bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Bail-in im Lichte des EU-Bankenpakets: Das Zusammenspiel von MREL, TLAC und TLOF
Authors: Adolff Johannes , Häller Jan
Published: December 2019

Mit dem dieses Jahr in Kraft getretenen EU-Bankenpaket wird das 2014 eingeführte EU-Abwicklungsregime erneut reformiert. Gegenstand des Reformpakets sind diesmal unter anderem Neuerungen im Bereich der Mindestkapitalanforderungen für Banken zur Sicherstellung eines ausreichenden Haftkapitals für den Fall eines Bail-in. Die hierbei von den Instituten zu beachtenden Mindestkapitalanforderungen werden künftig durch drei Standards definiert: TLAC, MREL und TLOF. Im vorliegenden Beitrag werden Anwendungsbereich, inhaltliche Vorgaben sowie Durchsetzung der unterschiedlichen Standards systematisch dargestellt und mit Blick auf ihre Anwendung in der Praxis gewürdigt.
Principles of biomechanics in oral implantology
Authors: Manea Avram , Bran Simion , Dinu Cristian , Rotaru Horatiu , Barbur Ioan , Crisan Bogdan , Armencea Gabriel , Onisor Florin , Lazar Madalina , Ostas Daniel , Baciut Mihaela , Vacaras Sergiu , Mitre Ileana , Crisan Liana , Muresan Ovidiu , Roman Rares , Baciut Grigore
Published: December 2019

Background and aims. The principles of biomechanics comprise all the interactions between the body (tissues) and the forces acting upon it (directly or via different medical devices). Besides the mechanical aspects, the tissues response is also studied.

Understanding and applying these principles is vital for the researchers in the field of oral implantology, but itthey must be equally known by the practitioners. From the planning stages to the final prosthetic restoration, they are involved in each and every aspect. Ignoring them inevitably leads to failure.

Method. The first part of this paper includes a review of our current research in oral implantology (mechanical, digital and biological testing), while the second part includes a review of the available literature on certain biomechanical aspects and their implications in everyday practice.

Results. Our research opens new study directions and provides increased chances of success for dental implant therapy. The practical aspects of our findings, combined with the available literature (from the basic principles described more than 40 years ago to the most recent studies and technologies) can serve as a guide to practitioners for increasing their success rate.

Conclusion. While no therapy is without failure risk, a good understanding of the biomechanics involved in oral implantology can lead to higher success rates in implant supported prosthetic restorations.
Ligature induced periodontitis causes atherosclerosis in rat descending aorta: an experimental study
Authors: Dimitriu Tudor , Daradics Zsofia , Suciu Șoimița , Armencea Gabriel , Cătoi Cornel , Dinu Cristian , Băciuț Grigore , Văcăraș Sergiu , Bran Simion , Băciuț Mihaela
Published: December 2019

Introduction. In recent years a link between periodontitis and cardiovascular diseases has been proposed. Oxidative stress has been found to be involved in their pathophysiology.

Objectives. The aim of this study was to demonstrate that a wire ligature placed around the first mandibular molars of the rat causes inflammation in the periodontium and lipid deposits in the aorta, via oxidative stress.

Methods. Twenty male Wistar rats were divided randomly into two groups of 10: Control group and Periodontitis group. An orthodontic wire ligature was placed around the cervix of the first mandibular molar and was kept in place for 4 weeks. Clinical attachment loss was determined to assess the gingival recession. Aorta was harvested after 4 weeks and the malondialdehyde (MDA) levels in the aorta tissue homogenate were determined. Lipid deposits were evaluated using Oil Red staining and immunofluorescence under confocal microscopy. Total lipid deposits in the aorta were assessed using a computer morphometry system.

Results. Significant gingival recession was observed in the Periodontitis group in comparison with the Control group. Increased MDA levels were present in the aorta in the ligatured rats in comparison with the Control group. Significant lipid deposits were observed in the aorta of the Periodontitis group as opposed to the Control group.

Conclusions. The affixing of an orthodontic wire ligature produces gingival recession, increased oxidative stress and lipid deposits in the rat descending aorta.
Jaw relationship assessment for removable complete dentures using the t-scan computerised system – a case report
Authors: Akácsos Szidónia Renáta , Kis Melinda , Székely Melinda , Popșor Sorin , Dörner Kinga
Published: December 2019

Objective. For obtaining the perfect balance of a removable complete denture, we have a few clinical procedures to complete, but only the analysis of the occlusal load distribution at various vertical dimensions of occlusion can give us the precise data.

Method. The patient selected for this case report was a 35 years old edentulous female who requested prosthetic treatment with complete removable dentures. We followed the usual clinical steps of obtaining an acrylic denture, as well as the T-Scan III analysis during the jaw registration, in different conditions: with the occlusal wax rims, and with the trial denture in the next step, registering three different occlusal vertical dimension – understated, overstated and ideal height. Using these dimensions, we realized four mock-ups, two at the proper vertical dimensions, with various types of tooth color and shape. We analyzed the mock-ups using the T-scan III system. After the dental prosthesis was manufactured, we made another measurement with the T-scan III system.

Results. After analyzing all the data from the T-scan III system, we distinguished that the most suitable solution for the patient was the proper dimension mock-up with D2 shade.

Conclusions. Although the registered situations were satisfactory, the aesthetic issues are essential, and the functional aspects are fundamental, the most suitable solution in this case, was the mock-up with proper dimensions.
Modality in English and Russian Legislative Discourse: A Comparative Study
Authors: Ozyumenko Vladimir
Published: December 2019

This paper deals with the verbalization and functioning of modality in English and Russian legislative discourse. By comparing the means of modality in English and Russian legislative texts, both in their qualitative and quantitative aspects, it makes an attempt to explain the revealed differences. The data were collected through a comparative study of the English and Russian versions of the UN Charter and the Consolidated Version of the Treaty on European Union. The quantitative results confirm that the English language, as compared to Russian, has a more sophisticated set of modals which are used more regularly. The qualitative findings show some differences in the choices of linguistic forms and communicative strategies. Sociolinguistic and cognitive analyses were then conducted, suggesting that these differences are rooted in culture; that is, in social organization, cultural values, the concept of self, and the relations between authority and individuals. The results advocate the idea that grammar is an ideological instrument for the categorization and classification of things that happen in the world (Thornborrow 2002). Alongside other aspects of language, it provides a lot of sociocultural information. The results are relevant to the study of translation and intercultural communication, as well as to ESL teaching.
The Narrative Models of the Modern Kazakh Historical Novel
Authors: Altybayeva Saulė
Published: December 2019

This article considers the various narrative models of the modern Kazakh historical novel and discusses the narrative functions of historical and cultural discourse—the representation of important historical events, the presentation of separate events, the reactualization of the intangible cultural heritage of the Kazakh people. The separate aspects of the nomadic history, culture and philosophy reflected in modern Kazakh historical prose are considered. The inclusion of historical and ethnocultural discourse as the main narrative resource and its aiming at disclosure, an artistic interpretation of events, and the reconstruction of the true history of the Kazakh people—these are among the significant trends of the development of modern Kazakh historical prose. The questions of the artistic coding/decoding of ethnocultural codes and concepts, their deep world outlook, and ontological meanings are investigated. The subjectforming images of legendary historic figures of the nation—Tomiris, Kabanbay Batyr, Abylay Khan, Bukhar Zhyrau, and Tole Biy—as well as those of other nations—Cyrus, Krez, Dariy, and Galden Tseren—are discussed. In aggregate, these images and the related events paint a panoramic historical and cultural portrait of an era in an author’s interpretation. The ethnocultural concepts of tamga and tulpar are investigated, and possible ways of modeling the narrative of Kazakh historical prose are discussed.For the Kazakh novelists, historical events are important both as a truthful reflection of important cultural and historical events and persons, but also, more importantly, as a possibility to reveal spectral problems of universal meaning, philosophical problems of the lives of people, without a strict dependence on the real historical time of action of the novel.Today, the large-scale artistic reconstruction of the national history and culture, the process of the judgment and reconsideration of known historical plots, myths, and legends, are in the mainstream of Kazakh prose. The historical and cultural discourse in the novel assumes a great share of the historical reliability and, at the same time, its exclusive artistic value. The narrative strategies of the Kazakh historical novel assume the wide use of previous mythological and folk traditions, generalizations of the world outlook, and the artistic interpretation of both known and unknown historical events and persons.
Vladimir Nabokov’s Self-Translated Lolita: Revisiting the Original Alliterative Modes
Authors: Cechanovičius Artūras , Krūminienė Jadvyga
Published: December 2019

This paper is a case study comparison of Vladimir Nabokov’s self-translated Russian version of his English novel Lolita with its original text within the frame of the theory of literary translation. Here, self-translation is referred to as a branch of literary translation whose distinctive feature is that the work is both composed and translated by the same person. It is interesting to observe that, for the most part, the authors who translate their own works into another language are bilingual. Theoretical investigation into the field of self-translation is a recent endeavour; the term only appeared around 1976. Before it appeared in A Dictionary for the Analysis of Literary Translation, self-translation was thought to be related to bilingualism, and was therefore approached from the perspective of linguistics.This paper analyses some alliterative modes, including suballiteration, produced by Nabokov in the two versions of Lolita. Throughout, the process of translation is viewed as a “two-stage reading-writing activity.” The novel’s translation into Lithuanian, which was performed from Nabokov’s Russian translation, is used to show the difference between translation and selftranslation, and to reveal the clash or the interplay between the foreign and the domestic in the development of alliterative appeal.
Rhetoric of Lithuanian Social Advertising: The Ways to Persuade
Authors: Biržietienė Skirmantė
Published: December 2019

The article deals with the rhetoric of advertising, specifically with the means employed to persuade the audience in Lithuanian social advertising. Aristotle in his Rhetoric points out that persuasion can be achieved in three ways: through ethos, logos, and pathos. Ethos refers to the speaker’s character as it appears to the audience: if we believe that a speaker has good sense, good morality and goodwill, we are inclined to believe what he says. In social advertising, famous people, organizations and authorities who are recognizable to the audience stand for this ethos argument. Logos means logical arguments. In our society, rationality is highly valued and this way of persuasion is rated as the best, but scientific reasoning in social advertising is not as persuasive as it might appear. Of course it is a strong additional argument to the more rhetorical types of reasoning. Pathos in Aristotle’s sense means the emotions of the audience. Usually people think that they make their decisions based on rational thought, but Aristotle points out that emotions such as pity, anger, fear and their opposites influence our judgments as well. In social advertising, the employment of the pathos argument is the most powerful and persuasive strategy.In this research, some different Lithuanian social campaigns and advertisements are analysed in order to define what methods were chosen to persuade the audience in every campaign and what types of arguments were dominant. It appears that the most persuasive advertising employs a combination of all arguments: ethos, logos, and pathos. However, persuasion in social advertising is based mostly on the pathos argument, because this type of advertising appeals to the emotions.
Metaphors of Economic and Financial Crisis: Identified, Interpreted and Explained
Authors: Cibulskienė Jurga
Published: December 2019

The aim of this study is to analyze how the economic and financial crisis in Lithuania is metaphorically conceptualized by three sociopolitical groups, i.e., the leading political party (the Conservatives), the Opposition and the media, with a primary focus on the methodological issues of metaphor analysis. The analysis is based on a three-step procedure originally suggested by Charteris-Black: first, linguistic metaphors are identified in the discourse; next, they are interpreted in relation to their underlying conceptual metaphors; and finally, they are explained—or, in other words, they are analysed from a rhetorical perspective (Identified → Interpreted → Explained). This paper focuses mainly on the first stage of analysis and addresses different problems which the researcher faces while undertaking metaphor analysis. The discussion of the procedure of metaphor identification and interpretation is supported with factual data and statistics. Furthermore, the paper outlines directions for future research into crisis metaphors.
Anthropomorphic Metaphors of time in Modern Lithuanian Poetry
Authors: Juzelėnienė Saulė , Seredžiūtė Viktorija , Šarkauskienė Skirmantė
Published: December 2019

Time is one of the most important categories related to human existence. Like all abstracts, the conceptualization of time is based on certain experience structures stored in our minds. Time studies in the Lithuanian language are not new—it has been analyzed in poetry, riddles and folk songs. This article aims to analyze the anthropomorphic metaphors used in contemporary Lithuanian poetry. The study material consists of samples collected from modern poetry collections.The study shows that time in Lithuanian poetry is conceptualized as a human being, having both physical and spiritual attributes, gender, and socialization. Therefore, all the anthropomorphic metaphors can be divided into a few categories: 1. Time and the Human Body, 2. Time and Movement/Action, 3. Time and Physiology, 4. Time and Gender, 5. Time and Emotion, 6. Time and Perception, 7. Time and Power, and 8. Time and Social Relations.The study reveals that time in modern Lithuanian poetry tends to have rather negative connotations. The negative connotations are mostly related to the category of Time and Emotions, and to metaphors of the Time and Power group. Negative connotations are associated with the dark periods of time: autumn, night, evening. There are only a few positive connotations; they are related to the Time and Emotion, Time and Power and some Time and Body metaphor groups. In modern Lithuanian poetry, certain signs of opposition, reflecting ambivalence in the perception of time, are displayed: time as a powerful or powerless person, time as a creator or a destroyer, time as a man or a woman, time as a stupid or smart person, time as an enjoying or melancholic person, time as a beggar or a ruler.
Types of Existence in the Romance Vilnius Poker by Ričardas Gavelis
Authors: Buividavičiūtė Lina
Published: December 2019

The reception of Ričardas Gavelis’s works still remains problematic. The conception of the author’s novels is controversial, balancing between theories of modernism and postmodernism. This article focuses on one of Gavelis’s most significant novels, Vilnius poker. The analysis is based on the assumption that the postmodern structure hides the modern conception of the novel. The aims of the article are to actualize a modernpostmodern poetics and to analyze the types of existence in the romance. The possibilities of an authentic existence are analyzed in contrast to the monological, postcolonialistic “broken human being”. The analysis of the concept of authentic being is based on the philosophies of Heidegger and Kierkegaard. The concepts of dialogical and monological being are based on the works of Bakhtin and Buber. The article is based on hermeneutic methodology and the theory of dialogue. The concept of authentic being is analyzed in the context of existentialism.In the theoretical part, the author describes the problems of authentic dialogical being in general, and analyses the context of existentialism and the differences between dialogue and monologue. In the first practical part, the types of the monological being in Vilnius poker are analyzed. In the second one, the concept of authentic being in Vilnius poker is analyzed.The article draws the following conclusions: the authentic being is dialogical, polyphonic, polemic; the non-authentic being is monologicalsolypsistic-not asking, not polemic, not questioning the secrets of being, and telling only one “truth.” The monological being of the novel Vilnius poker is typical of homo lituanicus and homo sovieticus existential characters. The authentic being characterizes the protagonist Vytautas Vargalys. The dialogism of true existence is expressed by rebellious, unmasking being, the polemic with himself, the gifts of the world (inner monologue), and the others (real dialogue). The authentic being of Vytautas Vargalys is created from the senses (smell), bodies (eroticism), speaking, and musical dialogues. Unfortunately, the main character is unable to fully express his authentic being: the monological atmosphere, broken identity, and non-telling language are the main impediments to living a true dialogical life.
Czech and Polish Linguistic Relations in the Vocabulary of Spiritual Culture (Past and Present)
Authors: Luczynski Michal
Published: December 2019

This paper discusses the role of the Czech language in forming Polish vocabulary. The question is presented on the basis of one of the thematic groups of vocabulary, beliefs and religion, classified as Bohemianisms, including such words as Old Polish anioł, diabeł, and tatrman, as well as the Polish dialectal antyjasz, b’inek, cwerg, czechman, dias, fajermon, Fontana, hastrman, jaroszek, korfanty, kuźlak, mužík, Pustecki, raraszek, sotona, szatan, waserman, wiestnica and zazrak. The classification of Czech borrowings in Polish includes three groups. The main groups are: borrowings from Old Czech, borrowings from literary Czech from the 14th to the beginning of the 16th centuries, and borrowings from common Czech dialects (especially from a transitional group of dialects). The first and second group contains many international words (borrowings from Greek, Latin and German), while the third appear chiefly in the Polish dialects of Silesia and the Małopolska province. The author notes that the early Old Czech brought Latin borrowings from Christian terminology and demonological nomenclature. The 14th and 15th and also 20th centuries brought words related to witchcraft and traditional demonology, such as the names of wizards and witches, the devil, ghosts, etc. The author ascertains that, first of all, such loan names concern beings of the lowest demonic ranks and, in general euphemistic determination, present “evil ghosts.” Linguistic geographical analysis indicates that Czech loans of demoniac names occur mainly in the south-west and repeatedly exhibit a strictly regional (sometimes individual) character. The Czech language has also fulfilled an intermediary role in adapting borrowings from other languages (German, Greek and Latin); it has thus had a significant effect on modern disparity and Polish mythological vocabulary. This article aims at the ethnic and chronological classification of fragments of Slavic mythological vocabulary, and analyzes the problem of language influence between Czech and Polish.
Marijampolė County Place-Names Recorded during the Interwar Period: Initial Survey Results and Prospects
Authors: Sviderskienė Dalia
Published: December 2019

The aim of this article is to present research that has been consistently implemented for several years about the place-names recorded in the “Land Names” questionnaires in Marijampolė County during the interwar period, to discuss their initial findings and to provide for future work.The study is based on the material that was selected as being among the most valuable from a scientific point of view. The unique place-names of Marijampolė County were recorded in thirteen districts during the interwar period from the living language. This authentic material, untouched by external factors such as land melioration, collectivization, Russification, deportation, etc., has been little explored. According to the types of named objects, the database was divided into hydronyms, names of dwelling-places, and toponyms, and evaluated from the point of view of word formation and word origin. The research includes identifying the formation of separate classes and certain trends of origin, studying some classes of toponyms, and investigating the placenames of two districts (Marijampolė and Balbieriškis). The results are interesting, valuable, and relevant. They complement the existing multidimensional habitat list of research and make this almost unpublished lexical resource available to public and scientific society; they also highlight the uniqueness of the toponyms of this habitat and encourage studies of other regions. The research results of interwar material about hydronyms and other place-names derived from personal names in classes (subclasses) are of particular interest and value.The article demonstrates that the extant questionnaires and their authentic material are not only an important separate unit of the interwar legacy, but also a valuable source with recorded facts which have not been preserved in the current collections or significantly changed.The future aim is to collect a complete database of Marijampolė County’s place-names recorded during the interwar period. This will require studying the formation and origin of unstudied place-name units of separate classes (subclasses) and joining the available data with the newly collected. The results will be concretized, supplemented, revised and/or corrected. It is believed that the place-names recorded in this area during the interwar period could provide information about the traces of the onymic substratum of the extinct Baltic tribe of Jatvians.
PREVALENCE OF HYPOXAEMIA IN PAEDIATRIC PATIENTS ATTENDING CHILDREN OUT PATIENT CLINIC
Authors: Alex-Hart BA, Yaguo Ide LE*
Published: December 2019

Background; In more developed countries, it is a common practice to usepulse oximetry for the diagnosis of hypoxaemia, regrettably, it is not so inresource limited environments like ours especially in outpatient settings whilecarrying out emergency triage assessment. Aim; The aim of this study was todetermine the prevalence of undictated hypoxaemia among children presentingto the children outpatient clinic of the department of paediatrics at theUniversity of Port Harcourt teaching hospital. Methods; This descriptivecross-sectional study of the prevalence of hypoxemia was conducted at thechildren outpatient clinic of the department of paediatrics at the University ofPort Harcourt teaching hospital. The room air oxygen saturations of paediatricoutpatients were measured at rest from May, 2019 to September, 2019 usingdigital pulse oximetry. Hypoxaemia was defined as SpO2 less than 90% inroom air at rest. Results; A total of 351 children were recruited for the study ofwhich 201 (57.3%) were males and 150 (42.7%) were females giving a Male:Female ratio of 1.34:1, 233(66.38%) were under-fives. Prevalence ofhypoxaemia was 40(11.4%). Acute respiratory infection (ARI) was thecommonest condition presenting to the children outpatient clinic in 119(33.9%)and it was also the condition with the highest prevalence of hypoxia 11(27.5%) of all the cases with hypoxia followed by malaria 4(10%) anddiarrhoea 4(10%) Oximetry finding enabled patient to be seen faster( accelerating triaging) and sent to the children emergency room for oxygentherapy amidst other treatments. In conclusions, there is a high prevalence ofhypoxemia among children presenting at the outpatient clinic of the departmentof paediatrics at the University of Port Harcourt teaching hospital. Thereshould be routine screening for hypoxaemia during emergency triage andassessment by the outpatient clinic nurses. Pulse oximeter should be madeavailable to the outpatient clinic nurses by the hospital to enable them routinelyscreen for hypoxaemia and prioritize the patients with hypoxaemia amongpatients to be quickly seen by paediatricians and oxygen therapy commencedto reduce morbidity and mortality from hypoxaemia.Key words: Hypoxia Paediatrics Prevalence Children Pulse Oximetry Oxygen
Fluoroquinolone resistance conferred by gyrA, parC mutations, and AbaQ efflux pump among Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates causing ventilator-associated pneumonia
Authors: Attia Nancy M. , Elbaradei Amira
Published: December 2019

Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as an important nosocomial pathogen due to its ability to survive in hospital settings and its antimicrobial resistance. It is one of the key pathogens in ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). The aim of this study was to characterize the mechanisms of quinolone resistance among A. baumannii isolates causing VAP and to investigate the presence of the novel abaQ gene among them. Quinolone-resistant A. baumannii isolates causing VAP were collected over a period of 4 months. Mutations within gyrA and parC were analyzed and the presence of qnrA, qnrB, qnrS, and abaQ was investigated genotypically. Twenty-one A. baumannii isolates were collected, most of them (76.2%) were extensively drug-resistant (XDR) and only one isolate (4.8%) was pandrug-resistant (PDR). All isolates showed high level of resistance to ciprofloxacin, while qnrA, qnrB and qnrS were absent among our isolates. This is the first report of A. baumannii isolates co-harboring Ser81Leu in gyrA and Ser84Leu in parC together with the novel abaQ gene. Interestingly, a new mutation in gyrA quinolone resistance-determining region Arg89Cys was detected among two of our isolates. The emergence of XDR and PDR isolates among A. baumannii causing VAP is an alarming threat.
Coexistence of genes encoding aminoglycoside modifying enzymes among clinical Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in Ahvaz, Southwest Iran
Authors: Shooshtari Farkhondeh Saleh , Navidifar Tahereh , Amin Mansour , Goodarzi Hamed
Published: December 2019

Aminoglycosides are widely recommended for treatment of Acinetobacter baumannii infections in combination with β-lactams or quinolones. This cross-sectional study was aimed to investigate the coexistence of aminoglycoside modifying enzyme (AME) genes among A. baumannii isolates from clinical samples in Ahvaz, Iran. A total of 85 clinical A. baumannii isolates typed by ERIC-PCR were investigated for the presence of AME genes, including ant(3″)-Ia, aac(6′)-Ib, aac(3′)-Ia, ant(2″)-Ia, and aph(3′)-VIa by PCR. The resistance rates to aminoglycoside agents were evaluated by disk diffusion. In this study, 84 out of 85 A. baumannii isolates were resistant to at least one of the aminoglycosides and harbored at least one AME gene. The most common gene encoding AMEs was aph (3′)VIa, followed by aac(3′)-Ia, ant(3″)-Ia, ant (2″)-Ia, and aac(6′)-Ib. The aminoglycoside-resistant genotypes were completely matched to resistant phenotypes to each one of the aminoglycoside agents. There was a clear association between AME gene types and the phenotype of resistance to aminoglycosides with their ERIC-PCR types. Our findings highlight the coexistence of AME genes and clonal dissemination of multiresistant A. baumannii in hospital setting.
Cervical cancer: knowledge, attitude and practice on the prevention examination
Authors: Melo Ester Marcele Ferreira de , Linhares Francisca Márcia Pereira , Silva Telma Marques da , Pontes Cleide Maria , Santos Alessandro Henrique da Silva , Oliveira Sheyla Costa de
Published: December 2019

ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice of women on the cervical-uterine cancer screening and to investigate their association with sociodemographic variables. Method: a cross-sectional study, carried out from July to September 2015, with 500 women enrolled in the Basic Health Units of the Health District V, of the city of Recife-PE. For data collection, a semi-structured form was used. In statistical analysis, the Chi-square test and Fisher’s Exact Test were applied and, in the multivariate analysis, the Poisson model and Wald statistic. Results: the prevalence of adequate knowledge, attitude and practice was 35.2%, 98% and 70.6%, respectively. Adequate knowledge was associated with having no children, having a family income of two minimum wages and Spiritist/Afro-Brazilian religion. Conclusion: women carry out the examination, deem it necessary, but do not have adequate knowledge, which demonstrates the need for educational actions by nurses and other health professionals.
Accessibility of children with special health needs to the health care network
Authors: Neves Eliane Tatsch , Okido Aline Cristiane Cavicchioli , Buboltz Fernanda Luisa , Santos Raíssa Passos dos , Lima Regina Aparecida Garcia de
Published: December 2019

ABSTRACT Objective: To know how children with special health needs access the health care network. Method: This is a qualitative research of descriptive-exploratory type, developed using semi-structured interviews mediated by the Talking Map design. Participants were 19 family caregivers of these children in two Brazilian municipalities. Data were submitted to inductive thematic analysis. Results: Difficulties were mentioned from the diagnosis moment to the specialized follow-up, something represented by the itinerary of the c hild and his/her family in the search for the definition of the medical diagnosis and the access to a specialized professional; a gap between the children’s needs and the care offered was observed in primary health care. Conclusion: The access of children with special health needs is filled with obstacles such as slowness in the process of defining the child’s diagnosis and referral to a specialist. Primary health care services were replaced by care in emergency care units.
Women with fetal death: nurses’ care limitations
Authors: Schmalfuss Joice Moreira , Matsue Regina Yoshie , Ferraz Lucimare
Published: December 2019

ABSTRACT Objective: To present the limitations of the nursing care for women with fetal death, reflecting on this challenge for care practices. Method: Reflective study with theoretical focus on national and international publications, along with the experience of the authors in the area of women’s health and obstetrics. Results: There are limitations related to nursing care, which involve feelings of insecurity and powerlessness, inappropriate attitudes of these professionals in front of women, difficulties to manage emotional aspects, and structural problems of health services. Final Considerations: This study points out that there are challenges to qualify nursing care for women with fetal death, which included academic studies and continuing education in health services. Relational aspects should be valued and demand more sensitivity from nurses, with more empathic relationships in the care for women with fetal death.
Quality of life in the climacteric of nurses working in primary care
Authors: Albuquerque Geyslane Pereira Melo de , Abrão Fátima Maria da Silva , Almeida Ana Maria de , Alves Débora Larissa Rufino , Andrade Priscyla de Oliveira Nascimento , Costa Aurélio Molina da
Published: December 2019

ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the quality of life of primary care nurses in the climacteric. Method: A cross-sectional descriptive-analytic study, performed with 98 female nurses, aged 40-65 years, using the WHOQOL-Bref questionnaire. Results: the worst level of quality of life was observed for professionals aged 50-59 years, non-white, specialists, divorced or widowed, with children, a lower income, with another employment relationship, a weekly workload of more than 40 hours, who consumed alcoholic beverages weekly, with chronic disease, in continuous use of medications, sedentary, who did not menstruate and did not receive hormonal treatment, and who went through menopause between the ages of 43-47 years. Conclusion: Although the variables “physical activity” and “age” have a statistically significant association with quality of life, other variables seem to interfere in these professionals’ lives, indicating the need for a more critical and deep reflection on these relations.
Mobile health technology for gestational care: evaluation of the GestAção's app
Authors: Silva Raimunda Magalhães da , Brasil Christina César Praça , Bezerra Indara Cavalcante , Queiroz Francisca Francisete de Sousa Nunes
Published: December 2019

ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the GestAção application, based on the experience of pregnant women use. Method: an evaluative, applied, methodological, quantitative-qualitative study. This tool was evaluated by 13 pregnant women through questionnaires for sociodemographic profile characterization and Likert scale use to calculate Content Validity Index (CVI); and semi-structured interview, with analysis based on Semiotics. Results: the study evidenced a significant level of satisfaction of pregnant women with the application use, considering the objectives (CVI = 0.92), structure and presentation (CVI = 0.86), and relevance (CVI = 0.92). Final considerations: the GestAção application obtained an overall CVI of 0.90, evidencing it as a facilitating and supporting technology in the empowerment of pregnant women interested in obtaining knowledge about pregnancy. It has been proved to be a powerful tool to qualify good practices in nursing consultation.
Cryopreservation of Brazilian green dwarf coconut plumules by droplet-vitrification
Authors: Lédo Ana da Silva , Santana Fernanda Vieira , Oliveira Annie Carolina Araújo de , Oliveira Leila Albuquerque Resende de , Silva Ana Veruska Cruz da
Published: December 2019

ABSTRACT: This study evaluated the effect of vitrification solutions and exposure time on the cryopreservation of Brazilian green dwarf coconut plumules (BGD) using the droplet vitrification technique. Explants were excised from BGD mature fruits from the Active Germplasm Bank of Embrapa Tabuleiros Costeiros, Sergipe, Brazil. Firstly, embryos were disinfected, and after excision, plumules were pre-cultivated for 72 hours in Y3 + 0.6 M sucrose + 2.2 g L-1 Gelrite® culture medium. Plumules were exposed to PVS2 and PVS3 solutions for 15 and 30 minutes and rapidly immersed in liquid nitrogen (-196 ºC). After cryopreservation, they were thawed in culture medium solution (Y3 + 1.2 M sucrose) and cultured in regeneration medium. The experimental design was completely randomized in a 2x2 factorial scheme (vitrification solutions per exposure times), with five replicates per treatment. Data were compared by the Tukey’s test at 5% probability. Significant differences were observed in the callogenesis percentage for the solutions x exposure time interaction for non-cryopreserved cultures (-NL) and for exposure time after cryopreservation (+NL). PVS2 and PVS3 combined with 15 minutes of exposure promoted the highest callus formation (70 and 100%, respectively) in control cultures. The exposure time of 30 min, regardless of vitrification solution, resulted in 30% embryogenic callus formation after cryopreservation. These results contributed to the long-term conservation of coconut palm.
Looking for consensual protection categories to reduce conservation conflicts in protected áreas
Authors: Castro-Pardo Mónica de , Pérez-Rodríguez Fernando , Azevedo João Carlos , Urios Vicente
Published: December 2019

ABSTRACT: Decision-making in protected areas is often difficult due to an unclear definition of management objectives and indicators for their monitoring. This is frequently related to the coexistence of systems of protected areas at national and regional levels for which management objectives are ambiguous or that are not directly related to protected areas classification standards. In this study, we proposed a participative model based on PROMETHEE II to find consensual protected areas categories based on IUCN framework. This model involved the stakeholder’s assessments of management objectives in a protected area and their aggregation based on distance comparisons with objectives of international protected areas standards. The model was tested in the Albufera de Valencia Natural Park, a strongly human-modified wetland located in Eastern Spain and it allowed the identification of consensual management priorities and the IUCN category V as the equivalent international protected area category for this regional protected area.
Development of electrically conductive concrete
Authors: Cordon H. C. F. , Tadini F. B. , Akiyama G. A. , Andrade V. O. de , Silva R. C. da
Published: December 2019

Abstract The effects of the addition of steel fiber and graphite powder on the electric conductivity of concrete were investigated. The percolation transition zone of the concrete + steel fiber was determined, thus fixing the optimum content of steel fiber at 8.5%. Graphite was added to investigate its influence on the electrical conductivity and mechanical properties of the concrete. The electric current passing through the specimens was measured, setting the electric voltage to 50 V. The surface temperature of the specimens submitted to the electrical current was measured for 20 min. It was observed that the higher the graphite addition, the higher the conductivity was and, therefore, the higher the final temperature, which achieved 58 °C higher than the reference mixture, but the compressive strength decreased from 60 to 30 MPa, although still considered as structural concrete.
Fabrication and characterization of dielectric ceramics using alumina and aluminosilicates
Authors: Carvalho R. S. , Silva V. J. da , Nóbrega R. B. da , Lira H. L. , Santana L. N. L.
Published: December 2019

Abstract The aim was to study formulations containing aluminosilicate and alumina in order to obtain compositions with suitable properties to fabricate dielectric ceramic devices. Initially, the precursors were subjected to chemical, mineralogical and granulometric characterization. The formulations were defined and specimens were pressed (19.6 MPa) in shapes of disc and rectangular bar. Specimens were dried, heat-treated at 1400, 1450 and 1500 °C and the mineralogical, morphological, physical, dielectric and mechanical properties were evaluated. The relative dielectric constant (εr) and loss tangent (tanδ) were evaluated at 0.1, 1, 10 and 100 kHz at room temperature. The mullite was the major phase for the studied temperature range. Compositions with a higher content of fluxes showed lower porosity and better dielectric properties and flexural strength. Values of εr at 1 kHz (~3.5 to 4.5) were close to that of the mullite for the samples fired at 1400 °C.
CARACTERIZAÇÃO DA SILAGEM DE GRÃO DE MILHO REIDRATADO ASSOCIADO AO RESÍDUO DE TILÁPIA
Authors: Ávila Núbia Regiane Bueno de , Silva Nhayandra Christina Dias e , Leite Rafael Fernandes , Barbosa Larissa de Ávila , Florentino Ligiane Aparecida , Rezende Adauton Vilela de
Published: December 2019

Resumo Objetivou-se avaliar as características bromatológicas, microbiológicas e perdas fermentativas da silagem de grão de milho reidratado com água ou soro de leite associado a diferentes níveis de inclusão do resíduo de tilápia. Utilizou-se um delineamento inteiramente casualizado em esquema fatorial 5x2 (cinco níveis de inclusão do resíduo de tilápia: 0; 12,5; 25; 37,5 e 50% em substituição ao milho reidratado e duas fontes de reidratação do grão de milho: água ou soro de leite) para produção de silagem). A produção de gases da silagem com até 25% de inclusão do resíduo de tilápia foi 62,7% maior para o milho reidrato com soro de leite (P <0,01). A quantidade de bactérias ácido láticas foi menor em todos os níveis de inclusão de resíduo de tilápia quando a fonte de reidratação foi a água (P<0,01). Os teores de matéria mineral, matéria orgânica, proteína bruta, extrato etéreo, cálcio e fósforo foram maiores nas silagens reidratadas com soro de leite com o aumento do nível de inclusão de resíduo de tilápia (P<0,01). A silagem de resíduo de tilápia com milho reidratado é uma alternativa que pode ser utilizada na dieta de aves e suínos, entretanto, o seu uso está condicionado às avaliações do melhor nível de inclusão dentro de uma categoria animal.
Boas práticas agropecuárias na produção leiteira: diagnóstico e ajuste de não conformidades
Authors: Dereti R.M. , Gonçalves E.B. , Zanela M.B. , Schafhauser Júnior J. , Alvarenga M.B.
Published: December 2019

RESUMO Objetivou-se com este estudo desenvolver e validar uma ferramenta semiológica para diagnóstico do nível de adoção e conformidade das boas práticas agropecuárias em fazendas de produção de leite, segundo requisitos preconizados pela Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) e pela International Dairy Federation (IDF). A ferramenta foi testada em 62 fazendas de produção de leite, em seis diferentes regiões do estado do Rio Grande do Sul, como parte das ações do Projeto Protambo - "Transferência de tecnologias para o desenvolvimento da atividade leiteira no RS com base nas boas práticas agropecuárias" - da Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Embrapa, entre janeiro de 2014 e março de 2017. A validação da ferramenta não apontou divergências estatisticamente significativas entre avaliadores, satisfazendo o parâmetro de exatidão para métodos de medições exigidos pela ISO/IEC 17025. Foi evidenciado um espaço de variação que mostrou desenvolvimento de métrica, em que se obteve consistência (coerência) de medição. O teste t-Student aproximado para a comparação de médias de não conformidades nas BPA mostrou melhora significativa no grupo tratamento (diagnóstico seguido de plano de ajuste) quando comparado ao controle (diagnóstico sem plano de ajuste subsequente). Essa nova abordagem semiológica contribui para a adoção das BPA em fazendas leiteiras, para a melhoria da qualidade do leite e da segurança na cadeia produtiva de lácteos.
Retrospective study of allometric relationship between heart rate, electrocardiographic parameters and bodyweight in dogs
Authors: Aleixo A.S.C. , Alfonso A. , Fillippi M.G. , Chiacchio S.B. , Lourenço M.L.G.
Published: December 2019

ABSTRACT The allometric relationship between bodyweight (BW) and heart rate (HR) has been described as inversely proportional in domestic species, but that has been refuted. The relationship between HR and electrocardiographic variables is described in literature. However, studies about the variation and influence of factors on the hemodynamic and electrocardiographic parameters in dogs are not abundant. As the metabolic rate is defined as the production and dissipation of heat by the body surface area (BSA) in m², it is essential to define that relationship. A retrospective study was conducted to analyze the correlation between HR, ECG parameters and BW in dogs. One thousand electrocardiographic tracings were analyzed in addition to the ECG parameters and clinical data such as gender, age and bodyweight. The determination of BSA was performed as follows: BSA (m2) = (10.1 x bodyweight 0.67) X 10-4. When the unified groups were analyzed, there was a negative but weak correlation (r= -0.14, P< 0.0001) between bodyweight and HR. There were differences between weight groups regarding electrocardiographic variables. There is no allometric relationship between BW and HR in dogs. Weight was associated with changes in ECG variables.
Avaliação da anestesia epidural com lidocaína associada ao tramadol ou à dexmedetomidina, em gatas submetidas à ovariosalpingohisterectomia, anestesiadas com propofol
Authors: Sande J.Q. , Souza T.B.S. , Kersul I.L.G. , Anjos N.P. , Martins Filho E.F. , Barbosa V.F.
Published: December 2019

RESUMO Objetivou-se comparar os efeitos fisiológicos, analgésicos e sobre a taxa de infusão de propofol, decorrentes da anestesia epidural com lidocaína, associada ao tramadol ou à dexmedetomidina, em felinas submetidas à ovariosalpingohisterectomia (OSH). Para tal, 16 felinas hígidas foram pré-tratadas com acepromazina 0,08mg/kg/IM, utilizando-se propofol para a indução (dose-efeito) e manutenção anestésicas. Após indução, as gatas foram aleatoriamente distribuídas em dois grupos (n=8), designados: grupo lidocaína-tramadol (GLT), tratado com lidocaína (3,0mg/kg) associada ao tramadol (2,0mg/kg); e grupo lidocaína-dexmedetomidina (GLD), tratado com lidocaína (3,0mg/kg) associada à dexmedetomidina (2µg/kg), pela via epidural. Durante a OSH, a infusão de propofol foi aumentada ou reduzida, objetivando-se manutenção de plano anestésico cirúrgico. Foram avaliados os parâmetros: f, FC, SPO2, EtCO2, PAS, PAD, PAM, T°C, nos períodos pré (M1) e transoperatórios (M2 a M7); a taxa mínima de propofol necessária; o tempo de recuperação anestésica e a qualidade da analgesia pós-cirúrgica durante seis horas. Ambos os tratamentos garantiram baixas taxas mínimas de infusão de propofol, todavia o uso da dexmedetomidina resultou em bradicardia inicial, elevação da pressão arterial, maior tempo de recuperação e menor qualidade analgésica, quando comparada ao tramadol.
Impact of birth weight and daily weight gain during suckling on the weight gain of weaning piglets
Authors: Surek D. , Almeida L.M. , Panisson J.C. , Krabbe E.L. , Oliveira S.G. , Alberton G.C. , Maiorka A.
Published: December 2019

ABSTRACT This study evaluated the effect of birth weight and weight gain during the suckling phase on the piglet daily weight gain during the nursery phase (21-61 days of age). Piglets (n= 534) derived from 55 first-parity sows were weighed at birth, weaning, and end of the nursery phase. The data were analyzed according to a completely randomized experimental design, with three classes of birth weight (BW) and two classes of weight gain during the suckling phase (SDWG). High BW and low SDWG piglets were 0.2kg lighter at weaning than low BW and high SDWG animals (P< 0.05). However, at the end of the nursery phase, this situation was inverted, with high BW and low SDWG piglets 2.20kg heavier (P< 0.05). Low BW and high SDWG piglets were heavier at weaning and at the end of the nursery phase than low BW and low SDWG piglets (P< 0.05). At the same time, intermediate and high BW and low and high SDWG piglets presented body weight differences at weaning (P< 0.05), but not at the end of the nursery phase (P< 0.05). Piglets with 1.25 to 2.30kg BW and low weight gain during suckling presented a partial compensatory growth during the nursery phase.