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Pareceristas ad hoc 2013
Authors: Admin Outrostempos
Published: May 2016

Revista de História agradece aos membros do Conselho Editorial e aos nossos pareceristas ad hoc que colaboraram com o presente número. Adriana Maria de Souza Zierer ”“ Universidade Estadual do Maranhão Antonia da Silva Mota ”“ Universidade Federal do Maranhão Antonio Evaldo A. Barros ”“ Universidade Federal do Maranhão Ayao Okamoto - Faculdade Impacta Tecnologia Candice Vidal e Souza ”“ Pontifá­cia Universidade Católica - MG Cesar A. B. Guazzelli  ”“ Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Claudia Cristina Azeredo Atallah ”“ Universidade Severino Sombra Cláudio Eduardo de Castro - Universidade Estadual do Maranhão Cláudio Zannoni - Universidade Federal do Maranhão Cristiana Costa da Rocha ”“ Universidade Estadual do Piauá­ Elizabeth Sousa Abrantes - Universidade Estadual do Maranhão Eudes Fernando Leite - Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados Francisco Egberto de Melo - Universidade Regional do Cariri (URCA) Glória Kok ”“ Lab. de Arqueologia dos Trópicos do Museu de Arq. e Etnologia da USP Gustavo Alves Alonso Ferreira - Universidade Estadual do Maranhão Iran de Maria Leitão Nunes - Universidade Estadual do Maranhão Jose Henrique de Paula Borralho - Universidade Estadual do Maranhão José Sampaio de Mattos Jr. - Universidade Estadual do Maranhão Luiz Eduardo Catta -   Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná Marcelo de Mello ”“ Universidade Estadual de Goiás Milena Galdez Ferreira - Universidade Estadual do Maranhão Raimundo Inácio Araújo ”“ Colum/Universidade Federal do Maranhão. Regina Helena Martins de Faria - Universidade Federal do Maranhão Régia Agostinho - Universidade Federal do Maranhão Sonia Meneses - Universidade Regional do Cariri (URCA) Suzana Cavani Rosas - Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Tatiana Raquel Reis Silva - Universidade Estadual do Maranhão Vanda Pantoja - Universidade Federal do Maranhão Viviane de Oliveira Barbosa ”“ Universidade Federal do Maranhão Yuri Michael Pereira Costa - Universidade Estadual do Maranhão
A DITADURA BRASILEIRA E O GOLPE DE ESTADO CHILENO
Authors: PADRÓS ENRIQUE SERRA , SIMá•ES SáLVIA
Published: May 2016

O artigo propõe resgatar o acompanhamento da ditadura brasileira sobre os acontecimentos relacionados com o golpe de Estado que derrubou o presidente chileno Salvador Allende. Para tal procura identificar, além da percepção conjuntural do governo brasileiro sobre a região, certos fatores do processo que relacionou as ditaduras do Chile e Brasil, particularmente: a questão do monitoramento e vigilá¢ncia sobre o universo dos exilados brasileiros; a atuação da embaixada brasileira nos eventos prévios ao 11 de setembro de 1973 e o grau de envolvimento com os setores golpistas. Palavras-chave: Ditadura Brasileira e o Cone Sul; Ditadura Brasileira e o Golpe contra Allende; Ditadura Pinochet.   THE BRAZILIAN DICTATORSHIP AND THE CHILEAN COUP D”™ETATAbstract: This paper aims to show the monitoring of the Brazilian dictatorship over the events related to the coup d'etat that overthrew Chilean President Salvador Allende. For this, it seeks to identify, beyond the conjunctural perception of the Brazilian government on the region, certain factors of the process related to dictatorships of Chile and Brazil, particularly: a) the issue of monitoring and surveillance on the universe of Brazilian exiled people b) the procedure of the Brazilian embassy in the events preceding September 11, 1973 and their level of involvement with the coup participants. Keywords: Brazilian Dictatorship and Southern Cone; Brazilian Dictatorship and the coup d'etat against Allende, Pinochet Dictatorship.
EL ”APAGÓN CULTURAL” EN CHILE: polá­ticas culturales y censura en la dictadura de Pinochet 1973-1983.
Authors: FRITZ KAREN DONOSO
Published: May 2016

Resumen: La dictadura cá­vico militar liderada por Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, dejó profundas huellas en el Estado y la sociedad chilena. Caracterizada por ser fuertemente autoritaria y represiva, pero con un proyecto neoliberal, implementó una serie de polá­ticas culturales que fueron funcionales a sus objetivos: por un lado, mantener el férreo control de la creación artá­stica y producción cultural, para eliminar en todo aspecto el marxismo y sus campos de influencia; y por otro lado, socializar y naturalizar el nuevo sistema polá­tico-económico-social basado en las normas del libre mercado, que determinó la minimización del Estado y con ello, el abandono de todo tipo de intervención, fomento e incentivo estatal para el desarrollo cultural. Palabras claves: Dictadura, Polá­ticas culturales, Censura.  THE ”CULTURAL BLACKOUT” IN CHILE: Cultural policies and censorship during the Pinochet dictatorship 1973-1983Abstract: The civil-military dictatorship led by Augusto Pinochet Ugarte left deep traces in the Chilean state and society. Characterized as being strongly authoritarian and repressive, but with a neoliberal project, it implemented a series of cultural policies that aligned with its objectives: on the one hand, to maintain tight control of artistic and cultural production, to eliminate any aspect of Marxism and areas of influence; and on the other, to socialize and naturalize the new political-economic-social system based on the norms of the free-market, which determined the minimization of the state and with it, the abandonment of all type of state intervention and incentive for cultural development. Keyword: Dictatorship, Cultural policies, Censorship.
GUERRILHA DO ARAGUAIA: memórias á margem da historia
Authors: MEDEIROS EUCLIDES ANTUNES DE
Published: May 2016

Resumo: O principal foco deste artigo é problematizar a participação, e as percepções acerca desta participação, dos moradores da região que compreende o norte de Goiás, sul do Pará e sul do Maranhão no conflito armado que ficou conhecido como Guerrilha do Araguaia a partir de um olhar desviante. Desviante porque deslocamos nosso olhar dos militantes de esquerda e dos militares procurando recolocar na cena histórica os sujeitos que, na maioria dos escritos sobre esse processo, figuram quase que invariavelmente em segundo plano, servindo muito mais como fontes de informação do que figurando como sujeitos ativos no processo. Palavras-chave: Guerrilha; Memória; Esquecimento.  ARAGUAIA GUERRILLA: Memories in the margins of historyAbstract: The main focus of this article is to discuss participation, and perceptions about this participation, the residents of the region comprising the northern Goias, southern Pará and Maranhão in southern armed conflict that became known as the Araguaia Guerrilla from a glance deviant. Deviant shift our gaze because of leftist militants and the military looking reattach the historical scene subjects who, in most written about this process, appearing almost invariably in the background, serving more as sources of information than as active subjects in processKeywords: Guerrilla, Mmemory; Oblivion.
EXPERáŠNCIAS INDIVIDUAIS E COLETIVAS DOS TRABALHADORES CHILENOS: o onze de setembro nos cordones industriales
Authors: BORGES ELISA DE CAMPOS
Published: May 2016

Resumo: O presente artigo tem como objetivo apresentar as experiências particulares de trabalhadores chilenos que atuavam nos Cordones Industriales no dia do golpe no Chile. No final do ano de 1972 setores contrários ao governo popular anunciavam a existência de grupos armados formados por trabalhadores e militantes polá­ticos nos Cordones Industriales. No entanto, pouco se viu no dia do golpe uma resistência organizada por parte dos trabalhadores, desmistificando a existência de um ”braço” armado do governo.   Palavras chave: Cordones Industriales, Trabalhadores chilenos, Golpe militar, Resistência.  INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE OF CHILEAN WORKERS: the eleven in september cordones industrialesAbstract: This article aims to present the particular experiences of Chilean workers in Cordones Industriales the day of the coup in Chile. At the end of 1972 sectors contrary to popular government announced the existence of armed groups formed by workers and political activists in Cordones Industriales. However, little is seen on the day of the coup organized resistance by workers, demystifying the idea of organizing an "arm" armed government. Keywords: Cordones Industriales, Chilean workers, Military coup, Resistance.
REGIMES DE HISTORICIDADE E ESCRITA MIDIáTICA: as efemérides de 30 e 40 anos do Golpe de 1964 na Folha de São Paulo
Authors: MENESES Sá”NIA
Published: May 2016

Resumo: o presente artigo pretende refletir sobre a escrita da história produzida a partir dos veá­culos de comunicação, para isso, toma como exemplo as efemérides de 30 e 40 anos do Golpe de 1964 narradas na Folha de São Paulo. A intenção é investigar a existência de regimes de historicidades distintos a partir dos discursos de intelectuais, jornalistas e polá­ticos que escrevem para o jornal. É uma pesquisa que investiga arquétipos e representações históricas efetivadas nessa escritaPalavras-chaves: Regimes de historicidade, História, Má­dia, Golpe de 1964.  REGIMES OF HISTORICITY AND MEDIA: the ephemeris of 30 and 40 years of the Coup of 1964 in the Folha de São PauloAbstract: This paper reflects on the writing of history produced from the media, for it takes as an example the ephemeris of 30 and 40 years of the coup of 1964 narrated in the Folha de São Paulo. The intention is to investigate the existence of different regimes of historicity from the discourses of intellectuals, journalists and politicians who write for the newspaper. It is a research that investigates archetypes and pageants effect this writing.Keyword: Regimes of historicity, History, Media, Coup of 1964.
PANTANAL: notas e considerações sobre identidade, cultura e representação
Authors: KMITTA ILSYANE DO ROCIO
Published: May 2016

O intuito do texto é apresentar, mesmo que em parte, uma análise no que tange a construção de identidades e representações nos pantanais e os elementos e as relações simbólicas implá­citas presentes nessa constituição, onde o discurso regionalista tem por função impor e legitimar, de fazer conhecer e reconhecer a região. Relações essas pautadas nos discursos produzidos e nos grupos envolvidos nesse processo de construção que envolve um sistema simbólico que atua e interage com o imaginário que ao mesmo tempo em que limita também delineia o espaço pantaneiro, transforma e tangencia as relações do homem com a natureza, com o ambiente em si e com os elementos margeantes do mesmo. Palavras-chave: Pantanal. Identidade. Representações. Cultura.   Pantanal: notes and considerations on identity, culture and representation Abstract: The purpose of the paper is to present, even in part, an analysis regarding the construction of identities and representations in the ”pantanais” and implicit symbolic elements and relations present in this constitution, where the regionalist discourse has the purpose of imposing and legitimate, to get to be known and recognize the region. These relationships are based on produced discourses and groups involved in the construction process that involves a symbolic system that acts and interacts with the imaginary the mutually limits the outlines the Pantanal space, transforms and touches man”™s relationship with nature, the environment itself and the elements around it. Keywords: Pantanal. Identity. Representations. Culture.  PANTANAL: firmas y consideraciones sobre identidad , cultura y representaciones Resumen: El intuito del texto es presentar , aunque en partes, un análisis sobre la construcción de identidades y representaciones en los pantanales y los elementos y las relaciones simbólicas implá­citas que están presentes en esa constitución, donde el discurso regionalista trae como función imponer y legitimar, hacer conocer y reconocer la región. Relaciones esas presentes en los discursos producidos y en los grupos que se envuelven en ese proceso de construcción que presenta un sistema simbólico actuante y que se integra con el imaginario y que limita el espacio pantanero, cambia y tangencia las relaciones del hombre con la naturaleza, con el ambiente en sá­ y con los elementos que le circundan. Palabras clave: Pantanal. Identidad. Representaciones. Cultura.
FORMULAÇÃO EDITORIAL DE UMA COLECÇÃO DE AVENTURAS: a colecção Salgari da livraria Romano Torres
Authors: MEDEIROS NUNO
Published: May 2016

Este artigo explora os caminhos múltiplos e, por vezes, á­nvios através dos quais se tece o trabalho editorial na construção de uma colecção de livros. Esse trabalho encontra-se socialmente inscrito num contexto em que se articulam e interligam, frequentemente em tensão, lógicas e actores até exteriores á  editora, formando um processo que molda a cultura impressa. O caso estudado é o da colecção Salgari, editada pela Livraria Romano Torres, editora portuguesa que publica esta série de literatura de aventuras durante mais de sete décadas. Palavras-chave: Livraria Romano Torres. Emilio Salgari. Literatura de aventuras.  A PUBLISHER”™S FORMULATION OF AN ADVENTURE BOOK SERIES: the livraria Romano Torres”™ Salgari collectionAbstract: This article explores the multiple and often-impervious paths facing the publishing work while undertaking the task of putting together book series. Such task is socially inscribed in a context within which diverse frameworks and agents even outside the publishing house get to establish links among themselves, tensional most of the times, forming a process that shapes print culture. This article dwells on the case of Salgari collection, published by Livraria Romano Torres, a Portuguese publishing house that had this adventure book series in their catalogs for more than seven decades. Keywords: Livraria Romano Torres (publishing house). Emilio Salgari. Adventure books.  FORMULACIÓN EDITORIAL DE UNA COLECCIÓN DE AVENTURAS: la colección Salgari de la librerá­a Romano Torres Resumen: Este articulo explota los múltiplos caminos y, por veces, intransitables, a través de ellos se construye el trabajo editorial en la construcción de una colección de libros. Ese trabajo se encuentra socialmente inscrito en un contexto en que se articulan y se mezclan, frecuentemente en tensión, lógicas y autores externos a la editora, formando un proceso que molda la cultura impresa. El caso analizado es de la colección Salgari, editada por la Librerá­a Romano Torres, editora portuguesa que publica esta serie de literatura de aventuras durante más de siete décadas. Palabras clave: Libreria Romano Torres.  Emilio Salgari. Literatura de aventuras.
Informações editoriais
Authors: GALVES MARCELO CHECHE
Published: May 2016

Quantitativo de textos publicados neste volume (V. 11, N. 18).
MERCADO DE SUCUPIRA: práticas comerciais e cotidiano das rabidantes cabo-verdianas
Authors: SILVA TATIANA RAQUEL REIS
Published: May 2016

As chamadas rabidantes tem desempenhado um importante papel na economia cabo-verdiana, são elas as responsáveis pela comercialização de inúmeros produtos que vão desde gêneros alimentá­cios até roupas, calçados e lingeries. Essas mulheres adquirem seus produtos em outros paá­ses africanos como Senegal, Marrocos e Guiné Conakry, assim como nos Estados Unidos, Holanda e Brasil. Em Cabo Verde a venda se efetiva no Mercado de Sucupira, um dos principais centros comerciais do paá­s onde práticas informais e empreendedorismo compõem o campo de atuação das rabidantes. Assim, o presente trabalho visa a analisar práticas comerciais, cotidiano e estratégias de lucratividade utilizadas pelas rabidantes no Mercado de Sucupira. Palavras-chave: Sucupira. Rabidantes. Cabo Verde.SUCUPIRA MARKET: business practices and daily life of Cape Verdeans rabidantesAbstract: The women called rabidantes has played an important role in the Cape Verdean economy, they are responsible for the marketing of numerous products that go from groceries to clothing, shoes and lingerie. These women purchase their products in other African countries such as Senegal, Morocco and Guinea Conakry, as well as in the United States, Netherlands and Brazil. In Cape Verde the sales  happens in Sucupira Market, one of the main commercial centers of the country where informal practices and entrepreneurship compose the rabidantes acting field. Thus, this study aims to analyze business practices, daily and profitability strategies used by rabidantes in Sucupira Market. Keywords: Sucupira. Rabidantes. Cape Verde.  MERCADO DE SUCUPIRA: prácticas comerciales y cotidianas de las rabidantes carboverdianasResumen: Las conocidas rabidantes presentan un importante papel en la economá­a cabo verdiana; son responsables por la comercialización de inúmeros productos, desde los géneros alimenticios hasta las ropas, calzados y lingeries. Las mujeres adquieren sus productos en otros paá­ses africanos como Senegal, Marrocos y Guiné Conakry, y Estados Unidos, Holanda y Brasil. En Cabo Verde, la venda se efectiva en Mercad de Sucupira, uno de los principales centros comerciales del paá­s, donde practicas informales y emprendedoras componen el campo de actuación de las rabidantes. Asá­, este trabajo busca analizar prácticas comerciales, cotidiano y estrategias de lucro empleadas por las rabidantes en el Mercado de Sucupira. Palabras clave: Sucupira. Rabidantes. Cabo Verde.
APRESENTAÇÃO
Authors: SILVA TATIANA RAQUEL REIS , SILVA TERESA CRUZ E
Published: May 2016

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ANTES DA PIANOLATRIA: flautas, violas e tambores nas práticas musicais da primeira metade do século XIX
Authors: MARTINS MARCOS LOBATO
Published: May 2016

Este trabalho analisa aspectos das práticas musicais das classes inferiores da população brasileira na primeira metade do século XIX, com o objetivo de identificar e reconstruir dimensões sonoras e redes de sociabilidade musical. Os focos da investigação são a viola, os violeiros e a modinha. Em termos geográficos, a análise privilegia o território da prová­ncia de Minas Gerais. As fontes documentais utilizadas são obras de memorialistas, relatos de viajantes e gravuras de época. Palavras-chave: Práticas musicais. Violeiros. Minas Gerais.  BEFORE OF THE PIANO”™S OBSESSION: flutes, violas and drums in early XIXth century musical practices Abstract: This article analyzes aspects of the musical practices of Brazilian lower classes in the first half of the XIXth century, in order to identify and reconstruct sonic dimensions and musical sociability nets. The investigation”™s focus is on the viola, the viola”™s makers and the ”modinha”. In geographic terms, the analysis privileges the territory of Minas Gerais”™ province. The fonts utilized are memoirist”™s books, traveler”™s reports and gravures from the period. Keywords: Musical practices. Viola”™s makers. Minas Gerais.  ANTES DE LA ”PIANOLATRIA”: flautas, violas y tambores en las prácticas musicales de la primera mitad del siglo XIXResumen: Este trabajo analisa aspectos de las prácticas musicales de las clases bajas de la población brasileña en la primera mitad del siglo XIX, con el objetivo de identificar y reconstruir dimensiones de sonido y redes de sociabilidad musical. Los focos de la investigación son la viola, los fabricantes de viola y la ”modinha”. Geográficamente, el análises se centra en la prová­ncia de Minas Gerais. La documentación empleada se compone de obras de autores de memorias, relatos de viajeros y gravuras de época. Palabras clave: Prácticas musicales. Fabricantes de violas. Minas Gerais.
ENTRE VIENA E VERONA: uma estratégia para os dois mundos (1815-1822)
Authors: COSTA WILMA PERES
Published: May 2016

O artigo propõe-se a estudar alguns pontos nodais da chamada ”Era dos Congressos” (1815-1822) para pensar o modo como se reconfiguraram, naquele perá­odo, as relações entre o Velho e o Novo Mundo. Especial atenção é dada á  peculiaridade vivida pela América Portuguesa, em razão da presença da Corte no Rio de Janeiro, o que possibilitava alternativas polá­ticas distintas da América Espanhola. No que se refere ao Congresso de Verona, atribuá­mos especial atenção á s negociações referentes ao tráfico negreiro e á  consolidação da monarquia constitucional.Palavras-chave: Congresso de Viena. Congresso de Verona. Chateaubriand. Escravidão. Independência. Monarquia Constitucional.  BETWEEN VIENNA AND VERONA: one strategy for two worlds (1815-1822) Abstract: The article proposes to study some nodal points of the so called "Age of Congress (1815-1822) to think how is reconfigured, in that period, the relationship between the Old and the New World. Special attention is given to the peculiarity experienced by Portuguese America, due to the Court's presence in Rio de Janeiro, which enabled different policy alternatives from those in Spanish America. With regard to the Congress of Verona, we assign special attention to negotiations regarding slave trade and the strengthening of constitutional monarchy. Keywords: Congress of Vienna. Congress of Verona. Chateaubriand. Slavery. Independence. Constitutional Monarchy.  ENTRE VIENA Y VERONA: una estrategia para los dos mundos (1815-1822)Resumen: El artá­culo propone estudiar algunos puntos de la " Era de los Congresos" (1815-1822) para analisar cómo se   reconfiguraron en ese perá­odo, las relaciones entre el Antiguo y el Nuevo Mundo. Se presta especial atención a la peculiaridad   experimentada por América portuguesa, a causa de la presencia de la Corte, en Rá­o de Janeiro, lo que permitió alternativas polá­ticas distintas   de las que experimentadas por América española. A lo que se refiere al Congreso de Verona,   atribuimos especial atención a las negociaciones referentes al comercio de esclavos y la consolidación de la monarquá­a constitucional. Palabras clave: Congreso de Viena. Congreso de Verona. Esclavitud. Independencia. Monarquá­a constitucional.
A DIPLOMACIA PORTUGUESA NO CONGRESSO DE VIENA (1815): a trajetória do primeiro Duque de Palmela, D. Pedro de Sousa Holstein
Authors: BASILIO ROMARIO SAMPAIO
Published: May 2016

PORTUGUESE DIPLOMACY IN THE VIENNA CONGRESS (1815): the trajectory of D. Pedro de Sousa Holstein, first Duke of Palmela   LA DIPLOMACIA PORTUGUÉSA EN EL CONGRESO DE VIENA (1815): la trayectoria del primer Duque de Palmela, D. Pedro de Sousa Holstein
Transition from NICU to Home: Are the Parents Ready to Manage Any Emergency? An Evidence-Based Project
Authors: Murray Chantel H. , Joseph Rachel A.
Published: May 2016

ABSTRACT

Transitioning the care of a previously critically ill infant to home poses many challenges for the parents. Prior to the infant’s discharge, the parents undergo rigorous training to continue the care of their infants at home. Even after training, parents may feel overwhelmed by the thought of managing an emergency at home. This evidence-based practice project aims to provide parents with additional hands-on practice of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) prior to their infant’s discharge. Based on this project, a program of teaching CPR regularly is established currently in the NICU at Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children.
Using a Collaborative Process to Develop Goals and Self-Management Interventions to Support Young Adults With Disabilities at Work
Authors: Nittrouer Christine L. , Shogren Karrie A. , Pickens Julie L.
Published: May 2016

Purpose:This study examined the impact of using a collaborative process with person-centered teams and a functional assessment of problems in the workplace to design individualized goals and self-management interventions to support young adults with disabilities. These young adults had achieved employment through a customized employment process but were beginning to face challenges maintaining and advancing in their job roles.

Method:A single subject, multiple baseline study was conducted with three individuals ages 22–29 years with autism and/or intellectual disability to determine the impact of the intervention on on-task behavior and job task completion.

Results:The results suggest that the process can lead to meaningful change in the on-task and job completion behavior of young adults with disabilities in inclusive employment settings, although there were limitations.

Conclusion:The findings, outcomes, and implications confirm and extend our understanding of the impact of person-centered teams, goal setting, functional assessment, and self-management after young adults with disabilities are employed in community-based settings.
Primary Oral Melanoma – A Non‐Surgical Approach to Treatment via Immunotherapy
Authors: Castaño Alejandro , Shah Sonal S. , Cicero Giuseppe , El Chaar Edgard
Published: May 2016

Introduction: Malignant melanoma is an aggressive form of cancer that commonly affects skin and rarely affects the oral cavity. With poorly understood risk factors and an often‐asymptomatic presentation, oral melanoma is difficult to detect until advanced stages of disease. Treatment for oral melanomas has been primarily surgical, and survival rates have been low. However, in recent years, immunotherapy has shown much promise with increased patient survival.

Case Presentation: A 49‐year‐old male was referred by his primary dentist to a periodontal clinic for management of an alleged unresolved periodontal abscess. The patient had completed full‐mouth scaling and root planing and consequently developed a large mass in the left posterior maxilla. Incisional biopsies were performed in multiple locations in the maxillary gingivae, and interpretation revealed atypical melanocytic proliferation and primary melanoma. After appropriate work‐up, the patient was treated with two different immunotherapy agents: 1) ipilimumab and 2) pembrolizumab. Results after immunotherapy were favorable, and the tumor significantly decreased in size with no major adverse effects. The response was so strikingly positive that the need for surgical removal was almost eliminated. At the present time, it is unknown whether the patient will receive any surgical treatment barring a recurrence.

Conclusions: Oral mucosal pigmentation is a finding commonly encountered by dentists during clinical patient examinations. However, proper diagnosis of pigmented lesions, especially those associated with malignancy, requires investigations that go beyond clinical examination.
Participation in the Virtual Environment of Blended College Courses: An Activity Study of Student Performance
Authors: Cavanaugh Cathy , Hargis Jace , Mayberry John
Published: May 2016

This paper describes a study of success factors in the introductory semester of liberal studies blended courses offered at the bachelor of science level. The influence of student participation in the online course environment was examined, as measured by the number of times students logged into the learning management system (LMS) and average session length. These measures were correlated with final course grades to increase understanding of the participation patterns of successful students. The resulting patterns and their implications are identified. We observe that students with an intermediate number of logins and average session length tended to exhibit the optimal level of course performance with students who logged in near the low or high amount of times tending to receive lower grades.
Interaction Gaps in PhD Education and ICT as a Way Forward: Results from a Study in Sweden
Authors: Aghaee Naghmeh , Byron Jobe William , Karunaratne Thashmee , Smedberg Åsa , Hansson Henrik , Tedre Matti
Published: May 2016

Many research studies have highlighted the low completion rate and slow progress in PhD education. Universities strive to improve throughput and quality in their PhD education programs. In this study, the perceived problems of PhD education are investigated from PhD students’ points of view, and how an Information and Communication Technology Support System (ICTSS) may alleviate these problems. Data were collected through an online open questionnaire sent to the PhD students at the Department of (the institution’s name has been removed during the double-blind review) with a 59% response rate. The results revealed a number of problems in the PhD education and highlighted how online technology can support PhD education and facilitate interaction and communication, affect the PhD students’ satisfaction, and have positive impacts on PhD students’ stress. A system was prototyped, in order to facilitate different types of online interaction through accessing a set of online and structured resources and specific communication channels. Although the number of informants was not large, the result of the study provided some rudimentary ideas that refer to interaction problems and how an online ICTSS may facilitate PhD education by providing distance and collaborative learning, and PhD students’ self-managed communication.
Blending Formal and Informal Learning Networks for Online Learning
Authors: Czerkawski Betul
Published: May 2016

With the emergence of social software and the advance of web-based technologies, online learning networks provide invaluable opportunities for learning, whether formal or informal. Unlike top-down, instructor-centered, and carefully planned formal learning settings, informal learning networks offer more bottom-up, student-centered participatory but somewhat disorganized learning opportunities for students. This paper presents a research study where graduate students are surveyed in their use of informal and formal learning networks in online courses to understand the interaction between the two and how they impact each other. The findings showed that students and professors use both environments often, to optimize learning but online course design is usually not designed to consider informal experiences of the students. The results and illustrated course design framework may contribute to the discussion of blending informal and formal learning for online learning.
Growth patterns and E-Moderating Supports in Asynchronous Online Discussions in an Undergraduate Blended Course
Authors: Ghadirian Hajar , Fauzi Mohd Ayub Ahmad , Binti Abu Bakar Kamariah , Hassanzadeh Maryam
Published: May 2016

This study presents a case study of asynchronous online discussions’ (AOD) growth patterns in an undergraduate blended course to address the gap in our current understanding of how threads are developed in peer-moderated AODs. Building on a taxonomy of thread pattern proposed by Chan, Hew and Cheung (2009), growth patterns of thirty-six forums were explored on three patterns: Short Thread Pattern (SHTP), Extended Thread Pattern (ETP), and Split Thread Pattern (STP). The impact of peer moderating supports on thread growth was also investigated. Types of peer moderators’ supports were explored utilizing a coding scheme from Smet, Keer, Wever, and Valcke’s (2010) study. STP pattern was found to be more common than the other patterns with 74 (37.94%) out of 195 threaded discussions growing on it. The results also showed that, compared to SHTP, in both STP and ETP the occurrences of ‘Information exchange’ and ‘Knowledge construction’ supports appeared to be more, while the presences of supports stimulating ‘Development’, ‘Access and motivation’ and ‘Socialization’ were less. Furthermore, the use of ‘Access and motivation’ and ‘Socialization’ supports appeared to enhance early thread termination when used individually. Thread continuity was reinforced by the use of ‘Knowledge construction’ support with other moderating supports.
Identifying Tensions in the Use of Open Licenses in OER Repositories
Authors: Amiel Tel , Soares Tiago Chagas
Published: May 2016

We present an analysis of 50 repositories for educational content conducted through an "audit system" that helped us classify these repositories, their software systems, promoters, and how they communicated their licensing practices. We randomly accessed five resources from each repository to investigate the alignment of licensing information between the resources themselves, metadata pages and overall site policies. We identified a high level of incongruity that could lead to a limited impact in OER use and reuse. We discuss the lack of guidance in implementation of such repositories, particularly to those who do not have wide institutional support to implement such systems. We finalize with a critical discussion on the emphasis given to licensing in the OER movement, and how it may be an evidence of a clash between the social and legal commons.
Fractionation And Environmental Risk Of Trace Metals In Surface Sediment Of The East China Sea By Modified BCR Sequential Extraction Method
Authors: Andreas Roy , Zhang Jing
Published: May 2016

Geochemical fractionation of Cadmium (Cd), Lead (Pb), Cobalt (Co), Zink (Zn), Iron (Fe) and Manganese (Mn) in sediment of the East China Sea were determined using four-stages of modified BCR sequential extraction method combination with ICP-MS. The total concentration of trace metals in sediment samples were in the following order: Fe >Mn>Pb> Zn > Co > Cd. Cd is present mainly in acid soluble fraction. Pb and Mn are in the group with presenting of easy reducible fraction and acid soluble fraction. Fe and Co were found in a group with mainly in residual fraction, while Zn was distributed in all four fractions. The highest contamination factors were found for Cd and Mn while the lowest were found for Fe and Co in almost station. The result showed low risk for Fe and Co in all station, Pb (except S2 and S3), Zn at S3,S6 and S7, and Mn at S1. A medium risk is indicated for Pb at S2 and S3, Zn at S1 and S5, and Mn at S2 and S6. A high risk showed for Zn at S2 and S4, and Mn at S4 and S5, while Cd at almost station (except S4) was very high risk.
Physical Damages of Wood Fiber in Acacia Mangium due to Biopulping Treatment
Authors: Yahya Ridwan , Mucharromah Mucharromah , Silsia Devi , Septiana Septiana
Published: May 2016

Biopulping is fungal pretreatment of wood chips to reduce unused chemical composition of material in pulping. Preliminary study showed that pretreatment of Phanerochaetachrysosporium to Acacia mangium Willd can reduce lignin and improve holocellulose and cellulose content of the material. Fiber dimension recognized as other important factor for paper properties. The question is how the integrity and dimensions of the wood fiber that has been pretreated with the fungus. The objectives of present study were to know effect of pretreatment of P. chrysosporium to the integrity and dimensions of the fiber. The P. chrysosporium was cultured for 14 days in growth medium, and inoculated to wood chips 5% (w/v) and incubated for 0, 15 and 30 days. The inoculated wood chips were chipped into 1 mm x 1 mm x 20 mm and macerated using franklin solution at 60 oC for 48 hours. Forty fibers from each incubated time were analized their physical damages using a light microscope at a 400 magnification. The inoculated fibers were measured theirs dimensions. The physical damage percentage of fibers pretreated using P. chrysosporium was 0%. Length and wall thickness of the pretreated fibers were can be categorized as middle class and thin fibers, respectively.
VAS an Interface between Police and Citizen
Authors: Arora Dr. Devendra , Kumar Dr. Poonam
Published: May 2016

Mobile value-added services (VAS) are those services that are not part of the basic voice offer and are availed off separately by the end user. They are used as a tool for differentiation and allow the mobile operators to develop another stream of revenue. The growth of VAS in India has been helped both by macro level environmental factors and specific market initiatives to develop this category. VAS as an interface between police and citizens would definitely be a differentiating feature for all the operators in this cut throat competition and would also enable better interaction and coordination between police and citizens. The paper aims to find the establishment in a technological application that would benefit the masses and minimize the current distance between police and citizens by comparing the analysis of survey done on both. As we all know the major issue is the increasing crime rate in our country which is an important concern for safety and security of the citizens. This research explores the key issues around the current VAS to be used as an interface between Police and citizens. It evaluates the effectiveness of different services provided through VAS which would be helpful to people and also analyses the same from the viewpoint of the policemen in order to make some concrete conclusions regarding feasibility of the study.
A Critical Review On Perception & Benefits Of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) System In Indian Private Hospitals
Authors: Kumar Dr. Surendra , Srivastava Dr. Meenakshi
Published: May 2016

The implementation of Customer relationship Management (CRM) Systems has been increased within organizations for the purposes of increasing customer loyalty accompany with decreasing expenses and increasing revenues. The perception of the benefits associated with the implementation of CRM systems is an essential step for the adoption and implementation of CRM systems. Therefore, this paper presents the study conducted to investigate the perception of the CRM systems in the private hospitals in the northern part of India as there is a lack of adoption of CRM systems in hospitals. Qualitative research approach that is interview based was adapted in the study. The management of 10 private hospitals in the northern part of India was interviewed. The results reveal that no hospital has adopted CRM system. In addition, there is a substantial lack of understanding of the benefits of CRM systems in hospitals. Some hospitals claim that the implementation of CRM system is not of their priorities and there are much important projects as the implementation of Electronic Medical Records (EMD). However, other hospitals indicate for an existence of future plan for the adoption and implementation of CRM system. Another issue that needs to be taken into consideration by the vendors of CRM systems is the high costs associated with the implementation of CRM systems in hospitals. Indeed, both the vendors of CRM systems and the managers of hospitals hold the responsibility of the lack of CRM systems implementation in hospitals.
Tapping the Untapped (Financial Inclusion)
Authors: Srivastava Atul Kumar
Published: May 2016

As far as our economic growth is concerned, we are growing rapidly .This statement is easily supported by GDP growth. Is this the growth of our whole economy? Ours is an agrarian economy and if people living in those rural areas are not being taken into account properly, then, it will be wrong to say that we are growing rapidly. A major portion of India lives in villages and that area is being excluded by the financial service providers. This article talks about the potential areas i.e. states regarding financial inclusion. This article tries to look into the problems faced by the bankers while opening up a branch in rural areas and problems the faced by customers. Ultimately, financial service providers have to foray into that field. This article gives an insight regarding financial inclusion. An attempt is being made by RBI , they have given some policies in which it is written clearly that Financial inclusion should be there. But it will be worth while to see the supply barriers in this field. The paper talks about those aspects too. This article discusses the issues raised in Andhra Pradesh recently, which should already be avoided by financial service providers. After all, the efforts of financial service providers should be more target oriented and packed with some strategy regarding financial inclusion and this paper just focuses upon some strategies. A survey of a rural area in Bareilly district was made to know the concerns of rural people regarding financial services. This paper is an attempt to peep into the different facets of financial inclusion but it will become effective only then, when policymakers show their required concern over it.
ITC-E chaupal”- A Strategic Agribusiness Approach towards Strengthening the Market Reach in Rural India
Authors: Agarwal Dr. K. K. , Singh Preeti
Published: May 2016

The direct contribution of agriculture sector to national economy is reflected by its share in total GDP, its foreign exchange earnings, and its role in supplying savings and labor to other sectors. However the contribution has declined in the last two decades. The traditional market structure of agriculture leads to exploitation of poor and illiterate farmers by intermediaries. ITC E-chaupal supply chain model is a strategic agribusiness approach to free this vulnerable section from the clutches of intermediaries by making them aware about market and other such information necessary for better farming. The success of E-choupal has signaled a new era in Indian agro-sector and is a win-win partnership between the farmers and the organization.
Internal Customer Satisfaction in Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME): An Empirical Study
Authors: Rai Dr Alok Kumar , Pareek Ms Vandana , Yadav Mr. Manish
Published: May 2016

There is hardly any organization today that would disagree with the notion that people are the indispensable asset of any organization, which endows it with significant competitive advantage. Internal Customer Satisfaction is an assessment of how contended the worker is with his job or work environment. Happy and satisfied workers are likely to produce more, take less leaves, and stay loyal to the company. The importance of human capital in MSMEs has been posited by a number of authors (e.g. Wells et al., 2003; Neace, 1999) and has been linked to important outcome variables including quality, customer service, and productivity (Penning; Edelman et al., 2002). This paper explores the various facets of employee satisfaction in MSME's of Varanasi.
Chemistry Testing on Plasma Versus Serum Samples in Dialysis Patients: Clinical and Quality Improvement Implications
Authors: Carey Roger Neill , Jani Chinu , Johnson Curtis , Pearce Jim , Hui-Ng Patricia , Lacson Eduardo
Published: May 2016

Plasma samples collected in tubes containing separator gels have replaced serum samples for most chemistry tests in many hospital and commercial laboratories. Use of plasma samples for blood tests in the dialysis population eliminates delays in sample processing while waiting for clotting to complete, laboratory technical issues associated with fibrin formation, repeat sample collection, and patient care issues caused by delay of results because of incompletely clotted specimens. Additionally, a larger volume of plasma is produced than serum for the same amount of blood collected. Plasma samples are also acceptable for most chemical tests involved in the care of patients with ESRD. This information becomes very important when United States regulatory requirements for ESRD inadvertently limit the type of sample that can be used for government reporting, quality assessment, and value–based payment initiatives. In this narrative, we summarize the renal community experience and how the subsequent resolution of the acceptability of phosphorus levels measured from serum and plasma samples may have significant implications in the country’s continued development of a value–based Medicare ESRD Quality Incentive Program.
The role of exochitinase type A1 in the fungistatic activity of the rhizosphere bacterium Paenibacillus sp. M4
Authors: Jankiewicz Urszula , Swiontek-Brzezinska Maria
Published: May 2016

The aim of the study was to detect the activity and characterize potentially
fungistatic chitinases synthesized by rhizosphere bacteria identified as
Paenibacillus sp. M4. Maximum chitinolytic activity was achieved on the fifth
day of culturing bacteria in a growth medium with 1% colloidal chitin.
Analysis of a zymogram uncovered the presence of four activity bands in the
crude bacterial extract. The used three-stage protein purification procedure
resulted in a single band of chitinase activity on the zymogram. The purified
enzyme exhibited maximum activity at pH 6.5 and temperature 45oC, and thermal
stability at 40oC for 4 h. In terms of substrate specificity, it is an
exochitinase (chitobiose). The amino acid sequence obtained after mass
spectrometry showed similarity to chitinase A1 synthesized by Bacillus
circulans. The M4 isolate demonstrated the highest growth inhibiting activity
against plant pathogens belonging to the genera Fusarium, Rhizoctonia and
Alternaria. Fungistatic activity, although to a somewhat lesser degree, was
also demonstrated by purified chitinase. The obtained results confirm the
participation of the studied exochitinase in antagonism towards pathogenic
molds. However, the lower fungistatic effectiveness of the chitinases points
to the synergistic action of different metabolites in biocontrol by these
bacteria.
Mathematical Modeling of Bacteria Communication in Continuous Cultures
Authors: Barbarossa Maria , Kuttler Christina
Published: May 2016

Quorum sensing is a bacterial cell-to-cell communication mechanism and is based on gene regulatory networks, which control and regulate the production of signaling molecules in the environment. In the past years, mathematical modeling of quorum sensing has provided an understanding of key components of such networks, including several feedback loops involved. This paper presents a simple system of delay differential equations (DDEs) for quorum sensing of Pseudomonas putida with one positive feedback plus one (delayed) negative feedback mechanism. Results are shown concerning fundamental properties of solutions, such as existence, uniqueness, and non-negativity; the last feature is crucial for mathematical models in biology and is often violated when working with DDEs. The qualitative behavior of solutions is investigated, especially the stationary states and their stability. It is shown that for a certain choice of parameter values, the system presents stability switches with respect to the delay. On the other hand, when the delay is set to zero, a Hopf bifurcation might occur with respect to one of the negative feedback parameters. Model parameters are fitted to experimental data, indicating that the delay system is sufficient to explain and predict the biological observations.
Temporal Variability and Characterization of Aerosols across the Pakistan Region during the Winter Fog Periods
Authors: Khokhar Muhammad , Yasmin Naila , Chishtie Farrukh , Shahid Imran
Published: May 2016

Fog is a meteorological/environmental phenomenon which happens across the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) and leads to significant social and economic problems, especially posing significant threats to public health and causing disruptions in air and road traffic. Meteorological stations in Pakistan provide limited information regarding fog episodes as these provide only point observations. Continuous monitoring, as well as a spatially coherent picture of fog distribution, is possible through the use of satellite observations. This study focuses on the 2012–2015 winter fog episodes over the Pakistan region using the Moderate Resolution Image Spectrometer (MODIS), the Ozone Monitoring Instrument and the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) products. The main objective of the study was to map the spatial distribution of aerosols, their types, and to identify the aerosol origins during special weather conditions like fog in Pakistan. The study also included ground monitoring of particulate matter (PM) concentrations, which were conducted during the 2014–2015 winter period only. Overall, this study is part of a multi-country project supported by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), started in 2014–2015 winter period, whereby scientists from Bangladesh, India and Nepal have also conducted measurements at their respective sites. A significant correlation between MODIS (AOD) and AERONET Station (AOD) data from Lahore was identified. Mass concentration of PM10 at all sampling sites within Lahore city exceeded the National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQS) levels on most of the occasions. Smoke and absorbing aerosol were found to be major constituents of winter fog in Pakistan. Furthermore, an extended span of winter fog was also observed in Lahore city during the winter of 2014–2015. The Vertical Feature Mask (VFM) provided by CALIPSO satellite confirmed the low-lying aerosol layers, instead of clouds for the vertical profiles of selected case studies.