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Assessment of Moisture Absorbing Power of Iron Oxide Pigments by pH Metry Method
Authors: Ikonnikova Kseniya , Ikonnikova Lyubov , Koltunova Ekaterina
Published: February 2016

The urgency of the problem concerning the rapid assessment of moisture absorbing power of powdery substances is discussed in the given article. The theoretical prerequisites for the determination of moisture absorbing power by an acid-base interaction in the system “solid body-water” are considered. The advantages of the pH analytic signal of aqueous suspension are shown. Some practical recommendations of the new experimental data processing and interpretation by pH metry used for the assessment of moisture absorbing power of powdery substances are developed. It is shown that the velocity of mass transfer analytic signal undergoes changes with time depending on functional groups of the surface. These functional groups are initially predetermined by the inner structure of the object of the research. The explanation of the deceleration mechanism of acid-base reaction interaction in the system “solid body-water” is supplied. It allows examining the hydrophilic behavior (hydrophobic behavior) of the surface of the polycrystalline substance.
Iron-Oxide Pigments Obtained from Sewage Sludge: Properties, Structure, Phase Transformation
Authors: Lukashevich Olga , Usova Nadejda , Lotov Vasily , Filichev Sergey
Published: February 2016

The paper presents chemical, physical, and physicochemical investigations of sewage sludge and iron-oxide pigments produced therefrom. Gravimetric, X-ray phase, and thermal analyses and scanning electron microscopy were carried out in certified laboratories. Experimental results are given for iron-containing sewage sludge produced by the water-treatment plant and taken from water collection filters of Tomsk groundwater sources. It is shown that at heating iron-containing sewage sludge up to 800 oС, a brick-red pigment is formed having the specific surface area of 9,8 m2/g that corresponds to the theoretical particle size of 124 nm. A flow-chart is suggested for the production of iron-oxide pigments obtained from sewage sludge, and the raw material compositions are designed for construction industry applications. The suggested cement-sand colored compositions of materials and products have passed the evaluation tests at OOO Akvatom (Tomsk, Russia), and their high service properties (strength, water-and frost-resistance) are experimentally supported.
Investigation of Sorption Activity of Brown Peat Moss Powder
Authors: Blokhina Elena , Kelus Nadezhda , Krivoshchekov Sergey , Kokova Darya , Chuchalin Vladimir
Published: February 2016

The present article investigates adsorption of cationic dyes methylene blue and Ni (II) ions on brown peat moss powder. Besides, the sorption activity of brown peat moss powder towards methylene blue was studied depending on dispersive capacity. It was established that adsorption of methylene blue on brown peat moss powder was increasing up to the particle size of 0.1 mm. Further decrease in the particle size did not result in the increase in brown peat moss powder sorption activity. It may be explained by degradation of plant tissue structures responsible for major sorption mechanism functioning. To identify the mechanisms of brown peat moss powder sorption, the anatomy and morphology organization as well as the IR-spectra of the initial brown peat moss powder samples and brown peat moss powder samples after Ni (II) sorption were studied.
Activity and Deactivation of ZSM–5 Catalysts in the Dimethyl Ether Synthesis from CO and H2 and Methanol Dehydration
Authors: Musich Pavel , Shilyaeva Lubov , Kurina Larisa , Vosmerikov Alexander , Kosova Natalia
Published: February 2016

The increasing demand for producing dimethyl ether from synthesis gas explains the renewed interest in studying the activity and stability of catalysts. In the present work, resource catalytic testing of ZSM-5 zeolites was carried out in the one-step synthesis of dimethyl ether from synthesis gas for 120 hours. Formation of condensation products was observed on zeolite surface after catalytic tests which leads to lower catalytic activity of samples. Condensation products were investigated by thermal analysis in an oxidizing atmosphere. Textural characteristics of zeolites before and after reaction were investigated. It was shown that methanol significantly contribute to formation of condensation products on the catalyst surface in the process of dimethyl ether production.
Biodegradable Materials Application: Experience of the Russian Technological Platform “Medicine of the Future”
Authors: Kaminskii Ilia P. , Lozhnikova Anna V. , Fomin Gennadiy G. , Chikov Mikhail
Published: February 2016

This paper describes the establishment of the new joint laboratory for medical materials science in Tomsk in the framework of the Technology Platform “Medicine of the Future”. The objective of this paper is to analyze the promising research areas within Medicine and Healthcare in the field of medical materials science. The study has been carried out using patent analysis and the method of critical technologies. The research object is the science and technology thematic area “biodegradable composite materials for medical applications”. According to the analysis of patent databases of the Federal Institute of Industrial Property (Russia) and the European Patent Office, the authors have made conclusions concerning the level of inventive activity with regard to “biodegradable composite materials for medical applications”, and determined the common and distinct country features of patent activity in medical materials science. Besides, the authors have suggested a new approach to improving the inventive activity in Russia and abroad, based on the method of critical technologies.
Priority Application of Novel Materials and Nanotechnologies in Pharmaceutical Industry
Authors: Shchetinin Pyotr P. , Skrylnikova Natalia , Lozhnikova Anna V. , Chikov Mikhail , Redchikova Natalia
Published: February 2016

This paper focuses on the prospects for using new materials and nanotechnologies in pharmacology and pharmaceutical industry. The authors systematize science and technology priorities of the global pharmacology and determine the perquisites for the application of the technologies emerging in the production of pharmaceutical products. The study has been conducted using the method of critical technologies. The object of the study is the thematic science and technology focus area “Hybrid materials, convergent technologies, biomimetic materials and medical supplies”. Based on the findings, the authors have drawn a number of conclusions within the frameworks of the monitoring of science and technology development of priorities implemented by a network of centers for industrial foresight. Besides, the authors have analyzed the implementation of the existing approaches to the definition of critical technologies in the context of Russia’s pharmaceutical industry. Moreover, the authors have determined the conditions for application of the method of critical technologies in the Russian pharmaceutical industry based on the thematic research and development focus area “new materials and nanotechnologies”.
Use of Silver Nanoparticles in Treatment of Socially Significant Diseases
Authors: Grigoriev Michael , Babich Ludmila
Published: February 2016

The effects of colloidal silver are determined by concentration, sizes and stability of the finely-divided nanoparticles. Studies of silver-based drugs acting against antibiotic-resistant microorganisms are of significant scientific and practical interest. Silver does not effect on the infection, but directly on the cell structure. The main disadvantages of the current nanosilver-based compositions include low aggregative stability, polydispersity and oxidation of silver nanoparticles during prolonged storage. The main attention should be paid to the preservation of activity and bioavailability of the active substance, and ideally the increase in efficiency through synergy with other components of the formulation. Scientists of different special fields should focus not only on the development of new technologies for production of new nanomedicines, but on the possible health and environmental side effects
Obtaining of 186Re for Nuclear Medicine Using 13 MeV Deuterons
Authors: Baulin Anatoly , Golovkov Vladimir , Bolshakov Alexey
Published: February 2016

Results of obtaining of 186Re for nuclear medicine using 13 MeV deuterons were presented. Cross section and yield of 186W(d,2n)186Re reaction were experimentally measured in the deuterons energy range from the threshold up to 13 MeV. The total yield of 186Re in the energy range 12.5/6.43 MeV from natural tungsten was measured as (2.3 ± 0.15) MBq/(uA·h). The yield of the 186Re from enriched 186W for deuteron energy 12.5 MeV was evaluated as (8.2 ± 0.13)MBq/(uA·h). Possibility of 186Re obtaining in sufficient quantities for a radiopharmaceuticals synthesis was established. On the basis of data on the yield 186Re it is confidently expected that using of Tomsk Polytechnic University cyclotron can produce enough amount of 186Re for using in nuclear medicine
Effect of Modified Heptamethyltrisiloxane on the Efficiency of Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation and Expression of Recombinant Structure in Plant Cell and Tissue Culture
Authors: Skaptsov Mikhail , Kutsev Maxim , Filipenko Maxim , Khrapov Evgeniy , Shinoyama Harue
Published: February 2016

Detergents represent a unique class of chemical compounds. They can alter surface and interphase bonds, and form micellar systems. These detergent properties allow to alter wettability of surfaces, stabilize or destabilize dispersed systems, and modify the properties of liquid phases. Therefore, the use of detergents is virtually unlimited in chemical synthesis and processing, medicine, biological systems and agricultural biology. The article includes the studies of the feasibility of application of 1,1,1,3,5,5,5-heptamethyltrisiloxane modified by polyalkylene oxide in combination with allyloxypolyethyleneglycol in the ratio of 10:1 as a detergent for agrobacterial-mediated transformation. Tween 20 detergent was used as a means of control in the concentration of 5%. As a result of histochemical analysis of transformed tissues, a significant difference was determined in expression of beta-glucuronidase reporter gene. The study of gene expression by calculating the relative content of mRNA showed that the initial number of mRNA copies of genetic makers transfected by co-culturing in a liquid medium with addition of Tween 20 is on the average 32% lower than when using modified heptamethyltrisiloxane
Mathematical Modeling of Process of Obtaining the Solid Uranium Hexafluoride
Authors: Orlov Aleksey A. , Tsimbalyuk Alexandr F. , Malyugin Roman V.
Published: February 2016

A non-stationary mathematical model of desublimation UF6 in vertical tanks considers the movement of gaseous uranium hexafluoride contains in the article. Results of calculation of time dependence of the linear velocity desublimation, the thickness of the resulting layer of the solid phase, the temperature distribution in the tank wall - desublimation layer, filling dynamics of vertical tank B-12 by solid UF6 are presented. Calculations have shown that the 70% of B-12 tank is filled desublimation UF6 by 250 hours, which is in good agreement with the experimental data
Study of Melting of a Pure Gallium in a Rectangular Enclosure
Authors: Bondareva Nadezhda S. , Sheremet Mikhail A.
Published: February 2016

Phase change problems with natural convection in the liquid phase are of prime importance in accurate technological applications. In this work a melting of pure gallium in a rectangular cavity heated from the left wall is simulated using the finite difference method. Numerical algorithm based on dimensionless variables stream function and vorticity has been checked by experimental data of previously published papers. The effect of the grid size on results of calculations was identified. Motion of phase front and changing parameters of heat and mass-transfer were studied
Numerical Study of Heat and Mass Transfer at the Ignition of Condensed Substances by Hot Particles
Authors: Glushkov Dmitrii O. , Strizhak Pavel A. , Vershinina Ksenia Yu.
Published: February 2016

Mathematical models of ignition of condensed substances considering interconnected processes of a heat and mass transfer in systems “composite propellant – hot particle – gas”, “liquid fuel – hot particle – air” and “gel-like fuel – hot particle – gas” were developed. As a result of numerical modeling modes of ignition for solid, liquid and gel-like condensed substances characterized by ignition delay time and arrangement of ignition zone relative to local energy source were established. Liquid fuel has 3 ignition modes, composite propellant and gel-like fuels have 1 ignition mode
Modeling of Uranyl Nitrate Hexahydrate Crystal Growth in Linear Crystallizer for Nano Cleaning Using SimSar Software
Authors: Ochoa Bique Anton , Gozhimov Alexander , Chursin Yury , Manenti Flavio , Schmidt Olga
Published: February 2016

The paper deals with simulation of linear crystallizer work process for the research of technic operating modes and searching the most effective for material’s nano-purity achievement. The model is realized by using SimSar software. Importance of device's geometry and process variables are marked. The model was included in the complex’s composition of closed nuclear fuel cycle
Takagi–Sugeno Fuzzy System to Predict Discharge Ignition Probability in the Foreline Pressure Range
Authors: Hodashinsky Ilya , Medovnik Alexandr , Sarin Konstantin , Zykov Dmitry , Volkov Vladimir
Published: February 2016

For materials, science it is important to study the structure and behavior of matter at the deepest level. Currently, modern microscopes allow one to see the atomic structure of matter. Materials should be prepared in a special way, for research in the microscope, but thus the natural structure of the material may changed. Especially, the processes at the atomic level are difficult to explore. In a computer model of matter, one can account the properties of atoms and even its electron structure. In this paper, by molecular dynamics method the structure and evolution of the palladium and its compounds with hydrogen are investigated. In the work equilibrium structure of the crystal lattice of palladium was obtained and determined the equilibrium lattice parameter at different temperatures. The behavior of the hydrogen atom inside the crystal lattice of palladium was studied. The structural and diffusion properties system palladium-hydrogen were obtained
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Pd and PdH Structure
Authors: Chistyakova Nadezhda
Published: February 2016

For materials, science it is important to study the structure and behavior of matter at the deepest level. Currently, modern microscopes allow one to see the atomic structure of matter. Materials should be prepared in a special way, for research in the microscope, but thus the natural structure of the material may changed. Especially, the processes at the atomic level are difficult to explore. In a computer model of matter, one can account the properties of atoms and even its electron structure. In this paper, by molecular dynamics method the structure and evolution of the palladium and its compounds with hydrogen are investigated. In the work equilibrium structure of the crystal lattice of palladium was obtained and determined the equilibrium lattice parameter at different temperatures. The behavior of the hydrogen atom inside the crystal lattice of palladium was studied. The structural and diffusion properties system palladium-hydrogen were obtained
Synthesis and Bridgman Growth of Ga2S3 Crystals
Authors: Kokh Konstantin , Lapin Ivan N. , Svetlichnyi Valery , Galiyeva Perizat , Bakhadur Askar , Andreev Yury
Published: February 2016

In this work, Ga2S3 crystals were obtained by vertical Bridgman method. The presence of cracks in the grown crystals was interpreted as a result of phase transition into monoclinic structure during cooling. This suggests the use of another approach for the growth of high quality samples, e.g. chemical transport method or melt-solution method. Maximal transparency range of 0.48-22.5 μm and at least 10 times higher damage threshold to that for GaSe render anisotropic Ga2S3 crystal among the most prospective crystals for nonlinear applications.
Structure and Properties of a Titanium Film – Aluminum Substrate System Alloyed by an Intense Pulsed Electron Beam
Authors: Krysina Olga V. , Rygina Maria E. , Petrikova Elizaveta A. , Teresov Anton D. , Ivanov Yurii F.
Published: February 2016

The structure and properties of a Ti film – Al substrate system alloyed by an intense pulsed electron beam are studied. It is shown that electron beam melting of this system provides the formation of a multiphase submicrocrystalline structure with high strength and tribological properties in the surface layer. Irradiation modes, which allow an increase in the microhardness of the material and a decrease in its wear rate, are defined. Physical substantiation of this phenomenon is given.
Field performance of malaria rapid diagnostic test for the detection of Plasmodium falciparum infection in Odisha State, India
Authors: Sahu S.S. , Gunasekaran K. , Jambulingam P.
Published: February 2016

Background & objectives:

Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) have become an essential surveillance tool in the malaria control programme in India. The current study aimed to assess the performance of ParaHIT-f, a rapid test in diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum infection through detecting its specific antigen, histidine rich protein 2 (PfHRP-2), in Odisha State, India.

Methods:

The study was undertaken in eight falciparum malaria endemic southern districts of Odisha State. Febrile patients included through active case detection, were diagnosed by Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) for P. falciparum infection using the RDT, ParaHIT-f. The performance of ParaHIT-f was evaluated using microscopy as the gold standard.

Results:

A total of 1030 febrile patients were screened by both microscopy and the RDT for P. falciparum infection. The sensitivity of ParaHIT-f was 63.6% (95% CI: 56.0-70.6) and specificity was 98.9% (95% CI: 97.9-99.5), with positive and negative predictive values (PPV and NPV) of 92.6% (95% CI: 86.0-96.3) and 93.0% (95% CI: 91.0-94.5), respectively. When related to parasitaemia, the RDT sensitivity was 47.8% at the low parasitaemia of 4 to 40 parasites/μl of blood.

Interpretation & conclusions:

The results showed that the performance of the RDT, ParaHIT-f, was not as sensitive as microscopy in detecting true falciparum infections; a high specificity presented a low frequency of false-positive RDT results. The sensitivity of ParaHIT-f was around 60 per cent. It is, therefore, essential to improve the efficiency (sensitivity) of the kit so that the true falciparum infections will not be missed especially in areas where P. falciparum has been the predominant species causing cerebral malaria.
Triple insecticide resistance in Anopheles culicifacies
Authors: Sahu S.S. , Gunasekaran K. , Vijayakumar T. , Jambulingam P.
Published: February 2016

Background & objectives:

In Odisha State, the control of malaria vectors has become dependent on synthetic pyrethroids, which are used for treatment of all approved long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs). The vast use of just one class of insecticide has led to the problem of resistance to insecticides in malaria vectors. One of the major malaria vectors in Odisha State is Anopheles culicifacies Giles. The aim of this study was to determine the resistance status of An. culicifacies to deltamethrin, a synthetic pyrethroid and other common insecticides used by the National Vector Borne Diseases Control Programme (NVBDCP) for indoor residual spraying in Odisha State.

Methods:

Mosquitoes were collected during April 2014 - June 2014 from 15 randomly selected villages in five Plasmodium falciparum endemic southern districts of Odisha State. The blood-fed wild caught females were exposed to the diagnostic dosage of DDT (4.0%), malathion (5.0%) and deltamethrin (0.05%) for one hour. Mortality was recorded at 24 h after the exposure.

Results:

Results indicated that An. culicifacies was resistant to all the three insecticides used in the malaria control programme in the five districts of Odisha State.

Interpretation & conclusions:

Resistance management strategy by appropriate rotation of different groups of insecticides including carbamates and incorporating a synergist with synthetic pyrethroids for treating mosquito nets should be considered for the control of malaria vectors in the area, especially where An. culicifacies is predominant. Periodical monitoring of susceptibility/resistance status of An. culicifacies to different insecticides is warranted.
The Presence and Seroprevalence of Arthropod-Borne Viruses in Nasiriyah Governorate, Southern Iraq: A Cross-Sectional Study
Authors: Barakat Ali Mohammed , Smura Teemu , Kuivanen Suvi , Huhtamo Eili , Kurkela Satu , Putkuri Niina , Hasony Hassan J. , Al-Hello Haider , Vapalahti Olli
Published: February 2016

The knowledge on the presence and seroprevalence of arboviruses in Iraq is fragmental. To assess the exposure of the population to arbovirus infections in southern Iraq, we conducted a serological screening of the most common arbovirus groups using immunofluorescence, hemagglutination inhibition and neutralization tests. Serum samples of 399 adult volunteers were collected in Nasiriyah, Iraq. Antibodies were detected against West Nile virus (WNV) (11.6%), sandfly-borne Sicilian virus serocomplex (18.2%), sandfly-borne Naples virus serocomplex (7.8%), Sindbis virus (1.5%), chikungunya virus (0.5%), and Tahyna virus (2.0%). The results suggest that WNV and sandfly-borne phlebovirus infections are common in southern Iraq, and these viruses should be considered as potential causative agents in patients with febrile disease and/or neurological manifestations.
INFLUÊNCIA DE AGREGADOS RECICLADOS DE RESÍDUOS DE CONSTRUÇÃO EM PROPRIEDADES MECÂNICAS DO CONCRETO (doi:10.5216/reec.V11i1.35467)
Authors: Lima Araújo Daniel , Pires Felix Ludmylla , Costa Silva Leonardo , Martins Santos Thiago
Published: February 2016

RESUMO: É notório o desperdício de materiais na construção civil, o que resulta na geração de resíduos de construção. Com a normalização ambiental recente, não se pode mais descartar esses resíduos de forma indiscriminada, porém deve-se dar aos mesmos uma destinação final adequada ou, sempre que possível, buscar a sua reutilização. Em grande parte, o resíduo gerado na indústria da construção civil é formado por concreto e argamassa, denominados de resíduos “cinzas”. Assim, este trabalho tem como objetivo analisar a substituição dos agregados graúdos naturais por agregados graúdos oriundos da reciclagem de resíduos “cinzas” da construção. Para isso, foram analisados traços de concreto contendo vários níveis de substituição (0%, 19%, 43%, 75%, 100%) do agregado natural pelo agregado reciclado. Foi verificada a influência dos agregados reciclados em algumas propriedades do concreto nos estados fresco e endurecido, com destaque para a resistência à compressão e o módulo de elasticidade. Os resultados mostraram ser possível a substituição de até 100% do agregado natural pelo agregado reciclado sem prejuízo da resistência mecânica do concreto e com redução de apenas 12% no módulo de elasticidade, o que indica a possibilidade do mesmo ser utilizado na produção de concretos com fins estruturais. ABSTRACT: The material loss in civil construction is large, which results in a great amount of construction waste. The latest environmental standards in Brazil do not allow that wastes are indiscriminately disposed of, and it is necessary to ensure their adequate final destination or, whenever possible, their reuse. The greater amount of construction waste is made up of concrete and mortar, called “grey waste”. The aim of this paper is analyze the replacement of natural aggregates with coarse recycled aggregates from grey construction waste. Several concrete mixes were produced with various substitution percentages (0%, 19%, 43%, 75%, 100%) of natural aggregates with coarse recycled aggregates to evaluate the influence of this substitution on the fresh and mechanical properties of the concrete. The most important mechanical properties analyzed are the compressive strength and modulus of elasticity. The results show that it is possible to replace up to 100% of the natural aggregate with recycled aggregates without reducing the compressive strength. In this case, the modulus of elasticity is reduced by only 12%. This suggests that recycled aggregates can be used in the production of structural concretes.
Rhetoric, Poetics, and Jacques Rancière's The Ignorant Schoolmaster: Five Lessons in Intellectual Emancipation
Authors: Ewalt Joshua P.
Published: February 2016

Recently, the work of Jacques Rancière, particularly that work which theorizes the distinction between the police and politics as it maps onto the activity of the (re)distribution of the sensible, has become of interest to rhetorical studies. However, this work is performed with little attention to how the term “rhetoric” actually emerges in the material texts authored under the signature of Jacques Rancière. In this article, I intervene in the movements characterizing our field's contemporary uptake of Rancière's philosophy by offering a reading of his The Ignorant Schoolmaster: Five Lessons in Intellectual Emancipation, paying particular attention to its mobilization of the distinction between poetics and rhetoric and offering a conceptualization of poetics that, although necessarily built from a violent characterization of rhetoric, can become a productive companion to a more egalitarian rhetoric of social change.
Commentary, Authority, and the Care of the Self
Authors: Futter Dylan
Published: February 2016

The genre of philosophical commentary is characterized by an attitude of textual deference, or what I call a principle of authority. To read in conformity with the authority principle is to forego the prerogative to judge that the author has made a mistake. This article offers a defense of the principle of authority as hermeneutical precept by showing that it facilitates the practice of philosophy as care of the self. When its function is so understood, the authority principle turns out to be compatible with a substantial degree of intellectual autonomy and is also epistemically benign.
Ensino, história e educação com/sem convergências
Authors: Ferreira Carlos Augusto Lima , Costa Marcella Albaine Farias da
Published: February 2016

O presente texto tem por objetivo contribuir com reflexões acerca da história do Ensino de História ao problematizar questões relativas ao fazer docente nos processos de formação inicial. Visamos chamar a atenção dos profissionais, professores e alunos de História, para a importância do ensinar e pesquisar nos diferentes contextos de atuação desta área, de forma a avançarmos na superação de barreiras, dicotomias e hierarquias que nos impedem de caminhar. Dialogamos, portanto, com pesquisas que enxergam o ensino de História enquanto objeto e/ou com aquelas que o veem como campo de estudo, mostrando de que forma as expressões ‘ensino’, ‘História’ e ‘Educação’ tem ou não convergido ao longo do tempo.
Lugar de formação: a produção intelectual discente sobre ensino de história na pós-graduação stricto sensu na região norte
Authors: Coelho Mauro Cezar , Coelho Wilma De Nazaré Baía
Published: February 2016

Este artigo visa analisar a forma como a formação continuada de professores de história funciona em cursos de pós-graduação oferecidos na região Norte do Brasil. Nossa intenção é descobrir que tipo de educação é exercida, por meio da discussão dos conhecimentos construídos nesses programas, a partir da consideração dos temas e questões das dissertações e teses produzidas. Analisaremos a produção dos últimos cinco anos (2010-2015) dos alunos dos programas de pós-graduação em História e Educação. Entre as conclusões feitas acreditamos que os cursos de pós-graduação, ao abordar, por meio de pesquisa e produção intelectual, a relação entre história e educação, eles não estão preocupados com a história ensinada. As interfaces que se relacionam com a história e educação são abordadas a partir da perspectiva da História da Educação. Assim, o saber histórico escolar ocupa um lugar periférico nas formulações dos programas de história e educação na região Norte. Consideramos também que os processos de educação continuada devem estar diretamente relacionados à prática profissional, permitindo a reflexão sobre a prática profissional e possibilitando o desenvolvimento de estratégias para garantir a melhoria das condições de fornecimento de educação, em todos os níveis.
A produção de lugares na formação docente: experiências no Laboratório de Ensino de História da UFGD
Authors: Jesus Nauk Maria de , Perli Fernando
Published: February 2016

Este artigo tem como objetivo demonstrar como o curso de História da Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (UFGD), uma universidade nova, localizada num espaço fronteiriço marcado pela diversidade cultural, por desigualdades e conflitos sociais, tem atuado na formação de professores de História, tendo como foco de análise o Laboratório de Ensino de História (LABhis). Ao mesmo tempo, objetivamos socializar experiências que construíram um lugar requerido nos últimos anos pelo curso num período compreendido entre 2006 e 2015. 
Do urologists follow the golden rule? A global urolithiasis management study by the Clinical Research Office of the Endourological Society
Authors: Roberts Gregory , Opondo Dedan , Nott Linda , Razvi Hassan , De la Rosette Jean , Beiko Darren
Published: February 2016

Introduction: The primary objective of this study was to compare surgical management options for various urolithiasis scenarios that urologists would choose for themselves vs. the options they would recommend for their patients. The secondary objective was to identify the common recommended treatments for upper urinary tract stones of various sizes and locations.

Methods: Two surveys were sent by the Clinical Research Office of the Endourological Society (CROES) to members of the Endourological Society. Standard demographic information was collected. The first survey asked the urologists to recommend treatment for urolithiasis in 10 different scenarios assuming that they were the patient with stone disease. The second survey, sent eight months later, asked urologists to recommend treatment for the same 10 scenarios for a theoretical patient. Only urologists who responded to the first and the second survey were included. Recommended treatment options were compared between the surveys. Agreement between the two scenarios was measured with Cohen’s kappa. Surveys were conducted on the Internet using SurveyMonkey™. All statistical analyses were performed using R statistical program version 2.12.2.

Results: The two surveys had response rates of 78% (160/205) and 84% (172/205), respectively with urologists from 38 countries. Median experience of respondents was seven years (range: 2‒30). The majority of respondents, 117 (75%), were affiliated with academic hospitals. Recommended treatments for stone disease in different scenarios were not entirely consistent when the urologists considered themselves as the patients compared to the choice they might recommend for their patients. Cohen’s kappa ranged from 0.292‒0.534 for the different scenarios. Overall, shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) and ureteroscopy (URS) were the most commonly chosen treatment options, with medical expulsive therapy (MET) and laparoscopy being the least recommended by urologists for themselves, as well as for their patients.

Conclusions: Although urologists were not entirely consistent in their recommendations for stone treatment, they generally followed the “golden rule” and treated their patients as they would want to be treated. The most commonly recommended treatments for upper urinary tract stones were SWL and URS.
The Concordance between EFL Learners’ Linguistic Sequential Development and the Curricula of Formal and Informal Learning Settings: An Analytical Study
Authors: Albaqshi Jalal H.
Published: February 2016

This research explores the sequence of content in ESP curricula to our learners’ linguistic development and to authentic situations. This study has been conducted in Alahsa College of Technology, Saudi Arabia. Methodology used was an analysis of an ESP textbook in corpus-based approach and matching the units of the textbook to students' needs analysis of observed real life situation in a car workshop. Results show that the content of the textbook, to some extent, meet the course objectives and students' needs in technical terms with some shortage in expanding the activities to be a functional simulation of an authentic environment regarding conversational and written skills.
Responsabilidad ambiental administrativa: un análisis de la aplicación de los principios del derecho administrativo sancionador
Authors: Mejia Henry Alexander
Published: February 2016

En este artículo se hará un análisis jurídico y doctrinal del tratamiento de los principios constitucionales de la potestad sancionadora de la Administración y las diversas posturas doctrinales en el ámbito administrativo ambiental
A incapacidade de reparação integral de danos ambientais às comunidades tradicionais no sistema jurídico monista e sua realidade na América Latina
Authors: Costa Garcia Fernando Murilo , Tossulino Leonardo
Published: February 2016

Com advento da sociedade de risco e da crescente evolução da fronteira agrícola, novos confrontos sociais passam a se destacar: De um lado, o crescente discurso que impõem uma necessidade de desenvolvimento econômico, e de outro, comunidades tradicionais, povos que possuem seu modo de ser e viver atrelados ao meio ambiente em que convivem, e que dificilmente sobrevivem em outras circunstâncias. Porém a realidade e as necessidades destes povos distanciam-se da realidade conhecida, e enfrentada diariamente, pelo Poder Judiciário demonstrando que o atual sistema não se encontra capacitado para uma solução satisfatória destes conflitos, colocando em perigo o meio ambiente e a sobrevivência destas comunidades. A partir destes conflitos apresentam-se a análises da presente estudo que busca dar uma nova ótica através do pluralismo jurídico como solução mais eficaz, na reparação do dano ambiental às comunidades tradicionais, atendendo as necessidade destas comunidades e a realidade da América Latina.
Execução e efetividade das decisões coletivas na saúde pública
Authors: Guimarães Drumond Sybelle Luzia
Published: February 2016

A mudança do Estado, de liberal para social democrático de direito, permitiu a utilização adequada dos instrumentos jurídicos na relativização de seus institutos. São exemplos disso a produção de provas, a atuação jurisdicional e a concessão da tutela efetiva dos direitos coletivos. A satisfação dos interesses transindividuais, em especial os difusos, resultou no distanciamento entre os interesses públicos e os interesses privados. Os interesses individuais envolvem o âmbito privado, enquanto que os interesses públicos têm o Estado como sujeito de direito; os interesses metaindividuais, que são os transindividuais ou supraindividuais, envolvem a esfera individual, com feições difusa, coletiva e individual homogênea. O presente trabalho objetiva discorrer sobre modificações necessárias na efetivação dos novos papéis do Estado e do novo papel do processo civil na efetivação das execuções coletivas.
Abandono afetivo: os limites do direito na coerção de manifestações emocionais humanas
Authors: Ferreira Neto Arthur M. , Eick Luciana Gemelli
Published: February 2016

O presente artigo investiga o abandono afetivo e suas implicações jurídicas, a partir da análise crítica do acórdão proferido pelo Superior Tribunal de Justiça no Recurso Especial nº 1.159.242/SP. Nesse contexto, aborda os argumentos jurídicos retratados no julgado paradigma. A seguir, discute acerca do princípio da dignidade da pessoa humana e a precificação do afeto, bem como a eficácia social da decisão que pretendeu regular a manifestação do cuidado afetivo. Ao final, conclui pelo desacerto da decisão quando da análise da negligência paterna, por tratar a questão como a mera busca do negligenciado pela satisfação pecuniária, sem qualquer contrapartida sentimental, o que poderia culminar até mesmo para acentuar o abismo afetivo já existentes, inobstante a louvável tentativa da Corte Superior de disciplinar tema deveras complexo.
La responsabilidad patrimonial de la Administración Pública en el ordenamiento peruano: aproximaciones a una institución pendiente de reforma
Authors: Huapaya Tapia Ramón , Sánchez Povis Lucio
Published: February 2016

Los autores nos introducen al estudio del sistema de responsabilidad patrimonial de la Administración Pública en el ordenamiento jurídico peruano, introducido por vez primera en la Ley 27444, del Procedimiento Administrativo General, norma que por primera vez regula los alcances sustantivos de dicha capital garantía patrimonial en el ámbito del derecho público en el Perú. No obstante ello, la eficacia práctica de dicha institución se ve amenazada diariamente, dado que casi no hay casos judiciales de aplicación de la misma, y asimismo hay deficiencias en su regulación normativa. Por tanto, se proponen algunas alternativas de solución a tales problemáticas.
Social development and private health care system: three ways for success
Authors: Pscheidt Kristian Rodrigo
Published: February 2016

A deep analysis in the Brazilian health care system shows how Government depends from private companies. State has the Constitutional duty to implement and develop the health care system, but its goal only is possible if Interact with the private sector. In this way, there are three ways for success: increase tax incentives, adopt an information economics and recognize health as a scarce resource. In fact, nowadays, private sector are assuming a duty  without a public incentive policy, and it may impact in the sustainability of all health care system, as for private as for Government.
El “principio de necesidad y de proporcionalidad” en la Ley de Garantía de Unidad de Mercado
Authors: Pernas García Juan José
Published: February 2016

El artículo examina el principio de necesidad y proporcionalidad en la Ley de Garantía de Unidad de Mercado española, buscando comprender su contenido, significación e instru-mentación, analizando cuestiones como los límites administrativos al acceso a las activida-des económicas o a su ejercicio y los limites derivados del principio de proporcionalidad para el establecimiento de regímenes autorizatorios.
El usuario de servicios públicos en la Constitución Argentina
Authors: Andrés Goldfarb Alemany Miguel
Published: February 2016

Las sociedades contemporáneas han modificado el paradigma modernista que las vio nacer. En este contexto, desde la perspectiva jurídica, las constituciones han tomado nota de los cambios imperantes, de las relaciones económicas asimétricas y de la necesidad de positivizar derechos y garantías antes reservados al derecho natural. En este contexto, la protección de las personas en su condición de usuarios o consumidores se ha venido plasmando en un  conjunto de normas constitucionales y supranacionales con un impacto directo en un universo infinito de relaciones económicas cotidianas estrechamente vinculadas con prestaciones esenciales que tienen que ver con la calidad de vida y la igualdad. El presente artículo tiene como objeto describir el mandato de la Constitución Argentina en materia de protección de usuarios de servicios públicos a partir de comprender este proceso complejo desde la perspectiva jurídica, social y política.
A política nacional das águas e seus instrumentos em prol do potencial hídrico brasileiro: uma reflexão
Authors: De Carli Ana Alice
Published: February 2016

O presente texto tem por escopo perfilhar alguns aspectos considerados relevantes da Política Nacional dos Recursos Hídricos, criada pela Lei nº 9.433 de 1997, os quais se implementados, de fato, podem ser profícuos instrumentos à defesa dos mananciais de águas brasileiros, e, por conseguinte, à realização do direito fundamental ao acesso sustentável à água. Nesse contexto destaca-se a educação ambiental como um dos mais eficientes mecanismos de controle do uso sustentável desta riqueza finita e escassa.
Is the the knockoff economy a knockout for intellectual property?
Authors: Mackaay Ejan
Published: February 2016

This paper aims to analyze the effects of knockoff economy in the intellectual property. Therefore, the text analyzes some phenomena of industries with informal fences and no direct formal intellectual property right, like the recipes of haute cuisine, sports strategies, type fonts, financial innovations, databases, fashion and music industry.
Holocaust and beyond: calamities as historical crisis or global change in world order policy modelling?
Authors: Rappoport Leon , Pitasi Andrea
Published: February 2016

This paper intends to contribute for the reframe and reconceptualization of the key global changes and to sketch key guidelines to redesign the most advanced world order policy modelling, rethinking the concepts of individual, organization and life, from the point of view of general science of complex system. Then, at first, the text aims to analyze how western civilization has been profoundly and irrevocably changed by the Holocaust. After, the text presents four comments or theses on the paradoxical dilemmas emerging from allthe foregoing reflections on the Holocaust and, then, lists some trends of man and society in calamity situations.
Finanças públicas e intervenção estatal no Japão
Authors: Bijos Leila
Published: February 2016

A análise que se propõe neste trabalho visa discutir as finanças públicas e a intervenção estatal no Japão, num contexto histórico de formação dos zaibatsu japoneses. O marco histórico temporal se fundamenta nas origens política e econômica do Japão, a partir do século XIX, o extraordinário desenvolvimento ocorrido no século XX, e como este país isolado durante séculos, se posicionou no cenário internacional. As especificidades que coroaram o sucesso do Japão se fundamentam em suas bases capitalistas, advindas da perspicácia do Estado japonês em utilizar os fatores culturais e valores da sociedade homogênea japonesa.
Direitos sociais (trabalho e educação profissional) e áreas de expansão do setor sucroenergético e o IPCC na reorganização no setor de agrocombustíveis, nas Microrregiões do Sudoeste Goiano e de Quirinópolis – GO
Authors: Lessa Gonçalves dos Santos Evellyn , Meireles Ribeiro Jamilly Michelly , Pietrafesa José Paulo , Toledo de Magalhães Roberto
Published: February 2016

O tema central do projeto refere-se ao estudo dos direitos sociais em relação ao setor sucroenergético, especificamente nas questões sobre educação e trabalho, realizando-se ainda um estudo do IPCC na reorganização do setor de agrocombustíveis. Os espaços da pesquisa foram as microrregiões do Sudoeste Goiano e de Quirinópolis-GO. O projeto teve como objetivo a análise de dados levantados em relação à expansão do setor e das lavouras de cana-de-açúcar dos últimos anos, em contraposição à lógica sustentável, levando-se em conta o IPCC e os pressupostos levantados por Sachs (2009); foi dado enfoque à geração de emprego e infraestrutura educacional, se estabelecendo ainda uma ligação entre estes. A pesquisa buscou identificar os critérios de sustentabilidade e relacionar alguns indicadores sociais e econômicos, principalmente sob a visão do Painel Intergovernamental de Mudanças Climáticas (IPCC). A pesquisa foi direcionada à elaboração de sínteses das referências estudadas e, ainda, fichas contendo os indicadores e conceitos de sustentabilidade. A metodologia utilizada foi aplicada por meio de pesquisas bibliográficas e da análise de dados compilados extraídos do site CANASAT e do Instituto Mauro Borges (SEPIN) da Secretaria de Estado de Gestão e Planejamento (SEGPLAN-Goiás). A pesquisa documental e bibliográfica foi feita através de textos jurídicos - leis e jurisprudências -, textos sociológicos, geológicos e ainda levantamentos de indicadores sociais. Os resultados da pesquisa foram analisados sob enfoque da atual concepção de sustentabilidade, e direitos sociais.
Petrobras’ challenges in the development of the PreSalt reserves: is it the time for Brazil to adopt the International Energy Charter?
Authors: Baptista Schwartsmann Guilherme
Published: February 2016

According to the International Energy Agency, Brazil plays a central role in meeting the world’s oil needs through to 2035, accounting for one-third of the net growth in global supply. At the centre of the country’s efforts to become one of the world’s largest oil producers is a highly complex and capital-intensive deep-water project to develop its pre-salt basin oil reserves3. The purpose of this paper is to briefly present the pre-salt project and its production challenges – both economical and political – demonstrating the potential benefits of the adoption of the International Energy Charter for its development.
Congenital macrothrombocytopenia‐linked mutations in the actin‐binding domain of α‐actinin‐1 enhance F‐actin association
Authors: Murphy Anita C. H. , Lindsay Andrew J. , McCaffrey Mary W. , Djinović‐Carugo Kristina , Young Paul W.
Published: February 2016

Mutations in the actin cross‐linking protein actinin‐1 were recently linked to dominantly inherited congenital macrothrombocytopenia. Here, we report that several disease‐associated mutations that are located within the actinin‐1 actin‐binding domain cause increased binding of actinin‐1 to actin filaments and enhance filament bundling in vitro. These actinin‐1 mutants are also more stably associated with the cytoskeleton in cultured cells, as assessed by biochemical fractionation and fluorescence recovery after photobleaching experiments. For two mutations the disruption of contacts between the calponin homology domains within the actinin actin‐binding domain may explain increased filament binding – providing mechanistic and structural insights into the basis of actinin‐1 dysfunction in congenital macrothrombocytopenia.
Tectonic activity evolution of the Scotia‐Antarctic Plate boundary from mass transport deposit analysis
Authors: Pérez Lara F. , Bohoyo Fernando , Hernández‐Molina F. Javier , Casas David , Galindo‐Zaldívar Jesús , Ruano Patricia , Maldonado Andrés
Published: February 2016

The spatial distribution and temporal occurrence of mass transport deposits (MTDs) in the sedimentary infill of basins and submerged banks near the Scotia‐Antarctic plate boundary allowed us to decode the evolution of the tectonic activity of the relevant structures in the region from the Oligocene to present day. The 1020 MTDs identified in the available data set of multichannel seismic reflection profiles in the region are subdivided according to the geographic and chronological distributions of these features. Their spatial distribution reveals a preferential location along the eastern margins of the eastern basins. This reflects local deformation due to the evolution of the Scotia‐Antarctic transcurrent plate boundary and the impact of oceanic spreading along the East Scotia Ridge (ESR). The vertical distribution of the MTDs in the sedimentary record evidences intensified regional tectonic deformation from the middle Miocene to Quaternary. Intensified deformation started at about 15 Ma, when the ESR progressively replaces the West Scotia Ridge (WSR) as the main oceanic spreading center in the Scotia Sea. Coevally with the WSR demise at about 6.5 Ma, increased spreading rates of the ESR and numerous MTDs were formed. The high frequency of MTDs during the Pliocene, mainly along the western basins, is also related to greater tectonic activity due to uplift of the Shackleton Fracture Zone by tectonic inversion and extinction of the Antarctic‐Phoenix Ridge and involved changes at late Pliocene. The presence of MTDs in the southern Scotia Sea basins is a relevant indicator of the interplay between sedimentary instability and regional tectonics.