bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Depression and marital satisfaction: the mediating role of sexual satisfaction and perceived partner acceptance in women after mastectomy
Authors: Brandt-Salmeri Anna , Przybyła-Basista Hanna
Published: May 2019

Background

Diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer disrupts women’s functioning on both individual and dyadic levels. The main objective of the present study was to examine whether the partner’s acceptance of the woman and her sexual satisfaction can play a key role in mediating the relationship between depression and marital satis-faction in women treated for breast cancer after mastectomy.

Participants and procedure

The sample consisted of 97 women with breast cancer after mastectomy (mean age = 55.68 years). The partic-ipants completed the following self-reported assessments: Beck’s Depression Inventory, Scale of Assessment of Self-Attractiveness in the Relationship by Chybicka and Karasiewicz and the Good Marriage Questionnaire KDM-2 by Plopa and Rostowski. All women were married (89.70%) or in informal relationships (10.30%). Re-cruitment for the study was conducted among women from the Amazonki community.

Results

The time since the first diagnosis and the commencement of surgical treatment was a negative predictor (β = –.36, p < .001) of marital satisfaction in women with breast cancer after mastectomy, whereas acceptance by the partner was a significant positive predictor (β = .30, p = .023); the mediation analyses showed that acceptance by the partner fully mediated the relationship between depression and marital satisfaction. Sexual satisfaction can also be considered as a significant total mediator between depression and marital satisfaction in women with breast cancer after mastectomy.

Conclusions

The results highlight the importance of the analysed variables for marital satisfaction of women with breast cancer and can serve as a helpful guide for clinicians and other health professionals. One of the more im-portant findings concerned the importance of acceptance by the partner as a direct predictor of marital satisfac-tion. The research also showed that the women’s conviction about their partners’ acceptance and their sexual satisfaction renders their depression impactless in terms of marital satisfaction.
Endovascular treatment of small (< 5 mm) unruptured middle cerebral artery aneurysms
Authors: Kocur Damian , Przybyłko Nikodem , Baron Jan , Rudnik Adam
Published: May 2019

Purpose

We report our experience with endovascular treatment of these lesions, with special consideration of angio­graphic and clinical outcomes and periprocedural complications.

Material and methods

The analysis included treatment results of 19 patients with 20 aneurysms. The aneurysm size ranged from 1.9 to 4.7 mm (mean 3.8, SD 0.7). Clinical examinations with the use of modified Rankin Score and angiographic outcomes were evaluated initially postembolisation and at a minimum follow-up of six months.

Results

Initial post-treatment complete and near-complete aneurysm occlusion was achieved in 19 (95%) cases and incomplete occlusion in one (5%) case. Imaging follow-up, performed in 17 (89.4%) patients, showed no change in the degree of occlusion in 16 (94.1%) patients and coil compaction in one (5.9%). There were no retreatment procedures. The procedure-related mortality rate was 5% (1/20) and was associated with intraprocedural aneurysm rupture. There was a case of a clinically silent coil prolapse into the parent artery. The clinical follow-up evaluation achieved in 17 (89.4%) patients showed no change in clinical status in all followed patients.

Conclusions

Endovascular treatment of small unruptured middle cerebral artery aneurysms is feasible and effective.
The procedure-related complications are not negligible, especially in terms of the benign natural course of these lesions.
Coincidence of Guillain-Barré syndrome presenting with Landry’s acute flaccid paralysis and transverse myelitis
Authors: Kalinova Desislava , Rashkov Rasho
Published: May 2019

Transverse myelitis is one of the causes of acute transverse myelopathy; three main categories are described in the differential diagnosis of transverse myelitis: demyelination (multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica), infections (herpes zoster and herpes simplex virus), and some autoimmune connective tissue disorders (systemic lupus erythematosus, vasculitis). The authors present a clinical case of a 33-year-old patient with transverse myelitis occurring in the course of acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (Guillain-Barré syndrome). The patient’s medical history was notable. The patient was diagnosed with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (Moschcowitz syndrome) and leukocytoclastic vasculitis when he was 12 years old.
Ethiek voor Cyberkrijg en Cyberkrijgers
Authors: Olsthoorn Peter
Published: May 2019

Ethics for Cyber War and Cyber Warriors

Although some claim that the term cyber war is merely metaphorical, there are good reasons to see cyber war as a form of warfare – even if it is not war as we have hitherto known it. This poses the question whether the principles of the Just War Tradition, which claims to offer an alternative for pacifism and realism, apply to this specific kind of war too. This article argues that the jus in bello principles of discrimination and proportionality are applicable, and that actually applying them would limit the harm cyber-attacks currently cause. Most cyber-attacks of recent years wrongly target civilians, and this amounts to a serious breach of these principles. The final part of this article looks at those who actually conduct the cyber-attacks, the cyber soldiers – how do they fit into the military profession, and to what extent can we expect them to uphold the principles of Just War?
The FluxEngine air-sea gas flux toolbox: simplified interface and extensions for in situ analyses and multiple sparingly soluble gases
Authors: Holding Thomas , Ashton Ian G. , Shutler Jamie D. , Land Peter E. , Nightingale Philip D. , Rees Andrew P. , Brown Ian , Piolle Jean-Francois , Kock Annette , Bange Hermann W. , Woolf David K. , Goddijn-Murphy Lonneke , Pereira Ryan , Paul Frederic , Girand-Ardhuin Fanny , Chapron Bertrand , Rehder Gregor , Ardhuin Fabrice , Donlon Craig J.
Published: May 2019

Abstract. The flow (flux) of climate critical gases, such as carbon dioxide (CO2), between the ocean and the atmosphere is a fundamental component of our climate and the biogeochemical development of the oceans. Therefore, the accurate calculation of these air-sea gas fluxes is critical if we are to monitor the health of our oceans and changes to our climate. FluxEngine is an open source software toolbox that allows users to easily perform calculations of air-sea gas fluxes from model, in-situ and Earth observation data. The original development and verification of the toolbox was described in a previous publication and the toolbox is already being used by scientists across multiple disciplines. The toolbox has now been considerably updated to allow its use as a Python library, to enable simplified installation, verification of its installation, to enable the handling of multiple sparingly soluble gases and greatly expanded functionality for supporting in situ dataset analyses. This new functionality for supporting in situ analyses includes user defined grids, time periods and projections, the ability to re-analyse in situ CO2 data to a common temperature dataset and the ability to easily calculate gas fluxes using in situ data from drifting buoys, fixed moorings and research cruises. Here we describe these new capabilities and then demonstrate their application through illustrative case studies. The first case study demonstrates the workflow for accurately calculating CO2 fluxes using in situ data from four research cruises from the Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT) database. The second case study shows that reanalysing an eight month time series of pCO2 data collected from a fixed station in the Baltic Sea can remove errors equal to 35 % of the net air-sea gas flux. The third case study demonstrates that biological surfactants could supress individual nitrous oxide sea-air gas fluxes by up to 13 %. The final case study illustrates how a dissipation-based gas transfer parameterisation can be implemented and used. The updated version of the toolbox (version 3) and all documentation is now freely available.
Financial Crises in State Owned and Private Commercial Banks in Bangladesh: A Comparative Analysis
Authors: Jahan Kawsar , Kabir Mohammod Akbar , Saima Farjana Nur , Adnan Md. Nasim
Published: May 2019

Recently the performance of banking industry is one of the much talked issues in the history of Bangladesh. Predicting the factors of financial crises in banks is very much important as this sector is facing a crises moment now. This study examined the driving factors of financial crises in banking sector using panel data consisted of five year observations (2012-2016) for each of 28 PCBs listed in Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and 6 State-Owned Commercial Banks (SCBs). Financial crisis is measured by Altman’s Z-score and Pooled Ordinary Least Square (Pooled OLS) has been applied to find out the factors necessary to condense financial crisis in banks.The study found that SCBs and listed PCBs in Bangladesh are facing financial crisis on the basis of Altman’s Z-score model. Results of the analysis postulated that CRAR, NIIR and NINTR significantly contribute to lessen financial crisis in listed PCBs and also in SCBs. Therefore, the study suggests the regulatory authorities, including stakeholders and researchers to taking into account the findings of the study and to be more alert of the operations of SCBs and PCBs in order to steps forward the performance of this sector as well development of the country in the coming future.
Detección molecular de Candidatus liberibacter solanacearum (Zebra Chip) en papa (Solanum tuberosum L,) en Nicaragua
Authors: Ramírez Durán Jenifer Bermania , Zamora Jarquín Andrea , Sánchez Gómez Isaías , Blandón Díaz Jorge Ulises
Published: May 2019

En el cultivo de papa se han registrado diversos problemas fitosanitarios importantes por la presencia de virus, bacterias y hongos. En los últimos años, productores de los departamentos de Estelí y Jinotega han reportado plantas con síntomas de la enfermedad Zebra chip ocasionada por la bacteria fastidiosa Candidatus liberibacter solanacearum. La enfermedad Zebra chip ha causado grandes pérdidas económicas a los productores de papa del país donde la producción se desarrolla todo el año. Ante esta problemática el Instituto Nicaragüense de tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) junto con la Universidad Nacional Agraria (UNA) realizó un estudio comprendido entre los meses de agosto 2015 a Julio 2016 con el objetivo de generar información relacionada a la presencia y distribución de Ca. L. solanacearum en los departamentos mencionados. Se colectaron 162 muestras de tejidos con síntomas de la enfermedad en cuatro localidades de Jinotega y tres localidades de Estelí durante los tres ciclos de siembra del cultivo. Las muestras de tejido fueron procesadas y analizadas en el Centro Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria y Biotecnología (CNIA-INTA) para detectar el agente causal Ca.l. solanacearum utilizando los cebadores moleculares ligados a la bacteria Lso Tx 16/23 y al gen de limpieza Lso adk. 50 muestras resultaron positivas con el cebador Lso Tx 16/23 indicando alta especifi cidad para la detección de este patógeno, mientras que con los cebadores Lso ADK 42 muestras fueron positivas presentando polimorfi smos. Se detectó la bacteria en las zonas de El Tayacán y El Zacatón en el departamento de Estelí y en el departamento de Jinotega El Mojón, La Palmera y San Gregorio. El mayor porcentaje de afectación por Ca. L. solanacearum se presentó en Jinotega con un 52.17% en comparación con Estelí que presento un 22.41% de las muestras colectadas.
“Going Up on the Way Down”: The Virginia State Penitentiary, Landman v. Royster, and the Rise and Fall of Prison Litigation
Authors: Hillyer Reiko
Published: May 2019

This article analyzes the rise and fall of prison litigation by examining the case of Landman v. Royster, a class-action lawsuit launched by inmates at the Virginia State Penitentiary in 1969. In 1968, an integrated group of prisoners initiated a work stoppage, to which prison officials retaliated with disciplinary action—brutal in its own right but also imposed without due process. The litigation that emerged from this conflict demolished a century-old tradition, known as the “hands-off doctrine,” of courts treating prisoners as “slaves of the state” and deferring to prison officials. In establishing prisoners’ rights to procedural fairness, Landman was at the forefront of a judicial trend of reforming public institutions and addressing the rights of marginalized groups. In winning Landman, inmates challenged their status as “slaves of the state” and curtailed the unchecked despotism of prison officials, revealing that prison litigation had the potential to undermine the functioning of the prison. As such, prisoners and their opponents were integral to a concurrent national debate about who deserved state protection and the rights of citizenship. However, precisely because the waves of prisoner litigation that ensued coincided with and aggravated calls for law and order, in response, lawmakers erected procedural hurdles to insulate the prison from judicial review once again. As a result, by 1996, with the passage of the Prison Litigation Reform Act, prisoners were returned to a kind of civil death.
The Discussion on Input – Output Framework Extended for Analyzing on Relationship between Demographic and Economic
Authors: Thai Nguyen Quang , Trinh Bui , Nhung Nguyen Hong
Published: May 2019

So far, many studies on economic structure have been proposed, Studies on the relationship between demographics and communication economics basically consider changes in age structure, leading to changes in saving and investment capacity. In Miyazawa's demographic-economic model, the focus has been on quantifying the relationship of final consumer groups and corresponding income groups. This study tries to establish the relationship between age and output and income. This study tries an attempt to extended Miyazawa’s model which gross capital formation at columns and operating surplus at rows. That means the input – output system was not only extended aging group at consumption of employees at rows and final household consumption at columns, but alsoadd to gross capital formation at columns and total income of producers (operating surplus and exogenous income) at rows. In this system, it is allowed to consider changing population structure which not only affects economy through saving or investment but also the structure of final consumption by age also spreads to output and income. So, in this research is not only this related inter-sartorial at first-time distribution for considering but also the impact of demographic to economic activities and re-distribution income follow by type of aging group.
Fatores de adesão e permanência de idosos com diabetes tipo 2 a um programa de exercício físico
Authors: Dantas Iago Vilela , Lima Gabriela Nascimento , Falcão Ana Patrícia Siqueira Tavares , Vancea Denise Maria Martins , Sobral Filho Dario Celestino
Published: May 2019

Introdução: Grande parte dos idosos com diabetes tipo 2 não praticam exercício físico regular. Objetivos: Identificar os fatores que influenciam idosos com diabetes tipo 2 a praticarem exercícios físicos. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo descritivo e analítico, transversal quantitativo. A amostra foi composta por 49 idosos, com diagnóstico de diabetes tipo 2. Foram aplicados questionários sobre adesão, permanência e desistência ao exercício e sintomas depressivos. Para análise dos dados foi calculado o alpha de Cronbach e foi realizada análise fatorial e correlação dos dados. Resultados: Os motivos para aderir a um programa de exercício físico foram indicação de amigos e familiares, intenção de melhorar a autoestima ou a autoimagem, indicação médica; e os motivos para permanecer ativo foram aliviar tensão, fazer amigos, desenvolver competências, queimar calorias, manter a flexibilidade. Conclusão: Os fatores extrínsecos são os que mais influenciaram idosos com diabetes mellitus tipo 2 a aderir a um programa de exercícios físico e a se manterem na prática.
Programa de exercícios funcionais para idosas – impacto na aptidão física
Authors: Oliveira Daniel Vicentini de , Fregonesi Ana Paula Berlesi , Moreira Caio Rosas , Cunha Paolo Marcello da , Antunes Mateus Dias , Nascimento Júnior José Roberto Andrade do
Published: May 2019

Introdução: A aptidão física é constantemente exigida pelos idosos para a realização das atividades da vida diária. Objetivo: Investigar o impacto de um programa de exercícios funcionais na aptidão física de idosas. Método: Realizou-se um estudo quase-experimental, com 22 idosas, destas, 11 constituíram o grupo controle (GC), e 11 o grupo intervenção (GI). Um programa de exercícios funcionais foi desenvolvido e aplicado durante 12 semanas, duas sessões por semana no GI. Como instrumento foi utilizado a bateria de testes Senior Fitness Test. Para análise de dados utilizou-se os testes “U” de Mann-Whitney e Wilcoxon. Resultado: Todos os componentes da aptidão física foram melhorados após a intervenção de um programa de exercícios funcionais no GI (p0,05). O GI, comparado ao GC, apenas no teste alcançar atrás das costas não obteve diferença significativa (p=0,898) pós-intervenção. Conclusão: Verificou-se que um programa de exercícios funcionais pode melhorar os componentes da aptidão física de idosas.
O Empreendedorismo Social como Oportunidade de Inclusão Social: O Caso de uma Cooperativa de Reciclagem
Authors: Machado Raquel Engelman , Rafael Daniele Hilger , Cabral Sueli Maria , Figueiró Paola Schmitt
Published: May 2019

Objetivo do estudo: ilustrar de que maneira o empreendedorismo social pode fomentar a inclusão social a partir de uma cooperativa de reciclagem localizada na região do Vale dos Sinos/RS. Metodologia/abordagem: estudo de caso com abordagem qualitativa a partir do acesso a múltiplas fontes de dados, tais como: observação participante, relatos de professores e acadêmicos integrantes do projeto de extensão que atende a cooperativa, entrevistas semiestruturadas e dados secundários. Originalidade/relevância: o empreendedorismo social se configura como uma nova perspectiva, principalmente no campo da gestão e da intervenção social, pois os problemas sociais passam a serem vistos como oportunidades e não como barreiras. Nesta perspectiva foram criadas diversas entidades, dentre elas, as cooperativas de reciclagem, que têm como foco a sustentabilidade e seu tripé social, econômico e ambiental. Diante disto, a originalidade desta pesquisa recai sobre a relação entre o empreendedorismo social e a inclusão social a partir das atividades de uma cooperativa de reciclagem. Principais resultados: foi possível evidenciar a relação entre o empreendedorismo social e a inclusão social, pois a cooperativa analisada, vista como um empreendimento social, apresenta características que trazem benefícios sociais, econômicos e ambientais para os cooperados e para a comunidade envolvida. Contribuições: a partir da discussão teórica, associada à pesquisa empírica, as principais contribuições estão ligadas a uma maior compreensão sobre como é realizada a gestão de uma cooperativa de reciclagem e de que forma este tipo de empreendimento social pode contribuir para a inclusão social. Conclusões: foram identificados diversos fatores que indicam a inclusão social, tais como: (re)inserção no mercado de trabalho; aumento da qualidade de vida; diminuição da vulnerabilidade social; elevação do nível de qualificação profissional; e ampliação da renda. O caso demonstra claramente a necessidade dos cooperados atuarem de forma mais autônoma em relação à Prefeitura, o que pode ser fomentado pela realização de parcerias como a formação de redes entre cooperativas, por exemplo. Parcerias com Universidades e outros centros de ensino também devem ser fomentadas para a realização de atividades que visem o desenvolvimento das lideranças.
Como as Micro e Pequenas Empresas tratam os seus Resíduos Sólidos Frente à Lei Federal N° 12.305/10
Authors: Pozo Hamilton , Bastos Rubens Topal de Carvalho , Donaire Denis
Published: May 2019

Objetivo: O objetivo desta pesquisa é investigar o grau de influência da Lei Federal n°12.305/10 na gestão dos resíduos sólidos das micro e pequenas empresas na região de Guarulhos.Metodologia: Na busca deste objetivo foi utilizado o método classificado como descritivo e exploratório, levantamento que, no primeiro momento, faz uma abordagem de análise qualitativa dos dados. A amostra foi constituída por quarenta e oito estabelecimentos de diversos ramos de atividade da região.Relevância: O tema abordado é relevante, tendo em vista que essa Lei supracitada estabeleceu uma política nacional de resíduos sólidos, classificando-os e normatizando a destinação dada a eles. Essa regulamentação obriga as empresas a destinar os seus resíduos a lugares pré-estabelecidosResultados: Por intermédio da totalização dos percentuais encontrados, elaborou-se um índice de adequação à legislação de resíduos sólidos.Contribuições: A contribuição da pesquisa fundamenta-se na informação dos estudos prévios e no direcionamento para a gestão dos resíduos sólidos nas micro e pequenas empresas da região, dando suporte à sustentabilidade local.Conclusão: Sob o aspecto da legislação, as micro e pequenas empresas da região de Guarulhos demonstraram possuir uma condição.
Plano de Gerenciamento de Resíduos da Construção Civil: Uma Revisão Sistemática da Produção Científica Brasileira de 2003 A 2016
Authors: Loch Patricia , Stocker Sandra Mara , Bertolini Geysler Rogis Flor
Published: May 2019

Objetivo do estudo: Apresentar uma revisão sistemática sobre o plano de gerenciamento de resíduos da construção civil publicadas entre os anos de 2003 e 2016 na área de avaliação de Administração, Ciências Contábeis e Turismo da Capes com classificação no sistema Qualis nos estratos A1 à C. Metodologia/abordagem: Esta pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa e quantitativa, e caráter exploratório, foi baseada em uma pesquisa bibliográfica e documental realizada nos meses de outubro e novembro de 2016 e analisou 18 estudos que abordaram de algum modo o PGRSCC. Originalidade/Relevância: Assunto ainda é relativamente novo nas pesquisas científicas brasileiras. Principais resultados: Todos os artigos selecionados estavam atrelados à sustentabilidade, com ênfase nos impactos nocivos que a atividade causa ao meio ambiente. Contribuições teóricas/metodológicas: Disseminação da temática no meio acadêmico, social e empresarial. Conclusão: Mapeamento dos principais enfoques em torno da temática e comportamento das pesquisas no âmbito brasileiro.
O Rompimento da Barragem de Mariana (MG): Mudanças no Disclosure Ambiental do Setor de Mineração
Authors: Souza Franciele Machado de , Tarifa Marcelo Resquetti , Panhoca Luiz
Published: May 2019

Objetivo do estudo: Este estudo analisa as mudanças de disclosures ambientais em empresas mineradoras de capital aberto, listadas na BMF&BOVESPA após o rompimento da barragem de Mariana, em 2015.Metodologia/abordagem: Foi  realizada   uma   análise   de    conteúdo  nas    demonstrações financeiras e relatórios de sustentabilidade de empresas mineradoras com  ações   listadas   na BMF&BOVESPA, entre 2014 a 2016. A variável disclosure ambiental foi dividida   em   sete categorias, conforme propõem Heflin & Wallace (2011).Originalidade/Relevância: Este estudo é relevante ao trazer a discussão sobre se desastres ambientais, tais como o rompimento da Barragem de Fundão, podem aumentar a informação ao investidor a respeito do potencial para outro acidente dentro do setor da mineração brasileira. Inova ao adaptar o modelo proposto por Heflin & Wallace (2011) ao contexto brasileiro.Principais resultados: Os resultados empíricos revelam que as empresas mineradoras pesquisadas, com passivos ambientais, utilizam-se de estratégias de Gerenciamento de Impressões para divulgações de seus impactos ambientais. As estratégias utilizadas pelas empresas são a ocultação e atribuição a fatores externos, apresentando desta forma um discurso enviesado e seletivo sobre seus impactos ambientais.Contribuições teóricas/metodológicas: Este estudo contribui para a literatura de divulgação ambiental e fornece insights sobre a discussão a respeito da gestão ambiental sob a perspectiva do disclosure ambiental de empresas de mineração brasileiras.Conclusão: Conclui-se que as empresas mineradoras pesquisadas não aumentaram a sua divulgação ambiental após o rompimento da barragem da companhia mineradora Samarco, em 2015.
Satisfação dos Usuários Atendidos pela Farmácia Básica do Sus no Município de Agudo – RS
Authors: Santos Gilberto Martins , Moura Fabiana Quadros de , Silva Claiton Martins da
Published: May 2019

Neste estudo, analisou-se o grau de satisfação dos usuários do Programa de Assistência Farmacêutica, como parte da Política Pública na área de Saúde, na qual o medicamento é o insumo essencial e está no centro de um conjunto de ações voltadas para a promoção, proteção e recuperação da saúde humana, que prevê o acesso da população aos medicamentos necessários para o controle de suas enfermidades. O programa abrange o processo, desde o desenvolvimento do medicamento, até sua distribuição e consumo pelo indivíduo atendido. Assim, é de suma importância conhecer o processo antes de procederem-se as análises quanto à situação encontrada. Para tanto, realizou-se um estudo de caso, mediante pesquisa descritiva e qualitativa, sendo analisados os pontos positivos e negativos do serviço prestado no município de Agudo no Rio Grande do Sul. Selecionaram-se 134 pessoas que acessam o referido programa por amostragem aleatória simples, as quais responderam ao questionário formulado. Utilizou-se a escala de cinco pontos de Rensis Likert. Buscou-se identificar por meio da opinião dos participantes, o grau de satisfação em relação ao atendimento prestado pela farmácia do SUS nesta localidade. Verificou-se que a maioria dos usuários se encontra satisfeita quanto aos serviços da farmácia e constatou-se que há descontentamento no que se refere à disponibilidade de medicamentos e ao empenho dos funcionários na resolução desse problema.
Gastos com Saúde e sua Relação com o Porte Populacional dos Municípios: Um Estudo em Pernambuco
Authors: Lorena Sobrinho José Eudes De , Arruda Mariana De Fátima Aleves , Albuquerque Lauriluci Farias Lopes de , Montarroyos Ulisses Ramos
Published: May 2019

Este artigo tem como objetivo analisar a aplicação dos recursos públicos na saúde e qual a sua relação com o porte populacional dos municípios do Estado de Pernambuco. Trata-se de uma pesquisa quantitativa, descritiva, analítica e retrospectiva, com a utilização de dados secundários referentes à série histórica de 2012 a 2017. Os dados foram coletados no Sistema de Informações sobre Orçamentos Públicos em Saúde e na ferramenta Cidades@ do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. A análise estatística foi realizada utilizando o Programa Stata. Ao se verificarem as médias de gastos, observou-se que os anos de 2012 e 2016 foram os períodos que apresentaram os mais expressivos descumprimentos do percentual mínimo obrigatório de 15%. No que se refere à série histórica da média de aplicação dos recursos financeiros, verificou-se que em 2016 houve declínio de aplicação em todos os municípios. Constatou-se que os municípios de pequeno porte das mesorregiões da Zona da Mata, Agreste e Sertão apresentaram as maiores médias percentuais, o que demonstra a dependência entre estes e os demais entes federados, portanto faz-se necessário o aprimoramento da gestão dos recursos financeiros.
Developing New Criteria for Validity Evaluation of Analytical Methods
Authors: Shayanfar Ali , Ershadi Saba
Published: May 2019

Background: The appropriate validation of analytical methods has become an essential part of the determination of chemical substances. Invalid analytical methods lead to inaccurate data and misinterpretation of results in the pharmaceutical, food, and medical sciences. There
are a number of guidelines issued on validation by international organizations. Some parameters have been proposed to evaluate the validity of an analytical method. They are accurate and comprehensive; however, proposing new criteria can help analysts to detect invalid methods. Objective:
In this study, new criteria are proposed based on upper and lower limits of linear range and calculated responses by calibration curve equation. Methods: Further research on 150 reported analytical methods (non–separation-based and separation-based techniques) for chemicals and
pharmaceuticals (organic and inorganic compounds) in scientific papers revealed that employing the coefficient of determination (R2) alone could lead analysts to an inaccurate linear range and method validation, and consequently, results showed that only 55% of these methods
count as valid approaches. Conclusions: The established criteria based on the calibration curve equation and linear range appear to be applicable and suitable for validity evaluation of analytical methods.
A Most Mitigated Friar
Authors: Ward Thomas M. ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: May 2019

In his ethical writings, Duns Scotus emphasized both divine freedom and natural goodness, and these seem to conflict with each other in various ways. I offer an interpretation of Scotus which takes seriously these twin emphases and shows how they cohere. I argue that, for Scotus, all natural laws obtain just by the natures of actual things. Divine commands, such as the Ten Commandments, contingently track natural laws but do not make natural laws to be natural laws. I present textual evidence for this claim. I also show how this view of Scotus on the natural law is consistent with a number of troubling passages. Scotus’s ethical theory implies that there are genuinely moral reasons for acting which are not absolutely binding (because subject to a divine command or permission otherwise) and also some moral reasons for acting which are absolutely binding (because not thus subject).
All or Nothing, but If Not All, Next Best or Nothing
Authors: Pummer Theron ,   Journal of Philosophy Inc.
Published: May 2019

Suppose two children face a deadly threat. You can either do nothing, save one child by sacrificing your arms, or save both by sacrificing your arms. Here are two plausible claims: first, it is permissible to do nothing; second, it is wrong to save only one. Joe Horton argues that the combination of these two claims has the implausible implication that if you are not going to save both children, you ought to save neither. This is one instance of what he calls the ALL OR NOTHING PROBLEM. I here present CONDITIONAL PERMISSIONS as the solution. Although saving only one child is wrong, it can be conditionally permissible, that is, permissible given what you are not going to do. You ought to save both children or save neither, but if you are not going to save both, you ought to do the next best thing (save one) or save neither.
Thinking with Whitehead on Transcendence and Its Failures
Authors: Hedrick Lisa Landoe ,   The Center for Process Studies
Published: May 2019

The ability to recognize failures presupposes the ability to recognize achievements. By the same logic, ethical failures are identifiable only to the extent to which ethical achievements are identifiable. This article examines the possibility of cultural criticism in Whitehead’s metaphysics. The first part of this article challenges Isabelle Stenger’s nonnormative reading of Whitehead, while the second part employs my alternative reading in order to critique two different (albeit nonexhaustive) accounts of the nature of (primarily ethical) ideals. The main focus of this critique is Derrida’s account of the autoimmunity of democracy and the aporetic structure of justice.
Three Paradigm Theories of Time
Authors: Luft Eric v. d. ,   The Center for Process Studies
Published: May 2019

The three theories considered here, real continuous time (Bergson), real serial time (Whitehead), and unreal time (McTaggart), are each in some sense a reaction to Hume’s theory of serial or “spatialized” time. Hence, Hume’s theory is elaborated on as a foundation for the discussion and comparison of the subsequent three. This brief excursion into the nature of time may help to illuminate the differences among these three and to suggest some of their possible implications, particularly with regard to (1) the existential difference between intuited or transcendent time and experienced or immanent time and (2) the qualitative or ontological difference between the eternal and the temporal.
Rogowsky coil applications for power measurement under non-sinusoidal field conditions
Authors: Diahovchenko Illia , Mykhailyshyn Roman , Danylchenko Dmytro , Shevchenko Serhii
Published: May 2019

Electric energy measurement errors depend on the design and algorithms used in electricity meters, as well as on the auxiliary and embedded sensors’ accuracy and bandwidth (or more precisely, maximum measurable frequency). Poor power quality may affect the electric energy meters accuracy, which will lead to the improper power accounting. In this article the applications of the Rogowsky coil sensors for electric energy measurement are studied. The advantages and the challenges of this sensor type implementation are discussed, and the operation scheme of the power meter for the separate measurement of the fundamental harmonic’s electric energy and the higher harmonics electric energy is proposed. The possibility of implementation of responsibility determining methods for power quality distortion is highlighted.
Análise de sustentabilidade: Índice De Sustentabilidade Empresarial Bovespa e carteiras 2013, 2014 e 2015
Authors: Welter Alessandra dos Santos , Remussi Rejane , Ã“lea Pelayo Munhoz , Fernandes Alice Munz , Biegelmeyer Uiliam Hahn , Craco Tânia , Gubert Flávia
Published: May 2019

O tema sustentabilidade nos últimos anos, vem sendo considerado assunto pertinente e presente na sociedade, devido ao impacto que o mesmo resulta no nosso cotidiano, diante do agravamento dos problemas ambientais ocorridos e do uso indiscriminado dos recursos naturais existentes, assiste-se à emergência de um novo tipo de postura dos indivíduos, a qual pondera os impactos de seu padrão de consumo na natureza. Assim sendo, o objetivo do estudo é mostrar a evolução do tema meio ambiente, sustentabilidade e a evolução da Bovespa e parceiros na inserção do tema junto as empresas envolvidas na carteira do Índice de Sustentabilidade Empresarial Bovespa (ISE). O método de pesquisa foi de abordagem quantitativa, com finalidade exploratória e descritiva, por meio de pesquisa documental. Evidenciou-se que as empresas estão construindo seus pilares na área da sustentabilidade, por ser um tema amplo compreende-se que os modelos já existentes servem como norteadores das empresas que possuem o mesmo segmento. A gestão ambiental é um assunto de interesse geral das nações, por essa razão demonstra-se a importância da elaboração de práticas eficazes por parte das empresas, assim como a divulgação das mesmas para que sirvam como fonte de informações na tomada de decisões por parte dos diversos usuários.
Om genoprettelsen af videnskaberne og kunstarterne har bidraget til at forædle moralen
Authors: Rousseau Jean-Jacques
Published: May 2019

Oversat af Niels Amstrup
Umberto Ecos labyrinter – samtale med Mario Fusco
Authors: Frandsen Finn
Published: May 2019

Da De udgav Rosens navn i 1980, var De allerede kendt som for­fatter til en række bøger -essaysamlinger og teoretiske værker hovedsageligt om æstetik og semiologi. Hvorfor denne første roman?
Middelalderen i dag. En samtale med Georges Duby
Authors: Gallo Max , Lannes Sophie
Published: May 2019

L' Express: Er det nyttigt for vort samfund cg vores erkendelse at være middelalderhistoriker i dag? Eller er det en slags luksus?
Connaissances métacognitives et stratégies d’autorégulation impliquées dans la révision de textes : construction et validation d’un instrument autorapporté
Authors: Escorcia Dyanne , Fenouillet Fabien
Published: May 2019

La présente recherche a pour but de construire et de valider le Questionnaire des composantes métacognitives de la révision de textes (QCMR) en contexte universitaire. Au total, 451 étudiants de licence (trois premières années à l’université) appartenant à plusieurs domaines d’étude dans une université française ont participé à l’étude. Après une version initiale du questionnaire, qui comportait 41 items, une analyse factorielle exploratoire a révélé 5 facteurs correspondant aux dimensions théoriques envisagées. Une analyse factorielle confirmatoire a validé cette structure, qui mesure les variables suivantes : connaissances métacognitives déclaratives, gestion du temps, autosurveillance, connaissances métacognitives procédurales et recherche d’aide. Un bon niveau de fiabilité a été constaté : des coefficients alpha allant de 0,74 à 0,83 ainsi qu’un degré satisfaisant de stabilité temporelle. Le QCMR possède également une bonne validité prédictive.
Les lettres d’hommage de Linda Lê
Authors: Bacholle Michèle
Published: May 2019

Si la lettre constitue une conversation entre absents, ceux-ci sont toutefois généralement vivants. Linda Lê, elle, écrit des lettres à des familiers morts (son père, décédé seul au Vietnam – Lettre morte, Paris, Christian Bourgois, 1999) ou à jamais confinés dans le non-être (son fils – À l’enfant que je n’aurai pas, Paris, NiL, 2011). En 1999 elle publie aussi Tu écriras sur le bonheur (Paris, Presses universitaires de France), trente-huit textes dédiés à des écrivains de renommée et d’origines diverses, sortes de « pères spirituels » ou littéraires et réitère son geste d’adresse en 2015, avec Par ailleurs (exils) (Paris, Christian Bourgois), lettres d’hommage à des écrivains par-delà le trépas. La tâche incombe alors au lecteur d’établir des correspondances entre eux et Linda Lê, entre les oeuvres achevées, passées à la postérité des uns et l’oeuvre en devenir, à la postérité encore incertaine de l’autre. Cet article identifie les continuités et discontinuités entre Tu écriras sur le bonheur et Par ailleurs (exils) et examine les cinq « figures tutélaires » qu’ils ont en commun, avant de relever quels sont les grands absents de Par ailleurs (exils) et quels écrivains y ont fait leur entrée. Alors que Tu écriras sur le bonheur était une compilation alphabétique, Par ailleurs (exils) est une suite d’hommages présentés pêle-mêle ; entre les deux se dessine le cheminement de l’oeuvre de Lê de la « littérature déplacée » vers une « littérature du dépaysement ». J’argue qu’il revient aux lecteurs et critiques, destinataires ultimes de ces lettres d’hommage, de les recevoir et d’assurer la postérité de leur auteure.
Habiter en ville : la maison urbaine dans le roman franco-canadien
Authors: Brun del Re Ariane
Published: May 2019

En 2011, Jean Morency relevait la récurrence d’une figure spatiale particulière dans les littératures de l’Acadie, de l’Ontario français et de l’Ouest francophone : la maison incendiée, qu’il rattachait au temps, à la mémoire et à l’histoire. Depuis, les écrivains franco-canadiens ont délaissé cette figure au profit d’un autre type de logis, la maison urbaine. C’est notamment le cas de Daniel Poliquin, Simone Chaput et France Daigle. Les maisons atypiques de La Côte de Sable (1990, sous le titre Visions de Jude), La belle ordure (2010) ainsi que Petites difficultés d’existence (2002) et sa suite Pour sûr (2011) ont en commun d’être des espaces peu propices à l’intimité car ils brouillent les frontières entre l’intérieur et l’extérieur. Point de rencontre pour les personnages, ces maisons occupent une telle place qu’elles éclipsent les villes mises en scène. La maison urbaine semble ainsi être le moyen par lequel les écrivains franco-canadiens sont parvenus à s’approprier la ville pour l’habiter. La récurrence de cette nouvelle figure spatiale de même que le passage de la maison incendiée à la maison urbaine laissent entendre que les écrivains franco-canadiens puisent à un imaginaire commun. La littérature franco-canadienne pourrait ainsi compter non seulement sur des fondations institutionnelles, mais imaginaires.
Le mal de mère : solidarités féminines dans l’oeuvre de Marguerite Andersen et Hélène Harbec
Authors: Doyon-Gosselin Benoit , Greco Maria Cristina
Published: May 2019

Les oeuvres de la Franco-Ontarienne Marguerite Andersen et de l’Acadienne Hélène Harbec, malgré leur importance quantitative et qualitative, ont été très peu étudiées par les chercheurs. Il faut dire que leurs textes de création s’inscrivent dans un contexte de forte décontextualisation et que leur point d’origine (l’Allemagne pour Andersen et le Québec pour Harbec) font d’elles des « étrangères » au sein de leur corpus national respectif, ceci expliquant peut-être cela. Pourtant, les oeuvres d’Andersen et d’Harbec témoignent de thématiques semblables et de rapprochement formels évidents. À la suite des travaux de Lori Saint-Martin et de Béatrice Didier, cet article vise à étudier le rapport à la mère et à son propre rôle de mère des personnages-écrivaines et à examiner la manière dont ces rapports servent de moteur à la création. Les oeuvres des deux auteures proposent une nouvelle solidarité entre femmes qui devient un modèle de vie. Nous voulons mettre en évidence la place problématique du rapport mère-enfant ainsi que les particularités d’une écriture de femmes qui se situent explicitement dans le sillage de la figure tutélaire de Virginia Woolf. Le corpus retenu est composé des oeuvres suivantes : De mémoire de femme ([1982] 2002), Le cahier des absences et de la décision ([1991] 2009), L’orgueilleuse (1998) et La mauvaise mère (2013).
Dans la machine lyrique de Pascal Dusapin
Authors: Gindt Antoine
Published: May 2019

En sept opéras, Pascal Dusapin a exploré les nombreuses ramifications du
genre, s’inspirant d’auteurs contemporains comme de mythes ancestraux, traitant
différents formats – de l’opéra de chambre au grand opéra –, initiant et pratiquant
de nombreuses collaborations artistiques. Ses motivations et son cheminement très
personnels autour du texte, de la voix, de la musique, font ressortir la prééminence
de la partition qui doit libérer tous les autres paramètres engagés dans
l’assemblage complexe qu’est l’art lyrique.
Corps sonores : Aufgang et Outscape de Pascal Dusapin
Authors: Ouellet Pierre
Published: May 2019

La poésie chante, la musique parle. Une communauté de voix sous-tend la langue parlée et le langage musical, qui prennent leur source dans l’écholalie où les mots et les notes s’assemblent selon des tournures d’ordre prosodique plutôt que des règles liées à la grammaire ou au solfège. Les intonations qui en résultent donnent lieu à ce que Heidegger appelle une Stimmung, soit une tonalité affective caractéristique d’une époque donnée, qui relève moins de la vie sociale que de la « vie chorale ou orchestrale », dont Rimbaud dit qu’elle est fondatrice de notre humanité. Aufgang et Outscape de Pascal Dusapin s’appuient sur cette communauté vocale, où l’on entend le « delà » (Auf) et le « dehors » (Out) propres à la posthistoire dans laquelle nous sommes entrés : le subtil entrelacs des instruments solistes et de l’orchestre y fait surgir de nouvelles tonalités, où l’on éprouve une autre forme de temporalité – musicale et poétique, certes, mais historique et politique aussi.
Geospatial delineation and mapping of groundwater potential in Embu County, Kenya
Authors: Chepchumba Mary Christine , Raude James M. , Sang Joseph K.
Published: May 2019

Integration of Remote Sensing (RS) and the Geographical Information System (GIS) approaches in the field of groundwater resources management is a breakthrough. The RS and GIS geospatial approaches can enhance the assessment, monitoring, and conservation of groundwater resources. In this study, RS and GIS geospatial techniques were applied with the aim of identifying groundwater potential zones in Embu County, Kenya, based on selected multi influencing factors. Lineament layer was obtained by processing Landsat 8 ETM+ image using Principal Component Analysis in ENVI®4.7 and automatic extraction from Principal Component Image using the LINE module in Geomatica software. The resultant groundwater potential map showed that approximately 78% of the total area ranged from ‘high’ to ‘very high’ zones indicating that almost half of the study area has good groundwater potential. About 20% showed moderate potential while only 2% fell under the low potential zone. The proposed study approach can be used as a new way of modeling geospatial data for identification and mapping of groundwater potential zones. The study findings are useful to first-hand information planners and local authorities for assessment, planning, management and administration of groundwater resources in Embu County.
Stem cell topography splits growth and homeostatic functions in the fish gill
Authors: Stolper Julian , Ambrosio Elizabeth Mayela , Danciu Diana-Patricia , Buono Lorena , Elliott David A , Naruse Kiyoshi , Martínez-Morales Juan R , Marciniak-Czochra Anna , Centanin Lazaro
Published: May 2019

While lower vertebrates contain adult stem cells (aSCs) that maintain homeostasis and drive un-exhaustive organismal growth, mammalian aSCs display mainly the homeostatic function. Here, we use lineage analysis in the medaka fish gill to address aSCs and report separate stem cell populations for homeostasis and growth. These aSCs are fate-restricted during the entire post-embryonic life and even during re-generation paradigms. We use chimeric animals to demonstrate that p53 mediates growth coordination among fate-restricted aSCs, suggesting a hierarchical organisation among lineages in composite organs like the fish gill. Homeostatic and growth aSCs are clonal but differ in their topology; modifications in tissue architecture can convert the homeostatic zone into a growth zone, indicating a leading role for the physical niche defining stem cell output. We hypothesise that physical niches are main players to restrict aSCs to a homeostatic function in animals with fixed adult size.
Challenges Faced by Student Leaders in Managing Student Affairs in Public Universities in Kenya
Authors: Murage Lucy Muthoni , Njoka Johannes , Gachahi Michael
Published: May 2019

Effective management of student affairs in public universities continue to pose a major challenge to university administrators and student leaders in many parts of the world including Kenya. Public universities are perpetually ravaged by rampant incidences of student unrests and strikes yet innovative approaches meant to curb such incidences have been adopted that involved student leaders in governance of institutions of higher learning. The effectiveness of these innovative approaches in university governance is not clearly documented. The rationale of the study was to analyse the challenges faced by student leaders in managing student affairs in public universities in Kenya. The study employed descriptive survey research design. Stratified random sampling was used to select student leaders from public universities in Kenya. The sample size comprised of 19 members of student governing councils, 50 class representatives and 73 clubs and society leaders, making a total of 142 respondents. Data was collected using questionnaires. Analysed data revealed that 50.4% of the student leaders experienced challenges while executing their functions. The major challenges included conflict between academic pursuits and leadership roles, lack of teamwork among student leaders and students’ ignorance of university policies and statutes. The study further established a strong and statistically significant relationship between the challenges faced by student leaders and effective student affairs services in public universities at 0.05 levels of significant with a Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.789. The study concluded that challenges experienced by student leaders may impede effective discharge of their duties and may result in poor service delivery leading to incidences of riots. The study recommends that student leaders should be assisted to solve internal problems that may affect the effective discharge of their duties as a way of addressing unrests in public universities.