bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Estimation of body composition and water data depends on the bioelectrical impedance device
Authors: Bellafronte Natália T. , Batistuti Marina R. , dos Santos Nathália Z. , Holland Héric , Romão Elen A. , G. Chiarello Paula
Published: January 2019

Overweight, obese and chronic kidney disease patients have an altered and negative body composition being its assessment important. Bioelectrical impedance analysis is an easy-to-operate and low-cost method for this purpose. This study aimed to compare and correlate data from single- and multi-frequency bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy applied in subjects with different body sizes, adiposity, and hydration status. It was a cross-sectional study with 386 non-chronic kidney disease volunteers (body mass index from 17 to 40 kg/m2), 30 patients in peritoneal dialysis, and 95 in hemodialysis. Bioelectrical impedance, body composition, and body water data were assessed with single- and multi-frequency bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy. Differences (95% confidence interval) and agreements (Bland-Atman analyze) between devices were evaluated. The intraclass correlation coefficient was used to measure the strength of agreement and Pearson’s correlation to measure the association. Regression analyze was performed to test the association between device difference with body mass index and overhydration. The limits of agreement between devices were very large. Fat mass showed the greatest difference and the lowest intraclass and Pearson’s correlation coefficients. Pearson’s correlation varied from moderate to strong and the intraclass correlation coefficient from weak to substantial. The difference between devices were greater as body mass index increased and was worse in the extremes of water imbalance. In conclusion, data obtained with single- and multi-frequency bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy were highly correlated with poor agreement; the devices cannot be used interchangeably and the agreement between the devices was worse as body mass index and fat mass increased and in the extremes of overhydration.
On the selection of excitation signals for the fast spectroscopy of electrical bioimpedance
Authors: Ojarand Jaan , Min Mart
Published: January 2019

Different excitation signals are applicable in the wideband impedance spectroscopy in general. However, in electrical bioimpedance (EBI) measurements, there are limitations that set specific demands on the properties of the excitation signals. This paper compares the efficiency of different excitation signals in a graspable presentation and gives recommendations for their use. More exactly, the paper deals with finding the efficient excitation waveforms for the fast spectroscopy of electrical bioimpedance. Nevertheless, the described solutions could be useful also in other implementations of impedance spectroscopy intended for frequency domain characterization of different objects.
Detection and elimination of signal errors due to unintentional movements in biomedical magnetic induction tomography spectroscopy (MITS)
Authors: Issa S. , Scharfetter H.
Published: January 2019

In biomedical MITS, slight unintentional movements of the patient during measurement can contaminate the aimed images to a great extent. This study deals with measurement optimization in biomedical MITS through the detection of these unpredictable movements during measurement and the elimination of the resulting movement artefacts in the images to be reconstructed after measurement. The proposed detection and elimination (D&E) methodology requires marking the surface of the object under investigation with specific electromagnetically perturbing markers during multi-frame measurements. In addition to the active marker concept already published, a new much simpler passive marker concept is presented. Besides the biological signal caused by the object, the markers will perturb the primary magnetic field inducing their own signals. The markers' signals will be used for the detection of any unwanted object movements and the signal frames corrupted thereby. The corrupted signal frames will be then excluded from image reconstruction in order to prevent any movement artefacts from being imaged with the object. In order to assess the feasibility of the developed D&E technique, different experiments followed by image reconstruction and quantitative analysis were performed. Hereof, target movements were provoked during multifrequency, multiframe measurements in the β-dispersion frequency range on a saline phantom of physiological conductivity. The phantom was marked during measurement with either a small single-turn coil, an active marker, or a small soft-ferrite plate, a passive marker. After measurement, the erroneous phantom signals were corrected according to the suggested D&E strategy, and images of the phantom before and after correction were reconstructed. The corrected signals and images were then compared to the erroneous ones on the one hand, and to other true ones gained from reference measurements wherein no target movements were provoked on the other hand. The obtained qualitative and quantitative measurement and image reconstruction results showed that the erroneous phantom signals could be accurately corrected, and the movement artefacts could be totally eliminated, verifying the applicability of the novel D&E technique in measurement optimization in biomedical MITS and supporting the proposed aspects.
Growth and physicochemical characterization of calcium cadmium thiocyanate CaCd(SCN)4 single crystals
Authors: Latha C. , Mahadevan C.K.
Published: January 2019

It is important to grow and characterize new bimetallic thiocyanate single crystals as they are expected to exhibit useful optical and electrical properties. In the present study, calcium cadmium thiocyanate CaCd(SCN)4 single crystals were grown by slow evaporation of solvent and were characterized chemically, structurally, thermally, optically and electrically. X-ray diffraction analysis indicates that the grown crystal belongs to the tetragonal crystal system with lattice parameters: a = b = 12.2491(7) Å and c = 15.1012(5) Å. EDAX spectral analysis confirms the expected chemical composition. Thermogravimetric (TG/DTA) measurement implies good thermal stability. Optical (UV-Vis-NIR absorption spectral and SHG efficiency) measurements suggest good optical absorption in the UV and blue regions and the SHG efficiency of 6.13 (in urea unit). The dielectric measurements carried out in the temperature range of 40 °C to 150 °C at five different frequencies, viz. 100 Hz, 1 kHz, 10 kHz, 100 kHz and 1 MHz indicate a normal dielectric behavior.
Causes of eosinophilic ascites – A systematic review
Authors: Pinte Larisa , Baicuş Cristian
Published: January 2019

Background
. In the last years an uprising interest for a relatively unknown entity, eosinophilic ascites (EA), has been recorded.

Our aim is to investigate the potential causes of EA development, as well as clinical, laboratory, endoscopic and radiologic features, management and outcome in these patients.

Methods
. The following research was performed on PubMed (MEDLINE) database using the medical subject headings [Mesh] terms “Ascites” AND “Eosinophils”.

Results
. A total of 284 results, dating from 1962 onwards, were found and abstracts were examined. 131 papers were excluded and the remaining 153 publications, consisting in case reports and series of cases, were analyzed.

From 171 patients with EA, 127 subjects (74%) had EGE, 17 (10%) parasitic and fungal infections, 11(7%) Hypereosinophilic syndrome and 16 patients (9%) less common diseases (eosinophilic pancreatitis, chronic eosinophilic leukemia, myelofibrosis, T-cell lymphoma, Churg Strauss Syndrome, Systemic lupus erythematosus, Familial paroxysmal polyserositis and Ménétrier’s disease). High eosinophil blood count and IgE levels as well as gastrointestinal symptoms are frequent. The diagnosis is based on ascitic fluid analysis, imaging and endoscopic biopsies. Therapy with corticosteroids results in resolution of eosinophilic ascites in almost all patients.

Conclusion
. In most cases, in the absence of allergy, parasitic infections, malignancy, hematological disorders, peritoneal tuberculosis, inflammatory bowel disease or autoimmune disease, EA develops as a manifestation of eosinophilic gastroenteritis.
Diversification as a tool to increase energy security
Authors: Bašová Alena
Published: January 2019

The aim of this paper is to highlight the importance of diversification in the gas sector in Slovakia. We focus on defining the category of diversification, from the views we have received from foreign and domestic literature. The aim is to introduce individual approaches to the perception of energy security in its complexity. Its security affects all economic subsets at both transnational and national levels. Given the high capital intensity, it has become a problem not only for economic clusters but also for individual states. On a concrete example, we calculated the "price" of increasing security in the household sector under SR conditions.
Consumer-Oriented Sales Promotion of Organic Food in Slovakia and the Czech Republic
Authors: Krnáčová Paulína , Závodský Martin
Published: January 2019

Based on the evaluation of partial research results the aim of the presented paper is to find out current state of using consumer-oriented sales promotion tools at the organic food market in Slovakia and the Czech Republic and to suggest recommendations for improvement. We conducted primary quantitative research by inquiry method via standardized online questionnaire. The research results reveal that the most used consumeroriented sales promotion tools are information materials, merchandising and multipacks. Business entities focus on the non-monetary sales promotion. The results point to insufficient implementation of sales promotion tools at the organic food market and probably low interest of business entities to them.
Consumer Protection in the Slovak Republic and Protection of Air Passengers’ Rights
Authors: Magurová Hana , Horvat Matej , Srebalová Mária
Published: January 2019

The authors analyse a legal regulation of consumer protection in the Slovak Republic, comprised (among others) the Civil Code, the Act on Consumer Protection and the Act on Consumer Protection in Provision of Certain Tourism Services. They refer to the specifics of consumer law, which undermines the basic principles of private law (the principle of equality of the involved parties and the principle of the dominance of dispositive legal norms), because it primarily serves for the protection of a weaker party of the consumer agreement - a consumer. They focus on the claims of consumers - air passengers. The conclusion is that air passengers’ rights drive mainly from the EU law. They also present a survey regarding air passengers’ rights and propose suggestions on how to improve their satisfaction. The aim of a paper is to start a discussion on air passengers’ rights because the number of air passengers increases.
Limited Liability Companies in the Slovak and European Legal Context
Authors: Vačoková Lenka
Published: January 2019

This paper analyses provisions of a Limited Liability Company under the Slovak Commercial Code, mainly conditions governing the process of foundation and incorporation of the company and the structure of company bodies. Legal provisions of the Limited Liability Company are primarily compared with Private Limited Company by Shares established according the Companies Act 2006 and secondarily with proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on single-member Private Limited Liability Companies. The result of the research is a comparison of the Slovak and the British legislation and an effort to predict the future development of Private Limited Liability Companies in the European area.
Estimasi Emisi Gas Rumah Kaca(GRK) Terhadap Konsumsi Energi di Provinsi Bali
Authors: Adiputra Ida Bagus Bawa , Hartati Rukmi Sari , Ariastina Wayan Gede
Published: January 2019

Listrik merupakan salah satu energi yang menyangkut hajat hidup orang banyak, maka penyediaannya harus dapat menjamin ketersediaan dalam jumlah yang cukup, harga yang wajar dan mutu yang baik. Hingga saat ini, penggunaan bahan bakar fosil masih cukup tinggi sebagai sumber energi primer yang dimanfaatkan dalam proses pembangkitan energi listrik. Itu berdampak pada perubahan iklim sehingga timbul Gas Rumah Kaca (GRK).

Komposisi penggunaan energi pada akhir proyeksi (2030) menggunakan software LEAP terdiri dari sektor Rumah Tangga sebesar 5.865,1 GWh, sektor Industri sebesar 490.380,6 GWh, sektor Publik (Komersial) sebesar 3.547,5 GWh, dan dari sektor Transportasi adalah sebesar 7.220.937,8 BoE. Adapun proyeksi emisi GRK dengan menggunakan software LEAP menunjukkan emisi pada tahun 2030 untuk sektor Rumah Tangga sebesar 8,9115 juta tCO2eq, sektor Industri sebesar 1.212,3964 juta tCO2eq, sektor Transportasi sebesar 26,2161 juta tCO2eq, dan saat pembangkitan tenaga listrik sebesar 33,0955 juta tCO2eq. Jadi total emisi GRK yang dihasilkan adalah 1.280,6196 juta tCO2eq, jumlah tersebut adalah akumulasi peningkatan dari tahun 2015 sebesar 61,4533 juta tCO2eq. Untuk menekan jumlah kenaikan sebesar itu, perlu dilakukan upaya seperti menggalakkan penggunaan energi ramah lingkungan. Mengurangi penggunaan kendaraan pribadi dan beralih ke transportasi umum. Pemerintah juga harus mendukung dengan menyediakan sarana transportasi masal yang ramah lingkungan.
Pengembangan Three Degree of Freedom Hexapod sebagai Robot Pemadam Api dengan Sensor UVTron Hamamatsu
Authors: Sutawati Luh Ayu , Kumara I. N. S , Widiadha W
Published: January 2019

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk merancang bangun robot hexapod yang dapat menemukan api serta memadamkannya. Perancangan robot ini meliputi perancangan frame mekanik, perancangan rangkaian elektronika, dan perancangan program. Robot hexapod adalah sebuah robot dengan sistem pengerak berupa kaki sebanyak enam buah. Tiap kaki digerakkan oleh motor servo yang didesain memiliki Three Degree of Freedom untuk memperhalus gerakkan. Sistem servo mengunakan servo kontroler Torobot 32 Channel. Kemampuan pendeteksian dan pemadaman api menggunakan sensor ultrasonik, sensor infrared, dan sensor Uvtron. Sistem pendeteksian api mengunakan sensor Uvtron Hamamatsu yang mendeteksi adanya sinar ultraviolet melalui tabung sensor, dengan jarak pendeteksian sampai dengan 5 meter.  Sistem kendali utama menggunakan mikrokontroler Arduino Mega 2560. Algoritma pergerakkan robot mengunakan teknik wall-following untuk menelusuri ruangan untuk mendapatkan rute aman bagi robot untuk bergerak.  Robot akan bergerak menelusuri ruangan hingga menemukan api dan kemudian menghidupkan pompa air untuk memadamkannya, lalu melakukan pengecekkan api kembali. Unjuk kerja robot ini diuji mengikuti simulasi ruangan yang dijelaskan pada panduan Kontes Robot Indonesia.
Иджтихад в свете целей шариата: Этико-правовая теория Джассера Ауды
Authors: Gasimov Kamal
Published: January 2019

The theory of the goals of sharia (Maqasid al-Shari‘a) is today one of the key and most popular concepts among Muslim jurists. Almost all modern well-known Muslim reformers offer to reform the methodology of Islamic law, as well as the economic, cultural and political structures of Muslim societies, using precisely the provisions of this theory. Studies by a Muslim jurist and thinker Jasser Auda are an important milestone in the development of the theory of the aims of Islamic law. Through the use of a systematic approach and system analysis, he is trying to update the theory of Islamic law and increase the role of the theory of the goals of Sharia in Islamic law.
Evolution of surgical suture in case of repairing the damaged flexor tendons of the fingers
Authors: Nakonechnyi D. G. , Kiseleva A. N.
Published: January 2019

The review includes the analysis of the evolution of surgical suture in case of repairing the damaged flexor tendons of the fingers.
OPTIMALISASI PERFORMANCE REPRODUKSI DAN ADOPSI INOVASI UREA MOLASES BLOCK (UMB) PADA KELOMPOK PETERNAKAN SAPI MAKMUR, KECAMATAN PAUH, PADANG
Authors: Ediset Ediset , Rusmana Rusmana , Heriyanto Edwin , Anas Amrizal , Basyar Basril
Published: January 2019

Tujuan dari kegiatan pengabdian pada kelompok peternak ini adalah untuk: 1) meningkatkan pengetahuan dan keterampilan peternak tentang performance reproduksi, 2) meningkatkan pengetahuan dan keterampilan peternak dalam membuat pakan ternak Urea Molases Block (UMB), dan 3) menumbuhkan semangat kewirausahaan di bidang peternakan sapi. Sasaran dari kegiatan pengabdian pada masyarakat ini adalah anggota kelompok peternak sapi Makmur dan peternak lain yang bukan anggota kelompok serta Penyuluh Pertanian yang memilki wilayah kerja di lokasi kegiatan pengabdian. Metode yang diterapkan dalam kegiatan pengabdian ini adalah metode penyuluhan dengan beberapa pendekatan, yaitu metode ceramah/ sosialisasi, kunjungan rumah dan usaha tani serta metode demonstrasi. Pendekatan ceramah/ sosialisasi dipakai pada waktu penyampaian materi yang berkaitan dengan semangat kewirausahaan, dan pendekatan kunjungan rumah dilakukan untuk menyampaikan materi yang berkaitan dengan cara reproduksi, sedangkan pendekatan penyuluhan demonstrasi diterapkan pada kegiatan pengenalan inovasi pakan Urea Molases Block (UMB). Hasil dari kegiatan pengabdian pada masyarakat ini menunjukan bahwa partisipasi sasaran kegiatan pengabdian begitu tinggi terhadap kegiatan yang dilakukan oleh tim pengabdian karena di samping anggota kelompok yang hadir juga hadir peternak lain, penyuluh dan bahkan mahasiswa peternakan yang sedang melakukan Farm Experience, serta pada sesi diskusi banyak pertanyaan yang muncul terkait dengan materi yang dipaparkan oleh narasumber bahkan pada beberapa aspek terjadi diskusi yang cukup mendalam. Gambaran partisipasi kegiatan tersebut sejalan dengan perubahan perilaku yang terjadi pada sasaran kegiatan, terutama perubahan pada aspek koknitif dan perubahan pada aspek psikomotorik, di mana pada aspek koknitif peternak mengetahui potensi ekonomi usaha peternakan sapi serta mengetahui dan terampil mengatur reproduksi ternak terutama setelah induk melahirkan anak, serta terampil cara membuat UMB dan cara memberikan UMB pada ternak sapi yang dipelihara.
INTRODUKSI IPTEKS PADA PETERNAKAN SAPI DI KELOMPOK TANI RAWANG SAIYO DAN KELOMPOK TANI TUAH SEPAKAT
Authors: Sowmen Simel , Khasrad Khasrad , Rusdimansyah Rusdimansyah
Published: January 2019

Kegiatan pengabdian bagi kelompok tani Rawang Saiyo dan kelompok tani Tuah Sepakat di Kabupaten Solok dan Kabupaten Solok Selatan Provinsi Sumatera Barat dengan target luaran menumbuhkan swadaya masyarakat dalam usaha peternakan sapi potong dan pemanfaatan lahan untuk kebun rumput atau pastura; mencoba mengatasi permasalahan kondisi kandang yang belum memadai, kekurangan stok air akibat penampung air yang bocor dan sumber air yang jauh, lamanya proses pengolahan kotoran akibat kurang memadainya tempat pengolahan kotoran, kekurangan hijauan yang terjadi saat musim kemarau karena banyak tanaman hijauan yang mati. Program ini dilakukan dengan metode penyuluhan, diskusi terfokus, percontohan dan pelatihan. Metode pelaksanaan ipteks dilakukan dengan menerapkan sejumlah teknologi sesuai permasalahan yang ada yaitu perbaikan kandang, perbaikan tempat pengolahan kotoran dan penampung air serta peningkatan produksi pastura alam dengan introduksi leguminosa cover crop, usaha pengadaan air ke kelompok tani sehingga dapat menjamin kelangsungan usaha peternakan sapi. Pemanfaatan jerami padi yang merupakan by product dari sawah yang berada dekat kelompok tani melalui teknologi amoniasi jerami sehingga dapat digunakan sebagai alternatif pengganti hijauan.
CONTROLE DE COLIFORMES EM EFLUENTES COM A UTILIZAÇÃO DE ÓLEO DE Eucalyptus citriodorus OU EXTRATO DE SEMENTE DA Moringa oleifera
Authors: Mataruco Sônia Maria Crivelli , Royer Marcia Regina , Bittencourt Paulo Rodrigo Stival , Peres Waldecir Valentin , Mataruco Guilherme Henrique
Published: January 2019

No intuito de diminuir os impactos das atividades humanas sobre o ambiente aquático, ao descarregar determinado efluente em um receptor hídrico garantindo que este esteja dentro dos parâmetros definidos pela legislação vigente, é preciso buscar tecnologias adequadas que demonstrem, principalmente, viabilidade econômica, social e ambiental para seu tratamento. As sementes da Moringa oleifera, contém agente ativo com propriedade coagulante, com capacidade de remoção de bactérias presentes na água na ordem de 90 a 99%. A técnica de usar produtos de origem vegetal permite o desenvolvimento de substâncias de tratamento que diminui ou elimina a utilização de produtos sintéticos e/ou inorgânicos, gerando, assim, menor impacto ao ecossistema e garantindo manejo sustentável do processo produtivo. Desta forma, o objetivo da pesquisa foi verificar o efeito da utilização do extrato das sementes de Moringa oleiferae do óleo essencial do Eucalyptus citriodorus em efluentes, in natura e pós-tratamento, sobre coliformes totais e Escherichia coli, existente nos efluentes de indústria de processamento de mandioca para a fabricação de amido. Utilizando amostras das lagoas de decantação, tratado com extrato aquoso de sementes de Moringa e extrato de folhas de eucaliptos em diferentes concentrações, foram realizadas diversas baterias de análises com a contagem de microrganismos de interesse. Através das análises microbiológicas, foi observado que ocorreram diferenças significativas, indicando resultados promissores, entre os efluentes com e sem tratamento, utilizando-se o extrato de sementes de Moringa oleifera e do Eucalyptus citriodorus com relação ao tratamento convencional.
DESENVOLVIMENTO DE UM MOOC SOBRE ESTOMIAS INTESTINAIS E URINÁRIAS
Authors: Almeida Lisiane Marcolin de , Canabarro Simone Travi , Silva Helena Terezinha Hubert
Published: January 2019

RESUMO:O estudo aborda a temática estomias com o intuito de propor intervenções na assistência à pessoa estomizada por meio de um curso da modalidade MOOC. A pesquisa foi desenvolvida em duas etapas, uma de investigação e a outra de interferência. A primeira etapa utilizou o método quali-quantitativo com uma amostra de 24 profissionais da área da saúde a qual verificou o conhecimento desses profissionais sobre a problemática estomias como também, verificou as principais dificuldades enfrentadas no manejo com estomias. A segunda etapa foi o desenvolvimento de um curso MOOC a partir das informações coletadas na fase de investigação. Dessa forma, estabeleceram-se os conteúdos do curso, tais como: estomias intestinais e urinárias, equipamentos coletores e cuidados com a pessoa estomizada. O curso chamado MOOC Estomia de A a Z teve como objetivo habilitar o interessado para uma assistência efetiva e de qualidade à pessoa com estomia, tendo como público-alvo todos os interessados na temática. O MOOC foi construído a partir da ferramenta Wordpress, utilizando-se como base o modelo MOOC Híbrido e o design instrucional fixo. Acredita-se que a adoção do MOOC Estomia de A a Z poderá impactar positivamente no ensino e na prática, pois estimula o conhecimento e o aprendizado dos profissionais da área de saúde.Palavras-chave: Massive Open Online Course. Estomia. Ensino.
Qualidade do aprendizado de lesões elementares de pele obtido por meio de duas diferentes estratégias didáticas
Authors: Crescente Bruna Maria da Cruz , Puerro Matheus Albert de Souza , Tavares Lorena Fecury , Cardoso Keise Bastos , Brito Caio Vinicius Botelho , Portella Márcia Bitar
Published: January 2019

Objetivo: Comparar o aprendizado de lesões elementares de pele por duas diferentes estratégias por alunos de graduação em medicina. Métodos: Foram formados dois grupos de voluntários. Um grupo foi denominado grupo aula e era composto por 21 alunos e o outro grupo foi chamado grupo computador e era composto por 25 alunos. Excluídos os que declararam ter conhecimentos prévios sobre o tema, restaram 20 alunos no grupo aula e 22 no grupo computador. Ambos receberam o mesmo conteúdo de morfologia básica de lesões de pele, diferindo apenas que o grupo aula assistiu uma aula teórica sobre o tema e o grupo computador teve acesso a um roteiro em Powerpoint, acessado individualmente pelos participantes. Ao término das intervenções, os dois grupos fizeram a mesma avaliação e os resultados foram analisados estatisticamente e comparados. Resultados: Não houve superioridade do ensino baseado no computador em relação a métodos tradicionais. Isto indica a necessidade de novas pesquisas para que se possa potencializar ainda mais os benefícios que podem ser obtidos no aprendizado através do computador. Conclusão: Não houve diferença estatisticamente significante nas médias obtidas pelos dois grupos na avaliação, indicando que as duas metodologias foram igualmente eficazes para o aprendizado de lesões elementares de pele.
A COLABORAÇÃO PÚBLICO-PRIVADA COMO FORMA DE EFETIVAR O DIREITO FUNDAMENTAL AOS SERVIÇOS PÚBLICOS NUM CENÁRIO DE ESCASSEZ DE RECURSOS
Authors: Machado Carolina Dias , Sellos-Knoerr Viviane Coelho de
Published: January 2019

A Constituição Federal prevê que é obrigação estatal oferecer serviços públicos adequados a toda a população, sem distinções relativas à situação econômica/social. Tais serviços são caracterizados por serem uma utilidade/comodidade submetida ao direito público e prestada pelo Estado (porém, não exclusivamente). O tema é regido por princípios, entre os quais destaca-se o da universalidade, o qual dispõe que todos devem ter acesso ao serviço, ainda que por diferentes meios. Ainda, o serviço público é considerado um direito fundamental e, assim, configura cláusula pétrea e incide sobre ele a vedação ao retrocesso. Para abordar o cenário de escassez de recursos, faz-se essencial analisar as teorias do mínimo existencial (que não se limita à mera sobrevivência) e da reserva do possível (a qual não justifica a omissão pública quando se está diante de um direito fundamental). Além disso, recebe destaque a atuação da iniciativa privada visando a compensar os recursos limitados do ente estatal. Nesse sentido, a colaboração público-privada tem por fim assegurar o eficaz cumprimento de direitos fundamentais. Tal atuação dos particulares fica sujeita à regulação por parte do Estado, o qual impede abusos econômicos, protege o usuário e preserva a concorrência. Dessa forma, tem-se que tanto a atuação da iniciativa privada, quanto a atividade regulatória objetivam efetivar garantias constitucionais, conforme posição jurisprudencial.
SINAIS DE DIREITO FUNDAMENTAL A UMA BOA ADMINISTRAÇÃO NO BRASIL
Authors: Souza Renee Do Ó , SANTIN Valter Foleto , PIEDADE Antonio Sergio Cordeiro
Published: January 2019

O presente artigo visa apresentar reflexões sobre o direito fundamental à boa administração, contemplado pela Carta dos Direitos Fundamentais da União Europeia. Propõe-se a adoção deste direito fundamental no Brasil para, ante a incidência da dimensão objetiva e perspectiva horizontal dos direitos fundamentais, tornar mais eficaz o combate à corrupção, considerada, atualmente, uma das maiores preocupações da sociedade brasileira. Referido direito fundamental pode ser reconhecido no Brasil por meio da teoria do transplante e da mutação constitucional, observadas as adaptações necessárias à cultura brasileira. O Supremo Tribunal Federal já proclamou o direito a um governo honesto que, dada a similitude ontológica, pode ser identificado como o direito fundamental a uma boa administração. Foi utilizado o método bibliográfico dedutivo.
ENSINO TECNÓLOGO JURÍDICO E O AGRAVAMENTO DA CRISE DO ENSINO JURÍDICO
Authors: Sposato Karyna Batista , Pinto Santana João Víctor
Published: January 2019

O presente trabalho, partindo da premissa de que a problemática relacionada à crise do ensino jurídico não é recente, busca discutir a implantação de curso tecnólogo jurídico como reflexo de um agravamento da crise do ensino jurídico brasileiro. Para tanto, sustenta a necessidade de ser reforçada a crítica à dogmática jurídica, com base na compreensão do senso comum teórico dos juristas, com o escopo de potencializar a construção do pensamento crítico do direito. Utilizando-se de pesquisa bibliográfica qualitativa, procurou-se contribuir para uma análise crítica do ensino jurídico, problematizando seus principais impasses e riscos para um verdadeiro colapso. Por fim, propõe-se uma reflexão sobre os desafios a serem enfrentados diante da crise do ensino jurídico brasileiro.

Palavras-chave: Tecnólogo jurídico. Impossibilidade. Agravamento da crise do ensino jurídico.
O DIREITO À SAÚDE COMO DIREITO HUMANO E FUNDAMENTAL
Authors: Lamy Marcelo , Hahn Milton Marcelo , Menezes Roldan Rosilma
Published: January 2019

O presente trabalho visa a contribuir para uma visão mais ampla sobre o direito à saúde, como direito humano e fundamental, indissoluvelmente ligado ao direito à vida e ao direito à integridade física. Este estudo, realizado por meio de pesquisa bibliográfica, procurou conceituar e distinguir direitos humanos, direitos fundamentais, para, em seguida, buscar o direito à saúde como direito humano e fundamental, como corolário do direito à vida e integrado ao meio ambiente equilibrado e à sustentabilidade. Este artigo traz, também, legislação específica e a visão internacional sobre o direito à saúde, como direito social, a exigir atuação protetiva estatal.
PELATIHAN PENINGKATAN ABSTINENCE SELF EFFICACY PADA PENGGUNA NARKOBA DI PUSAT REHABILITASI
Authors: Remila Tuapattinaja Josetta Maria , Irmawati Irmawati , Saragih Juliana Irmayanti
Published: January 2019

PKM Activities Drug Users are conducted in two institutions in Medan City, which referred as Drug Rehabilitation Center are Narcotics Prevention Rehabilitation Agency (LRPPN) and Rumah Ummi, according to the guidance of the dedication partner of the North Sumatra Narcotics Community Information Center (PIMANSU) each involving 10 drug users from LRPPN and 5 drug users from Rumah Ummi. The problem in both centers is the high number of relapse from drug users because of the lack of attention into build stronger mind and behavior patterns to return to vulnerable communities. This relapse problem can be minimized by increasing abstinence of self efficacy (ASE) that is a belief to refuse using drugs again. Therefore, the main objective and target of PKM Drug Users activities is to enable drug users to face high risk situations through increasing ASE. Target activities include restructuring the irrational mind to be rational as well as understanding the techniques on facing high risk situations. Several methods are used in the achievement of the objectives of field surveys as well as group discussions, frequently asked questions, assignments and reviews. The solutions offered consist of (1) training to recognize the irrational thoughts of drug-related behavior, (2) training to test the truth of the benefits of using drugs, (3) training to recognize high risk situations common to drug users and (4) training using 5 techniques when dealing with situations that potentially trigger relapse.
The Impact of Rhode Island's Mandatory Health Care Worker Influenza Vaccination Regulation on Influenza Incidence in Long-Term Care Facility Residents
Authors: Chicoine Wendy
Published: January 2019

Seasonal influenza is a serious public health problem that contributes to significant morbidity and mortality locally, nationally, and globally. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that influenza has caused between 9.2 million and 60.8 million illnesses, between 140,000 and 710,000 hospitalizations, and between 12,000 and 56,000 deaths annually since 2010, and approximately 80- 90 percent of influenza related deaths occurred in people 65 years and older. In 2012, prompted by the mounting\ evidence of the risk of nosocomial influenza infection for patients and low influenza vaccination rates of health care workers, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) amended its Rules and Regulations for Immunization and Testing for Healthcare Workers. This amendment included mandatory influenza vaccinations for all health care workers, students, volunteers, and trainees who have direct patient contact within a health care facility. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of the regulation of mandating influenza vaccination for health care workers in Rhode Island on influenza incidence, hospitalizations, and deaths of residents of long-term care facilities (LTCF). Surveillance data for influenza incidence, hospitalizations, and deaths among residents of LTCF pre and post the policy implementation are analyzed and results presented. Policy and practice implications for public health nursing are discussed.
Issues in Income Tax Accountability: An Analysis of the Rental Housing Sector
Authors: MacNevin Alex S.
Published: January 2019

Many of the proponents of improved accountability in taxation support the view that tax changes can be meaningfully classified as either "tax policy" changes or "tax expenditure" changes. While echoing the call for improved accountability, the author questions the validity of maintaining this dichotomy as he undertakes a critical assessment of income tax changes in the rental housing sector between 1972 and 1992. In addition to discussing changes that directly impact the rental housing sector, the author includes measures that target closely related sectors, such as the construction sector. He concludes that the traditional dichotomy is neither feasible nor meaningful and calls for a more integrated framework. Such an integrated approach would ideally ensure that all potential ramifications of tax changes would be taken into account. This would, in turn, lay the groundwork for improved features that would comprise such an integrated framework by reference to analytical welfare economics.
The Politics in the Canadian Judicial Decision Making Process: Economic Analysis of Tax Litigation
Authors: Hsu Berry F. C.
Published: January 2019

The application of economic theories, rightly or wrongly, has a major impact on our lives. Economic reform inevitably leads to political reform. However, it remains unanswered whether economic reform leads to reform in the judicial decision making process. Although there are a number of studies on the economic analysis of taxation, that is, the study of economics and tax policies, there is virtually no literature on the economic analysis of tax cases. The time is ripe for a study of the connection between economic analysis and case law in taxation as Canada approaches the twenty-first century. This article investigates whether the federal courts in Canada have taken economic reality into consideration in making their decisions on tax matters. This is the first attempt to address the issue; although somewhat exploratory and speculative, it provides a starting point.
This article first discusses tax scholarship in Canada. Then, the relevance of law and economics is discussed with special emphasis on the use of economic tools to analyse common law cases. From these discussions, the theories of economics are linked to tax cases. Finally, the author analyses trend of applying economic analysis in federal tax cases. This article should serve as a starting point for a future analysis of the cases determined by the Supreme Court of Canada.
Justice for Victims - The Sentencing of Public Trust Figures Convicted of Child Sexual Abuse: A Focus on Religious Leaders
Authors: Martin Jamie
Published: January 2019

Child sexual abuse has recently been recognized as being much more pervasive than was once thought. The author addresses the recent increase in awareness of child sexual abuse and in particular, he comments on sentencing in child sexual abuse cases. From a historical account of the crime, the author proceeds to narrow his focus to that of child sexual abuse committed by those in positions of trust, particularly religious figures. The author discusses the sentencing patterns of such offenders with an analysis of recent case law. He concludes by speculating on future sentencing trends with respect to child sexual abuse offenders generally.
Restitution and the Rescue of Life
Authors: McInnes Mitchell
Published: January 2019

The author argues that restitutionary relief should be available to life rescuers. Analyzed in terms of the Canadian principle of unjust enrichment, it can be said that a victim receives an enrichment and a rescuer suffers a corresponding deprivation when there is no juristic reason for the enrichment. Policy considerations and precedent also favour the recognition of a right of recovery in limited circumstances. A rescuer's measure of relief should generally be restricted to reimbursement of his expenses, though a professional should also be entitled to remuneration for his services. Policy considerations militate against the availability of privately financed rewards, and against compensation for losses and injuries.
Recent Legislative and Regulatory Developments of Interest to Energy Practitioners
Authors: Lee-Andersen Selina , Andersen Svend , Steele Elizabeth
Published: January 2019

This article discusses recent developments in the regulatory and legislative spheres that are of interest to energy practitioners. The authors reviewed regulatory initiatives, decisions, related case law, and legislation from provincial, territorial, and federal authorities. Topics of note include: recent climate change policy updates, renewable energy policy initiatives, oil and gas regulatory developments, pipeline project updates, and Aboriginal case law developments. The period covered is May 2016 to June 2017, inclusive.
Earth, Wind, and Fire: Power Infrastructure in Alberta’s New Age
Authors: Hughes Cameron , Graham Caitlin , July Charles , Brown Adam , Schubert Thomas , Hand Emma
Published: January 2019

In the wake of dramatic policy changes commencing in late 2015, including the Government of Alberta’s announcement of the Climate Leadership Plan, the Renewable Energy Program, and the decision to introduce a parallel capacity market into Alberta’s previous energy-only market, the future of Alberta’s electricity market is uncertain. However, regulatory intervention in an attempt to improve the function of electricity markets and encourage renewable generation is not a new concept.Other jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom, Germany, and jurisdictions in the United States, have used regulatory intervention to address issues in energy markets and to drive renewable generation. Regulatory intervention in these jurisdictions has not always achieved the intended consequences. In some cases, regulatory intervention has exacerbated issues it intended to solve, or created new problems. In other cases, regulatory intervention has relatively improved the function of electricity markets and incited renewable generation. This paper considers the evolution of energy policy and competing policy drivers, including system reliability, use of sustainable fuels to generate electricity, and price surges. The paper will discuss the success and failure of regulatory intervention in select jurisdictions, and how these lessons might apply in the new age of Alberta’s electricity market.
Justice for All Shapes and Sizes: Combatting Weight Discrimination in Canada
Authors: Luther Emily
Published: January 2019

Discrimination based on weight is widespread in society, but has only been addressed in limited ways by Canadian law. In recent cases, discrimination has been prohibited where an individual’s obesity can be characterized as a real or perceived disability. The author suggests that this is not enough, and that what is needed is for body size to be its own prohibited category of discrimination under the Charter. For reasons of immutability and historical disadvantage, weight should be accepted as an analogous ground under s. 15.
A Comparison of the Spanish and Canadian Law of Self-Defence
Authors: Prieto Javier Valls , Renke Wayne N.
Published: January 2019

In this article, the rules for self-defence in Canada and Spain are compared and contrasted. We will offer an explanation for the recognition of self-defence, in its several forms; describe some formal similarities and differences between the two versions of the defence; and then compare and contrast the approaches of the defence under eight main themes — interests protected; threats to those interests; mistakes by the defender; time constraints on the defence; measuring conduct falling within the scope of statutory protection; the availability of the defence to a defender who provoked aggression; and the use of evidence that does not fully support the defence.
Continuing Questions in Canadian Political Finance Law: Third Parties and Small Political Parties
Authors: Feasby Colin
Published: January 2019

Canadian political finance law has struggled with the question of how to treat small political parties and third parties. The author contends that data gathered by Elections Canada concerning third party expenditures over the last four federal elections provides an opportunity to re-evaluate Harper v. Canada (A.G.), which was decided without a strong evidential foundation on the grounds of a reasonable apprehension of harm. The Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in Longley v. Canada (A.G.) upholding Canada Elections Act provisions that require political parties to meet vote thresholds to qualify for annual allowances, raises constitutional questions about the role of small political parties. The author questions whether a distinction should be made in law between large and small political parties and whether the fear that third parties may become political parties is a sufficient justification to limit the rights of small political parties.
Beatty, J.F., and the Law of Manslaughter
Authors: Wilson Larry C.
Published: January 2019

In this article, the author argues that the recent Supreme Court of Canada decisions in R. v. Beatty and R. v. J.F. have clarified several of the issues that have plagued the increasingly complicated offence of manslaughter. In particular, the decisions address the redundancy among the many manslaughter provisions in the Criminal Code, the need to define a clear separation between actus reus and mens rea, and the need to establish distinct categories of objective fault for different types of manslaughter offences. The author examines the legal background of these decisions as well as the current state of the law. He concludes by identifying emerging issues relating to the offence of manslaughter, arguing that the law remains convoluted and in need of urgent reform despite the progress made in the Beatty and J.F. decisions.
International Human Rights Law and Natural Resources Projects Within the Traditional Territories of Indigenous Peoples
Authors: Bankes Nigel
Published: January 2019

This article explores the relevance of international human rights law to natural resource developments within the traditional territories of indigenous peoples. The author argues that international law prescribes standards that limit the authority of the state to grant resource rights to third parties and to approve resource projects within the traditional territories of indigenous peoples. In making this argument, the article examines interactions between recent developments in human rights law and the domestic legal system. The author approaches the topic through an examination of how several recent international decisions deal with conflict between territorial rights asserted by indigenous peoples and resource development permits granted by domestic governments within those territories. The article suggests that these decisions point to an emerging trend on the international human rights stage to interpret international rights instruments as requiring consideration of the relationship of indigenous peoples to the land prior to allowing resource exploitation.
Professional Corporations
Authors: Rodney M.C.
Published: January 2019

Legislation in Alberta prohibits practically all major professions from carrying on their business in corporate form. The result is that these groups labor under substantial tax disadvantages. The author, after discussing the American progress in this area. concludes that a Professional Corporations Act is necessary if this disparity of taxation is to be removed. He suggests provisions which would require specific treatment in such a statute.
The Divorce Act (Canada), 1968
Authors: Payne Julien D.
Published: January 2019

Canada's new Divorce Act came into force on July 2, 1968. In this article the author surveys in numerical sequence the sections of the Act and advances his opinion as to how they will be interpreted.
An Introductory Discussion of Criminology and Some of Its Components
Authors: Barker Burke M.
Published: January 2019

In this article Professor Barker discusses the development of criminological thought, the constitutional factors in crime, the mental aspects of crime, and some sociological factors in crime in an attempt to explain in a rational way the phenomenon of crime.
Outraged Dignity - Do We Need a New Tort?
Authors: Glasbeek H. J.
Published: January 2019

Professor Glasbeek discusses the problem of redressing mental suffering caused through insult or intrusion on a plaintiff's peace of mind. He examines the American solution based on the nominate tort of invasion of privacy, and concludes that if the movement in our Canadian Courts continues they will be able to compensate mental injury without having to make the American leap from established torts.
Titles to Minerals in Alberta
Authors: Report of the Bencher's Special Committee ᠎
Published: January 2019

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Abolishing the Personal Injury Tort System: The New Zealand Experience
Authors: Palmer Geoffrey W. R.
Published: January 2019

The position advanced by Mr. Laycraft in his earlier article in this volume is one side of what is becoming an ever deepening controversy. In this article Professor Palmer attacks Mr. Laycraft's thesis and puts forward some justi fications for root and branch change in the field of compensation for personal injuries. plethora of plans has been suggested in recent years aimed at fundamentally altering compensation for personal injury. It has become evi dent that there are basic political difficulties involved in implementing these plans. The author, who was retained by the New Zealand Government to draft White Paper on Personal Injury in New Zealand in 1969, discusses the political struggle which is now reaching conclusion in New Zealand concerning very radical proposal made by New Zealand Royal Commis sion in 1967.
Misrepresentation, Warranty and Estoppel
Authors: Atiyah P. S.
Published: January 2019

Few legal concepts are as basic, and as ill-defined, as representation, warranty, and estoppel. Professor Atiyah conducts an examination of the nature of these concepts, as well as their interrelation. The nature of representation, the nature of warranty, and the nature of the distinction between misrepresenta tion and warranty are instructively analyzed in the first part of the article. In the second part, Professor Atiyah investigates the nature and functions of the doctrine of estoppel by representation, and discusses the relations between repre sentation, warranty, and estoppel.
The Hate Propaganda Amendments: Reflections on a Controversy
Authors: Cohen Maxwell
Published: January 2019

The recent hate propaganda amendments to the Criminal Code were subjected to stormy journey through Parliament, from introduction in 1966, to final passage in June of this year. Professor Cohen, having chaired the Special Committee on Hate Propa ganda, gives an informative account of the history of the problem, the debate surrounding it, and how the inescapable conclusion was reached that the law was sorrowfully lacking in its treatment of the most important aspects of the hate propaganda problem.
Protecting the Built Environment of Alberta and the Northwest Territories
Authors: Denhez Marc C.
Published: January 2019

The author canvasses the present and alternate approaches to the preservation of valuable buildings at the provincial, municipal and private levels. Heritage legislation in Alberta and the Northwest Territories is examined from a practical viewpoint, giving rise to such questions as: the extent to which assessment of the environmental impact of proposed development is ordered; the types of designation of historical sites and the effects of each; and the use and effects of planning and zoning provisions.