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Tecnologias verdes para um mundo autossustentável: um olhar sobre Brasil e Espanha
Authors: Santos Raimundo Nonato Macedo , Dominique Andrés Pandiella , Lascurain Sánchez María Luisa , Casado Elías Sanz
Published: April 2017

O texto discute sobre as tecnologias verdes no âmbito do processo de inovação, com base na análise das patentes verdes solicitadas em nível global e, mais particularmente, no estudo das patentes de prioridade Brasil e Espanha. Patentes verdes aqui entendidas como patentes com foco em tecnologias verdes, ou seja, tecnologias adaptativas e mitigadores das mudanças do clima, o que compreende redução da emissão de carbono e poluição, aumento da eficiência energética e de recursos e a redução da perda de biodiversidade e dos ecossistemas. Do ponto de vista metodológico, formulou-se uma estratégia de busca com base nas tabelas Green Technology Manual Codes. Para a constituição do corpus de 224.673 registros de patentes extraídas da base de dados Derwent World Patents Index – período de cobertura 2004-2013 – o foco foram as tecnologias verdes estabelecidas pela Convenção Marco das Nações Unidas sobre a Mudança Climática. Os resultados do estudo demonstraram a amplitude da mobilização de esforços, ora sob a égide da economia verde, no propósito da mudança do modelo de produção tradicional, não como uma opção, mas como uma tendência imperativa da economia mundial.
Assédio Moral: Impacto Sobre a Saúde Mental e o Envolvimento com Trabalho em Agentes Comunitários de Saúde
Authors: Mesquita Alex Andrade , Silva Amanda Silva , Bezerra Hamanda Rabelo , Fontinele Thaís Pinto , Neiva Yuri Pacheco
Published: April 2017

O assédio moral pode ser entendido como atos que atinjam a dignidade do trabalhador ou seus direitos. Os principais objetivos do estudo foram: Verificar a prevalência de assédio moral em um grupo de agentes comunitários de saúde, analisar o impacto do assédio sobre sua saúde mental e seu envolvimento com o trabalho. Participaram da pesquisa 121 agentes comunitários de saúde. Procedeu-se à aplicação coletiva dos seguintes instrumentos: Inventário de Percepção de Assédio Moral (ET-AMT), Questionário Geral de Saúde de Goldeberg Resumido (QSG12) e a Escala de Envolvimento com o Trabalho (EET). Os resultados mostram que 2,47% dos trabalhadores relataram assédio moral. Ocorreu uma correlação positiva significativa entre assédio moral e sofrimento psíquico, o mesmo não foi verificado em relação ao envolvimento com trabalho. O número de trabalhadores que relataram sofrer assédio moral foi menor quando comparado a estudos nacionais e internacionais. Contudo foi identificado prejuízo à saúde mental dos assediados.
Clima para Criatividade nas Organizações Empresariais: Construção e Validação de Instrumento
Authors: Figueiredo Mari Lucia
Published: April 2017

O presente estudo teve como objetivo construir e validar uma Escala de Clima para Criatividade em Organizações Empresariais. Três estudos foram realizados sendo os dois primeiros para construção da escala e o terceiro para a verificação da sua estrutura interna. A amostra dos dois primeiros estudos foi composta por 10 juízes e, no terceiro estudo, por 940 trabalhadores de organizações públicas e privadas, sendo 500 do sexo masculino e 440 do sexo feminino com idades, compreendendo entre 18 a 64 anos. O instrumento continha 94 itens e 13 variáveis e foi avaliada pela análise fatorial exploratória. A escala final ficou composta de 61 itens e sete fatores. Esses sete fatores explicam 44,31% da variância do construto, possuem alpha de Cronbach superior a.73.  Os resultados indicaram evidências de validade e também de precisão.
Estudo de caso como estratégia de ensino para a Educação Profissional e Tecnológica
Authors: Vieira Josimar de Aparecido , Vieira Marilandi Maria Mascarello , Pasqualli Roberta
Published: April 2017

Neste trabalho, buscou-se caracterizar o estudo de caso como estratégia de ensino, destacando potencialidades e procedimentos para sua utilização na Educação Profissional e Tecnológica (EPT). Foi elaborado a partir da pesquisa bibliográfica com particular incidência em obras de autores como Abreu; Masetto (1985), Anastasiou; Alves (2006), Graham (2010), Grillo; Gessinger (2008), Lüdke; André (1986), Queiroz; Cabral (2016), Triviños (1987) e Yin (2005). Tendo em vista a abrangência e a dimensão do tema, o trabalho centra-se nas questões: a) como se caracteriza o estudo de caso para ser utilizado como estratégia de ensino? b) quais as potencialidades do estudo de caso como estratégia de ensino para a EPT e c) como proceder para utilizar o estudo de caso na EPT? Os principais resultados do trabalho indicam que o estudo de caso como estratégia de ensino possibilita a participação, cooperação e articulação entre estudantes e professores, promovendo o rompimento das dicotomias estabelecidas pelo paradigma tradicional de educação tão presente na EPT e a aproximação entre teoria e prática numa perspectiva interdisciplinar da situação em estudo. Pode contribuir para uma docência da EPT inovadora, sendo uma boa estratégia de ensino se for devidamente planejado e desenvolvido em aula.
A produção cultural da docência na educação profissional e tecnológica
Authors: Freitas Josí Aparecida de , Oliveira Cláudio José de
Published: April 2017

Este texto tem por objetivo problematizar a produção cultural dos sujeitos professores da educação profissional e tecnológica que trabalham com Educação de Jovens e Adultos (EJA) em um câmpus do Instituto Federal Sul-rio-grandense (IFSul). O debate se dá na análise de um dispositivo – a formação continuada de professores – e efeitos que as ações desse dispositivo produzem: o controle dos sujeitos envolvidos com o programa. As análises aqui apresentadas são desdobramentos da produção de dados de uma pesquisa de mestrado[1], com aporte teórico centrado nas contribuições de Michel Foucault, em articulação com o pensamento de outros autores que, como ele, debruçam-se sobre as formas de governo e de constituição dos sujeitos em nossa cultura. Dentre os mecanismos de saber/poder utilizados pelo dispositivo como estratégias de governo, selecionam-se o exame e a confissão (FOUCAULT, 1987, 2011). Procura-se mostrar como o professor se constitui sujeito objetivado pelo discurso do dispositivo e subjetivado por suas resistências às estratégias desse mesmo dispositivo. Entende-se, igualmente, com Hall (1997) que as práticas sociais, na medida em que dependam do significado para funcionarem e produzirem efeitos, são discursivas. Logo, o governo das condutas se dá nas relações entre cultura e poder. Problematiza-se, nesse processo, a constituição do professor enquanto sujeito ético em relação com o código moral que lhe é prescrito culturalmente.[1] Dissertação orientada pelo segundo autor deste texto.
Altas habilidades/superdotação e família: levantamento e análise de produções acadêmicas
Authors: Ferreira Daniela Márcia , Rangni Rosemeire de Araújo
Published: April 2017

O apoio às famílias de pessoas que se destacam por seus potenciais é apontado na literatura especializada bem como orientada nos dispositivos legais brasileiros. O presente artigo tem por objetivo apresentar o levantamento de produções acadêmicas referentes às altas habilidades/superdotação e família. Para tanto, foi realizada uma busca das publicações em cinco bases de dados: Scielo, P@rthenon Unesp, Banco de Teses Capes, Biblioteca Digital Teses e Dissertações e Vérsila Biblioteca Digital, no período de 2005 a 2015. Os resultados mostraram seis produções as quais abordam distintas dimensões do tema, tais como: conceitos, identificação, atendimento e programas de enriquecimento, leis brasileiras, pesquisas com famílias e professores, ambiente escolar e preocupação das famílias em relação ao desenvolvimento dos filhos com altas habilidades/superdotação. A análise das produções encontradas permitiu concluir que há interesse das famílias em ações em prol de informações e trocas de experiências, objetivando obter educação de qualidade para seus filhos com altas habilidades/superdotação. Pode-se verificar, também, uma carência de pesquisas sobre o tema, disponibilizadas nos bancos de dados buscados.
Exploring Natural Stone and Building a National Identity. The Geological Exploration of Natural Stone Deposits in the Nordic Countries and the Development of a National-Romantic Architecture
Authors: Seelow Atli Magnus
Published: April 2017

In the second half of the 19th century new methods for quarrying and processing natural stone are developed. In the Nordic countries Sweden, Norway and Finland this technological pro­gress goes hand in hand with a systematic geological mapping and large-scale exploitation of natural stone deposits. As a result, new constructions are developed—changing the building practice in these countries. With the end of historicism a new architecture arises that particularly in Norway and Finland acquires a national-romantic character. This paper examines the interaction between geological exploration, commercial development, technical inventions and the development of a national-romantic architecture.
Development of a Haptic Device with Wire-Driven Parallel Structure
Authors: Ferraresi Carlo ,   Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Benedictis Carlo De , Pescarmona Francesco
Published: April 2017

This study focuses on the specific problems that may arise in the development of a parallel, cable-driven device designed for teleoperations systems utilizing force-reflection feedback. A redundant six degrees-of-freedom structure, actuated by nine wires, is described as a convenient layout for a haptic master for telemanipulation. A methodology for the kinematic and static analysis and the evaluation of the device workspace is described. The condition of force closure is used to find all available poses of the end-effector, thereby defining the workspace, whose characteristics are assessed by opportunely conceived indexes. Typical characteristics of cable and implementations thereof in the device are considered. Regarding the realization of the device, relevant attention is given to the definition of the control logic, which can be complex for parallel devices. The selection of the actuators, crucial in realizing force feedback, is discussed. In particular, pneumatic actuation is considered, verified as the most appropriate method for implementation and force control of the cylinders.
Robotic Assistant for Elderly Care – Development and Evaluation
Authors: Koceska Natasa ,   Faculty of Computer Science, University Goce Delcev, Koceski Saso , Sazdovski Vasko , Ciambrone Domenico ,   Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University Goce Delcev, Stip, Macedonia,   NRG Sys s.r.l., L’Aquila, Italy
Published: April 2017

Robots perform a variety of tasks and serve various purposes in the medical/health and social care sectors. Recently, interest has been growing in developing robotic assistants for health-related care of elderly people. These robotic systems can be used to improve the life of elderly, ensuring healthy and active ageing, thus extending the life expectancy of the elderly in their familiar home environments. In this paper, we present a low-cost telepresence robotic assistant that can assist elderly and professional caregivers in everyday activities. The robot can be operated manually or by using a shared control paradigm. The robot can also be used for interpersonal communication, thus favoring social integration. The developed robot and its navigation capabilities have been evaluated in simulations and experiments, and the evaluation results are reported.
Estimation of Appropriate Breast Compression for Robotized Mammographic Imaging
Authors: Jahya Alex ,   PMAR Robotics, University of Genoa, Zoppi Matteo , Molfino Rezia
Published: April 2017

The paper discusses a doppler ultrasound system for breast stiffening estimation during breast compression in mammographic screening procedures developed using automatic (robotized) mammography units. These units can be considered robots as they are automated, instruct the patient and supervise that the procedure develops correctly. The paper addresses the problem, for the robotized mammographer, to determine automatically the amount of compression of the breast to ensure proper imaging while limiting the pain for the patient to the minimum inevitable. This is one of the key issues to solve to make robotic mammographers. The physical principle used is sonoelastography in a doppler arrangement. Two algorithms have been developed able to detect vibrational displacement of breast tissue by processing the echo signals. From the displacement and phase of the vibrating tissue, the value of the elastic modulus of the breast tissue can be derived and hence its strain value in the region of interest.
A Mechatronic Pneumatic Device to Improve Diastolic Function by Intermittent Action on Lower Limbs
Authors: Bertetto Andrea Manuello ,   Laboratory of Applied Mechanics and Robotics, Department of Mechanical, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Cagliari, Meili Silvia , Ferraresi Carlo , Maffiodo Daniela , Crisafulli Antonio , Concu Alberto ,   Group of Automation and Robotics, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy,   Laboratory of Sports Physiology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy,   2C Technologies Inc., Spinoff of University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
Published: April 2017

Individuals with walking disability, as a result of pathological conditions or traumas, show a reduction in left ventricle end diastolic volume (EDV). In fact EDV is closely related to the blood pressure gradient between the postcaval vein and the right atrium which, during locomotion, is partially due to the calf veins squeezing caused by the rhythmic contraction of the triceps surae and the crushing of the sole of the foot’s veins. In this study, a mechatronic device was applied to nineteen healthy voluntary participants’ lower limbs to test cardiodynamic response to a mechanical intermittent stimulation. The device consisted of inflatable bladders embedded in two shells and acting on the skin of the calf and foot of both legs. The pressure trend on the legs was regulated by a portable programmable logic controller. During the compression protocol to the legs, which involved some sequences of activation-deactivation following a peristaltic compression having a caudal-rostral trend, EDV, assessed by the impedance cardiography technique, increased of about 10% up the pre-test value. The legs compression protocol imposed by means of our pneumatic device might be useful to avoid the negative consequences for cardiovascular performance caused by de-conditioning status linked to walking disabilities.
Corporate Social Responsibility and Management of Environment
Authors: Raj Nitesh
Published: April 2017

These days when the Central Government is interested in Make in India campaign the scale of management or evaluation of business is not as if used to be about fifty years ago. At that time only that business organization was considered good which was earning profit for its owner but today the situation is absolutely changed. Today business has to look to the interest of many other stakeholders along with the interest of the owner. The employees- line and top management, consumers, suppliers, competitors, government, community, environment and even the world happen to be the other stakeholders. This responsibility of business, which includes the satisfaction of these parties along with the owner, is called the social responsibility of business or corporate sectors.
‘Prisca scientia’ versus ‘prisca sapientia’. Zwei Modelle des Umgangs mit der Tradition am Beispiel des Rückgriffs auf die Vorsokratik im Kontext der frühneuzeitlichen Debatte und der Ausbildung des Kontinuitätsmodell der ‘prisca sapientia’ bzw. ‘philosop
Authors: LEINKAUF Thomas
Published: April 2017

Die Rückkehr zu den alten Denkern, nämlich zu den sogenannten präsokratischen Philosophen, ist schon fast ein topos in der Geschichte der frühen modernen Philosophie. Eine solche Rückkehr könnte jedoch ein eindeutiges Verständnis erschweren und alternative historiographische Paradigmennach sich ziehen. Um solche internen Spannungen offen zu legen, muss sich die Forschung nicht nur auf Tatsachen konzentrieren, nämlich auf das, was ist, sondern auch auf die Begründungen für eben diese Tatsachen. Sie muß analysieren, weshalb es so und nicht anders sein könnte. Der vorliegende Aufsatz erforscht die Frage nach der Rückkehr zur „alten Weisheit“ und identifiziert zwei alternative hermeneutische Muster - der Autor beschreibt sie als zwei entgegengesetzte ‚Syndrome‘. Diese sind einerseits das Modell der prisca scientia und andererseits das Modell der prisca sapientia. Nach dem ersten Paradigma stellen die frühen Denker ein Reservoir von verstreuten Lehren und Sätzen dar, die für die Wiederverwendung in neuen philosophischen Projekten zur Verfügung stehen (ohne Anspruch auf eine Kontinuität der Tradition). Nach dem zweiten Modell ist es den Alten jedoch gelungen, eine „ursprüngliche“ Lehre vorzustellen, die als eine Art das Leben als Ganzes umgebende „rettende Erkenntnis“, bezeichnet werden kann. Die beiden Syndrome schließen sich gegenseitig aus, da die prisca sapientia keine prisca scientia beinhaltet. Es scheint, daß im 18. Jahrhundertsdas prisca sapientia-Modell seinen Reiz verlor und marginalisiert wurde.
Siger of Brabant, author of the anonymous Questio de creatione ex nihilo
Authors: DEVRIESE Lisa
Published: April 2017

Note on: 
Andrea Aiello (ed.), Sigeri di Brabante. Questio de creatione ex nihilo, ms. Paris BnF lat. 16297, f. 116rb-vb): Edizione, paternità e cronologia, (Millennio Medievale 106, Testi 25), Firenze: Sismel. Edizioni del Galluzzo, 2015.
Andrea Falcon (ed.), Brill’s Companion to the Reception of Aristotle in Antiquity, Brill: Leiden – Boston 2016. XV + 512 pp.
Authors: ORO HERSHTEIN Lucas
Published: April 2017

Review of:
Andrea Falcon (ed.), Brill’s Companion to the Reception of Aristotle in Antiquity, Brill: Leiden – Boston 2016. XV + 512 pp. ISBN 9789004266476 (hbk) ISBN 9789004315402 (E-Book)
Choosing Appropriate Assessment and Feedback Methods
Authors: Yerrabati Sridevi
Published: April 2017

It is important that an assessment provides students with an opportunity to learn and therefore inappropriate assessments will only mean that students will take a superficial approach to learning and may exit the university without developing the abilities and attributes that the employer or the University value in them. Hence, use of appropriate assessments and feedback are vital for not only enhancing students learning experience but also to ensure they gain a deeper understanding of concepts.
A practical case study exploring how flipped learning affects the development of problem solving skills in two different disciplines
Authors: Iwaniec Malgorzata , Simmonds Tatiana , Swan Zoe
Published: April 2017

This study explores how a flipped learning pedagogy was introduced to two separate student groups, within different disciplines, law and computing and compares the findings that have begun to emerge in relation to the development of a range of skills in particular the development of problem solving skills. Analytical and problem solving skills are not only the key skills for both law students and computing students, but are key skills for any graduate. The findings suggest the flipped classroom approach can increase student participation, engagement, supports the development of critical thinking and problem solving skills and promotes deeper levels of learning. The findings also support that this method of teaching and learning encourages the development of independent study skills and provides opportunities for students to develop and practice the core skills required of their discipline. This paper will also explore the perceived challenges and benefits experienced by both students and academics working with a flipped teaching and learning strategy during the academic year 2014/15.
Editorial Team
Authors: Keyms Gillian
Published: April 2017

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ESPAÇOS DE SUBJETIVIDADE NO DISCURSO LITERÁRIO-RELIGIOSO FALANDO COM DEUS, DE FREI JERONIMO BAÍA
Authors: Celestino Ricardo
Published: April 2017

Em contribuição aos estudos enunciativo-discursivos propostos pela Análise do Discurso, analisamos o discurso Falando com Deus, de Frei Jerónimo Baía, poeta e religioso seiscentista português. Examinamos os espaços de subjetividade presentes na amostra selecionada, que levam o enunciador a ressignificar a fé católica na confluência de dois campos discursivos: a teologia medieval e o pensamento filosófico científico. Frei Jerónimo Baía (1620-1688) nasceu em Coimbra e professorou no Convento de São Martinho de Tibães como membro da Ordem Beneditina. Sua obra poética encontra-se reunida nos Cancioneiros Fénix Renascida (1715-1728) e Postilhão de Apolo (1761). Discurso regulamentado pela instituição religiosa e pelas influências das práticas sociais seculares, seus enunciados são desdobramentos individuais que estimulam efeitos de sentido diversos acerca dos dogmas contra-reformistas. As noções de subjetividade propostas nos estudos de Gilles Deleuze e Felix Guattari, assim como as reflexões teórico-metodológicas sobre a cenografia, articuladas por Dominique Maingueneau nos auxiliam no exame dos espaços de subjetividade de nossa amostra. As noções oferecem um campo conceitual sobre a potência de variação da expressão humana e compreendem a subjetividade como uma produção fruto de encontros com o Outro, o que de certa forma contribui para as reflexões sobre interdiscursividade.
A ORGANIZAÇÃO RETÓRICA DAS SEÇÕES DE JUSTIFICATIVA DE PRÉ-PROJETOS DE PESQUISA
Authors: Filho Francisco Alves , Oliveira Meryane Sousa
Published: April 2017

O artigo em tela tem como objetivo identificar e descrever, através de pistas linguísticas e da organização textual, os movimentos e passos retóricos da seção Justificativa do gênero pré-projeto de mestrado, dos Programas de Pós-graduação em Letras/Linguística e História do Brasil da Universidade Federal do Piauí, submetidos a seleção no ano de 2015, buscando identificar como se dá a organização retórica em cada área e se há singularidades em cada uma delas. A análise foi feita usando as abordagens propostas por Swales (1990), “xxx” (2015) e Jucá (2006). Foram selecionados 11 pré-projetos de pesquisa de mestrandos do curso de pós-graduação em História do Brasil e 11 pré-projetos de pesquisa de mestrandos do curso de pós-graduação em Letras/Linguística da UFPI, totalizando 22 seções de justificativa. Em linhas gerais, os resultados indicam que Apresentando objetivos da pesquisa é o passo retórico mais expressivo no corpus das duas áreas analisadas. Além disso, foi possível verificar que os mestrandos de História optam, sobretudo, por organizar esta peça genérica a partir do levantamento de problemas, enquanto que os mestrandos iniciantes de Letras/Linguística, por outro lado, preferiram destacar os resultados positivos que suas investigações poderão trazer para a sociedade e a comunidade acadêmica.
CONSTRUÇÕES BINOMINAIS DO TIPO SN1 DE SN2
Authors: Alonso Karen Sampaio Braga , Santos Carolina
Published: April 2017

Este artigo tem por objetivo investigar a flutuação de sentido quantidade-qualidade licenciada pelo uso de construtos binominais do tipo SN1 de SN2, como xícara de chá, no Português do Brasil.A pesquisa é baseada na perspectiva teórica da Linguística Funcional Centrada no Uso (BYBEE, 2010; BARLOW E KEMMER, 2000; TOMASELLO, 2003, TRAUGOTT, 2008 e busca descrever as propriedades morfossintáticas, semântico-pragmáticas e cognitivas dos usos das construções que favorecem uma leitura ora qualitativa ora quantitativa, no que se refere à relação entre SN1 e SN2.
O DISPOSITIVO JORNALÍSTICO E OS DISCURSOS TRANS: UMA ANÁLISE DA FOLHA DE SÃO PAULO
Authors: Butturi Jr. Atílio , D'Avila Denise Ayres
Published: April 2017

Este trabalho tem como ojetivo problematizar a produção dos discursos sobre os discursos trans veiculados na mídia brasileira, a partir de uma análise que parte dos debates foucaultianos e das discussões de gênero e transfeminismo hodiernas. O corpus é composto de textos informativos on-line (publicados entre 1º de agosto de 2014 e 3 de outubro de 2014), da versão diária do jornal Folha de São Paulo e que versam, de maneiras distintas, sobre aspectos do discurso “trans”. A hipótese a ser defendida é a de que, não obstante os deslocamentos empreendidos pelos discursos de gênero e pelo transfeminismo, permanecem nos discursos da Folha enunciados de normalização e enunciados de naturalização na produção de textos sobre o  acontecimento trans.
AUTOVALORIZAÇÃO E DESCORTESIA NO DEBATE ELEITORAL: UMA ANÁLISE DO DEBATE POLÍTICO TELEVISIVO DE 1989
Authors: Batista Ronaldo de Oliveira , De Andrade Mariana Santos
Published: April 2017

Este artigo propõe analisar manifestações descorteses no debate presidencial televisivo de 1989, que visava à eleição do presidente do Brasil em primeiro turno. No exame do material, buscar-se-á depreender estratégias comunicativas provenientes do uso de atos descorteses. Para tanto, deve-se levar em consideração que se tem no gênero debate político uma interação polêmica e conflituosa, na qual o objetivo costuma ser denegrir a imagem do outro em detrimento de enaltecer a própria, o que pode transformar a descortesia em norma.
Nitrate Leaching from Winter Cereal Cover Crops Using Undisturbed Soil‐Column Lysimeters
Authors: Meisinger John J. , Ricigliano Kristin A.
Published: April 2017

Cover crops are important management practices for reducing nitrogen (N) leaching, especially in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, which is under total maximum daily load (TMDL) restraints. Winter cereals are common cool‐season crops in the Bay watershed, but studies have not directly compared nitrate‐N (NO3–N) leaching losses from these species. A 3‐yr cover crop lysimeter study was conducted in Beltsville, MD, to directly compare NO3–N leaching from a commonly grown cultivar of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), rye (Secale cereale L.), and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), along with a no‐cover control, using eight tension‐drained undisturbed soil column lysimeters in a completely randomized design with two replicates. The lysimeters were configured to exclude runoff and to estimate NO3–N leaching and flow‐weighted NO3–N concentration (FWNC). The temporal pattern of NO3–N leaching showed a consistent highly significant (p < 0.001) effect of lower NO3–N leaching with cover crops compared with no cover but showed only small and periodically significant (p < 0.05) effects among the cultivars of barley, rye, and wheat covers. Nitrate‐N leaching was more affected by the quantity of establishment‐season (mid‐October to mid‐December) precipitation than by cover crop species. For example, compared with no cover, winter cereal covers reduced NO3–N leaching 95% in a dry year and 50% in wet years, with corresponding reductions in FWNC of 92 and 43%, respectively. These results are important for scientists, nutrient managers, and policymakers because they directly compare NO3–N leaching from winter cereal covers and expand knowledge for developing management practices for winter cereals that can improve water quality and increase N efficiency in cropping systems.

Core Ideas

Nitrate‐N leaching was lower with winter cereal cover crops than without covers.

Nitrate‐N leaching was similar among the cultivars of barley, rye, and wheat.

Fall rainfall quantity had larger effects on NO3–N leaching than cover crop species.

Winter cereal covers reduced NO3–N leaching 95% in a dry year and 50% in wet years.
Hydrology and Soil Manipulations of Iron‐Rich Ditch Mesocosms Provide Little Evidence of Phosphorus Capture within the Profile
Authors: Ruppert David E. , Needelman Brian A. , Kleinman Peter J.A. , Rabenhorst Martin C. , Momen Bahram , Wester David B.
Published: April 2017

Agricultural drainage ditches function as first‐order streams and affect nutrient management. Soil mesocosms from a ditch featuring a vertical (increasing upward) gradient in iron (Fe) and phosphorus (P) were subjected to hydraulic and soil treatments. These manipulations mimicked aspects of dredging and controlled drainage and inspected the soil release and retention of P. Treatments did not remove P from simulated groundwater. Throughput water either gained in P (lack of dredging, especially under Fe‐reducing conditions) or had P concentrations indistinguishable from input water (dredging). Undredged mesocosms, when Fe‐reducing, released Fe and P simultaneously. Simultaneous release of P and Fe from our Fe‐reducing mesocosms indicates a mechanism whereby P capture occurs by Fe precipitation upon emergence to aerated surficial waters. Upwelling and surficial phases of ditch hydrology and the lowering of the ditch surface on dredging complicate interpretation of traditional means of describing ditch P retention and release.

Core Ideas

Fe‐based P capture occurs as Fe oxidizes upon emergence at the ditch surface.

At our site, P capture is not based on properties of in‐place soil material.

Many common techniques assume P capture by in‐place soil materials.

At our site, P capture appears to occur simultaneous to soil formation.
The CBF‐Like Gene Family in Alfalfa: Expression Analyses and Identification of Potential Functional Homologs of Arabidopsis CBF3
Authors: Kanchupati Praveena , Wang Yafang , Anower M. Rokebul , Boe Arvid , Hu Tianming , Wu Yajun
Published: April 2017

We recently identified the alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) germplasm River Side (RS) and Foster Ranch (FR), both naturally adapted to the Grand River National Grassland environment in South Dakota and showing superior freezing tolerance. To understand the molecular basis of freezing tolerance in RS and FR, we examined expression of the C‐repeat binding factor‐like (CBFl) genes in alfalfa. Eighteen CBFl genes were identified after examining the genome of Medicago truncatula Gaertn., a close relative of alfalfa. Phylogenetic analysis clustered Medicago CBFs into four subgroups. Expression profiling of these genes in alfalfa seedlings revealed diverse cold‐induction patterns. Four of the genes that showed an early induction as CBF3 in Arabidopsis under cold stress were selected for detailed expression analyses. These genes varied in expression patterns, in different tissues and at different developmental stages, and exhibited different diurnal regulation without cold treatment. Two of the genes, MsCBFl‐17 and MsCBFl‐18, showed an early and high induction under cold stress in RS and Apica, a cold‐tolerant cultivar, when compared with a nonfreezing tolerant germplasm, suggesting that these two genes are potentially the functional homologs of CBF3. On the other hand, MsCBFl‐11 was the only gene that was induced in all three cold‐tolerant germplasm, including FR, but the induction was relatively late compared with MsCBFl‐17 and MsCBFl‐18. Together, these findings suggest that the CBFs may play an important role in the regulation of freezing tolerance in alfalfa, and additional mechanisms exist to explain the superior freezing tolerance in RS and FR.
Ketika Aku dan Kamu Menjadi Kita: Dialog Misi Penginjilan Kristen dengan Dakwah Islam Menggunakan Pendekatan Teologi Interkultural dalam Konteks Indonesia
Authors: Siahaan Daniel Syafaat
Published: April 2017

Evangelism and da'wah are two obligations or responsibilities of people, Christians and muslims. I wonder how long these two religions involved in a "cold war" or even a real war, because of arrogant fundamentalist notion. Arrogant because with full consciousness has monopolized the truth, and act like they own the only true God. God has been reduced to their own and considers others deify the wrong god. As a result, the shape of evangelism is not far from the impression of christianization, and the form of da'wah not far from the impression of islamization. Whereas, we find the plural phenomenon in Indonesia. In fact, with the philosophy of Bhinneka Tunggal Ika, Indonesian society should be able to appreciate and preserve otherness in harmony better. But reality says different. Christianization and islamization, plural occurs. Intention to write this article, arose from this concern. How evangelism and da'wah should be done in the context of the plurality of Indonesia, so in the end, You and I become Us.
Corneal Refractive Procedures for the Treatment of Presbyopia
Authors: Moussa Kareem , Jehangir Naz , Mannis Tova , Wong Wai L. , Moshirfar Majid
Published: April 2017

Purpose:

Refractive surgery has been in use for a long time and is evolving at a fast pace with several new corneal procedures being used for the correction of presbyopia. The purpose of this article is to give a comprehensive review of the literature to evaluate the outcome and success of different corneal refractive surgical procedures in presbyopic patients.

Methods:

We performed a comprehensive search on PubMed to identify published reports of the various procedures utilized in the past and present to correct presbyopia. The outcomes of these procedures were recorded.

Results and conclusion:

We found that varying rates of success have been reported with these procedures. The results of our exhaustive search are presented in this report for review.
Examination of the Relationship between Urban Air Pollution and Urban Planning Decisions in Cigli Case, Izmir (Turkey)
Authors: Ozcan Nur Sinem , Cubukcu K. Mert
Published: April 2017

The air pollution problem remains, although significant improvements have been seen in urban air quality over the last years. Despite the size and variety of studies on urban air pollution, the usage of spatial statistics has been extremely limited. This study aims to show that the spatial statistic techniques can well be used to examine and explain the air pollution levels in urban areas. The data for the sulphur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentrations are measures using passive diffusion tubes at the 67 monitoring sites in the district of Ã‡iÄŸli (Izmir), which are selected through a spatial systematic sampling process. The tubes were exposed for a 2-week period in August 2015. For the determination of the level of clustering for high values and low values of SO2 and NO2 concentrations, Getis-Ord G* local statistics are calculated. There are five points with high values of SO2 surrounded by low values, three points of NO2, where the results are statistically significant at the 0.10 level. The findings indicate that the presence of the industrial zone, the form of fossil fuels (coal or natural gas) used in heating, and topography are the strong determinants urban air pollution.
Successful Attractions of Public Space through Users Perception
Authors: Ramlee Maimunah , Omar Dasimah , Mohd Yunus Rozyah , Samadi Zalina
Published: April 2017

The success of the revitalization program of urban public space is viewed through attractions that have been identified. This study aims to investigate the perception of users in public space through the on-site survey. In summary, the motivations, behavioural patterns, impressions on the public space as an attraction and the perceived importance of urban public spaces in the development of the city are important attraction for successful public space. The findings of this study will show main attraction in successful revitalization of urban public space based on users perception and can be used in a meaningful way to the users.
The Malay Enclave of Kampong Bharu as a Living Tradition: A place of uncertainty
Authors: Ujang Norsidah , Abdul Aziz Faziawati
Published: April 2017

In the case of Asian cities, poor redevelopment process has often resulted in the loss of historic urban fabric. Kampong Bharu is a traditional Malay settlement in the heart of the Kuala Lumpur city, holds a unique case of a struggle to preserve its local identity. This paper reviews the scenario regarding the enclave in light of the current redevelopment proposal. Reviews of literature and analysis of recent reports indicated that the future of the enclave is in the state of uncertainty. People oriented planning based upon a deep understanding of culture and tradition could bring about a natural approach towards a definitive redevelopment initiatives.
Measuring the Rural and Urban Attitudes towards Wetlands Using the New Ecological Paradigm: Setiu Wetlands, Malaysia
Authors: Hassan Suziana , Olsen Søren Bøye , Mohammad Afandi Syamsul Herman , Thorsen Bo Jellesmark
Published: April 2017

This study addresses the attitudes of the urban and rural dwellers towards Setiu Wetlands conservation. The New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) scale is adopted to measure the degree of environmental concern. A series of factor analysis and regression is applied to analyze the urban-rural attitudes and three factors structure of attitudes to wetland conservation is suggested. The urban-rural residential variable is able to predict in part the overall NEP scores and element of anti-anthropocentrism, where the urban communities are more positive towards wetland conservation. Therefore, outreach efforts are suggested in the rural population.
Spatial Ability Skills: A correlation between Augmented Reality (AR) and conventional way on wayfinding system
Authors: Shamsuddin Nik Atilla Atasha , Che Din Sharkawi
Published: April 2017

An urban design has become the latest technology in having a quality life for users. With increasing mobility of individuals, there is an increase in demand for a wayfinding system to people who are on the move. However, research regarding the use, evaluation and effect are limited. This research reviews on the conventional and Augmented Reality (AR) based wayfinding approaches and their correlation with the user's spatial ability. A set of questionnaires and research framework with the aid of AR prototype will be used to achieve results.
Enhancing Quality of Life: Restorative Experience in Recreational Forests in Selangor, Malaysia
Authors: Hussain Norhuzailin , Abdul Aziz Faziawati
Published: April 2017

Two recreational forests were selected as case studies: The Ampang and Kanching Recreational Forests. The recreational forests are facing pressure by surrounding developments such as highway and housing. Urban development has implications for the benefits offered by recreational forests, endangered biodiversity, water quality and wildlife to result a place that is no longer enjoyable to visit.Â  It is important to conserve the recreational forests that can contribute to the urbanites quality of life. Based on the results from the site observations, self-administered questionnaires and in-depth interviews, this paper describes recreational forest users' experience in the recreational forests and what makes they perceived restored while being in the forest. This study helps the recreational forest management and related organizations in conserving, planning and managing recreational forests in providing a positive experience for users that can enhance Malaysian quality of life.
Indicators of Quality of Life to Compare Neighborhood Units and Regional Areas: A model to collect data in Turkish cities
Authors: Çubukçu Ebru , Erin İrem
Published: April 2017

Quality of life has been discussed in a wide range of contexts, including city and regional planning. Like other subjective parameters, it is hard to develop objective measures to understand "quality of life" or regions and specific urban settings. Since there has been voluminous literature on quality of life, researchers focused on various parameters to measure quality of life. This study aims to review the literature on quality of life to extract the indicators of quality of life in urban and regional settings. It would put forward a model to collect data to measure and compare quality of life in neighborhood units and regional areas. The model could be applied in Turkish cities. The potential and limitations of this model will be discussed.
The Concept of Re-Creation of Persian Garden Privacy in Mosque Design
Authors: Rahmani Miyandehi Safoora , Rahmani Azadeh , Khaki Ghasr Azadeh
Published: April 2017

One of the primary goals in mosques design is to connect the users to Allah. By accepting privacy as an origin to approach to that, the question notices properties and dimensions of privacy in Persian gardens as great examples of private places in Islamic Iranian architecture. Next question follows orders create privacy affordance to them. The results shows orders are: Light, color, sound, material, and air condition orders. Finding orders have been linked to mosques design through recommendations which focus on preparing privacy and community together, based on Islam worship order. The methodology is descriptive, analytical and observational.
Donor-Specific Antibodies in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Authors: Zhang Rubin
Published: April 2017

Donor-specific antibodies have become an established biomarker predicting antibody-mediated rejection. Antibody-mediated rejection is the leading cause of graft loss after kidney transplant. There are several phenotypes of antibody-mediated rejection along post-transplant course that are determined by the timing and extent of humoral response and the various characteristics of donor-specific antibodies, such as antigen classes, specificity, antibody strength, IgG subclasses, and complement binding capacity. Preformed donor-specific antibodies in sensitized patients can trigger hyperacute rejection, accelerated acute rejection, and early acute antibody-mediated rejection. De novo donor-specific antibodies are associated with late acute antibody-mediated rejection, chronic antibody-mediated rejection, and transplant glomerulopathy. The pathogeneses of antibody-mediated rejection include not only complement-dependent cytotoxicity, but also complement-independent pathways of antibody-mediated cellular cytotoxicity and direct endothelial activation and proliferation. The novel assay for complement binding capacity has improved our ability to predict antibody-mediated rejection phenotypes. C1q binding donor-specific antibodies are closely associated with acute antibody-mediated rejection, more severe graft injuries, and early graft failure, whereas C1q nonbinding donor-specific antibodies correlate with subclinical or chronic antibody-mediated rejection and late graft loss. IgG subclasses have various abilities to activate complement and recruit effector cells through the Fc receptor. Complement binding IgG3 donor-specific antibodies are frequently associated with acute antibody-mediated rejection and severe graft injury, whereas noncomplement binding IgG4 donor-specific antibodies are more correlated with subclinical or chronic antibody-mediated rejection and transplant glomerulopathy. Our in-depth knowledge of complex characteristics of donor-specific antibodies can stratify the patient’s immunologic risk, can predict distinct phenotypes of antibody-mediated rejection, and hopefully, will guide our clinical practice to improve the transplant outcomes.
Entre o espaço abstrato e o espaço diferencial: ocupações urbanas em Belo Horizonte
Authors: Bastos Camila Diniz , Magalhães Felipe Nunes Coelho , Miranda Guilherme Marinho , Silva Harley , Tonucci Filho João Bosco Moura , Cruz Mariana De Moura , Velloso Rita De Cássia Lucena
Published: April 2017

O artigo aborda as ocupações urbanas em Belo Horizonte a partir das formulações de Henri Lefebvre sobre a produção do espaço e a vida cotidiana. Ao refletirmos sobre as experiências das ocupações, buscamos enfatizar suas dimensões relacionais e processuais, atentando-nos à sua materialidade e ao seu cotidiano vivido. Para entender em que medida as ocupações podem engendrar diferenciações espaciais, circunscrevemos seu percurso histórico em Belo Horizonte segundo suas dinâmicas e tensões, atentos às especificidades da produção do espaço nas mesmas. Discutimos também as contradições entre o privado e o comum quanto à propriedade da terra, ressaltando os modos pelos quais o espaço abstrato se reafirma nas ocupações. Procuramos ressaltar as ocupações como tensionadas entre o espaço abstrato e o diferencial, como uma prática espacial intermediária entre a dominação e a apropriação: espaço político contraditório, que atualiza o debate sobre a produção do espaço urbano no Brasil contemporâneo.
Só para o moço do corpo dourado do sol de Ipanema: distribuição espacial da economia noturna LGBT na cidade do Rio de Janeiro
Authors: Jesus Diego Santos Vieira de
Published: April 2017

O objetivo deste artigo é explicar a desigualdade na distribuição espacial da economia noturna LGBT existente entre as regiões central e sul do Rio de Janeiro e o restante da cidade. O argumento principal é o de que a prefeitura, baseada nos parâmetros excludentes do “capitalismo rosa”, reurbanizou certas zonas, fiscalizou espaços públicos e ações dos empresários e promoveu o combate à LGBTfobia, entretanto, concentrou suas ações nas áreas revitalizadas ou valorizadas da cidade. Por sua vez, o empresariado auxiliou projetos culturais e gerou empregos para profissionais criativos. Com foco no público masculino gay de renda mais alta, ele fez mais investimentos na Zona Sul e no centro da cidade do que em outros locais. Ademais, como será demonstrado, os usuários se tornaram responsáveis pela seleção dos lugares e a organização deles para a vida noturna, vendo regiões do centro e da Zona Sul como espaços simbólicos de reconhecimento mútuo para a proteção e o exercício pleno da sua identidade, em contraste com outras áreas, normalmente associadas ao preconceito e à rejeição.
The economic and spatial restructuring and development process in the North Sector of the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
Authors: Diniz Luciano Dos Santos , Véras Maura Pardini Bicudo
Published: April 2017

This aim of this study is to evaluate the economic and spatial restructuring process implemented by the public authorities in the North Sector of the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte, and the appropriation of space by the land and real estate markets in the north and periphery of the capital, seeking to identify the elements that have contributed to altering the land order and to the elitization of spaces. The metropolitan strategic plan sought to diversify the industrial base of the region by attracting investments and creating high-tech hubs. In order to ensure its greater competitiveness on the global stage, it was accompanied by large public infrastructure works and support services. The present study has concluded that the modifying actions undertaken by the public authorities have influenced the valorization of urban land, the appropriation of the space by the land/real estate markets and the elitization of the north and peripheral region of the capital, thus supporting the thesis of the city as an urban growth machine.
Distribuição espacial de equipamentos de mamografia no Brasil
Authors: Amaral Pedro , Luz Luciana , Cardoso Francisco , Freitas Rosiene
Published: April 2017

Este trabalho avalia a rede de oferta de mamógrafos no Brasil a partir da disponibilidade regional do equipamento e da distância entre demanda potencial e oferta de equipamentos no âmbito municipal. Os resultados demonstram que a quantidade total de mamógrafos no Brasil seria suficiente para o atendimento da população, dada a previsão de necessidade estipulada pela nota técnica do Instituto Nacional do Câncer (INCA). Todavia, quando se limita o alcance da oferta a uma distância de 60 km, é possível identificar regiões em que não há provisão do equipamento e, ao mesmo tempo, áreas que concentram uma quantidade de equipamento superior à necessária, o que indica uma desigualdade locacional na distribuição espacial de mamógrafos.