bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Fatty pancreas in relation to insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome in children with obesity
Authors: Elhady Marwa , Elazab Amira Aly Ahmed Mahmoud , Bahagat Karima Abdelfattah , Abdallah Naglaa Abdelmoneam , Ibrahim Gamil El-Sayed
Published: December 2018

Background

Ectopic visceral fat is a major risk factor for obesity complications including insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. Ultrasonography is a simple bedside screening tool used for the assessment of ectopic visceral fat including fatty pancreas. This study investigates the association between insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome and fatty pancreas detected by ultrasound in children with obesity.

Methods

This case-control study included 50 prepubertal obese (body mass index [BMI] ≥95th age- and sex-specific percentiles) and 30 lean children (BMI 5th–85th age- and sex-specific percentiles) as the control group. Clinical and laboratory parameters of metabolic syndrome including anthropometric indices of central obesity, blood pressure, fasting glucose and lipid profile were measured. Homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) was used to assess insulin resistance. Ultrasonographic assessment for pancreatic fat was done for all children.

Results

Fifty-eight percent of obese children had fatty pancreas. Obese children with fatty pancreas had a higher rate of metabolic syndrome (p=0.013) and insulin resistance than those with non-fatty pancreas (p=0.012). Regression analysis revealed that fatty pancreas is an independent predictor of metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance. Fatty pancreas increases the risk for metabolic syndrome (odds ratio [OR] 11.40; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.69–48.22) and insulin resistance (OR 7.85; 95% CI: 2.20–28.05) in children with obesity.

Conclusions

Obese children have higher pancreatic fat accumulation than lean children. Obese children with fatty pancreas are more susceptible to insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome.
Utilizing serum bicarbonate instead of venous pH to transition from intravenous to subcutaneous insulin shortens the duration of insulin infusion in pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis
Authors: Gauntt Jennifer , Vaidyanathan Priya , Basu Sonali
Published: December 2018

Background

Standard therapy of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in pediatrics involves intravenous (IV) infusion of regular insulin until correction of acidosis, followed by transition to subcutaneous (SC) insulin. It is unclear what laboratory marker best indicates correction of acidosis. We hypothesized that an institutional protocol change to determine correction of acidosis based on serum bicarbonate level instead of venous pH would shorten the duration of insulin infusion and decrease the number of pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) therapies without an increase in adverse events.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective (pre/post) analysis of records for patients admitted with DKA to the PICU of a large tertiary care children’s hospital before and after a transition-criteria protocol change. Outcomes were compared between patients in the pH transition group (transition when venous pH≥7.3) and the bicarbonate transition group (transition when serum bicarbonate ≥15 mmol/L).

Results

We evaluated 274 patient records (n=142 pH transition group, n=132 bicarbonate transition group). Duration of insulin infusion was shorter in the bicarbonate transition group (18.5 vs. 15.4 h, p=0.008). PICU length of stay was 3.2 h shorter in the bicarbonate transition group (26.0 vs. 22.8 h, p=0.04). There was no difference in the number of adverse events between the groups.

Conclusions

Transitioning patients from IV to SC insulin based on serum bicarbonate instead of venous pH led to a shorter duration of insulin infusion with a reduction in the number of PICU therapies without an increase in the number of adverse events.
Crystal structure of 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl 4-aminobenzoate, C11H16N2O2
Authors: Li Linglan , Liu Hui , Wu Zhongjun , Miao Junfeng , Zhang Shu
Published: December 2018

C11H16N2O2, orthorhombic, P212121 (no. 19), a = 6.1516(10) Å, b = 13.711(2) Å, c = 13.7392(18) Å, V = 1158.8(3) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0657, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.1940, T = 293(2) K.
Does the genetic variability of Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud determine the spatial distribution of the species?
Authors: Świerk Dariusz , Krzyżaniak Michał , Kosiada Tomasz , Urbański Piotr , Behnke-Borowczyk Jolanta
Published: December 2018

This paper is an attempt to answer the question whether common reed specimens growing in a particular habitat are genetically related. We have tried to identify groups of plants homogeneous in terms of habitat requirements and genetic similarity. Our objective was also to answer the question whether habitat conditions can affect the morphological characteristics of plants. Plants and bottom sediments were collected from 40 sites in central Poland, which differ in soil moisture and the degree of urbanization. Our research and analysis confirm the hypothesis to a certain extent. During the study, we identified three groups of plants homogeneous in terms of habitat and genetic factors (CVA model), which constitute 20% of all examined plants. In our opinion, further research is required on a larger population of P. australis in a larger area. The research revealed that plants growing in moist and wet areas were characterized by higher content of chlorophyll in leaves, longer stems as well as thicker and wider laminae. The common reed plants preferred anthropogenic substrates, which did not contain many nutrients, but were abundant in calcium. Our study confirmed the high tolerance of P. australis to soil salinity.
Impact of the Słupia River waters on microbial communities in the port of Ustka and adjacent Baltic Sea waters
Authors: Rychert Krzysztof , Wielgat-Rychert Magdalena , Lemańczyk Łukasz
Published: December 2018

The distribution of bacterial and ciliate abundance, ciliate community composition and other parameters were studied during summer along a transect from the mouth of the Słupia River to offshore waters (southern Baltic Sea). Bacteria were examined under an epifluorescence microscope and ciliates were observed under an inverted microscope. Two water masses were identified along the transect. Less saline waters in the river mouth and in the surface layer in the port of Ustka were characterized by high bacterial abundance (5.51–6.16 × 106 ml−1) and low ciliate abundance (0.34–0.90 cells ml−1). More saline waters in the near-bottom zone in the port of Ustka and in the surface layer outside the port contained smaller numbers of bacteria (0.99–2.14 × 106 ml−1) and larger numbers of ciliates (2.65–5.40 cells ml−1). The differences were statistically significant. The separation of the two water masses indicated that the Słupia River exerted a minor impact on the marine waters. The ciliate community composition changed along the transect studied. The main statistically significant difference observed was the low contribution of oligotrichs and choreotrichs to ciliate biomass (3–4%) in less saline waters and their dominance (45–80% of ciliate biomass) in more saline waters.
Stereocomplex formation in injection-molded poly(L-lactic acid)/poly(D-lactic acid) blends
Authors: Srithep Yottha , Pholhan Dutchanee , Turng Lih-Sheng , Akkaprasa Thiptida
Published: December 2018

Poly(L-lactic acid)/poly(D-lactic acid) (PLLA/PDLA) blends were prepared by hand mixing, followed by injection molding at 210°C to produce tensile specimens. Thermal properties, crystalline structure, and mechanical properties were measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis, wide-angle X-ray diffraction (XRD), and tensile testing. From the DSC tests of blends ranging from 10% to 30% PDLA in PLLA, the PDLA melting peak was absent and was replaced by a stereocomplex melting peak at 210°C, which was ~50°C higher than that for neat PLLA or PDLA. The reverse blending of PLLA into PDLA showed a similar behavior. Surprisingly, three melting peaks (for PLLA, PDLA, and the complex crystal) appeared in the 1:1 PLLA:PDLA pellet blends. However, the PLLA and PDLA powders (ground to less than 200 μm) and hand mixed, prior to injection molding, showed only small amounts of homocrystals and much higher fractions of stereocomplex crystals (18–44%). Compared to the hand mixed un-ground pellets, molded specimens from the PLLA and PDLA powders also exhibited higher tensile strengths (33–48 MPa) and moduli (1100–1250 MPa). Moreover, the stereocomplex formation was found to enhance the thermal stability compared with those of the pure PLLA and PDLA.
Versäumte Möglichkeiten
Authors: Scherübl Florian Sebastian
Published: December 2018

During the last 30 years, talking about worlds in narratology has been largely based on the terminology and presuppositions of Possible Worlds-Theory (PWT). This branch of research originally developed out of analytical philosophy’s modal logic, and it treats the content of narrative fiction as entities that inhabit a world of their own. In recent years, some of PWTʼs major goals - like proposing a general theory of fictionality - have repeatedly become the object of criticism. Prior to this, PWT already had to deal with the problems that came up when texts were considered worlds. The aim of this paper is twofold: First, it strives to examine and illuminate general problems of PWT, some of which have not been broadly recognized. Second, it reconsiders Umberto Ecoʼs Lector in Fabula as an earlier but forgotten methodological attempt to describe world structures in narrative fiction. Ultimately it can be shown that a significant proportion of PWTʼs shortcomings, emphasized in the first part, could be compensated by a partial return to a textpragmatic model such as Ecoʼs.
Diesseits von Eden
Authors: Kilchör Fabienne , Lehmann Jörg , Liebal Katja , Lubrich Oliver
Published: December 2018

This study examines paratexts and images in works of primatology. In order to classify generic traits of primatographical publications, all paratexts, images and narrative positions of a large corpus of such monographs were registered. The analysis of these data allows for the determination of three distinct genres: scientific books, illustrated books and autobiographical/popular science books. The paratexts also reveal the strategies employed in the presentation of the books: They address a lay public, underline scientific objectivity or generate authenticity. The form of the texts indicate the audiences that the books address and enact an intimate relationship between non-human primates and human beings. Images showing researchers in close contact with non-human primates as well as paratexts addressing monkeys or calling for their preservation and conservation embed these field studies within a Christian iconography, invoke the life of saints or martyrs and appeal to the empathy of the readership.
Jacob Baldes Batrachomyomachia Homeri Tuba Romana cantata (1637) und der Dreißigjährige Krieg
Authors: Werle Dirk , Worms Katharina
Published: December 2018

One of the most extensive texts of the neolatin poet and Jesuit Jacob Balde is his ›Battle of the Frogs and Mice‹, a Latin version of the Batrachomyomachia, an ancient Greek epic, which for a long time was seen as a work of the founder of European literature, Homer. The pseudo-Homeric Batrachomyomachia was read as a humorous travesty of the Iliad. By assigning the comic text to Homer, scholars implied the appealing, yet wrongful idea that the author of the greatest mythical war was mocking his own work, thereby parodying the respectable genre of heroic epics. With Balde’s creation of a new version of this Greek poem during the Thirty Years’ War, the question arises as to whether his text is no more than an intertextual play on a famous literary genre, or whether it reacts to the recent historical events in early modern Europe - or both.
Neulateinische Epik zum Dreißigjährigen Krieg, oder: Wer ist der Feind?
Authors: Schaffenrath Florian
Published: December 2018

In contrast to the literary production in certain vernacular languages like French or German, the period of the Thirty Years’ War was a very productive period for Neo-Latin epic poetry. Two examples discussed in this article elucidate the different purposes of these poems: With his Turcias (Paris 1625) Francois Le Clerc Du Tremblay tried to unite the European Christian rulers and to convince them of a common and united war against the Turks. On the other hand, the Jesuit Jacques d’Amiens published in Douai in 1648 his Bellum Germanicum, the first (and only) part of an epic poem that supports the Catholic part in the Thirty Years’ War. A comparison of the depiction of the enemies in particular in these two poems makes the differences visible.
Poetik des Krieges
Authors: Brockstieger Sylvia
Published: December 2018

The article explores how Johann Michael Moscherosch’s Gesichte Philanders von Sittewalt implement a modified concept of satirical writing in order to cope with the life-shattering experience that we have come to know as the Thirty Years’ War. Traditional satirical features like allegory or irony lose their significance when confronted with the imminence of violence and, as a consequence, certain moral dilemmas. With war being a key component of their poetics, the Gesichte establish a certain style of satire that takes (political) reality and its immediate presence into account. By lifting the veil that separates factual and fictional representations of the world, the Gesichte emerge with a concept of satire that is able to meet the demands of wartime.
Xenophanes in Plato’s Sophist and the first philosophical genealogy
Authors: Chrysakopoulou Sylvana
Published: December 2018

In this article I intend to show that Plato in the Sophist provides us with the earliest doxographic material on pre-Platonic thinkers. In his account on his predecessors, Xenophanes emerges as the founder of the Eleatic tribe as opposed to the pluralists, while Heraclitus and Empedocles are presented as the Ioanian and the Italian Muses respectively. This prima facie genealogical approach, where Plato’s predecessors become the representatives of schools of different origines paves the way for Plato’s project in the Sophist. In other words the monistic account Xenophanes introduces, prepares for the synthesis between the one and the many set forth by Heraclitus and Empedocles, which is thus presented as a further step towards the ‘interweaving of forms’ (συμπλοκήν εἰδῶν) Plato proposes in the Sophist.
Narrator and poetic divinities in Apollonius Rhodius’ Argonautica
Authors: Kyriakou Poulheria
Published: December 2018

The role of poetic divinities in the proem of Apollonius’ Argonautica (1.1–22) has been discussed extensively in scholarly literature, often in conjunction with subsequent references to them. As several discussions are based on tendentious hypotheses or contain inaccuracies, I revisit the relationship of narrator and divinities in the proem and the rest of the poem. Apollonius’ proem is innovatively ambiguous but does not mark a radical break with tradition. The invocations of the Muses in fragments of Simonides (fr. 11.20–24 W2) and Empedocles (DK 31 B 131) are important precedents. Apollonius’ subsequent references to poetic divinities clarify the ambiguity in the proem and form a consistent picture, which does not portray a reversal of the relationship between poet and divinities sketched in the proem.
Electrophysiological Correlates of Absolute Pitch in a Passive Auditory Oddball Paradigm: a Direct Replication Attempt
Authors: Greber Marielle , Rogenmoser Lars , Elmer Stefan , Jäncke Lutz
Published: December 2018

Humans with absolute pitch (AP) are able to effortlessly name the pitch class of a sound without an external reference. The association of labels with pitches cannot be entirely suppressed even if it interferes with task demands. This suggests a high level of automaticity of pitch labeling in AP. The automatic nature of AP was further investigated in a study by Rogenmoser et al. (2015). Using a passive auditory oddball paradigm in combination with electroencephalography, they observed electrophysiological differences between musicians with and without AP in response to piano tones. Specifically, the AP musicians showed a smaller P3a, an event-related potential (ERP) component presumably reflecting early attentional processes. In contrast, they did not find group differences in the mismatch negativity (MMN), an ERP component associated with auditory memory processes. They concluded that early cognitive processes are facilitated in AP during passive listening and are more important for AP than the preceding sensory processes. In our direct replication study on a larger sample of musicians with (n= 54, 27 females, 27 males) and without (n= 50, 24 females, 26 males) AP, we successfully replicated the non-significant effects of AP on the MMN. However, we could not replicate the significant effects for the P3a. Additional Bayes factor analyses revealed moderate to strong evidence (Bayes factor > 3) for the null hypothesis for both MMN and P3a. Therefore, the results of this replication study do not support the postulated importance of cognitive facilitation in AP during passive tone listening.
Improved endothelialization of small-diameter ePTFE grafts through growth factor therapy.
Authors: Hytönen Jarkko , Leppänen Olli , Taavitsainen Jouni , Korpisalo Petra , Laidinen Svetlana , Alitalo Kari , Wadström Jonas , Rissanen Tuomas , Ylä-Herttuala Seppo
Published: December 2018

Background: Prosthetic vascular grafts in humans characteristically lack confluent endothelialization regardless the duration of implantation. Use of high-porosity grafts has been proposed as a way to induce endothelialization through transgraft capillarization, although early experiments failed to show increased healing in man.

Objectives: We hypothesized that transduction of tissues around the prosthetic conduit with vectors encoding VEGF Receptor-2 (VEGFR2) ligands would augment transinterstitial capillarization and induce luminal endothelialization of high-porosity PTFE grafts.

Methods: Fifty-two NZW rabbits received 87 ePTFE uni- or bilateral end-to-end interposition grafts in carotid arteries. Rabbits were randomized to local therapy with adenoviruses encoding AdVEGF-A165, AdVEGF-A109 or control AdLacZ and analyzed at 6 and 28d after surgery by contrast-enhanced ultrasound and histology.

Results: AdVEGF-A165 and AdVEGF-A109 dramatically increased perfusion in perigraft tissues at 6d (14.2±3.6 or 16.7±2.6- fold increases, P<0.05 and P<0.01). At 28d the effect was no longer significantly higher than baseline. At 6d no luminal endothelialization was observed in any of the groups. At 28d, AdVEGF-A109 and AdVEGF-A165 treated animals showed enhanced ingrowth of transinterstitial capillaries (66.0±13.7% and 77.4±15.7% of graft thickness vs. 44.7±24.4% in controls, P<0.05) and improved luminal endothelialization (11.2±26.3% and 11.4±22.2%, AdVEGF-A109 and AdVEGF-A165 vs. 0% in controls, P<0.05). No increased stenosis was observed in the treatment groups as compared to LacZ controls.

Conclusions: This study suggests that transient local overexpression of VEGFR2 ligands in the peri-implant tissues at time of graft implantation is a novel strategy to increase endothelialization of high-porosity ePTFE vascular grafts and improve the patency of small-diameter vascular prostheses.
La disolución de partidos políticos como sanción penal
Authors: Faraldo Cabana Patricia
Published: December 2018

En este artículo se analiza la pena de disolución de los partidos políticos declarados responsables de la comisión de delitos por sus dirigentes y mandos intermedios. Tras analizar los cambios de opinión del legislador respecto de la posibilidad de exigir responsabilidad penal a los partidos, se estudian con detalle los presupuestos de aplicación y las consecuencias de la pena de disolución, así como la eventual evitación de dicha responsabilidad a través de la adopción de medidas eficaces de prevención de delitos. El objetivo es poner de manifiesto la incompatibilidad de que la pena de disolución pueda ser impuesta por cualquier juez o tribunal simplemente en casos de reincidencia cualificada con la relevante función constitucional que desempeñan los partidos políticos en la democracia española.
Las condenas alternativas y su discutida legitimidad. A propósito de la asunción por la jurisprudencia española de la doctrina alemana de la “Wahlfeststellung”
Authors: Ragués i Vallès Ramon
Published: December 2018

¿Puede condenarse a un acusado cuando el tribunal está seguro de que ha cometido un delito pero no logra precisar qué concreto delito? La jurisprudencia alemana y la doctrina dominante en aquel país responden de modo afirmativo a semejante cuestión por medio de la polémica teoría de la condena alternativa (Wahlfeststellung). En los últimos años el Tribunal Supremo español ha empezado también a aplicar esta construcción teórica y a aceptar como legítimas dichas condenas, en una decisión que queda expuesta a las mismas objeciones que se dirigen a los tribunales alemanes. En el presente trabajo se resume esta jurisprudencia, las críticas que pueden dirigirse contra ella y se efectúan propuestas para tratar de superarlas.
Autoría mediata Un estudio a la luz de la concepción significativa del delito (y del CP español)
Authors: Martínez-Buján Pérez Carlos
Published: December 2018

Se analiza la autoría  mediata en el seno de la teoría jurídica del delito a partir de las novedosas premisas que ofrece la concepción significativa de la acción, elaborada primigeniamente por VIVES ANTÓN, que comporta extraer unas consecuencias que se apartan en algunos aspectos de las obtenidas por la doctrina y jurisprudencia mayoritarias. Paralelamente, respetando los postulados básicos de dicha concepción, se proponen unas reglas interpretativas en materia de autoría que, teniendo pleno acomodo en el Código penal español, permiten obtener unas consecuencias político-criminales satisfactorias.
Watts, Sandro. "¿Puede hablarse de poesía filosófica en Platón?"
Authors: Osorio Tamayo Daniel Ernesto
Published: December 2018

Watts, Sandro. “¿Puede hablarse de poesía filosófica en Platón?” Eidos [Barranquilla, Universidad del Norte], 20 (2014): 75-94.
Respuesta al comentario de Sánchez, C. “Svampa, Lucila M. “Notas sobre la promesa en el pensamiento de Friedrich Nietzsche y Hannah Arendt.”
Authors: Svampa Lucila
Published: December 2018

Respuesta al comentario de Carolina Sánchez. “Notas sobre la promesa en el pensamiento de Friedrich Nietzsche y Hannah Arendt.” Ideas y Valores 65.160 (2016): 279-283.
Verano, Leonardo. “La idea de un tiempo salvaje en Merleau-Ponty.”
Authors: Castañeda David
Published: December 2018

Verano, Leonardo. “La idea de un tiempo salvaje en Merleau-Ponty.” Eidos 24 (2016): 49-67.
Barrero, Tomás Andrés. “Aserción, expresión y acción. Una lectura de J. L. Austin.”
Authors: Téllez Guzmán David Camilo
Published: December 2018

Barrero, Tomás Andrés. “Aserción, expresión y acción. Una lectura de J. L. Austin.” Dianoia 60.74 (2015): 81-107.
Social futuring – An analytical conceptual framework
Authors: Szántó Zoltán Oszkár
Published: December 2018

In this paper we attempt to define the concept of social futuring and classify it using multiple dimensions. Starting out with a minimal definition of the notion, we elaborate on the ideal-typical definition of social futuring based on the concepts of necessary and sufficient conditions. Thereafter, classifications of the different forms and types of social futuring are developed according to various features. A complex network of concepts is constructed to make the ambiguous notion more precise and to operationalize it with a view to the construction of a Social Futuring Index. We close our study in the hope that we have managed to illuminate and clarify the multi-layered concept of social futuring by creating an analytical framework which is in synergy with the normative foundations of the research.
Pemetaan Spasial Jalur Penangkapan Ikan Dalam Rangka Pengelolaan Sumberdaya Kelautan dan Perikanan, Studi Kasus di WPP 713 dan WPP 716
Authors: Suhelmi Ifan Ridlo , Rizki A. Adi , Prihatno Hari
Published: December 2018

Jalur penangkapan ikan adalah wilayah perairan yang merupakan bagian dari WPP-NRI untuk pengaturan dan pengelolaan kegiatan penangkapan yang menggunakan alat penangkapan ikan yang diperbolehkan dan/atau yang dilarang. Penentuan jalur penangkapan ikan memerlukan berbagai data yang medukung antara lain data garis pantai, data wilayah konservasi, data darah buangan amunisi. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menentukan batas-batas jalur penangkapan ikan berdasarkan KepmenKP nomor 2 tahun 2011. Metode penarikan batas kewenangan menggunakan Sistem Informasi Geografi dengan cara buffering garis pantai. Selain metode buffering juga digunakana metode analisis tumpangsusun peta. Berdasarkan hasil kajian dengan mempertimbangkan berbagai aspek penentu penarikan jalur penangkapan, diperoleh suatu peta yang menunjukkan batas-batas jalur penangkapan. Batas-batas ini memiliki posisi koordinat geografi tertentu.
Ancient Goddesses for Modern Times or New Goddesses from Ancient Times?
Authors: Fehlmann Meret
Published: December 2018

This paper deals with the way the goddess(es) of ancient Crete and Greece are imagined and reappropriated in the feminist spirituality movement. It offers an overview over the different metamorphoses of these ancient goddesses in the twentieth century, and takes a closer look at the goddess-related work of Carol P. Christ.
(Neo-)Bogomil Legends
Authors: Burns Dylan , Radulović Nemanja
Published: December 2018

This contribution examines two modern, "Neo-Bogomil" groups: the Universal White Brotherhood (Bulgaria), and the Balkan Bogomil Center (Croatia). Both of these groups claim not only the authority of Bogomilism but ancient "Gnosticism," articulating these dualist heresies in terms of Theosophy as well as South-Eastern European religious and ethnic-national identities formulated in the later nineteenth century.
Jungian Gnosticism of the Ecclesia Gnostica
Authors: Hammer Olav
Published: December 2018

This article examines the ways in which Stephan Hoeller, head of the Ecclesia Gnostica, has transformed a very diverse set of late antique currents, with doctrines phrased in a mythic language unfamiliar to most moderns and rituals only sketchily documented in the sources, into a form of lived religiosity relevant for contemporary audiences.
Binding Images
Authors: Johnston Jay
Published: December 2018

This article investigates the legacy and "re-use" of image and design elements from Late-Antique ritual texts in contemporary magical practice. Examples are drawn from "The Theban Magical Library" and The Books of Jeu (Codex Brucianus). The analysis includes consideration of epistemology, concepts of embodiment, and relation between image and text.
Editorial
Authors: Burns Dylan , Renger Almut-Barbara
Published: December 2018

This special issue continues the objective—began in IJSNR 8.2—of exploring the varied and enduring effects of Mediterranean antiquity by examining what we have called “Transformations of Ancient Religion in the New Age and Beyond.”
Miłosierdzie Boże jako źródło radości i szczęścia
Authors: Machniak Jan
Published: December 2018

Joy is an important factor in human life. It is indispensable in giving a positive sense to human existence, in enlivening everyday life; it is also important in the process of man’s self-improvement. It exerts a big influence on one’s somatic and psycho-spiritual health and that is why one may refer to it as a healing element. It is a strength which removes inter-human barriers which unites and creates a community. It is based on friendship and love. Thanks to joy, man finds it easier to forgive others and is able to love his neighbor.The source of Christian joy is Jesus himself, who is revealing God Father. The mystical experience of St. Sister Faustina, described in her Diary is conferring the possibility of truth joy coming out from the experience of God in the contemporary world.
Nouvelle evangelisation – espoir pour l’œcumenisme
Authors: Walkowiak Katarzyna Kinga
Published: December 2018

The “new evangelization” is a synonymous of the rebirth of the life of faith in the Church. If accepted by all the communities of the divided Christian Church it can contribute to fruitful proclamation of Jesus Christ to the contemporary world, and to build a visible koinonia. The new evangelization should therefore be seen as a challenge to all Christian denominations. The church must see the need for complementarity and interplay of the two initiatives for the world: new evangelization and ecumenism.
Zespół witraży w kościele parafialnym w Mszance koło Gorlic. Przyczynek do dziejów witrażownictwa krakowskiego 2. ćwierci XX wieku
Authors: Laskowski Andrzej
Published: December 2018

Windows in the parish church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Mszanka near Gorlice, which supplements the architecture of the church built in 1938–1940 following the design of Edward Okoń, an architect from Tarnów, comprises 12 stained glass: two figural in the chancel, eight geometrical with medallions in the nave and transept, and two with monograms on both sides of the main entrance. Although plain in the artistic sense, and in the case of the figural ones – mediocre, these stained glass successfully complement the bright and orderly interior of the parish church. The inscriptions on two panels and existing archival sources inform us that the windows were created in 1938 in the Kraków workshop of Maksymilian Romańczyk. The archival documents describe the entire investment process leading to their creation and their repair which was necessary due to their deficient construction. This task was undertaken in 1949 by the renowned Kraków Stained Glass Company S. G. Żeleński, which is also described in detail in the historical records.Stained glass and primarily the archival materials preserved in Mszanka are excellent sources of many valuable details on stained glass workmanship in Poland in the second quarter of the 20th century, the division of tasks within stained glass workshops, the involvement of the clients, and on projects that the above-mentioned workshops were working on concurrently at that time – information which was previously unknown. In turn, the preserved company letterhead authorised with the original stamps provides useful information on the functioning of these types of workshops, their products and achievements. In quite a distinct manner, the letterhead also tells us a little about the history of the workshops.The above example confirms that works of art or archival material stored until this day in locations outside urban areas can valuably supplement and sometimes even alter our knowledge of stained glass art in Poland.
Psychologiczne wątki w encyklice Lumen fidei
Authors: Makselon Józef
Published: December 2018

The author is convinced, that the first Encyclical of Pope Francis Lumen Fidei (Light of Faith) offers a profound and comprehensive meditation on the role of faith in our live. The Pope writes, that the light of faith comes from God and is able to illuminate all aspects of man’s existence: it proceeds from the past, from the memory of Jesus’ life, but also comes from the future as it opens up vast horizons.In the present article the phenomenon of light and dynamics of faith are analysed from the psychological point of view.
Análise das vogais átonas finais /e/ e /o/ em sândi vocálico externo em dados do Projeto NURC-Recife
Authors: Oliveira Jr. Miguel , Santos João Paulo Moraes Lima dos
Published: December 2018

RESUMO Neste estudo analisamos o comportamento das vogais /e/ e /o/ em posição átona final em três processos de sândi vocálico externo: degeminação, elisão e ditongação. O material utilizado para análise é de um corpus bem estabelecido do português brasileiro: dados pertencentes ao acervo do NURC-Recife. Observamos, a partir das análises dos dados, que as vogais em questão são sempre produzidas como vogais altas nesta posição. Verificamos ainda que, quando há possibilidade de ocorrência de ditongação ou elisão, as vogais em estudo são preferencialmente transformadas em glide (54,2% dos dados), formando com a vogal seguinte um ditongo crescente. Argumentamos que há possibilidade de juntura da vogal átona final quando seguida de vogal tônica. No entanto, isto só pode ser observado quando se leva em conta a proeminência do acento e o ritmo da frase.
Análise do papel das expressões não manuais na intensificação em libras
Authors: Paiva Francisco Aulísio dos Santos , Barbosa Plínio Almeida , De Martino José Mario , Will Ackley Dias , Oliveira Márcia Regina Nepomuceno dos Santos , Silva Ivani Rodrigues , Xavier André Nogueira
Published: December 2018

RESUMO As expressões não manuais (ENMs) nas línguas de sinais (LS) incluem movimentos do corpo e expressões faciais. As ENMs podem desempenhar diferentes funções, tais como diferenciar itens lexicais, participar da construção sintática e contribuir com processos de intensificação. Dessa forma, as expressões faciais participam da construção do significado nas LS tanto quanto os parâmetros até então mais estudados, a saber: configuração, movimentos e localização das mãos. Este trabalho tem como objetivo analisar as ENMs produzidas por uma pessoa surda, fluente em libras, a partir de enunciados divididos nas modalidades assertiva e interrogativas parcial e total. Para a análise, foi construído um corpus de 60 enunciados constituídos da seguinte forma: 10 sinais-chave × 3 modalidades × 2 condições (neutra e intensificada). Esses enunciados foram devidamente anotados considerando as expressões não manuais e analisados estatisticamente. Neste trabalho, é avaliada a duração de sinais a fim de identificar o papel da intensificação, e são verificadas quais ENMs estão significativamente presentes nas três modalidades e nas condições neutra e intensificada. Os resultados apresentados, além de contribuírem para a pesquisa nas LS, são relevantes para a modelagem de avatares realistas sinalizadores de libras.
The grammatical codification of self-movement in cyberspace: A phenomenological-cognitivist study
Authors: Unternbäumen Enrique Huelva
Published: December 2018

ABSTRACT The aim of this paper is to explain why we utilize a grammar typical of movement when referring to activities conducted in cyberspace. We argue that to a large degree, perception of our activities in cyberspace has recourse to the same image schemas inherent to the concept of self-movement in physical space. This sharing of image schemas unleashes a complex process of conceptual integration, which results in the construction of a concept of self-movement proper to cyberspace. We argue on behalf of perceptual (rather than an ontological) underpinnings of grammar, in the sense that it codifies image schemas inherent to our perceptions. We concretely demonstrate that thematic roles correspond to salient aspects of the image schematic structure underlying our perception of self-movement in cyberspace. Finally, we postulate that the process of grammatical codification is regulated by the principle of perceptual prominence.
From Initial Education to Portuguese L1 Classroom: conceptions about teaching and learning grammar
Authors: Cardoso Adriana , Pereira Susana , Leite Teresa , Silva Encarnação
Published: December 2018

ABSTRACT The goal of this paper is to discuss representations about grammar teaching of Portuguese L1 teachers. It draws on the exploratory study designed to identify the invariants and divergences in self-perceptions about L1 grammar teaching of trainees in different training situations: in-service teachers, pre-service teachers and bachelor’s students. The study focus on student’s and teacher’s acknowledgment of the Portuguese L1 Curriculum (Reis et al. 2009), which conveys a clear paradigm change in Portuguese language education, assuming that grammar teaching is based upon language awareness development. The results show an evident gap between students and teachers in what concerns the familiarity with the Portuguese L1 Curriculum and teaching strategies. However, some puzzling convergent points are the importance attributed to grammar and poor linguistics background. The results analysis draws attention to the relationship between teacher cognition and practice, highlighting fragilities in teacher education and potential conceptual changes that may lead to effective changes in classroom practices.
PATHOLOGIC COMPLETE RESPONSE (YPT0 YPN0) AFTER CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIOTHERAPY NEOADJUVANT FOLLOWED BY ESOPHAGECTOMY IN THE SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF THE ESOPHAGUS
Authors: ANDREOLLO Nelson Adami , BERALDO Giovanni de Carvalho , ALVES Iuri Pedreira Filardi , TERCIOTI-JUNIOR Valdir , FERRER José Antonio Possato , COELHO-NETO João de Souza , LOPES Luiz Roberto
Published: December 2018

ABSTRACT Background: Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma is an aggressive neoplasia that requires a multidisciplinary treatment in which survival and prognosis are still not satisfactory. The complete pathologic response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy is considered a good prognosis factor, and esophagectomy is indicated. Aim: Survival analysis of cases with pathologic complete response (ypT0 ypN0) to neoadjuvant chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy, submmitted to esophagectomy. Methods: Between 1983-2014, 222 esophagectomies were performed, and 177 were conducted to neoadjuvant treatment. In 34 patients the pathologic response was considered complete. Medical records of the patients were retrospectively reviewed regarding type of chemotherapy applied, amount of radiotherapy, interval between the neoadjuvant therapy and the surgery, body mass index; postoperative complications; hospital admission time and survival. Results: The average age was 55.8 years. Twenty-five patients were subjected to chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and nine to neoadjuvant radiotherapy. The total radiation dose ranged from 4400 until 5400 cGy. The chemotherapy was performed with 5FU, cisplatin, and carbotaxol, concomitantly with the radiotherapy. The esophagectomy was transmediastinal, followed by the cervical esophagogastroplasty performed on a average of 49.4 days after the neoadjuvant therapy. The hospital admission time was an average of 14.8 days. During the follow-up period, 52% of the patients submitted to radiotherapy and chemotherapy were disease-free, with 23.6% of them presenting more than five years survival. Conclusions: The neoadjuvant treatment followed by esophagectomy in patients with pathologic complete response is beneficial for the survival of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
Formação em Saúde da Família e sua associação com processos de trabalho das Equipes de Saúde Bucal da Atenção Básica
Authors: Santos Nathália Maria Lopes dos , Hugo Fernando Neves
Published: December 2018

Resumo A Política Nacional de Saúde Bucal aponta como pressuposto qualificar a Atenção Básica e adequar o processo de trabalho ao novo modelo de atenção à saúde. Objetiva-se investigar a associação entre a formação profissional dos Cirurgiões-Dentistas em Saúde da Família e o processo de trabalho. Estudo transversal, multicêntrico, com 18.114 Equipes de Saúde Bucal que aderiram ao segundo ciclo do Programa Nacional de Melhoria do Acesso e da Qualidade da Atenção Básica. Os dados foram coletados por meio de entrevistas, através de instrumento estruturado. Profissionais com formação em Saúde da Família compartilham mais sua agenda com os outros profissionais da Atenção Básica (RP: 1,04; IC de 95%: 1,03 – 1,06), organizam mais a agenda para ofertar atividades educativas de Saúde Bucal (RP: 1,03; IC de 95%: 1,02 – 1,04), garantem conclusão de tratamento dos usuários mais frequentemente (OR: 1,68; IC de 95%: 1,19 – 2,38), realizam mais visitas domiciliares (RP: 1,08; IC de 95%: 1,07 – 1,09) e utilizam mais protocolos para definição de ações prioritárias (RP: 1,06; IC de 95%:1,04 – 1,07). Investir em formação em Saúde da Família pode ser importante, portanto, para a efetivação de mudanças no modelo de atenção à Saúde Bucal, o qual ainda é pouco preocupado no cuidado integral.
Avaliação do acesso às unidades de atenção primária em municípios brasileiros de pequeno porte
Authors: Carvalho Bruna Ré , Ferreira Janise Braga Barros , Fausto Márcia Cristina Rodrigues , Forster Aldaísa Cassanho
Published: December 2018

Resumo Introdução Embora sejam reconhecidos os avanços da Atenção Primária à Saúde brasileira, estudos têm demonstrado a persistência de desafios para o seu fortalecimento, como a qualidade do acesso aos serviços de saúde. Objetivo Descrever aspectos do acesso do usuário às unidades de Atenção Primária à Saúde de municípios brasileiros de pequeno porte. Método Pesquisa avaliativa de corte transversal e abordagem quantitativa. Foram utilizados dados secundários da base nacional do Programa Nacional de Melhoria do Acesso e da Qualidade da Atenção Básica, totalizando 35.815 usuários. Resultados A região Nordeste foi mais caracterizada por não realizar a marcação de consulta, pelo fato de o horário de funcionamento não atender às necessidades dos usuários e por não funcionar em todos os dias da semana. As regiões Sul e Sudeste apresentaram características semelhantes relativas ao funcionamento das unidades durante todos os dias da semana, ao horário de funcionamento atender às necessidades dos usuários e à realização da marcação de consultas. As regiões Norte e Centro-Oeste assemelharam-se quanto ao maior tempo gasto para acessar as unidades e ao grau de dificuldade desse acesso. Conclusão O estudo apontou diferenças regionais em aspectos geográficos e organizacionais que interferem no acesso às unidades, que podem ser repensados para tornar a atenção à saúde mais equitativa.
Relevance of wood anatomy and size of Amazonian trees in the determination and allometry of sapwood area
Authors: APARECIDO Luiza Maria Teophilo , SANTOS Joaquim dos , HIGUCHI Niro , KUNERT Norbert
Published: December 2018

ABSTRACT Hydrological processes in forest stands are mainly influenced by tree species composition and morpho-physiological characteristics. Few studies on anatomical patterns that govern plant hydraulics were conducted in tropical forest ecosystems. Thus, we used dye immersion to analyze sapwood area patterns of 34 trees belonging to 26 species from a terra firme forest in the central Brazilian Amazon. The sapwood area was related with wood anatomy and tree size parameters (diameter-at-breast-height - DBH, total height and estimated whole-tree volume). Exponential allometric equations were used to model sapwood area using the biometrical variables measured. Sapwood area traits (cross-section non-uniformity and heartwood visibility) varied significantly among and within species even though all were classified as diffuse porous. DBH was strongly and non-linearly correlated with sapwood area (R 2 = 0.46, P < 0.001), while no correlation was observed with vessel-lumen diameter (P = 0.94) and frequency (P = 0.58). Sapwood area and shape were also affected by the occurrence of vessel obstruction (i.e., tyloses), hollow stems and diseases. Our results suggest that sapwood area patterns and correlated variables are driven by intrinsic species characteristics, microclimate and ecological succession within the stand. We believe that individual tree sapwood characteristics have strong implications over water use, hydrological stand upsaling and biomass quantification. These characteristics should be taken into account (e.g., through a multi-point sampling approach) when estimating forest stand transpiration in a highly biodiverse ecosystem.
Brazilian efforts towards achieving a comprehensive extinction risk assessment for its known flora
Authors: Martins Eline , Martinelli Gustavo , Loyola Rafael
Published: December 2018

Abstract Brazil houses nearly 36,400 native terrestrial plant species. The country is a signatory of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC) and has to develop tools to achieve GSPC targets. Target 2 states that countries must undertake risk assessments of its entire known plant species by 2020. Here, we offer a panorama on how far has Brazil gone towards achieving this target. We compiled data on all risk assessments for plant species ever made in the country and produced the first synthesis of results with respect to these assessments. We found that the Brazilian Red List Authority for plants has assessed the extinction risk of 5,646 species so far, which corresponds to 15.5% of all known flora in Brazil. Among these species, 2,738 (48%) are currently threatened. Those species are distributed across all Brazilian Biomes and states. Families with the highest number of threatened species are Asteraceae and Bromeliaceae. We conclude that Brazil is far from achieving GSPC target 2 by 2020. However, given the enormous flora of the country and the huge amount of effort and resources put into this particular task, Brazil is following a good path towards a reliable assessment of it entire flora.
Os gêneros Eriosema e Rhynchosia (Leguminosae - Papilionoideae - Phaseoleae) no nordeste brasileiro
Authors: Oliveira Ana Carla da Silva , Perez Ana Paula Fortuna , Silva Juliana Santos
Published: December 2018

Resumo Eriosema e Rhynchosia são os únicos gêneros da subtribo Cajaninae com espécies nas regiões tropicais e subtropicais de ambos os hemisférios. Estudos taxonômicos prévios relacionados a ambos os gêneros foram conduzidos apenas em áreas pontuais de diferentes regiões do país, incluindo descrições de espécies novas. Com relação à região Nordeste, esses estudos ainda são incipientes. Objetivou-se realizar o estudo taxonômico das espécies desses gêneros ocorrentes na região Nordeste do país. Para tanto, foram estudadas coleções de 18 herbários e provenientes de coletas. Foram registrados 14 táxons, sendo sete de Eriosema (E. campestre, E. congestum, E. crinitum, E. floribundum, E. rufum, E. simplicifolium e E. venulosum), e sete de Rhynchosia (R. claussenii, R. edulis, R. melanocarpa, R. minima, R. naineckensis, R. phaseoloides e R. reticulata). Rhynchosia claussenii e E. floribundum são citadas pela primeira vez para o Nordeste. Também foram encontrados novos registros para alguns estados, como E. campestre (Maranhão), E. floribundum (Bahia), E. rufum (Ceará e Piauí), R. edulis (Alagoas) e R. reticulata (Pernambuco). Para auxiliar na identificação das espécies são fornecidas chaves de identificação, descrições e ilustrações para todos os táxons.
Inventários florísticos na região do Caparaó Capixaba revelam novos registros para a flora do Espírito Santo
Authors: Araújo Eduardo Alves , Kunz Sustanis Horn , Dias Henrique Machado , Carrijo Tatiana Tavares , Zorzanelli João Paulo Fernandes
Published: December 2018

Resumo Inventários florísticos realizados ao sul do estado do Espírito Santo nos últimos anos têm auxiliado a preencher lacunas de coleta de plantas especialmente em áreas de difícil acesso, como a região do Caparaó. Estes estudos resultaram na descoberta de sete espécies de Angiospermas, de ocorrência previamente desconhecida para o estado, coletadas nas Serras do Caparaó e do Valentim. Os materiais coletados foram depositados no herbário VIES. A distribuição geográfica global foi mapeada por meio dos dados obtidos nos sítios Herbário Virtual Reflora e Flora do Brasil 2020. Os sete novos registros aqui reportados para o Espírito Santo pertencem a sete famílias diferentes de Angiospermas: Annonaceae (Guatteria pohliana), Apocynaceae (Peplonia adnata), Asteraceae (Mikania clematidifolia), Cunoniaceae (Weinmannia pinnata), Melastomataceae (Leandra quinquedentata e Pleroma foveolatum) e Ochnaceae (Ouratea campos-portoi). São fornecidos diagnoses das espécies, mapas com a distribuição global atualizada e comentários sobre os ambientes de ocorrência das espécies estudadas. Além de prover informações atualizadas ao Projeto Flora do Espírito Santo, esses dados poderão ser utilizados pelos taxonomistas para atualização do sítio Flora do Brasil 2020. Isto será especialmente útil para aquelas famílias que ainda não estão sendo monografadas na Flora do Espírito Santo.