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Trabajos ganadores presentados en el XXII Congreso FLASOG realizado del 5 al 9 de noviembre de 2017 en Cancún, México
Authors: Obstetricia y Ginecología - FLASOG Federación Latinoamericana De Sociedades de
Published: December 2017

Trabajos ganadores presentados en el XXII Congreso FLASOG realizado del 5 al 9 de noviembre de 2017 en Cancún, México
Simulação Em Tempo Real De Algoritmos De Equalização Das Tensões Cc De Um Conversor Multinível Modular
Authors: Toledo Ghetti Frederico , De Oliveira Almeida Andrei , Machado de Almeida Pedro , Gomes Barbosa Pedro
Published: December 2017

Este artigo apresenta um estudo comparativo de estratégias usadas para ordenar e selecionar os submódulos de um conversor multinível modular em função das tensões CC dos seus capacitores. Estes conversores foram propostos para aplicações em alta tensão devido a possibilidade da expansão do número de módulos permitindo obter tensões elevadas em seus terminais de saída. Além da modularidade, a síntese de tensões com múltiplos níveis permite que eles sejam conectados a rede sem estruturas magnéticas complexas ou filtros harmônicos de ordem elevada. Resultados de simulação em tempo real são apresentados para validar as estratégias de equalização investigadas e demonstrar o desempenho dos algoritmos implementados no processador digital de sinais. Finalmente, resultados experimentais obtidos com um protótipo em pequena escala, com três submódulos por polo, são apresentados para validar os resultados da simulação em tempo real.
Transformação De Equivalência E Análise Normalizada Para Projeto De Um Conversor Ressonante Para Aplicações De Energy Harvesting
Authors: Sangoi Mendonça Lucas , Cattani Naidon Thiago , Ecke Bisogno Fábio , Lúcio da Silva Martins Mário
Published: December 2017

Energy Harvesting é uma importante área de estudo devido ao seu potencial para permitir operação do sistema por longo tempo e recarga periódica de baterias. Contudo, para que o sistema alcance seu potencial é necessário um sistema de conversão de energia com a maior eficiência possível. Conversores ressonantes são adequados para esta aplicação, porém necessitam de uma análise adequada para dimensionamento dos componentes. Este trabalho apresenta uma metodologia de projeto para um conversor ressonante para sistemas de Energy Harvesting usando análise normalizada e transformação de equivalência, fornecendo soluções generalizadas que são independentes das especificações de projeto. Além disso, escolhendo um novo espaço vetorial em função da raiz quadrada da energia dos componentes reativos para realizar a transformação de equivalência, os elementos das matrizes de espaço de estados são facilmente normalizados em função do fator de qualidade e de uma constante de normalização. Resultados de simulação e experimentais são apresentados para validar a análise teórica.
Controle Baseado Em Um LQR Com Estabilidade Robusta À Incerteza Paramétrica Aplicado A Um Carregador De Baterias
Authors: Jank Henrique , Alegranci Venturini William , Guilherme Koch Gustavo , Da Silva Martins Mário Lúcio , Ecke Bisogno Fábio , Foletto Montagner Vinícius , Pinheiro Humberto
Published: December 2017

Este artigo propõe um controlador robusto para um carregador de baterias de uma fonte ininterrupta de energia considerando a incerteza paramétrica da resistência interna da bateria. O modelo dinâmico do carregador de baterias é obtido pela abordagem de espaço de estados, possibilitando a utilização de uma estratégia de controle por retroação de estados. O projeto do controlador a partir de um regulador quadrático linear proporciona um desempenho ótimo para o sistema. A estabilidade robusta com incertezas paramétricas é provada por meio de desigualdades matriciais lineares. A viabilidade prática dos controladores é confirmada com resultados obtidos em hardware-in-the-loop Typhoon HIL402.
Sliding Droop Control For Distributed Generation In Microgrids
Authors: W. França Bruno , L. van Emmerik Emanuel , F. Caldeira Juliano , Aredes Maurício
Published: December 2017

This paper proposes a fully autonomous controller that slides the droop curves of a Static Synchronous Generator, avoiding the need of hierarchical controllers to perform power sharing and frequency and voltage regulation. The aim of this controller is to enhance the primary controller in order to perform additional functionalities in a similar way as those performed in a secondary control level hierarchy, avoiding the need of a communication- system and without mischaracterizing the primary behavior as a virtual synchronous machine. The proposed seamless controller is still compatible with conventional communication-systems, and can receive inputs from hierarchical controllers. In grid-connected microgrids, distributed generation (DG) units perform active-power supply and adequate voltage regulation, whereas the system frequency is imposed by the grid. Contrarily, in islanded microgrids, DG units have to perform active-power sharing between all units, reactive-power sharing, as well as to ensure adequate frequency control and voltage regulation. When static droop curves are employed, power dispatch planning along with coordinated set of DG units is required to achieve accurate active-power sharing. This drawback is mitigated with the proposed fully autonomous controller. Simulation results were obtained in a microgrid scenario to demonstrate the effective approach for power sharing. Experimental results are also presented.
Effect of dietary supplementation of vitamin E, zinc, and chromium supplementation on growth performance and hematological characteristics of broiler chickens
Authors: Ali Nazim , Akram Mohammad , Fahim Ahmad , Singh Balvir , Imran Mohammad
Published: December 2017

The study investigated the effect of supplementation of Vitamin E, Zn and Cr on growth performance and hematological characteristics of broiler chickens. The 240 day old Cobb 400 chicks were randomly distributed in eight groups consisting of 30 chicks in each. These chicks were kept on deep litter houses comprising of wood shavings. The supplementation of Vitamin E, zinc and chromium either individually or in combination improved the feed conversion ratio and body weight gain in broiler chicks. The body weight of broiler chickens at different age from day old to the 6th week were significantly different among treatments. The highest body weight was recorded in T8 groups. Heamoglobin, red blood corpuscles and white blood cells levels increased whereas heterophil: lymphocyte ratio statistically decreased with vitamin E, zinc or chromium supplemented groups either individually or in combinations.
Identification of best temperature humidity index model for assessing impact of heat stress on milk constituent traits in Murrah buffaloes under subtropical climatic conditions of Northern India
Authors: Behera Rajalaxmi , Chakravarty A. K. , Sahu A. , Kashyap N. , Rai S. , Mandal A.
Published: December 2017

The present study was conducted to identify the most suitable temperature humidity index (THI) model among seven reported THI models for analyzing the impact of thermal stress on monthly test day fat % (MTDF%),monthly test day SNF% (MTSNF%), monthly test day fat yield (MTDFY) and monthly test day SNF yield (MTDSNFY) of Murrah buffaloes at subtropical climatic conditions of Karnal, India. A total of 8868 MTDF% and 8606 MTDSNF% records from 1107 lactational records of Murrah buffaloes under five parities were included in the present study and weather information on dry bulb temperature (Tdb), wet bulb temperature (Twb) and relative humidity (RH in %) for the corresponding period of 20 years (March 1994- December 2013) were collected from ICAR-NDRI and ICAR-CSSRI, Karnal, respectively. The overall least-squares means for MTDF% ranged from 7.71 ± 0.067 in TD1 to 8.10 ± 0.08 in TD 9 and MTDSNF% ranged from 9.61 ± 0.01 in TD5 and TD 6 to 9.65 ± 0.01 in TD 8. The overall least squares means of MTDFY (g) ranged from 411.23 ± 14.74 to 745.98 ± 13.57 while for MTDSNFY (g) the value ranged from 491.90 ± 17.21 to 922.16 ± 15.17. Monthly average THI was computed for each of the seven models. The lowest monthly average THI value was found in January, while either May, June or July showed the highest average THI value for all seven THI models. Regression analysis was performed for identifying the best THI to assess the impact of heat stress on milk constituent traits under study anda negative association was found between the milk constituent traits and monthly average THI values.The THI model[THI = (0.55 × Tdb + 0.2 × Tdp) × 1.8 + 32 + 17.5]developed by NRC(1971)was identified as the most suitable THI model to assess the impact of heat stress on milk composition traits of Murrah indicating maximum decline in MTDF% (-0.005), MTDFY (-0.68 g),MTDSNF% (b=-0.0008) and MTDSNFY (-2.25 g) per unit rise in THI.
Age wise hematological and biochemical profiling of Hariana cattle
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Exploration of genetic polymorphism in targeted region of Protein Phosphatase 1 Regulatory subunit 11 (PPP1R11) in Murrah bulls
Authors: Jain Varsha , Patel Brijesh , Gupta Ishwar Dayal , Verma Archana
Published: December 2017

The present study was carried out with the objective to explore genetic polymorphism in Protein Phosphatase 1 Regulatory subunit 11 (PPP1R11) gene for its possible association with conception rate in Murrah bulls. Genomic DNA was isolated by phenol-chloroform extraction method from the frozen semen samples of 65 Murrah bulls maintained at Artificial Breeding Research Centre, ICAR-NDRI, Karnal. The quality and concentration of DNA was checked through spectrophotometer reading. The target region of PPP1R11 gene was amplified using 3 sets of primer designed based on Bos taurus reference sequence. The amplified products were sequenced, edited and aligned using Clustal Omega with Bubalus bubalis for identification of SNPs. A total of 7 SNPs were found, out of which 1 at exon 3 and 6 at 3’UTR. SNP in exon 3 at nt.G1932C resulted in non synonymous (Serine to Threonine) type of amino acid substitution at position 109 of PPP1R11 gene in Murrah. PCR-RFLP was carried out using restriction enzyme BsmAI for genotyping the animals. All Murrah animals included in present study were monomorphic with CC genotype for the targeted region of PPP1R11 gene.
Effect of dietary supplementation of salts of organic acids on gut morphology and meat quality of broilers
Authors: Vinus Vinus , Akbar M. A. , Tewatia B. S. , Kumar Sushil
Published: December 2017

The present investigation was conducted to appraise the effect of different levels of salts of organic acids on the gut morphology and meat quality of broilers. A total 300 day-old commercial chicks were randomly divided into 5 treatments. Each treatment consists of 6 replicates having 10 birds per replicate. The control diet was formulated to contain approximately the same metabolizable energy (ME), crude protein and limiting amino acids (methionine and lysine) as per the requirements of birds. The first group (T1) was fed on control diet without any feed additives, while, groups (T2, T3, T4 and T5) were fed on basal diets containing sodium butyrate and calcium propionate @ 0.5% and 1.0% respectively. Six birds from each treatment (1 per replication) were randomly selected for slaughter and collection of samples and microbial study at day 42. Performance of birds in terms of body weight and feed conversion ratio was significantly improved in treated groups. Results showed that in gut morphology, pH was reduced significantly (P less than 0.05) in T3 and T5 (6.24 and 6.22, respectively) as compared to the control group (6.64) while significant improvement was observed in villus height and crypt depth in all treatment groups and were highest in T3 (539.50µm,135.67 µm). Lowest Coliform bacteria (log CFU/g.)was recorded in T3 (16.57) which was significantly differ with the T1 (19.17) and Lactobacilli count was significantly increased in all treatments as compared to control.Supplementation of organic acids reduced meat cholesterol level significantly and lowest was in T5(48.03mg/dL) followed by T3 (48.30mg/dL). Similarly SFA decreased while PUFA content was increased significantly on supplementation of salts as compared to control.
Effect of microclimatic variables on physiological and hematological parameters of crossbred cows in summer season
Authors: Sinha Ranjana , Kamboj Madan Lal , Ranjan Ashish , Devi Indu
Published: December 2017

The present investigation was conducted to study the effect of climatic variables on physiological responses and haematological parameters of crossbred cows in summer season. In this study 16 crossbred cows were selected and randomly divided into two groups (G1 and G2). Cows of control group were housed in shed with sprinkler, whereas the cows of treatment group were housed in shed with fogger plus fans and mosquito net. Data on various physiological and haematological parameters were recorded and analysed statistically. Analysis revealed that, the maximum temperature and THI were significantly (P less than 0.05) lower in treatment shed as compared to control shed. Significantly (P less than 0.05) higher dry matter intake and milk yield in treatment (13.64±0.44 and 18.18±0.36 kg) as compared to control group (12.33±0.37 and 15.94±0.47 kg) were recorded during peak hot period. Rectal temperature, respiration rate and pulse rate was significantly (P less than 0.05) lower in treatment (38.28±0.05, 36.42±2.98 and 78.65±1.09 °C) as compared to control group (38.57±0.14, 51.15±4.34 and 83.59±0.83 °C). However, haemoglobin concentration (g/dl) and white blood corpuscles (103/cmm) was significantly (P less than 0.05) higher in treatment (10.54±0.36 and 12.35±0.64) as copared to control group (9.52±0.43 and10.88±0.57). Therefore, it can be concluded that fogger with fans is the fundamental mean to protect the animals from thermal stress under loose housing during summer season.
Anticoccidial activity of different forms of Aloe vera
Authors: Munir Hafiz Atif , Akbar Haroon , Lateef Muhammad , Rashid Imran , Akhtar Raheela , Nazir Jawad , Farooqi Shahid Hussain
Published: December 2017

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the anticoccidial efficacy of three different forms of Aloe vera including powder form, aqueous and methanol extracts. Although powdered and aqueous forms of Aloe vera also exhibited anticoccidial activity but its methanol extracts at higher concentration (4g) showed better weight gain and less oocyst per gram count in comparison of Amprolium (anticoccidial drug). We concluded that due to its anticoccidial activity Aloe vera can contribute to minimize the use of growth promoter antibiotics in poultry feed.
Discovery of two novel miRNAs from the Ovis aries by a combinatorial approach of experiments and bioinformatics
Authors: Chang Weihua , Wang Juanhong , Zhang Yong , Wu Junyuan
Published: December 2017

n the study, we successful constructed a library from the ovine testis using next-generation sequencing technology, and identified 219 novel miRNAs by bioinformatics. Two of the novel miRNAs (ovis_aries_testis-m0052_5p and ovis_aries_testis-m0165_5p), which were expressed in the sheep testis and ovary, and were confirmed by real-time PCR and northern blotting. Ovis_aries_testis-m0052_5p was 23 nucleotides in length, was located on chromosome 15, and had 100% similarity to mmu-miR-34c-5p, hsa-miR-34c-5p, gga-miR-34c-5p, and cfa-miR-34c. Ovis_aries_testis-m0165_5p was 21 nucleotides in length, located on chromosome 5, and had 100% similarity to mmu-miR-145a-5p, hsa-miR-145-5p, ssc-miR-145-5p, and bta-miR-145. The pre-miRNAs for Ovis_aries_testis-m0052_5p and Ovis_aries_testis-m0165_5p were 75 and 81 nucleotides in length, and both had a standard hairpin stem-loop structure. From the consistency of the sequence and structure, we speculated that ovis_aries_testis-m0052_5p had a function similar to hsa-miR-34c-5p, mmu-miR-34c-5p, and ovis_aries_testis-m0165_5p had a function similar to hsa-miR-145-5p, which were involved in the fine regulation of cell survival, spermatozoon generate, breeding activities. Therefore, we defined the identified miRNAs as oar-miR-34c-5p and oar-miR-145-5p. The results will enrich the miRNA database, and provide the basis for research into the regulatory mechanisms of miRNA in relation to breeding activities.
Assessment of zinc and lead concentration in water and muscles of Labeo rohita collected from wild and local fish farms of Pakistan
Authors: Anjum Khalid Mahmood , Yaqub Atif , Bhatti Ehsan Mehmood , Yameen Muhamad , Mughal Muhammad Sharif , Khan Noor , Rasool Fayyaz , Abbas Sumaira , Aslam Waseem
Published: December 2017

Reasonable evidences suggest that heavy metal pollutants have been added by factories and other industries to our local water bodies. The present study was conducted to determine the heavy metal (zinc and lead) concentrations in muscle tissues of Labeo rohita inhabiting local water bodies as well as those being raised at farms. Sampling was performed to collect Labeo rohita from two different stations along river Ravi, viz. Lahore Siphon (upstream) and Balloki Headworks (downstream). Additionally, samples were also obtained from the government operated as well as private fish farms located in Lahore District, Pakistan. The fish were dissected; their muscles were digested, filtered, and finally analyzed for concentrations of Zn and Pb. Significant variation of heavy metal ions were observed between two sites along river Ravi as well as government operated and private fish farms. Significantly high mean concentrations of Zn (10.7±1.268) and Pb (0.61±0.082) were observed at Balloki Head-works; whereas, the lowest Zn (1.58±0.235) and Pb (0.16±0.008) heavy metal levels were recorded in the muscle samples collected from private fish farms. It was also observed that the heavy metal concentration in the muscles of Labeo rohita, collected from Balloki Head-works was much higher than the permissible limits laid down by WHO/FAO. Further the recorded highest level of heavy metals in water samples collected from River Ravi indicates that the bioaccumulation of heavy metals is severely affecting the aquatic life of fresh water and industries should not be allowed to release their effluent directly into the river Ravi in their vicinity.
Mycoplasma gallisepticum modifies virus shedding and immune response of Newcastle disease virus in broilers
Authors: -un-Nisa Qamar , Younus Muhammad , Khan Muti-ur-Rehman , Maqbool Azhar , Umar Sajid
Published: December 2017

Respiratory diseases are responsible for major economic losses in poultry farms. Newcastle disease virus (NDV) infections cause huge economic losses in poultry industry especially in the presence of other co-infecting pathogens. The purpose of this study was to assess the less understood effect of Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) on the replication and immune responses of NDV in broiler chicken. Three-week-old commercial broiler chickens were inoculated with either NDV, MG or both etiological agents. The experimental groups were identified as follows: negative control (Group C), Mycoplasma challenged (Group M), NDV challenged (Group V) and virus and Mycoplasma challenged (Group V+M). Blood samples and swabs were collected on daily basis for two weeks. All infected birds showed positive results for NDV shedding, however, the pattern of virus shedding was different, with birds of the group V+M showing more pronounced virus shedding than the birds in the group V. In addition, birds of V+M group showed significant reduction in anti-AI antibody responses and interferon gene expression than the birds in the V group. The present study revealed that MG could facilitate replication of NDV by bringing alterations in immune responses.
An idiogram on pachytene bivajents with high resalution multiple bands of Epinephelus malabaricus
Authors: Zhou Aiguo , Xie Shaolin , Wang Zhenlu , Chen Yanfeng , Feng Yongyong , Wang Chao , Ye Qiao , Fan Lanfen , Wang Meifang , Zou Jixing , Kaur Charanjeet
Published: December 2017

Epinephelus malabaricus (Perciformes, Serranidae), a rare marine commercial fish inhabits in the warm-water reef along the southeast coast of China. In the present study, well-spread pachytene bivalents with multiple high-resolution bands were obtained after the testes were treated with a hypotonic alkaline solution and a high-chloroform fixative solution, showing that the number and characteristics of band in each bivalent were stable. According to karyotype analysis, the haploid chromosome set was n=24 (24t), and no heteromorphic bivalent was found. The relative length of the longest and shortest bivalent were 5.86 and 1.66, and the length ratio was 3.53, which was much higher than the length ratio of the exact metaphase mitotic karyotype (1.5) and premetaphase endonuclease karyotype (1.75). An idiogram with 447 bands was constructed, and the zone of each bivalent was divided, respectively. The detailed description of the landmark system and the band positions were preliminary given. This study aims to provide a theoretical reference for the further research on cytogenetics and the physical map construction of chromosome fine frame of E. malabaricus.
Effect of whole wheat levels in diet on production performance, egg quality and Nutrient digestibility of laying hens
Authors: Saikhlai K. , Poeikhampha T. , Bunchasak C. , Krutthai N. , Chomtee B. , Rakangthong C.
Published: December 2017

The experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of whole wheat on the production performance, egg quality, and nutrient digestibility when supplemented primarily at the expense of corn in ground corn-soybean meal control diets. The experiments utilized Lohmann Brown Classic laying hens from 45 to 53 wk of age. The results were shown that feeding 5, 10, 15, 20, or25% whole wheat in diet had no effect on the production performance and egg quality, whereas 15, 20, and 25% whole wheat in diet decreased the yolk color (based on the Roche color fan score) when compared with layers fed the control diet.Whole wheat level in diet had no effect on dry matter,organic matter digestibility, and apparent metabolizable energy when compared with laying hens fed the control diet. Therefore, whole wheat can be used at levels of up to 25% in laying hen diets without negatively affecting the production performance, but levels over 15% whole wheat decreased the yolk color.
Marketing esportivo: Um estudo de caso em uma equipe de futsal
Authors: Cancian Pedroso Lucas Cancian , De Oliveira Müller Fabrise , Muraro Ragagnin Yasmim Muraro
Published: December 2017

O presente trabalho tem a finalidade de identificar as estratégias de marketing que propiciam visibilidade a um time de Futsal no Rio Grande do Sul. O estudo de caso foi realizado na Assoeva Futsal da cidade de Venâncio Aires. A pesquisa abordou os conceitos referentes ao marketing, os 4Ps, buscando mostrar a relação entre essas definições e as estratégias de marketing que o clube utiliza. A metodologia utilizada foi uma pesquisa qualitativa de cunho exploratório e a coleta de dados foi realizada por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas. Os resultados demonstraram que as estratégias do Clube mais efetivas promoções para os jogos (descontos em ingressos antecipados), promoções em datas especiais. A divulgação em mídia espontânea da imprensa local ajuda a melhorar a visibilidade tanto da Assoeva quanto do esporte Futsal.
Quatro negros, a Literatura como forma de empoderamento da mulher
Authors: Santos Elaine dos
Published: December 2017

O presente estudo, de natureza bibliográfica, analisa parte da história da mulher no mundo ocidental, as influências religiosas, mitológicas, históricas, e literárias. Enfoca-se a novela Quatro negros, de Luis Augusto Fischer, que tem Janéti como personagem principal. A protagonista da obra subverteu a ordem social e econômica do seu universo de inserção, uma pequena cidade da região sul do Rio Grande do Sul, conseguiu manter os vínculos familiares e reunir os irmãos para que, com os pais, fossem morar em área urbana. Janéti parece ser um bom exemplo da mulher que supera os obstáculos para concretizar os seus objetivos, que não precisa depender do homem para realizar o seu projeto de vida vencedor, desse modo, ela torna-se um modelo para a discussão da figura feminina na nossa sociedade. Nas escolas, essa discussão parece ser pertinente entre alunas do ensino médio, quando elas estudam a história da Literatura e, ao mesmo tempo, passam a reconhecer-se como mulheres dentro de um meio excludente. Da mesma forma, a obra Quatro negros pode servir como motivo para colocar em pauta a importância da mulher professora, aquela que pode atuar como coadjuvante no empoderamento pessoal e de suas alunas, transformar, de modo gradual, o status quo, que impera desde séculos. Propõe-se levar a novela de Fischer para as salas de aula como incentivo à leitura, como incremento às discussões sobre o protagonismo feminino, para que as meninas entendam que são as responsáveis pela consecução dos seus projetos de vida e que elas nasceram vocacionadas para o sucesso.
Contribuição da Ludoterapia no autismo infantil
Authors: Uchôa da Silva Fernanda Karina , Barroso Ana Cláudia
Published: December 2017

O objetivo deste trabalho é averiguar a relevância da ludoterapia no tratamento do distúrbio de neurodesenvolvimento, chamado autismo, em crianças. O autismo se caracteriza pela presença de desvios nas relações interpessoais, linguagem e comunicação. Dessa forma, a ludoterapia é um processo facilitador as demais terapias, especialmente de crianças autistas. O objetivo da pesquisa foi alcançado pelo uso da Revisão Sistemática em conjunto com a estatística descritiva. A base de dados utilizada para a realização da busca de artigos que tratam do assunto se deu na PsycINFO. Os resultados demonstraram que a nível internacional, embora escassos, há estudos que relacionam a ludoterapia ao tratamento de crianças com autismo, no entanto, a situação ainda é pior em se tratando de pesquisas de cunho nacional.
Gestão de custos em uma cozinha industrial de uma cooperativa da região oeste do Paraná
Authors: Joner Gabriela Chiele , Battisti Juliane de Freitas , Borges Reginaldo , Patias Jovani
Published: December 2017

Este trabalho teve como objetivo analisar custos envolvidos na produção dos cardápios em uma cozinha industrial de uma cooperativa da região oeste do Paraná. Utilizou-se o método de custeio por absorção para identificação dos custos unitários de cada cardápio, pois este abrange maiores quantidades de elementos. O levantamento dos custos foi realizado através das informações de relatórios de controle da empresa e principalmente do acompanhamento do processo de produção dos cardápios. Através dos dados obtidos, identificou-se o custo unitário de cada cardápio e a disparidade entre eles, principalmente, entre o custo do cardápio 10, mais barato, e do cardápio 11, mais caro, sendo uma diferença de R$4,62 (quatro reais e sessenta e dois centavos) por refeição. Com a análise da composição e os custos dos cardápios, sugeriu-se 04 (quatro) cardápios considerados como mais econômicos para a empresa. Através deste estudo, a empresa poderá utilizarse desses dados para a tomada de decisões relacionadas à alimentação dos funcionários, além de comparar quais fatores podem ser melhorados para que se consiga uma redução significativa nos custos com alimentação, refletindo em uma maior eficiência nos seus processos.
Gestão por processos: uma contribuição ao processo produtivo para indústria de esquadrias
Authors: Cerezer Eduardo Jaime , Tagliapietra Rafaela Dutra
Published: December 2017

Diante das crescentes mudanças no cenário dos negócios, as empresas se deparam com a exigência de adequar o modelo de gestão organizacional, visando responder às novas condições instauradas pelo mercado. Neste sentido, o presente estudo objetiva propor um modelo de processo produtivo para indústrias de esquadrias, com a finalidade de otimizar seus resultados financeiros e econômicos. Para tanto, procedeu-se inicialmente ao mapeamento do processo produtivo de uma organização inserida no referido contexto, por meio das diretrizes propostas pela ferramenta BPM (Business Process Management). Adicionalmente, como fonte de evidências, utilizou-se a técnica de observação direta, entrevistas semiestruturadas com funcionários-chave da Marcenaria XY, organização selecionada para o estudo, além da análise documental de registros institucionais. A partir da aplicação do modelo produtivo desenvolvido neste estudo, conclui-se que, com os ajustes e melhorias propostas no fluxograma, o a Empresa estudada terá seu processo produtivo agilizado em, aproximadamente, 12% no que diz respeito ao tempo despendido para a realização das atividades e uma redução de 8,35% no custo total de sua operação. Por fim, destaca-se a relevância do estudo para a Empresa, visto que os resultados esperados foram concretizados após a proposição do novo fluxograma da produção e possibilitaram a ampliação do conhecimento acerca do seu processo produtivo, potencializando seus resultados financeiros e aumentando sua capacidade produtiva.
Motivação na administração pública: um estudo de caso em uma unidade da Polícia Rodoviária Federal
Authors: De Lima Jéssica Inácio , Brito Lucas Charão , Obregon Sandra Leonara , Nunes Irineu Moura Luciana Raquel , Dias Lopes Luis Felipe , Tolfo Ribas Fábio Teodoro
Published: December 2017

O estudo tem por objetivo identificar os fatores que mais motivam os Policiais Rodoviários Federais. Metodologicamente, caracteriza-se por ser um estudo de caso com abordagem qualitativa, sendo utilizado como instrumento de coleta de dados um entrevista em profundidade realizada em uma amostra composta de 11 policiais de uma unidade da PRF pertencente à 9ª Superintendência (9ª SRPRF/RS). Quanto à técnica de análise de dados, esta foi feita por meio da análise de conteúdo. Os resultados apontaram que os fatores que mais os motivam são: relacionamento entre colegas e remuneração, aliados a estabilidade e a escala de serviço. Contudo, há fatores que contribuem para a desmotivação dos profissionais, como: promessas não cumpridas, desvalorização e suspensão de benefícios.
A influência das culturas regionais no desenvolvimento de lideranças e no processo de satisfação
Authors: Silveira Lenilton Oliveira da , Ibdaiwi Thiago Kader Rajeh , Goulart Sheila de Oliveira , Almeida Damiana Machado de , Munró Vivian Pereira , Corrêa Jonathan Saidelles
Published: December 2017

O presente estudo tem o objetivo de verificar a satisfação e retenção dos gestores administrativos, em uma grande empresa do varejo, analisando duas diferentes regiões do Brasil. Buscaram-se definições teóricas apresentadas na revisão de literatura, com conceitos sobre satisfação e retenção de colaboradores, a importância de se mantê-los satisfeito, a evolução da gestão de pessoas, recrutamento e seleção de novos talentos e a influência da cultura no desenvolvimento da liderança. A metodologia aplicada foi a descritiva, aplicou-se um questionário semi-estruturado contendo 33 questões fechadas, na região Nordeste e região Sul, Com a análise quantitativa foi possível constatar que um colaborador satisfeito eleva o nível de competitividade e melhora o desempenho da empresa. Dessa forma, mostra-se a necessidade de se investir no capital humano para uma acirrada competitividade de mercado. Como resultados, foi possível perceber que alguns fatores possuem diferença entre as regiões como: remuneração, nível de escolaridade e percepção de benefícios da empresa. Conclui-se que, mesmo sendo a mesma empresa, existe uma diferença na percepção dos colaboradores referente à satisfação.
A reinserção positiva de imigrantes refugiados sob o prisma das Nações Unidas com o aporte da Ciência Ontopsicológica: o desenvolvimento de uma oficina de integração social de imigrantes voltada ao público jovem
Authors: Rieder Daiane Dutra
Published: December 2017

O presente trabalho tece uma pesquisa no âmbito dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentáveis (ODS) da ONU – Organização das Nações Unidas, compreendido como tradução do real sentido de sustentabilidade. Neste escopo, aqui, serão relatadas experiências pertinentes à reinserção positiva de imigrantes e refugiados sobre o prisma das Nações Unidas e da Ciência Ontopsicológica, buscando-se ter como abrangência principal os Objetivos (ODS) 10 e 16 que dispõem, respectivamente, sobre: “Redução das desigualdades” e “Paz, justiça e instituições fortes”.Dentre os 17 objetivos e 169 metas a serem atingidas até 2030, foram escolhidos esses dois tópicos a serem relatados, devido sua contingência perante a real situação em que se encontram migrantes e refugiados internacionais como suscetíveis emblemas do corpo social. Tal temática norteia o contexto da vida que lhes é sucedida, bem como propõe soluções afins para os ditames da humanidade. Nesse âmbito, explanar-se-á o respaldo da situação “migrante” como sujeito de direitos e vítima do social, de modo a emergir a aplicação dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável como meio a proporcionar a sua reinserção positiva no local em que se aderem de maneira humanista.
Imagem e fenomenologias da autoctise histórica: a relevância da análise onírica na Psicoterapia Ontopsicológica
Authors: Martins Fernanda Goulart
Published: December 2017

Partindo do entendimento de que o sonho é utilizado de formas distintas pelas diversas abordagens da clínica psicoterapêutica, essa pesquisa se desenvolve com o objetivo de verificar resultados de tomadas de decisão baseadas na análise onírica, segundo o método ontopsicológico e operada em setting terapêutico. Para isso, o objetivo secundário constitui-se em identificar a existência de diferenças nos resultados obtidos pelos sujeitos que decidiram e pelos que não decidiram dar existência histórica à intuição projetada na imagem onírica. A investigação foi efetuada em dois tempos, por meio de resposta a dois questionários, da exposição da situação atual e problema enfrentado, da exposição dos sonhos e da peoposta de análise de desenhos (T6D). Os resultados da pesquisa confirmam que a análise onírica, quando posta em diretivas exatas pelo ontoterapêuta e atuada pelo cliente, possibilita resultados assertivos e promotores de saúde.
Imagens como informação para a vida cotidiana, responsabilidades do indivíduo para o uso: diálogos entre a Ciência da Informação e a Ontopsicologia
Authors: Weber Claudiane , Ferreira Sueli Mara S. P.
Published: December 2017

Os estudos de “usuários da informação” estão presentes e com larga tradição nas pesquisas da Ciência da Informação. Área atualmente denominada “comportamento informacional”, é definida pelas autoras Fisher, Erdelez e McKechnie (2006, P.XIX, tradução nossa) a como “as pessoas necessitam, buscam, gerem, oferecem e usam a informação em diferentes contextos”.A busca, a necessidade e o uso da informação são passíveis de ser comparados a um processo racional de resolução de problemas, onde uma lacuna no conhecimento – uma necessidade - desencadeia uma busca consciente de informações. Porém, isso aplica-se a um pequeno número de situações, pois o processo de necessidade e de busca de informação é dinâmico e mutável; parte de uma perspectiva cognitiva, um desconforto em relação a uma situação existente: dúvidas, insatisfação, vazio existencial, ou seja, estados emocionais muitas vezes difíceis de descrever inicialmente.
Oikos: Plantando amor e sabedoria: colhendo esperança e educação
Authors: Ferreira Raquel de Melo
Published: December 2017

O projeto Oikos nasce da iniciativa de alunas do curso de MBAe graduação da Faculdade AntonioMeneghetti – localizada no Distrito Recanto Maestro, em meados do ano de 2011. O projeto iniciou o seu desenvolvimento procurando estimular a formação de homens responsáveis por ações ambientais, éticas e de respeito à natureza, resgatando e promovendo os valores humanistas para uma dialética de estética e inteligência com o nosso planeta, promovendo uma ecobiologia. O Projeto Oikos é realizado e mantido pela Fundação AntonioMeneghetti que tem desde a sua criação, a educação, o incentivo à cultura e a pesquisa ontopsicológica como prioridades. Ademais tem como critério apoiar projetos que valorizam o ser humano, a sociedade, a ciência, a economia, a arte e a cultura seguindo os preceitos definidos pelas Organizações das Nações Unidas (ONU) e a divulgação da Ciência Ontopsicológica.
Women, Midwives, and a Medical Model of Maternity Care in Switzerland
Authors: Brailey Sue , Luyben Ans , van Teijlingen Edwin , Frith Lucy
Published: December 2017

This article presents a case study on the organization of maternity health care in Switzerland. Switzerland has a costly health care system with high intervention rates within an obstetric-led maternity care model. Evidence has shown that midwifery care is associated with lower cost, higher satisfaction rates among women, and less intervention. However, in this model, midwives are both marginalized and underused.

The article focuses on the distribution of power and knowledge between midwives, women, and the medical profession. The varying power structures that shape the maternity care system in Switzerland are examined, using a case study approach that draws on Foucault’s concepts of the gaze, surveillance, disciplinary power, and the docile body. This article critically analyzes the model of maternity care received by women in Switzerland and how it negatively impacts on both women’s personal and midwives’ professional autonomy while simultaneously driving up costs.

A better understanding of the underlying power structures operating within the maternity care system may facilitate the implementation of more midwifery-led care currently being endorsed by the Swiss Midwifery Association and some government agencies. This could result in reduced cost and lower intervention rates with reduced associated morbidity.
From Initiative to Movement: The Growth and Evolution of Local Food Networks in Bandung, Indonesia
Authors: Dwiartama Angga , Tresnadi Chandra , Furqon Alhilal , Pratama Mochammad Fikry
Published: December 2017

Within the last three years, the growth of alternative and local food initiatives in Bandung, a medium-sized city in Indonesia, has been extraordinary. Not only has the number grown rapidly, but the types and modes of entities have also evolved from merely initiatives, to collaborative networks and movements, to the extent that this movement in unity may have the capacity to influence the way in which the local and national governments govern the agricultural sector. Through in-depth interviews, participant observation and a series of group discussions, this paper documents the seemingly smooth transition of agri-environmental practices that are engineered by the community sector in Bandung. The research thus leads to a conclusion that we need to look beyond individual actions in seeing social transformation, and through a coordinated collective movement, there is a promising impact on the sustainability of the local food system in Bandung and elsewhere. Practitioners and activists within the local food networks need to take a precaution in safeguarding this rapid interest in the movement.
The Application of Women Wearing Head Covering and Their Role in Ministry - Based on 1 Corinthians 11:3-6 and 14:34, 35
Authors: Pardosi Milton T.
Published: December 2017

1 Corinthians 11:3-6 and 14:34, 35 are two of controversial passages in the New Testament. The present study was done to evaluate some issues. They are: (1) The meaning of “Headship?” (2) The meaning of “head-covering as a mark of subordination?” (3) Women’s role in the church or ministry? (4) The last, do women in Moslem countries or in non-Moslem Countries have to wear head coverings after they convert to Christianity? The results are: (1) Headship’s concept is the concept of love not oppression as God is head of Christ; Christ is head of man; man is head of woman in love’s perspective. The word “head” in “headship” means “source”; (2) Head coverings is a custom for Corinthians’ women, and it is a must in honoring their custom and to distinguish themselves from idolatrous women and prostitutes; (3) Women still have their roles in ministry. Women are a part of God’s ministry; (4) For Christians today, they may follow their customs as long as the customs are not against the word of God; or, if the custom is identical to a particular religion, then Christian must avoid it for it will cause misunderstanding for other people.
Mathematical Modeling of Liquid-fed Pulsed Plasma Thruster
Authors: Misra Kaartikey
Published: December 2017

Liquid propellants are fast becoming attractive for pulsed plasma thrusters due to their high efficiency and low contamination issues. However, the complete plasma interaction and acceleration processes are still not very clear. Present paper develops a multi-layer numerical model for liquid propellant PPTs. The model proposes a possible acceleration mechanism for liquid fed pulsed plasma thrusters and accurately predicts the propellant utilization capabilities and estimations for the fraction of propellant gas that is completely ionized and accelerated to high exit velocities. Validation of the numerical model and the assumptions on which the model is based on is achieved by comparing the experimental results from two different liquid-fed thrusters developed at the University of Tokyo. Results show 50% of liquid propellant injected is completely ionized and accelerated to high exit velocities (> 50Km/s), whereas, neutral gas contribute to only 7% of the total specific impulse and accelerated to low exit velocity (< 4Km/s). The model shows an accuracy up-to 92%. Optimization methods are briefly discussed to ensure efficient propellant utilization and performance. The model acts as a tool to understand the background physics and to optimize the performance for liquid-fed PPTs.
Electro-Flotation as the Method of the Water Treatment in Recycling Process of Contaminated Water as an Integral Part of the Reverse Logistics System
Authors: Antonyová Anna , Antony Peter
Published: December 2017

Proper management of water is a challenge for every individual but especially for companies. Nowadays also legislation obliges companies to clean the wastewater before being discharged into municipal public sewer especially if they use some chemicals or oily elements in their production process. Construction of the wastewater cleaner depends directly on the way of pollution, the amount of contaminated water and the energy demand of the cleaning process. The paper deals with the construction of the wastewater cleaner, which is based on the technology of electro-flotation for the treatment of water contaminated with disperse colorants. The experimental work as well as the modelling using the statistical methods proved the suitability of the chosen technology. Also, each colour combination requires a specific time period for the water treatment. The authors determined the time interval for cleaning the wastewater that was polluted with yellow colour to 33 minutes. Finally, the wastewater cleaner that is based on the electro-flotation technology was included in the company’s reverse logistics system.
Augmented Virtuality for Coastal Management: An Holistic Use of In-Situ and Remote Sensing for Large Scale Definition of Coastal Dynamics
Authors: Bartolini Sandro , Mecocci Alessandro , Pozzebon Alessandro , Zoppetti Claudia , Bertoni Duccio , Sarti Giovanni , Caiti Andrea , Costanzi Riccardo , Catani Filippo , Ciampalini Andrea , Moretti Sandro
Published: December 2017

In this paper the authors describe the architecture of a multidisciplinary data acquisition and visualization platform devoted to the management of coastal environments. The platform integrates heterogeneous data acquisition sub-systems that can be roughly divided in two main categories: remote sensing systems and in-situ sensing systems. Remote sensing solutions include aerial and underwater remote data acquisition while in-situ sensing solutions include the use of RFID tracers, Wireless Sensor Networks and imaging techniques. All the data collected by these subsystems are stored, integrated and fused on a single platform that is also in charge of data visualization. This last task is carried out according to the paradigm of Augmented Virtuality which foresees the augmentation of a virtually reconstructed environment with data collected in the real world. The described solution proposes a novel holistic approach where different disciplines concur, with different data acquisition techniques, to a large scale definition of coastal dynamics, in order to better describe and face the coastal erosion phenomenon. The overall framework has been conceived by the so-called Team COSTE, a joint research team between the Universities of Pisa, Siena and Florence.
Network Embedding via a Bi-Mode and Deep Neural Network Model
Authors: Fang Yang , Zhao Xiang , Tan Zhen
Published: December 2017

Network Embedding (NE) is an important method to learn the representations of network via a low-dimensional space. Conventional NE models focus on capturing the structure information and semantic information of vertices while neglecting such information for edges. In this work, we propose a novel NE model named BimoNet to capture both the structure and semantic information of edges. BimoNet is composed of two parts, i.e., the bi-mode embedding part and the deep neural network part. For bi-mode embedding part, the first mode named add-mode is used to express the entity-shared features of edges and the second mode named subtract-mode is employed to represent the entity-specific features of edges. These features actually reflect the semantic information. For deep neural network part, we firstly regard the edges in a network as nodes, and the vertices as links, which will not change the overall structure of the whole network. Then we take the nodes' adjacent matrix as the input of the deep neural network as it can obtain similar representations for nodes with similar structure. Afterwards, by jointly optimizing the objective function of these two parts, BimoNet could preserve both the semantic and structure information of edges. In experiments, we evaluate BimoNet on three real-world datasets and task of relation extraction, and BimoNet is demonstrated to outperform state-of-the-art baseline models consistently and significantly.
ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR (OCB) DITINJAU DARI KEPUASAN KERJA INTRINSIK
Authors: WIDODO SUPARNO EKO , RAMADHANU ARIQ JAKA
Published: December 2017

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of intrinsic job satisfaction on organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). Measurement of variable of organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) using measuring tool from Podsakoff (1997) and for measurement of job satisfaction variable using measuring tool that is Minessota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ).The method of data processing conducted in this study is the method of regression analysis. The result of research conducted is the behavior of citizenship organization (OCB) (Y) has increased one unit, then job satisfaction variable (X) will automatically add 0.365. It can be concluded that there is a positive (+) effect of intrinsic work satisfaction on the behavior of organizational citizenship (OCB). Seen from result of significance test of result of comparation F Counting 52,4 with F Table (1; 71) is 3,90 then result is F Count bigger than F Table. From the comparison of p = 0,000 and the significance level Î± = 0.05, the result is p <Î±. The conclusion is Ho is rejected then, There is influence of intrinsic work satisfaction on the behavior of citizenship organization (OCB) BPM members of all faculties at the State University of Jakarta. Variable self employment satisfaction 24.1% and felt by other factors outside of job satisfaction such as leadership style, personality type, self efficacy, and others.