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SANATORIUM VOUCHER AS A PRIMARY ACCOUNT DOCUMENT
Authors: Kisilevich Tatyana Ivanovna , Safonova Margarita Fridrikhovna , Khachaturova Julieta Vladimirovna
Published: December 2019

Purpose. The goal is to study the organization of the correct document flow of spa-resort vouchers taking into account the introduction of strict reporting forms as a payment document and the validity of the application of value-added tax exemption.

Methodology. The article used monographic, economic-statistical, abstract-logical research methods; used the personal experience of the authors as auditors, consultants on the subject.

Results. The necessity of introducing the form of forms of a sanatorium-resort voucher and coursework, the determination of the minimum duration of a voucher, the possible inclusion in the state program “Electronic voucher” is revealed.

Practical implications. The results obtained should be applied by sanatorium-resort organizations and recreation organizations.
Building a Wall Around Tudor England: Coastal Forts and Fantasies of Border Control in Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay
Authors: Borlik Todd Andrew
Published: December 2019

This article examines the border wall and the image of fortress England in Robert Greene’s Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay and early 1590s nationalist discourse. While Greene recognizes the need for an international outlook in geopolitics, Bacon’s wall speaks to contemporary interest in coastal fortifications and brass ordnance in the wake of the Spanish Armada. Greene lampoons the wall as magical thinking, but the play clings to metaphorical walls as more cost-effective symbols of national security and autonomy. The play’s awkward combination of pan-European sentiment and strident nationalism offers a prophetic commentary on post-Brexit Britain.
Bowling Alleys and Playhouses in London, 1560-90
Authors: Davies Callan
Published: December 2019

Recreational and domestic alleys provide a useful paradigm for understanding the construction of long-standing commercial stages in the 1560s and 1570s, and they provide essential and overlooked contexts that situate playhouses within the wider leisure ecology of Elizabethan London. Bowling alleys’ construction, reception, and activity present striking similarities with multipurpose theatre buildings, and they lay down models not only for those managing recreational space but also for those in opposition to it. They help supply the vocabulary of recreational enterprise later attached to theatrical playing spaces and lay foundations—in all senses—for the development of London’s theatre industry itself.
A New Performance Strategy for a Twelve-Station, One-Day York Cycle
Authors: Boyer Arlynda L.
Published: December 2019

One of the challenges of the York pageant cycle is understanding how up to fifty pageants could have been performed at each one of ten to seventeen stations within the span of a single day. This paper proposes a new model of York’s performance strategy based on staggered starting points. The strategy proposed here offers not only a complete, workable one-day cycle, but also a new breakdown of the pageants into four thematically rich subgroups. An appendix provides a schedule of the full playing day, plus timing calculations and alternative schedules accounting for varying numbers of stations and plays.
Demonstrable Disability
Authors: Williams Katherine
Published: December 2019

This essay is about how disability rhetoric functions in early modern plays beyond the visible difference of disabled characters. In a medium that makes meaning out of bodies, disability rhetoric registers how much the language of disqualification can only succeed without the human form of the actor. Disability epithets define other bodies on the stage as whole and unmarked by negation, or, by contrast, have the effect of unsettling the scrutiny of the bodies that are onstage. Attention to disability rhetoric thus offers an instructive study because it succinctly outlines the concepts that ossify into, and serve to naturalize, negative images of early modern disability.
'Known and Feeling Sorrows': Disabled Knowledge and King Lear
Authors: Row-Heyveld Lindsey
Published: December 2019

This essay argues that King Lear presents a version of disability determined not by bodily authenticity but by bodily knowledge. By staging multiple forms and experiences of disability, the play defies the drive to authenticate and control non-standard bodies that flourished in early modern England. King Lear’s insistence on embodied knowledge both recognizes the unique perspective afforded to disability and resists disability exceptionalism through its attention to populations made vulnerable to impairment. King Lear specifically dramatizes the way disabled knowledge extended to precarious populations by granting Edgar disabled knowledge even though his disability is fraudulent.
What is Commedia dell’Arte Today? A Review Essay
Authors: Drabek Pavel
Published: December 2019

This essay reviews seven recent volumes on the commedia dell'arte: Christopher B. Balme, Piermario Vescovo, and Daniele Vianello's edited volume Commedia dell’Arte in Context (2018); Judith Chaffee and Oliver Crick's edited The Routledge Companion to Commedia dell’Arte (2014); Erith Jaffe-Berg's Commedia dell’ Arte and the Mediterranean: Charting Journeys and Mapping ‘Others’ (2016); Andrea Fabiano's La Comédie-Italienne de Paris et Carlo Goldoni: De la commedia dell’arte à l’opéra-comique, une dramaturgie de l'hybridation au XVIIIe siècle (2018); Emily Wilbourne's Seventeenth-Century Opera and the Sound of the Commedia dell’Arte (2016); Natalie Crohn Schmitt's Befriending the Commedia dell’arte of Flaminio Scala: The Comic Scenarios (2014); and Markus Kupferblum's Die geburt der neugier aus dem geist der revolution. Die commedia dell’arte als politisches volkstheater (2013).
Online Algorithms for Multilevel Aggregation
Authors: Bienkowski Marcin , Böhm Martin , Byrka Jaroslaw , Chrobak Marek , Dürr Christoph , Folwarczný Lukáš , Jeż Łukasz , Sgall Jiří , Thang Nguyen Kim , Veselý Pavel
Published: January 2020

Online Algorithms for Hierarchical Aggregation Problems

Data and inventory aggregation problems arise in multicasting, sensor networks, communication in organization hierarchies, and in supply chain management. These problems are naturally online, in the sense that aggregation decisions need to be made without information about future requests. We study these problems with a general tree structure of links that can be used for deliveries. This generalizes some well-studied optimization problems: trees of depth one capture the TCP acknowledgment problem, and trees of depth two capture the joint replenishment problem. For trees of depth one and two, constant-competitive online algorithms are known. We solve a major open problem by giving a constant-competitive algorithm for trees of arbitrary (fixed) depth. The algorithm works for arbitrary waiting cost functions, including the variant with deadlines.
DETERGENT WASTE CONDUCTIVITY IN PRODUCING ELECTRICITY
Authors: Putri Asti Riani
Published: January 2020

The importance of socialization about alternative energy that can be used for daily needs, for example from the simplest such as lighting at home, although not permanent but is very useful in the event of a sudden power outage. The high price of electricity makes small communities have to think twice as much to regulate daily expenditure needs so as to encourage to find alternative energy that can produce electricity that is environmentally friendly. Seeing the large number of detergent products in Indonesia, it inspires to process the waste from laundry clothes or other objects and even the detergent water itself, because so far the used laundry waste is thrown away so that it can pollute the environment. The purpose of this study is to reduce the effect of environmental pollution due to used laundry waste which is used as an alternative energy source to turn on lighting lamps at home or even on the road. The method used in this research is a chemical or electrolysis reaction involving zinc and carbon as well as the content in detergent washing water. From several experiments conducted for 3 detergents with several parameters, namely the amount of mass and water volume of 120 ml. From the experiment the voltage is 1 volt with a current of 2 mA for detergent Rinso, for DAIA detergent the voltage is 0.7 and current is 0.56 mA, and the experiments tested on SOKLIN produce a voltage of 0.8 volt and a current of 1 mA. Whereas the testing which was carried out randomly with a volume of 1200 ml water produced a voltage of 0.547 v with a large current of 0.006 mA. This proves that detergent waste can be utilized as a renewable energy although it still requires further research but this can ease the burden on the community to pay for electricity from PLN and in the subsequent development independent power plants are built in each house so that the community can save on electricity.
Design and Implementation of Protection Relay 3 Phase Induction Motor
Authors: Widarsono Kukuh
Published: January 2020

Damage to the electrical components will inevitably occur, it could be caused by several factors that influence it starting from inside and outside the system. 3 phase induction motor is the most commonly used in the industry, but often also has problems such as over current and over heat on the motor. The disturbance if left unchecked can cause fatal damage to the motor. therefore, a relay safety system has been made which utilizes a microcontroller controller to protect the 3 phase induction motors. This safety relay is designed differently than conventional safety relays used by industry in general, this safety relay is designed based on the microcontroller control and is accompanied by setting and resset facilities respectively to display on the LCD via Push Botton buttons. As such, 3 phase induction motors are protected from severe damage caused by interference with the mesh source. It is expected that by making this safety relay can reduce the value of damage to the 3 phase induction motor.
Impact of External Oblique Muscle Training on Ultrasonography and Spirometry Parameters Among Elderly Population
Authors: Manoharan Vengata Subramani , Subramaniyam Ramani , Nawi Siti Nurziehan Mohd , Sugathan Sandheep
Published: January 2020

A progressive, generalized loss of skeletal muscle mass and associated deterioration in muscle strength and performance increases with age. Aging affect the respiratory muscle performance on respiratory system due to anatomical and physiological changes in muscle strength as well as thickness of the respiratory muscles. During resting breathing the limitation of movement is more evident in expiration than inspiration were the FEV1/FVC% falls in older people. There are lot of study on peripheral muscle thickness and muscle torque among elderly population, but not much study on respiratory muscle training. This made us to conduct a study on pulmonary function and muscle thickness in elderly population by training the expiratory muscles. To determine the effects of external oblique muscle training on pulmonary function and muscle thickness in elderly population. 60 geriatric voluntary subjects were assigned to experimental and control group as (n=30) each. Experimental group subjected to 16 weeks of external oblique strengthening along with incentive spirometer training. Control group subjected to incentive spirometer alone. Pre and post training muscle thickness and pulmonary parameters were assessed. The paired t test found there is significant difference (P<0.05) between pre and post training muscle thickness and pulmonary parameters in experimental group. We recommend that resistance training, not only maintain the muscle thickness also improve the muscle thickness and pulmonary parameters among elderly population.
Oxidative Stress, Neutrophil Elastase and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Obese Pregnant Women with Preeclampsia
Authors: Zakia Moushira , Shalabi Taghreed , Hussein Tamer , Hammam Mohamed , Youness Eman , El-Bassyouni Hala T.
Published: January 2020

Oxidative stress, inflammation, and vascular endothelial proliferation and obesity are risk factors associated with preeclampsia (PE). Thepresent study aimed to investigate the levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) as a putative circulatory marker of oxidative stress, neutrophil Elastase (NE) as inflammatory marker andvascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) as marker for vascular permeability-enhancing activities inobese women withpreeclampsia PE and compare withnormal pregnancy women. The study was carried out on 50 pregnant obese women with PE and 50 normal pregnant women. The preeclampsia women were characterized with high blood pressure 160/110 mmHg and proteinuria. The gestational age ranged from ≥32 weeks to <37 weeks. Pre pregnancyweightwas recorded. Body mass index (BMI) was calculatedat delivery.SerumMDA, NEand VEGF were estimatedby ELISA. Significant higher levels of serum MAD,NE and VEGF were observed in obese PE patients as compared to normal controls. Our results suggested thatobesity;oxidative stress, NEandVEGFbiomarkers are risk factors for PE,emphasizing their role as feasible candidate risk markersfor cases withhigh blood pressure in early pregnancy.
Situação epidemiológica das leishmanioses em Uberlândia, Minas Gerais
Authors: Silva-Filho Ailton Gonçalves da , Carmo Dayane Martins do , Marques Adriano Soares , Afonso Marcelo Pellizzaro Dias , Oliveira Stefan Vilges de
Published: December 2019

Objetivo: Descrever o perfil epidemiológico da leishmaniose visceral (LV) e da leishmaniose tegumentar (LT) no município de Uberlândia, Minas Gerais. Métodos: Este é um estudo descritivo, quantitativo e baseado em dados secundários do Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (SINAN), cujo período para análise foi de janeiro de 2008 a dezembro de 2017. Resultados: Foram notificados 23 casos confirmados de LV e 86 de LT, cujas incidências médias anuais foram, respectivamente, 0,36 e 1,33 casos por 100.000 habitantes. Ambas as doenças apresentaram acometimento mais frequente do sexo masculino, da população entre 50 e 64 anos e na zona urbana. Conclusão: Os achados justificam a necessidade de promoção de medidas afirmativas contrárias à expansão destas doenças e de estudos mais aprofundados sobre a realidade uberlandense.AbstractObjective: Describing the epidemiological profile of visceral leishmaniasis (LV) and tegumentary leishmaniasis (LT) in the city of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais. Methods: This is a descriptive, quantitative and secondary data-based study of the SINAN reporting system, whose period of analysis was from January 2008 to December 2017. Results: A total of 23 confirmed cases of LV and 86 of LT, whose annual average incidence was, respectively, 0.36 and 1.33 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Both diseases had a more frequent involvement of males, of the population between 50 and 64 years old and in the urban zone. Conclusion: The findings justify the need to promote affirmative measures that are contrary to the expansion of these diseases and further studies on the reality of Uberlandia.
Perfil epidemiológico de puérperas e recém-nascidos atendidos em uma unidade de referência
Authors: Carvalho Silas Santos , Rodrigues de Oliveira Bruno
Published: December 2019

Este estudo objetivou conhecer o perfil epidemiológico de puérperas e neonatos atendidos em um hospital de referência. Trata-se de um estudo transversal quantitativo realizado em um hospital público, onde foram analisados o cartão de gestante e os prontuários das puérperas e do recém-nascido. Participaram 457 puérperas, destas, 51,4% tinham idade entre 17 e 26 anos, 85,4% eram casadas/ união estável, 39,6% eram primigestas e 64,6% tiveram parto normal; e 461 neonatos, destes, 84,2% eram a termo e tiveram Índice de Apgar maior que 7 e 8 no 1º (92,2%) e no 5º (94,8%) minuto de vida. Baixo peso ao nascer e prematuridade foram constatados em 11,3% e 9,1% dos neonatos, respectivamente. A pesquisa permitiu traçar o perfil epidemiológico de puérperas e de seus neonatos, possibilitando a compreensão da interação dos fatores de risco e a reorganização de estratégias de serviços mais efetiva.AbstractThis study had the objective of to trace the epidemiological profile of puerperae and neonates treated in a referral hospital. A quantitative cross-sectional study was carried out in a public hospital, where the pregnant woman’s card, the medical records of the puerperae and the newborn were analyzed. 457 postpartum women participated, 51.4% were between 17 and 26 years of age, 85.4% were married / stable, 39,6% were primigravidae and 64.6% had normal births; and 461 neonates, of whom 84.2% were at term and had an Apgar score greater than 7 and 8 in the 1st (92.2%) and in the 5th (94.8%) minute of life. Low birth weight and prematurity were found in 11.3% and 9.1% of neonates, respectively. The research allowed us to trace the epidemiological profile of puerperal women and their newborns, enabling the understanding of the interaction of risk factors and the reorganization of more effective service strategies.
Panorama da saúde mental e trabalho no Brasil
Authors: Palma Tarciso de Figueiredo , Ferreira Marcelle Esteves Reis , Santos Claudiana Bomfim de Almeida , Lôbo Laise Nascimento
Published: December 2019

Este estudo busca desvelar as questões que representam os principais entraves referentes aos transtornos mentais relacionados ao trabalho (TMRT). Foram analisados os resultados de uma revisão sobre a vigilância em saúde mental e trabalho, de 2017, e se comparou com os resultados da segunda oficina de saúde mental e trabalho (SM&T), no X Congresso de Epidemiologia, do mesmo ano. No artigo, são pontuadas quatro vertentes para o entendimento sobre a SM&T: os dados epidemiológicos; as políticas vigentes de enfrentamento do problema; o entendimento da a centralidade da organização do trabalho; e as estratégias de ação e intervenção nos ambientes de trabalho, ou a ausência destas, principal nó crítico do fenômeno estudado. Na oficina, constatou-se que as ações em SM&T, realizadas pelos profissionais da rede, são incipientes e de pouca visibilidade; as ações dos centros de referência na área são, em sua maioria, ações de educação em saúde. Este estudo contribui com uma crítica embasada nas ciências sociais, revelando possibilidades e estratégias para o enfrentamento de tais dificuldades, uma vez que o contexto de enfrentamento dos agravos à saúde mental relacionados ao trabalho se mostra um desafio singular para o campo da saúde do trabalhador.Abstractthis study aims to uncover the issues that represent the main obstacles regarding work-related mental disorders (tMrt). We analyzed the results of a review on mental health and work surveillance in 2017 and compared it with the results of the second workshop on mental health and work (SM&t) at the X Congress of Epidemiology in that same year. in this article four topics are scored for the understanding of SM&T: the epidemiological data; the current policies for coping with the problem; the understanding of the centrality of work organization; and the strategies of action and intervention in the work environments, or the absence of these, main critical node of the studied phenomenon. In the workshop, it was verified that the SM&T actions carried out by network professionals are incipient and of little visibility; the actions of the centers of reference in the area are, for the most part, health education actions. This study contributes with a critique based on the social sciences, revealing possibilities and strategies for coping with such difficulties, since the context of dealing with work-related mental health problems is a unique challenge for the field of the worker health.
Perfil de morbimortalidade das principais causas de hospitalização entre pessoas idosas no Brasil
Authors: Da Silva Alanna Ribeiro , Rattes Tainá Soares Risso , Da Silva Manuella Franco Cerqueira , Mota Emily Rodrigues , Dos Santos Everton Mateus Azevedo , Dos Santos Kionna Oliveira Bernardes , Ferraz Daniel Dominguez
Published: December 2019

Introdução: O envelhecimento é um indicador de melhoria dos serviços de saúde. O número de idosos passará de 605 milhões, para 2 bilhões, entre os anos de 2000 e 2050. No Brasil, esse fato pode ser visto desde 2013, com uma representação relativa de 13,0% da população total. O envelhecimento compromete habilidades funcionais, aumentando o diagnóstico de doenças crônico-degenerativas, problemas de saúde e internações. Portanto este estudo teve como objetivo descrever as internações hospitalares entre idosos no Brasil. Metodologia: Este é um estudo quantitativo descritivo exploratório com base nas casuísticas de internações hospitalares, com enfoque em dados secundários contidos no Sistema de Informações Hospitalares (SIH/DATASUS), coletados através do formulário de Autorização de Internações Hospitalares (AIH), no período de 2010 a 2016. Resultados: Nos anos de 2010 a 2016, foram registradas 18.448.277 internações de idosos por diferentes causas no país. A pneumonia e a insuficiência cardíaca são as principais causas de internações, com maiores números nas regiões Sul e Sudeste. Além disso, as maiores taxas de concentração de mortalidade estão nestas regiões. Considerações finais: Os resultados encontrados neste trabalho reforçam a necessidade de uma maior utilização da atenção básica de saúde, visto que muitas patologias que acometem essa população são preveníveis e tratáveis.Abstract Introduction: Aging is an indicator of improved health services. The number of elderly people can increase from 605 million to 2 billion years between 2000 and 2050. In Brazil, this can be seen since 2013, with a relative representation of 13.0% of the total population. Aging implicates in functional skills, increases the diagnosis of chronic degenerative diseases, health problems and hospitalizations. Therefore, this study aimed to describe the hospitalizations in brazilian elderly. Methodology: This is an exploratory descriptive quantitative study based on cases of hospitalizations, with secondary data contained in the Hospital Information System (SIH/DATASUS), collected through the Hospitalization Authorization form (AIH), in the period from 2010 to 2016. Results: From 2010 to 2016 18,448,277 hospitalizations of the elderly people were registered because of different causes in the country. Pneumonia and heart failure are the main causes of hospitalization, with higher numbers in the South and Southeast. In addition, the highest mortality concentration rates are in these regions. Conclusions: The results found in this paper reinforce the need for greater use of primary health care, as many pathologies that affect this population can be prevented and treated.
Sistema de Informação do Programa Nacional de Suplementação de Ferro (PNSF)
Authors: Coelho Thereza Christina Bahia , Almeida Samila Nathalia Bispo de
Published: December 2019

Objetivo: realizar uma análise descritiva e crítica sobre o desempenho deste sistema. Método: desenho do tipo retrospectivo com a utilização de dados primários (entrevistas com profissionais de saúde, gestores e usuários do programa), e secundários (dados do SI do PNSF e relatórios da Coordenação Geral de Alimentação e Nutrição, da gestão estadual e municipal, dentre outros documentos). Na análise da qualidade e pertinência da informação foram utilizadas as categorias: completude, confiabilidade, atualidade, acesso, fidedignidade, correção das metas, e coerência da informação com as metas e políticas vigentes. Resultados: apesar do SI dispor de dados de fácil acesso, os resultados apontaram erros no estabelecimento das metas e coberturas do programa e alimentação dos dados. A acessibilidade também foi prejudicada impedindo a utilização dos dados para tomada de decisão tanto no nível local, intermediário e nacional. Ademais, sérios problemas de planejamento decorrentes, pelo menos em parte, da cultura institucional que alicerça as práticas de saúde e mantém a informação como segredo ou recurso de poder político e burocrático, foram encontrados. Conclusão: Estudos e intervenções no sentido do aclaramento e resolução destas questões poderão contribuir para o aprimoramento dos sistemas de informação em saúde, de maneira a permitir o controle e redução da anemia por deficiência de ferro. AbstractObjectives: This article aimed to perform a descriptive and critique analysis of this system performance using as research outline the generation and use of data at the municipal level. Methods: The retrospective design used interviews with health professionals, managers and users of the program as the primary data, and, SI PNSF data and reports from the General Commission of Food and Nutrition, the state and municipal management, among other documents as a secondary material. The quality and relevance of the information was analyzed through the categories: completeness, reliability, timeliness, access, correction of goals and consistency of the information with the goals of health politics. Results: Despite the SI have easily accessible data, the results showed errors in setting national goals and program coverage, in addition to wrong data input by local coordinators. Accessibility was also affected, disallowing the use of data for decision making at the local, intermediate and national levels. Finally, there were serious planning problems arising, at least in part, the institutional culture that underpins health practices and maintains the information as secret or as political and bureaucratic power resource. Conclusion: Studies and interventions towards the clearing and settlement of these issues could contribute to the improvement of health information systems, and in particular the PNSF, so as to allow the control and reduction of iron deficiency anemia in children and pregnant Brazilian women.
Saída do aleitamento materno e uso de estimulantes do apetite: qual a relação?
Authors: Ramos Diego Carneiro , Coelho Thereza Christina Bahia
Published: December 2019

Este artigo procurou observar a relação existente entre o uso de medicamentos estimulantes do apetite e a prática do aleitamento materno, principalmente na busca das lactentes de abandonar o processo de amamentação. O presente estudo faz parte de um quadro de resultados retirados de uma pesquisa qualitativa maior, que tinha como objetivo investigar as razões envolvidas no consumo de medicamentos para estimular o apetite de crianças. O estudo foi realizado por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas com 15 mães residentes de um bairro urbano de uma cidade baiana de pequeno porte. As mães selecionadas deveriam ter administrado em seus filhos menores de cinco anos medicamentos para estimular o apetite dos filhos. Os dados foram analisados com base na técnica de análise de conteúdo. Foi encontrado em algumas mães um olhar reprovador para a preferência da criança pelo leite materno. Um comportamento que deveria ser modificado. O medicamento passa desta forma a ser utilizado como uma estratégia para que a criança perca o interesse pelo leite materno. As mães entrevistadas apresentavam um desejo de não amamentar que tinha relações com a sua significação do que era comer bem. O medicamento apareceu como um instrumento auxiliador no desmame.Abstract This article aims to observe the relationship between the use of appetite stimulant drugs and breastfeeding, specially in the pursuit of nursing mothers to abandon the process of breastfeeding. This study is part of a results framework elaborated from a larger qualitative study that aimed to investigate the reasons involved in the use of appetite stimulants in children. The study was conducted through semistructured interviews with 15 mothers living in an urban neighbourhood of a small town in Bahia. The selected mothers should have administered drugs to stimulate the appetite in their under five years old children. Data were analysed based on the technique of content analysis. It was found in some mothers a disapproving view related to the preference of the child for maternal milk. A behaviour that should be changed. On this case, the drug becomes a strategy for the child to lose interest in the breast milk. The interviewed mothers presented a desire to do not breastfeed the children that had relationship with their concepts of what to eat well is. The medicine represented a supporting tool in weaning.
Polarization dependent cladding modes coupling and spectral analyses of excessively tilted fiber grating
Authors: Shen Fangcheng , Zhou Kaiming , Wang Changle , Jiang Haiming , Peng Di , Xia Hongyan , Xie Kang , Zhang Lin
Published: December 2019

We report on the detailed analyses of mode coupling from fiber core to cladding in excessively tilted fiber gratings (ETFGs). Cladding modes responsible for the typical dual peak pairs in the transmission spectrum of ETFGs are identified with phase matching condition, which suggests two set of dual peak pairs generated from coupling to cladding modes with even and odd azimuthal order. The polarization dependence of those dual peak pairs are also investigated by calculating the coupling coefficients of cladding modes for two orthogonal polarizations. With the calculated coupling coefficients, the measured polarization dependent spectra can be reproduced numerically.
Multi-bit dielectric coding metasurface for EM wave manipulation and anomalous reflection
Authors: Saifullah Yasir , Waqas Abu Bakar , Yang Guo-Min , Xu Feng
Published: December 2019

In this paper, a multi-bit dielectric reflective metasurface is presented for control of electromagnetic (EM) wave scattering and anomalous reflection. The unit cell is designed to act as a 1-, 2-, and 3-bit coding metasurface to attain better control of EM waves. For the 3-bit coding metasurface, the eight digital states have phase responses of 0°, 45°, 90°, 135°, 180°, 225°, 270°, and 315°. The top layer of the proposed metasurface consists of high permittivity material to realize a high Q factor. The proposed multi-bit coding metasurface can reflect the incident EM wave to the desired angle with more than 93% power efficiency. For radar cross section reduction applications, the discrete water cycle algorithm is utilized to obtain an optimal coding matrix for the unit cell arrangement, leading to better diffusion-like scattering, dispersion of the EM wave in all directions, and hence minimal specular reflection. The simulation and experimental results verify that the proposed metasurface is a suitable candidate for control of EM wave scattering and anomalous reflection.
High-performance graphene-integrated thermo-optic switch: design and experimental validation [Invited]
Authors: Li Junying , Huang Yizhong , Song Yi , Li Lan , Zheng Hanyu , Wang Haozhe , Gu Tian , Richardson Kathleen , Kong Jing , Hu Juejun , Lin Hongtao
Published: December 2019

The extraordinary optical properties of single-layer graphene have spurred the development of a variety of photonic components. We have previously demonstrated a scalable and versatile platform to facilitate the integration of graphene and other 2-D materials with chalcogenide glass-based planar photonics. In this paper, we detail the design criteria and optimization guidelines towards high-performance graphene-integrated thermo-optic (TO) switches based on the chalcogenide glass-on-graphene platform. Notably, absorption loss of graphene can be reduced to < 20 dB/cm when it is sandwiched inside photonic structures capitalizing on the anisotropic absorption property of graphene. We quantify energy efficiency of the TO switch, showing that the choice of cladding materials plays a critical role in improving device efficiency. Furthermore, we report a record TO switching efficiency of 10 nm/mW via judicious engineering of the overlap between optical mode and thermal profile.
ELI: Open for Business
Authors: Wills Stewart
Published: January 2020

After a decade of design, construction and commissioning, the
European sites housing some of the world’s most powerful ultrafast
lasers are making the transition to user facilities driving new
science.
Understanding the educational value of the film Please Vote for Me: The case for a pedagogical course in citizenship education
Authors: Wong Mei-Yee
Published: December 2019

Studies have demonstrated the importance of citizenship education for preservice teachers; however, studies on citizenship education pedagogies in university programmes have been rare. This small-scale study furthers the discussions in western and Chinese literature regarding the documentary film Please Vote for Me. By using the film in a citizenship and moral education curriculum course, this study explored undergraduate students' perceptions of using the documentary film Please Vote for Me and their actual learning experiences and outcomes. Data were collected through student interviews, reflective journals and worksheets. The study revealed that, overall, the students appreciated learning by using documentary films; they learned reflection and critical thinking skills and about the concept of democracy. They also discussed the educational topics in the film and reflected on the expected teacher and parent roles of citizenship education. The study provides empirical evidence to supplement the literature on citizenship teaching and learning in teacher education by using a documentary film as a resource.
Civic perspective-taking: Examining how young children engage with locally relevant public issues
Authors: Toledo William
Published: December 2019

This manuscript examines the civic perspective-taking of second-grade students in three majority non-white classrooms as they participated in a civics unit with a perspective-taking focus. Specifically, this work examines student learning related to key concepts within the unit through analyses of individual student work samples and small group work and discussions. Based on these data, a rubric of learning civic perspective-taking and related concepts is presented. Patterns in student work are examined through three student exemplars that demonstrate advanced, developed and limited levels of understanding of key concepts throughout the unit. Larger patterns of student understandings from these three classrooms are also discussed.
Learning to live together in polarized and pluralistic societies: Hong Kong teachers' views of democratic values versus patriotic values
Authors: Wong Koon Lin , Lee Chi Kin John
Published: December 2019

Under 'One Country, Two Systems', 'good citizens' – as supported by pro-democratic positions – and 'good citizens' – as promoted by the Chinese government – are seemingly in contradiction with each another based on their values and ideologies in Hong Kong. The competing values of citizenship are demonstrated by deep divisions within Hong Kong society, with pro-democratic groups advocating democratic values and initiating societal transformation, and their pro-establishment counterparts highlighting patriotic values and sustaining the status quo. From an educational perspective, teachers take on an essential role in the implementation of education policies designed to cultivate students who are 'good citizens'. This research employed a mixed-methods approach to examine Hong Kong teachers' perceptions of 'good citizens' based on their affinity with democratic and patriotic values. The findings indicated that rather than conflicting, patriotic values tended to be complementary to democratic values. Moreover, critical patriotic citizens with multiple identities who participate rationally and constructively in social and political activities might be more likely to facilitate democratic development in Hong Kong. These findings have implications for policy-makers responsible for the citizenship education and preparation of future citizens living within polarized and pluralistic societies, and they highlight the value of learning to live together in a complex world.
Controversies are no excuse: Citizenship education in Spain
Authors: Buxarrais Maria Rosa , Ortega Eric
Published: December 2019

Here we discuss the current situation of citizenship education in Spain, briefly reviewing its legal and political context, and taking into account a questionnaire administered to an intentional sample of key informants. We argue that even though the compulsory subject 'education for citizenship and human rights' was ruled out from our classrooms, due to the numerous controversies that it raised, there still remain multiple individual and institutional initiatives that aim to form responsible, active and critical citizens. In general terms, however, it is clear there has been a backward step in this respect, especially because as an essential ingredient of democracy, controversial issues should be seen as opportunities or stimuli for learning, not as topics to be avoided or censored. Finally we recommend, among other things, to reinstate citizenship education as a compulsory subject (not as an alternative to religious education); to amend the current scientism, and other flaws, of our current legislation; to improve teachers' preparation for citizenship and values education, especially for a constructive handling of controversial issues (this requires clarification of the meaning of 'curricular free speech' among us); and to foster systematic research and dissemination efforts to optimize the civic qualities of our school cultures.
Theatrical realism in manga: Performativity of gender in Minako Narita's Alien Street
Authors: Anan Nobuko
Published: December 2019

This article examines different conceptions of realism in theatre and manga by focusing on gender performance in Minako Narita's manga, Alien Street (1980–84). It depicts a male actor who plays female roles in realist theatre productions. I argue that the believability of this gender performance stems in part from the conventions of manga realism, where non-realistic signs are used to mark gender distinctions. However, in contrast to these conventions, this manga also highlights the performative nature of gender by revealing how a realist stage forces the performers to cite and repeat the conventional gendered practices. In doing so, Alien Street mixes manga and theatre realism and complicates our understanding of gender conventions.
Adaptation in Japanese media mix franchising: Usagi Drop from page to screens
Authors: Denison Rayna
Published: December 2019

Japanese media franchising is normally discussed in relation to long-running chains of serial transmedia production known in Japan as 'media mix'. I argue that this focus on the biggest of Japanese franchises is over-determining how we conceptualize the flows of adaptation in Japanese media culture. Therefore, in this article, I focus on a short-lived franchise based around Yumi Unita's manga Usagi Drop (literally, Bunny Drop, 2009–11) in order to think about the media mix as a set of relational adaptation processes. In the space of just a few months in 2011, this manga about a young man adopting his grandfather's illegitimate daughter became the seemingly unlikely source of a transmedia franchise that included television animation and live action film. Focusing on such a short-lived cycle of production allows me to reconsider how Japanese franchise media texts relate to one another, and to decentre anime as the defacto core medium in Japanese franchising. Expanding the view of Japanese media mix adaptations, I consider how both internal and external factors can influence media franchising and adaptation practices in contemporary Japan. Retracing the production discourses around the creation of the Usagi Drop franchise therefore allows me to reconsider the concept of media mix as adaptation practice and process in Japan.
Interpretative negotiation with gender norms in shōjo manga adaptations of The Changelings
Authors: Oshiyama Michiko , Watabe Kohki
Published: December 2019

The Changelings is a classic work of traditional Japanese literature. In the modern era, it has been adapted into Japanese comics repeatedly. This article examines three shōjo manga, or girls' comics, adaptations of The Changelings published between 1984 and 2018. Taken together, the three manga evidence the different situations in which women were embedded in the 1980s and the 2010s and provide different interpretative alternatives to female readers. Manga adaptations of The Changelings crystallized gender norms in Japanese society and women's responses to and struggles with those norms by taking advantage of the gender-switching plot that originated in the twelfth century.
Laserterapia para tratamento de parestesia do Nervo Alveolar Inferior após extrações de terceiros molares inferiores: Revisão de Literatura / Laser therapy for lower alveolar nerve parestesia after lower thir molar extractions: Literature Review
Authors: Matos Fernanda Xavier , Ladeia Júnior Luciano Ferreira , Ladeia Fernando De Góes
Published: December 2019

A laserterapia consiste na terapia para tratar algumas situações clínicas, como a parestesia, por meio de uma fonte de luz de baixa potência, com a finalidade de regenerar o tecido afetado, assim como aliviar os possíveis sintomas dolorosos. Nesse sentido, este estudo tem por objetivo relatar, por meio de uma revisão de literatura, como a terapia por meio do laser pode se tornar benéfica em casos de parestesia do Nervo Alveolar Inferior, nos casos de extrações de terceiros molares inferiores.  Foram, então, pesquisados artigos dos últimos 6 anos, nas diversas bases de dados online, com descritores específicos, a fim de realizar uma revisão de literatura completa. Os artigos encontrados foram selecionados conforme os critérios de inclusão e exclusão pré-estabelecidos, dando início à escrita do trabalho. No procedimento de exodontia dos terceiros molares inferiores é comum algumas intercorrências, como a lesão do Nervo Alveolar Inferior, o que pode provocar uma parestesia. Essa situação pode se tornar um desafio, no que tange a sua terapia. Diante dos artigos analisados, observa-se que o tratamento com fonte de luz, a laserterapia, tem se tornado um tratamento em potencial para esses casos.
Benefícios da Alta Frequência na Acne Vulgar Grau II: Uma Revisão de Literatura / Benefits of High Frequency in Acne Vulgar Grade II: A Literature Review
Authors: Coqueiro Maria Eduarda Costa , Santos Juliana Amorim Borba
Published: December 2019

O presente trabalho visa abordar os benefícios da Alta Frequência para o tratamento da acne vulgar grau II. Desse modo, o objetivo principal consiste em descrever tais benefícios considerando a utilização dessa terapia no tratamento da acne vulgar. Em se tratando da metodologia, dedicou-se ao desenvolvimento de uma pesquisa de revisão de literatura com caráter descritivo e com base em livros e artigos publicados nas plataformas SCIELO, Google Acadêmico, LILACS, DEDALUS, dentre outras. Os periódicos foram selecionados por meio de utilização de descritores específicos e com data de publicação entre os anos 2010 a 2016. A acne vulgar é uma inflamação crônica que ocorre na região pilosebácea, afetando as regiões do tórax e do rosto do indivíduo. Geralmente este acometimento se dá, na maioria das vezes, em adolescentes, muito embora possa se manifestar em todas as idades, inclusive em indivíduos acima dos 50 anos, devido a fatores como estresse, má alimentação e tratamentos medicamentosos. O tratamento da acne vulgar tem como foco, prevenir ou tratar lesões e reduzir o desconforto causado pelas inflamações, trazendo o aspecto saudável à pele, prevenindo ou minimizando a formação de cicatrizes. Nesse contexto, concluiu-se que a Alta Frequência (AF) é um dos tratamentos indicados para o tratamento da acne vulgar que apresenta resultados eficazes, por ser versátil e se destacar como bactericida anti-séptico e antiinflamatório capaz de formar ozônio na superfície da pele reparando os tecidos acometidos pela acne.
Marketing Contábil Digital: Um Estudo Bibliográfico / Digital Accounting Marketing: A Bibliographical Study
Authors: Julião Lucas Dantas , Gomes Filho Antoniel Dos Santos
Published: December 2019

Na atualidade os escritórios contábeis têm percebido que também dependem de boas estratégias de marketing para conquistar e fidelizar os clientes, assim como qualquer outro ramo de negócio. Desse modo, o presente estudo tem como objetivo analisar quais são as estratégias de marketing digital utilizadas pelos escritórios de contabilidade, através de uma revisão bibliográfica. A pesquisa é de natureza básica, qualitativa, com a aplicação do método bibliográfico, com base nas plataformas SPELL (Scientific Periodicals Eletronic Library) e SCIELO (Scientific Eletronic Library OnLine). Pode-se considerar que o marketing digital liga os contadores e escritórios contábeis no mercado aos potenciais clientes ofertas de serviços de valor que sejam efetivamente percebidas por eles. Todavia, os profissionais de contabilidade devem estar em observância junto ao Código de Ética da profissão.
Reflexões acerca de Mulheres em Cargos de Gestão nas Organizações Empresariais / Reflections on Women in Office Management in Business Organizations
Authors: Nascimento Luana Nogueira , Gomes Filho Antoniel Dos Santos
Published: December 2019

O presente estudo tem como objetivo apresentar reflexões a partir de uma revisão bibliográfica sobre as dificuldades das mulheres em angariar cargos de gestão nas organizações empresariais. Especificamente busca-se apresentar os conceitos de gestão da diversidade; e, descrever a partir dos estudos já publicados quais são as dificuldades cotidianas que as mulheres enfrentam socialmente e no mercado. A metodologia utilizada para realização do presente estudo foi de abordagem quantitativa. Os objetivos possuem um caráter exploratório, sendo estudo é classificado como bibliográfico. Considera-se que as mulheres ainda enfrentam barreiras sociais e empresariais para alcançar cargos de gestão e liderança. Desse modo, faz-se necessário reconhecer esse fenômeno e buscar políticas públicas e empresariais no campo da diversidade.
Qualidade de Vida de Funcionários de serviços gerais em uma Instituição de Ensino / Quality of Life of General Service Employees in an Educational Institution
Authors: Lucena Marco Antônio Kroger de , Sampaio Leonardo Costa
Published: December 2019

A qualidade de vida do trabalhador é fundamental para garantir o bem-estar dos funcionários e colaboradores de uma instituição, assim quando o mesmo é afetado reflete nos resultados da empresa e na satisfação e motivação do mesmo. Por isso é importante avaliar e analisar as condições de trabalhos oferecidas aos funcionários possibilitando assim chegar ao diagnostico, prevenção e intervenção. O estudo tem como objetivo avaliar a qualidade de vida e estilo de vida de funcionários dos serviços gerais em uma instituição de ensino. O método de pesquisa é exploratório descritivo de abordagem quantitativa realizado em uma instituição de ensino superior na cidade de Vitoria da Conquista/BA. Para coleta de dados os colaboradores responderam o questionário da SF-36 e perfil individual de estilo de e qualidade de vida proposto por Nahas. Os escores de qualidade de vida dos funcionários submetidos a serviços gerais trabalho geralmente não foram altos, principalmente em relação aos domínios dor, saúde mental, limitação por aspectos físicos e vitalidade. Por sua vez, os melhores domínios da avaliação foram relacionados à capacidade funcional e aspectos sociais. Portanto, é necessário implementar medidas para avaliar a eficácia dos ajustes e adaptações do trabalho, para que esses processos possam melhorar a saúde ocupacional.