bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Cardiorespiratory and Muscle Oxygenation Responses to Isokinetic Exercise in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Authors: RIBEIRO FERNANDA , OUESLATI FERID , SAEY DIDIER , LÉPINE PIERRE-ALEXIS , CHAMBAH SANA , COATS VALÉRIE , MALTAIS FRANÇOIS
Published: December 2018

Purpose

This study aimed to describe cardiorespiratory, quadriceps oxygenation, and muscle fatigue responses during a one-legged quadriceps isokinetic endurance exercise in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and control subjects.

Methods

Fourteen patients with COPD and 14 control subjects performed a cardiopulmonary cycling exercise test to exhaustion to assess peak oxygen consumption (V˙O2peak), minute ventilation (V˙
E
peak), and heart rate (HRpeak). They also performed a quadriceps isokinetic endurance exercise consisting in 30 maximal knee extensions at 90°·s−1 with continuous monitoring of expired gases, cardiac output, and oxygenation of the quadriceps by near-infrared spectroscopy. Total muscle work and fatigue index were also quantified.

Results

The total muscle work developed during the quadriceps isokinetic endurance exercise was 2.25 ± 0.57 kJ in COPD and 3.12 ± 0.60 kJ in controls, P < 0.001. In absolute terms, there were no between-group differences in V˙O2, V˙
E, cardiac output, and HR at the end of quadriceps isokinetic endurance exercise. However, V˙
E and HR reported that a fraction of their respective peak values during cardiopulmonary cycling exercise test were higher in COPD (V˙
E/V˙
E
peak, 69% ± 3%; HR/HRpeak, 82% ± 15%) compared with controls (V˙
E/V˙
E
peak, 45% ± 2%; HR/HRpeak, 71% ± 13%), all P < 0.05. During quadriceps isokinetic endurance exercise, quadriceps deoxyhemoglobin increased by 47% ± 31% in patients versus 33% ± 41% in controls (P < 0.05 from rest values) with a significant between-group differences (P = 0.025). The fatigue index during the quadriceps exercise was higher in COPD compared with controls.

Conclusions

Although one-legged quadriceps isokinetic endurance exercise resulted in substantial central cardiorespiratory demands in COPD, this exercise was nevertheless associated with muscle overload as evidenced by muscle deoxygenation and higher muscle fatigue index in COPD compared with controls. These findings may have implications of the design of exercise training programs in COPD.
Validation of a Mobile Application Water Planning Tool for Road Race Event Organizers
Authors: CHEUVRONT SAMUEL N. , SOLLANEK KURT J. , FATTMAN KELLY , TROYANOS CHRIS
Published: December 2018

Water planning is an important risk management concern for road race event organizers.

Purpose

To compare water and cup prediction outputs from a mobile application (app) planning tool against: 1) measured group sweat losses, 2) documented event water and cup usage, and 3) traditional mathematical planning solutions.

Methods

Group mean sweating rates (L·h−1) from 12 published outdoor running studies were each compared to 12 composite averages using the Road Race Water Planner© (RRWP) app. Estimated water (gallons) and cup (number) needs were also compared with documented usage at a large marathon event and to traditional mathematical solutions.

Results

Thirteen group mean sweating rates from 286 runners were compared to composite RRWP estimates. Predicted sweating rate accuracy was 92% for RRWP and ranged from 0% to 69% for traditional mathematical solutions. The 2017 Boston marathon included 27,222 runners on a day averaging 21.5°C. Water and cup usage was 31,740 gallons and 1,036,003 cups, respectively. The RRWP estimates were 33,505 gallons and 1,072,160 cups, respectively. The difference in gallons expressed as liters was 0.236 L per person. For an approximately 4-h marathon, the difference per person as a rate was <60 mL·h−1. The difference in cups was a 3.5% error. All traditional solutions gave inferior estimates to RRWP due to large errors related to fluctuations in weather, as well as complications related to water station numbers.

Conclusions

The results of the RRWP analysis indicate that it can provide event organizers with a valid, quantitative way to narrow the uncertainties of water planning related to changes in participant numbers, race distance, and weather. “Rule of thumb” alternatives are also discussed.
Sex-Specific Longitudinal Modeling of Short-Term Power in 11- to 18-Year-Olds
Authors: ARMSTRONG NEIL , WELSMAN JO
Published: December 2018

Purpose

To investigate, longitudinally, short-term power output in relation to sex and concurrent changes in age, body mass, fat-free mass (FFM), and maturity status.

Methods

Multiplicative multilevel modeling which enables the effects of variables to be partitioned concurrently within an allometric framework was used to analyze the peak power (PP) and mean power (MP) of 388 11- to 18-yr-olds. Multilevel models were founded on 763 (405 from boys; 358 from girls) determinations of PP and MP from Wingate anaerobic tests, supported by anthropometric measures and maturity status.

Results

In both sexes, PP and MP were significantly (P < 0.001) correlated with age, body mass, and FFM. After controlling for body mass, initial models showed positive effects for age on PP and MP, with negative effects for sex and a sex by age interaction. Sex-specific models showed maturity status to have no additional effect on either PP or MP once age and body mass had been controlled for. Skinfold thicknesses in addition to body mass to provide a surrogate for FFM, yielded a significantly (P < 0.05) better statistical fit in all models compared with those based on either body mass or FFM estimated from youth-specific skinfold equations. Models founded on estimated FFM provided a significantly (P < 0.05) better fit than those based on body mass.

Conclusions

With body mass controlled for boys’ PP and MP are higher than those of girls and sex differences increase with age from 11 to 18 yr. A multilevel modeling approach has showed that in both sexes the most powerful influences on short-term power output are concurrent changes in age and FFM as reflected by the combination of body mass and skinfold thicknesses.
The human ortholog of archaeal Pus10 produces pseudouridine 54 in select tRNAs where its recognition sequence contains a modified residue
Authors: Deogharia Manisha , Mukhopadhyay Shaoni , Joardar Archi , Gupta Ramesh
Published: December 2018

The nearly conserved U54 of tRNA is mostly converted to a version of ribothymidine (T) in Bacteria and eukaryotes and to a version of pseudouridine (Ψ) in Archaea. Conserved U55 is nearly always modified to Ψ55 in all organisms. Orthologs of TrmA and TruB that produce T54 and Ψ55, respectively, in Bacteria and eukaryotes are absent in Archaea. Pus10 produces both Ψ54 and Ψ55 in Archaea. Pus10 orthologs are found in nearly all sequenced archaeal and most eukaryal genomes, but not in yeast and bacteria. This coincides with the presence of Ψ54 in most archaeal tRNAs and some animal tRNAs, but its absence from yeast and bacteria. Moreover, Ψ54 is found in several tRNAs that function as primers for retroviral DNA synthesis. Previously, no eukaryotic tRNA Ψ54 synthase had been identified. We show here that human Pus10 can produce Ψ54 in select tRNAs, including tRNALys3, the primer for HIV reverse transcriptase. This synthase activity of Pus10 is restricted to the cytoplasm and is distinct from nuclear Pus10, which is known to be involved in apoptosis. The sequence GUUCAm1AAUC (m1A is 1-methyladenosine) at position 53–61 of tRNA along with a stable acceptor stem results in maximum Ψ54 synthase activity. This recognition sequence is unique for a Ψ synthase in that it contains another modification. In addition to Ψ54, SF9 cells-derived recombinant human Pus10 can also generate Ψ55, even in tRNAs that do not contain the Ψ54 synthase recognition sequence. This activity may be redundant with that of TruB.
Hub genes in a pan-cancer co-expression network show potential for predicting drug responses
Authors: Azuaje Francisco , Kaoma Tony , Jeanty Céline , Nazarov Petr V. , Muller Arnaud , Kim Sang-Yoon , Dittmar Gunnar , Golebiewska Anna , Niclou Simone P.
Published: December 2018

Background: The topological analysis of networks extracted from different types of “omics” data is a useful strategy for characterizing biologically meaningful properties of the complex systems underlying these networks. In particular, the biological significance of highly connected genes in diverse molecular networks has been previously determined using data from several model organisms and phenotypes. Despite such insights, the predictive potential of candidate hubs in gene co-expression networks in the specific context of cancer-related drug experiments remains to be deeply investigated. The examination of such associations may offer opportunities for the accurate prediction of anticancer drug responses. 

Methods: Here, we address this problem by: a) analyzing a co-expression network obtained from thousands of cancer cell lines, b) detecting significant network hubs, and c) assessing their capacity to predict drug sensitivity using data from thousands of drug experiments. We investigated the prediction capability of those genes using a multiple linear regression model, independent datasets, comparisons with other models and our own in vitro experiments.

Results: These analyses led to the identification of 47 hub genes, which are implicated in a diverse range of cancer-relevant processes and pathways. Overall, encouraging agreements between predicted and observed drug sensitivities were observed in public datasets, as well as in our in vitro validations for four glioblastoma cell lines and four drugs. To facilitate further research, we share our hub-based drug sensitivity prediction model as an online tool.

Conclusions: Our research shows that co-expression network hubs are biologically interesting and exhibit potential for predicting drug responses in vitro. These findings motivate further investigations about the relevance and application of our unbiased discovery approach in pre-clinical, translationally-oriented research.
Arts-based interventions for hospitalised patients with cancer: a systematic literature review
Authors: Carswell Claire , Reid Joanne , Walsh Ian , Noble Helen
Published: December 2018

Objective:

This article examines the effects of visual arts-based interventions on hospitalised patients with cancer and explore how these interventions are implemented in a clinical setting.

Methods:

Electronic databases searched included: MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO and Scopus. The search terms used were ‘neoplasm’, ‘cancer’, and ‘visual arts’. Articles were excluded if the intervention was art therapy, or if the intervention was implemented outside the clinical setting.

Results:

The five research articles included were all set in bone marrow transplant units. A variety of outcomes were explored, including anxiety, depression and stress. While some statistically significant improvements were identified, there was a lack of consistency and rigour in methodology across the studies.

Conclusion:

The literature suggests that the provision of visual arts-based interventions during hospitalisation is a beneficial experience. However, there is a dearth of literature assessing the effectiveness of visual arts-based interventions for hospitalised patients with cancer; therefore, more research is needed to establish their impact.
Diagnosis and Monitoring of Acute Infections with Emphasis on the Novel Biomarker Human Neutrophil Lipocalin
Authors: Venge Per , Xu Shengyuan
Published: December 2018

Background

Acute infections affect all of us at least once or twice a year. Sometimes the infection prompts a visit to our doctor, and the question asked by the patient and the doctor is whether the infection should be treated with antibiotics or not. This is an important question because unnecessary prescription of antibiotics adds to the increasing problem of antibiotics resistance. Objective means to determine whether the infection is caused by bacteria or virus, therefore, are necessary tools for the doctor.

Content

White blood cell counts, C-reactive protein, and other acute-phase reactants in blood are important tools and are commonly used, but unfortunately lack in sensitivity and specificity. In this review we describe some novel biomarkers with increased clinical performance in this regard. The superior biomarker is human neutrophil lipocalin (HNL), a protein released from activated blood neutrophils. HNL may be measured in serum, plasma, or in whole blood after activation with a neutrophil activator. The diagnostic accuracy in the distinction between bacterial and viral acute infections was shown to be in the range of 90%–95% when measured in serum or activated whole blood.

A point-of-care assay for the measurement of HNL in whole blood is currently being developed, which will allow the diagnosis of acute infections within 5–10 min. For certain indications, HNL measurement may be complemented by 1 or 2 other biomarkers, which may increase the diagnostic discrimination between bacterial and viral infections even further.
La información sobre prostitución y trata como escenario de disputa: percepciones de las estrategias de enunciación desde los actores implicados
Authors: Fernández-Romero Diana , Simón-Carrasco Patricia
Published: December 2018

Este artículo pretende explorar la percepción de periodistas y actores implicados acerca de la cobertura informativa y las estrategias de enunciación de los medios de comunicación españoles sobre la prostitución y la trata con fines de explotación sexual. El texto indaga en los discursos de las y los participantes en un grupo de discusión en el marco del Seminario “La controversia sobre prostitución en el espacio público” celebrado en la facultad de Periodismo de Cuenca. Profesionales de la información, asociaciones abolicionistas de la prostitución y de trabajadoras sexuales confrontaron sus aproximaciones a la información y a la controversia sobre prostitución y trata desde posturas muy distintas y en algunos casos confluyentes con respecto al enfoque informativo. En este sentido, se analizaron titulares que se consideraron “editorializantes y opinativos”, pues se toman licencias difícilmente asumibles en otros casos. Con respecto a las informaciones, se denunció el predominio del suceso y del relato policial que obvian, en el caso de la trata, a los responsables de la red e inciden en la imagen estereotipada (clandestina, ilegal) de las víctimas. Las y los participantes discutieron acerca de la confusión mediática entre los conceptos de trata, prostitución y tráfico y constataron la falta de seguimiento de los casos de trata con fines de explotación sexual.
S.O.S. Horario protegido: Twitter como herramienta ciudadana de denuncia de la vulneración del horario protegido en televisión
Authors: Carrasco-Polaino Rafael
Published: December 2018

La investigación analiza los mensajes relacionados con el horario protegido en televisión en Twitter. A través de una metodología de análisis de redes de nodos (ARS) y del análisis de contenidos, se identificaron los grupos de interés y a los usuarios más relevantes de la red por el número de menciones recibidas y sus niveles de intermediación en la conversación. El análisis de los pares de palabras con más frecuencia reveló que la publicidad de juegos de azar, el sexo y los alimentos con un alto índice de azúcar, eran los temas de mayor preocupación en una red con muy poca cohesión y muy poca conversación o debate.
REALISASI AFEK PADA TALK SHOW MATA NAJWA ON STAGE “SEMUA KARENA AHOK”
Authors: Khaofia Suci
Published: December 2018

This research discusses the realization of affect as a part of interpersonal meaning in a talk show of Mata Najwa on stage “Semua Karena Ahok”. The research is a descriptive qualitative research. The source of data in this research is the dialogue of Najwa Shihab which contains polarity and lexis attitudinal. The result shows that Mata Najwa on stage “Semua Karena Ahok” has three patterns of polarity and lexis appears in talk show; 1) positive polarity with positive attitudinal lexis, means positive, 2) positive polarity with negative attitudinal lexis, means negative and 3) negative polarity with negative attitudinal lexis, means negative. Najwa Shihab expresses positive attitude to Ahok but neutral to other participants. Najwa Shihab also express both positive and negative to the topic of the dialogue such as Jakarta, Mata Najwa on Stage, and traffic in Jakarta.
REPRESENTASI RADIKALISME DAN DERADIKALISME AGAMA DALAM SASTRA PESANTREN
Authors: Pujiati Hat
Published: December 2018

Radicalism is not only a challange to a nation-state system but also a threat to the diverse and tolerance of Indonesian. Even literary works are potential to be a site of meanings that fertilizes radicalism through narrations. Therefore, this article scrutinizes the ability of literary texts to support or to counter radicalism in Indonesia. The chosen Sastra Pesantren (Pesantren literature) in this research are Menggapai Kosong by Izzul Muttaqin and Rebbe by Laila Haqy. The focus of this research is ideological position of the author in presenting religious-humanist discourse as a formula of antiradicalism. The analysis is done through a mapping of religious-humanist discourse in the literary texts with considering historical moment and place of the production. Stuart Hall’s representation theory is used in this article. Through constructionist approach this research analyzes the ability of language system in contructing concepts in our minds or to make the material world is meaningfull. The result of this analysis shows that the two pesantren literary works has represented deradicalism as efforts to against religious radicalism. The policies of the government in fighting radicalism have important roles in constructing the divinity and culture of society as recorded by the Pesantren literature.
Rethinking The Courage to Be for American Culture Today
Authors: Stenger Mary Ann
Published: December 2018

This essay compares the cultural context for The Courage to Be with the present American context and then assesses the extent to which Tillich’s analysis is helpful in understanding and/or addressing current challenges to faith and life. Two aspects of culture that need to be addressed today are 1) the importance of our human bodies in how we live and in how we relate to others and 2) issues of justice and power. People still experience the anxieties of fate and death, doubt and meaninglessness, and guilt and condemnation, but today there is less emphasis on guilt. For some groups, a fourth anxiety of injustice and oppression dominates. American culture today is polarized politically and religiously over basic values, with people gaining courage through belonging to particular groups much more than through the courage to be as oneself. Transcendent courage participates in the power of being-itself and grounds all forms of courage, providing a religious meaning to courage and to life.
Postglacial evolution of a small lake in the South Baltic coastal zone based on geochemical, pollen and subfossil Cladocera analysis
Authors: Niska Monika , Gadziszewska Joanna , Jonczak Jerzy , Florek Wacław , Kruczkowska Bogusława
Published: December 2018

The paper presents sedimentary records acquired as part of the research on the coastal cliff located between 221.3 and 221.4 km of the Slovincian (Słowinskie) Coast near Debina. Palynological and subfossil Cladocera analysis of sediments combined with geochemical data proves the existence of varying environmental conditions that occurred depending on the climate fluctuation. The Debina reservoir was formed in the Late Glacial period. Mud and gyttja were deposited in an initially cold proglacial lake. Species of Cladocera identified in this period indicate a deeper oligotrophic reservoir. The end of the Late Glacial cooling inhibited the development of fauna in the reservoir. Climate change at the beginning of the Holocene improved the habitat conditions in the Debina paleolake, which is reflected in the growth of zooplankton biodiversity and enrichment of the aquatic pollen content. We distinguished three phases that illustrate the evolution of the studied aquatic-mire ecosystem. In the following periods, the trophic level in the reservoir increased and significant water-level fluctuations led to periodic transformations of reservoirs into peat bogs. Gradually, the water-level lowering and the intensification of eolian processes led to terrestrialization of the paleolake.
Wind characteristics and wind energy assessment in the Barents Sea based on ERA-Interim reanalysis
Authors: Duan Chenglin , Wang Zhifeng , Dong Sheng , Zhenkun Liao
Published: December 2018

The basic analysis of long-term wind characteristics and wind energy resources in the Barents Sea was carried out from 1996 to 2015 based on the ERA-Interim reanalysis dataset from ECMWF. In recent years, it has been possible to exploit the wind power resources in the Barents Sea at the hub height due to the sea ice cover retreat in the northeast direction. Based on the NSDIC monthly sea ice concentration data, the entire Barents Sea has been partitioned into the ice-free zone and the ice zone. Spatial and temporal distributions of the mean monthly and annual wind speed and wind power density are presented in both zones. Seven points were selected at different locations in the ice-free zone so as to obtain and study the wind roses, the interannual wind power variation and the annual average net electric energy output. For extreme wind speed parameters, the Pearson type III distribution provides better fitness of annual speed extrema and the Gumbel distribution performs well with higher speeds at longer return periods.
Poetik des Realen
Authors: Dröse Astrid
Published: December 2018

This article explores the ›poetics of the real‹ in three contemporary texts that describe the siege of Magdeburg by Tilly’s troops in 1631: The most important chronicle of the century, Merian’s Theatrum Europaeum, Bogislaw von Chemnitz’ Koniglich Schwedischer in Teutschland gefuhrter Krieg, and finally Georg Greflinger’s carmen heroicum Der Deutschen Dreysig-Jahriger Krieg - the first poetic representation of the entire war from the perspective of a contemporary. Real experience, historical facts, and literary convention are intertwined, thus creating a space of conceptual tension. The article aims to demonstrate that Greflinger’s strategies of rhetorical emplotments are part of his historiographic poetics that make the catastrophes understandable to the recipient. In this way, the literary framing supports the representation of truth. A comparison with the two historiographical texts illustrates this claim.
Building malware classificators usable by State security agencies
Authors: Useche-Peláez David Esteban , Díaz-López Daniel Orlando , Sepúlveda-Alzate Daniela , Cabuya-Padilla Diego Edison
Published: December 2018

Sandboxing has been used regularly to analyze software samples and determine if these contain suspicious properties or behaviors. Even if sandboxing is a powerful technique to perform malware analysis, it requires that a malware analyst performs a rigorous analysis of the results to determine the nature of the sample: goodware or malware. This paper proposes two machine learning models able to classify samples based on signatures and permissions obtained through Cuckoo sandbox, Androguard and VirusTotal. The developed models are also tested obtaining an acceptable percentage of correctly classified samples, being in this way useful tools for a malware analyst. A proposal of architecture for an IoT sentinel that uses one of the developed machine learning model is also showed. Finally, different approaches, perspectives, and challenges about the use of sandboxing and machine learning by security teams in State security agencies are also shared.
Prototipo de herramienta tecnológica para el registro, almacenamiento, transmisión y análisis de la información de accidentes de tránsito
Authors: Flórez-Moreno Dolly Smith , Reyes-Contreras Carlos Felipe , Villamizar-Camelo Saul Eduardo , Zabala-Vargas Sergio Andrés
Published: December 2018

La importancia del correcto registro, almacenamiento y seguimiento de información asociado a accidentes de tránsito es clave para la toma de decisiones en áreas tan diversas como salud pública, políticas viales, seguros, entre otros. La legislación colombiana ha delegado a las entidades responsables del tránsito la implementación de herramientas tecnológicas que faciliten la documentación del Informe Policial de Accidentes de Tránsito. El presente proyecto desarrolla una solución fundamentada en un aplicativo software que permite digitalizar el registro, hasta ahora manual, de la información de los accidentes y su posterior visualización y análisis en los sistemas de información. La investigación demuestra que existen mejoras en los tiempos de registro de la información y en la confiabilidad de los datos. Se requiere profundizar en los procesos de formación de los usuarios en competencias digitales para su uso, así como en la mejora del proceso de levantamiento del croquis del accidente.
Suhu Permukaan Laut Perairan Indonesia dan Hubungannya dengan Pemanasan Global
Authors: Syaifullah M. DJazim
Published: December 2018

Analisis suhu permukaan laut / SPL (Sea Surface Temperature  ̶  SST) telah dilakukan di perairan Indonesia untuk melihat hubungannya dengan pemanasan global. Data yang digunakan adalah data suhu permukaan laut (sumber : National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, NOAA) dalam bentuk grid format ASCII selama 32 tahun (1982 – 2014), dengan skala spasial 1o x 1o geografis dan skala temporal mingguan. Analisis dilakukan dengan dua cara yaitu analisis temporal dan spasial. Analisis temporal untuk melihat trend dari anomali suhu permukaan laut rerata beberapa wilayah tertentu, sedangkan analisis spasial untuk melihat wilayah mana yang mengalami kenaikan suhu permukaan laut dan sebaliknya. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa selama lebih 32 tahun telah terjadi peningkatan suhu permukaan laut di wilayah Indonesia yang bervariasi. Kenaikan suhu permukaan laut (SPL) yang paling besar terjadi di laut Pasifik Barat di sebelah utara Papua. Secara umum dapat dilihat bahwa anomali SPL di wilayah Indonesia terbagi menjadi anomali positif dan negatif yang terpisah di belahan bumi bagian selatan dan belahan bumi bagian utara.
Studying the “Gnostic Bible”
Authors: Winter Franz
Published: December 2018

In 1983, a book entitled El Pistis Sophia Develado (Pistis Sophia Unveiled) by the Colombian esoteric writer Samael Aun Weor, born Víctor Manuel Gómez Rodríguez (1917-1977), was published posthumously. It is considered a commentary to an important ancient Gnostic text, Pistis Sophia, that is read according to the Neo-Gnostic teachings of the author. This article provides insight into Weor's specific approach to this text and the "Procrustean bed" of interpretation he applied to it.
Reading History with the Essenes of Elmira
Authors: Kreps Anne
Published: December 2018

This article studies a modern Essene movement based in the United States for its unusual merging of New Age practice with Christian fundamentalism with ancient history. By harkening back to the mystical religions of the ancient Mediterranean, these modern Essenes are able to engage in syncretistic practices while claiming to preserve the traditions of the ancient Essenes.
LATE IMPACT OF THE LAPAROSCOPIC TREATMENT OF DEEP INFILTRATING ENDOMETRIOSIS WITH SEGMENTAL COLORECTAL RESECTION
Authors: ROCHA Antonio Matos , ALBUQUERQUE Maurício Mendes de , SCHMIDT Eduardo Miguel , FREITAS Cristiano Denoni , FARIAS João Paulo , BEDIN Fernanda
Published: December 2018

ABSTRACT Background: Deep infiltrating colorectal endometriosis may severely affect the quality of life and fertility of patients. Although segmental resection is a therapeutic option that provides positive outcomes in the management of symptoms, its functional effects are still unproven. Aim: Assess the late impact of the laparoscopic approach in treating deep infiltrating endometriosis with segmental colorectal resection. Methods: Prospective case series of 46 patients submitted to laparoscopic treatment of deep infiltrating endometriosis with segmental colorectal resection between 2013 and 2016. Fertility, gynecological and bowel symptoms were assessed at the preoperative period and at three and 12 months (or more) after the procedure. Results: Preoperative interview assessed the prevalence of infertility (45.6%), gynecological (87%) and intestinal (80.4%) symptoms. At the third month after the procedure a significant reduction in the prevalence of gynecological symptoms (p<0,001), tenesmus (p=0,001) and dysquesia (p=0,002) was observed. After a period of 12 months or more following the procedure a significant reduction in the prevalence persisted for dysmenorrhea (p=0,001), deep dyspareunia (p=0,041), chronic pelvic pain (p=0,011) and dysquesia (p=0,001), as compared to the preoperative period. Total pregnancy rate was 57.1% and spontaneous pregnancy 47.6%. Conclusion: The treatment of deep infiltrating endometriosis using segmental colorectal resection has provided early and late relief of gynecological and bowel symptoms. The outcomes also indicate a positive impact on the fertility of infertile patients.
Emojis como Estratégias de Reparo em Pedidos de Desculpas: um estudo sobre conversas em ambiente digital
Authors: Oliveira Ana Larissa Adorno Marciotto , Cunha Gustavo Ximenes , Avelar Fernanda Teixeira
Published: December 2018

RESUMO Os emojis estão ligados à expressão emotiva, bem como à identificação do ato de fala prevalente na troca comunicativa em ambiente digital. Nessa perspectiva, este estudo alinha-se à noção de que esses ícones possam salientar a força ilocucionária de um determinado ato de fala (DRESNER; HERRING, 2010, AVELAR, 2018), mais particularmente, o pedido de desculpas perante recusas (KERBRAT-ORECCHIONI, 2001, LEECH, 2014). Para verificar a validade dessa proposta, este estudo foi realizado por meio da análise de 432 threadscontendo emojis , coletados em interações ocorridas em um grupo de WhatsApp (AVELAR, 2018). Os resultados apontam que os emojis constituem estratégia de reparo, restaurando a imagem do ofensor e do ofendido. Essas estratégias são empregadas para reconquistar uma possível perda de face, resultante da realização de um ato de fala despreferido, como a recusa.
Coxiella burnetii e a febre Q no Brasil, uma questão de saúde pública
Authors: Damasceno Iangla Araujo de Melo , Guerra Ricardo Consigliero
Published: December 2018

Resumo A Febre Q é uma zoonose de ampla distribuição mundial, apesar dos poucos relatos associados a sua ocorrência no Brasil. “Coxiella burnetii”, agente etiológico da Febre Q, é um cocobacilo gram-negativo, parasita intracelular obrigatório da ordem Legionellales. O microrganismo geralmente está presente na urina e fezes de animais infectados, podendo ser encontrado em grande quantidade nos restos placentários de animais nascidos a termo ou produtos de aborto. A inalação de células bacterianas suspensas no ar ou aerossóis contaminados é a forma mais comum de entrar em contato com a bactéria. A febre Q é uma doença autolimitada e, geralmente, evolui de forma benigna. Nos casos onde a doença evolui de forma crônica, a endocardite é a manifestação mais frequente. O diagnóstico clínico é difícil, visto que os sintomas assemelham-se a várias outras doenças. Nos casos confirmados a antibioticoterapia é o tratamento indicado. Diante da sintomatologia pouco específica e dificuldade de diagnóstico, acredita-se que no Brasil a doença seja mais comum do que se pensa.
Adequação nutricional e desperdício de alimentos em Centros de Educação Infantil
Authors: Souza Camila Alves Nogueira de , Longo-Silva Giovana , Menezes Risia Cristina Egito , Araujo Alyne da Costa , Toloni Maysa Helena de Aguiar , Oliveira Maria Alice de Araújo
Published: December 2018

Resumo Analisar aspectos quantitativos e qualitativos da alimentação escolar constitui-se de etapa primordial para fazer do Programa Nacional de Alimentação Escolar (PNAE) um espaço efetivo para a promoção da alimentação saudável e formação de sujeitos de direitos. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a adequação nutricional das refeições servidas e consumidas e quantificar o desperdício de alimentos em Centros de Educação Infantil de Maceió/AL. Foram analisadas por três dias não consecutivos, pelo método de pesagem direta, as refeições de 359 crianças (17 e 63 meses). O desperdício de alimentos foi determinado pelo índice de resto-ingestão e o valor nutricional das refeições servidas e consumidas foram comparadas com os valores de referência do PNAE para energia, carboidrato, proteína, lipídio, vitaminas A e C, ferro, cálcio, zinco, magnésio e fibra. Dos 85 alimentos/preparações presentes no cardápio, 58 (68%) apresentaram percentual de resto-ingestão, superior a 10%. As refeições servidas e consumidas atenderam aproximadamente 50% do recomendado para energia e macronutrientes. A diferença entre as médias dos nutrientes ofertados e consumidos foi estatisticamente significante (p < 0,05) para fibra, vitamina A, vitamina C, cálcio, ferro e zinco.
Lazer entre universitários da área da saúde: revisão de literatura
Authors: Vieira Júlia Lelis , Romera Liana Abrão , Lima Maria Cristina Pereira
Published: December 2018

Resumo Esse artigo objetiva analisar estudos sobre lazer entre universitários da área da saúde, a partir de revisão da literatura. Utilizou-se os descritores: lazer e estudantes, e seus respectivos termos em espanhol e inglês na base de dados Bireme, resultando no final da revisão em 32 artigos. Observou-se um predomínio dos seguintes interesses do lazer: desportivos, sociais, intelectuais e artísticos, com maior número de artigos apresentando vivências nos esportes. Notou-se também que a ingestão de álcool no âmbito do lazer é bastante mencionada por esta população. Há uma predileção por práticas corporais no tempo livre, em relação aos demais interesses no contexto do lazer, havendo pouco conhecimento sobre os diferentes conteúdos do lazer. Discute-se a necessidade de criar estratégias que incentivem o lazer entre os estudantes para melhorar a qualidade de vida. Ressalta-se que são profissionais da saúde em formação e é possível que suas orientações futuras sofram influência de suas práticas pessoais.
Tendência dos gastos e das internações por condições sensíveis à Atenção Primária em menores de cinco anos na Bahia, Brasil
Authors: Pinto Junior Elzo Pereira , Costa Líllian de Queiroz , Oliveira Silvia Morgana Araujo de , Medina Maria Guadalupe , Aquino Rosana , Silva Marcelo Gurgel Carlos da
Published: December 2018

Resumo Este estudo analisou a tendência dos gastos e das Internações por Condições Sensíveis à Atenção Primária (ICSAP) em crianças residentes na Bahia. Trata-se de um estudo ecológico de série temporal, na Bahia, de 2000 a 2012. Foram calculadas as taxas anuais de ICSAP em menores de cinco anos, dos gastos totais e dos gastos médios. Para a análise da tendência temporal foram construídos modelos de regressão linear. Foram notificadas 810.831 ICSAP em menores de cinco anos na Bahia de 2000 a 2012. A taxa de ICSAP decresceu 24,7% no período, passando de 44,6 para 33,6 hospitalizações/1.000 crianças. O gasto total foi estimado em 155,8 milhões de reais, sendo observada redução de 50,4%, comparando-se o primeiro com o último ano da série. A análise de regressão linear evidenciou tendência de redução das ICSAP (β = -1,20; p = 0,014), dos gastos médios (β = -3,45; p < 0,01) e gastos totais (β = -0,46; p < 0,01). Apesar do comportamento de queda, ainda há elevadas taxas de ICSAP, que repercutem em um grande volume de recursos gastos com tais hospitalizações. Nesse sentido, diminuir as ICSAP em menores de cinco anos é importante tanto para melhorar a saúde da população quanto para reduzir gastos hospitalares.
Atitudes de profissionais da saúde em relação ao comportamento suicida
Authors: Storino Bárbara Diniz , Campos Carolina Figueredo e , Chicata Luciana Coutinho de Oliveira , Campos Mariana de Almeida , Matos Mayra Soares da Costa , Nunes Roberta Martins Carvalho Mesquita , Vidal Carlos Eduardo Leal
Published: December 2018

Resumo Introdução O suicídio ocupa um lugar de destaque entre os agravos que atingem as populações devido ao grande impacto familiar, psicossocial e econômico. A atenção básica à saúde é o primeiro local onde são atendidos indivíduos que apresentam comportamento suicida, e as atitudes dos profissionais podem ser determinantes para a evolução dos casos. Objetivo Verificar as atitudes de profissionais da atenção básica diante do comportamento suicida. Método Estudo transversal, com aplicação do Questionário de Atitudes em Relação ao Comportamento Suicida aos profissionais da atenção básica do município de Barbacena-MG. Resultados A maioria da amostra foi representada por agentes de saúde, do sexo feminino, com idade entre 30-39 anos e com instrução média. Foram observadas mais atitudes positivas entre os médicos e os enfermeiros quando comparados aos outros profissionais. Não foram verificadas diferenças significativas das atitudes em relação ao sexo e à idade dos participantes. Conclusão Os técnicos de enfermagem e os agentes de saúde apresentaram atitudes mais negativas em relação aos demais. Esse é um dado que deve ser levado em conta nos programas de capacitação. O treinamento dos profissionais deve contemplar habilidades cognitivas e mudanças nas atitudes que possam favorecer a empatia e a compreensão do comportamento suicida, priorizando a capacitação dos agentes de saúde.
THE MEANING OF WORK SAGA: A COLLECTIVE JOB CRAFTING EXPERIENCE
Authors: MELO NEWTON C. M. DE , DOURADO DÉBORA C. P.
Published: December 2018

ABSTRACT Purpose: Our main purpose was to explore how collective job crafting relates to the meaning of work and the meaning-making processes. Originality/value: We explored the job crafting model to study the meaning of work at the collective level. But, while most job crafting studies focus on the relation between workers and tasks, we focused on the collective meaning-making that emerges from workers actively adapting tasks, significance, and relationships in their jobs. As for the practitioners, we alert for a possible trapdoor through which job crafting can fall back into plain hierarchical job design if it is not actively and autonomously engaged by workers. Design/methodology/approach: We used basic qualitative research to combine interpretative analysis (aligned with our topic and theoretical model) and the possibility to look into an interaction scenario (aligned with our objectives). Data was collected though informants’ responses to a semi-structured interview and analyzed using content analysis. Findings: We found out that workers shared an understanding of the problems of work meanings and engage in a quest to make sense of their work lives both 1. At the organizational level - arranging work in unorthodox ways -; and 2. At the interpersonal level - adhering to specific roles to attach meaning to work. Our findings shed light on new aspects of the job crafting model, particularly, on the meaning of work centrality to the model in collective job crafting experiences.
Análise dos programas eleitorais dos candidatos a presidente em 2014: o posicionamento ideológico do PT e do PSDB
Authors: Jorge Vladimyr Lombardo , Silva Mayra Goulart , Faria Alessandra Maia Terra de , Ferreira Ana Rita
Published: December 2018

Resumo Introdução: Esse artigo trata da ideologia dos partidos políticos brasileiros. Os autores analisam os programas de governo dos candidatos à Presidência da República do Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT), Dilma Rousseff, e do Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira (PSDB), Aécio Neves, nas eleições de 2014. O objetivo é responder à seguinte pergunta: qual o posicionamento desses partidos políticos na escala esquerda-direita? A hipótese situa o PT na centro-esquerda e o PSDB na centro-direita. Métodos: Desde 1994, PT e PSDB tornaram-se os dois principais protagonistas das eleições presidenciais. Assim, a escolha do objeto obedece a dois critérios pragmáticos. O primeiro critério foi a seleção de partidos que disputaram a eleição presidencial de 2014 no primeiro turno. O segundo critério foi a escolha de programas de governo de candidatos à Presidência da República que conseguiram mais de 5% dos votos nas eleições para o Executivo nacional, em 2014. Este critério é uma condição da metodologia escolhida, uma vez que optamos pela a abordagem oferecida pelo Comparative Manifesto Project (CMP), cujo propósito é codificar e quantificar as afirmações propostas pelos partidos em seus programas de governo. Foi necessário realizar a codificação dos referidos programas, seguida da aplicação do índice RILE, um indicador numérico proposto pela referida metodologia. Resultados Estas duas etapas de caráter quantitativo foram precedidas pela análise qualitativa da história de ambos os partidos, bem como dos documentos em questão, realizada ao longo do próprio processo de codificação. Discussão O resultado encontrado ao final de ambas as etapas, todavia, contraria parcialmente esta hipótese. Deste modo, embora o Partido dos Trabalhadores de fato esteja à esquerda do Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, ambos os programas estão inseridos no espectro da esquerda. Não obstante, além deste diagnóstico geral foi possível ainda inferir algumas outras nuances percebidas ao longo do processo de codificação.
Convertirse en representante: trayectorias y carreras políticas de diputados nacionales bonaerenses
Authors: Cintia Rodrigo
Published: December 2018

RESUMO Introducción Este trabajo busca conocer cómo algunos actores políticos logran convertirse en representantes, qué factores les posibilitan el éxito en la competencia. Aborda un elenco político puntual: el de los Diputados Nacionales (DN) por la Provincia de Buenos Aires (PBA), Argentina. El artículo describe dos dimensiones complementarias de sus biografías: sus trayectorias personales y sus carreras políticas previas. El objetivo es conocer si existen formas típicas de articular ambas dimensiones en este territorio particular de producción de lo político. El supuesto central es que no sólo son los partidos — o sus líderes — quienes eligen candidatos, son también — y sobre todo — actores colaborando en redes inestables de cooperación y competencia en distintos niveles quienes dan forma a las estructuras partidarias y/o alianzas electorales que compiten en sucesivas contiendas. Métodos Los datos presentados provienen de una base de datos inédita que reúne información del universo de 231 diputados nacionales por la PBA del periodo 1999-2015. Resultados Los resultados muestran dos tipos de articulación entre trayectorias y carreras. Por una parte, convertirse en DN es un modo de acceso frecuente para quienes buscan ser integrados a los elencos legislativos en función de sus vínculos sociales y credenciales educativas, o quienes han acumulado suficientes recursos en otros espacios de participación en la PBA. Por otra, es un punto de llegada para actores que cuentan con un trabajo sostenido de participación, acumulación de destrezas y establecimiento de vínculos en distintos niveles de gobierno. Discusión La forma en que se articulan trayectorias personales y carreras en este conjunto de actores evidencia que cuentan con grados de autonomía relativa, obtenidos a partir de un trabajo activo, sostenido y prolongado en distintas arenas de participación. Actores que cuentan con recursos propios configuran un elenco legislativo relativamente independiente de lógicas estrictamente dirigenciales. Por el contrario, su propia participación es la que contribuye a la fisonomía que asumen los partidos y/o alianzas y a la dinámica de la competencia política en las distintas escalas. Actores que anclan su legitimidad en el nivel local, representando a un distrito provincial, para desempeñarse en la escala nacional, los DN constituyen un punto de mira privilegiado para pensar la imbricación de las escalas en la política argentina. Una agenda de investigación que abren estos resultados es el análisis de otros distritos subnacionales, a fin comparar modalidades de construcción de distintos elencos legislativos nacionales.
A new termite species of the genus Dihoplotermes Araújo (Blattaria, Isoptera, Termitidae) from the Brazilian Amazonian rainforest
Authors: AZEVEDO Renato Almeida de , DAMBROS Cristian de Sales , MORAIS José Wellington de
Published: December 2018

ABSTRACT Dihoplotermes, a previously monotypic genus, is now composed of two species. Dihoplotermes taurus sp. nov., a new Termitinae termite species, is illustrated and described based on morphological characters from soldiers, workers, and imago. The new species is distinguished from Dihoplotermes inusitatus Araujo by having a spine-like protuberance with blunt apex on the postmentum, the presence of a spine on the gizzard and the absence of dimorphic soldiers. Furthermore, the internal morphological characteristics of a Dihoplotermes worker are described for the first time. Both internal and external morphological characters were used to improve the characterization of the species.
Ressignificações de Sujeitos com Paraplegia Adquirida: Narrativas da Reconstrução da Imagem Corporal
Authors: Olesiak Luisa da Rosa , Colomé Carolina Schmitt , Farias Camila Peixoto , Quintana Alberto Manuel
Published: December 2018

Resumo: Os sujeitos com paraplegia adquirida são submergidos a diversas limitações presentes em um corpo até então representado como íntegro em suas funções, demonstrando o desamparo e a ruptura que a nova condição repercute. Diante disso, buscou-se compreender como ocorre a reconstrução da imagem corporal pelos sujeitos na paraplegia adquirida, bem como, os significados atribuídos a esta vivência. Foi realizada a pesquisa descritiva e exploratória, de cunho qualitativo, desenvolvida com oito pessoas que adquiriram a paraplegia na fase adulta, com base em entrevistas semiestruturadas e análise de conteúdo. Compreendeu-se que os entrevistados se defrontam com o desconhecido, perpassando conflitivas na vivência com o corpo antigo e atual. Dessa forma, sentimentos de revolta e angústia frente à nova condição figuram o difícil processo de luto na paraplegia e suas implicações psíquicas. Frente a isso, perpassa-se, em muitos casos, a reintegração da nova imagem, podendo construir sentidos e nova identidade ao sujeito, contudo, em alguns casos, esse processo é dificultado. Assim, entende-se que a vivência da paraplegia é singular e complexa, sentida como um abalo à identidade, sendo importante como auxiliador da reconstrução da imagem corporal, o amparo dos profissionais de saúde na criação de estratégias para lidar com os abalos e as angústias ante a nova condição.