bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy Versus Clinical Inspection Approaches: Melanoma Efficacy Detection Comparison
Authors: Svoboda Ryan M , Franco Abigail I , Rigel Darrell S
Published: May 2018

Early detection of melanoma continues to provide a diagnostic challenge for Dermatologists and other healthcare providers. Recently, there has been increased interest in the use of novel technology to aid in the detection of melanoma. We retrospectively compared the results of one such technology—electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS)—to existing melanoma detection tools in 265 cases of malignant melanoma. Lesions were analyzed using EIS, the clinical ABCD rule, the ABCD dermoscopy rule, and the standard and weighted melanoma 7-point checklists. The proportion of false negative cases was calculated for each method. Overall, EIS produced a lower false negative rate (3.4%) than the clinical ABCD rule, ABCD dermoscopy, the 7-point checklist, and the weighted 7-point checklist (12.8%, 45.8%, 50.8%, and 39.3%, respectively). Additionally, there was a statistically significant, moderate correlation between EIS score and tumor staging (Spearman rho=0.32, p<0.001). In this sample, EIS was very sensitive for the detection of melanoma and may prove to be a useful clinical adjunct for ruling out malignant melanoma in challenging cases.
Editorial: Overcoming Consumer Challenges in Sunscreen Selection
Authors: Glazer Alex M , Svoboda Ryan M , Teplitz Rebeca W , Rigel Darrell S
Published: May 2018

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Coexisting Basal Cell Carcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Congenital Nevus Sebaceous
Authors: Rosen Jordan , Nolan Katherine , Shaikh Noah , Rosen Les , Zaiac Martin
Published: May 2018

Nevus sebaceous is a congenital epidermal hamartoma characterized by hyperplastic changes to the epidermis and adnexa. Nevus sebaceous is associated with an elevated risk of cutaneous neoplasms, most often benign; however, malignant neoplasms, most notably basal cell carcinoma, can also present in these patients. Although a rare occurrence, more often affecting adult patients, squamous cell carcinomas have also been reported to arise at the site of pre-existing nevus sebaceous. Herein we report a unique case of a patient with basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma arising concurrently in the same nevus sebaceous.
Capsule Commentaries: Selected Oral Antifungal Drug-Drug Interactions with Itraconazole and Terbinafine
Authors: Del Rosso James
Published: May 2018

This article provides a review of selected drug-drug interactions with itraconazole and terbinafine that are clinically relevant with potential for toxicity. These include itraconazole and certain statin agents, itraconazole and digoxin, and terbinafine and some antidepressants, with commentary suggestions on management.
Mislocalization of Adherens Junction- Associated Proteins in a Patient with Darier Disease
Authors: Glinos George D , Pastar Irena , Tomic-Canic Marjana , Stone Rivka C
Published: May 2018

Darier disease (DD) is an autosomal dominant keratinizing genodermatosis that manifests clinically with red-brown pruritic papules in a seborrheic distribution often in association with palmoplantar pits and dystrophic nail changes. It is caused by mutation in ATP2A2 which encodes a sarco/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase isoform 2 (SERCA2) pump that regulates calcium flux. Consequent alteration of intracellular calcium homeostasis is thought to impair trafficking of cellular adhesion proteins and to lead to aberrant keratinocyte differentiation, contributing to the characteristic histopathologic features of acantholysis and dyskeratosis in DD, though the precise mechanisms are incompletely understood. Previous studies have identified defective localization of desmosomal attachment proteins in skin biopsies and cultured keratinocytes from DD patients, but reports of effects on adherens junction proteins (including calcium-dependent E-cadherin) are conflicting. Here we describe a case of DD presenting with characteristic clinical and histologic features in which we performed immunofluorescence staining of four adherens junction-associated proteins (E-cadherin, α-catenin, β-catenin, and vinculin). In lesional (acantholytic) DD skin, we identified loss of distinctive bright membranous staining that was present at the periphery of keratinocytes throughout the epidermis in the healthy skin of a matched donor. Perilesional (non-acantholytic) portions of DD skin partially recapitulated the normal phenotype. Our findings support a role for SERCA2 dysfunction in impaired assembly of adherens junctions, which together with defective desmosomes contribute to acantholysis in DD.
Effects of Climate and Land Use Change on Food Security: a Case Study of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, Thailand
Authors: Monprapussorna Sathaporn
Published: May 2018

Addressing climate change for food security poses a great challenge to social welfare in developing countries where agricultural sector plays a significant role in driving economic growth and sustaining livelihoods. Natural climate variability and anthropogenic emissions introduce the considerable effects on agriculture yields and productivity, including nexus of food-water-energy. This paper aims at exploring land suitability for rice farmland in Phra NaKhon Si Ayuttaya province. Projection of temperature and precipitation over a province in 2050 in according to representative concentration pathway (RCP) 4.5 and 8.5 scenarios show a few increase in mean monthly temperature, monthly maximum temperature and minimum temperature about 0.5 to 1 degree celcius. Annual precipitation tends to be reduced for RCP 8.5 in comparison to RCP 4.5. Land suitability for growing rice is simulated by using EcoCrop model which requires input parameters from temperature and precipitation projection in 2050. Results reveal a decreasing in land suitability for rice both under RCP 4.5 and 8.5 scenarios. Agricultural land use tends to be transformed into residential and industrial land by 2050, resulting in the reduction in agricultural land and rice production. Successful adaptation to climate change in the agricultural sector needs to be encouraged by government to build robust cooperative efforts from all stakeholders.Keywords: Climate change; rice; Phra Nakhon Si Ayuttaya, food security; adaptation
Installation or Conceptual Art Project with the Ceramics Phenomenon, but How and when?
Authors: Güner Güngör
Published: May 2018

With its formation, going back to thousands of years ago, ceramic is a material fact that the human beings obtain from earth for their emergency needs at first and by time for their different rituals and artistic requirements. Whether it is primitive or developed, ceramic formation requires energy and technology. And once ceramic is obtained, it resists time for thousands of years. Therefore, we have to be very selective when making ceramics. As ceramic artists, we always feel the breath of the tradition of thousands of years on our necks even if we want or not. Contemporary art trends show up one after another and disappear after a while. Meanwhile, “Is ceramic an art or a craft?” discussions are brought to agenda. Ceramic artists with a contemporary art education background may tend to keep up with the contemporary art trends because of the pressure caused by these discussions and the dominance of tradition. Among these art movements, Concept Art and Installation under its context still maintain their currency as the most long-lasting one in recent years. Concept is a most important part of the Conceptual Art Project. All materials or finished products that are created or will be created can be an expression tool for the artists. There is no limit here. However, knowing ceramic fact well can provide the ceramic artist with a chance to differentiate. For this reason, I believe that the ceramic artist’s concern should be creating ideas that underline being different in the context of ceramic. Using ceramics will be more meaningful if the ceramic object used in the artwork can not be replaced by another object and if the concept changes when the ceramic object is replaced... Ceramic object should challenge as follows: “This concept can be expressed only if I am used here. ” ….. Forcing ceramic artist to be more creative will prevent the artist from imitation of an ordinary concept art or installation and will add variety to concept art by creating remarkable difference. Surely, this requires a more powerful mind exercise. However, this is the only way ceramic and ceramic artist can accomplish their mission and underline the difference.
Digital Competitiveness of European Union Member States from the Perspective of Human Capital
Authors: Folea Victoria
Published: May 2018

The concepts of "digital skills" and "digital competences" are key terms in the discussion related to the type of skills people need nowadays not only in terms of digital inclusion in the society but also in terms of employability. According to the latest definition by the European Union, digital skills “can be broadly understood as the ability to locate, organise, understand, evaluate, create and share information using digital technology, at different levels of competence” CITATION Eur171 \l 1033 (European Commission, 2017). The rapid development of information and communication technologies (ICT) bring major transformations with respect to the individual’s integration in society and employability. The paper analyses the 28 member states of the European Union (EU) from the perspective of the pesons’ digital skills and employability in the science, technology (including the ICT) sectors over the period 2015 - 2017. The paper covers the following areas of research: (1) Overall digital skills, computer skills, internet skills of individuals in the EU 28; (2) Human capital with advanced and specialist digital skills in ICTin the EU 28; (3) Evolution of the digital competitiveness of the EU 28 member states from the perspective of human capital over the period 2015-2017. Quantitative and qualitative research methods were employed for data collection and analysis: database research and analysis; statistical analysis; content and thematic research and analysis from policy papers and reports.
Identification of Factors Causing Delays in Construction Projects in Algeria
Authors: Roumeissa Salhi , Karima Messaoudi , Souad Sassi Boudemagh
Published: May 2018

Time is an indicator of project performance, and along with cost and quality factors, it is the project roadmap, as it determines its success. In Algeria, among the problems often encountered in the construction of projects are timeouts. A questionnaire survey was conducted with experts in the field of construction, in order to know the factors causing delays in projects. The results show that the managerial factors (relating to planning, organization and management) are the most important in Algeria. Therefore, the use of Project Management is essential, given the need to promote this area in terms of processes and tools used, to allow the various project stakeholders to optimize the planning of activities and resources, to complete the project. project in a timely manner and reach the stage of project success. Recommendations were proposed and managerial solutions were suggested using the guide of PMBOK version 5.
Mental Images and Postpartum Depression: Case Study
Authors: Bedhia Dorina
Published: May 2018

Imagination and images refer jointly ability to imagine. Imaginative therapies operate all within an almost real context. In therapeutical experience, the individual goes through almost real experiences before going through the events in reality, acts before acting in reality and this provokes changes in somatic level. The almost real dimension, namely the imaginative dimension, influences the individual, or rather the individual, starting from the imagination changes himself, his beliefs and perceptions. Imagination as therapeutic intervention is sometimes more efficient and more valuable than other therapies. It is also effective in treating a range of psychological symptoms such as insomnia, depression, obesity, cronich pain, various phobias, anxiety and panic , somatic problems. Given the fact that the images are effective in treating a range of psychological symptoms, including depression we want to see if imaginative techniques help improve symptoms of postpartum depression. This case was treated at University Hospital for Obstetric and Gynecology "Koco Gliozheni" Tirane (Albania). A 35 years young mother showed depressive symptoms associated with post-partum condition, as determined by semi-structured interviews and relevant test EDPS, also by psychiatric consultations. Besides the daily psychological support I proposed some imaginative techniques like self-watching, flooding, guided imagery. Imaginative activity in general, in the case in question, was a valid instrument of the difficulties in everyday life. The patient learned to visualize problematic elements of each situation and this resulted an efficient approach. Imagination helped identify schematic components that have contributed to the formation of inappropriate thoughts and exaggerated ideas. It helped in recognition of the patient's emotional reality and modifying this emotional reality. The patient uses images to manage situations different daily life even by telephone follow up. This case study shows that imagery techniques, elaborated through images, facilitate recovery and provide us with a functional interpretation of the event and its consequences. Working with images intended to make the patient able to withstand and manage the pain that bring different situations and to integrate it in the history of personal life.
Gender Roles by the Sambal-Bolinao in Their Traditional Herbal Healing in Bolinao, Pangasinan, Northern Philippines
Authors: De Vera Irene A. , Fajardo W.T.
Published: May 2018

Transmission of ethnobotanical knowledge is needed for cultural preservation and biodiversity conservation. Nowadays, this is seriously threatened by globalization which is evident in tropical areas due to influence of Western culture leading to rapid change in indigenous individual and the community. Several factors were attributed and associated with the use of plants in the indigenous communities which includes biological, ecological and socio-cultural with the inclusion of techniques, practices, religion and age. Moreover, gender influences the ethnobotanical knowledge and the structure of local medical systems. The study aimed to assess the gender roles, sanitation practice, and lifestyle of Sambal-Bolinao in their traditional herbal healing. Specifically, it sought to determine the traditional herbal healers’ profile, gender roles; and sanitation practice and lifestyle. Descriptive research technique was employed in gathering data. All traditional herbal healers in the municipality of Bolinao were interviewed using semi-structured questionnaire. A total of 19 managtambal; 11 males and 8 females. The Sambal-Bolinao Roman Catholic believers appreciated the practice of traditional herbal healing. They extended their roles as plant gatherers, keepers of the plant parts gathered, washers of the plant parts prior to treatment, managers of the plant parts wastes and as plant conservationist either through plant propagation and personal campaign on plant conservation. Majority of women traditional herbal healers did not transmit their ethnobotanical knowledge to their children and relatives due to their multiple burden case and perceived economic difficulty for their children. Men traditional herbal healers were the one transmitting their ethnobotanical knowledge to their family members.
A Benchmarking Approach for Routine Determination of Flow Battery Kinetics
Authors: Sawant Tejal , McKone James
Published: May 2018

This work focusses on improved precision and reproducibility in the study of redox flow battery (RFB) kinetics. We measured the electron-transfer reaction rates of the Fe(III/II) redox couple at polycrystalline Pt and Au electrodes in aqueous HCl supporting electrolyte using rotating disk electrode voltammetry. We made considerable effort to implement a systematic electrode preparation protocol, which was necessary for reproducibility. We found the reaction to be quasi-reversible at both electrodes and Pt to be a slightly more effective catalyst than Au. We further discuss some of the benefits and challenges of applying classical electroanalysis to RFB device design.
Synthesis of carbonate esters by carboxymethylation using NaAlO2 as a highly active heterogeneous catalyst
Authors: Ramesh Sreerangappa , Indukuri Kiran , Riant Olivier , Debecker Damien
Published: May 2018

Sodium aluminate is presented as a highly active heterogeneous catalyst able to convert a range of alcohols into the corresponding mixed carbonate esters, in high yield and under green conditions. The reaction is carried out using dimethyl carbonate both as a reactant and solvent, at 90°C. Allylic, aliphatic and aromatic alcohols are converted in good yields. The solid catalyst is shown to be truly heterogeneous, resistant to leaching, and recyclable.
La función registral y la sentencia que juzgó una anotación en el registro
Authors: Molina Walteros Sara Marlén
Published: May 2018

Para cumplir los fines estatales es necesario no solo la tridivisión del poder sino el reparto de competencias y funciones entre sus diferentes ramas. El legislativo legisla, el ejecutivo ejecuta y el judicial interpreta y aplica la ley. Así se evita la invasión en competencias ajenas y el desbordamiento o exceso de poder, que fácilmente pueden conducir a la anarquía cuando se actúa a espaldas de la ley, entendida esta en sentido amplio2 de derechos protegidos y de normativa para disponer de ellos se realiza. En este trabajo el análisis crítico racional normativo de una sentencia, proferida en la jurisdicción contencioso administrativa, y bajo un esquema integracionista se emite una estudiada opinión sobre los actos administrativos expedidos por el Registrador de instrumentos públicos, quien desbordando sus funciones y so pretexto de “interpretación”, transfirió el dominio de un bien inmueble a un municipio mediante una “anotación registral” que llamó “cesión de bienes obligatoria”.
PENGABDIAN KEPADA MASYARAKAT MELALUI PENDAMPINGAN BAGI GURU POS PAUD
Authors: Aulina Choirun Nisak , Rezania Vanda , Destiana Evi
Published: May 2018

Tujuan kegiatan pengabdian pada masyarakat ini adalah untuk memberikan pendampingan tentang 1) pembelajaran yang sesuai untuk pendidikan anak usia dini, 2) manajemen pengelolaan lembaga PAUD, 3) peningkatan keterampilan orang tua siswa. Untuk mencapai tujuan tersebut, maka dilakukan beberapa kegiatan meliputi 1) pelatihan penyusunan perangkat pembelajaran dan membuat APE, 2) perbaikan manajemen lembaga PAUD, 3) pelatihan keterampilan untuk orang tua. Kegiatan pengabdian ini dilaksanakan di PAUD Al-Muslimun yang berada di desa Gempolsari dan Pos PAUD Pelangi yang berada di Ketegan ke dua sekolah mitra berada di Kecamatan Tanggulangin. Hasil dari kegiatan ini adalah terwujudnya pembelajaran yang sesuai dengan pedoman pembelajaran anak usia dini dengan tersusunnya RPPH, tersedianya alat media edukatif pembelajaran pendidikan anak usia dini, serta terlaksananya parenting bagi orang tua murid.
IbM SMP “PERINGKAT SEDANG” DI KOTA YOGYAKARTA PENGUATAN PROFESIONALISME GURU MATEMATIKA DAN IPA BERBASIS PEER TEACHING DI WILAYAH KOTA YOGYAKARTA
Authors: Purnami Agustina Sri , Prihatni Yuli
Published: May 2018

Kegiatan pembinaan bagi guru-guru matematika dan IPA SMP ‘Peringkat Sedang’ berbasis peer teaching di wilayah Kota yogyakarta bertujuan untuk mewujudkan budaya akademik yang sehat bagi terselenggaranya proses pembelajaran. Guru-guru kurang antusias dalam menanggapi diskusi yang berkenaan dengan materi, terutama materi yang berkaitan dengan tes olimpiade matematika dan IPA. Untuk itu guru perlu dilatih dengan penyegaran kompetensi pedagogik dan kompetensi profesional. Metode pembinaan guru yang dilakukan melalui peer teaching dan pelatihan. Kegiatan ini menghasilkan (1) Pendalaman materi matematika dan IPA, (2) Penyusunan modul dan strategi penyelesaian soal-soal matematika dan IPA yang diselaraskan dengan soal tes olimpiade, (3) Pendampingan guru-guru dalam pembimbingan kepada siswanya untuk menyiapkan sebagai calon peserta olimpiade matematika dan IPA. (4) Kompetensi pedagogik dan kompetensi profesional guru meningkat secara signifikan, (5) Kualitas guru matematika dan IPA SMP meningkat secara signifikan. Diharapkan kegiatan serupa dapat diteruskan karena kegiatan peer teaching melatih guru berani menyampaikan gagasannya di hadapan para guru.
Tax Amnesty dari Perspektif Masyarakat Pajak
Authors: Istighfarin Nabila , Fidiana Fidiana
Published: May 2018

Otoritas pajak melakukan reformasi di bidang perpajakan, salah satunya melaui tax amnesty untuk meningkatkan kepatuhan pajak. Penulisan ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui implementasi tax amnesty dari perspektif masyarakat pajak. Jenis penulisan yang digunakan adalah kualitatif dengan 11 orang informan dalam perspektif masyarakat pajak. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan teknik wawancara yang mendalam kepada pihak terkait. Analisis data yang digunakan adalah pengumpulan data, verifikasi, reduksi data, dan penyajian data. Hasil penulisan ini menunjukkan bahwa implementasi tax amnesty belum berjalan dengan baik dan optimal karena masih terkendala masalah kurangnya standarisasi informasi yang sama antar otoritas pajak yang satu dengan yang lainnya, dan KPP satu dengan yang lainnya dalam implementasi tax amnesty, masih belum memadainya jumlah pegawai yang melayani tax amensty, kurangnya kualitas sistem antrian pelayanan tax amnesty, dan masih belum intensifnya sosialisasi tax amnesty untuk wajib pajak
Do Financial Reporting Quality and Corporate Governance Have Simultaneous Effect? Evidence from Indonesian Manufacturing Companies
Authors: Arieftiara Dianwicaksih , Utama Sidharta
Published: May 2018

Financial reporting reflects transparency of the firm and if it could not explain the changes in shareholders’ value in a timely manner; shareholders need additional monitoring mechanism. This study aims to investigate the effect of financial statements’ quality on corporate governance mechanism and to examine the simultaneous effect between both. This study uses earnings timelines as a proxy of financial reporting’s quality; proportion of independent board and board size as proxies of corporate governance mechanism. Using Two Stage Linear Regression (TSLS) and samples consist of manufacturing companies listed on Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX) in 2015, this study finds that earnings timelines have significant influence on board size; earnings timelines and proportion of independent board have the simultaneous effect; however, it fails to document the simultaneous effect of earnings timelines and ownership concentration. This study is the first that investigates the simultaneous effects of financial reporting quality and corporate governance.
A REFLEXÃO SOBRE O DESIGN E A RESOLUÇÃO DE PROBLEMAS ABERTOS COM A UTILIZAÇÃO DAS TECNOLOGIAS DIGITAIS: UM PROCESSO POTENCIALIZADOR NA FORMAÇÃO DO EDUCADOR MATEMÁTICO
Authors: Figueiredo Fabiane Fischer , Groenwald Claudia Lisete Oliveira
Published: May 2018

Neste artigo, relatam-se os principais resultados obtidos com uma investigação, de cunho qualitativo, em que foi proposto a futuros professores de Matemática, a resolução de um problema aberto e contextualizado, em que Tecnologias Digitais foram utilizadas. O propósito era que refletissem sobre o enunciado do problema e acerca do processo de resolução que realizaram, de modo que contribuísse para a sua formação. Por meio disso, puderam (re)construir as suas concepções acerca da resolução de problemas com o uso de recursos tecnológicos, bem como tiveram a oportunidade de produzir conhecimentos relativos ao Design de problemas abertos, que abordam temas de relevância social e que favoreçam o ensino de conhecimentos matemáticos através da resolução de problemas.
DESAFIOS DE ENSINO DE QUALIDADE: CONCEPÇÕES E PRÁTICAS DOCENTES
Authors: Santos Jean Mac Cole Tavares , Almeida Erivelton Nunes de
Published: May 2018

Este trabalho discute os desafios docentes na busca pela qualidade do ensino, buscando a compreensão dos diferentes sentidos construídos pelos professores em torno do significado de qualidade. A pesquisa foi realizada com professores do ensino básico da cidade de Mossoró-RN. Como referência utilizamos a ideia de ressignificação de qualidade proposta por Lopes (2012), Santos e Oliveira (2016), em diálogos com Laclau (2011) e em contraposição com as perspectivas de qualidade idealizada por Paro (2007) e Teixeira (2012). A partir da análise das falas de cinco professores, obtidas por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas, além da análise de documentos curriculares utilizados na escola que defendem algumas perspectivas de qualidade, consideramos que o constituinte ‘ensino de qualidade’ assume diversos significados que envolvem influências e negociações de sentidos, construídos conforme os embates, interesses e lutas no contexto da prática. Entender as diferentes possibilidades de ensino de qualidade contribui para desmistificar uma ideia unitária do fenômeno, percebendo construções contextuais da escola, em busca de hegemonização de sentidos que satisfazem, mesmo que provisoriamente e em constante tensão, os interesses ali localizados.
A GERAÇÃO DE DESIGUALDADES SOCIAIS NO BOJO DA ESCOLA PÚBLICA: RELAÇÕES DE CONTROLE E DOMINAÇÃO
Authors: Ferreira Rodrigues Carlos Henrique
Published: May 2018

A presente pesquisa se propõe a investigar as desigualdades geradas no bojo das escolas públicas, analisando a maneira como estas se organizam para enfrentar, omitir ou reforçar práticas de desigualdade. Dessa forma, numa abordagem qualitativa, desenvolveu-se a pesquisa a partir de estudo bibliográfico, fundamentando-se em Bourdieu e Passeron (2013) Dubet (2003), Lahie (2008), Valle (2015) dentre outros. A pesquisa objetivou conhecer o conceito de desigualdade, desigualdade escolar, relacionando-as com possíveis categorias explicativas (desigualdade social, dualidade escolar, violência simbólica, entre outras); analisar sociologicamente as funções educativas objetivadas pelas escolas, formas de organização escolar e seus efeitos aos discentes. O trabalho possibilitou ver que a escola não é uma “caixa preta” das desigualdades sociais, contudo, a própria escola gera desigualdades idiossincráticas que mantêm, (re)criam ou exponenciam estas desigualdades.
MEDIAÇÃO E DESENVOLVIMENTO: CONTRIBUIÇÕES DO PIBID NO PROCESSO DE ENSINO-APRENDIZAGEM
Authors: Jesus Flavio Pereira de
Published: May 2018

O PIBID foi criado pelo Governo Federal em 2007. A Escola Estadual de Ensino Fundamental e Médio Wallace Castello Dutra, no município de São Mateus (ES), passou a contar com o trabalho dos bolsistas em 2013. Esta pesquisa busca traçar um perfil da atuação do programa na escola sob o ponto de vista dos próprios pibidianos. O referencial teórico dá destaque à importância da linguagem nos processos de mediação, embasada principalmente nas ideias de Vygotsky. Esta averiguação é feita sob o aspecto qualitativo, com análise de discurso na perspectiva sócio-histórica. Concluiu-se que, como fatores determinantes na qualidade do trabalho desenvolvido pelos bolsistas, estão o gosto que tinham, ou adquiriram, pela sala de aula, as dicas que os regentes titulares compartilham, interação com o professor e com os estudantes, desenvolvimento de atividades experimentais, vocabulário mais simples, entre outros.
JUVENTUDES RURAIS, NARRATIVAS E RITO DE PASSAGEM: POR UMA EDUCAÇÃO PARA ALÉM DOS DITAMES DO MERCADO DE TRABALHO
Authors: Clementino de Souza Elizeu , Orrico Nanci Rodrigues , Souza Hanilton Ribeiro de
Published: May 2018

Este artigo propõe uma reflexão sobre questões que os estudantes de escolas rurais vivenciam no rito de passagem para a escola urbana, no que diz respeito, especialmente, aos seus anseios e expectativas sobre o mercado de trabalho e a sua inserção na sociedade contemporânea. O texto articula-se ao projeto de pesquisa e inovação educacional “Multisseriação e trabalho docente: diferenças, cotidiano escolar e ritos de passagem”, que tem se dedicado a realizar estudos em torno do movimento ritualístico de ingresso de estudantes rurais em escolas urbanas. Nossas pesquisas indicam a necessidade de que a educação ofertada a estes jovens possa estar para além dos ditames do mercado de trabalho e mais vinculada às raízes identitárias destes sujeitos.
Efecto de la miel de Agave tequilana Weber y dextrano en la viabilidad de Lactobacillus plantarum 299v encapsulado por secado por aspersión
Authors: Castro-Rodríguez Diana Catalina , Rivas-Villegas Karla Guadalupe , Yáñez-Fernández Jorge
Published: May 2018

Las tecnologías de encapsulación se utilizan para mantener viable la célula probiótica durante el almacenamiento, la comercialización y el uso en productos alimenticios, de modo que estas células sean activas durante su paso a través del tracto gastrointestinal. En este estudio se utilizaron la miel de Agave tequilana Weber y el dextrano como material de recubrimiento para mejorar la encapsulación de la cepa Lactobacillus plantarum 299v. La supervivencia al almacenamiento durante 14 días a 5 °C y un modelo in vitro que reprodujera las condiciones en el estómago y en el intestino delgado (37 °C, pH 2 y 0.5 % de sales biliares) se desarrollaron para controlar la viabilidad de la bacteria encapsulada. La supervivencia durante el almacenamiento del encapsulado de L. plantarum con miel de Agave y dextrano no fueron significativamente diferentes (p>0.05). La viabilidad a las condiciones gastrointestinales del encapsulado de L. plantarum con dextrano y miel de Agave fueron superiores a las células libres. Los resultados preliminares de este estudio
mostraron la efectividad de la miel de Agave tequilana Weber y el dextrano para encapsular Lactobacillus plantarum 299v, permitiendo con esto la evaluación de cepas mas sensibles a las condiciones de encapsulación
Neutrophil-Lymphocyte count ratio on admission as a predictor of Bacteremia and In Hospital Mortality among Sepsis and Septic shock In Patients at Rizal Medical Center
Authors: Mandal Rakesh Kumar , Valenzuela Primo B.
Published: May 2018

Background: Neutrophil-Lymphocyte count ratio (NLCR), a readily accessible biomarker, has become increasingly useful as predictive and prognostic tools in patients with various medical conditions. NLCR has also been reported to represent disease severity effectively.Aims and Objectives: To investigate NLCR on admission as a prognostic marker of bacteremia and in-hospital mortality in patients diagnosed with Sepsis and Septic Shock.Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional, retrospective study involves one-hundred twenty (120) adult patients with Sepsis and Septic Shock admitted to the IMCU and ICU from January 2015 to December 2016. Laboratory data and clinical outcomes were retrieved and documented from the laboratory and patients’ charts. A cut-off point of >10 was used to be a marker for bacteremia and hence, patients were stratified into two groups based on this cut-off. Out of 120, 78 patients (with mean age of 60) has NLCR of at least 10 while only 42 patients (with mean age of 55) has NCLR of at most 10.Results: A significant, strong and positive association between NLCR and in-hospital mortality was found (P=0.0001) indicating that an increased rate of mortality is observed for patients with persistently high NCLR. Results also indicated that NLCR is a significant predictor (P=0.0002) of in-hospital mortality via a logistic model. The receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve for NLCR predicting in-hospital mortality showed an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.8007 which is an indicative of high predictive power. Its sensitivity and specificity is calculated to be 97.37% and 93.18, respectively. Overall, the performance of NCLR as a predictor based on its computed hit rate is found to be approximately 93.33%.Conclusion: Increased NLCR levels were independently associated with unfavorable clinical prognosis in patients with sepsis. A high NLCR (>10) is significantly associated with in- hospital mortality. NCLR predicts in-hospital mortality with high accuracy, high precision and small misclassification.Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.9(3) 2018 6-9
Study of early cholecystectomy for mild and moderate acute cholecystitis as per Tokyo Guideline
Authors: Nandi Mintu Mohan , Kuiri Shib Shankar , Sharma Yash , Kumar Purushottam , Ghosh Goutam , Mandal Nilay
Published: May 2018

Background: According to Tokyo Guidelines, 2007 operative management of acute cholangitis and cholecystitis to be administered earlier with preference of laparoscopic cholecystectomy over conventional open cholecystectomy.Aims and Objectives: This study was done to compare conventional cholecystectomy and laparoscopic cholecystectomy with respect to duration of operation, post operative recovery, analgesic requirement, complications encountered, duration of hospitalization, and patient satisfaction.Materials and Methods: A prospective randomized trial of 50 patients conducted at B.S.M.C.H, Bankura from January 2013 to July 2014, who admitted with a diagnosis of acute calculous cholecystitis, were randomized to undergo open and laparoscopic cholecystectomy with 25 patients in each group.Result: The commonest presenting complaint in both the groups was pain in the right upper quadrant followed by vomiting and dyspepsia. The duration of laparoscopic method was significantly more than open method (median 120min v/s 90min respectively).The duration of pain and analgesic, antibiotic requirement was less in laparoscopic group compared to open group. The intra operative complications were more for the laparoscopic procedure. Wound infection was seen in none of laparoscopic patient but only in 2 patients of open procedure. Two patients of laparoscopic group required conversion to open procedure. The postoperative compliance is better in laparoscopic patients compared to open patients and hospital stay is also significantly less.Conclusion: The laparoscopic procedure was costly compared to open procedure. But this difference was overcome by the other costs incurred in postoperative period of open procedure. The laparoscopic procedure offered better cosmetic compared to open method.Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.9(3) 2018 21-26
Detection rate of ureteric stones with ultrasonography and relationship with grade of hydronephrosis
Authors: Kafle Pankaj
Published: May 2018

Background: Ultrasound scanning can serve as reliable, basic first line mode of imaging techniques in detecting ureteric stone in patients with hydronephrosis and grade them accordingly with or without need of other imaging techniques.Aims and Objective: To evaluate the relationship between the degree of hydronephrosis and the detection rates of ureteral stones with ultrasonography in computed tomography or intravenous urography proven cases of ureteric calculi.Materials and Methods: This was a prospective observational study involving 75 patients with computed tomography or intravenous urography diagnosis of ureteric calculi. Both kidneys were observed by ultrasonography to evaluate the intrarenal collecting systems for hydronephrosis.Thereafter, the ureters were evaluated in four different locations to find any stone. The hydronephrosis was graded as mild, moderate and severe according to the dilatation of the pelvic calyceal system with or without stones. Detection rate of ureteric calculi was then estimated.Results: A total of 75 cases were evaluated. Stones were clearly observed in 51 of 59 (86.4%) patients with calyceal dilatation, whereas stones were detected in 9 of 16 (56.3%) patients without dilatation (p<0.05). Out of 75 patients, 38 (50.7%) had stones in the ureterovesical junction, 12 (16%) had stones in the proximal ureter, 5(6.7%) in the iliac cross, 5(6.7%) in distal ureter and 15(20%) were undetected. Out of 15 undetected stones, 8(13.6%) had calyceal dilatation and 7(43.8%) without calyceal dilatation.Conclusion: The ultrasonography detection rate of ureteral stones was high in patients with calyceal dilatation. The whole ureter should be scanned in patients with calyceal dilatation for detection of ureteral stones. Even when patients have no calyceal dilatation, it is still considered to be useful to scan the ureterovesical junction.Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.9(3) 2018 17-20
Skin tag: a mimicker of Solitary pulmonary nodule
Authors: Manappallil Robin George , Sabir Mele Chelakkoth , Kakkattil Aryasree
Published: May 2018

NO ABSTRACTAsian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.9(3) 2018 50-51
Atoms Want to Be Free Too! Expanding the Critique of Intellectual Property to Physical Goods
Authors: Söderberg Johan , Daoud Adel
Published: May 2018

“Atoms are the new bits”. That is the latest buzz arising from the Californian trade press. What do we get when this dictum is sampled with the old rallying cry: “Information wants to be free”? We suggest that the predominant, bounded critique of intellectual property is thereby destabilised. Constitutive of that critique was the exceptionality attributed to information goods (bits) vis-a-vis tangible goods (atoms). It was thus intellectual property could be presented as something altogether different from private property. We recognise that this way of framing the issue has had tactical advantages, but contend that it has stood in the way of a deeper understanding of what intellectual property is. When the critique of proprietary software is expanded by an emerging movement for open hardware development, however, the boundary between intellectual property and property as such crumbles. This enables us to renew our critique of the political economy of information.
Google Capitalism
Authors: Fuchs Christian
Published: May 2018

This paper analyzes Google’s political economy. In section 2, Google’s cycle of capital accumulation is explained and the role of surveillance in Google’s form of capital accumulation is explained. In section 3, the discussion if Google is “evil” is taken up. Based on Dallas Smythe’s concept of the audience commodity, the role of the notion of Internet prosumer commodification is stressed.
Introduction to the Special Section “Critical Theory and Political Economy of the Internet (Nordmedia 2011)”
Authors: Fuchs Christian , Bolin Göran
Published: May 2018

This paper is an introduction to tripleC’s special section “Critical Theory and Political Economy of the Internet” that presents papers from a session at the Nordmedia Conference 2011 (August 11-13, 2011, University of Akureyri, Iceland).
Against Commodification: The University, Cognitive Capitalism and Emergent Technologies
Authors: Hall Richard , Stahl Bernd
Published: May 2018

This paper investigates how four specific emergent technologies, namely affective computing, augmented reality, cloud-based systems, and human machine symbiosis, demonstrate how technological innovation nurtured inside the University is commodified and fetishised under cognitive capitalism or immaterial labour, and how it thereby further enables capital to reproduce itself across the social factory. Marx’s critique of technologies, through their connection to nature, production, social relations and mental conceptions, and in direct relation to the labour process, demonstrates how capital utilises emergent technologies to incorporate labour further into its self-valorisation process as labour-power. The University life-world that includes research and development is a critical domain in which to site Marx's structural technological critique, and it is argued that this enables a critique of the public development and deployment of these technologies to reveal them as a fetishised force of production, in order to re-politicise activity between students, teachers and the public.
The Pastoral Power of Technology. Rethinking Alienation in Digital Culture
Authors: Giritli Nygren Katarina , Gidlund Katarina L
Published: May 2018

The purpose of this paper is to bring Foucault’s elaboration on ‘the pastoral modalities of power’ into play in order to rethink alienation in digital culture. Pastoral power is not displacing other conceptions of power, but provides another level of analysis involved in the forging of reasonable responsible subjects willing and able to sustain other conceptions of power. We will draw particularly on the early writings of Marx and the more recent poststructuralist developments concerning hegemony and superstructure in relation to technology. Technology as such is analysed in terms of repercussions of ‘design of the machine’ in industrial technological contexts and ‘design of digital culture’ in digital technological contexts. Pastoral power not only directs our focus to the making of technologies, but also to the making of individuals capable of taking on the responsibilities of technologies. This means that it is necessary to take on the notion of effective power of ideologies and their material reality.
Marx As Journalist: Revisiting The Free Speech Debate
Authors: Shaw Padmaja
Published: May 2018

Marx was a practicing journalist for most of his adult life. He was editor, columnist and special correspondent at different times and his journalistic work provided significant inputs for his later theoretical work. Marx, through his engagement with the political revolutions of 19th century Europe, developed one of the finest arguments in defence of free speech and the need for expanding bourgeois democratic freedoms in the process of transition to socialism. This paper describes the role of the Marxist parties and intellectuals in India in using and expanding the democratic freedoms available in India. The paper concludes that there is a gap between the Marx’s ideological position on free speech and the praxis of Marxist parties. In contemporary India, there is urgent need to protect free speech, fight censorship and strengthen independent constitutional authorities that are governed by democratic principles.
The Problem of Privacy in Capitalism and the Alternative Social Networking Site Diaspora*
Authors: Sevignani Sebastian
Published: May 2018

In this paper, l examine the alternative social networking site Diaspora* from a Marxist standpoint. The investigation focuses on privacy, and contributes to a better understanding of this issue within the context of capitalism in general. First, I describe Diaspora*’s way of production by pointing out its alternative character as part of the free software and copyleft movement. Second, dominant theories of privacy related to individual control, exclusion, and property are introduced. Third, the problem of privacy in capitalism is described wherein dominant concepts of privacy will be contextualised on behalf of a critical political economy analysis that refers to the Marxian concept of ideology critique, Marx’s differentiation between a societal sphere of production and a societal sphere of circulation, and his analysis of capitalist fetishisms. Fourth, taking into account the problem of privacy in capitalism, the alternative potential of Diaspora* is evaluated. Finally, a brief outline of a Marxist theory of privacy is proposed.
The Communication of Capital: Digital Media and the Logic of Acceleration
Authors: Manzerolle Vincent R. , Kjøsen Atle Mikkola
Published: May 2018

This paper argues that questions concerning the circulation of capital are central to the study of contemporary and future media under capitalism. Moreover, it argues that such questions have been central to Marx’s analysis of the reproduction of capital vis-à-vis the realization of value and the reduction of circulation time. Marx’s concepts of both the circuit and circulation of capital implies a theory of communication. Thus the purpose of our paper is to outline the logistical mechanisms that underlie a Marxist theory of media and communication and thereby foregrounding the role new media plays in reducing circulation time. We argue that the necessity of theorizing communication from a circuit and circulation-centric point of view stems from the emergence of a number of new technological phenomena that intensify, but sometimes undermine, the capitalist logic of acceleration. For the purposes of understanding the evolution of digital technologies, ostensibly employed to accelerate the circulation of capital—or put differently, to reduce circulation time—we need to pay attention to volume 2 of Capital, and key sections in the Grundrisse.
Marxist Theory in Critical Transitions: The Democratization of the Media in Post-Neoliberal Argentina
Authors: Castagno Pablo
Published: May 2018

This article contends that for socialist emancipation to occur it is crucial to investigate how political cadres conceal, regulate or displace the demands of citizens and workers in the context of the calamitous effects of global capitalism. Analyzing the constitutive relationship between politics and the media is an essential component in researching those practices of state ideological production. Specifically looking into the transformation of media policy in the case of Argentina, this article problematizes the different political forms through which the state has cloaked its fundamental contradiction: alleged representation of the general interests of citizens, when explored in critical depth, reveals the state’s actual adjustment to a process of capitalist transnationalization that increases irrationality, social inequality and misery. Through this lens, the article emphasizes the value of Marxist dialectic method and theory in imagining a true democratic future.
With or Without Marx? With or Without Capitalism? A Rejoinder to Adam Arvidsson and Eleanor Colleoni.
Authors: Fuchs Christian
Published: May 2018

This paper is a rejoinder to an article by Adam Arvidsson and Eleanor Colleoni: Arvidsson, Adam and Eleanor Colleoni. 2012. Value in informational capitalism and on the Internet. The Information Society 28 (3): 135-150. Arvidsson and Colleoni’s paper is a criticism of and reaction to one of my own articles: Fuchs, Christian. 2010. Labor in informational capitalism and on the Internet. The Information Society 26 (3): 179-196. My comments focus on 6 aspects of discussion:1) Misunderstandings of Marx2) Autonomous Marxism3) Corporate social media and the law of value4) Capital accumulation on social media5) Finance capital and social media6) Politics, alternatives, and social transformationThe discourse constituted by the two articles and this rejoinder are situated in the context of the digital labour debate that can be considered to constitute an important part of the contemporary discourse of the political economy of the media and the Internet. It is recommended that you first read both previous articles before reading this rejoinder.
The “Austrian School of Critical Political Economy”? A Review of Thomas Allmer’s Book “Towards a Critical Theory of Surveillance in Informational Capitalism”
Authors: Amon Prodnik Jernej
Published: May 2018

This article is a review of Thomas Allmer’s book “Towards a Critical Theory of Surveillance in Informational Capitalism”. The book was published in 2012 by the publishing house Peter Lang (in Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, New York, Oxford […]). In the start of the article the author also poses the question whether there is a new school of thought emerging, namely the “Austrian School of Critical Political Economy”.
Introduction: The Difference That Makes a Difference
Authors: Chapman David , Ramage Magnus
Published: May 2018

This article introduces TripleC’s Special Issue on The Difference That Makes a Difference, containing papers arising from a workshop of the same name that ran in Milton Keynes in September 2011. The background to the workshop is explained, workshop sessions are summarised, and the content of the papers introduced. Finally, some provisional outcomes from the workshop and the Special Issue are described.