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O jornalismo sob o prisma de gênero: discurso e produção de sentidos na relação texto-leitor
Authors: Stocker Pâmela Caroline
Published: January 2019

Concebendo gênero como uma categoria analítica, epistemológica e perpassada pelo conceito de poder (SCOTT, 1995; BONETTI, 2011) e o jornalismo e sua relação com os leitores lócus privilegiado de produção e circulação de valores culturais em nossa sociedade, este estudo ampara-se nos estudos feministas pós-estruturalistas e no aporte teórico-metodológico da Análise de Discurso (AD) para analisar os sentidos produzidos pelos leitores em 927 comentários no Facebook oriundos de duas reportagens jornalísticas que tratam sobre identidade de gênero e transexualidade.  Observando essa relação entre texto e leitor sob o prisma de gênero, percebeu-se que os sentidos ligados à empatia surgiram apenas a partir da reportagem construída com viés mais próximo ao que denominamos como valores do feminino. Ao abrir espaço para a subjetividade e para a emoção, o texto produziu sentidos relacionados à empatia em mais de 44% do público, abrindo brechas de encontro com o Outro.
A mídia e sua relação com os movimentos sociais pelo direito à terra: “criminalização e estrutura de poder”
Authors: Zuin Aparecida Luzia Alzira
Published: January 2019

Este trabalho analisa a criminalização dos movimentos sociais pela luta à terra por meio dos discursos midiáticos manifestados em três jornais eletrônicos de maior circulação em Rondônia. A escolha investigativa recaiu sobre a Liga Camponesa dos Pobres (LCP) e o Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra  (MST), em razão da representatividade política e atuação histórica conquistadas por esses movimentos no Estado. Para os estudos, categorizou os discursos mais reincidentes sobre eles, sendo terroristas, vândalos e cangaceiros, para analisá-los interdisciplinarmente, à luz da Comunicação e Semiótica, e do Direito à Terra. A metodologia com abordagem qualitativa caracterizou-se com base nos referenciais teórico-bibliográficos, de cunho documental e iconográfico dispostos nos referidos jornais. Segundo pressuposto das análises, pode-se concluir que os conflitos no campo em Rondônia e o crescente índice de homicídios de agricultores militantes da LCP e do MST têm relações com a criminalização exposta na mídia.
Territory, enclosure, and state territorial mode of production in the Russian imperial periphery
Authors: Smirnova Vera
Published: January 2019

Abstract. After the imperial land consolidation acts of 1906, the Russian land commune became a center of territorial struggle where complex alliances of actors, strategies, and representations of territory enacted land enclosure beyond the exclusive control of the state. Using original documentation of Russian imperial land deals obtained in the federal and municipal archives, this study explores how the Russian imperial state and territories in the periphery were dialectically co-produced not only through institutional manipulations, educational programs, and resettlement plans but also through political and public discourses. This paper examines how coalitions of landed nobility and land surveyors, landless serfs, and peasant proprietors used enclosure as conduits for property violence, accumulation of capital, or, in contrast, as a means of territorial autonomy. Through this example, I bring a territorial dimension into Russian agrarian scholarship by positioning the rural politics of the late imperial period within the global context of capitalist land enclosure. At the same time, by focusing on the reading of territory from the Russian historical perspective, I introduce complexity into the modern territory discourse often found in Western political geographic interpretations.
Keep your enemies closer: enhancing biological control through individual movement rules to retain natural enemies inside the field
Authors: Delattre Thomas , Collard Blanche , Lavigne Claire
Published: January 2019

Abstract. Biological control of pests aims at lowering population levels of pest species by favouring natural enemies, in order to reduce the use of pesticides. The movement behaviour of natural enemies is decisive in the success of biological control: when low habitat quality hinders the diffusion of natural enemies from the border, the density of natural enemies may frequently be heterogeneous inside agricultural plots. We hypothesise that the specific relationship between habitat quality and movement behaviour may allow the improvement of biological control by means of a careful allocation of habitat qualities inside and around the plot. We used three tested individual-based movement models, with different levels of complexity ranging from simple cell-to-cell movements to complex strategies including the sinuosity of the path, boundary crossings, perceptual range, and directional persistence. We used the models to explore how the manipulation of habitat quality may allow significant improvements to the residence time of natural enemies inside the field. We suggest that existing field designs are generally inadequate to retain natural enemies. Mechanistic explanations leading to the highest and lowest residence times are used to draw specific management recommendations.
Detection of wakes in the inflow of turbines using nacelle lidars
Authors: Held Dominique P. , Mann Jakob
Published: January 2019

Abstract. Nacelle-mounted lidar systems offer the possibility of remotely sensing the inflow of wind turbines. Due to the limitation of line-of-sight measurements and the limited number of focus positions, assumptions are necessary to derive useful inflow characteristics. Typically, horizontally homogeneous inflow is assumed which is well satisfied in flat, homogeneous terrain and over sufficiently large time averages. However, it is violated if a wake impinges the field of view of one of the beams. In such situations, the turbine yaw misalignment measurements show large biases which require the detection and correction of these observations. Here, a detection algorithm is proposed based on the spectral broadening of the Doppler spectrum due to turbulence within the probe volume. The small-scale turbulence generated within wake flows will typically lead to a significantly larger broadening than in the ambient flow. Thus, by comparing the spectral widths at several locations, situations, where a wake is impinging the field of view of one or more beams can be identified. The correction method is based on an empirical relationship between the difference in turbulence levels at distinct beams and the difference in wind direction derived from the lidar and the real wind direction. The performance of the algorithm is evaluated in a field experiment identifying all wake situations, and thus, correcting the lidar derived wind direction.
ÍNDICES BIÓTICOS PARA AVALIAÇÃO DE QUALIDADE DE ÁGUA DE RIOS TROPICAIS – SÍNTESE DO CONHECIMENTO E ESTUDO DE CASO: BACIA DO ALTO RIO DOCE
Authors: Junqueira Marilia Vilela , Alves Karina Cristiane , Paprocki Henrique , Campos Mônica de Souza , De Carvalho Marcela David , Mota Hélen Regina , Rolla Maria Edith
Published: January 2019

Este trabalho apresenta avaliações de qualidade das águas da bacia decontribuição do reservatório de Peti, localizado no alto Rio Doce, em 2014,por meio dos índices saprobiótico Minas-Rio (ISMR) e biological monitoringworking party score system/average score per taxon (BMWP/ASPT) Minas,revisados e consolidados com base em uma série histórica de dadoshidrobiológicos obtida desde 1985. O trabalho disponibiliza uma lista de106 famílias e 176 gêneros de macrozoobentos tropicais lóticos, com suasrespectivas valências e pesos saprobióticos e escores, em conformidade como sistema saprobiótico. A rede de amostragem no alto Rio Doce abrangeu13 sítios de coleta, e as coletas foram processadas segundo o métodomulti-habitát. Os resultados de qualidade de água foram semelhantes entreos índices aplicados, acusando boa qualidade em quase todos os sítiosinvestigados, exceto em três, registrados nas classes 3 e 4.
EFEITO DA RADIAÇÃO SOLAR SOBRE A REGENERAÇÃO NATURAL DE MANGUEZAL EM CUIARANA, SALINÓPOLIS, PARÁ
Authors: Fernandes Desirée Antéia Jastes , Vitorino Maria Isabel , De Souza Paulo Jorge de Oliveira Ponte , Jardim Mario Augusto Gonçalves
Published: January 2019

O objetivo desta pesquisa foi avaliar os efeitos da radiação solar incidentena dinâmica de regeneração natural das espécies em um bosque de manguena costa litorânea paraense, Brasil. Conduziu-se o estudo no período denovembro de 2014 a outubro de 2015, no sítio experimental de Cuiarana,em 5 parcelas de 400 m2, sendo 4 naturais e 1 controle (sombrite 50%).Foram utilizados parâmetros fitossociológicos para avaliar a composiçãoflorística e a estrutura horizontal. Radiação global (Qg) foi obtida de dadosmeteorológicos das torres micrometeorológicas do sítio. A variabilidadeespaçotemporal das espécies sob Qg foi acurada por análise fatorial emcomponentes principais, teste de Tukey e teste t de Student a 95% deconfiança. Foram registrados 25.772 espécimes, distribuídos em três famílias,três gêneros e três espécies. O teste t de Student não apontou diferençaestatística significativa entre as abundâncias nas estações chuvosa e menoschuvosa. Análise de Componentes Principais (ACP) extraiu dois componentesque explicam 91,5% da variância. Avicennia germinans e Lagunculariaracemosa apresentaram crescimento tolerante a 50% de sombreamento.
Assessment of cardiotoxicity in hormone positive postmenopausal breast cancer patients receiving aromatase inhibitors
Authors: Faheim Reham M. , El-Shaarawy Eman A. , Salem Dina A. , Shaaban Rehab G.
Published: January 2019

Background: Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) represent an effective endocrine treatment for hormone receptor-positive postmenopausal breast cancer patients with early stage or metastatic disease.Objective: Assessment of Cardiotoxicity in Hormone positive Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Patients receiving AIs (upfront orswitch therapy).Methods: This cross sectional study included 123 postmenopausal breast cancer patients presented to the Clinical Oncology Department, Ain Shams University (Cairo, Egypt) in the interval from August 2016 to June 2017 with hormone receptor positive receiving Aromatase Inhibitors, To assess cardiotoxicity in these patients, they were subjected to blood pressure and lipid profile measurement, electrocardiography (ECG), and electrocardiography (ECHO) and classified into patients had Nolvadex then A.I (arm 1) and others had upfront A.I (arm 2).Results: The age of patients ranged from 41 years to 85 years with mean age of 61 years. Seventy one patients (57.7%) showed cardiotoxicity as assessed by ECHO. They showed significant correlation with rising age above 62 years, IHD, history of HTN and DM (p value: .001, .001, .017 and 0.035 respectively). However, correlation between cardiotoxity and blood pressure changes, lipid profile changes and ECG findings and ECHO changes in switch therapy and upfront A.I were not statistically significant (p value = .275, .116, .081 and .761 respectively).Conclusion: Assessment of cardiotoxicity in hormone positive postmenopausal breast cancer patients receiving Aromatase Inhibitors showed evidence of cardiotoxicity in half the patients (57.7%) as detected by ECHO only. They showed statistically non significant correlations either recievied switch therapy or upfront A.I.
Determining resectability inpancreatic tumors: Review of 70 cases
Authors: Zakaria Ashraf Sobhy , Gami Mohammed , Okasha Hussein , Mebed Ali Hassan , Tabashy Reda Hassan
Published: January 2019

Background: Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has gradually become the main stream method of the diagnosis and local treatment of pancreatic tumors. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is frequently used in making the cytological diagnosis of pancreatic cancer and its great role in the pre-operative staging of pancreatic tumors.Objective: To evaluate the role of EUS in diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic tumors prospectively for 2 years study 2014-2015.Patients and methods: Prospective study including 70 patients who presented with pancreatic tumors underwent EUS at the endoscopy unit at Faculty of Medicine Cairo University and National Cancer Institute, Cairo University.Results: Out of 70 patients; median age was 55 years (range 32-73 years). Males were 32 (46%) and females were 38 (54%). Jaundice was the main symptom 47 (67%), clay colored stool 46 (65.7%), dark urine 47 (67%) and abdominal pain 50 (71%). There were 20 patients with benign disease and 50 patient with malignant disease. The following results showing the accuracy of the EUS in detecting malignant pancreatic tumors; Sensitivity: 96.0%, specificity: 75%, PPV: 90.6%, NPV: 88.2%, accuracy: 90.0%.Conclusion: EUS can clarify locoregional spread when CT/MR are equivocal. EUS Elastography is a new application in the field of the endosonography and seems to be able to differentiate fibrous and benign tissue from malignant lesions. The combination of superior detection, good staging, tissue diagnosis and potential therapy makes EUS guided FNA a cost-effective modality.
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of the University Students on Malaria Prevention in Kavango East, Namibia
Authors: Jacob Victoria , Nuuyoma Vistolina
Published: January 2019

Malaria remains a public health concern in Namibia and it is endemic in many regions, including Kavango east region. University students in Kavango east region are at risk of malaria due to bushy environment and the presence of Kavango river, which makes it easy for mosquitoes to multiply. This study aimed to assess and describe knowledge, attitudes and practices of malaria prevention among university students. A quantitative descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted, using a pretested questionnaire to collect data from 239 university students in Kavango east region. A proportionate stratified random sampling was used to sample students from the three faculties on campus. Data were analysed with a Statistical Programme of Social Sciences.

The overall response rate was 75% (239) from a total of 318 respondents. Mean age was 21.4 years, respondents comprised of 155 (64.9%) females and 84 (35.1%) males. Almost all respondents (94.5%) know that malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes and 80% of respondents indicated that malaria is preventable. Usage of mosquito net was the most commonly known preventive measure, indicated by 224 (94%) of respondents. The vast majority of respondents 227 (95%) agreed that the appropriate method to prevent self from getting malaria is to prevent mosquito bites. Surprisingly 80 (33%) of the respondents believe that only children and pregnant women get malaria and therefore it’s only them who need preventive measures. Only 43 (18%) of the respondents always sleep under mosquito nets to prevent themselves from getting malaria. It was concluded that university students in Kavango east region have good knowledge on malaria prevention measures. Although there were some misconceptions noted, especially on the identification of population at risk of malaria, the attitudes on malaria prevention are generally satisfactory. However, the knowledge and attitudes do not reflect in the students’ practices. 
Consumption of Iron Supplement and Anemia Among Indonesian Adolescent Girls
Authors: Mahmudiono Trias , Setyaningtyas Stefania Widya , Ridlo Ilham Akhsanu , Rachmah Qonita , Nindya Triska Susila
Published: January 2019

BACKGROUND: Anemia is one of nutritional problem in Indonesia, especially in society with low socioeconomic status. There are many factors that can cause anemia, including poor intake of iron rich food and also iron supplement.

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to analyze consumption of iron supplement and anemia among adolescent girls.

METHODS: This research used cross sectional design involving 251 adolescent girls in Lamongan District, Indonesia. Data on iron supplement intake was measured using questionnaire, food intake was measured using food record and hemoglobin level measured by Quik-Check hemoglobinmeter (Acon Laboratories.inc). Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation test.

RESULTS: The average hemoglobin level of respondents was 13.43 ± 1.4 g/dl. The prevalence of anemia among adolescent girls was 13.9%. The average student energy intake was still below the normal Nutrition Adequacy Rate for adolescent girl aged 15 – 18 years old (2125 Kcal per day). The test results using the Pearson Correlation test indicate that the only food intake variables that has significant relationship with hemoglobin levels was energy intake (p=0.02). Their current practice of consuming iron supplementation from government program as well as voluntary or purchased supplement was lacking. However, they did consume government’s iron and folic acid supplement during their junior high school years.

CONCLUSION: In conclusion, the current practice in taking iron supplement and food intake among adolescent girls in Lamongan district was poor. However, the prevalence of anemia was low and it was thought to be related to the success of the iron supplement program during the participants’ junior high school (2-3 years ago).
Study on the Eligibility of Introducing Hybrid-Drive Buses into the Public Passenger Transport
Authors: Blaž Janez , Zupan Samo , Ambrož Miha
Published: January 2019

The article presents the research related to the feasibility of introduction of alternative power source vehicles (hybrid system) into the public passenger transport (PPT) implemented as public service obligation of public passenger transport (PSO_PPT). The study examines and evaluates the existing implementation of 10 lines of PSO_PPT and implements the methods of mathematical calculations of the energy necessary to overcome the driving resistances of vehicles operating on these lines. The applied mathematical methods also include calculations of possible energy savings from implementing regenerative braking and a simulation of the reduction in air pollutant emissions. Furthermore the article presents the development of the experimental methods involving measurement of driving speeds, fuel consumption, altitude differences, number of brake applications as well as the time of braking during the bus ride along one of the observed lines in the pilot region. The results on the observed line were compared with mathematical calculations of the possible amount of energy regeneration. Based on the comparative analysis, we introduced the regeneration factor and used it to correct the previous mathematical calculations of the possible amount of energy regeneration due to braking on the other 9 lines in the selected pilot region. The final analysis has proven the eligibility of such research, which has demonstrated significant effects in energy savings (7 %) and the reduction of emissions (20 %) in the pilot area.
Presentación
Authors: Leiva Olivencia Juan J.
Published: January 2019

Presentación del volumen 55/1: Interculturalidad y cultura de la diversidad en la educación del siglo XXI.
Estrategias de enseñanza para la adquisición de competencias en formación profesional: perfiles de estudiantes
Authors: Campaña-Jiménez Rafael Luis , Gallego-Arrufat María Jesús , Muñoz-Leiva Francisco
Published: January 2019

En formación profesional el perfil de los estudiantes que acceden es muy diverso. El objetivo de esta investigación busca comprobar cómo la aplicación de estrategias didácticas apoyadas en herramientas tecnológicas facilita la adquisición de las competencias profesionales, personales y sociales en formación profesional, determinando cuáles son las características de esos perfiles. La metodología consiste, en particular, en la implementación de estrategias activas centradas en el estudiante durante tres cursos académicos en un Grado de Administración y Finanzas. Una vez analizados los datos sociodemográficos de los estudiantes, se han aplicado dos análisis de datos de tipo multivariante: el primero para determinar los factores representativos de las dimensiones subyacentes para posteriormente identificar los grupos de estudiantes con diferentes perfiles. En los resultados se evidencia la existencia de tres grupos de estudiantes donde son determinantes las competencias digitales, la experiencia laboral y su madurez. En definitiva, se podría afirmar que estas nuevas herramientas proporcionan, según los diferentes perfiles de los estudiantes, nuevos roles en el profesorado y nuevos entornos de aprendizaje para el alumnado, potenciando diversas competencias personales y sociales.
Diversidad cultural y escenarios migratorios. Un estudio sobre formación de profesores
Authors: Cernadas Ríos Francisco X. , Lorenzo Moledo Mar , Santos Rego Miguel A.
Published: January 2019

Ante los desafíos que supone enfrentarse con eficacia a las nuevas tareas educativas generadas por la diversidad presente en la actual sociedad abierta, multicultural y en continuo cambio, el enfoque intercultural debe incorporarse en la cualificación del profesorado, a fin de capacitarlo con las competencias que demanda la educación y el desarrollo humano del siglo XXI. El objetivo de esta investigación es analizar la presencia de la interculturalidad en los planes de formación inicial y permanente de los maestros de educación infantil y primaria, y los profesores de educación secundaria de Galicia. Para ello, se han revisado las materias impartidas en los grados para la formación de maestros y los másteres universitarios en Profesorado de Educación Secundaria en las tres universidades gallegas, así como la formación continua ofrecida por el Centro Autonómico de Formación e Innovación. Los resultados ponen de manifiesto una notable carencia formativa en este campo y la necesidad de promover los cambios oportunos en la preparación del profesorado. Finalmente, se formulan algunas propuestas de mejora dirigidas tanto a la administración educativa como a la propia universidad.
La interculturalidad en el contexto universitario: necesidades en la formación inicial de los futuros profesionales de la educación
Authors: Peñalva Velez Alicia , Leiva Olivencia Juan José
Published: January 2019

La interculturalidad en la educación superior universitaria es un factor más de calidad educativa, que implica la introducción de aspectos como la convivencia, la valoración y validación del otro, y la interacción a través del mutuo reconocimiento. La formación inicial del profesorado debería desarrollar la competencia intercultural como combinación de capacidades específicas como: (1) las actitudes positivas hacia la diversidad cultural; (2) la capacidad comunicativa; (3) la capacidad de manejar conflictos en situaciones interculturales; y (4) la capacidad de tener conciencia sobre la propia cultura y sobre cómo esta influye en la visión e interpretación de la realidad. Los objetivos del estudio son analizar las actitudes de una muestra de alumnado sobre la inmigración en el contexto educativo, y sus percepciones sobre la interculturalidad como propuesta pedagógica. La muestra de alumnado pertenece a los grados de Magisterio en educación infantil, primaria y Pedagogía de dos universidades: Málaga y Pública de Navarra. Se adopta un enfoque de investigación de tipo descriptivo, y se emplea un cuestionario de evaluación diseñado ad hoc para este estudio comparativo. Los resultados indican que la muestra posee actitudes positivas hacia la interculturalidad, pero demanda más formación en el resto de capacidades que forman la competencia intercultural.
Defence infrastructure - an attempt at identification
Authors: Krzykowski Piotr
Published: January 2019

Security and infrastructure are two closely related terms, which is why they are so often referred to at the same time. In today’s world, infrastructure is essential to ensure broadly understood security, and a lack of security will not fulfil its basic role. Today, identified threats and challenges to national security, and thus to the security of the state, evoke the need to participate in preparing all components of the defence system of the state. The management of state defence is a very complex process, requiring a properly prepared system to function reliably in times of peace, but also in times of crisis and war. Its role is to integrate individual elements of the defence system into a uniform and efficient
whole. Effective defence activities and ensuring the security of its citizens and all its assets are the core activities of the state. The defence area of the state is now comprehensive in nature and is of interest to the entire apparatus of state power. The aim of the article is to present the role of the defence infrastructure in the life of the state, its relation to national security and an attempt to identify the defence infrastructure
of the state, taking into account the key state infrastructure.
The Ability of Positive Adaptation and Students’ Attitudes towards Economic Migrations
Authors: Kwiatkowski Piotr
Published: January 2019

On the basis of the conducted analyses it can be stated that there are relations between trait resilience and attitude towards emigration, sense of behavioural control in this area and previous experience of temporary work abroad. Resilience is not significantly correlated with subjective norm, emigrant’s prototype, or patriotic attitude, although in all the cases one can notice a pattern of averages concurrent with the assumed tendency. The resilience-trait can be a significant factor in activity and mobility on the labour market.
Educational Challenge not only for Pupils: the Theoretical Foundations of Education of the National Heritage Institute’s program National and Cultural Identity
Authors: Klapko Dušan
Published: January 2019

In this paper we introduce and explain the philosophical foundations and theoretical concepts of educational programmes within the NAKI project (National and Cultural Identity) implemented in 2012–2015. The project motto “Sights are fun” captures its educational goal which is to foster through educational programmes a deeper understanding of national and European cultural identity and to improve the care for cultural heritage in the Czech Republic. The target groups of the project are preschool, primary school and secondary school pupils, families with children, university students and lifelong learners and people with specific educational needs.
Czech primary minority education in the years of the First Czechoslovak Republic (with a view to the situation in the Brno language island)
Authors: Čapka František
Published: January 2019

The “Metelka Act”, which laid out the procedure for the establishment of new minority schools, was, in terms of nationalities, the most important of the large number of educational laws issued following the foundation of the Czechoslovak Republic. Although the act made it possible for all minorities to build schools, under the given political conditions it tended to accommodate the needs of Czech national education in particular. Many Czech organisations and societies, such as the Central School Foundation, branches of Sokol, professional teacher organisations and many regional women’s and youth organisations (including, in South Moravia, the National Union for Southwest Moravia), had an interest in the establishment of Czech minority education. This paper, in addition to a theoretical section on Czech minority education, also offers a concise look at the situation in minority education in three districts in the former German language island to the south of the historical centre of the City of Brno.
The voice of ethnic minorities on issues of education in interpellations of the members of the Parliament of the Second Republic of Poland (1919–1939)
Authors: Szablicka-Żak Jolanta
Published: January 2019

In the Second Polish Republic the interpellations were one of main instruments of the political contention, with lever on the government, moreover showed with eyes of Members of Parliament fundamental gaps, weaknesses, deformations in the national life, social relations and economic. It depicted conditions, in which it revived the contemporary Polish state, reflected postures of individual social groups and professional and of national minorities. The outlined problems concerning the education and educations brought up in interpellations by Members of Parliament belonging to national minorities (Jewish, German, Ukrainian and Belarusian minority) stayed in the article interpellations concerned the reconstruction and the repair of schools in different towns, of salaries of teachers incessantly becoming poor with effect of inflation, problems of discrimination against minority rights in the issue of teaching in the one's mother tongue, the culture and the religion.
Political and Social Refl ections of the Soviet Bloc in Didacticised Media and History Teaching
Authors: Štěpánek Kamil
Published: January 2019

This paper analyses didactic and methodical aspects of the application of visual and audio-visual media in the educational process. It making selective use of media reflecting politico-social phenomena in the Soviet Bloc. It also focuses on posters, postage stamps and television production as historical sources reflecting modern history in particular. On the basis of an the analysis of the topics covered by these media from the Cold War Era, the paper recommends the explanation of both historical phenomena and the mechanisms of propaganda and antipropaganda in history teaching. The paper also mentions ideological, socialisation and propagandist contexts. The described approach gives rise to an effective alternative educational medium that, first and foremost, reinforces interdisciplinary co-operation between school history and media studies.
A Historian of Czech-Polish Relations Zdeněk Hájek (1894–1958)
Authors: Vaculík Jaroslav
Published: January 2019

The historian Zdeněk Hájek was interested, first and foremost, in the Polish revolutionary movement of the nineteenth century. Hájek published a number of studies relating to the period following the November Revolution of 1830 and later studied the response to the Polish January Uprising of 1863 in the Czech Lands. Hájek’s studies introduced remarkable material and interesting information to the history of the National Revival in the Czech Lands and Moravia and the history of Czech-Polish relations.
Sorbian Members of the People’s Chamber in the GDR (1949–1990)
Authors: Kaleta Petr
Published: January 2019

The activities of Sorbian deputies in the People’s Chamber, the highest legislative body in the German Democratic Republic, is a subject that has yet to be fully studied. This paper outlines the main findings of our research, undertaken in Germany in the years 2014–2016. For our study of Sorbian deputies, we have divided the existence of the People’s Chamber into three basic periods: the Era of Kurt Krjeńc (1950–1964/1967), the Era of Jurij Grós (1967–1990), and the Era of Democratic Changes (1990). Each period is associated with important figures from Sorbian Lusatia. We counted a total of 28 deputies in the People’s Chamber who were in some way associated with life in this region. However, there was no chance of promoting the interests of the Sorbs in the People’s Chamber, since despite being the GDR’s highest legislative body, its role was purely formal and symbolic.
Associação dos genótipos da ACTN3 aos indicadores de desempenho em atletas juvenis da natação brasileira especialistas em curtas distâncias
Authors: Neto Severino Albuquerque , Melo Gislane Ferreira , Silva Glauber Branco , Rosa Thiago Santos , Almeida Sandro Soares , Santos Marcos Pereira , Silva Alexandre Sérgio
Published: January 2019

Foi objetivo da pesquisa identificar a frequência genotípica da ACTN3 e associa-la ao índice técnico (IT) e ao status de elite em 98 atletas juvenis de natação (16,80 ± 0,63 anos) especialistas em curtas distâncias (≤ 200m). Um grupo controle (GC) com 101 escolares não-atletas (16,52 ± 0,94 anos) foi incluído nas comparações. Os grupos foram analisados sem divisão por sexo. Os atletas foram divididos pelas experiências competitivas em elite (internacionais, n = 15) e sub-elite (nacionais, n = 83). Não verificou-se diferenças significativas (X2) na frequência genotípica entre atletas sub-elite e GC. Os atletas de elite apresentaram supremacia do genótipo RX (60,0%), baixa frequência do genótipo RR (13,3%), supremacia do alelo X (54,2%) e da adição RX+XX (86,7%). O ajuste das frequências genotípicas pelo quartil superior (QS) do IT revelou que os atletas com genótipos RR+RX apresentaram maior pontuação média (820,6 ± 40,0) quando comparados aos atletas XX (806,7 ± 34,8). Atletas de elite do grupo QS (RR+RX) apresentaram valores médios do IT ainda mais expressivos (853,9 ± 31,3). Os genótipos da ACTN3 demonstraram boa associação aos fenótipos da força/potência apenas entre os atletas identificados nos mais altos níveis de desempenho.
Aggregating animal welfare indicators: can it be done in a transparent and ethically robust way?
Authors: Sandøe P , Corr SA , Lund TB , Forkman B
Published: January 2019

A central aim of animal welfare science is to be able to compare the effects of different ways of keeping, managing or treating animals based on welfare indicators. A system to aggregate the different indicators is therefore needed. However, developing such a system gives rise to serious challenges. Here, we focus specifically on the ethical aspects of this problem, taking as our starting point the ambitious efforts to set up an aggregation system within the project Welfare Quality® (WQ). We first consider the distinction between intra- and inter-individual aggregation. These are of a very different nature, with inter-individual aggregation potentially giving rise to much more serious ethical disagreement than intra-individual aggregation. Secondly, we look at the idea of aggregation with a focus on how to compare different levels and sorts of welfare problems. Here, we conclude that animal welfare should not be understood as a simple additive function of negative or positive states. We also conclude that there are significant differences in the perceived validity and importance of different kinds of welfare indicators. Based on this, we evaluate how aggregation is undertaken in WQ. The main conclusion of this discussion is that the WQ system lacks transparency, allows important problems to be covered up, and has severe shortcomings when it comes to the role assigned to experts. These shortcomings may have serious consequences for animal welfare when the WQ scheme at farm or group level is applied. We conclude by suggesting ways to overcome some of these shortcomings.
A Case of Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) in an Obstetric Patient: A South African Perspective
Authors: Laudin Garrick , Wium Lizemarie
Published: January 2019

Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) originates from an acquired genetic defect in a multipotent hematopoietic stem cell that becomes stem-cell-like in its ability to survive, expand, and self-renew. PNH is a rare condition characterized by intravascular hemolysis. PNH can arise anew or in the setting of an underlying bone marrow disorder such as aplastic anemia (AA), myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), or primary myelofibrosis (PMF).This case presentation documents the challenging diagnosis of PNH in the obstetric setting, in which other possible causes for a hemolytic anemia could be considered. We discuss the management of a pregnancy in the presence of PNH in a low-to-middle income setting.
L’adoption coutumière autochtone en droit civil québécois
Authors: Leckey Robert
Published: January 2019

Le Code civil du Québec prévoit désormais que l’adoption coutumière
autochtone produit des effets civils lorsqu’elle est attestée par l’autorité compétente
désignée par une communauté ou une nation autochtone. Cette reconnaissance met fin au
monopole des institutions étatiques concernant la modification de la filiation et accroît le
rôle de la coutume comme source de droit. À cet égard, elle se distingue d’autres réformes
qui, elles aussi, avaient pour objet de rapprocher le droit de la pratique familiale. Des
réticences de la part du système de protection de la jeunesse et de la magistrature sont
donc prévisibles au moment de l’application du nouveau mécanisme. Ainsi, l’ingérence
étatique par l’entremise du critère de l’intérêt de l’enfant risque d’être problématique.
Les séquelles causées par l’appareil de la protection de la jeunesse en milieu autochtone
appellent les autorités étatiques à respecter la pratique coutumière, y compris les
interprétations de l’intérêt de l’enfant qui diffèrent des leurs.
La contractualisation de la séparation et de ses conséquences en droit français
Authors: Moracchini-Zeidenberg Stéphanie
Published: January 2019

En France, la réforme du divorce entrée en vigueur le 1er janvier 2017 signe une évolution d’envergure, en contractualisant le divorce par consentement mutuel ; elle s’inscrit dans un mouvement plus large de contractualisation de la séparation et de ses conséquences, y compris en matière d’exercice de l’autorité parentale. La Loi no 2016-1547 du 18 nov. 2016 de modernisation de la justice du XXIe siècle semble répondre à des aspirations contemporaines pressantes : autodétermination et individualisation, pacification des relations, rapidité et économie. Pour autant, le bilan provisoire se révèle extrêmement mitigé. Non seulement parce que ces aspirations pourraient bien être en partie déçues, notamment au regard du besoin de protection des justiciables, mais aussi parce que la voie empruntée, soit une contractualisation exclusive et quelque peu précipitée, risque d’entraîner de nouvelles difficultés, en particulier dans l’espace international.
Los muros como documentos de memoria frente a la censura. Caso de estudio: El proyecto Des/Aparicions de Antoni Muntadas
Authors: Ortuño-Mengual Pedro , Lapeña-Gallego Gloria
Published: January 2019

La reflexión sobre la memoria es un tema que ocupa un lugar preponderante en el arte contemporáneo. Este hecho está en consonancia con la necesidad humana de preservar la historia en toda su extensión, desde la recuperación de la memoria histórica, potenciada por las leyes memoriales como forma de justicia con los vencidos en los grandes conflictos bélicos, hasta el rescate de los recuerdos personales e individuales que configuran la memoria colectiva de los diferentes grupos identitarios. El artista asume el rol de historiador e investiga en las distintas fuentes orales y escritas. En ocasiones, como es el caso que nos ocupa, genera archivos en los que identifica la censura a la que está sometida la historiografía, y analiza la ruina y la huella como documento vivo, reflejo de los sucesos ocurridos en lugares concretos.

En el presente artículo llevamos a cabo un análisis del caso de estudio del proyecto Des/Aparicions, llevado a cabo por Antoni Muntadas en 1996 en el Arts Santa Mònica, apoyándonos en las afirmaciones y consideraciones extraídas de una conversación que mantuvimos con el artista, y que reproducimos en este texto. La utilización de los medios digitales e internet, aprovechando el contexto histórico del edificio, derivan en un contra-monumento site-specific híbrido y simbiótico en el que los muros se convierten en soporte de memorias desaparecidas que son presentadas de manera fragmentaria y volátil en un espacio de reflexión situado a medio camino entre la metáfora y la literalidad.
Screening for chronic kidney disease in Belgrade primary health care centers
Authors: Đukanović Ljubica , Ležaić Višnja
Published: January 2019

Introduction. Academy of Medical Science of Serbian Medical Society introduced collaboration between Belgrade nephrologists and general practitioners with the aim of examining the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in populations at risk as well as of checking whether collaboration with general practitioners contributed to implementation of regular CKD screening. Methods. The research encompassed two studies carried out in four Belgrade Primary Health Care Centers. The screening study involved 619 patients at risk for CKD (348 with hypertension, 206 with diabetes, 65 persons aged > 60 years without hypertension/dia-betes) in whom glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was estimated by MDRD formula, while urine dipstick test was used for detection of proteinuria and albuminuria (Micral-test® strips).The second study was retrospective analysis of medical records of 450 patients who were examined in the screening study and whose blood pressure and eGFR recording were analyzed during three-year period. Results. In screening study, eGFR below 60 ml/min/1.73m 2 was detected in 121 (19.55%) and albuminuria in 242 (39.10%) patients. During three-year retrospective study, percentage of patients whose blood pressure and eGFR were recorded decreased from 42% to 22% and from 42% to 18%, respectively. Multivariate regression analysis selected health center, systolic blood pressure and hypertension as the variables significantly associated with the number of years in which blood pressure was recorded, while male gender, health center, hypertension and basal eGFR as variables associated with the number of years in which eGFR was recorded. Conclusion. Despite collaboration between nephrologists and general practitioners in screening study, the retrospective three-year study revealed insufficient recording of blood pressure and eGFR in patients' medical records.
Analysis of connection between criminal behavior and psychological traits of perpetrators of criminal offences
Authors: Jovanović Dragan
Published: January 2019

Introduction. The aim of the study paper is to examine the relationship between the criminal behavior and psychological traits of perpetrators of criminal offences. Methods. The survey included the prisoners from several Detention and Rehabilitation Centers in the Republic of Srpska as well as from the Judicial Department of the Sokolac Psychiatric Clinic. The sample consisted of 118 offenders divided into two groups: the first group including 60 prisoners who committed the murder and the second group of 58 prisoners who committed other crimes. The second group was further classified into 3 subgroups: robbery perpetrators (N=21), theft perpetrators (N=17) and other criminal offences (N=20). The MMPI-201 (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory) personality test was used for the purpose of exploring the underlying problem as well as research objectives. Results. The high average scores (>60) were found on the scales of psychopathy, hysteria, schizophrenia, depression and paranoia in the homicide group, while high average values (> 60) were noticed only on psychopathy scale in the non-homicide group. The research showed that mental ilnesses and conditions were more present in the homicide group than in the non-homicide group: antisocial personality disorder was diagnosed in 31.66% of homicides and in 25.86% of non-homicides, which made 28% out of the total number of examinees. Histrionic personality disorder was found in 8.33% of prisoners within the homicide group and in 6.89% of prisoners in the non-homicide group. Schizophrenia was diagnosed in 16.66% of prisoners from the homicide group and in 6.89% of the non-homicide group. Depression was diagnosed in 20% of homicides and in 8.69% of non-homicides. Depression was encountered in comorbidity, usually with antisocial personality disorder. Conclusion. There is a connection between psychological traits and criminal behavior. In homicide group, psychopathological and deviant personality traits are more pronounced, compared with the non-homicide group. Due to this, the former is more likely to develop mental illnesses and conditions.
Pat1 promotes processing body assembly by enhancing the phase separation of the DEAD-box ATPase Dhh1 and RNA
Authors: Sachdev Ruchika , Hondele Maria , Linsenmeier Miriam , Vallotton Pascal , Mugler Christopher F , Arosio Paolo , Weis Karsten
Published: January 2019

Processing bodies (PBs) are cytoplasmic mRNP granules that assemble via liquid–liquid phase separation and are implicated in the decay or storage of mRNAs. How PB assembly is regulated in cells remains unclear. Previously, we identified the ATPase activity of the DEAD-box protein Dhh1 as a key regulator of PB dynamics and demonstrated that Not1, an activator of the Dhh1 ATPase and member of the CCR4-NOT deadenylase complex inhibits PB assembly in vivo (Mugler et al., 2016). Here, we show that the PB component Pat1 antagonizes Not1 and promotes PB assembly via its direct interaction with Dhh1. Intriguingly, in vivo PB dynamics can be recapitulated in vitro, since Pat1 enhances the phase separation of Dhh1 and RNA into liquid droplets, whereas Not1 reverses Pat1-Dhh1-RNA condensation. Overall, our results uncover a function of Pat1 in promoting the multimerization of Dhh1 on mRNA, thereby aiding the assembly of large multivalent mRNP granules that are PBs.
Effects of table tennis multi-ball training on dynamic posture control
Authors: Gu Yaodong , Yu Changxiao , Shao Shirui , Baker Julien S.
Published: January 2019

Background

Prior to the 2017 table tennis season, each participant performed the anterior, posteromedial, and posterolateral the star excursion balance test (SEBT) reach distances in a randomized order. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of table tennis multi-ball training and dynamic balance on performance measures of the SEBT for the male and female.

Methods

The limb lengths of the 12 table tennis athletes were measured bilaterally in the study. Besides warm-up end, the data of this study were recorded at a regular interval at approximately 16 min for the entire multi-ball training session, and they were defined as Phase I, Phase II, Phase II, respectively. The Borg rating of perceived exertion (RPE) scale was used to document the degree of physical strain.

Results

Reaching distances showed a decrease with training progression in all directions. Compared with the male table tennis athletes, the females showed poorer dynamic posture control, particularly when the free limb was considered with the right-leg stance toward posterolateral and posteromedial directions in phase I.

Discussion

This study suggests that during table tennis multi-ball training the male should have a regulatory protocol to compensate the deficit observed in phase II, but the females should be given the protocol in phase I.
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated deletion of the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome locus causes actin cytoskeleton disorganization in murine erythroleukemia cells
Authors: Fernández-Calleja Vanessa , Fernández-Nestosa María-José , Hernández Pablo , Schvartzman Jorge B. , Krimer Dora B.
Published: January 2019

Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is a recessive X-linked inmmunodeficiency caused by loss-of-function mutations in the gene encoding the WAS protein (WASp). WASp plays an important role in the polymerization of the actin cytoskeleton in hematopoietic cells through activation of the Arp2/3 complex. In a previous study, we found that actin cytoskeleton proteins, including WASp, were silenced in murine erythroleukemia cells defective in differentiation. Here, we designed a CRISPR/Cas9 strategy to delete a 9.5-kb genomic region encompassing theWasgene in the X chromosome of murine erythroleukemia (MEL) cells. We show thatWas-deficient MEL cells have a poor organization of the actin cytoskeleton that can be recovered by restoringWasexpression. We found that whereas the total amount of actin protein was similar between wild-type andWasknockout MEL cells, the latter exhibited an altered ratio of monomeric G-actin to polymeric F-actin. We also demonstrate thatWasoverexpression can mediate the activation of Bruton’s tyrosine kinase. Overall, these findings support the role of WASp as a key regulator of F-actin in erythroid cells.