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The Needs and Priorities of Women in the UAE: Identifying Struggles and Enhancing Satisfaction of Employment, Education, Health Care, and Rights
Authors: Al-Jenaibi Badreya
Published: December 2015

This study focuses on the needs and priorities of local women in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A face-to-face questionnaire was conducted with 981 local women in the Abu Dhabi region, focusing on women’s knowledge and perceptions of the services provided by the Government of Abu Dhabi. The research has implications for the following areas: education, health services, the labor market, housing, and social security. The sample includes a diverse population of local women of different ages, educational backgrounds, and professions. The aim of the research is to investigate the needs and determine the level of satisfaction of employment, education, health care, and rights among UAE women. This study finds that the government provides high-quality services for adult-continuing education and vocational training and women are keenly aware that nationals of both genders should be given equal employment opportunities in the public sector and that if the government wants to encourage women to work while still keeping Emirati fertility rates high, it must enact more flexible and favorable labor laws to ensure protection of workers’ rights.
Tunisia: Presidential and Parliamentary Elections, 2014
Authors: Quamar Md. Muddassir
Published: December 2015

The 2014 election results and the maturity displayed by principle political parties, especially Nidaa Tounes and Ennahda, bodes well for democratization in Tunisia. It remains the only successful story of the Arab Spring but is threatened by terrorist strikes by Islamic State and political violence by local terrorist groups, such as, Ansar al-Sharia. Economic instability too has been a cause of concern. Amidst these challenges that threatened to derail the transition process, the adoption of a new constitution and conduct of free and fair polling for presidential and parliamentary elections have been major achievements. The election results threw a surprise with the secular nationalist Nidaa Tounes emerging as the leading party. Significantly, all the political actors accepted the results, the winners avoided triumphalism while those who lost conceded defeat which indicates the level of faith in the institutionalized process of political transition. Formation of a national unity government after the election indicates the recognition on part of the major political parties of their responsibility in strengthening democratic institutions and to provide good governance.
Egypt: Presidential Elections, 2014
Authors: Sanyal Paulami
Published: December 2015

The 2014 presidential elections in Egypt were an exercise in giving electoral legitimacy to el-Sisi who had removed Morsi in July 2013 to take control of an increasingly unstable Egypt. It also proved that Egypt’s tryst with democracy was short-lived and that the military continues to control its destiny. Except for the new constitution and the electoral laws, nothing in the run up to the elections could arouse confidence in the process. It was marked with curbs on media and civil society, under-representation of women, lack of clarity in the electoral procedures, and interference of state, security apparatus and business interests in favor of el-Sisi. Though voting and counting were termed free and fair by international observers, serious questions about the transparency of the electoral process were raised from many quarters. The continued crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood and local and international media, lack of opposition, and disqualification and withdrawal of all formidable opponent candidates undermined the process and took back Egypt to the pre-Tahrir Square years.
On common fixed points in modular vector spaces
Authors: Abdou Afrah AN , Khamsi Mohamed A
Published: December 2015

In this work, we discuss the concept of Banach operator pairs in modular vector spaces. We prove the existence of common fixed points for these type of operators which satisfy a modular continuity in modular compact sets. On the basis of our result, we are able to give an analog of DeMarr’s common fixed point theorem for a family of symmetric Banach operator pairs in modular vector spaces.
Graph-based motor primitive generation framework
Authors: Sung Yunsick , Kwak Jeonghoon , Park Jong Hyuk
Published: December 2015

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have many potential applications, such as delivery, leisure, and surveillance. To enable these applications, making the UAVs fly autonomously is the key issue, and requires defining UAV motor primitives. Diverse attempts have been made to automatically generate motor primitives for UAVs and robots. However, given that UAVs usually do not fly as expected because of external environmental factors, a novel approach for UAVs needs to be designed. This paper proposes a demonstration-based method that generates a graph-based motor primitive. In the experiment, an AR.Drone 2.0 was utilized. By controlling the AR.Drone 2.0, four motor primitives are generated and combined as a graph-based motor primitive. The generated motor primitives can be performed by a planner or a learner, such as a hierarchical task network or Q-learning. By defining the executable conditions of the motor primitives based on measured properties, the movements of the graph-based motor primitive can be chosen depending on changes in the indoor environment.
Effect of cytokines on Siglec-1 and HIV-1 entry in monocyte–derived macrophages: the importance of HIV-1 envelope V1V2 region
Authors: Jobe Ousman , Trinh Hung V , Kim Jiae , Alsalmi Wadad , Tovanabutra Sodsai , Ehrenberg Philip K , Peachman Kristina K , Gao Guofen , Thomas Rasmi , Kim Jerome H , Michael Nelson L , Alving Carl R , Rao Venigalla B , Rao Mangala
Published: December 2015

Monocytes and monocyte–derived macrophages express relatively low levels of CD4. Despite this, macrophages can be effectively infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1. Macrophages have a critical role in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 transmission; however, the mechanism or mechanisms of virus infection are poorly understood. We report that growth factors, such as granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor and macrophage colony-stimulating factor affect the phenotypic profile and permissiveness of macrophages to human immunodeficiency virus type 1. Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection of monocyte–derived macrophages derived from granulocyte macrophage and macrophage colony-stimulating factors was predominantly facilitated by the sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectin-1. The number of sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectin receptors on macrophage colony-stimulating factor–derived monocyte–derived macrophages was significantly greater than on granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor–derived monocyte–derived macrophages, and correspondingly, human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection was greater in the macrophage colony-stimulating factor–derived monocyte–derived macrophages. Single-genome analysis and quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction revealed that the differences in infectivity was not due to differences in viral fitness or in viral variants with differential infectivity but was due to reduced viral entry into the granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor–derived monocyte–derived macrophages. Anti-sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectin, trimeric glycoprotein 145, and scaffolded V1V2 proteins were bound to sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectin and significantly reduced human immunodeficiency virus type 1 entry and infection. Furthermore, sialic acid residues present in the V1V2 region of the envelope protein mediated human immunodeficiency virus type 1 interaction with sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectin and entry into macrophage colony-stimulating factor–derived monocyte–derived macrophages. Removal of sialic acid residues or glycans from scaffolded V1V2 protein decreased human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infectivity. These results highlight the importance of sialic acids on the V1V2 region in binding to sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectin and suggest that the unusually long surface-exposed sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectin might aid in the capture and entry of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 into monocyte–derived macrophages.
Decision Making in a Data-Poor Environment: Management of Brain Metastases From Testicular and Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumors
Authors: Gilligan Timothy
Published: December 2015

The Oncology Grand Rounds series is designed to place original reports published in the Journal into clinical context. A case presentation is followed by a description of diagnostic and management challenges, a review of the relevant literature, and a summary of the authors' suggested management approaches. The goal of this series is to help readers better understand how to apply the results of key studies, including those published in Journal of Clinical Oncology, to patients seen in their own clinical practice.

A 32-year-old man with a history of a mixed germ cell tumor of the testis presented with acute-onset, right-sided weakness and numbness. His previous treatment included orchiectomy, which revealed a 5-cm tumor that was 95% yolk sac tumor and 5% embryonal carcinoma, and retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for clinical stage I disease in January 2010, which revealed no nodal metastases. Starting in June 2010, he was treated with four cycles of etoposide and cisplatin for pulmonary and thoracic lymph node metastases and a rising serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level. He subsequently received four cycles of paclitaxel, ifosfamide, and cisplatin for relapse in the lungs and mediastinal nodes with a rising AFP level starting in January 2011. He reported having a 2-week history of intermittent headaches in December 2011, when he presented with acute-onset, right-sided weakness and numbness. Computed tomographs of the head was obtained and demonstrated a left parietal intracranial hemorrhage without midline shift or hydrocephalus. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a complex, 4.5-cm mass consistent with a hemorrhagic metastasis. His serum AFP level was elevated at 47 ng/mL. The patient became progressively obtunded and underwent emergency surgical decompression and resection of the tumor. Histopathologic evaluation of the resected tissue showed metastatic germ cell tumor predominantly consisting of a yolk sac element ( Fig 1 ). His AFP level declined rapidly after resection, and computed tomography of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis showed no evidence of metastatic disease. However, 2 weeks later, his AFP level rose again, and repeat MRI of the brain showed a 3-cm mass in the left mesial parietal lobe adjacent to the resection site. He started treatment with filgrastim to facilitate collection of circulating hematopoietic stem cells. Several days later, after apheresis, he received his first of two cycles of high-dose carboplatin 700 mg/m2 on days −5, −4, and −3 and etoposide 750 mg/m2 on days −5, −4, and −3. The patient had a complete response to high-dose chemotherapy and no major acute complications. His cancer remains in complete remission 3 years later without additional treatment. His three lines of chemotherapy left him with chronic peripheral neuropathy.
Market Failure in Context: Introduction
Authors: Marciano Alain , Medema Steven G.
Published: December 2015

Market failure, conceived of as the failure of the market to bring about results that are in the best interests of society as a whole, has a long lineage in the history of writings on matters economic. The goal of the present volume is to explore the contexts within which “modern” (i.e., twentieth-century) notions of market failure were developed. The idea that markets could fail to perform in ways that best promoted the larger interests of society is as old as economics itself, and the question of the appropriate scope to be given to private action and to its collective alternative is one of the most crucial issues with which economic thinkers have had to grapple. Nevertheless, our understanding of the contexts—social, political, and intellectual—in which discussions and debates about market failure have played out remains limited and imperfect. It is our hope that the present volume will go some way toward addressing this lacuna, both directly and by stimulating additional scholarship exploring this important facet of the history of economics.
Framing the Economic Policy Debate
Authors: Colander David
Published: December 2015

Economists' current market failure policy frame provides a powerful lens through which to view the world and organize one's thoughts about policy. It is not the only, or most natural, frame through which to view policy, and it evolved from a broader classical policy frame as the analytic technology changed to allow an exploration of Walrasian general equilibrium analysis with a unique equilibrium and simple dynamics. That analytic technology is changing, and new analytic technologies are allowing economists to explore multiple equilibria, complex dynamic general models, in which policy issues that the Walrasian general equilibrium model does not address can be addressed. These include issues such as toward which basin of attraction the economy will gravitate and how government policy might influence that gravitation. Similarly, new computational technology is allowing economists to explore pattern-matching data models, agent-based models, network models, and epistemic game-theoretical models in which multiple social dimensions can be analyzed simultaneously. This article discusses how this changing analytic technology is opening up the possibility for movement away from the market failure policy frame.
Mass Spectral Studies on Vinylic Degradation Products of Sulfur Mustards under Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry Conditions
Authors: Sachin L. Sai , Karthikraj R. , Kumar K. Kalyan , Sony T. , Raju N. Prasada , Prabhakar S.
Published: December 2015

Sulfur mustards are a class of vesicant chemical warfare agents that rapidly degrade in environmental samples. The most feasible degradation products of sulfur mustards are chloroethyl vinylic compounds and divinylic compounds, which are formed by the elimination of one and two HCl molecules from sulfur mustards, respectively. The detection and characterization of these degradation products in environmental samples are an important proof for the verification of sulfur mustard usage. In this study, we synthesized a set of sulfur mustard degradation products, i.e., divinylic compounds (1–7) and chloroethyl vinylic compounds (8–14), and characterized using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) under electron ionization (EI) and chemical ionization (CI) (methane) conditions. The EI mass spectra of the studied compounds mainly included the fragment ions that resulted from homolytic cleavages with or without hydrogen migrations. The divinylic compounds (1–7) showed [M – SH]+ ions, whereas the chloroethylvinyl compounds (8–14) showed [M – Cl]+ and [M – CH2CH2Cl]+ ions. Methane/CI mass spectra showed [M + H]+ ions and provided molecular weight information. The GC retention index (RI) values were also calculated for the studied compounds. The EI and CI mass spectral data together with RI values are extremely useful for off-site analysis for the verification of the chemical weapons convention and also to participate in official Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons proficiency tests.
Algorithms Research of near Infrared Spectral Database of Apples
Authors: Zhou Wanhuai , Zhang Jianfeng
Published: December 2015

A near infrared spectral database system of apples was studied. A new spectral matching algorithm based on Jaccard similarity coefficient (SMA-JSC) is proposed for higher spectral matching accuracy. A total of 840 apples of seven different varieties were used to evaluate the performance of this method. At the same time, a comparison was done among the existing spectral matching algorithms with spectral peak information (SMA-P) and the existing spectral matching algorithms with full spectra (SMA-FS). The highest accuracies of these existing SMA-P and SMA-FS were 48.9% and 72.57%, both of which were quite low mainly because of noise. For SMA-JSC, the first-order derivative was calculated and transformed into binary values (with only 0 or 1) to eliminate the influence of noise. The accuracy of our proposed algorithm was 94.1% for the calibration samples and 94.3% for the validation samples. Also, using linear discriminate analysis (LDA), we compared the existing SMA-P, the existing SMA-FS and our new proposed algorithm. The best result obtained using LDA was 88.0% (with the raw spectra) which was larger than the accuracies of the existing SMA-P and SMA-FS but less than the accuracy of our proposed SMA-JSC. In addition, several important spectral data parameters were optimised for automatic spectral peak detection without manually setting parameters (optimised parameters: spectral resolution was 32 cm−1, threshold of peak width was 29 spectral data points and threshold of peak shape index was 0.005). A selective spectral smoothing algorithm is also proposed to protect peak bands. With these methods, spectral peaks could be detected 100% correctly without manually setting parameters.
Quality Control of Ginkgo Biloba Leaves by Real Time Release Testing in Combination with near Infrared Spectroscopy
Authors: Liu Xuesong , Tao Lingyan , Du Wenjun , Jin Ye , Wu Yongjiang
Published: December 2015

Ginkgo leaves are widely utilised in Chinese herbal medicines and functional food additives. However, the quality of ginkgo leaves fluctuates obviously due to the variety of geographical environments and climate conditions. Real time release testing (RTRT) combined with near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy was used to improve the quality control of ginkgo leaves. The RTRT of ginkgo leaves was achieved by qualitative and quantitative analysis using NIR spectroscopy and acceptable releasing criteria. Partial least squares regression models were developed for quantitative analysis of flavonol glycoside (FG), moisture and extract contents in ginkgo leaves. The coefficients of determination for leave-one-out cross-validation in calibration were 0.93, 0.92 and 0.89 for FG, moisture and extract contents, respectively, and relative standard errors of prediction were 9.01%, 6.67% and 3.22%, respectively. A discriminant analysis model was developed for qualitative analysis of ginkgo leaves. The Mahalanobis distance values were used as the qualitative releasing criteria of RTRT based on the discriminant analysis. In addition, FG content ≥0.7%, moisture content ≤12% and extract content ≥25% were used as the quantitative releasing criteria of RTRT according to the Chinese Pharmacopoeia. The accuracy of RTRT for ginkgo leaves was 86.7% according to qualitative and quantitative analyses based on NIR spectra. The results obtained in this work demonstrated that RTRT combined with NIR spectroscopy is a powerful tool for the quality control of ginkgo leaves.
The TOUCH program and natalizumab: Fundamental flaw in patient protection
Authors: Avasarala Jagannadha
Published: December 2015

Many drugs have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) since 1993 for treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). One such drug is natalizumab (Tysabri, Biogen Idec and Elan pharmaceuticals) which has enjoyed great success in the management of MS since its re-introduction in 2006. One of the complications of using natalizumab is the risk of development of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). To mitigate the risk of PML development, Biogen Idec initiated the TOUCH program – this strategy helps monitor the disease. Clinical vigilance is remains key in the early diagnosis of PML but serological testing for the John Cunningham Virus Antibody (JCV) helps with risk stratification of PML. However, some physicians do not test for the JCV Ab and since they are not required to send such data to the company or inform the patient, one red flag for suspicion of PML is lost particularly if the patient is asymptomatic.  This undercuts the premise of the TOUCH program. In an ideal world, reporting JCV Ab status should be made mandatory since that ensures a basic tenet of the program is met – to identify patients at increased risk of developing PML and make appropriate recommendations based on that finding. Lack of requirement of reporting of this vital finding opens the door for uncertainty in assessment of risk PML development and everyone remains in the dark till it may be too late. This is unacceptable when the company created the TOUCH program specifically with intent to track PML risk in patients on natalizumab. It makes no scientific sense to let the drug be used without setting stringent criteria given the possibility of PML development.
JUSTIÇA CRIMINAL NEGOCIAL: CRÍTICA À FRAGILIZAÇÃO DA JURISDIÇÃO PENAL EM UM CENÁRIO DE EXPANSÃO DOS ESPAÇOS DE CONSENSO NO PROCESSO PENAL
Authors: Giacomolli Nereu José , Gomes de Vasconcellos Vinicius
Published: December 2015

O presente artigo pretende analisar as tendências con-temporâneas de expansão da justiça negocial no processo penal brasileiro. A partir da exposição introdutória dos atuais espaços de consenso no ordenamento pátrio e das propostas existentes para sua ampliação, desenvolver-se-á arcabouço teórico apto a ensejar a estudo crítico de tal panorama. Desse modo, desvelar-se-ão as incontornáveis aporias acarretadas pela possibilidade de acordos entre acusação e defesa para imposição antecipada de uma sanção penal aos contornos do processo penal de um Estado Democrático de Direito. Para tanto, as críticas descritas enfocarão aspectos dogmáticos referentes à fragilização da jurisdição penal em razão da introdução e da generalização do instituto da bar-ganha ou assemelhados.
HEGEMONIA E DIREITO TRANSNACIONAL?
Authors: Staffen Márcio Ricardo
Published: December 2015

O estudo que se apresenta objetiva analisar o processo de transnacionalismo (jurídico) com foco no sentido do tema e do problema, a partir de uma mirada literária orientada pelos escritos de Pier Paolo Pasolini. Com a premissa básica de que o transna-cionalismo e a globalização supõem a força transformadora de cada realidade nacional, capaz de trazer consigo um elemento de cambiamento dos aspectos estruturantes da sociedade local, que se realiza por meio de regras de uma linguagem (jurídica) global, no marco cultural de cada ordenamento (constitucional), avalia-se, nos argumentos de Pasolini, a extensão real e virtual deste giro comportamental, individual e/ou institucional, decorrente de manifestações de poder progressivamente hegemônico. Utilizou-se, para o desenvolvimento da presente pesquisa, o método indu-tivo, operacionalizado pelas técnicas de conceitos operacionais e da pesquisa bibliográfica.
RESENHA DA OBRA A PROJEÇÃO DA CONSTITUIÇÃO SOBRE O ORDENAMENTO JURÍDICO, DE FRANCISCO BALAGUER CALLEJÓN
Authors: Da Cruz Gabriel Dias Marques
Published: December 2015

O Professor Francisco Balaguer Callejón tem se tornado cada vez mais conhecido no Brasil, tendo publicado diversas obras no País e recebido, inclusive, o título de Doutor Honoris Causa pela Universidade Federal do Maranhão. Atua como Professor Catedrático de Direito Constitucional na Universidade de Granada, na Espanha, assim como é Catedrático Jean Monnet ad personam de Direito Constitucional Europeu e Globalização.
Trata-se de obra traduzida pelo Professor Paulo Roberto Barbosa Ramos, publicada na Linha de Direito Comparado do Instituto de Direito Público de Brasília.
Problemas suportados pelos pilotos agrícolas e suas relações com segurança e saúde ocupacional
Authors: Zanatta Mateus , Amaral Fernando Gonçalves
Published: December 2015

Este estudo faz um levantamento da informação qualitativa dos estudos que abordam os problemas suportados pelos pilotos agrícolas na execução de seu trabalho, que podem estar relacionados à saúde e segurança do trabalho. O objetivo é investigar se a evolução das tecnologias utilizadas na aviação agrícola é acompanhada de uma melhoria das condições de trabalho. Para isto, foi realizada uma revisão sistemática da literatura procurando, através de mecanismos de busca informatizados, reunir a informação existente sobre este tema. A síntese dos dados incluiu os fatores de exposição apresentados e as respectivas relações com segurança do trabalho e saúde ocupacional. Os principais problemas associados à saúde e segurança do trabalho abordados nos estudos incluídos a exposição aos químicos aplicados, a exposição ao ruído e as condições térmicas desfavoráveis, o uso inadequado ou a falta de equipamentos de proteção individual e coletivo, a gestão da equipe de trabalho e a gestão da saúde do trabalho. Apesar de não serem tratados de forma mais aprofundada, outros problemas são apresentados em estudos que avaliaram as condições do ambiente de trabalho. Estes incluem: Capacitação e treinamento, gestão de tempo de trabalho, choques, vibrações, forças gravitacionais, relacionamento pessoal, condições meteorológicas, e responsabilidades do piloto
Gestão ambiental em empresas nascidas no Rio Grande do Sul - um estudo comparativo com outras empresas brasileiras
Authors: Cyrne Carlos Candido da Silva , Haetinger Claus , Rempel Claudete
Published: December 2015

Este artigo objetiva descrever como as empresas têm gerido as questões ambientais e realizar uma comparação entre as empresas nascidas no Rio Grande do Sul - RS e as demais empresas brasileiras. Este trabalho foi desenvolvido a partir de dados publicados pela Empresa Jornalística Análise Editorial, sobre as práticas de gestão ambiental utilizadas pelas empresas brasileiras. Tomou-se por base a sétima edição do anuário Análise Gestão Ambiental que contemplou 853 empresas, 25 bancos e 237 Organizações não Governamentais – ONGs, sendo avaliados 28 diferentes ramos da economia. A pesquisa está classificada como aplicada; o método de abordagem do problema é quantitativo; em relação aos fins é descritivo; quanto aos meios, o estudo valeu-se de pesquisa bibliográfica e de dados secundários. Os resultados encontrados apontam para o uso da ISO 14001, como principal ferramenta de gestão ambiental e uma defasagem das empresas nascidas no Rio Grande do Sul - RS, sendo possível afirmar que as demais empresas brasileiras se encontram em um estágio mais avançado em relação às práticas de gestão ambiental.
Projeto ergonômico do trabalho e inovação na dinâmica virtual-atual: uma contribuição teórico-conceitual
Authors: Bouyer Gilbert Cardoso
Published: December 2015

O principal objetivo deste artigo é ampliar o atual cenário teórico da área “Ergonomia de Projeto”, de acordo com a teoria do conhecimento de criação/inovação, e seus conceitos de virtual e subjetividade no trabalho. Este artigo teórico-conceitual objetiva esclarecer, sob um novo ponto de vista, as relações entre inovação e os atuais esforços em direção a uma teoria científica do conhecimento no Trabalho, com sua complexa estrutura de teorias, hipóteses e disciplinas. Há, neste artigo, uma nova abordagem para compreender o Projeto Ergonômico Contemporâneo, segundo um tipo de abordagem sócio-epistemológica em Engenharia, iniciada por Markus F. Peschl, na Universidade de Viena. Os métodos empregados foram revisão sistemática e adaptação dos conceitos dessa abordagem sócio-epistemológica em engenharia, no atual contexto dos princípios epistemológicos e ontológicos da Ergonomia de Projeto.
Dimensões da qualidade percebida em relacionamentos B2B: um estudo de caso no setor público
Authors: Rodrigues Gabriel Lara , Junior Noel Torres
Published: December 2015

O aumento da horizontalização da produção ampliou a discussão sobre a qualidade para além da fronteira da organização. Além disso, os vínculos entre os compradores e os fornecedores passaram a ter um foco maior, ultrapassando a visão estritamente transacional de produção ou de serviço, passando a abranger perspectivas mais dinâmicas como a de relacionamento e a de redes. Neste contexto, à luz das dimensões da Qualidade de Relacionamento entre Empresas propostas por Holmlund (1997), o trabalho busca identificar as especificidades que compõem a qualidade do relacionamento entre um órgão público e seus fornecedores privados. Por meio de um Estudo de Caso, o trabalho analisa as especificidades na qualidade do relacionamento entre um órgão público (Intendência da Cidade Administrativa de Minas Gerais) e seus fornecedores privados na área de facilities, mais especificamente em contratos de serviço de reprografia e impressão. O estudo verificou que a Qualidade de Relacionamento entre empresas envolve diferentes pessoas e funções com diferentes necessidades e importâncias. Verificou-se que a idéia de relacionamentos recíprocos, de longo prazo e mutuamente benéficos, com padrões de compartilhamento de informação e transferência de recursos é desestimulada por diversos normativos legais que limitam o relacionamento do Estado com seus prestadores de serviços, principalmente quanto ao tempo de relacionamento, ao custo e à flexibilidade.
Evolução dos estudos de logística reversa realizados no contexto nacional: uma análise bibliométrica
Authors: Fonseca Emmily Caroline Cabral da , Barreiros Eriton Carlos Martins , Melo André Cristiano Silva , Carneiro Mariana Pereira , Nunes Denilson Ricardo de Lucena
Published: December 2015

A sociedade pós-moderna consome em busca de bem-estar. Para tanto, uma enorme quantidade de recursos naturais é consumida e, consequentemente, grande quantidade de materiais é descartada sob a forma de resíduos. Neste contexto, para tentar minimizar os impactos ambientais, a Lei 12.305/10 instituiu a Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos (PNRS), que cumpre o objetivo de promover a destinação ambientalmente adequada aos resíduos sólidos, conferindo grande importância à reciclagem e à responsabilidade compartilhada pelo ciclo de vida do produto, fomentando a criação e manutenção de cooperativas de reciclagem de materiais e as práticas de Logística Reversa (LR). A LR vem ganhando destaque, já que busca soluções holísticas aos problemas ambientais. Desta forma, este artigo tem como objetivo avaliar a evolução de estudos de LR no contexto brasileiro por meio de Análise Bibliométrica de artigos publicados entre os anos de 2010 e 2014. Foi identificado o crescimento no número de publicações que discorrem sobre os temas em questão.
Proposição de um novo método de gerenciamento de requisitos na análise de negócios
Authors: Kothe Paula Bartholomay , Marx Ângela Maria , Frank Alejandro Germán
Published: December 2015

O presente estudo tem como objetivo propor um modelo que integra e consolida diferentes modelos existentes na literatura para o processo de Gerenciamento de Requisitos, visando um horizonte abrangente que considere os detalhes das etapas que devem ser gerenciadas. Para tanto, foram revisados cinco modelos, dois da área de software, dois da área de produtos e um da área de análise de negócios. A partir do comparativo destes modelos, mediante o uso de conceitos de análise de conteúdo, obteve-se como resultado um modelo integrado que contempla cinco fases e 16 etapas que visam assegurar uma melhor performance do processo com base no atendimento das necessidades dos clientes. Após a obtenção do modelo integrado, o mesmo foi utilizado em um caso prático visando avaliar sua utilidade para a realização de diagnósticos da gestão por requisitos nas empresas. A principal contribuição se resume em um modelo completo que preenche as lacunas dos modelos existentes, aplicável a diversos setores, não se limitando ao desenvolvimento de softwares e produtos tradicionais deste mercado.
Analysing of the relationships between behaviours related to organizational justice, organizational commitment, and organizational citizenship
Authors: Savaş Ahmet Cezmi , Angay Abdurrahman , Alp Mehmet
Published: December 2015

In this study, the relation between organizational commitment and organizational justice notions which are effective on teachers’ organizational citizenship is demonstrated. This research is a descriptive study in correlational survey method. In the study, high schools in the city centre of Gaziantep were examined, and consisting of 283 teachers. The study was carried out on the easily accessible sample. The data were collected by using a personal data form, organizational justice, organizational commitment and organizational citizenship tools. The data were analyzed with correlation and multiple linear regression methods. In a middle or large scale, positive and meaningful relations between organizational justice, organizational commitment and organizational citizenship the perceptions of teachers were examined. Whether personal and vocational factors are effective on organizational citizenship, or not, was also examined. It was confirmed that organizational justice directly affects organizational citizenship, and also organizational commitment is a partial mediation predictor to organizational citizenship. According to findings obtained, various suggestions were made.
First Record Of Clytra Laeviuscula Ratzeburg As Potential Insect Pest Of Energy Willow (Salix Viminalis L.) In Ukraine
Authors: Stefanovska Tatyana , Lewis Edwin , Pidlisnyuk Valentina , Smyrnykh Oleg
Published: December 2015

Cultivation of short rotation coppice energy willow (SRC EW), Salix viminalis L., has a great potential in Ukraine as a source of biomass for biofuel production. Commercial production of this species was recently initiated in the country. The growing of SRC EW in Western and Northern Europe for a long time showed that leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) are key pests causing significant biomass reduction. However, data about the pest complex for energy willow growing in Ukraine is not available. Our three-year experiment in Poltava region, Ukraine showed that foliar damage caused by Clytra laeviuscula Ratzeburg (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) occurred at energy willow plantations in the second year of production, which could have an effect on commercial production. Accordingly, information about seasonal activity, population dynamics, host range and the role of natural enemies in pest regulation are requested for developing pest control program.
Supplemento papirologico alle recenti edizioni dei Milesii. Praesocratica Herculanensia VIII
Authors: Vassallo Christian
Published: December 2015

This paper provides a complete collection of the papyrological sources concerning the Milesians. Apart from some texts which do not appear in the Corpus dei Papiri Filosofici Greci e Latini (CPF), this collection also takes into account some Herculanean testimonia to Thales, Anaximander, and Anaximenes which have been forgotten in both the old and most recent editions of these pre-Socratic philosophers. An appendix deals with the alleged references to the Milesians in Book 11 of Epicurus’ On Nature.
Classical and Biblical Culture in Late Antique Egypt Some Notes
Authors: Berkes Lajos
Published: December 2015

This article discusses P.Gen. 4.159, a hexametric enkomion from the 6th c. AD, an allusion to Job in the petition, P.Cair. Masp. 1.67002 (567, Aphrodito) and the first attestation of the word prosynaxis in papyri (SB 18.13272).
Dental management of patients with autism spectrum disorders
Authors: Iosif-Grigorios Mochamant , Fotopoulos Ioannis , Zouloumis Lampros
Published: December 2015

Dental treatment of patients with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) can be complicated because of the presence of behavioural unpredictability. This article reviews the present literature on the issues dealt with children with autistic spectrum disorder from the dental perspective. The prevalence of autism is rising worldwide. Consequently, dentists will find an increasing number of such children in their routine practice, whose treatment will require special considerations in their dental management. Knowledge regarding the oral health status of autistic children is essential for the paediatric dentists. Negative behaviour toward dental treatment was very clear in autistic children. Self-inflicting trauma/habits were observed in autistic children. It was concluded that the autistic children do not have a higher dental caries score compared to that of normal children. Their oral hygiene was fair; however, they exhibited more debris deposits than normal children.
Study of craniofacial relations and facial types in Greek population with normal occlusion
Authors: Sidiropoulou Sossani
Published: December 2015

The purpose of this study was to determine the range of certain skeletal structures and investigate their relationship and facial types in Greeks with normal occlusion. 123 lateral cephalometric radiographs obtained from 65 males and 58 females (mean age: 24 and 23 years respectively) with normal occlusion were studied at the Dental School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Angles SNA, SNB, NL-NSL, ML-NSL, NSBa and ML-NL were measured and analysed. Females presented significantly greater posterior inclination of the mandible (ML-NSL) and larger cranial deflection (NSBa) than males. Correspondence Analysis determined the relationships between the six variables and resulted in grouping the sample into 3 different facial types: (1) Type A (Prognathic), characterised by high SNA and SNB values, anterior-upper inclination of the maxilla, anterior inclination of the mandible and small cranial deflection; (2) Type V (Orthognathic), with intermediate values, which correspond to medium type of the normal range; and (3) Type C (Retrognathic), characterised by low SNA and SNB values, posterior inclination of both, the maxilla and the mandible, and high cranial deflection. These relationships were similar for both males and females.
Clinical and biological study of rheumatoid arthritis influence on salivary biomarkers in patients with periodontal disease
Authors: Boatca Madalin , Hurjui Loredana , Rudnic Ioana , Nicolaiciuc Ovidiu , Martu Silvia
Published: December 2015

Aim: The purpose was to identify if rheumatoid arthritis (RA) influenced levels of salivary biomarkers of periodontal disease. Methods: Biological assessments and periodontal examinations were performed in 15 patients with RA, 10 patients with chronic periodontitis and 11 healthy patients as controls. Unstimulated whole saliva samples were analysed for interleukin-lb (IL-1b) and tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) concentrations. Results: The arthritis and healthy patients had significantly less oral disease than the periodontitis group but the arthritis group had significantly more sites bleeding on probing (BOP) than the control group. Salivary levels of IL-1b were significantly elevated in the periodontal disease group, and IL-1b was the only biomarker with significantly higher levels in the arthritis group compared with control group. Arthritis patients receiving anti- TNF-α antibody therapy had significantly lower IL-lb and TNF-α levels compared with arthritis patients not on the anti-TNF-α therapy and healthy controls, respectively. Conclusion: RA patients have higher levels of periodontal inflammation than healthy control group and also an increased BOP. Systemic inflammation appears to influence levels of selected salivary biomarkers of periodontal disease, and anti-TNF-α therapy significantly modified lowered salivary levels IL-lb and TNF-α levels in RA.
Assessment of oral and periodontal parameters in patients with end-stage chronic kidney disease
Authors: Solomon Sorina , Ursarescu Irina , Pasarin Liliana , Nistor Ionut , Veisa Gabriel , Martu Silvia
Published: December 2015

Aim: The purpose of the study was to assess the oral cavity status in patients with terminal chronic kidney disease (CKD) undergoing haemodialysis. Materials and Methods: The study comprised 69 patients with end-stage CKD undergoing haemodialysis regime. The data regarding the age, gender, environment, associated diseases were obtained from the clinical medical histories. The patients were submitted to clinical examination, which also included the periodontal probing and the gingival bleeding assessment. The type of edentulous ridge was recorded. Each patient filled a questionnaire offering data regarding the oral hygiene habits, diet, bad habits and the presence/absence of xerostomia. Results and Discussion: The main cause for end-stage CKD was renal, followed by diabetes mellitus and arterial hypertension. The main associated diseases to CKD were clearly secondary arterial hypertension and secondary anaemia; other associated diseases were represented by cardiac diseases, hepatitis, gastro-intestinal diseases, secondary hyperparathyroidism, cirrhosis, hypersplenism, epilepsy and neoplastic diseases. 62.31% of the patients accused frequent xerostomia. When recording the edentulous type, we observed a high percentage of complete tooth loss. Conclusions: There is a close link between the systemic changes in the CKD patient and the oral manifestations. Even 2 of the main causes of CKD (hypertension and diabetes mellitus) exert important changes on the tissues in the oral cavity, leading to significant tooth loss and masticatory impairment, thus, to a poor quality of life.
Clinical assessment of drug adjunctive therapy effects in association with chronic generalized periodontitis and osteoporotic disease
Authors: Ursarescu Irina-Georgeta , Pasarin Liliana , Solomon Sorina , Martu Alexandra , Martu Silvia
Published: December 2015

Aim: The present study proposes an assessment of the clinical effects on periodontal level generated by the adjunctive periodontal therapy with sub-antimicrobial doses of doxycycline in patients with chronic periodontitis and osteoporosis. Materials and Methods: The study group comprised 26 patients with chronic periodontitis and osteoporosis, divided in the study group (classical periodontal debridement and sub-antimicrobial doses of doxycycline for 3 months) and the control group (classical debridement only). We analyzed the periodontal parameters (probing depth, clinical attachment level, PBI and PI indices) at baseline, in the last day of medication and at 3 months after the drug therapy. Results and Discussion: The reduction of the moderate and profound pockets was higher for the group with drug adjunctive therapy. The sites with an initial depth of 0-3mm in the study group presented also a slight attachment gain. Conclusions: The therapy with sub-antimicrobial doses of doxycycline generated significant clinical improvement in patients with chronic periodontitis and osteoporosis, an improvement which can reduce the necessity of surgical procedures.
Evaluation of the efficiency of 2 types of periodontal probing
Authors: Martu Alexandra , Popa C. , Luchian I.A. , Martu Ioana , Oanta Cornelia , Martu Silvia
Published: December 2015

Background: The periodontal probing has an important role in clinical examination of the periodontal status; different types of periodontal probes have been described. The aim of this investigation was to evaluate comparatively the efficiency of periodontal probing with conventional periodontal probe and electronic periodontal probe. Material and Methods: We examined 57 patients, each patient being subjected to conventional and electronic probing. We assessed the tolerance degree for each probing type and also the time consumed by probing and periodontal charting. Results: The periodontal probing with the electronic probe revealed superior results regarding the accuracy of the measurements, the tolerance level and the time consumed. Conclusions: The electronic periodontal probing is an exceptionally accurate method in establishing diagnosis and assessing treatment results. The electronic periodontal probe represents an efficient and useful tool for measurements of the gingival sulcus and periodontal pockets, and also for determination of the periodontal risk.
Pathological Spinal Fracture Due to Metastasis of Mucinous Breast Carcinoma
Authors: Bremmers Martins , Stukens Janis , Bergs Gvido Janis , Jakovlevs Arvids , Vanags Andrejs , Strumfa Ilze
Published: December 2015

Spinal metastases represent a common event in oncological patient. Such tumour spread can reduce the life quality significantly due to pain, pathological fracture and spinal cord compression. Breast cancer is among the most common primary sources. However, certain histological types of breast cancer, including mucinous carcinoma, are known for less aggressive behaviour. Here we present a clinical case of 44-year-old female affected by mucinous carcinoma in left mammary gland, resulting in regional lymph node involvement and multiple remote metastases in left lung and Th7 vertebra. This case is notable as mucinous breast carcinoma rarely develops at such age and infrequently shows wide metastatic spread.
Molecular Perspective of Radionuclides Separation by Nanoporous Graphene Oxide Membrane
Authors: Arabieh Masoud , Mahmood Fatemi S. , Sepehrian Hamid
Published: December 2015

Graphene-derived membranes has gained much interest recently due to its promising potential in filtration and separation applications. Molecular Sieving phenomena of gas molecules in the interlayer of graphene oxide nanopore have been investigated using molecular dynamic (MD) simulation. We explore I-129 gas radionuclides sequestration from natural air in nanoporous graphene oxide membranes in which different sizes and geometries of pores were modeled on the graphene oxide sheet. In the present work, mean-squared displacement (MSD), diffusion, flow of gas and the number of crossed gas molecules through graphene oxide nanopore membrane have been calculated and the results showed, selective proper nanopores in graphene oxide membrane could dramatically improve separation. The aim of this paper is to show that for the well-defined pore size called P-12, it is possible to separate I-129 from a gas mixture containing I-129, O2 and N2. The results would be benefited by the oil industry and others.
Schelling und der Selbstrepräsentationalismus über phänomenales Bewusstsein
Authors: Lang Stefan
Published: December 2015

This paper explores Schelling’s theory of phenomenal consciousness in the System of Transcendental Idealism. It is shown that Schelling’s description and explanation of phenomenal consciousness is in accord with contemporary self-representationalist accounts of phenomenal consciousness. Thus, it is argued that Schelling develops a self-representationalist approach of phenomenal consciousness. Furthermore, it is demonstrated on the basis of Schelling’s account that analytic self-representationalism fails to completely explain phenomenal consciousness. Finally, however, a fundamental critique of Schelling’s theory of phenomenal consciousness is presented. Thus the central theses of the paper are, on the one hand, that Schelling is of systematic importance for contemporary debates, on the other hand, that his account is not convincing.
Ästhetische Objektivität
Authors: Feige Daniel Martin
Published: December 2015

The question posed in this paper is in what sense we should say that our judgments about works of art can claim to be objective. It draws upon recent discussions in analytical aesthetics on the one hand and on the work of Hegel, Gadamer and McDowell on the other. The aim of the paper is to argue for the possibility of an objectivistic understanding of judgments on works of art. It does so by trying to render the foundations of subjective accounts of such judgments problematic and by trying to show that the difference between objective and mere intersubjective claims of judgments isn’t a valid difference at all.
Der Einfluss des Darwinismus auf Dewey
Authors: Särkelä Arvi
Published: December 2015

This article aims at developing an account of John Dewey’s empirical naturalism by focusing on what he regards as “Darwin’s influence on philosophy.” If Dewey’s lifelong engagement with Darwinist themes and arguments is taken into consideration, it becomes clear that Darwinism not only motivates him to drop substantialist assumptions about nature and experience and to challenge the relationalist attitude at the root of most of modern science, but also to opt for a processualist disposition already at work in Darwin’s On the Origin of Species. What results is not a departure from all metaphysical speculation, but the hypothesis of a naturalist metaphysics that can do justice to what is implied in the Darwinian turn in science.