bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Investment to juvenile potential as a requirement of neo-industrial productive forces reproduction
Authors: Ilyakova Irina
Published: July 2020

A feature of the current stage of economic development is the process of changing the technological structure. In a strategic perspective, the competitiveness of the domestic economy is possible if de-industrialization is overcome and neo-industrial productive forces are reproduced. The article substantiates that the key factor in the formation of the productive forces of the future is investing in the human potential of young people. The essence and directions of such investments are examined, imbalances and negative manifestations are identified, which should be eliminated as part of the consistent implementation of the strategy of investing in the human potential of young people.
Competence approach as a methodological basis for the professional training of future teachers: to the problem of transformation of the traditional educational paradigm
Authors: Brykalova Olga
Published: July 2020

The article reveals the problem of the need to transform the traditional paradigm model of domestic pedagogical education. The author proves that the dominance of this paradigm does not contribute to the further progressive development of Russian professional pedagogical education. The author considers the competence approach as a methodological basis for professional training of future teachers.
The use of Internet technologies in the implementation of offline teaching a foreign language to students of non-linguistic universities
Authors: Wagner Monika-Natalia , Ovezova Umeda
Published: July 2020

The article discusses the use of Internet technologies in the implementation of autonomous foreign language teaching for students of non-linguistic universities. The analysis of various pedagogical approaches to the definition of the category of "autonomous learning" as a special type of educational activity. The possibilities of using ICT in the process of offline learning a foreign language for students of non-linguistic universities are described. The advantages of using the Internet when teaching a foreign language are given, the means of instruction, the types of independent work when using information technologies, information technologies are identified. A model of the educational process organization on the basis of students' educational autonomy using Internet technologies is presented, examples of the corresponding exercise system using Internet technologies are substantiated and given.
Lecture and practical educational course "The art of ornament" in the content of education art teacher
Authors: Veksler Anna
Published: July 2020

The article deals with ornament - an important component of plastic arts. It is claimed that the ornament preserves a rich, historical, cultural, and artistic heritage. It defines the different attitude of art historians to the ornament: a type of art, or a type of decorative and creative activity. The article refers to the presence of the discipline "art of ornament" in the content of educational programs of various art institutions of secondary and higher education. The article considers the great pedagogical potential of the ornament; the main aspects of ornament development in art education are defined. Methods of teaching ornaments with consideration of the specifics of art education are compared based on the analysis of available educational and methodological literature. What is common for training courses is determined-theoretical materials on the history of ornament. Differences define practical tasks for independent work. The article analyzes the features of training of an artist-teacher, asserts the importance of mastering the ornament. Features of the author's program "art of ornament"are revealed. The program was developed taking into account the specifics of the professional activity of the artist-teacher.
Methodological bases of intensification process of development of a viable person
Authors: Vorotnikov Anton
Published: July 2020

The article presents the direction of intensification of the development of a viable personality. The author offers a systematic research approach, uses the scientific knowledge of various branches of science. Optimal conditions of education are created on the basis of multifunctional space. It is the most important direction in the growth of educational opportunities of subjects in the development of personality. Expanding horizons, improving the general culture and intelligence of children is possible when teachers use effective forms and methods of activity.
Network tools in the organization of team building for students
Authors: Gerasimova Elena
Published: July 2020

The article provides practical recommendations for organizing team building in remote mode for students. As tools for its implementation, network tools are shown, which include accessible Internet applications, in particular, Google services that allow users to work together, which is an integral component of teamwork. The forms of organizing team building for students in the Network are described, options for using specific services depending on their functions are described, and examples of tasks based on them are given. Attention is paid to the role of an interactive itinerary, network presentation material, as well as mind maps in the implementation of team building events.
Development of scientific and information knowledge bases in education
Authors: Kirjushina Olga
Published: July 2020

The article describes the approach to solving the problem of formation of scientific and information bases in education. The basis for the creation of a knowledge system is theoretical typology and the construction of models of scientific information. Models of scientific methods of research, which reveal the principles of their objective choice, the field of effective use and adequate presentation, form the knowledge base. A more technological presentation of a variety of scientific methods increases the effectiveness of research and education activities.
Training in psychohygiene techniques in the system of development of military personnel sanogenic thinking
Authors: Kolosov Mikhail , Fedak Evgeny
Published: July 2020

The article discusses the historical aspects of psychohygiene, the main tasks and psycho-hygienic measures carried out in the troops. Methods of psychohygiene and activities are revealed, the training of which will allow military personnel to develop sanogenic thinking, regulate their mental state independently, to reduce neuropsychic stress and maintain mental health under extreme conditions of a military-combat situation.
Introduction of computer graphics in training students of a direction "applied and decorative arts"
Authors: Korobanov Andrey , Chertkova Aleksandra
Published: July 2020

The article discusses the issue of introducing computer graphics into the curriculum of students in the "Decorative and Applied Arts" direction and the role of computer technologies in the curriculum of art direction students. The author conducts an experimental research on the problem, during which the program developed for this discipline was tested. The aim of the study is to develop students' skills and abilities necessary for successful work in the field of visual arts in the realities of modern times. An analysis of the results of the experiment has been given, various aspects of its implementation have been disassembled, and the features of teaching computer graphics to students of artistic styles have been described.
Methods for the development of human capital in the educational environment
Authors: Kotov Sergey , Blokhin Aleksandr
Published: July 2020

The article describes the methods of development of human capital of students and studies of its effectiveness in the educational environment. The concepts of human capital, the educational environment are considered. The role of the educational environment as a form of development of the student's human capital is studied. The conditions for organizing and conducting events for students with the aim of the effective development of human capital are described.
The System of Elective Courses in the Anglo-Saxon Educational Tradition
Authors: Loginova Marina
Published: July 2020

The article deals with one of the key characteristics of the American education, the elective system of courses that was a reply for the community demands. Also, it became the outcome of relationship of educational institutions with various social groups whose support was crucial for the survival and well-being of American colleges and universities. For the American educational system, the abovementioned characteristics was the result of its historic process of the national educational system development. The author argues that this feature, sometimes aggressively imposed in Russia, might become destructive and bring to the deterioration and even destroy the unique educational system built in absolutely opposite principles than the educational system of the USA. The article analyzes the given characteristic of the US educational system and shows the critique of the American educators and experts, which gives an opportunity to ponder in depth and make a responsible decision in terms of copying the feature into the Russian educational system.
Methodological competence as a basic component of foreign language teacher training
Authors: Lubyanova Marina , Zolotaryova Mariya
Published: July 2020

The article discusses the results of study methodological competence of a foreign language teacher. As a result of the analysis of research literature, we have given a universal definition of methodological competence, revealed essence, theoretical and methodological foundations, structure and levels of manifestation in the practice of a foreign language teacher are revealed. We also conducted an analysis of the components of the methodological training of a foreign language teacher and considered their correlation with the components of methodological competence.
The essence and main components of professional competence a teacher of educational robotics
Authors: Pankratova Olga , Ledovskaya Natalya
Published: July 2020

The article is devoted to the theoretical substantiation of the essence, as well as the identification of the main components and methods of forming the professional competence of the teacher of educational robotics. As part of the study, it was found that the subject, methodological, technical, special, organizational and personal components are essential for the successful professional activity of an educational robotics teacher. The professional competence of the teacher of educational robotics should be formed and improved systematically in the framework of specialized areas of training and advanced training of teachers.
The essence and functions of creative self-expression in professional activity the teacher-musician
Authors: Polushkin Vladimir , Strazhnikova Tatyana , Polushkina Katherine
Published: July 2020

The authors consider the important problem of creative expression of a musician-teacher for modern musical pedagogy. Based on the analysis of research literature, the content and functions of creative expression in musical and performing activities are revealed. It is characterized by the aesthetic nature of creative self-expression, internal harmony of will, emotional and intellectual intents of self-expression.
Application of computer tools for developing and correctional-directed education of children with disabilities of health
Authors: Rusinova Stella
Published: July 2020

The article is devoted to the problem of using innovative methods of developing and corrective - directed education and children with disabilities. The study substantiates the didactic potential of this pedagogical technology, the advantages of its use with children with disabilities. The article discusses foreign and domestic development of computer tools used by speech therapists in the process of development and correction of speech, the formation of pronunciation. For children with visual impairments, computer products for the diagnosis and correction of vision are widely represented on the market. In educational institutions, when training children with visual impairments (amblyopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, myopia, strabismus, etc.), medical recovery software is widely used. Programmers are actively developing new software products and defectologists and educators use in their work, aimed at general development and preparation for school, as well as modern multimedia and interactive technologies.
Model for the formation of educational actions of self-control in elementary school students
Authors: Sergeeva Bella , Kalachina Kristina
Published: July 2020

The relevance of the article is determined by the need for primary school teachers to develop a model for the formation of educational actions of self-control in younger students in the lessons of the world and its justification. The purpose of the work is to develop and test the model we have created for the formation of educational self-control actions in the lessons of the surrounding world in elementary school and in highlighting its components. Sources of study were academic work in the field of philosophy and methodology of psychological and pedagogical research, theses of modern pedagogy and psychology affecting the social conditioning of personality formation in activities; works of domestic and foreign scientific researchers on the structure, development and conditions for the development of abilities and creativity. This article talks about the formation of educational actions of self-control in elementary school students in the framework of the subject "The World Outside" on the basis of a methodology that includes the following structural components: methodological, goal-oriented, substantive, organizational-active, and productive-evaluative. The developed model for the formation of educational actions of self-control can be included in the educational process of primary schools in order to increase the effectiveness of primary school teachers.
Health as one of the most important factors of the university educational process
Authors: Speranskaya Nina , Iatcevich Olga
Published: July 2020

The relevance of this article is determined by the acceleration of modern migration processes, which on the one hand, have positive aspects (close business cooperation, educational exchanges, etc.), and on the other hand, negative consequences, expressed in the extremely rapid spread of very dangerous diseases (for example, the current situation with coronavirus strains), which causes the necessity not only for joint activities of medical and social institutions for the prevention of epidemics, but also for educational institutions, it allows to activate subjective factors through education of an individual's social responsibility, his conscious attitude to his own health. The authors investigate the phenomenon of health as a key component of higher education.
Digital competence of bachelors of pedagogical profile
Authors: Topilina Natalya , Topilina Iryna
Published: July 2020

The article analyzes the actual digital competencies formed by bachelors of pedagogical profile in the educational space of the University. We also consider the possibility of expanding the digital competencies of future teachers to improve the effectiveness of the educational process at school and professional growth of the teacher.
Possibilities of using chatted sites in the process of teaching Russian as a foreign language in a Vietnamese audience
Authors: Pham Thi
Published: July 2020

The possibilities of using chatted sites in the process of teaching Russian as a foreign language in a Vietnamese audience are examined, combining the advantages of traditional classroom and electronic learning, ensuring the development of a student as a subject of self-educational activity and shaping his readiness for self-development in the future. It is concluded that the use of chatted sites in the process of teaching Russian as a foreign language in a Vietnamese audience allows you to create conditions for a active educational activities of the student, to optimize the time spent by the teacher and increase the effectiveness of the learning process as a whole.
The meaning of plastic anatomy and anatomical drawing of the human figure in pedagogical education
Authors: Filimonov Alexander , Kanunnikova Tatyana
Published: July 2020

The article substantiates the importance of plastic anatomy and the anatomical drawing of a human figure in art and pedagogical education as an educational discipline that forms the professionalism of a future teacher of fine art. The authors proposed a methodological system for teaching plastic anatomy and anatomical drawing indicating its necessary components. The fundamental importance of plastic anatomy and anatomical drawing for the development of skills and realistic images of a person at different levels of art education is substantiated. The ways of differentiated teaching of plastic anatomy and anatomical drawing in schools and universities taking into account the age-related psychophysiological characteristics of students are outlined.
Small hotels in the hotel services market of the Republic of Crimea: state and prospects of development
Authors: Plugar Elena , Bugaeva Tatyana , Stakhno Natalia
Published: July 2020

A retrospective study of the small hotels` development in the Republic of Crimea was conducted. The normative acts regulating the activity of hotels in the Crimean region in the period 1995-2020 were systematized. The main types of small hotels and their legal conditions were highlighted. The prospects and necessary measures of state support for the development of small-capacity hotels were formulated.
Developing a Computer Application for the Identification of Similar Butterfly Species Using MATLAB Image Processing
Authors: Nasir eddeen Lubna , Khoury Ansar , Harfoushi Osama
Published: July 2020

Identification of insect pests to the species level is very important in the field of plant protection. The species name is a filing and retrieval system which enables us to store and/or retrieve all data for a species such as host plants, life cycle, damage, or pesticide resistance. However, identification of insects to the species level requires special knowledge and training. We aimed in this research to develop a computer application for the untrained person to identify digital images for three morphologically similar butterfly species. The first was the cabbage butterfly, Pieris rapae leucosoma Schawerda, a common pest of Cruciferae, while the other two (Euchloe ausonia melisande Fruhstorfer, Pontia daplidice daplidice Linnaeus) were generally considered non-pest species. Matlab 2017 software was used to build an implementation of the developed image processing technique. The insect digital image processing steps included resizing, orientation, filtering, extracting wing colors, and finally calculating the ratio of colors. Some images were used to train the computer to identify the images and the rest of images were used for identification by the computer. In addition, Graphical User Interface Application was developed to let any user (computer programmer or amateur) to upload process and identify an image. More than 99% correct identifications were obtained. The developed application may be a promising tool for insect image identification when more species are included and refinement of the technique is achieved.
Sistema de comparação de imagens de faces, em múltiplas resoluções, baseado em Redes Neurais Siamesas
Authors: Alencar Raphael Brito , Dantas Bezerra Byron Leite
Published: July 2020

Neste trabalho é apresentado um sistema de comparação de imagens de faces, capaz de ser utilizadocom variadas resoluções, utilizando um método para calculo de similaridade, que permite serutilizado, por exemplo, em aplicações de biometria. O método funciona para conjuntos de dados commuitas categorias e poucos exemplos por categoria, além de categorias não visualizadas durante afase de treino. A ideia principal é aprender uma função que mapeia padrões de entrada em um espaçodestino de forma que a norma L1 no espaço de destino aproxima a distância “semântica” no espaçode entrada. O processo de aprendizagem minimiza uma função de perda discriminativa que convergepara uma métrica de similaridade, que deve ser pequena quando os pares de faces são da mesmapessoa e grande para pares de faces de pessoas diferentes. Uma arquitetura siamesa de redes neuraisconvolucionais, robusta a distorções geométricas, foi utilizada para mapear os padrões de entrada noespaço destino. O sistema foi testado no CyberExtruder Ultimate Face Matching Data Set, que possui10205 imagens de faces.
Aplicabilidade da Persistência Poliglota em Sistemas Potencialmente Escaláveis
Authors: Leone Keven Leone dos Santos Keven , Leite Andrêza Leite de Alencar Andrêza
Published: July 2020

Introdução: Com o avanço da Tecnologia da informação o volume de dados gerado por sistemas que tem conectividade na Internet cresce exponencialmente. Para lidar esta crescente geração de informação, é preciso que os sistemas suportem essa capacidade de dados e melhorem distribuição de seus serviços. Tomando como exemplo as redes sociais, este é um ambiente que produz um grande volume de dados e estes dados podem ter ainda diferentes tipos, como: dados de geolocalização, sistema de recomendação, catálogo de produtos dentre outros. Objetivo: Este artigo tem como principal objetivo o desenvolvimento de uma aplicação utilizando a persistência poliglota, utilizando MongoDB, Redis, MYSQL como bases de dados. Metodologia: apresenta os passos necessários para desenvolvimento do estudo de caso, explicando o fluxo de atividades e entradas das etapas seguintes. Experimentos e Resultados: Foram criados experimentos para avaliar o uso de duas abordagens: modelo relacional e poliglota, observando o consumo de hardware e tempo gasto para execução dos experimentos em diferentes aspectos. Como vantagem de se utilizar a persistência poliglota pode-se destacar a velocidade na execução de operações de manipulação de dados e alta disponibilidade, e do relacional o baixo consumo de hardware e bom desempenho em algumas operações. Conclusões: Ambos os modelos citados tem grande valor no mercado de trabalho, são ferramentas indispensáveis para o armazenamento de dados, como toda migração de dados apresenta um risco real de perda de informações, é importante avaliar os riscos para viabilidade de se utilizar a persistência poliglota.
Prediction of active debt in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil
Authors: Pinheiro Álvaro Farias , Da Silva Amaral João Alberto , Galindo Neto Geraldo Torres , Martins Sampaio José Nilo , Soares Wedson Lino
Published: July 2020

Application of data mining (DM) techniques to optimize the process of collection of Active Debt (AD) of the State of Pernambuco, Brazil. We apply the following data mining techniques: Decision Tree (DT), Logistic regression (LR), Nayve bayes (NB), Support vector machine (SVM), also applied to the Random Forest technique which is considered an essemble method. We observed that the RF technique obtained better results than all the techniques of classification, reaching higher values in all metrics analyzed. We note that the creation of a data mining model to choose which debts can succeed in the collection process can bring benefits to the pernambuco government. With the application of RF technique, we obtained indexes above 85% in the evaluation of the metrics.
Identificação de Possíveis Influenciadores Digitais em Fóruns de Discussão em Cursos a Distância
Authors: Silva Thainá Paes da Justa , Machado Crystiano José Richard , Maciel Alexandre Magno Andrade
Published: July 2020

Este artigo apresenta a problemática de identificação de indivíduos com maior potencial de influenciar comportamentos e ações de outros utilizadores em ambientes de Educação a Distância, com o intuito de auxiliar o docente na otimização o aprendizado coletivo. Diversos trabalhos acadêmicos têm sido desenvolvidos para analisar a interação entre indivíduos e identificar padrões de comportamento coletivo. Nestas pesquisas, destacam-se os resultados obtidos através uso das Redes Complexas. Por outro lado, o estudo sistemático de indivíduos com maior potencial de influência em redes sociais em Ambientes Virtuais de Aprendizagem ainda é considerado um campo de pesquisa acadêmico pouco comentado. Neste contexto, um fórum de discussão pode ser o equivalente a uma rede social, e os integrantes que obtém destaque podem ser o equivalente aos indivíduos influenciadores. Este trabalho apresenta uma alternativa computacional para identificar os possíveis influenciadores através de seus comentários nos fóruns de discussão realizados em cursos a distância.
Sistema de Gestão de Fluxo Clientes Em Pontos Comerciais Utilizando Visão Computacional
Authors: Gonçalves Luana , Bastos Filho Carmelo J. A. , De Azevedo Victor Mendonça
Published: July 2020

Para a administração de ativos com mais precisão de acordo com a demanda e público em pontos comerciais, é cada vez mais comum o uso de técnicas para extrair informações acerca da distribuição dos clientes. O objetivo é minimizar o tempo dos clientes em filas e atendimentos, adequar os produtos e reorganizar o layout do espaço a partir do mercado consumidor. Neste trabalho, é proposto um sistema voltado para otimização de recursos em pontos comerciais, através do processamento de imagens de câmeras de segurança para o monitoramento do fluxo e perfil de clientes. O baixo custo de implementação do sistema aumenta o mercado potencial de compra do serviço, diminui o tempo de retorno sobre o investimento e assim reduz a barreira de entrada em grandes companhias.
SuMCET: Support Machines on Clustered Electric Transformers
Authors: Branco Paulo , Azevêdo Victor Mendonça , De Araújo Danilo R. B.
Published: July 2020

Com os avanços tecnológicos, a energia elétrica se tornou responsável pelo funcionamento de diversas atividades modernas, entre elas as financeiras, hospitalares e relativas à segurança. Os transformadores, componentes do processo de distribuição elétrica são peças fundamentais para que todas essas atividades permaneçam em pleno funcionamento. O presente trabalho propõe uma abordagem de predição de falhas em transformadores agrupados por causa de falha, utilizando Support Vector Machines (SVM). Com uma acurácia média acima de 70% nas predições, a abordagem proposta desempenhou um papel satisfatório elencando os transformadores que possuem as maiores probabilidades de falha. Por fim, foi proposta uma ferramenta gráfica que implementa o preditor desenvolvido com intuito de facilitar as atividades de manutenção das redes elétricas,  a SuMCET.
SCi-XP: uma Ferramenta Simples e Autoral para Previsão Séries Temporais com Foco na Experimentação para Pessoas não Familiares a Inteligência Artificial.
Authors: Mota de Lacerda Padilha Schettini Gabriela , Salgado Gomes de Mattos Neto Paulo
Published: July 2020

Diversas ferramentas de extração de informações de dados baseadas em Inteligência Artificial (IA) têm sido desenvolvidas. Contudo, a necessidade de programar ou de prototipar um código para um teste rápido faz com que pesquisadores com pouco, ou nenhum conhecimento em programação evitem utilizar técnicas de Inteligência Artificial. Este trabalho propõe uma ferramenta simples em formato de website com o objetivo de introduzir conceitos e modelos de Inteligência Artificial na tarefa de previsão de séries temporais a pessoas com pouco conhecimento em programação. A ferramenta visa tornar a IA uma área mais atraente para pesquisadores de outros ramos do conhecimento.
Chronic Illness Diagnosis Helper: Proposta de Uma Ferramenta para Auxílio Ao Diagnóstico de Doenças Crônicas Através da Análise Histórica de Relatos Sintomáticos
Authors: Bastos Michael Lopes , Lins Anthony José da Cunha Carneiro
Published: July 2020

Segundo dados da Organização Mundial da saúde (OMS), as doenças crônicas não transmissíveis (DCNT) são responsáveis por cerca de 71% dos óbitos em todo o mundo. Desse modo, ao longo dos anos algumas medidas vêm sendo tomadas para tentar reduzir esse índice. No que diz respeito ao uso de tecnologias nesse processo, existem algumas iniciativas no contexto do Aprendizado de Máquina (AM) que tentam encontrar formas que vão desde o auxílio ao diagnóstico até o suporte em determinados tipos de tratamentos. Visando isso, esse projeto tem como intuito apresentar uma ferramenta, baseada em um modelo de aprendizado de máquina, para auxiliar profissionais da saúde no diagnóstico das DCNT usando dados sintomáticos derivados da base “Chronic illness” da plataforma Kaggle. Como melhor resultado desse processo, foi escolhido um modelo de aprendizado baseado em técnicas de ensemble, onde a melhor precisão obtida chegou a ≈ 71,63 % para um número de 20 patologias, sendo esse modelo usado como base para a aplicação Chronic Illness Diagnosis Helper (CIDH), desenvolvida para uma prova de conceito inicial.
Métodos de Avaliação Pós-ocupação (APO) Sob a Ótica da Acessibilidade Universal
Authors: Teti Bruno De Sousa , Vasconcelos Bianca M. , Silva Lívia , Arruda Vanessa
Published: July 2020

Atualmente, o conceito de acessibilidade universal é amplamente estudado, havendo aplicações em diversos tipos de projetos. No entanto, para o ambiente construído, a dificuldade de adaptação é ainda maior quando comparado ao ambiente que está em fase de projeto.. Nesse contexto, essa pesquisa teve como objetivo estudar a utilização dos métodos de Avaliação Pós Ocupação (APO), especificamente o Mapeamento visual e a técnica do Passeio acompanhado, tendo em vista os conceitos da acessibilidade. A metodologia utilizada para obtenção dos dados da pesquisa seguiu as diretrizes do PRISMA, Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. Os artigos encontrados foram pesquisados através da base de dados SCOPUS. As palavras-chave, utilizadas em inglês por motivo de abrangência, foram: “universal design”, "architecture", “universal accessibility”, “accessibility”, “post occupation evaluation” e “visual mapping”. É possível afirmar, que para uma APO destinada a adaptação de ambiente construído ser eficaz, pode-se combinar os métodos do Passeio Acompanhado e do Mapeamento Visual, visto que, apresentam, ora de forma objetiva, ora de forma subjetiva, aspectos perceptivos e cognitivos da vivência por cada grupo de pessoas com deficiência.
Verificação de Descolamento Cerâmico de Fachada por Meio da Termografia Infravermelha
Authors: Patriota Junior Antônio Isnar , Batista Pedro Igor Bezerra , Póvoas Yeda Vieira
Published: July 2020

Com o crescimento da indústria da construção civil e a maior acessibilidade das classes sociais a materiais nobres, o uso da cerâmica em fachada aumentou consideravelmente. Com o maior consumo vieram também os problemas de execução e materiais não conformes, elevando o número de incidentes. Nesta pesquisa utilizou-se a técnica da termografia infravermelha, caracterizada por ser um ensaio não destrutivo, ser de rápida análise e baixo custo, para verificar a fachada de uma edificação que apresenta indícios de fadiga dos materiais. Foram obtidas imagens térmicas identificando pontos com variações de temperatura, indicando possíveis manifestações patológicas. Após análise foram identificados novos pontos de desplacamento ocultos, imperceptíveis em análise visual. No âmbito da manutenção predial, a termografia infravermelha demostrou ser uma tecnologia de grande utilidade, permitindo analisar manifestações patológicas existentes ainda na fase embrionária, evitando assim custos agravados de manutenção
Automated Control on Wearing Personal Protective Equipment
Authors: Moraes Victor , De Albuquerque Soares Willames , Vasconcelos Bianca M. , Zlatar Tomi , Barkokébas Junior Béda
Published: July 2020

The cost of world-wide accidents represent ≈4% of global Gross Domestic Product each year, which could be minimized or prevented by using adequate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Although wearing adequate PPE are mandatory in a number of occupations where workers are exposed to risks, experience show-us that supervision is necessary to ensuring it. The traditional supervision was proved not to be effective enough, making it necessary to turn on technological solutions. The objective of this work was to investigate if RFID technology is a feasible solution for monitoring the usage of PPE on construction sites, giving suggestions which tags to use and characteristics of RFID portals for field applications. The results of laboratory tests show that four antennas with correct disposition on the RFID portal are enough to ensure readability of the worker when passing through it. While six passive tags were tested, two of them were found to be ideal for this purpose: the Web Lite Wet Inlay with a rubber wrap due to its protective characteristics, and the SmartTrac Dog Bone due to its size. In conclusion, the RFID technology was found to be a feasible solution for automatically control the wearing of PPE on construction sites. There is a need for further research on construction sites.
Estudo das Manifestações Patológicas nas Passarelas da Região Metropolitana do Recife-PE
Authors: França José Edeilson , Monteiro Eliana Cristina Barreto
Published: July 2020

A Região Metropolitana do Recife-PE está entre as capitais onde o transito é considerado um dos mais congestionados do país e algumas obras são extremamente importantes para que o engarrafamento não cresça. As passarelas, que são Obras de Artes Especiais, permitem essa fluidez, evitando as paradas ou interrupções para as travessias de pedestres, além de garantir a segurança destes. A falta de manutenção pode pôr em risco essa garantia, pois o que foi observado com este estudo é um estado de abandono dessas estruturas que são muito importantes. O objetivo do trabalho foi estudar as manifestações patológicas encontradas nas passarelas da Região Metropolitana do Recife. Observou-se que são várias manifestações, porém a corrosão de armadura é muito marcante principalmente na passarela do Engenho do Meio que apresenta, em alguns pilares, a armadura completamente exposta com perda de seção ou aço rompido. Em Paratibe as passarelas são do tipo estaiadas, uma verdadeira Obra de Arte, mas a falta de cuidado é tão evidente que um dos cabos de sustentação da estrutura já está rompido e os demais cabos apresentam um estado bem avançado de corrosão. Enfim, com o estudo realizado nessas estruturas percebe-se a importância de vistorias periódicas que podem ser uma das ferramentas para indicar os locais onde é necessário a intervenção imediata, evitando um custo elevado na manutenção com a interrupção do uso ou demolição dessas Obras de Artes Especiais.
Caracterização Química da Fibra do Caule da Palmeira de Babaçu Natural e Após Tratamento
Authors: Furtado Josélia Borges de Moura , Furtado Filho Paulo Afonso , Pereira Oliveira Thalyta , De Sousa Caetano Marlo Rodrigues , De Souza Araújo Inês Maria , Figueiredo Francisco Cardoso , Dos Santos Júnior José Ribeiro
Published: July 2020

Neste trabalho foi proposta a caracterização química da fibra retirada a partir do caule da palmeira de babaçu. Estudos sobre o efeito do tratamento químico superficial e do teor dos principais componentes químicos presentes também foram realizados. Após a obtenção da fibra de babaçu na forma natural e mercerizada, as amostras foram submetidas às análises de FTIR, SEM, XDR e TG/DTG . Os resultados mostraram a eficiência do processo de tratamento químico superficial utilizado, revelando que a fibra de babaçu apresentou uma melhor propriedade físico-química. A remoção parcial dos componentes amorfos contribuiu para o melhoramento das propriedades mecânica e térmica. Após o processo de extração dos principais componentes lignocelulósico, a fibra de babaçu também revelou uma alta porcentagem de material cristalino em sua composição.
Inclusão de Armazenamento de Energia para Arbitragem Tarifária
Authors: Albuquerque Joubert Eurico de , Rosas Pedro André
Published: July 2020

Este artigo tem como principal finalidade mostrar algumas diretrizes para a inclusão de técnicas de armazenamento de energia, em alternativa à utilização de geradores a óleo diesel, com o intuito de obter economia nas contas de energia devido à elevada tarifação nos horários de maior carga no sistema elétrico. Uma breve explanação dos equipamentos utilizados para tal finalidade está presente no texto, além de considerações acerca da tarifação de energia elétrica vigente no Brasil. Ao final, verifica-se que, com incentivos governamentais, como diminuição ou isenção de impostos, ou com a queda de custos devido ao desenvolvimento tecnológico dos equipamentos, a inserção dessas técnicas torna-se economicamente viável.
Proteção de Sistema Fotovoltaico Conectado a Rede Elétrica
Authors: Gatis Igor Vinicius Barros , De Melo Filho José Bione
Published: July 2020

O setor elétrico em termos de energia solar vem crescendo no Brasil, principalmente em relação a geração distribuída. Segundo a Resolução Normativa N°482 da ANEEL pode-se dividir a geração distribuída em Microgeração e Minigeração. Já a partir da Resoluções Normativa 482 e a 687 vislumbra-se que o mercado de geração distribuída teve um crescimento expressivo, principalmente quanto aos sistemas fotovoltaicos. Entretanto, nota-se que a ausência de normas que regulamentam as instalações de corrente contínua de um sistema fotovoltaico está gerando erros durante o dimensionamento de proteções. Até que a NBR 16690 seja publicada, adota-se a NBR 5410, em que pode encontrar uma regulamentação de instalações de corrente contínua até 1500V. Há também a NBR5419 para regulamentar a necessidade de aterrar as partes condutoras expostas dos arranjos fotovoltaicos, para fins de proteção contra surtos provocados por descargas atmosféricas. Com esta visão do setor elétrico e tendo em vista o crescente número de instalações sendo realizadas, este artigo tem como objetivo informar e esclarecer as principais dúvidas quanto ao dimensionamento de suas proteções para as instalações em corrente contínua.
 
Palavras-Chave:  proteção de sistemas fotovoltaicos; geração distribuída; sistemas de proteção para instalações fotovoltaicas
Parent related factors influencing the improper use of antibiotics in children
Authors: Thejaswini Karanth  , Someswar Deb  , Lal Ruatpuii Zadeng  , Rajeswari Ramasamy  , Teena Nazeem  , Suwarna Madhukumar
Published: July 2020

Objective to determine the parent related factors which are influencing the improper use of antibiotics in children. Antibiotics are the most commonly used drugs for treating infections. Parents’ knowledge and practices to use medicines have important effects on the management of childhood illness. Improper use of the antibiotics could be because of some strongly influenced parent related factors. A prospective study was conducted in 200 subjects from the randomly chosen communities in Bangalore. Door to door visit was done by the investigators. Demographic data were collected using CRF [Case Report Form] and Questionnaires were used to assess parental knowledge and practice of antibiotic use in children. Questionnaires were validated and either of the parents was asked to answer the questionnaire. Answers collected using the questionnaire was correlated with some of the parent related demographic factors. Our study revealed that majority of the responders were mother and most of them are of middle age and have myth about the antibiotic use in children. Education level of the parents has a direct impact on knowledge about antibiotic use. Increase in number of children in a family have a correlation in improper practice of antibiotic use. Income status is related with the practise of the antibiotic use. Occupation also plays an important role in the practice of antibiotic use in children. Residing area also influences in antibiotic use by parents. Parents’ non-adherence towards antibiotics for their children is also governed by various adverse drug reactions like allergic conditions, nausea, vomiting, fever etc.
Assessment of parental knowledge, attitude and practice towards antibiotic use in children
Authors: Thejaswini Karanth  , Someswar Deb  , Lal Ruatpuii Zadeng  , Rajeswari Ramasamy  , Teena Nazeem  , Suwarna Madhukumar
Published: July 2020

Objective to assess the impact of pharmacist assisted counselling in improving Parental Knowledge, Attitude and Practice [KAP] towards antibiotic use in children. A Prospective, Educational Interventional Study was conducted in 200 subjects, from the randomly chosen communities in Bangalore. The investigators did door to door visit. The primary demographics data of parents and their children were collected using standard Case Report Form (CRF), and the baseline towards antibiotic use in Children was obtained from parents using validated Questionnaire. In the presence of both parents, only one was supposed to answer the Questionnaire. Pharmacist assisted parent centred interventional counselling was provided with the help of Patient Information Leaflet1s (PIL). Follow-up and post interventional KAP assessment were done after two months from the baseline measurement. The changes in parental KAP towards antibiotics use in children were being assessed by comparing the Pretest and Posttest responses using statistical analysis. The knowledge of parents towards antibiotic use in children was medium to good in the baseline KAP assessment; however, in the majority of the participating parents it was not satisfactory in attitude and practice domains. A statistically significant improvement was seen in the KAP of parents towards antibiotic use in children after the pharmacist assisted interventional counselling. Thus, Investigators could bring excellent changes in the knowledge part; whereas the result for changes in the Attitude and Practice was good to medium respectively.
Invivo Protective Effect of Indigofera on Hepatic Tissue
Authors: Vishal N Kushare  , Suvarna A Wagh
Published: July 2020

Oxidative Stress is the primary cause of most of the diseases currently in the world. The human body is prone to many illnesses out of which oxidative stress plays a significant role in the causation of those. The Stress in the body releases free radicals and these free radicals react with the cell organelle and cause denaturation and break down. The generated free radicals should be fought to eliminate and prevent toxic effects. Many drugs are known to fight free radicals. Most of them had been scientifically evaluated and published for their activity too. The investigations say that antioxidant activity of the herbs does not similarly reflect . There were differences in activity and significant deviations in the results that are shown in comparison to and . Thus, there is an urgent necessity to investigate the antioxidant activity of herbs to make sure that the activity resembles and to find any variations when compared to activity. This research protocol was framed out to screen for the antioxidant activity of the ethanol extracts of the Indigofera leaves by estimating the serum parameters and correlating the results with the human body. Out of the values overall, the were the ones that are significant participants in fighting the free radicals and in boosting the immune system. The ethanol extract successfully prevented the breakdown of the cellular structure of the liver cells, thereby protecting it and replenishing the enzyme levels by destroying the free radicals that are generated due to DMH.
Drug Utilization Evaluation in Dermatology Department: A Study in the Ambulatory Care Settings
Authors: Ramam Sripada  , Mounika P  , Vineesha G  , Hemanth Kumar V  , Gandhi P S T N  , Usha Kiran P  , Dasaratha Dhanaraju Magharla
Published: July 2020

The main aim of the study is to evaluate the prescribing pattern of drugs prescribed in the ambulatory patients attending the dermatology department. This was a prospective observational study conducted for a period of 6 months. Patients who were receiving treatment in the dermatological outpatient department and willing to participate were included in the study and patients in the inpatient dermatology department and also with other co morbid conditions were excluded from the study. A total of 306 cases were collected and among them, about 112 (36.6%) were males and 194 (63.4%) were females. During the study period, majority of the patients were in the age group of 21-30 years (41.2%). The most commonly prescribed classes were found to be Antibacterial drugs 312 (22.1%) followed by Antifungal drugs 258 (18.3%) and Anti-histamines 206 (14.6%). Among the antibacterial, Antibacterial soaps (35.3%) were more commonly prescribed followed by the antibiotics Mupirocin (12.8%) and Clindamycin (11.9%). In case of Antifungals, Ketoconazole (25.2%) was most commonly prescribed drug followed by Fluconazole (14%) and Clotrimazole (14%). Among the Antihistamine drug class, Levocetrizine (76.2%) was most commonly prescribed followed by Hydroxyzine (12.2%). The drug Prednisolone (26.4%) was most commonly prescribed among Corticosteroids, followed by Mometasone furoate (23.6%) and Hydroquinone (13.1%). Periodic evaluation of the prescribing pattern of the drugs can improve the quality of prescriptions. It is the responsibility of the clinical pharmacist to perform the drug utilization studies in order to know the drug prescribing patterns and also to know the prevalent disease conditions at a particular point of time. Clinical pharmacist should create awareness regarding the personal and community hygiene which would result in the prevention of dermatological diseases.
A review on current therapies and its problems in smoking cessation
Authors: Aravind S R  , Jawahar N  , Senthil V
Published: July 2020

Smoking is likely the most preventable reason for ailments and premature death in the world. In 2010 it was estimated that approximately there are 120 million smokers in India. Around 70% of tobacco smokers are willing to stop, yet just 2-3% prevail with regards to doing so for all time every year. The first line pharmacotherapies normally used for smoking cessation include Nicotine substitution products (gum, transdermal patch, nasal spray, inhaler, and lozenge), varenicline and bupropion. Non-pharmacological therapies such as patient education, Counselling when used by physicians along with pharmacotherapies are found to increase the cessation rates by two folds within a single year. Blend pharmacotherapies are expanding the smoking restraint rates and furthermore lessens the withdrawal manifestations and are demonstrated to be as powerful as monotherapies. Physicians assume a significant job in the smoking discontinuance process. Significant rates of quitting smoking are accomplished when non-pharmacologic help is joined with pharmacological interventions. New treatment options such as nicotine vaccines are found to have better therapeutic effects and abstinence rates on smokers compared to other pharmacotherapies available. This review article deals with the available therapies (pharmacological and non-pharmacological) for smoking cessation along with the limitations and adverse effects associated with different pharmaceutical formulations.