bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Dirofilaria immitis in wolves recolonizing northern Italy: are wolves competent hosts?
Authors: Moroni Barbara , Rossi Luca , Meneguz Pier Giuseppe , Orusa Riccardo , Zoppi Simona , Robetto Serena , Marucco Francesca , Tizzani Paolo
Published: September 2020

Background

Wild carnivores such as the grey wolf (Canis lupus), red fox (Vulpes vulpes) and golden jackal (Canis aureus) are recognized hosts ofDirofilaria immitis. However, few studies have focused on their actual role in the epidemiology of heartworm infection. This study describes the prevalence and distribution ofD. immitisin wolves in a heartworm-endemic area in northern Italy where wolves have recently returned after long-time eradication, and investigates the fertility status of the collected adult nematodes.

Methods

In the frame of a long-term wolf monitoring programme in northwestern Italy, 210 wolf carcasses from four provinces were inspected for the presence of filarioid nematodes in the right heart and pulmonary arteries. Female heartworms were measured, and their uterine content analyzed according to a previously described “embryogram” technique.

Results

Three wolves, all originating from a single province (Alessandria), were positive forD. immitis(1.42%, 95% CI: 0.48–4.11%, in the whole study area; 13.6%, 95% CI: 4.7–33.3%, limited to the single province from which infected wolves originated). Mean intensity was 5 worms (range: 3–7) and the female worms measured 21–28 cm in length. Six out of 9 female worms harbored uterine microfilariae: 5 were classified as gravid; 1 showed a “discontinuous gradient”; and 3 were non-gravid.

Conclusions

The present data show that heartworm infection is already prevalent in wolves that have recolonized the known heartworm-endemic area. Based on “embryogram” results, wolves were shown suitable heartworm hosts. Interestingly, investigated wolves appeared similarly exposed to heartworm infection as sympatric unprotected dogs (owned dogs that have never received any heartworm prevention treatment) sampled at the beginning of the wolf return process.
Protocol for comparing two training approaches for primary care professionals implementing the Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK) model
Authors: Dubowitz Howard , Saldana Lisa , Magder Laurence A. , Palinkas Lawrence A. , Landsverk John A. , Belanger Rose L. , Nwosu Ugonna S.
Published: September 2020

Background

Child maltreatment (CM) is a major public health problem, affecting many lives, in the short and long term, and costing individuals, families, and society dearly. There is a need for broad implementation of evidence-based preventive interventions, such as the Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK) model, developed for pediatric primary care. Primary care offers an excellent opportunity to help address prevalent psychosocial problems (e.g., parental depression) that are risk factors for CM. By addressing such problems, SEEK can strengthen families and support parents; promote children’s health, development, and safety; help prevent CM; and benefit the health of the US population. This study will examine intervention strategies for optimizing SEEK’s adoption, implementation, and sustainment, and its effectiveness in preventing CM.

Despite strong evidence from two federally funded randomized controlled trials, SEEK has not been widely adopted. The goal of this study is to examine technology-driven implementation strategies to scale-up SEEK—in pediatric and family medicine primary care settings. The aims are to (1) evaluate the effectiveness of training strategies on SEEK’s implementation in primary care practices, (2) evaluate barriers and facilitators to successful implementation and sustainment of SEEK, and (3) examine the model’s effectiveness in preventing CM and the economic costs of implementing SEEK.

Methods

This randomized type III hybrid mixed methods design will examine how advances in medical training can bolster SEEK’s adoption and implementation in pediatric and family medicine practices in different regions of the USA. These are independent online training and in-depth structured training via a quality improvement project, approved by the American Boards of Pediatrics and of Family Medicine. We will also evaluate SEEKonline, software that assists primary care practitioners implement the model, and a “Traditional” paper and pencil strategy for their impact on implementation. The study uses the EPIS framework and the Universal Stages of Implementation Completion, quantitative measures, qualitative interviews, and data abstracted from electronic health records.

Discussion

The knowledge gained should improve pediatric primary care to better address prevalent social determinants of health, benefiting many children and families. The outcomes should enhance the field of implementation science and guide future interventions in primary care.

Trial registration

NCT03642327, Clinical Trials, registered August 21, 2018.
Randomised clinical trial on 7-days-a-week postoperative radiotherapy vs. concurrent postoperative radio-chemotherapy in locally advanced cancer of the oral cavity/oropharynx
Authors: Wozniak Grzegorz , Misiołek Maciej , Idasiak Adam , Dębosz-Suwińska Iwona , Jaworska Magdalena , Bal Wieslaw , Maciejewski Boguslaw , Miszczyk Leszek , Składowski Krzysztof , Suwinski Rafal
Published: September 2020

Objective:

To compare the efficacy and tolerance of 7-days-a-week accelerated postoperative radiotherapy (p-CAIR) vs postoperative radio-chemotherapy (p-RTCT)

Methods:

Between September 2007 and October 2013, 111 patients were enrolled and randomly assigned to receive 63 Gy in 1.8 Gy fractions 7-days-a-week (n = 57, p-CAIR) or 63 Gy in 1.8 Gy fractions 5-days-a-week with concurrent cisplatin 80–100 mg per square meter of body-surface area on days 1, 22 and 43 of the radiotherapy course (p-RTCT). It represents approximately 40% of the intended trial size, that was closed prematurely due to slowing accrual. Only high-risk patients with squamous cell cancer of the oropharynx/oral cavity, considered fit for concurrent treatment were enrolled.

Results:

The rate of locoregional control (LRC) did not differ significantly between treatment arms (p = 0.18, HR = 0.56), 5 year LRC tended, however, to favour p-RTCT (81%) vs p-CAIR (62%). There was no difference in overall survival between treatment arms (p = 0.90, HR = 1.03). The incidence and severity of acute mucosal reactions and late reactions did not differ significantly between treatment arms. Haematological toxicity of p-RTCT was, however, considerably increased compared to p-CAIR

Conclusion:

Concurrent postoperative RTCT tended to improve locoregional control rate as compared to p-CAIR. This, however, did not transferred into improved overall survival. Postoperative RTCT was associated with a substantial increase in haematological toxicity that negatively affected treatment compliance in this arm.

Advances in knowledge:

To our knowledge, this is the first trial that compares accelerated radiotherapy and radio-chemotherapy in postoperative treatment for oralcavity/oropharyngeal cancer
Safety of Sludge Collectors and Settling Tanks with Harmful Industrial Effluents
Authors: Vasil'eva E. , Fedorov V. , Yakovenko E.
Published: September 2020

To reduce the risk of toxic substances ingression into the soil, ground and surface waters, it is proposed to protect the bed and slope ramps of the earth embankment for sludge collectors (sediment tanks) with reliable waterproofing – soil-concrete. It has been recommended to perform the screen soil compacted layers inclined towards the tail bay at an angle to the structure base surface, what is more, the angle value is determined by the permissible values of filtration flow’s parameters. The proposed technical solution allows increase the reliability of sludge collectors, as well as minimize the risk of an emergency situation as a result of the ingression of toxic effluents into the soil and water.
A Hydraulic Testing Procedure for Polypropylene Pipes Wall Rupture
Authors: Osincev K. , Kuznecov N.
Published: September 2020

Polypropylene pipes have a significant drawback – high values of the heat-stretch factor. Material properties are changing as the temperature rises, and material is exposed to increased pressure in the pipeline. In such a case, operation of polypropylene pipes is becoming unsafe. One of the known methods for heat-stretch reducing is reinforcement. Reinforcement is performed with aluminum foil or fiberglass. The properties of reinforced polypropylene pipes have not been fully investigating. Such pipes must go through a long operation cycle in order to enterprises could evaluate their properties, primarily such reliability characteristics as infallibility, maintainability, lifetime, and storability. There are no separate Russian National Standards for the properties and characteristics of polypropylene pipes, and for their types in Russia, as well as standard methods for hydraulic tests on destructive inspection at manufacturers. In industry, as well as in housing and utilities sector, are used pipeline valves of different purpose. Reliable and safe enterprise operation depends on the smooth running of equipment, pipelines and valves. In this regard, authors propose to consider valves and pipeline together at determining of reliability indicators. A method of destructive inspection is proposed, whereby the valves and the pipeline are tested together, that are corresponding to the most probable scenarios for the emergency development. The concept basic part includes the definition of a mandatory algorithm for destructive inspection actions during hydraulic testing of polypropylene pipes on a test load. Strength test methods for ball valves, pipelines and their joints have been described in the relevant Interstate, Federal or Industry Standards and Regulations. However, it is advisable to introduce additional standards for static strength testing of polypropylene pipes. The new standard will allow single out reinforced polypropylene pipes in a separate category, provide a definition for such pipes, and also take into account the influence of external factors on the condition of pipelines, their connections and valves.
LONG-TERM SOLAR FLUX OBSERVATIONS WITH IRKUTSK INCOHERENT SCATTER RADAR (IISR) IN 2011–2019
Authors: Setov Artem , Kushnarev Dmitriy , Vasilyev Roman , Medvedev Andrey
Published: September 2020

Irkutsk incoherent scatter radar (IISR) is an oblongish horn antenna that operates in a meter waveband (154–162 MHz), has a 0.5°×20° beam, and a frequency steering allowing us to tilt the beam by 30° to the south. Besides active measurements of ionospheric conditions and monitoring of space objects, the radar is regularly used for passive radio astronomical observations. From May to August, the Sun crosses the radar field of view and can be in the maximum of the radiation pattern for about two hours. The known shape of the radiation pattern and the high sensitivity of the receiver allow us to conduct calibrated measurements of the solar flux in solar flux units during this period. We have developed a new approach to the calibration, which can be applied to all IISR archival passive data. In the paper, we present long-term observations (2011–2019) of the solar flux in May and summer. We describe the measurement method, present daily average values of the solar flux for this period of passive measurements, and compare it with the solar activity F10.7 index and solar flux measurements made at the Australian observatory Learmonth at 245 MHz. We show that the daily average flux for the period of observations at a frequency of ~161 MHz generally has values from 5 to 10 sfu.
ESTIMATED RELATIONS BETWEEN THE MAIN THERMOSPHERIC NEUTRAL COMPONENTS AT IONOSPHERIC F1-LAYER HEIGHTSABOVE IRKUTSK IN 2014–2017
Authors: Kushnarenko Galina , Yakovleva Olga , Kuznetsova Galina
Published: September 2020

We have estimated seasonal variations in the main thermospheric gas components [O]/[N₂] and [O₂]/[O] for the period 2014–2017. We have used the well-known authoring technique and electron density measurements made with the Irkutsk digisonde (52° N, 104° E) at ionospheric F1-layer heights under different geomagnetic activity conditions. We have found that at these heights during geomagnetic disturbances in all seasons the molecular component of the neutral composition of the thermosphere increases and the atomic component decreases. In comparison with 2014, [O₂]/[O] values increased by 2017 under quiet and disturbed geomagnetic conditions: up to 30 % and 20 % in summer and spring respectively; up to 10 % in winter and autumn. The [O]/[N₂] ratio decreased by an average of 15 % by 2017. The assumption has been confirmed that in summer under quiet geomagnetic conditions the relative molecular oxygen content [O₂]/[O] increases with decreasing solar activity.
OBSERVATIONS OF SPACE DEBRIS IN THE VICINITY OF ORBITS OF GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEMS
Authors: Korobtsev Ivan , Tsukker Tatyana , Mishina Marina , Goryashin Vladimir , Eselevich Maxim
Published: September 2020

The problem of the amount and characteristics of space debris in the vicinity of orbits of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) is of significant interest from the viewpoint of safe operation of these systems. Attempts have repeatedly been made to search for space debris fragments in a given region of orbits, but have not led to cataloging such objects. Only in 2018, eight space objects were discovered which were not related to active or inactive spacecraft or their launch elements. Photometrical and trajectory observations with optical telescopes are practically the only source of information about characteristics of such objects. The paper presents a summary of the design features and technical characteristics of the new AZT-33VM telescope. We describe a technique for determining orbital parameters of non-cataloged space debris from optical measurements. We report the results of photometric observations of a space object, detected in the vicinity of orbits of the Global Navigation Satellite System GLONASS.
Features of the initial stage of formation of fast coronal mass ejection on February 25, 2014
Authors: Eselevich Viktor , Eselevich Maxim
Published: September 2020

We have analyzed the fast coronal mass ejection (CME) that occurred on February 25, 2014. The analysis is based on images taken in the 131, 211, 304, and 1700 Å UV channels of the SDO/AIA instrument and from observations obtained in the Hα line (6562.8 Å) with the telescopes of the Teide and Big Bear Observatories.

The February 25, 2014 CME is associated with the ejection and subsequent explosive expansion of the magnetic flux rope, which appeared near the solar surface presumably due to the tether-cutting magnetic reconnection.

The impulse of full pressure (thermal plus magnetic) resulting from such an “explosion” acts on the overlying coronal arcades, causing them to merge and form an accelerated moving frontal structure of the CME. This pressure impulse also generates a blast collisional shock wave ahead of the CME, whose velocity decreases rapidly with distance. At large distances R>7R₀ (R₀ is the solar radius) from the center of the Sun in front of the CME, a shock wave of another type is formed — a “piston” collisional shock wave whose velocity varies little with distance.

At R≥15R₀, there is a transition from a collisional to a collisionless shock wave.
Low-power solar flares of optical and X-ray wavelengths for solar cycles 21–24
Authors: Borovik Aleksandr , Zhdanov Anton
Published: September 2020

Using data obtained in optical and X-ray wavelengths, we have analyzed solar flare activity for cycles 21–24. Over the last three cycles, solar activity is shown to decrease significantly. As compared to solar cycle 21 (the most active over the last 50 years), in cycle 24 2–4-class large optical flares are 4.4 times rarer; 1-class flares, 8.2 times; and S-class small flares, 4.1 times. The number of X-class flares decreased 3.7 times; M-class flares, 3.2 times. This confirms that secular solar activity trends affect peak values of 11-year cycles. It is shown that optical low-power flares can be accompanied by proton fluxes and X-ray bursts of different intensity, including X-class ones. Ranges of small flare emission in soft X-rays largely overlap with emission ranges of flares of high optical classes. We have confirmed that X-ray emission from solar flares appears on average 2 min before the optical emission. The X-ray maximum for small optical flares and 1-class flares occurs approximately 1 min later; for 2–4-class flares, 2 min.
Long-term solar flux observations with Irkutsk Incoherent Scatter Radar (IISR) in 2011–2019
Authors: Setov Artem , Kushnarev Dmitriy , Vasilyev Roman , Medvedev Andrey
Published: September 2020

Irkutsk incoherent scatter radar (IISR) is an oblongish horn antenna that operates in a meter waveband (154–162 MHz), has a 0.5°×20° beam, and a frequency steering allowing us to tilt the beam by 30° to the south. Besides active measurements of ionospheric conditions and monitoring of space objects, the radar is regularly used for passive radio astronomical observations. From May to August, the Sun crosses the radar field of view and can be in the maximum of the radiation pattern for about two hours. The known shape of the radiation pattern and the high sensitivity of the receiver allow us to conduct calibrated measurements of the solar flux in solar flux units during this period. We have developed a new approach to the calibration, which can be applied to all IISR archival passive data. In the paper, we present long-term observations (2011–2019) of the solar flux in May and summer. We describe the measurement method, present daily average values of the solar flux for this period of passive measurements, and compare it with the solar activity F10.7 index and solar flux measurements made at the Australian observatory Learmonth at 245 MHz. We show that the daily average flux for the period of observations at a frequency of ~161 MHz generally has values from 5 to 10 sfu.
Analyzing existing applied models of the ionosphere to calculate radio wave propagation and a possibility of their use for radar-tracking systems. II. Domestic models
Authors: Alpatov Viktor , Bekker Susanna , Kozlov Stanislav , Lyakhov Andrey , Yakim Valentin , Yakubovsky Sergey
Published: September 2020

We consider the ionospheric models that are suitable for over-the-horizon HF and UHF band radars. Namely, there are three such models: the numerical model developed by IZMIRAN and Fedorov Institute of Applied Geophysics, the numerical model designed by ISTP SB RAS and IDG RAS, and the probabilistic model worked out by IDG RAS. We briefly describe these models and report the results of the analysis of their compliance with radar requirements. Probabilistic models are shown to be most promising; hence, they must be placed at the frontier of ionosphere simulation.
Manifestation of solar activity and dynamics of the atmosphere in variations of 577.7 and 630.0 nm atmospheric emissions in solar cycle 24
Authors: Mikhalev Aleksandr
Published: September 2020

In the paper, variations of the night emission intensities in the 557.7 and 630 nm atomic oxygen lines [OI] in 2011–2019 have been analyzed. The analysis is based on data from the ISTP SB RAS Geophysical Observatory. The emission intensities are compared with atmospheric, solar, and geophysical parameters. High correlation coefficients between monthly average and annual average 630.0 nm emission intensities and solar activity indices F10.7 have been obtained. This suggests a key role of solar activity in variations of this emission in the period of interest. Variations of the 557.7 nm emission demonstrate to a greater extent the correlations of the stratospheric zonal wind (QBO.U30 index) with quasi-biennial oscillations. The causes of the weak dependence of the 557.7 nm emission intensity on solar activity in solar cycle 24 are discussed.
Estimated relations between the main thermospheric neutral components at ionospheric F1-layer heights above Irkutsk in 2014–2017
Authors: Kushnarenko Galina , Yakovleva Olga , Kuznetsova Galina
Published: September 2020

We have estimated seasonal variations in the main thermospheric gas components [O]/[N₂] and [O₂]/[O] for the period 2014–2017. We have used the well-known authoring technique and electron density measurements made with the Irkutsk digisonde (52° N, 104° E) at ionospheric F1-layer heights under different geomagnetic activity conditions. We have found that at these heights during geomagnetic disturbances in all seasons the molecular component of the neutral composition of the thermosphere increases and the atomic component decreases. In comparison with 2014, [O₂]/[O] values increased by 2017 under quiet and disturbed geomagnetic conditions: up to 30 % and 20 % in summer and spring respectively; up to 10 % in winter and autumn. The [O]/[N₂] ratio decreased by an average of 15 % by 2017. The assumption has been confirmed that in summer under quiet geomagnetic conditions the relative molecular oxygen content [O₂]/[O] increases with decreasing solar activity.
Observations of space debris in the vicinity of orbits of global navigation satellite systems
Authors: Korobtsev Ivan , Tsukker Tatyana , Mishina Marina , Goryashin Vladimir , Eselevich Maxim
Published: September 2020

The problem of the amount and characteristics of space debris in the vicinity of orbits of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) is of significant interest from the viewpoint of safe operation of these systems. Attempts have repeatedly been made to search for space debris fragments in a given region of orbits, but have not led to cataloging such objects. Only in 2018, eight space objects were discovered which were not related to active or inactive spacecraft or their launch elements. Photometrical and trajectory observations with optical telescopes are practically the only source of information about characteristics of such objects. The paper presents a summary of the design features and technical characteristics of the new AZT-33VM telescope. We describe a technique for determining orbital parameters of non-cataloged space debris from optical measurements. We report the results of photometric observations of a space object, detected in the vicinity of orbits of the Global Navigation Satellite System GLONASS.
A seleção natural como narrativa sobre o grande divisor, a biossemiótica e as etnografias das pessoas humanas e não-humanas
Authors: Oliveira Silva Gláucia
Published: September 2020

Proponho uma leitura do neodarwinismo a partir de trabalhos de cientistas que pesquisam sobre o efeito de mutações não aleatórias (também chamadas dirigidas, interpretativas ou epigenéticas) e sobre a biossemiótica de Kalevi Kull, sempre no intuito de evidenciar a existência de visões diferentes da hegemônica. Discuto as críticas formuladas por Tim Ingold à biologia contemporânea e sua alternativa às metáforas dos geneticistas, afirmando que as considero fiéis à teoria, que é o que deve ser criticado. Finalmente, aponto que há, em alguma medida, convergência entre alguns biólogos e antropólogos, na percepção dos seres vivos como “pessoas”, dotados de autoconsciência, e de uma Umwelt, tal como formulada por Jakob Uexküll. Sob a influência da crítica ao Grande Divisor, o perspectivismo e a etnografia multiespécie evidenciam, na antropologia, formas inéditas de lidar com os não humanos.
A tragédia que a Copa legou ao Brasil – as Jornadas de Junho e a efervescente anticorrupção
Authors: Sander Damo Arlei
Published: September 2020

Este texto explora as conexões entre os megaeventos esportivos realizados no Brasil em 2014 e 2016, em particular a Copa das Confederações, de 2013, e os megaprotestos que ficaram conhecidos como Jornadas de Junho. As publicações produzidas logo após essas manifestações enfatizaram a participação de coletivos de esquerda, aqui tratados como insurgentes, e a multiplicidade de pautas.  Investigações a posteriori, com as quais procuro dialogar, tendem a enfatizar a emergência de pautas conservadoras e antidemocráticas, aqui tratadas como intransigentes. Acompanho aqueles textos que enfatizam o discurso anticorrupção como o principal destaque das Jornadas de Junho, em torno do qual se produziu uma espécie de consenso improvável, porque aproximou e confundiu insurgentes e intransigentes. O objetivo principal é mostrar como a preparação para os megaeventos e, particularmente, as alianças entre dirigentes esportivos, grandes empreiteiras e políticos de diferentes matizes, incluindo-se Lula e Dilma, mobilizaram críticas generalizadas em relação à gestão do Estado. Uso o conceito de escala para mostrar como principiaram as manifestações de 2013, antes das Jornadas de Junho, e de como elas adquiriram e perderam tração. Um dos eventos centrais nesse processo, tanto de mudança de escala como de torção ideológica, foi a aparição acompanhada de vaias à presidente Dilma ao lado do então presidente da FIFA, Joseph Blatter, quando da abertura da Copa das Confederações.
A construção das identidades das meninas de Kolda-Senegal: Expectativas e representações sobre a escola e trajetórias de vida
Authors: Bezerra de Castro Magalhães Silvana
Published: September 2020

O presente trabalho foi construído a partir da experiência em viagens de ações humanitárias à região de Kolda, sul do Senegal. Em janeiro de 2019, foi realizada uma abordagem de pesquisa qualitativa sobre como as meninas de uma das aldeias locais representavam e percebiam a escolarização formal na construção das suas identidades. Foram entrevistadas onze meninas da etnia peul. A etnia foi escolhida por compor grande parte da população da região e por apresentar questões controversas com relação às crianças: altos índices de mutilação genital feminina e casamento precoce. Partiu-se do referencial da Sociologia da Infância, articulando a reflexão da infância como construção social. Concluiu-se, a partir das construções das narrativas das meninas, que percebiam com clareza sua própria condição social e feminina, possuíam expectativas de futuro diferentes das impostas e não aceitavam de forma passiva o seu entorno cultural.
Foucault e o neoliberalismo de subjetividades precárias: Incidências na escola pública brasileira
Authors: Carvalho Alexandre Filordi de
Published: September 2020

O artigo investiga como o neoliberalismo é uma arte contemporânea de produzir e de governar subjetividades precárias. A hipótese é a de que a arte de governar neoliberal, ao compor o que Foucault denominou de dispositivo de segurança, atua diretamente precarizando a escola pública. O intuito dessa ação é o de fazer da potência subjetiva matéria de adaptação para a precarização. Logo, a escola pública precarizada funcionaria como instituição que adéqua seus sujeitos às demandas neoliberais precarizadoras. O artigo usa dados econômicos para poder comprovar tal perspectiva.  Ao cabo, o artigo defende ser urgente a escola pública recobrar a função de educar contra a precarização, afirmando-se como espaço público, laico e gratuito de formação para a denúncia e a resistência à arte de governo neoliberal.
Foucault e Merleau-Ponty: um breve ensaio sobre as relações entre corpo, meio ambiente e educação
Authors: Ramos Deborah Dornellas
Published: September 2020

Este artigo se propõe a discutir as possíveis relações entre corpo, meio ambiente e educação, considerando as contribuições de Foucault e Merleau-Ponty. Merleau-Ponty contribuiu para uma revisão das noções de corpo e de corporeidade, considerando seu papel na constituição do sujeito mediante sua experiência como ser-no-mundo. Partindo de uma perspectiva foucaultiana, pode-se dizer que esse processo se realiza imerso nas relações de poder, as quais se refletem na subjetividade do sujeito e no seu corpo, sendo instrumentalizadas, no contexto escolar, mediante as concepções de educação e de mundo. As repercussões dessa dinâmica sobre as formas como nos relacionamos com o mundo pode ser mais trabalhada nas escolas pela Educação Ambiental como espaço para se experimentar a carne, considerando a continuidade entre o corpo e o mundo.
Amizade, pedagogia e neoliberalismo: a veridicção neoliberal e suas ressonâncias em uma amizade pedagogizada
Authors: Augsburger Luiz Guilherme , Preve Ana Maria Hoepers
Published: September 2020

Neste artigo partimos de dois pontos na relação moderna entre infância e educação para pensar amizade, pedagogia e neoliberalismo. De um lado, o “governo da infância” e suas relações com as práticas pedagógicas sobre indivíduos e populações que, após a segunda guerra, desdobram-se em práticas pedagógicas avaliadas a partir de uma “veridicção neoliberal”. De outro lado, temos a emergência de uma amizade entre crianças e a transformação de sua relação com o campo pedagógico: a amizade infantil passa de desencadeadora de problemas a ferramenta pedagógica. A partir disto, mostramos as ressonâncias dessa veridicção neoliberal nessa amizade pedagogizada, lançando mão, sobretudo, de pesquisas na área de educação, infância, neoliberalismo e amizade.
Uma conversa com Alfredo Veiga-Neto
Authors: Dias Rosimeri De Oliveira , Rodrigues Heliana De Barros Conde
Published: September 2020

A entrevista foi realizada em 21 de julho de 2020, de modo remoto pelo zoom, atendendo ao momento pandêmico que vivemos no Brasil. Ela foi gravada e transcrita por Mychell Christiano Pires de Mello e Fabiana de Mesquita do Patrocínio Dias. Desde o Rio de Janeiro, Rosimeri e Heliana, e desde Porto Alegre, Alfredo, a entrevista-conversa acontece de modo itinerante para dar visibilidade e fazer ver e falar o trabalho dos estudos foucaultianos para o campo da educação.
IGNORE THIS PLEASE. A Grotesque in the Garden
Authors: Bloggs Joe
Published: September 2020

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Living Within Our Limits: A Defense of the Fall
Authors: Green Adam , Morris Joshua
Published: September 2020

In this paper, we use the biology of pain and Augustinian insights into the relationship between physical and spiritual death to give a defense of the Fall. If we think of pain as, biologically, a limiting system but one that interacts with advanced rationality in such a way as to create a new experience of one’s biological limits, then one can use Augustine’s treatment of our experience of physical death as both a consequence and a symbolic check on our moral and spiritual condition to give an account of the Fall that is consistent with evolutionary theory.
William J. Abraham. Divine Agency and Divine Action, Volume III: Systematic Theology
Authors: Leidenhag Joanna
Published: September 2020

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“I Am the Gracious Goddess”: Wiccan Analytic Theology
Authors: Hill Jonathan
Published: September 2020

To date, the theology and practices of modern pagan religions have not been critically studied using the methods of analytic theology. I discuss some of the challenges presented by these religions for the analytic theologian, and present a possible methodology to address these challenges, based on interview. I then use this methodology to examine the Wiccan practice of “Drawing Down the Moon”, comparing it in particular to the Christian doctrine of incarnation, and considering its philosophical implications.
Salvific Luck in Islamic Theology
Authors: Saemi Amir , Davison Scott A.
Published: September 2020

One of the major arguments for theological voluntarism offered by the Ash’arites (e.g. al-Ghazali) involves the claim that that some of the factors upon which our salvation or condemnation depend are beyond our control. We will call this “the problem of salvific luck.” According to the Ash’arites, the fact that God does save and condemn human beings on the basis of factors beyond their control casts doubt on any non-voluntarist conception of divine justice. A common way to respond to this Ash’arite argument for voluntarism is to eliminate the role of luck in God’s judgments. But this is not the Mu’tazilite way of resisting the argument. The Mu’tazilite, who oppose theological voluntarism, choose a more daunting solution to the problem of salvific luck. They reject the claim that God’s Judgment concerning the eternal destiny of some persons would be unjust (relative to the objective common sensical standard of justice that could not have been different) if it depended upon factors beyond their control. The paper discusses this solution to the problem of salvific luck.
Research and Experiments on a Separation Mechanism for Film-Impurity Aggregates Using a Pneumatic Cylinder Sieve
Authors: Peng Qiangji , Li Chengsong , Kang Jianming , Shi Gaokun
Published: September 2020

Highlights

Based on a proposed method combining airflow with a cylinder sieve, a separation device was designed for aggregates of plastic film residue and impurities.

The influencing factors were determined by analyzing the separation mechanism and verified by experiments.

A response model was successfully built, and a significance test was performed.

This study potentially provides a basis for designing separation equipment for film-impurity aggregates.

Abstract. Separation of plastic film residue from impurities has challenges, including a high impurity rate and complex operation, causing reuse problems after the recovery of plastic film. To solve these problems, a new method is proposed combining airflow with a cylinder sieve to design a separation device for film-impurity aggregates. In this study, the changes in the movement of film-impurity aggregates during the separation process were initially analyzed for the separation device. The suspension speed of different materials, the rotation speed of the cylinder sieve, the airflow speed of the inlet pipe, and the inclination angle of the airflow were selected as experimental factors, while the impurity rate in the film and the film content in the impurity were used as evaluation indicators. A Box-Behnken test design was used to design a three-factor and three-level test to analyze the influence of each factor on the separation performance. The results indicated that the factors affecting the impurity rate in the film, in descending order, were the airflow speed of the inlet pipe, the angle of the airflow, and the rotation speed of the cylinder sieve. On the other hand, the factors affecting the film content in the impurity, in descending order, were the airflow speed of the inlet pipe, the rotation speed of the cylinder sieve, and the angle of the airflow. Design-Expert software was used to analyze the effect of each factor on the evaluation indicators, and optimal working parameters were obtained. This study shows that the optimal rotation speed of the cylinder sieve, airflow speed of the inlet pipe, and inclination angle of the airflow were 22 rpm, 7 m s-1, and 4°, respectively. An experiment was performed to verify the optimal values. The impurity rate in the film and the film content in the impurity for the optimal design were 11.87% and 0.121%, respectively. The results indicate that the optimization scheme of the device is feasible. Keywords: Film-impurity agglomerates, Model, Pneumatic cylinder sieve, Separation mechanism.
Comparative study of the biosorption of Fe3+ ion by living and dead biomass prepared from the microalga Scenedesmus obliquus
Authors: Bouzit Laila , Bouharat Dorsaf , El Yousfi Farida , Stitou Mostafa
Published: September 2020

: The present work compares the biosorption capacity of Fe3+ by the living biomass presented in our previous study with dead biomass prepared from the same microalgae after deactivating the cells using temperature (drying). This technique (dry biomass) is the most frequently used in biological processes based on adsorption by microalgae. The influence of different parameters on the biosorption capacity of the two biomasses was studied. The highest efficiency of metal removal was recorded by a live microalgae Scenedesmus obliquus, with a removal value of 100% within 20 minutes versus to 43% for dried microalgae within               60 minutes. This work confirms the potential use of a live microalgae Scenedesmus obliquus as an efficient technique for removing ions from wastewater.
Robust countermeasure against detector control attack in a practical quantum key distribution system: reply
Authors: He De-Yong , Qian Yong-Jun , Wang Shuang , Chen Wei , Yin Zhen-Qiang , Guo Guang-Can , Han Zheng-Fu
Published: September 2020

We reply to the comment on our robust countermeasure against the
detector control attack [Optica 6, 1178
(2019)OPTIC82334-253610.1364/OPTICA.6.001178] and
explain that the concerns arising from an over-interpretation of our
countermeasure are one-sided and untenable.
Asynchronous quasi delay insensitive majority voters corresponding to quintuple modular redundancy for mission/safety-critical applications
Authors: Balasubramanian P. , Mastorakis N. E.
Published: September 2020

Electronic circuits and systems employed in mission- and safety-critical applications such as space, aerospace, nuclear plants etc. tend to suffer from multiple faults due to radiation and other harsh external phenomena. To overcome single or multiple faults from affecting electronic circuits and systems, progressive module redundancy (PMR) has been suggested as a potential solution that recommends the use of different levels of redundancy for the vulnerable portions of a circuit or system depending upon their criticality. According to PMR, triple modular redundancy (TMR) can be used where a single fault is likely to occur and should be masked, and quintuple modular redundancy (QMR) can be used where double faults are likely to occur and should be masked. In this article, we present asynchronous QDI majority voter designs for QMR and state which are preferable from cycle time (i.e., speed), area, power, and energy perspectives. Towards this, we implemented example QMR circuits in a robust QDI asynchronous design style by employing a delay insensitive dual rail code for data encoding and adopting four-phase handshake protocols for data communication. Based on physical implementations using a 32/28nm CMOS process, we find that our proposed QMR majority voter achieves improved optimization in speed and energy.
Essaying art: An unmethodological method for artistic research
Authors: Huurdeman Emily
Published: September 2020

Science must articulate its sources, as well as its relevance and its context, and it must provide clear argumentation. Furthermore, it is strictly bound to academic and ethical rules. Art is not constrained by these methods, ethics or rules. In the relatively new field of artistic
research, science and art are integrated. However, the definition of this institutionalized field, and the methods and evaluation criteria of its output are debated. Can the scientific and artistic approaches be integrated into one coherent working method? The essay inherently embraces both
the artistic and the scientific approaches. It drifts between the subjective and the objective, the experiential and the intellectual. The essay expresses a train of thought, and critically reflects on those thoughts: it experiments and speculates. What if artists were to use the essay as
an unmethodological research method? The artistic researcher approaches the topic of investigation, as it were, essayistically: essaying art. The expression of this act of essaying can encompass all possible artistic media, and all possible combinations of media.
Isolation and molecular characterization of fowl aviadenovirus associated with inclusion body hepatitis from poultry in Banten and West Java, Indonesia
Authors: Silaen Otto Sahat Martua , Murtini Sri , Pamungkas Joko , Nugroho Christian Marco Hadi
Published: September 2020

Background and Aim: Fowl avidenoviruses (FAdVs) are generally considered ubiquitous, but certain serotypes and strains are known to be associated with primary diseases, such as inclusion body hepatitis (IBH). Since 2018, the outbreak of IBH has been reported in part provinces of Indonesia. This study aimed to isolate and molecularly characterize the FAdV from Banten and West Java Provinces of Indonesia and described the phylogenetic relationship with the FAdV that has been characterized in other countries.

Materials and Methods: A total of 25 FAdV archive samples have been collected from January to August 2019 from clinical cases of FAdV infection in Banten and West Java Provinces, Indonesia. Collected samples were inoculated in 10-day-old specific-pathogenic-free chicken embryonated eggs. Hexon gene of FAdV was detected using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with a primer set from previous study. To gain a better understanding of the FAdV genetic properties and construct the phylogeny tree, the PCR products were sequenced and subjected to a BLAST search and inferred using the neighbor-joining method by bootstrap test 1000×.

Results: FAdV-D and FAdV-E are present in Banten, Indonesia. The phylogenetic analysis of 850 nucleotides that encode 289 amino acid of the partial hexon gene shows that the isolates Broiler/MSL/Ciputat-149/18, Broiler/MSL/Lebak-151/18, and Broiler/MSL/Ciputat-29/19 have 100% homology with FAdV-E TR/BVKE/R/D-1 from Turkey, whereas the isolates Layer/MSL/Ciputat-20/19 and Broiler/MSL/Ciputat-30/19 have 100% homology with FAdV-D strain 685 from Canada.

Conclusion: The present study provides updates of the circulating FAdV in commercial poultry flocks in Banten and West Java Provinces, Indonesia. Since the FAdV vaccine was unavailable in Indonesia, this result might be used as guidance to select a proper FAdV vaccine strain. Our result indicates that at least two FAdV species were circulating among poultry in Banten and West Java Provinces, Indonesia; they are FAdV-D and FAdV-E.
Proposta de instrumento de avaliação do desenvolvimento da atividade lúdica segundo abordagem Histórico-Cultural
Authors: Borges Camila , Morais Caio
Published: September 2020

Neste artigo, apresenta-se uma proposta inicial do Protocolo de Avaliação do Desenvolvimento da Atividade Lúdica. É o primeiro instrumento de investigação psicológica sob o referencial teórico da psicologia histórico-cultural, da teoria da atividade e do desenvolvimento mental por etapas. O estudo utilizou uma metodologia teórico-prática, conduzindo uma investigação de conceitos como “desenvolvimento”, “idades psicológicas” e “jogo”, conforme marco teórico delimitado. A revisão de literatura norteou a construção do protocolo, o qual foi examinado por cinco pareceristas especialistas na área. Abordando o cenário das avaliações psicológica e neuropsicológica qualitativas, apresenta-se a estrutura do instrumento, tal como construído, e as considerações emitidas pelas avaliadoras. O protocolo foi bem avaliado e recebeu críticas, sugestões e recomendações importantes, as quais foram empregadas em sua revisão e correção. Busca suprir a carência de instrumentos que permitam conhecer o estado ontológico do desenvolvimento do brincar como importante marcador do desenvolvimento infantil e da idade psicológica, e que possam contribuir à análise preventiva. Também se dispõe a apresentar um diferencial que seria a caracterização da ZDP para maior compreensão da criança e não sua patologização. Espera-se que o presente trabalho seja seguido por esforços semelhantes de construção de instrumentos que diminuam a lógica patologizante cada vez mais marcante na sociedade atual.
Etnografia da música rap: Africanidades e saberes musicais na prática do DJ
Authors: Silva José Carlos Gomes da
Published: September 2020

Neste artigo focalizo aspectos que orientam a música rap. Analiso a música enquanto experimenta relacionada à diáspora dos povos africanos. A matriz musical afro-americana é interpretada como resultado do processo diásporo. As diretrizes e conceitos musicais que guiam os DJs integram uma teoria nativa na qual as origens africanas e os sons são valorizados. A ênfase em elementos sonoros e símbolos culturais africanos são selecionados como fundamentos que dão identidade à música. O som e as escolhas de textura musical surgem da negociação permanente entre novas tecnologias, a música tradicional africana e afro-americana. Esses elementos apoiam também sustentam o discurso político nos contextos específicos em que o rap parte.
Os limites da política de cotas para as disputas eleitorais: A sub-representação feminina a partir do estudo de caso da Câmara Municipal da cidade de Uberlândia
Authors: Alves Oliveira Alecilda Aparecida
Published: September 2020

No Brasil, a presença de mulheres é bastante expressiva no âmbito das organizações e associações que compõem a sociedade, mas, ao se analisar a esfera político institucional – entendendo esta composta pelos partidos políticos, parlamentos e governos – esses números caem drasticamente. Com o intuito de influir diretamente na diferença entre mulheres e homens no interior desses espaços públicos, implantou-se no Brasil, em setembro de 1995, a Lei n. 9.100 de cotas por sexo para a disputa legislativa. Essa lei determina a obrigatoriedade de que cada partido ou coligação reserve o mínimo de trinta por cento e o máximo de setenta por cento de vagas para candidaturas de cada sexo. Trouxe como objetivo o aumento no número de candidaturas femininas e, consequentemente, a elegibilidade de mulheres. Neste texto, realiza-se um mapeamento do seu desempenho no que se refere à participação feminina na Câmara Municipal da cidade de Uberlândia, ponderando acerca das candidaturas e da elegibilidade das mulheres.
Fórum Social Mundial: Palestra de Celso Daniel na abertura da Reunião Regional Preparatória
Authors: DiMauro Claudio
Published: September 2020

O Fórum Social Mundial (FSM) foi, durante muito tempo, uma das maiores referências globais em termos de articulação da reflexão e da prática de movimentos sociais altermundistas. Em novembro de 2001, portanto meses antes de sua morte, o ex-prefeito de Santo André e importante quadro do Partido dos Trabalhadores, Celso Daniel, abriu a Reunião Regional Preparatória para o II FSM em Rio Claro (SP). Com transcrição de Cláudio Antônio Di Mauro (ex-prefeito de Rio Claro), a palestra reúne importante análise daquela conjuntura, bem como a identifica caminhos para análises e abordagens a respeito dos espaços públicos.
Problems of prescribing nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for reproductive-aged women with ankylosing spondylitis
Authors: Krichevskaya O. A. , Dubinina T. V. , Karateev A. E.
Published: September 2020

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the first-line medications for ankylosing spondylitis (AS); their action is associated with blockade of the enzyme cyclooxygenase 2 and with a mediated decrease in the synthesis of prostaglandins (PGs). However, PGs play an important role in regulating the functions of the female reproductive system. The paper presents an update on the participation of PG in folliculogenesis, ovulation, implantation, and development of the embryo, and labor activity. Based on experimental and clinical findings, the authors discuss whether due to inhibition of the synthesis of PGs, NSAIDs are able to cause ovulation failure, including luteinized unovulated follicle syndrome and spontaneous abortions. Further investigation is justified to determine the most optimal NSAID therapy regimens when planning pregnancy and during gestation in women with AS.
Early osteoarthritis: development of diagnostic criteria
Authors: Alekseeva L. I. , Telyshev K. A.
Published: September 2020

Early osteoarthritis (OA) is a poorly studied problem, the importance of which is due to both the prevalence of OA in the population and the high medical and economic costs of treatment and rehabilitation in patients with this disease. The accumulating data indicate that the earlier active management of patients with OA may lead to a better long-term prognosis; to date, however, the very formulation of the concept of «early osteoarthritis», as well as the holistic clinical diagnostic criteria of the disease, have not been fully formulated. The paper considers the problem associated with the elaboration of approaches to diagnosing early OA with clinical, laboratory, and modern instrumental examinations.