bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Antibiotic stewardship initiative in a Medicine unit of a tertiary care teaching hospital in India
Authors: Swamy Anitha , Sood Rita , Kapil Arti , Vikram Naval K. , Ranjan Piyush , Jadon Ranveer Singh , Soneja Manish , Sreenivas V.
Published: October 2019

Background & objectives:

The models for implementation of antibiotic stewardship programme (ASP) in the acute care settings of developing countries are lacking. In most of the hospitals, patient turnover is high and a proper system for recording antibiotic-related information and tracking hospital-acquired infections is not in place. This pilot study was conducted in a tertiary care teaching hospital in north India to assess the feasibility of implementation of an ASP in a Medicine unit and to evaluate the effect of implementation as per the criteria applicable in this set up.

Methods:

A pre-post-quasi-experimental non-randomized study was conducted in two phases. In the first phase, current practices in the Medicine wards were observed. In the second phase, the ASP was implemented in a single Medicine unit, along with prospective audit and feedback, tracking of the process, as well as outcome measures. Patient risk stratification, blood culture on day one, day 3 bundle, dose optimization, de-escalation and intravenous to oral conversion of antibiotics were the key elements focused upon.

Results:

There was a significant improvement in the appropriateness of antibiotic prescription (66 vs. 86%, P<0.001) and reduction in the mean number of antibiotics used per person (4.41 vs. 3.86, P<0.05) along with decrease in the duration of hospital stay (17 vs. 14 days, P<0.05). There was a significant improvement in sending of blood cultures on day one during the stewardship phase (P<0.001).

Interpretation & conclusions:

The ASP approach used in our pilot study may be feasible and beneficial. However, it needs further confirmation in other settings and on a large scale.
Measurable and Continuous Units of an -semigroup
Authors: Murugan S. P. , Sundar S.
Published: October 2019

Let$P$be a closed convex cone in$\mathbb{R}^{d}$which is spanning,i.e.,$P-P=\mathbb{R}^{d}$and pointed,i.e.,$P\,\cap -P=\{0\}$. Let$\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FC}:=\{{\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FC}_{x}\}}_{x\in P}$be an$E_{0}$-semigroup over $P$and let$E$be the product system associated to$\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FC}$. We show that there exists a bijective correspondence between the units of $\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FC}$and the units of $E$.
Management of snout beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on maize using Dynamic 400 FS in north-western Ethiopia
Authors: Belay Bayuh , Wale Melaku
Published: October 2019

Despite the huge role maize plays as a staple food crop in Ethiopia, soil dwelling snout beetles, among other constraints, are upsetting its production. The pests have created an emergency management situation in north-western Amhara, Ethiopia. To alleviate this constraint, the insecticide Dynamic, along with the standard insecticide (check), Cruiser and others, was evaluated in the field against snout beetles in 2010. The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design with three replications. The highest rate of ‘Dynamic (4 ml/kg seed)’ performed close to the standard check, Cruiser, in terms of maize stand count, maize seedling damage, snout beetle population and grain yield. Mean grain yield levels ranged from 2270 kg/ha for the untreated check to 4600 kg/ha for plots treated with the highest rate of Cruiser (3 ml/kg seed). Higher rate of Cruiser application gave the highest grain yield advantage, i.e., 103% (or 2330 kg/ha) over the untreated control. The second highest yield advantage (90% or 2050 kg/ha) over the control was obtained from the highest rate of Dynamic application (4 ml/kg seed). Therefore, Dynamic is recommended for immediate application at the higher rate of 4 ml/kg seed against snout beetles.
Energy optimization of wireless sensor network using neuro-fuzzy algorithms
Authors: Ali Mohammed , Gared Fikreselam
Published: October 2019

Wireless sensor network (WSN) is one of the recent technologies in communication and engineering world to assist various civilian and military applications. It is deployed remotely in severe environment that doesn’t have an infrastructure. Energy is a limited resource that needs efficient management to work without any failure. Energy efficient clustering of WSN is the ultimate mechanism to conserve energy for long time. The major objective of this research was to efficiently consume energy based on the Neuro-Fuzzy approach particularly adaptive Neuro fuzzy inference system (ANFIS). The significance of this study was to examine the challenges of energy efficient algorithms and the network lifetime on WSN so that it could assist several applications. Clustering is one of the hierarchical based routing protocols, which manage the communication between sensor nodes and sink via Cluster Head (CH); CH is responsible for sending and receiving information from multiple sensor nodes and multiple sink nodes. There are various algorithms that can efficiently select appropriate CH and localize the membership of cluster with fuzzy logic classification parameters to minimize periodic clustering which consumes more energy and we have applied neural network learning algorithm to learn various patterns based on the fuzzy rules and measured how much energy was saved from random clustering. Finally, we compared it to our Neuro-Fuzzy logic and consequently demonstrated that our Neuro-Fuzzy model outperformed by saving more than 32% of energy than the random model with 50 and 100-sensor node deployment. We confirmed that by increasing the number of sensor nodes, it was possible to increase the energy utilization but not the energy saved from the network.
Understanding the Propagation of Nonuniform Corrosion on a Steel Surface Covered by Marine Sand
Authors: He Limin , Xu Yunze , Wang Xiaona , Huang Yi
Published: October 2019

The corrosion progression of X65 pipeline steel, which was partly covered by a mineral deposit layer, was investigated in oxygen-containing artificial seawater using a multielectrode array (MEA) and electrical resistance method. Results show that the deposit covered area would act as the anodes due to the oxygen concentration difference between the bare steel area and deposit covered area. The most serious corrosion would occur at the bare steel area which was close to the sand deposit due to the diffusion of the cations from the deposit covered area to the bare steel area, leading to the decrease of local pH. Once the diffusion path between the bare steel area and the deposit covered area was blocked, the bare steel area would act as a constant cathode, resulting in the formation of a protective calcium carbonate layer on the bare steel surface.
A qualidade da educação para a efetivação e consolidação do novo constitucionalismo latino-americano no equador e na Bolívia
Authors: De Souza Junior Manuel Rodrigues , Bonizzato Luigi
Published: October 2019

Este artigo possui por objeto a análise de como a educação está inserida no constitucionalismo latino-americano equatoriano e boliviano, bem como ocorre a participação do Estado, sociedade e família na busca da sua efetivação e da sua qualidade. Metodologicamente, reuniram-se fontes doutrinárias, documentais e bibliográficas, identificando as nuanças existentes em cada ordenamento jurídico, os relatórios internacionais e as informações nas respectivas mídias nacionais. Justifica-se esta pesquisa pelos relatórios de organismos internacionais que apresentam a educação equatoriana e boliviana como preocupante, ineficiente e ineficaz. Como problema está o déficit de concretude das propostas educacionais equatoriana e boliviana, e assim, como o novo constitucionalismo latino-americano no Equador e na Bolívia inserem e efetivam a educação? Esses processos estão obtendo êxito? O referencial teórico é a colonialidade do ser, desenvolvido por Walter D. Mignolo. Delimita-se a pesquisa na identificação em como os conteúdos culturais e tradicionais dos povos originários integram-se com o “bem viver”, na apresentação da visão não governamental e o que é veiculado nas respectivas mídias nacionais. A originalidade da pesquisa perpassa pela origem e a situação política, econômica e social daqueles dois países, os quais dificultam o estabelecimento das melhores condições de vida e a consolidação do processo educacional. Contudo, o valor do novo constitucionalismo latino-americano traz uma nova visão de mundo florescendo na América Latina.
Palavras-Chave: Educação. Interculturalidade. Constitucionalismo Latino-americano.
A efetividade do estado de coisas inconstitucional em razão dos sistemas de monitoramento: uma análise comparativa entre Colômbia e Brasil
Authors: Chevitarese Aléssia Barroso Lima Brito Campos , Santos Ana Borges Coêlho , Graça Felipe Meneses
Published: October 2019

O artigo trata da efetividade do Estado de Coisas Inconstitucional na experiência da Corte Constitucional da Colômbia a partir do sistema de monitoramento das ordens proferidas nos casos T-153/1998, relativo ao sistema prisional, e T-025/2004, relativo às vítimas do deslocamento forçado. Ainda, analisa o instituto do Estado de Coisas Inconstitucional na realidade brasileira, no que diz respeito às audiências públicas e aos processos de acompanhamento das ordens proferidas. A metodologia utilizada é a revisão de bibliografia e a análise de decisões judiciais. A pesquisa permite concluir que a efetividade do Estado de Coisas Inconstitucional declarado pela Corte Constitucional da Colômbia no caso T-025/2004 se deu em razão do sistema de monitoramento desenvolvido pela Corte, que consiste na realização de audiências públicas e no acompanhamento das ordens judiciais proferidas por meio dos autos de seguimento. Permite concluir, ainda, ser desejável que o Supremo Tribunal Federal estruture um sistema de monitoramento pautado em audiências públicas e em processos de acompanhamento para garantir a efetividade do Estado de Coisas Inconstitucional declarado no julgamento da medida cautelar da Arguição de Descumprimento de Preceito Fundamental 347. Finalmente, a originalidade da pesquisa reside na abordagem do Estado de Coisas Inconstitucional a partir da sua efetividade, uma vez que a abordagem da dimensão simbólica do instituto é a mais frequente entre os estudos publicados sobre o tema.
Jurisdição indígena e pluralismo jurídico na América Latina: estudo de caso sobre a justiça Waiwai
Authors: Cardoso João Vitor , Conci Luiz Guilherme Arcaro
Published: October 2019

O estudo ora apresentado busca não só descrever uma relação mais complexa e interativa entre formas jurídicas oficiais e não oficiais, mas também desenvolver hipóteses concernentes ao seu encadeamento, a fim de explorar se o pluralismo jurídico expressa características do constitucionalismo latino-americano. O caso de Denilson Trindade, indígena habitante da comunidade Manoá-Pium, que foi “condenado a waiwaizar”, após ser denunciado pelo Ministério Público por haver assassinado seu irmão, é utilizado para ilustrar o estado da arte do pluralismo jurídico no Brasil. Além disso, explora-se material empírico, proveniente de fontes etnográficas secundárias, bem como a revisão de estudos sociojurídicos acerca dos conceitos trabalhados. Oferta-se ao leitor alguma evidência que talvez possa haver a respeito do pluralismo jurídico no Brasil e, por conseguinte, do reconhecimento da legitimidade de jurisdições indígenas. Uma análise “generalizante” do caso exige um diálogo intercultural, confluindo para o enriquecimento recíproco entre as culturas jurídicas “originárias” e “contemporâneas” da América Latina. A discussão revela que o pluralismo jurídico é um conceito-chave e parte integrante do acervo comum do constitucionalismo latino-americano. Ainda que seja um caso detentor de significado próprio, será preciso observar em outros casos futuros o desdobramento deste precedente. Nestes limites, este estudo traz à baila uma descrição sociojurídica sobre o confronto entre jurisdições estatais e indígenas.
A plurinacionalidade na Bolívia e no equador: superação dos estados coloniais?
Authors: Précoma Adriele Andrade , Ferreira Heline Sivini , Portanova Rogerio Silva
Published: October 2019

Para introduzir a análise sobre os Estados Plurinacionais da Bolívia e do Equador como possibilidades de ruptura com a modernidade colonial, será apresentada a bibliografia crítica referente às origens do Estado-Nação, criado e difundido como modelo hegemônico, para uma compreensão das narrativas sobre a refundação dos Estados como Plurinacionais nos processos constituintes equatoriano (2008) e boliviano (2009). Avançando no exame das significativas conquistas declaradas nas Constituições desses países, a pesquisa contribui para reflexões a respeito da plurinacionalidade como via para erigir Estados genuinamente latino-americanos, questionando, por fim, se desse processo resultam Estados que superam a situação colonial ou apenas decorrem reformas estruturais sem força suficiente para romper com as bases da colonialidade.
Um projeto comum para a América Latina e os impactos das empresas em direitos humanos
Authors: Anne Pamplona Danielle
Published: October 2019

O artigo parte do reconhecimento de que na década de 70 do século passado, os países do sul global deixaram de agir de forma coordenada na defesa e na busca de concretização de seus interesses. Isso parece bem claro a partir da análise do desenvolvimento histórico do tema de empresas e direitos humanos, que busca, de modo bastante genérico, estreitar as relações entre atividades econômicas e direitos humanos. Identificada a falta de coordenação, a pesquisa partiu da hipótese de que seria possível encontrar um fundamento que pudesse levar à uma ação coordenada. A hipótese era a de que a teoria do Ius Constitutionale Commune para a América Latina apresentaria essa fundamentação. A análise da teoria não foi feita sem antes serem identificados quais as dificuldades que se impõe ao estabelecimento de uma relação, ou de relações, concretas e tangíveis entre empresas e direitos humanos. Uma vez identificadas as dificuldades, foi feita a análise da teoria na busca de respostas ou de instrumentos que pudessem enfrentar essas dificuldades. A pesquisa foi dedutiva no que diz respeito à analise da teoria de base e indutiva em relação à tentativa de identificar instrumentos para enfrentar os desafios encontrados. Ao final, foi possível concluir que a teoria do Ius Constitutionale Commune serve como fundamento para a adoção de nova postura pelos países do sul global no que tange às atividades econômicas que neles investem e, para além disso, ainda pode ser fonte de instrumentos importantes
Quantitative impacts of meteorology and precursor emission changes on the long-term trend of ambient ozone over the Pearl River Delta, China, and implications for ozone control strategy
Authors: Yang Leifeng , Luo Huihong , Yuan Zibing , Zheng Junyu , Huang Zhijiong , Li Cheng , Lin Xiaohua , Louie Peter K. K. , Chen Duohong , Bian Yahui
Published: October 2019

Abstract. China is experiencing increasingly serious ambient ozone pollution,
including the economically developed Pearl River Delta (PRD) region.
However, the underlying reasons for the ozone increase remain largely unclear,
leading to perplexity regarding formulating effective ozone control strategies. In
this study, we quantitatively examine the impacts of meteorology and precursor emissions from
within and outside of the PRD on the evolution of ozone during the past decade by developing a statistical analysis framework combining
meteorological adjustment and source apportionment.
We found that meteorological conditions mitigated ozone increase, and that their
variation can account for a maximum of 15 % of the annual ozone concentration in
the PRD. Precursor emissions from outside the PRD (“nonlocal”) have the
largest contribution to ambient ozone in the region and show a consistently
increasing trend, whereas emissions from within the PRD (“local”) show a
significant spatial heterogeneity and play a more important role during
ozone episodes over the southwest of the region. Under general conditions, the impact on the
northeastern PRD is positive but decreasing, and in the southwest it is negative but
increasing. During ozone episodes, the impact on the northeastern PRD is negative
and decreasing, whereas in the southwestern PRD it is positive but decreasing. The central
and western PRD are the only areas with an increasing local ozone contribution.
The spatial heterogeneity in both the local ozone contribution and its trend
under general conditions and during ozone episodes is well interpreted by a
conceptual diagram that collectively takes ozone precursor
emissions and their changing trends, ozone formation regimes, and the
monsoonal and microscale synoptic conditions over different subregions of
the PRD into consideration. In particular, we conclude that an inappropriate NOx∕VOC
control ratio within the PRD over the past few years is most likely responsible
for the ozone increase over southwest of this region, both under general conditions and
during ozone episodes. By investigating the ozone evolution influenced by
emission changes within and outside of the PRD during the past decade, this study
highlights the importance of establishing a dichotomous ozone control
strategy to tackle general conditions and pollution events separately.
NOx emission control should be further strengthened to alleviate the peak
ozone level during episodes. Detailed investigation is needed to retrieve
appropriate NOx∕VOC ratios for different emission and meteorological
conditions, so as to maximize the ozone reduction efficiency in the PRD.
Assessment of simulated soil moisture from WRF Noah, Noah-MP, and CLM land surface schemes for landslide hazard application
Authors: Zhuo Lu , Dai Qiang , Han Dawei , Chen Ningsheng , Zhao Binru
Published: October 2019

Abstract. This study assesses the usability of Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF)
model simulated soil moisture for landslide monitoring in the Emilia Romagna region, northern Italy, during the 10-year period between 2006 and 2015. In particular, three advanced land surface model (LSM) schemes (i.e. Noah, Noah-MP, and CLM4) integrated with the WRF are used to provide detailed multi-layer soil moisture information. Through the temporal evaluation with the single-point in situ soil moisture observations, Noah-MP is the only scheme that is able to simulate the large soil drying phenomenon close to the observations during the dry season, and it also has the highest correlation coefficient and the lowest RMSE at most soil layers. It is also demonstrated that a single soil moisture sensor located in a plain area has a high correlation with a significant proportion of the study area (even in the mountainous region 141 km away, based on the WRF-simulated spatial soil moisture information). The evaluation of the WRF rainfall estimation shows there is no distinct difference among the three LSMs, and their performances are in line with a published study for the central USA. Each simulated soil moisture product from the three LSM schemes is then used to build a landslide prediction model, and within each model, 17 different exceedance probability levels from 1 % to 50 % are adopted to determine the optimal threshold scenario (in total there are 612 scenarios). Slope degree information is also used to separate the study region into different groups. The threshold evaluation performance is based on the landslide forecasting accuracy using 45 selected rainfall events between 2014 and 2015. Contingency tables, statistical indicators, and receiver operating characteristic analysis for different threshold scenarios are explored. The results have shown that, for landslide monitoring, Noah-MP at the surface soil layer with 30 % exceedance probability provides the best landslide monitoring performance, with its hit rate at 0.769 and its false alarm rate at 0.289.
New records of dictyostelid social amoebae from China
Authors: Liu Pu , Zhang Shunhang , Zou Yue , Zhang Yu , Li Yongjia , Li Yu
Published: October 2019

Two species of dictyostelids (Dictyostelium aureocephalum and Heterostelium filamentosum) new to China were isolated from samples of forest soils; and a second Chinese record of Coremiostelium polycephalum (previously recorded from Taiwan) was also isolated. Descriptions
and illustrations based on these isolates are provided.
Annulohypoxylon bawanglingense, A. diaoluoshanense, A. guangxiense, and A. sichuanense spp. nov. and new records from China
Authors: Li Wei , Guo Lin
Published: October 2019

Four new species—Annulohypoxylon bawanglingense, A. diaoluoshanense, A. guangxiense, and A. sichuanense—are described, and A. maeteangense and A. substygium are recorded as new to China.
Novel cyphelloid fungi in Glabrocyphella, Heteroscypha, and Rectipilus from Brazil
Authors: Trierveiler-Pereira Larissa , Baltazar Juliano M. , Thorn R. Greg , Gugliotta Adriana de Mello
Published: October 2019

New records of cyphelloid fungi from Brazil are presented, based on specimens collected and identified by J. Rick and conserved at Herbarium PACA (São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul). Glabrocyphella cyathiformis sp. nov. is characterized by small (0.1–0.5 mm diam.),
pale yellow, turbinate basidiomes and ellipsoid to fusoid basidiospores (5–6 × 2–2.5 μm). Flagelloscypha malmei is recombined as Heteroscypha malmei comb. nov., and Rectipilus natalensis is reported for the first time from the Americas. Descriptions,
photographs, and illustrations are presented for the three species.
New species of Marthamyces and Ramomarthamyces gen. nov. from New Zealand and the Cook Islands
Authors: Johnston Peter R. , Park Duckchul
Published: October 2019

A leaf-spotting fungus common on Phormium tenax in New Zealand is described here as Marthamyces harakeke sp. nov. The phylogenetic analysis prepared for the description of this new species showed Marthamyces to be polyphyletic. To resolve this, three Marthamyces
species from Australia and New Zealand, M. barbatus, M. dracophylli, and M. gilvus, are recombined in the new genus Ramomarthamyces. Morphologically the Ramomarthamyces species differ from Marthamyces in having paraphyses distinctly branched, rather
than propoloid. A fungus common on recently fallen leaves of Metrosideros spp. in New Zealand has been previously referred to as Marthamyces emarginatus, but is recognised here as a new species, Marthamyces metrosideri. In addition, two new Marthamyces species,
M. maccormackii on Metrosideros collina, and M. renga on Metrosideros collina, Vaccinium cereum, and Weinmannia samoensis, are described from the Cook Islands, and a new Ramomarthamyces species, R. tuku on Juncus sp., is described
from New Zealand. Finally, Naemacyclus culmigenus is recombined in Marthamyces .
Septobasidium aquilariae sp. nov. from Yunnan, China
Authors: Ma Rui-Ling , Gao Meng , Zhuang Xiang-Lin , Zhao Chang-Lin
Published: October 2019

A new fungal species, Septobasidium aquilariae, is proposed based on a combination of morphological features and molecular evidence. The species is characterized by an annual growth habit; a resupinate coriaceous basidiocarp with a cream to pale brown surface; a monomitic hyphal
system with thick-walled generative hyphae bearing simple septa; reniform, hyaline, thin-walled, smooth basidiospores measuring 11–19 × 4–7.5 μm; and haustoria consisting of irregularly coiled hyphae. The fungus was found associated with Pseudaulacaspis sp. on Aquilaria
sinensis. Sequences of internal transcribed spacer region (ITS) were analysed maximum likelihood, maximum parsimony, and Bayesian inference methods. The phylogenies strongly supported S. aquilariae in a monophyletic lineage (ML = 100%; MP = 100%; PP = 1) and grouped with "S.
cokeri".
New records of Acarospora and Psora from China
Authors: Wang Chun-xiao , Zheng Chuan-Feng , Zhao Zun-Tian
Published: October 2019

Acarospora impressula, A. umbilicata, Psora gresinonis, and P. himalayana are reported for the first time from China and Psora decipiens for the first time from Qinghai Province. Descriptions, illustrations, and distributions are given for each species.
Coenogonium hainanense sp. nov. and new records from China
Authors: Wu Xiao-Han , Wang Wei-Cheng , Dou Ming-Zhu , Jia Ze-Feng
Published: October 2019

A new species, Coenogonium hainanense, is proposed, characterized by its small slightly transparent pale yellow to brownish apothecia with plane to concave discs; slightly thick, not prominent, denticulate margins with short dense hairs; and uniseriate or irregularly biseriate,
ellipsoid 1-septate ascospores (10–11.25 × 2.5–3.75 μm). Eight additional Coenogonium species reported as new to China are C. coronatum, C. curvulum, C. fallaciosum, C. geralense, C. hypophyllum, C. moniliforme, C. siquirrense,
and C. usambarense. Descriptions and distributions of the new species and records are presented, and a key to the 20 Coenogonium species known from China is provided.
Cystostereum sirmaurense sp. nov. from India
Authors: Kaur Ramandeep , Singh Avneet P. , Dhingra G.S.
Published: October 2019

A new corticioid species, Cystostereum sirmaurense, is described from Himachal Pradesh, India.
Short communication: Natural molecules for the control of Paenibacillus larvae, causal agent of American foulbrood in honey bees (Apis mellifera L.)
Authors: Giménez-Martínez Pablo , Cugnata Noelia , Alonso-Salces Rosa M. , Arredondo Daniela , Antunez Karina , De Castro Rosana , Fuselli Sandra R.
Published: October 2019

Aim of study: To evaluate the potential bactericidal activity of natural molecules against Paenibacillus larvae. Moreover, we investigated if molecules that exhibit antimicrobial activity were able to inhibit the proteolytic activity of the bacterium.Area of study: Isolates S1 and S2 were from Balcarce, Buenos Aires province, strain S3 from Rio Cuarto, Cordoba province, strain S4 from Concordia, Entre Rios province, strain S5 and S8 from Necochea, Buenos Aires, strain S6 and S7 from Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, strain S9 from Modena, Italy and strain S10 from Emilia Reggio, Italy.Material and methods: Bacterial isolates identification was carried out by amplification of a specific 16S rRNA gene fragment of P. larvae using primers PL5 and PL4. Screening of the antimicrobial activity of thirteen molecules against four P. larvae isolates was conducted by the agar diffusion technique. The antimicrobial activity of selected molecules was evaluated by broth microdilution method.Main results: Menadione, lauric acid, monoglyceride of lauric acid and naringenin showed antimicrobial activity against ten P. larvae isolates. Menadione and lauric acid showed the strongest activities, with minimum inhibitory concentration mean values ranging 0.78-3.125 µg/mLand 25-50 µg/mL, respectively.Research highlights: Those concentrations are feasible to be applied at field level, and constitute promissory candidates to be evaluated using in vivo larval models.
Integration in Flipped Classroom Technology Approach to Develop English Language Skills of Thai EFL Learners
Authors: Kawinkoonlasate Pongpatchara
Published: October 2019

The technology of flipped classroom technology approach implies such organization of the educational process in which classroom activities and homework assignments are reversed. Nowadays, the flipped classroom technology approach is altering how we collect information, conduct research, and share data with others in the Thai educational system. New technological tools are changing the education community and how the instructors pass on knowledge to learners. With this new tool, the flipped classroom technology approach is being integrated into the classroom at larger scales in most educational levels, especially in Thailand. With more electronic resources available for instructors, new teaching methodologies are being used to improve both EFL and ESL learners. The aims of this academic paper are to acknowledge the significance of applying the flipped classroom technology approach for instructors and language skill development in learners, to discuss the process of integration into the classroom, and review possible usages with the introduction of flipped approach into the English classroom with regards to reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Throughout this paper, the term flipped classroom technology approach and integration have been defined. An explanation of the use of the flipped approach is given. Previous studies and research on the use of the flipped classroom technology approach, in order to improve English language learning skills, in the classroom have been reviewed and discussed. Positive ways this teaching methodology could be used to assist learners to improve their English language skills are also suggested.
De beoordeling van geneesmiddelenonderzoek onder de nieuwe Europese verordening – leuker kunnen we het wél maken
Authors: Al M. , van Veldhuizen I. , de Heer C. , van Gerven J.
Published: October 2019

De beoordeling van geneesmiddelenonderzoek onder de nieuwe Europese verordening – leuker kunnen we het wél maken

Reactie Centrale Commissie Mensgebonden Onderzoek (CCMO) op artikel Van der Windt: ‘De beoordeling van geneesmiddelenonderzoek onder de nieuwe Europese verordening – niet leuker, niet makkelijker’, verschenen in in TvGR 2017, nr. 4-5, p. 331-341. De CCMO wil graag enkele misverstanden wegnemen, die zouden kunnen ontstaan na lezing van het artikel van mr. drs. Th. van der Windt. De reikwijdte van de nieuwe Europese verordening voor klinisch geneesmiddelenonderzoek is in essentie niet anders dan van de huidige EU-richtlijn. METC-leden mogen onder de verordening nog steeds bij dezelfde instelling werkzaam zijn als waar het onderzoek plaatsvindt, maar, net als nu, niet aan dezelfde afdeling. Mede door diverse voorbereidende inspanningen zal Nederland ook na 2019 een aantrekkelijk land blijven voor het doen van klinisch geneesmiddelenonderzoek.
De Wet zorg en dwang is aangenomen, en nu?
Authors: Frederiks B.J.M. , Steen S.M.
Published: October 2019

De Wet zorg en dwang is aangenomen, en nu?

Op 23 januari 2018 stemde de Eerste Kamer in met de Wet zorg en dwang. Deze wet zal de huidige Wet Bopz vervangen wat betreft onvrijwillige zorg aan en onvrijwillige opname van cliënten met een verstandelijke beperking of psychogeriatrische problematiek. In deze bijdrage wijzen de auteurs een aantal onderdelen van de wet aan die naar hun mening, vooruitlopend op de (voorgenomen) inwerkingtreding in 2020, nog nadere duiding of uitleg behoeven.
Wetsvoorstel Wet verzekerdeninvloed Zvw: één aanpassing nog dringend gewenst
Authors: Klaassen A.G.H.
Published: October 2019

Wetsvoorstel Wet verzekerdeninvloed Zvw: één aanpassing nog dringend gewenst

In deze bijdrage wordt onderzocht of het Wetsvoorstel een verbetering is ten opzichte van het Voorontwerp en of er nog aanpassingen nodig zijn. De nadere invulling van een aantal gestelde eisen is een verbetering, evenals de wettelijke vastlegging van het ongevraagd adviesrecht en de aanvulling van de nieuwe regels met een geschillenregeling. De eis dat bepaalde onderwerpen in de statuten van een zorgverzekeraar dienen te worden geregeld, is daarentegen zeer ongewenst. Op dit punt is aanpassing van het Wetsvoorstel dringend gewenst.
The use of tensegrity massage in pregnant women: a case study
Authors: Wilk Iwona
Published: October 2019

Background: In pregnant women, changes in body posture and higher pelvic anteversion and increase lumbar lordosis are observed. Changes in the arrangement of bony elements result in an alteration in the pelvic floor soft tissue tension, increased resting muscles and ligaments tone in the lumbosacral region and sacral bone. The negative consequences of posture changes in pregnant women is lower back pain. The literature describing a lot of physiotherapeutic procedures and various of type massage which can use in pregnant women. In this study, we present applications of tensegrity massage combined with point manipulation of selected muscle attachments.
Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the effectiveness of tensegrity massage combined with point manipulation of selected muscle attachments in pregnant women.
Participants and intervention: Two 30-year-old pregnant women received tensegrity massage. The patients were subjected to a series of nine massage sessions of 45 minutes each, performed three times a week.
Research Design: A case study
Main Outcomes Measures: Pain levels were assessed in both patients using the VAS
Results: The procedure involved normalization of the tone of the system of ligaments, fascia, and muscles in the lumbar spine region, the pelvic girdle, and the lower limbs. The therapy brought pain relief and reduced muscle tone in the lumbosacral region of the spine, as well as in the pelvic girdle and the lower limbs.
Conclusion: Tensegrity massage combined with point massage is an effective therapy for pain problems and incorrect resting muscle tone caused by pregnancy-related posture changes within the pelvis and spine.
Aplicação de Game Design na Refatoração de um Jogo com Foco no Pensamento Computacional
Authors: Mattos Mauro , De Araújo Kohler Luciana P. , Diurex Zucco Fabrícia , Wuo Andrea , Santos Bruno F. F. , Fronza Leonardo , Da Silveira Heitor Ugarte Calvet , Carlo Giovanella Gian , Rios Largura Liz , Maria de Melo Jéssica , Kühl Luma , Caroline Wessling Rafaele
Published: October 2019

O Pensamento Computacional diz respeito a habilidade de resolver problemas, desenhar sistemas e compreender o comportamento humano com base em conceitos da Ciência da Computação. Dentro desse contexto, desenvolveu-se uma plataforma para o ensino do Pensamento Computacional para crianças de ensino fundamental, anos iniciais, com características de gamificação, denominada Furbot. Acontece que, a partir de estudos práticos com a plataforma, viu-se que a mesma não atrai tanto as crianças quanto os propriamente ditos jogos de computador. Dessa forma, foi realizado uma interação por meio do game design para a refatoração da plataforma afim de torná-la um jogo atraente para o público alvo, sendo que não perca suas características de ensinar o pensamento computacional. O game design ocorreu com a participação da equipe de desenvolvimento e de desenho durante 2 meses tendo como resultado um documento denominado game design treatment que contempla todas as características que o novo jogo deve assumir, bem como a formalização dos personagens e suas jogabilidades.
Aplicativos de acompanhamento gestacional: uma avaliação no contexto da perda gestacional
Authors: Bim Silvia A , Pavani Rodrigo , Urbano Paulo , Maciel Cristiano
Published: October 2019

Há diversos aplicativos para acompanhamento gestacional disponíveis no mercado. O objetivo da pesquisa relatada neste artigo é analisar como as usuárias destes aplicativos avaliam a funcionalidade de registro de uma perda gestacional. Desta forma, foram analisadas as avaliações disponíveis na Google Play de quatro aplicativos gratuitos. Os resultados indicam que o registro da perda gestacional é implementado de diferentes formas, sugerindo diferentes compreensões sobre noção de pessoa e legado digital por parte das equipes de desenvolvimento destes aplicativos. Por outro lado, as avaliações das usuárias indicam um silêncio sobre o assunto da perda gestacional.
Xchange: Desenvolvimento de um protótipo para Mobile usando a Metodologia Design Sprint 2.0 Adaptada à Sala de Aula
Authors: Bianchi Isabela , De Marchi Ana  C.B , Assmann Marcia , Tubin Carla
Published: October 2019

As metodologias ágeis são abordagens utilizadas no desenvolvimento de produtos de forma mais rápida e flexível; e estão sendo cada vez mais adotadas por empresas. A adoção de metodologias ágeis também vem se mostrando eficiente em sala de aula, modernizando a execução de projetos didáticos e trazendo novas experiências aos alunos e professores. Este trabalho tem como objetivo apresentar a prototipação de um software com o uso do método Design Sprint 2.0 e do framework Google Heart adaptados ao contexto de sala de aula. Os resultados obtidos demonstram que a metodologia pode ser uma ferramenta eficiente no contexto de sala de aula.
Clube do Resgate: Um jogo digital baseado em localização para a conscientização contra o abandono de animais
Authors: Pinheiro Mateus , Mesquita Espedito , Sidarta Izac , Miranda David , De Araújo Patrick
Published: October 2019

A situação de abandono é vivenciada hoje por diversos animais em todo o Brasil. Essa realidade é um problema principalmente em grandes centros urbanos, onde esses animais são diariamente vítimas de acidentes de trânsito, envenenamentos, agressões físicas e doenças. O abandono de animais também é uma questão de saúde pública, visto que várias das doenças que afligem esses animais também possuem potencial de contágio em humanos, como por exemplo a hidrofobia (raiva) e leishmaniose (calazar). Sendo assim, vários veículos municipais atuam hoje no combate ao problema, realizando campanhas de vacinação, castração, adoção e conscientização sobre a causa, além de trazer outras informações para a população. Hoje, o ato de abandonar animais domésticos na rua, além de agravar o problema, configura crime federal, mas mesmo tal medida não impede que essa prática ocorra por todo o território nacional. Este documento relata o processo de design de uma solução digital para os problemas supracitados.
Aprendendo via o Papel de Designer e de Stakeholder: Uma Estratégia Pedagógica para Ensino de IHC
Authors: Muriana Luã Marcelo , Dalle Lucca Tosi Mauro , Dos Reis Julio Cesar
Published: October 2019

O ensino de IHC demanda práticas colaborativas em grupos que experienciam diferentes papéis no processo de design de software interativos. Neste artigo avaliamos o uso de uma estratégia pedagógica no ensino de IHC em que alunos desenvolvem tanto o papel de designers quanto de stakeholders em uma abordagem de aprendizagem baseada em projeto. Os alunos são divididos em grupos em que a princípio escolhem os temas dos projetos para trabalharem como designers. Entretanto, para simular uma experiência mais próxima do mundo real, em que a escolha de temas de projetos não é possível, os grupos são parificados e têm seus temas trocados. Assim, cada grupo é designer de um projeto com tema não familiar (não definido pelos mesmos) e desenvolve papel de “cliente” do tema por ele escolhido. Para avaliar a percepção de aprendizagem dos alunos em relação à estratégia de ensino elaborada, realizamos um questionário aplicado à turmas de Ciência da Computação e Engenharia da Computação. Com base em 123 respostas analisadas, 96% dos alunos afirmaram que o projeto os auxiliou positivamente no aprendizado de IHC.
Avaliação dos Sentimentos Hedônicos com a Utilização de Práticas Pedagógicas
Authors: Berenguer Ledo Clara , Kronbauer Artur
Published: October 2019

Este artigo apresenta um estudo referente aos sentimentos hedônicos despertados nos estudantes em relação a um conjunto de metodologias ativas aplicadas nas aulas de Interação HumanoComputador. Para a coleta dos dados foi aplicada a técnica de autorrelato Affect Grid utilizada em avaliações de User eXperience (UX). O estudo foi realizado com a participação de alunos de Engenharia da Computação ao longo de três meses. Os dados capturados durante a condução do experimento permitiram identificar os sentimentos hedônicos causados aos alunos, possibilitando ao professor identificar quais metodologias ativas são mais adequadas para a geração de sentimentos positivos.
Co-design de um Agente Inteligente Conversacional para Suporte ao Tele-Cuidado de Idosos em Situação de Vulnerabilidade Social e Financeira
Authors: Monteiro Mateus , Salgado Luciana
Published: October 2019

Um dos principais desafios da sociedade é o envelhecimento da população. Em São Gonçalo, programas de atendimento domiciliar podem ser oferecidos para atender a idosos com mobilidade reduzida e deficiência motora. No entanto, profissionais de saúde que atendem a estes idosos sofrem com impedimento às visitas devido, entre outros fatores, ao alto índice de violência em certas áreas. Com o propósito de minimizar parte destes desafios, como por exemplo o contato entre pacientes e esses profissionais, esta pesquisa propõe o uso de Agente Inteligente Conversacional como um meio de execução do Tele-cuidado. Através de um estudo exploratório inicial foi possível identificar como os participantes abordaram as características sociais e econômicas do contexto. Além disso, os resultados também apresentaram desafios de como o Tele-cuidado é conduzido hoje e oportunidades de intervenções para mudanças nas adversidades do contexto.
X Workshop sobre Aspectos da Interação Humano-Computador para a Web Social
Authors: Rodrigues Kamila Rios H. , Dos Santos Rodrigo Pereira
Published: October 2019

Pela Web Social, é possível a conexão entre pessoas, organizações e conceitos. Ela desempenha um papel central ao possibilitar que diversas pessoas interajam de diferentes formas e em escalas inéditas por meio de diferentes aplicações, construídas com diversas plataformas e embutidas em variados dispositivos. A décima edição do WAIHCWS pretende promover a continuidade das discussões sobre as oportunidades e os desafios que a Web Social traz para a comunidade de pesquisa em Interação Humano-Computador (IHC) no Brasil e no mundo, colocando em evidência, especialmente neste ano, o tema “10 edições do WAIHCWS: retrospectiva, tendências e novos desafios”. O tema representa uma oportunidade para analisar o caminho percorrido por essa comunidade até aqui, bem como os avanços alcançados e os desafios que ainda precisam ser superados tendo em vista as novas tecnologias e formas de interação.
Improving Energy Efficiency Through Automatic Refactoring
Authors: Cruz Luis , Abreu Rui
Published: October 2019

The ever-growing popularity of mobile phones has brought additional challenges to the software development lifecycle. Mobile applications ought to provide the same set of features as conventional software, with limited resources: such as limited processing capabilities, storage, screen and, not less important, power source. Although energy efficiency is a valuable requirement, developers often lack knowledge of best practices. In this paper, we propose a tool to improve the energy efficiency of Android applications using automatic refactoring — Leafactor. The tool features five energy code smells that tend to go unnoticed. In addition, we study whether automatic refactoring can aid developers to ship energy efficient mobile applications with a dataset of 140 free and open source apps. As a result, we detect and fix code smells in 45 Android apps, from which 40% have successfully merged our changes into the official repository.
Revision of Netomocera Bouček (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae), excluding the Oriental species
Authors: Mitroiu Mircea-Dan
Published: October 2019

The world species of Netomocera Bouček, 1954 (Hymenoptera Linnaeus, 1758: Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820), excluding those from the Oriental region, are revised. The Oriental species are excluded because their types could not be examined, the species limits could not be reliably assessed based on original descriptions and available Oriental material was scarce. Eighteen species, including 11 species described as new, are recognized: N. africana Hedqvist, 1971; N. alboscapus Hedqvist, 1971; N. amethysta sp. nov.; N. celebensis sp. nov.; N. cyanocephala sp. nov.; N. desaegeri sp. nov.; N. formiciformis sp. nov.; N. gloriosa sp. nov.; N. irregularis sp. nov.; N. masneri sp. nov.; N. merida sp. nov.; N. meridionalis sp. nov.; N. nearctica Yoshimoto, 1977; N. ramakrishnai Sureshan, 2010; N. rufa Hedqvist, 1971; N. sedlaceki Bouček, 1988; N. setifera Bouček, 1954; N. virgata sp. nov. The female brachypterous form of N. nearctica and the male of N. alboscapus are described for the first time. A key to both sexes is provided, as well as diagnoses, descriptions and illustrations for all treated species. The genus is reported for the first time in the Neotropical region. For several species, new distributional records are also given.
On Fire. Dissertation for the Master’s Degree
Authors: Kant I.
Published: October 2019

The text of Kant’s first dissertation is a translation from Latin from an academic publication of a collection of Kant’s works: Kant, I. Meditationum quarundam de igne succincta delineatio... In: Königlich Preußischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, ed., 1910. Kants Gesammelte Schriften. 1. Abhandling: Werke. Band I: Vorkritische Schriften I, 1747-1756. Berlin: Georg Reimer, 1910, pp. 369-384. The publication is available at https://korpora.zim.uni-duisburg- essen.de/kant/aa01/ [Accessed 10 March 2019]. Pagination and illustrations are from the same publication, the page numbers are in square brackets at the beginning of the page. Page footnotes, if indicated, draw on the commentaries of Lewis White Beck, the translator of the dissertation into English from the following edition: Kant, I., 2012. Natur­al Science, edited by E. Watkins, translated by L. W. Beck, J. B. Edwards, O. Reinhardt, M. Schönfeld and E. Watkins. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 713-714. It was important for the translator to follow the course of Kant’s thought and as far as possible preserve his style, including recurring words. Natural science terminology keeps as close as possible to the dissertation text, so instead of the term “gas”, which Kant does not use, the translator resorts to a loan-translation “elastic liquid,” harking back to the Russian term упругая жидкость (elastic liquid) which was proposed by Mikhail V. Lomonosov but did not catch on. For the same reason the translator uses the loan translation “moment” instead of the more common “motive force”. “Gradus”, however, is always translated as “degree” for the sake of uniformity. All the translator’s additions to the Kantian text are within square brackets. When the meaning of a word is translated in a form that departs from the original meaning due to context the Latin original is attached within round brackets in the grammatical form used by Kant. To facilitate understanding, long compound sentences of the Kantian text are sometimes broken up into several simple sentences. The structure of the text and title page format have been preserved. The translator would like to express sincere gratitude to Alexei N. Krouglov and Svyatopolk N. Yeschenko for their valuable advice, remarks and help and support in preparing this publication.
Meaning-making and rumour-mongering in the shadow of terrorism: The case of the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris
Authors: Pelletier Petra , Drozda-Senkowska Ewa
Published: October 2019

The January 7, 2015 Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack in Paris shattered French civilians’ sense of security and also their sense of the surrounding world. This quasi-longitudinal study investigates the temporal dynamics of meaning-making and rumour-mongering processes of French civilians (N = 161) in a real-world, post-terrorist context. The present study was conducted via questionnaire at three points in time (i.e. one week, one month and two months) following the January 7, 2015 terrorist attack in Paris. In line with the social stage model of collective coping with disasters (Pennebaker & Harber, 1993), the main results suggest that participants’ coping process of searching for meaning decreased progressively over the two-month period. However, participants’ finding the presence of meaning as an outcome did not differ across time. Moreover, participants’ belief in rumours and official information was stable over the two-month period. Such findings point to the importance of considering the temporal perspective in order to provide a better understanding of laypeople’s symbolic responses to terrorism.