bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
O ensino por competências e a formação docente para a transformação social: contribuições para a educação sociocomunitária
Authors: Barbosa Ana Claudia Rocha
Published: June 2019

O artigo trata de discutir a formação e as práticas pedagógicas do docente da EsPCEx, dentro de uma proposta do Ensino por Competências, que tem por objetivo a formação do novo profissional militar, do qual se esperam ações, atitudes e procedimentos pró-ativos, frente às necessidades das comunidades a serem atendidas. Essas visam não só a Garantia da Lei e da Ordem (GLO), mas, principalmente, uma perspectiva de engajamento com as comunidades, a partir de ações socioculturais. Propõe-se que compreender o Ensino por Competências no âmbito da Educação Sociocomunitária, pautada nas Metodologias Ativas de Ensino, fundadas, por sua vez, nas concepções epistemológicas da Teoria da Atividade (Leontiev e colaboradores), se constitui num caminho promissor para a formação docente capaz de fazer frente às transformações propostas no atual modelo de ensino da EsPCEx.
Beckett e música : composição do tempo
Authors: Ferraz Silvio
Published: June 2019

Beckett tinha uma grande proximidade com a música. Isto é registrado em diversas de suas cartas, entrevistas e mesmo atravessa sua produção. Mas de que música estamos falando quando falamos de Beckett? Neste artigo busco mostrar a proximidade entre o pensamento compositivo de Beckett e aquelas propostas que permearam a música experimental do século XX: o serialismo integral, o tratamento do tempo, do silêncio e a importância da sonoridade. Para tanto faço uso das noções de tempo trabalhadas pelos compositores Iannis Xenakis e Gérard Grisey, e de uma análise de momentos da obra radiofônica Cascando, nas suas versões da RTF em 1963 e BBC3 em 1964.Palavras-chave: Cascando, serialismo integral, silêncio, tempo musical, Xenakis, Grisey.Abstract: It is very known that music was strongly related to Beckett quotidian. Music is always present in letters, interviews, plays and narratives. But what music we are thinking when having Beckett thought in mind?  In this paper I tried to put together Beckett writing thought, his compositional thought, with the main propositions of the XX Century Music as: integral serialism, the ideas of time, the presence of the silence and the importance of the sound. In that sense, I take notions of time from composers as Iannis Xenakis and Gérard Grisey, to analyses the presence of time and silence in the composition of Beckett’s Cascando, in its two versions - RTF in 1963 and BBC3 in 1964.Key-words: Cascando, integral serialism, silence, musical time, Xenakis, Grisey.
Beckett, um brasileiro: o teatro beckettiano no Brasil do século XXI
Authors: De Souza Andrade Fábio
Published: June 2019

A recepção brasileira da obra de Samuel Beckett entrou o século XXI animada por uma profusão de montagens, estudos acadêmicos e novas traduções. A recente montagem de Fim de jogo, com Renato Borghi e Élcio Nogueira dirigidos por Isabel Teixeira; o espetáculo Moi lui, adaptação do romance Molloy para o palco, com Ana Kfouri, dirigida por Isabel Cavalcanti; e a série de performances, encenações e debates intitulada Ocupação Sozinhos Juntos, concebida e dirigida pelos Irmãos Guimarães, são três excelentes pretextos para pensar as condições e consequências da apropriação da obra beckettiana no contexto local e atual, propósito deste artigo.Palavras-chave: Samuel Beckett, Teatro, Recepção, Beckett no Brasil.Abstract: When considering Beckett’s reception in Brazil, one must sound at least a bit like Caliban. The necessary perspective is of one completely seduced by, yet at the same time rather suspicious and resentful of the compelling power of a master’s voice, even if not one’s master’s voice. How to avoid being converted into an echo chamber of such a prestigious, precise and alluring architecture of ruins? Is it at all possible not to be completely swallowed by his work, to read Beckett’s plays and prose from an interested, active, unusual point of view, but still preserve the spirit of his poetics, so strictly connected to the flesh of revolutionary form? So this paper concentrates on the twenty-first century century reception of Beckett in Brazil, namely, giving an account of three very recent local productions of his work: Isabel Teixeira’s Fim de jogo (Endgame); Isabel Cavalcanti’s Moi lui (based on Molloy); and Fernando and Adriano Guimarães’ Ocupação Sozinhos Juntos, all of them fully accomplished examples of the challenges involved in staging Beckett in a peripheral cultural context.Keywords: Samuel Beckett, Theater, Reception, Beckett in Brazil.
Cena de escuta – a voz como objeto pulsional em Companhia, de Samuel Beckett
Authors: Sagayama Mario
Published: June 2019

Neste artigo, busquei apontar alguns aspectos fundamentais para uma leitura sobre a voz em Companhia (1980), um dos últimos romances do autor, primeiro da trilogia Nohow on. A partir da psicanálise lacaniana, a voz aqui é posta entre palavra e silêncio, entre escuta e escrita, entre a inclusão do leitor e o chamado àquele que está “deitado de costas no escuro”. Palavras-chave: Samuel Beckett, voz, psicanálise, prosa, drama. Abstract: In this article, I made an effort to point out some fundamental aspects for an interpretation of the voice on Company (1980), one of the last novels of the author, the first volume of the Nohow on’s trilogy. From lacanian psychoanalysis, the voice is placed between word and silence, listening and writing, between the inclusion of the reader and the call for the “one on his back in the dark”.Key-words: Samuel Beckett, voice, psychoanalysis, prose, drama.
Consciousness: Humanoid Robots and Caring in Nursing From Multicultural Perspectives
Authors: Poudel Bandana Neupane , Ray Marilyn A.
Published: June 2019

The purpose of this article is to present the philosophical and religious understanding of human consciousness. It targets those involved in designing “humanoid robots for care.” It focuses on an important human attribute: consciousness in relation to caring. Multicultural/religious approaches of Hinduism, Islamic, and Western and Judeo–Christianity are used to illuminate consciousness from these perspectives. This article gives the designers a foundational understanding of human consciousness to address the “how and why” of humanoid robotic consciousness, and to help answer dilemmas regarding creating “humanoid robots for care.”
Benefits of Music Education
Authors: Quann Titan
Published: June 2019

A research paper to help people understand the benefits of music education on students.
Incretin Hormones in the Control of Immunometabolism
Authors: Fishman Sigal , Zvibel Isabel , Varol Chen
Published: June 2019

Incretin peptides, mainly glucagon like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide (GIP), are gut derived hormones secreted upon cues from ingested food that regulate glucose concentration, lipid metabolism and gut motility. The classic role of incretins is to convey the status of nutrient availability from the gut to the brain, initiating changes in eating behavior and energy expenditure to maintain body weight. Incretins also act directly on metabolically important peripheral targets in a highly concerted fashion to maintain energy balance and glucose homeostasis. As a result, a myriad of therapeutics for metabolic diseases based on the actions of incretins, particularly GLP-1, are currently under clinical development. Multiple immune cell subsets express receptors for GLP-1 and GIP, but their immunoregulatory roles remain incompletely understood. Innate and adaptive immune cells are intertwined in the homeostatic regulation of central and peripheral metabolism and energy balance, but also contribute to their impairment in the context of metabolic syndrome-related diseases. Hence, delineating the cellular and signaling networks by which incretins operate at the immunometabolic interface has a remarkable translational relevance. In this review, we concisely describe the well-characterized metabolic functions of GLP-1 and GIP, and offer an unprecedented view on the ability of these hormones to modulate immune responses via their direct action on immune cells.
Atomic Structure and Binding of Carbon Atoms
Authors: Ali Mubarak
Published: June 2019

Many studies discuss carbon-based materials because of the versatility of carbon elements. These studies cover different ideas and discuss them within the scientific scope and application. Depending on the processing conditions of carbon precursors, carbon exists in its various allotropic forms. The electron transfer mechanism is responsible for converting the gaseous carbon atom into the various carbon states named graphite, nanotube, fullerene, diamond, lonsdaleite and graphene. Two pieces of dash-shaped typical energy involve transferring filled state electrons to nearby unfilled states to convert the carbon atom from the existing state to a new state. In an electron transfer mechanism, the carbon atom preserves its equilibrium state. When the pieces of dash-shaped typical energy involve, the electrons of the appropriate filled states instantaneously and simultaneously transfer to the unfilled states. The involved dash-shaped typical energy has its conserved behaviour that is partial. A transferring electron is also under the partially conserved forces. Carbon atoms in graphite, nanotube and fullerene states partially evolve and develop the structures. The structures of one dimension, two dimensions and four dimensions form, respectively. In the formation of such structures, atoms bind under the same pieces of involved dash-shaped typical energy. The graphite structure under the attained dynamics of atoms only is also formed but in two dimensions or amorphous carbon. Here, force and energy, the chemical in nature, together contribute. The structural formations in diamond, lonsdaleite and graphene state atoms involve a different shaped typical energy. Such typical energy controls the orientation of the electron while undertaking its one additional clamp of energy knot. The involved typical energy has a form like a golf stick. To undertake one additional clamp of energy knot, all four electrons of the outer ring in the depositing diamond state atom get aligned along the south pole, and all four unfilled energy knots of the outer ring in the deposited diamond state atom get stretched along the east-west poles. In this way, a depositing diamond state atom binds to the deposited diamond state atom from the ground to the south. Growth is from south to ground, so the structure of diamond is a tetra-electron topological structure. The binding of lonsdaleite state atoms is from the ground to a bit south. However, in glassy carbon, the layers of gaseous, graphite and lonsdaleite state atoms bind simultaneously. The order of these layers repeats in the growth process of glassy carbon. The Mohs hardness in different carbon materials is also sketched.
An Algorithmic Random Integer Generator Based on the Distribution of Prime Numbers
Authors: Teguia Bertrand
Published: June 2019

We talk about random when it is not possible to determine a pattern on the observed outcomes. A computer follows a sequence of fixed instructions to give any of its output, hence the difficulty of choosing numbers randomly from algorithmic approaches. However, some algorithms based on mathematical formulas like the Linear Congruential algorithm and the Lagged Fibonacci generator appear to produce "true" random sequences to anyone who does not know the secret initial input [1]. Up to now, we cannot rigorously answer the question on the randomness of prime numbers [2, page 1] and this highlights a connection between random number generator and the distribution of primes. From [3] and [4] one sees that it is quite naive to expect good random reproduction with prime numbers. We are, however, interested in the properties underlying the distribution of prime numbers, which emerge as sufficient or insufficient arguments to conclude a proof by contradiction which tends to show that prime numbers are not randomly distributed. To achieve this end, we use prime gap sequence variation. The algorithm that we produce makes possible to deduce, in the case of a binary choice, a uniform behavior in the individual consecutive occurrence of primes, and no uniformity trait when the occurrences are taken collectively.
Acute Tubular Necrosis from Rhabdomyolysis from Leg Compartment Syndrome
Authors: DeWolf Matthew C. , Norman Mackenzie B. , Molloy Ilda B. , Yong Taylor M. , Ramkumar Dipak B. , Veerareddy Rakesh R.
Published: June 2019

Case:

A 31-year-old male sustained acute compartment syndrome to his left leg after a low-energy fall and required a 4-compartment fasciotomy release. His immediate postoperative course was complicated by acute tubular necrosis (ATN) with creatinine elevated to 4.89 mg/dL from rhabdomyolysis. ATN was managed with aggressive hydration, sodium bicarbonate, and alkaline diuresis, and his creatinine levels improved.

Conclusions:

ATN from rhabdomyolysis is a rare complication of compartment syndrome that requires high suspicion and timely treatment to prevent further nephrotoxicity and the resultant increases in mortality. It is imperative for orthopedic surgeons to be aware of this potential complication.
Superior Capsular Reconstruction for Massive Rotator Cuff Tears
Authors: Galvin Joseph W. , Kenney Raymond , Curry Emily J. , Parada Stephen A. , Eichinger Josef K. , Voloshin Ilya , Li Xinning
Published: June 2019

» A massive rotator cuff tear is defined as a tear involving >2 tendons or >5 cm of retraction.

» Superior capsular reconstruction is done with either a folded fascia lata autograft (6 to 8 mm in thickness) or acellular dermal allograft (3 to 4 mm in thickness). The graft is secured arthroscopically with anchors on the superior glenoid rim and multiple anchors on the humeral head with use of a transosseous-equivalent repair technique.

» Superior capsular reconstruction is indicated for younger patients with massive and irreparable rotator cuff tears involving the supraspinatus and infraspinatus with minimal arthritis, intact subscapularis, and a functional deltoid. Contraindications include bone defects, stiffness, and moderate to severe arthropathy.

» Arthroscopic superior capsular reconstruction with fascia lata autograft or humeral dermal allograft is a surgical option, with multiple studies showing statistically significant improvement in short-term outcomes for both pain and function among younger patients with massive irreparable rotator cuff tears. The long-term clinical effectiveness and value have yet to be determined.

» Biomechanical data suggest improved restoration of superior glenohumeral stability with decreased subacromial contact pressures in association with the use of the 8-mm fascia lata graft as compared with the 4-mm acellular humeral dermal allograft. In addition, fascia lata graft has shown less elongation and thinning than humeral dermal graft.

» Either fascia lata autograft or humeral dermal allograft may be used clinically for arthroscopic superior capsular reconstruction; however, a graft thickness of at least 3 mm is recommended to decrease the risk of radiographic and clinical failure.

» No comprehensive quality-of-life or cost-comparison analyses are available to compare superior capsular reconstruction, reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (rTSA), tendon transfer, and partial rotator cuff repair for the treatment of massive irreparable rotator cuff tears. However, the potential higher cost of superior capsular reconstruction and the lack of long-term clinical outcomes or revision data suggest that either an attempt at repair or primary arthroplasty may be more cost-effective than superior capsular reconstruction.

» Long-term outcome data are essential to determine the role of superior capsular reconstruction for young patients with massive irreparable rotator cuff tears.

» Superior capsular reconstruction using fascia lata autograft may provide a different biomechanical and biological healing environment compared to acellular dermal allograft. Thus, the clinical outcome data between the 2 graft methods should not be generalized.
Nuevas pinturas europeas en el Mobat (Chile)
Authors: Ferrer Orts Albert , Ferrer del Río Estefania
Published: June 2019

El MOBAT es uno de los espacios culturales más significados de Chile, por la historia que envuelve su emblemático edificio como por la cantidad y calidad de obras artísticas y piezas históricas que atesora. Sin embargo, desde el terremoto de 2010, permanece cerrado al público y pendiente de ser restaurado y rehabilitado. En este trabajo completamos otros estudios anteriormente publicados sobre la colección de pintura europea que el museo alberga entre sus muros.
Teaching versus training emotional intelligence
Authors: Reyes Páez Jaime Andrés
Published: June 2019

This article presents a review of the concept of emotional intelligence, its short history and its definitions. It explores the strengths of the MSCEIT test and highlights some of its weaknesses. The text provides arguments for adopting training as a way to improve emotional intelligence. This perspective is important for leaders and managers of human resources who want to improve their own emotional intelligence and the performance of their teams on this front.
Experimental and Numerical Evaluation of Spontaneous Imbibition Processes in Unfractured and Fractured Carbonate Cores with Stress-Induced Apertures
Authors: Vilhena Odilla , Farzaneh Amir , Pola Jackson , March Rafael , Sisson Adam , Sohrabi Mehran
Published: June 2019

Spontaneous imbibition (SI) experiments in fractured and unfractured Indiana limestone cores were performed to evaluate the impact of fractures in oil recovery. Numerical simulations were run to reproduce the experimental setting and history match fracture and matrix properties. Tracer tests were carried out to investigate the effect of changing stresses in the hydraulic fracture conductivity. The pore space and connected pores in the fractured plug were analysed via Micro-CT scan and thin petrography analysis was carried out to observe the matrix heterogeneity of the samples. Relative permeability, capillary pressure and fracture properties were estimated numerically for Indiana limestone carbonate rocks to match the SI curves measured at a temperature of 58.7° C. The investigation shows that the fractured core has suffered a deformation under stress conditions impacting the initial values of fracture aperture and permeability. This deformation has led to decreased flow rates in the fracture and oil trapping in the fracture channel. At the field scale, this phenomenon could lead to decreased oil recovery in the first days of production.
Factors Affecting the False Negative of Cryptococcal antigen in Patients with Cryptococcosis: Immunology and Radiology
Authors: Min jingqi , Huang kunlun , Shi chanmei , Li laifu , Zhu Tao , Deng huojin
Published: June 2019

Study objectives

The purpose of this article is to investigate the factors associated with false negatives in cryptococcal antigen detection in patients with pulmonary cryptococcosis by studying the effects of immune status and radiology on cryptococcal antigen results.

Methods

The clinical records, serum cryptococcal antigen result, laboratory findings and computed tomography findings of 61 immunocompetent and 17 immunocompromised patients with a diagnosis based on biopsy confirmation of the presence of pulmonary cryptococcosis were reviewed during the course of the study. Chi-square test was used to analyze categorical variable. The independent t-test was obtained to analyze continuous variable. Logistic regression models was used to analyze the effects of immunity and radiology imaging on cryptococcal antigen results.

Results

We studied the differences between these two groups. No difference were found in baseline characteristics, clinical symptoms, and laboratory findings. Logistic regression analysis showed that the significant independent variables related to serum cryptococcal antigen result were the immune status and radiology findings.

Conclusions

Our study indicates that immune status and lung imaging findings are important factors influencing cryptococcal antigen detection.
Impact of intestinal helminthes infections on stunting, wasting, normal biochemical and hematological values on school children in Gondar town, Ethiopia.
Authors: Lemma Wossenseged , Tarekegn Daniel , Birhanie Meseret
Published: June 2019

Abstract
Background: Ethiopia, the second populous nation in Africa, has been grouped under low income countries. Stunting, underweight and wasting in school children in Ethiopia are very common. The aim of this research was to evaluate the nutritional status compared to WHO standards and impact of intestinal helminthes on normal growth, normal hematological and biochemical values in the school children in Azezo Elementary School in Gondar Town.
Methods: Demographic data and information about possible risk factors were obtained using standard pre-tested questioners for all study subjects. WHO AnthroPlus software version 1.04 (WHO, Geneva, Switzerland) were used to classify school children as normal, stunted, wasted and obese after height and body weight measurements were obtained. The Kato Katz technique was performed to screen students for intestinalhelmenthinfections and calculate eggs per gram stool (epg). Haematological and biochemical normal values were obtained from hematology fully-automated cell counter (Mindray BC-3200) and Mindray BS-200E chemistry analyzer.
Results: Atotal of 384 school children with age ranged from 7 to 15 years old were recruited in this study. Of the total school children analysed for body mass index and height for age Z scores (BAZ and HAZ scores), 103 (26.8%) were wasted (Z scores < -2SD) and 47 (12.2%) stunted (< -2SD). Gender showed no statistically significantly differences (p>0.05) for BAZ and HAZ. The prevalence of overall stunting in 7-10 age group was 0.7% (1/146) compared to 19.5% (46/236) in 11-15 age group (p=0.000). Intestinal helminthes infections were statistically significantly associated (p = 0.000) with hypo-gycocemia, hypo-proteinaemia and anemia compared with non-infected school children. The likelihood of anemia in intestinal helminth infected school children, when it was compared with uninfected was 148 times higher for both Ascarislumbericoides-Schistosomamansoni co-infection, 38 times for Hook worm, 20 times for Schistosomamansoni and 3 times for Ascarislumbericoidesmono-infection.
Conclusion: Malnutrition and intestinal helminthes infections are serious problem in normal growth of the school children. Poverty associated malnutrition is the most important risk factor for stunting.
Key Words: School children; Malnutrition; Intestinal Helminth infections; Nutritional status ; Gondar town
Shift in New HIV/AIDS Epidemic and Factors Associated with False Positives for HIV Testing: A Retrospective Study from 2013 to 2018 in Xi’an, China
Authors: Wang Jing-Yuan , Zhang Kai-Ge , Ruan Jin-xiong , Chen Wei , Wang Linchuan
Published: June 2019

Objectives: In the study, firstly, the epidemic characteristics of new HIV/AIDS were investigated in order to provide evidence for the targeted interventions; Secondly, the major factors of false positives (FP) for HIV testing were also determined.
Methods: A retrospective review was performed in a teaching hospital in Xi’an between 2013 and 2018. The overall characteristics and epidemiological trends of new HIV/AIDS were described. Moreover, the distributions of FP cases in the gender, age and department were analysed, and the major factors of FP were determined by the Pareto analysis.
Results: During the study, a total of 469 new HIV/AIDS were diagnosed, with an increasing prevalence from 0.0626% in 2013 to 0.0827% in 2018. Of them, the majority occurred in the Hans (99.57%), males (88.50%), people aged 21-50 years (76.97%), migrants (60.98%) and sexual contact route (88.70%). A rapid increase in the annual number of new HIV/AIDS and multiple routes of HIV transmission were found. The epidemic showed increasing trends in groups of young individuals, students and homosexual mode, however, a downward trend in the percentage of injecting drug use was also observed. 67.81% of FP cases were over 50 years old. The departments of oncology, obstetrics, hepatobiliary surgery, nephrology, cardiology and infectious disease were major factors of FP by Pareto analysis.
Conclusions: The HIV/AIDS epidemic in Xi’an is still evolving, therefore, effective strategies, appropriate education and scaling up HIV testing should be developed to control the spread of the epidemic. In addition, old adults and specific departments were associated with FP.
Redox balance: A probable target in the management of immune dysfunction
Authors: Oso Babatunde Joseph , Oso Olufunke Temiloluwa , Oladiji Adenike Temidayo
Published: June 2019

Activation of cell-mediated immune is usually interconnected with the generation of oxidative species. The objective of this review was to concisely discuss the interplay between redox balance and immune functions. A qualitative review of peer reviewed papers published in journals and other publications was conducted. The review showed that cellular oxidants which act as signalling molecules could drive biological responses such as those that modulate the productions of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines and immune function. Moreover, beneficial effects of these cellular oxidants could be maintained by an array of defence pathways which include antioxidants, proteins and antioxidant enzymes. When there is an imbalance between increased oxidative species and suppressed antioxidant defences, oxidative stress and associated secondary complications may occur. Therefore, maintaining the redox homeostasis and immune responses through modulation of redox-sensitive inflammatory pathways may offer anticipative possibilities for management of diseases associated with dysfunctional redox homeostasis and immune disorders.
Phytochemistry, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis and in vitro anti-bacterial activities of Desplatsia dewevrei (De Wild. & T. Durand)
Authors: Ovuakporie-Uvo Oghale , Idu MacDonald , Itemire Anne O.
Published: June 2019

Phytochemicals have been reported to have direct and/or indirect influence on the antibacterial potentials of useful plants. The present study was aimed at determining the phyto-components by traditional methods and GC-MS analysis alongside testing the anti-bacterial activities of Desplatsia dewevrei leaves and fruits. The maceration of 500 g of Desplatsia dewevrei powder in methanol yielded 5.7 g of extract. Qualitatively coumarins were found to be richly present in the leaves while, quinones were most evidently present in the fruits of Desplatsia dewevrei. Quantitative analyses show that the phenolic and tannic acid contents of Desplatsia dewevrei may be the chief compounds responsible for the antibacterial activity of the plant. GC-MS results of Desplatsia dewevrei fruits and leaves respectively showed Gas Chromatograms having 33 and 63 peaks representing different phyto-compounds. Of the 33 and 63 phyto-compounds, Cyclohexanepropanol, alpha.,2,2,6-tetrame-thyl and Farnesyl bromide were recurrent at different retention time. Although Desplatsia dewevrei showed no zone of inhibition for gram negative bacteria, its inhibitory effect on gram positive bacteria is significant. In conclusion, D. dewevrei is a phytochemical rich plant. However, a further study on the anti-bacterial effect of Desplatsia dewevrei using solvent extracts other than methanol is recommended for future incorporation in drug development.
Exploring price gap anomaly in the Ukrainian stock market
Authors: Plastun Alex , Makarenko Inna , Khomutenko Lyudmila , Shcherbak Svitlana , Tryfonova Olha
Published: June 2019

This paper analyzes price gaps in the Ukrainian stock market for the case of UX index over the period 2009–2018. Using different statistical tests (Student’s t-tests, ANOVA, Mann-Whitney test) and regression analysis with dummy variables, as well as modified cumulative approach and trading simulation, the authors test a number of hypotheses searching for price patterns and abnormal market behavior related to price gaps: there is seasonality in price gaps (H1); price gaps generate statistical anomalies in the Ukrainian stock market (H2); upward gaps generate price patterns in the Ukrainian stock market (H3) and downward gaps generate price patterns in the Ukrainian stock market (H4). Overall results are consistent with the Efficient Market Hypothesis: there is no seasonality in price gaps and in most cases there is no evidences of price patterns or abnormal price behavior after the gaps in the Ukrainian stock market. Nevertheless, the authors find very strong and convincing evidences in favor of momentum effect on the days of negative gaps. These observations are confirmed by trading simulations: trading strategy based on detected price pattern generates profits and demonstrates overall efficiency, which is against the market efficiency. These results can be interesting both for academicians (further evidences against market efficiency) and practitioners (real and effective trading strategy to generate profits in the Ukrainian market market).
Reflexiones en torno a la emancipación intelectual desde El Maestro Ignorante de Jacques Rancière
Authors: Patiño Niño Diana Milena
Published: June 2019

La disonancia vivida por el pedagogo francés Joseph Jacotot en 1818 y recogida por Jacques Rancière en El Maestro Ignorante en 1987, más que la propuesta de un nuevo paradigma educativo o la crítica a diferentes modelos pedagógicos, podría considerarse como una invitación para pensar la emancipación y para prestar más atención a los supuestos que entrañan algunas apuestas emancipatorias. Acogiendo esta invitación lanzada por Rancière/ Jacotot, en el presente trabajo se persigue un doble objetivo: por un lado, a partir de una lectura exegética de Rancière, enunciar su crítica hacia una forma dominante a través de la cual se ha pensado la emancipación; y por otro, poner en evidencia aquello que según Rancière, se juega en el proceso emancipatorio.
El papel de la noción de verdad en el planteamiento de la filosofía crítica de Kant
Authors: Straulino Stefano
Published: June 2019

La discusión en torno a la teoría kantiana de la verdad suele girar alrededor de las preguntas —íntimamente relacionadas entre sí— por la adscripción de Kant a una versión coherentista o correspondentista de la verdad y por los correspondientes criterios de verdad. Estas discusiones suelen ponderar qué teoría de la verdad resulta más adecuada dados ya los principios críticos. En contraste con esto, este trabajo pretende mostrar, a través de la evolución de la noción de verdad del Kant precrítico y del proyecto de una lógica trascendental, la vinculación intrínseca de la noción de verdad con los principios mismos de la filosofía crítica, y replantear las preguntas por la definición y el criterio de verdad en el marco de la pregunta por la posibilidad de la verdad.
En torno al pensamiento: la disputa de Hannah Arendt con Martin Heidegger
Authors: Di Pego Anabella
Published: June 2019

En el presente artículo analizo la disputa que Hannah Arendt entabla con quien fuera su maestro en torno a la actividad del pensamiento. De esta manera, aunque pueden reconocerse diversas etapas en la relación intelectual entre ambos filósofos, muestro que la problemática del pensamiento constituye un hilo conductor que permite articularlas y esclarecer algunas de sus oscilaciones. En este sentido, aunque la conferencia que Arendt pronunció en 1969 con ocasión del octogésimo aniversario del nacimiento de Heidegger, suele ser entendida como una laudatio o celebración, contiene una indicación crítica respecto de la persistencia de cierta proximidad de la filosofía heideggeriana con la tradición filosófica dominante, a partir de lo cual puede reconstruirse una controversia sobre la tarea del pensamiento, que si bien permanece solapada resulta ser fundamental.
New records of Digitaria filiformis var. laeviglumis (Paniceae, Panicoideae, Poaceae) for the Flora del Bajío and Durango, Mexico
Authors: Sánchez Ken Jorge Gabriel
Published: June 2019

Background and Aims: Since its publication in 1920, Digitaria filiformis var. laeviglumis had been considered as an endangered taxon endemic to New Hampshire, USA. However, a recent inventory of the grasses of Mexico showed that it also occurs outside its type locality. New findings for the ongoing project Flora del Bajío have yielded additional new records. The objective of this work is to report this taxon from the Mexican states of Michoacán and Durango, increasing the number of known localities of Digitaria filiformis var. laeviglumis.Methods: Online databases and herbaria were reviewed. Botanical herbarium specimens were collected in the state of Michoacán.Key results: Digitaria filiformis var. laeviglumis is reported as new for the Flora del Bajío in the state of Michoacán, as well as from a herbarium specimen from Durango which has both var. laeviglumis and var. filiformis mounted on the same sheet and that was misplaced among other specimens.Conclusions: With the addition of this variety, the number of taxa in the subfamily Panicoideae increases for the Flora del Bajío and the state Durango. With these findings there are more intermediate localities between the northern and southern range for this variety.
Evaluation of eMentalHealth.ca, a Canadian Mental Health Website Portal: Mixed Methods Assessment
Authors: Jeong Dahn , Cheng Michael , St-Jean Mireille , Jalali Alireza
Published: June 2019

Background

Many Canadians have mental health needs, and it can be challenging not knowing where to go for mental health information, services, and support. The website eMentalHealth.ca was created to facilitate and assist Canadians to (1) learn about mental health, (2) screen for common mental health issues, and (3) find mental health services and support.

Objective

The aim of this study was to use multiple methods to learn about visitors of eMentalHealth.ca, their perceptions, and their satisfaction with the website.

Methods

Website analytics (Google Analytics) provided information about the number of unique visits to the website and how the site was used. Web-based self-administered surveys were used to gather additional information on users’ characteristics and to assess their perception of the website and satisfaction with the website.

Results

Web analytic results showed that from January 1 to December 31, 2017, there were 651,107 users, with 1.97 million page views. Users were more often female than male, and the majority of users were aged 35 years and older. Most users were located in Canada (612,806/651,107, 94.12%), and the most common city of origin of users was Toronto (101,473/651,107, 15.58%), followed by Ottawa (76,692/651,107, 11.78%), and Montreal (26,621/651,107, 4.09%). Web-based surveys were completed by a total of 370 respondents from June to December 2017. Overall, the majority of users were satisfied with the website (93.0%, 320 out of 344 responses). Positive feedback was related to the content of the website as a helpful resource, and negative feedback was related to technical difficulties as well as the design of the main page. This analysis will be used to help the team with ongoing improvements to the website, for example, improving technical issues and homepage usability.

Conclusions

Most visitors reported satisfaction with their use of eMentalHealth.ca to learn about mental health as well as where to find help. Mental health websites such as eMentalHealth.ca are a low-cost way to increase public awareness about mental health.
Implementing a Digital Tool to Support Shared Care Planning in Community-Based Mental Health Services: Qualitative Evaluation (Preprint)
Authors: Pithara Christalla , Farr Michelle , Sullivan Sarah A , Edwards Hannah B , Hall William , Gadd Caroline , Walker Julian , Hebden Nick , Horwood Jeremy
Published: June 2019

BACKGROUND

Mental health services aim to provide recovery-focused care and facilitate coproduced care planning. In practice, mental health providers can find supporting individualized coproduced care with service users difficult while balancing administrative and performance demands. To help meet this aim and using principles of coproduction, an innovative mobile digital care pathway tool (CPT) was developed to be used on a tablet computer and piloted in the West of England.

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this study was to examine mental health care providers’ views of and experiences with the CPT during the pilot implementation phase and identify factors influencing its implementation.

METHODS

A total of 20 in-depth telephone interviews were conducted with providers participating in the pilot and managers in the host organization. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed, anonymized, and thematically analyzed guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research.

RESULTS

The tool was thought to facilitate coproduced recovery-focused care planning, a policy and organizational as well as professional priority. Internet connectivity issues, system interoperability, and access to service users’ health records affected use of the tool during mobile working. The organization’s resources, such as information technology (IT) infrastructure and staff time and IT culture, influenced implementation. Participants’ levels of use of the tool were dependent on knowledge of the tool and self-efficacy; perceived service-user needs and characteristics; and perceptions of impact on the therapeutic relationship. Training and preparation time influenced participants’ confidence in using the tool.

CONCLUSIONS

Findings highlight the importance of congruence between staff, organization, and external policy priorities and digital technologies in aiding intervention engagement, and the need for ongoing training and support of those intended to use the technology during and after the end of implementation interventions.
EVALUATION OF PRESCRIBING INDICATORS FOR PEADIATRIC OUTPATIENTS UNDER SIX YEARS OLD IN DISTRICT HOSPITALS OF CAN THO CITY IN THE PERIOD OF 2015-2016
Authors: Nguyen Hung Phuc , MY HUONG VO THI , CHI THANH PHAN
Published: June 2019

Objective: Examining and comparing the primary and supplementary prescribing indicators in pediatric outpatients under six years old.

Methods: We performed a comparative cross-sectional study, over nine months, from September 2015. 800 prescriptions for peadiatric patients under 6 y old were collected at 8 district hospitals in Can Tho city to evaluate the primary and supplementary prescribing indicators. The sample was collected prospectively by the systematic selection, with the interval between the patients is 5. The data was analysed and compared to the standard drug use indicators in developing countries recommended by WHO.

Results: Average number of drugs per encounter: 4.1, percentage of drugs prescribed by generic name: 94.2%, percentage of encounters with an antibiotic prescribed: 85.8%, percentage of drugs prescribed from essential drugs list by Ministry of Health: 78.7%, percentage of encounters with a corticoid prescribed: 41.7%, percentage of encounters with a vitamin prescribed: 13.1%, average drug cost per encounter: 37.5 thousands VND, percentage of drug costs spent on antibiotics: 55.2%, percentage of drug costs spent on essential drugs: 75.7%, percentage of drug costs spent on corticoid: 1.9%, percentage of drug costs spent on vitamin: 1.4%.

Conclusion: The results of this research have identified some issues in outpatient prescribing, which may lead to intervention studies for evaluating changes in these issues in the outpatient clinic.
ASSESSMENT OF GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS RELATED STRESS USING A SPECIFIC SCALE ADMINISTERED AS AN ONLINE MOBILE APPLICATION
Authors: SRINIVASAN A. , KRISHNARAJAN D. , SARANYA P. , JITHIN T. G. , THOMAS SNEHA , VARADHARAJAN V.
Published: June 2019

Objective: Aim of the study was to assess the Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) related stress among pregnant women using an online mobile application based specific stress scale for GDM.

Methods: This was a prospective observational study. All GDM patients who have used the Gestational Diabetes Stress Scale (GDSS)-mobile application within the study period were included (176 patients). Their total and subscale stress scores were analyzed.

Results: This study found that 52.84% of the total population needed clinical attention for GDM related stress. The subscale scores revealed that 65.91% of the population needed clinical attention for emotional burden, 15.34% of the population needed clinical attention for medication-related stress, 69.89% of the population needed clinical attention for social or economical stress and 36.36% of the population needed clinical attention for health care set up related stress.

Conclusion: Based upon this study we conclude that GDSS is a good invention. There existed a gap in measuring GDM related stress in pregnant women and GDSS is a solution for the same.
NEUROPROTECTIVE EFFECT OF CITRULLUS LANATUS SEED EXTRACTS ON CEREBRAL ISCHEMIC REPERFUSION INJURY INDUCED COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AND OXIDATIVE STRESS
Authors: Pashikanti Girija , AJITHA MAKULA , PUCHCHAKAYALA GOVERDHAN
Published: June 2019

Objective: Oxidative stress appears to be an early event involved in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The present study was designed to investigate the neuroprotective effects of citrullus lanatus on bilateral common carotid artery occlusion (BCCAO) induced cognitive impairment and oxidative stress in Wistar albino rats.

Methods: Cognitive impairment and oxidative stress were induced by BCCAO for 30 min, followed by 7 d reperfusion of male wistar rats. Morris water maze and rectangular maze performance tests and locomotor activity were used to assess memory performance tasks. To study the activity, rats weighing 250-300g were pre-treated with successive extracts of n-hexane fraction (HF), ethyl acetate fraction (EAF), ethanol fraction (EF) and aqueous fraction (AF) of 400 mg/kg, 200 mg/kg, p. o of each for 10 d and the treatment was continued for another 7 d after cerebral ischemia. Various biochemical parameters like lipid peroxidation, Catalase, DPPH and AchE were also estimated in the brain after the treatment.

Results: There was significantly increased oxidative stress and cholinesterase activity with cognitive decline in the hippocampus in rats of BCCAO group as compared to sham-operated (p<0.05). The animals treated with Donepezil, HF and EF prevented the biochemical changes significantly (p<0.001) and there was significant (p<0.001) improvement in cognitive parameters compared to BCCAO treated rats.

Conclusion: Thus present study indicates the neuroprotective effect of citrulus lanatus seed extract (HF and EF) against BCCAO induced cognitive impairment and associative oxidative damage.
Effects of mindfulness-based interventions on quality of life of women with breast cancer: a systematic review
Authors: Zhang Xinyan , Liu Dongling , Li Yuxiang , Zhang Ye , Zhang Bingyan , Wang Xiuli , Wang Guijie
Published: June 2019

Aim:
The systematic review assessed the effect of mindfulness-based interventions on the quality of life among women with breast cancer.
Methods:
PubMed, Cochrane library, EMBASE, Web of Science and CINAHL databases were searched for studies published. Our review assessed the effect of mindfulness-based interventions (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction [MBSR] intervention and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy [MBCT]) on quality of life for women with breast cancer. Two authors independently assessed the quality of all included studies using the Downs and Black Quality Index.
Results:
The search finally identified 15 studies. The MBSR intervention showed a significant effect between groups. The MBCT intervention also showed good effect on quality of life. Adverse events were inadequately reported.
Conclusion:
The MBSR intervention on quality of life among women with breast cancer was effective and safe. The effect of MBCT intervention on quality of life still needs more research.
Digital Unrealities
Authors: Sara Pinheiro
Published: June 2019

This exposition explores the making of the multi-channel sound installation “digital unrealities, study I”. It goes through the process of constructing an unreal environment by sonic means, particularly through the use of contemporary digital tools. Because sound is heavily dependent on its propagation through a physical space, the idea of unreal considers reverberation and spatialization as the main subjects of interest. Consequently, reverb became the main tool to explore the subject in practice. Due to the multidisciplinarity of the project, the subject had different approaches: from exploring the understandability of a sound according to its spatialization; to creating the sound material using reverb artifacts; as approaching spatialization through ambisonic strategies; and to processing sound sources through convolution reverb and cross-synthesis towards abstraction. In the end, the research and practice evolved analogously; concluding that the idea of sound digitality is only part of a process, not of an experience, because sound occurs only when propagated. Nevertheless, the composition is a proposal of “reduced listening” in a digital media context.
A Legação brasileira em Berlim (1931-1935): o cotidiano diplomático em um país em transformação
Authors: Mainka Peter Johann
Published: June 2019

Desde o século XVI a história do Brasil e a da Alemanha são relacionadas, apresentando paralelas, convergências e conexões (pessoais). Na década de 1930, os dois países passaram por transformações políticas profundas, que resultaram no estabelecimento de novos governos nos dois países – governos nacionalistas, autoritários e anticomunistas. Com base nesses valores compartilhados e em uma base ideológica semelhante, o Brasil e a Alemanha estiveram, na década de 1930, ainda mais próximos um para o outro. Essa proximidade e a simpatia mútua manifestam-se também na atuação da Legação brasileira em Berlim, cujos registros no Arquivo Histórico do Itamaraty no Rio de Janeiro são a base documental deste artigo.
Breve perspectiva historiográfica sobre a ancestralidade da etnia indígena Kaingang
Authors: Gaudêncio Jéssica Da Silva , Martins Décio Ruivo , Silveira Rosemari Monteiro Castilho Foggiatto , Rodrigues Sérgio Paulo Jorge
Published: June 2019

O objetivo deste artigo é apresentar a historiografia da ancestralidade da etnia indígena conhecida hoje como Kaingang. Antes do século XX, os ancestrais desta etnia foram retratados e citados em várias obras por diversos nomes; porém, nem todos os grupos indígenas referidos na documentação histórica eram Kaingang, o que pode ser verificado pelas características culturais presentes nas documentações de origem. Essa multiplicidade de denominações, além das observações em diferentes regiões geográficas sobre a presença de grupos étnicos com características semelhantes às pertencentes à etnia Kaingang, pode induzir interpretações equivocadas e erradas por pesquisadores. Muitos autores consideram o grupo indígena identificado como Guaianá na literatura da época colonial como os ancestrais da etnia Kaingang. Com base nas pesquisas e em estudos sustentados pelas restritas evidências documentais dos séculos passados, pode-se considerar essa ancestralidade; entretanto, conclui-se que há necessidade de estudos etnográficos com maiores detalhes, para que se possa evidenciar essa proximidade étnica.
DSA 2019 Printed Programme
Authors:   The Development Studies Association (DSA)
Published: June 2019

This conference programme details the panels, papers, and events that form the DSA annual conferences at the Open University, 19th – 21st June 2019.