bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A study of the dynamical characteristics of inertia–gravity waves in the Antarctic mesosphere combining the PANSY radar and a non-hydrostatic general circulation model
Authors: Shibuya Ryosuke , Sato Kaoru
Published: March 2019

Abstract. This study aims to examine the dynamical characteristics of gravity waves
with relatively low frequency in the Antarctic mesosphere via the first
long-term simulation using a high-top high-resolution non-hydrostatic general
circulation model (NICAM). Successive runs lasting 7 days are performed using
initial conditions from the MERRA reanalysis data with an overlap of 2 days
between consecutive runs in the period from April to August in 2016. The data
for the analyses were compiled from the last 5 days of each run. The
simulated wind fields were closely compared to the MERRA reanalysis data and
to the observational data collected by a complete PANSY (Program of the
Antarctic Syowa MST/IS radar) radar system installed at Syowa Station
(39.6∘ E, 69.0∘ S). It is shown that the NICAM mesospheric
wind fields are realistic, even though the amplitudes of the wind
disturbances appear to be larger than those from the radar observations. The power spectrum of the meridional wind fluctuations at a height of 70 km
has an isolated and broad peak at frequencies slightly lower than the
inertial frequency, f, for latitudes from 30 to 75∘ S, while another isolated peak is observed at frequencies of approximately
2π∕8 h at latitudes from 78 to 90∘ S. The
spectrum of the vertical fluxes of the zonal momentum also has an isolated
peak at frequencies slightly lower than f at latitudes from 30 to 75∘ S at a height of 70 km. It is shown that these isolated
peaks are primarily composed of gravity waves with horizontal wavelengths of
more than 1000 km. The latitude–height structure of the momentum fluxes
indicates that the isolated peaks at frequencies slightly lower than f
originate from two branches of gravity wave propagation paths. It is thought
that one branch originates from 75∘ S due to topographic gravity
waves generated over the Antarctic Peninsula and its coast, while more than
80 % of the other branch originates from 45∘ S and includes
contributions by non-orographic gravity waves. The existence of isolated
peaks in the high-latitude region in the mesosphere is likely explained by
the poleward propagation of quasi-inertia–gravity waves and by the
accumulation of wave energies near the inertial frequency at each latitude.
Validation, comparison, and integration of GOCI, AHI, MODIS, MISR, and VIIRS aerosol optical depth over East Asia during the 2016 KORUS-AQ campaign
Authors: Choi Myungje , Lim Hyunkwang , Kim Jhoon , Lee Seoyoung , Eck Thomas F. , Holben Brent N. , Garay Michael J. , Hyer Edward J. , Saide Pablo E.
Published: March 2019

Abstract. Recently launched multi-channel geostationary-Earth-orbit (GEO) satellite sensors such as the Geostationary Ocean Color Imager (GOCI) and the Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) provide aerosol products over East Asia with high accuracy, which enables the monitoring of rapid diurnal variations and the transboundary transport of aerosols. Most aerosol studies to date have used low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite sensors, such as the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) with a maximum of one or two overpass daylight times per day at mid- to low latitudes. Thus, the demand for new GEO observations with high temporal resolution and improved accuracy has been significant. In this study the aerosol optical depth (AOD) products from three LEO sensors – MODIS, MISR, and the Visible/Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) – along with two GEO sensors – GOCI and AHI – are validated, compared and integrated for the period during the Korea–United Sates Air Quality Study (KORUS-AQ) field campaign from 1 May to 12 June 2016 over East Asia. The AOD products analyzed here generally have high accuracy, but their error characteristics differ according to the use of several different surface-reflectance estimation methods plus differences in cloud screening. High-accuracy near-real-time GOCI and AHI measurements facilitate the detection of rapid AOD changes, such as smoke aerosol transport from Russia to Japan on 18–21 May 2016, heavy pollution transport from China to Korea on 25 May 2016, and local emission transport from the Seoul Metropolitan Area to the Yellow Sea in Korea on 5 June 2016. These high-temporal-resolution GEO measurements result in more-representative daily AOD values and make a greater contribution to a combined daily AOD product assembled by median-value selection with a 0.5° × 0.5° grid resolution. The combined AOD is more spatially continuous and of higher accuracy than the individual products. This study characterizes aerosol measurements from LEO and GEO satellites currently in operation over East Asia, and results presented here can be used to evaluate satellite measurement bias and air-quality models.
Determination of Ice Water Content (IWC) in tropical convective clouds from X-band dual-polarization airborne radar
Authors: Nguyen Cuong M. , Wolde Mengistu , Korolev Alexei
Published: March 2019

Abstract. This paper presents a methodology for ice water content (IWC) retrieval from a dual-polarization side-looking X-band airborne radar. Measured IWC from aircraft in-situ probes is weighted by a function of the radar differential reflectivity (Zdr) to reduce the effects of ice crystal shape and orientation on the variation of IWC – specific differential phase (Kdp) joint distribution. A theoretical study indicates that the proposed method, which does not require a knowledge of the particle size distribution (PSD) and number density of ice crystals, is suitable for high ice water content (HIWC) regions in tropical convective clouds. Using datasets collected during the High Altitude Ice Crystal – High Ice Water Content (HAIC-HIWC) international field campaign in Cayenne, French Guiana (2015), it is shown that the proposed method improves the estimation bias by 15 % on average and reduces the root mean squared difference by 6 %, compared to the method using specific differential phase (Kdp) alone.
Simulating barrier island response to sea-level rise with the barrier island and inlet environment (BRIE) model v1.0
Authors: Nienhuis Jaap H. , Lorenzo-Trueba Jorge
Published: March 2019

Abstract. Barrier islands are low-lying coastal landforms vulnerable to inundation and erosion by sea-level rise. Despite their socio-economic and ecological importance, their morphodynamic response to sea-level rise or other hazards is poorly understood. To tackle this knowledge gap, we outline and describe the BarrieR Inlet Environment (BRIE) model that can simulate long-term barrier morphodynamics. In addition to existing overwash and shoreface formulations, BRIE accounts for alongshore sediment transport, inlet dynamics, and flood-tidal delta deposition along barrier islands. Inlets within BRIE can open, close, migrate, merge with other inlets, and build flood-tidal delta deposits. Long-term simulations reveal complex emergent behaviour of tidal inlets resulting from interactions with sea-level rise, and overwash. BRIE also includes a stratigraphic module, which demonstrates that barrier dynamics under constant sea-level rise rates can result in stratigraphic profiles composed of inlet fill, flood-tidal delta and overwash deposits. In general, the BRIE model represents a process-based exploratory view of barrier island morphodynamics that can be used to investigate long-term risks of flooding and erosion in barrier environments. For example, BRIE can simulate barrier island drowning in cases where the imposed sea-level rise rate is faster than the morphodynamic response of the barrier island.
Analysis of Middle Grades’ Science Textbooks Based on the Active Learning
Authors: Fayhaa N. Al-Momani
Published: March 2019

The study aimed to analyse the series of natural sciences textbooks for the intermediate stage in the light of active learning in KSA. Two sources of data used: active learning activities card; content analysis card to measure the degree of involvement. The results showed the concentration of the middle textbook series on physical activities, while the students were weakly involved in intellectual activities, social activities were neglected, in addition; the integration activities were low. On the other hand, the values of the involvement coefficient of the natural sciences textbook series for the middle stage in light of the subject matter indicated that it is suitable and excellent, as well as; acceptable in the light of graphics, shapes and, but not satisfactory in activities Where students are involved in the practice of thinking and scientific inquiry in a few percentages. The study recommended that teachers should take into account the diversity of the forms of student activities in active learning during instruction.
Serving and love – Values in ethical nursing leadership
Authors: Honkavuo Leena
Published: March 2019

Background: The significance of ethical and serving nursing leadership is the greatest contributing factors to attain good and quality assured care for patients. Prioritizing an ethical attitude and value base within the different levels of healthcare organizations opens up for well-being among patients, nurses, and nurse leaders. Polarization and many restructurings have changed the value base of healthcare organizations and the nursing culture so that serving and ethical values have been deprioritised rather than reinforced. Objective: To deepen the understanding of serving and ethical nursing leadership and to examine how nurse leaders through their ethos can pave the way toward the evident – the good, the truthful and the beautiful serving in the context of nursing administrations.Methodology: Qualitative, descriptive and hermeneutic approach with inductive elements. The material consists of deep interviews with six nurse leaders. The hermeneutic reading act and interpretation of the interview texts are inspired by Hans-Georg Gadamer’s philosophical thought.Result: Ethical leadership that serves the guest of honour of the healthcare organization, the patient, and the caring culture are made visible in the context of nursing administration through “The good, the truthful and the beautiful” timeless movement directed toward health, healing and the meaning of life. Ethos gives to nursing leadership a value base and fundamental attitude, and is linked to the responsibility of nursing administrations, dignity and holiness.Implications for nursing management: Ethical and serving nurse leaders are attractive and legitimate role models for today’s nursing administrations. Nurse leaders’ direct influence, ethos and serving are factors that are closely connected with the ethical climate of the healthcare organization.
Impact assessment of pharmacovigilance-related educational intervention on nursing students’ knowledge, attitude and practice: A pre-post study
Authors: Palaian Subish , Ibrahim Mohamed Izham Mohamed , Mishra Pranaya , Shankar Pathiyil Ravi
Published: March 2019

Objective: This study evaluated the impact of a pharmacovigilance education module for nursing students.Methods: In this prospective, pre-post interventional study, the 2nd year diploma in Nursing students (n = 38) were the ‘test’ group (who received intervention), and the 1st and 3rd year students were the control group (n = 78); total n = 116.  Knowledge Attitude Practice (KAP) responses were taken at baseline (0 day), 30 days, 90 days and 180 days from both the groups. Improvements in the KAP scores following the intervention was analyzed using Wilcoxon signed rank test at alpha = .05, and the feedback was obtained using a ‘Likert scale’ having 20 questions; maximum possible score was 100.Results: The median (IQR) overall baseline scores of knowledge were 11 (10-12), the attitude/practice scores were 22 (20.25-22.00) and the total scores was 32.5 (31-34); the maximum possible score was 40. Almost all (n = 113; 97.4%) of them felt adverse drug reactions reporting was necessary and were interested in learning about adverse drug reactions. The baseline KAP scores were significantly higher among the second- and third-year students compared to the first year (p < .001). Upon intervention, a significant improvement was seen in knowledge scores between the baseline and first follow-up (p = .018) and between second and third follow-up (p = .001) in the test group. The median (IQR) feedback score was 85 (80.7-88.2).Conclusions: Students had better attitude/practice scores, but a poor knowledge score at baseline. This study confirmed the feasibility of conducting a pharmacovigilance module for nursing students in Nepal.
A INFLUÊNCIA DOS PRINCÍPIOS NAS DECISÕES JUDICIAIS
Authors: Rangel Dinallo Andressa , Monayari Magalhães Silva Samara , Rodrigues Westin Ebaid Ana Augusta
Published: March 2019

The purpose of this paper is to examine the principle of justification in the light of constitutional
principles - due to legal process, contradictory, natural judge - and the Democratic State of Law.
This delimited the minimum content that a decision must include to be considered sufficiently
motivated and to legitimize the judicial activity, providing a just, effective, timely and adequate
legal protection, that affects not only the procedural subjects, but the society as inspector of the
Judicial function. The purpose of this study was to present the importance of principles as the
basis for judicial decisions. The method used was the hypothetical deductive, this part of general
ideas that are accepted as satisfactory and, from this, a series of assumptions are deduced that
soon contrast with the concrete facts of reality. The present paper deals with the guiding
principles of the judicial process, in which the relevance of the same in the applicability is
emphasized to obtain a fairer and more efficient judicial rendering.
A INTERDISCIPLINARIDADE DO DIREITO AMBIENTAL NO PONTAL DO
PARANAPANEMA: PRESIDENTE VENCESLAU-SP
Authors: Cesar Bonato Rós Lucas , Pereira Mirante Maria Helena , Ferreira Morong Fabio
Published: March 2019

The thematic about the interdisciplinarity of Environmental Law in Pontal do Paranapanema:
President Venceslau-SP. It has made the centralization of capital into the rare and few people,
leading to cruel results in modern society. These results approached and apprehend social history,
causing suppression, social dissimulation and economic inferiority, to a large amount of the
population. The debate on the importance of environmental planning in the city is a serious issue,
while lacking in environmental impact, which extends not only to the region but also to its citizens.
In this context, where environmental planning is essential, for a city to develop properly, so that
its economy and progress, walk together, with concern for the environment
A INVESTIGAÇÃO CRIMINAL REALIZADA PELO ÓRGÃO DO MINISTÉRIO PÚBLICO EM
ANALOGIA COM O SISTEMA DE FREIOS E CONTRAPESOS
Authors: Antunes da Costa Tamila , da Costa Santos Wesley
Published: March 2019

This paperwork intention, initially, is to expose, theoretically, the activities of the Judiciary Police
as well as the Public Prosecutors composing with the theory of the implicit powers as ground for
indoctrinated positions. This paperwork uses this line of thought and information to make a direct
analogy with the criminal investigations that are listed by the Public Prosecutors' initiative with the
checks and balances systems. This line was essential to compose the concept of the three state
powers composition. Therefore this case pondered in the bibliographical researches, readings and
annotations in the same direction that it was supported by Brazilian jurisprudence of the theme.
Finally we present inaccuracies and setbacks on the norms interpretations of the investigation
field.
A NATUREZA JURÍDICA DA DECISÃO DE ESTABILIZAÇÃO DA TUTELA DE URGÊNCIA
ANTECIPADA ANTECEDENTE NO NOVO CÓDIGO DE PROCESSO CIVIL
Authors: Ramos Alves Luís Henrique , Caroline Marsola Flávia
Published: March 2019

In the Democratic State of Law, the search for the effectiveness of jurisdiction, the guarantee of
access to justice and the possibility of seeking any injury or threat to law are sought in court. The
tutelas play a very important role because they seek the Effectiveness of Jurisdiction. With this,
the objective of the present study was to seek a response to the legal nature of the provisional
custody stabilization decision. The methodology was developed through a bibliographical survey
on the Provisional Tutorship. Through the analyzes it is possible to conclude that the guardianship
stabilizes after the two years and still is not sure to define what would be that decision, what is
possible to be defined is that this decision of stabilization does not "res judicata formal" and no
"res judicata formal", also it is not possible Restrictive Action
A PENHORA JUDICIAL DE MOEDA VIRTUAL
Authors: Baker Goveia Araujo Adriana , Yuri Santos Kiyota Dan Nyeda
Published: March 2019

It is well known that technology has daily innovated the daily life of society, starting from the
transformation of simple applications of mobile devices to their amplitude when gaining medicine
and the judiciary. Not forgetting his most common intervention, that is, the virtual currency, which
especially understands the financial world and the forensic environment. This time, with so many
changes occurring in the daily lives of individuals, it is imperative that the legal system accompany
this technological progress. Therefore, this study intends to cover the possibility of judicial
attachment to the virtual currency during the execution, making a correlation between the right
and the world wide computer network. Thus, this article was based on bibliographical surveys,
readings of laws and electronic articles, where the informative elements were examined with the
application of the hypothetical deductive method.
A PERÍCIA FORENSE E A ANÁLISE DE VESTÍGIOS EM LOCAIS DE CRIME
Authors: Cristina Rodrigues Silva Laila , Ferreira Morong Fábio , dos Santos Silva Celia
Published: March 2019

The Forensic Expertise is responsible for preserving and analyzing the traces left in certain place,
in reason of to a criminal practice. It’s essential, because that traces could be the only have
elements for the solution of the crime practiced, with identification of the agent and the details of
the execution of that crime. Intended-it to demonstrate the importance of the Expertise Forensic,
in the investigation and elucidation of crimes, analyzing your relevance and, highlighting the
responsibility and attributions, of the technical expert report , as well as discussing the larger
interests of the community, with a resolution of crimes, preventing the impunity. The research
applied was the legal deductive with the analysis of the doctrine, national legislation and
jurisprudence pertaining to the subject. It’s concluded that the realization of Forensic Expertise
provides grants for a fair trial, thus guaranteeing justice, peace and social order
ADOÇÃO INTERNACIONAL E SEUS PROCEDIMENTOS
Authors: Stephanie Cita Bianca , Gabriel de Araújo Ricardo
Published: March 2019

This article aims to conceptualize and explain the procedures of International Adoption, bringing
the important points of this modality of adoption. The methodology consisted of bibliographical
research, resulting from reading and analysis of laws, treaties and electronic articles. The data
obtained were analyzed using the hypothetical deductive method. The results are satisfactory in
cases where national adoption is not possible, benefiting the child who is not able to join a new
family in their country of origin. We conclude that this type of adoption becomes important
because it is through him that the child gets the opportunity to grow up in a healthy family
environment. Finally, it is intended to publicize this modality of adoption, because even if there
is regulation on the subject it shows little dissemination in the university, family and collective
APLICAÇÃO DO CRAM DOWN NO ORDENAMENTO JURÍDICO BRASILEIRO
Authors: Akemi Perigolo Tsujiguchi Cristiane , Angelo Vasconcelos João Paulo
Published: March 2019

This article aims to demonstrate the power of the judge and the application requirements of the
cram down institute, originally North American and adapted to Brazilian law. The theme was
introduced with the possibility of a company facing a crisis and using the judicial recovery process
to resume the regular exercise of the economic activity explored. From the judicial recovery
process, the cram down institute was approached, which can be found in the deliberative phase of
this process and which has been the subject of doctrinal discussions and the formation of
jurisprudence on the subject in Brazil. The characteristics of the institute were presented in its
original and adapted form in the Brazilian legal system and analyzed its application relativized by
the principles of recovery law
ATAQUE DE CACHORRO: ESTADO DE NECESSIDADE OU LEGITIMA DEFESA?
Authors: Aparecida Mafra Moras Débora , Yurie Moura da Silva Danielle
Published: March 2019

t treats the present scientific article of a study about the institutes of state of necessity and selfdefense, foreseen in the Brazilian legal system, in the Brazilian Penal Code, as an exclusionary
cause of illegality. And, in this sense, the State that is not able to be present at all times
guarantees the victim the right to evade or even defend himself from aggression. However, some
situations may characterize an apparent conflict of norms, making it difficult to frame the correct
institute in fact. One such case is the dog attack, making the subject a state of necessity and
legitimate self- defense essential. The method applied was the legal deductive, based on the
interpretation of the legislation, jurisprudence and doctrines. It is conclude that the attack of an
irrational animal can be characterized as a state of necessity or self- defense, which will depend on
the recognition of human action or not, an analysis that should be carried out in the concrete case
ATIVISMO JUDICIAL E A SEPARAÇÃO DOS PODERES NO SÉCULO XXI: EXORBITAÇÃO
DA FUNÇÃO ATÍPICA DO PODER JUDICIÁRIO
Authors: Ramos Alves Luís Henrique , Oliveira Lima Nomura Shirley
Published: March 2019

The separation of powers is a general principle of Brazilian Constitutional law prescribed in article
2 of the Federal Constitution following the model idealized by Montesquieu, Executive, Legislative
and Judiciary, each of the powers has its respective characteristics and also has its typical and
atypical functions. In the system of separation of powers there is a theory called System of Brakes
and Counterweights, where it controls the division of powers and ensures that each one acts
within its respective sphere of competence.
With the passage of time within the Brazilian scenario has been emerging the so-called Judicial
Activism, a phenomenon that arises when the judiciary proceeds to intervene proactively in the
sphere of competence of other powers.
With this, the present article seeks to show judicial activism, focusing on the exorbitance of the
atypical function of the judiciary and how this judicial activism is triggered within the system of
separation of powers.
BREVES COMENTARIOS A RESPEITO DOS IMPACTOS NORMATIVOS DA LEI
13.546/2017 - HOMICÍDIO CULPOSO
Authors: Vitor de Araújo Biagi José , Lucchino Ferreira Marcia , Claudia Silva Lima Luciana , Ferreira Morong Fabio
Published: March 2019

This study aims to understand the legal modifications included on the brazilian legal order by the
Federal Law nº 13.546 of december 2017, specifically to the Brazilian Transit Code, regulated by
the Federal Law nº 9.053/1997. The study was originated by the yearning to analyze the possible
impacts arising from the inclusion of the qualified form of the manslaughter crime during the
driving of a motor vehicle, due alcohol or analogous substances intake, in the terms of the §3º
article 302 of the Brazilian Transit Code. The legal deduction method was applied along with the
doctrinal analysis, national legislation and the jurisprudence relevant to the case. It is concluded
that, even with a severe penalty applied to those defaulter, it is possible to exist a feel of impunity
in the community, particularities aside, hardly the offender driver will face a closed penalty
CONFLITO ENTRE AS NOVAS DISPOSIÇÕES PROCESSUAIS TRABALHISTA DO
PAGAMENTO DE HONORÁRIOS PERICIAIS E VERBAS SUCUMBENCIAIS E O ACESSO
À JUSTIÇA
Authors: Heleno Pereira da Silva Cleyton , de Almeida Coimbra Strasser Francislaine
Published: March 2019

The present research aims to reflect on the accountability of the payment of expert fees and
sucumbencial sums applicable to workers benefiting from free justice, and the violation of
constitutional principles, especially that of access to justice. This is because in these restrictions
imposed by the new articles brought with Law 13467/2017, which came into force in November
2017 may contain in itself the annihilation of the only way these citizens have to see their social
rights guaranteed labor, whose subject is being discussed in the Federal Supreme Court through
ADI 5766. It was pointed out that by restricting access to justice, in addition to unconstitutionally
encumbering labor proceedings, a High Court response is sought in order to bring a consistent
interpretation to trim the edges brought by the labor reform or better known as "labor
deformation
O processo de produção textual em língua portuguesa de estudantes surdos de uma escola pública: desafios e possibilidades
Authors: Zaqueu Livia Conceição Costa , Alves Dirce Socorro Ribeiro , Silveira Francisca Morais da
Published: March 2019

Este trabalho objetivou analisar as características das produções textuais em língua portuguesa de 8 estudantes surdos matriculados na 3º etapa da Educação de Jovens e Adultos (EJA) de uma escola estadual do município de São Luís – Maranhão. Utilizou-se os seguintes instrumentos: 1) Questionários aplicados aos estudantes surdos; 2) Análise documental da produção textual dos estudantes surdos; 3) Entrevista não estruturada com a professora. Os resultados demonstram que apesar de os alunos pesquisados realizarem a leitura de diferentes textos e reproduzirem suas concepções, a maioria (75%) não frequenta a biblioteca para a realização dessa atividade. Quanto a análise da produção, o estudo mostrou que há grandes dificuldades na produção de textos em língua portuguesa por esses estudantes surdos obedecendo as regras gramaticais, entretanto, esse resultado não afeta o gosto pela leitura da maioria desses estudantes (87,5%). Verificou-se que os estudantes tiveram bastante estímulo para produzir textos (87,5%), o que favorece a relação da prática leitora e o desempenho escolar, mais da metade (62,5%) dos estudantes pesquisados não consegue produzir mais de dois textos por semana na escola. Frente às dificuldades encontradas no processo de aquisição da língua escrita pelos estudantes surdos, por isso, recomendamos a implementação de políticas de formação continuada aos professores de Língua Portuguesa que atuem com esse público visando a melhoria do processo de ensino desses estudantes e, consequente desempenho escolar como forma de efetivar o ensino bilíngue com respeito especificidades desses estudantes.
Inclusão escolar e Educação em Direitos Humanos: as concepções dos professores de um aluno cego
Authors: Silva Linda Carter Souza da , Silva Luzia Guacira dos Santos
Published: March 2019

Este estudo, tem por objetivo, apresentar as concepções dos professores de um aluno cego sobre Direitos Humanos, Educação em Direitos Humanos e inclusão escolar no contexto da escola regular. A pesquisa apresenta-se por meio de uma abordagem qualitativa sob o método de um Estudo de Caso Instrumental. O campo empírico foi uma escola da rede pública municipal de Mossoró, Estado do Rio Grande do Norte. O período de construção dos dados foi de um semestre, no qual se desenvolveu entrevistas semiestruturadas. Para leitura e interpretação de dados da pesquisa, utilizou-se a interpretação direta. Os resultados alcançados evidenciam que há uma lacuna na formação inicial e continuada no que tange o viés educativo do debate em Direitos Humanos, engessando assim, práticas de cunho inclusivo que proporcionariam autonomia e empoderamento do aluno na condição de cegueira. Portanto, considera-se a importância de se estabelecer um diálogo permanente entre a Educação em Direitos Humanos e a Inclusão de pessoas cegas na escola pública. Assim, perspectivando uma escola que luta no combate a violação dos direitos fundamentais e busca o exercício efetivo da dignidade humana.
Acessibilidade nas escolas como uma questão de direitos humanos
Authors: Silva Filho Daniel Mendes da , Magalhães Kassar Mônica de Carvalho
Published: March 2019

A presença de alunos com deficiências e com dificuldades de locomoção nas escolas tem impulsionado diversas mudanças, dentre elas, as relativas à organização dos espaços. Este artigo tem como objetivo analisar a acessibilidade arquitetônica em escolas públicas, sob a perspectiva do cumprimento de diretos fundamentais, como o reconhecimento como pessoa, o recebimento de instrução/educação, a liberdade de locomoção e a segurança pessoal, entre outros. Para o desenvolvimento deste estudo, inicialmente, realizou-se um levantamento documental, que levou ao conhecimento do delineamento do discurso político sobre a acessibilidade, nos planos nacional e internacional. Posteriormente, foram coletados dados estatísticos públicos, disponibilizados pelo Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anísio Teixeira (INEP), referentes às condições de acessibilidade nas escolas que compõem a rede pública de ensino de um município polo para as políticas de educação inclusiva, no estado de Mato Grosso do Sul. Por último, foram realizadas visitas em escolas urbanas de Ensino Fundamental do município que receberam adequações arquitetônicas visando à acessibilidade. Esses espaços foram registrados com uma câmera fotográfica para posterior análise. Foram abordados aspectos relativos aos avanços sobre a constituição dos direitos das pessoas com deficiências, com a atenção voltada à materialização das condições de acessibilidade arquitetônica nas instituições escolares como uma forma de leitura do respeito a essas pessoas na sociedade atual. Os resultados indicam que a rede municipal tem se organizado para cumprir as metas dos programas do governo federal no tocante à acessibilidade arquitetônica na escola. Porém, as alterações realizadas não garantem os fins propostos.
Discalculia: uma revisão sistemática de literatura nas produções brasileiras
Authors: Guedes Danieli Ferreira , Blanco Marilia Bazan , Coelho Neto Joao
Published: March 2019

A discalculia é uma desordem específica nas habilidades aritméticas, relacionada a dificuldades na aquisição, na capacidade e habilidade de lidar com conceitos e símbolos matemáticos, sobretudo no reconhecimento numérico e raciocínio matemático, que afeta de 3% a 6% da população. O presente artigo tem como objetivo apresentar uma revisão sistemática das pesquisas referentes à discalculia, publicados no Portal de Periódicos da CAPES e Banco de Teses e Dissertações da CAPES, usando a palavra-chave “discalculia”. A pesquisa configura-se como uma revisão sistemática de literatura, e a partir dessa revisão, foi possível identificar que a discalculia é abordada em várias áreas do conhecimento; destacamos que foram encontrados trabalhos desde áreas computacionais, Fonoaudiologia e Genética, enquanto na área educacional estes são mais modestos. Constatou-se dentro da pesquisa realizada somente três artigos que apresentam propostas de intervenção que possam ser trabalhadas com indivíduos com dificuldades ou transtornos de aprendizagem da Matemática, mostrando a necessidade da realização de mais pesquisas.
Anatomia dos lenhos de Ephedra tweediana, Gnetum gnemon e Welwitschia Mirabilis (Gnetidae)
Authors: Siegloch Anelise Marta , Marchiori José Newton Cardoso
Published: March 2019

O lenho das espécies em estudo apresenta estruturas muito distintas. Ephedra tweediana tem anéis de crescimento descontínuos, vasos numerosos e de lúmens estreitos, e placas de perfuração foraminadas, com 6-20 perfurações. Gnetum gnemon identifica-se pela ausência de anéis de crescimento, pelos vasos de grandes lúmens e placas de perfuração simples, por vezes foraminadas (até 8 perfurações). Welwistchia mirabilis, por sua vez, distingue-se pelas células espiculares com cristais de oxalato de cálcio.
El Derecho Penal en la encrucijada del año 2000
Authors: Ruíz Vadillo Enrique
Published: March 2019

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El nacimiento de la idea de culpabilidad
Authors: Navarrete Uñeta José María
Published: March 2019

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Increasing the degree of parallelism using speculative execution in task-based runtime systems
Authors: Bramas Bérenger
Published: March 2019

Task-based programming models have demonstrated their efficiency in the development of scientific applications on modern high-performance platforms. They allow delegation of the management of parallelization to the runtime system (RS), which is in charge of the data coherency, the scheduling, and the assignment of the work to the computational units. However, some applications have a limited degree of parallelism such that no matter how efficient the RS implementation, they may not scale on modern multicore CPUs. In this paper, we propose using speculation to unleash the parallelism when it is uncertain if some tasks will modify data, and we formalize a new methodology to enable speculative execution in a graph of tasks. This description is partially implemented in our new C++ RS called SPETABARU, which is capable of executing tasks in advance if some others are not certain to modify the data. We study the behavior of our approach to compute Monte Carlo and replica exchange Monte Carlo simulations.
Estimating probabilistic context-free grammars for proteins using contact map constraints
Authors: Dyrka Witold , Pyzik Mateusz , Coste François , Talibart Hugo
Published: March 2019

Interactions between amino acids that are close in the spatial structure, but not necessarily in the sequence, play important structural and functional roles in proteins. These non-local interactions ought to be taken into account when modeling collections of proteins. Yet the most popular representations of sets of related protein sequences remain the profile Hidden Markov Models. By modeling independently the distributions of the conserved columns from an underlying multiple sequence alignment of the proteins, these models are unable to capture dependencies between the protein residues. Non-local interactions can be represented by using more expressive grammatical models. However, learning such grammars is difficult. In this work, we propose to use information on protein contacts to facilitate the training of probabilistic context-free grammars representing families of protein sequences. We develop the theory behind the introduction of contact constraints in maximum-likelihood and contrastive estimation schemes and implement it in a machine learning framework for protein grammars. The proposed framework is tested on samples of protein motifs in comparison with learning without contact constraints. The evaluation shows high fidelity of grammatical descriptors to protein structures and improved precision in recognizing sequences. Finally, we present an example of using our method in a practical setting and demonstrate its potential beyond the current state of the art by creating a grammatical model of a meta-family of protein motifs. We conclude that the current piece of research is a significant step towards more flexible and accurate modeling of collections of protein sequences. The software package is made available to the community.
Phytobiomes are compositionally nested from the ground up
Authors: Amend Anthony S. , Cobian Gerald M. , Laruson Aki J. , Remple Kristina , Tucker Sarah J. , Poff Kirsten E. , Antaky Carmen , Boraks Andre , Jones Casey A. , Kuehu Donna , Lensing Becca R. , Pejhanmehr Mersedeh , Richardson Daniel T. , Riley Paul P.
Published: March 2019

Plant-associated microbes are critical players in host health, fitness and productivity. Despite microbes’ importance in plants, seeds are mostly sterile, and most plant microbes are recruited from an environmental pool. Surprisingly little is known about the processes that govern how environmental microbes assemble on plants in nature. In this study we examine how bacteria are distributed across plant parts, and how these distributions interact with spatial gradients. We sequenced amplicons of bacteria from the surfaces of six plant parts and adjacent soil of Scaevola taccada, a common beach shrub, along a 60 km transect spanning O’ahu island’s windward coast, as well as within a single intensively-sampled site. Bacteria are more strongly partitioned by plant part as compared with location. Within S. taccada plants, microbial communities are highly nested: soil and rhizosphere communities contain much of the diversity found elsewhere, whereas reproductive parts fall at the bottom of the nestedness hierarchy. Nestedness patterns suggest either that microbes follow a source/sink gradient from the ground up, or else that assembly processes correlate with other traits, such as tissue persistence, that are vertically stratified. Our work shines light on the origins and determinants of plant-associated microbes across plant and landscape scales.
Health Status, Labour Productivity and Economic Growth in Nigeria
Authors: Adeshina Kelani, Fatai , Adewale Odunayo, Henry , Elvis Ozegbe, Azuka , Emile Nwani, Stanley
Published: March 2019

The quest for rapid economic growth and development has pre-occupied the minds of researchers and policy makers most especially in less developed countries. This has resulted to empirical inquiry into the causes of growth in a sustainable term. This study therefore examines the impact of health status and labour productivity on economic growth in Nigeria. By utilizing annual time series data from 1981 to 2017, the study carried out ADF unit root test to ascertain the stationarity of the series. The result confirms that the series were stationary at levels and t first difference, hence, the adoption of ARDL bound test to Co-integration. The empirical estimates of the parameters of the model show that both health status and labour productivity have positive impacts on economic growth in Nigeria. This follows economic theory as expected. A further analysis of the significance of the estimates reveals that health status plays a significant role in Nigerian growth process. However, labour productivity fails to significantly impact on growth episodes in Nigeria. Other variable which stimulates economic growth in the country is gross fixed capital formation. The study therefore recommends a policy framework towards improvement in the quality of labour through adequate funding of education and re-tooling the educational system to enhance labour productivity for a more robust growth of the economy.
Estimation of Geothermal Gradient and Heat Flow for Determination of Geothermal Energy Sources in Monguno Area of Northeastern Nigeria
Authors: Udochukwu B. C. , Akiishi M. , Tyovenda A. A.
Published: March 2019

The aeromagnetic data of Monguno area northeastern Nigeria have been used to estimate Curie point depth, geothermal gradients and heat flow using spectral analysis. These geothermal parameters were subsequently employed to identify areas of geothermal resources. First order polynomial fitting was applied in Regional-residual separation. The Curie point depth obtained in this area ranges from 10.318 to 24.476 km with an average of 13.387 km, the geothermal gradient of the area varies from 23.697 to 56.212°C /km, with an average of 46.195°C /km, while the heat flow ranges from 59.242 to 136.176 mWm-2, with an average value of about 112.364 mWm-2. It was also observed that the deepest Curie depth in the area is identified in the south, while the shallow depth is located in the northeast and spread toward the southwest. On the other hand, the highest geothermal gradient in the area is identified in the northern part of Moguno, while in the south,                    the lowest, geothermal gradient is located. The highest heat flow in the area is seen in the south-west and north-east, while the lowest heat flow is observed in the south. The high heat flow and geothermal gradient in the area show that geothermal energy could be found in Monguno region of the northeastern Nigeria.
Removal of Ciprofloxacin from of Pharmaceutical Wastewater by Adsorption on SiO2 Nanoparticle
Authors: Mostafapour Ferdos Kord , Balarak Davoud , Baniasadi Marzieh
Published: March 2019

The removal of Ciprofloxacin (CFX) on SiO2 nanoparticle was performed as a function of initial CFX concentration, contact time at fixed pH and adsorbent dose and characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Brunauer Emmett Teller (BET) surface area. Amount of CFX uptake increased with increasing contact time and decreased concentration of initial CFX. Adsorption behavior was well described by pseudo second-order kinetic model. It was observed that equilibrium dye uptake signiﬁcantly increased from 49.01 to 174.58 mg/g when initial CFX concentration increased from 25 to 100 mg/L. Experimental data were well ﬁtted to Langmuir, Freundlich and Temkin and Dubinin-Radushkevich (D–R) models. Three different error functions were conducted to ﬁnd better model to describe the experimental data. The lower values of error functions exhibited that Langmuir model was more suitable for the adsorption of CFX, which implied a homogeneous sorption phenomenon.
A Facile One‐Step Approach for Constructing Multidimensional Ordered Nanowire Micropatterns via Fibrous Elastocapillary Coalescence
Authors: Bian Ruixin , Meng Lili , Guo Cheng , Tang Zhongxue , Liu Huan
Published: March 2019

Nanowire (NW) based micropatterns have attracted research interests for their applications in electric microdevices. Particularly, aligning NWs represents an important process due to the as‐generated integrated physicochemical advantages. Here, a facile and general strategy is developed to align NWs using fibrous elastocapillary coalescence of carbon nanotube arrays (ACNTs), which enables constructing multidimensional ordered NW micropatterns in one step without any external energy input. It is proposed that the liquid film of NW solution is capable of shrinking unidirectionally on the top of ACNTs, driven by the dewetting‐induced elastocapillary coalescence of the ACNTs. Consequently, the randomly distributed NWs individually rotate and move into dense alignment. Meanwhile, the aggregating and bundling of ACNTs is helpful to produce carbon nanotube (CNT) yarns connecting neighboring bundles. Thus, a micropatterned NW network composed of a top‐layer of horizontally aligned NWs and an under‐layer of vertical ACNT bundles connected by CNT yarns is prepared, showing excellent performance in sensing external pressure with a sensitivity of 0.32 kPa−1. Moreover, the aligned NWs can be transferred onto various substrates for constructing electronic circuits. The strategy is applicable for aligning various NWs of Ag, ZnO, Al2O3, and even living microbes. The result may offer new inspiration for fabricating NW‐based functional micropatterns.
The burden of rare diseases
Authors: Ferreira Carlos R.
Published: March 2019

The subject of rare disease numbers is rife with misconceptions, not just in websites and other layman's literature, but also in the medical literature. Various websites mention numbers that are not validated by any solid data, while in turn the medical literature cites the aforementioned websites as sources, thus perpetuating a number of myths about rare diseases and their burden. We review the existing literature on rare disease numbers, in an attempt to demystify the subject. Specifically, we summarize data pertaining to: (a) known number and cumulative prevalence of rare diseases; (b) rare disease‐associated mortality; (c) rare disease‐associated morbidity, including numbers on health care services related to rare diseases; and (d) orphan drug numbers.
Catalytic Enantioselective Aldol‐Type Reaction Using α‐Fluorinated Enolates
Authors: Gong Yi , Yu Jin‐Sheng , Hao Yong‐Jia , Zhou Ying , Zhou Jian
Published: March 2019

Optically active α‐fluoroalkyl substituted alcohols are widely present in drugs and pharmaceutically active compounds. Catalytic enantioselective aldol‐type reaction using fluorinated enolates constitutes a powerful method for the synthesis of α‐fluorinated β‐hydroxy carbonyl compounds, which are versatile building blocks to access α‐fluorinated alcohols bearing different functionalities through an array of transformations based on carbonyl group. This Focus Review summarizes recent achievements of the catalytic enantioselective aldol reactions using fluorinated enolates derived from five different types of precursors, discusses in detail the limitation of each method, and outlines synthetic opportunities still present.
Intranasal endoscopic identification of the nasal septal L‐strut: a cadaveric study
Authors: Alhedaithy Riyadh , Alhussien Ahmed , Alroqi Ahmad , Alromaih Saud , Aloulah Mohammad , Alsaleh Saad
Published: March 2019

Background

Preserving the L‐shaped strut during septoplasty is a crucial step in the prevention of several types of postoperative nasal deformities. In this study, we aimed to identify the intranasal anatomic landmarks to establish reliable and feasible measurements to preserve an adequate L‐strut during an endoscopic septoplasty.

Methods

A prospective study was conducted on 20 cadaver heads. Three measurements were studied within each side of the nasal cavity. The dorsal strut (DS) was measured from the dorsal line to the septal dorsum edge. Then, the caudal strut was measured from 2 different landmarks: the axilla of the inferior turbinate (CSIT) and the pyriform aperture (CSP).

Results

We examined a total of 40 nasal cavities from 20 cadavers. The DS showed an average length of 15.1 mm (standard deviation [SD], 3.2 mm). The average lengths of the CSIT and CSP were 23.6 (SD, 3.6) mm and 19.4 (SD, 2.7) mm, respectively.

Conclusion

Suggested landmarks to identify the dorsal and caudal struts in endoscopic septoplasty are the axilla of the middle turbinate and pyriform aperture bone, respectively. The utilization of the inferior turbinate axilla as a caudal strut landmark showed larger variability and would potentially leave excessive caudal cartilage that could be manipulated if deviated.
A Facile Strategy for the Construction of Purely Organic Optical Sensors Capable of Distinguishing D2O from H2O
Authors: Luo Yanju , Li Chuan , Zhu Wencheng , Zheng Xujun , Huang Yan , Lu Zhiyun
Published: March 2019

Owing to the quite similar chemical properties of H2O and D2O, rational molecular design of D2O optical sensors has not been realized so far. Now purely organic chromophores bearing OH groups with appropriate pKa values are shown to display distinctly different optical responding properties toward D2O and H2O owing to the slight difference in acidity between D2O and H2O. This discovery is a new and facile strategy for the construction of D2O optical sensors. Through this strategy, ratiometric colorimetric D2O sensor of NIM‐2F and colorimetric/fluorescent dual‐channel D2O sensor of AF were acquired successfully. Both NIM‐2F and AF can not only qualitatively distinguish D2O from H2O by the naked eye, but also quantitatively detect the H2O content in D2O.