bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Integration Training Information in Vietnam Maritime University Based on the Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate
Authors: Do Thi Anh Thu , Le Quoc Tien , Hoang Thi Ngoc Diep
Published: July 2019

In the integration trend, English has become the global language of the world. Currently, over 50 countries use English as their primary language, and nearly 80 countries use English as a second language; English is the most common language in the world in all fields from business, commerce, communication to tourism, diplomacy. Therefore, English language industry increasingly asserted its role. However, the current situation shows that graduates of this discipline work properly and are still weak in thinking skills, teamwork, and communication. The reason is that most schools are not interested in reviewing, editing the detailed program, curriculum, and English language materials to improve the quality of training, and lecturers are teaching English also showed many limitations. The methods of teaching and learning English of schools are still mainly traditional, backward, and natural methods of teaching grammar, vocabulary. There is a tendency to focus too much on specialized English, not English skills. Therefore, schools and the English language training sector need to coordinate unfriendly to develop training programs, improve the quality of teaching staff, and apply active and active teaching methods. The paper focuses on analyzing and proposing an appropriate solution in improving the quality of English language training at Maritime University by the CDIO approach.
Effects of Frequency and Mass of Eccentric Balls on Picking Force of The Coffee Fruit for The As-Fabricated Harvesting Machines
Authors: Chau Minh Quang , Nguyen Vo Tien
Published: July 2019

Currently, Vietnam ranks second about the coffee export in the world. To match that position, the use of coffee harvesting tools/machines according to the automatic trend is essential. However, the most common forms of coffee harvesting in Vietnam are manual, improved manual-coffee picking machines that are imported from foreign countries. The above harvesting forms have low productivity and have some disadvantages such as labor cost, labor hiring, high labor cost, and long harvesting time, low harvesting, and post-harvesting quality. Studies of scientists around the world have applied the principle of vibration to produce the picking force for coffee fruits, and the picking force is known to be different from many factors in every region of the world growing coffee. The paper presents the method of design and manufacturing an automatic coffee harvesting machine based on the evaluation of picking force for coffee in Vietnam. The influences of eccentric ball mass and vibrating frequency on the magnitude of the picking force are carefully calculated. On that basis, the experimental programming is applied to find the optimal working point of the picking machine for coffee. The results showed that the eccentric ball mass of 8.5 kg, the rotation speed of the eccentric ball from 480 to 574 rpm would produce the picking force by the coffee fruit of Vietnam.
From Parking to Pollution: Investigating the Effect of 45' Parking on Environment
Authors: Anugrah - , Soemarno - , Wicaksono Achmad , Said Lambang Basri
Published: July 2019

This study aims to examine the effect of managing side-road parking on environmental pollutions (i.e., NO2, CO, SO2, O, and noise). The study was conducted in Makassar, Indonesia, and four roads were selected as they were situated in the city center and surrounded by several business centers. Two roads were selected as the experimental roads and the rest as the control roads. The 450 parking technique was implemented, and the effect was evaluated using 2 (twice measures) x 4 (roads) experimental design. To evaluate the effect, this study measured air pollutions (using the Air Quality Measurement System), Noise (using Sound Level Meter), Vehicle Speed (Km/ hour), and Time of Road Occupancy (second). The results suggested that only the experimental roads showed a reduction in time of road occupancy. Meaning, managing parking effectively increased vehicles’ speed. Also, the 450 parking technique was considered to be effective in reducing air pollutants and noise level. However, only CO that was consistently decreased as the result of the intervention. Although influenced by the parking technique, the other particulate emissions (SO2, NO2, and O3) and noise level might have been influenced by other variables. The parking intervention expanded the vehicles’ moving space so that the time of occupancy was decreased and the engine combustion was more efficient. Parking management indirectly contributed to significant variance of air pollutants and noise. Discussion, implication, and limitations are included.
Open Data for Evidence-based Decision-making: Data-driven Government Resulting in Uncertainty and Polarization
Authors: Luthfi Ahmad , Janssen Marijn
Published: July 2019

Over the last decade, more and more data are collected and opened. Governments actively stimulate the opening of data to increase citizen engagement to support policy-making processes. Evidence-based policy-making is the situation whereby decisions made are based on factual data. The common expectation is that releasing data will result in evidence-based decision-making and more trust in government decisions. This study aims to provide insight into how evidence-based policy based on open data can result into uncertainty and even polarize the policy-making process. We analyze a case study in which traffic and road utilization datasets are used and model the decision-making process using the Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN). The BPMN model shows how the government and business organizations can use the data and give different interpretations. Data-driven decision-making might potentially create uncertainty, polarization, and less trust in decisions as stakeholders can give different meanings to the data and arrive at different outcomes. In contrast to the common belief, we found that the more data released, the more discussions happened about what is desired according to the data. The various directions derived from the data can even polarize decision-making. In other words, the more data opened, the more people can construct their perception of reality. For further research, we recommend understanding the types and role of data to create an evidence-based approach.
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia with an ovarian adrenal rest tumor: a case report
Authors: AYDIN BUYRUK Betül , YORULMAZ Göknur , DEĞER Ayşe Nur , KEBAPÇI Medine Nur
Published: July 2019

Adrenal
rest tumors (ART) are extra-adrenal findings of adrenal tissue. Testicular
adrenal rest tumors (TART) are widespread in males with congenital adrenal
hyperplasia (CAH). Ovarian adrenal rest tumours (OART), which form in females
with CAH, are less commonly seen. Reports in literature of OART are extemely
rare. The case is here presented of a 43-year-old female who was diagnosed at
the age of 15 years with CAH and underwent bilateral adrenalectomy at the age
of 37. On presentation at our clinic, 4×2 cm mass was determined on the right
adnexa in the advanced tests and a right-side salpingo-oopherectomy was
performed. The pathology examination reported heterotopic adrenal cortical
tissue. Routine ovarian imaging in females with CAH is not indicated. Although
OART are rarely seen, they should be kept in mind and these patients should be
evaluated radiologically together with laboratory tests.
Unusual uterine metastasis of plasmablastic lenfoma: a case report
Authors: KARATAŞ Suat , ÇİFT Tayfur , ŞAL Veysel , TEKELİOĞLU Meltem , TON Özlem
Published: July 2019

Plasmablastic
lenfoma (PBL) is a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL)’s variant form that is
especially reported in HIV-infected patients. PBL is a rare entity seen most
commonly in the setting of immunocompromise. However, this disease may present
in extraoral sites in which the genital tract appears to be the less common. Here
we present a patient with uterine and fallopian mass diagnosed PBL. A 51-year-old
multipara (G6P4C2) woman with a chief complaint of irregular vaginal bleeding
was presented to our outpatient clinic. She had a prior history of breast
cancer treated by right mastectomy and adjuvant chemotherapy.Transvaginal
ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging both showed an uterine mass
thought to be leiomyoma, which 4×3 cm in size on the anterior wall of uterin
corpus. The pathology result of the mass was found to be plasmablastic
lymphoma. Genital involvement also appears to be last but possible site option to
find PBL focus in immunocompetent patients.
Research and Educational Centre for Rocket Building, Miass Branch, South Ural State University
Authors: Nosikov M.V.
Published: July 2019

The key aspect of radiation-proof manipulators used in nuclear industry is human presence in the manipulator control loop due to a wide variety of performed operations and the nondeterministic nature of the working environment. Relatively large distances between the control stations and the manipulators, imperfect visibility of the sealed chamber’s inner space from the control station necessitate the use of computer vision systems. They serve both for general chamber observation as well as local observation of the manipulator end-effector working area. High levels of radiation impose certain limitations on the primary video sensors with regard to radiation resistance and service life. This requires special technical solutions to ensure additional radiation protection as well as design and algorithmic ways of minimizing the influence of hazardous environment. Modern trends in digital manufacturing design are based on a system of unique identification of materials, package, etc. One of the technically viable ways is applying optical labels containing barcodes that are identified by algorithms. The article covers the design, structure, functional possibilities and experimental results of one of the radiation-proof manipulator vision systems. This system is designed for working together with radiation-proof robotic electromechanical manipulators installed in sealed chambers of nuclear plants.
The Use of Air Turbine Heat Recovery Units for the Mod-ernization of Gas Pumping Units with Gas Turbine Drive
Authors: Manushin E.A. , Melnikov A.I.
Published: July 2019

One of the urgent tasks of further developing natural gas transportation systems is the need to increase fuel efficiency and to improve environmental performance of the gas turbine units (GTU) that are used to drive superchargers of gas pumping units. Outdated GTUs with low efficiency are being replaced by units of a new generation, including those of the regenerative cycle. However, this requires significant capital expenditures, thus, the possibilities of upgrading the existing units are also being investigated. A significant proportion of the energy generated by the gas combusted in driven GTUs is lost in the form of heat of the exhaust combustion products. These gases have a temperature not lower than 670 K. To utilize the heat of the exhaust combustion products, it is proposed to compliment the main GTU by an air turbine heat recovery unit (ATU) that is simple in design and inexpensive in production. This well-known idea has not yet been realized in practice, thus there are no recommendations on the use of a GTU-ATU as a drive for natural gas superchargers. It is shown that to ensure the possibility of upgrading drive gas turbines at a minimum cost, it is advisable to use an ATU that is kinematically independent of the GTU. The ATU’s power is used to cover the own needs of the compressor station and other purposes. The calculations show that under equal conditions, the combined GTU-ATU is inferior in efficiency to the GTU of the regenerative cycle. However, it provides a much smoother flow of the efficiency parameter depending on the operation mode, which is important for gas pumping units. The potential of using the ATU for the modernization of drive GTUs is estimated. It is noted that in addition to generating additional power, the use of ATU’s can decrease the flue gas temperature and the mass concentration of harmful emissions.
A Study of the Aerodynamic Characteristics of the Rocket Fairing Door Using Conical Means of Passive Stabilization
Authors: Lutsenko A.Y. , Nazarova D.K. , Slobodyanyuk D.M.
Published: July 2019

In the article, the aerodynamic characteristics of a detachable fairing door model are investigated with the use of passive stabilization means, which are conical bodies with flexible and rigid connections. Two types of experiments were conducted in a subsonic wind tunnel to determine the balancing angles of attack: a visualization experiment (using a video camera) and a measuring experiment (using the angle sensor). Mathematical flow models and aerodynamic quality values were obtained. The change in the balancing angle of attack and the corresponding aerodynamic quality of the studied combinations with respect to the base model were analyzed. Comparative characteristics of the considered stabilization variants were presented.
PENGARUH UKURAN DEWAN KOMISARIS DAN KEPEMILIKAN ASING TERHADAP LUAS PENGUNGKAPAN CSR
Authors: Chen Ming
Published: July 2019

This study aims to determine the effect of the size of the Board of Commissioners and Foreign Ownership on the Extent of CSR Disclosure. This study was tested using multiple regression. The sample is a Manufacturing company listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The study period for 3 years fr: m 2014 until 2016. The results of the study found that the size of the board of commissioners influences the extent of CSR disclosure while Foreign Ownership does not affect the wide range of CSR disclosure.
OPTIMALISASI BAGI HASIL PADA PRODUK PEMBIAYAAN MUDHARABAH DALAM MENINGKATKAN LABA DAN MARKET SHARE
Authors: Nurrachmi Layla , Zuraidah Zuraidah
Published: July 2019

Sharia in accounting are required to apply Sharia principles one is not allowed the existence of interest because it belongs in the category of usury, so that an Islamic banking system for the results, one of them on mudharabah financing, which is the core product of Sharia banking. The financial report on the statistics on Islamic banking income and market share of financing has the lowest proportion of mudharabah, optimization of products for mudharabah financing is important to increase  profit and market share. This research is qualitative research by taking the location of research in PT Bank BRISyariah Malang Soekarno-Hatta. Data taken researchers use interview techniques and other secondary data, the researchers then perform data analysis and interpret the data obtained. The results of this research show that at PT Bank BRISyariah Malang branch Soekarno Hatta in applying the principle for the outcome has been in accordance with the rules of Fatwa DSN MUI No. 07/DSN-MUI/IV/2000, but Mudharabah financing is not a core product Because there are more uses for Mutanaqisah and Murabahah financing. The optimization efforts that have been done are not fully optimal, another way that can be done is to give fair incentives to customers who report their business honestly. If it can be applied then profit will increase so that the market share financing Mudarabah will also increase.
Bullying of Students With Disabilities: An Empirical Analysis of the Case Law
Authors: Holben Diane M. , Zirkel Perry A.
Published: July 2019

Increased bullying victimization of students with disabilities has generated both public concern and increased litigation. To identify focus areas for both legal compliance and proactive prevention, this investigation analyzed 125 court decisions and 600 claim rulings for the 20-year period 1998–2017, tabulating the frequency and outcomes for each specific legal claim as well as the student plaintiff's disability classification. Findings demonstrate an increase in the frequency of relevant court decisions and claim rulings, an overrepresentation of student disability classifications characterized by behavioral traits, and a high proportion of inconclusive outcomes for the claim rulings. Results suggest that districts address both legal antibullying and civil rights compliance issues and proactively implement bullying prevention programs designed to meet disability-specific student needs.
An Independent Audit of Pharma Influence in Public Mental Health Trusts in England
Authors: Harrop Chris , Read John , Geekie Jim , Renton Julia
Published: July 2019

Without data, many people may think pharmaceutical companies' influence over mental health services is negligible. We audited the marketing activities of, and payments to, drug companies in relation to public mental health services in England. Forty-three of 53 Trusts responded to Freedom-of-Information-Act requests. Trusts' policies varied in covering seven activities: from 86% (gifts) to 37% (leaflets). In practice, industry-sponsored training events (51%) and direct talks (40%) were common (averaging 36 events or talks per Trust annually). Only 22% of Trusts produced legally required Conflicts-of-Interests registers; and 14% had none. All 22 Trusts that reported which company received the largest share of their drug expenditure named the same company. On average, Trusts spent 44% of their drugs budget on long-acting injectable antipsychotics (13% to 77%) and 32% on brand name drugs (5%–74%). Five Trusts ban the Pharma marketing activities investigated. Independent post-qualification medical education, and marketing-bans, are needed to avoid over-medicalized practice.
THE ANALYSIS OF INDICATORS OF FINAL DISCREPANCIES AND FORENSIC DIAGNOSES IN CASES OF DEATH FROM DISEASES
Authors: Maksimov A. V. , Kuchuk S. A.
Published: July 2019

The article presents the results of the analysis of the dynamics of the discrepancy between the final and forensic diagnoses in the Moscow region in cases of death from diseases for the period 2014–2018. The scope of the study was 3114 cases of deaths in hospitals of medical organizations and aimed at forensic research to determine the cause of death. The study found that in the Moscow region over the past five years there has been an improvement in the diagnosis of diseases of the circulatory system, respiration, digestion, tumors and tuberculosis. In the analyzed period of time there was a decrease in the specific weight of the discrepancy of diagnoses in cases of death from diseases from 63.7 % to 48.4 %.
PATHOMORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN THE LIVER IN CASE OF POISONING WITH ETHANOL
Authors: Travenko E. N. , Porodenko V. A.
Published: July 2019

The article analyzes the data of autopsy and pathohistological examination of persons who died from ethanol poisoning against the background of various forms of alcoholic liver damage – adaptive hepatopathy (AGP), steatosis (AS), hepatitis (AG), cirrhosis (AC); assesses the morphological changes of the liver. New data on localization, character, degree of steatosis and fibrosis in liver acinuses were obtained. The results of the study can be used as additional criteria for the diagnosis of acute and chronic ethanol intoxication, which allows to objectify the expert conclusions in the production of forensic medical examination (research) of the corpse.
Modelado Matemático de la Triponosomiasis Chagásica
Authors: Vega Shirlene Patricia , Sibona Gustavo Javier
Published: July 2019

En este trabajo se presenta la extensión de un modelo que describe la interacción dinámica entre la respuesta inmune de un mamífero y el parásito Trypanosoma cruzi durante la fase aguda de la enfermedad de Chagas.El modelo considera las respuestas inmunes celular y humoral, más los diferentes estados (intracelular y extracelular) del T. cruzi dentro de un anfitrión mamífero. Se analizan la evolución temporal de las poblaciones, obteniendo diagramas de fase para determinar la estabilidad de los estados estacionarios en términos de sus parámetros. El sistema arroja dos estados estacionarios, los cuales se asocian con los estados de Curación y Cronicidad. El caso de muerte, obtenido cuando solo se considera la respuesta humoral, desaparece. La implicación fundamental de este resultado es el beneficio que produce la respuesta inmunecelular tanto para el anfitrión como para el parásito, puesto que permite extender la vida del anfitrión, alargando a la vez el estado crónico de la enfermedad sin destruir el habitat del parásito.
Polimorfismos genéticos en pacientes con fisuras labio y/o palatinas no sindrómicos
Authors: Cárdenas-Nieto Diana Milena , Leone Paola E , Paz-y-Miño César , Forero-Castro Maribel
Published: July 2019

Dentro de los defectos congénitos más frecuentes se encuentran las fisuras labio y/o palatinas (FL/P), presentando una prevalencia de alrededor de 1:1.000 nacimientos vivos. El 70% de FL/P son de tipo no sindrómico, lo cual hace referencia a que se encuentran como un defecto aislado sin anomalías adicionales. Poseen una etiología compleja con un componente tanto ambiental como genético. Con el desarrollo de tecnologías de secuenciación del genoma humano se han identificado variantes polimórficas que pueden estar asociadas al fenotipo de FL/P y por tal motivo pueden contribuir a la etiología multifactorial de éstas. En esta revisión se describen las variantes comúnmente asociadas y su papel en la etiología de las FL/P. Los SNPs localizados en los genes IFR6, MSX1, VAX1, PAX9, CHD1, FGF1, GREM1 y WNT3 se han relacionado significativamente con la presencia de FL/P, y las variantes ubicadas en los genes APC, GSK3, DVL2, BMP4, ABCA4, BHMT, NTN1, TBX1, EPHA3, FAM49A, MGMT, MMP3, TIMP2 y NOG aunque se ha reportado su asociación con la presencia de las fisuras orofaciales aún no es clara su relación con dicho fenotipo. Es importante realizar estudios de identificación de variantes genéticas que involucren poblaciones específicas con el fin de poder comprender la etiología de las FL/P no sindrómicas.
Andamios eletrohilados de poli(ɛ-caprolactona) /colágeno con uso potencial en regeneración de tejido cutáneo
Authors: Lizarazo-Fonseca Liliana , Muñoz Prieto Efrén , Vera Graziano R , Camacho Bernardo , Salguero Gustavo , Silva Cote Ingrid
Published: July 2019

Dentro de los tratamientos actuales para la reparación de las lesiones en piel se encuentran los autoinjertos, los aloinjertos ylos sustitutos dérmicos biosintéticos. Sin embargo, solo la terapia con autoinjerto es la que da mejores resultados y está sujeta al área de piel afectada en el paciente quemado, los demás tratamientos solo dan cobertura temporal a la herida, evidenciando la necesidad de generar estructuras que además de proteger la herida posean funciones biológicas que contribuyan a los procesos de reparación o regeneración de la piel. Con el fin de  generar un apósito que reúna estas características, se fabricaron andamios de poli(ℇ-caprolactona) /Colágeno tipo I por electrohilado como posibles sustitutos dérmicos. Estos andamios se caracterizaron porSEM, ángulo de contacto, ATR-FTIR, TGA, DSC y se determinó su biocompatibilidad a partir de laadhesión y proliferación decélulas estromales mesenquimales de gelatina de Wharton (CEM-GW). Se encontró que la presencia de colágeno en los andamios disminuye el diámetro de fibra y mejora la hidrofilicidad favoreciendo los procesos de adhesión de las CEM-GW. Además, se demostró que no es necesario utilizar altas cantidades de colágeno para obtener un andamio con características fisicoquímicas y biológicas favorables.
Un texto extraído de la probanza de Santo Domingo Petapa
Authors: Cruz Uliana , Cruz Beatriz , Montes de Oca Mercedes , Oudijk Michel , Rojas Rosa , Smith Thomas
Published: July 2019

En esta contribución, los autores traducen y analizan una página de la llamada Probanza de Santo Domingo Petapa, que es un título primordial, escrito en zapoteco del Istmo a finales del siglo XVII. La importancia histórica del texto se encuentra en su fuerte relación con el famoso Lienzo de Guevea, uno de los documentos pictográficos zapotecos más estudiados. Esta relación hace posible un análisis comparativo entre el texto alfabético y el pictórico, que tienen fuertes semejanzas, pero también diferencias notables. Los autores, además, muestran la belleza retórica y literaria de la Probanza. Un aspecto notable es el uso de elaborados difrasismos que hasta ahora no se han encontrado en otros textos zapotecos publicados.
El náhuatl colonial de Villa Alta: comunidades mixes y el arte de la escritura alfabética en lenguas indígenas
Authors: Sousa Lisa
Published: July 2019

En 1630, Gabriel Sánchez, hablante de mixe de Totontepec, mandó hacer su testamento en náhuatl. Éste es uno entre aproximadamente 80 documentos en náhuatl que fueron escritos en comunidades mixes, producidos entre 1572 y 1774, y que se conservan en el Archivo Judicial de Oaxaca (Ramo Villa Alta), ubicado en la ciudad de Oaxaca. Este artículo proporciona una transcripción, traducción y análisis del testamento de Gabriel Sánchez, en el que se abordan varios temas que incluyen herencia, acuerdos laborales, tenencia y categorías de tierra y que, en su conjunto, nos informan sobre las relaciones sociales y económicas en las comunidades mixes durante la Colonia. Además, el artículo ofrece algunos hallazgos preliminares de patrones observados en la ortografía, el léxico y la gramática del corpus de registros escritos en náhuatl provenientes de pueblos mixes.
En torno a la poesía de Alfredo Ramírez Celestino
Authors: Barriga Francisco
Published: July 2019

El artículo analiza nueve símbolos presentes en la obra poética de Alfredo Ramírez Celestino†. Los poemas —escritos en náhuatl, lengua materna del poeta y etnohistoriador— reflejan aspectos de la cosmovisión xaliteca y revisten una función ideológica en la sociedad nahua del Alto Balsas, Guerrero. Para sustentar su integración como sistema simbólico, se procede a un abordaje tanto estructuralista como simbólico, según los planteamientos generales de Roman Jakobson, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Carl Gustav Jung y Joseph Campbell.
Dos textos q’anjob’ales: La historia del conejo y la historia del gato
Authors: Acker Ann
Published: July 2019

Se presentan dos textos narrados por Pedro García Pascual y recolectados en Santa Eulalia, Guatemala en 2012 con análisis morfológico y glosa, además de traducciones libres en español e inglés. Una breve introducción precede los textos. La “Historia del conejo” trata de la experiencia de la Santa Eulalia con la domesticación de animales, y explica por qué el conejo tiene la cola corta. En la “Historia del gato”, un hombre echa a su esposa perezosa de la casa porque nunca le preparaba su almuerzo. Descubre que el gato de la familia ha asumido la responsabilidad de preparar la comida.
Reflexões sobre os jogos digitais sob a perspectiva da sociologia da infância
Authors: Albuquerque Rafael Marques de , Kern Caroline
Published: July 2019

Os jogos digitais são objetos relativamente novos na história das infâncias, e podem ser compreendidos através de diversos olhares. Neste artigo levantamos quatro reflexões sobre os jogos digitais e crianças a partir de uma visão alinhada com a sociologia da infância. A primeira reflexão diz respeito ao  estigma que recai sobre os jogos digitais por sua associação com o universo infantil, por meio de uma visão  adultocêntrico. A segunda descreve os jogos digitais como molduras para o brincar da criança, e consequentemente influenciadoras das formas com as quais as crianças aprendem e se inserem no universo cultural mais amplo. Discutimos, nesse contexto, não apenas as possibilidades dos jogos digitais influenciarem as crianças, mas também as possibilidades delas contestarem e construírem seus significados, interagindo ativamente com esses elementos culturais. A terceira problematiza a noção de geração game, destacando a heterogeneidade das gerações. A quarta ressalta a importância dos estudos acadêmicos escutarem mais as vozes das crianças ao se discutir as relações dos jogos digitais com as infâncias. As reflexões do texto tem o objetivo de enriquecer as discussões tanto nos campos de estudo dos jogos digitais quanto no das infâncias, levantando aspectos que merecem ser pensados com mais profundidade e problematizando o papel do adulto nas relações das crianças com os jogos digitais.
Cinema educativo em cena
Authors: Paixão Alexandro Henrique , Trevisan Anderson Ricardo
Published: July 2019

Neste artigo discutiremos o papel do cinema como ferramenta educativa na perspectiva do autor galês Raymond Williams (1921-1988). Mais conhecido por ser um dos precursores dos chamados Estudos Culturais e pelos estudos envolvendo literatura ou teatro, Williams teve também uma significativa produção intelectual relacionada ao cinema e à educação, tanto em termos práticos, com seus tutorais sobre cinema na educação de adultos ou em projetos propriamente cinematográficos (nesse caso, junto ao diretor inglês Michael Orrom), quanto em termos teóricos, onde defende a necessidade da construção de um novo criticismo fílmico. Aqui serão abordados ambos os aspectos, finalizando com a análise que o autor faz de Morangos silvestres (Ingmar Bergman, 1957) na qual apresenta um exemplo desse criticismo. Dentro disso, pretende-se apontar a relevância de Williams na discussão sobre as relações entre cinema e educação, algo pouco investigado sobre esse importante intérprete de cultura e sociedade
Ensino médio integrado e a luta dos trabalhadores
Authors: Pelissari Lucas Barbosa
Published: July 2019

O presente trabalho tem como objeto o Ensino Médio Integrado (EMI), compreendido como política pública de educação profissional. O objetivo é evidenciar que o EMI representou, na história recente da educação brasileira, uma inflexão em direção aos interesses das classes trabalhadoras. A análise é feita a partir da investigação das reivindicações para a educação profissional elaboradas por uma entidade representativa dos trabalhadores assalariados brasileiros, a Central Única dos Trabalhadores (CUT). Para isso, foram analisados documentos coletivos formulados pela entidade entre os anos de 2002 e 2016. Por outro lado, foram perscrutados alguns marcos legais que embasaram a implementação do EMI, procurando identificar a incorporação dos interesses dos trabalhadores à política pública. Parte-se, do ponto de vista teórico, de uma leitura específica sobre o conceito de Estado capitalista e de sua conformação autocrática (FERNANDES, 2014) na realidade brasileira. Além disso, o conceito de frente neodesenvolvimentista, que explica a conjuntura político-econômica dos governos do período analisado, tal como elaborado por Boito Jr. (2018), é particularmente importante para a obtenção das conclusões. Por fim, são discutidos alguns desafios da luta das classes trabalhadoras por uma política de educação profissional capaz de, mesmo numa conjuntura adversa, efetivar a educação e o aprendizado como direitos sociais, tal como colocado em pauta pelo EMI.
More Tweaks Than Transformation in Rewrite of Well Control Rule
Authors: Rassenfoss Stephen
Published: July 2019

The sound bites after the release of the final version of the revised US offshore well control rule suggested big changes were coming soon.

A statement from the environmental group Public Citizen said, “The Trump administration is once again putting corporate profits over safety by gutting the primary offshore drilling safety measure put in place to prevent the next massive oil spill.”

In a speech covering the administration’s record on offshore regulation, Scott Angelle, director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), said that promoting “home-grown domestic energy is what we are going to be about.”

Both comments were delivered shortly after the release of the final version of a revised well control rule, which clearly is a hot-button issue for many. It drew more than 100,000 comments from the industry and citizens, many of whom sent notes opposing changes to the 2016 rule.

It sounded about as earth-shaking as regulatory reform can be. The reality, however, was more tweaks than transformation.

“There were not any breathtaking issues that everyone was gobsmacked by,” said Glenn Legge, a Houston attorney with the firm HFW. Still, the lawyer who advises offshore energy clients on regulation, said his clients are keenly interested in the changes in the notice.

“Everybody is looking at the changing regulatory scheme and trying to assess it and address those issues,” he said.

Evolving Technology

There is no predicting how the rule that went into effect in mid-July will ultimately play out. The variables include the enforcement priorities of regulators and interpretations of hundreds of pages of regulations that could take offshore drilling regulation in unexpected directions.

A look at changes in three high-profile sections of the revised rule, though, suggest caution by the BSEE staffers charged with revising the 2016 rule. That version of the well control rule included major changes based on investigations of the blowout that destroyed the Deepwater Horizon rig, killed 11 workers, and triggered an oil spill that lasted for months.

While energy growth is a priority for this administration, after making that point Angelle quickly added that, “No amount of money or oil production will ever be worth it to do it in an unsafe, non-environmentally sensitive way.”

The changes are generally on the industry wish list, but many are clarifications of past rules or come with strings attached. For example, one rule will allow some operators to reduce the frequency of blowout preventer (BOP) pressure tests to every 21 days rather than every 14 days. But to qualify they must create a system to predict when equipment is likely to fail and study the cause of repeated failures.

“We need to drive reliability. We are trying to drive performance by ensuring that the BOP stack is getting analyzed as much as possible,” said Fred Brink, the lead writer on the rule revision.
Report Recounts the Missed Signals Leading to a Blowout That Killed Five
Authors: Rassenfoss Stephen
Published: July 2019

The missed signals leading up to a blowout with the most fatalities since Macondo resembles that offshore disaster.

The investigations by the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) of the blowout on the Pryor Trust 1-H 9 well and Macondo concluded that both were the result of a failure to maintain the barriers needed to prevent an influx of gas into a well.

In both cases, the board found a series of missed signals, misleading tests, and miscalculations that allowed gas to build up in a well unnoticed, leading to a blow-out that could not be stopped by a blowout preventer (BOP). Workers died in both cases—11 at Macondo and five at Pryor Trust.

An obvious difference is in the level of notoriety. Macondo is still remembered for the destruction of the Deepwater Horizon and an offshore oil spill that lasted for months.

The Pryor Trust well was an onshore gas well in rural Oklahoma where a blowout destroyed a rig in the morning and the fire was put out that afternoon. There was little media coverage. The environmental impact was minimal, and the companies involved, Patterson-UTI Drilling and Red Mountain Energy, are not well known.

Still, it provided a stark warning of the risks associated with some widely use drilling practices.

“Our investigation found significant lapses in good safety practices at this site. For over 14 hours, there was a dangerous condition building at this well,” said Kristen Kulinowski, interim executive at the CSB, a federal agency that investigates major accidents, in a statement on the report.

“When the blowout mud and gas ignited, it created a massive fire on the rig floor. All five of the workers inside the driller’s cabin were effectively trapped because fire blocked the driller’s cabin’s two exit doors,” said Lauren Grim, a CSB investigator who noted there is no guidance to ensure that an emergency evacuation option is present.

“The investigation revealed that there are no regulations specifically developed for onshore oil and gas well drilling,” the statement said.

It explained that while the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) does monitor oil and gas operations under a clause that “protects workers from serious and recognized work-place hazards,” onshore exploration and production (E&P) is exempt from the OSHA process safety management standard. Offshore oil and gas process safety is regulated by the US Bureau of Safety, Environment, and Enforcement. The report said onshore E&P operations should be subject to OSHA’s process safety standard to “addresses the hazards unique to the onshore drilling industry.” The CSB asked the American Petroleum Institute (API) to provide recommendations to fill these gaps.
Prevalence and Associated Factors of Intestinal Parasitic Infection among Preschool Children in Sekota Town, Wag-Himra Zone, Northern Ethiopia; a community Based Cross-sectional study
Authors: Kassaw Mesfin Wudu , Abebe Ayele Mamo , Abate Biruk Beletew , Zemariam Alemu Birara , Kassie Ayelign Mengesha
Published: July 2019

Background: Intestinal parasitic infection triggered considerable gastrointestinal morbidity, malnutrition and mortality worldwide, particularly among young children in developing countries. In magnitude, Helminthiasis affect 10%–20% of pre-school children worldwide. In addition, small children below 5 years are uniquely susceptible to intestinal parasitic infestation in the poor community because of their childhood behavior like playing with soil and putting hand to mouth habit. Thus, the aim of this study is to assess the prevalence and risk factors of intestinal parasitic infection among pre-school children in Sekota town, Ethiopia.
Methods: a community based cross-sectional study was completed on 378 preschool children in Sekota town from February 15 – March 10/2019. Stool specimens were collected and examined for intestinal parasites using wet mount and formyl-ether concentration techniques. The risk factors of intestinal parasite were also assessed using a pre-tested structured questionnaire. The data were entered and analyze using Epi-data version 4.1 and SPSS-version 23 statistical software respectively. Both bivariable and multivariable analysis was carried out. Potential co-linearity was considered and tested. Variables with P-value less than 0.05 in multivariable analysis were considered as statistically significant.
Results: The prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection in Sekota town on wet mount and concentration techniques was 83 (21.9%) and 113 (29.9%) respectively. On multivariable analysis deworming (AOR, (95% CI), (2.5(1.5-4.3), presence of animal in the living room (AOR, (95% CI) (3.1(1.8-5.3), and occupation (AOR, (95% CI) (3.4 (1.1-10.0) were increase the odds of intestinal parasitic infections.
Conclusion: The prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection in Sekota town is high, which is a public health problem. The risk factors that contribute for intestinal parasitic infection in this study are preventable and modifiable. These are deworming, having animals in the living room, and occupation. Therefore, care should emphasis on periodical deworming, and campaign either through health education or visiting the home of the community. Whenever possible financially, double and above rooms would be recommended for the community of the town, in particular the animals should be lived in isolated rooms.
Key Words: Intestinal Parasites, Preschool, Sekota Town, Prevalence, Risk Factors
Influence of CMTM8 polymorphisms on Lung cancer susceptibility in the Chinese Han population
Authors: Wu Jiamin , Sun Yao , Xiong Zichao , Niu Fanglin , Liu Yuanwei , Li Haiyue , Liu Jianfeng , Liu Qiufang , jin tianbo
Published: July 2019

Background: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide and CMTM8 is a potential tumor suppressor gene, which is down-regulated in lung cancer. The objective of this research was to assess the association of CMTM8 genetic polymorphisms with lung cancer risk in Chinese Han population.
Methods: To evaluate the correlation between CMTM8 polymorphisms and lung cancer risk, Agena MassArray platform was used for genotype determination among 509 lung cancer patients and 506 controls. Multiple genetic models, stratification analysis and haploview analysis was used by calculating odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
Results: Significant associations were detected between CMTM8 rs6771238 and an increased lung cancer risk (p < 0.05). In stratified analysis, rs6771238 was related to increased risk of lung squamous cell carcinoma (p < 0.05), rs6771238 was associated with increased risk of lung adenocarcinoma (p < 0.05), rs9835916 and rs1077868 were correlated with lung cancer staging (p < 0.05), and rs9835916 was correlated with increased risk of lymph node metastasis in lung cancer patients (p < 0.05). Additionally, Haplotype analysis illuminated that haplotypes GG and AG were closely correlated with lung cancer staging, and haplotype AG was correlated with increased lung cancer risk among individuals older than 50 years (p < 0.05).
Conclusions: Our study first reported that the CMTM8 polymorphisms were risk factors for lung cancer in Chinese Han population. These findings also suggested the potential roles of CMTM8 in the development of lung cancer.
Geographical and temporal origins of Neocaridina species (Decapoda: Caridea: Atyidae) in Taiwan
Authors: Han Chiao-Chuan , Hsu Kui-Ching , Fang Lee-Shing , Chang I-Ming , Lin Hung-Du
Published: July 2019

Background

The freshwater species in Taiwan Island have been documented originated from mainland China and Japan Islands multiple times and by multiple colonization routes. Moreover, the sequences from mitochondrial DNA cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) have been used as DNA barcoding to identity species. This study used the COI sequences to identify Neocaridina species in Taiwan and examine their geographical and temporal origins.

Results

In total, 479 specimens were collected form 35 localities, which almost covers all rivers in Taiwan. The ML tree displayed that all sequences were assorted into 13 taxa (clades), and all sequences in Taiwan were assorted into four clades. The Bayesian skyline plots revealed that these four Neocaridina species in Taiwan declined recently.

Conclusions

All results support that (1) there are four Neocaridina species in Taiwan and they correspond to N. davidi, N. saccam, N. ketagalan and an undescribed Neocaridina species (N. sp.); (2) these four species colonized Taiwan Island by four colonization events; (3) N. sp. colonized Taiwan before the Taiwan Island developed its shape and then restricted in East Taiwan; (4) after the island reached its shape, N. ketagalan and N. saccam colonized Taiwan from Japan Islands and mainland China, respectively; (5) N. davidi colonized northern Taiwan lastly; and (6) the cyclic glacial and landform changes shaped the colonization events and population structures of Neocaridina species.
Comparative transcriptome analysis revealed the cooperative regulation of sucrose and IAA on adventitious root formation in lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn)
Authors: libao Cheng , Minrong Zhao , Huiying Liu , Shuyan Li , Zhubing Hu
Published: July 2019

Background

In China, lotus is an important cultivated crop with multiple applications in ornaments, food, and environmental purification. Adventitious roots (ARs), a secondary root is necessary for the uptake of nutrition and water as the lotus principle root is underdeveloped. To investigate the regulatory pathway during ARs formation, we analyzed the expression of genes and miRNAs upon treatment with differential concentrations of sucrose, and a crosstalk between sucrose and IAA was also identified.

Results

We observed that the lotus ARs formation was significantly affected by sucrose treatment. Notably, 20 mg/L sucrose promoted the ARs development, whereas 60 mg/L sucrose inhibited the formation of ARs. The expression of genes and miRNAs was evaluated by high-throughput tag-sequencing. We observed that the expression of 5438, 5184, and 5345 genes was enhanced in the GL20/CK0, GL60/CK0, and CK1/CK0 libraries, respectively. Further, the expression of 73, 78, and 71 miRNAs was upregulated in the ZT20/MCK0, ZT60/MCK0, and MCK1/MCK0 libraries, respectively. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis revealed that most of the differentially expressed genes and miRNAs in the GL20/GL60 and ZT20/ZT60 libraries were involved in signal transduction. A large number of these genes (29) and miRNAs (53) were associated with plant hormone metabolism. We observed an association between five miRNAs (miR160, miR156a-5p, miR397-5p_1, miR396a and miR167d) and nine genes (auxin response factor, protein brassinosteroid insensitive 1, laccase, and peroxidase 27) in the ZT20/ ZT60 libraries during ARs formation. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was used to validate the high-throughput tag-sequencing data.

Conclusions

We found that the expression of many critical genes involved in IAA synthesis and IAA transport was changed after treatment with various concentration of sucrose. Based on the change of these genes expression, IAA and sucrose content, we concluded that sucrose and IAA cooperatively regulated ARs formation. Sucrose affected ARs formation by improving IAA content at induction stage, and increased sucrose content might be also required for ARs development according to the changes tendency after application of exogenous IAA.
Perceptions of emergency medicine and acute care among a cohort of non-emergency medicine health providers in Myanmar
Authors: Bills Corey B. , Acker Peter , McGovern Tina , Walker Rebecca , Ohn Htoo , Mahadevan Swaminatha V
Published: July 2019

Background

Currently, Myanmar does not have a nationalized emergency care or emergency medical services (EMS) system. The provision of emergency medicine (EM) education to physicians without such training is essential to address this unmet need for high quality emergency care. We queried a group of healthcare providers in Myanmar about their experience, understanding and perceptions regarding the current and future needs for EM training in their country.

Methods

A 34-question survey was administered to a convenience sample of healthcare workers from two primary metropolitan areas in Myanmar to assess exposure to and understanding of emergency and pre-hospital care in the country.

Results

236 of 290 (81% response rate) individuals attending one of two full-day symposia on emergency medicine completed the survey. The majority of respondents were female (n=138, 59%), physicians (n=171, 74%), and working in private practice (n=148, 64%). A majority of respondents (n=133, 57%) spent some to all of their clinical time providing acute and emergency care however 83.5% (n=192) of all surveyed reported little or no past training in emergency care; and those who have received prior emergency medicine training were more likely to care for emergencies (>2 weeks training; p=.052). 81% (n= 184) thought the development of emergency and acute care services should be a public health priority.

Conclusions

Although this subset of surveyed health practitioners commonly provides acute care, providers in Myanmar may not have adequate training in emergency medicine. Continued efforts to train Myanmar’s existing healthcare workforce in emergency and acute care should be emphasized.