bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Overcoming fear? A search for an empowering theological response to the fear of witchcraft among urban Zimbabwean Christians
Authors: Banda Collium , Masengwe Gift
Published: May 2018

How can we make theological sense of the resilience of the fear of witchcraft among indigenous Zimbabwean Christians? From the perspective of the transcendence and immanence of God, this article analyses the resilience of the fear of witchcraft among African Christians in Zimbabwe. The article uses results of a case study conducted in Zimbabwe in a congregation belonging to the Churches of Christ in Zimbabwe (COCZ) in the city of Bulawayo. Using focus group discussions and in-depth interviews, the study affirms that many African Christians struggle to overcome the fear of witchcraft in their lives. Witchcraft is feared because it is primarily viewed as an evil power that destroys life. The article analyses the awareness of witchcraft, the experiences of witchcraft and the responses to witchcraft among Zimbabwean Christians. The article proposes that African Christians be grounded on the transcendence and immanence of God as a way of overcoming the enduring fear of witchcraft.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: A meaningful response to the fear of witchcraft in Africa requires a multidisciplinary approach including phenomenology of religion, Christian doctrines and practical theology and pastoral care. The immanence and transcendency of God in a context of fear of witchcraft must be unpacked in the light of insights from phenomenology of religion, African traditional religions, discipleship and pastoral care.
Bartonella henselae infection in diverse clinical conditions in a tertiary care hospital in north India
Authors: Chaudhry Rama , Kokkayil Prathyusha , Ghosh Arnab , Bahadur Tej , Kant Kamala , Sagar Tanu , Kabra Sunil Kumar , Lodha Rakesh , Dey Aparajit Ballav , Menon Vimala
Published: May 2018

Background & objectives:

Bartonella henselae causes infections which closely resemble febrile illness and chronic diseases such as tuberculosis and haematological malignancies. There are not many studies on Bartonella infections from India. The present study was undertaken to diagnose B. henselae infection in diverse clinical conditions in a tertiary care hospital in north India.

Methods:

A total of 145 patients including those with fever and lymphadenopathy, infective endocarditis and neuroretinitis were enrolled in the study. Whole blood, serum and lymph node aspirate and valvular vegetations if available, were obtained. Samples were plated on chocolate agar and brain-heart infusion agar containing five per cent fresh rabbit blood and were incubated at 35°C for at least four weeks in five per cent CO2 with high humidity. Immunofluorescent antibody assay (IFA) was done for the detection of IgM antibodies in the serum using a commercial kit. Whole blood was used to perform polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the citrate synthase gene (gltA).

Results:

IFA was positive in 11 of 140 (7.85%) patients and PCR was positive in 3 of 140 (2.14%) patients. Culture was negative in all the cases. A higher incidence of Bartonella infection was seen in patients with fever and lymphadenopathy (n=30), seven of whom were children. In ophthalmological conditions, four cases were IFA positive.

Interpretation & conclusions:

The present study shows that the threat of Bartonella infection is a reality in India. It is also an important treatable cause of fever and lymphadenopathy in children. Serology and PCR are useful tests for its diagnosis. Clinicians should consider Bartonella infection in the differential diagnosis of febrile illnesses and chronic diseases.
Chemoradiation therapy induces in vivo changes in gene promoter methylation & gene transcript expression in patients with invasive cervical cancer
Authors: Sood Swati , Patel Firuza D. , Srinivasan Radhika , Dhaliwal Lakhbir K.
Published: May 2018

Background & objectives:

Invasive cervical cancer patients are primarily treated with chemoradiation therapy. The overall and disease-free survival in these patients is variable and depends on the tumoral response apart from the tumour stage. This study was undertaken to assess whether in vivo changes in gene promoter methylation and transcript expression in invasive cervical cancer were induced by chemoradiation. Hence, paired pre- and post-treatment biopsy samples were evaluated for in vivo changes in promoter methylation and transcript expression of 10 genes (ESR1, BRCA1, RASSF1A, MYOD1, MLH1, hTERT, MGMT, DAPK1, BAX and BCL2L1) in response to chemoradiation therapy.

Methods:

In patients with locally advanced invasive cervical cancer, paired pre- and post-treatment biopsies after 10 Gy chemoradiation were obtained. DNA/RNA was extracted and gene promoter methylation status was evaluated by custom-synthesized methylation PCR arrays, and the corresponding gene transcript expression was determined by absolute quantification method using quantitative reverse transcription PCR.

Results:

Changes in the gene promoter methylation as well as gene expression following chemoradiation therapy were observed. BAX promoter methylation showed a significant increase (P< 0.01) following treatment. There was a significant increase in the gene transcript expression of BRCA1 (P< 0.01), DAPK1 and ESR1 (P< 0.05), whereas MYOD1 and MLH1 gene transcript expression was significantly decreased (P< 0.05) following treatment.

Interpretation & conclusions:

The findings of our study show that chemoradiation therapy can induce epigenetic alterations as well as affect gene expression in tissues of invasive cervical cancer which may have implications in determining radiation response.
Assessment of potential biomarkers of atherosclerosis in Indian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Authors: Kulkarni Namrata Bindurao , Ganu Meghana Ulhas , Godbole Sanjay Ganpati , Deo Sudha S.
Published: May 2018

Background & objectives:

Various biological markers of subclinical atherosclerosis have been proposed to predict cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). However, there are only a few clinical studies assessing the role of invasive biomarkers [CD-36, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-γ) and YKL-40] in Indian patients with type 2 DM (T2DM). Hence, the present study was conducted to assess protein levels and gene expression of CD-36, PPAR-γ and YKL-40 in patients with T2DM and compare that with hypertensive and healthy controls.

Methods:

All the participants were subjected to medical history, anthropometric measurements and biochemical and biomarker (ELISA and real-time polymerase chain reaction) estimations. The study groups consisted of patients with T2DM (>5 yr) with hypertension (n=55), patients with T2DM (<2 yr) without hypertension (n=28), hypertensive controls (n=31) and healthy controls (n=30).

Results:

Gene expressions of YKL-40 and CD36 were significantly higher in patients with T2DM (>5 yr) with hypertension compared to healthy controls (P=0.006). In addition, a significant increase in serum levels of sCD36, PPAR-γ and YKL-40 was observed in patients with T2DM (>5 yr) with hypertension compared to healthy controls (P< 0.05). Serum levels as well as gene expression of CD36 showed significant correlation with serum levels as well as gene expression of PPAR-γ (ρ=0.45 and ρ=0.51; P< 0.001), respectively.

Interpretation & conclusions:

CD36 and YKL-40 may be potential inflammatory biomarkers for early onset of atherosclerosis in patients with T2DM.
A CR Analogue of Yau’s Conjecture on Pseudoharmonic Functions of Polynomial Growth
Authors: Chang Der-Chen , Chang Shu-Cheng , Han Yingbo , Tie Jingzhi
Published: May 2018

In this paper, we first derive the CR volume doubling property, CR Sobolev inequality, and the mean value inequality. We then apply them to prove the CR analogue of Yau’s conjecture on the space consisting of all pseudoharmonic functions of polynomial growth of degree at most$d$in a complete noncompact pseudohermitian$(2n+1)$-manifold. As a by-product, we obtain the CR analogue of the volume growth estimate and the Gromov precompactness theorem.
Ультраразрешимые накрытия некоторых нильпотентных групп циклической группой над числовыми полями и смежные вопросы
Authors: Kiselev Denis Dmitrievich
Published: May 2018

Пусть $F$ - конечная нильпотентная группа нечетного порядка. Для любой конечной циклической подгруппы $A$ нечетного порядка выясняются необходимые и достаточные условия, при которых класс $h\in H^2(F,A)$ задает ультраразрешимое расширение (при дополнительном предположении минимальности всех $p$-силовских подрасширений к расширению с классом $h$ для всех неабелевых $p$-силовских подгрупп $F_p$ группы $F$), т. е. существует расширение Галуа числовых полей $K/k$ с группой $F$, такое что соответствующая задача погружения ультраразрешима (имеет решения и все такие решения являются полями). Также устанавливается ряд смежных результатов.
Библиография: 16 наименований.
The impact of atmospheric stability and wind shear on vertical cloud overlap over the Tibetan Plateau
Authors: Li Jiming , Lv Qiaoyi , Jian Bida , Zhang Min , Zhao Chuanfeng , Fu Qiang , Kawamoto Kazuaki , Zhang Hua
Published: May 2018

Abstract. Studies have shown that changes in cloud cover are responsible
for the rapid climate warming over the Tibetan Plateau (TP) in the past 3
decades. To simulate the total cloud cover, atmospheric models have to
reasonably represent the characteristics of vertical overlap between cloud
layers. Until now, however, this subject has received little attention due to
the limited availability of observations, especially over the TP. Based on
the above information, the main aim of this study is to examine the
properties of cloud overlaps over the TP region and to build an empirical
relationship between cloud overlap properties and large-scale atmospheric
dynamics using 4 years (2007–2010) of data from the CloudSat cloud product
and collocated ERA-Interim reanalysis data. To do this, the cloud overlap
parameter α, which is an inverse exponential function of the cloud
layer separation D and decorrelation length scale L, is calculated using
CloudSat and is discussed. The parameters α and L are both widely
used to characterize the transition from the maximum to random overlap
assumption with increasing layer separations. For those non-adjacent layers
without clear sky between them (that is, contiguous cloud layers), it is
found that the overlap parameter α is sensitive to the unique
thermodynamic and dynamic environment over the TP, i.e., the unstable
atmospheric stratification and corresponding weak wind shear, which leads to
maximum overlap (that is, greater α values). This finding agrees well
with the previous studies. Finally, we parameterize the decorrelation length
scale L as a function of the wind shear and atmospheric stability based on
a multiple linear regression. Compared with previous parameterizations, this
new scheme can improve the simulation of total cloud cover over the TP when
the separations between cloud layers are greater than 1 km. This study thus
suggests that the effects of both wind shear and atmospheric stability on
cloud overlap should be taken into account in the parameterization of
decorrelation length scale L in order to further improve the calculation of
the radiative budget and the prediction of climate change over the TP in the
atmospheric models.
Estimates of direct radiative forcing due to aerosols from the
MERRA-2 reanalysis over the Amazon region
Authors: Penna Brunna , Herdies Dirceu , Costa Simone
Published: May 2018

Abstract. Sixteen years of analysis of clear-sky direct aerosol radiative forcing is presented for the Amazon region, with calculations of AERONET network, MODIS sensor and MERRA-2 reanalysis data. The results showed that MERRA-2 reanalysis is an excellent tool for calculating and providing the spatial distribution of aerosol direct radiative forcing. In addition, the difference between considering the reference state of the atmosphere without aerosol loading and with natural aerosol to obtain the aerosol direct radiative forcing is discussed. During the dry season, the monthly average direct forcing at the top of atmosphere varied from −9.60 to −4.20 Wm−2, and at the surface, it varied from −29.81 to −9.24 Wm−2, according to MERRA-2 reanalysis data and the reference state of atmosphere without aerosol loading. Already with the state of reference being the natural aerosols, the average direct forcing at the top of atmosphere varied from −5.15 to −1.18 Wm−2, and at the surface, it varied from −21.28 to −5.25 Wm−2; this difference was associated with the absorption of aerosols.
Is there an aerosol signature of cloud processing?
Authors: Ervens Barbara , Sorooshian Armin , Aldhaif Abdulnoman M. , Shingler Taylor , Crosbie Ewan , Ziemba Luke , Campuzano-Jost Pedro , Jimenez Jose L. , Wisthaler Armin
Published: May 2018

Abstract. The formation of sulfate and secondary organic aerosol mass in the aqueous phase (aqSOA) of cloud and fog droplets can significantly contribute to ambient aerosol mass. While tracer compounds give evidence that aqueous phase processing occurred, they do not reveal the extent to which particle properties have been modified in terms of mass, chemical composition, hygroscopicity and oxidation state. We analyse data from several field experiments and model studies for six air mass types (urban, biogenic, marine, wild fire biomass burning, agricultural biomass burning and background air). We focus on the trends of changes in mass, hygroscopicity parameter κ, and oxygen-to-carbon (O / C) ratio due to cloud processing. We find that the modification of these parameters upon cloud-processing is most evident in urban, marine and biogenic air masses, i.e. air masses that are more polluted than very clean air (background air) but cleaner than heavily polluted plumes as encountered during biomass burning. Based on these trends, we suggest that the mass ratio (Rtot) of the potential aerosol sulfate and aqSOA mass to the initial aerosol mass can be used to predict whether cloud processing will be detectable. Scenarios where this ratio exceeds Rtot ~ 2 are the most likely ones where clouds can significantly change aerosol parameters. Comparison to Rtot values as calculated for ambient data at different locations confirm the applicability of the concept to predict a cloud-processing signature in selected air masses.
Realized ecological forecast through interactive Ecological Platform for Assimilating Data into model (EcoPAD)
Authors: Huang Yuanyuan , Stacy Mark , Jiang Jiang , Sundi Nilutpal , Ma Shuang , Saruta Volodymyr , Jung Chang Gyo , Shi Zheng , Xia Jianyang , Hanson Paul J. , Ricciuto Daniel , Luo Yiqi
Published: May 2018

Abstract. Predicting future changes in ecosystem services is not only highly desirable but also becomes feasible as several forces (e.g., available big data, developed data assimilation (DA) techniques, and advanced cyberinfrastructure) are converging to transform ecological research to quantitative forecasting. To realize ecological forecasting, we have developed an Ecological Platform for Assimilating Data (EcoPAD) into models. EcoPAD is a web-based software system that automates data transfer and processes from sensor networks to ecological forecasting through data management, model simulation, data assimilation, and visualization. It facilitates interactive data-model integration from which model is recursively improved through updated data while data is systematically refined under the guidance of model. EcoPAD relies on data from observations, process-oriented models, DA techniques, and web-based workflow. We applied EcoPAD to the Spruce and Peatland Responses Under Climatic and Environmental change (SPRUCE) experiment at North Minnesota. The EcoPAD-SPRUCE realizes fully automated data transfer, feeds meteorological data to drive model simulations, assimilates both manually measured and automated sensor data into Terrestrial ECOsystem (TECO) model, and recursively forecast responses of various biophysical and biogeochemical processes to five temperature and two CO2 treatments in near real-time (weekly). The near real-time forecasting with EcoPAD-SPRUCE has revealed that uncertainties or mismatches in forecasting carbon pool dynamics are more related to model (e.g., model structure, parameter, and initial value) than forcing variables, opposite to forecasting flux variables. EcoPAD-SPRUCE quantified acclimations of methane production in response to warming treatments through shifted posterior distributions of the CH4:CO2 ratio and temperature sensitivity (Q10) of methane production towards lower values. Different case studies indicated that realistic forecasting of carbon dynamics relies on appropriate model structure, correct parameterization and accurate external forcing. Moreover, EcoPAD-SPRUCE stimulated active feedbacks between experimenters and modelers so as to identify model components to be improved and additional measurements to be made. It becomes the first interactive model-experiment (ModEx) system and opens a novel avenue for interactive dialogue between modelers and experimenters. EcoPAD also has the potential to become an interactive tool for resource management, to stimulate citizen science in ecology, and transform environmental education with its easily accessible web interface.
Barclay Fowell Buxton, Japanese Christians, and the Japan Evangelistic Band
Authors: Bundy David D. , Fujii Masaya
Published: May 2018

Barclay Fowell Buxton, a missionary in Japan from 1890 to 1903, was appointed by the Church Missionary Society by special arrangement as an independent missionary. When Alphaeus Paget Wilkes joined him in Japan (1897), they organized (1903) the Japan Evangelistic Band (日本伝道隊, Nihon Dendōtai). Buxton attracted young Japanese people wanting to learn his spirituality, theology, and approach to evangelism. This network made important contributions to Japanese Christianities, as his friends and disciples adapted and promoted these understandings. Building on the work of Miyakoda, Kudō Hiroo, Mullins, Bebbington, Randall, and Bundy, this essay examines the religious orientation of Buxton in the British Radical Holiness movements, as well of his Japanese disciples and colleagues. It argues that the locus of the significant continuities between Buxton and his Japanese colleagues was in the Radical Holiness movements in the United Kingdom.
Los niños de El Salvador. Necesidades educativas. Prácticas educativas
Authors: Pérez Miguel Luis
Published: May 2018

No abstract availableRealidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 46, 1995: 589-639
El punto de partida de la filosofía
Authors: González Antonio
Published: May 2018

No abstract availableRealidad: Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades No. 46, 1995: 695-720
PERFIL DE GESTANTES CARDIOPATAS: ALTO RISCO
Authors: FELCZAK Cláudia , Ravelli Ana Paula Xavier , Skupien Suellen Vienscoski , Ricken Maria Helena , Dalazoana Bayer Laryssa De Col , Almeida Eva Aparecida de
Published: May 2018

Objetivo: caracterizar as gestantes cardiopatas com alto risco gestacional atendidas no setor secundário pela 3ª regional de saúde do Paraná. Método: pesquisa quantitativa, documental eretrospectiva,realizada entre julho e agosto de 2016. O estudo apropriou-se de dados secundários, de indicadores de saúde advindos do Ambulatório de Alto Risco Gestacional dos Campos Gerais. O banco de dados compreendeu outubro de 2013 a junho de 2016, sendo analisados 60 prontuários de gestantes cardiopatas, utilizando para tal as variáveis: diagnóstico cardíaco, e fatores sociodemográficos e antecedentes obstétricos. Resultados: predominou-se a arritmia cardíaca como diagnóstico encontrado nos prontuários, a Hipertensão Arterial Sistêmica como fator de risco cardiovascular, pacientes procedentesda cidade de Castro, com idade média de 26,4 anos, casadas,com ensino fundamental completo e multigestas. Conclusão: conclui-se que estas gestantes apresentaram a arritmia cardíaca como principal diagnóstico. Issoeleva os índices de cesariana, sendo primordial a atuação do enfermeiro no pré-natal para minimizar possíveis complicações.
TERAPIA MEDICAMENTOSA NO DOMICÍLIO: EXPERIÊNCIAS DE MÃES DE CRIANÇAS E ADOLESCENTES COM ANEMIA FALCIFORME
Authors: Silva-Rodrigues Fernanda Machado , Oliveira Natasha S. Sales de , Leite Ana Carolina Andrade Biaggi , Nunes Michelle Darezzo Rodrigues , Polita Naiara Barros , Nascimento Lucila Castanheira
Published: May 2018

Objetivo: descrever as experiências de mães de crianças e adolescentes com anemia falciforme acerca da terapia medicamentosa no domicílio. Método: estudo descritivo, com análise qualitativa dos dados, realizado em setembro de 2016. Foram entrevistadas oito mães de crianças e adolescentes, em tratamento para doença falciforme, em Unidade de Internação e Ambulatório de Pediatria de um hospital terciário da capital paulista. Os dados foram organizados, codificados e apresentados em categorias, conforme procedimentos preconizados para análise de conteúdo. Resultados: as mães apresentaram desconhecimento acerca dos cuidados durante a administração dos medicamentos no domicílio, bem como de eventuais efeitos adversos, mecanismo de ação e benefícios das medicações utilizadas. Conclusão: confirmou-se a necessidade da atuação do enfermeiro na orientação das mães para a administração segura e correta dos fármacos no domicílio, a fim de reduzir complicações relacionadas com absorção do medicamento, supressão terapêutica e exposição indevida dos cuidadores à droga.
O manual do professor: orientações para o ensino e a avaliação da leitura em livros didáticos do ensino fundamental II
Authors: Oliveira Márcia Andréa Almeida de , Silva Lívia Cristina Virgolino da
Published: May 2018

Neste artigo, apoiando-nos na abordagem qualitativa de pesquisa, verificamos de que forma as orientações sobre o ensino presentes no Manual do Professor podem viabilizar a avaliação formativa da leitura. Para isso, inicialmente, realizamos uma pesquisa bibliográfica sobre o tema, seguida da seleção de dois Manuais do Professor, de livros didáticos do 8º ano, utilizados em escolas públicas de Belém e aprovados no PNLD/2014. Depois, descrevemos os Manuais, observando as discussões teóricas e orientações metodológicas destinadas à leitura e à avaliação e, em seguida, analisamo-los, valendo-nos dos estudos desenvolvidos por Batista (2009) sobre livro didático, por Solé (1998) e Koch e Elias (2014) sobre leitura, por Allal (1986) e Hadji (2011) sobre avaliação formativa e por Condemarín e Medina (2005) e Beserra (2007) sobre avaliação da leitura. Após a reflexão dos Manuais, orientada pelas perguntas de pesquisa, observamos que estes trazem reflexões para o ensino de leitura, sob o viés do cognitivismo e do interacionismo. Em relação à avaliação, verificamos que se assume a concepção formativa de avaliação; no entanto, não são propostos instrumentos e critérios para o professor avaliar a leitura. Com base nos dados, argumentamos que as orientações sobre o ensino e a avaliação da leitura não são suficientes para o professor realizar um trabalho que favoreça o desenvolvimento das habilidades de leitura dos alunos.
O gênero de discurso científico e as práticas discursivas sobre animais não humanos
Authors: Seidel Verônica Franciele , Silva Charlies Uilian de Campos
Published: May 2018

Entendemos, conforme a perspectiva bakhtiniana, que nenhum fato da natureza tem significado em si mesmo, mas que tal significado surge justamente por meio da língua. Sendo assim, a análise dos fenômenos linguísticos auxilia a compreender os posicionamentos ideológicos que sustentam os discursos e, consequentemente, as práticas humanas. A partir disso, pretendemos entender como os animais não humanos (denominados usualmente de cobaias) e as práticas que os envolvem, com enfoque à experimentação laboratorial, são percebidas e apresentadas pelo gênero de discurso científico, bem como de que forma tal visão auxilia a estruturar as relações que com eles estabelecemos. Para isso, analisamos um artigo científico, utilizando como categorias de análise a noção de gênero do discurso. Percebemos, no discurso analisado, a perspectiva de que o emprego de animais é imprescindível ao progresso da ciência, de modo que toda atividade contrária à realização de tal prática é vista como radical e prejudicial ao desenvolvimento científico.
Pesquisas sobre livros didáticos: o estado da arte
Authors: Sarmento Simone , Lamberts Denise Von der Heyde
Published: May 2018

O livro didático (LD) é um dos recursos mais utilizados para o ensino de línguas, em especial a Língua Inglesa. Suas vantagens e desvantagens são discutidas por autores como Allwright (1981), Ur (1996), Richards (2002), Harmer (2001, 2007) e Hall (2011). Devido à sua importância e abrangência, esta revisão bibliográfica tem como objetivo mapear os assuntos das publicações sobre LD, apresentando os resultados de uma pesquisa sistemática de artigos nacionais, provenientes de periódicos classificados com Qualis A1 e A2 da área de Letras/Linguística, e internacionais do Portal de Periódicos CAPES/MEC. As publicações foram classificadas nas categorias Análise, Avaliação e Escolha, Design, PNLD, Uso e Outros Assuntos. Para os periódicos nacionais, utilizamos nas buscas as expressões livro didático e material didático e seus plurais. Para as publicações internacionais, usamos os termos em inglês textbook e coursebook e seus plurais. Dos 531 artigos encontrados sobre LD, 322 (61%) são sobre análise do material, 11 (2%) sobre avaliação e escolha, 11 (2%) sobre design, 6 (1%) sobre o PNLD, 158 (30%) foram classificados como outros assuntos e apenas 23 (4%) abordam seu uso em sala de aula como assunto principal, sendo que desses somente 5 (0.9%) utilizam observações/gravações de aulas de ensino de línguas como procedimento metodológico. Os resultados mostram que o uso do LD é pouco pesquisado e reforçam a importância de se estudar o LD em sala de aula, de forma a auxiliar professores a refletirem sobre suas práticas e a usarem o material de forma crítica.
“Ter ou não ter? eis a questão!” Crenças de alunos de secretariado executivo sobre o sotaque do falante nativo
Authors: De Lima Fernando Silvério
Published: May 2018

O presente trabalho analisa as crenças de vinte e um alunos de secretariado executivo sobre o sotaque do falante nativo em uma disciplina de língua inglesa de uma universidade federal localizada em Minas Gerais. As crenças foram levantas a partir de questionários e o mapeamento delas se deu a partir da análise de conteúdo, uma vez que foram categorizadas tematicamente, revelando traços marcantes sobre como os universitários concebem o papel da pronúncia e o sotaque do falante nativo de inglês em sua aprendizagem da nova língua. Os resultados mostram que a pronúncia é vista como um aspecto muito importante para a maioria deles, no entanto, quando comparada com as demais atividades fica em segundo plano, pois para os alunos a oralidade e a compreensão auditiva são os aspectos que eles esperam desenvolver naquela disciplina. O sotaque do falante nativo é considerado como parâmetro da pronúncia correta, o que justifica a maioria do grupo idealizá-lo como objetivo. Os alunos justificam essa crença afirmando que isto será bastante útil para obtenção de empregos e sucesso profissional. O estudo aponta para a necessidade de que alunos e professores reflitam sobre as consequências de suas crenças e que a disciplina de língua inglesa pode ser espaço para essas discussões.
Chemical composition and fermentative characteristics of old man saltbush silage supplemented with energy concentrates
Authors: Araújo Gherman Garcia Leal de , Santos Genilson Amaral , Voltolini Tadeu Vinhas , Moraes Salete Alves de , Pereira Luiz Gustavo Ribeiro , Gois Glayciane Costa , Campos Fleming Sena
Published: May 2018

The objective of this study was to evaluate the fermentation profile and chemical composition of old man saltbush (Atriplex nummularia Lindl.) silage supplemented with cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) scraps or grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) in the proportion of 10% based on natural matter. The experimental design was completely randomized, in a 3 x 7 factorial arrangement (3 treatments and 7 opening days), with three replications. The treatments consisted of three silages: old man saltbush silage, old man saltbush silage + cassava scrap, and old man saltbush silage + grain sorghum. The experiment was conducted at the EMBRAPA Semiarid Animal Nutrition Laboratory, located in the city of Petrolina-PE. Twenty-one experimental silos were used for each treatment; these silos were opened after 1, 3, 5, 7, 14, 28, and 56 days in ensiling. The pH, ammoniacal nitrogen and total nitrogen ratio, dry matter, crude protein, ether extract, mineral matter, organic matter, neutral detergent fiber, acid detergent fiber, total carbohydrates, non-fibrous carbohydrate, and dry matter in vitro digestibility. The additives grain sorghum and cassava scrap increased the dry matter content and reduced pH values. N-NH3 NT-1 values increased as the fermentation processes progressed, and after 56 fermentation days were close to 11%. Silages were classified as excellent in the fermentation process. The addition of cassava scrap and grain sorghum favors the ensiling process of the old man saltbush, providing improvements in the silage nutritive value. During the storage period, the use of these additives promoted a reduction of total losses, inhibition of alcoholic fermentation, and greater carbohydrates recovery, resulting in silage with a nutritive value similar to that of fresh forage, representing an alternative source of additives.
Canine visceral leishmaniasis in Londrina, Paraná - investigation and case report
Authors: Caldart Eloiza Teles , Camilo Cínthia Peres , Moreira Jéssica Regina , Matos Andressa Maria Rorato Nascimento de , Ferreira Fernanda Pinto , Paschoal Aline Ticiani Pereira , Suhett Weslem Garcia , Vidotto Odilon , Mitsuka-Breganó Regina , Navarro Italmar Teodorico
Published: May 2018

Dogs are considered the main reservoirs of visceral leishmaniasis for humans, which also present a chronic and severe clinical picture when affected. The objective of the present report was to describe a canine visceral leishmaniasis case diagnosed in Londrina, an indene city, and its investigation. A street animal with extensive dermatological lesions, onychogryphosis, mild anemia and leukopenia was attended at a veterinary hospital in Londrina, where positivity was reported for Leishmania spp. in serological tests. Cytology was positive in bone marrow, PCR and parasite culture were positive in skin, spleen, liver, lymph node and bone marrow, and DNA sequencing confirmed the species of the parasite as L. (L.) infantum. The official diagnosis was made by the Central Laboratory of Paraná (LACEN), and through an official report, an investigation of the case was started for the confirmation of autochthony. An active search for the vector and other canine cases in the neighborhood was carried out along with a search for information on the origin of the animal in question. However, the species, Lutzomyia longipalpis, new canine cases, or origin of the sick animal were not identified. Although, the present case cannot be confirmed as autochthonous, we suggest that it is necessary to disseminate the present report to serve as a warning to veterinarians and other public health professionals in the northern region of Paraná to be attentive to suspicious cases and to not fail to investigate these cases to the end.
Selectivity of the herbicide metribuzin for pre- and post-emergence applications in potato cultivation
Authors: Correia Núbia Maria , Carvalho Agnaldo Doniizete Ferreira de
Published: May 2018

Metribuzin is the most commonly used herbicide in potato cultivation in Brazil, but there are few reports in literature regarding its selectivity, especially when applied to post-emergent potato plants. The objective of this study was to evaluate the selectivity of the herbicide metribuzin for potato cultivation, applied in pre-and post-emergence. Two experiments were carried out under field conditions, one with the Agata cultivar and another with the Atlantic cultivar. A randomized block experimental design, with a subdivided plot (5 × 3) and four replications, was used in both experiments. Plot experiments consisted of five doses of metribuzin (0, 120, 240, 360, and 480 g a.i. ha-1), studied for pre-emergence, as well as three doses (0, 120, and 192 g a.i. ha-1) studied for post-emergence. Metribuzin was selective for the Agata and Atlantic cultivars at doses of up to 480 g ha-1 for pre-emergence, as well as at 120 or 192 g ha-1 for post-emergence, applied seven days after hilling.
Nutrient accumulation in the shoots of physic nut grown in two edaphoclimatic conditions
Authors: Magalhães Sávio Coelho , Silva Enilson De Barros , Ferreira Evander Alves , Reis Thassio De Menezes , Pereira Gustavo Antônio Mendes , Araújo Filipe Vieira , Silva Tânia Pires da
Published: May 2018

The possibility of using physic nut oil as an alternative energy source indicates that it is necessary to carry out studies concerning the absorption and accumulation of nutrients in the distinct phases of development of the crop for the appropriate management of fertilizer application. Given this information, this study aimed to evaluate the accumulation of nutrients in the shoots of physic nut plants, as well as to identify critical nutrient uptake by this crop. The experiments were set up independently in two different locations, from May 2010 to March 2013, and using the same procedures. The locations were characterized as follows: dystrophic Red Latosol in the municipality of Curvelo, MG; typical Quartzarenic Neosol in the municipality of Diamantina, MG. The experiments were conducted in a randomized block design with three replicates, the treatments being the evaluation times of the physic nut plants in both experiments. The collection times were every 30 days from planting of the seedlings in the field for a period of 1036 days, corresponding to 36 evaluations. After collection, the samples were prepared and submitted to chemical analysis of the nutrient content of the plant material. The contents were reported as nutrient content of the leaves, stems and fruit of physic nut plants. According to the results, it can be concluded that nutrient accumulation was higher in the edaphoclimatic conditions of Curvelo compared to the conditions of Diamantina. The concentration of macronutrients was in the following order: K > Ca > N > P > S > Mg in Diamantina and N > Ca > K > P > Mg > S in Curvelo. Accumulation of micronutrients in the shoots at 1036 days after planting physic nut seedlings in the field was in the following order: Mn > B > Fe > Zn > Cu in Diamantina and Mn > Fe > B > Zn > Cu in Curvelo.
Recuperação de informação na identificação de não garantia automática de diretos de crianças e adolescentes
Authors: Romanini Yeda Maria Macedo , Carvalho Deborah Ribeiro
Published: May 2018

Introdução: Avaliar o quanto a população não tem garantido, de forma automática, o direito à saúde exige consulta às Jurisprudências e Acórdãos, tendo em vista a não disponibilidade de dados sistematizados. Objetivo: Elencar as situações de não garantia automática do direito à saúde das crianças e adolescentes associados à Medida Protetiva e Socioeducativa. Método: Para a busca por Jurisprudências e Acórdãos foi adota a estratégia de Recuperação de Informação e a partir destes textos foi construída uma base de dados. Resultado: Foram adotados 11 termos para a busca, resultando em 502 textos referentes a Jurisprudências e Acórdãos. Foram elencadas 25 variáveis para a construção da base de dados. A partir da análise é possível perceber que as situações de não garantia automática do direito à saúde, que mais se destacam são: assistência psicológica/ psiquiátrica; inclusão em programas de auxílio e orientação à família, à criança e ao adolescente; e tratamento médico. Conclusão: Essas demandas sinalizam que as crianças e os adolescentes se encontram em alguma situação de risco à saúde. Fato esse que não deveria acontecer, já que o direito à saúde é estabelecido por Lei, não havendo necessidade de demandas para esses pedidos.
O design centrado no usuário: os projetos web para micro e pequenas empresas da América do Sul
Authors: Aranda Miguel Angel Delgado , Pinto José Simão de Paula
Published: May 2018

Introdução: as técnicas e metodologias de desenvolvimento web mudam e evoluem com o percorrer do tempo, desde conceitos dinâmicos até colaborativos formam parte da variedade das novas tendências web; setores empresariais de pequeno porte devem-se adequar às novas tecnologias da informação para uma melhoria e apoio das suas estratégias. Objetivos: o objetivo deste trabalho é delinear o método do design centrado no usuário nos projetos web orientados a micro e pequenas empresas incidindo nos conceitos de usabilidade e arquitetura da informação, sem esquecer as características próprias das empresas de pequeno porte e a sua situação na America do Sul.Metodologia: a metodologia utilizada para o desenvolvimento deste trabalho esta baseada numa revisão bibliográfica e documentalResultados: o design centrado no usuário pode ser adotado no desenvolvimento web para apoio estratégico nas micro e pequenas empresas da America do Sul.Conclusões: as novas tecnologias da informação têm muitas deficiências de aplicação nas empresas da America do Sul, que vem acompanhadas por políticas publicas pouco objetivas com serias deficiências estruturais  nos países sob desenvolvidos dessa região, pelo que técnicas as técnicas de desenvolvimento web não são bem utilizadas nem aproveitadas pelas pessoas e pelas micro e pequenas empresas.
A fotografia como documento: com a palavra Otlet e Briet
Authors: Tonello Izângela Maria Sansoni , Madio Telma Campanha de Carvalho
Published: May 2018

Introdução: A quantidade e variedade de informações que veiculam em diferentes suportes e meios incitam uma preocupação, em especial, em relação aos documentos fotográficos, já que se constituem atualmente foco de interesse da área da Ciência da Informação. Nesse contexto, destacam-se as fotografias como fontes de informações geradoras de conhecimento e também como importante subsídio para pesquisa nas diferentes áreas. Objetivo: Consistiu em pesquisar os conceitos e definições que embasam a fotografia como documento em unidades de informação. Metodologia: Realizou-se uma pesquisa bibliográfica na literatura nacional e internacional, principalmente com base em Paul Otlet e Suzanne Briet. Resultados e conclusões: Pode-se afirmar mediante os significados acerca do termo documento, discorridas na literatura pelos autores acima, que a fotografia corresponde aos pressupostos necessários para consubstanciar documento e fotografia em documento fotográfico.
O “Madre Benícia” nas memórias de uma professora: o álbum de recordações de Cléris Becker
Authors: Souza José Edimar
Published: May 2018

A pesquisa aborda aspectos da história do atual Instituto Estadual Madre Benícia, situada no bairro rural Lomba Grande, município gaúcho de Novo Hamburgo. A região é conhecida por ter acolhido, desde o início do século XIX os primeiros imigrantes alemães que chegaram ao Rio Grande do Sul.  Nesse sentido, o culto evangélico desses imigrantes contribuiu para instalação da Igreja/escola neste lugar. E este aspecto contribuiu para as práticas de escolarização desenvolvidas na localidade. Sob a ótica da história cultural e valendo-se de documentos e a metodologia da história oral, especialmente aquelas produzidas a partir da entrevista com a professora Cléris Allgayer Becker o objetivo deste trabalho foi conhecer e compreender elementos da constituição desta instituição, sobretudo evidenciando o processo de instalação do Grupo Escolar neste lugar. Destaca-se a temporalidade de 1940, ocasião em que é implantado o Grupo Escolar de Lomba Grande e 1969 por ocasião da inaugurado do prédio próprio. Os registros no álbum evidenciam o modo como produzimos memórias diante da realidade na qual os sujeitos estão inseridos e envolvidos com suas trajetórias de vida e profissional. Além disso, a organização e mobilização dos professores e dos moradores do lugar demonstram que a escolarização fora um dos aspectos que sempre esteve entre as prioridades dessa comunidade.
A responsabilidade social do ensino de História
Authors: Angelotti Carmo Maria Andréa
Published: May 2018

Resenha da obra: MAIA, Tatyana de Amaral; ALVES, Luís Alberto Marques; HERMETO, Miriam; RIBEIRO, Cláudia Sofia Pinto (ORG). (Re)Construindo o passado: o papel insubstituível do ensino da História. Porto Alegre: EdiPUCRS; Porto: CITCEM, 2016, 286p.
Hypercholesterolemia Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment and Control among Adults in Malaysia: The 2015 National Health and Morbidity Survey, Malaysia
Authors: Mat Rifin Halizah , Robert Lourdes Tania Gayle , Abdul Majid Nur Liana , Abd Hamid Hamizatul Akmal , Rodzlan Hasani Wan Shakira , Ling Miaw Yn , Saminathan Thamil Arasu , Ismail Hasimah , Mohd Yusoff Muhammad Fadhli , Omar Mohd. Azahadi
Published: May 2018

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: Dyslipidaemia is one of the main modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Therefore, it is crucial to examine the prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypercholesterolemia and its associated factors among adults in Malaysia.METHODS: We used data from 19,935 respondents aged 18 years and above who responded to the cholesterol module in the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2015. The survey employed a two-stage stratified sampling to select a representative sample of Malaysian adults. Descriptive statistics and multivariate logistic regression were used to analyse the data.RESULTS: The overall prevalence of hypercholesterolemia was 47.7%. Among those who were diagnosed to have hypercholesterolemia, only 19.2% were aware of their hypercholesterolemia status. Only a mere 12.7% (95% CI: 12.4 -13.1) among those who were aware were on treatment and out of which only 53.7% (95% CI: 50.1-57.2) had their cholesterol levels controlled. The prevalence of hypercholesterolemia was associated with gender, age, ethnicity, education level, occupation, marital status, obesity, hypertension and diabetes. Awareness and treatment of hypercholesterolemia saw a similar pattern (except for gender and locality). For control of hypercholesterolemia, the female gender and secondary education levels were the only significant associated factors.CONCLUSION: The overall high prevalence of hypercholesterolemia in addition to poor awareness, treatment and control are significant public health problems. Intensified health campaigns and programmes especially among high-risk groups should be implemented in order to reduce or prevent complications of hypercholesterolemia in the near future.
The Influence of Academic Autonomous Motivation on Learning Engagement and Life Satisfaction in Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction
Authors: Guo Yuan
Published: May 2018

A total of 418 adolescents completed the Revised Academic Self-Regulation Questionnaire, the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-Student, the Basic Needs Satisfaction Scale, and the Satisfaction with Life Scale. Based on self-determination theory, this study examines the relationship between academic autonomous motivation, basic psychological needs satisfaction, learning engagement, and life satisfaction. Results indicate that adolescents' academic autonomous motivation has a significant predictive effect on life satisfaction and learning engagement and that the satisfaction of basic psychological needs plays a mediating role on this predictive effect.
Effect of Low Tannin Sorghum Based Feed on Physical and Nutritional Quality of Layer Chicken Eggs
Authors: Ochieng B. A. , Owino W. O. , Kinyuru J. N. , Mburu J. N. , Gicheha M. G. , Kabuage L.
Published: May 2018

This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of replacing maize with low tannin sorghum (LTS) in layer feed on the physical and nutritional quality of eggs of layers at peak egg production stage. One hundred and twenty, 30-weeks old hens were grouped into three blocks of forty birds per block and were subjected to three different diets: 100%Maize, 50%Maize50%LTS and 100%LTS for 8 weeks. Eggs were collected on the 4th and 8th week of feeding trial. The results showed that eggs had statistically similar weights, amounts of protein, fat, Vitamin E and Vitamin A. The colour of egg yolks increased in lightness and reduced in hue and Chroma significantly across all the dietary blocks with increase in LTS while cholesterol content decreased. The saturated fatty acid content in the albumin and yolk oil extract remained constant irrespective of the period of feeding or variation of Maize and LTS content. The Monounsaturated fatty acid content decreased significantly (P=0.0003) during the whole trial diet period. The Polyunsaturated fatty acid content remained constant for the albumin (P=0.4095) while the yolk showed an increase (P=0.1162) from the initial 15.82±0.57 g/100g on the 4th week to 24.05±7.25 g/100g on the 8th week for diets with 100%Maize. 50%M50%LTS increased from 14.59±0.16 to 21.48±4.19 g/100g and 100%LTS had its Polyunsaturated fatty acid content decline from 13.36±0.31 to 10.71±0.32g/100g. This study indicates that LTS can replace Maize as a source of energy in chicken feeds with no adverse effects on the quality of the eggs.
Enkele beschouwingen naar aanleiding van diverse recente Europese en Nederlandse uitspraken in het internationaal arbeidsrecht (Koelzsch, Voogsgeerd, Vicoplus, Nuon-rechtspraak en zaak FNV/De Mooij). Welke (nieuwe) argumentatiemogelijkheden voor werknemers tot opeisen van (meer) arbeidsrechtelijke bescherming in internationale situaties?
Authors: Van Den Eeckhout Veerle
Published: May 2018

Analysis of recent European and Dutch case-law, dealing with issues of applicable law of international labour contracts

Recent hebben zowel het Hof van Justitie als meerdere Nederlandse rechters zich in enkele opmerkelijke zaken uitgesproken over het op een internationale arbeidsovereenkomst toepasselijke arbeidsrecht. In de zaken Koelzsch en Voogsgeerd heeft het Hof van Justitie voor het eerst artikel 6 EVO-verdrag uitgelegd. Door Nederlandse rechters zijn ophefmakende uitspraken gedaan, zowel inzake toepasselijkheid van artikel 6 Buitengewoon Besluit Arbeidsverhoudingen als inzake toepasselijkheid van een Nederlandse CAO op naar Nederland uitgezonden werknemers.Bovendien heeft het Hof van Justitie zich in de zaak Vicoplus uitgesproken over een zaak die zich afspeelde in een context van internationale detachering en die mogelijk consequenties inhoudt voor het internationaal arbeidsrecht. In deze bijdrage worden deze onderscheiden uitspraken geanalyseerd vanuit de volgende invalshoek: welke argumentatiemogelijkheden kunnen deze uitspraken bieden aan werknemers die pogen (meer) arbeidsbescherming op te eisen indien hun rechtsverhouding zich in internationale context afspeelt? In deze analyse wordt ook aandacht gegeven aan de mate waarin de uitspraken kunnen worden begrepen als zouden zij iets hebben veranderd aan de vermeende “status quo” van het internationaal arbeidsrecht na de ophefmakende zaken Viking, Laval, Rüffert en C./Luxemburg.
Personhood and legal status: reflections on the democratic rights of corporations
Authors: Beckman Ludvig
Published: May 2018

Personhood and legal status: reflections on the democratic rights of corporations

Corporations can have rights but whether they should also have democratic rights depends among other things on whether they are the kind of entities to which the democratic ideal applies. This paper distinguishes four different conceptions of “the person” that can have democratic rights. According to one view, the only necessary condition is legal personality, whereas according to the other three views, democratic inclusion is conditioned also by personhood in the natural sense of the term. Though it is uncontroversial that corporations can be legal persons, it is plausible to ascribe personhood in the natural sense to corporations only if personhood is conceptualized exclusively in terms of moral agency. The conclusion of the paper is that corporations can meet the necessary conditions for democratic inclusion but that it is not yet clear in democratic theory exactly what these conditions are.