bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The persistence of expression: Clusivity, partial co-reference, and socioeconomic differentiation of first person plural subject pronoun expression in Spanish
Authors: LaCasse Dora
Published: February 2019

This study revisits variable subject pronoun expression in Spanish, bringing to bear insights from cross-linguistic patterns of person-number systems. Based on 2259 tokens from two corpora of Mexican Spanish representing distinct social classes, the study focuses solely on first person plural (1pl) subject pronouns, revealing unique aspects of variablenosotrosexpression. Evidence is offered in favor of a more nuanced measure of switch reference for non-singular grammatical persons through an analysis of the local effects of partial co-referentiality. This measure reconciles the large body of work on switch reference with Cameron’s (1995) measures of reference chains. Additionally, topic persistence — heretofore neglected in prior studies — conditions the variation, with subsequent mentions in the thematic paragraph favoring expressed pronouns. An investigation of clusivity demonstrates that Spanish 1pl subject pronoun expression is sensitive to a distinction grammaticalized in other languages, though subject pronoun rates across clusivities differ from previous results from Peninsular Spanish (Posio 2012). Finally, while subject pronoun expression is generally not sensitive to social factors, distributions of 1pl subjects according to clusivity differ between corpora. Results reveal the style and topic-conditioned differences in contextual distributions that underlie apparent social class differences in subject expression constraints.
Home-comers as a source of language contact: Return Azorean emigrants’ English code-switching practices
Authors: Linares Emily
Published: February 2019

The aim of this paper is two-fold: first, it seeks to highlight the potential ofreturnemigrants — orhome-comers— to introduce lexical change in their first language (L1). Second, it represents a contribution to Lusophone linguistics and Romance linguistics more broadly in examining speech performance data from home-comers of an under-researched Portuguese variety, a dialect of Azorean Portuguese. Drawing on Backus’s notion ofentrenchment, I first present home-comers as a possible source of language change due to their contact with and potential use of L2 lexical items encountered abroad, and I highlight the Azores as an important yet overlooked site for language contact and change. In analyzing spontaneous oral narratives of emigration collected in the Azores, I demonstrate how home-comers’ ideological attitudes and linguistic resources serve as the ground on which linguistic changes occur. After examining the import of performance data on the individual level, I consider the status of a particular lexical category of code-switches — English discourse markers (i.e. ‘so’ and ‘you know’) — in Romance and their potential to become lexicalized and regarded as Portuguese in this particular contact situation.
Translocator Protein Ligand Protects against Neurodegeneration in the MPTP Mouse Model of Parkinsonism
Authors: Gong Jing , Szego Éva M. , Leonov Andrei , Benito Eva , Becker Stefan , Fischer Andre , Zweckstetter Markus , Outeiro Tiago , Schneider Anja
Published: February 2019

Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, after Alzheimer's disease. Parkinson's disease is a movement disorder with characteristic motor features that arise due to the loss of dopaminergic neurons from the substantia nigra. Although symptomatic treatment by the dopamine precursor levodopa and dopamine agonists can improve motor symptoms, no disease-modifying therapy exists yet. Here, we show that Emapunil (AC-5216, XBD-173), a synthetic ligand of the translocator protein 18, ameliorates degeneration of dopaminergic neurons, preserves striatal dopamine metabolism, and prevents motor dysfunction in female mice treated with the MPTP, as a model of parkinsonism. We found that Emapunil modulates the inositol requiring kinase 1α (IRE α)/X-box binding protein 1 (XBP1) unfolded protein response pathway and induces a shift from pro-inflammatory toward anti-inflammatory microglia activation. Previously, Emapunil was shown to cross the blood–brain barrier and to be safe and well tolerated in a Phase II clinical trial. Therefore, our data suggest that Emapunil may be a promising approach in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTOur study reveals a beneficial effect of Emapunil on dopaminergic neuron survival, dopamine metabolism, and motor phenotype in the MPTP mouse model of parkinsonism. In addition, our work uncovers molecular networks which mediate neuroprotective effects of Emapunil, including microglial activation state and unfolded protein response pathways. These findings not only contribute to our understanding of biological mechanisms of translocator protein 18 (TSPO) function but also indicate that translocator protein 18 may be a promising therapeutic target. We thus propose to further validate Emapunil in other Parkinson's disease mouse models and subsequently in clinical trials to treat Parkinson's disease.
Comparative Analysis of Brain and Fat Body Gene Splicing Patterns in the Honey Bee, Apis mellifera
Authors: Kannan Kavya , Shook Molly , Li Yang , Robinson Gene E , Ma Jian
Published: February 2019

RNA-seq has proven to be a powerful tool to unravel various aspects of the transcriptome, especially the quantification of alternative splicing (AS) that leads to isoform diversity. The honey bee (Apis mellifera) is an important model organism for studying the molecular underpinnings of behavioral plasticity and social behavior, and recent RNA-seq studies of honey bees have revealed AS patterns and their regulation by DNA methylation. However, tissue-specific AS patterns have not been fully explored. In this paper, we characterized AS patterns in two different honey bee tissue types, and also explored their conservation and regulation. We used the RNA-seq data from brain and fat body to improve the existing models of honey bee genes and identified tissue-specific AS patterns. We found that AS genes show high conservation between honey bee and Drosophila melanogaster. We also confirmed and extended previous findings of a correlation between gene body DNA methylation and AS patterns, providing further support for the role of DNA methylation in regulating AS. In addition, our analysis suggests distinct functional roles for tissue-specific alternatively spliced genes. Taken together, our work provides new insights into the conservation and dynamics of AS patterns across different tissue types.
A Comprehensive Review Study on Scabies and its Associated Impact on Psycho-Social Health of an Individual.
Authors: Alsyali Zeyad , Alaithan Abdullah , Almubarak Khalid , Alibrahim Hassan , Almansour Abdulrahman , Albalawi Turki , Daimi Syed Rehan Hafiz , Mohiuddin Shamim Shaikh
Published: February 2019

Scabies is a common skin disorder. It is caused by a mite called Sarcoptes Scabiei. Sarcoptes scabiei is an arthropod that burrows into the skin and live and reproduce there. The class is Arachnida, subclass acari, family sarcoptidae. The mites are usually not seen with naked eye. The parasite burrows into the epidermis of the skin using it as a shelter and it leaves the eggs inside. Scabies is a disease transmitted by direct skin to skin contact with the infected person or with his items such as clothing or blankets used by the infected person and so on.  After a while as an immune reaction this will cause an intense itching and skin rash especially in fingers, axilla, wrists, areola and genitalia. In this comprehensive review study, we are going to discuss the histopathology and life cycle of causative agent, disease transmission, sign and symptoms, prevention and psychosocial impact of an individual
Natural Environmental Amenities and House Rentals
Authors: Famuyiwa Funlola
Published: February 2019

Environmental valuation techniques have been used in quantifying the influences of environmental amenities on house prices. The hedonic approach is used to evaluate contributions of environmental amenities to rents in this study. Though the theme of this study has attracted pedagogical attention, the comparison between man-made and natural environmental amenities in housing values is a nouvelle approach in identifying and explaining effective demand and value systems of urban and natural amenities through market evidence. It extends existing body of literature on hedonic studies in Nigeria by contextually assessing these two broad categories of environmental amenities on the same scale. Results reveal the variations in demand and significance of physical infrastructure and natural amenities in rents. This /study's significance lies in bringing to light, the realities of market demand for natural amenities in comparison with physical infrastructure
Housing Affordability, Government Intervention and Housing Informality: An African Dilemma?
Authors: Oyalowo Basirat Ashabi , Nubi Timothy Gbenga , Lawanson Taibat Olaitan
Published: February 2019

The imperfections associated with housing markets have often been the basis for government intervention policies. The purpose of this article is to show the need for governmental responsiveness regarding local realities in structuring policies in specific sectors of the housing market. It shows how government intervention contributes to housing supply and the consequences of this in developed and developing countries. Conversely, it also explores how government intervention in co-operative societies has been utilised in various countries to address housing supply inelasticity, the outcome of this, and lessons that can be learnt. This study takes the form of a literature review and a quantitative survey of co-operative societies in Lagos, Nigeria. Its analysis is based on multivariate techniques. The quantitative survey is utilised to show a specific case of government inactivity in the co-operative housing sector, while the literature review is utilised to showcase government intervention in co-operative housing in four countries. The study argues that while government interventions (by way of planning regulations) often leads to house-price increases and unaffordability in developed countries, it has contributed to the emergence of informal settlements in several African cities.Additionally, while co-operative societies have been historically recognised to reduce inelasticity, improve supply and affordability in developed countries, they have yet to be recognised and supported in African cities like Lagos. It is concluded that while housing affordability is a dilemma that faces both developed and African countries, informality arises as a uniquely developing country response to unaffordability. It is recommended that, learning from history, African governments should recognise and integrate co-operative societies into their housing supply system. Furthermore, governments should implement appropriate policies to guide their activities towards reducing supply inelasticity, increasing affordability and the reduction of ever-expanding informal communities.
Strategy and Tool for Improving the Visibility of African Real Estate Research
Authors: Hahn Jonas , Schulte Karl-Werner
Published: February 2019

The body of knowledge in the context of African Real Estate is growing constantly. The research discipline has attracted increased interest and thereby, the number of available publications has augmented. And while it becomes more and more difficult to keep track of the various research directions and contemporary research output in African Real Estate as the discipline progresses, new media provide viable solutions to the problem. This contribution outlines concepts for promoting research on African Real Estate, exemplified by the AfRER.org Research Database, and gives an outlook on scaling the list of available publications into a dynamic web-based system for supporting both authors and researchers on the quest for information and data. The contribution also makes suggestions on how to involve relevant stakeholders by fostering and developing research peer groups regarding African Real Estate research output.Entitled 'Promoting Publications in African Real Estate Research – Status Quo and Outlook‘, this topic was originally presented at the 2018 Annual Conference of the African Real Estate Society in Abeokuta, Nigeria.
The first central nervous system autopsy in Southern Brazil
Authors: Almeida Sérgio Monteiro de , Salvador Gabriel L.O. , Roza Thiago H. , Noronha Lucia , Torres Luiz Fernando Bleggi
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACT Objective: The history of Anatomical Pathology in the state of Paraná, in southern Brazil, is closely linked with the foundation of the Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR). This study identified the first central nervous system (CNS) clinical autopsy performed by the Department of Anatomical Pathology of the UFPR. Methods: This study reviewed the autopsy report archives of the Hospital de Clínicas-UFPR from 1951 onward. The clinical anatomy interpretations of the autopsy report and possible etiologic agents were discussed. Result: The first adult clinical autopsy with CNS study was performed on April 23, 1952 on a 45-year-old man with lobar pneumonia with abscesses complicated by bacterial meningitis. Conclusion: This case was the first CNS clinical autopsy performed in the state of Paraná and, possibly, in southern Brazil. The death was due to an infectious disease, which was the main cause of death in Brazil in the 1950s.
Amplitude-integrated electroencephalography for neonatal seizure detection. An electrophysiological point of view
Authors: Gacio Sebastián
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACT Seizures in the newborn are associated with high morbidity and mortality, making their detection and treatment critical. Seizure activity in neonates is often clinically obscured, such that detection of seizures is particularly challenging. Amplitude-integrated EEG is a technique for simplified EEG monitoring that has found an increasing clinical application in neonatal intensive care. Its main value lies in the relative simplicity of interpretation, allowing nonspecialist members of the care team to engage in real-time detection of electrographic seizures. Nevertheless, to avoiding misdiagnosing rhythmic artifacts as seizures, it is necessary to recognize the electrophysiological ictal pattern in the conventional EEG trace available in current devices. The aim of this paper is to discuss the electrophysiological basis of the differentiation of epileptic seizures and extracranial artifacts to avoid misdiagnosis with amplitude-integrated EEG devices.
Burnout syndrome: are stroke neurologists at a higher risk?
Authors: Zétola Viviane Flumignan , Pavanelli Giovana Memari , Pereira Gabriella Ueharo , Germiniani Francisco Manoel Branco , Lange Marcos Christiano
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACT Background: Burnout syndrome is a work-related psychological response, characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and low professional accomplishment. Objective: The study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of burnout syndrome in neurologists in the State of Paraná, Brazil, dividing them into stroke neurologists and non-stroke neurologists. Methods: We performed a crosssectional observational study, with a quantitative approach, based on the online Maslach Burnout Inventory - Human Services Survey questionnaire. Results: A total of 74 neurologists were evaluated, 44.6% of whom had burnout syndrome, predominantly among females and stroke neurologists. Both the stroke neurologist and non-stroke neurologist groups had medium degrees of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization; however, while stroke neurologists had high professional accomplishment, non-stroke neurologists had mean-to-low scores of professional accomplishment. There was a proportional relationship between age and emotional exhaustion. Female neurologists also reported lower professional accomplishment levels. Conclusion: Burnout is prevalent among the neurologists of Paraná, corroborating the results previously reported in other studies. There seems to be no significant difference between those neurologists who work in the emergency stroke care setting compared with those who don't.
Características da colaboração científica entre grupos de pesquisa de áreas de exatas, vida e humanas
Authors: Odelius Catarina Cecília , Ono Rafael Nishino
Published: February 2019

Resumo Este estudo caracteriza a colaboração científica (CC) entre grupos de pesquisa (GP), atuantes nas áreas de exatas, vidas e humanas, abordando motivos da colaboração; dinâmica de interação; facilitadores, desafios, problemas e dificuldades enfrentados; principais resultados alcançados; e conteúdo aprendido. A pesquisa, de natureza teórico-empírica, descritiva e qualitativa, pautou-se em revisão bibliográfica para situar o panorama de estudos acerca dessa temática. Os dados coletados com base em roteiro de entrevista semiestruturado foram organizados em categorias definidas a priori e submetidos a análise de conteúdo. Os resultados indicam a necessidade de parcerias para atender a editais de fomento ou visando principalmente: 1) à ampliação de estudos e pesquisas, com diversificação de perspectivas teóricas e metodológicas, com o objetivo de obter maior conhecimento a respeito do tema, além do aproveitamento e troca de conhecimentos e experiência de outros integrantes da CC; e 2) ao compartilhamento de recursos financeiros e equipamentos. Contribuem para a formação de parcerias a proximidade entre as linhas de pesquisa e o conhecimento prévio dos pesquisadores, decorrente de situações de formação ou interação em eventos. Há sobreposição entre desafios, problemas, aspectos dificultadores e facilitadores, sendo a presença ou ausência de algumas condições determinante de como aquele aspecto é percebido. Entre os principais resultados estão o melhor aproveitamento de recursos, a melhoria da qualidade e a ampliação da produção e da disseminação do conhecimento. Além de focar o tema em contexto de GP brasileiros de diferentes áreas do conhecimento, o estudo contribui com a identificação de conteúdos aprendidos na atuação em CC.
Pop-Management: 15 anos depois - a incorporação do pop-management no trabalho de executivos de grandes empresas
Authors: Duarte Maria Paula Ferraz Calfat , Medeiros Cintia Rodrigues de Oliveira
Published: February 2019

Resumo Análise sobre a forma como os executivos de alto escalão de grandes empresas nacionais e estrangeiras atuantes no Brasil, de setores variados, constroem seus argumentos para justificar a incorporação de elementos da literatura de pop-management no seu trabalho. Para alcançar nosso objetivo, revisamos a literatura sobre o pop-management e as críticas dirigidas a esse fenômeno. Quanto aos procedimentos de pesquisa, realizamos entrevistas com 12 executivos e empregamos a análise argumentativa. Nossa análise identificou quatro linhas argumentativas: (1) O pop-management é um mecanismo de apoio à tomada de decisão; (2) O pop-management fornece orientações práticas sobre como alcançar resultados; (3) O pop-management é uma ferramenta para disseminar conhecimentos às redes de relacionamento; (4) O pop-management é uma fonte para aprimoramento pessoal. Nossos achados oferecem pistas sobre como os executivos incorporam o conhecimento veiculado na literatura pop-management na realização de suas atividades, bem como sobre suas implicações. Com base nessas informações, gestores e executivos podem tomar decisões a respeito da utilização dessa literatura no seu trabalho.
Ciência sucessora e a(s) epistemologia(s): saberes localizados
Authors: Góes Juliana
Published: February 2019

Resumo: O presente artigo é uma reflexão sobre a importância de uma nova forma de ciência, bem como sobre possíveis eixos para uma ciência feminista. Propõe-se, aqui, a substituição de um fazer científico neo-positivista por um modelo de ciência que entenda as formas de produzir saber oriundas de diferentes comunidades epistêmicas, que adote a objetividade como saberes localizados e que, ao invés de incorporar o liberalismo, seja comprometido com a libertação dos grupos subjugados. O modelo proposto também inclui um novo objetivo para a ciência, que ao invés de buscar a lei universal do mundo, busque a tradução de diferentes realidades e permita uma relação de accountability entre os sujeitos de pesquisa.
Imagens de violência de gênero em telenovelas brasileiras
Authors: Caminhas Lorena Rúbia Pereira
Published: February 2019

Resumo: O presente artigo investiga o modo como é retratada a violência perpetrada contra as vilãs de telenovelas brasileiras, por seus pais, maridos e amantes. Questiona se as cenas nas quais essas mulheres são agredidas estão inseridas em um contexto no qual tal violência é declarada e questionada, ou se elas aparecem destituídas de qualquer indagação sobre o fato de se representar um homem batendo em uma mulher. Foram selecionadas nove novelas para análise, exibidas entre os anos 2000 a 2017, sendo todas “novelas das oito” apresentadas no horário nobre (21 horas). Ao final do percurso, buscou-se evidenciar um regime de representação que nega a violência de gênero inerente a essas imagens e suas possíveis consequências.
Characteristics of long-term home oxygen therapy users in the municipality of Curitiba, Brazil
Authors: Kovelis Demetria , Cruz Paôla Luma , Silva Lígia Inez , Sierra Juan Ricardo , Sandoval Paulo Roberto de Miranda , Valderramas Silvia
Published: February 2019

Abstract Introduction: Long-term home oxygen therapy (LTOT) can be successfully used in the treatment and prevention of chronic lung diseases, as it improves quality of life, increases survival, and reduces the lenght of hospital stays. However, to the authors’ knowledge there are no descriptive studies with details of the clinical and social profile of patients using LTOT in the state of Paraná. Objective: To analyze the profile of LTOT users in the state of Paraná. Method: All patients registered in the LTOT program of the Curitiba Municipal Department of Health were recruited to the study. Participants answered a questionnaire with questions about their education level, family income, main diagnosis, comorbidities, hours/day of O2 use, and hospitalizations in the previous year. Results: 386 patients (67 ± 20.4 years; 66% females) were interviewed. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was the most common disease (58.5%); 60.6% were former smokers and 84.5% did not practice any kind of physical activity; dyspnea was the most common symptom (81.3%) and immobility was the most commonly reported inconvenience (33%); 55.7% used O2 24 hours a day; 53.6% had been hospitalized in the previous year; 33.9% had not completed primary school; 31.4% had an income of one minimum monthly wage or less. Conclusion: LTOT users in Curitiba are primarily elderly women with COPD, with low family income and limited schooling. It is extremely important that health professionals provide educational and preventive measures for this population, to minimize the impact of COPD in the community.
The urban hierarchy at the delta of the Amazon River and the importance of small cities
Authors: Costa Sandra Maria Fonseca da , Carmo Monique Bruna Silva do , Barja Paulo Roxo
Published: February 2019

Abstract The main goal of this paper is to present an evaluation of the urban hierarchy of a sub-region of the Brazilian Amazon Region, the Delta of the Amazon River. We analyzed the Delta cities regarding their ability to provide access to basic services (infrastructure) and employment to their residents, or even the residents of adjacent towns. The results were produced using data from: census, the Annual List of Social Information (RAIS), the number of industrial establishments (Federation of Industries of the State of Pará - FIEPA), the year the cities were founded, distance from the cities to the state capitals, and the number of bank branches. A general index was created, and it allowed defining to what degree the cities were connected, and proposing an urban hierarchy at the Delta Region. Regardless of different historical processes, age, size and importance in the Regional Urban Network, the cities of the Delta can be compared in terms of infrastructure available to their population. At the same time, small cities are experiencing significant population growth, and expansion of urban areas without investment proportional to their needs.
Urbanização, vulnerabilidade, resiliência: relações conceituais e compreensões de causa e efeito
Authors: Cabral Laíse do Nascimento , Cândido Gesinaldo Ataíde
Published: February 2019

Resumo Este artigo traz discussões inerentes às construções urbanas em um de seus cunhos mais abrangentes chamado de expansão urbana, fenômeno que se encontra inserido dentro do campo da urbanização e que tem causado transformações no espaço urbano. Tais transformações circundam as mazelas sociais e econômicas, desembocando em transtornos ao meio natural, formulando assim um histórico de vulnerabilidades socioambientais para o meio urbano. Diante desse contexto, este trabalho tem por objetivo propor relações de causa e efeito entre urbanização, vulnerabilidade e resiliência a partir da compreensão de riscos socioambientais decorrentes da intensificação do processo da expansão urbana. Define-se metodologicamente como um ensaio teórico respaldado pelas construções teóricas de alguns autores, dentre eles – Holling e Adger. Como resultado, tem-se cenários possíveis do que ocorre entre a complexidade desses fenômenos e a necessidade de aplicar tais conceitos à prática, ou seja, inferir empiricamente a relação desses conceitos com a realidade local de cada espaço urbano, cada um desses locais imbricados por suas realidades de identidade próprias, territorializando tais espaços e estabelecendo realidades próximas ou não da condição de urbano, vulnerável e resiliente.
Os dissabores amordaçados da velhice em Lygia Fagundes Telles e Clarice Lispector
Authors: Câmara Yls Rabelo , Câmara Yzy Maria Rabelo
Published: February 2019

Resumo Esse artigo objetiva mostrar o conceito de velhice feminina no Brasil dos anos 1970 a partir da análise de “Senhor Diretor” e “A partida de trem”, dois contos escritos respectivamente por Lygia Fagundes Telles (1977) e Clarice Lispector (1974). Para tanto, fizemos um levantamento bibliográfico e, baseando-nos em investigadores como Ferreira (2014) e Beauvoir (1990), entre outros, analisamos psicológica e literariamente as personagens Maria Emília e Maria Rita, as protagonistas dos contos supracitados. Ao colocá-las em paralelo, verificamos o quanto o envelhecer da mulher pode ser marcado por modos de subjetivação negativos que causam sofrimento por rejeição, baixa autoestima, solidão, introjeção de pré-noções distorcidas, negação da sexualidade e desesperança e que, apesar dos contos em questão reforçarem esses padrões sócio-historicamente construídos, essa pesquisa tem como relevância também mostrar a velhice sob um prisma de plenitude e de busca de sentido de vida.
Utilização do fruto seco descascado da Luffa cyllindrica como meio suporte em filtros biológicos percoladores: análise do desempenho quanto à redução da carga orgânica e considerações microbiológicas
Authors: Vianna Marcos Rocha , Melo Gilberto Caldeira Bandeira de
Published: February 2019

RESUMO Experiências sobre o tratamento de esgoto doméstico foram realizadas em instalação piloto de filtros biológicos percoladores, em laboratório, nos quais frutos secos descascados de Luffa cyllindrica constituíram o meio suporte para o crescimento microbiológico, com o objetivo de verificar sua capacidade de remoção da matéria orgânica, medida em termos da demanda bioquímica de oxigênio e da demanda química de oxigênio. Os resultados obtidos, quando comparados com os originários de um filtro similar que utilizava pedras como meio suporte, indicaram que a Luffa cyllindrica pode substituir, em condições específicas, o meio suporte tradicional. Embora estudos microbiológicos detalhados não estivessem entre os objetivos deste estudo, observou-se também que o biofilme encontrado na Luffa cyllindrica era mais rico em espécies e apresentava estágio mais evoluído do que o biofilme encontrado nas pedras. Estudos complementares são recomendados.
Eco-hidrologia integrada ao manejo dos recursos hídricos em áreas úmidas: caso do Banhado do Taim, RS
Authors: Xavier Renata Azevedo , Camargo Vanessa Castro , Cardoso Olímpio Rafael , Tassi Rutinéia
Published: February 2019

RESUMO A eco-hidrologia busca integrar os conhecimentos da hidrologia aos da ecologia, criando uma abordagem mais ampla para a compreensão da dinâmica dos recursos hídricos, facilitando o planejamento e as ações de programas de gestão. Uma das formas de integrar hidrologia à ecologia é por meio da elaboração de índices de adequabilidade de hábitat (IAHs), processo que tem se destacado por fornecer informações relevantes sobre áreas úmidas. O IAH é obtido pela relação entre as informações sobre espécies bioindicadoras e as condições eco-hidrológicas necessárias à sua sobrevivência, permitindo a avaliação de impactos sobre as espécies. O desenvolvimento de IAHs, integrados a processos de modelagem hidrodinâmica e sistemas de informação geográfica (SIGs), proporciona a obtenção de imagens de adequabilidade de hábitat, que permitem obter informações espacializadas sobre a qualidade do hábitat de determinada espécie, ou grupo de espécies, colaborando para o aperfeiçoamento das estratégias de gerenciamento dos recursos hídricos e a conservação da biodiversidade de áreas úmidas. A fim de melhor elucidar o processo de desenvolvimento de IAHs e sua aplicação, é apresentada a metodologia utilizada para avaliar a adequabilidade do Banhado do Taim, inserido na Estação Ecológica do Taim, importante área úmida localizada no sul da planície costeira do Rio Grande do Sul.
Representações de mulheres estudantes de direito sobre direitos reprodutivos: entre saberes e valores
Authors: Monica Eder Fernandes , Martins Ana Paula Antunes , Rocha Júnior Márcio Henrique B.
Published: February 2019

Resumo O presente artigo consiste em análise interdisciplinar dos resultados obtidos em uma pesquisa empírica realizada com as graduandas da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Federal Fluminense a respeito das suas representações sobre direitos reprodutivos no processo de formação universitária. Os dados coletados foram analisados com base em teorias sociais contemporâneas sobre relações de gênero e sobre ensino jurídico. Pretendeu-se, com isso, compreender as tensões entre saberes disciplinares e valores individuais no processo de formação universitária. O texto visa a contribuir para a produção de conhecimentos sobre o ethos profissional dos juristas, produzido desde as etapas iniciais de formação. Com isso, podem-se identificar tendências no que diz respeito ao tratamento jurídico de controvérsias ligadas aos direitos reprodutivos, uma vez que as representações de estudantes têm potencial efeito sobre a atuação dos atores do Sistema de Justiça em curto ou médio prazo. As intersecções entre representações sobre direitos reprodutivos, o ensino jurídico e a criminalização desta prática evidenciam as restrições para o exercício dos direitos sexuais e dos direitos reprodutivos das mulheres, bem como assinalam os limites para o aprofundamento dos direitos humanos e das mulheres e da democratização da sociedade brasileira. A partir dos resultados da pesquisa, é possível refletir a respeito da adequação dos currículos dos cursos de direito e problematizar acerca de diretrizes nacionais para a formação jurídica universitária.
DEGREE OF SATISFACTION WITH THE ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT OF LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION
Authors: Gatelli Cristiano , Graells Xavier Soler , Kulcheski Álynson Larocca , Benato Marcel Luiz , Santoro Pedro Grein
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the degree of patient satisfaction and complications after endoscopic surgery for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation. Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 94 patients with lumbar disc herniation undergoing endoscopic lumbar discectomy through the MacNab questionnaire and four subjective questions related to the procedure. Results: Approximately 82% of the patients had good and excellent results, and 91.4% reported being satisfied with the surgical result obtained with endoscopy. The rate of complications with the method was 9.5%, with recurrent disc herniation being the most common complication (5.4% of cases). Conclusions: Endoscopic surgery proved to be an effective and safe method, and an alternative to conventional open surgery. Level of evidence; III. Therapeutic studies - Investigation of treatment results.
CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY: CLINICAL CASES AND PHYSIOTHERAPY
Authors: Oliveira Rafael de Almeida , Fares Karime , Schiavon Daniela , Souza Pauliana Carolina , Luvizutto Gustavo José , Souza Luciane Aparecida Pascucci Sande de
Published: February 2019

ABSTRACT The aims of this article are to present cervical spondylotic myelopathy, a spinal condition caused by bony, ligament and disc alterations that results in spinal cord compression leading to progressive degeneration of the spinal cord, and to describe the possible physiotherapeutic interventions. The pathology has different forms of progression and affected areas, which contributes to the diversity of clinical presentations. This work presents two evaluations of three patients diagnosed with this disease, at different times, to compare the severity, the affected regions, and the evolution of each one. Subsequently, it describes the most appropriate physiotherapeutic treatment for this illness, demonstrating its wide variability according to the signs and symptoms presented. Level of Evidence: IV. Case series.
Ticks in wild animals at a resort and the first documentation of Amblyomma sculptum infesting Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
Authors: Araújo Izabela Mesquita , Magalhães-Matos Paulo Cesar , Cordeiro Matheus Dias , Pacheco Adlilton , Rocha Bruno Silva , Feitoza Luis Felipe Barbosa Braga , Sanavria Argemiro , Fonseca Adivaldo Henrique
Published: February 2019

Abstract The study aimed to identify species of ticks present in the environment and among captive animals, in Mangaratiba, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ticks were isolated from captive animals by manual examination and free-living ticks in the environment were captured using the flannel drag technique. A total of 91 ticks were obtained (51 adults, 25 nymphs and 15 larvae). The specimens were identified morphologically as Amblyomma sp., Amblyomma dubitatum, Amblyomma ovale and Amblyomma sculptum , and were distributed among five species of native mammals and an exotic bird. This study also reports the first case of infestation of the Australian emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) by A. sculptum.
Helminths Assemblage of the bare-faced ibis, Phimosus infuscatus (Lichtenstein, 1823) (Pelecaniformes: Threskiornithidae), in southern Brazil
Authors: Scheer Simone , Mascarenhas Carolina Silveira , Macedo Márcia Raquel Pegoraro de , Muller Gertrud
Published: February 2019

Abstract Birds act as hosts for a variety of parasites, many of these are unreported. The literature provides scant information on the helminth fauna of Phimosus infuscatus. The presence of helminths were investigate in 28 birds from Pelotas, Capão do Leão, and Rio Grande in Rio Grande do Sul. The preparation and identification of helminths followed protocols. Prevalence (P%), mean intensity of infection (MII), and mean abundance (MA) were estimated. The following helminths were found: Hystrichis acanthocephalicus , Dioctophyme renale (larva), Porrocaecum heteropterum , Baruscapillaria sp., Aproctella carinii , Paradeletrocephalus minor, and Cyathostoma sp. (Nematoda); Echinostomatidae gen. sp., Tanaisia valida, and Athesmia sp. (Trematoda: Digenea) and Megalacanthus sp. (Cestoda). The most prevalent species were H. acanthocephalicus, P. heteropterum, Megalacanthus sp., and Echinostomatidae gen. sp. and Megalacanthus sp. had the highest MII and MA. There was a significant difference in the prevalence of H. acantocephalicus between female and male bird hosts. We report Echinostomatidae gen. sp., T. valida, Athesmia sp., Cyathostoma sp., A. carinii, P. minor, D. renale (larva), Baruscapillaria sp., and Megalacanthus sp. for the first time in P. infuscatus in Brazil.
20th Biennial BDS Conference 2018 – Tour 3: National Botanic Garden of Wales
Authors: Murphy Alexandra
Published: February 2019

This paper is an account of the 20th Biennial British Dam Society (BDS) Conference 2018 site tour 3: – National Botanic Garden of Wales, Regency Restoration Project.
Lifestyle after seven years of post ischemic coronary event: cross-sectional study
Authors: Albuquerque Iana Verena Santana , Brasil Cristina Aires , Lemos Amanda Queiroz , Oliveira Francisco Tiago Oliveira de , Bilitário Luciana , Carvalho Costa Dias Cristiane Maria
Published: February 2019

BACKGROUND: The population’s accelerated aging process and unhealthy lifestyle imply in the appearance of comorbidities, thus leading to the loss of functional capacity, limiting the individual in labor, recreational and social activities. The magnitude of the problem reflects on the importance of multidisciplinary programs, awakening the need to change lifestyle, especially in individuals who have suffered a long-term ischemic event. OBJECTIVE: To compare the lifestyle of individuals after seven years of ischemic coronary event. METHOD: This is a retrospective cohort composed of individuals with Ischemic Coronary Syndrome (ICS) Inclusion criteria: participants from a previous study, in the period from April 2006 to January 2007. After the consent, a brief interview was performed by telephone contact, with the following questions: sociodemographic data; comorbidities; Lifestyle; number of hospitalizations due to cardiac problems; presence of chest pain. The categorical variables presented in terms of absolute frequency, while the numerical data, in terms of mean and standard deviation (XD ± SD). The McNemar test for comparison of the categorical variables paired and chi-square test for comparison of the categorical variables, p ? 0.05. CAAE: 05874112.9.0000.5544. RESULTS: We highlight the most prevalent comorbidities, Hypertension 24 (80%), Dyslipidemia 21 (70%), Diabetes 14 (46.6%). After seven years event, there was an increase in hypertensive patients (p = 0.01) in contrast smokers reduction (p = 0.02). CONCLUSION: Although the individuals have modified two significant lifestyles such as the relevant, hypertension and smoking, the studied population maintains high rates of cardiovascular risk factors, necessitating an intervention by the multidisciplinary team.
PBMC Isolation v2
Authors: DK Moore Dannielle , G Loxton Andre
Published: February 2019

This protocol includes the step-by-step protocol used to isolate human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from fresh human whole peripheral blood using the Ficoll density gradient method. This method seperated cells based on sedimentation velocity and cellular density. Under centrifugal force, cells with a higher density compared to Ficoll-plaque (such as RBC and granulocytes) pass through the Ficoll layer and sediment at the bottom of the tube.However, cells with a lower density are unable to penetarte the media. Cells will a very low density (such as platelets) remain in suspension, while cells with a density similar to that of ficoll ( such as PBMCs) collect at the ficoll interface.
Mechanisms of early glucose regulation disturbance after out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation: an explorative prospective study v1
Authors: H, MD Vihonen , M, MD, PhD Kuisma , A, MD Salo , S, MD Ångerman , K, MD, PhD Pietiläinen , J, MD, PhD Nurmi
Published: February 2019

Prehospital and hospital admission Insulin, glucagon, glucagon-like-peptide 1 (GLP-1), interleukin 6 (IL-6), cortisol, and HbA1c biomarker levels. Last recorded prehospital vital parameter recordings.
English Teaching Reform in Local Undergraduate Colleges Based on Interlanguage Fossilization
Authors: Yang Qin , Xu Yujie
Published: February 2019

The interlanguage fossilization is a distinguishing characteristic of second language acquisition and plays an important role in promoting the foreign language teaching in China. According to survey four main problems of English teaching in local undergraduate colleges have been found, involving language environment, teaching methods, teacher-student relationship and test mode. Therefore, this paper expounds the characteristics, classification and basic causes of interlanguage petrochemical phenomena, and proposes the main measures of English teaching reform in local undergraduate colleges from the perspective of theory of interlanguage fossilization. The reform measures are as follows (a)foster a good language learning environment, (b) emphasize learning strategy in the teaching process, (c) innovate teaching concepts and teaching models,(d) select high-quality teaching materials and strengthen teacher promotion.
Study on the Images of the Code Hero Fighting Alone in Hemingway’s Works
Authors: Zheng Xin
Published: February 2019

As is known to us, as one of the most distinguished novelists in America, Hemingway is a profound writer for his simple writing style and the image of unyielding men in his famous works. The present study aims to uncover the image of the code hero fighting alone, which will make us have a good understanding of his works more deeply. Therefore, the present paper will choose his four masterpieces. The main characters always display a typical image, that is, “code hero”, which shows “grace under pressure”. In particular, Hemingway further probes into the themes, including men confronting with great challenges and struggling alone all the time, showing firm determination and courage when men face up to the defeats, and living with “grace under pressure” in The Old Man and the Sea. Therefore, it is obvious that the main character Santiago is regarded as the most typical code hero in literary creation.
Study on the Translation of Tourist Public Signs from the Perspective of Ecological Translation
Authors: Yu Yanya
Published: February 2019

With the accelerating process of internationalization, China and the world become more and more inseparable. There are a growing number of foreigners coming to China for work and travel. Therefore, the translation of public signs is particularly important. It not only brings convenience to the tourists in China, but also helps to raise china’s image as a great power.Public signs are a special applied literary form, which is an important part of social terms. Its social functions are self-evident. Generally speaking, Public signs are the written and graphic information that can guide people’s behavior and is featured by indication, prompt, constraint and coerciveness. As a new mode of research, eco-translatology tries to depict and interpret the process of translation from the perspective of ecology, which is also the feature that eco-translatology differentiates it from the previous studies. Through combining the translation with its surrounding environment, readers can get a better understandable version. This paper employs the method of case study. By analyzing the errors existing in public sign translation, the author gives a better solution under the guidance of eco-translatology.
Tarihsel Bakış Açısı Edinme Ölçeğinin Türkçeye Uyarlanması ve Tarih ve Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretmen Adaylarının Tarihsel Bakış Açısı Edinme Becerilerinin İncelenmesi
Authors: DİNÇ Erkan , ÜZTEMUR Servet
Published: February 2019

Bu araştırmanın amacı tarihsel bakış

açısı edinme ölçeğini Türkçeye uyarlayarak tarih ve sosyal bilgiler öğretmen

adaylarının tarihsel bakış açısı edinme becerilerini incelemektir. Kesitsel

tarama modeline göre desenlenen araştırmanın çalışma grubunu 2017-2018 öğretim

yılında Gazi, Necmettin Erbakan ve Uşak üniversitelerinin çeşitli pogramlarında

öğrenim gören ve tesadüfi örnekleme yöntemiyle seçilmiş 386 tarih ve sosyal

bilgiler öğretmen adayı oluşturmaktadır. Tarihsel bakış açısı edinme ölçeğinin

Türkçe sürümünün yapı geçerliliği belirlemek için doğrulayıcı faktör analizi

yapılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde betimsel istatistikler, t-testi, Brown-Forsythe ve Welch istatistikleri ve tek

yönlü varyans analizinden faydalanılmıştır. Araştırma bulguları tarihsel bakış

açısı edinme ölçeğinin Türkçe sürümünün orijinal ölçeğin yapısıyla uyumlu bir

şekilde geçerli ve güvenilir bir yapıda olduğunu göstermiştir. Yapılan

incelemeler ayrıca bazı değişkenler açısından gruplar arasında çeşitli

farklılıklar olsa da tarih ve sosyal bilgiler öğretmen adaylarının tarihsel

bakış açısı edinme becerlerinin yeterli düzeyde olduğunu göstermiştir.

Çalışmanın son kısmında bu sonuçlardan hareketle tarihsel bakış açısı edinme

becerilerinin ölçülmesinin Türkiye bağlamındaki yer ve önemi tartışılmıştır. 
On Image Processing Algorithm for Registration of Three-Dimensional Gas Bubble Movement Using a High Speed Camera
Authors: Augustyniak Jakub , Perkowski Dariusz Mariusz
Published: February 2019

The paper deals with an imaging computer tomography method based on simple image processing techniques for two phase flow analysis. Moreover, it has been presented the algorithm of 3D bubble trajectory reconstruction using a single high speed camera and the system of mirrors. In the experiment a glass tank filled with distilled water was used. The nozzle through which the bubbles were generated was placed in the center of the tank bottom. Through the use of basic image processing and analysis techniques such as noise reduction, smoothing, edge detection and few algorithms like close contour filling, tracking single bubble etc. proposed in paper it became possible to draw out 3D trajectories for gas bubble paths in liquid. In the paper the measurement error of imaging computer tomography method has been estimated. The maximum measurement error recorded for this method was within the limits ±0,65 [mm] for a certain set of parameters like: resolution, mirror angle and deviation error of z axis from the 90o vertical line. Trajectories of subsequently departing bubbles were visualized in the form of figures.