bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of therapeutic relationship skills training for mental health professionals: the Therapeutic Relationship Enabling Programme (TREP)
Authors: Liao Faith , Murphy David
Published: May 2019

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Background: A 3-day workshop in Taiwan, developed in accordance with Carl Rogers' person-centred theory, used an experiential-learning pedagogy and a helping learning technology mPath. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a short-term course for mental health professional students assessing to the acquisition of therapeutic relationship competencies. Objective:To evaluate the training effects and investigate any changes in the level of therapeutic relationship competence of the participants before, at the end and two weeks after the intervention. Methods:A sample of 59 mental health professional students from 7 medical schools studying in nursing, occupational therapy, medicine, clinical psychology and other specialities with the completion of psychiatry-relevant courses. 26 of 59 mental health professional students volunteered to form the experimental group, and the controls were recruited using the snowball sampling technique. All of them completed the Barrett-Lennard Relationship Inventory OS-40 three times. Mean values and statistical significance tests were computed to compare the results. Results:Within 3 days, the mental health professional students in the experimental group (N=26) completed the Therapeutic Relationship Enabling Programme (TREP) and showed a statistically significant level of change (Mean Difference= +9.5, p=0.002), which was in contrast to the outcome of the control group (N=33, Mean Difference= +0.18, p = 0.683), in the therapeutic relationship competences. The effecting growth curve of therapeutic relationship competence in the experimental group continually inclined two weeks after the intervention (Mean Difference= +19.423, p= 0.000) while the control group reflected a decline in therapeutic relationship competence (Mean Difference= -0.515, p= 0.812). Conclusions: A person-centred-theory-based training workshop with the use of a specially designed technology enhanced Taiwanese mental health professional students' learning on therapeutic relationship competences. A further investigation into learning person-centred therapeutic relationship qualities in the workshop as an innovative pedagogy and learning approach for medical education would be recommended.
BOGGLE Your Brain: An Online Forum for Obstetrics and Gynaecology Graduate Medical Education in a Tertiary Maternity Hospital
Authors: O' Sullivan Caoimhe , Janssens Sarah , Warhurst Kym
Published: May 2019

This article was migrated. The article was not marked as recommended. Social media platforms are increasingly used in Medical Education to facilitate collaboration, interaction and discussion. In the area of graduate medical education (GME), platforms such as Twitter, Podcasts, blogs, You-tube, Skype and Wikis' have been utilised. Outcomes relating to knowledge acquisition, professionalism and the effect of social media profiles on recruitment have been reported (Sterling et al., 2017). In this paper we describe the use of Yammer (Microsoft) to host an online forum for trainees in Obstetrics and Gynaecology to facilitate the delivery of their educational program at a tertiary teaching hospital.
Digitalisation for smarter cities: moving from a static to a dynamic view
Authors: Nochta Timea , Wan Li , Schooling Jennifer Mary , Lemanski Charlotte , Parlikad Ajith Kumar , Jin Ying
Published: May 2019

This paper presents a critical review of the literature on smart cities informed by a sociotechnical perspective that views ‘smart city development’ as a dynamic change process that extends to both the technological apparatus of the city and the social environment that produces, maintains and uses it. The conclusions from the review are summarised in six propositions. The propositions contest the mainstream discourse that often culminates in a utopian vision where data collection, processing, analysis and sharing provide solutions to all urban problems and provide direction for the future advancement of smart city research and practice. Using the propositions as guidelines to underpin a multidisciplinary approach, the paper sets out a relational perspective based on notions of boundary spanning, coordination and management that can shed light on previously overlooked aspects of smart city transitions.
Tips from TIPS: Update and Discussions
Authors: Kim Don , Walsh Cait , Wei Min
Published: May 2019

In this Note, we update and extend the estimation to a longer period from 1983 to the present.
Assessing the Size of the Risks Posed by Life Insurers' Nontraditional Liabilities
Authors: Foley-Fisher Nathan , Narajabad Borghan , Verani Stephane
Published: May 2019

This note discusses potential methods for assessing the size of the run risk associated with life insurers' nontraditional liabilities.
Weekly Hours, Overtime, and Employment of Manufacturing Production Workers: Fluctuations over the Business Cycle
Authors: Tito Maria D.
Published: May 2019

This note analyzes how weekly hours, overtime, and employment of production workers move over the business cycle.
Benchmarking Operational Risk Stress Testing Models
Authors: Curti Filippo , Migueis Marco , Stewart Robert
Published: May 2019

The Federal Reserve’s Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) requires large bank holding companies (BHCs) to project losses under stress scenarios. In this paper, we propose multiple benchmarks for operational loss projections and document the industry distribution relative to these benchmarks. The proposed benchmarks link BHCs’ loss projections with both financial characteristics and metrics of historical loss experience. These benchmarks capture different measures of exposure and together provide a comprehensive view of the reasonability of model outcomes. Furthermore, we employ several approaches to assess the conservatism of BHCs’ stress loss projections and our estimates for the conservatism of loss projections for the median bank range from the 90th percentile to above the 99th percentile of the operational loss distribution.
Dos templos às redes sociais: estudo do facebook numa interface com o fundamentalismo religioso
Authors: Messias Alex Silva , Costa Marcio Luis
Published: May 2019

Introdução: atualmente os usuários das redes sociais não são sujeitos meramente passivos, como o fora até o século XX, mas produzem, difundem, questionam, transformam e compartilham informações em escala global. Trata-se de uma ruptura entre o real e o virtual, o “aqui” e o “lá”, desdobrando-se num continuum, de difícil e tênue o delineamento de fronteiras. Objetivo: compreender o real e o virtual, o “aqui” e o “lá” das redes sociais, numa interface com o fundamentalismo religioso. Método: através do método bibliográfico narrativo, durante seis meses, com o critério de inclusão e exclusão, selecionou-se para a discussão somente os autores que discutem os recursos e ameaças que as redes sociais e o fundamentalismo religioso podem oferecer aos seus usuários e adeptos. Em seguida, escolheu-se o Facebook, para analisar os riscos de sua ingênua utilização. Resultados: na utilização do Facebook e o subjacente contato com as várias religiões é possível que o usuário vá se tornando um “transreligioso”, que numa interação respeitosa poderá ser fonte de enriquecimento e convivência com o diferente, no entanto, essa mesma rede social, pode ser utilizada pelos fundamentalistas religiosos para amplificar suas crenças, angariar prosélitos, formar militantes, com ações de negação e supressão da crença alheia. Discussão: percebe-se que os fundamentalistas religiosos têm percorrido um itinerário que vai dos “templos às redes sociais”. Essa emigração pode gerar diversos comportamentos, tanto inefáveis como hostis e agressivos, principalmente quando os fundamentalistas interagem no ciberespaço com uma postura de afirmação radical de um princípio religioso para além de toda dúvida. Conclusão: tanto as redes sociais como o fundamentalismo religioso, “vieram para ficar” e ignorá-los ou negá-los, não seria o melhor caminho. Por isso, recomenda-se futuras pesquisas que aprofunde ambos os fenômenos, vislumbrando a utilização saudável das redes sociais e a vivencia madura da religião.
Importância da atividade laboral no sistema musculoesquelético em cuidadores de crianças
Authors: De Oliveira Natália Cristina , Da Silva Luzia Carla , Castro Gisélia Gonçalves de , Faria Kelly Christina de Faria , De Magalhães Martins Iêda Pereira
Published: May 2019

Objetivo: identificar a presença de dor em monitoras de crianças de creches, bem como avaliar os segmentos corporais acometidos e a intensidade dos sintomas.  Método: trata-se de uma pesquisa transversal, quantitativa, exploratória, realizada com 15 monitoras de 9 creches de uma cidade do interior de Minas Gerais.  A caracterização das participantes foi analisada através de um questionário sociodemográfico, o qual aborda questões a respeito das características pessoais e profissionais. O local e a intensidade da dor foram avaliadas por meio do Diagrama de Corlett e Manenica. A avaliação postural foi realizada através da inspeção, com registros fotográficos nos planos sagital, frontal e posterior e as posturas e movimentos adotados durante o trabalho pelas monitoras, foram analisados por observação e registrados por meio de uma filmadora. Resultados: da amostra total, a média de idade das monitoras foi de 37,6 anos; 8 delas (53%), estavam há mais de três anos trabalhando na mesma creche e na mesma função. Durante o trabalho, as participantes pegam peso de forma inadequada e permanecem em posição ortostática durante a maior parte do tempo.Com relação à dor, foi observado que 93% apresentaram sintomas, com maior prevalência na região lombar. Quanto à avaliação postural, constatou-se que todas as monitoras apresentaram anteversão pélvica. Conclusão: conclui-se que as monitoras adotam posturas inadequadas durante a jornada de trabalho, o que pode ser a causa da maior prevalência de dor na região lombar encontrada. Logo, a implantação de medidas preventivas torna-se importante a fim de promover a saúde e melhorar a qualidade de vida destas profissionais.
On the Use of Parallel Processing for Interactive Analysis of Large GIS Datasets
Authors: Marciano Richard J. , Armstrong Marc P.
Published: May 2019

The computational intensity of analytical operations provided in GIS software can introduce disruptive computationally-induced latencies into decision-making processes. Though parallel processing can be used to improve the performance of GIS operations, the geographical configuration of input datasets can degrade performance when particular data decomposition strategies are used. We outline this problem and demonstrate its effects in a set of computational experiments. These experiments use a spatial interpolation algorithm to process datasets that contain three levels of control point density that are arranged in different geographical orientations. Finally, we suggest strategies to overcome the problem that are based on a preliminary assessment of input datasets.
Artificial Intelligence in Crime Counteraction, Prediction, Prevention and Evolution
Authors: Sukhodolov Alexander , Bychkova Anna
Published: May 2019

Crime prediction, prevention and counteraction with the use of modern technologies should, according to the authors, become a priority task for the state, along with the development of economy, education, medicine and the enhancement of defense capacity. The article describes the concepts of «artificial intelligence», «machine learning», «big data», «deep learning», «neural networks» from the standpoint of how they are used both by criminals and by law enforcement bodies and courts. The authors examine the application of technologies which use artificial intelligence, hi tech crime (fishing, drones, fake information, bots, and so on). They outline modern software solutions based on artificial intelligence and aimed at counteracting crime: software that analyzes big volumes of data, processing of stream videos, facial recognition, contextual searching platforms, etc. The authors also describe the existing resources for predictive analytics (in particular, inter-agency experimental software «Artificial Intelligence in Police Work and Investigation of Criminal Offences»; software for recognizing people based on fragments of their tattoos; facial recognition of people after plastic surgeries in pictures and stream videos, with the generation of variants of their original appearance; platform of contextual intelligence Nigel; system Mayhem and others) and how they can be used to predict both crimes in general and individual criminal behavior. The authors also outline ethical dilemmas connected with legal decisions made by artificial intelligence regarding specific people. They present examples of using artificial intelligence for crime prevention (software COMPAS, criminal community’s psychometric prediction system, Harm Assessment Risk Tool, analytical software complex CEG, crime prediction system PredPol, ePOOLICE system, Palantir software, Russian system «Artificial intelligence»). They also outline the indicators of the early crime prevention system: indicators of matching, lagging, cyclical and counter-cyclical indicators. The authors state that Russia is lagging behind other countries in its use of artificial intelligence in law enforcement and suggest adopting the Modern Strategy of Crime Counteraction, Prediction and Prevention. Possible directions of this strategy are described.
The Potential of Criminal Law in Protecting Labor Rights of Citizens (Using the Example of Article 136 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation)
Authors: Sagandykov Michail , Shafikova Galia
Published: May 2019

The relevance of the study is based, on the one hand, on high public danger of crimes in the sphere of labor relations and, on the other hand, on a very low interest of law enforcement, control and supervision bodies in these crimes. The authors show that modern criminal legislation in the sphere of protecting labor rights has a high potential in comparison with both Soviet and foreign criminal law norms. At the same time, this potential, primarily expressed in Chapter 19 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, remains untapped. Many norms, including Art. 136 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation «Violating the Equality of Rights and Freedoms of Man and Citizen», are virtually never used against discrimination in the labor sphere, although such discrimination is quite common. No such cases have been found in court statistical data, thus it is impossible to provide a comprehensive criminological description of these crimes. The norm of Art. 136 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation is seldom used by law enforcers because it is legally ambiguous. In this connection the authors suggest complementing the disposition of Art. 136 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation with such factors of discrimination as «age» and «marital status». The latter factor will make it possible to provide extra protection to pregnant women and women with children under three years old against unmotivated refusal of employment and firing. The authors argue that such actions of the employer should constitute an aggregate of crimes and should be punished simultaneously under Art. 136 and 145 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. At the same time, the authors think that it is not appropriate to make the disposition of Art. 136 a blanket one due to vague grounds for discrimination in special legislation, including labor legislation. The obtained results could be used for the improvement of Russian legislation based on theoretical research and the practice of law enforcement.
Illegal Production of Medical Agents and Equipment (Article 235.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation)
Authors: Rarog Aleksey
Published: May 2019

Illegal production of medical agents and equipment poses a global threat to public health of all countries, not to mention its harm to the economy. Human life and health should be protected not only by industry laws that regulate the production and distribution procedures, but also by criminal legislation that establishes liability for most dangerous violations of prohibitions in medicine and pharmacology. The legislative experience of foreign (mostly European) countries shows that the optimal solution to the problem of criminal liability in cases of grave violations of the production and trade procedures for medical production is to introduce criminal law norms with blanket dispositions, where the components of the actus reus of the offence are described though regulatory laws that set special rules and prohibitions for medical services and pharmaceuticals. The analysis of international legal norms and criminal legislation of some foreign countries and the Russian Federation allows the author to prove that it is necessary to single out medical criminal law as a specific sub-branch of Russian criminal law, where pharmaceutical criminal law could become an autonomous institute. The author presents an analysis of the constituent elements of the crime under Art. 235.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and concludes that the terminology of criminal law does not fully correspond to the concepts in healthcare legislation, and also that the analyzed norm in its present edition should not be included in the Chapter on crimes against public health and morals; the author offers his own version of this norm.
On the Differentiation of Responsibility for the Organization of Binary Options Using “Exchange Terminals” in the Context of Preventing Underage Crime and Gambling
Authors: Makarenko Tamara , Smirnov Alexander , Santashov Andrey , Mironov Aleksei , Nekrasov Vasily
Published: May 2019

The article discusses the problem of excessive interest of minors in computer games, the development of a game addiction (gambling), which could trigger criminal activities. The authors examine various approaches to the issues of legal regulation of the organization of «binary options» through «exchange terminals». They highlight that Russian lawmakers do not have a definite position regarding this issue while legal publications contain contradicting suggestions. The authors believe that it is reasonable to use foreign experience, where «exchange terminals» in organizing binary options are viewed as equipment for gambling, this experience could also be used in determining liability for illegal gambling. They pay special attention to the problem of involving minors in gambling through simulators of gambling machines. It is stressed that modern Russian criminal and other legislation does not correspond to the current criminological situation and does not contribute to the effective counteraction of the illegal organization of gambling, and especially of involving minors into it. That is why it is necessary to impose criminal responsibility for the illegal production of gambling equipment, for its modification, storage, transportation, selling out of monetary or any other personal interest, without a special permit (license) as well as for illegal organization of gambling using gambling simulators («exchange terminals»), which cause serious harm to man and citizen, to the interests of the society and the state. Besides, to ensure a differentiation of such responsibility, it is necessary to include such an indicium of this offense that would lead to a stricter punishment for more socially dangerous consequences of the above-mentioned actions manifested in harming the health of juveniles or involving them in unlawful activities. To find a complex solution of this problem, it is also necessary to address the issue of establishing administrative responsibility for participation in gambling outside the gambling zone, including online gambling.
Rape and Sexual Violence: the Quality of Law and the Questions of Qualification
Authors: Bimbinov Arseniy
Published: May 2019

The article examines the problems of legislative regulation of liability for violent sexual crimes and the qualification of such offences. The author states that Russian criminal law is ambiguous in its understanding of such categories as sexual intercourse, lesbian and gay homosexual acts. The content of other actions of sexual nature also poses questions. The analysis of criminal law norms protecting the sexual freedom of a person, as well as the analysis of court and investigation reports, showed that some criteria of differentiating liability for these crimes are not well-grounded. A systemic approach to examining the norms of Chapter 18 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (CC of the RF) revealed the following problems. The current version of the CC of the RF does not penalize a violent sexual act if its victim is male. The use of violence by a woman against a man during a sexual intercourse is not covered by Art. 132 of the CC of the RF, because other sexual acts, according to law, are sexual acts that are not sexual intercourse, lesbian or gay homosexual acts. Simultaneous existence of actus reus under Art. 131 and 132 of the CC of the RF, according to the principle of legality, should prevent from charging for rape under Art. 131 only. Human sexuality requires, as a rule, that sexual intercourse should be accompanied by other acts of sexual nature (forced kissing, masturbation, impact on breasts or other sexual acts) aimed at achieving sexual arousal and satisfaction, which, under Art. 17 of the CC of the RF, constitutes a combination of offences. The differentiation of liability for various acts of sexual nature under Art. 131 and 132 of the CC of the RF violates the principle of justice. If there is a sequence of violent sexual acts (for example, oral and anal penetration with the use of violence), these actions are qualified only pursuant to Art. 132 of the CC of the RF. If there is a violent sexual intercourse and some other act of sexual nature, these actions are punished as multiple offenses. The author uses doctrinal views, analysis of current legislation and the practice of its enforcement to suggest a solution for the described problems.
Abuse of Rights, Its Prevention and Suppression in Russian Criminal Process: Some Research Results
Authors: Andreeva Olga , Grigoryev Viktor , Zaytsev Oleg , Trubnikova Tatiana
Published: May 2019

The problem of abuse of rights in the criminal process is currently widely discussed by both researchers and practicing specialists. However, until today there has been no large-scale representative research of law enforcement practice or surveys of law enforcement employees focusing on this issue. The article analyzes some results of researching the practice of law enforcement. The study was conducted by the authors in 2016–2017 within the framework of the project «Abuse of Rights in the Criminal Process: Systemic and Non-Systemic Manifestations, their Prevention and Suppression». The authors studied archives of criminal cases, appeal and cassational proceedings, complaints filed under Art. 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, complaints from the archive of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, and published court judgments. The paper presents situations that were classified by law enforcers or could (according to expert evaluations) be classified as the abuse of rights by the criminal proceedings’ participants, the authors systematize the identified forms of the abuse of rights, evaluate the scale and character of these forms (systemic or non-systemic), determine causes and conditions that contributed to the emergence of some cases of the abuse of rights, describe measures of improving the criminal procedure legislation aimed at eliminating the causes of systemic abuse of rights, describe effective ways of preventing and suppressing some types of actual abusive behavior, argue that in some cases the abuse of legal rights is caused by the behavior of officials, and also that the state and law enforcers involved in a criminal case should show certain tolerance to the possible abuse of rights if it is not systemic in order to provide a maximally full legal protection of proceedings’ participants.
The Legal Basis of Ensuring Security in the Penitentiary System
Authors: Antipov Alexei , Spasennikov Boris
Published: May 2019

There is no doubt that the work of any complex system, including the penitentiary system, is based on law. The degree of its effectiveness in regulating public relations equals the degree to which it ensures the security of this system’s functioning, creates conditions for realizing the basic rights and lawful interests of convicts and people in remand centers as well as the rights and liberties of the penitentiary system’s employees or persons that visit detention facilities. The examined issue is especially urgent because penitentiary institutions are places that are most susceptible to the negative influence of criminal organizations both from the inside and from the outside. In connection with this, maintaining security is an essential condition for the functioning of the penitentiary system, for its ability to perform state tasks of enforcing the penitentiary policy, for creating prerequisites for the positive development of the person, the society and the state. The authors describe the security condition of the penitentiary system institutions and outline the existing and emerging positive and negative trends accompanied by statistical data; they also note that although the level of criminal threat from convicts has risen, the situation in the penitentiary institutions remains complex but stable and under control thanks to the purposeful work of Russian Penitentiary Service’s employees. The analysis of the legal basis for the work of the penitentiary system allowed the authors to show the necessity of improving various normative legal acts which regulate its functioning. They pay attention to the problems of improving the guarantees of the realization of the victim’s rights, of achieving the goals of criminal punishment, improving the cooperation of various state agencies, continuity in achieving the goals (integration in society) as well as the tasks of post-penitentiary re-socialization, etc. All these issues are examined within the framework of international standards and rules while taking into consideration national specifics and interests of Russia. The conducted research of the correlation between law and security reflects the actual situation in the system, the impact that law has on law enforcement practices and, correspondingly, on the state of security in penitentiary institutions, the society and the state as a whole.
Metatarsophalangeal proportions of Homo naledi
Authors: Traynor Sarah , Banghart Mark , Throckmorton Zachary
Published: May 2019

Post-cranial differences between extant apes and humans include differences in the length, shape and size of bone elements relative to each other; i.e. differences in proportions. Foot proportions are influenced by the different functional requirements of climbing and bipedal locomotion. Phalangeal length is generally correlated with locomotor behaviour in primates and there is variation in hominins in relative phalangeal lengths – the functional and evolutionary significance of which is unclear and currently debated. Homo naledi has a largely modern rearfoot (i.e. tarsal skeleton) and midfoot (i.e. metatarsal skeleton). The proximal pedal phalanges of H. naledi are curved, but the relative lengths are unknown, because the phalanges cannot reliably be associated with metatarsals, or in many cases even with ray number. Here, we assess the lengths of the proximal pedal phalanges relative to the metatarsals in H. naledi with resampling from modern human and chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) samples. We use a novel resampling method that employs two boundary conditions, assuming at one extreme that elements in the sample are associated, and at the other extreme that no elements are associated. The associated metatarsophalangeal proportions from digits 1 and 2 are within the 95% confidence interval of the modern human distribution. However, the associated and unassociated proportions from digits 3–5 fall above the 95% confidence interval of the human distribution, but below and outside of the chimpanzee distribution. While these results may indicate fossil preservation bias or other sample-derived statistical limitations, they potentially raise the intriguing possibility of unique medial versus lateral pedal column functional evolution in H. naledi. Additionally, the relevant associated proportions of H. naledi are compared to and are different from those of H. floresiensis. Both species suggest deep phylogenetic placement so the ancestral condition of the pedal phalanges in the genus Homo remains unclear.
Significance:

Modern humans demonstrate straight and relatively short pedal phalanges, whereas H. naledi demonstrates curved phalanges of an unknown relative length. This research analyses the relative length of the proximal phalanges to the metatarsals to determine if naledi has relatively short phalanges similar to modern humans or is distinct from modern humans in both its phalangeal length and curvature.
This analysis further develops a statistical resampling method that was previously applied to large fossil assemblages with little association between bones.
meaning and practice of stewardship in South Africa
Authors: Cockburn Jessica , Cundill Georgina , Shackleton Sheona , Rouget Mathieu
Published: May 2019

Stewardship offers a means of addressing social-ecological sustainability challenges, from the local to the global level. The concept of stewardship has had various meanings attached to it over time, and the links between the theory and practice of stewardship are not well understood. We sought to characterise the practice of stewardship in South Africa, to better understand the relationship between theory and practice. We found that practitioners’ understandings of stewardship coalesce around two core notions: the idea of stewardship as ‘responsible use and care’ of nature, and stewardship as a ‘balancing act’ between stewards’ use of natural resources for agricultural production and their responsibility to protect and manage the wider ecosystem. Stewardship practice in South Africa is strongly influenced by the biodiversity stewardship tool; however, many practitioners are integrating biodiversity stewardship with other approaches. These emerging social-ecological stewardship initiatives operate at landscape-level and work towards integrated social and ecological stewardship outcomes, by facilitating collaboration among diverse stakeholders. Further research is needed to better understand what is required to support these integrated, collaborative and cross-sectoral initiatives. Policy mechanisms that facilitate integrated place-based stewardship practice can contribute to expanding the practice of biodiversity stewardship in South Africa.
Significance:

Our findings contribute to a growing understanding of what stewardship looks like in South Africa and how it is put into practice.
We show that biodiversity stewardship is a prevalent understanding of stewardship practice in South Africa and is often combined with other approaches for sustainable landscape management.
A broader understanding of stewardship, for example through the concept of social-ecological stewardship, can enable more integrated, collaborative approaches to landscape management, addressing the wide range of environmental and social development challenges faced in rural landscapes across South Africa.
Rapid upper limb assessment (RULA): validity and reliability evidences in identifying workplace ergonomics among bank employee’s using computers
Authors: Kumar Ajay , Kamath Surendra
Published: May 2019

BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) represent one of the leading causes of occupational injury and disability. Awkward body posture while typing is associated with MSDs among the computer users. RULA (rapid upper limb assessment) is a subjective observation method of posture analysis for use in ergonomics investigations of workplaces where work-related upper limb disorders are reported. To date, no data available on reliability and validity of RULA among the bank employee’s using computers. OBJECTIVE: To examine the validity and reliability of RULA among the bank employees’ using computers.  MATERIALS AND METHODS: A sample of bank employee were recruited by simple random sampling technique to take part in this validity and reliability study. All anthropometric measurement was taken before the beginning of the study including age, height and weight. The concurrent validity of RULA was established with the criterion referenced, Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA). Principal investigator recorded both the scores of RULA and REBA to estimate the concurrent validity. Intra-rater reliability of RULA was established by the principal investigator across two trials on the same group of participants in the same environmental condition and same timings with a gap of 2 days. Inter–rater reliability of RULA was established by the principal investigator and another researcher on the same group of participants with in the same environmental conditions and same with a gap of 2 minutes. RESULT: Total 301 Participants were recruited in this study, in which 170 participants were males, and other 131 were females. Concurrent validity of RULA with the criterion measure REBA is found to be good as measured by spearman’s rank correlation test, ?=0.91 (p<0.001). Intra-and inter-rater reliability of RULA is found to excellent with ICC=0.92 (0.90-0.94) and 0.91 (0.89-0.93) respectively. CONCLUSION: Validity and reliability of RULA have been established among the bank employees’ using computers. There exists good validity and excellent reliability among them.
Perfil sociodemográfico e clínico de casos de asma e rinite alérgica atendidos no Hospital Estadual da Criança, Feira de Santana – BA
Authors: Gadéa Suzana Ferreira Magalhães , Rodrigues Roquenei da Purificação , Bião Menilde Araújo Silva
Published: May 2019

INTRODUÇÃO: As doenças respiratórias ocorrem em todo o mundo e acredita-se que existam milhões de portadores de Asma, Rinite Alérgica e Bronquite Crônica, nos mais diversos grupos etários. OBJETIVO: Descrever o perfil sociodemográfico e clínico dos casos de asma e rinite alérgica atendidos em um ambulatório de Pneumologia Pediátrica. MÉTODOS: Trata-se de um estudo transversal, de dados secundários, de natureza descritiva, realizado em ambulatório de pneumologia pediátrica na cidade de Feira de Santana (BA), no período de janeiro a março de 2018, com 52 prontuários. Coleta de dados efetuada por formulário dos Módulos de Asma e Rinite do Questionário ISAAC e uma ficha para identificar o perfil socioeconômico desses casos. RESULTADOS: a idade média dos pacientes foi de 6 anos, houve predomínio do sexo masculino em 29 (56,86%) prontuários. A ocorrência de sinais e sintomas respiratórios associados à asma e/ou rinite alérgica foi de (96,29%). Foi verificado também que (32,69%) das crianças de 0 a 5 anos já apresentaram sibilos alguma vez na vida, (30,77%) tiveram crise de asma, (26,92%) apresentou coriza ou espirros sem estar resfriado, e (21,15%) já tiveram crise de rinite alérgica. CONCLUSÃO: Alta prevalência de asma e rinite alérgica ocorre em crianças atendidas em ambulatório.  Entre os sinais e sintomas mais frequentes detectados pelo ISAAC, destacam-se sibilos, crises de asma, coriza, resfriado e rinite alérgica.
Cu/Al levhaların sürtünme karıştırma kaynağında Taguchi metodu ile çekme mukavemeti ve sertlik için optimum kaynak parametrelerinin tahmini
Authors: BAŞAR Gökhan , MISTIKOĞLU Selçuk
Published: May 2019

Taguchi

metodu kullanılarak optimum çekme mukavemeti ve vickers sertlik değerlerini

veren kontrol faktörleri belirlenmiştir. Kontrol faktörü olarak üç farklı takım

dönme devri (525, 1025 ve 1525 dev/dak), üç farklı takım ilerleme hızı (50, 75

ve 100 mm/dak) ve üç farklı takım konumu (0, 0,75 ve 1,5 mm) seçilmiştir. S/N

oranları kullanılarak tespit edilen değişkenlerin optimum değerleri, çekme

mukavemeti ve sertlik için aynı seviyelerde bulunmuştur. Varyans analizi

sonuçlarına göre, çekme mukavemeti ve sertlik değerlerini etkileyen en önemli

değişken takım konumu olarak belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca, çekme mukavemeti ve

sertlik değerleri için MINITAB 17 programından yararlanılarak birinci dereceden

regresyon modeli oluşturulmuştur.Bu

çalışmada, Cu/Al levhaların sürtünme karıştırma kaynak işleminde, kaynak

parametrelerinin performans karakteristiğine etkisi deneysel olarak

incelenmiştir. Deneyler, Taguchi L9 ortogonal dizisine göre tasarlanmıştır.

Deney sonuçlarının değerlendirilmesinde sinyal/gürültü (S/N) oranı esas

alınmıştır.
Çelik lif kanca geometrisinin yüksek dayanımlı lifli betonların statik ve darbe yükleri altında eğilme özelliklerine etkisi
Authors: KIZILIRMAK Cengiz , AYDIN Serdar , YARDIMCI Mert Yücel
Published: May 2019

Darbe yükleri altında en iyi performans, narinlik

oranı 80 olan 4D ve narinlik oranı 65 olan 5D lifli yüksek dayanımlı

betonlardan elde edilmiştir.Son

yıllarda lif üreticileri yeni nesil yüksek dayanımlı ve çok kancalı liflerin

(4D ve 5D) üretimine yönelmiştir. Bu liflerin statik yükler altında beton

özelliklerine etkileri hakkındaki çalışmalar henüz oldukça kısıtlı düzeyde

olup, darbe yükleri altındaki performansı konusunda ise yayınlanmış bir çalışma

yoktur. Bu çalışmada, çok kancalı yeni nesil liflerin dozaj ve narinlik

(boy/çap) oranının yüksek dayanımlı betonun statik ve darbe eğilme yükleri

altında dayanım ve kırılma enerjisi gibi özelliklerine etkileri geleneksel 3D

lifler ile karşılaştırılmıştır. Çelik lifli yüksek dayanımlı betonların eğilme

dayanımı ve kırılma enerjisinin, lif hacmi ve yeterince yüksek çekme dayanımına

sahip liflerde kanca sayısındaki artışla geliştiği görülmüştür. Narinlik oranı

65 olan 5D lifler eğilme dayanımı ve kırılma enerjisini 3D liflere göre önemli

oranda arttırırken, 4D lifler dayanımının yeteri kadar yüksek olmaması

sebebiyle bu özelliklerde kayda değer bir gelişme sağlamamıştır. 4D liflerin

yüksek dayanımlı betonların mekanik özelliklerine etkisinin yüksek narinlik

oranlarında daha belirgin olduğu görülmüştür. 3D liflerde narinlik oranındaki

artış kırılma enerjisini olumsuz etkilemiştir. Darbe yükleri altında eğilme

dayanımı statik yüklemeye kıyasla 1,4 ile 2,6 kat, kırılma enerjisi ise 1,2 ile

3,0 kat daha yüksektir.
Book of abstracts XXXII Conference Expert Group Meeting on Organometallic Chemistry
Authors: autores Varios
Published: May 2019

The first meeting dedicated to the organometallic chemistry in Spain took place during the eighties, when 40 scientists from our country shared their experiences around this genuine discipline. The first GEQO meeting was held in Alcalá de Henares on June 12, 1981. It was decided to continue with this adventure, and only one year later they met again at the Bienal of Chemistry in Santander, in September 1982. Then, in 1983 it was Tarragonas turn to takeover, and convert this Meeting into an exciting experience. Three decades later, and casually during the meeting of the Spanish organometallic group in the Bienal of Santander 2013, we announced that the next GEQO-meeting will take place in Tarragona, between September 17-19, 2014. Despite the changes in the host city and its people, one thing still remains the same: the enthusiasm with which this event is being organized and its projection to everyone who sees in organometallic chemistry a way of thinking in chemistry.
2nd URV Doctoral Workshop in Computer Science and Mathematics
Authors: autores Varios
Published: May 2019

This proceeding book contains the contributions presented at the 2nd URV Doctoral workshop in Computer Science and Mathematics. The main aim of this workshop is to promote the dissemination of the ideas, methods and results that are developed by the students of our PhD program.
RESPUESTA DE PARÁMETROS HEMATOLÓGICOS A UNA SESIÓN DE ENTRENAMIENTO INTERVÁLICO DE ALTA INTENSIDAD TIPO CROSSFIT®
Authors: Petro Soto Jorge Luis , Idarraga Luis , Buriticá Ancizar , Ramírez Luis Eduardo , Bonilla Diego A.
Published: May 2019

El objetivo de este trabajo fue evaluar la respuesta hematológica a una sesión de entrenamiento interválico de alta intensidad (EIAI) tipo CrossFit®. Se realizó un estudio pre-experimental en donde participaron nueve hombres (25.4 ± 4.3 años), a los cuales se les realizó muestras sanguíneas antes y después de una sesión de EIAI, la cual tuvo una duración (fase principal) de 15 minutos. Las variables hematológicas fueron analizadas por un cuadro hemático de IV generación. El análisis de los resultados obtenidos mostró que se presentó una diferencia significativa (p<0.05) en los hematíes, concentración de hemoglobina, el hematocrito,  el recuento de linfocitos y los eosinófilos al comparar las muestras antes y después de la sesión. En conclusión, se hace necesario profundizar en el estudio de variables hematológicas en el EIAI, de manera que permita optimizar parámetros de rendimiento, disminuir la prevalencia de lesiones y mejorar las estrategias nutricionales y de suplementación.
THE HISTORY OF CAPOEIRA IN THE SOUTH REGION OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO: REUPDATES FROM THE PAST BY THE GUARDIANS OF MEMORY
Authors: Millen Neto Alvaro Rego , Gusmão Álvaro Bergamini , Salvador Marco Antônio Santoro
Published: May 2019

El documento tiene como objetivo investigar uma versión de la historia de capoeira en la región sur del Río de Janeiro. Para ello, se realizó una encuesta que se estructura a partir de la metodología de la historia oral y las teorías acerca de la memoria. Las fuentes consultadas tienen como base los informes de ocho maestros de capoeira que trabajan en la región investigada. Los informes permiten observar la importancia de un maestro que es poco recordado por la memoria colectiva de los practicantes más nuevos. También es posible inferir que los maestros que optaron por una raíz que demarca identidad resisten las influencias culturales globalizadas, actualmente tienen menos cuotas de poder en el mercado de capoeira en la región.
A política de esporte do Distrito Federal do Brasil: uma análise de sua configuração, abrangência e financiamento entre 2008 e 2014
Authors: Carneiro Fernando Henrique Silva , Athayde Pedro Fernando Avalone , Hungaro Edson Marcelo , Mascarenhas Fernando
Published: May 2019

Objetivo: se presenta un análisis de la política deportiva del Distrito Federal en el período de 2008 a 2014. El análisis considera los siguientes aspectos: la configuración correcta, la cobertura de la política y el gasto público. Método: la recolección de datos se llevó a cabo a través de la investigación documental en el Plan Plurianual 2008/2011 y 2012/2015 y los datos de los gastos públicos de la Secretaría de Deporte, disponibles en el Portal electrónico de Transparencia del Distrito Federal. Resultados y conclusión: se identificaron los límites para el acceso al derecho al deporte en el Distrito Federal: el foco de los gastos previstos en el deporte de rendimiento, dualidad entre hacer efectivo el derecho al deporte y la realización de grandes eventos deportivos, foco en la realización de eventos discontinuos, política deportiva centrada en la juventud pobre y la mayor parte del gasto público ha sido en gestión. Hubo avances: participación masiva de la población en los programas continuos de deporte y priorización del gasto público en la dimensión del deporte-participación.
PENSAR LAS ACTIVIDADES FÍSICAS EN LA NATURALEZA
Authors: Peña Quimbaya Eder
Published: May 2019

Al decidir impulsar un dossier sobre “Actividades Físicas realizadas en la naturaleza”, se convocó a docentes universitarios de América Latina y de España a escribir sobre una tendencia que en Colombia se propone desde los sectores académicos del turismo o el deporte. La orografía permite realizar diferentes manifestaciones corporales que vinculan el ocio, el turismo, la aventura, la actividad física o el deporte, realizadas de forma individual, en grupos o por asociaciones deportivas y recreativas.
EDUCACIÓN FÍSICA ESCOLAR: LA PRESENCIA DE LA INVESTIGACIÓN-ACCIÓN
Authors: Garcia Cíntia Aparecida , Meneguci Joilson , Zaghi Flávio Henrique Lara da Silveira , Damião Renata , Simões Regina Maria Rovigati
Published: May 2019

El presente trabajo tuvo como objetivo presentar el estado del arte de estudios que utilizaran la metodología investigación-acción en la educación física escolar. La recopilación de datos buscó investigaciones publicadas en las bases de datos: Biblioteca Virtual en salud, LILACS, SciELO y portal de periódicos CAPES, a partir de los descriptores: investigación-acción, educación física y educación física escolar. Con base en el Análisis de Contenidos de Moraes (1999), 16 artículos fueron seleccionados y distribuidos en tres categorías: 1) Contenidos de las lecciones; 2) Planificación y práctica pedagógica; y 3) Formación profesional. Los resultados mostraron que el uso de la investigación-acción puede ser considerada como una dimensión educativa significativa para el desarrollo de la educación física escolar.
EFECTOS DEL ENTRENAMIENTO EN ESPACIOS REDUCIDOS A TRAVÉS DE MODELAMIENTO EN RUGBISTAS
Authors: Agudelo Velásquez Carlos Alberto , García Torres Camilo Andrés
Published: May 2019

El estudio mide los efectos de entrenar con espacios reducidos a jugadores de rugby, se realizó en 27 jugadores pertenecientes a dos equipos, de la Liga Antioqueña de Rugby. Tenían una edad de  22,4 (±3,66) años, un peso de 78,76 (±11,93) Kg. y una talla de 176,06 (±5,97) cm. Para medir los efectos de la planificación con espacios reducidos  se utilizó una fase de un programa modelador (Agudelo, 2012) lo que constituyó la variable  independiente, se utilizaron como pre pruebas y pos pruebas para verificar los “posibles efectos” los 30 m. para la velocidad (aceleración), los 3000 m. para la resistencia y una adaptación de un test de pase realizado en Australia, lo que permitió verificar a través de  estadísticos no paramétricos seleccionados que tan significativo son los cambios.
Modos de las expresiones motrices. Paisajes y didácticas.
Authors: Arboleda Gómez Rubiela
Published: May 2019

El libro “Modos de las expresiones motrices. Paisajes y didácticas”, es resultado de un proceso de indagación llevado a cabo con los actores y agentes del saber que han hilvanado su historia personal en un trenzado significativo con la historia de la educación física, el deporte, la recreación y afines, lo que se ha denominado en el texto como expresiones motrices. El libro ofrece un paisaje local de las expresiones motrices desde la epistemología de las prácticas, como una forma de producción de conocimiento. En el caso de los profesionales del territorio del saber, dicha epistemología hace eco a la epistemología de las ausencias, al revelar realidades suprimidas, silenciadas, marginadas. (De Sousa Santos, 2009).