bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Anglicismos em moçambique: uso em editoriais – uma perspectiva lusófona na sociolinguística
Authors: Valadares Flavio Biasutti
Published: May 2018

O artigo trata dos usos de anglicismos no espaço lusófono, tendo como foco Moçambique, país africano cuja língua oficial – Língua Portuguesa – não é usada por boa parte da população e em cuja fronteira existem países anglófonos com influências linguísticas e culturais bastante presentes em relação ao país. Apresenta conceitos sobre lusofonia, estrangeirismo e sociolinguística variacionista, ressaltando a base laboviana, a lexicologia e os estudos lusófonos na contemporaneidade, com apoio em autores como ALKMIN (2001), ALVES (2002), BIDERMAN (2001), BRITO (2013, 2010, 2004, 2003), CARVALHO (2002), FARACO (2001), LABOV (1994), MARTINS (2006) e NAMBUERETE (2012, 2006); objetiva levantar usos de estrangeirismos no país selecionado, a fim de mostrar o trânsito de termos estrangeiros em situações formais de uso da língua escrita; utiliza como procedimento metodológico a recolha de textos jornalísticos, em editoriais do sítio www.verdade.co.mz, veículo de comunicação muito popular entre os moçambicanos, com utilização de palavras estrangeiras em grafia original, cuja análise se fundamenta na sociolinguística quantitativa laboviana. Além disso, propõe uma análise qualitativa a partir dos dados quantitativos coletados, observando a influência e relevância dos termos selecionados para o corpus e, consequentemente, para o escopo teórico-metodológico, em que se ressalta o aspecto de uso pelos jornalistas, no texto escrito, de anglicismos sem qualquer referência prevista na norma culta da língua portuguesa, como diferenciá-las com uso de itálico. Conclui-se que o uso de termos de origem anglófona em países de língua portuguesa, especificamente Moçambique, conduz a uma perspectiva de contatos linguísticos que vêm caracterizando a circulação do uso da língua inglesa no mundo.
Representações de mulheres no quadro Mulheres Papáveis do programa Pânico na Band
Authors: Bloedow Aline Maria Ulrich , Salazar Guizzo Bianca
Published: May 2018

Nesse ensaio são problematizadas representações de mulheres participantes do quadro Mulheres Papáveis, do programa humorístico televisivo Pânico na Band, tomando-o aqui como uma Pedagogia Cultural, ou seja, como um artefato que educa e produz efeitos sobre os sujeitos. Tomamos como aportes teóricos os Estudos Culturais e os Estudos de Gênero de viés pós-estruturalista, valendo-nos também de algumas contribuições de Michael Foucault, Sírio Possenti e Slavutzky. Nesse sentido, colaborarão para esse estudo os conceitos de representação, gênero, discurso e humor. Consideramos que, através do humor, o quadro veiculado põe em circulação vários significados sobre como as mulheres são vistas na sociedade brasileira. Destacamos que o quadro veicula representações de mulheres objetos sexuais dos homens e de mulheres como mercadoria para o consumo masculino e que há condições de possibilidade em nossa sociedade para que isso aconteça. Salientamos a necessidade de problematizar as atuais pedagogias culturais junto aos estudantes nos variados níveis de ensino, dado o caráter educativo das mesmas.
Como agulha no palheiro: inflexões sobre as possibilidades e os limites da escolarização de crianças com transtornos mentais severos
Authors: Vitorino Grace Troccoli , Benfatti Xênia Diógenes , Da Silva Lopes Lorena
Published: May 2018

O trabalho ora apresentado busca articular as proposições psicanalíticas sobre a relação da criança psicótica e autista com a linguagem e as proposições sustentadas pela perspectiva inclusiva, que se volta para as práticas de sala de aula, no sentido de problematizar o modo como os alunos se relacionam e aprendem. O problema definido para a investigação incide sobre a questão: Quais os limites e as possibilidades do processo de escolarização de crianças com transtornos mentais severos? Observa-se que a escola é o espaço propício de sustentação de um lugar para a criança com transtornos severos, uma vez que, através da interação social, pode transitar no grupo com outras crianças, mesmo que, para ela o outro não lhe atinja de modo imediato. À guisa de conclusão, cabe registrar, a partir do presente estudo, a importância de alguém que seja capaz de interpretar a fragmentação da linguagem na criança e ajudá-la constituir novas metáforas, elaborando junto dela um discurso possível de atingir o social.
Cantadas do amor contemporâneo: uma análise semiolinguística
Authors: Dominguez Michelle Gomes Alonso
Published: May 2018

As diferenças entre as canções amorosas da atualidade e os clássicos românticos do século passado são inegáveis. Para além das evidentes distinções estritamente musicais (melodias, harmonias, ritmos etc.), observa-se a mudança no conteúdo semântico das letras, que parecem construídas a partir de um novo paradigma amoroso. Nesse sentido, o presente estudo propõe a leitura de cinco canções de amor da primeira década do século XXI, para tentar compreender as bases discursivas que parecem fundar os sentidos do amor romântico na contemporaneidade. A análise foi feita a partir dos postulados teóricos da Análise Semiolinguística do Discurso, propostos por Patrick Charaudeau, atentando-se especialmente aos elementos referentes ao modo de organização descritivo.
Atendimento Educacional Especializado: revisão bibliográfica em base nacional
Authors: Capellini Vera Lúcia Messias Fialho , De Cássia Tibério Araújo Rita , Cabestré Amorim Gabriely
Published: May 2018

O Atendimento Educacional Especializado (AEE) é uma temática que vem sendo estudada com frequência, principalmente após o Decreto nº. 6.571 de 2008. A proposta do presente estudo foi realizar uma revisão bibliográfica sobre o AEE nas bases de dados nacionais, sem delimitar o período para pesquisa, bem como identificar temáticas relacionadas ao tema central. Como critério de inclusão foi utilizado o unitermo “atendimento educacional especializado”, sendo que na base de Periódicos da Capes foram encontrados trinta e dois, no SciELO quinze e cem na Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações (BDTD). Devido ao número de trabalhos, optou-se nesta pesquisa a utilização da base de dados da BDTD. Foram considerados apenas os trabalhos que continham as palavras “atendimento”, “atendimento educacional especializado” e/ou “sala de recursos” no título ou palavras-chave, com esse segundo filtrou foram encontrados vinte e oito trabalhos, sendo o primeiro registro em 2000, portanto pode-se concluir que se trata de um tema atual. Os resultados foram agrupados em sete categorias,: 1) caracterização; 2) tipo de pesquisa; 3) lócus; 4) níveis de ensino; 5) participantes; 6) público alvo da pesquisa sobre o AEE; e, 7) temáticas relacionadas ao AEE. Pode-se concluir que há pesquisas sobre a temática, porém pouco tem se pesquisado especificamente nas etapas escolares da há educação infantil e ensino superior. Foi possível constatar um predomínio de pesquisas voltadas para a deficiência intelectual. A coleta de dados foi predominantemente por entrevistas. Necessita-se de novas pesquisas em outras bases de dados para uma nova revisão bibliográfica das pesquisas realizadas acerca da temática.
Parameter and input data uncertainty estimation for the assessment of water resources in two sub-basins of the Limpopo River Basin
Authors: Oosthuizen Nadia , Hughes Denis A. , Kapangaziwiri Evison , Mwenge Kahinda Jean-Marc , Mvandaba Vuyelwa
Published: May 2018

Abstract. The demand for water resources is rapidly growing, placing more strain on
access to water and its management. In order to appropriately manage water
resources, there is a need to accurately quantify available water resources.
Unfortunately, the data required for such assessment are frequently far from
sufficient in terms of availability and quality, especially in southern
Africa. In this study, the uncertainty related to the estimation of water
resources of two sub-basins of the Limpopo River Basin – the Mogalakwena in
South Africa and the Shashe shared between Botswana and Zimbabwe – is
assessed. Input data (and model parameters) are significant sources of
uncertainty that should be quantified. In southern Africa water use data are
among the most unreliable sources of model input data because available
databases generally consist of only licensed information and actual use is
generally unknown. The study assesses how these uncertainties impact the
estimation of surface water resources of the sub-basins. Data on farm
reservoirs and irrigated areas from various sources were collected and used
to run the model. Many farm dams and large irrigation areas are located in
the upper parts of the Mogalakwena sub-basin. Results indicate that water use
uncertainty is small. Nevertheless, the medium to low flows are clearly
impacted. The simulated mean monthly flows at the outlet of the Mogalakwena
sub-basin were between 22.62 and 24.68 Mm3 per month when
incorporating only the uncertainty related to the main physical runoff
generating parameters. The range of total predictive uncertainty of the model
increased to between 22.15 and 24.99 Mm3 when water use data
such as small farm and large reservoirs and irrigation were included. For the
Shashe sub-basin incorporating only uncertainty related to the main runoff
parameters resulted in mean monthly flows between 11.66 and 14.54 Mm3. The range of predictive uncertainty changed to between 11.66
and 17.72 Mm3 after the uncertainty in water use information
was added.
Modelling of channel transmission loss processes in semi-arid catchments of southern Africa using the Pitman Model
Authors: Mvandaba Vuyelwa , Hughes Denis , Kapangaziwiri Evison , Mwenge Kahinda Jean-Marc , Oosthuizen Nadia
Published: May 2018

Abstract. Water availability is one of the major societal issues
facing the world. The ability to understand and quantify the impact of key
hydrological processes, on the availability of water resources, is therefore
integral to ensuring equitable and sustainable resource management. Channel
transmission losses are an “under-researched” hydrological process that
affects resource availability in many semi-arid regions such as the Limpopo
River Basin in southern Africa, where the loss processes amount to
approximately 30 % of the water balance. To improve the understanding
of these loss processes and test the capability of modelling routines, three
approaches using the Pitman model are applied to selected alluvial aquifer
environments. The three approaches are an explicit transmission loss
function, the use of a wetland function to represent channel-floodplain
storage exchanges and the use of a “dummy” reservoir to represent floodplain
storage and evapotranspiration losses. Results indicate that all three
approaches are able to simulate channel transmission losses with differing
impacts on the regional flows. A determination of which method best
represents the channel transmission losses process requires further testing
in a study area that has reliable observed historical records.
Impacts of landcover changes on streamflows in the Middle Zambezi Catchment within Zimbabwe
Authors: Gumindoga Webster , Makurira Hodson , Garedondo Bezel
Published: May 2018

Abstract. We investigate the impacts of land cover changes on the river
flows of the Middle Zambezi tributary catchments in Zimbabwe. Trend analysis
on rainfall and streamflow was carried out using the Mann-Kendall test at
monthly and annual time steps. Rainfall analysis indicated an increasing
trend which was not statistically significant (p<0.05) for all stations.
Annual streamflow time series indicated negative decreasing trends which were
not statistically significant (p<0.05) except for the rainfall months of
November and December. The study deduced that the changes in rainfall did not
affect hydrological catchment behaviour and changes in streamflow were thus
caused by anthropogenic factors such as land cover changes. Statistical tests
indicated a weak but significant correlation between rainfall and streamflow
which also supports the fact that changes in streamflow are mainly driven by
land cover changes. Land cover change assessments were done through
supervised classification of Landsat images for the years 1989, 1998, 2008
and 2014. All catchments exhibited increases in cultivation area and
decreases in forest and grassland. The semi-distributed HBV-Light model was
applied for change detection modelling of the gauged Musengezi catchment. We
conclude that the HBV Light model can be successfully used to simulate flows
for the catchment.
Evaluation of sub daily satellite rainfall estimates through flash flood modelling in the Lower Middle Zambezi Basin
Authors: Matingo Thomas , Gumindoga Webster , Makurira Hodson
Published: May 2018

Abstract. Flash floods are experienced almost annually in the ungauged Mbire District
of the Middle Zambezi Basin. Studies related to hydrological modelling
(rainfall-runoff) and flood forecasting require major inputs such as
precipitation which, due to shortage of observed data, are increasingly using
indirect methods for estimating precipitation. This study therefore evaluated
performance of CMORPH and TRMM satellite rainfall estimates (SREs) for
30 min, 1 h, 3 h and daily intensities through hydrologic and flash flood
modelling in the Lower Middle Zambezi Basin for the period 2013–2016. On a
daily timestep, uncorrected CMORPH and TRMM show Probability of Detection
(POD) of 61 and 59 %, respectively, when compared to rain gauge
observations. The best performance using Correlation Coefficient (CC) was 70
and 60 % on daily timesteps for CMORPH and TRMM, respectively. The best
RMSE for CMORPH was 0.81 % for 30 min timestep and for TRMM was 2,
11 % on 3 h timestep. For the year 2014 to 2015, the HEC-HMS
(Hydrological Engineering Centre-Hydrological Modelling System) daily model
calibration Nash Sutcliffe efficiency (NSE) for Musengezi sub catchment was
59 % whilst for Angwa it was 55 %. Angwa sub-catchment daily NSE
results for the period 2015–2016 was 61 %. HEC-RAS flash flood modeling
at 100, 50 and 25 year return periods for Angwa sub catchment, inundated 811
and 867 ha for TRMM rainfall simulated discharge at 3 h and daily
timesteps, respectively. For CMORPH generated rainfall, the inundation was
818, 876, 890 and 891 ha at daily, 3 h, 1 h and 30 min timesteps. The
30 min time step for CMORPH effectively captures flash floods with the
measure of agreement between simulated flood extent and ground control points
of 69 %. For TRMM, the 3 h timestep effectively captures flash floods
with coefficient of 67 %. The study therefore concludes that satellite
products are most effective in capturing localized hydrological processes
such as flash floods for sub-daily rainfall, because of improved spatial and
temporal resolution.
Water management challenges at Mushandike irrigation scheme in Runde catchment, Zimbabwe
Authors: Malanco Jose A. , Makurira Hodson , Kaseke Evans , Gumindoga Webster
Published: May 2018

Abstract. Mushandike Irrigation Scheme, constructed in 1939, is located in
Masvingo District and is one of the oldest irrigation schemes in Zimbabwe.
Since 2002, the scheme has experienced severe water shortages resulting in
poor crop yields. The low crop yields have led to loss of income to the
smallholder farmers who constitute the irrigation scheme leading to water
conflicts. The water stress at the scheme has been largely attributed to
climate change and the uncontrolled expansion of the land under irrigation
which is currently about 1000 ha
against a design area of 613 ha. This study sought to determine the actual causes of water shortage
at Mushandike Irrigation Scheme. Hydro-climatic data was analysed to
establish if the Mushandike River system generates enough water to guarantee
the calculated annual yield of the dam. Irrigation demands and efficiencies
were compared against water availability and dam releases to establish if
there is any deficit. The Spearman's Rank Correlation results of 0.196 for
rainfall and 0.48 for evaporation confirmed positive but insignificant
long-term changes in hydro-climatic conditions in the catchment. Water
budgets established that the yield of the dam of
9.2 × 106 m3 year−1
is sufficient to support the expanded area of 1000 ha provided
in-field water management efficiencies are adopted. The study concludes that
water shortages currently experienced at the scheme are a result of
inefficient water management (e.g. over-abstraction from the dam beyond the
firm yield, adoption of inefficient irrigation methods and high channel
losses in the canal system) and are not related to hydro-climatic
conditions. The study also sees no value in considering inter-basin water
transfer to cushion the losses being experienced at the scheme.
Effect of Current Assets on Profit Through Credit on Jakarta Islamic Index Company 2012-2014 In Indonesia Stock Exchange
Authors: Kusuma Agus Edi , Santosa Rahmat Agus , Handayani Anita
Published: May 2018

Companies in essence is to obtain the maximum profit. In theory of financial statements, profitability is a measure of the company in generating profits (the bigger the better). The profits are used to measure company performance. This study aimed to test the current asset of the Debt on the Company's Profits at the Jakarta Stock Exchange Index.This study uses a sample of 14 financial statements and tested using the t-test, sobel test and path analysis. Result of testing by t-test shows that the significant effect of Current Assets to Debt, Current Assets had no significant effect on Profits, and Debt significant effect on Profits.The result of sobel test shows Current Assets of a significant effect on Profits through Debt.The result of path analysis on line 1 (p1) that the Current Assets of the Debt of -0.001 indicates that the current Assets of the Profits of 0.030 (p3) that the Debt of the Profits of 36.653 indicates that the higher the Debt, the Profits will be as high as well and in line 4 (p4 ) Current Assets of the Profits through Debt of -0.0006653 show that any improvement Current Assets and Debt, it will cause Profits to fall.
Derechos económicos y sociales y transformación productiva con equidad en América Latina y El Caribe
Authors: Comisión Económica para América Latina y El Caribe (CEPAL)
Published: May 2018

No abstract availableRealidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 31, 1993: 27-33
1993: El neo-socialismo pide la palabra
Authors: Ibisate Francisco Javier
Published: May 2018

No abstract availableRealidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 31, 1993: 35-67
El desarrollo y la nueva economía popular
Authors: Montoya Aquiles
Published: May 2018

No abstract availableRealidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 31, 1993: 69-81
Cuatro años de ARENA: la punta del iceberg
Authors: Editor El
Published: May 2018

No abstract availableRealidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 33, 1993: 229-234
Mujer y violencia en El Salvador
Authors: Lnnocenti Zoila de , Quinteros Carolina , Umaña Nidia , Artiga Álvaro
Published: May 2018

No abstract availableRealidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 33, 1993: 297-315
Vida cara e insegura
Authors: Editor El
Published: May 2018

No abstract availableRealidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 34, 1993: 373-379
¿Son los salarios reales o el nivel de demanda efectiva el principal determinante del nivel general de empleo? La teoría neoclásica vrs la teoría keynesiana
Authors: Pleitez Rafael
Published: May 2018

No abstract availableRealidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 35, 1993: 525-544
Que producir, como producir y para quién producir ... el caso del frijol
Authors: Flores Daniel
Published: May 2018

No abstract availableRealidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 35, 1993: 545-560
Rousseau y los fundamentos de la democracia en El Salvador
Authors: Ribera Ricardo
Published: May 2018

No abstract availableRealidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 35, 1993: 561-580
Reforma tributaria amplia en El Salvador
Authors: Gallagher Mark
Published: May 2018

No abstract availableRealidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 36, 1993: 711-723
Mistura de herbicidas com inseticidas e seus efeitos sobre híbridos de milho
Authors: OHSE Silvana , CORTEZ Marluce Gonçalves , SALOMONS Fábio , CASTRO Fabrício Caputo
Published: May 2018

Com o objetivo de avaliar se inseticidas aplicados simultaneamente com herbicidas afetam o desenvolvimento e a produtividade de híbridos de milho (Zea mays L.), foi conduzido um experimento a campo, na Fazenda Escola da UEPG, Ponta Grossa/PR. O experimento foi delineado em blocos casualizados com 4 repetições, contendo os seguintes tratamentos: três níveis do fator herbicida {mesotrione (120 g ha-1); atrazine (1250 g ha-1) e mesotrione + atrazine (120 g ha-1 + 1250 g ha-1)}; dois híbridos (30P70 e 30K75, ambos da Pioneer), dois inseticidas {lufenuron (15 g ha-1) e metomyl (129 g ha-1)}, constituindo um fatorial 3 x 2 x 2. Foram avaliadas altura de plantas, número de folhas por planta e diâmetro de colmo aos 0; 16; 32 e 40 DAA, teor de clorofila aos 0 e 24 DAA, fitotoxicidade, fitomassa fresca e seca das plantas daninhas, comprimento e diâmetro de espiga, número de fileiras por espiga, número de grãos por fileira, fitomassa de 1000 grãos e produtividade. A altura de plantas (40 DAA) foi influenciada simultaneamente pelos herbicidas e pelos híbridos. O híbrido 30P70 apresentou maior altura de planta, de inserção da primeira espiga, número de espigas por planta e grãos por fileira. Nas condições em que o ensaio foi realizado, não houve interações entre os tratamentos herbicidas, inseticidas e híbridos de milho em relação à aplicação dos herbicidas para os componentes da produtividade.
Atividade inibitória do extrato em acetato de etila e hidro destilação de folhas e cascas de Drimys brasiliensis sobre a Candida albicans e sobre o Staphylococcus aureus
Authors: ALMEIDA Durinézio José , TRATZ Danielle , FREITAS Guilherme Barroso Langoni de , BRAGUINI Welligton Luciano
Published: May 2018

Atualmente, cerca de 48% dos medicamentos empregados na terapêutica tem origem, direta ou indiretamente, de produtos naturais, especialmente de plantas. Dentre as plantas com alto potencial medicinal, se destaca a espécie Drymis brasiliensis. Extratos orgânicos e aquosos da espécie têm sido utilizados na medicina popular e em testes pré-clínicos para o tratamento e prevenção de diversas doenças. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo a avaliação preliminar do potencial terapêutico da planta, casca e folhas, baseados nos compostos extraídos por extração em acetato de etila e por hidro destilação. Estes foram utilizados em testes antimicrobianos contra os patógenos Staphyoccocus aureus e Candida albicans. Nossos resultados revelaram que o extrato obtido por hidro destilação não teve ação inibitória, enquanto que o extrato em acetato de etila demonstrou esta ação em ambos os microrganismos testados.
AÇÃO DOS COMPOSTOS FENÓLICOS NA ATEROSCLEROSE: UMA REVISÃO
Authors: HITZ Débora , BARBOSA Marielli , NEZELLO Marina De Campos , MAZUR Caryna Eurich
Published: May 2018

As doenças cardiovasculares (DCV) são consideradas um problema de saúde pública e estão relacionadas a uma alimentação inadequada. A introdução de alimentos ricos em compostos fenólicos, que possuem funções antioxidantes pode ser uma das maneiras de prevenção desse tipo de doença. O objetivo do estudo foi abordar, por meio de revisão bibliográfica, a ação dos compostos fenólicos sobre as DCV, especialmente na aterosclerose. Foram realizadas buscas de artigos em três bases de dados bibliográficos: Google Acadêmico, Scielo e portal CAPES. Após a utilização dos termos livres, foram selecionados 27 artigos, onde 14 foram excluídos, totalizando ao final 10 artigos. Os compostos fenólicos possuem ação antioxidante, por isso reduzem a ação dos radicais livres, isto faz com as partículas de LDL diminuam. Estes compostos também são capazes de minimizar a agregação plaquetária, reduzir a pressão arterial, possivelmente o peso corporal além da circunferência abdominal, com isso contribuindo para a diminuição de agentes etiológicos das DCV. Dessa maneira, percebe-se que os compostos fenólicos atuam na proteção contra as DCV, por meio da sua ação antioxidante influenciando na sua patogênese.
RELAÇÃO DO CONSUMO DE VITAMINAS E MINERAIS COM O SISTEMA IMUNITÁRIO: UMA BREVE REVISÃO
Authors: BIASEBETTI Mayara Do Belem Caldas , RODRIGUES Isis Delfrate , MAZUR Caryna Eurich
Published: May 2018

O sistema imunitário é o sistema de defesa do corpo humano, e é constituído por uma complexa rede de células e moléculas dispersas por todo o organismo. Este sistema tem importante relação com a nutrição pois há interação entre a ingestão adequada de nutrientes, o aumento no estresse oxidativo e a ocorrência de processos infecciosos, com depleção imunitária.  Esse artigo trata-se de revisão de literatura colocando em destaque os principais nutrientes que agem em benefício do sistema imunitário:  ferro, vitamina A, vitamina C, vitamina E, vitamina D e zinco, e destaca sua relação com o sistema imunitário.
AVALIAÇÃO ANTIBACTERIANA DO EXTRATO AQUOSO DA FOLHA DE Caryocar brasiliense CAMBESS. (CARYOCARACEAE).
Authors: MACHADO Débora Da Silva , ABREU Samuel Geraldo Ferreira , LAMOUNIER Ludmila Oliveira , NEGREIROS Daniel
Published: May 2018

A utilização da fitoterapia é comum desde os primórdios da humanidade. Pesquisadores se ocupam com pesquisas voltadas para o rastreamento fitoquímico de vegetais utilizados pela medicina fitoterápica. O presente trabalho foi realizado com o objetivo de avaliar o potencial antibacteriano do extrato aquoso da folha de Caryocar brasiliense frente aos microrganismos Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus e Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Foram realizados testes com disco de difusão em ágar, logo após aferido o halo e comparado com padrões estabelecidos. O extrato aquoso da folha do C. brasiliense apresentou bioatividade inibitória somente sobre a bactéria S. aureus em concentração de 50g/mL, não demonstrando atividade sobre as demais bactérias, E. coli, E. faecalis e P. aeruginosa. A inibição provocada no crescimento de S. aureus foi classificada como uma inibição intermediária (i.e., halo maior que 12,5mm e menor que 17,5mm; p < 0,001).
Por que os líderes mentem: toda a verdade sobre as mentiras na política internacional.
Authors: Ferraz da Silveira José Renato , Borba Gabriela Alves
Published: May 2018

Por que os líderes mentem: toda a verdade sobre as mentiras na política internacional do professor de Ciência Política e codiretor do Programa em Política de Segurança Internacional na Universidade de Chicago, John Mearsheimer, é uma obra incisiva que trata de um tema pouco abordado no campo das Relações Internacionais: a mentira.
A integração financeira na Aliança do Pacífico: o caso do MILA
Authors: De Souza Borba Gonçalves Julia
Published: May 2018

A Aliança do Pacífico surgiu em 2011 com o propósito de ser um bloco de integração regional que acompanhasse os fluxos do comércio internacional e, consequentemente, que promovesse uma maior vinculação à região Ásia-Pacífico. O bloco se orienta pelo modelo de regionalismo aberto, uma estratégia de integração regional da década de 1990 a qual dá centralidade às ações dos mercados em decorrência da abertura de mercados e liberalização comercial. Dentre seus objetivos, está a dimensão financeira da integração onde há destaque para a integração das bolsas de valores por meio do Mercado Integrado Latino-Americano (MILA). Assim, este trabalho questiona como a dimensão financeira é tratada na Aliança do Pacífico e em que medida o MILA contribuiu para os objetivos estabelecidos pelo bloco de 2011 até 2016. A metodologia apoiou-se na bibliografia especializada sobre regionalismos, integração regional e integração financeira, e sobre a analise qualitativa e indutiva dos documentos de reuniões de Cúpula e de Ministros da Aliança do Pacífico, e dos Comunicados do MILA – as informações coletadas eram a respeito de como a temática da integração financeira era tratada e relação entre o bloco e o organismo. Percebeu-se que houve uma crescente cooperação entre a Aliança do Pacífico e o MILA, colaborando para um dos objetivos estabelecidos pelo bloco.
O REGIME MULTILATERAL DE COMÉRCIO INTERNACIONAL: CRISE E ACORDOS PREFERENCIAIS DE COMÉRCIO
Authors: Figueiredo Neto Assis Beatriz , Marjory de Souza Oliveira Kênia , Nasser de Carvalho Patrícia
Published: May 2018

O objetivo deste trabalho é discutir, por meio de análise teórica e empírica, a crise do regime multilateral de comércio internacional, tendo em vista as grandes dificuldades enfrentadas pela Organização Mundial do Comércio (OMC) ao longo das últimas duas décadas. Essa crisecontribui para a proliferação de Acordos Preferenciais de Comércio (APC)s em todas as regiões do mundo desde os anos 1990, processo que vem se intensificando no início deste século e tende a permanecer.
CONSTRUINDO IDENTIDADES, JUSTIFICANDO AÇÕES: A CONSTRUÇÃO IDENTITÁRIA DOS TERRORISTAS NOS DISCURSOS DE GEORGE W. BUSH
Authors: Dos Santos Wagner Martins
Published: May 2018

Este artigo analisa os discursos do ex-presidente norte-americano George W. Bush e os elementos discursivos que o permitiram construir uma dicotomia identitária, representada, por um lado, pelos ‘terroristas’ e, por outro, pelos ‘americanos’, sendo capaz de justificar suas ações em esfera internacional, culminando com a intervenção militar no Iraque em março de 2003. Com a base teórica fornecida pela teoria pós-estruturalista, sobretudo amparada nos argumentos teóricos levantados por David Campbell e Lene Hansen, e partindo da assertiva de que o discurso importa e se constitui na própria realidade, esta pesquisa argumenta da importância de se compreender o entrecruzamento entre identidade e política externa, refletida nos mitos e simbologias em torno de temas como terrorismo, democracia e armas de destruição em massa. Ao final, concluo que, mais do que discursos, os elementos levantados pelo ex-presidente foram capazes de moldar uma percepção particular dos ‘terroristas’ e dos ‘americanos’, e, com isso, orientar toda a política externa norte-americana em questões de segurança internacional.
Foetal vascular lesion-Case report
Authors: Vedmedovska Natalija , Polukarova Svetlana , Dzelzite Sarmite
Published: May 2018

Frequency and preciseness of prenatal detection of foetal tumours increases due to improvement of sophisticated imaging methods. As correct diagnosis impacts the course of care in utero, it is essentially to improve diagnostic workout in a case of detected foetal anomalies. Here we report the case of partly involuting congenital haemangioma of foetus, which antenataly caused foetal secondary cardiomegaly. Pregnant woman was referred to Riga Maternity Hospital with unexplained tumour on the surface of foetal head at 24+2 weeks of gestation. Ultrasound exam revealed tubular structure without solid components between calvarium and skin under the left ear with very rich vascularization. Magnetic Resonance Image demonstrated enhancing multi-cystic lobulated mass. Hypertrophic secondary cardiomegaly was present without any additional structural abnormality. The foetus remained stable until 36+4 weeks of gestation, when the size of tumour succeeded 85 mm × 46 mm. Haemangioma was confirmed after delivery as round raised and infiltrating vascular lesion. After birth MRI demonstrated its connection with a. carotis externa. Propranolol was recommended with continuing follow-up. At 2 years and 3 months of age the lesion decreased by size noticeably, but still persists. Accurate diagnosis lets obstetricians to optimize antenatal care by providing an opportunity for planning deliveries, preparing family and medical staff for appropriate postpartum therapy and management.
Private Savings in the Arab Countries: Empirical Analysis and Policy Implications
Authors: Azar Samih Antoine , Bolbol Ali , Mouradian Alexandre
Published: May 2018

In the past two decades, Arab countries have had their fair share of political instability and economic dislocations. They have also experienced relatively low national savings – at close to 24%, more than 10% less than the Asian economies. This paper looks at how private savings can be invigorated so as to finance more investment and growth, especially in the presence of persistent budget deficits. It develops a simple macroeconomic equation for the determinants of private savings, and uses a novel econometric approach – Robust Least Squares – to estimate that equation for a sample of ten Arab countries across the three sub-regions of the Gulf, West Asia, and North Africa, for the annual 1994-2015 period. The paper finds that Arab private savings compensate for government dis-savings and help ameliorate pressures on the current account and exchange rates. It also finds that Arab private savings are closely related to long-run Arab GDP growth ala the life cycle hypothesis, and proposes policies to enhance the mutual growth of Arab private savings and GDP.
Secondary Stage Students’ Possession Degree of Self-Organized Learning Components in the Curriculum of Mathematics
Authors: Loum Khaled Abu , AL-Omari Adnan A.
Published: May 2018

This study aims at investigating secondary stage students’ possession degree of self-organized learning components in the curriculum of mathematics. The sample of the study consisted of first secondary classes in state schools in the Directorate of II Amman whose number reached 925 male and female students randomly selected at the first semester of 2015/2016. To achieve the objectives of the study a questionnaire consisting of 48 items was adopted. Results revealed that the possession degree of these students for the components of self-organized curriculum was medium in all domains and areas. Also, there are no statistically significant differences in the possession degree for first secondary class degree that can be attributed to the variables of social Pattern and the pattern of the study.
Over meelifters, gelukzoekers en rechters die problemen maken als partijen die niet hebben
Authors: Rijndorp M.L.A. , Tillema I.
Published: May 2018

Over meelifters, gelukzoekers en rechters die problemen maken als partijen die niet hebben. Beschouwingen naar aanleiding van de Fortis/Ageas-schikking

In juni 2017 heeft het Gerechtshof Amsterdam beslist dat het (eerste) schikkingsvoorstel in de Fortis/Ageas-zaak niet verbindend kan worden verklaard. De auteurs bespreken het voorstel en de tussenbeschikking en duiden deze binnen het kader van het freeriderprobleem. Daarnaast bespreken zij het huidige juridische kader voor (toetsing van) de vergoeding aan belangenbehartigers en werpen zij enkele aandachtspunten op voor de verdere ontwikkeling daarvan.
De bewaarentiteit: het ei van Columbus of een vreemde eend in de bijt?
Authors: Hooghiemstra S.N.
Published: May 2018

De bewaarentiteit: het ei van Columbus of een vreemde eend in de bijt?

Het fonds voor gemene rekening als rechtsvorm is in Nederland niet gecodificeerd. Een bewaarentiteit wordt daarom gebruikt om vermogensscheiding te bewerkstelligen. Buitenlandse jurisdicties kennen een dergelijke entiteit niet. Codificatie van deze rechtsvorm zorgt daar al voor de benodigde vermogensscheiding. De Nederlandse bewaarentiteit is daarom ‘een vreemde eend in de bijt’.
Grensoverschrijdende bewijsverkrijging door de Nederlandse rechter in strijd met buitenlandse wettelijke geheimhoudingsplichten
Authors: Jansen R.
Published: May 2018

Grensoverschrijdende bewijsverkrijging door de Nederlandse rechter in strijd met buitenlandse wettelijke geheimhoudingsplichten. Lessen uit de Amerikaanse discovery-praktijk

Deze bijdrage bespreekt een mogelijk internationaal gevolg van het advies Modernisering burgerlijk bewijsrecht. Uit Amerikaanse federale jurisprudentie blijkt dat partijen in een spagaat kunnen belanden, wanneer hun wederpartij hen kan verplichten om informatie te verstrekken waarop een buitenlandse wettelijke geheimhoudingsplicht rust. De auteur beschrijft de afweging die federale rechters maken bij het beoordelen van een inzageverzoek. Deze blijkt soortgelijk te zijn aan een beoordeling onder art. 843a Rv. Zijns inziens bestaat hierdoor de kans dat de Nederlandse rechter onvoldoende gewicht toekent aan een buitenlandse geheimhoudingsplicht. De comitas-leer zou de rechter ertoe kunnen bewegen om het inzageverzoek via de internationale bewijsverkrijgingsregelingen te laten verlopen.
Jak Norwid projektował swój powrót zza grobu
Authors: Fabianowski Andrzej
Published: May 2018

In the Romantic period, death and resurrection belonged to the most important categories
of artistic reflection. Norwid also explored the thanatic and resurrection topics, however he
was more interested in the aesthetic dimension than the theological aspect of returning from
beyond the grave, namely how the values of truth, goodness and beauty initially become the
cause of the artist’s suffering to become later a guarantee of his immortality. From the first
emigration poem titled “Adam Krafft” till late works, the poet presented the fate of artists
and the works they created as the operative substance for testing the destruction and rebirth
principle. Norwid believed that his work, which transcended the rigid confines and obsessions
of its own era, would resurrect in the future.
Pierwiastek norwidyczny, czyli Norwid Irzykowskiego
Authors: Kącka Eliza
Published: May 2018

The article focuses on a lesser-known issue regarding the reception of Norwid’s work and
at the same time it goes beyond the perspective of reception research and points to several
significant relationships between thought, aesthetics, literary sensitivity and intellectual
biography of both authors. The perspective assumed here is then partly comparative, and
partly reconstructing more or less obvious inspirations. Irzykowski rarely wrote about Norwid
or referred to him (the issue of incomprehensibility is best known), while many of his
concepts are worth confrontation with Norwid’s analogical ideas. Moreover, in many cases
the author of Quidam seems to be a silent adversary of Irzykowski, unnamed, but coreflecting
in the margins of the text. Undoubtedly, both of them meet at key points as to their
understanding of tragedy, irony, and the “pałuba” [hag] element, which is one of the most
important concepts of Irzykowski, has its discursive counterparts in Norwid’s reflection.
Zenon Przesmycki wśród młodopolskich „wskrzesicieli” Norwida
Authors: Rzońca Wiesław
Published: May 2018

The author argues that a role of Zenon Przesmycki in the process of bringing back
Cyprian Norwid to the Polish literary life is slightly overestimated. At the turn of the 19th and
the 20th centuries on the Polish lands, the reception of French symbolism took place, which
determined the perception of the author of Vade-mecum working in Paris (since 1849) as
a great precursor of intellectual “visual poetry”. However, by making Norwid a strictly
Romantic poet, the generation of the Young Poland artists effectively distanced themselves
from artistic borrowings associated with Baudelaire, Verlaine, etc., thus obtaining the effect
of the “nativeness” of modern Polish poetry at that time.
Laophontodes typicus T. Scott (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Laophontodinae) – discovering a species complex by morphology
Authors: George Kai Horst
Published: May 2018

It appeared necessary to undertake a redescription of Laophontodes typicus T. Scott, 1894, but with the absence of the type specimen, several additional individuals collected from a number of regions were studied. The specimens chosen were from the western coast of Sussex and the Scottish Firth of Forth (UK), the Skjerstad fjord (Norway), the Patagonian continental slope (Chile) and the Great Meteor Seamount (subtropical north-eastern Atlantic Ocean). All specimens examined had been previously determined as L. typicus and deposited in the collections of renowned research institutions. However, detailed morphological comparison revealed that only the Sussex material can be assigned to L. typicus; the remaining specimens represent distinct species whose original assignment to L. typicus was erroneous, due to a morphological ambiguity. Thus, the current status of L. typicus must be regarded as a species complex. The Sussex material enabled a detailed redescription of L. typicus. Additionally, five new species are described, namely L. scottorum sp. nov., L. sarsi sp. nov., L. gertraudae sp. nov., L. monsmaris sp. nov. and L. norvegicus sp. nov. They exhibit some morphological similarity, but equally present discrete characters justifying their establishment as distinct taxa. The descriptions are accompanied by a detailed discussion that explains the justification of the splitting of L. typicus.
Is Psychology Still a Science of Behaviour?
Authors: Doliński Dariusz
Published: May 2018

Since the 1970s, social psychology has examined real human behaviour to an increasingly smaller degree. This article is an analysis of the reasons why this is so. The author points out that the otherwise valuable phenomenon of cognitive shift, which occurred in social psychology precisely in the 1970s, naturally boosted the interest of psychologists in such phenomena like stereotypes, attitudes, and values; at the same time, it unfortunately decreased interest in others, like aggression, altruism, and social influence. In recent decades, we have also witnessed a growing conviction among psychologists that explaining why people display certain reactions holds greater importance than demonstrating the conditions under which people display these reactions. This assumption has been accompanied by the spread of statistical analysis applied to empirical data, which has led to researchers today generally preferring to employ survey studies (even if they are a component of experiments being conducted) to the analysis of behavioural variables. The author analyses the contents of the most recent volume of “Journal of Personality and Social Psychology”, and argues that it is essentially devoid of presentations of empirical studies in which human behaviours are examined. This gives rise to the question of whether social psychology remains a science of behaviour, and whether such a condition of the discipline is desirable.
How to Make Psychology a Genuine Science of Behavior: Comment on Dolinski’s Thoughtful Paper
Authors: Fiedler Klaus
Published: May 2018

In this comment to Doliński’s (2018, this issue) challenging paper, I express my agreement with his basic ideas and with his concerns about the alienation of social psychology. However, I also present some critical thoughts that amount to a slightly different diagnosis of the present situation. Rather than concluding that our discipline has ceased to study real behaviors, I provide positive counter-examples of substantial behavioral science and argue that the major problem is not to distinguish between measures of “real” and “non-real” behaviors. The problem core, rather, lies in the widespread tendency to mistake statistical and technical indices (latencies, model parameters, fMRI indices, etc.) for measures of meaningful behavior. When technical means become ends in themselves, Doliński’s metaphor applies that “the tail wags the dog”.
Social Psychology Should Be a Science of Feelings, Thoughts and Behaviour
Authors: Doliński Dariusz
Published: May 2018

This article is a polemic with the eminent psychologists whose articles are published in the present edition of this journal. These articles present their views on the introductory article of the same volume titled “Is psychology still a science of behaviour?” The author of this article concurs with his polemicists that the fundamental task of psychology should be to explain behaviour, not merely to predict it. That said, he argues that in order for this to occur, psychology must, by necessity, study real human behaviours (which, in the opinion of some of the polemicists, is not an imperative). At the same time, he admits that an understanding of behaviour also requires studying what people think and feel.
El enigma de las Crónicas de Valencia desvelado
Authors: Calero Francisco
Published: May 2018

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Evaluation of Serum Creatine Phosphokinase as a Marker of Severity in Organophosphorus Poisoning
Authors: Bansod Yogendra V. , Bhedodkar Swapnil G.
Published: May 2018

Background & Objectives: Organophosphorus (OP) poisoning is an important global health problem. Estimation of erythrocyte cholinesterase (EChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) as an evidence of OP poisoning is costly and not regularly performed. There are emerging options for new cheaper biochemical markers in relation to OP poisoning like creatine phosphokinase (CPK). The objectives of this study were to measure serum CPK level and correlate it with severity of poisoning, to evaluate clinical and prognostic significance of CPK in OP poisoning, to assess if serum CPK level can be used as an alternative of BChE level to stratify OP poisoning severity.Method: Total 100 patients of OP poisoning without any prior treatment, presenting within 12 hours, were selected and their clinical severity was categorized according to Peradeniya Organophosphorus Poisoning (POP) scale. Level of serum CPK, blood BChE and pH were measured and total dose of atropine required (mg) until final clinical outcome was calculated.Results: Out of 100, 43% patients had mild, 36% moderate and 21% severe clinical picture. There was a significant positive correlation between serum CPK value and requirement of atropine dose in patient with severe POP scale category and negative correlation with pH and serum cholinesterase levels, indicating that more severe the poisoning more will be serum CPK and requirement of atropine doses while less will be pH and serum cholinesterase, (p<0.0001).Conclusions: This study suggests role of serum creatine kinase as surrogate, relatively cheap and easily quantifiable markers of severe OPC exposure and their association.
Lassa fever: A recurring decimal in Plateau state, Nigeria
Authors: Gwomson Dauda , Y. Sodipo Olutomi , A. Lar Luret
Published: May 2018

Background: Since the first reported case of Lassa fever (LF) in Jos, Plateau state Nigeria in the early 70’s, the state has been plagued with increasing number of cases. This could be due to poor environmental practices, food and personal hygiene. By the end of August 2017 there were 42 reported cases with 15 confirmed cases. Sadly, over the years there have been challenges with reporting and investigation of cases. This could be due to weak health systems commonly seen in developing countries.Methods and Materials: We reviewed 2012-2016 surveillance data from the State Ministry of Health (SMoH) using Microsoft Excel. Descriptive analysis was conducted on the reported LF cases in the state.Results: Between the years 2012 – 2016 there were 109 reported LF cases, with 57 (52.3%) males and 52 (47.7%) females. The mean age of the reported cases was 27.9± 13.6 years. Out of these, 23 (21.1%) were confirmed cases: 1 (4.5%) in 2012, none in 2013, 2014 and 2015, and 21 (91.3%) in 2016.The male: female ratio was10 (43.5%): 13 (56.5%). Six (26.1%) of the confirmed cases were health workers. The case fatality rate of the confirmed cases was 52.2%. Even though there is significant association between LF and death (P-value = 0.003) the odds ratio, 0.215 (95% CI) is low. The reporting years show consistent increasing trend from 2012 to 2016, except for 2015 where there was a decline in the number of reported cases. In 2016 there were 74 (67.9%) cases, 5 (4.6%) in 2015, 15 (13.7%) in 2014, 12 (11.0%) in 2013 and 3 (2.6%) in 2012.Conclusion: Even though reported cases are increasing, there are still gaps observed in the surveillance system of the SMoH. The annual recurrence of LF outbreak in the state without reciprocal preventive efforts on ground to combating it has exposed the populace and health workers to ill-health and death.