bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Entrevista - Antônio Brand
Authors: Da Silva Oswaldo Ribeiro , Ribeiro Cristina Ramos da Silva
Published: April 2019

Nos meses de agosto e setembro de 2010, acadêmicos e professores do Curso de Jornalismo da UCDB produziram conteúdos sonoros para trinta e seis radio-documentários, com duração de 10 minutos cada, denominados “Índio Urbano”. O projeto radiofônico foi um dos vencedores do prêmio Roquette-Pinto, promovido pela Associação das Rádios Públicas do Brasil (ARPUB), que teve apoio do Ministério da Cultura e patrocínio da Petrobras. O historiador e pesquisador Antônio Brand foi um dos entrevistados e participou com seus depoimentos em grande parte dos programas produzidos. Abaixo, a transcrição da entrevista completa, e inédita, concedida à equipe de produção. Na conversa, o pesquisador comenta o tema principal da produção radiofônica, aborda vários aspectos da população indígena Terena que vive em ambiente urbano na Aldeia Marçal de Souza em Campo Grande (MS), a figura da mulher indígena, lembra das primeiras defesas de dissertações de mestrado realizadas em aldeias e relata parte de sua trajetória de pesquisa. A entrevista de quase uma década apresenta uma atualidade bastante relevante com relação às questões indígenas no estado de Mato Grosso do Sul e no Brasil.
DISPUTE SETTLEMENT MECHANISM IN BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATIES (BITS)
Authors: Dewi Yetty Komalasari , Afriansyah Arie
Published: April 2019

In various countries, BITs are not always the same, but most of them contain many commitments or promises to protect the investment and investors of a country ("investors") in the territory of another country ("host country").[1] This protection includes treatment that is fair, equal and not discriminatory in overseeing the implementation of investment agreements and other obligations related to investment. The important thing is, in most cases, this kind of protection is accompanied by a very strong international arbitration mechanism that allows investors to file a lawsuit directly against a host country that is suspected of violating the protection under international law. Capability of investors to "enforce" their rights directly on a country without an arbitration agreement is considered as one of the extraordinary achievements of BIT innovation.
Are the students in medicine, nursing and allied health higher schools protected from Hepatitis B: A cross-sectional study from Hatay, Turkey
Authors: İNANDI Tacettin , SAVAŞ Nazan , Peker Ersin , DURAN Nizami , HARMANCI Hande
Published: April 2019

Aim:  Hepatitis B is
an important public health problem and many groups, including health workers,
are at risk for hepatitis B.  We aimed to
determine the hepatitis B surface antibody levels and frequency of needlestick
injury among health occupations students. Method: The study population and sample were 973
students in Mustafa Kemal University, Medical, Nursing and Health Vocational
High School in 2015. Of the students, %63 were reached, and 67.7% of them gave
blood samples. Anti-HBS values were calculated by enzyme-linked
immunosorbent assay and an antibody titer over 10 mIU/mL was accepted as
positive. Results: The mean age was 20.9 ± 2.7 and 68.5% were female.
Anti-HBs positivity was 54.5%, and 37.3% of the vaccinated group was still
anti-HBS negative. The difference in anti-hepatitis B positivity was
not significant in terms of sex, age group and school, but it was higher in
vaccinated students than in others (p <0.05). 29.0% of participants had a
history of needle-stick injury. The highest percentage was in health emergency
and anaesthesia departments (p <0.001). Needle-stick injury was observed
more often in senior students.Conclusion: Approximately half of the students were
negative in terms of anti-HBs and injury risk at working places is extremely
high. However, there is no clear hepatitis B policy for the students.  There is a policy need for all students in
healthcare settings.
Neonikotinoid pestisit uygulamalarının bir sonucu olarak; kontamine ballar ve arılar
Authors: KARTAL Maide Nur
Published: April 2019

Bu raporda Neonikotinoidlerin doğadaki döngüsü çerçevesinde;
ekolojik sürdürülebilirliğe, gıda güvenliğine, dolayısıyla insan sağlığına olan
etkileriyle ilgili literatür bilgilerini toparlayıp; bu perspektiften olumsuz
etkilerine ve ileri araştırmaların yapılması gereken konulara dikkati çekmek,
konuyla ilgili güncel verileri okuyucuya bir arada sunmak amaçlanmıştır.
Neonikotinoid pestisitler günümüzde oldukça yaygın kullanılan bir pestisit
ailesidir. Toprakta yeraltı sularında ve yabani otlardaki kalıntı yüzdesinin çok
olması, uzun yarılanma ömrü, arılarda kuşlarda ve diğer polinatörlerde oluşan
yan etkileri, bal ve diğer arı ürünlerindeki Neonikotinoid kalıntıları
dolayısıyla günümüzde Neonikotinoid insektisitlerin güvenilirliği Avrupa ve
Dünyada tartışılmaktadır. Sonuç olarak, Avrupa Birliği ülkelerinde üç türü
yasaklanmıştır ve tamamının yasaklanması tartışılmaktadır. ABD de benzer
şekilde bu yasağı tartışmaktadır. Türkiye’de ise Neonikotinoid kullanımında
herhangi bir kısıtlama yoktur. Ülkemizde Neonikotinoidlerin insan sağlığı
üzerine etkileri ve arı ve arı ürünlerindeki birikim düzeyi üzerine yapılacak
ileri çalışmalar yasal düzenlemeler için yol gösterici olacaktır.
THE COMPARATIVE POLITICS OF EAST ASIAN EMPIRE
Authors: Schopf J.C.
Published: April 2019

What lessons do the greatest Chinese dynasties from the Shang to the Song reveal about the way in which external threat, as well as ideational and material factors affected the rise and fall of empire? Examining the rise and fall of the Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, Northern Wei, Sui, Tang and Song dynasties reveals that empires in which spending outpaced revenue, such as the Han, Tan and Sui, collapsed with the state’s loss of monopoly control of coercive force. Excessive expansion and the emergence of a powerful parasitic landlord class often contribute to state financial distress. Religious and cultural division undermined rule and contributed to the downfall of the Han and Northern Wei dynasties. The introduction of Buddhism served to healed religious division when successfully employed by the Sui and Tang. Excessive military threat destroyed the Song, but appropriate amounts of external stress stimulated innovation in the Qin’s adoption of a meritocratic bureaucracy. External threat, as well as ideational and material factors, played critical roles in the rise and fall of dynasties in East Asia.
Bespoke Crowdfunding Regulation: A Boost up to Startups and SMEs in India
Authors: Nikam Rahul J.
Published: April 2019

The paper reviews securities regulatory requirements across the world and specifically in India that may be applicable or prohibiting Crowdfunding in India. The author argues that Indian financial and securities services regulations were not designed keeping in mind the 21st century requirements of industry. There is a regulatory gap in recognizing this emerging route of fund-raising business model addressing the needs of start-up as well as the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) businesses by way of crowdfunding and cross-border crowdfunding in the form of equity and debt. Thus, paper is seeking to clarify how crowdfunding fits into existing rules if any and necessity of introducing specific requirements that promote regulatory and supervisory convergence. The aim is to provide appropriate balance of less costly regulatory compliances, prudent risks management for project owners and crowdfunding platforms vis-à-vis raising of funds domestically and through cross-broader. At the same time providing adequate investor protection to the investor who are typically not professional investors.
Kedelai sebagai Bahan Pangan Kaya Isoflavon
Authors: Yulifianti Rahmi , Muzaiyanah Siti , Utomo Joko Susilo
Published: April 2019

Kedelai potensial sebagai bahan pangan fungsional, di samping sebagai sumber protein. Hal ini berkaitan dengan keberadaan 12 jenis isoflavon pada biji kedelai, baik dalam bentuk glikosida maupun aglikon. Senyawa isoflavon bermanfaat bagi kesehatan karena memiliki aktivitas antioksidan yang dapat mencegah kanker payudara, kanker kolon, osteoporosis, dan penyakit-penyakit degeneratif seperti penuaan dini, jantung koroner dan hipertensi, serta mengurangi sindrom menopause pada wanita. Kandungan isoflavon pada biji kedelai bervariasi dari 128 hingga 380 mg/100 g, dan yang dominan adalah genistein dan daidzein. Varietas unggul kedelai Devon 1 mengandung total isoflavon 221,97 mg/100 g dan varietas Devon 2 mengandung 30,37 mg/100 g untuk total genistein dan daidzein, sehingga masih terbuka peluang untuk meningkatkan kandungan isoflavon melalui perakitan varietas baru. Selain faktor genetis, kandungan isoflavon kedelai juga dipengaruhi oleh musim tanam, umur panen, pengairan, sinar UV dan kandungan unsur hara tanah, serta proses pengolahan. Perkecambahan dan fermentasi meningkatkan kandungan isoflavon, dan pemanasan dapat mengubah struktur kimia isoflavon. Tingkat konsumsi protein kedelai 25 g/hari atau setara asupan isoflavon 37-62 mg/hari diperkirakan dapat memenuhi 83% dari kebutuhan isoflavon harian yang dianjurkan.
POTENSI PRODUKSI NIRA DAN GULA TIGA AKSESI KELAPA GENJAH / Potential Sap and Coconut Sugar Production of Three Accession Dwarf Coconut
Authors: Tulalo Meity Aneke , Mawardi Sukmawati
Published: April 2019

The study was conducted to determine the potential of three Dwarf Coconut accessions in the production of sap and coconut sugar. The research was carried out in the Coconut germplasm collections of Indonesian Palm Crop Research Institute in Manado on August to November 2015 using the three Dwarf Coconut accession  ie Waingapu Red Dwarf (WRD), Sweet Green Dwarf (SGD) and Raja Brown Dwarf (RBD). Each accession consisting of six palms, and the  three tapped bunches from each palm were observed. Parameters observed were production of sap/bunches/day, length of tapping/bunches, length of bunches and bunches circumference, pH of sap, brix, and sugar yield. The results showed that coconut WRD, SGD and RBD can produce sap. Potential production of sap varied between accessions. The average production of sap /bunches /day of WRD (1006.57 ml) was higher than that in RBD (627.81 ml) and SGD (740.79 ml). The average length of taping/bunches was 22-23 days, pH 5.5-5,6 and sugar content (brix) 14,47-16,63%. The sap produced by the three coconut accessions can be processed into sugar. The yield of coconut sugar in the form of crystal sugar was 14.25-16.58%.

Keywords: potential, Dwarf, coconut, sap, sugar

 

Abstrak

Penelitian dilakukan untuk mengetahui potensi tiga aksesi koleksi kelapa Genjah dalam produksi nira dan gula kelapa. Penelitian ini dilakukan di kebun koleksi plasma nutfah Balai Penelitian Tanaman Palma di Manado pada bulan Agustus sampai dengan November 2015 menggunakan tiga aksesi kelapa Genjah yaitu Genjah Merah Waingapu (GMW), Genjah Hijau Manis (GHM) dan Genjah Raja (GRA). Masing-masing aksesi diamati enam pohon dan setiap pohon diamati tiga tandan yang disadap. Parameter yang diamati yaitu produksi nira/tandan/hari, lama penyadapan/tandan, panjang tandan dan lingkar tandan yang disadap, pH nira, kadar gula (brix) dan rendemen gula. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Kelapa GHM, GMW dan GRA dapat memproduksi nira. Potensi produksi nira beragam antar aksesi. Rata-rata produksi nira/tandan/hari GMW (1006,57 ml) lebih tinggi dari pada GRA (627,81 ml) dan GHM (740,79 ml). Rata-rata lama penyadapan nira/tandan 22-23 hari, pH nira 5,5-5,6 dan kadar gula (brix) 14,47-16,63%. Nira yang dihasilkan tiga aksesi kelapa Genjah tersebut dapat diolah menjadi gula. Nilai rendemen gula kelapa dalam bentuk kristal/semut 14,25-16,58%.

Kata kunci: potensi, kelapa, Genjah, nira, gula
Premedication with Oral Paracetamol for Reduction of Propofol Injection Pain: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial
Authors: Nimmaanrat Sasikaan , Jongjidpranitarn Manasanun , Prathep Sumidtra , Oofuvong Maliwan
Published: April 2019

Background: To compare the effect of premedication with 2 different doses of oral paracetamol to prevent pain at propofol intravenous injection.
Methods: We conducted a double-blind randomized controlled trial in which patients scheduled for induction of general anesthesia with intravenous propofol received either a placebo, 500 mg or 1000 mg of oral paracetamol (P500 and P1000, respectively) 1 hr prior to induction. Two mg/kg of propofol was injected at a rate of 600 ml/hr. After 1/4 of the full dose had been injected, the syringe pump was paused, and patients were asked to rate pain at the injection site using a verbal numerical rating score (VNRS) from 0-10.
Results: Three hundred and twenty-four patients were included. Pain intensity was lower in both P500 and P1000 groups (median VNRS [interquartile range] = 2 [0-3] and 4 [2-5], respectively) than in the placebo group (8 [7-10]; P<0.001)*. The rate of pain was lower in the P1000 group (70.4%) than in both the P500 and the placebo group (86.1% and 99.1%, respectively; P<0.001)*. The respective rates of mild (VNRS 1-3), moderate (VNRS 4-6) and severe pain (VNRS 7-10) were 47.2, 23.2 and 0% in the P1000 group, 28.7, 50 and 7.4% in the P500 group, and 0, 22.2 and 76.9% in the placebo group (P<0.001* for between group comparisons). Tolerance was similar in the 3 groups.
Conclusions: A premedication with oral paracetamol can dose-dependently reduce pain at propofol intravenous injection. To avoid this common uncomfortable concern for the patients, this well-tolerated, available and cheap treatment appears as an option to be implemented in the current practice.
Validation of the REM sleep behavior disorder screening questionnaire in the Czech population
Authors: Bušková Jitka , Peřinová Pavla , Miletínová Eva , Dušek Petr , Růžička Evžen , Šonka Karel , Kemlink David
Published: April 2019

Background: Idiopathic rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (iRBD) affects 1 – 2% of people over 60 years of age and presents a high risk of developing a neurodegenerative disorder from the group of synucleinopathies, such as Parkinson’s disease, dementia with Lewy bodies and multiple system atrophy. Therefore, screening tools are needed. In 2007, the rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder screening questionnaire (RBD-SQ) was developed and has been translated into several languages. The aim of study was to assess the validity and reliability of the Czech version of the RBD-SQ in a mixed population of sleep clinic patients, supplemented by healthy volunteers and RBD patients.

Methods: Participants included 81 iRBD patients, 205 patients with other sleep disorders (obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia, restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder, other parasomnias, or central hypersomnias including narcolepsy) and 20 healthy volunteers.
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Results: The mean RBD-SQ score in the iRBD patients was 9.4 ± 2.8 points, and in the non-RBD group it was 4.5 ± 3.0 (P < 0.0001). Receiver -operator analysis yielded an area under the curve of 0.864, suggesting good diagnostic performance of the scale. When using a cut-off value for positivity of 5 points, sensitivity was 0.89 and specificity was 0.62.

Conclusions: The Czech version of the RBD-SQ is a sensitive tool for screening for iRBD patients and helps to identify subjects for complete clinical workup.
Hydraulic head uncertainty estimations of a complex artificial intelligence model using multiple methodologies
Authors: Tapoglou E. , Varouchakis E. A. , Trichakis I. C. , Karatzas G. P.
Published: April 2019

The purpose of this study is to examine the uncertainty of various aspects of a combined artificial neural network (ANN), kriging and fuzzy logic methodology, which can be used for the spatial and temporal simulation of hydraulic head in an aquifer. This simulation algorithm was applied in a study area in Miami – Dade County, USA. The percentile methodology was applied as a first approach in order to define the ANN uncertainty, resulting in wide prediction intervals (PIs) due to the coarse nature of the methodology. As a second approach, the uncertainty of the ANN training is tested through a Monte Carlo procedure. The model was executed 300 times using different training set and initial random values, and the training results constituted a sensitivity analysis of the ANN training to the kriging part of the algorithm. The training and testing error intervals for the ANNs and the kriging PIs calculated through this procedure can be considered narrow, taking into consideration the complexity of the study area. For the third and final approach used in this work, the uncertainty of kriging parameter was calculated through the Bayesian kriging methodology. The derived results prove that the simulation algorithm provides consistent and accurate results.
Questioning of empirically derived and locally calibrated potential evapotranspiration equations for a lumped water balance model
Authors: Okkan Umut , Kiymaz Huseyin
Published: April 2019

One of the most essential inputs of water balance models is the part in which potential evapotranspiration (PET) is predicted. Especially in the conceptual-based lumped rainfall–runoff models, the steady runoff simulations can be made with acceptable PET predictions. The presented study is about exploring alternative PET equations that can be adapted to a parametric lumped model termed as the dynamic water balance model (dynwbm). Although the use of the Penman–Monteith equation often appears in the literature, a performance assessment was conducted on the dynwbm by using 21 PET equations. The implementation was performed on different river branches in the Gediz Basin, Turkey. The satisfactory PET equations have been selected by means of statistical techniques. As a result of the evaluation, it was observed that one of the radiation-based equations, McGuinness–Bordne, provided the most consistent performance. Alternatively, the presence of parsimonious equations requiring less meteorological variables has been questioned, thus locally calibrated temperature-based PET equations reflecting the PET estimations of McGuinness–Bordne have been proposed so as to be practically utilized in water balance modeling experiments for the basin.
A carbon black floating film for seawater desalination based on interfacial solar heating
Authors: Ye Miaomiao , Zhu Kehang , Gao Jiahao , Chen Rong , Zhang Tuqiao
Published: April 2019

Superhydrophobic carbon black (CB) nanoparticles were prepared by deposition of a monolayer of 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorooctyltrichlorosilane (PFOTS) on their surfaces. A thin CB floating film was assembled under solar light irradiance with the assistance of the water's surface tension and the water molecules' thermal motion. The formation of a thin floating film with suitable CB dose significantly enhanced the water evaporation rate, which was 1.9, 3.0, and 7.2 times higher than that without formation of a CB film, CB nanoparticles uniformly dispersed in water, and pure water, respectively. The temperature difference between the two air–water interfaces with and without the CB floating film was as high as 20.1 °C, which strongly confirms the interfacial heating behavior. There was no decrease of water evaporation rate over the whole measured period of 30 days, which undoubtedly reveals the excellent stability and durability of the CB floating film. Finally, a real seawater sample was used for solar distillation and the typical water-quality indexes before and after solar distillation were compared.
Understanding the Patterns of Deformity of Wrist Fractures Using Computer Analysis
Authors: Luria Shai
Published: April 2019

Computer modeling of the wrist has followed other fields in the search for descriptive
methods to understand the biomechanics of injury. Using patient-specific 3D computer models, we
may better understand the biomechanics of wrist fractures in order to plan better care. We may better
estimate fracture morphology and stability and evaluate surgical indications, design more adequate
or effective surgical approaches and develop novel methods of therapy. The purpose of this
review is to question the actual advances made in the understanding of wrist fractures using computer
models.
New Advances in Stem Cell Therapy for Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head
Authors: Zhou Wei , Qu Ming , Lv Yajie , Zhu Jinyu
Published: April 2019

Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is a common refractory orthopedic disease with
multiple etiologies that more frequently occurs in middle-aged and young people. ONFH is the main
cause of hip replacement in young patients. Since Professor Hernigou first reported the use of stem
cells in the treatment of early stage ONFH, a large number of studies have demonstrated the potential
of stem cells in the treatment of adult patients with ONFH. With the rise of interdisciplinary stem cell
therapy combined with platelet-rich plasma therapy, gene therapy or other methods have gradually
attracted the attention of researchers. This article summarizes the current advances in stem cell therapy
for ONFH, as well as the problems and challenges, which may provide reference for further research.
Air Quality and Employee Hygiene-related Behavior in a Post Anesthesia Care Unit in Thailand
Authors: Kampan Somphorn
Published: April 2019

Background:

Airborne contaminants in Postanesthesia Care Units (PACUs) such as bacteria, fungi, and waste anesthetic gases pose serious, and sometimes fatal, risks to both patients and PACU workers. Numerous studies have linked long-term exposure to nitrous oxide and halogenated agents to, among other things, reproductive problems in PACU nurses and anesthesiologists. Microorganism contamination can result in a post-surgical complication, to which patients with diabetes and other respiratory diseases are especially vulnerable. Various researchers and governmental agencies have recommended hospitals take steps to reduce levels of airborne contaminants in PACUs. In particular, hazard communication programs are recommended to inform and train staff on relevant occupational health and safety procedures. Additionally, and perhaps more importantly, experts recommend hospitals install specialized ventilation systems to maintain low levels of airborne pollutants.

Objective:

This study has two main parts: (1) measurement of airborne contaminants in the PACU at Rajavithi Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand; and (2) assessment of PACU workers’ perceived level of importance regarding occupational health and safety protocols,viaself-reporting survey. The study also has two main objectives: (1) to determine whether, and to what extent, a new ventilation system helps reduce airborne contaminants in the PACU; and (2) to discover whether an informational campaign increases perceived importance of health and safety procedures among PACU workers (i.e. handwashing, changing shoes, wearing proper facemasks).

Methods:

Surveys and air quality measurements were collected two times – in July 2016 and April 2017 – before and after Rajavithi Hospital implemented a hazard communication program consisting of training, posters, brochures, and informational media. Survey participants included all 64 PACU workers – 61 nurses and 3 anesthetists. Air sampling measured levels of bacteria, fungi, nitrous oxide, and desflurane.

Results:

Initial levels of airborne microorganisms were very high (1307CFU/m3for bacteria and 70.4 CFU/m3for fungi) and on the high end of normal for nitrous oxide (21.86ppm). Following the informational campaign and installation of the ventilation system, levels of bacterial contamination fell to 182 CFU/m3, and fungi fell to 35.8 CFU/m3. Simultaneously, workers’ levels of perceived importance for health and safety procedures increased.

Conclusion:

Both aspects of the study were successful, however, concentration of airborne microorganisms still exceeded recommended limits at the end of the study. Hospital administration and staff are encouraged to continue training and informing workers while assessing ventilation system until contamination levels fall to within internationally acceptable ranges.
Self-defining Memories in Normal Aging
Authors: El Haj Mohamad , Gallouj Karim
Published: April 2019

Background:

Self-defining memories refer to events that are vivid, effectively intense, and include enduring concerns about oneself.

Objective:

We investigated the relationship between the production of these memories in normal aging and the ability to integrate new information into existing knowledge in memory (i.e., updating).

Method:

Older participants were asked to perform an updating task as well as to retrieve autobiographical memories that were later analyzed for their self-defining relevance.

Results:

Analyses showed significant positive correlations between updating and the production of self-defining memories.

Conclusion:

Updating our life story is an important psychological process,which enables us to refine and enrich our life story with new experiences, roles and/or challenges, and this ability seems to be related to the capacity to produce memories that draw on the pursuit of long-term goals, meaning making, emotional regulation, and/or activation of self-images (i.e., self-defining memories). These findings suggest that updating one’s identity throughout life, at least in normal aging, may be related to the shaping and retrieval of self-defining memories, memories that lead to the creation of narrative scripts, which themselves serve as the ingredients for “chapters” across the lifespan.
Quantum Dots: Next Generation of Smart Nano-Systems
Authors: Jahangir Mohammed Asadullah , Gilani Sadaf Jamal , Muheem Abdul , Jafar Mohammed , Aslam Mohammed , Ansari Mohammed Tahir , Barkat Mohammed Abul
Published: April 2019

Background:

The amalgamation of biological sciences with nano stuff has significantly
expedited the progress of biological strategies, greatly promoting practical applications
in biomedical fields.

Objective:

With distinct optical attributes (e.g., robust photostability, restricted emission
spectra, tunable broad excitation, and high quantum output), fluorescent quantum dots
(QDs) have been feasibly functionalized with manageable interfaces and considerably utilized
as a new class of optical probe in biological investigations.

Method:

In this review article, we structured the current advancements in the preparation
methods and attributes of QDs. Furthermore, we extend an overview of the outstanding potential
of QDs for biomedical research and radical approaches to drug delivery.

Conclusion:

Notably, the applications of QDs as smart next-generation nanosystems for
neuroscience and pharmacokinetic studies have been explained. Moreover, recent interests
in the potential toxicity of QDs are also apprised, ranging from cell investigations to animal
studies.
State-of-the-Art: A Systematic Literature Review of Image Segmentation in Latent Fingerprint Forensics
Authors: Chhabra Megha , Shukla Manoj Kumar , Ravulakollu Kiran Kumar
Published: April 2019

Latent fingerprints are unintentional finger skin impressions left as invisible ridge patterns
at crime scenes or objects. A major challenge in latent fingerprint forensics is the poor quality of the
lifted image from the crime scene captured by investigators. Forensics investigators are in permanent
search of novel breakthroughs in effective technologies to capture and process such low-quality
images. The accuracy of the recognition often depends upon 1) the quality of the image captured at
the beginning, 2) metrics used to assess the quality and thereafter 3) the level of enhancement
required. Low-performance scanners, unstructured background noise, poor ridge quality,
overlapping structured noise, etc. are often reasoned for poor image quality. Insufficient image
quality results in the detection of false minutiae and hence reduces the recognition rate.
Traditionally, image segmentation and enhancement are manually carried out from highly skilled
experts. The use of an automated system is definitely challenging and can only be effective, if a
significant amount of time is saved. This survey amplifies a comparative study of various
segmentation techniques available for latent fingerprint forensics.
Project Management Knowledge Areas and Skills for Managing Software and Cloud Projects: Overcoming Challenges
Authors: Hayajneh Sofyan , Hamada Mohammed , Aljawarneh Shadi
Published: April 2019

Background:

Cloud Computing has already started to revolutionize storing and accessing data. Although cloud computing is on its way to become a huge success, there are some challenges that arise while managing cloud services. This indeed reveals many new knowledge areas, skills and consequently new challenges that need to be overcome so that software project managers can cope and make use of the newly available cloud services. This research aims to identify the challenges faced by project managers in cloud computing and highlight the knowledge areas and skills required to meet these challenges.

Methods:

The findings of this paper are presented through three stages. First, the pre-survey questionnaire to validate skills and knowledge areas which will be selected and eventually adopted for the main survey. Second, interviews with experts in the field to discuss the challenges identified in the literature review and it will also be adopted with the pre-survey to build the main survey. Third, the main survey to identify the critical skills and knowledge areas that are required for managing cloud projects.

Results:

This study drew recommendations so that possible systems and tools can be developed and integrated to overcome some of these challenges that give it the importance of providing guidance for the managers in the field to improve the performance of project management successfully.

Conclusion:

This study leads to gain more understanding of the attributes of a competent cloud manager. It also determines knowledge areas and skills to help them effectively in overcoming the challenges faced in software and cloud projects.
A presença da voz em Niketche de Paulina Chiziane
Authors: Dos Santos Cristina Mielczarski
Published: April 2019

Niketche, palavra que dá nome ao livro, é uma dança tradicional do norte de Moçambique. Essa informação cultural e muitas outras são abordadas por meio da narrativa de Paulina Chiziane. A escritora é a primeira a publicar um romance no país, em que a atividade literária é totalmente liderada por homens. O tema que permeia o romance é a poligamia, e, nesse contexto, evidencia-se a cultura local por intermédio das lendas e dos rituais de iniciação que fazem parte da tradição oral. Também os provérbios marcam essa presença na linguagem do texto.
Rosita, de Moçambique
Authors: Garcia Neiva Kampff
Published: April 2019

O presente artigo se propõe a analisar um encontro entre ficção e realidade, na poética de Mia Couto, através do conto “Rosita”, publicado em Na berma de nenhuma estrada. Procuramos identificar essa possibilidade através do diálogo entre a simbologia da água, a constituição da imagem e o registro da memória.
Identidade e memória em O outro pé da sereia, de Mia Couto
Authors: Seniw Ribeiro Novalca
Published: April 2019

Esse artigo analisa como Mia Couto, em seu romance O outro pé da sereia, favorece uma reflexão a cerca da identidade africana quando faz da história um sítio a ser revisitado e relido pela ótica da memória no espaço da literatura.
As subjetividades femininas na poesia de Paula Tavares
Authors: Toledo e Souza Mailza Rodrigues
Published: April 2019

O presente artigo desenvolve uma leitura da obra de Paula Tavares perscrutando o aproveitamento do erotismo poético como um elemento que viabiliza a associação desta poesia a uma revisão histórico-cultural dos papéis femininos na sociedade angolana. A partir do cotejamento do segundo livro de poemas da autora, O Lago da Lua (1999), com suas demais obras buscamos deslindar o processo de configuração de novas subjetivações femininas em paridade com a identificação nacional demarcadas na literatura de Angola através desta poesia.
Uma leitura humanista de Ensaio sobre a cegueira, Ensaio sobre a lucidez e As intermitências da morte, de José Saramago
Authors: Röhrig Maiquel
Published: April 2019

Este artigo analisa três obras de José Saramago, nas quais, segundo a perspectiva aqui adotada, o autor levanta e critica a problemática relação entre o sistema dito democrático ocidental e a vida do indivíduo, a qual deve submeter-se à pretensa coletividade, quando, na verdade (e ao contrário), alimenta os interesses de minorias, submetendo-se ainda às leis e ao ideal do bem comum (um paradoxo capitalista). A interpretação alegórica é marxista (Jameson), mas o referencial teórico ancora-se em Sloterdijk, Agambem, Althusser e Foucault.
Signos Partidos: uma análise da (des)construção da subjetividade na narrativa de O Quieto Animal da Esquina, de João Gilberto Noll
Authors: Dusse Fernanda
Published: April 2019

A partir das definições de pós-modernidade de autores como Stuart Hall (2006) e Nicolau Sevcenko (1988), busca-se analisar a novela O quieto animal da esquina, de João Gilberto Noll, com foco no desmanche e na desconstrução. Para tanto, conceitos modernistas como flâneur e bildungsroman são apresentados e redefinidos de acordo com a proposta nolliana.
O caos social na cidade fictícia de Ensaio Sobre a Cegueira, de José Saramago
Authors: Silveira Gisele Fredes
Published: April 2019

A cidade fictícia de José Saramago, em Ensaio Sobre a Cegueira, se transforma em um caos ao se tornarem cegos os moradores da cidade. A fim de sobreviver, as pessoas se rebaixam ao nível da barbárie e da degradação, julgando que ninguém as pode ver nem julgar, nem o próprio Deus.
Poesia e sociedade nas obras de trovadores medievais galego-portugueses e do poeta romântico português João de Deus
Authors: Soardi Julia Arduim
Published: April 2019

A proposta deste artigo é analisar as semelhanças e diferenças entre trovadores medievais e o poeta romântico João de Deus. Para tanto, abordam-se os aspectos da sociedade à época dos poetas e o panorama da cultura na qual estavam inseridos os membros dessas sociedades, verificando, assim, quais as características das condições sócio-culturais em que eram escritas as suas poesias. Tal abordagem possibilita a percepção de como era formada a sociedade daquela época, assim como a compreensão da maneira que os aspectos sociais influenciam o imaginário daqueles escritores, determinando o conteúdo de seus poemas. São analisadas, portanto, obras de trovadores medievais, mais precisamente cantigas de amigo, de amor e de escárnio, e do poeta João de Deus, inicialmente em separado, para identificar as características sociais encontradas no tema e estrutura de cada uma das obras. Posteriormente, investigam-se semelhanças sociais e temáticas entre os autores objetos da pesquisa, verificando, dessa maneira, quais foram as influências deixadas pelos trovadores medievais nos escritores mais contemporâneos, especificamente o poeta João de Deus. Analisar a trajetória da sociedade através da poesia possibilita a observação do legado deixado por aqueles que construíram a nossa língua portuguesa e o efeito de sua transformação nas sociedades mais atuais, não apenas sob aspecto linguístico, mas também cultural.
A análise da ironia da personagem Dom Bibas no romance O Bobo, de Alexandre Herculano
Authors: Paz Juliana Ferreira
Published: April 2019

Este artigo tem por objetivo verificar como se ocorre o fenômeno da ironia na personagem Dom Bibas na obra de Alexandre Herculano O Bobo, bem como sua constituição como romance histórico. A partir dessa análise, pretendo verificar como a questão da ironia se apresenta nas falas e na descrição da personagem de Dom Bibas e sua influência na obra em questão.
Os romances infanto-juvenis de António Mota
Authors: Nogueira Carlos Manuel , Nunes Geice Peres
Published: April 2019

Neste ensaio, pretende-se estudar os temas e o estilo dos romances para a infância e a juventude de António Mota. Nos livros do autor de Pedro Alecrim, a vida aparece como um permanente e plural desafio, a que cada personagem, a partir da sua individualidade e liberdade, responde enquanto ator que se move num complexo quadro familiar e cultural. A dualidade e a tensão interna das personagens atravessam invariavelmente as narrativas, mas impõe-se sempre uma visão apoteótica da vida. O enunciador, gerindo e respeitando as vozes que dizem a proposição irrefutável de que a vida é difícil e injusta, contrapõe às suas próprias dúvidas e medos uma espécie de utopia: a vida só vale a pena se for a constante invenção de um ideal. A uma desistência ou a um abatimento seguem-se uma reação, um movimento de energia e uma (re)construção.
Entre inferno e sertão: discutindo os espaços construídos na literatura de cordel
Authors: Nascimento André Ricardo Nunes , Nau Literária Comissão Editorial
Published: April 2019

Neste artigo pretende-se analisar, traçando comparações, as representações dos espaços do Sertão e do Inferno, elementos esses encontrados nas narrativas dos folhetos A chegada de Lampião no Inferno, de José Pacheco, e Peleja de Manoel Riachão com o Diabo, de Leandro Gomes de Barros. Os folhetos supracitados trazem pelejas do Diabo com os moradores do Sertão e também deixam transparecer que apetrechos de identificação desses espaços se tecem nas linhas das obras. Nessa conjuntura, a religiosidade popular se encena como fator religioso preponderante e arraigado no interior dessas narrativas, pois o Diabo, ao “pelejar” com os personagens do sertão, é vencido por não resistir às artimanhas de entidades como Nossa Senhora, santos e beatos, que representam a imagem de Deus e suas forças. Para a tessitura desse trabalho, utiliza-se como aporte teórico: Santos (2007), diferenciando espaço e território da cultura; Balandier (1976), para a discussão de tradição e continuidade cultural, pelo viés das dinâmicas sociais; Albuquerque Jr. (1999), que traz a invenção do Nordeste num contexto literário; dentre outros. Adota-se como método a análise comparativa para demonstrar que os preceitos cristãos estão bastante enraizados no cotidiano nordestino e que as características presentes na composição do Inferno cristão se misturam com as peculiaridades do Sertão brasileiro, causando um processo de simbiose religiosa e cultural, que engendra a caracterização da coragem e resistência do sertanejo, frente às adversidades rotineiras da vida. Nessa perspectiva, as manifestações e valores e crenças dos sertanejos são expostas e contribuem para a constituição do mosaico cultural do Brasil.
Vozes negras femininas: reflexões no Centro de Giro Caboclo Boiadeiro
Authors: Xavier Carla Do Espírito Santo , Nau Literária Comissão Editorial
Published: April 2019

o presente texto é resultado de notas de um trabalho de campo. Os relatos trazidos fazem parte de uma pesquisa que teve como objetivo refletir acerca das identidades e trajetórias de mulheres negras do Centro de Giro Caboclo Boiadeiro (Candomblé Angola), em Teodoro Sampaio – Bahia. Neste sentido, uma questão fundamental foi refletir sobre de que modo a experiência religiosa, através de rituais, mitos e arquétipos fundamentam as identidades e trajetórias destas mulheres. A citada pesquisa é de natureza qualitativa com base na Crítica Cultural, seu aporte metodológico, se define pela interpretação e análise de histórias de vida e narrativas memorialísticas de mulheres negras, também construídas através de entrevistas, observação das mulheres dentro e fora do espaço religioso. Assim, observou-se um processo de movência identitária tanto de Mãe Raimunda quanto do Centro de Giro.
VOZES POÉTICAS FEMININAS RESISTÊNCIA, SABERES E MANUTENÇÃO IDENTITÁRIA NO QUILOMBO DE HELVÉCIA.
Authors: Santana Gean Paulo Gonçalves , Nau Literária Comissão Editorial
Published: April 2019

Este texto guia-se pelo objetivo de apresentar o contexto histórico do quilombo de Helvécia, sul da Bahia, lugar e referência às ações e aos cantos das mulheres negras, bem como, uma análise das diferentes vozes que, provocadas por momentos e movimentos históricos, sociopolíticos, culturais e religiosos, atuam na composição poética de um imaginário afrodescendente. As mulheres negras atentas ao presente e, em diálogo com o passado, explicitam, através de suas vozes poéticas, experiências ancestrais presentes na memória em prol do reconhecimento identitário quilombola, fato que aponta uma projeção do espaço e a si mesmas, de modo que ambos saem da invisibilidade ao reconhecimento. As teorias do campo dos estudos das narrativas, das poéticas orais e as que dizem respeito às representações identitárias formam o instrumental dessa análise.
A VOZ DA MATA: OS TRAÇOS TESTEMUNHAIS EM ORÉ AWÉ ROIRU’A MA: TODAS AS VEZES QUE DISSEMOS ADEUS, DE KAKÁ WERÁ JECUPÉ
Authors: Redü Iarima Nunes , Nau Literária Comissão Editorial
Published: April 2019

O presente artigo tem como objetivo identificar os traços testemunhais constitutivos de Todas as Vezes que Dissemos Adeus, de Kaká Werá Jecupé. Além de buscar os traços testemunhais na narrativa de Jecupé e de identificá-los com a voz indígena do narrador, foi feita uma reflexão acerca das estratégias de elaboração da memória em uma narrativa autobiográfica. As definições de testemunho utilizadas como base para este trabalho foram fornecidas por Tempo Passado (2007) de Beatriz Sarlo, Narrar o trauma: A questão dos testemunhos de catástrofes históricas (2011) de Márcio Seligmann-Silva e A memória, a história, o esquecimento (2007) de Paul Ricoeur e os conceitos relativos a memória foram retirados de Memória e Identidade (2012) de Joël Candau.
RUY DUARTE DE CARVALHO: CAMINHOS DE UM POETA ANTROPÓLOGO
Authors: Dela Valle Laura Regina dos Santos , Tettamanzy Ana Lúcia Liberato , Nau Literária Comissão Editorial
Published: April 2019

A relação interdisciplinar entre a literatura e a antropologia tem florescido na escrita contemporânea. Alguns autores constroem suas personagens com base em longas pesquisas etnográficas. As vozes anônimas ganham vida ao serem traduzidas pelas vozes autorizadas dos escritores modernos. Desse modo, a ficção se transforma em uma maneira de dizer o que se vê nas diferentes culturas. Ver, interpretar, traduzir o mundo: a experiência passou a ser a inspiração literária de muitos autores modernos, e, consequentemente, a discussão envolvendo literatura e antropologia tem crescido de maneira produtiva e está abrindo caminho para novos estudos envolvendo os dois campos. Um bom exemplo disso é a escrita do angolano Ruy Duarte de Carvalho, que mistura elementos etnográficos em sua obra literária. Sendo assim, o objetivo deste trabalho é mostrar como se configura essa relação nas obras Os papéis do inglês (2007) e Vou lá visitar pastores (2000). Em ambas o narrador-autor desde o início apresenta traços bio(biblio)gráficos inusitados. Cito como exemplo a constante retomada referencial de personagens que o acompanharam em suas “deambulações etnográficas” em Vou lá visitar pastores. Nessa obra o narrador/autor conta sua própria experiência antropológica e observa as experiências dos outros para contá-las à sua maneira. Observamos que o olhar de Ruy Duarte de Carvalho está voltado para os povos e as culturas africanas, tanto que, mesmo em Os papéis do inglês, a história desse ilustre representante do Ocidente adquire valor secundário no decorrer da obra. Duarte produz narrativas permeadas por questões de identidade, memória e autoria em que se alternam papéis assumidos ora por ele “mesmo”, ora pelo “outro”. Para tanto, além da leitura das obras citadas, consideraremos conceitos como tradição e modernidade e pós-colonialismo a partir dos estudos de Laura Padilha, e discutiremos os pressupostos de James Clifford (2011) e Cliford Geertz (2009) sobre as aproximações entre antropologia e literatura.
LITERATURA E ORALIDADE NO CORDEL: IDENTIDADE E MEMÓRIA CULTURAL NORDESTINA
Authors: Brasileiro Osmando J. , Da Silveira Regina Da Costa , Nau Literária Comissão Editorial
Published: April 2019

As narrativas orais remontam à antiguidade grega, como a célebre Odisseia, de Homero, que se tem conhecimento como umas das grandes obras ocidentais que mais influenciaram a nossa cultura literária. O presente trabalho estuda a oralidade e a identidade da memória cultural nordestina em textos da tradição oral e também tece reflexões a respeito do conceito de identidade e memória, com base em teóricos como Idelette Muzart-Fonseca dos Santos (2006), Hall (2004), e Le Goff (2003), com aplicação dos conceitos na análise de textos de Patativa do Assaré, João Ubaldo Ribeiro, dentre outros.
BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA: UM LUGAR PARA "ENCANTADORES" DE HISTÓRIA – O Caso da Hans Christian Andersen
Authors: Frison Samuel , Nau Literária Comissão Editorial
Published: April 2019

RESUMO: O presente relato pretende mostrar a importância da biblioteca pública na disseminação da cultura oral e na formação dos contadores de histórias, bem como na divulgação das suas práticas, mediando atividades de leitura e realizando performances. A metodologia utilizada é o estudo de caso. Para tanto analisa a Biblioteca Pública Infantil Hans Christian Andersen, localizada no bairro do Tatuapé, na cidade de São Paulo, que promove, desde 2008, o curso de Formação para Contadores de Histórias. A unidade de informação dissemina a prática das poéticas orais, incentiva à formação de contadores de história e respeita os princípios determinados pelo Manifesto da UNESCO e da IFLA (Internacional Federation of Library Associations) para bibliotecas públicas. No entanto, o utilitarismo que tem impregnado os órgãos públicos de acesso à cultura e a pressão por sua verba de manutenção, aliado ao espírito tecnocrata e neoliberal, têm ameaçado esse patrimônio. A biblioteca, enquanto espaço cultural, precisa atender aos índices de frequência, mostrando resultados. Nessa tensão entre custos e resultados, o espaço e seus colaboradores mantêm viva sua ligação com a comunidade e cumprem seu dever de aproximar leitores, além de prestar um serviço de cidadania aos seus usuários, transformando a arte de contar história em arte de encantar, daí a poética dos "encantadores de histórias".