bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: evaluating perioperative back pain through a simultaneous morphological and biomechanical approach
Authors: St-Georges Maxime , Teles Alisson R. , Rabau Oded , Saran Neil , Ouellet Jean A. , Ferland Catherine E.
Published: July 2020

Background

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) has been associated with diminished postural stability and a greater prevalence of back pain. Currently, the literature is lacking information on the effect of spinal fusion on both postural stability and its association with back pain. Our objectives were to evaluate the postsurgical effect of spinal morphological changes on static standing balance and assess the influence of these alterations on reported pain throughout the perioperative period.

Methods

Twenty consecutive AIS patients schedule to undergo spinal fusion surgery were recruited and followed prospectively at the Shriners Hospitals for Children-Canada. Data was collected at the preoperative, 6 weeks and 6 months postoperative visits. Spinal morphology data was collected through 3D reconstructed simultaneous standing biplanar radiographs using the SterEOS software. Postural balance was assessed through Moticon© sensor insoles and analyzed through their software. The data was simultaneously collected as part of the Global Biomechanical and morphological Assessment. Pain was evaluated through self-reported questionnaires.

Results

Morphological curve parameters were significantly reduced after surgery. Balance parameters did not change significantly throughout the perioperative period with the exception of the Center of Pressure of the left foot medial/lateral transient shift (P = 0.017) at 6 weeks. Of note, preoperative balance parameters were associated with the degree of right thoracic Cobb angles (P = 0.029 R = 0.528). Pain scores significantly improved 6 weeks and 6 months after the surgery. Pain intensity diminished in the thoracic and lumbar spine but worsen in the neck region at the 6 weeks and 6 months postoperative time points (P = 0.044). Greater residual Cobb angle difference between Mid thoracic and Thoracolumbar/Lumbar curves was associated with greater pain severity at 6 weeks postop (P < 0.005). In addition, greater residual thoracic deformity was associated with significant pain severity 6 months after surgery (P < 0.05).

Conclusions

Improved spinal morphology of postsurgical AIS patients has no significant impact on their static standing balance. Suggesting that other factors apart from the spinal morphology may contribute to AIS patients’ balance during stance. Although balance did not influence pain severity, spinal morphology and its correction appear to have influenced the intensity and location of back pain.
The development of clinical thinking in trainee physicians: the educator perspective
Authors: Locke Rachel , Mason Alice , Coles Colin , Lusznat Rosie-Marie , Masding Mike G.
Published: July 2020

Background

An important element of effective clinical practice is the way physicians think when they encounter a clinical situation, with a significant number of trainee physicians challenged by translating their learning into professional practice in the clinical setting. This research explores the perceptions of educators about how trainee physicians develop their clinical thinking in clinical settings. It considers what educators and their colleagues did to help, as well as the nature of the context in which they worked.

Method

A qualitative approach was used in this study with in depth interviews carried out with educators as key informants. Rich data derived from 15 interview transcripts were analysed thematically in a rigorous and iterative process.

Results

Three broad and overlapping themes were identified: working in an educationally minded culture; proximity of the educator to the trainee physician; and trajectory of the trainee physician. The departments in which these educators worked emphasised the importance for the education of trainee physicians. All members of the team were responsible for education of the team, and all members, particularly senior nurses, were able to give feedback upon the trainee physicians’ progress. Educators described working side by side with their trainee physician and frequently being in close proximity to them which means that the educator was both easily accessible and spent more time with their trainee physicians. They described a trajectory of the trainee physicians through the placement with close monitoring and informal assessment throughout.

Conclusion

Recommendations are made as to how trainee physicians can be supported to develop their clinical thinking. Educators and managers can analyse their own and their department’s practice and select the recommendations relevant to their local circumstances in order to make change. This study adds the educator perspective to a body of literature about the importance of context and supportive learning environments. As such the discussion is applicable to the education of other health professionals.
QALY-time: experts’ view on the use of the quality-adjusted life year in cost-effectiveness analysis in palliative care
Authors: Wichmann Anne B. , Goltstein Lia C. M. J. , Obihara Ndidi J. , Berendsen Madeleine R. , Van Houdenhoven M. , Morrison R. Sean , Johnston Bridget M. , Engels Y. ,   on behalf of the Radboud Honours Academy Think Tank, Berendsen Madeleine , Goltstein Lia , Knol Elze , Kool Melvin , Nienhuis Wytse , Nies Luc , Obihara Ndidi , Pieksma Jelte , Rovers Jordy
Published: July 2020

Background

The Quality-Adjusted Life Year (QALY) is internationally recognized as standard metric of health outcomes in cost-effectiveness analyses (CEAs) in healthcare. The ongoing debate concerning the appropriateness of its use for decision-making in palliative care has been recently mapped in a review. The aim was to report on and draw conclusions from two expert meetings that reflected on earlier mapped issues in order to reach consensus, and to advise on the QALY’s future use in palliative care.

Methods

A nominal group approach was used. In order to facilitate group decision making, three statements regarding the use of the QALY in palliative care were discussed in a structured way. Two groups of international policymakers, healthcare professionals and researchers participated. Data were analysed qualitatively using inductive coding.

Results

1) Most experts agreed that the recommended measurement tool for the QALYs ‘Q’ component, the EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D), is inappropriate for palliative care. A more sensitive tool, which might be based on the capabilities approach, could be used or developed. 2) Valuation of time should be incorporated in the ‘Q’ part, leaving the linear clock time in the ‘LY’ component. 3) Most experts agreed that the QALY, in its current shape, is not suitable for palliative care.

Conclusions

1) Although the EQ-5D does not suffice, a generic tool is needed for the QALY. As long as no suitable alternative is available, other tools can be used besides or serve as basis for the EQ-5D because of issues in conceptual overlap. 2) Future research should further investigate the valuation of time issue, and how best to integrate it in the ‘Q’ component. 3) A generic outcome measure of effectiveness is essential to justly allocate healthcare resources. However, experts emphasized, the QALY is and should be one of multiple criteria for choices in the healthcare insurance package.
Investigation on urinary and serum alpha klotho in dogs with chronic kidney disease
Authors: Yi Hong jae , Lee Jong bok , Lee Kyu pil , Oh Ye-In , Song Kun ho , Seo Kyoung won
Published: July 2020

Background

As a co-receptor for fibroblast growth factor 23, klotho plays a pivotal role in phosphate metabolism. The kidney is known to be the main source of soluble alpha-klotho and the principal regulator of its concentration. Previous studies in human participants showed that the concentration of soluble alpha-klotho in serum and urine decreased in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. However, no previous study has assessed soluble alpha-klotho levels in dogs. This study aimed to measure serum and urinary alpha-klotho levels in CKD dogs and identify their associations with International Renal Interest Society (IRIS) CKD stages and other parameters known to be associated with CKD.

Results

Serum and urinary alpha klotho concentrations were measured by a commercially available canine-specific sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit and compared between groups by a nonparametric Kruskal–Wallis test. Spearman’s correlation coefficient was used to evaluate the relationships between variables. A stepwise multiple regression analysis was performed to estimate the effects of independent predictors on klotho concentrations. The urine klotho-to-creatinine ratio (UrKl/Cr) was significantly lower in stage 3 dogs than the control group and was significantly lower in dogs with stage 3 and 4 CKD than in those with stage 1 and 2 disease. UrKl/Cr was negatively correlated with serum symmetric dimethylarginine (sSDMA), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, and phosphorus concentration. Serum alpha-klotho concentration in dogs with stages 2 and 3 CKD was significantly lower than those in the control group. There was no significant correlation between serum alpha-klotho and BUN, creatinine, and phosphorus concentrations. No statistically significant differences were observed in UrKl/Cr and serum alpha-klotho concentration between groups based on sex, age, urine protein-to-creatinine ratio (UPC), or blood pressure.

Conclusions

UrKl/Cr decreased in dogs with advanced CKD, and it was negatively correlated with sSDMA, BUN, creatinine, and phosphorus concentrations. Thus, klotho is associated with CKD and its clinical consequences, including CKD-mineral bone disorder, in dogs. Although serum klotho concentration was negatively correlated with sSDMA levels, it was not apparently related to IRIS CKD stage or other parameters known to be associated with CKD.
A Dynamic Model of Rational Addiction with Stockpiling and Learning: An Empirical Examination of E-cigarettes
Authors: Chen Jialie , Rao Vithala R.
Published: July 2020

Current regulations on e-cigarettes are minimal compared with cigarette regulations, despite their growing popularity globally. Advocates of e-cigarettes claim that they aid in ceasing smoking habits. However, leaving e-cigarettes unregulated has raised growing health concerns. Policymakers in several countries, including the United States and those in Europe, are considering and experimenting with policy interventions. To evaluate current policies and implement potential regulations on e-cigarettes, policymakers must understand the impact of e-cigarettes on consumers’ smoking behaviors. To address this issue, we construct a dynamic structural model that incorporates consumers’ purchases and consumption behaviors of both cigarettes and e-cigarettes. The results from our proposed model indicate that consumption of e-cigarettes promotes, rather than counteracts, smoking. This is because the less costly e-cigarettes incentivize consumers to build their addiction to nicotine, which, in return, increases future consumption of both cigarettes and e-cigarettes. This finding calls for regulations on e-cigarettes. We then conduct counterfactual analyses to evaluate two policy regulations on e-cigarettes: (1) e-cigarette taxes and (2) price regulation. Because both of these policies have been discussed extensively in both the United States and many countries in the European Union, results of our policy simulations address these policy debates. We find that both are effective in reducing overall consumption of cigarettes and e-cigarettes. We also examine the role of consumers’ heterogeneity on the simulation results as well as the policy implications. We conclude with future research directions, such as inclusion of social influence and cross-selling marketing.

This paper was accepted by Matthew Shum, marketing.
The GMC’s fitness-to-practise procedures: An update
Authors: deSouza Ruth-Mary
Published: July 2020

Dr Ruth-Mary deSouza speaks to Anna Rowland, the GMC’s Assistant Director of Policy, Business Transformation and Safeguarding, about the balance between public protection and promoting the wellbeing of doctors during the fitness-to-practise process.
From the margins: Alice Rohrwacher’s liminal adolescents
Authors: Angeli Silvia
Published: July 2020

To date, adolescents have occupied prominent positions in all three of Alice Rohrwacher’s feature films – from her debut Corpo celeste (Heavenly Bodies) (2011a), to the critically acclaimed Le meraviglie (The Wonders) (2014) and, finally, to her latest work Lazzaro felice (Happy as Lazzaro) (2018). Being neither children nor adults, teenagers inhabit a biologically and ideologically ambiguous position within society, a precarious collocation that has often been referred to as ‘liminal’. In her films, Rohrwacher enhances her characters’ inherent liminality by (dis-)placing them, both physically and metaphorically, at the margins of society. However, it is their spatial and social exclusion and their position of subordination to power that allows them to identify alternative behaviours that oppose the dominant ideology within their social environments. Making use of the notions of marginality and liminality, this article explores the implications of the director’s employment of adolescent characters to critique Italian mainstream society.
Il Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome and its students (1935–2020)
Authors: Baldi Alfredo
Published: July 2020

The Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome (Centre for Experimental Cinematography) is one of the first cinema schools in the world. Funded in 1935, it has been and continues to be an artistic hub for generations of Italian and international students from all over the world. Offering courses in directing, acting, photography, scenography, costume, sound and editing the CSC has trained professionals who have become world renowned artists, have contributed to the international reputation of Italian cinema and have influenced filmmaking in their countries of origin.
L’età dello schermo panoramico: Il cinema italiano e la rivoluzione widescreen, Federico Vitella (2018)
Authors: Hennessey Brendan
Published: July 2020

Review of: L’età dello schermo panoramico: Il cinema italiano e la rivoluzione widescreen, Federico Vitella (2018)

Pisa: Edizioni ETS, 214 pp.,

ISBN 978-8-84675-445-5, p/bk, €20.00
Composing with mobile technology: High school students and GarageBand for iPad1
Authors: Sabet Steven
Published: July 2020

Given that a new era of music education technology has emerged in the twenty-first century and that technology presents increased opportunities for creativity, I investigated one application of integrating technology in the classroom using GarageBand for iPad. The purpose of this case study was to examine the experiences of high school students using GarageBand for iPad in a music technology class to compose original music. Students then shared and presented their works in class during peer-review critique sessions for growth and reflection. This study was carried out in my own classroom, and I served as both teacher and researcher. Three themes emerged from my research: music and production features, thinking creatively and instructional roadblocks. Recommendations for music teachers and for future research using music technology are also included.
50 anos de estudos sobre o agendamento – Caminhos de uma teoria dos media
Authors: Camponez Carlos , Ferreira Gil Baptista
Published: July 2020

Com o presente número da revista Mediapolis pretendemos marcar os 50 anos decorridos sobre o seminal estudo de Chapel Hill, que deu origem a uma das áreas mais consistentes de estudos das Ciências da Comunicação, realizados sobre os media: a teoria do agenda setting ou do agendamento. O início desta história teve origem quando Maxwel McCombs e Donald Shaw, então dois jovens investigadores, decidiram analisar como, a propósito das eleições presidenciais norte- americanas de 1968, que opuseram Hubert Humphrey e Richard Nixon, os media poderiam, de algum modo, influenciar a opinião pública. Para o efeito, realizaram um estudo tendo por base 100 eleitores indecisos, residentes em Chapel Hill, na Carolina do Norte, acabando por encontrar um coeficiente muito forte de correlação entre a agenda mediática e a agenda dos eleitores. A agenda setting, numa fase inicial, começou por afirmar que pessoas acabam por conhecer determinados assuntos pelo efeito da seleção realizada pelos media que, deste modo, transforma temas, pessoas e acontecimentos em matéria privilegiada do debate público, marcando um paralelismo entre a agenda dos media e a agenda da opinião pública.
Qualidade de Vida em Idosos após a ocorrência de Fratura: Uma Revisão Integrativa / Quality of Life in the Elderly after a Fracture: An Integrative Review
Authors: Sousa Allex Alves Sobral de , Sousa Carmelita Maria Silva , Dantas Marta Coêlho Bezerra , Queiroz Iasmin Belém Silva , Tavares Wesley Leite , Santana Willma José De
Published: July 2020

O envelhecimento da população é um fenômeno crescente onde o número de idosos tem aumentado consideravelmente e, de modo particular nos países em desenvolvimento como é o caso do Brasil. Somada ao aumento da expectativa de vida vem os problemas que afetam esta população, destacando-se entre estes as fraturas. As fraturas são eventos relevantes a saúde dos idosos e a sua qualidade de vida (QV). Assim, o objetivo do estudo foi realizar um levantamento na literatura relativo a ocorrência de fraturas em idosos e seus impactos na qualidade de vida destes indivíduos. Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa de abordagem qualitativa. Realizada nas seguintes bases de dados LILACS, Medline, SciElo e PubMed, utilizando-se dos seguintes descritores em saúde (DeCS): “qualidade de vida”, “idosos” e “fratura”. Adotou-se como critério de inclusão artigos nos idiomas português e inglês, disponíveis na integra, na forma gratuita e publicados entre 2014 a 2019. Aparte da procura dos descritores nas bases de dados encontrou-se 43 antigos relacionado ao tema, após leitura e análise minuciosa, selecionou-se 10 artigos para compor a amostra final. Os achados revelados nos estudos permitiu observa que as fraturas em idosos são determinantes para perda da QV deste endividou, onde, fatores intrínsecos relativos ao modo de vida dos idosos e complicações durante o período de recuperação são os principais motivos para perda da QV do idoso. Conclui-se que, existe a necessidade de se propor ações voltadas a minimiza os efeitos negativos das fraturas, assim, proporcionando uma melhor QV a esta população.
Descarte de lixo e impactos ambientais perceptíveis na localidade de Tiquara no município de Campo Formoso-BA / Waste disposal and perceptible environmental impacts in the locality of Tiquara in the municipality of Campo Formoso, Bahia (Brazil)
Authors: Batista Viviane De Almeida Souza , Cavalcante Kellison Lima
Published: July 2020

A geração e o descarte de lixo tem sido uma grande preocupação na sociedade atual, principalmente pelos riscos e problemas a saúde humana e ambiental que podem acarretar. Dessa forma, essa pesquisa tem como objetivo realizar um levantamento observacional sobre o descarte e tratamento do lixo na localidade de Tiquara no município de Campo Formoso-BA. O estudo foi realizado através de uma pesquisa observacional e qualitativa utilizando-se como instrumentos metodológicos a pesquisa bibliográfica de caráter exploratório e a pesquisa in loco, em que realizou-se a visita a comunidade para visualizar como ocorre o descarte do lixo, bem como os impactos ambientais provocados. Verificou-se que a localidade de Tiquara não realiza o sistema de coleta seletiva que é um dos passos imprescindíveis a destinação final ambientalmente adequada dos resíduos sólidos. Não se tem estratégias e diretrizes voltadas para a destinação final ambientalmente adequada, uma vez que esse processo inclui reutilização, reciclagem, compostagem, recuperação e aproveitamento energético. Nesse sentido, o estudo torna-se essencial para a identificação da problemática e proposição de melhorias no processo de descarte e destinação do lixo, com a finalidade de minimizar os riscos e impactos ambientais
As Tecnologias Digitais na Educação Contemporânea /Digital Technologies in Contemporary Education
Authors: Vidal Altemar Santos , Miguel Joelson Rodrigues
Published: July 2020

Este estudo discute a Pressupostos das Tecnologias Digitais de informação e de comunicação na Educação Contemporânea. Os novos recursos tecnológicos apesar de indispensáveis para a colaboração dos processos de ensino e aprendizagem, ainda representam um desafio para muitos profissionais da educação. Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa que levou em conta as idéias dos seguintes autores: A metodologia adotada consistiu de uma revisão integrativa  baseada no aporte teórico de autores como Bertoline et al. (2012), com reflexões sobre o uso das tecnologias digitais; Araújo (2011), que trata sobre  quarta revolução educacional referindo-se as TICs; Nonato (2006) que discorre sobre novas tecnologias, educação e contemporaneidade;  Moran (2015), que nos orienta que o ensinar e aprender com o auxílio da tecnologia é muito mais constante; Gatti (2016) que informa ser a  formação de professores, o que possibilita novas formas de aprender e Sandre (2018), que destaca a importância dos recursos tecnológicos como facilitadora do processo de ensino – aprendizagem. Os resultados demonstraram que são enormes as possibilidades das TICs no âmbito educacional criando inúmeras ferramentas de comunicação, informação e interação. Elas modificaram sensivelmente as concepções de ensino, aprendizagem, sala de aula e avaliação, passando a exigir da escola, dos docentes e gestores uma reconfiguração em suas ações pedagógicas.
Postura do Professor e Atuação Didática para uma Aprendizagem Significativa / Teacher's Posture and Teaching Practice for Meaningful Learning
Authors: Sousa Ana Alice Rodrigues de , Miguel Joelson Rodrigues
Published: July 2020

O presente estudo objetivou uma discussão sobre a Postura do Professor e Atuação Didática para uma Aprendizagem Significativa. A metodologia consistiu em revisão integrativa  com os seguintes aportes teóricos de autores como: Freire (1979, 1993 e 1996), Gadotti (2007), Freire (2016), Borges (2005); Candau (2014); Carvalho (2006) e Riolfi (2014) e demais pesquisadores, educadores e profissionais que atuam e defendem uma melhoria tanto para a educação na zona rural, quanto nos métodos e metodologias utilizadas nas salas de ensino multisseriadas. Os resultados parecem indicar que cabe ao professor a tarefa de buscar recursos pedagógicos que impliquem em instigar no aluno, o comportamento crítico e indagador. Proporcionar sempre nas situações de sala de aula, grupos de discussões e outras ferramentas didáticas que estimulem o protagonismo dos alunos para questionar e buscar soluções criativas do tipo “... e se?...”. Estas criam oportunidades para levar os alunos a aprenderem a aprender e não, a repetir respostas prontas do livro didático.
Impacto da Dermopigmentação na Autoestima de Pacientes Oncológicos Submetidos ao Tratamento Quimioterápico / Impact of Dermopigmentation on Self-Esteem of Oncological Patients Submitted to Chemotherapy Treatment
Authors: Ribeiro Isabela Rocha , Ferreira Zâmia Aline Barros , Maturano Ariana Santana Souza , Mendes Ana Maria Ferraz de Matos
Published: July 2020

O câncer é a principal causa de morte em 10% dos municípios brasileiros e, dentre suas mais variadas formas de manifestação, a neoplasia mamária corresponde a 13% dos óbitos de mulheres. O tratamento do câncer afeta a percepção da sexualidade e imagem pessoal, causando danos na autoestima feminina. Dessa forma, esse estudo procurou demonstrar os benefícios da dermopigmentação nas sobrancelhas na autoestima de pacientes oncológicos que se submeteram ao tratamento quimioterápico. Trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva de abordagem qualitativa. A metodologia utilizada se baseou em um questionário semiestruturado desenvolvido com questões relacionadas à vivência durante o tratamento e após realização do procedimento de micropigmentação. Este estudo demonstrou que a técnica aplicada gera efeito positivo na autoestima dos indivíduos com cãncer. Constatou-se também a necessidade de publicações de mais artigos científicos sobre esse assunto.
Gestão e Controladoria nas Micro e Pequenas Empresas: Estudo nas Empresas do Município de Bela Vista do Paraíso – PR / Management and Controlling in Micro and Small Companies: A Study in Companies in the Municipality of Bela Vista do Paraíso - PR
Authors: Marcelino José Antonio , Costa Ana Letícia Macedo Pontello da , Silva Pedro Henrique Pereira Rolim da
Published: July 2020

A Controladoria é uma área da Contabilidade Gerencial que utiliza os dados contábeis para fornecer informações precisas, auxiliando no gerenciamento e controle da empresa. Deste modo, o presente artigo visa identificar como são usados os instrumentos de controladoria e Contabilidade Gerencial nas micro e pequenas empresas do Município de Bela Vista do Paraíso – PR. Para isso, foi realizado um levantamento de campo, de cunho quantitativo, para evidenciar a percepção sobre as ferramentas de controladoria em 11 (onze) micro e pequenas empresas de Bela Vista do Paraíso – PR. Os resultados mostraram que a maior parte das empresas adotam algum tipo de método de controladoria e entendem que o gerenciamento de informação é extremamente importante para o crescimento de uma empresa. Assim, conclui-se que a contabilidade gerencial tem seu espaço nas micro e pequenas empresas uma vez que os empreendedores reconhecem a sua importância para o crescimento de seu negócio.
Sindrome de Burnout entre Docentes de um Centro Universitário do Acre / Burnout Syndrome among Teachers of a University Center in Acre
Authors: Silva Luanderson Camilo Nogueira da , Silva Neto Lino Gomes da , Moreno Lucas Freire , Gadelha Pádua Custódio da Silva , Santos Aldaysa Sampaio dos , Costa Ruth Silva Lima da
Published: July 2020

Este estudo objetivou identificar fatores associados a Síndrome de Burnout entre docentes de um centro universitário do Acre. Trata-se de um estudo transversal, exploratório,  de abordagem quantitativa, realizado com 40 docentes,  através da aplicação do questionário de auto avaliação do Burnout: Maslach Burnout Inventory – MBI. A  maioria dos participantes era do sexo feminino, com idade de 30 a 39 anos, que atuavam em tempo integral no centro universitário. Quanto as médias encontradas frente  as dimensões do Burnout,   a de maior índice médio foi a de Realização Profissional (3,2), seguida pela de Exaustão Emocional (2,7) e a de Despersonalização (2,7). Os resultados apontam que existe a  possibilidade de  que a síndrome esteja em processo de inicialização na população estudada, tendo em vista que os resultados obtidos nos quesitos de exaustão emocional e despersonalização foram relevantes, no entanto o desenvolvimento da doença pode estar sendo contido pelo sentimento de realização profissional dos indivíduos.
Elites e Instituições Políticas: Foco na Corrupção no Estado, para desfocalizar dissimulados interesses do Mercado no Estado / Elites and Political Institutions: Focus on Corruption in the State, to Defocalize Dissimulated Market Interests in State
Authors: Oliveira Luciano Augusto De
Published: July 2020

Este trabalho tem a finalidade de contribuir para o entendimento sobre alguns mecanismos de captura de recursos financeiros do Estado realizado pelas elites - uma verdadeira privatização dos tributos pagos pelos brasileiros - através de instituições políticas num processo legítimo e desconhecido do grande público, pois é encoberto por divulgações de corrupções menores para desviar a atenção do cidadão comum. A pesquisa é desenvolvida com base na leitura especializada e busca reflexões dos campos da economia política e da sociologia com posições críticas ao pensamento hegemônico tido como verdadeiro. Com o estudo, constata-se que população brasileira não obtém informações acerca da corrupção do mercado, mas somente da corrupção no Estado. Enquanto o cidadão tem olhos voltados para a corrupção no Estado, praticada por agentes políticos e servidores públicos, desconhece a corrupção do mercado praticada pelas elites por meio das instituições internas do Estado.
The Characterization of Synthetic Zeolite for Hydrocracking of Waste Cooking Oil into Fuel
Authors: Salamah Siti , Aktawan Agus , Mufandi Ilham
Published: July 2020

Zeolite A was used as hydrocracking catalyst to convert cooking oil into potential renewable fuels. The experiment was performed by characterize the diffraction, and pore properties the synthetic zeolite and it was confirmed the synthetic zeolite was zeolite A. The hydrocracking process of waste cooking oil was carried out in semi-fixed batch reactor system at 450° C for 2 hours, under the hydrogen flow of 20 ml/minute. The diffractogram and Si/Al ratio, 1.6, were matched to zeolite A properties, with the surface area, pore diameter, and pore volume were, 1.163 m2/g, 3.93 nm, and 0.001 cc/g, respectively. Liquid product from hydrocracking process of cooking oil consisted of 28.99% alkane and alkene 26.59% that are potential as renewable fuels.Keywords: waste cooking oil; zeolite A; hydrocracking
CCTs as new biomarkers for the prognosis of head and neck squamous cancer
Authors: Dong Yanbo , Lu Siyu , Wang Zhenxiao , Liu Liangfa
Published: July 2020

The chaperonin-containing T-complex protein 1 (CCT) subunits participate in diverse diseases. However, little is known about their expression and prognostic values in human head and neck squamous cancer (HNSC). This article aims to evaluate the effects of CCT subunits regarding their prognostic values for HNSC. We mined the transcriptional and survival data of CCTs in HNSC patients from online databases. A protein–protein interaction network was constructed and a functional enrichment analysis of target genes was performed. We observed that the mRNA expression levels of CCT1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 were higher in HNSC tissues than in normal tissues. Survival analysis revealed that the high mRNA transcriptional levels of CCT3/4/5/6/7/8 were associated with a low overall survival. The expression levels of CCT4/7 were correlated with advanced tumor stage. And the overexpression of CCT4 was associated with higher N stage of patients. Validation of CCTs’ differential expression and prognostic values was achieved by the Human Protein Atlas and GEO datasets. Mechanistic exploration of CCT subunits by the functional enrichment analysis suggests that these genes may influence the HNSC prognosis by regulating PI3K-Akt and other pathways. This study implies that CCT3/4/6/7/8 are promising biomarkers for the prognosis of HNSC.
Donation of Genetic Material and the Polish Law on Infertility Treatment
Authors: Bączyk-Rozwadowska Kinga
Published: July 2020

Since the procedures of medically assisted procreation (such as insemination or in vitro fertilization) carried out with donated gametes have become common, the problem of protecting donors and children has arisen. Donors needed the protection of their right to respect for family and private life, whereas children needed the proper assimilation with a new family, based on social bonds. Initially, most countries introduced, as a basic rule, the principle of anonymity of gamete and embryo donation (the so-called traditional model). According to the anonymity rule, a child conceived via medically assisted procedures does not have access to information about the donor’s identity, and vice versa. However, due to the increasing importance of the right to know one’s genetic origin, many countries decided to change the law and allow the child and the donor access to the donor conception register (the so-called liberal model). The Polish Act on Infertility Treatment of 2015 adopted the traditional model, with a few modifications. Opinions on the new regulation differ, and there is an ongoing discussion in the literature concerning in particular the confidentiality of the donor’s identifying data.
Relevant Issues of the Commissioning and Carrying out of Forensic Psychiatric and Forensic Mental Health Assessment in the Criminal Procedure of Latvia
Authors: Sumbarova Marina
Published: July 2020

The high quality of pre-trial and judicial criminal procedure depends on the widespread use of data of technical, natural and other sciences for the purpose of solving crimes.

The goal of the research is the search for and determination of modern ways and means of optimizing the activity of persons directing the process, judges, prosecutors and investigators, in solving the tasks of the commission and carrying out forensic psychiatric and forensic mental health assessment in the course of the investigation of crimes.

Based on the results of this research, conclusions are drawn, and suggestions are made to improve the Criminal Procedure Law (Latvia), related to the commissioning and carrying out of forensic psychiatric and forensic mental health assessment.
Medical Confidentiality vs. Press Inquiry
Authors: Cekała Aleksandra , Nowak Artur
Published: July 2020

Medical confidentiality is a legally regulated principle of professional ethics, which not only protects patients from the disclosure of their confidential data, but also constitutes limitations on the possibility of transferring information between healthcare providers and the press. This article has two main objectives. To show the impact of medical confidentiality on journalistic activities, in particular on the procedure of providing information to the press as part of a press inquiry. The second goal is to display to both sides of the conflict of interest certain patterns of correct behaviour, and their rights and duties towards not only each other, but also the patient.
Geopolítica de las emociones en prácticas educativas de territorios de posconflicto. Estudio comparativo entre México, Guatemala y Colombia
Authors: Orozco Pineda Paula Andrea , Pineda Martínez Edgar Oswaldo
Published: July 2020

En este artículo se realiza una reflexión sobre el papel de las emociones en la permanencia del conflicto armado y en la construcción de paz desde la escuela. En este sentido, se exploran los conceptos de emociones políticas, geopolítica y conflicto armado; después, se hace referencia al contexto y a las alternativas pedagógicas ideadas por las comunidades en territorios de posconflicto, con el fin de promover una educación para la paz. El artículo busca presentar comprensiones sobre el lugar de las emociones en los procesos formativos orientados a la cultura de paz en zonas afectadas por el conflicto armado y social; para tal fin, se analizaron y compararon experiencias educativas ubicadas territorialmente en Chiapas (México), Quiché (Guatemala) y Meta (Colombia). Esto con el objetivo de establecer una geopolítica de las emociones proclive a la construcción de paz desde la educación.
Zum Gedenken an Wolf Leslau (1906–2006)
Authors: Müller Walter W.
Published: July 2020

Obituary
Denis Nosnitsin et al. (eds.): Varia Aethiopica: In Memory of Sevir B. Chernetsov (1943–2005)
Authors: Weninger Stefan
Published: July 2020

Review
Bibliographie zur äthiosemitischen und kuschitischen Sprachwissenschaft XI: 2006
Authors: Voigt Rainer
Published: July 2020

Bibliography for the Study of Ethiosemitic, Cushitic and Omotic Languages.
Addenda et Corrigenda zu Maija Priess: Die äthiopische Chrysostomos-Anaphora (Aethiopistische Forschungen 68), Wiesbaden 2006.
Authors: Priess Maija
Published: July 2020

Miscellaneous Article
David L. Appleyard: A Comparative Dictionary of the Agaw Languages
Authors: Joswig Andreas
Published: July 2020

Review
Bairu Tafla: Troubles and Travels of an Eritrean Aristocrat: A Presentation of Käntiba Gilamikaʾél’s Memoirs
Authors: Taddia Irma
Published: July 2020

Review
My Ydlibi: With Ethiopian Rulers: a Biography of Hasib Ydlibi
Authors: Rubinkowska Hanna
Published: July 2020

Review
Steh auf und geh nach Süden / Arise and go toward the South
Authors: Heldman Marilyn E.
Published: July 2020

Review
L'Éthiopie sportive pré-marathonienne 1924-1960
Authors: Gaudin Benoit
Published: July 2020

This paper presents the apparition of modern sport in Ethiopia: in the schools, the military institutions and, as far as football is concerned, in clubs. The foundation of the first local football teams coincides with the raise of the first expressions of an Ethiopian national feeling on the occasion of confrontations against “foreign”, and later Erytrean, teams. After World War II, and through the action of Ydneqatchew Tessema, the first sport institutions of the country are founded. Athletics, which is not yet the vector of the Ethiopian sport nationalism, grows mostly after 1947 with the help of the Swedes. Yet, among the Ethiopian sports of that period, athletics remains in the backstage, restricted to the schools grounds and the military barracks. In accordance with the opinions of the time on the aptitudes of Black people, Ethiopian athletics concentrate then on sprint, and not on long distance races.
Tedros Abraha: Il Gädl di Abunä Täwäldä-Mädehn e di Abunä Vittore
Authors: Bausi Alessandro
Published: July 2020

Review
Gerald Steinacher (Hrsg.): Zwischen Duce und Negus, Südtirol und der Abessinienkrieg 1935-1941
Authors: Smidt Wolbert G.C.
Published: July 2020

Review
Elizabeth E. Watson: Living Terraces in Ethiopia. Konso Landscape and Development
Authors: Amborn Hermann
Published: July 2020

Review
A Megalithic Circle from Ǝmba Dǝrho: Some Significant Aspects of Culture
Authors: Rao S. Krishna , Libsekal Yosief
Published: July 2020

The archeological evidence of megalithic stone circles at Ǝmba Dǝrho sheds some light on the development of prehistoric religion, with particular regard to death and burial. With the exception of slight changes from the prehistoric era, the material culture of megalithic burial at Ǝmba Dǝrho reflects the prehistoric tradition. It is thus direct proof of an historical continuum of prehistoric religion. An interesting aspect of the finds at Ǝmba Dǝrho concerns the evidence of cowry shells and teeth. The Eastern Cushitic speaking community – the Saho, who claim to have descended from the ʿAfar – trade cowry shells and are involved in certain smuggling activities on the coast with Saudi Arabia. It is therefore logical to assume that the builders of the megalithic circles at Ǝmba Dǝrho may also have been involved in similar activities. The type of pottery found at the burial site suggests it was used by an individual and associated with different routine activities during his lifetime. In Ǝmba Dǝrho two types of megalithic circles were found: single stone circles, and double stone circles (an inner circle within a larger circle); these may have been arranged by two different groups. Such differences, however, could also have been the result of the influence of micro-environmental variations within the same ecological zone. With regard to the ethnicity and origins of megalithic circles, there exists a general disagree­ment. A few hundred megalithic burial sites were excavated in India. Some scholars suggest they have Celtic or Scythian origins, and others suggest Iranian origins, but it is only a few that emphasize indigenous Dravidian origin on the basis of living megalithic traditions (Deo 1978: 451). With the discovery of megalithic stone circles in Eritrea and other parts of Africa, we now have new examples of indigenous origins reflected in living traditions. ATTENTION: Due to copy-right no online publication is provided.
Bibliographie zur äthiosemitischen und kuschitischen Sprachwissenschaft VII: 2002
Authors: Voigt Rainer
Published: July 2020

Bibliography for the Study of Ethiosemitic, Cushitic and Omotic Languages.
Emeri van Donzel Honoured
Authors: Team Editorial
Published: July 2020

Personalia
Astrid Otto: Das kulturspezifische Wissen und seine Anwendung im Medizinsystem der däbtära in Gondär, Äthiopien
Authors: Burtea Bogdan
Published: July 2020

Review
The Argobba of Ethiopia are not the Language they Speak
Authors: Kifleyesus Abbebe
Published: July 2020

The Argobba of southeastern Wällo and northeastern Šäwa live amongst and speak the languages of the Amhara and the Oromo with great ease as if they are members of these ethnic groups. For them Amharic and Afaan Oromoo are the languages of administration and market transaction and therefore important for Argobba survival in a region domi-nated by these two ethno-linguistic groups. Yet the Argobba I met in these lands identified themselves as Argobba, and they were known as such, despite the fact that several of them had Amharic or Afaan Oromoo as their first language. The central claim of this article is therefore that the Argobba of this region define themselves as Argobba based on their traditions, customs, beliefs, values, and total cultural practices and not on the basis of who can or cannot speak the Argobba language.
The ak’aat k’aal movement among the Aari people of south-west Ethiopia
Authors: Naty Alexander , Kaneko (ed.) Morie , Shigeta (ed.) Masayoshi
Published: July 2020

Students of African studies have reported a variety of religious movements under the rubric of independent churches. These include the Cherubim and Seraphim, the Church of the Lord, the Church of Simon Kimbangu, the Zionist and Ethiopianist’s independent churches in southern Africa. Most of these churches emerged in those countries that were under European colonial domination. Ethiopia did not experience European colonialism. Indeed, imperial Ethiopia conquered militarily less powerful kingdoms and chiefdoms that were located to the south and south-western of the then Abyssinia. The conquest of formerly independent populations in southern Ethiopia during the late nineteenth century introduced unequal power relations between the indigenous people and the new settlers. This paper examines the evolution of a religious movement referred to as ak’aat k’aal among the Aari people of south-west Ethiopia in the context of the indigenous forms of domination. Although the movement was short-lived, it was meant to enable the Aari to cope with the social psychological stress that the serfdom system generated. The Aari were not able to practice their traditional religion because of the serfdom. Therefore, they had to abandon their religion. However, doing this without finding a substitute was incompatible with Aari religious ideology. The ak’aat k’aal was a substitute just for a short period. ATTENTION: Due to copy-right no online publication is provided.
Sur la route de Šayḫ Ḥusayn du Bale (Ethiopie méridionale): une inscription en arabe
Authors: Schneider Madeleine
Published: July 2020

In 1970 Maurice Taïeb, a prehistorian, a member of the French Mission (CNRS) in Ethiopia sent me the photos of an inscription in Arabic. Ibrāhīm’s cupola mentioned in the text is a heap of stones. If my reading is not erroneous Ibrāhīm wanted to go on a pilgrimage to sheikh Husayn of Bale. Walking from Addis Ababa he died in Addi Hiwot. According to the date of the foundation of Addis Ababa, 1887, and that of Mr. Taïeb’s letter, the text could be dated between 1888 and 1969–1970.
Zur Grammatik des Z(w)ay
Authors: Voigt Rainer
Published: July 2020

Review Article
Pierre Schneider: L’Éthiopie et l’Inde. Interférences et confusions aux extrémités du monde antique (VIIIe siècle avant J.C.–VIe siècle après J.C.)
Authors: Derat Marie-Laure
Published: July 2020

Review
Broomrape Threat to Agriculture
Authors: Rubiales Diego
Published: July 2020

The broomrapes are plants that have modified their biology to feed on roots of other plants, emerging above the soil only to flower. There are about 150 broomrape species, most of which infect wild plants in natural habitats without causing economic problems. However, a few of them
have adapted to agricultural ecosystems becoming troublesome root parasitic weeds. The most damaging ones are Orobanche cernua, O. crenata, O. cumana, O. minor, Phelipanche aegyptiaca and P. ramosa all of which severely constrain important dicot crops
in Africa, Asia, and Europe. They are continuously extending to new areas, showing an ability to evolve thereby enlarging their host ranges, adapting to new areas and overcoming resistances introduced by the breeder. As flowering plants disseminated by seeds, broomrape distribution and management
(containment, sanitation, cultural practices, and biological and chemical control) fall under the purview of weed science. However, broomrapes differ from standard weeds as they behave as pathogens that attach to host roots to feed on them. As for any other disease, the host plants might protect
themselves by defence mechanisms that can be selected by plant breeders to develop resistant cultivars. In spite of these efforts, rather than being contained, the broomrape threat is increasing, not only extending to new suitable areas but also adapting genetically to infect new crops and
to increase virulence.
НАСІННЯ КУКУРУДЗИ КАЛІБРОВКА, НОВІ РЕШЕННЯ
Authors: Фадєєв Л. В.
Published: July 2020

Останні дослідження показали значимість двох параметрів, що впливають на врожайність кукурудзи - масаи 1000 зерен насіння і глибини сівби.
ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF HOMOGENEITY OF PET FOOD USING FERROMAGNETIC MICROTRACERS
Authors: Sakhno T. , Semenov А. , Barashkov N.
Published: July 2020

Obtaining highly homogeneous mixtures is an urgent task in many areas of feed production, as it is associated with the need for even distribution of particularly important and valuable components. Manufacturers of animal feed are using several different methods for performing homogeneity studies to check their mixer performance. This paper is devoted to the use of nontraditional markers such as ferromagnetic Microtracers to evaluate the homogeneity of the final feed. Microtracers have successfully been used in a mixer testing program in the USA since 1985 and in Europe since 2006. They represent a major improvement over traditional analytical procedures for evaluation of mixer performance involving the use of cobalt or manganese salts. The authors described the quantitative results of determination and identification of Microtracers in two sets of 20 samples of pet food manufactured by Kormotech LLC with using a proprietary Rotary Detector procedure developed by Micro-Tracers Inc (San Francisco, California). It was shown that analysis of 150 g samples at level of Microtracer addition of 20 g per metric ton of pet food allowed a magnetic retrieval of the number of ferromagnetic particles from 61 to 101 which was sufficient for application of Poisson and Chi-squared statistics. The obtained results from two tests performed with different time of mixing were interpreted in accordance with the requirements of the GMP + BA2 standard. It was determined that mixing within 3 min leads to the marginal mixing with the calculated probability value of 1.12%. The prolonged mixing within 4 min leads to complete mixing with the calculated probability value of 5.93%. The use of ferromagnetic Microtracers in a mixer testing program is justified for such tasks as comparison of mixers with each other, as well as identifying the changes in the technical characteristics of the mixers and their performance occurring during their exploitation. In addition, using microtracers can quickly determine the quality of the mixing equipment when it is purchased.