bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Memórias de uma prisão: o Presídio Tiradentes entre a tênue linha do lembrar e esquecer.
Authors: Alves Mateus Cayo Renan
Published: December 2024

O artigo trata a questão dos lugares de memória difíceis, a partir da análise de como a imprensa tratou a demolição do Presídio Tiradentes. As fontes nos evidenciam que o assunto tanto da preservação do edifício quanto do posterior tombamento do arco não tiveram tanto debate no ambiente social inserido, nos permitindo refletir o quanto as memórias traumáticas estão dentro de uma tênue linha entre o lembrar e o esquecer.Palavras-chave: Presídio Tiradentes; Patrimônio; Imprensa; Memória; Lugares de memória. AbstractThe article deals with the issue of difficult places of memory, from the analysis of how the press dealt with the demolition of the Presídio Tiradentes. The sources show us that the subject of both the preservation of the building and the subsequent listing of the arch were not overly debated in the inserted social environment, allowing us to reflect how, when it comes to traumatic memories, there is a fine line between remembering and forgetting.Keywords: Presídio Tiradentes; Heritage; Press; Memory; Places of memory.
Políticas de Resistência Feminista: Evangélicas em Luta por Direitos
Authors: Luiz Scapini Gabriela
Published: December 2024

Observa-se um avanço neoconservador no Brasil e na América Latina, protagonizado pelos segmentos evangélicos, que ameaçam cada vez mais a autonomia feminina. Diante deste cenário de retrocessos políticos e sociais, evangélicas têm formado coletivos feministas. Este trabalho busca investigar a atuação recente das Evangélicas pela Igualdade de Gênero (EIG), com o intuito de refletir sobre a relação entre gênero, religião evangélica e feminismos, consistindo em uma descrição dos materiais divulgados nas páginas oficiais de web da EIG e na realização de uma entrevista com uma de suas fundadoras. O resultado indica a construção de políticas de resistência no interior das igrejas evangélicas, disputando as interpretações bíblicas e sensibilizando mais mulheres sobre seus direitos humanos, além de atuar em rede ocupando espaços acadêmicos, religiosos e públicos na defesa de uma agenda feminista.Palavras-chave: Evangélicas pela Igualdade de Gênero; Coletivos Feministas; Políticas de Resistência; Feminismos; Movimento Feminista. Abstract We can observe neoconservative advances in Brazil and Latin America led by evangelical segments that increasingly threaten women's autonomy. Faced with this scenario of political and social setbacks, evangelicals have formed feminist collectives. This article seeks to investigate the recent role of Evangelicals for Gender Equality (EIG) in order to reflect on the relationship between gender, evangelical religion and feminisms. It consists of a descriptive analysis of the materials posted on the official EIG web pages and an interview with one of its founders. The results indicate that the collective builds resistance policies within evangelical churches, disputing biblical interpretations and sensitizing women about their human rights, in addition to acting in a network occupying academic, religious and public spaces in defense of feminist agendas.Keywords: Evangelicals for Gender Equality; Feminist Collectives; Resistance Policies; Feminisms; Feminist Movement.
Shazam: o paradoxo da juventude
Authors: Ribeiro Diego das Neves , Agostinho Elbert de Oliveira
Published: December 2024

Durante um bom tempo as histórias em quadrinhos, foram tidas como produtos exclusivos do público infantojuvenil, principalmente as que apresentavam os super-heróis como personagens principais. Esse fato não era de todo inverdade, desta forma as obras desse seguimento acabaram por, durante um bom tempo, aderir a linguagem deste público, representar suas vivências e projetar algumas características. Sendo assim, um personagem que chama a atenção diante desta temática é o SHAZAM, um super-herói com poderes similares ao do Superman, porém com a mentalidade de um adolescente, uma forma singular de expressar através de um super-herói o que o público-alvo destas histórias poderia realizar se tivesse poderes daqueles que admiram. Ademais, o texto que segue se propõe a dar margem para o debate a respeito das possíveis projeções desenvolvidas pelas histórias de SHAZAM e suas experiências enquanto um jovem que, embora possa evocar um corpo adulto superpoderoso ainda ilustra as intempéries cíclicas das etapas da vida humana, especialmente se levarmos em conspiração a relação entre a idade aparente de SHAZAM e a mente de Billy Batson que exala os anseios juvenis. Em suma, além do que já foi mencionado, tem-se objetivo, examinar a categoria juventude, verificando de que maneira a identidade heroica reflete nuances desta categoria sociológica como linguagem.
O horror “socialmente relevante” da Ec Comics: uma análise da história em quadrinhos "The patriots" de 1952
Authors: Pedroso Rodrigo Aparecido de Araújo , Polatto Rodrigo Cardoso
Published: December 2024

Este artigo se dedica a analisar a história em quadrinhos chamada “The Patriots” publicada no número #2 da revista Shock SuspenStories, de abril e maio de 1952, da editora estadunidense EC Comics. A EC Comics ficou conhecida nos anos 1950 pelas suas publicações de horror e suspense que, em certas medidas, desafiavam as convenções e a moralidade da época, marcada profundamente pelos embates da Guerra Fria na política externa e do macarthismo e anticomunismo na esfera doméstica. A narrativa analisada neste trabalho se insere em uma série de histórias da editora que efetuam uma crítica social explícita à política do período, no caso presente, a crítica à cruzada anticomunista, ao macarthismo, e à chamada “caça às bruxas” realizada no período. É em referência a esse contexto que iremos analisar a história, inserindo sua crítica no plano de fundo em que foi escrita e contrapô-la aos eventos políticos dos anos 1950 com os quais ela estabelece diálogo.
Destruição criativa na capital inglesa: o caso v for vendetta
Authors: Krüger Felipe Radünz , Marcello Neto Mario , Lopes Filho Artur Rodrigo Itaqui
Published: December 2024

Quando a destruição pode ser o símbolo da resistência? Este artigo visa responder essa questão através da interpretação e análise da graphic novel V for Vendetta dos britânicos Alan Moore e David Lloyd. Atentaremos, ao longo do presente artigo, ressaltar que o trabalho de Moore e Lloyd são chaves para a compreensão de como a destruição de símbolos e monumentos são fatores fundamentais para a resistência e desestabilização do status quo. Assim, a partir de um processo de construção de anti-monumentos e/ou destruição criativa, entendemos haver uma renovação do ideal identitário imputado aos símbolos do Estado, desse modo, instigando, não somente uma adequação dos mesmos aos tempos presentes, como o ressaltar de uma (necessária) perspectiva crítica acerca daquilo que se pretende perpetuar ao sustentar a manutenção dos mesmos enquanto símbolos de uma determinada cultura/sociedade.
Os estatutos da Sociedade Italiana União e Philantropia em Pelotas (RS) (1877)
Authors: Conill Elisabeth da Rosa
Published: December 2024

O estatuto social devidamente registrado de uma associação é o documento pelo qual ela declara a sua existência, é como uma “certidão de nascimento” da pessoa jurídica. Nesse sentido, destaca-se a seguir alguns aspectos relevantes dos estatutos que regiam a Sociedade Italiana União e Philantropia, contendo 5 capítulos e 46 artigos redigidos em português, que foram aprovados pelo então vice-presidente da província de São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul, João Dias de Castro, em 4 de maio de 1877, e publicados na “Collecção dos actos, regulamentos, e instrucções” expedidas pela Presidência da Província de S. Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul, em 1881 (RIO GRANDE DO SUL, 1881).
Situação de rua de pessoas trans na América Latina e sua inter-relação com a saúde
Authors: Alonso Caravaca-Morera Jaime
Published: December 2024

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Entering the car park - Primary pupils' spontaneous understanding of programmed control systems in their daily life environment
Authors: Dummer Gerard , Savelsbergh Elwin , Drijvers Paul
Published: December 2024

Programmed control systems are ubiquitous in the present-day world. In current educational practice, however, these systems are hardly being addressed, and little is known about children’s spontaneous understandings about such systems. Therefore, we explored pupils’ understandings prior to instruction in three concrete settings: a car park, an elevator, and an autonomous robot. We analysed written responses from 49 Grade 3 (aged 7 to 10) and Grade 6 pupils (aged 10 to 13) to assess their understandings from two perspectives: the user and the system programmer perspective. Results indicate that most pupils were capable describing programmed systems from a user perspective point of view but found it hard to describe the system programmer perspective. Substantial differences were found between the contexts. The car park context evoked richer descriptions for the user perspective and the system programmer perspective in comparison to the elevator and autonomous robot contexts.
ASYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS IN AUTONOMOUS POWER SOURCES FOR WELDING ARC. STATE AND PROSPECTS
Authors:   Institute of Electrodynamics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Beresteiskyi Ave., 56, Kyiv, 03057, Ukraine, Mazurenko L.I. , Dzhura O.V. ,   Institute of Electrodynamics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Beresteiskyi Ave., 56, Kyiv, 03057, Ukraine, Shykhnenko М.О. ,   Institute of Electrodynamics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Beresteiskyi Ave., 56, Kyiv, 03057, Ukraine, Bilyk O.A. ,   Institute of Electrodynamics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Beresteiskyi Ave., 56, Kyiv, 03057, Ukraine
Published: December 2024

The article is aimed at generalizing the results of the study of asynchronous generators (AG) of autonomous welding arc power sources (AWPS) obtained in the Department of Electromechanical Systems of the Institute of Electrodynamics of the NASU. The proposed classification of AG of autonomous welding systems is considered, mathematical models are developed, the results of computational and experimental studies of such systems with AG with capacitor excitation and an uncontrolled rectifier, in the DC circuit of which high-frequency inverters, pulse-width regulators or half-bridge inverters are connected, as well as generators with valve and valve-capacitor excitation. The design features and experimental samples of welding arc power sources with AG are considered. The directions of further research are determined. Ref. 42, fig. 5.
ELECTROMECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A BRUSHLESS PERMANENT MAGNETS MOTOR WHEN PULSE-WIDTH SUPPLY
Authors:   Institute of Electrodynamics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Beresteiskyi Ave., 56, Kyiv, 03057, Ukraine, Akinin K.P. , Kireyev V.G. ,   Institute of Electrodynamics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Beresteiskyi Ave., 56, Kyiv, 03057, Ukraine, Petukhov І.S. ,   Institute of Electrodynamics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Beresteiskyi Ave., 56, Kyiv, 03057, Ukraine, Filomenko A.A. ,   Institute of Electrodynamics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Beresteiskyi Ave., 56, Kyiv, 03057, Ukraine
Published: December 2024

The paper is devoted to the study of the characteristics and operating modes of a brushless permanent magnet motor in the structure of an electric drive with a two-wire external power supply from a voltage source with pulse-width regulation. The dependences of the motor rotation frequency, the stator current effective value and the average value of the current in the DC link of the voltage inverter, as well as the dependences of the torque coefficient on the average value of the motor torque are given. The influence of the frequency of the pulse supply voltage on the operating modes of the motor is studied. The current and torque limitation modes of the motor in a system with a single-position relay controller and a fixed transistor shutdown interval former are studied. Ref. 12, fig. 16.
Features of pregnancy and delivery management in a woman with Willebrand's disease: a case report
Authors:   Dnipro State Medical University, Ukraine, Нrek L.P. , Dubossarska Y.O. ,   Dnipro State Medical University, Ukraine, Puzii O.M. ,   Municipal company «Regional Medical Center of Family Health» of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council, Dnipro, Ukraine, Shevchenko Z.V. ,   Municipal company «Regional Medical Center of Family Health» of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council, Dnipro, Ukraine
Published: December 2024

Von Willebrand disease (VWD) is a serious medical problem. Women with VWD have a 1,5-fold increased risk of postpartum bleeding, the frequency of which ranges from 40% to 60%.
Аim - to analyse the features of prevention of obstetric bleeding in women with VWD on the basis of a clinical case.
The fluctuating nature of von Willebrand factor (VWF) and factor VIII during pregnancy prompts a thorough examination of pregnant women with VWD by a multidisciplinary team involving an obstetrician-gynaecologist, haematologist, anaesthetist and other specialists at a health care facility of the third level of perinatal care for the most appropriate treatment during delivery and in the postpartum period. When planning a delivery, it is advisable to prepare a sufficient amount of blood products and hemostatic drugs. Women with VWD have an increased risk of postpartum bleeding, and the volume and composition of infusion and transfusion therapy depends on the amount of blood loss. Prevention of both early and late postpartum bleeding requires medical therapy with uterotonic agents, factor VIII and VWF release inducers, antifibrinolytics, along with transfusion therapy, which helps to normalise coagulation hemostasis and restore the general condition of the postpartum woman. Infusion and transfusion therapy, haemostatic therapy with tranexamic acid, and a qualified technique for performing surgical delivery by caesarean section using argon-plasma coagulation for haemostasis allowed preserving the fertility of a woman with VWD with obstetric coagulopathic bleeding.
The study was performed in accordance with the main provisions of the Helsinki Declaration, and the patient's consent was obtained.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
The state of general immunity in women in labor with purulent wounds during hostilities
Authors:   Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine, Рrуlutska A.B. , Martynova L.I. ,   Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine, Kisilenko О.L. ,   Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine,, Govsіeіev D.О. ,   Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine
Published: December 2024

Aim - to develop a more effective method of treating purulent wounds in obstetric practice based on the study of microbiological factors in the development of wound infection in women giving birth in wartime conditions.
Materials and methods. Studied the qualitative and quantitative composition of the wound microflora in 66 women in labor with purulent wounds of the anterior abdominal wall after caesarean section and perineum after episiotomy and perineotomy under martial law and compared it with the indicators of bacteriological studies in 76 women in labor with purulent wounds of the anterior abdominal wall after caesarean section and perineum after episio-, perineotomy in peacetime. Statistical data processing was carried out using the package of application programs "Microsoft Excel 5.0" and the standard version "Statistica 8.0". The difference in indicators was considered statistically significant at P<0.05.
Results and conclusions. Based on the analysis of microbiological studies, it was determined that the causative agent of purulent wounds in obstetric practice during the war against the background of stress and greater suppression of both general and local immunity is opportunistically pathogenic flora, among which both gram-positive and gram-negative flora dominate, and in peacetime At that time, the most frequent causative agent of purulent wounds in women in labor was gram-positive flora, which was isolated both in monoculture and in association with gram-negative and anaerobic microorganisms.
The first place among gram-positive flora is occupied by St. Epidermidis and gram-negative - Acinetobacter. In 37.9%, inflammatory processes in the tissues of postoperative wounds arise under the influence of the symbiotic relationship of aerobic-anaerobic microorganisms, and in 57.6% - the association of aerobic microorganisms.
The research was carried out in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The research protocol was approved by the Local Ethics Committee of the institution mentioned in the work. Informed consent of the parents was obtained from the mothers in labor for the research.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Defensins in the biological fluids of children suffer from COVID-19: peculiarities of identification and interpretation
Authors:   Bukovynian State Medical University, Chernivtsi, Ukraine, Romanchuk L.I. , Koloskova O.K. ,   Bukovynian State Medical University, Chernivtsi, Ukraine
Published: December 2024

The SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus caused a global pandemic and mortality in the human population. Defensins are antimicrobial peptides that exert pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory activity and can inhibit viral infection by modulating of immune cells functions.
Aim - to study the content of defensins in biological fluids - blood serum, lung expirate, to establish their diagnostic and prognostic significance in relation to the course of the infectious process.
Materials and methods. 223 children of various ages were examined. The study group consisted of 124 patients (1st group) who suffered from confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection. The control group (2nd group) included 99 children who were not diagnosed with COVID-19. The level of defensins in serum and pulmonary was determined in sick children. For calculations and statistical analysis, a statistical package was used using methods of descriptive statistics and clinical epidemiology. The population analysis evaluated attributive (AR) and relative risks (VR) with calculation of confidence intervals (95% CI) for VR and odds ratio (OR). Statistically significant differences are accepted when the Student's test is less than 0.05 (P<0.05).
Results. Determining the level of defensins in the serum of the study groups, no statistical differences were found. However, when studying the amount of peptides in the pulmonary expirate, it was found that in patients of 1st group during the first week of the disease, the level of defensins was higher compared to of 2nd group. The amount of polypeptides in the exhaled air condensate of patients with a complicated course of the disease was more than 300.0 pg/ml in children of 1st group, especially girls, comparing with the control group: AR - 33%, VR - 1.86 (95% CI 1.19-2.88), OR - 4.0 (95% CI 2.14-7.49). AR=33%, VR = 1.86 (95% CI 1.19-2.88), OR = 4.0 (95% CI 2.14-7.49).
Conclusions. The condensate of pulmonary expirate infected with the SARS-CoV2 virus of children contains significantly more defensins. The highest concentrations are associated with the severity of respiratory organ damage (OR=4.0) and belonging to the female sex (P<0.05). Determination of the concentration of antimicrobial peptides in the pulmonary expirate in inflammatory processes of the respiratory system, in particular in COVID-19, can serve as a diagnostic marker.
The research was carried out in accordance with the principles of the Helsinki Declaration. The study protocol was approved by the Local Ethics Committee of the participating institution. Informed consent of parents and children was obtained for research.
No conflict of interests was declared by the authors.
Editorial: When Theological Landscapes Shift: Reimagining Church and Society
Authors: Toth Lina
Published: December 2024

This issue of Theology in Scotland begins with an article based on the 2024 D. W. D. Shaw Memorial Lecture delivered by Prof David Fergusson, examining the historical partnership between the church and universities in Scotland.The remainder of the issue reflects on the swiftly changing religious and cultural landscape of contemporary Scotland: ● How do we make sense of the dwindling number of people professing a Christian commitment in contemporary Scotland? ● How do structures enable or stifle creative organic developments?● What future shapes of the church can we discern from both our engagement with Scripture and recent experiments in church practice?
A future with hope: Diaspora churches in Scotland
Authors: Akomiah-Conteh Sheila , Fraser Liam Jerrold , Tweedie Fiona
Published: December 2024

This article presents the findings of a comprehensive study that sought to explore the nature and contributions of, and challenges faced by ethnic diaspora Christian congregations in Scotland. The objective of this project was to gain a deeper understanding of the experiences and dynamics of diaspora Christian congregations in Scotland, shedding light on their current and future roles within the broader Scottish religious landscape.
The Shed Project, Stornoway
Authors: MacNeil Tommy
Published: December 2024

This short paper is one of several case studies of innovative missional initiatives presented at the ‘A Future with Hope: Resurrection, Not Restoration’ conference held at New College, Edinburgh on 9 March 2024. Describing the initiative to establish The Shed youth and community project, Rev Tommy MacNeil illustrates how a struggling congregation can be transformed into a vibrant community hub, how struggling individuals can discover the transformative power of God’s love, and how struggling disciples can learn to trust God’s ability to multiply resources as they shift from an inward focus to mission.
“The Ethics of Generating Posthumans: Philosophical and Theological Reflections on Bringing New Persons into Existence” edited by Calum MacKellar and Trevor Stammers
Authors: Checketts Levi
Published: December 2024

Review of
Calum MacKellar and Trevor Stammers, eds., The Ethics of Generating Posthumans: Philosophical and Theological Reflections on Bringing New Persons into Existence (London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2022), pp. x + 234, ISBN 978-1350216587. £28.99
“Catholic Social Teaching in Practice: Exploring Practical Wisdom and the Virtues Tradition” by Andrew M. Yuengert
Authors: Waldron Liam
Published: December 2024

Review of
Andrew M. Yuengert, Catholic Social Teaching in Practice: Exploring Practical Wisdom and the Virtues Tradition (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003), ‎xvii + 334, ISBN 978-1009261470. £85
The inadequacies of the steppic savanna classification system to describe the vegetation of the semi-arid Caatinga of Brazil
Authors: Bontempo Edgard , Martins Flora , Corsini Christianne , Pareyn Frans , Valeriano Dalton de Morrison
Published: December 2024

Abstract The steppic savanna term was originally employed to classify a single type of tropical vegetation in Africa, but it has been expanded by the pioneering RADAMBRASIL authors and it is currently used to classify the vegetation of the Caatinga in northeastern Brazil, and in other vegetation types with similar characteristics in the Amazon and Chaco/Pantanal areas. Here, we propose that the use of the name steppic savanna to describe the vegetation of the Caatinga is semantically and structurally incorrect since its definitions conflict between the main type (steppic savanna) and its subclasses (e.g., forested steppic savanna), rendering them nonsensical. This classification system is insufficient to account for the vegetation types observable through current remote sensing technology and neither does it correspond to what has been described by diverse field ecologists working at the Caatinga since the early 20th century. Therefore, we suggest that its use should be abandoned by the Brazilian governmental agencies and by the scientific community at large in favor of more realistic systems to inform local representatives and scientists interested in studying this important and often neglected region.
On the identity of Justicia (Acanthaceae) with 3-verticillate leaves in southeastern Brazil, and a lectotypification
Authors: Braz Denise Monte , Araújo Willa Cardoso de , Funez Luís Adriano
Published: December 2024

Abstract Justicia citrina, J. minensis, and J. trifoliata are species with 3-verticillate leaves in southeastern Brazil, a characteristic rarely found in the family and genus. In addition, they share other morphological similarities, such as the same habit, a dense terminal inflorescence, and a showy corolla. As a result, they are often misidentified in herbarium collections and in publications. An analysis of nomenclatural types, original descriptions, and other publications revealed distinctions between these species, the need for a lectotypification, and an improper citation of a misapplied name. The species are easily distinguished by their pilosity, inflorescences, color of the corolla, and shape of the anthers. We provide nomenclatural updates, certify the correct application of the name Justicia trifoliata, and distinguish the species with an identification key and diagnostic characters that are easy to observe in herbarium collections. Illustrations of types and photographs of plants in the field and other material examined are also included.
Floristic diversity of an urban protected area of Atlantic Forest in Northeast Brazil: Dois Irmãos State Park, Pernambuco
Authors: Nascimento Ladivania Medeiros do , Aguiar Maria Manuela Bandeira de , Rodrigues Lúcia dos Santos , França Pedro Henrique Tavares de , Chagas Marcos Antônio das , Melo Vitória Larissa Moreira , Lins-e-Silva Ana Carolina Borges
Published: December 2024

Abstract A floristic inventory was prepared for the Dois Irmãos State Park (PEDI, Recife, PE, Brazil), one of the most significant Atlantic Forest remnants (1,158 hectares) and an essential urban protected area in the Brazilian Northeast. The inventory included monthly field collections (2014-2015, 2017-2018) in a PPBio Program RAPELD module, searches in the INCT - Virtual Herbarium and literature, followed by a careful taxonomic review, including avascular and vascular plants. Species were assigned to a category for their habitats, habits, life forms, origin, extinction risk status, and substrate type. Overall, 992 species were registered (515 genera, 140 families). The Angiosperms comprised 887 species (110 families), of which 65% were woody species: 370 (41.7%) trees, six palm trees (0.7%), 146 (16.5%) shrubs, 56 (6.3%) climbers; and 309 (35%) were herbaceous plants. The most important angiosperm families were Fabaceae (90 species), Poaceae (54 spp.), Rubiaceae (47 spp.), Myrtaceae (35 spp.), Cyperaceae and Melastomataceae (32 spp. each). Forty-four species of ferns and lycophytes (15 families) were recorded; Pteridaceae (12 spp.), Thelypteridaceae (6 spp.), and Polypodiaceae (5 spp.) were the richest. We registered 61 species (14 families) of avascular plants, of which Lejeuneaceae (23 spp.), Calymperaceae (9 spp.) and Sematophyllaceae (7 spp.) exhibited the highest richness. We found 13 threatened species, such as Canistrum aurantiacum (Bromeliaceae) and Ocotea odorifera (Lauraceae). Our results confirm that the PEDI holds a high floristic richness in comparison to other checklists from this Atlantic Forest region. This highlights the importance of the Dois Irmãos State Park as a unique and valuable natural resource, and the need for more conservation efforts to protect this area.
Identification of wood from Brazilian historical heritage sites: a case study of two buildings in Cuiabá, MT, Brazil
Authors: Hoffmann Waldelaine Rodrigues , Silva Jackeline Eliada Cichoski da , Campos Camila Mendes , Mascaro Luciana Pelaes , Oliveira Aylson Costa , Pereira Bárbara Luísa Corradi
Published: December 2024

Abstract Wood is a raw material that has played a key role in civil construction over time. Identifying which species were used in buildings considered Brazilian historical heritage sites will contribute to conservation, as well as the comparison of the use of wood at different times. From this perspective, the present study aimed to identify and characterize the wood used in the construction of the “Casa de Dona Bém Bém” and “Gráfica Pepe” historic buildings located in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, aiming to contribute to the preservation of Brazilian historical heritage. To do so, the organoleptic and anatomical properties were evaluated by macro- and microscopic analysis, and a quali-quantitative study was conducted. Eight distinct genera were identified, namely, Vochysia sp., Cedrela sp., Handroanthus sp., Physocalymma sp., Myracroduon sp., Dipteryx sp., Calophyllum sp. and Cordia sp. In addition to identification, we sought to identify the phytogeographic domain of such genera to understand the historical context of the use of these woods. It is suggested that any replacement of deteriorated parts be with others of the same wood species identified herein to preserve the identity of these historic buildings.
Work process and health-disease relationship from the telemarketers’ perception: notes for Occupational Health Surveillance action
Authors: Nascimento Francisca Zenaide Fernandes Oliveira , Oliveira Simone Santos , Fernandes Márcia Astrês , Rocha Eukália Pereira da , Barbosa Nanielle Silva
Published: December 2024

Abstract Introduction the work process in Call Centers is characterized by repetitive, alienating and intense activities, which strengthens the questioning about the impacts of work on the health of the telemarketer. Objective to analyze the work process and the health-disease relationship from the telemarketers’ perception. Methods qualitative research, based on the theoretical framework of Psychodynamics of Work. Data collection took place through interviews, which were interpreted according to content analysis. Results in the workers’ routine there are protocols to be followed, goals to be achieved, strict control of time, dissatisfaction with the pace of work and difficulties in reconciling work with other activities of personal life. Exposure to ergonomic risks and the presence of signs and symptoms related to voice and hearing impairment, psychological distress and sleep disorders were reported. Conclusion health care actions for these professionals must be carried out in an integrated manner between the bodies involved with worker’s health and the institutions/organizations, in the sense of recommending assistance, prevention and promotion, involving the worker in the process of constructing actions that must be based on inter-(trans)-disciplinary and intersectoral approaches.
Análise de conteúdo das sentenças de processos trabalhistas indenizatórios e a relevância das competências fonoaudiológicas nas decisões judiciais
Authors: Souza Thayrine Morgan de , Gonçalves Claudia Giglio de Oliveira , Lüders Débora
Published: December 2024

RESUMO Objetivo analisar o conteúdo das sentenças judiciais que julgaram pedidos indenizatórios por perda auditiva induzida por ruído, no intuito de identificar a relevância das atividades de competência do fonoaudiólogo na formação do convencimento dos magistrados na tomada de decisões judiciais. Métodos estudo descritivo sobre a formação do convencimento dos magistrados em sentenças proferidas, portanto, do tipo documental, realizado mediante pesquisa pública junto aos portais dos Tribunais Regionais do Trabalho do país, com abordagem qualitativa, entre janeiro de 2015 e dezembro de 2020, por meio da análise de conteúdo das sentenças que julgaram pedidos de indenização por PAIR. As sentenças analisadas foram aquelas proferidas por magistrados de primeiro grau em processos judiciais digitais e públicos, nos respectivos sites dos TRTs. Resultados dos 24 TRTs brasileiros, foi possível encontrar processos em 20, sendo analisadas, no total, 91 ações trabalhistas. Ao analisar o nexo causal em 88 dos 91 processos, 47 sentenças mostraram que o nexo causal possuía correlação com os exames audiológicos e outros documentos anteriores ao processo, juntados pelas partes. Também em 47 processos se buscou a caracterização da PAIR no trabalhador, abordando o seu conceito a partir da literatura, das conclusões periciais e exames juntados. Conclusão os exames e documentos produzidos pelos fonoaudiólogos em suas atividades, quando apresentados no processo, são fundamentais para o convencimento dos juízes na busca do nexo causal entre a PAIR e as atividades do trabalhador.
Prediction of the need for maintenance of rigid pavements using finite element models and artificial neural networks
Authors: Chamorro Lorena Jacqueline Chamorro , Sotelino Elisa Dominguez
Published: December 2024

Abstract This work is concerned with the simulation of pavement behavior using the Finite Element Method (FEM) with the goal of predicting the appearance of cracks during its useful life. The developed method can help maintenance planning towards providing users with safety and comfort. The effects of both traffic loads and temperature variations are considered. Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools are adopted to reduce the time necessary for the interpretation of simulation results for the development of an efficient pavement management system. The developed rigid pavement management system uses the Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) technique for the prediction of both pavement response to fatigue accumulation and the behavior of the modeled pavement with a high degree of precision. The networks showed 4.5% and 3.6% square errors for positive and negative temperature gradients and 95% and 97% data correlation, respectively. The SR stress ratio obtained by the developed ABAQUS model is 0.614 and the value provided by the pavement management system is 0.648. The developed methodology was applied to a section of highway BR-101/NE, between the states of Paraiba PR and Pernambuco PE, in Brazil. Comparing the results with the limits provided by National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) for traffic in the study, this pavement would require maintenance every six months. The maximum values of tensile stress due to bending were obtained by combining the positive temperature gradient with the traffic axis load at the edge during the summer months (December to March) due to the higher thermal gradient values.
Coefficient of thermal expansion of cementitious mortars: new testing methodology
Authors: Reginato Luan , Oliveira Rafaela Goulart Gomes , Willrich Fábio Luiz
Published: December 2024

Abstract Given the inherent porosity of cementitious materials, fluctuations in temperature disrupt the hygrothermal equilibrium, thereby influencing the accuracy of the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) measurements. This results in variations in the observed expansion magnitudes, which are contingent on the material's moisture content. Many existing methodologies for measuring CTE do not adequately control for moisture or consider procedural nuances, leading to inaccuracies and often necessitating expensive equipment. This study evaluates two methodologies for determining the CTE of cementitious mortars, focusing on the influence of moisture and the use of accessible equipment. Among the two methodologies tested, one was recommended for its higher precision in determining the CTE of a prismatic mortar sample by measuring length variations due to temperature changes. In this method, the sample is heated to 80ºC at a fixed relative humidity until hygrothermal equilibrium is reached, after which measurements are taken during cooling to 22 ± 2°C. Adjustments were made to eliminate the influence of studs, and the CTE is calculated using linear regression to correlate strain with temperature variation. The methodology demonstrated a repeatability standard deviation of 0.08×10−6/ºC, comparable to the precision of AASHTO T 336 (0.12×10−6/ºC) and superior to ASTM C 531 (1.62×10−6/ºC). Evaluating CTE at moisture levels of 50%, 75%, 98%, and saturation revealed a parabolic behavior, with a maximum CTE near 75% relative humidity, aligning with existing literature. This methodology offers a promising approach for assessing the CTE of mortars, particularly those exposed to environmental conditions, emphasizing the importance of compatibility between repair mortar and substrate across different moisture levels.
Poverty, Prosperity, and Planet Report 2024: Pathways Out of the Polycrisis
Authors:   World Bank
Published: December 2024

The Poverty, Prosperity, and Planet Report 2024 is the latest edition of the series formerly known as Poverty and Shared Prosperity. The report emphasizes that reducing poverty and increasing shared prosperity must be achieved in ways that do not come at unacceptably high costs to the environment. The current “polycrisis”—where the multiple crises of slow economic growth, increased fragility, climate risks, and heightened uncertainty have come together at the same time—makes national development strategies and international cooperation difficult.

Offering the first post-Coronavirus (COVID)-19 pandemic assessment of global progress on this interlinked agenda, the report finds that global poverty reduction has resumed but at a pace slower than before the COVID-19 crisis. Nearly 700 million people worldwide live in extreme poverty with less than US$2.15 per person per day. Progress has essentially plateaued amid lower economic growth and the impacts of COVID-19 and other crises. Today, extreme poverty is concentrated mostly in Sub-Saharan Africa and fragile settings. At a higher standard more typical of upper-middle-income countries—US$6.85 per person per day—almost one-half of the world is living in poverty.

The report also provides evidence that the number of countries that have high levels of income inequality has declined considerably during the past two decades, but the pace of improvements in shared prosperity has slowed, and that inequality remains high in Latin America and the Caribbean and Sub-Saharan Africa. Worldwide, people’s incomes today would need to increase fivefold on average to reach a minimum prosperity threshold of US$25 per person per day.

Where there has been progress in poverty reduction and shared prosperity, there is evidence of an increasing ability of countries to manage natural hazards, but climate risks are significantly higher in the poorest settings. Nearly one in five people globally is at risk of experiencing welfare losses due to an extreme weather event from which they will struggle to recover.

The interconnected issues of climate change and poverty call for a united and inclusive effort from the global community. Development cooperation stakeholders—from governments, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector to communities and citizens acting locally in every corner of the globe—hold pivotal roles in promoting fair and sustainable transitions. By emphasizing strategies that yield multiple benefits and diligently monitoring and addressing trade-offs, we can strive toward a future that is prosperous, equitable, and resilient.
Effect of episodic pre-failure cyclic loading on whole-life geotechnical properties of soft clays
Authors: Laham Noor , Kwa Katherine , Suzuki Yusuke , White David , Gourvenec Susan
Published: December 2024

Changes in soil properties due to loading and consolidation during the life of infrastructure affect the soil response to future events. This concept is encapsulated in the whole-life geotechnical design approach which accounts for the evolution of properties such as strength, stiffness and consolidation coefficient, to improve forecasts of system response through and beyond the design life. This paper explores the changing properties of a soft clay from episodes of pre-failure cyclic loading and consolidation through a series of stress-controlled cyclic direct simple shear (DSS) tests. The scenario is relevant to offshore applications where infrastructure is subject to cyclic seasonal loading, and is particularly relevant to floating offshore wind anchoring systems as these are located in deeper water, farther from shore where soft clays are common. The results quantify the effect of cyclic stress amplitude, number of cycles per packet, and number of consolidation intervals, on the clay properties. The results show increases in undrained strength by up to 70%, stiffness by up to 50% and consolidation coefficient by a factor of up to 30, highlighting the importance of accounting for whole-life effects for reliable and efficient geotechnical design.
The ‘Welsh way’, outdoor learning within the primary curriculum: a ‘fringe add-on or mainstream pedagogical practice’?
Authors: Ellis Cheryl , Ellis Rosy , Dobson Laura , O'Leary Sheena , Williams Andrea
Published: December 2024

The increasingly robust evidence base from across the globe highlights a range of potential benefits for children in engaging with outdoor environments including increased physical development, improved mental health and wellbeing, increased resilience and higher levels of engagement. However, children’s access to outdoor environments may be limited by factors such as a lack of available ‘safe’ spaces, concerns such as ‘stranger danger’ and a focus on more structured extra-curricular activities during ‘out of school’ hours. We suggest that schools therefore play a key role in providing opportunities for all children to engage in outdoor environments through outdoor play and learning. This paper provides a reflection of key policy and curriculum changes over the last 25 years in relation to outdoor learning within Wales. It identifies that professional learning is a key factor in ensuring that all primary school educators appreciate the value of outdoor learning. It highlights the need for consistency across primary school settings so that all children within Wales have access to high quality outdoor learning experiences as part of mainstream pedagogical practice. Moreover, it proposes that as we look forward to the next 25 years, accountability should be afforded via the Estyn inspection framework.
Devolved education policymaking in the UK: a four jurisdictions perspective
Authors: Hulme Moira , Taylor Lisa , McFlynn Paul
Published: December 2024

This short paper addresses the pace, ebb and flow of policy moves in education in the context of the continuing process of political and administrative devolution in the UK. The concept of policy making is explicitly approached as a process. Given the potentially broad policy arena, the focus is necessarily selective and restricted to policy for schools. The paper identifies areas of policy mobility and immobility drawing on the concepts of ‘policy mortality’ ‘drift’, ‘paralysis’ and ‘reversal’ (Gunter and Courtney, 2023; Béland et al., 2016; Gallagher, 2021). This brief review aims to show how policy possibilities in the four closely-linked jurisdictions are influenced by varying degrees of coordinative capacity, ministerial influence, policy styles and advisory systems, and the power and influence of potential veto players. Critical attention is afforded to the enactment of the principle of subsidiarity in relation to education change. Rather than progressive linear advance, the paper notes three alternate moves: continuing tension between central control and local autonomy in education governance in Wales and Scotland, paralysing policy drift from political division in Northern Ireland, and rapid acceleration of market-oriented change in England.
Llunio polisi addysg datganoledig yn y DU: golwg ar bedair awdurdodaeth
Authors: Hulme Moira , Taylor Lisa , McFlynn Paul
Published: December 2024

Mae’r papur byr hwn yn mynd i’r afael â chyflymder a llif y symudiadau polisi mewn addysg yng nghyd-destun y broses barhaus o ddatganoli gwleidyddol a gweinyddol yn y DU. Mae’r cysyniad o lunio polisi yn cael ei drin fel proses. Oherwydd yr arena polisi eang posibl, mae’r ffocws o anghenraid yn ddetholus ac wedi’i gyfyngu i bolisïau ar gyfer ysgolion. Mae’r papur yn nodi meysydd symudedd ac ansymudedd polisi, gan dynnu ar gysyniadau marwolaeth, drifft, parlys a gwrthdroi mewn perthynas â pholisi (Gunter a Courtney, 2023; Béland et al., 2016; Gallagher, 2021). Nod yr adolygiad byr hwn yw dangos sut mae posibiliadau polisi yn y pedair awdurdodaeth glos yn cael eu dylanwadu gan wahanol raddau o gapasiti cydlynol, dylanwad gweinidogol, arddulliau polisi a systemau cynghori, a phŵer a dylanwad chwaraewyr feto posibl. Rhoddir sylw arbennig i weithredu egwyddor sybsidiaredd mewn perthynas â newid addysg. Yn hytrach na datblygiad llinol cynyddol, mae’r papur yn nodi tri symudiad amgen: tyndra parhaus rhwng rheolaeth ganolog ac ymreolaeth leol ym maes llywodraethu addysg yng Nghymru a’r Alban, drifft polisi sy’n parlysu yn sgil anghydfod gwleidyddol yng Ngogledd Iwerddon, a chyflymu sydyn mewn newid sy’n canolbwyntio ar y farchnad yn Lloegr.
Education in Wales since Devolution: Three Waves of Policy, and the Pressing and Reoccurring Challenge of Implementation
Authors: Davies Andrew James , Morgan Alexandra , Connolly Mark , Milton Emmajane
Published: December 2024

On the occasion of 25 years since the advent of devolution to Wales, this article explores the three distinct waves of Welsh education policy and practice which have been identified and explored by the authors of this article and other commentators as having occurred since 1999 (Egan, 2017; Connolly, et al., 2018; Titley et al., 2020; Evans, 2022; Milton et al., 2023). It starts by tracing the early days of the devolved settlement, and the experimental approach to new policy piloted between 1999 and 2010 (Moon, 2012). It then looks at the policy turn towards greater accountability and challenge signalled in 2010 following the disappointing 2009 PISA results (Davies et al., 2018), which constituted the start of the Second Wave. It then critically examines the Third Wave of policy from around 2015, which is characterised by Wales’s ambitious reform journey (OECD, 2017) embodied in the national mission for education (Welsh Government, 2017a). It proposes that Wales has, since around 2021, entered a distinctive and challenging phase within this transformative Third Wave of policy. The current situation, we argue, is characterised by uncertainty and unprecedented levels of system upheaval which have arisen from the reach, scope and the complex practical implications of implementing the post-2015 reforms. This article concludes that to realise the ambitious curriculum reform agenda it has set itself, Wales now needs to ask searching questions about the implementation and the clarity of curricular guidance; to re-evaluate its approach to subsidiarity; and to heed the warnings from other jurisdictions where similar curriculum reforms have negatively impacted learner outcomes and exacerbated inequalities. Without this there may be implications for realising the Curriculum for Wales, teacher retention and learner experiences in Wales.