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Numerical Simulation Modeling of a GSHP and WSHP System for an Office Building in the Hot Summer and Cold Winter Region of China: A Case Study in Suzhou
Authors: Ma Wenting , Kim Moon Keun , Hao Jianli
Published: June 2019

This paper studies the long-term performance of a Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) system and a Water Source Heat Pump (WSHP) system for an office building in Suzhou, which is a hot summer and cold winter climate region of China. The hot summer and cold winter region is the most urbanized region of China and has subtropical monsoon climate, therefore, Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems are in great demand. Due to the fact that 42.5% of Suzhou’s total area is covered by lakes and rivers, the city has an abundance of surface water resources. Based on Suzhou’s meteorological data and the thermal characteristics of the building envelope, an office building model was created and the dynamic cooling and heating load was calculated using Transient System Simulation (TRNSYS) simulation software. Two numerical HVAC modeling systems were created: a GSHP system for which the data of an in-situ Thermal Response Test (TRT) was used and a WSHP system for which the Tai Lake water temperature was used. Simulating the performance of both systems over a 20-year period, the two systems were analyzed for their Coefficient of Performance (COP), heat source temperature variation, and energy consumption. The results show that the GSHP system causes ground heat accumulation, which reduces the system’s COP and increases energy consumption. The study also revealed that compared with the GSHP system, the WSHP system has a more stable long-term performance for buildings in Suzhou.
The Variation of the Soil Bacterial and Fungal Community Is Linked to Land Use Types in Northeast China
Authors: Ma Jincai , Nergui Sumiya , Han Ziming , Huang Guannan , Li Huiru , Zhang Rui , Zhu Liyue , Liao Jiafen
Published: June 2019

From the west to the east across Northeast China, there are three major land use types, ranging from agricultural-pastoral interlaced land, crop land, and forest land. The soil microbial community of each land use type has been reported; however, a thorough comparison of the soil microbial ecology of soils from each land use type has not been made. In the current study, soil samples from agricultural-pastoral land, crop land, and an artificial economic forest were collected from Tongliao, Siping, and Yanji, respectively. The structure and composition of bacterial and fungal communities was investigated by a next generation sequencing protocol, and soil physicochemical properties were also determined. Pair-wise analysis showed some soil parameters were significantly different between agricultural-pastoral land and crop land or forest land, while those soil parameters shared more similarities in crop land and forest land soils. Principal coordinates analysis and dissimilarity analyses jointly indicated that bacterial and fungal communities from each sampling site were quite different. Canonical correspondence analysis and a partial Mantel test showed that the community structures of bacteria and fungi were mainly affected by clay, pH, water soluble organic carbon (WSOC), and total soluble nitrogen (TN). Co-occurrence network analysis and the associated topological features revealed that the network of the bacterial community was more complex than that of the fungal community. Clay, pH, WSOC, and NH4+-N were major drivers and pH and WSOC were major factors in shaping the network of the bacterial community and the fungal community, respectively. In brief, our results indicated that microbial diversity, co-occurrence network patterns, and their shaping factors differed greatly among soils of distinct land use types in Northeast China. Our data also provided insights into the sustainable use of soils under different land use types.
Method for the Improvement of the Elasticity Module of Concrete Specimens by Active Confinement
Authors: Mañero-Sanz Hugo , García del Toro Eva M. , Alcaraz-Carrillo de Albornoz Vicente , Luizaga Patiño Alfredo
Published: June 2019

The purpose of this work is to improve the modulus of elasticity of reinforced concrete pillars in the area where it is known with certainty that the concrete is elastic. To achieve this, an innovative method was devised to introduce an initial tension ( σ i ) resulting in an 11% increase in the working compression. Three concrete batches of five specimens each were prepared for this study. The first batch was used as a control without applying any reinforcement, the second was reinforced with a carbon fiber fabric (CF) layer in the usual way, and in the third batch, an initial tension was introduced to the CF fabric by a technique devised for this purpose. After measuring the modulus of elasticity of each of the specimens that made up each batch, it was observed that the modulus of elasticity obtained for the specimens in the third batch was 8% higher than the specimens in the first and second batches. The compression–deformation behaviour of the specimens observed throughout the study allows us to propose a stress–strain model with three different behaviours: linear elastic, parabolic elasto-plastic and linear elastic.
DfRem-Driven Closed-Loop Supply Chain Decision-Making: A Systematic Framework for Modeling Research
Authors: Niu Shuiye , Zhuo Honglong , Xue Kelei
Published: June 2019

With the prevalence of a circular economy, extended producer responsibility, and the maturity of intelligent manufacturing technology, Design for Remanufacture (DfRem) has become a new driving force for the profitability of the modern supply chain. DfRem activities occur at the stage of new product design but have a significant impact on subsequent remanufacturing operations. Based on the closed-loop supply chain operation systems with DfRem, we systematically explored the impact of DfRem on supply chain operation decisions through a case study and modeling analysis and built up a modeling research framework of DfRem-driven closed-loop supply chain (CLSC) operation decision-making. Our research identified DfRem-driven model design elements and discussed the modeling of DfRem-driven investment decision problems, involving different approaches to obtain DfRem investment (i.e., DfRem-driven horizontal or vertical supply chain cooperation) and the ownership of DfRem-level decision-making rights. Moreover, the DfRem-driven two-stage and multi-period modeling processes are elaborated in detail. The aim of this paper is to provide other scholars with a more comprehensive understanding of DfRem research issues, and to establish an integrated DfRem-driven research framework for subsequent scholars to better conduct modeling research on DfRem.
A PGIS-Based Climate Change Risk Assessment Process for Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Dependent Communities
Authors: Bitsura-Meszaros Karly , Seekamp Erin , Davenport Mae , Smith Jordan W.
Published: June 2019

Climate change is affecting human and geophysical systems in a variety of complex and interdependent ways. For nature-based tourism-dependent communities like those along the North Shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota, impacts to the region’s abundant natural resources can subsequently affect the livelihoods of individuals who depend upon those resources to provide essential ecosystem services and support the region’s economy. Many of the area’s natural and outdoor recreation resources are collaboratively managed, making cooperation essential to address climate change impacts. In this study, we engaged North Shore stakeholders in a climate change risk assessment process through an exploratory application of participatory geographic information systems (PGIS). Stakeholder involvement allows for the co-production of science to deliver locally-relevant data and information. Involving stakeholders through a PGIS-based climate change risk assessment process allows locally-relevant data and information to be represented and visualized spatially. We used PGIS focus groups, as well as pre- and post-surveys, to solicit stakeholders’ perceptions of risk thresholds (i.e., the time scale of impacts) and climate-related risk severity to sites with built infrastructure, natural amenities, and recreation and tourism destinations. The stakeholders’ knowledge, as well as their commitment to their communities and local environments, influenced general perceptions of region-wide climate-related vulnerabilities. The PGIS exercises generated important discussion among stakeholders and shed light on how to more efficiently collect spatially-explicit data and information from stakeholders that can be used to inform mitigation and adaptation efforts.
Multi-Criteria Group Decision-Making Using an m-Polar Hesitant Fuzzy TOPSIS Approach
Authors: Akram Muhammad , Adeel Arooj , Alcantud José Carlos R.
Published: June 2019

The m-polar fuzzy sets (mF sets) have a representative and fundamental role in several fields of science and decision-making. The fusion of mF sets with several other theories of mathematics has become a favorable practice for depicting numerous types of uncertainties under multi-polar information. In this article, we introduce an innovative hybrid model, called m-polar hesitant fuzzy sets (mHF-sets), a hybridization of hesitancy and mF sets, which enables us to tackle multi-polar information with hesitancy. Hesitancy incorporates symmetry into the treatment of the data, whereas the m-polar fuzzy format allows for differentiated or asymmetric sources of information. We highlight and explore basic key properties of mHF-sets and formulate intrinsic operations. Moreover, we develop an m-polar hesitant fuzzy TOPSIS (mHF-TOPSIS) approach for multi-criteria group decision-making (MCGDM), which is a natural extension of the TOPSIS method to this framework. We describe applications of mHF-sets in group decision-making. Further, we show the efficiency of our proposed approach by applying it to the industrial field. Finally, we generate a computer programming code that implements our decision-making procedure for ease of lengthy calculations.
Impact of Prioritization on the Outpatient Queuing System in the Emergency Department with Limited Medical Resources
Authors: Zhang Ao , Zhu Xiaomin , Lu Qian , Zhang Runtong
Published: June 2019

The emergency department has an irreplaceable role in the hospital service system because of the characteristics of its emergency services. In this paper, a new patient queuing model with priority weight is proposed to optimize the management of emergency department services. Compared with classical queuing rules, the proposed model takes into consideration the key factors of service and the first-come-first-served queuing rule in emergency services. According to some related queuing indicators, the optimization of emergency services is discussed. Finally, a case study and some compared analysis are conducted to illustrate the practicability of the proposed model.
Cytotoxicity, Genotoxicity and Disturbance of Cell Cycle in HepG2 Cells Exposed to OTA and BEA: Single and Combined Actions
Authors: Juan-García Ana , Tolosa Josefa , Juan Cristina , Ruiz María-José
Published: June 2019

Mycotoxins are produced by a number of fungal genera spp., for example, Aspergillus, Penicillium, Alternaria, Fusarium, and Claviceps. Beauvericin (BEA) and Ochratoxin A (OTA) are present in various cereal crops and processed grains. This goal of this study was to determine their combination effect in HepG2 cells, presented for the first time. In this study, the type of interaction among BEA and OTA through an isobologram method, cell cycle disturbance by flow cytometry, and genotoxic potential by in vitro micronucleus (MN) assay following the TG 487 (OECD, 2016) of BEA and OTA individually and combined in HepG2 cells are presented. Cytotoxic concentration ranges studied by the MTT assay over 24, 48, and 72 h were from 0 to 25 µM for BEA and from 0 to 100 µM for OTA, while BEA + OTA combinations were at a 1:10 ratio from 3.4 to 27.5 µM. The toxicity observed for BEA was higher than for OTA at all times assayed; additive and synergistic effects were detected for their mixtures. Cell cycle arrest in the G0/G1 phase was detected for OTA and BEA + OTA treatments in HepG2 cells. Genotoxicity revealed significant effects for BEA, OTA, and in combinations underlining the importance of studying real exposure scenarios of chronic exposure to mycotoxins.
Energy Dependent Chemical Potentials of Light Particles and Quarks from Yield Ratios of Antiparticles to Particles in High Energy Collisions
Authors: Lao Hai-Ling , Gao Ya-Qin , Liu Fu-Hu
Published: June 2019

We collect the yields of charged pions ( π − and π + ), charged kaons ( K − and K + ), anti-protons ( p ¯ ), and protons (p) produced in mid-rapidity interval (in most cases) in central gold–gold (Au–Au), central lead–lead (Pb–Pb), and inelastic or non-single-diffractive proton–proton ( p p ) collisions at different collision energies. The chemical potentials of light particles and quarks are extracted from the yield ratios, π − / π + , K − / K + , and p ¯ / p , of antiparticles to particles over an energy range from a few GeV to above 10 TeV. At a few GeV (∼4 GeV), the chemical potentials show, and the yield ratios do not show, different trends comparing with those at other energies, although the limiting values of the chemical potentials and the yield ratios at very high energy are 0 and 1, respectively.
Asymmetric Oscillations of AFG Microscale Nonuniform Deformable Timoshenko Beams
Authors: Ghayesh Mergen H. , Farajpour Ali , Farokhi Hamed
Published: June 2019

A nonlinear vibration analysis is conducted on the mechanical behavior of axially functionally graded (AFG) microscale Timoshenko nonuniform beams. Asymmetry is due to both the nonuniform material mixture and geometric nonuniformity. Using the Timoshenko beam theory, the continuous models for translation/rotation are developed via an energy balance. Size-dependence is incorporated via the modified couple stress theory and the rotation via the Timoshenko beam theory. Galerkin’s method of discretization is applied and numerical simulations are conducted for a size-dependent vibration of the AFG microscale beam. Effects of material gradient index and axial change in the cross-sectional area on the force and frequency diagrams are investigated.
Location-Specific Orientation Set Is Independent of the Horizontal Benefit with or Without Object Boundaries
Authors: Chen Zhe , Humphries Ailsa , Cave Kyle R.
Published: June 2019

Chen and Cave (2019) showed that facilitation in visual comparison tasks that had previously been attributed to object-based attention could more directly be explained as facilitation in comparing two shapes that are configured horizontally rather than vertically. They also cued the orientation of the upcoming stimulus configuration without cuing its location and found an asymmetry: the orientation cue only enhanced performance for vertical configurations. The current study replicates the horizontal benefit in visual comparison and again demonstrates that it is independent of surrounding object boundaries. In these experiments, the cue is informative about the location of the target configuration as well as its orientation, and it enhances performance for both horizontal and vertical configurations; there is no asymmetry. Either a long or a short cue can enhance performance when it is valid. Thus, Chen and Cave’s cuing asymmetry seems to reflect unusual aspects of an attentional set for orientation that must be established without knowing the upcoming stimulus location. Taken together, these studies show that a location-specific cue enhances comparison independently of the horizontal advantage, while a location-nonspecific cue produces a different type of attentional set that does not enhance comparison in horizontal configurations.
WECANet: The First Open Pan-European Network for Marine Renewable Energy with a Focus on Wave Energy-COST Action CA17105
Authors: Stratigaki Vasiliki
Published: June 2019

Growing energy demand has increased interest in marine renewable energy resources (i.e., wave energy, which is harvested through wave energy converter (WEC) arrays. However, the wave energy industry is currently at a significant juncture in its development, facing a number of challenges which require that research re-focuses on a holistic techno-economic perspective, where the economics considers the full life cycle costs of the technology. It also requires development of WECs suitable for niche markets, because in Europe there are inequalities regarding wave energy resources, wave energy companies, national programs and investments. As a result, in Europe there are leading and non-leading countries in wave energy technology. The sector also needs to increase confidence of potential investors by reducing (non-)technological risks. This can be achieved through an interdisciplinary approach by involving engineers, economists, environmental scientists, lawyers, regulators and policy experts. Consequently, the wave energy sector needs to receive the necessary attention compared to other more advanced and commercial offshore energy technologies (e.g., offshore wind). The formation of the first open pan-European network with an interdisciplinary approach will contribute to large-scale WEC array deployment by dealing with the current bottlenecks. The WECANet (Wave Energy Converter Array Network) European COST Action, introduced in September 2018 and presented in this paper, aims at a collaborative and inclusive approach, as it provides a strong networking and collaboration platform that also creates the space for dialogue between all stakeholders in wave energy. An important characteristic of the Action is that participation is open to all parties interested and active in the development of wave energy. Previous activities organised by WECANet core group members have resulted in a number of joint European projects and scientific publications. WECANet’s main target is the equal research, training, networking, collaboration and funding opportunities for all researchers and professionals, regardless of age, gender and country in order to obtain understanding of the main challenges governing the development of the wave energy sector.
Tailored approach for the resection of planum sphenoidale meningiomas
Authors: Punga Oana-Mihaela , Moisescu Cristiana-Elena , Iftimie D. , Adam D.
Published: June 2019

Background and importance. Planum sphenoidale meningiomas are relatively rare tumours that can grow to a considerable size before determining noticeable symptoms. Modern imaging techniques can detect these tumours of varying size. Surgical resection of planum sphenoidale meningiomas can be performed by adapting the approach to the size of the tumour.Clinical presentation. A 56-year-old woman presented with a small (2 cm in diameter) planum sphenoidale meningioma that was resected through a frontal craniotomy performed with a 4,5 cm trephine at the level of the frontal sinus. The second case is that of a 55-year-old woman that presented with a large planum sphenoidale meningioma (5,6 cm in the antero-posterior plane and 5,5 cm cranio-caudally) extending to the tuberculum sellae and sellar diaphragm, reaching the anterior wall of the third ventricle. In this case, a bifrontal craniotomy was performed with frontal sinus cranialization and resection of falx cerebri, achieving a Simpson II resection. Both cases presented a favourable postoperative evolution, without any deficits and an excellent cosmetic result.Conclusion. The approach for tumours of the anterior skull base must be tailored to the size of the tumour. A minimally invasive approach through the frontal sinus should not be avoided in cases with small tumours.
Traumatic complete transection of dorsal spinal cord un-associated with spinal fracture or subluxation
Authors: Satyarthee Guru Dutta , Panda Satyajit
Published: June 2019

Complete transection of spinal cord is an extremely rare occurrence, and usually associated with spinal instability, fracture or spondylolisthesis and also have associated systemic polytrauma involving multiple organs injury. However, a complete transaction of spinal cord unassociated with fracture or dislocation or without abnormality on X-ray and CT scan imaging is extremely uncommon. Kalfas et al. observed 11.2 % of cases had cord transection in the study of sixty-two cases spinal cord-injured patients, who underwent spinal MRI, were additionally had evidence vertebral injury. In 2010, Cha et al reported the first case of transection of cord in the cervical region in a 34- year- adult male, as the first case in literature, which was not associated with any vertebral body fracture or dislocation. Authors report an interesting case, 15-year boy, who had complete transection of the spinal cord associated with polytrauma following a motor vehicle accident, spinal X-ray and CT scan imaging was unremarkable, however spinal MRI scan established the diagnosis. Briefly, imaging, management and pertinent literature are reviewed.
Astroturfing e a violência dos memes na Política do Brasil
Authors: Rezende Heitor Pinheiro
Published: June 2019

O presente artigo examina os tipos de violência presentes nos memes que retrataram os candidatos à Presidência do Brasil em 2014 na internet e relaciona esses conteúdos com as práticas do Astroturfing, termo norte-americano que caracteriza a realização de um movimento social falso que objetiva embair a opinião pública a favor de interesses políticos espúrios. A hipótese principal deste artigo é que os memes induziram os internautas a interpretações negativas sobre os candidatos no arrogado período eleitoral e que estas representações foram elaboradas por militantes virtuais, os quais serviram grupos políticos que se beneficiaram com a depreciação de adversários na internet. O resultado esperado é contribuir para discussões que vislumbrem uma visão mais ampla sobre a relação dos memes que agridem os políticos brasileiros na internet e as atividades aéticas de militantes virtuais vinculados a grupos políticos que detêm proveitos com esses atos.
O consumo da experiência na ficção seriada televisiva: Gilmore Girls e a cidade de Stars Hollow
Authors: Castellano Mayka , Meimaridis Melina
Published: June 2019

Neste artigo, analisamos a importância da cidade de Stars Hollow na experiência de consumo da série televisiva Gilmore Girls a partir de duas premissas. A primeira é que a pequena cidade fictícia localizada no estado de Connecticut se configura como uma importante personagem da história. Além disso, argumentamos que Stars Hollow não é limitada pela estrutura narrativa da produção, transbordando para além da tela, através das locações da série, situadas nos estúdios da Warner Bros. em Los Angeles, na Califórnia. Aberto para visitação do público, esse espaço real constitui uma parte importante do relacionamento dos fãs com esse produto cultural, a partir da ideia de “consumo da experiência” (PEREIRA et al, 2015). Para comprovar nosso argumento, realizamos uma pesquisa de inspiração etnográfica tanto nas locações citadas como nos sites de redes sociais dedicados à série, em especial no Instagram.
"A autoestima é muito importante": a retórica da salvação pessoal nos relatos de celebridades sobre o bullying
Authors: Sacramento Igor
Published: June 2019

Este artigo tem como objetivo analisar os relatos de celebridades sobre o bullying no programa Encontro com Fátima Bernardes para mostrar como o discurso terapêutico produz a normatização da subjetividade contemporânea baseada na ideia de autoestima. Os testemunhos considerados neste texto são sobre o racismo e sobre a importância do trabalho na superação da experiência de bullying. Explico que há uma mudança significativa no teor de testemunhos sobre sofrimentos: da narrativa da sobrevivência para a da resiliência.
Consumo, quadrinhos e cinema: a transposição do filme De volta para o futuro para as narrativas gráficas da Turma da Mônica
Authors: Bona Rafael Jose
Published: June 2019

O presente trabalho analisa as transposições de narrativas do cinema para as histórias em quadrinhos, de forma intertextual parodiada, da Turma da Mônica, de Mauricio de Sousa. Os objetos de estudo foram as ediçõesDe volta para a historinha (Revista Cebolinha, de 1991) e Coelhada para o futuro (Clássicos do cinema - Turma da Mônica, de 2013) que parodiam o filme sobre viagens no tempo, De volta para o futuro (Back to the future, 1985), do diretor Robert Zemeckis. A pesquisa é classificada como descritiva, com abordagem qualitativa. As análises das obras em quadrinhos são feitas a partir das seguintes dimensões: as referências diretas ao filme, a autorreferência, a referência a outras obras reconhecíveis dentro ou fora do contexto de viagens no tempo e questões transculturais. Os resultados apontam para práticas intertextuais entre o cinema e as histórias em quadrinhos, considerando estas como incentivos ao consumo midiático de narrativas gráficas da Turma da Mônica.
Narcodramas: Sobre o predicado “narco” de produções televisivas colombianas e o caso de Escobar, el patrón del mal
Authors: Rocha Simone Maria , Soares Costa Vimieiro Ana Carolina
Published: June 2019

O propósito deste artigo é o de apresentar uma análise cultural sobre um fenômeno midiático que surgiu na televisão colombiana e que procura abordar a problemática do narcotráfico. Nosso argumento central é o de que tais produções ultrapassam a denominação de gêneros já consagrados, como a telenovela, e devem ser consideradas como um novo sub-gênero que, por força do tema, podem ser chamadas de narco-themed ou narcodramas. Por fim, apresentaremos uma breve reflexão sobre a produção Escobar, el patrón del mal.
Parámetros para el diseño de instrumentos en la evaluación del desarrollo de habilidades, competencias y alfabetización informacional
Authors: Thalia Morales Vitela Cinthya , Lau Noriega Jesús , López Ornelas Maricela
Published: June 2019

Este trabajo, de corte empírico y con una medotología descriptiva, recoje la importancia de establecer parámetos para el desarrollo de instrumentos de evaluación de habilidades, competencias y alfaberización informacional, ya que si bien la literatura ha enfatizado en la importancia de la evaluación y diagnóstico de las destrezas y prácticas informativas, la propia fuente presenta además una ausencia este rubro, ya que algunos investigadores reportan la metodología y los resultados del estudio sin proporcionar los instrumentos empleados (LICEA, 2008; LAU, 2017), impidiendo, en este sentido, la oportunidad de que dichos instrumentos puedan ser utilizados, adaptados o replicados por otros académicos. Los resultados de esta investigación, se presentan a través del análisis de los parámetros básicos a considerar en el diseño de instrumentos de evaluación centrados en el área de las habilidades y competencias informativas y mediante la compilación algunos de los instrumentos que evalúan las destrezas y prácticas informativas, recuperados particularmente en repositorios institucionales.
If it does not move me, it does not belong to me: challenges to teacher education in a global and sustainable perspective
Authors: De Almeida Pimenta Maria Alzira , Prata-Linhares Martha , Bonventi Júnior Waldemar
Published: June 2019

In these first years of the millennium, schools in Brazil and around the world have faced great challenges. Including: complex social circumstances (large scale population migration), the arrival of the Internet providing fast access to every type of information and the exclusion of the population that is not connected, appreciation of knowledge as a factor of production, the appeal for consumerism and the need for principles and practices that give value to diversity and sustainability. Added to this, is the resistance of these institutions regarding change, and the powers of persuasion of the media as inductive of behaviors and desires. However, we think that the primary material for the necessary transformations is in the school itself. In it, and from it, will changes be generated and implemented. Based on data collected, in eight countries, carried out with university teachers and students of courses for the development of teachers, analysis and reflections will be presented which highlight the role of the education institutions in the necessary transformations and suggestions for the implemented changes.
Contar e narrar os desastres
Authors: Revet Sandrine
Published: June 2019

Desde os anos 80, a progressiva institucionalização de um governo mundial dos desastres se baseia em um conjunto de números compilados em bases de dados. O artigo se interessa por duas dentre elas: EM-DAT, produzida pelo CRED; e Desinventar, produzida pela La Red. Cada uma destas bases de dados elabora, ao seu modo, e com a ajuda de traduções, uma narrativa sobre os desastres, e um tipo de diálogo se estabelece entre elas, que nos falam das diferentes dimensões de um mundo “desastroso". Traduzido do francês por Marta de Araujo Pinheiro (UFRJ)
Iniquidade ou elã neo-fundamentalista? Uma análise do discurso evangélico no Brasil contemporâneo e suas aproximações com o evangelicalismo norte-americano
Authors: Souza Andréa Silveira de , Barbosa Wilmar do Valle
Published: June 2019

Este artigo apresenta uma perspectiva, entre tantas outras possíveis, de compreender o significado do ‘religioso’ atual a partir da sua presença no espaço público. Este estudo é feito por meio da análise de um vídeo produzido e veiculado durante a campanha eleitoral de 2010, no qual o pastor Paschoal Piragine Júnior, na época presidente da Convenção Batista Brasileira, posicionava-se contra o que ele chama de “iniquidade institucionalizada” e convocando os batistas a não votarem no Partido dos Trabalhadores no referido pleito. Para analisarmos o pronunciamento do pastor, partimos da noção de conflito cultural ou guerra de cultura elaborada pelo sociólogo norte-americano James Hunter. Tais conceitos constituem nesta análise “lentes” teóricas, pelas quais procuramos ver o objeto de estudo, e por meio das quais também estabelecemos um diálogo com outros autores e textos que analisam a presença da religião no espaço público brasileiro contemporâneo num contexto de intolerância e conflito religioso.
Cristianismo, secularização e caridade: a Filosofia da Religião pós-metafísica de Gianni Vattimo
Authors: Barreira Marcelo
Published: June 2019

No livro Acreditar em Acreditar, Vattimo retoma o pensamento de Nietzsche e Heidegger, articulando-os com a tradição quenótica cristã. Em sua tentativa de vincular o cristianismo e uma perspectiva pós-metafísica e a favor da laicidade do Estado, Vattimo faz uma leitura heideggeriana da teoria antropológica de Girard, entrelaçando o anúncio da “morte de Deus” e a Verwindung da ontotelogia pela cáritas da secularização”. Por fim, a retomada caritativa e criativa do passado é um processo dialógico e emancipatório que ocorre por meio da escuta da tradição pelo filtro hermenêutico da pietas.
Jorge Luis Borges e a teologia cristã.
Authors: Bezerra Cícero
Published: June 2019

Resumo: Nas primeiras linhas da sua Historia de la Eternidade, Jorge Luis Borges faz a seguinte observação: “o tempo é um problema para nós, um terrível e exigente problema, talvez o mais vital da metafísica; a eternidade, um jogo ou uma fatigada esperança” (BORGES, 2005, p. 11). A questão que nos conduzirá aqui nesse artigo é: se o tempo é um problema, ou “o” problema metafísico por excelência”, o que significa uma história da eternidade e como pensa-la frente aos elementos da teologia cristã presentes na obra borgeana? Para esse artigo nos centraremos, além da Historia de la Eternidad, particularmente, no Aleph, na coletânea de contos intitulada Siete noches e na História universal de la infamia.
O Problema do Mal no Cristianismo, Hinduísmo e Budismo: Uma Abordagem Teosófica
Authors: LINDEMANN RICARDO
Published: June 2019

Apesar do Problema do Mal ser conhecido com algumas variantes pelo menos desde Epicuro na antiguidade, pretendeu-se resumi-lo contemporaneamente em três proposições: [1] Deus é Onipotente; [2]  Deus é totalmente bom; [3] e ainda o mal existe. Foi assim publicado em 1955 pelo filósofo John Leslie Mackie, no seu artigo Mal e Onipotência, conhecido por sua acuidade lógica. A partir de sua análise crítico-investigativa, busca-se sua solução pela reflexão sobre tais clássicas indagações humanas com obras de diversos autores, visando oferecer uma contribuição à Filosofia da Religião, bem como um estudo comparativo das soluções provenientes de diversas tradições do Cristianismo, Hinduísmo e Budismo na esfera da Ciência da Religião, como estímulo para o diálogo inter-religioso.
A meditação vipassana como ensinada por S.N.Goenka
Authors: Vieira Otávio Augusto
Published: June 2019

O presente artigo apresenta a meditação vipassana, também conhecida como meditação do insight ou analítica, como ensinada incialmente por Sidarta Gautama e transmitida pela tradição de S.N.Goenka. As técnicas de meditação da atenção plena (anapana-sati), analítica (vipassana-sati) e do amor compassivo (metta), assim como a filosofia prática de Buda são transmitidas durante o retiro de silêncio de 10 dias. A prática da ténica vipassana como ensinada por essa tradição tem como foco a observação equânime (upekkha) da impermanência (aniccia) das sensações corporais, visto que tudo que surge na mente surge também como sensação corporal (vedana), libertando assim o ser dos condicionamentos mentais (sankhara) que o levam ao sofrimento.
Resenha: ORO, Ivo Pedro. O fenômeno religioso: como entender. São Paulo: Paulinas, 2013. 189 p.
Authors: Leal Jair Souza
Published: June 2019

Resenha do livro O Fenômeno religioso: como entender, de Ivo Pedro Oro.
O QUE SIGNIFICA COMEMORAR A REFORMA?
Authors: Willaime Jean-Paul
Published: June 2019

A comemoração dos 500 anos da Reforma é uma oportunidade para destacar suas contribuições para a Igreja e a sociedade. O que significa o Protestantismo hoje?  O que ele representa no mundo cristão, na era do ecumenismo? Como ele se insere na sociedade secularizada e multicultural?
editorial
Authors: Gross Eduardo
Published: June 2019

editoral
Uma proposta de periodização da cultura visual evangélica brasileira: estabelecimento, apropriação, abrasileiramento e metamorfização glocal
Authors: Renders Helmut
Published: June 2019

Neste artigo propomos uma periodização da cultura visual evangélica brasileira, ou seja, das igrejas protestantes, pentecostais e neopentecostais, distinguindo-se quatro fases: surgimento da cultura visual evangélica brasileira (1880-1950); apropriação da cultura visual evangélica estrangeira (1914-1980); abrasileiramento da cultura visual evangélica brasileira (1950-1990) e a metamorfização “glocal” (em nível local sob influência global) da cultura visual evangélica brasileira. Nos dois primeiros capítulos, questiona-se a ideia do protestantismo brasileiro como “iconoclasta por convicção”. Em vez disso, são  lembradas representações da culturas visuais na fase de seu estabelcimento  (Bíblias de Famílias ilustradas, uso dos slides de lanternas, matérias visuais nas escolas dominicais), da sua tradução e apropriação (que resultou em três ícones do protestantismo: o Livrinho do coração de J. E. Gossner (1824), o cartaz Os dois caminhos de C. Reihlen (1866) e O  plano divino através dos séculos da Assembleia de Deus (1940). No terceiro capítulo, discorremos a respeito da criação da cultura visual por brasileiros/as (Centro Audiovisual Evangélico (1951), criação de capas (1962), surgimento de logotipos eclesiásticos (1967) e o Smilinguido (1980)). Finalmente,  no quarto capítulo, focamos novas tendências pós-modernas que se refletem na cultura visual evangélica contemporânea pela mesclagem visual radical de culturas materiais e visuais de diferentes confissões cristãs (logo da IURD), integração de religiões distintas (integração da arca da aliança em cultos; sessão de descarrego e Templo de Salomão da UERD) e de lendas urbanas (mesclagem da iconografia de superman na iconografia cristã). Em tudo, argumentamos que cada fase requer um reconhecimento quanto à existência dessas expressções da cultura visual evangélica e a sensibilidade quanto à especificidade do material, do respectivo objetivo de pesquisa e das metodologias propostas. Intercalamos as três fases propostas com afirmações dessa cultura como iconólatra, iconoclasta, iconófila e iconofágica.
Variable-Speed Direct-Drive Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator Wind Turbine Modeling and Simulation
Authors: ULUTAŞ Alper , DURU Tarık
Published: June 2019

In
this study, the importance, the position, and the encouragements of wind energy
which is a type of renewable energy in the world and in Turkey have been
mentioned briefly. Also, wind turbines which have lost their importance from
past to present and have been used today are discussed concisely. As the main
topic of the study, the Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator (PMSG) Direct
Drive Wind Turbine has been mathematically modeled, and Back-to-back power
converter was used and controlled. Then, findings of the study were supported
by simulation.
Assessment of Knowledge and Associated Risk Factors Regarding Zoonotic Disease among Community Members of Siddharthanagar Municipality, Bhairahawa, Rupandehi
Authors: Rimal Subash , Shrestha Asmita , Ghimire Rabina , Chapagain Dr. Arjun
Published: June 2019

Zoonoses are the common cause of disease occurrence in animals and humans in Bhairahawa. Many zoonotic disease such as Tuberculosis, Rabies, Heartworm,
Brucella, Leptospira has been encountered in Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS), Tribhuvan University from Bhairahawa periphery. We conducted a cross-sectional purposive random survey of total 303 villagers of Siddharthanagar Municipality, Bhairahawa, Rupandehi to study awareness status about zoonosis. Out of total individuals interviewed, 176 (58%) heard about the zoonotic disease and radio/television (37.5%) were the source of information. 66.7% female and 56.9% male knew about zoonosis. 72.9% of youths (30-50 years), 36.6% farmers,
33.33% Dalit and 40.2% Madheshi, 58.6% Hindu, 66.7% Buddhist, 66.7% of Christian knew about zoonosis. 86% of aware people knew about direct transmission rout of zoonotic disease, and 100%, 77.84%, 100%, 100% and 47.72% respondents knew about the contaminated food, milk, meat, bite, and secretion transmission route respectively. Age, education, ethnicity, occupation play highly significant (P<0.05) effect on zoonosis, where religion had significant (P<0.05) effect but sex had no significant relationship. Hence our study suggests that zoonotic disease pose a threat to people but the risk grossly underestimated.
Penerapan Metode Pembelajaran Skill Laboratory Dengan Menggunakan Media Video Terhadap Peningkatan Keterampilan Komunikasi Terapeutik Pada Mata Kuliah Keperawatan Jiwa
Authors: Haji Son , Tjahjono Heru Kurnianto , Sundari Sri
Published: June 2019

Pembelajaran komunikasi terapeutik keperawatan jiwa lebih banyak dilakukan dengan metode demonstrasi melalui pembimbing. Hasil pembelajaran kurang optimal karena ketidaksamaan penyampaian oleh pembimbing yang satu dengan yang lain. Pengembangan pembelajaran skill laboratory dengan metode video diharapkan meminimalkan masalah tersebut. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan Quasy Eksperiment dan rancangan one group pretest-posttest with control group design dengan tujuan untuk mengetahui efektifitas penerapan metode pembelajaran skill laboratory dengan menggunakan video terhadap peningkatan keterampilan komunikasi terapeutik pada mata kuliah keperawatan jiwa di STIKes Karya Husada Semarang. Jumlah sampel 75 mahasiswa yang terbagi menjadi 38 mahasiswa kelompok intervensi dan 37 mahasiswa kelompok kontrol. Kelompok intervensi dibagi 2 kelas dan mendapat perlakuan dengan metode video. Kelompok kontrol juga dibagi 2 kelas dan mendapat perlakuan dengan metode demonstrasi oleh 2 orang pembimbing. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya meningkatan pada kedua kelompok. Kelompok intervensi meningkat dari 33-34 persen menjadi 67-68 persen, sedangkan kelompok kontrol meningkat dari 33-34 persen menjadi 63-64 persen. Selisih peningkatan kedua kelompok hanya sekitar 4 persen. Keterampilan kedua kelas dalam kelompok intrervensi cenderung sama, sedangkan keteramppilan kedua kelas kelompok kontrol cenderung berbeda. Kesimpulan penelituian ini adalah media video efektif untuk pembelajaran keterampilan komunikasi terapeutik di skill laboratory dan konsisten. Penggunaan media video perlu dikombinasikan dengan metode lain agar lebih optimal.
Hubungan Antara Tingkat Pengetahuan dan Sikap Pengunjung Terhadap Kepuasan Tentang Klinik Wisata di Water Blaster Semarang
Authors: Widiyaningsih Widiyaningsih , Kusyati Eni , Yusma Hilmi Aziz
Published: June 2019

Water Blaster merupakan wahana permainan air yang pertama kali berdiri di Semarang dan menjadi andalan rekreasi keluarga warga kota Semarang. Setiap tahunnya jumlah pengunjung yang berkunjung ke Water Blaster selalu mengalami peningkatan. Peningkatan jumlah wisatawan tersebut akan diikuti peningkatan resiko kesehatan dikarenakan aktifitas kepariwisataan merupakan aktifitas yang dapat menimbulkan resiko kecelakaan, sehingga dibutuhkan adanya fasilitas klinik wisata. Sehubungan dengan hal diatas maka telah tersedia fasilitas pelayanan kesehatan khusus menangani masalah kesehatan pada wisatawan di kawasan wisata yang dikenal dengan nama klinik wisata.Tujuan Penelitian untuk mengetahui hubungan antara tingkat pengetahuan dan sikap pengunjung terhadap kepuasan tentang klinik wisata di Water Blaster Semarang. Jenis penelitian ini adalah kuantitatif korelasi dengan pendekatan cross section.Pengambilan data dengan menggunakan kuesioner.Jumlah responden sebanyak 51orang dengan teknik Purposive sampling.Data yang diperoleh diolah secara statistic menggunakan rumus chi-square.Hasil penelitian didapatkan data pengunjung di Water Blaster Semarang yang mempunyai pengetahuan cukup sebanyak 25 responden (49,0%). Pengunjung di Water Blaster Semarang yang mempunyai sikap positif sebanyak 29 responden (56,9%). Pengunjung di Water Blaster Semarang yang mempunyai kepuasan puas sebanyak 28 responden (54,9%). Simpulan Ada  hubungan yang  signifikan antara tingkat pengetahuan dan sikap pengunjung terhadap kepuasan tentang klinik wisata di Water Blaster Semarang.
Peran Perawat Sebagai Petugas Surveilans Kesehatan Dengan Perilaku Sehat Ibu Hamil Di Kota Semarang
Authors: Al Jihad Much Nurkharistna
Published: June 2019

Angka Kematian Ibu (AKI) di Indonesia masih tinggi. Berdasarkan hasil Survei Penduduk Antar Sensus (SUPAS) 2015 AKI menunjukkan angka 305 kematian ibu per 100.000 kelahiran hidup(Kemenkes, 2016).Kota Semarang jumlah kematian ibu pada tahun 2015 sebanyak 35 kasus dimana penyebab kematian ibu adalah PEB/eklampsia (34%), perdarahan (28%), penyakit (26%), lain-lain (12%). Petugas surveilans kesehatan yang telah diterjunkan pemerintah untuk menurunkan AKI termasuk didalamnya adalah perawat. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskriptif dengan studi korelasi dengan pendekatan yang digunakan adalah pendekatan cross sectional. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah ibu hamil yang yang berada di 5 kecamatan yang memiliki jumlah kematian ibu tertinggi di Kota Semarang pada tahun 2015 sejumlah 636 orang, besar sampel sejumlah 30 orang.Hasil penelitian ibu hamil yang masuk pada trimester 2 (57,1%) dan masuk pada trimester 3 (42,9%), didapatkan hasil bahwa 71,4 % ibu hamil memiliki perilaku yang sehat, 28,6 % memiliki perilaku tidak sehat.Perawat mampu  melaksanakan sebagian perannya dengan baik sebesar 43,3% dan sebanyak 56,7% kurang berperan dalam pendampingan ibu hamil.Perlu adanya perhatian khusus terhadap ibu hamil untuk mencegah terjadinya kematian, program pendampingan ibu hamil oleh petugas surveilans adalah program yang perlu dipertahankan terutama adanya perawat yang menjadi bagian dalam tim gasurkes. Kata Kunci:  peran perawat; perilaku sehat; ibu hamil
Persepsi Perawat Tentang Jenjang Karir di RSUD Tugurejo Semarang
Authors: Saparwati Mona , Mutinik Mutinik
Published: June 2019

Pengembangan karir perawat merupakan suatu perencanaan dan  penerapan rencana karir yang dapat digunakan untuk penempatan perawat pada jenjang yang sesuai dengan keahliannya. Departemen kesehatan Republik Indonesia bersama PPNI telah mengeluarkan pedoman jenjang karir perawat. RSUD Tugurejo menerapkan sistem jenjang karir mulai tahun 2014. Perawat mempersepsikan bahwa jenjang karir adalah level dari pekerjaan.Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengetahui gambaran persepsi perawat tentang jenjang karir di RSUD Tugurejo Semarang. Desain penelitian ini adalah deskriptif dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Sampel dalam penelitian ini 79 responden. Pengambilan data menggunakan kuesioner. Analisa data mengunakan distribusi frekuensi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa persepsi perawat tentang jenjang karir di RSUD Tugurejo Semarang baik dengan hasil 75% baik. Hasil penelitian dari tingkatan jenjang karir perawat sebagian besar baik sebanyak 48 responden (60,8%), manfaat jenjang karir perawat sebagian besar baik sebanyak 55 responden (69,6%), standar kompetensi jenjang karir perawat sebagian besar baik sebanyak 40 responden (50,6%), mekanisme kenaikan jenjang perawat sebagian besar kurang baik sebanyak 46 responden (41,8%). Berdasarkan hasil penelitian yang dilakukan maka saran kepada rumah sakit untuk memberikan dorongan kepada perawat untuk semangat dalam mengikuti mekanisme kenaikan jenjang karir.
Pengalaman Seksualitas Pasien Dengan Hemodialisa di RSUD Batang
Authors: Kustriyanti Dwi
Published: June 2019

Penyakit ginjal kronik merupakan masalah kesehatan  yang meningkat setiap tahun. Berbagai metode pengobatan dapat meningkatkan harapan hisup pasien, namun juga memunculkan masalah baru yang mempengaruhi kualitas hidupnya. Pasien dengan ginjal kronik menjalani pengobatan hemodialisa secara rutin yang dapat menyebabkan komplikasi seperti anemia, osteodistrofi ginjal, gagal jantung dan disfungsi seksual atau impotensi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menggali pengalaman seksualitas pasien yang menjalani hemodialisa di RSUD Batang. Penelitian ini adalah kualitatif dengan pendekatan fenomenologi pada lima pasien laki-laki di ruang Hemodialisa. Pengambilan partisipan dilakukan hingga mengalami saturasi data dengan in-depth interview yang direkam menggunakan audio recorder. Pengambilan data menggunakan bahasa Jawa yang kemudian diterjemahkan dalam bahasa Indonesia dan dilakukan analisis data. Hasil penelitian memiliki 4 tema yaitu perubahan pola hubungan seksual sebelum dan sesudah menjalani hemodialisa, perubahan kepuasan seksual sebelum dan sesudah menjalani hemodialisa, masalah seksual yang dialami setelah hemodialisa dan mekanisme koping dalam menghadapi masalah seksual. Kata Kunci: seksualitas; hemodilisa; ginjal kronik
Musik Gamelan Meningkatkan Kualitas Tidur Lansia di Desa Kagok - Tegal
Authors: Oktiawati Anisa
Published: June 2019

Populasi lansia di Indonesia semakin meningkat dari tahun ke tahun dimana dapat menimbulkan permasalahan terkait aspek medis salah satunya yaitu permasalahan gangguan tidur pada lansia. Terapi non farmakologi yang dapat dilakukan untuk mengatasi masalah penurunan kualitas tidur adalah terapi musik. Musik dipilih dengan mempertimbangkan ras, kelas sosialdan latar  belakang  pendidikan. Maka dari itu musik gamelan sangat tepat untuk diperdengarkan bagi lansia.Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi pengaruh terapi music gamelan terhadap kualitas tidur lansia di Desa Kagok Kecamatan Slawi Kabupaten Tegal. Metode penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan desain quasi experimentaldan rancangan penelitian menggunakan One GroupPre-Post Test Design dimana dalam rancangan ini terdapat pengukuran kualitas tidur sebelum dan setelah diberikan terapi music gamelan. Besar sampel ditentukan berdasarkan rumus analitis kategorik berpasangan pada tingkat kemaknaan 5% dan ditambahdengan estimasi drop outyaitu 16 responden. Instrumen pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah kuesionerPittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)untuk menilai kualitas tidur lansia. Uji statistik penelitian ini menggunakan Wilcoxon Test. Hasil penelitian menunjukan ada perbedaan kualitas tidur lansia sebelum dan setelah diberikan terapi musik gamelan dengan p value 0,002 (p value< 0,05). Terapi musik gamelan berpengaruh terhadap peningkatan kualitas tidur lansia di Desa Kagok Kecamatan Slawi Kabupaten Tegal. Kata Kunci: Pengaruh, Terapi Music Gamelan, Kualitas Tidur, Lansia.