bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
SIGNIFICANCE OF MONOCYTE CHEMOATTRACTANT PROTEIN-1, THYROID HORMONES AND OTHER CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS IN IRAQI PATIENTS WITH POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME
Authors: Raoof Israa Burhan , Daoud Aseel Ghassan , Mohsin Raghad Abdulmahdi
Published: August 2018

Objective: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a complex disease occurred throw genital period of women depends on the age, genetic factors, and ethnicity. Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 (MCP-1) has been implicated in the metabolic disturbances and menstrual irregularities.Methods: In the biochemical test, the blood was collected in plain tubes then separated by centrifugation. Serum was collected in test tubes then, MCP, haemoglobin (Hb), packed cell volume (PCV), fasting blood glucose (FBG), urea, creatinine, prolactin, testosterone, luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), T3, T4, and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) were determined by enzyme-linked immune-sorbent assay and relevant clinical features were collected simultaneously in all subjects.Results: The results showed no significant increased in means of age, body mass index in PCOS women (patients) when compared with healthy subjects (control groups) also there was no significant decreased in levels of Hb, PCV while increased in FBG, urea and creatinine in PCOS women when compared with healthy subjects. In addition, mean of LH and 17 β-Estradiol were no significant increased except the significantly increased in the ratio of LH/FSH, prolactin, and testosterone, while FSH was significantly decreased in PCOS women when compared with healthy subjects. Levels of triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) were found significantly decreased while an increased level of TSH when compared with healthy subjects. Finally, MCP-1 was showed significantly increased in PCOS women when compared with healthy subjects.Conclusions: It can be concluded that PCOS women might suffer from changes in the levels of MCP-1(an inflammation marker). Besides, it was detected that TSH might be responsible related metabolic disturbances could be related to TSH and MCP which can be considered as relevant features in such disturbances.
FLOW INJECTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC DETERMINATION OF NARINGENIN IN SUPPLEMENTS USING SOLID-PHASE REACTOR CONTAINING IMMOBILIZED MANGANESE DIOXIDE
Authors: Mashhadani Israa M Jawad Al , Abed Sadeem Subhi
Published: August 2018

Objective: Naringenin (NAR) is a part of the human daily diet, and it plays an important role in human health for its biological functions. This study describes a new, sensitive, simple, and accurate method for determining NAR in supplements.Methods: The method is based on oxidative coupling reaction between NAR and N, N-dimethyl-p-phenylenediamine in an alkaline medium using manganese dioxide immobilized in cellulose acetate as online oxidant agent to form a colored product which can be monitored at λ max598 nm. Results: Several operating parameters such as reactor column length, particles size, chemicals, and physicals reaction conditions were studied. The proposed method was sensitive and good repeatable, the linear range of NAR concentration was from 1 to 70 μg/ml with a limit of detection of 0.292 μg/ml, and recovery range of analysis was 99.55–100.48%. Conclusion: The proposed method was successfully applied for determining NAR in supplements.
STUDY OF ANTIOBESITY ACTIVITY OF POLYHERBAL FORMULATION IN CORRELATION WITH ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY
Authors: Deepak Jain , Anurekha Jain
Published: August 2018

Objective: The objective of this research was to develop a polyherbal formulation using four different herbs using obese diabetic rat’s model. Methods: Rats received high-fat diet and alloxan was injected intraperitoneal to rats for induction of diabetes. In the preventive experiment, diabetic rats received Momordica charantia Linn. (200 and 400 mg/kg/day p.o), Eugenia jambolana Linn. (200 and 400 mg/kg/day p.o), Ziziphus mauritiana (200 and 400 mg/kg/day p.o), Acacia catechu (AC) (200 and 400 mg/kg/day p.o), and aqueous extract of all extracts (100 and 200 mg/kg/day p.o). Diabetic rats were also treated with glibenclamide (5 mg/kg p.o.) and orlistat (60 mg/kg/day p.o.) as reference standards. Results: The results showed that the extract of M. charantia Linn., E. jambolana Linn., Z. mauritiana, and AC significantly (p<0.05) inhibited body weight gain, blood glucose, triglyceride, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), very LDL, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase, serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase, and fasting blood glucose in a dose-dependent manner. Extracts treated rats at doses of 200 and 400 mg/kg improved dyslipidemia in high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obese rats by enhancing their lipid metabolism when compared to the HFD control. Conclusion: The results obtained in this research work clearly showed that taken together the extract of M. charantia Linn., E. jambolana Linn., Z. mauritiana Lam. AC Willd., and aqueous extract of all extracts has potential as a preventive agent for type 2 diabetes mellitus (and possibly obesity) and deserves clinical trial in the near future.
Construcción de Relaciones entre Conceptos Relativos al Campo Estructural y al Campo da Cinética Química por Estudiantes de Pregrado en la Acepción de la Teoría de los Campos Conceptuales
Authors: Santiago da Silva Rodrigo Martins , Gouveia Nascimento Marcelo , Oliveira Rodrigues Cunha Rodrigo Luiz , Bueno Filho Marco Antonio
Published: August 2018

Este estudio tiene como objetivo identificar los contenidos conceptuales y los procesos cognitivos implicados en la solución de las tareas que implican la interfaz entre los campos de conceptos de la Cinética Química y estructural por estudiantes de pregrado bajo la luz de la Teoría de los Campos Conceptuales. Los resultados muestran que los estudiantes tienen dificultades para establecer relaciones conceptuales relevantes y que si estas relaciones están disponibles se caracterizan por el establecimiento de relaciones de dependencia como un operador de pensamiento vinculado a los conceptos da Cinética Química y estructura caracterizando un invariante operatorio. También se señala la importancia de la mediación constante del profesor en el momento del aprendizaje y en el manejo de los conceptos.
The Fascinating World of Photochemistry
Authors: Brunnert Rainer , Bohrmann-Linde Claudia , Meuter Nico , Pereira Vaz Nuno , Spinnen Sebastian , Yurdanur Yasemin , W. Tausch Michael
Published: August 2018

Five open access video tutorials concerning photochemistry for science education are presented. They address especially teachers and students, but can serve also for making photochemistry accessible to the wide public. The common format of the five tutorials is a dialogue between the young   layman   Niklas   and   a   young   scientist   who   introduces   him   into   different   topics   of photochemistry. These topics correspond to three common core concepts in worldwide chemical education: structure/property-relationships, equilibria, and energy. Teaching recommendations are given, as to how the tutorials can be beneficial for science lessons.
Uso de un simulador para facilitar el aprendizaje de las Reacciones de Óxido-Reducción. Estudio de caso en la Universidad de Málaga
Authors: López Guerrero María del Mar , López Guerrero Gema , Rojano Ramos Santiago
Published: August 2018

Se ha realizado un estudio sobre la influencia de las TIC en la enseñanza y aprendizaje de las ciencias, particularmente en el caso del aprendizaje de la Química, usando una tabla periódica virtual y una aplicación multimedia o simulador. Las TIC serán empleadas para mejorar la comprensión de  uno de los conceptos químicos considerados más difíciles de entender por los estudiantes como son las reacciones de oxidación-reducción (conocidas como reacciones redox). En primer lugar, con ayuda de la tabla periódica los estudiantes han conocido las propiedades más importantes de los elementos que participan en la reacción. En segundo lugar, con ayuda de la aplicación multimedia, se ha podido seguir la reacción redox a través de un video multimedia en el que se ilustra cómo ocurre el proceso redox a nivel microscópico/atómico.

Los resultados obtenidos indicaron que los estudiantes prefieren las herramientas virtuales a las clases convencionales y que, además el empleo de las TIC ofrece un mejor rendimiento que únicamente la explicación teórica clásica del profesor. Los resultados han indicado que el 62% del alumnado consideró que preferían el estudio del proceso redox mediante las herramientas TIC; el 62.5% afirmó que las TIC empleadas resultaban beneficiosas para las clases y el 59% estaba de acuerdo con el hecho de que las TIC resultaban más efectiva que la clase tradicional.
Fuerza pragmática y carácter institucional del lenguaje: entre la acción comunicativa y el poder simbólico
Authors: Alegre Javier
Published: August 2018

El presente artículo adopta como trasfondo los desarrollos teóricos sobre el lenguaje de Wittgenstein y Austin y aborda en términos comparativos la manera en que las propuestas de Habermas y Bourdieu reelaboran los hallazgos teóricos de esa perspectiva pragmática original. En particular, me interesa analizar el modo en que el carácter institucional que se atribuye al lenguaje se retoma en la teoría de la acción comunicativa de Habermas y la pragmática sociológica de Bourdieu con el propósito de mostrar y confrontar dos modos posibles, distintos e irreductibles entre sí, de apropiarse de la fuerza heurística que yace en el giro pragmático inaugurado por Wittgenstein y Austin a mediados del siglo XX.
La noción de cuerpo en los escritos maduros de Leibniz
Authors: Fazio Rodolfo Emilio
Published: August 2018

En el presente trabajo analizo el concepto de cuerpo en los escritos maduros de Leibniz. En el marco del debate contemporáneo acerca del estatus de la sustancia corpórea examino el entramado de las tres nociones sobre las que se construye la metafísica leibniziana de los cuerpos, a saber, la de materia prima, la de cuerpo orgánico y la de extensión. En cada caso evalúo el estatus ontológico que Leibniz les reconoce así como el papel que cumplen en su metafísica.
ASSOCIAÇÃO ENTRE COAGULANTES E COPOLÍMERO PARA O TRATAMENTO DE EFLUENTE PROVENIENTE DO PROCESSAMENTO ARTESANAL DE PELE DE PEIXE
Authors: Martins Luísa Roberto , Veit Márcia Teresinha , Palácio Soraya Moreno , Gonçalves Gilberto da Cunha , Santos Jordana Dorca dos
Published: August 2018

O processo de curtimento de pele de peixes possibilita, a partir do reaproveitamento desse resíduo da indústria de pescado, o desenvolvimento de novos produtos. Contudo, a transformação da pele em couro gera efluentes que necessitam de tratamento para seu descarte. Neste trabalho foi avaliada a eficiência de remoção de cor e turbidez deste tipo de efluente aplicando coagulante natural e inorgânico individualmente e, também, em associação com copolímero de acrilamida. Ensaios de coagulação/floculação/sedimentação (C/F/S) apresentaram como melhor condição experimental 10 minutos de sedimentação. A combinação da concentração de coagulante, com diferentes quantidades de copolímero, resultou em maiores remoções de cor e turbidez do que se utilizado apenas o coagulante (200 mg L-1), demonstrando a influência da adição deste auxiliar de floculação na amostra de efluente. Estes resultados motivam maiores estudos em relação à dosagem de coagulante na C/F/S, de modo a promover melhorias no desempenho do tratamento primário deste tipo de efluente quanto a remoção dos parâmetros de qualidade. Portanto, um apropriado tratamento de efluentes permitirá a convivência ecologicamente sustentável desta atividade artesanal e promoverá benefícios como agregação de valor a um resíduo industrial e geração de renda com o desenvolvimento de novos produtos.
MEDIÇÃO DAS FORÇAS DE USINAGEM NO PROCESSO DE TORNEAMENTO ATRAVÉS DA MEDIDA DAS TENSÕES CISALHANTES
Authors: Santos Thomas Gomes dos , Cauduro Carlos Roberto , Fernandes Alisson da Silva , Ciliato Luis Cielo
Published: August 2018

Este trabalho teve por objetivo a implementação de um sistema capaz de medir forças de avanço e forças de corte sem interferir na resposta dinâmica. Isto foi conseguido instrumentando o próprio porta-ferramenta, e as deformações medidas por strain-gages ligados em circuito tipo ponte de Wheatstone para cada uma das forças, sendo a ligação feita de tal maneira que resultou em insensibilidade ao momento fletor, que é variável no porta-ferramentas e sensibilidade ao esforço cortante que é constante e origina deformações de cisalhamento. Assim, eventuais avanços ou recuos no posicionamento do porta-ferramenta, não interferem no valor da respectiva força.
SISTEM SAPAAN BAHASA BALI MENURUT HUBUNGAN KEKERABATAN
Authors: Suwija Inyoman
Published: August 2018

Sebagai bahasa ibu suku Bali, bahasa Bali masih diajarkan sebagai mata pelajaran muatan lokal pada jenjang pendidikan sekolah dasar, sekolah menengah pertama, dan sekolah menengah atas. Mengamati eksistensi bahasa Bali seperti itu, penyusunan artikel ini bertujuan untuk memerikan sistem sapaan bahasa daerah Bali. Untuk mencapai tujuan tersebut, penelitian ini menggunakan teori sosiolinguistik Fishman (1986). Dalam pengumpulan data digunakan metode observasi dan metode wawancara. Data yang terkumpul dianalisis dengan metode distribusional. Penyajian hasil analisis data menggunakan metode formal dan informal, dibantu dengan teknik induktif dan deduktif. Kata sapaan dalam bahasa Bali cukup banyak dan bervariasi. Hal itu disebabkan oleh beberapa bentuk hubungan kekerabatan yang meliputi faktor: (1) usia partisipan, (2) kedudukan dalam keluarga, (3) jenis kelamin, dan (4) hubungan keluarga langsung. Bentuk sapaan bahasa Bali tergantung situasi dan status sosial para partisipan. Artinya, pada keluarga wangsa jaba atau orang kebanyakan berbentuk basa andap atau bahasa tingkatan biasa, sedangkan untuk keluarga triwangsa atau bangsawan menggunakan kata-kata bahasa Bali yang halus atau kruna alus.
Pääkirjoitus: Kohinanpoistajat ja tekoälynkatsastajat
Authors: Lahikanen Johanna
Published: August 2018

Kuten tiedätte, tekoäly ja robotit tulevat ja muuttavat yhteiskuntaamme ja työtä, tietysti myös kirjastotyötä. Eduskunnan tulevaisuusvaliokunnanraportin mukaan pian sydän tulostetaan 3D-printterillä, kyberhyönteiset vartioivat rakennuksia ja lämpökameralla mitataan, onkokumppani oikeasti rakastunut vai ei (Aittokoski 2018).Näkyyköhän kirjasto mitenkään, pohdin raportista kuultuani. Onko kirjastoammatti pyyhkiytynyt pois? Vaikka sanaa kirjasto ei raportissamainita, pelkoni oli turha. Jo Helsingin Sanomien artikkeli raportista vihjasi, että tietoammattilaisille on suuri kysyntä myös tulevaisuudessa.
Low-cost PMMA-based microfluidics for the visualization of enhanced oil recovery
Authors: Fan Yiqiang , Gao Kexin , Chen Jie , Li Wengang , Zhang Yajun
Published: August 2018

About one-third of the crude oil is trapped inside the pores of the carbonate and sandstone after the primary and secondary oil recovery, various methods have been used for the flooding of the trapped crude oil. Due to the opaque nature of the sandstone and shale, the visualization of the fluid flow inside the porous structure conventionally involved the use of very sophisticated equipment like X-ray computed microtomography. In this approach, a low-cost method for the mimic of porous structure for the enhanced oil recovery is proposed using the polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)-based microfluidic devices with the laser ablated microstructures, where the microstructure is the replica of a real rock fracture. Since the PMMA is optically clear in the visible range, the detailed fluid flow inside the porous structure could be obtained for a better understanding of the liquid front propagation and rheology in the pore-scale. The effect of water flooding is also tested with the proposed microfluidic devices under various flooding rates for the demonstration of oil recovery enhancement with the proposed technology.
Assistência de enfermagem à população indígena: um estudo bibliográfico
Authors: Rodrigues Giovana Alessandra Segunda Cogo , Terra Maria Fernanda
Published: August 2018

Objetivo: Identificar as ações de enfermagem na assistência à população indígena, e sinalizar a importância do enfermeiro nas práticas de saúde coletiva direcionadas às populações indígenas. Método: Trata-se de uma pesquisa bibliográfica exploratória, com análise qualitativa dos dados. Resultados: Foram estabelecidas três categorias que identificam ações de enfermagem, a saber 1) Práticas do enfermeiro no cuidado a população indígena, 2) Interculturalidade e 3) Gestão. Discussão: Como prática, se destacou a supervisão de enfermagem, as ações de educação em saúde e a consulta de enfermagem voltada para o cuidado da população indígena. O tema da interculturalidade se mostra fundamental para o trabalho voltado para essa população. No campo da gestão, mostra a dificuldade de integração e articulação do trabalho na Rede de Atenção à Saúde. Conclusão: Verificou- -se que para uma assistência integral à população indígena, é exigido que as ações de enfermagem se baseiem no saber científico, somado ao conhecimento e respeito à cultura local e saberes populares.Descritores: Cuidados de enfermagem, Saúde das populações indígenas
Avaliação perioperatória de indivíduos em quimioterapia com necessidade de intervenção cirúrgica odontológica
Authors: Duarte Bruno Gomes , Maciel Aloizio Premoli , Gonçales Eduardo Sanches , Santos Paulo Sérgio Da Silva
Published: August 2018

A quimioterapia é uma modalidade de tratamento antineoplásico que além de promover sua ação sob as células cancerígenas, exerce também efeito nas células do sistema hematopoiético causando alterações hematológicas. O conhecimento sobre o momento em que esses efeitos colaterais estão presentes e suas implicações clínicas são necessários quando os indivíduos em quimioterapia necessitam de intervenção cirúrgica odontológica. O objetivo deste artigo é realizar uma revisão sobre os tópicos referentes as alterações no hemograma no preparo cirúrgico bucal dos indivíduos submetidos a QT em estágio de Nadir. As considerações finais dessa revisão apontam que a cirurgias orais em indivíduos sob quimioterapia são exequíveis, desde que se indique corretamente o procedimento cirúrgico através da interpretação do hemograma completo e da avaliação do momento da intervenção cirúrgica de acordo com o intervalo do ciclo de quimioterapia, a fim de evitar procedimentos cirúrgicos durante o estágio de Nadir.Descritores: Contagem de Células Sanguíneas, Cirurgia Bucal, Anemia, Quimioterapia, Trombocitopenia. Leucopenia
Trombectomia mecânica no acidente vascular cerebral isquêmico agudo: revisão de literatura
Authors: Alves Ariane Emy Sato Rodrigues , Cese Brigite Cunha , Reyna Carlos Felipe De Oliveira , Oliveira Jessica Ferreira de , Kaneko Julianna Sayuri , Gouveia Marcella Sampaio , Homem Matheus Fischer Severo Cruz , Oliveira Rafael Garcia de , Gagliardi Vivian Dias Baptista , Sprovieri Sandra Regina Schwarzwalder
Published: August 2018

Objetivo: O objetivo deste trabalho é avaliar a evidência científica relacionada ao tratamento endovascular do Acidente Vascular Cerebral (AVC) isquêmico através da trombectomia mecânica. Métodos: Trata-se de revisão da literatura, utilizando-se os descritores “trombectomia” ou “trombólise mecânica” e “acidente vascular cerebral”. Resultados: Dezenove artigos sobre o assunto foram analisados, sendo que destes 8 foram estudos clínicos, observando que o tratamento endovascular do AVC com os dispositivos de 2ª geração (principalmente os stent retrievers) obtiveram melhor desfecho clínico, avaliado pela escala Rankin modificada, e menor mortalidade em 30 ou 90 dias, sem aumento das taxas de complicações relacionadas à revascularização. Conclusões: A evidência do tratamento endovascular por trombectomia mecânica no AVC isquêmico agudo é recente, por meio de estudos com resultados promissores, mostrando que esta modalidade de tratamento está modificando a história natural dos casos em que há oclusão proximal da circulação cerebral anterior, geralmente mais grave, por apresentarem maior área de isquemia e pior prognóstico. Já estão em andamento estudos que avaliam o benefício da trombectomia expandindo-se o período de tempo hábil para o tratamento do AVC isquêmico agudo em casos selecionados. Ainda, identificamos a necessidade de estudos que utilizem a trombectomia mecânica em outros territórios de irrigação arterial, avaliando-se a viabilidade e os benefícios da trombectomia mecânica no tratamento de oclusões da circulação posterior e de oclusões artérias distais.Descritores: Trombectomia, Acidente vascular cerebral, Isquemia encefálica, Trombólise mecânica
Carcinoma gástrico adenoescamoso - Relato de Caso
Authors: Sant’Ana Juliana Pascutti , Fazzolari Juliana do Carmo , Jeldes Ariel Garcia , Dias Eduardo Rullo Maranhão , De Campos Tercio , Kassab Paulo
Published: August 2018

O adenocarcinoma gástrico de células escamosas é um tipo histológico raro de neoplasia maligna. A etiopatogenia do desenvolvimento desse tumor ainda não é completamente esclarecida. São menos de 100 casos publicados na literatura que relatam esse tumor como manifestação primária. O prognóstico costuma ser reservado, tanto pela agressividade do tumor quanto pelo diagnóstico tardio. Neste relato, descreve-se o caso de um paciente do sexo masculino de 33 anos, pardo, não tabagista e não etilista, diagnosticado com Adenocarcinoma gástrico escamoso. A Endoscopia Digestiva Alta possibilitou a identificação da lesão neoplásica e realização de biópsias que confirmaram o diagnóstico. O caso segue em investigação quanto à disseminação e identificação de acometimento em demais órgãos.Descritores: Carcinoma adenoescamoso, Neoplasias gástricas, Adenocarcinoma, Carcinoma de células escamosas, Endoscopia gastrointestinal
Proposta de instrumento de atenção primária à saúde da pessoa com deficiência
Authors: Ortiz Gabriela Dos Santos Vera , Ávila Lívia Keismanas de , Costa Evelyn Fabiana
Published: August 2018

Objetivo: Elaborar um instrumento de identificação e acompanhamento da pessoa com deficiência. Método: Pesquisa retrospectiva, a partir de 25 “Folhas de Controle”, aplicadas no desenvolvimento do PET-PcD às famílias com portadores de deficiência cadastradas na Unidade Básica de Saúde. A análise foi baseada no referencial teórico da Taxonomia de Necessidades de Saúde de Matsumoto. Resultados: No que se refere a necessidade de ter boas condições de vida, 30% dos deficientes físico/motor participam de atividades sociais, 50% dos deficientes visuais e 33,4% dos deficientes mental/intelectual. Sobre o acesso e uso de tecnologias, nos deficientes físicos, 80% utilizam algum tipo de tecnologia; dos deficientes visuais, 75% usam bengala branca; dos deficientes mentais/intelectuais, 33,4%, utilizam cadeira de rodas. Sobre a necessidade de ser acolhido e ter vínculo com um profissional ou equipe, 90% dos deficientes físicos/motores, 75% dos deficientes visuais e 100% deficientes mentais/ intelectuais e deficientes múltiplos tem acompanhamento médico. Sobre o desenvolvimento de autonomia, 30% dos deficientes físicos recebem cuidados, dos deficientes visuais 50% recebem, dos deficientes mental/intelectual 100% têm cuidado de familiar e os deficientes múltiplos 87,5%. Foi assim criado um instrumento para a atenção primária, este foi diferenciado por cores e separados por campos, conforme os grupos de necessidades. Conclusão: O desenvolvimento de uma proposta de instrumento para auxiliar na identificação e acompanhamento do deficiente nos serviços de atenção primária contribui para a integralidade da assistência e possibilita o planejamento e desenvolvimento de ações.Descritores: Atenção primária à saúde, Pessoas com deficiência
Cuidados de enfermagem para prevenção de infecção do trato urinário em pacientes com cateterismo vesical de demora (CVD) no ambiente hospitalar
Authors: Jesus Jamille Santos de , Coelho Mônica Franco , Luz Reginaldo Adalberto
Published: August 2018

Objetivo: Identificar na literatura os cuidados de enfermagem para prevenção de infecção do trato urinário em pacientes com cateterismo vesical de demora, no ambiente hospitalar. Método: Estudo bibliográfico descritivo de abordagem quantitativa. Realizado em maio de 2016, no site da Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, nas bases de dados Scientific Eletronic Library Online e Literatura Latino-Americano em Ciências de Saúde. Resultados: Dos 04 artigos utilizados, todos (100%) foram elaborados por profissionais da área da enfermagem, na categoria de enfermeiro. Os cuidados de enfermagem para a prevenção de ITU foram divididos em duas temáticas. Na primeira temática estão os cuidados de enfermagem relacionados a técnica do CVD. Na segunda temática estão os cuidados de enfermagem na manutenção do CVD. Conclusão: No presente estudo evidenciou-se que o enfermeiro é o principal responsável para conscientizar a equipe sobre os cuidados para minimizar os riscos de ITU associada ao CVD. Sendo o enfermeiro a chave para a avaliação da pertinência do uso continuado do cateter, identificando as complicações e implementação de práticas de cuidados para minimizar as complicações.Descritores: Cateterismo urinário, cuidados de enfermagem
Exploring Discharged Dry Cell as an Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Evolution Reaction
Authors: Karthik Esakki
Published: August 2018

High oxophilic d-block compounds of dry cell based manganese materials such as MnO2, Mn3O4, and ZnxMn3O4􀀀x have excellent electrocatalytic property in oxygen evolution reaction (OER). To seek a way for disposing these dry cell materials, which are unlike rechargeable batteries, these discharged cells result in environmental hazards. Here we optimized these manganese oxides for an energy related applications, particularly for OER. With this aim, we have examined electrocatalytic behavior of both used and fresh dry cells in OER. We have observed that the used dry cell material exhibited 10 mA. cm􀀀2 at an overpotential of 525 mV but fresh dry cell needed 100 mV higher overpotential to achieve same current density. The nature of these fresh and used materials have been analyzed using XRD, SEM, TGA, Raman spectra, FT-IR and contact angle experiments. The higher activity of used dry cell could be ascribed to the generation of highly active Mn3O4 from MnO2 and graphene oxide while discharging conditions.
THE PRACTICE OF CITY PLANNING AND DESIGN IN THE GULF REGION: THE CASE OF ABU DHABI, DOHA AND MANAMA
Authors: AL-Mohannadi Asmaa Saleh , Furlan Raffaello
Published: August 2018

This research study explores the Arabian Gulf region’s practice of city planning and design in response to the active forces of globalization. The focused scope of analysis is justified by the commonalities that unite the Arabian Gulf region, among them is the active response to globalization and the rapid urbanization process. Following the coverage of the regional context, an investigation of the city planning and design is presented in the study as a case study approach. Three coastal Arabian Gulf capitals -Abu Dhabi, Doha and Manama- are selected as primary units of analysis, investigating their urban evolution, the recent planning practice and urban development vision. The aim of the research study is to establish a theoretical connection between Gulf cities relying on their commonalities. The hypothesis assumes globalization to create a common urban planning practice based on (A) geopolitical facts, (B) historical evolution of urbanism and (C) the recent urban development trends that shape Gulf capital cities. The findings reveal that the urban practice in the Gulf region has been constantly altered in response to global challenges. New trends of megaprojects and international planning are dominating the urban development and growth of Gulf capital cities, where the knowledge of international expertise is flowing into the local planning practice. Therefore, the future of the urbanism is expected to focus on comprehensiveness, master-planning in the national scale, as well as establishing a regional interconnection as a strategic development vision unifying the whole Arabian Gulf region.
SCHOOLYARDS’ DESIGN AND STUDENTS’ NEEDS FROM GENDER PERSPECTIVE: THE CASE OF PALESTINE
Authors: Al-Bishawi Manal Ahmad , Salha Soheil Hussein , Awad Shaden Safi
Published: August 2018

This study focuses on the relationship between gender, students’ needs and the physical form of schoolyards. It investigates whether and how the needs of both male and female students influence the physical form of schoolyards in Palestine, as a Middle Eastern country. The aim is to develop a better theoretical understanding of the relationship between the students’ needs based on their gender, and the physical form of schoolyards. The study follows an environmental approach, which is based on the concept of behavioural setting, to analyse the physical form of schoolyards in relation to students' needs.  For the validity of results, both quantitative (questionnaire) and qualitative approaches (observations, interviews with planners, and school principals, mental maps drawn by students) are used.   Different techniques, such as Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), ethnographic (cultural) techniques, photos and written notes are used. The study finds that the components of the physical form of schoolyards (design, use and rules) are influenced by gender, particularly the design components.  There are differences between design, use and rules components of females’ schoolyards and males’ schoolyards.  These differences are due to differences between needs of female and male students in schoolyards.  Therefore, the study recommends that the components of schoolyards should support different needs of both male and female students.
RE-THINKING MUD HOUSE: COUNTERING THE GRADUAL SHIFT IN TRADITIONAL VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE IN NORTHERN BANGLADESH
Authors: Monzur Nadia
Published: August 2018

The diversified vernacular architecture in rural Bangladesh is the result of a constant and gradual attempt to maintain sustainability and cultural identity by using knowledge of the local environment. However, factors like natural resource scarcity and economic viability of modern construction techniques is evidently causing a rapid change in the rural landscape. A physical and questionnaire survey carried out in the area under study, namely the village Kaligram in Manda upazilla, Naogaon, revealed that, nearly sixty-percent of houses built within the last decade is concrete and brick made with little or no regards to any traditional vernacular features. Investigation of various parameters such as, mud house construction techniques, availability and preference of building materials, socio- economic changes, has revealed that the loss of precious fertile top soil, high maintenance of mud structures added with the availability and affordability of more durable materials, are some of the prime reasoning behind revising the options to brick construction. This research aims to assess the factors causing this gradual shift in the indigenous practices of mud house in the area under study and further extends onto a discussion of an alternate design approach that will exemplify a more durable, low maintenance, energy efficient yet economic building technology while acknowledging the strengths of the contextual indigenous architectural practices under debate.
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED IN A NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
Authors: De Souza Maryana Neves , Shimoda Eduardo , Duarte Shaytner Campos
Published: August 2018

The infant mortality (IM) is caused due to a combination of biological, cultural, social events and flaws in the health system. In Brazil, it´s possible to observe that the control of IM is not yet evident. This study aimed to identify the main causes of hospitalization in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in 2012 and stratify their characteristics. This was a documentary cross-sectional observational study. 393 medical records were analyzed by the discharge neonatal summary and official data of deaths, made from January 2012 to December of 2012. The data were tabulated with the program “Originlab data analysis” and formatted in the Excel program. Prematurity was the main cause of hospitalization and neonatal death identified at work. Low birth weight, gestational age less than 34 weeks and the length of hospital stay were also analyzed characteristics favoring an increases risk of death. Efforts to better stratification of data from national epidemiological profiles are important for better attention to this age group.
Aplikasi 1-Methylcyclopropeneuntuk Meningkatkan Vase life Bunga Potong Tapeinochilos anannaceae K. Schum
Authors: Salsabilla Isa , Kartika Juang Gema
Published: August 2018

Kualitas bunga Tapeinochilos anannaceae K. Schum (kasturi) sebagai bunga potong harus dipertahankan kesegarannya selama masa simpan, sehingga perlu diaplikasikan perlakuan pasca panen yang tepat. Salah satu perlakuan pasca panen yang dapat digunakan adalah pemberian 1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP). Posisi bunga selama penyimpanan diduga dapat mempengaruhi vase life bunga potong. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memperpanjang vase life bunga potong kasturi dengan menggunakan 1-MCP, mendapatkan konsentrasi 1-MCP optimum dan mencari posisi yang terbaik untuk memperpanjang vase life bunga potong kasturi. Penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan acak lengkap (RAL) faktorial yang terdiri dari dua faktor dan sepuluh ulangan, faktor pertama adalah konsentrasi 1-MCP yang terdiri dari lima taraf: 0 ppm (A0), 0.1 ppm (A1), 0.2 ppm (A2), 0.3 ppm (A3) dan 0.4 ppm (A4). Faktor kedua yaitu posisi penyimpanan secara vertikal dan horizontal. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa aplikasi 1-MCP pada bunga potong kasturi secara nyata dapat memperpanjang vase life bunga potong kasturi hingga 1.2-1.8 kali lipat dibandingkan tanpa perlakuan 1-MCP. Kombinasi perlakuan yang optimum untuk memperpanjang vase life bunga potong kasturi adalah 1-MCP dengan konsentrasi 0.3 ppm dan disimpan dengan posisi vertikal.
Pelapisan Benih Menggunakan Bakteri Probiotik untuk Mempertahankan Viabilitas Benih Jagung Manis (Zea mays saccharata Sturt.) selama Penyimpanan
Authors: Muchtar Sarah Desmia , Widajati Eny , Giyanto .
Published: August 2018

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh perlakuan pelapisan benih menggunakan bakteri Bacillus subtilis, Serratia marcescens, dan Pseudomonas kelompok fluorescens terhadap viabilitas dan daya simpan benih jagung manis (Zea mays saccharataSturt.). Penelitian disusun dengan rancangan petak tersarang (Nested Design) dengan petak utama adalah periode simpan minggu ke 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, dan 24 dan anak petak adalah perlakuan coating dengan bakteri Bacillus subtilis, Serratia marcescens, Pseudomonas kelompok fluorescens, dan kontrol. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya interaksi yang sangat nyata antara perlakuan coating benih dan periode simpan terhadap daya berkecambah, berat kering kecambah normal, kadar air, dan populasi bakteri. Perlakuan coating benih dan periode simpan menunjukkan interaksi yang nyata terhadap indeks vigor benih. Tolok ukur kecepatan tumbuh benihhanya dipengaruhi oleh faktor tunggal periode simpan. Benih yang dilapisi bakteri menghasilkan nilai berat kering kecambah normal yang nyata lebih baik daripada benih tanpa coating. Benih tanpa coating memiliki nilai daya berkecambah sebesar 56.7% pada periode simpan 24 minggu. Benih yang dilapisi bakteri Bacillus subtilis dapat mempertahankan daya berkecambah hingga 64.0% sampai periode simpan 24 minggu, sedangkan Serratia marcescens mampu mempertahankan daya berkecambah hingga 60.0% . Berdasarkan tolok ukur daya berkecambah, pelapisan benih menggunakan bakteri Bacillus subtilis dan Serratia marcescens merupakan perlakuan pelapisan benih yang potensial untuk lebih dikembangkan. Bakteri Bacillussubtilis lebih mampu bertahan hidup selama penyimpanan dibanding dengan bakteri Serratia marcescens maupun Pseudomonas fluorescens.  Populasi bakteri Bacillus subtilis sampai dengan periode simpan 24 minggu adalah 14.2 × 104 cfu g-1.
ANALISIS KINERJA EKSPOR KOMODITAS KARET INDONESIA KE AMERIKA LATIN
Authors: Muharami Ghufrani , Novianti Tanti
Published: August 2018

ABSTRACTIndonesia’s export dependency on traditional marketcan be minimized by diversifying export markets. Rubber (HS 4001-natural rubber) is one of Indonesia's main export commoditiesto Latin America. Given Indonesia's export growth to Latin America, the region could become potential market for diversifying export markets. This study aimed to analyze the competitiveness of rubber commodities and the factors affecting Indonesian rubber exports to Latin America, using secondary data ie cross section data of 6 export destination countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru) and time series data during 7 years (2009-2015). The analysis tools used RCA, EPD, and gravity model. Based on average RCA value, HS 4001 (natural rubber) Indonesia’s product is able to compete in Latin American market. Meanwhile EPD analysis identified, Indonesia’s main commodities are on rising star, falling star, and retreat positions. Gravity model analysis shows that the factors which influence Indonesia’s export to America Latin are GDP of export destination countries, real exchange rate, export price, and economic distance.
EFISIENSI PABRIK KELAPA SAWIT DI INDONESIA
Authors: Stephanie Hanny , Tinaprilla Netti , Rifin Amzul
Published: August 2018

Crude palm oil (CPO) is one of Indonesian agricultural products that are widely developed. CPO is produced by palm oil mills. This research analyzes the efficiency of Indonesian palm oil mills uses 2010 manufacturing industry survey conducted by the Statistics Indonesia. The efficiency analysis is done by using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) with production value as the output, and production expenses, labor expenses, other expenses, and fixed capital as the inputs. It is found that 26 out 137 firms are efficient. Based on the capital ownership, foreign firms have the highest average efficiency score. Based on export participation, exporting firms have higher efficiency than non-exporting firms. Based on location, firms that located on other islands have higher efficiency than firms that located on Sumatra and Kalimantan.
EFISIENSI PRODUKSI USAHATANI KELAPA DALAM (Cocos nucifera Linn) DI KECAMATAN GAUNG ANAK SERKA KABUPATEN INDRAGIRI HILIR
Authors: Vaulina Sisca , Khairizal Khairizal , Wahyudy Hajry Arief
Published: August 2018

Efficiency in a farming process has a very important meaning in efforts to increase income of coconut farmers, especially in planning or developing coconut products that are effective and efficient in producing coconut. The purpose of this research is to analyze technical efficiency, allocative/price and economical of coconut plantation in Gaung Anak Serka Sub-district, Indragiri Hilir Regency. This research uses survey method. The research was conducted in Kecamatan Gaung Anak Serka (GAS), in four villages namely (1) Rambaian village; (2) Idaman village; (3) Iliran Village; (4) Tanjung Harapan village. Total samples were 62 farmers. The study was conducted in May 2017 until December 2017. Data analysis using software Frontier Version 4.1 C. The results showed that the average technical efficiency level achieved was 72.94 percent of maximum productivity. This shows that the farming coconut in Gaung Anak Serka Sub-district has been efficient to technical efficiency, but not yet allocatively/price and economical efficiency. The average value of the overall allocative efficiency is 2.40 and not economically efficient because the economic efficiency value obtained is 1.75.
Paul Ricoeur, visual hermeneutics and political science: An ‘incompatible relation’?
Authors: Kaplantzis Nikos
Published: August 2018

As a response to calls for political research to do more than refer to visuals and for visual research to focus on the political, this paper discusses a Ricoeurian narrative-communicative action approach to the construction of political space applied to images, even though, until today, very little attention has been given to Ricoeur’s conception of the relationship between hermeneutics and visual theory. An updated reworking of Paul Ricoeur's critical hermeneutics offers a better basis for reconstructing visual (political) studies by sharpening the focus on the ideas of embodied imaginary and iconic augmentation. Ricoeur offers an explicit connection to visual political studies in the direction of pointing out the ways in which images, scenes, and narratives attempt to convey ideology, balancing a hermeneutics of suspicion with a hermeneutics of faith, illustrating the aporias, the opening and closing of possibilities from iconic image to ideograph and identity.
“Here you can use it”: Understanding mobile phone sharing and the concerns it elicits in rural Kenya
Authors: Komen Leah
Published: August 2018

Globally, mobile phones are mostly used as personal items largely due to their data storage and services provision. However, various features enable mobile phone sharing and this subverts the notion of a single individual use. In cultures where communal sharing is valued and seen as normal, it is natural for mobile phones to be incorporated into other traditionally shared support systems, such as meetings summoned by elders, which involve social, economic, cultural and political activities. This paper draws on a recent doctoral thesis to examine the role of mobile telephony in the social transformation and development of Marakwet, a sub-ethnic group of the Kalenjin community in the Rift Valley region of western Kenya. The paper argues that the adoption and domestication of mobile telephony is both innovative and a source of problems for the Marakwet, depending on how the device is used in everyday life. The paper shows that while mobile phone sharing amongst the Marakwet is the most preferred practice, privacy and data security are key concerns among users.
Editorial: Connecting (Forced) Migration and Media Studies
Authors: Twigt Mirjam , Mangalousi Dafni
Published: August 2018

This Special Issue on (Forced) Migration and Media is the result of two workshops organised at the University of Leicester: a workshop on (Forced) Migration and Media-research that took place on the 13th of June 2016 and a Community Impact event that was organised on the 18th of July, 2016. These workshops were a response to the topical interest for refugees’ access to digital technology and the dehumanizing language used in, especially but not limited to British, media regarding migrants and/or refugees (Berry, Garcia-Blanco, & Moore, 2015). (Forced) was purposefully bracketed as the label ‘refugee’ has its own difficulties. The differentiation between economic and forced migrants for instance negates that reasons behind migration are often multi-causal and multi-layered. It reinforces thinking in dichotomies that homogenizes and tends to negate in-between complexities, as  is often appropriated as a governing tool to victimize, exclude and curtail the rights of human beings (Crawley & Skleparis, 2017; Lindley, 2010; Zetter, 2007). In this editorial, we reflect upon the main outcomes of the workshop we and other PhD-colleagues organised on the 13th of June, 2016, and connect them to the articles within this Special Issue.
Volume 2, Issue 1: Special Issue (Forced) Immigration and Media
Authors: Authors All
Published: August 2018

This PDF includes the editorial and all the articles published in this Special Issue on (Forced) Migration and Media. This issue is the result of two workshops organised at the University of Leicester: a workshop on (Forced) Migration and Media-research that took place on the 13th of June 2016 and a Community Impact event that was organised on the 18th of July, 2016. These workshops were a response to the topical interest for refugees’ access to digital technology and the dehumanizing language used in, especially but not limited to British, media regarding migrants and/or refugees (Berry, Garcia-Blanco, & Moore, 2015). (Forced) was purposefully bracketed as the label ‘refugee’ has its own difficulties. The differentiation between economic and forced migrants for instance negates that reasons behind migration are often multi-causal and multi-layered. It reinforces thinking in dichotomies that homogenizes and tends to negate in-between complexities, as  is often appropriated as a governing tool to victimize, exclude and curtail the rights of human beings (Crawley & Skleparis, 2017; Lindley, 2010; Zetter, 2007). In this editorial, we reflect upon the main outcomes of the workshop we and other PhD-colleagues organised on the 13th of June, 2016, and connect them to the articles within this Special Issue.
How a photograph of a drowned refugee child turned a migrant crisis into a refugee crisis: A comparative discourse analysis
Authors: Parker Samuel , Aaheim Naper Anja , Goodman Simon
Published: August 2018

The ‘refugee crisis’ refers to the on-going movement of people crossing into Europe, in which over 3,692 migrants and refugees died in 2015. A key point in this ‘crisis’ was the publishing of photographs of one of the young children who died. Despite the death toll, representations and the resulting treatment of refugees in Europe remained ambivalent. This paper compares the representation of the ‘crisis’ across three countries (The UK, Norway and Australia) before and after the publishing of the photographs from one major broadcaster in each country using discourse analysis. It is shown that the photographs led to a more sympathetic portrayal of refugees resulting in the ‘crisis’ shifting from a ‘migrant’ to a ‘refugee crisis’. This analysis demonstrates the importance of the ways in which refugees are presented as well as the benefits of a comparative and interdisciplinary approach to discourse analysis.
FEIRAS DE ECONOMIA SOLIDÁRIA E MERCADOS LOCAIS DA AGRICULTURA FAMILIAR NO BAIXO TOCANTINS (PARÁ)
Authors: Silva Caroline Wanzeler , Tavares Francinei Bentes , Copetti Lúcia Daiane
Published: August 2018

O presente trabalho é fruto de atividades de pesquisa e extensão executado pela Associação Unidade e Cooperação para o Desenvolvimento dos Povos nos Territórios do Baixo Tocantins e Salgado Paraense (ONG UCODEP) e apoiado pela Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA). Esses estudo se preocupou em mostrar o quanto os consumidores das Feiras de Economia Solidária estão dispostos a pagar por caranguejos provenientes de uma área de Reserva Extrativista Marinha (RESEX), sua percepção para a qualidade e segurança dos caranguejos, o perfil do consumidor (sexo, idade, categoria profissional, nível de educação); comportamento de compra do consumidor (regularidade da compra, número da compra, preço pago pelos caranguejos), preferências e razões para o consumo. Foram aplicados 12 (doze) questionários semi-estruturados contendo questões pré-definidas em Feiras de Economia Solidária (ECOSOL) que ocorreram nos municípios de Cametá e Igarapé-Miri, no final do mês de maio do ano de 2016. Os questionários foram aplicados junto aos consumidores de caranguejo (principal produto que teve a comercialização avaliada). Desta forma, espera-se contribuir no debate sobre o fortalecimento das ECOSOL nos municípios alvos dessas ações. Para promover as condições de vida da população de suas comunidades e da conservação ambiental a partir do fortalecimento da agricultura familiar na região, da difusão das práticas e dos princípios da economia solidaria e do acesso aos serviços, priorizando relações justas e solidárias de produção e consumo e práticas democráticas de autogestão das organizações da sociedade civil e contribuir com a difusão de uma visão de desenvolvimento sustentável.