bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Prospective teachers’ metacognitive awareness levels of reading strategies
Authors: Aşıkcan Mehmet , Saban Ahmet
Published: May 2018

AbstractThe main purpose of this study is to determine prospective teachers’ metacognitive awareness levels of reading strategies. A quantitative surve method was used. Participants consisted of 150 prospective primary teachers and 150 prospective Turkish language teachers from Necmettin Erbakan University in Turkey. The data were collected through Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies Inventory during the spring semester of the 2014–2015 academic year. Results show that prospective teachers’ global reading and problem solving strategies levels are high while their support reading strategies level is medium. Female participants’ metacognitive awareness level was found to be higher compared to males. Prospective Turkish language teachers’ problem solving strategies level is higher than that of prospective primary teachers. Prospective primary teachers preferred historical and psychological books more while prospective Turkish Language teachers favoured all types of books equally. The metacognitive awareness levels of participants reading book everyday and sometimes are significantly higher than those of reading book never.Keywords: Metacognitive awareness, reading strategies, prospective teachers.*
Measures of Wellness in Young Adult College Students: An Integrative Review
Authors: Nair Julie McCulloh
Published: May 2018

Background and Purpose: Wellness behaviors typically form during the college years, making wellness evaluation crucial during this time frame. Instruments often assess health rather than wellness. Thus, the purpose of this integrative review is to identify and evaluate instruments measuring wellness among young adult college students. Methods: Google Scholar, CINAHL, PubMed, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, ERIC, and other databases were searched yielding 350 studies initially. Results: Seven studies met inclusion criteria and were retained for this review. Reliability and validity is reported in each study with ongoing analysis. Homogeneous samples were reported in each study, and administering concurrent instruments created feasibility issues. Conclusions: A summary of instruments measuring wellness in young adult college students is provided. However, few wellness instruments exist in this population. Thus, further development is needed.
Impact of Industry 4.0 on Occupations and Employment in Turkey
Authors: Sumer Beyza
Published: May 2018

New technologies of this age is widely referred as Industry 4.0. The rapid increase in digitalization, robotization, and intelligent automation has great impact on markets, including the labour market. Technological changes destroy some jobs while generating new jobs and occupations. Replacement of jobs by robots, smart vehicles, digitalized and connected processes will have great impact on labour market resulting in mass unemployment. This paper aims to highlight prospective changes in occupations and job losses due to new technologies in Turkey. Following the introduction part, the paper proceeds to literature review about the effect of new technologies on jobs, skills, tasks, occupations, and employment. In the next part, a time analysis of occupations in Turkey takes place in order to bring out the occupations which might be substituted by Industry 4.0, and thus might result in mass unemployment. A framework for susbstitutable and complementable occupations in Turkey has been constituted in this part, too. In the concluding remarks, it has been put forward that there will be considerable losses in some occupational categories with routine tasks, both in manual and cognitive jobs. In some other jobs, new technologies have a complementing effect which might lead to employment generation. It has been suggested that Turkey can get the better of negative impacts of Industry 4.0 by fully analysing the issue, improving training and skills upgrading, and promoting jobs in technology and creativity related new fields such as cultural and creative industries.
Eş-Zamanlı Sanal Sınıf Ortamındaki Uzaktan Eğitim Öğrencilerinin Sosyal Bulunuşluk Düzeylerinin Demografik Değişkenler Açısından İncelenmesi
Authors: GÜNDÜZ Ali , AYDEMİR Melike , KARAMAN Selçuk
Published: May 2018

Çalışmada uzaktan eğitimde eş-zamanlı sanal sınıf ortamında öğrenim görmekte olan bireylerin sosyal bulunuşluk düzeyleri cinsiyet, yaş, öğrenim görülen program, çalışılan meslek grubu, çalışma süresi ve uzaktan eğitim tercih sebepleri değişkenleri ile incelenmiştir. Çalışmanın örneklemini Atatürk Üniversitesi Uzaktan Eğitim ve Araştırma Merkezi’nde öğrenim görmekte olan 310 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Veri toplama aracı olarak öğrencilerin sosyal bulunuşluk düzeyini ölçmek için sosyal bulunuşluk ölçeği ve öğrencilerin demografik verilerini tespit etmek için form kullanılmıştır. Veri toplama aracı eş-zamanlı sanal sınıf oturumlarından hemen sonra öğrencilerin doldurması için İnternet üzerinden sunulmuştur. Verilerin analizinde betimsel ve kestirimsel istatistiki yöntemler kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen sonuçlar incelendiği zaman uzaktan eğitim öğrencilerinin eş-zamanlı sanal sınıf ortamındaki sosyal bulunuşluk düzeylerinin ortalamanın üstünde olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Aynı zamanda cinsiyet değişkenin sosyal bulunuşluk üzerinde istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir etkisi olmazken yaş, öğrenim görülen program, çalışılan meslek grubu ve ne kadar süredir (kaç yıl) çalışıldığı gibi değişkenler açısından sosyal bulunuşluk düzeyinin farklılık gösterdiği tespit edilmiştir.
Çocuk Edebiyatı Ürünlerinde Savaş ve Göç Olgusu (“Uçurtma Avcısı” ve “Kuş Olsam Evime Uçsam” Adlı Eserler Örneklemi)
Authors: ALTUNBAY Müzeyyen , ÇAKIR Emrah
Published: May 2018

İnsanlığı etkileyen pek çok olay olmakla birlikte savaş ve göç, etkisi itibarıyla daha uzun süreli ve daha kalıcıdır. Söz konusu bu etki, yaşları ve dünyayı algılayış biçimleri göz önüne alındığında en çok çocuklara yansımaktadır. Bu çalışmada, sanatın birçok alanına olduğu gibi edebiyata da yansımış olan savaş ve göç olgusunun, çocukların gözünden anlatıldığı “Uçurtma Avcısı” ve “Kuş Olsam Evime Uçsam” adlı eserler incelenmiştir. Çalışmanın amacı, insanlara derinden tesir eden savaş ve göç olgularının etkilerini, çocuk gözünden ortaya koymanın yanında bu etkilerin çocuk edebiyatı ürünlerinde nasıl ve ne şekilde yer aldığını ifade etmek ve her iki eserde savaş ve göç ile ilgili benzer, ortak ve farklı noktaları tespit etmektir. Nitel bir araştırma olan bu çalışmada “doküman incelemesi”den yararlanılmıştır. İncelenen eserlerde tespit edilen benzer, ortak ve farklı noktalar bulgular kısmında sunulmaktadır.
Mediterranean Spotted Fever in Children: Study of a Portuguese Endemic Region
Authors: Peixoto Sara , Ferreira Jorge , Carvalho Joana , Martins Vânia
Published: May 2018

Introduction: Mediterranean spotted fever is an infectious disease included in the human rickettsiosis group, with its main distribution in the Mediterranean and South European countries. It is an endemic disease in Portugal, with dogs acting as the main domestic reservoir. Children are a particularly vulnerable group due to their close contact with household animals and by frequently playing outdoors. In this study, we aim to describe the local epidemiology and characterize the clinical features and treatment options in a Portuguese endemic region.Materials and Methods: We performed a prospective descriptive study of the Mediterranean spotted fever cases admitted to the paediatrics emergency department of a of a group II hospital, between January 1st 2013 and December 31st 2015. All patients were examined by a physician, who was later asked to fill out a detailed questionnaire regarding clinical presentation, diagnostic attitudes and treatment of their patients. Parents were later interviewed and questioned about post-discharge disease evolution.Results: We registered 32 cases (93.9% reported between July and October). After fever, the most frequent reported symptoms were myalgia (37.5%), abdominal pain (25%) and headache (25%). Exanthema was present in 84.4% of cases by the third day of fever:maculonodular (53.1%), papular (37.5%) and macular (9.4%). Eschars were found in 59% of patients, with regional lymphadenopathypresent in 46.9% of cases. Azithromycin (84.4%) and doxycycline (15.5%) were the selected treatments in our population, with no cases of therapeutic failure or side-effects reported.Conclusion: The incidence of Mediterranean spotted fever is higher in our population in comparison with the rest of the country. Fever, myalgia, abdominal pain and headache were the most common presenting symptoms, while exanthema was the predominant cutaneous finding. Azithromycin was the preferred treatment and it proved to be successful and safe in all cases.
Spectrally-Selective Energy-Harvesting Solar Windows for Public Infrastructure and Greenhouse Applications
Authors: Vasiliev Mikhail , Alameh Kamal , Alam Mohammad Nur-E
Published: May 2018

A study of photovoltaic solar window technologies is reported, focusing on their structural features, functional materials, system development, and suitability for use in practical field applications, e.g. public infrastructures and agricultural installations. Energy generation performance characteristics are summarized and compared to theory-limit predictions. Working examples of pilot-trial solar window-based installations are described. We also report on achieving electric power outputs of about 25 Wp/m2 from clear and transparent large-area glass-based solar windows.
Comunicaciones orales
Authors: 33 Congreso SENPE Comunicaciones orales
Published: May 2018

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Evaluasi Program Parenting Pada Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini (PAUD) Di Kota Mataram
Authors: - Maimun
Published: May 2018

The objective of this research was to understand comprehensively about the enforceability of parenting program on early childhood education (PAUD) in Mataram pre-schools. The study applies qualitative approach the focuses on evaluation in pre- shool education in Mataram. The data were collected through interviews, observation, documentation, and questionnaire. This Study shows that (1) the background of the parenting program implementation was lack of parents' supports of child education; (2) the implementation of parenting program in pre-shools has fulfilled the requirements laid down in the guideline book; (3) most of pre-school institutions have implemented parenting program in accordance with the technical guideline book; and (4) the majority of parents' understandings of child nutrition, treatment, upbringing, and protection have signivicantly increased upon the implementation of the program.
MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR MATEMATIKA DENGAN BLENDED LEARNING DAN MOTIVASI BERPRESTASI SISWA
Authors: Ibrahim Nurdin
Published: May 2018

The purpose of this research was to know the correlation between the blended learning or achievement motivation and learning achievement. Taking place in Open Junior Secondary School, Tanjung Priuk, affiliated to State Junior Secondary School, No. 55, Tanjung Priuk, the research was conducted as from May through June 2010. The research used survey method with statistical approach and the research focus are (a) the correlation between blended learning and learning achievement, (b) the correlation between achievement motivation and learning achievement, and (c) the correlation between both of blended learning and achievement motivation and learning achievement simultanously. The research proved (a) the positive correlation between blended learning and learning achievement, (b) the positive correlation between achievement motivation and learning avhievement, and (c) the positive correlation between both of blended learning and achievement motivation and learning achievement simultanously. In addition to the findings, the research also provided some suggestions related to instructional process
A Teacher, a Scientist, a Wife: The Complex Self of Joséphine Schouteden-Wéry (1879-1954)
Authors: Erman Sarah
Published: May 2018

In early twentieth-century Belgium, a number of women started careers in teaching and furthered their education at university. This article explores how one of them, Joséphine Schouteden-Wéry – a teacher, a botanist and wife of a successful zoologist – built her public image as a professional “teacher-scientist” by tapping into various pre-existing cultural repertoires for the female popular science writer and for the scientist. I examine how several elements were instrumental in this process, for both the making and the circulation of her public self. Attention is thus directed towards the opportunities provided by the ambiguity of the field as a place of biological research and teaching, the fluidity and uses of the persona of the explorer by scientists and non-scientists alike, and the different impacts of scientific sociability. It is argued that while Schouteden-Wéry strove to construct an independent and consistent public self as a scientist, a teacher and a wife, the different sides of her multifaceted public self occasionally clashed with each other.
Japanese People with Vision Disabilities Rate their Experiences with Information Resources Pertaining to Guide Dogs
Authors: Yamamoto Mariko , Hart Lynette A. , Matsumoto Koji , Ohta Mitsuaki , Ohtani Nobuyo
Published: May 2018

This study investigated the experiences of men and women with vision disabilities knowing about and participating in information programs provided by guide dog organisations; and investigated the way information programs affect people’s perceptions and attitudes towards guide dogs in Japan where people are hesitant to acquire a guide dog. The results suggest that the information programs had been widely publicised and were familiar to participants. Younger women were the most experienced with and positive toward guide dogs and older women the least. However, nearly one third of the participants were not satisfied with the amount of information they had acquired about guide dogs. Information programs need to be more accessible, especially to people interested in acquiring a guide dog.
A regulação das políticas de educação na União Europeia e os desafios para a Educação a Distância no ensino superior: uma perspetiva crítica e uma proposta de investigação
Authors: Neves Cláudia
Published: May 2018

Resumo: Neste artigo, procuramos sistematizar algumas reflexões em torno das tendências políticas para o ensino superior na Europa, e o papel que a educação a distância pode assumir nessa estratégia. Procuraremos entender a interpretação do governo português dessas orientações e como regulamenta a educação a distância no ensino superior. Terminamos com uma leitura crítica do enquadramento político português para a educação a distância no ensino superior e uma proposta de desenvolvimento futuro de uma investigação que procure compreender diferentes posicionamentos políticos em diversos países da União Europeia, relativamente às estratégias políticas para a educação a distância no ensino superior.Palavras-chave: Educação a distância, Ensino Superior, Regulação de Políticas Educativas, União Europeia. Abstract: In this article, we seek to systematize some reflections on the political trends for higher education in Europe, and the role that distance education can play in this strategy. We seek to understand the Portuguese government's interpretation of these guidelines and how it regulates distance education in higher education. We end up with a critical reading of the Portuguese policy framework for distance education in higher education, and with a proposal for future development of an investigation that seeks to understand different political positions in different countries of the European Union, regarding the political strategies for distance education, in higher education.Keywords: distance education, higher education, regulation of educational policies, European Union. Resumen: En este artículo, tratamos de sistematizar algunas reflexiones acerca de las tendencias políticas para la educación superior en Europa y el papel que la educación a distancia puede asumir en esa estrategia. Buscaremos entender la interpretación del gobierno portugués con relación a esas orientaciones y cómo regula la educación a distancia en la educación superior. Terminamos con una lectura crítica del marco político portugués para la educación a distancia en la educación superior y una propuesta para el desarrollo futuro de una investigación que busque comprender diferentes posiciones políticas, en varios países de la Unión Europea, sobre las estrategias políticas para la educación a distancia en la educación superior.Palabras clave: Educación a distancia, Educación superior, Regulación de Políticas Educativas, Unión Europea.
Portraying Peaceful Coexistence and Mutual Tolerance Between Santri and Chinese Community in Lasem
Authors: Sobirin Mohamad
Published: May 2018

Coexistence and tolerance among the elite religious leaders in many cases seem not being considered as a problem, but at the grassroots level, the conflict often happened as an ironic phenomenon. This paper reveals and elaborates the socio-religious relations that existed between Santri and Chinese communities in Lasem—a small town located in the northern coastal part of the east end of the Central Java Province. The history recorded Lasem as one of the most important cities in Indonesia that bridged trading with China as early as the 14th century. It explains why Tionghoa villages (pecinan), as well as plenty of Konghucu’s religious worshipping sites (klenteng), could be found in the town and also legacy sites as a place of religious worshipping of Konghucu. On the other hand, Muslims with a strong religious level largely grew in this town. With the qualitative approach, this research found that there are some factors contributing to build six models of coexistence, tolerance, and respect for the socio-religious diversities among the societies as the attitudes toward plural societies which brought into socio-harmony of Lasem. The analyzed data obtained through observation and interviews with various parties which is the object of this research, such as Islamic masters (kyai) and students (santri) at Islamic boarding school (pesantren) in Lasem, community and religious leaders of Chinese-Confucianism, and also documents that describe the historicity of Muslims and Chinese in Lasem.

Koeksistensi dan toleransi diantara kalangan elit pemuka agama dalam banyak kasus tampak tidak pernah ada permasalahan, namun pada kalangan grassroot tidak jarang konflik hadir sebagai fenomena yang ironis. Paper ini menampilkan hubungan sosial-keagamaan yang terjalin di antara komunitas santri dengan etnik Tionghoa beragama Konghucu di Lasem—kota kecil terletak di pantura bagian ujung timur provinsi Jawa Tengah. Sejarah mencatat bahwa Lasem adalah salah satu kota terpenting dalam peta pelayaran dan perdagangan China pada abad ke-16. Itulah mengapa di kota ini bisa ditemui tidak sedikit perkampungan orang Tioghoa dan juga situs-situs peninggalannya seperti tempat ibadah agama Konghucu. Disisi lain, di kota ini pula umat Muslim dengan tingkat keagamaan yang kuat tumbuh dan besar. Dengan pendekatan kualitatif, penelitian ini menemukan bahwa ada faktor yang turut membentuk enam model koeksistensi, toleransi, dan penghargaan terhadap perbedaan keyakinan diantara mereka. Pertama, integrasi sosial, kedua, asimilasi budaya, ketiga kooperasi bisnis, keempat selebrasi seremonial, kelima pelestarian budaya, dan keenam sinkritisme agama. Data yang dianalisis diperoleh melalui observasi dan interview dengan berbagai pihak yang merupakan objek penelitian ini, seperti kyai dan santri di empat pondok pesantren tertua di Lasem, tokoh dan masyarakat Tioghoa beragama Konghucu, dan juga dokumen-dokumen yang menerangkan historisitas Muslim dan Tionghoa di Lasem.
Total dissolved solid and dissolved oxygen modeling, thermocline calculation and applying reservoir salinity reduction scenarios in Shahid Rajaee reservoir using CE-QUAL-W2
Authors: Rahimi-Movaghar Melika , Mirbagheri Seyed Ahamd , Kerachian Reza
Published: May 2018

Iran is not a rich freshwater country. Many dams have been constructed in Iran during the last decades. As better reservoir operation is always important, discovering different properties of water in the reservoirs can be used for developing operating policies. Shahid Rajaee dam with a large reservoir is located in Mazandaran Province, Iran. Shahid Rajaee reservoir falls in the warm monomictic stratified category. Available data from the period 2012 to 2015 have been used for modeling temperature, dissolved oxygen (DO) and total dissolved solids (TDS) in this reservoir using CE-QUAL-W2. Temperature–depth diagrams have been drawn and thermocline characteristics have been determined from the first-year data. Moreover, two operation scenarios have been defined. The effect of 20% reduction of the TDS loads in both upstream rivers or the major river on the TDS concentration of the reservoir at a specific point has been evaluated. The model's results show 20% and 14.2% reduction in the maximum values of the TDS time series, respectively and 19.4% and 13.4% reduction in the minimum values of the TDS time series, respectively. Moreover, the Iran Water Quality Index for Surface Water Resources – Conventional Parameters (IRWQISC Index) Index has been used for determining the reservoir's water quality. The index showed a ‘good’ water quality for the reservoir before and after the salinity reduction scenario.
Pre-treatment of anodic inoculum with nitroethane to improve performance of a microbial fuel cell
Authors: Rajesh P. P. , Noori Md. T. , Ghangrekar M. M.
Published: May 2018

Methanogenic substrate loss is reported to be a major bottleneck in microbial fuel cell (MFC), which significantly reduces the power production capacity and coulombic efficiency (CE) of this system. Nitroethane is found to be a potent inhibitor of hydrogenotrophic methanogens in rumen fermentation process. Influence of nitroethane pre-treated sewage sludge inoculum on suppressing the methanogenic activity and enhancing the electrogenesis in MFC was evaluated. MFC inoculated with nitroethane pre-treated anodic inoculum demonstrated a maximum operating voltage of 541 mV, with CE and maximum volumetric power density of 39.85% and 20.5 W/m3, respectively. Linear sweep voltammetry indicated a higher electron discharge on the anode surface due to enhancement of electrogenic activity while suppressing methanogenic activity. A 63% reduction in specific methanogenic activity was observed in anaerobic sludge pre-treated with nitroethane, emphasizing the significance of this pre-treatment for suppressing methanogenesis and its utility for enhancing electricity generation in MFC.
Thymol Chemistry: A Medicinal Toolbox
Authors: Jyoti  , Dheer Divya , Singh Davinder , Kumar Gulshan , Karnatak Manvika , Chandra Suresh , Prakash Verma Ved , Shankar Ravi
Published: May 2018

Background: Thymol is a natural phenolic monoterpenoid widely used in pharmaceutical and food preservative applications. Thymol isomeric with carvacrol, extracted primarily from Thymus species (Trachyspermum ammi) and other plants sources such as Baccharisgrise bachii and Centipeda minima, has ethnopharmacological characteristics.

 Methods: This review was prepared by analyzing articles published on thymol moiety in last decade and selected from Science Direct, Scopus, Pub Med, Web of Science and SciFinder. The selected articles are classified and gives brief introduction about thymol and its isolation, illustrates its natural as well as synthetic sources, and also therapeutic benefits of thymol worldwide

 Results: Thymol has been covering different endeavors such as antimicrobial, antioxidant, antiinflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal, antidiarrhoeal, anthelmintic, analgesic, digestive, abortifacient, antihypertensive, spermicidal, depigmenting, antileishmanial, anticholinesterase, insecticidal and many others. This phenolic compound is among the essential scaffolds for medicinal chemists to synthesize more bio-active molecules by further derivatization of the thymol moiety.

 Conclusion: Thymol is an interesting scaffold due to its different activities and derivatization of thymol is proved to enhance its biological activities. However, more robust, randomised, controlled clinical trials would be desirable with well-characterised thymol preparations to corroborate its beneficial effects in diseased patients. Moreover, in view of the potential use of thymol and thymol-rich essential oils in the treatment of human infections, comprehensive studies on chronic and acute toxicity and also teratogenicity are to be recommended.
A Web-Based Recovery Program (ICUTogether) for Intensive Care Survivors: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)
Authors: Ewens Beverley , Myers Helen , Whitehead Lisa , Seaman Karla , Sundin Deborah , Hendricks Joyce
Published: May 2018

BACKGROUND

Those who experience a critical illness or condition requiring admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) frequently experience physical and psychological complications as a direct result of their critical illness or condition and ICU experience. Complications, if left untreated, can affect the quality of life of survivors and impact health care resources. Explorations of potential interventions to reduce the negative impact of an ICU experience have failed to establish an evidence-based intervention.

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of a Web-based intensive care recovery program on the mental well-being of intensive care survivors and to determine if it is a cost-effective approach.

METHODS

In total, 162 patients that survived an ICU experience will be recruited and randomized into 1 of 2 groups. The intervention group will receive access to the Web-based intensive care recovery program, ICUTogether, 2 weeks after discharge (n=81), and the control group will receive usual care (n=81). Mental well-being will be measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, The Impact of Events Scale-Revised and the 5-level 5-dimension EuroQoL at 3 time points (2 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months post discharge). Family support will be measured using the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support at 3 time points. Analysis will be conducted on an intention-to-treat basis using regression modeling. Covariates will include baseline outcome measures, study allocation (intervention or control), age, gender, length of ICU stay, APACHE III score, level of family support, and hospital readmissions. Participants’ evaluation of the mobile website will be sought at 12 months postdischarge. A cost utility analysis conducted at 12 months from a societal perspective will consider costs incurred by individuals as well as health care providers.

RESULTS

Participant recruitment is currently underway. Recruitment is anticipated to be completed by December 2020.

CONCLUSIONS

This study will evaluate a novel intervention in a group of ICU survivors. The findings from this study will inform a larger study and wider debate about an appropriate intervention in this population.
DESEMPENHO DA PROVISÃO DOS SERVIÇOS DE SANEAMENTO BÁSICO NO CEARÁ
Authors: Nunes Erivelton De Souza , Ferreira Francisco Diego Guedes , Sousa Eliane Pinheiro de
Published: May 2018

Em face da relevância do saneamento básico para a saúde pública e o meio ambiente, este estudo se propõe a mensurar um Índice de Desempenho da provisão dos serviços de Saneamento Básico (IDSB) no estado do Ceará e comparar o IDSB dos municípios cearenses antes e após a vigência da Lei Nacional de Saneamento Básico (LNSB). Essa lei visa o delineamento de novas políticas setoriais para a ampliação do acesso universal à água e do saneamento básico, via incremento de investimentos. Para atender a tais objetivos, empregou-se o método multivariado de análise fatorial. Os dados utilizados foram provenientes do Sistema Nacional de Informações sobre Saneamento (SNIS) e referem-se aos anos de 2006 e 2015. Os resultados mostraram que, apesar da predominância do IDSB intermediário nos dois períodos considerados, parcela majoritária dos municípios cearenses registrou uma melhoria no desempenho da provisão dos serviços de saneamento básico após a implementação da Lei Nacional de Saneamento Básico, uma vez que cerca de 39% dos municípios analisados passaram do nível baixo para intermediário.
A PREVIDÊNCIA SOCIAL ‘PAGA O PREÇO’ DO AJUSTE FISCAL E DA EXPANSÃO DO PODER FINANCEIRO
Authors: Gentil Denise Lobato
Published: May 2018

Este artigo possui três objetivos: descrever os pilares teóricos do debate sobre Previdência Social nos últimos sete anos; avaliar o impacto da política macroeconômica recessiva sobre as variáveis determinantes das receitas da Previdência; e, analisar medidas fiscais ancoradas em eventos políticos destinados à sustentação do governo Temer, que afetaram direta e profundamente a solvência da Previdência Social. O artigo revela que o sistema previdenciário brasileiro tem seu resultado fiscal influenciado por fatores exógenos - foi a política macroeconômica de corte recessivo a principal responsável pela queda rápida e profunda das receitas previdenciárias. O aumento acelerado do desemprego, a redução dos salários reais e o crescimento de postos de trabalho informais têm definido a trajetória do resultado previdenciário. Adicionalmente, o governo Temer, para se sustentar no cargo numa situação de grande fragilidade política, concedeu desonerações tributárias, parcelamentos e perdão de dívidas previdenciárias, abandonou da gestão da dívida ativa previdenciária e tolera a sonegação, em elevados patamares, de tributos. Esses mecanismos provocaram acentuada dilapidação das receitas da Seguridade Social o que estimulou os ataques reformistas a este sistema.Palavras-chave: Sistema de público de previdência. Reforma da previdência. Política fiscal.
FORA DA ESCOLA E DO MERCADO DE TRABALHO: O JOVEM “NEM-NEM” NO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO
Authors: Remy Maria Alice Pestana de Aguiar , Vaz Daniela Verzola
Published: May 2018

Este artigo tem por objetivo investigar a evolução e o perfil dos indivíduos de 15 a 29 anos que não estudam e não trabalham (e não buscam trabalho) no estado do Rio de Janeiro, no início e no final dos anos 2000. Procurou-se comparar as características sociodemográficas desses jovens para, em seguida, analisar os fatores que influenciaram essa condição específica. Dessa forma, traçou-se um panorama com os microdados da Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios e em seguida, com os dados do Censo Demográfico (IBGE), estabelecendo-se um modelo de lógite para a probabilidade de esses jovens não estudarem nem serem economicamente ativos. Os resultados revelam que ser mulher, possuir baixa escolaridade e residir na Baixada Fluminense são condições que contribuem para aumentar essa probabilidade. Contudo, ao longo do estudo, verificou-se que ser mulher e ter diploma de nível superior eram fatores que reduziam a probabilidade de ser “nem-nem” de forma menos expressiva. Palavras-chave: Jovens. Trabalho. Educação. Lógite.
A CARTOGRAFIA ESCOLAR E A ESCALA GEOGRÁFICA NO ENSINO BÁSICO: alguns questionamentos (im)pertinentes
Authors: Aragão Wellington Alves
Published: May 2018

Este artigo traz uma abordagem sobre o (des)uso da Escala Geográfica no Ensino Médio. Compreendemos que a Cartografia Escolar é importante para conduzir os educandos a localizar-se no espaço geográfico e também saber como explorá-lo, além de ser um importante recurso didático-pedagógico para se fazer uma leitura crítica da realidade e dos fenômenos que se apresentam no espaço. Abordaremos também sobre como o ensino de Cartografia no Ensino Médio na escola pública pode contribuir para a familiarização da Escala Geográfica nesse nível de ensino, contribuindo direta e indiretamente no desenvolvimento de um raciocínio geográfico, permitindo uma leitura multiescalar dos fenômenos geográficos. A Geografia é a responsável por trabalhar com a Cartografia Escolar nos currículos escolares da Educação Básica, favorecendo, assim, um contato direto dos alunos com a linguagem cartográfica e suas escalas, onde eles poderão analisar diversos fenômenos físicos ou humanos que tanto podem ocorrer em escala local quanto em escala global.
This is not / Dette er ikke
Authors: Anne Marthe Dyvi
Published: May 2018

The language of art is often poetic and abstract.
Reduced and lawless in terms of grammar. I experience the poetic and abstract language as closer to the experienced world than the more concrete and descriptive language that is the norm in the majority of formulations in society. In my artistic practice at the moment, I work with color, movement and time. In the video medium. To say that art is a language is also an assertion, or a worn metaphor. We have no written language rules we agree upon in the arts, no defined alphabet. And maybe that's exactly what the making of art is? Creating form, while challenging form? Being the practitioner, and in that sense defining, in a landscape of concrete and abstract, in definite and indefinite and fluid and solid.
To create while shaping the form of it, is something else than performing within a given formation.
This contribution to a digital catalogue for artistic research are selections of my work, and thoughts, related to it translated into pieces of texts.
Some pieces of text along with some video pieces as well as a print from a video, a so-called 'still'. They are selected to function in different constellations, and for several reasons. A collage as a method and a way to relate to my own work, and with the selection, emphasizes the content of the texts. I apply my own thesis discussed in the text upon my contribution 'here' *. My contribution appears in Vis – Nordic Journal for Artistic Research. The digital is representation. It is not. It is equally important to me that this contributed in form acknowledges that making a presence in an internet-based database is not without hyperlinks. It appears because the other is.
* Where is 'here', what is 'here'?
(Video and video with sound.)

The visual material in this exposition is from the videos 'La ditt liv vitne'(2017), 'Essay on Colour'(2017) and Perceptual Cycle (2016). By Anne Marthe Dyvi.
Å LAGE ET LEMURIA
Authors: Bjørnar Habbestad  , Michael Duch  , Lene Grenager  , Hild Sofie Tafjord
Published: May 2018

Lemur spelar, skaper og kuraterer. Ensemblet arbeider som ein firehoda kropp, ei eining sett saman av sterke individ med eigne ambisjonar og agendaer, samstundes som alle har eit sterkt fokus på kreative gruppeprosessar. Lemuria er vårt fjerde verk i ein serie av prosjekt der titlar, konsept og strategiar frå det 20. århundre sin kunstmusikalske kanon blir omforma og gjenbrukt, i vårt bilde. Verket er ein konsertinstallasjon for ensemble, to songarar og live elektronikk, framført i ein spredt scenografi, for eit mobilt publikum. Verket vart bestilt av Borealisfestivalen og urframført i Grand Selskapslokaler i Bergen, 10.mars 2017.
Identification and antibiotic resistance of Bacillus spp. isolates from natural samples
Authors: Beric Tanja , Biocanin Marjan , Stankovic Slavisa , Dimkic Ivica , Janakiev Tamara , Fira Djordje , Lozo Jelena
Published: May 2018

Identification of 33 Bacillus spp. isolates from different environmental samples collected from the territory of Serbia was performed by sequencing of the 5?-hypervariable section of 16S rRNA gene. Eight species were identified within four phylogenetic groups: B. pumilus, B. megaterium, B. subtilis and B. cereus. Determination of their antibiotic resistance was performed using the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) assay. We found that just one isolate was resistant to gentamicin, 9 were resistant to clindamycin and all were resistant to vancomycin. Based on the profile of resistance, the isolates were categorized into 4 categories. In silico analysis of the erythromycin-resistance (erm) gene for clindamycin resistance showed their distribution between related and nonrelated soil and human isolates including different species of Bacillus genera. This finding indicates that Bacillus spp. from the environment could be a source of resistance to clindamycin. The potential for the presence and spread of resistance determinants in the soil and similar ecosystems exists so that monitoring of antibiotic resistance genes in nonpathogenic Bacillus strains from the environment is advised.
Thermodynamic model of critical ice-melting current on iced transmission lines
Authors: Zhu Yong-Can , Huang Xin-Bo , Zhao Long , Tian Yi , Mu Jing-Yu , Gao Hua
Published: May 2018

The thermal de-icing by Joule effect is a mostly valid way to prevent transmission-lines from the severe ice storm. A model was put forward to simulate the critical ice-melting current on iced conductor. Based on this model, the value of critical ice-melting current was calculated with various parameters, some of which were ignored in the earlier literatures, such as ice-layer heat conductivity, wind attack angle, and icing section shape. The results of the experiment and simulation show that the critical ice-melting current increase with wind speed, wind attack angle, and ice-layer heat conductivity, but decrease rapidly with ambient temperature and liquid water content. Moreover, the maximum difference between the results of simulation and experiment is about 9%, thus this model can be employed to estimate the engineering parameters in practical thermal de-icing projects.
Increased Hepatic PDGF-AA Signaling Mediates Liver Insulin Resistance in Obesity-Associated Type 2 Diabetes
Authors: Abderrahmani Amar , Yengo Loïc , Caiazzo Robert , Canouil Mickaël , Cauchi Stéphane , Raverdy Violeta , Plaisance Valérie , Pawlowski Valérie , Lobbens Stéphane , Maillet Julie , Rolland Laure , Boutry Raphael , Queniat Gurvan , Kwapich Maxime , Tenenbaum Mathie , Bricambert Julien , Saussenthaler Sophie , Anthony Elodie , Jha Pooja , Derop Julien , Sand Olivier , Rabearivelo Iandry , Leloire Audrey , Pigeyre Marie , Daujat-Chavanieu Martine , Gerbal-Chaloin Sabine , Dayeh Tasnim , Lassailly Guillaume , Mathurin Philippe , Staels Bart , Auwerx Johan , Schürmann Annette , Postic Catherine , Schafmayer Clemens , Hampe Jochen , Bonnefond Amélie , Pattou François , Froguel Philippe
Published: May 2018

In type 2 diabetes (T2D), hepatic insulin resistance is strongly associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). In this study, we hypothesized that the DNA methylome of livers from patients with T2D compared with livers of individuals with normal plasma glucose levels can unveil some mechanism of hepatic insulin resistance that could link to NAFLD. Using DNA methylome and transcriptome analyses of livers from obese individuals, we found that hypomethylation at a CpG site in PDGFA (encoding platelet-derived growth factor α) and PDGFA overexpression are both associated with increased T2D risk, hyperinsulinemia, increased insulin resistance, and increased steatohepatitis risk. Genetic risk score studies and human cell modeling pointed to a causative effect of high insulin levels on PDGFA CpG site hypomethylation, PDGFA overexpression, and increased PDGF-AA secretion from the liver. We found that PDGF-AA secretion further stimulates its own expression through protein kinase C activity and contributes to insulin resistance through decreased expression of insulin receptor substrate 1 and of insulin receptor. Importantly, hepatocyte insulin sensitivity can be restored by PDGF-AA–blocking antibodies, PDGF receptor inhibitors, and by metformin, opening therapeutic avenues. Therefore, in the liver of obese patients with T2D, the increased PDGF-AA signaling contributes to insulin resistance, opening new therapeutic avenues against T2D and possibly NAFLD.
Aumento do Poder de Compra do Varejo e o Impacto nas Estratégias de Precificação
Authors: Bicalho Mariana Nascimento , Hamza Kavita Miadaira , Luppe Marcos Roberto
Published: May 2018

O objetivo do presente trabalho é analisar as estratégias de posicionamento e de preço de bens de consumo do setor de higiene pessoal, perfumaria e cosméticos, observar se existem discrepâncias entre a estratégia que as empresas recomendam e o preço praticado nas grandes redes de varejo e, consequentemente, seus impactos no posicionamento desses produtos em comparação com a concorrência. Foram coletados dados sobre posicionamento e estratégias de preço de duas marcas de uma empresa multinacional, além de dados secundários de volume de vendas e preços médios praticados nos pontos de venda. A análise dos resultados revelou que o incorreto posicionamento dos produtos pode impactar negativamente a rentabilidade de alguns produtos e categorias, bem como danificar a imagem da marca. Os fatores identificados como sendo determinantes nos impactos das variações de preço foram: elasticidade da demanda, relação preço-qualidade e diferenciação de marca.
Comparative Study of Oil Production Forecast by Decline Curve Analysis and Material Balance
Authors: Anyadiegwu Charley Iyke , Ohia Nnaemeka Princewill
Published: May 2018

Comparative analysis of forecast of rate of production of oil from a reservoir using decline curve analysis and material balance was presented. The data for reservoir A located Southeast, Nigeria was obtained for the study. The analysis on the well using decline curve analysis showed that the rate of production from the well over the years followed an exponential method of decline. The rate of production of the well was predicted to be 158 stb/day in 2020. The second analysis on the well was performed using material balance with MBAL. The rate of production of the well was predicted to be 411.984 stb/day in 2020. It was also read from MBAL that the well will have a constant flow rate from the 20th year to the 31st year of the producing life of the well which is 2020. It is seen that the values of rates of production gotten from the prediction analyses of the well using the two methods of analysis differ. The rate in 2020 was predicted to be 158 stb/day using decline curve analysis and 411.984 stb/day using material balance
Applications and Contributions of Physics to the Surface Treatment Process of Materials. Part II: Other Treatments
Authors: Alvarez Omar , Barba A. , Rojas A. , González R. , Valdez R. , Covelo A. , Hernández M.
Published: May 2018

In this second part another group of processes of surface treatment of materials in which has been employed a series of principles of the Physics are reviewed. Using technologies that employ these principles it is possible to modify the surface of materials in order to obtain improvements in their behavior, specially in regard to increasing their corrosion, wear or fatigue resistance. In particular, this work describes the processes of flame and induction hardening, surface treatments using laser beam, treatments that use concentrated solar energy and finally the processes of physical vapor deposition. All of them of industrial application, with the exception of the use of concentrated solar energy which, however, has an important potential due to the current situation of the renewable energies.
Performance Evaluation of Biogas Yields Potential from Co-Digestion of Water Hyacinth and Kitchen Waste
Authors: Ifeanyi Ukwuaba Samuel
Published: May 2018

Solid wastes are generated and dump indiscriminately in Nigeria due to poor implementation of standards, thus causing environmental and public health hazards. Nigeria generates more than 32 million tons of solid waste annually, out of which only 20-30% is collected and disposed in an open dump site. Different researchers have reported that organic waste fraction of solid waste generated in Nigeria has the highest percentage which is over 50%. However, this fraction of organic waste is yet to be properly utilized for biogas production. This research work is focused on the performance evaluation of biogas potential yields from co-digestion of kitchen wastes and water hyacinth. A 0.030m3 anaerobic mild steel digester was fabricated and used to digest the composition of water hyacinth and kitchen wastes. The experiment was conducted under mesophilic temperature range and a pH range of 6.0-7.4. The results obtained show that a cumulative biogas yield of 0.0499m3 was obtained from 30kg of substrates composition of kitchen waste and water hyacinth. Besides, optimum biogas yields were obtained at optimum mesophilic temperature.
Distribution, abundance, breeding parameters, threats and prey preferences of the eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca) in European Turkey
Authors: Demerdzhiev Dimitar , Dobrev Dobromir , Stoychev Stoycho , Terziev Nikolay , Spasov Svetoslav , Boev Zlatozar , Stoychev Stoycho
Published: May 2018

During the period 2008-201 3, 32 different breeding territories were occupied by eastern imperial eagles (EIEs). These territories were mainly distributed in two regions: the Dervent Heights/Yıldız Mts. and the area to the north of the Marmara sea coast. The nearest neighbour distance established was 4.2 km. The mean distance between pairs was 1 0.44±2.95 km. The mean value of breeding success for the period 2008-201 3, including 1 07 cases of incubation, was 1 .01±0.1 0. The mean breeding success of birds in the Marmara region (1 .05±0.78) was higher than that in the Dervent Heights/Yıldız Mts. (0.91±0.84). The present study on the diet of the EIE was based on the remains of 582 prey items of at least 70 taxa. Mammals were the most common group (46.5%), followed by birds (32.4%) and reptiles (20.3%). The white-breasted hedgehog (Erinaceus roumanicus) was the most common prey, followed by two tortoises - Hermann's tortoise (Eurotestudo hermanni) and the Greek tortoise (Testudo graeca) - which together accounted for a total of 1 4.4% of the prey caught. The prey species particularly represented in the food spectrum of the studied pairs were: the yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis), the European souslik (Spermophilus citellus), the chicken (Gallus gallus f. domestica) and the white stork (Ciconia ciconia). These species together accounted for 67.8% of the prey caught. There was a statistically significant difference (Z=2.52, p=0.01 ) in the food preferences of the EIEs in the two studied regions.
Status of the eastern imperial eagle population in Slovakia between 1977 and 2013
Authors: Chavko Jozef , Deutschová Lucia , Danko Štefan , Mihók Jozef , Landsfeld Bedrich , Pavelka Jirí , Šnírer Ladislav , Harvancík Stanislav , Dubravský Andrej , Prešinský Leonidas , Galaš Richard
Published: May 2018

Between 1 977 and 201 3 nesting of 72 different pairs of imperial eagle was recorded in Slovakia. The nesting population in Slovakia is concentrated in two subpopulations with the nesting area distant about 200 km. In Eastern Slovakia nesting of 42 pairs was recorded whilst in Western Slovakia 30 pairs were nesting. Authors present results of 37 years period of survey focused on distribution and trend of nesting population, as well as habitat preferences of the species. The paper compares results from Western and Eastern Slovakia. From Western Slovakia further data are evaluated, such as threats negatively influencing the population, period of hatching and other aspects of nesting biology. During the survey period the number of known nesting pairs in Slovakia has increased from five in 1 977 to 53 in 201 3. In total, 908 nesting events have been recorded during this period with 642 successful nesting events and 1 ,080 fledglings. In Western Slovakia the pairs prefer foothills, whilst in Eastern Slovakia most of the pairs nest in lowlands. Strong anthropic pressure is significantly influencing the distribution and size of the population as well as the habitat preferences of the species.