bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
TBC1D4 Is Necessary for Enhancing Muscle Insulin Sensitivity in Response to AICAR and Contraction
Authors: Kjøbsted Rasmus , Chadt Alexandra , Jørgensen Nicolas O. , Kido Kohei , Larsen Jeppe K. , de Wendt Christian , Al-Hasani Hadi , Wojtaszewski Jørgen F.P.
Published: June 2019

Muscle insulin sensitivity for stimulating glucose uptake is enhanced in the period after a single bout of exercise. We recently demonstrated that AMPK is necessary for AICAR, contraction, and exercise to enhance muscle and whole-body insulin sensitivity in mice. Correlative observations from both human and rodent skeletal muscle suggest that regulation of the phosphorylation status of TBC1D4 may relay this insulin sensitization. However, the necessity of TBC1D4 for this phenomenon has not been proven. Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine whether TBC1D4 is necessary for enhancing muscle insulin sensitivity in response to AICAR and contraction. We found that immediately after contraction and AICAR stimulation, phosphorylation of AMPKα-Thr172 and downstream targets were increased similarly in glycolytic skeletal muscle from wild-type and TBC1D4-deficient mice. In contrast, 3 h after contraction or 6 h after AICAR stimulation, enhanced insulin-stimulated glucose uptake was evident in muscle from wild-type mice only. The enhanced insulin sensitivity in muscle from wild-type mice was associated with improved insulin-stimulated phosphorylation of TBC1D4 (Thr649 and Ser711) but not of TBC1D1. These results provide genetic evidence linking signaling through TBC1D4 to enhanced muscle insulin sensitivity after activation of the cellular energy sensor AMPK.
Whitening Efficacy of Chewing Gum Containing Sodium Metaphosphate on Coffee Stain: Placebo-controlled, Double-blind In Situ Examination
Authors: Makino S , Kawamoto C , Ikeda T , Doi T , Narise A , Tanaka T , Almas C , Hannig M , Carvalho R , Sano H
Published: June 2019

This study aimed to evaluate the ability of chewing gum containing sodium metaphosphate (SMP) to remove coffee stains from enamel in situ. This was a double-blind (subjects, evaluators), parallel-group, crossover, randomized clinical trial with 30 healthy adult volunteers. Each participant held an appliance with a hydroxyapatite (HA) pellet on the lower lingual side of his or her mouth for two hours to allow pellicle formation. The appliances were subsequently immersed in coffee solution at 37°C for 48 hours. The color of the HA pellet before and after coffee immersion was measured using a spectrophotometer. The participant set the appliance and chewed two pieces of test gum, which contained 7.5 mg of SMP per piece, or control gum without SMP. Each cycle included five minutes of exposure to chewing gum, after which the appliances were placed in 100% relative humidity at room temperature for a 30-minute incubation. This cycle was repeated five times for each gum type. The color of the HA pellet was measured after each chewing cycle using the spectrophotometer. In addition, ΔE* values, which indicate the change in pellet color after each chewing cycle compared with after coffee immersion, were calculated. Data were analyzed using the paired t-test with Bonferroni adjustment to compare ΔE* values of control and test gum after each chewing cycle. The ΔE* values of test gum were significantly higher than those of control gum after all chewing cycles, excluding the first cycle (p<0.05). This finding indicates that test gum containing SMP was more effective at removing coffee stains from the HA pellet than control gum. We conclude that chewing gum containing SMP can effectively remove coffee stains from HA pellets. Thus, SMP is a promising agent to be further explored in tooth-cleaning studies.
Effect of Thermocycling on Biaxial Flexural Strength of CAD/CAM, Bulk Fill, and Conventional Resin Composite Materials
Authors: Benalcázar Jalkh EB , Machado CM , Gianinni M , Beltramini I , Piza MMT , Coelho PG , Hirata R , Bonfante EA
Published: June 2019

New resin-based restorative materials have been developed, such as computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) and bulk-fill composites, as an alternative to traditional layering techniques. This study evaluated the biaxial flexural strength (BFS) before and after thermocycling of five different resin composites: one hybrid resin/ceramic CAD/CAM indirect material, Lava Ultimate CAD-CAM Restorative (LU, 3M Oral Care); a conventional composite, Filtek Z350 XT (Z350, 3M Oral Care); two bulk-fill composites, Tetric N-Ceram Bulk Fill (TBF, Ivoclar Vivadent) and Filtek Bulk Fill (FBF, 3M Oral Care); and one bulk-fill flow resin composite, Filtek Bulk Fill Flow (FBFF, 3M Oral Care). Three hundred disc-shaped specimens (6.5 mm in diameter and 0.5 mm thick) were fabricated and divided into five groups (n=30 for each composite and condition). The BFS test was performed in a universal testing machine at a crosshead speed of 0.5 mm/min immediately (i, 24 hours) and after thermocycling (a, 500 thermal cycles of 5°C to 55°C with a 30-second dwell time). The Weibull modulus (m) and characteristic stress (η) were calculated, and a contour plot was used (m vs η) to detect differences between groups (95% two-sided confidence intervals). Significantly higher characteristic stress was observed for LUi (286.6 MPa) and Z350i (248.8 MPa) compared to the bulk-fill groups (FBFi=187.9 MPa, FBFFi=175.9 MPa, TBFi=149.9 MPa), with no differences between LUi and Z350i. Thermocycling significantly decreased the characteristic stress of all groups with the highest values observed for LUa (186.7 MPa) and Z350a (188.9 MPa) and the lowest for FBFFa (90.3 MPa). Intermediate values were observed for FBFa (151.6 MPa) and TBFa (122.8 MPa). The Weibull modulus decreased only for FBFa compared to FBFi. Composition and thermocycling significantly influenced the biaxial flexural strength of resin composite materials.
FULFILLMENT OF EDUCATION RIGHTS IN THE BORDER AREAS OF INDONESIA AND MALAYSIA
Authors: Itasari Endah Rantau
Published: June 2019

The opening of access to education for all citizens is a conditio sine qua non value of freedom and justice. As long as there are citizens who cannot get access to education, even though at the most basic level, the state is the agency most responsible for this injustice. Without the guarantee of these basic needs, citizen participation in a democratic climate that allows for upward social movements to be far from expectations The elimination of discrimination should be done by providing the widest opportunity for every citizen to get an education, so that cheap schools, even free, will be created for all the people without exception. Therefore the government is required to be able to be fair by providing equal opportunities for every citizen to take education (formal) and be able to protect and guarantee the rights of citizens, especially for those who are financially incapable so that they can continue to receive proper education.
Orientações pedagógicas: contribuições para atuação de psicólogos escolares no Distrito Federal
Authors: Silva Liliene Alves Veloso da , Marinho-Araujo Claisy Maria
Published: June 2019

A literatura aponta mudanças nas concepções e práticas dos psicólogos escolares na direção de uma perspectiva de atuação crítica. O Distrito Federal se destaca nacionalmente pelas políticas públicas voltadas para inserção do psicólogo escolar na Secretaria de Estado de Educação (SEDF). O presente artigo tem como objetivo verificar os avanços apresentados historicamente nas Orientações Pedagógicas (OP), documentos oficiais das SEDF que estabelecem as diretrizes para a atuação da Psicologia Escolar. Foram examinadas as publicações referentes aos anos de 1992, 1994, 2006 e 2010. Os resultados evidenciaram a contribuição dessas normatizações para a ressignificação de concepções e mudanças nas práticas do psicólogo escolar.
Escola e diversidade sexual
Authors: Oliveira Júnior José Miranda , Moreira Nubia Regina , Crusoé Nilma Margarida De Castro
Published: June 2019

Partindo do questionamento sobre como a escola tem trabalhado a diversidade sexual nas práticas pedagógicas, objetiva-se com esse trabalho discutir questões que circundam as temáticas de gênero e diversidade no ambiente de ensino, bem como a efetividade desses conteúdos na prática pedagógica. A metodologia utilizada foi a pesquisa qualitativa situada na sociologia compreensiva com a finalidade de, a partir das narrativas de uma estudante transexual, entender os melindres que as temáticas ainda suscitam na ação pedagógica. Além disso, o presente estudo também visa compreender as vivências e convivências no ambiente escolar de estudantes que transgridem os “enquadramentos” da normatividade compulsória através do entendimento e da manipulação de dispositivos encontrados na Fenomenologia de Schutz.
Ensino desenvolvimental da atividade
Authors: Puentes Roberto Valdés , Aquino Orlando Fernández
Published: June 2019

O presente artigo tem caráter introdutório. Nele encontram-se algumas pistas sobre o lugar ocupado, o papel desempenhado e a evolução experimentada pelo sistema didático desenvolvimental Zankoviano, em relação aos demais sistemas (Galperin-Talizina e Elkonin-Davidov), surgido no interior do ensino desenvolvimental da atividade. O sistema Zankoviano tem como base os pressupostos formulados por Vigotski e Rubinstein sobre a influência recíproca entre os processos de obutchénie (ensino-aprendizagem) e de desenvolvimento do psiquismo humano. O objetivo do texto é o tratar, em particular, da trajetória percorrida e das principais contribuições teóricas do sistema Zankoviano ao longo dos primeiros vinte anos (1957-1977). Para tanto, procurou-se: a) estabelecer as etapas evolutivas do sistema, a partir da sistematização de sua gênese e processo histórico; b) analisar, ao mesmo tempo, as contribuições teóricas e práticas que o sistema realizou por intermédio das pesquisas em laboratórios, em escolas experimentais e na rede pública de educação básica. O acesso a um volume relativamente grande e valioso de obras em russo, inglês e espanhol - a maior parte dele desconhecido no Brasil – permitiu elaborar um texto que, se bem ainda tem caráter introdutório, poderá ser útil para pesquisas futuras.
Numerical study of oil spill in the Franceses Bridge region, Patos Lagoon estuary
Authors: Leal Thalita Fagundes , Forster Aldair , Lopes Bruno Vasconcellos , Monteiro Caroline Barbosa , Da Silva Mauren Costa , Möller Junior Osmar Olinto , Oleinik Phelype Haron , Trombetta Thaísa Beloti , Marques Wiliam Correa
Published: June 2019

The consumption pattern of the world population is based on derivatives petroleum, which despite contributing to the improvement of the quality of life, has negative aspects, mainly in the environmental scope. The number of oil spills in water slide has increased significantly in recent years. Considering the complexity of the marine environment, the present work aims to apply a identification system of the dynamics and dispersion of oil, using the numerical modeling in the region of Franceses Bridge, near to Patos Lagoon-RS, Brazil. The study of hypothetical events of oil leakage in the region is of fundamental importance, since the Riograndense Petroleum Refinery is located inside of the Patos Lagoon estuary. A data structure of atmospheric and oceanic circulation was organized and inserted in the coupling between the hydrodynamic module Telemac-3D and the ECOS oil model, during the period between 2010 and 2013. The coupling of these models gave a good approximation to the solution of the problem, besides demanding a level of computational effort propitious to obtaining results capable of giving technical and scientific support to studies such as those of environmental impacts and contingency plans.
Estudo numérico de vazamento de óleo utilizando dados de hidrodinâmica média do estuário da Lagoa dos Patos
Authors: Lopes Bruno Vasconcellos , Leal T F , Oleinik P H , Trombetta T B , Möller Jr O O , Marques Willian C
Published: June 2019

A impossibilidade de eliminar riscos de acidentes envolvendo o derramamento de óleo, principalmente em zonas portuárias, ressalta a importância de estabelecer protocolos para uma rápida ação contra estes eventuais desastres. Neste estudo foram simulados sessenta cenários de eventos de derrame de óleo com diferentes condições ambientais na região portuária da cidade de Rio Grande – RS, modelados pelo sistema numérico Telemac-3D + ECOS. O período da simulação hidrodinâmica foi de 365 dias, sendo este equivalente às médias diárias calculadas entre os anos de 2003 a 2015. Os resultados para a validação da hidrodinâmica, realizada no mês de janeiro de 2011, mostraram-se satisfatórios. As simulações dos vazamentos escolhidas, ao longo dos 365 dias, foram utilizadas para a identificação das principais forçantes que controlam o movimento das partículas de óleo, assim como, o seu destino final. A tendência do deslocamento das partículas de óleo é devido a combinação dos efeitos dos ventos, correntes e descarga dos afluentes da Lagoa dos Patos. Os diferentes regimes de enchentes, vazantes e condições de ventos podem criar distintas interações nos efeitos sobre as trajetórias das partículas de óleo, podendo intensificar ou retardar a velocidade de deslocamento das partículas de óleo. Sendo assim, os resultados do estudo também podem ser utilizados para subsidiar ações em caso de acidentes que envolvam vazamentos de óleo no Super Porto.
Desenvolvimento de um modelo numérico para a predição de um escoamento em bocal do tipo H.O.M.E.R
Authors: Santos Elizaldo Domingues dos
Published: June 2019

No presente estudo é desenvolvido um modelo numérico para a abordagem de escoamentos turbulentos no regime permanente em bocais do tipo H.O.M.E.R (do inglês: High-speed Orienting Momentum with Enhanced Reversibility) que consiste na mistura de dois jatos incidentes sobre superfícies de Coanda. Essa superfície causa uma deflexão no escoamento permitindo que o bocal atue como um dispositivo de manobra em aplicações aeronáuticas. O principal objetivo é avaliar o modelo numérico desenvolvido comparando com resultados numéricos da literatura. As equações de conservação de massa e quantidade de movimento médias no tempo são resolvidas numericamente através do método de volumes finitos. Para resolver o problema do fechamento da turbulência foi empregada modelagem clássica (RANS – do inglês: Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes) com modelo k – ε. Primeiramente, um teste de independência de malha será realizado, com o intuito de dispender menos recursos computacionais e obter resultados precisos. Em seguida, serão feitas as simulações em regime permanente, com o objetivo de obter os ângulos de deflexão (α) gerados com a diferença das vazões mássicas injetadas em cada um dos canais do bocal H.O.M.E.R (m*). Posteriormente, esses resultados são comparados com os obtidos numericamente na literatura. Os resultados obtidos tiveram o mesmo comportamento obtido na literatura, onde o aumento da diferença entre os jatos de entrada conduziu a um aumento no ângulo de deflexão do jato no bocal. Com exceção de um valor específico (m* = 0.2) os resultados obtidos no presente trabalho apresentaram uma boa concordância com os preditos numericamente na literatura.
Catálogo de Oligochaeta Microdrili en la Colección de Invertebrados – Fundación Miguel Lillo (Tucumán, Argentina)
Authors: Romero Fátima
Published: June 2019

Los Oligochaeta acuáticos o Microdrili representan un componente importante de las comunidades de agua dulce en todo el mundo, pero han sido ignorados por los ecólogos y hay poca información sobre su distribución así como sus preferencias de hábitats. Son considerados importantes indicadores biológicos de condiciones ambientales y en Sudamérica el conocimiento es escaso y aunque se considera que fueron descriptas unas 171 especies hasta el presente no hay un registro preciso. El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar el catálogo de los Oligochaeta Microdrili de la Colección Helmintológica de la Fundación Miguel Lillo (CH-O-FML) y. rescatar valiosa información inédita realizando una contribución al conocimiento de estos organismos. El material en su gran mayoría proviene de intensas colectas realizadas en las regiones NOA y NEA pero también se encuentran representadas casi todas las provincias de Argentina además de otros países de Sudamérica. La colección estudiada está representado por las familias Naididae, Enchytreidae y Ocnerodrilidae, con 12 géneros y 17 especies. Se provee además información de distribución y hábitat para cada uno de ellos.
I bisogni linguistici nei corsi di italiano L2 rivolti ad utenti vulnerabili
Authors: Nitti Paolo
Published: June 2019

This paper presents the results of a research on language educational practices related to the teaching of Italian as a second language (ISL), aimed at learners in the situation of vulnerability and disadvantage. In many contexts of welcoming, the need to reconcile the first reception practices relating to housing, sustenance and health, with the dimension of language teaching, is evident. The ISL teachers who work within emergency frameworks often experience a feeling of discomfort connected to the motivational dynamics: if the students receive the necessities of the essentials from those who deal with the reception and expect to stay in Italy for a short period of time, it is possible that there will not be intrinsic motivation for studying and exercising the language. The survey, divided into several operational phases, is based on a questionnaire submitted to the teaching staff that deals with the ISL education within the contexts of reception. The most significant aspect of the data analysis is the absence of communicative needs compared to the daily life of the students.
Generazioni 2.0 e produzioni scritte
Authors: Firpo Elena
Published: June 2019

The purpose of this article is to investigate the written productions carried out by pupils of Spanish-speaking origin of 2.0 generation of the Italian secondary school. The research question is inspired by a previous analysis (Firpo 2014)  which aims to study the communicative linguistic preknowledge related to the Academic Language of foreign students of  Spanish-speaking heritage language. The test was an adaptation of the Italstudio test (Firpo 2014). The test was divided into three sections: Language, Comprehension and Writing. This test was also used during the experimentation to verify the evolution of students' learning through repeated tests sessions. The same test was also submitted in Spanish to the sample of the Spanish-speaking heritage language. In this article  we will analyze only the Italian written productions of a sample of 23 language students of Spanish-speaking heritage language of 2.0 generation.
Le iniziative italiane per la promozione della lingua e della cultura italiana all’estero
Authors: Sholkamy Abdelgawad Mohey Eddin
Published: June 2019

The present study tackles the initiatives via which Italy is promoting the Italian language and culture abroad. It is aimed at compiling these initiatives in one place; this is profoundly important in the linguistic history of Italian as addressed to people outside Italy and familiarising researchers with these initiatives. This study analyses 9 initiatives that directly contribute to promoting the Italian language and culture outside Italy. The final conclusion of the study is that the Italian government and people are keen on supporting these initiatives and publicising them among non-Italian communities in Italy as well as abroad, which brings about disseminating not only a language or a culture but a whole state system (language, culture, economics, politics, etc.).
Intervención de teatro de sombras en un caso con Necesidades Educativas Especiales por Trastorno de Espectro Autista
Authors: Martín Martínez Laura
Published: June 2019

Este artículo forma parte de una tesis doctoral que investiga la mejora de alumnos con Necesidades Educativas Especiales (NEE) a través de la intervención de medios innovadores procedentes de las Artes. Este artículo se centra en el caso de un menor con Trastornos de Espectro Autista (TEA) que presenta dificultades en el control postural, en el lenguaje espontáneo, baja autoestima, escasa conciencia corporal y dificultades en las relaciones sociales. Se diseña y aplica una intervención de teatro de sombras que actúa en el área cognitiva, motora, área de lenguaje y comunicación y área socioemocional para intervenir de manera global en el menor. Con el propósito de conocer si existe mejora en la intención comunicativa, en el área propioceptiva, lingüística y emocional del menor tras la intervención de teatro de sombras, se diseña y aplica un estudio experimental prospectivo de caso único. El análisis de los datos registrados en dicho estudio, nos permite concluir, mediante la recopilación de datos, que existe la posibilidad de obtener mejoras en la intención comunicativa del menor tras la intervención de teatro de sombras, animándonos a seguir investigando en esta línea de intervenciones alternativas.
Alfabetización digital, lengua y literatura en la cibercultura: los ‘fanfics’ como recurso pedagógico
Authors: Lacerda Marcelo Miranda , Schlemmer Eliane
Published: June 2019

Este estudio busca discutir y analizar, cualitativamente, la articulación de los fanfics como recurso didáctico para la enseñanza de lengua y literatura hispánica y sus implicaciones en el alfabetismo digital de los lectores. Se utiliza como marco teórico: Lemos (2009 e 2015), Alves (2015), Buzato (2004 and 2013), Coscarelli (2009), Vargas (2005), Neves (2014), Azzari & Custodio (2013), Almeida (2013), Almeida & Pais (2012), Cope & Kalantzis (2006) y Schlemmer (2010, 2013 y 2014). Se concluye que la enseñanza de lengua y literatura, en soporte digital, contribuye al alfabetismo digital; la escuela necesita apropiarse de nuevas actitudes para acompañar los cambios culturales en las prácticas sociales pertinentes a la inserción e inmersión de nuevas tecnologías, además de promover momentos de interacción, reflexión y discusión sobre literatura, lectura y autoría. Este género (fanfics), cuando se utiliza de forma dinámica, funciona como un objeto fronterizo entre dos mundos o mentalidades y además del más lleva al interior del aula la vivencia y práctica social de los jóvenes.
CLILSTORE - Una herramienta online para profesores de idiomas
Authors: Silva Ana Alexandra
Published: June 2019

El Proyecto Tools for CLIL Teachers ha creado un servicio online gratuito donde los profesores de idiomas pueden crear y compartir unidades de aprendizaje multimedia ricas en contenido, con la elección del creador de audio, vídeo, texto e imágenes / gráficos. No es necesaria ninguna instalación o configuración de software. Las herramientas de creación presentan un elemento único e innovador de funcionalidad, es decir, la capacidad de vincular automáticamente cada palabra en un texto a diccionarios online en más de 100 idiomas. El profesor tendrá la opción de compartir la página online resultante del repositorio del sistema o de compartir un enlace a la página Web en sitios, por correo electrónico o VLE institucionales, por ejemplo. El servicio online también permite la creación de unidades de aprendizaje desde dispositivos móviles (por ejemplo, iPads) y es compatible con cualquier sistema operativo (Linux, Windows, MacOS, Unix, etc.). También es posible tener acceso y usar los materiales de aprendizaje en smartphones, como también ser creados en los mismos. Esperamos que la capacidad de acceso a los materiales de aprendizaje de los smartphones incentive a los profesores a crear materiales. La facilidad de uso del sistema también beneficia a los profesores de las lenguas tradicionales y resulta en materiales VOLL (Aprendizaje de Lenguas Orientadas Profesionalmente) y materiales CLIL personalizados en las lenguas LWUTL (Lenguas Menos Utilizadas y Enseñadas). Estamos convencidos de que el sistema online, tanto en las herramientas de creación de contenido y en el repositorio de materiales, será un gran beneficio para las instituciones de enseñanza y los alumnos, porque el servicio es gratuito y de código abierto. Especialmente importante, las herramientas de creación y el contenido resultante se pueden utilizar desde dispositivos móviles más baratos y equipos más antiguos, ya que no requieren una alta capacidad de procesamiento de datos o ancho de banda.
Primer avance de un estudio sobre el rol de la resolución de problemas en los materiales de diseminación del currículo chileno
Authors: Olivares Díaz Daniela , Segovia alex Isidoro
Published: June 2019

El presente trabajo es la primera parte de un estudio cualitativo cuyo objetivo es analizar cómo se abordan algunos aspectos de la resolución de problemas en documentos de diseminación del currículo chileno. Éste se eligió por su alto nivel prescriptivo (Oliva, 2017), pero que sin embargo se encuentra en el tercil más bajo de los resultados PISA (Piñeiro, Castro-Rodríguez, y Castro, 2016). Nos preguntamos, ¿qué rol juega la resolución de problemas en estos documentos? El marco teórico considera la definición de problemas del NCTM (2003), las concepciones sobre su uso en el aula de Schroeder & Lester (1989), la clasificación de tipos de problemas propuesta por Zhu & Fan (2006) y los aportes sobre la resolución de problemas en el currículo de Stacey (2005), Leong et al. (2016) y Piñeiro et al. (2016). Como resultado de esta primera parte se ha elaborado un sistema de categorías para realizar el análisis.
Propuesta didáctica para el empleo de la Historia de la Ciencia en la enseñanza del Primer Principio de la Termodinámica en Educación Secundaria
Authors: Álvarez González Elena , Manzano Daniel
Published: June 2019

El empleo de recursos históricos en la enseñanza de las asignaturas de Ciencias está ampliamente recomendado tanto en Educación Básica, como en Secundaria y Superior. Esto se debe a que la historia de la ciencia como recurso educativo se emplea para motivar al alumnado, además de mostrar la ciencia como actividad humana, permitiendo trabajar contenidos de naturaleza de la ciencia. Sin embargo, este recurso no es eficaz si no se emplea con un enfoque reflexivo.En este artículo se desarrolla una propuesta didáctica en la que se muestra cómo el desarrollo histórico del Primer Principio de la Termodinámica, temática propuesta en el curriculum de Educación Secundaria, puede ayudar a que el alumnado comprenda estos conceptos científicos abstractos y de gran dificultad para ellos. La historia de la ciencia es un buen recurso para provocar conflictos cognitivos que ayuden a cambiar las concepciones alternativas del alumnado por otras más cercanas a lo aceptado por la comunidad científica. Además, contribuye a conseguir que dicho alumnado desarrolle las competencias curriculares. Finalmente, a través del desarrollo histórico de conceptos científicos el alumnado podrá conocer, de manera interdisciplinar, la importancia del trabajo científico a lo largo de la historia. También potenciará la relación de esta asignatura con otras como la historia y la filosofía, fomentando así la capacidad del alumnado para reflexionar y pensar de forma crítica.
Tax-related risks of mergers and acquisitions in Croatia
Authors: Žunić Kovačević Nataša , Gadžo Stjepan
Published: June 2019

Mergers and acquisitions of Croatian target companies may involve
significant tax risks for domestic and foreign acquirers. Over the recent
years, Croatian tax authorities have started to vigorously assess the economic
substance of the envisaged M&As, often denying the acquirer different tax
benefits, thus making the entire restructuring costlier. In doing so, Croatian
tax authorities rely on a myriad of domestic anti-tax avoidance rules according
to which M&A operations may be characterised as abusive. Accordingly, this
paper offers a descriptive and systematic account on how Croatian anti-tax
avoidance legislation may hinder M&A activity. Thereby, our aim is
primarily to explore, both from a substantive and procedural point of view, the
imagined boundary between legitimate and abusive tax planning.
Restrukturiranje društava u poteškoćama i tržište kapitala
Authors: Derenčinović Ruk Morana
Published: June 2019

Predmet rada je istražiti na koji način
tržište kapitala može biti platforma za restrukturiranje društava u poteškoćama
te koji su financijski posrednici tipično uključeni u te postupke. Nakon toga
analizirat će se sukobi interesa koji se mogu pojaviti u tom procesu te
izložiti kako ih se može prevenirati, odnosno kako njima upravljati. Rad je
usmjeren isključivo na društva u poteškoćama dionice kojih su (ili drugi
financijski instrumenti) uvršteni na uređeno tržište Zagrebačke burze d.d. te
na alternativne investicijske fondove, odnosno private equity i hedge fondove
kao dominantne predstavnike segmenta tržišta kapitala koji ulažu u društva u
poteškoćama. Nakon prikaza osobitosti, odnosno pravnih i drugih čimbenika koji
utječu na restruktuiranje trgovačkih društava u poteškoćama putem tržišta
kapitala, u radu se uspoređuju alternativni investicijski fondovi koji su
specijalizirani za ulaganja u društva u poteškoćama, s prikazom njihovih
sličnosti, razlika i posebnosti kao i fondova za gospodarsku suradnju koji su
osobitost upravo hrvatskoga tržišta kapitala. Zatim se pojašnjava pojam sukoba interesa na tržištu kapitala odnosno razlučuje ga se od suprotstavljenih
interesa, da bi se nakon toga iscrpno prikazalo kako se sukobi interesa
manifestiraju tijekom pojedinih etapa ulaganja u odnosu na društvo u
poteškoćama, odnosno kako se navedenim sukobima interesa može upravljati.
Također se ističe uloga Hrvatske agencije za nadzor financijskih usluga, kao
nadzornika i regulatora hrvatskoga tržišta kapitala te se skreće pozornost na
okolnosti koje bi ona trebala uzeti u obzir pri obavljanju svojih javnopravnih
nadzornih ovlasti, u odnosu na uočene sukobe interesa, ali pritom ne zadirući u
privatnopravnu razinu odnosa koji su predmet nadzora.
ПЕДАГОГИЧЕСКИЕ УСЛОВИЯ ДИСЦИПЛИНАРНОГО ОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНОГО ПРОЦЕССА РЕАЛИЗУЕМОГО В ЛОГИКЕ КОНВЕРГЕНТНОГО ПОДХОДА// Humanitarian and Socio-Economic Sciences Journal 4(15), 2019/ OEAPS Inc.(Open European Academy of Public Sciences); Chief Editor Flora Bertrand - Oxford, UK. 14.05.2019: OEAPS Inc., 2019. - PP. 48-57.
Authors: Афонина Раиса Николаевна , Малолеткина Татьяна Степановна , Лесных Елена Алексеевна
Published: June 2019

В статье рассматриваются педагогические условия вузовского образовательного процесса, реализуемого в логике конвергентного подхода. Конвергентный подход определяется как методологическая ориентация в организации образовательного процесса на сочетание полей естественнонаучного и гуманитарного знания для обеспечения подготовки будущего учителя к решению междисциплинарных задач культурной, социальной и образовательной практики. Вследствие реализации разработанных в логике конвергентного подхода методических условий удалось обеспечить повышение уровня развития когнитивного, деятельностного и личностного компонентов общекультурных мировоззренческих компетенций обучающихся, что доказывает результативность этого образовательного процесса. Вместе с этим показателем результативности образовательного процесса с позиций его соответствия стандартам педагогического взаимодействия, учебной деятельности и педагогического воздействия является рост положительных проявлений со стороны студентов в образовательном взаимодействии.
Marine hotspots of activity inform protection of a threatened community of pelagic species in a large oceanic jurisdiction in the South Atlantic
Authors: Requena-Moreno Susana , Oppel Steffen , Bond Alex , Hall Jonathan , Cleeland Jaimie , Crawford Robert , Davies Delia , Dilley Ben , Makhado Azwianewi , Glass Trevor , Ratcliffe Norman , Reid Tim , Ronconi Rob , Schofield Andy , Steinfurth Antje , Wege Mia , Bester Marthan , Ryan Peter
Published: June 2019

Remote oceanic islands harbour unique biodiversity, especially of species that rely on pelagic resources around their breeding islands. Identifying marine areas used by such species is important to reduce or limit threats that may put these species at risk. The Tristan da Cunha group of islands in the South Atlantic Ocean hosts several endemic and globally threatened seabirds and pinnipeds; how they use the waters surrounding the islands must be considered when planning industrial activities in the entire Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). We identified hotspots of activity by collating animal tracking data from nine breeding seabirds and one marine mammal to inform marine management in the Tristan da Cunha EEZ.To detect statistically significant areas of concentrated activity, we calculated the time-spent-in-area that tracked individuals (breeding adults) of 10 focal species (mainly breeding adults of nine seabirds and adult female Subantarctic fur seals Arctocephalus tropicalis) invested in a grid of regular 10 × 10 km cells within the EEZ, for each of four seasons to account for temporal variability in space use. Applying a spatial aggregation statistic over these grids by each species we detected areas that are used more than expected by chance. Most of the activity hotspots were either within 100 km of the islands or were associated with seamounts being spatially constant across several seasons. Moreover, some species spend a large proportion of their time-at-sea inside the EEZ during certain breeding stages, rendering the sites we identified critical for their fitness. Our approach provides a simple and effective tool to highlight important areas for pelagic biodiversity that will benefit Tristan da Cunha’s conservation planning and marine management strategies.
Investigating the role of Expansive Design and Service Design in improving healthy food consumption: case study consuming vegetables
Authors: Marzban Fatemeh , Anbohi Saeed Zohari , Ajdari Alireza , Jafarabadi Yaser Pakzad
Published: June 2019

The goal of this study is to generate designedly solutions for improving the culture of healthy food consumption in Iran, through activity theory framework. Even though individuals might make conscious decisions to consume healthy food, their environment might prevent them from doing so. Given the current lack of attention toward a holistic viewpoint, therapy procedures as well as general healthy nutrition policies have been made useless. Observations in case study showed that social, cultural and psychological factors do have an important role in generating obesity, and the disregard for considering such factors have resulted in the divergence of patients between health centers, sports clubs, and monitoring groups. The hypothesis generated from such observations would signify that considering cultural-social context and generating a useful model, would help the patient reach a successful goal. Expansive design was chosen as the design approach in order to emphasize continuing the relationship between users and providers of service, even after obtaining the service by a user. This viewpoint and design resulted in the dialogue between the user and provider of the service or product. Based on the research, solution scenarios were generated and the third scenario, designing a collective treatment center was chosen and conceptualized through tools such as a system map, interaction storyboard, and consumer satisfaction diagram. The value of such a study is based on presentation and institutionalizing the theoretical infrastructures in the area of service design, while diverse solutions would be presented to specialists based on the scenario-based design as well.
Prevalencia de la incontinencia urinaria en mujeres de 45-65 años del Hospital Padre Carollo
Authors: Pazmiño Velasco Lenin Mauricio , Esparza Danilo , Ayala Liceth , Quinteros María José
Published: June 2019

Introducción: La incontinencia urinaria (IU) es una enfermedad que afecta principalmente a mujeres y adultos mayores repercutiendo en su calidad de vida. Además, su tratamiento y sus secuelas representan un costo económico relevante en los sistemas de salud.

Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia y los factores de riesgo de la IU en mujeres de 45 a 65 años, atendidas en el Hospital “Padre Carollo”, en el periodo 2016-2017.

Materiales y métodos: Estudio descriptivo/retrospectivo revisando 887 historias clínicas. Se analizó la asociación entre variables (Chi2), los “odd ratios” (Regresión múltiple) y los valores Beta. Los factores de riesgo analizados fueron número de gestas, edad, ocupación, tipo de parto, IMC, hipertensión y tipo de tratamiento.

Resultados: Cuarenta y cinco pacientes fueron diagnosticadas con IU (5.07%; IC95%:3.62-6.51), 44 tuvieron IU de esfuerzo y 1 tuvo IU mixta. La prueba Chi2 determinó una asociación entre IU, el número de gestas (p=0.002) y la hipertensión (p=0.025). La regresión múltiple encontró asociaciones significativas para el número de gestas (p=0.003), hipertensión (p=0.030) y partos por cesáreas (p=0.016). Los valores Beta ratificaron estos resultados.

Conclusiones: La prevalencia de IU fue de 5.07%. En cuanto a los tipos de IU, el más frecuente dentro de la muestra fue la incontinencia urinaria de esfuerzo. El número de gestas fue el factor de riesgo más significativo en relación con las variables edad, ocupación, tipo de parto, IMC, hipertensión y tipo de tratamiento. La regresión múltiple mostró una relación significativa entre el número de gestas e IU, para primíparas, multíparas y gran multíparas. Los valores BETA demostraron que los factores de predicción de la presencia de IU más importantes fueron mujeres gran multíparas, multíparas, primíparas, hipertensión, IMC y edad.
Prediction of Infectious Complications after Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy
Authors: Chhetri Raj Kumar , Baral Suman , Thapa Neeraj
Published: June 2019

Introduction: Post-operative infection is one of the most common and potentially life-threatening complications following percutaneous nephrolithotomy, ranging from Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) to severe sepsis. It is reported to be the most common peri-operative cause of death. Despite taking utmost precautions, we come across major complications such as haemorrhage and urosepsis after percutaneous nephrolithotomy. This study aims to find the risk factors for infectious complications after percutaneous nephrolithotomy.

Methods: This was an observational, cross-sectional, analytical study carried out in the Department of Surgery of Lumbini Medical College and Teaching Hospital over a period of six months. Pre- operative and intra-operative parameters of ninety-seven patients who underwent percutaneous nephrolithotomy were analysed to see the association between perioperative and intraoperative factors in development of post-operative infectious complications.

Results: Post-operatively, SIRS was observed in 28.9% of the patients and 6.2% developed post operative sepsis. Stone burden, types of stone, abnormal urinalysis and mean operative time were associated with post-operative SIRS while stone burden, abnormal urinalysis, positive urine culture and operation time were statistically associated with post-operative sepsis. In univariate analysis only mean operation time and mean stone burden were statistically associated in development of post operative SIRS and sepsis.

Conclusion: In the present study mean operation time and mean stone burden were found to be the predictive factors for post-operative infectious complications after percutaneous nephrolithotomy.
Outcome of Snodgrass Repair in Distal Hypospadias – An Institutional Experience
Authors: Thakur Deepak K.
Published: June 2019

Introduction: Hypospadias is a common congenital anomaly in which the urethral opening is on the ventral surface of the penis, often associated with ventral curvature of penis (chordee). Many techniques have been descried in the literature for the repair of hypospadias with variable results. This study aimed at outcome following Snodgrass repair in distal hypospadias by a single Urologist.

Methods: This was a retrospective study conducted at Department of Urology, Birat Medical College from December 2017 to January 2019 during which 16 patients with distal hypospadias underwent primary repair using Snodgrass technique.

Results: Mean age was 5.12 years and duration of operation was 136.25 minutes. About 56.25% of cases were subcoronal and 43.25% were coronal. Chordee of <30 degree was present in 25% of cases. Complications occurred in 25% cases of which half (12.5%) were urethrocutaneous fistula and rest were meatal stenosis (6.25%) and hematoma (6.25%).

Conclusion: The outcome of Snodgrass repair in distal hypospadias is satisfactory with acceptable complications and urethrocutaneous fistula is the commonest complication.
Representing Armour in a Nutshell: Anaskosfrom the Great North Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne
Authors: Young Yael
Published: June 2019

This article focuses on an image of two helmets decorating an askos housed in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. One helmet is Corinthian; the other is Chalcidian. At the time the askos was decorated, the Corinthian helmet was an old-fashioned panoply item, whereas the Chalcidian helmet was contemporary. The visual juxtaposition of the anachronistic and the contemporary panoply items enables the painter to add complexity to his simple painting and to compel the viewer to historical awareness. Similar visual juxtaposition occurs in many vase paintings, proving that incorporation of this theme was a pervasive, popular practice among artists at the time. This juxtaposition constitutes a visual manifestation of the way the Greeks perceived and presented their past.
Clientela Amoris: Cynthia, Slavery, and Patronage
Authors: Racette-Campbell Melanie
Published: June 2019

It is generally accepted that the focus of seruitium amoris is the lover–poet’s experience of servitude, rather than the mistress’s power over him, but for Propertius this paradigm does not entirely fit. Propertius may not exactly focus on Cynthia’s mastery, but she is a more dynamic character than most elegiac puellae and displays some of the masterful behaviour of a true domina and even of a patron. Additionally, Propertius separates the lover–poet’s experience of seruitium amoris from the violence experienced by enslaved people and places the lover–poet in a space between freedom and slavery. Cynthia’s mastery and the exploration of the borderland between freedom and slavery are focal points for examining sociopolitical issues that are important in Propertius’ work, especially the elision of the boundary between the slave and client or lesser amicus.
European Bodies
Authors: Keinz Anika , Lewicki Paweł
Published: June 2019

In this special issue we focus on processes of europeanisation and the work of colonial legacies and their impact on the production of the european body, a body that is always already racialised, classed and gendered. ‘european body’ can be observed in discourses and practices that constitute the normal/desired/legitimate body and concomitantly impacts notions about the civilised/cultured body, often linked to whiteness, secularism, legitimate class and gender performances. We ask to look back across pasts and into the present in order to explore who currently marks the boundaries of what is considered civilised, cultured, “normal” and comes to define what is considered a european body. What embodies the present, which and whose body epitomises europeaness and how does europeanisation generate (tacit) knowledge about the legitimate body?
Is There No Honour among the Maltese?
Authors: Baldacchino Jean-Paul
Published: June 2019

The ‘honour-shame syndrome’ is an anthropological model originally developed in the sixties to describe Mediterranean cultural unity. The model came under heavy criticism, producing a veritable ‘anti-Mediterraneanist’ backlash. There is, however, a renewed interest in the regional paradigm. This article attempts an analysis of concepts of ‘honour’ in Malta, contextualising it within the broader ethnographic and linguistic evidence from the region. The author argues that ‘honour’ is a salient moral concept, and in fact, Maltese has a rich and highly nuanced discourse of honour, which includes both sexualised and nonsexualised aspects. While the author criticises the simplistic ‘honour-shame syndrome’ paradigm, he argues that honour needs to be considered in its own right as an important key to analysing the contemporary Maltese moral economy as it engages with ‘modernity’.
Glioblastoma multiforme as a secondary malignancy following stereotactic radiosurgery of a meningioma: case report
Authors: Labuschagne Jason J. , Chetty Dinoshan
Published: June 2019

The documentation and exact incidence of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)–induced neoplasia is not well understood, with most literature restricted to single case reports and single-center retrospective reviews. The authors present a rare case of radiosurgery-induced glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) following radiosurgical treatment of a meningioma. A 74-year-old patient with a sporadic meningioma underwent radiosurgery following surgical removal of a WHO grade II meningioma. Eighteen months later she presented with seizures, and MRI revealed an intraaxial tumor, which was resected and proven to be a glioblastoma. As far as the authors are aware, this case represents the third case of GBM following SRS for a meningioma. This report serves to increase the awareness of this possible complication following SRS. The possibility of this rare complication should be explained to patients when obtaining their consent for radiosurgery.
Comparison between quantitative measurements of diffusion tensor imaging and T2 signal intensity in a large series of cervical spondylotic myelopathy patients for assessment of disease severity and prognostication of recovery
Authors: Shabani Saman , Kaushal Mayank , Budde Matthew , Schmit Brian , Wang Marjorie C. , Kurpad Shekar
Published: June 2019

OBJECTIVE

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is a common cause of spinal cord dysfunction. Recently, it has been shown that diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) may be a better biomarker than T2-weighted signal intensity (T2SI) on MRI for CSM. However, there is very little literature on a comparison between the quantitative measurements of DTI and T2SI in the CSM patient population to determine disease severity and recovery.

METHODS

A prospective analysis of 46 patients with both preoperative DTI and T2-weighted MRI was undertaken. Normalized T2SI (NT2SI), regardless of the presence or absence of T2SI at the level of maximum compression (LMC), was determined by calculating the T2SI at the LMC/T2SI at the level of the foramen magnum. Regression analysis was performed to determine the relationship of fractional anisotropy (FA), a quantitative measure derived from DTI, and NT2SI individually as well their combination with baseline preoperative modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association (mJOA) score and ∆mJOA score at the 3-, 6-, 12-, and 24-month follow-ups. Goodness-of-fit analysis was done using residual diagnostics. In addition, mixed-effects regression analysis was used to evaluate the impact of FA and NT2SI individually. A p value < 0.05 was selected to indicate statistical significance.

RESULTS

Regression analysis showed a significant positive correlation between FA at the LMC and preoperative mJOA score (p = 0.041) but a significant negative correlation between FA at the LMC and the ΔmJOA score at the 12-month follow-up (p = 0.010). All other relationships between FA at the LMC and the baseline preoperative mJOA score or ∆mJOA score at the 3-, 6-, and 24-month follow-ups were not statistically significant. For NT2SI and the combination of FA and NT2SI, no significant relationships with preoperative mJOA score or ∆mJOA at 3, 6, and 24 months were seen on regression analysis. However, there was a significant correlation of combined FA and NT2SI with ∆mJOA score at the 12-month follow-up. Mixed-effects regression revealed that FA measured at the LMC was the only significant predictor of ΔmJOA score (p = 0.03), whereas NT2SI and time were not. Goodness-of-fit analysis did not show any evidence of lack of fit.

CONCLUSIONS

In this large prospective study of CSM patients, FA at LMC appears to be a better biomarker for determining long-term outcomes following surgery in CSM patients than NT2SI or the combination values at LMC.