobramentos nos resultados eleitorais. Nas estimações realizadas dois achados se sobressaem. O primeiro é que apesar de existir um aumento nos investimentos, visíveis à população e associados pela literatura a resultados eleitorais favoráveis, os partidos reconduzidos também possuem uma estrutura de pessoal mais sustentável e melhores condições de liquidez no curto prazo, com desempenhos alavancados em períodos estratégicos, como em anos eleitorais. O segundo é que, apesar dos partidos com recondução sinalizarem melhores níveis na condição fiscal nos três ciclos políticos, no período pós-eleitoral as médias se retraem para patamares inferiores ao alcançado pela gestão no início do primeiro mandato. Portanto, embora indiquem melhores condições fiscais em anos eleitorais, o efeito da sinalização se inverte no ano seguinte. Como o impacto das decisões da gestão não estará disponível para o eleitorado imediatamente no período eleitoral, os políticos podem utilizar de estratégias fiscais para evitar que o equilíbrio fiscal seja prejudicado nos momentos estratégicos e postergar o desembolso para o ano pós-eleitoral, decisão que não prejudicaria a gestão fiscal atual e o recebimento de votos.
Implicit attitudes toward the elderly among health professionals and undergraduate students in the health field: a systematic review
Authors: Maximiano-Barreto Madson Alan , Luchesi Bruna Moretti , Chagas Marcos Hortes Nisihara
Published: January 2020

Abstract Objective To perform a systematic review of articles evaluating implicit attitudes of health professionals and undergraduate students in the health field toward the elderly. Methods The PsycINFO, PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus and LILACS databases were searched for relevant articles published in English, Portuguese and Spanish using the following search terms: implicit attitude AND (elderly OR aged OR older people). Seven articles were selected. Results The majority of studies were conducted in developed countries and found negative attitudes toward the elderly, with males exhibiting more negative attitudes than females. Conclusion The articles analyzed in this review demonstrate an implicitly negative attitude among professionals and students in the field of health toward the elderly.
Prevalence and trends of mental disorders requiring inpatient care in the city of Porto Alegre: a citywide study including all inpatient admissions due to mental disorders in the public system from 2013-2017
Authors: Salum Giovanni A. , Leite Loiva dos S , dos Santos Sara Jane E , Mazzini Gabriel , Baeza Fernanda L. C. , Spanemberg Lucas , Evans-Lacko Sara , Sato João Ricardo , do Nascimento Diane M , Frank Thiago , Pfeil Juliana , Katz Natan , Osório Jorge , dos Santos Paulo Ricardo , da Silva Eliana , Nunes Christiane , Soares Kelma Nunes , Machado Ângela Maria Grando , Breyer Tatiana , Rodrigues Márcio , Galão Adriani , Motta Gledis Lisiane , Schuch Silvia , Osório Eduardo , Rodrigues Cláudia , Sturmer Pablo de Lannoy , Harzheim Erno
Published: January 2020

Abstract Objectives To investigate the 5-year prevalence of patients admitted to public inpatient care units due to a mental disorder, stratifying them by age group and diagnosis, and to assess trends of admissions over this time period in Porto Alegre. Methods All admissions to the public mental health care system regulated by the city-owned electronic system Administração Geral dos Hospitais (AGHOS) were included in the analysis. The total population size was obtained by estimations of Fundação de Economia e Estatística (FEE). General information about 5-year prevalence of inpatient admissions, time-series trends e prevalence by age groups and diagnosis were presented. Results There were 32,608 admissions over the 5-year period analyzed. The overall prevalence of patients was 1.62% among the total population, 0.01% among children, 1.12% among adolescents, 2.28% among adults and 0.93% among the elderly. The most common diagnosis was drug-related, followed by mood, alcohol-related and psychotic disorders. There was a linear trend showing an increase in the number of admissions from 2013 to the midst of 2014, which dropped in 2015. Conclusions Admissions due to mental disorders are relatively common, mainly among adults and related to drug use and mood disorders. Time trends varied slightly over the 5 years. Prevalence rates in real-world settings might be useful for policymakers interested in planning the public mental health system in large Brazilian cities.
Vadászati és vadgazdálkodási ismeretek pedagógushallgatók körében
Authors: Mesterházy Helga
Published: January 2020

Hunting and game management skills play a crucial role in the cognition process of the children while they are getting to know the world. Nowadays children spend a short time outdoors, so they lack knowledge about the forest, forest animals, hunting, hunters and game management. How much does a practising kindergarten teacher know about wildlife, hunting and game management? Does the teacher transfer information/ knowledge about the areas of getting active knowledge about the outside world/ environmental education within the education area? It is time to conduct research regarding hunting and game management among children, parents and teachers/ would-be teachers, since knowledge-based intermediaries with the right knowledge are needed for the growing generation in order to acquire skills, capabilities and ability in this area. This will also be the basis for making interest regarding science a reality from a young age and will make it possible to achieve that the upcoming generation should have the appropriate knowledge and attitude to develop the habits of an environmentally conscious lifestyle and to preserve the biosphere.The aim of the research is to assess the knowledge of the practising kindergarten teachers in the field of hunting, game management and the main game species.
Methods and protocols from Chaiyarat et al. (2019) for systematic reintroduction of bateng (Bos javanicus) v1
Authors: Chaiyarat Rattanawat , Youngpoy Namphung , Kongsurakan Praeploy , Nakbun Seree
Published: January 2020

Banteng (Bos javanicus) underwent general medical checkups and received minimal human contact in 302 ha enclosure.They were train in transportation boxes(1 m × 2.5 m × 1.8 m, width × long × high)over6 months.They werekept in groups in soft release cage for 4 months. Natural food plants,fresh water and artificial salt licks were provided.Immobilizations were controlledwith anesthetic drugsby veterinarians and fitted with radio collars.The radio signals were monitored every week through ground tracking, using homing in and triangulation techniquesvia VHF signals.Cameras traps were installed,memory cards and batteries were changed every month in each location.
Quantitative analysis method of mRNA expression using dual RNA in situ hybridization by comparison with housekeeping genes v1
Authors: Joon Seung Byung
Published: January 2020

In retrospective formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) samples, RNA quality of FFPE tissues showed variation following the storage period and fixation process. So we suggest quantitative analysis by dual detection of target mRNA and housekeeping genes in one section and calculated the target gene/housekeeping gene ratio by two open-source image analysis programs. This assay potentially allows for reliable quantification of mRNA expression levels in retrospective FFPE samples.
Molecular marker v1
Authors: Niu Yanli , Peng Yansong , Chen Wenxing , Chen Wenxing , Chachar Sadaruddin , Zhang Pingxian , Zhou Saixia , Gao Yuan
Published: January 2020

SSR and SRAP markers were employed to assess the genetic diversity and structure of sixty-four samples from four populations ofEmmenopterys henryi. Twelve pairs of SRAP primers generated 86 bands, and polymorphism rate was 88.37%. 148 polymorphic alleles were detected by ten pairs of SSR primers, with an average number of polymorphic alleles per primer pair of 14.8. The rank of population genetic diversity based on SRAP markers was: HS＞DWS＞JGS＞WYS population, while the sortation was DWS＞WYS＞ JGS＞HS population. The analyzed samples based on SRAP markers were divided into two clusters by genetic structure, cluster and PCA analysis. However, the result of genetic structure, cluster and PCA analysis based on SSR markers were divided to three groups. It seemed that the extant of genetic pattern of E. henryi might have mainly attributed to its long evolutionary history, wide-ranging distribution, outcross mating system and human activities. Except for theHS population, the degree of genetic differentiation was obvious for the other three populations, the gene exchange was infrequent. AMOVA revealed that genetic variation mainly existed within populations. It suggested that gene exchange occurred among populations in the past, but at the same time, it resisted genetic differentiation due to gene drift. Based on the conservation of germplasm resources and genetic diversity, the combination of SRAP and SSR markers could fully implement conservation and sustainable exploitation of the endangered plant E. henryi.
GENRE PECULIARITIES OF BUSINESS WRITTEN COMMUNICATION IN FRENCH
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, Labenko Olga
Published: January 2020

Business communication has become an integral part of all spheres of public life. In the process of management, communication plays a preeminent role and competence in business communication is required for successful professional activities in any field. In Administrative Management System two types of communication can be distinguished: external and internal communication. External communication occurs between the organization and external party. Internal communication is the transmission of information within the organization. The internal communication is an important element in the management of any enterprise or institution. A well-organized internal communication system is required condition for the effective operation of enterprises. The effectiveness of internal communication depends on the ability of managers and subordinates to communicate correctly at all levels. The communicative competence of communication participants require specific skills of writing different types of messages. The article deals with genre-compositional features of various types of messages that provide internal communication at enterprises or institutions: e-mails, administrative notes, newsletters, analytical notes, reports. Electronic correspondence is a very common means of communication at all levels: downward, ascending, horizontal. All kinds of notes are usually used as an element of downwards communication, and reports are only an element of ascending communication. The article also provides indispensable details of each type of message and samples of the formulation of these messages, and suggests recommendations for the writing of these types of messages.
AUTHOR’S INDIVIDUAL STYLE FROM LINGOCULTURAL CONCEPTOLOGY VIEW: LEXICAL-SEMANTIC ASPECT (on Isabel Allende’s novels)
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, Popova Nataliia
Published: January 2020

The article is devoted to the study of author’s individual style from the point of view of linguocultural conceptology, which combines linguocultural and cognitive approaches in order to study the features of the author's way of verbalizing socially important concepts. The material of the works of the famous Chilean writer Isabel Allende has been alkalized to illustrate lexical and semantic features of her individual style, reflecting the social and historical realities through the author's worldview. The methods of linguocultural science and cognitive conceptual linguistics have been combined in the research, helping to realize the correspondence of objective and subjective worldview in the individual author's style. The article deals with the differences between the linguistics terms "linguistic personality", "individual style" and "idiolect" and scientific approaches to their study. It is determined that the peculiarities of I. Allende's novels are the use of a considerable number of lexical units for the designation of geographical, biological and everyday realities, reflecting the specifics of the people’s life. The description of spiritual, philosophical and religious concepts through the use of expressively and value-colored vocabulary reflects deeply the peculiarities of the people's worldview. In the course of the semantic-cognitive analysis of the lexical units inherent in the writer’s works, it has been found out that the individual author’s world view does not in any way harm the reproduction of the common national and cultural people’s heritage, since the author is a carrier of a common conceptual sphere, formed in his consciousness due to the society where he/she lives. The verbalization of socially significant concepts in the writer’s novels is determined by her moral, ethical and value attitudes inherent in most members of the society.
Careless crime: state, dynamics, measures of general and special counteraction
Authors: Avdeev Vadim A. , Avdeeva Olga A.
Published: January 2020

The subject of the study is careless crime, taking into account the implemented national criminal law policy. The aim of the study is to investigate the scientific understanding, content and types of careless crime. Attention is focused on the state, dynamics of careless crime, measures of General and special counteraction to the specified social and legal phenomenon. The methodological basis of counteraction measures is formed by a set of General scientific and private scientific methods, which allowed to investigate the process of novelization of criminal legislation and its implementation at the law enforcement level.

The main results of the study reflect the problems of prevention, prevention, General and special counteraction to careless crime, affecting the effectiveness of the implementation of the mechanism of criminal law regulation of social relations associated with crimes committed by carelessness or negligence. Conclusions concerning types of careless crime, its specific weight, the personality of the careless criminal, including scientific substantiation of the General and special counteraction measures are formulated.

The scientific and practical validity of legislative processes is noted as the defining problem. The problems of implementation of the criminal law in the context of increasing rates of careless crime, actualizing the practice-oriented measures of counteraction, based on the state, structure, dynamics of the development of this social and legal phenomenon. Attention is focused on strengthening the sanctions of criminal law norms regulating increased responsibility for certain types of careless crimes, which in fact do not affect the reduction of criminal tension in the sphere of careless crime. The problematic issues of improving the quality of the criminal law and other normative legal acts providing prevention, prevention and counteraction to careless crimes are revealed. The focus is on improving the quality of activities of state authorities, self-government bodies and civil society institutions, increasing the level of control.
Anti-corruption in the Russian Federation: current state and prospects
Authors: Fedulov Igor N. , Kvach Sergey S.
Published: January 2020

The subject of the article is the analysis of three main aspects of the fight against corruption: the prevention of corruption, the fight against corruption and minimizing the consequences of corruption offenses. Separate gaps in the legislation affecting the effectiveness of anti-corruption, mechanisms of interaction between government, business and society, which have as their goal the prevention of corruption, are examined. The role of civil society institutions in the fight against corruption, as well as the influence of the media on the perception of the image of a corrupt official, is examined. The problem of criminalizing the liability of legal entities for corruption offenses, the problem of applying such a criminal law measure as confiscation of the property of a corrupt official are touched upon. Briefly discussed are the possibilities of transferring to the legal field some aspects of corruption in the form of organizing lobbying activities. The authors also consider aspects of minimizing the social consequences of corruption.
Criminological characteristics of personality traits that commit retail sale of alcoholic beverages to minors
Authors: Berndt Anastasya A.
Published: January 2020

The subject of the research is the criminological characteristics of convicts under art. 151.1 of the Criminal Code. The purpose is studying of analyze a new type of identity of the criminal offender, a feature of that is bringing of criminal responsibility for committing several similar administrative offenses. The study revealed specific socio-demographic characteristics of convicts under Art. 151.1 of the iCriminal Code, which account is necessary for the formation of a system for the prevention of such unlawful behavior. This is low level of education, age 30-49, crimes are committed, as a rule, by women of working specialties. An analysis of the social and role characteristics of convicts allowed to reveal the peculiarity of this crime, which has mainly a female face. This is due to the scope of activities, since women are mainly involved in trade. As a result of studying of moral and psychological characteristics of the convicts' personality, it was concluded that the sphere of commerce is sufficiently criminal, and this largely determines the formation of the criminal motivation of the convicts.