bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
banco de dados de aves de uma área de Mata Atlântica em Santa Catarina, sul do Brasil.
Authors: Carlos Caio José , Teixeira Cleiton Dias
Published: November 2022

O banco de dados inclui dados de levantamentos de aves em um fragmento de Mata Atlântica (Floresta Ombrófila Densa Submontana) no centro-leste de Santa Catarina, sul do Brasil, entre novembro de 2019 e agosto de 2020. Dados de riqueza e abundância de aves foram obtidos por meio do método de contagem por pontos de escuta. Foram estabelecidas três trilhas, “habitats A, B e C”, com distância de 800 m, 400 m e 200 m da borda do fragmento. Seis pontos de escuta foram distribuídos em cada uma dessas trilhas, distantes aproximadamente de 150 um do outro. Em cada trilha foram realizadas oito visitas, totalizando 144 unidades amostrais de 20 minutos cada. Foram obtidos 1622 contatos, assim distribuídos:  hábitat A, 634 contatos; B, 503 contatos e C, 485 contatos. Registraram-se 142 espécies, distribuídas em 16 ordens e 42 famílias. As espécies com o maior número de registros foram Basileuterus culicivorus (103 contatos), Sittasomus griseicapillus (64 contatos), Tachyphonus coronatus (52 contatos), Coereba flaveola (49 contatos) e Chiroxiphia caudata (46 contatos). Das espécies registradas, 56 são endêmicas da Mata Atlântica e 21 estão ameaçadas de extinção em diferentes categorias de ameaça, sendo protegidas por leis federais e estaduais. Os dados são importantes para estudos de distribuição, biogeografia e conservação de aves, bem como para subsidiar estudos de impacto ambiental e relatório de impacto ambiental em processos de licenciamento e atividades degradadoras ou modificadoras do meio ambiente.
PASSENGER TRAVEL BEHAVIOR BEFORE & DURING THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
Authors: Mahi Mahdi Mansur , Sharif Md Shahriar , Rudra Rhyme Rubayet
Published: November 2022

COVID-19 undoubtedly remains one among the most significant disruptive occurrences of the 21st century, initially recorded in China and spread swiftly throughout the globe. Countries used varied measures to prevent it, from just advising them to levy complete lockdown. This article seeks to examine, through an analytical study done online in between 3 May to 4 July 2021, the influence of the pandemic on travel in Dhaka City, Bangladesh. Questionnaires were utilized to provide views on traveling number and mode choices for different "before" or "during" COVID‐19 travel reasons by respondents from different socio-economic backgrounds. The results were utilized in the analysis of (i) travel frequency and (ii) the preferences of mode using Mann Whitney, Kruskal Wallis with Wilcoxon Test. Analyses show that COVID‐19 produced a wide variance in mode choices with travel frequency, Males continue to go to work and shopping and risk them more than women. Despite being a public transport, busses continue to be most preferred during Covid situation. In addition, most individuals continue to use busses at the cost of health because of the absence of cheaper alternatives. The government should have to maintain adequate sanitary procedures in public transport and the ICTs and foot and bicycle facilities must be upgraded to prevent the consequences.
SUBSISTENCE AFTER RESETTLEMENT: OBSERVATIONS FROM GUCCHAGRAM PROJECT IN NARAIL DISTRICT, BANGLADESH
Authors: Rudra Rhyme Rubayet , Sharif Md. Shahriar , Mahi Mahdi Mansur
Published: November 2022

Environmental degradation and its impacts for islands and coastal nations have prompted policymakers and academics to focus on resettlement of individuals residing within those risky areas. Similar initiatives have been introduced in Bangladesh in 1972 named "Cluster Village Project", and individuals who are landless or have been displaced as a result of river coastal erosion, storms, or flooding have been relocated as part of the scheme. Due to economic and political complexity of the subject, several ruling parties gave it different titles, although none of them changed dramatically from the basic targets and strategies of resettled populations and the welfare of the landless and harsh weather victims. This research focuses on how and to the what degree moved households' livelihoods have altered, including the opportunities and restrictions of relocated settlements. According to an empirical study conducted in four Guchchhograms of Narail District's Lohagara Upazila, the migrated people's livelihood conditions have improved significantly, but location specific drawbacks and link to productive resources, the local labor market, and a number of the project's specific goals have not been met. Rehabilitated households face some of the same hazards as before; however, adequate agricultural lands and good distribution can help to mitigate such risks.
APPLICATION OF ICT TOOLS IN ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION: CURRENT TRENDS
Authors: Asad Dr Rumana , Hossain Dr Rahat , Hossain Imran
Published: November 2022

Information and Communication Technology (ICT), as the prime axis of educational development in the third millennium, influences how we live and our interactions with other people and their physical spaces. Rapid scientific and technical progress and the information revolution complemented by technology have given architectural education a new character and structure, leading to changes in the learning and teaching process. This paper presents a literature review on current ICT tools that can be successfully used in architectural education's learning and teaching process. This study identified a wide range of ICT tools currently being used worldwide in architectural education to help students learn more effectively and to guide teachers in approaching various teaching methods. This paper will focus on how ICT tools can support better architectural education, possible practical applications in site analysis, layout development, mapping crafting concepts and ideas, 3D modelling, and finally, presentation of students’ work. After a comprehensive assessment of the various existing ICT tools and their practical applications, followed by critical reflections on the pros and cons of their use in architectural education, a new direction will be developed to guide the students and faculties of architecture in choosing the appropriate ICT tools when needed.
DESIGNING CO-EXISTENCE OF SOCIAL-CULTURAL-ECONOMIC SPACES IN TRADITIONAL SETTLEMENT: LEARNING FROM BANG-PHLI, THAILAND
Authors: Siddiqua Laila , Evan Abdullah Al Zubaer , Shahriar Abu Towab MD. , Moni Arifa Hossain , Parvin Afroza
Published: November 2022

Integrating socio-economic development-led spatial-physical design intervention in traditional settlement needs a deeper understanding of the social-cultural-economic dimensions of the people, place, and environment. Such intervention at the settlement level involves the challenge of context-sensitive placemaking concerning the existing social-cultural-economic space systems that contain the social way of life and livelihood. This research explored this challenge taking Bang-Phli, Samutprakan, Thailand, a successful water-integrated placemaking project. With a mixed research approach that combines methods from design ethnography and built environmental design, this study focused on exploring the spatial-physical design approach, process, and considerations behind the context-sensitive placemaking. Outcomes of this research suggests how people-place-environment sensitive placemaking can nurture the co-existence of socio-cultural way of life, environmental stewardship, and economic development in traditional settlement in a socially and environmentally sustainable manner.
SPATIAL ASPECT OF THE WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: A CASE STUDY OF KHALISHPUR, KHULNA
Authors: Debnath Nipa , Darain Kh. Mahfuz-ud- , Mow Nowrin
Published: November 2022

The urban wastewater management system is one of the most important infrastructures for an urban residential area and any kind of infrastructure has some spatial considerations. The conventional centralized wastewater management system is an enormous structure that generally fails to address the needs of residential areas for the collection and disposal of domestic wastewater from on-site sanitation. The decentralized management system is a promising but challenging option due to its spatial aspect i.e., specific areas required for implementation. This paper explores the grounds of wastewater mismanagement associated with the spatial aspects. For this purpose, research has performed a spatial analysis of Khalishpur, a residential area of Khulna city of Bangladesh. Two sample tissues in ward 12 were selected based on diverse spatial configurations. The study was led through an area survey, local people’s interviews, and Key Informant Interviews. Several maps, sections, and supporting drawings were developed based on the survey data to explicate the problems of wastewater management systems influenced by spatial aspects. Finally, this research has tried to find out the indicators of wastewater mismanagement aligned by spatial features. That will be helpful for the authority of area planning and wastewater management in combined to develop a wastewater management system focusing on the spatial aspects.
ASSOCIATION AND IMPACT OF SEVERAL RISK FACTORS OF INTERNET ADDICTION DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF BANGLADESH
Authors: Sara Sabiha Shirin , Rahman Md. Asikur , Islam Md. Akhtarul , Talukder Ashis
Published: November 2022

Internet addiction seems to have become a tremendous issue around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic situation. This study intends to investigate the underlying components and their consequences on internet addiction. Our study included about 348 participants from university students of the southern part of Bangladesh. The sample was obtained via convenience sampling strategy. Univariate analysis comprised frequencies with percentages, Chi-square test was used to determine the relationship between variables. With the help of multinomial logistic regression, the effect of various risk factors was found simultaneously. Our evaluation will be designated to indicate that majority respondents are moderate and addicted internet users. This may also reveal the significant risk factors: preferred place of using internet (RRR = 0.222, CI = [0.061,0.0811]), time since first internet use (RRR = 0.211, CI = [0.056,0.799]). Moreover, mental health condition such as depression (p-value < 0.01), anxiety (p-value = 0.006), and stress (p-value = 0.034) indicated significant relationship with internet addiction. Based on our findings, we were able to identify risk factors that could aid in the reduction of internet addiction.
A CHECKLIST OF FISH AND CRUSTACEANS OF THE SOUTH-WEST COAST OF BANGLADESH
Authors: Shah M.S , Hossain M.H.
Published: November 2022

The study was based on the preparation of a list of fish and crustacean species available in the South-west coastal areas of Bangladesh and aimed at establishing a museum at the Fisheries and Marine Resource Technology (FMRT) Discipline. Such a museum in the Discipline was thought to be useful for the teachers, students and researchers in the areas of fisheries management and fish culture. The collections were made from all over the places of rural and urban markets of Khulna, Bagerhat and Satkhira; from fish landing ghats and from fishermen boats of Mongla, Dacope and Khulna. A list of 137 species of fish and belonging to 16 Orders, 69 Families and 106 Genera was produced. The crustaceans were 9 Species belonging to the single Order, Decapoda consisting of 4 Families and 6 Genera. The specimens were identified using standard keys, preserved in 10% formalin, labeled and shelved in the museum of FMRT Discipline. The list, however, was not an exhaustive one. Because the collection could not be made from the offshore areas, it was not possible to include many of the rare and unconventional species of fish and crustaceans from the offshore waters. The museum established, it is hoped, will play a due role in fisheries teaching and research.
BREEDING BEHAVIOUR, INDUCED BREEDING AND LARVAL REARING OF ILISH BATA, LABEO BATA (HAM.)
Authors: Hossain Quazi Zahangir , Rahman Sk. Mustafizur Rahman
Published: November 2022

Breeding behaviour, induced breeding and larval rearing of a threatened species Labeo bata were conducted at the Government Fish Seed Multiplication Farm, Khulna Sadar, Khulna in July 2003. A number of distinctive measures viz., following, nudging, circling, pressing and breeding run were used to release gametes within four chambered nylon hapa placed in a concrete cistern. Breeding activity started 5:45-6:45 hrs after the second injection of PG to the females at 26-27 °C water temperature. The relatively sudden increase in female responsiveness and attractiveness to males appear to coincide with the occurrence of ovulation. Females participate in a number of breeding runs over a period of 1 hr, thereafter female activity decreases rapidly. To optimize the effective dose of breeding, the females were first injected at the rate of  0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 and 2.5 mg PG-kg body weight and the second injection at the rate of 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 and 7.0 mg PG-kg body weight. Dose interval between first and second injection was 6 hrs. At the time of first dose to female, males were administered single constant dose of 1.5 mg PG-kg body weight. A total of five experiments were conducted in triplicates and each replication consisted of three males and two females. The best result in terms of breeding was observed at first dose of 1.5 mg PG-kg and second dose of 5.0 mg PG-kg body weight for the females. The fertilization and hatching rates with spawn production of the same dose (1.5+5.0 mg PG-kg body weight) were the best of 83.88±1.6 %, 80.67±7.8 % and 120 g respectively. All spawns were maintained in nursery ponds of 0.004 ha each with a suitable water condition. After 14 days of feeding only mustard oil cake at the rate of 250 g/0.004 ha, the obtained best result was an average length of 24.2 mm and weight of 87 mg with 63% survival for 35 g spawn. The growth and survival rates were inverse in relation to different stocking densities.
EFFECT GROWTH REGULATORS AND STATE OF MEDIUM ON MICROPROPAGATION OF ADHATODA VASICA (NEES.)
Authors: Rahman S.M. Mahbubur , Afroz Farhana , Sultana Kabere , Sen Palash Kumar , Ali Md. Raihan
Published: November 2022

The experiment was conducted at Plant Biotechnology Laboratory of Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh to study the effect of auxin and cytokinin on shoot induction and subsequent rooting from shoot tip of Adhatoda vasica. For shoot proliferation, MS medium was supplemented with BA and Kinetin, ranging from 0.1-2.0 mgL-1 and for root induction, both solid and liquid MS media fortified with NAA or IBA 0.1-2.0 mgL-1 were employed. Maximum number of usable shoots was found on the medium containing 0.5 mgL-1 BA (1.86±0.52) and 1.5 mgL-l Kinetin (1.18±0.34). Root induction on solid medium showed that only one concentration of NAA (0.1 mgL-1) and 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 mg/l of IBA responded in rooting, but the highest number of roots (6.22±1.79) with the highest average root length (0.88±0.25 cm) were observed on solid medium supplemented with IBA 1.0 mgL-1. All the concentrations of IBA and NAA responded in rooting on liquid medium with maximum number at the concentration of 1.5 mgL-1 NAA (16.79±5.3) and 1.0 mgL-1 IBA (13.1±3.78). The healthy roots were observed in liquid medium at the concentration of 0.1 mg/l NAA. In vitro regenerated plantlets were transferred to sterile soil containing 75% soil and 25% sand and then successfully established under natural condition.
DETERMINATION OF THE TOTAL HYDROCARBON CONCENTRATIONS IN THE SHIPPING CHANNEL IN THE SUNDARBANS MANGROVE FOREST OF BANGLADESH BY MODIFIED PARTITION GRAVIMETRIC TECHNIQUE
Authors: Rahaman M.S. , Ara H. , Islam M.M.
Published: November 2022

To determine the level of total hydrocarbon concentrations (THCs) along the shipping channel in the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest of Bangladesh, surface water samples were collected in December 2004. Water samples were analyzed for THCs by modified Partition-Gravimetric Technique developed in this study. In this method, the detection limit for THCs was 3 mgL-1 at room temperature with a relative error of  33.3%. At ~ 15ºC, 93% of hydrocarbons could be recovered. The THCs along the shipping channel in the Sundarbans varies between <3 mgL-1 to 8.3 mgL-1; the latter being observed only at Mongla Port. THCs recorded in this study were significantly lower than the maximum permissible level (10 mgL-1). This indicates that the Sundarbans is still safe free from oil pollution..
De l’obscurité au ciel bleu : Écouter la quête des peuples autochtones, des communautés locales et des peuples afro-descendants partager pour un meilleur futur
Authors:   Rights and Resources Initiative
Published: November 2022

Au cours de l’année 2022, cent dirigeants de réseaux de base dans 22 pays – hommes, femmes et jeunes issus des peuples autochtones, des communautés locales et des populations afro-descendantes – ont été interrogés sur leurs espoirs, leurs rêves et leurs craintes pour l’avenir.
“My body is its image, here”: Diasporic Identity and the Deconstruction of Binary Division in 21st Century Asian American Poetry
Authors: Lane Eric
Published: November 2022

This paper examines the poems of Franny Choi and Victoria Chang within the context of Asian American poetry, poetics, and criticism. It demonstrates how Choi and Chang’s work engage in a destabilization of binaries in order to rewrite and re-construct Asian American identity. A close reading of Choi’s “Chatroulette” from her collection, Soft Science, and Chang’s “Home” from her collection, Obit, reveals disruptions of five binary divisions, broadly identified as “high” poetic form and “low” poetic form, Eastern and Western, English and non-English, embodiment and disembodiment, and past and present. This paper argues that the deconstructions of these five binaries represent a search for belonging in the context of Asian American identity, as it is an identity that itself transverses the boundaries of “Asian” and “American.” This is supported by scholars of Asian American literature such as Michael Leong, Brigitte Wallinger-Schorn, and Zhou Xiaojing, who investigate how Asian American poets navigate alterity and cultural hybridity through innovation. It concludes by examining questions of home and belonging, theorizing that, for Asian American poets, reinventing language in a way that transgresses binaries and dichotomies allows for the construction of a new “home” that accepts the indeterminacies of identity, life, and death rather than resisting them.
Community composition of mussel associates at deep-sea methane seeps in the Gulf of Mexico and the US Atlantic Margin
Authors: Paden Gianna
Published: November 2022

Efforts to understand and preserve the methane seep communities of the Gulf of Mexico and the US western Atlantic margin begin with an understanding of biodiversity and community composition. In this study, 10,143 individuals representing 63 different taxa were sampled from mussel-beds surrounding methane seeps at various depths within two different ocean basins. Diversity in mussel beds was highest at Baltimore Canyon, the shallowest site sampled in the Atlantic. Although only four species were sampled at more than one site, species composition was most alike among sites found at similar depths; the two deepest sites sampled, Florida Escarpment and Blake Ridge, showed a 9.6% similarity. However, depth is not the only predictor of similarity: Baltimore Canyon and Chincoteague are both located in the Atlantic Ocean at different depths but had a 5.3% similarity in species composition. The high diversity of individuals sampled among these sites emphasizes the importance of preserving seep communities, which provide essential nursery habitats and primary production that establish a food source for many migratory species within the deep-sea ecosystem. Not only is the diversity of seep communities unique and important to the deep sea, but seeps may be beneficial to the overall health of our Earth’s ecosystem through the support of commercial fisheries and the sequestering of methane.
Art Feature: “Canopies, Cascades, and Canyons”
Authors: Schmitt Kyla
Published: November 2022

During the summer of 2022, my travels—for environmental fieldwork and vacations alike—took me all across Oregon’s Cascade Range, from the North Santiam Canyon to Mount Bachelor. Whether the skies were misty or blue, whether the forests old-growth or young, I always found myself in awe of the sweeping landscapes and the lush stands that punctuate them. These photographs aim to capture just a few of the awe-inspiring sceneries I had the privilege of experiencing.
Monitoring Infant Neurodevelopment via the Hammersmith Neurological Examinations in Cambodian Infants at Risk for Thiamine Deficiency
Authors: Dong Katherine
Published: November 2022

Thiamine deficiency is a condition that affects millions of infants in South and Southeast Asia due to heavy cultural reliance on thiamine-poor, polished white rice as a dietary staple. Previous research suggests that a thiamine-deficient diet not only endangers infants’ health, but also hinders infants’ neuro-cognitive development. As part of a larger, randomized controlled trial, this thesis investigated possible benefits of maternal thiamine supplementation for protecting the neurological development of Cambodian infants who are breastfed. Lactating mothers were randomly assigned to four treatment groups (0, 1.2, 2.4, and 10mg daily thiamine supplement) when infants were between 2- and 24-weeks postnatal. Infants’ neurological function was measured at 2-, 12-, 24-, and 52-weeks via the Hammersmith Neurological Examination (Hammersmith), a field-standard clinical assessment tool. As expected, infants’ Hammersmith scores improved significantly with age. However, the data indicated that maternal thiamine supplementation dose had no effect on infants’ Hammersmith scores. This research indicates that the basic neurological functions, as assessed by the Hammersmith in early infancy were relatively unaffected by maternal thiamine supplementation.
Reopening Wounds: Processing Korean Cultural Trauma in Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
Authors: Koontz Emma
Published: November 2022

In 1988, South Korean president Roh Tae-woo implemented democratic reforms in order to host the Olympic Games. These reforms opened the floodgates for Korean New Wave films. The reforms repealed censorship regulations and gave Korean filmmakers the autonomy to actualize their creative visions for the first time since they were colonized by Japan in 1910. The results of this newfound artistic freedom were films that grappled with the trauma of eighty years of colonialism, war, and authoritarian dictatorship through biting political commentary. This study explores Park Chan-wook’s representation of 한 (han) Korean cultural trauma in his New Wave films Oldboy and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance. Using literature on trauma, film, and Korean history combined with original film analysis, this study works to explain the criticisms embedded in Chan-wook’s films. The films critique revenge fantasies and both conscious and unconscious ignorance of traumatic events by demonstrating they are ineffective methods of processing한. His films show that the only way to heal 한 is to acknowledge and accept all wrongdoing, even one's own, and mourn the consequences of the atrocities. While 한 is specific to Koreans, cultural trauma is not. The ubiquity of cultural trauma makes the lessons in Chan- wook’s works of paramount importance and global relevance. While resolution of trauma is never final, Chan-wook’s films serve both as a guideline for and a performance of cultural healing in the face of moral atrocities.
Differences in the Morphology and Reproduction of the Ascidian Boltenia Villosa Across a Latitudinal Gradient
Authors: Sanchez-Reddick Carmen Theresa
Published: November 2022

While the larval and early juvenile stages of the stalked ascidian Boltenia villosa are well-documented in the literature, little is known about the range of morphological variation in B. villosa adults. Anecdotal evidence suggests that larger individuals with shorter stalks make up the populations found in Washington, while Oregon populations consist of smaller individuals with longer stalks. The present study aimed to develop a qualitative understanding of the morphological and reproductive differences across the latitudinal gradient of B. villosa. Morphological differences between populations were studied through a combination of morphometrics and scanning electron microscopy. To compare reproductive outputs, the diameters of oocytes and the gonadosomatic indices of representative individuals were measured. The results suggest significant differences between the two populations in body proportions, spine character, and reproduction despite their genetic similarities. These preliminary results provide the basis for future research into the distribution of B.villosa and the possible existence of an undescribed subspecies of B. villosa.
Management of Peri-implant Soft Tissue Emergence Profile and Accurate Transfer Technique
Authors: Atalay Pelin
Published: November 2022

Objectives: Today, the focus of implant dentistry has moved from osseointegration to meeting aesthetic prospects. Aesthetic demands may be satisfied with a suitable emergence profile created in peri-implant healthy soft tissue, this could be a challenging and time-consuming stage. In this article, the one-step formation of a peri-implant emergence profile and an indirect impression technique that preserves the obtained soft-tissue form are described through cases. Methods: In the cases with missing teeth in aesthetic areas, all detailed consent was obtained from the patients. After the placement of the implants, individual temporary crowns were placed immediately and were not removed until the osseointegration was completed in order to create a peri-implant soft tissue profile that would meet the aesthetic and biological requirements. After the healing period, impressions were taken using custom-prepared impression posts by adding resin material to support the formed mucosa. Thus, the soft tissue profiles could be reflected in the models, and the emergence profiles of temporary crowns could be transferred to the final restorations. Results: The aesthetic and biological demands were practically satisfied at the expected level by following the present method. Conclusion: It is possible to manage the soft tissue around the implant in one step and transfer it to the impression easily. An ideal soft-tissue form that meets the aesthetic and biological demands can be obtained, and transferred to the permanent prosthesis, while time saved with this effortless clinical technique.
Cone and seed maturity indices in Cedrus deodara (D.Don, G.Don)
Authors: Mughal A. , Thapliyal R.
Published: November 2022

Cedrus deodara (Deodar) has a good seed cycle year, normally after an interval of 4-5 years and hence it becomes necessary to collect abundant quantity of seed during good seed year for their use during lean periods. Besides it, the problem of seed collection in the species also gets compounded by the fact that as soon as the cones mature they break up on the tree itself and the seeds being winged are flown away to long distances, thereby making their collection difficult from the identified mother trees. Under these circumstances it becomes necessary to know the exact time of cone ripening and seed maturity so that they are harvested from the trees itself before their dispersal. In order to understand these problems the present investigation was conducted in Jammu and Kashmir in three regions, i.e. North Kashmir, South Kashmir and Jammu. Seed collection clearly showed wide variation in maturity of cone and seeds amongst different sites depending upon the geographical features and climatic conditions at the time of maturity. Moist, humid and cold environmental conditions were found to delay cone maturation whereas hot and dry conditions hastened cone maturation and dispersal. Cone colour also served as an indicator of maturity because at all the locations, it was dark brown (chocolate colour) in colour with dark green patches at maturity. Another important aspect of maturity indices confirmed during the course of study was the decreasing cone weight and specific gravity with the advancement of maturity. Seed weight and seed germination percent increased with the ripening of seeds and maximum seed weight and germination was recorded prior to dispersal at maturity.
A design methodology for audio amplifiers with no global negative feedback: proposal and validation
Authors: Marchiori Visintin Rafael , Cardoso Ferreira Roni Henrique , De Castro Martins dos Santos Vinícius , De Francisco Carlos Alberto
Published: November 2022

This paper proposes a structured methodology for the design of high-performance audio amplifiers without the use of global negative feedback. This type of amplifier is being suggested in order to minimize supposed deleterious effects on audio quality. The proposed methodology uses a minimum number of stages with local negative feedback operating in a high voltage range in order to minimize harmonic distortion without the need to use global feedback. As an example of applying the methodology, a 50W power amplifier is designed and built. In this design example, three stages are used with field effect transistors operating with a symmetrical voltage of }90V in the voltage gain stages and }45V in the output stage. The practical results obtained satisfied the design requirements, such as: Slew Rate above 3.6V/μs (14V/μs), Upper Cutoff Frequency above 40kHz (125kHz), THD+N below 0.5% (0.2%). Also, to ensure that the designed amplifier has a good linearity, the IMD intermodulation distortion was measured. The value of −62.5dB was obtained. In this way, the effectiveness of the proposed method for the design of audio amplifiers without global negative feedback was proven.
Dissidências de gênero e sexualidade e representatividade LGBTQIAP+ em The Last of Us Part II
Authors: Klidzio Danieli , Solar Vicent , Back de Araújo Lucas
Published: November 2022

Situado na Antropologia Digital este artigo tem como objetivo analisar a representação das dissidências de gênero e sexualidade a partir da identidade de três personagens de The Last of Us Part II. Contextualizamos o universo do jogo, destacando como a história é desenvolvida partindo de relações que proporcionam alteridade e empatia, criadas através das mecânicas do jogo entre a pessoa que joga e a persona tridimensional. Com foco nas vivências de Ellie, uma mulher lésbica, Dina, uma mulher bissexual e Lev, um adolescente trans, trazemos o movimento de deslocar-se para o lugar do outro como um dos pontos fortes do jogo, no qual nos são apresentadas vivências dissidentes com naturalidade. Desse modo, pautamos a intencionalidade da narrativa em relação a aspectos culturais e políticos da representatividade LGBTQIAP+ (lésbicas, gays, bissexuais, trans, travestis, intersexuais, assexuais, pansexuais e outras possíveis identidades).
Glória a Arstotzka: A experiência sensível e imersão em Papers, Please
Authors: Túlio Olímpio Pereira da Costa Caio
Published: November 2022

O presente artigo analisa o modo em que o jogo de videogame independente Papers, Please (2013) pode proporcionar ao jogador a imersão em mundos primorosamente simulados através da experiência obtida do jogar. Trata como pilares teórico-metodológicos a imersão e a experiência sensível, considerando seus elementos intrínsecos como essenciais para a compreensão das relações entre jogo-jogador (ambiente-indivíduo). Considera, primordialmente, o videogame como uma tecnologia da imagem e do imaginário. Busca, ainda, através das metodologias de Estudo de Caso e Observação Participante, registrar como pode ocorrer a experiência de imersão de consciência, identificando características que diferenciam essas experiências e compreendendo mobilizações afetivas experimentadas.
Videogames como máquinas semióticas
Authors: Henrique Bittencourt Levy
Published: November 2022

O objetivo desse artigo foi investigar se os videogames podem ser compreendidos como máquinas semióticas, tomando como referência o pragmaticismo de Charles S. Peirce. Parte-se da formulação de Winfried Nöth (2007) sobre máquinas semióticas, isto é, máquinas que geram interpretantes genuínos. Quando o videogame é efetivamente jogado, não há como saber quais são todos os resultados possíveis da relação que se estabelece entre jogador e as regras do jogo. O ato de jogar, aqui chamado de gameplay, é um processo emergente que pode ser descrito como semiose. A semiose que emerge da relação entre jogador e regras se constitui pela tríade jogador (o signo), regras (o objeto) e gameplay (o interpretante). Entretanto, nem todos os videogames permitem a emergência de interpretantes genuínos. Salen e Zimmerman (2012) definem o termo interação lúdica significativa como o resultado entre as ações do jogador e as regras do jogo apenas se tais ações são discerníveis e significativas de alguma maneira para o jogador. Apertar os botões de maneira aleatória, ou não estar devidamente engajado na ação de jogar, gerará apenas quase-interpretantes. Portanto, em termos peircianos, a interação lúdica significativa só ocorre se houver semiose genuína. Videogames somente serão considerados máquinas semióticas se a interação lúdica significativa ocorrer de fato, do contrário se obtém apenas quase-semioses.
Configuración de los dispositivos semióticos de la educación inclusiva
Authors: Ocampo González Aldo
Published: November 2022

La educación inclusiva como categoría semiótica concierne a todos los niveles de producción, es un singular operador semiótico desconocido. Si partimos de la premisa que la educación inclusiva es un signo heterodoxo que altera el orden habitual de las cosas, entonces, su naturaleza sígnica posee la capacidad de activar, de poner en movimiento, de crear y cocrear un determinado ethos y una energía social. Es una semiótica que pone en movimiento las cosas y reconfigura sus significados y significantes legitimados. Impone, además, la tarea de develar el orden heurístico de aceleración de lo menor.
A Viagem ao sul de Debret nas paredes do Museu Paulista
Authors: Paula Nascimento Ana
Published: November 2022

Afonso Taunay (1876-1958), durante sua longa gestão à frente do Museu Paulista – 1917 a 1945 –, fez uso de desenhos, gravuras e fotografias de diferentes artistas que passaram ou residiram pelo estado de São Paulo durante o século XIX como matrizes para pinturas, trabalhos estes encomendados a diversos artistas para serem exibidos nas salas de exposição da instituição. Aquarelas e gravuras realizadas por Jean-Baptiste Debret (1768-1848) no que se convencionou chamar “Viagem ao Sul” foram ampliadas para telas, ao menos em dois momentos: para as comemorações do 1o Centenário da Independência, em 1922, e no bojo das efemérides do cinquentenário do Museu, em 1945. O artigo busca mapear a inserção de tais trabalhos no acervo institucional, o uso de tais imagens nas duas etapas e a representação que se procurava para o conjunto supramencionado.
As mulheres sertanejas do século XIX e sua representação no game Árida: Backland’s Awakening
Authors: Andrade Luiz Adolfo , Crispim Bezerra Cristiane , Humberta Fernandes Lima Ebbe , Da Silva Barbosa Patricia
Published: November 2022

O presente artigo analisa como as mulheres do sertão são representadas nos Jogos Digitais produzidos na Bahia. Propõe-se um estudo focado nas personagens femininas construídas pelo gameÁrida: Backland’s Awakening que retrata mulheres do sertão baiano do século XIX. Com base nos estudos de representação, identidade e no contexto sócio-histórico que consolida as ideias de Nordeste e Sertão, utiliza-se a Análise de Conteúdo (AC) para refletir sobre as caracterizações das personagens no enredo deste jogo. A hipótese sustenta que Árida tende a transpor uma visão que comumente subjuga as mulheres do Semiárido ao silenciamento e/ou à masculinização. Por outro lado, pode evidenciar elementos que propagam uma representação euclidiana da ideia de sertão, envolvendo a trajetória das personagens e mobilizando suas ações.
Death By Cuteness - Ética Queer-Afetiva e a Estética da Fofura
Authors: Aguiar Goulart Lucas , Caetano Nardi Henrique
Published: November 2022

Este artigo trata da observação de um Workshop da cena queer avant garde de jogos digitais da Baía de San Francisco, uma cena de produção acadêmica e de jogos queer norte-americana. As cenas queer de jogos digitais são reconhecidas por apropriarem-se de dinâmicas constitutivas dos jogos digitais (como narrativa e mecânicas inerentes aos jogos digitais), assim como de outras estéticas da cultura pop e de elementos históricos das identidades e movimentos LGBTQ. Estas manifestações visam, ao mesmo tempo, produzir novas maneiras de narrar experiências não-heterossexuais e não-cissexuais, e resistir a compreensões hegemônicas que os excluem dessas culturas. Dessa maneira, aqui nos centramos nas relações estéticas organizadas por essa cena, em especial à estética da fofura (”cute”), e de que maneira essa é compreendida e utilizada tanto para um acesso simbólico e afetivo diferencial para essas comunidades quanto como resistência à temas estéticos e mecânicos do jogo digital mainstream.
Estrutura produtiva do estado do Paraná e pegada de carbono em 2013
Authors: Pompermayer Sesso Patrícia , Zapparoli Irene Domenes , Sesso Filho Umberto Antonio , Alves Brene Paulo Rogério , Rangel Ronaldo Raemy
Published: November 2022

A identificação de setores-chave para o desenvolvimento regional sustentável é a motivação do estudo. O objetivo foi utilizar o sistema inter-regional de insumo-produto Paraná-Restante do Brasil para estimar indicadores econômicos e ambientais para identificar setores-chave para o desenvolvimento e estimar seu impacto em emissões de carbono (pegada de carbono). Os resultados mostraram que o desenvolvimento do estado do Paraná exige a expansão de setores-chave de acordo com os índices de ligações intersetoriais e geradores de produção, emprego e renda que possuem alto custo ambiental mensurado em emissões de dióxido de carbono. O setor Serviços  industriais de utilidade pública (fornecimento de água, gás e energia elétrica) apresentou o maior gerador de emissões com 471 toneladas de dióxido de carbono para o aumento de um milhão de reais da demanda final. Os setores Indústria química e Transporte emitiam 193 e 359 toneladas, respectivamente, e foram considerados setores-chave para índices de ligações e multiplicador de produção. A maior participação fontes renováveis na geração de energia e processos produtivos mais limpos são necessários para diminuir os impactos do crescimento e desenvolvimento econômico do estado do Paraná, principalmente para os setores citados.
Educação no estado do Ceará: uma análise da qualificação dos docentes dos anos iniciais do ensino fundamental público
Authors: Batista Maria Larissa Bezerra , Siqueira Rogério Moreira de , Alves Christiane Luci Bezerra
Published: November 2022

A educação é um instrumento indispensável e impulsionador da transformação social da sociedade. Sendo assim, a Teoria do Capital Humano (TCH), que, no âmbito econômico, é a base para a Economia da Educação, enfatiza claramente a relevância da educação como investimento, contribuindo para o crescimento econômico dos países, e o aumento dos salários e produtividade do trabalhador, além de elevar suas aptidões e habilidades. A mesma foi consagrada e fortalecida pelos autores Theodore William Schultz, Gary Stanley Becker e Jacob Mincer. Para a existência de um bom funcionamento do sistema escolar e aprendizagem dos alunos, um mecanismo essencial é a qualificação dos professores. Nesse sentido, o objetivo dessa pesquisa é avaliar a qualificação dos docentes do estado do Ceará, por meio da estimação de um Índice de Qualificação dos Docentes do Ceará (IQDC) para os anos iniciais do ensino fundamental público, utilizando dados do Censo Escolar de 2017 e a metodologia de Análise Fatorial. Os resultados revelaram a inexistência de formação dos professores deste nível de ensino, tendo em vista que mais da metade dos municípios estão classificados no grau baixo (64,13% dos municípios) e o quanto isto pode estar comprometendo a propagação de uma educação pública de qualidade.
Setor energético do Mato Grosso e suas interações com o resto do Brasil: uma análise via Insumo-Produto
Authors: Carvalho Brena do Nascimento , Gomes Alexandre Lopes
Published: November 2022

A energia é um insumo indispensável para o desenvolvimento das economias, de modo que inadequações em seu suprimento podem gerar impactos negativos no crescimento econômico. Sendo assim, o objetivo do presente estudo consiste em analisar as interações energéticas entre o Estado do Mato Grosso e o restante do Brasil para o ano de 2008, em termos setoriais e regionais. Para isso utiliza-se um modelo inter-regional híbrido de insumo-produto, com intuito de analisar as medidas de intensidade de uso energético entre o Estado e o restante do país. O estudo apresenta dados desagregados para 6 setores de atividade. Os resultados do modelo apontaram que no período analisado, os setores Transporte, Energético e Indústrias foram os que exerceram as maiores pressões de demanda sobre o setor energético dentro do Estado do Mato Grosso e, fora do Estado, os setores Transporte, Energético, Indústria e Agropecuária se mostraram mais relevantes. Conclui-se que a metodologia proporciona informações importantes para que os planejadores possam gerenciar de maneira adequada e eficiente as políticas de fornecimento de energia.
DE HUGO A MURIEL: PODER E PERFORMATIVIDADE NO PROCESSO DE ORGANIZING POR MEIO DA PRESCRIÇÃO DESCRITIVA DINÂMICO-CÍCLICA
Authors: Vinholi Rampazo Adriana , Pereira Batista Luiz Eduardo
Published: November 2022

O objetivo deste artigo é entender de que forma o processo de organizing por meio da interação entre poder e performatividade pode contribuir para as lutas sociais em nossa realidade dicotômica, a partir das contribuições de Butler e Foucault. Para tanto, foi necessário resgatar e desconstruir a ideia canônica de linguagens descritivas e prescritivas, uma vez que o poder e a performatividade são exercidos através da linguagem. Na fase empírica, tomamos quatro fontes diferentes de discursos da cartunista Laerte, escolhida pela sua transformação de homem para mulher. A esses discursos aplicamos a Análise de Discurso de Perspectiva Foucaultiana, emergindo três estágios diferentes que nos mostram como performatividade e resistência podem ser realizadas em um processo de organizing: (i) o reconhecimento da existência do sistema binário e seus obstáculos estático-lineares do status quo; (ii) o empoderamento da linguagem prescritiva estática do desejo com uma linguagem prescritiva dinâmica contra os sistemas binários; e (iii) o exercício da performatividade dinâmico-cíclica, exercendo poder de transformação social.
COMUNICAÇÃO AMBIENTAL ENTRE PODER PÚBLICO E POPULAÇÃO: PERFIL DO USUÁRIO E ACESSO À INFORMAÇÃO EM MEIOS ELETRÔNICOS
Authors: Maia Woida Luana , Dos Santos Fábio Henrique Angelo
Published: November 2022

O uso de equipamentos eletroeletrônicos, especialmente os de tecnologia da informação e comunicação, tornou-se indispensável para a sociedade da informação, e um problema para o meio ambiente e para a saúde humana quando descartados incorretamente. A geração de lixo eletrônico cresce rapidamente e em larga escala demandando do poder público o desenvolvimento e aplicação de políticas públicas, entendendo que a efetivação de tais políticas ocorrerá por meio de uma assertiva comunicação ambiental. O estudo tem como problema de pesquisa: como ocorre a comunicação ambiental entre poder público e sociedade?. A pesquisa foi bibliográfica de natureza qualitativa com a finalidade de discutir e relacionar os argumentos existentes na literatura sobre informação, comunicação e as questões ambientais. Observou-se que o acesso da população à informação ambiental fortalece a comunicação ambiental com os governos, que dispõem de ferramentas comunicacionais eletrônicas importantes, mas ainda insuficientes devido a uma parte da população não ter acesso a elas. Pode-se concluir que uma comunicação ambiental eficiente e produtiva requer uma população bem informada e um governo competente no que diz respeito à conseguir comunicar e preparar a população para acessar as fontes de informação.
MULHER NEGRA NO MERCADO DE TRABALHO: EFEITO DAS DISCRIMINAÇÕES DE RAÇA, GÊNERO E CLASSE
Authors: Luzio-dos-Santos Luís Miguel , Keren Frois-Cardoso Amanda , Ramos Neves Isabeli , Cerci Mostagi Nicole
Published: November 2022

O processo de colonização portuguesa no Brasil tem como base a escravização de pessoas não-brancas, que deixou marcas profundas que reverberam ainda hoje em nosso território, pois a libertação da senzala não proporcionou a quebra dos grilhões de desvalorização e limitação do acesso ao trabalho. Arrasta-se desde então a marginalização da população negra, em todos os setores da sociedade, em especial de mulheres negras no mundo do trabalho formal. Essa pesquisa buscou evidenciar como o contexto social e histórico influencia a inserção no mundo do trabalho. Assim, o objetivo da pesquisa foi compreender a trajetória histórica vivenciada pelas mulheres negras que hoje integram o contexto de reciclagem no município de Londrina/PR, na Cooperativa Cooper Região, com uma pesquisa qualitativa utilizando o método de história oral. Ao fim da pesquisa, foi possível verificar que as mulheres negras da cooperativa têm em sua história profissional as marcas geracionais do preconceito e negligência sofridos pelos negros escravizados no Brasil.
A palavra cantada nos rituais da união do vegetal
Authors: Santana da Cruz Fariello Neila Tatiane , Silva Costa Edil
Published: November 2022

Compondo uma pesquisa mais ampla, o presente artigo pretende estudar as poéticas orais presentes nos rituais do Centro Espírita Beneficente União do Vegetal (CEBUDV), a partir do uso da “música lato sensu”. Tal assunto, embora seja de interesse do universo acadêmico, “tem recebido pouca atenção da literatura até o momento” (LABATE & PACHECO, 2009, p. 14).  Assim música e experiência religiosa instigam esse trabalho, tendo como foco a União do Vegetal, que é uma religião de fundamentação cristã reencarnacionista, criada na floresta amazônica, por José Gabriel da Costa, que utiliza em seus rituais um Chá de nome Hoasca, também chamado de Vegetal, considerado sagrado por seus adeptos (outras religiões ou grupos que fazem uso dessa bebida a intitulam de Ayahuasca, um termo que se popularizou no meio acadêmico e na mídia). Sob efeito desse Chá, durante os rituais, os participantes das Sessões de Vegetal entram em um estado ampliado de consciência em que podem ter a oportunidade de receber revelações, através de mirações ou de um mergulho profundo na memória, possíveis de provocar transformações em suas vidas. Esses rituais são organizados, desde a origem desta instituição, de forma a privilegiar a tradição oral, buscando “desenvolver a memória”. Nesse contexto, a música se faz presente, formando uma antologia própria dessa religião, seja através das Chamadas — categoria nativa que designa uma espécie de cânticos sagrados evocados durante os rituais —, seja através de seleção criteriosa de algumas canções do universo popular brasileiro. Para auxiliar nessa empreitada, serão utilizadas, como base teórica, as ideias de Edil Silva Costa, Hampate BA, Paul Zumthor, Jean-Noël Pelen, dentre outros que compõem essa vasta epistemologia sobre as poéticas orais e sobre as religiões Ayahuasqueiras.