bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The study of mannose receptors status in HIV-1 discordant couples
Authors: Anand Maxima , Anand Manan
Published: November 2017

Background: It is more than two decades the presence of HIV virus has created a pandemic in human community. The current study was designed to study the levels of mannose receptors on vaginal epithelial cells of female partners of seronegative couple and of seronegative wife of seropositive husband.Methods: It is a case control observational study.in the study,30 controls: seronegative couples- husband seronegative and wife seronegative and 30 cases (study group): serodiscordant couples-husband seropositive and wife seronegative were included. The gynecological examination of the female partner was carried out, both per speculum (PS) and per vaginal (PV). Any lesions or inflammation was noted. the area was cleaned, and smear was collected. The smear was immediately fixed with 1:1 ether alcohol. The gynecological examination of the female partner was carried out, both per speculum (PS) and per vaginal (PV). Any lesions or inflammation was noted. the area was cleaned, and smear was collected. The smear was immediately fixed with 1:1 ether alcohol.Results: Although sexual mode of transmission is highest in India, large numbers of couples are serodiscordant. In this study, the discordant couples were married for an average of 19.3 years. Their youngest child had a mean age of 8.34 years. The mother being seronegative, all children were seronegative. The Husband’s qualified for ART at the time of detection of HIV status depending on their CD4 value. It means that they were harboring the virus for more than 10 years. Despite unprotected sex, the virus was not transmitted to the wife. Search for alternate pathway of HIV entry through vaginal mucosa showed: The females in control group revealed >98% epithelial cells had mannose receptors in almost all the females. As against serodiscordant females had mannose receptors in < 10% vaginal epithelial cells. There is a significant difference (p<0.01) between the control group and study group. Thus, the absence of mannose receptors probably prevents the HIV transmission.Conclusions: This observation will be helpful in developing effective microbicide and will open new frontiers for drug development which will halt sexual transmission of HIV and will also help in vaccine development.
Utility of self-learning packages in medical teaching: experience from a teaching hospital in South India
Authors: Poathen Lillykutty , Vadakkedom Suresh S. , Devi M. Geeta
Published: November 2017

Background: Many newer methods of teaching and learning have evolved, and more emphasis is given to self-directed learning. Self- Learning Package (SLP) is a teaching method used for self-directed learning which is complimentary to conventional teaching. Here the teacher plans and sets the teaching material and the students learn at their own time and pace. The proportion of students effectively making use of SLP varies. This study was designed to analyse the usefulness of these self- learning packages and to evolve strategies to improve its effectiveness.Methods: 131 students of second professional MBBS of Govt. Medical College, Kottayam after informed consent and IRB approval were introduced to twenty modules of SLP prepared in the department of Pathology. Students were evaluated for regularity of use and marks scored in sessional exams using a checklist. An open-ended questionnaire was used to get student’s perceptions and suggestions about the use of SLP and was analyzed qualitatively. The data were analyzed by unpaired T test using appropriate statistical software.Results: The study showed that there was significant difference in marks obtained by the regular and irregular users of SLP. Regular users scored more marks compared to the non-users, this difference was more in practical marks than in theory. 25% of students opined that it helped in improving knowledge. 55% felt that it helps in better clinical correlation. 20% felt that it improves knowledge and aids in better clinical correlation. Students also suggested that the modules should be in parallel with lecture topics.Conclusions: Self-learning packages help students to enhance their knowledge and improves the clinical correlation skills if properly prepared and used. Self-motivation of the student and proper faculty guidance is essential for the regular use of SLP.
Frequency of down syndrome: an experience of a tertiary care diagnostic laboratory in India
Authors: Pande Shailesh , Salaskar Vidya , Pais Anurita , Pradhan Gauri , Patil Smita , Parab Chaitali , Jadhav Yamini , Matkar Sunmeet
Published: November 2017

Background: Down syndrome or Trisomy 21 is a genetic condition involving the presence of extra copy of chromosome 21. It is the most common chromosomal abnormality within paediatric age group. The objective of our study was to determine the frequency of Down syndrome and its various cytogenetic types in cases with clinical suspicion of Down syndrome received at the Department of Cytogenetics, Metropolis Healthcare Limited, Mumbai, India.Methods: Our study was performed on peripheral blood (2-3 ml) collected in Sodium Heparin Vacutainers obtained from 714 patients with clinical suspicion of Down syndrome. All the samples were requested for GTG staining and banding, while the cultures were set and analysed by GTG–banding at 450-550 band level. The period of our study was from January-2015 to December-2016.Results: Out of 714 samples referred, about 657 showed trisomy of chromosome 21. While, out of 657 cases, 551 (83.87%) cases were detected with free trisomy, Robertsonian translocation in 52 cases (7.91%), Mosaic pattern in 16 cases (2.44%). Our study also recorded trisomy with additional polymorphic variation in 35 cases (5.33%) and 3 cases (0.46%) with additional abnormality.Conclusions: According to the extensive literature available which states that the clinical diagnosis of Down syndrome is relatively easy, it is the pattern of chromosomal aberration that is extremely important. Identification of this pattern will assist in the estimation of the possibility of recurrence risk while counselling the parents. Overall, it will benefit the couple to arrive at an informed decision and will eventually minimize the frequency of disease in the society. Moreover, it will also assist the close blood relatives to know their risk of having baby with Down syndrome. It is to be noted that since the study was performed in a tertiary care laboratory, the percentage of cytogenetic.
A study of cardiovascular reflexes in diabetic autonomic neuropathy patients at a tertiary care hospital
Authors: Ponna Dasharatham , Kumar E. Ashok , Ponna Arun Kumar
Published: November 2017

Background: Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN) is a serious complication of diabetes mellitus which is generally neglected by the treating doctor as well as patient. The objective of the study was to study cardiovascular reflexes in diabetic autonomic neuropathy at a tertiary care hospital.Methods: Present hospital based cross sectional study was conducted at Osmania Medical College and General Hospital which is a tertiary care hospital for a period of two years among 80 known cases of diabetes. Institutional Ethics Committee permission was obtained, and informed consent was taken.Results: In the present study, maximum i.e. 60% were males. Postural hypotension was noted in the long-standing diabetics. The average duration of diabetes showing postural hypotension was 13.5 years. The highest recorded postural hypotension was 50 mmHg. 30% showed the autonomic damage. 45% showed normal variation. 25% showed border line variation. 30% had abnormal response (A Valsalva ratio of 1.10 and less is abnormal). 35% showed abnormal response (If the ratio is 1.00 or less, vagal damage is probably present).Conclusions: The average duration of diabetes showing postural hypotension was 13.5 years. The highest recorded postural hypotension was 50 mmHg. 25% of the patients had blood pressure fall of 30 mmHg and more. In 55% of the cases, the fall was between 10-20 mmHg. 30% showed the autonomic damage. 30% had abnormal Valsalva ratio.
Health systems in the SDG era: consolidating and building on the gains
Authors: Taneja Gunjan , Gera Rajeev , Agarwal Dinesh , Favin Michael , Saroshe Satish , Kapoor Neelesh
Published: November 2017

Global health today stands at cross-roads, with unanticipated problems challenging the unprecedented progress achieved over the last two decades. To achieve the targets established for the sustainable development goal 3 of “ensuring healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages”, significant resources and comprehensive health systems must play a critical and integral role. World Health Organization’s (WHO) framework for action on “Strengthening Health Systems to Improve Health Outcomes” has well identified the challenges of global health.  The Global Strategy for Women's, Children's and Adolescents' Health 2015-2030 states that for women’s and children’s health investments in high-impact health interventions for RMNCH at a cost of US$5 per person per year up to 2035 in 74 high-burden countries, could yield up to nine times that value in economic and social benefits. As global health marches towards achieving universal health coverage (UHC), innovative health financing schemes and health system design will be the major determinants of equity and efficiency in resource allocation and health care delivery. Because we are now in a critical phase, it is imperative that the initial years of the SDGs receive utmost thrust from all relevant stakeholders across countries to initiate and maintain a sustained momentum for achieving the targets. The primary priority for the health-related targets’ therefore’ necessitates the need for formulation of robust, responsive and resilient health systems strategies by all the major policy makers and concerned stakeholders.
O direito de resistência e o mito da gestão democrática da educação: o caso das ocupações das escolas do estado de São Paulo
Authors: Almeida Gabriela Perissinotto , Nojiri Sérgio
Published: November 2017

As recentes ocupações de escolas do estado de São Paulo revelaram-se uma enérgica forma de protesto em face do “Programa de Reorganização Escolar”. Ações desta natureza apresentam nítida correspondência com atos políticos de resistência, razão pela qual este artigo tem como objetivo analisar, à luz do referido programa, o exercício do direito de resistência. Para tanto, parte-se de uma breve exposição sobre a medida, seguida das reações contrárias ao programa, com foco na ocupação das escolas. Apresenta-se a questão da obrigatoriedade de cumprimento da lei e do direito de resistência, para então avaliar, a partir de uma interpretação sistêmica do ordenamento jurídico brasileiro, a constitucionalidade e a justiça do referido projeto, tendo em vista o princípio da gestão democrática da educação. O artigo aborda, por fim, a efetividade de medidas desta natureza como estímulo ao desenvolvimento do Estado Democrático de Direito.
Disrespect to human dignity: dialogues between law, literature and culture
Authors: Giorgi Maiara
Published: November 2017

O presente artigo apresenta uma análise do conto Negrinha de Monteiro Lobato, publicado inicialmente em 1920 em um livro de contos de mesmo nome. Nessa análise, estabelece-se uma relação entre o Direito, mais precisamente os direitos fundamentais inscritos no artigo 227 da Constituição Federal, a Literatura e a Cultura, utilizando um texto literário para exemplificar e explanar o tema. A proposição do tema parte da compreensão de que o texto literário reflete a mobilidade dos processos culturais a qual atua sobre o modo como a sociedade regula, administra e representa, em suas normas de comportamento social, questões relacionadas à identidade dos indivíduos e aos laços que os vinculam. Sob esse aspecto, o conto de Lobato denuncia o desrespeito aos direitos humanos e aos direitos fundamentais expressos no artigo supracitado, que assumem relevância tanto jurídica quanto social e cultural, tendo em vista que é dever do Estado, da família e da sociedade proteger e amparar o menor. Elementos de pesquisa em doutrina e legislação serão utilizados para traçar os aspectos jurídicos presentes no tema, seguindo-se uma análise do conto proposto, tendo em vista seus aspectos jurídicos, contextuais e culturais.
Meio ambiente do trabalho e direitos sociais: cumulação dos adicionais de periculosidade e de insalubridade
Authors: Garcia Gustavo Filipe Barbosa
Published: November 2017

Este artigo analisa a evolução dos direitos fundamentais, enfatizando os direitos sociais e o meio ambiente do trabalho. Com isso, são estudados os adicionais de periculosidade e de insalubridade no contexto dos direitos sociais e da proteção ambiental trabalhista, com destaque à possibilidade de sua cumulação. Apesar da previsão legal aparentemente restritiva, bem como da controvérsia jurisprudencial quanto ao tema, conclui-se que ambos os adicionais são devidos ao empregado que trabalha submetido a condições perigosas e insalubres, decorrentes de fatos geradores autônomos e específicos.
“Do vagabundo faz-se o criminoso”: a influência do imaginário positivista na construção social da vulnerabilidade e da periculosidade de adolescentes em conflito com a lei
Authors: Budo Marília De Nardin , Taschetto Bolzan Bárbara Eleonora , Neubauer Maria Eduarda De Reis
Published: November 2017

No decorrer da história do Brasil, os direitos da criança e do adolescente foram constantemente negados e ignorados. Este trabalho busca desvendar, através de pesquisa exploratória bibliográfica interdisciplinar, a maneira como o paradigma menorista, em conjunto com o positivismo sociológico e criminológico construíram a periculosidade do adolescente, bem como as dificuldades de superação dessa perspectiva e consagração do paradigma de proteção integral. A partir da crítica à associação positivista da criminalidade com a pobreza atribuída ao ato infracional, o texto estrutura-se com a inicial percepção histórica anterior ao paradigma menorista e sua conjugação ao positivismo, para, logo em seguida, analisar as disposições e práticas vigentes durante a efetivação da doutrina da situação irregular. Na segunda parte, apresenta-se o paradigma da proteção integral no qual se baseia o Estatuto da Criança e do Adolescente e os métodos e conceitos atualmente aplicados como resposta ao ato infracional. Investiga-se qual perspectiva criminológica seria adequada a essa nova concepção. Do positivismo à crítica criminológica, na conclusão aponta-se para a necessária ruptura de paradigma não somente na academia, mas também em todo o sistema socioeducativo.
A utopia progressista em face do projeto político-econômico do buen vivir na América Latina
Authors: Coimbra Diego , Calgaro Cleide
Published: November 2017

O presente artigo problematiza a relação progresso/desenvolvimento x buen vivir na América Latina, especialmente a partir da conformação dos postulados autóctones na edificação de uma nova ordem jurídica, com as Constituições plurinacionais e ecocêntricas do Equador e da Bolívia. Para tanto, pretende-se apresentar alígeras considerações acerca do ideário do progresso e de seu assentamento na América Latina; o surgimento de uma base ético-filosófica alternativa, de origem indígena que adentrou a esfera política até sua consolidação como regime de direito e projeto político e; o debate acerca das contradições que esse novo projeto enfrenta, notadamente pela manutenção das premissas neoliberais, relacionadas ao desenvolvimento, que se traduzem na atividade extrativista. O método utilizado é o analítico. Conclui-se que, a despeito do profalado avanço, em termos de projeto civilizacional alternativo, as premissas progressistas de dominação crescente da natureza e do próprio homem ainda se mantém incólumes e, que os objetivos político-econômicos dos países latinos mantiveram suas bases desenvolvimentistas, ainda que sob novas justificativas.
Émile Durkheim e a análise sociológica do direito: a atualidade e os limites de um clássico
Authors: Villas Bôas Filho Orlando
Published: November 2017

Este artigo pretende analisar as contribuições e os limites da abordagem sociológica de Émile Durkheim para a compreensão do direito. Assim, em primeiro lugar, sublinha a relevância do pensamento de Durkheim na configuração da sociologia moderna. Para tanto, realiza uma breve incursão pela análise de Danilo Martuccelli acerca das matrizes do pensamento sociológico sobre a modernidade. Em seguida, a partir da reconstrução de alguns aspectos fundamentais que estruturam a tese veiculada no livro De la division du travail social, enfatiza a centralidade que o direito adquire no pensamento de Durkheim. Deste modo, ressalta, sobretudo, que Durkheim concebe o direito como um fato exterior que simboliza as formas de solidariedade social (mecânica e orgânica). Por fim, recupera algumas apreciações críticas que teóricos contemporâneos fazem acerca da análise sociológica de Durkheim sobre o direito.
Por uma Polarização Democrática: como por abaixo o populismo de direita?
Authors: Habermas Jürgen
Published: November 2017

O presente texto especial apresenta tradução de entrevista de Jürgen Habermas, concedida à publicação alemã Blätter, acerca do ambiente político de crescimento de ideologias de direita nas democracias contemporâneas, sobremaneira, no contexto europeu, a partir de dez questionamentos atuais, seccionados em quatro segmentos temáticos. No desenvolvimento textual, utilizou-se do método interlingual de tradução.
La acción preventiva o de prohibición frente al artículo 18 de la ley de competencia desleal. Breve reseña
Authors: Silva Gómez Rubén
Published: November 2017

El presente trabajo busca examinar algunos aspectos procesales que surgen con relación a las pretensiones declarativas y condenatorias que consagra el artículo 20 de la Ley 256 de 1996, lo cual permitirá determinar si entre ellas existe una relación de dependencia en el momento de su formulación. Además, en consonancia con lo anterior, será pertinente analizar la acción preventiva que puede proceder ante la violación de normas del artículo 18 de la ley ya citada.
La verificación internacional: condición decisiva en la solución negociada del conflicto armado colombiano
Authors: Bejarano Mahecha Paula
Published: November 2017

Históricamente, las causas del fracaso de las negociaciones de paz entre el Gobierno nacional y las farc-ep han sido la imposibilidad de superar la enorme desconfianza entre las partes y el uso táctico dado a las negociaciones en el pasado. Sin embargo, y a partir del marco de análisis propuesto por Bárbara Walter (1997), el éxito de las negociaciones adelantadas en el Gobierno del presidente Juan Manuel Santos Calderón con las farc-ep puede atribuirse a la participación de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) en la coordinación del Mecanismo de Monitoreo y Verificación para el Acuerdo de Cese al Fuego y de Hostilidades Bilateral y Definitivo, y como una instancia de verificación de la dejación de armas por parte de la guerrilla.
Parental Concerns on Gastroesophageal Reflux
Authors: McFadden Heather
Published: November 2017

Parents often perceive infant gastroesophageal reflux (GER) as a serious problem. Frequently, GER is explained as a normal process, but there are instances where parents’ concerns are valid. Provided are 3 case studies from the private practice of an IBCLC. Each case initially presented with what sounded like normal infant GER. Upon further evaluation, with close follow-up and more detailed history taking, each case required advanced medical attention. These cases highlight the unique role of the IBCLC in helping to assess GER, the value of working as a team member with baby’s physicians, and the importance of listening carefully to parental instincts and concerns.
Reindeer Herders and White-Collar Workers: A Descriptive Study of Protestant Ethnic Groups in Urals and Western Siberia
Authors: Klyashev Alexander
Published: November 2017

This paper considers two types of Protestant ethnic groups of some areas of Urals and Western Siberia. The first type consist of representatives of members of different ethnic groups consisting of well-educated professionals, incorporated into industrial society and associated with the intellectualism of Protestantism. The second type is represented by the indigenous peoples of the Polar Urals and Western Siberia, who use the Protestant religious organizations as tool for restoring life-sustaining elements of the native peoples’ traditional economy. I employed the inductive approach and the comparison method; during the fieldwork I used ethnographic participant observations, sociological structured interviews and closed-ended questionnaires. The empirical data have been collected in the Southern, Middle and Polar Urals and Western Siberia.
Conference Review: SPE Annual Conference Highlights Sustainability, Disruptive Technologies
Authors: Carpenter Chris , Wilson Adam , Rassenfoss Stephen , Whitfield Stephen , Donnelly John , Boschee Pam
Published: November 2017

More than 8,300 professionals from 60 countries attended the 2017 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, which was held in October in San Antonio, Texas. Conference panels and technical sessions examined best practices and emerging technologies throughout the oil and gas industry, including discussions on the role of data analytics, contemporary research and development initiatives, sustainability, automation, and recent innovations. 

Here are highlights from this year’s conference.

Disruptive Drilling Technology

A panel on starting companies selling disruptive drilling technology began with the advice, “If you remember anything today, remember it is not about technology—it is about money.”

The advice from Tom Bates, an energy investor from Fort Worth, Texas, began a discussion put on by the Drilling Systems Automation Technical Section (DSATS) about starting successful companies that sell digitally controlled drilling tools. When discussing money, the panelists kept coming back to the critical, sometimes maddening role people play in deciding who gets money and profits in the end.

“Most profitable companies do not want things that disrupt” the status quo, said David Blacklaw, Shell global drilling automation lead. For change to happen, it may well require upper management to promote changes that have benefits that are not obvious to those in operations.

Even decision makers who see the potential are wary about changes at a time when mass layoffs are a fresh memory. “Automation has a lot of people nervous about their job security,” said Todd Benson, president and CEO of Motive Drilling Technologies. The worries range from decision makers who do not want to stake their job on an unknown startup to workers who see their jobs threatened.

Motive Drilling sells a directional drilling advisor, which offers turn-by-turn directions now delivered by directional drillers. While companies using it have continued to employ directional drillers, it changes what they do. If a worker sees something new as a job, “you are the enemy,” Benson said.
Polymer‐Coated Urea Application Could Produce More Grain Yield in “Super” Rice
Authors: Guang Chu , Tingting Chen , Song Chen , Chunmei Xu , Xiufu Zhang , Danying Wang
Published: November 2017

Core Ideas

Polymer‐coated urea could increase both grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency in rice production, particularly in super rice.

Larger sink size, more productive tillers and deeper root distribution are important agronomic performances in super rice.

Higher plant activities are important physiological traits in super rice.

Extensive economic reforms have resulted in a significant decrease in the involvement of rural labor force in rice (Oryza sativa L.) production in China. One of the most effective ways in minimizing the use of labor in field management while maintaining or even increasing grain yield is by using polymer‐coated urea (PCU) instead of conventional urea (CU). This study investigated whether super rice (SR) cultivars could exhibit better yield performance and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) under PCU application than non‐super rice (NSR) cultivars. Two representative SR cultivars and two representative NSR cultivars were field grown. Three treatments, no nitrogen application (0N), CU application, and PCU application, were conducted, the application N rate of CU and PCU were both 200 kg N ha−1. Compared to NSR cultivars, SR cultivars had larger sink size, more productive tillers, larger root biomass and deeper root distribution, higher root oxidation activity at mid‐ and late grain‐filling period, greater aboveground biomass production at mid‐ and late growth stages, and greater nonstructural carbohydrate (NSC) accumulation in the stem and more nonstructural carbohydrate per spikelet (NPS) at anthesis under PCU. Polymer‐coated urea increased grain yield and agronomic NUE by 11.6 and 5.5% in SR cultivars and 4.8 and 2.2% in NSR cultivars, respectively. We conclude that using PCU could increase both grain yield and NUE in rice production, especially in SR cultivars. Improved agronomic and physiological performance contributes to an increase in grain yield and NUE in SR cultivars under PCU.
Clinical and hemodynamic outcomes of Perceval S sutureless bioprostheses implanted through a mini-approach in the aortic position
Authors: Molchanov A. , Idov E. , Kondrashov K. , Chaplyuk P. , Shakhmaeva N.
Published: November 2017

Aim. Aortic valve disease is one of three most common cardiovascular problems. Aortic stenosis is responsible for 70% of valve disease. Aortic valve replacement is the most effective treatment for aortic stenosis nowadays. A traditional suture technique of aortic valve replacement is associated with a high risk of complications. Most of these complications occur due to ischemic aortic cross-clamp time and comorbidities. Perceval S sutureless aortic valves to be implanted in selected patients are supposed to meet the challenge. The study was aimed at assessing Perceval S sutureless aortic valve hemodynamic and clinical parameters, its intraoperative advantages and postoperative complication rates.Methods. A prospective cohort study of Perceval S sutureless aortic valve implanted via J-sternotomy (n = 22) and median sternotomy (n = 10) was conducted. Early and medium postoperative clinical and functional outcomes were obtained and evaluated.Results. A decrease in the transaortic gradient was observed in early (peak gradient 21.6±4.2 (p = 0.1), mean gradient 11.3±2.8 (p = 0.58)) and medium (peak gradient 15.8±5.5 (p = 0.342), mean gradient 8.8±1.9 (p = 0.54)) follow-up. The myocardial mass index tended to be reduced throughout the entire follow-up (p = 0.01). There were no prosthesis dysfunctions or biodegradation. No patient died in the postoperative period. Survival at 36 months of follow-up was 93.75%.Conclusion. Perceval S xenopericardial sutureless aortic bioprostheses adequately resolve hemodynamic problems and improve left ventricle functional parameters in early and median follow-up. They may be recommended for elderly patients. Sutureless aortic valve implantation is technically feasible through J-sternotomy and contributes to an eventless follow-up.Received 17 February 2017. Revised 16 August 2017. Accepted 28 August 2017.Funding: The study did not have sponsorship.Conflict of interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Thinking and Being: From Parmenides to Descartes and Beyond
Authors: Papamichael Eleni
Published: November 2017

This paper concentrates on the effort to trace the limits of the “revolution” which the Cartesian “Cogito” brought about in the history of Philosophy, within the context of a broader research that begins with Parmenides’ Poem. The research in question concerns the general issue of the correlation between thinking and being to which the “Cogito” itself, as such, refers one. Despite the apparent agreement of Parmenides and Descartes on this issue, what this paper aims first of all, is to demonstrate the radical difference which in reality exists, regarding this issue, between these two philosophers, as well as, more generally, between Descartes and the ancient Greek spirit. From the abandonment of this spirit, essentially springs forth the concept of the individual consciousness, which, in the future, was to form the basis for the creation of certain new philosophical theories, whose sole common element would be the reference to this concept. After Descartes, and all the way towards Structuralism, there have, however, also been developed certain theories of another type, which have attempted to achieve the re-connection with the ancient conception of thinking and being. As examples of this effort, this paper denotes the theories of Kant, Hegel and Heidegger.
Audiovisual e semiótica: algumas aproximações resultantes dos estudos de uma adaptação literária para a linguagem da animação
Authors: Cardoso Diego Maria , Peixe Rita Inês Petrykowski
Published: November 2017

O campo do audiovisual é muito amplo e abarca inúmeros desdobramentos. O encantamento pelo cinema, mais precisamente pelo campo da animação, foi a motivação necessária para um trabalho de conclusão de curso direcionado à produção de um curta-metragem em animação. A curiosidade pelas mais diversas formas de adaptação de obras literárias em audiovisuais gerou o desafio em mergulhar nos estudos da semiótica discursiva, com a pretensão de investigar as minúcias de uma produção literária infantil. A obra intitulada O coelhinho do halo azul, refere-se ao texto escolhido para ser objeto de investigação e propõe um convite a tangenciar esse mundo complexo e intrigante da linguística, pleiteando, com os instrumentos de análise da semiótica discursiva, um espaço mais amplo nesse universo audiovisual.   Esse é o foco do presente artigo, que apresenta, por fim, a articulação pontuada do plano de conteúdo do texto para o plano de expressão na linguagem de animação.
A epistemologia do ensino do desenho
Authors: Barreto Umbelina Duarte
Published: November 2017

Este artigo aborda a epistemologia do ensino do desenho necessária à complexidade do pensamento contemporâneo e que se apresenta nos currículos de formação superior do artista e do arte-educador. A investigação enfatiza as transformações ocorridas no século XX, relacionadas à emergência do pensamento complexo à luz da Teoria da Autopoiesis de Maturana e Varela, que está inserida em uma concepção sistêmica do conhecimento, e faz uma reflexão sobre as vicissitudes do pensamento contemporâneo, sem prescindir da tradição, principalmente, no que se refere a ética e a estética. O texto tem como referência o Currículo do Curso de Graduação em Artes Visuais da UFRGS, envolvendo a Licenciatura e o Bacharelado e se desenvolve a partir da crítica aos currículos modernistas de formação especialista colocados em paralelo à necessidade da visão generalista que se impõe no pensamento contemporâneo, através da visão inter e transdisciplinar da ciência e da arte. O eixo da pesquisa tem como base a seguinte questão: Como o pensamento contemporâneo perpassa o discurso do ensino do desenho e redefine a epistemologia nos currículos de formação superior do artista e do arte-educador?
Editorial
Authors: Pillar Analice Dutra , Rossi Maria Helena Wagner , Nunes Marília Forgearini
Published: November 2017

Editorial
Primavera: uma estação com arte
Authors: Ricardi Noguera Rita Maria
Published: November 2017

Este artigo apresenta uma reflexão sobre uma experiência de arte/educação na educação infantil. Esta experiência ocorreu em Madri, Espanha, tendo como tema a primavera, uma estação do ano que geralmente se trabalha de maneira recorrente nas escolas. As flores e a luz da estação dão muitas possibilidades, sendo importante trabalhar não só as flores de papel ou as imagens coloridas, mas com o próprio entorno que nos mostra uma riqueza maravilhosa para observar, desfrutar e comentar. Um conto é um ótimo contexto para iniciar o tema com um grupo de oito crianças de 28 a 40 meses. Pouco a pouco vamos introduzindo mais informações, mais elementos visuais e vamos abrindo novas janelas associadas ao tema. A partir do conto entramos em temas como: o baile, as flores, o jardim, os ouriços e as borboletas. Desenvolver estes temas desde a arte/educação de maneira fluida e significativa proporciona momentos mágicos com as crianças dentro e fora da aula. Para este trabalho, a professora arte/educadora que realizou a proposta com o grupo, utilizou uma metodologia em aula colocando em prática a “Abordagem Triangular para o ensino da arte”, sistematizada por Ana Mae Barbosa e a “Pedagogia Sistêmica Fenomenológica” com o enfoque de Bert Herllinger, mais os anos de experiência e intercâmbios profissionais com muitos parceiros das áreas da arte/educação e da educação infantil.
Da gaveta à ação educativa: uma experiência a refletir
Authors: Buchmann Luciano Parreira
Published: November 2017

A concepção de gavetas de Gaston Bachelard, presente em seu texto “A poética do espaço”, em que os móveis figuram como metáfora de memória e de espaço íntimo, é o ponto de partida das ações relatadas neste texto. O conceito “Gaveta” é aqui estendido aos artefatos culturais, como repositório e continente de valores sentimentais, culturais, individuais, coletivos, e aos museus, por serem eles, grandes repositórios de memória, sobretudo da guarda dos valores de uma elite. Devido ao valor hegemônico do que se expõe nos museus, o texto apresenta breve histórico do processo de surgimento das ações educativas como uma tentativa de democratizar o acesso a esses bens culturais. A memória individual e coletiva também é apresentada como categoria temática da criação artística contemporânea e como fio o condutor da produção plástica dos estudantes na disciplina Ação Educativa em Espaços Culturais (UDESC, 2016).
Expediente
Authors: GEARTE Revista
Published: November 2017

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Editorial
Authors: Pillar Analice Dutra , Hofstaetter Andrea , Rossi Maria Helena Wagner , Nunes Marília Forgearini
Published: November 2017

Editorial
Articulação entre a Abordagem Triangular e a Teoria dos Campos Conceituais: propondo diálogos entre a didática e a psicologia cognitiva
Authors: Carvalho Andressa Xavier Zinato , Carvalho Junior Gabriel Dias de
Published: November 2017

Este trabalho teórico procura realizar uma aproximação entre a Abordagem Triangular, da professora Ana Mae Barbosa, e a Teoria de Campos Conceituais, do psicólogo Gérard Vergnaud. Para tanto, elegemos como foco de nossa análise o sujeito em ação, que é o principal elo entre os dois modelos teóricos. Essa articulação pode ser feita por meio do uso do conceito de “invariante operatório” de Vergnaud, pois ele é capaz de articular as dimensões subjetiva e cultural de uma atividade. A partir daí, encaminhamos o nosso estudo do processo de conceitualização de estudantes em Artes Visuais. Esperamos que este trabalho possa servir de fundamentação teórica para a construção de sequências didáticas apoiadas na ação do sujeito e que, dessa forma, subsidiem tanto professores quanto pesquisadores em Artes Visuais.
El cuerpo joven como mito: una propuesta de antropología narrativa
Authors: Cárdenas Otto Rosales , Ramírez Stiver Machado
Published: November 2017

O artigo propõe a categoria do corpo jovem como mito através do estudo de alguns autores para estabelecer um estudo exploratório da cultura juvenil dos anos sessenta do século XX. Tem como propósito mostrar uma reflexão acerca do movimento do corpo como expressão juvenil em três dimensões. Ao tomar como base o cinema, a moda e as sonoridades, faz uma exploração da categoria corpo jovem no filme Simpatia pelo diabo de Jean Luc Godard, na minissaia e no hibridismo musical que estrutura o cruzamento de linguagens no filme West Side Story (1961) de Robert Wise. Para finalizar traz uma proposta de antropologia narrativa sobre a riqueza do estudo da cultura urbana.
Retomando – A arte possibilita ao ser humano repensar suas certezas e reinventar o seu cotidiano – a partir da ideia: Incerteza Viva
Authors: Azevedo Fernando Antônio Gonçalves de
Published: November 2017

Retomo e reabro o texto que escrevi desafiado pela instalação The Chain, do fotógrafo Chien Chi Chang, exposta na 25ª Bienal de São Paulo em 2002. Essa experiência levou-me a compreender que a arte possibilita ao ser humano repensar suas certezas e reinventar o seu cotidiano. O que se casa com a ideia de Incerteza Viva, tema da Bienal de São Paulo em 2016. Nas duas experiências tomei como referência a Abordagem Triangular, sendo que na primeira tentativa a compreendia como metodologia. Hoje, entretanto, compreendo-a como teoria de interpretação do universo das Artes e Culturas Visuais. Mudança substancial, que me obriga não apenas ao gesto de retomar e reabrir a experiência, mas, também, de dizer que a Abordagem Triangular possibilita articular dialogicamente o campo de conhecimento da Arte com a Filosofia e a Ciência, pois é uma teoria marcada pela ideia de Incerteza.
Ficha catalográfica
Authors: GEARTE Revista
Published: November 2017

Ficha catalográfica
Autobiografia
Authors: Barbosa Ana Mae Tavares Bastos
Published: November 2017

Autobiografia
Światowy rynek olejów roślinnych
Authors: Rosiak Ewa
Published: November 2017

W artykule przedstawiono zmiany jakie nastąpiły w światowej produkcji, zużyciu i handlu olejami roślinnymi w XXI wieku. Analizę zmian przeprowadzono na podstawie danych USDA, które zagregowano do średnich pięcioletnich z sezonów 2001/02-2005/06, 2006/07-2010/11 i 2011/12-2015/16. W XXI wieku światowa produkcja olejów roślinnych dynamicznie wzrasta, w następstwie rosnącego w skali globalnej popytu na żywność i energię odnawialną. Rosną też obroty handlu międzynarodowego olejami roślinnymi, ale kierunki geograficzne handlu tymi produktami nie zmieniają się istotnie. Olej sojowy utracił pozycję lidera w światowej produkcji olejów roślinnych. Aktualnie w tej produkcji dominuje olej palmowy, który charakteryzuje się bardzo wysokim stopniem koncentracji produkcji. Dlatego wszelkie zmiany u jego nielicznych, liczących się producentów i eksporterów (Malezja i Indonezja) mają istotny wpływ na rynki innych olejów. Przewidywania wskazują, że tendencje wzrostowe w światowej produkcji, zużyciu i handlu olejami roślinnymi będą kontynuowane.
Zachowania konsumentów na rynku produktów regionalnych i tradycyjnych
Authors: Grzybek Maria , Szopiński Wiesław
Published: November 2017

W opracowaniu dokonano oceny zachowań konsumentów na rynku produktów regionalnych i tradycyjnych w woj. podkarpackim. W analizie empirycznych wyników badania dotyczących 600 konsumentów z woj. podkarpackiego wykazano kategorię nabywanych produktów regionalnych i tradycyjnych, miejsca realizacji zakupów, częstotliwość i motywy zaopatrywania się w tego rodzaju artykuły spożywcze oraz zjawisko etnocentryzmu występujące wśród badanych. Na podstawie badania należy stwierdzić że w woj. podkarpackim ma miejsce dynamiczny rozwój rynku omawianych produktów w kontekście sprzyjających warunków naturalnych, dziedzictwa kulinarnego oraz przy dużym zaangażowaniu władz samorządowych. Konsumenci wykorzystują wszystkie możliwe źródła zaopatrzenia. Preferują zwłaszcza wysoką jakość, bezpieczeństwo spożycia, smak, świeżość i lokalne pochodzenie. Wykazali się także etnocentryzmem, gdyż regionalne i lokalne pochodzenie produktów ma dla nich istotne znaczenie.
Rynek warzyw w Polsce i jego powiązania międzynarodowe
Authors: Kapusta Franciszek
Published: November 2017

Celem opracowania było scharakteryzowanie: miejsca i roli roślin warzywnych w rolnictwie, zmian w ich produkcji (powierzchnia uprawy, plony, zbiory), kierunków zagospodarowania warzyw, produkcji przetworów warzywnych, obrotów handlowych z zagranicą warzywami i ich przetworami. W opracowaniu wykorzystano takie źródła informacji jak: literaturę przedmiotu badań, analizy rynkowe Instytutu Ekonomiki Rolnictwa i Gospodarki Żywnościowej, publikacje Głównego Urzędu Statystycznego - roczniki. Zgromadzone informacje zostały opracowane i zinterpretowane przy pomocy zespołu metod, a wśród nich: statystycznej i porównawczej w formie wertykalnej. Ocenę samowystarczalności dokonano wskaźnikami technicznymi i ekonomicznymi. Stwierdzono zmniejszanie powierzchni uprawy warzyw, wzrost plonów i duże wahania w wielkości zbiorów. Bilans handlowy warzywami świeżymi i przetworami jest ogólnie dodatni; w latach 2010 i 2011 ujemny. Występuje dodatnie saldo obrotów z krajami UE-12 oraz z krajami Wspólnoty Niepodległych Państw, chociaż od 2013 roku załamał się eksport do Rosji; wzrasta natomiast z tego kierunku import warzyw. Trwale ujemne saldo jest z krajami UE-15 i pozostałymi krajami.
Znaczenie wymiany bilateralnej w handlu zagranicznym produktami rolno-spożywczymi UE i USA
Authors: Pawlak Karolina
Published: November 2017

Celem artykułu było określenie znaczenia wymiany bilateralnej w handlu zagranicznym produktami rolno-spożywczymi UE i USA w latach 2001-2016 oraz wskazanie potencjalnych możliwości jej rozwoju w warunkach implementacji TTIP. W badaniach wykorzystano dane pochodzące z baz ComExt w zasobach Urzędu Statystycznego Unii Europejskiej (Eurostat) oraz Global Agricultural Trade System, pod nadzorem służb zagranicznych Departamentu Rolnictwa Stanów Zjednoczonych (FAS/USDA). Na podstawie przeprowadzonych analiz można stwierdzić, że w latach 2001-2016 UE i USA były dla siebie ważnymi partnerami handlowymi, jednak wartość bilateralnych obrotów produktami rolno-żywnościowymi pozostawała stosunkowo niewielka. W dużej mierze wynikało to z relatywnie niskiego stopnia komplementarności struktur produkcji rolniczej w tych krajach, a w rezultacie nieznacznego popytu na artykuły rolne strefy klimatu umiarkowanego w USA, które z powodzeniem, a zwykle także taniej są tam wytwarzane i które stanowią nadwyżki eksportowe tego kraju. Sposobem na zintensyfikowanie wzajemnych powiązań handlowych UE i USA może być utworzenie transatlantyckiej strefy wolnego handlu, skutkujące silnym efektem kreacji obrotów bilateralnych stron TTIP, przy jednoczesnym ograniczonym wpływie porozumienia na relacje z pozostałymi partnerami handlowymi.
Kierunki rozwoju przemysłu spożywczego w Polsce i w Hiszpanii – analiza porównawcza
Authors: Tarnowska Agnieszka
Published: November 2017

The food industry is an important economic sector in Poland and Spain, two EU countries with the most similar production and land-use potential. The aim of the article was to compare the directions and pace of development of this industry against the EU. Spain, after its accession to the Community, has developed economically and infrastructurally. In recent years, however, the effects of the global economic crisis have been strongly affected Spain economy. It also affected the food industry, which is relatively less susceptible to fluctuations in economic conditions. For Poland this is an instructive experience, because after its accession to the EU it develops in a similar way. The analysis of activity results of the Polish food industry is evidence of its rapid growth and its ability to compete with Spain in the future mainly in the dairy and feed industry.
Zanieczyszczenia środowiska a działalność proekologiczna w Polsce w 2015 roku w świetle wielowymiarowej analizy porównawczej
Authors: Kukuła Karol
Published: November 2017

Rozwój cywilizacyjny niesie z sobą postępujący proces degradacji środowiska. Aby zapobiec ewentualnie ograniczyć skutki tego procesu, podejmuje się działania proekologiczne. Celem artykułu jest ukazanie kształtowania się tych dwóch zjawisk w ujęciu regionalnym w Polsce. Obydwa zjawiska należą do kategorii złożonych, stąd w ich badaniu stosuje się narzędzia wielowymiarowej analizy porównawczej. Wzięto pod uwagę jeszcze jedno zjawisko (proste) tj. wielkość ponoszonych nakładów na środki trwałe służące środowisku. Zbudowano trzy rankingi województw ze względu na wymienione zjawiska: • stopień zanieczyszczenia środowiska, • wielkość nakładów na środki trwałe, służących środowisku, • poziom działalności proekologicznej. Otrzymane rankingi oraz porównania międzyrankingowe pozwalają sformułować wniosek, iż działania proekologiczne realizowane w Polsce nie nadążają za zanieczyszczeniami środowiska.
Analytical hierarchy process for estimating subscribers perception of brand equity dimensions on purchase decision of Nigerian mobile telecommunication services
Authors: Oyatoye Emmanuel , Adebiyi Sulaimon , Amole Bilqis
Published: November 2017

Every firm that wants to compete in providing similar services, like those provided by the Nigerian mobile telecommunication firms must take brand equity seriously. By focusing on major telecom service providers in Nigeria, this study estimates subscribers perception of brand equity. To do this, a three-stage Analytical Hierarchical Process goal, criteria and sub-criteria were developed in order to weigh both the criteria and sub-criteria. In gathering data, a cross-sectional survey design was used. The primary data were collected from subscribers of Global System of Mobile Communication in Lagos state. The collection of data was enhanced by a well-structured Analytical Hierarchy Process questionnaire. In the same vein, a pairwise comparison of subscribers judgment, as it relates to how brand equity inuences their decisions was done. This, as shown from the analyzed data, allowed customers to prioritize criteria and sub-criteria, in favour of their purchasing choice and satisfaction. Analyses of data were done. The values of the data were obtained for the consistency index and ratio, local rating and global ranks for each criteria and sub-criteria. What results, as this study demonstrates, is that the data have practical implications on marketing and organizational strategies of the mobile telecommunication industries. Important as well, the study finds that the data will positively strengthen the industries general sustainable business performance.
Graduate profile of guidance and counseling department faculty of education universitas negeri semarang
Authors: Nusantoro Eko , Kurniawan Kusnarto , Suharso Suharso
Published: November 2017

Faculty of Education Universitas Negeri Semarang, and 3) readiness alumni of Guidance and Counseling Department Education of Faculty Universitas Negeri Semarang  to compete in the  work world. The method used is a survey-descriptive. The population for this study is the alumni of Guidance and Counseling Department Faculty of Education Universitas Negeri Semarang that graduated in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 in the region of Central Java Province. The sampling used cluster random sampling techniques (cluster random sampling area). Cluster sampling technique procedures implemented by selecting a sample in Central Java Province randomly. An instrument which is used was questionnaire and interview. Quantitative data analysis techniques using descriptive statistical data and  qualitative data analysis using interviews. The results showed that 1) the competence of alumni Guidance and Counseling Department  Faculty of Education Universitas Negeri Semarang very well in accordance with the Regulation of the Minister of Education and Culture of the Indonesia Republic No. 27 of 2008 on Standards Academic Qualifications and Competencies Counselors Indonesia, 2) the suitability of the field work with the field of graduate studies Study Guidance and Counseling Department  Faculty of Education Universitas Negeri Semarang is very appropriate, and 3) the alumni are very ready to compete with the alumni Guidance and Counseling Department from other universities.
Holding the Line
Authors: John Rachel St.
Published: November 2017

This chapter explores both the alternate versions of spatial organization and power that persisted and evolved in the borderlands and how the nation-states managed to suppress them in the first four decades of the border's existence. In order to establish military authority and make the boundary line a meaningful marker of territorial sovereignty, the Mexican and U.S. militaries had to defeat two very different threats—the first from filibusters from outside the region and the second from Apache people who had long lived in the borderlands. While both of these struggles revealed how far the United States and Mexico still had to go before they could claim to fully control the borderlands, they also provided evidence of the subtle ways in which the boundary line had already begun to change the landscape of power in the region.