bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The contextual interference effect on the performance of fundamental motor skills in adults
Authors: Jimenez-Diaz Judith , Morera-Castro Maria , Salazar Walter
Published: July 2018

Purpose

The aim of the study was to analyse the effect of contextual interference on acquisition and retention for jump and throw in adults.

Methods

The participants (n = 50) were randomly assigned to 3 groups: blocked practice (BP), random practice (RP), and control group (CG). During each practice session, the BP group performed 20 trials of one skill, followed by 20 trials of the second skill, while the RP group performed 20 trials for each skill in a random order. The CG participated in physical activities that did not include any of these two skills. The intervention consisted of 7 sessions. Skill performance was assessed with the Test of Fundamental Motor Skills for Adults – for pretest, acquisition, and retention. The test has content validity established by logical validity, as well as documented intra-class reliability (calculated via test-retest) and inter-rater reliability.

Results

A two-way ANOVA [group (3) × measurement (3)] with repeated measures in the last factor revealed a significant interaction in throw (F = 5.81; p = 0.001) and jump (F = 10.92; p = 0.001). Post-hoc analyses indicated that the BP and RP groups improved from pretest to acquisition. The CG was statistically significantly different from the experimental groups in the acquisition and retention phase. The RP and BP groups were not statistically different in any phase, both of the skills being assessed.

Conclusions

No contextual interference effect on fundamental motor skills in adults was found. Nonetheless, the results suggest that RP and BP improved performance for both skills.
Basketball jump shot performed by adults and children
Authors: Okazaki Victor Hugo Alves , Rodacki André Luiz Félix
Published: July 2018

Purpose

The study compared the performance of basketball jump shots between children and adults.

Methods

A kinematic analysis was used to evaluate shots performance (2D; sagittal plane; 100 Hz). A biomechanical model (6 points and 4 body segments) provided the shoulder, elbow, and wrist angular displacements and velocities.

Results

Children performed simultaneous movements of the shoulder-elbow-wrist joints to release the ball. Adults executed a countermovement around the elbow and wrist, but with greater constraint around the shoulder joint. This strategy may have allowed adults to achieve higher release, smaller variability, and better accuracy.

Conclusions

Differences in performance between adults and children were explained by the participants’ physical characteristics and time of practice (experience).
Physical fitness and health-related quality of life in Brazilian adolescents: a cross-sectional study
Authors: Pires-Júnior Raymundo , Coledam Diogo Henrique Constantino , Greca Joăo Paulo de Aguiar , Arruda Gustavo Aires de , Teixeira Marcio , Oliveira Arli Ramos de
Published: July 2018

Purpose

To compare physical fitness according to dimensions of Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) in Brazilian adolescents.

Methods

A cross-sectional study of 588 adolescents (263 female) aged 12 to 17 years from a private school in Londrina, Paraná, Brazil. HRQOL was assessed by the Kidscreen-52 questionnaire. Four components of physical fitness were assessed: adiposity (sum of tricipital and subscapular skinfolds), muscular strength (handgrip test), flexibility (sit-and-reach test), and cardiorespiratory fitness (20m Shuttle run test). Differences in physical fitness across terciles of HRQOL were assessed using Analysis of Covariance.

Results

Adolescents with higher scores (3rd Tercile) of HRQOL in the physical well-being dimension presented higher cardiorespiratory fitness and lower skinfold thickness (p < 0.05) compared to adolescents with lower scores (1stTercile). Those with higher scores in psychological well-being and social support and peer relation dimensions also presented lower skinfold thickness (p < 0.05). Performance in handgrip strength and flexibility did not differ across terciles of HRQOL in any dimension analyzed (p > 0.05).

Conclusions

Adiposity and cardiorespiratory fitness seem to contribute to the physical well-being dimension of HQOL in Brazilian adolescents. Furthermore, adiposity also contributes to psychological well-being and social support and peer relations. Adiposity and cardiorespiratory fitness should be monitored to avoid low HRQOL in Brazilian adolescents.
Validity and reliability of shoulder strength assessment during scaption, internal rotation and external rotation using an anchored, non-modified sphygmomanometer
Authors: Barbosa Alexandre Carvalho , Intelangelo Leonardo , Bordachar Diego , Fernandes Ingrid , Cardoso Denise , Fernandes Ilha , Porfírio Wyngrid , Felício Diogo
Published: July 2018

Purpose

To determine the validity, intra-rater reliability, and inter-rater reliability of an anchored sphygmomanometer for assessing shoulder strength during scaption, lateral rotation, and medial rotation. The hand-held dynamometer (HHD) was used as the standard measurement tool for this purpose.

Methods

Fifty subjects (23 years old ±3 years) were included in the validity study. Shoulder strength was assessed using an HHD and a sphygmomanometer, both anchored to a fixed ladder by an inextensible belt. Twenty-three subjects (25 years old ±3 years) were included in the reliability study. Two raters assessed strength, each taking two measurements one week apart, using the fixed sphygmomanometer.

Results

Validity results showed high to very high magnitude correlations, and no differences were found between the sphygmomanometer and the HHD measurements or among trials. Intra-class coefficient of correlation (ICC) showed high reliability between measurement tools and among trials. Intra-rater results showed very high ICC, very high correlation, low coefficient of variation (CV) with adequate standard error of measurement (SEM), and minimal detectable change (MDC). Inter-rater results showed moderate to high ICC, high to very high correlation, acceptable SEM and CV, but not adequate MDC. The anchored sphygmomanometer is a low-cost tool that provides objective measurements. The results obtained from the anchored sphygmomanometer were found to be similar to those obtained from an HHD, which has a valid predictive model.

Conclusions

The sphygmomanometer is suitable for monitoring shoulder strength during scaption, internal rotation, and external rotation. The anchored sphygmomanometer enables coaches and physical therapists to establish the maximal voluntary isometric contraction and monitor exercise program outcomes at a low cost. However, caution is recommended when interpreting results between raters.
Semidiurnal solar tide differences between fall and spring transition times in the Northern Hemisphere
Authors: Conte J. Federico , Chau Jorge L. , Laskar Fazlul I. , Stober Gunter , Schmidt Hauke , Brown Peter
Published: July 2018

Abstract. We present a study of the semidiurnal solar tide (S2) during the
fall and spring transition times in the Northern Hemisphere. The tides have
been obtained from wind measurements provided by three meteor radars located
at Andenes (69∘ N, 16∘ E), Juliusruh (54∘ N,
13∘ E) and Tavistock (42∘ N, 81∘ W). During the
fall, S2 is characterized by a sudden and pronounced decrease occurring every
year and at all height levels. The spring transition also shows a decrease in
S2, but not sudden and that ascends from lower to higher altitudes during an
interval of ∼ 15 to 40 days. To assess contributions of different
semidiurnal tidal components, we have examined a 20-year free-run simulation
by the Hamburg Model of the Neutral and Ionized Atmosphere (HAMMONIA). We
found that the differences exhibited by the S2 tide between equinox times are
mainly due to distinct behaviors of the migrating semidiurnal and the
non-migrating westward-propagating wave number 1 tidal components (SW2 and
SW1, respectively). Specifically, during the fall both SW2 and SW1 decrease,
while during the springtime SW2 decreases but SW1 remains approximately
constant or decreases only slightly. The decrease shown by SW1 during the
fall occurs later than that of SW2 and S2, which indicates that the behavior
of S2 is mainly driven by the migrating component. Nonetheless, the influence
of SW1 is necessary to explain the behavior of S2 during the spring. In
addition, a strong shift in the phase of S2 (of SW2 in the simulations) is
also observed during the fall. Our meteor radar wind measurements show more
gravity wave activity in the fall than during the spring, which might be
indicating that the fall decrease is partly due to interactions between SW2
and gravity waves.
Large but decreasing effect of ozone on the European carbon sink
Authors: Oliver Rebecca J. , Mercado Lina M. , Sitch Stephen , Simpson David , Medlyn Belinda E. , Lin Yan-Shih , Folberth Gerd A.
Published: July 2018

Abstract. The capacity of the terrestrial biosphere to sequester carbon and mitigate climate change is governed by the ability of vegetation to remove emissions of CO2 through photosynthesis. Tropospheric O3, a globally abundant and potent greenhouse gas, is, however, known to damage plants, causing reductions in primary productivity. Despite emission control policies across Europe, background concentrations of tropospheric O3 have risen significantly over the last decades due to hemispheric-scale increases in O3 and its precursors. Therefore, plants are exposed to increasing background concentrations, at levels currently causing chronic damage. Studying the impact of O3 on European vegetation at the regional scale is important for gaining greater understanding of the impact of O3 on the land carbon sink at large spatial scales. In this work we take a regional approach and update the JULES land surface model using new measurements specifically for European vegetation. Given the importance of stomatal conductance in determining the flux of O3 into plants, we implement an alternative stomatal closure parameterisation and account for diurnal variations in O3 concentration in our simulations. We conduct our analysis specifically for the European region to quantify the impact of the interactive effects of tropospheric O3 and CO2 on gross primary productivity (GPP) and land carbon storage across Europe. A factorial set of model experiments showed that tropospheric O3 can suppress terrestrial carbon uptake across Europe over the period 1901 to 2050. By 2050, simulated GPP was reduced by 4 to 9 % due to plant O3 damage and land carbon storage was reduced by 3 to 7 %. The combined physiological effects of elevated future CO2 (acting to reduce stomatal opening) and reductions in O3 concentrations resulted in reduced O3 damage in the future. This alleviation of O3 damage by CO2-induced stomatal closure was around 1 to 2 % for both land carbon and GPP, depending on plant sensitivity to O3. Reduced land carbon storage resulted from diminished soil carbon stocks consistent with the reduction in GPP. Regional variations are identified with larger impacts shown for temperate Europe (GPP reduced by 10 to 20 %) compared to boreal regions (GPP reduced by 2 to 8 %). These results highlight that O3 damage needs to be considered when predicting GPP and land carbon, and that the effects of O3 on plant physiology need to be considered in regional land carbon cycle assessments.
Biophysics and vegetation cover change: a process-based evaluation framework for confronting land surface models with satellite observations
Authors: Duveiller Gregory , Forzieri Giovanni , Robertson Eddy , Li Wei , Georgievski Goran , Lawrence Peter , Wiltshire Andy , Ciais Philippe , Pongratz Julia , Sitch Stephen , Arneth Almut , Cescatti Alessandro
Published: July 2018

Abstract. Land use and land cover change (LULCC) alter the biophysical
properties of the Earth's surface. The associated changes in vegetation cover
can perturb the local surface energy balance, which in turn can affect the
local climate. The sign and magnitude of this change in climate depends on
the specific vegetation transition, its timing and its location, as well as on
the background climate. Land surface models (LSMs) can be used to simulate
such land–climate interactions and study their impact in past and future
climates, but their capacity to model biophysical effects accurately across
the globe remain unclear due to the complexity of the phenomena. Here we
present a framework to evaluate the performance of such models with respect
to a dedicated dataset derived from satellite remote sensing observations.
Idealized simulations from four LSMs (JULES, ORCHIDEE, JSBACH and CLM) are
combined with satellite observations to analyse the changes in radiative and
turbulent fluxes caused by 15 specific vegetation cover transitions across
geographic, seasonal and climatic gradients. The seasonal variation in net
radiation associated with land cover change is the process that models
capture best, whereas LSMs perform poorly when simulating spatial and
climatic gradients of variation in latent, sensible and ground heat fluxes
induced by land cover transitions. We expect that this analysis will help
identify model limitations and prioritize efforts in model development as
well as inform where consensus between model and observations is already
met, ultimately helping to improve the robustness and consistency of model
simulations to better inform land-based mitigation and adaptation policies.
The dataset consisting of both harmonized model simulation and remote sensing
estimations is available at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1182145.
What even is Climate?
Authors: Bothe Oliver
Published: July 2018

Abstract. Although the concept of climate is easy to understand, there is not any uncontroversial definition of it. Most definitions fall back to the simple formulation that climate is the statistics of weather. Recent attempts at a definition called versions of this saying vague. Climate is policy-relevant, and discussions on climate and climate change benefit from clarity on the topic. Beyond the policy relevance a definition should also be valid for scientific purposes and for individual views. It has to account for a general concept and individual instances of climate. Here, I try to highlight why the flexibility and the immediacy of the colloquial definition fit the topic. This defence shifts the lack of a clear definition towards the term weather and the time-scales separating weather and climate.
Challenges to Implementing Bottom-Up Flood Risk Decision Analysis Frameworks: How Strong are Social Networks of Flooding Professionals?
Authors: Knighton James O. , Tsuda Osamu , Elliott Rebecca , Walter M. Todd
Published: July 2018

Abstract. Recent developments in bottom-up vulnerability-based decision analysis frameworks present promising opportunities for flood practitioners to simplify complex decisions regarding risk mitigation and climate adaptation. This family of methodologies relies on strong social networks among flood practitioners and the public to support careful definition of stakeholder relevant thresholds and vulnerabilities to hazards. In parallel, flood researchers are directly considering distinct atmospheric mechanisms that induce flooding to readily incorporate information on future climate projections. We perform a case study of flood professionals actively engaged in flood risk mitigation within Tompkins County, NY US, a community dealing with moderate flooding, to gage how much variance exists among professionals from the perspective of establishing a bottom-up flood mitigation study from an atmospheric perspective. Results of this case study indicate disagreement among flooding professionals as to which socio-economic losses constitute a flood, disagreement on anticipated community needs, weak understanding of climate-weather-flood linkages, and some disagreement on community perceptions on climate adaptation. In aggregate, the knowledge base of the Tompkins County flood practitioners provides a well-defined picture of community vulnerability and perceptions. Our research supports the growing evidence that collaborative interdisciplinary flood mitigation work could reduce risk, and potentially better support the implementation of emerging bottom-up decision analysis frameworks for flood mitigation and climate adaptation.
Effects of high spatial and temporal resolution Earth observations on simulated hydrometeorological variables in a cropland (southwestern France)
Authors: Etchanchu Jordi , Rivalland Vincent , Gascoin Simon , Cros Jérôme , Tallec Tiphaine , Brut Aurore , Boulet Gilles
Published: July 2018

Abstract. Agricultural landscapes are often constituted by a patchwork of crop fields whose seasonal evolution is dependent on specific crop rotation patterns and phenologies. This temporal and spatial heterogeneity affects surface hydrometeorological processes and must be taken into account in simulations of land surface and distributed hydrological models. The Sentinel-2 mission allows for the monitoring of land cover and vegetation dynamics at unprecedented spatial resolutions and revisit frequencies (20 m and 5 days, respectively) that are fully compatible with such heterogeneous agricultural landscapes. Here, we evaluate the impact of Sentinel-2-like remote sensing data on the simulation of surface water and energy fluxes via the Interactions between the Surface Biosphere Atmosphere (ISBA) land surface model included in the EXternalized SURface (SURFEX) modeling platform. The study focuses on the effect of the leaf area index (LAI) spatial and temporal variability on these fluxes. We compare the use of the LAI climatology from ECOCLIMAP-II, used by default in SURFEX-ISBA, and time series of LAI derived from the high-resolution Formosat-2 satellite data (8 m). The study area is an agricultural zone in southwestern France covering 576 km2 (24 km  ×  24 km). An innovative plot-scale approach is used, in which each computational unit has a homogeneous vegetation type. Evaluation of the simulations quality is done by comparing model outputs with in situ eddy covariance measurements of latent heat flux (LE). Our results show that the use of LAI derived from high-resolution remote sensing significantly improves simulated evapotranspiration with respect to ECOCLIMAP-II, especially when the surface is covered with summer crops. The comparison with in situ measurements shows an improvement of roughly 0.3 in the correlation coefficient and a decrease of around 30 % of the root mean square error (RMSE) in the simulated evapotranspiration. This finding is attributable to a better description of LAI evolution processes with Formosat-2 data, which further modify soil water content and drainage of soil reservoirs. Effects on annual drainage patterns remain small but significant, i.e., an increase roughly equivalent to 4 % of annual precipitation levels with simulations using Formosat-2 data in comparison to the reference simulation values. This study illustrates the potential for the Sentinel-2 mission to better represent effects of crop management on water budgeting for large, anthropized river basins.
Multiple remote-sensing assessment of the catastrophic collapse in Langtang Valley induced by the 2015 Gorkha earthquake
Authors: Nagai Hiroto , Watanabe Manabu , Tomii Naoya , Tadono Takeo , Suzuki Shinichi
Published: July 2018

Abstract. The main shock of the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake in Nepal induced numerous avalanches, rockfalls, and landslides in Himalayan mountain regions. A major village in the Langtang Valley was destroyed and numerous people were victims of a catastrophic avalanche event, which consisted of snow, ice, rock, and blast wind. Understanding the hazard process mainly depends on limited witness accounts, interviews, and an in situ survey after a monsoon season. To record the immediate situation and to understand the deposition process, we performed an assessment by means of satellite-based observations carried out no later than 2 weeks after the event. The avalanche-induced sediment deposition was delineated with the calculation of decreasing coherence and visual interpretation of amplitude images acquired from the Phased Array-type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar-2 (PALSAR-2). These outline areas are highly consistent with that delineated from a high-resolution optical image of WorldView-3 (WV-3). The delineated sediment areas were estimated as 0.63 km2 (PALSAR-2 coherence calculation), 0.73 km2 (PALSAR-2 visual interpretation), and 0.88 km2 (WV-3). In the WV-3 image, surface features were classified into 10 groups. Our analysis suggests that the avalanche event contained a sequence of (1) a fast splashing body with an air blast, (2) a huge, flowing muddy mass, (3) less mass flowing from another source, (4) a smaller amount of splashing and flowing mass, and (5) splashing mass without flowing on the east and west sides. By means of satellite-derived pre- and post-event digital surface models, differences in the surface altitudes of the collapse events estimated the total volume of the sediments as 5.51 ± 0.09  ×  106 m3, the largest mass of which are distributed along the river floor and a tributary water stream. These findings contribute to detailed numerical simulation of the avalanche sequences and source identification; furthermore, altitude measurements after ice and snow melting would reveal a contained volume of melting ice and snow.
The university image: a model of overall image and stakeholder perspectives
Authors:   Department of Financial Economics II, Faculty of Economics and Business, Comandante Izarduy 23, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain). amaia.lafuente@ehu.eus, Lafuente Ruiz de Sabando Amaia , Forcada Javier ,   Department of Financial Economics II, Faculty of Economics and Business, Comandante Izarduy 23, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain). javier.forcada@ehu.eus, Zorrilla Pilar ,   Department of Financial Economics II, Faculty of Economics and Business, Lehendakari Aguirre 83, 48015 Bilbao (Spain). pilar.zorrilla@ehu.eus
Published: July 2018

In order to further knowledge regarding the factors that have most influence on the university image, a measurement model was established in this research from the perspective of society and validated using covariance structure analysis. In addition, to ascertain whether such factors and/or their degree of influence differ among stakeholders, an evaluation of measurement invariance was conducted to find out what implications there are for image formation when the perspectives of the different stakeholders are considered. Five samples of stakeholders were used (society, prospective students, current students, graduates, and companies), totaling 1760 respondents. The results showed that affective image, perception of teaching resources, and perception of graduate training significantly influence the formation of overall university image from the perspective of society and that the image structure identified from this perspective is shared by companies, although some differences are observed. However, the model needs adapting to consider the perspectives of prospective students, current students, and graduates. The results also suggested that affective issues have a major importance in image formation from the perspective of all the stakeholders considered and that it is in the cognitive aspects where differences between them become more patent. These findings constitute a valuable contribution for marketing literature as so few works have addressed the study of the university image adopting the standpoint of society or the comparison of different stakeholders. Further, they provide guidance to university managers when determining which aspects are recommendable to act upon for the projection of a favorable image to various audiences.
Short communication: Farmers’ opinions on chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) supply chain development strategies: A case study in Central Italy
Authors: Paletto Alessandro , Focacci Marco , De Meo Isabella
Published: July 2018

Aim of the study: To identify the priority strategy for the strengthening of the chestnut supply chain through a participatory approach.Area of study: Mugello-Val di Sieve inTuscany region (Italy).Material and methods: The data were collected by administering a questionnaire to a sample of 126 chestnut growers (83 chestnut growers enrolled and 43 not enrolled in the Consortium of “Marronedel Mugello Protected Geographical Indication”) to identify the priority objectives and activities to develop the chestnut supply chain.Main results: It is necessary to develop a diversified strategy to stimulate the chestnut production and simultaneously enhance the marketing of the product in order to revive the chestnut cultivation inTuscany region. The main activities to be pursued are the implementation of silvicultural treatments of chestnut orchards and the integrated fight against chestnut gall wasp to increase the productivity and strengthen the “Marronedel Mugello Protected Geographical Indication” brand.Research highlights: Participatory approach is a fundamental instrument to define a common strategy to strengthen chestnut supply chain at local level.
Nurses’ lived experience serving on unit-based councils: A literature review
Authors: Hamad Alanoud , Kehyayan Vahe
Published: July 2018

Introduction: Shared governance (SG) is an organizational model that allows frontline nurses to have control over their daily work environment and nursing practice. Unit-based councils (UBC) are an important operational element of SG and its members are frontline nursing staff.Purpose and methods: The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on UBCs and SG, staff nurses’ perceptions, and factors that influence their adoption and successful implementation.Results: Five major themes emerged from the literature: perception of SG; leadership implications; improvement in patient care; increase in job satisfaction; and improvement in work environment.Conclusions: Nurses serving on UBCs have perspectives different from managers on the success of SG and UBCs. SG is viewed as a journey that requires continuous support from nurse leaders to address any issues that may arise during this journey.
Francesca Woodman: a fotografia para além dos limites da representação
Authors: Pereira Bruno , Teixeira Filho Fernando Silva
Published: July 2018

Este artigo pretende articular as relações entre fotografia e arte, por meio da obra da fotógrafa estadunidense Francesca Woodman (1958-1981). A análise centrar-se-á nas contribuições de Woodman às discussões acerca da fotografia enquanto meio, em especial, as questões relativas a representação, para assim, demonstrar como Woodman questionou os preceitos da fotografia de seu tempo e apresentou pistas para a construção de uma nova linguagem fotográfica mais atrelada à arte e sua potência inventiva.
Indícios dos modos de produção fotojornalísticos nos blogs de fotografia dos diários de maior circulação do Brasil
Authors: Ramos Julia Capovilla Luz , Sousa Jorge Pedro
Published: July 2018

Mudanças na prática e na produção fotográfica desde a adesão das tecnologias digitais pelas empresas jornalísticas fez com que muitos profissionais da imagem acreditassem em uma crise sem precedentes. Para outros, as novas rotinas produtivas se configuram como a possibilidade de refletir sobre a prática da cobertura fotojornalística e estabelecer as bases da atividade para si e para o grupo. Neste sentido, os blogs de fotografia dos jornais de maior circulação do Brasil aparecem como espaços que possibilitam a circulação destas reflexões sobre os modos de produção noticiosa diária, seja em textos ou por meio das imagens.
Organizações e sustentabilidade: por uma sustentabilidade afetiva no cotidiano
Authors: Mansano Sonia Regina Vargas
Published: July 2018

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O ensino de sustentabilidade nas ciências econômicas: perspectiva crítica e elementos norteadores do debate
Authors: Andrade Daniel Caixeta , De Lima Carlos Eduardo
Published: July 2018

Partindo da premissa de que a academia tem um papel crucial na disseminação do conceito e meios para se atingir o chamado desenvolvimento sustentável, este ensaio tem como objetivo discutir a forma com a qual este debate é conduzido pelas ciências econômicas, cujo objeto de análise é o sistema econômico, principal veículo de alteração quantitativa e qualitativa do meio ambiente. Os economistas devem estar preparados para conduzir um debate adequado sobre as condições necessárias para a obtenção de critérios de sustentabilidade. Este não tem sido o caso, visto que o esquema analítico convencional da economia possui algumas hipóteses e premissas que resultam em um debate incompleto sobre a temática ambiental. Em função disso, são discutidos alguns princípios fundamentais que devem ser observados, evidenciando-se a importância do conceito de resiliência na análise econômica.
Sustentabilidade ambiental, econômica e social: ações e práticas de pequenas e médias empresas brasileiras
Authors: Santos Jhunior Ronaldo De Oliveira , Silva Vilela Nágila Giovanna
Published: July 2018

O objetivo deste artigo é identificar as ações e práticas de sustentabilidade ambiental, econômica e social que têm sido adotadas pelas pequenas e médias empresas (PMEs) que mais crescem no Brasil. A pesquisa é qualitativa e descritiva e a amostra considerada inclui as 50 primeiras PMEs entre as 100 que mais crescem no Brasil de acordo com pesquisa realizada pela Deloitte em parceria com a Revista Exame em 2016. Notou-se que as ações de sustentabilidade praticadas pelas PMEs são também mecanismos de atuação estratégica organizacional e que no Brasil há a necessidade de maior atenção a respeito da temática. Entende-se que tais práticas auxiliam no incremento de uma mentalidade mais direcionada para o desenvolvimento enquanto apresenta maior preocupação com o contexto ambiental, econômico e social em que o Brasil encontra-se inserido.
Práticas de saúde e segurança do trabalho (SST) na área de manufatura: um modelo teórico
Authors: Maia Leonardo Caixeta de Castro , Espíndola Daniel Masini , Da Veiga Cristiano Henrique Antonelli
Published: July 2018

As práticas de saúde e segurança do trabalho (SST) apresentam, em uma primeira análise, um mecanismo de redução do desempenho operacional. Contudo, as práticas SST também oferecem melhores níveis eficiência, melhor ambiente de trabalho e menor rotatividade de funcionários. Assim, o objetivo desse artigo é retratar um conjunto de constructos relacionados sobre as práticas de SST a fim de apresentar um modelo teórico. Para tanto, realizou-se uma revisão bibliográfica sistemática com as palavras-chave: segurança, responsabilidade social, sustentabilidade e manufatura em periódicos da área de produção e manufatura. Avaliou-se também as teorias organizacionais que alicerçam e auxiliam na interpretação dos comportamentos e das relações inter e intraorganizacionais. Observou-se as tendências quanto à necessidade de consolidar os dados do processo fabril e também dos recursos humanos por meio de um sistema integrado de controle; de estabelecer ferramentas de melhoria contínua e de monitorar e de reavaliar os valores organizacionais sobre o tema.
EDUCAÇÃO, DEMOCRACIA E LAICISMO: ALGUMAS APROXIMAÇÕES ENTRE CONDORCET E HOLBACH
Authors: Primo Marcelo De Sant'Anna Alves
Published: July 2018

Na“Primeira memória: natureza e objeto da instrução pública” das Cinco memórias sobre a instrução pública,  Condorcet considera a educação em sua totalidade, afirma que ela está para muito além de uma instrução positiva, pois abrange todas as opiniões sejam de cunho político, moral e religioso. A liberdade de proferir determinadas opiniões acerca desses assuntos seria uma quimera à medida que a sociedade fosse o parâmetro do que as gerações seguintes devessem acreditar. Aqueles que ingressam em um meio social trazem consigo as opiniões que lhes foram fornecidas pela educação e não são mais livres, transformando-se meros reprodutores de seus mestres. Em seu escrito A Moral Universal, o barão de Holbach alinhar-se-á às teses de Condorcet sobre qual lugar deve ter o ensino religioso na educação pública. Defendendo que sob a tutela de autoridades políticas tirânicas, a educação só poderá ensinar aos guardiões das leis que estas sejam entregues aos caprichos da tirania, aos favores e às violências do poder, denuncia o oportunismo dos ministros da religião em ensinar a moral e imprimir os seus preceitos aos mais jovens. No que concerne à Filosofia e ao seu ensino o diagnóstico do Barão não é nada consolador: em contextos educacionais anti-democráticos e de desnaturalização pedagógica do homem, deliberadamente a Filosofia é proscrita, excluída da educação pública, ficando isolada, enlanguescendo-se à medida que é desprezada.
HABERMAS E A RELIGIÃO
Authors: Tomé Julio
Published: July 2018

Neste trabalho tem-se por objetivo apresentar a teoria habermasiana da religião na esfera pública. Procura-se entender as relações dos cidadãos religiosos e não-religiosos, no pensamento de Habermas, em uma sociedade democrática laica e que garante a livre expressão religiosa, sem que a cooperação social e os pressupostos democráticos sejam afetados. Assim como, procura-se entender qual o papel das religiões e das tradições seculares nos Estados modernos de hoje.  Para tanto, apresenta-se o papel da secularização dos Estados modernos; o papel que o direito desempenha no processo de mudança de organização social – a mudança de um Estado confessional para um Estado laico; assim como o papel comunicativo dos cidadãos e das religiões e como as religiões podem influenciar a esfera pública, para que esta seja uma expressão de seus ideais. Adentra-se na, já clássica, discussão Rawls/Habermas acerca do papel da religião na esfera pública, sobre o qual, apresenta-se as críticas de Habermas ao pensamento rawlsiano, sobre a necessidade da tradução de argumentos religiosos para uma linguagem neutra e razoável na esfera pública, sobre o qual, deve-se salientar que não tem-se como objetivo defender uma ou outra perspectiva, mas sim apenas deseja-se expor as ideias de Habermas e Rawls.
PARA UMA ANÁLISE PERFORMATIVA DO DISCURSO: FOUCAULT E O “MATERIALISMO DO INCORPORAL”
Authors: Gimbo Fernando
Published: July 2018

RESUMO: Trata-se de explicitar e aprofundar uma das marcas maiores das análises discursivas de Foucault, a saber, sua profunda atenção com o caráter performativo de certos enunciados. Para tanto, apresento primeiramente de forma pormenorizada como um discurso dito verdadeiro é capaz de exprimir um efeito de poder que se inscreve nos corpos e constitui uma subjetividade. Tal dinâmica de entrelaçamento entre discurso, poder e sujeito conhece um caso paradigmático nas análises sobre dispositivos psiquiátricos e jurídicos apresentadas por Foucault em seu curso de 1974/75 - Os anormais. A partir de tal caso concreto, busco destrinchar certas premissas e consequências da prática de análise dos discursos desenvolvidos durante o período genealógico. Nesse momento, recupero tanto os temas do “dizível” estoico, quanto a questão dos“speech acts” e o estatuto do “acontecimento”. O objetivo final é mostrar como podemos entender a crítica dos discursos em Foucault através daquilo que ele chamou de “materialismo incorpóreo”, uma tensa posição que recusa a ideia clássica de verdade enquanto adequação entre proposição e coisa, para pensar – dentro de campos específicos dos dispositivos de saber-poder – o problema da ação discursiva sobre os corpos e da primazia político-moral na determinação do verdadeiro.
HOJE EM DIA, SOMOS TODOS DEMOCRATAS
Authors: Brown Wendy
Published: July 2018

Título original em inglês WELCOME BACK, DEMOCRACY! Artigo sobre a eleição de Obama em The Beaver, periódico da London School of Economics, 6 de novembro de 2008.Tradução de Guaracy Bolívar Araújo Mendes Júnior
A ODISSEIA DE PLATÃO: AS AVENTURAS E DESVENTURAS DA DIALÉTICA
Authors: Filho Gerson Pereira
Published: July 2018

ABSTRACTWe present in this review the innovative methodological proposal of the researcher and author Hector Benoit, from Unicamp, in his most recent work "The Odyssey of Plato: The Adventures and Misadventures of Dialectics" (Editora Annablume, 2017). This work is a resumption of another earlier publication ("Plato and the temporalities: the methodological question, Annablume, 2016), in order to propose a new path of rupture with interpretative modes, philosophical tradition. Guided by the idea that it is only possible to establish some Platonic exegesis and hermeneutics from the internal dialogic that is locked in the set of dialogues by the intertwining of its "temporalities," the author challenges us to face the difficult task of breaking with the dogmatic tradition, dualistic and idealistic in which many have placed the Platonic work, to rediscover in textual literality what constitutes the method of the philosopher of the academy, that is, the dialectic itself.KEY-WORDS: Plato – Platonisme – Dialectic - Metodology RESUMOApresentamos nesta resenha a proposta metodológica inovadora do pesquisador e autor Hector Benoit, da Unicamp, em sua mais recente obra “A Odisseia de Platão: as aventuras e desventuras da dialética” (Editora Annablume, 2017). Tal obra é uma retomada de outra publicação anterior (“Platão e as temporalidades: a questão metodológica, Annablume, 2016), para, numa apurada leitura dos diálogos platônicos em sua totalidade, propor um novo caminho de ruptura com modos interpretativos que se consolidaram na tradição filosófica. Pautado pela ideia de que somente é possível estabelecer alguma exegese e hermenêutica platônica a partir da dialógica interna que se trava no conjunto dos diálogos pelo entrecruzamento de suas “temporalidades” , o autor nos desafia a enfrentar a difícil tarefa de romper com a tradição dogmática, dualista e idealista em que muitos situaram a obra platônica, para redescobrir na literalidade textual aquilo que constitui o método do filósofo da academia, qual seja, a própria dialética.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Platão – Platonismo – Dialética - Metodologia
FILOSOFIA NO BRASIL: LEGADOS E PERSPECTIVAS. ENSAIOS METAFILOSÓFICOS
Authors: Ratton de Freitas Carlos Alexandre
Published: July 2018

Resenha do livro Filosofia no Brasil: legados e perspectivas – Ensaios metafilosóficos, de Ivan Domingues, publicado em agosto de 2017 pela Editora Unesp e com sua 2ª edição revista e ampliada prevista para o segundo semestre de 2018.
DO FORMALISMO ÉTICO AO TRIBUNAL DA HISTÓRIA: REFLEXÕES SOBRE FILOSOFIA PRÁTICA EM KANT E HEGEL
Authors: Rech Moisés João
Published: July 2018

Aquele que se põe, com seriedade, a subir as grandes cordilheiras do pensamento filosófico depara-se, inexoravelmente, com as obras dos maiores expoentes da filosofia moderna: Immanuel Kant e Georg W. H. Hegel. O desafio intelectual de Mateus Salvadori é proporcional à profundidade filosófica das obras que busca analisar: da Crítica da razão pura à Fenomenologia do espírito, e da Crítica da razão prática aos Princípios de filosofia do direito. Mas à guisa das dificuldades dos textos kantianos e hegelianos, Salvadori conserva um estilo objetivo, claro e conceitualmente preciso, o que revela sua competência intelectual.
QUE DEMOCRACIA?
Authors: Souza Robson Sávio Reis
Published: July 2018

EDITORIAL DOSSIÊ: DEMOCRACIA EM CRISE Sapere aude – v. 9, n. 17, p. 6-11, Jan./jun. 2018 – ISSN: 2177-6342
Irwon Philosophy and Social Engagement
Authors: Park Kwangsoo ,   Academic Publishing
Published: July 2018

Won Buddhism, founded by Master Sot’aesan in 1916, is regarded as one of the four major religions in Korea. The active participation of its followers in social and educational movements has led to the spread of this religion both in Korea and in other countries. One of the most significant aspects of new religions in Korea is that they champion the universal value of “publicness,” seeking to overcome the historical suffering associated with colonialism and imperialism by constructing a peaceful and egalitarian modern society. The founding motive behind Won Buddhism was Master Sot’aesan’s search for a way in which to realize world peace in a truly civilized world, where material civilization and spiritual civilization are harmonized. To this end, a new interpretation of the Mahayana Buddhist teachings was fused with Irwon philosophy in a bid to heal social ills through “mutual life-giving” (the Korean term for ensuring the wellbeing of all society).
Is There Anything to the Authority Thesis?
Authors: Barz Wolfgang ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: July 2018

Many philosophical theories of self-knowledge can be understood as attempts to explain why self-ascriptions enjoy a certain kind of authority that other-ascriptions lack (the Authority Thesis). The aim of this paper is not to expand the stock of existing explanations but to ask whether the Authority Thesis can be adequately specified. To this end, I identify three requirements that must be met by any satisfactory specification. I conclude that the search for an adequate specification of the Authority Thesis leads to a dilemma: it either yields an interpretation under which the thesis is philosophically interesting but false, or it produces an interpretation under which the thesis is actually true but of minor philosophical interest.
Propagação de sinais em condutores segundo a Eletrodinâmica de Weber
Authors: Hernandes Júlio Akashi , Assis André Kock Torres
Published: July 2018

In this work, we derive the telegraphy equation from Weber's electrodynamics. This is done for conductors of different geometries. We compare our results with the ones predicted by the classical electromagnetism.In this work, we derive the telegraphy equation from Weber's electrodynamics. This is done for conductors of different geometries. We compare our results with the ones predicted by the classical electromagnetism.
Aplicação da análise fatorial e do Sig à integração e apresentação dos resultados do estudo da qualidade de água e sedimentos fluviais na região do Baixo Jacuí, RS
Authors: Migliavacca Daniela Montanari , Ortiz Lúcia Schild , Alves Felipe Deppe , Hasenack Henrique , Teixeira Elba Calesso
Published: July 2018

Factor analysis and geoprocessing techniques were complementary tools for integration and visual presentation of results from water quality and fluvial sediment studies in Baixo Jacuí region, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Samples were taken along 18 months in 15 sites along the Jacuí river and main tributaries, especially Conde creek, where there is important anthropogenic contribution associated to coal explotation, processing and waste disposal. The proposed water quality index to the region has facilitated the detection of critical fluvial segments, particularly related to trace elements concentration in Conde creek. In Jacuí river it was not observed a water quality variation, problably in responde to a high dilution capacity. On the other hand, the application of fatorial analysis techniques to sediment data suggested its great sensitivity to assess the main sources of pollution to the water resources in the study region and pointed out the accumulation of pollutants in the sediments, from industrial and coaI processing related sources. This results could be integrated by geoprocessing techniques to facilitate public presentation.
Variabilidade temporal do zoooplâncton no Sistema Estuarino do Rio Paracauari (Ilha do Marajó, Pará)
Authors: COSTA Kelli Garboza da , AZEVEDO Samara Santiago de , PEREIRA Luci Cajueiro Carneiro , COSTA Rauquírio Marinho da
Published: July 2018

Coletas nictemerais foram realizadas em uma estação fixa no estuário do rio Paracauari (Pará) para determinar a composição e a densidade do mesozooplâncton (abertura de malha da rede de plâncton de 200 µm) e verificar a influência de alguns fatores ambientais sobre a comunidade zooplanctônica, nos períodos chuvoso e seco. Os valores de temperatura da água (28,5-29,4ºC), salinidade (0,42-3,14), oxigênio dissolvido (4,82-7,8 mg.L-1) e pH (7,02-7,29) foram mais elevados no período chuvoso.  As concentrações de clorofila-a variaram entre 1,59-18,08 mg.m-3. Foram identificados 40 táxons, sendo 17 copépodos e 23 pertencentes a outros táxons. A densidade de copépodos oscilou entre 10,32-243,02 ind.m-3, enquanto que para os outros grupos estes valores variaram entre 2,51-1.039,19 ind.m-3. Pseudodiaptomus richardi, náuplius de Cirripedia, Tisbe sp., larvas de Gastropoda, outros Calanoida e Pseudodiaptomus gracilis foram os organismos mais representativos em termos de abundância relativa. Os resultados demonstraram que a composição e densidade do mesozooplâncton foram influenciadas pela variação sazonal dos fatores físicos e químicos da água em decorrência, principalmente, da variação na precipitação pluviométrica. Observou-se também uma maior dominância de indivíduos meroplanctônicos nas amostradas coletadas (como larvas de Cirripedia e Gastropoda), o que pode indicar processos reprodutivos de cracas e gastrópodes no estuário do rio Paracauari.
RESEÑA de : Ruiz Miguel, Carlos. Estudios sobre la Carta de los Derechos Fundamentales de la Unión Europea. Santiago de Compostela : Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 2004
Authors: Sánchez González Santiago
Published: July 2018

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RESEÑA de: Sánchez Navarro, Ángel J. La actividad de las Cortes Generales en defensa de la constitucionalidad de las leyes. [Valencia] : Minim, 2004
Authors: Vázquez Alonso Víctor Javier
Published: July 2018

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RESEÑA de: Ollero Tassara, Andrés. España : ¿un Estado laico? : la libertad religiosa en perspectiva constitucional. Cizur Menor (Navarra) : Civitas, 2005
Authors: Barrero Ortega Abraham
Published: July 2018

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RESEÑA de: Galán Juárez, Mercedes. Intimidad. Madrid : Centro de Estudios Ramón Areces, 2005
Authors: Mateos y de Cabo Óscar Ignacio
Published: July 2018

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La fallida reforma del federalismo alemán
Authors: Holgado González María
Published: July 2018

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RESEÑA : Martín-Retortillo Báquer, Lorenzo. La afirmación de la libertad religiosa en Europa: de guerras de religión a meras cuestiones administrativas. Madrid : Civitas, 2007
Authors: Barrero Ortega Abraham , Martín-Retortillo Báquer Lorenzo
Published: July 2018

In his last book, Lorenzo Martín-Retortillo analyzes the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights regarding to religious freedom. What can we learn about this jurisprudence? According to the 10.2 of Spanish Constitution, provisions relating to the fundamental rights and liberties recognized by the Constitution shall be construed in conformity with the international treaties and agreements thereon ratified by our State.
El derecho a un medio ambiente sano: su reconocimiento en el constitucionalismo comparado y en el derecho internacional
Authors: Vernet i LLobet Jaume , Jaria Manzano Jordi
Published: July 2018

During the last three decades the recognition of some kind of rights about environmental protection has been developed around the world, in international public law as in internal constitutional law. Despite this, it has been a excruciating question to define the content of this kind of rights. The general category of the right to a healthy environment receives a different treatment in different legal systems and has a complex set of facets hard to be insert into an unity. This work try to describe the situation of the recognition of the right to a healthy environment in the international and the national level with the final aim of state that this situation of fact demands to define a legal content of it, despite the difficulties that have been noted by the scholars, tending to underline the impossibility of give to it a real legal status. We are facing a legal reality answering with more or less success to social needs and it is required to accept the process of general recognition of the right and to extract conclusions of this. After the presentation of the status of the situation in international main documents and significant constitutions, the work makes a proposal to give content to the right to a healthy environment in a double sense. First, we have a defensive approach, which aims to give individuals the legal weapons to react against actual aggressions that affect them directly; and second, we have the cooperative point of view, which aims to give them access to the decision-making process. The first approach more or less reacts to actual harm. The second is intended to prevent harm. This could be a starting point to advance in define a legal content of this right.