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“Con Mucho Sacrificio, We Give Them Everything We Can”: The Strategic Day-to-Day Sacrifices of Undocumented Latina/o Parents
Authors: CUEVAS STEPHANY
Published: September 2019

In this research article, Stephany Cuevas explores how undocumented Latina/o parents are engaged in their children's higher education goals and aspirations. Specifically, she investigates how the constraints created by the consequences of their undocumented immigration status, or their “illegality,” impact this engagement. Through in-depth interviews with fifteen undocumented Latina/o parents with children who successfully applied to, were accepted by, and matriculated to a selective public institution in California, Cuevas finds that undocumented parents make intentional day-to-day sacrificios for their children's educational attainment, prioritizing their children's educational financial needs over their own basic needs. While these engagement behaviors are similar to those of other parent populations, Cuevas argues that these investments come at a higher and more personal cost for undocumented immigrant parents. The findings of this study are essential for reconceptualizing research and practice to consider the impact of an immigration status on Latina/o parental engagement.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CRIMINAL CASE’S NO. 31 MATERIALS DEALING WITH THE DESTRUCTION OF THE AUDRINI VILLAGE’S INHABITANTS BY NAZI GERMANY’S OCCUPATION POWER
Authors: Malahovskis Vladislavs
Published: September 2019

Audrini has been an administrative center in Rezekne region since 1990. Before the Second World War, Audrini was one of the villages in Makaseni rural municipality populated by old believers. The tragedy of Audrini is destruction of Audrini inhabitants by Nazi German occupation institutions (22.12.1941. – 01.04.1942). Escaped prisoners of Red Army were hidden in the village. The Nazis burnt down village buildings. In the Ancupanu hills, arrested inhabitants of the village were shot; 30 men – inhabitants of Audrini – were publicly shot at the Marketplace in Rezekne. The punishment action was done in accordance with the German Security Police Commander’s orders; in the action local collaborators – Rezekne and Malta police officers – participated. Criminal case No 31 was initiated on August 5th, 1964. In 1965, an open trial in Riga was held (11.10.1965.–10.30.1965), where six former German police officers were accused of Audrini people killing. Criminal case No.31 consists of 37 huge volumes. Basically, there are three kinds of documents: 1) protocols of witnesses’ testimonies; 2) Rezekne region police reports and correspondence with higher instances; 3) the documents related to criminal investigation process. The paper reveals the reasons for the initiation of the Audrini village’s criminal case, the content of the documents available in the criminal case. The reasons for destruction of Audrini inhabitants are stated as well as the revealing of Audrini tragedy in Soviet propaganda and arts after the completion of criminal proceedings.
ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE IN THE INVESTIGATION OF ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN PRE-TRIAL CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
Authors: Labozeviča Sanita
Published: September 2019

The research paper is devoted to the problems of evidence’s disposal admissibility in road accident investigation during pre-trial criminal proceedings. The understanding of evidence admissibility in the Latvian and foreign criminal procedural law theory and law enforcement practice is examined; implementation of the establishment during pre-trial criminal proceedings by investigating road accident crimes during pre-trial criminal proceedings. The objective of the research paper: to investigate theoretical and practical issues of the establishment of disposal admissibility by investigating road accident crimes during pre-trial criminal proceedings; to identify problems in this context and to offer their solutions. During the practice pre-trial criminal investigation in road accident cases indicate shortcomings in the legal framework, as well as the competence of officials conducting criminal proceedings, the organization of work and the lack of methodological materials and standardized forms related to the specific nature of the road accident investigation. The solutions proposed by the author are related to the strengthening of the attachments’ admissibility specified in section 130 of the Criminal Procedure Law as evidence in criminal proceedings.
ON THE ISSUE OF LEGAL SYSTEM’S DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: HUMAN RESOURCES’ UPGRADING
Authors: Andreyanova Inna , Rozhkova Anna
Published: September 2019

In the information and digital environment, the transformation of the legal system is becoming topical and is being updated, including state authorities of all levels as well as the regulatory legal system, regulation-making, law enforcement and judicial practice, the powers of officials and subjects of legal relations in order to comply with such principles as openness, accessibility, legality, public control. In this regard, the transformation will first of all affect the specialists in the field of jurisprudence, whose competencies are being formatted at the intersection of information, digital and legal areas in the creation process of the updated legal system base. In this context, scientific and educational institutions of the highest level are assigned to implement a strategic task to update the new professions in the field of law at institutional level. The aim of the research work is to identify some relevance aspects of law education transformation. The problem of research work is linked with contradictions at the job market due to the low demand for former professions as well as the depreciation of the educational system because of the lack of technology in the development of educational and other alternative forms of education on platforms and profile platforms. The novelty of the research work is expressed by the practical application of the institutional approach to the implementation of professional standards in qualifications’ updating through network collaborative educational and project programmes. The conclusions of the research work are expressed in the concept of professional standards’ implementation; development of network collaborative educational programmes; module and project training as the main tools for legal professions’ modification.
Length‐Scale‐Dependent Relationships between VS30 and Topographic Slopes in Southern California
Authors: Lin Jessica , Moon Seulgi , Yong Alan , Meng Lingsen , Davis Paul
Published: September 2019

In engineering seismology, the time‐averaged shear‐wave velocity (VS) of the upper 30 m of the crust (VS30) is the primary parameter used in ground‐motion models to predict seismic site effects. VS30 is typically derived from in situ recordings of VS, although proxy‐based approaches (using geologic and/or geomorphometric classifications) are provisionally adopted when measurement‐based VS30 are sparse or not readily available. Despite the acceptance of proxy approaches, there are limited studies that examine the empirical relationships between VS30 and topographic attributes measured from various length scales and different resolutions of the digital elevation model. In this study, we examine the relationships between compiled VS30 measurements from 218 sites in southern California and topographic metrics of slope and relief measured over various length scales. We find that the correlations between topographic metrics and VS30 are weak but statistically significant. The correlations are improved when topographic slopes and relief are measured over length scales longer than typical hillslopes and VS30 sites are separated by different geologic groups. This is likely because VS30, especially on the rock sites, is better reflected in topographic metrics that capture large‐scale topographic relief, as well as landscape positions such as hilltops and valley bottoms.
Treinamento e Desenvolvimento: Foco na área de vendas
Authors: Santos Natani Amorin dos , Estender Antônio Carlos
Published: September 2019

O presente trabalho busca gerar conhecimentos para a aplicação prática, visa também solucionar problemas específicos, no caso, avaliar a eficiência dos treinamentos oferecidos para a área de vendas. Objetivo: analisar a metodologia de aplicação dos módulos de treinamento para área de vendas no ramo de Construção Civil. Método: o trabalho foi realizado por meio de estudo de caso, entrevistas, de natureza qualitativa e exploratória, sendo a coleta de dados realizada através de um questionário destinado aos colaboradores. Resultados: o levantamento de dados realizado na empresa XYZ (nome fictício) possibilitou identificar a importância da customização dos treinamentos, ou seja, tornar colaboradores da área de vendas verdadeiros especialistas em seu mercado de atuação e treiná-los de acordo com a complexibilidade do produto ou serviço oferecido para o cliente. Conclusão: a força de vendas é o oxigênio da empresa; o treinamento e desenvolvimento é uma das diversas ferramentas para desenvolver habilidades e competências capazes de fazer diferença no resultado de uma organização.Palavras-chave: Treinamento. Desenvolvimento. Vendas. Capacitação.AbstractThis study seeks to generate knowledge for practical application, also aims to solve specific problems, in this case, to assess the training effectiveness provided to the sales area. Objective: To analyze the application of  training modules methodology for the sales area, in the Construction industry. Method: The study was conducted through case studies, interviews, qualitative and exploratory nature, with data collection conducted through a questionnaire for employees. Results: The data survey in XYZ Company (fictitious name) enabled us to identify the importance of training customization, that is to make sales are employees experts in their market, train them according to the complexity of the product or service offered to the customer. Conclusion: the sales force is the oxygen of the company; training and development is one of several tools to develop skills and abilities capable of making a difference in the outcome of an organization.Keywords: Training. Development. Sales. Capacity.
A Contribuição da Controladoria no Processo de Gestão Organizacional
Authors: Assunção Ayron Vinícius Pinheiro de , Frainer Daniel Massen , Lopes Michelle Da Rosa , Zanão Eduardo Henrique
Published: September 2019

A decisão é muito importante dentro de uma organização, para isso, a Controladoria e o Controller contribuem para uma gestão organizacional eficiente, e este estudo procura demonstrar a missão, a função, o papel e a competência do Controller em uma empresa. A Controladoria pode contribuir como ferramenta de gestão, pois através dos relatórios elaborados é possível aos gestores um melhor controle e planejamento da organização, assim como na elaboração e execução dos projetos, principalmente os operacionais, tendo em vista o controle de curto, de médio e de longo prazo. Uma estrutura organizacional bem desenvolvida necessita de um excelente gestor para a tomada de decisão, contudo, os departamentos precisam criar relatórios detalhados para que o mesmo tenha uma ampla visão do desempenho da entidade. A Controladoria é uma área que necessita ser desenvolvida por um profissional habilitado e com muita competência, devendo se manter atualizado, o que possibilitará ao mesmo o diagnóstico preventivo de problemas e a proposição de soluções. A competitividade nos grandes mercados exige uma gestão enxuta, pois tudo impacta nos preços e na qualidade dos produtos/serviços oferecidos e o sucesso da organização vai depender do seu nível de eficiência na produção, dessa forma, o processo de Controladoria pode contribuir para a otimização da produção, oferecendo ferramentas para um menor nível de desperdício.Palavras-chave: Competência. Planejamento. Organização.AbstractDecision is very important in an organization. Thus,For this, the Controller and Controllership Controller and Controller contribute to an efficient organizational management, trying to demonstrate the mission, role, and competence of the Controller in a company. Controllership can contribute as a management tool, because through the reports elaborated it is possible for the managers to better control and plan the organization, as well as in the elaboration and execution of the projects, mainly the operational ones, in view of the control of short, medium and long term. A well-developed organizational structure needs an excellent manager for decision making, but departments need to create detailed reports so that they have a broad view of the organization’s performance. Controllership is an area that needs to be developed by a qualified professional and with a lot of competence, and must be kept up to date, which will allow preventive diagnosis of problems and the proposition of solutions. Competitiveness in large markets requires lean management, since everything impacts on the prices and quality of the products / services offered and the success of the organization will depend on its level of efficiency in production, and thus, the Controlling process can contribute to the optimization of offering tools for a lower level of waste.Keywords: Competence. Planning. Organization.
Representação do Trabalho na Construção Civil Pesada: Prazer ou Sofrimento?
Authors: Gasperini Edna , Rigotti Priscila Regina , Derrosso Giuliano
Published: September 2019

O trabalho sempre foi visto como uma tarefa complicada e que necessita de dedicação para conseguir realizar e finalizar. Quando esta palavra associada ao emprego, nota-se a importância que traz ao significado e a vida das pessoas, além de colaborar para a mudança na visão de mundo. Este artigo quer compreender a representatividade do seu trabalho/emprego para os trabalhadores da construção civil pesada no trecho da BR 277, além de tentar entender a maneira como eles vivenciam e dão sentido as suas experiências ao longo da vida nesta atividade, que é visto pela sociedade como árduo. Buscou-se observar como os trabalhadores classificavam seu trabalho em prazer e/ou sofrimento, fazendo indagações e entrevistas no próprio local de trabalho, para que pudesse complementar e vivenciar o seu dia-a-dia. A subjetividade também foi abordada com o intuito de salientar a importância da individualidade na leitura das produções por cada sujeito.Palavras-chave: Representação. Subjetividade. Construção Civil.Abstract Work has always been a complicated task and requires dedication to be accomplished and finished. When work associated with employment results in an important matter that brings meaning for people’s lives, besides it collaborates with the change in world’s view. This article aims to understand the representativeness of work / employment for heavy construction workers who work at BR 277 and try to understand how they experience and give meaning to their lifelong experiences on this activity, which is seen by society as arduous. We observed how the workers classified their work in pleasure and / or suffering, making inquiries and interviews in their workplace, so it could complement the experiences of their daily lives. Subjectivity was also approached in order to emphasize the importance of individuality in reading the productions by each subject.Keywords: Representation. Subjectivity.  Heavy Construction.
Empoderamiento femenino, una perspectiva de tres generaciones en mujeres urbanas de Mérida, Yucatán.
Authors: Alamilla Herrera Laura Isabel , Trucios Lara Andrea Itzel
Published: September 2019

La evolución del empoderamiento femenino a través de las generaciones se considera un tema necesario para observar el cambio ocurrido en las diferentes generaciones. El presente artículo pretende identificar los niveles de empoderamiento de mujeres urbanas de Mérida, Yucatán y conocer las situaciones que las empoderan y no empoderan. La metodología está basada en la aplicación de una escala y de dos premisas, en una muestra que consiste en 191 mujeres de un rango de edad de 18 a 73 años, las cuales se clasifican en tres generaciones. Los resultados evidenciaron que no existen diferencias en los niveles de empoderamiento femenino entre las generaciones, en cambio, se encontraron correlaciones en dos de las siete dimensiones del empoderamiento. Los resultados avalan la idea de que la contemporaneidad es lo que influye en el nivel de empoderamiento. Por otro lado, se clasificaron los constructos de las respuestas de las premisas, se concluye que, aunque no se tengan las herramientas para empoderarse, existe una conciencia de que es necesario realizar un cambio.
A randomized controlled trial of sublingual Misoprostol - 600µg versus intravenous Oxytocin - 10IU in prevention of post partum hemorrhage during cesarean section
Authors: Yaliwal Rajasri G. , Bidri Shailaja R. , Navani Ashwini S.
Published: September 2019

Background: Mortality related to pregnancy and childbirth causes half a million women around the world to die annually. About 35% of these deaths are from postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). Prevention of PPH has been advised by the WHO by the use of Oxytocin 10 IU IM or IV and Misoprostol 600 µg in low resource settings in vaginal delivery. However there have been only a few reports on the use of Misoprostol during cesarean section. The best route and dose of Misoprostol is still being debated.Methods: One hundred women with term singleton pregnancy undergoing elective or emergency cesarean section under spinal anesthesia were randomly allocated to receive either Misoprostol 600µg sublingually or intravenous oxytocin 10 IU soon after delivery of the baby. Estimated blood loss and comparative change in preoperative hemoglobin to post operative hemoglobin levels and side effects were evaluated.Results: Blood loss was found to be more in Misoprostol than Oxytocin. Eight patients of the Misoprostol group required additional oxytocics. Oxytocin group did not receive any additional drugs. No surgical intervention was made in either of the groups.  The most common side effect with Misoprostol was shivering (46%) and in Oxytocin group fever (4%).Conclusions: Sublingual Misoprostol of 600µg works to prevent postpartum bleeding. In our study Oxytocin was more effective than Misoprostol in preventing PPH during cesarean section. Late onset of action of Misoprostol in comparison to Oxytocin may render suturing of the uterus difficult due to pooling of blood. In settings in which use of Oxytocin is not feasible, Misoprostol might be a suitable alternative for post-partum hemorrhage.
Comparative study of perioperative morbidities of the conventional and ultrasound-guided suprapubic catheterization in the patients of urinary retention during emergency
Authors: Chandra Mahesh , Parmar Keyur , Wasnik Seema
Published: September 2019

Background: Urinary retention is one of the common urological emergencies and conventional ‘blind’ SPC frequently used comfortable as well superior procedure for patients. During conventional SPC, the distended bladder is identified by palpation or percussion without proper attention to intervening bowel segment and other structures. However, the recently published data suggests that if, ultrasound is used during SPC, and it identifies not only bladder but also intervening bowel segment which complications. Therefore, the objective of this study was to assess and compare the perioperative complications of both methods.Methods: This prospective study was conducted between years November’2017 to June’2019. Sixty patients (n=60) of urinary retention were randomized to undergo ultrasound guided or conventional SPC procedures. Patients were divided into two equal groups of 30 patients in US-SPC (Group-A) and C-SPC (Group-B). After either SPC, the patients were closely observed for development of complications.Results: Overall, the patients had mean age of 53.87+21.418 and 53.87+21.418 years in C-SPC and US-SPC group, respectively. Mean operative time and subsequent initial urine drainage were almost equal in both groups. However, in C-SPC group, 5(16.7%) patients developed complications in the form of 03 misplaced catheters outside bladder, 01 into retro pubic space and another 01 into rectum. All patients in Group-A required ultrasound guided revision of SPC compared to none in Group-B.Conclusion: Overall, the ultrasound-guided SPC (US-SPC) is safer procedure compared to conventional ‘blind’ C-SPC in relieving urinary retention in emergency, thus it should be recommended procedure whenever need arise for SPC procedure.
Knowledge about stroke among adults in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Authors: Karkout Rami A. , Shamaa Omar , Al Ammour Sara T. , Abd Elmaged Rana S. , Al Kassar Lujain A. , Al Ali Meera N.
Published: September 2019

Background: In UAE, stroke is the second leading cause of disability after RTA, where annually 8,000 to 10,000 patients get a stroke. Our aim is to identify the knowledge levels of stroke among Sharjah’s adult citizens.Methods: Using self-administered questionnaires, in a cross-sectional design, a non-probability convenience sampling method was used to enrol subjects. Eligible subjects were above 18 years of age, comprehended Arabic or English, and are currently residing in Sharjah. The questionnaire was 17 questions structured in 5 sections which included: demographics, general knowledge, knowledge of signs and symptoms, risk factors, and appropriate response towards stroke. SPSS V.22 was used to analyse the data. Percentages, means, and ANOVA were used. A P-value less than 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.Results: The study included 426 subjects, mean age was 35.1 years, 65.2% were females. 51.8% of the subjects claimed they know what stroke is, out of whom 24.3% provided incorrect descriptions. The mean knowledge level of signs and symptoms was 55.4%, and of risk factors was 40.6%. Visual disturbance was the least identified of the five signs and symptoms (38.0%). Female gender, African American race, and age above 60, were the least identified of the 8 risk factors (4.7%, 3.5%, 19.8% respectively). Better knowledge was associated with increased age and higher education. Conclusion: The majority of the sample showed an average to low level of knowledge. Such results indicate the importance of implementing more awareness programs that target younger age groups in the community.
A survey of s-unital and locally unital rings
Authors: Nystedt Patrik
Published: September 2019

We gather some classical results and examples that show strictinclusion between the families of unital rings, rings with enough idempotents,rings with sets of local units, locally unital rings, s-unital rings and idempo-tent rings.
The Dante Alighieri Society in Warsaw. From aristocratic sociability to Fascism’s intellectual showcasing (1924-1934)
Authors: Van Kessel Tamara
Published: September 2019

Il ruolo degli intellettuali nella creazione sia dell’Italia come nazione che dello stato fascista è una questione ricorrente nella storiografia italiana. Un aspetto che merita ulteriore attenzione è il modo in cui gli intellettuali siano stati coinvolti nel propagare la cultura italiana all’estero. È possibile sostenere che la Società Dante Alighieri, ovvero la più importante organizzazione per diffondere la cultura italiana oltre i confini, operasse come un circolo intellettuale? Cambia la funzione di questi intellettuali durante il regime mussoliniano? Questo articolo prende in esame il caso illustrativo del comitato della Dante a Varsavia dal 1924 al 1935, in un paese paragonabilmente prodotto dal nazionalismo romantico dell’Ottocento che all’epoca attraversava le tensioni ideologiche e i cambiamenti sociali della modernità. Questo comitato della Dante dimostra come una piccola parte delle élite polacche fu attratta dalle nuove ambizioni culturali del fascismo italiano e dalle possibilità che ciò sembrava dare alle loro aspirazioni intellettuali. Ricostruendo il crescente coinvolgimento dei funzionari italiani nelle attività della Dante, fino al superamento della Dante dovuto alla creazione di un Istituto di cultura italiana, esaminiamo il ruolo strategico degli studenti, il richiamo all’amicizia storica italo-polacca, gli interessi economici, ma anche il tentativo di riconfigurare la figura dell’intellettuale nell’insieme di una politica culturale più burocratizzata.
Effect of ZnO, TiO2, Al2O3 and ZrO2 nanoparticles on wheat callus cells
Authors: Czyżowska Agnieszka , Barbasz Anna
Published: September 2019

Effect of metal oxide nanoparticles on calli of two wheat varieties: Parabola (stress tolerant) and Raweta (sensitive) was studied. ZnO induced 10% larger membrane damage in Raweta calli. TiO2, Al2O3, and ZrO2 caused nearly 30% greater lactate dehydrogenase leakage for Raweta compared to Parabola. UV-irradiation of samples containing ZnO particles intensified this effect. Membrane lipid peroxidation in ZnO treated Raweta calli was twice as high as in Parabola and further increased after UV-irradiation. TiO2, Al2O3, and ZrO2 nanoparticles caused a 4-fold increase in malondialdehyde concentration in Raweta calli in comparison to Parabola calli. The nanoparticles studied damaged the cellular defense system by inactivating the antioxidative enzymes.
Conflicting roles of mother and academic? Exploring the use of arts-based self-care activities to encourage wellbeing
Authors: CohenMiller Anna , Demers Denise
Published: September 2019

Mothers in academia (“motherscholars”), whether faculty or doctoral students, are confronted by structures and policies often impeding promotion and movement through the academic pipeline. While research has examined these struggles, such as our own research over the last few years, this study addresses these issues from a new perspective — wellbeing. Using an arts-based participatory study, this article discusses how six motherscholars (including the authors) living in the US, Kazakhstan, and New Zealand sought to alleviate their conflicting roles of mother and academic through sharing online practices and struggles through self-care activities. Findings demonstrated how collaborative encouragement, and even pressure, to focus on self-care appeared to support participants’ daily lives in and out of academia as participants became aware of themselves as individuals, beyond being a mother or an academic. Implications suggest the importance of informal support networks (especially when formal structures do not exist) for motherscholars to reduce role conflict by encouraging wellbeing through self-care.
Book Publication as Pedagogy: Taking Learning Deep and Wide
Authors: Stoneman Lisa G. , Poli DorothyBelle , Denisch Anna , Weltmann Lydia , Almeder Melanie
Published: September 2019

For students, the practice of writing, illustrating, and publishing facilitates deep learning experiences, both within and beyond the discipline for which the writing is targeted. In this case study, students created books under the umbrella of a large, transdisciplinary research project: a science-based, illustrated activity book, a children’s fiction chapter book with illustrations, an adolescent novel, and two illustrated social studies activity books. Students completed the self-directed research, wrote the narratives, created the artwork, sought the advice of outside scholars and artists, and revised with discipline-specific mentors. Data include the books, mentor notes, and student-reported learning outcomes. Data reveal broad content and pedagogical skill knowledge acquisition, knowledge synthesis, and a deep level of self-authorship.
The Demon of Hope: An Arts-based Infused Meditation on Race, Disability, and the Researcher’s Complicity with Injustice
Authors: Fellner Gene L
Published: September 2019

My ethical stance demands that my research mutually benefit all research participants and that it should serve to reverse systemic policies of anti-blackness that permeate the educational system in the United States. Through publications and similar academic activities, however, my research advances my own career, but it is doubtful that it significantly advances the trajectories of the students with whom I work. Indeed, it could be argued that this imbalance in benefits advances the very system of white dominance that I claim to contest. In this arts-based, auto-ethnographic study, I document how, through the creation of pastel drawings and digital collage making, I seek to make sense of my compromised role as a white researcher in communities of color. I focus on my recent research with an 18-year-old African-American woman who was diagnosed with ADHD in the 5th grade.
A Review of Louise Gwenneth Phillips and Tracey Bunda's "Research through, with and as Storying"
Authors: Tur Simone Liza
Published: September 2019

This is a review of Research Through, With and As Storying, a book that explores how Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars can engage with storying as a tool that undoes conventions of research and gives voice to the marginalised in the academy.
A plasticidade da normatividade: reflexões sobre a vida biológica e social com a doença de Chagas
Authors: Koide Kelly
Published: September 2019

No presente artigo, elaboro uma reflexão acerca da ideia de individualidade orgânica na criação de normas e procuro compreender, por meio das obras do médico e filósofo francês Georges Canguilhem (1904-1995), em que sentido a patologia não poderia ser uma matéria esvaziada de subjetividade e, por esse motivo, não pode ser entendida apenas pela sua descrição anatomopatológica ou fisiológica. Para Canguilhem, definir a doença a partir de uma normalidade – esta última entendida como um padrão regular de atividade do organismo em condições definidas – leva a clínica a localizar a doença nos órgãos, nos tecidos, nas células e a partir dos prefixos “hiper”, “hipo”, “mega”, que pressupõem um padrão normativo. Assim, a doença é identificada nas radiografias, ecografias, autópsias e nos laboratórios. Canguilhem defende, no entanto, que o patológico não pode ser classificado como um sintoma tomado isoladamente, pois ele só pode ser considerado enquanto tal em relação ao organismo considerado na sua totalidade. Nesse sentido, um fenômeno biológico não pode ser qualificado como patológico apenas por meio de um método objetivo. A reflexão aqui apresentada está ancorada em uma pesquisa de campo realizada em Recife, mais especificamente na experiência e na percepção de uma portadora da doença de Chagas, à luz de sua capacidade de criar novas normas de vida biológica e social.
Bionecropolítica nas áreas de ressaca em Macapá/AP
Authors: Rodrigues Bruno De Oliveira , Madeira Filho Wilson
Published: September 2019

Desenvolveremos neste trabalho, a partir das noções de Biopolítica de Michel Foucault e de Necropolítica de Achille Mbembe, analise sobre a configuração urbana que vem implicando na perpetuação e reprodução da pobreza das populações tradicionais nas áreas de ressacas (áreas úmidas) na cidade de Macapá/AP. Este processo é marcado pela utilização de mecanismos de demarcação territorial e controle, ratificadas por estruturas de hegemonia política que produzem searas de contenção, reprodução e geração de miséria que, encarcerados em delimitações territoriais restritas, são condicionados à subalternização de processos de dominação que constituem a organização sócio-política. Indica-se que a estética das referidas situações desenha dimensões de controle social e criam representações domesticadas que retroalimentam processos de constituição de uma identidade inferiorizada e negativada, a qual fortalece uma necropolítica colonizadora.
Biopolítica: os paradoxos de controlar e matar
Authors: Moraes Elias De Nazaré , Chaves Ernani Pinheiro
Published: September 2019

O presente artigo tem como objetivo apresentar a compreensão de Foucault sobre a biopolítica como uma gestão da vida e os paradoxos decorrentes dessa gestão que atravessa a questão da sexualidade que liga o controle disciplinar a biopolítica, assim como a normalização e os modos de subjetivação que constitui o sujeito moderno. Aborda, também, a questão do estado de exceção e do racismo, pontos negativos desse cuidado com a vida quando decide matar. Destaca ainda os comentários de Agamben sobre a vida nua no âmbito da zoé e do bíos numa politização da vida e de Esposito sobre a imunização da vida onde, neste é possível encontrar uma visão positiva da biopolítica.
Da prática da denúncia à emergência de uma pedagogia do olhar: uma breve genealogia sobre a hermenêutica no cinema
Authors: De Godoy Del Picchia Zanoni Fábio
Published: September 2019

A contrapelo das origens nobres que o campo cinematográfico tende a atribuir a si, a presente argumentação teve início não com uma reflexão em torno de práticas culturais atemporais que exibiriam em germe o devir do cinema, mas com a análise de certas práticas médicas e jurídicas inventadas no século XVIII e XIX. Ao tornar patente que o modo de avaliar um filme não nasceu no interior do que hoje entendemos como campo cinematográfico, abrimos o caminho para verificar como as práticas atinentes ao cinema possuem uma proveniência não cinematográfica. É a partir da entrada em cena das práticas do denuncismo e do julgamento que saltamos da ênfase na hermenêutica sobre os filmes rumo à análise das condições de possibilidade de tais modos de descrição dos afazeres cinematográficos. Em suma, trata-se de tentar analisar a imbricação entre o campo cinematográfico e o campo pedagógico à luz do conceito de biopoder, entendido, aqui, como um dispositivo de controle social que pretende zelar pela regulação dos jogos de verdade no interior das práticas sociais, em geral, e das práticas cinematográficas, em particular.
The Relationship between Attitude toward Research and Research Self-efficacy in MSc Students of Medical Sciences
Authors: ShahriaryKalantary Manijeh , Nasiriani Khadijeh
Published: September 2019

Introduction: Positive attitude towards research can increase the students’ interest in research. Research self-efficacy is an effective factor on attitude towards research. It seems that higher research self-efficacy can influence students’ interest in research. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the relationship between attitude to research and research self-efficacy in MSc students of medical sciences.
Methods: In this descriptive study, 176 graduate students in medical sciences were selected through stratified random sampling. The data collection tool was the questionnaires of attitude toward research and research self-efficacy. Data analysis was conducted using parametric statistical tests by SPSS version 15. 
Results: Most samples were female (80.1%) and studied nursing (10.8%), while a minority of them was studying parasitology and physiology (1.1%). A significant statistical correlation was observed between the mean scores of attitude towards research and research self-efficacy of students. Moreover, a significant correlation was found between the mean scores of attitude towards research and the students' age and gender.
Conclusions: Based on the results, existence of a positive relationship between attitude and research self-efficacy suggests that creation of a positive attitude towards research creates higher research self-efficacy beliefs in students and provides a basis for more student research.
A study of the relationship between occupational stress and work accidents in employees of fire department and safety services of Yazd city
Authors: Jafari Nodoushan Reza , Halvani Gholamhossein , Sadri Ali , Mirjalili Alireza , NAzari Mahsa , Alimoradi Hadi , Anoosheh Vida sadat
Published: September 2019

Introduction: Job stress is one of the most important phenomena in social life and is a serious threat to the workforce health worldwide. Job stress can cause occupational accidents, result in injuries to people, and damage equipment of the workplace. Firefighting is also one of the most stressful occupations. Firefighters have one of the most important intensive occupations and need to be physically and mentally fit to perform their missions and tasks safely. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between occupational stress and work accidents among the staff of fire department and safety services of Yazd province.
Methods: This descriptive-survey study was conducted on all personnel of the Firefighting Organization (300 employees) in 2018. The sample group consisted of 160 employees randomly selected from the whole population. The available sampling method and the research tools included two questionnaires of individual-occupational information and Bellik's occupational stress questionnaire (1991). The reliability co-efficient of job stress questionnaire was 0.78 and the validity of both questionnaires was confirmed by several experts. The statistical methods used in this research were descriptive and inferential statistics (t tests, Pearson correlation coefficient, and single-variable regression analysis).
Results: The results showed that occupational stress in employees was higher than the average. Moreover, job stress had a significant correlation with physical condition of the work environment, accidents, occupational injuries, time pressure at work, work environment problems, and decision making.
Conclusion: Employees exposed to stress are involved with physical weaknesses and suffering from low spirits. Stress also causes unwillingness and coldness to perform the tasks, reduces the staff's energy, decreases the employees' adaptation to the environment, decreases efficiency, causes confusion in decision making, leads to disturbances in organizational relationships, and reduces job values ​​and organizational productivity of employees working in fire department and safety services of Yazd province.
Development of self-directed learning readiness with experiential learning model in analytical chemistry laboratory
Authors: Alkan Fatma
Published: September 2019

This paper aims to analyse the effect of quantitative analysis practices in analytical chemistry laboratory designed according to the experiential learning model on the self-directed learning readiness of prospective teachersâ€™. In the research, experiential learning model has four steps that are concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualisation and active participation. A single group, pre-test post-test experimental design was used. The study group consists of 14 prospective chemistry teachersâ€™. The self-directed learning readiness scale and focus group interviews were used as a data collection tool. After the application increase, the level of self-directed learning readiness. Difference between pre-test and post-test scores of the study group was significant. When the sub-scales of the scale examined, there was a meaningful difference in the â€˜willingness to learn and self-controlâ€™ sub- scales. In the focus group interviews, the prospective teachersâ€™ emphasised that experiential learning provided an understanding of the purpose of quantitative applications of analytical chemistry.

Keywords: Self-directed learning readiness, experiential learning model, analytical chemistry laboratory.
Editors' Introduction
Authors: Whittington Valerie , Stockman James Michael
Published: September 2019

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RL-SARSA Machine Learning Based Analog Radio over Fiber System
Authors: Hadi Muhammad Usman
Published: September 2019

We propose a 10-Gb/s 64-quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) signal-based Radio over Fiber (RoF) system for 50 km of standard single mode fiber length which utilizes Reinforcement Learning (RL) SARSA based decision method to indicate an effective decision which mitigates nonlinearity. By utilizing RL-SARSA algorithm, the results demonstrate that significant reduction can be obtained in terms of bit error rate.
Characterization and Correction of the Geometric Errors in Using Confocal Microscope for Extended Topography Measurement. Part II: Experimental Study and Uncertainty Evaluation
Authors: Wang Chen , Gomez Emilio , Yu Yingjie
Published: September 2019

This paper presents the experimental implementations of the mathematical models and algorithms developed in Part I. Two experiments are carried out. The first experiment aims at the determinations of the correction coefficients of the mathematical model. The dot grid target is measured and the measurement data are processed by our developed and validated algorithms introduced in Part I. The values of the coefficients are indicated and analysed. Uncertainties are evaluated with implementation of the Monte Carlo method. The second experiment measures a different area of the dot grid target. The measurement results are corrected according to the coefficients determined in the first experiment. The mean residual between the measured points and their corresponding certified values reduced 29.6% after the correction. The sum of squared errors reduced 47.7%. The methods and the algorithms for raw data processing, such as data partition, fittings of dots’ centres, K-means clustering, etc., are the same for both two experiments. The experimental results demonstrate that our method for the correction of the errors produced by the movement of lateral stage of confocal microscope is meaningful and practicable.
Discrimination of Acne Vulgaris with Human Scalp Hair Tissues Using - FTIR-ATR Spectroscopy
Authors: R Padmavathi , S Gunasekaran , B Rajamannan , GR Ramkumar , G Sankari , S Muthu
Published: September 2019

Acne vulgaris is a chronic skin disease which occurs due to inflammation of the hair follicles and sebum-producing (sebaceous) glands of the skin called pilosebaceous unit and the anaerobic propionic acne bacterium, P.acne. Human sebum is dominantly made up of 57.5% of triglycerides and fatty acids, 26%wax esters, 12% Squalene and 4.5% Cholesterol. The increased level Androgen hormone, sebum lipid composition, P.acne overgrowth which induces monocytes and pro-inflammatory cytokines attract neutrophils, basophils, and T cells to the pilosebaceous unit and drive epithelial hyperproliferation i.e., Acne vulgaris. The actual biomolecular changes due to acne vulgaris disease are present in the blood and in the sebum and also in the noninvasive sample of human scalp hair follicles. The main objectives of the present study are to analyze human scalp hair follicles samples using FTIR-ATR spectroscopy to compare and discriminate the spectral signatures of acne vulgaris and healthy scalp hair tissue samples through acne bio-markers Protein, Amide I, Amide II and Squalene (LDL), using the method of internal ratio parameters.
Forest Diversity and Structure in the Amazonian Mountains Ranges of Southeastern Ecuador
Authors: Quizhpe Wilson , Benítez Angel , Muñoz Jesus , Cuenca Klever , Uvidia Hernán , Huamantupa Isau , Cabrera Omar
Published: September 2019

1) Background: We analyzed the size structure, richness and diversity in eight permanent forest plots in the upper limit of the great Amazon basin located in the Ecuadorian parts of Cordilleras del Cóndor and Cutucú. Our hypothesis was that not all the forests of the eastern mountain ranges are homogeneous in characteristics, but rather present differences in their structure, richness and floristic diversity. In order to test this, our main objective was to classify the types of forests based on characteristics in diametric structure and species composition of the Amazonian forests of the eastern cordilleras in southern Ecuador, and also to determine the influence of critical edaphic-environmental and geomorphological factors. 2) Methods: Eight one-hectare permanent plots were installed in homogeneous and well-conserved forest stands. Four plots were located in the province of Zamora Chinchipe and four in the province of Morona Santiago. We identified and measured all trees> 10 cm at diameter breast height. For each plot, soil samples were taken, along with environmental and slope data. The multidimensional non-metric adjusted scaling (NMDS) was used to evaluate changes in climatic and geomorphological gradients. The relationship between the composition of the species at the plot level and the edaphoclimatic variables was tested using a canonical correspondence analysis (CCA). Finally, we modeled the change in species diversity (Fisher's alpha) in relation to the climatic gradients, altitudinal and geomorphological using a GLMM. 3) Results: Overall, we identified 517 species belonging to 76 families. We determined the existence of two different types of forest, the first one named Terra Firme, characterized by the presence of a larger number of species and individuals per plot, compared to the second type of forest, called Tepuy or Sandstones forest. Species richness was negatively correlated with soil phosphorus content and pH, mean annual temperature, annual precipitation and altitude. The CCA analysis showed differences in the species composition between the Terra Firme and Sandstone forests. The climatic seasonality and the concentration of cations in the soil influence the diversity of the Amazon forest communities of the southeastern cordilleras. The forests of Terra Firme, which are settled in more stable and nutrient-rich climatic areas, were more diverse. Sandstone forests are poor in nutrients and develop in areas with stronger seasonality
On the Noise Complexity in an Optical Motion Capture Facility
Authors: Skurowski Przemysław , Pawlyta Magdalena
Published: September 2019

Optical motion capture systems are state-of-the-art in motion acquisition, however as any measurement systems they are not error free -- noise is their intrinsic feature. The works so far mostly employ simple noise model, expressing the uncertainty as a simple variance. In the work we prove the existence of several types of noise and demonstrate how to quantify them using Allan variance. For the automated readout of the noise coefficients we solve the multidimensional regression problem using sophisticated metaheuristics in exploration-exploitation scheme. Besides classic types of noise we identified the presence of the correlated noises and periodic distortion in our facility. We had also opportunity to observe the influence of camera failure to the overall performance.
Albumin-Enriched Fibrin Hydrogel Embedded in Active Ferromagnetic Networks Improves Osteoblast Differentiation and Vascular Self-Organisation
Authors: Katarivas Levy Galit , Ong John , Birch Mark A. , Justin Alexander W. , Markaki Athina E.
Published: September 2019

Porous coatings on prosthetic implants encourage implant fixation. Enhanced fixation may be achieved using a magneto-active porous coating that can deform elastically in vivo on application of an external magnetic field, straining in-growing bone. Such coating, made of 444 ferritic stainless steel fibres, was previously characterised in terms of its mechanical and cellular responses. In this work, co-cultures of human osteoblasts and endothelial cells were seeded into a novel fibrin-based hydrogel embedded in a 444 ferritic stainless steel fibre network. Albumin was successfully incorporated into fibrin hydrogels improving the specific permeability and the diffusion of fluorescently-tagged dextrans without affecting their Young’s modulus. The beneficial effect of albumin was demonstrated by upregulation of osteogenic and angiogenic gene expression. Furthermore, mineralisation, extracellular matrix production and formation of vessel-like structures were enhanced in albumin-enriched fibrin hydrogels compared to fibrin hydrogels. Collectively, the results indicate that the albumin-enriched fibrin hydrogel is a promising bio-matrix for bone tissue engineering and orthopaedic applications.