bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Advanced treatment of benzothiazole contaminated waters: comparison of O3, AC, and O3/AC processes
Authors: Valdés H. , Zaror C.A.
Published: May 2018

Benzothiazole (BT) is a toxic and poorly biodegradable contaminant, usually found in wastewater from rubber related applications. This compound could be effectively eliminated using advanced treatment processes. This paper compares experimental results on detoxification systems based on ozone oxidation, activated carbon adsorption, and simultaneous adsorption-oxidation using ozone in the presence of activated carbon. The effect of pH (2–11), and the presence of radical scavengers (tert-butyl alcohol and sodium carbonate) on process rates and removal efficiencies are assessed at laboratory scale. The experimental system consisted of a 1L differential circular flow reactor and an ozone generator rated at 5g O3/h. Results show that ozone oxidation combined with activated carbon adsorption increases the overall BT oxidation rate with respect to the ozonation process and activated carbon adsorption. In the presence of free radical scavenger, only a 44% reduction in BT removal rate is observed in the simultaneous treatment, as compared with 72% when ozonation treatment is used, suggesting that BT oxidation reactions mainly take place on the activated carbon surface.
Calibrating a side-stream membrane bioreactor using Activated Sludge Model No. 1
Authors: Jiang T. , Liu X. , Kennedy M.D. , Schippers J.C. , Vanrolleghem P.A.
Published: May 2018

Membrane bioreactors (MBRs) are attracting global interest but the mathematical modeling of the biological performance of MBRs remains very limited. This study focuses on the modeling of a side-stream MBR system using the Activated Sludge Model No. 1 (ASM1), and compares the results with the modeling of traditional activated sludge processes. ASM1 parameters relevant for the long-term biological behaviour in MBR systems were calibrated (i.e. YH = 0.72gCOD/gCOD, YA = 0.25gCOD/gN, bH = 0.25d−1, bA = 0.080d−1 and fP = 0.06), and generally agreed with the parameters in traditional activated sludge processes, with the exception that a higher autotrophic biomass decay rate was observed in the MBR. Influent wastewater characterization was proven to be a critical step in model calibration, and special care should be taken in characterizing the inert particulate COD (XI) concentration in the MBR influent. It appeared that the chemical–biological method was superior to the physical–chemical method. A sensitivity analysis for steady-state operation and DO dynamics suggested that the biological performance of the MBR system (the sludge concentration, effluent quality and the DO dynamics) are very sensitive to the parameters (i.e. YH, YA, bH, bA μmaxH and μmaxA), and influent wastewater components (XI, Ss, Xs and SNH).
Nitrogen removal from piggery waste using the combined SHARON and ANAMMOX process
Authors: Hwang I.S. , Min K.S. , Choi E. , Yun Z.
Published: May 2018

Nitrogen removal in piggery waste was investigated with the combined SHARON-ANAMMOX process. The piggery waste was characterized as strong nitrogenous wastewater with very low C/N ratio. For the preceding SHARON reactor, ammonium nitrogen loading and conversion rates were 0.97kg NH4-N/m3reactor/day and 0.73kg NH4-N/m3 reactor/day, respectively. Alkalinity consumption for ammonium conversion was 8.5gr bicarbonate utilized per gram ammonium nitrogen converted to NO2-N or NO3-N at steady-states operation. The successive ANAMMOX reactor was fed with the effluent from SHARON reactor. Nitrogen loading and conversion rates were 1.36kg soluble N/m3 reactor/day and 0.72kg soluble N/m3 reactor/day, respectively. The average NO2-N/NH4-N removal ratio by ANAMMOX reaction was 2.13. It has been observed that Candidatus “Kuenenia stuttgartiensis” were dominated in the ANAMMOX reactor based on FISH analysis.
Biological phosphorus and nitrogen removal with biological aerated filter using denitrifying phosphorus accumulating organism
Authors: Lee J. , Kim J. , Lee C. , Yun Z. , Choi E.
Published: May 2018

In order to accomplish the biological nutrient removal with a weak sewage at low temperature, a hybrid process consisted of anoxic denitrifying phosphorus accumulating organism (dPAO) and nitrifying biological aerated filter (BAF) was studied in both lab and field pilot plants with weak sewage. The biofilm BAF was used as a post-nitrification process that provided sufficient nitrate to suspended growth dPAO. The anoxic/BAF configuration could remove nitrogen and phosphorus appreciably compared to other BNR systems. The enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) was mainly occurred in anoxic zone of suspended growth reactor. It has been found that P removal efficiency of dPAO was enhanced with an addition of a short oxic zone in suspended reactors compared to that of without oxic zone. However, the degree of aerobic P uptake in oxic zone was far lower than anoxic P uptake. The operating results of field plant indicated that dPAO/BAF configuration successfully reduced the adverse temperature effects at lower than 15°C.
Pesticide inputs from the sewage treatment plant of Agrinio to River Acheloos, western Greece: occurrence and removal
Authors: Stamatis N. , Hela D. , Konstantinou I.
Published: May 2018

Publisher‘s note. We regret that the published version of this article erroneously denoted the first author as corresponding author; in fact the formal corresponding author of this paper is Professor Ioannis Konstantinou, whose address is repeated below.
Produção científica: artigos da rede PRODEMA no período de 2007 a 2012
Authors: Carvalho Roseanne Santos de , Menezes Andrea Maria Sarmento , Carvalho Andrea Freire de , Souza Roberto Wagner Xavier de , Oliveira Alex Feitosa
Published: May 2018

Este estudo objetiva analisar a produção de artigos publicados pela Rede PRODEMA no período de 2007 a 2012, fase correspondente à mudança de área Interdisciplinar para a área de Ciências Ambientais, de acordo com a classificação da CAPES. Foi realizado levantamento de dados junto à base do Coleta-CAPES, com posterior tabulação e análise. De acordo com o analisado, constatou-se o aumento da produção de artigos em periódicos segundo a classificação dos Qualis. Há de se ressaltar ainda a manutenção da classificação para os estratos superiores (B1 a A1) e um aumento significativo em B2-A2. Observou-se também que alguns periódicos ao incluírem a área de Ciências Ambientais tiveram sua classificação realocada para estratos inferiores quando comparados com a área Interdisciplinar.
Identification of urban heat islands as a subsidy for creation of green areas
Authors: Silva Kaique Brito , Rego Neylor Alves Calasans , Santos José Wildes Barbosa , Costa Pollyanna Alves
Published: May 2018

High temperature in cities appears as one more added difficulty resultant from the environmental problems. Nowadays scientists from all over the world have been addressing efforts in the sense of understanding the aspects that contribute to the increase of the urban temperature and its effects. In this way, the objective of this work was to identify heat islands in the urban area of the municipal district of Itabuna-Bahia. The used methodological procedure for identifying the heat islands was through the use of the data from the thermal sensor thermal of the satellites Landsat TM 5 and 7, being made the the necessary atmospheric corrections and conversions, allowing the surface temperature being displayed in levels of ash tones. The results showed temperature variations in the urban perimeter with identification of eight heat islands, whose places were characterized by the largest concentration of paved area and vegetation absence. It was also identified fifteen potential areas, for the implantation of green areas looking for the improvement of the temperature conditions in the identified hot points. These results can subsidize the urban planning, as support in the construction of strategies that would minimize the thermal discomfort.
Avaliação quali-quantitativa das cercas de madeiras em propriedades rurais na Caatinga do Vale do São Francisco-Bahia. Uma estratégia para o manejo e conservação
Authors: Nogueira Júnior Francisco de Carvalho , Soares Maria José Nascimento , Lisi Claudio Sergio , Ribeiro Adauto
Published: May 2018

Para delimitar e cercar os espaços no uso da terra e domesticação de animais, desde os primórdios o homem tem buscado os recursos da floresta como um bem comum para tal finalidade. Durante a colonização da Caatinga a ocupação humana, que em senso comum realiza pratica de subsistência similar ao passado, como a retirada de madeira para diferentes fins, levou ao esgotamento de diversas espécies de madeira. O desenvolvimento da região semiárida do Vale São Francisco, historicamente iniciou-se com a extração de madeira, o pastoreio e depois o cultivo agrícola. As condições climáticas tornam precárias a sobrevivência e as práticas agrícolas que geralmente estão dissociados de alternativas de conservação, comprometendo a sustentabilidade local. Neste estudo avaliamos quali-quantitativamente um dos indicadores que levou ao esgotamento das espécies de madeira nativas através de medições do estado de biodegradação das cercas. Inicialmente avaliouse a diversidade de madeiras e as praticas de seleção de árvores na construção das cercas em propriedades da região de Paulo Afonso-BA. Identificamos 8 espécies nativas e uma exótica. Observou-se que há um processo de substituição de madeira das cercas e construção pela Prosopis juliflora, uma espécie exótica. O estagio atual compromete a conservação das espécies nativas e funções ecossistêmicas e recomendamos o manejo na expansão da P. juliflora.
Trabalho escravo urbano na Paraíba
Authors: Barbosa Eduardo Uchôa Guerra , Fernandes Hélder Formiga , Braga Rômulo Rhemo Palitot
Published: May 2018

O trabalho forçado é uma prática antiga, mas que ainda é um problema atual. Essa prática fere diversos direitos fundamentais das pessoas, como a liberdade e o direito ao salário justo. Essa forma de trabalho vem se adaptando ao longo do tempo, levando ao surgimento de novas modalidades de trabalho “forçado”. Por esta razão, há um grande esforço, não apenas no Brasil, de se lutar contra essa prática hedionda. Organismos internacionais também atuam para combater esse crime. Sendo assim, o objetivo deste artigo é mostrar a presença deste crime na Paraíba e apontar possíveis soluções para tal problema. Plavras Chave: Trabalho Escravo Urbano; Direitos humanos; Direitos Trabalhistas; Paraíba.
Importância das populações tradicionais no desenvolvimento sustentável: estudo de casos na Paraíba
Authors: Barbosa Eduardo Uchôa Guerra , Fernandes Hélder Formiga , Araújo Aniele Bandeira Paiva , Maia Anne Caroline Paiva , Belarmino Nathalia Anastácia Louize de Alustau , Lucena Reinaldo Farias Paiva
Published: May 2018

As Populações tradicionais estão distribuídas em todas as regiões do Brasil, possuindo particularidades e uma história de vida que vem sendo transmitida ao longo das gerações. Esse conhecimento é importante porque pode direcionar de forma sustentável a utilização dos recursos naturais, podendo preservá-los para as gerações futuras. O objetivo deste trabalho foi o de discutir e mostrar como se dá essa relação, sem contudo ter a pretensão de realizar uma vasta análise da literatura pertinente, mas o de discutir alguns casos no Estado da Paraíba, onde essas populações enfrentam dificuldades para preservarem sua própria existência.
Diagnóstico ambiental da região da Ilha da Restinga, Cabedelo, Paraíba, como subsídio para a implantação de ostreicultura da Crassostrea rhizophorae (Guilding 1828)
Authors: Cavalcanti Andrea Bezerra , Crispim Maria Cristina
Published: May 2018

A aquicultura extensiva está condicionada ao diagnóstico da qualidade ambiental. Assim, a qualidade e a produtividade do pescado vão depender da qualidade do ambiente. O presente trabalho objetivou analisar alguns parâmetros físicos, químicos e biológicos, em três pontos da Ilha da Restinga, para testar a hipótese de que é um local propício à ostreicultura, por ser um ambiente natural de fixação de ostras nativas. Os resultados apontam para a possibilidade de cultivo em toda a Ilha da Restinga, em virtude da boa qualidade de água e das demais condições ambientais.
Responsoria Triduum Sacrum w polskich benedyktyńskich źródłach officium divinum w epoce przedtrydenckiej
Authors: Wiąckiewicz Debora
Published: May 2018

Niniejszy artykuł prezentuje polskie przedtrydenckie księgi do sprawowania liturgii godzin pochodzące z klasztorów benedyktyńskich i zawarte w nich teksty responsoriów matutinum przeznaczone na kolejne dni Triduum Sacrum. Wymienione responsoria przedstawiono na tle innych europejskich źródeł oficjum, wykazując jednocześnie związki polskiej benedyktyńskiej tradycji liturgicznej ze zwyczajami kultywowanymi w różnych ośrodkach diecezjalnych i monastycznych Europy Zachodniej.
Mindfulness Meditation in College Students to Advance Health Equity
Authors: Bryan Stephanie , Hamilton Maryellen , finn elizabeth
Published: May 2018

Purpose
High levels of mindfulness correspond with some positive health behaviors such as exercise participation, fruit and vegetable intake, and effective stress management. This study provided mindfulness meditation during an academic semester to a group of predominantly minority college students derived from a population in which 77.9% of the students are considered economically disadvantaged, to assess the effects of mindful meditation on various health behaviors and mindfulness to combat avoidable health inequalities.
Methods
The meditation occurred for eight weeks, twice per week for 30 minutes; the control group did no meditation. Data collection tools included Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ), Mindful Eating Scale (MES), 7-Day Physical Activity Questionnaire and a self- reported daily fruit and vegetable intake. Two open-ended questions were posed post-test.
Results
43 undergraduate students completed the pre and post-test data with 81.4% self-identifying as non-white. Analysis revealed a significant within and between subjects increase in mindfulness with FFMQ (p < 0.002) and (p < 0.000) respectively; a significant between-subjects cross over effect with MES, (p < 0.023); a significant between and within group effect with fruit and vegetable intake (p < 0.040); and a nonsignificant trend in physical activity, the intervention group’s physical activity increased and control groups’ decreased (p < 0.057). Qualitative data revealed that participants were sleeping better, eating better, exercising more, reacting less, knowing themselves better, and enjoying an elevated mood.
Conclusions
Mindfulness meditation is an effective intervention in a group of primarily non-white college students and may be an effective strategy in the fight against avoidable health inequities.
Understanding Care Navigation by Older Adults With Multimorbidity: Mixed-Methods Study Using Social Network and Framework Analyses (Preprint)
Authors: Vos Jolien , Gerling Kathrin , Linehan Conor , Siriwardena Aloysius N , Windle Karen
Published: May 2018

BACKGROUND

Health and social care systems were designed to be used primarily by people with single and acute diseases. However, a growing number of older adults are diagnosed with multiple long-term conditions (LTCs). The process of navigating the intricacies of health and social care systems to receive appropriate care presents significant challenges for older people living with multiple LTCs, which in turn can negatively influence their well-being and quality of life.

OBJECTIVE

The long-term goal of this work is to design technology to assist people with LTCs in navigating health and social care systems. To do so, we must first understand how older people living with LTCs currently engage with and navigate their care networks. No published research describes and analyses the structure of formal and informal care networks of older adults with multiple LTCs, the frequency of interactions with each type of care service, and the problems that typically arise in these interactions.

METHODS

We conducted a mixed-methods study and recruited 62 participants aged ≥55 years who were living in England, had ≥2 LTCs, and had completed a social network analysis questionnaire. Semistructured interviews were conducted with roughly a 10% subsample of the questionnaire sample: 4 women and 3 men. On average, interviewees aged 70 years and had 4 LTCs.

RESULTS

Personal care networks were complex and adapted to each individual. The task of building and subsequently navigating one’s personal care network rested mainly on patients’ shoulders. It was frequently the patients’ task to bridge and connect the different parts of the system. The major factor leading to a satisfying navigation experience was found to be patients’ assertive, determined, and proactive approaches. Furthermore, smooth communication and interaction between different parts of the care system led to more satisfying navigation experiences.

CONCLUSIONS

Technology to support care navigation for older adults with multiple LTCs needs to support patients in managing complex health and social care systems by effectively integrating the management of multiple conditions and facilitating communication among multiple stakeholders, while also offering flexibility to adapt to individual situations. Quality of care seems to be dependent on the determination and ability of patients. Those with less determination and fewer organization skills experience worse care. Thus, technology must aim to fulfill these coordination functions to ensure care is equitable across those who need it.
Comparing efficacy of enteral nutrition plus ranitidine and enteral nutrition alone as stress ulcer prophylaxis
Authors: Nourian Anahid , Mohammadi Mostafa , Beigmohammadi Mohammad-Taghi , Taher Mohammad , Dadvar Zohreh , Malekolkottab Masoume , Ramezani Masoud , Khalili Hossein
Published: May 2018

Aim:
Adequacy of enteral nutrition (EN) alone as stress ulcer prophylaxis (SUP) is controversial. The aim of this study was to compare efficacy of EN alone and ranitidine plus EN as SUP.
Method:
Critically ill adults with indications to receive SUP were randomized to ranitidine 50 mg IV every 8 h plus EN (SUP) or EN alone (non-SUP) group for 7 days. Besides, endoscopy was performed at the time of recruitment and on day 7.
Results:
During the study period, only one patient in each group of SUP and non-SUP experienced gastrointestinal bleeding. At the time of recruitment, gastric erosion and erythema were the most endoscopic findings in the SUP and non-SUP groups. These findings did not significantly change at the end of the study (p = 0.21).
Conclusion:
EN was at least effective as ranitidine plus EN as SUP.
Reconfiguración de paneles fotovoltaicos para reducción del consumo de hidrógeno en las celdas de combustible de sistemas híbridos
Authors: González-Montoya Daniel , Ramos-Paja Carlos A. , Bolaños-Martínez Freddy , Ramírez-Quiroz Fabio , Camarillo-Peñaranda Juan R. , Trejos-Grisales Adriana
Published: May 2018

La generación eléctrica híbrida combina las ventajas de las celdas de combustible con sistemas de generación difíciles de predecir, como los fotovoltaicos y eólicos. El principal objetivo en este tipo de sistemas híbridos es minimizar el consumo de hidrógeno reduciendo costos e incrementando la autonomía del sistema. Este articulo propone un algoritmo de optimización, conocido como algoritmo de aprendizaje incremental basado en población, el cual tienen como objetivo maximizar la potencia producida por un generador fotovoltaico. Esta maximización reduce el consumo de hidrógeno combustible del sistema basado en hidrógeno. Adicionalmente, la velocidad de convergencia del algoritmo permite la computación en tiempo real de la mejor configuración para el sistema fotovoltaico, permitiendo una optimización dinámica del consumo de hidrógeno de la celda de combustible. Finalmente, se presenta una validación experimental del sistema considerando 6 paneles fotovoltaicos y una celda de combustible NEXA de 1.2 KW. Esta validación, demuestra la efectividad del algoritmo propuesto para la reducción del consumo de hidrógeno en este tipo de sistemas híbridos.
Feature relevance estimation for vibration-based condition monitoring of an internal combustion engine
Authors: Hernández-Muriel José Alberto , Álvarez-Meza Andrés Marino , Echeverry-Correa Julián David , Orozco-Gutierrez Álvaro Ángel , Álvarez-López Mauricio Alexánder
Published: May 2018

Condition monitoring of Internal Combustion Engines (ICE) benefits cost-effective operations in the modern industrial sector. Because of this, vibration signals are commonly monitored as part of a non-invasive approach to ICE analysis. However, vibration-based ICE monitoring poses a challenge due to the properties of this kind of signals. They are highly dynamic and non-stationary, let alone the diverse sources involved in the combustion process. In this paper, we propose a feature relevance estimation strategy for vibration-based ICE analysis. Our approach is divided into three main stages: signal decomposition using an Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition algorithm, multi-domain parameter estimation from time and frequency representations, and a supervised feature selection based on the Relief-F technique. Accordingly, we decomposed the vibration signals by using self-adaptive analysis to represent nonlinear and non-stationary time series. Afterwards, time and frequency-based parameters were calculated to code complex and/or non-stationary dynamics. Subsequently, we computed a relevance vector index to measure the contribution of each multi-domain feature to the discrimination of different fuel blend estimation/diagnosis categories for ICE. In particular, we worked with an ICE dataset collected from fuel blends under normal and fault scenarios at different engine speeds to test our approach. Our classification results presented nearly 98% of accuracy after using a k-Nearest Neighbors machine. They reveal the way our approach identifies a relevant subset of features for ICE condition monitoring. One of the benefits is the reduced number of parameters.
Balanced scorecard implementation in higher education: An Emirati perspective
Authors: Lassoued Kaïs
Published: May 2018

Considering the lack of research focusing on the use of the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) as performance evaluation tool in Emirati higher education institutions, the main purpose of the study is to present a basis for a more general BSC model helping higher education managers in UAE environment for evaluating and managing the performance of their institutions. This paper is based on the case study as a research method. However, the relevance of this case study lies in the use of a joint approach combining SWOT analysis and BSC and generating an integrated strategic management system. The study comes up with a strategic evaluation plan considering the 4 BSC perspectives and designs the strategy map for it in the case of the Emirates College of Business. In this research, the traditional customer perspective of Kaplan and Norton is replaced by the students and stakeholders perspective. It is found that there is a limitation in the effective strategic problem that leads to the recruitment and placement issues, increased costs, student retention, lack of partnerships, a decrease in annual growth of income and poor performance management that can be managed through effective strategic planning. The study also reflects that there is a range of opportunities that can be exploited using the strengths in order to achieve the goals. The outcomes of this study case can be employed in the strategic planning of ECB and all other Emirati business institutions can be inspired.
Agroecologia e gênero: perspectivas para a emancipação das mulheres e a agricultura familiar
Authors: Varotto Daiana Paula
Published: May 2018

O presente estudo objetiva analisar a relação entre a participação da mulher na agricultura familiar e suas perspectivas de emancipação através de práticas sócio-econômicas na atividade agroecológica. Utiliza-se nesse trabalho como delimitação espacial o Alto Uruguai/RS e delimitação temporal os anos de 2005-2015 em justificativa as atividades desenvolvidas junto a agricultura familiar das depoentes. Enquanto procedimento metodológico utiliza-se o bibliográfico-investigativo e o uso de metodologia de História Oral temática. Nesse estudo foram entrevistadas dez mulheres residentes em quatro municípios da região Norte do Rio Grande do Sul.
Os estudos afrodiaspóricos no Brasil: levantamento de teses (2000-2017)
Authors: Brito Ênio José Da Costa , Pimentel Claudio Santana , Santana Ursulina Maria Silvia
Published: May 2018

O presente levantamento apresenta a primeira parte de uma compilação de teses doutorais e dissertações de mestrado sobre a temática da diáspora africana no Brasil. Reúnem-se aqui mais de duzentas teses, resultado de pesquisas realizadas em programas de pós-graduação de instituições de ensino superior brasileiras e concluídas no período 2000-2017.
Figurações do espaço em David Bowie
Authors: Fernandes Rui Miguel
Published: May 2018

David Bowie manteve uma relação distante e crítica a respeito da religião. Nos seus textos musicais é difícil detectar uma espécie de «suspiro por um além» – ou, diríamos, de sinais explícitos de transcendência. Partindo do tema do «espaço» (cósmico) o autor critica certos desejos alienantes de fuga mundi, que evitam a questão existencial e antropológica de fundo: como viver num mundo caótico e absurdo? Com clara influência nietzscheana, Bowie falará da ficção consciente como forma humana de habitar o mundo. «Máscara», «espelho», «palco» e «armário» tornam-se símbolos de uma reflexão antropológica e, possivelmente, de uma forma de autotranscendência – consciente de si e aberta aos outros.
Uusi väline kielten tilan arviointiin
Authors: Erkkilä Riku
Published: May 2018

Arvioitu teos:

Johanna Laakso, Anneli Sarhimaa, Sia Spiliopoulou Åkermark & Reetta Toivanen: Towards openly multilingual policies and practices. Assessing minority language maintenance across Europe. Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights 11. Bristol: Multilingual Matters 2016. 280 s. isbn 978-1-78309-495-0.
Effect of manipulated environmental condition on the distribution of Aero-algal Counts
Authors: Pandkar Jogita. T.
Published: May 2018

Reports on occurrence, distribution pattern, listing of aero-algal forms, seasonal calendar,   allergenic aero-algal forms, effect of meteorological parameters on occurrence of aero-algal forms etc. has been reported by number of aerophycologists. But solution on reducing such aero-algal counts which can be a possible cause for allergenic reaction has not been suggested until known. Hence preliminary study with respect to effect of manipulated environmental condition on the distribution of aero-algal counts has been done. Presence of cooling tower results into manipulation of the climatic factors, such as temperature and humidity percentage. The high humidity percentage act as an unfavorable condition for the surviving of aero-algal forms resulting into sporulation. This spores required some incubation period under favourable condition to undergo for its vegetative development. This knowledge can be used as a possible solution for the allergenic patients. Manipulation of climatic factors can be done both at intramural as well as extramural sites by using water coolers, A.C, introducing water falls etc. It can be considered as possible manageable solution for patient suffering from allergy due to aero-biological pollutants.
Different volumes of tubes for clonal propagation of Coffea canephora from seedlings
Authors: Espindula Marcelo Curitiba , Balbino Tony José , Jaraceski Rutinéia , Teixeira Alexsandro Lara , Dias Jairo Rafael Machado , Teixeira Richelly Gisela Pasqualotto
Published: May 2018

The aim in the present study was to evaluate the growth of  Coffea canephora  cv. ‘Conilon BRS Ouro Preto’ seedlings in different tube volumes. The experiment was performed at Embrapa Rondônia plant nursery in Ouro Preto do Oeste, Rondônia, Brazil, from July to November 2013. The treatments consisted of five tube volumes (50, 100, 170, 280 and 400 cm3) plus one control composed by polyethylene bags (11 cm width x 20 cm height) with capacity of 770 cm3. The experimental design was a randomized complete block design with 15 replicates, formed by 15 clones that compose the Conilon ‘BRS Ouro Preto’ cultivar. The tube volume of 280 cm3 provide the best vegetative performance of seedlings, similarly to volume of 400 cm3, thus, the use of larger tubes would not justify. Tubes of 50, 100 and 170 cm3 produce seedlings with physiological quality similar to the control until 130 days after staking, but may limit the development of seedlings in a longer period.
Alternative substrates in different containers for production of conilon coffee seedlings
Authors: Jaeggi Mário Euclides Pechara da Costa , Saluci Julio Cesar Gradice , Rodrigues Rogério Rangel , Gravina Geraldo De Amaral , Lima Wallace Luis de
Published: May 2018

Different substrates and containers influence the production of coffee seedlings, which can reduce production costs, both with alternative substrates and with containers of smaller volumes of substrates. The aim the present study was to evaluate the viability of alternative substrates in different containers for production of Conilon coffee (Coffea canephora Pierre ex Froehner) seedlings in the nursery of the Federal Institute of Espírito Santo - Campus of Alegre, ES, Brazil. The experimental design was a randomized complete block design with three replications, in split-plot with three plots and four subplots. The plots consisted of three containers (120 cm³ tube, 280 cm³ tube and 615 cm³ bag), and the subplots of four substrates (S1 - Conventional, S2 - Legume compost, S3 - Grass compost, S4 - Vermicompost). At 165 days after sowing, the evaluated variables were shoot and root dry mass, number of leaves, shoot height, leaf area, Dickson quality index, shoot/root ratio, root length, nitrogen and total crude protein. The alternative substrates (Legume compost, Grass compost and Vermicompost) were efficient for production of Conilon coffee seedlings and can replace the conventional substrate at this development stage, providing good quality seedlings. The major developments were observed in the containers with the highest volume (280 cm³ tube and 615 cm³ bag) and reflected directly on the quality of seedlings.
O PROCESSO DE FORMAÇÃO DA SÚMULA 227 DO SUPERIOR TRIBUNAL DE JUSTIÇA: EXIGÊNCIAS PARA SUA ADEQUAÇÃO À TEORIA DO DIREITO COMO INTEGRIDADE DE RONALD DWORKIN
Authors: Fampa Daniel Silva , Leal Pastora Do Socorro Teixeira
Published: May 2018

O presente trabalho objetiva analisar o processo de formação da súmula 227 do Superior Tribunal de Justiça, na qual se afirma que “a pessoa jurídica pode sofrer dano moral”. Para tanto, estabelece como ponto de partida o exame das principais teorias acerca da natureza do dano moral. Examina também as críticas formuladas à súmula em questão. Apresenta os pressupostos utilizados por Ronald Dworkin em sua teoria “direito como integridade”, impondo aos precedentes formadores da súmula a análise acerca dos requisitos das etapas da interpretação, a fim de investigar sua adequação às decisões políticas passadas e sua justificação em sentido estrito.
Можливості хірургічного лікування аспергільозу легень
Authors: Оpanasenko М. S. , Кshanovskyi О. Е. , Коnіk B. М. , Теreshkovych О. V. , Каlenychenko М. І. , Levanda L. І.
Published: May 2018

Мета. Поділитися власним досвідом хірургічного лікування аспергільозу легень.
Матеріали і методи. За останні 10 років у клініці перебували 14 хворих з аспергільозом легень. У 11 (78,6%) хворих діагностовано аспергілому легені, у 3 (21,4%) - інвазивний аспергільоз після проведення біопсії легені. Резекційні втручання виконані 8 (57,1%) пацієнтам з аспергіломою. Відмовлено в операції внаслідок значних дихальних розладів 3 (21,4%) хворим. Середній вік пацієнтів - (42,6 ± 15,7) року. Всі пацієнти до і після оперативного втручання отримували специфічну протигрибкову терапію.
Результати. Виконано такі оперативні втручання: 3 (37,5%) плевропульмонектомії, 4 (50,0%) лобектомії, 1 (12,5%) типову резекцію піраміди та S3 справа. У 1 (12,5%) пацієнтки під час оперативного втручання виконано інтраплевральну торакопластику. Середня тривалість операції склала (235,6 ± 77,6) хв, середня інтраопераційна крововтрата - (314 ± 331,9) мл.
Висновки. Хірургічне лікування аспергільозу легень є досить складним завданням і має багато невирішених питань. Систематизація власного досвіду та досвіду, про який повідомляють інші дослідники, дає змогу покращити результати лікування.
Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology - Table of Contents Volume 15, 2018
Authors: Cohen Eli
Published: May 2018

Table of Contents for IISIT Volume 15, 2018
“Ways of Doing” Developed by Biology Teachers as a Production of School Knowledge
Authors: Carmo Edinaldo Medeiros , Selles Sandra Escovedo
Published: May 2018

This research focuses on the relationships between teacher knowledge and the teaching content with which Biology teachers deal in their daily teaching practices. This research seeks to understand the ways teachers use this knowledge to facilitate students’ learning of Biology. The methodological guidelines of the present study have been inspired on experiences of ethnographic studies to combine different procedures of data collection: questionnaires; interviews and classroom observations with field notes and video recording. The empirical design involved three public secondary schools, placed in the urban area of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia with the participation of six Biology teachers. In this work, throughout a triangulation process, the data produced with three of those six teachers were analyzed by means of a thematic content analysis, which allowed the identification of words, sentences or summaries, and a range of relationships present in the data. The results indicate that, in the production of school knowledge, teacher knowledge is translated into practice by a combination of different “ways of doing”, favoring students’ learning of biological contents. In this sense, these “ways of doing” indicate links between teacher knowledge and the biological content. The results also indicate that such links are results of teaching established routines within the school culture. The research argues that “ways of doing” are the outcomes of a more specific teacher’s experiential knowledge, that when articulated to other types of knowledge, shape the production of school knowledge.
NOVA MATRIZ CURRICULAR DO CURSO DE FORMAÇÃO DE OFICIAIS: uma adequação ao perfil profissiográfico do Chefe de Polícia Ostensiva da PMGO
Authors: Sanches Clives Pereira , Sousa Emerson Do Nascimento
Published: May 2018

A Polícia Militar do Estado de Goiás (PMGO), de forma inovadora e pró-ativa, busca adequar-se às mudanças sociais e qualificar-se cada vez mais para atender satisfatoriamente às exigências de segurança da sociedade goiana, adotando para o seu oficial um novo perfil profissiográfico, condizente com a realidade social em que está inserida, criando assim a figura do Chefe de Polícia Ostensiva. Nessa perspectiva, tornamse necessárias a quebra de determinados paradigmas e a conseqüente implantação de mudanças no processo ensino-aprendizagem adotados pela Corporação e na Matriz Curricular do Curso de Formação de Oficiais (CFO). Para a consecução deste trabalho foram realizadas pesquisas quantitativas e qualitativas; pesquisas bibliográficas abrangendo a análise das monografias relacionadas ao tema, disponíveis na Academia de Polícia Militar do Estado de Goiás (APM/GO); obras literárias voltadas para o processo ensino-aprendizagem; Matriz Curricular Nacional para Formação em Segurança Pública estabelecida pela Secretaria Nacional de Segurança Pública (SENASP); inquérito pedagógico aplicado pela APM/GO quando do término do 1º ano do CFO/2007; questionários destinados à turma de Aspirantes/2007 e seus respectivos comandantes; e as matrizes curriculares de outras co-irmãs para análise e comparação com a da PMGO. Durante o trabalho, foram analisados os métodos de ensino: expositivo, trabalho independente, elaboração conjunta, trabalho em grupo, ensino a distância, problematização e aprendizagem baseadas no problema, bem como as técnicas de ensino: resolução de problemas, simulação, estudo de caso, painel de discussão, debate cruzado, aula prática e seminários, todos voltados ao direcionamento do ensinar e do aprender, culminando com a apresentação de uma proposta de adequação da Matriz Curricular do CFO em harmonia com as orientações nacionais. Essa proposta tomou como base as premissas da Matriz Curricular Nacional para Formação em Segurança Pública, organizada pela SENASP, concedendo ao processo metodológico de ensino o enfoque de contextualização e a merecida relevância às disciplinas práticas inerentes às atividades cotidianas de competência do Chefe de Polícia Ostensiva, contemplando as disciplinas, objetivos, instruções metodológicas e métodos de avaliação da aprendizagem. Apresenta um modelo completo de ementa disciplinar, a ser utilizado posteriormente pela unidade de ensino competente, como subsídio à reforma curricular proposta.
Algumas noções elementares para se pensar o processo de instituição da polícia
Authors: Lucas Charlles Da Fonseca
Published: May 2018

Neste artigo procurar-se-á refletir sobre osprocessos de instituição e compreensão da políciapor meio de algumas questões que contemplam,direta e indiretamente, noções elementares, dentreas quais: indivíduo/sociedade, Estado/sociedadecivil, público/privado, ordem/desordem, bem/mal,profissionalização/especialização e práticas/saberes policiais. Tal propósito objetiva demonstrarfundamentalmente que o primeiro ato depoliciamento consiste no autocontrole racional,afetivo e acional, ou seja: (a) que ser policialtranscende um estado profissional, uma vez quetodos os indivíduos são policiais de si e dos outros;e (b) que os profissionais de segurança pública,além de policiar a sociedade, também sãoindivíduos de uma sociedade de indivíduos compensamentos, sentimentos e mobilidade. Paratanto, privilegiou-se a metodologia qualitativa,através de entrevistas semi-estruturadas compoliciais e civis do Estado do Rio de Janeiro;experiências vivenciadas em diferentes instituições;e leitura/análise cautelosa de estatutos,regulamentos e demais referências bibliográficas.Dentre os resultados e conclusões cabe afirmar quea ética constitui e corta transversalmente asinterações e relações sociais, e, sobretudo, osmodos de ser policial.
Política de proximidade com a comunidade
Authors: Bastos Marcos
Published: May 2018

Em entrevista á REBESP, o Major Marcos Bastos, Comandante da 27ª Com-panhia Idependente da Polícia Militar (27Âº CIPM), fala sobre a política de á proximidade com a comunidade, implantada na Polícia Militar do Estado de Goiás (PMGO) em 2005, inicialmente no 9º Batalhão da PM. O Major BastosÂ é um dos precursores da filosofia de polícia comunitária no Estado de Goiás
O Ensino Militar Estadual além da Lei de Diretrizes e Bases da Educação Nacional
Authors: Santana Douglas Freire
Published: May 2018

A Lei de Diretrizes e Bases da Educação Nacional (LDB) inovou o ensino brasileiro ao flexibilizar o instituto da equivalência a cursos realizados em sistemas distintos do ordinário civil, tornando-o mais acessível, principalmente, ás classes de técnicos e profissionais em formação no país. A especificidade do ensino militar estadual não se afasta dessa realidade, uma vez que aborda complexas e distintas ações formativas que abrangem tanto o ramo da Ciência Militar quanto das Ciências Exatas, Humanas e Sociais. A imposição constitucional ás organizações militares estaduais de atuarem, cumulativamente, como promotoras da segurança pública local e forças auxiliares e reserva do Exército exige uma formação multifacetada do profissional, razão pela qual não podem ficar alienadas a um único ramo do saber científico, indiferentes ás diretrizes e bases da educação nacional. A formatação de sistemas estaduais de ensino militar implica a existência de discretas particularidades regionais na estruturação, as quais são amenizadas pela identidade presente nessas especiais instituições da segurança pública, capaz de estabelecer uma disposição geral de funcionamento e organização.
Natality of ruffed grouse Bonasa umbellus in central Wisconsin, USA
Authors: Small Robert J. , Holzwart James C. , Rusch Donald H.
Published: May 2018

Radio‐marked female ruffed grouse Bonasa umbellus were monitored in central Wisconsin, USA, during 1983–1988 to estimate nesting rates (the percentage of hens that initiate a clutch), clutch size, nest success, and the prevalence and success of renests. All 23 radio‐marked females initiated a clutch, 22 completed a first clutch; the remaining hen was killed by a predator during laying. Mean clutch size of first nests was 11.0 ± 0.5 eggs (range = 7–13). Five of nine (56%) hens attempted to renest with a mean clutch size of 7.4 ± 1.3 eggs (range = 6–9). Mean nest success was 46%; 43% for yearlings and 60% for adults. First nests produced the large majority of eggs that hatched (86.1%) compared to renests (13.9%). Productivity was estimated at 5.8 chicks hatched for each hen alive on 20 April, the mean date of the first egg laid.
Food selection by adult red foxes Vulpes vulpes during a water vole decline
Authors: Weber Jean‐Marc
Published: May 2018

Food selection by adult red foxes Vulpes vulpes was studied in a mountainous environment characterised by fluctuating populations of water voles. According to optimal foraging theory, the diets of adults and cubs should be similar during vole highs, with voles as staple prey. On the other hand, a difference should occur when water voles become scarce. Adults should then bring larger alternative prey to their cubs, and consume smaller prey at the capture site. Adult and cub scats were collected around breeding dens during a 6‐year period, from the peak to a near‐extinction phase of the water vole population, and analysed. As predicted by the optimal foraging theory, no significant difference was found between the diets of cubs and adults when voles were abundant. Furthermore, cubs consumed a higher proportion of large alternative prey, i.e. lagomorphs, than adults in the first year of low vole density. Unexpectedly, this difference did not persist the following years despite the water vole scarcity. The consumption of large alternative prey at the den decreased significantly, whereas the consumption of small alternative prey, i.e. invertebrates, increased. Consequently, the composition of prey brought to the den was similar to that consumed at the capture site. Food selection was probably affected by the unpredictability of large prey availability and accessibility. It is suggested that if small alternative prey proves less profitable to the cubs than large prey, a long‐lasting shortage of water voles could possibly become a factor regulating fox numbers in the area studied.
Blue mussels Mytilus edulis in the Baltic: good news for foraging eiders Sornateria mollissima
Authors: Öst Markus , Kilpi Mikael
Published: May 2018

We analysed the food of eiders Somateria mollissima at Hanko, Finland, in the northern Baltic, by examining the contents of mussels in the faeces and digestive system of eiders. The aim of our study was to determine whether size selection of the main food, blue mussels Mytilus edulis, occurs and if so why. Generally, diving ducks seem to choose mussels smaller than the average found on mussel beds. One hypothesis states that size selection of mussels occurs because eiders choose to minimise the daily intake of shell material. We did not find unambiguous evidence of size selective feeding on blue mussels in our study area. Although eiders selected mussels somewhat smaller than the average found on mussel beds when the entire data set was analysed, this minor discrepancy can probably be attributed to the fact that benthic sampling was conducted in areas which were partly different from the areas in which eider specimens and faeces were collected. Individual differences among eiders were significant. The meat content of northern Baltic mussels was generally higher than that of Atlantic blue mussels, with only a slightly decreasing trend with increasing mussel size. Shell weight increased more than meat weight with increasing mussel size. However, the shell weight that birds have to ingest to obtain their daily requirement of food is many times greater in the Atlantic than in our study area for all size categories of mussels. Thus, shell mass minimisation is probably not of crucial importance to eiders in the northern Baltic.
Foraging behaviour of cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo in pound nets in Denmark: the use of barrel nets to reduce predation
Authors: Bildsøe Mogens , Jensen Ingvar B. , Vestergaard Klaus S.
Published: May 2018

Yields in pound nets are in particular damaged or reduced by cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo predation. In this study we examined the effect on predation in pound nets by mounting barrel nets vertically under the water in the pot in order to obstruct cormorants during their hunt. To keep control of the content of fish we used an experimental pot with a closed throat. The pot was stocked repeatedly with rainbow trout Oncorhyncus mykiss and its content of fish was thereby maintained at between 10 and 100 individuals during all periods of data collection. Video recordings, both above and under water, were carried out during May ‐ August 1995 under various experimental conditions. We tested five different barrel net arrangements including a control situation without barrel net. Two bird categories were defined a posteriori: those that caught one or more fish during their visit to the pot (successful birds) and those that failed to catch a fish (unsuccessful birds). Successful and unsuccessful birds differed in a number of ways. Successful cormorants stayed longer in the pot, performed more dives, and spent more time diving and shorter time on the surface. When barrel nets were present, fewer cormorants of both categories visited the pot. Furthermore, the barrel nets affected successful birds by increasing the number of dives required to catch their first fish, reduced the time that both successful and unsuccessful birds remained in the pot, and reduced the number of dives performed by unsuccessful birds. Therefore, it seems that barrel nets may have a potential as a predation reducing device in pound net fishery. Introducing the use of barrel nets in pound net fisheries may force cormorants to hunt in free waters, possibly with reduced foraging success. This may eventually lead to a reduction in the cormorant population which will make it better fit the natural carrying capacity of the environment.