bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Molekulare Karyotypisierung in der Routinediagnostik – Rückblick und Ausblick/Molecular karyotyping in routine diagnostics – a view back and forth
Authors: Heinrich Uwe , Gabert Meike , Rost Imma
Published: February 2015

Die Array-CGH hat sich seit ihrer Einführung in die Routinediagnostik bei Patienten mit mentaler Retardierung/Entwicklungsverzögerung auf Grund ihrer relativ hohen Rate an positiven, ursächlichen Befunden zum unverzichtbaren Werkzeug entwickelt. Die steigende Zahl öffentlich zugänglicher Internet-Datenbanken sowie verbesserte Auswerte-Algorithmen der Array-Plattformanbieter erlauben trotz des Trends zu höher auflösenden Plattformen eine sich ständig verbessernde Interpretation von Array-CGH-Ergebnissen. Der Einsatz kombinierter CGH-SNP-Chips (zytogenomische Arrays) zum zusätzlichen Nachweis Kopienzahl-neutraler Veränderungen, wie z. B. uniparentale Disomie, wird zu einer weiteren Steigerung der Detektionsrate führen. In der Zukunft werden auf dem next generation sequencing (NGS)-basierende Methoden zu einer dramatischen Steigerung des Auflösungsvermögens bei gleichzeitigem Nachweis sowohl unbalancierter als auch balancierter Chromosomenveränderungen führen.
Beurteilung des Einflusses verlängerter Stauzeiten auf nicht-normalisierte versus normalisierte klinisch-chemische Messgrößen
Authors: Lichtinghagen Ralf , Senkpiel-Jörns Dorothea , Brand Korbinian , Janzen Nils
Published: February 2015

Hintergrund: Zur Darstellung des Einflusses der Stauzeit auf klinisch-chemische Messgrößen wurden bisher die mittleren prozentualen Messwertabweichungen zwischen verschiedenen Stauzeitpunkten dargestellt. Diesen Unterschieden fehlt jedoch die physiologische Relevanz, da die Ergebnisse vor allem von der Wertelage des Nullpunkts abhängen. Für eine bessere Beurteilung der Einflussgröße Stauzeit sollte die biologische Variabilität der einzelnen Messgrößen berücksichtigt werden.

Methoden: Bei freiwilligen Probanden (n=92) wurden klinisch-chemische Messgrößen nach bis zu 6 min Stauzeit bestimmt. Um die biologische Variabilität einzubeziehen, wurden alle Messwerte mittels z-Transformation auf die lokalen Referenzbereichsgrenzen normalisiert.

Ergebnisse: Alle Messgrößen bis auf Kreatinin und Natrium veränderten sich unter der Stauung – unabhängig von der Darstellungsart – statistisch signifikant. Bei Proteinen und proteinassoziierten Messgrößen wie Calcium ergaben sich Konzentrations- bzw. Aktivitätszunahmen, während die Werte für lösliche niedermolekulare Substanzen wie Kalium und Glucose abnahmen. Die größte prozentuale Positivabweichung zeigte sich für Bilirubin (+9%), eine überraschend geringe für Calcium (+2%). Nach Normalisierung der Daten veränderte sich die Größenordnung und damit auch die Rangfolge stauungsbedingter Veränderungen: Die größte Zunahme wies das Gesamtprotein auf (+1,4 Standardabweichungen), während Bilirubin einen vergleichsweise geringen Anstieg zeigte. Für Calcium ergaben sich größere Veränderungen, die nun denen von Albumin entsprachen.

Schlussfolgerung: Normalisierte Abweichungen spiegeln die Verhältnisse entsprechend der Physiologie besser wieder.
A New Service Performance Index Based on Time Interval of Complaints
Authors: Chen Hsi-Tien , Chen Kuen-Suan
Published: February 2015

Customer satisfaction plays a key role in enterprises gaining a competitive advantage. Both industrial and academic fields are focusing increasing attention on finding proper methods to evaluate service performance. Because service performance is directly related to customer satisfaction, the effectiveness of the measurement methods used to evaluate service performance is the primary concern for numerous enterprises. This study replaced the concept of the number of customer complaints used in previous studies with the time interval of customer complaints, and proposed a new service performance index. Because this index must be obtained through sample estimation, the result may be influenced by sampling errors, or a wrong conclusion may even occur. Considering the sampling error, this study ascertained the uniformly minimum variance unbiased estimators (UMVUE) of the service performance index, and used it to develop a reliable testing process for service performance. This method may be used as a reference for the service industry to assess whether the performance of a certain service item and the overall performance of an enterprise meet a standard level.
Accelerated Carbide Spheroidization of 100CrMnSi6-4 Bearing Steel by Hot Rolling
Authors: Dlouhy Jaromir , Hauserova Daniela , Novy Zbysek
Published: February 2015

Current industry trends include the search for cost and energy-saving procedures and technologies. Conventional methods of annealing steel stock to produce globular pearlite require long holding times, up to several tens of hours, due to the diffusional basis of the process. The presented experiment deals with accelerated carbide spheroidization of 100CrMnSi6-4 bearing steel during the final stage of hot rolling. The main purpose here was to achieve a microstructure consisting of globular carbides and ferritic matrix directly after hot forming. Thus it is possible to take out soft annealing completely from the production process because this operation is usually the longest operation in the whole process. Steel properties after accelerated carbide spheroidization and after conventional soft annealing enable machining and cold forming. Apparently, the structure after accelerated carbide spheroidization is significantly finer than after long duration soft annealing in terms of carbide particles and grain size. This enhances steel hardness and homogeneity of the structure in the final state after hardening. The accelerated carbide spheroidization process consists of forming a steel workpiece at temperature close to Ac1 temperature. The energy introduced causes the work-piece temperature to increase. The combination of a suitable forming temperature, an appropriate amount of deformation, and a possible reheating lead to globular carbide formation during austenite decomposition instead of cementite lamellae. This article describes the influence of thermo-mechanical treatment parameters on microstructure and mechanical properties of 100CrMnSi6-4 bearing steel. Deformation intensity, deformation rate, and temperature are discussed. This thermo-mechanical treatment could replace conventional hot forming and subsequent soft annealing with significant time saving.
Advanced 2D and 3D Digital Image Correlation of the Full-Field Displacements of Cracks and Defects
Authors: Barhli S. M. , Hollis D. , Wieneke B. , Mostafavi M. , Marrow T. J.
Published: February 2015

Full-field mapping of displacements between successive images by digital image correlation is a powerful and well-established technique, used in fields as diverse as geo-tectonics, engineering mechanics, and materials science. Analysis of three-dimensional images, such as computed x-ray tomographs, is also becoming routine. These techniques provide new ways to study and quantify deformation and failure processes; recently, they have been applied to detect and study cracks and defects in engineering materials, for instance, by coupling the displacement analysis with finite-element codes to readily extract the crack propagation strain energy release rate (J-integral). Such analyses increase the richness of the data obtained, for example, providing information on the mode of loading and are suitable for the analysis of engineering components under complex states of stress. This work has highlighted areas where the development of image-correlation methods that are optimized for analysis of discontinuities would be beneficial for better detection of small cracks and the early development of damage against the background displacement field, improved precision in crack-displacement field measurement by intelligent “masking” or analysis algorithms, and better integration with finite-element software packages to make use of advanced tools for 2D and 3D deformation analysis. This paper reviews some of this recent work on the analysis of 2D and 3D damage in engineering materials, and describes developments in quantitative analysis of defects by image correlation. The examples covered include brittle crack propagation in nuclear graphite, fatigue loading in magnesium alloys, and indentation damage in brittle and ductile materials.
The K-Town Dream
Authors: Marshall Colin
Published: February 2015

The author, a resident of Los Angeles's Koreatown, travels to Seoul in order to compare the Korean culture where he lives with the culture of South Korea's capital. There he finds that, while he has spent years in Koreatown dreaming of the Korea he would one day experience, South Koreans have developed their own California dreams, which manifest in the clothes, advertisements, and businesses seen all around Seoul, as well as in the conversations he has with Koreans. Even the establishments in Korea’s forward-looking capital city that preserve the Korean past, such as a 1970s-themed music bar, present their own versions of the Californian dream.
Can Acceptable Pulp be Obtained from Eucalyptus globulus Wood Chips after Hemicellulose Extraction?
Authors: López Francisco , García M. Trinidad , Mena Vicente , Loaiza J. Mauricio , Zamudio Minerva A. M. , García Juan C.
Published: February 2015

This study investigates the operating conditions used in the soda-anthraquinone pulping of Eucalyptus globulus wood after autohydrolysis pretreatment on the yield, kappa number, and brightness of the resulting unbleached pulp. Moreover, strength-related properties of the resulting handsheets was examined to identify the best pulping conditions and compare the outcome with that of a conventional soda-anthraquinone pulping process. The paper strength properties of the pulp were similar to or better than papers made from soda-AQ delignified pulps conducted in a single step. Also, a liquid fraction with a substantial content in hemicellulosic extracts was recovered in the simplified process. Autohydrolysis of the raw material facilitates carrying out soda-AQ pulping under milder conditions. In addition, autohydrolysis improves other properties relative to paper from raw cellulose pulp. Yield, kappa number, and brightness for pulp from solid residues of autohydrolysed eucalyptus wood were similar to those for pulp from untreated eucalyptus wood.
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Diagnosis, Care and Management From Fetal Life and Beyond
Authors: Moodley Shreya , Tacy Theresa A.
Published: February 2015

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) accounts for 2% to 3% of all congenital heart disease but is responsible for 25% to 40% of all neonatal cardiac deaths. Although the exact genetic origins of HLHS have not been clearly defined, various genetic and chromosomal associations have been identified. Advancements in fetal echocardiography have resulted in accurate diagnosis of congenital heart disease. On the basis of physical examination findings, fetuses may be candidates for prenatal intervention. In general, after prenatal diagnosis of HLHS, parents are faced with 2 choices: termination or continuation of pregnancy. If pregnancy is continued to delivery, patients may choose comfort care, surgical palliation with the Fontan procedure, or transplantation. A once lethal congenital anomaly, HLHS has undergone a marked evolution in management and prognosis during the last several decades. With advancements in prenatal diagnosis, neonatal management, and surgical palliation, patient survival has drastically improved: at an experienced center, current survival rates are very high after the Norwood procedure, with high rates of overall freedom from death or transplantation through 20 years. With survival becoming more promising, the issues that now take precedence are neurodevelopmental outcomes, Fontan procedure complications, and quality of life. Although much progress has been made in caring for this patient population, HLHS remains a high-risk condition that requires lifelong medical follow-up and has significant long-term morbidity, affecting overall quality of life for patients and their families.
Educational Perspectives: Mentors, Protégés, and the Mentoring Relationship
Authors: Dadiz Rita , Guillet Ronnie
Published: February 2015

Engaging in an effective mentoring relationship increases self-confidence, self-efficacy, productivity, and overall career satisfaction for both the mentor and protégé. As a result, mentorship can better prepare protégés and improve their resilience to navigate through ongoing changes in the health care environment. In this article, considerations for both the protégé and mentor are discussed as a continuum, beginning with the medical or nursing professional who seeks mentorship early in professional training to an individual who transitions into a more established career and becomes a mentor to others. In addition, special considerations for mentoring women, minorities, and people of other generations are discussed.
Antimicrobal resistance ofNeisseria gonorrhoeaestrains in Hungary
Authors: Nemes-Nikodém Éva , Brunner Alexandra , Tóth Béla , Tóth Veronika , Bánvölgyi András , Ostorházi Eszter
Published: February 2015

Introduction: European guidelines on the treatment of Neisseria gonorrhoeae are based mostly on Western European data, although these recommendations may not be optimised for the circumstances in Hungary. Aim: The aim of the authors was to assess current antimicrobial resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains in order to enhance gonococcal antimicrobial surveillance in Hungary. Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains were isolated at the National Center of Sexually Transmitted Infections at the Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Dermatooncology of Semmelweis University in the period between January 2011 and June 2014. Method: Antimicrobial resistance was determined with minimum inhibitory concentration measurement. Neisseria gonorrhoeae Multiantigen Sequence typing was used as molecular typing method. Results: Resistance to the currently recommended extended spectrum cephalosporins is rare in Hungary, but there is an emerging azithromycin resistance among the Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains. Conclusions: Revision of the national treatment guideline must consider that the most frequent sequence types of Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains causing infections in Hungary are mainly resistant to azithromycin. Orv. Hetil., 2015, 156(6), 226–229.
Clinical value and measurement of arterial stiffness for the evaluation of cardiovascular risk in the light of novel findings
Authors: Nemcsik János , Tislér András , Kiss István
Published: February 2015

Cardiovascular risk stratification is fundamental for the development of effective prevention and therapeutic strategies. Although there are numerous scores and risk tables available, a difference still exists between the estimated and real number of cardiovascular events. Measurement of arterial stiffness can provide additional information to risk stratification. The most widely accepted parameter of arterial stiffness is aortic pulse wave velocity, which has been included in the guideline of the European Society of Hypertension in 2007 and 2013, although American guidelines still omit it. In this review the authors summarize the evidence with regards to the different steps required for clinical application of arterial stiffness measurement and they also discuss the questions that evolved from the methodological variability of different measurement techniques. Orv. Hetil., 2015, 156(6), 211–215.
Dislocation Mobilities in GaN from Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Authors: Weingarten N. Scott
Published: February 2015

The results of molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of dislocation glide in GaN using a Tersoff potential are presented. The simulation methodology involves applying a constant shear stress to a single crystal system containing an individual dislocation, with multiple slip systems considered. Upon reaching a steady state, the dislocation velocity as a function of applied stress and temperature are determined. Edge dislocations with a-type Burgers vectors in the basal, prismatic and pyramidal planes have been analyzed over the temperature range of 300-1300K. The results from simulations of c-type edge dislocations at 1300 K are also presented.
O consumidor e a perversão
Authors: Ferrari Ilka Franco
Published: February 2015

O texto considera a atualidade discursiva do capitalismo e seus vieses perversos, lembrando a aspiração sadeana de república regida pelo imperativo e singularidade do gozo, onde se imbricam os consumidores, todos proletários e na exigência do mais-de-gozar. Percorre a fantasia perversa, o desejo perverso e a fetichização de um objeto alçado à condição de causa de desejo, para além da estrutura perversa. Chega à solidão dos indivíduos reduzidos a seus corpos no predomínio dos gadgets, e ao mundo da falta de vergonha. A psicanálise lacaniana é a norteadora, e o Japão é exemplo que ensina.
A dinâmica perversa na adoção: interrogando sobre filiação
Authors: Macêdo Luciana Enilde de Magalhães Lyra
Published: February 2015

No presente trabalho, propomos discutir situações em que o lugar conferido ao adotando no discurso familiar evidencia que a criança é pensada na relação como um objeto de consumo. Que elementos encontrados nesses casos nos permitem pensar sobre desejo de filho e perversão? Haveria uma tentativa de produzir um Outro completo? Diante disso, abordamos questões relacionadas ao perfilhamento, aos elementos que possibilitam a instauração do lugar de filho, dos lugares de pai e de mãe, visando refletir sobre demandas perversas na adoção, considerando as relações entre sujeito e Outro.
Da prática (privada) da perversão
Authors: Saïet Mathilde
Published: February 2015

Elas têm vinte, trinta, quarenta ou setenta anos, e possuem a particularidade de terem conservado um objeto transicional, um "doudou", pequeno pedaço de tecido ou pelúcia surrada remontando à primeira infância, que lhes proporcionam uma sensação "única", convocando um sentimento de quietude e de alegria, dos quais elas não podem - nem querem - se abster. Essa persistência do "objeto transicional" abre uma dupla interrogação sobre, de um lado, a natureza e o estatuto desse objeto e, de outro lado, a existência de um fetichismo específico, próprio ao sexo feminino, convocando, desse modo, um erotismo singular.
As Contribuições da Psicologia para o Sistema de Justiça em Situações de Abuso Sexual
Authors: Pelisoli Cátula , Dell'Aglio Débora Dalbosco
Published: February 2015

Este trabalho investigou a percepção de operadores do sistema de justiça sobre o papel da Psicologia nos casos de abuso sexual, os elementos que influenciam suas decisões e as possibilidades de aperfeiçoamento da contribuição da Psicologia. Foram entrevistados 15 profissionais do sistema de justiça do estado do Rio Grande do Sul (cinco juízes de direito, cinco defensores públicos e cinco promotores de justiça). Os dados foram submetidos à análise de conteúdo com auxílio do software webQDA e revelaram que os operadores do Direito concordam com a importância da atuação da Psicologia nesses casos, tanto em função das possibilidades de comprovação do abuso sexual quanto da proteção da vítima e da família. As limitações da formação jurídica foram indicadas como um dos motivos do encaminhamento e da importância da Psicologia. Documentos, testemunhos e percepções subjetivas aparecem influenciando as decisões tomadas por esses operadores. Para maior contribuição da Psicologia para a Justiça, os operadores relatam que uma maior atenção aos acusados e documentos mais consistentes seriam necessidades da área. O diálogo e a comunicação são apresentados como meios para aproximação entre Psicologia e Direito e como qualificação para a garantia de direitos para a população vítima de violência.
Contribuições à Prática do Psicólogo na Educação Profissional
Authors: Prediger Juliana , Silva Rosane Azevedo Neves da
Published: February 2015

Houve recentemente no Brasil um massivo incremento da educação profissional, científica e tecnológica, especialmente representada pelos Institutos Federais. Esse incremento foi marcado pela expansão da rede por meio da criação de centenas de novas unidades e contratação de milhares de profissionais. As novas contratações trouxeram um grande número de psicólogos e psicólogas para atuar na Educação Profissional. Este trabalho narra a experiência da criação de um espaço de diálogo entre os psicólogos inseridos nos Institutos Federais. Tal experiência, uma pesquisa-intervenção, teceu uma rede entre esses psicólogos por meio de um fórum virtual, que se tornou um espaço permanente para compartilhamento de experiências.
Chercheurs de « l'entre-deux » - Travailleurs sociaux dans le rôle de chercheurs : proximité et distance d'une ethnographie interprétative
Authors: Ouédraogo Somnoma Valérie
Published: February 2015

Le présent article porte sur les réflexions de terrain menées au Burkina Faso dans le cadre d'une étude doctorale qui a porté sur le retour forcé de travailleurs migrants burkinabè. Il interpelle à la fois les chercheurs de «l'entre-deux» et les chercheurs en travail social qui se trouvent pris à porter des chapeaux parfois en tension en tant que personne appartenant à la société étudiée, praticiens et chercheurs. L'objectif de notre article se resserre à cet effet autour des deux points c'est-à-dire chercheuse de l'entre-deux et travailleuse sociale placée dans le rôle de chercheuse avec le terrain.
Effects of surface application of calcium-magnesium silicate and gypsum on soil fertility and sugarcane yield
Authors: Crusciol Carlos Alexandre Costa , Foltran Rodrigo , Rossato Otavio Bagiotto , McCray James Mabry , Rossetto Raffaella
Published: February 2015

Lime application recommendations for amendment of soil acidity in sugarcane were developed with a burnt cane harvesting system in mind. Sugarcane is now harvested in most areas without burning, and lime application for amendment of soil acidity in this system in which the sugarcane crop residue remains on the ground has been carried out without a scientific basis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in soil acidity and stalk and sugar yield with different rates of surface application of calcium, magnesium silicate, and gypsum in ratoon cane. The experiment was performed after the 3rd harvest of the variety SP 81-3250 in a commercial green sugarcane plantation of the São Luiz Sugar Mill (47º 25' 33" W; 21º 59' 46" S), located in Pirassununga, São Paulo, in southeast Brazil. A factorial arrangement of four Ca-Mg silicate rates (0, 850, 1700, and 3400 kg ha-1) and two gypsum rates (0 and 1700 kg ha-1) was used in the experiment. After 12 months, the experiment was harvested and technological measurements of stalk and sugar yield were made. After harvest, soil samples were taken at the depths of 0.00-0.05, 0.05-0.10, 0.10-0.20, 0.20-0.40, and 0.40-0.60 m in all plots, and the following determinations were made: soil pH in CaCl2, organic matter, P, S, K, Ca, Mg, H+Al, Al, Si, and base saturation. The results show that the application of gypsum reduced the exchangeable Al3+ content and Al saturation below 0.05 m, and increased the Ca2+ concentration in the whole profile, the Mg2+ content below 0.10 m, K+ below 0.4 m, and base saturation below 0.20 m. This contributed to the effect of surface application of silicate on amendment of soil acidity reaching deeper layers. From the results of this study, it may be concluded that the silicate rate recommended may be too low, since the greater rates used in this experiment showed greater reduction in soil acidity, higher levels of nutrients at greater depths and an increase in stalk and sugar yield.
Morphology and morphometry of feline bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in culture
Authors: Maciel Bruno B. , Rebelatto Carmen L.K. , Brofman Paulo R.S. , Brito Harald F.V. , Patricio Lia F.L. , Cruz Marúcia A. , Locatelli-Dittrich Rosangela
Published: February 2015

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are increasingly being proposed as a therapeutic option for treatment of a variety of different diseases in human and veterinary medicine. Stem cells have been isolated from feline bone marrow, however, very few data exist about the morphology of these cells and no data were found about the morphometry of feline bone marrow-derived MSCs (BM-MSCs). The objectives of this study were the isolation, growth evaluation, differentiation potential and characterization of feline BM-MSCs by their morphological and morphometric characteristics. in vitro differentiation assays were conducted to confirm the multipotency of feline MSC, as assessed by their ability to differentiate into three cell lineages (osteoblasts, chondrocytes, and adipocytes). To evaluate morphological and morphometric characteristics the cells are maintained in culture. Cells were observed with light microscope, with association of dyes, and they were measured at 24, 48, 72 and 120h of culture (P1 and P3). The non-parametric ANOVA test for independent samples was performed and the means were compared by Tukey's test. On average, the number of mononuclear cells obtained was 12.29 (±6.05x10(6)) cells/mL of bone marrow. Morphologically, BM-MSCs were long and fusiforms, and squamous with abundant cytoplasm. In the morphometric study of the cells, it was observed a significant increase in average length of cells during the first passage. The cell lengths were 106.97±38.16µm and 177.91±71.61µm, respectively, at first and third passages (24 h). The cell widths were 30.79±16.75 µm and 40.18±20.46µm, respectively, at first and third passages (24 h).The nucleus length of the feline BM-MSCs at P1 increased from 16.28µm (24h) to 21.29µm (120h). However, at P3, the nucleus length was 26.35µm (24h) and 25.22µm (120h). This information could be important for future application and use of feline BM-MSCs.
Sobre as crianças-planta: o cuidar e o seduzir no parentesco Jarawara
Authors: Maizza Fabiana
Published: February 2015

As almas das plantas cultivadas pelos Jarawara saem de seus corpos quando pequenas e são criadas em aldeias no nemê, "camada superior", mas seriam filhas das pessoas que as cultivaram. O artigo propõe pensar o parentesco jarawara a partir das relações entre humanos e plantas em diálogo com as ideias de "pais de criação" e casamento. O fio condutor é o conceito namosá, uma forma de embelezar, consertar, transformar, rejuvenescer as relações e o cotidiano, ou uma estética do viver que se entrelaça com cuidado e sedução.
De gota em gota: violência, tempo e troca em Urabá, Colômbia
Authors: Monroy Silvia
Published: February 2015

Comparo, neste texto, a modalidade de empréstimo de dinheiro imposta pelos "gota a gota" com a minha experiência como voluntária no Banco de la Esperanza,em Urabá, considerada uma das regiões mais violentas da Colômbia durante, pelo menos, quatro décadas. Mediante este contraste, passo a analisar a relação entre o que denomino "presente permanente" e determinados aspectos da troca, a saber: "o costume de ficar devendo", "a necessidade de pedir emprestado", e o imperativo de que "tudo deve ser dado". No caso estudado, tais efeitos são aspectos primordiais da vida coletiva e da reprodução social. Busco, em particular, explorar a relação entre violência e "economia", vínculo que costuma ser relegado ao campo da ilegalidade.
Sociability in crime. Culture, form of life or ethos?
Authors: Zaluar Alba
Published: February 2015

This article discusses how primary social bonds, which constitute sociability, or the lifeworld, or day-to-day experience of what is taken for granted, are influenced, dominated or even colonized by economic and politico-institutional systems. It focuses on how the theory of transnational network-organized crime is important to understand the lives of the poorest young inhabitants of the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. It explores the politico-economic associations and cultural interpenetrations between professionalized crime and local politics; the connections between illegal and legal commerce, the transitions between deviance and the conventional world; the links between the economic system, with the power structure that accompanies illicit activity, and the lifeworld of small vendors, their families and neighbours.
Anthropological perspectives on documents. Ethnographic dialogues on the trail of police papers
Authors: Lowenkron Laura , Ferreira Letícia
Published: February 2015

This article discusses implications and potentialities of anthropologically thinking and researching with documents, arguing that they consist of ethnographic artifacts, which can be particularly fruitful in certain research contexts. In order to do that, it resumes some movements of distancing and rapprochement between anthropology and documents and places two recent ethnographic experiences in dialogue. One a research through police inquiries of Brazilian Federal Police concerning "human trafficking for sexual exploitation" crimes, and the other focused on administrative procedures related to "missing persons" cases investigated by Rio de Janeiro Civil Police. In addition to revealing the heuristic potential of "following the paper" and calling attention to the micro politics of the interactions among those that document and those who are documented, the paper aims to contribute to larger discussions about the challenges that dealing with documents in field work situations poses to anthropology and its self-representations.
La Personne Catholique. Comment des catholiques brésiliens pensent l'être humain
Authors: Reesink Mísia Lins
Published: February 2015

Quelle est la conception de personne des catholiques du quartier de Casa Amarela (Recife - Brésil) ? Cet article s'interroge sur la façon dont ces catholiques construisent leur «moi», dans un contexte moderne et occidental. Il a été possible de dévoiler qu'ils s'inscrivent dans la tradition chrétienne de l'idée de personne tout en y ajoutant des réinterprétations créatives. Il en ressort que les composants «Dieu (divinité catholique)», «corps» et «âme», et leurs multiples combinaisons, y sont fondamentaux, mais aussi l'idée d'un être «dividuel» et «individuel» et surtout extensif aux autres. En adoptant une perspective cosmologique du terrain, ce travail essaie ainsi de décrire comment ces catholiques se pensent et du même coup pensent leur monde et leur rapport aux autres.
On the border between culture and religion. Public policies for Afro-Brazilian religions in Brazil
Authors: Cordovil Daniela
Published: February 2015

This paper aims to discuss some of the recent questions concerning the promotion of public policies for Afro-Brazilian religions. To access to these policies, these groups have organized over the last few decades in the form of civil society associations and their leaders have attended many ministerial board meetings and committees. Because of this engagement, Afro-Brazilian religions were classified as "traditional terreiro peoples" and more recently received the label of "traditional peoples and communities of African origin." The paper analyses the various arguments underpinning the discursive construction of Afro-Brazilian religions as representatives of a black cultural heritage in Brazil.
Religion, ethnicity, and the secular world
Authors: Montero Paula
Published: February 2015

This paper explores the contrastive, or even contradictory, relations established between 'religions' and 'ethnicities' and what is by convention called the secular world in the conception of contemporary multicultural and post-secular democracies. When and why are 'religions' and 'ethnicities' perceived as a challenge to the political system? We draw on the literature that addresses the challenges posed by the growing presence of Muslim populations in Europe in order to analyze the confrontation in Brazil between Neo-Pentecostal and Afro-Brazilian groups. Our purpose is to understand why, differently from the European conflict, in which Muslim minorities are perceived as a simultaneously ethnic and religious challenge, conflict in Brazil occurs in a doubly inverted relation. Afro-Brazilian religions have built a positive relation to Brazilian nationality and have been acknowledged as religions by the State. In contrast, Neo-Pentecostal religions, although legally recognized, are weakly connected to Brazilian nationality.
Influence of Different Palatoplasties on the Facial Morphology of Early Mix Dentition Stage Children with Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate
Authors: Tome Wakako , Yashiro Kohtaro , Otsuki Koichi , Kogo Mikihiko , Yamashiro Takashi
Published: February 2015

Objective

To compare the maxillofacial morphology in the early mixed dentition phase between two patient groups with unilateral cleft lip, alveolus, and palate who underwent different types of palatoplasty.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

An institutional study.

Patients and Interventions

Seventy-one patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) treated at Osaka University Dental Hospital, Japan, were divided into two groups: 33 patients were treated by early two-stage palatoplasty by the modified Furlow Technique (ETS), and 38 patients were treated by one-stage Wardill-Kilner push-back palatoplasty (PB). Intergroup comparisons were performed.

Main Outcome Measures

The dental, skeletal, and soft-tissue features were evaluated. For intergroup comparisons, Mann-Whitney U test was used for the statistical analyses.

Result

No significant differences existed between the ETS and PB groups regarding the skeletal features except for the mandibular ridge height. Meanwhile, the upper central incisor and upper lip of the ETS group showed a more anterior position than those in the PB group.

Conclusions

Early two-stage Furlow palatoplasty leads to more protruded upper lip, providing more anteriorly positioned upper incisors compared with PB, at least at the early mixed dentition stage.
The role os scientific initiation on the academic formation of biochemists at the Universidade Federal do Rio grande do Sul
Authors: Cavedini J. C.L. , Netto C. A.
Published: February 2015

Abstract of the panel presented at the annual meeting of SBBQ (1994).
The question of color variability among different proteins in the general methods for protrein quantitation
Authors: Fonseca Alessandra Martineli , Brito Ana Graci , Penha-Silva Nilson
Published: February 2015

Abstract of the panel presented at the annual meeting of SBBQ (1994).
Draw image of the scientist: further data from Chile and Mexico
Authors: Fonseca et al. L.
Published: February 2015

Abstract of the panel presented at the event ( attached).
The enzymes og glycolysis software
Authors: Martins et al. M. R.
Published: February 2015

Abstract of the panel presented at the annual meeting of SBBQ (1996).
Undes and postgraduates biochemical education at the university os Havana, Cuba
Authors: Dias et al. J.
Published: February 2015

Abstract of the panel presented at the annual meeting of SBBQ (1996).
Human digestion and absortion: study of the processes related to the didatic transposition
Authors: Souza N. G.S. , Wortmann M. L. , Souza D. O.
Published: February 2015

Abstract of the panel presented at the SBBq annual meeting (see attached).
Advantages of using drama for the evaluation of basic Biochemistry courses for physical education
Authors: De Paula Eneida , Da Costa Caetano , Marques Mariza B. , De Macedo Denise Vas
Published: February 2015

Abstract of the panel presented at the SBBq annual meeting (see attached).
Parental schooling influences students` conceptions of science
Authors: Rodrigues et al P. S.
Published: February 2015

Abstract of the panel presented at the SBBq annual meeting (see attached).
Baker`s yeast acid phosphatase: an enzyme for a practical Biochemistry course
Authors: Vilva et al. C. C.
Published: February 2015

Abstract of the panel presented at the SBBq annual meeting (see the attachment).
The contradictory scientific concepts found in books and among school teacher and scientists
Authors: Maia C. , Lannes D. , De Meis L.
Published: February 2015

Abstract of the panel presented at the SBBq annual meeting (see Annex)(see attachament).
Students preferences to the diferents school subjects
Authors: Lannes D. , Silveira A. V. , De Meis L.
Published: February 2015

Abstract of the panel presented at the SBBq annual meeting (see attachament).
Conceptions about atom of beginner undergratuation students of Biomedical courses in Brazilian Northeastern university implications for Biochemistry learning
Authors: Santos P. R.P. , Torres Bayardo Baptista
Published: February 2015

Abstract of the panel presented at the SBBq annual meeting (see Attachment).
What the teachers believe: difficulties and suggestions
Authors: Lannes D. , Azevedo D. T. , De Meis L.
Published: February 2015

Abstract of the panel presented at the SBBq annual meeting (see Attachment).
Taking biotechnology to the high school level
Authors: Camargo A. C.
Published: February 2015

Abstract of the panel presented at the SBBq annual meeting (see attachament).
Biochemistry teaching to using interdisciplinary and multiprofessional aspects
Authors: Obara-Doi S. M.
Published: February 2015

Abstract of the panel presented at the SBBq annual meeting (see attachament).
Nutritional Biochemistry: structure of a discipline design for distance education
Authors: Yokaichiya Daniela K. , Galembeck Eduardo , Torres Bayardo Baptista
Published: February 2015

Abstract of the panel presented at the SBBq annual meeting (see attachament).
Contradictory scientific concepts among didatic books, students, teachers and scientists
Authors: Lannes D. , Maia C. , De Meis L.
Published: February 2015

Abstract of the panel presented at the SBBq annual meeting (see attachament).
Teaching Biochemistry using an integrative and contextual approach
Authors: Santos et al E. A. S.
Published: February 2015

Abstract of the panel presented at the SBBq annual meeting (see attachament).
A quantitative and qualitative analysis of the Biochemistry post-graduation production at the "Universidade Federal de Pernambuco"(PE, Brazil) during the period from 1973 to 1999
Authors: Meneses A. A.S. , Silva M. P.C. , Lima V. L.M.
Published: February 2015

Abstract of the panel presented at the SBBq annual meeting (see attachament).
Lectins from "Pata de Vaca"plants: a new tool to teach structure and function of proteins
Authors: Silva-Silva et al. A. M.
Published: February 2015

Abstract of the panel presented at the SBBq annual meeting (see attachament).
An interactive software for the study of protein structure
Authors: Sakabe N. J. , Marson G. A. , Trigoni Jr. R. , Torres Bayardo Baptista
Published: February 2015

Abstract of the panel presented at the SBBq annual meeting (see attachament).
How to teach Biochemistry to undergraduate students of Chemistry engineering and industrial Chemistry?
Authors: Liria C. W.
Published: February 2015

Abstract of the panel presented at the SBBq annual meeting (see attachament).
Evaluation of a didatic model for constructing DNA and RNA molecules
Authors: Oliveira T. H.G. , Santos N. F. , Abel L. D.S. , Carvalho J. C.Q. , Beltramini L. M.
Published: February 2015

Abstract of the panel presented at the SBBq annual meeting (see attachament).
Teaching Molecular Biology for Biology undergraduate students: a purpose to illustrate protein expression and purification
Authors: Sommer C. A. , Novo M. T.M. , Henrique-Silva F.
Published: February 2015

Abstract of the panel presented at the SBBq annual meeting (see attachament).
Biogas production for Biology teaching
Authors: Reis et al. A. L. S.
Published: February 2015

Abstract of the panel presented at the SBBq annual meeting (see attachament).
The Biochemistry temporary professor in UFRRJ
Authors: Grazzinolli-Garrido R. , Sampaio-Rodrigues F.
Published: February 2015

Abstract of the panel presented at the SBBq annual meeting (see attachament).
Concept maps as a strategy to assess learning in Biochemistry
Authors: Azevedo A. M.P. , Amoretti M. S.M. , Timm M. I. , Zaro M. A.
Published: February 2015

Abstract of the panel presented at the SBBq annual meeting (see attachament).
Biochemical view: a site to support regular and online Biochemistry classes
Authors: Dórea et al. F. C.
Published: February 2015

Abstract of the panel presented at the SBBq annual meeting (see attachament).
The animated universe of mitochondria
Authors: De Meis L.
Published: February 2015

Abstract of the panel presented at the SBBq annual meeting (see attachament)
Surface tensions in the lung
Authors: Gugliotti Marcos
Published: February 2015

Abstract of the panel presented at the SBBq annual meeting (see attachament).
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education (BAMBED)
Authors: Donald Voet
Published: February 2015

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education (BAMBED is a journal that is a publication of the In-ternational Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB) and is published by the AmericanSociety of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB). BAMBED, as its name indicates, publishesarticles of interest to educators in biochemistry and molecular biology. These include invited reviewson subjects not yet in textbooks, discussions of curricular development, new laboratory exercises,and articles on educational research. BAMBED also publishes Features on Problem-Based Learning(PBL), Biotechnology Education, and Multimedia in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Educati-on. An important aspect of these articles is that their educational eectiveness must be assessed. Ishall discuss in greater detail the types of articles that BAMBED publishes and the criteria used foraccepting them for publication. Conference attendees are encouraged to submit articles to BAMBED.
BIOCHEMISTRY TEACHING WITH VIRTUAL DYNAMIC METABOLIC DIAGRAMS
Authors: Lazzarotto G. B. , Timm M. I. , Zaro M. L. , Siqueira A. J. S. , Azevedo A. M. P.
Published: February 2015

This work presents a game like educational software (courseware) to study metabolic pathways, calledDiagrama Metabolico Din^amico Virtual (DMDV) of Krebs Cycle. The experience acquired teachingwith the logical sequence tray games in the FFFCMPAs Biochemistry Course provides the beddingswith the use of this model as education method. With DMDV, students can assembly the sequenceof reactions that describe the desired metabolic pathway, create situational models which can guidehis/her choices, reduce the subject complexity of the scheme in knowledge construction presentingin a graphical way the current interrelations. Biochemistry teachers can use the present software inclassroom as well as distance classes. This product integrates multimedia resources extensively andis distributed in CD-ROM format. The virtual environment will make possible interaction of thestudent with the environment and with colleagues and teachers, through tools as chats and forum.Experience with the use of this method was carried through with two distinct groups of students.The rst group was composed by 11 students, who were more familiar with the content and answereda specic questionnaire to previously evaluate the software. The second group was formed by 24students regularly registered in the FFFCMPAs Biochemistry Course, who used the software as astudy method. The rst group considered DMDV of easy and pleasant navigation. The knowledgeevaluation of the second group students was made by a written test and the analysis of three conceptualmaps constructed by each one of them: one map before initiating the study with the DMDV, thesecond just after the study and the third one two months later. Every conceptual maps producedafter DMDV method showed an expansion of valid concepts if compared with the rst maps. Simplevisual comparison of maps shows that new elements where added. All students who passed throughthe experiment reached a greater than ve grade in the subjects written test. Current results suggestthe validity of the DMDV related method to metabolic pathway study.
SUPPORTTING REGULAR AND ON-LINE BIOCHEMISTRY CLASSES USING INTERACTIVE LEARNING
Authors: Dórea F.C. , Rodrigues H.S. , Oliveira C.C.S. , Castro M.S. , Fontes W.
Published: February 2015

Interactive learning on the Web may be a way to partially supplement the classroom learning ex-perience by providing an interactive environment similar to the classroom but with more attentionto individual student needs. New computational resources are available every day, and these newtechnologies that help the understanding process can be popularized by free full access web sites, asBiochemical View. This site, available at http://www.unb.br/cbsp/bioq, was developed at Universityof Braslia (UnB) to support Biochemistry classes of this and any other Universities, since its alsoavailable in an English version. The contents - that include the usual metabolic pathways referentto the metabolism of carbohydrates, amino acids, lipids and nucleic acids - are presented in bi andthree-dimensional formats, easily accessible and assimilable, complemented with objective texts anddescription of regulation points. Protocols for experimental classes, reference materials, and specicinformation about each molecule of all pathways are also available, including metabolic participationschemes of them. An evaluation form of the site is available on-line, developed using PHP. Besidesthe positives results, the suggestions collected in these evaluations since 2001 have been guiding theactualizations. So, the site is the result of students opinions and needs.
POTENTIALITIES AND RISKS OF BIOCHEMICAL EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH VIA INTERNET
Authors: Gomes M.C. , Lima R.M. , Xavier-Filho J. , Fernandes K.V.S.
Published: February 2015

The internet is more and more present in worldwide education. There are innumerable projects thatstimulate its usage for aiding the teaching-learning process. This new trend modies the reality of thewhole school. However, many copies of identical information are found in several sites: graphs, gures,texts, links and even errors. The aim of this work is to analyse the biochemical issues photosynthesisand cellular respiration available in web pages, taking into account contents quality, trustworthinessand eectiveness. Firstly, 6th secondary level students were inquired by a questionnaire on their use ofinternet resources. More than 80 percent of them were regular users. The result conrms the alreadyknown potential of internet in education. Fourteen sites were analysed regarding to contents, presenceof bibliographical references, authorship, titles of responsibles and adequacy to the target public. Inrelation to contents, presence of conceptual errors, illustrations and other stimulant elements wereanalysed. None of the sites presented biblioghraphic references; less than half divulged responsiblenames and their graduation. The great majority do not mention intended public target. In general,the sites did not contained grave conceptual errors, except for two that mention estoma insteadestroma, cilica/acilica phosphorylation (for cyclic and acyclic), grama (for grana) and place oxygenas essential for anaerobic respiration. However, one of these sites was the only one that mentionedenzymes and regulation steps of cellular respiration. Half of the sites presented identical texts andgures. None used livened up resources. The majority showed contents as virtual versions of printedbooks. Illustrations did not present necessary legends. None of the analysed sites, thus, was consideredexcellent. Trustworthiness is also questionable as much of the contents arte clearly copies of otherpages, recurrent even on the errors. Our data strengthen the need for rigorous evaluation concerningof scholarly research of biochemical themes on the web.