bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Winter on Lesbos: Imagination and Reality
Authors: Mason Hugh J.
Published: October 2015

Alcée, Longus et Alphée ont tous trois exagéré les conditions hivernales de Lesbos. C’est ce que laissent croire, dans un premier temps, les observations météorologiques récentes pour l’île et, dans un deuxième temps, les mentions qu’on en trouve dans la littérature contemporaine. Celles-ci présentent de frappantes analogies avec nos sources antiques. Ces conditions extrêmes ne sont en réalité qu’occasionnelles et, en soulignant la rigueur des hivers de Lesbos, ces auteurs suivaient des raisons littéraires d’un tout autre ordre.
Winter Flowers and Green Thumbs in Classical Greece
Authors: Irwin M. Eleanor
Published: October 2015

Selon le témoignage de Théophraste ( Historia plantarum VI, 8, 1–4), des fleurs pour tresser des couronnes étaient disponibles tout au long de l’année, même l’hiver, une longue saison en Grèce. Plus exactement, deux types de fleurs étaient disponibles à la fin de l’hiver et au début du printemps: λευκόιου et φλόγινον. De plus, deux autres plantes pouvaient être maintenues en fleurs toute l’année: τό μέλαυ ῐου et οὶυάνθη. On portera attention aux problèmes d’identification dans le Greek-English Lexicon et dans la traduction que Hort a donnée de l’ Historia plantarum , avant d’en venir aux compétences des jardiniers et aux occasions de porter des couronnes en hiver.
A Middle Minoan “Egg-Cup” at the University of British Columbia
Authors: Griffin Michael J.
Published: October 2015

Étude d’un vase minoen récemment acquis par donation par le Museum of Anthropology de l’Université de Colombie Britannique. Il s’agit d’un gobelet fait à la main, aux parois amincies, qui aurait été donné, dit-on, au Directeur du Département de Classics par Sir Arthur Evans en 1923. Le vase date du MM I, peut-être du MM I B, et pourrait éclairer quelque peu la transition, à Knossos, entre les vases faits à la main et ceux faits à la tournette.
Failed Inquiry: Xerxes and his Scout in Herodotus 7.208–209
Authors: Byre Calvin S.
Published: October 2015

Hérodote (VII, 208–209) met en lumière la faiblesse de Xerxès et son éclaireur (au niveau de la perception, de l’intelligence et de l’estimation) qui tentent d’établir le nombre et la force des Spartiates aux Thermopyles, par contraste évident avec la façon dont lui-même compose les Histoires. L’entreprise de Xerxès est vouée a l’échec: par son étroitesse d’esprit qui 1’empêche de comprendre et de respecter les nomoi de ses adversaires, mais encore par la volonté des dieux qu’il ne peut saisir.
The Fieldwork of the Canadian Archaeological Institute at Athens, 2004
Authors: Kennell Stefanie A. H.
Published: October 2015

Les membres du Projet d’exploration de l’Eubée du Sud-Ouest ont étudié la céramique de la péninsule de Paximadhi, les découvertes et les sites provenant de l’est de la Baie Karystos, et des artefacts de pierre de la période préhistorique; de plus, 36 sites ont été cartographiés, mesurés et photographiés. À Stymphale, on a d’abord préservé la céramique, les objets de métal et le crépi intérieur de murs, puis on a procédé à l’étude des ossements et différents petits objets, de même qu’à celle des fortifications. À Argil os. le dégagement de l’Édifice C s’est poursuivi; de plus, trois nouvelles tranchées, fouillées jusqu’aux niveaux de 600-550 av. J.-C, se sont révélées riches en céramiques. Le survey d’une épave des guerres médiques a récupéré le sauroter découvert en 2003 et étudié les anomalies décelées par le sonar. Enfin, on a entrepris à Kallithea Kastro en Thessalie un projet de cartographie numérique et de prospections architecturales et archéologiques.
Heinrich Schliemann in Canada and the Mummies of the Niagara Falls Museum Revisited
Authors: Micheelsen Lisa
Published: October 2015

L’article de Bloedow étudie la visite que fit Schliemann au Musée de Niagara Falls (« Heinrich Schliemann in Canada », Mouseion V, 2005, p. 303–324). Schliemann y vit plusieurs momies égyptiennes dont les identifications étaient erronées puisque les employés du musée avaient fait preuve d’une imagination très fertile.
Les sandales d’Hermès, III: Enquête sur les traces des σάνδαλα dans l’ Hymne homérique à Hermès
Authors: Cursaru Gabriela
Published: October 2015

This article aims to examine the role played by the σάνδαλα in the Homeric Hymn to Hermes and to show that it is thanks to their enormous footprints and the “epiphanic” manner in which Hermes manipulates them that the god is able to affirm the divine nature he holds de facto and to claim that his divine status is validated de jure .
L’épouse du consul aux bains de Teanum: À propos de l’ Essai sur la Guerre Sociale de Mérimée
Authors: Devillers Olivier
Published: October 2015

A passage from Prosper Mérimée’s Essai sur la guerre sociale (1841) is used to reveal some characteristics of his historiographical practice: explicit referral to only some of the works he cites, rewriting of the sources, storytelling, a concern for composition, cross-referencing, moral judgments, etc. Some of these characteristics are reminiscent of classical historiography itself and, just as one would do in assessing the latter, one should avoid dissociating, in Mérimée’s work as a historian of Antiquity, his writing techniques from his outlook on the past.
Framing Glenn Greenwald: Hegemony and the NSA/GCHQ surveillance scandal in a news interview
Authors: Salter Lee
Published: October 2015

This article investigates the methods of hegemonic framing of the NSA/GCHQ surveillance scandal in a television interview of the journalist Glenn Greenwald on the flagship BBC Television news magazine Newsnight. Having uncovered the greatest mass surveillance project in human history, much of the mainstream media and indeed many academic studies have focused on the debates over the ethics and responsibilities of the journalists and news organizations involved. This research investigates how a television news interviewer inflects the story and directs attention to a series of ‘public concerns’, articulated primarily by those who caused the scandal and mediated through the journalistic voice. The main focus for this article is how a television news interviewer fails to articulate a set of concerns, instead being led by the newspaper mediation of those in authority.
Angustia (Bigas Luna, 1987)o Los rostros sin ojos
Authors: Seguin Jean Claude
Published: October 2015

The cinema of Bigas Luna tends to resist the notion of ‘genre film’. With the exception of his first feature Tatuaje/Tattoo (1978), which clearly fits the ‘police crime’ genre, his films are often quite hybrid. However, the director seems to have a clear and sustained interest in a central figure of the horror genre: the psychopath. Noticeably present in Bilbao (1978) and Angustia/Anguish (1987), more subtle examples can be found also in Caniche/Poodle (1979) or Reborn (1981). Out of all these films, Angustia stands out as the Bigas Luna film that most clearly fits the horror genre. Here he uses classic conventions that go back to Buñuel’s Un chien andalou (1929) to reflect not only on alterity but also on cinema itself as a construct where ‘reality’, ‘fiction’ and ‘meta-fiction’ are all at play. Angustia can be singled out not only as a paradigmatic example of the horror genre, but also as a very modern film.
After-images and imagination: Image and nation in Bigas Luna’s Volavérunt
Authors: Martínez-Expósito Alfredo
Published: October 2015

Bigas Luna’s critique of national stereotypes is by no means confined to his celebrated Iberian Trilogy. His on-screen exploration of such images can be viewed as the result of his earlier investigations on the nature of visual representation and the cinematic image. These investigations culminated in Bigas Luna’s most elaborate proposition on the scopic nature of the cinematic image, the horror film Angustia/ Anguish (1987), which he completed during his US sojourn. In the period thriller Volavérunt (1999), against the backdrop of an eighteenth-century political plot involving painter Francisco de Goya, high nobility and members of government, Bigas Luna put forward a broad array of propositions about image formation – from the pictorial to the cinematic and from the iconographic to the symbolic. Joan Ramon Resina’s notion of the ‘after-image’, which invokes the capacity of the visual image to reverberate in the mind after its retinal impact has ceased (hence fostering the creation of mental images, as anticipated by Paul Virilio and Gilles Deleuze), points to a cluster of theoretical possibilities based on the image’s temporal displacement, sequentiality, supersession and engagement. This article makes use of this notion to explore Bigas Luna’s meditation on the nature of images, and on the creation of complex images of the nation, in Volavérunt.
No Tempo Presente
Authors: Figueira Jorge
Published: October 2015

Já pude brevemente comentar a contribuição de Alexandre Alves Costa para o ensino da arquitectura (Figueira, 2005, pp.7-9) e, em particular, a cadeira que começou a leccionar em 1984-85, “História da Arquitectura Portuguesa”, na Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto. Para lá dos conteúdos, é o método, até mais a aura, com que a disciplina é proposta que lhe dá um carácter único.
Em viagem - experiência, conhecimento na arquitectura portuguesa do século XX.
Authors: Gonçalves José Fernando
Published: October 2015

Resumo A viagem de arquitectura marcou o pensamento e produção arquitectónica da modernidade, quer porque a experiência da viagem revelou que o conhecimento em arquitectura incorpora necessariamente uma aproximação sensorial ao espaço construído, quer porque no trânsito das ideias e culturas que esta proporciona, a história se redescobriu como uma ferramenta de projecto que propõe uma metodologia geradora de novas sínteses: ao desenhar, o arquitecto moderno questiona as formas do passado diferentemente, porque as vê com o pensamento e interpreta com a necessidade. Este texto tenta traçar esse percurso na cultura arquitectónica portuguesa do século XX.   Summary The journey of architecture has left traces in architectural thought and production of modernity, both because the travel experience has shown that knowledge in architecture necessarily incorporates a sensory approach to the built environment, and because in the transit of ideas and cultures that it provides, history has been rediscovered as a design tool that enables a new methodology for generating new synthesis: while drawing, the modern architect questions the forms of the past differently, because he sees them with the thought and interprets them as needed. This paper attempts to trace this route in Portuguese architectural culture of the twentieth century.
National register of diabetes mellitus in Russian Federation.
Authors: Dedov Ivan Ivanovich , Shestakova Marina Vladimirovna , Vikulova Olga Konstantinovna
Published: October 2015

Clinical and epidemiological monitoring of diabetes in Russian Federation (RF) is carried out by the National diabetes register, which methodological and organizational reference center is Federal Endocrinology Research Centre. Since 2014 initiated the translation the National diabetes register on online software system in order to increase the effectiveness of the register as a scientific and analytical platform. The article include the analysis of DM prevalence, incidence,DM-related mortality,the prevalence of diabetic complications and analysis of effectiveness of diabetes care (included HbA1c) and according to the data of online register.
The role of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors in fat metabolism in patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity
Authors: Ametov Aleksander Sergeevich , Gusenbekova Dinara Gadgimagomedovna
Published: October 2015

Objective. To evaluate the influence of combined therapy of sitagliptin and metformin on fat metabolism in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Methods. The study included 82 patients (age, 55.3±9.1 years) with obesity and lipid metabolism disorders. None of the patients had reached their target glycated haemoglobin levels after metformin and diet therapy. Patients in group 1 (n=42) received 1.5–2-g metformin daily before the study and were switched to a formulation of 100-mg sitagliptin and 2-g metformin once a day. Patients in group 2 (n=40) were on a diet therapy before inclusion and were started on 2-g metformin/day. The following were evaluated at baseline and after 6 months of therapy: fasting glucose levels, postprandial glucose levels, glycated haemoglobin, weight, body mass index, waist circumference and lipid profile; insulin, proinsulin, leptin and adiponectin levels; insulin resistance using the homeostatic model assessment (HOMA) of β-cell function (HOMA-β) and insulin resistance (HOMA-IR). In addition, magnetic resonance imaging was performed to assess the amount of visceral fat for the total cohort.Results. After 6 months, glycated haemoglobin decreased by 18.52% (p 0.001) in group 1 and by 8.17% (p 0.001) in group 2. Fasting plasma glucose and postprandial glucose levels in group 1 were reduced by 21% (p 0.001) and 26.35% (p 0.001), respectively; the corresponding reductions in group 2 were 1.45% (p 0.05) and 5.31% (p 0.05), respectively. HOMA-β increased by 33% in group 1 (p 0.001) and by 11% in group 2 (p 0.05). Adiponectin levels increased by 27.06% (p 0.001) in group 1 and by 7.16% in group 2 (p 0.001). Leptin levels were reduced by 30.47% (p 0.001) in group 1 and by 5.41% in group 2 (p 0.001). Magnetic resonance imaging showed a 7.52% reduction in visceral fat for group 1 (p 0.001) and a 1.76% reduction for group 2 (p 0.01). The comparison of subcutaneous fat dynamics did not show statistically significant differences between the groups.Conclusion. Compared with metformin monotherapy, sitagliptin and metformin combination therapy had a prominent effect on non-glycaemic parameters, with more marked decreases in visceral fat and leptin and increases in adiponectin levels.
Development of metabolic syndrome at a young age as a manifestation of familial partial lipodystrophy type 3 (PPARG mutation): the first description of its clinical case in Russia
Authors: Sorkina Ekaterina Leonidovna , Kalashnikova Marina Fedorovna , Likhodey Natalya Vyacheslavovna , Koksharova Ekaterina Olegova , Ustyuzhanin Dmitry Vladimirovich , Mayorov Alexander Yuryevich , Shestakova Marina Vladimirovna , Tiulpakov Anatoly Nikolaevich
Published: October 2015

Metabolic syndrome (MS) is extremely common (20%–25% of the world’s population), and its diagnostic criteria are defined and well known. It has been shown that patients who have MS are twice as likely to die from a cardiovascular complication and three times as likely to suffer from it compared with patients without MS. However, the underlying cause of MS remains to be clearly elucidated, although inherited factors, such as insulin resistance (IR), and external factors are considered to play a key role in this process. Special attention should be paid to MS in young patients, who may present the first manifestation of inherited lipodystrophy. The study describes the first known family in Russia (three clinical cases) with familial partial lipodystrophy (FPLD) type 3 caused by heterozygous p.R212Q PPARG mutation (MIM#601487). The study reports rare forms of inherited IR, such as FPLD, and contributes to a better understanding of common disorders such as MS.
Molecular and cytotoxicity investigations of Phytolacca americana (l.) root, leaf, and berry extracts
Authors: Hamissou Mijitaba , Kurdmongkoltham Ploy
Published: October 2015

Background: Pokeweed anti-viral protein (PAP) and lectin are two of the toxic components of pokeweed, Phytolacca americana, suspected of affecting free grazing livestock and small herbivorous animals.Objectives: This research aimed to investigate the antimicrobial activity of the pokeweed extracts against two bacterial strains, the gram negative Escherichia coli and the gram positive Staphylococcus aureus, to investigate the toxicity of the extracts to cells of tobacco, Nicotiana tabacum, callus, and to investigate the presence of selected toxic constituents present in pokeweed.Methodology: Pokeweed plants were identified and brought to the laboratory and separated into roots and leaves. The berries were collected later in the growing season. Aqueous extracts were obtained by homogenizing the plant parts separately in sterile water followed by centrifugation. The supernatants were filter-sterilized and used for bacterial and tobacco callus growth inhibition assays. Total cytoplasmic proteins were also obtained by homogenizing the plant parts separately in protein extraction buffer and centrifuging. The supernatants were investigated for the presence of various toxins suspected of being present in pokeweed, using western blot analyses.Results and Conclusions: Pokeweed constituents possess growth inhibitory effects to gram negative E. coli and to N. tabacum callus but not of the gram positive S. aureus, and that all three plant parts studied were rich in lectin and lectin-like constituents such as PL-A, PL-C, and PL-G. No PL-B was detected in any of the plant extracts.
Multioptionale Recherchemöglichkeiten als Herausforderung für die Dokumentation historischer Sammlungen am Beispiel der Bibelsammlung der Württembergischen Landesbibliothek
Authors: Herrmann Christian
Published: October 2015

Historische Sammlungen sind von Interesse, wenn sie umfangreich, vielfältig, wirkungsgeschichtlich repräsentativ, gut zugänglich und dokumentiert sind. Bibeln prägen Kultur und Sprache, bilden in komprimierter Form konfessionelle, politische und gesellschaftliche Anliegen und Entwicklungen ab, verbinden Text und Bild sowie Primärquelle und Beigaben. Bei der Dokumentation sind neben dieser komplexen Struktur noch exemplarspezifische Merkmale wie Provenienzen, Einbände, Kolorierungen zu berücksichtigen. Hinzu kommen Gattungen von Bibeln wie Bilder- und Missionsbibeln.
Abstracts of the English papers in Chinese
Authors: Tsukada Kimiko , Xu Hui Ling , Rattanasone Nan Xu
Published: October 2015

The perception of Mandarin lexical tones by listeners from different linguistic backgrounds

不同语言背景学生对汉字声调的辨认

本文调查两组中文非母语背景的澳大利亚中文学生对汉语单字声调的辩认能力。这两组学生分别是传承语学生 (共 10 人) 和非传承语学生 (共 12 人)。另有八名中文作为母语的学生和十名只讲澳大利亚英语的单语学生 (即: 非中文学生) 作为参照组。所有非传承语中文学生主要以英文为沟通渠道，但传承语的中文学生具广东话和英文能力。本研究的首要目的在于调查传承语学生是否由于有广东话声调的知识而在辨认普通话声调上比讲英文的中文学生占优势。调查的结果显示，总体来说，两组显现的相似地方多于差异。在被调查的六组对比声调中 (T1–T2, T1–T3, T1–T4, T2–T3, T2–T4, T3–T4), 最具明显差异的是在 T1–T4 的对比辨认上。传承语学生在 T1–T4 的辨认上要比非传承语的中文学生更缺乏准确性，然而，非传承语学生在所有语调对比的实验中的准确性高于只讲澳大利亚英文的参照组学生。我们的实验表明，从小就接触过另一个有声调的语言并不能保障他们在辨认中文声调上会比没有这方面知识的成人学生更加准确。
The argument/satellite distinction and absolute verbal use in Latin stative verbs
Authors: Cabrillana C.
Published: October 2015

This paper addresses the problematic issue of the distinction between constituents obligatorily demanded by the predicate for the grammaticality of the construction and elements which are not necessary for this. The issue arises not only from a general perspective, but also in specific cases, such as that of three Latin predicates that share a semantic notion of “permanence”:

In the first section I will begin with a study of material drawn from use-based lexicons and corpus analysis of the verbs in question, with the aim of facilitating a first approach to the differentiation (i) of the semantic content that they can have, and (ii) of their possible general valency frames. The study of lexical features of the various constituents with which the verb combines, the comparison with the behaviour of other (quasi-)synonymous predicates, and the importance of pragmatic information, will be mechanisms to help identify the syntactic-semantic nature of each case, without the existence of ambiguous cases being possible to rule out entirely.

The examination of syntactic-semantic differences between the simple verb and its corresponding compounds will be addressed in the second section. For this purpose, various procedures of analysis will serve to confirm the possible differences proposed thus far; these procedures will be, essentially, the study (a) of the expression of the duration of permanence, and (b) of the contexts of co-occurrence of simple verbs and verbs with a preverb. Differences will not always be clear, which suggests a possible neutralization of the expected distinctions in some cases, in such a way that the language is seen to be compelled occasionally to draw on additional lexical and grammatical means for explicitly specifying these presumed distinctions.
Recent developments in later prehistoric Iberia
Authors: Blanco-González Antonio
Published: October 2015

In contrast to the well-known Palaeolithic archaeology of Iberia and its contribution to scholarly debates on the earliest Europeans, the later prehistory (c. 5600–400 BC) of the peninsula remains a relatively unknown subject for the wider world. The three recent volumes under review therefore provide the opportunity to outline current trends in research on the first farmers at the westernmost end of Europe and to assess what these contribute to wider understanding of the past. A common thread among the three volumes is that they are predominantly authored by local (Spanish and Portuguese) scholars but aimed at an international readership, addressing questions of global interest. They tackle essentially Iberian research issues, but some of these (e.g. monumental ditched enclosures, the emergence of unequal socio-political structures) are to be understood as pan-European phenomena.
New Book Chronicle
Authors: Witcher Robert
Published: October 2015

If you are reading this instalment of NBC while eating a sandwich at your keyboard, you may conclude that we have lost touch with the ways in which people produced and consumed food in the past. The books under review here—on palaeoethnobotany and feasting—might encourage you to enjoy tomorrow's lunch in the more convivial atmosphere of the common room or canteen. Meanwhile, desk-diners who read on, be warned that we finish with a volume concerning the inevitable bodily by-products of all this eating and drinking, and some of the unpleasant organisms therein.Caveat cenator!
HES-Mediated Repression of Pten inCaenorhabditis elegans
Authors: Chou Han Ting , Vazquez Raymarie Gomez , Wang Kun , Campbell Richard , Milledge Gaolin Zheng , Walthall Walter W , Johnson Casonya M
Published: October 2015

The hairy/enhancer-of-split (HES) group of transcription factors controls embryonic development, often by acting downstream of the Notch signaling pathway; however, little is known about postembryonic roles of these proteins. In Caenorhabditis elegans, the six proteins that make up the REF-1 family are considered to be HES orthologs that act in both Notch-dependent and Notch-independent pathways to regulate embryonic events. To further our understanding of how the REF-1 family works to coordinate postembryonic cellular events, we performed a functional characterization of the REF-1 family member, HLH-25. We show that, after embryogenesis, hlh-25 expression persists throughout every developmental stage, including dauer, into adulthood. Like animals that carry loss-of-function alleles in genes required for normal cell-cycle progression, the phenotypes of hlh-25 animals include reduced brood size, unfertilized oocytes, and abnormal gonad morphology. Using gene expression microarray, we show that the HLH-25 transcriptional network correlates with the phenotypes of hlh-25 animals and that the C. elegans Pten ortholog, daf-18, is one major hub in the network. Finally, we show that HLH-25 regulates C. elegans lifespan and dauer recovery, which correlates with a role in the transcriptional repression of daf-18 activity. Collectively, these data provide the first genetic evidence that HLH-25 may be a functional ortholog of mammalian HES1, which represses PTEN activity in mice and human cells.
Drosophila melanogasterNatural Variation Affects Growth Dynamics of InfectingListeria monocytogenes
Authors: Hotson Alejandra Guzmán , Schneider David S
Published: October 2015

We find that in a Listeria monocytogenes/Drosophila melanogaster infection model, L. monocytogenes grows according to logistic kinetics, which means we can measure both a maximal growth rate and growth plateau for the microbe. Genetic variation of the host affects both of the pathogen growth parameters, and they can vary independently. Because growth rates and ceilings both correlate with host survival, both properties could drive evolution of the host. We find that growth rates and ceilings are sensitive to the initial infectious dose in a host genotype–dependent manner, implying that experimental results differ as we change the original challenge dose within a single strain of host.
Sentidos do Respeito para Alunos: uma Análise na Perspectiva da Psicologia Histórico-Cultural
Authors: Barbosa Eveline Tonelotto , Souza Vera Lúcia Trevisan de
Published: October 2015

Este artigo apresenta parte dos resultados de uma pesquisa cujo objetivo foi analisar os sentidos do respeito para alunos do 6° ano do ensino fundamental de uma escola pública estadual do interior de São Paulo, em que se utilizou como estratégias metodológicas a contação e produção de histórias. Trata-se, pois, de uma pesquisa-intervenção, que teve como aporte teórico-metodológico a Psicologia histórico-cultural, sobretudo o conceito de imaginação para Vigotski. Foram sujeitos da pesquisa três classes de alunos de 6º ano do ensino fundamental, com aproximadamente 30 alunos cada, com idades entre 12 e 13 anos. Realizaram-se 14 encontros com cada uma das classes, em que se desenvolveram atividades de contação de histórias seguidas de discussão, bem como de produção de histórias orais e escritas pelos alunos. As histórias envolviam temáticas de interesse dos grupos, escolhidas a partir de suas sugestões. Neste artigo, tomamos como fonte de informação apenas a produção escrita dos alunos sob a forma de histórias. Os resultados indicaram que existe uma contradição entre o investimento escolar para instituir o respeito por meio de suas regras e normas e a maneira como solucionar os problemas nas relações escolares, que valoriza a punição e pouco promove a reflexão e o diálogo. Também indicaram a percepção dos alunos de que a força física é uma forma de impor o respeito e de que existiria uma espécie de superioridade moral do sujeito pobre sobre o sujeito rico. Concluiu-se com o estudo que a maioria dos indicadores que promovem e mantém a configuração de sentidos sobre o respeito no ambiente escolar referem-se às possibilidades externas de ação/regulação do sujeito e que o poder econômico e a imposição do medo são os principais aspectos que estão na base dos sentidos de respeito para os alunos pesquisados.
A Natureza Secreta do Estranho: uma Interpretação Lacaniana da Angústia em Freud
Authors: Lustoza Rosane Zétola
Published: October 2015

A Psicanálise considera a angústia um afeto fundamental, porque ela é uma condição da constituição do sujeito. Esse afeto sinaliza a existência de uma defesa. No texto O estranho (1919), Freud afirma que a angústia é disparada pelo retorno de algo familiar que foi recalcado. Baseado na obra de Lacan e comentadores, este artigo demonstra que o familiar que retorna na angústia é o Outro real que interpela o sujeito como objeto de gozo. A importância da interpelação do Outro será deduzida de uma evidência linguística fundamental, o fato de que o sujeito é inicialmente o destinatário do discurso. Argumenta-se que o conceito de interpelação do Outro é uma ferramenta capaz de sistematizar o legado freudiano, oferecendo um princípio-chave que permite conceber "a natureza secreta do estranho". O trabalho visa contribuir para uma compreensão ampliada da gênese da angústia, já que encontrar o fator determinante desse afeto é uma tarefa teórica de grande importância.
Entre Metamorfoses e Sentidos: a Trajetória de um Professor Universitário Afro-Descendente a Partir dos Pressupostos Teóricos da Psicologia Social
Authors: Miranda Sheila Ferreira , Chaves Maria Margarete Pinto
Published: October 2015

A proposta de estudo de caso, buscou analisar, a partir de uma pesquisa em Psicologia Social amparada pelo método de história oral temática, as configurações e contradições dos sentidos do processo identitário do sujeito selecionado: um professor universitário afro-descendente brasileiro. Como muitos afro-descendentes, Hemetério vivencia uma condição de conflito constitutiva em seu processo identitário: ora é alienado pela ideologia do embranquecimento; ora se vê impedido de manifestar-se sobre sua condição racial. Mas quando chamado a se posicionar, ele defende-se diante das discriminações, configurando uma estratégia de resistência ativa e uma atitude racial afirmativa. Esta só se torna possível, quando a ação comunicativa emerge como condição autêntica. Outra questão é a relação estabelecida entre ocultação e revelação dos aspectos raciais de sua identidade e a centralidade do personagem professor, que atua como alicerce de suas elaborações e significações pessoais.
Prática e Formação: Psicólogos na Peritagem em Porte de Arma de Fogo
Authors: Rafalski Julia Carolina , Andrade Alexsandro Luiz de
Published: October 2015

Com o desenvolvimento e a crescente atualização da Avaliação Psicológica como área, prática e formação, os diferentes desafios enfrentados pelos psicólogos atuantes nesta temática têm sido discutidos. É pouco comum, contudo, a discussão das práticas e competências dos profissionais que atuam na Concessão de Porte de Arma de Fogo. Com o objetivo de conhecer estas atividades e este contexto de trabalho, foram entrevistados 14 psicólogos atuantes como peritos em concessão de porte de arma de fogo em um estado do Sudeste, sendo todos do sexo feminino, com idades entre 30 e 60 anos (M = 39,1 anos, DP = 7,1 anos). Os resultados apontam que a falta de formação voltada para a peritagem em porte de arma de fogo, bem como a formação deficitária em Avaliação Psicológica, podem conduzir a percepções negativas dentro deste contexto de atuação. A preocupação burocrática e documental que envolve esta avaliação, a falta de parâmetros para avaliação de perfil dos avaliados e o problema do descrédito do psicólogo como avaliador surgiram como temáticas adjacentes, suscitando a discussão do papel da formação na disseminação de melhores práticas profissionais.
Beleza Física e Trabalho Imaterial: do Politicamente Correto à Rentabilização
Authors: Grisci Carmem Lígia Iochins , Deus Estéfani Sandmann de , Rech Sabrina , Rodrigues Maura Ferreira , Gois Pedro Henrique de
Published: October 2015

o presente estudo resulta de uma pesquisa qualitativa exploratória que objetivou verificar e analisar como a beleza física é vista, e como sua presença/ausência afeta os trabalhadores no cotidiano do trabalho imaterial bancário. Para tanto, realizou-se 12 grupos focais que totalizaram 265 participantes - 134 mulheres e 131 homens - provenientes de uma mesma instituição bancária do setor público. A análise dos resultados seguiu as orientações de Minayo e encontrou respaldo à luz da literatura pertinente que aponta o controle-estimulação, a responsabilização pela conquista e manutenção da beleza física e sua consequente naturalização. Os resultados permitem compreender a beleza física como investimento na carreira, instrumento da gestão gerencialista, definidora da visibilidade/invisibilidade dos corpos, e fonte de sofrimento psíquico. Nesse sentido, a gestão gerencialista se faz notar ao tornar a beleza física rentável. Suas consequências humanas como rejeição, incitação à adesão, impedimentos à ascensão na carreira e sofrimento carecem de divulgação, embora componham o conjunto de elementos relativos à produção de estilos de vida na sociedade líquido-moderna.
Androgens Enhance Male Urinary Tract Infection Severity in a New Model
Authors: Olson Patrick D. , Hruska Keith A. , Hunstad David A.
Published: October 2015

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) occur predominantly in females but also affect substantial male patient populations; indeed, morbidity in complicated UTI is higher in males. Because of technical obstacles, preclinical modeling of UTI in male mice has been limited. We devised a minimally invasive surgical bladder inoculation technique that yields reproducible upper and lower UTI in both male and female mice, enabling studies of sex differences in these infections. Acute uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) cystitis in C57BL/6 and C3H/HeN males recapitulated the intracellular bacterial community pathway previously shown in females. However, surgically infected females of these strains exhibited more robust bladder cytokine responses and more efficient UPEC control than males. Compared with females, C3H/HeN males displayed a striking predilection for chronic cystitis, manifesting as persistent bacteriuria, high-titer bladder bacterial burdens, and chronic inflammation. Furthermore, males developed more severe pyelonephritis and 100% penetrant renal abscess (a complication that is rare in female mice). These phenotypes were sharply abrogated after castration but restored with exogenous testosterone, suggesting that male susceptibility to UTI is strongly influenced by androgen exposure. These data substantiate the long-standing presumption that anatomic differences in urogenital anatomy confer protection from UTI in males; however, as clinically observed, male sex associated with more severe UTI once these traditional anatomic barriers were bypassed. This study introduces a highly tractable preclinical model for interrogating sex differences in UTI susceptibility and pathogenesis, and illuminates an interplay between host sex and UTI that is more complex than previously appreciated.
Performance assessment of aquatic macrophytes for treatment of municipal wastewater
Authors: Shah M , Hashmi H , Ghumman A , Zeeshan M
Published: October 2015

The objective of the study was to evaluate the performance of three different aquatic macrophytes for treatment of municipal wastewater collected from Taxila in Pakistan. A physical model of a typical treatment plant was constructed and was operated for six experimental runs with each species of macrophyte. Every experimental run consisted of a thirty-day period. Regular monitoring of influent and effluent concentrations were made during each experimental run. Locally available macrophyte species (water hyacinth, duckweed and water lettuce) were selected for testing. To evaluate the treatment performance of each macrophyte, BOD5, COD, and nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) were monitored in the effluent from the model at different detention times for each experimental run, after having ensured steady state conditions. The average reduction of effluent value for each parameter, using water hyacinth, was 50.61% for BOD5, 46.38% for COD, 40.34% for nitrogen and 18.76% for phosphorus. For duckweed, the average removal efficiency for the selected parameters was 33.43% for BOD5, 26.37% for COD, 17.59% for nitrogen and 15.25% for phosphorus, and for water lettuce the average removal efficiency was 33.43% for BOD5, 26.37% for COD, 17.59% for nitrogen and 15.25% for phosphorus. The mechanisms of pollutant removal in this system include both aerobic and anaerobic microbiological conversions, sorption, sedimentation, volatilisation and chemical transformations. The rapid growth of the biomass was measured within the first ten days of the detention time. It was also observed that performance of macrophytes is influenced by variations in pH and temperature. A pH of 6-9 and temperature of 15-38oC is most favourable for treatment of wastewater by macrophytes. The option of macrophytes for treatment of municipal sewage under local environmental conditions can be explored by further verifying the removal efficiency under different environmental conditions
Finite element analyses of the structural behaviour of pylons supporting an inclined coal conveyor
Authors: Perduh M , Strasheim J
Published: October 2015

As part of the coal conveyance system at Medupi Power Station, an inclined coal conveyor will transport coal from the stockyard to the coal transfer tower, and from there to the boilers. The conveyor is supported by concrete columns (pylons), in turn supporting the steel gantries on which the conveyor is located. The pylons can be considered as cantilever columns during the construction stage, while in the final operational stage with the steel gantries positioned in-between the pylons, a frame system will be formed. The gantries are connected to the pylons with custom-designed sliding joints, which allow limited movement of the gantries in the longitudinal direction of the conveyor. This paper describes how various finite element analyses of the structural behaviour of the pylons and the overall structure of the inclined coal conveyor were undertaken to assess wind and seismic actions. It focuses on modelling the behaviour of the concrete pylons during the construction period, a comparison between finite element models (FEMs) with different complexities and the implications of simplifying the FEMs. It will be shown that the simplified beam element models provide adequate modelling of the structural behaviour for this kind of structure. The modelling of non-linear connections between elements for static and dynamic conditions was also investigated, as well as the influence of the sliding joints between the pylons and the gantries on the overall behaviour of the structure. It will be shown that the overall behaviour of the structure can be highly influenced by the action of the sliding mechanism and that the force distribution between the structural members can differ significantly. Recommendations on how to approach the modelling of this type of structure are made. It is concluded that the simplified model can be used to capture the behaviour of the structure, as well as the complex sliding joint mechanism, which has a major influence on the performance of the structure and the force distribution in the structural system.
The method of joint drawing in the practice of teaching drawing to the elementary school children with autism spectrum disorders
Authors: Belyalova O.A.
Published: October 2015

While teaching children with autism spectrum disorders how to draw the teacher needs to focus on the fact that each child has creative potential and art activities play important part in the brain development. Often children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder have serious speech impairments, for example, they can talk to parents and family members, but not to classmates and teachers. In that case, one can communicate with a child through drawings, and to access their mood and desires through them. The article describes the method of joint drawing during teaching elementary school children with autism spectrum disorders from the school at the Center for Psychological, Medical and Social Support to Children and Adolescents.
Recent Trials of Atrial Fibrillation Therapy
Authors: Morrad Baktash , Gorenek Bulent ,   Staff Cardiologist,   Professor of Cardiology and Director, Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey
Published: October 2015

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia in clinical practice. It may cause significant symptoms and impair both functional status and quality of life. Without therapeutic intervention, affected patients are at increased risk of mortality and morbidity, so AF places a major burden on healthcare systems. Many trials have been published on AF therapy in recent years. In this editorial, we will briefly discuss recent trials of AF therapies.
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea, Atrial Fibrillation and Erectile Dysfunction – The OSAFED Syndrome – Is there More than Meets the Eye?
Authors: Szymanski Filip M , Platek Anna E , Filipiak Krzysztof J ,   1st Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland,   1st Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland,   1st Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
Published: October 2015

Obstructive sleep apnoea, atrial fibrillation and erectile dysfunction (OSAFED) syndrome is a new clinical entity recently introduced into clinical practice. The acronym consists of the first letters of the three clinical entities that comprise the disease, namely obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), atrial fibrillation (AF) and erectile dysfunction (ED). As with many other clinical syndromes, OSAFED syndrome groups several clinical entities, which seemingly concern various organs and have different symptoms, but are closely associated by sharing risk factors and phenotype, and effecting cardiovascular risk in the same manner. OSA, AF and ED are also highly prevalent in the general population and tend to coexist. OSAFED syndrome was named as such to show how important diagnosis is of all these components in specific groups of patient. It is crucial for clinicians to improve the diagnosis and early treatment of all – OSA, AF and ED – and the incorporation of all these factors into one syndrome might help to facilitate this process.
The Role of the Primary Care Physician in Alzheimer’s Disease
Authors: Villars Hélène , Vellas Bruno ,   Hospital Practitioner,   Professor, Alzheimer’s Disease Research and Clinical Centre, Toulouse University Hospital
Published: October 2015

The increased incidence of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and related dementias in European and other northern countries is creating a real challenge for primary care providers. Primary care physicians (PCPs) must follow the general objectives of identifying dementia and allowing early diagnosis, disclosing diagnosis to both the patient and his or her family, preventing and treating, if possible, the complications of AD (falls, malnutrition and behavioural and psychological symptoms) and implementing a follow-up plan. It is essential for PCPs to develop interactions with specialist physicians and community professionals who intervene in the management of AD patients. The need for better education and training programmes for PCPs has been demonstrated in the literature in both the early diagnosis and management of AD. Clear guidelines specifically addressed to PCPs are needed.
Diagnosing Major Depression Following Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury – Evidence-based Recommendations for Clinicians
Authors: Seel Ronald T , Macciocchi Stephen , Kreutzer Jeffrey S , Kaelin Darryl , Katz Douglas I ,   Director, Brain Injury Research, Shepherd Center,   Director, Rehabilitation Psychology and Neuropsychology, Shepherd Center,   Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Professor of Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center,   Medical Director, Acquired Brain Injury Program, Shepherd Center,   Associate Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine and Brain Injury Program, Braintree Rehabilitation Hospital
Published: October 2015

While major depression (MD) is the most common psychiatric disorder following traumatic brain injury (TBI), diagnosing MD can be challenging due to cognitive, emotional and somatic symptoms that overlap with TBI and other psychiatric disorders. Current evidence suggests that the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) works well in the TBI population. The presence of ‘organic’ TBI sequelae that overlap with DSM-IV MD criteria do not appear to lead to false-positive MD diagnoses. Rumination, self-criticism and guilt may best differentiate depressed from non-depressed persons following TBI. Anxiety, aggression, sleep problems, alcohol use, lower income levels, poor social functioning and negative thinking are primary risk factors for the development of MD following TBI. Current evidence suggests that the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 is the best self-report scale option for depression screening after TBI. Apathy, anxiety, dysregulation and emotional lability require careful clinical consideration when making a differential diagnosis of MD in persons with TBI. Research indicates that asking specific questions about depressed mood, loss of interest or pleasure and psychosocial functioning yields the most accurate diagnosis. Practical recommendations are provided on how clinicians can improve MD diagnostic accuracy.
Epilepsy and Sleep Disorders
Authors: Walker Matthew C , Eriksson Sofia H ,   Professor of Neurology, and Consultant Neurologist,   Consultant Neurologist, Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, and Institute of Neurology, University College London
Published: October 2015

There is a close association between sleep and epilepsy. In some epilepsy syndromes, seizures occur predominantly (or even exclusively) during sleep or on awakening. Excessive daytime sleepiness is common in patients with epilepsy and may be due not only to medication but also to nocturnal seizures or concomitant sleep disorders. Sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnoea can worsen epilepsy, with improvement of seizure control following appropriate treatment of the sleep disorder. Conversely, epilepsy and antiepileptic medication can worsen sleep disorders. Nocturnal epileptic seizures may be difficult to differentiate from parasomnias, in particular non-rapid eye movement parasomnias such as night terrors, sleepwalking and confusional arousals, on history alone since there are semiological similarities between the two disorders. Schemes have been developed to facilitate differential diagnosis, although this remains a challenge even using the gold standard, video-electroencephalography telemetry.
Impact of Mobility Impairment in Multiple Sclerosis 1 - Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives
Authors: Hartung Hans-Peter ,   Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurology, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf
Published: October 2015

Loss of mobility is one of the most widespread and debilitating consequences of multiple sclerosis (MS). In the first of two articles, the results of a survey on MS patient mobility from the perspective of healthcare professionals (HCPs), specifically neurologists and MS specialist nurses who treat patients with mobility issues, are presented. The vast majority of HCPs stated that they specifically asked patients about mobility issues during consultation, or that the patients spontaneously raised the subject. Most HCPs rated loss of mobility as having a significant impact across all aspects of patients’ lives. Although 80 % of HCPs believed they had sufficient knowledge to identify mobility impairment, only 50 % felt they had the necessary tools available to fully assess the loss of mobility. Considerable differences existed between neurologists and MS specialist nurses, and across geographical regions, in the tools used to assess mobility impairment and the subsequent treatment options offered. This study shows that HCPs are aware of the potential impact of mobility difficulties on their MS patients, and highlights the need for novel or improved therapy options.
Impact of Mobility Impairment in Multiple Sclerosis 2 - Patients’ Perspectives
Authors: Asch Paul van ,   Physiotherapist, Sports and Neurology, and Manager, Fit Up, Fitness and Physiotherapy Centre, Kontich
Published: October 2015

In the second of two articles, the impact of mobility impairment in multiple sclerosis (MS) is examined from the patients’ perspective. Nearly half (45 %) of patients reported experiencing mobility difficulties within a month of diagnosis and nearly all patients (93 %) report difficulties within 10 years. Three quarters of the patients surveyed considered mobility impairment to be a significant problem and two-thirds believed it had contributed toward loss of earnings. Mobility difficulties were consistently reported across all age groups, but were a greater issue for men than women. Geographical differences were observed, particularly in the type of healthcare professional (HCP) with whom problems were discussed, the prevalence of mobility symptoms and the treatment options offered. These findings support previous studies on the impact of mobility difficulties on patients’ quality of life and highlight discrepancies between HCPs’ and patients’ perceptions, particularly in the severity of mobility impairment and treatment options. Patients consider loss of mobility to be limiting, challenging and frustrating, highlighting the need for long-term management of their mobility issues and new or improved therapeutic options.