bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Perioperative care of the brachycephalic patient and surgical management of brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome
Authors: Woodlands Cathy
Published: December 2018

Over recent years many brachycephalic dog breeds have become more popular, i.e. French bulldogs, Pugs, Chihuahuas and British bulldogs. Due to the anatomical differences in these breeds compared with other normocephalic breeds presented in practice, more cases are requiring treatment for airway management. The most common airway issue connected to these breeds is brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome. This article discusses the presentation, surgery and perioperative nursing care for these patients.
Does the Feline Fort®reduce stress in feline inpatients within a veterinary surgery and is it any better than a cardboard box or no hideaway at all?
Authors: Dewhurst Helena , Reynolds Helen
Published: December 2018

Background:

Reducing stress experienced by hospitalised cats within a veterinary practice is important not only in welfare terms but also to reduce physiological responses that can interfere with diagnosis and recovery. Hideaways such as igloo beds, boxes or similar are anecdotally reported to reduce stress for cats in general, but limited research has been carried out within veterinary practice. The charity Cats Protection recently marketed the ‘Feline Fort’ for use in its adoption centres and suggested it may be also useful within veterinary practice.

Aim:

To compare the use of the Feline Fort to a disposable cardboard box, and also to assess whether having any hideaway at all reduced stress compared to having no hideaway at all within veterinary practice.

Methods:

21 cats were recruited from a veterinary practice with owner consent. Each cat was randomly allocated to groups where they were given either the Feline Fort (n=6), a cardboard box (n=7) or no hideaway at all (control group) (n=8). Cat stress was measured by scoring cats on an adapted ethogram based on one developed by Kessler and Turner (1997) .

Results:

Results showed that 50% (n=3) of the cats that were provided with the Feline Fort utilised the resource. However only five of the 13 cats (38%) provided with either hideaway utilised. There was no significant difference (Kruskal-Wallis test: H2 =0.28, p=0.868) between the choices of hideaways. In addition, statistical analysis suggested that the provision of a hideaway within this sample did not reduce stress in cats.

Conclusion:

Due to sample size and problems encountered with data collection the authors suggest repeating the research with an increased sample size before extrapolating the findings.
Haphazard pathways: Students’ perceptions of their routes to music study in higher education in the United Kingdom
Authors: Moir Zack , Stillie Bryden
Published: December 2018

This article reports on a qualitative study, which explored perceptions of fourteen first-year undergraduate music students in the United Kingdom regarding their secondary school music education as preparation for undertaking degree-level music study. The authors (both lecturers in popular music at a UK university) were motivated to undertake this research to explore issues of alignment between school music and music degrees in the United Kingdom and the pathways students constructed through this transition. Data pertain to three key areas: students’ perceptions of the extent that school music courses prepared them for university application, students’ descriptions of their extracurricular music activities, and areas that students would like to change about their secondary music courses. Findings suggest that all interviewees felt underprepared for university study by their secondary music courses, yet differences in perception exist between students who were accepted to ‘classical’ music degrees, and those who went on to study popular music.
Towards an understanding of how creativities shape songs and build culture
Authors: Halpin Danny
Published: December 2018

Creativity is now widely recognized as being an important factor in shaping culture. From songwriters to government ministers, many people seek to improve productivity by fostering creativity. However, among many of these social actors the nature of creativity is misunderstood, negatively affecting career opportunities, emotional well-being and quality of education. Through a case study and literature review, this article seeks to further the understanding of the influence of multiple creativities on popular music in the United Kingdom, demonstrating how musicians collaborate creatively and how researchers, educators and public officials all contribute to the domain, improving opportunities for artists and sharpening Britain’s competitive edge in a globalized world. It also concludes that creativity must not simply be seen as another source of capital above its uses for improving personal lives and ambitions.
Higher Ed Rocks: Don’t fret the small stuff
Authors: Wayman Davis Virginia
Published: December 2018

This article presents an account of the Modern Band Higher Education Fellowship – a week of professional development workshops for music teacher educators in the United States. The workshop focused on Modern Band instruments and curriculum, underpinned by Music as a Second Language pedagogy. Fellowship participants all took part in a gig at a local venue, performing on instruments with which they had varying degrees of familiarity – embracing the Modern Band ethos of participatory learning, approximation and curating a low-anxiety environment. Among key benefits of the workshop, the author notes improved aural skills, stronger orientation towards student-centred learning experiences and re-engaging with music-making for fun. Fellows returned to their colleges, committed to embedding Modern Band into their undergraduate syllabi. The author urges other music education professors to attend a Modern Band Higher Education Fellowship.
Popular music education: A white paper by the Association for Popular Music Education
Authors: Smith Gareth Dylan , Powell Bryan , Fish David Lee , Kornfeld Irwin , Reinhert Kat
Published: December 2018

In this white paper, board members of the Association for Popular Music Education set out practices, approaches and domains that account for popular music education as understood in the present moment in largely English-speaking contexts. Popular music education has come of age as a field, overlapping with fields including popular music studies, music education, music business, music technology and music production, community music, media studies, ethnomusicology and communication studies. Popular music education is diverse and inclusive. It also has deep commercial and industrial connections. It includes school teaching, music teacher education and Higher music education. Popular music education scholarship and practice are expanding. The authors invite responses to this white paper in order to engender discussion and curate a community of practitioners and scholars.
Book Reviews
Authors: Alexander Reed S. , Pendergast Seth , Campbell Patricia Shehan
Published: December 2018

Radicalism & Music: An Introduction to the Music Cultures of al-Qa’ida, Racist Skinheads, Christian-Affiliated Radicals, and Eco-Animal Rights Militants, Jonathan Pieslak (2015)

Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, viii, 338 pp.,

ISBN 978-0-81957-583-8, h/bk, $85; ISBN 978-0-81957-584-5, p/bk, $27.95; ISBN 978-0-81957-585-2 (e-book), $21.99

Engaging in Community Music: An Introduction, Lee Higgins and Lee Willingham (2017)

Routledge: New York, 191 pp.,

ISBN 978-1-13863-817-4, p/bk, $39.95

The Music Learning Profiles Project, Radio Cremata, Joesph M. Pignato, Bryan PowEll and Gareth D. Smith (2018)

New York: Routledge, 133 pp.,

ISBN 978-1-13863-595-1, h/bk, £45.00
La frecuencia del uso de internet como determinante de la vulnerabilidad entre la población sénior: Usuario habitual vs. no usuario habitual
Authors: Ávila-Rodríguez-de-Mier Belén , Martín-García Noemí
Published: December 2018

La ancianidad de la población unida a una mejor calidad de vida —envejecimiento activo— está convirtiendo a los sénior, por su volumen, su potencial de crecimiento y por su estabilidad financiera, en un nicho de mercado de alto interés comercial. De ahí que avanzar en el conocimiento del usuario habitual sénior de internet (UHSI) como receptor del mensaje publicitario, resulte de especial valor para las marcas. Este artículo presenta los resultados de un estudio realizado a 184 individuos de 65 a 84 años residentes en Segovia capital y con hábitos de envejecimiento activo. Los resultados confirman la heterogeneidad de los sénior y, por ende, la dificultad de contactar con ellos a través de las nuevas tecnologías. La mitad de los entrevistados son UHSI. El heavy user es un varón, de 65 a 74 años con estudios medios/superiores (100% UHSI) y, el light user es una mujer de 75 a 84 años con estudios elementales (21.1% UHSI). La edad, el género y, en especial, el nivel de formación determinan el uso de las TIC y, por tanto, la brecha digital. Por último, se confirma que los mayores no son en esencia tecnófobos. La excepción puede estar en las redes sociales, con diferencia, la tecnología menos usada y peor valorada.
YouTube, una plataforma para la (in)formación, relación, comunicación, diversión, y gestión de indentidades (de género) en la natividad digital
Authors: Linares-Bahillo Estibaliz , Aristegui-Fradua Iratxe , Beloki-Marañón Usue
Published: December 2018

El presente artículo utiliza una metodología cualitativa y perspectiva de género para explora la realidad y el uso que realizan la natividad digital de la plataforma de YouTube.  Para ello, se han realizado 6 grupos de discusión con el alumnado de Bizkaia de 1º ESO (3 de chicas y 3 de chicos). Estos grupos, permiten explorar los canales más visitados por chicas y chicos, analizar la importancia de este medio digital y social en su vida, identificar los esquemas y códigos de género que se reproducen; y, conocer formas de ciberviolencia machistas en YouTube. Entre los resultados más representativos se pueden destacar que YouTube es percibido como un canal de diversión, de comunicación, aprendizaje, exploración de identidades y realidades. Así, las y los YouTubers se han convertido en los referentes a seguir, escuchar y por los que (in)formarse. Además, se averigua que las chicas prefieren y ven canales relacionados con la belleza y moda, mientras que los chicos prefieren aquellos que son “gamers”. Asimismo, se detecta que dentro de esta plataforma se reproducen distintas formas de ciberviolencias machistas. Sin embargo, también existen canales alternativos y que generan espacios de ruptura de esquemas de género.
Muere chapero. Permanencia de los estereotipos sobre el trabajador sexual en la pantalla global
Authors: Mateos-Miera Eladio
Published: December 2018

El cine y la televisión han representado audiovisualmente en numerosas ocasiones el trabajo sexual realizado por hombres, aunque no siempre respondiendo a la realidad de la profesión. Este artículo trata de identificar los estereotipos que estos medios han acuñado sobre el trabajador sexual, fundamentalmente el que ejerce la profesión con otros hombres y en menor medida el que la ejerce con mujeres, y comprobar su vigencia o si la incorporación al discurso social hegemónico de la subcultura gay y de una homosexualidad normativa ha cambiado la manera en que la pantalla lo retrata. Con una metodología cualitativa, propone el análisis de contenido sobre la representación audiovisual del trabajador sexual en la filmografía de las democracias occidentales entre 1957 y 2017, con el referente de un amplio corpus de trescientos textos audiovisuales, de los que se usan en el trabajo 32, indagando en el potencial carácter estigmatizante que para el colectivo contienen estas representaciones. Las conclusiones apuntan a la permanencia de estereotipos y la conservación del trabajo sexual masculino en el ámbito privado que se escenifica por el uso de géneros cinematográficos como el drama y el melodrama, sin trascender al espacio social y político y manteniendo la normatividad social que estigmatiza a los trabajadores sexuales como víctimas, culpables e inadaptados, incapaces de constituirse como sujeto político y social y por tanto sin poder sobre su propio destino.
Seroprevalence of peste des petits ruminants and bluetongue in goat population of Meghalaya, India
Authors: Karam A. , Puro K. , Das S. , Shakuntala I. , Sanjukta R. , Milton A. A. P. , Ghatak S. , Sen A.
Published: December 2018

Aim: This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of peste des petits ruminants (PPR) and bluetongue (BT) in goats' population in the state of Meghalaya of Northeast India.

Materials and Methods: The serosurveillance study was done from the random sampling (n=598) of blood collected from five districts (Ri-Bhoi, East Khasi Hills, West Khasi Hills, Jaintia Hills and West Garo Hills) of Meghalaya. The presence of antibodies against PPR and BT in the samples was detected by indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method for PPR and competitive ELISA for BT.

Results: The results showed the overall seropositivity of PPR and BT at 7.19% and 60.20%, respectively. West Garo Hills recorded the highest seroprevalence of both PPR (9.81%) and BT (68%) and 3.6% of the samples tested positive for both PPR and BT.

Conclusion: The random survey results indicating the presence of PPR and BT have specific implication in epidemiological perspectives since it highlights the prevalence under natural situations, where the subclinical, inapparent, or non-lethal or recovery of infection was suspected in unvaccinated animals. It also warrants further studies to suggest appropriate control measures to prevent the spread of infection.
Contenido de azúcar, grasa y sodio en alimentos comercializados en Honduras, según el etiquetado nutricional: prueba para la regulación de alimentos procesados y ultraprocesados
Authors: Hernández Adriana , Di Iorio Adriana Beatriz , Tejada Omar Alejandro
Published: December 2018

Introducción: Los alimentos ultraprocesados tienen formulaciones industriales altas en azúcar, grasas saturadas, sodio, estabilizadores y preservantes con mercadeo agresivo. El objetivo del estudio fue identificar los alimentos con contenido excesivo de nutrientes según el modelo de perfil de nutrientes de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS 2016). Material y métodos: Estudio descriptivo realizado de julio a noviembre 2016 en el laboratorio de nutrición (Universidad Zamorano, Honduras). Una muestra exhaustiva fue elaborada de los diferentes alimentos ultraprocesados ofertados en los principales centros de venta de representatividad nacional. Se agruparon 520 alimentos en once categorías, según el modelo de perfil de nutrientes OPS 2016. Las etiquetas nutricionales fueron fotografiadas, revisadas y una base de datos fue creada en Excel© (Microsoft, 2010) con 28 variables (categoría, tipo, nombre, empresa, país de origen, tamaño de porción, aporte calórico, nutrientes reportados). Resultados: Los productos procedieron de 21 países y 138 empresas. El 75% de los productos totales examinados por porción presentaron exceso de azúcares, 37%  sodio,  33% grasas totales y 30% contenían edulcorantes (diferentes al azúcar). El 96% de las bebidas azucaradas, chocolates, caramelos y lácteos con azúcar presentaron exceso de azúcares. El 92%, 88% y 95% de los quesos con sal añadida, embutidos y snacks contenían exceso de sodio respectivamente. El 82% de las galletas contenían exceso de azúcares y 71% de grasas. El 91% de los cereales con azúcares añadidos presentaron exceso de azúcares y 64% de sodio. Conclusiones: Regular y/o disminuir la publicidad de los alimentos ultraprocesados; implementar obligatoriamente el contenido de azúcares añadidos y adoptar el etiquetado frontal.
Estrategias para la disminución del consumo de bebidas endulzadas
Authors: García-Flores Carmen Livier , López-Espinoza Antonio , Martínez Moreno Alma Gabriela , Beltrán Miranda Claudia Patricia , Zepeda-Salvador Ana Patricia
Published: December 2018

El aumento del consumo de bebidas endulzadas como los refrescos o gaseosas, jugos, leches saborizadas y bebidas energéticas, han sido relacionadas con la prevalencia de sobrepeso, obesidad y enfermedades metabólicas a nivel mundial. Por lo cual, se han establecido diversas estrategias con el objetivo de disminuir su consumo. El objetivo de la presente revisión fue analizar las estrategias aplicadas para la disminución del consumo de bebidas endulzadas.  Se realizó una búsqueda en las bases de datos PubMed y Science Direct, identificando 192 artículos potenciales, de los cuales se excluyeron 184, analizando 8 investigaciones en esta revisión. Se identificaron diversas técnicas utilizadas para la disminución del consumo de bebidas endulzadas, enfocadas en la modificación del comportamiento alimentario, en las cuales se propone considerar los múltiples factores que influyen en el consumo alimentario, para establecer estrategias multidisciplinarias que tengan como eje central trabajar en la promoción de la educación nutricional, para garantizar una mejor selección y consumo alimentario en la población.
Adherencia a la Dieta Mediterránea en estudiantes universitarios del sur de España según factores sociales, académicos y religiosos
Authors: San Román Mata Silvia , Zurita Ortega Félix , Martínez Martínez Asunción , Padial Ruz Rosario , Chacón Cuberos Ramón , Linares Manrique Marta
Published: December 2018

Introducción: La incorporación de los jóvenes a los estudios superiores supone la emancipación del hogar familiar, algunos comparten piso con otros estudiantes o viven en residencias universitarias, hecho que puede influir en su nivel comportamental (identidad y personalidad) o de salud. Concretamente la alimentación puede ser causa de modificación en los hábitos sociales y académicos. El objetivo del estudio es describir el grado de adherencia a la Dieta Mediterránea (DM) y su relación con patrones sociales y académicos en una muestra de jóvenes universitarios españoles. Como objetivo secundario, se ha evaluado la relación de la adherencia a la DM según el sexo, lugar de residencia, área de conocimiento y tendencia religiosa. Material y Métodos:Estudio descriptivo transversal donde participaron un total de 597 universitarios (73,9% mujeres), de entre 17 y 20 años, pertenecientes a las ciudades españolas de Granada, Ceuta y Melilla. Se administró el test Kidmed de Adherencia a la DM y un test socio-académico Ad hoc. Se evaluó la prevalencia a la DM y la asociación entre DM y factores socio-académico mediante un modelo de regresión logística binaria.Resultados:Los resultados mostraron que un 70% de los sujetos presentaban una elevada adherencia a la DM y el 63,8% vivía en el domicilio familiar. Se observa que los estudiantes que residían en ciudades transfronterizas (Ceuta y Melilla) poseían tres veces más de riesgo de tener una peor adherencia a la DM que los de la península. No se encontraron diferencias en el patrón dietético según el sexo, ámbito de conocimiento, domicilio o tendencia religiosa. Conclusiones: La calidad del patrón dietético de los universitarios españoles varía en función de factores sociales, como el ámbito geográfico de residencia y el campus universitario.
Relación entre el contenido nutricional y el número de técnicas promocionales presentes en los envases de alimentos industrializados dirigidos a niños en mercados y supermercados de Lima, Perú
Authors: Trujillo-Espino Stefany , Castilla-Minaya Leyla , Paredes-Aramburú Jacqueline , Bernabe-Ortiz Antonio
Published: December 2018

Introducción: Determinar si existe relación entre el contenido nutricional y el número de técnicas promocionales en los envases de alimentos industrializados para niños, disponible en mercados y supermercados de Lima, Perú. Material y métodos: Estudio transversal analítico usando muestreo por conveniencia. Se recolectaron alimentos industrializados (bebidas no alcohólicas, productos de pastelería, cereales, golosinas y bocaditos) de tres supermercados y dos mercados de Lima (Perú), entre Mayo y Junio del 2016. El contenido nutricional se clasificó según el Sistema de Semáforos de la Food Standards Agency (FSA) y la Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), mientras, las técnicas promocionales se evaluaron según el sistema de la Consumers International. Para evaluar las asociaciones de interés se usaron modelos de regresión lineal simple y Poisson. Resultados: Se incluyeron 346 alimentos: 113 (32,7%) golosinas, 92 (26,6%) productos de pastelería, 54 (15,6%) bebidas no alcohólicas, 52 (15,0%) cereales, y 35 (10,1%) bocaditos. De 335 alimentos con información completa, 96,7% fueron no saludables. Los alimentos usaban en promedio 2,9 (DE: 1,2) técnicas promocionales. El uso de gráficas audaces (p<0,001) e imágenes (p=0,01) estuvo relacionado al contenido nutricional. A mayor número de técnicas promocionales se incrementó la probabilidad de ser un alimento no saludable (RP=1.02; IC95%: 1,01–1,04). Se encontró relación lineal positiva entre técnicas promocionales y niveles de calorías (β = 30,6; IC95% 14,9-46,3; p<0,001), sodio (β = 36,3; IC95% 16,2-56,3; p<0,001) y carbohidratos (β = 8,5; IC95% 6,3-10,6; p<0,001). Conclusiones: Se encontró relación entre el contenido nutricional y el número de técnicas promocionales presente en los envases de alimentos industrializados dirigidos a niños.
Efecto de un programa de actividad física y educación nutricional para reducir el consumo de bebidas azucaradas y desarrollo de la obesidad en escolares de Tijuana, México
Authors: Briones-Villalba Ricardo Angel , Gómez-Miranda Luis Mario , Ortiz-Ortiz Melinna , Rentería Iván
Published: December 2018

Introducción: En la actualidad el consumo de bebidas azucaradas ha incrementado y se asocia con la ganancia de peso, principalmente en la población infantil. Es por esto que el objetivo del presente estudio fue determinar el efecto de un programa actividad física y educación nutricional extracurricular sobre variables antropométricas y hábitos alimentarios en niños de edad escolar. Material y métodos: El diseño del estudio fue cuasi-experimental pre/post con grupo control donde se realizó un muestreo no probabilístico por conveniencia de una cohorte de 35 niños, divididos en dos grupos, experimental  (GE n=21) y control (GC n=14). Se evaluó la estatura, el peso y la circunferencia de cintura y se aplicó un cuestionario de frecuencia de consumo de bebidas. El programa de intervención tuvo una duración de 9 meses con sesiones de actividad física de 50 minutos y 10 minutos de educación nutricional con una periodicidad de 5 días a la semana. Se utilizó un análisis de varianza 2x2 para determinar la significancia estadística (p≤0.05) por efecto de la intervención en ambos grupos.Resultados: Los sujetos presentaron un aumento de la estatura (GE: 0,04m, p=0,0001; GC: 0.04m,  p=0.0001), del peso corporal (GE: 2,2kg,  p=0.0001; GC: 1,1kg,  p=0,0001) y la circunferencia de cintura solamente incremento en el GE (2,8cm, p=0,02), sin embargo el IMC no cambio significativamente en ambos grupos. El GE disminuyó el consumo de azúcar (14,7g/día, p=0,05) y de kilocalorías (63,4kcal, p=0.05) provenientes de bebidas, mientras que en el GC no se encontraron diferencias significativas. Conclusión: Se pudo notar que el programa de actividad física y educación nutricional tuvo efecto positivo en los hábitos alimentarios de los escolares al disminuir el consumo de bebidas azucaradas, así como la ingesta de azúcar y kilocalorías proveniente de las mismas.
Aflatoxin M1 in fresh dairy milk from small individual farms in Indonesia
Authors: Widiastuti R. , Anastasia Y.
Published: December 2018

This present study was aimed to investigate the presence of aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) residue in fresh dairy milk collected from small dairyl farms. A total of 104 samples of fresh cow's milk were collected in Pengalengan-Bandung and Sukabumi (West Java province), and Tanggamus (Lampung province) in April and September 2012. All samples were analyzed by a high performance liquid chromatography and detected with fluorescence detector after extraction with organic solvents. Contamination of AFM1 was found on 1.96% (1/51) from the samples collected in April 2012 at concentration of 1.20 ng/L and 39.63% (21/53) from the samples collected in September 2012 at concentration of 1.20 ng/L 1.0 – 34.1 ng/L. Those positive samples were obtained from Pangalengan and Sukabumi, but none for those samples collected from Tanggamus both on collection time April nor September 2012. In those positive samples for AFM1, there is no sample contained AFM1 above the maximum level (ML) regulated in Indonesia (500 ng/L or 0.5 µg/L). Low contamination levels of AFB1 in the range of 0.38 to 6.64 µg/kg found in supplemental feed samples from the same sampling time and locations. The findings of AFM1 contamination in raw fresh milk from this study caused no harm to the consumers. However, regular monitoring on the presence of AFM1 in dairy milk and aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in dairy cattle feed is necessary to ensure the protection of human health.
Contrato administrativo no Brasil: do autoritarismo à consensualidade
Authors: Viana Ana Cristina Aguilar
Published: December 2018

A teoria do Direito Administrativo está em mudanças. A concepção de administração autoritária vem paulatinamente sendo substituída por uma nova perspectiva, mais consensual, que visualiza o indivíduo como um sujeito de direito. No entanto, ainda é possível enxergar determinadas vigas autoritárias permeando a relação entre a Administração Pública e os administrados. No ramo da contratação pública tais vigas sobressaem com evidência, expondo o anacronismo da teoria tradicional do contrato administrativo brasileiro. Calcada no modelo francês, ela não consegue lidar com a imprevisibilidade temporal que permeiam as relações contemporâneas. Dentro desse contexto, a proposta do presente ensaio é examinar novas formas de se observar as relações que regem a contratação pública, atentas à incerteza ordinária da realidade e tendo o indivíduo como um sujeito de direito. A metodologia do trabalho parte do meio lógico-dedutivo, mediante análise da bibliografia sobre o tema. Primeiramente, faz-se um percurso histórico da teoria contratual administrativa, para em um segundo momento expor as alterações históricas e econômicas que resultaram na modificação da leitura e da aplicação das modalidades contratuais. Na terceira parte são esboçadas novas lentes para exame da contratação pública, atentas à incerteza ordinária da realidade e tendo o indivíduo como um sujeito de direito. A última seção traz a contratação como uma categoria do direito, o que permite que determinadas camadas consensuais do direito cível sejam exportadas para o direito público. O exame do caso, promovido sob um viés crítico, aponta de forma negativa a aplicação irrestrita do modelo contratual francês nas contratações realizadas pelo Estado. Finalmente, na conclusão do trabalho se defende que o contrato é uma categoria jurídica da ciência do direito, nem do público, nem do privado, o que não exime o necessário respeito aos princípios que regem a Administração Pública.
Sumario Bilingüe
Authors: Table of Contents Bilingual
Published: December 2018

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La usurpación del espacio político por los poderes económicos: a propósito de la película “Rollerball”
Authors: Sendín García Miguel Ángel Sendín , Moralejo Hernández Sonia María
Published: December 2018

Este artículo examina la película Rollerball, preguntándose si en las sociedades actuales los poderes económicos están ocupando el espacio que debería corresponder a la Política.
Controle social de políticas públicas
Authors: Nery Ferrari Regina Maria Macedo
Published: December 2018

Com o passar dos anos, sobretudo com o advento das novas tecnologias da informação, que propiciaram novos mecanismos de acesso à informação e transparência, cada vez mais há de se pensar o controle de políticas públicas para além dos métodos convencionais, passando a voltar os olhos ao controle social, realizado propriamente pelos administrados. O presente artigo visa refletir, inclusive a partir de uma análise da experiência internacional do ombudsman (ouvidorias), como mecanismos de participação popular podem servir como bons instrumentos de controle social, contribuindo sobremaneira para a melhora das políticas públicas visando o bem comum.
Contratación pública y responsabilidad social en América Latina: una mirada desde Europa
Authors: Gallastegi Ormaetxea Itxaso
Published: December 2018

El actual escenario de crisis y sus consecuencias han avivado el debate en torno a la función estratégica de la contratación pública. Así lo demuestra el último paquete de directivas europeas en la materia, donde se ha abogado por la inserción de aspectos sociales, medioambientales y de innovación en los procesos de contratación. Es por ello que los Estados miembros, en sus transposiciones, tienen que pasar a concebirla, también, como instrumento de apoyo y promoción de otras políticas públicas directas, a fin de que los avances normativos puedan encontrar reflejo en sus prácticas cotidianas de contratación. Los países latinoamericanos, por su parte, pese a carecer, con carácter general, de un marco regulatorio específico al respecto, han apostado por experimentar en compras públicas sustentables a través de la puesta en marcha de diversos programas y planes para su desarrollo.

La integración de una responsabilidad social en la contratación constituye uno de los ejes de este nuevo paradigma. Y es que resulta esencial que los poderes públicos contratantes se centren, no sólo en seleccionar las ofertas económicamente más ventajosas, sino en compatibilizar y equilibrar las mismas con su deber de contribuir al bienestar social en su sentido más amplio. Se pretende, pues, que los contratos públicos favorezcan, a lo largo de toda su vida, a cuestiones tan relevantes como el empleo estable y de calidad, la inclusión de sectores vulnerables y desfavorecidos, y la igualdad de género. Ahora bien, el alcance de estos criterios de índole social dependerá de la fase del procedimiento en que se encuentre la contratación, en aras de los principios básicos que la rigen. Habida cuenta de lo anterior, la presente comunicación pretende ser una aproximación a las iniciativas que en el ámbito de la contratación pública socialmente responsable han visto la luz recientemente en América Latina. Al efecto, como punto de partida y en términos comparativos, se analizan los regímenes jurídicos establecidos por la Unión Europea, en general, y por Italia y España, en particular, tratando de mostrar, tanto los fundamentos legales e institucionales, como las problemáticas, comunes a los dos espacios. Se recogen, después, las principales novedades que, en este sentido, comprenden los sistemas de contratación pública de países como Argentina, Chile o Costa Rica, en tanto que evidencian la evolución del tema objeto de estudio en la realidad de la región. Y el trabajo concluye apuntando al reto de la contratación pública con vocación social y sus oportunidades. Porque, aunque esa parezca otra historia, el camino no ha hecho más que empezar.
A coisa julgada administrativa no direito brasileiro: administração pública e o princípio constitucional da segurança jurídica
Authors: Klein Gussoli Felipe
Published: December 2018

No Brasil não há consenso sobre a coisa julgada administrativa. Enquanto alguns pregam sua inexistência no sistema brasileiro de jurisdição una, outros acolhem a coisa julgada administrativa com base em fundamentos não homogêneos. Diante disso, o trabalho visa aclarar os conceitos e definições propostas doutrinariamente e referidos pela Administração Pública e Tribunais, para a partir disso extrair uma definição inovadora de coisa julgada administrativa que explique a pertinência do instituto no ordenamento jurídico brasileiro e que lhe justifique utilidade prática. A metodologia empregada é dedutiva. Arranca da Constituição e assume a coisa julgada administrativa como corolário dos princípios da segurança jurídica, proteção da confiança e boa-fé. O trabalho analisa ainda, paralelamente, o regime da coisa julgada jurisdicional para concluir, ao fim, que a coisa julgada administrativa é um limite formal ao dever da Administração de autotutela, afeto aos processos administrativos litigiosos e com características identificáveis segundo o regime jurídico administrativo brasileiro. As considerações contribuem cientificamente na medida em que demonstram a sede constitucional brasileira da coisa julgada administrativa, seus pressupostos fáticos de incidência, seus efeitos negativos, positivos e preclusivos, bem como os limites objetivos e subjetivos dessa figura que não encontra similar em nenhum outro sistema jurídico.
Il diritto amministrativo brasiliano: aspetti attuali del controllo della pubblica amministrazione
Authors: Gabardo Emerson , Lima López Valle Vivian Cristina , Rezende Maurício Corrêa de Moura
Published: December 2018

L'articolo mira a descrivere l'attuale diritto amministrativo brasiliano. Inizia con un approccio generale alla situazione contemporanea, in particolare degli ultimi venti anni. Afferma il ruolo della Costituzione federale nel marzo del 1988 come la nuova legge amministrativa in Brasile. Il testo evidenzia il ruolo dei principi nel determinare il controllo amministrativo della pubblica amministrazione. Riflette in particolare l'importanza del principio costituzionale di efficienza. La conclusione contiene un breve riassunto delle principali questioni discusse nei nostri tempi dela dottrina e della giurisprudenza del Brasile.
Estado de Direito, superação do positivismo e os novos rumos do constitucionalismo
Authors: Schier Adriana Da Costa Ricado , Flores Pedro Henrique Brunken
Published: December 2018

O Direito passou por grandes evoluções no decorrer dos séculos. Primeiro, com o surgimento da Teoria Positivista que buscava afastar o Direito da moral, buscando-se um ideal de justiça. Após, com a superação de tal teoria e da necessidade de se pensar na proteção dos direitos humanos e fundamentais, o constitucionalismo surge e dele, após, decorre a teoria neoconstitucional, onde se dá maior atenção aos princípios estampados no mundo jurídico, possibilitando a interpretação da Constituição e das leis, a fim de garantir na maior medida possível a dignidade do ser humano, a proteção dos direitos fundamentais.
Diacerein in the treatment of osteoarthritis in patients with comorbidity
Authors: Sharapova E. P. , Alekseeva L. I. , Lila A. M.
Published: December 2018

Osteoarthritis (OA) belongs to diseases with high comorbidity and is most frequently concurrent with hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases (coronary heart disease, atherosclerosis), obesity, and diabetes mellitus. The paper deals with the use of delayed-release symptomatic medications in the treatment of patients with OA and comorbidity. It reviews clinical trials of the efficacy and safety of diacerein in OA patients and its effect on comorbidity. The paper discusses the possibility of using diacerein as an alternative to traditional nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in patients with contraindications to the latter.
Rheumatoid arthritis: problems of treatment at the present stage
Authors: Chichasova N. V.
Published: December 2018

The possibilities of rheumatoid arthritis therapy have been significantly expanded today. In addition to conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARDs), biologic agents (BAs), and a targeted synthetic DMARD, a control treatment strategy has been put into practice.

The paper demonstrates successes in the early prescription of csDMARD and the implementation of treat-to-target principles – to achieve the goal after 6 months in 50% of patients receiving subcutaneous methotrexate and 45% of those using a Leflunomide generic. During this therapy, there is a lower need for BAs and targeted synthetic DMARDs. The priority problem is to train general practitioners in methods for the early detection of RA and to set up schools for these patients.
Therapy for acute nonspecific back pain: new additional opportunities
Authors: Golovacheva V. A. , Golovacheva A. A.
Published: December 2018

Information about a favorable prognosis for a patient, recommendations for activities, and optimal pharmacotherapy are a mainstay in the effective treatment of acute nonspecific low back pain (NLBP). Standard pharmacotherapy for acute NLBP includes nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). However, the longer their administration and larger doses, the higher the risk of side effects are. NSAIDs are contraindicated in some cases. In this connection, it has become necessary to search for new opportunities for the pharmacotherapy of acute NLBP. The results of experimental studies have demonstrated the analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of high-dose B vitamins. Clinical trials have confirmed the efficacy of vitamin B complex (thiamine, pyridoxine, and cyanocobalamin) in the treatment of acute NLBP. The paper considers the practical significance of concomitant administration of B vitamins and NSAIDs in NLBP and notes the efficacy of milgamma used both alone and in combination with NSAIDs in the treatment of acute NLBP.
Use of valproate and carbamazepine in the therapy of epilepsy (guidelines for the practitioner)
Authors: Vlasov P. N.
Published: December 2018

The paper gives comparative data on the efficacy and tolerability of valproic acid (VA, valproate) and carbamazepine (CBZ) for different types of epilepsy and seizures in different age and clinical groups. The results of studies suggest that despite a more than 50-year history of their effective use, the extended-release formulations of VA and CBZ remain the drugs of first choice for many types of epilepsy.

CBZ is effective for focal epilepsy and isolated generalized tonic-clonic seizures. However, its use is substantially limited by properties, such as cytochrome P450 induction and autoinduction, high drug-drug interactions, the aggravation of absences, negative myoclonus, myoclonic and atonic seizures, an effect on the profile of steroid sex hormones, elevated concentrations of atherogenic lipids and cholesterol, myocardial conduction disorders, and hyponatremia.

Due to the multiple mechanism of action, VA is prescribed for almost all types of epilepsy and seizures in patients of different ages. VA should not be used (if the clinical situation allows) in women of childbearing age, in some infantile epileptic encephalopathy, inherited metabolic diseases, and chromosomal abnormalities. Effectiveness against different types of seizures and epilepsy, good tolerability, minimal aggravation risk, high retention rate of monotherapy, the presence of a variety of dosage forms, and favorable pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profiles still make VA essential in many clinical situations.
Immunophenotypic characteristics of brain metastases
Authors: Demyashkin G. A. , Shalamova E. A. , Nikitin P. V. , Bogomolov S. N.
Published: December 2018

Up to 15% of patients with secondary brain tumors of unknown primary are admitted to a neurosurgery department. Identification of a primary tumor site on the basis of surgical material immunophenotyping in routine clinical practice has a significant potential; however, this requires systematization.

Objective: to detect the primary focus of brain carcinoma. Patients and methods.Surgical specimens from 7 patients with brain tumor of unknown primary were investigated using light optical microscopy and an immunohistochemical (IHC) panel including EMA, CK AE1/3, CK7, CK5/6, GFAP, S-100, Vimentin, p63, TTF-1, Uroplakin III (UPIII), CDX2, and Her2/neu.

Results and discussion. A study using the IHC panel made it possible to obtain the following tumor phenotypes in the patients: CK5/6+, p63+, CK7+, UPIII+ (urothelial cancer) (n=3); CK5/6-, CK7+, TTF-1+, CDX2- (lung adenocarcinoma) (n=2); CK5/6+, p63+, CK7-, UPIII, TTF-1- (squamous cell carcinoma) (n=1), and  CK5/6-, CK7+, TTF-1-, CDX2-, Her2/neu+ (breast cancer) (n=1). Evidence of the primary focus of the tumors was subsequently confirmed by instrumental techniques in all cases when cancer of the breast, lung and urinary system was directly sought. The findings were used to elaborate an algorithm for the differential diagnostic immunophenotyping of brain metastases.

Conclusion. The primary focus of brain carcinoma was detected in all cases on the proposed IHC panel. The systematized algorithm for differential diagnostic immunophenotyping can be used in clinical practice.
Cognitive and motor training for patients with moderate cognitive impairment and mild dementia
Authors: Naumenko A. A. , Preobrazhenskaya I. S.
Published: December 2018

Objective:to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive and motor training as an additional method to basic therapy in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular cognitive impairment (VCI).

Patients and methods. The investigation enrolled 41 patients (15 women and 26 men; mean age. 73.59+6.3 years), including 32 patients with AD (mean age 74.94+5.15 years) and 9 patients with VCI (mean age, 72.31+4.98 years). Cognitive impairment (CI) corresponded to mild dementia in 15patients (5 women and 10 men; mean age 74.6+2.8years) and to moderate dementia in 29 (10 women and 19 men; mean age 72.1+3.2 years). The patients were randomly assigned to individual, group, and mixed (individual and then group) cognitive training groups. Quantitative scales were used to assess changes in CI and emotional and behavioral disorders after 1.5, 3, and 6 months of therapy.

Results and discussion. During cognitive and motor training, all the groups showed a significant decrease in the severity of CI (p < 0.05), depression, anxiety, and apathy. The effectiveness of the training was further influenced by the severity of concomitant cardiovascular disease, the degree of apathy, adherence to the training, and the early initiation of basic symptomatic therapy.

The greatest positive changes in anxiety and depressive disorders were noted in the patients receiving group cognitive and motor training.

Conclusion. The results of the investigation allow group cognitive and motor training to be recommended as a mainstay in the therapy of patients with CI concurrent with emotional disorders.
Moment-to-Moment Guidance of Clinical Interventions by AEDP’s Healing-Oriented Transformational Phenomenology: Commentary on Vigoda Gonzalez’s (2018) Case of "Rosa"
Authors: Fosha Diana
Published: December 2018

This paper, using the methodology of moment-to-moment microanalysis of videotape-based clinical transcripts, explores how Nicole Vigoda Gonzalez’s (2018) case study manifests AEDP’s fundamental transformational phenomenology in clinical action. Vigoda Gonzalez’s highly effective AEDP therapy of Rosa is informed by AEDP’s first "avatar" or iteration (prior to 2008), at the time, a three-state phenomenology. Yet, a close reading of the case reveals the very transformational phenomena, systematically and abundantly reflected in the author’s clinical data, that necessitated the theoretical and clinical developments of AEDP’s second avatar (post-2008) and the current four-state model of transformational change. It is a validation both of the soundness of this student therapist's clinical work and of the accuracy and power of AEDP’s healing-oriented transformational theory that constructs not in the author’s repertoire are nevertheless reflected and illustrated in the unfolding of Rosa’s treatment. This most interesting and unusual experience further illustrates how a descriptive phenomenology, guided by AEDP’s North Star, i.e., its orientation toward the wired-in healing within, can constitute an empirically sound alternative to the manualization of psychotherapeutic treatments. Also uncannily, this parallels the emphasis in Owen's (2013) multicultural orientation (MCO) framework on the need for "values" or "virtues," such as cultural humility, to "inform therapeutic activities as an alternative to the focus on multicultural competencies."
The Case of "Rosa": Exploring Socio-Cultural Identities in Treatment
Authors: Rodriguez Raymond
Published: December 2018

This paper explores social-cultural identities, in particular language, as an integral component in culturally competent psychotherapy. Integrating in treatment discussions around the complex matrix of intersecting socio-cultural identities between client and therapist enhances the therapeutic relationship and promotes treatment gains. Trauma processing, in particular, is enriched when issues of power and privilege as they pertain to socio-cultural identities are addressed. Using bilingualism and language switching in treatment are described as therapeutic interventions in working with clients who share a common language with the therapist. The importance of addressing race-based oppression and trauma is also noted.
The Case of “Rosa”: The Importance of Specificity in Our Quest to Integrate Cultural Competence in Practice
Authors: Urquiza Mendoza Yamilka
Published: December 2018

This commentary explores Nicole Vigoda Gonzalez’s (2018) treatment of “Rosa” with Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), an attachment-based, relational, and experiential approach effective for treating attachment trauma. I discuss how AEDP also welcomes culturally competent strategies. My focus is the importance of specificity in the inclusion of culturally competent strategies in psychotherapy practice. Specifically, I address the difference between a Caribbean versus an Hispanic identification. I also explore the impact of culture, including race/ethnicity and familial discrimination, in Rosa’s case. Finally, I explore the impact of the therapist’s disclosure, or lack thereof, of her own race/ethnicity in the context of AEDP interventions.
The Case of “Rosa”: AEDP in the Realm of Cultural Diversity—One's New Language as a Vehicle for Exploring New Aspects of Identity
Authors: Ye-Perman Huan Jacquie
Published: December 2018

Vigoda Gonzalez’s (2018) case study provides an excellent illustration of how AEDP leads to deep and effective treatment for a client with attachment trauma, leading not only to significant symptom reduction but also to profound change for the better. In this review, I provide additional observations and analysis of AEDP as reflected in this case, both in terms of specific interventions and the phenomenology of transformation. From the practice of multiculturalism in psychotherapy, I also highlight Vigoda Gonzalez’s bi-linguistic ability and bi-cultural background as facilitative for the therapy process. I examine the various factors that play into the impact of ethnicity/language-matching, and suggest that the lack of such matching is by no means an automatic hindrance for the therapy process. Similarly a client's choosing to speak in a language not native to them in therapy can be a vehicle for the exploration of new experiences, and new aspects of self. It is my belief that what is most important is for the culturally sensitive therapist to actively explore different means of communication within and beyond the boundaries of language, thus staying closely attuned to the client’s emotional experiences.
Reflective renovation: Insights from a collaborative and active learning space project evaluation
Authors: Mei Bing , May Lawrence
Published: December 2018

With growing knowledge about the effectiveness of collaborative or team-based learning in developing important skill sets among students, the development of collaborative and active learning space (CALS) classrooms has gained increasing momentum in recent years. However, there currently exists a paucity of research evaluating the impact of these CALS projects, especially from the perspective of the staff within the institutions that implement them. In view of this gap, this study, using secondary data, reports an institutional evaluation of a CALS project from the teachers’ perspectives. Both quantitative and qualitative results suggest that overall, the CALS project was positively viewed by the teachers. Nonetheless, challenges were also revealed such as, classroom settings, digital infrastructure, and technical support. The findings suggest that instead of viewing digital technology as a panacea, the implementation of a CALS project should be regarded as a systematic project, which involves stakeholders across an educational institution, including administrative staff, teaching staff, support staff, and students.