bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Vademecum poético. Devenires más allá de la medicalización en oncogrrrls / Poetic Vademecum. Becomings beyond medicalization in oncogrrrls
Authors: Novella Centellas Caro
Published: January 2018

Resumen: oncogrrls es un proyecto de creación artística, activación política y generación de conocimientos situados en torno a la experiencia oncológica junto a mujeres y disidentes de género. En el marco del laboratorio oncogrrrls llevado a cabo en Diciembre de 2016 en varias ciudades del Estado Español y en respuesta a las experiencias de aislamiento y desactivación afectiva/política/erótica, nos planteamos la pregunta: ¿Cómo podemos devenir más allá de la medicalización? Esta investigación, tomando el método PaR (practice as research) propio de los Estudios de Performance, usa pautas performativas como método y ofrenda. Estas pautas devienen invitaciones a erotizar, suavizar, enmarañar y ritualizar, así como a co-componer un vademécum poético; prácticas de ensayo para generar un onco-cuerpo múltiple, situado y relacional.

Palabras clave: Cáncer, Performance, Práctica como Investigación, Ensayo, Activismo, Feminismo, Pautar, Erótica, Ritual.

Abstract: oncogrrrls is an artistic, activist and situated knowledge-making project with women and queer individuals about the oncological experience. In the context of the laboratory-rehearsal held in several cities across Spain on December 2016, and in response to oncological experiences of isolation and affective/politic/erotic deactivation, we inquired: How can we become beyond medicalization? This research, grounded on the Performance Studies method PaR (Practice as Research), uses performative scores as method and offer. These scores become invitations to eroticize, soften, entangle and ritualize, as well as to co-compose a poetic vademecum; rehearsal practices to enact a situated, multiple and relational onco-body.

Keywords: Cancer, Performance, Practice as Research, Rehearsal, Feminism, Activism, Scoring, Erotic, Ritual
Despsiquiatrizar la cultura como necesidad ineludible para un cambio social emancipatorio. / Depsychiatrice culture as an inescaple need for an emancipatory social change.
Authors: García-Valdecasas Campelo José , Vispe Astola Amaia
Published: January 2018

Resumen: La psiquiatría actual contribuye a configurar una cultura donde muchos malestares que podrían explicarse desde el punto de vista social son entendidos como problemas individuales subsidiarios de tratamiento farmacológico o psicoterapéutico. Esta situación se sostiene claramente por los beneficios obtenidos por diversos agentes que participan en ella: beneficio en términos económicos para la industria farmacéutica, beneficios en términos de prestigio para los profesionales, beneficios en términos de desresponsabilización para pacientes o familias, etc. Sin embargo, consideramos que los perjuicios, tanto para los sujetos individuales atrapados en esta red, como para la sociedad en su conjunto, son terribles. Señalaremos ejemplos de cómo aparece la psiquiatría en medios de comunicación y obras de la cultura popular y nos plantearemos que algo deberíamos intentar hacer en busca de un cambio emancipatorio, tanto desde un punto de vista individual como social.

Palabras clave: psiquiatría, cultura, industria farmacéutica, psicoterapia, cambio social.

Abstract: Current psychiatry helps to shape a culture where many discomforts that could be explained from the social point of view are understood as individual problems that need pharmacological or psychotherapeutic treatment. This situation is clearly supported by the benefits obtained by various agents involved in it: economic benefit for the pharmaceutical industry, benefits in terms of prestige for professionals, benefits in terms of patients or familias rejecting all responsibility, etc. However, we consider that the damages, both for the individual subjects caught in this network, and for society as a whole, are terrible. We will point out examples of how psychiatry appears in the mass media and works of popular culture and we will consider that something we should try to do in search of an emancipatory change, both from an individual and social point of view.

Keywords: psychiatry, culture, pharmaceutical industry, psychotherapy, social change.
Comer nada o la defensa del vacío / To eat nothing or the defense of emptiness
Authors: Durá Celma Rosa
Published: January 2018

Resumen: Este artículo pone de relieve el enfoque que el psicoanálisis lacaniano adopta frente a la anorexia nerviosa. Desde una perspectiva clínica y teórica, describe sumariamente la consideración de dicho síntoma, distinguiendo su manifestación en las diferentes estructuras clínicas. El núcleo de esta parte del trabajo lo constituye la anorexia en la neurosis, mostrando que la anorexia se encuentra en estrecha relación con el deseo y, por consiguiente, con la demanda del Otro y la castración.
Asimismo, el trabajo abunda en mostrar cómo no solo el Otro primordial y la elección del sujeto son decisivos en la aparición del síntoma, sino también cómo el Otro social supone un papel agente en tanto que, el discurso social contemporáneo empuja a los sujetos a una satisfacción inmediata que él mismo alimenta con los objetos de consumo.

Palabras clave: anorexia, psicoanálisis lacaniano, discurso capitalista, objetos plus de goce.

Abstract: This article highlights the approach that Lacanian psychoanalysis adopts towards anorexia. From a clinical and theoretical perspective, it summarily describes the consideration of that symptom, distinguishing its manifestation in the different clinical structures. The article show that anorexia is closely related to desire and, therefore, to the demand of the Other and castration.
Likewise, the article reflects on the agent role of the social Other in the emergence of anorexia, as it pushes the subjects to an immediate satisfaction with objects of consumption..

Keywords: anorexia, lacanian psychoanalysis, capitalist discourse, plus object of enjoyment.
Enfermedad y monstruosidad en Sangre en el ojo de Lina Meruane / Disease and monstrosity in Sangre en el ojo [Seeing Red] by Lina Meruane
Authors: Mancilla Troncoso Juan Manuel
Published: January 2018

Resumen: este trabajo problematiza la relación entre sujeto y enfermedad en la novela Sangre en el ojo de Lina Meruane. A partir de las ideas de monstruosidad propuestas por Foucault y Negri, interpretamos la enfermedad de la protagonista como un acontecimiento que pone en crisis el paradigma del orden, desestabilizando los sistemas normativos del cuerpo social. El estudio nos lleva a afirmar que el proceso patológico funciona como un elemento que permite vulnerar y desplegar la cara siniestra de la “realidad”.

Palabras clave: Enfermedad, monstruosidad, animalidad, lo siniestro, abyecto.

Abstract: The relationship between individual and disease is examined in Lina Meruane’s novel Sangre en el ojo [Seeing Red]. Notions of monstrosity proposed by Foucault and Negri are used to approach the protagonist’s disease as an event which causes crisis in the paradigm of order, thus subverting social regulatory systems. The pathological process is approached as an element breaching and displaying the sinister aspect of “reality”.

Keywords: Disease, monstrosity, animality, the sinister, abjection.
Pobreza/ Poverty
Authors: Peran Martí
Published: January 2018

Resumen: Mediante la narración postmoderna o la narración liberal, se impone por igual una conclusión taxativa: la historia ha finiquitado y lo que queda por hacer es nada o -–para quien no quiera quedar definitivamente excluido– desarrollar la mejoría infinita de lo mismo gracias a la biología y la informática. El presente se impone con absoluta soberanía puesto que ni es necesario mirar atrás para tomar el empuje hacía un adelante desconocido, ni es necesario rumiar un futuro ajeno al mero perfeccionamiento del presente. La historicidad en suspenso crónico. Es en esta perspectiva que nuestra argumentación deberá focalizarse en la descripción de las causas de esta supuesta suspensión del tiempo histórico, que nos priva de lo nuevo y encierra el porvenir, hasta instalarnos en el exceso de un presente dilatado hasta la saciedad o en el abuso de una absurda retromanía compensatoria. En cualquier caso, el malestar describe el estado psicológico que caracteriza el grueso del cuerpo social

Palabras clave: Pobreza, Malestar, Aceleración, Miedo, Copia, Fin.

Abstract: Through the postmodern narrative or the liberal narrative, a restrictive conclusion applies alike: history has done and what remains to be done is nothing - or - for who does not want to be definitely excluded-develop the infinite improvement of it thanks to the biology and computer science. Present is imposed with absolute sovereignty since it is not necessary to look back to take the thrust was an ahead unknown,nor is it necessary to mulling over a future beyond the mere improvement of the present. Historicity in chronic suspense.It is in this perspective that our argument should focus on the description of the causes of this alleged suspension of historical time, which deprives us of the new and holds the future, to settle in excess of a dilated present over and over again or abuse of an absurd compensatory retromania.In any case, upset describes the psychological state that characterizes the social body thickness

Keywords: Poverty, Discomfort, Acceleration, Fear, Copy, End
Mundo hospital: enfermedad y formas de vida en las sociedades actuales / Hospital World: Disease and ways of life in today's societies
Authors: Martínez García Miguel Ángel
Published: January 2018

Presentación del monográfico
El censo de 1950 en Guinea Española: la raza como categoría de recuento (la otredad absoluta en cuestión) / The 1950 census of Spanish Guinea: race as an enumerative category (absolute otherness in question).
Authors: Estévez Hernández Pablo
Published: January 2018

Resumen: Al cambiar la disposición geopolítica tras 1898, España intenta articular un africanismo que permita justificar y valorar su presencia en las pocas colonias que le quedan en África. Este africanismo representaba una estrategia política que ofrecía una versión humanista de sus intereses en estas colonias, en principio sólo estratégico. El caso de Guinea ofrece una historia donde esta recreación tuvo reveses particulares, al no poder consolidar un origen racial que se pudiera poner en común. Pero, mientras fue cambiando el estatus de la colonia y al adquirir ésta nueva significación económica, la estrategia cambia y es capaz de disolver las anteriormente rígidas diferencias raciales dispuestas en documentos estadísticos. Este ensayo sigue los discursos que desde la antropología y las fuentes gubernamentales se dieron con respecto a la identidad indígena guineana, y a cómo fueron mutando las categorías para dar validez al sentido colonial: desde una categoría negativa y bajo el estereotipo de la “baja disposición al trabajo” a convertirse en seres asimilables y útiles para el propósito de la Nación. Igualmente, se pone énfasis en la confección de un censo colonial (1950) y su retroalimentación con los discursos antropológicos para poder captar la incisiva incursión colonial-administrativa y la re-presentación española en el terreno geopolítico.

Palabras clave: Guinea Española, censo, raza, africanismo.

Abstract: As the geopolitical disposition changed in 1898, Spain tried to articulate its Africanism as to justify and value its presence in the colonies left in Africa. This Africanism represented a political strategy that gave a humanist version of its own interests in the colonies. The case of Spanish Guinea brings up a story where this recreation have particular setbacks, as it was difficult to put together a common racial background. But, as the colony changed its status and economic significance, the strategy also changed, making it possible to dissolve the prior, rigid, racial differences deployed in statistic documents. This essay follows the discourses made from anthropology and governmental archives on indigenous Guinean identity, and studies how categories were mutating categories as to accept the colonial role of the Nation: from negative categories based on stereotypes of low profile for labor to assimilation and usefulness. The paper in centered on the confection of a colonial census (1950) and its feedback with anthropological discourses as to capture the colonial-administrative incursion and the representation of the Spanish in the geopolitical arena.

Key words: Spanish Guinea, census, race, Africanism.
Las mujeres de la casa de Austria en los Papiers d’État du cardinal de Granvelle de Charles Weiss
Authors: Pich-Ponce Eva
Published: January 2018

Las ediciones que se han realizado de las correspondencias del siglo XVI han omitido frecuentemente las cartas escritas por mujeres. Es el caso de la gran obra realizada por Charles Weiss, Papiers d’État du cardinal de Granvelle (1841-1852). En los 9 volúmenes que componen este trabajo, la comisión dirigida por Weiss editó numerosas cartas manuscritas que se conservan en la Bibliothèque Municipale de Besançon y que pertenecían a Antonio Perrenot, cardenal de Granvela. En este estudio analizaremos la presencia de las cartas escritas por las mujeres de la casa de Austria en la edición de Weiss. Observaremos los criterios que se siguieron a la hora de seleccionar las cartas y los resultados de la edición realizada.
Historiadoras británicas del xix: biografía y edición en las obras de Agnes y Elizabeth Strickland y Mary Anne Everett Green
Authors: Sumillera Rocío G.
Published: January 2018

El presente artículo analiza la labor de escritura de biografías de mujeres de las prolíficas hermanas Agnes y Elizabeth Strickland, así como la labor de edición llevada a cabo por la reputada historiadora Mary Anne Everett Green tanto en calidad de editora de una selección de epístolas escritas por mujeres y recogidas en los tres volúmenes de Letters of Royal and Illustrious Ladies of Great Britain, como en calidad de editora de 41 volúmenes de los Calendar of State Papers. En el análisis de la obra de Everett Green se discutirán los criterios de edición utilizados en ambos casos, y el proceso por el cual fueron sus criterios de edición de los Calendar los que fijaron el estándar. La labor de estas tres historiadoras se explicará en relación con la de otras autoras de biografías y libros de historia del xix, poniéndose de manifiesto las preferencias temáticas de sus obras, así como las dificultades editoriales a las que tuvieron que enfrentarse por el hecho de investigar y publicar en una disciplina entonces considerada propia de hombres.
Words, Corpus and Back to Words: From Language to Discourse
Authors: Fuster-Márquez Miguel , Almela Moisés
Published: January 2018

The aim of this issue of is to bring together investigation into the lexicon in a variety of languages, in a diversity of manifestations – both at the word level and beyond the word level – and from a variety of perspectives, including not only those which focus on how the vocabulary is internally organized, but also those which deal with the role that lexical units and lexical relations play in the organization of other language levels, particularly in the organization of the discourse. These issues are approached from a variety of perspectives that include not only developments in several disciplines of theoretical and descriptive linguistics, particularly in lexicology, phraseology, word formation, discourse analysis, but also in diverse applied disciplines such as translation, foreign language teaching, English for specific purposes and critical discourse analysis. One of the criteria employed in the compilation of the volume was also the coverage of linguistic diversity. In total, six different languages are investigated in the studies selected in this volume: English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian. Without claiming exhaustiveness, we consider that the variety of contributions presented here offers an insight into the vigour of current corpus research into phenomena related to the lexicon. Admittedly, the full range of topics, approaches and methodologies developed in this area of research could not fit in a single volume, but a careful selection of studies representing a variety of interesting advances can be representative of significant developments taking place in the field.
Corpus analysis of phraseology in an A1 level textbook of German as a foreign language
Authors: Bautista Zambrana Maria Rosario
Published: January 2018

This paper aims to analyse the extent to which the textbook for German as a foreign language DaF kompakt A1 (Sander et al., 2011) complies with the recommendations of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (Council of Europe, 2001) (hereafter CEFR) in respect to lexical competence and sociolinguistic competence in receptive and productive activities, specifically with regard to phraseological units. In this respect, we have focused on sentential formulae and fixed frames present in a corpus containing the textbook materials, and we have checked whether those fixed expressions correspond to the phraseological and sociolinguistic compe-tences that are expected in the Framework for an A1 level student of German language. To this end, we have compiled a corpus of the textbook receptive and productive materials, made up by three subcorpora: one for the written texts, one for the oral texts, and a third subcorpus containing exercises. We have performed a quantitative analysis (by means of AntConc 3.4.4 [Anthony, 2016] and kfNgram [Fletcher, 2007]), and a qualitative one. Our results suggest that the textbook complies with the recommendations of the CEFR.
The malleability behind terms referring to common professional roles: the current meaning of “boss” in British newspapers
Authors: Giménez-Moreno Rosa , Ivorra-Pérez Francisco Miguel
Published: January 2018

The aim of the present research is to approach the current variation and vulnerability to manipulation of concepts, apparently clear and unambiguous, related to usual professional roles. The study concentrates on semantic frames, and subsequent, cognitive models associated to the term ‘boss’ as they are expressed and transmitted through large-scale British media. The qualitative and quantitative linguistic analysis of a substantial corpus of texts, in which this term appears, shows clear differences in its meaning, depending on key factors such as the socio-political and ideological orientation of the medium of publication.
A quantitative survey of N Prep N constructions in Romance languages and prepositional variability
Authors: Hennecke Inga , Baayen Harald
Published: January 2018

The distinction between syntagmatic compounds of the type N Prep N, such as Fr. jouet d’enfant, and nominal syntagms of the type N Prep N, such as the partially equivalent Fr. jouet pour enfants, remains unclear and vague. This is mainly because the lexical and syntactic status of syntagmatic compounds still is controversial. In some cases, as in jouet d’enfant and jouet pour enfants, partial equivalent syntagmatic compounds and nominal syntagms may coexist and underlie a specific variation and alternation. In other cases, such as Pt. bracelete de aço and bracelete em aço, two variants of a syntagmatic compound may alternate and coexist. The first part of this paper provides an overview of the current discussion on these two types of constructions. The second part addresses the alternation and variation of syntagmatic compounds and nominal syntagms by means of analysis of large-scale corpus data, the French, Spanish and Portuguese corpus of the TenTen family. Here, the focus lies on the variation of the prepositional internal element of these constructions as well as on a comparison of different word formation patterns.
Translator’s creativity in cultural elements transposition: a corpus-based study
Authors: Mattioli Virginia
Published: January 2018

This article presents a corpus-based study developed to determine the degree of creativity (as opposed to conventionalism) in the translation of cultural elements. Considering creativity as the use of those strategies that manipulate the lexical material of the source language, a literary corpus consisting of 50 novels (25 translations and 25 corresponding originals) was examined through corpus linguistics. Firstly, culture-specific elements were identified; secondly, translation strategies were determined; and finally, they were placed in conventional or creative groups. The results show that transposition of culture-specific elements is strictly related to creativity.
Immigration metaphors in a corpus of legal English: an exploratory study of EAL learners’ metaphorical production and awareness
Authors: Castaño Castaño Emilia , Laso Martín Natalia Judith , Verdaguer Clavera Isabel
Published: January 2018

Metaphor is central to human understanding and communication. It pervades our everyday language and also abounds in specialized discourse, with legal language not being an exception. This is particularly relevant since metaphors are powerful framing tools able to affect our worldview. With the aim of exploring the use that EAL law undergraduate students make of metaphorical expressions as well as their awareness of their connotations, a learner corpus was compiled and qualitatively analyzed. Results have shown that learners, like native speakers, rely on the use of conceptual metaphors such as MIGRATION IS A NATURAL FORCE, STATES ARE CONTAINERS or IMMIGRANTS ARE A THREAT to describe immigration issues. This exploratory study has also revealed that learners are not always conscious of the negative slant that metaphors may convey and that raising their awareness is key to enhance critical thinking.
Internal corporate communication as a factor of efficient business measured by the”think-feel-do” method (Case study) // KORPORATIVNA INTERNA KOMUNIKACIJA KAO FAKTOR EFIKASNOG POSLOVANJA MERENA „THINK-FEEL-DO” METODOM (CASE STUDY)
Authors: Kolev Dragan , Tadić Darko
Published: January 2018

In modern business, there is the awareness that the success of a company also depends on the perception of employees about the company they work in. Therefore, increasing attention is paid to the research of internal corporate communication. A lot of marketing agencies have used a new methodology for measuring and improving internal communication in corporations in recent decades. It is the so-called “think-feel-do” model that represents the theory of cognitive, emotional and behavioral brain research, but also a model that provides a specific impact on each of these elements of internal communication in particular. Therefore, this method is based on the research of three segments of internal communication and finding the concrete solutions for their improvement. This is a new approach to internal communication in companies. It transcends the traditional concepts of research of this phenomenon so far. It is believed that this method will dominate the research of communication systems in the following period, that is, it is a technique for the future of enhanced internal corporate communication.
RSI implementation in the countries of the region
Authors: Đerić Miroslav , Tešić Milan , Marić Bojan , Andrić Zoran
Published: January 2018

As early as 2001, the Europeen Commision expressedin its White Book the need for assessing the impacts on road safety and conducting road traffic safety inspections with the aim of reducing the number of fatalities in car crashes from 2001 to 2010. In this context, the Directive 2008/96/EC on road infrastructure safety was issued. The purpose of this Directive was to ensure higher level of traffic safety during all phases of the road life cycle, from its planning, designing, constructing to the maintanance of the road already in operation.The said Directive requires for procedures relating to the Road Safety Impact Assessment (RSIA), Road Safety Audit, Network Safety Management (NSM) and ranking of high accident concentration sections (Black Spot Management) and Road Safety Inspection (RSI) to be established and implemented. This paper aims at showing the current state of affairs in countries of the region with regard to the implementation of the road safety inspections. The results of this paper will provide the scientific and expert public with insights into the state of trafic safety of the region’s countries with regard to Road Safety Inspection.
Insurance Telematics Using GPS Tracker and Smartphone
Authors: Mihić Dragan , Latinović Branko , Vujinović Tomislav
Published: January 2018

Insurance telematics is widely used in Europe by young and first-time car drivers[1] [1]. It relies on an insurance premium that is based not only on static measures, but also on dynamic measures. The dynamic measures are the current position of vehicle, the current speed at that position, time spent on the road, the driver’s style of driving etc. When we talk about insurance telematics, we refer to insurance schemes pay-as-you-drive (PAYD), pay-how-you-drive (PHYD) and manage-how-you-drive (MHYD). Telematics could be smartphone based insurance with technology which relies on insurance premiums that reflect the risk profile of drivers and the traditional in-car mounted devices for insurance telematics. This telematics work is experience from a recent insurance telematics validation and analyst pilot run in England on motorway around the Heathrow airport. In this telematics test, the global positioning system (GPS) and smartphone is used as receiver.The small global positioning system (GPS) transmitter is a small tracker in-car mounted devices with SIM card with is set up for sending SMS to smartphone every ½ minutes. The smartphone is the receiver equipment which is used to collect telematics data which is ready for analysis. There are many companies around with data analytics expertise who use the latest big data analytics technology such as Hubio Dynamic Data Warehouse[2] [2]. They analyse data from a wide range of different data sources, including databases, sensors, smartphones and social media.
The impact of the application of technological solutions in passenger transport on the environment
Authors: Borić Jusuf , Klisura Fuad
Published: January 2018

The main objective was to reduce the retention time at the bus stops, time for drivers’ administrative actions, fuel consumption, air pollution emissions of SO2 and to increase the solvency of the company.For the realization of the set objectives it was needed: to introduce electronic billing system with the use of contactless - chip card as a monthly ticket, all vehicles will be equipped with electronic conditions for the sale of individual tickets and recording contactless - chip card and receive training for direct partcipants. All vehicles are equipped with electronic conditions for the sale of individual tickets and recording contactless - chip card. All the participants involved in the use of electronic ticketing systems are trained and equipped with the necessary means.The result of the introduction of electronic toll collection system is to reduce: the retention time at the bus stops and to ensure good performance of administrative driver. The importance of introducing electronic toll collection system is the reduction of fuel consumption, air pollution emissions of SO2, faster handover and discharge of collected cards and increase the solvency of the company.
Analysis of road safety before and after road safety assessment carried out on the road section no. 16 Banja luka – Celinac, intersection “Groblje-Vrbanja“
Authors: Džever Milenko , Drašković Danislav , Radović Milija , Injac Zoran
Published: January 2018

The Republic of Srpska implemented three procedures provided by the Directive 2008/96/EC, namely: road safety audit for infrastructure projects (Road Safety Audit, RSA), road safety impact assessment (Road Safety Assessment RSI), as well as the procedures of identifying, ranking and remedying and black spots management (BSM). This paper presents a concrete road safety inspection of intersection on the primary road (major road) M4 in the place Vrbanja near Banja Luka. The said intersection is where the major road and access road to newly constructed cemetery in Banjaluka intersect. After the inspection, the Public Company “Republic of Srpska Motorways“ as road administration implemented some recommendations from the final Report on road safety inspection in order to improve these procedures. Also, an analysis was carried out to identify the conditions before and after the audit and partial implementation of recommendations.
Benefits of Strength Training for Elderly Women // Dobrobiti treninga snage za žene treće životne dobi
Authors: Stojanović Marko DM , Drid Patrik , Madić Dejan , Ostojić Sergej M
Published: January 2018

The aging process is associated with loss of skeletal muscle mass and increase in intramuscular fat, the latter also defined as muscle attenuation. Muscle weakness, termed sarcopenia and dynapenia, is a normal age-related phenomenon, occurring at a rate of 1% to 5% annually from the age of 30. This rate means that given typical patterns of physical activity, a 70-year-old woman could have 50% to 70% less strength than she had at age 30.  Contrary to long held beliefs, the muscles of elderly women (i.e. aged 65 years and older) continue to be adaptable, even into the extremes of old age, particularly if their muscles are significantly overloaded during training. Therefore, effective strengthening practices must be employed to maintain the highest level of function and achieve optimal aging in elderly women. Done regularly (2-3 times a week), strength training preserve bone density, independence and vitality with age. In addition, strength training also has the ability to reduce the risk of osteoporosis and the signs and symptoms of numerous chronic diseases such as heart disease, arthritis and type 2 diabetes, while also improving sleep and reducing depression. Finally, though muscle strength has been recognized as an important predictor for reduced functional performance, emerging evidence suggests that muscle power (the product of force time velocity or the rate of performing work) is highly effective to elicit substantial improvements in maximal mechanical muscle function (rapid force generation, muscle power and muscle strength) and in functional performance in old and very old women.
Genome-wide characterization and expression analysis of GRAS gene family in pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)
Authors: Baoling Liu , Yan Sun , Jinai Xue , Runzhi Li
Published: January 2018

Plant-specific GRAS transcription factors diversely participate in the regulation of multiple biological processes including growth and development, signal cross-talking and biotic/abiotic responses. However, this gene family was not characterized detailed in pepper ( Capsicum annuum L.), an economically important vegetable crop. Here, a total of 50 Ca GRAS members were identified in the pepper genome and renamed by their respective chromosomal distribution. Genomic organization revealed that most CaGRAS genes (84%) have no intron. A phylogenetic analysis was carried out using Arabidopsis thaliana to classify pepper GARS genes into at least ten subfamilies. Multiple sequence alignment showed GRAS-typical domains present in those proteins, with the members from the same phylogenetic subfamily exhibiting the similar motif composition. The presence of highly divergent N-terminus may be associated with functional specificity of each CaGRAS protein. Expression of 12 CaGRAS genes was not detected in all tissues tested, suggesting that their functions may be lost during evolution. By contrast, the rest 38 CaGRAS genes were expressed largely in several organs, showing their important roles in pepper life activities. Moreover, 21 CaGRAS genes were differentially expressed under cold, drought, salt and GA treatments, indicating that they play vital roles in response to abiotic stress in pepper. The first comprehensive analysis of GRAS gene family in the pepper genome in this study provide insights into understanding the CRAS-mediated regulation network, benefiting the genetic improvements in pepper and some other relative plants.
Charles Dale Beers: Pioneer Protozoologist and Teacher at the University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill
Authors: Burk William R.
Published: January 2018

This paper documents the life, scientific accomplishments, publications, and teaching career of protozoologist Charles Dale Beers (1901–1976), and thereby provides insight into the early years of zoology as an academic discipline at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Professor Beers's pioneering investigations elucidated encystment and excystment in ciliates, and his devotion to teaching was instrumental in preparing future professors of zoology.
The use of the hammock for premature positioning in neonatal ICU: analysis of electronic reports / Uso da rede para posicionamento do prematuro na UTI neonatal: análise de notícias eletrônicas
Authors: Leonel Paloma dos Santos , Da Silva Laura Johanson , Porto Fernando Rocha , Dos Santos Inês Maria Meneses , Adegas Eliane Cristina Vieira , Gomes Tatiana de Oliveira
Published: January 2018

Objetivo: Analisar os argumentos contidos nas notícias veiculadas na mídia eletrônica sobre o uso da rede em prematuros no ambiente da UTI Neonatal. Método: Estudo qualitativo, exploratório, do tipo documental. Foram analisadas seis notícias eletrônicas, buscando informações que descrevessem a técnica e os resultados do uso da rede e o tipo de argumentação utilizado. Resultados: Ganho de peso, melhor desenvolvimento motor e sensorial, redução do estresse foram os principais benefícios apontados. Argumentos mais frequentes foram de competência linguística, de autoridade, baseado em provas concretas. Conclusão: As notícias mostram uma visão favorável sobre o uso da rede, e os benefícios apontados encontram ressonância nos estudos já realizados, entretanto há necessidade de realizar estudos que gerem evidências para esta prática.
Social representations of patients with head and neck cancer before the alteration of their body image / Representações sociais de pacientes com câncer de cabeça e pescoço frente à alteração da imagem corporal
Authors: Formigosa Julie Ane da Silva , Costa Leonardo Silva da , Vasconcelos Esleane Vilela
Published: January 2018

Objetivo: pretendeu-se explorar as representações sociais (RS) de pacientes com câncer de cabeça e pescoço frente à alteração da imagem corporal. O câncer por ser uma doença estigmatizante, traz consigo outra problemática quando localizado na região da cabeça e pescoço. Metodologia: Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, com abordagem qualitativa, empregando-se a teoria das RS em 23 pacientes, todos diagnosticados com câncer e com alteração da imagem corporal. Resultado: Na análise de conteúdo emergiram cinco unidades: Espelho, Espelho Meu: Reflexo de uma realidade; Espelho, Espelho Meu: Um cotidiano de mudanças; Espelho, Espelho Meu: Vergonha da imagem atual; A força que vem da fé; e Reforçando o cuidado de si após alterações corporais. Conclusão: mostra-se a importância do profissional de enfermagem em conhecer as RS desses pacientes para que a partir desse novo conhecimento possa, na prática do cuidado, exercer um atendimento mais holístico e humanizado possível.
Planning and administration of environmental security and care in health services / Planejamento e administração da segurança ambiental e do cuidado nos serviços de saúde
Authors: Carvalho Eduardo Malta de , Silva Frances Valéria Costa e , Santos Paula Raquel dos
Published: January 2018

Objetivo: Identificar se as informações que os gerentes detêm sobre seu espaço de trabalho podem subsidiar as ações gerenciais relacionadas à segurança do paciente e do trabalhador. Método: Estudo descritivo baseada na aplicação da ferramenta administrativa 6W3H em um setor de radiodiagnóstico de um hospital universitário. Aplicou-se um questionário dirigido aos chefes desse setor.. Resultado: As respostas encontradas nos permitiram inferir que há implicações no modo da implementação do conhecimento do gerente sobre o uso desta intervenção nos processos produtivos em serviços de saúde repercutindo na segurança do paciente e do trabalhador. Conclusão: O processo de trabalho descrito não foi identificado integralmente. Existem lacunas de conhecimento para subsidiar ações gerenciais relacionadas à segurança do paciente e do trabalhador. Sugerimos a integração aplicada de métodos das comissões científicas em serviços de saúde a ferramenta, pois será um elemento colaborador ao aprimoramento da promoção da segurança para o paciente e o trabalhador.
Post-operative myocardial revascularization: complications and implications for nursing / Pós-operatório de revascularização do miocárdio: complicações e implicações para enfermagem
Authors: Assunção Ribeiro Kaiomakx Renato
Published: January 2018

Objetivo: Discutir por meio da literatura sobre as complicações presentes no pós-operatório de revascularização do miocárdio. Método: Trata-se de uma revisão da literatura com busca dos artigos publicados entre 2006 a 2017, indexados nas bases de dados SciELO, Bireme, Lilacs, MEDLINE. Após a busca foi realizado a leitura, análise e descrição dos resultados. Resultados: São várias as complicações que surgem durante o pós-operatório de revascularização do miocárdio atingindo principalmente o sistema circulatório, respiratório e renal. Dentre algumas complicações estão as hemorragias, insuficiência respiratória, insuficiência renal aguda, dentre outros. O conhecimento dessas complicações direciona a assistência de enfermagem de no que se refere a rápida identificação e inicio precoce do tratamento dessas complicações. Conclusão: o conhecimento e identificação das complicações associadas ao pós-operatório de revascularização do miocárdio favorece uma melhor terapêutica aos pacientes revascularizados e contribui para redução do tem de internação e dos custos hospitalares.
Surgical safety checklist: An integrative review of the benefits and importance / Lista de verificação de segurança cirúrgica: Uma revisão integrativa sobre benefícios e sua importância
Authors: Mafra Claudia Rodrigues , Rodrigues Maria Cristina Soares
Published: January 2018

Objetivo: Analisar, com base na literatura, os benefícios da implantação da lista de verificação de segurança cirúrgica. Método: revisão integrativa norteada pela questão: “Quais os benefícios da utilização da lista de verificação de segurança cirúrgica segura para a melhoria na qualidade em serviços de saúde?”.  O levantamento dos artigos foi realizado em base de dados Medline via Pub Med, Lilacs, Bdenf via Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, publicados no período de 2010 a 2014. Resultados: Mediante os achados emergiram o agrupamento por similaridade de resultados “benefícios da utilização da lista de verificação de segurança cirúrgica” e “importância da lista de verificação de segurança cirúrgica na redução da morbidade iatrogênica causando desfechos indesejáveis”. Conclusão: A análise permitiu evidenciar que a implementação da lista de verificação da cirurgia segura está associada a melhores resultados e estabelece processos seguros na assistência cirúrgica. Descritores: Lista de checagem, Segurança do paciente, Salas cirúrgicas.
Religiosity evidence of residents in city south of Minas Gerais / Evidências de religiosidade em residentes de cidade sul mineira
Authors: Da Silva José Vitor , Domingues Elaine Aparecida Rocha
Published: January 2018

Objetivos: Avaliar a religiosidade e relacionar com ela as características biossociais. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo de abordagem quantitativa, do tipo descritivo, realizado com 600 pessoas residentes em Itajubá, MG. Foram utilizados dois instrumentos. Resultados: Encontrou-se que 29% dos entrevistados iam uma vez por semana à igreja; 42,5% dedicavam, diariamente, o seu tempo a atividades religiosas individuais; 74% sentiam a presença de Deus em sua vida; 57% mencionaram que as crenças religiosas estavam inseridas em sua maneira de viver; 50,5% se esforçavam muito para viver a sua religião. As mulheres eram mais religiosas do que os homens (RO p<0,004; RNO e RI p<0,001); as pessoas com menos escolaridade, com exceção da RO (p=0,083) eram mais religiosas (RNO p=0,001 e RI p<0,02). As pessoas com prática religiosa tinham maior religiosidade do que aquelas que não praticavam uma determinada religião (p<0,001). Conclusão: Identificaram-se evidências religiosas entre os três tipos de religiosidade.
Use of health technology in primary health care in approach to hypertension / Uso das tecnologias em saúde na atenção básica às pessoas em condições de hipertensão arterial sistêmica
Authors: Trindade Engela Maria Helena , Rodarte Alzilid Cíntia , Rotondaro Júnior Alfredo , Terenzi Seixas Clarissa , Da Fonseca Viegas Selma Maria , Moura Lanza Fernanda
Published: January 2018

Objetivo: ANALISAR A UTILIZAÇÃO DAS TECNOLOGIAS EM SAÚDE NO PROCESSO DE TRABALHO EMPREENDIDO PELOS PROFISSIONAIS DA ATENÇÃO BÁSICA NA ABORDAGEM À HIPERTENSÃO ARTERIAL SISTÊMICA. Métodos: PESQUISA QUALITATIVA, REALIZADO COM PROFISSIONAIS DE SEIS UNIDADES DA ESTRATÉGIA DE SAÚDE DA FAMÍLIA E DO NÚCLEO DE APOIO À SAÚDE DA FAMÍLIA DE UM MUNICÍPIO MINEIRO. UTILIZOU-SE COMO FONTE DE EVIDÊNCIAS A ENTREVISTA SEMIESTRUTURADA E, COMO TÉCNICA DE ANÁLISE DOS DADOS, A ANÁLISE DE CONTEÚDO. Resultados: OS RESULTADOS DEMONSTRAM QUE A ATENÇÃO AOS PORTADORES DE HAS AINDA É MÉDICO-CENTRADA, BASEADA NA DEMANDA ESPONTÂNEA E NA UTILIZAÇÃO DE TECNOLOGIAS DURAS. OS PROTOCOLOS AINDA NÃO FORAM CONSIDERADOS INSTRUMENTOS NECESSÁRIOS PARA ORGANIZAÇÃO DA ASSISTÊNCIA E AS TECNOLOGIAS RELACIONAIS NECESSITAM DE SEREM FORTALECIDAS PARA REALIZAR O CUIDADO CENTRADO NO USUÁRIO. Conclusões: É NECESSÁRIO EFETIVAR OS PRINCÍPIOS DO SISTEMA ÚNICO DE SAÚDE E A UTILIZAÇÃO DAS TECNOLOGIAS EM SAÚDE ADEQUADAS PARA CADA ESTAÇÃO DO CUIDADO.
Culture of patient safety in hospital private / Cultura de segurança do paciente em hospital privado
Authors: Golle Lidiane , Ciotti Danieli , Herr Gerli Elenise Gehrke , Aozane Fabiele , Schmidt Catiele Raquel , Kolankiewicz Adriane Cristina Bernat
Published: January 2018

Objetivo: Avaliar a percepção dos profissionais de enfermagem atuantes em um hospital privado acerca do clima de segurança. Métodos: Estudo transversal. Realizado com 215 profissionais de enfermagem de um hospital, localizado na região noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brasil, no período de maio a julho de 2014. Para coleta de dados utilizou-se o Safety Attitudes Questionnaire e análise com estatística descritiva. Resultados: Prevaleceram as profissionais do sexo feminino (92,6%), auxiliares/técnicos de enfermagem (84,7%), atuação principal em pediatria e adulto (47,4%), com experiência na especialidade superior a 3 anos (64,6%). Os escores satisfatórios encontrados por domínios foram: clima de trabalho em equipe (76), satisfação no trabalho (88) e condições de trabalho (91). Conclusão: O estudo evidenciou uma distância entre a gerência de enfermagem da unidade e do hospital com os trabalhadores que atuavam in loco, necessitando de um olhar ampliado tanto na unidade quanto no hospital.
On the Mechanical Properties of Aluminum Matrix Syntactic Foams
Authors: Orbulov Imre Norbert , Szlancsik Attila
Published: January 2018

Metal matrix syntactic foams (MMSFs, often referred as composite metal foams (CMFs)) are lightweight materials with high specific strength. MMSFs are on the borderline between metal matrix composites and metal foams. On one hand MMSFs are composites, because they are filled by hollow particles and the particles may add strength to the material. On the other hand, they are foams, because the hollow particles ensure porosity to the material. Among metallic foams, MMSFs exhibit outstanding specific mechanical properties due to the hollow inclusions that are typically made from ceramics or high strength alloys, therefore they can be applied as structural materials. The goal of this paper is to summarize the available data on the mechanical properties of MMSFs with aluminum matrix in order to give a strong support to the design engineers. Since the foams are most frequently loaded in compression, the main part of this paper is organized around the available standard related to the compressive properties of porous materials and metallic foams. The quasi‐static results are complemented by properties measured at higher strain rates. Besides this, some insight into the basic fatigue properties as well as into the toughness of MMSFs is also provided.
Dual‐Drug Delivery Using Dextran‐Functionalized Nanoparticles Targeting Cardiac Fibroblasts for Cellular Reprogramming
Authors: Ferreira Mónica P. A. , Talman Virpi , Torrieri Giulia , Liu Dongfei , Marques Gonçalo , Moslova Karina , Liu Zehua , Pinto João F. , Hirvonen Jouni , Ruskoaho Heikki , Santos Hélder A.
Published: January 2018

The inability of the heart to recover from an ischemic insult leads to the formation of fibrotic scar tissue and heart failure. From the therapeutic strategies under investigation, cardiac regeneration holds the promise of restoring the full functionality of a damaged heart. Taking into consideration the presence of vast numbers of fibroblasts and myofibroblasts in the injured heart, direct fibroblast reprogramming into cardiomyocytes using small drug molecules is an attractive therapeutic option to replenish the lost cardiomyocytes. Here, a spermine‐acetalated dextran‐based functional nanoparticle is developed for pH‐triggered drug delivery of two poorly water soluble small molecules, CHIR99021 and SB431542, both capable of increasing the efficiency of direct reprogramming of fibroblast into cardiomyocytes. Upon functionalization with polyethylene glycol and atrial natriuretic peptide, the biocompatibility of the nanosystem is improved, and the cellular interactions with the cardiac nonmyocytes are specifically augmented. The dual delivery of the compounds is verified in vitro, and the compounds exerted concomitantly anticipate biological effects by stabilizing β‐catenin (CHIR99021) and by preventing translocation of Smad3 to the nucleus of (myo)fibroblasts (SB431542). These observations highlight the potential of this nanoparticle‐based system toward improved drug delivery and efficient direct reprogramming of fibroblasts into cardiomyocyte‐like cells, and thus, potential cardiac regeneration therapy.
Interfacial Mineral Fusion and Tubule Entanglement as a Means to Harden a Bone Augmentation Material
Authors: Hughes Erik A. B. , Cox Sophie C. , Cooke Megan E. , Davies Owen G. , Williams Richard L. , Hall Thomas J. , Grover Liam M.
Published: January 2018

A new bone augmenting material is reported, which is formed from calcium‐loaded hydrogel‐based spheres. On immersion of these spheres in a physiological medium, they become surrounded with a sheath of precipitate, which ruptures due to a build‐up in osmotic pressure. This results in the formation of mineral tubes that protrude from the sphere surface. When brought into close contact with one another, these spheres become fused through the entanglement and subsequent interstitial mineralization of the mineral tubules. The tubular calcium phosphate induces the expression of osteogenic genes (runt‐related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2), transcription factor SP7 (SP7), collagen type 1 alpha 1 (COL1A1), and bone gamma‐carboxyglutamic acid‐containing protein (BGLAP)) and promotes the formation of mineral nodules in preosteoblast cultures comparable to an apatitic calcium phosphate phase. Furthermore, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is significantly upregulated in the presence of tubular materials after 10 d in culture compared with control groups (p < 0.001) and sintered apatite (p < 0.05). This is the first report of a bioceramic material that is formed in its entirety in situ and is therefore likely to provide a better proxy for biological mineral than other existing synthetic alternatives to bone grafts.