bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Impact of involuntary out-patient commitment on reducing hospital services: 2-year follow-up
Authors: Castells-Aulet Laura , Hernández-Viadel Miguel , Jiménez-Martos Jesús , Cañete-Nicolás Carlos , Bellido-Rodríguez Carmen , Calabuig-Crespo Roman , Asensio-Pascual Pedro , Lera-Calatayud Guillem
Published: September 2017

Aims and method

To evaluate whether involuntary out-patient commitment (OPC) in patients with severe mental disorder reduces their use of hospital services. This is a retrospective case-control study comparing a group of patients on OPC (n = 75) and a control group (n = 75) which was composed of patients whose sociodemographic variables and clinical characteristics were similar to those of the OPC group. Each control case is paired with an OPC case, so the control case must have an involuntary admission in the month that the index OPC case admission occurred. Emergency room visits, admissions and average length of hospital stay over a 2-year follow-up after the initiation of OPC were compared.

Results

No statistically significant evidence was found in the use of mental healthcare services between the two groups. Different reasons for admission found between the groups limit similarity when comparing the two.

Clinical implications

The findings cast doubt over the effectiveness of this legal measure to reduce emergency visits, the number of admissions and the length of stay in the hospital.
Dementia in a Black and minority ethnic population: characteristics of presentation to an inner London memory service
Authors: Tuerk Rosalyn , Sauer Justin
Published: September 2017

Aims and method

To examine data on referrals to an inner-city London memory service to explore any differences in referral rates, cognitive assessments and stages of dementia at presentation between ethnic groups.

Results

African–Caribbean patients were well represented in the memory service. They were diagnosed with dementia on average 4.5 years younger than their White British counterparts and were more likely to be diagnosed with a vascular or mixed type dementia. However, scores on initial cognitive testing were significantly lower in the African–Caribbean group, possibly representing more advanced disease at presentation.

Clinical implications

Initiatives to access Black and minority ethnic populations earlier in the course of their illness should be considered. Professionals need to consider the potential for cultural bias in memory testing and diagnosing dementia in these populations, and the importance of cultural competency in assessments.
Difficult to treat? a comparison of the effectiveness of treatment as usual in refugees and non-refugees
Authors: ter Heide F. Jackie June , Smid Geert E.
Published: September 2017

Aims and method

To examine treatment response in traumatised refugees, we compared routine outcome monitoring data (Harvard Trauma Questionnaire) of two refugee populations with those of individuals experiencing profession-related trauma who were treated at a specialised psychotrauma institute.

Results

Asylum seekers/temporary refugees (n = 21) and resettled refugees (n = 169) showed significantly lower post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom reduction between intake and 1 year after intake than did a comparison group of non-refugees (n = 37), but the interaction effect was clinically small (partial η2 = 0.03). Refugees who had more severe symptoms at intake showed significantly greater symptom reduction after 1 year.

Clinical implications

Therapists and refugee patients should have realistic expectations about response to treatment as usual. Additional treatment focusing on improving quality of life may be needed for refugees whose PTSD symptom severity remains high. At the same time, novel approaches may be developed to boost treatment response in refugee patients with low responsiveness.
Culturally adapted mental healthcare: evidence, problems and recommendations
Authors: Dinos Sokratis
Published: September 2017

Evidence suggests disparities in the prevalence of mental health problems and access to mental healthcare for a number of minority groups. The main response from mental health services falls into two related categories: (a) cultural adaptations of existing evidence-based interventions (EBIs) and/or (b) cultural competence of mental health professionals. This editorial looks at the evidence on culturally adapted EBIs and argues that although such interventions can be effective, they also carry the risk of alienating members of the groups they are aimed at. Recommendations focus on identifying issues that pertain to being from a racial minority and/or possessing other stigmatised identities that can have an impact on mental health problems, which may be overlooked by mental health services by assuming an overarching predominant cultural identity.
Perceptual distortions and deceptions: what computers can teach us
Authors: Nour Matthew M. , Nour Joseph M.
Published: September 2017

The nature of perception has fascinated philosophers for centuries, and has more recently been the focus of research in psychology and neuroscience. Many psychiatric disorders are characterised by perceptual abnormalities, ranging from sensory distortions to illusions and hallucinations. The distinction between normal and abnormal perception is, however, hard to articulate. In this article we argue that the distinction between normal perception and abnormal perception is best seen as a quantitative one, resting on the degree to which the observer's prior expectations influence perceptual inference. We illustrate this point with an example taken from researchers at Google working on computer vision.
Mental capacity and borderline personality disorder
Authors: Ayre Karyn , Owen Gareth S. , Moran Paul
Published: September 2017

The use of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 in assessing decision-making capacity in patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) is inconsistent. We believe this may stem from persisting confusion regarding the nosological status of personality disorder and also a failure to recognise the fact that emotional dysregulation and characteristic psychodynamic abnormalities may cause substantial difficulties in using and weighing information. Clearer consensus on these issues is required in order to provide consistent patient care and reduce uncertainty for clinicians in what are often emergency and high-stakes clinical scenarios.
Adherence to medication in the community: Audit cycle of interventions to improve the assessment of adherence
Authors: Farooq Saeed , Choudry Abid
Published: September 2017

Aims and method

To investigate whether medication adherence is monitored during follow-up in out-patient reviews. A retrospective audit was carried out with a sample of 50 follow-up patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. Following this, interventions were made prior to the re-audit (including text messaging clinicians and prompt sheets in the out-patient department to encourage adherence discussions).

Results

There was an improvement on all the standards set for this audit following the interventions. More doctors had discussed medication adherence (62% second cycle v. 50% first cycle) with their patient and there was increased discussion and documentation regarding medication side-effects (60% second cycle v. 30% first cycle). More clinicians discussed the response to medication (60% second cycle v. 46% first cycle).

Clinical implications

Treatment adherence is not regularly monitored or recorded in clinical notes in routine psychiatric out-patient appointments. This highlights the need for regular training to improve practice.
Effects of Inorganic Iodine Therapy Administered to Lactating Mothers With Graves Disease on Infant Thyroid Function
Authors: Hamada Katsuhiko , Mizokami Tetsuya , Maruta Tetsushi , Higashi Kiichiro , Konishi Kaoru , Momotani Naoko , Tajiri Junichi
Published: September 2017

Context

The effects of maternal inorganic iodine therapy on infant thyroid function are not well known.

Objective

This study investigated the effects on infant thyroid function of maternal inorganic iodine therapy when administered to lactating mothers with Graves disease.

Design and Setting

This study was a prospective case series performed at the Tajiri Thyroid Clinic, Kumamoto, Japan.

Participants

Subjects were 26 infants of lactating mothers with Graves disease treated with potassium iodide (KI) for postpartum thyrotoxicosis.

Main Outcome Measures

Infant blood levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and free thyroxine were measured using the dried filter-paper method. Iodine concentrations in breast milk and infant urine were measured on the same day. Subclinical hypothyroidism was defined as a blood TSH level of ≥10 or ≥5 μIU/mL in <6-month-old and 6- to 12-month-old infants, respectively.

Results

The median age of the infants was 3 months (range, 0 to 10 months). The median KI dose was 50 mg/d (range, 10 to 100 mg/d). High median iodine concentrations were detected in breast milk (15,050 μg/L; range, 831 to 72,000 μg/L) and infant urine (15,650 μg/L; range, 157 to 250,000 μg/L). Twenty-five of 26 infants had normal thyroid function. Although one infant had subclinical hypothyroidism (blood TSH, 12.3 μIU/mL), the TSH level normalized to 2.3 μIU/mL at 2 months after KI discontinuation.

Conclusion

In Japan, where iodine intake is sufficient, administration of inorganic iodine to lactating mothers with Graves disease did not affect thyroid function in most infants despite high levels of exposure to iodine via breast milk.
Breves palavras sobre o Boletim da Biblioteca Geral da Universidade de Coimbra
Authors: Gonçalves Iuliana Filimon Barros
Published: September 2017

O presente artigo dá conta da atividade do Boletim da Biblioteca da Universidade de Coimbra que, 100 anos volvidos sobre a sua existência, muda de título para Boletim da Biblioteca Geral da Universidade de Coimbra. São apresentados sucintamente os seus Diretores ao longo do tempo, bem como a evolução das ideias que presidiram às opções editoriais e escolha dos conteúdos.
Uma Universidade que se renova
Authors: Da Fonseca Fernando Taveira
Published: September 2017

O percurso biográfico de D. Francisco de Lemos está intimamente ligado à Universidade num dos seus momentos cruciais. Tendo feito toda a sua formação académica em Coimbra, antes de 1772, ele irá desempenhar um papel principal na preparação e na implantação da reforma universitária que nesse ano se formaliza através dos novos Estatutos. A reforma assenta numa base institucional e económica que, em grande parte, permanece; mas opera uma revolução nos conteúdos e nos métodos de ensino. Tentaremos aqui, em síntese, traçar um quadro que englobe estas duas realidades que mutuamente se iluminam.
A Casa da Livraria da Universidade de Coimbra ao tempo de D. João V
Authors: Ferrão Pedro Miguel
Published: September 2017

A biblioteca universitária conimbricense seria transferida para um novo edifício, construído de raiz entre 1717 e 1728, por iniciativa do rei D. João V. Este elegante projecto arquitectónico seria transfigurado no seu interior com uma das mais sumptuosas e eloquentes decorações barrocas em talha dourada, enriquecida pela representação de chinoiseries e ainda pelas pintura dos seus tectos em trompe l’oeil, a qual se tornaria, segundo palavras do erudito conde Raczinski, la bibliothèque la plus richement ornée que j’aie jamais visitée.Com efeito, na Casa da Livraria reside, de forma indelével, o espírito da esclarecida acção mecenática do Magnânimo – consagrada mais tarde na nomenclatura adoptada que a passará a designar por Biblioteca Joanina –, lugar privilegiado em que Arte, Cultura e Ciência se conjugam em perfeita harmonia. Autêntico Palácio do Saber, o seu aparatoso cenário traduz uma autêntica cosmovisão do Homem e da Cultura Barroca do séc. XVIII.
“A doença do corpo enche os adros & a doença da alma, os infernos”: práticas de cura no sertão da América Portuguesa (1690-1702)
Authors: Mecenas Ane
Published: September 2017

Este artigo tem como objetivo principal compreender o discurso de capuchinhos e jesuítas no sertão da América portuguesa, entre 1690 e 1702, sobre as práticas de cura dos Kiriri. Por meio das descrições, as doenças e a cura pela alma são evidenciadas nos escritos produzidos para a conversão. O corpus documental analisado se constitui por meio de dois catecismos, elaborados com o objetivo de auxiliar os missionários na conversão dos índios: um de autoria do padre jesuíta Luigui Mamiani e o outro do capuchinho Bernardo de Nantes.
La borrachera y sus pre-textos. El beber indígena en la literatura jesuítica sobre Chaco del siglo XVIII.
Authors: Paz Carlos D.
Published: September 2017

A pesar de las múltiples y constantes referencias que los misioneros jesuitas hicieron sobre las borracheras, como un problema no sólo de índole moral entre los indígenas, no existe un tratado u obra de referencia dedicada exclusivamente a esa cuestión. El abordaje y descripción de las borracheras es construido por los jesuitas a partir de una mención crítica de un orden social que se fragiliza al punto de generar no sólo muertes si no que a la vez llegaba a constituirse como un marcador social de sentido. El sentido performativo de la borrachera es presentado como un problema de salud que corrompe el cuerpo de la civitas cristiana.            El objetivo del artículo es brindar, en primer lugar, un panorama sobre el sentido social de las borracheras indias en el Chaco del siglo XVIII ponderando los abordajes que realizaron los miembros de la Compañía de Jesús; reflexiones que muestran a las sesiones de bebida como un ‘espejo del alma’ indígena. Un alma unida a cuerpos que se muestran indolentes ante el accionar misional reduccional. En segundo termino reflexionaré sobre la importancia de la conformación de un saber natural que permita no sólo intentar acotar las posibilidades nativas de preparación de bebidas si no que, al mismo tiempo, permita al jesuita conformar para sí una representación mental de una geografía física y social de la sociabilidad nativa ponderando a las borracheras como una parte de aquella naturaleza aunque no recalando en los aspectos ontológicos que movilizaban aquellas pasiones.
Robyn C. Spencer, The Revolution Has Come: Black Power, Gender, and the Black Panther Party in Oakland
Authors: Grant Nicholas
Published: September 2017

Robyn C. Spencer’s politically timely and eminently engaging history of the Black Panther Party (BPP) is a must read for anyone interested in Black Power and the history of the African American freedom struggle more broadly. Published on the fiftieth anniversary of the BPP’s founding, The Revolution Has Come breaks new ground by presenting a wealth of original source material that sheds new light on the organizational development and the ideological outlook of the Panthers in Oakland.
Electrochemical behavior, characterization and corrosion protection properties of poly(bithiophene+2-methylfuran) copolymer coatings on A304 stainless steel
Authors: Lamiri Leila , Nessark Belkacem
Published: September 2017

Polybithiophene (PBTh), poly(2-methylfuran) (PMeFu) and poly(bithiophene+2-methylfuran) noted poly(BTh+MeFu) copolymer films were synthesized by electrochemical deposition on 304-stainless steel, from an acetonitrile (ACN) solution containing 10−2mbithiophene, 10−2m2-methylfuran and 10−1mlithium perchlorate (LiClO4), by cyclic voltammetry (CV) between 0 V and 2 V vs. SCE, with a scan rate of 50 mV·s−1. The copolymers coated were studied in a corrosive sulfuric acid medium (H2SO4·1 N) using the potensiodynamique polarization method and the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). Copolymers coated characterization was performed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The polarization curves show that the copolymer film formed on A304, shifts the corrosion potential towards more positive potentials. The presence of the poly(BTh+MeFu) improves the corrosion resistance of the metal in a corrosive medium, H2SO4. This protection against corrosion is caused by the barrier effect of the layer of copolymer, which covers the surface of the A304 stainless steel against the aggressive ions of the corrosive medium.
Evaluation of deformable image registration (DIR) methods for dose accumulation in nasopharyngeal cancer patients during radiotherapy
Authors: Nobnop Wannapha , Chitapanarux Imjai , Neamin Hudsaleark , Wanwilairat Somsak , Lorvidhaya Vicharn , Sanghangthum Taweap
Published: September 2017

Introduction

Deformable image registration (DIR) is used to modify structures according to anatomical changes for observing the dosimetric effect. In this study, megavoltage computed tomography (MVCT) images were used to generate cumulative doses for nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) patients by various DIR methods. The performance of the multiple DIR methods was analysed, and the impact of dose accumulation was assessed.

Patients and methods

The study consisted of five NPC patients treated with a helical tomotherapy unit. The weekly MVCT images at the 1st, 6th, 11th, 16th, 21st, 26th, and 31st fractions were used to assess the dose accumulation by the four DIR methods. The cumulative dose deviations from the initial treatment plan were analysed, and correlations of these variations with the anatomic changes and DIR methods were explored.

Results

The target dose received a slightly different result from the initial plan at the end of the treatment. The organ dose differences increased as the treatment progressed to 6.8% (range: 2.2 to 10.9%), 15.2% (range: -1.7 to 36.3%), and 6.4% (range: -1.6 to 13.2%) for the right parotid, the left parotid, and the spinal cord, respectively. The mean uncertainty values to estimate the accumulated doses for all the DIR methods were 0.21 ± 0.11 Gy (target dose), 1.99 ± 0.76 Gy (right parotid), 1.19 ± 0.24 Gy (left parotid), and 0.41 ± 0.04 Gy (spinal cord).

Conclusions

Accuracy of the DIR methods affects the estimation of dose accumulation on both the target dose and the organ dose. The DIR methods provide an adequate dose estimation technique for observation as a result of inter-fractional anatomic changes and are beneficial for adaptive treatment strategies.
A Dynamic Clamp on Every Rig
Authors: Desai Niraj S. , Gray Richard , Johnston Daniel
Published: September 2017

The dynamic clamp should be a standard part of every cellular electrophysiologist’s toolbox. That it is not, even 25 years after its introduction, comes down to three issues: money, the disruption that adding dynamic clamp to an existing electrophysiology rig entails, and the technical prowess required of experimenters. These have been valid and limiting issues in the past, but no longer. Technological advances associated with the so-called maker movement render them moot. We demonstrate this by implementing a fast (∼100 kHz) dynamic clamp system using an inexpensive microcontroller (Teensy 3.6). The overall cost of the system is less than USD$100, and assembling it requires no prior electronics experience. Modifying it—for example, to add Hodgkin–Huxley-style conductances—requires no prior programming experience. The system works together with existing electrophysiology data acquisition systems (for Macintosh, Windows, and Linux); it does not attempt to supplant them. Moreover, the process of assembling, modifying, and using the system constitutes a useful pedagogical exercise for students and researchers with no background but an interest in electronics and programming. We demonstrate the system’s utility by implementing conductances as fast as a transient sodium conductance and as complex as the Ornstein–Uhlenbeck conductances of the “point conductance” model of synaptic background activity.
A Brief Exposure to Leftward Prismatic Adaptation Enhances the Representation of the Ipsilateral, Right Visual Field in the Right Inferior Parietal Lobule
Authors: Crottaz-Herbette Sonia , Fornari Eleonora , Tissieres Isabel , Clarke Stephanie
Published: September 2017

A brief exposure to rightward prismatic adaptation (PA) was shown to shift visual field representation within the inferior parietal lobule (IPL) from the right to the left hemisphere. This change in hemispheric dominance could be interpreted as (1) a general effect of discrepancy in visuomotor alignment caused by PA or (2) a direction-specific effect of rightward PA. To test these hypotheses, we compared the effects of rightward and leftward PA on visual representation in normal human subjects. Three groups of normal subjects underwent an fMRI evaluation using a simple visual detection task before and after brief PA exposure using leftward- or rightward-deviating prisms or no prisms (L-PA, R-PA, neutral groups). A two-way ANOVA group × session revealed a significant interaction suggesting that PA-induced modulation is direction specific.Post hocanalysis showed that L-PA enhanced the representation of the right visual field within the right IPL. Thus, a brief exposure to L-PA enhanced right hemispheric dominance within the ventral attentional system, which is the opposite effect of the previously described shift in hemispheric dominance following R-PA. The direction-specific effects suggest that the underlying neural mechanisms involve the fine-tuning of specific visuomotor networks. The enhancement of right hemispheric dominance following L-PA offers a parsimonious explanation for neglect-like symptoms described previously in normal subjects.
Language Specific and Language General Motivations of Production Choices: A Multi-Clause and Multi-Language Investigation
Authors: Montag Jessica L. , Matsuki Kazunaga , Kim Jae Yun , MacDonald Maryellen C.
Published: September 2017

Cross-linguistic studies allow for analyses that would be impossible in a single language. To better understand the factors that underlie sentence production, we investigated production choices in main and relative clause production tasks in three languages: English, Japanese and Korean. The effects of both non-linguistic attributes (such as conceptual animacy) and language specific properties (such as word order) were investigated. Japanese and Korean are structurally similar to each other but different from English, which allowed for an investigation of the production consequences of non-linguistic attributes in different typological or word order contexts (when Japanese and Korean speakers make similar production choices that are unlike those of English speakers), as well as production choices that differ despite typological similarity (when Japanese and Korean speakers make different choices). Speakers of all three languages produced more passive utterances when describing animate entities, but the overall rate of passives varied by task and language. Further, the sets of items that were most likely to elicit passives varied by language, with Japanese and Korean speakers more likely to produce passives when patients were adversely affected by the depicted event. These results suggest a number of factors that contribute to language production choices across three languages, and how general cognitive constraints on sentence production may interact with the structure of a specific language.
Geger Sikep: Environmental (Re)Interpretation among the Contemporary Anti-Cement Movement in Kendeng, Central Java
Authors: Setiadi Setiadi , Saraswati Aprilia Rejeki , Rosyid Nur
Published: September 2017

Over the past decade, a shift has occurred in the Sedulur Sikep community’s attitude since the increase in its popularity and coverage in the mass media following its involvement in the anti-cement movement in Central Java. However, not all members of Sedulur Sikep participate in or even approve of this movement. This anthropological study attempts to illustrate how this situation has pushed the Sikep community members to (re)recognize their values, the influence of these values on environmental discourse, and how the relations between them are understood and practiced by Sedulur Sikep and the movement fighting in its name. By examining the adaptability of ecological knowledge and the ordering of visible space as a result of complex interactions between nature and nurture, it is possible to examine the shifts in their understanding of environmental dynamics and their cultural identity. The ‘fragmentation’ that has occurred is rooted in different understandings of the reciprocal bonds between the Sedulur Sikep’s tani mligi identity and natural resources. The dynamics and stagnation seen in how Sedulur Sikep positions itself in relation to cement production is also apparent in various methods of (re)interpretation, particularly regarding the relevance of Sedulur Sikep’s beliefs to its ecological contestation and struggle for living space.
Economic Rationality of Residents Living in the Area Prone to Merapi Volcanic Disaster
Authors: Napsiah Napsiah , Gunawan Budhi , Abdoellah Oekan Soekotjo , Sulaeman Munandar
Published: September 2017

The research concerned here was to know the economic rationality of residents who dwelled again in their former village after the eruption of Mount Merapi in 2010 and refused to be relocated by the government. A combined research method, namely, a combination between a qualitative method and a quantitative one, was used to uncover the rationality. The qualitative part of the research was conducted first by deciding informants considered knowledgeable about the matter under research. Then the informants were interviewed in turns decided via snowball sampling. Some secondary data were used to support the qualitative research. As for the quantitative part of the research, it was conducted afterwards by turning members of the households in the village into respondents. The finding of the research is as follows. The residents perceive the disaster not only as a dangerous natural phenomenon but also as an economic blessing because tourists’ visits to the areas suffering from the impact of the disaster enable residents to have activities that have economic value. That economic rationality was what motivated them to return to their village though its condition is categorized by the government as unfit for dwelling.
Interethnic Interaction Pattern in Karimunjawa Island
Authors: Suliyati Titiek , Rochwulaningsih Yety , Utama Mahendra Pudji
Published: September 2017

This article discusses the interaction patterns in inter-ethnic life that inhabit Karimunjawa which is known to be very heterogeneous. Heterogeneity of Karimunjawa is not only seen in terms of the origin of the migrants, but also language and religion. There are nine ethnics, but three main ethnic inhabit Karimunjawa are Javanese, Madurese and Buginese. Each develops different interaction patterns according to their ethnics. Nonetheless, the social values shared make Karimunjawa communities can live in harmony. They are affected by their perspectives on the sea as a common property right that can be used together regardless of the ethnic background and origin. Therefore, the pattern of harmonious interactions tolerates each other in equal style characterizing the community in Karimunjawa.
Localization of Cdc7 Protein Kinase During DNA Replication in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Authors: Rossbach Daniel , Bryan D Suzi , Hesselberth Jay R , Sclafani Robert
Published: September 2017

DDK, a conserved serine-threonine protein kinase composed of a regulatory subunit, Dbf4, and a catalytic subunit, Cdc7, is essential for DNA replication initiation during S phase of the cell cycle through MCM2-7 helicase phosphorylation. The biological significance of DDK is well characterized, but the full mechanism of how DDK associates with substrates remains unclear. Cdc7 is bound to chromatin in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome throughout the cell cycle, but there is little empirical evidence as to specific Cdc7 binding locations. Using biochemical and genetic techniques, this study investigated the specific localization of Cdc7 on chromatin. The Calling Cards method, using Ty5 retrotransposons as a marker for DNA–protein binding, suggests Cdc7 kinase is preferentially bound to genomic DNA known to replicate early in S phase, including centromeres and origins of replication. We also discovered Cdc7 binding throughout the genome, which may be necessary to initiate other cellular processes, including meiotic recombination and translesion synthesis. A kinase dead Cdc7 point mutation increases the Ty5 retrotransposon integration efficiency and a 55-amino acid C-terminal truncation of Cdc7, unable to bind Dbf4, reduces Cdc7 binding suggesting a requirement for Dbf4 to stabilize Cdc7 on chromatin during S phase. Chromatin immunoprecipitation demonstrates that Cdc7 binding near specific origins changes during S phase. Our results suggest a model where Cdc7 is loosely bound to chromatin during G1. At the G1/S transition, Cdc7 binding to chromatin is increased and stabilized, preferentially at sites that may become origins, in order to carry out a variety of cellular processes.
Una aproximación al estudio de los consumos financiarizados de los sectores populares de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Authors: Hadad Iara Nadina , Fumero Renato Mauricio
Published: September 2017

En el presente artículo proponemos un abordaje sobre los consumos financiarizados de los sectores populares en Argentina. Como han destacado múltiples trabajos realizados en diferentes países latinoamericanos, el estudio de este fenómeno, reciente y muy extendido, exige poner en suspenso algunos de los lugares comunes que han fundamentado la caracterización de la vida económica de los sectores populares. Proponemos aquí algunas direcciones teóricas para repensar estos consumos y presentamos el análisis de los resultados de una investigación aún en curso sobre consumo y endeudamiento en sectores populares del área metropolitana de Buenos Aires.
Non-Destructive Methodologies for Assessment of the Mechanical Properties of New Utility Poles
Authors: Martins Carlos Eduardo Jesus , Dias Alfredo Manuel Pereira Geraldes , Marques André Filipe Silva , Dias André Manuel Alves
Published: September 2017

The application of non-destructive technologies for the assessment of mechanical properties has been increasingly used due to its reliable assessment of the condition of timber elements. The application of such methods is well established for sawn timber and small-diameter roundwood. However, regarding the assessment of the mechanical properties for roundwood with larger diameters, which are usually used for new utility poles, a fewer number of studies are available. This research considered three different methodologies for application in Maritime Pine utility poles: i) longitudinal vibration, ii) transverse vibration, and iii) ultrasound. The methodology with better results was chosen for use in the second stage of testing. Furthermore, mechanical tests were performed to compare and validate the results from the non-destructive tests. The moisture contents and densities were also determined. Simple and multiple linear regression analyses were performed between the visual, dynamic, and mechanical properties. The longitudinal vibration method achieved the best correlation within the non-destructive methods, while the ultrasound method had no noticeable correlation. The vibration frequency (f) (r = 0.51) showed a better correlation with the bending strength (MOR) than the dynamic modulus of elasticity (MOEdyn) (r = 0.45). The static modulus of elasticity (MOE) was the best property used to predict MOR because it presented the highest correlation (r = 0.79).
Lactic Acid Production to Purification: A Review
Authors: Komesu Andrea , Oliveira Johnatt Allan Rocha de , Martins Luiza Helena da Silva , Wolf Maciel Maria Regina , Maciel Filho Rubens
Published: September 2017

Lactic acid is a naturally occurring organic acid that can be used in a wide variety of industries, such as the cosmetic, pharmaceutical, chemical, food, and, most recently, the medical industries. It can be made by the fermentation of sugars obtained from renewable resources, which means that it is an eco-friendly product that has attracted a lot of attention in recent years. In 2010, the U.S. Department of Energy issued a report that listed lactic acid as a potential building block for the future. Bearing the importance of lactic acid in mind, this review summarizes information about lactic acid properties and applications, as well as its production and purification processes.
DIAGNÓSTICO E PROAGNÓSTICO DOS RSU PARA MUNICÍPIO DE SANANDUVA/RS
Authors: Fracasso Marília , Dalepiane Roger , Porsch Marcia R. M. H. , Pfuller Ernane Ervino , Silva Rodrigo Sanchotene
Published: September 2017

A falta de uma gestão adequada dos resíduos sólidos urbanos (RSU) tem provocado ao longo dos anos nos Municípios com menos de vinte mil habitantes, diversos prejuízos nas áreas da saúde pública, equidade social e conservação ambiental, além de impactos significativos na ordem econômica em diversos segmentos de atividade. Dentro deste contexto, é necessária a efetiva implantação das diretrizes que preconizam a Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos. Com isso, o objetivo deste trabalho foi realizar o diagnóstico e o prognóstico para a gestão de resíduos sólidos urbanos (RSU) do município de Sananduva/RS, e como a proposta de novos métodos de gerenciamento de RSU pode contribuir na redução e adequada destinação de RSU. A metodologia deste trabalho foi dividida em três etapas: revisão literária do tema, avaliação da situação atual de gerenciamento de resíduos sólidos e a análise e cruzamento dos dados obtidos. Os resultados obtidos demonstram que a população urbana do município de Sananduva/RS, no período de set/2012 a ago/2013 teve uma geração de 3.577.440 kg de RSU, o que representa uma produção per capita 0,919 kg.hab-1.d-1 de RSU. Com isto, verifica-se a necessidade da inserção de novas técnicas de tratamento final dos RSU, como a compostagem, coleta seletiva/logística reversa e incineração, aliadas a efetiva conscientização ambiental da população, buscando mudanças de hábitos sustentáveis
RELAÇÕES DE GÊNERO NA POLÍCIA MILITAR: NARRATIVAS DE MULHERES POLICIAIS
Authors: Lara Luiz Fernando , Campos Elaine Aparecida Regiani de , Stefano Silvio Roberto , De Andrade Sandra Mara
Published: September 2017

Em um regime totalmente masculinizado e simbolizado pela força de trabalho do homem, a presença feminina nos batalhões consegue evidenciar um princípio de militarismo, onde prevalece não apenas a força física característica e atribuído aos homens, mas sim atributos individuais como: coragem, dedicação e isso se traduzem em competências e habilidades que podem ser encontrados também na mulher. O objetivo principal deste estudo foi analisar as relações de gênero no contexto de trabalho das policiais militares de um Batalhão da Polícia Militar (BPM). Foi utilizada a metodologia de estudo de caso qualitativo, sendo que foi realizado entrevistas, com roteiro semiestruturado, com oito mulheres policiais e o responsável pelo comando do batalhão. Foi possível concluir que, o trabalho militar antes estereotipado como lugar de homens, vem tendo mudanças consideráveis, desde a década de 1990. Foi possível observar ainda que em um universo de 19,5 mil policiais em todo o Paraná, o número de mulheres ainda é baixo, no entanto pode ser percebido com base nas entrevistas das mulheres que há muito empenho e dedicação, onde o ingresso dessas se deu tardiamente na profissão de policial militar.
INFLUÊNCIA DA RAZÃO C/T E SALINIDADE DA FASE AQUOSA EM SISTEMAS MICROEMULSIONADOS COM OCS-BUTANOL-ÁGUA-QUEROSENE
Authors: Nóbrega Geraldine Angélica , Oliveira Jorge Luiz , Santos Francisco Klebson , Gomes Diego Angelo
Published: September 2017

Este trabalho tem como objetivo estudar a melhor região de microemulsão através do cálculo integral da área, mediante a variação de alguns parâmetros. Utilizou-se o óleo de coco saponificado (OCS) tensoativo, butanol (cotensoativo), querosene (componente apolar), água ou salmoura (KCl) (componente polar). As curvas de solubilidade (binodal) foram determinadas utilizando p método de turbidez. A composição da mistura para cada ponto da binodal foi determinada a partir de quantidades tituladas até a turbidez usando balança analítica.  Estudou-se a influência da razão cotensoativo/tensoativo (C/T) e a salinidade por meio da variação desses parâmetros. Priorizando a região microemulsionada, verificou-se que para o sistema com água, o aumento da razão C/T amplia a região de microemulsão. O sistema que apresentou melhor área nesse caso foi o água-querosene-butanol/OCS=3. Para um sistema com salmoura, verificou-se que o aumento da salinidade diminuía a região de microemulsão, para uma dada razão C/T fixa. Os sistemas que apresentaram melhor área, nesse caso, foram os sistemas querosene-butanol/OCS=2/2%KCl e querosene-butanol/OCS=3/2%KCl. Analisando a influencia da razão C/T e salinidade juntas, verificou-se que o aumento da razão C/T associado ao aumento da salinidade diminui a região de microemulsão(querosene/butanol/OCS=2-água-2%KCl).
PERCEPÇÕES E DEMANDAS DE PROFESSORES SOBRE EDUCAÇÃO PREVENTIVA AO ABUSO DE ÁLCOOL E OUTRAS DROGAS
Authors: Knevitz Marcos Fernando , Béria Jorge Umberto , Schermann Lígia Braun
Published: September 2017

Esta pesquisa visa aprofundar a compreensão sobre os aspectos da educação preventiva frente ao uso abusivo de substâncias psicoativas. Trata-se de um estudo exploratório, realizado com professores e gestores de escolas públicas, utilizando como instrumento o grupo focal. Os resultados apontam que as atividades ocorrem de modo incipiente e por iniciativas circunstanciais, sem uma linha clara para a prevenção. Os profissionais não se consideram suficientemente preparados para trabalhar com o tema. Além disso, as principais dificuldades relatadas são a formação insuficiente e a baixa participação da família. Logo, a educação preventiva deveria estar associada a uma proposta mais abrangente, em conformidade com a promoção da saúde e com ações integradas ao currículo escolar.
ENTRINCHEIRAMENTO ORGANIZACIONAL: A VISÃO DOS SECRETÁRIOS EXECUTIVOS DE UM INSTITUTO FEDERAL DE EDUCAÇÃO
Authors: Nobre Elizomar de Assis , Oliveira Fabiano Faustino , Leone Nilda Maria de Clodoaldo Pinto Guerra , Barreto Laís Karla da Silva
Published: September 2017

Esta pesquisa procurou compreender o entrincheiramento organizacional na percepção dos secretários executivos numa instituição pública de ensino na cidade de Natal no Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil. Para o desenvolvimento deste estudo, aplicou-se uma pesquisa descritiva e exploratória, aplicada a sete secretários executivos. O trabalho desenvolveu-se a partir da análise de conteúdo de sete entrevistas semiestruturadas em profundidade, numa abordagem qualitativa, de caráter exploratório e descritivo. Os resultados demonstram que a maioria dos profissionais estão comprometidos com a instituição, uma vez que demonstram estarem satisfeitos com o que fazem e o local no qual desenvolvem suas atividades. No entanto, há servidores insatisfeitos com as atividades que desenvolvem, estão entrincheirados pois nesse momento sair da organização não é vantajoso por perdas de estabilidade, salariais e outros benefícios.
A RESSIGNIFICAÇÃO DA ÁREA DE GESTÃO DE PESSOAS E OS NOVOS PAPÉIS DAS PESSOAS E DAS ORGANIZAÇÕES
Authors: Castro Ahiram Brunni Cartaxo de , Brito Lydia Maria Pinto , Varela Jedídja Hadassa de Santana
Published: September 2017

O objetivo desse trabalho é conhecer a nova lógica de gestão das pessoas nas organizações em busca do conhecimento e os novos papéis que os trabalhadores assumem nesse contexto. Partiu-se do pressuposto que os novos modelos de gestão exigem novos papéis de trabalhadores e de gestão de pessoas nas organizações. As teorias administrativas analisadas são principalmente de Nonaka e Takeuchi (1997), Brito (2005), Reinhardt et al. (2011), Fukunaga et al. (2015), Freire et al. (2016) e Castro e Brito (2016). Trata-se de um ensaio teórico cujas considerações provisórias sinalizam que o papel dos trabalhadores é saber alocar o conhecimento para uso produtivo, combinar competências no processo criativo para gerar a inovação, desenvolver a escolaridade viabilizando-se o saber fazer através das experiências e da proficiência práticas para construção de novos conhecimentos, desenvolver atitude cooperativa para saber trabalhar em equipes complementares e multidisciplinares, procurar o desenvolvimento e atualização constante das competências requeridas pela organização através de educação e treinamento para o trabalho. Enquanto, o papel das organizações é de apoiar e estimular as atividades criadoras de conhecimento dos indivíduos, ou seja, prover condições facilitadoras para o desenvolvimento dos trabalhadores e ressignificar a gestão de pessoas. Portanto, a educação para o trabalho se configura como a espinha dorsal da gestão do trabalho com pessoas tornando-se uma questão estratégica para as organizações.
INTERREGIONAL TOURISM COOPERATION: A EUROPE CASE STUDY
Authors: Studzieniecki Tomasz , Soares Jakson Renner Rodrigues
Published: September 2017

The purpose of this article is the answer of the question if interregional cooperation supported by economic policy of UE fosters tourism development and if yes in what way. The relation between tourism and interregional cooperation is relatively seldom analysed in comparison with other strands of territorial cooperation such as crossborder and transnational cooperation. This results from specific philosophy of interregional cooperation.In order to achieve the purpose of the paper it was necessary to present the system of interregional cooperation management and model of tourism in European Union. The paper analyses the period 2007 – 2013 when INTERREG IVC provided funding for interregional cooperation across Europe.The overall objective of the INTERREG IVC Programme was to improve the effectiveness of regional policies and instruments with special attention to the areas of support such as:• innovation and the knowledge economy,• environment and risk prevention. Tt could be assumed that it had been possible to  include tourism in tourism projects implemented within Interreg IV C. To prove it the qualitative and quantitative analysis of 204 projects divided into 12 themes has been done. Aditionally the database of good practices was analyzed. The analysis of its documents allowed to identify 60 tourism-related good practices. These practices focused on cultural and sustainable tourism.
Turismo acessível em Guimarães. Oportunidade e desafio para uma cidade inclusiva.
Authors: Caldeira Caldeira Boavida Miguel , Silva Neuza Clariana , Nunes Flávio Paulo Jorge
Published: September 2017

A equidade social, o turismo para todos e a cidade inclusiva e justa são preocupações cada vez mais presentes nas sociedades contemporâneas, em especial na ação dos planeadores e das entidades públicas com responsabilidades em matéria de gestão urbanística. Contudo, apesar do desenvolvimento de planos onde este tipo de preocupações começa a estar presente, e da consciencialização da sociedade para os problemas da acessibilidade para os cidadãos com necessidades especiais, as cidades de hoje, efetivamente, ainda não se encontram acessíveis a todos. Neste contexto e face a este desafio a promoção do turismo acessível é um desígnio que deve estar subjacente a uma oferta turística atual e inclusiva.O centro histórico da cidade de Guimarães, classificado pela UNESCO em 2001 como Património da Humanidade é um importante destino turístico no Norte de Portugal. Neste âmbito, o presente artigo pretende analisar a adequação e as condicionantes que um percurso turístico recomendado para o Centro Histórico de Guimarães oferece a um turista com mobilidade reduzida. A finalidade é despertar as autoridades locais para a necessidade de adequar a oferta turística e a cidade a todos os públicos, bem como disponibilizar informação adequada a turistas/excursionistas com mobilidade condicionada por forma a proporcionar um melhor planeamento da sua visita. Deste modo pretende-se contribuir para que a Cidade de Guimarães possa se afirmar como uma cidade progressivamente mais inclusiva.
MODELOS DE MALLA BASADOS EN ESTIMADORES (A,U,?)
Authors: Legrá Lobaina Arístides Alejandro
Published: September 2017

Estimador Puntual Lineal Generalizado para la obtención de modelos de malla.Se presenta una definición formal de modelos de malla donde sus nodos se obtienen mediante estimadores puntuales a partir de un conjunto finito de datos geométricos cuyas abscisas pertenecen a Rn y cuyas ordenadas son números reales. Es explicado el concepto de estimador (A,U,?) y se especifican sus características básicas, destacándose su esencia generalizadora y sistémica. Se identifican los estimadores de las clases U? y ?U y se muestran casos particulares de estimadores conocidos tales como las Funciones de Base Radial, UPD, Interpoladores de Lagrange, Kriging e Inverso de una Potencia de la Distancia. Finalmente se ilustra en un ejemplo el cálculo del error de estimación del estimador UPD usando la fórmula del error de varianza que presenta la Geoestadística para el estimador Kriging Universal.
A EVOLUÇÃO DO BALANCED SCORECARD – UMA COMPARAÇÃO COM OUTROS SISTEMAS
Authors: Saraiva Helena Isabel , Alves Maria-Ceu F.G.
Published: September 2017

No presente trabalho efetuou-se uma análise da evolução histórica do Balanced Scorecard (BSC) comparando a evolução desta ferramenta de gestão com a evolução de outras ferramentas suas contemporâneas. Nesta análise foi demonstrado que a evolução sofrida pelo BSC estará muito relacionada com o facto de o conceito sempre ter tido, ao longo do tempo e desde a sua aparição, uma ampla aplicação prática. Visou também analisar-se o efeito que a utilização deste instrumento introduziu nas práticas de gestão das organizações.O trabalho foi desenvolvido através de análise bibliográfica dos principais textos publicados pelos autores do Balanced Scorecard e por outros que aportaram contribuições importantes para o tema em análise, assim como da constatação relativa ao facto de os autores do conceito sempre terem desenvolvido a aplicação empírica da sua metodologia, contribuindo para a sua disseminação e esta para a sua evolução.Assim considera-se poder concluir que a utilização prática do conceito influenciou a evolução do Balanced Scorecard, isto porque é evidente que ao longo do tempo a utilização dada ao BSC fez evoluir o mesmo, e vice-versa, a evolução do mesmo também fez alterar o seu campo de aplicação, a avaliar pelas evoluções mais recentes.
HISTÓRIAS EM QUADRINHOS NA EDUCAÇÃO ARTÍSTICA, ENERGÉTICA E AMBIENTAL NO PROEJA
Authors: Ferrarez Adriano Henrique , Souza Alberto Carlos
Published: September 2017

O PROEJA busca resgatar e reinserir, no sistema escolar regular, jovens e adultos, promovendo uma formação integral na vida e para a vida. A interdisciplinaridade é uma ferramenta para se alcançar uma formação mais humanista. A Arte na Educação cumpre um papel importante na promoção do conhecimento cultural do aluno. Uma das possibilidades de potencializar o aprendizado de arte são as histórias em quadrinhos (HQs) que podem proporcionar excelentes resultados interdisciplinares, sobretudo com a união da linguagem artística e científica. A energia e o acesso a ela são cada vez mais questões centrais no nosso dia a dia. Energia e desenvolvimento são indissociáveis, resultando em forte pressão sobre o meio ambiente. Nesse contexto, a educação energética e ambiental ganha importância e deveria fazer parte da formação de todo brasileiro. Este trabalho teve por objetivo realizar um projeto interdisciplinar envolvendo educação artística, energética e ambiental por meio de histórias em quadrinhos.