bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Editorial
Authors: Leite José Yvan Pereira
Published: February 2018

É um prazer iniciarmos o ano com o lançamento do primeiro volume, com 22 artigos retratando várias áreas do conhecimento científico e provenientes de instituições do Brasil, Chile, Cuba e Irã.É Importante informar que o periódico em breve integrará a base Cengage/Gale, ampliando a visibilidade dos autores que optam pela HOLOS para publicar seus artigos.A HOLOS também amplia cooperação com a unidade de investigação em Governança, Competitividade e Políticas Públicas da Universidade de Aveiro (Portugal), tendo esta disponibilizado um grande número de pesquisadores para integrarem o grupo de avaliadores ad hoc. É evidente que deste grupo tem-se o compromisso com a difusão científica.No âmbito do processo de cooperação com eventos científicos, a HOLOS é um dos periódicos que publicará trabalhos de qualidade oriundos do II Congreso Iberoamericano de Turismo y Responsabilidad Social, que será realizado pela Universidade Coruña?, em outubro deste ano.No contexto da articulação para ampliar artigos advindos do exterior, este volume apresenta 13,64 % destes, o que reflete a inserção contínua e qualificada do periódico no exterior.A atual política de financiamento para a pesquisa no Brasil não é animadora, tendo a Sociedade Brasileira para o Progresso da Ciência (SBPC) e a Academia Brasileira de Ciência alertado a sociedade, de forma sistemática, que sem o investimento em ciência, se compromete o futuro do país.Reforçamos o compromisso com a ampliação do número de 8 para 10 edições por ano para adequar o fluxo de artigos que chegam ao periódico.No Brasil estamos nas portas do carnaval, a maior festa popular do país, a qual de forma democrática e irreverente festeja uma unicidade social nas ruas do país. Os pesquisadores devem observar as manifestações e refletir como o povo se expressará em momento tão difícil que passa a sociedade.Enfim, que a energia da festa contagie com reflexões de qualidade e saibamos construir com ciência a sociedade que desejamos, sustentável e desenvolvida.Convido-os a navegarem nos belos trabalhos disponíveis no sumário. Lembre de compartilhar em suas redes e referenciá-los em seus artigos. Uma boa leitura! Natal, 08 de fevereiro de 2018.Prof. José Yvan Pereira Leite
Conscious Competence in Interprofessional Learning in Healthcare Education
Authors: Houldsworth Annwyne
Published: February 2018

This article was migrated. The article was not marked as recommended. The delivery of effective, high-quality patient care is a highly complex activity, demanding health and social care professionals to collaborate in an effective manner. Interprofessional learning (IPL) is professionally relevant, intellectually stimulating and evidence based. New learning paradigms for healthcare professionals explore new ways to combine expertise, delivering IPL programmes where patient safety and quality of care can be improved (WHO 2010). Intervening early in the health professional's career with collaborative activities with IPL is now considered important in healthcare training. Development of multidisciplinary student centred ideas hopefully results in the enhancement of patient-centred care. Conscious competence in understanding the benefits of IPL is needed to recognise those that are naïve to IPL and competent professionals who are able to design new curricular and deliver training to address unconscious incompetence to IPL. There are many diverse theories applied to IPL where theory is observation of practice, confirmed by practice. Much development and consolidation of IPL theory is needed.No one healthcare profession can give complete healthcare single-handed.
Evaluation of collared anteaters (Tamandua tetradactyla) presented in a wildlife health reference center of São Paulo state, Brazil
Authors: Bernegossi Agda Maria , Rahal Sheila Canevese , Melchert Alessandra , Teixeira Carlos Roberto , Lima Fábio Henrique , Medeiros Raphael Duarte , Alves da Silva Aline
Published: February 2018

Abstract Deforestation and road construction have inflicted negative effects on wildlife populations. To contribute to the comprehension and preservation of wildlife species, this study aimed to evaluate collared anteater presented to a reference center located in São Paulo state, Brazil. Furthermore, the locations where the animals were most frequently found were determined. Data on collared anteaters (Tamandua tetradactyla) examined at the Center for Medicine and Research in Wild Animals (CEMPAS) were evaluated retrospectively for a period of 13 years. A total of 46 collared anteaters was examined, comprised of 14 males, 10 females, and 22 without identifying information. On average, adult males weigh 4.41 kg while adult females weigh 4.95 kg. The most common admission circumstance was vehicular strikes (36.96%), followed by dog bites (21.74%); 23.91% were considered clinically healthy. Animal outcomes were 36.96% (n=17) reintroduced, 34.78% (n=16) fatalities, 15.22% (n=7) transferred to other institutions, and 6.52% (n=3) escaped from the enclosure; and 6.52% (n=3) presented no medical record information. The collared anteaters were found mainly in the municipal areas of Botucatu (21.73%), São Manuel (17.39%), Lençóis Paulista (6.52%), and Bauru (4.34%), with SP-300 being the main highway associated with the occurrences. In conclusion, the main cause of lesion in the collared anteaters evaluated in this study was vehicular strike that that led to death. However, including all collared anteaters at least half of them had a positive outcome.
VAROLUŞ FELSEFELERİ, VAROLUŞÇU TERAPİ VE SOSYAL HİZMET
Authors: ÇELİK Gizem
Published: February 2018

Varoluş felsefeleri, insanı ve insan yaşamını
açıklamaya çalışan felsefi akımları temel alarak; ancak onlardan farklılaşan
önemli nitelikleri ile günümüz insanının sorunlarına yönelen ve tek bir
tanımlamayla anılması mümkün olmayan, kimilerine göre bir felsefe yapma tarzını
kimilerine göre ise bir felsefi iklimi ifade etmektedir. En yalın ifadeyle,
insanı nesne gibi ele alan ve yorumlayan yaklaşımlara tepki olarak, insanın
biricik ve otantik oluşu özelliği ile tanımlanması gereken bir varoluş olduğunu
belirten varoluşçu görüş, pek çok insanî soruyu ele alıp işleyerek “öz-varoluş
ilişkisi”, “varlığın ve hayatın anlamı”, “özgür iradenin insan
davranışlarındaki rolü”, “sınırsız özgürlük ve sorumluluk”, “varoluşsal
anksiyete” gibi pek çok konuda açıklamalarda bulunmaktadır.

Bu çalışmada, varoluş felsefelerine ve temel
niteliklerine ilişkin genel bilgilere, artan ve karmaşıklaşan insan
sorunlarının çözümünde önemli açıklamalar getirmesi dolayısıyla terapide yer
bulan varoluşçu analizin özelliklerine ve odağı insan, insan sorun ve
ihtiyaçları olan sosyal hizmet disiplin ve mesleğinin varoluş felsefeleri ile
olan ilişkisine yer verilmektedir.
Meaning of verbal, spatial and emotional components of intelligence in the self-assessment of quality of life at a young age
Authors: Razumnikova O.M. , Yashanina A.A. , Asanova N.V.
Published: February 2018

It is known that the general, and emotional intelligence reflects a person’s ability to adapt and are predictors of vitality, but it is unknown how these characteristics are combined to assess the current state of health. In this regard, the aim of the study was to investigate the contribution of verbal, spatial and emotional components of intelligence in the self-assessment of the quality of life of students. The study involved students aged 18,7 ± 1,5 years, 66% — women. It was found that the negative expressivity and empathy unhappiness are the main components of emotional intelligence that are negatively correlated with integral indicators of both physical and mental health. Spatial intelligence component has a greater prognostic significance than verbal component for the self-assessment of health status and its high values correspond to fewer symptoms of health disorders. Identified various forms of regression equations to describe the quality of life based on the components of emotional intelligence indicate the possibility of correction of psychological well-being using different contours of emotional regulation of behavior
Features of thinking of patients with schizophrenia about abstract concepts — value categories
Authors: Leontyeva E.M.
Published: February 2018

The article presents a part of the results of a study of the thinking of schizophrenic patients on abstract concepts — value categories. A comparative analysis on the results from studies of the values of 105 diagnosed schizophrenia and 102 individual control group made it possible to identify typical categorization strategies: by chain type, nucleus isolation, on the basis of abstract characteristics. Тhe comparison of strategies of thinking about values with thinking disorders, as described in the pathopsychological conclusions.
Regularities of oculomotor activity of Russians and Tuvans in the assessment of perceptual confidence by facial expressions
Authors: Basul I.A. , Demidov A.A. , Diveev D.A.
Published: February 2018

We present the results of search for regularities of oculomotor activity in the perception of faces that cause and do not cause confidence in representatives of Russian and Tuvan ethnic groups. Such characteristics of eye movements as the number of fixations and their total duration are ambiguously associated with the structure of the perceived person. It is not possible to identify the unambiguous direction of changes in the parameters of oculomotor activity as dependent on ethnic and racial affiliation of either subjects or posers.
Circulating tumor cells and their relationship with clinical and morphological characteristics of colorectal cancer
Authors: Kit O I , Kolesnikov V E , Tolmakh R E , Novikova I A , Shul’gina O G , Komarova E F , Demidova A A
Published: February 2018

Цель. Исследовать зависимость количества циркулирующих опухолевых клеток в периферической крови у больных колоректальным раком от клинико-морфологических характеристик основного заболевания.

Методы. В исследование был включён 91 пациент с верифицированным метастатическим колоректальным раком Т3-4N1-2М1. Средний возраст больных составлял 61,5±1,7 года. Пациенты были разделены на основную группу (лапароскопическое хирургическое лечение, n=44) и контрольную (хирургическое вмешательство открытым доступом, n=47). Число циркулирующих опухолевых клеток определяли в системе CellSearchTM в периферической крови, взятой до оперативного вмешательства. Изучение ассоциации признаков по методу построения таблиц сопряжённости заключалось в расчёте коэффициента взаимной сопряжённости Пирсона c2 с поправкой Мантеля-Хэнзеля на правдоподобие (непараметрическая поправка), оценке статистической значимости сопряжённости и анализе тесноты ассоциации по коэффициенту взаимной сопряжённости А. Чупрова.

Результаты. Нами обнаружена сопряжённость числа циркулирующих опухолевых клеток с клинико-морфологическими параметрами больных колоректальным раком. Выявлена взаимосвязь потенциальных факторов риска и повышения в периферической крови количества циркулирующих опухолевых клеток для всех больных колоректальным раком, независимо от способа хирургического вмешательства. Показано, что наиболее выраженная ассоциация числа циркулирующих опухолевых клеток в периферической крови до операции у больных с метастатическим колоректальным раком по коэффициенту взаимной сопряжённости (К) сложилась с наличием отдалённых метастазов (статус M1b; К=0,63, р=0,0001) и стадией Т4 (К=0,56, р=0,0009).

Вывод. Полученные результаты подчёркивают важную предикторную значимость уровня циркулирующих опухолевых клеток в периферической крови для оценки потенциала прогрессирования колоректального рака.
Neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy for inoperable ovarian cancer
Authors: Nerodo G A , Zlatnik E Yu , Novikova I A , Ardzha A Yu , Verenikina E V , Nikitina V P , Kravtsova O E , Bondarenko E S , Zolotareva E I
Published: February 2018

Цель. Оценить результаты применения неоадъювантной химиоиммунотерапии у пациенток с неоперабельными формами рака яичников.

Методы. В исследование включены 72 пациентки с раком яичников стадии IIIС-IV, которые были разделены на три группы: с неоадъювантной химиотерапией и неоадъювантной химиоиммунотерапией с внутримышечным и внутрибрюшинным введением интерферона гамма. При оценке эффективности лечения изучали и сравнивали непосредственные и ближайшие результаты лечения. Дополнительно в свежем послеоперационном материале методом ДНК-проточной цитометрии проведены определение плоидности и анализ клеточного цикла. Выполнена оценка иммунного статуса до лечения и после окончания неоадъювантной терапии.

Результаты. После проведения курсов неоадъювантной полихимиотерапии больным в группе с внутримышечным введением интерферона гамма выполнена операция полного объёма у 81,8% женщин, в группе с внутрибрюшинным введением интерферона гамма - у 87,5% пациенток (р ≤0,05), в контрольной группе (без применения интерферона гамма) операция полного объёма выполнена у 34,6% больных. Также выявлено, что в группах с применением интерферона гамма частота возникновения рецидива в группе с внутрибрюшинным введением интерферона гамма составила 25% (р <0,05) - против 59,09% в группе с внутримышечным введением и 76,9% в группе без применения интерферона гамма. Проведённое нами исследование позволило установить снижение количества анеуплоидных опухолей в группе с внутрибрюшинным введением интерферона гамма. Анализ состояния иммунной системы показал положительную динамику иммунного статуса в группах с применением интерферона гамма.

Вывод. Применение интерферона гамма в комплексе с неоадъювантной химиотерапией позволяет улучшить непосредственные результаты лечения и увеличить срок до возникновения рецидива; внутрибрюшинное и внутримышечное введение интерферона гамма сопровождается сходными позитивными иммунологическими изменениями по ряду показателей клеточного иммунитета; количество анеуплоидных опухолей у больных с химиоиммунотерапией ниже, чем в контрольной группе, что свидетельствует о лучшем прогнозе течения заболевания.
Mechanisms of illegal aggressive behavior of women suffering from schizophrenia
Authors: Kekelidze Z I , Kachaeva M A , Khamitov R R , Afzaletdinova D Kh
Published: February 2018

Цель. Установление сравнительных клинико-психопатологических и социальных факторов, способствующих реализации внутрисемейных и внесемейных агрессивных действий женщин, страдающих шизофренией, при сопоставлении механизмов совершения противоправных действий.

Методы. Представлены данные исследования 91 пациентки с установленным по Международной классификации болезней 10-го пересмотра диагнозом «шизофрения» (F20.0), непрерывного и эпизодического с нарастающим дефектом типом течения, совершивших агрессивные общественно опасные действия, находящихся на принудительном лечении в Казанской психиатрической больнице специализированного типа с интенсивным наблюдением. Были выделены две группы: первая группа - 57 пациенток, совершивших агрессивные криминальные действия внутри семьи, вторая группа - 34 пациентки, совершившие криминальные действия, направленные против личности, вне семьи. Проведено сравнение между двумя основными научными концепциями по изучению причин и условий совершения психически больными противоправных действий. Осуществлено определение статистической значимости различий сравниваемых величин (по критерию углового преобразования Фишера, критерию Манна-Уитни).

Результаты. Сравнительное изучение концепций анализа противоправного поведения у женщин, страдающих шизофренией, показало, что при использовании концепции психопатологических механизмов результаты оказались более детализированными. Так, при продуктивно-психотическом механизме императивные галлюцинации и автоматизмы чаще отмечены у женщин первой группы - 59,5% (p1 <0,01), во второй группе - 28%. Продуктивно-психотический механизм с бредом, установленный в 68% случаев во второй группе, значимо преобладал по частоте над первой группой (p1 <0,01), где выявлялся при совершении криминальных действий у 38,1% пациенток. Бредовую месть чаще отмечали у женщин второй группы - 28% (p1 <0,05), чем в первой группе - 7,1%.

Вывод. Наличие психического расстройства в форме шизофрении не всегда определяет реализацию агрессивного противоправного поведения строго по психопатологическому механизму; при этом противоправные действия пациенток, совершённые по негативно-личностному механизму, близки к мотиву правонарушения у женщин, признаваемых вменяемыми.
Morphological signs of the intravital contraction (retraction) of thrombotic emboli
Authors: Khismatullin R R , Shakirova A Z , Peshkova A D , Litvinov R I
Published: February 2018

Цель. Установить, происходит ли in vivo контракция (ретракция) тромбов и тромботических эмболов, используя структурные признаки сжатия сгустков крови: компрессионную деформацию эритроцитов и перераспределение фибрина на поверхности сгустка.

Методы. Исследовали 3 посмертных лёгочных тромботических эмбола методами сканирующей электронной микроскопии и световой микроскопии после окраски срезов гематоксилином-эозином и по методу Маллори.

Результаты. В составе 2 исследованных лёгочных эмболов, извлечённых через 7 и 15 ч после смерти пациентов, обнаружены эритроциты в форме многогранника, или полиэдра («полиэдроциты»), которые образуются в результате механической деформации под действием контрактильных сил, генерируемых активированными тромбоцитами. Кроме того, выявлено неравномерное распределение фибрина внутри эмбола, проявляющееся вытеснением фибрина к периферии, что характерно для контрактированного сгустка крови. В 1, наиболее «старом» эмболе, извлечённом через 38 ч после смерти пациента, указанные признаки контракции отсутствовали, что связано либо с посмертным аутолизом, либо с патологическим нарушением контракции при жизни.

Вывод. Тромботические эмболы ex vivo имеют морфологические признаки контракции, свидетельствующие о прижизненном сжатии первичных тромбов и/или тромботических эмболов, что может быть важным патогенетическим механизмом восстановления нарушенного кровотока в очаге тромботической окклюзии сосуда; наличие или отсутствие компрессированных эритроцитов внутри и преимущественное расположение фибрина по периферии тромба или эмбола потенциально могут служить дополнительными патоморфологическими критериями давности наступления смерти.
Inter-regional differences in the rate and structure of the causes of primary disability among the population of rural areas of Azerbaijan
Authors: Sadykhzade L N , Agaeva K F
Published: February 2018

Цель. Оценка различий уровня первичной инвалидности населения сельских районов Азербайджана за 2014 г., а также структуры её причин.

Методы. Исследования проведены в пяти административных районах республиканского подчинения в Азербайджане (Абшерон, Шеки, Гах, Исмаиллы, Агдаш). Выбор этих районов обусловлен тем, что они Министерством здравоохранения Азербайджанской Республики были включены в группы пилотных районов для апробации стратегии реформирования сельского здравоохранения. Статистическая обработка проведена методом анализа качественных признаков, определяли среднюю ошибку и 95% доверительный интервал показателей (при t=1,96). Корреляционную связь между показателями районов изучали методами Пирсона и Спирмена. Межрайонное различие показателей оценивали критерием χ2 с применением поправки Йейтса.

Результаты. Изучен уровень первичной инвалидности (на 10 тыс. населения). Максимальный и минимальный уровень первичной инвалидности детей отмечен соответственно в Исмаиллинском и Гахском районах (74,5±6,2 и 28,5±5,1 в расчёте на 10 тыс. детей до 14 лет). По сравнении с Гахским районом статистически значимо высокий уровень (р ≤0,05) первичной инвалидности детей до 14 лет был зарегистрирован в Шекинском, Исмаиллинском и Агдашском районах. Применение корреляционного анализа методом Пирсона позволило выявить статистически значимую связь только между уровнем первичной инвалидности взрослого населения и показателем обеспеченности населения врачами (r=0,96; t=5,9), а также уровнем младенческой смертности (r=0,86; t=2,9).

Вывод. Межрайонное различие более выражено по уровню первичной инвалидности как среди детского, так и среди взрослого населения при сходности структуры нозологических причин инвалидности; уровень первичной инвалидности взрослого населения имеет статистически значимую связь с показателями социально-экономической характеристики районов.
Wheat response to a wide range of temperatures, as determined from the Hot Serial Cereal (HSC) Experiment
Authors: Kimball Bruce A. , White Jeffrey W. , Wall Gerard W. , Ottman Michael J. , Martre Pierre
Published: February 2018

Temperatures are warming on a global scale, a phenomenon that likely will affect future crop productivity. Crop growth models are useful tools to predict the likely effects of these global changes on agricultural productivity and to develop strategies to maximize the benefits and minimize the detriments of such changes. However, few such models have been tested at the higher temperatures expected in the future. Therefore, a â€œHot Serial Cerealâ€ experiment was conducted on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), the worldâ€™s foremost food and feed crop, in order to obtain a dataset appropriate for testing the high temperature performance of wheat growth models. The wheat (Cereal) was planted serially (Serial) about every six weeks for over two years at Maricopa, Arizona, USA, which experiences the whole range of temperatures at which plants grow on Earth. In addition, on six planting dates infrared heaters in a T-FACE (temperature free-air controlled enhancement) system (Hot) were deployed over one-third of the plots to warm the wheat by additional target 1.5Â°C during daytime and 3.0Â°C at night. Achieved average degrees of warming were 1.3 and 2.7Â°C for day and night. Overall, a dataset covering 27 differently treated wheat crops with three replicates each was obtained covering an air temperature range from -2 to 42Â°C. Herein, the management, soils, weather, physiology, phenology, growth, yield, quality, and other data are presented. Data access via doi 10.7910/DVN/AEFLHB.
Early experience of laparoscopic assisted right hemicolectomy: a single-center analysis
Authors: Mohammed Asem F. , Hamed Mohammed , Shaheen Mahmoud
Published: February 2018

Background: Laparoscopic colon surgery has been currently accepted as an alternative to open surgery for colon cancer. the laparoscopic approach, also, has been shown to offer clear evidence of benefit when compared to open surgery.Methods: From July 2013 to July 2016, patients admitted via the outpatient clinics of Menofia University Hospital for elective right hemicolectomy of proved malignancy of the cecum, ascending colon, and hepatic flexure of colon were evaluated for eligibility in this study.Results: The study consisted of 22 patients; of them 13 were males (59.1%) and 9 were females (40.9%) patients, with a mean age of 43±9 years (range 25-70 years). mean operative time was 125±14 minutes (range 100-145 minutes). only four (4) intramuscular opioid injections were given as post-operative analgesia. clear fluids were started 48 hours after surgery and soft diet allowed after 72 hours. the mean length of hospital stay was 5.7 days. Only one male patient was converted to conventional surgery due to advanced tumor. two patients developed surgical site infection in the post-operative period that was mild and managed conservatively. there were no cases with intestinal leakage and mortality rate in 30 days postoperative follow up was zero.Conclusions: Laparoscopic assisted right hemicolectomy is safe and feasible technique with a good learning curve
Association between neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and severity of coronary artery disease
Authors: H. R. Jagadish , M. Divyaprakash , R. Manjunath , P. G. Girish
Published: February 2018

Background: Atherosclerosis is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is systemic inflammatory marker that is correlated with poor cardiovascular outcome. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and severity of coronary atherosclerosis.Methods: A total of 324 patients undergoing coronary angiography were included in the study. All the patients were included in study were divided into two groups based on the result of coronary angiography report. While 226 patients had abnormal coronary angiography (case) (78 female, mean age: 60.6±12.6 years), 98 patients had normal coronary angiography (control) (60 female, mean age: 57.2±10.9 years). NLR was calculated as the ratio of neutrophil count to lymphocyte count.Results: Although age distribution was similar between the two groups(p = 0.073), female gender was significantly higher in the normal coronary angiography group (p < 0.001). Smoking history has shown a significant higher in cases compared to the normal coronary angiography (p=0.001). Patients with abnormal coronary angiography had significantly higher NLR when compared to patients with normal coronary angiography (p<0.001). NLR was significantly correlated with Gensini score. In logistic regression analyses, NLR was an independent predictor of CAD. An NLR of 2.34 or higher predicted the CAD with a sensitivity of 66% and specificity of 70%.Conclusions: There is significant association between severity of coronary artery disease and neutrophils to lymphocyte ratio. This study suggests that the NLR is an independent predictor of coronary heart disease that may be useful for cardiac risk stratification in patients with coronary artery disease.
Monitoramento das propriedades dos biodíeseis metílicos de soja puro, aditivado e comercial, sob condições de estocagem ao relento em recipientes de aço-carbono
Authors: De Melo Marco Aurélio Rodrigues , De Vasconcelos Giuseppe Cavalcanti , De Lima Williamas Da Silva Guimarães , Melo Maria Andrea Mendes Formiga , Maia Ary Da Silva , Cavalcanti Eduardo Homem De Siqueira
Published: February 2018

The Increasing global demand for liquid fuels, global warming, security and energy stability, political will for development in the fields of agriculture, social and energy as well as the search for additives that improve the stability and storage of them are points that show the need for the development of new technologies for the production of biodiesel from various agricultural crops spread throughout many countries. In this sense , the objective of this study was to investigate the pure biodiesel and biodiesel with the addition of antioxidants, evaluating the physical, chemical, fluid dynamics, water content and susceptibility to commercial biodiesel oxidation. Methyl soybean biodiesel was obtained in its commercial form (with the addition of antioxidant, BSA100 - TBHQ) and in its pure form (without the addition of antioxidant, BS100) and pure (with the addition of natural antioxidants, BSM50 - 50% biodiesel of pure soybean (50% pure bioda), BS100-13 and BS100- 14 - Syrah grape extract additive and Petit Verdot, respectively. Gas Chromatography identified the soybean methyl biodiesel, verifying the existence of 50.41%, referring to the methyl linolenate that sensibly influences its susceptibility in the oxidation process. Physical and chemical characterizations were performed, based on the following parameters: acidity index, specific mass and kinematic viscosity, showing values within the limit established by ANP Resolution no. 14/2012. With increasing storage time, there was a huge increase in the water content of biodiesel well above the limit (350 ppm). The additives caused an increase in the oxidation stability value. After 30 days of storage in carbon steel jars, soybean methyl biodiesel will no longer meet ANP regulations.
Classificação de disfonias por meio da análise de medidas não lineares e de quantificação de recorrência
Authors: Costa Silvana Luciene do Nascimento Cunha , Pereira de Queiroz Giulliana Karla Lacerda , Nóbrega Correia Suzete Élida , Dias Vieira Vinícius Jefferson , Lopes Leonardo Wanderley
Published: February 2018

In recent years techniques of digital processing of speech signals have been used as an auxiliary tool in the evaluation of vocal deviations, providing the patient with greater comfort low cost and objectivity when compared to the techniques traditionally employed, such as perceptual-auditory analysis. The evaluation of vocal quality, through acoustic analysis of voice signals, is becoming a very popular clinical practice for the detection of vocal disorders that in some cases can be caused by laryngeal lesions or vocal abuse. In this research, we used some traditional non-linear measures combined with measures of recurrence quantification for the discriminative analysis of vocal deviations, breathiness, roughness and strain. The characteristics of the non-linear dynamic analysis,used in the classification process, were the Reconstruction Step (τ), the First Minimum of the Mutual Information Function (PM) and the Correlation Dimension (D2). The quantification measures employed were: Determinism (Det), Shannon entropy (Entr), Mean length of diagonal lines (Lmed), Maximum length of vertical lines (Vmax) and Transitivity (Trans). Through these statistical tests, the potential of each characteristic to discriminate the types of voice signals was evaluated. In the classification process, the neural network MLP (Multilayer Perceptron) was used, with supervised learning algorithm Graded Conjugate Gradient (SCG). There was an average accuracy of 90% in the discrimination between healthy and deviant voices. In the classification between healthy and strained voices, an average accuracy of 76% was obtained with the combined measures Trans, τ , Vmax, Lmed, Det and D2. In the detection of the roughness deviation, an average accuracy of 89% was obtained with the Lmed, Entr, Trans and D2 measures and in the distinction between healthy and breathy voices, 91.17% of accuracy was obtained with only two combined measures, Trans and τ , showing the promising character of the used technique.
Uma proposta para a melhoria da descoberta de vizinhos em Redes Cognitivas
Authors: Silva Cabral Yngrid Keila , Silva Joab De Araújo , Sousa Marcelo Portela
Published: February 2018

Several wireless services make use of the spectrum for communication, from space radio communication to a simple wireless computer network. However, the considerable amount of services that make use of spectrum in the last years, has been responsible for its limited availability and inefficiency.. Cognitive networks or cognitive radio networks, are a technology that offer the efficient use of spectrum through opportunistic access to frequency bands. Throughout the cognitive radios scenario, this work will present a variation of the JENNA neighbors discovery algorithm. In addition to that, this research will propose a sensing model for a more efficient approach.
Tracunhaém: as memórias moldadas no barro
Authors: Camargo Juliano Leal , Isaia Artur Cesar , Machado Renato Ferreira
Published: February 2018

Este texto tem por objetivo tecer reflexões teóricas sobre a pesquisa que realizamos a respeito da tradição artesã da cidade de Tracunhaém, localizada na Zona da Mata do Estado de Pernambuco. Desta forma é possível aproximar uma análise empírica sobre o artesanato local a um referencial teórico capaz de embasar a percepção do moldar do barro, da identidade urbana da cidade de Tracunhaém, e de seus Mestres/artesãos. Estes últimos têm proeminência neste texto: a partir da sua centralidade como produtores de bens simbólicos, são pontos de referência obrigatórios para pensar a identidade urbana de Tracunhaém como uma cidade inserida em uma memória artesã servindo para o estabelecimento de uma tradição.
Disseminação de políticas de gestão de acervos brasileiras na web
Authors: Augustin Raquel França Garcia
Published: February 2018

A presente pesquisa visa realizar um diagnóstico sobre a disseminação de políticas de gestão de acervos pelos museus brasileiros via web a fim de compreender a situação nacional quanto à disseminação desse tipo de documento. Pretende analisar o conteúdo dos documentos recuperados a fim de compreender como os documentos que registram as políticas de gestão de acervos estabelecem relações entre as etapas constituintes da gestão dos acervos musealizados (aquisição, documentação, conservação, empréstimos e alienação). Concluiu-se que menos de 1% dos museus brasileiros disponibilizam suas políticas de gestão de acervos na web. Também que as poucas políticas recuperadas pertencem a instituições públicas e que elas destacam as interrelações entre os processos da gestão de acervos, ressaltando a importância da sua complementariedade para a eficiência e eficácia do sistema de gestão de acervos para o museu.
Pelo imperativo de testemunhar: a inspeção escolar arquivada (Florianópolis/SC – 1947)
Authors: Coelho Junior Nelson Maurilio , Cunha Maria Teresa Santos
Published: February 2018

Este artigo discute os aspectos da inspeção escolar, através do cruzamento de fontes imagéticas e textuais encontradas no arquivo escolar do Colégio Coração de Jesus – CCJ, localizado na cidade de Florianópolis, capital de Santa Catarina. A análise se concentrará em duas fotografias produzidas durante um desfile cívico e anexadas ao relatório de inspeção escolar do ano de 1947. O trabalho historiográfico sobre estes documentos pretende buscar compreender como o colégio registrou e testemunhou a sua adesão, às prescrições estatais em vigor no período. Este estudo foi possibilitado pelo processo de ampliação de fontes, que emerge desde a publicações da revista Annales, (1929), através da incorporação de novas formas de fontes, além da operação historiográfica feita pela escrita. Nas recentes abordagens da História Cultural, a fotografia tem ganhado espaço na pesquisa histórica, mas seu uso ainda assinala para a necessidade do domínio de alguns conhecimentos e técnicas específicas que precisam ser acionadas no fazer historiográfico.
A trajetória histórica das ações afirmativas em uma universidade pública brasileira
Authors: Albuquerque Rosa Freitas , Pedron Cristiane
Published: February 2018

A trajetória de uma organização interfere na forma como ela organiza seus recursos e dá respostas a necessidades impostas por agentes internos e externos. Este artigo apresenta uma discussão sobre a trajetória de uma Instituição de Ensino Superior (IES) pública brasileira em relação às políticas de ações afirmativas. As ações afirmativas podem ser entendidas como um conjunto de políticas públicas que tem como objetivo, a médio ou longo prazo, dar igualdade de acesso à oportunidade de emprego e educação a um grupo de pessoas historicamente desfavorecido. Por meio de políticas de cotas ou reserva de vagas, as IES públicas respondem, desde 2012, a uma lei federal que obriga a reserva de 50% de todas as vagas para estudantes oriundos de escolas públicas, com renda per capita inferior a um salário mínimo e meio, e para estudantes autodeclarados pretos, pardos ou indígenas (BRASIL, 2012). Sendo assim, este artigo busca analisar a trajetória da Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso em relação a adoção das políticas de ações afirmativas. Para tanto, é utilizada a lente teórica da dependência de trajetória (TEECE et al., 1997). Como contribuições, destacam-se a importância da IES de reconhecer a sua trajetória em relação às ações afirmativas, todas as iniciativas que trouxeram resultados favoráveis, bem como os entraves e obstáculos. A abordagem da dependência de trajetória enfatiza a importância de aprender com os erros, e destaca que as organizações podem alterar trajetórias mal sucedidas não se tornando reféns delas.
A simply transformative view of the single-transferable vote: Looking through a gendered lens at electoral reform in British Columbia
Authors: Rixen Annabel Kristin
Published: February 2018

In 2009, British Columbians voted for the second time on the adoption of a new electoral system, the single-transferable vote (STV), as proposed by the Province's own Citizens' Assembly on electoral reform. The failure of the BC-STV to pass in this referendum generated much discussion on electoral reform, yet little research attention has been devoted to the role of gender in this process. This paper highlights the connections that can be drawn between the BC-STV and feminist studies, analyzing how electoral reform may influence gender parity in the Province's legislative assembly and how gender, in turn, influenced BC's electoral reform deliberations. The first section argues that electoral reform would have significantly improved gender parity in BC's legislative assembly. This conclusion is based upon an analysis of BC’s political culture in connection with three theoretical advantages of the STV system: its use of multi-member districts, its compatibility with affirmative action initiatives, and its susceptibility to the so-called “contagion effect.” The second section of this paper explores how gender dynamics influenced the ability of various “gendered actors” to influence the BC Citizens’ Assembly (BCCA). Female participants, feminist activists, and male staff members each enjoyed differing levels of influence that can be traced back to pre-existing gender inequalities. This work thereby demonstrates that an application of feminist theory can significantly enrich the study of electoral reform movements, both in British Columbia and elsewhere.
Windows into Heaven: Russian Icons of the Brown Collection
Authors: Shrumm Regan Denarde
Published: February 2018

In North America, Russian icons are not often seen as distinct from other religious artefacts. Yet, while the art of the Byzantine Empire and its affiliation with the Orthodox Church did influence the look of Russian icons, and Russian artists initially followed Byzantine icon guidelines in their production, they focused on optimistic rather than tragic images. By examining the crucifixion scene on three Russian icons from the Brown Collection at the University of Victoria Art Collections, this article explores the distinct use and importance of icons to the Russian people.
Fiduciary Relationship as Contemporary Colonialism
Authors: Iwase Christina Yui
Published: February 2018

Aboriginal rights as inherent rights deriving from Aboriginal peoples’ historical occupation of North America (i.e. sovereignty) are recognized and affirmed in Section 35(1) of the Canadian Constitution Act, 1982. Despite the fact that this constitutional protection recognizes the sui generis nature of the Crown-Aboriginal relationship, there is a recent tendency in the Supreme Court of Canada to comprehend Aboriginal rights by characterizing the Crown-Aboriginal relationship as fiduciary. This paper discusses the danger of recognizing Aboriginal rights through the lens of a Crown-Aboriginal fiduciary relationship. This type of recognition entails: (1) authorizing excessive fiduciary discretion by the Crown, as opposed to focusing on its obligations; (2) failing to reflect the Aboriginal perspective on Aboriginal rights, which are derived from Aboriginal sovereignty; (3) fundamentally distorting the nature of Aboriginal rights by creating a myth that Aboriginal rights were created by the Canadian constitution; and (4) as a result, creating vulnerability on the Aboriginal side by making Aboriginal peoples tacitly consent to the Crown’s de facto sovereignty. If the Court’s characterization of the Crown-Aboriginal fiduciary relationship remains as it is now, the gap between the Crown’s understanding of Aboriginal rights and that of Aboriginal peoples may constitute a form of contemporary colonialism.
Imperial or Settler Imperative? Indigenous Reserves as a Case Study for a Transcolonial Analysis of British Imperial Indigenous Policy
Authors: Reid Darren
Published: February 2018

My paper presents a comparative analysis of the development of Indigenous reserve systems in British North America and Western Australia across the nineteenth century. The existing historiography seeks to comprehend the relationship between the British metropole and the colonial periphery, and two opposing frameworks of colonial governance have been developed. One holds that the British Empire operated as an interdependent system, in which colonial Indigenous policies were determined by overarching imperial imperatives based upon imperial capitalism and liberal humanitarianism. The other holds that the explosive growth of settler communities undermined these imperial imperatives and facilitated governance guided by the settlers' need for land, labour, and security. This paper seeks to end the tension between these two frameworks by using Indigenous reserve systems as a case study for understanding colonial governance. Through an analysis of correspondence between local and imperial administrators, this paper argues that the development of Indigenous reserve systems reveals an entrenched conflict between imperial and local administrators lasting throughout the nineteenth century, a conflict in which the local governments of British North America and Western Australia subordinated imperial imperatives of imperial capitalism and liberal humanitarianism to local concerns of security and sovereignty.
Can Cold Brew Coffee Be Convenient? A Pilot Study For Caffeine Content in Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography
Authors: Lane Sarah , Palmer Josh , Christie Brian , Ehlting Juergen , Le Cuong
Published: February 2018

Cold brew coffee is a brewing method that is increasing in prevalence. While it has been anecdotally suggested that this method may provide a more aromatic and flavourful coffee product, there is little research published that looks at the concentration of caffeine or other coffee substituents in cold brew coffee. The potential alteration in chemical composition in cold brew provides a few interesting avenues for research. Can caffeine in cold brew be quantified by conventional methods? If so, how does the caffeine profile of cold brews relate to hot brew methods? Here we report the caffeine content and variability in small batch cold brew coffee and show that HPLC/UV-Vis, a standard method for quantitation of caffeine in other extraction methods, is useful for detection of caffeine in cold brew coffee. The mean concentration of caffeine in an average 355 mL serving was found to be 207.22 ± 39.17 mg over five distinct batches of cold brew coffee concentrate. Cold brew preparation methods produce similar quantities of caffeine as hot brew preparation, yet may have increased storage capabilities including improved retention of flavonoids and other secondary metabolites. Therefore, cold brew may provide utility in clinical trials examining caffeine and the effect of other components of coffee as it is commonly consumed.
An Examination of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence: Comparing Marital and Nonmarital Incidents Employing NIBRS Data, 2008–2012
Authors: Krienert Jessie L. , Walsh Jeffrey A.
Published: February 2018

Marital rape first appeared in a peer-reviewed publication in 1977 (Gelles, 1977), was first prosecuted as a crime in 1978, but took another two decades to be recognized as a crime across the United States. Marital rape is an underreported social problem occurring twice as frequently as media-saturated stranger rape (Russell, 1990). The present study draws on 5 years of National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) data (2008–2012) to provide baseline information on reported male-to-female marital sexual intimate partner violence (IPV) compared to nonmarital sexual IPV. Findings reveal, in part, that husbands as perpetrators, and wives as victims, are significantly older than non-married sexual IPV offenders and victims. Married offenders are more likely to be White, and dating offenders Black. Injuries are significantly more likely if the victim and offender are married, with marital sexual IPV cases more likely to include sexual penetration, including higher incidence of rape, sodomy, and sexual assault with an object.
Variation altitudinale de la distribution des plantes à activité insecticide dans la forêt communautaire de Kilum-Ijim : cas de Clausena anisata (Willd.) Hook. f. ex-Benth
Authors: Kémeuzé Victor Aimé , Momo Solefack Marie Caroline , Nkongmeneck Bernard-Aloys , Decocq Guy , Jiofack Tafokou René Bernardin , Johnson Madeleine
Published: February 2018

Dans le souci de contribuer à la valorisation des plantes à activité insecticide, une étude a été réalisée sur la distribution altitudinale de Clausena anisata dans la forêt de Kilum-Ijim, dans la province du Nord-Ouest (Cameroun), sur le versant appartenant aux villages de Manchock et Keyon. Grâce à la méthode phytosociologique synusiale intégrée, on constate qu'en dehors de la synusie arborescente Clausena anisata est présent dans toutes les autres synusies. La synusie arbustive contient le plus grand nombre d'individus, avec une fréquence de 40 %, suivie de la synusie herbacée et de la synusie sous-arbustive et herbacée haute dont les fréquences respectives sont de 38 % et 22 %. Son aire de distribution va de 2 100 m à 2 500 m, avec un point de forte densité (175 individus par hectare) entre 2 300 m et 2 350 m. Cette espèce présente une bonne régénération dans le milieu. L'absence de jeunes individus autour des pieds adultes a suscité un certain nombre de questions pouvant orienter des recherches future. (Résumé d'auteur)
Acacia senegal au Burkina Faso : stratégie d'amélioration génétique
Authors: Jacques Dominique , Zerbo Guibien Cléophas , Soloviev Pierre , Lompo Djingdia
Published: February 2018

Depuis près de dix ans, le Centre national de semences forestières développe un programme d'amélioration génétique d'Acacia senegal en vue d'accroître la production de gomme arabique au Burkina Faso. Différentes mesures pratiquées dans huit peuplements naturels ainsi que dans trois tests de provenances suivis pendant un à trois ans ont permis d'évaluer différents paramètres génétiques. Les résultats obtenus montrent une grande variabilité de la production au sein des provenances, qui se traduit par une héritabilité génotypique significative. La variabilité au niveau individuel apparaît encore plus élevée, la production des arbres les plus performants atteignant plus d'un kilo de gomme par an. Un effet " année " sur la production est également observé. Sur la base de ces résultats, les gains potentiels par sélection génétique sont estimés à partir de différents scénarios en prenant en compte la sélection au niveau des populations ainsi qu'au niveau individuel. La sélection individuelle semble être la plus efficace même si un gain significatif est aussi attendu par la sélection de peuplements à graines. Les dispositifs existants et en cours d'installation devraient permettre de poursuivre ce travail d'amélioration génétique aboutissant à la création de variétés améliorées. Enfin, le bon comportement de plusieurs provenances étrangères permet également d'entrevoir la possibilité d'élaborer un programme d'amélioration génétique à l'échelle régionale, couvrant une grande partie de l'Afrique sahélienne. (Résumé d'auteur)