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The quest for equivalence of test results: the pilgrimage of the Dutch Calibration 2.000 program for metrological traceability
Authors: Jansen Rob T.P. , Cobbaert Christa M. , Weykamp Cas , Thelen Marc
Published: January 2018

Calibration 2.000 was initiated 20 years ago for standardization and harmonization of medical tests. The program also intended to evaluate adequate implementation of the In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) 98/79/EC directive, in order to ensure that medical tests are fit-for-clinical purpose. The Calibration 2.000 initiative led to ongoing verification of test standardization and harmonization in the Netherlands using commutable external quality assessment (EQA)-tools and a type 1 EQA-design, where feasible. National support was guaranteed by involving all laboratory professionals as well as laboratory technicians responsible for EQA and quality officers. A category 1 EQA-system for general chemistry analytes, harmonizers for specific analytes like hGH and IGF-1, and commutable materials for other EQA-sections have been developed and structurally introduced in the EQA-schemes. The type 1 EQA-design facilitates the dialogue between individual specialists in laboratory medicine and the IVD-industry to reduce lot-to-lot variation and to improve standardization. In such a way, Calibration 2.000 sheds light on the metrological traceability challenges that we are facing and helps the laboratory community to get the issues on the table and resolved. The need for commutable trueness verifiers and/or harmonizers for other medical tests is now seen as paramount. Much knowledge is present in the Netherlands and for general chemistry, humoral immunology and protein chemistry, a few endocrinology tests, and various therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) tests, commutable materials are available. Also the multi sample evaluation scoring system (MUSE) and the category 1 EQA-design offer many possibilities for permanent education of laboratory professionals to further improve the between and within laboratory variation and the test equivalence.
Suitability of Novi Sad Apricot Cultivars and Selections for Compotes
Authors: Rahović Dragan , Čolić Slavica , Bakić Ivana , Stanković Sladjan , Tepić Aleksandra
Published: January 2018

The paper presents the results of three-year research on technological properties of fruits and quality of compotes made of four Novi Sad (NS) apricot cultivars (NS-4, NS-6, Novosadska rodna and Novosadska kasnocvetna) and five selections (SK-1, SK-3, SK-5, SK 13a and SK 16a). Apricots for this research on technological properties and making compotes were harvested in a collection of apricot genotypes of the Department of Fruit Growing, Viticulture, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture of the Faculty of Agriculture in Novi Sad, in the site “Rimski šančevi” (45º 20̓ 00ˮN,19°51̓ 100ˮE). Technological properties were investigated at the Faculty of Technology in Novi Sad and a laboratory of “Soja-Protein, AD Bečej” company. The investigated technological properties were: the amount of dry matter, total and reducing sugars, total acids, sucrose, total pectins, cellulose and mineral matter. These properties of NS cultivars and selections were compared to Hungarian Best (as a standard). The fruits of the NS cultivars and selections expressed better technological properties than Hungarian Best. The properties such as colour, aroma, taste, condition and consistency were sensory evaluated, with a method of giving points, used at the Novi Sad International Agricultural Fair. The compotes of the NS cultivars and selections were given more points than the compote made of standard. As for the total organoleptic properties, the compotes of selections SK-3, SK 13a and SK-5 stand out.
Effect of Fertilizers on the Yield of Alternative Small Grains
Authors: Dolijanović Željko , Kovačević Dušan , Oljača Snežana , Roljević Nikolić Svetlana , Šeremešić Srđan
Published: January 2018

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of organic farming technologies on the yield of alternative types of wheat: hard wheat (Triticum durum), spelt (Triticum aestivum ssp. spelta) and a common variety of (soft) winter wheat (Triticum aestivum ssp. vulgare). The experiment was carried out during 2010-11 and 2011-12, at the Radmilovac experimental field of the Faculty of Agriculture in Belgrade, according to the randomized block design in four replications. In addition to the control treatment (without fertilizers), microbiological fertilizers were applied in topdressing (alone) and in combination with organic fertilizer before sowing. Crops were grown under a four-crop rotation on leached chernozem in the rainfed water regime. The average yields of the varieties examined were not significantly different depending on the growing year, whereas fertilization showed a highly significant effect on the grain yield. The combined application of microbiological and organic fertilizers resulted in the highest yields in both years (5,209 and 4,992 kg ha-1, respectively). The selected wheat varieties exhibited different responses to the treatments applied. The highest yield was observed in the common soft wheat variety examined (5,170 and 5,611 kg ha-1), whereas the lowest in durum wheat (3,138 and 2,429 kg ha-1). The analysis of experimental factor interactions showed that statistically significant effects on the yield could be attributed to the year-fertilization interaction. The wheat yields obtained are similar to those observed in the conventional production system due to favorable weather conditions and a proper selection of the type and sequence of crops that are part of the four-crop rotation (winter wheat, maize, spring barley + red clover, and red clover).
Using AHP and VIKOR to evaluate the hotel industry of eight European countries
Authors: Digkoglou Panagiota , Dragoslis Athanasios , Papathanasiou Jason , Kostoglou Vassilis
Published: January 2018

The purpose of this work is to provide a ranking of eight European countries concerning their hotel industry. We have drawn data from TripAdvisor with various features, like the location of each hotel, the cleanness, the number of the rooms, the price of each hotel and other similar criteria. The analysis was conducted by using two multicriteria analysis methods, namely AHP and VIKOR. Specifically, the well known AHP method will help us to calculate the weights of the criteria and the ranking of the alternatives is provided by VIKOR. The obtained results provide vital information, more specifically which country has the more attractive hotel industry, compared with the other countries. Based on the obtained results in this research, we can see that there are two countries with the best hotel services and the ranking has a particular interest, as all eight countries are famous for their tourist services.
Research on identifying opportunities to improve collaboration between companies and professors from technical higher education
Authors: Oțel Călin Ciprian , Lungu Florin
Published: January 2018

We live in an extremely dynamic society in which classical approaches applied by companies no longer provide viable solutions to the problems they face on the market every day. Companies that will be able to quickly access information, qualified workforce and innovative solutions will be successful. This goal can only be achieved by those companies that will actively involve universities in their “life” through research partnerships, professional training programs, etc. thus being able to respond effectively to the market demands. The paper presents the results obtained through the achieved research by processing of the information collected from the teaching staff of the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca and the companies' representatives from Satu-Mare participating in the events of the project “Specialists for Satu-Mare”. The most important findings are: the need to develop training courses and to involve professors in research activity in order to design, develop and implement new products. Finally, proposals are being made to improve the collaboration between companies and professors.
When industry and academia meet: the development of a robotized semiautomatic motorcycle transmission
Authors: Lobonț Lucian , Petruse Radu Emanuil , Obrodoviciu Paul Mihai , Bondrea Ioan
Published: January 2018

The development of the business - industry environment is unconceivable without the involvement of academia. On one hand, the universities can provide new perspectives and know-how which can be further translated into exquisite products and services for companies. On the other hand, the business environment can raise practical problems and challenges for academia, providing in the same time material support for finding solutions to these problems. This paper presents a successful partnership between business and academia materialized in the development of a robotized semiautomatic motorcycle transmission. Since the solutions existing on the market did not meet the specific requirements of our industrial partner, we were asked to design an innovative and cost effective clutch and gearbox mechanism. The paper presents all the stages passed from establishing specific objectives and tasks for each member of the project’s team, the specific steps followed in order to develop the clutch operation mechanism and the gear mechanism, the obstacles and failures encountered during the design process and the testing procedures, the optimizations implemented, up to the final solution. The advantages of such industry-academia projects are discussed and possible obstacles that can hinder this kind of collaboration are addressed.
Efficiency Assessment of Universities with DEA Method Based on Public Data
Authors: Olariu Gabriela Vica , Brad Stelian
Published: January 2018

Assessment of efficiency in spending public funds for higher education is an important task of the Ministry of National Education. This paper illustrates the application of some models of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to evaluate the relative efficiency of public universities from Romania using data collected from the official reports of the universities’ Rectors throughout the years 2012- 2015. We use the constant returns to scale (CRS) model and the variable returns to scale (VRS) model to determine the output. Afterwards, we calculate the value of scale efficiency. Based on these results, universities can be grouped into several layers of efficiency. We conclude that public authorities would consider the application of DEA method to generate additional performance indicators in assessing higher education institutions for improving accuracy in public funds allocation and distribution.
Innovative new methods. From theory to practice
Authors: Cîrjă Alina-Cristiana , Duminică Florina-Ancuța
Published: January 2018

This article is related about the implementation of an experience based approach when teaching science to preschoolers. The research was done with the idea in mind of "learning by doing" derived from the Child Centered Education theory of Pedagogy. The experimental group was formed of 15 children aged 4-5 years who have been taught about the concept of water circuit in nature by a group of 3rd graders who used the experimental method. The same concept was presented only by the teacher to a control group (N=15). The level of comprehension of the concept was measured to see if there were differences between the two groups. The experimental group scored higher in comprehension, memorisation and practice than the control group. The main focus of the study is to develop an environment where classes are associated by different levels (primary and preschool) so that the older children can teach younger children concepts otherwise hard to understand. Alternative educational groupings could generate a more profound comprehension of difficult subjects. The results of the study encourage the idea of breaking lines between age-groups and subjects. The current generation has found interest in technology development, regardless of age. Also, the older children can use their theory comprehension filters as foundation for teaching structures to younger children. The guided use of technology in the classroom should be the main preoccupation of teachers in order to enhance student performance and love for learning. Such pairing methods can help both teachers and students together. We believe this program can be multiplied in any school.
How Did I Become a Good Teacher? Implications for Teacher Education
Authors: Marcut Ioana Gabriela , Kifor Stefania
Published: January 2018

The professional standards for teachers provide the competences needed for this occupation, in function of the level of education and of the career stages. This study aims to discover the most important training factors which contribute to the acquisition of teacher competences and to establish the implications for teacher education. We have used a mixed-method design as the procedure for collecting, analyzing, and combining both quantitative and qualitative data. To detect the main agents in the teacher competences’ achievement, we applied a questionnaire and we asked the personal opinion of the teachers regarding their evolution in the career. The findings indicated that the principal factor was the individual study, followed by the continuing professional development, through training courses, the collaborative learning, and, almost on the last place, the initial teacher education. Implications for teacher education: the changes in the future are incalculable, so we have to rethink the teacher education to ensure future teachers able to learn and adapt themselves to different conditions. We appreciate the recommendations to reform teacher education in the context of lifelong learning very useful (Dolan, 2012) and we will study the applicability of them in our university.
Working college students’ profile Case Study: Faculty of Engineering Sibiu, Romania
Authors: Săvescu Roxana , Stoe Ana Maria , Rotaru Mihaela
Published: January 2018

Faculty of Engineering in Sibiu is facing an increasing demand from industrial companies to employ students not only by the time of graduation but even during university studies. The scope of the study was to provide an insight on working students’ profile and the problems they are confronting with. Forty working students from the third year of Faculty of Engineering Sibiu were interviewed with regard of the research topic. Results of the study reflect the fact that a majority of working students face difficulties in school, having low grades or failed exams. The exam session seems to be a hard period for working students, and many of them find difficulties in attending all lectures or finding time to learn. Having a job while studying impacts personal activities, as well. Stress symptoms like: loss of appetite or overeating, difficulties in focusing, difficulties in taking decisions or feelings of restless are mentioned by the majority of working students. The results of the study are useful for the management of the faculty to come up with some measures to increase working students’ lectures attendance. Student support programs for reducing the stress among the group of working students must be developed as well.
Stress among working college students Case Study: Faculty of Engineering Sibiu, Romania
Authors: Săvescu Roxana , Stoe Ana Maria , Rotaru Mihaela
Published: January 2018

Working students face many challenges: they must balance work, school, extracurricular activities, and personal life. Several studies reflected the fact that this balancing act goes hand-in-hand with the level of stress. The scope of the study was to find out whether working students in the Faculty of Engineering Sibiu experience different levels of stress compared with the non-working students. Eighty students from the third year of studies were interviewed regarding the research topic. The interviewed students were randomly selected, five working and five non-working students from each of the eight faculty specializations. The results of the study reflect the fact that the management of the faculty and the professors themselves must take into consideration that stress is a factor that affects students’ performance and behavior.
Lethality among Patients with HIV/AIDS Monitored in the Clinic of Infectious Diseases in St George University Hospital, Plovdiv, 2010–2014
Authors: Stoycheva Mariyana V. , Vatev Nikolay T. , Georgieva Vania B. , Dineva Antonina P. , Atanasova Maria V. , Popova Tatiana A.
Published: January 2018

Background: The introduction of complex antiretroviral therapy has resulted in signifi cant decrease in the mortality rate of HIV positive patients, but it still remains unacceptably high, especially in some groups of patients. Aim: To investigate the death rate in patients with HIV/AIDS, lethality and mortality in co-infection, and the most common causes and predictors of fatal outcome, focused on early diagnosis and appropriate therapy. Materials and methods: The study included 53 deceased patients with HIV/AIDS, monitored at the Clinic of Infectious Diseases in St George University Hospital, Plovdiv between 01.01.2010 and 31.12.2014. The methods of research included clinical analysis, laboratory tests, microbiological and serological tests (HCV, HBV, toxoplasmosis), ELISA, PCR. Statistical analysis was performed by descriptive statistics, the Student’s t-test, the method of Van der Ward, and regression analysis (logistic regression). Results: During the study period 316 patients with HIV/AIDS were monitored, 53 of them with lethal outcome. Lethality was 16.7% for the whole group; in intravenous drug users - 13.8%; in co-infected patients: HIV/M. tuberculosis - 46%, in HIV/HCV - 17.8%. Lethality and mortality in HIV(+) patients with co-infections in populations of diff erent age, gender, duration since starting сАRТ and degree of immunodefi ciency (according to CD4, VL) was compared with the lethality and mortality in patients with these conditions from the general population. Conclusions: Fatal outcome in patients with HIV/AIDS was most commonly associated with co-infections HIV/M. tuberculosis and HIV/HCV. Predictors of a fatal outcome are pulmonary tuberculosis, advanced immunodefi ciency with VL> 500 000 c/μL and CD4 <100/mm3, absence or non-systemic antiretroviral therapy.
A Pharmacological Review: Leptadenia reticulata (Wight & Arn.); Jivanti: the Real Life Giving Plant
Authors: Dhalani Jayesh M. , Nariya Pankaj B.
Published: January 2018

The present review reveals a comprehensive description of various pharmacological studies carried out on Leptadenia reticulata, a source of several active compounds, i.e. Leptadenia reticulata plant belonging to family Asclepiadaceae, it is also known as ‘Jivanti’, used for the treatment of various ailments in human civilization as well as used in folk medicine as a remedy in various reported herbal formulations. The plant has been found to exhibit diverse pharmacological activities like antibacterial activity, anticancer activity, lactogenic eff ect, antioxidant activity, anti-implantation activity, anti-asthmatic activity, modulating eff ect, activity of silver nano particles, hepatoprotective activity, antifungal activity, antidiabetic activity and anti-infl ammatory activity. Traditionally, the plant promotes fi tness and vigor, the tone of voice, cures eye diseases, fever, and night blindness, cough, maintain pregnancy and gangrene. In this review, we give the recent scientifi c update on this plant with therapeutic potential and discuss the methods of carrying out studies. The present review draws the attention of researchers towards the potential therapeutic activity of Leptadenia reticulata for their active constitute.
Views on Biotic Nature and the Idea of Sustainable Development
Authors: Łepko Zbigniew
Published: January 2018

The search for balance between humankind’s civilisational aspirations and the durable protection of nature is conditioned by contemporaneous views of biotic nature. Of particular importance in this regard are physiocentric and physiological views that may be set against one another. The first of these was presented by Hans Jonas, the second by Lothar Schäfer. This paper does not confine itself to setting one view against the other, but rather sets minimum conditions for cooperation between their promoters in the interests of balance between the aspirations of the present generation and those of future generations. Both views of nature are in their own way conducive to a break with the illusion present in some areas of the modern natural sciences - that nature is a boundless area of are inexhaustible resources.
Global Education as a Way of Reinforcing the Process by Which a Solidaritous and Just World is Built
Authors: Kaniewska Małgorzata , Klimski Marcin
Published: January 2018

Global education is a part of civic education and upbringing that contributes to their scope through the better understanding of various phenomena and global interdependencies that it affords. It thus represents a response to globalisation processes that has as its goal the development of critical thinking skills in schoolchildren from an early age, with a view to stereotypes and prejudices being combated, human life and human dignity being shown values, and emphasis placed on equality, peace, tolerance, solidarity and equity. The paper considers the reasons for including axiological reflection in school education programmes encompassing matters that are global in nature. Also presented are methods by which to achieve postulates of global education at the primary-school teaching level, as well as the results of research into the level of knowledge on key aspects of this education that are present among primary-school teachers.
Examining the Behavior of Credit Rating Agencies Post 2008 Economic Turmoil
Authors: Uslu Çağrı L.
Published: January 2018

The demand for sovereign ratings has increased throughout last decades. Until the1990’s, credit rating agencies (CRAs) did not rate most of the emerging markets and the focus was almost only on developed countries, however, during this decade the number of sovereigns rated increased dramatically due to addition of emerging markets to the portfolio. The global financial crisis in 2008 led to the loss of credibility of these major credit rating companies. None of these three agencies showed any signal of macroeconomic problems in countries where the financial crisis created devastating macroeconomic results. It is believed that this failure has led credit rating agencies to behave more conservatively. This paper aims to determine whether CRAs tend to behave conservatively after the 2008 global financial crisis. If the downgrading is greater than the worsening of the economic situation in the given economies, then we can infer that CRAs tend to behave more conservatively. The good working model in estimating ratings assigned by CRAs before the crisis failed to estimate the ratings after 2008 crisis. This may have happened due to two reasons. First, as experienced in the aftermath of the former crisis, credit rating agencies may have added new macroeconomic variables in the process of assigning ratings or change the weight assigned to the already existing macroeconomic variables. Second, it is a known fact that ratings emerge from the combination of two distinct information; the quantitative part reflected by macroeconomic indicators and the qualitative judgements of the agency about the sovereign.
The Siculo-Arabic Ivories and Their Spreading to al-Andalus
Authors: Santa-Cruz Noelia Silva
Published: January 2018

From the mid-twelfth century to the first half of the thirteenth century, Norman Sicily was one of the main centres of ivory work activity in the Western Mediterranean. Its workshops specialized in the crafting of ivory objects painted in various typologies according to manufacture techniques, and they are a splendid specimen of medieval quantity production. The extensive range of these pieces indicates the development of an almost industrialized manufacture whose products massively expanded and circulated throughout the Mediterranean region during the Late Middle Ages. Early on, al-Andalus received copies bearing these characteristics through the art trade and, once the Norman workshops ceased to exist, kept painted ivory production alive during the Naṣrid period by establishing its own manufacturing techniques that assimilated the techniques from the island while creating a thematic repertoire and some clearly personal aesthetic models.
Genetic Diversity, Molecular Phylogeny, and Selection Evidence of Jinchuan Yak Revealed by Whole-Genome Resequencing
Authors: Lan Daoliang , Xiong Xianrong , Mipam Tserang-Donko , Fu Changxiu , Li Qiang , Ai Yi , Hou Dingchao , Chai Zhixin , Zhong Jincheng , Li Jian
Published: January 2018

Jinchuan yak, a newly discovered yak breed, not only possesses a large proportion of multi-ribs but also exhibits many good characteristics, such as high meat production, milk yield, and reproductive performance. However, there is limited information about its overall genetic structure, relationship with yaks in other areas, and possible origins and evolutionary processes. In this study, 7,693,689 high-quality single-nucleotide polymorphisms were identified by resequencing the genome of Jinchuan yak. Principal component and population genetic structure analyses showed that Jinchuan yak could be distinguished as an independent population among the domestic yak population. Linkage disequilibrium analysis showed that the decay rate of Jinchuan yak was the lowest of the domestic yak breeds, indicating that the degree of domestication and selection intensity of Jinchuan yak were higher than those of other yak breeds. Combined with archaeological data, we speculated that the origin of domestication of Jinchuan yak was ∼6000 yr ago (4000–10,000 yr ago). The quantitative dynamics of population growth history in Jinchuan yak was similar to that of other breeds of domestic and wild yaks, but was closer to that of the wild yak. No significant gene exchange between Jinchuan and other domestic yaks occurred. Compared with other domestic yaks, Jinchuan yak possessed 339 significantly and positively selected genes, several of which relate to physiological rhythm, histones, and the breed’s excellent production characteristics. Our results provide a basis for the discovery of the evolution, molecular origin, and unique traits of Jinchuan yak.
Value-added in higher education: ordinary least squares and quantile regression for a Colombian case
Authors: Bogoya Jose D , Bogoya Johan M , Peñuela Alfonso J
Published: January 2018

Colombia applies two mandatory National State tests every year. The first, known as Saber 11, is applied to students who finish the high school cycle, whereas the second, called Saber Pro, is applied to students who finish the higher education cycle. The result obtained by a student on the Saber 11 exam along with his/her gender, and socioeconomic stratum are our independent variables while the Saber Pro outcome is our dependent variable.We compare the results of two statistical models for the Saber Pro exam. The first model, multi-lineal regression or ordinary least squares (OLS), produces an overall well fitted result but is highly inaccurate for some students. The second model, quantile regression (QR), weight the population according to their quantile groups. OLS minimizes the errors for the students whose Saber Pro result is close to the mean (a process known as estimation in the mean) while QR can estimate in the -quantile for every . We show that QR is more accurate than OLS and reveal the unknown behavior of the socioeconomic stratum, the gender, and the initial academic endowments (estimated by the Saber 11 exam) for each quantile group.
O circuito familista na política de assistência social / Familist circuit on Social Assistance Policy
Authors: Santos Wederson Rufino dos
Published: January 2018

Analisa-se a configuração contemporânea da Política de Assistência Social ao investigar como o Estado e as famílias compartilham responsabilidades de provisão das necessidades básicas dos indivíduos e de combate às privações, vulnerabilidades e riscos sociais. Por meio do método genealógico, faz-se uma análise documental das leis, decretos e demais regulamentos da Política de Assistência Social para elaborar subsídios para a discussão. Argumenta-se que a assistência alçou à condição de Política de Seguridade Social a partir de 1988, por meio da estruturação de um circuito familista complexo, cujas responsabilidades de combater as privações, vulnerabilidades e riscos sociais dos cidadãos estão compartilhadas entre Estado e famílias, ou, ainda, são transferidas legalmente às famílias ou assumidas integralmente por elas quando há omissão do Estado.
Dimensão Socioeducativa do Trabalho do Assistente Social no Judiciário: contradições e perspectivas / Socio-educational Dimension of Social Assistant’s Work in the Judiciary: contradictions and perspectives
Authors: Bonalume Bruna Carolina , Jacinto Adriana Giaqueto
Published: January 2018

O presente artigo tem como objetivo propor uma reflexão teórica sobre a dimensão socioeducativa do trabalho do assistente social no âmbito do judiciário, face às requisições institucionais postas ao Serviço Social nesse espaço sócio-ocupacional. Requisições essas que revelam a necessidade de produzir práticas punitivas, tendendo à criminalização da pobreza e à sustentação do perverso modelo da ordem vigente do capital. Discutir a dimensão socioeducativa, em um cenário tão complexo e contraditório, implica trazer à tona o compromisso profissional com a efetivação de um trabalho alicerçado na perspectiva crítica e no enfrentamento dos modelos tradicionais de viés conservador/moralizante.
Leituras de Realidade: ferramentas de apreensão da concreticidade da vida social e seus impactos barbarizantes e de visualização de possibilidades para além do capital / Reality Readings: apprehension tools of the social life concreteness and its barbarizing and visualization impacts of possibilities beyond capital
Authors: Carraro Gissele , De Oliveira Mara , Rovati Ana Oliveira
Published: January 2018

O presente estudo parte do pressuposto de que para compreender a realidade brasileira contemporânea como parte de um todo, movimento constante entre particular e universal, há necessariamente que fazê-lo a partir de “lentes” de leitura. Considera-se o materialismo histórico e dialético como método de apreensão da totalidade da vida social. Trata-se de um modo de abordar a realidade social, uma postura crítica e de direção transformadora diante do real, na medida em que se propõe a desvendar o funcionamento do real e interferir no processo de conformação ante as possibilidades de sua superação. Nessa perspectiva, efetuam-se reflexões e análises no intuito de desocultar relações, contradições, mascaramentos que servem para legitimar a ordem societária vigente do capital como insuperável e preferível a todas as alternativas possíveis que possam ser constituídas.
MECANISMOS EFICIENTES NA PRODUÇÃO DO FRACASSO ESCOLAR DE JOVENS NEGROS: ESTEREÓTIPOS, SILENCIAMENTO E INVISIBILIZAÇÃO
Authors: Jesus Rodrigo Ednilson de
Published: January 2018

Resumo: O artigo tem como objetivo refletir sobre alguns dos eficientes mecanismos de produção do fracasso escolar de jovens negros e negras, a partir dos resultados da pesquisa “A exclusão de jovens adolescentes de 15 a 17 anos cursando ensino médio no Brasil: desafios e perspectivas”. A pesquisa foi realizada nos anos de 2012 e 2013 nas cidades de Belo Horizonte, Brasília, São Paulo, Fortaleza e Belém. A partir das experiências narradas pelos jovens adolescentes, ao longo das entrevistas em profundidade realizadas na cidade de São Paulo, foi possível observar como os processos de estereotipização de corpos vistos como anormais, aliados ao silenciamento acerca do racismo, interferem na autoimagem e na autoestima dos jovens, contribuindo, direta e indiretamente, para os elevados índices de reprovação e evasão observados neste grupo étnico-racial.
REVISITANDO A NOÇÃO DE JUSTIÇA CURRICULAR: PROBLEMATIZAÇÕES AO PROCESSO DE SELEÇÃO DOS CONHECIMENTOS ESCOLARES
Authors: Silva Roberto Rafael Dias da
Published: January 2018

RESUMO: O presente artigo apresenta um estudo teórico acerca da noção de “justiça curricular”, importante conceito para pensar as relações entre justiça social e educação no âmbito dos Estudos Curriculares. Em um contexto de intensificação das desigualdades educacionais, são revisadas, conceitualmente, algumas das principais obras sobre a temática da justiça curricular, em circulação no Brasil, dimensionando-as na interface de duas racionalidades predominantes, quais sejam: a redistribuição e o reconhecimento. Inspirado nos escritos políticos de Nancy Fraser, este artigo defenderá como aspecto central para o processo de seleção dos conhecimentos escolares uma forma de justiça curricular centrada nas dimensões da redistribuição, do reconhecimento e da representação. De acordo com o estudo desenvolvido, o conceito de justiça curricular, em sua potencialidade conceitual, pode ser um instrumento coletivo que nos permita promover a defesa da justiça escolar e da qualidade social da educação.
A SUBJETIVIDADE DO PROFESSOR E SUA EXPRESSÃO NAS AÇÕES E RELAÇÕES PEDAGÓGICAS
Authors: Rossato Maristela , Matos Jonas Filippe , Paula Ribanna Martins de
Published: January 2018

RESUMO: O objetivo do artigo é analisar como está constituída a subjetividade de professores expressa por meio das ações e relações pedagógicas vivenciadas no cotidiano da escola. A pesquisa foi metodologicamente orientada pela Epistemologia Qualitativa, visando estabelecer um olhar complexo e sistêmico sobre o tema. Utilizou-se como recursos de investigação o Complemento de Frases e a Entrevista com 05 (cinco) professores de ensino Médio e Superior. A partir dos resultados da pesquisa, foi possível identificar que a subjetividade do professor, que se expressa em suas ações e em suas relações pedagógicas, está constituída por meio de processos e formações que sinalizam para o reconhecimento da importância das experiências vividas, o enfrentamento de desafios como fator de mudança, a busca constante da atualização do conhecimento, a consciência dos próprios limites, a preocupação com o bem-estar do outro e a consciência de sua ação profissional na vida dos estudantes.
O “PACTO PELA EDUCAÇÃO” E O MISTÉRIO DO “TODOS”: ESTADO SOCIAL E CONTRARREFORMA BURGUESA NO BRASIL
Authors: Magalhães Álcio Crisóstomo , Cruz José Adelson da
Published: January 2018

RESUMO: Apreender o modo como o Brasil reorganiza seu sistema de ensino ao longo da Revolução Passiva ou de redefinição dos limites de seu Estado social é compreender que a atual Contrarreforma, muito mais que produto, é processo. A análise do modo como se autoriza e legitima um partido de classe burguesa - na acepção gramsciana -, o movimento “Todos Pela Educação”, impõe o entendimento da tensão entre público e privado no campo da educação. É o que se conclui ao se cotejar as diretrizes institucionais da entidade às metas e estratégias do “Plano Nacional de Educação 2014/2024” e, em especial, aos pilares do “Pacto Pela Educação” em Goiás, como rearranjo local do repertório vocabular do grande capital internacional. Demonstrar esse transformismo é o propósito desta reflexão, que se configura como um recorte da pesquisa que procura apreender a relação entre as reformas educacionais pós anos 1990 e a organização do trabalho pedagógico em Goiás.
Mercado Brasileiro de Lácteos: análise do impacto de políticas de estímulo à produção
Authors: Moraes Bruna Márcia Machado , Bender Filho Reisoli
Published: January 2018

Resumo: O trabalho objetivou avaliar os potenciais impactos de políticas de incentivo à produção de leite e derivados nas regiões brasileiras a partir da simulação de duas políticas: a primeira consistiu em aumentos de 10% e 20% na concessão de subsídios à produção de leite e derivados (cenários 1A e 1B), e a segunda, de reduções de 10% e 20% nos impostos incididos na produção de leite e derivados (cenários 2A e 2B). Ambas as simulações foram realizadas tendo como base o Programa de Equilíbrio Geral da Economia Brasileira (Paeg). Os resultados indicaram que as regiões brasileiras com maior produção de leite, respectivamente Sudeste, Sul e Centro-Oeste, seriam as mais beneficiadas, além de deslocar fatores produtivos, caso do capital e do trabalho, das regiões Norte e Nordeste, cujo setor lácteo apresentaria perdas. Estes resultados foram evidenciados em maior magnitude quando simulada a política de ampliação da concessão de subsídios comparativamente à política de desoneração fiscal. A partir disso, a implementação de políticas regionais e setoriais diferenciadas faz-se alternativa indicada.
Fortifying pork liver mixture: Evaluation of protein quality and iron bioavailability – Part 2
Authors: SREBERNICH Silvana Mariana , GONÇALVES Gisele Mara Silva , DOMENE Semíramis Martins Álvares
Published: January 2018

ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the protein quality and iron bioavailability of a fortifying mixture based on pork liver. Methods Determinations of protein efficiency ratio, net protein utilization, true digestibility and hemoglobin regeneration efficiency by depletion and repletion were performed. In the depletion phase, the animals (male Wistar rats) received an iron-free AIN–93G diet and in the repletion phase they received the following diets: standard AIN–93G diet, fortifying mixture and standard diet containing heptahydrated ferrous sulfate for comparison. Results For standard AIN–93G diet and fortifying mixture the results were 3.75 and 4.04 for protein efficiency ratio and 3.53 and 3.63 for net protein retention, showing that the presence of pork liver in the diet promoted an increase in protein efficiency ratio and net protein retention (not statistically significant). True digestibility results obtained with the fortifying mixture (97.16%) were higher than those obtained with the standard AIN–93G diet (casein), but without significant difference. The hemoglobin regeneration efficiency values obtained for standard AIN–93G diet, fortifying mixture and standard diet containing heptahydrated ferrous sulfate were 50.69, 31.96 and 29.96%, respectively, showing a statistically significant difference between the control (standard AIN–93G diet) and test (fortifying mixture and standard diet containing heptahydrated ferrous sulfate) samples, but not between the test samples. Conclusion The fortifying mixture showed a high protein efficiency ratio value of 4.04 and a high relative biological value (108%) and it can be added to soups, creams and meats in day-care centers for the prevention of iron-deficiency in children of school age.
A constitucionalização da Defensoria Pública: disputas por espaço no sistema de justiça
Authors: Moreira Thiago de Miranda Queiroz
Published: January 2018

Resumo A Constituição de 1988 inseriu a Defensoria Pública no sistema de justiça para prestar assistência jurídica às pessoas carentes. Na época, a instituição era uma novidade na maior parte do país e em vários lugares funcionavam outros arranjos de assistência judiciária. Este artigo analisa os debates da Assembleia Constituinte para identificar padrões de conflito entre diferentes atores em torno da constitucionalização da Defensoria. Os debates revelam três linhas de objeção à uniformização da assistência jurídica por meio da Defensoria, as quais são efeitos institucionais dos arranjos estaduais anteriores e da centralidade que o Ministério Público adquiria no sistema de justiça. Observa-se que instituições e políticas públicas, ao influenciarem objetivos e estratégias dos atores, exercem impacto sobre processo de construção/mudança institucional. Esses achados contribuem para a literatura sobre Defensoria Pública, que costuma destacar o potencial da instituição para promoção da justiça social e da democratização da justiça no Brasil, mas tem observado sua incapacidade de efetivar esse potencial na prática, sem identificar, contudo, que isso decorre, em grande medida, da dificuldade de inserção da Defensoria em um sistema de justiça existente.
FANTASIAS INFANTIS: UMA ESCUTA PSICANALÍTICA NO HOSPITAL GERAL
Authors: Guimarães Tiene , Kondera Jandyra Maria , Portela Marcos Vinicius Zoreck
Published: January 2018

Resumo: O artigo aborda a importância das fantasias infantis presentes no trabalho clínico psicanalítico com crianças no período de residência em um hospital geral. O percurso escolhido segue o desenvolvimento que Freud faz da temática ao longo de sua obra, com entrelaçamentos da prática clínica e reflexões acerca da inserção da psicanálise nesse contexto, levando em consideração que na instituição hospitalar, predominantemente médica, há uma supremacia do orgânico frente às questões subjetivas do paciente.
ESCOLA DE BONNEUIL: ESTUDO SOBRE O TRATAMENTO “ESTOURADO” DO AUTISMO
Authors: Mesquita Mirka , Martins Karla Patrícia Holanda
Published: January 2018

Resumo: A peculiaridade do funcionamento de Bonneuil no tratamento do autismo constitui o objeto central de investigação do presente artigo. Busca-se compreender como o “estouro” dessa instituição, caracterizado pelas oscilações frequentes de estadias e de profissionais, pode contribuir para o desenvolvimento psíquico dos autistas. Este estudo baseia-se no método clínico e referencial psicanalítico, a partir de observação participante durante um estágio realizado na Escola de Bonneuil. Defende-se a pertinência desse dispositivo, cujo alicerce principal é o reconhecimento da criança como sujeito em devenir. Neste caso, é possível arriscar efeitos subjetivantes através do imprevisto.
O BRINCAR E O ESPAÇO POTENCIAL NO AMBIENTE VIRTUAL
Authors: Gregório Gregório De Sordi , Amparo Deise Matos do
Published: January 2018

Resumo: Este artigo analisa os impactos subjetivos advindos das novas formas de interação permitidas pelos avanços tecnológicos no campo virtual. Foram realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas com seis participantes adultos que possuíam um personagem em jogos online com um complexo mundo virtual. A estratégia metodológica para análise das entrevistas seguiu a análise temática do seu conteúdo e interpretações psicanalíticas winicottianas. Pôde-se constatar que a atividade criativa inserida nesses jogos permite uma interação particular entre o sujeito e o personagem pertencente ao universo virtual, se estabelecendo como potência para a constituição de um espaço potencial e para a emergência de novos processos de subjetivação.
A NOÇÃO DE PSICOPATOLOGIA: DESDOBRAMENTOS EM UM CAMPO DE HETEROGENEIDADES
Authors: Moraes Fernanda Cesa Ferreira da Silva , Macedo Mônica Medeiros Kother
Published: January 2018

Resumo: A psicopatologia configura-se como um conceito amplo e complexo. Na tentativa de contemplar a diversidade e as divergências próprias à temática, é efetuada uma trajetória que enfatiza concepções relacionadas às origens e aos significados atribuídos às afecções mentais. As distintas concepções destes padecimentos resultam, ao longo da história, no emprego de terapêuticas heterogêneas. Diante da constatação contemporânea de um retorno à valorização das explicações etiológicas de cunho organicista e da medicalização como terapêutica princeps frente às patologias psíquicas, apresenta-se a psicanálise como uma disciplina que explicita importante ruptura epistemológica e consequente diversidade na concepção de psicopatologia e sua terapêutica.
Posicionamento de sonda enteral em neonatos segundo técnica modificada de mensuração
Authors: André Rafaela Reiche , Mendes Carolina Queiroz de Souza , Avelar Ariane Ferreira Machado , Balieiro Maria Magda Ferreira Gomes
Published: January 2018

Resumo Objetivo: Avaliar a efetividade da mensuração de sonda enteral pela técnica modificada, nariz - orelha - apêndice xifoide, com desconto dos orifícios distais da sonda, para posicionamento na câmara gástrica de neonatos. Métodos: Estudo prospectivo, desenvolvido em unidade neonatal de um hospital de ensino do município de São Paulo, a partir da análise radiográfica de 60 radiografias de 28 neonatos em uso de sonda enteral mensurada pela técnica modificada, submetidos à radiografia toracoabdominal. Resultados: O índice de posicionamento correto, de acordo com a análise por posições, foi de 68,3% e 71,7%, segundo os avaliadores 1 e 2, respectivamente, enquanto na análise por vértebras, 95% das sondas estavam adequadamente locadas na câmara gástrica. Ocorreu associação estatisticamente significante entre estatura e localização da sonda enteral, segundo o avaliador 2. Conclusão: A técnica de mensuração avaliada apresenta risco para posicionamento inadequado da sonda enteral utilizada em neonatos, devendo ser desencorajada sua aplicação na prática clínica.
“Maxillary lateral incisor partial anodontia sequence”: a clinical entity with epigenetic origin
Authors: Consolaro Alberto , Cardoso Maurício Almeida , Consolaro Renata Bianco
Published: January 2018

ABSTRACT The relationship between maxillary lateral incisor anodontia and the palatal displacement of unerupted maxillary canines cannot be considered as a multiple tooth abnormality with defined genetic etiology in order to be regarded as a “syndrome”. Neither were the involved genes identified and located in the human genome, nor was it presumed on which chromosome the responsible gene would be located. The palatal maxillary canine displacement in cases of partial anodontia of the maxillary lateral incisor is potentially associated with environmental changes caused by its absence in its place of formation and eruption, which would characterize an epigenetic etiology. The lack of the maxillary lateral incisor in the canine region means removing one of the reference guides for the eruptive trajectory of the maxillary canine, which would therefore, not erupt and /or impact on the palate. Consequently, and in sequence, it would lead to malocclusion, maxillary atresia, transposition, prolonged retention of the deciduous canine and resorption in the neighboring teeth. Thus, we can say that we are dealing with a set of anomalies and multiple sequential changes known as sequential development anomalies or, simply, sequence. Once the epigenetics and sequential condition is accepted for this clinical picture, it could be called “Maxillary Lateral Incisor Partial Anodontia Sequence.”
Compensatory Class III malocclusion treatment associated with mandibular canine extractions
Authors: Janson Guilherme , Maranhão Olga Benário Vieira
Published: January 2018

ABSTRACT Skeletal Class III malocclusions are ideally treated with orthodontic-surgical approaches. However, if there are no significant soft tissue implications and the patient does not want to undergo orthognatic surgery, other treatment options may be considered. The current case report describes a compensatory alternative for Class III malocclusion treatment, by means of mandibular canine extractions. This treatment alternative provided facial profile and occlusal improvement, which remains stable seven years posttreatment.
O secularismo europeu:análise dos mecanismos de financiamento das igrejas e confissões religiosas em seis países europeus
Authors: Moniz Jorge Botelho
Published: January 2018

Resumo Este estudo examina os padrões de financiamento público e privado e os processos administrativos adjacentes de um grupo de países europeus de maioria católica, no qual vigora um modelo de relação Estado-religiões específico: separação com cooperação, hierarquização de igrejas e liberdade religiosa. Por meio da análise do nosso objeto de estudo, o financiamento das instituições religiosas, criar-se-á um diálogo mais abrangente sobre o secularismo. Assim sendo, é proposto um exame dos marcos legais e da evolução dos instrumentos de alocação de verbas – contrapartidas financeiras, benefícios fiscais diretos e indiretos ou consignações fiscais – que os Estados e os contribuintes oferecem ou podem oferecer às igrejas e confissões religiosas. A metodologia utilizada para comparar Áustria, Eslováquia, Espanha, Itália, Polônia e Portugal ajudar-nos-á a refletir sobre os desafios e tendências da relação Estado-religiões nas sociedades europeias hodiernas.