bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of coupled porewater pressure and stress-strain constitutive model in granular soils
Authors: Moreno-Torres Oscar , Chang-Nieto Gustavo , Salas-Montoya Andrés
Published: March 2018

En el presente artículo se evaluó el desempeño de tres modelos constitutivos esfuerzo-deformación acoplados con presión de poros a suelos granulares con el objetivo de recomendar su posterior aplicación en el análisis sísmico de respuesta de sitio. El desempeño de los tres modelos acoplados se evaluó utilizando una base de datos de 25 ensayos de corte simple cíclico de alta calidad. Los análisis realizados sugieren que el modelo acoplado de esfuerzo-deformación y GMP captura razonablemente el comportamiento de presión de poros observado en los ensayos de laboratorio de una mejor manera que los modelos constitutivos más avanzados y todos ellos se pueden utilizar para realizar análisis unidimensional de respuesta de sitio considerando esfuerzos efectivos.
Análisis de posición de un mecanismo de Stephenson tipo I utilizando coordenadas naturales
Authors: Romero-Núñez Neider Nadid , Flórez Serrano Elkin Gregorio
Published: March 2018

En este artículo se propone la utilización de coordenadas naturales, para determinar la posición de cada elemento de un mecanismo de Stepheson tipo I, de forma analítica. Donde las coordenadas naturales son en su mayoría coordenadas cartesianas, que se definen en los pares cinemáticos y en puntos de interés del mecanismo, consiguiendo con esto ecuaciones alternas a las que se derivan del método de lazo vectorial, en el cual se utilizan coordenadas angulares. El uso de coordenadas naturales en el modelado cinemático de mecanismos es ventajoso, ya que se prescinde de la utilización de funciones trigonométricas, lo cual facilita el modelado e interpretación del mecanismo, y además las ecuaciones obtenidas son más simples que las obtenidas con el método de lazo vectorial. Estas ecuaciones fueron implementadas en MATLAB®, para simular las diferentes configuraciones de un mecanismo de Stepheson tipo I con las dimensiones dadas.
Viability of probiotic bacteria Bacillus Polymyxa, Bacillus Megaterium and Lactobacillus Delbruekii subsp. bulgaricus microencapsulated under the spray-drying technique
Authors: De Araujo-Uribe Natalia , Ruiz-Villadiego Orlando Simón , Montoya-Campuzano Olga Inés , Ramírez-Gutiérrez Luz Adriana
Published: March 2018

La mayoría de microorganismos considerados como probióticos, tienen un papel importante en el mejoramiento de la función intestinal, tanto para la salud humana como animal. Gran parte de estos microorganismos probióticos, son muy sensibles a condiciones ambientales como la humedad, la temperatura, la concentración de oxígeno, las sales biliares, y el pH estomacal y, al ser procesados o almacenados como alimentos funcionales se puede ver afectada su viabilidad. Debido a esto, es necesario desarrollar condiciones protectoras que garanticen la viabilidad y actividad de estos microorganismos cuando son adicionados y procesados en matrices alimentarias, y asegurar que sean liberados en el intestino donde se precisa su acción. De acuerdo a lo anterior, el presente proyecto propone evaluar la influencia de la técnica de secado por aspersión con maltodextrina más inulina sobre la viabilidad de un consorcio de tres tipos de bacterias probióticas ampliamente utilizadas en la industria alimentaria.
Efficiency of cement-admixture systems in mortars with binary and ternary Portland cements
Authors: Sosa María Eva , Villagrán Zaccardi Yury Andrés , Peralta Juan Pablo , Zega Claudio Javier
Published: March 2018

La elaboración de hormigones de alta performance ofrece beneficios tales como mayor facilidad de colocación, secciones reducidas, mejoras en la terminación, mayor durabilidad y resistencia comparativamente con hormigones convencionales. Para el diseño de dichos hormigones, es aconsejable realizar estudios en pastas o morteros para evaluar la compatibilidad aditivo reductor de agua-material cementiceo. Dicha evaluación implica la verificación de propiedades del estado fresco y su evolución en el tiempo. El objetivo de este estudio consiste en evaluar el comportamiento de diferentes sistemas aditivo reductor de agua-cemento en morteros elaborados con diferentes cementos binarios y ternarios y su conexión con las propiedades del estado endurecido. La fluidez en estado fresco, densidad, absorción y resistencia a compresión en estado endurecido fueron evaluadas. De los resultados obtenidos surge que la influencia de los superplastificantes no es restringida al estado fresco, observándose también influencia en el desarrollo del grado de hidratación y en la compacidad.
Zeolitas LTA y FAU obtenidas a partir de cenizas volantes y su aplicación en remoción de Cromo
Authors: Arroyave-Manco Juan Camilo , Arboleda-Echavarria Johana Catalina , Hoyos-Ayala Dora Angela , Echavarria-Isaza Adriana Patricia
Published: March 2018

En este artículo se describe el proceso de síntesis de zeolitas LTA y/o FAU a partir de residuos obtenidos de la industria minera y manufacturera de Antioquia (Colombia), y su uso para la remoción de Cr (III). Los residuos industriales fueron caracterizados por Fluorescencia de Rayos X y Difracción de Rayos X. Así mismo, las zeolitas sintetizadas a partir de estos residuos se caracterizaron por medio de Difracción de Rayos X, Fluorescencia de Rayos X, Espectroscopía Electrónica de Barrido (SEM) y Área BET. Por otra parte los datos de adsorción en el equilibrio para la remoción Cr (III) utilizando las zeolitas sintetizadas, fueron obtenidos por espectroscopia de adsorción atómica, y ajustados a los modelos de adsorción Langmuir, Freundlich y Temkin, y cuatro modelos cinéticos. Los resultados indicaron la obtención de zeolitas a partir de residuos industriales eficientes en las pruebas de adsorción de Cr (III).
Estudio de sensibilidad del desempeño durante el calentamiento en vacío de un motor de combustión interna a cambios en su relación de compresión, el contenido de etanol en la mezcla combustible con gasolina y el material de la culata
Authors: Romero Carlos Alberto , Mejía Calderón Luz Adriana , Carranza Sánchez Yamid Alberto
Published: March 2018

En este trabajo se presenta la evaluación de los efectos causados por variaciones de la relación de compresión, el material de la culata y la composición del combustible sobre la velocidad del motor, el consumo de combustible, el tiempo de calentamiento y las emisiones de un motor de encendido por chispa enfriado por aire, bajo una metodología de diseño de experimentos. El objetivo del trabajo ha sido determinar la sensibilidad de las respuestas del motor operando en vacío, así como la combinación óptima entre los parámetros mencionados. De los tres factores evaluados bajo los límites de las pruebas realizadas, la relación de compresión es el factor que ha ejercido la mayor influencia sobre el desempeño del motor bajo el régimen de marcha en vacío. Las temperaturas de estado estacionario del motor bajan con el aumento de la relación de compresión, con la mayor conductividad del material y con el mayor contenido de etanol.
Analysis of pressure and pressure derivative interference tests under linear and spherical flow conditions
Authors: Escobar-Macualo Freddy Humberto , Rojas-Borrego Esteban , Alarcón-Olaya Neila Tatiana
Published: March 2018

Normalmente, la interpretación de las pruebas de interferencia se realiza en sistemas que actúan bajo condiciones de régimen flujo radial utilizando análisis convencional de la línea recta, curvas tipo y técnica TDS. Para los casos de flujos lineal y esférico, la interpretación de pruebas de interferencia se realiza mediante el método convencional y el ajuste con curvas tipo. Estos procedimientos no permiten verificación de los parámetros estimados, y por ello en este trabajo se presenta una formulación de una metodología más práctica, útil y práctica mediante el uso de rasgos características en el gráfico logarítmico de la presión y derivada de presión contra tiempo, que permitan desarrollar expresiones analíticas directas usadas para la caracterización del yacimiento en pruebas interferencia en condiciones de flujos esférico y lineal. Estas ecuaciones se verificaron satisfactoriamente mediante a su aplicación a pruebas sintéticas.
Análisis de la voz narrativa en "Un informe para una academia" de Kafka y "El informe de Brodie" de Borges
Authors: Montanaro Meza Oscar
Published: March 2018

El propósito de este artículo es analizar la voz narrativa de dos relatos escritos, el primero por Franz Kafka. Y el segundo por Jorge Luis Borges, con fundamento en los conceptos esbozados por el narratólogo francés Gerard Genette en su importante estudio "Discours du récit, essai de méthode".
Notes on the letter of dedication and the proem of Kritobulos’ Historiai*
Authors: Tóth Iván
Published: March 2018

Kritobulos of Imbros is known to us as the author of one of the most important sources of the Halosis. However, his historical work covering the period from 1451 to 1467 can be regarded not only as an important source of information, but due to its author’s literary talent, as a momentous work of late Byzantine historiography. It has been long acknowledged that Kritobulos was influenced to a great extent by classical authors, in particular Thucydides. Nevertheless, relatively little research has been carried out concerning the manner in which these classical notions reappear in the Historiai. Revealing some new parallels, the present paper explores the commonplace themes present in the proem and the letter of dedication, as well as the most significant features of Kritobulos’ literary imitatio.
Il genio, il barbaro e la scimmia. Paulus Cortesius a proposito di Janus Pannonius
Authors: Szörényi László
Published: March 2018

Paulus Cortesius (Paolo Cortesi) delineated the first time history of the contemporary Latin poetry in Italy. The title of his work is De hominibus doctis dialogus (1490–1491). The literary model is precisely the Brutus by Cicero. The interlocutors are the professor of Roman University, Antonio Augusto Baldo, successor of the famous Pomponio Leto and two young students, Paolo (that is Cortesius as a young man) and Alessandro Farnese (later the pope Paul III). This later one, offended in his national pride, is scandalized because the poet valued the best of his age is an alien, a Hungarian, that is “barbarus transmontanus”. The author of the dialogue in the role of master Antonio magisterially annihilates the attack of his aristocratically-minded student and glorifies the greatness of Janus, this “alien”.
Elements of late stoic philosophy in György Rajcsányi’s spiritual work Laurus tuta
Authors: Bíró Csilla
Published: March 2018

The spiritual work of György Rajcsányi (1670–1734), the Jesuit teacher and moral philosopher of the Jesuit College of Nagyszombat (today Trnava, Slovakia), the Laurus tuta a fulmine seu consignatio sui in providentiam Dei, ex principiis philosophiae sanctioris potissimum desumpta (Nagyszombat 1707 and 1765) pertains to baroque Neostoic philosophy. The beginning of the eighteenth century, the so called “Indian Summer of Hungarian Stoicism” is defined by the publication of several stoical-minded works by a small group of Jesuits (János Rajcsányi, Gábor Kapi, Gergely Berzeviczi, Gergely Hidi, György Rajcsányi) acting in collaboration with the University of Nagyszombat.

György Rajcsányi professedly follows the philosophical writing of Seneca, he even refers to the first chapter of the De providentia where it talks about the natural phenomena created by God. He also cites another work of Seneca, the De vita beata, and the command found in this work, namely Deum sequere!, appears several times throughout the dissertation. The other stoic source he uses is the Handbook of Epictetus that he cites several times, too. Among the sources of the Laurus tuta there is the spiritual work of the Jesuit Alphons Antonio de Sarasa (1618–1667), working in Antwerp and Brussels. His writing, the Ars semper gaudendi, was highly popular and has been published several times, including one publication in Nagyszombat in 1676.
Erzählen mit biblisch-liturgischen Texten
Authors: Déri Balázs
Published: March 2018

The author’s thesis is that from the beginning of the establishment of the so-called Franko-Roman Liturgy (thus at the latest from the Carolingian era) the texts of the Bible were primarily mediated to the literate population through liturgical and liturgical-musical culture. Thus the quotation of Biblical texts was greatly influenced by their liturgical use, and the knowledge connected to them as a result of it. Texts written for a wider audience were based on passages common in, or only found in liturgical use. Such are the pericopes (designated passages of the Bible) of larger Holidays and more common events, and the sung liturgical elements connected to these Holidays, or other important dates. This background knowledge influenced not only works of a religious nature, but also chiefly secular texts, among these historiographic writings. The paper analyses a short excerpt from a Hungarian chronicle (Chronici Hungarici compositio saeculi XIV, c. 164), proving that it is a cento of commonly used, and thus well-known liturgical texts from the Bible.
Analyse und Synthese. Ein Ciceronisches Denkmuster in den Tusculanenproömien
Authors: Bleistein Marco
Published: March 2018

Often, Cicero’s prooemia and especially the prooemia of his work Tusculanae disputationes have been subject to criticism, according to which they do not have any relation to the actual treatise, reveal inconsistencies and were written inconsiderately and rapidly. In this paper, I would like to correct this image and introduce a new approach which is inspired by structuralism. Reading the text closely, one notices a connection of few thematic elements that can be arranged in pairs of opposites. The main focus will be on three of these oppositions: Romans-Greeks (1), Present-Past (2), Elite-Masses (3). It can be shown that the opposition of the terms just works as a structural starting point. In the course of the text, the separation is resolved. One can see a Ciceronian pattern of thinking, proceeding from a state I would like to call ‘analysis’ to a state hereafter called ‘synthesis’. Reading the text this way, one can gain new insight into the status of the prooemia of the Tusculanae disputationes. In their entirety, they form a coherent cultural and philosophical project. Moreover, the terms ‘analysis’ and ‘synthesis’ arise as conceptual instruments for describing an important Ciceronian thought pattern.
The significance of chronology in the Chronica of Iohannes Biclarensis
Authors: Šimordová Silvie
Published: March 2018

The first part of the paper deals with the literary genre of chronica in late Antiquity and its basic characteristics, paying special attention to the chronological aspects in these works. In the second part the author Iohannes Biclarensis is introduced. He lived in the 6th and 7th century in the Visigothic kingdom on the Iberian Peninsula and his only surviving work, the Chronica, is a one-of-a-kind source for the turbulent reigns of Leovigild and Reccared at the end of the 6th century AD. In the third part I focus on the significance of chronology in this opus, I present an analysis of all the dating formulas he uses and in the conclusion I demonstrate on some examples the shift in Iohannes’ perspective through the chronicle.
Free vibration analysis of 2-D FGM beams in thermal environment based on a new third-order shear deformation theory
Authors: Thom Tran Thi , Kien Nguyen Dinh
Published: March 2018

Free vibration analysis of two-directional functionally graded material (2-D FGM) beams in thermal environment based on a new third-order shear deformation theory is presented. The material properties are assumed to be graded in both the thickness and longitudinal directions by a power law distribution, and they are considered to be temperature-dependent. Equations of motion, in which the shear rotation rather than the cross-sectional rotation is considered to be an independent variable, are constructed from Hamilton's principle. A finite element formulation is derived and employed to compute the vibration characteristics of the beams. The numerical results reveal that the developed formulation is accurate, and it is capable to give accurate natural frequencies by using a small number of elements. A parametric study is carried out to highlight the effects of material composition, temperature rise on the vibration characteristics of the beams.
Weighted averaging technique for the design of dynamic vibration absorber installed in damped primary structures
Authors: Anh N. D. , Hai N. Q. , Nguyen N. X. , Hieu D. V. , My P. T. T.
Published: March 2018

The dynamic vibration absorber (DVA) has been widely applied in various technical fields. This paper presents a simple approach to determine a closed-form expression for the tuning ratio of a DVA attached to a damped primary structure. The result is obtained by using the so-called weighted averaging technique of the equivalent linearization method proposed by the first author. The values of the tuning ratio given in this paper are compared with those obtained numerically as well as the ones obtained from other authors. The comparison shows the reliability of the method given in this study.
Study of the influence of small defects near a singular point in antiplane elasticity by an asymptotic method
Authors: Tuyet Dang Thi Bach , Halpern Laurence , Marigo Jean-Jacques
Published: March 2018

We consider a domain made of a linear elastic material which contains an angular point. A small defect, like a cavity or a crack, is located in the neighborhood of the tip of the wedge. In order to study its influence both on the local and global responses of the body, we use a matched asymptotic expansion method. After the general construction of the matched asymptotic expansions for an arbitrary defect, we develop the method in the particular case where the defect is a small crack. The numerical results obtained from the method are finally compared with those given by the classical finite element method. All the analysis is made in an antiplane setting in order to make easier the calculations.
Nonlinear dynamic response of ES-FGM plate under blast load
Authors: Cong Pham Hong , Duc Nguyen Dinh
Published: March 2018

The paper studies nonlinear dynamic response of an eccentrically stiffened FGM (ES-FGM) plates resting on the elastic foundations subjected to blast and thermal loads with temperature dependent material properties using the Reddy's higher order shear deformation plate theory, stress function, the Galerkin and the fourth order Runge-Kutta methods. The plates are reinforced by outside stiffeners and both stiffeners and plate are deformed under temperature. The effects of material and geometrical properties, temperature-dependent material properties, elastic foundations and stiffeners on the nonlinear dynamic response of the ES FGM plate under blast and thermal loads in thermal environments are studied and discussed.
Ứng dụng xúc tác dị thể trong lọc dầu sinh học (biorafinery) và sản xuất năng lượng mới
Authors: Hà Vũ Thị Thu
Published: March 2018

The biorefinery concept embraces a wide range of technologies able to separate biomass resources into their building blocks which can be converted to value added products, biofuels and chemicals. A biorefinery is a facility (or network of facilities) that integrates biomass conversion processes and equipment to produce transportation biofuels, power, and chemicals from biomass. During the last 50 years, heterogeneous catalysis has been playing a crucial role in the development of the petrochemical industry as it is known today. Many of the technologies designed in the petrochemical industry involve the utilization of a solid catalyst as an essential step, and this trend is expected to remain for many biorefinery operations. However, the catalytic approaches traditionally employed to convert petroleum into fuels and chemicals are not valid to process biomass, given the diametrically opposed chemical nature of both resources. While typical biomass feedstocks usually exhibit a high degree of oxygenatedgroups, petroleum feeds are largely unfunctionalized. These new processing challenges generated by the special composition of biomass will also have a decisive effect on catalyst design. With the same way approach, fuel cell is a device for transformation of the chemical energy from a fuel into electricity through a chemical reaction. Fuel cell is almost “zero” emissions and environmentally friendly device. The motivation for civil applications of fuel cell comes from the perception that oil reserves on Earth is limited, but people still want to continue doing business in post‐petroleum vehicles which brings profits. Along with the robust development of nanotechnology, several generations of heterogeneous catalysts based on nanocarbon, especially graphene, have been developed to address applications in fuel cells. This review introduces a number of key ideas and key research directions, which are carried out by the author and her research team, without the purpose of introducing all research directions related to biorefinery and new energy production in Vietnam.
Phương pháp tính hóa học lượng tử và một số ứng dụng của nó trong hóa học hiện đại
Authors: Huệ Nguyễn Thị Minh , Thiềm Lâm Ngọc
Published: March 2018

The 2013, Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt, Arieh Warshel"for the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems". Essentially, "Chemistry is an experimental science but today theoretical chemists are providing answers to complex questions". These theorists "are working together with experimentalists to understand [the world around us]". The committee of Nobel Prize in Chemistry wrote: Eric Betzig, Stefan W. Helland William E. Moerner are awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2014“for the development of super‐resolved fluorescence microscopy". The Nobel committee declared: In what has become known as nanoscopy, scientists visualize the pathways of individual molecules inside living cells. They can see how molecules create synapses between nerve cells in the brain; they can track proteins involved in Parkinson's, Alzheimer's etc. So we believe that with two consecutive Nobel Prizes in Chemistry (theory and experiment) which are opening an investigation promise in future on the mechanism of biochemical reactions or complex chemical systems. In this overview we would like to present some recent obtained results in study and applications of quantum approximation method in chemistry of different fields as examples of this important theoretical method.
Nghiên cứu khả năng bảo vệ chống ăn mòn của màng sơn polyuretan biến tính với trietoxyphenyl silan
Authors: Vũ Phạm Gia , Oánh Vũ Kế , Hằng Tô Thị Xuân , Trúc Trịnh Anh , Sơn Nguyễn Anh , Dương Nguyễn Thùy , Thủy Thái Thu
Published: March 2018

The polyurethane coatings containing phenylsilane groups (PU‐S) were prepared by using the hydrolyzed triethoxyphenylsilane (TEPS). The synthesized PU‐S coatings were characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR). Mechanical properties and contact angle of PU‐S coatings with different TEPS concentrations (1 %, 5 % and 10 %) were also studied. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and salt spray test were carried out to evaluate corrosion resistance and the macroscopic failures of the coatings. The results show that the presence of TEPS in polyme matrix improved mechanical properties and corrosion protection performance of polyurethane coating.
Nghiên cứu ảnh hưởng của tỷ lệ các hợp phần đến phản ứng khâu mạch nhựa epoxy biến tính dầu hạt cây đen (Cleidiocarpon cavaleriei) bằng dianhydrit piromelitic
Authors: Thành Đỗ Minh , Hiền Lê Xuân , Dũng Nguyễn Tiến , Thắng Đàm Xuân
Published: March 2018

The influence of the content of epoxy resin modified by black seed oil (EBSO), dianhydride pyromellitic (PMDA) and dimetylbenzylamine (DMBA) on the crosslinking reaction of EBSO by PMDA have been studied and the optimal conditions for the curing have been determined. It was showed that at the optimal conditions: The mol ratio of anhydride/epoxy = 1.3, reaction temperature 120°C, the DMBA content of 2.3 % of the total mass of EBSO and PMDA, the epoxy and anhydride groups had been totally converted after 120 min of reaction. The mol ratio of anhydride/epoxy = 1.3 have been determined to be optimal condition for formation of the cured coating having gel fraction, swelling degree, flexibility, adhesion and relative hardness of 93 %, 150 %, 1 mm, 1 point, and 0.90, respectively.
Primary health care: the experience of nurses
Authors: Vera Marcela García , Merighi Miriam Aparecida Barbosa , Conz Claudete Aparecida , Silva Marcelo Henrique da , Jesus Maria Cristina Pinto de , González Luz Angélica Muñoz
Published: March 2018

ABSTRACT Objective: to understand the meaning of nursing care in primary health care from the perspective of Chilean nurses. Method: this was a qualitative study based on the social phenomenology of Alfred Schutz. Data was collected between January and April 2013, through interviews with 13 primary health care nurses in Chile. Results: the nurses perceived primary care as a gratifying experience, considering it an encounter of subjectivities. However, they felt burdened with multiple functions and by the hierarchical pressure to achieve targets. They strived to implement innovative care, expressed by the desire to go beyond traditional care practices, and improve the efficiency of management at the various levels of health care. Conclusion: it is important to discuss the results of the present study in the context of health care and especially nursing education, with the goal of better preparing nurses who will deliver care at the primary health care level.
Decline of mortality from cervical cancer
Authors: Nascimento Suelayne Gonçalves do , Carvalho Cleonice Patrícia Andrade Lima de , Silva Ricarlly Soares da , Oliveira Conceição Maria de , Bonfim Cristine Vieira do
Published: March 2018

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe occurrences of mortality due to cervical cancer in Recife (PE), in northeastern Brazil. Method: This was a time-series ecological study using data from the Mortality Information System (SIM) regarding the total number of deaths due to cervical cancer (C53 ICD10) that occurred between 2000 and 2012. Results: It was observed that the risk of death due to this form of cancer was higher among women over 60 years of age, those of mixed skin color (53.24%), those who only worked at home (63.16%) and those who did not have a partner (44.32%). Conclusion: Additional efforts towards maintaining early detection and health education programs and towards using therapeutic strategies of greater efficiency are needed, given that mortality due to this form of cancer is considered avoidable when diagnosed early.
Aging demographic profile in municipalities in the state of Pará, Brazil
Authors: Campos Ana Cristina Viana , Gonçalves Lucia Hisako Takase
Published: March 2018

ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate socioeconomic and demographic differences regarding population aging in municipalities of the state of Pará, Brazil. Method: Ecological study with secondary demographic, socioeconomic and health data from the 144 municipalities of the state of Pará, Brazil. Data were treated with segmentation analysis, the Mann-Whitney U test and logistic regression models, with a significance level of p ≤ 0.05. Results: Segmentation analysis provided a single variable to describe aging in the municipalities of Pará and originated two clusters, the high and low aging rate ones, with 104 (72.22%) and 40 (27.78%) municipalities in each, respectively. The fitted model revealed an association between aging and per capita income (p = 0.021), vulnerability to poverty (p = 0.003), rich to poor ratio (p = 0.012) and density of people (p = 0.019). Conclusion: There is heterogeneity in the population aging among the municipalities of Pará, mainly regarding socioeconomic conditions and number of people living in the municipalities.
How do old men take care of their own health in Primary Care?
Authors: Queiroz Talita Sousa , Rehem Tania Cristina Morais Santa Barbara , Stival Marina Morato , Funghetto Silvana Schwerz , Lima Luciano Ramos de , Cardoso Breno Guilherme , Santos Walterlânia Silva
Published: March 2018

ABSTRACT Objective: To understand the care of elderly men with their own health. Method: A qualitative study with the participation of ten elderly men, through responses to the semi-structured interview guided by the “Tell me about your experiences of care with your health”, carried out in a basic health unit, during the period of October-December 2014. The speeches, after being transcribed were submitted to content analysis. Results: The ten interviewees were retired and had an average age of 67.3 years. From the analysis of the data, two categories have emerged: Elderly health care ways and health service as a supporter in the care (less) of the elderly, which revealed the restriction of health care to the triad: medicines, consultation to professionals and exams. Final considerations: Institutional and sociocultural barriers that need to be overcome so that the male population can be consolidated, guaranteeing care of their peculiarities, encouraging active behaviors for self-care.
Perception of nurses who perform rapid tests in Health Centers
Authors: Araújo Willamis José , Quirino Evelyn Maria Braga , Pinho Clarissa Mourão , Andrade Maria Sandra
Published: March 2018

ABSTRACT Objective: Learn about the perception of health professionals who perform rapid tests in Health Centers (HCs). Method: This is a descriptive and qualitative study conducted in nine HCs in Recife. Data were collected through individual interviews and evaluated using Bardin’s content analysis, in its thematic category. Results: Challenges were observed in rapid tests related to the supply of products, physical structure, training for pre- and post-test counseling, and the need for improvements in permanent education actions. Final considerations: These issues can be resolved with management improvements, systematization of permanent education activities, and definition of care flows that enable early diagnosis. Besides the diagnosis, care lines should be created for people living with HIV and AIDS who use the HCs for early health care process.
Social network: evaluation of the support or containment contexts of lesbian mothers
Authors: Lúcio Firley Poliana da Silva , Abreu Paula Daniella de , Vasconcelos Eliane Maria Ribeiro de , Araújo Ednaldo Cavalcante de
Published: March 2018

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the social network of lesbian mothers, from the social contexts of support or restraint. Method: Descriptive, exploratory study, of qualitative approach, based on the theoretical reference of Social Network, with eight lesbian mothers selected through Snowball technique, using semi-structured interview. Data analysis was performed with IRAMUTEQ software, through Similarity Analysis. Results: The social network is configured as: 1) Emotional distance and non-acceptance of motherhood by the family members - primary network elements; 2) Interference in the socio-cultural medium for the effectiveness of the mother-child bond - secondary network elements. Final considerations: Social network is grounded on trivialized and negative conceptions that highlight prejudice and disrespect. The discussion of this theme contributes to a greater visibility of those new family arrangements as well as to reduce stigmas e prejudices that pervade the social network components of these women.
Nurse liaison: a strategy for counter-referral
Authors: Ribas Ester do Nascimento , Bernardino Elizabeth , Larocca Liliana Muller , Poli Neto Paulo , Aued Gisele Knop , Silva Camilla Pinheiro Cristaldi da
Published: March 2018

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the profile of the counter-referred patients by the “nurse liaison” and to describe the experience of the professionals who participated in the project. Method: intervention research, with twelve nursing nurses from a hospital and an Emergency Care Unit, and 26 nurses from Primary Health Care. Data were obtained through questionnaires and counter-referral forms. Results: Out of 43 counter-referred individuals, 62.8% are over sixty years, 53.5% are men with multi-pathologies. Among the positive aspects, the nurses highlighted the dialogue between health care services, agility in the acquisition of inputs for the continuity of care in primary care, benefiting patients after hospital discharge. The greatest challenge was the lack of time and the deficit of nurses to perform the function. Final considerations: the presence of the “nurse liaison” has proved to be an important strategy to improve integration between services and to promote continuity of care.
Adhesion to patient safety protocols in emergency care units
Authors: Paixão Danieli Parreira da Silva Stalisz da , Batista Josemar , Maziero Eliane Cristina Sanches , Alpendre Francine Taporosky , Amaya Marly Ryoko , Cruz Elaine Drehmer de Almeida
Published: March 2018

ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate compliance of national patient safety protocols in Emergency Care Units (UPA) of the Paraná State. Method: From April until September 2016, the exploratory stage of the action research was conducted on stratified sampling with 377 patients of eight units, with use of verification instrument of basic safety actions. Results: The absence of systematic identification of patients, fall risk assessment and signaling and development of pressure injuries were evidenced. We observed that 52.8% of parenteral solutions in use were not identified and that, in only 29.4% of the cases, the allergic condition was investigated. In 80.6% of the emergency units there was availability of alcoholic solution to hand hygiene. Conclusion: We concluded that the non-compliance of basic actions concerning patient safety exposes users to preventable adverse events and demands systematized actions to comply with government guidelines and promote quality of health assistance.
Hand hygiene management among nurses: collective health challenges
Authors: Graveto João Manuel , Santos Cristina , Costa Paulo Santos , Fernandes Elisabete , Alarico Susana , Osório Nádia , Albano Helena , Oliveira Vânia
Published: March 2018

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the determining factors in hand hygiene management among nurses and identify associated collective health challenges. Method: Cross-sectional descriptive study. Data were collected using a questionnaire that was applied in four internal medicine units of a hospital of reference in Portugal. Results: The sample was composed of 50 nurses aged 26 to 55 years (mean age of 34.88 years); 80% were women, 58% had a Bachelor’s degree, and had 5-30 years of nursing practice (X̄ =11.94;±5.92). The vast majority of nurses (90%) reported complying with the existing recommendations on hand hygiene in pre-established moments. However, none of the nurses were able to identify all the moments for hand hygiene using water and soap or alcohol-based handrub. Conclusion: This study shows that continuous training, adequate materials/structures in the units, and redesigned administration/supervision practices are determining factors to achieve higher levels of adherence to hand hygiene among nurses, as well as increased quality and safety in care delivery, which is a current collective health challenge.
People living on the street from the health point of view
Authors: Hino Paula , Santos Jaqueline de Oliveira , Rosa Anderson da Silva
Published: March 2018

ABSTRACT Objective: To know the Brazilian scientific production of the last ten years (2007 to 2016) about people who experience street situations under the health gaze. Method: Integrative literature review using the descriptors: street people, health policy and public health. We analyzed 21 articles available in the Virtual Health Library. Results: Four categories of analysis emerged. There was an increase in the frequency of published work on the subject, showing that the experience of living on the street makes people vulnerable to various diseases and health problems and, in addition, increases the difficulties of access to health services. Conclusion: There was an increase in the discussion of this topic due to the increase in the number of published studies. Despite the existence of public health policies directed to this social group, much still needs to be done to guarantee the health of this population.
Permanent education in the vaccination room: what is the reality?
Authors: Martins Jéssica Rauane Teixeira , Alexandre Bruna Gabrielly Pereira , Oliveira Valéria Conceição de , Viegas Selma Maria da Fonseca
Published: March 2018

ABSTRACT Objective: To understand, from the perspective of the professional, the Permanent Education (PE) in the vaccination room in its real context. Method: Multiple holistic-qualitative case studies, based on Maffesoli’s Interpretive Sociology with 56 participants from four microregions of the Western Extended Region of Minas Gerais State. Results: They present PE as infrequent and insufficient. They denote that the practical-theoretical experience with vaccine contributes to the work; the search for knowledge, starting from the professional itself; and the professional training fails to perform in the vaccination room. Final considerations: The notions of PE are linked to the daily needs of individuals and services, with indication of being interactive, periodic, in specific and non-global issues for better assimilation. Obstacles to the non-implementation of PEH are realized by the workload associated with insufficient human resources, the distance of the nurses from the vaccination room and the lack of support from the higher levels.
Wellness room as a strategy to reduce occupational stress: quasi-experimental study
Authors: Jacques João Paulo Belini , Ribeiro Renata Perfeito , Scholze Alessandro Rolim , Galdino Maria José Quina , Martins Júlia Trevisan , Ribeiro Benedita Gonçalves de Assis
Published: March 2018

ABSTRACT Objective: To compare occupational stress levels of nurse staff working in the surgical unit before and after the intervention “wellness room”. Method: Quasi-experimental study with a sample of 60 nurse staff working in a surgical unit of a teaching hospital in the Southern Region of Brazil. The intervention was conducted in a room in the workplace for six months and consisted of sections of aesthetic care, relaxation, lectures and workshops to reduce occupational stress. Data were collected through the Demand-Control-Support Questionnaire before and after the intervention, and the comparative analysis was performed by the Wilcoxon test. Results: After the intervention, there was a decrease in demand and an increase in control and in the social support received at work in all professional categories, but the differences were not statistically significant. Conclusion: The intervention “wellness room” reduced occupational stress levels in the sample studied; however, it was not a significant decrease.
Work and Leprosy: women in their pains, struggles and toils
Authors: Gonçalves Marcela , Prado Michely Aline Rodrigues do , Silva Simone Santana da , Santos Karen da Silva , Araujo Priscila Norié de , Fortuna Cinira Magali
Published: March 2018

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the interference of leprosy in women’s life regarding work and daily life activities. Method: Exploratory qualitative study developed from semi-structured interviews and with the use of field diaries. The strategy of the organization of data was a thematic analysis of content and referential of the work process in health and gender. Results: The themes presented are: “The leprosy pains”, “Changes with the disease and adaptation at work and activities” and “Being a woman with leprosy”. On them, we present the aspects that changed in women’s life from the leprosy, especially regarding work and daily activities. Beyond physical limitation, there are impacts on social relations and above all on formal work, there may even be dismission. Final considerations: In women affected by leprosy, work and daily activities are directly affected; this deepens the social difficulties and requires attention of health professionals.
Coping strategies for domestic violence against pregnant female adolescents: integrative review
Authors: Macedo Cibele Monteiro , Miura Paula Orchiucci , Barrientos Dora Mariela Salcedo , Lopes Gisele Almeida , Egry Emiko Yoshikawa
Published: March 2018

ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate and analyze in the scientific literature coping strategies for domestic violence against pregnant female adolescents. Method: This is an integrative literature review, conducted from July to August 2017 on LILACS, SciELO and PubMed, using the descriptors and the MeSH terms: confrontation, violence, adolescent, pregnant women, prenatal care. Result: The sample comprised 9 articles that were organized and characterized according to year, country of study and coping strategy used. The main forms of coping involved the active search for cases and the primary care approach with all family members. Conclusion: Individualized prenatal care, the change in professional training and networking activities were pointed out as important components of the strategies for coping with violence against pregnant adolescents.
Alcohol consumption, Quality of Life and Brief Intervention among Nursing university students
Authors: Sawicki Wanda Cristina , Barbosa Dulce Aparecida , Fram Dayana Souza , Belasco Angélica Gonçalves Silva
Published: March 2018

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate nursing university students’ alcohol consumption patterns, Brief Intervention and Quality of Life (QoL). Method: This is a prospective and longitudinal study containing sociodemographic, economic information concerning alcoholic beverages, BI and QoL evaluation among 281 nursing university students. Since surveys have been applied, seminars have been given and consumption patterns have been discussed, an educational material was delivered after university students’ revaluation and BI reinforcement. Descriptive and analytical statistics have been conducted. Results: 90% of the students have already consumed alcohol and 20.6% that consumed for the first time and abused alcohol were minors. After the implementation of BI, the alcohol consumption has decreased among university students. Besides the vitality, generate state of health, and emotional aspects have decreased, mental health was substantially low among the students that used to drink. Conclusion: BI contributes to decrease alcoholic beverages consumption and promotes health.
Implementação da Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos
Authors: Maiello Antonella , Britto Ana Lucia Nogueira de Paiva , Valle Tatiana Freitas
Published: March 2018

Resumo A dificuldade de integração entre entes federativos na formulação e na implementação de políticas se faz presente nas diferentes esferas política e administrativa no Brasil, sobretudo no que diz respeito às relações entre instâncias de governo formuladoras de diretrizes no nível nacional e as executoras no nível local. De acordo com a legislação vigente, os municípios são os responsáveis pelas atividades de manejo de resíduos sólidos urbanos (RSU) e limpeza urbana. A Lei Federal no 12.305/2010, que institui a Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos (PNRS), estabelece princípios e objetivos, proporcionando um marco para a gestão de RSU no Brasil. Qual é a real capacidade dos municípios de atenderem as determinações da Lei Nacional? Este artigo propõe uma metodologia baseada no método da análise das lacunas e nos dados do Sistema Nacional de Informação sobre Saneamento (Snis), para identificar o grau de implementação da PNRS na Região Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro. Os resultados mostram um incremento na universalização do serviço nos municípios da RMRJ, mas a maioria dos objetivos da PNRS não só é desconsiderada, como também não possui diretrizes políticas ao nível local para serem encaminhadas e monitoradas. O grau escasso de implementação da lei nacional evidenciado pelos resultados vem sendo interpretado nas conclusões mediante o marco teórico do institucionalismo, o que permite trazer novos questionamentos e possíveis desdobramentos para pesquisas futuras.
Indo além do gerencial: a agenda da governança democrática e a mudança silenciada no Brasil
Authors: Filgueiras Fernando
Published: March 2018

Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é discutir a agenda de reforma do Estado brasileiro em uma perspectiva exploratória e normativa, observando os modelos de gestão pública decorrentes da experiência histórica brasileira. Observar essa experiência histórica possibilita pensar a trajetória institucional de construção da administração pública no Brasil, com destaque para os processos de mudança e para os desafios impostos ao processo de construção do Estado. Além disso, o artigo discute a relação entre administração pública e democracia, tendo em vista o conceito de governança democrática. Por fim, analisamos o que nomeamos de mudança silenciosa no Brasil, destacando a forma de acordo com a qual o processo de mudança ocorre de forma incremental, mas descoordenado, impondo desafios ao processo de construção da governança no setor público brasileiro e à atualização da agenda de reformas.
Construção de um índice de desenvolvimento sustentável e análise espacial das desigualdades nos municípios cearenses
Authors: Silva João Felipe Barbosa Araripe , Rebouças Sílvia Maria Dias Pedro , Abreu Mônica Cavalcanti Sá de , Ribeiro Maria da Conceição Rodrigues
Published: March 2018

Resumo O artigo apresenta a análise espacial da sustentabilidade nos municípios cearenses a partir da construção de um índice de desenvolvimento sustentável, embasado em dimensões social, ambiental, econômica e institucional. Os índices de sustentabilidade forçam instituições e governos a questionarem seus padrões e atuam como “forças motrizes” para a elaboração de políticas públicas. A validade dos índices de sustentabilidade depende da definição do conjunto de indicadores e das técnicas adotadas para definição dos ponderadores e agregação dos indicadores. A pesquisa é de natureza quantitativa, desenvolvida por meio de dados secundários, e adotou análise fatorial confirmatória para a construção do índice de desenvolvimento sustentável (IDS) e modelagem econométrica espacial para representação das desigualdades no mapa dos municípios cearenses. Os resultados da pesquisa revelam um ajuste regular do índice de desenvolvimento sustentável. O IDS permite uma visualização geográfica e identificação de associação espacial dos indicadores de desenvolvimento sustentável, e apresenta-se como uma ferramenta de suporte à definição de políticas públicas. A pesquisa revelou que áreas mais urbanas do estado do Ceará apresentam um melhor índice de desenvolvimento sustentável, e confirmou a fragilidade das políticas públicas em promover o equilíbrio regional.
Reflections on the old and new developmentalism
Authors: KREGEL JAN
Published: March 2018

ABSTRACT New Developmentalism provides a view out how it incorporates the positive contributions of early development theorists concerned with to the past of development theory as well as a view to the future. This assessment points the similar problems of the importance of exchange rates in the development process to provide a contemporary version of the theory adapted to the twentieth century world of globalization and financialization .
The degradation of Brazilian socioeconomics
Authors: ALBAN MARCUS
Published: March 2018

ABSTRACT In recent years, a number of illegal activities operated under the radar of conventional analysis have taken place in Brazil. This study proposes an Extended Keynesian Model in order to understand this phenomenon, a model that explains that crises happen because of the replacement of productive activities with unproductive and destructive activities. The model is used here to examine Brazil’s socioeconomic history since the institution of the economic plan that established the actual currency “Real” (R$), concluding that as the plan’s concern was predominantly with stabilization and not growth, productive activities have never been promoted on an appropriate scale. This has paved the way for the advancement of unproductive and destructive activities which have ultimately led to the country’s increasing degradation.