bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Illegal Earnings
Authors: Goudkamp James , König Lorenz
Published: May 2018

This article addresses the principles of tort law that govern claims in respect of lost illegal earnings. It focuses on common law jurisdictions (and the law in the United Kingdom in particular) where such claims, despite apparently being commonplace, have been largely ignored by academics. It describes the existing law and calls in aid in this regard a four-fold taxonomy of cases. The article then turns attention to how claims in respect of lost illegal earnings ought to be decided. At this juncture, the article looks to ideas emanating from German tort law, which has developed a highly sophisticated jurisprudence on the subject of illegal earnings. The German approach, stated simply, requires tort law to defer to rules in other departments of private law. If, for example, contract law would not protect an interest that a claimant has in a particular transaction by reason of the transaction being tainted with illegality, tort law will not allow a claimant indirectly to obtain the benefits of that transaction via a claim for lost illegal earnings. It is argued that the German solution holds considerable promise and merits consideration as a serious alternative to the significantly more complicated principles that the common law courts have developed, which principles currently lack any thoroughgoing rationalisation.
i-Vector-Based Speaker Verification on Limited Data Using Fusion Techniques
Authors: Jayanthi Kumari T.R. , Jayanna H.S.
Published: May 2018

In many biometric applications, limited data speaker verification plays a significant role in practical-oriented systems to verify the speaker. The performance of the speaker verification system needs to be improved by applying suitable techniques to limited data condition. The limited data represent both train and test data duration in terms of few seconds. This article shows the importance of the speaker verification system under limited data condition using feature- and score-level fusion techniques. The baseline speaker verification system uses vocal tract features like mel-frequency cepstral coefficients, linear predictive cepstral coefficients and excitation source features like linear prediction residual and linear prediction residual phase as features along with i-vector modeling techniques using the NIST 2003 data set. In feature-level fusion, the vocal tract features are fused with excitation source features. As a result, on average, equal error rate (EER) is approximately equal to 4% compared to individual feature performance. Further in this work, two different types of score-level fusion are demonstrated. In the first case, fusing the scores of vocal tract features and excitation source features at score-level-maintaining modeling technique remains the same, which provides an average reduction approximately equal to 2% EER compared to feature-level fusion performance. In the second case, scores of the different modeling techniques are combined, which has resulted in EER reduction approximately equal to 4.5% compared with score-level fusion of different features.
Lack of Association between Angiotensin Converting Enzyme I/D Polymorphism and Unexplained Recurrent Miscarriage in Saudi Arabia
Authors: Al-Mukaynizi Fatimah Basil , AlKhuriji Afrah , Babay Zaineb , Addar Mohammad , AlDaihan Sooad , Alanazi Mohammad , Warsy Arjumand S.
Published: May 2018

Background: An insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism in the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene has been associated with recurrent miscarriage (RM) in several populations. We initiated this study to determine the association, if any, between the I/D polymorphism of ACE gene and RM in Saudi females.

Method: This study was conducted on 61 Saudi females suffering from RM (mean age: 34.1±6.2 years; range 15–45) attending clinics at King Khalid University Hospital, and 59 age matched females who had at least 2 children, as controls. Blood samples were drawn in EDTA tubes by venipuncture. DNA was extracted using the Puregene DNA purification kits. Insertion/Deletion (I/D) polymorphism of ACE gene was investigated by amplifying the genomic DNA by PCR using gene-specific primers. A single 190 bp or 490 bp band was obtained in the homozygous cases for the D allele or I allele, respectively, while the presence of both 190 and 490 bp bands indicated heterozygosity (ID).

Statistical analysis: Deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium was determined (http://ihg.gsf.de/cgi-bin/hw/hwa1.pl). A standard chi-square (χ2) test was used for comparing the genotype and allele frequencies in the two groups and Students‘t’ test and χ2 test were employed to compare values between the two groups. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Results: The frequencies of DD, ID, and II genotypes were 56.7%, 29.5% and 4.9%, respectively, in females with RM and 54.2%, 42.3% and 3.3% respectively in the control group, but the difference was not statistically significant.

Conclusion: In some populations, meta-analyses showed an association between I/D polymorphism and RM risk, and the D allele was implicated as an increased risk factor for RM. However, this association was not apparent in the Saudi females.
Ortega y Gasset on Georg Cantor’s Theory of Transfinite Numbers
Authors: Rabi Lior
Published: May 2018

Ortega y Gasset is known for his philosophy of life and his effort to propose an alternative to both realism and idealism. The goal of this article is to focus on an unfamiliar aspect of his thought. The focus will be given to Ortega’s interpretation of the advancements in modern mathematics in general and Cantor’s theory of transfinite numbers in particular. The main argument is that Ortega acknowledged the historical importance of the Cantor’s Set Theory, analyzed it and articulated a response to it. In his writings he referred many times to the advancements in modern mathematics and argued that mathematics should be based on the intuition of counting. In response to Cantor’s mathematics Ortega presented what he defined as an ‘absolute positivism’. In this theory he did not mean to naturalize cognition or to follow the guidelines of the Comte’s positivism, on the contrary. His aim was to present an alternative to Cantor’s mathematics by claiming that mathematicians are allowed to deal only with objects that are immediately present and observable to intuition. Ortega argued that the infinite set cannot be present to the intuition and therefore there is no use to differentiate between cardinals of different infinite sets.
Names on maps as an element of the discussion about relativism in the understanding of national identity (based on the example of western and northern Polish territories after 1945 and 1989)
Authors: Konopska Beata , Bogacz Teresa
Published: May 2018

The article tackles the difficult problem of identity creation of new inhabitants of western and northern Poland after 1945 and of relativism in the understanding of national identity after 1989. One of the manifestations are geographical names, which are reflected on maps. The authors of the article looked at this difficult, historically unprecedented process of integration and identification of new inhabitants with the geographical space through the prism of maps, entering into the contemporary discussion about the transformations taking place in the understanding of national identity.
A Note on Borders, Dyads and the Distribution of Democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa
Authors: Pontarollo Nicola , Ricciuti Roberto
Published: May 2018

In this note we use dyadic data to address the issue of the spread of political regimes in Sub-Saharan Africa from 1977 to 2014. Dyadic data are binary relationship between countries and provide a data-rich environment for the study of international relations. We address the issue of correlation between these dyadic observations, which generates a cluster of dependent observations associated with that country. We find that borders matter, since often the effect of home- and foreign-grown variables have differentiated effects on democracy in one country.
Adverse reactions of hyperbaric oxygen therapy - case description of a generalised seizure
Authors: Grobelska Kinga , Betyna Monika , Zieliński Ewa
Published: May 2018

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a safe treatment, provided fulfilling certain rules of patient qualifications to treatment, as well as supervision over the course of therapy by qualified medical staff. Side effects reported in the literature are rare, and are usually mild and transient. Professional medical staff allows minimising the adverse events occurrence. The scale of complications is unknown, especially in Polish hyperbaric center. Careful analysis could be used to develop prevention procedures for patients of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Hyperbaric Oxygen Centre and Wound Treatment in Bydgoszcz during 28 months performed hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in case of 423 patients. During this period, adverse events occurred occasionally. 17 cases have been reported. Authors described study case 77 year-old patient who was admitted due to non-healing wound-left lower abdomen (state after radiotherapy). During the fourth session, on decompression phase patient have had a generalized seizure (tonic-clonic). The decompression was stopped, the oxygen supply was disconnected but only after the drug administration seizures terminated. The most likely causative agent of the adverse reactions of the patient treated with HBOT was the oxygen toxic effect on the brain tissue. However, analyzing the circumstances of the seizure termination: phase of decompression at the pressure 2ATA and lack of oxygen disconnection response, it cannot be excluded other causes of this complication.
A systematic review of micro correlates of maternal mortality
Authors: Yakubu Yahaya , Mohamed Nor Norashidah , Abidin Emilia Zainal
Published: May 2018

In the year 2000, the World Health Organization launched the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which were to be achieved in 2015. Though most of the goals were not achieved, a follow-up post 2015 development agenda, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was launched in 2015, which are to be achieved by 2030. Maternal mortality reduction is a focal goal in both the MDGs and SDGs. Achieving the maternal mortality target in the SDGs requires multiple approaches, particularly in developing countries with high maternal mortality. Low-income developing countries rely to a great extent on macro determinants such as public health expenditure, which are spent mostly on curative health and health facilities, to improve population health. To complement the macro determinants, this study employs the systematic review technique to reveal significant micro correlates of maternal mortality. The study searched MEDLINE, PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Science Direct, and Global Index Medicus of the World Health Organization. Our search was time framed from the 1st January, 2000 to the 30th September, 2016. In the overall search result, 6758 articles were identified, out of which 33 were found to be eligible for the review. The outcome of the systematic search for relevant literature revealed a concentration of literature on the micro factors and maternal mortality in developing countries. This shows that maternal mortality and micro factors are a major issue in developing countries. The studies reviewed support the significant relationship between the micro factors and maternal mortality. This study therefore suggests that more effort should be channelled to improving the micro factors in developing countries to pave the way for the timely achievement of the SDGs’ maternal mortality ratio (MMR) target.
Determinants and Inverses of Ppoeplitz and Ppankel matrices
Authors: Zuo Baishuai , Jiang Zhaolin , Fu Deqian
Published: May 2018

In this paper, we consider two kinds of special matrices, which are called Ppoeplitz matrix and Ppankel matrix. The idea of matrix transformation is used to compute the determinants and inverses of the Ppoeplitz matrix and the Ppankel matrix. We develop efficient formulas for inverting the Ppoeplitz matrix and the Ppankel matrix. Specifically, for inverting the Ppoeplitz matrix and the Ppankel matrix using our proposed formulas, which only 11 entries need to be calculated when n is even, only 12 entries need to be calculated when n is odd. An example is given to illustrate the formulas.
Anion-Cation Replacement Effect on the Structural and Optoelectronic Properties of the LiMX2 (M = Al, Ga, In; X = S, Se, Te) Compounds: A First Principles Study
Authors: Khan Amjad , Sajjad M. , Murtaza G. , Laref A.
Published: May 2018

In the chalcopyrite (or tetragonal) phase, different physical properties of the ternary LiMX2 (M = Al, Ga, In and X = S, Se, Te) compounds are studied by the very accurate density functional method. The optimized lattice constants and the bandgaps are close to the existing experimental data. In addition, for most of the LiMX2 compounds, when the cations change from Al to In and anions from S to Te, the lattice constant and equilibrium volume for the crystal unit cell increase whereas the bulk modulus decreases. Using different generalized gradient approximations, the band structure calculations are performed. Generally, it was observed that there exists a decreasing tendency of the bandgap energies except for the LiAlSe2, LiInSe2, and LiGaTe2 compounds due to the change from Al to In as well as the change from S to Te. The bonding analysis shows that ionic bonds are present between the Li-X atoms, while a covalent bond exists between the M cations and X anions. The optical properties of the compounds are studied by calculating the real and imaginary components of the refractive index, reflectivity, optical conductivity, and birefringence. In addition, the optical properties from the calculations show that these materials are appropriate applicants to be utilized as Bragg’s reflector or applied in optoelectronic and solar cell technology.
Smart Cement Compressive Piezoresistive, Stress-Strain, and Strength Behavior with Nanosilica Modification
Authors: Vipulanandan C. , Mohammed A.
Published: May 2018

In this study, smart cement with a water-to-cement ratio of 0.38 was modified with up to 1 % silica nanoparticles (NanoSiO2) to evaluate the effect not only on the sensing properties but also on the compressive stress-strain relationship and strength. The oil well cement (class H) and cement modified with NanoSiO2 were characterized using X-ray diffraction analysis and thermal gravimetric analysis. The smart cement was prepared by adding 0.1 % of the conductive filler based on the percolation theory concept to make the cement piezoresistive yet remain a nonconductive material. Testing evaluated the smart cement behavior with and without NanoSiO2 to verify the sensitivity of electrical resistivity changes with time and compressive loading. The addition of 0.5 and 1 % NanoSiO2 increased the initial electrical resistivity of the smart cement by 17 and 35 %, respectively. In one day, the maximum change in the electrical resistivity (RI24hr) for the smart cement without NanoSiO2 was 364 %. The RI24hr for the smart cement with NanoSiO2 decreased with the amount of NanoSiO2. The addition of 1 % NanoSiO2 increased the compressive strength of the smart cement by 14 and 42 % after 1 and 28 days of curing, respectively. The nonlinear Vipulanandan p-q curing model was used to predict the changes in electrical resistivity with curing time. The piezoresistivity of smart cement with NanoSiO2 was over 500 times higher than the regular cement, depending on the curing time and NanoSiO2 content. The Vipulanandan p-q stress strain and stress change in resistivity models also predicted the experimental results very well. For smart cement modified with NanoSiO2, the resistivity change at peak stress was over 1,250 times higher than the change in the compressive strain. A linear correlation was obtained between the RI24hr and the compressive strength of the modified smart cement based on the curing time.
Zwischen Teilhabe und Marktanteilen: Entwurf einer Landkarte für die „Sharing Economy“
Authors: Heiling Michael , Schumich Simon
Published: May 2018

Unter dem Dachbegriff „Sharing Economy“, der als Hoffnungsträger für mehr soziale Verantwortung und Ressourcenschonung verwendet wird, entsteht auch eine zunehmende Kommerzialisierung privater Lebensbereiche sowie eine Landschaft äußerst diverser Online-Plattformen. Begriffichkeiten wie „Pseudo-Sharing“ und „Share- Washing“ werden für die profitorientierte Ausprägung dieses Phänomens diskutiert. Jedenfalls ist augenscheinlich, dass viele Plattformen kein „echtes Sharing“ betreiben, also Ressourcen nicht ohne monetäre Gegenleistung zur Verfügung gestellt werden. In diesem Beitrag möchten wir der Frage nach der strukturellen Beschaffenheit von Organisationen nachgehen, die in Österreich im Bereich der sogenannten „Sharing Economy“ zu verorten sind. Die Resultate zeigen hinsichtlich der Eigentümerstruktur als auch der monetären bzw. nicht-monetären Abwicklung ein diverses Bild. Im Bereich der Dienstleistungsplattformen, auf denen im Wesentlichen menschliche Arbeit verteilt wird, ist jedoch eine Tendenz hin zur entgeltlichen Abwicklung und auch zur profitorientierten Organisation der PlattformbetreiberInnen zu erkennen. Diesem Bereich sollte besondere Aufmerksamkeit gewidmet werden.
PENERAPAN SIMULASI GARDU TOL KONVENSIONAL DAN OTOMATIS PADA GERBANG TOL FATMAWATI 2
Authors: Ningsih Wulandari Retno , Hakim Lukman , Hakiem Nashrul
Published: May 2018

ABSTRAK Jalan tol adalah bagian dari Jalan Nasional yang perlu dijaga agar tetap berfungsi optimal. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Gerbang Fatmawati 2, yang merupakan salah satu segmen jalan tol terbesar pada bulan Agustus 2017 dan hanya memfasilitasi 2 gardu layanan konvensional yang mengakibatkan penumpukan antrian. Untuk upaya untuk mengurangi panjang antrian di Gerbang Tol, dilakukan simulasi perbandingan antara penggunaan gardu tol konvensional dengan otomatis. Metode yang digunakan dalam simulasi ini adalah metode antrian. Simulasi dilakukan menggunakan perangkat lunak promodel dengan 3 skenario yaitu Konvensional Tube-Konvensional, Konvensional-Otomatis dan Otomatis-Otomatis. Kemudian hasil simulasi di uji dengan perbandingan lebih dari 2 sistem yaitu tes bonferroni. Dari hasil tes Bonferroni dapat disimpulkan dari tiga skenario di atas bahwa gardu tol-otomatis konvensional memiliki hasil terbaik karena dengan panjang dan panjang waktu antrian yang ada memiliki hasil utilitas yang memadai.  ABSTRACT The toll road is part of the National Road which needs to be maintained in order to keep it functioning optimally. The study was conducted at Fatmawati 2 Gate, which is one of the largest toll road segments in August 2017 and only facilitated 2 conventional service substations resulting in the buildup of queues. In order to reduce the length of the queue at the Toll Gate, a simulation which compared the use of conventional toll with automatic toll was conduct. Method used using queuing method. The simulation is done using promodel software with 3 scenarios are Conventional Tube-Conventional, Conventional-Automatic and Automatic-Automatic. Then the result of simulation in test with comparison more than 2 system that is Bonferroni test. From the bonferroni test results can be deduced from the three scenarios above that conventional toll-automatic substations have the best results because with the length and length of time the existing queue has sufficient utility results. How To Cite : Ningsih, W.R. Hakim, L. Hakiem, N. (2018). PENERAPAN SIMULASI GARDU TOL KONVENSIONAL DAN OTOMATIS PADA GERBANG TOL FATMAWATI 2. Jurnal Teknik Informatika, 11(1), 95-108.  doi 10.15408/jti.v11i1.7032 Permalink/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15408/jti.v11i1.7032
A korabizánci epigrammaköltészet
Authors: István Kapitánffy
Published: May 2018

A Kyklos szerkezetét és nyitóversét elemezve mutatja be Kapitánffy István a korabizánci epigrammaköltészet sajátosságait. Választ ad arra a kérdésre, hogy az antik epigrammaköltészet örökségének tudatos vállalása ellenére Agathias miért hagyta ki az antológiából a homoerótikus epigrammákat, illetve Nazianzi Szent Gergely és Palladas epigrammáit. Megállapítja, hogy a nyitóvers első egységének (1—46) szerepe a declamatiók előtt álló dialexisek szerepével azonos, és hogy Agathias itteni képei Chorikios néhány dialexisével mutatnak hasonlóságot. A vers második egységét (47—97) elemezve új érvvel erősíti a Kyklos kiadásának évére (567 körül) vonatkozó feltevést.
Pengaruh Perlakuan Alkali dan Volume Larutan Pengekstrak terhadap Mutu Karaginan dari Rumput Laut Eucheuma Cottonii.
Authors: Suryaningrum Th. Dwi , Murdinah Murdinah , Erlina Mei Dwi
Published: May 2018

Penelitian ekstraksi rumput laut Eucheuma cottonii menjadi karaginan kertas telah dilakukan. Penelitian dilaksanakan dengan rancangan acak lengkap dengan variasi perlakuan bahan baku yaitu rumput laut yang diberi perlakukan KOH 6% dan 8% dan volume larutan pengekstrak 60 kali dan 50 kali dari bobot rumput laut kering. Percobaan dilakukan dengan 3 kali ulangan. Ekstraksi dilakukan dengan menggunakan larutan KCI 0,1% selama 3 jam pada suhu 90‑950C. Pengamatan dilakukan terhadap rendemen karaginan, sifat kimia (kadar air, abu, abu tak larut asam, sulfat dan 3,6‑anhydrogalaktosa) dan sifat fisik (kekuatan gel dan kekentalan) karaginan yang dihasilkan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan rumput laut yang diberi perlakuan KOH 6% menghasilkan rendemen dan kekentalan larutan karaginan yang lebih baik sedangkan perlakuan KOH 8% menghasilkan karaginan yang mempunyai kadar air, kadar abu dan kadar abu tak larut asam yang lebih baik. Perlakuan terhadap bahan baku rumput laut dan volume larutan pengekstrak tidak berpengaruh nyata terhadap kadar sulfat dan kekuatan gel yang dihasilkan. Jika rendemen dan kekuatan gel diprioritaskan maka dalam ekstraksi karaginan dapat disarankan menggunakan rumput laut yang telah diberi perlakuan KOH 6% dan diekstraksi dengan larutan KCI 0,1% selama 3 jam dengan volume larutan pengekstrak 60 kali bobot rumput laut kering.
TAILORING THE STRUCTURE AND MORPHOLOGY OF WO3 NANOSTRUCTURES BY HYDROTHERMAL METHOD
Authors: Lan Anh Luu Thi
Published: May 2018

Tungsten oxide nanostructures were synthesized by hydrothermal and acid precipitation (hydrothermal at room temperature) methods without using any supporting agent or structure-directing reactant. The morphology and crystalline structure of nanostructures strongly depended on pH of the precursor solution and synthesis method. With pH = -1.0, using acid precipitation method, orthorhombic nanoplate was observed. Using hydrothermal method, with the pH = - 1.0, we obtained directly stable monoclinic nanoparticle WO3. With pH = 1.1, the mixing of nanoparticle and nanorod with the hexagonal frame was acquired. When pH reaches to 1.7, only bundle of hexagonal nanorods was observed.  To characterize the morphology and structure of tungsten nanostructures, we used Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and micro Raman spectroscopy. The micro Raman spectroscopy was used to support the X-ray diffraction analysis. These results imply that adjusting pH is an efficient and promising method to manipulate both morphology and crystal structure of WO3 nanostructure for selective applications.
Therapeutic advances in 5q-linked spinal muscular atrophy
Authors: Reed Umbertina Conti , Zanoteli Edmar
Published: May 2018

ABSTRACT Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a severe and clinically-heterogeneous motor neuron disease caused, in most cases, by a homozygous mutation in the SMN1 gene. Regarding the age of onset and motor involvement, at least four distinct clinical phenotypes have been recognized. This clinical variability is, in part, related to the SMN2 copy number. By now, only supportive therapies have been available. However, promising specific therapies are currently being developed based on different mechanisms to increase the level of SMN protein; in particular, intrathecal antisense oligonucleotides that prevent the skipping of exon 7 during SMN2 transcription, and intravenous SMN1 insertion using viral vector. These therapeutic perspectives open a new era in the natural history of the disease. In this review, we intend to discuss the most recent and promising therapeutic strategies, with special consideration to the pathogenesis of the disease and the mechanisms of action of such therapies.
A gestão do território em áreas mineradas: questões sociais, econômicas, históricas e ambientais. O caso da mina Morro da Mina e a Escola Meridional, em Conselheiro Lafaiete, MG
Authors: Lellis Larissa de Souza Silva , Araújo Fabiana Oliveira
Published: May 2018

Resumo: O artigo trabalha a complexa realidade da gestão de territórios em áreas mineradas, considerando os diferentes atores que atuam na produção do espaço. O urbano será tratado como estruturador desse espaço e base de integração territorial. Será utilizado como estudo de caso o conflito no município de Conselheiro Lafaiete-MG, entre a empresa Vale, detentora do direito de lavra da Mina Morro da Mina, a Escola Meridional e os impactos resultantes desse conflito no meio urbano.
The urban dynamics of financial services: centralities in the metropolis
Authors: Cavalcante Anderson , Almeida Renan P. , Baker Nathaniel
Published: May 2018

Abstract: The objective of this paper is to develop arguments that compare the dynamics of financial capital and urban space. It is first argued that financial services follow a concentration-centralization logic, with highly specialized services being offered at central places in urban space, and less complex services with a more dispersed pattern. This characteristic simultaneously promotes a centralized-deconcentration effect on the urban structure: the dispersal of services and urban amenities reduces transport costs and improves urban balance in a few places, while complex services are usually highly centralized, therefore promoting unbalanced (centre-periphery) urban development. In order to understand the balance between these two effects, this paper proposes a preliminary investigation that examines the localization of banks, income and other socioeconomic features in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, in Brazil.
FACE/UFMG, BDMG e Cedeplar: instituições do planejamento e desenvolvimento de Minas Gerais
Authors: de Paula João Antônio
Published: May 2018

Resumo: O artigo apresenta um panorama sobre as origens e o lugar do BDMG e do Cedeplar/UFMG como instituições dedicadas ao estudo do planejamento e desenvolvimento regionais, enfatizando o papel da Faculdade de Ciências Econômicas da UFMG como um espaço de ligação entre ambas.
Efficacy of an educational manual for childbirth companions: pilot study of a randomized clinical trial
Authors: Teles Liana Mara Rocha , Américo Camila Félix , Oriá Mônica Oliveira Batista , Vasconcelos Camila Teixeira Moreira , Brüggemann Odaléa Maria , Damasceno Ana Kelve de Castro
Published: May 2018

ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational manual in the instrumentalization of companions to provide support to the parturients and check its influence on the satisfaction of companions and women during vaginal delivery. Method: pilot study of a randomized controlled clinical trial with 65 companions and puerperal women (intervention = 21 and control = 44). The previous knowledge of the companions was evaluated at baseline. The Evaluation Form for Companions in the Delivery Room was used to measure the actions provided and the satisfaction with the experience, and the Questionnaire for Evaluation of the Experience and Satisfaction of Puerperal Women with Labor and Delivery was used to evaluate the satisfaction of women with childbirth. The Student’s t-test or Wilcoxon, chi-square or Fisher’s exact test, risk ratios and 95% confidence intervals were used. Results: the companions in the intervention group performed a greater number of support actions (7.2 vs 4.6, p: 0.001) and had higher satisfaction scores (72.4 vs 64.2; p = 0.00). Puerperal women in the intervention group had higher satisfaction with childbirth (119.6 vs 107.9; p: 0.000). Conclusion: the manual was effective for the instrumentalization of companions, contributed to support actions to the parturients and had repercussions on the satisfaction of companions and women with the birthing process. RBR-776d9s
Representações sociais no contexto intercultural: o cotidiano de três subsidiárias brasileiras
Authors: Bueno Janaína Maria , Freitas Maria Ester de
Published: May 2018

Resumo A aceleração e o desenvolvimento de negócios globais fizeram aumentar o grau de diversidade cultural entre profissionais nas organizações, assim como cresceu o interesse sobre o trabalho em grupo e de equipes multiculturais, como mostram pesquisas sobre a dinâmica dessas equipes (ZHOU e SHI, 2011; CHEVRIER e VIEGAS-PIRES, 2013). Este artigo tem por objetivo identificar e analisar quais são as representações sociais construídas por membros de equipes multiculturais de trabalho em suas interações interculturais e como elas afetam o cotidiano organizacional em três subsidiárias de multinacionais no Brasil. Com abordagem qualitativa e método de estudo de caso, a coleta de dados foi realizada por meio de pesquisa documental e 33 entrevistas semiestruturadas com brasileiros e estrangeiros membros de equipes de trabalho. Utilizou-se a Teoria de Representações Sociais (TRS), de Moscovici (2004), para identificar as principais representações sociais no contexto dessas subsidiárias. Como resultado, surgiram pontos comuns entre as três subsidiárias, como: as estratégias de transnacionalização para fortalecer as diretrizes globais e atender às demandas locais, com isso, observou-se a construção de culturas organizacionais com elementos globais; o incentivo à transformação de alguns profissionais em posições-chaves em profissionais globais; o entendimento de que a diversidade cultural é um capital que pode trazer muitos resultados positivos para as organizações; e o desenvolvimento de competências interculturais para facilitar os processos de mobilidade internacional. Em contrapartida, foram observados muitos problemas de comunicação, falta de preocupação com o processo de aprendizagem intercultural, formas de registro de assimilação do conhecimento e experiência adquiridos. Conclui-se que, apesar dos problemas e desafios, as equipes multiculturais contribuem, por meio da interação cotidiana, com a aprendizagem organizacional, o desenvolvimento e a consolidação da cultura e de rotinas globais nas organizações. Como contribuição, este artigo demonstra que o uso da TRS para analisar o contexto intercultural pode proporcionar uma visão mais dinâmica da interação e construção de um cotidiano intercultural em empresas multinacionais. Além disso, esta pesquisa demonstrou a possibilidade de traços comuns na cultura organizacional de empresas multinacionais que trabalham com equipes multiculturais.
AS CONTROVÉRSIAS SÓCIO-HISTÓRICAS DAS PRÁTICAS FARMACOLÓGICAS COM O METILFENIDATO
Authors: Domitrovic Nathalia , Caliman Luciana Vieira
Published: May 2018

Resumo O metilfenidato, principal substância utilizada no tratamento farmacológico do Transtorno do Défict de Atenção e Hiperatividade (TDAH), é atualmente o psicoestimulante mais consumido no mundo e assunto constante na mídia e nas produções científicas em Psicologia e Psiquiatria. Neste artigo, discutimos alguns elementos do discurso científico sobre esse medicamento, nos servindo de elementos históricos, ricos em controvérsias, para propor sua emergência como problema, conforme indica Foucault. Assim, analisamos a diversidade de sentidos e práticas que envolvem o tema, desde a síntese das primeiras anfetaminas em laboratório, no início do século XX, até o momento atual, em que o metilfenidato é reconhecido como principal via de tratamento do TDAH, alcançando altíssimas taxas de consumo ao redor do planeta. Por fim, são apontadas algumas questões pertinentes ao contexto brasileiro, principalmente no que se refere às políticas públicas de saúde.
NEOLIBERALISMO, PSICOPOLÍTICA E CAPITALISMO DA TRANSPARÊNCIA
Authors: Benevides Pablo Severiano
Published: May 2018

Resumo Este estudo pretende estabelecer uma conexão entre as práticas de governo neoliberais, os modos de controle e gestão da vida que lhes são correlatos e sua vinculação com os processos capitalísticos característicos da contemporaneidade. Por isso, suscita uma discussão sobre formas de controle psicopolíticas e biopolíticas mediante o modo como se configuram, respectivamente, por meio de um permanente sistema de absorção e monitoramento de dados - o Big Data - e de processos de molecularização e reconfiguração da vida orientados pelas finalidades de uma indústria farmacopornográfica. Trata-se, assim, de compreender a forma como “bios” e “psique” funcionam como matéria-prima e campo de incidência para um capitalismo cuja forma utópica de poder é a produção de estados de automatismo - o que constitui em fenômeno correlato ao ideal de transparência total e que toma corpo em três principais dispositivos: a avaliação permanente e multilateral, a delação premiada e a exposição de si mesmo.
TEMPO E ESPAÇO NA PESQUISA ETNOGRÁFICA QUE INCLUI AS CRIANÇAS
Authors: Silva Antonio Luiz da
Published: May 2018

Resumo Neste artigo, partindo de duas situações retiradas do trabalho de campo etnográfico que venho realizando em Catingueira - PB, ao longo dos anos 2012-2016, objetivo refletir sobre a relação tempo/espaço na ação investigativa junto às crianças. Considero que as crianças, por conta de sua faixa etária, mesmo tuteladas pelos grupos geracionais mais velhos, experimentam concretos deslocamentos existenciais enquanto vivem a infância. Demonstrarei que as marcas das transformações no grupo infantil, relativas ao tempo e ao espaço, assim como nos demais grupos, podem ser percebidas nas ideias dos sujeitos, nas ressignificações dos ambientes, nas reestruturações sociais, nos corpos dos indivíduos envolvidos durante a pesquisa e na produção posterior do pesquisador. Defenderei, por fim, que na pesquisa etnográfica os espaços e o tempo não são estáticos, ambos sofrem mudanças, fazendo com que os sujeitos se movam de seus “territórios” físicos e mentais habituais, trazendo implicações para o próprio pesquisador.
PSICOLOGIA NA ASSISTÊNCIA SOCIAL: UM CAMPO EM FORMAÇÃO
Authors: Cordeiro Mariana Prioli , Curado Jacy Corrêa
Published: May 2018

Resumo Neste trabalho, propusemos uma reflexão acerca dos conhecimentos, posturas éticas e experiências práticas que cursos de graduação em Psicologia podem oferecer para capacitar suas(eus) alunas(os) para atuar no Sistema Único de Assistência Social (SUAS). Para embasar essa discussão, realizamos uma revisão bibliográfica sobre o tema, entrevistamos profissionais da área e revisitamos os materiais que produzimos ao longo de nossas experiências como docentes e supervisoras de estágio. Partindo da constatação de que há um grande descompasso entre a formação oferecida e o cotidiano de trabalho no SUAS, afirmamos a necessidade de outro modelo de formação, que ofereça elementos para que as(os) jovens psicólogas(os) possam desenvolver práticas inventivas e criativas, que potencializam os saberes locais e respeitam as demandas e potencialidades do território.
Estudo Comparativo sobre o Ensino de Matemática em Currículos de Educação Profissional Técnica: Brasil e Estados Unidos
Authors: Gonçalves Harryson Júnio Lessa , Dias Ana Lúcia Braz , Peralta Deise Aparecida
Published: May 2018

Resumo O artigo analisa semelhanças e singularidades da organização dos sistemas de ensino brasileiro e estadunidense, bem como seus marcos legais e arcabouços curriculares, ressaltando as possíveis orientações específicas sobre o ensino de matemática na formação laboral e, ainda, semelhanças e singularidades inerentes às necessidades, dificuldades e estratégias de formação matemática presentes na formação profissional de cursos técnicos. Para tanto, foi realizado um estudo comparativo entre duas instituições de educação profissional (brasileira e estadunidense) a partir de análises documentais e entrevistas. No trabalho descrevemos a estrutura dos sistemas educacionais e, ainda, a configuração da matemática nos currículos profissionalizantes, ressignificada a partir de situações-problema da formação profissional. Por fim, entre outros pontos, concluímos que a matemática pode se apresentar na educação profissional com estratégias formativas que resgatem e ampliem o entendimento das aplicações da matemática nutrida de sua compreensão conceitual.
Procedimientos Aritméticos en la Resolución de Problemas de Fenómenos Variacionales
Authors: Arenas Claudia Barajas , Rico Sandra Evely Parada , Zavaleta Juan Gabriel Molina
Published: May 2018

Resumen Desde el proceso matemático de elaboración, comparación y ejercitación de procedimientos, uno de los cinco procesos generales de la matemática según el MEN (1998), presentamos, en este documento, hallazgos de una investigación cuyo objetivo fue caracterizar algunas dificultades que enfrentan los estudiantes cuando resuelven problemas que implican fenómenos de variación. El estudio fenomenológico de tipo experimental permitió, a través de una metodología cualitativa, reconocer, respecto a las dificultades ligadas a procedimientos de tipo aritmético, que algunos estudiantes de nuevo ingreso a la Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) tienen dificultad para realizar cálculos mentales poniendo en juego relaciones y propiedades numéricas, así como emplear un sistema numérico adecuado para representar el cambio y la variación del fenómeno.
Construções em Geometria Euclidiana Plana: as perspectivas abertas por estratégias didáticas com tecnologias
Authors: Oliveira Gerson Pastre de , Gonçalves Mariana Dias
Published: May 2018

Resumo O estudo apresentado neste artigo está ligado a uma investigação qualitativa, levada a efeito junto a um grupo de estudantes do Ensino Fundamental, cuja principal finalidade consistia em estudar os processos de construção do conhecimento em geometria euclidiana plana e do teorema de Pitágoras, em particular, tendo por base a proposição de atividades problematizadas em uma estratégia didática que previa o trabalho com construções geométricas e o emprego de uma versão do software Logo, de modo a observar como este processo se estabelece de forma significativa, e a maneira pela qual a fluência em tecnologias digitais influencia na construção de conjecturas pelos sujeitos. Os pressupostos advindos da Teoria das Situações Didáticas foram adotados para a análise, em conjunto com a Teoria da Aprendizagem Significativa, e influenciaram também a construção de sequências didáticas, compostas por problemas, cujas propostas de resolução foram apresentadas pelos estudantes. Neste sentido, foi possível observar, à guisa de resultados da investigação, durante as trajetórias de resolução eleitas pelos sujeitos, diversas características da aprendizagem, entre acertos e equívocos, evidenciadas pelo uso do software e por propostas escritas nos protocolos produzidos, que permitiram, a partir desta convergência, indicar os principais avanços observados com o uso da estratégia adotada.
Desempenho em Estimativa Numérica de um Grupo de Alunos de 3° e 4° anos do Ensino Fundamental
Authors: Nogues Camila Peres , Dorneles Beatriz Vargas
Published: May 2018

Resumo Este estudo verificou a capacidade de estimativa numérica de alunos de 3° e 4° anos do Ensino Fundamental de duas escolas públicas de Porto Alegre. No total, 143 crianças entre 8 e 11 anos de idade, foram avaliadas em duas tarefas de estimativa na reta numérica numa escala de 0 a 100: a número-posição e a posição-número. Os resultados indicaram uma representação linear das precisões dos participantes nos dois tipos de tarefa. Também mostraram que o desempenho do 4° ano foi superior ao do 3° ano e que a representação numérica apresenta um comportamento mais linear no 4° do que no 3° ano. De maneira geral, os estudantes apresentaram precisões mais aguçadas na tarefa posição-número, porém houve concordância entre as estimativas nos dois tipos de tarefa, indicando uma associação direta entre as duas tarefas de estimativa na reta numérica.
Evaluation of prevalence, biochemical profile, and drugs associated with chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder in 11 dialysis centers
Authors: Abrita Rodrigo Reis , Pereira Beatriz dos Santos , Fernandes Neimar da Silva , Abrita Renata , Huaira Rosalia Maria Nunes Henriques , Bastos Marcus Gomes , Fernandes Natália Maria da Silva
Published: May 2018

ABSTRACT Introduction: The diagnosis and treatment of mineral and bone disorder of chronic kidney disease (CKD-MBD) is a challenge for nephrologists and health managers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence, biochemical profile, and drugs associated with CKD-MBD. Methods: Cross-sectional study between July and November 2013, with 1134 patients on dialysis. Sociodemographic, clinical, and laboratory data were compared between groups based on levels of intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) (< 150, 150-300, 301-600, 601-1000, and > 1001 pg/mL). Results: The mean age was 57.3 ± 14.4 years. The prevalence of iPTH < 150 pg/mL was 23.4% and iPTH > 601 pg/mL was 27.1%. The comparison between the groups showed that the level of iPTH decreased with increasing age. Diabetic patients had a higher prevalence of iPTH < 150 pg/mL (27.6%). Hyperphosphatemia (> 5.5 mg/dL) was observed in 35.8%. Calcium carbonate was used by 50.5%, sevelamer by 14.7%, 40% of patients had used some form of vitamin D and 3.5% used cinacalcet. Linear regression analysis showed a significant negative association between iPTH, age, and diabetes mellitus and a significant positive association between iPTH and dialysis time. Conclusion: The prevalence of patients outside the target for iPTH was 50.5%. There was a high prevalence of hyperphosphatemia (35.8%), and the minority of patients were using active vitamin D, vitamin D analogs, selective vitamin D receptor activators, and cinacalcet. These data indicate the need for better compliance with clinical guidelines and public policies on the supply of drugs associated with CKD-MBD.
A CIRCULAÇÃO INTERNACIONAL DE FLORESTAN FERNANDES
Authors: Blanco Alejandro , Brasil Jr. Antonio
Published: May 2018

Resumo O artigo examina a obra e a trajetória de Florestan Fernandes sob ângulo até hoje pouco explorado: sua circulação internacional. A análise é baseada em três eixos: (1) identificação das especificidades da circulação internacional de Florestan Fernandes à luz da trajetória modal dos sociólogos de sua geração que lideraram a formação da disciplina na América Latina; (2) o mapeamento da circulação de sua produção intelectual fora do Brasil, tomando como referência seus artigos publicados em revistas estrangeiras, sua participação em eventos científicos internacionais e as resenhas de suas obras feitas no exterior; (3) o delineamento de algumas hipóteses explicativas, que incidem na necessidade de distinguir conceitualmente os termos “internacionalização” e “circulação internacional”, a fim de explicar o caso de Florestan Fernandes. Ao final, oferecemos algumas indicações sobre os possíveis efeitos da circulação internacional de Fernandes em sua teorização sociológica da América Latina.
ÓRBITAS SINCRÔNICAS: SOCIÓLOGOS E INTELECTUAIS NEGROS EM SÃO PAULO, ANOS 1950-1970
Authors: Silva Mário Augusto Medeiros da
Published: May 2018

Resumo Procuro discutir a aproximação entre uma geração de sociólogos paulistanos, pesquisadores das relações raciais no Brasil, entre os anos 1950 e 1970, com ativistas e intelectuais negros de São Paulo. O foco se dá nas aproximações entre Florestan Fernandes e a Associação Cultural do Negro, permitindo retroceder e avançar no tempo, vislumbrando-se outras figuras igualmente importantes como Roger Bastide, Virgínia Leone Bicudo, Octavio Ianni, Eduardo de Oliveira e Oliveira. A hipótese é de que há uma aproximação de projetos políticos acerca da mudança social pautada pela luta antirracista, que se modificará em função do golpe de Estado civil-militar de 1964.
O PERIGO DAS DOBRAS: ICONOGRAFIAS E CORPORALIDADES NO FEMINISMO CONTEMPORÂNEO
Authors: Carmo Íris Nery do
Published: May 2018

Resumo Tendo como tema os movimentos sociais contemporâneos e a produção de sujeitos políticos, a pesquisa de que resulta este artigo analisa o trânsito entre ativismos e o múltiplo pertencimento político a fim de entender a chamada “hifenização” dos feminismos. De cunho etnográfico, a investigação tem como objeto empírico uma rede informal de ativistas que se reconhecem como feministas, têm entre 20 e 30 anos de idade, estão na universidade e provêm de camadas médias urbanas. Elas se apropriam de referências diversas, como o vegetarianismo, o autonomismo, o punk, o direito à cidade, e o anarquismo, tecendo interlocuções e articulações com outras pautas de luta além do gênero. O artigo observa como esses trânsitos são encarnados e tomam corpo no ativismo, por meio de uma análise documental voltada para a produção iconográfica de fanzines, cartazes e documentos de campo.
COLLECTIVES OF CARE IN THE RELATIONS SURROUNDING PEOPLE WITH ‘HEAD TROUBLES’: FAMILY, COMMUNITY AND GENDER IN A WORKING-CLASS NEIGHBOURHOOD OF SOUTHERN BRAZIL
Authors: Fonseca Claudia , Fietz Helena
Published: May 2018

Abstract In this article, we reflect on the care practices and relationships that contribute to the well-being of people with intellectual disabilities, living in a poor neighbourhood of Porto Alegre (Brazil), in a context of incipient public policies for this population. Through the ethnographic description of the experience of three women from who are responsible for adult relatives with what they call ‘head troubles’, we aim to illustrate the gender, generation, class and ethnicity peculiarities of their trajectories. We consider that taking stock of the various dynamics at play in situations of care, as well as the interaction of the family, neighbourhood, and public resources available to deal with such challenges, is a fundamental step for forging efficient policies adjusted to the complexities of the contemporary context.
Poemas entre músicas: dialogia melopoética e(m) uma didática contemporânea
Authors: Tinoco Robson Coelho , Alexandria Marília de
Published: May 2018

Resumo A partir do sentido dialógico de uma dada linguagem poético-musical pode se estruturar um processo didático com atividades que melhor relacionem literatura e música (popular e clássica). Referente à audição de músicas e leitura literária, essa didática objetiva entender os alunos como indivíduos representados por um forte componente dialógico de recepção ético-estética. Assim, no atual contexto social de globalização hiperfacetada e informações multissemióticas acredita-se que, à medida que o aluno-indivíduo perceba a relação dessa dialogia artística, a percepção da musicalidade implícita nos versos de poemas possibilitará que ela seja apreendida, também, como elemento melopoético contemporâneo. Para tanto, e apoiados em conceitos de Mikhail Bakhtin, Octavio Paz, José Miguel Wisnik, Luiz Tatit e Jusamara Souza, os fundamentos teóricos de tal processo didático valorizam, basicamente, uma concepção comparada, dialógica e interacionista dessas linguagens artísticas.
O parricídio como espetáculo da violência: O dia em que matei meu pai
Authors: El-Kadi Aileen
Published: May 2018

Resumo A voz narrativa em primeira pessoa no romance de Mario Sabino, O dia em que matei meu pai, constrói um universo composto por duas coordenadas: uma segue a lógica subjetiva do prazer/perversão em que os personagens descritos pelo narrador evidenciam sociopatologias como resultado de um contexto regido pela violência psicológica e pela amoralidade, e onde a dinâmica erótica é sempre tanática; a outra tem como eixo o componente espetacular desde onde os personagens pareceriam representar papéis construídos em base a estereótipos que provêm da cultura de massas. O assassinato do pai pelo protagonista e o modo como confessa o crime no começo do romance conjugam os dois valores centrais que encontramos na proposta estética do autor: o valor da violência e do espetáculo para a representação da sociedade contemporânea.