bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Seasonal variation of leachate quality at active landfill sites in Delhi, India
Authors: Ahmed Sirajuddin , Joshi Rajkumar , Kumar Sanjeev
Published: January 2019

The leachate released from dumpsites can cause severe contamination of land and water. By studying seasonal variations of leachate characteristics generated from three active landfill sites of Delhi (India), it was found that seasonal variations can significantly affect the composition of leachate. Various parameters, such as conductivity, total dissolved solids (TDS), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), total Kjeldhal, ammoniacal nitrogen, organic nitrogen, heavy metals, chlorides and sulfates, are being released throughout the year beyond the prescribed disposal limit. It has also been seen that substantial quantities of industrial and other hazardous waste materials are also being dumped into the landfills. One can also find significant amounts (much above the permissible disposable limits) of substances such as TDS, COD, BOD, chloride, cyanide, and as in the inland surface waters. Already, the existing landfills are chocked much beyond their receiving capacity. Hence, if more waste matter is dumped in such places, it would only lead to releasing more hazardous leachate substances for a longer duration. This study will provide an in-depth analysis of leachate quality in three active landfill sites in the city of Delhi. This would enable the concerned authorities to install more effective seasonal-specific leachate management facilities at such landfills.
A quantitative spatial methodology to delimit urban areas – a case study from Portugal
Authors: Soares Maria Elisabete Santos , Fonseca Fernando Pereira , Fonseca Ana Maria Duarte , Ramos Rui António Rodrigues
Published: January 2019

Delimiting urban areas is crucial for planning and managing cities. In Portugal, urban limits are exclusively decided at the municipal level according to the strategic vision of each municipality. Consequently, urban delimitation is a significantly changeable process. This paper presents a methodology to fill this gap aiming at delimiting urban areas based on objective and quantitative spatial data. A hybrid methodology combining morphological with demographic and land cover data is proposed to delimit urban boundaries. The methodology, which was based on using the most disaggregated spatial units – the census tracts, was applied in Guarda, a medium-sized Portuguese city. The obtained urban boundary shows a suitable spatial adjustment considering the consolidated urban area. The identified surrounding settlements were used to define expansion areas by fostering development towards these urban areas. In terms of planning, the method can be helpful in designing/revising municipal master plans and in implementing more sustainable planning policies. The described method could be useful for managing and evaluating the city's needs in a more efficient way.
A multivariate delay estimation model proposal for public construction projects
Authors: Yılmaz İsmail Cengiz
Published: January 2019

One of the most common problems in construction projects is delay. Delays lead to loss of time and an increase in cost, which causes great damage to firms and the economies of countries. In previous studies, many researchers have attempted to identify the factors causing the delay by carrying out questionnaire surveys and interviews. However, there are very few studies that have compared the data obtained by these models with actual project data and suggested an estimation model that can determine the possible delay time for future projects. This study aimed to propose precisely such a model for public construction projects based on multivariate analysis. Obtained results show that the set-up non-linear model with selected attributes had satisfactory prediction results.
Experimental study of fatigue properties of orthotropic steel deck with U-shaped stiffeners
Authors: Zeng Yong , Tan Hongmei , Zhong Huadong , Yu Qu
Published: January 2019

A 1 : 2 scale fatigue experiment on an orthotropic steel deck was carried out to investigate the fatigue behaviour of the steel decks of a suspension bridge. The experimental model was developed from the orthotropic steel deck of a long-span suspension bridge in the Three Gorges reservoir area. The fatigue experiment involved 2·8 million load cycles. Up to 2 million load cycles, the stress data showed that the fluctuations in stress values were small and, in the loading and unloading processes, the displacements agreed very well and there was no local cracking or damage. The fatigue performance of the orthotropic steel deck thus met the design requirements and had enough safety reserve. After 2 million fatigue load cycles, the load value gradually increased. Cracks did not appear until 2·6 million cycles. Finally, after 2·8 million cycles, crack accumulation caused structural damage to the model. It can thus be concluded that, with good welding and normal maintenance, this orthotropic steel deck will not suffer fatigue cracks during its design working life. This work provides a theoretical and experimental basis for the practical construction of such bridges.
Multi-criteria decision-based safety evaluation using microsimulation
Authors: Bayrak Osman Ünsal , Bayata Halim Ferit
Published: January 2019

The choice of intersection type in a road network is one of the most important decisions to be made in transportation engineering. Capacity and level of service are the two main factors considered in the type of intersection design, but safety and economy should also be taken into account when determining the intersection type since these are equally important. A number of parameters can be used to evaluate the performance of an intersection, including travel time, average delay, queue length, fuel consumption and vehicle exhaust emissions. Adding safety and construction costs to these parameters makes decision-making more difficult. In this study, the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) was used as a multi-criteria decision approach to overcome this problem. Three intersection types were modelled and tested using Vissim software in line with the above parameters. An AHP model was then generated using the Vissim results and the AHP results and applicability were analysed.
Deposición de capas funcionales sobre esmaltes cerámicos mediante la técnica sol-gel (revisión)
Authors: Betancourt-Parra Santiago , Domínguez-Ortiz Manuel A. , Mosquera-Palacio Diana M. , Herrera-Guerra Juliana , Ríos-Rendón Carlos M. , Villa Carlos E.
Published: January 2019

La funcionalización de esmaltes para la industria de las baldosas cerámicas ha sido un frente de investigación importante en los últimos 15 años. Diferentes investigadores han centrado sus esfuerzos en conseguir superficies con atributos funcionales que incrementen el valor agregado del producto y a su vez aporten respuestas a las necesidades tecnológicas de nuestros tiempos. El presente artículo se concentra en hacer una revisión de la literatura científica dedicada a la obtención de superficies funcionales por medio de la técnica de sol-gel, la cual es apta para la fabricación de soluciones que se depositan formando capas finas sobre los esmaltes de cerámica tradicional con el fin de aportar características funcionales al mismo. El documento presenta las principales soluciones alcóxidicas usualmente empleadas, las diferentes técnicas de deposición haciendo énfasis en los hallazgos experimentales obtenidos por los diferentes autores, y presenta una síntesis de los efectos funcionales hasta la fecha obtenidos por medio de la técnica.
Aplicación de una red neuronal feed-forward backpropagation para el diagnóstico de fallas mecánicas en motores de encendido provocado
Authors: Contreras Urgiles Wilmer Rafael , Maldonado Ortega José , León Japa Rogelio
Published: January 2019

En la presente investigación se explica la metodología para la creación de un sistema de diagnóstico aplicado a la detección de fallas mecánicas en vehículos con motores a gasolina mediante redes neuronales artificiales, el sistema se basa en el estudio de la fase de admisión del ciclo Otto, el cual es registrado a través de la implementación física de un sensor MAP (Manifold Absolute Pressure). Se emplea un estricto protocolo de muestreo y su correspondiente análisis estadístico. Los valores estadísticos de la señal del sensor MAP: área, energía, entropía, máximo, media, mínimo, potencia y RMS se seleccionaron en función al mayor aporte de información y diferencia significativa. Los datos se obtuvieron con la aplicación de 3 métodos estadísticos (ANOVA, matriz de correlación y Random Forest) para tener una base de datos que permita el entrenamiento de una red neuronal feed-forward backpropagation, con la cual se obtiene un error de clasificación de 1.89e-11. La validación del sistema de diagnóstico se llevó a cabo mediante la provocación de fallas supervisadas en diferentes motores de encendido provocado.
Anatomical properties of four Pilosella Vaill. (Asteraceae) taxa from Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey
Authors: Umdu Topsakal Ünsal , Beyazoğlu Osman , Çoşkunçelebi Kamil
Published: January 2019

Anatomical features of four Pilosella Vaill. taxa (P. officinarum
Vaill., P. piloselloides (Vill.) Sojak subsp. bauhini (Schult.) S. Bräut. & Greuter, P.× hypeurya (Peter) Sojak,
P. densiflora (Tausch) Sojak) collected from Black Sea Region of Turkey
were investigated. Anatomical studies include transverse sections of root, stem
and leaf with their illustrations. Although the anatomical properties are
similar to the typical anatomy of dicotyledons, some differences were observed
among them. While root anatomy of P. officinarum, P. piloselloides subsp. bauhini and P. densiflora consist of a single layer exodermis,  there is 
2-3 layer exodermis  in the  natural hybrid P. × hypeurya.  Additionaly the
root pith of this hybrid taxa
completely composed of schlerenchyma cells in contrast to other investigated
taxa. The stem anatomy of the investigated taxa is similar to each other except
the number of the tracheidal elements. The numbers of the stomata per µm2  disticltly differ in P. piloselloides subsp. bauhini from the rest examined
taxa.
test to share with Nick v1
Authors: Nelson Nick , B Epstein Charles
Published: January 2019

this is a test of sharing a protocol that is not published
Epidural morphine combined with single-injection femoral nerve block for postoperative analgesia in patients after total knee arthroplasty: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial v3
Authors: Meng Zhao-Ting , Cui Fan , Li Xue-Ying , Wang Dong-Xin
Published: January 2019

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is an important therapy for patients with serious knee osteoarthritis in order to improve quality of life and relieve pain. But a large number of patients who undergo this surgery experience moderate to severe postoperative pain. Previously, the investigators used single femoral nerve blockade combined with patient-controlled intravenous analgesia for postoperative analgesia for patients after TKA. Although this method provides acceptable analgesia, the incidence of opioid-associated side effects is relatively high. Low-dose epidural morphine is commonly used in postoperative analgesia after cesarean section, and the effect of single dose morphine lasts more than 20 hours, with low incidences of itching, nausea, vomiting, and respiratory depression. The investigators hypothesize that, for patients undergoing TKA, the addition of low-dose epidural morphine to single femoral nerve block and intravenous opioids can improve the postoperative analgesia, reduce the consumption of intravenous opioids and decrease opioid-associated side effects.
Protocol of data recording for the recognition of familiar speech in the presence of competitive noise v1
Authors: Andrade Kelly , Ataíde Bezerra Verçosa Thamyres , Tenório Lins Carnaúba Aline , PLM Menezes Pedro
Published: January 2019

Protocol for data collection of speech recognition in noise. The protocol has, general data fields, information about the speaker, audiometric data and speech recognition data with different intensities.
Protocol for evaluation of normal hearing criteria v2
Authors: Cristina Lira de Andrade Kelly , Ataíde Bezerra Verçosa Thamyres , Tenório Lins Carnaúba Aline , de Lemos Menezes Pedro
Published: January 2019

The present protocol aims to perform the screening of the subjects of the research investigating the auditory normality criteria. Thus, auditory symptoms, health history, medication use, exposure to noise and others are analyzed.
Geospatial information system land evaluation analysis for rainfed farming using multi-criteria decision analysis approach
Authors: Bolo Basuti , Mpoeleng Dimane , Zlotnikova Irina
Published: January 2019

This paper aims to develop a geospatial information system based land evaluation method for rainfed farming. To produce geospatial information of potential areas for sorghum using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) approach. The land suitability is based on the biophysical and soil factors. The analysis aimed at the production of geospatial information displayed in maps and a graph showing potential areas that are suitable for rainfed farming. A fuzzy modeling decision analysis tool integrated with map algebra expression ADD (+) Geographical Information System (GIS) analysis operation was used to combine the information from several criteria to form a single suitability map. The results showed the land parcels that are suitable, marginal suitable and non-suitable for sorghum. The suitability map was overlaid with the existing land use to identify areas that are plowed for sorghum that are on suitable areas.
Participative dendromass bioenergy modeling in regional dialogs with the open-source BEAST system
Authors: Thiele Jan C.
Published: January 2019

Regional participative decision-making processes are becoming increasingly important in the context of climate change mitigation goals and renewable energy production. Dendromass bioenergy plays an important role in climate protection planning at the local and regional levels.

The 'Bio-Energy Allocation and Scenario Tool' (BEAST) is a decision support system designed to assist in stakeholder dialogues, with the goal of developing scenarios of regional wood production through scenario quantification and visualization. While it incorporates wood from forests and outside of forests as bioenergy sources, its main application area is the spatial selection of preference sites for Short Rotation Coppices on arable land, based on the integration of ecological and economic assessments in a multi-criteria analysis with preference selection using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP).

This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the purposes of the system, its simulation and software design, and also announces the system's availability as open-source software.
A fuzzy-based decision support system for soil selection in olericulture
Authors: Onashoga Adebukola , Ojesanmi Olusegun , Johnson Femi , Ayo Femi Emmanuel
Published: January 2019

With the advent of modern computer technology, the field of Artificial Intelligence is playing a significant role in improving almost every spectrum of human life. In the field of agriculture, there is always need for optimality with improved crop yield. This paper dwells majorly on the application of fuzzy logic to predict crop type with optimal crop yield based on available soil nutrients. Some soil data samples were collected from the department of soil science, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta and used as input into the system. The proposed system was simulated using MatLab Fuzzy inference System with a triangular member function. The range of nutrients was later deployed as input into a visual basic developed application to predict the best crop to be planted. A dual method (static and dynamic) was used in testing and validating the result of research which showed a significant improvement on the crop type selection than the conventional prediction mode.
Türkiye’deki Sosyal Bilgileri Eğitimi Lisans Programlarının Mevcut Durumunun İncelenmesi (2017)
Authors: TOKCAN Halil , TİLKİ Arife
Published: January 2019

Bu araştırmanın temel amacı Türkiye’deki
Sosyal Bilgiler Eğitimi Anabilim Dallarının 2017 yılındaki mevcut durumunu
ortaya koymaktır. Araştırmada Sosyal Bilgiler Eğitimi Anabilim Dallarında 2017
yılında öğrenim gören öğrenci sayısı, bu anabilim dalında görev yapan öğretim
üyesi sayısı, anabilim dalına kaydolan öğrencilerin puanlarının yıllara göre
ve üniversitelere göre değişimi ve sosyal bilgiler öğretmenliğinin 2013-2017
yılları arası atama sayıları incelenmiştir. Araştırmada nitel araştırma
yöntemlerinden doküman inceleme yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırma verilerini
toplamada anabilim dalındaki öğrenci sayılarını ve programın taban puanlarının
belirlenmesinde son 4 yılın ÖSYM kılavuzunda yer alan bilgiler kullanılırken;
öğretim üyeleri sayısı belirlemede ise ilgili anabilim dallarının internet
sayfaları esas alınmıştır. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre 2017 yılı itibariyle
Türkiye’de toplam 59 üniversitede Sosyal Bilgiler Eğitimi Anabilim Dalı aktif
olarak eğitim-öğretim faaliyeti göstermektedir. LYS kontenjanları esas
alındığında sosyal bilgiler öğretmenliği anabilim dallarında toplam öğrenci
15.639’dur. Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretmenliği anabilim dalının puan sıralarının
oldukça değişken olduğu görülmektedir. 2016 yılında Sosyal Bilgiler
Öğretmenliği programına yerleşen en yüksek puanlı öğrencinin puan sırası
25.800 iken en düşük puanlı öğrencinin sırası 75.900’dür.  2013-2017 yılın verilerine göre sosyal
bilgiler öğretmenliği programına yerleşen en yüksek puanlı öğrencilerin tercih
ettikleri üniversite İstanbul Üniversitesi’dir. Araştırma sonucunda
üniversitelerin sosyal bilgiler öğretmenliği anabilim dalına yerleşen öğrenci
sayısının, atama sayılarına göre çok fazla olduğu bu nedenle atanmayı bekleyen
yaklaşık 27.500 kişi olduğu belirlenmiştir. Atama bekleyen öğrenci sayısının
artması nedeniyle 2015 yılından itibaren ÖABT sosyal bilgiler sınavına giren
aday sayısı git gide azalmaktadır. Çalışma sonuçlarına göre Türkiye’de Sosyal
Bilgiler Eğitimi anabilim dallarının kontenjan sayılarının azaltılırken;
öğretim üyesi sayısının ise arttırılması kalitenin ve gelecek hedeflerinin
tutturulması açısından faydalı olacağı söylenebilir.
Sürdürülebilir Gıda Değer Zinciri Yaklaşımı
Authors: ADANACIOĞLU Hakan , SANER Gamze , AĞIR Hasan Burak
Published: January 2019

Bir gıda
değer zinciri, gıda ürünlerinin üretilmesi için gerekli olan koordineli üretim
ve katma değerli faaliyetlere katılan tüm paydaşlardan oluşmaktadır. Girdileri
ve kaynakları daha etkin bir şekilde yönetmek açısından gıda değer zincirlerine
sürdürülebilirlik ilkelerinin uygulanması küçük çiftçilerin ve gıda
işletmelerinin daha rekabetçi ve yenilikçi olabilmeleri açısından önemlidir.
Sürdürülebilir gıda değer zinciri çerçevesi, son yıllarda düşünce ve uygulama
açısından kalkınmada popüler duruma gelen sürdürülebilirlik ve değer zincirleri
kavramlarını birleştirmektedir. Değer zincirinin sürdürülebilirliği eş zamanlı
olarak ekonomik, sosyal ve çevresel olmak üzere üç boyutta ortaya çıkmaktadır.
Sürdürülebilir bir gıda değer zinciri; tüm zincir boyunca kar elde edilmesi,
toplum için geniş tabanlı fayda sağlanması ve kalıcı olarak doğal kaynakların
tüketilmemesi esaslarından hareket ederek, 
belirli tarımsal hammaddelerin üretilmesi, bu hammaddelerin belirli gıda
maddelerine dönüştürülerek nihai tüketicilere satılması ve bunların atıklarının
bertaraf edilmesi aşamalarında yer alan tüm tarımsal işletmeler ile firmaların
birbirini izleyen koordineli katma değerli faaliyetleri olarak
tanımlanmaktadır. Sürdürülebilir gıda değer zincirinin nihai hedefi, hem mevcut
hem de gelecek nesiller için bir toplumun refahında geniş tabanlı bir
iyileşmeye önemli ölçüde katkıda bulunmaktır. Bu çalışmanın amacı,
sürdürülebilir gıda değer zincirinin çerçevesini ortaya koyarak ekonomik,
sosyal ve çevresel olmak üzere üç boyutta sürdürülebilir değer zinciri için
belirlenen hedefleri açıklamaktır. Çalışmada esas olarak, sürdürülebilir gıda
değer zinciri kapsamında dünyada yapılan bazı örnek girişimler incelenerek
tartışılmış ve bazı öneriler getirilmiştir.
Child trafficking in China: Evidence from sentencing documents
Authors: Xin Yanyu , Cai Tianji
Published: January 2019

Child trafficking has long been internationally recognized as a serious crime. However, due to data scarcity and inconsistent definitions, the scope and nature of such criminal activity are not well understood in China. To fill this gap, this study aims to provide new evidence by digitizing and analyzing sentencing documents on child trafficking in China during 2014-2016. Taking advantage of web scraping techniques, all child trafficking cases were downloaded from the China Judgments Online website. Through geographic mapping and network analysis, we identified four geographic hotspots for trafficking—the central region (Shandong, Henan, and Hebei provinces), the east (Jiangsu, and Zhejiang provinces), the southeast (Guangdong and Fujian provinces) and the southwest (Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan provinces)—and explored the connection between the hotspots and the gender of victims. We further examined the effect of provincial socioeconomic characteristics on the frequency of trafficking cases, and found that sex ratio at birth and the number of legal adoptions per thousand were positively correlated to the frequency of buying and selling children.
NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF EFFECTS OF WORKING CONDITIONS ON PERFORMANCE OF PEM FUEL CELL
Authors: OZDOGAN Muhammet
Published: January 2019

In this study, the effects of the
working pressure and temperature on the performance of the PEM fuel cell were investigated
numerically. Non-isothermal, steady-state and
single-phase model was used to examine the behaviour of the proton exchange
membrane (PEM) fuel cells in the three-dimensional condition. The three-dimensional single-cell model
has been developed within FLUENT 6.3 software by utilizing the PEMFC module.
The results of polarization (voltage) variation curves and current density
distribution were given and compared with each other. According to the results
obtained, by keeping humidification and cell temperatures in equilibrium, the
performance of the cell improves with the increasing cell temperature. In
addition, the current density of the cell increases with the increasing
operating pressure.
Are non invasive predictors of esophageal varices reliable?
Authors: Savith Akshatha , Bhumireddy Sidhartha Naidu
Published: January 2019

Background: One of the most serious complications of portal hypertension is the development of esophageal varices and variceal bleeding due to the rupture of varices. The purpose of the study was to assess the efficacy of various clinical and laboratory parameters in predicting the presence and severity of esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients.Methods: This is an observational cross-sectional study done in the department of medicine in Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences, Bengaluru over a period of one year. Total of 76 patients above the age of 18years with the diagnosis of cirrhosis of any etiology were included. Multivariate Backward method was applied and Portal vein diameter, Platelet count, PT INR, FIB-4 score, APRI, AST/ALT ratio were included as predictors in the model.Results: No statistically significant correlation was found between platelet count, portal vein diameter, FIB 4 score, APRI, AST/ALT ratio and presence of esophageal varices.Conclusions: Present study showed that the non invasive markers such as platelet count, portal vein diameter, FIB 4 score, APRI and AST/ALT ratio are not reliable in predicting the presence of esophageal varices.
Evaluation of laparoscopic total extraperitoneal hernioplasty versus open hernioplasty in the management of uncomplicated inguinal hernia
Authors: Sonker Santosh Kumar , Kujur Lizrose , Ijjapawar Mahesh
Published: January 2019

Background: Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most common operations in general surgery. Inguinal hernias are among the most common of abdominal wall hernias accounting for almost 75% with lifetime risk of 27% in men and 3% in women. Laparoscopic techniques for inguinal hernia repair, shown to be superior to open repair in terms of postoperative pain and recovery.Methods: In this study, 54 patients with inguinal swelling were taken, 27 cases each for laparoscopic TEP repair and 27 for open mesh repair were studied and results were analyzed.Results: This study shows the maximum number of patients were in the age group of 51-60years in open repair whereas 41-50years in laparoscopic TEP repair. In both the groups, right sided hernia is common. Time duration of surgery varies from 47minutes to 90minutes in open hernia repair whereas in laparoscopic repair it was 85minutes to 136.67minutes. This longer duration of surgery was attributed to learning curve. The mean duration of hospital stay was 3.26days in laparoscopic TEP repair compared to 5.85days in open repair group.Conclusions: Laparoscopic TEP repair offers a significant advantage over open mesh hernia repair. It is associated with less postoperative pain and complications, early post-operative recovery and reduced hospital stay and early resumption of normal activity and better quality of life. However, operative time was prolonged in laparoscopic TEP repair as compared to open due to the learning curve in the institution.
Evaluation of various pre and postoperative parameters associated with types of surgical site infections in abdominal surgeries
Authors: Ahmad Shabi , Agrawal Abhinav , Madeshiya Shivam , Khan Roshni , Singh Pradeep Kumar
Published: January 2019

Background: Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) contributing to substantial rate of mortality, significant morbidity, considerable prolongation in length of hospitalization and added treatment expenses. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has classified Surgical site infections (SSI) into superficial, deep, or organ/space SSIs. The objective of study was to evaluate pattern of surgical site infection in various abdominal surgeries.Methods: All patients who admitted in surgical OPD/emergency and undergoing abdominal surgical procedures were included in study. Patients were observed in wards and during follow up to assess signs and symptoms of surgical site infection.Results: Result were analysed in terms of etiology, distribution of cases based on case scenario, wound type, clinical features, number of re-explorations done after development of SSI, type of surgery (laparoscopic v/s open), type of organisms cultured, mortality, co-morbid condition, number of extra days in hospital after SSI and average amount spent after SSI.Conclusions: Surgical site infection is associated with high incidence of morbidity in terms of treatment cost and hospital stay. Average hospital stay, expenditure, co-morbidities and mortality were more in organ/space SSI. Superficial SSI is most common in both laparoscopy and open procedures. Deep and organ/space SSI not seen with laparoscopy. Superficial SSI were more common in clean and clean contaminated cases while superficial SSI was more common in contaminated and dirty cases. In superficial and deep SSI staphylococcus aureus was more common whereas in organ/space SSI E. coli and pseudomonas were common bacterial isolates.
Knowledge regarding diabetes mellitus amongst arts, science and commerce college students of Latur city, Maharashtra
Authors: Gaikwad Bhaskar , Bhalge Udaykiran , Kulkarani Pramod , Takalkar Anant , Sagare Sunil , Bhise Mukund
Published: January 2019

Background: Nearly 35 million people are suffering from diabetes in India. The present trend in diabetes is escalating diabetes prevalence and earlier onset of type 2 diabetes in the adult population. Awareness is an important factor in the early diagnosis, adequate treatment and prevention of complications due to diabetes. This study was undertaken to assess the knowledge regarding different aspects of diabetes mellitus among college students.Methods: A cross-sectional study was undertaken with 348 college students of Latur City. The students were administered a 41 items, pre-tested, semi structured questionnaire assessing general and specific knowledge of diabetes like symptoms, causation, risk factors, complication, treatment, attitudes towards people with diabetes etc. The results were analyzed using Microsoft Excel software.Results: Excessive tiredness, non healing wounds, excessive sweating and hunger were mentioned as symptoms of diabetes by 82.47, 73.85% and 72.70% subjects respectively. About (57.76%) study participants were aware of diabetes as a rising problem and only (8.33%) students had correct knowledge of the prevalence. Only (27.30%) were aware that genetic factors are reason for the causation of diabetes. As much as 85.91% subjects stated that blood and urine tests are done for diagnosing diabetic persons. Common complications not identified by the study subjects were impotence (68.39%), stroke (64.65%), ulcer on foot (54.31%), and repeated skin infections (53.16%).Conclusions: Specific knowledge about diabetes is poor among the degree college students, hence appropriate activities to increase awareness about diabetes is the need of the hour.
ADOECIMENTO MUSCULOESQUELÉTICO NOS PROFISSIONAIS DA ÁREA DE TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMAÇÃO
Authors: Da Silva Rafaela Gomes , De Sousa Juliana Carvalho
Published: January 2019

Dado o avanço tecnológico, algumas categorias profissionais tornaram-se mais expostas a lesões laborais. Com base nisso, o objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar, a partir de informações dos trabalhadores, como se encontra a propensão para adoecimento musculoesquelético dos profissionais da área de Tecnologia da Informação (TI). A revisão de literatura aborda: i) ergonomia; ii) doenças osteomusculares; e iii) tecnologia da informação. Metodologicamente, realizou-se uma pesquisa explicativa de abordagem quantitativa. Participaram da pesquisa 101 desenvolvedores de software do setor de informática de duas instituições públicas e duas empresas privadas, os quais responderam um questionário nórdico de sintomas osteomusculares (QNSO) que foi traduzido para a versão brasileira e validado por Pinheiro et al. (2002). Os dados foram processados no SPSS ® (Statistical Package for Social Sciences), versão 18.0, utilizando-se módulos de estatística descritiva e a técnica de Análise de Variância (ANOVA). Acerca dos resultados, tem-se que não existem diferenças significativas quando os indivíduos são segmentados por sexo, e a faixa etária acima de 30 anos se destaca, o que significa dizer que indivíduos mais velhos apresentam maiores queixas de dores, além disso os resultados mostram que não pode-se inferir diferenças através de segmentação de empresas públicas e privadas. Novas pesquisas poderão abranger outras áreas além da escolhida nesse estudo.
CAPACIDADE ABSORTIVA E LAÇOS SOCIAIS: UM MODELO TEÓRICO INTEGRADO
Authors: Cruz Marina Almeida , Corrêa Victor Silva
Published: January 2019

Conquanto a temática da capacidade absortiva tenha atraído, nas últimas décadas, crescente atenção da academia, uma de suas vertentes, relacionada à associação com a literatura das redes organizacionais, em particular, não tem, no entanto, recebido o impulso necessário por parte dos pesquisadores. Este ensaio teórico insere-se justamente neste contexto. Baseado na combinação das proposições de ambas as áreas, propõe um modelo teórico inédito, capaz de ampliar a atual compreensão das dimensões e dos componentes da capacidade absortiva. O trabalho projeta luzes para a necessidade de se incorporar reflexões derivadas da literatura das redes nos trabalhos sobre capacidade absortiva.
CONHECIMENTO E APLICABILIDADE DO CÓDIGO DE ÉTICA PELOS PROFISSIONAIS EM CONTABILIDADE: UM ESTUDO COM BASE EM UM MUNICÍPIO DO ESTADO DE MATO GROSSO DO SUL
Authors: Sousa Marco Aurélio Batista de , Carraro Nilton Cesar , Santos Fladimir Fernandes dos , Da Silva Rodrigo de Souza , Amaro Rodolfo Henrique Escatolin
Published: January 2019

A premissa, para este trabalho, reside na inferência de que, sem observar a ética no exercício da profissão, os pressupostos para erros e fraudes podem replicar-se. Para consolidar este pensamento, traçou-se como objetivo para esta pesquisa a análise do conhecimento e aplicabilidade caracterizados pela observância do Código de Ética pelos profissionais de contabilidade em um pequeno município do Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul. Esta escolha não foi casual, pois é certo que em grandes metrópoles está condição esta mais clara, até mesmo pelo porte das empresas que ali se estabelecem. Entretanto, para uma região interiorana do Brasil, estes preceitos legais poderiam estar sendo ignorados e, consequentemente, a sociedade como um todo prejudicada. Logo, aplicando um survey, buscou-se um censo com os contabilistas locais, entretanto, dada a negativa de alguns, o que restou aos pesquisadores foi considerada à luz das teorias estatísticas já defendidas, com uma grande amostra, sendo factível a análise e a inferência dos resultados que demonstraram que existe uma observância aos preceitos legais e que não a relação entre tempo de vida ou de formação profissional com o cumprimento da ética, moral, zelo e observâncias nas normas técnicas. Depreende-se como futuras contribuições, que a mesma pesquisa seja replicada em um estrato considerando a proporção de contabilistas registrados no país e a quantidade de municípios existentes, para assim ter uma boa representatividade dos resultados e consecutivamente direcionar ações mitigatórias, se necessárias forem.
PRÁTICAS DE INOVAÇÃO NO SETOR PÚBLICO: uma discussão teórica
Authors: Ribeiro Antonia Wigna de Almeida , FERNANDES ANTONIO JORGE , Costa Rodolfo Ferreira Ribeiro da
Published: January 2019

As discussões em torno da eficiência da administração pública levam à compreensão da necessidade de inovação por parte do setor público, seja para redução de custos ou para o fornecimento de serviços de melhor qualidade para o cidadão. Esta pesquisa pretende levantar uma discussão em torno do tema práticas de inovação no setor público. Mais especificamente, trata da inovação do setor público brasileiro e discute o SPED como uma política de inovação adotada pela administração tributária. A pesquisa é do tipo descritiva e faz um levantamento dos principais conceitos de inovação e da sua evolução histórica. Conclui-se que a política apresenta características de inovação em serviços que lidam com pessoas, do tipo inovação de processos, e segue uma abordagem disruptiva.
GESTÃO DA CADEIA DE SUPRIMENTOS DA SECRETARIA MUNICIPAL DE SAÚDE DE MANAUS: UMA PROPOSTA DE OTIMIZAÇÃO DO PROCESSO DE AQUISIÇÃO DE MEDICAMENTOS
Authors: Lima Cristiano Barbosa de , Souza Júnior Armando Araújo de
Published: January 2019

Preconizado pela Constituição Federal de 1988 e garantido pelo Sistema Único de Saúde, o Estado deve garantir tudo o que for necessário para prevenir, tratar e curar as doenças, inclusive o acesso aos medicamentos, que são distribuídos gratuitamente aos usuários do SUS mediante receita médica. O objetivo geral da pesquisa foi propor um modelo de otimização do processo de aquisição de medicamentos na Rede Municipal de Saúde de Manaus. Para tanto, foi realizado um Estudo de Caso da Gestão da Cadeia de Suprimentos de Medicamentos da Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Manaus. Foram analisados os Processos de Aquisição de Medicamentos por meio de Ata de Registro de preços no recorte temporal de 2013 a 2015. Os dados da pesquisa indicam que os Fornecedores de Medicamentos são a principal restrição no sistema, formulando-se assim a Proposta do Modelo de otimização do Processo de Aquisição de medicamentos a fim de equacionar esta restrição com base nos princípios Lean.
VARIÁVEIS MACROECONÔMICAS MAIS INFLUENTES NAS VENDAS DE MÓVEIS NO VAREJO BRASILEIRO: análise do período de 2005 a 2016
Authors: Lima Leonardo Parma de , Leitão Júnior José Fábio Zaneli , Demartini Kellen
Published: January 2019

O setor do varejo de mobiliário acompanhou proporcionalmente o crescimento econômico e social do Brasil entre os anos de 2005 a 2012. Porém, esse mesmo mercado sofre com a crise econômica instalada desde 2014, mostrando ser sensível às mudanças macroeconômicas. Esta pesquisa busca identificar os fatores macroeconômicos que se correlacionam com as vendas de mobiliário no varejo brasileiro e as variáveis que são estatisticamente relevantes para explicar as variações do mercado. Como método de pesquisa, foram testadas séries temporais macroeconômicas, utilizando-se testes no modelo de regressão linear múltipla pelo método dos mínimos quadrados ordinários (MQO) para definição do modelo de melhor aderência e robustez estatística. Os resultados apresentaram como variáveis estatisticamente significantes ao modelo a taxa básica de juros (SELIC Over), a massa salarial nacional e o índice de confiança do consumidor. O modelo apresentou-se coerente com a literatura vigente sobre a influência macroeconômica nas vendas no varejo.
GESTÃO DE OPERAÇÕES DE SERVIÇO: UMA REVISÃO SISTEMÁTICA SOBRE A PRODUÇÃO NACIONAL
Authors: Santos Diego da Guia , Finger Andrew Beheregarai
Published: January 2019

O presente estudo tem como objetivo realizar uma revisão sistemática dos artigos publicados em âmbito nacional que abordem o tema Gestão de Operações em Serviço (GOS), no período de 2004 a 2014, em revistas de alto impacto, classificadas como A1 e A2 no sistema Qualis/Capes na área de Administração. Como no período da pesquisa não existiam revistas nacionais classificadas como A1, o estudo focou nos periódicos A2. As informações analisadas buscaram responder quatro questões de pesquisa: (A) Que variações podem ter ocorrido no número de publicações em Operações de Serviço no decorrer dos anos? (B) Quais são os principais temas de pesquisa? (C) Que métodos são usados em pesquisas de GOS? (D) Quais os setores de atividade são mais estudados? Os resultados encontrados evidenciaram um destaque para a temática de planejamento e uma tendência para estudos empíricos com foco em survey e estudos de caso. Quanto aos setores, a maior atenção dos pesquisadores foi dada a saúde, seguido por transporte e saneamento básico. Constatou-se também que não ocorreu um aumento regular no número de artigos sobre GOS ao longo dos anos. Os resultados encontrados foram comparados com estudos anteriores.
EMPREENDEDORISMO EM ORGANIZAÇÕES SEM FINS LUCRATIVOS, EMPREENDEDORISMO SOCIAL E HIBRIDISMO: IGUAIS, SIMILARES OU DIFERENTES?
Authors: Laurett Rozélia , Mainardes Emerson Wagner , Paço Arminda Maria Finisterra do , Sidoncha Idalina Maia
Published: January 2019

Este artigo tem como objetivo geral analisar e aferir se existe igualdade, algumas semelhanças ou diferenças a nível dos conceitos, entre empreendedorismo em organizações sem fins lucrativos, empreendedorismo social e hibridismo. Para tal, foi efetuada uma revisão da literatura existente sobre as temáticas. De seguida foi realizada uma análise à literatura consultada para aferir em relação à igualdade, algumas semelhanças e/ou diferenças entre estas temáticas. Verificou-se que existe uma interdisciplinaridade entre as três temáticas, não foi identificada uma igualdade absoluta, mas foram identificadas sete semelhanças, e apresentadas onze diferenças entre as três temáticas.
A História da Municipalização em Moçambique: Atores, Estratégias e Implicações para a Gestão Pública Local
Authors: Simione Albino Alves , Matos Fernanda , Ckagnazaroff Ivan Beck
Published: January 2019

Neste trabalho, realizamos uma retrospectiva sobre a implementação da descentralização do tipo municipalização em Moçambique. Discorremos inicialmente sobre os seus antecedentes e destacamos a configuração e caráter do Estado nacional depois da independência em 1975. Buscamos reconstituir a trajetória dos eventos políticos e identificamos as conjunturas críticas que tiveram papel relevante nas escolhas e decisões político-administrativas dos atores relativamente ao estabelecimento dos municípios, a seguir à democratização em 1990. Baseados em uma perspectiva teórica histórica, descortinamos os efeitos do modelo centralizador e seu legado na conformação do desenho institucional da política de descentralização adotada no país a partir de 1996. Por fim, apresentamos os desdobramentos recentes do processo de municipalização e destacamos existir no contexto em análise, a tendência de as regras introduzidas reproduzirem limitações no processo das políticas públicas e reforçarem as fragilidades estruturais da gestão pública local que podem comprometer o exercício efetivo da autonomia dos municípios.
Reconciling ADDIE and Agile instructional design modelsâ€”case study
Authors: Gawlik-Kobylinska MaÅ‚gorzata
Published: January 2019

Using the model of analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation (ADDIE) with regards to instructional design has become a prevalent practise among e-learning designers and developers. This model assumes assigning specific roles to project team members and their linear cooperation. However, in case of working in a dynamic and complex environment, the ADDIE model may evolve into more adaptive and people-oriented Agile instructional models. This article analyses a hybrid approach to the process of creating the e-learning course introduction to cultural awareness in specific situational context, which involves a small size of a project team and geographically dispersed project contributors. The case study reveals that a successful accomplishment of multinational projects, conducted in specific environments may require a hybrid approach; moreover, in such atypical projects good communication skills and personal qualities are crucial for goalsâ€™ achievement. The results of qualitative analysis may open further discussions on this topic.

 

Keywords: ADDIE model, Agile model, e-learning course, instructional design.
Type studentsâ€™ versus academic staffâ€™ attitudes towards e-learning: A comparative study
Authors: Zare-Bidakia Majid , Rajabpour-Sanati Ali , Mousavi Bentolhoda
Published: January 2019

In developed countries, universities have started e-learning. This phenomenon is a new issue in Iran. This research aimed to investigate studentsâ€™ and faculty membersâ€™ attitude towards electronic learning in Birjand University of Medical Sciences. This is a descriptive-surveying study. Research population includes students and faculty members of Birjand University of Medical Sciences. Data were collected from 313 students and 86 faculty member through a researcher-made questionnaire. Reliability of this questionnaire was obtained 0.91 using alpha Cronbach coefficient. Field study was used to collect the data and the collected data were analysed by SPSS software. Both students and faculty members showed positive attitude towards e-learning. However, faculty members showed more positive view about e-learning (p < 0.000). Our findings showed that there is a significant difference among studentsâ€™ attitudes in different schools about e-learning (p < 0.000). Academic managers should provide requirements to develop e-learning in Iranian universities.

 

Keywords: E-learning, student, faculty members, attitude.
Reasons for non-critical thinking: The multilevel model approach
Authors: Fabian Gyongyi
Published: January 2019

In current literature, one is offered a number of ways of discussing critical thinking, and furthermore, authors follow different tracks grounded in a variety of disciplines (philosophical, psychological and educational) to approach the concept. The only consensus within this topic seems to be the claim that there is no consensus concerning the definition and the construct of critical thinking. I propose that the critical thinking is a complex concept, which simultaneously involves components at three levels, at the level of the culture, the individual and the language. I call the resulting framework a multilevel model (MLM) of the critical thinking concept. The paper argues that the study of critical thinking and non-critical thinking instances within the framework of the MLM allows us a better understanding of the phenomena internationally, and in addition, that no one level can be singled out as the only appropriate level of analysis of critical thinking instances.

 

Keywords: Critical thinking, language, emotion, context, social environment, culture.
Legal clinics, a challenge for the teaching of law
Authors: Mimoso Maria Joao , Anjos Maria do Rosario , Miranda Carlos
Published: January 2019

The teaching of law has experienced new challenges, especially with globalisation and the changes introduced by the Bologna process. However, it has been difficult to implement them before the insistence of the traditional methodology of expository lessons, deeply rooted in the cycles of law. One of the current challenging methodologies is the legal clinics, as a dynamic and providing tool for active learning and facilitating the acquisition of practical competences. The legal clinics offer the possibility of a teaching based on life cases, allowing students to observe the effective or simulated representation of legal cases, developing skills, also appealing to the values and ethics that are imposed on a future jurist, be a lawyer or a magistrate. The purpose of our study is to raise awareness of the paradigm shift in the teaching of law, especially in Portuguese schools. The legal clinics will raise awareness of civil society, instilling reliability in the legal services.

 

Keywords: Globalisation, law, legal clinics,teaching, methodologies.
The significance of developing reading skills in translator and language teacher training
Authors: Kovacs Gabriella
Published: January 2019

In certain domains, such as translatingand language teaching, appropriate reading comprehension and interpretation of written texts is essential; therefore, in the training process for these professions, the development of reading skills and reading strategy awareness should not be neglected. The purpose of this study is to examine the reading habits and strategies of a group of Hungarian first year translation and interpretation students, most of whom are also language teacher trainees when working with texts written in English. Their reading strategy awareness is measured with an instrument; their reading comprehension performance is assessed with the help of the reading comprehension part of a standardised test; correlation is measured between their reading comprehension level and their ability to translate an English text into their native language. The results show that studentsâ€™ reading comprehension skills are not always on the required level and their reading level significantly influences the ability to translate texts into Hungarian.

 

Keywords: Reading comprehension, reading strategies, reading for translation.
Metatraits of the successful university-level students
Authors: Eleonora Nosenko , Iryna Arshava , Victoria Kornienko , Kostiantyn Kutovyy , Inna Arshava
Published: January 2019

As higher education acquisition is expected in all the civilised countries of the world not only to innovate the studentsâ€™ knowledge base but also to produce a humanising effect on their personalities, the aim of this study was to identify the key dispositional and dynamic metatraits of the successful university-level students potentially predictive of the humanising effect of education. Those metatraits were singled out with reference to the assumptions that they should denote how the individual thinks, feels and acts in the course of pursuing major life tasks suggested by the prominent personality psychology specialist J. B. Campbell. Using the quasi-experiment method, we have confirmed on a representative sample comprising big Ukrainian University students the existence of statistically significant differences in the above-mentioned metatraits of the more and less successful students. The findings allow to recommend accounting for the metatraits in the system of the personality selection and the assessment of the quality of education.

 

Keywords: Metatrait, metacognitive competence, emotional intelligence, self-efficacy beliefs, coping adequacy, positive values.