bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Females and the Non-Humans in Julie Taymor’s The Tempest
Authors: Mori Yukiko
Published: March 2016

In Julie Taymor’s film version of Shakespeare’s The Tempest (2010), Prospero is changed into a female, Prospera. As almost all the original lines and plots are retained, the film would appear to be a ‘straight’ film version of Shakespeare. However, changing the sex of the main character sheds a new light on the original play and proves the film to be an inspiring adaptation. By examining the relationship between the female characters (Prospera, Miranda) and the non-humans (Caliban, Ariel) in the film, this paper will show how deeply sexuality is related to the power struggle and the final reconciliation.
The Uncontrollable Mnemonic Fragments within Consciousness Reflecting Ophelia’s and Lady Macbeth’s Disturbed Minds
Authors: Ekmekçioğlu Neslihan
Published: March 2016

Memory plays an important role in most of Shakespeare’s plays. Shakespeare delves into the dark realms of human consciousness to reflect the disturbed minds and gnawing consciences of his characters with a profound psychological insight into the human psyche. Time, memory, madness and death seem to be the basic issues dealt with in his canon. My paper will address the uncontrollable mnemonic fragments within the human consciousness which reflect past traumas, fears and disturbances and will examine the cases of Ophelia and Lady Macbeth from a feminist reading of women.
‘Dancing through the Minefield’: Canon Reinstatement Strategies for Women Authors
Authors: Dascăl Reghina
Published: March 2016

The paper explores the limiting and detrimental effects of biographical criticism and exceptionalism in the efforts of reinstating women authors into the Renaissance canon, by looking into the literary merits of Elizabeth Cary’s The Tragedy of Mariam, The Fair Queen of Jewry and The History of The Life, Reign and Death of Edward II. Whereas the conflation of biography and fiction is a successful recipe for canonization and for the production of feminist icons, it renders the text impotent because of its resulting inability to compete with or to be seen in correlation and interplay with other contemporary texts.
Feminine Hypostases in Epic Fantasy: Tolkien, Lewis, Rowling
Authors: Măcineanu Laura
Published: March 2016

The paper identifies the types of female figures present in the works of three well-known fantasy writers, J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis and J.K. Rowling, discussing the ways in which these characters are presented, their relationship with other characters, and their role in the economy of the novel, which is more important than may appear from a first reading. It also tries to explain the reasons that prompted the above-mentioned authors to choose these female hypostases.
Cyber Backlash and the Maintenance of Sex Segregation in Professional Sport
Authors: Fogel Curtis A. , Quinlan Andrea
Published: March 2016

In 2013, Mark Cuban, the team owner of Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), announced that he would consider selecting female basketball player Brittney Griner to play for his professional men’s team. Within 24 hours after ESPN posted an online article reporting Mark Cuban’s statement, 921 online comments were posted in response. This study analyzes these comments to investigate the pervasive sexism and gender discrimination found in online sporting news arenas. It investigates how Brittney Griner’s sex, gender, and athletic ability became subjects of scrutiny and debate in these online comments and how discriminatory comments about Griner were routinely extended to all female athletes and to women even outside of sport. By examining the online backlash against Mark Cuban’s proposal, this paper investigates the maintenance of sex segregation in professional sport and the systemic devaluing of female athletes and privileging of male athletes that upholds it.
“The Only Role Available to you is to Conform”: Women’s Migration Stories
Authors: Nicolaescu Mădălina
Published: March 2016

this paper sets out to discuss the situation of Romanian migrant women as represented in their stories. A major issue the paper broaches is the degree of agency and choice migrant women enjoy and the strategies they seek to expand them. Other topics discussed refer to the dominant migration ideology in the source country as well as the restrictions writers have in dealing with more problematic aspects.
Self-assembly of kraft lignin into nanospheres in dioxane-water mixtures
Authors: Li Hao , Deng Yonghong , Wu Haisong , Ren Yuan , Qiu Xueqing , Zheng Dafeng , Li ChunLi
Published: March 2016

Kraft lignin (KL), a by-product in the pulping and papermaking industry, is an abundant, renewable resource. In this work, nanosphere formation of KL has been investigated via self-assembly induced by adding water to a KL/dioxane solution. The KL nanospheres were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), dynamic light scattering (dynLS) and static light scattering (statLS). It was found that the nanoparticles have uniform nanospherical morphologies, including a small hollow cavity space in the interior. The π-π interactions between the aromatic rings of KL are demonstrated to be an important driving force in the self-assembly process. The KL nanosphere sizes can vary by hundreds of nanometers depending upon the preparation conditions. These newly obtained KL nanospheres have the advantages of biocompatibility, biodegradability, low toxicity, easy preparation, and low cost. Thus KL nanospheres are attractive for applications in life science, medicine, biology, food science, and agriculture. This approach presented here is an economically feasible and facile strategy for the sustainable utilization of kraft lignin.
Characterization of Morphology and Structural and Thermal Properties of Legume Flours: Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) and Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc.) Varieties
Authors: Kaptso Giscard K. , Njintang Nicolas Y. , Nguemtchouin Marie Goletti M. , Amungwa Athanasius F. , Scher Joël , Hounhouigan Joseph , Mbofung Carl M.F.
Published: March 2016

Bambara groundnut and cowpea legume seeds with a very high nutritive value are widely produced and consumed in most sub-Saharan African countries. The aim of this work which is part of a large study was to compare the potential of bambara groundnut and cowpea varieties of flour as basic raw material for the preparation of a widely legume-based food product known as koki. Toward this objective standard methods were used to analyze some morphological, microstructural and thermal properties of these legume flours along with their respective isolated starches and proteins. In general, thermal transition of proteins has slow enthalpy energy of less than 1 J g−1. The gelatinization temperature and the enthalpy of gelatinization of starches in the flours were lower as compared to those of isolated starches, suggesting here an interaction of starch with other components during the gelatinization process. All starches are of A-type and the degree of crystallinity of bambara starch was higher than that of cowpea starch. Scanning electronic microscopy revealed that starch granules of North cowpea (NC), West cowpea (WC) and White bambara groundnut (WB) were polygonal while that of Black bambara (BB) starch were spherical in shape. The flowability characteristic of the flour and starch shows that bambara flour with small particle size (~90%<100 µm) had a high compressibility (47.38–43.16%) as compared to cowpea flour (32.18–30.24%). NC and VB starch granules have a size between 10 and 35 µm while WC and BB are too small (6–15 µm). NC and WB starch granule sizes are between 10 and 35 µm while WC and BB’s sizes are too small (6–15 µm). Bambara groundnut and cowpea flour along with their respective isolated starches and proteins therefore appears to be a valuable raw material which may be useful for the preparation of many food products.
What Makes Stroke Rehabilitation Patients Complex? Clinician Perspectives and the Role of Discharge Pressure
Authors: Nelson Michelle L.A. , Hanna Elizabeth , Hall Stephen , Calvert Michael
Published: March 2016

Background

Approximately 80% of people who survive a stroke have on average five other conditions and a wide range of psychosocial issues. Attention to biopsychosocial issues has led to the identification of ‘complex patients’. No single definition of ‘patient complexity’ exists; therefore, applied health researchers seek to understand ‘patient complexity’ as it relates to a specific clinical context.

Objective

To understand how ‘patient complexity’ is conceptualized by clinicians, and to position the findings within the existing literature on patient complexity.

Methods

A qualitative descriptive approach was utilized. Twenty-three stroke rehabilitation clinicians participated in four focus groups.

Results

Five elements of patient complexity were identified: medical/functional issues, social determinant factors, social/family support, personal characteristics, and health system factors. Using biopsychosocial factors to identify complexity results in all patients being complex; operationalization of the definition led to the identification of systemic elements. A disconnect between acute, inpatient rehabilitation and community services was identified as a trigger for increased complexity.

Conclusions

Patient complexity is not a dichotomous state. If applying existing complexity definitions, all patients are complex. This study extends the understanding by suggesting a structural element of complexity from manageable to less manageable complexity based on ability to discharge.
Altered Expression of Angiotensinogen and Mediators of Angiogenesis in Ileal Crohn’s Disease
Authors: Hume Georgia E. , Doecke James D. , Huang Ning , Fowler Elizabeth V. , Brown Ian S. , Simms Lisa A. , Radford-Smith Graham L.
Published: March 2016

Background & Aims: Angiotensin II (AII) is a powerful splanchnic vasoconstrictor with pro-inflammatory and pro-fibrotic properties. Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and AII Receptor Antagonists (ARBs) are therapeutic in animal models of colitis. The aim of this case-control study is to determine the expression of angiotensinogen and related genes in human ileal Crohn’s disease.

Methods: Using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), we measured mRNA expression levels of angiotensinogen (AGT), hypoxia inducible factor (HIF)1α and melanoma cell adhesion molecule (MCAM; CD146) in 101 human samples (69 biopsy, 12 resection) from affected ileum (inflamed CD cases, n=36) and unaffected ileum (non-inflamed CD cases, n=45 and controls, n=20). Immunohistochemistry for angiotensinogen was also performed. The study was of case-control design in a tertiary care setting.

Results: Ileal expression of AGT was lower in CD cases compared to controls (p<0.0001), in inflamed CD samples (p=0.017) and current smokers (p=0.02). HIF1α expression was lower in non-inflamed CD biopsy samples than controls (p=0.006). The presence of disease-associated NOD2 variants was associated with increased expression of markers of angiogenesis (HIF1α p=0.009; MCAM p=0.007) in inflamed CD samples. Angiotensinogen immunohistochemical staining supported the quantitative RT-PCR expression findings.

Conclusions: Angiotensinogen expression is down regulated in human ileal CD, particularly in the presence of inflammation and current cigarette smoking, implicating the mesenteric vasculature and mucosal hypoxia as co-factors in ileal CD pathogenesis. A novel reduction in HIF1α expression in non-inflamed ileal mucosa in CD patients was also demonstrated..

Abbrevations: AI: angiotensin I; AII: angiotensin II; ACE: Angiotensin Converting Enzyme; AGT: angiotensinogen; ARB: Angiotensin II receptor Antagonists; AT1: Angiotensin type 1; AT2: Angiotensin type 2: AT-6: Angiotensinogen-6; ATG16L1: Autophagy-related 16-like 1; CD: Crohn’s disease; CTGF: Connective Tissue Growth Factor; ECM: Extracellular matrix; HIF-1: Hypoxia inducible factor-1; IBD: Inflammatory Bowel Disease; IBDU: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, type unclassified; MCAM: Melanoma Cell Adhesion Molecule; mRNA: Messenger RNA; NOD: Nucleotide-binding oligomerisation domain; NF-κB: Nuclear Factor-κB; NSAIDs: Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs; PCR: Polymerase Chain Reaction; RAAS: Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system; RT-PCR: Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; SNP: Single Nucleotide Polymorphism; TGF-β: Transforming Growth Factor-β; TNBS: Trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid; TNF: Tumour Necrosis Factor; UC: Ulcerative colitis; UPR: Unfolded protein response; VEGF: Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor.
Seroprevalence of Hepatitis E Virus in Autoimmune Hepatitis Patients in the Netherlands
Authors: Van Gerven Nicole M.F. , Van der Eijk Annemiek A. , Pas Suzan D. , Zaaijer Hans L. , De Boer Ynto S. , Witte Birgit I. , Van Nieuwkerk Carin M.J. , Mulder Chris J.J. , Bouma Gerd , De Man Robert A.
Published: March 2016

Background & Aims: In recent years chronic courses of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection have been described in immunosuppressed individuals. This may implicate a potential role for HEV in the development of autoimmune diseases, including autoimmune hepatitis (AIH). Here we investigated the prevalence of HEV-antibodies in AIH patients in an endemic Central European country.

Methods: HEV-specific immunoglobulin G (IgG) and HEV RNA were determined in 354 and 377 AIH patients, respectively. Clinical characteristics and disease outcome parameters were retrospectively collected.

Results: No HEV viraemic patients were identified in this cohort. A total of 106 AIH patients (29.9%) tested positive for anti-HEV IgG, and this figure was slightly higher compared to the prevalence in a reference cohort including 5,329 healthy Dutch blood donors (26.7%; P>0.05).

Conclusion: This is the largest study on the association between HEV infection and AIH. Apparently silent HEV infection is present in a significant proportion of AIH patients, yet appears not to have significant clinical repercussions in this immune compromised group of patients. Nevertheless, since acute hepatitis E may present with histological and biochemical features of AIH, the possibility of a (concomitant) HEV infection should be considered in this category of patients.Abbreviations: AIH: autoimmune hepatitis; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; SMA: anti smooth muscle antibodies; ANA: antinuclear antibodies; PBC: primary biliary cirrhosis; AMA: anti mitochondrial antibodies; PSC: primary sclerosing cholangitis.
Correlation between Faecal Tumour M2 Pyruvate Kinase and Colonoscopy for the Detection of Adenomatous Neoplasia in a Secondary Care Cohort
Authors: Bond Ashley D. , Burkitt Michael D. , Sawbridge David , Corfe Bernard M. , Probert Chris S.
Published: March 2016

Background & Aims: Colorectal cancer screening programmes that target detection and excision of adenomatous colonic polyps have been shown to reduce colorectal cancer related mortality. Many screening programmes include an initial faecal occult blood test (FOBt) prior to colonoscopy. To refine the selection of patients for colonoscopy other faecal-based diagnostic tools have been proposed, including tumour M2-pyruvate kinase (tM2-PK). To determine whether tM2-PK quantification may have a role in diverse settings we have assessed the assay in a cohort of patients derived from both the England bowel cancer screening programme (BCSP) and symptomatic individuals presenting to secondary care.

Method. Patients undergoing colonoscopy provided faecal samples prior to bowel preparation. Faecal tM2-PK concentrations were measured by ELISA. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and ROC analyses were calculated.

Results. Ninety-six patients returned faecal samples: 50 of these with adenomas and 7 with cancer. Median age was 68. Median faecal tM2-PK concentration was 3.8 U/mL for individuals without neoplastic findings at colonoscopy, 7.7 U/mL in those with adenomas and 24.4 U/mL in subjects with colorectal cancer (both, p=0.01). ROC analysis demonstrated an AUROC of 0.66 (sensitivity 72.4%, specificity 48.7%, positive predictive value 67.7%, negative predictive value 36.7%). Amongst BCSP patients with a prior positive FOBt faecal tM2-PK was more abundant (median 6.4 U/mL, p=0.03) and its diagnostic accuracy was greater (AUROC 0.82).

Conclusion. Our findings confirm that faecal tM2-PK ELISA may have utility as an adjunct to FOBt in a screening context, but do not support its use in symptomatic patients.

Abbreviations: BCSP: Bowel cancer screening programme; EMR: Endoscopic mucosal resection; FAP: Familial adenomatous polyposis; FOBt: Faecal occult blood testing; NHS: National Health Service; tM2-PK: tumour M2-pyruvate kinase.
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Authors: Golovics Petra Anna , Vegh Zsuzsanna , Lakatos Peter Laszlo
Published: March 2016

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Паратекстуальные полонизмы в Псалтыри 1683 г. в переводе Аврамия Фирсова
Authors: Гарбуль Людмила
Published: March 2016

This paper is intented to analyze the lexical and semantic Polonisms identified in “The Translator’s Explication” and “The Preface to the Reader”, which precede the text of the Psalter 1683 in the translation of A. Firsov. The publication deals with 29 lexemes, with 18 of them being lexical borrowings. In two cases, they are not direct borrowings (cf. ƨлупый and читатель), but, most probably, are the result of the stimulating influence of the Polish language. According to the author, 11 words under analysis can be called semantic Polonisms. The paper also defines the role of the written language of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the process of the borrowing of these lexical elements. On the basis of the results of the analysis of the corpus, the author also touches upon the question of the translator’s personality, which has remained debatable up to the present day.
Латынь и «словенский» в начальном образовании детей духовенства XVIII в
Authors: Кислова Екатерина
Published: March 2016

This paper deals with the issue of using Latin and “Slavensky” (Russian and Church Slavonic) languages in the primary ecclesiastical education in the 18th century. By the 1740s, seminary education in Latin had established itself in Russia. But primary teaching of reading and writing in Russian and Church Slavonic remained traditional until the end of the 18th century, regardless of where the teaching was taking place: at home or at a Russian school at a seminary. The Russian schools were organised for teaching illiterate or semiliterate children. But by the end of the 18th century, several seminaries attempted to reorganise them into ecclesiastical schools where Russian would be the only language of instruction. Junior classes at seminaries were fully focused on teaching Latin, however, Latin was by no means a complete replacement for Russian. The main method of instruction was translation, and the administrations of many seminaries demanded attention to the quality of students’ translations into Russian. Therefore, Russian and Latin were functionally distributed in primary education. Only the Church Slavonic language was practically excluded from teaching after the primary courses of reading and church singing, and it preconditioned its conservation as a language used only for church services and led to the extinction of the hybrid form.
Соотношение категорий целостности, длительности, определенности и интервала в глаголах совершенного вида
Authors: Крекич Йожеф
Published: March 2016

The cooperation of various disciplines and theories is supposed to be used in most cases in cognitive research. In this study, the author aspires to separate the essential and the accessory (the coalescence and the compound) meanings. A differentiation of the essential meaning is made in the starting, finitive, delimitative, and resultative meanings. The analysis made it possible to separate the external and internal meanings.
Ukrainian blends-neologisms as the reflection of current social and political situation: a splendid prophecy or a 20-years’ collapse
Authors: Gut Natalia , Panchenko Ielyzaveta , Zabolotna Oksana
Published: March 2016

The paper deals with lexical blends functioning in Y. Pashkovskyi’s work Щоденний жезл [Everyday warder]. It is said that a striking picture of Ukraine being on the way of economic, political, and social collapse can be seen through neologisms in Ukrainian postmodern literature. The study provides the characteristics of Ukrainian blends, discusses their structures, and examines the development of their constituent parts (the so-called splinters) into new morphemes. The different kinds of contexts in which blends tend to occur characterizing the current political and social situation in Ukraine are analyzed. The comparative analysis of Ukrainian blends as single words and in contexts has also been made in this research.
Dīpaṃkara in the Tangut context: An inquiry into the systematic nature of Tibetan Buddhism in Xixia
Authors: Solonin Kirill
Published: March 2016

In the previous part of this paper attempt has been made to reconstruct the Tangut Buddhist context in which the works of Atiśa emerged in the Tangut State during the 12th and early 13th centuries. The following part is directly dealing with currently identified texts attributed to Dīpaṃkaraśrijñāna available in the Tangut versions.
Ordem V2 no português arcaico: revisitando a problemática da periodização
Authors: Medeiros Carolina Salgado Lacerda
Published: March 2016

A discussão acerca da periodização do português em geral se baseia em fatores de cunho morfo-fonológicos. A periodização de Galves, Namiuti e Paixão de Sousa (2006, doravante GNPS), que se baseia em fatores sintáticos, como a posição do verbo, propõe uma divisão alternativa à tradicional, considerando que o português arcaico e clássico eram línguas V2. Contudo, não há consenso em relação à que tipo de gramática pertencia o português em tempos pretéritos. Além disso, a problemática envolve uma questão teórica importante: a periodização de GNPS é baseada na noção de gramática de Chomsky (1985) convencionada como Língua-I, o que apresenta uma consequência sobre o critério de datação dos documentos: uma vez que a emergência de uma nova gramática é analisada como parte do processo de aquisição, um critério de datação relevante a se seguir será não a data em que um texto foi escrito, mas a data de nascimento do autor. No entanto, as discussões acerca da posição do verbo no português arcaico raramente contemplam a questão da periodização. Assim, este artigo se propõe a revisar as principais análises sobre a sintaxe do verbo no português arcaico, relacionando essa discussão com a questão da periodização.
Avaliação Formativa e o Processo de Ensino/Aprendizagem na Educação Infantil
Authors: Stainle Marlizete Cristina Bonafini , Souza Nadia Aparecida de
Published: March 2016

<span style="font: 13px/normal verdana, arial; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">A Educação Infantil vem se afastando das marcas assistencialistas que a caracterizaram por longa data para assumir seu papel no desenvolvimento e na aprendizagem da criança. Em face das alterações, a avaliação da aprendizagem assume um papel nodal. Assim, faz-se necessário compreender os processos de avaliação da aprendizagem, desenvolvidos na Educação Infantil, pela identificação, descrição e análise das concepções e práticas que os direcionam. Atingir o objetivo proposto demandou a realização de pesquisa qualitativa - estudo de caso etnográfico - em uma escola particular situada em Londrina e reconhecida como referência pelo trabalho que desenvolve. Para a coleta de dados foram utilizados como instrumentos: questionário, entrevista semi-estruturada, observação participante e análise documental. Os dados analisados revelaram que: a) os professores fundamentam sua atuação em princípios construtivistas; assim, as atividades de ensino enfatizam o desenvolvimento da criança e a construção de conhecimentos; b) as práticas avaliativas priorizam o acompanhamento constante das atividades em curso e o apoio permanente, quando constatadas dificuldades de aprendizagem; c) os professores exercitam, predominantemente, práticas avaliativas com intenção formativa que contribuem para a regulação das aprendizagens em curso, no sentido dos domínios visados.
Aplicação de um Modelo de Desdobramento Graduado Generalizado - GGUM da Teoria da Resposta ao Item
Authors: Bortolotti Silvana Ligia Vincenzi , Andrade Dalton Francisco de
Published: March 2016

<span style="font: 13px/normal verdana, arial; color: #000000; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff;">A avaliação como instrumento de medida ocupa um importante lugar nas organizações atentas às exigências crescentes do mundo atual. A Teoria da Resposta ao Item (TRI) constitui-se em um conjunto de modelos para a avaliação que representam a relação entre a probabilidade de um indivíduo apresentar uma certa resposta a um item, as características dos itens e seu(s) traço(s) latente(s), definido(s) com base no estudo em questão. A finalidade deste artigo consiste em apresentar o Modelo de Desdobramento Graduado Generalizado - GGUM, da TRI, para medidas de satisfação. Este modelo foi desenvolvido para analisar respostas binárias e graduadas baseadas numa relação de proximidade. Os resultados obtidos na aplicação do modelo GGUM, que serviu para avaliar a satisfação dos alunos dos cursos de tecnologia da Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, campus Medianeira, ilustram o grande potencial desse modelo.
AUTOAVALIAÇÃO DO CONHECIMENTO DOS PROFISSIONAIS DE CONTABILIDADE PARA A ADOÇÃO E A APLICAÇÃO DOS PRONUNCIAMENTOS EMITIDOS PELO COMITÊ DE PRONUNCIAMENTOS CONTÁBEIS
Authors: Carmo Carlos Roberto Souza
Published: March 2016

<span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: PT-BR; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Ao admitir que a convergência das normas contábeis brasileiras às normas internacionais implica em mudanças na cultura e nas práticas de Contabilidade por parte dos contadores brasileiros, este estudo buscou identificar como os profissionais contábeis do estado de Minas Gerais autoavaliam o seu conhecimento acerca do conteúdo e da aplicação dos pronunciamentos contábeis emitidos pelo Comitê de Pronunciamentos Contábeis. A partir da aplicação da análise fatorial exploratória, rotacionada pelo método Varimax, foram identificados quatro fatores que agruparam os componentes principais relacionados ao nível de conhecimento dos 158 contadores integrantes da amostra dessa pesquisa. Foram eles: os pronunciamentos que tratam de procedimentos aplicados a operações e atividades operacionais específicas; os pronunciamentos que contemplam procedimentos aplicados a grupos específicos dos componentes do Balanço e às novas demonstrações introduzidas pela convergência; os pronunciamentos que tratam das operações intercompanhias e das transações delas decorrentes; e, o grupo dos pronunciamentos que abordam os procedimentos referentes ao resultado, instrumentos financeiros e divulgação das demonstrações contábeis. Além de corroborar com os resultados de alguns estudos correlatos, a metodologia analítica empregada nessa investigação permitiu classificar aqueles quatro fatores/scores em ordem de crescente grandeza e compará-los com a frequência relativa observada, em cada um dos seus quartis, para cada um dos grupos de profissionais contábeis identificados nesse estudo, ou seja, contadores de empresas privadas, empresários contábeis com escritórios cadastrados no CRC-MG, profissionais contábeis sem escritório cadastrado no CRC-MG, funcionários públicos, auditores e/ou consultores independentes, docentes e/ou pesquisadores de Ciências Contábeis, e, outros não classificados em nenhum dos grupos anteriores.
A ponderação de direitos fundamentais como critério para o controle jurisdicional de políticas públicas: decisionismo (leia-se ativismo judicial) ou juízo fundamentado? uma análise da jurisprudência do Supremo Tribunal Federal
Authors: Leal Mônia Clarissa , Schumacher Gláucia
Published: March 2016

Em tempos de neoconstitucionalismo, em que os ordenamentos jurídico-constitucionais são marcados por um caráter principiológico, os Tribunais Constitucionais ganham destaque, sendo, contudo, objeto de críticas, pautadas, sobretudo, na ausência de critérios objetivos para a ponderação e na extensão dada à atuação do magistrado, que abriria caminho para o assim chamado “ativismo judicial”. Neste contexto é que se pretende analisar a atuação do Supremo Tribunal Federal brasileiro, a fim de verificar-se até que ponto suas decisões observam os elementos da ponderação, constituindo-se em juízos fundamentados, ou se caracterizam como simples “decisionismo”, que poderia ser classificado como uma espécie de ativismo judicial.
Novas tecnologias: um admirável mundo novo do trabalho?
Authors: Moreira Teresa Coelho
Published: March 2016

A utilização das NTIC na relação de trabalho tem aumentado consideravelmente nos últimos anos. O aumento das tecnologias de informação e comunicação, CCTV e vídeo-vigilância, dados biométricos, testes de despistagem de drogas e genéticos, o controlo dos trabalhadores através de GPS instalados nas suas viaturas ou até com recurso à radiofrequência, assim como a realização de exames médicos no processo de candidatura ou até para manutenção do emprego, assim como questões relacionadas com os dados pessoais originaram um enorme aumento, sem precedentes, nas questões relacionadas com a privacidade na relação de trabalho.
O habeas data e a tutela da dignidade da pessoa humana na vida privada
Authors: Maia Fernando
Published: March 2016

Este trabalho está norteado pela Constituição Federal do Brasil e pela Lei nº 9507/97. Pretende-se analisar o habeas data do ponto de vista da efetividade da norma jurídica e do reflexo da dignidade da pessoa humana no processo constitucional de tutela de liberdades individuais. Destaca-se a proteção dos direitos de personalidade. Incorpora-se a problemática dos direitos fundamentais como questão central do sistema jurídico. No processo jurisdicional isto significa preocupação com a concretização da norma na vida das pessoas e com a realização das garantias fundamentais oferecidas pela Constituição aos sujeitos do processo.
Panorama normativo da inclusão de estudantes com deficiência no ensino superior
Authors: Barbosa-Fohrmann Ana Paula , Furtado Leba Thalles
Published: March 2016

Este artigo irá analisar, tanto no direito interno quanto no direito internacional, a problemática dos portadores de deficiência e sua inclusão na rede de ensino, em particular no ensino superior. Primeiramente, será apresentado breve panorama histórico da evolução dos direitos dos portadores de deficiência. Em seguida, vai-se analisar como os tratados internacionais são incorporados no direito brasileiro, com base tanto na posição da doutrina quanto na jurisprudência. Em um terceiro momento, serão expostos alguns dos principais compromissos internacionais incorporados pelo Brasil, que versam direta ou indiretamente sobre a questão. Por último, vai-se examinar, então, como o sistema constitucional brasileiro aborda a matéria com suporte em algumas das medidas materiais previstas pelo Decreto 7.611 de 17 de novembro de 2011 que visam a assegurar a educação plena aos estudantes portadores de deficiência.
O poder central como agente racionalizador na tradição política brasileira: da monarquia à judicialização pós-Constituição de 1988.
Authors: Machado Igor Suzano
Published: March 2016

Para autores partidários de uma tradição do pensamento social e político brasileiro que dá ao poder central e ao Estado uma função privilegiada na disseminação da razão pública, as instituições políticas do país devem ser erigidas sobre as características sociais de seu povo, o que justificaria a centralização política como caminho para a democracia no Brasil. No debate contemporâneo, o exemplo brasileiro apresentaria uma crítica ao universalismo liberal e mostraria como o liberalismo estaria baseado na universalização do primado da coerção estatal que ignoraria um possível primado da coerção privada dentro, por exemplo, das realidades da escravidão e do latifúndio.
O Princípio Constitucional do Devido Processo e a Proteção do Patrimônio Cultural: Ressignificando o Instituto do Tombamento
Authors: Simões Pires Maria Coeli , Batista Leite Corrêa da Costa Mila , Ferreira Cardoso José Luiz
Published: March 2016

O princípio do devido processo legal, ao influxo do paradigma do Estado Democrático de Direito, deve ser traduzido não apenas na perspectiva de garantia formal de “chamamento” da parte ao processo, pela via da notificação e estabelecimento de prazos para defesa, mas, pela democratização do acesso e pela abertura discursiva do procedimento. Nessa linha, pautando-se em instrumentos qualitativos interdisciplinares, o artigo busca analisar a proteção do patrimônio cultural e reler o procedimento do tombamento, à luz da dialogia e da principiologia constitucional. O tombamento merece ser ressignificado para remodelar sua processualidade, de modo a permitir a interlocução dialógica e democrática.
Em busca do paraíso distante: em torno de alguns obstáculos à efetivação dos direitos fundamentais
Authors: Castro Matheus Felipe de , Reckziegel Janaína
Published: March 2016

O presente artigo buscará refletir criticamente sobre defasagens políticas e estruturais existentes entre o discurso constitucionalista dos direitos fundamentais e a prática do Estado brasileiro, apontando problemas que devem ser resolvidos para que o Poder Político possa se reestruturar para a realização efetiva – não meramente discursiva – dos direitos fundamentais, seja nas relações marcadas pela verticalidade, seja naquelas marcadas pela horizontalidade, onde prevalecem relações privadas de poder. Sustentará que uma práxis de transformação a partir da efetivação dos direitos fundamentais demanda uma mudança de mentalidade dos juristas, com abandono dos pressupostos metodológicos do positivismo.
Protección del derecho a la inviolabilidad del domicilio y las perturbaciones acústicas
Authors: Martinez Pilar Domínguez
Published: March 2016

El ruido es, sin lugar a dudas, un factor de perturbación ambientalreconocido en las modernas legislaciones vigentes. El artículo 45.1 dela Constitución española reconoce el derecho a disfrutar de un medioambiente adecuado para el desarrollo de la persona. En consecuencia,se reconoce el derecho a disfrutar de un ambiente acústico que noexceda de los límites impuestos por las normas reglamentarias encada caso concreto. A pesar de que el derecho al medio ambiente no se configura en la Constitución como un derecho fundamental, es precisamente la vertinente acústica y su agresión la que ha permitido su vinculación con derechos fundamentales, tales como la intimidad y la inviolabilidad del domicilio. En el presente trabajo se analizará laprotección del ruido como bien medioambiental por la vía de considerarque determinados daños al medioambiente pueden suponer un dañoa los derechos de la personalidad (intimidad, inviolabilidad deldomicilio). Será inevitable una referencia a la STS (Sala 3ª) 13 de octubre2008 (RJ 2008, 7142), referente en nuestro derecho en la proteccióndel derecho a la intimidad domiciliaria en un caso de contaminaciónacústica procedente de la aviación. Siguiendo la línea que marca el Tribunal de Estrasburgo y después el Tribunal Constitucional serátratado como los Tribunales civiles españoles aplican directamente losaludidos derechos fundamentales para condenar a los responsablesde emisiones ruidosas.
O direito à saúde na ordem constitucional brasileira
Authors: Barreto Junior Irineu Francisco , Pavani Miriam
Published: March 2016

Este artigo analisa a inserção do Direito à Saúde na Constituição Federal de 1988, em abordagem que a situa no contexto da formação histórica dos direitos sociais no país. Elabora um perfil histórico desse direito no período que antecede a Constituição de 1988, assim como nos vinte anos subsequentes à sua promulgação. Trata da inserção dos direitos sociais na ordem constitucional, em especial o Direito à Saúde, com ênfase nos princípios da responsabilidade estatal, gratuidade, universalidade do acesso e integralidade da assistência. Conclui que o direito à saúde é um direito fundamental social associado à realização da justiça social, com observância aos princípios da equidade e da universalidade de acesso.
Derechos humanos y protección de las personas con discapacidad
Authors: Moreno Molina José Antonio
Published: March 2016

Las primeras actuaciones internacionales de protección de las personascon discapacidad fueron reflejo del modelo médico o rehabilitador,que consideraba la discapacidad como un problema de la persona.La Convención de la ONU sobre los derechos de las personas condiscapacidad de 2006 ha supuesto un salto cualitativo en estas políticassociales, al plantear como objetivo principal la necesidad de garantizarque las personas con discapacidad gocen de los derechos humanos enigualdad de condiciones con los demás. Se trata de un avance decisivopara el fomento, protección y plena realización de los derechos ylibertades fundamentales de todas las personas con discapacidad.
Assombros da violência / Astonishment of violence
Authors: Scapini Marco Antonio De Abreu
Published: March 2016

O pressuposto do presente texto é o assombro da violência nos tempos presentes. Um assombro espectral de uma violência, cuja herança vem de outros tempos. É, por assim dizer, uma questão que relaciona gerações. Nesse sentido, não é propriamente uma questão atual, mas ao mesmo tempo, não deixa de ser. Trata-se, portanto, de tempos de violência.
Agruras metodológicas de um intruso no campo jurídico: estratégias e táticas de pesquisas com grupos profissionais elitizados / Methodological difficulties of an outsider in the legal field: research strategies and tactics with dominant professional group
Authors: Santos André Filipe Pereira Reid dos
Published: March 2016

O objetivo deste ensaio é estabelecer uma reflexão bourdieuiana sobre as (im)possibilidades metodológicas de investigação do campo jurídico e sobre a importância do estranhamento do cientista do direito em relação ao campo jurídico, que tenta, historicamente, submeter o campo científico do direito - por meio de estratégias de dominação - a uma observação autorizada dos dados que produz.
Presença e Influência do Direito ao Segredo na Constituição Federal de 1988
Authors: Ghisi Silvano , Pezzella Maria Cristina Cereser
Published: March 2016

O direito ao segredo, e sua importância no sistema jurídico brasileiro, a partir de sua constitucionalização, é o tema central do presente estudo. Partindo da investigação do fenômeno da constitucionalização de direitos, fruto do reconhecimento de força normativa das constituições e supremacia sobre as demais normas do ordenamento jurídico que encabeçam, investiga-se a influência do direito ao segredo no contexto normativo estabelecido pela Carta Magna de 1988. Examinando disposições constitucionais que têm na sua gênese o direito ao segredo, visa-se identificar o panorama da proteção constitucional a esse direito e como se manifestam os direitos e garantias a ele vinculados.
Los modelos de imputación en el delito de trata de seres humanos y su vínculo con el terrorismo organizado: tipificación problemática
Authors: Tamés Gilberto Santa Rita
Published: March 2016

El presente trabajo de investigación aborda la problemática de la relación existente entre la trata de seres humanos y el terrorismo organizado. El documento explora la temática desde una perspectiva penal y político criminal. Se estudian las principales conductas delictivas que propician el nexo entre ambos fenómenos delictivos haciendo referencia a la legislación mexicana.
WRAŻLIWOŚĆ GOSPODARKI MONGOLII NA ZMIANY KLIMATYCZNE
Authors: Erdenekhuu Khaliunaa
Published: March 2016

Dziś zmiany klimatu są jednym z głównych problemów globalnych, w różnym stopniu dotyczącym poszczególnych krajów i regionów. Niekorzystne oddziaływanie globalnego ocieplenia przejawia się nie tylko w degradacji ekosystemów, ale dotyka także społeczeństw i gospodarek. W artykule na podstawie dostępnej literatury przedstawiona została wrażliwość gospodarki i społeczeństwa Mongolii na zmiany klimatu. Stanowi to punkt wyjścia do oceny zdolności adaptacyjnej systemu społeczno-gospodarczego Mongolii do tych zmian.
ZRÓWNOWAŻONY ROZWÓJ TRANSPORTU JAKO PRZYKŁAD POPRAWY EFEKTYWNOŚCI ALOKACJI OGRANICZONYCH ZASOBÓW ŚRODOWISKOWYCH
Authors: Pawłowska Barbara
Published: March 2016

Na obecnym etapie rozwoju cywilizacji, nie można powstrzymać dążenia do rozwoju społeczno-ekonomicznego. Podstawową kwestią jest w jaki sposób ten proces ma przebiegać i czy da się nim sterować w celu wprowadzenia na preferowaną ścieżkę rozwoju. Jednym z czynników umożliwiających rozwój społeczno-gospodarczy jest sprawny i efektywny  system transportowy. Ponieważ popyt na transport stale rośnie, odpowiedzią na te zjawiska nie może być po prostu budowanie nowej infrastruktury i otwieranie rynków. System transportowy wymaga optymalizacji, żeby spełnić wymagania wynikające z koncepcji zrównoważonego rozwoju. Głównym celem artykułu jest zaprezentowanie teoretycznego modelu zrównoważonego rozwoju transportu oraz pokazanie możliwości i kierunków wprowadzenia sektora transportu na zrównoważoną ścieżkę rozwoju. Efektywny transport rozumiany jest jako ten, który zaspokaja popyt na usługi przemieszczenia i jednocześnie minimalizuje wykorzystywane w tym celu zasoby. Racjonalność i równowagę można osiągnąć stosując skuteczne instrumenty obniżania transportochłonności gospodarki, a także stymulując zmiany technologiczne i organizacyjne w transporcie zmniejszające jego zasobochłonność, energochłonność i uciążliwość środowiskową.
Realizacja potrzeb społecznych pacjentów w obrębie szpitala geriatrycznego
Authors: Benek Iwona Dorota , Szewczenko Anna Maria
Published: March 2016

W artykule przedstawiono uwarunkowania funkcjonalne i przestrzenne szpitali geriatrycznych oraz ich wpływ na realizację potrzeb społecznych pacjentów.Przyjęto założenie, że istnieje szereg uwarunkowań przestrzennych, które mogą stać się elementami wspierającymi aktywność osób starszych w szpitalach geriatrycznych. W związku z tym przeprowadzono badania jakościowe na wybranych przykładach polskich i zagranicznych, w celu wskazania rozwiązań rekomendowanych związanych z lokalizacją, kształtowaniem samego budynku oraz wytypowanych stref funkcjonalnych służących pacjentom. Przedstawienie potrzeb społecznych stanowiło punkt wyjścia do przyjęcia konkretnych rozwiązań projektowych.
Measurements of selected greenhouse gases exhalation by using the closed-chamber technique and calculation of hour expiration with regard to CO₂ emissions
Authors: Tołoczko Wojciech , Niewiadomski Arkadiusz
Published: March 2016

The article presents the use of a closed-chamber method used for measuring the size of exhalation gases from the soil. The paper presents the assumptions of the method, the measuring kit and information regarding the conversion of the gas concentration in the measuring chamber into the amount of gases emitted from the soil. The authors presented a way of converting concentration of emission gases (for example CO₂) in [ppm] units into the exhalation values [mg (CO₂) x m⁻² x h⁻¹], which are more convenient for comparing the results of environmental tests. The work also includes guidelines for conducting the field measurements and allows one to estimate the size of the exchange of gases between soil and atmosphere.
What The CPAs Think About The Proposed Financial Statement Presentation
Authors: Shough Stuart
Published: March 2016

The Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board jointly issued a Discussion Paper soliciting comments on a proposed financial statement presentation. This paper presents the results from 605 CPA’s responses to selected questions asked in the Discussion Paper.
A Lagrangean Heuristic For The Degree Constrained Minimal Spanning Tree Problem
Authors: Kawatra Rakesh
Published: March 2016

In this paper we present a new heuristic procedure to solve the degree constrained minimal spanning tree problem. This procedure uses Lagrangian relaxation of the integer programming formulation of the problem to get a lower bound for the optimal objective function value. A subgradient optimization method is used to find multipliers that give good lower bounds. A branch exchange procedure is used after each iteration of the subgradient optimization to generate a feasible solution from an infeasible Lagrangean solution. Computational results are given for problems with up to 300 nodes. The heuristic procedure presented here gives optimal solutions in most instances. For problem sets that were not solved optimally, the gap between the lower bound and the feasible solution was less than 10-2 percent.
Supplier Knowledge Management For Supplier Development
Authors: Mollahosseini Ali , Barkhordar Mehdi
Published: March 2016

Due to rapid and unpredictable changes in the business environment, nowadays organizations have to be innovative to survive in the marketplace.  Many firms have applied knowledge management to reduce production costs, innovate new products, and attract customers and suppliers.  Hence, firm's management has to maintain competitive advantage by providing inputs through a dynamic supplier network. Supplier development programs help businesses to identify collaborative suppliers.  Therefore, Supplier Knowledge Management plays an important role for the firms to create switching costs and raise barriers to entry. In this paper, initially we define knowledge management, and supplier knowledge management, and then a conceptual framework is presented to enhance supplier performance.  We will demonstrate how companies can benefit by adopting supplier knowledge management.
From Persuasion to Coercion: Responding to the Reluctant Patient in Rehabilitation
Authors: Anderson Lynley , Delany Clare
Published: March 2016

Early mobilization of patients while in hospital has been demonstrated to provide better outcomes for patients and use fewer resources. Physical therapy–based rehabilitation is central to achieving those goals. Successful rehabilitation requires that patient's and therapist's goals align, and this is commonly the case. However, occasionally, physical therapists will come across patients who are competent but reluctant to mobilize. This situation leaves the physical therapist in an ethical quandary: either accept the patient's right to refuse proposed treatment or utilize other strategies to encourage the patient to adhere to treatment. Practically, physical therapists will use a range of treatment pressures, including persuasion, offering incentives, inducements, possibly threatening or coercing, and even explicitly overriding the patient's wishes (compulsion). Deciding which treatment pressure is ethically acceptable involves the physical therapist balancing his or her therapeutic view of what is in a patient's best interests against the therapist's ethical responsibility to respect patient autonomy. This article evaluates some common strategies used by physical therapists to influence, persuade, or perhaps pressure patients to adhere to rehabilitation. The work of Szmukler and Appelbaum is utilized in analyzing treatment pressures. The authors conclude that there is a spectrum of treatment pressures, with some (persuasion and incentives) being more acceptable than others (threats and compulsion). As physical therapists balance health system pressures for rapid turnover of beds with obligations to benefit patients within limited reimbursement models, while respecting the patients' autonomy, they must be mindful of the effects of treatment pressure on patient care.