bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Review of Computer Crime
Authors: Crown DA
Published: July 2015

The questioned document examiner as well as the rest of the citizenry have been thrust into the computer age—whether we like it or not. As consumers, we are on the receiving end of the computer. The machine juggles payrolls, adjusts charge accounts, makes reservations, and performs other essential services for us. When the periodic snafus occur, hopefully we catch them and then find a way to correct the error. Document examiners, however, are now being asked to examine materials involved in civil and criminal matters involving computers and computer-generated documents.
A Review of Forensische Histologie
Authors: Perper JA
Published: July 2015

Most medicolegal treatises concentrate on the macroscopic aspects of the forensic autopsy and do not accord sufficient importance to histological patterns of injuries. Books on forensic histology are rather sparse and, for this reason, any new addition is welcome in the library of the forensic pathologist.
A Review of Scott's Fingerprint Mechanics
Authors: Hazen RJ
Published: July 2015

Excellent textbooks on the fingerprint profession are extremely rare. This text must be included in that group. It examines all phases of latent print development and crime scene procedures and provides the reader with keen data on the equipment necessary for these methods. This reviewer is impressed with the detailed but easily understood explanations given to each facet of fingerprinting discussed. The structure of the book indicates that substantial consideration was given to the arrangement of the subject matter. Illustrations are both current and lucid.
A Review of Applied Police and Fire Photography
Authors: Besant-Matthews PE
Published: July 2015

The author, in his Introduction, makes the valid point that both law enforcement and fire personnel rely heavily on photography as a tool in the compilation of evidence and points out that photographs are more likely to be useful if taken by “someone reasonably knowledgeable in photography.” These statements are a good indication of the approach taken by the author in his attempt to pass on some of his extensive knowledge to his readers to help them become better photographers of evidence.
The emerging role of the androgen receptor in bladder cancer
Authors: Lombard Alan P , Mudryj Maria
Published: July 2015

Men are three to four times more likely to get bladder cancer than women. The gender disparity characterizing bladder cancer diagnoses has been investigated. One hypothesis is that androgen receptor (AR) signaling is involved in the etiology and progression of this disease. Although bladder cancer is not typically described as an endocrine-related malignancy, it has become increasingly clear that AR signaling plays a role in bladder tumors. This review summarizes current findings regarding the role of the AR in bladder cancer. We discuss work demonstrating AR expression in bladder cancer and its role in promoting formation and progression of tumors. Additionally, we discuss the therapeutic potential of targeting the AR in this disease.
Medication Discrepancies at Pediatric Hospital Discharge
Authors: Gattari Theresa B. , Krieger Lauren N. , Hu Hsou Mei , Mychaliska Kerry P.
Published: July 2015

BACKGROUND:

The pediatric hospital discharge process presents significant challenges, and medication discrepancies remain an unsolved problem. The purpose of this study was to determine the discrepancy rates at the time of discharge when multiple sources of medication documentation exist, and to characterize the medication discrepancies into error type, medication category, and discharge summary authorship.

METHODS:

A prospective study was performed on pediatric patients admitted to a general inpatient floor for >24 hours. After discharge, medication lists were obtained from the patients’ parent/guardian, discharge summary, and Patient Summary List, a medication list that is part of the electronic medical record. These 3 medication lists were then compared with the pharmacy record to identify discrepancies, defined as any difference in medication name, dose, route, or frequency. Medication discrepancies were analyzed in terms of error type (dosage or addition/omission), category of medication, and final signers of the discharge summary.

RESULTS:

Sixty-nine patient charts were analyzed, and 8% of medications contained a documentation discrepancy between sources. Overall, 26% (18 of 69) of the charts contained ≥1 discrepant medication; the Patient Summary List had the highest rate of discrepancy at 29%. Allergy (27%) and seizure medications (25%) were the categories with the highest rates of discrepancy. Addition/omission errors were much more common than dosage errors.

CONCLUSIONS:

Medication discrepancies exist in inpatient documentation at the time of pediatric hospital discharge when multiple sources of documentation exist.
Hospitalization for Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children: Effect of an Asthma Codiagnosis
Authors: Wilson Karen M. , Torok Michelle R. , Localio Russell , McLeod Lisa , Srivastava Rajendu , Luan Xianqun , Mohamad Zeinab , Shah Samir S. ,   for the Pediatric Research in Inpatient Settings (PRIS) Network
Published: July 2015

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common and expensive cause of hospitalization among US children, many of whom receive a codiagnosis of acute asthma. The objective of this study was to describe demographic characteristics, cost, length of stay (LOS), and adherence to clinical guidelines among these groups and to compare health care utilization and guideline adherence between them.

METHODS:

This was a multicenter retrospective cohort study using data from the Pediatric Health Information System. Children aged 2 to 18 who were hospitalized with uncomplicated CAP from July 1, 2007, to June 30, 2012 were included. Demographics, LOS, total standardized cost, and clinical guideline adherence were compared between patients with CAP only and CAP plus acute asthma.

RESULTS:

Among the 25 124 admissions, 57% were diagnosed with CAP only; 43% had a codiagnosis of acute asthma. The geometric mean for standardized cost was $4830; for LOS, it was 2.01 days. Eighty-four percent of patients had chest radiographs; CAP+acute asthma patients were less likely to have a blood culture performed (36% vs 62%, respectively) and more likely not to have a complete blood count performed (49% vs 27%, respectively). Greater guideline adherence was associated with higher cost at the patient-level but lower average cost per hospitalization at the hospital level. CAP+acute asthma patients had higher relative costs (11.8%) and LOS (5.6%) within hospitals and had more cost variation across hospitals, compared with patients with CAP only.

CONCLUSIONS:

A codiagnosis of acute asthma is common for children with CAP. This could be from misdiagnosis or co-occurrence. Diagnostic and/or management variability appears to be greater in patients with CAP+asthma, which may increase resource utilization and LOS for these patients.
ORCHID BEES (APIDAE: EUGLOSSINI) IN A FOREST FRAGMENT IN THE ECOTONE CERRADO-AMAZONIAN FOREST, BRAZIL
Authors: OLIVEIRA-JUNIOR José Max Barbosa , ALMEIDA Sara Miranda , RODRIGUES Lucirene , SILVÉRIO JÚNIOR Ailton Jacinto , ANJOS-SILVA Evandson José
Published: July 2015

This paper presents information about the species richness and abundance of orchid bees in the transitional area between the Cerrado and the Amazon Forest in the Xingu river basin. The males were collected in a forest fragment in the municipality of Ribeirão Cascalheira, northeast Mato Grosso state, Brazil, between 1 and 5 November 2011. Benzyl benzoate, 1.8 cineole, eugenol and vanillin were used as baits, to attract the bees using insect nets and methyl salicylate was used only in the bottle traps. A total of 168 males belonged to four of five Euglossini genera distributed among 16 species were recorded. The greatest species richness was registered in the genus Euglossa, however Eulaema nigrita, was the most abundant Euglossine species in the community. The species richness varied between the edge and the first point within the fragment. The males were more active between 10:00 and 11:00 h, and the 1.8 cineole was the most attractive substance. The fragment studied contained representative species richness of orchid bees in a region of widespread environmental heterogeneity, which is still largely unknown as regards its pollinators and deserves attention for the compilation of new inventories.

Abejas de orquídeas (Apidae: Euglossini) en un fragmento de bosque en el ecotono Cerrado-Selva Amazónica, Brasil

En este trabajo se presenta información sobre la riqueza de especies y abundancia de Euglossini en la zona de transición entre el Cerrado y la selva amazónica, en la cuenca del río Xingu. Las muestras se recogieron en un fragmento de bosque en el municipio de Ribeirão Cascalheira, nordeste de Mato Grosso, Brasil, entre el 1 y 5 de noviembre de 2011. Las sustancias puras de benzoato de bencilo, 1,8 cineol, eugenol y la vainillina fueron utilizadas como cebos para atraer los machos usando red de insectos aunque el salicilato de metilo se utilizó en trampas pasivas. Un total de 168 machos pertenecientes a cuatro géneros fueron registrados, distribuidos en 16 especies. La mayor riqueza de especies se registró en el género Euglossa, aunque Eulaema nigrita fue la especie más abundante en la comunidad. La riqueza de especies varió entre el borde y el primer punto dentro del fragmento. Los machos de abejas de orquídeas eran más activos entre 10:00-11:00 h, y el 1.8 cineol fue la sustancia pura más atractiva. El fragmento estudiado contenía un alto grado de riqueza de especies de abejas de orquídeas en una región de heterogeneidad ambiental extensa, que sigue siendo en gran parte desconocido con relación a su fauna de insectos polinizadores y merece la atención para la elaboración de nuevos inventarios.
REGISTROS NUEVOS DE ESPECIES DE Lutzomyia (DIPTERA: PSYCHODIDAE) EN EL DEPARTAMENTO DE CESAR, COLOMBIA
Authors: ESTRADA Luis Gregorio , APONTE Odethe Alejandra , BEJARANO Eduar Elias
Published: July 2015

El estudio de los insectos asociados a la epidemiología de la leishmaniasis, en la Costa Caribe colombiana, se ha concentrado en los departamentos de Sucre y Córdoba, por consiguiente existe un escaso conocimiento de la fauna de flebotomíneos del resto de la región. En la presente nota se presentan cuatro nuevos registros de Lutzomyia spp., para el departamento de Cesar. Los insectos fueron colectados con dos trampas de luz tipo CDC, equipadas con LED de color azul, en el Balneario Hurtado de la ciudad de Valledupar, Cesar. Se recolectaron en total 50 flebotomíneos, los cuales estuvieron representados por las especies Lutzomyia cayennensis cayennensis (38 %), L. evansi (28 %), L. trinidadensis (14 %), L. venezuelensis (10 %), L. micropyga (6 %) y L. rangeliana (2 %). Como primeros registros para el departamento sobresalen L. evansi, L. venezuelensis, L. micropyga y L. rangeliana, con lo que se eleva a ocho el número de especies reportadas hasta la fecha en el Cesar. Entre los nuevos registros se destaca el hallazgo de L. evansi, reconocido vector de Leishmania spp. en la Costa Caribe de Colombia. 

New Records of Species of Lutzomyia (Diptera: Psychodidae) From the Department of Cesar, Colombia

Studies of the insects associated with the epidemiological cycle of leishmaniasis on the Caribbean coast of Colombia have been focused on the departments of Sucre and Córdoba. The phlebotomine sand fly fauna of the rest of the Caribbean region remains little known. In the present study four species of the genus Lutzomyia are reported from the department of Cesar for the first time. Sand flies were sampled using two CDC light traps with blue color LEDs at Balneario Hurtado, a tourist area in the city of Valledupar. A total of 50 phlebotomine sand flies were collected, of which the species Lutzomyia cayennensis cayennensis (38 % of the sample) and L. trinidadensis (14 %) were already known from the departament. Specimens of L. evansi (28 %), L. venezuelensis (10 %), L. micropyga (6 %) and L. rangeliana (2 %) represent the first records of these species for Cesar, raising the number of known occurrences from the department to eight species. Noteworthy among the new records is the sandfly L. evansi, recognized vector de Leishmania spp. in the Colombian Caribbean coast.

 
Responsabilidade Moral Razoável
Authors: Silveira Denis Coitinho
Published: July 2015

O principal objetivo desse artigo é responder a questão sobre o que constitui a responsabilidade moral. Tentaremos demonstrar que a responsabilidade moral tem duas características centrais, a saber, exigências internalistas e autoridade social. Para tal propósito, faremos uso de estratégias compatibilistas. O próximo passo será tentar descrever a concepção de responsabilidade substancial de Thomas Scanlon e, no final desse artigo, estipularemos um argumento sobre um tipo de responsabilidade moral razoável que pode estar contida na teoria da justiça como equidade de John Rawls.
KONZEN, Paulo Roberto. O conceito de liberdade de imprensa ou de liberdade de comunicação pública na filosofia do direito de G. W. F. Hegel. Porto Alegre: Editora Fi, 2013. 462 p.
Authors: Sisto Horácio
Published: July 2015

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Study of Non-Aqueous Passivation on GaSb (100) Surfaces
Authors: Liu Z.Y. , Kuech T.F. , Saulys D.A.
Published: July 2015

Due to the high chemical reactivity of GaSb surfaces, many commonly used aqueous sulfide passivation techniques lead to the growth of surface oxides that degrade device performance. We have developed a non-aqueous passivation regime consisting of Na2S/benzene/15-crown-5/oxidant. The use of a non-polar, aprotic organic medium required the addition of a specific chelating agent, i.e. a 15-crown-5 ether, to solubilize sodium sulfide, and organic oxidizing agents, such as anthraquinone and benzophenone, to act as electron acceptors. The surface optical and chemical properties of GaSb surfaces after aqueous and non-aqueous sulfide treatments were compared. Non-aqueous passivation resulted in higher PL intensity, lower oxide content, and a less amount of elemental Sb than aqueous passivation.
Private Speech as Social Action
Authors: Hauser Eric
Published: July 2015

An important theoretical construct within the Vygotskian sociocultural approach to second language learning is private speech. Within a conversation-analytic framework, an agnostic stance is taken in this paper toward the possible intrapsychological function(s) of private speech in order to (1) illustrate how private speech can be identified within the details of talk-in-interaction and (2) how private speech can be understood as social action. It is argued that attention to the details of how private speech is produced is important in order to show how private speech has been identified as such; that viewing private speech as social action allows for a more emic perspective; and that, at least within interaction, private speech is social not just in origin, but each time that it is produced.
Efeitos simbólicos capitalizados pelos enfermeiros do Instituto Nacional de Câncer no Brasil (1980 – 1990)
Authors: Souza Maria Cristina Freres de , Martins Gizele da Conceição Soares , Peres Maria Angélica de Almeida , Fortes Fabíola Lisboa da Silveira , Almeida Filho Antonio José de
Published: July 2015

RESUMO Objetivo: descrever as estratégias dos enfermeiros do Instituto Nacional de Câncer para divulgação do seu capital científico e discutir os efeitos simbólicos capitalizados no campo da oncologia na década de 1980. Método: estudo histórico-social, cujas fontes primárias constituíram-se de documentos escritos e depoimentos orais e, as secundárias, de artigos e livros sobre o tema, fundamentado com os conceitos de capital científico e habitus do sociólogo francês Pierre Bourdieu. Resultados: evidenciou-se a efetiva atuação do enfermeiro desse Instituto nas políticas de prevenção e controle do câncer e das estratégias utilizadas no ensino de enfermagem em oncologia no curso de graduação. Concluiu-se que a Enfermagem destacou-se, nesse contexto, através da difusão do seu capital científico, como participante da construção de um campo científico da Enfermagem oncológica no Brasil, com destaque à ocupação de alguns espaços sociais importantes.
Reconstruction of Blackfriars railway bridge, London, UK
Authors: Baecke Elspeth
Published: July 2015

Blackfriars in the City of London, UK, is steeped in history and has undergone massive changes since the arrival of the railway in 1864. This made access to the city available to the masses, and demand has grown ever since. This paper charts the changes to the railway hub, focusing on the bridges that were built to cross the Thames and the recently completed project to upgrade Blackfriars railway bridge, as well as the mainline and underground stations. The bridge has been strengthened, partially reconstructed and renovated to cope with the demands of the twenty-first century, but remains founded on the original 1886 substructure and supported on the original wrought-iron arches. It now carries the first station to span the river, with entrances on both south and north banks. The paper describes some of the technical challenges encountered during the project and how a collaborative approach between the engineers of Network Rail, its contractors and designers resulted in an impressive feat of engineering.
Planning under new extremes: resilience and the most vulnerable
Authors: Gallagher Daniel , Cruickshank Heather
Published: July 2015

Climate change is leading to more frequent and intense extreme weather events, putting years of progress in developing countries at risk. The emerging discourse at the international policy level calls for a ‘resilience-based’ response to climate adaptation and infrastructure planning. This paper reviews the relevance of resilience theory in the context of infrastructure in developing countries and finds that ‘resilience thinking’ offers a way to improve engineers’ understanding of the adaptation needs of vulnerable communities. The paper develops a conceptual framework based on resilience thinking, and applies it to the case of a vulnerable coastal community in Honduras where primary fieldwork was undertaken to assess infrastructure planning. The analysis exposes the unintended consequences of traditional planning that exacerbates climate vulnerability and adversely impacts the long-term preparedness of vulnerable communities. Civil engineering scholars and practitioners concerned with sustainable development in developing countries may gain a superior understanding of climate adaptation by integrating resilience thinking into infrastructure planning.
Matching a community assessment tool to the requirements of practice
Authors: AlWaer Husam , Kirk R. David
Published: July 2015

Over the last two decades, performance-based metrics have been applied in master planning as a means to estimate the impacts of large-scale development on the local and global environment. Community sustainability assessment has developed to provide a practical method for assessing the performance of a spatial master plan against an array of sustainability indicators. This paper considers the adequacy of such a tool to provide reliable information when and as required for decision-making in the planning process. It reviews Breeam (building research establishment environmental assessment method) Communities 2012 specifically examining whether this tool provides an analysis which is strategic, comprehensive and integrated. Breeam 2012 is found to be adequately comprehensive in the current operational context of the British planning system. The sustainability assessment model can usefully inform decision-making at the strategic ‘stage gates’ of master planning. However, the analytical methodology of the assessment model is inherently fractional. This complicates how a ‘balanced’ evaluation of the relative importance of sustainability issues is reached and agreed. It is suggested that a project culture of trans-disciplinary dialogue and explorative learning is required to promote the understanding and use of sustainability assessment practice in master planning.
Identification of First-Price Auctions With Biased Beliefs
Authors: Grundl Serafin J. , Zhu Yu
Published: July 2015

This paper exploits variation in the number of bidders to separately identify the valuation distribution and the bidders&#x27; belief about the valuation distribution in first-price auctions with independent private values. By exploiting variation in auction volume, the result is extended to environments with risk averse bidders. In an illustrative application we fail to reject the null hypothesis of correct beliefs.
Effectiveness of economic incentives on clients' participation in health and safety programmes
Authors: Musonda I , Pretorius J
Published: July 2015

The use of economic incentives to improve health and safety (H&S) performance in the construction industry in general has been investigated by various scholars. However, few studies have looked at the impact of economic incentives on construction clients, especially in the developing world. This paper reports findings on the feasibility of incentives to influence construction clients to perform on H&S. The investigation was conducted using a Delphi technique to determine the impact significance of economic incentives or disincentives on construction clients' H&S performance. A panel of experts in construction H&S was assembled from most regions of the world. A three-round iterative Delphi study aimed at establishing consensus from the expert panel was then conducted. The study found that economic factors have critical impact significance on clients' H&S performance, and that clients were 'very likely' to implement various H&S elements as a result of the economic incentives and or disincentives. There is little research on the use of incentives to influence construction clients' H&S performance and the effectiveness of such incentives. This gap in literature, and the need for improvement in construction H&S performance, motivated the current study. Therefore it was necessary to investigate specifically the extent to which economic incentives could be used to influence construction clients to become involved in H&S programmes. Economic incentives are considered to be a proactive way of improving H&S performance among other key parties, such as employees in the construction industry. The paper reports on the findings from an analysis of the impact significance of economic incentives on clients. It underscores the point that economic incentives or disincentives for construction clients are necessary to encourage them to actively participate in H&S programmes, hence resulting in performance improvement.
Накануне схода лавины. Высшее образование и грядущая революция (пер. с англ. Н. Микшиной)
Authors: Donnelly Katelyn , Rizvi Saad , Barber Michael
Published: July 2015

Барбер Майкл (Michael Barber) — профессор, главный советник министра образования Великобритании по школьным стандартам (1997–2001), руководитель глобальной исследовательской программы Pearson в области образовательной политики и влияния продуктов и услуг компании на результаты обучения (Лондон). Эл. адрес: krdonnelly @pearson.com Адрес: Institute for Public Policy Research, 4th Floor, 14 Buckingham Street, London WC2N 6DF, UK.Доннелли Кейтлин (KatelynDonnelly) — исполнительный директор компании Pearson, глава фонда «Образование по средствам» (Лондон). Эл. адрес: krdonnelly @pearson.com Адрес: Institute for Public Policy Research, 4th Floor, 14 Buckingham Street, London WC2N 6DF, UK.Ризви Саад (Saad Rizvi) — Ph.D. по экономике и международным отношениям, исполнительный директор по вопросам эффективности компании Pearson (Лондон). Эл. адрес: krdonnelly @pearson.com Адрес: Institute for Public Policy Research, 4th Floor, 14 Buckingham Street, London WC2N 6DF, UK.В контексте бурного развития технологий и процесса глобализации, уже затронувших многие секторы мировой экономики, рассматриваются перспективы системы высшего образования. Продемонстрированы возможности, открывающиеся университетам в случае проведения ими радикальных преобразований в своих ключевых институциях, проанализированы риски, которые могут возникнуть при неосуществлении таких изменений в условиях встающих перед ними вызовов XXI в.Характеризуются модель классического университета XX в. и его функции. Рассматриваются факторы, способные коренным образом изменить парадигму классического высшего учебного заведения. Подчеркивается необходимость пересмотра университетами существующей бизнес-модели и принципа подготовки студентов. В связи с процессом маркетизации, выраженной превращением студента в потребителя, диктующего условия, и возникновением множества альтернативных университетам возможностей для талантливых студентов, отмечается возникновение потребности четкого определения университетами своего предложения, отличающего их от конкурентов, и целевой аудитории среди потенциальных студенческих групп.Описываются модели университета будущего, основанные на разделении функций существующих учебных заведений и объединении их в новых вариантах; выявляются их преимущества относительно существующей модели классического университета.Предполагается, что широкие перспективы, которые открывает высшему образованию XXI в., достижимы только в том случае, если все участники системы, от учащихся до правительства, подхватят инициативу коренных преобразований в соответствии с встающими перед ними вызовами. Ставятся наиболее важные для реализации эффективной перестройки высшего образования вопросы для каждого участника образовательной системы.
Когнитивные способности и дискриминация на рынке труда: комментарий к статье М. Холла и Дж. Фаркаса «Когнитивные навыки и установочные/поведенческие характеристики в подростковом возрасте и уровень заработной платы»
Authors: Abramov Roman
Published: July 2015

Абрамов Роман Николаевич — кандидат социологических наук, доцент кафедры анализа социальных институтов НИУ ВШЭ. Эл. адрес: socioportal@yandex.ru Показана актуальность проведенного американскими социологами М. Холлом и Дж. Фаркасом исследования, обозначены возможности для дальнейшего изучения рассматриваемой ими темы.Даны характеристики лонгитюдных исследований в целом и панельного метода в частности. Описано Национальное лонгитюдное исследование молодежи (National Longitudinal Survey of Youth), на основании анализа данных которого выстроено исследование американских социологов. Обзор точек зрения на рассматриваемую проблему дополняется отсутствующими в работе М. Холла и Дж. Фаркаса концепциями таких исследователей, как Б. Бернстайн, П. Бурдье и Дж. Коулман.В ходе рассмотрения выводов М. Холла и Дж. Фаркаса относительно принципов найма и оценки кандидатов на должность, представляющих различные расовые и этнические группы, привлекаются работы других исследователей, обозначается сходство некоторых положений, выявляется принципиальное отличие заключений М. Холла и Дж. Фаркаса о факторах, влияющих на карьеру работника. Проводится аналогия происходящих в США и в России трансформаций ожиданий работодателей.При анализе практических рекомендаций М. Холла и Дж. Фаркаса по снижению дискриминации по этническому признаку на рынке труда (сокращение различий между цветными и белыми учащимися на уровне когнитивных способностей и установочных/поведенческих характеристик и разработка коррекционных программ, связанных с образованием и профессиональной ориентацией) подчеркивается безусловный потенциал влияния предлагаемых мер на ситуацию расовой дискриминации, при этом акцентируется внимание на их недостаточности для устранения культурных факторов стереотипного восприятия представителей различных этнических и расовых групп, глубоко укорененных в массовом сознании. Отмечается перспективность исследования данной проблематики в России.
Transmuted Modified Inverse Rayleigh Distribution
Authors: Khan Muhammad Shuaib , King Robert
Published: July 2015

We introduce the transmuted modified Inverse Rayleighdistribution by using quadratic rank transmutation map (QRTM), whichextends the modified Inverse Rayleigh distribution. A comprehensiveaccount of the mathematical properties of the transmuted modified InverseRayleigh distribution are discussed. We derive the quantile, moments,moment generating function, entropy, mean deviation, Bonferroni andLorenz curves, order statistics and maximum likelihood estimation Theusefulness of the new model is illustrated using real lifetime data.
A New Class of Generalized Modified Weibull Distribution with Applications
Authors: Oluyede Broderick , Huang Shujiao , Yang Tiantian
Published: July 2015

A new five parameter gamma-generalized modified Weibull (GGMW) distribution which includes exponential, Rayleigh, modified Weibull, Weibull, gamma-modified Weibull, gamma-modified Rayleigh, gamma-modified exponential, gamma-Weibull, gamma-Rayleigh, and gamma-exponential distributions as special cases is proposed and studied. Some mathematical properties of the new class of distributions including moments, distribution of the order statistics, and Renyi entropy are presented. Maximum likelihood estimation technique is used to estimate the model parameters and applications to a real datasets to illustrates the usefulness of the proposed class of models are presented.
EMG frequency spectral characteristics of inspiratory accessory muscles during the shoulder lifting motion in throwing athletes
Authors: Hartz Charlini Simoni , Pires Paulo Fernandes , Moreno Marlene Aparecida , Bigaton Delaine Rodrigues
Published: July 2015

Background: Dysfunctions related to the shoulder joint are very common in throwing athletes, due to the overhead generated inrepetitive movements with your arms above your head. In addition, in handball, the movements are of high intensity, which generatesa large metabolic demand and high ventilatory demands. Studies show that highest work of the respiratory muscles, coupled withhigh mechanical requirement in the upper limbs, generates a dual requirement under the inspiratory muscles in these athletes,leading to limitations related to muscle fatigue. Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the EMG frequency spectralcharacteristics (fatigue index) to accessory muscles of inspiration, through the induction of shoulder elevation movement in handballathletes. Method/Design: The sample consisted of 25 male athletes with an average age of 20 years. Fatigue index was measured bysurface electromyography (mean and median frequency - Hz), in which the volunteers performed isometric movement of elevationof the shoulders, and after collection, the data were processed off-line on Matlab R2014a software. For statistical analysis used theShapiro-Wilk test to test the normality of the data, followed by the comparison of data through the Student t test for independent samples.Significant difference was considered for p value <0.05. Results: The results showed a significant difference between the mean andmedian frequency values for the sternocleidomastoid muscle right compared to the left sternocleidomastoid muscle. Conclusions: Weconclude that during isometric movement of shoulder elevation, there was asymmetry in the frequency spectral characteristics of onlyone accessory muscles of inspiration, presenting asymmetry, and greater fatigue in the sternocleidomastoid muscle dominant side inrelation to the non-dominant side.
A arte e o mercado: uma problematização teórico-literária em Adorno e Mário de Sá-Carneiro
Authors: Chiaretto Marcelo
Published: July 2015

Este trabalho pretende analisar determinados aspectos
inseridos na relação entre arte e mercado levando-se em
consideração as concepções do filósofo Adorno e do escritor
Mário de Sá-Carneiro.

Ce travail essaye d’analyser quelques propositions sur le raport
entre l’art et le marché en consideránt les conceptions du
philosophe Adorno et de l’écrivain Mário de Sá-Carneiro.
Uma assinatura de Eça: a retórica da visualidade em A Relíquia
Authors: Pereira Pedro Schachtt
Published: July 2015

Neste artigo pretendo levar a cabo uma releitura de A Relíquia
de Eça de Queiroz (bem como de algum do discurso crítico
que em Portugal tem surgido sobre a mesma obra) através de
uma problematização daquilo a que chamo a retórica da
visualidade. A crítica tem sido especialmente desatenta em
relação a motivos estético-literários derivados da esfera da
visualidade, introduzidos por Eça de Queiroz com uma
veemência que me leva crer ser em tudo menos acidental.
Tendo referido três desses motivos, o voyerismo, a visão onírica
e a visão alegórica, o meu artigo centra-se todavia apenas
neste último, por me parecer encerrar um maior grau de
complexidade, relativa às ideias da narrativa, à relação dessas
ideias com a estrutura do texto, mas também ao nível mais amplo do projecto estético-ideológico do escritor no Portugal de oitocentos e até o da cultura portuguesa em geral. Este motivo da visão alegórica cruza-se com o topos clássico do deserdado, mas também, e isto parece-me de particular importancia, com a linguagem da filosofia, que na narrativa de Eça surge como que num quiasmo, ou numa “coincidentia oppositorum”: Eça pretende, através da paródia da filosofia, manter-se a salvo da tentação de fazer filosofia. Mas, como sabemos pelo menos desde Aristófanes, a paródia da filosofia é sempre e ainda a mesma filosofia mais a sombra da sua culpa. Ainda aqui, é ainda de uma certa visão ou ausência dela que falamos, ainda que, por uma questão de espaço, não seja possível desenvolver a análise ao ponto que este assuntos certamente merecem. Este artigo insere-se num projecto mais vasto de releitura de um corpus de textos de Eça de Queiroz, do qual fazem parte, para além do texto mencionado, o conto “José Matias” e o livro Lendas de Santos.

In this article I intend to carry out a new reading of Eça de
Queiroz’s A Relíquia (and of some of the critical discourse
that has been produced in Portugal on this novel) through an
analysis of what I call the rhetoric of visuality. I have selected
three distinct motifs of visuality at play in the novel, although
I center my analysis on what I think is the most complex of
them: the “allegorical vision.” I think this motif both conceals
and conveys what the author had in mind as far as aesthetic
ideology and political ideals, as well as his vision of nineteenthcentury
Portugal and Portuguese culture in general. The motif
of allegorical vision should be read in conjunction with the
classical topos of the disowned, but also with “between the
lines” assumptions about philosophical discourse and
representation. This paper is part of a vaster project on a
corpus of Eça de Queiroz’s texts which includes, in addition
to the aforementioned novel, the short story “José Matias” and
the book Lendas de Santos.
Monteiro Lobato e os modernistas: a "VanguardaEstética" e a "Vanguarda Política" no modernismo brasileiro
Authors: Diniz Dilma Castelo Branco
Published: July 2015

Ao fazer uma comparação entre dois poemas homônimos de
Mário de Andrade e um conto de Monteiro Lobato, tenta-se
aclarar as posições de vanguarda assumidas pelos modernistas
e pelo autor de Urupês, um pouco antes da Semana de Arte
Moderna de 1922.

En faisant une comparaison entre deux poèmes homonymes
de Mário de Andrade et une nouvelle de Monteiro Lobato, on
essaie d’éclairer les positions d’avant-garde prises par les
modernistes et par l’auteur d’Urupês, peu temps avant la
Semaine d’Art Moderne de 1922.
Vôos migratórios: Palavras em pássaro, de João Gilberto Noll
Authors: Scarpelli Marli De Oliveira Fantini
Published: July 2015

Afinado com a contemporaneidade, João Gilberto Noll
promove a interlocução do código verbal com outros sistemas
semióticos no conto “O cego e a dançarina” (1984). O revôo
do pássaro, imagem recorrente de errância, tenta, inutilmente,
cobrir espaços que, refratários a limites e fronteiras, migram
continuamente, condenando à dissolvência o sujeito da
enunciação e os fatos encenados. Consciente da precariedade
da voz narrativa e dos limites do código verbal, o narrador
incorpora ao texto recursos sonoros e fílmicos, com cujo
concurso, este (meta)conto conta para não se volatizar do
cenário ficcional contemporâneo.

João Gilberto Noll, écrivain représentatif de la littérature
brasilienne contemporaine, mêle le code verbal et d’autres
systèmes sémiologiques dans son conte“O cego e a
dançarina”. Le vol d’un oiseau, espèce de leit-motif y apparaît
pour mettre en valeur les limites du narrateur et du langage
littéraire, questions importantes qui les incrivent (le narrateur
et la narrative) dans le panorame de la littérature d’aujourd’hui.

 
Telas, Janelas & Vitrines: o espetáculo e o voyeurismo em Stella Manhattan
Authors: Chamberlain Bobby J.
Published: July 2015

Este artigo pretende analisar o papel do espetáculo e do
voyeurismo em Stella Manhattan de Silviano Santiago.

This paper presents an analysis of the importance of shows
and voyeurism in Silviano Santiago’s Stella Manhattan.
Identidades problemáticas: configurações do homoerotismo masculino em narrativas portuguesas e brasileiras (1881-1959)
Authors: Barcellos José Carlos
Published: July 2015

O objetivo deste texto é investigar as diferentes configurações
que o homoerotismo masculino assumiu nas literaturas
brasileira e portuguesa no período anterior à Revolução Sexual
dos anos 60.

This paper intends to investigate the various configurations
taken by male homoeroticism in Brazilian and Portuguese
literatures prior to the Sexual Revolution of the 60’s.
Issues in Countries of the Former Soviet Union as the Driving Force for Female Migration to Turkey
Authors: Koshulko Oksana , Onkal Guncel
Published: July 2015

The article presents the results and conclusions of a postdoctoral research project entitled “The migration of women from former Soviet Union countries to Turkey: differences, similarities, and outcomes” that has been conducted in Turkey among women from countries of the former Soviet Union with the aim of exploring the issues in these countries as the driving force for female migration to Turkey and also the causes, problems, difficulties, opportunities, prospects, achievements and outcomes of female migrants in the host country. The basis of this scientific project was semi-structured interviews and focus groups among women from former Soviet Union countries in Turkey.
Application of Barthes’ “Death of the Author” to Qur'an: Possible or Impossible?
Authors: Khaghaninejad Mohammad Saber
Published: July 2015

Qur'an as the sacred book of Muslims has been subjected to different types of interpretations from the beginning of its revelations, approximately from 1400 years ago. All the Islamic theology scholars, even unmuslims, tried to make a contribution as the best of their abilities to its understanding. By the advent of new post-structuralist approaches of textual analysis techniques in West, the possibility of interpreting this holy book has obsessed the modern textual analysts all over the world. This article tried to investigate the possibility of Barthes’ “Death of the Author” as one of the most controversial theories of modern text analysis. Considering the fact that, the author of Qur'an has not been a human to compose the text based on the dominant social, cultural and economical context of that time, the application of Barthes’ “Death of the Author” to the Qur'anic interpretation seems to be logically impossible. Furthermore, as the Qur'anic verses are classified into two categories of “Mohkamaat” and “Motashabehaat” based on Quran itself, this theory of text analysis can be utmost be applied to the latter in order to offer a better comprehension of the “Mohkamaat” as there are various interpretations of these “ayahs” in Islamic literature.
Índice de geodiversidade do município de Araripina – PE, Brasil
Authors: Arruda Karlla Emmanuelle Cunha , Barreto Alcina Magnólia Franca
Published: July 2015

O município de Araripina, localizado no oeste do estado de Pernambuco, caracteriza-se pela sua geodiversidade, em especial sob os aspectos de recursos minerais, paleontológicos e geomorfológicos. Este trabalho apresenta a representação da geodiversidade do município através da inventariação dos elementos: geologia, paleontologia, geomorfologia, recursos hídricos, solos, e recursos minerais. Foi estabelecido um Índice de Geodiversidade (IG) a partir da soma dos valores dos elementos abióticos individualmente quantificados. Esses valores foram classificados em muito baixo, baixo, médio, alto, e muito alto. A partir dos resultados foi possível constatar que: o valor muito baixo apareceu nas áreas planas, no topo da chapada e na Depressão Sertaneja; o valor baixo se estabeleceu nas áreas onde há ruptura de declive e variação estratigráfica; os valores médios estão nas áreas de encosta da chapada; o valor alto se destaca por uma maior variação litológica e presença de drenagens; e os valores muito altos concentram-se onde está grande parte dos sítios fossilíferos, e maior diversidade litológica e geomorfológica. O mapa do IG proporcionou fácil visualização das áreas de maior interesse da geodiversidade, de forma acessível mesmo para gestores e pessoas que não têm familiaridade com as geociências. Assim, este trabalho representa uma ferramenta de auxílio ao planejamento territorial, educação ambiental e para o uso sustentável dos recursos naturais, beneficiando o desenvolvimento econômico e social do município.
Estudo comparativo do fenômeno da erosão marinha e seus impactos na Praia de Boa Viagem, Recife - PE
Authors: Oliveira Taiana Regina S. de , Correia Kenia Valença , Arruda Gerlânia Brasiliana de , Melo Maria Cristina da Silva Sales de , Barcellos Roberto Lima
Published: July 2015

Este estudo tem como propósito analisar a evolução temporal da linha de costa na Praia de Boa Viagem, Recife-PE, por meio da investigação bibliográfica, levantamento e monitoramento de dados, permitindo uma maior compreensão das variáveis envolvidas na imputação do processo sedimentar local. Propõem, também, avaliar o comportamento das estruturas de contenção ali inseridas, e sua ascendência sobre o ambiente, com sinais de sedimentação evidenciados pelos balanços observados ao longo de toda a área. A partir dos resultados das análises do comportamento evolutivo ao longo da linha de costa, observou-se uma tendência geral de progradação entre os anos de 1975 e 1984. Entre os anos de 1984 e 2010, foi observada uma retração da linha de costa ao sul da área de estudo, sugerindo uma influência da proximidade das praias com grave problema de erosão da costa (tal como a praia de Piedade) e das obras de contenção da erosão ao sul de Boa Viagem. A acresção notada mais ao Norte da praia indica o aspecto positivo da vegetação nas dunas encontradas, sendo um provável indicador da preservação dos sedimentos. Obras de contenção foram realizadas no trecho em estudo, tais como construção de muros de arrimo e engordamento da praia, que somada a grande perda do trecho da praia, inviabilizou o uso da área de lazer. Desta forma, torna-se necessário destacar a limitação do uso futuro das áreas na região, pois além dos fatores hidrodinâmicos que atuam no local, a construção de obras de grande porte poderá ocasionar e acentuar a tendência erosiva que se encontra em trechos da praia de Boa Viagem.
Sucessão faciológica da Formação Barbalha, Bacia do Araripe, Nordeste do Brasil
Authors: Fambrini Gelson Luís , Menezes-Filho José Acioli Bezerra de , Jesuíno Patrícia Celeste Lopes , Araújo Jadson Trajano de , Durval2 Leandro Gustavo de Lima , Neumann Virgínio Henrique de Miranda Lopes
Published: July 2015

A Formação Barbalha (Aptiano) representa o registro sedimentar inicial do Estágio Pós-Rifte da Bacia do Araripe, e é constituída predominantemente por facies arenosas com intercalações de pelitos avermelhados e amarelados e níveis delgados de conglomerados e folhelhos pretos betuminosos. Este trabalho apresenta uma caracterização estratigráfica da unidade com base no estudo detalhado de facies e associações de facies. Para isso foram descritos em detalhe 25 afloramentos em toda a Bacia do Araripe, além da interpretação geológica de imagens de satélite da EMBRAPA (TM-Landsat 5) e de fotografias aéreas da CPRM (escalas 1:65.000 e 1:40.000), e da descrição e interpretação de poços do Projeto Santana II. O estudo propiciou a diferenciação de duas sucessões sedimentares principais: a primeira, basal, é representada por uma associação constituída por arenitos friáveis, micáceos, amarelo- alaranjados, grossos a finos, com estratificações cruzadas tabulares e acanaladas, por  níveis delgados de conglomerados finos e por intercalações de folhelhos e argilitos; a segunda sucessão, organizada em associação também arenosa, mas com maior contribuição de facies pelíticas (argilitos e folhelhos), constituída por arenitos finos de coloração amarelada a cinza, argilitos e siltitos avermelhados, e folhelhos acinzentados a pretos depositados sob condições de baixa energia; na base da segunda sucessão há a ocorrência de níveis delgados de conglomerados, denotando discordância erosiva. A porção superior da primeira sucessão é marcada pela presença de uma camada lutítico- carbonática denominada de Camadas Batateira, marco estratigráfico de correlação regional. Tal camada compreende folhelhos pretos ricos em matéria orgânica que apresenta conteúdo fóssil palinológico atribuído à biozona P-270 do Andar Alagoas. No topo da segunda sucessão ocorre contato concordante com a Formação Crato, estratigraficamente postada acima, demarcado pela presença de folhelhos esverdeados calcíferos sucedidos por folhelhos e calcários laminados de idade neoaptiana.
Estudo de microfósseis e sua importância como indicadores de paleobatimetria em um ambiente recifal antigo na cidade de Maceió-AL
Authors: Omena Érica Cavalcante , Silva Jorge Luis Lopes da , Silva Ana Paula Lopes da , Oliveira Yumi Asakura Bezerra de
Published: July 2015

O presente estudo apresenta dados obtidos através da identificação taxonômica e ecológica de microfósseis encontrados em uma camada de rocha arenítica cimentada por carbonato de cálcio, a uma profundidade compreendida entre 3 e 5 metros e a uma distância de 130 metros da linha de praia atual, que testemunha um antigo recife litorâneo construído em um momento com nível relativo de mar mais elevado que o atual na cidade de Maceió-AL, nordeste do Brasil. O material utilizado foi obtido através do método Standard Penetration Test (SPT) e, em laboratório, o material foi tratado com peróxido de hidrogênio (H2O2) a concentração de 35%, lavado e peneirado em malha de 1 mm. A parte retida na peneira foi selecionada e utilizada para observação em microscópio estereoscópico. Foi possível identificar o foraminífero Homotrema rubrum (Lamarck 1816), os briozoários Reptadeonella bipartita (Canu & Bassler 1928), Antropora typica (Canu & Bassler 1928), Cigclisula arborescens (Canu & Bassler 1928), Exechonella sp. (Duvergier 1924), Stylopoma sp. (Levinsen 1909), Reptadeonella sp. (Busk 1884) e Antropora sp. (Norman 1903), a alga calcária Halimeda sp (Lamouroux 1812) e representantes da família de gastrópodes Vermetidae  fragmentos de outros moluscos das Classes Bivalvia e Gastropoda. Sabe-se que os vermetídeos vivem na zona limite entre os andares supralitorâneo e o infralitorâneo, e que os demais organismos tem preferência por ambientes rasos dos oceanos tropicais. Portanto a associação desses organismos caracteriza um ambiente de mar raso e, dada a localização do testemunho e as informações inferidas a partir da tanatocenose, supõe-se que o testemunho estudado corresponde a um limite transgressivo do mar ocorrido durante o Holoceno, cujo máximo transgressivo ocorreu há aproximadamente 5100 anos A.P.