bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Os estudos da significação no Brasil
Authors: Guimarães Eduardo
Published: August 2018

Ce texte retrace un parcours historique des études de la signification au Brésil en s'organisant autour de deux éléments. Le premier est le rapport du sujet à la question du sens chez les auteurs évoqués ; le second est la manière dont les études de la signification affectent directement l'histoire de la grammaire au Brésil. Au travers de ce parcours sont essentiellement étudiés quatre moments depuis la fin du XIXe siècle. Nous aborderons donc, tout d'abord, le travail de Pacheco Silva Jr à partir de ses Notions de Sémantique, puis celui de Said Ali, par la relation des Moyens d'Expression et Altérations Sémantiques dans son travail grammatical. Nous apportons ensuite une réflexion sur la stylistique et l'oeuvre grammaticale de Mattoso Câmara. Le texte conclut par l'approche d'aspects des études de la signification dans les années 70 du XXe siècle.
Sobre a especificidade da pesquisa no campo da pragmática
Authors: Rajagopalan Kanavillil
Published: August 2018

É preciso que se diga, antes de qualquer coisa que, a despeito de todos os desmentidos e afirmações em contrário, muitos pragmaticistas ainda se sentem, eles próprios, um tanto acuados e tomados por uma espécie de ‘complexo de inferioridade’ quando alguém levanta a questão da cientificidade do seu empreendimento. Não é difícil perceber que os pragmatistas de hoje são apenas herdeiros de uma preocupação que sempre marcou a lingüística desde o seu momento inaugural como moderna ciência da linguagem—a saber, o desejo de reivindicar para si o caráter científico.
Esboço da história do desenvolvimento da semiótica francesa
Authors: Fiorin José Luiz
Published: August 2018

Ce travail esquisse l’histoire de la sémiotique française. Il commence par montrer que la théorie sémiotique présente une filiation au projet sémiologique saussurien. Cependant, elle se détache de la sémiologie développée en France, parce qu’elle ne prétend pas être une théorie des systèmes de signes, mais une théorie de la signification. Après avoir présenté les principes théoriques sur lesquels se fonde la Sémiotique, ce travail expose les différentes phases que la sémiotique a traversées, tout en les replaçant dans un contexte plus large. Enfin, on expose les nouvelles directions de la sémiotique. Aprés avoir pris pour objet les éléments differentiels, la théorie sémiotique cherche acteuellemment à faire l’analyse du continu à l’oeuvre dans le sens. C’est ainsi que la Sémiotique dépasse la phonologisation du sens au moyen de sa prosodisation.
À memória de Paul Teyssier
Authors: Audubert Albert
Published: August 2018

Elogio fúnebre do Professor Paul TEYSSIER pronunciado por seu discípulo e amigo Albert AUDUBERT, ex-professor de Língua e Literatura Francesas na Univerisdade de São Paulo, por ocasião da missa celebrada no dia 29 de janeiro de 2002 pelo reverendo ARMOGATHE, capelão da École Normale Supérieure, na igreja de SaintSéverin, em Paris.
Monthly Litterfall Dynamics in Three Different Forest Types in Jeju Island, South Korea
Authors: An Ji Young , Han Si Ho , Youn Woo Bin , Lee Sang Ick , Rahman Afroja , Dao Huong Thi Thuy , Seo Jeong Min , Aung Aung , Choi Hyung-Soon , Hyun Hwa Ja , Park Byung Bae
Published: August 2018

In a forest ecosystem, the major pathway for carbon and nutrient cycling is through litterfall, which has been influenced by physical and biological factors. The purpose of this study was to investigate monthly litterfall production in three forests in Jeju Island differentiated based on precipitation and forest composition: Chungsu (Quercus glauca as the dominant species; low precipitation), Seonheulb (Q. glauca as the dominant species; high precipitation), and Seonheulm (Q. glauca and Pinus thunbergii as the dominant species; high precipitation). Litterfall was collected monthly from April to December 2015 and divided into leaf litter, twig, bark, seeds, and unidentified materials. The amount of leaf litter by species varied by stand, but leaf litter and total litterfall were very similar among stands, ranging from 362 g m-2 to 375 g m-2 for leaf litter and 524 g m-2 to 580 g m-2 for total litterfall. However, oak leaf litter was the highest in May, but needle litter was the highest in December. Forest type and climate factor had no influence on the amount of litterfall in the studied forests while the litterfall production by species showed considerable seasonal variation, resulting in varying effects on carbon and nutrient cycling in these forests.
Effects of Changes in Soil Hydraulic Properties after Crop Abandonment on Co-Occurring Perennial Species in a Semi-Arid Grassland in Mongolia
Authors: Yanagawa Aki , Fujimaki Haruyuki , Jamsran Undarmaa , Okuro Toshiya , Takeuchi Kazuhiko
Published: August 2018

The objective of this study was to investigate successional changes in water flow as a result of changes in soil hydraulic properties after crop abandonment under drought and non-drought conditions, and under water uptake by co-occurring perennial plant species to clarify the observation that typical perennial grass species are seldom observed in abandoned fields. Soil hydraulic properties were measured in croplands which had been abandoned for different periods (2, 9, and 18 years from abandonment) and in a grazed grassland site. Hydrological processes in the soil profiles were simulated with soil hydraulic properties under drought and non-drought summer conditions with water uptake from perennial grass species Suction in the surface soils increased with the period of abandonment, with this trend being particularly obvious in a drought year. Available water appears to be restricted in the later successional stage of abandoned fields and in grazed grassland for plants that have drought tolerance. Dry soil and climate conditions are important factors determining the intrusion of the typical perennial grass, S. krylovii, into degraded abandoned fields. This abiotic interaction between soil hydraulic properties and climate conditions may play an important role for plant succession in abandoned cropland.
Effect of Gender on the Outcome of Patients Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors for Advanced Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Phase III Randomized Clinical Trials
Authors: Grassadonia Antonino , Sperduti Isabella , Vici Patrizia , Iezzi Laura , Brocco Davide , Gamucci Teresa , Pizzuti Laura , Maugeri-Saccà Marcello , Marchetti Paolo , Cognetti Gaetana , De Tursi Michele , Natoli Clara , Barba Maddalena , Tinari Nicola
Published: August 2018

Evidence has recently emerged on the influence of gender on the immune system. In this systematic review and meta-analysis of phase III randomized clinical trials (RCTs), we explored the impact of gender on survival in patients with advanced cancer treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). We performed a comprehensive search of the literature updated to April 2018, including the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, PubMed, and EMBASE. We extracted data on study characteristics and risk of bias in duplicate. Of 423 unique citations, 21 RCTs were included, inherently to 12,635 patients. Both males and females showed reduced risk of death associated with ICIs use (HR 0.73, p<0.001 and HR 0.77, p<0.001, respectively). Subgroup analyses by specific ICI showed similar OS in both genders for anti-PD-1/PDL-1. Anti-CTLA-4 use was associated with longer OS in men only (HR 0.77, p<0.012), with the exception of melanoma (in women, HR 0.80, p=0.006). PFS was longer in men than in women (HR 0.67, p<0.001 and HR 0.77, p=0.100, respectively). Conclusively, ICIs use was associated with more favorable outcomes in men, particularly for anti-CTLA-4 agents. In melanoma, not gender-related factors may influence the anti-tumor immune response evoked by ICIs.
Allocentric Emotional Affordances in HRI: The Multimodal Binding
Authors: Vallverdú Jordi , Trovato Gabriele , Jamone Lorenzo
Published: August 2018

Affordances are an important concept in cognition, which can be applied to robots in order to perform a successful human-robot interaction (HRI). In this paper we explore and discuss the idea of emotional affordances and propose a viable model for implementation into HRI. We consider “2-ways” affordances: perceived object triggering an emotion, and perceived human emotion expression triggering an action. In order to make the implementation generic, the proposed model includes a library that can be customised depending on the specific robot and application’s scenario. We present the AAA (Affordance-Appraisal-Arousal) model, which incorporates Plutchik’s Wheel of Emotions, and show some examples of simulation and possible scenarios.
The Role Played by the Aging of Aloe Vera on Its Drag Reduction Properties in Turbulent Flows
Authors: Soares Edson J. , Siqueira Renato N. , Leal Leandro M. , Barbosa Kelvin C. O. , Sipriano Daniel F. , Freitas Jair C. C.
Published: August 2018

Polymeric drag reducers have been developed over many years due to the great number of practical applications. In all of them, the molecular stability is an essential requirement. Usually, polymers break down under turbulent flows, which causes a decrease in their efficiency as drag reducers. Besides that, some specific applications, in agro and biomedical fields, impose a specific requirement that must be fulfilled, which is the use of non-toxic materials. A suitable stable material that is elected to accomplish this necessity is the mucilage of aloe vera, which is a bio-polymer that can be used as an alternative to the synthetic ones. Here, we investigate the role played by the aging of aloe vera on its capacity to reduce drag. The results obtained by 1H nuclear magnetic resonance indicate that the compositions of young and mature leaves of aloe vera are different and such a difference plays an important role on their efficiency as drag reducers. Tests were performed to analyse the drag reduction in a rotating apparatus and in a pipeline system and the efficiencies of leaves of different ages were compared to their composition. The main conclusion of these experiments is that the young mucilage samples, which are richer in complex polysaccharides and exhibit lower acid contents, are more efficient drag reducers.
Deep Ancestry of Orthologs and a Theoretical, Gradualist Perspective for the Formation of the LUCA’s (Last Universal Common Ancestor) Genome
Authors: Prosdocimi Francisco , Farias Sávio Torres de
Published: August 2018

Genes and gene trees have been extensively used to study the evolutionary relationships among populations, species, families and higher systematic clades of organisms. This brought modern Biology into a sophisticated level of understanding about the evolutionary relationships and diversification patterns that happened along the entire history of organismal evolution in Earth. Genes however have not been placed in the center of questions when one aims to unravel the evolutionary history of genes themselves. Thus, we still ignore whether Insulin share a more recent common ancestor to Hexokinase or DNA polymerase. This brought modern Genetics into a very poor level of understanding about sister group relationships that happened along the entire evolutionary history of genes. Many conceptual challenges must be overcome to allow this broader comprehension about gene evolution. Here we aim to clear the intellectual path in order to provide a fertile research program that will help geneticists to understand the deep ancestry and sister group relationships among different gene families (or orthologs). We aim to propose methods to study gene formation starting from the establishment of the genetic code in pre-cellular organisms like the FUCA (First Universal Common Ancestor) until the formation of the highly complex genome of LUCA (Last UCA), that harbors hundreds of genes families working coordinated into a cellular organism. The deep understanding of ancestral relationships among orthologs will certainly inspire biotechnological and biomedical approaches and allow a deep understanding about how Darwinian molecular evolution operates inside cells and before the appearance of cellular organisms.
Special Issue on Real World Robot Challenge in Tsukuba
Authors: Takita Yoshihiro , Yuta Shin’ichi , Tsubouchi Takashi , Ozaki Koichi
Published: August 2018

Tsukuba Challenge, which started in 2007, has contributed to the development of novel control technologies for autonomous navigation. The second stage of this challenge was completed in 2017, and now, the time is ripe for exploring new ideas and avenues. This is the fifth Special Issue on Real World Robot Challenge in Tsukuba, and it seems that the technological elements required for autonomous navigation are almost complete. However, it is obvious that such navigation capabilities are still at a significantly lower level of development compared to human capabilities. The need for automatic and self-driving vehicles has increased rapidly in recent years; many companies and researchers have been making great strides in research and development in the field of automatic driving. The Tsukuba Challenge pursues and encourages both student education and advanced research and development, focusing on automatic driving as an application technology. The essential capabilities required for a robot to reach the designated goal in the Tsukuba Challenge are self-localization and obstacles avoidance, and many studies have been conducted on these features. To complete the designated task, unification of these technologies and other qualities such as searching for persons, traveling on crosswalks, and recognizing traffic signals is required.

This special issue concentrates on control technologies of autonomous mobile robots and expects to contribute toward future studies and development in this field.
Enhancement of Scan Matching Using an Environmental Magnetic Field
Authors: Rahok Sam Ann , Oneda Hirohisa , Nakayama Taichi , Inoue Kazumichi , Osawa Shigeji , Tanaka Akio , Ozaki Koichi ,   National Institute of Technology, Oyama College 771 Nakakuki, Oyama, Tochigi 323-0806, Japan,   National Institute of Technology, Yuge College 1000 Yuge, Kamijima, Ehime 794-2593, Japan,   Utsunomiya University 712 Yoto, Utsunomiya, Tochigi 321-8585, Japan
Published: August 2018

Scan matching is one of the most reliable localization methods for mobile robots in known environments. However, an unexpected shift in posture remains its major issue. A method that uses an environmental magnetic field, a magnetic field that occurs in the environment, is presented to address this issue. The environmental magnetic field, which mostly refers to the geomagnetic field, is rarely changed by time. This unique property provides a means to enhance scan matching to provide a more robust localization method by using it to compensate the mobile robot’s pose. In this study, we describe how to compensate the mobile robot’s pose with the environmental magnetic field. Through experiments, we show that a mobile robot with the proposed method can recover, even if irregular changes in posture occur during the navigation.
Person Searching Through an Omnidirectional Camera Using CNN in the Tsukuba Challenge
Authors: Nakamura Shingo ,   Shibaura Institute of Technology 3-7-5 Toyosu, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-8548, Japan, Hasegawa Tadahiro , Hiraoka Tsubasa , Ochiai Yoshinori , Yuta Shin’ichi
Published: August 2018

The Tsukuba Challenge is a competition, in which autonomous mobile robots run on a route set on a public road under a real environment. Their task includes not only simple running but also finding multiple specific persons at the same time. This study proposes a method that would realize person searching. While many person-searching algorithms use a laser sensor and a camera in combination, our method only uses an omnidirectional camera. The search target is detected using a convolutional neural network (CNN) that performs a classification of the search target. Training a CNN requires a great amount of data for which pseudo images created by composition are used. Our method is implemented in an autonomous mobile robot, and its performance has been verified in the Tsukuba Challenge 2017.
Robust Road-Following Navigation System with a Simple Map
Authors: Hosoda Yuki ,   Meiji University 1-1-1 Higashimita, Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 214-8571, Japan, Sawahashi Ryota , Machinaka Noriaki , Yamazaki Ryota , Sadakuni Yudai , Onda Kazuya , Kusakari Ryosuke , Kimba Masaro , Oishi Tomotaka , Kuroda Yoji
Published: August 2018

This paper presents a novel autonomous navigation system. Our proposed system is based on a simple map (an Edge-Node Graph, which is created from an electronic map). This system consists of “Localization,” which estimates which edge is on the Edge-Node Graph, “Environmental Recognition,” which recognizes the environment around the robot, and “Path Planning,” which avoids objects. Since the robot travels using the Edge-Node Graph, there is no need to prepare an environmental map in advance. In addition, the system is quite robust, since it relies less on prior information. To show the effectiveness of our system, we conducted experiments on each elemental technology as well as some traveling tests.
Tsukuba Challenge 2017 Dynamic Object Tracks Dataset for Pedestrian Behavior Analysis
Authors: Lambert Jacob , Liang Leslie , Morales Luis Yoichi , Akai Naoki , Carballo Alexander , Takeuchi Eijiro , Narksri Patiphon , Seiya Shunya , Takeda Kazuya ,   Graduate School of Informatics, Nagoya University Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan,   Institute of Innovation for Future Society, Nagoya University Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
Published: August 2018

Navigation in social environments, in the absence of traffic rules, is the difficult task at the core of the annual Tsukuba Challenge. In this context, a better understanding of the soft rules that influence social dynamics is key to improve robot navigation. Prior research attempts to model social behavior through microscopic interactions, but the resulting emergent behavior depends heavily on the initial conditions, in particular the macroscopic setting. As such, data-driven studies of pedestrian behavior in a fixed environment may provide key insight into this macroscopic aspect, but appropriate data is scarcely available. To support this stream of research, we release an open-source dataset of dynamic object trajectories localized in a map of 2017 Tsukuba Challenge environment. A data collection platform equipped with lidar, camera, IMU, and odometry repeatedly navigated the challenge’s course, recording observations of passersby. Using a background map, we localized ourselves in the environment, removed the static background from the point cloud data, clustered the remaining points into dynamic objects and tracked their movements over time. In this work, we present the Tsukuba Challenge Dynamic Object Tracks dataset, which features nearly 10,000 trajectories of pedestrians, cyclists, and other dynamic agents, in particular autonomous robots. We provide a 3D map of the environment used as global frame for all trajectories. For each trajectory, we provide at regular time intervals an estimated position, velocity, heading, and rotational velocity, as well as bounding boxes for the objects and segmented lidar point clouds. As additional contribution, we provide a discussion which focuses on some discernible macroscopic patterns in the data.
Refining Two Robots Task Execution Through Tuning Behavior Trajectory and Balancing the Communication
Authors: Heredia Jorge David Figueroa , Shirafuji Shouhei , Sahloul Hamdi M. , Rubrico Jose Ildefonso U. , Ogata Taiki , Hara Tatsunori , Ota Jun ,   Department of Precision Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa-shi, Chiba 277-8568, Japan,   Research into Artifacts, Center for Engineering (RACE), The University of Tokyo 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa-shi, Chiba 277-8568, Japan
Published: August 2018

A method for modifying robot behaviors is introduced to improve robot performance during the execution of object manipulation tasks. The purpose of this method is to minimize the execution time of tasks and prevent collision with obstacles, including objects to be manipulated and the robot itself, by considering two approaches. The first is to use the potential that robots can provide, considering that the programs are based on events that are subject to the response of sensors. The second is to determine the maximum rate at which commands can be sent, without affecting the responses from the sensors, and, based on that, to accelerate or decelerate the execution of the task. The proposed method focuses on the refinement of two approaches: (a) modifying the trajectory of some behaviors, so that they are not executed step by step, but are executed in parallel, and (b) increasing the rate of sending robotic commands. To validate the proposed method, four real-world tasks are presented, including the flipping of a briefcase, the flipping of a weighing scale, the lifting of a weighing scale, and the opening of a folding chair, performed by a set of small robots. The reduction in execution time of the tasks varied between 54.2% and 73.6%; the implications of the improvement are discussed based on experimental results.
Mobile Robot Decision-Making Based on Offline Simulation for Navigation over Uneven Terrain
Authors: Kobayashi Yuichi , Kondo Masato , Hiramatsu Yuji , Fujii Hokuto , Kamiya Tsuyoshi ,   Shizuoka University 3-5-1 Johoku, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 432-8561, Japan,   Yamaha Motors Co., Ltd. 2500 Shingai, Iwata, Shizuoka 438-8501, Japan
Published: August 2018

This paper presents an action decision framework for an autonomous mobile robot or an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) to navigate an unknown environment. It is difficult for a UGV without global map information to decide which path to travel when it comes to a fork. However, locally observed terrain features can enable the UGV if it can utilize its past experience. The proposed path selection method utilizes correlations between features of the local terrain obtained by its laser range finder and the values of paths obtained through offline simulation using global path planning. During navigation, the UGV estimates the values of each path at a fork based on the correlation between the terrain feature and the value. It was confirmed that the proposed method allows the selection of paths that are more effective compared with a simple path selection strategy with which the UGV selects the closer path to the goal. The proposed method was evaluated in both a simulated environment and a real outdoor environment.
Population trends of birds wintering in the Central Valley of California
Authors: Pandolfino Edward R. , Handel Colleen M.
Published: August 2018

Since the 1970s, the Central Valley of California has seen a large investment in preservation and restoration of wetlands and riparian areas. At the same time, grasslands have been lost to vineyards, orchards, and residential development at an accelerating rate. To document population trends for birds wintering in this region, we analyzed data from 17 Christmas Bird Count circles that were surveyed regularly between the winters of 1978–79 and 2013–14. We selected 112 taxa (species or species groups) that were relatively abundant and widespread in the Central Valley during winter and used a hierarchical model to estimate annual rates of population change from the count data while accounting for varying survey effort. The proportion of taxa whose trend was positive (46%) was much larger than that for which it was negative (18%); about a third (36%) showed no detectable change. Habitats in the Central Valley in which the proportions of increasing taxa were highest were riparian corridors (59% increasing vs. 9% decreasing; n = 32), wetlands (49% vs. 11%; n = 47), and open water (44% vs. 0%; n = 9), likely reflecting not only the conservation efforts in these habitats during recent decades but also a diverse array of other factors. In contrast, more of the 25 taxa associated with grasslands and other open habitats showed decreases (48%) than showed increases (28%). As expected, trends of species that adapt well to areas of human habitation were stable or increasing. Such species with strong positive trends include the Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna), Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans), and recent Central Valley arrivals, Eurasian CollaredDove (Streptopelia decaocto) and Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus). Opportunistic scavengers such as the Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) and Common Raven (Corvus corax) also increased strongly. Trends in wintering populations were largely concordant with trends estimated from breeding areas in California and western North America. These data suggest that recent efforts to preserve and restore wetlands and riparian habitats are benefiting birds, although the dynamics are complex and variable among species. A similar focus on conservation of the Central Valley’s remaining grasslands may be needed to maintain the birds of that habitat.
Population changes and their demographic drivers in landbirds of western North America: An assessment from the Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship program
Authors: DeSante David F. , Kaschube Danielle R. , Saracco James F.
Published: August 2018

We used capture–mark–recapture (CMR) models to estimate population trends (mean annual population change, λ̂ ) in western North America for 86 landbird species from 15 years (1992–2006) of data from the MAPS program (Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship; www.birdpop.org/pages/maps.php). The mean λ̂ for 26 temperate-wintering migratory species that winter in the North Temperate Zone was significantly <1.0 (decreasing), nonsignificantly >1.0 (increasing) for 40 migratory species wintering in the neotropics, and nonsignificantly <1.0 for 20 permanent resident species. Values of λ̂ for the 86 individual species were positively correlated with the 1992–2006 trends for those species according to the Breeding Bird Survey (BBS), and the pattern of means of λ̂ from the two sources was similar for all three migration classes. For migratory species, we compared the 1992–2006 pattern of λ̂ from MAPS with the 1966–1991 and 1979–1991 population trends derived from BBS data. The result suggests that patterns of population change remained much the same from 1966 through 2006, but populations tended to decrease more during the most recent 15 years of those 4 decades. For four species selected as case studies, we used MAPS data to estimate apparent survival of adults and recruitment from CMR models, and to index adults’ population density, productivity, and post-breeding effects from generalized linear mixed models. For each of those four species we then examined temporal pairwise correlations among the annual estimates of λ̂ , population density of adults, apparent survival of adults, productivity, and postbreeding effects to make inferences regarding the proximate demographic drivers of population change. These correlations led us to hypothesize that the 1992–2006 population decreases for the Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) were driven primarily by decreases in adult survival, for the Orange-crowned Warbler (Oreothlypis celata) by that and decreases in productivity. For the “Western” Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis/occidentalis), however, we hypothesize that population decreases were driven primarily by first-year survival, as apparently were increases in the Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) population. We suggest such population changes can be tested, and that the ultimate environmental drivers of population change for these and other species can be identified by integrated modeling of BBS, MAPS, and other demographic data in conjunction with local and landscape-scale data on habitat, weather, and climate.
An evaluation of 60 years of shorebird response to environmental change at Utqiaġvik (Barrow), Alaska
Authors: Taylor Audrey R. , Lanctot Richard B. , Holmes Richard T.
Published: August 2018

The Arctic is experiencing climate-induced changes in environmental conditions faster than any other region of the world. We examined the effect of such changes on shorebird populations at Utqiaġvik (formerly Barrow), Alaska, over the last six decades (1950s to 2010s). First, we identified three environmental changes at Utqiaġvik that are likely to affect shorebirds: (1) warmer and longer summers, (2) drying of the landscape, and (3) changes in tundra vegetation. We then examined evidence for each of these being a primary driver of changes in shorebirds’ nest density and probability of breeding. The Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola), Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres), and Baird’s Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii), shorebirds with broad distributions in Alaska but a preference for dry, open tundra, declined at Utqiaġvik from the 1950s to the 2010s, whereas the Western Sandpiper (C. mauri), Semipalmated Sandpiper (C. pusilla), Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus), and Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus), which typically breed in the Low Arctic, have increased. No species preferring wet or moist habitats decreased in nest density or probability of breeding over the six decades. These patterns suggest northward shifts in the distribution of Low Arctic shorebirds with warmer and longer summers, and also downplay the likelihood of a drier landscape being an important factor driving changes in nest density or probability of breeding. We also found that in the 2000s flight-feather molt of the Dunlin (C. alpina) extended over a significantly longer period, overlapping less with breeding than during the 1960s. These findings increase our understanding of the characteristics of shorebirds’ life history that are likely to show more sensitivity or adaptability to future environmental change,and enable us to predict which species should become more or less common at Utqiaġvik and elsewhere in the Arctic in future decades.
Introducing change: A current look at naturalized bird species in western North America
Authors: Garrett Kimball L.
Published: August 2018

Both purposeful and unintentional introductions by humans of bird species to regions outside their natural ranges have long affected avifaunas, although not all populations of introduced bird species actually attain ecologically invasive status. The 24 years since the most recent comprehensive review of introductions in western North America have seen the continuation of a trend toward establishment of bird species imported for aviculture and the pet trade in urban regions and other highly altered landscapes. Concurrently, purposeful introductions (particularly of game species) have largely ceased. In the past quarter century, several patterns regarding the establishment, population trends, distributional changes, and habitat associations of non-native species have become evident. These include strong declines or total extirpation of several introduced species, notably the Crested Myna (Acridotheres cristatus) and Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis), increasing numbers and diversity of parrots in urban and suburban landscapes, and the establishment or continued expansion of several estrildid, viduid, and ploceid finches, including one obligate brood parasite. Although observational databases such as eBird have greatly enhanced our ability to monitor the distribution and population sizes of introduced bird species, there is little uniformity through the West in how non-native species are monitored and at what point they are included in avifaunal lists. There is a need for implementing more thorough and uniform methods for tracking introduced bird species, including more inclusive treatment in eBird, well-defined criteria for including nonnative species on state and provincial avifaunal lists, and focused studies (including citizen science-based projects) on the status, habitat associations, and biology of such species.
El ruido ambiental en el centro de la ciudad de Ibagué, Colombia y la medida de pico y placa.
Authors: Garcia-Delgadillo Juan Mauricio , Varón Laura
Published: August 2018

La contaminación por ruido afecta la calidad de vida de las personas, por esta razón se ha tratado de tomar acciones para mitigarlo o controlarlo. Una de estas medidas es la restricción del pico y placa, que en la ciudad de Ibagué cobija parte del centro. Los posibles efectos de la medida restrictiva no han sido evaluados para la ciudad de Ibagué. El presente trabajo busca hacer una valoración preliminar de las diferencias en el ruido ambiental producido en  horarios con y sin pico y placa, para esto se realizaron 96 mediciones empleando el protocolo de monitoreo de la resolución 0627 de abril del 2006. Para evaluar diferencias en los datos de los dos horarios se aplicó una prueba de bondad de ajuste de Kolmogorov-Smirnov y una Kruskal Wallis, revelando diferencias significativas. En la zona y la temporada monitoreada se encontró que la medida representa disminución en los niveles de ruido ambiental, sin embargo para todos los casos el nivel excede lo establecido en el decreto 0627 del 2006.
Analysis of electrocardiographic and echocardiographic parameters in healthy Rhodesian ridgebacks
Authors: NOSZCZYK-NOWAK AGNIESZKA , NIEWIADOMSKA JOANNA
Published: August 2018

The aim of the study was the analysis of electrocardiographic and echocardiographic parameters in Rhodesian ridgebacks. A group of 16 Rhodesian (9 females, 7 males) in age ranges from 2 to 9 (6.2 ± 2.91) and weighing from 38kg to 56kg (44.66 ±5.78) were divided into two groups based on thyroid hormone concentration in their blood. The first group consists of 12 healthy Rhodesian ridgebacks (8 females, 4 males), and the second of 4 dogs with hypothyroidism (3 females, 1 male). Data obtained from ECG and echocardiographic examination was gathered in a computer database and submitted for analysis. The reference values were determined for ECG and echocardiographic parameters. The difference between groups was evaluated with the U Mann-Whitney test. Analyses were conducted at a significance level of p
Relação entre mortalidade infantojuvenil por leucemia e causas maldefinidas no Brasil segundo regiões, 1996 a 2013
Authors: Da Silva Franciane Figueiredo , Felix Janaína Daumas , Zouain-Figueiredo Glaucia Perini , Costa Amorim Maria Helena , Zandonade Eliana
Published: August 2018

The relationship between children and youth mortality by leukemia and ill-defined causes in Brazil according to geographic regions, 1996 to 2013
Acolhimento e a Classificação de Risco: possibilidades e desafios para a acessibilidade em um serviço de urgência
Authors: Rabello Adriana Esteves , Duarte Lima Rita de Cássia , Pinheiro Garcia Ana Claudia , Andrade Fioroti Carlos Eduardo , Carvalho Andrade Maria Angélica
Published: August 2018

Acknowledgement of risk and risk rating: opportunities and challenges for the accessibility of an emergency service
Avaliação da padronização dos procedimentos nas salas públicas de vacinas do município de Itabaiana, Sergipe, Brasil
Authors: Da Cunha Jéssica Oliveira , De Oliveira Ingrid Milena Brandão , Dos Santos Allan Dantas , Nascimento Cunha Maria Wiliane do , Santos Fernanda de Jesus , Santos José Marcos de Jesus
Published: August 2018

Assessment of Standardization of the Procedures in the Public Vaccination Facilities in the Municipality of Itabaiana, Sergipe, Brazil
Exposição solar: conhecimento e hábitos de alunos de Agronomia
Authors: Da Rocha Camila Roos Mariano , Hofmann Agatha , Spessatto Gabriela , Chichelero Georgia , Nabarros Luiza Alves , De Moura Virgínia de Carli , Tonial Fabiana
Published: August 2018

Solar exposure: knowledge and habits of Agronomy students
Fatores associados ao aleitamento materno exclusivo em crianças assistidas em Unidades Básicas de Saúde
Authors: Da Silva Anna Léia Barros , Da Conceição Sueli Ismael Oliveira
Published: August 2018

Factors related to exclusive breastfeeding to children assisted in Primary Health Care Units
Síndrome de Behçet: um relato de caso no Sudoeste da Bahia, Brasil
Authors: Macedo Jéssica Caline Lemos , Souza Claudio Lima , Oliveira Márcio Vasconcelos
Published: August 2018

Behçet Syndrome: a case report in Southwest of Bahia, Brazil
Evidências experimentais e epidemiológicas entre exposição aos agrotóxicos e o desenvolvimento de câncer de mama
Authors: Pertile Elenice , Matias Mario Ivan , Ribeiro Zuleide da Silva , Poeta Julia , Roncada Cristian
Published: August 2018

Experimental and epidemiological evidences between exposure to pesticides and the development of breast cancer
UNIVERSIDDAE: DO FUNDAMENTO LIBERAL À CIDADANIA
Authors: Fialho Nadia Haje
Published: August 2018

A Universidade costuma ser definida pelas ideias que nós fazemos dela, mas cada idéia tem uma história. Contida na idéia, a história parece um segredo. Assim de formaram - e se formam - as diferentes concepções de Universidade, vigorosa instituição, criada na Idade Média, que chega a nosso  fim de século emergindo dos modelos sócio-econômicos mais divergentes, a despeito da própria crise que atravessa. Como existe em cada idéia uma história, existe também a história de uma idéia: onde nasce a idéia de Universidade? que trajetória percorre ate chegar aos nossos corredores universitários?
O SIGNIFICADO DO CURRICULO NA FORMAÇÃO DO EDUCADOR:ASPECTOS TEORICOS, LEGAIS, ESTRUTURAIS E METODOLÓGICOS
Authors: Coimbra Ivanê Dantas
Published: August 2018

Ao pretendermos discutir este tema, devemos ressaltar, em primeiro lugar, o carater limitado da nossa análise, considerando a dimensão abrangente na qual pode circunscrever-se o significado de curriculo, por força da natureza multifacetada e complexa dos aspectos que lhe são inerentes.A utilização do termo "educador", ao invés de professor, apresentada no título deste trabalho, tem a intenção proposital de relacionar o sentido próprio desse termo(educador) ao significado que deve ser atribuido ao curriculo, ao processo de formação do pedagogo.Em outras palavras, o trabalho pretende abordar alguns elementos técnicos acerca da configuração assumida pelo curriculo, através de seus componentes político-filosoficos, legais, estruturais e metodológicos, e de suas implicações no perfil do educador que se pretende formar.
O TEMPO DE ESTUDO E DE TRABALHO DO ALUNO UNIVERSITÁRIO: UM ESTUDO DE CASO: OS ALUNOS DA FAEEBA
Authors: Sonneville Jacques Jules
Published: August 2018

Para a maioria dos alunos da FAEEBA - Faculdade de Educação do Estado da Bahia - UNEB, situadea no Campos de Salvador da Universidade do Estado da Bahia - UNEB, a conciliação dos estudos com o trabalho é um problema crucial. Isso ficou evidenciado numa breve SONDAGEM(1), realizada entre eles em novembro de 1990. uma aluna escreve: "O que ouço é que todos gostam do curso, mas tem dificuldades em relação à presença todos os dias,por causa do tr5abalho". Na maioria dos relatos é citada a dificuldade de conciliar os estudos com o trabalho, a falta de tempo para se dedicar aos estudos e a dificuldade de cumprir o horario das aulas.
UMA PROPOSTA DE DOUTORADO EM EDUCAÇÃO PARA A BAHIA
Authors: Boaventura Edivaldo Machado
Published: August 2018

Ao longo da década de 1980, a pós-graduação em educação no Nordeste do Brasil perseguiu a idéia da criação deum Doutorado em Educação, fruto de uma ação inter-institucional, congregando o esforço e a cooperação das universidades da Região. Desde o princípio, concordou-se com a participação das instituições envolvidas no que concerne aos aspectos academico-administrativos e financeiros. DIREITOS E RESPONSABILIDDAES IGUAIS.
A UNIVERSIDADE DA BAHIA TEM COISAS CURIOSISSIMAS
Authors: Palácios Maria das Graças
Published: August 2018

Entrevista com Thales de Azevedo
IDEOLOGIA DA CIDADNIA
Authors: Luz Narcimária Correia do Patrocínio
Published: August 2018

Este trabalho pretende discutir o desgaste dos discursos ideologicos que operam com a noção de cidadania, e que são elaborados, acumulados e divulgados no âmbito escolar para explicar a sociedade.No processo de problematização dos aspectos que nutrem esses discursos, tomamos como opção político-metodológica um referencial ao qual chamaremos metaforicamente de desconstrução, isto porque, ele enseja uma análise do que foi construído historicamente sobre a palavra-idéia cidadania..Desconstrução aqui, é o desvelamento e a verificação da ideologia que dá suporte e que lastreia a idéia de cidadania.
OS MENINOS DE RUA E A QUESTÃO DA CIDADANIA
Authors: Ataide Yara Dulce Bandeira de
Published: August 2018

A sociedade brasileira pretende estar assentada sobre os pilares da democracia, tendo como fundamento, entre outros pressupostos, o respeito à cidadania e à dignidade da pessoa humana dos seus participantes.A nossa realidade, porém, é bastante diversa da teoria e da intenção da constituição vigente, que se propõe a assegurar a construção de uma "sociedade livre, justa e solidária e a promover o bem estar de todos, sem preconceitos de origem, raça, sexo, cor, idade e quaisquer outras formas de discriminação.
PLANEJAMENTO, EXECUÇÃO E AVALIAÇÃO NO ENSINO - A BUSCA DE UM DESEJO-
Authors: Luckesi Cipriano Carlos
Published: August 2018

O ser humano age em função de algum resultado, seja ele econômico, material, político, amoroso, ou ate simplesmnte o prazer de viver o momento que se vive. Ou seja, age para suprir uma carência. A finalidade que preside o agir, no geral, não necessariamente será consciente; poderá ser explicita ou implicita, consciente ou inconsciente. Uma ação pteidida por desejos inconscientes pode chegar a termos satisfatórios, mas por caminhos que ainda não são claros.
APRESENTAÇÃO
Authors: Costa Lívia A. Fialho , Souza Sueli Mota
Published: August 2018

Em um tempo em que grupos místico-esotéricos se fazem cada vez mais presentes nas capitais e cientistas sociais se lançam na árdua tarefa de compreender valores,visões de mundo de grupos religiosos emergentes; em um tempo em que se fala deconstrução de religiosidades e identidades baseadas em um trânsito existente entre rituais, doutrinas e práticas diversas; em um tempo em que o Estado adota a perspectiva”laica” – não da irreligião, mas do reconhecimento de todos os credos comolegítimos para gozarem de liberdade de expressão – e os indivíduos,dessecularizados,aproximam-se de um éthos que define seu estar no mundo, é um tempo em que, maisdo que antes, muitos campos do saber são convidados para um diálogo alimentado por questões teóricas e práticas implicadas por e numa realidade em que a religião éfator que orienta práticas e organiza a vida em sociedade.A indagação sobre o que promove a religião na contemporaneidade foi a questãode fundo que nos mobilizou a organizar esse dossiê temático da Revista da FAEEBA.A constatação de que o campo da Educação há muito vem discutindo questões importantescomo aquela estabelecida pela Lei de Diretrizes e Bases da Educação (LDB/96),que veta o proselitismo religioso na sala de aula, leva-nos a avaliar os sentidos dodebate acerca da formação e capacitação de professores, bem como da importânciada atenção ao respeito à diversidade e ao exercício da tolerância (Parâmetros CurricularesNacionais). A diversidade e o pluralismo são realidades sempre tensas porquenos remetem ao problema de como fazer conviver diferentes perspectivas – muitasvezes paradoxais – num ambiente harmonioso e de respeito ao Outro. A Antropologia,a Sociologia, a História, a Educação, dentre outras disciplinas, estão aqui presentes nos artigos, colaborando com a compreensão da amplitude do tema ”Educação e Religiões”. Os artigos aqui reunidos são não apenas oriundos de diversas áreas que dialogam com a Educação, como também apresentam uma diversidade temática,metodológica e epistemológica. Assim, um conjunto de textos aqui apresentados é resultado de pesquisas que discutem e problematizam a dimensão prática de lidarcom a convivência dos diferentes credos e dos impasses colocados ao exercício datolerância; outro conjunto traz elementos para a compreensão histórica ou filosófica das bases religiosas e a dimensão educativa presente em diferentes credos.
A DIMENSÃO DA ESPIRITUALIDADE NO PROCESSO DE CONSTITUIÇÃO IDENTITÁRIA DO PROFESSOR
Authors: Vieira Marili M. S. , Placco Vera Maria Nigro de Souza
Published: August 2018

Este artigo objetiva divulgar uma pesquisa feita para compreender como a dimensãoda espiritualidade contribui e participa da constituição identitária de professores. Como referencial teórico, quanto à identidade profissional, recorre-se a Dubar e Bauman.Para explicar a escola como espaço para a constituição identitária, busca-se Bergere Luckmann. Os mesmos propõem compreender a necessidade de comunidades de apoio no processo criação de sentido de vida e, consequentemente, de constituição identitária. Na escola, as várias dimensões do professor são acionadas cotidiana-mente.Recorre-se a Placco, que propõe que se considere a sincronicidade entre essas dimensões, dentre elas, propõe-se a dimensão da espiritualidade. Para compreensãoda dimensão da espiritualidade, usa-se Frankl, que propõe a espiritualidade comoo sentido da vida de cada pessoa. Todos os autores do referencial propõem a buscade sentido como movimento central ao ser humano. Realizou-se a pesquisa em uma escola confessional na cidade de São Paulo, com cinco professores do Ensino Médio, a diretora e a coordena-dora pedagógica. Considera-se que a espiritualidade é essencial para o docente e um meio pelo qual se pode atuar na reflexão dele sobre seu sentido de vida e sobre o sentido de sua atuação profissional, atingindo o alvo final da educação.
Ciclos Festivos na escola pública e pluralismo religioso: conflitos e interações –um ensaio por uma abordagem teórico-metodológica do estudo da festa no espaço escolar
Authors: Silva Maria Edi , Campos Roberta Bivar Carneiro
Published: August 2018

Partindo da escola pública como campo empírico, o objetivo do trabalho é intensificar o debate sobre a pluralidade religiosa existente nesse espaço e, por meio dos Ciclos Festivos, analisar e compreender a interação/sociabilidade dos agentes envolvidos no contexto. As festas escolares, historicamente construídas sobre elementos religiosos,são momentos privilegiados de vivência coletiva, atitudes reivindicatórias e busca por reconhe-cimento. A reconfiguração das festas nos faz pensar nos objetivos desses momentos, na interação dos agentes, como são representados e respeitados na sua identidade religiosa.
CINEMA E RELIGIÃO EM SANTO FORTE, DE EDUARDO COUTINHO
Authors: Scareli Giovana
Published: August 2018

O objetivo principal do artigo é mostrar como o filme Santo Forte aborda a questãoda religião frequentada por seus personagens, como o diretor construiu este filme e suas possibilidades interpretativas. Para a realização deste artigo foi executada uma decupagem total do filme, que compre-ende a descrição das imagens e a transcrição das falas. De posse deste material, foi possível criar uma interlocução entre as sequências do filme e teóricos de várias áreas, como os do cinema, da religião e da educação. Primeiramente, o artigo mostra o surgimento da ideia para a realizaçãodo filme e traça um panorama de como cada personagem, por ordem de entrada no filme, fala sobre sua religiosidade. Posteriormente, uma das personagens é escolhida com o objetivo de analisar como o “sagrado e o profano” podem estar interligado sem algumas expressões religiosas. Consideramos também que a postura do diretor e a própria edição do filme nos ensinam a ouvir o outro e a entender como a religião participa da vida das pessoas, e o quanto cada um de nós é constituído pelas religiões com as quais comungamos.