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Developing Collaborative and Innovative Leadership: Practices for Fostering a New Mindset
Authors: Paxton Doug , Van Stralen Suzanne
Published: June 2016

“We live at a hinge time in history, a threshold time when societies and cultures are being recomposed. We are learning that the way life used to work—or the way we thought it should— doesn’t work any longer” (Parks, 2009, p. xv). This article is about learning, culture change, practice and leadership. Many wise minds have articulated the leadership mindset we need for the future, and what remains stubbornly elusive is how we get there. We believe the difficult challenge of developing a new mindset--a new view of the world--to address the complexity and dynamic nature of the 21st century is of central importance to leadership education today. As Einstein famously conveyed, we cannot address the problems of today with the same mindset that created those problems. Our inquiry explores the following questions: “How do we develop the skills, capacities and consciousness necessary for bringing creativity, innovation and a new mindset to our most strategic and pressing organizational challenges? How do we practice our way into a new paradigm of leadership?” We invite you to join us in this inquiry into leadership
Using Film to Teach Authentic Leadership
Authors: Scott Meagan , Weeks Penny Pennington
Published: June 2016

Utilizing film as a teaching tool in a personal leadership development course helped undergraduate students synthesize authentic leadership concepts. Iron Jawed Angels facilitated the culminating lesson as students applied course concepts to an observed leader. Three objectives guided the final lesson: (a) critique Alice Paul’s leadership as it relates to the components of the Discovering Leadership Framework described in Discovering the Leader in You, (b) identify key film scenes, quotes, and characters, applying them to course concepts and Alice Paul, and (c) analyze Alice Paul’s leadership as it relates to authentic leadership development. Four class meetings were designated for the final lesson. Students viewed the film on days one and two, and days three and four were spent identifying, critiquing, and analyzing Alice Paul’s leadership.
Schools Need Leaders - Not Managers: It's Time for a Paradigm Shift
Authors: Stein Les
Published: June 2016

In the world of public school education everything depends on good leadership. Sadly, many of our schools administrators can't differentiate the difference between leading and managing; far too many of them don't know the first thing about fundamental leadership principles. In short, they don't understand the fundamentals of Mission Oriented Leadership, the need for top-down leadership, or the critical differences between leadership and management. A cursory review of the selection process for school administrators, and the graduate level curriculums for those who seek a degree in school administration, clearly supports the contention that policymakers and educators are under the misconception that anyone can be taught or trained to be an effective school leader. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Household-Level Economies of Scale in Transportation
Authors: Carlsson John Gunnar , Behroozi Mehdi , Devulapalli Raghuveer , Meng Xiangfei
Published: June 2016

One of the fundamental concerns in the analysis of logistical systems is the trade-off between localized, independent provision of goods and services versus provision along a centralized infrastructure such as a backbone network. One phenomenon in which this trade-off has recently been made manifest is the transition of businesses from traditional brick-and-mortar stores to retail sales facilitated via e-commerce, such as grocery delivery services. Conventional wisdom would dictate that such services ought to be more efficient—say from the perspective of the overall carbon footprint—because of the economy of scale achieved by aggregating demand through a delivery van, as opposed to the many separate trips that customers would otherwise take using their own means of transport.

In this paper, we quantify the changes in overall efficiency due to such services by looking at “household-level” economies of scale in transportation: a person might perform many errands in a day (such as going to the bank, grocery store, and post office), and that person has many choices of locations at which to perform these tasks (e.g., a typical metropolitan region has many banks, grocery stores, and post offices). Thus, the total driving distance (and therefore the overall carbon footprint) that that person traverses is the solution to a generalized travelling salesman problem (GTSP) in which they select both the best locations to visit and the sequence in which to visit them. We perform a probabilistic analysis of the GTSP under the assumption that all relevant locations are independently and identically distributed uniformly in a region and then determine the amount of adoption of such services that is necessary, under our model, in order for the overall carbon footprint of the region to decrease.
INFLUENCY OF CUTTING TOOL’S ANGLE ON MILLING OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS PERFORMED BY ROBOTS
Authors: Barbosa Gustavo Franco , Savazzi José Otávio
Published: June 2016

Nowadays, the aircraft manufacturing environment has searched for new features related to machining operations in order to improve the performance faced to production requirements. The machining process in aerospace industry has been and will continue to grow at a very high rate due to the high variety of materials to be processed. On this way, composite materials have been largely used as a construction material for parts, components, wings, fuselage sections and furniture of business jets. Especially for the furniture fabrication, one key challenge of the manufacturers is the ability to efficiently machine the composite materials by different parameters, thickness, and also the entry and exit of the tool on the piece. In this context, this work presents an evaluation of the robot behavior when the cutting tool’s angles are changed during the milling of composite materials associated to the forces involved during the milling that can reduce the lifetime of the robot. It contributes to improvement of the quality and cycles times beyond to get more reliability and productivity for the business, besides how to do a better entry and exit in the composite avoiding damages on robots and wear of tools. All benefits of this new research are shown on a case study of an industrial example.
Encapsulation of plant and animal oils used in dairy industry: A review
Authors: Kostov Georgi , Shopska Vesela , Denkova Rositsa , Ivanova Mihaela , Balabanova Tatyana , Vlaseva Radka
Published: June 2016

The development of new food products enriched with biologically active components is a topical issue for modern food science and practice. Many of these substances are unstable when being incorporated into the food matrix, which demands a study on the possibilities to stabilize them before use. Encapsulation of biologically active substances is a method which provides stability of the substance in the food product. The principles for implementing encapsulation of biologically active substances, especially natural oils, the matrices and the encapsulation methods are discussed in the present review. Data on the impact of key process parameters of encapsulation, the biological value of oils and the opportunities for application of the encapsulated systems in different groups of dairy products are presented.
The “New” Environmental Policy Of The European Union: A Path To Development Of A Circular Economy And Mitigation Of The Negative Effects Of Climate Change
Authors: Wysokińska Zofia
Published: June 2016

This paper analyses the evolution of the new environmental policy of the European Union in the context of the efforts undertaken to moderate the negative effects of climate change. It describes all the activities in the European Union designed to implement new tools of the EU environmental policy, such as low carbon economy technologies, tools that improve the efficiency of managing the limited natural resources, the environmentally friendly transport package, etc. All of them are aimed at laying the foundations of the circular economy, which may also be referred to as a closed-loop economy, i.e., an economy that does not generate excessive waste and whereby any waste becomes a resource.
Structural and conductivity studies of LiNi0.5Mn0.5O2cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries
Authors: Murali N. , Vijaya babu K. , Ephraim babu K. , Veeraiah V.
Published: June 2016

Layered oxide LiMO2(Ni, Co, Mn) have been proposed as cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries. Mainly LiNiO2is accepted as an attractive cathode material because of its various advantages such as low cost, high discharge capacity, good reversibility. The LiNi0.5Mn0.5O2powders are synthesized by a sol-gel method using citric acid as a chelating agent. The structure of the synthesized material is analyzed by using XRD, FT-IR and the microstructures of the samples are observed by using FESEM. The intensities and positions of the peaks are in a good agreement with the previous results. The morphological changes are clearly observed as a result of manganese substitution. The Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectra obtained with KBr pellet data reveal the structure of the oxide lattice constituted by LiO6and NiO6octahedra. The conductivity studies are characterized by (EIS) in the frequency range of 42 Hz to 1 MHz at room temperature to 120 °C. The dielectric properties are analyzed in the framework of complex dielectric permittivity and complex electric modulus formalisms. It indicates that the conductivity increases with increasing temperature. The fitting data of EIS plots replicate the non-Debye relaxation process with negative temperature coefficient of resistance (NTCR) behavior.
Colossal dielectric constant of NaNbO3doped BaTiO3ceramics
Authors: Cao Wan Q. , Xu Ling F. , Ismail Mukhlis M. , Huang Li L.
Published: June 2016

BaTiO3ceramics doped with 0.40 mol% NaNbO3were prepared using a traditional approach by sintering at temperature of 1250 °C to 1290 °C. The prepared ceramics was characterized by very good dielectric properties, such as high dielectric constant (1.5 × 105), low dielectric loss (0.1), and good dielectric temperature stability in the −40 °C to 100 °C range for the sample sintered below 1270 °C. The dielectric characteristics obtained with XPS confirmed that Ti4+ions remain in the state without any change. The huge increase in dielectric constant in NaNbO3doped BaTiO3samples occurs when large amount of Ba2+ions are excited to a high energy bound state of Ba2+− e or Ba+to create electron hopping conduction. For samples with the content of NaNbO3higher than 0.40 mol%, or sintering temperature higher than 1280 °C, compensation effect is dominated by cation vacancies with sharply decreasing dielectric constant and increased dielectric loss. The polaron effect is used to explain the relevant mechanism of giant dielectric constant appearing in the ferroelectric phase.
Taxation of Controlled Foreign Companies in Context of the OECD/G20 Project on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting as well as the EU Proposal for the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive – An Interim Nordic Assessment
Authors: Schmidt Peter Koerver
Published: June 2016

Recently, the controlled foreign company (CFC) rules have gained increased attention; as such, rules play an important role in the ongoing efforts of the OECD/G20 and the European Commission with respect to addressing base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS). In this context, the article revisits the CFC regimes of the Nordic countries in order to assess whether these regimes are in line with the recommendations from the OECD/G20 and to determine whether Sweden, Finland, and Denmark, as EU member states, will have to make amendments if the commission’s proposal for an Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive is adopted in its current form. It is concluded that the Nordic CFC regimes in many ways already are in line with the recommendations as well as the directive, but also that certain amendments have to be made.
¿Conflicto armado interno en Colombia? más allá de la guerra de las palabras
Authors: Rodríguez Rodríguez Carolina
Published: June 2016

El nominalismo de Estado es una categoría que explica el papel semánticodel soberano en la definición de los términos jurídicos y políticos. Un ejemplode su aplicación está en el debate propiciado por el gobierno colombianoen torno al concepto de conflicto armado, con la pretensión de esclarecer siéste constituye un apelativo válido para designar la situación de crisis interna.Mediante la metodología del análisis crítico del discurso político fue posibleestablecer que el discurso gubernamental ha empleado técnicas como laatenuación, el eufemismo, la lexicalización y la polarización para proscribirdel lenguaje público, la referencia a un conflicto armado interno y substituirlapor el nombre de amenaza terrorista. Los resultados obtenidos con el estudioevidencian la necesidad de reemplazar la retórica guerrerista por unanarrativa más conciliadora, que permita construir nuevos relatos de país yque guarde una mayor coherencia con la expectativa de la reconciliación,inherente a la justicia transicional.
First record of Vampyrodes caraccioli (Thomas, 1889) (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in the state of Amazonas and its updated distribution in Brazil
Authors: Lopes Gerson P. , Santos Tamily C. M. , Velazco Paúl M.
Published: June 2016

Abstract: The present note reports the first record of Vampyrodes caraccioli in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, and the central Amazon region, based on 44 specimens caught in the Auati-Paraná Extractive Reserve, north bank of the Solimões/Amazonas River. Our record fills a distribution gap of this species in the Brazilian Amazon and illustrates that the current knowledge on the distribution of Amazonian bats is far from complete.
A Retrospective Look at the Ethnography of Communication Disorders
Authors: Kovarsky Dana
Published: June 2016

This article takes a retrospective look at how the ethnography of communication disorders (ECD) has contributed to our understanding of communication disorders since its inception in the late 1980s. It is argued that ECD has enriched our understanding of the epistemological foundations of communication disorders, illuminated the interactional patterning of assessment and intervention, supported the development of alternate models of treatment, and led to the development of a new unit of analysis for representing the nature of communication disorders and the outcomes of our helping practices.
Prevalência e fatores associados à fragilidade em idosos não institucionalizados
Authors: Carneiro Jair Almeida , Ramos Gizele Carmem Fagundes , Barbosa Ana Teresa Fernandes , Mendonça José Marcio Girardi de , Costa Fernanda Marques da , Caldeira Antônio Prates
Published: June 2016

RESUMO Objetivo: verificar a prevalência e os fatores associados à fragilidade em idosos não institucionalizados residentes ao norte de Minas Gerais, Brasil. Método: a coleta de dados ocorreu no domicílio em 2013, a partir de uma amostragem censitária por conglomerado. Foram analisadas variáveis demográficas e socioeconômicas, morbidades, utilização de serviços de saúde e o escore da Escala de Fragilidade de Edmonton. As razões de prevalências ajustadas foram obtidas por análise múltipla de regressão de Poisson com variância robusta. Resultados: a prevalência de fragilidade foi 41,3%. As variáveis associadas à fragilidade foram: sexo feminino, idosos longevos, escolaridade inferior a 4 anos, não ter sido internado nos últimos 12 meses, presença de cuidador, queda no último ano, diabetes mellitus, doença cardíaca e doença osteoarticular. Conclusão: a prevalência de fragilidade mostrou-se elevada. Alguns fatores representam condições modificáveis e devem estimular ações de saúde destinadas a esse grupo.
Úlcera por pressão em pacientes críticos: incidência e fatores associados
Authors: Borghardt Andressa Tomazini , Prado Thiago Nascimento do , Bicudo Sheilla Diniz Silveira , Castro Denise Silveira de , Bringuente Maria Edla de Oliveira
Published: June 2016

RESUMO Objetivo: identificar a incidência e descrever os fatores associados à úlcera por pressão em pacientes críticos. Método: trata-se de uma coorte prospectiva, com 77 pacientes, usando a avaliação clínica, metabólica e de fatores associados à úlcera por pressão, aplicando as escalas de risco (Braden e Waterlow) e classificando as úlceras em categorias. Resultados: constatou-se uma incidência de 22% (IC 95% 12,6 - 31,5), sendo 17 com 32 úlceras por pressão em região sacral (47%) e na categoria I (72%). Tempo de internação maior que 10 dias (71%), tipo de internação cirúrgica (53%), insuficiência cardíaca congestiva (24%) e alto risco na Escala de Braden (59%). Conclusão: ressalta-se a elevada incidência de úlcera por pressão, características clínicas, metabólicas e fatores associados, além do desfecho por óbito, necessitando, portanto, de medidas de prevenção.
Comprometimento social de pacientes submetidos ao transplante de células-tronco hematopoéticas
Authors: Rocha Vanessa da , Proença Sibéli de Fátima Ferraz Simão , Marques Angela da Costa Barcellos , Pontes Leticia , Mantovani Maria de Fátima , Kalinke Luciana Puchalski
Published: June 2016

RESUMO Objetivo: avaliar o comprometimento dos domínios sociais e emocionais de pacientes internados submetidos ao Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas. Método: estudo observacional, longitudinal, com 25 participantes, avaliados no período pré-transplante, pancitopenia e pré-alta hospitalar, entre setembro de 2013 e setembro de 2014, em um hospital de referência no Brasil para esta modalidade de tratamento. Utilizou-se dois instrumentos internacionais, ambos traduzidos e adaptados para a língua portuguesa (Brasil): Quality of Life Questionnarie-Core 30 e Functional Assessment Cancer Therapy -- Bone Marrow transplantation. Resultados: os pacientes apresentaram queda estatisticamente significativa no domínio social e estabilidade da função emocional ao longo do percurso. Conclusão: o Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas altera a função social dos pacientes com câncer hematológico durante a etapa de internamento. Deste modo, o paciente deve receber orientações que contemplem o domínio social, de maneira que este possa ser menos comprometido.
Cuidado de enfermagem em Serviço Ambulatorial Especializado em HIV/Aids
Authors: Macêdo Simara Moreira de , Miranda Karla Corrêa Lima , Silveira Lia Carneiro , Gomes Antonio Marcos Tosoli
Published: June 2016

RESUMO Objetivo: analisar os discursos acerca do cuidado produzido por enfermeiros que atuavam em Serviços Ambulatoriais Especializados em HIV/Aids em quatro instituições públicas do município de Fortaleza, Ceará. Método: estudo descritivo e exploratório com abordagem qualitativa, que utilizou como método a análise de discurso. Resultados: ao intitular o "cuidado como negativo", tal denominação surgiu a partir da analogia proposta por Freud (1912) com o negativo fotográfico, representada pelo que o cuidado pode se configurar a partir do movimento inconsciente, uma vez que os enfermeiros não se percebiam nas ações de cuidado que desenvolviam pelo fato de amparar a atuação das demais categorias profissionais, contribuindo para manter a ideologia da biomedicina. Conclusão: faz-se necessário fundamentar e teorizar uma prática clínica de enfermagem a partir de questões epistemológicas da profissão, de forma que o enfermeiro perceba sua relevância no contexto de cuidado.
Anthesis, the infectious process and disease progress curves for fusarium head blight in wheat
Authors: Reis Erlei Melo , Boareto Cristina , Danelli Anderson Luiz Durante , Zoldan Sandra Maria
Published: June 2016

ABSTRACT Fusarium head blight of wheat (Triticum aestivum), caused by the fungus Gibberella zeae, is a floral infecting disease that causes quantitative and qualitative losses to winter cereals. In Brazil, the sanitary situation of wheat has led to research in order to develop strategies for sustainable production, even under adverse weather conditions. To increase the knowledge of the relationship among the presence of anthesis, the infectious process, the disease progress and the saprophytic fungi present in wheat anthers, studies were conducted in the experimental field of University of Passo Fundo (UPF), using the cultivar Marfim, in the 2011 growing season. The disease incidence in spikes and spikelets was evaluated. The presence of exserted anthers increased the spike exposure time to the inoculum. The final incidence of fusarium head blight, in the field, was dependent on the presence of exserted anthers. The disease followed an aggregation pattern and its evolution increased with time, apparently showing growth according to secondary cycles. The fungi isolated from exserted anthers (Alternaria sp., Fusarium sp., Drechslera spp. and Epicoccum sp.) did not compete for the infection site of fusarium head blight in wheat, not interfering with the incidence of F. graminearum.
Efeito de fosfito de potássio no crescimento e na densidade micelial do Fusarium solani do maracujazeiro
Authors: Rocha Sobrinho Geraldo Gomes , Rodrigue Gisele Brito , Santos Armínio , Jesus Junior Waldir Cintra de , Novaes Quelmo Silva de
Published: June 2016

RESUMO Objetivou-se com este trabalho avaliar o efeito de fosfito de potássio sobre o crescimento e a densidade micelial de Fusarium solani isolado de maracujazeiros. A verificação do efeito de fosfito de potássio sobre F. solani consistiu na diluição de 0, 1, 10, 50, 100, 250, 500, 750 e 1000 ppm do produto em BDA, com posterior avaliação do crescimento e da densidade micelial do fungo. A influência do pH do meio BDA, no crescimento de F. solani, foi testada pela diluição de ácido clorídrico no meio até a obtenção dos valores de pH idênticos àqueles das placas contendo as concentrações de fosfito de potássio. Após dez dias de incubação foi medido o crescimento do fungo. A mensuração da densidade micelial de F. solani foi realizada por meio da leitura de absorbância a 405 nm, de discos contendo micélio do fungo, em leitor de ELISA. O efeito fungicida ou fungistático de fosfito de potássio foi testado repicando-se o F. solani, proveniente das concentrações que o inibiu, para meio BDA puro e observando o seu posterior crescimento ou não. O fosfito de potássio inibiu o crescimento e a densidade micelial de F. solani, significativamente, a partir de 50 ppm. Não houve diferença significativa no crescimento de F. solani dentro da faixa de pH testada. O F. solani cresceu em meio BDA puro, após ser repicado do meio de cultura contendo as concentrações de fosfito de potássio que o inibiu, indicando ser um efeito fungistático do mesmo sobre o fungo.
Variabilidade espacial de Meloidogyne javanica em soja
Authors: Brida Andressa Lima de , Gabia Adriana Aparecida , Pezzoni Filho José Carlos , Moraes Diego Augusto de Campos , Wilcken Silvia Renata Siciliano
Published: June 2016

RESUMO A soja é considerada uma das mais importantes culturas do agronegócio no Brasil. Os levantamentos populacionais de fitoparasitos, é uma ferramenta importante na presença de nematoides e na detecçao dos prejuizos. O presente estudo teve como objetivo, utilizando como ferramenta, a geoestatística, verificar a variabilidade espacial de Meloidogyne javanica em duas lavouras de soja, uma apresentando plantas com sintomas característicos do parasitismo do nematoide e outra área com plantas sem sintomas. O estudo foi realizado no município de Araruna, estado do Paraná, ambas cultivadas com soja cultivar BMX Potência RR. Coletaram-se solo e raiz seguindo malha irregular de 50 pontos georreferenciados. Para verificar a existência e estimar o grau de dependência espacial entre as populações, utilizou-se a análise geoestatística. Após o ajuste do variograma foi realizado a krigagem e sequencialmente o mapa de distribuição espacial de nematoides nas áreas. Todo processo geoestatístico foi realizado com o programa computacional GS+. Somente em quatro pontos foram detectados nematoides nas amostras de solo, e em baixo nível populacional, por isso, tais dados não foram analisados com a geoestatística. Na área apresentando plantas amareladas e com tamanho reduzido, em 60% das amostras foi detectado a presença de M. javanica, sendo que a população obtida variou de 0 a 70.992 nematoides em 10g de raiz, com média de 3.807. O variograma ajustou-se ao modelo esférico, com alcance de 30,80 m e dependência espacial de 86%, nesse caso seria necessária a coleta de nove subamostras para representar um hectare de forma satisfatória. Na área onde não foram observadas plantas com sintomas visíveis, 38% das amostras estavam com M. javanica, e com baixo nível populacional. A população obtida variou de 0 a 2.184 nematoides em 10g de raiz, com media de 262. O alcance obtido foi de 11,60 m, com dependência espacial de 99% e ajuste ao modelo gaussiano, já nesse caso, seria necessária a coleta de 74 subamostras para a representação satisfatória de um hectare. A análise geoestatística mostrou-se eficiente para estudos de distribuição espacial de nematoides fitoparasitas.
Spatial variability of sugarcane row gaps: measurement and mapping
Authors: Molin José Paulo , Veiga João Paulo Soto
Published: June 2016

ABSTRACT Sugarcane is a very important crop in Brazil, used as food production and biofuel, providing 18% of the total primary energy in the country. An important requirement to high yield is a good uniformity in the sugarcane field, which is impaired due to row gaps that appear since the first year of sugarcane crop caused by planting failures, harvesting damages, machinery traffic, pests, diseases and others. The aim of this study is to develop a system based on a photoelectric sensor to scan the field, georeferencing gaps representing them as a map. A data logger integrates the data from the photoelectric sensors, an encoder and a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and measures the distance between plants, defining the gaps. Tests under controlled conditions, using regular obstacles simulating stalks, showed errors between 0.02 and 0.03 m under speeds varying from 1.3 to 3.0 m s-1 and obstacles ranging from 0.1 to 1.0 m of gap. Results of tests performed at sugar cane rows were close to manual measurement. Field tests were performed using sampling plots of 6.0 x 6.0 m (four crop rows) along the area, on newly planted and on ratoon areas, showed a good relation with manual measurements. The raw data provides the length of the individual gaps or its local percentage and the interpolation among punctual gaps produces a map highlighting areas with low and high gap intensity as a useful tool in the sugarcane management for decision making for local or integral replanting.
Genetic variability and homozygosity in a F4 castor bean population by microsatellite markers
Authors: Machado Edna Lobo , Silva Simone Alves , Fernandes Luciel dos Santos , Brasileiro Helison Santos
Published: June 2016

ABSTRACT The objectives of this study were to identify the genetic variability and estimate the level of homozygosity in a castor bean F4 population using microsatellite markers (SSR). To this end, it was performed the genotyping of the population through 53 pairs of SSR primers. Allele frequencies were estimated by number of alleles per locus, expected heterozygosity (He), observed heterozygosity (Ho) and polymorphic information content (PIC). An array of genetic dissimilarity was generated by Nei and Li index, and hierarchical cluster analysis was performed using the Unweighted Pair-Group Method Averages (UPGMA) method. Polymorphism was detected in a total of eight loci (15.09%) of the 53 evaluated, with the presence of two alleles per locus. Allele frequencies varied between 0.71 and 0.53, and the PIC, between 0.32 and 0.37. The average observed heterozygosity Ho (0.30) was lower than the expected heterozygosity He (0.47). Five dissimilar groups were formed, showing that there is genetic variability among the evaluated genotypes. The highest genetic dissimilarity was 0.708 and the lowest, 0.00. The percentages of homozygous genotypes varied from 25 to 75%. These results show that controlled selfing in castor bean raises the level of homozygosity, important for the breeding program.
A Escuta Clínica Psicanalítica em uma Instituição Pública: Construindo Espaços
Authors: Cazanatto Elenice , Martta Margareth Kuhn , Bisol Claudia Alquati
Published: June 2016

Resumo Nos últimos anos, cada vez mais tem se ampliado a discussão sobre a presença da Psicanálise em locais diferentes do setting tradicional, tais como no serviço público e nas instituições. Com o objetivo de tecer algumas considerações sobre o trabalho em uma instituição pública que atende crianças e adolescentes em contraturno escolar, este artigo traz alguns recortes que representam possibilidades de intervenção, a partir da escuta clínica psicanalítica, em um diálogo entre a teoria e o contexto institucional. Por meio das observações e do trabalho realizado, acredita-se que uma instituição possível, na atualidade, seja aquela que permite aos que dela fazem parte espaço para serem reconhecidos de outras formas no social e advir/acontecer enquanto sujeitos. Para essas crianças e adolescentes que trazem em seu corpo e em seu psiquismo as marcas da exclusão e da violência, que, ao conviver em uma instituição, possam inscrever outras marcas e se reconhecer enquanto sujeitos, a partir de outros significantes.
Representação Social das Relações Sexuais: um Estudo Transgeracional entre Mulheres
Authors: Vieira Kay Francis Leal , Nóbrega Renata Pires Mendes da , Arruda Maria Valdênia Soares , Veiga Priscila Monique de Melo
Published: June 2016

Resumo Relações sexuais são influenciadas por normas, valores cristãos, cultura, política e economia, fazendo com que a mulher, ao longo da história, só as praticasse após o casamento. Entretanto, muitas mudanças ocorreram, sendo perceptíveis, atualmente, transformações conceituais e práticas no comportamento sexual das mulheres. Frente ao exposto, objetivou-se analisar as representações sociais das mulheres acerca das relações sexuais. Tratou-se de uma pesquisa descritiva, com abordagem qualitativa, cuja amostra foi composta por 60 mulheres, divididas em quatro gerações, sendo 15 adolescentes, 15 adultas jovens, 15 mulheres na meia-idade e 15 idosas, que responderam a um questionário. Os dados foram analisados por meio técnica de Análise de Conteúdo Temática proposta por Bardin. Observou-se que as relações sexuais foram representadas consensualmente entre as gerações através da afetividade e do prazer. As mulheres representaram as relações sexuais por meio dos aspectos biopsicossociais que compõem a sexualidade humana, apresentando semelhanças e divergências entre as gerações.
REANALIZANDO LA COMPETITIVIDAD EN LA INDUSTRIA DEL FÚTBOL: DIFERENCIA ACUMULADA DE PUNTOS
Authors: Gasparetto Thadeu , Barajas Angel
Published: June 2016

RESUMEN En la presente investigación se plantea un nuevo modelo de análisis del equilibrio en las ligas de fútbol a través del Accumulated Points Difference (APD). Se examinan ocho temporadas de nueve campeonatos entre 2006-2007 y 2013-2014: Bundesliga (Alemania), Campeonato Brasileiro (Brasil), Liga BBVA (España), Ligue 1 (Francia), Eredivise (Holanda), Premier League (Inglaterra), Serie A (Italia), Primeira Liga (Portugal) y Premier League (Rusia). Posteriormente, se comparan estadísticamente los torneos a través de un análisis de varianza ANOVA one way con post hoc de Tukey. Se valida el método al confrontarlo con dos fórmulas tradicionales: Herfindahl Index of Competitive Balance (HICB) y C4 Index of Competitive Balance (C4ICB). Como resultados, se evidencia que el Campeonato Brasileiro es el torneo más equilibrado y no se aprecian diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre las ligas europeas.
AMBIGUITY IN THE IDENTITY TRANSFORMATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS
Authors: Acuña Eduardo , Sanfuentes Matias
Published: June 2016

ABSTRACT This study explores the transformations implemented by health authorities in a hospital over the last forty years with the purpose of institutionalizing geriatrics in the Chilean public health system. The transformations have been implemented through a process of identity conversion that had implied high levels of ambiguity due to the contradictory coexistence of the old hospital's identity with the new geriatric practices. These ambiguities are associated with the erratic, precarious support provided by state authorities to the development of the public geriatric framework. Through the handling of images, authorities have paradoxically amplified the achievements of these transformations, thus promoting apparent complacency in internal and external audiences.
Evaluating the shear strength of a natural heterogeneous soil using reconstituted mixtures
Authors: Ruggeri P. , Segato D. , Fruzzetti V. M. E. , Scarpelli G.
Published: June 2016

This work originates from the need to provide the geotechnical characterisation of a natural heterogeneous soil outcropping along a landslide-prone hillside. The soil, geologically identified as highly tectonised phyllite, results from the large tectonic strain deformation of the original weak rock, which produced a melange of grain particles enclosed in a fine matrix. This study investigates the possibility of estimating the shear strength using the framework established for binary mixtures to overcome the difficulties of undisturbed sampling. Two main problems were tackled: the identification of the matrix fraction in well-graded mixtures and the effect of variation in the grading of the granular fraction.
New mitigation method for pipeline uplift during seismic event
Authors: Taeseri Damoun , Laue Jan , Otsubo Masahide , Towhata Ikuo
Published: June 2016

The Tohoku earthquake in 2011 caused several damages to the pipeline network in the Tokyo Bay area. Predominantly, the main damages were noticed in the artificial islands, where liquefaction destroyed and deformed numerous embedded pipelines. During a seismic event, lifeline systems are subjected to buoyancy forces in the liquefied soil, causing permanent deformations to pipelines and interrupting their serviceability. The current mitigation methods (backfill improvement) are not suitable for regions prone to future earthquakes because pipe excavation and improvement is time-consuming and costly. Therefore, the aim of this study is to present a new effective mitigation method: the so-called horn-type structure. This innovative mitigation method was analysed with different analytical, experimental and numerical methods.
Influence of continuity on punching resistance at edge columns
Authors: Soares Luis Fernando S. , Vollum Robert Lars
Published: June 2016

The paper considers punching failure at edge columns of reinforced concrete flat slabs without shear reinforcement and unbalanced moments about an axis parallel to the slab edge. Edge column punching shear tests have been carried out on a variety of isolated and continuous specimens. The influence of eccentricity and continuity on punching resistance is assessed using existing experimental data, non-linear finite-element analysis and the critical shear crack theory as implemented in fib Model Code 2010 (MC2010). Relating punching resistance to the elastic unbalanced moment as done in MC2010 levels I to III is shown to be overly conservative for continuous slabs. The ACI 318 and Eurocode 2  practice of making the design punching resistance independent of the unbalanced moment is reviewed and shown to be reasonable, particularly for continuous slabs.
Movimentos de implantação dos Núcleos Municipais de Educação em Saúde Coletiva (NUMESC) na 28ª Região de Saúde
Authors: Carvalho Bibiana Moreira , Dos Santos Fernanda Tomé Paim , De Rezende Maristela Soares , Schilling Ana Zoé , Krug Suzane Beatriz Frantz , Weigelt Leni Dias
Published: June 2016

A implantação dos Núcleos Municipais de Educação em Saúde Coletiva (NUMESC) é orientada pela Resolução 590/13 da Comissão Intergestora Bipartite (CIB). É uma estratégia para suprir as demandas de educação permanente nos serviços e trabalhar com as questões da Saúde Coletiva com os diversos profissionais dos municípios. O objetivo deste estudo é descrever os movimentos de implantação dos NUMESCs na 28ª Região de Saúde-RS e o processo de organização deste Núcleo no município de Venâncio Aires-RS. Trata-se de um estudo qualitativo descritivo, cujos dados foram obtidos através da participação em reuniões da Comissão de Integração Ensino-Serviço (CIES) e NUMESC deste município. Dos 13 municípios pertencentes a 28ª Região de Saúde, oito estão com os NUMESC instituídos. O primeiro município a assinar o termo de adesão, foi Venâncio Aires, que está se estruturando com reuniões sistemáticas e ações. O NUMESC de Venâncio Aires está se organizando e realizando as ações, apesar das dificuldades enfrentadas, incluindo as questões financeiras e visões contrárias em relação ao processo de construção coletiva. Os avanços que estão acontecendo demonstram a importância desses espaços que vem sendo reconhecido por parte dos trabalhadores do município engajados neste objetivo.
O discurso erótico-amoroso em Homero
Authors: De Assis Florencio Francisco
Published: June 2016

Procuraremos ouvir, aqui, dos lábios de Hera e Júpiter, Helena e Páris, discursos que têm por objetivo seduzir o ser amado. Veremos que antes que qualquer palavra seja proferida, a sedução se dará por meio da beleza física, do uso de vestimentas sensuais, do emprego de joias e outros ornamentos, de perfumes e óleos aromáticos. No que se refere ao vocabulário, identificaremos e analisaremos alguns termos e expressões que são empregados pelos amantes na busca de envolver o seu amado(a) e, por fim, conduzi-lo(a) ao leito e usufruir com ele(a) do prazer sexual. A obra de onde estas falas foram tiradas é a Ilíada. Talvez por serem pares distintos, um humano e outro divino, a sedução se dê de maneira diferente, uma vez que, entre as divindades, o papel de sedutora cabe a Hera, enquanto, entre os mortais, a lindíssima Helena é seduzida pelo belo jovem troiano.
Plínio, o Jovem: Epístolas 1 (seleção)
Authors: Scatolin Adriano
Published: June 2016

A seleção apresenta cartas do livro 1 da correspondência de Plínio, o Jovem (c. 61-112 d.C.), discípulo de Quintiliano e autor de poesia (hoje quase inteiramente perdida), prosa oratória (de que nos resta apenas o Panegírico de Trajano) e de uma coleção de cartas em nove livros publicada em vida pelo autor, bem como uma edição provavelmente póstuma de sua correspondência com o imperador Trajano. As cartas traduzidas versam sobre letras, oratória, jantares e seus refinamentos, interpretação de sonhos, entre outros assuntos, e são destinadas a amigos literatos do autor, dentre os quais Tácito e Suetônio. Acompanham as traduções notas de caráter histórico e literário.
CONDUTA CLÍNICA PROFISSIONAL QUANTO AO USO E DESCARTE DE PONTAS DIAMANTADAS
Authors: Cavalcanti Andrea Nóbrega , Santos Poliana Ramos Braga , Oliveira Jamille Carmo , Ramos Daniel Lima , Fontes Céres Mendonça
Published: June 2016

Objetivo. O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar a opinião de cirurgiões-dentistas a respeito das causas de desgaste e dos critérios utilizados para o descarte de pontas diamantadas. Metodologia. 114 cirurgiões dentistas responderam um questionário auto-explicativo que foi posteriormente submetido à análise descritiva dos resultados obtidos. Resultados. Segundo os resultados obtidos, tem-se quea maior parte dos participantes considera que amálgama e esmalte são as estruturas que mais determinam o desgaste das pontas diamantadas(60% e 29%, respectivamente). Além disso, a maioria indicou que os processos de esterilização aceleram este envelhecimento (78%). As principais razões para odescarte dos instrumentos foram: escurecimento(79%), aumento do tempoe força necessária para desgaste das estruturas (79%), diminuição da quantidade de diamantes da ponta ativa (78%) quebra da ponta ativa (73%) e presença de resíduo entre os grânulos de diamante (49%). Conclusão. Necessidade de maior conhecimento em relação aos processos de esterilização e quantidade de utilizações das pontas diamantadas devido a sua predominância na prática clinica.
Combination effect of cytochrome P450 1A1 gene polymorphisms on uterine leiomyoma: A case-control study
Authors: Salimi Saeedeh , Sajadian Mojtaba , Khodamian Maryam , Yazdi Atefeh , Rezaee Soodabeh , Mohammadpour-Gharehbagh Abbas , Mokhtari Mojgan , Yaghmaie Minoo
Published: June 2016

Uterine leiomyoma (UL) is an estrogen-dependent neoplasm of the uterus, and estrogen metabolizing enzymes affect its progression. This study aimed to evaluate the association between two single-nucleotide polymorphisms of cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP1A1) gene and UL risk. The study consisted of 105 patients with UL and 112 healthy women as controls. Ile462Val (A/G) and Asp449Asp (T/C) polymorphisms of CYP1A1 gene were analyzed by DNA sequencing and polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism methods, respectively. The findings indicated no association between Ile462Val (A/G) and Asp449Asp (T/C) polymorphisms of CYP1A1 gene and UL (p < 0.05). However, the combination effect of TT/AG genotypes of the Asp449Asp (T/C) and Ile462Val (A/G) polymorphisms was associated with 4.3-fold higher risk of UL. In addition, haplotype analysis revealed that TG haplotype of the Asp449Asp (T/C) and Ile462Val (A/G) polymorphisms could increase the UL risk nearly 4.9-fold. Asp449Asp (T/C) and Ile462Val (A/G) polymorphisms of CYP1A1 gene were not associated with UL susceptibility; however, the combination of the TT/AG genotypes and TG haplotype could increase the UL risk.
Intra-racial disparities: The effect of poverty and obesity on the psychosocial profile of Mexican-American children
Authors: Leiner Marie ,   Department of Pediatrics. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center- El Paso, Texas, USA., Peinado Jesús , Villanos María Theresa , Uribe Ricardo , Pathak Indu ,   Paul L. Foster School of Medicine El Paso, Texas, USA.
Published: June 2016

Abstract

Introduction. The high prevalence of obesity among children of Mexican descent, living in either Mexico or the United States (US), might indicate they are at a higher risk when compared to other groups. Previous mental health studies have had conflicting outcomes, which may be the result of considering these children as a homogeneous group (by race or ethnicity) instead of considering intra-racial group disparities (e.g. socio-economic status, adversities). Objective: To compare the psychosocial profile by weight category (normal weight, overweight, or obese) of impoverished Mexican descendent children in a clinical setting.

Objective. To compare the psychosocial profile by weight category (normal weight, overweight, or obese) of impoverished Mexican descendent children in a clinical setting.

Method. The study design was cross sectional. Information was retrieved from medical records (N = 2237) that were obtained from five university-based clinics in a large metropolitan area on the US-Mexico border from May 2009 to August 2010.

Results. Psychosocial and behavioral problems were present among this intra-racial group of Mexican-American children, with higher scores in the overweight and obese children than in the normal-weight children.

Discussion and conclusion. Intra-racial differences among obese and overweight children could account for variation in results regarding the mental health of Mexican American children.

Considering intra-racial group disparities when providing healthcare may improve delivery and promote better mental and health outcomes because some groups may need more attention than others. In addition, considering these groups when designing studies, may improve the accuracy and precision of study result interpretations.
Variables nutricias asociadas con la ansiedad y la autopercepción corporal en niñas y niños mexicanos de acuerdo con la presencia de sobrepeso/obesidad
Authors: Escalante-Izeta Ericka Ileana ,   Departamento de Salud, Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de México., Haua-Navarro Karime , Moreno-Landa Luz Irene , Pérez-Lizaur Ana Bertha
Published: June 2016

Resumen

Introducción. La obesidad infantil se ha asociado con la ingesta de alimentos densamente energéticos, con el sedentarismo y con indicadores de salud mental como la ansiedad manifiesta y la percepción de la imagen corporal. En México no se ha reportado la relación entre dichas variables en población infantil.

Objetivo. Evaluar la auto-percepción corporal y el riesgo de ansiedad, de acuerdo con la presencia de sobrepeso u obesidad, controlando las variables dietéticas y los hábitos de salud en niños en edad escolar.

Método. Clasificados por su Índice de Masa Corporal (IMC) se compararon 259 niños y niñas sin sobrepeso/obesidad vs. 326 quienes presentaron dicha condición, en tres escuelas públicas del Estado de México. El IMC se obtuvo por medición directa del peso y la estatura. Se exploró la relación del consumo de alimentos (dieta) y el estilo de vida con la presencia de ansiedad (cuestionario CMAS-R), auto-percepción y satisfacción corporal (test–SC).

Resultados. El 43% de los escolares presentan riesgo cardiovascular y 7.7% riesgo de síndrome metabólico. Los participantes sin sobrepeso/obesidad presentaron mayor satisfacción con su imagen corporal (68.3%). No se encontraron diferencias entre el IMC y la ansiedad total, ni con cada una de sus dimensiones.

Discusión y conclusión. No se reportaron diferencias en la ansiedad de acuerdo con el IMC. La auto-percepción de la imagen corporal fue menos favorable, en zonas específicas del cuerpo en niñas y niños con sobrepeso u obesidad.
Effect of Right Median Nerve Stimulation on Level of Consciousness in Traumatic Brain Injury Subjects
Authors: Nekkanti Sirisha , Shaik Rahul , Mondem Srinivas , Meruva Nandini , Elumalai Gunathevan
Published: June 2016

Background: The median nerve serves a peripheral gateway to the central nervous system. Median nerve stimulation is positively associated with regaining the level of consciousness in patients with traumatic brain injury, but the level of evidence is still a research question. So the purpose of the study is to find out the effectiveness of right median nerve stimulation on the level of consciousness and the relation between them in subjects with traumatic brain injury. Methodology: Twenty subjects with traumatic brain injury of axonal type were selected for study and randomized into two groups. Experimental group received right median nerve stimulation along with medications where as control group received medications only one month, 30 minutes a day. Glasgow coma scale is used to assess the changes in conscious levels. Result: The results have revealed that there is significance improvement noted in experimental group when compared to control group. Comparison  of Glassgow coma scale scores between experimental and control groups after one month showed significant difference with a P value 0.0261. Conclusion: Right median nerve stimulation is strongly associated with improvement of consciousness in patients with traumatic brain injury.

 

 
Jacco Pekelder, Remco Raben, Mathieu Segers (eds.), De wereld volgens Nederland. Nederlandse buitenlandse politiek in historisch perspectief
Authors: Van Leeuwen Marianne
Published: June 2016

Jacco Pekelder, Remco Raben, Mathieu Segers (eds.), De wereld volgens Nederland. Nederlandse buitenlandse politiek in historisch perspectief (Amsterdam: Boom, 2015, 304 pp., isbn 978 90  8953 604 4).
Remieg Aerts, e.a. (eds.), In dit huis. Twee eeuwen Tweede Kamer
Authors: Wolffram Dirk Jan
Published: June 2016

Remieg Aerts, e.a. (eds.), In dit huis. Twee eeuwen Tweede Kamer (Amsterdam: Boom, 2015, 548 pp., isbn 978 90 8953 199 5).