bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Prevenção do consumo de álcool em manuais escolares de Ciências Naturais portugueses
Authors: Dias Augusta , Precioso José Alberto
Published: February 2018

O consumo de álcool é um problema grave, muito prevalente e em crescimento entre adolescentes escolarizados. Por este motivo, a prevenção do consumo de álcool deve ser realizada na escola. Os manuais escolares são um recurso a ser usado nos processos preventivos. A presente investigação tem como objetivo analisar as abordagens ao tema do consumo de álcool propostas pelos manuais escolares portugueses de CiênciasNaturais para o 9.º ano de escolaridade. Neste sentido, procedeu-se à análise de conteúdo de sete manuais escolares existentes em Portugal para o ano letivo de 2008/2009, que estarão em vigor até ao ano de 2014. Os manuais escolares abordam a problemática do consumo de álcool de forma muito incompleta e superficial. Em nenhum manual são sugeridas atividades que desenvolvam nos estudantes competências para resistir às pressões que frequentemente conduzem ao consumo. Os autores dos manuais devem terem conta a necessidade de aprofundar este tema.Palavras-chave: Manuais escolares; Prevenção do alcoolismo; Educação; Adolescência
The Integration of Religion and Culture to Construct Social Identity Through The Pukul Sapu Ritual in Mamala Village, Moluccas
Authors: Andries Flavius Floris
Published: February 2018

The integration of religion and culture to build the discourse of social identity is an interesting issue. For Mamala, a village in the Moluccas, Indonesia, society consists of two embedded identities, namely religion and culture, in the construction of social identities. This research discusses religious and cultural integration in the construction of social identity by means of a flagellation ritual known as pukul sapu. This research applies qualitative methods to analyze qualitative data gathered through observation, in-depth interviews and document reviews. In particular, this research attempts to answer (a) why the pukul sapu ritual is performed by the Mamala community on the seventh day after Iedul Fitri, (b) how the ritual is carried out, (c) what elements are used in the ritual process, and (d) what meaning emerged in connection with the construction of their identity as Muslims and also as a society of customs. The research subjects consisted of a number of religious figures, customary figures, and people who are directed to participate in the review process of the ritual. This study shows that the ritual is regarded as a medium to construct the social identity (religion and culture). The integration of religion and culture in Mamala has proven that the social identity of this society includes religion and culture formed by dialectical processes, namely adaptation, relations, and negotiations between local traditions coupled with the influence of Javanese traditions. This, in fact, describes liquid social identity instead of static movement.
Female Monsters: Figuring Female Transgression in Jennifer's Body (2009) and The Witch (2013)
Authors: Chusna Aidatul , Mahmudah Shofi
Published: February 2018

This paper aimed to examine the depiction of the monstrous feminine in two horror flms, 2009’s Jennifer’s Bodyand 2015’s The Witch, by investigating how horror flms confront transgression through the construction of woman as a monstrous fgure in the story. The theory of abjection proposed by Julia Kristeva and of the monstrous feminine by Barbara Creed were used in the analysis. The main data were taken from these two flms, focusing on the characterization and narrative aspects. It was found that the depiction of the monstrous feminine in both flms was through the use of monstrous acts and images. The way in which these flms constructed monstrosity indicates female transgression of patriarchal boundaries, specifcally on the issue of gender identity and religiosity. The transgression emphasizes that there is no absolute identity, and thus boundaries are disrupted due to this ﬂuid identity
THE IMPACT OF FEMALE DIRECTORS ON FIRM PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM INDONESIA
Authors: . Triana , Asri Marwan
Published: February 2018

This research shows the impact of female directors on firm performance in Indonesia by using as its sample the public companies listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX) from 2011 until 2015. There were 347 companies, with 1,735 samples observed. This research uses the multiple regression method. The model is a modified model from 9 recent articles published between 2012 and 2015. The empirical result shows that a female director has a positive significant effect on firm performance. The control variables, consisting of leverage, firm size and firm age have negative significance for firm performance. This research is conducted across 9 sectors of industrial classification, which support the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in increasing the number of female directors in Indonesia. For managers, this research will promote gender development in the boardroom, female executive training programmes as well as female representation on boards of directors. For regulators, this research may provide a contribution to gender representation in board’s policies, rules and regulations. This research can build awareness of women’s contributions to firms and encourage a greater female presence in the boardroom.
DID A CAPITAL DEEPENING PARADOX AND SWITCHING POINTS OCCUR IN INDONESIA?
Authors: Fitrady Ardyanto
Published: February 2018

This paper discusses the empirical results of wage-profit rate schedules between 2000 and 2008 in Indonesia using input-output analysis. Using a mathematical approach, this paper has four main conclusions. First, there is a decrease in both wage share and profit margin in Indonesia. The decrease may be caused by the increase in relative prices of other inputs such as raw materials that generate inefficiency. Second, there is no proof of reverse capital deepening during the observed period and there is an indication that the capital was getting cheaper relative to other inputs during the period. Third, the capital-labor ratio tends to increase over time. Fourth, there is no proof of switching point and reswitching in technology during the period. However, this paper only provides us with an empirical result during the observed period. It is always possible to have a switching point or reswitching in the economy over a longer period.
Jestersin Shakespeare’s Plays
Authors: Zhu Lihong
Published: February 2018

This paper is intended to give a brief survey on medieval European jesters and Shakespearean fools in general, and then analyzes the jesters’ functions in Shakespeare’s plays.
Sleep Stages Classification Using Spectral Based Statistical Moments as Features
Authors: Braun Eduardo Tiago , Kozakevicius Alice De Jesus , Da Silveira Thiago Lopes Trugillo , Rodrigues Cesar Ramos , Baratto Giovani
Published: February 2018

In the pursuit of highly effective and efficient portable sleep classification systems, researchers have been testing a massive number of combinations of EEG features and classifiers.  State of art sleep classification ensembles achieve accuracy in the order of 90%.  However, there is presently no consensus regarding the best setof features for sleep staging with single channel EEG, leading researchers to modify feature selection according to the number of classification stages. This paper introduces a reduced set of frequency-domain features capable of yielding high classification accuracy (90.9%, 91.8%, 92.4%, 94.3% and 97.1%) for all 6- to 2-state sleep stages.  The proposed system uses fast Fourier transform (FFT) to convert data from Pz-Oz EEG channel into the frequency domain. Afterwards, eight statistical features are extracted from specific frequency ranges and fed into a random forest classifier.
Evaluation of clinical, morphological and pathohistological characteristics of thymomas - our ten year experience
Authors: Lovrenski Aleksandra , Tegeltija Dragana , Jelicic Ivana , Bijelovic Milorad , Ðuric Dejan , Panjkovic Milana
Published: February 2018

Background. Thymomas are rare neoplasms arising from tissue elements of the
thymus. The objective of the study was to analyse clinical characteristics
of patients with thymoma, as well as morphological and patohistological
features of neoplasms. Methods: Retrospectively we studied 41 medical
records and patohistological material of patients reffered to the Institute
for pulmonary diseases of Vojvodina between the January 2005 and December
2014. Results: Patient age at presentation ranged from 19 to 77 years. A
slight female preponderance was detected, with 24 (58.5%) females and 17
(41.5%) males being affected. All types of thymoma more often occured in
males, accept subtype B1. Patients with type A thymoma and subtype B1 were
mainly asymptomatic, while patients with subtype B2 and type presented
with dyspnea, dysphagia, pain and cough. Myasthenia gravis often was
associated with type A (40%). The most common histologic type was subtype
B1. Twenty three (56%) patients had a tumor diameter between 5 and 10 cm.
Five patients had malignant thymoma, and the most common types of thymoma
that showed signs of capsula invasion or pleural and pericardial implants
were type (60%) and subtype B2 (50%). Biopsies of suspected tissue were
obtained through a sternotomy, video-assisted thoracoscopy surgery, and
video-assisted mini thoracotomy, and after setting a diagnosis on ex tempore
analysis, the lesions were removed by thymectomy or extirpation of the tumor
mass. Conclusion: Thymomas have variable clinical presentations. Clinical
outcome correlates with histological type, size and clinical stage, as well
as the ability to achieve complete tumor resection.
The biotechnological production of xanthan on vegetable oil industry wastewaters (part II): Kinetic modelling and process simulation
Authors: Bajic Bojana , Vucurovic Damjan , Dodic Sinisa , Roncevic Zorana , Grahovac Jovana , Dodic Jelena
Published: February 2018

Xanthan is a microbial biopolymer with a wide range of industrial applications and it is expected that the demand for this product will significantly increase in the coming decade and for this reason it is important to constantly work on improving all aspects of this biotechnological process. The aim of this research was to examine the kinetics of batch cultivation of Xanthomonas campestris ATCC 13951 using vegetable oil industry wastewaters as a basis for the cultivation medium, in order to produce the biopolymer xanthan. Kinetic modelling is very important for process control, reducing process costs and increasing product quality. By performing xanthan production on a medium with optimized content, the experimental values of content of biomass, carbon source and the desired product were obtained and used to determine the kinetics of biosynthesis. In order to describe biomass multiplication, product formation and carbon source consumption, the logistics, the Luedeking-Piret and modified Luedeking- -Piret equation, respectively, were successfully used. Additionally, using process simulation software (SuperPro Designer?), a process and cost model for a xanthan production facility was developed. The developed model represents the basis for a 21,294.29 and 23,107.97 kg/year xanthan production facility, which uses a vegetable oil industry wastewater-based medium and a semi-synthetic medium. The simulation model of the suggested xanthan production process, developed and based on defined kinetic models, represents an excellent basis for its further improvement and for increasing its efficiency.
The biosorption potential of modified bottle gourd shell for phosphate: Equilibrium, kinetic and thermodynamic studies
Authors: Markovic-Nikolic Dragana , Bojic Aleksandar , Bojic Danijela , Cakic Milorad , Cvetkovic Dragan , Nikolic Goran
Published: February 2018

In order to preserve the environment and prevent the occurrence of eutrophication, a new quaternary ammonium biosorbent based on the bottle gourd (Lagenaria vulgaris) shell (QALVS) was prepared and characterized in the present study. The results of FTIR and elemental analyses confirmed the successful modification of the lignocellulosic biomass and showed that 15.68 mg N g-1 was incorporated as cationic ?N+R3 group. The biosorbent was tested to remove phosphate from aqueous solution in batch mode. Kinetic studies indicated that the biosorption of phosphate onto QALVS can be fitted by a non-linear pseudo nth-order model (n ? 1) very well. The Freundlich model provided the best description of the biosorption process. The maximum phosphate biosorption capacity was 16.69 mg P g-1 for QALVS at 20?C and pH 6. Thermodynamic parameters indicate that the biosorption of phosphate by QALVS is exothermic. The anion exchange mechanism was the dominant process, in addition to physisorption. Coexisting ions exhibited a distinct effect on phosphate biosorption with the order of NO3 - > SO4 2- > Cl-. The QALVS biosorbent could be repeatedly used in phosphate biosorption with slight losses in initial biosorption capacities
Interoperability in the emergency management. A solution based on distributed databases and P2P networks
Authors: Zambrano Marcelo , Pérez Francisco , Esteve Manuel , Palau Carlos
Published: February 2018

To successfully confront a disaster, it is necessary the coordinated and collaborative participation of multiple agencies related to public safety, which provide a response consistent with the requirements of emergency environment and all those affected. For this, is necessary the permanent information exchange between the involved agencies that allows to joint its efforts and to face the emergency of the best possible way. This article describes the interoperability platform architecture, which enables agencies involved in management of an emergency, exchange information using their own information systems and computer tools. The architecture core is inside its Shared Information Space, which manages it as a single storage entity, all information coming from the information systems integrated to the platform. It is founded on a non-relational distributed database and a P2P communications network, to share out the workload between all the platform nodes in order to award availability and scalability to the architecture.
Exploring instances for matching heterogeneous database schemas utilizing Google similarity and regular expression
Authors: Mehdi Osama , Ibrahim Hamidah , Affendey Suriani , Pardede Eric , Cao Jinli
Published: February 2018

Instance based schema matching aims to identify correspondences between different schema attributes. Several approaches have been proposed to discover these correspondences in which instances including those with numeric values are treated as strings. This prevents discovering common patterns or performing statistical computation between numeric instances. Consequently, this causes unidentified matches for numeric instances which further effect the results. In this paper, we propose an approach for addressing the problem of finding matches between schemas of semantically and syntactically related attributes. Since we only fully exploit the instances of the schemas, we rely on strategies that combine the strength of Google as a web semantic and regular expression as pattern recognition. To demonstrate the accuracy of our approach, we have conducted an experimental evaluation using real world datasets. The results show that our approach is able to find 1-1 matches with high accuracy in the range of 93% - 99%. Furthermore, our proposed approach outperformed the previous approaches using a sample of instances.
Firm productivity in the western Balkans: The impact of European Union membership and access to finance
Authors: Howard-Jones P. , Hцlscher J. , Radicic D.
Published: February 2018

This study examines the productivity performance of Balkan firms within and
outside the European Union (EU), including the influence of loans. A
multiple treatment model is used to compare the effects on productivity of
membership and loans both separately and collectively, which in the case of
loans allows a separate analysis of their influence on firms in non-member
states. The use of conditional quantile regressions measures the effect on
productivity of membership and loans separately as treatment variables. This
provides an analysis of where the treatment influence is greatest across the
distribution curve and identifies the significance of selected control
variables on the outcome. In the full sample, the findings indicate that EU
membership and loans have a positive effect on productivity, with membership
being more important than loans. Outside the EU, firms in receipt of loans
are more productive than those without. However, the significance of both
membership and loans is restricted to the lower end of the productivity
distribution curve. The manufacturing sample shows that EU membership has a
significant positive effect across 70% of the deciles measured, whilst the
influence of loans is restricted to the lower deciles, with rental capital
(leasing) also positively significant in the lower four deciles. In the
services sector, however, membership is significant up to 90% of the
distribution, with loans at 60%.
Distinguishing successful students in mathematics - a comparison across European countries
Authors: Radisic Jelena , Videnovic Marina , Baucal Aleksandar
Published: February 2018

The study explores the relative contribution of interviewers? personality and interviewers? ratings of candidate?s personality in predicting interviewers? ratings of candidate?s job suitability and examines the moderating effect of interviewers? personality on the relationship between ratings of candidate?s personality and job suitability. Results showed that ratings of candidate?s Big Five personality traits were related to ratings of candidate?s job suitability, as well as were interviewers? Agreeableness and Extraversion. Interviewers? Openness and Agreeableness had a moderating effect on the relationship between interviewers? ratings of candidate?s personality traits and ratings of candidate?s job suitability. Results reveal the role that interviewer?s Agreeableness, Extraversion and Openness play in the assessment of candidate in the selection interview.
Fixed combination of bisoprolol and a low-dose hydrochlorothiazide in arterial hypertension
Authors: Ivanovic Branislava , Pavlovic Milan , Ristic Arsen , Kovacevic Dragan
Published: February 2018

Beta-blockers showed better results in lowering elevated blood pressure in the younger age group of patients with higher renin plasma levels. Actual recommendations from the European Society of Cardiology for treatment of arterial hypertension from 2013 insist that heart rate should always be measured along with blood pressure. These recommendations point out the significance of resting heart rate as an independent predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with arterial hypertension. Beta-blockers have a compelling indication for treatment of arterial hypertension in patients with coexistence of coronary artery disease, especially post myocardial infarction, as well as in patients with systolic heart failure. Bisoprolol, a highly selective beta-blocker with a long half-life and a prolonged antihypertensive effect, has shown consistent blood pressure control over a period of 24 hours. It has been demonstrated in placebo-controlled studies that administration of thiazide diuretics, in addition to lowering blood pressure levels, had also been associated with a reduction of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality rates. It is evident that effectiveness of thiazide diuretics is dose-dependent; however, undesirable effects of drugs are also dose-dependent. Depending on the dose, they aggravate glucose intolerance, increase lipid levels, cause hypokalemia, hyponatremia, and hypomagnesemia, and increase levels of uric acid. Administration of very low doses of a thiazide diuretic is acceptable in combination with other antihypertensive drugs, because it potentiates the action of other drugs without causing undesirable metabolic effects. The effectiveness and safety of the combination of bisoprolol (in various doses) and a thiazide diuretic in a small dose has been proven in clinical trials.
Congenital pes metatarsus varus: Role of arterial abnormalities in feet and treatment duration and outcome in children
Authors: Cirovic Dragana , Nikolic Dejan , Knezevic Tatjana , Bokan-Mirkovic Vesna , Pavicevic Polina , Radlovic Vladimir , Petronic Ivana
Published: February 2018

Introduction/Objective. The aim of this paper was to examine proportion of patients with arterial abnormalities of feet due to age and severity degree of pes metatarsus varus (PMV), and to evaluate the treatment duration and outcome. Methods. The prospective longitudinal study included 240 patients with congenital PMV classified into three age groups: group < 3 months of life (Group 1), group 3?9 months (Group 2), and group 9?12 months (Group 3). Three categories of PMV were analyzed: mild/moderate/severe. Groups with arterial anomalies (Group A) and without (Group B) were analyzed. Clinical outcome was graded as: good/satisfactory/poor. Results. There is statistically significant difference in distribution of children regarding age and severity degree on first visit and presence of feet arterial abnormalities (p < 0.01). For Group A, younger children had longer physical therapy, while for Group B, older children had longer duration of physical therapy. Same trend applies as severity degree of foot deformity increase. In Group A, the most frequent treatment outcome was poor (for Group 1 ? 46.7%; Group 2 ? 60%; Group 3 ? 62%), while in Group B for Group 1 and Group 2 it was frequently good (Group 1 ? 90%; Group 2 ? 40%), and for Group 3 frequently satisfactory (Group 3 ? 53.3%). Conclusion. In children with PMV it might be advisable to perform ultrasound evaluation of arterial structure of feet, and particularly in cases were such deformity is more severe.
Childhood BMI and Adult Type 2 Diabetes, Coronary Artery Diseases, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Cardiometabolic Traits: A Mendelian Randomization Analysis
Authors: Geng Tingting , Smith Caren E. , Li Changwei , Huang Tao
Published: February 2018

OBJECTIVE

To test the causal effect of childhood BMI on adult cardiometabolic diseases using a Mendelian randomization analysis.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS

We used 15 single nucleotide polymorphisms as instrumental variables for childhood BMI to test the causal effect of childhood BMI on cardiometabolic diseases using summary-level data from consortia.

RESULTS

We found that a 1-SD increase in childhood BMI (kg/m2) was associated with an 83% increase in risk of type 2 diabetes (odds ratio [OR] 1.83 [95% CI 1.46, 2.30]; P = 2.5 × 10−7) and a 28% increase in risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) (OR 1.28 [95% CI 1.17, 1.39]; P = 2.1 × 10−8) at the Bonferroni-adjusted level of significance (P < 0.017) in adults. In addition, a 1-SD increase in childhood BMI was associated with a 0.587-SD increase in adulthood BMI (kg/m2), a 0.062-SD increase in hip circumference (cm), a 0.602-SD increase in waist circumference (cm), a 0.111 pmol/L increase in log fasting insulin, a 0.068 increase in log-transformed HOMA of ß-cell function (%), a 0.126 increase in log-transformed HOMA of insulin resistance (%), and a 0.109-SD increase in triglyceride (mg/dL) but a 0.138-SD decrease in HDL (mg/dL) in adults at the Bonferroni-adjusted level of significance (P < 0.0026).

CONCLUSIONS

A genetic predisposition to higher childhood BMI was associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes and CAD in adult life. These results provide evidence supportive of a causal association between childhood BMI and these outcomes.
Self-management Strategies of Music Teacher in Musical Interpretation Teaching
Authors: Machfauzia Ayu Niza
Published: February 2018

In this paper, presented the results of a qualitative study of case studies of self- management strategies music teachers in interpretation of music teaching. The purpose of this research is to reveal the self-management strategies that teachers use in interpretation of music teaching. Subjects in this study were teachers who teach musical instrument practice as many as 12 people. In this study subject determined by purposive sampling technique. Interviews, observation, and documentation techniques are used for data collection. The data have been collected from being validated by using triangulation techniques and triangulation time, and analyzed by means of data reduction, data presentation, and inference data. The results showed that components of self-management strategies used by teachers which include motivation, teaching method,and monitoring performance.
Art as the Energy of Life Creative Process Representation of Sasak Womanhood in Visual Media
Authors: Wijayanti Lucky
Published: February 2018

The idea of creation/formulation of the problem in the dissertation of art creation is the reality of women workers to the nature of femininity in performing arts as interpreted life energy into the problems of women workers. The idea is then formulated into the concept of creation, the role of women as the guardian of the family, gave birth to progeny, and the resilient nature of women as breadwinners for survival, even more importantly women as keepers of tradition. Through the creative process to create works of art by presenting a ‘rasa’ that can be captured and responded to by the brain into something that essence and recorded in the memory, (VS Ramachandran, 2012). The study was conducted using visual aesthetic and creative through the photographic process with the exploration of materials such as: objects generated tradition of Lombok, for example woven fabrics, woven and the other as an aesthetic element as well as elements of art such as: shape, line, color, shape, composition, and texture. As for all stages of the process based on the embodiment of the work of the working stages of the creative process by Csikszentmihalyi (1996), namely: preparation, incubation, insight / arcing ideas, evaluation, development, and presentation in the form of art exhibitions. In general it can be concluded, that in this aspect of the subject matter of the concept of women in the end that guarantees life for themselves women are women themselves. In the form of work, technical realization through the creative process with visualization methods.
Empowerment of the Students Creativity Through Participatory Art Project in Surakarta
Authors: Wahida Adam
Published: February 2018

The general objective of the participatory art project creation is to provide inspiration and concrete solutions to the creativity problems of senior high school students in Surakarta. While specifically aims to: 1) create useful the art strategies to empower the students creativity, 2) realize the art project that favors the development of students creativity potential, 3) create many artwork that comes from the students socio-cultural context. The methods of participatory art creation were done by: 1) an intensive on-site art project that was on going at SMAN 5 Surakarta, SMA Murni and MA Al-Islam in Surakarta. Object observation included student activities in and outside of school, the learning atmosphere in the classroom, student work documents, and documents teacher (curriculum, syllabus, lesson plans, learning materials). 2) In-deep interviews; with the head master, teachers, and students. 3) The literature review; to examine the theory to reinforce the concepts as a foundation that provides clear direction and path in the process of creating art works for the purpose of creating some participatory artwork. 4) Workshop and experiments; provide workshops of art creation to the students and conduct experiments with materials, techniques and formats in order to achieve a shape that corresponds to the concept of creation. The results of this art project are: 1) the product of participatory art creation strategies that are able to empower the students creativity. 2) the realization of participatory art project moving in the area of art creativity empowerment of students in the school. 3) the creation of art works based on the socio-cultural context, namely: print making, comic strips, comic puppets, etching. Through the creation of a participatory art project has been a change as follows: 1) An increase in the students activity receiving learning material of art creation, especially of the creativity led to the idea in visual forms. 2) Participatory art project can be oriented to direct experience of completing a variety of problems from simple. 3) The students have a skills to creative thinking with a different perspective and can be flexibly applied to solve a of problems as well welcoming the opportunity.
An Example of Art Management in Java: Art Management and Community Management Using Local Folk Art
Authors: Okado Kaori
Published: February 2018

In the present study, I examine the activities of a community network called Tlatah bocah at Mount Merapi and discuss their methods of art management and the benefit of them to the communities involved. They have been conducting festivals of folk performing arts for children and scholarship programs while very much respecting participants’ autonomy. Many benefits were gained by the communities involved. This kind of structure can be called “community management”. I demonstrate that this new system can add a new role and new value to traditional performing arts, empowering local communities.
Malaysia-Thailand, Beyond the New Ornamentalism in Contemporary Jewelry
Authors: Sirivesmas Veerawat , Yussof Alias
Published: February 2018

Towards a new perspective of pedagogical approach and constructive criticism in art practice based education, the investigation is focusing on Malaysia-Thailand contemporary art & craft jewelry in academic area. From the traditions of national craft heritage the jewelry, silverware and metalwork is now a day almost lost its conservation to their modern people and its community. The Jewelry is representative of national artifact of high crafting. It passes through present where number of contemporary art objects and lifestyle design gadgets are already dominating new behavioral to society. From this perspective, the different between lifestyle and culture can shape up concept and identity of contemporary jewelry. Where the traditional elements can still remain in somewhere with us! Many academicians, designer makers are working and try to modernize these national prides which obtained the traditional implicit knowledge and local wisdoms. The art and design education also concerns this matter by raising many cultural topics involved into curriculum. It becomes a subject that students can reflect their role of preservation or expression on their cultural contents. The cross cultural perspective of rising perception of the author on contemporary jewelry education between Thailand and Malaysia has begun in 2008 by the invitation of Department of Fine Metal, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Malaysia. The UiTM invited a staff (author ) of Department of Jewelry Design, Silpakorn University Thailand, as an external assessor for final year student assessment. The participatory research occasionally began from that point under the pedagogical framework. Observations, interviews, critics on student artworks, were the main activity process that both of students and staff of institution also interacted according to the process of assessment. Definitely, the differentiation between the students’ outcome of jewelry project in Malaysia and Thailand are obviously divergence. However, the traditional ornament of each country and cultural influences also be noticed that have been frequently inspired in students’ work. The constructive criticism was always the core discussion during the students’ assessment and exit meeting with UiTM department members. During year by year, there were number of improvements can be noticed not only on the students’ outcomes but also the academic relationship through collaboration activities that create among two institutions.
Literary Performance in the Act of Pendendang
Authors: Sukmawati Noni
Published: February 2018

This study is aimed to find out the power of pendendang as the main actor in Sastra Pertunjukan (Literary Performance), an art performance which places literature – in this case pantun or verse as the spoken literature of Minangkabau – as the main medium. Pantun is delivered through berdendang or singing tradition which is accompanied by an instrument named saluang. Hence this performance is so called saluang dendang performance. The main strength of this performance is the selection of the pantun delivered by pendendang and his ability to build a contextual connection or to interact with the audience or the surroundings.Pendendang combines the pantun with the new pantun and creates new ones spontaneously and contextually in his live performance. Therefore, this art performance of Minangkabau is also a literary performance because of the main strength lies on the pantun that are delivered. Framed in the theoretical proposition of Pierre Felix Bourdieu, this study tries to recite the role and the pendendang’s strength to improvise in his efforts to create an interesting performance for the audience, through his selection of pantunthat is delivered spontaneously and his mastery, habitus and position in the performance.
Echocardiographic evaluation of heart valve prosthetic dysfunction
Authors: Ivaniv Yuriy
Published: February 2018

Patients with replaced heart valve submitted to echocardiographic examination may have symptoms related either to valvular malfunction or ventricular dysfunction from different causes. Clinical examination is not reliable in a prosthetic valve evaluation and the main information regarding its function could be obtained using different cardiac ultrasound modalities. This review provides a description of echocardiographic and Doppler techniques useful in evaluation of prosthetic heart valves. For the interpretation of echocardiography there is a need in special knowledge of prosthesis types and possible reasons of prosthetic function deterioration. Echocardiography allows to reveal valve thrombosis, pannus formation, vegetation and such complications of infective endocarditis as valve ring abscess or dehiscence. Transthoracic echocardiography requires different section plane angles and unconventional views. Transesophageal echocardiography is more often used than in native valve examination due to better visualization of prosthetic valve structure and function. Three-dimensional echocardiography could provide more detailed visual information especially in the assessment of paravalvular regurgitation or valve obstruction.
Intrauterine interventions with the aid of ultrasonography
Authors: Şık Bulat Aytek , Özcan Alim , Kumbasar Serkan , BOZKURT Murat , Bilecan Sedat
Published: February 2018

Aim: The aim of this study was to research the applicability of the surgical treatment of intrauterine pathologies with the aid of ultrasonography by passing a laparoscopic grasper or scissor through a metal sheath placed in the cervical canal, and compare this method with hysteroscopy, which is considered the gold standard in diagnosis and treatment.Methods: Our study was conducted with 39 cases where intrauterine pathologies were found with transvaginal ultrasonography (TVUSG). The patients were evaluated for endometrial polyp, submucosal leiomyoma/fibroid and uterine malformations using a transvaginal probe in the 6th to 12th days of the menstrual cycle. Patients with endometrial polyps and submucosal leiomyomas/fibroids were excised with a laparoscopic 5 mm grasper. A laparoscopic plain dissection scissor (5 mm) was used instead of a grasper for the uterine septum. In patients undergoing polypectomy and myomectomy, the uterine cavity was reevaluated by TVUSG about one month later (in the follicular phase after the first menstruation). Patients who underwent resection of the septum after the second menstrual bleeding, intrauterine cavity and tubal were evaluated by hysterosalpingography.Results: Considering the presence of intrauterine pathologies, TUSVG has sensitivity of 1 (0.87- 1.0), specificity of 0.56 (0.21-0.86), positive predictive value of 0.87 (0.71-0.96), negative predictive value of 1 (0.48-1.0), accuracy of 0.89 and positive likelihood ratio of 2.25 (1.03-4.5) for the detection endometrial polyps. When endometrial polyps were found as the intrauterine pathology during TUSVG, the chance of having endometrial polyps in hysteroscopic diagnosis was found to be 2.25 times more compared to those with no pathology. According to hysteroscopic diagnosis, TUSVG has sensitivity of 0.90 (0.74-0.98), specificity of 0.56 (0.21-0.86), positive predictive value of 0.87 (0.71-0.96), negative predictive value of 0.63 (0.25-0.92), accuracy of 0.82 and positive likelihood ratio of 2.03 (0.95-4.2) for intrauterine pathology. When the intrauterine pathology was found during TVUSG, the chance of having these pathologies in hysteroscopic diagnosis was found to be 2.03 times more compared to those with no pathology.Conclusion: We think that
the surgical treatment of intrauterine pathologies with the aid of
ultrasonography can be an alternative for hysteroscopy.
Propuesta teórica del proceso integral de la comunicación literaria infantil y juvenil en el montecalvo y zoro de jairo aníbal niño
Authors: Triana Rodríguez Edna Brigitte , Ortiz Diaz Luz Ángela
Published: February 2018

Al estudiar el panorama de la crítica literaria infantil y juvenil en Colombia, se pudo observar que es muy escasa y que la poca que hay toma únicamente uno de los actores del proceso comunicativo literario84. Tal vez porque el tema de la literatura infantil y juvenil es muy reciente; puesto que apenas se dinamizó cuando se creó el premio ENKA en el año 1977, en el cual Zoro de Jairo Aníbal Niño ocupó el primer puesto.Es de allí donde surge esta propuesta que permite analizar los actores que intervienen en el proceso de la comunicación literaria y al mismo tiempo se analice un autor representativo en la literatura infantil y juvenil colombiana, Jairo Aníbal Niño. Se planteó así la siguiente problemática ¿Cómo se presenta el proceso comunicativo en El Monte Calvo (1966) y Zoro (1977) de Jairo Aníbal Niño?
Encuentro internacional de neurociencias y neuropsicología, usco, octubre 9,10 y 11 de 2008
Authors: Suárez Licet Katerine
Published: February 2018

Desde hace mucho tiempo, el ser humano ha sido objeto de estudio por parte de las diferentes disciplinas académicas y ha sido abordado desde diferentes perspectivas, como la espiritual, la fisiológica, la comportamental, la filosófica, la lingüística, la antropológica, la cognitiva, la biológica, entre otras tantas. En nuestros tiempos, observamos que un órgano fundamental de estudio del ser humano es el CEREBRO; de allí que se desprenda toda una serie de dicotomías que inevitablemente involucran la conducta humana, entre las que podemos citar la actitud de agresividad y de pasividad, el amor y el odio, el bien y el mal, el ansia y el desinterés frente a algo o alguien, la luz y la oscuridad del pensamiento.Insistimos, el interés de los especialistas en la mayoría de los campos científicos por el cerebro y el sistema nervioso no es algo reciente: Hipócrates, Aristóteles, Descartes, Diderot, La Mettrie, Maine de Biran, etc., hablaron mucho sobre él. No obstante, los mayores desarrollos comenzaron a manifestarse a partir de la segunda mitad del siglo XIX con los trabajos de Flourens, Broca, Wernicke, Helmholtz y sobre todo de Santiago Ramón y Cajal quien fue el primero en describir la organización cerebral y las conexiones neuronales y esto permitió que el cerebro se convirtiera no sólo en un objeto de estudio biológico sino también filosófico.
Análise do gerenciamento de residuos do centro cirúrgico de um Hospital Universitário do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Authors: Lemos Maithe , Passos Joanir , Arias Torres Dolly
Published: February 2018

Os residuos hospitalares, se descartados sem o devido tratamento ou ainda sem a observáncia das leis existentes, podem constituir perigo a populagao, aos profissionais de saúde e aqueles que participam do processo de manejo dos mesmos. Objetivou-se descrever e mapear o processo de gerenciamento de residuos do Centro Cirúrgico, de um Hospital Público da cidade do Rio de Janeiro, confrontando com as exigencias legais. O estudo em questao foi realizado através de observagao nao participante. O instrumento de coleta de dados utilizados na observagao nao participante foi extraído de uma tese, com a devida autorizagao da autora. Verificou-se que nem todos os quesitos observados pela pesquisadora estavam em consonáncia com a legislagao vigente e ainda que as condutas adotadas levam ao fluxo de residuos com falhas consideráveis a serem resolvidas, como o cruzamento de materiais limpos e residuos contaminados.
Evaluación del impacto en la morbimortalidad con la aplicación de un protocolo en sangrado mayor en el Hospital Universitario, Hernando Moncaleano Perdomo de Neiva
Authors: Rivera Tocancipá Daniel , Rivera Ortiz Carlos Andrés , Sandoval Cabrera Miguel Francisco
Published: February 2018

Introducción: El sangrado mayor es frecuente en salas de cirugía y causa el 40% de las muertes por trauma. Su diagnóstico y tratamiento adecuado por anestesiólogos, es prioritario para la sobrevida. No hay datos en el Hospital Universitario de Neiva sobre la morbimortalidad en este escenario ni existe un protocolo de manejo estandarizado. Objetivo: Determinar la orbimortalidad a las 24 horas y mortalidad a 30 días, en pacientes mayores de 15 años con diagnóstico de sangrado mayor en salas de cirugía, aplicando un protocolo estándar de manejo. Material y Métodos: Se diseñó un estudio cuasi experimental para pacientes con sangrado mayor. La cohorte prospectiva recibió protocolo estándar (PE) de manejo. Se determinó el valor de lactato sérico, base exceso y mortalidad a las 24 horas y 30 días, comparándola con la cohorte histórica tomada de los registros de la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos. Resultados: De 63 pacientes, 26(41.9%) fueron controles retrospectivos sin protocolo de manejo, 13 (21.1%) recibieron protocolo completo y 24 (38%) recibieron protocolo incompleto. Con protocolo la mortalidad proyectada para las 24 horas bajó de 48/1000 a 32/1000. A los 30 días sin protocolo la tasa de mortalidad fue de 129/1000, con protocolo incompleto de 48/1000 y con protocolo completo de 32/1000. El lactato sérico disminuyó y la base exceso aumentó cuando se aplicó el protocolo de manejo. Conclusiones: La aplicación de un protocolo de manejo en pacientes que cursen con sangrado mayor, disminuye la mortalidad a las 24 horas y 30 días del evento desencadenante en un 70%.
Análise descritiva da mortalidade por câncer de pulmão no município de São Paulo de 2005 a 2014
Authors: Polonio Igor Bastos , Penon Rujula Maria Josefa , Loyo Gabriela Alves , Moreira Talita Carla Stratti
Published: February 2018

Objetivos: Analisar o câncer de pulmão e brônquios de acordo com sexo, idade e localização no Município de São Paulo para facilitar desenvolvimento e implementação de políticas públicas de prevenção e combate à doença. Métodos: Análise de dados extraídos do Sistema de Informação de Mortalidade – SIM do DataSus, referentes a pacientes a partir de 0 anos de idade que faleceram em razão da doença no Município de São Paulo, no período de 2005 a 2014. Resultados: A mortalidade foi maior em pacientes do sexo masculino em todas as faixas etárias estudadas, mas especialmente maior entre aqueles acima dos 50 anos de idade. Quanto a localidade, nota-se um coeficiente de mortalidade maior nos distritos administrativos mais ricos de São Paulo. Conforme aumenta a renda da população, maior é o número de fumantes, pois são regiões que possuem mais recursos para financiar o hábito por tabaco. Conclusão: Os dados demonstraram que sexo, idade e localização residencial, associados a tabagismo, exposição ocupacional e poluição atmosférica; influenciaram a taxa de mortalidade no período estudado. Assim, evidencia-se a necessidade de políticas de controle e/ou preservação contra os fatores predisponentes, como forma de diminuir a incidência da doença.
Pneumonia associada à ventilação mecânica: avaliação do conhecimento da equipe de enfermagem de uma terapia intensiva
Authors: Brabo Bruna Christine Floriano , Zeitoun Sandra Salloum
Published: February 2018

Objetivo: Avaliar o conhecimento da equipe de enfermagem quanto aos fatores que induzem a pneumonia associada à ventilação mecânica e respectivas intervenções e condutas. Método: Trata-se de um estudo exploratório descritivo, de abordagem quantitativa. A coleta de dados ocorreu através da aplicação de um questionário semi estruturado contendo questões abertas e fechadas, após aprovação do Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa, no Núcleo do Hospital de Força Aérea de São Paulo. Resultados: Incluídos 14 (100%) profissionais, sendo 7 (50%) enfermeiros e 7 (50%) técnicos de enfermagem. Em relação às condições do paciente, a idade avançada foi considerada o principal fator de risco pelos profissionais 12 (85,7%). Em relação ao uso do ventilador mecânico, a intubação e reintubação traqueal foram consideradas o principal fator de risco por 13 (92,8%) dos profissionais, seguida do tempo prolongado de ventilação mecânica e biofilme no interior do tubo por 11 (78,5%) dos profissionais. Quanto às intervenções de enfermagem, todos os enfermeiros citaram a necessidade da manutenção do decúbito elevado entre 35º a 45º, e 6 (85,7%) destacam como prioridade a realização da higiene oral com gluconato de clorexidine a 0,12%. Conclusão: Pode-se concluir que a equipe de enfermagem possui falhas no conhecimento dos fatores determinantes para o desenvolvimento da PAV. Isso demonstra a necessidade da educação continuada sobre o assunto, visando o aumento do conhecimento dos profissionais e melhoria da qualidade de assistência ao paciente.
Liberdades civis ou segurança: um paradoxo jurídico-político moderno
Authors: Arruda Aranha Guilherme
Published: February 2018

O artigo aborda o paradoxo moderno que se instaura com a proteção jurídica das liberdades civis de um lado e as exigências de segurança e previsibilidade de outro. Aborda, ainda, a importância da literatura como forma não só de compreender a diversidade humana mas também de cultivar a empatia por essa diversidade. O artigo não se preocupa em oferecer uma equação capaz de superar o paradoxo mencionado, mas sim em reconhecer a sua existência como estratégia para não deixar as liberdades civis serem sufocadas pela exigência de previsibilidade e segurança.
A empresa rural no Código Civil de 2002: uma análise a partir de sua função social e econômica
Authors: PIMENTA EDUARDO Goulart , Bastos Luciana Castro
Published: February 2018

O presente artigo visa abordar, em suas linhas essenciais, o regime jurídico da empresa rural na forma como estabelecido no Código Civil de 2002, passando por algumas notas ao Direito Estrangeiro, bem como trazendo dados sobre o Empresário Rural, sua diversa conceituação e controvérsias a respeito do tema.
Mosaicagem automática e em tempo real de imagens obtidas a partir de VANTs de asa rotativa
Authors: Da Rocha Guilherme Muzzi , Branco Luiz Henrique Castelo , Inoue Roberto Santos , Branco Kalinka Regina Lucas Jaquie Castelo
Published: February 2018

The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) has been growing not only in the military scenario, but also in civilian applications. In both military and civilian environments, one of the great uses of these vehicles is to allow decisions to be made. When talking about decision making, images and information not merely textual allow these decisions to be made easier and even that other elements present in these images can be evaluated and new decisions or strategies can be leveraged.