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Balanço bibliométrico da produção científica em Educação Física e Educação Especial oriunda de teses e dissertações
Authors: Sacardo Michele Silva , Hayashi Maria Cristina Piumbato Innocentini
Published: December 2016

Este artigo apresenta os resultados de uma pesquisa que verificou como se configura a produção científica oriunda de dissertações e teses na interface entre Educação Física e Educação Especial, consolidada em artigos, livros e capítulos de livros. Adotou-se como metodologia de pesquisa a análise bibliométrica. Os resultados obtidos mostraram que 58% das publicações geradas pelas dissertações/teses foram publicadas sob a forma de artigos, seguidas dos capítulos (29%) e livros (13%), confirmando o que indica a literatura de referência, ou seja, que o canal de publicação mais utilizado pelos pesquisadores para divulgar seus trabalhos é a publicação de artigo científico em periódico. Tais achados também indicaram que o ato de publicar vem tomando outras dimensões e o próprio modelo vigente de avaliação da pós-graduação conduzida pela Capes possui notória influência nesse processo que norteia a produção do conhecimento.
Experiência didática utilizando o Portal de Periódicos da Capes no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Recursos Pesqueiros e Aquicultura da Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
Authors: Soares Maria Do Carmo Figueredo
Published: December 2016

Este é um relato de experiência do oferecimento das disciplinas Seminários I e II do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Recursos Pesqueiros da Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, utilizando como instrumento didático o Portal de Periódicos da Capes, tanto para a reestruturação das disciplinas propriamente ditas como para o seu desenvolvimento com os alunos da pós-graduação. Essa construção teve como premissa o compromisso com uma universidade crítico-reflexiva, com a qualidade do ensino e a exploração de um recurso disponível, pois com a internet havia o acesso on-line de parte importante da produção científica por meio do Portal de Periódicos da Capes, que contém mais de 15 mil títulos de periódicos de dados científicos nacionais e internacionais.
Da concepção à implantação da pós-graduação na UFABC: o Programa em Nanociências e Materiais Avançados
Authors: Milioni Armando Zeferino , Dalpian Gustavo Martini , Gonçalves Janaina
Published: December 2016

A Nanociência abrange diversas áreas de atuação e seu crescimento permitirá o desenvolvimento das chamadas Nanotecnologias. No mesmo cenário de inovação, em 2006, surge a Universidade Federal do ABC, a partir de um plano de expansão do Ministério da Educação e Cultura. Em março de 2007, a Universidade submete à Capes um conjunto de APCNs, que incluía Nanociências e Materiais Avançados como uma área multidisciplinar, o que gerou um programa de pós-graduação com esse mesmo título. Pouco mais de dois anos depois, o programa tem diversas dissertações de mestrado defendidas com sucesso e um futuro bastante promissor. Este artigo conta a história da concepção da pós-graduação da UFABC, com ênfase no Programa de Nanociências e Materiais Avançados.
Formação continuada de professores de Matemática da educação básica em um contexto de implementação de inovações curriculares
Authors: Angélica da Fontoura Garcia Silva Ruy César Pietropaolo, Tânia Maria Mendo , Campos Tânia Maria Mendonça , Garcia Silva Angélica Da Fontoura
Published: December 2016

O propósito deste estudo é analisar as reflexões realizadas sobre a prática docente por um grupo de 15 professores de Matemática em um contexto de estudo das inovações curriculares que ora são implementadas em escolas estaduais da educação básica. Essa pesquisa, desenvolvida no âmbito do projeto Observatório da Educação, foi guiada pela questão: a discussão sobre inovações curriculares favorece a reflexão do professor a respeito de sua prática docente de modo a promover mudanças? Esse estudo indicou certo nível de reflexão pelos professores, mas, para analisar as transformações dessa prática, é fundamental acompanhar o desenvolvimento das inovações no âmbito da sala de aula. Convém ressaltar que as reflexões sobre a prática foram sensivelmente acompanhadas de argumentos questionadores sobre a relevância e a validade da iniciativa de se implementar uma base curricular comum para as escolas de São Paulo.
Iniciação científica no ensino médio: um modelo de aproximação da escola com a universidade por meio do método científico
Authors: Gomes Heck Thiago , Maslinkiewicz Alexandre , Sant'Helena Míriam Gil , Riva Leonardo , Lagranha Denise , Senna Sueli Moreno , Dallacorte Vera Lucia Cislaghi , Grangeiro (in memoriam) Marcelo Engelke , Curi Rui , Bittencourt Paulo Ivo Homem de
Published: December 2016

Este artigo descreve o programa educacional  “Iniciação Científica no Ensino Médio: um Modelo de Aproximação da Escola com a Universidade por meio do Método Científico”, que é desenvolvido em Porto Alegre desde 1999. Trata-se de um projeto desenvolvido em colaboração com a Pró-Reitoria de Pesquisa da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (PROPESQ/UFRGS), Pró-Reitoria de Extensão da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (PROREXT/UFRGS) e Secretaria de Educação do Rio Grande do Sul. Nesse programa, o método científico foi introduzido no currículo do ensino médio, de sorte a garantir um melhor rendimento dos alunos na universidade no futuro. Os estudantes, acompanhados de professores da mesma escola, vão a laboratórios da universidade (UFRGS) para aprender e desenvolver projetos de pesquisa científica em trabalhos originais aos sábados. Os estudos continuam na escola durante a semana. Fisiologia Médica foi o ponto de partida para a investigação científica. O programa é baseado no fato de que o uso do método científico para resolver problemas contextuais da vida quotidiana permite o desenvolvimento de procedimentos neurais universais para a resolução de inúmeros outros tipos de problemas. Isso se deve, em parte, ao impacto emocional que essas rotinas neurais impõem ao cérebro humano. Assim, e baseados nos resultados que vimos obtendo ao longo desses anos, acreditamos que o programa consiga desenvolver uma circuitaria cerebral autoestimulatória ligada ao sistema de recompensa do cérebro, que transforma o aprendizado em prazer, promovendo uma educação de alta qualidade.
Ensino de Ciências de qualidade na perspectiva dos professores de nível médio: construindo uma comunidade de pesquisadores
Authors: Queiroz Glória Regina Pessôa Campello , Braz da Silva Alcina Maria Testa , Valle dos Santos Flávia Rezende , Machado Maria Auxiliadora Delgado , Nascimento Silvania Sousa do , Ostermann Fernanda , Pinheiro Nathan , Duarte (in memorian) Márcia Sampaio , Schwartz Luziane Beyruth , Comissanha Roberta , Marques do Val Endy Nadelli Mari , Souza Josiane de
Published: December 2016

Neste trabalho, apresentamos alguns resultados preliminares de uma pesquisa desenvolvida na forma de rede interinstitucional no âmbito do projeto Observatório da Educação/Capes entre grupos ligados a universidades em três estados brasileiros sobre o tema Qualidade da Educação em Ciências. O cerne metodológico da pesquisa foi a realização de grupos focais com professores de ciências do ensino médio para a discussão de questões relacionadas ao tema escolhido nas universidades participantes do projeto, cujos dados produzidos vêm sendo analisados. Além disso, ressaltamos como os alunos envolvidos no projeto deparam com uma situação ímpar de horizontalidade, na qual convivem com professores/pesquisadores e distintas formas de investigar, em um cenário de contínua reflexão e construção de conhecimento.
A Política Nacional de Formação de Professores entre 2005 e 2010: a nova Capes e o Sistema Universidade Aberta do Brasil
Authors: Costa Celso José da , Cruz Duran Maria Renata da
Published: December 2016

Neste artigo, apresentamos a contribuição e os desafios da nova Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (Capes) na gestão do Sistema Universidade Aberta do Brasil (UAB), entre 2005 e 2010, em face da Política Nacional de Formação de Professores.
Dynamics of Recovery of Functions of the Nasal Cavity in Patients with Aspirin-Intolerant Polypous Rhinosinusitis in the Postoperative Period
Authors: Koshel Ivanna
Published: December 2016

Surgical interventions in the nasal cavity are accompanied by reactive phenomena in the postoperative period. On their background the process of physiological regeneration is disorganized resulting in impaired physiological functions of the nasal cavity.The objective of the research was to study the recovery process of the main physiological functions of the nasal cavity in patients with aspirin-intolerant polypous rhinosinusitis in the postoperative period.Materials and methods. 80 patients with aspirin-intolerant polypous rhinosinusitis at the age of 24-57 years were operated on.All the patients were divided into 2 groups: the control group included 30 patients; the main group comprised 50 patients.Patients of the control group received nasal cavity cleaning, nasal mucosa anemisation, irrigation therapy since the first day of the postoperative period.Patients of the main group received an herbal drug BNO-101 additionally. The effectiveness was assessed on the 3rd, 7th and 10th days of treatment.Results. The postoperative rehabilitation with the inclusion of botanical preparation BNO-101 provided a significant improvement of nasal breathing, mucociliary transport rate and indicators of nasal peak flowmetry compared to the control group. Despite subjective improvement of nasal breathing the indicators of the peak expiratory flow rate in the main group were 34.2% lower than the norm while in the control group they were 54.7% lower than normal ones thereby justifying further treatment.Conclusions. The postoperative rehabilitation of patients with aspirin-intolerant polypous rhinosinusitis provided more rapid improvement of the main functions of the nasal cavity compared to the control group.
Changes in Densitometric Values in the Comprehensive Treatment of Generalized Periodontitis in Patients with Osteopenia
Authors: Yarmoshuk Iryna , Rozhko Mykola , Pelekhan Lubomir
Published: December 2016

The issue of surgical treatment of patients with generalized periodontitis and osteopenia is particularly topical. Numerous studies have confirmed the benefits of surgical treatment procedures using osteoplastic material to stimulate repair process of periodontal tissues. The objective of the research was to improve the effectiveness of surgical treatment of patients with generalized periodontitis and osteopenia through the combined use of osteoplastic material and antiresorptive drugs in the preoperative and postoperative periods.93 patients underwent treatment and clinical observation. The patients were divided into three groups. Group I included 20 patients who underwent surgical treatment according to conventional procedure. Group II included 25 patients who underwent surgical treatment with local application of osteoplastic material “Easy Graft”. Surgical treatment in Group III (26 patients) was conducted using osteoplastic material “Easy Graft” and antiresorptive drug “Bonviva”. Experimental group consisted of 22 apparently healthy individuals. The obtained results indicated that surgical treatment using osteoplastic material and antiresorptive drug contributes to the most significant positive effect determined according to the dynamics of densitometric values. Combined use of osteoplastic material “Easy Graft” and antiresorptive drug “Bonviva” leads to stable process stabilization being confirmed by densitometric study indices both in early and in remote postoperative period.
Estudo comparativo da frequência cardíaca obtida por dispositivo oscilométrico e monitor multiparamétrico em cadelas durante ovariossalpingohisterectomia
Authors: Rodrigues Daniel Serafim de Andrade , Silva Francisco Lima , Silva Catarina Rafaela Alves da , Barbosa Yago Gabriel da Silva , Silva Thiago Sousa da
Published: December 2016

Monitoring of vital signs of animals is essential during anesthesia procedures and surgery being the heart rate (HR) one of the parameters evaluated and it is necessary to use reliable methods. Aiming to evaluate the accuracy of two methods of measuring HR in dogs, there was a comparative study of two devices used for this purpose, these being an oscillometric measuring equipment (Petmap®) and a heart monitor multiparameter (Cardiovet). 71 healthy young bitches were evaluated under inhalation anesthesia during surgery elective ovariohysterectomy with isoflurane. From the beginning of the surgery, which lasted 30 minutes on average, the values of heart rate were measured by both devices every 10 minutes, for a total of three measurements per animal. We calculated the average of the three measured values and used the average for descriptive and evaluation by the Student t test statistic. The results for the oscillometric machine and heart monitor were respectively 106.35 and 108.56 ± 16:15 ± 20.28 bpm, not statistically different (p> 0.05). This shows the similarity of the accuracy of the two devices in measuring the heart rate of dogs, indicating that the choice of equipment can be charged to the veterinarian, according to your need in the medical and surgical clinic, since the oscillometric device measures well as blood pressure and heart monitor additionally provides electrocardiographic data.
Sindrome de Villaret y paraganglioma cervical: Reporte de caso con consideraciones especiales
Authors: Espinosa Jovel Camilo Alfonso , Vincos Gustavo B , Hedmont Daniel , Sobrino Mejía Fidel Ernesto
Published: December 2016

El síndrome de Villaret está caracterizado por una serie de alteraciones de la unión craniocervical, con un compromiso específico de los nervios craneales IX, X, XI y XII, así como la cadena simpática cervical. Desde la primera descripción realizada por Maurice Villaret, se han descrito algunos casos, donde la gran mayoría de las lesiones están localizadas en el espacio retrofaringeo o retroparotideo, y usualmente corresponde a tumores, lesiones vasculares o procesos infecciosos. Presentamos el caso de una paciente con un síndrome de Villaret secundario a un paraganglioma cervical.
Anotaciones para una historia de Acta Neurológica Colombiana
Authors: Pérez Germán Enrique
Published: December 2016

La aparición de una publicación científica seriedad, reconocida como órgano oficial de una asociación de médicos especialista, consolida el ciclo de profesionalización de un saber o conocimiento y afianza su imagen social en la comunidad en general y en la comunidad científica en particular. Estas anotaciones para una historia de Acta Neurológica Colombiana cubren ese período inicial y establecen las condiciones profesionales y educativas en las cuales se creó y desarrolló la publicación oficial de la Asociación Colombiana de Neurología. Muestran, de forma paralela, cómo la comunidad científica y el país diseñaron y pusieron en marcha un sistema de ciencia y tecnología que entre sus primeras acciones adoptó un sistema de clasificación para las revista científicas que privilegió los criterios numéricos de la bibliometría como indicadores de visibilidad.
Introducción a la historia de la esclerosis múltiple
Authors: Covo Torres Pedro
Published: December 2016

La esclerosis múltiple (EM) fue descrita inicialmente en un documento escandinavo y dos siglos más tarde en el diario de una santa holandesa. Mucho después, comenzando el siglo XVIII, se reportó un caso aislado y no es sino hasta el siglo XIX cuando la enfermedad se presenta con mayor frecuencia. En la primera mitad de este siglo se referenció un paciente en la literatura médica y se divulgaron dos atlas de patología. A partir de entonces, a lo largo de la segunda mitad del siglo XIX, se desarrolló la concepción moderna de la EM, partiendo de los relatos de Frerichs, en Alemania, y más tarde de Charcot, a la cabeza de la Pitié-Salpêtrière. Pero es durante el siglo pasado que la EM alcanzó su madurez con el surgimiento de los criterios diagnósticos, el concepto de la remielinización, la neuroimagen y el tratamiento farmacológico. En el siglo XXI, a partir del avance tecnológico ydel mejor conocimiento de la enfermedad, se proponen nuevos criterios diagnósticos y se utilizan alternativas terapéuticas orales y anticuerpos monoclonales. En este siglo representan un gran desafío los adelantos en genética, biomarcadores y medicamentos de mayor eficacia.
Tiempo puerta-TAC antes y después de la implementación de una vía clínica para la atención de los pacientes que ingresan con diagnóstico de ACV isquémico hiperagudo al servicio de urgencias del Hospital de San José
Authors: Triana Javier D. , Becerra Gina P.
Published: December 2016

Introducción: El ataque cerebrovascular (ACV) isquémico es una patología frecuente, con una prevalencia de 500-600 por 100.000 personas en población blanca y una tasa de 5,54 millones de muertes al año. La terapia trombolítica mejora el pronóstico a largo plazo del ACV cuando es usada dentro de las 4,5 horas de ingreso. El uso de vía clínica ha demostrado reducir los tiempos de atención en patologías con un tratamiento específico como el ACV.

Objetivo: Determinar el efecto de la implementación de una vía clínica para la atención de los pacientes con ACV hiperagudo en la reducción del tiempo puerta-tomografía de cráneo (TAC) simple.

Materiales y métodos: Estudio del antes y después de la implementación de una vía clínica para la atención de los pacientes con ACV hiperagudo en el servicio de urgencias. Se midieron las variables demográficas y los intervalos de tiempo puerta-TAC, puerta-valoración por neurología y puerta-trombolisis.

Resultados: La media de edad antes fue de 68,8 años (DE 13), y después, de 70 años (DE 12). La mediana (RIQ) de tiempo puerta-TAC simple fue de 33 (18,5-54) minutos antes y 6,5 (-9 - 30) después. La mediana (RIQ) del tiempo ingreso - val. neurología 90 (16-116) antes y 38 (11,5-110) después. La mediana (RIQ) del tiempo ingreso - trombolisis fue 74 (53-119) antes y 86 (45-100) después. Aumentó el porcentaje de pacientes con ecocardiograma y doppler de carótidas solicitados al ingreso. El porcentaje de pacientes llevados a terapia trombolítica fue similar.

Conclusión: la implementación de una vía clínica reduce el tiempo puerta-TAC simple, encontrándose una diferencia estadística (p: 0,017) entre las medianas de tiempo antes y después.
Prevalencia y factores de riesgo psicosociales de la depresión en un grupo de adultos mayores en Bogotá
Authors: Salazar Ana M. , Plata Sandra J. , Reyes María F. , Gómez Paola , Pardo Diana , Ríos Jonathan , Galvis Paula , Montalvo Camila , Sánchez Erick , Pedraza Olga L.
Published: December 2016

Introducción: la depresión es una enfermedad de alta prevalencia en adultos mayores. En Colombia su prevalencia se ha descrito entre 1,2 a 12% en mayores que viven en comunidad.

Objetivo: estimar la prevalencia de depresión en un muestra de adultos mayores de Bogotá y describir los factores de riesgo psicosocial asociados.

Material y métodos: se realizó un estudio de corte transversal observacional-descriptivo, en 889 adultos mayores autónomos. La depresión fue evaluada con el test de depresión geriátrica Yesavage y los factores de riesgo con la sección de acontecimientos vitales del cuestionario Predict.

Resultados: el 74% de la muestra estuvo constituida por mujeres, la media de edad fue de 72,51 (DS 9,4) años y la escolaridad promedio en años fue de 7,50 (DS 5,64). Así mismo, se estimó una prevalencia de depresión del 18,6%, siendo mayor en mujeres (20%) y (18%) en sujetos entre 70 y 79 años, los adultos con baja escolaridad sumaron un 43%, y el 22% lo constituyeron personas dependientes económicamente. Por otra parte, se encontró relación entre la depresión y cinco de los factores de riesgo psicosocial conocidos como acontecimientos vitales adversos: insomnio, vivir solo, padecer enfermedades crónicas, haber sufrido una crisis económica, y la muerte de un familiar o amigo cercano en el último año.

Conclusión: la prevalencia de depresión en un grupo de personas mayores de la comunidad en Bogotá es más alta que lo descrito previamente en Colombia y por la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS). Programas que reduzcan la soledad en la vejez y protejan a la mujer y a los mayores con menos escolaridad podrían mitigar esta condición.
Queratopatía neurotrófica severa en paciente con compromiso bilateral del reflejo palpebral con diferente sustrato neurológico pos-TEC: reporte de un caso
Authors: Zuluaga Rodas María Isabel , Suárez-Escudero Juan Camilo
Published: December 2016

Se presenta el caso de un paciente que experimentó un TEC severo, asociado a fracturas de huesos craneales y lesión de pares craneales: II par izquierdo, ramas sensitivas corneales y oculares de la primera rama del trigémino derecho, y VII par izquierdo. Secundario a lo anterior, en el paciente se alteró el reflejo palpebral de manera bilateral, pero con un sustrato neurológico diferente. Con el paso del tiempo, ya en fase crónica pos-TEC, el paciente desarrolló una queratopatía neurotrófica severa. Es un caso llamativo por la correlación neuroanatómica que exige y el papel trófico epitelial que representa el nervio trigémino a nivel corneal y porque otorga información al personal médico en neurociencias clínicas para predecir la aparición de una complicación compleja de tratar como lo es la queratopatía neurotrófica. Son escasos los reportes en la literatura de esta temática, asociada a TEC y lesión de diferentes pares craneanos.
Síndrome del uno y medio secundario a ataque cerebrovascular isquémico vertebrobasilar
Authors: Severiche Bueno Diego , Peralta Marcela , Romero Diana , Henao Claudia , Restrepo Jorge , Nassar Andrea , Portilla Adriana , Salazar Carlos
Published: December 2016

El síndrome del uno y medio es una entidad que se caracteriza por parálisis de la mirada conjugada horizontal y alteración del fascículo longitudinal medial (FLM) ipsilateral secundario a diversas etiologías, entre las que se incluye el ataque cerebrovascular (ACV). Se describen dos casos de pacientes que consultaron por hemiparesia, incapacidad para realizar movimientos horizontales en uno de los ojos y abducción forzada del ojo contralateral e imposibilidad para la aducción. En ambos casos los estudios demostraron la presencia de un ACV isquémico vertebrobasilar como origen del síndrome; el reconocimiento de la fisiología de la mirada conjugada es fundamental en el abordaje del paciente y permite realizar un diagnóstico exacto a partir de una historia clínica detallada y una evaluación física minuciosa.
Hemicraniectomia decompresiva en un paciente de 5 años con ataque cerebrovascular isquémico en el territorio de la arteria cerebral media derecha: presentación de caso clínico y revisión de la literatura
Authors: García Marco Fabián , Suárez Fabio , Rodríguez Jesús
Published: December 2016

El ataque cerebrovascular (ACV) isquémico en la infancia es una entidad poco común que se ha venido incrementando en frecuencia y representa una patología de alto riesgo de eventos adversos en los niños; adicionalmente, es una patología de difícil manejo y con múltiples recurrencias. Los pacientes pediátricos que presentan esta clase de patología y que llegan al servicio de urgencias pediátricas son difíciles para establecer un diagnóstico e instaurar un manejo rápido, ya que esta entidad presenta múltiples diagnósticos diferenciales y por su baja incidencia no se tienen algoritmos claros y terapias rápidas y seguras para contrarrestar el compromiso neurológico severo del paciente. Esto se debe a que existen pocos estudios realizados en ACV pediátrico que describan el manejo médico adecuado o las intervenciones necesarias en esta patología, por lo cual no se tienen pautas claras para contrarrestar el evento agudo. Por lo tanto, se tienen intervenciones como trombectomía y la hemicraniectomia decompresiva, lo que lleva al paciente pediátrico a un riesgo mayor, pero tienen respuesta favorable en la mortalidad, con una recuperación favorable. Presentamos el caso clínico de un paciente pediátrico con ACV de territorio de arteria cerebral media derecha, su diagnóstico y tratamiento definitivo, con revisión de la literatura.
Encefalopatía e infarto del globus pallidum bilateral, secundarios a intoxicación con disulfiram. Reporte de caso pediátrico
Authors: Henao López Adriana Isabel , Pérez Zuluaica Juan Camilo , Cornejo Ochoa José William
Published: December 2016

El disulfiram (Antabuse®) es un fármaco que se usa ampliamente en pacientes con consumo crónico de alcohol, como parte del tratamiento del alcoholismo, con el fin de producir síntomas desagradables al mezclarse con etanol, por incremento de acetaldehído. Aunque se han descrito casos de intoxicación aun sin ingesta de alcohol con dosis terapéuticas y más comúnmente por sobredosis en adultos, son pocos los casos que se han descrito en niños.

Se presenta a continuación el caso de un niño con intoxicación aguda por disulfiram, quien presentó en la fase aguda somnolencia que evolucionó a estupor; concomitantemente presentó crisis convulsivas, vómito, deshidratación, rigidez, temblor distal y diaforesis; al egreso, con secuelas neurológicas severas, caracterizadas por distonía bilateral y signos piramidales como resultado de lesión bilateral de los ganglios basales documentada por imagenología.
Conectividad funcional en un paciente con alucinaciones complejas. Un caso de autoscopia
Authors: Ochoa John Fredy , Ascencio José Luis , Zapata Jose F.
Published: December 2016

La autoscopia, del griego autos (sí mismo) y skopeo (mirar), son alucinaciones complejas durante las cuales el paciente experimenta una duplicación visual de su cuerpo. El presente artículo discute algunos correlatos de conectividad cerebral obtenida por resonancia funcional en reposo, en una paciente con epilepsia refractaria y alucinaciones autoscópicas durante sus crisis.

El objetivo es presentar los hallazgos por neuroimágenes funcionales de una paciente que presenta alucinaciones del tipo autoscópico.

Como parte del protocolo de evaluación de pacientes con epilepsia refractaria se realiza examen de videomonitoreo electroencefalográfico, imágenes de tomografía por emisión de positrones e imágenes de resonancia magnética funcional en reposo a una paciente que sufre alucinaciones autoscópicas durante las crisis. La información obtenida por estos estudios se correlaciona con la información clínica.

En la paciente, el estudio de tomografía por emisión de positrones y el videomonitoreo electroencefalográfico indican alteraciones en el lóbulo occipital derecho, hallazgos que coinciden con reportes en la literatura sobre autoscopia. La sincronización neuronal, medida por resonancia funcional, es anormal en la misma región alterada en la tomografía por emisión de positrones, permitiendo relacionar el fenómeno autoscópico con cambios de la conectividad cerebral. La paciente cuenta con características clínicas de alucinación autoscópica. La resonancia magnética indica zonas con alteraciones de la dinámica cerebral que, en el caso de la paciente, coinciden con regiones reportadas en la literatura. El presente estudio aporta evidencias sobre el papel de los mecanismos de sincronización neuronal y la percepción de alucinaciones.
Farmacoterapia de la acatisia aguda inducida por neurolépticos
Authors: Escobar-Córdoba Franklin , Álvarez-Vanegas Carolina , Torres-Espinosa Laura
Published: December 2016

La acatisia aguda es un trastorno del movimiento bastante molesto, caracterizado por sensación subjetiva y signos objetivos de inquietud motora, que se presenta frecuentemente como efecto adverso de los neuroslépticos; un tratamiento oportuno es necesario para garantizar una buena adherencia al manejo con antipsicóticos y prevenir recaídas.

Se describe el estado actual de los tratamientos disponibles para la acatisia aguda inducida por neurolépticos, valorando efectividad y tolerabilidad.

Se realizó una búsqueda electrónica en Pubmed, Science Alert, Springer link, SciELO, Ovid y Elsevier con criterios de selección específicos, obteniendo 87 estudios, de los cuales se escogieron 51 teniendo en cuenta relevancia clínica, nivel de evidencia y actualidad.

En este artículo se describen los resultados de la búsqueda. Las benzodiacepinas, los betabloqueadores lipofílicos de acción central y los anticolinérgicos son los fármacos más estudiados para el tratamiento de este trastorno del movimiento; los dos primeros han mostrado superioridad, sin embargo, se necesita aún bastante investigación al respecto.

Palabras clave: Acatisia inducida por medicamentos, agitación psicomotora, antipsicóticos, efectos adversos, trastornos del movimiento, inducidos químicamente (DeCS).
The regulatory practice of the French financial regulator, 2006-2011. From substantive to procedural financial regulation?
Authors: Kirat Thierry , Marty Frédéric
Published: December 2016

Fraud and misconduct in financial markets have recently become a key regulatory issue against the backdrop of the financial crisis. This paper investigates the sanctions policy and practices of the French financial regulator, Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF). It argues that, over time, the AMF has shifted from substantive to procedural regulation of finance. This shift consists in departing from sanctions based on observed outcomes in the market and, instead, assessing how the internal organizational schemes of financial firms actually perform. The AMF’s new policy and practice involves a process of legalization of organizations; it also evidences a tendency to delegate regulation to financial firms themselves.
Business ethics education
Authors: Rivera Isaias
Published: December 2016

This paper makes the review of the literature dedicated to relevant social issues that have been addressed by business practices and the business ethics literature, especially during the past century. The review of practical literature is undertaken from the perspective of the practitioner and demonstrates that the business ethics literature has been lax in the sense that it mostly addresses specific managerial problems and personal ethics within the business environment.
Governance and regulation of the tourism industry: An internet marketing perspective
Authors: Lebambo Marcia Mmashakoane , Shambare Richard , Matlala Muzikayise , Mousinho Rui Costa
Published: December 2016

The purpose of this qualitative study is to establish governance and regulation issues pertaining to Internet marketing approaches within the South African tourism sector. The study focuses on the norms and practices of Internet marketing among small-scale lodging establishments in Bushbuckridge – a small tourist town in northeast South Africa. In-depth interviews were collected from eight participating bed and breakfast (B&B) owners. Findings revealed that, while Internet awareness was quite high, only a few B&Bs utilised the Internet for marketing. Participants cited lack of clear industry guidelines on Internet marketing approaches as well as limited Internet experience, among others, as barriers to adoption. Implications and recommendations of the study are presented within the ambit of the existing literature.
Impact of credit information on the banks stability: Global experience and lessons for Ukraine
Authors: Bielova Inna , Savchenko Taras
Published: December 2016

A quality of the credit portfolio is one of the most important factors of banking system reliability. It is obviously, that there is a direct relationship between this indicator and financial stability of the bank. In turn, the quality of the loan portfolio depends on many factors that are investigated in scientific and educational literature. In this paper, we propose to focus on a group of factors of credit risk that are connected with the availability of information about the borrower. The low efficiency of the national system of collecting information about borrowers in Ukraine in comparison with foreign models was confirmed by the quantitative analysis. This tendency cases the high level of credit risks and low financial stability level of domestic banks. It is necessary to make active efforts on improving the effectiveness of credit bureaus in Ukraine by establishing public credit registry and also to focus on solving other problems associated with the collection and use of information about borrowers.
Is a larger equity market more information efficient? Evidence from intervalling effect
Authors: Hong KiHoon
Published: December 2016

This paper investigates the impact of equity return autocorrelation on financial market efficiency via intervalling effect. A simple model is proposed to show that the degree of intervalling effect is related to the security return autocorrelation. A more general version of Levy and Levhari hypothesis is proposed to find that the degree of the autocorrelations of the security and the market returns determines the existence and the direction of the intervalling effect and the size of the intervalling effect are dependent on the degree of the security autocorrelations. Empirical evidence of the latter is presented.
Modeling of the influence of transparency of the derivatives market on financial depth
Authors: Burdenko Irina , Dudko Volodymyr
Published: December 2016

The market of derivative tools becomes an integral part of the financial market, the functions which are carrying out in it peculiar only to it: hedging, distribution of risks, ensuring liquidity of basic assets, information support of future movement of the prices, decrease in asymmetry of information in the financial markets. However, the insufficiency or lack of transparent information can lead to emergence of the crisis phenomena, shocks in the financial market and growth of system risk. Emergence of need for strengthening of information function of the market of derivatives changes of requirements to transparency of information had been caused by financial crisis of 2008-2009. In this article the attempt of an assessment of influence was made by means of autoregressive models the change of requirements to standard transparency, such as qualitative characteristic of the derivatives market, on quantitative indices of the financial market, in particular financial depth. The results of research demonstrate that reforming of the legislation concerning strengthening of transparency in the derivatives market positively influences the growth of financial depth. The research of this question will promote the best understanding of importance of reforming of regulation of the derivatives market, in particular strengthening of requirements to transparency. Recommendations of the further researches concern the needs of input of reforms of financial regulation in the derivatives market in Ukraine, and, thus, to provide the corresponding conditions for his development.
Governance in the Arab region: Addressing challenges and envisaging the future
Authors: Sumpf Denise , Araji Salim , Crompton Rebecca
Published: December 2016

When the Arab Uprisings began in 2011, citizens called for dignity, democracy and social justice. Instead of witnessing the birth of more pluralistic societies and stronger governance systems, the past years have brought the Arab region only renewed authoritarianism, conflict, and yet weaker state systems. The regional governance deficit is creating a striking underperformance of most Arab governments in political and socioeconomic development terms. To limit the damage of this downward trend, Arab governments must adopt a 2030 Vision of governance reforms to increase political participation and political freedoms, to ratify and implement international human rights conventions and transitional justice measures, adopt population policies that reflect the region’s changing demographic realities, reduce poverty through economic reform and combat corruption. The 2030 Vision will ensure the region enjoys a new era of inclusive, accountable and effective governance and the consequent benefits for sustainable development.
Export strategy risks and governance in the clothing industry
Authors: Mapanga Arthur , Miruka Collins , Mavetera Nehemiah
Published: December 2016

This paper investigates the export strategy implementation risks in Zimbabwe’s clothing sector with a view to build a framework for improving strategy implementation and governance. The government of Zimbabwe has formulated a five year export strategic blue-print to resuscitate the clothing value chain. However, to date, no visible movement towards implementing the export strategy has materialised. The sector is on the brink of collapse putting the welfare and livelihood of over two million people dependent on the sector at risk. A desk research and key informant interviews were conducted to understand the barriers causing inertia in the implementation of the export strategy. Cotton farmers’ unions’ representatives, the cotton ginners association members, the spinning industry members and garment manufacturers representatives, clothing retailers’ representatives, workers’ unions’ members and government officials were important sources of information towards the discovery of the risks. From the research, six of the strategy implementation risks were linked to human elements. Leadership, consensus and commitment deficiencies militated against the implementation of the export strategy in the clothing value chain. There is also a lack of trust among the value chain actors leading to the dislocation of efforts to resuscitate the sector.
The state of internal audit’s regulatory mandate
Authors: Ackermann Christo
Published: December 2016

The importance of an effective internal audit function in South African municipalities have been recognised insofar as internal audit functions are legally mandated to exist within municipalities. This also means that legally, internal audit has certain mandates which must be fulfilled in order to add value to management and audit committees, and ultimately, to the board of directors. Even though internal audit is sanctioned by this important legal mandate, evidence shows that internal audit does not always fulfil this mandate. This state of affairs has prompted a detailed review of the relevant laws and regulations governing the work of internal audit in South African municipalities in order to determine the extent to which key stakeholders find the regulatory work of internal audit useful in discharging their (stakeholders’) oversight responsibilities. Questionnaires were administered to audit committees. The results summarise the extent to which internal audit’s work assists audit committees in their oversight responsibilities as this ultimately affects the ability of audit committees to fulfil these responsibilities to the board of directors. The results indicate that audit committees are greatly dependent on internal audit as a provider of assurance on a variety of legally mandated variables. The results of this study can be used as a measure of best practice of the legally mandated duties performed by internal audit. It can also be used by other researchers in comparative studies and by practitioners to benchmark their work in order to better serve audit committees and ultimately, the board of directors.
The impact of over-regulation on small enterprises
Authors: Worku Zeleke
Published: December 2016

Khale (2015), Marivate (2014) and Asah, Fatoki & Rungani (2015) have highlighted key obstacles of sustained growth and development in start-up enterprises in South Africa. All authors have shown that lack of efficient services, too much bureaucracy, over-regulation, lack of entrepreneurial skills and lack of good governance constitute key obstacles to growth and development in start-up enterprises. This paper is a result of a 3-year long survey (2012 to 2014) that was conducted in the City of Tshwane in order to identify and quantify key predictors of adequate municipal services that are routinely provided to customers who operate newly established small businesses in the Tshwane region of Gauteng Province in South Africa. Data was collected by using a structured, pre-tested and validated questionnaire of study from a stratified random sample of size 1, 058 small businesses. The aim of study was to assess the impact of over-regulation and bureaucracy on the long-term survival and viability in small enterprises. Data analyses were performed by using probit analysis and the Cox Proportional Hazards Model. Additional analyses were performed by using in-depth interviews. The study showed that there was a significant association between the perception of over-regulation and failure in small enterprises. The results showed that 74% of businesses that failed were operated by individuals who had the perception of over-regulation and too much bureaucracy. The corresponding figure for viable businesses was only 11%. The viability of businesses was significantly influenced by 3 predictor variables. These 3 influential predictor variables were: negative perception on the quality of municipal services provided to newly established businesses [Hazard Ratio = 3.58; P=0.000; 95% C. I. = (1.45, 5.46)], inappropriate policy [Hazard Ratio = 3.19; P=0.000; 95% C. I. = (1.39, 5.28)], and lack of tailor made training programmes directed at newly established small businesses [Hazard Ratio = 2.89; P=0.000; 95% C. I. = (1.24, 4.77)], in a decreasing order of strength. Similar findings were obtained from the analyses of in-depth interviews.
Governance of strategically relevant research in the wholesale and retail sector
Authors: Sewell William , Steyn Jacobus N. , Venter Petrus , Mason Roger B
Published: December 2016

This paper reports on a comprehensive survey of priority research needs of the South African wholesale and retail sector, with the objective of providing an overview of the most significant research requirements of this significant economic sector. The survey was conducted across a spectrum of sector stakeholders including corporate, independent and informal traders, in all provinces. Survey methodology encompassed a structured priority-rating questionnaire, complemented by dialogic interviews with thought leaders in the sector, and with government and labour union officials. Considering functional areas and Standard Industry Classification divisions, the multiplicity of research problems perceived by industry stakeholders is analysed and distilled into the ‘Top Ten Research Priorities’ for consideration by the retail industry, government policy makers and academic researchers.
Governance of the municipal services to the population: The case of an emerging economy
Authors: Ndlovu Lamlile , Phiri Maxwell Agabu
Published: December 2016

The purpose of this study was to investigate farming community perceptions and expectations of quality of extension services rendered by the Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs (DAEA) within the uMngungundlovu District Municipality. In order to achieve the article’s objective, the researcher used a SERVQUAL questionnaire and collected and analyzed the data using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The results have shown that the customers perceive that they receive superior service from the extension staff. However the negative differences need to be eliminated to exceed the expectations of customers
Special economic zones (SEZS) in Southern African development community (SADC)
Authors: Mugobo Virimai Victor , Mutize Misheck
Published: December 2016

There have been calls on Southern African Development Community (SADC) governments to device strategies to boost economic growth, structural and infrastructural development. Economists have been recommending that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) would foster long term economic growth rather than borrowing from multilateral institutions, hence Special Economic Zones (SEZs) have been established to attract investments. However, there have been arguments against SEZs on the net benefit accruing to the host nation from SEZs. This study applied the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) on 15 SADC member countries’ SEZs profit remittance data and draw a multi-linear regression model to establish the relationship between national income and FDI. The results show that there is a not significant relationship between these variables. Hence there is no net benefit accruing to the host country by establishing SEZs. However long-term benefits may be realised if the companies operating in these zones construct infrastructures and other structural developments.
The impact of Tailor-Made skills based training programmes on the performance of municipalities: The case of the city of Tshwane
Authors: Pooe Solly , Worku Zeleke , Van Rooyen Enslin
Published: December 2016

Various South African municipalities are under close scrutiny due to widespread protests over poor quality of municipal services. Prior studies that examined situations in municipalities recommend training and development as the most apposite strategic tool for raising municipal performance. This study aimed to determine whether there is a statistically significant association between the provision of adequate training and development programmes and satisfactory performance at municipal level. A combination of quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection and analyses were used in the study in which data was collected from n=131 respondents (119 questionnaires + 12 in-depth interviews). Purposive sampling was used for selecting eligible respondents. The results showed that 49% of respondents have had past training opportunities. The percentage of employees with satisfactory performance was equal to 52%. The study found a significant association between the provision of training and development programmes and satisfactory performance among municipal employees. At the 5% level of significance, the results show that inadequate performance was significantly associated with lack of training opportunities, low level of formal education, and lack of job satisfaction, in a decreasing order of strength. A model has been proposed for ensuring adequate performance by municipal employees, and for monitoring and evaluating progress on a quarterly basis.
An early warning system for inflation using Markov-Switching and logistic models approach
Authors: Makatjane Katleho , Xaba Diteboho
Published: December 2016

With the adoption of the inflation targeting by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) in 2000, the average inflation radically went down. Earlier 2000, the inflation rate was recorded at 8.8% that is January 1999; then a year later went down to 2.65%. What’s more, this paper builds up an early warning system (EWS) model for predicting the event of high inflation in South Africa. Periods of high and low inflation were distinguished by utilizing Markov-switching model. Utilizing the results of regime classification, logistic regression models were then assessed with the goal of measuring the likelihood of the event of high inflation periods. Empirical results demonstrate that the proposed EWS model has some potential as a corresponding instrument in the SARB’s monetary policy formulation based on the in-sample and out-of-sample forecasting performance.
A feasible special purpose vehicle model in China: Design and implementation
Authors: Zhao Jinxin , Yang Chongsheng
Published: December 2016

In China’s current capital market, the assets securitization is not acclimatized to the economy and legal system, and thus not being widely implemented. This paper discusses two possible models’ feasibilities of special purpose vehicle in China’s market. We found that the special purpose trust is likely to be the optimum choice for the assets securitization in China. We suggest that employing existing trust companies or establishing SPT based on the cooperation between the government and trust companies should be firstly considered for a better and healthier development of the capital market, as well as to avoid dramatically changing and challenging to the current operating economical and political system.