bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
MaD0
Authors: Li Jie , Zheng Jianliang , Whitlock Paula
Published: January 2016

In this article, we present MaD0, an ultrafast nonlinear pseudorandom number generator (PRNG) for noncryptographic applications. MaD0 uses byte-oriented operations for state initialization and fast integer-oriented operations for state transition and pseudorandom number generation. Its state transition follows a pseudorandom mapping. MaD0 generates high-quality pseudorandom numbers and reaches a generation speed of half cycle per byte on an Intel Core i3 processor. It has a state space of 2,240 bits and an expected period length around 2
1120
. It also shows other good properties, such as fast recovery from biased states and ease of use.
Generation process of gaze by the surveillance camera
Authors: Koga Hiroshi
Published: January 2016

In this paper, the author considers the process of privacy issues in the surveillance society has been formed on the case study of
Kamagasaki
area in Osaka, Japan. The author has adopted a viewpoint of social constructionism. Kanagasaki district is famous for the area that saveillance cameras were collectively installed in a specific area for the first time in Japan. From a perspective of "sociology of social problem", we discuss the transition of view of CCTV (Closed Circuit Television) or surveillance society.
Digital alienation as the foundation of online privacy concerns
Authors: Dainow Brandt
Published: January 2016

The term 'digital alienation' is used in critical IS research to refer to manifestations of alienation online. This paper explores the difficulties of using a traditional Marxist analysis to account for digital alienation. The problem is that the activity people undertake online does not look coerced or estranged from the creator's individuality, both of which are typically seen as necessary for the production of alienation. As a result of this apparent difficulty, much of the research has focused on the relationship between digital alienation and digital labour.

This paper attempts to overcome these difficulties by discarding the traditional approach. We argue one can better understand digital alienation by focusing on the relationship between user intent and technical infrastructure, rather than concerns with labour. Under the existing economic model dominating the internet, free services are financed by recording user activity and then using the products of this commercial surveillance to sell information about people to others. We show how the real harm in current online business models is that commercial surveillance is being used to commodify private life.

Seeking to define personal data in more precise terms, we will introduce two new concepts necessary for a detailed discussion of any ethical issues regarding personal data - the digital shadow and the digital persona. We will then show how affordances in current online systems are tuned to commodification of the user's personality. We will then explore the nature of online surveillance and show how affordances combine with the surveillance economy to produce digital alienation.
Augmented reality all around us
Authors: Wolf Marty J. , Grodzinsky Frances , Miller Keith
Published: January 2016

In this paper we continue to explore the ethics and social impact of augmented visual field devices (AVFDs). Recently, Microsoft announced the pending release of HoloLens, and Magic Leap filed a patent application for technology that will project light directly onto the wearer's retina. Here we explore the notion of deception in relation to the impact these devices have on developers, users, and non-users as they interact via these devices. These sorts of interactions raise questions regarding autonomy and suggest a strong need for informed consent protocols. We identify issues of ownership that arise due to the blending of physical and virtual space and important ways that these devices impact trust. Finally, we explore how these devices impact individual identity and thus raise the question of ownership of the space between an object and someone's eyes. We conclude that developers ought to take time to design and implement a natural and easy to use informed consent system with these devices.
Ask an ethicist
Authors: Flick Catherine
Published: January 2016

In this paper, a method for engagement with industry stakeholders, namely, a booth at an industry convention entitled "Ask an Ethicist" is presented and reflected upon. Engagement methods included informal discussions with stakeholders, and challenges for attendees through targeted questions addressing ethical and social issues in the industry. While this booth was targeted at the video games industry, the author has reason to believe that it could be useful in other industry events to encourage and facilitate engagement between industry and society, and as a potential data collection tool for research into RRI in industry.
Distorted usability design in IT tendering
Authors: Tarkkanen Kimmo , Koskinen Jani , Harkke Ville
Published: January 2016

Request-for-proposals (RFP) are documents in IT tendering that define the selection criteria, evaluation procedures and system requirements including system usability. IT vendors' perspective on RFP-originated system configuration and usability design is less studied than of IT procuring organizations. Analysis of empirical data collected from large IT tendering shows that from the vendor's perspective the objectives and means of usability design during the tendering differ drastically from general usability work. During the tendering, the fundamentals of usability recommendations can be based solely on the requirements of RFPs with no adequate intention to improve system usability in the use context. An ethical analysis of the situation and possible futures and alternatives is represented.
KTP and RRI
Authors: Kreps David , Blaynee Jessica , Kutar Maria , Griffiths Marie
Published: January 2016

Businesses working with universities are in an optimal position to overcome perceived barriers to the uptake of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) for Business and Industry. This paper sets out case study evidence within a particular framework for such university-industry partnerships, to support this assertion, and suggests that the framework in question could with minimal development become an even better vehicle for encouraging such uptake, and an example for other EU countries to follow.
So what if the state is monitoring us?
Authors: Murata Kiyoshi , Fukuta Yasunori , Orito Yohko , Adams Andrew A. , Palma Ana María Lara
Published: January 2016

This study investigates the attitudes towards and social impacts of Edward Snowden's revelations in Japan through a questionnaire survey and follow-up interviews with Japanese youngsters as part of an international cross-cultural analyses. The survey results showed striking contrasts with ones in other countries reflecting the Japanese socio-cultural and political environment.
The view from the gallery
Authors: Adams Andrew A. , Murata Kiyoshi , Fukuta Yasunori , Orito Yohko , Palma Ana María Lara
Published: January 2016

The series of revelations made by Edward Snowden revelations starting on 5th June 2013 exposed a true picture of state surveillance or, more precisely, surveillance conducted by an industrial-government complex in the democratic nations. His revelations have attracted heavy doses of both praise and censure; whereas some have positively evaluated his deed as an act of valour to protect democracy against the tyranny of the state, others have criticised him as a traitor to his country that have been preoccupied with responses to the threat of terrorism since the 9.11 attacks. Indeed, the US government filed charges of spying against him on 21st June, and he is forced to live in exile in Moscow. He said that only the American people could decide whether sacrificing his life was worth it by their response [10]. The Pew Research Foundation found in a survey that although Americans are deeply split on whether Snowden's actions served or harmed the public interest, that younger groups regarded his actions as more beneficial than harmful when compared with older groups

Inspired by the Pew Research Foundation's surveys [13, 14], an international group of academics led by the authors of this paper have conducted surveys on young people (students at their universities) about their attitudes to privacy online, and the actions of Bradley/Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden in separate and different modes of grand leaks. This survey has been deployed in China, Germany, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden and Taiwan. with further deployments expected.
Snowden's revelations led to more informed and shocked German citizens
Authors: Schleusener Michael , Stevens Sarah , Brenner Sebastian , Murata Kiyoshi , Adams Andrew A. , Palma Ana María Lara
Published: January 2016

This study investigates the attitudes towards and social impacts of Edward Snowden's revelations in Germany through a questionnaire survey with German youngsters as part of the worldwide cross-cultural analyses. However due to Snowden's revelations a continuing discussion about privacy, safety, security and data protection was unleashed in Germany. The results show interesting values and settings of young people in Germany. For example: The majority 69.41% of the surveyed persons feel that the usage of the Internet threatens their privacy.
Surveillance of information and personal data by Mexican government
Authors: Yáñez-Luna Juan Carlos , Arias-Oliva Mario , Murata Kiyoshi , Ramírez Pedro I. González , Adams Andrew A. , Palma Ana María Lara
Published: January 2016

This study analyses the perceptions about Edward Snowden's revelations in Mexico. A questionnaire survey was developed and applied to students in a Mexican University (Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí). This Study is part of a global research about privacy perceptions by young people in different countries.
Judging the complexity of privacy, openness and loyalty issues
Authors: Kavathatzopoulos Iordanis , Asai Ryoko
Published: January 2016

Privacy protection and whistle-blowing are controversial issues. Privacy has to be protected but it hinders access to correct information. Whistle-blowing is necessary for correct decision-making, neutralizing wrong beliefs and preventing crime but it may destabilize groups, institutions and societies, and cause conflicts. The question investigated here was whether people judging the controversial issues of privacy and whistle-blowing take a moralistic or a philosophical approach. The hypothesis was that homogeneous responses point to a philosophical approach whereas responses correlated with cultural background point to a moralistic approach. Participants' responses to a questionnaire on Manning and Snowden cases did not produce an unambiguous picture, and this result did not lead to a decisive answer to our hypothesis question.
Hydrophobic motif site-phosphorylated protein kinase CβII between mTORC2 and Akt regulates high glucose-induced mesangial cell hypertrophy
Authors: Das Falguni , Ghosh-Choudhury Nandini , Mariappan Meenalakshmi M. , Kasinath Balakuntalam S. , Choudhury Goutam Ghosh
Published: January 2016

PKCβII controls the pathologic features of diabetic nephropathy, including glomerular mesangial cell hypertrophy. PKCβII contains the COOH-terminal hydrophobic motif site Ser-660. Whether this hydrophobic motif phosphorylation contributes to high glucose-induced mesangial cell hypertrophy has not been determined. Here we show that, in mesangial cells, high glucose increased phosphorylation of PKCβII at Ser-660 in a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3-kinase)-dependent manner. Using siRNAs to downregulate PKCβII, dominant negative PKCβII, and PKCβII hydrophobic motif phosphorylation-deficient mutant, we found that PKCβII regulates activation of mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) and mesangial cell hypertrophy by high glucose. PKCβII via its phosphorylation at Ser-660 regulated phosphorylation of Akt at both catalytic loop and hydrophobic motif sites, resulting in phosphorylation and inactivation of its substrate PRAS40. Specific inhibition of mTORC2 increased mTORC1 activity and induced mesangial cell hypertrophy. In contrast, inhibition of mTORC2 decreased the phosphorylation of PKCβII and Akt, leading to inhibition of PRAS40 phosphorylation and mTORC1 activity and prevented mesangial cell hypertrophy in response to high glucose; expression of constitutively active Akt or mTORC1 restored mesangial cell hypertrophy. Moreover, constitutively active PKCβII reversed the inhibition of high glucose-stimulated Akt phosphorylation and mesangial cell hypertrophy induced by suppression of mTORC2. Finally, using renal cortexes from type 1 diabetic mice, we found that increased phosphorylation of PKCβII at Ser-660 was associated with enhanced Akt phosphorylation and mTORC1 activation. Collectively, our findings identify a signaling route connecting PI3-kinase to mTORC2 to phosphorylate PKCβII at the hydrophobic motif site necessary for Akt phosphorylation and mTORC1 activation, leading to mesangial cell hypertrophy.
Exceptional Response to Nanoparticle Albumin-Bound Paclitaxel and Gemcitabine in a Patient with a Refractory Adenocarcinoma of the Ampulla of Vater
Authors: Kapp Markus , Kosmala Aleksander , Kircher Stefan , Luber Verena , Kunzmann Volker
Published: January 2016

Ampullary carcinoma is a rare tumor and evidence on the treatment of recurrent metastatic disease is scarce. We report the case of a 60-year-old patient with an R0-resected node-positive adenocarcinoma of the papilla of Vater of an initially diagnosed intestinal subtype who developed pulmonary metastases 2 months after adjuvant gemcitabine chemotherapy and, subsequently, liver metastases. Palliative combination chemotherapy with standard regimens for intestinal-type adenocarcinoma (FOLFOX and FOLFIRI) failed. However, subsequent combination chemotherapy with nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel and gemcitabine, a regimen with proven efficacy in metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, resulted in a durable, very good partial remission. Treatment was manageable and well tolerated. Primary tumor and metastatic tissue were reassessed by immunohistochemistry and had to be reclassified to a mixed phenotype containing predominant elements of the pancreatobiliary subtype. Our case suggests that combination chemotherapy with nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel and gemcitabine could represent a promising option for the treatment of this rare disease and warrants further investigation within controlled clinical trials. Moreover, thorough characterization of ampullary carcinomas by histomorphology and additional immunohistochemistry should become mandatory in order to start a chemotherapeutic regimen tailored for the definitive subtype.
Atherosclerosis at arterial bifurcations: evidence for the role of haemodynamics and geometry
Authors: Morbiducci Umberto , Kok Annette M. , Kwak Brenda R. , Stone Peter H. , Steinman David A. , Wentzel Jolanda J.
Published: January 2016

Atherosclerotic plaques are found at distinct locations in the arterial system, despite the exposure to systemic risk factors of the entire vascular tree. From the study of arterial bifurcation regions, emerges ample evidence that haemodynamics are involved in the local onset and progression of the atherosclerotic disease. This observed co-localisation of disturbed flow regions and lesion prevalence at geometrically predisposed districts such as arterial bifurcations has led to the formulation of a ‘haemodynamic hypothesis’, that in this review is grounded to the most current research concerning localising factors of vascular disease. In particular, this review focuses on carotid and coronary bifurcations because of their primary relevance to stroke and heart attack. We highlight reported relationships between atherosclerotic plaque location, progression and composition, and fluid forces at vessel’s wall, in particular shear stress and its ‘easier-tomeasure’ surrogates, i.e. vascular geometric attributes (because geometry shapes the flow) and intravascular flow features (because they mediate disturbed shear stress), in order to give more insight in plaque initiation and destabilisation. Analogous to Virchow’s triad for thrombosis, atherosclerosis must be thought of as subject to a triad of, and especially interactions among, haemodynamic forces, systemic risk factors, and the biological response of the wall.
The Rabbi, the Lawyer, and the Prophet
Authors: Fields David P.
Published: January 2016

Using the personal papers of Syngman Rhee, the first president of the Republic of Korea, as a starting point, this essay examines the lobbying activities from 1919 to 1922 of Korean independence activists in the United States from the perspective of three Americans who became supporters of the Korean cause. It reveals how these activists used the “American Mission”—a particular genus of American exceptionalism asserting that the United States has a national destiny to promote universal values abroad—to build a small but formidable constituency of u.s. supporters. These advocates were instrumental in publicizing Korea’s plight and in bringing many Americans into sympathy with the Korean independence movement. Their involvement casts a long shadow in u.s.-Korean relations because they provided Rhee with a base of moral support during his 35-year exile in the United States that he used to advance the Korean independence movement and his personal political ambitions. Their lobbying campaign also calls into question received wisdom about who employs American exceptionalism and why.
Ivor–Lewis oesophagogastrectomy with Roux-en-Y duodenal bypass
Authors: Cartwright J , Forbat E , Botha A
Published: January 2016

Oesophagectomies and gastrectomies are performed predominantly for the treatment of malignant disease. However, in this case series, we describe three patients with benign disease who had a laparoscopic oesophagogastrectomy with gastroduodenal detachment and Roux-en-Y biliary diversion, and discuss the operative feasibility and consequent patient outcomes. Our aim was to modify the procedure using an established reconstruction already practised in gastric and bariatric surgery, thereby preventing operative sequelae that lead to a poor quality of life (eg reflux oesophagitis and vomiting).

During the first postoperative year, our first two patients experienced weight loss, indigestion and lower bowel symptoms with no apparent improvement in gastric function compared with a standard gastric tube pull-up reconstruction. In the longer term, in both patients, the gastric tube interpositions appeared to function well and there was no evidence of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, delayed gastric emptying or troublesome indigestion. Our third patient, who had lifelong severe reflux symptoms, was eating normally three months after the operation with no need for antacid medication. We therefore conclude that laparoscopic Ivor–Lewis oesophagogastrectomy with Roux-en-Y bypass is a more complex reconstruction with added risks but may in the long term result in better overall outcomes and satisfaction for patients, particularly those with benign disease.
Estudio de las emociones en los personajes animados de Inside Out
Authors: Porto Pedrosa Leticia
Published: January 2016

Este artículo pretende mostrar la importancia de investigar las emociones a partir del cine de animación y su influencia en la audiencia infantil. Para ello, se lleva a cabo un recorrido a lo largo del tratamiento y la representación de las emociones encarnadas en los personajes animados de los largometrajes de Pixar. A través de la revisión bibliográfica y el análisis de contenido de la película Inside Out (2015), se profundiza en las principales emociones como la tristeza y la alegría para comprender cuál es el papel social de esta dimensión esencial en el ser humano.
Miracle Foods: Quinoa, Curative Metaphors, and the Depoliticization of Global Hunger Politics
Authors: McDonell Emma
Published: January 2016

Since the post–World War II “discovery” of global malnutrition and the concomitant rise of the development apparatus, various “miracle foods” have been proposed by international development organizations as solutions to chronic undernourishment in developing countries. This article draws on media analysis, development literature, and interviews to explore the “miracle food narrative” (MFN) in three cases: high-lysine corn, Golden Rice, and quinoa, which as the incumbent miracle food is the focus of the paper. The essay contends that miracle food narratives depoliticize hunger through a “curative metaphor.” This trope bolsters a paternal logic that blames malnutrition on the undernourished, and blurs problems of access and dispossession, locating “the solution” in Western philanthropy or economic development. The essay argues that quinoa’s interpellation as a global miracle food is directly related to the rise of “multicultural” and “sustainable” development paradigms, and corresponding changes in the roles of “culture/tradition” and “environment” in development discourse. While quinoa’s insertion in the MFN departs in some ways from the fable of the Western scientist designing the hunger antidote by representationally displacing authority in science with authority in “traditional ways,” this recasting of the actors leaves the broader narrative and underlying curative metaphor in place. As malnutrition alleviation programs integrate cultural difference, critical food scholars must pay close attention to the ways in which tradition and culture are invoked. To conclude, I draw attention to the fraught interaction of the politics of indigeneity and the politics of global malnutrition that arises with the shifting roles of science and tradition in quinoa’s adaptation of the miracle food narrative, as well as scale disjunctures between simple miracle food stories and complicated realities, a dynamic that underscores the need for agrifood and food policy scholars to pay close attention to complex interactions of scale.
Information literacy is not a one-man show
Authors: Bønløkke Mette , Kobow Else , Kristensen Anne-Kirstine Østergaard
Published: January 2016

This article will discuss the issues at stake when cooperation between library and faculty on information literacy (IL) is initiated and explored by using an action research approach. Research on and experiences from cooperation between faculty libraries and faculties indicate that several teaching programmes have not integrated IL into the curriculum nor have they established a formalised cooperation between library and faculty on IL. Participants in the project were three librarians, six lecturers, one library manager, two directors of programme and two project managers from VIA University College, Denmark. The data for this study originates from focus group interviews, process protocols, records of reflective sessions and support meetings as well as from mail correspondences. Results indicate that formal cooperation between librarians and educators is necessary and provides the needed access to the other’s understanding of IL, the curriculum, pedagogical professionalism and mutual roles. A joint conceptual understanding of IL is important for making this teamwork work. Librarians need access to programme documents and knowledge on students’ level of learning and on course work. Co-teaching supports the librarian in developing pedagogical skills. Educators have diverging experiences with IL which can be a problem when challenging students on IL for their assignments. IL is everyone’s business and local dissemination of an agreed curriculum intervention throughout a programme is important. Leadership and re-sources are also significant if the integration of IL is to be possible.
Interação Estratégica e Concursos Públicos: Uma Etnografia do Concurso da Magistratura Francesa
Authors: Fontainha Fernando de Castro
Published: January 2016

Este artigo propõe um quadro analítico para os concursos públicos a partir da sociologia interacionista, sobretudo dos trabalhos do sociólogo Erving Goffman. Num primeiro momento, mostra-se como o construtivismo avançou em direção à compreensão dos processos de competição de atores, notadamente as competições escolares. Em seguida, analisa-se a recepção da Teoria dos Jogos pela Sociologia para avançar, posteriormente, no olhar goffmaniano sobre as dinâmicas interacionais: começando pelas interações cotidianas (metáfora do teatro), passando pelas interações focalizadas e desembocando nas interações estratégicas (metáfora do jogo). Por fim, uma etnografia da prova oral de cultura geral da magistratura francesa permite que as categorias teóricas trabalhadas sejam aplicadas através da descrição densa de quadros interacionais.
Avaliação da efetividade da promoção da atividade física por agentes comunitários de saúde em visitas domiciliares
Authors: Costa Evelyn Fabiana , Andrade Douglas Roque , Garcia Leandro Martin Totaro , Ribeiro Evelyn Helena Corgosinho , Santos Taynã Ishi dos , Florindo Alex Antonio
Published: January 2016

Resumo Este estudo verificou a efetividade da promoção de atividade física realizada por agentes comunitários de saúde (ACS) em visitas domiciliares. Trata-se de um ensaio controlado não randomizado com duração de seis meses, com um grupo de ACS que passou por um processo educativo para promover atividade física nas visitas domiciliares para intervir em usuários do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) e um grupo controle. Foram avaliados a prática de atividade física e os estágios de mudança de comportamento em 176 adultos (n = 90 do grupo intervenção e n = 86 do grupo controle) atendidos pelos ACS. Foram realizadas análises de associação, razões de prevalência e equações de estimativas generalizadas para verificar diferenças entre os grupos. Não foram observadas evidências de diferenças nos níveis de atividade física e nos estágios de mudança de comportamento entre os usuários dos dois grupos. Os ACS do grupo intervenção realizaram mais visitas domiciliares para promover atividade física aos idosos, pessoas com baixa escolaridade, que não trabalhavam e que tinham doenças crônicas. É importante que os modos de trabalho e prioridades dos ACS sejam repensados para ampliar a promoção da atividade física no SUS.
Virtual and augmented reality technologies in Human Performance: a review
Authors: Crocetta Tânia Brusque , Oliveira Sandra Rogéria de , Liz Carla Maria de , Andrade Alexandro
Published: January 2016

Abstract Introduction : Today's society is influenced by Information and Communication Technologies. Toys that were once built by hand have been reinterpreted and have become highly commercialized products. In this context, games using Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) technologies are present in the everyday lives of children, youth and adults. Objective : To investigate how Physical Education professionals in Brazil have been making use of AR and VR games to benefit their work. Materials and methods : We only included studies that addressed exercise or physical activity using AR or VR games. We searched the databases of Virtual Health Library (VHL) and Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), using the words augmented reality, virtual reality, exergames, Wii and serious games. Results : Nineteen articles were included in the systematic review. The most frequently used device was the Nintendo(r) Wii, with over 25 different kinds of games. With regard to the subjects of the studies, four studies were conducted with healthy individuals (mean = 65.7), three with patients with Parkinson's disease (mean = 18.0), three with elderly women (mean = 7.7) and two with patients with stroke injury (mean = 6.0). Conclusion : Many physical therapists and occupational therapists use serious games with AR or VR technologies as another work tool, especially for rehabilitation practices. The fact that these technologies are also used in Physical Education classes in Brazil indicates that electronic games are available and can be a tool that can contribute to the widespread adoption of exercise as an enjoyable form of recreation.
Instruments to assess quality of life in patients with heart failure
Authors: Louredo Amanda Braga de , Leite Ana Luiza Coelho , Salerno Gisela Rosa Franco , Fernandes Marcelo , Blascovi-Assis Silvana
Published: January 2016

Abstract Introduction : Heart failure (HF) is a complex clinical syndrome representing the common final pathway of various heart diseases. It is characterized by low exercise tolerance, low survival rates and deteriorated quality of life. Several studies mention Quality of Life (QoL) as an important source of information on how disease truly affects patient's lives. In this context, the assessment of QoL is extremely important to provide data that support the choice of a therapeutic strategy and the assessment of the effectiveness of a treatment. Objectives : This study aimed to investigate and identify the most appropriate and widely used instrument for the assessment of quality of life in patients with HF. Methods : We searched the databases of Lilacs, Medline, Pubmed, Scielo and CAPES to identify relevant articles published in English and Portuguese between 2000 and 2010. Results : We found 25 papers that described, quoted or used instruments for the assessment of QoL in patients with HF. Conclusion : The MLHFQ is the most widely used instrument to assess QoL in patients with HF. Its good metric properties have been confirmed in a large number of studies. In addition, it has a simple structure and is easy to administer, which makes it the most recommended instrument for this purpose.
Analysis of the complementary measurement of nasogenian wrinkles using Radiocef 2.0® software in the evaluation of facial chronoaging among women of different age groups
Authors: Silva Rodrigo Marcel Valentim da , Melo Gabriela Paiva de , Costa Silvia Maria Lambert da , Estrela Jackelline Savana Vieira , Araruna Veruschka Ramalho , Costa Amanda Caroline Muñoz , Pinto Janaina Maria Dantas , Oliveira Hanieri Gustavo de , Meyer Patrícia Froes
Published: January 2016

Objective : To evaluate the facial aging of women of different ages using a software program to assist in the classification of wrinkles and sagging in the nasogenian region. Method : A descriptive observational study of 100 female volunteers was performed. The women were aged between 20 and 70 years old and were sorted by age group into five groups of 20 volunteers each. The instruments used were the Facial Assessment Protocol, a cephalostat for the standardization of photos, a 14.1 megapixel Sony digital camera, and the Radiocef 2.0® software program. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov (KS) test was used for confirmation of normality and all data was statistically analyzed using ANOVA and Tukey's post hoc analysis. The Chi-squared and Pearson's correlation tests were also performed. A significance level of 5% and a p value of ≤0.05 were adopted. Results : It was observed that all age groups had wrinkles in the nasolabial fold region. There was an association between age and the Goglau, Lapiere and Pierard scale. This incidence increased progressively with aging. A moderate correlation (r=0.67) was observed between age and distance from the nasolabial folds, while angle represented only a weak correlation (r=0.3), with the most significant age group that with the shortest distance and the widest angle. Conclusion : The present study demonstrated the importance of the Radiocef 2.0® software program in providing a more detailed analysis of the nasolabial folds. It is therefore a complementary assessment to the Facial Assessment Protocol, representing a research protocol for identifying the effectiveness of treatments and improving the evaluative procedure.
Acesso de negros no ensino superior: o que mudou entre 2000 e 2010
Authors: Artes Amélia , Ricoldi Arlene Martinez
Published: January 2016

Nos últimos anos, a presença reduzida de negros no ensino superior tem ocupado um espaço cada vez mais expressivo nas discussões das agendas de políticas públicas, do movimento social e da academia. Este trabalho busca estudar se e de que forma as mudanças observadas no perfil dos estudantes de graduação se alteraram nos últimos anos. Para tanto, utilizam-se os microdados dos Censos Demográficos de 2000 e 2010 para a construção do perfil do alunado que frequenta cursos de graduação com uma análise complementar de suas diferentes áreas de formação. As análises indicam uma melhora nas taxas de acesso à graduação para os negros, porém com resultados ainda distantes de sua participação no total da população brasileira. O trabalho apresenta o Índice de Paridade Racial - IPR - como um indicador sintético da distância entre negros e brancos nos diferentes aspectos apresentados.
Agruras dos avaliadores: em busca de qualidade na pesquisa em educação
Authors: Pereira Marcos Villela , Damiani Magda Floriana
Published: January 2016

O objetivo do ensaio é pautar algumas consequências do produtivismo a que a comunidade acadêmica tem sido compelida, nos últimos anos. Mais particularmente, vamos tecer considerações e fazer ponderações em torno de dois episódios de avaliação de trabalhos científicos no campo da educação. Após delinear breve preâmbulo, procedemos a análise, pontuando ideias e dilemas passíveis de debate. Concluímos ponderando a abertura ao outro como exercício em que experimentamos a nossa própria tomada de posição simetricamente à tomada de posição do outro, como prática de negociação. A pluralidade de ideias é pressuposto fundamental e consideramos avaliador e leitor um par agônico que se pauta por argumentos plausíveis: ambos precisam se reconhecer na legitimidade das suas posições e, por isso, não se trata de avançar na direção do aniquilamento mútuo, mas do reconhecimento de que cada um constitui o outro não como adversário, mas como par, legítimo e razoável.
Effect of the superficial treatment in the repair of silorane-based composite aged artificially
Authors: DALAZEN Chaiane Emilia , SINHORETI Mario Alexandre Coelho , COUTINHO Margareth
Published: January 2016

Objective: To evaluate the effects of different surface treatments, in repair bond strength of an aged silorane-based composite. Methods: Specimens were made of a silorane-based composite (P90, 3M/ESPE), aged with thermal-cycling (10,000 cycles; 5-55ºC) and randomly submitted to different surface treatments (each group n = 24): control group (no repair); group 1 (only application of P90 adhesive); group 2 (diamond bur asperization + P90 adhesive); group 3 (aluminum oxide sandblasting + P90 adhesive) and group 4 (asperization + sandblasting + P90 adhesive). Then, the specimens were repaired with the same silorane-based composite and each group randomly subdivided into 2 subgroups: stored in distilled water at 37 °C for 7 days or submitted to thermal-cycling (5,000 cycles). After aging, the tensile test was carried out. The data was submitted to 2-way analysis of variance (2-way ANOVA). Results: The repaired groups aged with oven storage for 7 days did not statistically differ (p>0.05) from the corresponding groups aged with thermal-cycling. The bond strength of the specimens was significantly influenced by the superficial treatment (p<0.01). The highest values of tensile bond strength were found in groups 3 (20.76 ± 4.51 MPa) and 4 (20.67± 3.96 MPa), regardless of aging and repair. Conclusion: The repair of silorane-based composite showed to be stable after aging, and the superficial treatment with aluminum oxide sandblasting was the most effective.
Dental considerations on the management of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in children: case report
Authors: ROSSIER Viviane Ferreira , VIEIRA Stella Maria Coda Pinto Alves Campos , CIAMPONI Ana Lídia , GUARÉ Renata de Oliveira
Published: January 2016

Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) is a hematological disease characterized by decreased number of blood platelets. Clinically, children with ITP may present petechiae, ecchymoses, haematuria, epistaxis and occasionally hemorrhage. Oral manifestations include spontaneous gingival bleeding, petechiae or hematomas of the mucosa, palate and tongue. It is important for dentists to be aware of ITP in order to properly recognize this condition and offer the adequate treatment to the patient. The aim of this report was, therefore, to relate the case of a 4-year-old patient with acute ITP, to review its main clinical signs in children and describe the management of these patients at the dental office.
Intramuscular lipoma in the temporal region: a case report
Authors: Gouveia Marcia Maria de , Ribeiro Júnior Ophir , Nunes Rodrigo Autran de Paiva , Borba Alexandre Meireles , Alves Carlos Augusto Ferreira , Guimarães Júnior Jayro
Published: January 2016

Few reports of intramuscular lipoma in the temporal region are seen in the literature. Because of its invasives characteristics, this neoplasm may be mistaken as a liposarcoma. Although image exams help in the differential diagnosis between benign and malignant lipomatous lesions, the histopathological exam is the only one capable of a definitive diagnosis. Total removal of the lesion is essential because the recurrence rate without complete excision may be as high as 62.5 %. A patient with an intramuscular lipoma located in the temporal region is presented along with the mentioned treatment. Great importance should be given to these uncommon lesions that may present as a challenge to professionals that work in the maxillofacial region.
Boato: notícias pela boca pequena
Authors: Sousa Neto Dário Ferreira
Published: January 2016

Resumo O artigo propõe analisar o modo como Machado de Assis faz uso do boato como procedimento composicional em suas crônicas. O cronista evidencia seu uso, buscando uma definição do que seja o boato, bem como organiza seus comentários sobre as matérias dos jornais a partir dessa definição. Para compreendermos tanto a definição como o uso do boato nas crônicas, propomo-nos a estabelecer diálogo entre alguma dessas crônicas e a obra de Jean-Noël Kapferer (1993), cuja pesquisa problematiza os diferentes funcionamentos do boato, entendendo-o de modo transfuncional e, para além da relaçãoverdade-mentira, como um mercado clandestino da informação ou ainda, como diria Machado de Assis, notícias que correm à boca pequena.
Socialização e afetividade no processo de inclusão digital: um estudo etnográfico
Authors: Bolzan Larissa Medianeira , Löbler Mauri Leodir
Published: January 2016

Resumo Ao considerar as muitas transformações sociais protagonizadas pela evolução tecnológica e a atual produção científica sobre o tema inclusão digital, esta pesquisa apresenta os bastidores do processo de inclusão digital, compreendendo a descrição do processo de aprendizagem sobre as tecnologias de informação e comunicação, a identificação de fatores que implicam no processo e a verificação dos efeitos individuais no processo de inclusão digital de adolescentes, jovens, adultos e idosos, no contexto de três ações de inclusão digital. Os resultados foram explorados a partir de um estudo etnográfico. Como evidências, destaca-se a inclusão digital como ferramenta para a inclusão social e o impacto dos efeitos sociais e afetivos na inclusão digital.
A contravenção do patriarcado na ficção de Cíntia Moscovich
Authors: Hussar James
Published: January 2016

RESUMO Este estudo focaliza a dinâmica pai-filha como um meio pelo qual a autora gaúcha Cíntia Moscovich (1958- ) contesta padrões patriarcais na sua ficção. O arquétipo do pai serve como ponto da partida para Moscovich apresentar as normas patriarcais da lei judaica e do Estado brasileiro da época da ditadura militar. No entanto, as filhas, sempre personagens-narradoras, questionam e transgridem essas normas. Suas transgressões incluem relações amorosas vedadas (entre pessoas do mesmo sexo e/ou entre judeus e góis) e inconformismo no que se refere à escolha de carreira. Ao longo das narrativas, as protagonistas tentam reconciliar as diferentes facetas identitárias - a brasileira, a judaica e a sexual - que compõem seu sentido de si. A presente análise literária considera os principais pontos da teoria queer e a trajetória do pensamento progressista nos quatro maiores ramos do judaísmo durante os últimos 40 anos.
Sobre vivências poéticas no campo da mídia digital
Authors: Oliveira Sayonara Amaral de
Published: January 2016

RESUMO O artigo aborda aspectos da experiência literária no campo da mídia digital, considerando o papel significativo da internet como canal de expressão, de visibilidade e de participação coletiva para novos escritores, na contemporaneidade. Para desenvolver a reflexão, toma-se como objeto de análise o movimento poético Poetrix, enfocando a proposta estética desse grupo e as suas formas de inserção e sustentação no espaço da internet.
Literatura: contexto digital, hipercolonialismo e materialidades
Authors: Corrêa Alamir Aquino
Published: January 2016

RESUMO Neste artigo, discuto aspectos do mundo digital e o lugar da literatura, a perseguir a qualidade do livro enquanto objeto contemplado e sua transmediação digital, em ligeira discussão sobre a pesquisa literária, suas potencialidades e desafios. Essa circunstância do domínio do material provoca o questionamento sobre as maneiras de sua organização, tomados como partícipes os donos dos meios de produção e seus vários usuários, em uma estratégia que pode ser chamada de hipercolonialismo (vários senhores atuando sobre um mesmo território que busca ainda sua própria identidade). Em estreita observação do meio enquanto significância e significado, trato do interesse contemporâneo sobre as maneiras de produção, circulação e recepção do objeto literário, com especial preocupação sobre o papel do artista na sua construção, apontando inquietações sobre a intermedialidade. Por fim, abro a porta para a discussão da figura do autor a suplantar a importância do objeto literário.
Reduction in the period for evaluation of the physiological quality of newly harvested black oat seeds
Authors: Grzybowski Camila Ribeiro de Souza , Farinacio Renato , Panobianco Maristela
Published: January 2016

Abstract: Black oat seeds exhibit dormancy when newly harvested, which is normally broken in the interval between harvest and the sowing season. Dormancy, however, becomes a limiting factor in the estimate of the physiological quality of the seeds soon after harvest, requiring the use of methods for breaking dormancy, which delays making decisions in regard to the destination of seed lots. Given this situation, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the possibility of reducing the period for obtaining results in the germination test of newly harvested black oat seeds, studying variations on the recommended methods for breaking dormancy. Five seed lots of newly harvested seeds of cultivar IAPAR 61 (Ibiporã) were used, for which the following determinations were done: moisture content, germination test, and tetrazolium test. The following methods were tested for breaking dormancy: pre-cooling at 5 - 10 ºC for three and five days; and pre-drying at 33 ºC for five and seven days. Based on the results obtained, it was concluded that there is the possibility of reducing the period recommended for estimating the germination of newly harvested black oat seeds through the use of pre-drying of the seeds for five days or of pre-cooling for three days.
MOLLUSCICIDAL AND LARVICIDAL ACTIVITIES OF Atriplex inflata AERIAL PARTS AGAINST THE MOLLUSK Galba truncatula, INTERMEDIATE HOST OF Fasciola hepatica
Authors: HAMED Néjia , NJEH Fatma , DAMAK Mohamed , AYADI Ali , MEZGHANI-JARRAYA Raoudha , HAMMAMI Hayet
Published: January 2016

Fasciolosis is a widespread parasitosis of farm live-stock in many developing countries. For this reason, it is necessary to search for new substances against parasitic diseases caused by flukes. Indeed, a wide variety of terrestrial plants have been subjected to chemical and pharmacological screening in order to discover their potential for human medicinal use. The molluscicidal and larvicidal activities of Atriplex inflata were tested on Galba truncatula and Fasciola hepatica larval stages infecting this snail in Tunisia. Phytochemical tests were conducted on extracts in order to establish a meaningful relationship with molluscicidal and larvicidal activities. The molluscicidal activity was evaluated by subjecting snails to sample aqueous solutions. Accordingly, hexane, ethyl acetate, methanol and methanol-water (8:2, v-v) were used as extraction solvents. As a result, hexane and ethyl acetate extracts showed potent activity, according to the World Health Organization, giving LC50 = 7.59 mg/L and 6.69 mg/L for hexane extracts of leaves and fruits, respectively. Ethyl acetate extracts gave LC50 = 5.90 mg/L and 7.32 mg/L for leaves and fruits, successively. Molluscicidal activities of powders were less potent on snails, but active according to the World Health Organization. Hexane and ethyl acetate extracts from leaves and fruits gave potent larvicidal activities with a delay rate exceeding 45.50% (45.50- 98.92%). Phytochemical tests showed that these activities may be attributed to the presence of triterpenoids and/or sterols.
ASSESSMENT OF THE GASTRO-JEJUNO-DUODENAL TRANSIT AFTER JEJUNAL POUCH INTERPOSITION
Authors: SILVA Alcino Lázaro da , GOMES Célio Geraldo de Oliveira
Published: January 2016

Background: The jejunal pouch interposition between the gastric body and the duodenum after the gastrectomy, although not frequent in the surgical practice today, has been successfully employed for the prevention and treatment of the postgastrectomy syndromes. In the latter, it is included the dumping syndrome, which affects 13-58% of the patients who undergo gastrectomy. Aim: Retrospective assessment of the results of this procedure for the prevention of the dumping syndrome. Methods: Fourty patients were selected and treatetd surgically for peptic ulcer, between 1965 and 1970. Of these, 29 underwent vagotomy, antrectomy, gastrojejunalduodenostomy at the lesser curvature level, and the 11 remaining were submitted to vagotomy, antrectomy, gastrojejunal-duodenostomy at the greater curvature level. The gastro-jejuno-duodenal transit was assessed in the immediate or late postoperative with the contrasted study of the esophagus, stomach and duodenum. The clinical evolution was assessed according to the Visick grade. Results: Of the 40 patients, 28 were followed with the contrast evaluation in the late postoperative. Among those who were followed until the first month (n=22), 20 (90%) had slow gastro-jejuno-duodenal transit and in two (10%) the transit was normal. Among those who were followed after the first month (n=16), three (19%) and 13 (81%) had slow and normal gastric emptying, respectively. None had the contrasted exam compatible with the dumping syndrome. Among the 40 patients, 22 underwent postoperative clinical evaluation. Of these, 19 (86,5%) had excellent and good results (Visick 1 and 2, respectively). Conclusions: The jejunal pouch interposition showed to be a very effective surgical procedure for the prevention of the dumping syndrome in gastrectomized patients.