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The influence of organisational stressors on the well-being and performance of operational police members
Authors: Gumani Masefako A.
Published: October 2019

Orientation: Studies on the influence of organisational stressors on the well-being and performance of operational members of the South African Police Service in the visible policing and detective service programmes in rural areas, like the Vhembe district, Limpopo province, South Africa, have not been conducted yet.Research purpose: The aim of this study was to explore and interpret operational members’ experiences of organisational stressors, which influence their well-being and performance when attending to critical incidents of rape, domestic violence, murder and road accidents, in the Vhembe district, Limpopo province.Motivation for the study: The study proposes ways of dealing with organisational stressors that influence the well-being and performance of operational members when performing their tasks.Research approach/design and method: An interpretative phenomenological research design was used and 17 South African Police Service participants were selected through purposive sampling. Unstructured face-to-face interviews, diary entries and telephonic interviews were conducted and field notes were used to collect the data, which were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis guidelines.Main findings: The results highlight internal, external, task-related and individual organisational stressors among operational members of the South African Police Service that led to psychological distress, including negative perceptions of self and work, job dissatisfaction, considerations of resignation, increased training needs and strained working relationships.Practical/managerial implications: A need for a systems perspective on problem-solving, with top-bottom and bottom-up approaches, is proposed to manage organisational stressors among operational members of the South African Police Service in the Vhembe district.Contribution/value-add: The study contributes towards the contextual understanding and management of organisational stressors in rural operational policing.
Alcohol-related emergency department visits and income inequality in New York City, USA: an ecological study
Authors: Reilly Kathleen H. , Bartley Katherine , Paone Denise , Tuazon Ellenie
Published: October 2019

OBJECTIVES: Previous research has found that greater income inequality is related to problematic alcohol use across a variety of geographical areas in the USA and New York City (NYC). Those studies used self-reported data to assess alcohol use. This study examined the relationship between within-neighborhood income inequality and alcohol-related emergency department (ED) visits.METHODS: The study outcome was the alcohol-related ED visit rate per 10,000 persons between 2010 and 2014, using data obtained from the New York Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System. The main predictor of interest was income inequality, measured using the Gini coefficient from the American Community Survey (2010-2014) at the public use microdata area (PUMA) level (n=55) in NYC. Variables associated with alcohol-related ED visits in bivariate analyses were considered for inclusion in a multivariable model.RESULTS: There were 420,568 alcohol-related ED visits associated with a valid NYC address between 2010 and 2014. The overall annualized NYC alcohol-related ED visit rate was 100.7 visits per 10,000 persons. The median alcohol ED visit rate for NYC PUMAs was 88.0 visits per 10,000 persons (interquartile range [IQR], 64.5 to 133.5), and the median Gini coefficient was 0.48 (IQR, 0.45 to 0.51). In the multivariable model, a higher neighborhood Gini coefficient, a lower median age, and a lower percentage of male residents were independently associated with the alcohol-related ED visit rate.CONCLUSIONS: This study found that higher neighborhood income inequality was associated with higher neighborhood alcohol-related ED visit rates. The precise mechanism of this relationship is not understood, and further investigation is warranted to determine temporality and to assess whether the results are generalizable to other locales.
Adult Literacy and Basic Education Policies in a Comparative Perspective: Selected Findings from four Country Cases
Authors: Ioannidou Alexandra , Knauber Carolin
Published: October 2019

Policies on adult literacy and basic education are gaining importance, especially since the results of the OECD Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) revealed that a sizeable proportion of adults have low literacy levels and reported significant differences in competence-levels between countries. This article investigates the interplay between the polity, politics, and policies of adult literacy and basic education, drawing on qualitative data from an international-comparative project which examined basic education policies across countries, with an emphasis on literacy. The article presents findings from four countries (Austria, Denmark, England, and Turkey) focusing on governance structures and applying an actor-oriented theoretical framework. The analysis provides a systematic cross-country comparison on basic education policies and recognises the importance of governance structures in designing and implementing policies.
Koncepti kakovosti v evalvacijskih praksah v visokem šolstvu: instrumentalizacija relativistične kakovosti
Authors: Širok Jernej
Published: October 2019

Kakovost je uzakonjen instrument nadzora in transformacije visokega šolstva z vzvodi kulture, ki je bolj organizacijska kot akademska. Ne opira se na univerzi lastne koncepte tega, kaj je dobro, torej na jasno strukturirane ideale in vrednote, temveč na funkcionalnost po sebi. Esencialistična opredelitev se ne zdi mogoča, ker je funkcionalna kakovost pomensko relativna in razrahljana – služi heterogenim, partikularnim interesom. Tako na sistemski in regulatorni ravni kot v praksi ni enotnega esencialističnega koncepta kakovosti z univerzalnim sistemom vrednot, ki bi odkrito usmerjal presoje kakovosti v akreditacijskih in evalvacijskih postopkih v delih, ki presegajo ugotavljanje skladnosti z objektivističnimi predpisi in se opirajo na izrekanje vrednostnih sodb. Instrument česa je torej kakovost v praksi? Odgovor poskuša ponuditi empirična raziskava evalvacijskih praks v Sloveniji, ki kaže, da kakovost ne zasleduje višjih idealov univerze, temveč sistematično pomaga visoko šolstvo preseliti v polje ekonomsko-pravnih razmerij in ga prilagoditi ekonomskim interesom.
20 let online izobraževanja na DOBI
Authors: Dominko Baloh Jasna
Published: October 2019

Besedilo, ki je pred vami, nima namena natančnega in izčrpnega prikaza razvoja online študija na DOBI, v njem želim obuditi nekaj točk spomina, ki so pomembne za nekatere temeljne ideje. Tudi zato, ker te še danes veljajo za izhodišča razvoja online izobraževanja.
University Teaching and Learning in Educational Sciences: The Case of Andragogy in the Czech Republic
Authors: Poláchová Vašťatková Jana , Dopita Miroslav
Published: October 2019

The de-ideologisation of Czech higher education was accompanied by many other changes after 1990 in the Czech Republic. In the context of local and global educational policy, this paper presents three periods of development of the educational sciences including andragogy in Czech higher education after 1990, showing how changes influenced university teaching quality. In the research part, the study concentrates on changes made by the actors – notably professors/associate professors – involved in the development of the educational sciences in the Czech Republic since the 1990s. The analysis of the semi-structured interviews shows that the change in educational sciences was framed by limited access to foreign literature and significant personnel changes, including the return of qualified academics. The promotion of andragogy in the Czech Republic demanded the development of methodology and a critical approach to adult learning. For individual academics, the new focus privileged research over teaching, though interaction with students remains central for the interviewees.
Holocene jurisprudence
Authors: Pottage Alain
Published: October 2019

We are now accustomed to thinking of the Holocene as an epoch that we have left behind. But from what perspective do we close the Holocene and begin describing the Anthropocene? Academic disciplines have their own geology: epistemic or medial strata, sediments or condensations, which condition the apprehension and communication of fresh insight. The phrase ‘Holocene jurisprudence’ draws attention to a particular epistemic sediment: the figure of appropriation or ‘taking’, which is reactivated in many critical commentaries on the Anthropocene. And if, speaking figuratively, one were to identify an index fossil that compellingly expresses the epistemic traditions and potentialities that are sedimented into the Euro-American figure of appropriation, then Carl Schmitt's Nomos of the Earth would be a good candidate.
Environmental robot virtues and ecological justice
Authors: Donhauser Justin
Published: October 2019

Robotics technologies are being used for environmental research, and engineers and ecologists are exploring ways of integrating an array of new robots into ecosystems as a means of responding to mounting environmental problems. These efforts introduce new roles that robots may play in our environments, potentially crucial new forms of human dependence on such robots, and new ways that robots can promote and enhance well-being. Such approaches at once bring up questions about when the use of robots for repairing or mitigating ecological problems is ethically permissible and when it is not. This article builds on recent work on the ethics of such ‘environmental robots’, and advances a virtue-centred framework for guiding the development and use of robots for environmental engineering and for addressing ecological justice issues.
Measuring and Describing Occupational Therapists’ Perceptions of the Impact of High-Fidelity, High-Technology Simulation Experiences on Performance
Authors: Reichl Kenneth , Baird Joanne M. , Chisholm Denise , Terhorst Lauren
Published: October 2019

Importance: As the use of simulation in occupational therapy education continues to increase, so too does the need for continued research on its impact on clinical practice performance and the value of simulation as a pedagogic method.

Objective: To develop a survey to measure the perceived impact of high-fidelity, high-technology simulation experiences during occupational therapy education on occupational therapists’ performance and to describe occupational therapists’ perceptions of the impact of simulation on clinical skills.

Design: Cross-sectional descriptive study.

Setting: Online survey administration.

Participants: Occupational therapists completed an online survey to measure their perceptions of the impact of high-fidelity, high-technology simulation experiences on essential skills in four performance domains: confidence, knowledge, clinical skills, and patient safety skills.

Results: Sixty-seven occupational therapists perceived participation in simulation experiences during occupational therapy education had more impact on transferring clients and using safe body mechanics than on communicating with clients, assessing vital signs, or applying clinical reasoning. The survey items had evidence of content validity, and scores showed good internal consistency reliability.

Conclusions: Survey results suggested high-fidelity, high-technology simulation during occupational therapy education may affect clinical practice performance. Additional research is needed to determine the effectiveness of simulation education in preparing occupational therapists for clinical practice.

What This Article Adds: The survey developed in this study is a reliable measure of the impact of simulation experiences on clinical practice performance of occupational therapists.
Be Bold: A Call to Action for Occupational Therapy
Authors: Lamb Amy J.
Published: October 2019

Surrounded by changes and opportunities, the profession of occupational therapy finds itself at a tipping point. We all have the power to make a difference. What bold action can you take to create meaningful change?
4º Congreso Internacional de Espacios de Arte y Salud
Authors: López Iglesias Andrea
Published: October 2019

El 4º Congreso Internacional de Espacios de Arte y Salud se celebro los días 14, 15 y 16 de noviembre en el Hospital de Dénia (Comunidad Valenciana). Este evento de carácter bienal estuvo organizado por el departamento de Salud de Dénia. Durante el encuentro se relacionaron, desde una perspectiva científica y artística, aspectos relativos a la salud, el arteterapia, la neuroestética, la musicoterapia, la creatividad y la educación.
Tensão na Ciência Política brasileira: a produção dos doutores e a percepção dos editores
Authors: Souza Nelson Rosário de , Valmore Fabiane Helene
Published: October 2019

A Ciência Política no Brasil experimenta tensões entre as abordagens institucionalista societal. Para alguns é positivo o papel preponderante da abordagem institucionalista. Outros entendem que esta hegemonia cria desigualdade na área e prejudica a reflexão sobre a democracia. Nosso objetivo é mapear este debate numa produção específica e recente. Observamos, quantitativamente e qualitativamente, a produção dos doutores em Ciência Política, principalmente sobre democracia e desigualdade, em sete importantes periódicos científicos. A percepção dos editores dos periódicos sobre esse processo completa o corpus. Concluímos que a hegemonia institucionalista se confirma na produção dos doutores, mas, não sem gerar insatisfações.
Migração, mobilidades e as cidades da Amazônia: histórias de Xinguara (PA)
Authors: Vidal e Souza Candice , Marques Arlete Francisca
Published: October 2019

Ao longo de décadas, a formação das cidades do Sul do Pará vem ocorrendo por combinações de ciclos econômicos e deslocamentos de população. O artigo apresenta a experiência de migração daqueles moradores de Xinguara que viveram os tempos iniciais da transformação da cidade e da região, propiciada pelas atividades de extração de madeira, garimpo de ouro e ocupação de terras. Propõe-se que a mobilidade nas e entre as “cidades de borda” amazônicas seja tomada como expressão de um conjunto de valores que concebem a “andança” como parte da vida. Desse modo, entendemos que a análise dos processos urbanos deve considerar as narrativas de vidas em tensão entre fluxos e paradas, os contextos de fronteira marcados por alegrias e desafios do desbravamento do novo, mas também pela violência destrutiva contra certos grupos, ambientes e modos de vida preexistentes.
Emporium & Warisan: re-inscrevendo o património colonial
Authors: Pires Ema
Published: October 2019

Este texto discute o processo de patrimonialização em curso na cidade de Malaca (Malásia Ocidental). Ancorado em pesquisa etnográfica, este artigo explora noções (e valorações) alternativas de património por parte de diversas categorias de pessoas na cidade, demonstrando que a produção de discursos sobre o espaço está eivada de significados diversos (e por vezes conflituais) do que é valorado como património (warisan, em língua local).
Residents’ perceptions of the environmental and social impacts of KCM’s mining activities inNchangaNorth Township, Chingola, Zambia
Authors: Lusonde Caroline , Mubanga Kabwe Harnadih
Published: October 2019

The study explores and assesses mining and its environmental and social impacts on communities within which mining activities take place. The focus is on a mining community in Chingola, Zambia called Nchanga North Township where mining is carried out by a mining group called Vedanta Resources Plc, KCM. The study investigates the real and latent environmental and social impacts and the residents’ perception of impacts of mining activities on their communities in the light of the numerous promises and prospects that mining is said to provide for communities.Nchanga North Township in Chingola was purposively selected as the study area because of its close proximity to KCM’s Nchanga Mine. Several data collection methods were used, including; observations, literature review, 60 semi-structured interviews, water and soil sample analysis for pH. In assessing the perceptions of residents towards the environmental and social impacts of mining activities, systematic random sampling was used to interview a total of 60 households. This was out of a total number of 540 households in Nchanga North Township.It was found that mining operations at Nchanga mine were releasing dust to air mainly during blasting. There was also noise produced mainly by mine equipment and blasting operations. It was also discovered that suspended solids resulting from carry overs of sediments with runoff from pit slopes resulted into water contamination. There was no significant difference between the pH values measured at the eight sample points in Nchanga North Township (mean = 6.20; range= 5.07-8.14) and the expected normal soil pH (mean = 6.25; t = -0.121; p = 0.907) at probability level p = 0.05. This implies that there was no pH raising or decreasing contaminants in the soil. There was no significant difference between the water pH values obtained in the field with the normal water pH (t = 6.636; p = 0.095) at probability level p = 0.05. This implies that there was no pH raising or decreasing contaminants in the Kafue River at the point of sample collection. Nchanga North Township residents believe that mining operations at Nchanga mine are affecting their environment and social life negatively. The lack of an environmental management plan by the mine to combat the adverse effects on the residents meant the residents close to the mine, were highly affected negatively.
God Taught Adam and Spoke to Moses: Language Origin, Functions and Early Multilingual Development
Authors: Assaiqeli Aladdin
Published: October 2019

This work addresses a number of crucial themes in the history of linguistic enquiry — themes that are still relevant today. Aiming to encourage multiple language learning, and give potential stakeholders momentum to provide supportive multilingual environments for children, the paper first addresses the question of the origins of language or the naturalism-conventionalism debate, highlighting children’s innate potentiality for multilingual acquisition. Second, the paper highlights the pragmalinguistic functions of language, shedding light on the language-thought debate, and illustrating the centrality of language to our life, relations and the exercise of power. The paper, next, deals with the nature-nurture debate or the fantastic and prodigious potentiality of children to develop multicompetence in multiple languages with enviable unselfconscious ease. Drawing on records of longitudinal data comprising the linguistic development of three children raised as simultaneous bilinguals, the paper finally tackles the central theme of the study, providing evidence — both theoretical and empirical — that childhood multilingualism is not only legitimate and highly possible without any detriment of any kind, but also a great asset and a source of power; and that children who have the opportunity to expand their multilingual meaning potential from infancy or early childhood, and to maintain them throughout their lives are fortunate indeed; and therefore concludes that families and policymakers that can offer this critical opportunity to their offspring and citizens are highly encouraged to do so.
The Influence of Topography and Fracking on Cellular Network Availability in Unserved Areas of North Central Pennsylvania
Authors: Cramer Benjamin W.
Published: October 2019

North Central Pennsylvania suffers from sparse cellular network coverage due to the longstanding challenges of low populations and rugged topography that are common in other remote areas. However, in recent years the natural gas (“fracking”) industry has entered the region and enjoys much better network coverage than citizens. Based on field research by the author, this article analyzes the geographical, economic, and political causes of these patterns. The article considers the impact on local citizens and recommends solutions based on existing Pennsylvania law.
HIPERCRESCIMENTO DENTÁRIO E MALOCLUSÃO EM Cavia porcellus
Authors: Przydzimirski Andreise Costa , Cardoso Thaís Liara , Scalise Vanessa Penteriche , Zimmermann Isabelle Bay , Martini Rafaella , Lange Rogério Ribas
Published: October 2019

As afecções dentárias são consideradas as principais doenças queacometem Cavia porcellus, visto que esses animais possuem dentição do tipo elodonte, ou seja, apresentam dentes com erupção constante e quando não há desgaste dentário suficiente para se igualar a taxa de erupção, as coroas clínicas se alongam de maneira patológica. A etiologia do desgaste inadequado não foi totalmente elucidada, mas de maneira geral pode ser dividida em congênita e adquirida. Dessa forma, o conhecimento detalhado sobre as causas determinantes do hipercrescimento dentário e maloclusão é fundamental para sua prevenção, tratamento e prognóstico, garantindo a melhoria da qualidade de vida de Cavia porcellus, mantidos como animais de estimação.
n. 32 - SISTEMA PÚBLICO DE EDUCAÇÃO E REGIME DE COLABORAÇÃO: A EXPERIÊNCIA DO ESTADO DO ACRE E DO MUNICÍPIO DE RIO BRANCO NO PERÍODO DE 2005 A 2012
Authors: Carvalho Mark Clark , Calixto Josenir Araujo
Published: October 2019

Na perspectiva de identificar os princípios e concepções que nortearam a elaboração, execução e acompanhamento das políticas educacionais frente à constituição do sistema público de educação, este artigo busca analisar o processo de implantação do regime de colaboração estabelecido entre o município de Rio Branco e o Governo do Estado do Acre, no período entre 2005 e 2012. O estudo se estrutura a partir de pesquisa bibliográfica e documental. Para a construção e caracterização da análise da política pública utilizou-se, por aproximação, o ciclo de políticas, desenvolvido por Ball na década de 90, apresentado por Mainardes (2006), especialmente o contexto de influência que busca identificar e compreender as ideias e fatores que orientam a construção das políticas e o contexto de produção do texto que busca analisar o modo como a política vai se conformando, os quais foram usados como referência para demonstrar a forma como a política de regime de colaboração foi construída e reconstruída em meio as modificações no cenário político do Brasil, do Acre e de  Rio Branco. Como um dos resultados do estudo se explicita a implementação do regime de colaboração foi estruturado em relações intergovernamentais institucionalizadas baseadas na dependência do Município em relação ao Estado, reproduzindo um modelo nacional.
n. 34 - AVALIAÇÃO EDUCACIONAL E APRENDIZAGEM ESCOLAR
Authors: Neves João Paulo Santos
Published: October 2019

Torna-se importante discutir as interfaces de uma avaliação que valorize a qualidade do aprendizado dos alunos, não estando somente preocupada com a somatória dos resultados obtidos. Especificamente buscou-se verificar a utilidade dos processos de aprendizagem selecionados no que se refere à aprendizagem; estabelecer uma relação entre mediação e avaliação; destacar a prática avaliativa considerando as estratégias pedagógicas e ressaltar a importância da auto avaliação. Através da revisão bibliográfica apresentada neste manuscrito, o professor será levado a refletir sobre as propostas de avaliação, bem como os avanços no processo de ensino e aprendizagem dos educandos, salientando a atenção especial que os educadores devem ter para registrar considerações pontuais e precisas, evidenciando progressos, sugerindo revisões e alternativas de reelaboração. Destaca-se que devem constar em um processo avaliativo que preocupa-se com a qualidade do aprendizado do aluno, sem que isso gere algum tipo de constrangimento ao educando. O educador precisa ser reflexivo e realizar as intervenções necessárias para que nenhum educando seja prejudicado. Torna-se fundamental que o mesmo reflita sobre sua prática pedagógica e de como está avaliando seu educando, pois muitas vezes buscam resultados quantitativos desconsiderando os qualitativos. A ação avaliativa necessita, portanto considerar os progressos dos educandos e oferecer possibilidades para superar as dificuldades, possibilitando o acolhimento, a integração e a inclusão dos sujeitos detentores do conhecimento.
SUITABILITY OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY TESTING AND ACCELERATED AGING FOR EVALUATING THE VIGOR OFCITHAREXYLUM MYRIANTHUM CHAM. DIASPORES
Authors: Bazzanella Ana Paula , Mathias Gabriele Larissa , Gattermann Mittelstaedt Henrique Roberto , Ribeiro Maiara Iadwizak , Teixeira Forte Andréa Maria , Corsato Jaqueline Malagutti
Published: October 2019

The Atlantic Forest is one of the most threatened Brazilian biomes by anthropic action. Thus, the interest inrecovering degraded areas through the use of native tree species has increased, causing a high demand in the use of vigorous seeds. This research aimed at evaluating the suitabilityof the electrical conductivity and accelerated aging tests to evaluate the vigor of C. myrianthum diaspores. For the adequacy of the electrical conductivity test, a completely randomized experimental design (CRD) was used in a 2 x 3 x9 (number of diaspores x volume of water x imbibition time)at a constant temperature of 25 °C. The procedure for the accelerated aging test was conducted at 40 ºC for 0 (no aging), 24, 48 and 72 hours. ACRDwas also used for the accelerated aging test, totaling 4 treatments. The results were submitted to analysis of variance (ANOVA) and the means were compared by the Tukey test at 5% probability. It is concluded that the electrical conductivity test for C. myrianthum diaspores can be conducted with 25 diaspores soaked with 50 mL of deionized water for 96 hours, thus replacing the germination test with the advantage of being carried out in a shorter period of time. Moreover,the 24 and 48 hour accelerated aging period is adequate to discriminate the vigor of C. myrianthum diaspores, with GSI and MGT being the most sensitive variables.
EFFECT OF SITE AND COMPETITION ON DIAMETER GROWTH OF Araucaria angustifolia
Authors: Dobner Jr. Mário , Paixão Crysttian Arantes , Costa Emanuel Arnoni , Finger Cesar Augusto Guimarães
Published: October 2019

Although the historical interest in using the wood of Araucaria angustifolia, it is still little known concerning the factors that affect the growth. A broader understanding in this context might contribute to the development of appropriate management systems, thus increasing the productivity of plantations and, consequently, the interest in commercially using this species. The present study was based on monospecific populations established in different site conditions (Site Indices between 18-24) where individuals (n=654) were submitted to different competition levels. With the aid of multiple regression techniques, the factors that significantly affected the accumulated growth in diameter of the trees after 20 years of intervention were determined. For the set formed by all trees, 77% of the growth variation can be explained by three factors: site, the proportion of tree diameter at breast height (dbh) of the object tree for analysis in relation to the average dbh of the population before performing the clearings (Cdbh_before) and dominance status in relation to the neighboring trees (Call). The significance of the competition level before the clearing shows that late clearings have limited effects on tree growth. It is concluded that individuals are benefited for having a dominant position in relation to the neighboring trees, reaching diameters 50% larger at the end of the production cycle. Clearings that favour selected trees by removing direct competitors seem to be an interesting management strategy for the species.Keywords: Paraná-pine; Forest Management; Silviculture; Timber Production.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ARBOREAL, TOPOGRAPHIC, AND EDAPHIC STRUCTURES IN A STRETCH OF A RIPARIAN FOREST IN THE PAMPA BIOME, RIO GRANDE DO SUL, BRAZIL
Authors: Bentancor Araujo Ana Claudia , Bentancor Araujo Helio Junior , Grimm Edenir Luis , Longhi Solon Jonas
Published: October 2019

Despite the considerable loss of natural area in the Pampa biome, the number of scientific studies carried out here is low; it is lower in terms of natural regeneration. Therefore, the present study analyzed arboreal shrub and natural regeneration as well as the influence of environmental variables on the distribution of a riverine forest of the Espinilho stream in the Pampa biome, Rio Grande do Sul. A hundred plots were systematically set for arboreal shrub sampling. To evaluate the regenerating component, two classes were established: Class I and Class II. The main species in the arboreal shrub were Ocotea acutifolia (Nees) Mez and Pouteria salicifolia (Spreng.) Radlk., while those in natural regeneration were Eugenia uniflora L. and Blepharocalyx salicifolius (Kunth) O.Berg. The characteristics of the relief, soil, and canopy conditioned the species of the arboreal shrub and regenerating strata.
STRUCTURE AND FLORISTIC COMPOSITION IN A DENSE OMBROPHILOUS FOREST AREA UNDER FOREST MANAGEMENT
Authors: Ramos Yasmim Andrade , Aguiar Bruno Aurélio Campos , Silva Marcos Vinicius Cardoso , Matos Renata Elaine Siqueira , Coelho Maria Cristina Bueno , Giongo Marcos
Published: October 2019

This study shows the phytosociology and floristics of a Dense Ombrophilous Forest fragment under forest management in Portel city, Pará State. Six conglomerates were sampled, divided into secondary and tertiary plots totaling 120 sample units of 0.4 hectares each, in which all trees with diameter at breast height (130 cm above ground; DBH) above 10 cm were measured. These individuals were botanically identified, and evenness and floristic similarity were calculated. There were 3,586 individuals distributed in 42 families, 121 genera, and 174 species. Families Fabaceae, Lecythidaceae, and Sapotaceae were the ones that obtained the highest IVI and the highest representativity of individuals. Species Eschweilera coriacea (DC.) S.A.Mori, Vouacapoua americana Aubl., and Tetragastris altissima (Aubl.) Swart were the ones with the highest IVI. Among the ten highest results, we highlight Syzygiopsis oppositifolia Ducke and Manilkara dardanoi Ducke, with great potential for timber production. The Shannon diversity index averaged 3.83 between the plots, and the Pielou evenness averaged 0.84, showing that the area presents high floristic diversity and great potential for forest management activities.
PHYSICAL FACTORS OF THE LANDSCAPE WHICH CONDITION SPONTANEOUS FOREST RESTORATION
Authors: Roppa Cristiane , Valcarcel Ricardo , Francelino Márcio Rocha , Da Costa Vivivan Castilho , De Magalhães Neto Newton
Published: October 2019

Intense and constant anthropic interventions transform extensive forest landscapes into mosaics of disturbed or degraded ecosystems. These ecosystems can restore themselves spontaneously, depending on the attributes offered by the physical environment and their capacity for resilience. This study’s objectives were the identification of plant formations in a conservation unit and the variables of the physical environment which favor the spontaneous restoration processes of the landscape. These variables were divided into classes using ArcGIS 10 and analyzed through the Principal Component Analysis. The concave curvature of the terrain was the physical factor which best contributed to the formation of a secondary forest in medium and advanced stages of succession, indicating that curvature is the determining factor for the spontaneous restoration of the landscape.
EUCALIPYTUS LITTER CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTEGRATED CROP-LIVESTOCK SYSTEM
Authors: Wink Charlote , Tonini Helio , Damascena Flavia De Souza , Morales Marina Moura
Published: October 2019

The aim of this study is to assess eucalyptus litter and nutrient deposition on a monthly basis, at the age 47 to 58 years, in integrated eucalyptus with crop system (ICF), eucalyptus with livestock (ILF) and eucalyptus monoculture (F). Integration system data were compared through t test and compared to eucalyptus monoculture through ANAVA and Duncan test, at 5% probability level. Annual litter deposition reached 0.63 t ha-1 year in CFI, 0.43 t ha-1 year in LFI and 6.34 t ha-1 year in the monoculture system. The total and fractioned litter deposition in integration systems (0.19 to 0.26 kg.m-2) was significantly different from the monoculture system (0.63 kg.m-2) at collector area level, however, integration systems did not differ from one another at hectare level. The same trend was observed for nutrient stock in different compartments of the assessed litter. Regardless of the production system, the leaf fraction was the most representative factor in litter composition, which was followed by branches and bark. Nutrient content was similar among the tested treatments. Finally, nutrient stock was higher in the monoculture system; the highest nutritional contribution was observed in CFI between the assessed integration systems.
Communication self-efficacy in optometry: the mediating role of mindfulness
Authors: Sundling Vibeke , Van Dulmen Sandra , Eide Hilde
Published: October 2019

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between optometry studentsâ€™ communication self-efficacy and their level of mindfulness and empathy. The study had a cross-sectional design. The sample included qualified optometrists in their first year of the Mastersâ€™ degree programme. The students reported level of communication self-efficacy, empathy and mindfulness by responding to three questionnaires: Ammentorpâ€™s Clear-Cut Communication with Patients, Jefferson Scale of Empathy, and Mindful Attention Awareness Scale. Thirty-three students participated. The communication self-efficacy sum score was 111 (95% CI 106 to 116), the empathy sum score was 107 (95% CI 103 to 111) and the mindfulness sum score was 52 (95% CI 103 to 111). There was a significant positive correlation between communication self-efficacy and mindfulness (r = 0.295, n = 29, p = 0.029), but not between communication self-efficacy and empathy. Mindfulness correlates with communication self-efficacy. Mindfulness could therefore be important in training communication skills and could contribute to the effect of communication skills training. Most optometrists provide services in a retail setting, linking person-centred communication and care, evidence-based medicine, product technology and customer service. Further studies should explore how communication self-efficacy, explicit and tactic knowledge, empathy, mindfulness, emotional intelligence, patient satisfaction and customer service relate to communication and patientcentred care.
High-Energy Fractures of the Pelvis and Acetabulum in Pediatric Patients
Authors: Galos David , Doering Travis A.
Published: October 2019

Fractures of the pelvis and acetabulum, although uncommon in the pediatric cohort, represent a range of injuries with similarities to those seen in the adult cohort but with key differences that are important for the treating physician to be aware of to allow for systematic evaluation and management of these potentially life-threatening injuries. As the pediatric skeleton matures, changes in anatomy and physiology influence injury pattern, diagnosis, treatment, and complications. High-energy fractures of the pediatric pelvis are particularly concerning given the reported mortality rates ranging from 3.2% to 18%, with severe fracture patterns being associated with visceral injury in up to 60% of patients. The unique complexity of pediatric patients requires a multidisciplinary team to fully address their care. A systematic approach to the initial evaluation and diagnosis of pediatric patients with fractures of the acetabulum or pelvic ring aids in choosing between surgical and nonsurgical management of these fractures and avoiding complications unique to the maturing skeleton. We present such an approach to assist the practitioner who infrequently treats these uncommon injuries.
El potencial innovador de los pequeños municipios de la teoría a la práctica
Authors: Carrera Eduard , Brugué Quim , Xavier Casademont  , Serra Macià
Published: October 2019

Situados en un contexto de creciente complejidad, los pequeños municipios se ven sometidos a la necesidad de aprovechar su potencial innovador. A partir de estas premisas, el artículo analiza empíricamente seis municipios de la provincia de Girona, y se pregunta hasta qué punto los pequeños municipios, a pesar de su fragilidad ejecutiva, deberían ser espacios privilegiados para promover políticas públicas innovadoras. Los casos analizados muestran la voluntad de los pequeños municipios de responder a los retos de la crisis, pero sus respuestas tienen un perfil bajo desde la óptica de la innovación. Un potencial que no acaba de materializarse.
Una propuesta de tipología de sistemas de partidos para regímenes democráticos y autoritarios pluralistas su aplicación a los países del Magreb
Authors: Szmolka Inmaculada , G.-del-Moral Lucía
Published: October 2019

Desde el trabajo de Sartori, son escasas las tipologías de sistemas de partidos elaboradas, y las más recientes se centran en uno o dos criterios de clasificación, teniendo como referente las democracias. Este artículo propone una tipología de sistemas de partidos aplicable tanto en regímenes democráticos como en autoritarios pluralistas. Está basada en cuatro dimensiones: competencia, estabilidad del sistema de partidos, número y equilibrio entre partidos y polarización. Para verificar su validez, la tipología se aplica a tres regímenes políticos del Magreb: Túnez (democracia defectiva), Marruecos (autoritarismo cuasi competitivo) y Argelia (autoritarismo hegemónico). Su aplicación corrobora la validez de la tipología como forma de caracterizar los sistemas de partidos y permitir las investigaciones comparadas transnacionales.
Pain response in a population-based study of radium-223 (Ra223) for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
Authors: Parimi Sunil , Bondy Suraya , Tsang Erica , McKenzie Michael Ross , Bachand Francois , Aparicio Maria , Duncan Graeme , Sunderland Katherine , Olson Robert Anton , Pai Howard Huaihan , Alexander Abraham Skaria , LaPointe Vincent , Chi Kim N. , Tyldesley Scott
Published: October 2019

Introduction: Clinical trials have shown that radium-223 (Ra223) can prolong survival and improve quality of life in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). The objectives of this study were to evaluate pain responses with Ra223 at a population-based level and to determine if there is an association between pain response and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) response.

Methods: All patients from the Vancouver and Kelowna Cancer Centers (CC) in British Columbia who were treated with Ra223 between June 2015 and December 2016 were identified. Patients completed the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) just prior to each Ra223 injection. Pain response was defined as a two or more point improvement in worst pain relative to baseline, without an increase in pain medication level. ALP was determined at each visit, with a response threshold defined as a 30% decrease from baseline, consistent with the definition of response used in the ALSYMPCA trial.

Results: A total of 65 patients in Vancouver and Kelowna CC received Ra223 during the study period and 56 patients had at least one BPI record, of which 44 (79%) patients were assessable for change in worst pain. Of the assessable patients, 23 (52%, 95% confidence interval [CI] 38–67) had a pain response, although the use of concurrent external beam radiotherapy was a confounder in four cases. Of the 44 patients assessable for change in worst pain, 59% had ALP responses greater than 30%. An ALP response was seen in 56% of pain-responders vs. 43% of non-pain-responders. There was no association between pain response and ALP response (Phi =-0.05; p=0.77).

Conclusions: Ra223 administration was associated with a meaningful pain response rate in this cohort. There was no correlation between pain response and ALP response.
EVOLUTION OF THE STATE SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR POLISH BUSINESS ABROAD
Authors: Mokrysz-Olszyńska Anna , Olszyński Józef
Published: October 2019

For more than two decades, the pillar of economic and trade diplomacy dominated in the system of state support for Polish business abroad. Evolutionary changes and major corrections (1999, 2006) introduced the institutional enrichment of the system, but led to its fragmentation and thus to difficulties in coordination and chronic underfunding. Since 2017, a radical rebuilding of the system has been underway, under which commercial diplomacy is being liquidated and replaced by the Polish Investment and Trade Agency with its foreign non-diplomatic trade offices. The aim of the article is to assess the process of systemic changes with the indication of breakthrough moments and to identify the paradigm shift in the approach.
THE USE OF THE SERVQUAL METHOD IN THE ASSESSMENT OF THE QUALITY OF REHABILITATION SERVICES
Authors: Gajewska Paulina
Published: October 2019

Health for everyone in life is the most important thing. Anyone who has been forced to use medical services at least once knows how important they are in society. The current expectations of the society related to medical care are growing and special emphasis is placed on the quality of services provided. The quality of medical services, including rehabilitation, aims to preserve health, prevent disease and injury as well as treat and reduce disability. The article presents the result of the evaluation of the quality of rehabilitation services provided by the Non-Public Healthcare Center “Diamed” in Czechowice-Dziedzice; For this purpose, the SERVQUAL method was used, which allows to measure the differences between expectations and the experiences of clients (patients) regarding the quality of services.
Utilizando Gestão Social e Métodos Ágeis para o Desenvolvimento de Sistemas para Movimentos Sociais
Authors: Gargano Leonardo , Fornazin Marcelo
Published: October 2019

Observa-se que há pouco debate sobre as características de organizações sociais na área de Tecnologia da Informação e, em geral, o desenvolvimento de sistemas de software para o terceiro setor ainda assume valores e práticas da gestão empresarial, em detrimento de valores e práticas inerentes à gestão social em organizações sem fins lucrativos. Neste artigo, apresentamos um estudo de caso sobre o uso de valores e práticas de métodos ágeis, em especial, Scrum, no desenvolvimento de um software para movimentos sociais. Ao longo de dois anos, um estudo de natureza qualitativa foi realizado em paralelo à construção de um sistema de informação, em que foram coletados diversos dados, através de entrevistas, e-mails e documentos, de diversos grupos de stakeholders.
Die materielle Fusionskontrolle in der VR China und in der Europäischen Union
Authors: Ma Anna
Published: October 2019

This paper examines the similarities and differences between the European and Chinese merger control systems, thereby considering the decision-making practice of the responsible competition authorities in China and the EU.
Merger control is an important economic policy instrument both in China and in the EU. Traditionally, merger control essentially serves the purpose of preventing unwanted monopolies and other structural impairments of competition. In the EU, merger control is an important instrument of strengthening competition and the market economy in the inner-European market. Given that China considers itself to be a socialist country, the fact that China also has introduced a merger control system that largely meets international standards is remarkable. In a socialist country, the economic system is usually a planned economy instead of a market economy. Competition does not play a comparable role. Nevertheless, China created a merger control regime which was strongly influenced by European merger control in 2008. In many instances, even the same terminology was incorporated into the provisions. European merger control thus served as a model for the creation of Chinese merger control.
Despite these similarities, there are also significant differences between European and Chinese merger control. These special features lie, in particular, in the consideration and weighting of non-competitive factors, such as public interest or national economic development. The deviations are due to the functions and objectives of the Chinese merger control regime.
Assemblée Nationale, Bundestag and the European Union
Authors: Thomas Anja
Published: October 2019

The growing importance of national parliaments is one feature of the stronger differentiation within the EU. Habermasian expectations of an increasing consensus on political norms seem to be invalidated by current events. In her book, in which she draws on her award-winning PhD thesis, Anja Thomas makes an important theoretical and empirical contribution to our understanding of the social causes of this development.
Analysing EU affairs in the Assemblée nationale and Bundestag since 1979, she uncovers a paradox: increasing experience with the EU leads to national institutions growing in importance for MPs’ discourse on the role of parliaments in the EU. Revisiting social theory, in particular Max Weber’s ‘old’ institutionalism, the author presents a new model that explains this phenomenon.
This book should be read by students of both parliaments in the EU and European integration processes.

This work was distinguished with the Prix Pflimlin 2017.
The Influence of Dewey on Race Theory
Authors: Taylor Paul C. ,   The Harvard Review of Philosophy
Published: October 2019

I once planned to write an essay detailing the advantages of a Deweyan approach to philosophical race theory. This essay would have developed my views in a way that highlighted their distinctly Deweyan resonances and debts. A recent essay by Ron Mallon gave me the opportunity to set this plan in motion, as Mallon’s reflections on social constructionism seemed likely to benefit from Deweyan insights. Unfortunately, or fortunately, setting to work on the project led to the distressing but edifying realization that this plan carried with it certain risks, risks made particularly dire by the race-theoretic context. “The Influence of Dewey on Race Theory” will credit this background with an argument that unfolds in two intertwined registers. It will interrogate (and resist) the impulse to work through Dewey, and it will use the lessons from this exercise—lessons, broadly, about parochialism and politics—as resources for critically engaging Mallon’s argument.
The Restorative Proportionality Theory
Authors: Costa Frank J. ,   The Harvard Review of Philosophy
Published: October 2019

This article offers a normative framework for affirmative action. It argues that affirmative action is not about diversity, but correcting historical injustice. The theory’s presumption is that racial groups would perform equally if not for history, because talent and hard work do not vary by race. The article explores the implications of that premise in answering the most provocative criticisms of affirmative action. Should white students pay for historical wrongs? Should African immigrants benefit from affirmative action? Are Asian Americans unfairly disadvantaged? The article proposes proportional representation as a limiting principle of affirmative action, because preferential treatment beyond proportionality contradicts the theory’s presumption of equal performance. The article proceeds to argue that some groups, like Asian Americans, rebut the presumption by fairly outperforming others and should not be penalized. Finally, the article argues that groups should not be classified on race per se, rather on a shared experience of injustice.