bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Analysing body centre weight use by dancers in ArtsCross/Danscross
Authors: Yunyu Wang
Published: February 2017

Using Laban Movement Analysis1 (LMA) methodologies, in particular the application of the two Weight Efforts, this article provides a comparative analysis of dancers from Taipei National University of the Arts (TNUA), where the researcher is based, and dancers from the Beijing Dance Academy (BDA). The article focuses on the use of ‘body centre’ as conceived in LMA’s Effort Element, which is related to gravitational mechanisms. Through observation, it appeared that the training processes within each of these dance groups utilized different centres of weight and unique conceptions of individual space within the movement, despite both groups having a Chinese ethnic background and similar dance training styles in Contemporary Dance and traditional Chinese Dance. This insight is based on sustained observations of the rehearsal processes of these groups in the 2011 and 2012 editions of ArtsCross, as well as visits to classes at BDA during the three-week ArtsCross project held in Beijing, China in October and November of 2012. As a Certified Movement Analyst, with extensive experience in dance in both East Asia and in the United States, the researcher utilized LMA to understand how dancers from each country responded to the requests of choreographers through the intensive rehearsals and through to the final performance. The data provide significant pedagogical information relevant to the development of new programmes to be implemented within TNUA’s dance training regimen.
Looking at different cultural contexts in the contemporary dance of ArtsCross/Danscross
Authors: Xin Wang
Published: February 2017

The ArtsCross/Danscross project aimed to build and strengthen artistic dialogue and interaction, understanding and communication among those from different cultural backgrounds. From observing and discussing nine choreographic processes, we discovered a problem: differences in the understanding of the term ‘contemporary dance’. This article discusses choreographic works from ArtsCross/Danscross, starting with views on and comparisons of Chinese and western contemporary dance. The article analyses the reasons for differences in the awareness of contemporary dance of people from different cultural backgrounds and thereby triggers reflections on the prospects for the development of dance in contemporary China.
feature article: Talent development and capacity building in small nations: On the twinning of filmmakers
Authors: Hjort Mette
Published: February 2017

In a small-nation film and media ecology, cogent thinking about capacity building is of critical importance. In the context of Danish documentary filmmaking, twinning has emerged as a promising model. Twinning engages Danish filmmakers with a world beyond Denmark, thereby counteracting certain parochialisms. At the same time, this model ties in with the Danish state’s development goals in the cultural domain, including the aim of fostering dialogue and understanding between Denmark and the countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA region). This article evokes the landscape of twinning, as developed by Danish institutions, and provides a rationale for taking the phenomenon of transnationally paired practitioners seriously. More specifically, twinning is seen as a means of realizing public values through filmmaking. A specific instance of twinning involving collaboration between a Danish and a Lebanese filmmaker is discussed in detail, the aim being to identify the conditions under which the relevant type of co-authorship can be said to succeed. The emphasis in this regard is on the ways in which a partnership of equals emerges in the process of making the documentary En Araber kommer til byen (An Arab Comes to Town) (Larsen and Ghossein, 2008).
Pengembangan Transportasi Sungai Kota Semarang Sebagai Transportasi Perintis Tujuan Wisata Air (Studi Kasus Kanal Banjir Barat Kota Semarang)
Authors: Ismiyati Ismiyati , Budieny Hary , Narayudha Moga , Salamun Salamun , Putra Anggara Dharma , Wiweka Reka Wiweka Reka
Published: February 2017

Perkembangan pariwisata di kota Semarang ditandai dengan tersedianya fasilitas shuttle bus gratis. Rute shuttle bus tersebut melewati rute Kuliner Pekunden, Pusat oleh-oleh Pandanaran, Gedung Lawang Sewu dan Daerah Kota Lama Semarang.Sejak tahun 2012, wisata di tepi Sungai Kanal Banjir Barat mulai dikembangkan pemerintah Kota Semarang. Namun, sampai saat ini Kanal Banjir Barat hanya difungsikan sebagai sungai pengendali banjir, sehingga fungsi pariwisatanya belum optimal seperti objek wisata lain di Kota Semarang. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengembangkan transportasi wisata air, khususnya di Kanal Banjir Barat. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif dengan kuesioner dan observasi lapangan. Metode kuantitatif penentuan alur pelayaran menggunakan analisis hidrologi dan simulasi hidrolika sungai dengan program HEC-RAS. Penelitian ini merekomendasikan bahwa lokasi pengembangan transportasi untuk wisata air di Kanal Banjir Barat akan efektif jika berada diantara Bendung Simongan hingga muara Kanal Banjir Barat. Tipe angkutan wisata yang ideal adalah menggunakan 2 kapal speedboat terbuka dengan dimensi panjang 8 m, lebar 2,2 m, dan draft 0,4 m. Biaya Operasional Kapal per tahun untuk 8 trip per hari dan biaya pengelolaannya adalah sebesar Rp 901,2 juta dengan estimasi tarif per orang sebesar untuk Rp 17.070,- per trip. [Title: River Transportation Development of Semarang City for Water Tourism: A Case Study West Flood Canal] Tourism development of Semarang city is identified by the facilities of free shuttle bus. The shuttle bus service passes through Pekunden culinary route, a central souvenir of Pandanaran, Lawang Sewu and Old City of Semarang. Since 2012, local government has developed riverside tourism object of the West Flood Canal Semarang. However, until then the West Flood Canal only was functioned as flood control. Thus, the tourism function is not optimum as other tourism attractions in Semarang city. This research aims to develop the water tourism transportation, especially in the West Flood Canal. This research uses a descriptive method by questionnaires and field observations. Quantitative methods of determining ship channel using hydrological analysis and simulation of river hydraulics with HEC-RAS program. This study recommends that the location of the development of transportation of water tourism in the West Flood Canal would be effective if it is located in between the estuary of Simongan weir to the West Flood Canal. The ideal type of transport mode uses two open speedboats with dimensions of 8 m length, 2.2 m width, and a draft of 0.4 m. Ship Operating Costs per year for eight trips per day and its management fee is Rp 901.2 million with the estimated fare per person about USD 17.070, - per trip.
Impact of the Research Conditions on the Accuracy of the Designation of High Performance Concrete Strength Parameters
Authors: Wałach Daniel
Published: February 2017

The article presents research results of the strength parameters of HPC achieved in various research conditions. The research was carried out on substantially different samples, both as to the size as the slenderness ratio. Moreover, the assessment of the effect of speed of a load on strength parameters as well as other factors which in a significant way show the difference in the strength values was made. For comparison, the results were also applied to the relations known in ordinary concrete.
Assessment of Polyethylen-Modified Bitumen Adhesion Using Computer Image Analysis
Authors: Brożyna D. , Kowalski K. J.
Published: February 2017

In order to achieve extended life of asphalt pavement, one of key points is to achieve a good bonding between it’s components. This research paper presents findings on the topic of influence of polyethylene bitumen modification on the adhesion between bitumen and aggregate. A novel method of quantifying the bitumen coated area, based on computer image analysis, has been developed for this study. Two different methods of adhesion testing were employed, namely boiling water method and the rolling bottle method. Aggregates used in this study were granite and limestone. Based on 108 measurements, it was concluded that polyethylene modification has a negative impact on binder aggregate adhesion.
An Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Recycled Coarse Aggregate Concrete
Authors: Deng X.H. , Lu Z.L. , Li P. , Xu T.
Published: February 2017

Recycling construction and demolition waste not only reduces project costs; and saves natural resources, but also solves the environmental threat caused by construction waste disposal. In this paper, C25 waste road concrete is used as an experimental material, the uniaxial compression strength and tensile splitting strength of C25 RAC whose coarse aggregate replacement rate is 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% are tested under the condition that the water-to-cement ratio is 0.47, 0.55 and 0.61. The results show: (1) the uniaxial compression strength and tensile splitting strength decrease with the increase of RAC; (2) for concrete with the same water-to-cement ratio, when the coarse aggregate replacement rate changes from 0% to 50%, the uniaxial compression strength and tensile splitting strength of RAC changes slightly. When the coarse aggregate replacement rate changes from 50% to 100%, the uniaxial compression strength and tensile splitting strength of RAC decreases rapidly.
Durability of High Performance Concrete (HPC) Subject to Fire Temperature Impact
Authors: Jackiewicz-Rek W. , Drzymała T. , Kuś A. , Tomaszewski M.
Published: February 2017

In the recent years a tendency for design of increasingly slender structures with the use of high performance concrete has been observed. Moreover, the use of high performance concrete in tunnel structures, subject to high loads with possibility of extreme loads occurrence such as fire, has an increasing significance.

Presented studies aimed at improving high performance concrete properties in high temperature conditions (close to fire conditions) by aeration process, and determining high temperature impact on the concretes features related to their durability.

In this paper it has been proven that it is possible to obtain high performance concretes resistant to high temperatures, and additionally that modification of the concrete mix with aerating additive does not result in deterioration of concrete properties when subject to water impact in various form.
ALR special issue: Visual methods in Applied Language Studies
Authors: Kalaja Paula , Pitkänen-Huhta Anne
Published: February 2017

This introductory article serves two purposes. Firstly, it provides the background for the set of 11 articles that appear in the special issue of this journal and summarizes the articles along a number of dimensions. All the articles address aspects of multilingualism as subjectively experienced and they all make use of visual methodologies. Secondly, it subjects the articles to two meta-analyses. The first one compares and contrasts the studies by site: production, image and audiencing. The second one, in contrast, classifies the studies by the research strategy chosen by the researchers: looking, seeing or designing. The article concludes by pointing to future directions in research on multilingualism as lived, and suggests a visual turn.
Pattern recognition of enrichment levels of SELEX-based candidate aptamers for human C-reactive protein
Authors: Yu Xinliang , Yu Ruqin , Yang Xiaohai
Published: February 2017

Selecting aptamers for human C-reactive protein (CRP) would be of critical importance in predicting the risk for cardiovascular disease. The enrichment level of DNA aptamers is an important parameter for selecting candidate aptamers for further affinity and specificity determination. This paper is the first report on pattern recognition used for CRP aptamer enrichment levels in the systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment (SELEX) process, by applying structure-activity relationship models. After generating 10 rounds of graphene oxide (GO)-SELEX and 1670 molecular descriptors, eight molecular descriptors were selected and five latent variables were then obtained with principal component analysis (PCA), to develop a support vector classification (SVC) model. The SVC model (C=8.1728 and γ=0.2333) optimized by the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm possesses an accuracy of 88.15% for the training set. Prediction results of enrichment levels for the sequences with the frequencies of 6 and 5 are reasonable and acceptable, with accuracies of 70.59% and 76.37%, respectively.
Should a European project be universalistic? The case of Jürgen Habermas’ conception of European identity
Authors: Lysoňková Michala
Published: February 2017

The emergence of the European Union as an autonomous actor, to some degree independent of its member states, raises the issue of a common European identity. Nowadays, this identity is predominantly understood in universalistic terms. This is evident in Jürgen Habermas’ constitutional patriotism, which represents an attempt to integrate the EU on the basis of universal legal-political norms. This universalism is, however, problematic because identity is a relational notion and requires the constitution of a particular boundary. Although Habermas admits the necessity of drawing a distinction between the inside and the outside, his universalistic approach, which ignores cultural aspects, prevents the marking out of a substantive boundary. By contrast, the article asserts the view that European identity can be delineated only in virtue of its being distinct from some concrete out-groups and that, in addition to the normative dimension, redefined as particular, such an identity must also include a value one.
I won’t speak our language with you: English privilege, English-speaking foreigner stereotype, and language ostracism in Taiwan
Authors: Linkov Václav , Lu Wei-Lun
Published: February 2017

The present study addresses language ostracism in intercultural communication, a phenomenon when someone speaks a language but some members of this language community don’t speak to him in this language. This phenomenon is illustrated by language behaviour towards visually distinct bilingual minorities in Taiwan. Visually distinct minorities in Taiwan reported that they had been spoken to in English by small children or people who did not believe and accept that they really understood Mandarin when they spoke it. They might be spoken to in English despite actually speaking good Mandarin. Taiwanese people behave this way because of two conditions existing in Taiwan: an English-speaking foreigner stereotype where people assume that every foreign-looking person speaks English, and English privilege in Taiwanese society which leads to people being treated better if they can speak English.
Gender issues in Kotleba’s People’s Party of Our Slovakia: An attempt at a thematic analysis
Authors: Ďurinová Petra , Malová Darina
Published: February 2017

The article analyses party documents and rhetoric from Kotleba’s People’s Party of Our Slovakia (ĽSNS) and demonstrates that it has a culturally conservative, instrumental and paternalist-populist attitude to gender issues. The thematic analysis indicates that the ĽSNS not only seeks to promote traditional gender roles and the exclusion of women from public space but also uses quasi-feminist arguments. These, for instance, call on women to engage more in public life but only in support of its patriarchal agenda. Our findings show that gender related issues feature only peripherally in ĽSNS rhetoric, however they are used strategically as a theme that cuts across the party ideology, forming not its core but being purposely used in relation to the party’s main priorities. ĽSNS uses gender related themes as part of its political arsenal for (1) increasing the party’s support amongst women and (2) seeking to involve more women in the party’s activities to increase its acceptability among voters.
Theoretical and practical aspects of a professional ethics of teaching
Authors: Gluchmanová Marta
Published: February 2017

The author of the paper deals with teachers’ professional ethics and the current theoretical and practical implementation. She stresses the need for an ethics of teaching to be included in the theoretical and practical training of future teachers. She discusses ethics theories by Slovak and other authors and demonstrates the extent to which they are applied in practice. The author considers that an ethics of teaching should be a tool of the professional and moral practice of each teacher. The current situation in the Slovak educational system is rather unfavourable, and there is often a contradiction between the theoretical knowledge and its practical implementation in the everyday work of the teacher.
Democracy – or a short history of powerlessness
Authors: Arriaga Manuel , Carrilho Manuel Maria
Published: February 2017

Our democracies presently face a set of unique challenges. In this article we argue that the current crisis needs to be understood as resulting from the convergence of two historical transformations: the paradigm of boundlessness; and what we term “endividualismo”, a novel mutation of individualism in the context of the financial age. The result is a novel political reality where individual rights are ever-expanding and the opportunities for collective action have shrunk to the point of impossibility. The resulting powerlessness of the polity demands new answers: we need to reconfigure the relationship between citizens and political power.
Bayesian Variable Selection Methods for Matched Case-Control Studies
Authors: Asafu-Adjei Josephine , Tadesse Mahlet G. , Coull Brent , Balasubramanian Raji , Lev Michael , Schwamm Lee , Betensky Rebecca
Published: February 2017

Matched case-control designs are currently used in many biomedical applications. To ensure high efficiency and statistical power in identifying features that best discriminate cases from controls, it is important to account for the use of matched designs. However, in the setting of high dimensional data, few variable selection methods account for matching. Bayesian approaches to variable selection have several advantages, including the fact that such approaches visit a wider range of model subsets. In this paper, we propose a variable selection method to account for case-control matching in a Bayesian context and apply it using simulation studies, a matched brain imaging study conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital, and a matched cardiovascular biomarker study conducted by the High Risk Plaque Initiative.
Descartes, Rousseau, de Gaulle: France’s Constitutional Waltz of Plebiscitarian Caesarism
Authors: Wenzel Nikolai G.
Published: February 2017

Since 1789, France has had 21 constitutional regimes. This paper explains French constitutional instability through the optic of “constitutional culture” – the norms, attitudes, and beliefs, conscious and unconscious, held by a dominant portion of the French people about the nature, scope and function of constitutional constraints. French constitutional culture has historically been torn between a desire for a strong and effective state, and an obsessive veneration of democracy. This paper argues that France’s constitutional instability between 1789 and the constitution of 1958 was a series of swings between plebiscitarianism and caesarism, caused by the influences of Rousseau and Descartes. Problems remain, especially the risks of an unconstrained “hyperpresidentialism” and undue power to the street’s ability to bully the rule of law into continued rents. But the Fifth Republic has been successful because it balanced the tensions through a semi-presidential system: the plebiscitarianism of parliamentary democracy, along with the caesarism of a strong presidency.
MCMC design-based non-parametric regression for rare event. Application to nested risk computations
Authors: Fort Gersende , Gobet Emmanuel , Moulines Eric
Published: February 2017

We design and analyze an algorithm for estimating the mean of a
function of a conditional expectation when the outer expectation is related
to a rare event. The outer expectation is evaluated through the average along
the path of an ergodic Markov chain generated by a Markov chain Monte Carlo
sampler. The inner conditional expectation is computed as a non-parametric
regression, using a least-squares method with a general function
basis and a design given by the sampled Markov chain. We
establish non-asymptotic bounds for the

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-empirical risks associated to
this least-squares regression; this generalizes the error bounds usually
obtained in the case of i.i.d. observations. Global error bounds are also
derived for the nested expectation problem. Numerical results in the context
of financial risk computations illustrate the performance of the algorithms.
Dynamic Shaping of the Defensive Peripersonal Space through Predictive Motor Mechanisms: When the “Near” Becomes “Far”
Authors: Bisio Ambra , Garbarini Francesca , Biggio Monica , Fossataro Carlotta , Ruggeri Piero , Bove Marco
Published: February 2017

The hand blink reflex is a subcortical defensive response, known to dramatically increase when the stimulated hand is statically positioned inside the defensive peripersonal space (DPPS) of the face. Here, we tested in a group of healthy human subjects the hand blink reflex in dynamic conditions, investigating whether the direction of the hand movements (up-to/down-from the face) could modulate it. We found that, on equal hand position, the response enhancement was present only when the hand approached to (and not receded from) the DPPS of the face. This means that, when the hand is close to the face but the subject is planning to move the hand down, the predictive motor system can anticipate the consequence of the movement: the “near” becomes “far.” We found similar results both in passive movement condition, when only afferent (visual and proprioceptive) information can be used to estimate the final state of the system, and in motor imagery task, when only efferent (intentional) information is available to predict the consequences of the movement. All these findings provide evidence that the DPPS is dynamically shaped by predictive mechanisms run by the motor system and based on the integration of feedforward and sensory feedback signals.

SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTThe defensive peripersonal space (DPPS) has a crucial role for survival, and its modulation is fundamental when we interact with the environment, as when we move our arms. Here, we focused on a defensive response, the hand blink reflex, known to increase when a static hand is stimulated inside the DPPS of the face. We tested the hand blink reflex in dynamic conditions (voluntary, passive, and imagined movements) and we found that, on equal hand position, the response enhancement was present only when the hand approached to (and not receded from) the DPPS of the face. This suggests that, through the integration of efferent and afferent signals, the safety boundary around the body is continuously shaped by the predictive motor system.
Diencephalic Size Is Restricted by a Novel Interplay Between GCN5 Acetyltransferase Activity and Retinoic Acid Signaling
Authors: Wilde Jonathan J. , Siegenthaler Julie A. , Dent Sharon Y.R. , Niswander Lee A.
Published: February 2017

Diencephalic defects underlie an array of neurological diseases. Previous studies have suggested that retinoic acid (RA) signaling is involved in diencephalic development at late stages of embryonic development, but its roles and mechanisms of action during early neural development are still unclear. Here we demonstrate that mice lacking enzymatic activity of the acetyltransferase GCN5 ((Gcn5hat/hat)), which were previously characterized with respect to their exencephalic phenotype, exhibit significant diencephalic expansion, decreased diencephalic RA signaling, and increased diencephalic WNT and SHH signaling. Using a variety of molecular biology techniques in both cultured neuroepithelial cells treated with a GCN5 inhibitor and forebrain tissue from (Gcn5hat/hat) embryos, we demonstrate that GCN5, RARα/γ, and the poorly characterized protein TACC1 form a complex in the nucleus that binds specific retinoic acid response elements in the absence of RA. Furthermore, RA triggers GCN5-mediated acetylation of TACC1, which results in dissociation of TACC1 from retinoic acid response elements and leads to transcriptional activation of RA target genes. Intriguingly, RA signaling defects caused byin vitroinhibition of GCN5 can be rescued through RA-dependent mechanisms that require RARβ. Last, we demonstrate that the diencephalic expansion and transcriptional defects seen in (Gcn5hat/hat) mutants can be rescued with gestational RA supplementation, supporting a direct link between GCN5, TACC1, and RA signaling in the developing diencephalon. Together, our studies identify a novel, nonhistone substrate for GCN5 whose modification regulates a previously undescribed, tissue-specific mechanism of RA signaling that is required to restrict diencephalic size during early forebrain development.

SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTChanges in diencephalic size and shape, as well as SNPs associated with retinoic acid (RA) signaling-associated genes, have been linked to neuropsychiatric disorders. However, the mechanisms that regulate diencephalic morphogenesis and the involvement of RA signaling in this process are poorly understood. Here we demonstrate a novel role of the acetyltransferase GCN5 in a previously undescribed mechanism of RA signaling in the developing forebrain that is required to maintain the appropriate size of the diencephalon. Together, our experiments identify a novel nonhistone substrate of GCN5, highlight an essential role for both GCN5 and RA signaling in early diencephalic development, and elucidate a novel molecular regulatory mechanism for RA signaling that is specific to the developing forebrain.
Structural and Functional Cortical Connectivity Mediating Cross Education of Motor Function
Authors: Ruddy Kathy L. , Leemans Alexander , Woolley Daniel G. , Wenderoth Nicole , Carson Richard G.
Published: February 2017

Cross-education (CE) is the process whereby training with one limb leads to subsequent improvement in performance by the opposite untrained limb. We used multimodal neuroimaging in humans to investigate the mediating neural mechanisms by relating quantitative estimates of functional and structural cortical connectivity to individual levels of interlimb transfer. Resting-state (rs)-fMRI and diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) scans were undertaken before unilateral ballistic wrist flexion training. The rs-fMRI sequence was repeated immediately afterward. The increase in performance of the untrained limb was 83.6% of that observed for the trained limb and significantly greater than that of a control group who undertook no training. Functional connectivity in the resting motor network between right and left supplementary motor areas (SMA) was elevated after training. These changes were not, however, correlated with individual levels of transfer. Analysis of the DWI data using constrained spherical deconvolution-based tractography indicated that fractional anisotropy and apparent fiber density in tracts connecting bilateral SMA were negatively correlated with and predictive of transfer. The findings suggest that interhemispheric interactions between bilateral SMA play an instrumental role in CE and that the structural integrity of the connecting white matter pathways influences the level of transfer.

SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTStrength or skill training with one limb also brings about improvements in the performance of the opposite, untrained limb. This phenomenon, termed cross-education (CE), has obvious potential for the rehabilitation of functional capacity that has been lost through brain insult or musculoskeletal injury. The neural mechanisms that give rise to CE are, however, poorly understood. We used a combination of neuroimaging methods to investigate the pathways in the human brain that mediate CE. We determined that the supplementary motor area (SMA) plays an important role in the interlimb transfer of performance gains and demonstrate that the quality of the white matter fibers connecting right and left SMA predicts the benefit that an individual derives from CE.
Desigualdades en la continuidad de la atención ambulatoria de población desplazada en Colombia, 2012–2013
Authors: Henríquez-Mendoza Giana María
Published: February 2017

Objetivo Establecer desigualdades en la continuidad de la atención ambulatoria de la población desplazada con diagnóstico de depresión.Métodos Estudio transversal a partir del registro clínico, del periodo entre el 1 de junio de 2012 y 30 de junio de 2013, sobre las personas con diagnóstico de depresión y clasificadas según desplazamiento. Se usó el odds ratio para la asociación entre tipo de población y control profesional ambulatorio, ajustado por sexo, edad, afiliación y región.Resultados Sobre 74 713 registros: 3 149 de desplazados y 71 564 no desplazados; se encontró 24 % más atención ambulatoria en los no desplazados (OR: 1,24 p<0.001; IC 1,10-1,39), la ventaja fue mayor al ajustar por afiliación al sistema. En el grupo de desplazados se encontró mayor atención ambulatoria en los hombres frente a las mujeres (OR: 1,40 p<0.001 IC: 1,08-1,83). Fue mayor también la desventaja para aquellas, con respecto a mujeres no desplazadas (OR: 1,26 p<0.001 IC: 1,10-1,44). Si bien estos resultados se obtuvieron en la atención de depresión leve y moderada, no en grave, la primera fue diagnosticada en el 92 % de las personas.Discusión El registro de prestaciones demostró desigualdades en la continuidad de la atención ambulatoria y aunque su calidad ha mejorado, su cobertura todavía es incompleta. En el primer año con plan único del Sistema de Salud, parece que las coberturas no lograron por sí solas evitar diferencias en la atención de la población desplazada. Se necesita mejorar el registro y la interoperabilidad, para políticas de salud con enfoque de equidad.
Synthesis and characterization of periodic porous benzene-silica hybrid powders with cubic and hexagonal symmetries
Authors: Goletto Valérie , Bled Anne-Claire , Trimmel Gregor , Man Michel Wong Chi , Woo Hee-Gweon , Durand Dominique , Babonneau Florence
Published: February 2017

Organosilica powders with uniformly distributed bridging benzene groups have been synthesized from the condensation of bis- or tris-(triethoxysilyl)benzene in the presence of cetyltrimethylammoniumbromide. The syntheses were performed under strong acidic conditions and the organic groups were always incorporated without cleavage of the Si-C bonds as indicated by solid state MAS NMR studies. Depending on the nature of the precursors, materials with different ordering were obtained: a 2D-hexagonal (p6m) phase was formed from the 1,3-bis(triethoxysilyl)benzene, whereas the 1,4-bis(triethoxysilyl)benzene lead to a cubic Pm3n phase. The surfactant was removed either by solvent extraction or by controlled calcination, which did not affect the mesostructure of the materials.
Formation of hybrid colloids by suspension polycondensation in the presence of hydrophilic block copolymers
Authors: Gerardin Corine , Buissette Valérie , Gaudemet François , Anthony Olivier , Sanson Nicolas , Direnzo Francesco , Fajula François
Published: February 2017

Double hydrophilic block copolymers were used to control the growth of inorganic particles and directly prepare hybrid colloidal suspensions. Colloids of metal hydrous oxides were obtained by forced hydrolysis of metal ions in presence of the copolymers. The block copolymers contain a metal-complexing polyelectrolyte block and a stabilizing neutral block. The role of the first block is to ensure a controlled growth of the inorganic phase, while simultaneously, the second block ensures the colloidal stabilization. Phase diagrams presenting the conditions under which precipitation is inhibited are established. The nanoparticles are then characterized in terms of sizes, morphologies and surface charges. The main parameters controlling the size were identified: the copolymer-to-metal ratio and the metal prehydrolysis ratio. The synthesis steps were characterized. First, a key step of induced micellization of the hydrophilic copolymers leads to hybrid core-shell assemblies. The second step consists in mineralization of the micellar core. The suspension polycondensation leads to hairy particles whose morphologies depend on the nature of the metal and on synthesis parameters.
Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicas PMOs with Different Organic Bridging Groups: Synthesis and Characterization
Authors: Rebbin Vivian , Muth Olaf , Fröba Michael
Published: February 2017

We present results on new periodic mesoporous organosilicas synthesized with 1,4-bis(triethoxysilyl)benzene (BTEB), 1,2-bis(trimethoxysilyl)ethane (BTME) and bis[3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl]amine (BTMPA). The materials show high inner surfaces up to 830 m2/g and pore diameters in the range of 2.7 to 3.7 nm depending on the structure directing agent used. In case of BTEB as precursor and triblock copolymer Pluronic P123 as structure directing agent exceptional thick pore walls were obtained (7.2 nm). Characterization was carried out by P-XRD, nitrogen physisorption analysis, thermoanalytical methods and IR spectroscopy.
Phase Transformations of Anatase TiO2 on Cation Intercalation from First Principles Simulation.
Authors: Koudriachova Marina V. , Harrison Nicholas M. , Leeuw Simon W. de
Published: February 2017

The phase transformations of anatase on Li-, H- and Na- intercalation are analyzed, for a variety of different insertion concentrations, using first principle calculations. Predicted structures are based on symmetry unconstrained optimization of all internal degrees of freedom and the unit cell shape and volume. The maximum insertion concentrations are determined, the phase stability of the predicted structures examined and the mechanism of the phase transformations discussed.
Large Scale Statistics for Computational Verification of Grain Growth Simulations with Experiments
Authors: Demirel Melik C. , Kuprat Andrew P. , George Denise C. , Straub Galen K. , Misra Amit , Alexander Kathleen , Rollett Anthony D.
Published: February 2017

It is known that by controlling microstructural development, desirable properties of materials can be achieved. The main objective of our research is to understand and control interface dominated material properties, and finally, to verify experimental results with computer simulations. We have previously showed a strong similarity between small-scale grain growth experiments and anisotropic three-dimensional simulations obtained from the Electron Backscattered Diffraction (EBSD) measurements [1]. Using the same technique, we obtained 5170-grain data from an Aluminum-film (120μm thick) with a columnar grain structure. Experimentally obtained starting microstructure and grain boundary properties are input for the three-dimensional grain growth simulation. In the computational model, minimization of the interface energy is the driving force for the grain boundary motion. The computed evolved microstructure is compared with the final experimental microstructure, after annealing at 550°C.
Peri-Implantitis Associated With a Pre-Existing Pathology
Authors: Oh Se-Lim
Published: February 2017

This case report presents a treatment of peri-implantitis associated with a pre-existing pathology. Peri-implantitis around implant #19 was detected from pus discharge upon probing. Guided bone regeneration was performed to treat the peri-implantitis with the administration of antibiotics. The histopathologic evaluation of soft tissue taken from the circumferential defect around the implant exhibited a cyst. The postsurgical CBCT and the follow-up radiograph confirmed the maturing bone graft and a reduced size of the defect around the implant.
Programa para pais de bebês de risco: contribuição para formação do aluno de enfermagem
Authors: Scochi Carmen Gracinda Silvan , Nogueira Fernanda dos Santos , Pereira Fabíola Lima , Brunherotti Mariana Ribeiro
Published: February 2017

Trata da formação acadêmica de alunas de enfermagem inseridas em programa de extensão dirigido aos pais de bebês assistidos em unidades neonatais, objetivando analisar a contribuição desta vivência na formação profissional. Estudo descritivo, tendo como sujeitos alunas, de 18 a 22 anos, que desenvolvem atividades lúdico-pedagógicas e de lazer junto aos pais de bebês de risco assistidos em um hospital escola de Ribeirão Preto. Os dados foram coletados através de um questionário no qual discorreram sobre a vivência no projeto (vantagens, desvantagens e contribuição para a formação profissional). As respostas foram analisadas utilizandose a técnica de análise temática. Verificou-se que a participação no programa ampliou a visão das graduandas sobre o cuidado de enfermagem, possibilitou melhoria no relacionamento interpessoal e no desenvolvimento de habilidades, expandiu a visão da assistência hospitalar para além da doença e proporcionou a aquisição de conhecimentos e valores, contribuindo para a formação acadêmica, estimulando a criatividade.
A enfermeira como curadora do portador de transtorno psíquico: um relato de experiência
Authors: Costa Eliani
Published: February 2017

O presente artigo é um relato de uma experiência vivida com pacientes psiquiátricos do Instituto de Psiquiatria do Estado de Santa Catarina (IPQ) em São José (SC), na qual uma enfermeira inicia um processo de resgate dos benefícios previdenciários de um grupo de pacientes moradores de uma unidade psiquiátrica. Muitos destes benefícios foram retirados dos pacientes sem a anuência dos mesmos e utilizados à sua revelia, na maioria das vezes, em benefício próprio, pela pessoa designada judicialmente curadora.
Haydée guanais dourado: carisma e personalidade a serviço de um ideal
Authors: Barreira Leda de Alencar , Baptista Suely de Souza
Published: February 2017

Este estudo histórico-social trata da atuação de Haydée Guanais Dourado (HGD) no cenário da enfermagem brasileira desde meados do século 20. Objetivos: descrever seu perfil como pessoa e como profissional; analisar sua participação na Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem; discutir a relação entre seus atributos e sua contribuição ao desenvolvimento da enfermagem. As fontes utilizadas foram a Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, bem como documentos escritos e depoimentos orais, pertencentes ao Centro de Documentação da Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery, da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. A análise e a interpretação dos dados foi feita mediante a triangulação das fontes primárias e secundárias e a contextualização histórica. O estudo evidenciou a singularidade da figura de HGD e o significado de sua contribuição para a institucionalização da enfermagem na sociedade brasileira, mormente no que se refere às bases legais do exercício profissional.
Distúrbios osteomusculares e qualidade de vida em trabalhadores envolvidos com transporte de pacientes
Authors: Célia Rita de Cássia Rodrigues da Silva , Alexandre Neusa Maria Costa
Published: February 2017

O estudo teve por objetivo avaliar os sintomas osteomusculares, a qualidade de vida e as tarefas percebidas como mais fatigantes em trabalhadores de um Serviço de Transporte de Pacientes da Prefeitura de uma cidade do interior de São Paulo. Para coleta de dados utilizou-se um questionário composto por dados demográficos e ocupacionais; um instrumento adaptado do "Nordic Questionnaire"; um questionário de avaliação da qualidade de vida (SF 36) e a escala de BORG. Dos participantes, 82% referiram algum tipo de dor osteomuscular nos últimos 12 meses. A qualidade de vida apresentou-se comprometida nos aspectos dor, aspectàs sociais e vitalidade. Os trabalhadores sentem que todas as atividades relacionadas ao transporte de pacientes exigem grandes esforços em relação ao comprometimento do sistema osteomuscular.
A inserção da enfermagem nas políticas de ciência e tecnologia
Authors: Rocha Semíramis Melani Melo , Ogata Márcia Nituma , Arantes Cássia Irene Spinelli
Published: February 2017

A enfermagem brasileira está inserida no sistema nacional de ciência e tecnologia, como parte da grande área de conhecimento do setor saúde. Sua produção científica é reconhecida, contudo, ainda precisa fortalecer sua posição. Entre as estratégias destacamos: estudar formas de promover a aproximação entre a universidade e os serviços; criar ou intensificar interfaces entre os enfermeiros que atuam nas instituições de saúde e os que atuam na academia; promover pesquisas estratégicas de utilização de inovações tecnológicas, educação continuada de recursos humanos e implementar estudos sobre o cuidado de enfermagem numa integração entre habilidades exigidas para intervenções em sistemas tecnológicos complexos e intersubjetividade, atuando de forma terapêutica.
Acuidade no diagnóstico da laringomalácia através da nasofibrolaringoscopia
Authors: Lima Tania Mara Assis , Gonçalves Denise Utsch , Gonçalves Lucas V. , Reis Paulo Augusto C. , Lana Angela Beatriz S. , Guimarães Fernando F.
Published: February 2017

A laringomalácia é a causa mais comum de estridor na infância. O diagnóstico é estabelecido através do quadro clínico associado aos achados laringoscópicos analisados de forma dinâmica. OBJETIVO: Avaliar a confiabilidade no diagnóstico da laringomalácia através da nasofibrolaringoscopia. Forma de Estudo: Concordância para avaliar a confiabilidade de um teste diagnóstico (clínico). MATERIAL E MÉTODO: Dezoito pacientes com diagnóstico prévio de laringomalácia a partir dos dados clínicos, epidemiológicos e anatômicos foram avaliados. O exame videolaringoscópico desses pacientes foi comparado com relação ao índice de concordância de quatro diferentes examinadores, através da análise cega de um em relação ao exame do outro observador. No protocolo de avaliação, os critérios considerados para o diagnóstico foram: basculamento anterior das aritenóides; epiglote em ômega; pregas ariepiglóticas curtas; basculamento posterior da epiglote; visão ou não da prega vocal; edema da laringe posterior. Os observadores variavam em relação à experiência profissional. Comparou-se a média de concordância de todos os parâmetros considerados. O padrão ouro foi o consenso no exame dos quatro observadores. RESULTADOS: A média de concordância foi de 88,2%. DISCUSSÃO E CONCLUSÃO: A nasofibrolaringoscopia é um método diagnóstico de boa acuidade, uma vez que a experiência do profissional não interferiu no resultado do exame.
Pneumonia necrotizante por Staphylococcus aureus resistente à meticilina
Authors: d'Azevedo Pedro Alves , Inoue Fernanda Matsiko , Andrade Soraya Sgambatti , Tranchesi Regina , Pignatari Antonio Carlos Campos
Published: February 2017

O objetivo desse estudo foi descrever um caso de pneumonia necrotizante por Staphylococcus aureus resistente a meticilina. A amostra foi isolada em hemocultura coletada menos de 48 horas da admissão hospitalar. A paciente era previamente hígida quando do início do processo infeccioso. O isolado possuía o gene mecA, com "staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec" tipo IVa". A presença de Staphylococcus aureus carreando esse determinante genético em nosso meio deve ser considerada em pneumonias comunitárias graves.
Dialética do processo de trabalho da liga de hipertensão arterial
Authors: Car Marcia Regina , Egry Emiko Yoshikawa
Published: February 2017

Buscou-se compreender o fenômeno da assistência à saúde desenvolvida na Liga de Diagnóstico e Tratamento da Hipertensão Arterial do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP,evidenciando suas contradições através da articulação dos elementos constitutivos deste processo de trabalho,contidos nos depoimentos de seus agentes. As concepções dos agentes sobre este processo de trabalho expressaram uma práxis reiterativa, consagrando e consolidando um dado saber específico que,para além de ser Meio da ação interventiva sobre o Objeto,configura-se num saber ideológico dominante na área de saúde.
Entre o medo da contaminação pelo HIV e as representações simbólicas da AIDS: o espectro do desespero contemporâneo
Authors: Meneghin Paolo
Published: February 2017

Este estudo pretende colaborar para uma melhor compreensão dos sentimentos provocados no ser humano vivendo em plena era da AIDS. A falta de informação e, por consequência, o desconhecimento sobre a AIDS, sua dinâmica de transmissão e as medidas preventivas adequadas, transformam a convivência com esta síndrome num fator estressante para muitas pessoas, gerando sentimentos de medo e suscitando a correlação com diferentes representações simbólicas ligadas à contaminação pelo HIV. Vários autores formularam modelos teóricos para explicar esta correlação. Neste trabalho procura-se verificar os sentimentos emergentes e a respectiva vinculação aos significados simbólicos da doença sob o prisma destas teorias. Foram entrevistadas 31 pessoas, sendo 10 estudantes de diferentes cursos superiores da Universidade de São Paulo e 21 detentos do Sistema Penitenciário do Estado de São Paulo. Os resultados obtidos mostraram que, apesar dos grupos apresentarem características diferentes entre si, ambos atribuiram à AIDS significados simbólicos ligados ao medo da contaminação pelo HIV
O professor de enfermagem frente às tendências pedagógicas. Uma breve reflexão
Authors: Pettengill Myriam A. Mandetta , Silva Lúcia Marta G. da , Basso Mariusa , Savonitti Beatriz H.R.A. , Soares Isabel Cristina Vilela
Published: February 2017

As autoras fazem uma reflexão situando o professor de enfermagem nas diferentes abordagens pedagógicas Tradicional, Cognitivista, Comportamentalista, Humanista, e Sócio-Cultural), com o objetivo de analisar sua aplicação no ensino de enfermagem, contribuindo para que o professor reflita sobre sua prática e a exerça de forma criativa e inovadora.
Atenção integral à saúde feminina: significados e implicações
Authors: Mandú Edir Nei Teixeira , Dióz Majoreth , Reiners Annelita Oliveira , Tomiyoshi Janete Tamami
Published: February 2017

Neste artigo, discutimos implicações políticas e práticas vinculadas a diferentes interpretações do conceito atenção integral à saúde da mulher, tomando por referência a multidimensionalidade humana/feminina.
Dimensionamento de pessoal de enfermagem em uma unidade especializada em transplante de fígado: comparação do real com o preconizado
Authors: Tanos Maria Aparecida de Abreu , Massarollo Maria Cristina Komatsu Braga , Gaidzinski Raquel Rapone
Published: February 2017

O estudo foi desenvolvido em uma clínica cirúrgica de um hospital público universitário, onde, dentre as modalidades terapêuticas oferecidas, são realizados transplantes de fígado. Nessa clínica são internados pacientes que necessitam de cuidados de enfermagem de diferentes complexidades, desde intermediários até os intensivos. Teve-se como objetivo comparar o quadro de pessoal de enfermagem existente na unidade coin o preconizado pela Resolução COFEN nº 189/ 96, onde ficou demonstrado que o quadro da unidade respeita essa Resolução.
Análise da percepção dos professores em relação aos sentimentos dos alunos em sala de aula
Authors: Sgariboldi Aline Raquel , Puggina Ana Cláudia Giesbrecht , Silva Maria Júlia Paes da
Published: February 2017

O estudo teve como objetivo verificar a diferença na percepção dos sentimentos dos alunos pelos professores antes e depois de uma apresentação explicativa sobre o tema. Estudo de natureza exploratória de fonte primária, abordagem quantitativa com 13 professores de Enfermagem e Medicina. Um vídeo com a imagem dos alunos foi apresentado aos professores que responderam ao questionário de identificação de sentimentos e, após uma apresentação explicativa sobre comunicação não verbal e sentimentos, assistiram ao mesmo vídeo e responderam novamente ao questionário. Quanto à identificação de sentimentos, a alegria, a ansiedade e o interesse foram os mais identificados. Encontramos valores estatisticamente significantes em relação à média da pontuação total antes e depois da apresentação explicativa (p=0,02). O professor é capaz de identificar os sentimentos, porém, após a apresentação explicativa, sua percepção melhorou e ele conseguiu identificá-los mais vezes.