bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Association Between Wait Times and Patient Satisfaction: Findings From Primary Health Centers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Authors: Alrasheedi Khaled Falah , AL-Mohaithef Mohammed , Edrees Hanan H. , Chandramohan Sriram
Published: July 2019

Background:

It is no doubt that longer wait times can affect patient care and patients’ willingness to seek health-care services. Not only does this disrupt the continuity of treatment and care, but it also negatively impacts patient outcomes. During the past few years, the concept of patient satisfaction has become a vital component in assessing the delivery and efficiency of care. Patient satisfaction is a performance indicator that measures the extent to which patient is content and satisfied with the level of care provided by health-care institutions and providers. Therefore, this research examined association between the wait times and patient satisfaction in selected primary health-care centers in Al Qassim region in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Methodology:

A patient satisfaction questionnaire was administered to 850 patients, which collected patient perceptions on the delivery of care at health-care centers in Al Qassim City. Outcome measures included wait times for: registration and payment, seeing the physician, performing radiation and assays, and dispensing the medications.

Results:

The response rate was 72.94% (n = 620). The study found that 27.90% of the participants stated that the wait time to see the physician ranged between 21 and 30 minutes. Overall patients were mainly dissatisfied for wait times in relation to medication dispensation, vital signs measurement, dental consultations, and radiological investigation. The study found a positive association between the patient satisfaction and their education, marital status, and job. A significant regression equation was established between the patient satisfaction and age-group and literacy.

Conclusion:

The study advocated the need for recent technology, sufficient staffing, and patient-centered friendly methods to reduce wait times.
Improper Communication Makes for Squat: A Qualitative Study of the Health-Care Processes Experienced By Older Adults in a Clinical Trial for Back Pain
Authors: Wells Breanne M , Salsbury Stacie A , Nightingale Lia M , Derby Dustin C , Lawrence Dana J , Goertz Christine M
Published: July 2019

Background:

The study focused on perceptions of older adults toward the healthcare processes they experienced during a clinical trial for back pain that involved family medicine residents and licensed chiropractors.

Methods:

Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with 115 older adults after a 12-week, 3-arm, randomized controlled trial. Two researchers conducted thematic analysis with inductive coding using qualitative software to identify participants’ salient experiences of the doctor–patient relationship, healthcare process, and collaboration between study providers. Investigators categorized thematic codes within an existing framework of clinical excellence in primary care.

Results:

Participants emphasized provider communication and interpersonal relationships, professionalism and passion for patient care, clinical and diagnostic acumen, and skillful negotiation of the health-care system. Older adults also described the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration and their preferences for receiving hands-on treatments for musculoskeletal conditions.

Conclusion:

These older adults valued doctors who communicated clearly and spent time listening to their concerns. Many participants appreciated clinicians who supported an active role for patients in their health-care and who provided touch-based care for musculoskeletal conditions.
Annual Meeting Update
Authors: Bevc Dimitri
Published: July 2019

In keeping with the theme of the SEG International Exposition and 89th Annual Meeting coming up 15–20 September in San Antonio, Texas, we have assembled an exciting Technical Program of hot topics and hot technologies for hot plays. The hot technologies and topics range from machine learning and full-waveform inversion (FWI) to near surface and the environment, with a good representation of all areas of interest in between. The hot plays represented include tight rocks and unconventional plays, but deep water and conventionals are also well represented, creating a good balance between land and marine technical topics. There's something for everyone in this program, and there are a lot of new, up-and-coming technical areas for those wishing to expand their scope, both technically and geographically.
Journey of the Patient With Melanoma: Understanding Resource Use and Bridging the Gap Between Dermatologist, Surgeon, and Oncologist in Different Health Care Systems
Authors: Pereira da Veiga Cássia Rita , Pereira da Veiga Claudimar , Drummond-Lage Ana Paula , Alves Wainstein Alberto Julius , Cristina de Melo Andreia
Published: July 2019

PURPOSE

New scientific evidence has led to modifications in the clinical practice of handling melanoma. In health care systems, there is currently a wide variety of clinical procedures to treat cancer, and the various routes have different effects on the survival of patients with cancer. Thus, this article aimed to evaluate the journey of patients with melanoma in the public and private health care systems in Brazil from the viewpoint of different medical professionals involved in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. The study also considers the resources used for the complete delivery cycle of health care at different stages of the evolution of melanoma.

METHODS

We conducted a behavioral study by applying a questionnaire to a group of medical professionals. A nonprobabilistic sampling method for convenience was used, justified by the heterogeneous national incidence and the limited availability of medical professionals who diagnose and treat melanoma.

RESULTS

The questionnaire was answered by 138 doctors, including doctors from the Brazilian states with the highest concentration of medical specialists and regions with a higher melanoma incidence. The results of this study have the potential to enrich our understanding of the reality of Brazilian health care systems and, at the same time, allow us to discuss the multiple ways in which professionals from diverse specialist fields understand and explain decision making in health care.

CONCLUSION

Health care decision making is complex and, among other factors, depends on the diversity of available health resources and the knowledge of which treatments provide the greatest benefit to patients and greatest value to the system as a whole. This work can inform debates and reflection that are applicable not only in Brazil, but also in various other countries with similar realities.
Sugammadex Administration in Pregnant Women and in Women of Reproductive Potential: A Narrative Review
Authors: Richardson Michael G. , Raymond Britany L.
Published: July 2019

Since its clinical introduction in 2008, sugammadex has demonstrated a high degree of safety and superior effectiveness compared to neostigmine when used to antagonize muscle relaxation produced by steroid nondepolarizing neuromuscular blockers. This includes its use in special populations, such as the elderly, children over 2 years old, and patients with renal, hepatic, or lung disease. In contrast, clinical evidence guiding its use during pregnancy, in women of childbearing potential, and in lactating women, is sparse. An exception is administration at the end of surgery in parturients undergoing cesarean delivery (CD) with general anesthesia (GA), for whom effectiveness and safety evidence is rapidly accumulating. We review evidence regarding sugammadex rescue reversal shortly after high-dose rocuronium in cases of cannot intubate/cannot ventilate (CICV), the extent of placental transfer of maternally administered sugammadex, adverse fetal effects of sugammadex exposure, potential effects on maintenance of early pregnancy, and the extent of transfer to breast milk. Finally, many anesthesiologists appear to heed the manufacturer’s warning regarding informing women of childbearing potential regarding the risk of hormone contraceptive failure after sugammadex exposure. We provide a medical ethics analysis of the ex post facto counseling commonly reported after sugammadex administration, which favors either preoperative discussion and shared decision making, or the decision by the physician to use neostigmine. This review highlights the disparity in evidence regarding sugammadex use in various contexts of female reproductive health, including current research gaps that prevent this population from sharing in the benefits of sugammadex enjoyed by most perioperative patients.
Right to Environment and Right to Development: A Judicial Conundrum
Authors: Shankar Uday , Bindal Saurabh
Published: July 2019

Pollution free environment is indispensible for the inhabitants of this planet. The Supreme Court of India taking cognizance of the same in its judicial creativity has accorded the right to live in a pollution free environment the status of a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. At the same time, right to development places human beings at the centre of

development casting an obligation on the state to ensure the benefits of development to the citizenry. Interestingly, both right to environment and right to development draw their genesis from Article 21 of the Constitution. Such affirmation of rights necessarily presents a question of compliance by the state. This paper traces the origin of right to environment and right to development in the larger context of the fundamental rights. It critically

examines the usefulness of declaration of these rights under the scheme of the Constitution. It argues that the judiciary in its judicial creativity has made unreasonable interference into the matters reserved for the executive

which is not in accordance with the basic structure of the Constitution. The paper calls for maintenance of harmony between the two organs of the state.
Decline of Collective Bargaining and Subsequent Developments in Labour Management Relations
Authors: Sridharan Shashank
Published: July 2019

Collective bargaining was a milestone in the labour-management relations in the context of welfare of labourers in the post-industrial revolution era. It was introduced to integrate the employers with the employees and to provide a common platform which could act as a grievance redressal mechanism. It instantly created a tremendous impact after being adopted as a part of ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in 1998, and was binding on the member states.Despite the worldwide positive impact, collective bargaining began to lose its influence due to a plethora of social, economic and political changes. Opening up of economies due to phenomena like liberalization, privatization and globalization have resulted in a paradigm shift from centralized collective bargaining, to various forms of decentralized bargaining structures like unit, individual, commercial and collaborative bargaining. Market forces and heterogeneity in the workforce, due to immigration, part-time workers and impetus to gender equality, have placed an immense burden on the part of trade unions. This paper deals with the emergence and significance of the concept by examining the history of collective bargaining in India and its evolution, pre and post 1991. The paper specifically focuses on the reasons that led to the decline in collective bargaining. It also highlights the emerging trends as substitutes for collective bargaining in the labour-management relations, with their viability (along with the empirical data) and structure in the conclusion.
The Anatomy of Corporate Law: A Comparative and Functional Approach
Authors: Pallissery Fincy
Published: July 2019

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Reshaping the Global Climate Change Regime through the Paris Agreement
Authors: Okonkwo Theodore
Published: July 2019

The Paris Agreement on Climate Change which aimed at halting climate change and limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, remains the most important piece of international diplomacy in years, since the Kyoto Protocol of 1992 and the Copenhagen Accord (which endorsed the continuation of the Kyoto Protocol) 2009. The signing of the Paris Agreement underlies the fact that climate change remains one of the greatest challenges of our time and calls for a strong political will to urgently combat climate change in accordance with the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities. This article looks at Paris Agreement’s resolve to peak global greenhouse-gas emissions as soon as possible and also undertakes a cursory examination of the global climate regime. The article also examines how the problem of climate change has altered since the 2009 Copenhagen Accord and concludes by emphasizing the need to take the Paris Agreement forward in spirit.
Unilateral Option Clauses: The Way Forward
Authors: Patil Salonee
Published: July 2019

India is on its way to being recognised as one of the arbitration-friendly nations of the world. An unresolved question of law, acting as a hurdle to this is the enforceability of option clauses. Since arbitration agreements are the foundation of the rights of the parties to an agreement, it is to be considered whether unilateral option clauses are valid because the parties have agreed to the same. This paper analyses the consequences of only one party to a contract having the right to approach a broader choice of forum to hear its grievances. Although unilateral option clauses are commonly used in commercial transactions, they pose various issues. This paper examines the different facets of the validity and operation of such clauses in arbitration. For this, the paper relies on the developments in Indian as well as international arbitration laws-specifically, the recent judgement of the Singapore Court of Appeals is examined. The issues with respect to enforceability of such clauses make it necessary to weigh the benefits of having them, as against their complex operability.
Decrypting Google’s Search Engine Bias Case: Anti-Trust Enforcement in the Digital Age
Authors: Bhamore Suyash
Published: July 2019

For a long time, there has been uncertainty and uneasiness regarding the application of competition law in the digital ecosystem. It is only recently that the evolving Indian competition regime has started facing some of these concerns. In the light of the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) recent encounter with the search-technology giant Google, the paper provides a much needed analysis of the watershed judgment, considering the likely effects it will have on future competition law jurisprudence. CCI has for the first time, by comprehensively analysing the interplay of antitrust laws and tech market, laid down the basic ground work for subsequent cases. The paper begins with probing into the logic and rationale given by CCI in assessing the relevant market, and Google’s dominant position in such relevant market. Later, the paper examines if the unique features of digital markets have been incorporated, while analyzing Google’s specialized search designs, namely Universal Results, OneBoxes and Commercial Units. Drawing attention to some key concerns like the lack of evidence-based analysis by CCI, the paper concludes by suggesting a suitable remedy and summarizing the key takeaways from the discourse.
An Analysis of Section 15 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015
Authors: Singh Deepak
Published: July 2019

Juvenile Justice Act, 2015
Right to Sanitation: A Challenge in the Post Disaster Situations
Authors: Sarkar Subhradipta
Published: July 2019

Sanitation is an integral part of healthy living conditions. It is identified in various legal instruments in the form of right to adequate housing, health, water, etc. These rights are closely interlinked. The enforcement of these rights is dependent upon sanitation facilities. Sanitation remains one of the most neglected issues having serious implication on the lives and livelihoods of billions of people around the world. This paper contends that India being extremely disaster prone, sanitation is one of the crucial areas which require immediate attention in the aftermath of every disaster. Whether it is the Indian Ocean Tsunami (2004) or Aila (2009), the government failed to provide adequate sanitation facilities in most of the temporary shelters. The lack of inadequate drainage facilities, dysfunctional state of toilets, and absence of sufficient drinking water had resulted in unhygienic conditions. The paper cites various international

instruments pertaining to the scope and importance of protection of right to water and sanitation during disasters. The Supreme Court of India has conceptualized ̳right to sanitation‘ within the meaning of ̳right to life‘ as

guaranteed under our Constitution. Though sanitation has found mention in various domestic legislation including the Disaster Management Act, 2005, the scenario is far from encouraging. The paper identifies indifference of authorities towards the problem, unscientific construction of shelters and theory oriented policies as causes responsible for the failure to address the

issue of adequate sanitation. The paper offers certain suggestions to ensure a comprehensive policy safeguarding right to adequate sanitation in post disaster situations.
UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 2010: A Review
Authors: Srinivasan Badrinath
Published: July 2019

The United Nations Commission on International Trade

Law Arbitration Rules, 1976 has been in vogue for more

than a quarter century. Its success can be gauged from the

range of its use in different types of arbitration. After

more than thirty years of use, the UNCITRAL Arbitration

Rules, 1976 were revised in 2010. In revising the rules, the

UNCITRAL has followed a conservative approach but has

taken into consideration the demands and developments

of international arbitration. This paper analyses the

revisions made to the 2010 rules.
The Binding Nature of Administrative Instructions: An Overview
Authors: Naushad Susanah
Published: July 2019

Administrative instructions or administrative directions

are issued by a higher authority to a lower authority

directing as to how certain discretionary powers are to be

exercised by the executive. Issuing such administrative

instructions is relatively a modern function of

administrative bodies. The mechanisms by which

administrative authorities issue instructions are through

letters, circulars, orders, memoranda, pamphlets, public

notices, press notices and even notification in the

government gazettes. Such instructions can be specific or

general and mandatory or directory. If they are directory

then they are not binding. In this article, the author seeks

to analyse the binding nature of mandatory

administrative instructions, which is vague under

administrative law.
The Judicial System of Ethiopia: From ‘Empire’ to ‘Military Junta’ to ‘Federal Democratic Republic’: A Legacy Perspective
Authors: Vibhute K I
Published: July 2019

Ethiopia in her journey from an imperial regime to a Federal Democratic Republic polity has witnessed different judicial systems that has emerged from, and premised on, the then prevalent political philosophy and ideology. During the era of Emperor Menelik II, the judiciary was considered a part of the executive as the Ministry of Justice. Afe Negus, was the head of the judges and was entrusted with the responsibility of ensuring that the judges delivered justice in accordance with the ‘Fetha Negast’. Emperor Haile Selassie I, who took keen interest in codification of the laws, promulgated two Constitutions in 1931 and 1955 respectively during his reign and injected the idea of independence of judiciary and adjudication according to law. However, military junta, which suspended operation of the Revised Constitution (1955), made the judicial system amenable to executive and hence a crippled institution. The contemporary three tier judicial system established under, and governed by, the FDRE Constitution (1995) asserts judicial independence and justice according to law. But the constitutional paradigm, contrary to the constitutional assertion, does not assure structural and functional autonomy to courts and through a couple of calculative designs, leaves scope for executive interference in the administration of justice. This paper not only traces the judicial system of Ethiopia which is in vogue, but also highlights the inherent defects in its structural and functional facets and pleads for apposite reforms.
Attacks on United Nations Peacekeeping Forces: A Violation of International Humanitarian Law
Authors: Gicela Bolaños Tania
Published: July 2019

This paper raises the question as to whether the United Nations peacekeeping forces could be awarded a civilian status during the armed conflict in which they are deployed; which is important for the determination of prohibition of attacks against them. The paper is based on the premise that distinction between civilians and combatants is crucial under international humanitarian law. In doing so, this paper briefly analyses the nature of UN peacekeeping operations and the qualification of the UN forces’ members as civilians or combatants. It also delves into the emerging category of UN robust peacekeeping operations to ascertain whether its personnel would be treated as civilians or combatants in the context of an international armed conflict.
Bilateral Investment Treaties and Sovereignty: An Analysis with Respect to International Investment Law
Authors: Thaliath Joseph
Published: July 2019

International law as a governing institution, has gained prominence, with the advent of globalization. This is of specific relevance for the governance of state-market relations. Nowhere has this been as pronounced as in the international investment regime. Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) have today become some of the most potent legal tools underwriting economic globalization. These are established through pacts, which have to be adhered to, through all stages of performance of the treaty. This paper argues against the shift of bilateral investment treaties (BIT) from a pro-sovereign, to a pro-investor approach. It does so by explaining the present situation of bilateral investment treaties while pointing out their disadvantages. The basic idea of a BIT is questioned in order to understand its purpose and examines its failure in achieving the same. The partial approach towards the investors by the tribunals, is frowned upon and the lack of justifications and defenses on the part of the state is reviewed. Modest suggestions on improving this situation are provided by using cases decided by tribunals at an international level, taking up the example of Argentina.
Affirmative Action and the Marginalized Population: A Study on the Creamy Layer and its Relevance Today
Authors: Srinivas Pavan
Published: July 2019

The creamy layer is examined to identify and prove that the reservations meant for equality, actually reeks of inequality. The author has used standards to determine the relevance of this creamy layer. An attempt has been made to rationalize the exclusion of this layer from reservation, with possible inefficiencies of doing the same. The paper examines the position of law on its exclusion. Three broad submissions have been made about the position of law. First, the creamy layer must be excluded from reservations at the entry level and in promotions. Second, currently the exclusion is applicable only to OBCs and not SC/STs. Third, the creamy layer exclusion should be applicable even for SC/ST reservation in light of M. Nagaraj case which treats the differentiation in the Indra Sawhney case as obiter. The reservation policy based solely on caste has a counterintuitive effect. Those who reap its benefits are often part of the uppermost echelons of society. This paper argues that it is crucial to identify the cause of such fallacious results in reservation. Using the doctrine of classification, this paper argues that the intelligible differentia for such exclusion is economic status, which is inextricably linked to social standing. This ensures that only those not empowered reap the benefits of reservations. This has a rational nexus with the already empowered creamy layer sub-class. This paper contends that the exclusion of this layer from reservations would prove fruitful to achieving the empowerment objective of reservations. Although economic classification was never considered important for social differentiation, the framers of the constitution envisaged economic backwardness within the social framework. This forms a strong justification for excluding the creamy layer from reservations.
El secreto profesional médico y las personas con discapacidad, en el ordenamiento jurídico colombiano
Authors: Portilla Parra Sebastián
Published: July 2019

El secreto profesional médico constituye garantía constitucional de imperioso cumplimiento para el idóneo desarrollo de las ciencias de la salud y para la prevalencia de determinados derechos fundamentales, inherentes a toda persona. Representa un deber que el galeno (entiéndase, todo personal sanitario) debe cumplir invariablemente, evitando que la información que conociere en razón de su profesión sea divulgada a terceros, salvo excepciones legales. Sin embargo, en el caso concreto de las personas con discapacidad lo anterior se complica,  pues por la exigua implementación del modelo social, es recurrente la figura del tutor o tercero habilitado para tomar decisiones a nombre del paciente,  lo que discrepa con el carácter personalísimo de aquella figura que permite la relación de confidencialidad inescindible entre galeno-paciente; en suma, posee doctrina y legislación precaria. Este texto pretende reafirmar la vigencia y salvaguarda del secreto profesional en cuanto a los pacientes con discapacidad, permitiendo una relación bilateral con el galeno, señalando las bases para su vigencia, sin intervención ni conocimiento externo, impidiendo el menoscabo del fuero interno por revelaciones unilaterales o intervenciones arbitrarias de terceros, que podrían vulnerar derechos fundamentales del paciente.
Ethical and methodological challenges for a lawyer facing fieldwork amidst the working poor
Authors: Porras Santanilla Laura Cecilia
Published: July 2019

In this paper I will reflect on six different challenges that I had to face as a Colombian lawyer who conducted eighteen months of ethnographic fieldwork with poor workers in the localities of Ciudad Bolívar and Suba in Bogotá. Specifically, I will reflect on the topics of accessing a new field, being an outsider, dealing with personal characteristics that influence data collection (such as gender and age), working under psychologically and physically overwhelming circumstances, dealing with the risk of confirming negative stereotypes about vulnerable populations, and doing interdisciplinary work. In doing so, I will engage and build on the literature published by scholars from different disciplines who explore in different ways the difficulties they encountered while conducting fieldwork with vulnerable populations. Ultimately, my goal is also to encourage lawyers who work addressing social problems and pursue an academic career, to take the time and risk to conduct the rewarding adventure of fieldwork.
Editorial
Authors: Peña-Huertas Rocío Del Pilar
Published: July 2019

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CONHECENDO OS EUS DE PESSOA COM BERARDINELLI
Authors: Pereira da Silva Monique
Published: July 2019

No capítulo: “Fernando Pessoa: os vários eus”, Cleonice Berardinelli faz um percurso sobre as origens dos heterônimos de Fernando Pessoa, num texto que evidencia a comparação entre os heterônimos e o uso de citações do próprio, que por sua vez, relatam seus surgimentos, assim como, as suas biografias, a personalidade e as principais características físicas e psíquicas de cada um deles.
PROCESSOS DE CRIAÇÃO POÉTICA EM “POEMAS AOS HOMENS DO NOSSO TEMPO”, DE HILDA HILST
Authors: De Oliveira Iara
Published: July 2019

O livro Júbilo, memória e noviciado da paixão (1974) é constituído por poemas que, em sua maioria, versam acerca do amor e erotismo. Chama a atenção o fato de que “Poemas aos homens do nosso tempo”, encerra o referido livro com uma voz lírica destoante das anteriores na medida em que demonstra certa preocupação com o fazer poético e traz evidências do contexto da ditadura militar. Em vista disso, este artigo objetiva analisar como o contexto ditatorial brasileiro emerge nesse poema e verificar de que maneira o eu lírico concebe o papel do poeta e da poesia em dada conjuntura, além de observar em que medida essa concepção tornou a motivação de criação escrita. Isso, por meio de uma leitura analítica do poema em questão. A fim de aprofundar as discussões propostas, a pesquisa recorre às contribuições teóricas de Giorgio Agamben (2009), Mikhail Bakhtin (1997), Fayga Ostrower (2009), e outros.
“ENTRE LEÃO E UNICÓRNIO”: O CONTO COLASANTIANO PELOS CAMINHOS DO EFEITO ESTÉTICO
Authors: De Medeiros Farias Morgana
Published: July 2019

Diferentemente do que se possa imaginar, a literatura não configura um objeto fechado, acabado, que depende apenas criação do autor. Contrário a isso, podemos afirmar que a mesma depende também do leitor para existir, da interação que este estabelece com o texto, a fim de criar mundos possíveis, de acordo com suas vivências, bem como colocar em evidência a recepção. Pensando na ficção como provocadora de diversas percepções, objetivamos adentrar à Teoria do efeito estético, atribuída ao alemão Wolfgang Iser (1999), estabelecendo, quando necessárias, ligações com a Estética da recepção, de Robert Jauss (1994), teórico de mesma nacionalidade. Para isso, escolhemos o conto infantil denominado “Entre leão e unicórnio” (2006), da escritora ítalo-brasileira Marina Colasanti, este que adotamos como base para conceitos e análises aplicáveis. Assim sendo, apresentamos uma pesquisa teórica, de cunho analítico-interpretativo, valendo-nos de teorias como as de Barbosa (1997), Borba (2007) e Santos (2009).
A voz da personagem criança e a ilustração: um jogo de silêncios
Authors: Cabral Bianca Rodrigues
Published: July 2019

Nos livros infantis, assim como na arte em geral, podemos ver claramente a tensão entre o dito e o silêncio (não dito). Percebemos que o que é visto direciona para o não visto, sendo este último geralmente um universo muito maior do que o primeiro, um exemplo é o livro João por um fio (2005) escrito por André Neves. Se em qualquer livro ilustrado o passeio visual entre a imagem do texto e a ilustração é um movimento necessário da leitura, em propostas onde há o silêncio, a viagem de ida e volta do olhar que lê se torna uma condição para dar voz à onda expansiva das palavras, e também às crianças que, mesmo na literatura infantil, são tão silenciadas.
POR UMA POÉTICA NA INFÂNCIA: OS VERSOS N'A CALIGRAFIA DE DONA SOFIA
Authors: Moura Amanda
Published: July 2019

Em 1974, em crônica publicada no Jornal do Brasil, Carlos Drummond de Andrade questiona se a poesia não seria um estado de infância. Tal reflexão anima o presente estudo, o qual almeja revisitar esse topos recorrente na literatura e investigar como manter estreitos os laços entre a linguagem poética e as crianças, considerando o potencial sensível dos pequenos. Como objeto de estudo, tomamos A caligrafia de Dona Sofia (2007), escrito e ilustrado por André Neves, a fim de examinar os artifícios visuais e verbais utilizados na confecção do livro. Para cumprirmos nossa proposta, dialogamos com autores como Regina Zilberman (2005), que excursiona pela história da poesia na literatura infantil brasileira; Nelly Novaes Coelho (2000), que examina procedimentos formais relativos à poesia voltada aos pequenos; e Rafael Sánchez-Mateos Paniagua (2018), que salienta o potencial revolucionário das ações infantis, irmanando-as ao próprio fazer poético.
Literatura e outras artes como formas de composição da memória
Authors: Silva Daniel Carlos Santos da
Published: July 2019

No conto de abertura de El canto de la juventud, de Montserrat Roig, homônimo à obra publicada em 1990, desenvolvem-se imagens de distintos tempos da vida da protagonista Zelda. Elas nos permitem refletir sobre a relação existente entre a literatura e outras formas de expressão da arte, decorrentes do modo como o passado se constrói na narrativa. Dessa maneira, buscamos analisar como distintas expressões artísticas convergem para a representação da individualidade da protagonista. Assim sendo, iremos ater-nos à composição da memória realizada no conto, considerando-a um modo de evocação de um tempo atroz, marcado pela violência que caracterizou o futuro da juventude espanhola da primeira metade do século XX.
Ensino e pesquisa acerca da leitura e da literatura infantil e juvenil - reflexões com Renata Junqueira
Authors: Souza Renata Junqueira de , Araújo Everaldo Lima de , Felipe Márcia Da Gama Silva , Mendes Thales Sant'Ana Ferreira
Published: July 2019

Renata Junqueira possui graduação em Letras pela Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP) (1987), mestrado em Linguística e Letras pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS) (1990), doutorado em Letras pela Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP) (2000) e é livre-docente pela mesma instituição (2012) no conjunto das disciplinas Conteúdos, Metodologia e Prática de Ensino de Língua Portuguesa I e II e Leitura, Literatura e Interpretação de Textos no Processo de Formação de Professores. Atualmente é professora visitante da Universidade do Minho (Portugal) e professora assistente doutor da Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP). Tem experiência na área de Educação, com ênfase em Ensino-Aprendizagem, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: leitura, formação de leitores, literatura infantil, literatura e formação de professores, estratégias de leitura.Pesquisadora experiente na temática da leitura e da literatura infantil e juvenil, com profícua e sólida pesquisa, possui também vasta interlocução sobre os temas, no Brasil e no exterior. Gentilmente, com o intuito de compartilhar conosco um pouco de suas vivências, reflexões e paixões pela literatura e pelo ensino, a professora Renata Junqueira nos concedeu esta entrevista, via e-mail, com a mesma presteza e disposição que marcam sua trajetória acadêmica.
O CONHECIMENTO PEDAGÓGICO DO CONTEÚDO E O PROFESSOR DE GEOGRAFIA: INICIANDO A DISCUSSÃO
Authors: Pereira Valéria Rodrigues , Lopes Claudivan Sanches
Published: July 2019

ResumoA reflexão sobre a prática pedagógica no contexto da sociedade contemporânea, aliada ao conhecimento do profissional docente, consiste em um campo de investigação relativamente novo. Nas pesquisas que enfocam os saberes docentes, a abordagem sobre o Conhecimento Pedagógico do Conteúdo apresentada por Lee S. Shulman (2005) e colaboradores converge com a presente proposta de pesquisa ao valorizar e relacionar o conteúdo da disciplina com a ação pedagógica do professor. A pesquisa pretende trazer indicações dos caminhos percorridos na trajetória dos professores, elucidando quais saberes são construídos e mobilizados no ensino da disciplina. Desse modo, o presente ensaio apresenta o início da discussão sobre o Conhecimento Pedagógico do Conteúdo e a profissionalidade do professor de geografia. Expõem-se o construto teórico da pesquisa, relativo aos saberes docentes e ao trabalho do professor, bem como o cenário de investigação. Em sequência, os procedimentos metodológicos referentes à pesquisa qualitativa são apresentados para situar o contexto e etapas da investigação. Nesse conjunto, as condições e desafios do ensinar geografia são colocados para refletir sobre o ser profissional professor de geografia na atualidade.Palavras chave: Saberes docentes; Identidade profissional; Ensino de geografia.
FINANCEIRIZAÇÃO E O MERCADO DE COMMODITIES: UMA AVALIAÇÃO A PARTIR DO SETOR DE MINERAL
Authors: Milanez Bruno , Mansur Maira Sertã , Wanderley Luiz Jardim de Moraes
Published: July 2019

O artigo avalia a crescente financeirização do setor de commodities minerais a partir de três elementos. A revisão sobre performatividade dos agentes econômicos sugere que a realização de lucros de curto prazo e ações performáticas tendem a se tornar prioritárias em comparação a decisões de longo prazo. A análise das chamadas junior companies, empresas de prospecção mineral cujo funcionamento depende essencialmente do mercado financeiro, indica que o aumento de sua presença no Brasil tende a aprofundar conflitos territoriais. A avaliação de dados de preço, oferta e demanda do mercado global de minério de ferro mostra uma modificação das formas de captura da renda mineral. Assim, a financeirização do mercado mineral se caracteriza como um processo complexo e multifacetado.
MARÉS DAS REBELDIAS EM ABAETETUBA: DOS RIOS DA EXISTÊNCIA À RESISTÊNCIA DOS TERRITÓRIOS NA AMAZÔNIA PARAENSE, BAIXO TOCANTINS
Authors: Gonçalves Osmana Dias , Rodrigues Jondison Cardoso , Sobreiro Filho José
Published: July 2019

A dinâmica de “ocupação” colonizadora-espoliadora e a formação socioeconômica da Amazônia são marcadas por uma trajetória de exploração, perdas, danos, conflitos/conflitualidades e resistências. Atualmente, principalmente comunidades e povos tradicionais da região vêm sofrendo com a emergência e a materialização de novas ameaças e tensões com empresas transnacionais, latifundiários, madeireiros, grileiros, elites locais e regionais. Conflitos decorrentes do processo de territorialização por agentes econômicos ligados à logística de transporte e portuária, sobretudo, os do agronegócio, localizados no Oeste do Pará e Baixo Tocantins (Abaetetuba). Partindo desse campo de tensões e resistências, este artigo tem como objetivo identificar e analisar as ações de resistência realizadas pela Paróquia Nossa Senhora Rainha da Paz em face da territorialização portuária do agronegócio, em Abaetetuba, Pará (2016-2018).
DISTRIBUIÇÃO E FONTE DE RESÍDUOS SÓLIDOS AO LONGO DO ARCO PRAIAL DE JACONÉ-SAQUAREMA (RJ)
Authors: Corrêa Lucas Ferreira , Silva André Luiz Carvalho da , Pinheiro Ana Beatriz , Pinto Valéria Cristina Silva , Macedo Andrea Viana , Madureira Emanuelle Assunção Loureiro
Published: July 2019

Este estudo objetivou caracterizar os macro e micro resíduos sólidos no arco praial de Jaconé-Saquarema (RJ) quanto à distribuição, composição e fontes, para identificar a relação dos materiais encontrados com os diversos usos e a dinâmica costeira. A área de estudo, com 19 km de extensão, compreende os municípios de Maricá (oeste) e Saquarema (leste), respectivamente. Os monitoramentos foram realizados em cinco locais ao longo do arco praial, entre verão e inverno de 2018. Os macro resíduos foram identificados numa área de 25x50m; os microplásticos foram extraídos de sedimentos coletados na linha de deixa, numa área de 1x1m e 5cm de profundidade. Os resultados mostram que o lixo composto por plásticos é predominante. Verificou-se uma maior concentração no setor oeste da praia de Jaconé e no verão. Apesar do maior fluxo de turistas no setor leste, o lixo é recolhido com frequência, o que não ocorre nos demais locais. Nessas praias de mar aberto, o lixo se encontra em grande parte desgastado, devido ao retrabalhamento pela ação das ondas. Alguns materiais encontrados (como inseticidas, desodorante e baldes) não são descartados por frequentadores locais, mas trazidos pelas correntes marinhas. Verificou-se a presença de microplásticos nas praias estudadas, com destaque para as fibras, provenientes da degradação de outros materiais.
A RE-eXISTÊNCIA COMEÇA NO DIÁLOGO – SOBRE EDUCAÇÃO POPULAR E FORMAS OUTRAS DE AVALIAÇÃO
Authors: PEREIRA REGO NOELIA RODRIGUES
Published: July 2019

O presente artigo pretende tecer um diálogo com a Educação Popular como uma forma outra de fazer educação e instrumentalizar os processos de avaliação e políticas públicas. Não se trata somente de um discurso sob uma outra ótica, mas o compromisso ético-político de pensamento e prática que difiram e desconstruam conhecimentos coloniais, abrindo caminhos para epistemes de resistência ou: RE-existência. A EP se não pode ser a saída, ela pode ao menos apontar e trazer muitas possibilidades de um pensamento decolonial que vá de encontro a pedagogias hegemônicas e dominantes. O que se trata é de criar novos espaços de epistemologias-outras, bem como ocupar antigos locais que servem ainda a uma epistemologia universalizada e estruturalmente enraizada em processos históricos de dominação, que tem raça, gênero e localização geográfica bem definidos.
Pode a literatura ser um mestre?
Authors: Martins Vilmar
Published: July 2019

Partindo do diagnóstico nietzschiano das três tarefas para as quais necessitamos de mestres: “Deve-se aprender a ver, aprender a pensar, aprender a falar e escrever: o objetivo, nos três casos, é uma cultura nobre”. Minha proposta é pensar a literatura como o mestre capaz de realizar essas três tarefas. Utilizando Steiner (2018) intento responder o que é um mestre? Para que precisamos de um mestre? E, quais as características de um mestre? Neste recorte elenco ações de mestria e verifico sua plausibilidade quando exercidas pela literatura. Para verificar minha hipótese de literatura enquanto mestre utilizo a obra Ah, é? de Dalton Trevisan, observando suas potencialidades para as três tarefas de mestria: ensinar a ver - demorando o olhar e espiritualizando a vida; ensinar a pensar – para gestar os pensamentos como dança e por fim ensinar a falar e escrever – falar sem tagarelice, expressando as vivências mais íntimas e escrever visceralmente, com sangue e espírito. Penso que a literatura se apresenta como um mestre ao carregar consigo elementos de mestria, tais como: persuasão, provocação, transmissão, potencialização, autoridade, modelo, etc.
ADOECIMENTO DOCENTE: UMA BREVE ANÁLISE DA SAÚDE DE PROFESSORES DO MUNICÍPIO DE MEDEIROS NETO/BA
Authors: Cardoso Jafé Da Silva , Nunes Claudio Pinto , Moura Juliana Silva
Published: July 2019

Este artigo tem como objetivo apresentar uma análise da situação da saúde dos professores. O estudo toma como lócus empírico o município de Medeiros Neto, Bahia, com ênfase nos dados que se referem aos diversos fatores que, direta ou indiretamente, corroboram para o agravo da saúde desses profissionais. Como método de estudo, foi realizada entrevista para a coleta de dados junto a docentes da rede pública municipal de ensino. Os resultados apontam que em um período que corresponde de cinco anos, o número de professores que solicitaram afastamento de suas funções alegando motivos de saúde foi significativo. Assim, o estudo evidencia que há a necessidade de se implantar políticas públicas que ofereçam um ambiente laboral que possibilite ao professor exercer suas funções sem prejuízo de sua saúde física e mental.
Orixás são super-heróis: Mediações dos quadrinhos no contexto da Educação Intercultural
Authors: Araújo Nascimento Robéria Nádia
Published: July 2019

Reflexões à luz da interculturalidade sugerem a apropriação dos quadrinhos na educação. A intencionalidade é demonstrar o potencial estético-narrativo do gênero no enfoque das religiões de matriz africana que são silenciadas no espaço escolar. A coletânea Contos dos Orixás torna-se chave de leitura e problematização dos símbolos sagrados dessas culturas religiosas.
Liberdade Sexual e de Gênero na Rede de Educação do Acre - Observando o Contexto Local
Authors: De Oliveira Paulo Victor Poncio , Melo Lúcia De Fátima
Published: July 2019

O artigo apresenta discussões relativas à liberdade de gênero e a diversidade sexual no contexto das políticas educacionais, tendo como campo empírico a Rede Pública de Educação Básica do Estado do Acre. Realizaram-se visitas à Secretaria de Estado de Educação e Esporte e a nove escolas de Ensino Médio, representando todas as regionais escolares que compõem a Rede, onde foram aplicadas entrevistas semiabertas junto aos sujeitos que compõem a gestão estadual e as coordenações pedagógicas e de ensino das referidas escolas, com o objetivo de conhecer e analisar a realidade, no contexto educacional acriano, do diálogo existente sobre liberdade de gênero e diversidade sexual. Os aspectos conclusivos da pesquisa apontam que a Rede Pública de Educação Básica não se opõe à discussão acerca da inclusão do tema liberdade de gênero e diversidade sexual em seus currículos, apesar da inegável resistência paralela que há por parte de alguns setores conservadores da sociedade. Todavia faltam mecanismos legais, técnicos e principalmente pedagógicos que possibilitem a consolidação de políticas educacionais igualitárias e que combatam todo e qualquer dispositivo institucional e social de conservação de preconceitos historicamente construídos.
AS OCUPAÇÕES ESCOLARES DE 2015 E 2016 PELA LEITURA DA ÉTICA DA LIBERTAÇÃO
Authors: Uchôa Márcia Maria Rodrigues , Chacon Jerry Adriano Villanova , Vilella Mariana
Published: July 2019

O trabalho propõe uma análise do movimento de ocupações escolares nos anos de 2015 e 2016 no estado de São Paulo, sob a ótica da ética da libertação. Trata-se de uma abordagem qualitativa, decorrente de pesquisa exploratória e bibliográfica, com o intento de descrever as características do movimento e fazer uma leitura analítica com o aporte bibliográfico em Enrique Dussel (2002) e a sua ética da libertação e as contribuições de Theodor Adorno (2003) e Paulo Freire (2011), com os seus respectivos conceitos de emancipação e autonomia. As ocupações escolares surgem como um movimento insurgente dos estudantes secundaristas contra o governo do estado, que deliberou sobre a política de reorganização das escolas, uma ação arbitrária e antidemocrática diante da comunidade de vítimas afetadas. A estratégia de ocupações de escolas obteve um resultado favorável à demanda dos estudantes.
Mentioning the unmentionable: a stoma care nurse's journey to discussing sexuality
Authors: Bird Andrew
Published: July 2019

Sexuality is a fundamental activity of daily living, affected by a number of external factors, including illness and surgery—such as stoma formation. Ostomates should have an opportunity to discuss sexuality with a stoma care nurse, but it can be a difficult topic to raise, due to social and cultural taboos, as well as misconceptions about health and roles and denial of problems and responsibilities.

Engaging in these difficult conversations is an important skill that can be learned and perfected, so long as the need is identified. This journey is illustrated by the author's personal experience. Permission-giving according to the Ex-PLISSIT model makes it easier for patients to open up about sexuality, making it possible to identify and address common sexual problems experienced by ostomates.
What are antioxidants?
Authors: Witherow Briony
Published: July 2019

Briony Witherow MSc RNutr. FHEA Practical Equine Nutrition, explains what they do, why they are important and, how they help to neutralise oxidative stress
The value of ring-fenced beds in elective lower limb arthroplasty
Authors: Green Matthew , Tung Eleanor , Al-Dadah Oday
Published: July 2019

Background:

Infection is a serious complication of prosthetic joint arthroplasty, associated with high rates of morbidity resulting in further surgical intervention and prolonged inpatient hospital admission. Rates of prosthetic joint infection have been reported as 1.5–2.5% following lower limb arthroplasty. This study compared infection rates in patients receiving primary hip and knee joint replacements before and after implementation of ring-fenced beds.

Methods:

Retrospective study of all patients undergoing primary total hip replacement and total knee replacement from April 2013 to February 2014. Group 1 included pre-ring-fencing patients, group 2 included post-ring-fencing patients.

Results:

The overall infection rate pre-ring-fencing was 6.3% (n=8). This reduced to 2.7% (n=3) post-ring-fencing. The mean inpatient length of stay for group 1 was 6 days vs 4 days for group 2.

Conclusions:

Ring-fencing beds for patients undergoing elective lower limb arthroplasty significantly reduced rates of prosthetic joint infection and inpatient length of stay.