bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effects of local administration of tiludronic acid on experimental periodontitis in diabetic rats
Authors: Nunes Nara L.T. , Messora Michel R. , Oliveira Luiz Fernando , Lisboa Mario , Garcia Marina Costa Barcellos , Rêgo R.O. , Novaes Arthur Belém , de Souza Sérgio Luís Scombatti , Ervolino Edilson , Furlaneto Flávia A.C.
Published: September 2017

Background

Tiludronic acid (TIL) presents antiresorptive and anti‐inflammatory properties and has not been evaluated in the periodontitis–diabetes mellitus (DM) association to date, to the best knowledge of the authors. This study evaluates effects of local administration of TIL on experimental periodontitis (EP) in rats with streptozotocin‐induced DM.

Methods

Thirty‐two animals (Rattus norvegicus albinus, Wistar) were divided into groups DM/C (Control), DM/EP, DM/EP/TIL1, and DM/EP/TIL3. In EP groups, a ligature was placed around mandibular first molars. In groups DM/EP/TIL1 and DM/EP/TIL3, TIL solutions (1 and 3 mg/kg, respectively) were injected into the gingival tissue of mandibular molars every other day for 10 days, until euthanasia. Periodontal tissues were analyzed by microcomputed tomography (micro‐CT), histomorphometry, immunohistochemistry (tartrate‐resistant acid phosphatase [TRAP], receptor activator of nuclear factor‐κB ligand [RANKL], osteoprotegerin, cleaved caspase 3), and quantitative reverse transcription‐polymerase chain reaction (interleukin [IL]‐1β, vascular endothelial growth factor [VEGF]).

Results

In micro‐CT analyses, groups DM/EP/TIL1 and DM/EP/TIL3 presented reduced alveolar bone resorption (P < 0.05). Group DM/EP/TIL3 presented decreased attachment loss (P < 0.05). The amount of TRAP‐positive multinucleated cells was decreased in TIL groups (P < 0.05). Group DM/EP/TIL3 presented a lower immunolabeling pattern for RANKL (P < 0.05). TIL treatment decreased genic expression of IL‐1β, and in group DM/EP/TIL3, expression of VEGF was increased (P < 0.05).

Conclusion

Local administration of TIL promoted a protective effect against tissue destruction in EP in diabetic rats, and the dosage of 3 mg/kg of TIL promoted the best results regarding its antiresorptive and anti‐inflammatory effects.
Salivary neuropeptides, stress, and periodontitis
Authors: Haririan Hady , Andrukhov Oleh , Böttcher Michael , Pablik Eleonore , Wimmer Gernot , Moritz Andreas , Rausch‐Fan Xiaohui
Published: September 2017

Background

Scientific evidence for psychologic stress as a risk factor for periodontitis is fragmentary and relies mostly on either questionnaire‐based or biomarker studies. The aim of this study is to investigate brain‐derived neurotrophic factor, substance P, vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), neuropeptide Y (NPY), calcitonin gene‐related peptide, and adrenomedullin as well as cortisol in saliva and serum in periodontal health and disease combined with different aspects of stress and possible associations with clinical parameters.

Methods

In total, 56 patients with aggressive and chronic periodontitis and 44 healthy controls were screened by enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay and mass spectrometry for presence of neuropeptides and cortisol in saliva and serum. Psychologic stress was evaluated by validated questionnaires. All substances were explored for a possible relationship to periodontitis, clinical parameters, and stress.

Results

VIP and NPY showed significantly higher levels in saliva but not in serum of patients with periodontitis. These neuropeptides correlated with the extent, severity, and bleeding on probing scores in patients with periodontitis. Females had significantly lower salivary VIP levels. There were no differences among participants regarding psychologic stress.

Conclusion

VIP and NPY in saliva could be potential sex‐specific salivary biomarkers for periodontitis regardless of psychologic stress.
Combination of ultrasonic decontamination, soft tissue curettage, and submucosal air polishing with povidone‐iodine application for non‐surgical therapy of peri‐implantitis: 12‐month clinical outcomes
Authors: Stein Jamal M. , Hammächer Christian , Michael Sareh Said‐Yekta
Published: September 2017

Background

The aim of this study is to evaluate clinical outcomes of a concept for non‐surgical peri‐implantitis combining stepwise mechanical debridement measures with adjuvant povidone‐iodine application with and without systemic antibiotics.

Methods

Forty‐five patients with chronic periodontitis and a total of 164 screw‐typed implants with peri‐implantitis were included. Peri‐implantitis was defined as radiographic bone loss of > 2 mm, probing depth (PD) ≥5 mm with bleeding on probing (BOP). Stepwise treatment of implants was performed with ultrasonic debridement, soft tissue curettage (STC), glycine powder air polishing (GPAP), and a repeated submucosal application of povidone‐iodine. Teeth with PD > 4 mm were treated simultaneously according to the same concept except STC. In cases with severe periodontitis (n = 24), amoxicillin and metronidazole (AM) were prescribed for 7 days.

Results

After 12 months, implants treated without AM showed significant reductions (P < 0.05) of mean PD (1.4 ± 0.7 mm), clinical attachment level (CAL) (1.3 ± 0.8 mm), and BOP (33.4% ± 17.2%). In deep pockets (PD > 6 mm) changes of mean PD (2.3 ± 1.3 mm), CAL (2.0 ± 1.6 mm), and BOP (44.0% ± 41.7%) were more pronounced. Intake of AM did not significantly influence the changes in these parameters. However, the reduction of implant sites with PD > 4 mm and BOP was significantly higher in patients with AM than in those without AM (31.8% ± 12.6% versus 20.8% ± 14.7%; P < 0.05).

Conclusions

The combination of ultrasonic debridement, STC, and GPAP with adjuvant povidone‐iodine led to significant clinical improvements at implants. Systemic antibiotics had limited effects on the reduction of persisting implant sites with treatment need.
Towards a New Proposal for the Time Delay in Gravitational Lensing
Authors: Bonici Marco , Alchera Nicola , Maggiore Nicola
Published: September 2017

One application of the Cosmological Gravitational Lensing in General Relativity is the measurement of the Hubble constant H_0 using the time delay Delta t between multiple images of lensed quasars. This method has already been applied, obtaining a value of H_0 compatible with that obtained from the SNe 1A, but non compatible with that obtained studying the anisotropies of the CMB. This difference could be a statistical fluctuation or an indication of new physics beyond the Standard Model of Cosmology, so it desirable to improve the precision of the measurements. At the current technological capabilities it is possible to obtain H_0 to a percent level uncertainty, so a more accurate theoretical model could be necessary in order to increase the precision about the determination of H_0. The actual formula which relates Delta t with H_0 is approximated; in this paper we expose a proposal to go beyond the previous analysis and, within the context of a new model, we obtain a more precise formula than that present in the Literature.
GENE ACTION AND HERITABILITY ESTIMATES OF QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERS AMONG LINES DERIVED FROM VARIETAL CROSSES OF SOYBEAN
Authors: Hakim Lukman , Suyamto Suyamto
Published: September 2017

The knowledge of genetic action, heritability and genetic variability is useful and permits plant breeder to design efficient breeding strategies in soybean.  The objectives of this study were to determine gene action, genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance of quantitative characters that could be realized through selection of segregation progenies. The F1 population and F2 progenies of six crosses among five soybean varieties were evaluated at Muneng Experimental Station, East Java during the dry season of 2014.  The lines were planted in a randomized block design with four replications.  The seeds of each F1 and F2 progenies and parents were planted in four rows of 3 m long, 40 cm x 20 cm plant spacing, one plant per hill. The result showed that pod number per plant, seed yield, plant yield and harvest index were found to be predominantly controlled by additive gene effects.  Seed size was also controlled by additive gene effects, with small seed dominant to large seed size.  Plant height was found to be controlled by both additive and nonadditive gene effects.  Similarly, days to maturity was due mainly to additive and nonadditive gene effects, with earliness dominant to lateness.  Days to maturity had the highest heritability estimates of 49.3%, followed by seed size (47.0%), harvest index (45.8%), and pod number per plant (45.5%).  Therefore, they could be used in the selection of a high yielding soybean genotype in the F3 generation. 
New Coiled-Tubing Unit Cementing Techniques at Prudhoe Developed To Withstand Higher Differential Pressure
Authors: Krause R. E. , Reem D. C.
Published: September 2017

The successful hydraulic fracturing program at Prudhoe Bay would not have been possible in large part without an effective Coiled Tubing Unit (CTU) cement squeeze program. Many of these fracture stimulation candidates were wells which had been squeezed previously. Therefore, squeezed perforations were exposed to higher differential pressures during frac operations than were normally seen at Prudhoe. At the outset of the fracture stimulation program in 1990, squeeze perforations were failing when subjected to these extreme pressures.

It quickly became clear that more aggressive CTU squeeze techniques resulting in stronger squeezed perforations would be a necessity if the Prudhoe frac program was going to achieve its goals. A more aggressive CTU squeeze program was implemented in the Eastern Operating Area (EOA) by ARCO Alaska, Inc. in mid-1990. This paper documents the results of the new squeeze program which increased surface coiled tubing squeeze pressures from 1500 psi to 3500 psi for one hour. More resilient, acid resistant latex cement also became the standard in late 1990 for squeeze cementing. The implementation of this program has resulted in a squeeze success rate approaching 90%.
Wavelet-IANN model for predicting flow discharge up to several days and months ahead
Authors: Alizadeh Mohamad Javad , Nourani Vahid , Mousavimehr Mojtaba , Kavianpour Mohamad Reza
Published: September 2017

In this study, an integrated artificial neural network (IANN) model incorporating both observed and predicted time series as input variables conjoined with wavelet transform for flow forecasting with different lead times. The daily model employs forecasts of the tributaries in its input structure in order to predict the daily flow in the main river in the next time steps. The predictive models for the tributaries are those of the conventional wavelet-ANN models in which they comprised only observed time series as input variables. The monthly model updates its input structure by other forecasts of the tributaries and also the predicted time series of the main river in the previous time step. The model is utilized for flow forecasting in the Snoqualmie River basin, Washington State, USA. In the integrated model, the output of each tributary (sub-basins) and also the previous flow time series of the main river are used as input variables. Regarding the results of this study, the daily flow discharge can be successfully estimated for up to several days ahead (4 d) in the main river and tributaries. Moreover, an acceptable prediction of the flow within the next two months can be achieved by applying the proposed model.
Multi-modal treatment approach in management of Sandhigata Vata w.s.r. to Osteoarthritis
Authors: Dholakiya Dhaval M. , Alodaria Nirmal , Vyas Kaushik , Shah Drashti , Gupta S. N.
Published: September 2017

The disease like Sandhigata Vata which is similar to modern disease entity Osteoarthritis, is a silent enemy of the physical ability of human beings. Besides other Vata provoking factors Jara (old age) is an important factor and hence the disease is prevalent more in aging population. The provoked Vata gets seated in the Sandhis (Joints) and damages the joint structure (Hantisandhin). Functional and structural deterioration is obvious in the disease. For effective management of the disease Multi-modal treatment approach is the need of time. Amapachana, Snehana, Swedana, Lekhana, Basti, Upnaha, Agnikarma, Shamana Yoga etc. treatment modalities are used in Sandhigata Vata according to the patient condition. Multi-modal approach in the management of Sandhigata Vata (osteoarthritis) is much useful to treat patient successfully.
MÃES DO CÁRCERE: VIVÊNCIAS DE GESTANTES FRENTE À ASSISTÊNCIA NO PRÉ-NATAL
Authors: Santana Ariane Teixeira , Almeida Oliveira Gleide Regina De Sousa , Bispo Tânia Christiane Ferreira
Published: September 2017

A assistência ao pré-natal, parto e puerpério, no contexto do sistema prisional, é um tema pouco discutido no cenário acadêmico, o que aponta para a relevância da investigação de questões que envolvem a saúde da mulher durante o pré-natal nesse ambiente. Este trabalho teve como objetivo compreender as vivências das mulheres frente à gestação, maternidade e assistência no pré-natal em cárcere. A pesquisa, de caráter qualitativo, foi desenvolvida por meio de entrevista semiestruturada e observação participante no Conjunto Penal Feminino localizado na cidade de Salvador, Bahia, Brasil. Os dados foram analisados sob a orientação da metodologia da análise de conteúdo. Os resultados evidenciaram que, dentre as inúmeras situações que flagelam o sistema prisional, a falta de estrutura é um dos pontos mais relevantes para as gestantes privadas de liberdade, visto que interfere diretamente na qualidade da assistência do pré-natal. Concluiu-se que o acesso da população penitenciária feminina às ações e serviços de saúde voltadas para a atenção integral, com foco nas ações preventivas e curativas, no que se refere ao atendimento humanizado e de qualidade no pré-natal, parto e puerpério, ainda não é uma realidade.

Palavras-chave: Enfermagem. Cuidado pré-natal. Gravidez. Saúde da mulher. Prisão.
La suspensión en prevención como medida cautelar en el proceso contencioso administrativo
Authors: Arenas Ceballos Julieta
Published: September 2017

La suspensión en prevención, como una de las medidas cautelares en el proceso contencioso administrativo en Colombia, tuvo en su primer proyecto legislativo un planteamiento de acción, mediante la cual los ciudadanos que tuvieran indicios graves de que se iban a producir actos, hechos u operaciones administrativas ilegales o inconstitucionales en perjuicio suyo, podían solicitar a la justicia contenciosa administrativa que impidiera que éstos se causaran. Así quedó prevista en el Artículo 153 del C.C.A., contenido en el Decreto Extraordinario 01 de 1984, en el Título XVII, de la suspensión provisional. Este instrumento fue esencialmente una medida cautelar que evitaba que una actuación de la administración inconstitucional o ilegal, no susceptible de otro recurso, naciera a la vida jurídica y cuyo fin era prevenir un daño que se ocasionaría con tal actuación. Se diferenciaba de la otra medida cautelar de suspensión provisional, en que la actuación ya se había producido y culminado o concretado, y en ella el acto empezaba a producir efectos (Ibáñez Najar, 1985, pp. 93 – 107). La suspensión en prevención fue derogada después de un corto período de aplicación judicial,1 lo que desde entonces ocasionó un vacío legal al no contarse con este importante instrumento procesal cautelar que permita al propio ciudadano detener preventivamente una actuación de la administración contraria a la Constitución o la ley. Por último, tal suspensión afecta el desarrollo constitucional de la tutela judicial efectiva, concretamente en lo que se refiere a las medidas cautelares en el proceso contencioso administrativo, tema que tiene pendiente en gran parte, su desarrollo en el ordenamiento jurídico colombiano
¿Participación Ciudadana en la Democracia?
Authors: Sánchez Tórres Carlos Ariel , Muriel Ciceri José Hernán
Published: September 2017

El artículo trata de la participación efectiva del ciudadano en el poder y con ello, en el bienestar de las partes del contrato social. La realización de la democracia y la viabilidad participativa a través del énfasis en la participación individual o el empeño colectivo, depende de las diversas concepciones y modalidades democráticas de participación, en las cuales se desenvuelven los tipos de democracia y consecuentemente los mecanismos para su efectividad.
El diseño de la agenda política y la construcción de alternativas de solución en la política de inmigración española
Authors: Ramírez Brouchoud María Fernanda
Published: September 2017

El propósito de este artículo es analizar una política pública -la política de inmigración en España en las dos últimas décadas- a partir del enfoque de las corrientes múltiples, desarrollado por John Kingdon. Atendiendo al enfoque, para explicar la política pública se explorarán fundamentalmente dos procesos: el proceso de diseño de la agenda y el proceso de construcción de las alternativas de solución, junto con los cambios políticos que acompañan dichos procesos para que la decisión pública se efectúe.
Henry, Michel. Palavras de Cristo
Authors: Provinciatto Luis Gabriel
Published: September 2017

Michel Henry (1922-2002) não é, ainda, um fenomenólogo que esteja nas primeiras referências de estudos acadêmicos, sobretudo, ao nível de graduação em Filosofia e Teologia. Contudo, isso não o torna menos importante nem sua escrita menos significativa perto de outros grandes fenomenólogos. Necessário ter em vista, desde o princípio, o caráter recente das obras de tal autor no Brasil, bem como de publicações póstumas na Europa, especificamente na França, seu país de origem. Há aqui algo bastante relevante para a leitura da obra: as peculiaridades da filosofia francesa que estão presentes no texto, tais como: preocupação com um método muito bem definido, típico do modelo cartesiano; temática relacionada com uma fenomenologia do corpo, algo presente já em Maurice Merleau-Ponty. Ao mesmo tempo, porém, percebe-se uma preocupação típica de Henry à subjetividade do homem e isso associado a uma denominação religiosa específica: o cristianismo.
A permanência do sagrado na sociedade secularizada
Authors: Barsalini Glauco
Published: September 2017

Em Totem e tabu, Sigmund Freud resgata o termo sagrado dentre os romanos, associando-o ao significado do termo tabu, para os polinésios, os quais atribuíam a tabu a conotação de “santo, consagrado”, por um lado, e de “inquietante, perigoso, proibido e impuro”, por outro. O antropólogo René Girard desenvolve, especialmente a partir de estórias da mitologia, instigante tese a respeito do sacrifício e do que ele denomina crise sacrificial no mundo moderno. O centro de suas discussões é a figura do bode expiatório. Finalmente, Giorgio Agamben identifica a atualidade do debate sobre o sagrado no mundo secularizado contemporâneo, tendo em vista a figura do homo sacer, aquele que está fora do amparo da lei. Pretende-se, nesse artigo, explorar a possível ligação entre os conceitos de tabu, de bode expiatório e de homo sacer. Quer-se, com tal investigação, contribuir para as discussões atuais a respeito da presença do elemento religioso sobre o político e o jurídico na contemporaneidade. Palavras-chave: Bode expiatório. Homo sacer. Tabu. Totem.
O messianismo político da teologia latino-americana da libertação
Authors: Ribeiro Claudio de Oliveira
Published: September 2017

As reflexões apresentam os resultados de pesquisa sobre o desenvolvimento histórico da Teologia Latino-Americana da Libertação. O objetivo foi elaborar uma crítica à essa destacada corrente do pensamento a partir da identificação de aspectos de messianismo político nela presentes. Metodologicamente, a tarefa foi realizada a partir de uma aproximação da Teologia da Libertação com outras duas expressões teológicas. A primeira, ad intra, com autores que criticaram certas visões de messianismo político nela presentes e priorizaram a relação com a economia para oferecer tal crítica, especialmente as contribuições de Hugo Assmann, Julio de Santa Ana e Jung Mo Sung. A segunda, ad extra, com o pensamento teológico de Paul Tillich, que também valorizou o debate com a economia e indicou aspectos críticos a formas de messianismos. Entre os resultados da pesquisa, destacamos a necessidade de identificação constante do fato maior que marca a conjuntura socioeconômica e política, para, a partir dele, se refletir teologicamente. A realidade precisa ser compreendida com profundidade, especialmente considerando a complexidade social. A visão bipolar dominados x dominantes, por exemplo, além de favorecer messianismos políticos e simplificações, é insuficiente para se compreender as questões relativas ao contexto social. As reflexões apresentadas requerem uma elucidação, a mais transparente possível, da categoria teológica do Reino de Deus como a referência utópico-escatológica para todos os projetos. Palavras-chave: Messianismo. Reino de Deus. Teologia da libertação.
Fenomenologia e teologia em Martin Heidegger
Authors: Fernandes Marcos Aurélio
Published: September 2017

O presente estudo visa apresentar e comentar o texto “Fenomenologia e teologia” de Martin Heidegger, numa interpretação fenomenológica e ontológico-existencial. Parte de indicações que Heidegger dá a respeito da importância da teologia na proveniência e no porvir de seu pensar. O comentário procura interpretar os passos dados por Heidegger no referido texto. Primeiramente, procura apreender como o relacionamento de filosofia e teologia é impostado, a saber, como de duas ciências, uma ontológica e outra ôntica. Depois, tenta compreender a positividade e a cientificidade da teologia. Por fim, a partir daí, entender como a teologia está relacionada com a filosofia, ou seja, não no tocante à sua positividade, mas no tocante à sua cientificidade, enquanto uma ciência ôntica depende de uma ciência ontológica na compreensão de seus conceitos fundamentais. Palavras-chave: Ciência. Fé. Fenomenologia. Filosofia. Teologia.
O problema do vínculo da essência do humano com o deus derradeiro em Heidegger
Authors: Alves Paula Renata de Campos
Published: September 2017

O artigo presente pretende indicar algumas direções para se pensar a relação entre um deus não metafísico, ou ainda, um deus pós-morte de Deus, na articulação com a essência de um humano que a esse momento histórico espiritual – da morte de Deus –, possa corresponder. Essas indicações, encontramos a partir do escrito póstumo de Martin Heidegger, Contribuições à filosofia: do acontecimento-apropriação (Beiträge zur Philosophie. Vom Ereignis), redigido entre 1936 e 1938. Nesse texto, Heidegger prefigura um deus, o deus da ausência, isto é, um deus que não se pode cultuar, um deus não universal, não metafísico, como a possibilidade de um redimensionamento do vínculo do humano com o divino. A esse deus prefigurado chama de “deus derradeiro” (Der letzte Gott). O “deus derradeiro” de Heidegger atende a um pensar que se dispõe a abandonar as categorias que delineiam os traços de uma relação cristalizada entre humano e divino, configurando uma abertura à origem, ao movimento que inicia uma relação, e que a iniciando pode dar a pensar o vínculo primordial da essência do humano com o divino, o “totalmente outro”. O que queremos indicar, a partir disso, é de que modo origem e “deus derradeiro” podem coincidir na e desde a tarefa do pensamento. Palavras-chave: Deus derradeiro. Humano. Origem.
Educação e ciência na Universidade Católica: a perspectiva do diálogo entre teologia e ciências naturais
Authors: Hammes Erico João
Published: September 2017

O presente artigo, inspirado na Constituição Apostólica Ex corde Ecclesiae, sobre a Universidade Católica, examina a relação educação e ciência no diálogo entre teologia e ciências naturais. Propõe, inicialmente, aplicar o conceito de educação formativa (Bildung) como adequado para a Universidade Católica, com o auxílio das reflexões de Habermas sobre o papel da religião na esfera pública e com a categoria de teologia pública interpreta o adjetivo de católica da universidade. Na segunda parte, exemplifica algumas consequências para o exercício da relação entre teologia e ciências recorrendo especialmente às obras que pesquisam a relação entre ciências e religião. Explicita-se, desse modo, a importância da Universidade Católica na sociedade atual por sua contribuição formativa para seus membros e por sua função crítica quanto às ciências na sociedade como um todo.
Liberdade e razão: considerações da relação entre ciência, educação e a religião de Cristo
Authors: Vitorino Artur José Renda
Published: September 2017

Ao buscar estabelecer uma relação entre ciência, educação e a religião de Cristo, este texto afirma que o mundo construído por Cristo foi invadido pelas ideias de Aristóteles e, desse modo, gerou-se um mundo com capacidade de criar nele um lugar independente, o qual e pelo qual foi elaborada outra totalidade das coisas que pertencem a outro domínio com suas próprias leis, e as quais as fazia cumprir, as leis da curiosidade. Com isso, a cristandade abandonou a sua liberdade para cumprir as leis de Aristóteles e, consequentemente, busca expor como a ideia de ciência presa à concepção aristotélica de Homem Curioso está assentada sobre o problema da exterioridade sob o efeito da razão desengajada. Mas, desde o final do século XIX, os cientistas habituaram-se a considerar que não há limites para a observação, pois que os modelos ditos científicos nada mais são do que conhecimentos aproximados do que se propõe examinar. Tal conceito de ciência deixou bastante similar a pesquisa entre ciências humanas e exatas ao rejeitar a ideia de um observador absoluto capaz de revelar a relação entre o concreto e o sensível. Com efeito, o mundo percebido e o mundo da ciência são interdependentes; isso faz com que se retome a concepção socrático-platônica de liberdade como um problema moral, conforme mostrou Mario Vieira de Mello, e a religião de Cristo como uma religião de liberdade.
A memória do V Congresso Nacional da Associação de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Teologia e Ciências da Religião
Authors: Junqueira Sérgio
Published: September 2017

O objetivo deste texto é fazer o registro do V Congresso Nacional da Associação de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Teologia e Ciências da Religião, que teve como temática “Religião, Direitos Humanos e Laicidade”. Pretende-se apresentar sucintamente as temáticas dos Grupos de Trabalho, Mini Cursos e Mesas Redondas.
Max Scheler. Do eterno no homem
Authors: Miguel Maiara Rúbia
Published: September 2017

O brilhante filosófo Hans-Georg Gadamer nos faz lembrar que é inacreditável quando se pergunta hoje a um jovem, ou mesmo a alguém mais velho que se interessa por filosofia, ele mal sabe quem foi Max Scheler (GADAMER, 2007). Mas, enquanto estudantes de filosofia, não podemos ser alheios a esse inacreditável ignorar da importância de tal fenomenólogo para nosso tempo. Ora, Scheler foi um filosófo alemão nascido em 1874 e dedicou sua vida à produção de conhecimento, pois, como um sismógrafo, sentiu os problemas do momento que viveu e prontamente viu-se na responsabilidade de fornecer reflexões à humanidade em um período conturbado com eventos tão desastrosos, como a Primeira Guerra Mundial. Ele viveu em uma família originariamente judaica, mas teve contato com os preceitos da Igreja Católica na infância, o que resultou em um processo de conversão durante a adolescência. Posteriormente, professou por um bom tempo sua fé a luz do Catolicismo.
Protocolos e práticas de leitura bíblica: o códice 2437 – fólio 151 verso
Authors: Lima Anderson de Oliveira
Published: September 2017

Este artigo traz alguns resultados obtidos em pesquisa ligada ao estágio pós-doutoral desenvolvido pelo pesquisador no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Religião da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas. Nele se propõe um estudo parcial do códice 2437, um manuscrito grego que foi produzido entre os séculos XII e XIII e traz como conteúdo os quatro evangelhos do Novo Testamento canônico. O manuscrito ainda é pouco conhecido fora do Brasil, pois é parte do acervo da Fundação Biblioteca Nacional do Rio de Janeiro e, com poucas exceções, só recentemente se tornou objeto de estudos mais acurados. O presente trabalho analítico se concentrará numa única página do manuscrito, o fólio 151 verso, que traz uma parte do capítulo 18 do Evangelho de Lucas. Desse excerto procurar-se-á extrair algumas informações sobre o hipotético protocolo de leitura implicado no códice e alcançar conclusões sobre uma prática de leitura bíblica a partir da marginália incluída no códice por algum leitor anônimo.Palavras-chave: Códice 2437. Interpretação bíblica. Protocolos e práticas de leitura. Roger Chartier. Teoria literária.
O subterrâneo religioso da vida eclesial: escuta pastoral
Authors: Bobsin Oneide
Published: September 2017

O presente trabalho procura analisar a noção de subterrâneo religioso como prática corrente entre os grupos religiosos. O subterrâneo religioso se constitui como maneira de transgredir fronteiras normatizadas pelas quais os grupos sociais trocam economias simbólicas por meio de contrabandos que ocorrem a partir da vida experimentada cotidianamente, isto é, pelas necessidades dos grupos sociais em operacionalizar a fé em resultados práticos. Esse conceito é analisado em parte a partir da agregação de um subsídio empírico da religião submersa, por meio da metáfora do poço, e na perspectiva de uma moldura teórica atualizada, especialmente na metodologia da pesquisa social em conexão com a epistemologia.Palavras-chave: Economia simbólica. Religião submersa. Subterrâneo religioso.
¿En el museo o en la iglesia? En busca de un discurso propio para el arte colonial neogranadino, 1920 - 1942
Authors: Acosta Luna Olga Isabel
Published: September 2017

This paper seeks to understand the complex implications of the nostalgia for the colonial characteristic of the arts in Colombia between the decades of 1920 and 1940. Although this yearning would hinder the arrival of modernity in Colombian art, it opened up spaces where local discourses about art took shape, especially through debates regarding the paintings produced between 1638 and 1711 by the painter Gregorio Vásquez de Arce y Ceballos from Santa Fe de Bogotá. The creation of institutional spaces for learning, collecting and exhibiting the national arts, the emergence of a literature around Vásquez and particular events such as the expropriation and secularization of the monastic orders after 1861, were all critical factors in the emergence of ideals that upheld links with Spain and pointed back to Vásquez as the nation’s great painter and paradigmatic artist.
Producción crítica de Álvaro Barrios en la Revista del Arte y la Arquitectura en América Latina: Aportes para entender el concepto de arte a partir de la producción crítica de Álvaro Barrios en el contexto artístico colombiano entre 1978 y 1982
Authors: Parrado Katherine
Published: September 2017

During the 60’s and 70’s in Colombia, art criticism was published in written texts and specialized magazines directly related to the Colombian artistic field. Many historians, philosophers, intellectuals, and writers were interested in criticizing how artists and institutions were developing a sense of beauty and taste in art. However, the way art criticism turned into a counterpart of the artistic production defined how artists took part in writing about artworks, exhibitions, and institutions from their point of view and artistic production experience. The following research describes the written work of Alvaro Barrios, a well-known contemporary Colombian artist and art critic who wrote for Revista del Arte y la Arquitectura en América Latina (an art criticism and review specialized Architecture and Art magazine published in Medellin, Colombia) between 1978 and 1982. This research focuses on analyzing three main articles written by Barrios to build up a concept of art according to the context that the author was living in while he was exploring his own artwork creation.
Framing and reframing the 1992 LA Riots: A study of minority issues framing by the Los Angeles Times and its readers
Authors: Oh Soo-Kwang , Hudson Justin
Published: September 2017

It is common for media messages to show the family since the crisis that this institution is experiencing. It is often conceived not as the place where the person is loved on his own, but as the "power struggles" between his members, especially between woman and man. With the documentary method - bibliographic study - of the conceptual analysis, this paper seeks to clarify some essential elements of the relationships within the family -in order to contribute to a better communication of the family reality- specifically those related to woman and man. From the systemic -non-analytical- methodical proposal of Leonardo Polo, it is proposed that there are three characteristics of this relationship -reciprocity, complementarity, co-responsibility- that have to be studied in their mutual internal connection to understand intrafamily dynamism. In this way it is possible to communicate effectively its reality.
Risk Factors Associated with Low Birth Weight among Deliveries at Bharatpur Hospital
Authors: Kandel Kamal Prasad , Kafle Sindhu
Published: September 2017

Background: Babies with a birth weight of less than 2500 grams, irrespective of the period of their gestation are termed as Low Birth Weight (LBW) babies. Despite consistent efforts to improve the quality of maternal and child health, more than twenty million low birth-weight (LBW) babies are born every year throughout the world. Though, the health situation of Nepal has improved substantially over the years, the low birth-weight (LBW) rate is still high. The objective of this study was to assess the proportion of low birth weight and identify the associated factors for low birth weight in a live born infant among the institutionally delivered newborns. Methods: A hospital based cross sectional study was conducted in Obstetrics and Gynaecology ward of Bharatpur hospital, Bharatpur, from 17th September to 4th October , 2012. Altogether 480 respondents were taken and respondents were mothers who had delivered newborns in Bharatpur hospital.Results: A total of 480 births occurred during the study period, of which 480 met the study criteria. Among which 9.4% were low birth weight and 90.6% were normal birth weight .Overall mean birth weight was found to be 2.96 kg. Out of total 9.4% newborns were weighing less than 2.50 kg and mean birth weight 2.96kg. Conclusions: This study suggests that there were several factors interplaying which lead to LBW babies; which are age of mother at delivery,weight gain by mother during pregnancy, short, low body mass index and hyperemesis gravidarum was the strongest predictor in this study.
Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Approach to Pituitary Adenoma: A Multi-disciplinary Approach
Authors: Regmi Deepak , Thapa Amit , KC Bidur , Shakya Bikram
Published: September 2017

Background: The excellent visualization and minimally invasive approach employed in endoscopic endonasal procedures has now revolutionized the pituitary surgery, replacing the transnasal microscopic technique worldwide. However, it involves major shift in hand-eye co-ordination from static 3 dimensional images of microscope to 2 dimensional endoscopic images hence demands training and inter-disciplinary approach. Here we present our experiences in learning and developing a safe endonasal transsphenoidal endoscopic approach to resect pituitary adenomas.Methods: This prospective study was jointly conducted in the departments of ENT and Neurologicals surgery Kathmandu Medical College, Nepal, from September 2014 to August 2016. The endoscopic approach to the sphenoid sinus was performed by an Otolaryngologist and ablative surgery by Neurosurgeon. The ease of procedure, intra operative challenges, surgical cure, post-operative cerebro spinal fluid (CSF) leaks and postoperative complaints were analyzed.Results: Sixteen consecutive patients with pituitary adenoma (macro adenoma=13, micro adenoma =3) were analyzed. There were three intraoperative CSF leak, managed successfully. Two patients developed transient diabetes insipidus and surgical cure rate was 90%. No case had to be switched over to traditional microscopic route due to technical failure. There was no mortality.Conclusions: The endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach to pituitary tumors is a safe and minimally invasive procedure, which can be employed safely in any of our centers in Nepal, equipped with endoscopic sinus surgery and endoscopically trained ENT and Neurosurgeons. A multi disciplinary approach provides good access, greater tumor excision and excellent postoperative follow up.Keywords: .
Vehicle-to-Pedestrian Communication Modeling and Collision Avoiding Method in Connected Vehicle Environment
Authors: He Shuxian , Li Jiangchen , Qiu Tony Z.
Published: September 2017

A generalized framework consisting of a stochastic model, a responsive control method, and typical scenarios using vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) communication is proposed to improve pedestrian safety. The proposed stochastic model formulates various effects of uncertainties in a V2P communication system. The responsive control method is used to improve pedestrian safety under V2P communication conditions. Results show that adopting only Bluetooth or Wi-Fi (wireless local area network) technology, which has a high establishment time, is not sufficient for V2P communication, whereas dedicated short-range communication (DSRC) featuring low latencies meets requirements. A case study in the field was conducted to evaluate the feasibility of responsive control; it was concluded that with the use of the proposed model and the responsive control method, Bluetooth technology combined with DSRC could be workable for active pedestrian protection.
Improved Road Usage Through Congestion-Free Route Reservations
Authors: Menelaou Charalambos , Timotheou Stelios , Kolios Panayiotis , Panayiotou Christos G.
Published: September 2017

Road traffic congestion occurs as demand exceeds the capacity of particular road segments. The consequences (including traveling delay, fuel consumption, and emission of pollutants) have a major impact on cities, thus interest for new and innovative solutions to the problem remain high despite great efforts that have been made to alleviate the problem. The recent literature has shown that better management and control mechanisms could significantly curb the effects. One such mechanism, in which route reservations are made across congestion-free road segments, is elaborated in this work. The proposed route reservation scheme assumes that vehicles communicate their origin–destination pairs to a controller that identifies and reserves road segments to be traversed in the space and time dimension. The scheme is mathematically formulated, and two algorithms with complementary objective functions are discussed. In the first case, vehicles are routed through road segments that do not exceed their critical density while travel time is minimized. In the second case, road segments below critical density are used while reservations are made in such a way as to balance traffic across the available alternative routes. Analytical and simulation results demonstrate the considerable benefits that can be realized by applying the proposed solutions.
Green self-redox synthesis of Rh-PPy-RGO ternary nanocomposite with highly increased catalytic performances
Authors: Li Sheling , Geng Aifang , Li Yunhui , Ma Yuqin , Yang Xiuyun , Song Shuyan , Wang Xiao
Published: September 2017

A green self-redox reaction for Rh-polypyrrole (PPy)-RGO has been triggered between Rh metal salts, graphene oxide (GO) and pyrrole without surfactant. The morphology and structure of the novel Rh-PPy-RGO hybrids with 4 nm Rh nanoparticle shows the highly increased catalytic performances for the chemical reduction reaction of p-nitrophenol (4-NP) by ammonia borane (AB, NH3BH3). In addition, a series of noble metal-PPy-RGO hybrids are successfully fabricated, such as Pt-, and Pd-PPy-RGO nanocomposite.
Phytochemical Constituents, Health Benefits, and Industrial Applications of Grape Seeds: A Mini-Review
Authors: Ma Zheng , Zhang Hongxia
Published: September 2017

Grapes are one of the most widely grown fruits and have been used for winemaking since the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations. Grape seeds are rich in proanthocyanidins which have been shown to possess potent free radical scavenging activity. Grape seeds are a complex matrix containing 40% fiber, 16% oil, 11% proteins, and 7% complex phenols such as tannins. Grape seeds are rich sources of flavonoids and contain monomers, dimers, trimers, oligomers, and polymers. The monomeric compounds includes (+)-catechins, (−)-epicatechin, and (−)-epicatechin-3-O-gallate. Studies have reported that grape seeds exhibit a broad spectrum of pharmacological properties against oxidative stress. Their potential health benefits include protection against oxidative damage, and anti-diabetic, anti-cholesterol, and anti-platelet functions. Recognition of such health benefits of proanthocyanidins has led to the use of grape seeds as a dietary supplement by the consumers. This paper summarizes the studies of the phytochemical compounds, pharmacological properties, and industrial applications of grape seeds.
Study on the High Temperature Interfacial Stability of Ti/Mo/Yb0.3Co4Sb12 Thermoelectric Joints
Authors: Gu Ming , Bai Shengqiang , Xia Xugui , Huang Xiangyang , Li Xiaoya , Shi Xun , Chen Lidong
Published: September 2017

To improve the interfacial stability at high temperatures, n-type skutterudite (SKD) thermoelectric joints with sandwich structures of Ti/Mo/Yb0.3Co4Sb12 were successfully designed and fabricated. In this structure, Mo and Ti were introduced as the barrier layer with the goal of suppressing the interfacial diffusion and the buffer layer with the goal of enhancing the bonding strength, respectively. To evaluate the high temperature interfacial behavior of the Ti/Mo/Yb0.3Co4Sb12 joints, thermal shocking between 0 °C and 600 °C and isothermal aging at a temperature range of 550 °C to 650 °C were carried out in vacuum. During the isothermal aging process, Ti penetrates across the Mo layer, and finally diffuses into the Yb0.3Co4Sb12 matrix. By increasing the isothermal aging time, Ti continuously diffuses and reacts with the elements of Sb and Co in the matrix, consequently forming the multilayer-structured intermetallic compounds of Ti3Sb/Ti2Sb/TiCoSb. Diffusion kinetics was investigated and it was found that the interfacial evolution of the Ti/Mo/Yb0.3Co4Sb12 joints was a diffusion-controlling process. During the diffusion process, the formed Mo-Ti buffer layer acts as a damper, which greatly decelerates the diffusion of Ti towards the Yb0.3Co4Sb12 matrix at high temperatures. Meanwhile, it was found that the increase in the contact resistivity of the joints mainly derives from the inter-diffusion between Ti and Yb0.3Co4Sb12. As a result, the Ti/Mo/Yb0.3Co4Sb12 joint demonstrates the excellent stability of the interfacial contact resistivity. Service life prediction was made based on the stability of the contact resistivity, and it was found that the Ti/Mo/Yb0.3Co4Sb12 joint is qualified for practical applications at 550 °C.
Effect of Waveform and Heat Treatment Processes on the Performance of Electrodeposited Co-P Coating
Authors: Chen Xiaomei , Qian Jiangang , Hu Xiaotian
Published: September 2017

Cobalt-phosphorus (Co-P) alloy is a promising material for the replacement of traditional hard chromium alloy of high hardness. In this paper, the cobalt-phosphorus alloy layer with high phosphorus content was formed by electrodeposition in a cobalt sulfate solution system under direct current (DC), single pulse (SP) current and double pulse (DP) current, separately. Surface morphology, structure and properties of the deposited layer were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Vickers microhardness and a neutral salt spray test, respectively. The results showed that the dense Co-P coatings could be obtained by DC, SP and DP with P content of 9.6, 8.9 and 9.1 wt %, respectively. After 30 min heat treatment at 400 °C, coatings deposited under DC, SP and DP currents transformed from an amorphous to a nanocrystalline state, while the grain size was 12–13 nm, 10–12 nm and 8–10 nm, respectively. Among all these conditions, the microhardness of coatings deposited under DP current was the highest, which was 1211 HV, while the microhardness of coatings deposited under DC current was the lowest but higher than that of hard chromium. The wear rate of Co-P coatings was 4 × 10−6–5 × 10−6 mm3/N m with Si3N4 ball as bearing material, which was lower than that of hard chromium. In coatings deposited under different currents with a thickness of ca. 40 μm, no visible corrosion area appeared after 1000 h of a neutral salt spray test. Coatings heated at 300 and 400 °C reached the corrosion grade 7 and grade 4–5, respectively after 1000 h of a neutral salt spray test, so the wear resistance of Co-P coatings was better than that of hard chromium.
Structure of a Novel Spinel Li0.5Zn5/3Sb2.5/3O4 by Neutron and Synchrotron Diffraction Analysis
Authors: Marín-Romero José , Fuentes-Cobas Luis , Rodríguez-Carvajal Juan , Tabasco-Novelo Carolina , Quintana Patricia
Published: September 2017

Zn7/3Sb2/3O4 is a secondary phase in ZnO-based varistors. Acceptor impurities, such as Li+, increase the resistivity. This effect is produced by a modification of the grain boundary barriers. The role of the cationic distribution in the mentioned events is worth clarifying. The Li0.5Zn5/3Sb2.5/3O4 room-temperature structure was determined by means of a neutron diffraction and synchrotron X-ray diffraction investigation. The title compound was prepared by conventional ceramic process. The elemental composition of the investigated sample was verified by means of electron microscopy—energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The neutron experiment was performed at the high-intensity neutron diffractometer with position-sensitive detector at the D1B beamline of the Laue-Langevin Institute, Grenoble. The high resolution synchrotron measurement was carried out at MCX beamline of Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste. Rietveld analysis was performed with the FullProf program. Li0.5Zn5/3Sb2.5/3O4 belongs to the spinel family, space group F d 3 ¯ m (227). The measured lattice parameter is a = 8.5567(1) Å. The Li+1 and Zn+2 ions are randomly distributed among the tetrahedral and octahedral sites as opposed to Sb+5 ions which have preference for octahedral sites. Fractional coordinate of oxygen, u = 0.2596(1), indicates a slight deformation of the tetrahedral and octahedral sites. The data given in this paper provide structural support for further studies on measurements and microscopic explanations of the interesting properties of this family of compounds.
NGS-Based Genotyping, High-Throughput Phenotyping and Genome-Wide Association Studies Laid the Foundations for Next-Generation Breeding in Horticultural Crops
Authors: D’Agostino Nunzio , Tripodi Pasquale
Published: September 2017

Demographic trends and changes to climate require a more efficient use of plant genetic resources in breeding programs. Indeed, the release of high-yielding varieties has resulted in crop genetic erosion and loss of diversity. This has produced an increased susceptibility to severe stresses and a reduction of several food quality parameters. Next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies are being increasingly used to explore “gene space” and to provide high-resolution profiling of nucleotide variation within germplasm collections. On the other hand, advances in high-throughput phenotyping are bridging the genotype-to-phenotype gap in crop selection. The combination of allelic and phenotypic data points via genome-wide association studies is facilitating the discovery of genetic loci that are associated with key agronomic traits. In this review, we provide a brief overview on the latest NGS-based and phenotyping technologies and on their role to unlocking the genetic potential of vegetable crops; then, we discuss the paradigm shift that is underway in horticultural crop breeding.