bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Risk factors for postoperative stroke in adults patients with moyamoya disease: a systematic review with meta-analysis
Authors: Wei Wei , Chen Xin , Jun Yu , Li Xuqin
Published: February 2019

Background: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to clarify the risk factors for postoperative stroke in adult patients with moyamoya disease (MMD).
Methods: We comprehensively searched MEDLINE/PubMed, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library for eligible published literature with regard to the risk factors and postoperative complications in adult patients with MMD. Statistical analysis was conducted using Stata version 12.0. Pooled odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) were assessed for each risk factor.
Results: There were 8 studies encompassing 1649 patients who underwent surgery with MMD were selected for analysis. Preoperative ischemic event significantly increase the risk of postoperative stroke events (OR=1.40; 95%CI=1.02–1.92; P=0.039). PCA involvement correlate with an increased risk of post-infarction (OR=4.60; 95%CI=2.61–8.11; P=0.000). Compared to direct bypass, patients who underwent indirect bypass or combined bypass could significantly increase the risk of postoperative stroke events. (OR=1.17; 95%CI=1.03–1.33; p=0.017). MMD patients with diabetes were associated with an increased risk of postoperative stroke events (OR=4.02, 95 % CI=1.59-10.16; p=0.003). MMD patients with hypertension, age at onset and male sex were not associated with an increased risk of postoperative stroke events (P>0.05).
Conclusions: This systematic review and meta-analysis indicated that preoperative ischemic events, PCA involvement and diabetes were independent risk factors for postoperative stroke in MMD patients. Therefore, in order to ensure the curative effect of patients with MMD, it is very necessary to detect these risk factors and prevent postoperative complications in time.
Keywords: Moyamoya disease; Postoperative complication; Risk factors; Meta-analylsis.
IMPACTOS DA (IN)COMPREENSÃO DA LINGUAGEM FORENSE E OS DESAFIOS DO ACESSO À JUSTIÇA
Authors: Maia Jeissiany Batista , Da Silva Eduardo Alves , Da Silva Aurélia Carla Queiroga
Published: February 2019

O presente artigo trata dos aspectos linguísticos que envolvem a tessitura da prática discursiva (tanto oral quanto escrita) da fala jurídica e suas peculiaridades intrínsecas no tocante ao seu aspecto interpretativo na ordem pragmática do léxico da língua portuguesa. O estudo tem como objeto a compreensão do desdobramento do lexema jurídico que é distante do público geral, o qual justamente se procura alcançar, e suas implicações no aspecto pragmático do uso do chamado ''juridiquês''. O uso corrente de expressões jurídicas pode ter influências de fatores socioculturais ou até mesmo de ordem diastrática, o que denota uma espécie de status social imbricado ao uso da linguagem jurídica. Partindo de forma dedutiva, este estudo versa sobre uma experiência do jargão jurídico de forma a fazer generalizações em sua prática que, nos dias de hoje, tem se tornado cada vez mais distante do uso pragmático de clareza que esta prática linguística se propõe a substanciar.
USO DE TÉCNICA DE MEIO ALTERNATIVO DE RESOLUÇÃO DE CONFLITOS E A AUTONOMIA DAS MULHERES VÍTIMAS DE VIOLÊNCIA DOMÉSTICA À LUZ DA BIOÉTICA
Authors: Sousa da Silva Barbosa Gabriella , Da Silva e Silva Artenira , Mattos Delmo
Published: February 2019

A promulgação da Lei nº 11.340/2006, Maria da Penha, marca a retirada das demandas referentes à violência doméstica do paradigma conciliatório dos juizados especiais em que os delitos por ela albergados até então eram julgados. Por outro lado, a Resolução do Conselho Nacional de Justiça nº 125/2010, assim como o Novo Código de Processo Civil, privilegiam a utilização dos chamados meios alternativos para resolução de conflitos, iniciando uma nova perspectiva, a do privilégio à autocomposição. Nesse sentido, por meio de uma revisão bibliográfica e de três estudos de caso, concluiu-se que, mesmo diante da autonomia maculada de mulheres vítimas de violência doméstica e familiar, é possível a utilização da técnica da constelação familiar e ou da Mediação para a resolução de conflitos relativos à violência doméstica.
DA (IN)CONSTITUCIONALIDADE DO CUMPRIMENTO DE PENA EM REGIME INICIAL FECHADO PARA CONDENADOS INCURSOS NO §4º DO ARTIGO 33 DA LEI 11.343/2006 E A AFASTABILIDADE DE SUA HEDIONDEZ PELO SUPREMO TRIBUNAL FEDERAL (STF)
Authors: Posser Tonetto Arthur , Hundertmarck Pompéo Wagner Augusto
Published: February 2019

Quando a Suprema Corte nacional, em 23.02.2006, declarou inconstitucional a impossibilidade de progressão de regime a crimes hediondos e equiparados, houve, necessariamente, a obrigatoriedade de dar nova redação ao § 1º do art. 2º da Lei 8.072/90. Dessa forma, dificultou-se a progressão de regime aos delitos considerados hediondos, sem, contudo, vedá-la, como previsto originalmente pelo dispositivo legal. Superada essa incongruência, que passou a ser discutida quando do julgamento do Habeas Corpus 82.959, instaurou-se nova e semelhante cizânia no que pertine ao tema. Como forma de esclarecer esta divergência, o presente estudo tem por objeto verificar a (in)constitucionalidade do cumprimento de pena em regime inicial fechado para condenados incursos no §4º do Art. 33 da Lei 11.343/2006, bem como analisar o recente entendimento dado pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal de afastar a hediondez de crimes de tráfico privilegiado, por ocasião entendidos os agentes cumpridores dos requisitos do §4º, Art. 33 da Lei 11.343/2006. Desenvolvido por meio teórico, com ênfase na bibliografia indicada e na Constituição Federal de 1988, a pesquisa, como se verá, constitui-se de abordagem dedutiva.
Evaluation of adaptive low cost solar water pasteurization device for providing safe potable water in rural households
Authors: Zaman Sharmin , Yousuf Abu , Begum Anowara , Bari Md Latiful , Rabbani K. S.
Published: February 2019

This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a simplified, low cost, pasteurization device in inactivating the diarrheal pathogens present in pond/lake/river water in order to provide safe potable water to people living in the rural areas of low resource countries. In this process, water in polyethylene bags was exposed to sunshine, where UV radiation emissions and heat absorption from the sunshine occurs simultaneously, and maintaining the heating at <60 °C, and minimum UV radiation emissions of 996.2 W/m2 for approximately 30 minutes was found enough to inactivate diarrheal pathogens in water. The synergistic effect of heat, UV radiation emission and holding time causes the destruction of diarrheal pathogens. However, the performance of the device depends on the thickness of the insulation and the air gap between polyethylene bags. Regardless of sample sources, the highest population reduction of Escherichia coli observed in the bacterial challenge study was 6.8 ± 0.4 log CFU/ml. The physicochemical properties were found acceptable compared with USEPA potable water quality except turbidity, which is acceptable according to the BDS standard, and the shelf-life study results demonstrated that 6 months' storage of pasteurization device-treated water at room temperature is possible without compromising water quality. Therefore, this simplified pasteurization device could be useful in potable water-scarce areas of the world.
Role of Cervical Cancer Radiotherapy in the Expression of EGFR and p53 Gene
Authors: Cheng Yan , Lan Kuntian , Yang Xiaoxia , Liang Dongxia , Xia Li , Cui Jinquan
Published: February 2019

Background:

Cervical cancer arises from the cervix and it is the 3rd most diagnosed malignancy and a foremost cause of cancer-related death in females. On the other hand, the expressions of EGFR and p53 are two important proteins observed in various studies on cervical cancer.

Objective:

The study aims to evaluate the beneficial effect of radiotherapy based on the regulation of p53 and EGFR gene in patients with cervical cancer.

Methods:

In this investigation, the regulation of important molecules responsible for cancer cell proliferation and DNA repair in the cervical cancer cell line was evaluated. The study comprises of an evaluation based on clinical study design from the malignant biopsies of 15 cervical cancer patients. The patterns of expression for the p53 gene and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) were evaluated in DoTc2 and SiHa cervical cancer cell lines using clonogenic assay, western blotting and immunohistochemistry techniques from the malignant biopsies of the 15 patients.

Results:

The study observed that the regulation of p53 and EGFR was very weak after the exposure of the radiation. In addition, the expression of p53 and EGFR was observed in malevolent biopsy samples after radiation with a dosage of 1.8 Gy radiations. Additionally, the expression of p53 and EGFR was able to induce by a single dose of radiotherapy in the malignant biopsies whereas it was unable to induce in DoTc2 and SiHa cervical cancer cells.

Conclusion:

The study observed that radiation exposed cancer cell lines modulates the expression of p53 and EGFR gene. The study also highlights the gap between in vitro experimental models and clinical study design.
Analysis of Extracellular Proteome of Staphylococcus aureus: A Mass Spectrometry based Proteomics Method of Exotoxin Characterisation
Authors: Das Rajdeep , D`souza Nisha , Choubey Surya K. , Murlidharan Sethumadhavan , Kurpad Anura V. , Mandal Amit K.
Published: February 2019

Background:

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), an important pathogen, causes a wide
range of infections in human starting from food poisoning to septicemia. It affects the host cells with
various exotoxins, known as virulence factors, which are synthesized in growth phase-dependent manner
of the bacteria. S. aureus has been reported to become resistant to antibiotics rapidly. Among two
common clinical isolates, Methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) and Methicillin-resistant S. aureus
(MRSA), MRSA pose major problems across hospitals around the world.

Objective:

The objective of the present study was to profile the exoproteins of Methicillin-sensitive
S. aureus (ATCC 25293) and subsequently to establish a proteomics-based method of characterization
of S. aureus that is crucial in treating hospital-acquired infections.

Methods:

We used two-dimensional nanoLC/ESI-MS based proteomic platform to characterize and
quantify the exoproteins isolated from Methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (ATCC 25293) strain.

Results:

A total of 69 proteins were identified from extracellular proteome pool of ATCC 25293 strain
that includes 18 extracellular proteins, 40 cytoplasmic proteins, 2 membrane proteins, 3 cell wall proteins
and 6 uncharacterized proteins.

Conclusion:

We propose that this mass spectrometry-based proteomics method of characterization of
exoproteins might be useful to identify S. aureus strains that are resistant to antibiotics.
Development and Validation of HPLC-UV Method for the Determination of a Potent Synthetic Cannabinoid THJ-2201 in Mouse Plasma and Application in a Pharmacokinetic Study
Authors: Aboul-Enein Hassan Y. , Mostafa Gamal A.E , AlRabiah Haitham , Al-Ramadi Mohammed , Attia Sabry M. , Wagdy Hebatallah A.
Published: February 2019

Aim:

A new simple and sensitive high-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) method
for the determination of a potent synthetic cannabinoid THJ-2201, has been developed and validated.
Lixiviptan was used as the Internal Standard (IS).

Methods:

THJ-2201 and IS were extracted from mouse plasma using deproteinization procedure that
uses acetonitrile followed by HPLC analysis. The separation was carried out on a reversed-phase C18
column using water and acetonitrile mixture (30:70 v/v). The flow-rate was 1.0 mL/min. Eluting of both
THJ-2201 and lixivaptan was performed at 220 nm.

Results:

The method demonstrated linearity over a calibration range of 95 - 1500 ng/mL and the Limit
of Detection (LOD) and Quantitation (LOQ) were 28 ng/mL and 91 ng/mL, respectively. The validation
of the proposed method was carried out by following the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
guidelines. Intra- and inter-day precision did not exceed 6.4%, whereas the accuracy of THJ-2201
measurements was within ±13%.

Conclusion:

This new method is simple and sensitive and has been applied successfully in a pharmacokinetic
study of THJ-2201 in mouse plasma. The mean values of Tmax and Cmax were 0.25 h and
141.87 ± 12.11 ng/mL, respectively.
Genetic Diversity of Blattella germanica Isolates from Central China based on Mitochondrial Genes
Authors: Wei Pan , Xie XiaoDong , Wang Ran , Zhang JianFeng , Li Feng , Luo ZhaoPeng , Wang Zhong , Wu MingZhu , Yang Jun , Cao PeiJian
Published: February 2019

Background:

Blattella germanica is a widespread urban invader insect that can spread numerous types of human pathogens, including bacteria, fungi, and protozoa. Despite the medical significance of B. germanica, the genetic diversity of this species has not been investigated across its wide geographical distribution in China.

Objective:

In this study, the genetic variation of B. germanica was evaluated in central China.

Methods:

Fragments of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene and the 16S rRNA gene were amplified in 36 B. germanica isolates from 7 regions. The sequence data for COI and 16S rRNA genes were analyzed using bioinformatics methods.

Results:

In total, 13 haplotypes were found among the concatenated sequences. Each sampled population, and the total population, had high haplotype diversity (Hd) that was accompanied by low nucleotide diversity (Pi). Molecular genetic variation analysis indicated that 84.33% of the genetic variation derived from intra-region sequences. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that the B. germanica isolates from central China should be classified as a single population. Demographic analysis rejected the hypothesis of sudden population expansion of the B. germanica population.

Conclusion:

The 36 isolates of B. germanica sampled in this study had high genetic variation and belonged to the same species. They should be classified as a single population. The mismatch distribution analysis and BSP analysis did not support a demographic population expansion of the B. germanica population, which provided useful knowledge for monitoring changes in parasite populations for future control strategies.
Relevance of Machine Learning Techniques and Various Protein Features in Protein Fold Classification: A Review
Authors: Patil Komal , Chouhan Usha
Published: February 2019

Background:

Protein fold prediction is a fundamental step in Structural Bioinformatics. The tertiary structure of a protein determines its function and to predict its tertiary structure, fold prediction serves an important role. Protein fold is simply the arrangement of the secondary structure elements relative to each other in space. A number of studies have been carried out till date by different research groups working worldwide in this field by using the combination of different benchmark datasets, different types of descriptors, features and classification techniques.

Objective:

In this study, we have tried to put all these contributions together, analyze their study and to compare different techniques used by them.

Methods:

Different features are derived from protein sequence, its secondary structure, different physicochemical properties of amino acids, domain composition, Position Specific Scoring Matrix, profile and threading techniques.

Conclusion:

Combination of these different features can improve classification accuracy to a large extent. With the help of this survey, one can know the most suitable feature/attribute set and classification technique for this multi-class protein fold classification problem.
Wing Thickness Optimization for Box Wing Aircraft
Authors: Olugbeji Jemitola P. , Gabriel Okafor E. , Abbe Godwin
Published: February 2019

Background:

In the interest of improving aircraft performance, studies have highlighted
the benefits of Box wing configurations over conventional cantilever aircraft configuration.
Generally, the greater an aircraft's average thickness to chord ratio (τ), the lower the structural
weight as well as volumetric capacity for fuel. On the other hand, the lower the , the greater
the drag reduction. A review of patents related to the Box-wing aircraft was carried out. While
methodologies for optimizing wing thickness of conventional aircrafts have been studied extensively,
limited research work exist on the methodology for optimizing the wing thickness to
chord ratio of the Box wing aircraft configurations.

Methods:

To address this gap, in this work, a two stage optimization methodology based on gradient
search algorithm and regression analysis was implemented for the optimization of Box
wing aircrafts wing thickness to chord ratio. The first stage involved optimizing the All Up Mass
(AUM), Direct Operating Cost (DOC) and Zero Lift Drag Coefficients (CDO), with respect to the
aft and fore sweep angle for some selected τ values. At the second stage, a suitability function (γ) was optimized with respect to the aft and fore sweep angle for some selected τ values. A
comparative study was further carried out using the proposed methodology on similar size cantilever
wing aircraft.

Results:

From the result, an optimal τ value was reached. Also the τ value for the cantilever aircraft
found based on the proposed methodology was similar to the true τ value of the adopted
aircraft, thereby validating the methodology.

Conclusion:

Based on the optimal τ value reached from this work, the Box wing aircraft are
suitable for thin airfoils.
Potential Natural Dual Agonist PPARα/γ-induced Antidiabetic and Antidyslipidemic Properties of Safrole-Free Nutmeg Seed (Myristica fragrans Houtt) Extract
Authors: Lestari Keri , Diantini Ajeng , Barliana Melisa I. , Achmad Tri H. , Subarnas Anas , Mutakin  , Abdulah Rizky , Lesmana Ronny , Hwang Jae K.
Published: February 2019

Background:

Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt) has the potential to control blood glucose
and lipid levels. However, it contains safrole compounds, which are dangerous when humans
consume them.

Objective:

In this study, we eliminated safrole from nutmeg and investigated its antidiabetic and antidyslipidemic
properties.

Methods:

Nutmeg seeds were powdered, extracted with 90% ethanol, and chromatographed to remove
the safrole. Safrole-free nutmeg extract was concentrated, and its antidiabetic and antidyslipidemic
agents were tested in a type 2 diabetes mellitus rat model.

Results:

The results showed that the blood glucose level decreased by 20% after 2 days of treatment,
30% after 4 days of treatment and 40% after 6 days of treatment with nutmeg extracts. The blood
triglyceride level did not change in the first 2 days of treatment, and it decreased by 25% after 4
days of treatment and by another 25% after 6 days of treatment. Luciferase assay showed that safrole-
free nutmeg increased the activities of PPAR α and γ in a dose-dependent manner, which
marked the potential mechanism of lowering the triglyceride and glucose levels.

Conclusion:

Results thus obtained are suggestive of the potential dual effect of safrole-free nutmeg
extract on antidiabetic and antidyslipidemic management.
Low-Dose Lithium for Long-Term Treatment of Clozapine- Induced Neutropenia: A Case Series
Authors: Baig Muhammad R.
Published: February 2019

Background:

Treatment-resistant psychosis makes schizophrenia a disabling
and costly illness. Clozapine is an effective treatment for treatment-resistant psychosis,
though it is underutilized mainly due to prescribing providers’ fear of a serious yet uncommon
complication, clozapine-induced neutropenia. Clozapine-induced neutropenia
predisposes patients to potentially life-threatening infections leading prescribers to stop use
when blood counts start to drop even well above the recommended cut-off point. Colonystimulating
factors are effective options for reducing risk and duration of neutropeniarelated
events though they add a significant cost burden to the patient and healthcare system.
There is a great need for feasible and cost-effective pharmacotherapies in the mental
health care setting for the management of clozapine-induced neutropenia.

Objective:

We evaluated adjunctive use of lithium when prescribed at a low-dose to stabilize
dropping blood count in patients receiving clozapine for treatment-resistant psychosis.

Methods & Results:

A case series analysis of three patients who were followed in a mental
health outpatient clinic for the management of schizophrenia. Blood counts of all the patients
were stabilized by low-dose lithium treatment and continued to receive long term
treatment of clozapine.

Conclusion:

Results suggest low-dose lithium as a feasible and cost-effective pharmacotherapeutic
option enabling the continuation of clozapine, an effective treatment for
treatment-resistant psychosis.
Peningkatan Mutu Layanan di Kampung Homestay Borobudur Melalui Pembelajaran Bahasa Prancis
Authors: Sajarwa Sajarwa , Firmonasari Aprilia , Astuti Wulan Tri
Published: February 2019

Community engagement, in tri dharma, is a dharma that is directly related to society. Department of French Literature, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada carry out a community engagement program by conducting a French language training for employees in Kampung Homestay, Dusun Ngaran II, Borobudur Village. Tis training is delivered by tutorial system using communicative method. Expected result of this training is that the homestay employees can communicate in French with simple structures and phrases. In addition, Department of French Literature also helps the homestay to promote itself through a website or brochure in French, so that French-speaking foreign tourists can get to know this village better. Tis activity also produces teaching materials and videos of French-language tourism based on local cultures.
Service Learning: Mengintegrasikan Tujuan Akademik Dan Pendidikan Karakter Peserta Didik Melalui Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat
Authors: Setyowati Endah , Permata Alviani
Published: February 2019

Service learning is a teaching approach that combines academic goals and the character educationthrough community service activities. Teaching strategies through knowledge, experiences, andreﬂections applied in an interdiciplinary course provide opportunities for students to relate knowledgedirectly from the classroom to community problems with their participation as volunteers in a specifedcommunity. Te community which is chosen as a target group was ftted to the lecture materialswhich emphasized on issues of state discrimination against vulnerable groups and impacts of decreasingenvironmental quality on sustainable peace. Te learning outcomes which is set at level of students'awareness of social problems are measured by changes in perceptions of issues faced by target groupsbefore and after students doing a community service through periodic journal reports.
Usulan Manajemen Pengunjung Situs Makam Sunan Kalijaga, Kelurahan Kadilangu, Kabupaten Demak
Authors: Musadad Musadad
Published: February 2019

Te Sunan Kalijaga tomb complex located in Kadilangu, Demak, Central Java is an archaeologicalsite that have very high signifcance values in terms of history, culture, and economy. Tis tomb complexis always fully-visited by pilgrims from various regions. Te peak season of the tomb visiting periodis in the month of Syafar, one month before Ramadan. At the time, the visitors must be trapped in along queue in the corridor that was prepared by Yayasan Sunan Kalijaga to enter the tomb complex.Tis condition certainly leads inconveniences for pilgrims and it may decrease the site's signifcancevalues. For this reason, eﬀorts are needed to reduce pilgrimage density in the corridors of pilgrimsfrom the entrance gate to the site complex. Alternative proposals to reduce pilgrim density are proposedin two alternatives. Te frst, after the pilgrimage procession reaches and fnishes their pilgrimage,the visitors should go out through another door and pass the south corridor of the mosque to theroad on the east side of the mosque heading south to the ancient lake and heading to the road to theparking lot. Te second proposal is that pilgrims passes through the existing corridor to enter andto exit, but the corridor is divided into two lanes in frm and very strict arrangements. Tis meansthat pilgrims should not enter the wrong lane and there are restrictions on the amount of entry ata time of high density.
Cost–effectiveness of elagolix versus leuprolide acetate for treating moderate-to-severe endometriosis pain in the USA
Authors: Wang Si-Tien , Johnson Scott J , Mitchell Dominic , Soliman Ahmed M , Vora Jamie B , Agarwal Sanjay K
Published: February 2019

Aim:To assess the cost–effectiveness of elagolix versus leuprolide acetate in women with moderate to severe endometriosis pain.Methods:A Markov model was developed. The efficacy of leuprolide acetate was derived from statistical prediction models using elagolix trial data. Model inputs were extracted from Phase III clinical trials and published literature.Results:Compared with leuprolide acetate, elagolix generated positive net monetary benefit (NMB) assuming a payer's willingness-to-pay threshold of US$100,000 per quality-adjusted life year over a 1-year time horizon: US$5660 for elagolix 150 mg and US$6443 for elagolix 200 mg. The 2-year NMBs were also positive.Conclusion:Elagolix was cost effective versus leuprolide acetate in the management of moderate to severe endometriosis pain over 1- and 2-year time horizons. Results were robust in sensitivity analyses.
Los problemas de la métrica de la economía convencional
Authors: Falconí Fander
Published: February 2019

La medición es una equivocación decisiva que nos está oscureciendo la comprensión de la crisis planetaria. Una distinta economía, articulada con la idea de ciencia post-normal, requiere una métrica distinta a la del reduccio-nismo monetario; es decir, aquella que contempla la incertidumbre y la participación social en los problemas complejos, no como negación del positivismo lógico (que exalta el conocimiento científico y envilece otras formas de conocimiento), sino más bien como una necesidad de ampliar sus dimensiones, en respuesta a la ‘post normalidad’ de la realidad.

La métrica no es un problema trivial, sino esencial, por la forma cómo comprendemos el mundo. En un ámbito macro, este artículo cuestiona la métrica tradicional en la economía del “desarrollo” y  defiende la necesidad de contar con una nueva métrica multidimensional para comprender y actuar sobre problemas complejos.
La inversión extranjera directa y liberalización económica en la India 2000-2012
Authors: Sosa Jesús
Published: February 2019

El presente ensayo delinea el escenario de los movimientos de capital en la forma de inversión extranjera directa (IED) en la India entre los años 2000 y 2012 y su posible impacto macroeconómico. El estudio se enmarca en el proceso de globalización que desde finales del siglo pasado ha tomado vigor, caracterizado por crisis recurrentes, disminución del ritmo de acumulación capitalista en el polo desarrollado y ascenso de nuevos actores en este terreno. En el marco de este entorno, las desigualdades económicas continúan vigentes entre países desarrollados y en desarrollo, al mismo tiempo se registra un aumento considerable de los flujos de capital entre estos países.
Liberalización de los mercados financieros y las economías emergentes después de la crisis de 2007-2008
Authors: Ülgen Faruk
Published: February 2019

Esta colaboración evalúa, a la luz de la crisis de 2007-2008, la importancia de las principales concepciones que ha venido sosteniendo directa o indirectamente, la liberalización financiera como condición estructural para el desarrollo económico. Desde esta perspectiva, se analizan la relación entre el proceso de desarrollo de los mercados financieros, las crisis de las economías de mercados emergentes y la actual crisis. En retrospectiva, parece que las crisis monetarias y financieras de los años 1980-2000, acaecidas durante el proceso de liberalización y apertura (integración internacional) en las economías emergentes no descansan, obviamente, sobre la fragilidad estructural que se atribuyen erróneamente al atraso. Esas crisis más bien podrían estar relacionadas de manera más certera con el funcionamiento de las economías liberalizadas. Esta afirmación se apoya en el supuesto de que la inestabilidad financiera es el resultado de los problemas endógenos de los sistemas económicos financiarizados y globalizados, más que al resultado natural de las dificultades de la transición de algunas economías hacia la denominada economía de mercado eficiente.
The Effects of Prosocial Modeling on Young Children's Nurturing of a "sick" Child
Authors: Gray Ross , Pirot Michael
Published: February 2019

We explored the effects of prosocial modeling on young children's caretaking of a "sick" child confederate. One group was exposed to affection and caretaking modeling, a second to only caretaking modeling, and a third to affectively neutral (control) modeling. While the children displayed
almost no affectionate behavior when tested, there was a high but nondifferential rate of caretaking across all 3 groups. However, the affection and caretaking group displayed significantly more generalized nurturance than the caretaking only and control groups. A teacher's rating prior to
the experiment showed that there was a significantly positive correlation between the children's affectionate disposition and subsequent caretaking behavior. Our findings indicate that young children are far more able to produce complex prosocial behavior than was believed previously.
Multigenerational Residence and Perception of Old Age by Nigerian Youths
Authors: Togonu-Bickersteth Funmi
Published: February 2019

In this study, I examined the influence of multigenerational residence on Nigerian youths' perception of old age, and the influence of perception of old age on the youths' expressed fears of aging. Results showed that youths residing in multigenerational households viewed old age more
positively compared to youths who did not live in such households. There were also differences in the expressed fears of aging between youths who viewed old age positively versus negatively: the former feared dependency and death, whereas the latter feared isolation and physical and mental
deterioration.
Relaxation Covert Rehearsal for Adaptive Functioning in Fourth-Grade Children
Authors: Fling Sheila , Black Patricia
Published: February 2019

In a sample of 162 fourth graders, 62 of the 70 most active and problematic—as identified by teacher ratings—were randomly assigned to relaxation/covert rehearsal, story listening, and waiting list groups. Children were evaluated before and after a 6-week treatment of 2
group sessions per week and again 4 months later, after the waiting list had also received relaxation/covert rehearsal training. Evaluations included teacher and parent ratings on the Abbreviated Behavior Scale–Form B and Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory; grades in mathematics, reading,
spelling, and language arts; a spelling achievement test; and "blind" classroom observations and electromyographic measures. Little significant evidence was obtained for the efficacy of group relaxation/covert rehearsal, or story listening in improving adaptive functioning. Previous reports
of more positive results with children's relaxation training may be spurious owing to the use of less rigorous controls.
Familial Factors and Relative Weight in Children
Authors: de Man Anton F.
Published: February 2019

Ninety-five French-Canadian children and their parents took part in this study of the relationship between selected familial variables and children's relative weight. Results of a backstep regression analysis showed that socioeconomic status was the best single predictor for girls,
whereas maternal rejection/hostility, duration of breast-feeding, and socioeconomic status were significant predictors for boys.
Locus of Control as a Predictor of Severity of Weight-Control Strategies in Bulimics
Authors: Groth-Marnat Gary , Schumaker Jack F.
Published: February 2019

We investigated the relationships between general and specific measures of locus of control with severity of bulimic behavior. Two groups of participants who did and did not fulfil the criteria for bulimia completed measures of symptomatic behavior, internal and external locus of control,
health locus of control, and weight locus of control. Results of a comparison revealed no significant differences between the groups. Generalized locus of control was a predictor of frequency of binges but not severity of weight-control strategies or weight fluctuation. The practical implications
of and possible reasons for the results are discussed.
Conflict-Resolution Strategies and Adolescent Identity Development
Authors: Peterson Candida C.
Published: February 2019

I explored the influence of parent–adolescent conflict on identity development by examining the identity status of 278 migrant and mainstream adolescents in relation to methods of dealing with disagreements with parents. Results were generally consistent with Erikson's theory,
with the 8% minority of teenagers who habitually disputed so violently with their parents as to attempt to inflict verbal or physical injury scoring higher on the diffusion maladaptive identity dimension, whereas the 26% who routinely avoided all forms of heated discussion or argument scored
nonsignificantly higher on identity foreclosure.
Perception of the Old by Young Adults in Nigeria
Authors: Togonu-Bickersteth Funmi , Olutope Akinnawo Ebenezer
Published: February 2019

Using 21 bipolar adjectives, we aimed to identify the positive and negative perceptions of old people held by 375 young adults studying at a Nigerian university. Results showed that the young adults evaluated the concept of "old person" more positively than they did the concept of "young
person"; specifically, the old person was rated as significantly more sincere, wise, fair, innocent, and predictable than the young person was. Further, we did not find any pervasive negative stereotypes of the old, as held by the young adults.
The Effects of Abortion on Perceived Sex Role
Authors: Dixon Paul N. , Strano Donald
Published: February 2019

We investigated the effect of abortion on the sex role attitudes of 118 women undergoing the procedure. Perceived femininity, masculinity, and androgyny were measured during the week preceding the abortion, and then at 2 weeks and 3 months following the abortion. Because the decision
to abort requires assertiveness not common to the traditional female role and a denial of maternity, we expected that postabortion femininity scores would decrease and masculinity scores would increase, resulting in greater androgyny. While no significant differences in femininity scores were
found across the 3 testing times, masculinity and androgyny scores differed significantly from the first to third and second to third testing times.
ORALIDADE E RESISTÊNCIA EM TERRA SONÂMBULA, DE MIA COUTO
Authors: Elizabeth Bueno de Godoy Maria , Lemos da Costa Fabrício , Line Silva de Lima Hanna
Published: February 2019

Este artigo tem como objetivo analisar as formulações pós-coloniais, sobretudo no que se refere à oralidade como valor simbólico de resistência e resgate da memória moçambicana. A oratura coloca-se como clave da análise do romance Terra Sonâmbula, de Mia Couto, autor moçambicano, cujas marcas estão imbricadas ao logo da narrativa, principalmente a partir de gêneros orais, assim como práticas do coletivo que remetem ao passado mais original e primitivo de Moçambique. A resistência e a cultura do povo africano são uma das premissas mais importantes da literatura pós-colonial, desenvolvendo-se na hibridez das formas orais às formas escritas.
PICHO-AÇÃO: A CONSTRUÇÃO DISCURSIVA DO PICHO NA CIDADE DE SANTA MARIA/RS
Authors: Bolzan Martins Noara , Karine Dutra Menegazzi Themis
Published: February 2019

Este estudo tem como propósito analisar a construção discursiva do picho, presente no centro da cidade de Santa Maria/RS. Entendemos que essa proposta justifica-se por promover o estudo dos chamados discursos marginais e de uma importante e comum intervenção visual no espaço urbano, que é o picho. Esta análise foi realizada a partir da Análise Crítica do Discurso e do modelo tridimensional do discurso (FAIRCLOUGH, 2001). Percebemos o foco dado, no discurso do picho, para a ação em direção à mudança social. O picho, expressão artística subversiva e transgressora, rearticula discursos ideologicamente naturalizados, estabelecendo uma luta hegemônica em prol das minorias.
AS SANTAS ANAS, OS JOGOS DE PODER E A MEMÓRIA COLETIVA DA BARRIGUDA
Authors: Rossene Andrade Bomfim Tâmara , Silva Costa Edil
Published: February 2019

Este estudo se baseia nas narrativas da comunidade da Barriguda, município de Ibotirama – BA, sobre a história da Escrava Ana, reconhecida, pela crença popular, como Santa, creditando a sua transformação ao martírio e sofrimento vividos, aos maus tratos do seu Senhor, devido à escrava ter engravidado e dado à luz a

um filho, sem a sua permissão. Testemunhos, depoimentos e relatos de diferentes gerações mantêm viva a memória coletiva sobre a Santa Ana, que também atrai peregrinos de outras regiões. A igreja, ao que parece, procura dissuadir a crença na figura da escrava pobre, negra, subalternizada e marginalizada e, em seu lugar, oferece aos seus devotos a figura consolidada de outra Ana, Santa canonizada, legitimada, com uma aparência

que em nada lembra a figura imaginária da escrava, representativa da Sagrada Família e da hegemonia da Igreja

sobre os seus fiéis. Esse cenário faz ressurgir questionamentos que se relacionam aos sentidos criados pelos habitantes do lugar para as diferentes Anas, sobre a (re)existência da Ana vulnerável, o polo mais fragilizado no jogo de poder que se sustém sobre qual das Anas traz o reflexo da identidade da população local, também

periférica e marginalizada e sobre a luta travada para preservar a imagem da Escrava, existente apenas no imaginário das pessoas, em contraponto à imagem institucionalizada, registrada nos livros sagrados e nas esculturas. A base teórica se constrói a partir das obras de Michel Foucault (2015), Paul Zumthor (2010), Stuart Hall (2008) e Clifford Geertz (2008).
A paixão segundo o búfalo: o corpo melancólico em Clarice Lispector
Authors: Brito Amanda Ramalho de Freitas
Published: February 2019

As paixões participam e impulsionam a experiência humana, pois como sugeriu Lebrun (2009) em O conceito de paixão, nos induz a realizar a ação modificadora. A ação movida pelas paixões pode criar a presença eminente do prazer em uma situação conciliadora doada pelo encontro, ou revelar uma dor latente no processo disfórico do encontro. Nessa perspectiva apresenta-se a melancolia das paixões, centrada na relação da perda ideal do objeto de amor. Nesse sentido, o presente artigo busca pensar como a melancolia está presente no percurso da paixão que participa da construção da personagem em O búfalo, de Clarice Lispector. Investigando os seus sentidos ambivalentes e complementares (passividade e ação; amor e ódio) como norteadores da melancolia no conto e da significação dos estados instintivos do “eu”. Para ancorar a pesquisa busquei um percurso de análise centrado na psicanálise de base freudiana, destacando os ensaios: Luto e Melancolia (2010) e o Eu e o Id (2011).
De Macabéa às minas do Slam ou No princípio era a voz
Authors: Ciro Numa
Published: February 2019

Este estudo tenciona tornar audível a voz que, em mim, ecoa das leituras e releituras que faço há muitos anos, tentando acertar o meu tempo com a Hora da Estrela. Frente ao romance e, em seguida, ao filme, volto a ser criança, a que pede para que lhe conte aquela história infinitas vezes. Interrogo os mistérios inesgotáveis que habitam a poesia e a música, matérias primas desta obra.
Inveja e melancolia em A hora da estrela: o furo na linguagem e as ressonâncias infantis
Authors: Oliveira Vanalucia Soares da Silveira
Published: February 2019

Objetivo desta pesquisa é analisar, pelo método da regressão, a relação de Macabéa com seus seios maternos, consoante pensamento kleineano, para interpretar o corpo habitado pela inveja, melancolia e falta de linguagem. Primeiro, analisar-se-á a falta da mãe genitora no processo de introdução dessa criança no mundo da linguagem, que é mediado, pela figura materna; depois, a educação sexual ensinada pela tia, seu segundo seio; a seguir, sua inserção na cultura pela mãe Rádio Relógio, e, por fim, sua relação de asseguramento com a cartomante, o seio bom. Para tanto, nosso aporte teórico fundamentar-se-á nos estudos de Klein (1996; 1974); Dolto (2015); Dolto e Nasio (2008), Freud (2016a; 2016b), Nasio (2010; 2008; 2007;1991), dentre outros. Destarte, esta análise visa a um estudo das ressonâncias infantis na constituição da precariedade do eu da protagonista de A Hora da Estrela (1998), da escritora brasileira Clarice Lispector.
Reflexões sobre as construções identitárias de docentes de Educação a Distância a partir da análise linguístico discursiva de interações no gênero consígnia
Authors: Luz Lilian Soares de Figueiredo , Souto Maior Rita de Cássia
Published: February 2019

Acompanhando mudanças na sociedade, a modalidade de ensino a distância surge reestruturando uma série de ações interacionais, o que também implica numa reconstrução identitária (HALL, 2004, CORACINI, 2003, 2005, CELANI E MAGALHÃES, 2002) do/a professor/a. Baseadas na perspectiva da Linguística Aplicada (MOITA LOPES, 2002, 2006) e sob o viés da abordagem qualitativa de pesquisa (TRIVIÑOS, 1987, LÜDKE E ANDRÉ, 1986) e do estudo de caso (YIN, 2005), temos o objetivo de refletir interpretativamente sobre as identidades, através das atuações linguístico-discursivas dos/as docentes no gênero consígnia, no ambiente virtual Moodle na Educação a Distância. Observamos, com o estudo, que esse gênero, organizado com saudações e orientações, sinaliza para a construção de diferentes relações sociais entre docente-discentes e que essas diferenças revelam fragmentações identitárias próprias da busca de uma reavaliação ético-discursiva (SOUTO MAIOR, 2018) das práticas que o ambiente demanda para os/as profissionais.
Uma proposta linguística de classificação dos constituintes morfológicos que compõem os substantivos latinos
Authors: Chain Soraya Paiva
Published: February 2019

Neste trabalho, apresentamos uma proposta linguística de classificação dos constituintes morfológicos que compõem os substantivos latinos, pois vemos que, a maioria dos casos de cada declinação, é composta de mais um constituinte, diferentemente de como as Gramáticas Latinas (GLs) os apresentam, constituídos somente de radical e desinência de caso. Primeiramente, apresentamos uma abordagem estruturalista, acerca dos tipos de morfemas constituintes dos nomes, a qual nos subsidia durante nossas análises. Em seguida, apresentamos quatro GLs e a forma como elas apresentam os constituintes morfológicos dos substantivos das cinco declinações, para, em comparação com a nossa proposta, demonstrarmos as diferenças. Depois, apresentamos nossa proposta, demonstrando que, a maioria dos casos latinos de todas as declinações é composta de morfema lexical, morfema classificatório ou vogal de ligação e morfema categórico, comparando com a forma apresentada pelas GLs. Por fim, apresentamos algumas observações feitas a partir das nossas análises.
A CARTA COMO PRESENÇA: DA ARTISTA E DA GALERISTA THE LETTER AS EPISTOLARY EXCHANGE: FROM THE ARTIST TO THE GALLERIST
Authors: REBOUÇAS Moema Lúcia Martins , CASTRO Juliana , JANTORNO Alessandra
Published: February 2019

RESUMO: Este artigo analisa duas cartas escritas na década de 70 do século XX da artista Fayga Ostrower para a Coordenadora da Galeria de Arte e Pesquisa da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo-GAP/UFES, Jerusa Margarida Gueiros Samu. Utiliza como referencial teórico-metodológico a teoria semiótica desenvolvida por A. J. Greimas e tem como objetivo apreender os sentidos do texto, num percurso que vai do formal ao afetuoso e a tornar explícitos os mecanismos implícitos de estruturação dos textos. As cartas como ato de presença reconstroem a história da artista e de sua relação com a Galeria da UFES. O texto estrutura-se em três partes: na primeira, contextualiza as cartas e discute a prática epistolar; na segunda, analisa as cartas, tendo como metodologia o percurso gerativo de sentido e na terceira, realiza um estudo comparativo entre as duas cartas analisadas. Entendendo a prática epistolar como uma prática dialógica, o trabalho conclui que o simulacro do sujeito inscrito no texto demonstrou a possibilidade da conjunção trabalho-prazer-satisfação. Demonstra, ainda, a partir do percurso do actante-sujeito e dos papéis temáticos aí investidos, a possibilidade de apreensão de novas possibilidades para as relações interpessoais que se dão no ambiente de trabalho e da maneira como deveríamos cultivá-las.Palavras-chave: carta como documento; semiótica; arte ABSTRACT: This article analyzes two letters written in the 70's of the 20th century by the artist Fayga Ostrower for the Coordinator of the Art Gallery of Federal University of Espírito Santo, Jerusa Margarida Gueiros Samu. It uses as theoretical-methodological reference the semiotic theory developed by A. J. Greimas and collaborators. The research aims to apprehend the meanings of the epistolary text, in a path that goes from the formal to the affectionate, making explicit the implicit mechanisms of structuring the texts. The letters as an act of presence reconstruct the history of the artist and her relationship with the UFES Gallery.The text is structured in three parts: in the first, it contextualizes the letters and discusses the epistolary practice; in the second, analyzes the letters having as methodology the generative path of meaning and in the third, compares the two letters. Understanding the epistolary practice as a dialogical practice, the paper concludes that the simulacrum of the subject inscribed in the text demonstrated the possibility of the conjunction work-pleasure-satisfaction-friendship. The research also demonstrates, from the course of the subject actant and the thematic roles invested there, the possibility of apprehension of new possibilities for the interpersonal relationships that occur in the work environment and the way we should cultivate them.Keywords: Letter as document – Semiotics – Art.