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All-in-One Flow Injection Spectrophotometric System for Field Testing
Authors: Panich Sirirat , Pisnui Lerpong
Published: March 2018

To date one of the most significant innovative trends in chemical analysis is to develop analytical instruments that have processed to analyze on-site. Such an apparatus should minimize problems related to sample transports, sample handlings and sample storages. Currently, a traditional wet analysis in laboratories has been replaced with a portable device designed to minimize problems from sending samples to the lab. One of the practical chemical methods which can be developed as the mobile device is flow injection analysis (FIA) because the scaled-down FIA manifolds have been already presented. Regarding the detection, the rapid progress in material science and electronic technology consents the construction of portable detection devices, particularly light-emitting-diodes (LEDs) based-spectrometers. In this work, the FIA analyzer integrated with a built-in detector was designed for on-site chemical testing. A double syringes pump was assembled for transporting of the reagent carrier which were merged at the first mixing coil. A plug of a sample solution was inserted automatically by using a six-port-valve and was mixed with the carrier stream at the second mixing coil before directed to the detector. The heart of the developed analyzer is the built-in spectrophotometric sensor, made of the LEDs as a light source and a photodiode as a detector. The continuous stream of the final product was pushed into a quartz flow-through cuvette and then was exposed to the LED light. Finally, the absorbance of the product solution was calculated according to the Beer-Lambert law.
Compact Fluorescence Microscope for Smartphone and Tablet
Authors: Pechprasarn Suejit , Pimonsakonwong Pakapron , Kulikhandan Prakaikan , Suvarnaphaet Phitsini , Pongruengkiat Weeratouch , Suksan Phimonkhae , Albutt Naphat
Published: March 2018

Microscope add-on toolkits for smartphone and tablet have become more widely available in the market. Although, these are sufficient to meet the demand and requirements of standard users, e.g. educational usage, these devices, in fact, do not meet the medical and biological requirements where fluorescence imaging plays a crucial role. In this paper, we introduce our innovative design in compact fluorescence microscope for smartphone and tablet. The device enables users to take fluorescent images at several excitation wavelengths using compact sources and filters.
Development of Low-Cost Abbe Refractometer
Authors: Pongruengkiat Weeratouch , Jungpanich Thitika , Ittipornnuson Kodchakorn , Pechprasarn Suejit , Albutt Naphat
Published: March 2018

Refractive index and Abbe number are major physical properties of optical materials including glasses and transparent polymers. Refractive index is, in fact, not a constant number and is varied as a function of optical wavelength. The full refractive index spectrum can be obtained using a spectrometer. However, for optical component designers, three refractive indices at the wavelengths of 486.1 nm, 589.3 nm and 656.3 nm are usually sufficient for most of the design tasks, since the rest of the spectrum can be predicted by mathematical models and interpolation. In this paper, we propose a simple optical instrumental setup that determines the refractive indices at three wavelengths and the Abbe number of solid and liquid materials.
Voltage Fluctuation Reduction of Industry with Voltage Regulator (VR) on Power Distribution System
Authors: Phanthuna Nattapong , Thongkeaw Somkieat
Published: March 2018

This paper proposes a comparison between two methods of voltage regulation of over sending-end voltage in case of the load located near a substation. The first method is using tab change of power transformer and the other is the installation of voltage regulator in a factory. In the process, voltage level is completely measured before and after the installation of techniques, and is slightly decreased until it approaches to the lowest demand of loads, which can normally operate in the plant. The sequent test results show that the first method, sending-end voltage control via voltage regulator, can reduce squandered energy up to 8.3%, can also save energy up to 6.8% which is higher than the result of adjusting power transformer tap.
Investigation of Luminescence Properties of Dy3+ Doped Alkaline Earth Oxides Barium Phosphate Glasses
Authors: Chanthima Natthakridta , Tariwong Yaowaluk , Sareein Thanapong , Kaewkhao Jakrapong , Sangwaranatee Nisakorn W.
Published: March 2018

In this work, the optical and luminescence properties of Dy2O3 doped barium phosphate glass with different alkaline earth oxides (MgO, CaO and SrO) have been investigated. The glass samples were prepared by the melt-quenching technique at the melting temperature of 1200 °C. The absorption spectra of glasses were recorded in the ultraviolet, visible and near infrared (UV-Vis-NIR) region. The absorption bands centered at 385, 424, 452, 472, 754, 803, 901, 1093, 1273 and 1683 nm, respectively have been observed. The emission spectra of glass samples centered at 482, 574, 662 and 751 nm, respectively have been observed with 350 nm excitation wavelength. The result of radioluminescence spectra were slightly different with photoluminescence spectra. The coordinate of emitting color (x, y) for 350 excitation wavelength is 0.3781 and 0.4252, respectively which is located in white light region of CIE diagram.
Development of an Interactive Multimedia Michelson Interferometer Experiment
Authors: Banglieng Chanoknan , Jaiyen Sarawut , Authisin Janthanee
Published: March 2018

We developed the interactive multimedia lesson for Michelson Interferometer experiment to compare learning achievement between students who learn with and without the interactive multimedia and to study student’s satisfaction of the interactive multimedia lesson. Michelson Interferometer experiment is the lesson in the Intermediate Physics Laboratory for the second year of Applied Physics students of the Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi. In this experiment, students have to count numbers of light fringes to determine the wavelength of He-Ne laser. We also developed a light counting device providing better experiment results with only 0.032% error compared to counting only by eyes. The efficiency of the interactive multimedia lesson evaluated by 3 experts both in content and production technique of the courseware was 4.45 meaning that the developed the Interactive Multimedia lesson was qualified at a good level. The Interactive Multimedia had the effectiveness at 92.12:80.38 which was higher than standard criteria set (80:80). The post-test scores of students who studied with interactive multimedia were significantly higher than the pre-test score at .05 level, and the student’s satisfaction of the interactive multimedia lesson was 4.25 which students most preferred the Interactive Multimedia Michelson interferometer experiment at a good level.
Synthesis of Molybdenum Trioxide: Structure Properties and Sensing Film Preparation
Authors: Inpan Ungkana , Leangtanom Pimpan , Pookmanee Pusit , Phanichphant Sukon , Kruefu Viruntachar
Published: March 2018

In this research, molybdenum trioxide (MoO3) nanoflakes were synthesized by a simple and low cost hydrothermal method for gas sensing application. Sodium molybdate (Na2MoO4·2H2O) was used as the precursor. The powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). After hydrothermal process, the powders were showed amorphous phase. However, after annealing process the MoO3 was observed as particles having the orthorhombic phase. The average particle sizes of MoO3 nanoflakes were about 80 nm. The morphologies, cross section and elemental compositions of sensing films were analyzed by SEM and EDS line-scan mode analysis. From the SEM image revealed nanoflakes morphologies of MoO3 and the thickness of MoO3 sensing film was about 10 mm. The obtained sensing film can be used as the sensing device to fabricate composited gas sensors for detection of some environmental hazardous gas (including ethanol, carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and ammonia) will report in the next research.
Antioxidant Activities of Transgenic Flower Over-Expressing FLS and TT8 Involving in Flavonoid Biosynthesis
Authors: Dangrit Darin , Sompornpailin Kanokporn
Published: March 2018

Transgenic differently over-expressed cDNA involving in flavonoid biosynthesis (FLAVONOL SYNTHASE: FLS and TRANSPARENT TESTA 8: TT8) and wild type plants were grown in the culturing room radiated with fluorescent light. Flowers of each transgenic and WT were collected and extracted with acidic methanol. The flower extracts were analyzed for the relative content of each flavonoid subgroup by spectrophotometry. The result showed that the both transgenic extracts contained flavanone and flavone higher than WT extract did. The FLS extract contained the highest amount of flavonol content (1.4 times) following with the TT8 extracts (1.25 times) comparing to WT extract. The TT8 extract has anthocyanin content approximately 3 times, while the FLS extract has only 0.5 times of WT. The extract was used to evaluate the antioxidant capacity by ABTS and DPPH methods. The result showed that, both transgenic extracts have a better antioxidant capacity than WT extract. Both transgenic extracts have similar results of EC50 performed by DPPH method, however the TT8 extracts showed the highest antioxidant capacity under ABTS experimental condition. Therefore, types and concentration of flavonoids in the extract could directly affect the antioxidant capacity.
Synthesis Features of Iron Oxide Nanopowders with High Magnetic and Sorption Properties
Authors: Lavrynenko Sergiy , Mamalis Athanasios G. , Sofronov Dmitry , Odnovolova Alexandra , Starikov Vadym
Published: March 2018

The magnetic particles of iron oxides are promising materials for the purification of water from ions of heavy metals and radionuclides. Their advantage compared to other sorbents is the ability to extract by applied magnetic field, which greatly simplifies the task of extraction, separation and processing in cleaning technologies. The aim of this work is investigation of temperature and concentration of iron in the solution effect on the phase composition, nanoparticle size and their magnetization.
Phase magnetite in the sample increases with increasing temperature and the magnetization decreases slightly with increasing the initial concentration of iron in solution. We found that regardless of the conditions of deposition formed spherical particles whose average size ranges from 7 to 15 nm. The sorptive capacity of the particles is virtually independent of the phase composition and for cobalt is about 18 mg/g. For sorption-based material magnetic particles Fe3O4 recommended to carry out the deposition process at a temperature not lower than 80°C. The concentration of iron in solution must be within 0,15–0,3M. The particles obtained contain in their composition at least 90 wt.% of magnetite phase and are characterized by a magnetization in the range of 65–70 A·m2/kg. Also in the paper is comparing efficiency of extraction and sorption capacity for cobalt particles by different phase of magnetite and hematite.
Self-Cleaning Ability Quantization of Textiles with Degussa P-25
Authors: Cerhan Asena , Ozdemir Zeynep , Basim G. Bahar
Published: March 2018

This study proposes a systematic quantification of effectiveness of the Degussa P-25 titania particles used as a benchmark in photocatalytic applications to standardize ability of self-cleaning textile applications and to compare activity of developing new self-cleaning textiles. To quantify photocatalytic efficiency of P-25, textile production was performed in a harmony with textile manufacturing by combining finishing process and coating procedure. The results of the study suggest that the textiles treated with P-25 particles produced without a secondary treatment were effectively coated and their stain discoloration ability was also validated with solid color spectrometer.
Features of Consolidation of Nanoceramics for Aerospace Industry
Authors: Lavrynenko Sergiy , Mamalis Athanasios G. , Gevorkyan Edwin
Published: March 2018

Nanostructured ceramic materials and compositions based on them find an increasing application in all branches of science and technology. At the same time, the performance properties of new ceramic nanomaterials (strength, adhesion, optical and others) are significantly different from properties of traditional ceramics, which were used before. The qualitative characteristics of nanoceramics are largely determined by the initial structure and methods of nanopowder synthesis, as well as by the characteristics of conditions and methods for their consolidation. This work is devoted to the synthesis of nanopowders and effective method of its sintering for the production of nanoceramic materials which have special mechanical properties, e.g. components with increased modulus of elasticity ("ceramic steel"), etc. It makes it possible to effectively use them in aerospace industry.
Frequency Response Comparison of Photo-Detectors for Visible Light Communication Systems
Authors: Sönmez Mehmet
Published: March 2018

For Visible Light Communication (VLC) systems, photo receiver is very important for obtaining low noisy modulated signal at receiver side since the pure modulated signal is easy demodulated. Therefore, we give a comparison of performance of three type photo receivers in this paper. In first application, we use a photoresistor to detect the modulated signal. It is referred as CDS (cadmium-sulfide) resistor. Another detector is solar cell unit. The other receiver is selected photodiode detector. It is shown from experimental results that the most appropriate modulated signal is obtained at output of photodiode. The output of solar cell consists of very complex signal compared with output of photoresistor. Additionally, we use PPM (Pulse Position Modulation) technique for transmission of data signal.
Influence of H-Content on Thermo-Mechanical Properties of NiAl Alloys
Authors: Aslan Uğur , Çağın Tahir
Published: March 2018

The effect of Hydrogen on thermo-mechanical properties and performance of metals and alloys are of critical importance. In recent years, the relevance of H-metal interactions has been broadened into functional metallic compounds and alloys as they find use in energy and medical applications. Here, we aim to assess the influence of H-content on thermal, physical, chemical, and mechanical properties on Nickel-Aluminum alloys using Molecular Dynamics (MD) and Density Functional Theory (DFT) methods. We report studies on Ni3Al, Al3Ni, AlNi with H-content ranging from 1% to 10% at elevated temperatures for different structures such as B1, B2, L10, A4 and random and ordered in L12 to establish enthalpy-temperature-concentration, volume-temperature concentration, volume-pressure-concentration relationships. From these relationships we derive thermodynamic and mechanical properties such as thermal expansion, bulk modulus and Young modulus.
Effects of Dielectric Spacer on Absorbance Characteristics of a Dual-Band Nanoaperture Based Perfect Absorber
Authors: Onur Aytac , Turkmen Mustafa
Published: March 2018

In this study, a novel perfect absorber (PA) array based on H-shaped nanoapertures for bio-sensing applications in infrared regime is presented. Proposed PA array has a dual-band spectral response, and the locations of these resonances can be adjusted by varying the geometrical dimensions and layer thicknesses of the structure. Nearly unity absorbance is obtained from the PA array for both resonances. The structure design is based on the near field plasmon coupling between the gold film layer and the top nanoaperture array. In this context, the dielectric spacer layer is used to support this plasmon coupling and the gold film on the silicon substrate is also utilized to eliminate the transmittance through the structure. Different dielectric spacers (MgF2, SiO2, and Al2O3) are used to investigate the effects of dielectric spacer on the absorbance characteristics of proposed PA array. High field enhancement is achieved by the interaction of the sharp corners of nanoapertures. The near field enhancements are more than 1500 times at the first resonance frequency, more than 1000 times at the second resonance frequency which is highly desirable for the infrared bio-sensing applications. Due to the high near-field enhancement and nearly unity absorbance, the proposed dual-band PA array with adjustable spectral responses can be useful for bio-sensing applications in infrared regime.
Electromagnetic Compatibility Issues in Electric Vehicle Applications
Authors: Damatopoulou Tatiana , Lazaris Vasilios , Kladas Antonios , Mamalis Athanasios G.
Published: March 2018

The paper develops analyses electromagnetic compatibility issues in electric vehicles. Particular techniques are developed involving special elements of tubular geometry based on the analytical solution of diffusion equation combined with standard finite elements, for analysis of electromagnetic shielding effectiveness in power cables due to power static converter operation. Particular simulations analyze the exposure levels due to variable frequency magnetic field on anatomically detailed human models in electric vehicle cabin environment. The results obtained have been compared to those found in the literature and to measured ones.
Study on Structure for Increase of a Transmit Torque on Magnetic Harmonic Gear with Stackable Structure
Authors: Chigira Koji , Ando Yoshinori , Murakami Iwanori , Kurahashi Takahito
Published: March 2018

The magnetic harmonic gear has been studied because of its high magnet use efficiency. However the magnetic harmonic gears are difficult to assemble. So, a new type of the magnetic harmonic gear was proposed. This magnetic gear has the stackable structure and is assembled easily. Thus far, it was studied its characteristics. In this study, we readjust its structure to step up its maximum transmit torque. The magnetic gear has parts which is constituted an iron plate and a segment magnet. In the past, it has never studied the ratio of iron to magnet. Therefore, we analyze the effect when they are changed the ratio of the iron to the magnet by simulation. We made the model which maximum transmitted torque is largest in the simulation. Then, we verify that the maximum transmitted torque is really improve. But it did not follow the results of the simulation. We discuss the reason of discrepancy.
Functional Anti-TIGIT Antibodies Regulate Development of Autoimmunity and Antitumor Immunity
Authors: Dixon Karen O. , Schorer Michelle , Nevin James , Etminan Yassaman , Amoozgar Zohreh , Kondo Takaaki , Kurtulus Sema , Kassam Nasim , Sobel Raymond A. , Fukumura Dai , Jain Rakesh K. , Anderson Ana C. , Kuchroo Vijay K. , Joller Nicole
Published: March 2018

Coinhibitory receptors, such as CTLA-4 and PD-1, play a critical role in maintaining immune homeostasis by dampening T cell responses. Recently, they have gained attention as therapeutic targets in chronic disease settings where their dysregulated expression contributes to suppressed immune responses. The novel coinhibitory receptor TIGIT (T cell Ig and ITIM domain) has been shown to play an important role in modulating immune responses in the context of autoimmunity and cancer. However, the molecular mechanisms by which TIGIT modulates immune responses are still insufficiently understood. We have generated a panel of monoclonal anti-mouse TIGIT Abs that show functional properties in mice in vivo and can serve as important tools to study the underlying mechanisms of TIGIT function. We have identified agonistic as well as blocking anti-TIGIT Ab clones that are capable of modulating T cell responses in vivo. Administration of either agonist or blocking anti-TIGIT Abs modulated autoimmune disease severity whereas administration of blocking anti-TIGIT Abs synergized with anti–PD-1 Abs to affect partial or even complete tumor regression. The Abs presented in this study can thus serve as important tools for detailed analysis of TIGIT function in different disease settings and the knowledge gained will provide valuable insight for the development of novel therapeutic approaches targeting TIGIT.
Murine γ-Herpesvirus 68 Induces Severe Lung Inflammation in IL-27–Deficient Mice with Liver Dysfunction Preventable by Oral Neomycin
Authors: Kanai Kyosuke , Park Ah-Mee , Watanabe Akiko , Arikawa Tomohiro , Yasui Teruhito , Yoshida Hiroki , Tsunoda Ikuo , Yoshie Osamu
Published: March 2018

IL-27 is an immunoregulatory cytokine consisting of p28 and EBI3. Its receptor also has two subunits, WSX1 and gp130. Although IL-27 promotes Th1 differentiation in naive T cells, it also induces IL-10 expression in effector Th1 cells to curtail excessive immune responses. By using p28-deficient mice and WSX1-deficient mice (collectively called IL-27–deficient mice), we examined the role of IL-27 in primary infection by murine γ-herpesvirus 68 (MHV68), a murine model of EBV. Upon airway infection with MHV68, IL-27–deficient mice had more aggravated lung inflammation than wild-type mice, although MHV68 infection per se was better controlled in IL-27–deficient mice. Although epithelial cells and alveolar macrophages were primarily infected by MHV68, interstitial macrophages and dendritic cells were the major producers of IL-27. The lung inflammation of IL-27–deficient mice was characterized by more IFN-γ–producing CD8+ T cells and fewer IL-10–producing CD8+ T cells than that of wild-type mice. An infectious mononucleosis–like disease was also aggravated in IL-27–deficient mice, with prominent splenomegaly and severe hepatitis. Infiltration of IFN-γ–producing effector cells and upregulation of the CXCR3 ligand chemokines CXCL9, CXCL10, and CXCL11 were noted in the liver of MHV68-infected mice. Oral neomycin effectively ameliorated hepatitis, with decreased production of these chemokines in the liver, suggesting that the intestinal microbiota plays a role in liver inflammation through upregulation of these chemokines. Collectively, IL-27 is essential for the generation of IL-10–producing effector cells in primary infection by MHV68. Our findings may also provide new insight into the mechanism of hepatitis associated with infectious mononucleosis.
PARP14 Controls the Nuclear Accumulation of a Subset of Type I IFN–Inducible Proteins
Authors: Caprara Greta , Prosperini Elena , Piccolo Viviana , Sigismondo Gianluca , Melacarne Alessia , Cuomo Alessandro , Boothby Mark , Rescigno Maria , Bonaldi Tiziana , Natoli Gioacchino
Published: March 2018

The enzymes of the poly-ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) superfamily control many relevant cellular processes, but a precise understanding of their activities in different physiological or disease contexts is largely incomplete. We found that transcription of several Parp genes was dynamically regulated upon murine macrophage activation by endotoxin. PARP14 was strongly induced by several inflammatory stimuli and translocated into the nucleus of stimulated cells. Quantitative mass spectrometry analysis showed that PARP14 bound to a group of IFN-stimulated gene (ISG)–encoded proteins, most with an unknown function, and it was required for their nuclear accumulation. Moreover, PARP14 depletion attenuated transcription of primary antiviral response genes regulated by the IFN regulatory transcription factor 3, including Ifnb1, thus reducing IFN-β production and activation of ISGs involved in the secondary antiviral response. In agreement with the above-mentioned data, PARP14 hindered Salmonella typhimurium proliferation in murine macrophages. Overall, these data hint at a role of PARP14 in the control of antimicrobial responses and specifically in nuclear activities of a subgroup of ISG-encoded proteins.
Statistical Validation of Rare Complement Variants Provides Insights into the Molecular Basis of Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome and C3 Glomerulopathy
Authors: Osborne Amy J. , Breno Matteo , Borsa Nicolo Ghiringhelli , Bu Fengxiao , Frémeaux-Bacchi Véronique , Gale Daniel P. , van den Heuvel Lambertus P. , Kavanagh David , Noris Marina , Pinto Sheila , Rallapalli Pavithra M. , Remuzzi Giuseppe , Rodríguez de Cordoba Santiago , Ruiz Angela , Smith Richard J. H. , Vieira-Martins Paula , Volokhina Elena , Wilson Valerie , Goodship Timothy H. J. , Perkins Stephen J.
Published: March 2018

Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) and C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) are associated with dysregulation and overactivation of the complement alternative pathway. Typically, gene analysis for aHUS and C3G is undertaken in small patient numbers, yet it is unclear which genes most frequently predispose to aHUS or C3G. Accordingly, we performed a six-center analysis of 610 rare genetic variants in 13 mostly complement genes (CFH, CFI, CD46, C3, CFB, CFHR1, CFHR3, CFHR4, CFHR5, CFP, PLG, DGKE, and THBD) from >3500 patients with aHUS and C3G. We report 371 novel rare variants (RVs) for aHUS and 82 for C3G. Our new interactive Database of Complement Gene Variants was used to extract allele frequency data for these 13 genes using the Exome Aggregation Consortium server as the reference genome. For aHUS, significantly more protein-altering rare variation was found in five genes CFH, CFI, CD46, C3, and DGKE than in the Exome Aggregation Consortium (allele frequency < 0.01%), thus correlating these with aHUS. For C3G, an association was only found for RVs in C3 and the N-terminal C3b-binding or C-terminal nonsurface-associated regions of CFH. In conclusion, the RV analyses showed nonrandom distributions over the affected proteins, and different distributions were observed between aHUS and C3G that clarify their phenotypes.
O papel da escola na prisão: o ponto de vista dos privados de liberdade
Authors: Gadelha Soares Carla Poennia , Viana Tania Vicente
Published: March 2018

O objetivo deste estudo é refletir sobre os sentidos que os alunos privados de liberdade atribuem à educação formal. Para tanto,
fundamentamo-nos nos estudos de Sousa (2000, 2004), Goffman (2013), Figueiredo (2005, 2012) e Freire (2012, 2014). Os resultados
revelaram que as ações educativas ocorridas no interior dos presídios, além de enfatizarem os conteúdos pragmáticos, também exercem
uma influência edificante na vida do interno, criando condições para que ele se compreenda e se aceite como indivíduo social, sentindo-se
motivado a construir um novo projeto de vida.
Transexualidade na formação do professor da educação básica: desvelando a realidade brasileira
Authors: Grossi Marcia Gorett Ribeiro , Oliveira Eliane Silvestre , Silva Lívia de Cássia
Published: March 2018

Esse trabalho de pesquisa resulta de uma investigação cuja questão norteadora foi: os professores são preparados, em sua formação acadêmica, para lidar com alunos transexuais? Assim, o objetivo do estudo foi verificar se os cursos de Pedagogia e os Programas Especiais de Formação Pedagógica de Docentes no Brasil têm incorporado em suas propostas curriculares questões relacionadas à transexualidade, bem como identificar as publicações acadêmicas sobre o tema pesquisado. A metodologia empregada foi a análise de conteúdo em uma abordagem qualitativa com enfoque descritivo. Os resultados da pesquisa permitem concluir que os professores dos cursos de Pedagogia e dos Programas Especiais de Formação
Pedagógica de Docentes no Brasil, em sua maioria, não têm sido preparados, em sua formação acadêmica, para lidar com alunos transexuais. Uma vez que em nenhuma das 1.076 grades curriculares analisadas existe a incorporação de disciplinas que abordem especificamente o tema transexualidade. Cabe ressaltar que a formação do professor nos referidos cursos traz uma abordagem mais ampla do tema, tratando das questões gerais sobre educação sexual para preparar os alunos para a vida sexual de forma segura, mas pouco sobre a identidade de gênero.
Consequências da personalidade borderline na adesão ao tratamento de dores crônicas
Authors: Macedo Brisa Burgos Dias , Menezes Catarina Nívea Bezerra B. , Gomes Josenília Maria Alves , Baes Cristiane Von Werne , Juruena Mario Francisco
Published: March 2018

O Transtorno da Personalidade Borderline (TPB) é tema recorrente em saúde mental devido aos prejuízos acarretados aos aspectos emocionais, interpessoais, cognitivos, comportamentais e de identidade do paciente. O objetivo deste artigo radica em debater sobre a
interferência do TPB na adesão ao tratamento das dores crônicas e em como a Terapia Comportamental Dialética pôde ser aplicada neste
caso. Para tanto, foi realizado um estudo de caso, decorrentes dos atendimentos de Karla, paciente com TPB e diagnóstico de fibromialgia.
Notou-se que a situação de desregulação, bem como a baixa adesão ao tratamento, foi elemento importante para o baixo rendimento do
tratamento.
Carreiras em deslocamento: considerações a partir de uma etnografia de professoras de balé clássico
Authors: Abreu Fernanda Ferreira de
Published: March 2018

Este artigo, de natureza antropológica, tem como objetivo analisar carreiras de professoras de balé clássico que trabalham em academias
de dança de Niterói (RJ). Com base em entrevistas com professoras e observação participante em aulas de balé clássico, são tecidas
considerações acerca de seis carreiras que se encontram em variados estágios, com ênfase em processos de deslocamentos, rupturas e
possibilidades de metamorfose. O material de campo, de cunho etnográfico, aponta para tensões entre prazer e dinheiro, o que é analisado à luz da relação entre projetos e campo de possibilidades (VELHO, 2003), e da “inarredável tensão entre iluminismo e romantismo” (DUARTE, 2006). O foco nas carreiras consiste em um diferencial em relação às pesquisas do balé clássico encontradas no âmbito da antropologia, que, em sua maioria, tiveram por principal interesse o corpo e a dança em si.
A atuação do psicólogo no atendimento a pacientes com transtorno alimentar de bulimia nervosa
Authors: Diniz Neyanne Otaviano , Lima Deyseane Maria Araújo
Published: March 2018

No presente artigo, foi trabalhada a importância da atuação do psicólogo com pacientes com transtorno alimentar de bulimia nervosa, desenvolvendo a psicoterapia grupal, pois a mesma oferece um contexto de apoio centrado nas questões que os transtornos alimentares deflagram. Trata-se de um trabalho com metodologia qualitativa e integrativa, em que se buscará estudos realizados, publicados em livros e periódicos sobre transtornos alimentares de bulimia nervosa constituindo, portanto, um trabalho essencialmente bibliográfico. Os critérios de inclusão definidos para a seleção dos artigos foram: artigos publicados em português, inglês e espanhol; artigos que retratassem a temática do TA e artigos publicados nos referidos bancos de dados nos últimos quinze anos encontrados no Scielo relacionando a temática de transtorno alimentar, bulimia nervosa, psicoterapia e grupo. Nesse sentido, a psicoterapia grupal fornece um espaço seguro para a expressão emocional e trocas de experiências, uma vez que favorece a produção coletiva de significados, que podem ser explorados e canalizados na busca de soluções para os problemas comuns que afetam o cotidiano de todos. Espera-se que o artigo possa contribuir na compreensão sobre o transtorno através das informações identificando e percebendo quais os principais sintomas apresentados, como o diagnóstico influencia na vida do indivíduo diagnosticado com o transtorno e a importância do psicólogo no tratamento.
Agressividade infantil no contexto escolar: contribuições do psicólogo para a formação de professores
Authors: Moura Sandralea Gonçalves , Barreira Marília Maia Lincoln
Published: March 2018

O comportamento agressivo se manifesta a partir de diferentes aspectos durante a infância. No contexto escolar é importante que os
professores saibam da sua responsabilidade frente a agressividade infantil, portando-se de forma a ser mais do que um mero transmissor de conhecimento. Neste sentido, este trabalho objetiva entender como o psicólogo escolar pode atuar na formação de professores frente à demanda da agressividade no contexto da Educação Infantil. Para isto, realizou-se pesquisa bibliográfica a partir da revisão de literatura e sistemática. Ao fim, a partir dos resultados, considera-se que o professor exerce função de socialização na escola, além da sua prática docente. No entanto, muitos desses profissionais não têm uma formação que os ajude a entender a potencialidade do seu trabalho. Neste sentido, os saberes do psicólogo escolar são importantes ferramentas de mediação para auxiliar os professores lidarem com a agressividade das crianças vividas no contexto escolar.
Se o irrepresentável existe1: reflexões sobre a representação artística em Jacques Rancière e em psicanálise
Authors: Concilio Vicente , Cavalcante Marisa Araújo
Published: March 2018

A reflexão aqui apresentada deriva da Disciplina Seminários temáticos II: arte e política em Jacques Ranciere, realizada junto ao Programa de Pós Graduação em Teatro pela Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina- UDESC. Busca pensar formas de compreender arte na atualidade. Utiliza o tema da representação em arte como fio condutor da reflexão entre a filosofia da arte de Jacques Rancière e a teoria psicanalítica de Sigmund Freud e Jacques Lacan. O estudo se fez de forma teórica com base no capítulo Se o irrepresentável existe na obra O destino das imagens (2012) de Rancière e em obras psicanalíticas que abordam a forma de compreender arte. Para isso, foram recortadas as seguintes fontes teóricas: a análise de Freud sobre Leonardo da Vinci (1910) e reflexões de Lacan (1997, 1985) que perpassam a análise freudiana e o sentido da produção artística. Busca pensar uma relação aproximativa entre o regime representativo e estético de Rancière relacionando-os às reflexões psicanalíticas, na medida em que se percebe que o regime representativo pode ser aproximado à forma de Freud entender a produção e significação da arte; como algo a ser codificado, sendo derivado de uma possível relação analítica entre obra e artista. Já o regime estético, que entende a arte como não definível a priori, mas apenas quando um sujeito a lê, levando-a ao nível do sensível e particular, é relacionado aos escritos de Lacan pensando a independência de sentido na relação entre a obra e produtor. Como
apontamento conclusivo tem-se que a lógica do irrepresentável apenas sustenta-se sob o viés representativo, pensado em aproximação aos escritos freudianos; onde há codificação dos sentidos em arte. Enquanto que o regime estético desloca a significação ao nível do sensível e situa as significações no ilimitado, onde não há a dualidade: representável e irrepresentável. Este último relacionado ao entendimento artístico apontado por Jacques Lacan.
Pós-modernidade, televisão e religião: uma análise discursiva do programa Escola do Amor, da Rede Record
Authors: Silva Marcelo Pereira da , Costa Marcele Cristina da Silva
Published: March 2018

A partir de uma perspectiva discursivo-comunicacional, depreendemos alguns sentidos do discurso religioso inserto em práticas midiáticas
com foco no programa Escola do Amor, veiculado pela Rede Record. Este artigo constitui-se de levantamento bibliográfico acerca de
problemáticas como pós-modernidade, identidade, mídia e análise de discurso, esta última como campo teórico-metodológico. Analisamos
as formações discursivas e ideológicas das inserções “Minuto do Casamento” a fim de verificar como se constrói o discurso no ambiente
religioso-midiático contemporâneo.
Beyond Design
Authors: Keiser Sandra , Vandermar Deborah , Garner Myrna B.
Published: March 2018

This informative, full-color text takes students step-by-step through the decision-making involved in the pre-production processes of apparel product development---planning, forecasting, fabricating, line development, technical design, pricing, sourcing, and distribution. It demonstrates how these processes must be coordinated to get the right product to market, when consumers want it, and at a price they are willing to pay. The 4th Edition has been edited around a new metastructure to maximize student learning. It continues to build on the themes of sustainability, business ethics, and the impact of fast fashion and social media while seeking to address opportunities for both large and small companies, and entrepreneurs. The text advances its discussion of how new technologies continue to shorten the product development calendar. Chapters have been updated to include current examples, updated charts and graphs, and more case studies. There are updated references to contemporary developments with examples relevant to today's student.
Cloud fraction determined by thermal infrared and visible all-sky cameras
Authors: Aebi Christine , Gröbner Julian , Kämpfer Niklaus
Published: March 2018

Abstract. The thermal infrared cloud camera (IRCCAM) is a prototype instrument that determines cloud fraction continuously during day and nighttime with high temporal resolution. It has been developed and tested at Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos/World Radiation Center (PMOD/WRC) in Davos, Switzerland. The IRCCAM consists of a commercial microbolometer camera sensitive in the 8 μm–14 μm wavelength range. Over a time period of two years, the fractional cloud coverage obtained by the IRCCAM is compared with two other commercial cameras sensitive in the visible spectrum (Mobotix Q24M and Schreder VIS-J1006) as well as with the automated partial cloud amount detection algorithm (APCADA) using pyrgeometer data. In comparison to the visible cloud detection algorithms, the IRCCAM shows median difference values of 0.01 to 0.07 cloud fraction wherein around 90 % of the data are within ±0.25 (±2 oktas) cloud fraction. Thus there is no significant difference in the cloud fraction determination of the IRCCAM in comparison to the other study instruments. Analysis indicates no significant difference in the performance of the IRCCAM during day or nighttime and also not in different seasons. The cloud types where all algorithms are in closest agreement are low-level clouds (with median differences in cloud fraction of −0.01 to 0.02), followed by mid-level (0.00) and high-level clouds (−0.13).
The internal structure of the Brunt Ice Shelf from ice-penetrating
radar analysis and implications for ice shelf fracture
Authors: King Edward C. , De Rydt Jan , Gudmundsson G. Hilmar
Published: March 2018

Abstract. The rate and direction of rift propagation through ice shelves depends on both the stress field and the heterogeneity, or otherwise, of the physical properties of the ice. The Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica has recently developed new rifts which are being actively monitored as they lengthen and interact with the internal structure of the ice shelf. Here we present the results of a ground-penetrating radar survey of the Brunt Ice Shelf aimed at understanding variations in the internal structure. We find that there are flow bands composed mostly of thick meteoric ice interspersed with thinner sections of ice shelf that have a large proportion of sea ice and sea-water-saturated firn. Therefore the ice shelf is, in essence, a series of ice tongues cemented together with ice mélange. The changes in structure are related both to the thickness and flow speed of ice at the grounding line and to subsequent processes of firn accumulation and brine infiltration as the ice shelf flows towards the calving front. It is shown that rifts propagating through the Brunt Ice Shelf preferentially skirt the edges of blocks of meteoric ice and slow their rate of propagation when forced by the stress field to break through them.
ROLES OF SULFUR AND ACCELERATORS IN THE VULCANIZATION OF SBR COMPOUNDS DEDUCED THROUGH SIMULATION
Authors: Yang Jae-Kyoung , Park Wonhyeong , Ryu Changseok , Kim Sun Jung , Kim Doil , Seo Gon , Kim Jong-Ho , Chung Chang-Bok
Published: March 2018

The roles of curatives such as sulfur (S), N-cyclohexylbenzothiazole sulfenamide (CBS), and diphenylguanidine (DPG) in the vulcanization of SBR compounds were deduced from a quantitative discussion of their contribution to the induction period (tind) of cure and the rate constant (kc) for crosslinking reaction. tind and kc of the SBR compounds with different S, CBS, and DPG were determined in the simulation of their rheocurves using a simple kinetic model with these two parameters. The increase of S content caused an appreciable increase of delta torque (Δτ) with negligible influences on tind and kc. By contrast, the increase of the CBS content increased both kc and Δτ while slightly extending tind. DPG significantly shortened tind by accelerating the generation rate of the active sulfurizing species. The regression analysis of tind, kc, and Δτ provided not only a quantitative comparison of the effect of the curatives on rheocurves but also the optimization of the compositions of the SBR compounds in terms of the rate and extent of cure.
Slavery and Biopolitics: Douglass's My Bondage and My Freedom as Biopolitical Theory
Authors: Taylor Jack
Published: March 2018

This article calls for an extension of biopolitical theory through an examination of how Frederick Douglass supplements biopolitical theory with a map of the modalities of political subjugation circumscribing black bodies during the era of slavery. I aim to articulate Douglass's theoretically rich account of biopolitics in his My Bondage and My Freedom and provide a more comprehensive approach to the rise of modern power in a manner accounting for race, racism, and plantation slavery. The gsoal, then, is to not sprinkle references to theorists of biopolitics—Agamben, Foucault, and Esposito—who have guided much of the critical scholarship, but to point out the lack of attention paid to the institution of slavery and the political forces of race and racism within biopolitical theory. This article puts pressure on the dominant categories driving biopolitical theory and discloses how Douglass offers a comprehensive account of the intersections between slaves as bare life and political power, and demonstrates how slavery was central to the formation of modern forms of power.
Education for Sustainability: Exploring Teaching Practices and Perceptions of Learning Associated with a General Education Requirement
Authors: Natkin Lisa Watts
Published: March 2018

Higher education institutions are increasingly interested in infusing sustainability content into their curricula. This can be accomplished through general education programs, which the University of Vermont recently established. The implementation of this new requirement created a unique opportunity to investigate sustainability-related teaching and learning. The purpose of this study was to explore how instructors structured and taught sustainability learning outcomes and students' perceptions of learning within an assortment of general education courses. The variety of data collection methods (online survey, interviews, focus groups, observation, and document review) enabled the identification and triangulation of strong themes. Findings describe three course design approaches instructors used to incorporate sustainability. Instructors taught sustainability through class discussions, papers, readings, projects, guest speakers, and case studies. Students reported the following teaching practices as particularly helpful: experiencing real-world applications, discussing sustainability issues in class, exploring different perspectives, experiencing agency, and learning from peers and guest speakers. The following are recommended areas for skill development: (1) training instructors to align learning outcomes with assessment strategies to ensure that appropriate evidence is gathered, (2) encouraging instructors to reflect upon which teaching practices effectively supported student learning and consider improvements, and (3) using a variety of teaching practices and assessment strategies.
Algorithms and Posthuman Governance
Authors: Hughes James
Published: March 2018

Since the Enlightenment, there have been advocates for the rationalizing efficiency of enlightened sovereigns, bureaucrats, and technocrats. Today these enthusiasms are joined by calls for replacing or augmenting government with algorithms and artificial intelligence, a process already substantially under way. Bureaucracies are in effect algorithms created by technocrats that systematize governance, and their automation simply removes bureaucrats and paper. The growth of algorithmic governance can already be seen in the automation of social services, regulatory oversight, policing, the justice system, and the military. However, there have also always been justified democratic and economic criticisms of autocracy, bureaucracy, technocracy, and algorithmic governance. Bureaucrats, technocrats, and algorithms embody biases that tend to serve the interests of elites, and all require transparency and democratic accountability, oversight individual citizens are ill equipped to exercise. As state apparatuses are increasingly automated, mechanisms for collective action and democratic oversight also need to be automated. Algorithms and cyborg citizenry will enable a posthuman democracy. Democratically accountable algorithmic governance, enabled by artificial intelligence and human enhancement, can automate bottom-up citizen surveillance, inform debate, aggregate decision making, and ensure the efficient working of the gradually withering state. As paid work disappears and we transition to a postcapitalist economy with a universal basic income, market mechanisms can be replaced with democratic planning. Indeed, only algorithmic governance can secure our future against accelerating threats from technological innovation.
Dress, Ideology, and Control: The Regulation of Clothing in Early Modern English Utopian Texts, 1516–1656
Authors: Campbell Jane MacRae
Published: March 2018

This article analyzes English utopian texts written by the educated elite in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in order to identify attitudes toward, or social dreaming about, clothing, fashion, and society in early modern England. From Thomas More's Utopia to Sir Balthazar Gerbier's “Loix,” clothes are repeatedly deployed in governance to enforce legal, political, religious, gender, and social hierarchies and to impose social controls. These texts reveal their authors' largely unexamined attitudes toward dress and the great importance placed by them on the codification of clothing as a primary tool for societal control and the maintenance of social hierarchies.
El Desarrollo Sostenible, un pilar fundamental para la protección de los Derechos Humanos
Authors: Chinchilla Fuentes Luis Ovidio
Published: March 2018

La historia de la sobre explotación de la tierra y de excesos y/o abusos por parte de la humanidad, tiene su origen en la Revolución Industrial. Lastimosamente, no es hasta dos siglos más tarde que hemos comenzado a percatarnos de los adversos resultados de nuestra actividad y del acelerado deterioro que ha sufrido el mundo. 

A partir de este contexto, se analiza el nacimiento del concepto de Derecho al Desarrollo en los años 70´s, sus principales características, así como la vinculación directa con los Derechos Humanos basada en los principios de universalidad, indivisibilidad e interdependencia.

Observando un orden lógico, se estudiarán de manera particular las responsabilidades estatales de “proteger, respetar y garantizar”, y empresariales de “proteger, respetar y remediar” a la luz de los derechos humanos. Así también se analizará el apoyo que los sujetos de derecho internacional deben brindarse entre sí, con el fin de garantizar el goce de todos los derechos para todos y todas, en virtud de la solidaridad con la humanidad y de la responsabilidad internacional extraterritorial del Estado, que actualmente se encuentra en la mesa de debate.

Todo lo anterior con el objetivo de aportar planteamientos científicos para la resolución de la discusión del derecho internacional sobre las obligaciones internacionales extraterritoriales de los Estados.

Finalmente, las conclusiones respectivas del tema.