bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Investments and costs of oral health care for Family Health Care
Authors: Macêdo Márcia Stefânia Ribeiro , Chaves Sônia Cristina Lima , Fernandes Antônio Luis de Carvalho
Published: July 2016

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate the investments to implement and operational costs of a type I Oral Health Care Team in the Family Health Care Strategy. METHODS This is an economic assessment study, for analyzing the investments and operational costs of an oral health care team in the city of Salvador, BA, Northeastern Brazil. The amount worth of investments for its implementation was obtained by summing up the investments in civil projects and shared facilities, in equipments, furniture, and instruments. Regarding the operational costs, the 2009-2012 time series was analyzed and the month of December 2012 was adopted for assessing the monetary values in effect. The costs were classified as direct variable costs (consumables) and direct fixed costs (salaries, maintenance, equipment depreciation, instruments, furniture, and facilities), besides the indirect fixed costs (cleaning, security, energy, and water). The Ministry of Health’s share in funding was also calculated, and the factors that influence cost behavior were described. RESULTS The investment to implement a type I Oral Health Care Team was R$29,864.00 (US$15,236.76). The operational costs of a type I Oral Health Care Team were around R$95,434.00 (US$48,690.82) a year. The Ministry of Health’s financial incentives for investments accounted for 41.8% of the implementation investments, whereas the municipality contributed with a 59.2% share of the total. Regarding operational costs, the Ministry of Health contributed with 33.1% of the total, whereas the municipality, with 66.9%. Concerning the operational costs, the element of heaviest weight was salaries, which accounted for 84.7%. CONCLUSIONS Problems with the regularity in the supply of inputs and maintenance of equipment greatly influence the composition of costs, besides reducing the supply of services to the target population, which results in the service probably being inefficient. States are suggested to partake in funding, especially to cover the team’s operational cost.
Vascular dementia: current concepts and nomenclature harmonization
Authors: Grinberg Lea Tenenholz
Published: July 2016

ABSTRACT Several types of cerebrovascular lesions are associated with cognitive decline, but the role of each type in dementia manifestation has yet to be determined. One of the greatest barriers of conducting clinicopathological studies in vascular dementia concerns the overlapping of nomenclature for these lesions. The aim of the present review was to discuss current nomenclature for cerebrovascular lesions and suggest modifications to allow better diagnostic reproducibility in this field
Vascular Parkinsonism and cognitive impairment: literature review, Brazilian studies and case vignettes
Authors: Vale Thiago Cardoso , Barbosa Maira Tonidandel , Caramelli Paulo , Cardoso Francisco
Published: July 2016

ABSTRACT Vascular Parkinsonism (VP) is a form of secondary Parkinsonism resulting from cerebrovascular disease. Estimates of the frequency of VP vary greatly worldwide; 3% to 6% of all cases of Parkinsonism are found to have a vascular etiology. In a Brazilian community-based study on Parkinsonism, 15.1% of all cases were classified as VP, the third most common form, with a prevalence of 1.1% in an elderly cohort. Another Brazilian survey found a prevalence of 2.3% of VP in the elderly. VP is usually the result of conventional vascular risk factors, particularly hypertension, leading to strategic infarcts of subcortical gray matter nuclei, diffuse white matter ischaemic lesions and less commonly, large vessel infarcts. Patients with VP tend to be older and present with gait difficulties, symmetrical predominant lower-body involvement, poor levodopa responsiveness, postural instability, falls, cognitive impairment and dementia, corticospinal findings, urinary incontinence and pseudobulbar palsy. This article intends to provide physicians with an insight on the practical issues of VP, a disease potentially confounded with vascular dementia, idiopathic Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies and other secondary causes of Parkinsonism.
Association among depression, cognitive impairment and executive dysfunction after stroke
Authors: Terroni Luisa , Sobreiro Matildes F.M. , Conforto Adriana B. , Adda Carla C. , Guajardo Valeri D. , Lucia Mara Cristina S. de , Fráguas Renério
Published: July 2016

ABSTRACT The relationship between depression and cognitive impairment, frequent after stroke, is complex and has not been sufficiently elucidated. Objective: To review the relationship between post-stroke depression and cognitive impairment. Methods: We performed a PubMed database search spanning the last ten years, using the terms post-stroke depression, cognitive dysfunction, cognitive impairment and neuropsychological tests. Our target studies were original quantitative studies that investigated the relationship between post-stroke depression (PSD) and cognitive impairment in stroke patients. Articles published in English, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese were considered. Selection criteria were the use of neuropsychological tests to assess cognitive function, and of either instruments to diagnose major depression, or scales to assess depressive symptoms, within the first three months after stroke. Results: Six original quantitative studies fulfilled the criteria. The prevalence of PSD within the first three months after stroke ranged from 22% to 31%. Incidence ranged from 25% to 27% and was evaluated in only two studies. PSD was associated with increased cognitive impairment. Cognitive impairment was reported in 35.2% to 87% of the patients. Post-stroke cognitive deficits were reported mostly in executive function, memory, language, and speed of processing. Conclusion: Executive dysfunction and depression occur in stroke survivors, are frequently coexistent, and also associated with worse stroke prognosis. Healthcare professionals need to address and provide adequate treatment for depression and executive dysfunctions in stroke patients early in the first three months after stroke. Future studies should evaluate the efficacy of programs evaluating the early detection and treatment of PSD and executive dysfunction in stroke survivors.
Behavioral and psychological symptoms and hippocampal atrophy in subcortical ischaemic vascular disease
Authors: Tiel Chan , Sudo Felipe Kenji , Alves Carlos Eduardo Oliveira , Alves Gilberto Sousa , Ericeira-Valente Letice , Moreira Denise Madeira , Laks Jerson , Engelhardt Eliasz
Published: July 2016

ABSTRACT Background: Neuropsychiatric symptoms are common in patients with cognitive impairments, mediated by both neurodegenerative processes and cerebrovascular disease. Previous studies have reported that Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) might correlate with severity of cognitive decline. Thus far, the impact of the association between white-matter hyperintensities (WHM) and hippocampal atrophy (HA) on the incidence of these symptoms has been less studied. Objective: This cross-sectional study aimed to describe the clinical profile of a sample with large extensions of WMH, examining the association between different degrees of HA and cognitive, functional, and behavioral status. Methods: Fifty outpatients (mean age: 76.86±8.70 years; 58% female; mean schooling: 7.44±4.69 years) with large extensions of WMH (modified-Fazekas scale=3) on MRI and different degrees of hippocampal atrophy (according to de Leon Score) underwent cognitive, functional, and behavioral assessments. Results: Patients with mild-moderate to severe HA had worse performance on the Mini-Mental State Examination, Cambridge Cognitive Examination, Clinical Dementia Rating and Pfeffer's Functional Activities Questionnaire, compared to the group with none or questionable HA. Appetite/Eating Behavior was the only cluster of neuropsychiatric symptoms associated with presence of HA in Vascular Cognitive Impairment patients. Discussion: Although HA may exhibit distinct impact on cognitive performance and functional status, it appears to have little effect on behavioral symptoms in patients with high severity WMH.
Thermal and strength properties of lightweight concretes with the addition of aerogel particles
Authors: Strzałkowski Jarosław , Garbalińska Halina
Published: July 2016

The aim of this work was to examine the influence of the addition of aerogel particles on the properties of cement composites manufactured using fly ash aggregate. The composites were tested at three different concentrations of water saturation of the coarse aggregate. Moreover, two methods of aerogel particle application were used – plasticising the mix with superplasticiser and aerating with an air-entraining admixture. An assessment of the thermal properties was made during the first 28 d of curing of the composites and compressive strength tests were conducted after 7 and 28 d. For pore structure characterisation, mercury pore structure analysis was carried out on the pure aerogel, the cement composites and the composites with the addition of granulate. The data obtained indicate that adding aerogel particles to concrete composites is an appropriate method of improving thermal parameters: thermal conductivity coefficients were two times smaller compared with control samples without aerogel and, simultaneously, the volumetric specific heat was comparable to that of the control samples. However, the addition of aerogel resulted in a reduction in compressive strength to approximately only 30% of that of the control samples.
Uma Recessão sem fim? As Transformações da Teoria e das Políticas Econômicas na Perspectiva Latino-Americana
Authors: Puyana Alícia
Published: July 2016

Resumo: este ensaio avalia criticamente os paradigmas da teoria econômicaneoclássica a partir da crise mundial de 2007-2008, assim como a trajetória daseconomias latino-americanas após a implementação das reformas neoliberais nasdécadas de 1970 e que provocaram um aumento acentuado da desigualdade empraticamente todos os países. A redução da desigualdade que ocorreu na décadade 2000 é atribuída, sobretudo, à ascensão de governos de centro e centro-esquerda no subcontinente. Numa perspectiva de longo prazo, evidencia-se que os indicadores Gini de desigualdade, em 2010, apenas retornaram aos valores de 1960.Palavras-chave: Teoria econômica. Crise mundial. Globalização. Desigualdade.América Latina.
Perfil Epidemiológico dos Casos de Suicídio Registrados no Instituto Médico Legal de Goiânia (2005 a 2013)
Authors: Cadurin Ariana Costa , Fernandes Diego José , Magalhães Andréa Batista , De Sousa Ivone Félix , De Almeida Rogério José
Published: July 2016

Resumo: o objetivo foi delinear o perfil do suicida necropsiado no Instituto Médico Legal de Goiânia/GO, no período de 2005 a 2013, bem como identificar os grupos sociais que merecem maior atenção em saúde pública voltada para este agravo. Foi realizado um estudo retrospectivo analítico com abordagem quantitativa, que analisou laudos cadavéricos de vítimas de suicídio emitidos pelo IML de Goiânia. Os dados foram analisados por meio de estatísticas descritivas e análises de significância. Nos nove anos pesquisados, foram necropsiados 1261 corpos de vítimas de suicídio. Os resultados apontam um perfil da vítima de suicídio como sendo do sexo masculino, adulto, solteiro, pardo e que se matou por enforcamento. Merecem atenção também a elevada taxa de mulheres vítimas de envenenamento por carbamatos ou overdose medicamentosa, bem como homens por armas de fogo, principalmente dentre aqueles que as usam no trabalho. Palavras-chave: Epidemiologia. Saúde Pública. Suicídio.
Saúde e Doenças na Religião de Matrizes Africanas
Authors: Garcia Celio De Pádua
Published: July 2016

Resumo: este artigo apresenta elementos que contribuem para uma compreensão da questão da saúde segundo as tradições de matriz africana a partir de seu componente teológico e filosófico. Para tanto, apresentamos as tradições de matriz africana conceitualmente, como se dá o processo de acolhimento, as interpretações sobre a doença e as divindades relacionadas com o reestabelecimento da saúde e a importância dos cuidados com o corpo. Pretende-se que este texto seja um instrumento potencializador para dar continuidade às ações de garantia dos direitos em saúde para a população de terreiros. Palavras-chave: Saúde. Terreiro. Religião. Matriz Africana..
Diretrizes para Elaboração de Programa de Gerenciamento de Resíduos Sólidos de Indústria de Pré-Moldados em Concreto
Authors: Braga Bárbara L. , Pinheiro Túlio M. , Carmo Filho Marlon , Oliveira Diogo Borges , Resende Paoulo Sérgio De Oliveira , Campos Neto Tiago Ferreira
Published: July 2016

Resumo: os resíduos sólidos, resultantes de atividades industriais, precisam ser gerenciados adequadamente a fim de reduzir impactos de poluição, degradação ambiental e danos à saúde humana. Uma série de leis implementam e regulamentam o descarte de resíduos quanto à reciclagem, redução, reutilização, tratamento e disposição final ambientalmente adequada. Fundamentando-se nas dificuldades de implementação de práticas sustentáveis de gestão de resíduos por empresas de pequeno/médio porte, este artigo tem como objetivo avaliar, a partir da análise de uma unidade de uma empresa de pré-moldados em concreto do Estado de Goiás, as práticas de gerenciamento de resíduos aplicadas e, por intermédio de uma metodologia de produção mais limpa, identificar as oportunidades de otimização dos rejeitos gerados. Diretrizes para elaboração de um Programa de Gerenciamento de Resíduos Sólidos são apresentadas em busca de melhorias contínuas em benefício da sustentabilidade. Palavras-chave: Resíduos sólidos. Gerenciamento. Concreto. Diretrizes. Sustentabilidade.
Propriedades funcionais da semente do sorgo (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) in natura e germinado
Authors: Leite D. D. F. , Cavalcanti M. T. , Silva A. S. , Gonçalves M. C. , Almeida M. C. B. M.
Published: July 2016

A utilização de sementes germinadas na elaboração de produtos alimentícios com boa qualidade nutricional é uma possibilidade e o sorgo pode se apresentar como alternativa ao consumo dos cereais convencionais. O objetivo deste estudo foi de observar as alterações nos parâmetros físico-químicos da semente de sorgo antes e após o processo de germinação, assim como avaliar as propriedades funcionais indicando suas possíveis utilizações como ingrediente alimentar. As sementes germinadas apresentaram um aumento no teor proteico, passando de 4,32 para 7,20%, além da diminuição no teor de amido e consequente aumento no teor de açúcares redutores. A partir das propriedades funcionais avaliadas, a semente de sorgo germinada apresentou uma boa capacidade de absorção de óleo, podendo ser utilizado como ingrediente para auxiliar na textura e suculência de produtos. A germinação garantiu boa capacidade de formação de espuma e sua estabilidade, podendo ser utilizado como ingrediente em produtos alimentícios de fermentação, como bolos e biscoitos, além de bom agente de formação de gel podendo ser útil em sistemas alimentícios como pudim e lanches, que requerem espessamento e gelificação.

Properties of sorghum seed Functional (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) in natura and germinated
Abstract: The use of germinated seeds in the preparation of food products with good nutritional quality is a possibility and sorghum can be presented as an alternative to the consumption of conventional cereals. The objective of this study was to observe the changes in physical and chemical parameters of sorghum seed before and after the germination process, and assess the functional properties indicating their possible use as a food ingredient. Germinated seeds showed an increase in protein content, from 4.32 to 7.20% in addition to the decrease in the starch content and the consequent increase in reducing sugars. From the functional properties evaluated, the germinated sorghum seeds showed a good ability to absorb oil and can be used as an ingredient to aid in texture and juiciness products. Germination ensured good foaming ability and stability, can be used as an ingredient in food products of fermentation, such as cakes and cookies, and good gelling agent may be useful in food systems such as pudding and snacks, which require thickening and gelation.
McDonaldization in Households
Authors: Woolridge Jacob Paul , Stanley-Stevens Leslie
Published: July 2016

Using data collected over three years and mimicking the methodology of Arnold et al. (2012) in Los Angeles, a study in Texas was conducted in which 66 families opened their homes and allowed video, survey data, and pictorial evidence to be collected. These data are used to determine if McDonaldization has spread from the public sphere into the private sphere by determining if the four factors of McDonaldization: predictability, calculability, efficiency, and control are present, and if so, in what ways they are represented. Ultimately, every single household studied showed instances of all four factors of McDonaldization, thus heavily supporting the hypothesis that McDonaldization has encroached into the private sphere. This phenomenon will be explained by using McDonaldization either as a rational means to pursue individualistic self-actualization as described through Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs or as a means by corporations to extend their own factor of control into the private sphere and thus influence consumers. Finally, the fifth factor of McDonaldization, irrationality emerging from rationality, was examined with examples provided. 
Reaching for Health Equity and Social Justice in Baltimore: The Evolution of an Academic-Community Partnership and Conceptual Framework to Address Hypertension Disparities
Authors: Cooper Lisa A. , Purnell Tanjala S. , Ibe Chidinma A. , Halbert Jennifer P. , Bone Lee R. , Carson Kathryn A. , Hickman Debra , Simmons Michelle , Vachon Ann , Robb Inez , Martin-Daniels Michelle , Dietz Katherine B. , Golden Sherita Hill , Crews Deidra C. , Hill-Briggs Felicia , Marsteller Jill A. , Boulware L. Ebony , Miller Edgar R. , Levine David M.
Published: July 2016

Cardiovascular health disparities persist despite decades of recognition and the availability of evidence-based clinical and public health interventions. Racial and ethnic minorities and adults in urban and low-income communities are highrisk groups for uncontrolled hypertension (HTN), a major contributor to cardiovascular health disparities, in part due to inequitable social structures and economic systems that negatively impact daily environments and risk behaviors. This commentary presents the Johns Hopkins Center to Eliminate Cardiovascular Health Disparities as a case study for highlighting the evolution of an academic-community partnership to overcome HTN disparities. Key elements of the iterative development process of a Community Advisory Board (CAB) are summarized, and major CAB activities and engagement with the Baltimore community are highlighted. Using a conceptual framework adapted from O’Mara-Eves and colleagues, the authors discuss how different population groups and needs, motivations, types and intensity of community participation, contextual factors, and actions have shaped the Center’s approach to stakeholder engagement in research and community outreach efforts to achieve health equity. Ethn Dis. 2016;26(3):369-378; doi:10.18865/ ed.26.3.369 
Outcome Disparities in African American Compared with European American Women with ER +HER 2- Tumors Treated within an Equal-Access Health Care System
Authors: Costantino Nicholas S. , Freeman Benjamin , Shriver Craig D. , Ellsworth Rachel E.
Published: July 2016

Purpose: Breast cancer mortality rates are higher for African American women (AAW) than for any other ethnic group in the United States. Recent reports suggest that outcome disparities between AAW and European American women (EAW) are present in the ER+HER2- subtype. To improve our understanding, pathological characteristics, mortality and molecular profiles from women treated within an equal-access health care system were evaluated. 

Procedures: All AAW (n=90) and EAW (n=308) with ER+HER2- tumors were identified. Gene expression profiles were generated from primary breast tumors from 57 AAW and 181 EAW. Pathological characteristics, survival and gene expression analysis were evaluated using chi-square analysis, log-rank tests and ANOVA. 

Results: Tumors from AAW were significantly more likely to be PR-, Ki67+ and of higher grade. Tumor stage, size and lymph node status did not differ significantly, nor did mortality rates (P=.879). At the molecular level, genes PSPHL and CRYBB2P1 were expressed at significantly higher levels in tumor tissues as well as normal stroma and blood from AAW. Polymorphisms controlling expression of each gene were identified with minor allele frequencies differing significantly between populations but not between cases and controls within each population. 

Conclusions: Survival disparities were not detected in patients with ER+HER2- tumors treated within an equal-access health care system and molecular differences in tumors were not causal. Thus, outcome disparities in AAW with ER+HER2- tumors are largely attributable to socioeconomic factors affecting access to screening and treatment, rather than reflecting underlying biological differences. Ethn Dis. 2016;26(3):407-416; doi:10.18865/ed.26.3.407 
Levels of Participants Satisfaction with Initial Contact and Examination Visit: The Hispanic Community Health Study/ Study of Latinos (HCHS /SOL)
Authors: Talavera Ana C. , Buelna Christina , Espinoza Giacinto Rebeca A. , Castañeda Sheila F. , Giachello Aida L. , Crespo-Figueroa Madeline , Hernandez Johanne B. , Rodriguez Rosalinda , Abreu Maria de los Angeles , Sanchez Carlos M. , Perreira Krista
Published: July 2016

Objective: This study examined perceived satisfaction among Hispanic/Latino individuals who participated in a baseline examination for the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL), a large cohort study of 16,415 adults living in four selected communities. 

Method: An estimated 22% (n= 3,584) of participants completed a questionnaire regarding satisfaction with staff attention, the overall experience during the study examination, and the influence of the informed consent digital video disc (DVD). 

Results: The majority of participants who completed the questionnaire expressed overall satisfaction with the study. Most participants reported that staff were friendly, courteous and respectful and study test procedures were clearly explained. Participants who preferred to complete the interview in Spanish felt that the informed consent DVD positively influenced their ability to make an informed decision to enroll in the study. Participants who preferred to complete the interview in English tended to report that the baseline examination was longer than expected compared with participants who completed the interview in Spanish. 

Conclusion: Results demonstrate that culturally and linguistically trained staff and the use of the study’s informed consent DVD were effective in explaining study procedures and positively influenced decisions to participate in the HCHS/SOL study. These results can inform recruitment and enrollment strategies for future participation of minority groups into longitudinal cohort studies. Ethn Dis. 2016;26(3):435-442; doi:10.18865/ed.26.3.435 
ICCT Research Report NATO Project: Transitioning from Military Interventions to Long-Term Counter-Terrorism Policy
Authors: Bakker Edwin , Maley William , Boeke Sergei
Published: July 2016

This NATO research project focused on assessing how military interventions can best prepare the ground for an effective long term counter-terrorism policy, looking at the interventions in Libya, Afghanistan and Mali. The combined insights of these case studies were distilled into a set of strategic policy recommendations, organised around the three phases of pre-intervention, entry and transition to local authority. The recommendations range from improving early warning methods to clarifying the strategic and political objectives of the intervention, and applying a whole of government approach in working with local partners. While based on the lessons identified and good practices of three very different and complex military operations (and their transitions), these lessons can help avoid common pitfalls that occur in times of crisis.
O processo de ocupação urbana da Barra da Tijuca (RJ): problemas ambientais, conflitos sócio-ambientais, impactos ambientais urbanos
Authors: Silva Gabriela
Published: July 2016

O estudo do histórico de ocupação urbana da Região da Barra da Tijuca, no Município do Rio de Janeiro, desde os anos 70, revela que a região se destaca como espaço urbano ícone para grandes investimentos do capital público, e sobretudo, privado, assim, alcançando importante desenvolvimento socioeconômico. Similarmente ao processo de urbanização de inúmeras localidades de cidades brasileiras, na Barra da Tijuca, nota-se que as diretrizes da expansão urbana baseiam-se, especialmente, nos interesses dos grandes incorporadores imobiliários, apesar da ausência de sistema de saneamento ambiental regional para coletar e tratar os efluentes domésticos, portanto, contribuindo para o surgimento de problemas ambientais e conflitos sócio-ambientais que aparecem com os impactos ambientais, nesse caso os impactos ambientais urbanos. Considerada como o principal obstáculo ao desenvolvimento sustentável da Barra da Tijuca, a falta de saneamento ambiental resulta em: (i) problemas ambientais de poluição hídrica do Complexo Lagunar da Baixada de Jacarepaguá, especialmente das Lagoas da Tijuca e de Camorim; (ii), conflitos sócio-ambientais por implantação de infraestrutura de saneamento ambiental; (iii) impactos ambientais urbanos que aparecem da dinâmica de produção da malha urbana conforme os interesses dos grandes incorporadores imobiliários da região. Portanto, na Região da Barra da Tijuca, é vital analisar os conflitos sócioambientais; identificar os problemas ambientais e os impactos ambientais urbanos, especificamente no entorno das Lagoas da Tijuca e de Camorim, a partir do seu histórico de urbanização, desde a década de 70.
A história oral visita o cinema: Que bom te ver viva e Los Rubios
Authors: Veiga Ana Maria
Published: July 2016

Este artigo relaciona o cinema, como meio de comunicação, à história oral e seus entrelaçamentos com a história do tempo presente, atentando para os testemunhos, utilizados como recurso estético e político nos filmes Que bom te ver viva, da cineasta brasileira Lúcia Murat, e Los rubios, da argentina Albertina Carri. Podendo ser categorizadas como documentários-ficção, ambas as realizações lidam com os traumas resultantes da violência ditatorial em seus países de origem, na segunda metade do século XX. Em que medida servem estes filmes como fontes para estudos que se apoiam na história oral é o que pretendemos discutir neste artigo.
“Sou presbiteriana crossdresser e saio do armário no Facebook”: (Re/des)montando identidades trans* em rede e na rede
Authors: Maranhão Filho Eduardo Meinberg de Albuquerque
Published: July 2016

Apresento, neste artigo, considerações sucintas sobre como pessoas trans* podem sair do armário (ou retornar ao mesmo) através do site de redes sociais Facebook. Trata-se de um trabalho de história do tempo presente/imediato que se utiliza de história oral ciborgue, fundamentado em entrevistas de história oral off-line, entrevistas de história oral on-line, e também via chat do Facebook.
La Nación y Clarín: dos propuestas para la democratización y reinserción en occidente a propósito de la guerra de malvinas
Authors: Díaz César Luis , Giménez Mario Jorge
Published: July 2016

La contribución de los diarios La Nación y Clarín con el golpe cívico militar de 1976 en la Argentina y la legitimación del terrorismo de Estado como método para aniquilar a la “subversión” y para restaurar el “orden”, particularidad a la que hemos denominado “periodismo hermesiano”, los convirtió en primer término en socios ideológicos de la dictadura. Este vínculo inicialmente virtual, encontraría su materialidad a partir de la conformación de la empresa productora de papel para diarios Papel Prensa S.A., en la cual se convertirían en socios económicos. En carácter de tales aceptaron y justificaron la supresión de los derechos políticos y sociales y las restricciones a la libertad de prensa, así como también acompañaron la posición de la dictadura argentina frente a su par chilena en el diferendo por el Beagle. La recuperación temporaria de las Islas Malvinas entre el 2 de abril y el 14 de junio de 1982, si bien fue tratada de manera dispar en términos cuantitativos por ambos (La Nación70 editoriales, Clarín 30) ambos coincidieron en jerarquizar, antes que el día a día de los acontecimientos bélicos, una serie de tópicos destinados a fortalecer identificaciones colectivas y a poner en la agenda ciertas temáticas vinculadas con el futuro institucional del país para contribuir a enderezar el rumbo político en la posguerra tanto en el orden interno, cuanto en el orden internacional.
O corpus documental em história oral: teoria, experiência e transcriação
Authors: Alonso Leandro Seawright
Published: July 2016

Pretendi demonstrar, neste artigo, que a história oral proporciona conjuntos de procedimentos disponíveis ao pesquisador para o estabelecimento eficaz de um corpus documental. Aspectos teóricos foram ressaltados para uma compreensão da prática em história oral. Não obstante, as experiências no campo de pesquisa reportaram-me às noções de memória coletiva e subjetividade ao longo do texto. Por fim, demonstrei elementos teóricos e metodológicos para a realização de transcriações.
Nonlinear growth effect of remittances in recipient countries: an econometric analysis of remittances-growth nexus in Bangladesh
Authors: Hassan Gazi Mainul , Shakur Shamim
Published: July 2016

The paper examines the impact of inward remittances flows on per capita GDP growth in Bangladesh during 1976-2012. We find that the growth effect of remittances is negative at first but becomes positive at a later stage, an evidence of a non-linear. Unproductive use of remittances was rampant in the beginning when they were received by migrant families but better social and economic investments led to more productive utilisation of remittances receipts at later periods. This was the possible mechanism behind the U-shaped relationship. Unlike what is suggested in the literature that the effect of remittances is more pronounced in a less financially developed economy, our evidence do not show that the effect of remittances on per capita GDP growth in Bangladesh is conditional on the level of financial development.
A Review of Recent Developments in Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics
Authors: An Jianqi ,   School of Automation, China University of Geosciences, Chen Xin , Wu Min , She Jinhua ,   School of Engneering, Tokyo University of Technology
Published: July 2016

The theory and application of advanced computational intelligence and intelligent informatics has been one of the most active fields of research over the last decades. A significant number of methods have been proposed to effectively solve problems of clustering, image processing, optimization, bio-information understanding, and modeling and control. They have been applied to many areas, including complex industrial processes and economics. This paper presents a review of the articles and papers addressing advanced computational intelligence and intelligent informatics from the Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics in the past two years.
The Influence of Perceived Rarity and Luxuriousness on Consumers’ Brand Attitudes: Observations in Japan
Authors: Kumagai Ken ,   Graduate School of Commerce, Waseda University, Nagasawa Shin’ya ,   Stripe International Inc.
Published: July 2016

When a non-luxury apparel brand attempts to raise its brand value by employing the luxury strategy, rarity management is a brand manager’s concern. This study focuses on apparel brand’s rarity as perceived by consumers and its influence on consumers’ brand attitudes depending on the extent of the brand’s luxuriousness. In this paper, a consumer survey is conducted in Japan to analyze consumers’ perceptions and attitudes toward 10 leading apparel brands. The results of principal factor analysis and regression analysis suggest that the higher a brand’s luxuriousness is, the more strongly its perceived rarity positively impacts on consumers’ brand attitudes. On the contrary, it is suggested that the lower a brand’s luxuriousness is, the more strongly its perceived rarity negatively impacts on consumers’ attitudes. This result implies the existence of the snob effect for luxury brands. Conversely, investments to raise consumers’ perceived rarity potentially might harm consumers’ attitudes towards the brand when the extent of brand’s luxuriousness is low.
Power-Regularized Fuzzy c-Means Clustering with a Fuzzification Parameter Less Than One
Authors: Kanzawa Yuchi ,   Shibaura Institute of Technology
Published: July 2016

The present study proposes two types of power-regularized fuzzy c-means (pFCM) clustering algorithms with a fuzzification parameter less than one, which supplements previous work on pFCM with a fuzzification parameter greater than one. Both the proposed methods are essentially identical to each other, but not when fuzzification parameter values are specified. Theoretical discussion reveals the property of the proposed methods, and some numerical results substantiate the property of the proposed methods and show that the proposed methods outperform two conventional methods from an accuracy point of view.
On Fuzzy Non-Metric Model for Data with Tolerance and its Application to Incomplete Data Clustering
Authors: Endo Yasunori ,   Faculty of Engineering, Information and Systems, University of Tsukuba, Suzuki Tomoyuki , Kinoshita Naohiko , Hamasuna Yukihiro ,   Graduate School of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba,   Department of Risk Engineering, University of Tsukuba,   Department of Informatics, Kindai University
Published: July 2016

The fuzzy non-metric model (FNM) is a representative non-hierarchical clustering method, which is very useful because the belongingness or the membership degree of each datum to each cluster can be calculated directly from the dissimilarities between data and the cluster centers are not used. However, the original FNM cannot handle data with uncertainty. In this study, we refer to the data with uncertainty as “uncertain data,” e.g., incomplete data or data that have errors. Previously, a methods was proposed based on the concept of a tolerance vector for handling uncertain data and some clustering methods were constructed according to this concept, e.g. fuzzyc-means for data with tolerance. These methods can handle uncertain data in the framework of optimization. Thus, in the present study, we apply the concept to FNM. First, we propose a new clustering algorithm based on FNM using the concept of tolerance, which we refer to as the fuzzy non-metric model for data with tolerance. Second, we show that the proposed algorithm can handle incomplete data sets. Third, we verify the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm based on comparisons with conventional methods for incomplete data sets in some numerical examples.
Discrete-Time Uncertain LQ Optimal Control with Indefinite Control Weight Costs
Authors: Chen Yuefen ,   College of Mathematics and Information Science, Xinyang Normal University, Deng Liubao ,   School of Finance, Anhui University of Finance and Economics
Published: July 2016

This paper deals with a discrete-time uncertain linear quadratic (LQ) optimal control, where the control weight costs are indefinite . Based on Bellman’s principle of optimality, the recurrence equation of the uncertain LQ optimal control is proposed. Then, by using the recurrence equation, a necessary condition of the optimal state feedback control for the LQ problem is obtained. Moreover, a sufficient condition of well-posedness for the LQ problem is presented. Furthermore, an algorithm to compute the optimal control and optimal value is provided. Finally, a numerical example to illustrate that the LQ problem is still well-posedness with indefinite control weight costs.
Evaluation of Brace Treatment for Infant Hip Dislocation in a Prospective Cohort
Authors: Upasani Vidyadhar V. , Bomar James D. , Matheney Travis H. , Sankar Wudbhav N. , Mulpuri Kishore , Price Charles T. , Moseley Colin F. , Kelley Simon P. , Narayanan Unni , Clarke Nicholas M.P. , Wedge John H. , Castañeda Pablo , Kasser James R. , Foster Bruce K. , Herrera-Soto Jose A. , Cundy Peter J. , Williams Nicole , Mubarak Scott J.
Published: July 2016

Background:

The use of a brace has been shown to be an effective treatment for hip dislocation in infants; however, previous studies of such treatment have been single-center or retrospective. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the success rate for brace use in the treatment of infant hip dislocation in an international, multicenter, prospective cohort, and to identify the variables associated with brace failure.

Methods:

All dislocations were verified with use of ultrasound or radiography prior to the initiation of treatment, and patients were followed prospectively for a minimum of 18 months. Successful treatment was defined as the use of a brace that resulted in a clinically and radiographically reduced hip, without surgical intervention. The Mann-Whitney test, chi-square analysis, and Fisher exact test were used to identify risk factors for brace failure. A multivariate logistic regression model was used to determine the probability of brace failure according to the risk factors identified.

Results:

Brace treatment was successful in 162 (79%) of the 204 dislocated hips in this series. Six variables were found to be significant risk factors for failure: developing femoral nerve palsy during brace treatment (p = 0.001), treatment with a static brace (p < 0.001), an initially irreducible hip (p < 0.001), treatment initiated after the age of 7 weeks (p = 0.005), a right hip dislocation (p = 0.006), and a Graf-IV hip (p = 0.02). Hips with no risk factors had a 3% probability of failure, whereas hips with 4 or 5 risk factors had a 100% probability of failure.

Conclusions:

These data provide valuable information for patient families and their providers regarding the important variables that influence successful brace treatment for dislocated hips in infants.

Level of Evidence:

Prognostic Level I. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
Improving sales management of agricultural enterprises
Authors: Balko Sergej Vyacheslavovich , Ronzhina Angelina Valerievna
Published: July 2016

The article discusses the effective sales of agricultural products. The authors recommend the directions of improving sales management system. Moreover, the research proves that sales and production activity should be based on complex analysis and monitoring of the market conditions.
Industrial applications of molecular sieves
Authors: Paranuk Arambiy Aslanovich , Khrisonidi Vitaly Alexeyevich
Published: July 2016

The article describes the practice of industrial applications of zeolites in the oil and gas sector. The authors outline their advantages and disadvantages over other adsorbents. Moreover, the research shows the basic aspects of molecular sieves.
Velyo lake of the Novgorod Region: current state characteristic by means of macrophytes
Authors: Ivanova Ekaterina Evgenyevna
Published: July 2016

The article describes the ecological state of one of the largest lakes of the Novgorod Region. According to the author, in order to give an overall characteristic of the lake, it is necessary to observe and study the higher aquatic vegetation. The work defines the most frequent species, the type of the lake and its current state.
New model postgraduate formations of medical structure of stomatologic service of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation
Authors: Balin Vladimir Viktorovich
Published: July 2016

In given article the basic directions of perfection of system additional formation of medical experts of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation are considered. The author presents model of perfection of medical structure of stomatologic service of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation.
The suitability and installation of technological equipment when upgrading existing facilities
Authors: Ladnushkin Aleksey Anatolyevich , Avhadeev Rustem Rafikovich , Sadykov Rinat Rafaehlevich , Hasanov Rishat Maratovich
Published: July 2016

To date, a large number of Russian companies in diverse and various industries, has old equipment and requires modernization of the technological process due to the growth of scientific and technological progress. In order to achieve goals when upgrading is considered such an important aspect as the readiness of the new equipment installation. Mounting hardware suitability describes the suitability and readiness of equipment for efficient Assembly at the user. Replacement of technological equipment requires large volumes of works on installation and dismantling, in the absence of the building has its own lifting mechanisms require large financial and labor costs. One of possible methods for replacement of process equipment is the technology of without crane installation allows us to carry out work in existing space planning. Today is the question of the necessity of development and introduction of new technological production methods and fixtures tooling in which it is possible to conduct installation and dismantling of technological equipment in the operating production process.
Psychological aspects of professional identity and professional choices of intellectually gifted students
Authors: Aron Irina Stanislavovna
Published: July 2016

In the work determines the relevance of psychological research of professional self-determination of intellectually gifted students. The results of diagnostics of psychological characteristics of intellectually gifted students that affect the success of their professional identity and professional choices.
Functional characteristics of the «reader’s response» genre
Authors: Zemlyanskaya Elena Nikolaevna
Published: July 2016

The «Reader’s response» speech genre is investigated in the article; it has a special inner cognitive-semiotic structure on the basis of which the arguing process of subjects’ written communication develops.
The impact and role of innovative business development for economic growth
Authors: Kravec Aleksandr Vitalyevich
Published: July 2016

The article deals with the relationship of economic growth of the Russian economy, forming the country's new technological-sky lifestyle business with creativity, innovation and the formation of the clustering in the territory of the Russian Federation.
Prevention of sports injuries in the classroom with students in weightlifting, powerlifting and kettlebell lifting
Authors: Ingushev Cherim Hashpagovich , Gilyasova Marina Hakimovna
Published: July 2016

The article considers the issues of injury and its prevention in physical training and classes in weightlifting, powerlifting and kettlebell lifting. Examples of the need to improve program discipline through the development, which is aimed at the study of methods of injury in the course of employment.
About the forces working on a heavenly body, and oscillatory movement of the body moving on an orbit, in solar system
Authors: Kulik Ivan Viktorovich , Kulik Viktor Ivanovich
Published: July 2016

It is important to describe not movement of a heavenly body on an orbit, and to understand the reasons of its movement and those power potential systems and forces which operate this movement, that not always allow to make the differential equations simply. It is important to represent also graphically changes of key parameters of any heavenly body addressing around of the Center. Centrifugal and centripetal forces – the main forces of one order working on a heavenly body, addressing around of the Center. Present article also is devoted to this, and, all parameters in algebraic expressions are considered dependent not only from in regular intervals current time, but also from each other, or, for example, from «radius – vector» – positions of a heavenly body from focus of an elliptic orbit.
Gender features of education of children of the advanced preschool age means of game activity
Authors: Ermakova Olesya Sergeevna
Published: July 2016

In article need of a subject role-playing game for gender education of children of the advanced preschool age is considered. The paper includes conclusions, which are interesting for educational specialists.
The study of acute and chronic toxicity deicing composition «Ekotrek»
Authors: Oficerov Mihail Lvovich
Published: July 2016

The aim of study was the establish the influence of anti-freezing structure Ecotreck on organism of mammals. Experiments were made on rats and mice. The anti-freezing structure was diluted with the distilled water, then the received solutions entered intragastrically. Within 14 days were observed a condition of animals, changes were fixed. By results of researches it has been established that «Ekotreck» belong to moderately toxic substances.
Specifics of translation of emotive vocabulary
Authors: Yalovleva Irina Nikolaevna
Published: July 2016

The article deals with means of conceptualization of emotions in a literary text. It also presents the study of different translation strategies concerned with translating structures with predicates of emotional state.
Some problems of legal regulation in the management of preschool educational organization
Authors: Novoselova Antonina Nikolaevna
Published: July 2016

The article deals with some aspects of legal regulation in the management of pre-school educational institution. The article gives the analysis of the problems and offers solutions to management problems.
Arcidiocesi and the role of art therapy in the harmonious development of the child with problems
Authors: Evtushenko Galina Nikolaevna , Belova Elena Anatolyevna
Published: July 2016

The problem of the child’s inner life development is considered in the article. The humanist approach demands from psychologists and pedagogues careful attention to the study of child’s nature. The mean, which can help to reach the tasks, is art. The purpose of the research is to show, that art being as a form and method of the artistic and aesthetic cognition of the world plays an important role in the building of the child’s artistic culture. It includes artistic and aesthetic, humanist, cognitive values and affects the moral, spiritual development of a person.
Isotype by Otto Neurath
Authors: Malysheva Olga Aleksandrovna
Published: July 2016

The article deals with the theoretical basis of the infographic and its practical impact on the person’s attention by the example of the book of Otto Neurath's about the international pictorial language. This shows the relevance of design methods of Isotype system and its influence on modern infographic.
Efficiency measure of meaning-making technologies used within color images: pedagogical measure
Authors: Litvinov Kirill Aleksandrovich
Published: July 2016

The article is devoted to the research of the efficiency of implementing meaning-making technologies in an educational process by means of color images. The author uses pedagogical measure including objective, cognitive and self-estimating parameters, and psychological measure. The research suggests the dynamics of students’ academic progress, points out the increase of students paying attention to spontaneous color images.