bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Birth defects in Tarnaveni area, Romania – preliminary study results
Authors: Mihaileanu Razvan , Neamtiu Iulia Adina , Bloom Michael , Stamatian Florin
Published: December 2018

Background and aims. In the development of any human body, defects may occur, resulting in the occurrence of congenital malformations, also referred to as birth defects. The aim of this preliminary study was to assess the prevalence of birth defects registered during a period of 5 years in Tarnaveni area. As Tarnaveni is located in close proximity to a former chemical plant, a recognized hazardous waste site, we conducted this pilot study to assess the prevalence of birth defects, in order to evaluate the need for a more comprehensive investigation of a potential relation between the exposure to toxic metals contaminating the environmental media as a result of the past industrial activities, and the prevalence of the birth defects in this area.Methods. We abstracted birth information (gestational age at delivery (GA), birth weight (BW), birth length (BL), head circumference (HC), and major structural birth defects), from medical records at “Dr. Gheorghe Marinescu“ Tarnaveni Municipal Hospital, of the 2010-2014 period. We expressed BW as Z-scores relative to expected mean values at each gestational age for a reference population, calculated the ponderal index, and determined the 5 years birth defects prevalence among live births during the study interval.Results. The 5 years (2010-2014) prevalence of birth defects, was 3.3% (95% confidence interval (CI): 2.47, 4.09). There were n = 163 (8.7%) preterm deliveries (less than 37 weeks of gestation at delivery), mean birth weight was 3108.3 g (standard deviation (SD) = 517.1), ranging from 450–4600 g, and n = 187 (10%) were low birth weight (LBW) (less than 2500 g). The ponderal index was 2.2 g/cm3 on average (SD = 0.5), with range 1.2–20.7 g/cm3.Conclusions. While preliminary, our data show a 5 years (2010-2014) prevalence of major structural birth defects among newborns from Tarnaveni area of 3.3%. These pilot results indicate the need for a more comprehensive investigation of a potential relation between the exposure to toxic metals contaminating the environmental media as a result of the past industrial activities and the prevalence of the birth defects in Tarnaveni area.
Mandat Pekerja Sosial untuk Melakukan Advokasi dalam Memberikan Perlindungan terhadap Tenaga Kerja Indonesia
Authors: Puspita Sari Shelly
Published: December 2018

Abstract. There are potential social problems facing Indonesian Workers, ranging from violence in the workplace, unpaid wages and etc. The role of state is to guarantee safety and legal protection from various crimes threatening labor’ life and survival.Social protection can be defined as any form of public policy and intervention undertaken to respond to various risks, vulnerabilities and tribulations, whether physical, economic, or social, especially those experienced by those living in poverty. But unfortunately, the government’s attention is still considered less than the aspect of its implementation. Therefore, the article argues on the important of role of social workers in a form of advocacy in providing protection for Indonesian workers. Abstrak. Masih banyaknya potensi permasalahan sosial yang dialami oleh Tenaga kerja Indonesia, yaitu mulai dari kekerasan di tempat kerja, tidak diberikan upah dan masih banyak lagi. Di mana seharusnya diberi perlindungan hukum oleh negara dan dijamin keselamatannya dari berbagai tindak kejahatan yang mengancam keberlangsungan hidup dan nyawanya. Sehingga dibutuhkan adanya perlindungan sosial. Perlindungan sosial dapat didefinisikan sebagai segala bentuk kebijakan dan intervensi publik yang dilakukan untuk merespon beragam resiko, kerentanan dan kesengsaraan, baik yang bersifat fisik, ekonomi, maupun sosial, terutama yang dialami oleh mereka yang hidup dalam kemiskinan. Namun sayang, perhatian pemerintah masih dianggap kurang dari aspek implementasinya. Karena itu, penting adanya peran dari pekerja sosial yaitu berupa advokasi dalam memberikan perlindungan terhadap tenaga kerja Indonesia.
Amyloid Heart Disease
Authors: Nemshah Yaser ,   Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA,   King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Clavijo Alex ,   Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, Sharma Gyanendra ,   Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA
Published: December 2018

Cardiac amyloidosis is a group of disorders that develop secondary to the deposition of misfolded proteins in the heart. It can occur in isolation or as part of a systemic disease and can be inherited or acquired. Amyloid light chain (AL) and amyloid transthyretin (ATTR) are the two main forms of amyloid proteins that can infiltrate the heart. With the increased use of advanced imaging techniques and protocols, the recognition and diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis, especially ATTR, has become easier. New therapies intended to improve survival and quality of life in patients with cardiac amyloidosis are emerging. This article provides an up-to-date review of cardiac amyloidosis.
Эффективность действия звуковых отпугивателей для контроля численности грачей (Corvus frugilegus L.) в условиях Кулундинской степи (Алтайский край)
Authors: Matsyura A. V. , Shapetko E. V.
Published: December 2018

We performed field study of Rooks' repellence by sonic repellent within 2016-2017 in Kulunda Steppe (Altai Krai). We studied the impact of sonic device equipped with alarm/stress Rooks calls and evaluated degree of bird response towards them. We suggested that use of specie-specific stress or alarm calls with high degree of domestic relevance scare birds even from the roosting and feeding habitats.
Impact of Economic Situation on Availability of Secondary Education in Indonesia
Authors: Remi Sutyastie S. , Kharisma Bayu
Published: December 2018

Introduction. School transition is important as a benchmark for education progress in many developing countries, including Indonesia. Moreover, the school transition has been identified as a crucial turning point in school progress in Indonesia. The purpose of the article is to analyze the role of income, gender against the school transition in Indonesia.
Materials and Methods. Methods in this research were conducted in two phases, fixed effect and conditional logit. The data used are from the Indonesian Family Life Survey and to capture the occurrence of several events in Indonesia with the risk associated with economic crisis in Indonesia against school transition.
Results. A sharp permanent income decrease shock will have a larger effect upon parental investment than one realized later in the child’s lifetime and the effect of permanent household income shocks is significant and decreases in older childhood, as predicted by the permanent income hypothesis. When household income is faced with shocks constraint conditions of loans and credit market imperfections, girls tend to be used as a coping strategy to support private consumption in doing consumption smoothing, especially transition from primary to junior secondary education.
Discussion and Conclusion. Permanent income have long-term consequences of the decision-making process in the school transition. Girls experienced an increase in continuing education, especially at higher levels. Furthermore, when household income is faced with shocks constraint conditions of loans and credit market imperfections, girls tend to be used as a coping strategy to support private consumption in doing consumption smoothing.
Keywords: complete secondary education, role of income, gender, fixed effect, conditional logit, school transition
Readiness of Teaching Staff to Ensure Personality Safety in Innovative Educational Environment
Authors: Podymova Lyudmila S. , Podymov Nikolay A. , Alisov Evgeniy A.
Published: December 2018

Introduction. This article considers a complex problem of personal safety in educational relations in course of implementation of pedagogical innovations. The personal safety demanded by science in this century as pedagogical phenomenon was designated to provide training of teaching staff in qualitatively other formats answering to realities of modern vital space. The innovative educational environment needs the optimum indicators of safety corresponding to objective conditions of development of the personality. The general characteristic of teaching staff readiness for personality safety in the innovative educational environment given on the basis of a complex of allocated indicators is especially relevant. The purpose of the article is to determine the readiness degree of teaching staff for personal security in the innovative educational environme nt.
Materials and Methods. The complex of indicators of teaching staff readiness is estimated with the use of theoretical (idealization, abstraction, deductions, induction), and empirical (a pedagogical experiment, testing, selective direct observation, an experimental pedagogical conversation, questionnaire, professional and creative tasks, the statistical analysis of pedagogical information) methods. Materials and methods are demanded in the context of integration of the signs defining safety of the personality and significant parameters of innovation of the educational environment.
Results. The general level of teaching staff readiness for personal safety in the innovative educational environment can’t be estimated as sufficient. The special attention is required to the work associated with formation of teaching staff readiness to take risk in the course of implementation of pedagogical innovations; also the low level of self-esteem and self-acceptance, sensitiv ity to themselves cause concern. This research expanded representations about personal safety in the innovative educational environment as to the system of the conditions providing openness of subjects of education to culture, innovations, situations of the uncertain future and also security and optimality of int eraction with the world around.
Discussion and Conclusion. The target reference points of training teaching staff for evidence-based process of ensuring personality safety in the innovative educational environment are designated. The results of the study are of interest to scientific and pedagogical community, the practicing teachers, administrative employees of the educational organizations and future teachers.

Keywords: safety, security, danger, threat, risk, readiness, innovation, educational environment
Orthorexia nervosa: A behavioral complex or a psychological condition?
Authors: Strahler Jana , Hermann Andrea , Walter Bertram , Stark Rudolf
Published: December 2018

Background and aims

Numerous studies have provided evidence for orthorexia nervosa (ON), an eating pattern characterized by an almost manic obsession for and fixation on healthy eating, to be of epidemiological relevance. However, there is scientific debate on whether it is merely a behavioral or lifestyle phenomenon as compared to a mental disorder. Aim of this cross-sectional study was to explore whether ON is of epidemiological and clinical relevance, and whether ON can be distinguished from other mental health disorders and healthy lifestyle features.

Methods

An online survey including a measure of orthorexic behaviors [Duesseldorf Orthorexia Scale (DOS)], well-being and distress, eating behaviors, pathological eating, anxiety and depression, addictive behaviors, obsessive–compulsive symptoms, personality, and health behaviors was completed by 713 subjects (79.8% women, 18–75 years, median age: 25 years).

Results

Twenty-seven subjects (3.8%, 21 women) showed significant orthorexic eating (DOS ≥ 30). ON cases reported lower well-being, lower satisfaction with life, and higher current stress levels than non-ON cases. The highest percentage of variation in ON was explained by pathological eating (R2 = .380), followed by eating style, Mediterranean diet, compulsive symptoms, and subjective social status. Importantly, ON provided hardly any additional predictive value for well-being when also considering pathological eating.

Discussion and conclusions

Our data confirmed the epidemiological and clinical relevance of orthorexic behaviors, but the strong conceptual overlap with other mental health problems and pathological eating raise initial doubts as to whether ON is a distinct mental health disorder category. This co-occurrence, unique symptoms, and underlying processes need further exploration by comparing ON cases with patients with other mental disorders.
A gyermekkori alsó légúti idegentest-aspiráció diagnosztikája a klinikai gyakorlatban
Authors: Hajnal Dániel , Kovács Tamás
Published: December 2018

Abstract:

Introduction and aim: Rigid bronchoscopic foreign body removal is the gold standard procedure for foreign body aspiration. We have analysed our results of bronchoscopies and the accuracy of diagnosis among the paediatric population in Southeast Hungary. Method: A retrospective study of children admitted because of suspected solid foreign body aspiration between 2006 and 2017 was performed. Results: From among 220 admitted patients, 86 were suspected of solid particle aspiration. Presenting history was certain in 68.6% (n = 59/86). Sudden choking-like symptoms were present in 61/86 patients (70.9%), coughing in 81/86 patients (94.2%). Thoracic auscultation was positive in 67/86 cases (77.9%), chest X-ray in 75/86 patients (87.2%), while fluoroscopy only in 12/75 cases (16%). 92 bronchoscopies in 86 patients were performed. In 57 bronchoscopies, solid foreign body was found (66.2%) and the removal was successful in 56 cases. Thoracic auscultation was negative in patients with foreign body only in 6/57 cases (10.5%). In the same group, chest X-ray was negative in 33/57 cases (57.9%) and fluoroscopy was positive only in 12/57 patients (21.1%). Pneumonia or prolonged bronchitis was present in 4/86 patients (4.6%). Severe bronchial bleeding occurred in 2/86 cases (2.3%). Mortality was 1.2%, a child with severe co-morbidity and chronic aspiration passed away. Bronchoscopy was negative in 29/86 patients (33.7%). Complications were significantly higher in chronic cases than in the acute ones. Conclusion: Rigid bronchoscopy is indicated if solid foreign body aspiration is suspected and positive anamnesis, typical symptoms (coughing, choking) or positive chest auscultations are present. Diagnosis predominantly based on radiological finding is controversial due to the high possibility of false negative results. Early intervention within the first 24 hours is recommended to avoid complications. Orv Hetil. 2018; 159(51): 2162–2166.
A táplálkozással kapcsolatos attitűdök, magatartás és információkeresés vizsgálata és összefüggése szociodemográfiai és pszichológiai változókkal serdülők körében
Authors: Szabó Katalin , Pikó Bettina
Published: December 2018

Abstract:

Introduction: Nutrition is one of the key factors in health maintainance. So developing appropriate eating habits is very important in adolescence. Dietary behaviour may be influenced by certain aspects of personality, e.g., self-efficacy, optimism/pessimism and self-control. Aim: We explored adolescents’ eating behaviour, attitudes, and information seeking, and their relationship with psychological and sociodemographic factors. Method: Participants were high school students (n = 277; 54% boys; mean age: 16 years; SD = 1.25). Our self-administered questionnaire contained items on sociodemographics, eating behaviour and attitudes, and information-seeking as well as three psychological scales. Results: We explored the main factors of behaviour (health-conscious, nonconscious, raw-based), attitudes (rejecting, ambivalent and accepting), and information-seeking (lay, professional, Internet) using factor analysis. Correlation analyses revealed adolescents’ nutrition-related behaviour and attitudes were rather health-conscious, but rejecting and ambivalence in their behaviour and attitudes appeared as well. Self-efficacy, self-control and optimism played a role not only in developing health-conscious behaviour and accepting attitude but also in avoiding the nonconscious behaviour and rejecting attitude. Health-conscious behaviour was associated with higher socioeconomic status and parents’ schooling but less with gender. Information-seeking was partly influenced by certain sociodemographics: professional resources were preferred by girls, students from grammar schools, and those with better school achievement. Conclusions: Our data draw attention to the extraordinary importance of mapping adolescent dietary habits; not only their behaviours but also attitudes and information-seeking. This life period is significant in terms of childhood nutrional socialization since youth’s decisions become more and more autonomous in this field as well. Orv Hetil. 2018; 159(51): 2183–2192.
Enhancing Chromium Phytostabilization Using Chelator (Agrobacterium sp. I26 and Manure) to Support Growth and Quality of Rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Authors: Utari Riani Dwi , Masykuri Mohammad , Rosariastuti Retno
Published: December 2018

There are many of rice field which is located near the industrial area. The industrial waste contains heavy metals (chromium) which will cause contamination of rice if the waste isn’t treated properly. The used of chemical fertilizers can cause chromium contamination. It needs an effort to do remediation, such as using phytostabilization mechanism. This research aimed to determine the role of chelator in chromium phytostabilization and its influence on the growth and quality of rice. The study was conducted in Waru village, Karanganyar in May to October 2018.  This research was factorial design used completely randomized block design with two factors, namely chemical fertilizers and chelator (Agrobacterium sp. I26, and manure). The parameters observed are chromium content and uptake by plant tissues (roots, shoot and rice), plant height and a number of clumps. Research output was without chemical fertilizer-chelator Agrobacterium sp. I26 that can increase the chromium uptake in roots as big as 95.38 %, increased up to 10 %  in the shoot and decreased up to 92.38 % in rice compared to control. Application of Agrobacterium sp. I26 can be recommended to produce good quality and quantity of rice (good growth and free from harmful pollutants such as chromium metal).
Local Air and Soil Temperature Modeling Using Himawari 8 Satellite Imagery
Authors: Fauzan Adhia Azhar , Komariah Komariah , Sumani Sumani , Ariyanto Dwi Priyo , Wiyoso Tuban
Published: December 2018

Himawari 8 satellite image, which was launched in October 2014 and began the operational in July 2015, serves to identify and track the phenomenon of rapid changes in weather. The purpose of this research was to determine the model of local air and soil temperatures using Himawari 8 satellite image. Local air and soil temperatures information was collected from the Climatology Station of Semarang district, Central Java, Indonesia. Interpretation of the Himawari 8 satellite image was performed, as well as the statistical tests of correlation and regression, according to the sun's pseudo motion. Pair correlation and regression analysis on satellite image with air temperature; and air temperature with soil temperature (bare and grass). The results showed the satellite imagery of Himawari 8 could predict the air and soil temperatures, especially bare soil. In specific, the accuracies were higher on soil temperature at 0 (surface) and 5 cm depth. But each period produced vary accuracy, due to many weather elements had may affect the air and soil temperatures.
Shifting the paradigm in outreach to under-represented groups
Authors: Okafor Ike , Phillips Lauren
Published: December 2018

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. The Community of Support (COS) is a longitudinal and collaborative initiative that enables students who are Indigenous, Black, Filipino, economically disadvantaged, or who self-identify with having a disability to join and receive support at any stage of their medical school journey. The goal of COS is to increase diversity in the fields of research and medicine, as a diverse physician taskforce is essential to meeting the needs of Canada's patient population. Our program supports students at various points in their academic careers, beginning from first year of undergrad to end of PhD and into the workforce. We offer a variety of support systems that aim to address gaps and empower students. Our three-pronged approach provides COS members with support at the levels of i) admissions information, ii) mentorship and experiential opportunities, and iii) application support (including MCAT prep). Over the past 3 years, we have grown to include over 1,100 participants at various stages of their medical school journeys, from first year undergraduate students to university graduates from institution across Canada. As a result, in just three years, we have supported over 80 students with successful admissions to medical school, and alumni from CoS are now represented in 11/15 Canada's medical schools, with a growing number of US schools, such as Yale University, George Washington, Michigan State and Wayne State.
BLOOD PLATELETS AS ACTIVATORS AND REGULATORS OF INFLAMMATORY AND IMMUNE REACTIONS. PART 1. BASIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PLATELETS AS INFLAMMATORY CELLS
Authors: Serebryanaya N. B. , Shanin S. N. , Fomicheva E. E. , Yakutseni P. P.
Published: December 2018

Platelets are the smallest blood cells, and yet their total volume and surface area exceed those of all types of leukocytes combined. Platelets are produced by the bone marrow megakaryocytes and megakaryocytes in the lung microvessels. Approximately 50% of all platelets are produced in the lungs, which makes it possible to characterize them as the main site for the production of platelets. In small circuit of blood circulation, there are approximately 30% more platelets than in large circuit. This “excess” of platelets is necessary for the stabilization of the endothelial barrier of the lung vessels regulated by the platelet mediator sphingosine-1-phosphate, a regulator of tight junctions of endothelial cells. The circulating platelets have an amazing ability to “bud” new pro- and pre-platelets, giving rise to new platelets. The removal of platelets from circulation proceeds via their phagocytosis by spleen macrophages (if platelets are covered with IgG or are bound to immune complexes), or Kupffer liver cells and hepatocytes (if platelets have incomplete glycans or desialated proteins). In homeostatic conditions, most of the platelets are removed in liver. Platelet clearance in bacterial infections and sepsis is accelerated because of the activity of bacterial sialidases. Recognition of desialized platelet structures is carried out by the liver cells through the Asgr receptor. Despite DNA absence, the platelets are able to synthesize proteins at mRNAs that are present in majority of platelets. Activation of platelets leads to aggregation and exocytosis of the granule contents, and production of immunomodulating molecules. However, activation of platelets may be incomplete and has various consequences. In a non-classical activation model, platelets can release microparticles that contain about 600 different proteins. About 75% of microparticles in the blood of healthy donors are derived from platelets. Like as immune system cells, platelets are activated by numerous endogenous ligands (alarms), including ADP and ATP, which bind to purinergic receptors P2Y1, P2Y12 andP2X1. Platelets accumulate and retain 99% of the serotonin stored in the body. The platelets contribute to induction of inflammation by releasing proinflammatory cytokines, chemokines, and lipid mediators. In addition, platelets are the source of enzymes that accomplish the capacities of neutrophils and endothelium for production of anti-inflammatory lipid mediators that contribute to tissue repair following acute phase of inflammation.
Apatinib for Advanced Osteosarcoma after Failure of Standard Multimodal Therapy: An Open Label Phase II Clinical Trial
Authors: Xie Lu , Xu Jie , Sun Xin , Tang Xiaodong , Yan Taiqiang , Yang Rongli , Guo Wei
Published: December 2018

Background

Antiangiogenesis tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have been shown to prolong progression-free survival (PFS) in advanced osteosarcoma. Methylsulfonic apatinib is a TKI that specifically inhibits vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2. We aim to assess apatinib in patients with advanced high-grade osteosarcoma progressing upon chemotherapy.

Materials and Methods

This phase II trial was conducted at Peking University People's Hospital. We enrolled participants (≥16 years of age) with progressive relapsed or unresectable osteosarcoma. Participants received 750 mg or 500 mg of apatinib according to body surface area once daily until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. The primary endpoint was objective response rate and PFS at 4 months.

Results

A total of 37 participants were finally included into the analysis. Until final follow-up, the objective response rate (complete response + partial response) was 43.24% (16/37). The 4-month PFS rate was 56.76% (95% confidence interval [CI], 39.43%–70.84%). Median PFS and overall survival were 4.50 (95% CI, 3.47–6.27) and 9.87 (95% CI 7.97–18.93) months, respectively. Toxic effects led to dose reductions or interruptions in a total of 25 of 37 (67.57%) patients. The most common grade 3–4 adverse events were pneumothorax in six (16.22%) patients, wound dehiscence in four (10.81%), proteinuria in three (8.11%), diarrhea in three (8.11%), and palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome in three (8.11%). No other serious adverse events were reported during the trial. There were no treatment-related deaths.

Conclusion

Apatinib is a sensitive drug for advanced osteosarcoma with a high response rate after failure of chemotherapy, with similar duration of response compared to other TKIs.
Musical roads: design, construction and potential economic and safety benefits
Authors: Zhou Man , Huang Dongqi , Hu Yaqing , Zhou Lingyu , An Lin
Published: December 2018

There are more than 30 stretches of road in the world (mostly in Japan) that use rumble strips to create musical notes as cars drive along them. This paper discusses the three main structural forms and construction methods used to create the musical effect. Beyond their economic value as a tourist attraction, some ‘musical roads’ have been used in dangerous stretches to discourage speeding, with the melody providing a warning or only being recognisable at a safe speed.
Projecting ESRD Incidence and Prevalence in the United States through 2030
Authors: McCullough Keith P. , Morgenstern Hal , Saran Rajiv , Herman William H. , Robinson Bruce M.
Published: December 2018

Background

Population rates of obesity, hypertension, diabetes, age, and race can be used in simulation models to develop projections of ESRD incidence and prevalence. Such projections can inform long-range planning for ESRD resources needs.

Methods

We used an open compartmental simulation model to estimate the incidence and prevalence of ESRD in the United States through 2030 on the basis of wide-ranging projections of population obesity and ESRD death rates. Population trends in age, race, hypertension, and diabetes were on the basis of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the US Census.

Results

The increase in ESRD incidence rates within age and race groups has leveled off and/or declined in recent years, but our model indicates that population changes in age and race distribution, obesity and diabetes prevalence, and ESRD survival will result in a 11%–18% increase in the crude incidence rate from 2015 to 2030. This incidence trend along with reductions in ESRD mortality will increase the number of patients with ESRD by 29%–68% during the same period to between 971,000 and 1,259,000 in 2030.

Conclusions

The burden of ESRD will increase in the United States population through 2030 due to demographic, clinical, and lifestyle shifts in the population and improvements in RRT. Planning for ESRD resource allocation should allow for substantial continued growth in the population of patients with ESRD. Future interventions should be directed to preventing the progression of CKD to kidney failure.
Előszó
Authors: Varga László
Published: December 2018

Egy új, interdiszciplináris tudomány van a láthatáron, ami a gyermekkori neurológia kutatási eredményeinek, a gyermekkori idegélettan elméletének és a kisgyermekkor pedagógiájának – közelmúltban felerősödött – párbeszédéből született. Az unikális jellegű témával foglalkozó kutatók a kisgyermekkorról folytatott hazai és nemzetközi tudományos diskurzusok és innovációk ismeretében válaszokat keresnek a kisgyermekkori neurológiai kutatási eredmények pedagógiai hasznosításának lehetőségeire. A különböző tudományok képviselői együtt kutatják a varázslatos gyermeki elmét, annak fejlődését és az abba való beavatkozás felelősségét, jó szándékú lehetőségeit és átgondolt módját. A kisgyermekkori elme egy világra nyíló ablak, a soha vissza nem térő lehetőségek ablaka. Gyermekneurológus, neveléstudományi kutató, pszichológus és gyakorló pedagógus azon dolgozik, hogy – a párbeszédből, a közös gondolkodásból és kutatásból – újabb pedagógiai elméletek, innovációk szülessenek, megtámogatva a neurológia és a pedagógia közös tőről fakadó új tudományának fejlődését.
ANÁLISE EPISTEMOLÓGICA DA PRODUÇÃO ACADÊMICA SOBRE EDUCAÇÃO AMBIENTAL: A PERSPECTIVA CRÍTICA
Authors: Magalhães Solange MArtins Oliveira
Published: December 2018

Neste artigo reaproxima-se epistemologia e teoria do conhecimento na análise da produção acadêmica sobre Educação Ambiental. Constrói-se os conceitos de epistemologia da prática e da práxis, para sustentar a defesa da práxis, a partir do método materialista histórico dialético, como aporte teórico necessário para se alcançar uma Educação Ambiental Crítica e Emancipatória. Analisa-se um recorte da produção acadêmica sobre Educação Ambiental, período 2009-2014, buscando identificar e compreender o como a escolha epistemológica dos pesquisadores estão associadas a opções hegemônicas ou contra hegemônicas, o que altera objetivos frente a premente necessidade de superação da grave crise socioambiental.
ENTREVISTA COM NÉLIO BIZZO
Authors: Malacarne Vilmar , Garcia Paulo Sergio , Bizzo Nelio
Published: December 2018

Entrevista com Nelio Bizzo para o dossiê Ensino de Ciências
A ORIENTAÇÃO DA AÇÃO NO CONTEXTO DE TEORIA DE P. YA. GALPERIN COMO CONSTRUCTO DA PESQUISA EDUCACIONAL EM CIÊNCIAS: PERSPECTIVAS A PARTIR DO ESTADO DA QUESTÃO.
Authors: Façanha Alessandro Augusto Barros , Nuñez Isauro Beltrán
Published: December 2018

Este estudo investiga o estado da questão relacionado ao conhecimento científico produzido sobre o conceito de Orientação da Ação de P. Ya. Galperin com o propósito de sua revisão como objeto de investigação e constructo de pesquisa na perspectiva do campo teórico do ensino das Ciências e seus desdobramentos. Foi realizada uma revisão do estado da questão que envolve a orientação da ação a partir de seu campo conceitual, epistemológico e metodológico a partir do levantamento de dados e produções em bases indexadas, eventos de natureza científica e bancos de dissertações e teses a fim de delimitar a natureza da produção de conhecimento na última década e sua potencialidade enquanto objeto de pesquisa e conhecimento no contexto das ciências naturais. O resultado expõe um recorte do atual estado da questão que envolve as produções do conhecimento em torno da orientação da ação no contexto do ensino das ciências cujos dados correlacionam o objeto em função de categorias que derivam da teoria da atividade, da perspectiva histórico-cultural, do desenvolvimento de habilidades cognitivas e assimilação de conceitos, demonstrando que a orientação da ação é um objeto presente em diversas linhas de investigação relativas ao ensino das Ciências.
CONTANDO HISTÓRIAS NO ENSINO MÉDIO: ESTRATÉGIA PARA ESTÍMULO À APRENDIZAGEM MATEMÁTICA
Authors: Jesus Flavio Pereira de , Rodrigues Ana Libania Alves , Pereira Márcia Regina Santana
Published: December 2018

O ato de contar histórias, muito empregado na Educação Infantil e nos anos iniciais do Ensino Fundamental, traz uma série de benefícios aos estudantes. Aqueles que, sistematicamente, participam desta prática são apresentados a novas realidades e novos mundos de representação, o que pode significar um relevante ganho na aprendizagem. Teria esta prática similar benefício para os estudantes de Ensino Médio? Este questionamento motivou o desenvolvimento da experiência Contando histórias no Ensino Médio: estratégia para estímulo à aprendizagem matemática, relatada neste texto. Diferentemente da Educação Infantil e do Ensino Fundamental, a narração de histórias no Ensino Médio deve ter abordagem diferenciada, com adaptações em relação às narrativas direcionadas aos pequenos estudantes. Neste trabalho, o objetivo das histórias em sala de aula foi atrair a atenção do estudante secundarista e, a partir disso, iniciar tópicos de Matemática, servindo como motivação inicial. Devido à escassez de bibliografia de narração de histórias para adolescentes, este pesquisador buscou narrativas, inclusive com familiares, que tivessem relação com o conteúdo a ser abordado e com o dia a dia do estudante, valendo-se do esforço para alterações que pudessem contribuir com o êxito da prática. Após a observação sistematizada dos resultados da narração de histórias para adolescentes, verificou-se maior envolvimento dos estudantes nas aulas de Matemática, o que refletiu, inclusive, na melhoria das notas das avaliações aplicadas posteriormente.
APRESENTAÇÃO
Authors: Malacarne Vilmar , Strieder Dulce Maria , Garcia Paulo Sérgio
Published: December 2018

Apresentação do Dossiê
Akut Gastrik Dilatasyonda Erken Müdahale Hayat Kurtarır
Authors: BALTA Sena , ÖZAY Başak , YAVUZ Mehmet Ali , BALIKÇI Kemal Can , AKÇORA Bülent
Published: December 2018

Akut gastrik dilatasyon, mekanik obstrüksiyon olmamasına rağmen midede hipotonisite ve aşırı gerilme ile seyreden tanı ve müdehalede geç kalınması halinde oldukça mortal seyredebilen bir patolojidir. Perforasyon varlığında acil cerrahi girişim mortaliteyi azaltır. 14 yaşında kız hasta iftar yaptıktan sonra meydana gelen karın ağrısı, şişkinlik, kusma şikayetleri ile başvurdu. Fizik muayenede genel durum orta, batın distandü, tüm kadranlarda palpasyonla hassasiyet mevcuttu. Çekilen ayakta direk batın grafisinde dilate mide imajı görüldü. Hastaya nazogastrik takılarak mide dekompresyonu yapıldı. Takiplerinde klinik iyileşme gözlenen hasta tam iyilik hali ile taburcu edildi. Akut gastrik dilatasyon çok nadir görülen ve mortal olabilen bir patolojidir. Bu nedenle erken tanı önemlidir. Perforasyon olmayan vakalarda gastrik dekompresyon oldukça faydalıdır.
Why the current Peak in Populism in the US and Europe? Populism as a Deviation in the Median Voter Theorem
Authors: Figueira Filipa
Published: December 2018

The current surge of populism in Europe and the United States calls for further analysis using public choice tools. In this article, populism is modelled as a deviation from the normal state of the median voter theorem. This study adds to the public choice literature by proposing a model of populism which is suited, not only to left-wing populism, but also to other forms of populism prevalent in Europe and the United States today. It is argued that, due to changes in the assumptions underpinning the median voter theorem, the operation of the model can be modified, and as a result surges of populism occur. Those assumptions concern: the political spectrum; the distribution of ideological preferences; sociological, psychological and historical factors; political party competition; and extreme political preferences. It is shown that the current peak of populism in Europe and the United States can be explained through a simultaneous change in all of these aspects, leading to a “perfect storm” of populism.
AS CONCEPÇÕES DOS AGENTES DE EDUCAÇÃO INCLUSIVA SOBRE O PROCESSO DE INCLUSÃO ESCOLAR
Authors: Vanini Jacyara de Oliveira , Slesaczek Tatiani de Oliveira , Chesani Fabiola
Published: December 2018

O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar as concepções dos agentes de educação inclusiva no processo de inclusão escolar dos alunos com deficiência física e intelectual nas escolas de ensino regular de um município da região do Vale do Itajaí. Trata-se de uma pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa, exploratória e de campo.  A técnica de coleta de dados foi realizada por meio de uma entrevista semiestruturada. Os dados foram examinados pela análise do conteúdo. Participaram do estudo 80 agentes de educação inclusiva. As categorias apontadas pelas educadoras relacionam-se a: inclusão de todos, Inclusão longe do ideal e do real, falta de recursos humanos e estrutura física para inclusão. As dificuldades existem e não são poucas, a inclusão não é apenas fazer com que o aluno esteja situado dentro de uma sala regular.
MAPAS DE PROBABILIDADES PARA O TRIMESTRE CHUVOSO NO ESTADO DA PARAÍBA
Authors: Medeiros Elias Silva de , Olinda Ricardo Alves de
Published: December 2018

O Estado da Paraíba possui um clima caracterizado pela irregularidade espacial e temporal da precipitação, o que ocasiona desastres climáticos. Sabe-se também que, o comportamento da precipitação no Estado da Paraíba é bastante oscilante entre as microrregiões. Assim, para analisar este comportamento foi proposto neste trabalho um estudo no qual se pretende investigar a dinâmica das variáveis regionalizadas. Para isso, foram utilizadas duas técnicas fundamentais que fazem parte da metodologia geoestatística, o semivariograma e a krigagem. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo mapear as microrregiões do Estado quanto à precipitação pluvial durante o Trimestre Chuvoso utilizando-se uma abordagem geoestatística, buscando assim, identificar quais dessas microrregiões estão em risco devido ao baixo índice pluviométrico. Por meio do mapa de probabilidade, observou-se que as microrregiões Cariri/Curimataú, Agreste e Brejo se encontram em risco, pois há uma alta probabilidade do nível pluviométrico mediano durante o Trimestre Chuvoso (Fevereiro, Março e Abril) estar entre 50 e 100 mm.
CONTAGEM DE BACTÉRIAS LÁTICAS VIÁVEIS EM LEITES FERMENTADOS
Authors: Oliveira Ester de Almeida Machado , Soldi Caroline Luise , Caveião Cristiano , Sales Willian Barbosa
Published: December 2018

O leite fermentado é um alimento funcional, que fornece benefícios por meio das culturas probióticas. Objetivou-se verificar quantidade de micro-organismos viáveis e a temperatura de comercialização das bebidas láticas (leites fermentados) de um supermercado da cidade de Curitiba-PR e comparar se estavam de acordo com a Instrução Normativa nº 46 de 23 de outubro de 2007 do Ministério de Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento (MAPA). As temperaturas foram aferidas no momento da aquisição dos produtos e logo em seguida levados em caixa isotérmica para o Laboratório de Microbiologia. Foram realizadas diluições seriadas e semeadas em ágar Man Rogosa & Sharpe (MRS), e incubadas a 35±1ºC por 4 dias. Na sequência foi realizado Coloração de Gram, Teste de Catalase, e a contagem das bactérias láticas em UFC/ml (unidades formadoras de colônias por mililitro). Todas as 10 amostras analisadas estavam sendo comercializadas dentro da temperatura preconizada, esta variou entre os valores mínimo e máximo 2,9ºC e 7ºC, com média de ± 6,14ºC e desvio padrão de 1,635. Foram encontradas bactérias láticas viáveis com a média de 3,1 x 106 UFC/ml, que estavam dentro dos padrões estabelecidos pela Instrução Normativa nº46 de 23 de Outubro de 2007, do MAPA, de no mínimo 106 UFC/g e temperatura de comercialização não superior a 10ºC.
AVALIAÇÃO DO CRESCIMENTO DE BIOFILME DE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS, IN VITRO, EM LÚMEN DE CATETERES DE POLIURETANO
Authors: Oliveira Amanda Cristina de , Cruz Rayra Reithiele do Nascimento Ribeiro da , Carvalho Camilla Abud de , Dória Anelise Cristina Ozório Cesar , Lima Jhonatan S. Brandão de , Pessoa Rodrigo Savio , Khouri Sonia
Published: December 2018

Os Cateteres Venosos Centrais (CVC’s) são os dispositivos hospitalares que podem desenvolver biofilme bacteriano em sua superfície e na região intraluminal, horas após a sua instalação, devido às infecções que podem ser acometidas pelo cateter, sendo necessário o tratamento endoluminal do dispositivo por meio de métodos antimicrobianos eficazes. O estudo teve como objetivo induzir, “in vitro”, a formação de biofilme de Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 25922) utilizando um sistema que simulasse a circulação sanguínea e avaliar o efeito do plasma no tratamento do biofilme. Na metodologia foi utilizado um inóculo bacteriano, em caldo TSB, que permaneceu circulando em cateteres de poliuretano, ligados a uma bomba peristáltica durante 24 h. O material de poliuretano é retirado do sistema, fragmentado e tratado com plasma de 6 L/min de argônio e 4 L/min de ar nos tempos: 150, 300 e 600 segundos. Após tratamento, realizou-se a contagem das Unidades Formadoras de Colônias e análise morfológica da superfície do biofilme por Microscopia Eletrônica de Varredura. Após a incubação e leitura, observou-se redução de UFC/mL, de 99%, 99% e 100% nos tempos de 150, 300 e 600 segundos, respectivamente. Conclui-se, portanto, que o tratamento a plasma provocou efeitos bacteriostático e bactericida sob o micro-organismo estudado.
FILÊMON: LIBERTAÇÃO! BRASIL: ESCRAVIDÃO ANÁLOGA
Authors: Ferreira Joel Antonio
Published: December 2018

Em Filêmon, abordam-se questões tensas na literatura sagrada: a questão da escravidão e a proposta da Palavra de Deus, na busca da liberdade1. Com este Bilhete a Filêmon, veem-se como as primeiras comunidades ajudaram, na linha social, a criar uma identidade transformadora, e como, a partir da religião, portanto, da fé, aqueles grupos emergentes, junto a Paulo, entenderam-se como agentes de uma nova identidade. No Brasil, a libertação dos escravos nunca terminou. Após a Lei Áurea, nunca houve, totalmente, liberdade para todos. A escravidão análoga, aqui, neste momento, é um dos dados mais vergonhosos da história do Brasil.
PERFORMANCES CULTURAIS: O OLHO PELO QUAL ENXERGAMOS A NÓS MESMOS
Authors: Lima Costa José Carlos
Published: December 2018

O presente artigo busca debater sobre o conceito de performances culturais, no intuito de compreender a cultura como um espaço de reflexão sobre as práticas humanas. As performances posicionam os indivíduos que delas participam tanto como espectadores quanto como agentes de seus próprios processos sociais, pois, em seus movimentos reflexivos, deixam descobertas as estruturas da sociedade e da cultura. Vale ressaltar que a cultura está em constante movimento, ela é dinâmica e instável, e não deve ser encarada como algo fixo e imutável. São estas as perspectivas analisadas aqui, levando em consideração o recorte das performances culturais como um campo interdisciplinar.
ENTRE COPACABANA E MARQUÊS DE SAPUCAÍ: os rumos dos incentivos culturais no Rio de Janeiro
Authors: Campos Mauro Macedo , Marquezine Luiza Oliveira
Published: December 2018

Este artigo analisa o funcionamento da lei de incentivo cultural do estado do Rio de Janeiro, a partir dos projetos aprovados. Trata-se de uma política pública com um caráter híbrido e sem coordenação federativa, que conjuga os setores, público e privado, através de leis de incentivo fi scal. Além da lei federal há outras tantas nas diversas subunidades de governo. São legislações editadas com regras e padrões próprios. Este artigo busca, portanto, um entendimento sobre a relação dos produtores culturais com a lei de incentivo fi scal no estado do Rio de Janeiro e analisa o uso da legislação em relação à aprovação dos projetos culturais entre os anos de 2013 e 2016. O banco de dados dos projetos é construído a partir dos diversos editais e publicações nos diários ofi ciais, e conclui que os resultados apontam uma concentração dos recursos em poucos projetosculturais e sediados na capital do estado.Palavras-chave: Políticas culturais, leis de incentivo, subunidades de governo, concentração de recursos.
A ADMINISTRAÇÃO PÚBLICA SOCIETAL: um instrumento de controle e participação social
Authors: Silva Marcus Vinicius Gonçalves da , Peron Amanda Cristina Pasqualini , Zuba Marcio Eduardo , Meza Maria Lúcia Figueiredo Gomes de , Nascimento Décio Estevão do , Souza Marília de
Published: December 2018

Vislumbram-se em todo o mundo, nas últimas décadas, Estados pós-sociais, nos quais direitos fundamentais, como a liberdade, ganham signifi cado ampliado, mediante modelos de administração que proporcionam à sociedade formas de participação efetivas. É nesse contexto que se revela a Administração Pública Societal, apresentada como alternativa ao gerencialismo. Este trabalho, de natureza descritiva e baseado em pesquisa bibliográfi ca, tem por objetivo verificar a ocorrência, no Brasil, dessa forma peculiar de administração, defini-la e descrevê-la. Conclui que se trata de uma forma de gestão social que se funda em uma racionalidade substantiva e que permite o controle e a participaçãosociais e efetivos na Administração Pública, mas que ainda não está totalmente sedimentada no País.Palavras-chave: Administração Pública, Administração Societal, Gestão Social.
GUERRA CAMBIAL E COMPETITIVIDADE DO SETOR EXPORTADOR BRASILEIRO NO PERÍODO RECENTE: uma avaliação a partir da Teoria de Relações Internacionais (TRI)
Authors: Silva Guilherme Jonas Costa da , Silva Inês dos Santos
Published: December 2018

Este trabalho tem por objetivo discutir, à luz da experiência da economia brasileira, o fenômeno da guerra cambial no período recente. A hipótese do trabalho é que os principais parceiros comerciais do país desvalorizaram artifi cialmente suas moedas para atenuar os efeitos da crise do subprime. Para tanto, utiliza o método dos Vetores Auto-Regressivos (VAR) para testar a hipótese. Os resultados demonstraram que essa política foi utilizada pelos Estados Unidos e União Europeia no período recente. Ademais, a teoria das relações internacionais aponta uma saída para a questão, qual seja, que os países devem cooperar para que tenham vantagens no comércio internacional; caso contrário, as relações comerciais serão signifi cativamente reduzidas.Palavras-chave: Guerra Cambial, competitividade, exportações, relações internacionais, Brasil.
Ocena parametryczna jednostek naukowych w Polsce w roku 2017 w obszarze nauk humanistycznych i społecznych prowadzących badania naukowe i kształcenie akademickie w zakresie pedagogiki
Authors: Górniewicz Józef
Published: December 2018

W artykule przedstawiono wyniki oceny parametrycznej jednostek naukowych z obszaru badań pedagogicznych z roku 2017. Przybliżono zasady i parametry oceny i jej uwarunkowania. Tą problematyką zajmuje się naukometria – nowa dziedzina badań porównawczych w obszarze komunikacji naukowej. Ukazano nowe wskaźniki analizy dokumentów źródłowych. Zwieńczeniem analizy są wnioski istotne do modernizacji praktyki z zakresu polityki naukowej państwa oraz polityki poszczególnych jednostek organizacyjnych uczelni jak też instytutów badawczych.
Message from Editor
Authors: Bektas Cetin
Published: December 2018

Dear Readers,It is the great honor for us to publish seventh volume, third issue of Global Journal of Business,Economics and Management: Current Issues.