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Suicide by the Use of a Chain Saw
Authors: Segerberg-Konttinen M
Published: August 2015

The paper describes a case of suicide by the use of a chain saw. Visceral and tissue damage caused by vibrations are documented in occupational medicine, but fatal damage is not often seen at autopsy. This paper gives an account of the damage to viscera and tissues that has been noted when strong vibrations of low frequency have been directed to the body for a very short time with fatal result after a few minutes survival time.
A Review of Inclusion Probabilities in Parentage Testing
Authors: McWright CG
Published: August 2015

Fifty of the fifty-three chapters that comprise this book are the proceedings, discussion, recommended guidelines and conclusions that emerged from the International Conference on Inclusion Probabilities in Parentage Testing held in Airlie, VA, 17–20 May 1982. This conference was hosted by the Committee on Parentage Testing of the American Association of Blood Banks to provide a forum for discussion and to develop guidelines for workers in the area of paternity testing. Participating were scientists and legal experts from the United States and Europe specifically invited for their expertise in the field.
A Review of Post-Traumatic Neurosis
Authors: Drucker F
Published: August 2015

Post-traumatic neurosis became an important concept in legal medicine over a century ago when bodily injuries and severe emotional stress were experienced in connection with railroad accidents. The disorder has especially flourished since the advent of the automobile and whiplash injuries. While nowhere specifically defined in this volume, the title alludes to the emotional and perhaps to the neurological consequences of acute physical injury.
Bone Marrow Emboli Versus Fat Emboli as the Cause of Unexpected Death
Authors: Perrot LJ , Froede RC
Published: August 2015

Thromboemboli were found diffusely throughout the pulmonary vasculature system of a 76-year-old white female who died unexpectedly 3 days following injury and repair of a left hip intracapsular fracture. A diffuse chronic nonspecific myocarditis with marked fat atrophy, an acute myocardial infaret of the posterior left ventricular papillary muscle, and an acute right lower lobe bronchopneumonia are believed to be the cause of death.
Women and Arson: A Demographic Study
Authors: Harmon RB , Rosner R , Wiederlight M
Published: August 2015

This study describes women accused of setting fires in the City of New York who were evaluated between 1980 and 1983 at the Forensic Psychiatry Clinic for the New York Criminal and Supreme Courts. Consideration is given to their age, ethnicity, history of prior mental illness, abuse of controlled substances, economic status, family background, education, and employment. Their methodology, planning, and targeting for their firesetting behavior, as well as reported motivations for engaging in arson, are also considered.
Aspects of the Investigation of the Chemical Processes of Self-Heating as a Fire Cause by Means of Quantitative Thermal Analysis
Authors: Hellmiss G , W Schwanebeck
Published: August 2015

A procedure for the investigation of chemical self-heating processes as possible fire causes is presented. The temperature rise for adiabatic conditions is calculated from reaction enthalpy and specific heat and compared with the relevant ignition temperature of the system. The thermodynamic data can be provided by means of differential scanning calorimetry. Additional information can be obtained from thermogravimetric measurements.
Biochemical Changes of the Synovial Liquid of Corpses with Regard to the Cause of Death. 2: Alkaline Phosphatase, Lactic Acid Dehydrogenase (LDH), and Glutamic Oxalacetic Transaminase (GOT)
Authors: More DS , Castellano Arroyo M
Published: August 2015

We studied the activity of various enzymes in the synovial liquid of 100 corpses with regard to the cause of death finding that the alkaline phospatase and glutamic oxalacetic transaminase (GOT) are increased in cranioencephalic trauma, possibly as a result of the important cellular lysis which goes with them; and lactic acid dehydrogenase (LDH) is increased in the pulmonary processes, almost certainly with relation to the great quantity of this enzyme in the lung.
Case Involving Differentiation of Deer and Human Bone Fragments
Authors: Owsley DW , Mires AM , Keith MS
Published: August 2015

In a recent Louisiana forensic anthropology case, it was necessary to attempt species identification of six small bone fragments. The primary concern was whether or not they matched the fractured humerus of a woman killed by two shotgun blasts and then disposed of in the Mississippi River. These tiny fragments were recovered by law enforcement officers inside a jeep pickup and at the gas station where the vehicle had been cleaned. The police suspect claimed that these fragments were from a deer that he had recently killed. The small size of the pieces precluded positive recognition of human versus nonhuman origin based upon gross morphology and cortical thickness. Microscopic examination was possible. This analysis involved comparison of the unknown specimens to reference deer and human thin sections including bone recovered from the woman during autopsy. Examination of the jeep and gas station fragments revealed no plexiform bone, secondary (not primary) osteons, and variability in size and shape of the osteons and Haversian canals. These and other variables identified the bone fragments as human.
A Review of Found! Human Remains
Authors: Kerley ER
Published: August 2015

This paperback manual appears to have been written primarily for police crime scene investigators who might be faced with the task of recovering human skeletal material for possible criminal investigation. As such it will probably be useful in making crime scene investigators and police in general more aware of the problems that can arise subsequent to inadequate search and recovery efforts and the methods that are optimum for human skeletal recovery. It will also serve to explain the need for meticulous recovery practices and the kinds of information that can be expected from forensic anthropologists if such procedures are followed.
A Study of Shotgun Ricochet from Steel Surfaces
Authors: Hartline PC , Abraham G , Rowe WF
Published: August 2015

A study was conducted with a 12-gauge shotgun having a 508-mm (20-in.) cylinder-bored barrel firing 00 buckshot. This type of weapon and shot are commonly used by law enforcement agencies. Sheets and plates of steel were used as intermediate targets. A series of shots was fired at close range at angles of incidence below 35° Illustration board, a readily penetrable material, was used as a final target to record the shot pattern of the ricocheted shotgun pellets. The angles of incidence and of ricochet were determined trigonometrically for each round fired. The horizontal and the vertical dispersals of each shotgun pellet were also calculated. The results obtained are compared with those reported by McConnell et al for intermediate targets of concrete road surface material and concrete patio block.
Laser Detection of Latent Fingerprints: Ninhydrin Followed by Zinc Chloride
Authors: Herod DW , Menzel ER
Published: August 2015

A pronounced improvement in detectability is observed when ninhydrin-treated latent fingerprints are sprayed with a solution of zinc chloride and subsequently subjected to argon laser examination.
Evaluation of Ethanol Concentrations in Decomposed Bodies
Authors: Zumwalt RE , Bost RO , Sunshine I
Published: August 2015

Blood samples obtained from 130 putrefied bodies were studied for endogenous ethanol (postmortem neoformation). An objective method of establishing the degree of putrefaction was developed and correlated with the determined ethanol concentration. The ethanol concentration of the vitreous humor was found to be helpful in establishing whether any ethanol detected in blood or putrefied fluid samples was endogenous or exogenous.
Sexual Fatalities: Behavioral Reconstruction in Equivocal Cases
Authors: Hazelwood RR , Dietz PE , Burgess AW
Published: August 2015

A few sexual fatalities show ambiguous or conflicting evidence of manner of death or, in cases involving partners, of the partner's intent. In such equivocal cases, postmortem behavioral analysis and reconstruction aid in understanding what happened and provide an explanable basis for expert judgment and opinion, even though some eases can never be resolved with certainty. Behavioral analysis and reconstruction are enhanced by experience with related cases that have been solved, detailed investigation of the death scene and other relevant settings, and interviews with survivors.
The Identification of Capsaicinoids in Tear-Gas Spray
Authors: Fung T , Jeffery W , Beveridge AD
Published: August 2015

“Natural” capsaicin has been identified in “Halt!” sprays by thin-layer chromatography (TLC), high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), infrared spectrophotometry (IR), and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Individual capsaicinoids have been identified as capsaicin, dihydrocapsaicin, and nordihydrocapsaicin. The recommended analytical procedure for small samples is HPLC followed by GC/MS. The alternative procedure of solvent extraction and preparation TLC followed by IR is recommended for large samples.
Quantitative Determination by Circular Dichroism of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide in Confiscated Material
Authors: Bowen JM , McMorrow HA , Purdie N
Published: August 2015

D-Lysergic acid diethylamide has been quantitated in a variety of confiscated specimens by circular dichroism spectropolarimetry. Separation of the drug from the specimens was unnecessary. The minimum quantity detected was approximately 2 μg.
Immunologic Determination of Seminal Secretions by a Latex Microtiter Technique
Authors: Matsuzawa S , Itoh Y , Miyauchi C , Hara M , Inoue T , Tsuda R
Published: August 2015

The presence of human seminal plasma proteins in biological stains was demonstrated by an absorption test using anti-human seminal protein rabbit serum. A decreased degree of antibody activity was titrated on a microtiter plate by the agglutination of latex particles coated with human seminal plasma proteins. This method of test was sensitive and highly specific. The latex reagent for this test could be preserved in a refrigerator for over one year without the loss of reactivity.
Incidence and Toxicological Aspects of Drugs Detected in 484 Fatally Injured Drivers and Pedestrians in Ontario
Authors: Cimbura G , Lucas DM , Bennett RC , Warren RA , Simpson HM
Published: August 2015

Results are presented of a comprehensive drug study carried out on specimens from drivers and pedestrians fatally injured in Ontario. Toxicological analyses were regularly performed on blood and urine and occasionally on vitreous humor, stomach contents, and liver. The analytical procedures could detect and quantitate a wide variety of drugs including such illicit drugs as Cannabis. With respect to drivers, alcohol was found in 57% of the study sample and drugs other than alcohol, in 26%. However, in only 9.5% of the drivers were psychoactive drugs (other than alcohol) detected in the blood in concentrations that may adversely affect driving skills. Δ-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol and diazepam accounted for a majority of the findings in this category.
Reagents for the Chemical Development of Latent Fingerprints: Synthesis and Properties of Some Ninhydrin Analogues
Authors: Almog J , Hirshfeld A , Klug JT
Published: August 2015

In an attempt to design new reagents for the chemical development of latent fingerprints, a number of ninhydrin analogues were synthesized and their reactions with latent fingerprints on paper were studied. The ring-fused and substituted ninhydrins developed latent fingerprints with a sensitivity similar to that of ninhydrin. The most promising of the group was 2,2-dihydroxybenz[f]indane-1,3-dione, which developed latent fingerprints as dark green images with excellent resolution.
The Use of a Scanning Monochromator as a Barrier Filter in Infrared Examinations of Documents
Authors: Noblett MG
Published: August 2015

This study indicates that a scanning monochromator can replace long-pass filters in examining questioned documents using infrared techniques. The use of the monochromator may increase the capability of the examiner to restore obliterated writings.
A Rapid Method for the Preparation of Transparent Footwear Test Prints
Authors: Petraco N , Resua R , Harris H
Published: August 2015

A simple and accurate method is presented for the preparation of transparent footwear prints for use as comparison standards. The technique employs the use of transparent sheets of clean-up film and fingerprint powder. The method has proven to be a valuable aid in forensic science cases that involve the examination and comparison of questioned two-dimensional footwear prints.
Datura stramonium: A Fatal Poisoning
Authors: Urich RW , Bowerman DL , Levisky JA , Pflug JL
Published: August 2015

A case report of death caused by ingestion of Datura stramonium, also referred to as jimsonweed, thorn apple, or Jamestown weed, is presented. Mass spectral data on urine extracts of a 20-year-old male showed the molecular ions and principal fragment ions of scopolamine and atropine, present in Datura stramonium.
Examination of Cachet Impressions
Authors: Levinson J , Perelman B
Published: August 2015

The examination of cachet impressions can be an important factor in determining the authenticity of a document. This paper explores the question of how cachets of different materials leave impressions and how the class characteristics of these impressions can be differentiated from individualities. Finally the authors deal with some of the aspects of forgery and the weight of evidence in formulating opinions.
Issues of Counterpoint in Gombert’s Missa Tempore paschali
Authors: Urquhart Peter
Published: August 2015

Creating a new edition of the Missa Tempore paschali forces one to confront the extensive parallelisms found in the collected works edition and to consider a set of questions that are comparable to those raised by musica ficta in Gombert’s music: is an aggressive editorial stance justifiable when stylistic norms are exceeded, or might the composer have intended these unusual patterns? Answers emerge from the dense eight-voice Credo and twelve-voice Agnus dei II that both maintain our preconceptions about the style, and challenge them deeply. A new source for the Agnus dei II enriches our understanding of the editorial issues, the connection with Brumel's “Earthquake” mass, and our appreciation of the mass as a whole.
Mill As A Moral Philosopher (Some Comments On Frederick Rosen´S Mill)
Authors: Guisán Esperanza
Published: August 2015

First, I want to thank Professor Rosen’s deep and illuminating study of the Philosophy of Stuart Mill. In my view, one of the most important contributions of the author is his claim that Mill was not only a social moralist but was primarily a philosopher and a logician. In many ways, Rosen is right. Mill was not a moral philosopher, or at least was not only a moral philosopher. However, he was concerned with the part of philosophy that deals with morality and enthusiastically defended both the welfare and the individual and social development. First, I want to thank Professor Rosen’s deep and illuminating study of the Philosophy of Stuart Mill. In my view, one of the most important contributions of the author is his claim that Mill was not only a social moralist but was primarily a philosopher and a logician. In many ways, Rosen is right. Mill was not a moral philosopher, or at least was not only a moral philosopher. However, he was concerned with the part of philosophy that deals with morality and enthusiastically defended both the welfare and the individual and social development. As we say, Mill was not only a moral philosopher, because in many cases he anticipated to contemporary metaphysics, showing that the principles of normative ethical could be defended so that the human intellect helps to understand them. Even so, it should be added that Mill was, however, a reformer and a defender of moral character education. I think no exaggeration to say that Mill used logic and reasoning as ways to promote intellectual and moral development of all human beings, which is necessary for the individual improvement of welfare and social harmony. Reading Mill carefully is discovered that all his reasoning and use of the senses is aimed at deepening the welfare of all members of humanity, recommending the highest pleasures (more developed). Being a moral philosopher is not so, and as Fred Rosen suggests in his brilliant work, an obstacle to Mill being a defender of ethical revolution of society, i.e., the transformation of human life. Thus, while I deeply admire the contribution of Professor Rosen to the study of Mill, I will show my disagreement with it at some length, and finally I will also summarize the main points of convergence between the study of Rosen and my own view of John Stuart Mill’s thought.DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.15304/t.20.1.2623
Karl Marx, John Stuart Mill y el “Poder Esclavista"
Authors: Cueva Fernández Ricardo
Published: August 2015

Karl Marx y John Stuart Mill coincidieron en apoyar a Abraham Lincoln contra lo que denominaron “Poder esclavista”. Ambos defendieron la abolición de la esclavitud y respaldaron a la Unión en la Guerra Civil Americana (1861-65). Marx difundió sus opiniones sobre la guerra y futuros cambios sociales y políticos en varios periódicos, mientras que Mill estuvo muy activo intentando persuadir a la opinión pública inglesa de que el Reino Unido no debía apoyar al Sur. Ambos pensadores compartieron una visión histórica en la cual el futuro de la Humanidad se hallaba fuertemente vinculado al de los Estados Unidos. Y sin embargo, el objetivo de ambos difirió en otros aspectos. Mill estuvo así más interesado en la regeneración moral de la sociedad americana, mientras que Marx intentó promover la voluntad revolucionaria de emancipación entre las clases trabajadoras.DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.15304/t.20.1.2679
Preterm Cognitive Function Into Adulthood
Authors: Breeman Linda D. , Jaekel Julia , Baumann Nicole , Bartmann Peter , Wolke Dieter
Published: August 2015

BACKGROUND:

Very preterm (VP; gestational age <32 weeks) and very low birth weight (VLBW; <1500 g) births are related to impaired cognitive function across the life span. It is not known how stable cognitive functions are from childhood to adulthood for VP/VLBW compared with term-born individuals and how early adult cognitive function can be predicted.

METHODS:

The Bavarian Longitudinal Study is a prospective geographically defined cohort study that followed 260 VP/VLBW and 229 term-born individuals from birth to adulthood. Data on cognitive function were assessed with developmental and IQ tests at 5 and 20 months and at 4, 6, 8, and 26 years of age.

RESULTS:

Across all assessments, VP/VLBW individuals had significantly lower IQ scores than term-born controls, even when individuals with severe cognitive impairment (n = 69) were excluded. IQ scores were found to be more stable over time for VP/VLBW than term-born individuals, yet differences in stability disappeared when individuals with cognitive impairment were excluded. Adult IQ could be predicted with fair certainty (r > 0.50) from age 20 months onward for the whole VP/VLBW sample (n = 260) and from 6 years onward for term-born individuals (n = 229).

CONCLUSIONS:

VP/VLBW individuals more often suffer from cognitive problems across childhood into adulthood and these problems are relatively stable from early childhood onward. VP/VLBW children’s risk for cognitive problems can be reliably diagnosed at the age of 20 months. These findings provide strong support for the timing of cognitive follow-up at age 2 years to plan special support services for children with cognitive problems.
The Impact of Rudeness on Medical Team Performance: A Randomized Trial
Authors: Riskin Arieh , Erez Amir , Foulk Trevor A. , Kugelman Amir , Gover Ayala , Shoris Irit , Riskin Kinneret S. , Bamberger Peter A.
Published: August 2015

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:

Iatrogenesis often results from performance deficiencies among medical team members. Team-targeted rudeness may underlie such performance deficiencies, with individuals exposed to rude behavior being less helpful and cooperative. Our objective was to explore the impact of rudeness on the performance of medical teams.

METHODS:

Twenty-four NICU teams participated in a training simulation involving a preterm infant whose condition acutely deteriorated due to necrotizing enterocolitis. Participants were informed that a foreign expert on team reflexivity in medicine would observe them. Teams were randomly assigned to either exposure to rudeness (in which the expert’s comments included mildly rude statements completely unrelated to the teams’ performance) or control (neutral comments). The videotaped simulation sessions were evaluated by 3 independent judges (blinded to team exposure) who used structured questionnaires to assess team performance, information-sharing, and help-seeking.

RESULTS:

The composite diagnostic and procedural performance scores were lower for members of teams exposed to rudeness than to members of the control teams (2.6 vs 3.2 [P = .005] and 2.8 vs 3.3 [P = .008], respectively). Rudeness alone explained nearly 12% of the variance in diagnostic and procedural performance. A model specifying information-sharing and help-seeking as mediators linking rudeness to team performance explained an even greater portion of the variance in diagnostic and procedural performance (R2 = 52.3 and 42.7, respectively).

CONCLUSIONS:

Rudeness had adverse consequences on the diagnostic and procedural performance of the NICU team members. Information-sharing mediated the adverse effect of rudeness on diagnostic performance, and help-seeking mediated the effect of rudeness on procedural performance.
Confissões de Arnoldo
Authors: Gomes Duílio
Published: August 2015

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Mulher Operária
Authors: Brandão Maria do Carmo
Published: August 2015

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Os sentidos - Audição
Authors: Medeiros Sérgio Coelho de
Published: August 2015

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Os sentidos - Paladar
Authors: Medeiros Sérgio Coelho de
Published: August 2015

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Testemunho
Authors: Oliveira Maria Esther Maciel de
Published: August 2015

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Retrospectiva
Authors: Soalheiro Luci Clea
Published: August 2015

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Duo
Authors: Carvalho Roberto Barros de
Published: August 2015

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Festa do Divino em Diamantina
Authors: Ventura Adão
Published: August 2015

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Amar é ...
Authors: Reis Carlos Alberto Marques dos
Published: August 2015

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O fantasma de Raul Tomásio
Authors: Madeira Antenor Pimenta
Published: August 2015

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Chinatown
Authors: Braga Rita De Cássia Espeschite
Published: August 2015

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Adventência muda
Authors: Cruz Cássio Barbosa
Published: August 2015

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Em torno do(s) prazer(es) do(s) Texto(s)
Authors: Batitucci Simone Cerqueira
Published: August 2015

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Never More
Authors: Espeschit Rita
Published: August 2015

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Dúvida Existencial Nº 3.747 (45º dor de corno)
Authors: Cruz Cássio Barbosa
Published: August 2015

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Conferência de Genebra
Authors: Carvalhais Júnior Adair
Published: August 2015

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Romã/Tico-Tico
Authors: Reis Carlos Alberto Marques dos
Published: August 2015

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A boa pinta
Authors: Moreira João Bosco De Araújo
Published: August 2015

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Encanto
Authors: Carvalho José Amâncio de
Published: August 2015

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Gênesis
Authors: Bianchini Orlando
Published: August 2015

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Fantasias de uma mulher casada
Authors: Oliveira e Paiva Vera Lúcia Menezes de
Published: August 2015

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A viagem
Authors: Tolentino Magda Velloso Fernandes de
Published: August 2015

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Arte: estudo n° 1
Authors: Santos Luis Alberto Ferreira Brandão
Published: August 2015

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Arte: estudo n° 2
Authors: Santos Luis Alberto Ferreira Brandão
Published: August 2015

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De um amor sem piedade
Authors: Cruz e Franco Fabrício César Da
Published: August 2015

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Um dia, um homem
Authors: Oliveira e Paiva Vera Lúcia Menezes de
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Allegro
Authors: Almeida Denise Costa de
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Coração 3
Authors: Machado Jovino Rabelo
Published: August 2015

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Seis propostas para o próximo milênio
Authors: Santos Luis Alberto Ferreira Brandão
Published: August 2015

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Arlequim, arlequim
Authors: Santos Jussara
Published: August 2015

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A herança
Authors: Duarte Júnior Idalmo Geraldo
Published: August 2015

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Página
Authors: Novais Carlos Augusto
Published: August 2015

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A paixão na narrativa impossível (iluminação: Sérgio Sant'anna)
Authors: Santos Luis Alberto Ferreira Brandão
Published: August 2015

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Tempo e modo
Authors: Pontes P.
Published: August 2015

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John Barth é um gênio: metaficção em "Dunyazadiad"
Authors: Laranjeira Delzi Alves
Published: August 2015

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O encontro com o estrangeiro em Central do Brasil de Walter Salles Jr.
Authors: Bahia Márcio De Oliveira
Published: August 2015

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A segunda história
Authors: Faria Jean Cláudio
Published: August 2015

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Narcose
Authors: Andrade Aloisio
Published: August 2015

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Mesa e varal
Authors: Craveiro Caroline
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subst ancial mente
Authors: Carvalho Henrique Milen Vizeu
Published: August 2015

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A tragédia
Authors: Carneiro Plínio
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Relación entre actitudes y acciones de aprendizaje de los estudiantes universitarios || Connection between attitudes towards studies and learning actions among university students
Authors: Elias Marina , Sánchez-Gelabert Albert
Published: August 2015

En este artículo se presentan los resultados de una investigación que tiene como objetivo analizar los factores que influyen en el aprendizaje de los estudiantes universitarios. En el marco del proceso de Bolonia y los cambios docentes que éste ha comportado se quiere constatar si realmente el paradigma de enseñanza/aprendizaje centrado en el estudiante ha implicado un aumento del aprendizaje profundo. A partir de un cuestionario contestado por 857 estudiantes de 10 titulaciones de 4 universidades públicas de la Región Metropolitana de Barcelona, se analiza la relación entre motivación de elección de estudios, concepciones de aprendizaje y acciones de aprendizaje, y como estas últimas pueden estar condicionadas por el contexto educativo de las asignaturas. Se concluye que las acciones de aprendizaje están influidas tanto por el contexto como por la orientación profesional de los estudios. Así, los estudiantes llevan a cabo acciones más profundas en las asignaturas caracterizadas por la metodología impulsada con Bolonia, aunque es más beneficioso para un tipo de actitudes hacia el estudio que para otras.
¿Es la sobreprotección un constructo diferente del apoyo social? || Is overprotection a different construct of social support?
Authors: Permuy Victoria , Risso Alicia
Published: August 2015

El objetivo de este trabajo era contribuir a la definición del constructo sobreprotección y, más concretamente, a establecer si se puede considerar diferente o no de un simple exceso de apoyo social. Para ello, en primer lugar se procedió a traducir y adaptar dos instrumentos (OPSA y UCLA-SSI) concebidos desde distintas concepciones acerca de los mencionados constructos. Los análisis realizados en una variada muestra de 436 personas mostraron una buena fiabilidad de las puntuaciones de las versiones al español, tanto de la OPSA en sus formatos completo (α = .82) y reducido (α = .81), como en las subescalas del UCLA-SSI empleadas (α = .88 y α = .90, para las subescalas de Necesidades de Apoyo y Apoyo Social Recibido, respectivamente). La relación entre las distintas medidas se analizó en una muestra clínica prototípica de los estudios sobre este tema: 50 pacientes que acababan de sufrir infarto de miocardio. Los resultados sugieren que la sobreprotección difiere en calidad y cantidad del apoyo social recibido, pero, sin embargo, está relacionada con las necesidades de apoyo social. Este es un hallazgo novedoso que parece indicar que los individuos más necesitados de apoyo podrían ser, de hecho, los que están siendo sobreprotegidos. Se discuten las implicaciones clínicas y educativas de los resultados obtenidos.
Serviços de psicologia na educação superior: panorama no Brasil e em Portugal || Psychological services in higher education: overview in Brazil and Portugal
Authors: Bisinoto Cynthia , Marinho-Araújo Claisy , S. Almeida Leandro
Published: August 2015

Os primeiros Serviços de Apoio Psicológico em Instituições de Educação Superior surgiram a partir do apoio circunstancial que um mentor oferecia ao estudante para ajudá-lo a resolver dificuldades acadêmicas ou para recomendá-lo ao mercado de trabalho. Atualmente, os serviços de apoio têm organizações bastante diversificadas, havendo aqueles que privilegiam a intervenção com o estudante e que atuam sobre três períodos da trajetória de um aluno na Educação Superior - a entrada, a frequência ao curso e a saída/inserção no mercado de trabalho -, e aqueles que apoiam os alunos indiretamente por meio do aumento da efetividade educacional obtida a partir de ações junto aos professores e à equipe pedagógica. Se, historicamente, a atuação dos psicólogos escolares se deu de em uma perspectiva mais individualista de atenção ao estudante, contemporaneamente, as intervenções estão mais orientadas por uma compreensão sistêmica de atuação que engloba diferentes dimensões e atores do processo educativo.
Introduction
Authors: Müller Gotelind
Published: August 2015

The article provides a short introduction to the main topics and aims of this thematic issue on history, culture and modernity in China. It outlines the multi-faceted approaches to a (or more than one) modernity between and beyond Westernisation and Sinicisation as formulated in the twentieth century, be it in Republican China, Taiwan or the People’s Republic, and how this is reflected in “Western” historiography on China. For China, (re)articulations of “alternatives” would open up the possibility for more than just one single, homogenising, culturalist-essentialist (and top-down defined) “Chinese dream”. Since discussions of modernity are always closely linked to the concerns of the present, shifts in global economy and politics might, in turn, also lead to new conceptions of what a “global modernity” (if such a single entity exists) should mean and how the Chinese case might relate (or contribute) to it.
ÉTICA RIZOMÁTICA E DIREITOS FUNDAMENTAIS: POR UM DIÁLOGO JUSFILOSÓFICO COM A TEORIA DO RIZOMA DE GILLES DELEUZE / RHIZOMATIC ETHICS AND FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: FOR A JUSPHILOSOPHICAL DIALOGUE WITH GILLES DELEUZE'S RHIZOME THEORY
Authors: Andrade Ferreira Dirce Nazaré , Krohling Aloisio
Published: August 2015

O artigo teve como objetivo demonstrar que a sociedade atual é complexa e desafia o direito. Traça um paralelo entre o paradigma racional arborescente descrito por Deleuze e o rizoma, focalizando-o como um livro mapa que se assemelha à Constituição, a ser interpretado com eticidade. Descreve os direitos fundamentais e a interpretação no plano rizomático desenvolvido por Herrera Flores e pela filosofia crítica de Deleuze, inseridos no paradigma democrático de Direito. Adota a metodologia da pesquisa bibliográfica qualitativa, demonstrando como resultado a importância da ética rizomática e seus princípios na hermenêutica constitucional como forma de efetivação progressiva dos direitos.Palavra chave: Ética. Rizoma. Direitos humanos fundamentais. Filosofia.
O PARFOR E SUA OPERACIONALIZAÇÃO EM MATO GROSSO DO SUL (2009-2011)
Authors: Rodríguez Margarita Victoria , Picolli Nucci Leandro , Andrade de Brito Silvia Helena
Published: August 2015

Este artigo teve como objeto a operacionalização do Plano Nacional de Formação de Professores da Educação Básica (Parfor), entre 2009 e 2011, em Mato Grosso do Sul. Para tanto, analisou o Parfor no contexto das políticas de formação de professores dos governos Lula da Silva e Dilma Rousseff, e sua operacionalização em Mato Grosso do Sul, com base em documentos e entrevistas realizadas com seus dirigentes. A análise revela as dificuldades dos cursistas para frequentar os cursos, em razão das precárias condições oferecidas pelo Governo estadual para a adesão de seu quadro docente ao Programa. Nesse sentido, tornou-se responsabilidade dos cursistas a criação de condições para a sua permanência no Programa, descaracterizando-se, portanto, a responsabilidade do Estado com a sua formação.

Palavras-chave: Parfor. Formação de professores. Regime de colaboração.
DESCONTINUIDADE DE EMPRESAS BRASILEIRAS DO SETOR DE MATERIAL BÁSICO: NO PERÍODO COMPREENDIDO PRÉ E PÓS A CRISE DO SUBPRIME / Discontinuance of brazilian companies of basic materials sector: the period pre and post the subprime crisis
Authors: Horta Rui Américo Mathiasi , Alves Francisco José dos Santos , Borges Carlos Cristiano Hasenclever , Rodrigues Adriano
Published: August 2015

Descontinuidade de empresas é um tema cada vez mais estudado no campo da contabilidade, das finanças, dos negócios e da computação em decorrência do considerável impacto social causado pelo fracasso corporativo de uma entidade. Bancos, investidores, auditores, gerentes, fornecedores, empregados e muitos outros têm grandes interesses na acurácia da previsão de continuidade de uma companhia. Ainda há questões pouco estudadas na modelagem de previsão de insolvência. O desequilíbrio ou desbalanceamento dos dados sobre insolvência é uma dessas questões; em ambientes econômicos típicos o número de empresas classificadas como solventes é bem maior do que o daquelas classificadas como insolventes. O objetivo deste estudo foi comparar as variáveis contábeis selecionadas nas amostras das empresas do setor de material básico antes e após a crise do subprime, aplicando tecnologias de aprendizagem de máquinas em problemas de previsão de insolvência, utilizando técnicas de balanceamento da base de dados com (etapa de) seleção de atributos e, a partir disso, obter informações contábeis que levem a explicações das diferenças ocorridas na descontinuidade das empresas estudadas. Esta pesquisa é de natureza aplicada com abordagem quantitativa; quanto ao objetivo, é descritiva. A base de dados foi originada de demonstrativos contábeis de empresas brasileiras do setor econômico de material básico, listadas na Bovespa e na Serasa entre os anos 1994 e 2006 e 2007 e 2012. Os resultados obtidos evidenciaram a alteração de algumas variáveis selecionadas para a caracterização daquelas empresas que se tornaram descontínuas. Empresas do setor de material básico, no período estudado, 2007 a 2012, que se adequaram às exigências do mercado, privilegiando a liquidez em detrimento ao operacional, lograram sucesso em sua continuidade.

Palavras-chave: Descontinuidade de empresas. Seleção de variáveis contábeis. Balanceamento de base de dados. Tecnologias de aprendizagem de máquina. Setor de material básico. Crise subprime Brasil.
Normas para submissão/Submition regulations
Authors: Diersmann Admin Débora
Published: August 2015

Normas para submissão
Foam Mobility Control During WAG Injection in a Difficult Reservoir With High Temperature and High Acid Gas
Authors: Mohd Shafian S. R. , Kamarul Bahrim R.. , Foo Y.. , Abdul Manap A.. , Tewari R. D.
Published: August 2015

One of the major challenges envisaged in the application of WAG in multilayered reservoir with large thickness is poor conformance of injectants. Critical premises in the success of any enhanced oil recovery flooding operation is that mobile oil volume should be increased and this increased volume is contacted by driving fluids to enable it to be produced from the producers. This oil volume should not be by-passed by the EOR injectant fluid. Another important aspect is that driving fluids and fluid front of mobilized oil needs to flow more or less equally throughout the reservoir. This happens when reservoir conformance is well addressed. Therefore, controlling the flood front in WAG injection is a major challenge in the success of immiscible WAG injection.

This paper presents laboratory research, lab and pilot design modeling study for developing the suitability of foam for a challenging reservoir. Foam was generated by simultaneous injection of CO2 rich injection gas with selected surfactant formulation initially saturated with surfactant. Effect of series of injection rates were investigated as main parameters for foam propagation and stability under field condition. It was observed that mobility reduction factor (MRF) increases with increasing flow rates and stabilized when the flow rates were decreased.

The effects of multiple injections at fixed flow rates and from low to high rates through Surfactant Alternating Gas (SAG) were compared. SAG at low rates not adequate in generating strong foam thus produced very low MRF. SAG at multiple small slugs from low to high rates generated high MRF caused by frequent contact and mixing between surfactant and gas. Co injection and multiple injection through SAG indicated moderate MRF are obtained at high flow rates as in the near wellbore area and high MRF ensuring good mobility control and sweep efficiency when foam propagates within the reservoir.
Estimation of Production Rates by Use of Transient Well-Flow Modeling and the Auxiliary Particle Filter: Full-Scale Applications
Authors: Lorentzen R. J. , Stordal A. S. , Luo X.. , Nævdal G..
Published: August 2015

In the current work, we demonstrate the use of a detailed transient multiphase well-flow model and the auxiliary sequential-importance resampling filter, for better representation of flow rates in petroleum wellbores (influx and/or outflux). The fundamentals of the methodology have been presented by the authors in a previous work, and the purpose of this paper is full-scale case studies. Performance, robustness, and flexibility are demonstrated with data sets from two different wells.

The first case is an application to an inclined gas producer with two inflow reservoir zones. Observations consist of pressure and temperature at two locations in the well. Next, we present an application to an inclined water injector with nine outflow zones. Observations consist of data from a distributed temperature sensor (DTS) and one pressure observation at the end of the DTS rod.

Estimate of zonal flow rates, including error bounds, lead to better well control and reservoir management, which again are important for improved recovery of oil from existing petroleum fields. The results presented in this paper clearly demonstrate the feasibility of automatic identification of reservoir flow-rate distribution from wellbore measurements.
Bayesian Estimation of the DINA Model With Gibbs Sampling
Authors: Culpepper Steven Andrew
Published: August 2015

A Bayesian model formulation of the deterministic inputs, noisy “and” gate (DINA) model is presented. Gibbs sampling is employed to simulate from the joint posterior distribution of item guessing and slipping parameters, subject attribute parameters, and latent class probabilities. The procedure extends concepts in Béguin and Glas, Culpepper, and Sahu for estimating the guessing and slipping parameters in the three- and four-parameter normal-ogive models. The ability of the model to recover parameters is demonstrated in a simulation study. The technique is applied to a mental rotation test. The algorithm and vignettes are freely available to researchers as the “dina” R package.
Metabolomic Approaches in Cancer Epidemiology
Authors: Verma Mukesh , Banerjee Hirendra
Published: August 2015

Metabolomics is the study of low molecular weight molecules or metabolites produced within cells and biological systems. It involves technologies such as mass spectrometry (MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) that can measure hundreds of thousands of unique chemical entities (UCEs). The metabolome provides one of the most accurate reflections of cellular activity at the functional level and can be leveraged to discern mechanistic information during normal and disease states. The advantages of metabolomics over other “omics” include its high sensitivity and ability to enable the analysis of relatively few metabolites compared with the number of genes and messenger RNAs (mRNAs). In clinical samples, metabolites are more stable than proteins or RNA. In fact, metabolomic profiling in basic, epidemiologic, clinical, and translational studies has revealed potential new biomarkers of disease and therapeutic outcome and has led to a novel mechanistic understanding of pathogenesis. These potential biomarkers include novel metabolites associated with cancer initiation, regression, and recurrence. Unlike genomics or even proteomics, however, the degree of metabolite complexity and heterogeneity within biological systems presents unique challenges that require specialized skills and resources to overcome. This article discusses epidemiologic studies of altered metabolite profiles in several cancers as well as challenges in the field and potential approaches to overcoming them.
Fatty Liver and Fatty Heart—Where do They Stand in the AMIS Syndrome?
Authors: Lautt W. , Ming Zhi , Legare Dallas , Chowdhury Kawshik , Hatch Grant , Wang Hui
Published: August 2015

Meal-induced insulin sensitization (MIS) refers to the augmented glucose uptake response to insulin following a meal. Absence of MIS (AMIS) causes significant decrease in post-meal glucose disposal leading to postprandial hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, hyperlipidemia, adiposity, increased free radical stress, and a cluster of progressive metabolic, vascular, and cardiac dysfunctions referred to as the AMIS syndrome. We tested the hypothesis that fat accumulation in the liver and heart is part of the AMIS syndrome. Questions examined in the study: (1) Is prediabetic fat accumulation in the heart and liver a component of the AMIS syndrome? (2) Is fatty liver a cause or consequence of peripheral insulin resistance? (3) Is early cardiac dysfunction in the AMIS syndrome attributable to fat accumulation in the heart? and (4) Can the synergistic antioxidant cocktail SAMEC (S-adenosylmethionine, vitamin E, and vitamin C), known to benefit MIS, affect cardiac and hepatic triglyceride levels? Four animal models of AMIS were used in aged male Sprague-Dawley rats (52 weeks ± sucrose ± SAMEC), compared with young controls (nine weeks). Fat accumulation in the heart was not significant and therefore cannot account for the early cardiac dysfunction. Hepatic triglycerides increased only in the most severe AMIS model but the small changes correlated with the much more rapidly developing peripheral adiposity. Systemic adiposity represents an early stage, whereas accumulation of cardiac and hepatic triglycerides represents a late stage of the prediabetic AMIS syndrome. Fat accumulation in the liver is a consequence, not a cause, of AMIS. SAMEC protected against the sucrose effects on whole body adiposity and hepatic lipid accumulation.
Factors Contributing to Hypoxia in the Minjiang River Estuary, Southeast China
Authors: Zhang Peng , Pang Yong , Pan Hongche , Shi Chengchun , Huang Yawen , Wang Jianjian
Published: August 2015

Dissolved oxygen (DO) is not only a fundamental parameter of coastal water quality, but also an indication of organics decomposed in water and their degree of eutrophication. There has been a concern about the deterioration of dissolved oxygen conditions in the Minjiang River Estuary, the longest river in Fujian Province, Southeast China. In this study, the syntheses effects on DO was analyzed by using a four year time series of DO concentration and ancillary parameters (river discharge, water level, and temperature) from the Fuzhou Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, at three automated stations along the Minjiang River Estuary. Hypoxia occurred exclusively in the fluvial sections of the estuary during the high temperature and low river discharge period and was remarkably more serious in the river reach near the large urban area of Fuzhou. Enhancement of respiration by temperature and discharge of domestic sewage and industrial wastewater, versus regeneration of waters and dilution of pollutant concentration with increased river discharge, which regarded as the dominant antagonist processes that controlled the appearance of seasonal hypoxia. During the high temperature and the drought period, minimal mainstream flow above 700 m3s−1, reduction of pollutants and forbidding sediment dredging in the South Channel should be guaranteed for strong supports on water quality management and drinking water source protection.
In Vitro Expansion of CAG, CAA, and Mixed CAG/CAA Repeats
Authors: Figura Grzegorz , Koscianska Edyta , Krzyzosiak Wlodzimierz
Published: August 2015

Polyglutamine diseases, including Huntington’s disease and a number of spinocerebellar ataxias, are caused by expanded CAG repeats that are located in translated sequences of individual, functionally-unrelated genes. Only mutant proteins containing polyglutamine expansions have long been thought to be pathogenic, but recent evidence has implicated mutant transcripts containing long CAG repeats in pathogenic processes. The presence of two pathogenic factors prompted us to attempt to distinguish the effects triggered by mutant protein from those caused by mutant RNA in cellular models of polyglutamine diseases. We used the SLIP (Synthesis of Long Iterative Polynucleotide) method to generate plasmids expressing long CAG repeats (forming a hairpin structure), CAA-interrupted CAG repeats (forming multiple unstable hairpins) or pure CAA repeats (not forming any secondary structure). We successfully modified the original SLIP protocol to generate repeats of desired length starting from constructs containing short repeat tracts. We demonstrated that the SLIP method is a time- and cost-effective approach to manipulate the lengths of expanded repeat sequences.
Comparative Analysis of the Brassica napus Root and Leaf Transcript Profiling in Response to Drought Stress
Authors: Liu Chunqing , Zhang Xuekun , Zhang Ka , An Hong , Hu Kaining , Wen Jing , Shen Jinxiong , Ma Chaozhi , Yi Bin , Tu Jinxing , Fu Tingdong
Published: August 2015

Drought stress is one of the major abiotic factors affecting Brassica napus (B. napus) productivity. In order to identify genes of potential importance to drought stress and obtain a deeper understanding of the molecular mechanisms regarding the responses of B. napus to dehydration stress, we performed large-scale transcriptome sequencing of B. napus plants under dehydration stress using the Illumina sequencing technology. In this work, a relatively drought tolerant B. napus line, Q2, identified in our previous study, was used. Four cDNA libraries constructed from mRNAs of control and dehydration-treated root and leaf were sequenced by Illumina technology. A total of 6018 and 5377 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified in root and leaf. In addition, 1745 genes exhibited a coordinated expression profile between the two tissues under drought stress, 1289 (approximately 74%) of which showed an inverse relationship, demonstrating different regulation patterns between the root and leaf. The gene ontology (GO) enrichment test indicated that up-regulated genes in root were mostly involved in “stimulus” “stress” biological process, and activated genes in leaf mainly functioned in “cell” “cell part” components. Furthermore, a comparative network related to plant hormone signal transduction and AREB/ABF, AP2/EREBP, NAC, WRKY and MYC/MYB transcription factors (TFs) provided a view of different stress tolerance mechanisms between root and leaf. Some of the DEGs identified may be candidates for future research aimed at detecting drought-responsive genes and will be useful for understanding the molecular mechanisms of drought tolerance in root and leaf of B. napus.